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As you come to the realization that you are living with a spirited child, you desire to move quickly from a place of reaction to a place of pro-action. One simple technique that helps reframe both your mood and your childs is Positive Labeling.
Positive labeling? It sounds too simple to work, but it does. Studies have shown that when you expect good things, your behavior changes. Your outlook and vision become more positive and focused and the world responds accordingly. Keep in mind that children, and most adults too, thrive when affirmed.
As parents, it is easy for us to fall into the vicious cycle of using negative labels or only noticing the negative traits our children possess. However, if we look more closely at those negative traits, we often can see strengths which we admire in adults but can be difficult to manage in children. Accentuating the positive or at least reframing the negative becomes a tool to help unlock the cycle of negativity.
List the negative labels you use with your child. Now transform those negative labels to positive ones. Practice using them every day until they become part of your familys everyday conversation and language. Big successes are built on small steps over time. Remember, "Progress not Perfection" is the key.
Here are some thoughts on the subject of Positive Labeling from parents of spirited kids:
*****"I found this whole idea wonderfully helpful at the beginning because it let me see and appreciate some of the delightful things about my sk." (Robin M)
*****Noted spirited child author Mary Sheedy Kurcinka comments,
"It begins by simply changing the words we use to describe them and promising ourselves to drop the negative labels and replace them with words that identify the potential strength."
***** In her book, "Living with the Active, Alert Child," Dr. Linda Budd states:
"Accepting and affirming your child is central to building his self-esteem. It is not easy to do this in our society, which often negatively characterizes an active, alert child, as if something were wrong with him or with the parents who created such an anxiety-ridden, fearful, active child."
Dr. Budd then goes on to suggest the following parenting strategy:
"Respond to such messages by telling yourself, This child was born into the world with his unique, wonderful disposition. If you blame your child or yourself for his temperament, you do two things. First, you discount the good characteristics of your child. Second, you say, in effect, that there is something inherently bad about your child. That destructive message prevents your child from being loved."
*****"One of the great things about choosing a label like spirited is that its not a diagnostic label. I see it more as a way of encompassing many different personality traits into one word that best describes the child in a positive, not medical way." (Robin E.)
*****"Overall the positive labeling has been a boon for us. Even if I dont remember to use it all of the time (who would?) its changed the tone of my general interactions with him. And I find that having the positive spin somewhere in my head makes me better at reframing some of his experiences for him while they are happening." (Karen)
*****"This is one of my stronger areas because it came so naturally. I had been doing this since J was a baby, so as she grew, the language grew with her. It wasnt such a shock for people to hear me speak of her or refer to her in a positive light. Since it is such a part of who I am, it was seamless. With both of my SKs, they use the positive labeling or languaging already." (K.)
*****"My SK, Mitchell, is 3. He likes watching tv, listening to music, singing and dancing, looking at books and doing jigsaw puzzles. He dislikes sitting still and being told what to do. Mitchells strongest spirited traits are energy and intensity, with a good dose of persistence and perceptiveness. He is very bright, very imaginative, and can be very sweet. He can also drive a person crazy inside a minute. I am optimistic that his intelligence and strong personality will take him far in life once he learns to use his traits in a positive way." (Aimee)
*****"I wish for my sd to always be herself and stay true to herself. I worry that she will be molded into something she is not. I hope that I can teach her to manage her traits so that she does not lose them but is able to bless others with the many special things she possesses. She has always known herself well and does not compromise her principles. She will continue to be an independent thinker and I know she will find the path that makes her the happiest. If she cant find one, she will carve one out!!!!! I am blessed to have been touched by her and equally blessed that her brother does not appear to be a spirited child!!!!!"(Sharon)
Suggested Positive Labels (taken from "Raising Your Spirited Child" by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka):
Other positive descriptions:
Affectionate - Innovative - Confident - Bright - Creative - Persistent - Determined - Sensitive - Dramatic - Passionate - Imaginative - Funny - Caring - Competent - Perceptive
Affirmations (from "Living with the Active Alert Child" by Linda Budd, PhD.)
Its okay to be active and curious.
Its okay to experiment with ideas, its okay to explore options.
Its okay to be different; you can know who you are.
Its okay to disagree; its okay to agree.
Its okay to do things differently from the way I do them.
I will take your feelings seriously.
You can be powerful and still have needs.
You can use the energy from your anger to solve problems.
You can play and be silly and still be in control.
Its okay to forgive yourself; I will forgive you.
Its okay to be ordinary.
You dont have to be perfect; its okay to make mistakes.
You can trust your feelings to help you know what to do.
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Review DateJune 26, 2010
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Model Reviewed:Tommy Armour Ayr Time
Summary:Bought one of these on EBay a while back. Ever the bargain hunter, I got one for $9.00 plus S&H. The previous owner reshafted it with a blow torch, or so it seems. So, I had to repair the paint on the hosel area. I also got rid of the TT BIMATRX shaft it came with; True Temper recommends that you DO NOT hit these on hard driving range mats! Replaced it with a nice Mamiya shaft. The point is, in removing the finish, I found a very substantial and well made head. I don't see how a previous poster could have dented the heel. The entire top surface of the head, while metal, is covered in a sheet of carbon fibre, which is covered by a thick coat of polyurathane finish (to hide the weave pattern of the carbon fibre). My guess is that Armour used the carbon fibre to either enhance the sound at impact or to produce a better feel. After repairing the head, I found this club and shaft combo hit very well with the weights in the "neutral" position. It consistantly out-drove my Ping driver by 5-7 yards, and I am hitting more fairways in regulation. For now, this stays in the bag. I almost clear-coated the carbon fibre top because it looked so cool, but gave it original appearence paint instead. A very satisfying driver. I gave the Value Rating five stars because, even at retail price, this club is a great value.
Customer Service:None attempted.
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Review DateJune 2, 2009
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Model Reviewed:tommy armour ayr time
Summary:fellow golfers, i've been golfing for 14 yrs, the last three yrs there has been only 1 driving weapon in my bag...the ayr time driver, 9.5 degree with the t/a high launch shaft.
my swing speed is approx 95-100 mph, distance is about 280-290 in the fair way, and never have i dented this club, there is something wrong with his swing, think of using a ball bat?
this club has paid for itself 10 fold and has replaced my titlest 983k.
if your just starting to golf or if you've been at it for years you know you can depend on a good driver in the tommy armour ayrtime....i love it..and i have used many a good drivers.
Review DateJuly 1, 2008
Reviewed by: larry(Unregistered User)
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Model Reviewed:tommy armour ayrtime
Summary:Sports Authority was selling left handed golf clubs for $3.00(really) clearing out ram and tommy armour clubs. I bought two drivers including this one. I have now taken my callaway ft3 out of bag and use this. After adjusting the weighting system to neutral setup, hit ball with slight draw and very difficult to hit slice. Same length as callaway. Cannot believe how good this club is.
Review DateMay 30, 2008
Reviewed by: Gordo(Unregistered User)
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:Tommy Armour AYRTime
Summary:I certainly do not mean to belitte fellow golfers, but I'd have to agree that denting the heal is not a driver malfunction! I have had the face of TaylorMade driver fracture and buckle the crown - that's a malfunction! Maybe going 1/2" shorter would help with striking the ground off the tee.
I have an AYRTime that has performed very well, particularly with two-piece balls. I like how straight I can hit drives on tight New England Courses. It is the only driver I have where I kept the "stock" shaft and found it to fit my swing. I also play with TA Silver Scot MB forged irons which sre absolute jewels.
My hope is taht every golfer finds the clubs they love.
Customer Service:Never needed on TA products
Similar Products Used:MacGregor M38 Eye-o-matic(my #2 driver), Cleveland Quadpro, TaylorMade 580, Callaway ERC
Review DateApril 18, 2008
Reviewed by: BF
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Model Reviewed:Ayrtime Driver Tommy Armour
Summary:This is a GREAT driver. Very long and very forgiving overall. The prior review here talked about denting the driver and that was his complaint. If you are denting ANY driver, you have bigger problems that are not a true reflection/review of a product. Nuff said.....This is a must have and the prices are right now....!
Customer Service:have not needed...
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Evidence of domestic violence can tip the scales in a child custody dispute. Florida family courts have an obligation to put the safety and well-being of the child first and will likely curtail the rights of an abusive parent. But what happens when one partner makes a false accusation?
Florida has a pro-arrest policy for domestic violence. When police respond to a domestic violence call, they are obligated to arrest the person who appears to be the primary aggressor. In some cases, this turns out to be the victim. For example, an abusive man can turn the tables and manipulate the police into seeing the woman as crazy and unstable. Another dangerous tactic would be a woman filing for an injunction of protection against her ex, falsely claiming that she is fearful of violence. The injunction might be granted if she tells a convincing story.
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Some stuff was current urban. However the whole thing was great. Cool is sort of overused
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Things fit together. It is smooth. Speaking of smooth, if you buy this CD be sure and read
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Okra starts it off. If you're familiar with soca or high life, you might say you could place this song close to that type of music. For some reason or another this brought to mind Cocoanut Woman by Harry Belafonte. It really doesn't sound the same but it is about going through a village, selling things, etc. I must go listen to some high life. Does it have cornet?
"I bought my mind and soul on the river I bought my heart in Nashville Tennesee I bought my legs on the ocean, about Newport I bought my arms on the Seven Seas I bought my eyes in Brooklyn on Herkimer Street"Okay, metaphors, a vision, I must think about this more.
"Your Lips Your Lips Your Lips Your lips are juicy"and "Your lips are Louisiana plums." . . . "They glow at night." My goodness, such a steamy scene. Good beat to the whole thing.
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Feels great in my hand. Control layout is uncluttered and very easy to use. Menu is advanced but simple to understand. Viewfinder is clean and bright (not too many AF points to interfere with my view). Live view is excellent and the magnification allows you to check your focusing accuracy. The battery seems to last forever.
Image quality is stellar. Colours are spot on and the metering works perfectly. I'm very pleased, and, really, image quality is all that counts when you use a camera.
High ISO images up to 6400 are all great and usable for cropping. 12800 to 25600 you can still use the pictures for most applications, but there's more noise. I'm quite pleased: I can shoot in a pitch black room, where my eyes can't even focus. So everything I shoot can be naturally lit. No more blurry shots!
I'm not a sports photographer, and have attached high quality manual focus lenses. 4.5 frames per second is too much for me to handle in terms of the amount of space it'll take up on my PC. Connect some Zeiss or other manual SLR lenses and the image quality compares very favourably with the Leica M for a fraction of the price. If you don't believe me, check the forums.
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Opening black and white text reads: Location: Earth Orbit..., before it fades out and we see Angry Joe on his ship hovering above Earth.
Angry Joe: GODDAMNIT Montazuma!!! Eh, Civilization Bullshit!! GAH!!
(Suddenly something causes the ship to vibrate and and rock, As Joe wonders what it is, he receives a communication from someone)
AJ: What the Hell?!?!
Person sending the communication: Angry Joe, there's some sort of portal opening up over earth.
AJ: Put it on screen.
Person: Yes Sir.
(As Joe monitors the screen, a look of shock hovers over his face)
(The At4w theme plays before fading to the title card and the song, "Justice must be done" by Sam keenan, before it fades to Linkara with his hand in his face, not looking forward to the review.
Linkara: I hate this thing. I hate this thing more than any other comic I've reviewed. Yeah, I hate it more than Countdown. Yeah, I hate it more than Amazon's Attack! Even the Silent Hill Comics I didn't hate as much as this because they were just incomprehensible, BUT THIS!!!!
Linkara: (voiceover) If someone created a powerplant that ran on hate, my hatred and burning anger for this comic could power the entire world for the next thousand years. That is how much I hate this thing and hope to never again be forced to see it, or be reminded of it!! Of course the problem is that i am reminded of it all the time, every single time that i look at my comics, particularly the series that actually got me started!! Oh but we'll get to that in the final installment of this three parter!! I think right away a lot of the disappointment stems from the creative team. This is beautiful artwork and a critically acclaimed writer. James Robinson is the former longtime writer of Starman, a series from the mid and late 90's, that i actually recommend people to go out and find. Hell, they're still collecting it now in the Starman Omnibus. It's a glorious tale about superhero's, romance, complex characters, and even quite a few tragic moments while celebrating one of the other superhero's that Seagal and Schuster created besides Superman. Robinson could do no wrong as a writer, well besides for Comic Book Villians, a movie that seems to hate comic book fans with a passion, but that's a topic for another day. But No, Robinson is not a bad writer, Hell, I started buying his run on Justice League of America because it actually felt like a superhero book. Mind you it devolved pretty rapidly into crap, but I blame that on a long boring ass crossover, and editorial mandates about who could actually be on the team and... WOW I just keep getting off track with this Don't I!
Linkara: I really don't mean to, but that's what this comic does to me, there are a lot of factors that go into how much of a collasial failure this is, so let me try and explain it as best i can.
Linkara: (voiceover) In 2008 it was announced that James Robinson would release a new Justice League on-goint title. Dan Didio, executive editor at DC, said that the book would be about, "Justice and Seeking justice" rather than responding to emergencies, letting the problems come to them, and being almost entirely Reactive. Robinson later said that the Justice league "is rarely about bringing villians to justice, or even bringing justice to the world at large, they're attacked and they defend themselves, or there's a crime in progress and they go and fight it. My thinking was that if you have justice in your name, then you should do something about bringing Justice to people or bringing villians to justice.
Linkara: And that's the problem in a nutshell, this is a recurring trope with superhero comics, the "Proactive superhero team."
Linkara: (voiceover) Essentially what the two said was that the Justice league, is an ineffectialual organization because all they do is respond to crimes and emergencies when they happen.
Linkara: ONE!! Yeah, that's kinda how it works. They're not a criminal unless they've committed a crime, and while you can work to prevent emergencies from happening, ya can't respond to an emergency that didn't happen. TWO!! If you're so upset about the creative direction of a series, THAT YOU PUBLISH, perphaps you oughta think about reworking the premise of that book, instead of implying that there's something wrong with a book, that you're then saying, isn't worth our time.
Linkara: (voiceover) Next there's that bringing justice to people or bringing villians to justice bit. Let's start with the latter, what exactly do you call fighting supervillians and putting them in jail? Isn't that exactly what you call fighting super villians and putting them in jail? You can't even stay consistent in the same freaking paragraph! Ah, but that is the problem, "BRING JUSTICE TO THE WORLD!!" What the Funk'n'Wagnell is that suppose to mean exactly? Social Justice?, Criminal Justice?, Transitional Justice?, Let's play college professor here and just say this: DEFINE YOUR TERMS!! EEHH, I'll get into more ranting later when we start hearing the dialogue. More or less, the book started to fall apart as it was being written and even while it was being released. Instead of an ongoing series, it became a mini-series, instead of a book about a new second Justice league team, yeah that's work so well in the past by the way, It instead became the launchpad for the rest of the DC universe. Much like how Countdown was suppose to "Define and Introduce the storys at the time," Cry for Justice was suppose to help redefine the Green Arrow stable of books, because a bunch of bad decisions there led to a mediocre and facepalm worthy book, that was losing readers fast.
Linkara: Once again, we had editorial mandates to blame for this garbage. But enough of my ranting, Let's dig into Justice League Cry for Justice #1 and #2, and may God Help us all!
Linakra: (voiceover) I'm reading from a trade here, which i paid full price for, jeesh, i feel sick for having done so, so no looking at the covers. What I will comment on is the logo. I've spoken before about how logos should be unique and awesome. The Justice league logo is great in that classic style of a big organization thats gold and inglourious, with a superhero shield attached to it. The problem is the Cry for Justice part, specifically the font. I want you all to back away from you computer screens for a moment and glace at the first word. Yes this series has been repeatedly mocked as "Gay For Justice," well done editors. No one caught an easy way for people to make fun of your comic, immature as it may be. Let's first take a look at the introduction by James Robinson. Now let's give some credit to the man. He freely admits that the book is rifed with problems, a lot of which has to do with the changing direction of the book during its publication. To quote him, "this book is one of the weirdest and darkest stories he's ever written, and he's not proud of that fact, and he knows that the book gets people angry, but he stands behind it."
Linkara: Admirable Mr. Robinson. However that doesn't make up for the fact that it still blows chunks.
Linkara: (voiceover) We open to the orbiting Justice League satallite where Hal Jordan, The Green lantern, is talking to the other members of the league.
GL: I have something to say, I don't think i can take this anymore.
Linkara: I'm mad as hell and i can't take it anymore, you can tell be the expression on my face.
Linkara: (voiceover) Oh by the way, apparently the planet cyclo just blew up outside since the space next to Earth has a huge purple nebulo within it.
GL: And how many more of us will be taken, with each crisis, more of us fall, now Bruce is gone, and J'onn.
Linkara: (voiceover) Hal is referring to the events of Final Crisis, where the Martian Manhunter was killed, he's better now, in a pointless fashion to show us a villian in that story was fo' serious Yo! Batman was also apparently killed, but instead he was sent back in time in a story that was a lot better than this one. Superman tries to reassure Hal, but he's despondant about the situation.
GL: Begin again, like before, like every other time, doesn't answer one thing, Our name. Justice. THe Justice league. Justice for.. Of What?
Linkara: Well technically of America. That's the full name. People just shorten it to Justice League because you do more than help America.
GL: We wait for villians to do wrong and then go after them, or we wait for them to attack us. Might have worked then.
Linkara: As i said. Diddly-dur hey Hal. That is how it works. Criminals have to commit a crime before you can track them down.
GL: But these aren't the villians of yesterday, and our being good and true isn't scaring them back into the shadows. Not Anymore.
Linkara: (voiceover) Wonder Woman asks what he's saying.
GL: I'm saying this will not stand, I'm saying this will not stand, I'm saying they hurt us, we hurt them back.
Linkara: Okey-dokey Hal, How do we do that?
Linkara: (voiceover) I said how do we do that Hal? HAL?!
GL: We have to track down Libra and every member of his secret society of scum. We have to track them all down, all the villians, all the evil.
Linkara: (voiceover) And then what Hal? HAL?
GL: Justice league, Justice Society. League, Society, communtiy of heros. Cool, I'll put the coffee on. WHAT ABOUT JUSTICE?
Linkara: What about love?
Linkara: (voiceover) THis is seriously lazy-ass writing if ever I've seen it. "We have to track them down." NAH, really Hal? I figured the league members were just gonna sit around and play video games all day. I mean come on, Hal is just bitching for the sake of bitching. And "what about justice?" Ok Hal, what's justice? Are you planning on Killing them? Torturing them? Maiming and mutilating? There is no answer. The entire foundation upon which this story is built is week and shotty!
GL: I am the LAW in space sector 2814
(Clip from Judge dredd)
GL: And that includes Earth. Time i stepped up, someone needs to stop groups like Libra's from ever taking flight in the future!
Linkara: (voiceover) Yeah the last time you had that kind of mindset Hal, you got possessed by a yellow spacebug made of living fear, that almost had you destroy the universe. Funny how continutiy works. Green Arrow joins Hal because...um, I have no idea. Yeah there best friends by i have no idea philosophically why he's being this much of an idiot.
Linkara: (voiceover) A league is a type of organization, you want justice, a metaphysical concept that you can't even properly define. Don't pretend you know what you're talking about. Anyway the two leave in one of Hal's energy bubbles. I especially love how the rest of the league just stands there dumbfounded by how stupid the two are acting. It's even better if you think of it like they're the two's parents.
Linkara: (imitating soft parent's voice) Aw, those two wittle skamps are just over-tired. They'll come back in an hour an want a nap.
Linkara: (voiceover) Speaking of, after all there melo-dramatic lip about justice, suddenly the two are talking about how they should've used the teleporter. I don't know what actual difference it would've made, either way they get back to earthm and what good buddies they are. Here's another head scratcher, they're passing through a whole bunch of asteroids on the way back to Earth, where the hell did those come from, and was the artist under the impression that the JLA satellite was around Pluto and we're seeing them pass through the asteroid belt. Anyway the total shift from, serious business, to, my wife is gonna kill me, is a harsh one, one of the many problems of this book. We cut to our good ol' great disaster stopping pal Ray Palmer, fighting alongside Ryan Choi, the new atom, or rather the dead atom because DC, in their infinite wisdom, killed off Ryan Choi to kick off their then new series, "Titans: Villians for Hire." Yeah remember way back in my review of Titans #1? When that book reached the 20's, DC split up all the characters then handed it off to a villian and made it about villians. What's better, DC ALREADY HAD A BOOK ABOUT A TEAM OF VILLIANS! SECRET SIX!! The difference being that Secret Six doesn't suck. Anyway, i'm kinda getting off track. The reason i bring all this up is because a scene with the two atoms fighting side by side is a great one. The two praise each other in narraration captaions. in a different story, this would've been great. However, it's quickly ruined by how the scene concludeds. The two are fighting the perpetually badly dressed villian killer moth. Ray Palmer starts interrogating Killer Moth about a friend of his who was recently tortured and killed for information about Time pool technology. Killer Moth refuses to talk but Ray Palmer decides he's got a better way to get information.
Ray Palmer: Have you ever had a sinus headache so torturous, you thought your head'd explode. What if I shrank to microscopic size, entered your skull, then began to grow? Imagine how that'd feel?
Linkara: (with hands in face and groaning) Oh God! You're serious!
Killer moth: You're hero's, you don't act that way.
Ray Palmer: He's a hero. I'm Ray Palmer, Welcome to Pain!
Linkara: (takes his hands off his face) SOO!! WHERE DO I BEGIN!?!? HMM?
Linkara: (voiceover) Let's start off with the continuity and character bits since that's always interesting. Ray Palmer, as we've discussed before, is a SCIENTIST! He's not dirty freaking harry or Jack Flipping Bauer who will stoop to torture for information. Suppposedly, the impatise for this sudden shift is the death of this friend of his, that as far as i know, we have never seen before, and will never be mentioned again. That's suberb story-telling right there. It's even better if this character did exist, and they just didn't bother to show his death. Way to make a supporting character actually matter!! HUH! Next, there's the method of torture. Remember Countdown, and how Ray Palmer was hiding out on some alternate universe Earth. Well that's because of another mini-series called Identity Crisis, that I absolutely hate. Which I'll get to eventually I promise. In that story, Ray's ex-wife, whom he still loves, murders a friend of there's. And the method of killing her, shrinking into her brain and growing slightly. That's right, Ray is now using the same method that his murderous ex-wife used. The same one that made him so emotionally crippled, he retreated into Countdown. BRILLIANT!!! And finally, there's the third part of our trio of terrible. "I'm Ray Palmer, welcome to pain." DO i even need to say anything about this, and in case you're thinking that was just a bluff. Yeah Next page, we immediately see Ray do it. TORTURING KILLER MOTH!! OUR HERO LADIES AND GENTLEMENT!!!!! Anyway Killer moth says that the person responsible was a villian named Prometheus. We'll get into him a bit later. Ray tells Ryan Choi to go back to his hometown.
Ray Palmer: Me I'm taking this all the way to Prometheus's doorstep. I want him to pay. Yeah....JUSTICE!!!!
Linkara: And you yelled that out....WHY??
Linkara: (voiceover) We cut to Opal City, where Robinson's Starman series took place. Here we meet Mikal Thomas, a former Starman himself, and he goes into a funeral parlor, since apparently his boyfriend was killed off panel due to a supervillian attack. Outside he unleashes his pain and rage, blowing up a random car and walking away.
Narrator: His words don't have a direct translation to any on this planet, But their meaning does! JUSTICE!
Linkara: Hey. He just cried out, and it was for Justice! It's all coming together now Linkara: We cut to Africa, specifically the Congo. On of James Robinsons' strengths has been taking old goofy characters and giving a fresh spin on them, and thus we have one of those kinds of things. This is Congo-rilla, originally a human character named Congo-Bill who got transformed into a gorilla during the silver age. His entire tribe of gorillas has been slaughtered, along with another superhero named freedom beast. Oh goody, killing off B-list superheros, that's always a good sign for a comic, right?
Linkara: Anyway, with the death of his friend Congo-rilla has the expected reaction: NOO! And so issue 1 ends with Congo-rilla screaming that he wants justice along with a caption that simply says justice.


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You may remember Tony Blair telling his party he had no reverse gear. Well yesterday David Cameron, who was occasionally accused of mimicking the Prime Minister, told the Tories now is not the time to put our foot on the brake - now is the time to press on the accelerator, we must fast-forward.
Oliver Letwin has a key role on that journey, he's in charge of the Tories' policy review and he joins me now from his constituency home in Dorset. Welcome and good morning Oliver Letwin, thanks for joining us.
Good morning Andrew.
All those accelerators and brakes and gears and so on - if the Tory party was a car which car would it be at the moment? Would it be a Chelsea tractor, would it be a hybrid? What do you think?
Well it's got to be a hybrid in order to be environmentally sensitive. But it's also got to be very robust, and it's got to move at a reasonable pace, but it's also got to be able to keep up a long journey. And if you know a car that fulfils all those criteria we'd all love to know about it.
I think you've got a job in car design ahead. It's clearly a car that is still being built. Which is, I suppose, the point of David Cameron's speech. He was urging people to change faster. And yet already the voices coming out from all sides are saying, hold on a minute, aren't you ditching fundamental Conservative beliefs and instincts/ The papers are full of disaffected Conservatives writing in. At the conference there were people rather upset, clearly, about that. Hasn't he pushed it - haven't you pushed it too far already?
No. We have to go faster, we have to go wider, we have to go deeper. And the reason is very clear, which is what this country needs is a government that applies timeless Conservative values, values of trusting people, of sharing responsibility, of letting people get on with their own lives and readjusting the balance from state back to society.
But, a Conservative party that's doing that, that's applying those timeless Conservative values to a modern agenda, an agenda which tackles the real challenges of our time which are the environment, the quality of life and the desperate need in this country for social justice. And, yes, of course we have to build a platform of economic stability in a competitive economy. We have to do it with a purpose and the purpose is to try to tackle those great challenges that this country faces.
But if five years ago I had said to you that a Conservative leader would address the conference and would not have a passage in his speech about crime, wouldn't talk about immigration, wouldn't talk about Europe, you would have said that's absolutely absurd.
And yet all of those subjects, all those sort of core traditional Tory concerns just weren't there. There are millions and millions of people round the country for whom those things matter a lot.
Of course they matter. Of course crime on our streets is a very important issue. But, Andrew, you and I know, and in fact the very many people who are watching this programme know, that these things are not unconnected with issues of social justice.
The fact is that we've got in our cities, and this was a conference in great part about our cities and Conservatives going back into our cities - we've got in our cities considerable numbers of people living, trapped in multiple depravation. And it's not just a question of money. There are in fact a million and a half people living in Britain today on less than about £100 a week. That's a pretty dire situation. But it goes much, much deeper than money. We're talking about neighbourhoods, we're talking about schools, we're talking about drug and alcohol dependency, we're talking about family breakdown.
We're talking about conditions that are terrible for the people who are trapped in them, but that also have, as Michael Heseltine was saying in the conference, a very considerable effect on the rest of society. If you're on heroin you're going to be stealing to feed the habit.
This is a characteristically shrewd analysis. What we don't have from the Conservatives at any level are answers, policies. When are we going to hear something back about what you'd actually do?
Well I know, Andrew, that there's an awful lot of people saying, so they're saying the right things, they're concentrating on social justice and environment - we like that. But where's the policy?
And then of course, if we went off into a sort of room and produced policies ad lib they would quite rightly say, but hold on a moment, these haven't been thought through. We're determined not to make that mistake. We're actually spending the time which opposition gives us, we're not running the country, we have the time. And we're spending it on working out in serious detail how we can have a properly coherent policy programme that does address these challenges. And we recognise that as a genuinely difficult thing. If it weren't difficult the government would have succeeded more.
But the government has not succeeded in reducing carbon emissions, hasn't succeeded in tackling the million and a half forgotten people. Why not? Because the policies aren't good enough. Can we invent them overnight to deal with it? No. Can we do it if we work for the next 18 months or so at it unremittingly in the policy groups that we've set up, using the experts or really working out how by...
... applying conservative principles and trusting people we can get there? Yes we can. Then produce policies that will stand the test of time and work.
While you work in private for 18 months the voters may be drifting away from you. There are suggestions that you could lose 100 seats in the local elections which at this stage in the cycle would be pretty, pretty poor. And then you've people like Francis Maude saying, well look, you know, we are in the situation where we might well not win the next election, looking at the numbers, looking at the raw numbers of seats the Conservative party has to win back. That's probably common sense, isn't it?
Well, we know we have a mountain to climb. And we're very realistic about that. But, it's not the case that we're doing all this work in private. We're doing it on a very transparent basis. We've announced the policy groups, we've announced their memberships, they're going to be holding seminars and discussions and debates. The interim reports they produce will be posted, everyone will be able to look at them. There will be a debate and discussion about those.
We are putting forward propositions to them for testing. And the fact is that there's a lot of exciting policy discussion going on in the Conservative party again. And that's what there needs to be. And I accept that what the public will have to see at the end of that process is a fully coherent programme. But I think what you and your viewers, and the rest of the public can do in the meanwhile is to participate with us in working out how we can address the great challenges, how we can produce more social justice, how we can make the environment better by applying Conservative principles.
That's very generous. Do you think that UKIP are fruitcakes and loonies and closet racists?
I think that you have to ask the question, what did the founder of UKIP say on a BBC, the Today programme, when he was asked whether he agreed with David Cameron. And the answer was he said he thought David Cameron had a point. So we have not to rely on Conservatives here. You can ask the founder of UKIP.
Well, I was wondering what your view was. Lots of letters about this in the Telegraph this week. I'll just read you one. It's a very characteristic one: Sir, is David Cameron a closet recruiting sergeant for UKIP? If he continues to ignore or dismiss the concerns of serious-minded, right-of-centre Conservatives in the way he's doing, UKIP will be the major beneficiary at the next election.
Oh, but let's get clear Andrew. And you know this already, and I know this. The great battleground of British politics today is not a battleground between the Conservative party and UKIP. The great battleground is in the centre of British politics.
So these people don't matter to you?
People in the mainstream...
... these right-of-centre people no longer, sorry, these right-of-centre people who associated themselves with the Conservatives under Margaret Thatcher for many, many years no longer count?
Everybody counts. Of course. And I know very well as somebody sitting on a marginal seat, how much every single elector counts.
But the fact is that the great battleground of British politics is in the centre, it's over the mainstream issues, it's not about a particular issue to do with the European Union, important though that is. It's actually about these great questions, it's about how this country prepares itself to deal with a more competitive world, it's about how we achieve social justice, it's about how we make our environment better, it's about how we improve our public services.
Those are the great issues. And actually the Conservative Party, right through time, has always been at its best when it's focused on those great issues, and when it's applied Conservative principles to resolving them. We're not going to make our Health Service better until we trust our nurses and doctors more. That's the kind of debate we have to have in this country.
Oliver Letwin thank you very much indeed for that. Thank you for joining us.
All right, bye bye.
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The Pitch: "Holds up to 150 pounds and only leaves a pin-sized hole!"
April 2009. The Hercules Hook promises to hold heavy pictures, mirrors and even cabinets on walls. The J-shaped metal hook can be pushed into drywall without using tools or first drilling a pilot hole, and once inserted is designed to brace itself against the back of the wallboard. Although ads claim that one hook can hold up to 150 pounds, reviewers who test the Hercules Hook say even 80 pounds is too much -- even when two hooks are used together. Users also note that the hole created by the hook is a lot bigger than a pin (more like that of an ordinary finishing nail).
Within its limits, however, most users find the Hercules Hook effective and easy to use. The hooks don't work in plaster or wood, and you have to avoid the studs when inserting the hooks. In addition, the wall must have sufficient hollow space behind the drywall to allow the bent wire to turn and anchor properly. Even insulation can interfere with the Hercules Hook.
Users recommend buying the Hercules Hook from a retail store rather than online or by phone through the company. We found a lot of complaints about online sales, particularly outrageous shipping charges and unexpected credit card charges. Some users say they felt tricked into signing up for automatic monthly shipments of Hercules Hooks, and that it's very difficult to stop this once it's activated. Although a free laser level is included as an incentive to buy the hooks online, most users say the laser isn't properly aligned and isn't functional.
We found the largest number of user-written reviews and ratings of the Hercules Hook at Amazon.com, followed by InfomercialRatings.com. These comments cover the pros and cons very well. An ingenious test of the weight limits at YouTube is also very helpful, while a blogger at The Court Jester criticizes the security provided by one of the websites selling the Hercules Hook.
More than 70 users review the Hercules Hook here, giving it an average rating of four stars out of a possible five. Users don't take the 150-pound rating seriously, and note that the hole created by the hook is bigger than a pin hole. However, most say it works well as long as the wall is drywall and has plenty of hollow space behind it. Even fiberglass insulation on an outer wall can keep the hook from turning to stabilize.
About 40 users give the Hercules Hook a reasonably positive average rating of four stars out of a possible five. Some praise it as effective and easy to use, while others complain that it's hard to push in, makes a bigger hole than the ads claim and doesn't work on their walls. Even a drywall wall has to have enough hollow space behind it; insulation can prevent the hook from inserting properly. Readers leaving comments suggest not buying online because of unreasonable shipping charges.
This ingenious video review involves hanging a platform from two Hercules Hooks, then gently loading the author's children onto it. It holds the two youngest and lightest children, but not the third child, who weighs 83 pounds. The father notes that the hooks go in easily, and even when they pulled out due to excess weight, the wall wasn't damaged. He estimated that each hook can hold up to 40 pounds.
Instead of testing the Hercules Hook, Toolmonger blogger Chuck Cage asks readers about their experiences with the device. Quite a few say they've used it successfully to hold framed pictures and items as heavy as 60 pounds. However, several users speculate that even if the Hercules Hook could hold 150 pounds -- which it doesn't appear capable of doing -- the drywall itself probably couldn't support so much weight. Other readers warn against ordering online, saying they were misled into signing up for automatic, recurring shipments of the Hercules Hook; a few others say the site isn't secure. They suggest buying the hooks at a local store instead.
Only a handful of users review the Hercules Hook here. Most praise it as easy to use, but some note that it doesn't work if the wall isn't hollow. Several users say the free laser level offered by the TV ad is junk.
This brief review charges that one of the websites selling the Hercules Hook, HerculesHook.com, isn't encrypted (despite claims to the contrary). Readers add their own complaints about the HerculesHook.com site, saying the company doesn't reveal how much the credit-card charge will be, and that it's very difficult to stop the automatic shipments (and charges) once they're activated.
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Warner Bros. and Legendary have set the released date for the next installment of their Godzilla franchise, and that date is June 8th, 2018.
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VINELAND — Cumberland County officials will both recognize veterans for their military service and help other veterans find jobs at an event later this month.
The day-long second annual Military Honors Event will be held at Cumberland County College at 3322 College Drive on March 20. It begins with a Hire Our Local Heroes Job and Career Fair from 9 to 11 a.m. at the college's Luciano Banquet Center.
The fair will bring together leading local employers and veterans, especially those making the transition from military service to the civilian workforce. Also available will be resources to help veterans with career transition, on turning a military resume into a civilian resume, and information on educational opportunities.
"Veterans make excellent employees because they respect authority, embrace responsibility and thrive in a team environmental," said CEO Group Executive Director Fran Reilly. "Despite that fact, securing employment after military service can be a challenge, especially in today's economy."
The CEO group, which represents about 45 area businesses, is sponsoring the job and career fair along with the Cumberland County Office of Employment and Training and the Cumberland-Salem Workforce Investment Board.
The county will also award as many as 50 veterans with the Cumberland County Military Service Medal during a ceremony at the college's Luciano Conference Center from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The event will follow a special flag-raising ceremony at 3 p.m.
Registration is required for the job and career fair. Veterans must provide proof of military service. Veterans or the spouse of a veteran can register by calling Gloria at 856-451-8920. Employers wishing to participate in the job and career fair can call Sherry at 856-696-8607.
Information about the service medal can be obtained through the Cumberland County Veterans Affairs and Interment Office by calling Joyce at 856-453-2166, or Diana at 856-453-2239.
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