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The Queen is to "Uranium" as DeBeers is to "Diamonds". Add to that , the fact that she is the largest land holder in the world. She practically owns all of Canada. She is a major shareholder of GE, and other companies. Why do you think they were fascists?
This must be an effort to retrieve the soiled reputation of the royals from the murder and ritual sacrifice of those Canadian native American children they took on a picnic and 10 out of 14 never came back. They found them buried years later. We did a blog on this quite a while ago. Don't forget, we also proved they were satanists.
Queen down and out? UK royal palaces 'crumbling and leaky' as her finances dwindle.
by RT admin,
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, long thought to be one of the world's richest women, is apparently down to her last million in savings, with palaces leaking and falling to pieces as MPs say she has been failed by her advisers and the Treasury.
The Queen's courtiers have been advised to take money saving tips from the UK treasury, as her finances dip to an historic low with just £1 million left in reserve, the Telegraph reported.
A report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee found that her reserve fund had fallen from £35 million in 2001 to £1 million today. While the Royal household had made efficiency savings of just 5 percent over the past five years, government departments have made savings of up to a third.
MPs on the committee said that the Treasury must help to protect royal palaces from further damage and deterioration.
"We believe that the Treasury has a duty to be actively involved in reviewing the household's financial planning and management – and it has failed to do so," said Margaret Hodge, the Labour chairperson of the committee.
Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle are both in a terrible state of repair with staff required to catch rain in buckets to protect art and antiquities.
Meanwhile, in Buckingham Palace the 60-year-old boilers were running up bills of £774,000 a year and the wiring has not been replaced since 1949. More than a third of the royal estate has been found to be below "target condition."
The committee compared Buckingham Palace, which has just 500,000 visitors a year, to the Tower of London, which has more than £2 million. "If you look at the Tower of London and its visitor numbers it makes you think that there's potential here. Have they done their darnedest to maximize value for money?" Hodge said.
The report also found that the royal household has not even attempted to cost up its huge backlog of repairs because it believed there was no point in doing so until it has new funding in place.
The Crown Estate gets 15 percent of its income from the Sovereign Grant, which replaced the old way of funding the Royal Family through the civil list in 2012.
While the Royal Household's net expenditure was £33.3 million last year, £31 million of this came from the Sovereign Grant. To find the difference, it had to dip into its reserve fund.
A spokesman for Buckingham Palace insisted that the Sovereign Grant had made the Queen's funding "more transparent and scrutinized" and was resulting in a "more efficient use of public funds." But the committee found that much more needs to be done if the Crown Estate and the Royal Household are to properly manage the Queen's finances.
"We got the impression that they just haven't tried to make greater savings. Here we are, we're all in it together, but they are failing to eke out better value for the Queen. They are dipping into their reserves in a way that just isn't sensible," Hodge said.
"The Household needs to get better at planning and managing its budgets for the longer term – and the Treasury should be more actively involved in reviewing what the household is doing," Hodge said.
Number crunchingA closer look at both the report and the figures in it reveals that the Queens finances may be healthier than the Committee found, and in areas where she has lost money it is not the fault of the Treasury but of her managers, the Guardian reports.
The report its self was compiled from a series of questions and answers with just two witness giving the answers, Sir Alan Reid, Keeper of the Privy Purse and Mike Stevens, Deputy Treasurer to the Queen.
When asked why they did not cut back their expenditure, Sir Alan Reid replies: "We really believed that it is not wise to cut back on the level of activity of the monarchy."
The figure of 1 million pounds does not accurately reflect the value of assets held by the Royal Household, the Guardian says. Their total reserves stand at 14.2 million pounds, 11.8 million pounds of which comes from property, plant and other equipment.The biggest chunk of royal spending goes on payroll, and although staff numbers remained unchanged over the past year cost have risen considerably.
Austin Mitchell, one of the members of the committee, asked: "It looks to me that you managed to survive and manage the finances by letting the buildings deteriorate, by freezing the staff costs and by digging into the reserves. Is that a fair summary of what has happened?"
To which Sir Alan replied, "I think that does summarize, to a degree, what happened last year."
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Alcohol Rehab ClinicIt is important to understand what alcohol addiction is before entering alcohol rehab. This article is designed to explain the dangers of alcoholism and why it is important that you, or your loved one, get the help they need as soon as possible at an addiction treatment centre.
At the Haynes Clinic we aim to make your stay as comfortable as possible while getting you well
Alcohol Addiction Treatment (also known as alcoholism) is a chronic, often progressive disease in which a person craves alcohol and drinks despite repeated alcohol related problems (like losing a job or a relationship). Alcoholism involves a physical dependence on alcohol, but other factors include genetic, psychological, and cultural influences.Alcohol abuse and becoming addicted to alcohol is a gradual process that happens as alcohol changes the level of chemicals in your brain, especially gamma-aminobutyric acid or GABA (which stops you from being impulsive) and dopamine (which is linked with pleasurable feelings). As the levels of these chemicals change, you crave alcohol to make yourself feel good again.
What is Alcoholism?Alcoholism is characterised by craving alcohol and losing control over drinking, along with a physical dependence (meaning that the person experiences withdrawal symptoms when not drinking) and a tolerance for alcohol (meaning the person needs to drink greater amounts to feel "good"). Before entering alcohol rehab, most alcoholics will deny they have a problem. People who abuse alcohol but are not dependent on it may have similar symptoms, but they don't feel the same craving to drink and usually don't experience withdrawal symptoms. The Haynes Clinic is an alcohol rehab clinic specifically designed to help sufferers of alcohol and drug addiction get on the road to recovery. Alcohol Addiction can cause a number of health problems to the liver, the pancreas, the brain, the heart and other diseases like cancer.
Health Impacts of Alcoholism:THE LIVER - CIRRHOSIS Alcohol abuse can cause cirrhosis of the liver which can be explained simply by the normal liver cells being replaced by fibrosis - scar tissue resulting in the loss of liver function. Excessive alcohol consumption causes the liver to enlarge and harden. It produces enzymes such as Gamma GT when affected. One of the main functions of the liver is to produce blood clotting agents. Deficiencies in these agents causes excessive bruising, prolonged blood loss from cuts and in severe cases death from uncontrollable bleeding from, for example a simple stomach ulcer. The liver is the only organ that has the capability of repairing itself. However once cirrhosis occurs the damage is irreparable. If the patient stops drinking the damage caused in most cases is arrested at that point. A person can lead a normal life with a liver that is only 30% functional, but after this point regular medical treatment is required and in some cases a liver transplant is the only option
2. THE PANCREAS Acute pancreatitis is a common symptom of alcohol misuse or alcohol abuse. The condition causes extreme pain, nausea, diarrhoea and loss of appetite. The pancreas`s function is to produce enzymes in the food digestion process. Treatment for pancreatitis is often hospitalisation with 'nil by mouth' in conjunction with intravenous medication.The body cannot survive without the pancreas. However if the patient stops drinking it can be treated successfully. If the patient carries on drinking after treatment the pancreas will soon revert to its original serious condition as it has lost its tolerance to alcohol.
3. THE BRAIN Heavy prolonged drinking causes a variety of effects on the brain. It distorts the brain's chemisty and will cause it to shrink. Dementia is common which slows down the chemical transfer of important function messages the body needs to lead a normal life. Effects manifest themselves in various ways from mild memory loss to a severe stroke and death. More common symptons are slow slurred speech, constant facial and hand tremors, a total change in personality and a staggered walk. Eventually the damage is severe and irreversible. This is commonly known as `WET BRAIN.` It is vitally important to undergo an alcohol treatment program if you feel that your substance abuse is causing damage to your brain.
4. THE HEART Moderate drinking has the effect of anti-coagulation of the blood, similar to that produced by the drug warfarin. Drinking alcohol is not recommended for anyone who has a heart condition. Alcohol misuse has an effect on the kidneys which causes high blood pressure and in turn affects the heart as it has to work harder to pump the same volume of blood round the body. Medical research shows people who drink heavily die on average 12 years earlier than people who drink moderately due to fatal heart failure.Other than diet, alcohol misuse is the main cause of cardiovascular failure in Western Europe.
5. DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS Alcohol in moderate doses is recognised as relieving stress and helping people to relax and boost their confidence. While in the system it can also relieve mild depression. However, that is where the problem can start as excessive use of alcohol also causes these problems.If a patient tells their GP that they are stressed or depressed without honestly discussing their alcohol consumption doctors often treat these disorders with anti-depressants such as benzodiazepines. Without a proper diagnose of the impact of the alcohol it is not uncommon for the patient to continue to drink in conjunction with the medication which is a highly dangerous cocktail. In addition the alcohol actually destroys the active ingredients in the anti depressants rendering them useless.Excessive use of alcohol also causes anxiety, stress and panic attacks. It can frequently lead to suicidal thoughts, feelings of absolute despair and low self worth.
6. CANCER Fact. The misuse of alcohol increases the chance of cancer.When the liver breaks down alcohol it produces acetaldehyde, a chemical that research has shown has the ability to affect the DNA in healthy cells and make it more likely that cancerous cells will be produced.
7. ASPHYXIATION There are specialised poison control cells in the brain that detect that the body is being poisoned. When these cells are activated they send a signal to the stomach to encourage vomiting. This reduces the chances of further poisoning. It is the body's self defence mechanism. This occurs when high levels of alcohol are detected as alcohol is a poison to the body.If a person has consumed enough alcohol to render themselves unconscious or they have concussion due to a fall they are susceptible to swallowing their own vomit. If they are unable to wake up they can be asphyxiated.
8. DRINKING WHILST PREGNANT Alcohol easily crosses the placenta barrier to the unborn child. Excessive drinking in pregnancy can cause permanent birth defects. Known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, drinking in pregnancy can cause poor fetal growth, facial stigmata (cleft palate, hair lip, for example) and mental retardation. Drinking alcohol is not advisable during pregnancy not even in small amounts. The Haynes Clinic alcohol and drug rehab treatment center offer treatment to help recover from the physical and emotional grip alcohol can take over a person. Our inpatient alcohol rehab service uses proven techniques to help you or your loved one start their road to recovery with addiction treatment support every step of the way. The best time to start your treatment program is right away so why not contact us and book yourself into our alcohol rehab centre today.

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Our product range can give Hot Tub and Spa uses the flexibility to either enjoy any sunny weather, or take shade from it. Additionally, protection from any bad weather can also be offered when retractable roofs are extended, and the addition of such options as side screens, heating & lighting means that such areas can be used late into the evening, all year round.


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If your best friend forgave his or her partner for cheating and lying, would you try to forgive him or her too? Would you find it difficult to spend time with them as a couple?
Never had this one....
For me... it would depend on the degree of the crime. If it were a one time thing, maybe I could be forgiving, but if it were an ongoing thing, maybe not. I would have to question why he/she is still going out, or staying with such an untrustworthy partner. If anything, through disgust, I would voice my opinion about the relationship and share how I don't condone the activity that is going on between the two, but I would leave it at that. After all, I cannot make people change, but I can voice my opinion and leave it. What they decide to do is up to them.
I generally am not a wave maker. I don't like to be the one who instigate problems, but help find solutions to them. And that is where I like to stand.


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I've noticed that I get really excited about something very quickly and, then, in a few weeks, months, or whatever, I lose interest. Not totally, you see, but that earnest devotion fades to complacency punctuated by a series of sudden reminders that, hey, I once felt really passionate about that...didn't I?
That is my spirituality, my time with the Lord, my attitude about work, cleaning, and writing...and all of those are things that deserve my full attention. I think the only things I give the necessary time to are friendships and my husband. But the Lord is my all...so why does He consistently come in second, third, or fourth? Why does my writing get put on the back burner because I can't seem to pick my up my computer for an hour or two everyday? Isn't writing what I want to do with my life? Don't I want to see my name, my novel, on the NY Times Bestseller List? My book isn't going to write itself...
I am trying to listen to the Lord, and His Spirit within me. I've been putting my clothes away and wiping down the counters. I've been writing every single day for the last two weeks and both my novel and the Mayfield book are in the home stretch. I watched a LiveStream of Grace Midtown's evening worship service last night and read my two daily Bible readings. This morning I set my alarm, got up with my coffee, and read the two for today. I'm following through and I feel so proud of myself. My goal for today is to show a humble attitude to others, even if they get on my nerves or ask silly questions. I'm at this job because the Lord saw fit to bless me with it...shouldn't I treat it as such?
On top of all of this listening, I feel the need to pray about some family stuff right now. I pray that this situation will end up being a blessing, and that it will open this person's heart to all that has been given to her. I pray that it will make next weekend more fun, rather than a time to be clouded over with anger or frustration. I pray, Lord, that you will give us all wisdom. I ask that you protect us and lead us in the right way...I pray all of these things with the knowledge that you are working behind the scenes and I must trust that you have our best interests at heart.
So, I'm going to drink my sweet tea and get to writing.
I promise not to wait another month before I write again.
Love, Wendi
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The Washington Times reports on the battle brewing over the confirmation of Judge Pickering. I have a feeling that this could become a defining moment. The Democrats are issuing apocalyptic pronouncements; Tom Daschle says: "It is surprising to me that the administration, given all the problems that the Republican Party has had in the last few weeks, would act so irresponsibly." Well, some of us would say that it is the Democrats who have had problems in the last few weeks–i.e., getting clobbered in the midterm elections. But the Democrats seem to have fallen into the old trap of believing their own press clippings. It appears that the Republicans, both in the Administration and in the Senate, are willing to go to bat for Judge Pickering. So let the battle begin. I think this is one we can, and will, win.
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About two years ago I was looking for a wireless speaker that would offer good sound quality and would not cost more than a thousand zlotys. I did not find anything interesting, I decided on a "wired" speaker from JBL OneBeat Micro, with a docking station with a Lightning port. It also loaded the iPhone while playing music, the need to reply to an SMS from the docking station was very uncomfortable. In recent years, there has been a flood of speakers operating in wireless technology, of course, there could not be a device from a Chinese giant. Xiaomi Smart Network Speaker is a speaker that would fully meet my needs two years ago, how is it now?
Xiaomi Smart Network Speaker has reached me in a unique red package like Xiaomi. The loudspeaker has a power cord and instruction manual in Chinese.
The device is solidly made, with a stronger pressure on different parts of the housing, you can not hear any "creak". The loudspeaker has horizontal stripes along the casing, as if it were notched, the front of the device is made of flexible plastic, you can gently spread the straps sideways and look inside. The back is made the same, but because it has speakers only on the front of the device, the incisions are made of hard plastic and can not be moved apart. There are three ports on the back. We have a USB port, Jack 3,5mm and a power socket the same as in most Polish radio receivers. The power cord has an Asian plug and it is necessary to use an adapter, we can also look for the old cable from the radio and connect it to the Xiaomi Smart Network Speaker. The loudspeaker weighs 1,63kg and the dimensions 28,2cm x 9,5cm x 9cm. The bottom has "rubber feet" that prevent the device from moving.
The plate on which the buttons are located on the front of the device is made of aluminum. It has the same top finished in red color, the button is responsible for turning the device on / off. Then there are four white buttons arranged in the shape of the four directions of the world. The upper one is responsible for the sound system, the lower one for mute. Left for rewinding the song and turning on the previous song, right reverse - scrolling forward and changing the song to the next one in order. On the front, the Play button allows you to stop playing. At the bottom there is the Chanel button, you can switch it to our playlists or call the voice assistant and ask for the vocalist and playlist chosen by the song. Unfortunately, you can only communicate in Chinese.
Speaker support
The loudspeaker is operated via the Mi Speaker application. Android players are lucky, it has been translated into English, Apple users have worse. The application is in Chinese and to find it, please scan the QR code on the bottom of the device, the name is also in the "bushes". The speaker supports Wi-Fi in the 2,4gHZ and 5gHZ standards as well as Bluetooth. To use the device as a Bluetooth speaker, there is no need to download the application, the device will be immediately available as a new Bluetooth device in the list of available devices. The application allows you to update the device, creating playlists, listening to radio stations, unfortunately only Chinese, supports streaming websites, but also only Chinese. What we are most interested in are playlists. The device has a built-in disk with usable capacity 6,53GB on which we can place our own mp3 files and create playlists. .Mp3 files can be imported from a smartphone, or wirelessly connected to the same Wi-Fi network with a computer and sent directly from the computer. It works very well, when I uploaded a few albums, it did not break my connection. We can set an alarm, the device will wake up at a given time. and it will start playing music, we can define the length of the alarm and choose a song. The options also include the option to turn off the device after a certain time or after x songs. Built-in equalizer with Normal, Voice, Bass, Treble or Custom modes.
If we create several playlists, we can switch between the next CH button on the front of the device. Personally, I bought the device as a Bluetooth speaker, but I prefer to use the Xiaomi Smart Network Speaker through uploaded songs. When I want other songs, I connect via Bluetooth and stream music from Spotify, but rarely.
Sound quality
I am not a music lover, but the device is very good in this matter. The sound is clear, quite strong bass. The power of the speakers mounted on the Xiaomi Smart Network Speaker is 30W. As for my purposes, listening while working on a laptop, while cleaning. The power is too much, it is enough for me. I do not even listen in half power. In my opinion, it is enough even for houses, if we live in a block, for neighbors it may even be too loud. If someone has a wireless speaker from Xiaomi with a built-in battery, I recorded a special one film showing a comparison of the sound quality of both devices.
In my opinion, the Xiaomi Smart Network Speaker is a very good device, the elegant design makes it a perfect element of the living room decor. Sound at a very good price, possibility also. The biggest minus, no integration with Spotify and the availability of only Chinese radio stations. I bought the device in the store Gearbest.com 106 $, or around 420 PLN. The JBL loudspeaker I mentioned at the beginning of the post also cost between 400-500 PLN, Xiaomi sounds better to me and has the ability to play music via Bluetooth or from the built-in memory. If you still have music in .mp3 format or you are looking for a wireless speaker operating via Bluetooth for Spotify, you will be very happy with the purchase.


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DescriptionHammerfight is a 2D fighting game between hovering machines equipped with different kinds of blunt weaponry. The game is set in a world above an abyss where three houses rule: Kadish, Kelete and Gaiar. They all manage to locate broken machinery and turn it into flying vehicles. Although they are at peace at first, a bloodthirsty brother quickly turns it into a real war. The player controls Gaiar, a young trainee who quickly works his way up.
In Solo - Warrior's Path, one of the game modes, players are introduced to the story and take on various missions controlling a flying vehicle. It is fitted with a swinging, piercing object. In order to attack, the mouse needs to be moved around in circles to build up the swing, and then attacking is done by smashing the weapon into enemies, with physics influencing the speed relative to the player's movement. Various missions are introduced through cutscenes. The player often will need to work together to defend outposts, or ward off large enemies or swarms of small creatures. Some missions also take place in tournaments or settings where the player's vehicle is held fixed through a chain.
Starting with a small and fairly feeble weapon at first, better maces and swords can be found. Players can choose to switch between weapons, weld them together, or add gunnery through an Arquebus or bombs in the armory. The main game modes contains branching paths and there are also three additional modes to unlock: Hall (a training mode), Grim (a patrolling/survival mode) and Hammerball.
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|PSP Minis
|Oct 20, 2010
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|Nov 27, 2009
|75 out of 100
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|Oct 23, 2012
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DevelopmentHammerfight has a long history. Originally known as Hammerfall, it was first announced on June 14th 2007 when a user called GKosh (aka. Konstantin Koshutin) posted a demo for feedback purposes on the GameDev.ru forums (Google translate link).
Despite a low version number (0.2), the game was already at an advanced stage of development with many of the levels, models, weapons and features that would eventually appear in the full version. Also, thanks to an easy workaround for the demo's 60 minute time limit, players were able to spend as much time as they liked with it. It gained in popularity, also thanks to a rough English translation and a well-visited article on Fun-Motion.com.
At the 2008 International Games Festival (IGF), it was nominated for two awards - Seumas McNally Game Of The Year and Excellence In Visual Arts. It didn't win in either category (beaten by Crayon Physics Deluxe and Fez, respectively) but its profile was raised further.
Despite all this, there was little news, bar a few rumors, as Konstantin continued to polish the game in his available time and search for a publisher. Many feared Hammerfight had become vaporware before the appearance of the version v1.0 demo in July 2009, and the game's subsequent publication.
During all this time, Hammerfight was essentially a one-man project, with all art, design, programming, writing and sound by Konstantin Koshutin.
Most recently (April 2010), it received an officially-sanctioned PSP port in the form of Hammer Wars.
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|From: Matthias Felleisen (matthias at ccs.neu.edu)
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On Jan 4, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Todd O'Bryan wrote: > I think the key is to teach structural recursion before generative > recursion, as HtDP does. Thanks for the message. > Interestingly, Bruce, Danyluk, and Murtagh > (2005) [1] make the point that teaching structural recursion before > arrays is helpful in an objects-early approach and cite HtDP. Other > papers [2] cite Bruce, but don't mention HtDP, when I think it's clear > that the PLT group can easily lay claim to being in the forefront of > this pedagogical insight. That's not surprising. The CS education community has proven less research-oriented and less scholarly than the already no so great CS community. (And no, I am not asking for perfection, just academic credit, which is what academics live from.) -- Matthias > > Todd > > [1]: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=3&url=http%3A%2F% > 2Fwww.cs.williams.edu%2F~andrea%2FPublications%2Fp266- > bruce.pdf&ei=LHB- > R__iA6KShALtpLw1&usg=AFQjCNE6z4oJu6aW2zTTICjWetE1Y0jaDw&sig2=qKl8qsKqK > vtLKNNp1Ze9fg > [2]: http://220.127.116.11/search?q=cache:VEuO5_d2C-MJ:dehn.slu.edu/ > research/papers/recursion.pdf+Kim+Bruce+structural > +recursion&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us&client=firefox-a > (this paper is only available in a cached version, but appears to have > been published in OOPSLA 2007) > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme
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This is the royalgrade monastery, located in the heart of Nan City, constructed in 1426. There are elephant sculptures, of front half, decorating the base of the pagoda. Moreover, there is a Golden Buddha Image 145 cms. High and a big Buddha's Teachings Hall (Ho Phra Trai Pidok)
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- Jim Townsley
- Jun 2, 2014
There is an excitement that permeates every aspect of starting a new church. It is a new adventure with the hope that it will be an enjoyable experience filled with new friends, new opportunities, and perhaps a new direction in life. New members will find opportunities of service and accept various leadership roles. Nursery workers, ushers, greeters, and musicians will soon find their niche or gift to serve God. The faithful members of the church will soon begin to grow and develop a camaraderie within the new church family. Finding a place of belonging is an important role of the new church. However, the church can easily become internal and lose its main purpose of reaching the lost and fulfilling the great commission.
New believers naturally have a burden to reach their family and friends and they may initially reach some of them. But, eventually new members will exhaust all their contacts from their family and old friends and these folks will make a decision to respond to the gospel or reject it. Sometimes family members will even disown a new convert accusing them of joining a cult and betraying their family tradition. This leaves the new believer with few contacts to reach with the gospel. In addition, the newness and excitement of the new church can fade so that the end result can be "Us four and no more." Often the church family develops closer relationships to one another than one's own blood brother or sister but they may lose their worldwide vision of reaching the lost. It is good to develop godly friends within the church, yet it is a danger to be satisfied with status quo. The church planter must be keenly aware of this development and not allow himself to be content to minister to these isolated folks.
Members may indicate they want the church to grow and their desire is to reach the lost, but in reality they may be content with their circle of friends. They may be willing to go soul-winning and they may have people saved, but when these new converts attend church they become a threat to the clique that has developed. Conveying a Biblical burden for lost souls must continually be nurtured. The pastor must realize he has a life-long job of developing in his church a spiritual concern for the lost. The real test comes when someone sits in the usual seat of a long time member. As much as they should be happy often they are not.
With new members comes new problems. The Bible states that, " Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox." - Proverbs 14:4. In other words, where there are people there are problems and sometimes it can get dirty. But the ministry is about people and with people comes the necessity of solving problems.
Developing a spiritually minded church is no easy task. Spirit filled messages, fervent prayer, and personal discipleship are all necessary ingredients in developing a godly congregation. The church planter must resist trying to build the church through compromise. When a man compromises God's standards he forfeits God's clear message. A greater attendance may initially be achieved, but the end result will be a weakened church.
Also the pastor must reject the status quo mentality of the church. I have personally observed good men cater to the few while ignoring the masses of unreached souls. The man of God must keep his vision of reaching his community for Christ. People are fickle and catering to a few will eventually be met with disappointment.
A vibrant church does not develop by accident. The preacher is the leader and it is his role to lead the church and not allow it to become stale. Don't allow your church to develop the mentality of, "Us four and no more."


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NYPD accused of altering Wikipedia pages
The NYPD is accused of having someone inside their headquarters alter Wikipedia pages that cast the department in a negative light.
A report from the online news publication "Capital New York" claims computers from inside police headquarters were used to alter the Wikipedia pages for alleged police brutality cases, including the death of Eric Garner, Sean Bell and Amadou Diallo. The investigation showed some significant edits were made.
On the chokehold death of Eric Garner, the page used to read "Use of the chokehold has been prohibited." It was altered to, "Use of the chokehold is legal, but has been prohibited." Instances of the word "chokehold" were replaced with "headlock" and "respiratory distress."
Perhaps the most shocking allegation in the report is that the NYPD requested that the page on the killing of Sean Bell, the man who was shot 50 times by police, be removed in its entirety.
The request for removal written to Wikipedia said, "Bell was in the news for about two months, and now no one except Al Sharpton cares anymore. The police shoot people every day, and times with a lot more than 50 bullets. This incident is more news than notable."
According to Wikipedia, conflict-of-interest editing involves contributing to Wikipedia to promote your own interests, including your business. Conflict-of-interest editing is "strongly discouraged" by the site.
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Ben McConnell has a short little post over at Church of the Customer this week that serves as a perfect example of why keyword research is so essential. McConnell is talking about companies that rely too heavily on jargon in their marketing materials. In the world of search engine optimization, we call that "PR speak."
McConnell's post was sparked by Facebook's description of itself on their home page.
From McConnell's perspective, this is a perfect example of a company that is relying too heavily on jargon. After all, how many of you would describe Facebook as a "social utility" if asked to describe it by friends? My guess is not many, especially since a search of both Wordtracker and Keyword Discovery show ten times more searches for "social network" than "social utility."
What does this have to do with toilets? For that matter, what does it have to do with you?
Well, it underscores just how important it is to do keyword research for your site. Whether small business or big, companies tend to get caught up in their own way of saying things. If a public relations department has been in the mix for long, there's a good chance they've tried to differentiate your product or service by giving it some snazzy new name. That's fine and dandy, but if your site focuses on that snazzy new name and ignores the boring, but descriptive original...you might be missing the boat in terms of search traffic.
Take the example from the title. While a new model of toilet could technically be called a "biological waste aquatic removal system" (after all, you're removing human waste via a water based system) chances are slim anyone is going to go searching for that. In fact, Keyword Discovery tells me the site selling toilets would have a lot more luck if they focused on phrases like:
portable toilet
composting toilet
low flow toilet
marine toilet
corner toilet
McConnell sums it up in six words:
Jargon is easy. Simple is hard.
I understand how much companies want to differentiate themselves and their products online. There's nothing sexy about being the 4,567th site selling toilets online, but the reality of how people search means that if you want to attract these potential customers to your site, you're going to need to speak their language. If you haven't done keyword research to see if your customers call your products the same things you do, you'd better get started.
Remember, just because you are using the same base keywords and phrases as your competitors doesn't mean your site and your copy have to be boring. Tone, style and description can all go a long way toward taking those basic keywords and making them pop.
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Sinopec profits surge as China eases pricing rules
Asia's biggest oil refiner, China Petrochemical Corporation also known as Sinopec, has posted a 24% jump in profit in the January to June period.
It made a net profit of 30.3bn yuan ($4.9bn; £3.2bn) during the six months, up from 24.5bn yuan a year earlier.
Its margins were boosted after China introduced measures to allow domestic fuel prices to be linked more closely with international prices.
Sinopec said it expects its earnings to grow further in the coming months.
"In the second half of the year, we expect balanced supply and demand fundamentals in the global oil market and a steady growth in domestic demand for refined oil products and chemicals," chairman Fu Chengyu said in a statement.
"The Chinese government will accelerate structural adjustments and upgrades to maintain stable economic growth."
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planning body, introduced a new pricing mechanism in its domestic fuel market in March this year.
It shortened the window for retail fuel-price adjustments to 10 days from 22 days, making it easier for oil companies to set prices closer to international market rates.
It also adjusted the varieties of crude used to calculate price changes for domestic oil products.
China's other refining giants have also posted an increase in profits.
Profits at PetroChina rose 5.6% in the first six months of the year, compared to the same period a year earlier.
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But it's funny, its got Samuel L. Jackson in it and it supports President Obama's re-election.
So f**k it and watch it at work anyway!
This spot was sponsored by the Jewish Council for Education & Research a liberal super PAC. They're the same group that sponsored "The Great Schlep" in 2008 supporting President Obama's election and starring Sarah Silverman.
"WTFU" was Produced by Jesse Schiller, Written by Adam Mansbach and Directed by Boaz Yakin & Kitao Sakurai.
I served as Animation/VFX Supervisor, and got to work with a super talented animation team including Karen Knighton, Kyle Capps, Justin Connolly, Maria Sequeira and Richard Van As!
The gig was a lot of work in a short period of time, but I'm really glad I got the chance to work on such a fun spot with such a talented crew and hopefully, in some small way, help to re-elect President Obama!
So America, stop bullsh*ttin'/get out there and sell some cakes and cookies NOW!


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Honestly, this has nothing to do with a Sesame Street obsession, on the part of me or my children.
But, six months after one child stopped talking like Cookie Monster, the next one started up.
Joey: Me take bath no. [I´m not going to take a bath.]
Me hit you no. [I didn´t hit you.]
Et cetera. His syntax is wildly out of place. Instead of referring to himself as a noun, he´s gramatically an object. Always.
But he does get his point across. At least to those of us who converse with him on a regular basis.
And this is what we all struggle with when we learn another language. Watching my children learn both English and Spanish, and reflecting on my own experiences of learning Spanish, I´m convinced that there are stages and phases that we simply can not skip over. We can not pick up a Learn-Whatever-Language-in-10-Easy-Steps book and walk away a fluent speaker.
|Taking it all in.
And bless Belinda´s heart, she keeps coming. And she keeps listening. And one day, she´s going to work up the nerve and SAY something in English--because let me tell you, this woman has plenty to say! (In Spanish, at least.) ;)
But oh-so-frustratingly, her English is most likely going to come out sounding something like Joey´s. He´s certainly improving with leaps and bounds and Belinda will, too. Heck, up until this fall, Clara was still talking like Cookie Monster in Spanish. She would literally say, ¨Me quiere una galleta.¨ [Me want a cookie.] So when the speech teacher came to evaluate her, they were probably thinking, ¨Dear sweet heavens--why does this four-and-a-half-year-old talk like a two-year-old?¨
Up until her enrollment in school, she had limited practice at speaking Spanish, so she needed a few months of Spanish immersion for three hours a day before she could sound like a typical preschooler. She now does. She speech teacher is ready to release her. However, Clara is in love with her speech teacher, so maybe I´ll teach her how to lisp so she can keep going to see her ¨Spanish¨ teacher.
This reminds me of my study-abroad semester. In one of my classes, we were asked to write a biography of a figure from the Mexican Revolution. It had to be about two to five pages long. In Spanish, of course. I was a twenty-year-old college sophomore. Clearly, I was pretty well-versed in the process of writing, and I had gotten pretty good at it. Two to five pages? Please, I could do that ten minutes before class.
Fortunately, I did not put the paper off that long. It turned out to be one of the most difficult papers I had to write in my whole college career. Of course, in English I could analyze and synthesize, wax poetic and make all kinds of interesting points about the life and times of Francisco I. Madero. However, in Spanish, I couldn´t reason much beyond fifth grade level. All of a sudden, it became very difficult not to plagiarize. I couldn´t get beyond the barest facts of his life. ¨He was born on . . . He was from . . . He did this . . . Then he did that . . . blah, blah, blah¨--for two to five pages! Did I mention this was one of the hardest essays I ever had to write? And it turned out to be the worst I wrote (since elementary school). Comparatively speaking.
As an elementary education major, it was a fascinating experience to feel like I was inside a fifth grader´s brain again. But as a twenty-year-old, it was frustrating. Well, shoot--maybe that´s a huge part of the reason why fifth and sixth grade were so difficult for so many of us.
But the point it, I did it. I persevered. Just like Clara persevered with her Cookie Monster Spanish and is now talking like her peers. I´ll take a leaf out of her book and continue to persevere with Spanish and someday--just maybe--I´ll talk like my peers, too. (A girl can dream.)
And, for those of you who are not learning a new language, have patience with those language-learners who cross your path. Learning a language, at any stage of life, is a long, slow process. It´s a good deal more frustrating for those in the process of learning the language than it is for those trying to communicate with said language learner. Have patience with us. We´re trying.
We´ll get there someday.


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Funny Games (2007)
Oct 20, 2007 113 min Watch Trailer
overview : When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.
Genres : Crime, Horror, Thriller, Drama
Tags : sibling relationship, boat, hostage drama, psychopath, vacation, remake, murder, neighbor, serial killer, torture, dog, family, golf club, savagery, remake of austrian film
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|Date/ Time/ Venue
|Design Lecture:
"Design and the Other Economy"
|13 Apr (Mon)
|SD Staff & Students
|Public Lecture:
"Politics of Design in Asia"
|15 Apr (Wed)
V322, Lecture Theatre, 3/F
|SD & General Public
|The Risk workshop
|16 Apr (Thu)
|SD Staff & Students
Tony Fry is a designer, design and cultural theorist, educator and author. He is principal of the newly created The Studio at the Edge of the World, Adjunct Professor, Griffith University, and a contributing editor of the e-journal Design Philosophy Papers. He was Professor, Design Futures, Griffith University (2007-14), has held positions at several universities and visiting professorships and fellowships at universities in Australia, Asia, Europe and in North and South America. As a consultant Tony Fry has worked the areas of design, sustainability and futures for the corporate sector and government. He is the author of twelve books, most recently: City Future in the Age of a Changing Climate was published in late 2014; Design and the Question of History, jointly authored with Clive Dilnot and Susan Steward: and, Steel: A Design, Cultural and Ecological History, jointly authored with Anne-Marie Willis both published in early 2015. Currently he is working on a commissioned book on Remaking Cities, based on the concept of 'Metrofitting'.
Lecture #1: "Design and the Other Economy"
The current global economy is based on the proposition of a necessity of continued economic growth. Yet we all live as finite beings on a planet of finite resources, albeit that we human beings are very inventive. Nonetheless, the implication of believing in economic perpetual motion is that the future of our species, and others, is being sacrificed for the increasingly hyper-consumerist present. There has to be another way, and this presentation will examine an example of such thinking together with the role design can play in its advancement.
Registration http://tony-fry-hk-polyu-design-lecture.eventbrite.hk
* This lecture is open to academic staff, PhDs, researchers and Masters students in SD.
Lecture #2: "Politics of Design in Asia"
What is 'politics of design'? How should Asia be now become understood? Opening with these questions the presentation will first explore how a politics of design in Asia was historically constituted followed by how it is now currently understood in unfolding critical circumstances. The aim is to bring the current direction into serious question and thereafter put forward a case for change. In so doing a major transformation of the political power of design will be argued – this as a means to advance viable and enduring futures.
Registration http://tony-fry-hk-polyu-public-lecture.eventbrite.hk
* This lecture is open to PolyU community and general public who is interested in this topic.
The Risk workshop
We all live in a world where risk is becoming more complex and pervasive. Because the way risks are now overlapping the particular methods employed by disciplines understand them are now inadequate. This will be shown by a comprehensive review of risks and how they are increasing inter-connecting. However, before doing this two case studies of how risk can be addressed by design will be presented.
Registration http://tony-fry-hk-polyu-workshop.eventbrite.hk
* This workshop is open to academic staff, PhDs, researchers and Masters students in SD.
* Seats are limited. If registrations for this workshop exceed its capacity, priorities will be given to academic staff, then to PhDs/ researchers and Masters students.


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How to Make It
Step 1
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Step 2
Dissolve soda in water. Add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Combine next 3 ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Stir in lemon juice and pecans. Shape dough into a ball. Cover and refrigerate 45 minutes.
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Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and roll to 1/8-inch thickness; cut dough with cookie cutters. Place on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
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Ndaka Safari Lodge at a Glance
- Malaria Free – Yes
- Ndaka Lodge accommodation – Tents and existing main lodge rooms
- Number of Luxury Tents – 6
- Number of Suites in the Farmhouse – 3
- Number of suites in the annexe – 3
- Maximum Guests – 24
- Children – Yes
- Child-minding – Only by prior arrangement
- Family unit – Additional beds may be added
- Beds – King or twin
- Air Conditioning – No
- Room Fans – Yes
- Lodge Pool – Yes
- Outdoor Showers – Yes only in the tents
- Personal Bars – No
- Tea Station – Yes
- Hairdryer – Yes
Accommodation at the Ndaka Safari Lodge
Ndaka Lodge has 6 luxurious Safari Tents with panoramic views out over the Nambiti Plains in front of the Lodge, each tent has an entrance foyer leading into a large lounge adjoining the double bedroom. Each tent has a private bathroom en suite, with bath and large shower, as well as a separate toilet. Through a door to an outdoor shower which also has a view of the game reserve. These large comfortable tents are aligned to have expansive views from the lounge, the bedroom and even the bath and showers. The back of the bed, the bathroom, entrance foyer and cupboard area is all constructed of brick. The remaining walls and roof in the lounge and bedroom are tented with the bathroom section having a solid roof with ceiling, adding privacy to the suite.
Family Safari Holiday
Children can be accommodated in the lounge area on extra beds. Two double Family tents are under construction and will be available early 2015. The double accommodation in the main lodge will continue to be utilised whilst the extra tented accommodation and Main Lodge buildings are being completed.
The existing public areas, the lounge, dining room, honesty bar, view deck, fire pit, lapa, and swimming pool will be used until the new structures are completed. Children are especially well catered for at Ndaka Safari Lodge.
Guided "open vehicle" game drives for guests depart early mornings and late afternoons into the night on the Nambiti Game Reserve.


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Acinic cell breast carcinoma
Acinic cell breast carcinoma has only been recognized since the 1990s, and it is essentially the breast counterpart of a similar tumor commonly found in the parotid (salivary) gland. Another way to view the disease is as a generic invasive ductal carcinoma which shows features of acinic cell differentiation, similar to those encountered in homologous tumors of salivary glands. Acinic cell breast tumors have been known to effect women between the ages of 35 and 80 years of age, with an average age of development of about 56 years.
I just want to let you know that I have created another version of this page with more new, and up-to-date information on Acinic Cell Breast Carcinoma. However, this page is still very useful and I would still recommend using it as well.
Clinical and mammographic presentation of acinic cell breast tumors
Acinic cell breast tumors will usually range in size from 2 to 5 cm at the time of presentation, and most of the time they will present as a palpable breast nodule. If they are discovered on a mammogram, the lesion will usually appear as an ill-defined mass on the Xray.
Histological characteristics associated with acinic cell carcinoma of the breast
Histologically, acinic cell breast carcinoma will tend to show a micro glandular pattern merging with solid areas, but the histological pattern remains somewhat variable. Most acinic cell breast tumors will have infiltrative margins, occasionally surrounded by a thin fibrous pseudocapsule. Often acinic cell carcinomas of the breast will be predominantly made up of a monotonous proliferation of cells with a fine granular cytoplasm, though some neoplastic cells may have clear cytoplasm.
Cellular appearance may be similar to micro glandular adenosis
Neoplastic cells in acinic cell breast carcinomas tend to be arranged in small glandular structures which are somewhat reminiscent of micro glandular adenosis and solid nests. Glands tend to be distributed haphazardly in a dense fatty and fibrous stroma, and are often round to irregularly shaped, and lined by a single layer of columnar cells.
Neoplastic cells in breast acinic cell carcinomas tend to be cuboidal to columnar in shape in acinic cell breast carcinomas, with well-defined boundaries. Neoplastic malignant cells also tend to contain moderate to abundant amounts of eosinophilic to amphophilic granular cytoplasm. Nuclei of cancer cells in breast acinic cell carcinomas tend to be irregular, round to oval. They will quite often show a thick nuclear membrane, and will also have prominent nucleoli.
The amount of cell mitoses is variable. Most of the time it seems to be low in breast acinic cell carcinomas, but in select cases the amount of mitotic activity may be moderate to high.
Immunohistochemical aspects of breast acinic cell carcinomas
Dense eosinophilic PAS-diastase-positive materials are quite often evident within the glandular lumina of acinic cell breast carcinomas. Most neoplastic cells in acinic cell breast carcinomas will stain intensely with anti-amylase, anti-lysozyme, anti-a1-antichymotrypsin, anti-epithelial membrane antigen, and most often the anti-S100 protein antisera as well.
A moderate number of acinic cell breast tumors will also test positive for the GCDFP15 antibody, which is a marker of apocrine differentiation in breast cancer tumors. Estrogen, progesterone and androgen receptors consistently test negative in acinic cell carcinomas of the breast.
Certain immunohistological 'markers' confirm an acinic cell carcinoma
Acinic cell (serous) differentiation in salivary gland tumors is typically defined by the presence of zymogen-type granules within the cytoplasm neoplastic cells. One also looks for amylase, lysozyme, and a1-antichymotrypsin; all normal constituents of salivary gland acinar cells. So, when all or most of these markers are found in a primary breast cancer tumor, it confirms an acinic cell differentiation, or acinic cell breast carcinoma.
Common treatments and prognosis for acinic cell carcinoma of the breast
There are really too few cases of breast acinic cell carcinoma to make firm generalizations about prognosis. The significance of a breast carcinoma with acinic cell differentiation remains unclear. However, the limited number of cases which have been studied to date do on-the-whole suggest a favorable prognosis. It is considered to be a slow growing form of breast cancer, which is generally treated by wide local excision or mastectomy, often accompanied by systemic breast cancer therapies.
The prognosis for acinic cell cancer of the salivary gland is known to have a 5 year survival rate of almost 90% and a 20 years survival rate of just under 60%. It is not always appropriate to assume that breast cancers will behave in a similar fashion to similar morphological cancer types in other areas of the body, but the few statistics that are available suggest that this approximate survival rate is a reasonable estimate of the outlook for acinic cell carcinoma of the breast.
Some patients do experience local and systemic recurrences, but a vast majority of patients are alive and disease free five years after the initial breast cancer diagnosis.
For further reading, I suggest you visit this page on an overview of breast cancer treatments.
- Coyne JD, Dervan PA. Primary acinic cell carcinoma of the breast. J Clin Pathol. 2002 Jul;55(7):545-7.
- Damiani, S., Pasquinelli, G., Lamovec, J., Peterse, L., Eusebi, V., Acinic cell carcinoma of the breast: an immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study. Virchows Archiv Volume 437, Number 1, 74-81
- Lytvak, Irina Salivary Gland-Like Tumors of the Breast. Pathology Case Reviews (2009) 14(4)
- Garland TA, Innes DJ Jr, Fechner RE (1984) Salivary duct carcinoma: an analysis of four cases with review of literature. Am J Clin Pathol 81:436–441
- Roncaroli F, Lamovec J, Zidar A, Eusebi V (1996) Acinic cell-like carcinoma of the breast. Virchows Arch 429:69–74
- Caselitz J, Seifert G, Grenner G, Schmidtberger R (1983) Amylase as an additional marker of salivary gland neoplasms. An immunoperoxidase study. Pathol Res Pract 176:276–283
- Eusebi V, Casadei GP, Bussolati G, Azzopardi JG (1987) Adenomyoepithelioma of the breast with a distinctive type of apocrine adenosis. Histopathology 11:305–315
- Tanahashi C, Yabuki S, Akamine N, Yatabe Y, Ichihara S. Pure acinic cell carcinoma of the breast in an 80-year-old Japanese woman. Pathol Int. 2007 Jan;57(1):43-6.
- Yerushalmi R, Hayes MM, Gelmon KA. Breast carcinoma–rare types: review of the literature. Ann Oncol. 2009 Nov;20(11):1763-70. Epub 2009 Jul 14.
- Peintinger F,Leibl S, Reitsamer R,et al. Primary acinic cell carcinoma of the breast: a case report with long-term follow-up and review of the literature. Histopathology 2004;45(6):645-648.
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Supremes to Weigh AZ Immigration Law
Arizona's hotly contested immigration law is headed to the Supreme Court. The high court announced in a brief statement on Monday that would it rule on whether the state could enforce the legislation, which has currently been put on hold by the Obama administration. The law, SB 1070, requires all immigrants to have their paperwork on them at all times and asks police officers to check for the documents during routine traffic stops if there's reasonable suspicion that the person may be an alien. Recent appointee Elena Kagan will recuse herself due to her work on the case when she was solicitor general.


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I am busy doing lots of stitchery and even secretly working on binding an edition on my own. But the most fun, interesting and photogenic thing I want to share about is still my collaborative altered book project with Bethwyn. We had a grand session yesterday working on our Man and Woman Books. I think the photos speak for themselves.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Take Two Eggs
Posted by Meliors Simms at 1:16 pm
Labels: books, collaborative art
3 comments:
- Joan said...
Oh you clever thing Meliors. This is very funny and a manual that every woman will understand, which if some women are like me..manuals are not that greatly comprehensive..most having been written by men?
- 6:00 pm
- Ampersand Duck said...
I love this book! Especially the underlying manifesto of absolute silliness, which is what male/female relations usually consist of :)
(WV= poettal, isn't that lovely?)
- 11:07 am
- Carol said...
Hilarious, Meliors, funny AND clever.
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The "Hunger Games" Election
For the 1%, the odds are ever in their favor.
Those only glancingly familiar with Suzanne Collins' best-selling "Hunger Games" trilogy probably think it's simply "Survivor" with a teenage-girl archer. But Gary Ross, who directed the film adaptation of the first book, recently released on DVD, sees the saga in broader terms: "It's about the haves and have-nots — the 99% versus the 1%. It's about the preservation of your humanity in the face of a system that seeks to rob you of it."
In a telling scene from the first book, young heroine Katniss Everdeen attends a lavish banquet before she's thrust into gladiatorial-style games for the amusement of the plutocrats. Katniss helped feed her family back in the coal-mining district with her bow and arrows, and put her name into the deadly lottery extra times to earn bonus food rations. But in the Capitol, when she says she can't eat another bite of the unaccustomed abundance, Katniss' hosts laugh and tell her to do as they do — drink a potion that makes you vomit up the precious food, so you can gorge some more.
Such a sickening contrast between wealth and poverty is not, unfortunately, limited to Collins' imaginative fiction. In fact, according to Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz' new book, The Price of Inequality, America's growing income disparity is at the core of our stubborn economic woes. As the rich get richer, the rest of us can't afford the demand for consumer goods that drives the economy. "Even if you don't have any moral values and you just want to maximize GDP growth," says Stiglitz, "this level of inequality is bad."
Not surprisingly, New Mexico ranks sixth in the nation in income disparity, according to a pair of new reports released by the Legislative Finance Committee and Legislative Council Service. The New Mexico Economic Summary says the top 20% of residents earn eight times as much as those in the bottom one-fifth of income. Wages in Grant, Luna and Doña Ana counties all trail the statewide average.
The past three decades have seen that income gap widen dramatically. From 1979 to 2007, according to Congressional Budget Office figures cited in the summary, the highest-earning one-fifth of New Mexicans saw their share of total income rise from 43% to 53%. The top 1% more than doubled their piece of the pie, from 8% to 17%. Meanwhile, the crumbs left over for the bottom one-fifth of wage earners shrank from 7% to 5%.
As Stiglitz points out, that trend is bad even if you subtract the moral dimension. It's not that the rich should simply fork over the fruits of their labors to those on the bottom of the economic ladder. When those at the bottom lack the opportunity to better their lot, however, we all suffer. You can't be much of a consumer when your house is in foreclosure. You won't be buying that new iPhone when your family doesn't have food on the table. As former President Bill Clinton put it in his speech to the Democratic convention last month, "'We're all in this together' is a far better philosophy than 'you're on your own.'"
The alternative to The Hunger Games' call for resistance to an increasingly cruel plutocracy is of course Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Preaching "the virtue of selfishness," the atheist, virulently anti-Communist author produced her mammoth manifesto in 1957. It imagines a world in which the creative heroes of capitalism — "job creators," to use the GOP's current favorite term — epitomized by protagonist John Galt go on strike, leaving the "moochers" of the world to fend for themselves. As British commentator Giles Fraser recently characterized it, "Atlas Shrugged is cheap pornography for the nastiest side of capitalism."
It's the sort of book intellectual teenaged boys once read, much as young girls today devour The Hunger Games and imagine themselves as Katniss Everdeen. Youthful devotees of Ayn Rand take on the mantle of heroic individualism dramatized by John Galt or architect Howard Roark in Rand's The Fountainhead. (I speak from experience, even though I finished only The Fountainhead and gave up around page 500 of Atlas Shrugged).
Then they grow up. (Again, I speak from experience.)
Unless, of course, the boy is Paul Ryan, now the GOP vice-presidential nominee. Although he's lately found it expedient to reject Rand because of her atheism, only four years ago Rep. Ryan said, "The reason I got involved in public service, by and large, if I had to credit one thinker, one person, it would be Ayn Rand." He gave copies of Atlas Shrugged as Christmas presents and made his congressional interns read it.
To understand why that's so troubling, you need only consider this summary of Rand's philosophy, again by Giles Fraser: "For Rand, the good Samaritan was not simply a chump; he was in fact doing something wicked. We are saved only by selfishness."
And despite Ryan's belated disavowal, a group of Jesuits from Georgetown University — echoing criticism by the US Catholic bishops' conference — told him, "Your budget appears to reflect the values of your favorite philosopher, Ayn Rand, rather than the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Her call to selfishness and her antagonism toward religion are antithetical to the Gospel values of compassion and love."
The specifics of the Ryan budget, especially to the extent they fill in the (many) blanks in his running mate's vague promises, make Ayn Rand look like Eleanor Roosevelt. According to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 62% of the cuts in his plan would come from programs that serve low-income Americans. His proposed cuts to Medicaid alone, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, would cost between 14 and 27 million people their health coverage.
This might seem like bitter but necessary medicine if it actually put us on track to balance the budget, but neither Ryan nor Mitt Romney has produced any specifics that would erase the nation's red ink. For one thing, even as the GOP plan savages the neediest, it rewards those who've already seen their share of the nation's wealth expand. The Tax Policy Center calculated that Romney's proposals would raise taxes on 95% of Americans, an average of $500, while giving millionaires an average $87,000 tax cut. The net would shift $86 billion a year in tax burden from those making over $200,000 onto the middle class and the poor.
Similarly, under Ryan's plan, The Atlantic calculated that Romney (based on his 2010 tax returns) would see his tax rate drop to 0.82%. (Multimillionaire Romney, it's worth pointing out, already pays a lower percentage of his income in taxes than do the publishers of Desert Exposure, one of those small businesses the GOP claims to love.)
Robert Greenstein, president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, put it bluntly: "The new Ryan budget is a remarkable document — one that, for most of the past half-century, would have been outside the bounds of mainstream discussion due to its extreme nature. In essence, this budget is Robin Hood in reverse — on steroids. It would likely produce the largest redistribution of income from the bottom to the top in modern US history and likely increase poverty and inequality more than any other budget in recent times (and possibly in the nation's history)."
If you're a fan of The Hunger Games, you might think of this as the thugs from the Capitol kicking down the door of the shack where Katniss lives with her mother and sister, Prim, and taking Prim's goat. Just to make more goat cheese for the bulimic partygoers back in the Capitol who already have more than they can eat.
It doesn't have to be this way. Not so long ago, the Republican Party of Teddy Roosevelt reined in the worst excesses of rapacious capitalism. Even as recently as the 1960s, when Mitt Romney's father, George, ran American Motors before his own GOP White House bid in 1968, the elder Romney would rebate part of his salary and bonus to the company if he thought his compensation excessive. George Romney offered employees a pioneering profit-sharing plan, to give workers a stake in the company's success.
When asked about the notion that the key to America's success was "rugged individualism," George Romney replied, "That's nothing but a political banner to cover up greed."
In the ethos of Atlas Shrugged and Wall Street's Gordon Gekko, of course, greed is good. If you think the good Samaritan was worse than a chump and the only thing America needs to get back on track is to unshackle the John Galt "job creators," your choice this November is clear.
But if you sympathize with Katniss Everdeen rather than her rich tormentors in the arena, then this truly is The Hunger Games election. The nation's wealthiest, armed with "super PAC" slush funds, want to pit Americans against each other in the economic arena. Instead of a bow and arrow, average Americans have only the ballot.
David A. Fryxell is editor and publisher of Desert Exposure.
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This topic has been lingering as a ''grey'' area for a while. There are various aspects of plagiarism that might be exposed in one's personal statement ranging from having a statement written by a paid service to a paragraph or complete statements ''borrowed'' from either publicly available statements or from the previously submitted ones, such as your friends who applied year earlier.
A study performed by the Brigham and Women's Hospital In Boston, Massachusetts published in MedScape article ''Level of Plagiarism in Residency Application Essays Worrisome'' revealed that 13.7% of Personal Statements submitted by IMGs to IM, Anesthesiology, and Surgery programs at the hospital were plagiarized.
Is it OK to ask a friend or a colleague to review my statement and may be make some minor edits you may ask. Here is a quote from the Essay written by Ariel Forrester Cole, M.D. in a Society of Teachers in Family Medicine Journal http://www.stfm.org/fmhub/fm2007/June/Ariel436.pdf
''Program directors and other faculty reviewing an application use personal statements for various purposes. Many use them as a guide to the applicant's proficiency in English and motivation for pursuing the residency or fellowship position. The possibility that a personal statement was not written by the applicant calls into question the usefulness of this practice.
It is common practice to ask a colleague to review an important writing sample, whether a personal statement for application to a fellowship or an article for submission to a journal. So long as the writing is done by the author, and reviewers, whether paid or unpaid, make only minor revisions, most would argue that plagiarism has not occurred. However, when the writing is so heavily edited as to no longer represent the abilities and ideas of the author, plagiarism has occurred.''
The point being made is very precise and clear - if you did not write most of your statement yourself, you may be accused of plagiarism. It is OK to have your statement ''polished''. But it is not OK to have it written from scratch or revised to the extent that your writing abilities cannot be judged anymore.
As in any crime and punishment cycle, it is also important to know three major aspects of a ''crime'':
1. Where is a line between ''good'' and ''bad''
2. How likely it is to have the ''bad'' revealed
3. What is the punishment
Let's review these questions one by one.
Where is a line between ''good'' and ''bad''
Dr. Cole's quote provides a concise answer:
''So long as the writing is done by the author, and reviewers, whether paid or unpaid, make only minor revisions, most would argue that plagiarism has not occurred. However, when the writing is so heavily edited as to no longer represent the abilities and ideas of the author, plagiarism has occurred.''
How likely it is to have the ''bad'' revealed
Geriatrics fellowship program reviewer described in the quoted article happened to notice similarities in two submitted personal statements. Well, fellowship gets 20-30 applications while a typical Family Medicine program gets over 1,000. It is very unlikely that similarities will get noticed while reviewing that many applications, you say. I say, not really. Before reviewing personal statements, a program narrows down selection of applicants to 150-200. Then they split review between several people, so that each reviewer gets to review 30-50 applications. If your and somebody else's statements have ''borrowed'' parts, this is going to get noticed.
Plagiarism will be caught with close to 100% probability if a program uses TurnItIn service. While the service itself is somewhat controversial, it detects plagiarism extremely well even if parts of the essay are being ''rewritten'' by rearranging words or using synonyms. At this point it is unknown what percentage of programs is using the service but the service is being marketed directly to the postgraduate admissions. A few words about TurnItIn, so that you do not underestimate its power. The company keeps a database of everything ever published on the Internet. The controversy comes from storing documents used to check for plagiarism and using them later to check new submissions. As a result, the service can end up having all personal statements ever submitted without statement writers' consent.
At this point it is unknown how many programs are actually using TurnItIn. There are some rumors that ERAS may incorporate the checks into its system, so the statements get flagged automatically. But we weren't able to confirm that.
Regardless of whether or not the service is integrated into ERAS, having your statement marked for plagiarism may carry heavy consequences and it is in your best interests to have it written yourself. Light polishing is OK, but heavy editing is not.
And finally, even if everything goes ''right'' and a statement that you did not write gets accepted and you get an interview invitation, you are in a hot water. If your speech and writing skills are not equal to what is in your personal statement, this will become apparent to all interviewers and your professional skills will be judged appropriately. So, the picture should be pretty clear, it is extremely likely that plagiarism will get revealed.
What is the punishment
Your application will be marked as ''irregular behavior'' and passed to ERAS for further actions. Regardless of how harsh are the actions, having an ''irregular behavior'' mark on your application will be detrimental to getting interviews. Application may be also banned from use of ERAS service next year, which also translates to no interviews.
Bottom line - you definitely do not want this to happen. Write your statements on your own. Use friends and colleagues to proof-read them. But do not use passages from the Internet or your friends' statements.
What about paid services for writing personal statement, you may ask. I want you go back to the Dr. Cole's quote. As long as they make only minor corrections, you should be fine. If there is anything more than that, you are in a hot water. I also want to refer to the last point made in the ''How likely it is to have the bad revealed''. A personal statement that does not match one's writing and conversational skills is a clear indication of use of services.


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There are fewer joys of traveling greater than that of watching the Asian tourists. I remember my first time going to Egypt, and my first time seeing a bus load of Asians(likely Japanese)disembark a tour bus at the Great Pyramids of Giza. I had expected to see this, however the reality is much greater than the dream! Giant cameras, giant hats, giant sunglasses, khaki shorts and button up shirts, fanny packs, you name it. The best part is watching the groups being led like cattle to the watering hole. Often times the groups wear the same color t-shirt and follow a flag bearing tour guide. They pay attention to this tour guide as though he or she is giving them the secret to eternal youth. It's unintentional comedy at its finest. Being in Asia and watching these lovely tourists on their home turf is like double the fun!
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Not only do the Asians take photos with their own cameras, they give much business to the photographers at any and all touristy sites hawking their high quality prints to those needing a souvenir photo to accompany the 1500 photos they have already taken that day. I absolutely had to poach this photo of the old Chinese couple. The lack of expression and the clothing are relics of a time long past. True nostalgia in the most modern of worlds, Hong Kong.
This Japanese couple in Okinawa have gone so far as to rent costumes for their own tourist shot at the Shuri Castle in Okinawa. A far cry from the real deal old Chinese couple in Hong Kong, these two just fake it to look authentic. And though they look handsome and classic, what I wouldn't give to have seen some Asians dress as authentic ancient Egyptians all those years ago!
There is only one way to train a proper Asian tourist, start them young. Here we have a fine example of Asian parenting as daddy is squatting down to the level of his adorable daughter in order to show her how to make a shot that you will shoot no less than twenty-five times. As we can see, she is at the advanced stages of learning how to be a tourist as she has already perfected the look of shock and wonder. Good girl, now go out and buy the biggest external hard drive you possibly can in order to store the 30,000 photos from this week alone.
Being amongst the Asian tourists in various locations in Asia has been a real treat. Seeing them in awe so much puts a smile on my face. It's easy to get jaded sometimes at the frustrations of traveling abroad, but when I see the Asians ooing and awwing at a street lamp, and all of them stopping to snap some photos, I am reminded of the simpler things in life and appreciate where I am that much more.
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