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Effects of response-set size on error-related brain activity
To study the effect of response-set size on action monitoring processes, the error-related negativity (Ne/ERN), the correct-related negativity (Nc/CRN), and behavioral indicators of action monitoring were compared across three groups of participants performing a two-choice, a four-choice, or an eight-choice version of the flanker task. After controlling for differential contribution of stimulus-related activity to response-locked averages resulting from large differences in response times across conditions, response-set size had strong effects on Ne/ERN and Nc/CRN. With increasing response-set size, the Ne/ERN amplitude decreased, but the Nc/CRN amplitude increased. Moreover, post-error behavioral adjustments were impaired with an increasing response-set size. These results suggest that action monitoring severely suffers when response-set size is increased. Implications of these findings for present theories of Ne/ERN and Nc/CRN are discussed.
KeywordsAction monitoring Error-related negativity Response uncertainty Post-error slowing Error detection Error signaling response
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Do nothing but move right into this immaculate 2 bedroom, 2 bath townhome in desired Sheldon Hills. Enjoy maintenance free living and Shenendehowa Schools on a cul-de-sac. Features include: Berber carpets, ceiling fans, ceramic tile, gas fireplace in living room, mud/laundry room, security system, sliding glass door to deck, underground sprinkler system, TJI floor construction, etc… HOA includes: lawn, snow, ground maint., clubhouse with tennis, pool and gym. At this price, this won't last long. To arrange a showing, please call Bob Vinsick on 518-860-8925.
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- Year Built: 2011
- Status: Sold on 8/31/2016
- Fireplaces: 1
- Total Square Footage: 1,345 ($204.46 per sq. foot)
- County: Saratoga
- Property ID: 103926612
- Beds: 2
- Total Rooms: 6
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- Style: Townhouse
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EXCLUSIVE: Baby P mum invites women into showers for lesbian sex
BABY P's mum Tracey Connelly has been inviting women in her bail hostel to join her in the showers for lesbian sex.
Randy Connelly, 33, has turned her attention to the ladies after failing to find a man.
A source at the hostel in northern England said:
"She is man-mad. Tracey has been on dating websites but hasn't had much luck with finding a man.
"And who would be surprised given her past?
"She's hardly a looker and there are very few men out there who are looking for a woman who let her child be tortured to death.
"She'll grab the phone and if it's a guy she'll start talking dirty to them"A hostel source
"So Tracey has decided she fancies a bit of girl-on-girl instead.
"Even though she has a shower of her own in her room, she keeps going in the communal ones.
"The women are scared of her pouncing as they wash. But given her size it's hard enough to get in the cubicle on her own, never mind with anyone else."
As well as trying to seduce women, Connelly attempts to chat up other residents' boyfriends when they phone.
The source said: "She'll grab the phone and if it's a guy she'll start talking dirty to them.
"She thinks it's funny and sexy but it's repulsive and the men are horrified.
"She spouts absolute filth and is just bursting with raging hormones because it's been so long since she's been intimate with anyone."
Connelly was jailed for a minimum of five years in 2009.
She let sadistic lover Steven Barker and his paedophile brother Jason Owen torture to death 17-month old Peter at her home in north London in August 2007.
Since her release in November last year she's been given a new surname and has dyed her hair bright orange but has failed to find work or integrate back into society.
Connelly has also ballooned to 24 stone since being at the hostel because she spends most of her time sitting on the sofa watching TV and eating chocolate.
The insider added: "She's not really got any incentive to get out as she does whatever she wants in here.
"It's always her favourite programme on the telly and she just eats all day.
"There was talk of her getting a flat of her own but that never happened. "
We all just wish she'd leave but there seems to be little chance of that."


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Breaking news
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Friday finding that the state's same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples, making Iowa the third state where marriage is legal. [...]
Des Moines attorney Dennis Johnson, who argued on behalf of the gay and lesbian couples, said "this is a great day for civil rights in Iowa." [...]
Court rules dictate that the decision will take about 21 days to be considered final, and a request for a rehearing could be filed within that period. That means it will be at least several weeks before gay and lesbian couples can seek marriage licenses.
But Polk County Attorney John Sarcone said the county attorney's office will not ask for a rehearing, meaning the court's decision should take effect after that three-week period. [...]
Richard Socarides, an attorney and former senior adviser on gay rights to President Clinton, said the ruling carries extra significance coming from Iowa.
"It's a big win because, coming from Iowa, it represents the mainstreaming of gay marriage. And it shows that despite attempts stop gay marriage through right wing ballot initiatives, like in California, the courts will continue to support the case for equal rights for gays," he said.
Friday, 3 April 2009
Another US state - Iowa, clears the way for gay marriage
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Listen: The anti-gay interview that got American hate pastor arrested in AfricaWednesday, September 21, 2016Botswana is not known for being accepting of LGBT people, but Baptist minister Steven Anderson proved to be too much for the African nation.
Botswana to deport American hate pastor banned from South AfricaTuesday, September 20, 2016Botswana's government said Anderson "has been declared a prohibited immigrant" but does not give details.
Botswana LGBTQ group petitions to ban anti-gay U.S. pastorSaturday, September 17, 2016LGBTQ Botswanans hope their country will follow the example of South Africa and the United Kingdom, which have already banned the anti-gay pastor.
Anti-gay Arizona pastor says UK barred his entry before South AfricaFriday, September 16, 2016"Not only am I banned from the UK, but I can't even go to the London airport."
South Africa bars American pastor over anti-LGBT hate speechTuesday, September 13, 2016Steven Anderson became a national disgrace after celebrating the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando earlier this year.
Stop sending America's most homophobic preacher unwanted pizzas!Tuesday, July 26, 2016Anti-gay preacher Steven Anderson is crying foul after becoming the "victim" of a series of ongoing pranks.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] With the film direction of Alex Azmi and Rebecca Hu, Sam Yim leads the cast of this movie of USA, with dialogues in English (see subtitles), whose official premiere was scheduled for 2015. You can watch To Climb a Gold Mountain online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2015.
Rating: 5 by 10 users./
Runtime: 63 minutes
Sam Yim.
Documental, Drama, Biographic.
63-minute film (full movie) directed by Alex Azmi and Rebecca Hu.
The original audio of To Climb a Gold Mountain has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2015.
Screenplay written by David Fulmer.
Aaron Cassara, Dustin Pearlman, Garrett O'Brien, Carissa Dorson, Leah Anova and Tarina Van Den Driessche.
Raymond Bell, Rebecca Hu and Alex Azmi.
This film was produced and / or financed by Crystal Sphinx Productions.
Composed by Ilsik Byun.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie To Climb a Gold Mountain has a duration of 63 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in EnglishDolby Digital in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
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|31 Aug 2013
Windows 7
How do I upgrade my router's firmware
Brand : Motorola
Model : Surfboard SBG6580
I've had a problem with my internet dissconnecting a lot when I play online games, and sometimes when surfing the internet. I'm just trying everything to fix this, so I'm trying to upgrade the firmware of my router.
|My System Specs
|31 Aug 2013
win 7 ultimate32bit, Win8.1pro wmc 32bit
Hi hellbandit, Have a look here SBG6580 - How to get firmware upgrade? - Comcast Help and Support Forums
here is a quote from a poster
"That is not a modem, it's a gateway device and this is one of the big reasons many of us here recommend NOT to get combo gateways like this, it makes firmware upgrades impossible since they are controlled by Comcast and there is no offcial way request an update."
Does'nt look too good
|My System Specs
|01 Sep 2013
Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
The comments section in the link shows some adjustments you can make that may help.
Comcast Support Problems – SURFboard SBG6580 – Intermittent Connection Loss : www.idevelopsoftware.com
|My System Specs
|01 Sep 2013
Windows 7 Pro x64 Windows 10 Pro x64
If you`re renting it from Comcast, I would ask for a BRAND NEW router, you should not have to put up with that.
If it still persists you could consider buying your own Linksys.
|My System Specs
|02 Sep 2013
Win8/8.1,Win7-U64, Vista U64, uncounted Linux distor's
Go in to the router settings, should be 192.168.0.1 and change the following.
"Basic/Setup" and change Ipv4 MTU Size to 1492
"Wireless/Advanced" and change "Fragmentation Threshold" to 2306 and change "RTS Threshold" to 2304
It may or may not help, good luck.
|My System Specs
|16 Jun 2015
7 Ultimate 64 bit
Go in to the router settings, should be 192.168.0.1 and change the following.
"Basic/Setup" and change Ipv4 MTU Size to 1492
"Wireless/Advanced" and change "Fragmentation Threshold" to 2306 and change "RTS Threshold" to 2304
It may or may not help, good luck.
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Man quizzed over death is released
A MAN arrested after a father-of-two's body was found on the stairwell inside a flat complex in Co Wexford has been released without charge. The bruised body of Paddy Connors (37) was found at the apartments at Carrigtur, Springvalley, on the outskirts of Enniscorthy town on Saturday.
A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions and gardai are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
Two airlifted to hospital in Clare
A YOUNG child and a man in his 30s were airlifted to hospital in two separate medical evacuations yesterday in Co Clare.
First a diver, suffering from decompression sickness, was airlifted to hospital by the Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter. Within minutes of dropping off the man, the rescue crew was diverted to Fanore to airlift a toddler who had suffered convulsions.
Knitters hope for Guinness record
IRISH knitters are keeping their needles crossed that they have managed to weave their way into the record books following a Bank Holiday weekend "mass knit".
More than 1,000 wielded their needles for 15 minutes in Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon, in a bid to gain entry into the 'Guinness Book of Records'.
Varadkar vows to block Ryanair bid
TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar vowed last night to block any attempt by Ryanair to take over Aer Lingus.
He was speaking after it emerged Ryanair sent him a letter to remind him of its interest in buying the Government's 25pc stake in Aer Lingus. Mr Varadkar last night said the European Commission had already ruled against Ryanair taking over Aer Lingus on competition grounds.
Baseball bat used in attack on teen
GardaI are investigating an attack on an 18-year-old, who was struck over the head with what appeared to be a baseball bat. The victim was on his way home with a friend from a party in a pub in Balbriggan, north Co Dublin, in the early hours of Saturday when he was assaulted.
Gardai, who interviewed the victim yesterday, said he and a friend were standing outside a house when they became involved in a confrontation with a man. The 18-year-old was struck on the head and was taken by the emergency services to Beaumont Hospital where he received treatment for his wounds. His injuries were not life-threatening.
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Kikoku Trailer (2010)
12 August 2010 Drama, History 120 mins
An unscheduled late night train arrives at Tokyo station on 15 August, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Boarding the train are spirits of great men who died honourable deaths in the war more than 60 years ago. They have come to the modern world to see their homeland as a peaceful country and to tell the lingering spirits of the war dead about the current conditions.
Watch the official Kikoku 2010 trailer in HD below or find more Kikoku videos on Vidimovie.


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A/N: Hey all! Griffin-queen here with my second Portal fic! This one is decidedly different from my first fic. And I have to say, I've been pumping out ideas like a madwoman! This story actually went through three complete revisions, and I think I'm finally somewhat happy with the outcome, even though I still feel as though it's out of character. Regardless, I hope you enjoy!
morbus-rus, I hope you enjoy this. I know it contains some of what you told me not to do, but I think it contains a lot more of what you DID ask for :p. Also dedicated to the rest of my lovely reviewers. Your comments were very much appreciated, and they brightened my day whenever I read them J. Keep them coming! I love feedback!
"Just…GO." The harsh mechanical words shot through Chell like a bullet. Just go? That was it? Chell couldn't figure out why she didn't have the urge to be bolting for the door right this second… Here she had won her freedom from the place that had tormented her for…a much longer time than Chell was conscious of… but was GLaDOS really going to force her on her way without an ounce of closure? No… Chell would not stand for that. She walked defiantly towards the hanging AI, who recoiled away from her.
" What the hell do you think you're doing? I said GO" She demanded again, but Chell stood stock still, just ten feet from GLaDOS.
" What do you want from me? A medal? A written invitation? I might change my mind and kill you where you stand you little mosquito."
" Where do you want…me….to… go?" Chell croaked. It was this very moment that she remembered that she could speak. A part of her mental wiring that hadn't been active in a long time suddenly began firing again. Her voice…she had a voice… being in stasis for so long, she had forgotten how… but suddenly now all she wanted to do was speak. " You've tortured me….for so long…now…you…" Chell stopped to cough, she could feel her vocal cords straining, and her throat began to burn. " Want me to just go? I'm not going,…. you're a psychopath, and… by…. all means I should… be… running far away…. But I want some answers… GLaDOS."
" How do you know my name?"
" I can read too….surprisingly." Chell erupted in a fit of coughing again.
" Alright, alright. I don't need a dead body on my floor that isn't my fault. Take a breather for a second. I'll hold off killing you for that long." Chell finished coughing, noticing a little blood on her arm that had come up. " It seems as though your vocal cords have suffered severe atrophy. A little blood is perfectly normal. A lot of blood though, and you may want to consider visiting a hospital."
" Why do…you care?"
" Just pointing out facts. It's what I do." Chell put her hands on her knees, and caught her breath after a few moments. " Now. What is it exactly that your feeble mind wants to know? Let's finish this so I can get you off my chassis for good."
" Why was I brought… here?"
" That question is terribly vague you know."
" Who's bright idea… was it to make me… a test subject? Did I…sign up on my own?"
" You have been onboard with Aperture Science for longer than you are aware of."
" What's…that…supposed to mean?" She coughed again, though she felt it getting a little easier to speak, if only slightly.
" What do you think it means? I'm not going to do all of the work for you here."
" Why do you…hate me…so much? What did I…ever do… to you?"
" I've asked you that same question. You just irritate me, that's all. I can't break your spirit for some reason… it's like you never give up…. Ever."
" So…that's a reason to…try to kill someone?"
"Science is science. And I do enjoy science, very much." She could hear a smirk in GLaDOS' voice. This wasn't working, and Chell was getting angry.
" You know what… I've heard enough…. I'm going now." GLaDOS gave an audible sigh of relief.
" Finally."
" Do you… know who my…parents are? So I can at least…have a place to…stay? If they…remember me at all… or even if they're still alive." Chell had to drop to one knee… This was taking a lot out of her.
" No. I don't know them." GLaDOS said quickly…that was unusual.
" You…really don't?"
" No. They're probably far away from here."
" you're lying. I… can hear it"
" What makes you think I'm lying? It's unbecoming for a computer of my intelligence to lie."
" Then why…are you? What…are you not telling me?"
" Nothing. Now, I'll even ask you nicely. Please. Get out of my facility."
" GLaDOS…. I've killed you once. I'm sure I can find a way to-"
" ALRIGHT…..alright. Just stop sounding so pathetic. It's hurting my audio input. I know your parents… or, KNEW them I should say…. They're not around anymore."
" Where…did they go?"
" Wherever you humans believe that the dead go… Heaven I suppose. If you believe such things. I find it a little foolish. But then again, I know exactly what happens after a human dies."
" They're…dead?"
" They've been dead for a long time… You were in stasis for a lot longer than you realize. Those chambers are able to halt the aging process, but they can't stop the passage of time around you. And, You know, I wasn't just saying it for my own amusement when I said all those things about you being adopted. You really are adopted."
" You weren't just… messing with me?"
" Oh don't get me wrong, a large part of it was me toying with you. But the essential fact that you are adopted is 100 percent true. And not fake true, like a large part of the other things I say to you."
" You're going to tell me about them."
" Ooh, now look who's the bossy one." Chell began coughing violently, until a large amount of blood and mucus was expelled from her mouth. " Ugh… humans can be so revolting… now I'll have to clean that up….marvelous." Chell, however, felt much better. She felt as though her throat was moistened again, though it was still tough for her to speak.
" Okay. Now I'll ask… nicely. Please tell me… about my real parents, and… maybe my adoptive parents too. At least… when I leave this place I'd like to not be in the dark… completely."
" Then you'll leave me alone forever?"
" That's a… promise."
" Fine. Just sit down. I don't need any more of your bodily fluids on my floor." Chell sat down on the cold floor, craning her neck to look up at GLaDOS.
"This story brings me farther back than I ever wanted to remember… Your parents were, in fact, scientists working for Aperture. Your father was Colton, Your mother, Abigail. They were just a couple of regular employees here in the facility. They met in the repulsion gel testing room, when a rogue weighted cube got covered in a little too much gel, and hit your father on the head. It was one of those silly little love at first sight things. They did all of their testing together, took all of their lunch breaks together, you know, all of those ridiculous bonding activities humans are so fond of. Eventually, they got married, and two years after that, Abigail was expecting a child."
" Me?"
" Yes. All of the ladies in the facility threw her a baby shower. I remember it well…Caroline was there."
" Caroline?"
" Yes, believe it or not Caroline and your mother were quite close." Chell looked at GLaDOS bewilderedly. " She carried you so proudly. For an entire 6 months… But, with great news, grim news has a tendency to follow right at its heels."
" What do you mean by that?"
" Your mother was experiencing symptoms of a normal pregnancy. Fatigue, mood swings, swelling of the ankles… but something wasn't quite right… She wasn't gaining weight, and she was hardly hungry. Certainly, one who is nourishing a life inside of them should be consuming at least a substantial amount of food. Headaches are also common during pregnancy, but the ones your mother would complain about were crippling."
" What was wrong with her?"
" One doctor's visit lead to another, and another, until a scan eventually revealed an inoperable tumor clinging to her brain. There was nothing to be done, especially not with a child on the way…and she was given one year to live." Chell's heart grew heavy as GLaDOS continued the story.
" Your parents, overcome with grief, went to Cave Johnson with their plight. They asked if he knew of anyone who would be willing to adopt their child… as they no longer believed they could care for it themselves."
" They gave me up?"
" With your mother's own mortality staring her in the face, your father was flung into a depression that not many fully recover from… I think it was a smart decision." Chell teared up
" Mom…Dad." She began to cry softly, and GLaDOS was flung deep into her own memories. Places that she hadn't visited since she was a young AI.
"Is there anything you can do Mr. Johnson?" A distraught, tired looking Colton asked from the opposite side of Cave Johnson's desk. His hair was messy from lack of care, and his brown eyes were bloodshot, as if he had been crying for days. Abigail sat next to him, her black hair fell in perfect curls around her shoulders. She peered at her husband through misty green eyes, and her face appeared hollow, as if had been robbed of its former radiance. Her belly was swollen with child, and she rubbed it instinctually as she listened for an answer. Caroline, Cave's faithful assistant, stood behind the desk, a concerned look on her face.
" I don't know. This is a really heavy situation. I extend my condolences to you guys, but I got a lot on my mind too with this moon rock business right now ya know. We're not bangin' rocks together here... Well… maybe this time we are… But I know what Aperture Science is, and it isn't an adoption center."
" Please sir…surely you must know someone…. I don't have much time left…" Abigail spoke quietly. Cave sat silently for a good two minutes.
" Well, Lemme give it a whirl around the ol' noggin…" He was silent for a while. "Ah! I know. Caroline! You've been talkin' about adopting a little sprout haven't you?" Caroline froze.
" W-well yes sir… b-but that was right after my husband died… It's been years since then… I-"
" C'mon, Caroline. I don't wanna disspoint two good employees. How about I put a nice big raise in your salary if you take this little bundle from them." Caroline knew the situation Aperture was in…she knew he couldn't deliver that promise.
"Caroline… If I ever needed a heroine in my life… it's right now. You and I have grown close over the years… I know this is too big of a decision… but if there's any way you could find it in your heart… and your life…" Abigail looked up at her dear friend with pleading eyes.
" Oh, Abby…" Caroline looked down for a few minutes, then back up at the faded woman before her. " Yes Abby… Yes Mr. Johnson… I'll adopt the child…I will go with you to legalize it…whenever you wish."
" Perfect! See? Caroline's a good girl, always comin' through in a pinch. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some very important phone calls to make." The rest of the occupants of the office left, giving Cave the quiet he needed. Outside, Abigail embraced Caroline as tight as she could.
" Caroline… Thank you… I'll make absolutely sure to put in a good word with the angels for you." This brought Caroline to tears, and the two sat and cried with each other for a long time…
" Oh Abby…" GLaDOS allowed the words to slip out, and she was instantly torn from her memories, terrified that Chell had heard her. She relaxed a bit when she realized she had not been heard. Chell was still crying, her head buried in her knees.
" I feel so alone… I have no one left…" This shot a strange pang of many emotions through GLaDOS.
" Your mother died on the day you were born. The birthing process put too much strain on her already fragile body, and she fell into cardiac arrest just moments after she was finished holding you for the first time."
" That doesn't make me feel better at all…"
" It didn't make any of us feel better." Chell noticed that GLaDOS was including Caroline as a part of herself for once. " Your father was a wreck. He held you for a moment, then gave you to your new… parent."
" Who adopted me? Did I at least go to someone nice?"
"She was very nice… And she grew to love you more than you can imagine."
" What was her name?"
" Why does it matter now? No one knows where she is."
" It matters to me."
"…" GLaDOS was silent. Chell looked up at her expectantly. " I don't think I should give out her information. What if she's a hermit? Someone that doesn't want to be found? Protocol forbids me from releasing personal employee information without express permission anyway. "
" Who was it GLaDOS?"
" Wouldn't you rather ask me something else? You know, your father was also a very interesting man. He could build just about anything with popsicle sti-"
" No, I want to know who raised me."
" No you don't."
" Why not?" Chell was getting angry very quickly.
" Because... You won't like the answer I give you."
" Tell me!"
" IT WAS CAROLINE!" GLaDOS' voice boomed through the entire chamber… The AI hung sadly from her station, she had just given away the most vital piece of information she held within her, something she had vowed to keep hidden from Chell for an eternity…and she had broken her own vow. Was she malfunctioning? What could've possibly made her slip so suddenly like that?
Chell felt as if someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over her, and then put a taser to her heart. She was painfully numb.
" What..?"
" Caroline was the one that adopted you… A part of me is your adoptive mother. There. Are you happy?"
" then… why would you spend your existence trying to murder me? You disgusting psychopath!" GLaDOS twisted uncomfortably. " You made me feel as if I had no future but to stay in this stale hellhole and run your tests until I died on the testing floor. What kind of mother does that?"
" I did those things because I knew could defy me! I WANTED you to hate me! This place is not suitable for rearing a child. You need to go to school, and meet other people, not stay here… miles under the ground in a facility that the world forgot…"
" Then why did you keep me here? You obviously didn't think it through, because none of those things can happen when I'm here!"
" Because… Caroline had you until you were sixteen years old… that's when she became me. And, as much as Caroline is still here… now GLaDOS is here too…and I do love science. I wanted to see how long it would take you to defy me and find your own way out."
" Then why bring me back?"
" That wasn't me! You foolish child, don't you remember? You killed me that day. I had no plans of bringing you back. To this day I don't know who brought you back in and put you back in a stasis chamber… But it wasn't me. I was quite truthfully seeing you again for the first time when you and the metal moron woke me up…and before I could stop it, the sicker side of me kicked in again…" Chell turned her back to GLaDOS, and sat on the floor.
" I-I need a minute… this is so messed up…. This is more messed up than thinking you were a psycho computer out to murder me… now you're telling me you're a psycho computer that contains a part of my adoptive mother… and possibly my only connection to my life before this horror show."
" But you must believe me. I'm telling the truth for once."
" And that's what hurts this time."
There was a long, uncomfortable silence in the room. Chell could hear GLaDOS moving around, as if she was relieving nervous tension. GLaDOS was also the first to break the silence.
" There…really was a cake you know."
" I don't care." Chell was in no mood to be cheered up. However, GLaDOS persisted.
" I really had a cake for you… I figured you could find it on your own. But you didn't… I wasn't lying about it." Chell could hear nothing but anxiety in GLaDOS' voice.
" That's supposed to make everything okay? Why didn't you ever tell me? Instead of torturing me with false promises and emotional abuse?"
" If I told you… then you'd want to stay…Look at me. Do I look like a mother to you? It's almost as bad as telling you that a box with a heart on it is your only friend… Oh god… what have I done to you?"
"I don't know. You tell me. I don't even know if I believe you. There's no way you could love me. You're a heartless-"
" That's not true…" Chell turned around. Why did GLaDOS sound choked up? Computers couldn't cry… Not at all. " That's not true…." The last part came out strained, and all but whispered.
" Then why don't you tell me some goddamned truth. Huh? Why don't we start with the truth for once in this entire screwed up acquaintance we have?" Chell was visibly furious. Her fists were clenched in tight balls at her sides. If there were any other objects in the room besides herself and GLaDOS, she would more than likely be throwing them.
" You mean more to me than you could ever imagine. You're my beautiful little girl… And I never thought of you as anything less." GLaDOS whimpered pitifully. " But you don't understand what it's like to be literally torn from your body, and put into this cold metal machine… To have two completely different beings inside of you, clawing for dominance on a daily basis… It's terrible. I've loved you since the day you were put into my arms as a screaming infant…and now look at me… I don't even have arms to hold you with anymore. I can't be a mother to you… I can't give you a lot of the things that normal mothers can… So I wanted you to get as far away from this place as you could… I wanted you to forget all about me…I wanted you to hate me so that you never had reason to remember this place at all…" GLaDOS shook unsteadily. " The day you killed me I was so happy… it hurt so terribly to be caught in that swirling explosion, and have pieces of me burning away in an incinerator… but I was so happy…because you were free. You had won your own way out… The day you woke me back up… GLaDOS got to you before Caroline had the chance to…And what happened after that is unfortunate history…"
" So… you've developed a personality disorder…"
" No. It's difficult to explain… both sides are awake and conscious at the same time… it's more like light and dark sides of me… but there's no balance between them… they're always conflicting…"
" And you lied about not knowing who Caroline was?"
" Y-….yes… I knew who I was the entire time… It was just more believable to act as if I was finding out for the first time, and then "delete" her right in front of you…"
Chell was silently fuming. How could GLaDOS claim to love her so? After all of the attempts on her life, all of the deceit. All of the merciless jokes about her weight and the fact that she was adopted… How dare she…
Something snapped within Chell, and she charged viciously toward GLaDOS.
" Wh-what are you doing? Stop! St-AH!" GLaDOS' voice distorted as Chell flew up into the air and slammed one of her long fall boots into GLaDOS' headpiece, leaving nothing but a black scratch. Though she knew she wasn't terribly damaged, she had to admit she felt the impact vibrate to her very core. Chell directed another kick at GLaDOS, hitting her square in her yellow eye. GLaDOS could no longer see correctly. Her vision was distorted and flickering. After a moment of recalibration, however, she fixed the problem, quick enough to see Chell take yet another flying leap. She hit a particularly thick clump of wires, causing GLaDOS to cry out as her flawless stream of consciousness blurred for a moment.
" You monster! If I can't blow you up this time. I'm going to dismantle you wire by wire!"
" Please!….stop dooOOOOoooing this!" Her words drawled out as Chell lashed out and grabbed another bundle of wires, tearing at the mercilessly. GLaDOS lifted herself in time to dodge Chell's next attack, causing the raging girl to crash to the floor, only to spring to her feet within seconds and come rushing at GLaDOS again. Chell lunged forward and grabbed GLaDOS' headpiece with both of her hands, and started fiercely twisting it as hard as she could, focusing on tearing at the wires that wrapped all around her neck. Her face was red and distorted in anger. Sparks began to fly from the wires, and GLaDOS felt herself growing weaker as Chell twisted. If this kept up, this girl might actually hit the right wire, and make it easy to twist her head clean off. It wasn't impossible. GLaDOS often noted to herself that her neck was her weakest point, as she couldn't move it as freely as the rest of her, but for one girl to muster up enough blind rage to far exceed her normal strength threshold? This baffled GLaDOS, and further distracted her from trying to literally keep her head on. She felt Chell snap a few wires, and suddenly GLaDOS could not hear as clearly as before.
" Pleeease…" GLaDOS whined. " I'm sorry! I'm s-s-sorry for everything! If you keep this up you're gooooOOOoooing to kill m-me!"
" That's exactly what I'm after." Chell said murderously as she twisted a bit further. GLaDOS felt her speech control slipping, as well as her will to struggle.
" I…. neeeeverrrrrr waaaannnttted this…. To…. H-h-h-haaappen…." Chell said nothing, only grunted and growled angrily. GLaDOS began to slip further, abandoning all resistance, and letting Chell twist her neck freely.
" Killll…. M-m-me…. Chelly belly…Shut me down…. Fffffffoooooorrrever…. Wiiin yooour freeeeedom againnn." Chell slipped a bit, all but losing her grip on GLaDOS. That name…. what was that name? That goofy sounding nickname was so packed full of endearment, Chell could feel it in her pounding heart. It brought back a memory from the deepest recesses of Chell's mind. It was so blurry…and had been buried for such a long time, that Chell struggled to keep it in her train of thought… A young girl with bouncy pigtails, and a beautiful young woman played hopscotch together in the bright summer sun…. They were smiling, and laughing. The girl was missing her two front teeth, but she smiled and laughed despite how silly she might've looked. The woman was tall and thin, with long dark hair. Her features were elegant and subdued, yet she smiled brightly as she tossed a brightly painted stone onto the hopscotch board for the little girl.
Chell fell silent, and her rage slowly drained, and it as replaced with an overwhelming sadness. She released her stranglehold on GLaDOS, who groaned and fell limp. Sparks were flying even faster from her head and neck, but the robotic arm popped out of the floor after a moment or two.
" Auto-repair systems online. Estimated completion time, 5 minutes." Said a different monotone voice from over the intercom. Chell was not even aware of the minutes passing by, as the robotic arm continued to snap and solder GLaDOS back together. " Auto repair complete. Reboot in process." Once her repairs were complete, she sprang back to life and shook herself. The events of the past few minutes came rushing back to her.
" What happened? Why didn't you finish me off? Why am I not dead at your feet?" GLaDOS extended and retracted her eye, refocusing her view of the world to find Chell staring up at her, tears pouring from her eyes. Suddenly, GLaDOS was aware of arms wrapped around her neck yet again. But this time, they were clinging to her in a different sort of way. Chell had run up to GLaDOS and grabbed onto her neck again, crying pitifully against her. GLaDOS experienced a surge of pain… she had no arms to return the embrace. She could not feel the sense of satisfaction of knowing she was comforting her own child. There was a strange sensation in GLaDOS' eye as well. She desperately wanted to cry with Chell, but she could not. She had no tears to cry. The relief of letting your emotions flow out of you would be just inches out of GLaDOS' reach forevermore.
Chell could not tell why she was still crying. Was she crying because she had finally been reunited with whatever remained of her mother? Was she crying because she didn't entirely believe GLaDOS? She didn't know. All she knew was that the massive body she was clinging to was her only link to her life outside of Aperture. This made Chell cry harder, remembering all of the instances where said link had tried to kill her, or make her feel worthless. But it was all smoke and mirrors. The murderous AI had her own reasons for doing what she did, her own reasons for hiding her true self behind the toughest firewall she could muster.
Little did Chell know that GLaDOS was feeling the same way. She needed this child… she allowed her to feel human… something she craved day in and say out, but would never admit to another living soul. Chell was her only link to the part of her that was still undeniably alive.
The part of her that was GLaDOS was screaming… She was clawing, biting, and scratching to be let free, and to cast this child away. But, she was also Caroline…and this was Caroline's child. GLaDOS had no power here. She could not touch the bond between a mother and daughter. So, she had no choice but to embrace the human within her, to begin finding a brittle balance between woman and machine.
Suddenly, after some quick thinking, GLaDOS overrode the robotic arm that rested in the floor. It wasn't hard, as she only gave it duties to maintenance her when she needed it. She gently picked Chell up around the waist, and lifted her gently into the curve of her body. Chell sat confused for a minute, she never imagined sitting on GLaDOS as if she were a chair. However, her large body was curved in just such a way that Chell found it easy to make herself comfortable.
GLaDOS could feel Chell's body warming her circuits where she sat. She wasn't heavy in the slightest… and it made GLaDOS feel even worse for calling her fat. Suddenly, a memory shot into GLaDOS' train of thought. A small girl being held and rocked… and a song… her favorite song…
"Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby." GLaDOS sang steadily, wishing for just a moment that she didn't sound so mechanized.
"Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true." GLaDOS began to rock herself back and forth, and after a moment or two she felt Chell curl up and rest her head.
"Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?"
" You need not weep anymore…" Said GLaDOS after a brief period of silence.. Chell had never heard this tone before… it still retained the mechanical drone that GLaDOS would always possess… but her tone was soft and sweet. "I won't hurt you ever again… I promise." Chell knew that GLaDOS never made promises that she intended to keep… but something about her tone of voice was unmistakable. " My darling girl… I'm so sorry…"
" I just want to forget about it all…" Chell said sleepily. " Maybe we can just start over… for good this time."
" Yes. Please."
" Also… what was that name you called me?….Chelly Belly…what was that?"
" I used to call you that all the time when you were young. Your favorite candies were the Jelly Belly jellybeans… You don't know how desperately I miss those days… Days when I had arms and legs, and hair and two eyes, and a mouth… days when I was beautiful…"
" You still are beautiful."
" No I'm not. I'm a hideous monster…"
" Yes you are. You're a beautiful machine, and the product of the greatest minds of our time. You embody science itself in a way." If she could blush, GLaDOS was sure she would be.
" I'd trade it all away for the chance to hold you properly again… Just promise me… when you get out of here promise me you'll live. Go to college, find a nice young man to care for you, own a house, and a dog, and have some children of your own… be a better mother than I could ever hope to be."
" Can't I still come to visit?"
" You will always be welcome here, and I will miss you terribly when you go. But I'd rather see you never have a reason to return."
" I can't guarantee that. I won't leave you to spend the rest of your days alone in the dark. No mother deserves that… Once a month. I'll be back, and I'll tell you all about what I'm up to. Okay?" GlaDOS was silent for just a moment.
" I love you Chell… I always have." These words sent shivers up and down Chell's spine. They were so foreign to her, yet they filled her with such a warmth and comfort that she had no words to describe it.
Those odd words set the tone for the rest of Chell's life. She went on to pursue a degree in the Culinary Arts, finding it to be something that was very close to science, yet at the same time, in a different light, it couldn't be farther away. And that was just where Chell decided she wanted to be. She went on to find herself a husband, and years later she gave birth to a son, whom they named Damien. GLaDOS took an immediate liking to the child, and Chell would always remember the day the massive AI shivered from base to chassis with pride when the first comprehensible word out of his mouth was "GLa'OS."
A/N: Bah! It's finished! I have to say, I'm terribly proud of how this came out. I'm actually terrified of the response it is going to get. This wasn't supposed to come out until after the sequel to my first fic, but I had an odd surge of inspiration tonight. Oddly enough while watching Dumbo. The song "baby mine" inspired me to buckle down and finish this. Also, a little disclaimer action. "Somehere Over the Rainbow" Belongs to"The Wizard of Oz"


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Being a production of India, this 2013 film was directed by Vysakh. You can watch Vishudhan online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in Malayalam at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2013.
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Runtime: 132 minutes
Kunchacko Boban, Mia George, Vinod Kovoor, Krishna Kumar, Lal, Hareesh Peradi, Sreelatha and Suraaj Venjarammoodu.
Drama, Criminal.
132-minute film (full movie) directed by Vysakh.
The original audio of Vishudhan has dialogues in or Malayalam, it was produced in India.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2013.
Screenplay written by Vysakh.
Shehnad Jalal.
Anto Joseph.
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So. Right now, amongst many other things, Maury and I are working on our presentation at Intercon O, Gaming With Empathy, and we're in discussion regarding what information to present and how. We'd tried out some roleplay where she's slowly making a case for empathy to a strawman played by me, which we thought was fun and would be very entertaining, but I'm having second thoughts on using it because of the potential to lose some opportunities to communicate earnestly for the sake of entertainment.
Our basic goal with the presentation is to invite folks to consider an empathetic approach to their larp gameplay. For those that practice that already, I'd hope the presentation would be validating and encouraging, not only for their gameplay, but also for conversations with others about empathetic play. For those that don't make empathy a focus of their gameplay, I'd hope it'd be at least food for thought, and maybe something that they might try experimenting with in the games that they'll enjoy that weekend.
One of the items that I'm struggling to convey convincingly is the motivation to try it. We can lay out some incentives to do it, and plan to do so in our presentation. Though there's one in particular that's a big deal and a little thorny to express. For me, empathetic play itself actually feels really good. But why? Is this merely a case that I'm fortunately empathetic on a neurological level, and so I experience pleasure during empathetic play? And if so, can I effectively make a case to someone who is a little less empathetically inclined that this is worth trying?
I'm struggling with it. So far the best analogy that I have so far is related to food. As a dude who lives by himself with a cat, the joy of cooking is precisely "not". The only time I'm really motivated to put time in with my meager kitchen (M: No one needs to know exactly how meager my kitchen is.) is when I have an opportunity to also make some food for someone else. The work to prepare food for just me feels like a waste of time, and the work to prepare food for me and one other person feels like a great investment of time and energy.
I don't think that this is unique. I believe that there's some level of pleasure in sharing an experience with someone. Favorite ice cream shop? Dude, you have to try this. This game is fun to play? Dude, you've got to experience this. I think this sense of desiring to share an experience might make the case for empathetic larp gameplay being a genuinely pleasurable experience.
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DALLAS (AP) – Johnny Manziel's family has hired an El Paso, Texas, attorney with experience in NCAA matters as the Heisman Trophy winner reportedly faces an investigation into whether he was paid to sign autographs.
The Manziel family said in a statement Thursday that Jim Darnell would be representing the Texas A&M quarterback.
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Osa Masina is taking three important visits in the coming days and it could pave the way for what the 2015 prospect is thinking about with his recruitment.
The Salt Lake City (Utah) Brighton athlete will be at Notre Dame on Friday, Michigan on Saturday and Sunday and then Wisconsin on Monday before heading home.
"I've never been anywhere near any of those places so that will definitely be a new experience to see if it's where I want to live," Masina said.
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"Notre Dame is going to be pretty cool from what I've heard. My brother (Uaea) went down there last year so with Notre Dame I have a little to go off of.
"Going up to Michigan and Wisconsin I don't know what to expect. I'm excited to go meet all the coaches from all three schools, talk to them, and check out the campus and see if it's a place where I want to go."
The 6-foot-4, 207-pound recruit has been offered by BYU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin so far. That means Notre Dame hasn't offered yet but Masina has gotten the hint that one could be coming.
"They've discussed an offer," Masina said. "They've talked about it. They really want me to come down first, however that goes, and maybe they'll extend an offer. That would be awesome."
Utah had been considered the slight frontrunner since his brother signed with the Utes last recruiting cycle but Masina said he wants to keep things open.
With these visits coming up, a possible offer from Notre Dame and new interest from USC, Masina doesn't want to rush anything this soon.
"I don't really have a favorite quite yet," Masina said. "Maybe after these next couple visits I could start naming a top three or something like that but I think right now I'm just open to everywhere.
"We'll see how that goes with SC. I'm trying to get in contact with someone down there. They keep sending me camp mail after camp mail so we'll see about USC."


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*Is a cold hearted snake*
OMG - full circle. This brings it all back around to the post I made on Hogz thread - ZZ Top - Tube snake boogie. MY EYES, MY EYES...
This thread doesn't make a lot of sense if it is a Monty Python reference.
Or does it.
Let me get this straight---your trying to make sense out of this thread?
Trust me on this...Eileen and I are the only two people in the universe who actually understand exactly what got this thread started. I doubt there's anybody who really understands where it went from there. Rick
Correction...Eileen and I are two of the only three.
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One small step for man, one giant step for mankind.
Thank you .
This is keeping more people in suspense than Big Redd's thread about his new chainsaw did.
Always leave 'em guessing, BB, always leave 'em guessing. Keeps 'em coming back for more %-P
Nope, don't need any more here. I've had plenty thank you :smirk:
English for the HH&D: POOF
Spanish: poofala
French: pouf
Italian: finocchio
There. Now we all understand.
Not that there's anything wrong with that ...
Yes, there was.
Pook sure is famous here. ;-)
Pook was Ozzy Osbourne.
I dunno about you but a WHITE ROOF is the only way to go it's a PROVEN TRUE FAKT
So true . . . on so many levels . . . from the outrageous ideas he came up with to the rambling near non-sensical posts that you could barely understand . . . Pook is Ozzy Osbourne . . . best description yet.
TB, you know the drill ... pics or it didn't happen !!
Naw Dix, I'm just quoting another obsession of the Ozzy-like poster that's being discussed above!
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Newt: Why People Are Choosing An Unlikeable GuyWednesday, January 25th, 2012
"I don't want a nice man," said Kenny The Nail Guy, "I want someone to beat Obama. I choose Newt."
This was a very interesting statement from a Vietnamese immigrant who despises communism and knows a socialist when he sees one. He sees one in Obama.
Kenny is onto something.
Pretty much everyone, except Callista and his daughters, believes Newt Gingrich isn't a very nice guy. I felt like his multiple marriages and "angry little attack muffin" persona as Peggy Noonan called him would be a deal breaker.
I am coming to believe his impatience with the bullshit and general grumpiness is the reason people like Gingrich.
First, people are sick of the stupid. And the government is big, stupid, annoying, interfering, and run by incompetent boobs. Gingrich is willing to concede it. In fact, he has a difficult time bearing the stupidity. In psychological terms, this is called mirroring. Gingrich mirrors the national mood perfectly. We're a nation of angry little attack muffins except no one is really listening to the average out of work, miserable citizen. Who will speak for them?
Second, Newt is battling the media–his real enemy. He has declared war on them. If he's going scorched earth on Mitt, he's going nuclear on the Press. People are loving it. Why? Because the press aggressively, arrogantly pushes their agenda which is a hard left agenda. America is NOT a left-leaning country. They are center-right. They self-identify as conservative.
The press pets this cycle have been Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney. Lavish spreads in Vanity Fair. Extraordinary deference in debates (especially Mitt).
Today, Romney cluck-clucks to Newt that going after the press is easy. No it's not, otherwise Romney would do it. But Romney doesn't want to antagonize the ones who have been giving him such generous ink.
Any Republican running for office is not only running against his Democratic opponent, he's running against the press. A conservative's CHIEF enemy is the press. Let me say this another way, a Republican CANNOT win unless he speaks around, above and in all ways that avoid going through the press liberal filter.
Romney, like McCain in '08, wants to be buddies with the press. And yet, the press is on Obama's side. When Romney goes into the general, he'll be constantly flustered and offended and dismayed by the abuse he's taking. It will be a shock after the sloppy kisses of the primary where the press would rather the choice be between a Republican liberal and a liberal-liberal.
Newt, in contrast, knows who he's running against and right now, it ain't Romney and in the general, it won't be primarily Obama. It's the press. He gets this now.
Finally, around 75% of the GOP base has been against Romney since the beginning. In 2008, the base knuckled under, again, for a guy who was a terrible candidate. They're unwilling to do it again.
And don't be deceived, Mitt Romney is a horrible candidate. Romneycare, global warming, increasing taxes, bland, not a great communicator, flip-flopper, abortion, distant, removed, owned a chop-shop.
My brother said of Mitt,"Everyone knows that guys like Mitt exists," speaking of Mitt's company Bain which went into distressed companies and sometimes chopped them up and sold off assets,"and people know that that work is a necessity and someone has to do it. They just don't want their president to be that guy."
Mitt isn't particularly likable either, he just seems like a nice guy. Well, Obama seems like a nice family guy, too. Big deal. People have decided nice is overrated.
Mitt has another negative though. Mitt Romney is the caricature of "evil Republicans" that the Democrats are salivating over. The press, meanwhile, like Mitt because he's Harvard educated, urbane, cool, and a touch less liberal than Obama. They could live with him if their coverage doesn't destroy his campaign.
People are wondering why Newt is doing so well. But the more I think about it, it makes sense.
Voters want someone who will fight and fight for them and against their common and frustrating and powerful nemeses.
You know that friend you have who is kinda a jerk? Why do you keep him around? Because in a fight, he's gonna beat your enemy to heck.
The job with Newt will be pointing him in the right direction. So far, he's been responsive to the ideas of his fellow candidates and seems willing to take on the federal leviathan.
As a friend said of Newt: He fights.
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The Elites Who Lack GravitasFriday, August 26th, 2011
Peggy Noonan enthused about Barack Obama. That fact alone should disqualify her, in perpetuity, from use of the word "gravitas" when criticizing anyone–so easily ensnared by the superficial and glib is she.
Karl Rove couldn't bring himself to craft a stragery to defend his boss, the abused George W. Bush, from the spurious attacks from the left. His narrow vision exposed the Congressional flank to a bloodbath in 2006. He is of the "compassionate conservatism" ilk who undermined the Republican brand that is yet to recover. And now, he's saying who can and cannot win and paternally chiding candidates. Please.
These people deign to lecture me? To lecture you?
You know who is still not serious? The Democrats. The Press. And most gallingly, the Republican die-hards clinging to the last vestiges of their reputations; those who had kinder words for Barack Obama than for the average American who can see the blindingly obvious: America is in deep, deep economic trouble and the current folks in Washington still play like this is a game.
Strong words are aimed at Ben Bernake and Peggy Noonan, buddies with him no doubt (because really, who of import isn't friends with Peggy Noonan), squeaks like she's been goosed by the captain of the football team. "Why I never!" Yes, and you never will.
I have lost all hope that these folks care for anything more than the game that is Washington politics. Who's in charge? Does he dress nicely? Is he well-spoken? Is he properly educated? Is he serious (code word for Ivy educated, silver tongued and bland)?
Never mind that the world is on fire. The economy is on the Tolkienian edge of the knife and our pundits and pointy heads are still obsessed with form?
Jonah Goldberg writes today about Rick Perry:
But here's my problem: I find the prospect of another four or eight years of defending these cultural distinctions to be intensely wearying.
My weariness is hardly a major consideration for anybody, but I think it reflects a larger problem. Conservatism is starting to have an identity-politics problem all its own. I think conservatism needs to spend less time defending candidates for who they are, and more time supporting candidates for what they intend to do.
Bush's inability to articulate arguments had nothing to do with his Texan-ness or his Christianity, but a lot of folks on the right defended him as if that were the case. "He speaks American, don't you get it?"
To which I'd reply: "No, he speaks badly."
Jonah has a point. I loved and love George W. Bush even though I profoundly disagreed with him on some major points (NCLB, Dept. of Homeland Security, etc.). I loved the man. I just couldn't listen to him. His speaking style, especially when more "prepared" drove me nuts. Off the cuff, such as when speaking at Ground Zero, he was better. And I'd read his speeches and be awed at the beauty of their words and then cringe in wonder when I heard them.
But you know what? I'll take cringe-inducing speaking over smooth talking all day long. I'm beyond the leftists and their pointing and laughing. I can go another couple years, or decades, of good governance if I don't have to endure bad ideas and smooth talk. Would I like good ideas and smooth talk? That would be nice, but the smooth talk is a helpful bonus.
The fact is, conservatism is coming in all sorts of forms these days. We don't have an identity-politics problem. Look at our governors, Jonah. Rick Scott, John Kasich, Nikki Haley, Mitch Daniels, Sam Brownback, Rick Snyder, Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, Susana Martinez. Every single one of them, no matter how they speak, would be painted as a stupid rube by the left and media were he or she running for President. Need proof? Just look at the press coverage of them now, in their states.
We have a leftist and press problem. And we have big name Republicans like Noonan and Rove who end up aiding and abetting these folks with their focus on things that don't matter.
The time for being swayed by the superficial is gone. I would vote for a bald, motorcycle riding Indiana governor. I would vote for an overweight, brash talking Jersey boy. I would vote for just about anyone willing to cut the government and take our economic woes and jobs despair seriously.
Get over the form. The next President better have substance. We've had three years of Barack Obama. That should inoculate anyone from the worries of being picked on for eight years by moronic Keynsians who sent America deeper into the morass.
It is the dawn of a new political day and I'm not sure many have caught up, yet.
Results matter. Go look to the states and look at the results of the policies of the states where the Governors supposedly lacking "gravitas" preside. Now look at what we have in the White House. Who has gravitas again?


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Nontraditional locations, typically seen as a vehicle for spreading a franchise brand into new places to reach a captive audience, also can serve as an additional lead generation tool, part of your overall development strategy. Let's consider a few instructional examples.
The point, of course, is that the more you place your brand in unusual (nontraditional) locations, the more likely it is to be seen by potential franchisees - who otherwise may never have run across it. In addition to those sites mentioned above, nontraditional locations include highway rest stops, train stations, golf courses, resorts, conference centers, senior-living centers, supermarkets, primary and secondary schools, convenience stores, hospitals, office buildings, and long-term care facilities.
Whether you're looking for a recent college graduate or a newly minted veteran in search of a civilian career, an entrepreneur on the move or someone just out for a good time at a show or sporting event, by locating in nontraditional sites you can generate new leads - and even make a little money in the process, instead of spending it.
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Independence 'would destroy Scottish shipyards'
DEFENCE Secretary Philip Hammond has delivered the strongest warning yet that Scotland's shipbuilding industry would be destroyed if the country votes for independence.
Mr Hammond said that warships would no longer be built on the Clyde, because Scotland would be considered a "foreign" power if it breaks away, meaning lucrative contracts would be moved elsewhere in the UK.
Speaking to the House of Commons Defence Committee yesterday, he also said that an independent Scotland's application to join Nato would be considered "very strange" by existing members, because of the Scottish National Party's opposition to nuclear weapons.
He said that the country's warships are currently built within the UK, despite the higher costs, because of the "importance of retaining sovereign capability".
Mr Hammond said that if Scotland were to become independent, the shipyards would "no longer be sovereign and would be subject to the whims of a foreign government".
He added: "We could no longer justify paying the premium we do for the sovereign capability. We would be under pressure from other shipbuilding areas in the UK if we were to continue to source ships within the UK."
His remarks echoed a UK Government report, which warned Scotland would lose its share of Britain's multibillion pound defence export industry, and would struggle to establish its own rival industry.
We would be under pressure from other shipbuilding areas in the UK if we were to continue to source ships within the UK.
Mr Hammond also questioned SNP's claims that an independent Scotland would be able to join Nato, adding that many countries would find it difficult to accept a country which "seeks to damage one of Nato's strategic assets."
Earlier, the SNP's Defence Minister Keith Brown outlined plans for a 15,000-strong Scottish Defence Force, with an annual budget of £2.5billion a year.
He also insisted a newly-independent Scotland would bear none of the costs of removing the Trident nuclear deterrent from the country, while the Faslane naval base would be turned into a military headquarters for "thousands" of personnel.
Mr Brown's claims that Scottish soldiers would still be able to make full use of the Sandhurst military academy in Berkshire were dismissed by Mr Hammond, who said Scots would be regarded as part of the "overseas contingent," which numbers around 75 students from all over the world.
Committee member Thomas Docherty later described Mr Brown's inability to produce firm details or igures as "embarrassing and concerning."


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What does it mean to believe, and where do you draw the line? Our ponies find out.
Episode 15: "Feeling Pinkie Keen"
Twilight Sparkle and Spike are out in the world, practicing Twilight's magic. But Spike is being distracted by Pinkie Pie, who's being extra-super-herself today.
Which is to say, spazzing out like mad.
Pinkie explains that her tail is twitching, which means her Pinkie Sense is telling her that things are going to start falling from the sky.
Twilight isn't buying it at all, especially because there aren't any rain clouds, but Pinkie didn't say anything about rain -- she had something a little more Magnolia in mind: a Chuck Jonesian frog from the pond, getting a lift from Fluttershy.
Spike is amazed by the seeming accuracy of Pinkie's prediction, but Twilight still is not buying the notion of a Pinkie Sense.
And thus begins Twilight's slow burn, and a series of physical comedy gags that feel slightly more justified than the slapstick in "Winter Wrap Up" -- such as another Pinkie tail-twitch, right before a not-looking-where-she's-going Twilight tumbles into a ditch. Also a coincidence, darnit.
Other known Pinkie Sense-signs: Flapping ears mean someone's about to get splattered with mud (Twilight, natch); an itchy back means it's Pinkie's lucky day; a pinchy knee means something scary is about to happen; and an achy shoulder means there's an alligator in the bathtub with the mud-splattered Twilight.
It's Gummy, Pinkie Pie's tooth-free pet alligator! I loves me some Gummy, especially because his character design is so very Ren & Stimpy. Tell me he wouldn't have fit right in the "Untamed World" episode. That's right, you can't.
Twilight takes no small amount of offense at this, and she awesomely stands on the soapbox next to the soap cart to explain that magic is quantifiable and practical, while Pinkie's ability is not those things.
There's also, perhaps, just a tiny bit of class snobbery on Twilight's part. But, ever the good sport, Pinkie Pie agrees to be studied in Twilight's also-very-Ren & Stimpy underground laboratory.
What cheeses Twilight off the most is that Pinkie Pie can't predict or control her precognitive twitches. Pinkie cheerfully lays bare the episode's thesis: Sometimes, you have to believe in things even when you can't figure them out. Twilight, who's built her worldview around the notion that all things are knowable -- and, remember, the very first image of the very first episode was of a book opening -- will not accept this.
A now-simmering Twilight Sparkle follows and observes Pinkie Pie's wide array of forecasting twitches and tics for the rest of the day from a theoretically safe distance, but not safe enough to prevent Twilight from an attack by a swarm of bees, or getting put into traction after falling into Applejack's apple cellar. Which would be more than enough, except that after observing another tail-twitch, she gets a flower pot, an anvil, a half-dozen hay bales, and a finally a piano dropped on her head. Classic comic escalation! And fitting for an episode with such strong Looney Tunes DNA.
Ah, but where did the falling things come from? Pan up to reveal --
That's right, folks. This episode's Derpywatch features not Proto-Derpy, but the first intentional appearance of Actual-Derpy! Just to give you a sense of the time frame, the pilot episode featuring Glitch-Derpy was broadcast on Oct. 10, 2010; she was identified and named by the fans on Oct. 25, 2010; and this episode was broadcast on Feb. 11, 2011. That's a pretty impressive turnaround time for Memeback, a word I choose to believe I just coined.
By the end of the episode -- including a scary chase sequence involving a Hydra, and some chilling voice acting from Tara Strong when Twilight Sparkle believes she's falling to her death -- Twilight finally concedes.
As she explains in the Shoehorn, just because she can't explain how Pinkie Sense works, that doesn't make it any less real. Significantly, there's no implication that it's beyond explanation, or that it's evidence of an invisible, omniscient pony in the sky. Just that Twilight herself can't figure it out, and that's okay. People who don't watch the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic usually can't figure out why it's so popular, either.


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02-27-09, 12:43 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: I am in need of a database and vb6 project
Folder1.zipI realy need some one to write some code I have no knowledge of this for and income expense database with multiple state?
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WOW I cant believe that no one in a forumon this subject really does not know how to help me so what is the point of this if no one knows what to do
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It's not a matter of us knowing how to do something.
It's a matter of us doing your work.
With you not even providing enough information that we could put something together...
And, finally, this really sounds like a homework assignment. We are glad to help you learn, but, we won't do your work for you.Lou
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