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|2010-03-13, 21:13
|Link #2481
Join Date: Mar 2008
Probably but the fun here is trying to guess what will happen later.
so, the stake of gluttony is completely out of the game that means that the remainign stakes are:
one of those is also gone so once they kinzo's body he will have another stake... does someone hasa list of who gets staked by which stake, that should make this easier ?
|2010-03-13, 23:39
|Link #2483
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: My beloved hometown, the mackerel river running through it
I don't think that we can get too much from the stake patterns. The killer already has to get the right number of people alone and kill them in a puzzle-y way without drawing suspicion to themselves. That's going to require some flexibility, you can't guarantee that everyone will be where they were planned to be, you'd have to change bits of it halfway through. Maintaining a strict victim order sounds like a bit too much of a challenge.
|2010-03-13, 23:52
|Link #2484
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
I agree, I think is already difficult to seperate everyone and kill according to the epitaph. It becomes too complicated if you have to choose fixed targets assigned to specific stakes.
In episode 4, Kyrie was staked and a stake was found next to Shannon's corpse. If the stake theory were true it would have been impossible for both stakes to be Mammon's stake.
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|2010-03-14, 01:56
|Link #2485
The Great Dine
Join Date: Feb 2009
Kyrie's stake could be Leviathan, but we don't know that for sure.
Anyways the stake theory seems like a red herring to me - Hideyoshi in EP 5 was gouged with Lucifer, which completely breaks the pattern he usually has. Of course, this could indicate a different killer in EP 5 along with other things.
|2010-03-14, 02:35
|Link #2486
Dea ex Kakera
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sea of Fragments
There were five stakes used and two missing. We were told that the two missing ones were Belphegor and Leviathan. We have wounds on some of the corpses that were possibly made by a spear-like object. We also know that Mammon was found by the police after the incident, even though it was supposedly buried in Kyrie's gut and all the other stakes vanished from the mansion. And yet the police didn't find any evidence of a crime, which most likely means there wasn't any blood on the stake to indicate it had been used to stab someone.
Some people have suggested that Eva pulled Mammon's stake out of Kyrie's corpse and washed it off, but there's no reason at all for her to do so. She already had a gun, and even if she needed a stake for some reason, she could just pick up the one Battler pulled out of Rudolf's head. And the possibility that Kyrie pulled the stake out herself and washed it off before she bled to death is too silly to bear consideration.
So here's what I think happened: Kyrie was actually staked with Leviathan. Belphegor was used as a murder weapon to kill George and the first twilight victims. And Mammon was found by the police because it was unused and probably not even in the mansion at the time the "accident" happened. It might have even been in Eva's possession.
|2010-03-14, 02:54
|Link #2487
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
That was assuming that the stake theory followed the stakes and victims listed the witch's game record in TIPS. If you don't go by that then I would select Leviathan for Kyrie as well. I believe that she was portrayed as an envious woman by the author of the story.
|2010-03-14, 08:22
|Link #2488
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: forever lost inside a logic error
Well if you question the reliability of the TIPS and the story itself about which stake staked whom, then finding a pattern is going to be even harder.
Anyway the only thing that seems to be consistent is the fact that everytime there are different combinations of "first twilight" and "second twilight".
|2010-03-14, 11:53
|Link #2489
Dea ex Kakera
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sea of Fragments
Honestly, the only thing I'm going to trust for certain about the stake identities is Battler's eyes in the manga. We know the TIPS are lying about stuff.
That said, Beato set up a certain fantasy theory in EP1 and EP2 (committing a sin makes you susceptible to the stake), and then significantly deviated from it in EP3 for some reason. If we're trying to find meaning in fantasy scenes, then it should be worthwhile to figure out why that deviation occurred. Did Kyrie really commit the sin of greed at some point so that she could be stabbed by Mammon, or was that a hint that something weird was going on?
|2010-03-14, 12:16
|Link #2490
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: forever lost inside a logic error
I wouldn't say that Beato set up a fantasy theory of that kind. That is just a speculation from the readers. I'm not going to take for granted that there is a necessary relationship between stake used and the victim's most relevant sin.
A person being staked twice by the same stake doesn't amount to a sufficient sample to come to any reliable conclusion.
|2010-03-14, 12:23
|Link #2491
Join Date: May 2009
I agree, at this point it's unreliable enough that finding patterns isn't very instructive. The stakes aren't even used at times, or aren't used "correctly." It's clearly the mark or weapon of a person or group of persons, and I have my suspicions as to who could be involved (Nanjo and/or Shannon being prime suspects), but I don't think they plan out ahead of time who gets staked with what unless they have lots of free time to do it.
|2010-03-14, 12:49
|Link #2492
Dea ex Kakera
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sea of Fragments
The stake choices don't have to be planned out by the culprit. From a mystery perspective they might well be interchangeable or randomly chosen. On the other hand, because of that interchangeability, Beato should be able to use her game master's authority to weave the story so that people "just happen to" end up with what she thinks are appropriate stakes. That is, the stake choices have meaning at the fantasy level even if they don't at the mystery level.
It was the TIPS in EP1 that said stakes could only target people who committed the corresponding sin. If the stake choices are entirely up to Beato, then there's absolutely no reason for her to present a story that contradicts that, unless she's trying to make a point or hide something.
|2010-03-14, 13:35
|Link #2493
Crazy but OK xP
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Netherlands
Age: 24
A little bit late, but there is something that relate Jessica&eorge except being cousins... They are both in love with a servant, so what if it's chosen on how much they have in common..
Hideyoshi&Eva = George is their son.
Kanon&Jessica = unrequired love (?)
Rosa&Maria = They both have a difficult childhood & they are the youngest. (Rosa - siblings, Maria-cousins)
well Jessica&George = Servants love.
Hideyoshi&Kinzo = both started with nothing.
.... Just a suggestion....
|2010-03-14, 13:58
|Link #2494
Mystery buff
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Gone Fishin!
Other than the Dante metaphor. I have no idea why the stakes even exist.
After reading episode 4 for the first time I was ready to deny the existence of the physical stakes. In other episodes people are staked though so if they are used in those episodes than somebody has to have them. It would be easy to just say that since Kinzo likes occult stuff that one of the servants steal the stakes from Kinzo's room along with his ring so they could make the letters. Or that Maria had them in her handbag for some reason and that whoever used them got them from her bag. Or like I said earlier that Rudolf's Niche company made them. The only reason they seem to be used at all is for the gouge the X and kill theme in the epitaph, but since the epitaph doesn't require anyone to be staked at the second twilight, unless people are restaked for some reason, than the numbers are all messed up.
But I don't think the stakes are the murder weapon at all. There is a lot of evidence against a device being used to shoot stakes at people like Battler theorized so I think they are killed via another method before being staked.
For example in episode 2: Jessica could be killed by activating her asthma with pepper spray causing her to choke to death, and then she can staked in the chest afterward. It wouldn't be that hard to kill her that way. And if Jessica was already dead from choking when Kanon returned it would be easy to kill him, disappear him out the window, and lock everything up.
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|2010-03-14, 14:17
|Link #2495
Witch's Golden Breaker
Join Date: Sep 2009
Age: 30
The stakes definitely can't be the cause of death at least in 90% of the murders (even the 'gouge the head' stakings are iffy). You can't die from being staked in the leg or knee, for instance. It's obvious that the stakes are just there as a decoration or 'warning' to the person who discovers the bodies - their significance is to the discoverers of the corpses, not to the people who are being killed. I don't believe in the stake shooting device, either.
What's unusual is that there don't seem to be any other 'obvious' wounds on some of the staked bodies, or at least our inspectors aren't looking hard enough for them (maybe another purpose of the stakes - be so visually distracting that they don't examine the bodies closely enough). Eva and Hideyoshi in EP1, for instance. Right away we learn two things: they're dead, and they've got stakes in their foreheads. No one mentions any other visible wounds on the bodies that would indicate them being killed in some other way and then staked afterwards.
|2010-03-14, 14:27
|Link #2496
Mystery buff
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Gone Fishin!
For episode 1 at least. I thought that as long Kanon killed Eva and Hideyoshi after removing the chain lock it wouldn't be a closed room. I Have a theory for how he staked them and it has something to do with the storehouse where gets the wire clippers. He got a tool for it. Something like a power drill.
But to me even if they are killed before they are staked Kanon has to be the murderer for it not to be a closed room.
Also in the VN Battler never enters the room so he never saw how they were killed he just heard about it from everybody else.
I also like the idea that the stakes distract people from seeing external wounds. Natsuhi and Rosa seem to keep Battler from looking closer at the bodies a lot. Rosa chased him out when he tried to take a look at Gohda and George so we know Shannon was clearly hit in the head pretty hard by how much she was bleeding, but the cause of death for Gohda and George isn't clear at all. In fact since George was staked in the same place Kyrie was in episode 3 it might not even be a fatal wound.
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|2010-03-14, 15:29
|Link #2497
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: In the Meta- World... on Virgillia's bed.
|2010-03-14, 15:39
|Link #2498
Mystery buff
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Gone Fishin!
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|2010-03-14, 17:20
|Link #2499
Join Date: May 2009
Unless there are other wounds, I'd be willing to bet most of the non-lethal stakings involved poison or suffocation (or a sleeping agent and suffocation). That could also more readily explain the First Twilights, at least some of the time.
|2010-03-15, 22:21
|Link #2500
It's Hammertime!
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Italy (Neaples)
Doesn't Knox 4th forbids poisons or drugs? Also in ep1 there where bloodstains in the dining room where the six were probably killed (i think the face smashing happened in the shed) so they were first injuried with something.
I think that the various first twilights are more impulsive than premeditated, and i would not rule out a mutual killing due to the inheritance fight. Then someone, or the survivor just has to clean up the mess...
Also, from ep5 we know that there is also the possibility of a faked first twilight. If that happened in that episode, couldn't it be faked in other episodes as well? Maybe in ep1, where there are no death confirmed in red. Of course Battler witnessed the corpses, but he is not a doctor and i don't think he has ever seen a dead body before. His perspective must be reliable becouse of Knox rules, but they still allow the detective to make mistakes or misundertand something
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How we discipline children helps them grow for a lifetime
When it comes to discussing the role of discipline in raising children, Sean Brotherson would rather talk about guidance.
"Discipline has been thought of as punishment — often harsh or severe punishment — and is translated into negative or punitive interaction with children," said Brotherson, NDSU professor of human development.
On the other hand, " 'guidance' provides a different framework for correcting behavior. It's more about teaching — being loving and supportive of children rather than harming them in any way."
That's not to say that Brotherson shuns the idea of boundaries.
"It is necessary to set limits about what is appropriate behavior and how we engage with others," he said. "For example, parents need to teach a child that running out in the street in front of a car is not safe. You have to put a rein on that behavior."
Limits help a child to develop internal controls, he said. "The child learns how to manage his own behavior and make choices" about what he will do.
Growing up, "we learn to make choices and set limits on our behavior with the guidance of caring adults," he said. "The challenge to adults is to be nurturing and supportive rather than harsh and punitive."
When a child hits his sister, for instance, the parent needs to teach "what it is that's desired instead," by providing an example of better behavior, he said.
"It is typical to see more progress in behavior if we are reinforcing positive examples" rather than reacting negatively.
"As a parent, you're always about correcting behavior," he said. "The child needs clarity on behavior you want to set limits on. But instead of being the 'behavior police,' be focused and proactive in recognizing things the child is doing well.
"Be intentional about that rather than simply being annoyed (with poor behavior) and taking action to discourage it."
"There's very definitely a place for saying 'no,' " he said, "but we don't want the child's primary mindset to be negative."
Kids want connection
Because children want a sense of connection with people, it's important to develop the kind of parenting that fosters it, he said.
"In the absence of a positive, caring connection with the caregiver, the child may resort to behaviors that result in that connection," he said, explaining misbehavior as a way to garner attention.
But Brotherson encourages parents to think "beyond the behavior," he said. "Why is the child doing what he's doing? Think about how to respond to that, in addition to responding to the behavior."
Kristen Votava, early children education graduate director at UND's College of Education and Human Development, has a similar perspective.
"The purpose of discipline is to set limits for the child and for the child to understand what's allowed and what's not allowed. It's reinforcing what we expect of them."
Parents need to think about their reaction to poor behavior and what they're "modeling" to the child, Votava said. "If your first reaction is to scream or yell, the child will learn that that is how you respond" to a stressful situation.
"Harsh discipline could lead to more misbehavior and a power struggle. Gentle guidance, rather than punishment or a threat you can't carry out, is more effective in the end."
"Some children can have very difficult temperaments," she said. "They need a lot of activity, they can't sit still, or you feel you can't rationalize with them.
"But not sitting still, for children at a certain developmental stage, may be normal. We need to look at the child's personality and our own personality and work from there."
'Feeling' words
Teaching children the words they need to label and describe their emotions is critical to healthy development, she said.
"It's so important to help the child find ways to express their feelings in a positive way."
Words give them a way to tell you, rather than show you — like an outburst, how they feel, she said.
If you're trying to correct behavior, showing kids how to behave is better than always saying "no" or "don't do that."
For example, take time to show your child how to softly pet an animal, not pull its tail.
"Seeing it acted out is so powerful," Votava said. "You can hear words, but how you see it modeled, that's how you (learn to) react."
"Imitation is the primary method children use to learn and acquire a skill," Brotherson said. Verbal instruction is the "least effective" means of teaching kids.
"If you use the approach of always saying 'no,' you limit your repertoire in teaching your child," he said.
"Just like anyone who's learning something, it takes time, patience and repetition to acquire a new skill. The same is true of children when we're asking them to do or not do certain things."
Votava acknowledges that when parents are trying to change behavior, "it can be very challenging," she said. "Sometimes we can get stuck."
Parents may repeatedly react the same way — even if it's not effective — because they haven't thought about a better strategy, she said.
"Think of a plan and work out what you're going to do. It's helpful to have a strategy, especially when things are getting difficult ... Without strategy and consistency, we can be really spinning our wheels."
For example, if a child balks at brushing her teeth before bedtime, the parent may allow the child to choose between putting on pajamas or brushing her teeth first.
"Kids are usually OK with one of them, knowing the other one will follow," she said.
Decide on a strategy and stick with it for a couple of weeks, she said.
"Keep track of the progress; write down what you see. After three days, did it work? Maybe not. But after a week, now we're seeing some results."
For a strategy to work "everyone must be on board — grandparents, caregivers, anyone else in the household," she said.
By offering choices to children, "you're helping them exercise some control over the process," Brotherson said. "You're empowering them to make choices because eventually you won't be there to make the choice …
"Ultimately you're trying to help the child to become a self-sufficient adult."
Another strategy, spanking, continues to stir discussion among Brotherson's colleagues.
"Spanking is a power assertion, a control mechanism," he said. "The emerging reality is that there are healthier, more effective ways of helping children learn."
Very young children don't understand the difference between right and wrong, Votava said.
"Sometimes we think children are trying to manipulate us or they are being bad or stubborn," she said. But the child does not necessarily think that way.
"He thinks, 'If I hit my sister she'll stop bugging me,' and it's worked."
When considering what behavior does, or does not, require discipline, "parents should choose their battles," she said, "but be firm about your limits.
"Hold your ground about the things that are important."
The TLCs of Parenting
Teach: All children need guidance.
Listen: Encourage your child to express feelings.
Care: Your child needs your love and support.
Questions to ask yourself
- Am I expecting too much for my child's age?
- Do I always say 'no'?
- Do I tend to scream?
- Am I too strict?
- Have there been major changes in our home or lives?
- Am I under a lot of stress?
If you're afraid you might hurt your child, call the National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453).
How to encourage good behavior
- Praise behavior you want to encourage.
- Make sure your child understands your rules. Keep your rules simple and consistent. Don't overwhelm a young child with too many rules.
- Try not to yell or say 'no' all the time. Or the child won't listen. Say 'no' when they could hurt themselves or someone else.
- Make your home toddler-proof. A child learns from having the freedom to explore. Allow your child to learn in a safe and stimulating place.
- Look for the reason for the behavior.
- Listen to your child. Make children feel important. They often misbehave to get attention.
- Try to understand your child's feelings.
- Find out about stages children go through. Join a parents' group, read articles in parenting magazines or check out videos from your library on child development.
- Give your child individual attention and love every day. Children often misbehave if they are feeling lonely or neglected.
- Take care of your own needs, too.
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Cape Town - The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants people who live on communally owned land, mainly applying to those who live in the former homelands, to have full and unhindered individual ownership of their land.
DA shadow minister of rural development and land affairs Lindiwe Mazibuko said on Thursday that her party was submitting a private members' bill to Parliament's Speaker Max Sisulu with the aim of giving effect to the notion.
Mazibuko said that people living in the former homelands make up half of South Africa's population of about 50 million.
"It is unacceptable that, in the seventeenth year of democracy, they are still waiting for their land rights to be made secure," she said.
Mazibuko went on to say that the inequities bequeathed by colonialism and apartheid must be redressed to ensure a thriving rural economy that provides for job creation and economic growth.
"We strongly believe that full individual ownership must be extended to ensure that people living on communally owned land are empowered to live unencumbered on their land and leverage it to improve their livelihoods. "Without full individual property rights, residents on communally owned land cannot use their land as loan collateral, rent, or sell any portion of it to enjoy the full benefits of land ownership," she said.
According to the DA's policy document, land ownership had the potential to ensure the expansion and diversification of the commercial agriculture sector to increase productivity, create more rural jobs and promote food security.
Mazibuko said the Constitutional Court's May 2010 finding necessitated the legislative amendments as the Communal Land Rights Act had been declared unconstitutional.
The DA's proposed law says that legislation must be drafted to ensure that all land in the former homelands is surveyed so that it is known exactly how much land exists and who is living on it. Currently, this land is categorised as "un-surveyed, unregistered state land" and "trust land" and is not properly registered in any database.
"Once the process of surveying land is complete, land must be registered in individuals' names in the Deeds Registry after a public announcement has been made calling for individual community members to register ownership of the land they are currently living on," Mazibuko said.
She said the rates collection system that applied in municipal areas should be applied in these areas as well, so that the entire country would be covered by a simple and uniform rates collection system.
"Currently, this system is not applied to communally held land. This new system would require these areas to be demarcated as municipalities and therefore subject to the provisions of the Municipal Systems Act," Mazibvuko said.
"We trust that the portfolio committee on private members' legislative proposals and special petitions will consider our proposal favourably, and bring much needed relief to the residents on communally owned land.
"People living in the former homelands have been denied individual land ownership for too long. We believe it is high time that their rights are recognised as part of our national land reform strategy."
It makes one wonder where Mr Malema gets his data from when he says that 90% of land is owned by whites.
Now I wonder will they pay rates and water once they get afforded their own land. Don't think that will work for the free loaders. Have you thought about that Lindiwe? My dumpling, they will toitoi you flat.
@ShadowfaxUK How much do they own if I may ask
Analyse, 44% in 2001. (mail and guardian 2009) Maybe we will know more in a years time.
@Tolerant, are you serious you basing your argument on Mail n Guardian, do yourself a favour and download a research by The world bank: worldbank.org If you love facts it will be of great use, becareful of everything you read in the press - go way out and do further research of your own. 44% lol, what a joke
Mr.Malema is either misinformed or a lier.
That would be both. Also, he is fat. And ugly. Really, I don't know what Floyd sees in him.
@Vuzi: apparently love is blind...
Vusi Floyd doesnt look at jujus face.
It's a bit hard to see anything with his head buried so far up Juju's backside.
Won't work Lindiwe - ANC/Gawwamund will do everything in their power not to do that, because that might just scew their numbers that they base all their accusations about land ownership on. It will also all of a sudden have a lot of their sheeple pay rates and taxes which might just give cause to loss of popularity and lots of extra riots about non-delivery of services, and frankly they can do without that bad publicity.
I would have thought the ANC would have made the law about 17 years ago, giving property ownership to 50% of SA poor instantly is great. ANC why did you wait for the DA to rescue the poor people of SA?
Lindiwe Mazibuko trying to score some point, I recommend that this lady be promoted to be DA Party Leader
I recommend that you STFU.
@JMan she is our agents as soon as she wins the votes she is gonna cross the floor, this really goes to show the intelligence of the African National Congress. VIVA Lindiwe Mazibuko I started liking this lady as soon as I discovered the strategy.
farmworker I really dont think that she wants to cross the floor and be labelled a maaifoedie.
@farmworker - I agree. I think Lindiwe Mazibuko is a fantastic & educated lady. I think I would vote for to be president, I think she has the PEOPLES (black & white) best interest at heart. We are divided, blacks hate Zille, whites hate ANC, I think she can be the turning point for South Africa, whether she is in the ANC or DA or anything else, I believe she is the "one" (Matrix analogy)
After Zille finishes what she started and reeped the award for it - yes.
Firstly this 87% land to the whites and 13% land to the blacks is a fairy tale as close to 70% of land in South Africa is useless, Kalahari, Karoo etc... When the split came in 1948, and total populations where equal, the usable land was split right down the middle. The question is who did what with the land they had and who did not?
I'm getting sick and tired of the deliberate skewing of history by the politicians just like JZ's claim the settlers culled the Khoi-San, when the settlers got here they were already decimated and assimilated into the Xhosa's
Dear land takers,
As long as you share the land with ALL of us - whites and blacks - it will be fine. It will also of course have to include the land currently occupied by blacks. In the name of fairness and equity they will have to share what land currently occupy.
Just don't think we - black and white - will allow YOU or some of your pals to register the land in YOUR names.
We will demand absolute access at all times to OUR land and we will share in the production and proceeds of the land, if any.
And don't try to bluff us with excuses like the State or the Party will keep the land in trust for us.
On behalf of the millions of South Africans and current non-citizens, all in eager anticipation.
Personally I think this is a very good idea. will create home ownership with ground that is available, should be properly marked out into small towns with proper suburbs where schools and sporting facilities can be started. and furthermore proper Doctors facilities and hospitals in each of the towns to cater for the residents. electricity and proper sewage and proper water supplies to each home.
It will take time but will be very worthwhile.
Why only homeland land.The whole of SA must be returned to its rightfull owners.Minister must look at the 1820 and pre 1820 land ownership and transections.Please minister redress the land injustices of that era equitably.
I challenge anyone to travel through the old Transkei and Ciskei. Thousands of acres of productive land lies fallow. Who owns all this land. Why can people there not buy land and farm it. Oh no, the old headman/henchman and his family decide who can do what, when and where with this land. Easier to live off the variety of grants on offer and make more babies and kidnap and marry young girls.
Helen Zille for President and Lindiwe Mazibuko for Deputy President - you guys rock!
ALL SA is about to be consolidated into ONE PROVINCE and doled out to the KINGS http://bit.ly/nl1haM - let alone any thought of privatisation or land tenure!
By kings do you mean the maaifoedie elite?
It will help you lot if you took the time to look at the official land ownership statistics from the relevant govt departments (agriculture & Rural Development & Land Reform). Then argue on facts not perceptions. It is a fact that Blacks DO NOT own any thing close to 50% of ARABLE land in this country. There must be equitable land distribution amongst other things or else the landless masses will rise up against the land owners! It is not in the interest of South Africans to risk such possible eventualities.
Land can not be created, therefore it is more prudent to rather own less than risk having nothing (in the event of an uprising/revolution).
@ Mnumzane1
How is the land distribution supposed to take place?
Who gets what and who will the new owners be?
It is a agenda being driven by opportunists for their own enrichment.
Do you really foresee that millions of South Africans will leave the cities and move to land far away?
It is a ludicrous notion.
Anyway, what difference if a revolution which destroys our food sustainability (Somalia outcome) by removing or drastically reducing commercial farming or peacefully eliminating commercial farming (also Somalia outcome)? Who should care which of the two methods is followed if the consequences will be identical?
Threats of revolution make no impression.
Lindiwe, as usual, you make sense. Which is precisely why the ANC government and the sheep that follow their 'leadership' will find all sorts of reasons to ignore this idea.
Why solve problems logically and fairly, when you can loot, burn, and blame everything on white people?
EnglishBoer, work on facts and not on racist perceptions and propaganda. Africans fed themselves well before European invasion. It is the likes of unrepent people like you who will give populists and reactionaries ammunition to cause unrest in the country as they point out the failure of non-racialism. Whites will be the biggest losers in the anarchy that will result. Africans are already poor and the chaos will not make their lives any worse than it is. Beware of the man with nothing to lose because he just doesnt care what happens next!!
Farming is hard work I agree, but then who does the back breaking manual farm work? The last time I checked farm labourers were black! So much for working hard...
All I hear about is black and white land ownership. Tell you what, You can have the rest of South Africa and my coloured buddies and me will have the Western Cape...


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However, there are people who did not have experiences with camera sometime do doubt and confuse which camera are better for them? Now here is the question you should ask yourself before getting any camera:
- What you need it for?
- What is your budget range?
- What brand you prefer?
I think with this 3 question above is sufficient enough for you to make decision which to get. Lets get started.
What you need it for?
What you need it for? To take pictures of course! oh yea that's true but which should you get? DSLR? Compact? This always pop out in my friends mind whenever they decided to choose a camera. Whenever that come across, i always ask them what you need it for? Most my girl friends used it for casual. They don't really care to learn the basic photography as long as they can take good picture. However on my guy friends side, some who doesn't know a nuts on photography begin to pick up it as hobby and they started it with DSLR.
So here is the question, What you need it for? There is no restriction that which camera you must get if you need it for this and that. Bare in mind, NEED and WANT is two difference thing. eg You WANT a DSLR because everyone having it and you NEED a DSLR because i want to use it for my job. See the difference? There is once i WANT to get alot lens that I had in my mind but in the end I didn't get it, because i don't NEED it or use it odten. Once again, see the difference? So bear in mind what you need it for and that's gonna lead you to next question.
As my opinion, if you wanna learn basic photography, yes it is good to started with low end DSLR, Mirrorless Camera or Compact that provide you full control of ISO, Aperture and Shutter speed. Afterall, photography is all about framing, composition and setting. Notice that i put them in order? Yes setting is always the last thing to concern for me. If you just a casual/travel user but want a good image quality, you're always welcome to get any of the 3 choices and use Auto mode all the way. In the end the picture result is make WOW impact for your viewer. Do remember sometime size of the camera do affect your choices and decision depending what you use it for.
What is your budget range?
I am sure you do have your own budget and yes, always set a budget for yourself or else you'll lost. However with current market price, budget RM 1,200-RM 1,500 is good enough for you to have a high end compact (which i called it semi pro - Lumix LX5, Nikon P7100, Canon S95, Canon G12, Olympus XZ-1) or a second hand DSLR for beginner. If you are rich, then yea go ahead and get whatever you feel you like.
Afterall, even you are beginner and given a Nikon D3S you'll get a decent result of your picture. Even the pro cameras have got P modes, so it's not like you need to know what all the settings are and what everything means to get a shot. So they key for those who want a better value buy is, "what camera cam I get without breaking the bank and not wasting loads of money"?
What brand you prefer?
Canon? Nikon? Sony? Panasonic? Samsung? Olympus? Honestly there will be always never ending choices in camera. Difference spec, design and brand keep coming out and no doubt, they are getting better and better. For my opinion, go for whichever you feel like. Difference people will have difference opinion. Some would say they love Nikon because of user friendly. Some will love stylish design of Sony compact. Some will love Panasonic Lumix GF3 because it was small. Some will love Olympus Pen art filter. I am sure all this question will pop out in your mind, thus i would love to refer back to first question, "What you need it for" and narrow down your choices. As for me, I am kind of brandism of Nikon but i do give a try on other brand as well. In the end now I am both Nikon DSLR and Olympus Pen user and i actually used my Pen the most and i sold off my DSLR.
I always believe that skill come first and camera just a tool for you to execute your artistic side. Based on the 3 question, i am pretty sure you can figure out which you want.
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Getting ready for the "Big Game" this Sunday got me thinking about Super Bowl teams of the past. The first that comes to mind is the 2005 Seahawks who made their one and only Super Bowl appearance. I'm still not over our loss to the Steelers, and if I were to see a Ref from that game on the street I would give them a piece of my mind.
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A US teenager has walked for two days, carrying his seven-year-old brother on his back, battling heat, rain, fatigue and more to finish a 64km walk to raise awareness about cerebral palsy.
Fourteen-year-old Hunter Gandee walked from his junior high school not far from the Ohio border to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He piggy backed his brother, Braden, throughout the two-day journey.
On Sunday, they strolled up a winding road toward the university's wrestling centre. Asked how he felt, Braden said simply: "Tired."
Hunter acknowledges there was talk of stopping the walk around the 48km mark due to chafing on his brother's legs.
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"Heeeeeey, this is some classy hooch, Asami," says Bolin, selecting a few bottles off the shelf.
"It should be. I pilfered it from the mansion." Dressed in what she calls "casual"—which still looks like haute couture—Asami enters the living room and sets four glasses on the floor.
Korra takes an open bottle out of Bolin's hands, sniffs, and makes a face. "How do you even know if it's good?"
"The price tag," says Asami.
Korra shrugs and passes it to Mako, who fills all four glasses halfway. "How do you play this again?" she asks.
Asami sits cross-legged on the floor, her back up against her plush new sofa. They are breaking in her new apartment tonight, a necessary relocation since her childhood home is still a crime scene and Air Temple Island was getting, well, crowded.
"When it's your turn, you think of something you've never done before. Then you say, 'Never have I ever' and then the thing. Whoever's done the thing you say has to take a drink. If no one has done it, then you have to take a drink."
"Mmmkay. Sounds like this could be embarrassing."
"That's the point."
Bolin grins at her and wiggles eyebrows.
"And no lying. You guys are bad at it, and I'll be able to tell."
"Avatar's honor." Korra puts her hand over her heart and assumes a histrionic posture. Bolin is settling to her right with Mako sprawled out on her left.
"I'll go first," says Asami. "Never have I ever swum naked."
Mako and Korra try not to make eye contact as he sips from his glass. Korra, however, raises hers in a toast and says, "It's a Water Tribe tradition actually" and tosses it back…
…and then she coughs like she's dying and punches the floor hard enough to make the electric lamps vibrate. "Shit, that burns!"
"Yikes," Asami deadpans, whether at their transparent mutual embarassment or Korra's rookie drinking or the thought of plunging naked into arctic waters isn't clear. "Ok, Mako's turn."
Mako doesn't like this game, but he's been outvoted, so, "Never have I ever crashed a satomobile."
Korra groans as she and Asami both drink. This time, the former is prepared and the coughing is less dramatic.
"Fuck you guys." Korra sits up and quirks an eyebrow. "Since it looks like I won't be able to say this in a little while: never have I ever puked from drinking shaojiu."
All three of them toss sips back, and the Avatar is triumphant.
"Bo?" Asami smiles at him.
"Never have I ever had a real sifu," he says.
"Ok, REALLY?" says Korra, and another sip blazes down her throat. Bolin is grinning at her. "Are you guys just trying to get the girls fucked up or what?"
"Perhaps," says Mako, the corner of his mouth turning up.
"I'll throw you a bone, Korra." Asami sits up straight and tosses her hair dramatically. "Never have I ever shaved my head," and after a beat, "Past lives don't count."
Both boys glare at her, remembering the times the lice got too bad.
Mako decides to play the pity card, "Never have I ever had a birthday party."
Korra "awwwws" him a little too loud, losing control of her volume as the alcohol starts to work on her a little faster than it does the rest of them. "We'll have to fix that." She is at the end of her glass.
"Don't let him fool you, Korra," says Bolin, easily the soberest of the three. "He hates parties."
"How shocking." Asami, whose poise is starting to crumble a bit, gets the refills going.
Korra has to think a little while, her finger making circles around the rim of her glass. "Never have I ever had a manicure," she blurts out.
Asami drinks and so, to his girlfriend's shock, does Mako.
"Asami's fault," he says, and Korra is too delighted for words.
Bolin is suddenly in confessional mode. "Never have I ever dated someone more than a month."
Mako and Asami both have to drink. Korra claims she's four days in the clear.
"Well, the dates are a little … fuzzy there," Asami mutters, and Korra isn't sure because of the alcohol, but she thinks her feelings are a little hurt. She takes a long drink anyway, and Mako is peeved. "Never have I ever called someone while drunk."
Mako drinks, knowing it's directed at him, but so does his brother.
"Never have I ever," Mako glares at Asami, "had to hide a hickey."
Her lips are pressed in a line, and she holds his gaze through squinted eyes while she drinks.
"What's a..." starts Korra, listing a little to one side "…oh whatever." Bolin is picking up on the rising tension on one side of the room, but all of Korra's resources are directed at hammering a thought together.
"Never have I ever … played … strip … pai sho." They all look at each other for a long minute. "Fuck," says Korra. She hopes this isn't where she throws up.
Mako looks at his teetering girlfriend. "Asami, I told you this wasn't a great idea."
"Quit being so protective of her," she retorts, more than a little unsteady herself. "She wanted to play."
"Yeah … Maaaako, I'm not a … baayayby." Korra's mouth won't quite form around the words.
Bolin thinks Asami is kind of being a bitch, but he also kind of gets why, and he's less drunk than everyone else, which is rare, so this whole situation is making him nervous. Also, this might be his fault, so…
"Never have I ever stayed mad at anyone for more than 24 hours." They all look a little disbelieving, but it is Bolin, so they drink.
Asami takes her swig and is pretty much through with this shit. "Never have I ever kissed someone while dating someone else."
Korra isn't looking very good. Mako throws a blistering scowl in Asami's direction. Out of nerves or whatever, he's been taking sips even when he doesn't have to and has to unsteadily refill his glass for the third (fourth?) time in order to take the required hit. But then he puts down the drink, and the path of revenge becomes clear. "Never have I ever made out with someone the same gender as me."
Asami's turns bright red all the way up to her hairline. Bolin and Korra's mouths drop open, and Mako is grinning at her like the drunk idiot that he is. Regaining her poise, she raises her glass and declares, "It was at boarding school, and it was awesome."
Bolin and Korra are practically jumping with delight as they clap and howl. Korra gets a little too celebratory, and Mako has to catch her before she goes careening into an end table. She settles down, but the room won't stop spinning, so she leans with her back to her boyfriend, and he returns the pressure in order to keep her upright.
"Ummmm ... ok, I dunno … uhhhh…" Korra can no longer make her thoughts cohere. "Ne'er have I e'er… had more thhhhan … 50…yeah 50 yuans in my pocket." She is slurring like crazy.
Asami, of course, drinks, and so do the two boys who used to do runs for the triads. "Really?" says Bolin, incredulously.
"The Avatarthnot th'pposed to have a lot of earthly pothessss…pozzessuh."
"Possessions?" Mako finishes for her.
Bolin raises his eyebrows. "Wow. What did you do with all the swag Tarrlok gave you?"
"Sen' it back. I…I not take anyttthhhhing fro' that … jerk."
He is still trying to make peace. "Never have I ever seen ladies kick more ass than these two here."
"Pandering," says Asami, her eyes rolling back in her head.
"Play nice." Mako squints in her direction.
"Ok, truce," she says, angling her body toward Bolin, the alcohol and maybe a few tears blurring the edges of her vision. "Never have I ever saved somebody's life."
Bolin looks like he's about to cry as he throws back the rest of his drink. Korra halts a moment before sipping hers quietly. "You too," she says, nudging Mako's shoulder with her own. He stares into his glass like he's going to set it on fire, and he drinks once for the little boy he kept alive for ten years, again for the lightening he pulled out of nowhere when it looked like they were a goner, and again for a few memories he's never told her about.
"What about that time with your dad and the factory and the tanks and…"
"Oh, he wouldn't have killed you guys, Bo. Imprisoned you and tortured you and let Amon take your bending? Yes. Killed you? Probably not.
They are quiet, and Mako reaches out to take Asami's hand while Bolin scoots over and wraps an arm around her shoulders. Korra is staggering on the edges of consciousness, but she leans across the huddle to place a clumsy paw on Asami's knee and smiles stupidly out of her drunkenness.
Tomorrow they will wake up with stiff necks and blinding headaches—Korra draped awkwardly over Mako on the floor, Asami face down on the sofa, Bolin sprawled all over an easy chair and empty bottles of shaojiu all over the place. And Asami will brew the coffee while Korra puts her entire head under the running tap water and wants to die and Bolin helps Mako cook up his "special hangover breakfast."
But for now they are wrapped in the tender warmth of their buzz and their mutual joy, mutual pain, and they are glad for one another's presence.


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An episodic migraine with no aura can develop into a chronic migraine. These headaches are characterized by intense, pulsing pain restricted to only one part of the head. They will usually bring on sensitivity to sound and light as well as nausea. Chronic migraines are worsened by increased physical activity.
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May, 2011
Girls Fight for Softball Championship
The Grass Lake Softball team won the 2011 Cascades Conference Championship Tuesday night on the home field of a tough Michigan Center team. The Lady Warriors battled Michigan Center and Mother Nature every inning of the double header. The sweep over the Cardinals delivered back to back conference championship honors to Grass Lake.
Heavy rains and wind stopped the first game in the second inning. A sacrifice bunt by Krystal Wirpio scored Chelsea Evans for the fourth run when play resumed. With the Ladies out front, 4-0, the Michigan Center girls scratched out three runs in the nail-biting fourth inning. Chelsea Evans had five strike outs through 4 and 2/3 innings before Krystal Wirpio was called to the mound with the bases loaded. A pressure packed fly ball was snagged by Grass Lake, stranding Cardinal runners at all the bases. With the score 4-3 in the seventh inning, Michigan Center threatened again with runners at second and third. Warrior windmill wizard Wirpio cooly whipped up a strikeout to end the inning and preserve the lead for the win.
In the second game against Michigan Center Tuesday, the ladies scored two in the first and pitcher Krystal Wirpio held the Cardinals scoreless until the seventh when they tallied a run, but is wasn't enough, giving the Grass Lake team sole possession of the title. Kyndle Wolfinger, Kellyn Herendeen and Tori Edwards each had two hits to lead the Warriors.
The team, finished with a 12-2 division record, and 19-6 overall in a season with many weather postponed or cancelled games. Post season play begins this weekend.
Village Council Meeting of May 10, 2011
President Rodney V. Walz called the regular meeting of the Village Council to order at 7:30 p.m. Members present Sherwood, Fearer, D. DeBoe, R. Walz, Jones, Shelhart and J. DeBoe. Also present Nolte and Dunham. Public present Christina Breed and Shannon Maynard.
Pledge by All
Agenda- Motion by Shelhart to adopt the agenda, second J. DeBoe. All in favor, motion carried.
Minutes- Clerk read the minutes of the April 19, 2011 regular meeting. Discussion. Motion by Shelhart to accept the minutes of the regular meeting as read, second Jones. All in favor, motion carried.
Bills- Clerk presented the bills for the month of May. R. Walz asked about the bill for sewer repairs in the township. Nolte said the township would be billed for that repair. Discussion. Motion by J. DeBoe to pay the bills of $29,781.29, second Sherwood. All in favor, motion carried.
Maintenance- Dunham was present. He reported that the storage shed at 132 Clark St. needs a new roof. They are getting prices now. R. Walz wants to get a price for metal, that wouldn't have to be replaced for 30+ years. Discussion.
Public: Christina Breed stated that she really enjoys the landscaping along the west end of Michigan Ave.
Correspondence-Chelsea Area Wellness Foundation info. Consumers Energy information regarding streetlights. Consumers can no longer repair the old mercury lights. R. Walz wants to take a look at LED lighting. Nolte has been working on the upgrading of
the lights in the village hall. The estimate is around $2000 but with Consumers Energy rebate program it would bring the cost down
to $237. He has also been working on lighting for the parking lot off Lake St., the library and the DPW. Jackson District Library newsletter. Postal service information copied to council as well. The carriers will be moving into the post office in Jackson. Those
who have post office boxes need to make sure their post office box number is on all mail. Anything without will be sent back to the Jackson office as undeliverable. Melissa Shelhart had a request of council to close Michigan Ave. on July 3rd for a street dance. She
would like to close the street from 7:00 p.m. till Midnight. Discussion. Motion by Fearer to close Michigan Ave. from 7:00 p.m. till midnight on July 3rd for a street dance, second Jones. Discussion. All in favor, motion carried.
Committee Reports: Nolte reported that Mr. McVay is working on the drawing of the county park. The committee won't meet again until they have something back from him. Nolte is currently working on a Water Resource Development Authority and hopes to be able to have a public hearing sometime in July.
Old Business.
Variance 715 S. Union St.-Kathy Johnson has applied for a variance for the property at 715 S. Union St. The hearing has been set for May 17th at 7:00 p.m. Council will be meeting as the Zoning Board of Appeals.
321 W. Michigan Ave.-Council had received the letter from the attorney, however the property owner has already taken the structure down. Nolte will check with the attorney as to whether or not the court order includes the removal of the rubble.
AT & T-Nolte gave everyone the new proposal from AT&T for the lease of the water tower for antennas. R. Walz wants a better rate.
No Prisoners-DPW-.Nolte told council that the prisoners will only be available if the village is prepared to pay the salary of the guard. That would be $96,000 if you want a crew. Nolte has in the budget money set aside. Nolte wants to hire Brent Jones at $11.50 per hour approximately $275 per week. He would like to get him the necessary training to transition him into the DPW when Dunham retires. He has gotten an opinion from the attorney that Jones could stay on the council as long as he abstains from any salary discussion. D. DeBoe questioned whether there may be others in the area that may be qualified and give them the opportunity to apply for the position as well. Discussion. Council directed the clerk to place an ad in the local paper.
New Business.
Spring Cleaning Day-Clerk has contacted Modern Waste. We can have the spring cleaning day on May 21, 2011. Clerk wanted to
know if we want to limit the size of the trash set out to the road. Council wants to keep it the same as last year.
Lawn Mower-Dunham had two quotes for new mowers. One is from Dakins Yard N Garden for $12,600. The other is from Napoleon Lawn and Leisure for $12,875. Nolte will check with the bank about financing. Nolte had budgeted $5000 for this purchase.
D.DeBoe suggested checking with American 1 on financing as well. Sherwood left at 8:53 p.m.Village Preserve Easement-The Village Preserve neighborhood association wants to give the village the easement that includes the storm water runoff area that has tiles for drainage. This is the only common area in their site condo project. D. DeBoe asked why thevillage would want the easement which is a liability. Discussion. R. Walz suggested an easement on the east side of the neighborhood that could be used to install a water line over to Burtch Rd. and make a loop as he wanted to do years ago. Nolte will contact the association to see if they would be interested in giving the village the easement.
Small Town Survival Conference-Nolte copied to council the Helping Small Towns Succeed 2011 National Conference info. The Rural Partners of Michigan are giving scholarships for those Michigan residents interested in attending. This is a unique opportunity
as this conference doesn't come to Michigan often. If anyone is interested let Nolte know soon.
Village Managers Report- Nolte let council know that the Leoni Regional Utility Authority is not dissolved. Their next meeting will be on May 19th at 1:00 p.m. Nolte will be meeting with the Wheels of Thunder group on Saturday and he expects them at the council meeting on May 17th as well.
Pending Business-Nothing at this time.
Adjournment- Motion by Shelhart to adjourn, second Fearer. All present in favor, motion carried. 9:20 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
Estelle Mead, Clerk
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Lee Road Gunplay
Jackson County Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call of shots fired early Friday morning, May 13, 2011. Deputies were dispatched to an address on Grey Tower Road, Grass Lake Township to investigate. Read More
Women's Retreat Funded for Cancer Survivors
Grass Lake Sanctuary recently became the recipient of the 2011 Susan G Komen for the Cure grant for the Mid-Michigan region.
The non-profit organization, GLS, will receive $39,810 to serve 80 women who are survivors of breast cancer. This will benefit those between the ages of 30 to 65 years. They will participate in the Women Wellness Retreats, a 3-day stay on a 145-acre nature preserve and retreat center in Manchester, Michigan, said Tom Egan, executive director of Grass Lake Sanctuary. Read More
Farmers Market Moves to Fair Grounds
As you may know by now, Chelsea Hospital is in a big construction phase. This has made parking at the hospital tight. So -The WEDNESDAY BUSHEL BASKET FARMERS' MARKET WILL BE AT THE CHELSEA COMMUNITY FAIR GROUNDS – for the 2011 season.
Market Master, Joan Lutchka, states that the days and hours are the same – every Wednesday 2:30 – 6pm, May – October.
All the same vendors are there from the hospital plus a few new ones. We are proud to add fresh local KITA'S HUMMUS to our already outstanding line-up of vendors.
This is a local producers market, that means if you sell at the market, you are from the Chelsea area and grow or make what you sell. Stop and see us for all your vegetable, bread and other baked goods, plants- annual and perennial, honey, Maple Syrup and craft needs.
Plenty of close parking available.
News from David Lutchka, our County Commissioner
From David Lutchka, Jackson County Commissioner
Fun stuff first. The peregrine falcons have nested again this year and have three young. They are being followed on line by groups from Chicago, Indianapolis, several in Ohio, the state DNR as well as some international folks. The falcons can be viewed on the county web site via web cam live.
We planned to have the 2012 county budget adopted June 2011. We have had some problems with one of the computer modules and it may not be completed until July. This is still well ahead of the beginning of the 2012 fiscal year. The tax rate for this budget is the same as it has been for the past several years.
We planned on having the county service floor, #2, in the tower building occupied by the County Treasurer, Register of Deeds and Equalization departments by May 1. Just like with all good plans some things go wrong. We received the wrong carpet and one of the controls for the lights was not working. We hope to have the floor functioning by June 1.
The County Register of Deeds is retiring at the end of this term. This will give the county an opportunity to combine two elected positions without a battle between to sitting elected officials. State law requires two public hearings to discuss this issue. The first public hearing is May 17, 2011 during our regular commission meeting at 7:00 pm. The second is June 10, 2011 at 7:30 am in the commission chambers.
The law allows the positions of County Clerk and Register of Deeds to be combined into a Clerk/ Register position. After the public hearings the Board of Commissioners will decide whether to combine the positions or not.
Every ten years following the U. S. Census the county and state go through redistricting process to determine voting districts, based on population, for their representatives. The county reapportionment committee met during April. They decided that 12 county commissioners was not the right number for the next ten years. Starting with the next elections in 2012 the county will have 9 county commissioners. District two that currently includes all of Henrietta, Grass Lake, Waterloo and a very small portion of Leoni townships has been changed. The new district two will include all of Henrietta, Grass Lake and Waterloo townships. It will also include all of Leoni township north of I-94 and almost all of Leoni east of a line from Noon Rd. to Whipple.
Gas prices are going out of sight and I can't help you there other then to offer a good vacation idea. Go to the Jackson County Fair everyday August 7 -13. Following is a list of some of the happenings. Monday is senior day and Elvis will be there. Monday night is Jefferson Starship and another hall of fame rocker. Tuesday is Willy Nelson. Wednesday is the Quad Runners. Friday is Monster trucks. Saturday is Euro demolition derby. Pay one price day for rides will be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with Saturday a dollar ride day. I will keep you informed as other things are finalized.


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->''"Would you like to see Britannia rule again, my friend?\\
All you have to do is follow the worms"''
-->-- '''Music/PinkFloyd''', "[[Music/TheWall Waiting For The Worms"]]
->''"Then I feel you close.\\
Feel you close like you wanted me to.\\
Feel you close like you wanted me to\\
Believe in you.\\
Rise to the top of the world, America.\\
America, don't you cry."''
-->-- '''Music/ImagineDragons''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiO2-R8yKjE America]]"
->''"America! Fuck Yeah!\\
Comin' again to save the motherfuckin' day, yeah!\\
America! Fuck Yeah!\\
Freedom is the ''only'' way, yeah!"''
-->-- ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'', ''Theme Song''
->''"But if patriotic sentiment is wanted,\\
I've patriotic ballads cut and dried;\\
For where'er our country's banner may be planted,\\
All other local banners are defied!\\
Our warriors, in serried ranks assembled,\\
Never quail -- or they conceal it if they do --\\
And I shouldn't be surprised if nations trembled\\
Before the mighty troops of Titipu!"''
-->-- '''Nanki-Poo''', ''Theatre/TheMikado''
->''"Vertical stripes, horizontal stripes, noughts and crosses, eagles and hammers. Mere arbitrary signs. But every reality to which a sign has been attached is thereby made subject to its sign. Goswami and Ali used to live in peace. But I got a flag, you got a flag, all Baboon-God's children got flags. So even Ali and Goswami got flags; and because of the flags it immediately became right and proper for the one with the foreskin to disembowel the one without a foreskin, and for the circumcised to shoot the uncircumcised, rape his wife and roast his children over slow fires... Our choice is between bread and bunting. And bunting, I need hardly add, is what we have almost unanimously chosen."''
-->-- '''Narrator''', ''Literature/ApeAndEssence''
->''"Nothing is pointless! And the reason is: Because I'm the President of the great United States of America! '''Yeeeeaaah!'''"''
-->-- '''[[OurPresidentsAreDifferent President]] Michael Wilson''', ''VideoGame/MetalWolfChaos''[[note]]The most American video game ever made, [[WidgetSeries made by the Japanese]].[[/note]]
->''"She unfolded another piece of paper. It was a pamphlet. It was headed "From the Mothers of Borogravia!" The mothers of Borogravia were very definite about wanting to send their sons off to war against the Zlobenian Aggressor and used a great many exclamation marks to say so. And this was odd, because the mothers in Munz had not seemed keen on the idea of their sons going off to war, and positively tried to drag them back. Several copies of the pamphlet seemed to have reached every home, even so. It was very patriotic. That is, it talked about killing foreigners."''
-->-- ''Discworld/MonstrousRegiment''
->''"Never forget the duty of an American. I pay taxes, work, and I always vote. I fight for freedom of this country. This fight is for Japan, [[ThePowerOfFriendship for friendship]]."''
-->-- '''Roger Sasuke''', ''[[VideoGame/CastleOfShikigami Castle Shikigami 2]]''
->''"You! You're a disgrace to your country! You took an oath of loyalty to your country!"''
-->-- '''Captain William Rush''', ''[[VideoGame/TimeCrisis Time Crisis 4]]''
->''"I want... What they want. And every other guy, who came over here, and spilled his guts and gave everything he had, wants! For our country to love us as much as we love it! That's what I want."''
-->-- '''John Rambo''', ''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII''
->'''Captain Aubrey''': You want to see a guillotine at Piccadilly!?
->'''Crew''': NO!
->'''Captain Aubrey''': You want to call that raggedy-ass Napoleon your king!?
->'''Crew''': NO!
->'''Captain Aubrey''': You want your children to sing ''La Marseillaise''!?
->'''Crew''': ''NO!''
->'''Captain Aubrey''': Mr. Mowett, Mr. Pullings, STARBOARD BATTERY!
->'''Crew''': ''[cheers]''
-->-- ''Film/MasterAndCommander''
->''"You know what Japan was like back then. America treated us like slaves. Russia and China tried to steal our land. Our technology was robbed by other nations. I made a vow then. I swore I would make Japan strong again."''
-->-- '''Defense Minister Tamagami''', ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse''
->''"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."''
-->-- '''Creator/SamuelJohnson'''
->''"Patriotism, n. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit it is the first."''
-->-- '''Creator/AmbroseBierce''', ''Literature/TheDevilsDictionary''
->''"''Film/AmericanSniper'' kind of reminds me of the movie that's showing in the third act of Film/IngloriousBasterds."''
-->--'''[[https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/556890149674434560 Seth Rogan]]''', 1.18.15 Tweet
->'''Gregg:''' ''The ultrahip Creator/IdinaMenzel...''\\
'''Drew:''' Oh, the disgust. [[GrumpyOldMan Look at this HIP singer, that people LIKE.]] Repulsive. By next year, shell be busking outside ''Peter Pan'' terminals, I say!\\
'''Gregg:''' ''...will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl, while John Legend performs "America the Beautiful."'' [I will] ''save time by repeating in advance my annual complaint that only the first stanzas of the latter are sung at public events, not the deeper and more complex later lyrics.''\\
'''Drew:''' And I will repeat my annual explanation that no one wants to hear a nine-minute version of the anthem before finally getting to watch a goddamn football game. "I bet Favre would have sung all 60 verses! I bet this ULTRAHIP chanteuse doesn't even know the extra verses exist!"
-->--'''[[http://deadspin.com/do-not-root-for-the-goddamn-patriots-1682270571 Drew Magary]]''', "Gregg Easterbrook is a haughty Dipshit"


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What Is Thanksgiving Day?
from Stephen Nichols Nov 22, 2017 Category: ArticlesThanksgiving is an American holiday that stretches all the way back to a time long before America became a nation. The Pilgrims landed in 1620. They faced brutal conditions and were woefully unprepared. Roughly half of them died in that first year. Then they had a successful harvest of corn... Keep Reading
Social Media Highlights (10/29/17)
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 29, 2017 Category: Ministry NewsHere are highlights from our various social media accounts over the past week. Keep Reading
The Story of Martin Luther's Conversion
from Stephen Nichols Oct 28, 2017 Category: ArticlesThe actual date of Martin Luther's conversion is disputed. Some place it before the posting of the Ninety-Five Theses; some put it before the Heidelberg Disputation. It is highly likely, however, that Luther's conversion came in 1519. In reading the whole of the Ninety-Five Theses, it is clear that Luther still held on to a number of formative Roman Catholic doctrines. At that point, he was not in favor of jettisoning the whole of it; he sought instead to correct and purify it from the corruptions that he saw as creeping in during the 1200s through the early 1500s. The corruption culminated in the indulgence sale of Tetzel and Albert and the relic exhibit at Wittenberg. There is also Luther's own testimony that his "breakthrough" came while he was lecturing through the Psalms a second time. Those lectures were given in the early months of 1519. Many years later, in 1545, Luther reflected on his conversion, and offered up an extraordinary account of this event, one that hinges on understanding the difference between the active and the passive. So, Luther tells us: Keep Reading
What Is Reformation Day?
from Stephen Nichols Oct 27, 2017 Category: ArticlesA single event on a single day changed the world. It was October 31, 1517. Brother Martin, a monk and a scholar, had struggled for years with his church, the church in Rome. He had been greatly disturbed by an unprecedented indulgence sale. The story has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster. Let's meet the cast. Keep Reading
Reformation Week: Over 60 Resources on Sale for $5 Friday
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 26, 2017 Category: Ligonier ResourcesIt's time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. As part of Reformation Week, today's collection includes more than 60 trustworthy books, DVDs, CDs, digital downloads, and Spanish resources available for $5 each. Keep Reading
Reformation Week: 6 Months of Tabletalk for Only $6
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 26, 2017 Category: Tabletalk MagazineThe Reformation was a movement back to the Word of God, and Tabletalk magazine exists for that same reason: to help growing Christians deepen their understanding of God and His Word, and apply this knowledge to their daily living. This Reformation Week, we're offering a 6-month subscription to Tabletalk for only $6. That's almost 50% off our standard subscription rate and is valid until Reformation Day, October 31. Keep Reading
The Geography of the Reformation
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 26, 2017 Category: Tabletalk MagazineHere's an excerpt from The Geography of the Reformation, Ryan Reeves' contribution to the October issue of Tabletalk. Keep Reading
Justification by Faith Alone: Martin Luther and Romans 1:17
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 25, 2017 Category: Ligonier ResourcesIn this brief clip from Luther and the Reformation, R.C. Sproul describes the moment of awakening Martin Luther had as he read Romans 1:17, "For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, 'The righteous shall live by faith.'" Keep Reading
Reformation Week: Reformation USB Resource Drive
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 25, 2017 Category: Ligonier ResourcesThrough Reformation Day, we'll send you this Reformation USB Resource Drive for a donation of any amount in support of the ongoing outreach of Renewing Your Mind and Ligonier Ministries. Offering Ligonier teaching series, ebooks, and digital editions of Tabletalk magazine, this collection of resources will help you study the history, theology, and impact of the Reformation. Keep Reading
Why Was the Reformation Necessary?
from W. Robert Godfrey Oct 25, 2017 Category: ArticlesThe church is always in need of reform. Even in the New Testament, we see Jesus rebuking Peter, and we see Paul correcting the Corinthians. Since Christians are always sinners, the church will always need reform. The question for us, however, is when does the need become an absolute necessity? Keep Reading
Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide
from Nathan W. Bingham Oct 24, 2017 Category: Tabletalk MagazineHere's an excerpt from Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide, Guy Waters' contribution to the October issue of Tabletalk. Keep Reading


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Tag: thor
Thor: Ragnarok trailer and Marvel panel highlights
by Doc on Jul.23, 2017, under Comics, Conventions, Movies
Marvel Entertainment released the full trailer for Thor: Ragnarok last night during the Marvel panel, and our friends at Inside The Magic have a nice summary video of the panel…you can see both below!
HotShot Trailer: Thor: Ragnarok teaser
by Doc on Apr.10, 2017, under Movies
"He's a friend from work!"
Check out the official teaser for Thor: Ragnarok, out November 3rd, 2017…
See what Thor was doing during Civil War
by Doc on Aug.28, 2016, under Movies
Did you wonder where Thor was during Captain America: Civil War? Well, now you can see with this little mockumentary from the director of Thor: Ragnarok…he may still be looking for recruits for Team Thor…
Thor: The Dark World trailer
by Doc on Aug.07, 2013, under Movies
For your enjoyment! Thor: The Dark World premieres November 8th.
Thor ad parodies Volkswagen's "The Force" ad
by Doc on Apr.21, 2011, under Fun Stuff, Movies
Someone just told me about this – remember that awesome Volkswagen advertisement during the Super Bowl called "The Force"? It has been spoofed before…but this one is an actual advertisement for the upcoming Thor movie…
Kenneth Branagh on 'Thor': 'Commercial Gods Will Have to Decide Whether It's a Success'
by Doc on Apr.14, 2011, under Movies
The Hollywood Reporter's cover story this week is about the upcoming Marvel super-hero movie Thor, directed by director/actor Kenneth Branagh, and how the director has staked his career on the $150 million production. Thanks to THR, here is the whole article:
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New Thor trailer released
by Doc on Dec.11, 2010, under Movies
Marvel/Paramount released a new trailer for Thor yesterday. Wow!
Thor will be released on May 6th, 2011.
Disney will distribute The Avengers, Iron Man 3
by Doc on Oct.18, 2010, under Movies
Disney's first major benefit of acquiring Marvel may be in the distribution rights to the upcoming Marvel films The Avengers and Iron Man 3, with Paramount assigning the rights to Disney for a guaranteed minimum up front of $115 million against the distribution fees. Paramount will retain the rights on Thor and Captain America.


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Do I want to be called a Christian?
I am diving back into blogging. One of the ways I am going to be doing this is the A to Z challenge for April. Today is the letter C.
I am very active in my local church but there are also several pastors I listen to on-line as well. One is Andy Stanley from North Point. I consider him an expert on speaking and leadership. He is also an amazing pastor.
The topic he has been teaching on for the past few weeks is called "Christian" and he tells the history of the word Christian. His grasp of a topic and ability to put it in consumable form just blows me away.
He made a statement in his first teaching that some who believe in Jesus Christ will call themselves Christians, but then they feel like they have to follow it up with a qualifier. Yep, me too. I do believe in Jesus, but I'm not one of "those people". I will not throw my Bible at you and I won't yell and scream and tell you you are going to hell. I do believe that Jesus is the Truth and the Light and the Way but all I can proclaim is what he has done for me…I can't tell your story. We can still have a discussion and I will be honest. But I won't hate you or judge you if you don't believe. I love you. Thats what we are called as followers of Christ to do.
Do I want to call myself a Christian? How about being known by my actions as just someone who loves Jesus.
23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. Matthew 4:23 (NIV)
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Interesting post. It is almost the antithesis of my own C post today, yet we both came to a greater understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Stopping by from the A to Z challenge. Looking forward to seeing what you do all month.
The Other Side
The Freedom of Nonbelief
I am very familiar with that same struggle. It drives me crazy how much hate is being associated with Christianity. All we can do is encourage more voices to speak up with messages of love.
Glad you are back blogging yo have an important message
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About Thaxted Festival
With its origins in Gustav Holst's 1916 Whitsun Festival, Thaxted Festival continues to offer a unique musical experience. It attracts the very best of British and international musicians, in genres ranging from orchestral, chamber and vocal music to jazz, folk, big-band and popular standards, from early music to contemporary compositions. Audiences and performers alike enjoy the superb acoustics and uplifting architecture of Thaxted's spacious Parish Church and appreciate the relaxed, informal atmosphere of our events. Events for younger audiences, and educational projects with local schools, also form an important part of the Festival's activity.
Visit us
Thaxted Parish Church has been described as the finest parish church in the country and provides the perfect venue for the Thaxted Festival. The town itself offers hospitality and refreshment, and many scenic picnic opportunities, so that there is nowhere better to enjoy a summer evening of music!
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When middle school principals are asked: "How's the school doing at getting 8th graders to understand algebra," they are too often tongue-tied. Most principals reply to the parent's complex question by reducing it to one factor, like this:
"We're doing better than last year. This year, 65 percent of the kids who took algebra scored proficient or higher, compared to last year, when 52 percent reached that mark."
This ignores the fundamental matter of what portion of the eighth-grade class took algebra in those two years. This would be like telling every woman who is 5'10" to buy only one size of pantyhose. It is reducing a multi-dimensional question to one dimension only.
This reductionist impulse leads to ripped pantyhose and misplaced students. I believe the problem is that educators have been denied the visual-analytical tools they need to understand the several related dimensions of the problem. Certainly they are capable of answering that question. My certainty comes from pantyhose sizing charts.
These sizing charts offer evidence that every woman has mastered a two-dimensional scatterplot. Of course, they're motivated by a very personal cause: buying pantyhose they can fit into. All it takes is: (a) an appreciation of the infinite variations of the human form; (b) a correct measurement of both height and weight; (c) and an understanding that three-dimensional human life forms can be squeezed more or less into two dimensional measurement estimates.
What a middle school principal needs in order to answer the parent's question in fuller form is to see, at a minimum:
- the participation rate of eighth-graders in algebra in the current year for his school, compared to those of 8th graders in his district, his county and the state;
- the outcomes of test-taking in algebra for 8th graders in the school, district, county and state, measured at the level of understanding that has become the defacto standard: proficient and advanced;
Expressing those results in scatterplot form should be easy, since the California Standard Test results have been published consistently for 13 years. Those results include participation rates and outcomes at the grade level.
But those scatterplots are not in the test report set created by its publisher, Educational Testing Service. Nor are they available from the California Department of Education. That's why we created them at School Wise Press, as part of our assessment consultancy, which we named the Owl Corps. It was our way of helping leaders see, literally with their eyes, if they were doing better or worse than other middle schools, with their district's policy for determining who takes algebra in grade eight.
The answer every principal should be able to form to this parent's question, then, should be:
"Among other middle schools like ours in the county, that decided to place between 60 to 75 percent of our eighth graders in algebra, our middle school was 12th out of 45 in getting kids to the level of proficient. But even better news was the improvement we noted over the past three years, as we moved from 28th to 12th in our county ranking."
Clear data visualizations would make these conclusions visible. It would be no more complex than a body-mass index chart, and less complex than a pantyhose sizing chart.
I think if teachers can read both of these everyday measures of their own body's vital signs, they are certainly capable of reading their students' vital signs, as well.
We're ready to test our hunch by creating those visualizations and inviting educators to use them. You can begin here.