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God doesnt heal amputees because he's dead...
Maybe Jesus did come back for a second coming before the disciples died, but then he went and got himself killed and now it's over??
Now, I wouldnt consider this a sacrifice at all because being god he cannot really die... or can he.
*SNIPThat said, why won't God heal amputees? Here is my single cent on it: *SNIP*
Quote from: The GawdNow, I wouldnt consider this a sacrifice at all because being god he cannot really die... or can he.As far I can see, and by now I can see pretty far, It was a humongous sacrifice The Gawd, Crucification was, even to Roman standards THE most cruel punishment one can suffer.
People usually succumb in hours to the cross, but he stayed alive and suffered for so long that they had to "put him out". Not to mention the humiliation, and all the many harsh punishments applied before he was crucified. No man, if that really took place, I believe indeed was a hell of a sacrifice.
I'm God back then now. What to do? What to do now? I'll create an insanely immense and incredibly complex cosmos out of this blacked void. This unmeasurable space I've just created, full of properties that can't yet be used because is empty will be good to my children.
Welcome OtiumDiesYou have a better shot if you say "If JKR wrote Harry Potter that never was ..."If he created us (men) in his own image, why do we look so different? Why are there races?And in whose image did he create a woman?
@Historicity Dog latin was great! lmao! Maybe you can help me out and give me the proper term.
You seem to have an awesome mind. Too bad I'm leaving here. If you liek further intelligent discussions on ANY (or most) subjects, please contact me on twitter @OtiumDiesCya man.
The thing is, want to connect with God, try to thank, not ask.
What I did imagine and tried to explain, and of course failed, is that you've been given an unique opportunity, you have nothing more to ask, only to give, and all you can give is thanks.
Maybe... just maybe, to God, that limb that was lost does not stop you from attaining eternal life and claiming your mind's eternal place in the cosmos. And this is one of my beliefs.
I closed my eyes, and they stay closed for some while. I try not to think about anything! Only darkness, pitch black! Black is all I see, and there is no sound. I'm God back then now. What to do? What to do now?I'll create an insanely immense and incredibly complex cosmos out of this blacked void.
No, not even close. Try Scaphism, practiced by the Persians. I'd take a day or 2 nailed to a stick over that any day of the week. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphism


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CHARLESTON, S.C. (April 22, 2005) -The fourth seeded East Tennessee State University women's tennis team defeated the fifth seeded UNC Greensboro Spartans in a 4-1 contest Friday morning at the Earle Tennis Center on The Citadel campus. The Bucs, who finished the regular season tied for second with an 8-2 SoCon record improves to 19-6 overall, while the Spartans end their season with an 8-11 record.
ETSU took a one-point lead with a win of the doubles point to start the match. Olya Batsula (Minsk, Belarus) and Gemma Halim (Jakarta, Indonesia) led the way for the Bucs with an 8-1 win at No. 3 over UNCG's Emily Wade and Whitney Miles. Masha Ilina (Kyiv, Ukraine) and Sylwia Ziolkowska (Warsaw, Poland) then captured the point with a win at No. 1. The pair defeated Kate LaCoste and Erica Zabkar by a score of 8-6.
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The ABC, CBS and NBC newscasts have collectively drawn 21.2 million viewers a night this fall. But last week, with an epic storm over the eastern third of the U.S. that caused big damage on the New Jersey coastline and in the New York City metropolitan area, the newscasts had nearly 5 million more viewers a night, the Nielsen company said.
Williams' broadcast, the market leader, increased its viewership an average of 29 percent. The ABC "World News" average was up 18 percent for the season and "CBS Evening News" was up 21 percent.
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Although it was overshadowed by the storm, it was also the final full week of the presidential election campaign.
NBC's "Nightly News" averaged 10.1 million viewers for the week (6.6 rating, 12 share), ABC's "World News" had 8.6 million (5.7, 11) and the "CBS Evening News" had 6.1 million.
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Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision led with a prime-time average of 3.7 million (2.0, 3), Telemundo had 1.2 million (0.6, 1), TeleFutura had 810,000 (0.4, 1), Estrella had 210,000 and Azteca had 130,000 (both 0.1, 0).
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The measure up Wednesday passed the Republican-controlled Senate on a party line vote Tuesday.
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The U. S. Department of Defense (DOD) owns and
operates the Global Positioning System (GPS),
including 24 satellites, each orbiting the earth every
12 hours, as the graphic above illustrates.
GPS, a navigational system, computes the position
and velocity of things in a highly detailed, three
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Civilian GPS usage is increasing rapidly. For example,
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There are hand held GPS devices, too, priced around
100 dollars.
Let's apply this GPS principle–positioning–to your
How broad is your present market positioning? Local,
regional, national, international or global?
What are your Business Plan goals? In what direction,
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Why limit your business to a neighborhood, town or
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In the book "The Lexus & The Lemon Tree," the
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Determine your business global position now–and where you will
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Don't leave yourself behind in the previous (20th) Century.
Remember the movie "Kate & Leopold?" Leopold was a royal
person from another era, unable to comprehend modern times.
He fell in love with Kate, and they went back in time together,
living happily ever after in the past.
That kind of stuff happens only in the movies. You don't get the
option of living in the past. You can't return there, as Kate &
Leopold did.
Your only choice is to position yourself globally into the future.


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U.S. equity futures are having trouble showing a strong rebound from the plunge beneath 1400 (DEC 12 E-mini S&P futures) overnight. S&P 500 futures are in the red this morning at -.46% as of this writing. The overall feel of earnings season is of underwhelming numbers causing concern for investors. Coupled with new Greek rumors, this market is dominated by concern at these levels. We are starting to see potential of U.S. equity futures continuing to go sideways or even down farther until we get a true resolution on the relationship between Greece and the euro. One scenario is that Greece leaves the euro and then the U.S. stock futures will then potentially have a relief resolution rally.
Sometimes the market does the exact opposite of what you think it will do. This could be the case if Greece leaves the euro. One might think that Greece leaving the euro would cause chaos in the markets and that the stock market will go down drastically, but actually the opposite could happen because of relief and more clarity.
Regarding energy markets, crude oil continues to have trouble finding buyers and is slightly in the red today. This market continues to trade well beneath our key pivot level of $92. As we have been noting, we see the next downside target for crude oil futures at $82.
Natural gas futures are actually leading the way down in the whole commodities complex this morning, trading at -2.15% as of this writing. After an incredible rally above the key $3 level all the way up to almost $4, we have seen a recent correction. As you can see on our included chart, DEC 12 natural gas futures hit its first major supportive trendline this morning in the low $3.70s. The next two key support levels in our opinion for this market are $3.65 and then $3.55. We see $3.55 as a major support level, and anticipate buyers coming in strong if this market gets to that level.
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Mondi you are sick.Mondi wrote:This is for you SL and Topper, or as one might suggest mini-Romney and mini-Ryan:
http://www.ipolitics.ca/2012/09/08/1984 ... on-speech/
As for the owners, the dishonourable part is explained here:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/h ... le4548860/
But you already knew all that. You're like a mini version of Glen Beck. Let the sick die, right ol' chap?
With that being said, with each player that reports to an AHL or European team...well the pendulum swings the other way.
And so is your hero, the hack David Shoalts.


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How to remove Ads by Advertising in 5
What is Advertising in 5:
Threat Classification: PUP/adware
If you've installed some free and popular program, using a suspicious software bundle, it is very likely that the software bundle brought to your system an adware infection, capable of showing lots of these unwanted and very irritating Ads by Advertising in 5. In fact the Ads by Advertising in 5 is closely related to the "Powered by Ads" If you see these Ads by Advertising in 5 on your machine, our specialists recommend you to perform a malware scan, using an up-to-date, reputable & reliable anti-malware software, just like the award winning SpyHunter 4. Our security experts also found out that the Advertising in 5 Ads are caused by a malicious browser extension called Advertising in 5, that is capable of infiltrating various computer systems without asking for user's permission or their consent. After running some more tests, our security analysts concluded that this malware infection has been designed and developed only to earn some revenue for its developers by showing their sponsor ads/links on almost every requested web page. After some further tests, our security analysts discovered that when the adware gets active, it immediately starts collecting various private information from the victim's computer including Web Searches, Browsing History & Information, Usernames & Passwords, E-mail addresses, Cookies, Location History, Names, SSN, Credit Card information and/or other private financial information and even online banking accounts information, which later will be either sold or shared with some 3rd party company, that will use your private data for their own marketing purposes. Our security experts warned us, that although Advertising in 5 pretends to provide many useful & handy features, it was classified as a dangerous adware and/or a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by the majority of the reputable malware researchers around the world. The adware contains a malicious browser extension, distributed via questionable or even suspicious software bundles, configured to install the Advertising in 5 by default using silent or stealth mode, hiding it from the potential victims, among with some other malware infections! If your display starts getting overflown by these annoying ads "by Advertising in 5" , "Ads by Advertising in 5", "Advertising in 5 Ads", "Ad by Advertising in 5", "Powered by Advertising in 5", "Brought by Advertising in 5", "Optimized by Advertising in 5" or "Brought to you by Advertising in 5" – you should consider your computer infected by the Advertising in 5 adware. Please note, that all of these ads, shown by the Advertising in 5 extension should NOT BE considered SAFE and we strongly advise you to avoid interacting and/or clicking on them! After performing multiple tests and experiments, our malware researchers came to the conclusion that Advertising in 5 works fine with all the well-known web browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
Generally, users that have it installed on their computers might experience various pop-up or pop-under ads, coupon boxes, banners, search suggestion windows, sponsored link advertisements or other commercials, displayed on almost all requested web pages. Please note, that the search results should be considered compromised as well, usually filled with 3rd party advertising and SPAM.
Advertising in 5 is usually bundled with some other free ad-supported software products and is being installed by default while performing an express/default installation, right after the user accepts the EULA. That's why we strongly advise you to always opt-out and use custom installation if possible and if it's available, you should always deselect/exclude all of the unwanted software programs from the bundle installation process. You should leave selected (included) for installation only the initially requested software. The possible distribution of Advertising in 5 varies but is not limited to – installing 3rd party toolbars, free software products, video editing software, various multimedia codecs, downloading e-mail attachments, clicking suspicious ads or banners etc.
The main goal of Advertising in 5 is to generate as much web traffic as possible, that could easily be monetized via one of the many online marketing platforms. Please note, that the creators of that or similar adware will collect private information from your computer, that might be used to track your browsing habits, IP addresses, Bookmarks, Usernames, Passwords and even financial information, however often they collect much more than just that. That's why this infection should not be left unattended, and needs to be terminated immediately, as it presents a serious threat to your online, personal and financial safety.
!!! Please note, that these infections could potentially bring up other malware to your computer and even cause data loss. Please, do not underestimate such threats!!!
Removal Process:
There are two ways to remove this infection. It is totally up to you to decide which way you want to go:
1. Automatic Removal Method (recommended for ALL users) using the SpyHunter Malware Security Suite.
2. Manual Removal Method (recommended ONLY for PC Experts or Enthusiasts).
Automatic Advertising in 5 Removal:
We recommend using SpyHunter Malware Security Suite.
You can download and install SpyHunter in order to detect Advertising in 5 and remove it, by clicking the download button below. Once installed, SpyHunter will automatically initiate a malware scan, that will detect all present threats on your system, but to unlock the full potential of the SpyHunter Anti-Malware Security Suite and use it as a removal tool, you need to have an active subscription.
SpyHunter will automatically scan and detect all the present threats on your computer.
Learn more about SpyHunter (EULA). You can find more about the SpyHunter Installation Process. SpyHunter`s free diagnosis offers unlimited free scans and detections. You can remove the detected files and registry entries manually, by yourself, however we strongly advise you to purchase a subscription that will allow you to use the automatic removal feature and to get unlimited one-on-one professional phone or remote support for any malware related issues by an expert technician.
Manual Advertising in 5 Removal:
!!! Please note: You can remove Advertising in 5 Adware manually, although you should proceed at your own risk. Any of the below-mentioned interventions might render your system inoperable. Therefore the Manual Removal Method is recommended ONLY for PC Experts or Enthusiasts. For all the other users, MalwareKillers.com recommends using SpyHunter.
1. Remove Advertising in 5 Uninstall Entry:
First, you can try to go to Control panel and click on Programs and Features (Windows Vista/7/8/10) or Add/Remove Programs (Windows XP) and check the Uninstall Programs` List for all entries related to Advertising in 5, Hohosearch.com, Searchguide.level3.com, Flirchi.com, Yeabests.cc, N121adserv.com, Ads by Albireo, Ads by Advertise, LiveAdExchanger.com, StartNewTab.com, NewPopTab.com, Outbrain.com, Shopperz, MPC Cleaner, Sonic Train, BrowseAir, Bestadblocker, CheDotGame.com, Magical Find, Space Sound Pro, DNS Unlocker, High Stair, Coupon Time, CutThePrice, FunDay24.ru, Smartsputnik.ru, iReview, Obrona Blockads, GamesFlight, Facts Right, YoutubeAdBlocker, 1ClickDownload, Yontoo, Space Sound Pro, Video Converter Toolbar, SafeSurfs.com, SafeSaver, BetterSurf, PassShow, Feven Pro, Couponpeak or any third-party add-on, extension and toolbar. We strongly advise you to look for any suspicious programs, installed on the same date as the infection, because most likely they came together via some software bundle. If you find something – right-click on it and try to uninstall it. Although, please mind that these are actual infections and you might not be able to remove them directly from the list.
*(Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features or Add/Remove Programs) or "Win + R" keys to open "Run" and type in "control", then hit Enter.
2. Remove Advertising in 5 from your browser:
Internet Explorer:
Go to Tools -> Internet options -> Advanced Tab and click the Reset button (make sure to select the Delete Personal Settings checkbox).
*please note that in order to save your favorites, you need to export them before resetting the browser as you will lose all personal settings.
After Internet Explorer completes the operation, click the close button and then restart browser it for the new changes to take effect.
Google Chrome:
Go to the following path (you can copy-paste it) and delete the entire "Chrome" folder with all its content – including all the files and all the subfolders.
For Windows XP: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\
For Windows Vista/7/8/10: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\
Alternatively, you can navigate to these folders by following these steps:
For Windows XP:
1. Click on "Start" in the bottom-left part of the screen.
2. Choose "Run".
3. Type %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\ and hit Enter.
For Windows Vista/7/8/10:
1. Click on the Windows logo in the bottom-left part of the screen.
2. Type %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\ and hit Enter.
Mozilla Firefox:
1. At the top of the Firefox Main window (top-right corner), click the Firefox Menu button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. Click the Refresh / Reset Firefox button in the top-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page.
3. To continue, click Refresh / Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens.
4. Firefox will close and be reset. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will reopen.
3. Delete any files or folders related to Advertising in 5 by checking the following locations:


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LITTLE ROCK The 2014 campaign for Arkansas' top offices had already begun before voters cast their ballots in this year's election. Now it's about to go into full swing.
With an open governor's race and Republicans eager to topple the state's only Democratic senator, candidates from both parties are already laying the groundwork for statewide and federal campaigns that are nearly two years away.
After an election where they won control of the state Legislature for the first time in 138 years, Republicans say they're hoping to build on that success with a sweep of the state's seven constitutional offices and by unseating Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor — who will be the only Democratic member of the state's congressional delegation. The other top prize will be the governor's office, with Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe leaving office in 2015 due to term limits.
"Our enthusiasm level is so high that we had some candidates for 2014 calling us and wanting to meet with us before the election of 2012," state Republican Party Chairman Doyle Webb said. "We said let's get through 2012 before we start looking at 2014."
Still recovering from the setbacks in this year's election, Democrats say they'll begin recruiting candidates in earnest for state and congressional races next year.
"We still have a much deeper bench than the other side for a ton of races," state Democratic Chairman Will Bond said.
The 2014 campaign was already under way last spring. Pryor, a two-term incumbent, announced in April that he would run for re-election. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, a Democrat, announced over the summer that he was running for governor and has already raised more than $1 million for his bid.
Both of those races are likely to get more crowded in the coming weeks.
Former Congressman Asa Hutchinson said he's considering running for governor in 2014 and will likely announce a decision in January. Hutchinson, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2006, said it's a faster schedule than he'd like but noted that McDaniel has had a head start with his bid.
"From my personal perspective that's not what you want to do is to spend two years running for an office," Hutchinson said. "It's the nature of politics these days."
Hutchinson's candidacy could be the first of several on the GOP side. Sen. Johnny Key, R-Mountain Home and the incoming chairman of the Senate Education Committee, said he's considering a run but won't decide until after next year's session.
"The encouragement of others to seek that higher office has prodded me to at least give thought to it," he said.
Curtis Coleman, the founder of a food safety company, said he's contacting donors about a potential run for the Republican nomination and will make a decision sometime next year. Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Darr said he's also considering a run and planned to commission a poll to see how much support he may have for the race.
"I seriously want the Republican, whoever that person is, to win the office," Darr said. "If it's not me, I just have to be convinced that person could win in the general election for me not to run."
McDaniel is also likely to face a primary fight for the state's top office. Former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is considering running for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, as is businessman and Highway Commission member John Burkhalter. Neither has given a timeline on when they'd decide on a run.
Pryor's re-election bid will likely be one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country, especially after the GOP succeeded in unseating Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln two years ago. Even though he's already announced his re-election, Pryor said he's trying to focus on his job more than the campaign.
"People need to catch their breath after this cycle," Pryor told reporters on a recent conference call.
U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, the Republican viewed by Democrats and many within his party as the most likely to challenge Pryor, said he's focused on his job in Congress after winning re-election and is committed to securing a spot on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Griffin is one of the potential candidates Republican party figures others are watching closely before making a decision about 2014. Darr has said he wants to see whether U.S. Rep. Steve Womack makes a bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination before making his own decision. A spokeswoman for Womack said the northwest Arkansas lawmaker is focusing on his job and not the next election.
Republicans are also closely watching U.S. Rep.-elect Tom Cotton, who has been mentioned as a potential candidate for statewide office. Cotton said he's focusing on his transition into Congress, but wouldn't completely rule out a run for another office eventually.
The jockeying for 2014 races is trickling down to lower-ticket races. Democrats hold four of the seven constitutional offices, and Republicans say they believe they can sweep all of them in the election. Aside from the governor's office, the attorney general and treasurer's office will be open because of term limits preventing the incumbents from seeking re-election.
Rep. Darrin Williams of Little Rock, Sen. Robert Thompson of Paragould and University of Arkansas Community College at Hope Chancellor Chris Thomason say they're considering running for the Democratic nomination for attorney general, but insist a decision is a long ways away. Saline County Treasurer Dennis Milligan, former chairman of the state GOP, said he's preparing for a likely run for the state treasurer's office.
Secretary of State Mark Martin is planning on running for re-election, as is fellow Republican Land Commissioner John Thurston, their offices said.
State Auditor Charlie Daniels, a Democrat, said he hasn't decided whether to run for re-election, and Republican Rep. Andrea Lea of Russellville said she's looking at running for the office.
Democrat Mike Malone, president of the Northwest Arkansas Council and a member of the lottery commission, said he's looking primarily at a potential run for lieutenant governor or secretary of state.
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Her Turn
"Some days, I wake up filled with this overwhelming sadness," said Sharon. "I'm exhausted, drained and angry. Seth and I have been married for twelve years. Three years ago, we agreed that I'd be the primary breadwinner and he'd handle most of the childcare and home responsibilities, since the small electrical supply business he inherited from his uncle went bankrupt, and the computer-service company he set up in our spare room wasn't really bringing in enough money. At the time, it made sense, though we thought it would only be temporary. But it simply isn't working at all. Seth is still trying to build up a client base, so he only bills twenty hours a week at the most. The rest of the time, he's supposed to be doing everything else. But too often, the jobs I assumed he'd take care of are left for me to handle.
"We argue all the time, and I'm convinced it's because Seth can't really handle the fact that I make more money than he does. It never bothered me that, by conventional standards, I'm more 'successful' than he is. But last year, when we went to have our taxes done, an insensitive clerk looked at our forms and burst out laughing: 'Well, look at this,' he said, 'Your wife makes more money than you do.' I wanted to smack the guy on the side of his head. I knew Seth was mortified, although he didn't say anything. I know he begrudges the fact that my days are long, and I often have to travel on business or take clients to dinner.
"I leave the house at 7:30 every morning, and some nights I don't get home until 9:30 at night. All I want to do is take a shower and fall into bed. I don't appreciate finding a sulking husband who was too busy watching the TV news to make a proper dinner for himself and the children. Is it so difficult to broil some hamburgers? If I don't specifically spell out what to feed everybody, they wind up eating dry cereal or pizza. Last Saturday, when I had to finish some spreadsheets for work, I asked him to keep the kids occupied for the afternoon. I had hoped he'd take them to the children's museum or even ice skating, something educational or outdoorsy. But his idea of quality time was making popcorn and renting a video. Well, I lost it. I said things I never should have said, but if I can't count on my husband, who can I count on?
"I met Seth at work--he used to work for the same company. It was easy to fall in love with him. First of all, he's gorgeous. But he also has a sweetness and sensitivity about him that is positively endearing. We started dating, and everyone used to say we were the perfect couple. But while I loved him very much, even then I knew we were very different.
"I'm outgoing and up-front. I say what's on my mind. Seth is quiet and shy, almost timid. Trying to get him to talk about how he feels has never been easy. Half the time, I don't even think he knows how he feels. I like to get things out in the open, tackle a problem head-on and get it resolved. Seth ignores issues and hopes they'll disappear.
"Anyway, we got married, and the company wouldn't allow spouses to work together. So Seth decided to take over his uncle's business and see if he could make a go of it. Meanwhile, I quickly found my niche and was soon promoted. But while I was moving up the ladder, things weren't working out so well for Seth. His uncle's business had been on the brink of disaster when Seth took over, and I don't think anyone could have saved it. Thank goodness we had my salary to fall back on; we never would have made it otherwise.
"The truth is, I enjoy my work. I'm now manager of sales and I coordinate a staff of over one hundred people. Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to make a lot of money and be a success. My mother is my role model--she's a very strong, loving woman who raised six kids on her salary as a loan officer at a bank. My father, who passed away five years ago, spent his career in the army, but he was also an alcoholic--and an abusive one at that--who squandered his pension on booze. He was totally unreliable, and Mother should have left him years ago. They used to have these loud and ugly fights, but we're good Catholics, and even our local priest reminded her that she had married for better or worse, so she had to make the best of it.
"I'm afraid my marriage is falling into the same pattern as my parents'. I don't mean to say that Seth is drinking; but I do feel as if the whole burden of providing for this family is on my shoulders. As busy as I am, I've tried to stay involved in as many of the kids' activities as I can. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't have plenty of regrets. Seth may fall down in the chores department, but when it comes to being there emotionally for the kids, he is great. I know they feel closer to him than to me--and yes, I suppose I am jealous about that. It hurts when Tyler runs to him with a problem, or when I have to miss Kylie's school play. But I do think that sometimes Seth is selfish and inconsiderate, hoarding the kids from me and making me feel even more left out.
"He also does a lot of grumbling that I'm spending too much time at work. Doesn't he understand the commitments I have? If I don't work hard, I'll never get ahead, and then where will we be financially?
"We have no relationship anymore. Our sex life disappeared months ago. We're both furious and unhappy. You know, Seth initially refused to come for counseling. He thinks it's a sign of weakness, that you're stigmatized for life if you need therapy. I had to give him an ultimatum because I can't imagine living this kind of life for the next twenty years. We're not friends anymore, we're not lovers anymore. We never talk. It's hard to even remember why we got married in the first place."
His Turn
"Sharon calls herself up-front, but I think most people would call her pushy, bossy and demanding," said Seth. "She's always in my face, and I don't appreciate being put down because I haven't done something exactly the way she wants, or in the time limit she deems appropriate. My standards for cleanliness, for example, may not be at her antiseptic level, but we're not living in a pigsty.
"It makes me furious when Sharon assumes that her way is the better way, so I walk out of the room. I refuse to get into a shouting match with her. That's not my style; besides, I never win an argument, anyway. I'm sick of being the bad guy around here, and I can't stand the way she talks to me. So when she pushes me to the wall, I blow up and we end up in another rip-roaring fight.
"It's certainly news to me to hear her say I'm a good father. You'd never know it from the way she treats me. It's not easy living with a woman like Sharon. I fell in love with her energy and feistiness; she was fun to be with. But those qualities have come back to haunt me.
"There's no question in my mind that Sharon's work takes up way too much time. Sure, I understand she has to go the extra mile in order to advance, but she has eaten dinner with the family twice in the last month. When she promises to be home, she invariably shows up late. Weekends are often even more chaotic. I know she enjoys her work, but we hardly have any time alone together anymore and she simply doesn't spend as much time as I think she should with the kids. If that's the way it's going to be, fine--but then where does she come off criticizing what I feed the kids or what I do with them?
"It's certainly news to me to hear her say I'm a good father. You'd never know it from the way she treats me. It's not easy living with a woman like Sharon. I fell in love with her energy and feistiness; she was fun to be with. But those qualities have come back to haunt me.
"Like Sharon said, soon after we married, I tried to resuscitate this half-dead electrical-supply company I inherited from my uncle. When that went bust, I started a computer-service company out of my home. It wasn't growing as fast I had hoped, so, as my wife's job got more demanding, we sort of fell into our current arrangement. I don't think either of us planned it or expected it to last this long. I know I didn't.
"Sharon does all she can to make me feel worthless. Many times, she talks out of both sides of her mouth: She says she needs and wants me to be involved with the kids, but she second-guesses me all the time. I'm Mr. Mom, with all this responsibility, but she doesn't treat me like an equal partner. She treats me like I'm her lowly assistant. She makes 100 percent of the decisions.
"Yes, Sharon had to drag me to counseling, but maybe it will help after all. We certainly haven't been able to call a truce on our own."
The Counselor's Turn
"At first, Sharon and Seth were like two snarling lions. What they had initially assumed would be a temporary role-reversal had, over the years, become permanent, triggering major upheavals and agonizing bouts of self-reflection about responsibilities and expectations. These two had been arguing for so long, they rarely spoke civilly to each other. What's more, though they were struggling with division of labor issues that confront all working parents, they had never actually sat down, discussed their problems and tried to hammer out a solution that made sense for both of them.
"However, before they could even begin to discuss practical issues, Sharon and Seth had to learn to control their anger so every conversation wouldn't deteriorate into a shouting match. Sharon had to understand how important it was to take the time to view issues from her husband's perspective, instead of marching into the house like a drill sergeant issuing orders. What's more, though Sharon liked to think she was handling the discrepancy in their income in a caring fashion, the reality was that many times she treated Seth like a second-class citizen. She had to curb her hurtful outbursts, and also to say a simple "I'm sorry" when words she regretted slipped out.
"Whereas Sharon was a get-it-off-your-chest kind of person, Seth was a time bomb, holding onto his hurts until his anger exploded. Instead of making his own needs and concerns clear, Seth spent most of the time defending himself against Sharon's criticism. Shy and lacking in self-confidence, he nevertheless had an inner resilience that neither he, nor his wife, appreciated. In time, Seth shored up his sense of self-worth, developed confidence in the decisions he was making and began to feel good about the choices he had made. Many men would have been swamped by the business failure that Seth had managed to use as a springboard for a new, rewarding life.
"Once Sharon and Seth broke the cycle of criticizing and defending, they worked on finding ways to turn their arguments into opportunities for mutual understanding and cooperative decision-making. To do this, they had to learn to rephrase their complaints, fears and desires in terms of what they want and need (using softer "I" statements rather than blaming "you" statements), instead of focusing on what their partner is, or isn't, doing. Sharon, for example, learned to say, 'I'm concerned that Kylie isn't developing good study habits. Can we talk about it?' instead of lambasting Seth for allowing Kylie to do her homework with the stereo on. They also had to learn not to react defensively to what their partner was saying but rather to ask themselves, 'What makes sense about what he or she is saying?' Many times we're so angry with our partners that we stubbornly dig in our heels and ignore the kernel of truth in their words.
"Once these two were able to speak honestly with each other, they began to focus on the practical scheduling and chore-war issues that fed their anger and triggered so many battles. Ideally, working parents should discuss their respective roles before having children and keep on talking as the requirements change. But, like many couples, Sharon and Seth were unable to recognize that their respective contributions to the family were equally valuable and essential.
"For these two, talk and time were the real healing factors. Bit by bit, the general level of tension dissipated, and they realized that many of the issues that loomed large a few months ago weren't so critical after all. More importantly, they were able to adapt their positions to find solutions that genuinely made them both happy. As Seth grew more confident and happier in his parenting role, Sharon relaxed her control and rigid standards. She realized she didn't have to do it all, and, if she allowed him to, Seth could manage more than adequately. To ensure that they stay on top of things, they now sit down each Sunday night with pencils and paper, and jointly plan who does what in the upcoming week. 'But if something unexpected comes up, we don't keep score anymore,' says Sharon. 'We just do what needs to be done.'
"For her part, Sharon admitted that she needed to prioritize tasks at work so she could leave at a reasonable hour and be home for dinner at least a few nights a week. And, as Seth noted during one of their last sessions, she hasn't worked weekends in two months. Sharon will probably always feel ambivalent about not being the primary parent, 'but my working-mom guilt has tapered considerably,' she reports. They've learned to laugh and enjoy each other's company once again. 'I think we both feel more in control of our lives, like we're making joint decisions about our family, rather than having things done to us,' Seth says."
"Can This Marriage Be Saved?" is the most enduring women's magazine feature in the world. This month's case is based on a true story, though names and other details have been changed. "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation.


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CHARLTON � With the help of a professional facilitator, officials in Southbridge and Charlton were back at the table Monday to end an impasse in water talks between the two towns that could cost Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School $250,000.
In a two-hour session Monday at Bay Path, 28 officials, including state legislators, met to bring the two sides closer to a contract.
While no agreement was reached in the meeting Monday, officials aired core issues that separate the two sides. Talks are set to continue with a small contingent of the group Dec. 18 at Bay Path.
Nearly a decade of talks for Charlton to receive 500,000 gallons of water per day from Southbridge stalled earlier this year.
Construction deadlines for the $73.8 million renovation project underway at Bay Path in Charlton and the discovery of a gasoline contaminant in the school's drinking water have increased the urgency of getting the deal done.
If a guarantee for municipal water is not received by Jan. 10, Superintendent-Director John A. Lafleche said, the school will spend about $250,000 to upgrade its well system by adding a 20,000-gallon underground water tank and the filtration needed to remove the contaminant.
The state, town and school officials assembled followed direction from facilitator John G. Wofford, whom Charlton hired.
"My agreement with the town of Charlton explicitly states that I am here on an impartial basis," Mr. Wofford said. "This is not a mediation."
Mr. Wofford acknowledged the two sides have significant differences to overcome and stressed the importance of interest-based negotiations, joint problem solving and breaking barriers to promote collaboration.
"Our primary goal is to get into a permanent inter-municipal agreement," Charlton Selectman Rick C. Swensen said.
Southbridge Town Manager Christopher Clark assured the group that Southbridge is committed to supplying the Charlton-based Bay Path. But, he said, his town needs assurances that the water it sends into Charlton will not stagnate from insufficient usage.
"We need turnover in the pipes. To me that is a core issue here," he said.
He was speaking from unhappy experience.
The two towns signed a temporary water agreement in 2009 for Southbridge to send 100,000 gallons of water a day into the Charlton water system for properties with wells tainted by the cancer- causing gasoline additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether, known as MTBE.
Charlton allocated the water to about 120 properties along existing but dry water lines that were contaminated when an Exxon storage tank at the Massachusetts Turnpike 6 West service plaza leaked in the 1980s, causing an underground gasoline plume that migrated into the water table.
The state Department of Environmental Protection ordered ExxonMobil Corp. to upgrade and expand water infrastructure in Charlton to bring clean water to the tainted properties.
While Charlton retains ownership of its water system, it's operated by Southbridge, which sells water directly to property owners.
Mr. Clark said fewer properties than expected hooked up and Charlton is using only a portion of the 100,000 gallons per day.
"We need users to actually move the water through the pipes. Water stays in pipes only so long; if it doesn't get turned over, it turns stagnant," Mr. Clark said.
To keep the water moving on Main Street, where the line dead ends, he said, operators open a hydrant in a wasteful process known as blow off.
Although Bay Path would aid the flow by drawing an average 6,000 gallons per day during the school year, usage would drop to 2,500 gpd in summer.
Charlton officials said more residential tie-ins are imminent and noted that Bay Path is one of three schools that are in the plan to hook up once the pact is signed and a new water line is constructed.
Exxon is paying to install the line that would supply Bay Path as part of its mitigation plan for a second underground spill, in 1986 at Route 20 and North Main Street. The MTBE plume from that spill has been traveling south since and seems to have arrived at Bay Path.
The $11 million project would run about six miles of water line off Main Street, down Old Worcester Road, across Morton Station Road and up Old Muggett Hill Road to reconnect with Main Street. The loop would supply Heritage School, Charlton Middle School and Bay Path.
Mark E. Baldi of the DEP in Worcester said Exxon has taken responsibility for the plume and may help to increase residential hookups but first wants the 500,000-gpd agreement secured.
"Thanks to ExxonMobil, we are here facing the No. 1 issue for Charlton for the last 20 years. Let's try to reach a meaningful understanding as best we can," said state Sen. Stephen M. Brewer, D-Barre.


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Creighton hosts Alabama-Birmingham on Wednesday
OMAHA, Neb. —
The Creighton men's basketball team is back home Wednesday night, hosting Alabama-Birmingham.
The Blazers are living up to their nickname, putting up 105 points in a season-opening win -- making them a much different team than the Bluejays defeated last year in the first meeting between the programs.
The difference is, in part, thanks to a new coach. Jerod Haase was an assistant at North Carolina last year, helping knock the Bluejays out of the NCAA Tournament.
Creighton, though, has made a change on defense, putting in a new "gap scheme" concept, which helped the Jays hold North Texas to just 51 points in their season opener.
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It seems silly that we have to limit our discussion.
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Holy cow, has that petition exploded! Like two days ago I checked it had 5000 votes, now it's 6000! I guess it shows how Claymore anime is not so popular in Japan [this is very odd though, because the manga seems highly popular], but very popular outside. I understand for more than half a year, it was pretty stagnant? And when it popped up on English forums, it quickly doubled? Looks like it has reached Spanish forums as well and it has caused a further explosion...
Is it really that difficult for Japanese anime producers to exploit foreign market? Has globalisation really not made it effortless yet? After all, DVDs barely weigh anything, just pack them up, send overseas and rake the profit! Or is this foreign fan base mostly dirty pirates who download the anime illegally and then demand for more without any willingness to support the producer?
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It would be very weird if producers didn't exploit this petition because of overseas; Claymore is one of the most popular mangas, but it's popularity is centered mostly on fans outside their borders. Is it really that big of a deal? With the enthusiasm this manga has in Europe, China, and USA, they could make big profit even if Japan isn't crazy for it.
They are blowing a huge opportunity if they refuse because of where we come from.
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I had been waiting for this series to get to box set forever and once I found it, I bought it and put it to the front of the line as I wanted to watch it right away.
Teresa was my favorite character and then Helen, and Clare.
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The odds of anything coming out of this, 10000 or no, is unfortunately slim.
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I have just recently started to watch this series, so far it's been really enjoyable and the interaction between the members of the Orginization have been really interesting, especially the episode I am on curretly where a guy in green robes and a girl are watching some members take on a male awakened being. So far the action has been pretty much top notch and the back story on Therese was really touching, this series has really suprised me and is quickly rising within the anime ranks in my book, I'm glad I decided to give it a shot!
One thing thats annoying, but yet kind of funny, is the way the blood sprays when someone gets injured or dies, it's not really a complaint but more of an observation but in it's own way it's damn funny. I do hope they continue this series someday though, from what I read they only covered a mere portion of the manga and there is lot's more story to be told within the Claymore realm, maybe someday we will get lucky and be treated to it....
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The blood sprays in the anime are the anime producers interpretation of the mangas blood squirts. The manga's creator/artist, Norihiro Yagi, seems to prefer blood squirts over blood stained outfits (even though they're white... ), though he does like missing pieces of clothing . Explaining it seems pointless... since it's kinda a trademark of Claymore and its purpose is clear (to sensationalize the injury in as few panels as possible). However the purple yoma blood isn't in the manga... that's all the anime's artists decision. Which was very... odd... since purple blood would mean that you can detect yoma without "Claymores". Back to my point, Just get used to there being no blood or far too much...
Spoiler for Claymore "wound" Jokes... (without spoilers based on your last posted read to/Watched up to point):
Your right the anime covers up to about chapter 54, then deviates from the manga (up till chapter 60), and then adds a bit. So, be prepared for a bit of a feeling that the anime gets rushed at the end... I personally still loved it (I say the anime first too. Even after reading the manga I still find the anime's end good, however it doesn't hold a candle to what the manga does in the same part.)
As you should know by now the manga right now is up to Chapter 99 (which I highly suggest you read, if you haven't yet). So, if there is going to be a new season for the anime that comprises about the same number of chapters... then it should go into production soonish. I know... a really scientific measurement there.
Also please note that though the anime is fairly loyal to the manga... there is little bit that were cut from the manga (including a few key explanations of charters actions and behaviors. Such as a Teresa thinking of her past and which pretty much explains her early attitude before Clare changed her.). So, it's still rewarding to read the manga too. If you want to start were the changes really kick in start with the Battle in the North at chapter 50. You could start midway though that arc at chapter 55 though I'd find it a weird place to start... But if you start out at the manga/anime divergence point, then please read the early chapters of the manga later to see the missing pieces that didn't make it to the anime, they're worth it. On a side note: The manga's fights are for the most part quicker and more brutal, when the animes are a bit flashier and, for the most part, are more drawn out.
I, unlike some others here, believe the anime can be salvaged, without writing out a few episodes, and still be almost, if not, exactly where it should have been at Chapter 62. (Oh, and when/if you read the manga after seeing the anime... realize that the manga took 1 chapter to end the arc (The Gap from Chapter 60 to Chapter 62... where the anime season 2 should start.) When the anime took two whole episodes.) However, even still, I would prefer if they did write-out those episodes and stayed faithful to the manga... it's that good. That is... unless Yagi himself wrote the tie-in episodes (since I'd love to see how he would do it ).
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Talk about a blood fountain...
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I loved that movie @Ryus, it reminded me a little bit of the Samurai showdown games which has loads and loads of blood. When a guy is cut or beheaded, blood would gush out like water from a fire hose like you have suggested. And I absolutely adore the music of the of the film. Unique in so many way, no wonder it was a Quentin Tarantino film.
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New NFIB Study Predicts Job Loss in Texas Under New Health Insurance Tax
Austin (March 28, 2013) –Texas may lose over 14,000 jobs as a result of a little known provision of the new healthcare law called the Health Insurance Tax (HIT). A study released today by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Foundation showed total employment in Texas will decline by between 7,751 and 14,135 by 2022 because of the increased costs associated with the HIT.
Texas' overall gross domestic product will also be reduced as a result of the tax. Over the next decade, cumulative lost sales among small businesses will be at least $4.1 billion.
"Businesses in Texas are struggling under unprecedented costs from taxes and regulations. We need to do all that we can to increase jobs, not reduce them," said Will Newton, NFIB Texas director. "This destructive tax simply must go, if we are ever to return to the thriving culture of growth and entrepreneurship that Texans are accustomed to."
The HIT is a new tax in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which, beginning in 2014, will impose over $100 billion in new taxes on the small business community, their employees and the self-employed over a decade. The tax targets the fully-insured market, where many small businesses purchase their health insurance, and will ultimately be passed on to consumers in the form of higher premiums.
Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin estimates the HIT will increase premiums on insurance policies purchased in the fully-insured market by $5,000 over the next decade. Eighty-eight percent of small businesses purchase their insurance in the fully-insured market.
Bipartisan legislation to repeal the HIT was introduced in February in the House of Representatives by Reps. Charles Boustany (R-La.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah), and this month in the Senate by U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).
The BSIM is a dynamic, multi-region forecasting model that analyzes the impact of policy "shocks" on the economy and is unique in ability among models to forecast the economic impact of such policy on U.S. businesses differentiated by size of the firm. For this purpose, the BSIM adhered to the Small Business Administration definition of "small business" as firms with fewer than 500 employees.
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Serious observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict no longer bother with Tom Friedman's inept columns on that topic. However, he remains the lead foreign policy columnist for the world's most important newspaper, so presumably he still has influence with readers of the New York Times, probably including policymakers. Assuming that to be the case, it may be worthwhile to occasionally deconstruct some of his more absurd or disingenuous commentaries. (I have examined Friedman's past record, here.)
Earlier this week Friedman published two opeds on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. One of them, on the supposed flourishing of the West Bank, still effectively controlled by Israel, received widespread criticism in the blogosphere, including by Phil Weiss and Richard Silverstein. The other, entitled "War, Timeout, War, Time…" (June 25) has received much less attention.
Friedman argues that Israel has bought itself "timeouts" from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by winning a series of wars, but that it needs to do more to bring about real peace, particularly by ending its continuing expansion of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank and by more seriously engaging the Palestinian Authority under Mahmoud Abbas in negotiations for a two-state settlement.
Despite these criticisms, Friedman once again perpetuates a number of dangerous myths about Israeli policies. First, in writing that "globally, the campaign to de-legitimize Israel has never been more virulent," he adopts as his own the latest Israeli propaganda, practically word-for-word. Israelis and their U.S. acolytes typically can find no explanation other than "anti-Semitism" for the increasingly widespread anger—including in the West-- at Israel's policies and behavior. However, even in most of the Arab world and certainly in the West, the goal is not to "de-legitimize" Israel—thus posing an "existential" threat to its very survival—but to bring about an end to its obviously illegitimate occupation, violent repression, and economic siege of the Gazan people.
To be sure, this time Friedman does not explicitly raise the issue of anti-Semitism to account for criticisms of Israel, as he has done in the past. Nonetheless, the anti-Semitism ploy is the clear subtext of the column, and it functions to absolve Israel of moral accountability and political responsibility for the consequences of its behavior—even behavior that Friedman himself deplores.
Second, Friedman writes that Israel "recently won three short wars": the war "to dismantle the corrupt Arafat regime," the war "started by Hezbollah in Lebanon," and the war "to crush the Hamas missile launchers." In reality, in terms of their consequences, Israel lost all of those wars, regardless of its short-term military "victories" over essentially defenseless adversaries.
Yes, in 2002 Sharon destroyed Arafat's Palestinian Authority—but not because it was "corrupt," (as implied by Friedman), but because Arafat had accepted the principle of a two-state settlement, which would require the end of the Israeli occupation. Aside from its wholly illegitimate purpose of perpetuating the occupation, one of the major consequences of the destruction and humiliation of Arafat's political organization and institutions was the rise of Hamas and its takeover of Gaza.
It is also true that in 2006, Israel soundly defeated Hezbollah—but in an unnecessary war in which Israel seized upon a pretext in the hope of destroying Hezbollah and its major weaponry, and in which it deliberately caused vast civilian casualties and destruction in southern Lebanon—for the sake of "deterrence," don't you know. Today, as even the Israeli "security" experts concede, Hezbollah is stronger than ever, both politically and in terms of the far greater, longer range, more accurate, and more destructive missiles and rockets at its disposal.
As for the 2008-09 Gaza attack, even mainstream Israelis increasingly concede that Israel has suffered devastating political consequences in terms in its global standing, and that Hamas is politically stronger than ever and is the process of rearming itself, despite the ongoing blockade.
Further parroting the standard propaganda, Friedman essentially absolves Israel for its numerous war crimes. While Friedman concedes that Israel fought the last two wars "without rules," the fault is not its own, for "it found itself confronting enemies in Gaza and Lebanon armed with rockets, but nested among local civilians," leaving Israel no choice but to be "forced" to kill those civilians.
However, following the 2006 Lebanon War and the 2008-09 attack on Gaza, a number of international human rights organizations (among them Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the Goldstone Commission) investigated and decisively rejected the claim that most of the Lebanese and Palestinian civilian casualties were caused by Hezbollah's and Hamas's use of the civilian population as "human shields," as the propaganda has it—that is, the placement of weapons and the launching of attacks from densely populated civilian areas.
Beyond the recent Israeli war crimes, Friedman ignores the long and ignoble earlier history of repeated Israeli attacks on Palestinian, Lebanese, Jordanian, and Egyptian civilians—from the pre-state era through the present (for details, see here) . Far from being "forced" to attack civilians, Israel has deliberately chosen to do so, in order to punish, intimidate, or "deter" peoples and states that it regards as its enemies. Indeed, it is not too strong to say that attacking civilians or their crucially important institutions and infrastructures is the Israeli way of war.
The level of mainstream U.S. media discourse about Israel, though somewhat improved in recent years, is still largely characterized by some mix of ignorance, ideological blindness , dishonesty, or incoherence—all crimes against serious journalism, that is to say, truth. Many commentators could plead mitigation on the grounds that they mean well but were unaware of the facts; however, the ignorance plea is not available to Thomas Friedman.


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Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard team up for this bloody horror satire that offers an inventive twist on the familiar stranded-in-the-woods sub-genre. As five friends pile into an RV bound for a secluded cabin far from civilization, the operators of a mysterious, high-tech control room monitor their every move while preparing an arcane ritual that dates back to the beginning of time. Shortly after arriving at the rickety cottage, Dana (Kristen Connolly) and her friends Curt (Chris Hemsworth), Jules (Anna Hutchison), Marty (Fran Kranz), and Holden (Jesse Willaims) venture into the basement and discover a little girl's diary from the early 1900s -- which recounts a series of horrifying events that unfolded precisely where the vacationing teens how stand. Before long, the nightmare comes knocking at the door -- murder gleaming from its putrid eyes and a rusty saw clenched in rotting hands. In the control room, everything is going exactly according to plan; Sitterson (Richard Jenkins) and Hadley (Bradley Whitford) are taking bets, and their supervisor Lin (Amy Acker) is monitoring every detail. But just when it looks like the show is over, an unexpected glitch threatens to topple the entire system. ~ Rovi
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Booman had a post similar to this and it inspired me to think back on my political junky-ness.
1968 – This is the first election I was aware of, I was 6 years old. That year had a huge impact on my life. My father died of a heart attack, my oldest brother went off to Vietnam and my next oldest brother went off to college at Berklee College of Music in Boston, the Vietnam war was on TV, my other brothers were marching in anti-war protests. (5 boys in the family) I have impressions of Chaos and doom that Nixon would win. I told you so. :)
1972 – I was 10 and spent the summer working at McGovern Headquarters in Muskegon, Michigan – stuffing envelopes and handing out flyers at grocery stores, I remember the same sense of doom and depression because of the war.
1976 – I didn't pay a lot of attention at 14 but vividly remember coming home on election night and watching the returns with my mom, the first feminist in the country, born in 1923. (I know there were many others before her, but she was way ahead of her time) I was surprised that Carter won, I remember assuming he would lose and was pretty excited that night.
1980 – Carter, Carter, Carter…I was very active in the election, Reagan was going to be the end of civilization as we know it. A senior in High School, I was fully addicted to politics, eating and breathing it.
1984 – Must stop Reagan and his puppetmasters….anyone but Reagan. Saw Mondale in Lansing Michigan where I was going to Michigan State University, I was over the top political junky, buying every paper I could find, watching every political show I could find on TV. Those days it was Sunday morning shows and the MacNeil Lehrer Newshour. In 1985, I took a General Business Law class with a professor at MSU who was one of Reagan's speechwriters in the '84 campaign. He graduated #1 from the University of Michigan Law School. We would have debates about the election, we re-fought the election during class. It was pretty crazy debating him about politics, I was way out of my league. He gave me an A in the class even though I really deserved a C.
1988 – Dismal year, I wasn't happy with any of the candidates, really. Dukakis had no sex appeal and the electorate was coming off the Hollywood president, the empty suit. Dukakis was stiff, wonky…but I agreed with him and tried to help him get elected.
1992 – Clinton, Clinton, Clinton….I liked him a lot. I didn't like some of his moderate positions like welfare reform and too many tax breaks for business, easing of regulations..but I did like the fact that he was intelligent, hands on, persuasive, telegenic, and not of the World War II era. When he came to Grand Rapids Michigan and spoke, I was interview by the Grand Rapids Press (GR is Amway land, Devos and Van Andel-ville), the paper ended up using a bunch of quotes from me that were picked up across the state. I told them how I wanted a president who didn't live through the "Great War", someone who was evolved beyond the "red scare" mentality that was still lingering.
1996 – Clinton all the way, more out of a sense of defending him from the bullshit from Republican attacks, lesser of two evils to some extent.
2000 – Wasn't thrilled that Gore got the nomination, Mr. Excitement and I thought the Republicans did a great job picking Ole Bushie boy, he was considered moderate at the time, compassionate conservative bullshit. Of course I was obsessed with the recount, bastards….insert expletives here.
2004 – Depression, Kerry was a horrible pick, WTF were the democrats thinking, I guess the field of candidates wasn't that great to begin with. I think I originally wanted Dick Gephardt and was certainly intrigued by Howard Dean, but he melted down too quickly. I think he quit too soon. Kerry was way too stiff. I was in Baltimore MD visiting when a young guy named Barack Obama gave the keynote address at the democratic convention. I told my wife that he was going to be the first black president, we were both blown away by him.
2008 – I supported Obama before he even announced his candidacy, I even made a sign that I put on my office door at the university where I work before he even announced. I gave money to the campaign and certainly did my part commenting on blogs, but I was too busy with my many projects and jobs to help out much. Unlike many in my party, I think he's doing a masterful job, not perfect, but I don't expect perfection.