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Are there any pregame festivities scheduled for opening night? IE a concert outside, etc????
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Are there any pregame festivities scheduled for opening night? IE a concert outside, etc????
Yeah the PTO is meeting for our pre game tailgate in the blue crew lot on Penn. Ave next to arbys! :buddies: 5 oclock
And if it is music you are after El Pacero does some mean madonna covers.
PTO? I'll be there for the tailgate though
Pacers Tailgating Orgization we tailgate every game We are on facebook and twitter @pacersTO. It is a lot of fun. Last year We had some pretty good turnouts. For the playoffs RomingGnome and Bills Even showed up on a Scooter wearing A$$less chaps!
There won't be any pregame concerts outside this year. The combo of the weather and shortened lead-up made it tough. However, we will have a festive environment pregame, so come down early.
Will there be a fire in a barrel for those of us who grew accustomed to Florida weather? Maybe I can keep warm by wearing my Fred Jones jersey over my multiple Reggie jerseys, over my McRoberts T-shirt, over my Fan Jam T-shirt, over my College Day T-shirt. That should be enough layers, right?
So I just bought my section 1/row 22/seat 15 ticket for Monday's game! I'm ecstatic and can't wait to see all the PTO/PDers in a couple days! Should be a ton of fun, and a great way to celebrate my birthday early!
I'll try to convince Mrs. RWB we need to check out the PTO guys and gals. One of my best memories was an opening game event (93?). Mrs. RWB and I arrived early for some festivities in the market and set a long time in the best seats we could get waiting for a Pacers event. Basically it was Duke Tomatoe and the PaceMates doing their thing.
Anyway we really did wait for a long time and right when the show was begining some idiot stood right in front of our table where she couldn't see and it appeared he had a few friends with him. A bunch of people would come up to him shake hands, chat for a second, and then leave.
Don't ever, ever, tick off Mrs. RWB and get between her and her PAcer event. She starts letting him have it for being inconsiderate, he needed to move, and needed to find a seat like everyone else who spent their time waiting for this.
It all came out before I got a chance to say babe don't do it..... My lovely wife but crazy Pacer fan just embarrassed the living daylights out of then Indianapolis mayor Stephen Goldsmith..... When I explained who he was (were not from Indy) she didn't care. All she knew is we traveled about 90 miles one way to see our beloved team and no one, but no one will ruin our festivities.
He looked dumbfounded and the little entourage surrounding him just smiled (Indiana State Police Officers) and moved away from this nut.
God l'm lucky and love that woman. Most people think it's just men that are so passionate about the Pacers.... not even close... just annoy Mrs. RWB, Lisa Gnome, or Mrs. Bill and you'll get an ear full if you hammer the blue and gold.
That's a great story. Doors open at 6pm. We'll have music playing before doors, but I wouldnt expect the same movement before doors as past years because we won't have a to of plaza (outdoor) entertainment, so most will be waiting inside.
I'll make sure to tell the mayor to stay out of your wife's way.
Cant wait for Monday! I havent been to a Pacer game in a while, and opening night is a perfect way for me to come back. If I cant talk my friends into going tailgating we will be there. God knows we are probably going to be drinking in the parking lot when we get there anyways
Key questions.... a blonde, an angry woman, Pacers, at (I can't remember what the official name for the market was)? It was on the 2nd floor and Duke T was the main event with the Pacemates dancing along.
This is the lot across Pennsylvania from Conseco and on the north of South, correct?
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Hey, you guys are great, i was in town from ATL and gave you a holler as my wife/daughters and i walked to the game... awesome and someday i hope to join you...! hey, did anyone get home and realize they COULD have collected prizes from the kroger cards??? i am home now in hampton, GA and just "scratched" the cards we got and read that i needed to redeem during game last night! could have won pacers souvineers AND tickets!! i understand it is too late to get any concession prizes, but i wonder if any way to redeem the others??
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text: So my Christmas present was tickets to the Pistons game on April the 11th and I couldn't be more excited. My first trip to Indy to see a Pacers game. I go every time they are here to play the Hawks and have always wanted to see a game in Indy. I'll be coming in on the 11th and leaving the 12th and was wondering if you guys could suggest where to go for some good food while I'm there. Thanks in advance and go Pacers.


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Melissa Laurel, on the left, learned that God is never outdone in generosity.
Your Kingdom Come!When I finally decided on volunteering a year
as a co-worker with the International Volunteers program, I told
God, "Okay, but you know all the commitments I have,
please help me to get through this." The first
description I heard of the International Volunteers program was "taking
a year to actively serve the Catholic Church and the
Pope". It filled me with a desire to do
something for Him. Then I received the tools to
do it: "Melissa, why don´t you come over and
I´ll give you a list of girls to call. You
can organize an evangelization mission at Santa Clara church!"
I was on my way to a profound encounter with
the Regnum Christi Movement through these words from a Regnum
Christi consecrated woman.I called the girls from the University of
Dallas and we began our "mission" in teams of two
or three armed with rosaries and bulletins from the parish
priest. Inviting others to the Catholic Church began to
fill me with a burning joy. A lot of
the people were Catholics who had just stopped attending mass,
so I answered their questions about the Eucharist and basic
Catechism. They were so grateful I had come; they
wanted to read the Bible I had with me.
I was fascinated at this ministry I was helping with,
a group called "Youth for the Third Millennium." They
were answering the call of Pope John Paul II at
World Youth Day in Denver, Colorado, 1993, when he said,
"Go out in the streets and into public places like
the first apostles who preached Christ." I thought to
myself, "If I believe that God and heaven are the
most important things in existence, shouldn´t I be telling people
about them?" The same consecrated member invited me to think
about being a co-worker, so I did, and I decided
against it. I was at work just days before
the training program began in June, when she called me.
"Melissa," she said, "Why aren´t you here?" "What?" I responded.
"I´m not coming.""Really? Have you actually thought about
it?"I took the day off work and I went to
pray at a chapel where they had the visiting image
of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Kneeling there, I was surprised,
I felt like God really wanted me to be a
co-worker. I told Jesus that I would rely on
Him. I figured that if this was really God´s
will, He would make it work out.I have never been
a person to ask for signs. I usually pray for
God not to give me any signs. I´ve always thought
they are too easy to fake. The very same
day I received a pocket calendar in the mail with
an image of a hand reaching towards another hand and
the sun in between. It read, "Do not be afraid
any longer...for your Father is pleased to give you the
kingdom." Regnum Christi means "the Kingdom of Christ" in
Latin, and its motto is "Your Kingdom Come!" For
me, it was definitely a sign.The next day I went
in to talk to my boss. I was so
worried that I would look like a flake after I
had just committed to stay until next Christmas, but the
grace, as always, was there. My boss shocked me
with his care, "Melissa, I have always tried to treat
you like a daughter. I want what is best for
you materially as well as spiritually. Go with my blessing."
(I had expected something more like, "What? Are you
crazy? You just told me you would be here until
December!") God was working.Eventually all of my outside commitments
were resolved. My mom helped me pack even though
it hurt her that I was leaving, and I flew
to the training program.During the summer program I learned to
empty myself to receive Jesus Christ into my heart in
order to be strong enough to spend all year giving
Him to others.At the summer training program I met a
girl who had been a co-worker the year before me.
She had been a professional dancer touring the world
when she had come to hear about the co-worker program
from a juggler in Japan, and gave up everything to
volunteer a year with Regnum Christi. She laughingly described
her experience teaching "Swing Dancing" to girls in a private
Catholic school, and then later returning upon invitation to give
the girls a retreat. I loved the combination of the
modern with God: professional ways of transmitting the gospel.During
the program, we were put on teams. I learned to
love teamwork because I saw that different people had different
gifts to offer. Some of my teammates were excellent at
talking to kids in language they understood. Some were good
at motivating and being cheerleaders. Others were great at inventing
fun games that brought home the lesson. I learned never
to set limits on God. I heard of the
success of another volunteer, and it convinced me: God
is almighty. She strode into a ritzy nightclub. (The
same one Saks Fifth Avenue used for their fashion show,
charging $200 a ticket for people to attend). She
stated her case to the owner: I want to
hold a fashion show for my club of elementary school
girls, but without charging more than $25 a ticket.
The owner had a daughter and he loved the idea
of teaching women how to dress stylishly, but not risqué.
Again, using the best means possible to give Christ
to others!I know that all my life, God has sent
me care packages so that I would know he cares.
He extends his hand and fills the fondest wishes
of my heart, in a way that no human could
ever fill them. He knows details and has His timing.
I´m sure all the co-workers could testify to several
instances of this. What fatherly love! I went to
Rome in December 2000 for an audience with Pope John
Paul II and a huge crowd of Regnum Christi members.
Later, at a gathering in a tent on the
campus of the Regina Apostolorum University, a consecrated member told
her vocation story. When God moved her dad, who
was in the army, and the whole family to Israel,
she could no longer resist the call she felt in
her heart. She consecrated her life to God. In
front of the packed tent she sang a song called
Vivo Por El, meaning, "I live for Him." The song
was so beautiful; I wanted to hear it again and
again. What made it different was that the singer told
us of her love and her love was God. It
was so noble. I´ve heard love songs before. I´ve heard
beautiful voices before. But how many of them were songs
for the truest love of all? The first love? The
most enduring love? That´s why this song was in a
class of its own. That´s why this love is
in a class of its own.From my very first evangelization
mission until today, the whole of my almost three years
as a co-worker have been a great gift from God.
He gives me more than I can give him.
A Regnum Christi consecrated member once told me, "If it
was a generosity contest, we would lose." I am
so glad to have been able to give Him my
time, my effort and my love; this small part of
my life in return for how much He has given
me.Sincerely yours in Christ,Melissa Laurel


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text: I think management and the owner should be blown up first. It doesn't do any good to bring new players into a situation where the owner doesn't care if the team wins or not. The president and gm don't have a clue and have come to the conclusion that no top flight player would want to play for their franchise. They apparently do not know what a difference maker player is. Teams like the Knicks go out and get veteran, proven players to come off their bench. Players that have proven they can get it done in this league. We get projects, throw away assets such as draft picks like they mean nothing and pray something will fall in our lap.


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Ian Street's men, playing in the competition for the first time, reached the last four following a 2-1 win at home to Abbey Hey at the weekend.
Newcomer David Short and Rick Bailey were on target for the hosts at Barton Stadium.
1874 Northwich have now knocked out higher-ranked opponents in two of their four ties.
Maine Road cruised through at the expense of AFC Blackpool, with former Witton Albion front man Thomas Bentham on target four times.
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- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1. In a saucepan, soften gelatin in water; heat over low until gelatin dissolves. Cool. In a bowl, beat cream, sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form. Combine the gelatin mixture and sour cream; mix well. Gently whisk into the cream mixture. Pour into small bowls or parfait glasses. Chill until set, about 1 hour.
- 2. For sauce, combine 1-1/2 cups cranberries, water, orange juice and peel in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Sieve sauce, discarding skins. Return sauce to pan; add sugar and remaining cranberries. Cook over medium heat until berries pop, about 8 minutes. Chill. Spoon over each serving of cream. Yield: 8 servings.
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I am a huge fan of both, but have trouble deciding which one to throw on a given shot. I can throw them both about the same distance with the Roc flying on a lower line drive for any given distance...eg. I have to throw the wizard higher to get the same D. I just find myself staring into my bag wondering which one to throw on midrange shots. Is there anything concrete that tells you guys which one to throw for a given shot?
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Misty Buck. Even though she denies it, there is one name that definitely has professional stamper attached to it. When Melodee told me that we'd be featuring the American Crafts Stamping Markers and Stamp Sets I knew that she was the go to girl to give us a fantastic blog post on how to use the markers!
You all know how much I love stamping ;) ;), so I will turn you over to the pro herself!
Can I tell you how excited I am to be guesting on Scrapbook Steal's blog!!!???
When Kristy asked me to stamp something up for you all I wholeheartedly accepted, but before we start you have to know that I am no expert. I have always loved art. I started scrapbooking back in 1993 when I was still a highschooler. I remember conserving every last bit of paper-before there were aisles of it! I went on to earn my BA in Architecture in 1999 and worked in the field for a few years before starting our family. Now I stay at home/work from home and use scrapping and stamping as my creative outlets
Without further ado here are a few projects I've whipped up using American Crafts clear stamps titled "Wishes", "Laughter", "Fun", "Rascal", and "Birthday" along with AC stamping markers. First, I'll begin with a short tutorial on how to get started.
You'll need an acrylic block to mount your clear stamps on. They cling to the block without any kind of adhesive. These American Crafts stamps hold AMAZINGLY well.
I like to ink up my clear stamps in Versamark watermark ink first. I think it helps the stamp grab the ink. Below is a picture of a stamp I colored without Versamark and then with. See the difference?
After inking up the image with Versamark color it directly with your markers…choosing colors as you go along that compliment each other.
When your image is all colored turn it over and press it onto your paper. I chose a heavier, watercolor, type paper because I knew I'd be using water on my images. Blend the marker inks by using a water brush or a small paintbrush.
Because these markers are water based they're perfect for this technique. You can also go back in and add other colors as highlights and blend again. I added in a little yellow on the frosting. Using a heavier paper is key in getting good results.
I hope this helps you on your journey to finding joy in stamping and being able to use them on more of your projects.
Check out the other amazing projects that Misty made using stamps from Today's Steal!
Rocket Card featuring Rascal Set
Deer Card featuring Laughter Set:
You Make Me Happy card featuring Fun Set:
Princess Layout featuring Wishes Set:
Misty, I truly cannot thank you enough for sharing your amazing talents with us! You know, I may actually give stamping a second chance after reading your Versamark tip! Definitely something to think about!
If you've enjoyed seeing today's 'how to' by Misty, be sure to check in next week as I'd like to introduce my new ideas for the New Year and the blog! Start your wheels turning if you think you have a 'how to' that you'd like to share with all of us.
I hope your weekend is fabulous!
As always! Scrap Happy!


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Category: original nicknames
Remember when all Jacobs were nicknamed Jake, and every Theodore was Ted, and Victorias were automatically labeled Vicky?
Well, things have changed. Today's baby namers are putting a tremendous amount of thought into nicknames. Not only are they more willing to put them on the birth certificate (Gracie, Gus), but they are placing almost as much importance on their babies' everyday/pet names as on their birth certificate appellations, sometime picking the colloquial form first and then finding a formal name that's fits it.
And in many cases, the connections between the two are way less direct than they used to be, sometimes just sharing a first initial, or playing with a middle or last syllable, such as using Lia for Cecilia or Amelia.
Our own nameberries are especially inventive when it comes to creative nicknaming. Here are some of the recent examples we've noticed:
BEATRIX—BIXIE instead of Bea or Trixie
CAROLINE—CALLIE instead of Carrie
ELEANOR—NORA instead of Ellie or Nell


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Hi to all, Any one know how to do fighting in 3D(Detecting collisions for punch and kick).My entities having bounding box for each bone and also have overall one. If anyone knows any pointers towards this please help me.
Thanking You Rajesh
thats the only way I know to do it. you may not need one for every bone but you have the general idea right for fighting games
One way to do it is to model your characters with sphere's and/or ellipsoids since it's relatively easy to calculate collisions using those. You can also apply a hierarchy of bounding spheres to group sections of the body. I'm not sure how useful bounding boxes are since it's hard to make them AABB in the case of moving characters, but I can't say for sure without a better description of what you are doing.
Another option, which a lot of fighting games use, is to reduce your testing to 2D polygons, not your typical 3D bounding box.
Thank u guys
Alphadog I am using third person view camera.it is possible to convert 2d polygons for checking collisions.
Using spheres for collision between two bones is ok.But how to detect direction of the object hit.Example(object is standing and facing north direction i am punching the object from south direction(behind)).
Please help
Could be done in even simpler way. Check collisions by distance and attack style (i.e. kick reaches further than hit). With a little tweaking (and lots of flashy graphics), you can get away with almost anything..
I haven't played a lot of these games, but the ones I did seemed to use this style. It was a matter of timing. If the character was in the forward part of the swing, you need to be in a block. If he was in the rearward part of the swing then you need to punch in order to score. I guess it would depend if you were using preset animations or physics based. Physics based might get pretty complicated. Nothing has to be that perfect because it's happening pretty fast. Personally, I think having some type of rules that the player can understand would be more important.
@rajesh kumar
I am using third person view camera.it is possible to convert 2d polygons for checking collisions.
Yes, it is possible. Games like Street Fighter and Doom operate this way. You can project 3D into 2D and collision test from that. There are a lot of tuotrials on the net on this.
Also, if you need a lot of power and/or if you also need to introduce physics, you can always use a library like SOLID, Box2D or Bullet (3D).
You can figure it out yourself. collision detection is easiest with rays and bounding boxes, the box being the person and the ray being the bullet.
But fighting games are probably harder than shooting games.
What you need is per triangle per triangle detection then operate on switched on damage frames and switched off damage frames, and inert and invincible frames.
Thank u guys
Using spheres for collision between two bones is ok.But how to detect direction of the object hit.Example(object is standing and facing north direction i am punching the object from south direction(behind)).
Please help
Imagine your character is constructed of spheres. For instance 4 intersecting spheres for the forearm; a couple of sphere for the upper chest so forth. You can then group those spheres into a hierarchy by body parts. For instance you can put a sphere around the forearm that contains the four other spheres. This is not a collision sphere it's simply a container for the others and is used for a rough check. In the same way you have a sphere around the entire character. You just have to make sure it's big enough so your character animations don't cause any sub-spheres to go outside of it. Doing it this way you don't use bounding boxes at all; AABB or otherwise. I use a similar system for my terrain and it works well.
Spheres are nice in 3D because it is inherently easy to calculate collisions between them. If you increase the radius of one sphere by the one you are checking it with, you now have a point sphere collision test. You can then sweep a point by some increment according to your animation to do the collision. Keep in mind that checking two moving objects is the same as holding one steady and moving the other one. It's all relative. As for the direction of the hit, if a point hits a sphere simply generate a vector from the centre of the sphere to the contact point.
There are a lot of details to all this. Doing full 3D animated characters with real collisions is non-trivial. Check out http://www.naturalmotion.com/ for some truly impressive stuff. Good luck.
with the facing direction why not use a one sided plane behind the character that could be used as the back of the character. and let you know when something is behind. but keep everything as simple as possible. do not get bogged down in the tech or a long programming outing that keeps extending the time it takes for you to make it. you could end up not making it because of that
Yeh, Tyree is right. keep it simple in always works.
It is possible to have a collision detection system that is too simple.
In a fighting game (I'm assuming a Street Fighter kind of game) having inaccurate detection can be quite detrimental because, quite frankly, the whole game is centered on collision detection. Players won't know enough to specifically point to the faulty oversimplified CD, but it will play a role in their dissatisfaction.
Yeh definitely, its not quite what I meant, it still has to be passable of course.


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They don't want to ignore me. Life here is boring without me offering my opinions and opposing some of theirs.....
Is it that damn hard to just scroll past his posts or, God forbid, put him on ignore? I'm more than tired of every friggin thread being page after page about how dumb OlBlu is. The people that can't just agree to disagree and ignore him have gotten far worse than him.
I have him on ignore and try to scroll past all his quoted posts. The problem is, I scroll through the entire thread that way. Like I said in another thread, if you give me a true ignore function that ignores everything that poster says and every post he is quoted in, then I will stop *****ing. Until then--sorry.
Threads like this are like picking up a bee hive and shaking it. Like a bee and his stinger, the trolls will come out and post vigorously.
But I find OlBlu in small doses to be a nice diversion from reality. He owns this forum though, so it's easy to get too much. The good news is, looking at the old fart, he doesn't have much time left. Those Double Whoppers he eats while on the road are catching up with him.
They would if I ate them but I don't. That is one of the reasons I have the RV. I don't have to pack and unpack and have the problems at the airport and I don't have to eat junk food. I have salads, fruits and vegetables and I try to stay healthy. I have a very big dog named the Bruiser who takes me for long walks to help keep me in shape. Bruiser is an 18 month old puppy that weights 160 lbs and will grow for another three years..... Easily my best friend.....
C'mon, in jest or not, that's far more trollish than anything OlBlue's ever said.
Ah, that is all right. I am getting older quickly. That is part of the reason I am so bitter with Irsay for destroying the Colts. I saw them take a decade or two to get over this kind of thing before..... I think it will again....
Nothing like a good young dog to keep you busy. I have a two year old Golden Retriever who has an endless supply of energy.
I've got him on ignore. Have had him on ignore for months except for a brief stint where I said "why bother". That isn't the problem. The problem is the people who choose to battle with him and quote him and still manage to fill entire threads with his **** even though I have him on ignore. Every single thread is the same thing. Every thread. I don't even have to read this piece of **** board anymore. I can recite word for word exactly what's in every thread. When I say this board is a piece of ****, I mean it. Complete and utter ****.
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Fyi bruiser is code for hemroid and Luck is the prep h you refuse to apply. That's why you can't sit down and relax a bit..
Well the kids call it being butt hurt. I'll let you figure why they call it that now get off my grass old man this is colts country.
Oh I am use to it. How is manning doing?
Oh, nobody took that seriously and certainly not OlBlu. Dude dishes it out...
Haven't responded to anything he has said since i started this thread. And as i look at the styff he's posted in this thread, i wish he would be this logical and thoughtful when discussing Luck.
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Have you watched the Denver game? Have you seen how well Peyton is playing? That is why I will NEVER be a Luck fan. We gave up the best damn QB in the history of the league in my opinion. I can't forgive Irsay for that and all of his lies about it...... Not much of my feelings have anything to do with Luck but I have been very impressed by RGIII.....
I can sympathize with this. I also miss Peyton a lot. He looks pretty damn good right now. I like Luck a lot, but seeing Manning finish his career somewhere else is pretty tough to watch.
Keeping Peyton wasn't fair to the Colts fan or Peyton. The team to win a superbowl just wasn't there. We would have wasted Peytons final years. And missed out on quite possibly another HoF QB, who in time may be able to lead us back to the superbowl.
If we want to be mad at somebody be mad at Polian for failing to refresh the team the way the Pats do. Not Irsay for doing what was best for both parties.


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(a quick guide to simple methods of exploring the meaning of Pali terms, recovered from E-Sangha forum)
Hello Pali friends,
Articles or books which describe the Pali term give only partial coverage, coloured by the viewpoint of the author. The natural solution is to analyze the primary Pali texts themselves. This thread is intended for helpful hints on how to do this.
1. Finding glosses (passages with definitions)
To find glosses it is highly advisable to use the VRI Chattha Sangayana available at
http://www.tipitaka.org/cst/about/ . This program has an excellent option of finding the given word in the context of another given word nearby. Besides, you can place an asterick as substitute for any possible letters.
a. 'katam*' method
For example, you are looking for the definition of the term 'vitakka' in the early texts.
You enter 'vitakk*' as one search word, and 'katam*' as second, with not too large distance between them (about 5 words).
In the results look especially for cases when the two words agree in case.
Soon you find a definition in Vibhanga:
Tattha katamo vitakko? Yo takko vitakko sa"nkappo appanaa byappanaa cetaso abhiniropanaa sammaasa"nkappo– aya.m vuccati "vitakko".
b. 'vuccat' method
Similarly, look for example, for "bodh* vuccat*" and you will find in Niddesa:
Bodhi vuccati catūsu maggesu ñāṇaṃ
с. 'ti' method
This approach is used for finding definitions in commentaries.
For example, you are looking for the definition of the term 'paatubhuuta' in commentaries.
You enter 'paatubhuut*' as a search word, and look for the forms ending with -ti in the results. Atthakatha is preferable to Tika as more early and reliable.
Eventually you find:
Paatubhuutaati nibbattaa.
(Jataka-Atthakatha 1.139)
2. Finding related words
Sometimes there's no clear and reliable definition, so the Pali terms explorer needs to be more inventive.
a. verbs, nouns, adjectives and participles
For each term there's usually a host of related forms, which give helpful clues.
For example, for noun 'mano' there's a verb 'ma~n~nati', and a lot of compounds which can be examined as well.
b. finding synonyms
For example, you are looking for synonyms of 'ceteti' in suttas.
You enter the search word 'cetet*', selecting only 'Suttapitaka' as a search area.
When CSCD offers the search results, look for the word forms in the left box which happen in the early texts (shown in the right box).
Having selected such a form, click on 'Occurence' and choose 'selected word in all the books', with about 3 words before and after.
Soon you find that 'ceteti' is often mentioned along with 'abhisa"nkharoti', 'kappeti', 'pakappeti', 'anuseti'.
Thus you gain a deeper comprehension of the term on the basis of primary Pali sources.
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'"It was a slump," Campbell said. "We were desperate. We needed that win and it was nice to get. Our team expects the best out of each and every one. Our goal (winning the Stanley Cup) is coming and we have to get ready for it and we want a good second half heading into the playoffs. We don't want to lose two in a row, and never three in a row. Hopefully we can turn this thing around before the break, get some rest and get it going again."'
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Plenty of big companies are buying back gobs of their own stock, but only a handful are doing so in a way that gives a bullish signal for investors. Among them are WellPoint (ticker: WLP), Seagate Technology stx 2.597799511002445% Seagate Technology PLC U.S.: Nasdaq USD33.57 0.85 2.597799511002445% /Date(1506114000395-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4372341 AFTER HOURS USD33.55 -0.0200000000000031 -0.05957700327673518% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 25252 P/E Ratio 13.011627906976743 Market Cap 9662452561.39222 Dividend Yield 7.506702412868632% Rev. per Employee 262707 More quote details and news » (STX), Western Union wu 0.4230565838180857% Western Union Co. U.S.: NYSE USD18.99 0.08 0.4230565838180857% /Date(1506114102821-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2540765 AFTER HOURS USD18.99 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 34670 P/E Ratio 48.69230769230769 Market Cap 8811264851.07536 Dividend Yield 3.686150605581885% Rev. per Employee 507224 More quote details and news » (WU), and AT&T t 0.968079539508111% AT&T Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD38.59 0.37 0.968079539508111% /Date(1506114138784-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21298883 AFTER HOURS USD38.59 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1913740 P/E Ratio 18.202830188679247 Market Cap 236942600936.89 Dividend Yield 5.079036019694222% Rev. per Employee 604228 More quote details and news » (T).
When a company repurchases its shares, it reduces its share count, which increases its earnings per share. That should make remaining shares more valuable. But not all buybacks are equally beneficial. Investors should look for several signs.
First, make sure the share count is moving in the right direction—down. Last quarter, 317 companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index repurchased shares, but only 98 of these reduced their share counts, according to S&P. Many companies use repurchases merely to offset shares that are issued to employees as compensation. Net buybacks—repurchases that whittle down a company's sharecount—are what matters.
During the 1980s, companies that announced buybacks went on to beat the market by 12 percentage points over the following four years. Stuart Goldenberg for Barron's
Second, ignore net buybacks that look like short-term financial fixes. Studies show that companies often turn to buybacks when manager pay is linked to earnings per share, and when companies would otherwise miss Wall Street's earnings-per-share targets by a penny or two. Just 36 companies in the S&P 500 shrank their share counts by 1% or more last quarter.
Third, look for companies that are buying at attractive prices. Many don't, and Dell (DELL) offers a case study in what can go wrong. It spent more than $27 billion on repurchases in its past 10 fiscal years, more than its current stock-market value. Its shares during that period slid from more than $40 apiece to under $10, perking up to their current level of $14 and change only in the past few months amid a takeover effort by founder Michael Dell (see Cover Story). Dell frittered away corporate cash buying shares at an average price of $25.
Dell's not alone. S&P 500 companies spent a record $172 billion on stock during the third quarter of 2007, just before the stock market headed south. How could companies get the timing so perfectly wrong? One reason is that they tend to increase spending on shares when earnings are booming and their shares are making new highs. The good news is that companies don't seem to be chasing share prices during the current rally. Buyback spending fell 1.5% last year to $399 billion.
More than two decades ago, Josef Lakonishok, then a professor at the University of Illinois, and now chief executive of LSV Asset Management in Chicago, demonstrated the importance of valuation to buybacks. During the 1980s, companies that announced buybacks went on to beat the market by 12 percentage points over the following four years. But the cheap ones, based on the ratio of share prices to the book value of company assets, beat the market by 45 percentage points; the pricey ones didn't beat it at all.
A fourth factor investors should consider is dividend policy. Buybacks alone don't signal a company's commitment to steadily return cash to stockholders. A gradually rising dividend topped off by periodic buybacks is best, says Eric Weigand, a portfolio manager at U.S. Bank's private-client group.
All four of the companies below have repurchased meaningful amounts of their stock over both the past quarter and year, look attractively priced relative to earnings, and have good dividends.
WellPoint is the country's largest health insurer by enrollment. New health-plan exchanges for small groups as part of Obamacare are likely to increase enrollment, but also crimp margins on some existing business. The company says that may cost it $400 million over five years. That seems a manageable sum; WellPoint could return $2 billion to shareholders this year, $1.5 billion in repurchases and the rest in dividends, according to JPMorgan. Shares seem priced for the worst at eight times this year's earnings forecast, with 4% growth in earnings per share expected next year. They yield 2.3%.
Seagate makes computer hard drives. The rise of tablets and smartphones, which use smaller, faster flash drives, hasn't come close to making high-capacity mechanical drives obsolete. Demand for them is soaring at the vast data farms that support the cloud. Seagate is pushing into hybrid drives, which offer the benefits of flash with much larger storage capacity. Shares go for seven times earnings and yield 4.2%. Last fiscal year the company returned 85% of its operating cash flow to stockholders.
Western Union shares are up 15% since Barron's recommended them in this space late last year ("The New Safe Stocks," Dec. 17, 2012). They still look attractive. The money-transfer company has had to cut prices in some markets in response to new competition. Earnings per share are expected to decline to $1.42 this year from $1.74 last year before rebounding to $1.59 next year. Shares go for just 11 times this year's forecast and carry a 3.3% dividend. The February IPO of tiny XOOM (XOOM), which saw the online money-transfer company's shares jump 59% on their first day, illustrates the business' attractiveness to would-be competitors. But its worldwide network of payment centers would be difficult to reproduce.
AT&T has a giant dividend yield of 4.9%, which makes it all the more remarkable that it has lately spent more on repurchases than dividends. As the investment needs of the company's U-verse fiber-optic network abate in coming years, even a modest increase in data usage and revenue should support strong cash returns to stockholders. Shares sell for 15 times earnings.
These four companies have good dividends, and they're spending plenty of cash on share repurchases.
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The Blood is The Life 23-03-2012Friday, March 23rd, 2012 09:00 am
- Former Doctor Who companions Katy Manning & Anneke Wills welcome the new girl
This is really sweet - "welcome to the family"! 3
- Matthew on an interesting academic study
"The attentional system believed to have a causal role in anxiety disorders is therefore likely to be a general system that responds not to threat but to stimulus relevance; hence, nonevolutionary images, such as those from Doctor Who, captured attention as quickly as fear-relevant spider images. Where this leaves the Empress of Racnoss, we are unsure."
- Were the Liberal Democrats used to 'send a message'?
If this is even partially true, then the current FCC need to hang their heads in shame.
- A free clue to the record industry
I agree with this infographic
- Factcheck: Do British people pay over 40 per cent of all alcohol duties in Europe? | Full Fact
Pretty much, yeah. Another nail in the coffin of my job.
- Ordinary Batman Adventures
I'm not sure if I like cleaning out the cat litter or toenail clipping best but they're all awesome.
- Put Alan Turing on the next £10 note - e-petitions
My daughter is on the top table in the top set for maths in her year. It's called the Turing table. If my kid's school can do it, so can the Royal Mint. The tenner is the proper place for scientists. We've had Darwin, lets have Turing next time around.
- Met Police lose 2005 rape handling report « Complicity
Epic Fail, Met, Epic fail
- Dear Scum: An Open Letter To The Sun | The Daisy Cutter
The day after the Hillsborough disaster was the day my mum stopped getting the Yorkshire Post after they published photos of dead people crushed up against the fences. We'd never have got the Sun in our house anyway. It seems that after Hillsborough, after photoshopping black people out of photos, after everything that's coming out in Leveson... They still haven't bloody learned.
- Verey Bowring or Something - Budget Games and Alternative Smoking (E cigs).
Very tempted by one of these.
- BBC News - Electroconvulsive therapy: Aberdeen team says it 'turns down overactive connection'
this is fascinating.
- BBC News - Would you wear a t-shirt made from melted guns?
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To best market garlic, retailers often offer several options to consumers, and in turn garlic suppliers have a variety of products.
Convenience items are popular, said Louis Hymel, director of purchasing and marketing for Spice World Inc., Orlando, Fla.
"Anything convenient when using garlic is what consumers are looking for, therefore, this brings a lot of attention to our Squeeze Garlic," Hymel said.
"We introduced Squeeze Garlic three years ago and it has changed the way garlic is used, taking garlic from an ingredient to a condiment."
Los Angeles-based World Variety Produce Inc. offers a peeled, refrigerated product, and elephant garlic, an extra large bulb with a milder flavor, as well as jarred, roasted and convenience items, said Robert Schueller, director of public relations.
Because garlic is so often used in recipes, the various offerings are about providing whatever garlic is right for each potential use.
"Garlic is a staple in most cultural cuisine, not just Italian. It's used in Asian and all types of European cultures. There are just not many cultures that don't use garlic," Schueller said.
Patsy Ross, vice president of marketing for Christopher Ranch, Gilroy, Calif., agrees.
"The more diverse the area's population is, the higher the garlic consumption. It's a worldwide item," she said.
Christopher Ranch also offers a large variety of garlic options.
"We offer garlic in a variety of ways, and every retail chain makes a choice depending on their market," she said.
Sales increases
Garlic use seems to be on the rise, suppliers say.
"I think usage continues to go up," said Joe Lane, partner in The Garlic Co., Bakersfield, Calif.
Usage also increases around the holidays.
"In the cooking months, garlic sales do tend to go up a bit, but we try to balance that with the harvest time of year because it's freshest and better available so pricing is good," Ross said.
Christopher Ranch also offers a Halloween display box, which plays on the legend that vampires don't like garlic.
"It's a beautiful display with the vampire joke, so it can be used in September and October, maybe even with a promotion," Ross said.
Competition is a trend in the market.
"Our biggest competition is with China, and unless Chinese garlic is really short, their price is usually below ours," Lane said.
Hymel agrees.
"China had a very large crop, about 30% more than the previous year. Therefore, we expect to see the quantity of Chinese garlic that enters the U.S. market increase," Hymel said, referencing that the price difference between domestic and imported garlic will be larger this year.
"Production costs in California continue to increase, making it impossible to compete against a surplus Chinese crop," he said.
Still, there's demand for domestic and imported garlic in the U.S.
"There seems to be a two-tiered market that's developed. People care more about more food safety and full traceability, so that seems to be working in our benefit. More and more people seem to want the California garlic," Lane said.
The competition from China has limited the amount of exporting garlic suppliers do.
"With China on the world market, they have taken most of the opportunities we had for export," Lane said.


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This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file for "Montpelier," a National Trust for Historic Preservation/Montpelier historic structure report, and other sources about the social history of Montpelier. Memories of Montpelier was written by Candace Boyer, a former Museum Educator at Montpelier. The lesson was edited by Fay Metcalf, education consultant, and the Teaching with Historic Places staff. TwHP is sponsored, in part, by the Cultural Resources Training Initiative and Parks as Classrooms programs of the National Park Service. This lesson is one in a series that brings the important stories of historic places into the classrooms across the country.
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Women to Watch
It's a common misconception that big girls don't work out. On the contrary, my idea of an awesome day begins with a bike ride along Manhattan's East River or practicing my sun salutations with other limber lovelies. In fact, my biggest problem with exercise isn't mustering the mojo to do it, but finding stylish, well-made activewear designed for a bigger frame like mine.
I know I'm not alone: I've spied countless full-figured girls shuffling around my gym in drawstring sweats and shapeless tees while their size-6 counterparts flit around in too-cute-for-words Lululemon and Adidas by Stella McCartney. I've always believed that a chic outfit is transformational — it makes you stand taller, speak more confidently, and command more presence. The same holds true for your workout gear: The right clothes will have you ready to conquer the world, one set of reps at a time. With that in mind, I've rounded up my favorite gym essentials guaranteed to have you sweating in style.
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This document contains information for an outdated version and may not be maintained any more. If some of your projects still use this version, consider upgrading as soon as possible.
This page introduces developers to using the CMS for creating content in multiple languages.
Please see i18n for a internationalization, globalization and localization support of built-in datatypes as well as translating templates and PHP code.
Translations can be enabled for all subclasses of DataObject, so it can easily be implemented into existing code with minimal interference.
Warning: If you're upgrading from a SilverStripe version prior to 2.3.2, please migrate your datamodel before using the extension (see below).
SilverStripe 2.3.2
Translated website
CMS: Language dropdown
CMS: Translatable field with original value
CMS: Create a new translation
Enabling Translatable through Object::add_extension() in your mysite/_config.php:
Object::add_extension('SiteTree', 'Translatable');
Object::add_extension('SiteConfig', 'Translatable'); // 2.4 or newer only
Through $extensions
class Page extends SiteTree {
static $extensions = array(
Make sure to rebuild the database through /dev/build after enabling Translatable. Use the correct set_default_locale() before building the database for the first time, as this locale will be written on all new records.
Setting the default locale
Important: If the "default language" of your site is not english (en_US), please ensure to set the appropriate default language for your content before building the database with Translatable enabled
// Important: Call add_extension() after setting the default locale
Object::add_extension('SiteTree', 'Translatable');
For the Translatable class, a "locale" consists of a language code plus a region code separated by an underscore, for example "de_AT" for German language ("de") in the region Austria ("AT"). See http://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/ for a detailed description.
To ensure that your template declares the correct content language, please see i18n.
Getting a translation for an existing instance:
$translatedObj = Translatable::get_one_by_locale('MyObject', 'de_DE');
Getting a translation for an existing instance:
$obj = DataObject::get_by_id('MyObject', 99); // original language
$translatedObj = $obj->getTranslation('de_DE');
Getting translations through Translatable::set_reading_locale(). This is not a recommended approach, but sometimes unavoidable (e.g. for Versioned methods).
$origLocale = Translatable::get_reading_locale();
$obj = Versioned::get_one_by_stage('MyObject', "ID = 99");
Creating a translation:
$obj = new MyObject();
$translatedObj = $obj->createTranslation('de_DE');
Usage for SiteTree
Translatable can be used for subclasses of SiteTree as well. If a child page translation is requested without the parent page already having a translation in this language, the extension will recursively create translations up the tree. Caution: The "URLSegment" property is enforced to be unique across languages by auto-appending the language code at the end. You'll need to ensure that the appropriate "reading language" is set before showing links to other pages on a website through $_GET['locale']. Pages in different languages can have different publication states through the Versioned extension.
Note: You can't get Children() for a parent page in a different language through set_reading_locale(). Get the translated parent first.
// wrong
// right
$germanParent = $englishParent->getTranslation('de_DE');
Translating custom properties
Keep in mind that the Translatable extension currently doesn't support the exclusion of properties from being translated - all custom properties will automatically be fetched from their translated record on the database. This means you don't have to explicitly mark any custom properties as being translatable.
The Translatable decorator applies only to the getCMSFields() method on DataObject or SiteTree, not to any fields added in overloaded getCMSFields() implementations. See Translatable->updateCMSFields() for details. By default, custom fields in the CMS won't show an original readonly value on a translated record, although they will save correctly. You can attach this behaviour to custom fields by using Translatable_Transformation as shown below.
class Page extends SiteTree {
public static $db = array(
'AdditionalProperty' => 'Text',
function getCMSFields() {
$fields = parent::getCMSFields();
// Add fields as usual
$additionalField = new TextField('AdditionalProperty');
$fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Content.Main', $additionalField);
// If a translation exists, exchange them with
// original/translation field pairs
$translation = $this->getTranslation(Translatable::default_locale());
if($translation && $this->Locale != Translatable::default_locale()) {
$transformation = new Translatable_Transformation($translation);
return $fields;
Translating theHomepage
Every homepage has a distinct URL, the default language is /home, a German translation by default would be /home-de_DE. They can be accessed like any other translated page. If you want to access different homepages from the "root" without a URL, add a "locale" GET parameter. The German homepage would also be accessible through /?locale=de_DE.
For this to work, please ensure that the translated homepage is a direct translation of the default homepage, and not a new page created through "Create page...".
Translation groups
Each translation can have an associated "master" object in another language which it is based on, as defined by the "MasterTranslationID" property. This relation is optional, meaning you can create translations which have no representation in the "default language". This "original" doesn't have to be in a default language, meaning a french translation can have a german original, without either of them having a representation in the default english language tree. Caution: There is no versioning for translation groups, meaning associating an object with a group will affect both stage and live records.
|SiteTree database table (abbreviated)
|About us
|Über uns
|SiteTree_translationgroups database table
Caution: Does not apply any character-set conversion, it is assumed that all content is stored and represented in UTF-8 (Unicode). Please make sure your database and HTML-templates adjust to this.
"Default" languages
Important: If the "default language" of your site is not english (en_US), please ensure to set the appropriate default language for your content before building the database with Translatable enabled
Locales and language tags
For the Translatable class, a "locale" consists of a language code plus a region code separated by an underscore, for example "de_AT" for German language ("de") in the region Austria ("AT"). See http://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/ for a detailed description.
Disabling Translatable after creating translations will lead to all pages being shown in the default sitetree regardless of their language. It is advised to start with a new database after uninstalling Translatable, or manually filter out translated objects through their "Locale" property in the database.
Switching languages
You can easily make your own switchers with the following basic tools. To stay friendly to caches and search engines, each translation of a page must have a unique URL.
By URL:
By user preference (place this in your Page_Controller->init() method):
$member = Member::currentUser();
if($member && $member->Locale) {
As every page has its own unique URL, language selection mostly happens explicitly: A user requests a page, which always
has only one language. But how does a user coming to your English default language know that there's a Japanese version
of this page?
By default, SilverStripe core doesn't provide any switching of languages through sessions or browser cookies. As a
SEO-friendly CMS, it contains all this information in the URL. Each page in SilverStripe is aware of its translations
through the getTranslations() method. We can use this method in our template to build a simple language switcher. It
shows all available translations in an unordered list with links to the same page in a different language. The example
below can be inserted in any of your templates, for example
<% if Translations %>

<% control Translations %>

<a href="$Link" hreflang="$Locale.RFC1766"
<% sprintf(_t('SHOWINPAGE','Show page in %s'),$Locale.Nice) %>
<% end_control %>
<% end_if %>
Keep in mind that this will only show you available translations for the current page. The $Locale.Nice casting will just work if your locale value is registered in i18n::get_common_locales().
If you want to put static links in your template, which link to a site by their url, normally you can use the `<% control Page(page-url) %>`. For sites which use Translatable, this is not possible for more than one language, because the url's of different pages differ.
For this case place the following function in your Page_Controller:
public function PageByLang($url, $lang) {
$SQL_url = Convert::raw2sql($url);
$SQL_lang = Convert::raw2sql($lang);
$page = Translatable::get_one_by_lang('SiteTree', $SQL_lang, "URLSegment = '$SQL_url'");
if ($page->Locale != Translatable::get_current_locale()) {
$page = $page->getTranslation(Translatable::get_current_locale());
return $page;
So, for example if you have a german page "Kontakt", which should be translated to english as "Contact", you may use:
<% control PageByLang(Kontakt,de_DE) %>
The control displays the link in the right language, depending on the current locale.
<% control PageByLang(Kontakt,de_DE) %>

$Title

<% end_control %>
Enabling the _t() function in templates
If you're looking to use [the _t() function]
http://doc.silverstripe.com/doku.php?id=i18n#the_t_function in template
files, you'll need to set the i18n locale first.
(The reasoning is as follows: Translatable doesn't set the i18n locale. Historically these were two separate systems, but they're reasonably interchangeable for a front-end website. The distinction is mainly valid for the CMS, because you want the CMS to be in English (i18n), but edit pages in different languages (Translatable).)
Migrating from 2.1 datamodel
The datamodel of Translatable changed significantly between its original release in SilverStripe 2.1 and SilverStripe 2.3.2. See our discussion on the mailinglist.
To migrate a database that was built with SilverStripe 2.1.x or 2.2.x, follow these steps:
- Upgrade your SilverStripe installation to at least 2.3.2 (see upgrading)
- Backup your database content
- Login as an administrator
- Run
- Run
Please see the MigrateTranslatableTask for limitations of this migration task - not all your data will be preserved.
Setting the i18n locale
You can set the i18n locale value which is used to format dates, currencies and other regionally different values to the same as your current page locale.
class Page_Controller extends ContentController {
public function init() {
if($this->dataRecord->hasExtension('Translatable')) {
Adding a new locale
The i18n logic has lookup tables for common locales in i18n::$common_locales, which is a subset of i18n::$all_locales.
If your locale is not present here, you can simply add it through
i18n::$common_locales['de_AT'] = 'Deutsch (Oestereich)';
This should e.g. enable you to use
$Locale.Nice in template code.
- [translate.silverstripe.org]
http://translate.silverstripe.org: Starting point for community-driven translation of the Silverstripe UI
- i18n: Developer-level documentation of Silverstripe's i18n capabilities
- Translatable: DataObject-interface powering the website-content translations
- ["Translatable ModelAdmin" module]
http://silverstripe.org/translatablemodeladmin-module/: An extension which allows translations of a DataObject inside ModelAdmin


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The irony is that both nominees have argued that The Problem with Washington is partisanship, and that bipartisanship is a big part of the solution.
My published articles are archived at iSteve.com -- Steve Sailer
The irony is that both nominees have argued that The Problem with Washington is partisanship, and that bipartisanship is a big part of the solution.
My published articles are archived at iSteve.com -- Steve Sailer
Partisanship is nasty. Someone has to end up losing. Bipartisanship is much nicer.
How would you respond to the following claim by Oliver Kamm?
"There is, incidentally, a conservative criticism that the credit crunch derives from government meddling in the housing market, forcing the US quasi-government agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make loans to less creditworthy borrowers. I don't buy this. Governments and central banks have made the problem worse, by failing to restrain a credit expansion. But the underlying reason that we are where we are is that there has been so much capital around, not least owing to the enhanced role of China in the global economy."
I've been assuming that you've been working on something BIG over the past few days . . . I'm assuming this isn't it.
Glorification of "bipartisanship" is what you get when you have a room full of barely a hundred men and women many of whom have been working together for decades. Have you ever worked in an office with dozens of other people? Did you want to get along with those people, or did you prefer to always be in their faces?
It gets worse because liberals tend to be ideological firebrands, with "activist" or "professor" in their resume while conservatives tend to be businessmen who like to be flexible in order to make a deal or soft elites and heirs who like to get invited to fancy dinner parties.
If the GOP is supposed to come back roaring, all ideologically pure after going down to defeat (after abandoning its principles), who's gunna do it? 84 year old Ted Stevens? 76 year old Jim Bunning? 75 year old Bob Bennett? The older people get, the less they tend to like real conflict. Orrin Hatch's once white hot conservatism has cooled considerably over the years, and was already pretty much gone when he voted to confirm Breyer and Ginsburg.
The upside to putting the GOP in the minority is that many elderly Republicans, after nearly 12 years in the majority, may just decide to retire.
The root problem is economic inequality.
The liberal critique is the wage-productivity gap. Since 1973, labor productivity has risen faster than inflation, but median wages have increased slower than productivity and has barely kept up with inflation (slower than inflation once you factor in the intentional lowballing of government inflation statistics).
The solution is greater regulation of the labor market (higher minimum wages, lower CEO pay, more unionization) or tax and spend income redistribution.
The Axis of Steve critique is, exporting low skill/IQ manufacturing jobs overseas at the same time we're importing more low skill/IQ workers by an open border policy, what the hell did you expect will happen? We're left with lower wages and more illegal aliens whose very presence here indicate lack of respect for our basic institutions and customs. The solution is keep out and deport illegal aliens and bringing trade barriers to protect US industry. Warren Buffet's Import Certificate plan is pure genius. http://tinyurl.com/buffettplan
The conservative critique is, economic inequality?--- THAT'S CLASS WARFARE! If everyone owns a house, the ownership society will cure all ills.
The bipartisan solution was ignore the immigration and trade issues (sorry Steve) and give money away so those on the bottom of the income scale could buy property. Liberals probably knew the mortgages were never going to repaid. But if conservatives are stupid enough to give money away but won't raise taxes to pay for it, well, why not go with the flow?
Mr. Odinga and Mr. Obama had met several times before the 2006 trip. Reports indicate Mr. Odinga visited Mr. Obama during trips to the U.S. in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Mr. Obama sent his foreign policy adviser Mark Lippert to Kenya in early 2006 to coordinate his summer visit. Mr. Obama's August trip coincided with strategizing by Orange Democratic Movement leaders to defeat Mr. Kibaki in the upcoming elections. Mr. Odinga represented the ODM ticket in the presidential race. . . .
Whenever I hear the word "Bipartisan" I know I am about to lose either freedom or money and probably both.
The USSR was a bipartisan compromise between the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks.
Black sea said:
"I've been assuming that you've been working on something BIG over the past few days . . . I'm assuming this isn't it."
A few weeks ago VDare mentioned that Steve was working on a book about Obama. He would probably want it to come out before the election.
I am a big fan of looking at people's actions first and listening to their bulls**t last.
So, the democrats swept triumphantly into majority in last election, and talking to my fellow centrists (remember - USA does NOT have leftists, only centrists and far right) who were all aglow about how "when the dems win we will get out of Iraq!".
How did that work out?
Lets analyze the two parties votes.
Funding for the war on Iraq?
Both yes.
Both yes.
Both yes.
Patriot Act?
Both yes.
OK, so they talk a different bulls**t to get elected, but once they do, they continue to talk the talk, but (surprise!) vote the same way on every important legislation.
American "democracy" is THE most corrupt political system in the world, perhaps not counting African hell holes.
In what other "democratic" country are politicians having a retention rate of over 90%?
Michael Moore said the most important thing as a joke - it passed by everyone and no one remembered it... but me.
He said (paraphrasing) "we have a bigger retention rate than the old Soviet politburo".
Bipartisanship is spineless and sycophantic. Stalin was enthralled with a single-party system.
"Supporters of a single-party state often appeal to a sense of unity, strength and commonality that a single-party government can lend a state. They argue that multi-party systems introduce too much division and are unsuitable for economic and political development. This argument was particularly popular during the mid-20th century, as many developing nations sought to emulate the Soviet Union, which had transformed itself from a backward, agrarian nation into a superpower
A common counter-argument is that one-party systems have a tendency to become rigid and unwilling to accept change, which renders them unable to deal with new situations and may result in their collapse. This counter-argument became more widely held as the 20th century drew to a close and the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact collapsed. Finally, one-party states have often been criticized for their disrespect towards human rights, however, this is more a reflection on the ideology of the party in power, rather than on the system itself."
"Furthermore, the single-party system is heavily associated with dictatorship."
Steve is working on a book.
"IN AMERICA, WE have a two-party system," a Republican congressional staffer is supposed to have told a visiting group of Russian legislators some years ago.
"There is the stupid party. And there is the evil party. I am proud to be a member of the stupid party."
He added: "Periodically, the two parties get together and do something that is both stupid and evil. This is called—bipartisanship."
-Peter Brimelow
Partisanship is largely an American invention. It's odd that bipartisanship is honored.
The founding fathers invented the working democratic republic. They had many theorists but few working models. Washington was so respected that he ran unopposed and wouldn't campaign. John Adams followed that model too but Jefferson and Hamilton soon showed how politics should be conducted.
Jeffereson hired a propagandist and created a newspaper with public funds dedicated to smearing Hamilton and the Federalists. Hamilton responded with a long series of anonymous essays in the papers that personally attacked Jefferson. Each accused the other of treason (more or less) and sexual misbehavior (rather more than less). Personal attacks led to duels and there were at least some deaths including of course Hamilton at the hand of the sitting US Vice President.
Our political tradition from the very begining was for extremely vicious partisanship. Certainly no modern president has suffered the depth of criticism that Lincoln endured.
The high minded non-partisanship of Washington and Adams never reappeared again in American politics (or anywhere else). If you think America is OK then you must accept the fact of political partisanship.
What you have today is the use on non-partisanship as a ploy. If you can convince your opponent to be non-partisan you can make your scurrilous charges against him with impunity.
Well, that's not really fair. . .after all, bipartisanship over the past 8 years brought us many positive things, like NCLB, and Medicare expansion, and the authorization to use force in Iraq, and it almost brought us comprehensive immigration reform too.
Isn't it nice when people work together?
Isnt' it?
Steve was mentioned in an article by Steven Stark at Real Clear Politics:
"But already there are arguments from such political theorists as Michael Barone and Steve Sailer that the cheap mortgages, which led to the housing crisis, which precipitated the financial crisis, were directly related to the immigration boom."
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Nothing wrong with bipartisanship per se. Our problem is the parties available.
It's like cars-- I want to buy American, just not a GM, Chrysler or Ford.
The fact that bipartisanship is little more than gilded manure is perfectly evident here: Barney Frank speaking at a fundraiser in New Hampshire, lamenting the decline of moderate New Hampshire Republicans - you know, the ones who used to be proud of fellow Republicans like David Souter!
A "bipartisan" meeting is one where Democrats come to the table with ACLU membership cards in their wallet and Republicans bring them, too.
Bipartisanship is not necessarily a bad thing. If we had two major parties, one a liberal party like the Libertarians and one a conservative party like the Constitution Party, we could have great compromise policies like "legalize pot but tax it!" and "allow free trade in general but keep tariffs in reserve to punish the worst outsourcers!".
Instead, we have two socialist parties. Bipartisanship amounts to trying to get something nutritious out of a Taco Bell menu by mixing ingredients. "Maybe if you took the double-decker taco and mixed it with the ordinary taco, you could get a food source that allows you to keep the corn-and-beef that isn't touching the flour-and-beans, while ALSO having the corn-and-beef that IS touching the flour-and-beans."
I prefer to think of the Democrats as the neo-hippy party while the Republicans are the ex-hippy party. Can't we cobble together any parties out of people who weren't druggged-out 60s-radicals back when it "was hip"?
The response to local and national disasters is great but it's a real shame that so many citizens take advantage of the sad situations.
I mean everytime there is an earthquake, a flood, an oil spill - there's always a group of heartless people who rip off tax payers.
This is in response to reading that 4 of Oprah Winfreys "angels" got busted ripping off the system. Shame on them!
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Google Wallet works from both a website and a smartphone app (Android and iPhone -- the Google Wallet app is currently available only in the U.S., but the Google Wallet website can be used in 160 countries).
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