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How a professional DJ can aid security
I personally think that a good DJ is one of the best security assets a venue can have. You may be thinking I've gone slightly nuts in talking about DJ's as security assets but if you think about the role they play in a venue you may start to agree with me. The DJ controls the crowd. They have more influence over the behaviour of the masses than any security team. They can hype them up and slow them down and the good ones know exactly how. In this article I wanted to talk about this topic not just as an awareness piece for security staff but for venue managers and owners as well on the value of investing in a good DJ not just for entertainment but for overall experience of the customer.
A good DJ is hard to find
This has become more and more accurate in the past number of years. I remember when I started in security 18 years ago there were people working as professional DJ's. When I say professional I mean they worked as a DJ full time and it was their means of making a living. They took pride in their job and treated it as a career. They invested in their equipment and they knew their crowd. I found that when the recession hit this started to change. Every former blocklayers apprentice turned into a DJ. They got a laptop in Argos and a YouTube playlist and undercut everybody to get the gigs and make some extra cash. All of a sudden professional DJ's were being undercut by these guys and with venues tight for cash they had to compete. As a result many DJ's left the business and I think the security of venues suffered because of this.
The DJ as a security asset
As I said above a good DJ is one of the best forms of security you can have whether they know it or not. They do far more than just play music. They control the mood and the tempo of the venue. I've had the pleasure of working security in venues with fantastic DJ's and the pain of working with complete amateurs. One of the best I've seen is a guy called Vinny who works clubs around the country but specifically in the Galway area. He's the best I've seen to read and control a crowd (although I still haven't forgiven him for ending a Saturday night with Rage Against the Machine one time). He could always be relied upon to spot trouble from his vantage point and get security involved quickly. That's what I mean by a security asset. Good DJ's manage the crowd and can spot trouble early. They do the right thing when it starts and move the crowd on nicely afterwards as if nothing happened. It may seem nothing at the time but when it's not done correctly it can make life more difficult for security.
The last song
One of the lesser appreciated flash points in a venue is the last song. The customers are as full of alcohol as they can get, the bars are closed,the music is about to stop and they have to prepare to end a good night. I've witnessed countless incidents kick off during or immediately after the last song. The right last song leaves people walking out the door happy and singing. The wrong one can kick it all off or turn people into absolute clowns. I worked in a major venue that finished every Saturday night with 'Insomnia' and 'Adagio for Strings' and the customers just strolled out the door. I've also worked in places where they ended the night with a song nobody knew or a really heavy song and then stopped the music. We would usually have a much harder time clearing the venue and dealing with a much worse attitude. People are influenced by what they hear and they react to it. Playing rebel songs as the least song might seem funny but it does make security's job harder. One of the worst I think is those (mostly rural) venues that end the night with the national anthem. Everybody's a hero after the national anthem (even those who don't know the words) and they all want to stand up for their right not to go home at the end of the night.
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For door supervisors: Spend some time on the DJ box. Get to know your DJ and their position. See what they see and how they see it. They can be a great asset and you should treat them as such. Drop by the DJ box a few times. Ask how the night is going and what the crowd is like. They often see things that we don't and can give an early heads up.
For DJ's(Especially new DJ's) : Recoginse that you do more than just play music. You influence the whole venue. You can be an asset or an asshole. Be an asset.
For venue managers: Investing in a DJ who knows their art will cost you more on a nightly basis. It will also earn you more and deliver a better overall experience for your customer. It will also save you many incidents and potentially many claims. You get what you pay for. Pay for it.


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Pollution or Weather Blamed for Fish Kills
Bill Knowles loves to fish "quite a bit, as much as my wife will allow."
And he doesn't see a big problem with fish kills.
"There's been some dead fish that I've seen the past couple of weeks," Knowles admitted. "But, I don't really know that it's out of the ordinary or not."
That's because fish spawn in the spring, so they're already stressed.
"Occasionally, we do see a small number of fish kills," noted Leanna Zweig of the Department of Conservation. "This year, we've just seen a higher number than usual."
Zweig added, "Fish kills usually imply pollution and that's what people are concerned about, people making sure they're aware we don't have a pollution problem. We just have a natural weather condition."
But, some campers blamed people who dump raw sewage from their recreational vehicles into Thomas Hill Reservoir.
"I've been camping here for 15 years," said Harold Johnson. "I've seen people do it. I've asked them not to do it."
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Sure, I could go right on hammering away at my October theme, which has been something along the lines of The Perils of Democracy so far. After all, we have a "Mother Courage" in our rack of new plays and dances this week, and there's nothing like "Mother Courage" to set your teeth on edge about the political economy of our time.
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"Body Awareness," Oct. 18-Nov. 10, CoHo, 2257 NW Raleigh—Annie Baker's comedy is set in a Vermont college town, where the are celebrating Body Awareness Week, including a visit from a male photographer known for his female nudes. What could possibly go wrong? Gretchen Corbett directs and stars along with Sharonlee McLean, Gavin Hoffman and Josh Weinstein.
"BloodyVox: Fresh Blood," Oct. 18-Nov. 3, BodyVox, 1201 NW 17th Ave.—Hey, it's Halloween! Or almost, anyway, and BodyVox's Ashley Roland and Jamey Hampton have added some new material to 2010's version of "BloodyVox," which was actually more gently amusing than genuinely grotesque. So don't be fooled by the name, because its fine for both kids and adults who aren't looking for a chainsaw movie. (Among whom, I must count myself…)
"Mother Courage and Her Children," Oct. 18-Nov. 17, Theatre Vertigo, 3430 SE Belmont—Tony Kushner ("Angels in America") has translated and updated Bertolt Brecht's great anti-war play, which though it always seems appropriate no matter when it plays, seems especially pertinent now. We should be seeing a lot more Brecht these days: Cheers to Theatre Vertigo for making it so. Joel Steinkamp directs.
"Raiz," Oct. 18-Nov. 11, Miracle Theatre Group, 425 SE 6th Ave.—Miracle continues its tradition of keeping the Day of the Dead in front of us onstage with Martin Milagro's take, which sounds as though it's perfectly attuned to the company's magical realism direction. The gods, the Aztecs and the present day mix and match in this consideration of the permeable membrane between life and death.
"On Killing," Oct. 18-28, Headwater Theatre, 55 NE Farrugut St. #9—Jacob Coleman and Amber Whitehall, members of Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, have written this solo piece (which Coleman will perform) about the loss of self that can occur, coincidentally, when falling in love or fighting in a war: "…a series of fragments, a tangle of memories, grainy black and white video, decaying voices from an old tape recorder, a story told on moving trains, dances from empty city squares. It is about the longing for excitement that drives us to seek new loves and fight new wars, and the dead melancholy that follows the elation from both."


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In its second installment, Festival Literasi Gerakan Menulis Buku Indonesia encouraged people to write. (Shutterstock/File)
Festival Literasi Gerakan Menulis Buku Indonesia (Indonesia book writing movement literacy festival) was held on Nov. 6 at Graha Saba Convention Center in Surakarta, Central Java, as a way to encourage people to write.
Organized by the Gerakan Menulis Buku Indonesia (GMBI) program, the festival was the culmination of a literary events series held by GMBI. It was attended by 850 people, comprising students, teachers and members of writing communities from different provinces.
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This year's event was the festival's second installment, featuring discussion panels and a book launch, among other things. A poetry competition at the festival broke the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI) record for amassing 19,991 poems. (wir/wng)
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Ok, this is not some lesson on street photography. I would be the last person to tell someone how to shoot the streets. This post represents a practice run in my efforts to improve my own street photography. My journey to be a better documentarian of the streets can be outlined into 4 stages.
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Secondly, I must have the courage to point my camera in the direction of people not knowing what their reaction is going to be if I'm noticed. I started to get over this quickly after kicking myself on many occasions for not taking the shot. Nowadays I just take the shot and give a friendly smile if someone sees me. Thus far, I have not had any negative reactions. The thing I am working on now is getting closer.
Items 3 and 4 in my opinion are the hardest. How do you create a photo from the street that tells a story? This is what takes vision and observation. You have to first understand what it is you are trying to say, and then you have to figure out how to capture it. I have not made it to 3 and 4, but I hope practice will pay off.
So what are the 3 "C's"? The 3 "C's" comes from an observation upon reviewing my images. They are Cell Phones, Coffee, and Cigarettes. I really don't think we could survive the modern world without them. Most people in the civilized world indulge in the use of one or any combination of these items on a daily bases. These shots were taken in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. I just dropped off a role of film to be developed at the Film Box Lab in Nashville. It was a sunny, but cool day. I had some time to burn, so I decided to do some street work with a roll of Ilford Delta 100 that had been setting in my second Olympus OM1 since Summer. I prefer to shoot a 400 speed film on the streets for the extra 2 stops of shutter speed, but sometimes you just have to shoot what you have. I did not intend to finish the roll, but I did. It was easy to do. On any given day, there is just so much going on. If I had the time, I could have easily finished a couple more rolls. I ended up shooting 29 exposures to finish the roll. This post is the first of 3 that I will be posting to my blog. All 3 posts are from the same roll of film, on the same day.
This first image is a classic, the smoker standing next to the no smoking sign. When you see opportunities like this, you have to get the shot. I tried to get close as possible without making it obvious I was photographing her. It was a little challenging as she and I were the only ones out in front of the building, so I pretended to be shooting something just to the left of her. She even looked in that direction to see what I was shooting. I wanted to catch here taking a puff, but I did not want to hang around too much longer, so I grabbed the shot below.
The next shot is a classic crosswalk scene. I did not noticed the girl in the shadow checking her phone until I got my scans back. I also did not realize the lady bringing up the rear was checking hers as well. You'll noticed that she has also noticed me.
Distracted Walking
These next two guys were really having a lively conversation. They produced enough smoke to send smoke signals. A closer look revealed they were smoking cigars. They were literally blowing smoke in each others faces. I waited to catch them exhaling and got the shot below.
Hot Air
The shot below was not slated for this post until I noticed the cigarette in the right hand of the Rippy's employee. It's amazing how smokers can multitask while smoking and not drop their cigarette or burn themselves. I've watched my dad talk with a cigarette hanging off the edge of this lips. No matter how many times I saw him smoke and talk, the cigarette never fell.
This next one is one of my favorites. I noticed a puff of smoke to my left as I was walking down the sidewalk. I immediately was drawn to the mysterious woman behind the rail. It wasn't smoke that I saw. It was actually water. I was seeing the vapor from her electronic cigarette. I wanted a puff of vapor in the shot, but I was afraid she might get up any minute so I went ahead and clicked the shutter. I really like the fact that you can't see her face, but you know exactly what she is doing. I love the contrast between the dark shadows and her setting in the spot light of the sun. It really makes a nice black and white image.
Brief Escape
I noticed the guy below out of the corner of my eye. He saw me and then went about his business. I quickly knelt and took the shot. I like how his upper torso blends in with the wall of the building.
I really love the contrast between this woman and the illuminated pavement.
Can You Hear Me Now?
I almost missed this next guy hiding in the shadows.
Shadow Smoker
The next 3 shots are people on a mission.
Coffee for Two
Business Talk
I believe there is a boot store on every other street in Nashville.
Game Day Boots
This guy in my last picture was total oblivious to my presence. I used the column as a shield to change my camera settings and then stepped out to take the shot.
A Quick Drag
We all have heard the old adage, "Practice makes Perfect". This is true in photography, too. It's normal to say baseball practice, football practice or piano practice, but it's a bit odd to say photography practice. If you want to get better at anything, you have to practice. I discovered the street photographer, John Free, years ago. I get inspiration from his message about shooting the streets. I believe any documentarian could gain a tip or two from what he has to say. One of my favorite videos from his youtube channel is below. It is only 5 and a half minutes long. It's worth watching for any aspiring street photographer.
Please stay tuned for my next post. I captured a few images of some Music City Hopefuls. I actually had a brief conversation with one of them and was given a cd.
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Don't miss your chance to witness history and the crowning of the 150th champion of the Belmont stakes on Long Island June 7-9, 2018. Here's our guide for a day at the races and while you're here make a weekend out of it- it's prime time on Long Island for all things sun, sand and surf. Share snaps of you and your friends, fasteners and all, for a chance to be feature on Discover Long Island's social media channels. Cheers! #teamjustify #discoverLI2018
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The Belmont Stakes holds the title of the oldest of the three Triple Crown events dubbed "The Test of the Champion." Not only holding the title of the oldest Triple Crown race, the Belmont Stakes is North America's fourth oldest race. The first running of the Belmont Stakes dates back to 1867 at Jerome Park.
Legacy in the Making: In 1905, Long Island became home to the signature event.
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With owners, trainers, jockeys and of course horses – a lot goes into not only entering but also winning the Belmont Stakes. Secretariat set a world record for 1 1/2 miles on the dirt when he won the 1973 Belmont in 2:24. Secretariat also holds the fastest 1/2 mile, 3/4 mile, 1 mile and 1 1/4-mile fractions in Belmont history.
Winners have finished by just a head or neck to 31 lengths and range in color and gender. The winners also hail from around the country and the world, coming from Texas, Maryland, England and Ireland to name a few.
Did You Know: James McLaughlin is the only rider to win three consecutive Belmont Stakes twice.
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Stop by the Heritage Club Food Court, The Crop & Saddle, The Knob Creek Saloon and Paddock Terrace Bar for casual fare dining. Choose between burgers, paninis, salads and sandwiches while attending the Belmont Stakes. Concession stands and full service bar offerings will also be available.
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Relax and unwind: Head to Long Beach to enjoy the summer sun. Rent a chair and umbrella to lay out on the stretch of white sand beach. Long Beach is home to a scenic 2.2-mile boardwalk along the ocean lined with restaurants and shops.
A little bit of history: Travel back in time visiting homes of past presidents, poets, and artists, including President Theodore Roosevelt and Poet Walt Whitman. Our world-class museums and mansions highlight an era bygone. Long Island serves as the inspiration behind F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby."
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Ride in style in the classic Christiania Light Danish Cargo Bike! Take the kids to the beach or park. There's plenty of room for sand toys and a picnic basket! Perfect for grocery runs, quick trips to the library and school drop off/pick up. A favorite feature of this design is that the kids are in front of you so you can keep track of them, and everyone can continue chatting en route! A fun way to get outside and get around with the family!
- Box is painted marine grade 8 mm plywood
- Built in bench w/storage underneath
- Aluminum crank -bearings are enclosed in cassette
- galvanized chain
- Aluminum rims 24" x 1.75
- Front hub is aluminum with deep groove bell-bearings
- Raceguard tires, 2.3 mm stainless spokes
- 63 x 62 x 50/36 cm
- The turning radius is only 480 cm
- Shimano nexus seven speed: With this system, you have low gears that come in handy for hills and heavy loads and the high gears for flat areas and higher speeds.
Brakes on front wheels
- Mechanic Disc Brake System: Most classic models come equipped with mechanic disc brakes. Includes black finished calipers, a black lever with red parking function and with 160 cm heavy duty rotors. The mechanic disc brake consists of a wire and calipers so it is simple to adjust and maintain.
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Optional Bugatti Hood Rain cover for $300
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- Free pick up in Santa Cruz
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- $750 flat rate shipping out of State
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When breeders are used by the Illuminati to obtain babies for programming, the Illuminati selects women who are themselves programmed multiples. They are used for breeders, because genetically they have genes for intelligence, even though they aren't brilliant. These women of lesser intelligence will only make the beginning Priestess level of the women and might obtain a rank in that level of High Priestess.
All these women, no matter their circumstances have been made to believe that offering their babies to Satan is the highest honor, so many of them do not have normal qualms about their job. It is important to interject that the Illuminati are Luciferians, but worship Lucifer/Satan. Satanists are organizationally a separate set up, with a separate history, but both groups have many common practices, including child sacrifice. (There is a science in how the Illuminati hides bloodlines, sometimes families are used as brooders for other important bloodlines. It will only be mentioned in passing here, because it is relevant to the selection process of how children are slated to be programmed.
The Illuminati is fully aware of rare bloodtypes and other genetic properties that run in bloodlines, and breed individuals to get certain traits, and they also take into consideration that certain weaknesses such as weak hearts or AB- negative blood with no RH factor will call for special attention.) The criteria for non-Illuminati cults for their breeders is much lower. Often these are the cults' leftovers. That is the difference between the good breeding of the Illuminati, and the degenerate thinking of the openly satanic groups.
The Satanic groups which are organized into hubs, and some of the lesser occult groups like the KKK., have women which are kept under lock and key to serve as breeders. Breeders are kept from having outside talents that would help them function in the outside world. Some are not allowed to have driver's licenses and other basics.
How does the occult world manage to work things out within a hospital setting? The independent satanic cults may not use hospitals. I have worked with enough first hand information to be familiar with some of the cults which have home births attended by their own midwives. An example is the Satanic cult in Seminole & Garvin counties of Oklahoma where their section houses in the countryside have had unrecorded home births for years.
First hand information also confirms that hospitals in Tacoma, Vancouver, Portland, and San Francisco are used by the Illuminati for premature births. By extension, it can be understood that many hospitals across the United States are now staffed with a large number of nurses and doctors who are loyal to the occult world (called by insiders the "Network") headed by the Illuminati. The preemies are attended to by satanic witches who are nurses, many of them multiples themselves. Further on in this book, we will cover how the Illuminati is turning out a great number of pediatricians via programming to insure control over the preliminary programming stages.
If the occult world wants a mother to see her preemie, the occult nurses on night shifts will quietly let cult mothers in to bond with their preemies. There is a lot of corruption that goes on unnoticed too. These doctors and nurses have taken lots of preemies for the Network to use for programming experiments. If the mother is a low income mother, the Freemasons will let them use their network of hospitals for free.
Some of these premature children are described as dead and taken with the excuse that "they can't breathe". They then are used for programming experimentation. The Illuminati, working in conjunction with other occult groups, schemes up methods by which they can get other people's babies. This gives them additional children to work on. By giving low income mothers free births at Masonic hospitals, the occult world can later contrive some reason for stripping a low income mother who is on drugs of her guardianship of her baby. They take these children, some of them drug babies, for programming uses.
The mothers of different animals are examples of how important touch is to any baby. A mother cow, or dog will nudge its offspring soon after it is born. They will also begin to teach the baby immediately after it is born. Studies have learned that most mammals lick their newborn, which has been observed to be critical for the healthy physical development of the baby animal. The Illuminati want the same development for their offspring. Research showed that rocking and stroking preemies helps them develop motor skills and respiratory functions. It takes the place of the licking animals give their offspring. The stroking even helps cardiac (heart) functions during the preemies sleep. Giving stimulus to a part of the brain will cause that part of the brain to grow. Although the premature child cannot speak, it still craves attention. Even if it hurts, the child wants--even needs-- to be held. The child can be touched, and it will crave that touching even if it hurts. Already the mixing of love and pain is beginning. Their skin will be thin and sensitive to touch. It will hurt to be touched and preemies can even have their skin bruised by a sheet.
A premature birth will create a fighter spirit within the child. If the child does not have a strong instinct for survival, and does not fight to survive the premature birth, then it will not fight to survive during the tortures of the programming. By having a premature birth, the selection process has already started. Which child will be a fighter? The preemie will be emotionally deprived of getting to suck on a real mother's breast, but will be fed with an eye-dropper or bottle.
Often a transdisciplinary team will be created at the hospital to take charge of the preemie. They will run one of the various standard assessments, perhaps the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) or the Bayley Scale of Infant Development. Objectives will then be developed for the short and the long term based on each infant's identified needs. The NBAS will look at a. the ability to shut out disturbing stimuli, b. responsiveness to auditory & visual stimuli, c. muscle tone & motor skills, d. irritability, e. capacity to cuddle, f. skin color, g. reflexes.
Every part of the preemie's body will be violated. A Catheter will likely be put in the little baby's bladder, because preemies' urinary tracts tend to close up, and bed sores must be avoided too. They will also usually be given I.V.s. This will give them more fluid to eliminate. This is healthy for the Preemie to keep their kidneys well. However, it also serves as part of the natural traumatic process. Some will be given oxygen. The preemie will be adjusting to the light, temperature, sound, humidity and gravity of the new world it has been thrust into. Their hearts will have problems (some of these like Mitro-valve prolapse may stay with the child for a life-time), and also often difficulties with their lungs.
Studies on preemies have shown that they tend to have a sober affect with few smiles, and then the smiles come only if their eyes are averted from who is in front of them. They are less social and they depend upon the primary person (usually a caretaker at the hospital) to give them assistance and encouragement to interact socially. (Als & Brazelton, 1981)
When the child is born, the Illuminati make sure that its first view is of one of the people who will help program it. Often this is a Grande Dame within the hierarchy, but it might also be a male programmer. Over the following months, the programmer figure will repeatedly talk to the child in loving cooing tones. The most loving soothing words are all that is permitted at this stage. The child is being naturally bonded to the programmer. Mengele was the best of experts at this type of bonding.
The programmers talk to each other in terms like, "this child is a piece of clay." They view themselves as the potters to that clay. When the Preemie is born it copes with the pain by being dissociative. The soothing voice of the programmer is said and heard in hypnotic tones. The hypnotic voice of the programmer is taking advantage of the dissociative trance-like state of the child in pain. The hypnotic voice is grooming the child from the womb.
Hypnotic cues are placed into the child's mind even at this young age. Hypnotic cues use all the senses. In reality, the programmers are even hypnotizing the little babies. Soon the preemie's eyes will open when the preemie senses the presence of the programmer in the room. The preemie's eyes will follow the programmer around as he or she walks around the child's room. The child's eyes are following the voice of the programmer.
Ronald Shor, a respected researcher into hypnotism, wrote in the Amer. Journal of Psychotherapy, Vol. 13, 1959, pp. 582-602,
"Only in the fetus can one conceive of an ideally pure trance state, that is, a state in which there is a total absence of a functioning reality-orientation. In the developing organism in utero the first momentary experiences exist concretely, independent of any structured background of experience. The only organization that can take place at first is that which is genetically given. But except for this natural, ontogenetically undeveloped state there is always some degree of structuring."
In other words, if you want to hypnotize someone, the ideal is when they are a fetus, because the baby soon begins to get a grasp of reality--that reality gives the child something to compare with what the hypnotist is wanting to program in. Notice, also the awareness on Shor's part, that there is some structuring of the mind done naturally via genetics.
This again underscores the importance of why the programmers like multi-generational victims--because they pass via genetics some of the mental structuring needed for the smooth programming of the next generation. By looking into the preemie's eyes and talking, the programmer begins to teach the baby. The preemie learns that its primary caretaker is its controller. The controller controls its access to its bottle and everything else in its life. The Illuminati are teaching the child to view its controller as God from the first second it is born. They want the child to worship the programmer. The programmer is literally saving the preemie's life. By talking & cooing to the child, the programmer's voice becomes more real to the child than itself.
The controllers begin stretching the mind of the child as soon as it is born. The two or three people who control the early baby's life begin teaching it with hypnotic voices as soon as it is born. Subliminal tapes are used to teach the baby immediately. The goal is to teach the child to read and speak much earlier than other children. In the Monarch Program's controlled setting, children who can read at six months, can still be programmed for social skills. In an uncontrolled setting, children taught this earlier tend to have their intellectual skills outstrip their social skills, and they develop serious problems with their peers and schools.
Children can be hypnotized easier than adults, but it has to be done differently, especially if the child is preverbal. Rubbing the child, stroking its head, and patting the child help soothe the child into relaxing. The hypnotist must not make rapid tonal changes in his voice. These are reasons why gentle Illuminati women programmers are such an asset at this stage. The newborn child is taught obedience. It is allowed to cry to develop its lungs, but at some early point it is taught not to cry. Tape is placed over the child's mouth, and it is told over and over "no" with the index finger gesturing. They get approval if they don't cry. This type of programming is called behavior modification, and will be further covered in a later chapter.
The baby is rigidly taught total obedience. In review of step 3, one tried and often used technique is to have the baby born premature. The baby must undergo lots of trauma, and must learn to be a fighter to survive. Babies have been taken by induced labor or C-Section at premature ages intentionally to insure that the baby will suffer trauma. When the premature baby leaves the comfort of the womb it experiences trauma. By taking the baby prematurely, it also gives the programmers an advanced start on the programming.
Love Bombing the Child Until about Eighteen Months
The third stage is smothering the child in love. The love is given so that it can be taken away in the fourth stage. Unless love is given so that it can be taken away, there is no trauma. Illuminati children are never spanked in the first year and a half. They are very lovingly controlled. (This pattern of smothering new converts in love called "love bombing" in preparation for removing that love and acceptance to get obedience is done by some cults to new members too.)
The Illuminati child learns about their body. Their bowels are allowed to function properly and they are kept meticulously clean. They must be taught to appreciate their body, before the trauma of stripping them of everything they value. Dissociation does not have to be taught to the child, because they have a genetic leaning toward it, and the premature birth has taught them to dissociate. All in all, the child has been allowed only to build a relationship with its programmer(s). The child has learned to trust, obey and adore the programmer during the first 18 months of its life. Its mind is lining up with hypnotic suggestions, cues, and is being obedient.
Foundation Step 4 Fracturing the Mind
The fourth stage is built upon the foundation of dissociation created in the first & second stages, and the love created in the third stage. (The demonology of the first step also helps pull in demons associated with programming, tunneling in the mind, and multiplicity, which are used in the fourth foundational step.)
Often in the fourth step, the child's mind will fracture along the same dissociation fracture lines that the trauma of the premature birth created. If the child is not a premature baby, it will need some additional help to want to dissociate. The child can have its senses overwhelmed repeatedly to the point that it learns to react to its surroundings by what appears on the outside as a numbness, and mentally is simply dissociation.
Everything imaginable can be used to overwhelm the caged little child's senses and create dissociation. Rotten faul odors of the child's excrement, of amnonia, and rotten food while it huddles in its cage will overwhelm the child's sense of smell. Being fed blood overwhelms the sense of taste. The chanting of the Programmers dressed in Satanic garb, banging noises, rock music and the electric hum, and ultrasonic stimulation overwhelms the child's sense of hearing. The child's natural developing sense of shapes is taken advantage of by spinning the child and making it feel like it is going to fall. The child will also be deprived of sleep and drugged. Together all this will provide the dissociative base for splitting the core.
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We get asked all the time how we get our cupcakes flat, without big domes or those exploding volcanoes that sometimes happen so we thought we'd share our top tips. You can also find out loads of further information in our online baking bible
There's no magic formula but hopefully if you follow these pointers you'll get flat cupcakes too:
- Don't over mix your mixture. We use an all in one method (pop all the ingredients in a bowl and mix) for our cupcakes and ensure that as soon as the ingredients have come together in to a batter we stop mixing. If in doubt, finish off the mixing with a spatula to get all the bits from the bottom of the bowl mixed in
- Don't overfill your cases, your cupcakes will rise so if you want your cupcakes to come to just under the top of the cases fill 2/3 of the way up
- Turn your oven down, we bake at 170C (non-fan) or 150C (fan). An oven thermometer is perfect for checking the correct temperature in your oven
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
This has got to be a new type of exhausted.
She will probably be moved to a regular room very soon.
I am so tired. Between running to the hospital, helping set up Bobbie and Dave's new house and dealing with David & still working I have never felt this kind of tired.
She is doing good though, so who can complain :)
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- Vicki Aeschliman said...
What can we do for you Leah?
- September 2, 2008 at 5:43 PM
- Rebekah said...
Bobbie is lucky to have you. Hang in there!
- September 2, 2008 at 6:29 PM
- spng7 said...
Bobbie has a wonderful sister ... and when you do sleep, you'll sleep well and dream good dreams. What you sow .... comes back ten-fold. You'll never know how proud we are of you and Ben.
- September 2, 2008 at 6:43 PM
- Alyssa said...
Wow, Leah! That's what sisters are for:). You are great, and like your Gram said, yes, God will bless you for it! And I know that is not why you do it which is even better!!!
We are so glad Bobbie is doing better. We all are continuing to pray daily.
Love you guys!...
Kobe should have his mail really soon:)
- September 2, 2008 at 7:05 PM
- gram said...
My heart goes out to you Leah. This accident has been so tough on all of you. My thoughts and prayers are with you. If there is anything I can do please do let me know. We love you. God will get you through this.
- September 3, 2008 at 5:33 AM
- Lindsay said...
I am glad to hear she is doing better! :) I so wish I was there to help out it just kills me! Your all in our prayers! I hope you can get some rest! Love ya
- September 3, 2008 at 6:12 AM
- cindy said...
Stay strong, pray and you will grow much from all of this. GOD is stretching you and Ben. Sometimes it hurts to be stretched, but we get stronger. You both are amazing.
Love you,
- September 3, 2008 at 9:35 AM
- gram said...
Leah I noticed you said you needed a shower seat for Bobbie to use for a while. Honey I have a shower seat, raised tolet seat and a seat to go in a car or at a table that turns to help them get in their seat easier. I will be more than willing to lend them to Bobbie and will get them back when she does not need them. Just let me know.
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The best way to approach this morning's news about AOL and Huffington Post may well be through the first sentence of the story filed by Associated Press Technology Writer Michael Liedtke:
Internet company AOL Inc. is buying news hub Huffington Post in a $315 million deal that represents a bold bet on the future of online news.
However, those curious about just what the future behind that bet is likely to be will have to wade all the way through the Liedtke's final paragraph, which basically tells you everything about Huffington Post that you need to know:
Huffington Post grew quickly from startup to online colossus. Over time, it launched city-specific pages and developed a roster of sections such as food and books. The work of its 70-person paid staff is augmented by content from news outlets and 6,000 bloggers who write for free.
In other words "the future of online news" is one of 6000 unpaid bloggers. Put another way, online news will be "liberated" from professional journalism. It is hard to imagine how a paid staff of 70 can effectively edit 6000 bloggers. Those familiar with the Huffington Post know how this problem is resolved. The paid staff is not responsible for editing. Editing is a "community-based" undertaking, basically managed through comments submitted to articles, often with the style and substance of the "Wikipedia Fight Club." However, since the future of the press conference seems to be heading in the same direction, that just means that the future will be one of press conferences without journalists, just as those journalists will also fade from the platforms of online news. In other words these are just more bricks in the wall of ignorance behind which the consciousness industry ultimately plans to isolate the American public. After all, the uninformed voter is the demagogue's strongest weapon!


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In this present day and age, one of the most valuable skills that you can have is that of digital marketing. Seeing as the world seems to be rapidly migrating online, having the skills that businesses and individuals need to gain visibility would make you a valuable asset.
If you already happen to work in the digital marketing space, then luckily, you're already on the right path. However, there are new developments in the digital marketing space every day, so staying up-to-date is a must. For those reading this because they're keen on learning about how they can develop their digital marketing skills, you're going to find a few suggestions below.
1. Stay Updated With SEO
When it comes to digital marketing, SEO is one of the most important things that you can master. People with these skills are quickly becoming hot commodities because of what they can do to create visibility for brands.
If you don't know much about SEO, it's advisable that you at least learn the basics. Here are a few of them that you can add to your list:
Keyword Research: One of the fundamentals of SEO is keyword research. If you don't know much about keywords, they make it possible for people to discover you online. When you use any search engine whether Google or Yahoo, you likely type in a word or phrase in hopes of finding information on that particular topic. With that being said, when you're doing keyword research, your goal is to get in the mind of the consumer and choose keywords based on what they'd be searching for. Google Keyword Planner is one of many tools perfect for helping you carry out this task.
On-Page Optimization: If you happen to have a website or a client that has one, then learning how to do on-page optimization is a must. This will help improve your ranking in search engines which is one of if not the ultimate purpose of SEO. A few on-page ranking factors you want to take into consideration are content that supplies a good demand as well as the shareability of your posts. Also, make sure you use appropriate URLs that contain keywords where possible, have a subject in image alt text and include the subject in the title tag.
2. Know How to Research
One of the fundamentals of digital marketing is research. Without it, you can't effectively target your audiences or speak to them in a language that they understand. To do research, you should have access to a range of resources and be good at navigating your way around online as you can find a lot of information there.
However, if you find that you're being slowed down by error messages, you should check TechLoris to see how you can resolve those issues. It may be worth investing in a fast and efficient PC if you find that's slowing you down as well.
3. Understand Analytics
Another important aspect of digital marketing that you should have basic knowledge on is analytics. There is no use in collecting data, doing research and carrying out endless activities if you have no idea what to do with your findings. Analytics are so important as they give you an indication of how you're performing and what areas need improvement.
With that being said, you don't necessarily have to become a professional, but you should understand how analyses works and how to interpret results. You should be able to assess the effectiveness of digital marketing campaigns, follow emerging trends, and compile target lists for email marketing.
The bottom line is that understanding analytics can help you show clients how your digital marketing activities are adding to their bottom line.
4. Get Good at Content Writing
As with analytics, even if you won't be doing content writing, knowing the basics of good writing puts you miles ahead. Millions of people are online right now looking for content, and it's unlikely that they're looking for how-to articles that they've read millions of times over. If you need insight into what makes good content, see a few tips below.
Write Often: Writing often is a surefire way of improving your skills. Commit to writing at least once a week and explore a range of different genres whether it be an informal article, press release, or short story. The more you write and edit your work, the better you'll get at it.
Observe Competitors: If you want to know what good content looks like, pay attention to what is being shared. See what competitors are posting and what presently happens to be going viral. This should give you an indication of what your audience likes and how you can put a personal spin on such content.
Study Your Audience: When you're writing content, another strategy to improve the quality of it is to visualize and write as though you're doing so for a single person in your target audience. Think about what they want to know as well as the type of information they'd be interested in seeing while you write.
5. Be a Better Salesperson
Getting better at selling is another way to improve your digital marketing skills, this is because although subtly, this is a lot of what you're doing online though primarily through content. To improve your sales skills, learn to put yourself in other people's shoes and connect on a human level. Communicating with people and making connections based on values, beliefs and mutual interests also go a long way.
6. Learn the Basics of Branding
If you're going to be carrying out marketing activities for yourself or brands, understanding how to represent a brand in your digital activities is essential. Learn the basics of branding such as what brands represent and how they want to be perceived by their target audience. When you fully understand a brand and what they're trying to achieve online, you should find executing your digital marketing activities easier.
Digital marketing is an in-demand skill and likely will continue to be for as long as the internet is relevant. The exception to the rule will probably be software and technology automating such tasks. Until then, continue building your skills and growing.
Sawaram Suthar is CMO at Acquire, and also a founder of Jagat Media, a digital marketing agency. A digital marketing consultant, he has experience in things including branding, promotions and page optimization, along with research and strategy. He has an MBA from the University of Pune. Anyone can find him on @sawarams.


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Scan the headlines and you'll see stories about the latest scam tricking online shoppers into giving up their credit card numbers. Look up "phishing" on any popular search engine and you'll get hundreds of thousands of results.
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There's a special shame that any truly thinking, feeling person feels when one contributes to the theatrical gross of an utterly brain-dead movie, I mean a true piece of crap — even if it's for purely professional reasons, with a reimbursement eventually coming. Some films go so far beyond the pall of mere uninspired, lowest-common-denominator entertainment that they feel like an affront to humankind, an insult to all creative types everywhere, all the way down to rural Kentucky public access talk show hosts.
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So David Duchovny has entered rehabilitation facility for sex addiction, which re-contextualizes this story about sauna sex, shared by wife Téa Leoni, in a very interesting way. The 48-year-old actor, who appeared in The X Files: I Want to Believe earlier this summer, also plays a sex-obsessed character on the Showtime series Californication, which recently earned Emmy nominations for casting and cinematography, and begins its second season in just under a month.


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Justifire Can Help Justify Firearm Use by Integrating BlockchainBy Jul 31, 2019 1 Min Read
Jason Palazzolo and Kevin Barnes, the two American inventors won a patent for incorporating a blockchain-based recording system with the recording of data for events requiring lethal force.
The company, Justifire advertises the product as a "black box for your firearm." The device can be attached to the barrel of the pistol and is able to make environmental recordings including video, audio and spatial data.
The data can be used by the owner as evidence of an event taking place where lethal action was required, to provide proof of self-defense.
The patent mentions:
The data can be stored in a blockchain database, on a blockchain network to provide a chain of trust and the integrity of data recorded by one or more firearm environmental recording apparatuses. Nodes of the blockchain network can include client devices, servers, firearm environmental recording apparatuses, and tokens of a cryptocurrency may be provided to nodes for performing data transactions in the blockchain database.
Justifire also claims that any violent action that has been recorded will be automatically recognized and will become encrypted. This data will only be accessible by Justfire Technologies LLC. The data will be provided to the owner of the device through a legal request to prevent any unlawful actions.
With the patent going forward, Justifire is moving towards the development and implementation of blockchain.
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Bernardino County Supervisors seek
for City
of San Bernardino
Tuesday February 9th,
the San Bernardino County Board of
Supervisors unanimously approved an agreement with several community
partners to seek a federal Promise Zone designation for a large portion of the
City of San Bernardino.
"Promise Zones focus on helping communities
work together and partner with the federal government to meet their goals,"
said Board of Supervisors Chairman James
Ramos. "A Promise Zone designation presents an invaluable and crucial
opportunity to transform an area of extreme need in the City of San Bernardino
into a healthy, sustainable, equitable and thriving place to work, live and
Zones are partnerships between the federal government and local agencies across
the country aimed at creating jobs, leveraging private investment, increasing
economic activity, expanding educational opportunities, and reducing violent
Promise Zones will receive preferred access to certain competitive federal
investments that further their strategic plans and assistance from dedicated
federal staff to help implement goals and to recruit and manage volunteers to
strengthen the capacity of Promise Zone partners.
"This is an amazing opportunity for our
community," said Fifth District Supervisor
Josie Gonzales. "The positive transformation of this
community and its residents is dependent upon physical transformation of the
area, linked to comprehensive and
coordinated public-private Promise Zone strategies to access and create jobs,
increase economic activity and security, improve educational opportunities, improve
health and wellness, and reduce violent crime."
Under the
recently approved agreement, by the San
Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, the County and the City of San
Bernardino will serve as the lead agencies in seeking the Promise Zone
designation. The County and City will work with San Bernardino City Unified
School District, Loma Linda University, the Housing Authority of the County of
San Bernardino, National Community Renaissance of California, and the Institute
of Public Strategies to submit the required Promise Zone Urban Application and,
if the area is designated as a Promise Zone, complete the work necessary to
implement the Promise Zone Plan.
strengthen the Promise Zone application, Neighbor
Housing Services of the Inland Empire, Dignity
Health, and St. Bernadine Medical
Center have joined the Leadership Council. Neighbor Housing Services of the
Inland Empire, Dignity Health, and St. Bernadine Medical Center have agreed to
join the effort.
federal Promise Zone initiative was created in 2013, and in December 2015 HUD
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the competition to designate
the third and final round of the Promise Zones. Applications must be received
by February 23rd. The winners will be announced in Spring 2016.
proposed San Bernardino Promise Zone includes downtown San Bernardino and is
bounded roughly by Highland and Tippecanoe avenues and Mill and H streets.


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Though now obliterated from sight, a curious epitaph to one Robert Baxter was once to be found near the porch of St.Jude's Church, Knarsdale, in the valley of the South Tyne. The famous historian, John Hodgson, in his early 19th century History of Northumberland, took great offence at the tone of the inscription, terming it 'disgraceful doggerel'…
In memory of Robert Baxter, of Far-house, who died Oct 4 1796, aged 50*.All you who please these lines to read,
It will cause a tender heart to bleed;
I murdered was upon the fell,
And by the man I knew full well;
By bread and butter which he'd laid,
I, being harmless, was betrayed.
I hope he will remembered** be
That laid that poison there for me.
[*or '56', depending on your sources; **some sources give this as 'rewarded']
The story goes that Mr Baxter, during the course of his shepherding duties on the fell, came across some bread and butter neatly folded up in paper. Being peckish, he ate it, but was soon seized with violent convulsions, and eventually expired – but not before pointing the finger at a malicious neighbour with whom he had recently quarrelled. The bait, he said, had been laid deliberately to kill him. It seems that the accusation was widely believed, but no inquest was held on the man's body, so the suspect (whoever he was) was never charged.
Quite how this monumental inscription got past the eye of the incumbent vicar we shall never know. Eventually, though, someone saw fit to chip off the offending verse – and I believe the stone itself is now broken (can anyone confirm this?).


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This painting is about all of us. We all at some point have to take a risk. And while not as drastic as balancing on the edge of a building, we sometimes feel that it may be. Greatness is usually on the other side of the fear we feel. Add to that the voices of doubt that constantly challenge our hopes, dreams and beliefs. The "voices of reason" often seem to add to the resistance and holds us back.
I say risk, dream, grow, evolve, challenge the mountain and yourself.
Defying Gravity, 48"x 60", oil on canvas.


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» This review is out-of-date.
The BBVA Compass Visa Business Rewards Credit Card is now the BBVA Visa® Business Rewards Credit Card, and only available to those with excellent credit (FICO scores of 720 and higher). The information in the review is no longer current. See the card details page for more.
Small-business owners with only fair credit (FICO scores between 630 and 689) don't have plentiful choices when searching for a business credit card. Perk-heavier card options, with their massive sign-up bonuses and typically massive annual fees to match, are tailored toward applicants with good or excellent credit scores.BBVA Visa® Business Rewards Credit Card is an exception. It features benefits such as rewards and free employee cards, all for an annual fee of $0.
Still, there are some major blockers to qualifying for this card that may have you searching for alternatives.
Here are five helpful facts about the BBVA Visa® Business Rewards Credit Card.
» MORE: NerdWallet's best small-business credit cards
1. Eligibility is limited
The BBVA Visa® Business Rewards Credit Card is available only to applicants in the following states:
- Alabama.
- Arizona.
- California.
- Colorado.
- Florida.
- New Mexico.
- Texas.
If you live outside of these areas, consider a small-business credit card that's available nationwide, like the Capital One® Spark® Classic for Business. It's also an option for applicants with fair credit.
2. The point-earning potential is high …
This card has a feature you don't often see with cards for fair credit: a sign-up bonus, which is available if you open a new BBVA Visa® Business Rewards Credit Card by Dec. 31, 2019: Earn 20,000 BBVA Points® when you make $3,000 in Qualifying Purchases in the first 90 days.
On top of that, you'll earn extra points in business-friendly spending categories. Earn 3 points per $1 spent at office supply stores, 2 points per $1 spent at gas stations and restaurants, and 1 point per $1 on all other purchases. Keep in mind that points expire three years after they are earned, so you're not going to want to hold onto them for too long.
3. … but redemption options are limited
You can redeem points for statement credit or gift cards at a value of 1 cent per point. You must redeem at least 2,500 points.
Other business credit cards offer straight-up cash back, travel rewards or even merchandise redemption, but many of them require good to excellent credit scores.
4. The ongoing interest rate is low compared to similar cards
One typical hallmark of cards for fair credit is that they tend to have a higher ongoing interest rate. That's because cardholders who are newer to credit present a higher risk to credit card issuers. It's not uncommon to see APRs start in the 20%-25% range.
But the BBVA Visa® Business Rewards Credit Card offers an ongoing range that starts much lower for those who can qualify for it. Plus, it features a decent intro APR offer: 0% introductory APR for 9 months on purchases and 0% or 3.99% introductory APR on balance transfers requested within 90 days of account open date for one year, and then the ongoing APR of 9.24% - 23.24%, Variable.
5. The intro APR for balance transfers can vary
Speaking of the card's intro APR offer, note that the rate you'll qualify for when it comes to balance transfers will depend on your credit history and credit score. That means you're not guaranteed a window of time to pay down debt interest-free. A 3.99% APR is still low compared to typical credit card interest rates, but the card also charges a 4% balance transfer fee.


text: lexicondevil 1,169 Posted October 5, 2015 Just stumbled across these guys. If you're in the mood for something unique. They are on the same label that released the new Rosetta album. "The second full-length from Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN blackened doom three-piece BLOOD FOLKE. Comprised of guitars, viola, and drums, BLOOD FOLKE's Init Records debut is five heavy dark songs mixing doomy guitar riffs and post-rock drumming with haunting viola that can be both melodic and screeching at times." Limited edition pressing of 300 copies on white vinyl. Includes insert and MP3 download of entire alb http://initrecords.corecommerce.com/BLOOD-FOLKE-My-Heart-In-The-Brilliance-Of-Fire-LP-PRE-ORDER.html Alright, I can't embed the media player because I'm dumb. It showed up on the preview? Here is their bandcamp. http://initrecords.bandcamp.com/album/my-heart-in-the-brilliance-of-fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Tim Wu has shown up on these pages exactly once in the past. Today marks #2 with a link to his op-ed The 'Fix' for Net Neutrality That Consumers Don't Need, which helps strengthen the case we tried to make in the first post about him. He is a gifted explainer. This seemingly innocuous policy issue, which might otherwise get ignored and thereby also allow another gain of the wrong type to the wrong people, is suddenly clearly a very big deal thanks to Mr. Wu:
Netflix and Amazon have been nominated for hundreds of Emmys and Golden Globe awards in recent years, and that is a testament to both the quality of those companies and the transformation of television. But some of the credit is also due to "net neutrality," the legal regime that nurtured and protected the open internet and streaming TV in the first place.
Streaming, after all, is a cheaper and better form of television. For that reason, it is something the cable industry would not have allowed to thrive had it been left to its own devices. Fortunately, net neutrality rules prevented cable companies from killing or interfering with streaming television during its infancy.
You might think it unwise, therefore, to question a policy that has yielded both lower prices and good television. But President Trump's chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, on Wednesday announced plans to eliminate net neutrality (technically, make it "voluntary") despite its popularity, record of success and acceptance by most of the industry.
His proposal is of dubious legality. But should it succeed, the only real winners will be the cable and phone industries, which will gain yet another way to raise prices for everyone. The proposal is the epitome of senseless government action and sharply out of step with Mr. Trump's populist mandate. Did Trump voters really vote for higher cable bills?
In analyzing the attack on net neutrality, one looks in vain for the problem that needs to be fixed. Net neutrality refers to rules intended to ensure that broadband providers cannot block content or provide faster delivery to companies that pay more. The policy was put in place in the George W. Bush administration, where it enjoyed bipartisan support. In the years since, it has sheltered bloggers, nonprofit organizations like Wikipedia, smaller tech companies, TV and music streamers, and entrepreneurs from being throttled by providers like AT&T and Verizon that own the "pipes."
The policy's contributions are not just cultural but also economic: Television has been revitalized, and waves of successful internet start-ups have returned America's high-tech industry to unquestioned global leadership. Net neutrality has been among the most effective economic policies of the 21st century.
The idea of killing net neutrality certainly has nothing to do with voters or majority will. Instead, the proposal, like Mr. Pai's earlier gutting of privacy protections for cable customers, is at war with the economic populism that voters claimed they wanted and that Mr. Trump promised last year…
Read the whole op-ed here.


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You Are Invited To Celebrate Women's History — Make Women's History Event Tuesday – March 18, 2014 at The United States Navy Memorial
Posted by Crystal Williams on February 26, 2014
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Joining Forces: Women Veterans Speak Out: What a Difference a Year Makes!
Posted by danielleac on November 21, 2011
Read the latest article of BPW Foundation's every-other-week Joining Forces feature that brings us the voices of women veterans telling their stories. If you are a women veteran who would like to share your story, please contact us through our Joining Forces for Women Veterans Facebook page, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
What a Difference a Year Makes!
By Danielle Corazza
Over a year ago, I signed on as the woman veteran subject matter expert for Business and Professional Women's Foundation (BPW), a national non-profit focused on serving the needs of working women, especially underserved populations. As I would soon learn, BPW was among the first organizations to recognize the transition struggles that women veterans were experiencing as growing numbers left the service, and to address the invisibility of women veterans as a unique cohort.
After performing an in-depth study with 3,000 women veterans in 2007, the trends became clear: women veterans were suffering. Issues such as transition and reintegration struggles, trouble securing meaningful employment, and even worse, alarming rates of homelessness, were cropping up in the majority of the women interviewed. BPW knew action was needed. As very few evidenced-based programs existed to aid this population, the next step was to become a force for change, a role BPW is well-versed in as its origins trace back to the suffragette movement.
To heighten awareness of the plights of women veterans and to bring powerful partners that could assist in making a difference on board, the inaugural Joining Forces for Women Veterans Summit was held in October 2010. Representatives from 60 organizations attended, from the White House to AARP to the USO, each with their own ideas and interests, but all focused earnestly on finding solutions for the women veterans.
As I watched from behind-the-scenes during the Summit, I saw many an eye tear up, and truly grasped the fact that this audience cared. Not just the "I sent a contribution" surface attention that most veteran issues receive, but an honest, sincere commitment to make a difference in the lives of the women veterans who needed advocates, helping hands, and guidance to make their transitions to the civilian lives complete.
The year since the Summit has raced by and I've watched the astonishing pace with which the women veteran wave has crested, gaining traction in the government, the veteran service organizations, and the corporations who recognize the inherent strength and value women veterans possess. Thanks to the Summit and follow-up efforts, multiple companies have stepped forward to solidify private-public partnerships with BPW that match the best resources from both sides to maximize the contribution to the women veteran effort.
It's to this point that our latest programming is aimed: how to assist women veterans after they've secured meaningful employment, how to help them excel in the civilian workplace and society. Research shows that providing women with mentors accelerates their understanding of external expectations and organizational culture, as well as providing enhanced opportunities for both the mentee and mentor's promotion and satisfaction. Using this evidence-based foundation for development, BPW has partnered with the US Chamber of Commerce, with support from the White House, to match 10,000 women veterans with mentors by the end of 2012.
To find out how you can help, or to stay abreast of the project as it launches, visit www.bpwfoundation.org.
As more women transition out of the military, I urge you to get involved and stay connected. If you need help, it exists, and if you want to help, an extra pair of hands will never be turned down.
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Police is looking for a software engineer from Patna, Kumar Ajitabh, who has been missing in Bengaluru since last Monday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abdul Ahad on Monday said they have formed a team and are looking into all the aspects of the missing of 29-yr-old.
"We have made two-three teams to investigate into all aspects of missing of Kumar Ajitabh. On December 18 he travelled wet somewhere in his car and did not return. We are tracing his locations", he said.
Ajitabh was originally from Bihar and worked at British telecom in Bengaluru.
He had apparently listed his car on online marketplace OLX and it is being suspected that he might have gone out to meet the prospective buyer.
His last location was traced at Gunjur near Whitefield. (ANI)


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Monday, March 14, 2005
The Eve of Destruction
I don't really know why Bush and his cronies want to kill or hurt all the most vulnerable people in our society - except that it somehow gets more for them when they retire into private life. But I don't really see how - if we start imprisoning people because they can't pay their credit card bills, that costs society more money. If the only way people can get medical care is to go to the emergency room, then that costs society more money. If people can't support a family on the minimum wage, then they will seek other ways to do that, which can most certainly cost society. When there is no retirement insurance left for old folks, that will cost society. What is going on? The Republican leadership in Congress refused a simple minimum wage raise - something that hasn't happened since 1997, except that they raised their OWN salaries SIX TIMES since 1998. Joe Conason nails it in his most recent Salon column:
Watching the behavior of Republican politicians during the past several days, we are learning the true meaning of "compassionate conservatism." Not the public-relations version promoted by George W. Bush and his party propaganda apparatus, but the core philosophy enunciated by the deep thinkers of the religious right.
With legislative maneuvering designed to punish and deprive the least fortunate among us -- working people at the lower end of the American economy and their children -- the Republicans don't seem to be upholding the caring Christian ideals often proclaimed by the President. They're pushing down wages, snatching away tax credits and food stamps, slashing Medicaid and children's health insurance, and removing bankruptcy protections from families that suffer medical catastrophes. But they're extending tax cuts on dividends and capital gains, and making sure that those bankruptcy laws still protect the richest deadbeats.
In short, they are stealing bread from the mouths of the poor and stuffing cake into the maws of the wealthy.
The bankruptcy bill that 18 Democrats also voted for - shame on them - will further hurt working people who are trying to survive. The Social Security plan (not that there IS a plan - Bush has yet to show us any details) does not address those who are surviving on SS disability or survivor benefits, and of course implies that SS is an investment, which it's not - it is an insurance plan, and only a fraction of the retirement insurance Americans can depend on.
I don't understand why the Dems are not standing in the way of ALL of these horrible bills. Of course they don't have the majority and can't win, but isn't THAT the time to take a stand? What can they lose standing for the people against the big business power structure? The whole "we need to pick our fights" crap has got to go. EVERY fight is their fight - they are the opposition party. I can't believe that even Harry Reid voted for that bankruptcy bill. Dems must take a stand on EVERY issue for the people - the more the Bushies screw their red state voters (more red states have bankruptcies, more depend on minimum wages, etc). the more we need to stand as a new option. Instead of rolling over, why aren't the Senate and Congressional Dems coming up with NEW plans? Where is OUR Social Security reform plan - by presenting a basic plan to adjust the things that are wrong with it without the privatization crap, we would go miles further by giving Americans another way to look at it. Why aren't Dems doing this? Why are Dems voting WITH the Republicans to hurt Americans? I don't get it.
And the Republicans with their God-given mandate aren't stopping here:
Meanwhile, the House Republicans are not hesitating to trample upon those who are already beaten down. In their version of the 2006 federal budget, Medicaid would lose as much as $20 billion, at a time when state governments already are under severe pressure in sustaining the program. This will inevitably mean depriving poor people of health coverage. Those cuts will also diminish the states' capacity to enroll low-income kids in the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Their parents shouldn't expect too much assistance from the government at tax time, either. The Republican budget decrees reductions in the Earned Income Tax Credit program, a highly successful effort to supplement the income of the working poor that was even supported by the late President Reagan.
None of that money will be wasted, of course. Every dollar taken from poor and working families pays for the preservation of tax breaks on dividends and capital gains for investors, most of them earning no less than $200,000 a year.
The savage litany could go on, and no doubt will.
Appalling as these policies may be, however, they are in no sense inconsistent with the cosmology of the religious right, which melds laissez-faire economics with fundamentalist orthodoxy. Underlying these conservative attacks on the poor by professing Christians is a worldview that dates back to earlier centuries, when the church defended privilege and declared that the wealthy and powerful were God's elect. From that perspective, minimum wages, subsidized health care, and other such laws and regulations only corrupt the poor, who must earn charity by their temporal and spiritual submission.
If these ideas sound a bit old-fashioned -- or even primitive -- be assured that they represent the latest thinking on the evangelical far right, which is where "compassionate conservatism" originated. Guided by the most literal interpretation of Old Testament law, the preachers who have influenced the President are determined to undermine every modern protection enjoyed by poor and working-class Americans. Let's hope they draw the line at bringing back public whippings and debt slavery.
This is fast becoming "One Nation, under Mammon, with Liberty and Justice for the Rich." We are quickly returning to the pre-regulation days before the Progressive Era, when working people will be more and more exploited, when there will be no social insurance or benefits for the poor or elderly, when the CEOs of corporations make 400 times that of their workers, when none of us can even afford our basic health care needs or even food and shelter needs. The Monopoly Corporate Powermongers of the past are re-emerging to little protest - from either Senate Dems or the people who voted for Bush. When will working people in the states that voted these guys in wake up? They are screwing you! And they will till you die unless you fight back and demand the progressive ideals that have already become endangered: the 40 hour work week, the weekend, no child labor, health insurance, pensions, food stamps, social security, clean air to breathe and water to drink, food you can afford to buy... these should not be luxuries. They are basic and fundamental rights. When will Americans demand these rights be returned?