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The NCCCO Dill Rig Operator Task Force that developed this certification program was made up of experts from all aspects of the industry—operators, users, trainers, safety supervisors, manufacturers—who together represent many thousands of hours of related experience. These volunteers gave freely of their time and expertise with the primary goal of improving the safety of all whose work brings them into contact with foundation drill rigs and anchor/micropile drill rigs.
Visit How to Test for instructions on applying for and taking CCO Written and Practical Exams; visit How to Recertify for instructions on recertification.
Complete instructions and exam applications are also contained in the Candidate Handbook for each program.
To be eligible for certification, you must:
CCO certification exams are designed for operators who are trained and who currently work in drill rig operation.
Certified drill rig operators must continue to meet NCCCO's physical requirements throughout their certification period and attest to their agreement to this requirement in their applications.
In appropriate circumstances, means of compliance with these physical requirements may include, but are not limited to, a current Department of Transportation (DOT) Medical Examiner's Certificate.
The Drill Rig Operator Written Examination consists of a Core Examination in drill rig operation and up to two drill rig Specialty Examinations. Certification requires competency in both the Core and one or both Specialty designations.
The Core Examination has 90 multiple-choice questions. Candidates are allowed 90 minutes to complete the examination. Each Specialty Examination consists of 45 multiple-choice questions; candidates are allowed 45 minutes to complete each Specialty Examination.
The CCO Written Specialty Examinations are:
All candidates are required to take the Core Examination, regardless of the Specialty(s) in which they wish to be certified.
The Drill Rig Operator written examination fees are:
The Drill Rig Operator Practical Examinations demonstrate drill rig operation proficiency and are available for two drill rig types:
A candidate must pass the Written Examinations (Core + Specialty) as well as the Practical Exam that corresponds with the written Specialty taken to be certified for a five-year period.
Candidates may take the Practical Examination on either or both of the drill rig types, provided they have passed/will pass the Written Examination for the corresponding designation within the 12-month time frame.
The Practical Examinations comprise tasks designed to assess the specific operating skills necessary for each type of drill rig operations. Foundation Drill Rig Operator skills tested include: inspecting the equipment, site safety protocols, identifying operational controls, picking up and laying down pipe, tool positioning, drilling, and safe shutdown/securing. Anchor/Micropile Drill Rig Operator skills tested include: inspecting the equipment, forward and reverse travel, vertical drill steel joint, angled and vertical drill steel placement, and safe shutdown/securing.
The Drill Rig Operator practical examination fees are:
The appropriate fees must be submitted with the practical exam application through the Test Site Coordinator. The same fees apply for retest exams. Learn more about the NCCCO Practical Exam process.
Candidates must pass both Written and Practical Examinations to be certified for a five-year period. The Written and Practical Exams may be taken in either order. Candidates have 12 months from the time they pass their first Written or Practical Exam for each equipment type in which to pass the corresponding (Written or Practical) Exam.
Any tests passed within a 12-month period count towards certification. For example, a candidate who passes the Drill Rig Operator Core Written Exam but fails the Foundation Drill Rig Specialty Exam in January 2019 and then passes the Foundation Drill Rig Operator Practical Exam in June 2019 has until January 2020 to retake and pass the Foundation Drill Rig Operator Specialty Written Exam.
If a certified operator subsequently becomes certified in an additional operator designation by taking the appropriate written and practical exams, the certification period for the additional designation expires at the same time his/her original certification (i.e., all operator designations expire on the same date, regardless of when in the five-year certification period the candidate passed them). If the new designation is added within the final 24 months of his/her certification period, the certificant is exempt from recertifying for the new designation after five years; after that, however, certificants must recertify for all designations during the 12 months prior to their certifications' expiration date. This ensures that all of the certificant's operator designations maintain the same expiration date.
Candidates for certification or recertification may petition for an extension of NCCCO's standard timeline(s). NCCCO staff shall have the discretion to make the initial determination of whether a requested extension should be granted. Petitions for an extension of time are generally denied absent a showing of extraordinary circumstances. Denials of such petitions may be appealed to the Appeals Committee.
The following policies apply to all CCO certification programs:
These policies are also covered in the Candidate Handbooks for each program.
Certified operators receive a laminated photo ID card at no cost when they certify for the first time and when they complete the requirements for recertification.
Replacement cards, cards showing certification in an additional designation, or updated cards for candidates who retake and pass a designation they previously failed may be obtained from NCCCO at a cost of $25. Cards may be ordered online or by contacting Jennifer Warner at email@example.com or 727-449-8525.
Certification cards remain the property of NCCCO, are not transferable, and must be returned to NCCCO upon demand.
NCCCO certification is valid for five years. Recertification candidates must complete all recertification requirements during the 12 months prior to their certification's expiration date. This includes:
Candidates who can attest to at least 500 hours of actual operating experience on drill rigs during their period of certification do not need to take a Practical Exam to recertify.
Get complete instructions on How to Recertify.
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PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald
"Green is the most abundant hue in nature – the human eye sees more green than any other color in the spectrum," said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. "As it has throughout history, multifaceted Emerald continues to sparkle and fascinate. Symbolically, Emerald brings a sense of clarity, renewal and rejuvenation, which is so important in today's complex world. This powerful and universally appealing tone translates easily to both fashion and home interiors."
For more than a decade, Pantone's Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design. Past colors include:

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Welcome to Dublin City Bike Tours - Ireland
Please see "tour times" below for seasonal departure tour times. Minimum of 2 participants required for tours to run.
Dublin city bike tours offers an easy paced eco-friendly bike tour of Dublin's fair city and surrounding areas with local guides to show you the sights. Join us and we'll take you by bike to many points of interest around the city with lots of photo opportunities. You'll be filled in on local info past & present, with plenty of laughs along the way. Our laid back bicycle tour of Dublin is a must when visiting Ireland's capital.
Our bike tours are an informative, unique way to see our beautiful capital and surrounds. A great way to meet new friends, orientate your self and simply have lots of fun.
To reserve a bike tour please CLICK HERE
The Dublin City Tour
Here's a glimpse of where we go and what you'll see by bike.
- Custom House
- Docklands
- Grand Canal
- Merrion Square
- Portobello
- George Bernard Shaw's Birthplace
- St Patrick's Cathedral
- Dublin Castle
- Christ Church
- Temple Bar
- The G.P.O
- And much more!!!
Prices and Details
Bike tour prices:
€27 per person, €25 (students & seniors)
7.5 kilometers.
2-3 hours.
Meeting Point
We meet at Isaac's Hostel (2-5 Frenchman's lane) near Busarus (the central bus station)
Please arrive 30 minutes before your bike tour time for bike, safety equipment and instruction (we recommend personal insurance).
Please click here for a map.
Included in Price
- State of the art Dahon Urban Bike (mu uno)
- Helmet
- Bike Safety
- Local Guides
- Snack and Water
- Our personalised map of Dublin
Tour Times
March 1st - April 30th
10am Daily
May 1st - November 30th
Mon - Fri : 10am
Sat & Sun : 10am & 2pm
*Afternoon tour available for private bookings. A minimum number is required.
Please turn up half an hour before bike tour departure. Minimum of 2 participants required for tours to run.
Other Tours
We also offer a range of tours including full day tours, group tours & Corporate/Private Tours. For more information please contact us.
For discounts on bike tours in other European cities visit Cycle Cities
2016 Tours - Coming Soon!
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Pre-Game Show:
Matt Striker and Tony Dawson are the hosts. They reviewed tonight's PPV card.
Josh Mathews interviewed Big Show backstage about his Last Man Standing bout against WWE World champion Alberto Del Rio. They showed clips of how Del Rio won the belt on Smackdown a few weeks back. Show was upset looking at the footage and asked Mathews why he was showing that and not when Show buried Del Rio on Friday. He said that Alberto hit the lottery when he won the belt, but that doesn't mean he has what it takes to beat Show twice.
At that point, the feed crashed on both my iPad and Youtube. That's the first time that's happened to a WWE pre-game show feed. There are 51,000 people trying to watch it live as I post this, by the way, far more than usual. Interest is up folks!
The feed returned with a video feature on the Rumble match. It's the annual video of different stats.
WWE United States champion Antonio Cesaro vs. The Miz
Big pop for Miz. They showed the clips of Miz having the figure four passed on to him on Raw by Ric Flair. The announcers pushed it as a tribute to Flair.
They locked up and exchanged standing headlocks. Cesaro shoulderblocked Miz down but Miz caught him with a small package for a two count.
Miz worked over Cesaro with a side headlock on the mat. Cesaro backed Miz up into the ropes and used a shot to the mid-section to wear him down. He used a tilowhirl backbreaker and cinched in a surfboard variation to wear Miz down.
Miz fought back with several rights but was caught with a sitdown slam while he was rebounding off the ropes. Cesaro peppered Miz with uppercuts.
Cesaro continued to work over Miz, garnering several two counts. Miz fired back and went back and forth with Cesaro. Miz got the better of him and hit the running clothesline in the corner. Dawson actually said, "What a maneuver!"
Miz covered Cesaro, who kicked out at the last second. Miz hurt his ankle. Cesaro took him down and tried pin Miz with his feet on the ropes but was caught. He argued with the ref but was rolled up for a two count.
Miz went for the figure four but Cesaro escaped and went to the floor. Miz went to grab him but was pulled into the ring apron. Cesaro rolled him in, hit the Neutralizer and scored the pin.
Your winner and still U.S. champion, Antonio Cesaro.
Decent but short match.
They pushed CM Punk vs. The Rock to close out the pre-game show.
WWE World champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show - Last Man Standing
Backstage, Del Rio was walking with Ricardo when they encountered WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart. Hart wished him good luck but said Big Show is as big and bad as they come. He said he knows what it's like to be World champion and said Del Rio reminds him of a Mexican Bret Hart. Alberto thanked him and said Bret reminds him of a Canadian Alberto. Ricardo gushed over Bret, who gave him a pair of Hart sunglasses.
When the bell rang, Show went right after Alberto and chopped him hard in the chest. Del Rio fired back with several kicks but was wiped out. Show slammed Alberto but was kicked away during a charge into the corner. Del Rio came off the buckles but Show laid him out in mid-air. Show drilled him with a back splash but was nailed with a low dropkick, Del Rio nailed him with a kick, followed by a superkick.
Show shrugged it off and went for a powerbomb but Alberto turned it into a rana. Del Rio came off the ropes with a leaping enziguiri. He then nailed another in the corner. He went for the cross armbreaker but Show lifted him up mid-attempt and slammed him down. Del Rio went to the outside, where Show chopped him hard. He rolled the champion back into the ring, then grabbed a chair from ringside. Del Rio nailed Show before he could use it and peppered Show with a series of shots across the back.
Del Rio went to the top with the chair but was caught and chokeslammed on the way down. The referee began counting. Del Rio rolled to the outside, where Show slammed him on the floor. Show dragged Alberto to the aisle but was kicked low and then kicked in the head. The ref began counting Show out. Show barely made it up and was kicked off by Show. They battled towards the entrance staging.
Show whipped Del Rio into a hanging metal piece of the stage and then ripped a piece of fluorescent light tubes from it. He nailed Alberto with it twice, shattering it the second time. Show pulled a table over towards the set piece. He climbed up and then pulled Alberto up with one arm. They battled on top of the swinging piece and gave Del Rio a nasty looking chokeslam through the table. Del Rio's trajectory going down was crazy. Alberto pulled himself up at nine to break the count, then collapsed again. Show was stunned he even got up at all.
Show dragged the champion back to the ring and signaled for the KO punch. Alberto saw it coming and rolled back out of the ring. Show grabbed the top of the steel ring steps and threw them at Del Rio, who ducked. They hit the ringpost. Ricardo nailed Show and was wiped out. Show charged the champ, who moved out of the way. Show wiped out the area where the timekeeper and ring announcers sit. Show recovered at seven but was beaten with a chair over the back again and again.
Del Rio placed Show's KO hand on the ring steps and smashed it with a chair, then shot him with a fire extinguisher. Show was trapped in the cross armbreaker as Ricardo duct-taped Show's feet to the bottom ropes. Lying, cheating and stealing? Alberto let go and Show, hurt, was unable to get to his feet since he was trapped.
Your winner and still World champion, Alberto Del Rio!
Really good match that told a good story and had some fun plunder. I never thought I'd see the day where WWE uses light tubes. I thought the finish was a little hokey but the work from both men was really good and from a storyline standpoint, it gives Show a reason to demand a rematch. I would have preferred something clean, but that's just me.
Matt Striker interviewed Dolph Ziggler. He said that Vickie Guerrero is bitter and jaded. He said he was choosing number one because that's exactly what he is. Striker tried to tell him how long the odds were for him but AJ Lee cut him off and questioned him for saying "her Ziggy" not being able to do it and warned him to leave. Langston then began interviewing Ziggler like an old school sports reporter. Ziggler said he was going to break the record for longest lasting talent in the Rumble, win, cash in his Money in the Bank and become World champion, then win the WWE title and unify the belts at Wrestlemania.
The announcers sent it to a video feature where Rumble competitors cut promos about the match. Antonio Cesaro said he was going to be the latest non-American to win the Rumble, except he was better than Edge or Del Rio. The Prime Time Players had a funny promo. Randy Orton said tonight was his night. He said he needed the win and was gong to take it. John Cena cut a promo saying that he has a target on his back but at the end of the night, everyone will see the champ is here. Wade Barrett said he was going to bring prestige to the Rumble just like he did the IC strap. Sheamus said he was going to use the Brogue Kick to win back to back Rumbles. Ryback said that every 90 seconds, another man hits the ring and said, "Feed me more." Good package and it did more to sell the Rumble match than the segment that closed Raw this week!
WWE Tag Team champions Daniel Bryan & Kane vs. Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow.
Cody and Bryan started out and went back and forth with some good back and forth exchanges. Bryan dropkicked Cody and then locked him into a bow and arrow. Kane tagged in and drilled Rhodes with a series of punches but was caught with a dropkick. Kane was backed into the challenger's corner and worked over. Kane fought his way out and nailed an elbow on Sandow before tagging Rhodes back in. Sandow's facial expressions are just so great.
Bryan drilled him with a series of kicks to the chest, followed by one of the head and a series of several more in the corner. Sandow went to the floor. Rhodes checked on him, Bryan hit a suicide dive through the ropes on both. Rhodes pulled the ropes down on Bryan as he rebounded and he crashed to the floor. Sandow drilled him into the apron and rolled him into the ring. Rhodes beat Bryan down and cinched in a single leg Boston Crab. Sandow and Rhodes worked over Bryan until he nailed Rhodes with a kick. Sandow cut Bryan off. Rhodes locked in an over the shoulder backbreaker.
Bryan tried to leap to make a tag to Kane but was caught by Rhodes. Bryan turned it into a DDT and tagged Kane. Kane went for a chokeslam on Sandow, who slipped out and ate a right hand instead. Kane nailed Rhodes and hit a side slam on Sandow for a two count. Sandow fought back but was caught for a chokeslam, Rhodes attacked Kane. Bryan made a blind tag and hit a missile dropkick on Sandow. He then sent Cody into a Kane chokeslam. Bryan locked in the No Lock and Sandow tapped.
Your winners and still WWE Tag Team champions, Daniel Bryan and Kane!
Another good match. Some nice back and forth wrestling here. I would have loved a little more time but you have got to save it for the Rumble.
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The Simple Things
If your passion is nature and true wilderness, Silver City/Porcupine Mountains is a must-do! We don't have the traffic, the shopping malls, or the fast food chains—what we do offer is a stress-free relaxing place to unwind and rejuvenate. Come up to enjoy the simple things in life!
- Beautiful sandy beaches—"A rockhound's paradise"
- Fantastic Lake Superior sunsets
- Waterfalls galore (over 100 in the county)
- Many rivers and streams to fish for a trophy or meal
- Abundant wildlife in a true wilderness setting
- Bird-watching and photography
- Hike the trails through old-growth virgin hemlock forests
- Mountain bike, kayak, or canoe
- Winter activities include ice fishing, downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling
Silver City, Michigan—"Superior by Nature"
Silver City, Michigan is the home to the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. It all began with the scuttle about mining silver between 1872 and 1877. Business investments were made to start the silver mining process and build mills, but dividends were slim. The town had been named Iron River, then Silver City, then Beaser and back again to Silver City, which it is still named today. The Big Iron River and Little Iron River run through Silver City today along with many other small rivers.
Wild, Wild Wilderness!
Although at times Silver City has been equated with a ghost town, there is a rejuvenated life to the area. Now host to over 15 businesses, Silver City is a friendly welcoming town that is still primarily wilderness. Gift shops, restaurants boasting home-cooked meals, and small stores dot the area. With the Porkies on the west and Lake Superior to the north, wilderness is awaiting your discovery. As the ice forms on Lake Superior, you can see the wolves basking in their glory.
If you are looking for a break from the hustle and bustle, come to Silver City, where your cell phone won't work. Relax, enjoy nature, and don't miss your opportunity to inhale that breath of fresh air in Silver City, Michigan!


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Outfit Details:
David Yurman Chevron Sunglasses - c/o David Yurman
leather and lace jacket (worn underneath trench) - c/o Elie Tahari
sleeveless trench - Alice Ritter
tiered scalloped dress - c/o Ali Ro
tights - H+M (200 denier - get them! So warm)
shoes - c/o Seychelles
bag - c/o Coach
bracelets - Forever 21 and Tory Burch
Bobby got back from LA yesterday, and I'm now on my way to Florida. It's his turn to play kitty nurse, while I go and throw my best friend's baby shower - but don't think I didn't leave him with an overly detailed to-do list (I'm a Virgo). It's a bummer to cross paths and nearly miss each other, but at least we got to have a good Shake Shack meal before I left. Also, I think these photos are indicative of our personalities - Bobby is a ray of sunshine and I'm a stormy cloud, here to rain on everyone's parade.
Just kidding, I'm a barrel of laughs. Unless you tick me off...then, raincloud and mega lightning!
My flight is boarding - time to go!


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Sat, Oct 13, 2018
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Theater
7 S. Calvert Street (at Redwood Street)
Baltimore, MD 21202
She Stoops to Conquer, 8pm
By Oliver Goldsmith
September 28 – October 21, 2018
"Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs."
Kate Hardcastle has a love problem: Her prospective fiancé is tongue-tied around women of high class but a charmer with the help. Silliness and satire follow when he mistakes Lady Kate for a serving maid – and she decides to play along. Enjoy a bawdy, witty, comic feast of practical jokes and romantic mix-ups from the 1700s.
Click here to learn more about the play.
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Welcome to the Belgian Network for Auto-Inflammatory Diseases (BNAID)
The autoinflammatory diseases are genetic disorders that are characterized by recurrent fever attacks accompanied by inflammatory symptoms. All of these diseases are rare. Therefore, patients are not always recognized and in many patients there is a long delay in diagnosis. Furthermore, in some patients there is suboptimal follow-up and treatment.
On this website you will find information about the different auto-inflammatory diseases, a list of expert-centers, treatment guidelines, and a directive who to refer.


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Here's how to contact WCRC:
Phone us!
Information and Referral Helpline:
Our helpline is open Monday through Friday,
10 am to 4 pm.
Business Line/Staff: 510.601.4040
Español: 510.809.0215
Sister to Sister: 510.809.0212
Fax Number: 510.809.0240
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Women's Cancer Resource Center
2908 Ellsworth Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
Visit us!
We are located at 2908 Ellsworth Street, in Berkeley, California, at the end of Howe Street.
We're open Monday through Friday, 10 am to 4 pm, or by appointment. Please call before you come by! On rare occasions we close early, and/or briefly during the day.
Getting to our offices:
Traveling by bus? If you are traveling from Berkeley take the AC Transit #6 bus which will stop at Telegraph Avenue and Ashby Avenue. Turn left onto Ashby Avenue and walk one block then make a left turn onto Ellsworth Street. If you are traveling from Oakland the AC Transit #6 bus stop is on Telegraph Avenue at Russell Street. Walk across Telegraph Avenue, continue for one block on Russell Street and then turn left onto Ellsworth Street.
The Ashby Bart station is a 15 minute walk up Ashby Avenue. Then turn left onto Ellsworth Street. The AC Transit #80 and #81 will run up Ashby Avenue every half hour. The bus will stop across the street at Telegraph Avenue and Ashby Avenue. Then walk back one block to Ellsworth Street.
Parking is available in front of the building or there is free 2-hour off street parking on Ellsworth Street and on Howe Street. Be mindful of the street sweeping signs!


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"Peter van Oostzanen was born in the Netherlands in 1962. As a self-taught artist he began showing his artwork to the public after the turn of the century. Very soon galleries and art collectors became interested in his work, and now more and more people appreciate and admire his art. Nowadays van Oostzanen's work is bought and collected by individuals as well as companies in several European countries and the United States. "
"Peter van Oostzanen's paintings and drawings evokes the sensation of seeing a different world in which the laws of nature do not apply. Objects have unusual functions and human beings behave differently than in everyday life. By depicting impossible situations and objects van Oostzanen cunningly toys with reality. Recognizable themes are placed in an entire new context, and the imaginary world that is thus created is on the one hand familiar, because of the ordinary objects and creatures in it, but on the other hand strange and impossible, since these objects and creatures have unusual qualities and functions"


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Losing My Religion by Kyell Gold - Print Edition
Losing My Religion by Kyell Gold - Print Edition
Ten tracks recorded live on tour!
"Losing My Religion" is the story of Jackson Alley, a coyote in an all-male R.E.M. cover band trying his hardest not to grow up. Tours, he feels, are for playing music and taking full advantage of the openness of his marriage, and having a gay wingman usually helped the bisexual coyote get girls. But his wingman is dating their lead singer now, so Jackson's left with the new bassist, an ex-Mormon kit fox named Zeb who might be gay, but knows as little about sex as he does about drinking. So Jackson's going to have to show him the ropes, and hopefully he won't have to learn any pesky life lessons along the way.
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Did Barack Obama really tell Bloomberg's Jeffrey Goldberg that the US would refuse to defend Israel if Benjamin Netanyahu didn't get serious about peace talks with the Palestinians? Well, yes and no. The headline on the Times of Israel report on Obama's remarks blared, "Obama: US won't be able to defend Israel if peace talks fail," but the context is a little more nuanced. Here is what the Times of Israel article reports in the body of the article:
The president went on to condemn in no uncertain terms Israel's activity in the West Bank, and said that though his allegiance to the Jewish state was permanent, building settlements across the Green Line was counterproductive and would make it extremely difficult for the US to defend Israel from painful repercussions in the international community.
"If you see no peace deal and continued aggressive settlement construction — and we have seen more aggressive settlement construction over the last couple years than we've seen in a very long time — if Palestinians come to believe that the possibility of a contiguous sovereign Palestinian state is no longer within reach, then our ability to manage the international fallout is going to be limited," Obama said.
Goldberg's original article emphasizes that this is a frustration for Obama over Israel's settlement policies, and not a rejection of a military alliance:
Obama was blunter about Israel's future than I've ever heard him. His language was striking, but of a piece with observations made in recent months by his secretary of state, John Kerry, who until this interview, had taken the lead in pressuring both Netanyahu and the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, to agree to a framework deal. Obama made it clear that he views Abbas as the most politically moderate leader the Palestinians may ever have. It seemed obvious to me that the president believes that the next move is Netanyahu's.
"There comes a point where you can't manage this anymore, and then you start having to make very difficult choices," Obama said. "Do you resign yourself to what amounts to a permanent occupation of the West Bank? Is that the character of Israel as a state for a long period of time? Do you perpetuate, over the course of a decade or two decades, more and more restrictive policies in terms of Palestinian movement? Do you place restrictions on Arab-Israelis in ways that run counter to Israel's traditions?" …
On the subject of Middle East peace, Obama told me that the U.S.'s friendship with Israel is undying, but he also issued what I took to be a veiled threat: The U.S., though willing to defend an isolated Israel at the United Nations and in other international bodies, might soon be unable to do so effectively.
"If you see no peace deal and continued aggressive settlement construction — and we have seen more aggressive settlement construction over the last couple years than we've seen in a very long time," Obama said. "If Palestinians come to believe that the possibility of a contiguous sovereign Palestinian state is no longer within reach, then our ability to manage the international fallout is going to be limited."
Goldberg has the entire transcript from the interview at the link. It's clear from that, and the context of Goldberg's original report, that Obama was not talking about military support at all — in fact, that question never arises. Instead, the "defense" Obama means is from criticism over Israel's policies, especially at the UN, where the US wields its veto power to keep the UNSC from punishing Israel at the behest of the hostile General Assembly. Given what's happening with Russia in Ukraine, that use of the veto is unlikely to change, so Israel has little to fear at the Security Council. This sounds more like a warning that the US will start getting more public about its disagreements with Netanyahu and putting him in an increasingly more difficult position at home unless he starts bending on settlement policies, among other things.
This is not inconsequential, and it's also debatable as a strategy. It's also interesting to note that neither Obama nor Goldberg bring up the Palestinian Authority refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, which was recently reaffirmed by the PA in John Kerry's attempts to restart the peace process. Instead, Obama insists that this is Netanyahu's golden opportunity to get a state with "permanent borders," which doesn't make a lot of sense without that concession from the PA.
Still, Obama wasn't saying that the US would refuse to defend Israel if it came under physical attack. Obama was saying that a refusal of Netanyahu to bend would make it difficult to defend Israel from the criticism that would create. That's still an unpleasant signal and it's obviously intended to pressure Netanyahu into security concessions, but it's not an abdication of our commitment to Israel either.


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Sarah Goodyear
Sarah Goodyear is a Brooklyn-based contributing writer to CityLab. She's written about cities for a variety of publications, including Grist and Streetsblog.
Solana Beach, California, is one of a string of communities trailing north up the coast from San Diego, each one more ridiculously scenic and attractive than the last: Del Mar, Encinitas, Leucadia, and so one. These are towns with bougainvillea spilling onto the sidewalks, high-end boutiques along the shopping streets, and the Pacific breeze wafting in off the bluffs. Surfers trot down the stairways leading to the ocean carrying their boards, ready to catch waves for a few hours. At the farmers' market, you'll find baskets of heirloom tomatoes and jewel-like raspberries. It's a beautiful cliché of the California good life.
Solana Beach is also a great example of just how miserable walking for transportation can be in America.
When I booked a recent hotel stay there, I looked up the Walk Score and was happy to see it came in at 82, or "very walkable." This mattered to me because part of the time I would be there without access to a car.
In a lot of ways, the place did turn out to be "very walkable," at least technically. Most important to the vacationing me, the beach was three blocks away, down very pleasant residential streets with great sidewalks. There was a strip mall with a couple of decent chain restaurants about a ten-minute walk up Highway 101, and a CVS a little farther along – a walking experience that was pretty grim, even though it was short. A train station with connections to San Diego and Los Angeles was just under a mile away along the same road, and at about a mile and a quarter was an excellent roadside Mexican joint. A running and biking path, nicely paved and landscaped, ran parallel to the train tracks for 1.7 miles. All of which should have meant that I wouldn't even have want of a car.
But over the four days I spent in Solana Beach, I found myself bumping up against the limits of Walk Score's calculations again and again. For starters: The first place listed under "groceries" was indeed just across a parking lot from the hotel, but it turned out to be a dingy market that sold mostly booze. I picked up a half-gallon of milk and some Corn Flakes, but there wasn't much else there I wanted to touch -- certainly not the very sad-looking boiled eggs and plastic-wrapped bagels in the cooler by the register.
The guy behind the counter told me the nearest real supermarket was about a 25-minute walk away, which corresponded with Walk Score's data.
That wouldn't seem undoable in my hometown of New York, but in Solana Beach, where sidewalks sometimes begin and end randomly and a lot of the walking is along four- or six-lane arterials, it didn't seem worth it. Even a walk of half a mile alongside strip malls and parking lots can seem interminable, and it's easy to see why people choose to make trips like this by car, thereby creating an even more unpleasant atmosphere for those who do choose to walk. Or, like the homeless guys I found myself sharing the Solana Beach sidewalks with, those who have to walk.
Walk Score is a terrific tool, as far as it goes. But we need other ways of quantifying walkability on our nation's streets. The architect and urbanist Steve Mouzon is working on just such a measurement. He calls it Walk Appeal, and the idea behind it is something that we all know but don't often acknowledge: A mile in an American suburb is a lot longer than a mile in Rome.
Walk Appeal promises to be a major new tool for understanding and building walkable places, and it explains several things that were heretofore either contradictory or mysterious. It begins with the assertion that the quarter-mile radius (or 5-minute walk,) which has been held up for a century as the distance Americans will walk before driving, is actually a myth….
As we all know, if you're at Best Buy and need to pick something up at Old Navy, there's no way you're walking from one store to another. Instead, you get in your car and drive as close as possible to the Old Navy front door. You'll even wait for a parking space to open up instead of driving to an open space just a few spaces away… not because you're lazy, but because it's such a terrible walking experience.
In a blog post introducing Walk Appeal, Mouzon does a good job of explaining why you can walk a mile effortlessly in one kind of streetscape and labor through a half-mile or less in another. And he says the kind of walking I had to do on Highway 101 in Solana Beach is about as bad as it gets:
The worst sidewalk you could possibly choose to walk on is one with an arterial thoroughfare on one side and a parking lot on the other. I use a Walk Appeal distance of 25 feet, but in reality, you're unlikely to ever walk in a place like this unless your car breaks down. Not only does it terminally bore you and leave you constantly awash in a sea of car exhaust fumes and sweating uncontrollably from the heat in summer, but it also is an incredibly dangerous place to walk. So people don't.
That's the hard truth about walking in America. It's not just about the miles you need to cover, or even about the sidewalks or the length of the blocks. What Walk Score can't capture, and doesn't pretend to, is the on-the-ground texture of the pedestrian experience and the resulting pedestrian culture of a place.
In Solana Beach and the surrounding communities, there are a few commercial pockets where walking is pleasant and socially acceptable – around a couple of bars near the ocean and on the few shop-lined blocks of South Cedros Avenue demarcated as a "design district." People drive to get to these havens. The residential side streets are nice, but those sidewalks are usually empty.
As a result, pedestrians are automatically stigmatized, although being on foot is more acceptable if it looks like you are doing it for fitness rather than transportation. Runners are obviously out there for the exercise, but if you're walking it helps to wear the technical clothes to prove it. Walking the mile-plus back from the Del Mar beach to my hotel one day, I was passed by another woman power-walking, clad head to toe in wicking fabrics and topped with a sweat-absorbing visor. She remarked, as she blew past me, that I was "setting a nice pace." I was amused not only by her one-upmanship, but by the idea that I was "setting a pace" at all. I was walking to get from one place to another, not for "exercise." And that set me apart as something of a weirdo.
Which is really what it comes down to in much of the country. You may well find yourself within walking distance of a store, or a movie theater, or some other amenity that is accounted for by Walk Score's algorithms. There might even be a sidewalk that provides safe passage, and a button to push at the intersection to make the light change in your favor. But you usually will be walking alongside a river of cars, and the people in those cars will be thinking that you are strange. They will pity you. You will know this.
And that sense of being a social outlier, along with the hot tedium of walking past parking lot after parking lot, strip mall after strip mall, none of which are designed for your use, is enough to make you want to get in a car.
Walking for transportation shouldn't be so unpleasant that people who do it are considered strange. But that's kind of what we've come to in much of the country. The popularity of the Walk Score tool, despite its limitations, suggests that we might be changing direction at last. But it's going to be a long slog to get where we need to go.
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Sunday, 19 October 2008
Close encounters of the married kind
"You don't know what I mean, you don't listen. Do you? You don't, you don't. Look, I'll do the same thing, but I'll not do the same thing. Yeah? You have to see it from my point of view. Did it occur to you..."
Then it trailed off as I passed.
Now to be fair, I didn't get the entire context of the conversation, but as I plodded onwards with the woman's blithering fading into the dusk behind me, it occured to me: Holy FUCK! I am so glad I'm single.
Is that what marriage is? Plodding along with some fucking woman dribbling self-contradictorary meanlingless shite at your heels? The guy looked broken down and despaired. Not surprising really. How could he react? Turn on her and tell her to shut up? That's domestic violence. Turn on her and slap her? That's domestic violence. Run away? That's domestic violence too ('emotional neglect') Say he wants a divorce? Bye-bye house, children and future income. He looked broken, resigned and pissed off.
I, on the other hand, gave thanks to fate for not inflicting matrimony upon thyself, and continued to the shop to buy some beers which I would be sharing with a couple of mates who were coming round that evening (one with his X-Box 360 in tow), whilst married-boy there was probably going to spend the evening with soap operas going in one ear and his wife's protracted ravings bludgeoning their way into the other.
These days a single man can embark on a brief stroll to the shops for a few cans of beer and encounter a hair-raising reminder of why he should damn well stay single.
42 comments:
Awesome blog. I like the domestic violence part. Anything we do to retaliate will be filed under domestic violence for sure.
I love my freedom too much to give that up for some lovely broad that will eventually turn into a two-horned fire-breathing dragon diva who will weigh more than the state of Texas.
I'm only nineteen years old and I don't want to trade in the freedoms I have for the deprivation lifestyle of the married. Such as:
-Playing SOCOM FTB2 online with my PSP late at night instead of trying to have sex with a doughy women with a cave between her legs or trying to yield to the cries of some blasted infant.
-Keeping in touch and hanging out with some of my female friends whenever I feel like instead of pandering to only one women until death do us part.
- Buying DVD's, computers, TV's, audio equipment, paintball guns, video games and many other toys and electronics for myself instead of wasting it on her credit card bills, baby products, more of her credit card bills, annual jewelry and some more of her credit card bills.
Like I once read, "A bachelor is a man who never makes the same mistake once."
- 19 October 2008 at 12:45
I was married, now divorced and won't ever do that again. I finally realized at the age of 35 peace within and without too is something all of us need, and that will always be out of reach of the average married man. Who needs to die prematurely of high blood pressure, heart attack or stroke because some harpy woman nags them or worse morning, noon and night? Who needs to be put out of his own home while some stranger is around your kids? By the way, even if they your kids and not the progeny of some bad boy your wife was playing hide the salami with behind your back? Oops, better buy one of those DNA paternity test kits! Who needs all this unnecessary drama, conflict, heartache and stress, let alone making divorce lawyers rich? Just being able to stargaze in the front yard, watch television or read a book without an argument is priceless to me. I can go out and stargaze, take a walk, go to the library or enjoy a movies without some succubus making me miserable. Men should heed the advice of the Apostle Paul. He advised men to say single, sane and free!
- 19 October 2008 at 17:18
- MarkyMark said...
This is such a good and true post; I see these beaten down schlubs all the time. I'm 46, never married, and never GOING to be married! No sir, I love & enjoy my freedom too much to surrender it to some bitch...
- 19 October 2008 at 20:38
The first time I heard one of my girlfriends' do the contradictory rant I was very WTF?
We always go out. I'm tired of going out all the time.
Then a few sentences later.
We never go out. Are you ashamed to be seen with me?
I sat there for a couple of minutes because I'd heard about it but never experienced it for myself. Then I got up, said goodbye and walked out. I have better things to do than listen to insane female rantings.
- 20 October 2008 at 03:50
I couldn't agree more with your comments on that post Duncan. I have been in and out of relationships for some time and I can only summarise British women as fat, miserable and lazy with high expectations from us (must have car, job and house). I know there are good women out there but I find they are few and far between. A lot of them are useless with money and are carrying some serious debt that they will never be able to pay off. I would be prepared to work hard if they gave any token of appreciation but they don't tend to these days. I sometimes wonder, what is in it for me?
- 20 October 2008 at 05:06
You have hit on a universal truth here; one I learnt over 30 years of marriage. Women instinctively use guilt and blame to control and torment men. It is as natural to them as pissing. So it not a game plan it just comes out of them as nature intended.
- 20 October 2008 at 11:00
They definitely excel at the guilt and shame tactics. It must be hardwired into them the same way breathing, pissing, shitting and every other body function is. I don't even think women are even aware they're doing it most of the time, and when they are they're out to draw blood figuratively if not literally. Men are starting to understand women too well, for women anyway.
Nobody's Fool Anymore
- 20 October 2008 at 19:42
Good stuff Duncan.Again I'm amazed that guys want to marry these days.It's totally insane.Stay single,happy and free.
- 21 October 2008 at 04:06
- nevo said...
I have recently visited an office where every single one of them was a woman. I am not going to give a lecture about the sex discrimination act.
Only to mention this, as I passed one of the desks I spotted a large picture on top of one of the desks.
Nothing unususal about that but for the picture itself. It was of a large hairy dog with its tonge hanging out drooling all over.
No prizes for guessing what this grotesquely fat woman is using it for.
- 21 October 2008 at 06:56
Women are nothing more than overgrown children, the inferior gender.
Do not regard them too seriously. And do not marry them. Their words, their opinions and their approval are irrelevant.
Be indifferent to them, or have sport sex with none of the obligations and all of the precautions.
- 21 October 2008 at 09:25
The stories I could tell from my 47 years of watching castrated married men......
Never, never, never would I do that to myself. Life is too short, and women are too nasty. It just isn't worth it. They have nothing to offer but a smelly hole, and you don't have to get married to have that. Why anyone would want a rancid gash full of warts and cancer is beyond me anyway.
Christopher in Oregon
- 21 October 2008 at 10:16
So...when will the femitwits begin screaming for the govt to do something. Namely govt regulation/prohibition of video games. The cows can't get dates when you guys are off having fun elsewhere.
Off to play WarRock! LOL
- 21 October 2008 at 12:03
- Bobby.N said...
Yes, I see these men in public too. It's sad & embarrassing. They look like pets to me... because thats the way women treat them. ("Sit, Roll over, Beg")
When I observe one of these endangered animals, I smile & think, "Give it time buddy... you'll evolve."
It's like an attractive war that each patriotic man wants to serve in, only to discover he was being used. If you're really lucky, you've dodged the draft.
- 21 October 2008 at 18:48
When I was in my mid twenties, chasing tail and pursuing women was of 75% importance in my life. Now in my mid thirties, chasing tail and pursuing women has slid to 25% of importance in my life. I imagine (and hope) by my mid forties that chasing tail and pursuing women will be no more than 10% of importance in my life.
That said, for me, investing in a woman would have proven to be a very poor and depreciating investment indeed.
Marriage is for suckers. Brothels are the financial derivatives of the marriage market. Reduce risk. Invest wisely. Enjoy a nag free life.
- 21 October 2008 at 20:18
I've had plenty of women and relationships, but there is nothing more enjoyable then being able to do what you want, when-ever you want and not answering to any-body.
This is what relationships are, people say it's a two way street, but that street always leads from one place and goes back to the same place, that place is; her, 'its all about her'.
Being able to do what you want, when you want (only restricted by budget) is far better then having to keep your women from getting bored.
Women have a great aversion for things men enjoy, for example computer games, but have no problems at all stating they love to sit and watch the most shitty soap crap that would make a grown man cry! The problem then becomes; the women will demand you spend time with her, this time usually involves watching or doing the shit she enjoys because 'its all about her'. Shock horror if she ever comes up to you and says "hey I'd like to spend some time with you, teach me how to kick your ass in 1v1".
What happens is she will bleat and moan in your ear to spend quality time, which usually means watching; 'Emerdalle, Ally Mcbeal, Coronation street' and the usual crap men love to hate.
It's no surprise Husbands know the in's and out's of the latest Soap stars, it's because they have been subject to 'its all about her'.
There is nothing better then getting up when you want, making what ever food you want, doing the washing up when you want, eating when you want, cleaning the house when you want, seeing who you want male or female, without going through a 3rd party first to see if any of it is ok.
Let's go onto living with them. This is what you will get; 3 plates in the sink, nagged to death to the washing up. Carpet not vacuumed in 4 hours, nagged to do that fucking vacuuming. A shirt tossed over a chair, nagged to move it.
Watching man stuff on TV, nagged because she does'nt like that. Playing the PC or a game, nagged because you're ignoring her. Going out with your mates, nagged because you're clearly going to enjoy yourself without her. Garden not done? nagged to do it. Something needs fixing? nagged to get it fixed. Problems with Gas, electricity? Nagged she as to sort it out, or nagged because you allowed the situation to happen.
Women go out of thier way to find things to moan about, this is 100% Fucking TRUTH. A women will go out of her way to find something to give you shit about!
It really is a constant steam of shit, I make no jokes about it.
This is based on experience, vasts amounts, far too much for my young age to have to witness in one lifetime and so far, they are all a carbon copy of each other, they are all the same.
Stay single, live free, live happy and have no one to answer to when you want to do what the fuck you want to do!
Women do not make you happy! That is a lie a myth and total bull! Happiness comes from within, universal hidden truth!
- 22 October 2008 at 07:40
- Boulder Mt said...
I know there are good women out there but I find they are few and far between. A lot of them are useless with money and are carrying some serious debt that they will never be able to pay off. I would be prepared to work hard if they gave any token of appreciation but they don't tend to these days.
This is the truth, I almost caved in to the pressure of a woman that wanted to be married at any and all costs, bringing nothing but a shitload of credit card/school loan debt with a child. I have a city home and a country home and was actually thinking of sharing this with this woman. I am 41 and would most likely lost it all to this woman in a marital contract and she brings nothing but a hole in her crotch. I never will, freedom to do as I please and never lose my wealth and enjoy life like it should be enjoyed. I to have a lot of miserable friends with there aging bitchy wife controlling there every moment. These guys drink to forget what there involved in and I know half want out but feel imprisoned.
- 22 October 2008 at 17:05
I happened to pick up the college rag and the front page had big article about a women's forum that took place. It was all about women rights blah fucking blah. I seethed because the girl population far, far exceeds the young men at this uni. I strongly feel that it's the young men who are in trouble now.
- 23 October 2008 at 23:56
I see a lot of the end product of that in my new job ... formerly-married men who are now slaving away in a cube farm at a barely above minimum wage job because it's all they could get after their loving, gentler sex wife took them for all they had and destroyed their credit and earning potential into the bargain. And all of them say, to a man, NEVER AGAIN!
- 24 October 2008 at 18:29
Why feel sorry for these losers? No one forced them to marry. Fuc em if they're that stupid!
- 25 October 2008 at 05:08
I am starting a new blog about Thai women at http://drronnie.wordpress.com/
However it is to show that Thai women are gold diggers too and a warning for those who think that Thailand is a paradise when it comes to meeting women.
- 29 October 2008 at 03:44
im 41 , never marriage , but lived with a woman in the past (2005) , it last 2 years..and after 1 year of that, she complain about everything ,if the car broke was my fault , if we did not find tickets for something was my fault, the dog saw the dor open and went to street, was my fault LOL , etc etc...Anything bad that happen was my fault...was strange that 2 years of my life! but i also want to say that i do not put all women in this category, because its not fair right ! i remenber with other girlfriends that i just had relationship but no lived together, they all complained too about things oofcourse, all womens do that LOL..but just the fact we do not living together give space to say.."ohh you angry with me today so its better we do no see today!...and that it, easy , something i could not do when lived with someone ! i have learned and with 41 now, no kids , still feel that to be Simgle , and have my house only for me, is the BEST decision i made im my life !
- 29 October 2008 at 08:18
- Boulder Mt said...
I have so many friends like this guy. I am 41, just had a girlfriend live with me for 1 1/2 years, she moved out while I was gone on business. I should count my blessing for this, if I was married I would be sunk, which is precisely what she probably was after. I have 2 houses and 3 cars and love to play golf and have a lot of freedom, she hates me for this. I just have to count my blessings of how many AW I have had and not been married and probably will never but I will not let them now this so as to see how the gamers play for your assets using the only thing they have to offer, a hairy end of a gut.
- 30 October 2008 at 17:35
Dear men,
I'm a woman and I don't speak english very well. I read your ideas. I agree completly with you all about the possibility that a woman can use guilt to control a men ect.. it's an old game that our mother teached us.. and the mother of mother.. and so on.
So excuse for this!
BUT are you sure you don't use any game? Are you sure you are the poor perfect sane men? Please!! Ok.. if you are honest and you are able to see what's you game.. so we can talk about it!! It can be interesting ... and really honest.
A bad woman.
- 1 November 2008 at 14:41
Anon 01 November 2008.
Anon this is no game. When a woman can divorce you because she is bored, is serious shit!
Husbands are nothing but slaves due to fucked up laws, the point being, living single then trying to please a fucking creature that will find many and I mean MANY things to moan about just for the sake of giving you shit, is a stupid business to get into, not only will you be sacrificing a large part of your life, all rolled into the bargain is nothing but a brat, who takes immense pleasure in giving men shit, it is in a women's nature.
This is not a problem when you can tell her to shut the fuck up, i.e prior to marriage, but standing up for yourself in marriage is a one way ticket to getting but-fucked by the courts, hence any moaning nagging, shit flinging a women does, is only exemplified when you stick a ring on her finger, in essence becoming her bitch.
Fuck that, keep marriage for the suckers.
The game i play is not to marry ANY. I get great pleasure watching the women drift into my life, put on the oh so familiar girl act of being a angel, only to watch them drift back out when they know there tactics don't work. Because underneath it all her shit still stink's and 9 out of 10 times it's just a ploy to stick a ring on her finger and allowing yourself to be castrated when she turns into the usual pycho-nut that plagues the west.
Don't get married EVER! This is born from experience, women are nice as they could possibly be, but once the ring goes on or they have you hooked, out come the claws, the nagging, the moaning, the fucking whinging and if your sucked in, they know they can get away with it, if you don't marry them, they curb it, some curb it so well, you will never see it, hence more incentive to never ever marry.
- 5 November 2008 at 04:50
I was never made to watch soaps. But I was made to listen to every aspect of her life at work. I cast of characters would be paraded before me each day. I had no idea who they where and no interest in them. I drove me crazy and also away.
- 5 November 2008 at 06:49
"dear men" makes some good points, but our "games" dont become law.
- 6 November 2008 at 09:03
Have video games replaced 'Gone Huntin' or 'Gone Fishin' as a man's escape hatch? At least in urbania/suburbania...
- 6 November 2008 at 11:16
To the poster above. Women are the biggest game players & bullshitters in the majority of relationships. I've dated enough women & seen enough of my friend's relationships to know that this is fact. Sure there are guys that play games too but nowhere near the same level as women.
It honestly doesn't benefit the man much to get married, unless he really wants to start a family. Good friend of mine got married recently, doesn't get too enjoy any of his favourite hobbies/pastimes anymore, works like a dog & pretty much has zero time to himself...that in all honesty is a crap way to live.
Stick to being singlem enjoy your hobbies, mates & video games. Screw the bitches that want to fuck you over.
- 7 November 2008 at 09:52
Men are in general in your face compared to women. We're not all saints, that is true. But we don't typically do the things women do to manipulate others.
- 7 November 2008 at 14:59
Great blog.
Just the other night, I was in a bookstore reading a moto mag. When out of nowhere, some fat woman comes waddling around the corner barking at the guy sitting nearby, "Come on! Let's go! I want to leave now!" This 40-something guy tried to protest, only to be shouted down by his wife before folding his mag in resignation and walking off, head down. I shook my head in disgust. Never, upon never, will I marry an american woman.
I'm only 33, single, never married, have a nice house near the beach and a good job. I save my hard-earned money and have peace of mind. I take care of myself. No drama and no headaches. I can relax on my deck with beer in hand and dog by my side without being yelled at for some stupid reason. I can work out regularly and ride my motorcycle guilt-free. I don't have to worry about some woman taking me to the cleaners in divorce court through no fault of my own, losing my house, all my financial assets and poisoning my kids against me all the while being sent to the poorhouse for alimony and child support (for a kid that might not even be mine given that 20% of men who think they are the father aren't!). And if I'm really lucky, I'll get to fight a false domestic or child abuse charge that women in the States are now routinely filing against their husbands, without evidence, thanks to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). And given the fact that I need a security clearance for my job, that is one risk I am not about to take.
Seriously, after watching too many guys at work go through divorce, the only safe option for men these days is to never marry and to never have children. There is no economic or emotional benefit to marriage for men. The sad thing is, I would be a great father, but I refuse to risk my economic future and peace of mind with some psycho materialistic feminazi who sees men as merely a means to an end, a disposable accessory to be used and abused until no longer needed.
Women have only themselves to blame, and I refuse to play the rigged marriage game. You'd have to be a complete idiot to say "I do" these days. And fellas, beware of cohabitation. Our Aussie brothers are finding out the hard way how gov't is confiscating men's wealth on behalf of the women they break up with. It's not worth it.
- 8 November 2008 at 01:12
- The Dapper Swindler said...
Hello Duncan, I'm a devoted reader and follower and was wondering if I could link to you in my new blog. I'm a big fan of your writing, and your blog is relevant to the subject matter of mine, and as one of my inspirations for starting a blog I feel my blog should link to you.
- 9 November 2008 at 19:36
this one's not entirely a reply to A Bad Woman - it's also to all the other guys out there.
THe western world (U.S., Canada, Australia, Britain and so on) have had a culture for the last fifty years which has told women the following:
1) As a woman, you are equal. This means that not only do you have equal say in all decisions, it means that if you keep quiet (about anything) then you are submissive and therefore weak and a failure! So whatever you do, your voice MUST be heard.
2) Men are stupid (Yep, that's the message that the culture keeps saying). Men are easily led, lazy, stupid beings, and nothing that they do is worth noticing, much less praising them for. Treat men like garbage, because that's OK.
2a) Women, all women, are supposed to be gorgeous, no matter what, and the biggest possible social no-no is for anyone to call a woman unattractive in any way.
3) You have certain entitlements as a woman. You don't have to work for these: they are yours by right of birth alone. Education, work, marriage, children, whatever; you can do whatever you want. If you can't do whatever you want, that's oppression.
It's a load of crap. Unfortunately it's well supported by the system in a handful of key areas:
1) if you're married or legally co-habiting and there are kids, she gets everything. Kids, house, car, money. The lot.
2) if there's an allegation of sexual or physical abuse, chances are that the man will end up with a stark choice: agree to everything she wants in the divorce, or face charges and trial.
3) as a man in the western world, you can be had up for sexual discrimination for just about anything.
4) you can be divorced at will. It's far more likely that a woman will divorce a man than the other way around.
And so on... this culture of putting women first, children second, and men a distant third has alienated men. By that, I mean that men have become aliens inside their own countries. We don't belong, we don't matter, and we can lose everything at the drop of a hat.
So why give a damn?
Our women behave terribly. There's no safety (financial, sexual, paternal or even physical) in marriage anymore. There are still good women out there - as there always will be - but currently getting involved, for a man, is a minefield.
Guys, if you're checking out a prospect, something worth doing is checking for red flags. Even if you like her, if a red flag pops up - in debt, prone to drinking, kids she hasn't mentioned yet etc - get yourselves outta there.
- 12 November 2008 at 20:56
The issue is not who is perfect or more closely approximates perfection. The issue is how the "game" is unfairly rigged along gender lines.
By your post, you seem to imply that women using guilt and shame to manipulate men is natural, or at least acceptable by the universal fiat of it being a long-standing tradition. You acknowledge that this is the state of affairs between men and women; fine, all well and good. But refusal to play a "game" that one has little to no chance of winning except by similar under-handed tactics does not make men less than what we are, as you again seem to imply.
Life is not a game. The mere fact that you view it as such is proof enough that you do not take much of anything seriously.
Men will not join you on the playing field, because we have discovered only recently that there are more important things upon which to expend effort; like finding our own path to happiness.
As far as English not being your natural language, I can look past what you are saying, and into what you are trying to say. Yet I am still un-moved by your thoughts.
We are men. We do not care to seek your approval, because you are expendable to our lives; an accessory that brings no measurable quality to our beings.
- 13 November 2008 at 16:41
- Michelle Therese said...
I learned early on not to be a ranting jerk to my husband. That broken look... it's the worst look I've ever seen in my life! It always tore my heart out. This is the man I love with every fiber of my being and I'm doing THAT to him?? Holy crap! Thankfully I always felt wickedly guilty after ripping into him and I'd go find him on the farm and throw myself into his arms and apologize for being mean and nasty to him and that I was totally wrong... I never made excuses for myself! My apologies were never fake ~ they were 100% genuine and they healed us both. (I did a lot of growing up in our first year of marriage.) Then, after apologizing to my dear man, I'd do something nice like bake him an apple pie and give him great... anyway, we won't go into that hehehe
No, it's just not worth being mean to people no matter who they are but especially the very person you share so much of your life with! Of all people my husband should be able to trust me and trust that he will not be hurt by me!!
Years ago before I was even married (only been married two years) I stopped hanging out with so many of my fellow women because the majority of the time they were trashing on their men and friends. It got so sickening hearing all of these personal details... and who knew what was the truth and what was lies?? I'm the same today. I see so many women totally trashing their husbands... either right in front of them or behind their backs. I get a lot of grief for being a virtual recluse but can you freakin' blame me??? I don't hate people. I love people. I love to be amongst friends but everything has changed so much and now I don't feel that I can really do that, ya know? I'm 33 years old and I feel like an old hermit woman. I feel so cut off from the world but how fun IS the world when it's so full of husband/friend bashing and trashing??? Why can't people keep things between themselves and the person(s) they have an issue with? I have very few friends these days ~ and I was a woman that always had LOADS of friends! It makes me sick how things are in this post-Feminist world. So I stay home 99.9% of the time and dote on my man and now our sweet new baby. As soon as I heal up from this c-section I'll be back to baking apple pies and all that other **good** stuff hehehehe!
- 15 November 2008 at 09:37
- Masculist Man said...
Yeah I'm staying single because of this shit.
I'll link to your site. Can you receipocate?
Mine is: http://mensrightsboard.blogspot.com/
- 16 November 2008 at 17:27
Duncan (if your still out there) check out this article, you've been called out man
- 18 November 2008 at 00:13
I suppose I should just let all this supportive man stuff stay the way it is, but I just want you to know it isn't quite the truth. (I'm a married woman so that will discredit me immediately.)
There are women who really love thier husbands and not because of their wallets or the chance to pull some guilt-inducing mind benders. I totally adore my husband for his wit, his ability to tolerate me and because he is an amazing guy. He's a superb dad as well, and our kids will always be grateful to him.
If you want to say I don't deserve him, you're right. But at least I know it!!
- 18 November 2008 at 09:36
- Unknown said...
Dude, what a great site! I figured all this shit out after a few rounds with some flat-out despicable women. I used to want to get married when i was in my 20's. I now thank God that i did run into those cunts. It opened my eyes to the reality of marriage, it's a fucking trap! I have been the guy on both sides of the game. I've been the "nice guy" she can turn to for emotional support, and i've been the romp in the sack. i can tell you from my experience that all women are the same. After they get done sucking off the football team for years, they want to find a nice fat wallet to provide for them a place to raise their children. (Do you think Bill Gates would ever get laid if he were a janitor??) Stay strong, don't get married to some fat whore and throw your life away. And think about it, they are all whores. What does a whore do? She takes money for sex. What does a wife do? She takes money, (jewelry and other expensive gifts), for sex. I have a married friend, whose wife treats him like total shit. Even going so far to tell him to "shut the fuck up" in front of me on numerous occasions. He does all the cooking, cleaning, and yardwork while she sits on her computer and plays World of Warcraft. Don't get me wrong, I love WoW but i'm not married and have plenty of free time to indulge. Its used to disgust me the way he just bent over for her, now it's just amusing. I know i'm ranting here but DAMN! it feels good to finally find some like minded individuals. Stay Strong, Stay Single!
- 18 November 2008 at 10:47
- Unknown said...
Dude, what a great site! I figured all this shit out after a few rounds with some flat-out despicable women. I used to want to get married when i was in my 20's. I now thank God that i did run into those cunts. It opened my eyes to the reality of marriage, it's a fucking trap! I have been the guy on both sides of the game. I've been the "nice guy" she can turn to for emotional support, and i've been the romp in the sack. i can tell you from my experience that all women are the same. After they get done sucking off the football team for years, they want to find a nice fat wallet to provide for them a place to raise their children. (Do you think Bill Gates would ever get laid if he were a janitor??) Stay strong, don't get married to some fat whore and throw your life away. And think about it, they are all whores. What does a whore do? She takes money for sex. What does a wife do? She takes money, (jewelry and other expensive gifts), for sex. I have a married friend, whose wife treats him like total shit. Even going so far to tell him to "shut the fuck up" in front of me on numerous occasions. He does all the cooking, cleaning, and yardwork while she sits on her computer and plays World of Warcraft. Don't get me wrong, I love WoW but i'm not married and have plenty of free time to indulge. Its used to disgust me the way he just bent over for her, now it's just amusing. I know i'm ranting here but DAMN! it feels good to finally find some like minded individuals. Stay Strong, Stay Single!
- 18 November 2008 at 11:02
- sparkwidget said...
Anonymous - remember, in the same Chapter where St Paul advised men to stay unmarried, he also said, "Do not become slaves to human beings." That applies as well, methinks.
Thanks for the site. I am astounded that somebody on this planet other than myself is furious at the feminists' destruction of dating patterns and thus the ascension of the alpha male, a male lampooned as ridiculous by the feminists, as the only legitimate type of male. Good work, feminism. You've defined all males as jocky, self-obsessed retards so thoroughly that the only males women will even consider dating are jocky self-obsessed retards. Sounds to me like they made the problem WORSE.
- 18 November 2008 at 11:10
Duncan, you just got a plug in a City Journal article by Kay S. Hymowitz. "Love in the Time of Darwinism", check it out. I think she just got the concept, not that she can see it clearly, but it's finally dawning on her and her ilk.
Woot, my brothers, woot.
- 18 November 2008 at 17:44
Dear 'A bad woman"
Yes, I use game. It's called Grand Theft Auto, and now that I'm single, I play it any damn time I want to. No more game with woman for me.
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I grew up a baseball fan, pure and simple. Being born in 1973 I followed the Bucs like a crazy rabid kid up until the mid 90s. I knew Phil Gardners batting average, I knew when Omar Moreno was about to steal 2nd, I even had one of those ridiculous Pirates hats. I had a pennant on my wall celebrating the 1979 world series and I used a bunch of markers to write CHAMPS! and all of the players names all over it. Then something happened. After Sid Bream took us out, the Pirates took me out. I watch maybe 2 Bucs games a year. I don't know any of the players, I simply don't care. Last year started to peak my interest but I knew what would happen the second I got excited about my old team. And again the Pirates proved me right.
I have always been a Steelers fan, but back in the days of Tekulve, Foli, and Parker the Steelers could not compare to my love for baseball and the Bucs. Maybe it was because I was a really good baseball player, but never had the body to play football (waaay too skinny). Maybe it was the we are family stuff. Well, no it wasn't any of those things. It was because when I watched the Bucs play I knew for a fact that they were going to win. Maybe not every game, but it sure felt like it some years. I was a fan of a great team and I loved my Bucs. I have been to 14 Pirates games (the last one in 96). The Bucs have won all 14. I am afraid to go to a game now, because I like my personal record and I know there is a 70% chance it will be broken if I go to one more game. I check the Sunday paper to look at the standings and usually just shake my head.
The Bucs are the Browns of the baseball world. No matter how excited their fans may be for a new season....they just know how it will eventually unfold. A few years of not being good is one thing. However many seasons it has been now without even a winning record says so much more. It is obvious that ownership just doesn't care about winning. And with that, I don't care about the Bucs anymore. Thanks for the memories Buccos, like old High School buddies maybe we can catch up someday.
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Anyway, after the show that night, we all went to Starbucks, and over coffee Kevin conducted an interview with me about my career. His questions were great. My answers were kinda rambling, but mostly intelligible.
Now the transcript of the entire conversation is up at The Virtual Fools. Check it out.
Here's a sample.
KF - Why did it take people (scholars and critics) so long to understand films like The Last House on the Left and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Could they only be understood when distanced from their direct historical contexts?
JKM - In a sense they were just ahead of the curve. Criticism compares to what has come before. What does a critic do when they are confronted with something new?
KF - They run away!
JKM - They run away, they dismiss it, and they dislike it. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the ten most important film titles in American history, not just because of its subject matter, but because of how it is structured. The film is more shocking than Psycho, because there is no learning or movie decorum. The same with The Last House on the Left. You go into the theater and there are no rules. No movie stars…
KF - …no glamour.
JKM - There is the feeling that anything could happen to you while watching this movie. I don't think that critics could handle that. For The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, most people couldn't get past the title. Critics walked out of these movies. They were not staying and engaging them on their own terms. As a critic I often now reflect on this. A lot of critics often can't do that when they are confronted with something new.