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Amb. John Bolton on the latest anti-American violence in the Middle East and Thursday's protests in Yemen, Iraq, and Iran
Sep 13, 2012
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And right now you are looking live at Cairo Egypt protesters clashing nonstop with the police and in just minutes we're gonna have a live report from Cairo but first.
Korean investor John Bolton joins good evening -- Good evening -- do it.
In lesson just 2436.
Hours Libya Egypt Yemen Amman Jordan Gaza Iran where there are shouting death to America.
What happened.
Well I think getting -- in the next 24 hours what we're gonna see is the the risk that after Friday prayers violence will break -- all throughout the region and I think what.
We've seen in the past two days ignite is this wave of radical ideology.
In the region coming to the four.
I think they sense weakness on the part of the administration they've seen that being.
Governments of Libya and Egypt had failed to provide adequate protection for our.
Diplomats and our embassies -- -- replicated today in Yemen where the demonstrators were on the gates of the embassy.
I think our personnel are at risk and not just our official diplomats.
Private Americans who do business or.
On tourism in the region -- where we are in a very dangerous period and there is no sense that there's anybody on the bridge of the ship of state.
What even isn't very well orchestrated where everyone got together in the weeks and months leading up to and said that this you know this is what we're going to this is gonna happen because it happened almost simultaneously in all this -- at least within about eight to 1024 hours of each other.
Far we have so don't miss the simmering hostility.
Against United States -- cities.
That one event could trigger in multiple countries in and almost set -- yes -- similar almost identical event.
Well for all those who think that the FaceBook Twitter -- social media revolution is a wonderful thing this is how evil spreads as well.
I feared something though even worse people said Libya was different from Egypt because.
Libya was obviously a terrorist attack an assassination attempt.
Plus if you can do it in Ben -- you can do it in Cairo to if that was al-Qaeda.
In that -- guys -- they could be.
In Egypt they are certainly in Yemen they could be another Middle Eastern capitals to.
To take advantage.
The cover provided by rioters and mobs all across the region.
And as we sit here it is just a little after 4 AM in Cairo in the Middle East and those are live pictures of what's going now we're waiting for the sun to come up.
I'm curious in light of where we are in this with all these multiple countries multiple protests including the four murders of -- in Libya I'm curious.
Is there anything -- Obama can do right now to try to contain this and that doesn't get worse in the next few hours.
Yes I think he should have been much clearer than he apparently has been to every government in the region that we expect that our diplomats and our private personnel in the region will be protected and that.
If they're not we will not take it lying downward we won't just expressed sympathy for the families of the deceased.
We're gonna cut off assistance -- we're gonna take stronger steps as well.
The palpable.
Feeling in the region is that the United States.
Views this is not with indifference at least without any clear plan in mind what to do -- cast Israel adrift.
And the sense of American -- strong decline and indecisiveness.
Is spreading rapidly.
You know it's so disheartening I remembered June of 2009 we went to Egypt where President Obama spoke in Cairo and spoke to the Muslim world and you know it was the -- he hoped we hope.
That would somehow put the lid on simmering problems.
But we now fast forward to now and we see an absolutely explosive situation that's not getting any better right now by the minute has -- -- it -- everyone is indeed nervous and for good reason to party had four murders.
Well I think when people sense weakness on the part of the United States they take advantage of the argument the president made in the Cairo speech.
-- were not against Islam and and that that makes us different from the Bush Administration the fact is.
We've never bet against -- nobody -- America really is there against radical Islam and Islamic.
Terrorism and you know the people who are hurt the most by Islamic terrorism other Muslims they understand it very well and when they don't see.
The United States standing up against the terrorist.
They fear for their own safety as well and that is the consequence of a weak American leadership role in the region.
Well what is so -- -- about this if you look at the trailer online the original YouTube.
And what what -- understanding is that then version was then translated into Arabic and I can't read air but I don't know how do you know what happened when it got the -- -- And then is now been three translate back in the English.
And what has inflamed some.
And yet to -- we have -- slow standing in these regions said.
No and we need denies his government doesn't get the benefit of the doubt that supposedly was done by one or two people in -- -- think yet the -- -- -- government and the American people.
Are being tarnished and blame for this video.
But this video has nothing to do with what's going on it is a pretext if it weren't for the film it would be something else and yet our administration has made a grave error in highlighting the film itself.
I tried to distance the administration from the film by having the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
For God's -- call this.
Pastor in Florida who's been flogging the film around.
It gives them the dignity that they don't deserve to have we we should not be.
Operating under the belief that the film is the real problem the problem is the religious fanaticism.
And -- hatred for the United States that motivates.
The leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood -- -- al-Qaeda and other terrorist.
That's what we've got to deal with not a blame America first.
I wasn't suggesting that in fact I actually do not think.
After watching the video I watched that the people who are now making comments about -- watch the same video that's number one I'll leave it -- that let people would look at them.
But sadly the fact that it was used as a pretext I'd really -- was a pretext.
But then there's so that they're so quick to grab the pretext and the runway that and -- -- -- protest in the murder.
Because we have such low standing in those areas that we are so on influential that would then be -- their such a willingness to -- they hate that so many people hate us that they grabbed that Enron whether it.
Well we have helped precipitate this crisis in Egypt in particular.
-- as you move Barrick said for decades.
If I go the Muslim Brotherhood will follow and yet we threw him under the bus and there they are there were people who said.
-- that the Muslim Brotherhood is moderate the Muslim Brotherhood won't run for the parliament Muslim Brotherhood won't run a presidential candidate Mohamed morsi we'll just be a figurehead.
All of this has been proven wrong and now the question that experts are debating is are these protests the instigation of the Muslim Brotherhood over or of this a -- -- -- even more radical.
Forces inside Egypt.
I think the fact that we have so.
Poorly understood what really motivates many of these people.
Has led to this problem I think -- guide for American foreign policy has been not some abstraction but what's an American national interest.
And for three and a half years we've seen that sacrifice.
Against an ideological spectrum and I think we're suffering for that today.
What -- -- -- no respect for Americans.
By these protesters and they are insulting in the putting our people at risk.
They're destroying our property and in terms of -- mud and -- to the brotherhood they are the ones who at least it's reported of the ones calling for this protest.
To happen in Cairo that we -- -- in the very beginnings -- so.
The Muslim Brotherhood.
At least tonight he seems to be up to their eyeballs in this protest ambassador thank you sir thank you.
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Possessiveness is Part of Marriage
Henry Makow – December 10, 2009
(A break from the drumbeat of despair, this slightly revised article originally appeared May 3, 2008)
My wife recently asked me why I loved her. Instead of enumerating her good qualities, I answered simply and honestly: "Because you belong to me. "
At the risk of being politically incorrect, what many men seek in marriage is not great beauty, brains or sex, but the simple feeling of "possessing" a woman. In other words, what they seek is a
degree of ownership or power.
And I believe that, in their heart, many women have the complementary craving, to totally "belong" to their husband.
This is the key to intimacy, how two people become one. When a man wins a woman's love, she entrusts herself to him. And of course he aspires to be worthy of this responsibility.
Thus, a woman empowers her husband. Men and women were designed to complement each other, not to compete or fight.
When I reflect on my marriage, I get most satisfaction from the fact that my wife is "mine." She makes other women redundant. I no longer feel one of them holds the missing key. I have what I want. My wife helps me fulfill my goals. And she gets security and caring from this bond.
The origin of this "possessiveness" is quite real and practical. Men need to "own the womb" to ensure their wives conceive their child and not another man's. Women want to rear an offspring that is the fruit of their love and commitment.
Marriage is the exchange of feminine worldly power for masculine love and protection. Of course, women retain other forms of power, i.e. aesthetic, moral, emotional, intellectual etc.
We live in a toxic environment for marriage. The Illuminati (Masonic) central bankers, who control modern politics, education and kulture, continue to sabotage this exchange by constantly attacking woman's trust in men.
Men are irresponsible "abusers." Marriage is exploitative and oppressive. Women must be "independent." How can a person belong to another? The more sex the better. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
Plain and simple, our "feminist" political leaders and educators are impostors, dupes and/or traitors. No honest government allows its woman and men to be turned against each other.
A reader in his early 20's writes that the TV show
"Sex and the City"
has molded girls of his generation.
This lesbian-tinged quotation is their watchword: "Maybe our girlfriends are our soul mates and guys are just people to have fun with."
Today's young woman "sees no value in a marriage or boyfriend-girlfriend relationship; rather she just gets random sex from guys and emotional/interpersonal stuff from friends," my correspondent writes.
"It's influenced all girls my age because they see some value to sleeping around-- like being a whore is some "strong women" empowering thing..."
Paradoxically the TV show was about four aging career women who are looking for marriage and/or family but find they are incompatible with men. The reason of course is that, due to their feminist (i.e. lesbian) brainwashing, they think men and women are identical. They are confused-want to control a man and yet be possessed at the same time. They have lost the knack of feminine love (i.e. to surrender, trust and empower.)
Similarly feminism has also molded men to seek sex and extended adolescence instead of marriage. It has undermined and emasculated men so that often they can neither demand nor command a woman's trust.
Thus, the Sex in the City women end up in a series of unsatisfying sexual encounters with men who cannot love. They cannot commit and marry and, as a result, they suffer from arrested development. But all along they console each other in coffee shops and chic boutiques and pretend they are pioneers of women's lib and their friendship is superior to
what they really want
When a woman chooses a man to love, she will defer to his superior judgment and power. This is the only kind of man she should marry. This is how a woman loves. Similarly, a man cannot love a woman who defies and challenges him constantly.
Sex is the sacred symbol of heterosexual possession, intimacy and exclusivity. The more men a woman belongs to, the less likely she'll ever belong to any.
It's no coincidence that the Creator of
"Sex and the City"
is Darren Starr, a homosexual.
I have defined homosexuality as "failure to bond permanently with a member of the opposite sex, caused by confusion over sexual identity, resulting in arrested development." Heterosexuals are being re-engineered to fit this description.
You don't win a woman's trust by attempting to dominate or suffocate her. Rather you show her how you live, and want to live, and invite her to take a honored place
in your life
You respect her individuality. For example, you don't try to impose your ideas on her. Naturally you will choose someone who has an affinity with you. But you are not looking for your clone. You should value her perspective and enjoy the differences.
I get letters from men who complain that their women can't buy into the "Conspiracy." So what? Do you really want the madness mirrored back to you? If what we're saying is true, it will become apparent to everyone eventually. People in possession of the truth do not have to impose it.
Another example. I can't imagine a man ever insisting on having sex with his wife when she's not in the mood. There's no faster way to turn a woman off a man, and off sex. (Of course if she never wants sex, the marriage is broken.)
On the other hand, a man won't let his wife engage in activities that endanger her or their marriage.
When a man loves a woman, he wants her to be happy. He wants her to
to be his.
I'm not saying all marriages have to be this way. I'm not saying my marriage is perfect. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Whatever works for you is best for you.
I am saying there is a place for "possession" in many marriages. If I am right, the quality men should seek is feminine receptivity: i.e. the ability to love, trust belong.
Henry Makow Ph.D. is the author of "Cruel Hoax: Feminism and the New World Order." (www.cruelhoax.ca) His articles can be found at his web site www.henrymakow.com He enjoys receiving your comments, some of which he posts on his site using first names only. email@example.com
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"Spanish-language reporter wanted for murder! Film at 10."
That could have been the broadcast tease for a mistake last week that is sure to go down as one of the most colossal screwups in the extremely screwy annals of local television news. While covering the murder of an Anaheim boy, KTTV Channel 11 inexplicably ran the picture of KVEA Channel 52 news staffer Juan Carlos Gonzalez as a suspect. Needless to say, Gonzalez's only connection to the crime was that he was covering it for his own station. Numerous mea culpas, also known as retractions, went out over the next three days, both on air and over the telephone. But what the hell happened?
Well, it seems that while interviewing neighborhood residents near the murder scene, Gonzalez was asked for his photograph. He obliged with an autographed glossy, then went back to the station to file his report. Enter KTTV's "news team," which arrived without an actual reporter to get some footage. Investigative journalists that they are, they quickly deduced that Gonzalez's photograph must be of the boy's stepfather, the alleged killer. After all, the suspect was described as Hispanic and male, and Gonzalez is Hispanic and male. Never mind that police were freely offering a mug shot of the real suspect.
Back at KVEA, they flipped on Fox's 10 p.m. newscast only to see, much to their surprise, a photograph of the putative "suspect" that looked just like their reporter.
"We immediately called over there [Fox KTTV Channel 11] and told them, 'You just put the wrong picture up,'" says KVEA station manager Eduardo Dominguez. "But by that time the story had already been reported."
Fox was suitably chagrined. "It was our mistake and we apologize for it," says Rita Nazareno, a KTTV spokeswoman. Gonzalez did not return telephone calls. But OffBeat wonders whether the chasm between the city's English- and Spanish-language "news teams" isn't getting a little too big. Who here thinks colleagues would slap pictures of Harold Green, Paul Moyer or John Beard on the screen as murder suspects without asking a few questions first? If so, I've got a building for sale. Name of Belmont . . .—Sandra Hernandez
Little Elian
Elian Gonzalez fever has hit. Images are everywhere of the 6-year-old boy caught up in a bizarre international custody battle between Cuba and the U.S. after the death at sea of his mother. And politicians are scrambling over themselves to make the pilgrimage to Miami or Havana to invoke "Little Elian's" blessings in the hope of healing their political careers.
The endless news coverage of the story has led to some interesting examples of selective memory on the part of Republicans regarding past immigration practices. Take Representative Dan Burton, who subpoenaed the boy to appear on Capitol Hill in a move to prevent him from returning to his father in Cuba. Appearing on CNBC's Hardball, with Chris Matthews, the Indiana Republican could not remember his party's practice of passing "private bills" to legalize favored immigrants, nationalities otherwise excluded by the GOP's draconian immigration policies. From the program transcript:
Matthews: "You can always just pass one of those special bills, right? Or are those days over where you can simply write a bill for the release of Elian Gonzalez and give that guy the right to stay?"
Burton: "Well, yes, and I believe some of the members of Congress are looking into that right now. I think Connie Mack and some others are thinking of introducing a bill, and they may do that."
Matthews: "That was a fairly common thing in the bad old days of the Immigration Subcommittee. You remember that when you headed up the Immigration Subcommittee, don't you? You used to be able to buy those babies. It was rampant up there. If you were Immigration Subcommittee chairman, you were the gatekeeper of immigration, weren't you? With those special bills they used to pass on those interesting Wednesday afternoons? Or whatever they were?"
Burton: "You have wisdom that goes beyond me. 'Cause I don't remember that."
Matthews: "Well, I do."
Flatly contradicting her colleague, Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida) baldly declared on yet another talk show that private bills are used routinely to legalize favored immigrants. And she ought to know: In August, Ros-Lehtinen co-authored (along with two other Florida Republicans) a bill to grant undocumented Colombians and Peruvians living in the U.S. (namely Florida) immigration amnesty. Not coincidentally, the generally conservative immigrants could help the GOP in upcoming state elections.
Among the bill's co-authors was Representative Bill McCollum (R-Florida), who was dubbed the "Darth Vader" of immigration for his attitude toward less politically desirable new arrivals.
And what does Little Elian make of all this? Although, to our knowledge, the question hasn't been put to him, we already know the answer: absolutely nothing. A 6-year-old child doesn't look further than the PlayStation joystick in his hand to decide what to think. That hasn't stopped Republicans from trotting out all kinds of purported "statements" from the bereaved child — and from the nun who arranged his reunion with his grandmothers, even from his dead mother — to bolster their claims to keep him in the U.S —Sandra Hernandez


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It's time for this month's Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do.
- Hand
- Hard feeling
- Heavy
- Hem up
- Hunker
- Hand: a worker or hired hand; good at a specific skill or task. "They're going to send Irene's girl over here to help. She's a good hand with children so that'll be one less thing for them to worry about."
- Hard feeling: animosity between people. "I want to make this right with you if you'll let me. I don't want no hard feelings coming between us."
- Heavy: Adequate. "Is that a heavy enough hammer or do you need me to fetch a bigger one?" or "I don't think that thread is heavy enough for work pants let me get you a thicker spool."
- Hem up: To surround or corner. "She hemmed me up down at the post office and wouldn't let me leave till I promised her we'd come for supper."
- Hunker: to squat; to work in a determined manner. "One time Paul and me went up the creek with Pap when he was working on our gravity water system. On the way back Pap got ahead of us and hunkered down behind an old log. When we walked by the log Pap jumped out and scared us to death!" or "Toughen up hunker down keep your feet on the ground. Don't give up and don't back down."
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A fish of the family Polyodontidae, having a long paddle-shaped snout, especially Polyodon spathula of the Mississippi River basin. Also called spoonbill.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A large ganoid fish (Polyodon spathula) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped snout. Called also duck-billed cat, and spoonbill sturgeon.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The spoon-billed sturgeon, Polyodon (or Spatularia) spatula, a ganoid fish of the family Polyodontidæ (or Spatulariidæ), attaining a length of five or six feet, abundant in the Mississippi river and its larger tributaries.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
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According to a police press release, a trooper stopped a 2012 Infiniti M37, driven by Carlos Alberto Richards, 34, of Boston, near the Massachusetts Turnpike toll plaza shortly before 1 a.m.
Police said his passenger, Sandra Ovalles, 32, of Manchester, turned over a small bag of marijuana when the trooper asked if there were drugs in the vehicle.
A state police dog was brought to the scene and discovered a hidden compartment containing a large plastic bag of what appeared to be about a kilogram of cocaine, police said.
Both Richards and Ovalles were taken to the state police barracks in Sturbridge and charged with trafficking in a Class B substance; possession with intent to distribute; conspiracy to violate the drug laws; and possession of marijuana.
Ovalles was released on bail and Richards was held on $25,000 bail. Both are set to appear in Dudley District Court on Monday.
- Delayed sexual assault trial to start today - 0
- Manchester man charged in series of store robberies - 0
- Fugitive convicted of stabbing Manchester man in heart in '96 - 0
- Two charged with selling heroin in Nashua - 0
- 'Fugitive of the week' arrested in Hooksett - 0
- Dover police arrest 3 on drug charges - 8
- Manchester woman accused of driving on sidewalk chasing boyfriend - 17
- Vehicle stops in Manchester yield 3 drug arrests - 5
- Pelham had employed finance head charged with embezzlement - 0
Winchester man files to plead guilty in crash that killed his brother
READER COMMENTS: 0- Dave D'Onofrio's Patriots Notebook: Incredible win tempered by loss of Gronkowski - 0
- National champion SNHU booters return home to big welcome - 0
- Allen Lessels' UNH Notebook: Football team on to SE Louisiana - 0
- Nashua aldermen set to vote on contract for teachers - 0
- Katie McQuaid's Scene in Manchester: Let there be Christmas lights - 0
- Plea deal possible in Littleton murder - 0
- New UNH logo draws mixed reactions - 0
- Gilmanton library may shut down if it doesn't get funding - 0
- Father not convinced girl in video is Abigail Hernandez - 0
Snow deal: Plows, snow blowers, shovels all have their benefits and drawbacks
READER COMMENTS: 0- Should applicants for jobless benefits have to pass a drug test?
- Yes
- 78%
- No
- 22%
- Total Votes: 1424


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(web server)
is a generic web server interface, along with a main
loop implementation for web servers controlled by Guile.
(use-modules (web server))
The lowest layer is the <server-impl>
object, which defines a set
of hooks to open a server, read a request from a client, write a
response to a client, and close a server. These hooks – open
, write
, and close
, respectively – are bound
together in a <server-impl>
object. Procedures in this module take a
object, if needed.
A <server-impl>
may also be looked up by name. If you pass the
symbol to run-server
, Guile looks for a variable
named http
in the (web server http)
module, which should
be bound to a <server-impl>
object. Such a binding is made by
instantiation of the define-server-impl
syntax. In this way the
run-server loop can automatically load other backends if available.
The life cycle of a server goes as follows:
hook is called, to open the server. open
takes 0 or
more arguments, depending on the backend, and returns an opaque
server socket object, or signals an error.
hook is called, to read a request from a new client.
The read
hook takes one argument, the server socket. It should
return three values: an opaque client socket, the request, and the
request body. The request should be a <request>
object, from
(web request)
. The body should be a string or a bytevector, or
if there is no body.
If the read failed, the read
hook may return #f for the client
socket, request, and body.
record from (web
, and the response body as a string, bytevector, or
if not present. We also allow the reponse to be simply an
alist of headers, in which case a default response object is
constructed with those headers.
hook is called with three arguments: the client
socket, the response, and the body. The write
hook returns no
hook is called on
the server socket.
A user may define a server implementation with the following form:
Make a
object with the hooks open, read, write, and close, and bind it to the symbol name in the current module.
Look up a server implementation. If impl is a server implementation already, it is returned directly. If it is a symbol, the binding named impl in the
(web server
module is looked up. Otherwise an error is signaled.Currently a server implementation is a somewhat opaque type, useful only for passing to other procedures in this module, like
The (web server)
module defines a number of routines that use
objects to implement parts of a web server. Given
that we don't expose the accessors for the various fields of a
, indeed these routines are the only procedures with
any access to the impl objects.
Open a server for the given implementation. Returns one value, the new server object. The implementation's
procedure is applied to open-params, which should be a list.
Read a new client from server, by applying the implementation's
procedure to the server. If successful, returns three values: an object corresponding to the client, a request object, and the request body. If any exception occurs, returns#f
for all three values.
Handle a given request, returning the response and body.
The response and response body are produced by calling the given handler with request and body as arguments.
The elements of state are also passed to handler as arguments, and may be returned as additional values. The new state, collected from the handler's return values, is then returned as a list. The idea is that a server loop receives a handler from the user, along with whatever state values the user is interested in, allowing the user's handler to explicitly manage its state.
"Sanitize" the given response and body, making them appropriate for the given request.
As a convenience to web handler authors, response may be given as an alist of headers, in which case it is used to construct a default response. Ensures that the response version corresponds to the request version. If body is a string, encodes the string to a bytevector, in an encoding appropriate for response. Adds a
header, as necessary.If body is a procedure, it is called with a port as an argument, and the output collected as a bytevector. In the future we might try to instead use a compressing, chunk-encoded port, and call this procedure later, in the write-client procedure. Authors are advised not to rely on the procedure being called at any particular time.
Write an HTTP response and body to client. If the server and client support persistent connections, it is the implementation's responsibility to keep track of the client thereafter, presumably by attaching it to the server argument somehow.
Release resources allocated by a previous invocation of
Given the procedures above, it is a small matter to make a web server:
Read one request from server, call handler on the request and body, and write the response to the client. Returns the new state produced by the handler procedure.
Run Guile's built-in web server.
handler should be a procedure that takes two or more arguments, the HTTP request and request body, and returns two or more values, the response and response body.
For example, here is a simple "Hello, World!" server:
(define (handler request body) (values '((content-type . ("text/plain"))) "Hello, World!")) (run-server handler)The response and body will be run through
before sending back to the client.Additional arguments to handler are taken from state. Additional return values are accumulated into a new state, which will be used for subsequent requests. In this way a handler can explicitly manage its state.
The default server implementation is
, which accepts open-params like(#:port 8081)
, among others. See "Web Server" in the manual, for more information.


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Most people who know me know that I'm a huge fan of pets and an advocate for animal rights. In fact, I care about Allie (my Beagle) more than I care about most people. Fellow Eurobricks member DARKspawn tugs on my pet-loving heartstrings with this cute little petshop he posted on Flickr and on MOCPages.
What's more is that this MOC is devoted to his cat, Dexter. The cat with the $2,000 eye (read his Flickr page for more on that). I absolutely love sentimental MOC's!
Be sure to check out the pictures of this MOC because there is lots to love here. The chains holding up the awning are a great idea and I really like the use of the droid arms to build the TV antenna. The fascia of the second floor also boasts some neat detail along with some nice planter boxes that give it a really 'sweet' feel. I love the overall concept he has achieved and the open back really evokes the classic feel from the official LEGO sets of my childhood. That makes this MOC not only way cute, but very 'playable' as well. A combination I truly love!


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Best Videos of the Week (May 13, 2011)
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If these videos were any better, they'd still be the best videos of this week.
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Out of all the videos we posted this week, these are some of them!
And by "best" we actually mean "beast" and by that we really mean "best."


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Scottish artist Ian Goodall created the Iconic Design Gallery in 2007 to promote and sell his own original artwork based on Iconic figures from Film, Music and Popular Culture and since that time has sold his work Worldwide.
The inspiration for his portraits usually comes from a song lyric, film title or popular cultural event. He then carefully chooses the subject and style of the painting to highten the mood of the piece.
Using the highest quality Acrylic paint and canvases, he takes many hours to select and draw the initial image to determine the most effective balance of composition. He then chooses the colours that will further enhance the vibrancy and mood of the image before finally applying paint to canvas.
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Monday, May 31, 2010
Books read
Here's a collage picture of the books I read in the month of April and May:
Sunday, May 30, 2010
"Brava, Valentine"
by Adriana Trigiani, 2010, 332p, rating=3.75
What a pretty cover and the story line wasn't too shabby either. I didn't realize that this is the sequel to the author's
novel so I'm not sure if I missed out by reading this first. Anyway, it was a nice read. It had some bigger than life characters. The turning point for me was when the relationship between Valentine and her brother got better and from then on it wasn't just a bunch of crazy family members being crazy. Because underneath the craziness was a strong close-knit family of generations. I also like how friendship, bigotry, marriage, infidelity, forgiveness, trust, and motherhood vs career hood was addressed. And of course, the love stories that unfolded because of these dynamics. --You'll find some chuckle moments too.
Gram at her 80s gets married again and her new life is now to be in Italy. This leaves her to hand over the New York family shoe business to her granddaughter and grandson. But Valentine and Alfred do not get along. Also, while in the wedding in Italy, Valentine's love for Gianluca is rekindled but the ocean is not the only obstacle that will keep them apart. Moreover, Valentine stumbles into a missing family link and that proves to open a can of worms!
**My quotables:
"Sex is life...Sex is what tells us we're alive, and we're connecting, and roots us in the present." pg318
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
"The Locket"
by Richard Paul Evans, 1998, 361p, rating=5
Finally, a tug the heart book. I enjoyed reading this. I needed the cry. I like stories that talk about decency, passion, and integrity. This book grabbed my heart and squeezed it! I'm speechless.
An excerpt from the front/back flap: "
The Locket
, like all of my novels, is a love story. A story about the young love of Michael and Faye and the challenges they face. It is a story of old love, between Esther and the man she lost so many years before. But, ultimately, it is a story of the love between generations, and the nurturing and forgiveness those relationships always require. My hope is for you to come to understand the many gifts the elderly can bring to our lives. And, most of all, that in reading
The Locket
, you, and those with whom you share my story, will be brought closer to those you love and those whom you should." Sincerely, (author's signature)
**My quotables:
"We are chained to that which we do not forgive." pg 186
"...without passion we are doomed to mediocrity." pg 277
Monday, May 24, 2010
"Something, maybe"
by Elizabeth Scott, 2009, 217p, rating=2
This was too teeny-bopper for me. It was cute, charming, and current but certainly a far far far far far far far far far far cry from the
series kind of teen love ... not that I was expecting it to be like it but I don't know what else to say about this book. Maybe that I can see this as one of those Hillary Duff--Lindsay Lohan kind of teen flicks. However, I did like the heartbreaking father-daughter story... not the heartbreaking part, but the tragedy that a father can be so self absorbed therefore it makes for a character building moment. Also, the story of an atypical mom turning out to be a typical mom after all was nice to read. Oh, of course the he-was-there-all-along kind of romance. Spoiler? Maybe. Speaking of maybe. Strange book title. Enough said.
Hannah stays low key because she has the ultimate embarrassing parents ... a Hugh Hefner kind of dad and a Hugh Hefner girl kind of mom. She tries to live a normal high school life like pining over Josh, her soul mate, and holding a burger joint job. She even makes a couple of friends, Teagan and Finn. In the end (of the book) she will discover true romance ...maybe?
Sunday, May 23, 2010
"A Matter of Class"
by Mary
, 2010, 190p, rating=3.5
Let me see, how do I put this without setting fire on my cheeks? Well, this did not tug my heart but certainly something else so hence an extra half a point in rating for that!! So if you want a
, read this book!
blushing blushing blushing
I don't think I can sum it up without spoiling it for you so the following is a summation from the front in-flap (
, I must tell you that I guessed the ending!):
"From New York Times bestselling author Mary
comes a classic historical tale that sizzles with romance and unforgettable drama.
Mason is wealthy, refined, and by all accounts, a gentleman. However, he is not a gentleman by birth, a factor that pains him and his father, Bernard Mason, within the Regency society that upholds station over all else. That is, until an opportunity for social advancement arises, namely, Lady Annabelle Ashton. Daughter of the Earl of
, a neighbor and enemy of the Mason family. Annabelle finds herself disgraced by a scandal, one that has left her branded as damaged goods. Besmirched by shame, the earl is only too happy to marry Annabelle off to anyone willing to have her.
Though Bernard wishes to use Annabelle to propel his family up the social ladder, his son does not wish to marry her, preferring instead to live the wild, single life he is accustomed to. With this, Bernard serves his son an ultimatum: marry Annabelle, or make do without family funds. Having no choice,
consents, and enters into a hostile engagement in which the prospective bride and groom are openly antagonistic, each one resenting the other for their current state of affairs while their respective fathers revel in their suffering.
So begins an intoxicating tale rife with dark secrets, deception, and the trial of a love story in which very little is as it seems."
***Now I need to take a cold shower! ;) ***
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Ch. 11: The Life of Christ
from Gospel Principles:
The life of Christ was predicted long before His birth. The story of the birth and life of the Savior is found in the New Testament in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. There we learn that Jesus was born of a virgin name Mary. The angel told her that she was to be the mother of the Son of God. Hence, Jesus is the only person on earth to be born of a mortal mother and an immortal Father and so why He is called the Only Begotten Son.He inherited divine powers from His Father and from His mother He inherited mortality and was subject to hunger, thirst, fatigue, pain, and death.
Jesus led a perfect life. By the time He was 12yo, he had grown in His understanding that He had been sent to do the will of His Father (see Luke 2:46-49). When Jesus was 30yo, He came to John the Baptist to be baptized in order to fulfil all righteousness. Soon after He was baptized, He fasted for 40 days and 40 nights to be with God. After that, Satan came to tempt Him. Jesus firmly resisted all Satan's temptations. Then Jesus began His public ministry. He taught that there are two great commandments: first, to love God with all our heart, mind, and strength; and second, to love others as we love ourselves (Matt 22:36-39). His life is an example of how we should obey these two commandments... if we love God, we will trust and obey Him and if we love others, we will help them meet their physical and spiritual needs.
Jesus wanted His gospel taught to people all over the earth, so He chose twelve Apostles to testify of Him. They received the authority to act in His name. Moreover, near the end of His mortal ministry, He prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for all the sins of mankind (more about the Atonement in the next chapter). Through the atonement, cruxifixion, and resurrection (see Matt 26-28, Mark 14-16, Luke 22-24, John 18-20), He redeemed us from our sins and saved us from death. His sacrifice showed His love for His Father and for us. Jesus taught: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you" John 15:13-14. He willingly and humbly went through the sorrow in Gethsemane and the suffering on the cross so we could receive all the blessings of the plan of salvation. To receive these blessings, we must come unto Him, repent of our sins, and love Him with all our hearts.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
"the last time i saw you"
by Elizabeth Berg, 2010, 244p, rating=2
Cute concept, classmates meet up for their 40
high school reunion and the wonder of curiosities develop. At their late fifties now, what is everyone up to? Well, Lester is a widower, Mary Alice a
, Pete still a hunk but on the verge of divorce, Candy just found out she has ovarian cancer, and Dorothy is divorced and determined to get a man. They and other classmates reminisce the old times and wonder who's going to hook up with whom by the end of this reunion.
I thought I might like it since it gave me a few chuckles but I just didn't. Can't seem to pinpoint what and why but it just didn't stir me (except for the few foul language, but that was a hurt my eye kind of stir). The ending was good in that it quickly summed up what ended up with the main characters and that the book ended!! Don't get me wrong, this wasn't a bad book. The writing was easy to follow and generally the characters were believable. I don't know ...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
"Hannah's List"
by Debbie Macomber, 2010, 412p, rating=2.5
I was disappointed. I didn't like this book as much as a thought I might. It was a smooth and simple read for a thick book but much of it was predictable and lacked richness. I like a couple of the supporting characters; Ritchie the brother-in-law and Harvey the old man neighbor. I liked Ritchie's enduring family support and Harvey's spunk!
Michael's wife dies of cancer and a year later he reads a letter from Hannah (his wife) that Ritchie (his brother-in-law) kept until this designated time. In the letter Hannah professes her love for her husband and encourages him to move on and even provides a list of women he might try to find companionship with. On the list were: Winter, her cousin; Leanne, her oncology nurse; and Macy, a model that she befriended. Of course initially Michael was against the idea but by Hannah's "ghostly" doings, he was able to meet the women. Each had their own heartaches and he found understanding for the first two women but Macy was definitely his total opposite! What was Hannah thinking, he thought. So lots of getting to know you moments and crazy hangups later, Michael ends up with one of them. I'm sure you guess right!
Oddly enough, all the women gets a happy ending. I like happy endings. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for me this time. Bummer.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
"Open House"
by Elizabeth Berg, 2000, 241p, rating=2.75
I see-sawed on this book. I like it, I don't like it, I like it. Well, it was a quick read and it did give me some chuckles so that's a plus. Hence, Rita's my favorite character here. She's the main character's say-it-as-it-is best friend and so she's a hoot! Reminded me of Kit De Luca in
Pretty Woman.
So Sam (Samantha) finds herself surprised that her husband, David, wants a divorce. David moves out and one of the first things Sam does is go shopping. Not any kind of shopping, but Tiffany spree. She comes out spending $12,000 ...
you break my heart and I break the bank.
Then reality sets in and she needs to pay the mortgage so she decides to rent out a couple of rooms in her house. Her eleven year old son was not happy about this, but he's got issues of his own. So the winners are ... an old lady, a crazy college girl, and a gay hairdresser. Oh, Sam also needed to find a job and there she is at the mercy of a job agency so she gets odds and ends kind of work. With all of this and a mother that quickly sets her up on blind dates are enough to make Sam nuts. In all of this finding myself moments, she is supported by long time friend Rita and a new gentleman friend King. By the end of the book she finds happiness. Hurray!!
This is a light book about some issues that might come of divorce. I don't know what it really is like to be divorced so I can't recommend this to a divorced person. I don't know if it would help or hurt. But I believe it hits the cliche mark that divorce sucks, you'll go nuts, but moving forward you'll be stronger in the end.
""Stress hormones get released when you cry, that's why it works. It's amazing how smart the body is." pg14
"I don't feel sorry for a victim who keeps choosing to be a victim." pg 85
Friday, May 14, 2010
"The Help"
by Kathryn Stockett, 2009, 444p, rating=4.5
I was the 4th person to put a hold on this book at my local library about a month ago. At that rate I calculated getting it in June! Then a few days after putting a hold on it, I checked the status and it was up to 7 holds!! I guess the library noticed it was popular and managed to get a hold of another copy so I ended up with just over 3wks of wait. Anyway, this certainly was worth the fifty cents to put it on hold! What a wonderful novel. This is the author's first book and in my opinion will not be her last. I'll certainly read another of her books. She got herself a fan ... me!
I love the characters in this book! They were seriously jumping out of the pages for me. This would definitely be a great movie to see and sure enough according to the author's website (just looked), there's one in the works from DreamWorks. Really interested in the cast they come up with because as I was reading the book, I was trying to picture who I'd choose to play certain roles. If Morgan Freeman was a woman, he'd be perfect as Aibileen! Still working on the rest. I'll be sure to let you know what I come up with later. :)
Set in the early 1960s in Jackson, Mississippi and told from the point of view of three of its residents, one white and two blacks... Miss Skeeter, an awkward and gentile white woman; Aibileen, a seasoned black maid, strong and matriarchal; and Minny, a take-no-crap from anybody kind of black maid. Together they (along with several others) brave to write a book about what it really is like to be a maid to a white woman. A very scary task given white and black segregation was still happening in that town and of course the wrath from Miss Hilly, the town's pompous white witch! From this secret endeavor, the community of blacks found an outlet to have their voice heard and perhaps something, anything , might stir up because of it.
Stories about oppression seem to attract many people. Perhaps because at some point many have been oppressed in some way ... economically, socially, culturally, racially, religiously, etc. But more so, many are reminded that our ancestors suffered much to pave a better life for us. Hence, those stories are personal links to our heritage and adding to knowing who we are and the legacy we ought to leave the next generation.
If you're a book lover, this is worth the $13 (from Sam's Club) to purchase this book otherwise check it out at your local library or borrow from a friend 'cause this is an excellent read.
**My quotables:
"All I'm saying is, kindness don't have no boundaries." pg 312
"Wasn't that the point of the book? For women to realize,
We are just two people. Not that much separates us. Not nearly as much as I'd thought
." pg 418
" Sometimes, changing diapers can be like opening treasure." pg 426
Monday, May 10, 2010
"I Was Amelia Earhart"
by Jane Mendelsohn, 1996, 146p, rating=2.5
I don't know what to say. I like the concept of the story of what might have become of Amelia Earhart after her disappearance back in 1937, on her second round-the-world flight. That was what attracted me to the book. Perhaps this was too short of a read. Maybe more details would have probably worked better ... yet what was here was intriguing.
By this time Ms Earhart was a famous aviatrix and flying was her escape from her demanding husband, paparazzi, and life. In the air she finds a recognized passion... a love affair. So when her husband sets out to promote another round-the-world flight but this time with a navigator, Amelia was not enthusiastic; especially since this navigator was a chronic drunk! A couple other technical unalignments also foreshadowed a dangerous outcome for this trip, but off they went. Surely the plane crashes somewhere off the Pacific Ocean but Amelia manages to land them in one piece. In the deserted island the two begin their lives as castaways. What happens there? Fear, fantasy, silence, love, madness, understanding, peace, acceptance, ... by products from intertwining of two personalities and unusual conditions.
I'll have to ask my sister-in-law how she likes it. I gave her the same book for Mother's Day yesterday (the one I have now, I checked out from the library today to read for myself). ~Perhaps I should have read it first before I gave her the book, but it was on sale! :)
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Ch. 10: Scriptures
from Gospel Principles:
scripture=words spoken or written by the Lord's servants under the influence of the Holy Ghost
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints accepts four books as scripture called the standard works of the Church: the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. The inspired words of our living prophets are also accepted as scripture (come to us through conferences, the Liahona or Ensign magazine, and instructions to local priesthood leaders).
**The Bible:
Writings from the time of Adam through the time when the Apostles of Jesus Christ lived. Written by many prophets who lived at various times in the history of the world. It is divided into two sections: the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament foretell of the coming of a Savior and Redeemer. The New Testament tells of the life of that Savior and Redeemer, who is Jesus Christ.
**The Book of Mormon:
A sacred record of some of the people who lived on the American continents between about 2000 B.C. and A.D.400. It contains the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
**The Doctrine and Covenants:
A collection of modern revelations. This was published to the inhabitants of the earth to prepare them for Christ's coming.
**The Pearl of Great Price:
Contains the book of Moses (an account of some of the visions and writings of Moses, revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith), the book of Abraham (translated by Prophet Joseph Smith from a papyrus scroll taken from the Egyptian catacombs...contains info about the Creation, the gospel, the nature of God, and the priesthood), and some inspired writings of Joseph Smith.
If we desire to avoid the evils of this world, we must feed our minds with the truth and righteousness found in the scriptures. We should each study the scriptures every day along with our children. We will grow closer to God and to each other as we read and ponder the scriptures together. Ask God for understanding as we read and allow the Holy Ghost to bear witness to us. By this way, we will each know for ourselves that these things we read are true.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
"Alex Cross's Trial"
by James Patterson & Richard Dilallo, 2009, 315p, rating=3
(vague spoiler alert!!)
This was an easy and interesting read because it had the feel of the classic book,
To Kill A Mockingbird
. Then the ending came and I was disappointed. I don't understand what the author wanted me to get out of it. It wasn't necessarily that I didn't like the verdict but the whole Theodore Roosevelt electoral game and leaving it at "You did fine, Ben. You did fine." just didn't cut it for me. OK, come to think of it, maybe my disappointment had a lot to do with the verdict. It was disheartening.
During the early 1900s, as a city lawyer in Washington DC, Ben Corbett took cases that fought against oppression and racism. So when President Roosevelt enlisted him to investigate lynchings in Ben's hometown of Eudora, Mississippi he could not refuse. There he discovers that the onced outlawed KKK over forty years ago still exists. He experiences personal retaliation and have come to be regarded on the side of the blacks. In aid to protect Abraham Cross, a black man, he finds himself in the midst of a crime. A trial finally takes place and a nation awaits its verdict.
As one expects of a story of racial injustice, you will find integrity, ignorance, horrors, courage, compassion, impatience, etc. in the story line. Mr. Patterson did a good job in making these come to light. Moreover, he also gives his character, Ben, a personal consequence and the conflict of saving a marriage comes to play. Yeay, for the ending there!
**My quotables:
"I guess strength doesn't help, if you don't have some brains to go along with it.". pg 47
"Now, Judge, you know as well as I do that outlawing something does not guarantee that it ceases to exist. As a matter of fact, that's one of the best ways to ensure its continuing existence--to forbid it!". pg 124
Monday, May 3, 2010
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
by Arthur Golden, 1997, 428p, rating=3.5
What a slow and looong read! But so worth it. I was entranced with Sayuri's life story. It makes me wonder if reading a REAL autobiography is like this. I suppose it would depend on who it is and whether I could relate to the person. In this case, maybe I found this story interesting because I knew zip about geisha and this book had an engrossing way of giving you a glimpse of what it may be like.
Told in a first person from a now old woman in her 70s being interviewed by a New York professor who is the narrator/translator. Here Sayuri accounts her life from a child of nine year old being sold and sent to a brothel to the current old age of a retired geisha. Major events set in Japan around the time of the Depression. Here we are transported to Sayuri's hardship, learning's, and endurance. We discover insights of geisha life through her experiences. We read about pain, jealousy, cruelty, innocence, kindness, secrets, chivalry, romance, tradition, heartache, ecstasy, etc. Truly a spectrum of human conditions and emotions. The main and supporting characters were amazing in developing Sayuri's disposition. Moreover, the exhausting read was perhaps purposeful to get the reader to feel of Sayuri's exhausting life. The ending was incredible!
My take out ... a simple act of kindness may bring a motivating hope for the receiver to change his destiny or better yet, having hope is what makes one move forward whether or not the desired outcome would unfold in the end.
**My quotables:
"Couldn't the wrong sort of living turn anyone mean?" pg 94
"Hopes are like hair ornaments. Girls want to wear too many of them. When they become old women they look silly wearing even one." pg 295 (I personally don't agree with this statement!)
"I don't think any of us can speak frankly about pain until we are no longer enduring it." pg 419
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I chased the lion thing for what felt like hours until the lion thing chased the fillys against a cave. I was several feet behind them and hid behind a tree. "Come on man you can do this. You are a big strong guy zebra. You are right I can do this," I said trying to psych myself up for an incredibly stupid stunt.
The lion began to close in on the fillys so I did the only thing I could think of. I came out of my hiding place and did the only sensible thing I threw a rock at its head. [It was a big rock.] It then turned its head towards me. Shit! Now I am his fucking lunch or dinner whatever time it was. [Hey it is hard to tell the time in a forest okay?!]
The fillys were cowering up against the rocks. "Okay dude time to be brave. Time to save some fillys,"I said to myself filling myself with more motivation. Time to get killed. "Charge!!!" I yelled running towards the lion creature.
He rose his right paw and tryed to swipe me. Luckily I saw it coming and ducked. [Apparently my new zebra body is veeeeeeeeery flexible.] I slide towards the fillys and yelled "Get out of the way!"
Lucky for me they heard and they ran off. I breathed a sigh of relief but then I was slammed into the side of the cave with a hard thud!
I yelped in pain. The creature started to come towards me one step at a time. I tryed to and failed to yell out of fear. "AHHHHHHHHh" I yelled trying to scare the beast away with high pitched vocals.
The creature seemed confused by my scream so I took my advantage and ran up towards it and bucked it with my back legs. I must be stronger than I thought because I sent the thing flying through the air. It did not like that at all. In fact you could say for it what I did WAS THE WORST POSSIBLE THING.
He regained its balance in the air and dove towards me. "Well fuck," was all I could say before it slammed me back up against the cave wall thing. Fuck me! Oh my god I hope this thing can not read minds!
My back felt weak and I closed my eyes to prepare for the worst. I expected to feel a hot pain on my neck but then I heard what sounded like a rope and next thing I knew the hot breath that was on me was gone.
I opened my eyes to see what was going on. I saw a mare with a orange coat and blonde ponytail wearing a stetson. She also had a rope in her teeth and was hogtieing the lion thing or she tryed to as it threw her off it. It roared eager fpr a new prey and began heading towards the fallen mare.
I really hate you! I ran to engage the lion thing in combat again. As I ran towards it picked up the mare and started to fly her off with it. I could only shout "Get back here you coward!" It ignored my taunt so I tryed to throw another rock at it but it was too high and truth be told I am a terrible shot.
The mare yelled "Use the rope!' as she threw her rope close to me.
I saw the rope the mare had dropped and reached for it. Please Celestia help me! I swung it once, twice ,three times, and threw. [Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd it failed horribly.]
Fortunately for me [And the mare.] I saw a blue pegasus sleeping on a cloud. The lion thing was circling the area above me taunting and mocking me for my failure. I looked at the rope and the pegasus and got an idea. I got a terribly awful idea.
I grabbed a rock and tied the rock around it. The lion thing looked down at me with a puzzled expression as I saw the mare struggling to get free of the monster's mighty paws. I aimed for the cloud and let it go.
[Puff] Was all I heard as the rock made the cloud disperse. And I earned an angry look from the pegasus. It had a rainbow colored mane and tail. Her eyes are what scared me. Her violet eyes made me recoil into myself. I simply pointed towards the monster and yelled "He did it!"
That pegasus looked at the monster with a look of annoyance. Then the pegasus noticed the mare in the claws of the creature. " Hey you!" the pegasus yelled flying to an inch of the creature's face. "Put that pony down now or face the consequences buddy,"the pegasus continued. In response the flying lion shook its captive mare.
"Rainbow, just attack the dang thang," the orange mare stammered. [Being shook like a soda can will do that to you.] The pegasus saluted and flew away from the creature.
Where is she going?!.
She flew upwards. Way, way upwards. I mean I think she went up twenty miles high. Then she did something I did not expect. She began to fly straight towards the creature. A cone began to form around the mare as she picked up speed.
"Oh my god the lightning," I said to myself and as if on cue bolts of lightning appeared to trace Rainbow's cone of speed. A second later she sprung forward and a giant rainbow followed her. I dropped my jaw. I mean I saw it in the show but seeing with my own eyes was at least twenty percent cooler! [Maybe even fourty percent.]
Rainbow dashed right into the lion creature so hard and fast its paws opened and the orange mare began to fall. "Figures I would need to save her," I said to myself preparing to catch the mare.
I grunted as she landed on my back. "OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWwww!" I shouted in agony.
"Aw thank ya kindly," she said with a thankful smile.
"No problem," I replied waving a hoof. I tryed to stand up and instantly regretted it.
The mare said concerned about my condition "Ya look like ya have a mighty big bruise on ya back."
"I kind of figured that would be the case,"I replyed through clenched teeth.
"Do not worry I have an idea to help ya stranger," the mare said with a smile.
I mouthed "thank you" to the mare.
"My name is Applejack," she said proudly.
"Hi my name is," I said trying to come up with a name for my pony self and then inspiration struck me "Bass Chord."
She nodded and went to two trees and bucked them with her hindlegs. I raised a brow at her. "Ah will need these to help ya Bass."
"What things," I began as branches began to fall from the trees. I was left speechless and so I only rose my brow again.
"Trust me I have a plan," she said with a grin. [I am just soooooooooooo excited to see her "plan".]


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Cleaning a mirror
I rub it hard
Am I rubbing away the reflection I see?
A mother, a wife, a caretaker, a cook
Don't see a woman I used to be.
I see long weary nights under my eyes
I see worry shining grey in my black hair
I see silent frustration in the creases of my smile
I see compromises in shapelessness of my body
My Reflection, when did I stop caring for me?
Reflecting back it was easy to see,
Was always easier to cut corners from my needs
To ignore the wishes, dreams, aspirations that remained buried in me.
Now old, tired, grey, past the wrong side of age,
Is it too late to resuscitate the dying heart buried under the ashes of grey?
Would I be ever known any other way besides the prefix to my work resume?
I keep rubbing harder and faster
Stopping at a determined glint in my eyes
Buried under dark circles and late nights.
A smile lit my tired line face,
Yes I still had spark, and grit to do my thing!
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In this lesson, you will learn how to find the derivatives of hyperbolic functions, like hyperbolic sine. In explaining how to take these derivatives, Professor Burger will refer back to the definitions of the hyperbolic trigonometric functions (sinh, cosh, tanh, csch, sech, coth). The derivative of a hyperbolic trig function is similar to the derivative of the trigonometric functions (sin, cos, tan, csc, sec, cot), and you will learn what these derivatives are and how to prove them. To cement this knowledge, Professor Burger will walk through some examples that require the calculation of hyperbolic trig function derivatives and the chain rule.
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Edward Burger, Professor of Mathematics at Williams College, earned his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin, having graduated summa cum laude with distinction in mathematics from Connecticut College.
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Okay, so once you have new functions, it's always great to ask, "What can be said with respect to calculus? Can you take the derivative of these functions?" We saw the graphs and they look extremely smooth, very smooth. And so it looks like they should have slopes of tangent lines, and so what are the derivatives?
Well, actually, that is not a hard question, because remember, for example, let's just think of the hyperbolic sine. The hyperbolic sine is defined to be just a whole bunch of exponential functions. So, in fact, we could just take the derivative of this, take the derivative of that and that's going to give you the derivative of the hyperbolic sine. Similarly, if you take a look at the definition of hyperbolic cosine, it's just a whole bunch of exponential functions. We can take the derivative of that, and then we can easily figure out what the derivative of the hyperbolic cosine is. For example, let's just take a look at hyperbolic sine for a second together.
If we take the derivative of that, what do we see? The derivative of the hyperbolic sine equals – well, what I'll do is I'm going to peel off that ½ out in front. That's just a constant, and then what's the derivative of ex? The derivative of ex is, of course, itself, ex, minus – and then I've got to use a little teeny chain rule, because I have eblop. The derivative of eblop is eblop, so that's eblop, peeled off the e, and now I've got to take the derivative of –x, and that contributes a –1. So I have to put a –1 multiple in front, which changes this minus to a plus. And so there's the answer. The answer is . So that's the derivative of the hyperbolic sine. Familiar? Absolutely! That's precisely the hyperbolic cosine. So, just a with the trig functions, the derivative of hyperbolic sine turns out to be hyperbolic cosine. And so there is the first identity that you can actually figure out. And we just did on our own. The derivative of the hyperbolic sine equals the hyperbolic cosine.
And now, you can use the same little very simple idea to differentiate all the functions. And if you do that? What would you see? Well, I'll just show you what you'd see. You can try them on your own if you want. The derivative of the hyperbolic cosine is actually hyperbolic sine. Notice it's a little different than the good old-fashioned cosine. The regular cosine function, the trig function cosine, has a derivative of –sine. But in the hyperbolic case, it's a little teeny bit different. The derivative of hyperbolic cosine is actually just old-fashioned hyperbolic sine with nothing in front. A little different.
What about hyperbolic tangent? It's, not too surprising, hyperbolic secant. What about hyperbolic cotangent minus hyperbolic secant2 x, just like the classically cases. And here we run down these other ones: hyperbolic cosecant = -hyperbolic cosecant × hyperbolic cotangent. And here's another one for you, the derivative of the hyperbolic secant = -hyperbolic secant × hyperbolic tangent. So there you go, and you can see now, it's really clear that there are these sort of vague similarities. Maybe we're off a little teeny bit, but at least the structure is all preserved and they sort of do look like trig functions. And that's why they have these trig names. So even though they're not exactly always right on the mark, like in this case, the reality is they're pretty darn close. And, as we've seen, in fact, these things really do occur in nature. And mathematicians love them, by the way. They're great. At mathematics parties, they bring them out as party favors and people go nuts.
Now, let's take some derivatives just to see these things in action. For example, suppose we have f(x) = e, so there's an e, but I'm going to compound that by raising e to the sinh x. Wow! That looks like a bit one, but really not a big deal at all. All we have to do is apply the chain rule and use the fact that we know that the derivative of the hyperbolic sine is equal to the hyperbolic cosine. So you're going to see now this is really not as gripping and exciting as you might have first thought, because I'm going to use the chain rule. I've got eblop. What's the derivative of eblop? It's just eblop. So eblop, in this, the blop is hyperbolic sine. And I've got to multiply that whole thing by the derivative of the blop, which was saw is hyperbolic cosine. And so this derivative is just cosh x times esinh x. So again, just an application of the chain rule and this formula. Not a big deal.
How about a more exotic one? I'll try to see if I can stump the band, but it's sort of hard here. How about this one? g – this could be anything. This could be Tom, it could be Paul, it could be anything you want, but I'll keep it g. ln cosh x2. Now here we've got to apply the chain rule a couple of times, because there's a lot of nesting. Let's see all the nesting. Well, there's ln blop. So there's one chain rule right there. And once I peel off that, I'm left with this. But that actually also has an inside. It's cosh blop, and the blop is x2. So this is going to require two applications of the chain rule. So let's see that now in action. We'd see g'(x) equals – okay, what's the derivative of ln blop? It's just 1/blop. So we have 1/cosh x2. That now has peeled off the natural log. Now I'm left with taking the derivative of the inside, which is this. But that actually has an inside and an outside. So, first, let's take the derivative of cosh blop. What's that? Well, I'll remind you that the derivative of cosh blop = sinh blop. So, in fact, the derivative of cosh is just sinh blop, and then I peel that off and now I've got to take the derivative of the inside-inside, which is the derivative of x2, which I worked out in advance to be 2x. So the derivative of this function turns out to be × sinh x2 × 2x. Now, in fact, you can actually combine these things and notice that actually has a name. That's called hyperbolic tangent. So you could actually combine these two things and write it as tanh x2 × 2x, if you want, or you can keep it like this. It's sort of an option that you have.
Anywhere, there's a whole bunch of stuff about hyperbolic functions. They're sort of fun, they're sort of groovy, they're sort of hip and they're sort of now. So enjoy them. I'll see you at the next lecture.
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Hollywood has often glamorized pirates as swashbucklers manning tall ships. The typical pirate operated from a rather small and agile craft and was often utterly heartless. The penalty for the crime was typically hanging and burial in the sand near the water's edge at low tide so the ocean would take the carcass. Sometimes the head of a pirate would be displayed as a trophy of justice.
Piracy is alive and well around Somalia and the often youthful offenders seem to be preying on ships flying a variety of flags. The number of nations with a vested interest in the suppression of piracy is increasing. Besides the United States, there are: China, France, Great Britain, Iran, Japan, and Saudi Arabia. Perhaps the maritime efforts of these nations could be combined into a command and control structure that would use shared resources to defeat and destroy all pirates. The United States should exercise a leadership role on the basis of technical assets to locate and track pirate vessels. The others could provide the terminal search and destroy functions. This would not be traditional naval warfare but a policy of extermination. After notice is served that all pirate vessels will be sunk on sight, the game would be over.
Technical means could be used to monitor merchant vessels. Microwave transponders linked with GPS could uplink current position in encrypted form using a known pseudo-random frequency agility. This would allow a geosynchronous satellite to be placed in orbit directly above the region of concern. The uplink angle would not allow some technically-adept pirate to locate a potential target. Implementation of such technology would not be as costly as a few ransom payments of the environmental cost of the sinking of a supertanker.
Another approach would be to put armed guards on board merchant ships and equip them with long-range weapons and a rudimentary fire control system.
The goal would be to minimize the number of trials by taking as few prisoners as possible. Let the pirates make arrangement for their own rescue.


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