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The crashes/freezing is completely random as far as I know - the biggest culprit was Need For Speed: Most Wanted it seemed to die as soon as there was too much going on in the game i.e. crashing into loads of cars, spinning out of control and into a gate or something; however the original played a fair bit better it still crashed.
Maybe the laser is just naff, however I was assured by the guy the CC doesn't affect the laser like the earlier slimline problems.
Tonight I have two examples. One game froze at a "checkpoint" and I restarted but progressed farther, it later crashed and I had that really annoying "buzz" drone! another game crashed in an FMV, or when loading/checking memory card.
The memory card which I use BM with is one of those massive ones from Datel so not the standard 8MB. Could this be the problem? Even though I have this option in Boot Manager (1.7) on. The firmware also seems to be up to date on the chip.
I have tried the PS2 vertically and horizontally and this still happens. Would you think it could be the memory card? Even though this occurance is random and happens with or without the bootmanager memory card in slot one?
I got a 'special' PS2 because of the hassle having to do the work myself. Should I open her up and check all the connections? I have read that overheating may occur due to dry connections - could this be one of the problems?
Does anyone have the right diagramme so I can check everything? Again, the guy I got it from didn't have anything and wasn't much help.
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GOP distrust of Muslims reaches boiling point
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 10:30 AM
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In America it seems there's no problem, no matter how complex or intractable, that can't be solved by a braying lynch mob. It's as familiar as apple pie, if not quite as reassuring.
Take the controversy over the proposed Islamic cultural center at Ground Zero. Critics of the plan have been saber rattling for weeks now: 'Building a 15-story mosque at Ground Zero is a deliberately provocative act that will precipitate more bloodshed in the name of Allah,' wrote Debra Burlingame, co-founder of 9/11 Families for a Safe & Strong America.
Burlingame believes that the real plan is for triumphalist Muslims to rub our noses in it. How she knows this she omits to say. It's safe to assume she hasn't noticed how provocative her own words are. In fact Burlingame believes we're witnessing a clash of civilizations.
'What just happened is like spraying swastikas all over a Jewish memorial,' said Andy Sullivan, a construction worker at Ground Zero during 9/11. Well no in fact it isn't, Andy, and it's quite important to point that out.
First of all, it isn't a mosque, it's an Islamic cultural center which, although it would include a mosque for prayer, would be 15 stories tall with a swimming pool, an auditorium and other amenities that make it more like a YMCA than an militant Madrasah.
Sullivan has fallen for the same knee-jerk depiction of Islam as a single monolithic form of faith, inherently violent and extreme, and of all Muslims as incapable of being moderate. At times it seems the objections to this center are largely driven by the same nativist sentiments we hear about in the Tea Party.
According to Politico Republicans have shifted completely away from the Bush administration line on relations with Islam and they've obviously made the political calculation that bashing Islam and Muslims is a winning issue for them. Blame the Tea Party, it has done a sterling job of releasing the inner bigot in people.
'George Bush made every attempt to reach out,' said Congressman Peter King, a leading critic of the mosque project. 'The Muslim community did not reciprocate, did not respond.'
So how, amidst all this rage, will religious tolerance make an appeal? Mob rule, however well intentioned or passionate, shouldn't trump the American constitution or the bill of rights - simply because we're dealing with an unfavored minority. Either we are who we say we are or we are not. Difficult choices like this give us the chance to really be who we say we are.
This proposed Islamic center is planned as a center for moderate voices. We should be strongly encouraging them to speak up, not sending them packing to triumphalist applause. In New York, in any case, these people are our friends and neighbors, they are not shadowy militant cells who no one knows and who know no one, plotting our or anyone's demise.
Despite what some critics are hatefully claiming, this Islamic center wasn't planned as an insult to the memory of 9/11; the people who run it are not the Taliban. It will be located over two city blocks from the 9/11 site. There already is a major and historical Christian church located within blocks of the ground zero and no one is calling for its dismantling, as yet.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had it right when he praised the president, calling the comments a clarion defense of the freedom of religion. 'This proposed mosque and community center in Lower Manhattan is as important a test of the separation of church and state as we may see in our lifetime,' Bloomberg said in a statement.
Al Qaeda, not Islam, attacked New York on 9/11. In fact al Qaeda has killed more Muslims than people of any other religion. But this is the kind of complicating detail that lynch mobs hate, which is why it bears repeating.
'This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable,' said President Barack Obama on Friday. 'The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country, and will not be treated differently by their government, is essential to who we are. The writ of our Founders must endure.'
That commitment must be absolute, or it's meaningless. Like George W Bush before him, the president has taken a measured and clear thinking line on Islam as a religion of peace. Bush was not pilloried for it by the pundits, neither should Obama be.
UPDATE: As Josh Marshall noted today in Talking Points Memo: 'We're in a midst of a spasm of nativist panic and raw and raucous appeals to race and religious hatred. What effects this will have on the November election strikes me as not particularly relevant. What's important is compiling some record of what's afoot, some catalog for understanding in the future who was responsible and who was so willing to disgrace their country and their principles for cheap advantage.'
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hollabackgurl | Sep 07, 2010, 04:34 PM EDT
Making blatant threats of violence against the President is against the law, Maloney.
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maloney | Sep 03, 2010, 09:07 PM EDT
As big a threat as the muslims are, they aren't anywhere near as bad as obummer, slew foot pelosi, reid, frank & so on. I hope I'm wrong but I think soon it will be time to stop talking. Clean your firearms & make sure your powder is dry. Duherty, just a little bias, just, maybe
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domuscanus | Sep 03, 2010, 01:21 PM EDT
Doherty, stop banging the drum for the Dems. They wasted one opportunity after another by being just a tad too slick and cute for their own survival in a leadership role. Yes they could-but now they can't. Fact of life, read the numbers. As for "Blame the Tea Party, it has done a sterling job of releasing the inner bigot in people". that's a rather lazy way of dismissing those who disagree with your own peculiar take on the cultural vandalism planned for an area in New York that suffered at the hands of mass murderers. When a convent was established near Auschwitz by Catholic nuns whose intention was to pray for the lost souls of Hitlers madness, they were ordered by Rome to dismantle it as it was considered extremely insensitive. Those Muslims who plan to build a mosque close to sacred ground can do no less. Abandon this idea, and who knows what the future may hold for them, perhaps they will be seen more sympathetically for such an act of humanity toward their fellow human beings. In the meantime, put the drum away.
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OHofmanndawg | Sep 03, 2010, 09:50 AM EDT
Wow, this article certainly sounds slanted in favor of our Marxist President Obama. I'm going to scroll up now and discover who wrote it.
Well, what do you know? Cahir O'Doherty wrote it. You know, he's the guy who carries the water for Obama!
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Monsoonman | Aug 31, 2010, 10:51 AM EDT
The house shills getting you to check or bet,,,,lol!
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IrishAndProud | Aug 30, 2010, 11:47 PM EDT
None of us knows Dennis Miller's ancestry, regarding the Civil War. Chances are though, that he did have ancestry in it. My own great-great grandfather fought under Grant at the seige of Vicksburg Mississippi, and later under William T. Sherman, and was with him on the march to Atlanta. I doubt Sherman (or any number of other historic figures) would have been quite so coddling of a 13-story Confederate Center just three blocks from the Gettysburg area.
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hollabackgurl | Aug 30, 2010, 01:06 PM EDT
You're mistaken to confuse the view of the GOP with the view of the majority of Americans. I don't support religious or ethnic discrimination, nor do I think that the Islamic cultural center in downtown Manhattan will be a haven for terrorists. You guys need to get a grip and move on, seriously.
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snuffey | Aug 28, 2010, 02:42 PM EDT
O'Doherty what have you against the American majority? It looks like you follow the far left minorities hate America view!
The Muslims are just trying to stick their finger in America's eye.
My son has spent three tours in Iraq, and Afghanistan, as a USMC officer and I take it personally when someone tries to kill my son!!!
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patrick1945 | Aug 25, 2010, 01:23 PM EDT
Boy you sure got it bad against Republicans. Have you notice Mr. O'Doherty that your viewpoint is always opposite to that of the American people. Any Muslim bashing as you call it, was the result of promoting this Mosque at Ground Zero. It's not a question of right to build if they actually own the property, it's a question of should they build it there. No matter what kind of spin you put on this Mosque, it will always be a shrine to terrorism in the minds of Americans.
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seanomelbourne | Aug 23, 2010, 11:21 PM EDT
My great grandfather fought under Grant,I doubt if Miller donned the uniform of the U.S. Miller should thank Ulysses for the freedom he enjoys to vilify that which he disagrees with.
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Monsoonman | Aug 22, 2010, 11:03 PM EDT
He has that same scruffy beard and disheveled look of Ulysses S. Grant. But instead of engineering battles, Miller engineers brilliant social commentary, without drawing a drop of blood.
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seanomelbourne | Aug 22, 2010, 09:15 PM EDT
Dennis Miller a maudlin type. He reminds me of sadsack.
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DennisQ | Aug 22, 2010, 05:46 PM EDT
Just a footnote to the person who claimed that Iraqis are not Arabs. You are confusing them with Iranians. Both Iraqis and Iranians are Muslims, but only Iraqis are Arabs.
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DennisQ | Aug 22, 2010, 05:35 PM EDT
If we're going to encourage other societies to cast out the murderers in their midst, we could start with our own. The siege of Fallujah was a murderous rampage by U.S. Marines who were frustrated because they were losing, and they knew it. These are not the only Marines who've gone on murderous rampages out of frustration - the Haditha Marines come to mind as well. These thugs have come home to tumultuous welcomes as heroes.
The most notorious American murderer was Lt. Ilario Pantano, who directed his subordinates to look away while he shot and killed two unarmed Iraqi prisoners. Pantano retained an expensive attorney that his mother's Wall Street friends paid for. He beat the rap and is now a Marine Corps celebrity. He's running for Congress in the district outside Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
Lt. Pantano will be a guest speaker at a rally to oppose the Islamic Center on Park Place. He belongs in prison as the murderer he is, but he will no doubt receive a honorarium for addressing a right wing crowd. They are calling him a war hero.
The most notorious American murderer was Lt. Ilario Pantano, who directed his subordinates to look away while he shot and killed two unarmed Iraqi prisoners. Pantano retained an expensive attorney that his mother's Wall Street friends paid for. He beat the rap and is now a Marine Corps celebrity. He's running for Congress in the district outside Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
Lt. Pantano will be a guest speaker at a rally to oppose the Islamic Center on Park Place. He belongs in prison as the murderer he is, but he will no doubt receive a honorarium for addressing a right wing crowd. They are calling him a war hero.
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Monsoonman | Aug 21, 2010, 06:02 PM EDT
Dennis Miller had it right the other night: Until the "peaceful muslims" militantly and proactively rise up and cast out the jihadists who hide in their midst to commit murder in the name of their religion...they have NO credibility.
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Capture or kill or eliminated -- line or anybody else.
Then there was wanton disregard.
This administration.
-- leaked information deliberately or otherwise and that led to the identification.
Of the outstanding doctor that helped us in achieving our goals and join -- on.
That makes it almost impossible to recruit other human -- -- it was more than stupid because -- was done with its fourth.
That was done for political purposes.
That is a quick look at new documentary called dishonorable disclosures created by the -- sex education fund which is made up of former US intelligence and special forces operatives.
Joining -- now president of the group former navy seal Scott Taylor thank you sir for joining us and thank you for your service first ball.
My pleasure thank you very much for having me tell us a little bit about this -- and why your putting it out now.
Shore -- of -- -- by Sam this group and I'm just one of many on this we don't see recognition airing things like that at all.
We're simply just tired and fed up of all the these leaks that have gone out.
Now the reason why the group of special forces delta forces.
Former intelligence officials Navy SEALs have gotten together and decided to release -- this time is because this is the only time quite frankly when politicians pay attention.
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There -- elections.
And we're looking a little bit of the documentary they're -- can see it common.
I know that there are plans at least haven't told you can confirm or deny this that that this will be made also into television ads that -- air.
In key states during this election is that still the plan.
You know yes ma'am it is and and again.
This is that the timing is key because it's the -- and politicians pay pay attention with the potential political lives -- state.
And these key states there -- of the nation is going to be paying attention so absolutely again this.
This group doesn't seek recognition.
We're just set up with the amount of leaks from the highest levels of government.
Law the matter highly and men and women are highly organized as you would imagine special operations intelligence -- officials to be.
Very motivated and we really believe in what we're doing.
I haven't -- instead it's you answer some of your critics here it's no secret the U ran for congress as a Republican.
I and there are those who say that this is nothing but a partisan attack that's the response we've gotten from Democrats who say this is swift boating essentially -- when he twelve.
-- your response to those claims sure.
It certainly doesn't take much in investigative journalism to see that I am personally a Republican but this issue isn't held a political issue it's a life or death issue.
And in our group.
We have Obama donors Obama voters we have folks from all sides of the aisle who really just believe in what they're saying and and they believe very.
Very sternly.
That these potential leaks could -- future operations and putting their Brothers and sisters lives at -- On day in.
To take out bin Laden and other times and he has praised the military.
Does that offset some of the worries you have about leaks which the White House has denied many of leaks have have come from there -- levels and come from their ranks.
Do you appreciate at least the chance that he's taken to -- those who revolves.
Yes absolutely let me say we appreciate our respect -- the the president and his position.
He deserves credit for for the -- and as it would any president who would resume preside over this type of operation.
But again these these leaks have obviously -- some of the highest levels in government because the -- that security and classified information works its its compartmentalize.
It -- a finite amount of people who who know about the potential operations.
And in those two par compartmentalize groups it had to come from from somewhere from the highest levels that's pretty obvious and I think the American public.
Understands that that leaks are bad regardless of what political persuasion that you are.
Howell do you think it will impact operations moving forward.
It's certainly gonna -- I mean.
Again it's very simple to understand it whether you're fighting a war play a game of basketball or chests.
You obviously don't want your opponent to understand your strategy because they'll switch up tactics is gonna be just some of these -- are gonna make it difficult for us to recruit sources which sometimes takes years to to develop.
It's also gonna hinder the hurt the trust that our allies -- placed in us -- we can't -- seekers and exposing some of the countries that work with us and some of these mission.
It is called it dishonorable disclosures we will watch and see as well the television ads -- roll out a little bit later this year.
Scott Taylor thank you very much for explaining what's going on with this project.
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i personally dont think that it is a necessary event... BUT if much of the non-cubing community loses interest in watching cubing, as an effect of feel-solving's removal, then the event should not be withdrawn.
it is possible that the "sport" of speedcubing cannot last long without outside support, which is why the audience must be kept happy. i'm sure that no one wants the wca to disband due to lack of support (like in the 80s when the cube craze was over and there would not be another competition for 2 decades --> which happened due to an uninterested public).
On the other hand, if cubing can feed on itself or public interest does not matter, then go ahead and remove feet-solving. it would save time, and some other event/s could be added. maybe even some exotic puzzle (not one that no one knows, im thinking skewb)


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Thoughts on resilience as an organizing focus
One of the most important is to define resilience in a way that's useful—which is to say that excludes some things as NOT resilience.
October 19th, 2012 | by Gawain Kripke
For the last few weeks, whenever I could get a quiet moment, I've been trying to read and think about resilience. It seems like the whole development and humanitarian sector is rapturous about resilience. And already, there's a bit of backlash.
A lot of smart people are taking up the theme, and I think we should. As a frame for thinking about policy and programming, I think there's a lot of utility in it. One of the primary innovations of a focus on resilience is that it presumes an unstable and adverse external environment. This is a big advantage because, actually, reality presents a lot of unstable and adverse situations for poor people. My colleague Gina points out that presuming a stable environment is a big weakness of other frameworks, for example the sustainable livelihoods approach, which is one of the most important tools in development practice.
But if resilience has advantages, there must also be some disadvantages and cautions.
One of the most important is to define resilience in a way that's useful—which is to say that excludes some things as NOT resilience. This is a big problem in the field right now, where it feels like some people are simply redrafting existing plans to include resilience as a goal or an outcome. In that case, maybe we were building resilience all along? If building resilience is something, then it can't be everything. If it's everything, then it's actually not a thing.
So—a lot of my thinking lately has been to try to create a useful, exclusionary definition of resilience that has operational and policy value. To do this, I've been trying to disentangle some issues around resilience. Here goes:
1.Resilience of what? What are we concerned with? The individual, the household, the village, the community, the region, the country, a financial system, a supply-chain, a farming system, an institution? It matters. If you prioritize one, you are probably undermining others. This isn't absolutely true: building resilience of some component units can contribute to the resilience of larger units. But the opposite can be true also. So which one is important? How do we select? As a rights-based organization, I have to think that Oxfam would prioritize the resilience of individuals. Or maybe households. Possibly villages. But I'm not totally sure.
2. Resilience is an attribute not a form of support. I think resilience is a characteristic of the individual (or household or community, see item #1 above). Resilience might be improved through outside intervention; building assets, reducing risk exposure, preparing response. But outside intervention during or after a shock is not resilience—it's assistance. Providing a robust safety net for people when they experience shocks is a good and important thing to do. But it is not building the resilience of beneficiaries and is a different species altogether than resilience-building. On the other hand, you might argue that a robust safety net program builds the resilience of a country to shocks. But not the beneficiaries, unless there's a program of DRR or asset building that is part of the assistance.
3. Is resilience multi-dimensional or not? Can one build resilience against a variety of shocks at once? It seems to me that it's best not to presume that resilience to one form of shock—let's say a drought—implies resilience to another—say an earthquake or economic crisis. One might try to address them together, but the intervention probably needs to have distinctive strategies for each. Or no? Some forms of resilience assets—like having a significant cash reserve or a diversified household livelihood—seem to help build resilience across many potential hazards. When we think about resilience, should we organize around the individual's (or other unit, see #1 above) resilience to various potential shocks? Or should we organize ourselves around each possible hazard and think about how to improve resilience each in turn; to drought, to earthquakes, to currency inflation, etc.? Intuitively, we probably want to do the former, but it might not be an effective way to organize action and allocate resources.
4. Shocks v. stresses. Does resilience address both shocks and stress? A shock is an idiosyncratic event. A stress in a longer-term condition. Some materials can absorb stresses better than shocks; quantum of energy, applied in an instant, will break an iron rod. The same amount of energy applied over an hour has no effect. But maybe I'm making a distinction without a difference? Personally, I think resilience is about response to shocks. Using climate change as an example, long-term trends like rising sea levels and hotter temperatures would create a stress and require adaptation. But shorter-term events like hurricanes and droughts are shocks that test resilience. They're clearly related in their genesis, but different in their impacts and response strategy? Or am I wrong?
5. Resilience v. resourcefulness? In usage, these terms can seem interchangeable. "The Somali pastoralists are very resourceful; they find water even in the midst of a drought." Ironically, we often use the word "resourceful" to describe people without resources. You wouldn't call a rich family resourceful—because, indeed, they are full of resources. But you call a poor family resourceful when they send their kids to college by hook or by crook, i.e. DESPITE a lack of resources. Observers wonder at the "resourcefulness" of others largely because they don't understand the real access and control over resources that they have. So seeing someone as "resourceful" probably reflect the ignorance of the observer more than the actual characteristics of the observed. Is there something similar in resilience? Do we understand an individual/household/community as resilient only because we are so ignorant of its assets and strategies that we don't understand how shocks are accommodated?
6. Resilience is a floor. I think resilience is—and should be—a pretty sad goal. That is, if a definition of resilience is rigorous, it should set a baseline of survival; a floor, but not a ceiling. Resilience is the capacity to resist, withstand, and recover from shocks. That doesn't mean becoming happy, healthy, or rich. Just getting through it and back to normal. Really, that's aiming pretty low. And our hopes and aspirations for one another are a lot higher than that. But if we are honest, even resilience is often beyond our reach. Much of the energy behind the new fad of resilience is coming from the humanitarian response community. They are recognizing that the mismatch between the response capacity and the need for assistance is growing wider. Motivated as much by frustration as by a positive vision, they are saying we need a new paradigm. We can't keep responding to droughts in the same way; we have to build up the resilience of communities to withstand them. My humanitarian colleague points out that part of the frustration is that the livelihoods and development programmers have ignored shocks and resilience, so the humanitarians end up having to pick up the pieces.
More thoughts soon.
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[...] Top OxfamAmerica wonk Gawain Kripke unpacks the latest ubiquitous development fuzzword – 'resilience' [...]
This is a helpful, and necessary conversation. It is helpful to look at how development is claiming that language of resilience, and from which quarters it is cobbling together its definition(s). The roots of the resilience discourse can be traced back to psychology, ecology and disaster fields. Where we begin matters and helps to answer the questions posed in the article. Personally, I think that if we miss the notion of linked social-ecological systems articulated out of the Resilience Alliance folks, then we have really missed the possibility for how resilience might inform earlier discourse around sustainability and development.
Kenton is absolutely correct. Resilience Alliance is the go-to organisation; they have done some fantastic work on resilience – read anything by Brian Walker for clarity of thought and expression. Above all resilience is about systems. Systems thinking is an absolutely essential part of resilience.
from P Baker, October 22nd, 2012 -
1. Not just resilience of what – but resilience to what. What shock or stress are we discussing. Asking that question helps to clarify the fact that resilience in one dimension does not (necessarily) translate into resilience in another – and in fact resilience to one shock or stress may, in fact, weaken resilience in another dimension. Also resilience at what scale is also very important to understand – resilience of a household may contribute or may diminish the resilience of the community in which the household is embedded (and other cross-scale interactions need to be considered as well).
2. Resilience as used by the Resilience Alliance can be both a system property AND a system process – e.g. a process of resilience building (a dynamic process of adaptation) can *also* build the resilience (system property) of a social-ecological system. However, resilience as a process vs. resilience as a property is often not well distinguished and needs to be better clarified.
3. Multi-dimensional – but not necessarily in terms of the shock – in fact – one builds the resilience of multi-dimensions of a social-ecological system – not just to a shock – but with respect to the vulnerability of the system – where vulnerability is comprised of not just exposure to a shock or stress – but sensitivity and adaptive capacity.
Shock or stress? It would seem that some of the definitions being proposed for resilience are based on simplistic ideas of "bounce back" – this definition has been greatly explored by the Resilience Alliance – bounce back resilience is 'engineering resilience' or the resilience associated with simple, engineering systems. For ecological systems and, more appropriately complex social-ecological systems the Resilience Alliance describes much more robust definitions of resilience – e.g. (among others) the ability to absorb change, self-organize, and innovate, experiment and learn. With this type of more robust definition, resilience is multi-dimensional – but in a different way than you question.
Also good to read Carl Folke and Fikret Berkes.
[...] A key challenge is that everyone is using the term to describe different things and in doing so, resiliency risks losing its utility as an organizing concept. Better defining what resiliency is, allows practitioners to more clearly determine what it is good for, when and why (and what it is not). As one commentator has said, it is just as useful to include within a definition of resilience things that we should exclude as resilient. [...]


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(Crime thriller, R, 130 minutes)
Drugs, money, crime and brutality mark "Savages," a film directed by Oliver Stone and based on the 2010 book by Don Winslow. Those familiar with Stone's films such as "Natural Born Killers" and "Platoon" know of his gritty directing style, so what better person to execute this crime thriller than this Oscar winner?
But be warned: This movie is extremely graphic. The characters are ruthless, and Stone is unforgiving in his depiction of their wrath.
Friends Chon (Taylor Kitsch) and Ben (Aaron Johnson) run a marijuana business in California. Chon, an Iraq veteran, has a hardcore approach to life while Ben is more focused on philanthropy. Nevertheless, the business thrives and they share the profits — as well as O (Blake Lively), who narrates the violent tale.
When problems arise in the business, Chon usually solves them by any means necessary. However, the Baja Cartel, a major drug ring based in Mexico, wants to add more products and revenue to their own efforts. They won't take no for an answer, and a brutal video serves as a warning for a negative response.
Although Chon and Ben also have protection from the authorities, albeit in the form of a dirty cop, Dennis (John Travolta), the Baja Cartel seems to be powerful than everyone.
Dennis tells them their options are to take the deal or choose death. Instead, the pair tries to skip town with O. Their plans quickly change when she appears bound, gagged and bleeding on their computer screens. From here, it's a savage story of time, money and life-or-death decisions.
Salma Hayek portrays Elena, the head of the Baja Cartel. She is menacing, heartless and cold-blooded — easily the best part of "Savages." Although she is based in Mexico and her team wreaks havoc stateside, there is never any doubt as to who is in charge.
Laro (Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro) moonlights as a landscaper, killing people inside while his workers blow leaves outside. Alex (Demian Bichir) also takes part in calling the shots — literally and figuratively.
As powerful as these men are, they cower by the mere mention of Elena's name. In the midst of violence and murder, it's surprisingly entertaining to watch her emotionally and physically tear them down. However, things are never what they seem.
Even with an ensemble cast and varying twists and turns, "Savages" still maintained its intensity. It spans a little more than two hours, and the images will haunt you after its over.
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1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon prepared Dijon-style mustard
1 teaspoon minced garlic
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Research Showcase 2013
University of Illinois Vice Chancellor for Research Peter Schiffer will open the 2013 Research Showcase, which will be held on the afternoon of Friday, March 29. GSLIS faculty and doctoral students will share the breadth of their research in a series of short presentations and posters highlighting their scholarly work. The Research Showcase is an annual event open to campus and the general public.
12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, March 29
GSLIS Building, 501 East Daniel Street, Champaign
East Foyer and Rooms 126 and 131
12:00 - 1:30pm: First poster session; lunch will be served
1:30 - 3:30pm: Research presentations with opening remarks by Peter Schiffer
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Presentations (Room 126)
J. Stephen Downie, Allen Renear, and Peter Schiffer
Reading Practices and Intellectual Freedom Research
Emily J. M. Knox
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Site-Based Data Curation at Yellowstone National Park
Palmer, Virgil Varvel, Bruce Fouke, Ann Rodman, Sayeed Choudhury, Andrea
Thomer, Karen Baker, Abby Asangba, and Karen Wickett
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Building Digital Communities, CDI as a Catalyst for Change
Jon Gant, LaEisha Meaderds, and Shavion Scott
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A "Mixed" Bag: Searching for Hapa Characters in Youth Literature
Karla Lucht
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Connecting: Adding an Affective Domain to a Cognitive Information Behavior Theory
Nicole Cooke
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HathiTrust Research Center: New Frontiers in Digital Scholarship
J. Stephen Downie, Craig Willis, and Kahyun Choi
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The Significance of Time and Place: Preserving Virtual Worlds and Carmen Sandiego
Rhiannon Bettivia
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GSLIS at the Text REtrieval Conference—Retrieving and Filtering Real-Time Data
Miles Efron
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Children, Critics, Comics & the Researcher
Carol Tilley
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Claims in Social Science Literature
Shameem Ahmed, Catherine Blake, Kate
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Jeanie Austin
the Quality of Research Datasets Across Disciplines: A Comparative Study
Tiffany C. Chao
Mood Tag Prediction with Dimension Reduced Tag Space
Kahyun Choi
Craig Evans & Jerome McDonough
the Effect of Name Ambiguity on Measures of Large-Scale Co-Authorship Networks
Brent D. Fegley & Vetle I. Torvik
The Virtual Vault and Value-added E-Books for Womens Studies Curricula
Valerie Hotchkiss, Brad Tober &
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Cultural Heritage Collections by Supporting and Analyzing Participation in
Jacob Jett, Megan Senseney & Carole
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Information Practices of Family Historians
Noah Lenstra
Navigation: Combining OPAC Searching and 3D Visualization in a High-Density Storage
Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya & Michael B.
Data Curation at Yellowstone National Park
Carole L. Palmer, Virgil Varvel, Bruce Fouke, Ann
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From the ashes of the Roman Empire rises the new Eastern Roman Empire, centered on the lands formerly called Byzantium. The Byzantine Empire rose to power after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and established a solid foothold in the collection of nations during the Dark Ages. As a trade and economic powerhouse, the Byzantine Empire was a target to all who surrounded it.
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The actual kingdom of Croatia does not date back nearly as far as its neighboring nations, but its people had been around for centuries already. The Croats migrated to the area before forming the Duchy of Croatia within the Byzantine land formerly known as the Theme of Dalmatia. Although this migration period is debated, it is believed the Croats arrived sometime in the early 7th century.
As if the power vacuum created by Rome's fall isn't enough, the survivors are fighting against multiple forces. Religious persecution has reared its head with claims of heresy against those who are just worshiping as they always have. Tribal conflicts threaten to tear asunder tenuous allegiances. The land is suffering from the fall-out of it all making nomadic life more difficult th... [click here for more]
As if the power vacuum created by Rome's fall isn't enough, the survivors are fighting against multiple forces. Religious persecution has reared its head with claims of heresy against those who are just worshiping as they always have. Tribal conflicts threaten to tear asunder tenuous allegiances. The land is suffering from the fall-out of it all making nomadic life more difficul... [click here for more]
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This is the character sheet found in the core setting guide and player's guide, available as a free download for easy access.
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An Epic High Fantasy Shaintar adventure, using the Crypts map set by DramaScape.>... [click here for more]
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A Nation Divided! Crime Rampant!
It's 1936, and America is a land in trouble. The Union is shattered, criminals control many cities, and violence is a way of life. Every day, federal agents from America's rival nations battle it out against vicious criminal gangs for control of the streets using armored cars, weird science, and excessive firepower.
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Suits meets science in the first G-Men & Gangsters Faction Pack! Leading the United States war against the criminal factions terrorizing the land are the stalwart agents of the FBI. Faced against them are the operatives and weapons of the mysterious Doctor Destructo, a figure whose scientific achievements goes far beyond the realms of the mundane. This Faction Pack contains background infor... [click here for more]
One Riot, One Ranger!
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Patriotism takes many forms.
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The Gang Wars heads north!
Previously neutral in the Gang Wars, Canada has been dragged into action by the spread of crime across its border. Backed by the British Army, the Mounties have donned their red jackets, saddled up, and taken the war to the heart of the problem.
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It's time to hit the road! Once considered modern-day knights of the road and the poster boys of law enforcement, the Bureau of Vehicular Crime battles both criminal elements and waning public support. Life-expectancy in the BVC is short, but it's a hell of a ride! When it comes to criminals with cars, the Chickago Bunnies rule the roost. Whether turning their guns on law enforcement agents or ... [click here for more]
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This set contains full-color token representations of inhabitants of a fanciful version of the 16th and early 17th centuries, focused upon discoveries and early colonization attempts in the New World.
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What is this strange forest you have woken up in? And who is the pretty girl lyingnext to you?But, more importantly, why don't you remember how you came here?
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Super-powered individuals have been around for ages. Since the public's first real introduction to them during World War II, colorfully clad heroes and villains have done battle the world over, but most frequently throughout New York.
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The specter of famine stalks the northern Hearthlands.With the snow already falling, the key to thwarting disaster is the village of Dunross, for here are stored the winter supplies of many surrounding villages. Fresh faced and eager, the heroes are hired by a local merchant to collect sacks of flour from Dunross and deliver them to a bakery. But things are never that simple.What begins as a ro... [click here for more]
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The Proper Use of Freedom
Paul's exposition of gospel freedom will largely be the focus of the rest of our study of Galatians. Today, simply note that 5:13 defines Christian obligations not in terms of the Law but in terms of loving service to one ...Read More
Unceasing Prayer
In today's passage the apostle Paul tells us to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thess. 5:17). Many people find it hard to maintain a consistent prayer life, and so they neglect this important means of grace in the Christian journey. We ...Read More
Knowing Yourself
Are your work habits, spiritual duties and beliefs, recreational habits, etc., in accord with God's will? Choose one area in question to focus on this week. Search the Scriptures for biblical principles to guide you. After you've studied relevant verses, ...Read More
God's Promise to Eve
When the Lord seems slow in acting, we find it extremely difficult not to think that He has somehow forgotten us. However, God is not bound by our timing, and He always answers us when the time is right, not ...Read More
God's Jealousy for Zion
God has promised to bring full restoration in the new heavens and earth. This is an unconditional promise—it is certain to happen no matter what individual men and women do. Yet this does not mean that all men and women ...Read More
Hope and Encouragement
Psalms are a great source of encouragement, because (a) they meet us where we are, in the midst of difficulty and conflict, (b) they remind us of what God has done, and (c) they bring us face to face with ...Read More
God's Designs for Us
Sometimes God gives us a vision that He uses to spark the vision in someone else. In fact, some people in the church seem to have the "gift of vision." They are always seeing things that need to be done, ...Read More
Grace for God's Adulterous Bride
Many people think that God's answer to sin is to keep people from committing it. On the contrary, His answer is often to give people over to it. When Israel wanted to commit spiritual adultery with other gods, God gave ...Read More
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