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Media hypocrites busted on "gun free zones" w/ hidden cameraSubmitted by GoodSamaritan on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 19:09
Project Veritas has brilliantly busted media hypocrites on gun control. The long list of hypocrites caught in this video includes many employees of the Journal News, Star Ledger, and MSNBC's now-infamous Touré.
The group, posing as an enthusiastic young pro-gun-control organization, meets these individuals at their homes and offers them a front-yard sign that says "This Home is Proudly GUN FREE!"
Not only did they not have a single taker among these media activists (people who want "GUN FREE ZONE" placarded across schools and many other areas in society), but the group received explanations that labeling a home a gun-free would simply invite criminals. Imagine that!
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nice work, good to share with people.
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|Wed, 03-17-2010 - 2:16am
And you are right: there is a difference between Witchcraft and Wicca. Buckingham is a Witch and Cunningham was a Wiccan. To be absolutely honest with you, I had trouble with Cunningham's books. He was a good writer, but I kept getting the feeling that he was talking down to Witches, because it is folk magick, whereas Wicca is more concerned with ritual. I just felt that he saw Wicca as a higher/better path than Witchcraft. That may be way off base for others, but that is my view of him.
You can practice both Wicca and Witchcraft. There are people who call themselves Wiccan Witches. Some people call themselves Wiccan simply because they don't want to use the word "Witch" because of all the negative connotations with the word. Wicca focuses on ritual, while Witchcraft focuses on magick and healing. There are Wiccans who don't practice any magick at all. It all depends on what you are comfortable with. Back when I was a practitioner I called myself a Witch more than I called myself a Wiccan, because that's what I preferred.
There is no "pure" form of Witchcraft or Wicca. The purest form of Witchcraft is actually animism, which goes back to Paleolithic times. Shamanism is a form of animism. Wicca itself goes back to the 1950s, when Gerald Gardner made it popular. So the purest form of Wicca is Gardnearian Witchcraft (you'll sometimes see this called British Traditional Witchcraft). The purest form of Witchcraft would be the cunning folk, who practiced folk magick in England. People have tried to link Witchcraft as a unbroken religion from Paleolithic times to the modern day, but scholars have debunked this belief. Some Pagans/Witches/Wiccans call themselves "Neo," but I don't use the term for myself. I just call myself a Pagan and a Druid.
|Fri, 03-19-2010 - 11:24pm
Both the Dummies books and the Idiot's Guides are really good. I've looked through them, but they were published long after I'd been a Pagan. However, if I was a new one I'd definitely purchase the books because they present everything in a clear way. There is a lot to Paganism and it's very easy to become overwhelmed.
Ok, on to your questions. 1). Witchcraft definitely casts circles, because it is a religion that is based on magick. Wiccans don't always cast circles, because not all Wiccans practice magick, though a lot of them do use circles in ritual and magick. 2). Both use altars and special tools. However, a lot of times Witchcraft uses simple tools, especially if you're a kitchen Witch or focus mainly on healing or hearth magick. 3). Yes, both use special candles. Most 101 books will have correspondence tables which tell you what colors to use for different purposes. It is not absolutely necessary to use those specific candle colors. You can always just use white ones. 4). Witchcraft focuses on magick, while many Wiccans, but not all, use magick. 5). The particular Deities are a matter of choice. If you belong to a coven, you will, of course, follow the Deities of the coven in group ritual, but you might follow different Deities in private ritual. Both Witchcraft and Wicca have Deities, though not all of them follow the all-encompassing Divine as well as other Deities. Some are monotheistic, in that they follow one Deity, usually one Goddess. Some are pantheistic, in that they see the Divine in everything and see the Universe or the Divine as the most important. Some are duotheistic in that they follow a God and a Goddess. Sometimes They have particular names and other times They are known as the Lord and the Lady or the God and the Goddess. And there are polytheists, like myself, who follow many Gods and Goddesses. 6). Both Witchcraft and Wicca follow the main holidays and the moon phases. However, not all Pagan paths will do so. Some have different holidays and names for them and not all of them follow the moon phases. 7). Both can use a BoS. 8). Witches definitely use herbs. Not all Wiccans will, but the ones who practice magick do. Herbs can be used in spells, to make essential oils, to make incense, for healing, to use on altars, to use as offerings, to use in decorations and crafts, etc.
As for where everyone else is, the longer you're here the more you'll see that this board can be rather hit or miss. Sometimes it is an active board but a lot of times it can also be very quiet, like it's been lately.
I hope that I managed to get your questions answered the way you needed them to be. Feel free to ask anymore should you need to.
|Sat, 03-20-2010 - 2:33am
Merry Meet Jackie.
Just thought I would pass on a little bit of advice, if thats ok with you.
Out of the books you have listed I have only read Cunninghams, & I tend to agree with sisterhoney's opinion on his beliefs. As I live in
|Mon, 05-31-2010 - 3:24am
As for magick, not all Wiccans practice it. When they do, it's usually for a specific purpose, like a healing or for casting a certain kind of spell. Many Wiccans feel that magick should be left up to the Witches and other kinds of practitioners and don't practice magick at all.


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Why am I not in school too?
Pijinu was born and spent her early years in a village called Bambalang in the North Western region of Cameroon. Like other girls at five years old, she was entrusted with the daunting task of caring for younger children. She always admired how other kids, dressed in their uniforms walked to school every morning. She wanted to be like them but no one would send her to that place where the other kids went. She was to remain at home, feed babies, rock them to sleep and change their nappies when the need arose. She carried out her tasks judiciously but lacked fulfillment.
One day, she picked up an old piece of a writing board in the compound where she lived, put it on her head and started running, following other pupils to school. She forced herself to school. It was this act of rebellion that caused her maternal aunt (whose children she cared for) to reluctantly register her at the government primary school in Bambalang. She was given just one school uniform that eventually got torn due to frequent washing. However, with her worn out uniform, bathroom slippers and a damaged bag (which her great grandmother picked up for her) she rocked her way to school with joy.
Pijinu is my brother-in-law's daughter. When my husband and I heard her story, we decided to become her sponsors. So she came to live with us as our first daughter. Today, she is thirteen years old, in Grade 6 and will soon be writing the Common Entrance and First School Leaving Examinations. From not being able to spell her own name she is now an ardent reader and is always among the best three pupils in her class. She hopes to be an international fashion designer in future. Without this education she would have by now been married. Unlike other girls in her class, she is already full breasted, looking more mature yet she thrives on. I hope to put more smiles on the faces of girls like Pijinu.
In most villages in Cameroon, when girls do not go to school, they get married early. Most of them migrate to urban areas to acquire an education. I remember how my aunt always complains: "If not of my father, I would have been an intellectual!" She loves to speak English instead of the colloquially spoken Pidgin English. She constantly regrets the fact that she never went to school. She was born in the era when one could count the number of fathers who sent their daughters to school. With the natural charisma she possesses I have no doubt that she would have been in the high places of society. But illiteracy remains a barrier. However, Aunty Salome has lived her dream through her three children who are all girls. She sent all of them to school and today they are all in successful careers.
There is a plethora of reasons why girls in Cameroon do not go to school. Some are hindered by early pregnancy. They get involved with boys who put them in the family way. They are then forced to drop out of school to care for their babies. Some are forced into early marriages. So their focus tilts towards managing their homes. Some parents especially in the rural areas simply see sending a girl to school as waste of money. To them it is "tilling another man's farm." In the Northern part of Cameroon among the Hausas, access to education is still a big issue for girls. Women are still largely seen as baby producing factories. Despite all these, poverty is the greatest challenge. Some parents simply cannot afford it. Even though primary education in public schools in Cameroon is free, parents still need to sew uniforms and buy books. To some in my highly impoverished community, this is a huge bone in their throats.
Money indeed answers everything. If free uniforms, books and other school needs are provided for the girls especially in the rural areas, many more girls will be educated. The community should be continuously taught through the media of mass communication on the essence of educating the girl child. We have lost a lot of great female minds because they were not sent to school. Further loss will be prevented if EVERY and I mean EVERY girl goes to school.
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Hi dear,
i appreciate your vision of educating Pijinu and the girls near you which is the real need, which will change the world.
Keep sharing
Merlin Sharontina
Dear Precious, what a
Dear Precious, what a life-saving gesture! Adopting your niece has assured her move from being someone's possession to possessing her own life. May your decision become a spark of hope and compassion among others in your community to share their resources with those who are in need.
libudsuroy/Lina Sagaral Reyes
Mindanao, The Philippines
''Every Day is a Journey and the Journey itself is Home.'' (Matsuo Basho)
Your story shows your generosity ~ without which Pijinu may not have gotten as far in her education! It is that incredible gifting that will continue to help and encourage the girls of the next generation. Continue to bring hope and education to the girls of your community.
Blessings ~
A Powerful Example
Precious, that's really wonderful of you and your husband to take your niece in and help her go to school. Education is incredibly important and it's true that if more girls went to school there would be less girls getting married and having children at a young age. This is an amazing story that shows how important it is for us all to be resources to others and help where it is needed. Thank you for your beautiful words.
Great Work.
Dear Precious M,
I am glad Pijinu is in School and doing well..just thinking about her getting marriage that young and bearing many children gives me a chill. However, there are many young girls do not have a choice. I could not agree with you more, we need to educate families and societies about the importance of educating girls. I believe there is an African saying, "If you educate a man, you educate an Individual,but if you educate a woman, you educate a nation" and the saying implies anywhere in the world. I wish there are more people like you and your husband who understand the importance of education and do whatever they could to help someone. Giving someone opportunity is the best way of empowering anyone.
Thank you very much for your post. Please keep good work going.
A very strong girl
I was struck by how strong Pijinu is in your eyes. If only all girls could have someone who sees that spark in them! She is indeed fighting for what she wants, and I understand how you feel when you see her smile, knowing that you have helped her to stand where she is.
Here in our schools, we do not have to buy uniforms or books, but I can imagine the added burden that would be on an impoverished family. I would be interested in what your thoughts are about how to help with the early marriage and early pregnancy issues.
Thank you for sharing!


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The Houston Texans recently signed unrestricted free agent Alan Ball to the roster and initially most fans'Äô first impressions were he must be Jason Allen'Äôs (former Texans cornerback) replacement. Alan Ball is one of Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips'Äô guys he drafted while he was in Dallas. Ball has an impressive combination of size and speed at 6'Äô2 197 lbs with 4.48 speed. Most cornerbacks¬Ýwith those measurements usually become safeties when they come into the NFL. Very few cornerbacks¬Ýhave that type of size, speed, and hip fluidity combination that excel in the NFL. Ball, while in Dallas, was drafted to be a corner but due to his unique skill set and his ability to excel in Wade'Äôs defense he placed him at cornerback. Ball, according to Wade, has great ability to play man and press coverage while showing the ability to play off man coverage as well. Paul Kahaursky¬Ýof ESPN was at the Texans OTA'Äôs and asked Wade Phillips about his cornerbacks and this is what he had to say about Alan Ball:
"We have several guys that are pretty good at man coverage and that's why we brought in Alan Ball, too. Because he can play, he can play either one. When I was in Dallas, my last half-year he was one of our best players. We said, "OK, we'll put him at safety." He was playing corner and he was playing real good but we couldn't get him on the field because (Michael) Jenkins and (Terence) Newman had played real good and we almost led the league in scoring defense."
Wade Phillips continued talking about his newest acquisition Alan Ball and how he wanted to get Ball on the field because he was too good to let sit on the sideline.
"So we put Ball at safety and then Jenkins and Newman didn't play worth a d— and I wish I would have kept Ball at corner for those guys that half a year, because they just played terrible for a while."
After reading these comments by Coach Phillips, my first thought is that he could easily take on Allen'Äôs role on the defense, but with his skill set he can either beat out Jackson or could be used in situational packages. From everything I hear about Ball'Äôs ability to play man coverage and off man coverage, I¬Ýbelieve that he could be used more than Jackson, especially against top-tier receivers that have size and speed. One thing I believe that makes Ball'Äôs value go through the roof is the fact that with his size and speed he will be used in certain packages in the slot against the bigger, stronger tight ends of the NFL.
To make my point even greater, let'Äôs look at our competition this year in the New England Patriots with their two tight ends. Image 5'Äô9 180 lb. Brice McCain trying to line up in the slot against 6'Äô6 265 lb. Rob Gronkowski, or 6'Äô5 265 lb. Brandon Pettigrew of the Detroit Lions,¬Ýnot to mention 6'Äô5 247 lb. Jemichael Finley of the Green Bay Packers. Now you are beginning to see the big picture and place a greater value on the pickup of Alan Ball. He will be key in certain alignments that the opposing offenses try to use against the Texans fierce pass rush. I loved the addition of Ball regardless of the fact that he'Äôs considered a Cowboy cast off. He knows Wade'Äôs system and had excelled in it even though he was used in a position that wasn'Äôt natural for him.
In this new defense that Wade is building, it will be better than the one we had in 2011 even with the pieces we lost. I see us being a unit that will be able to cover and get immense pressure on opposing quarterbacks even when they try to use the short passing game with underneath routes and digs. I am extremely excited to see what new and exotic packages Wade comes up with this year as this will be the Texans best year yet, and I expect us to be a top defense for years to come.
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Motorola wins major injunction against Apple's iPhone, iPad in GermanyMotorola Mobility on Friday won a major patent infringement decision against Apple in Germany, a ruling that includes an injunction against the iPhone and 3G-capable iPads.
Motorola's victory relates to European Patent 1010336 (B1), entitled "Method for Performing a Countdown Function During a Mobile-originated Transfer for a Packet Radio System." According to Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents, the patent was declared essential to the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) standard.
"The ruling generally relates to all Apple products that implement the patent-in-suit," Mueller wrote. "The ruling notes that, 'inter alia,' this includes the iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G. But the iPhone 4S, which was released after this litigation started (April 2011), undoubtedly implements the same telecommunications standard."
Friday's decision is the first substantive ruling in the court battle between Motorola and Apple. A month ago, Motorola won a default judgment in the same German patent case, but the ruling was declared largely procedural, and did not affect sales of Apple products.
But Friday's ruling will force Apple to make a move. One option for the company is to modify its products by removing the patented feature to avoid further infringement.
"It remains to be seen whether this is a commercially viable option for Apple," Mueller wrote. "This feature could be somewhat fundamental to wireless data transfers in general."
It's likely that Apple will appeal the decision to the Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court and request a stay for the remainder of the appellate proceedings, Mueller said. Or Apple could attempt to license the patent included in the suit.
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Heyhoe added a post in a topic: Mobile View - Turn Off Hover Cards & Topic PreviewWhen using the forum on a mobile device I am constantly battling against user hover cards and topic previews.
Could this functionality be turned off once the resolution reaches mobile territory?
Heyhoe added a comment on a blog entry: 4.0 - Profiles
Yes, they would not really be "nodes" I get that :)
For a future release, the ability to select the type of content shown to visitors on the main page of your profile.
This would help websites which have a focus one one particular area of the suite, be it the forums, the gallery, articles or blogs etc.
Currently, our users do not use the Gallery or Blogs, so showing a visitor information about blogs or albums on your profile makes no sense. However, if they could be shown articles that the user has submitted, it would be another story.
Thanks :)
Heyhoe added a comment on a blog entry: 4.0 - ProfilesBetter still,
Can you make all the content types available as "nodes" and have them user selectable to which will show on your profile?
This would mean getting rid of the nodes essentially and just having the main page show recently submitted, Articles, posts, gallery images, albums, blogs, comments, etc etc
This way, the user can push important content on visitors to his/her profile without them having to search through the "Browse My Content" Link.
Just a thought.
Heyhoe added a comment on a blog entry: 4.0 - ProfilesTo add,
I would definitely like to see "Articles" included on the main page as a node because an article is much more than a forum post or a comment etc. I would say they are equally, if not more important than a users album, or blog...
I understand the current nodes (blog and album) are containers, which a user can add content to and that an article is simply an article, so it's not quite the same to implement.
Is their no way of creating a node of "My Articles" and using this as a node for all user submitted articles?
Heyhoe added a post in a topic: When is IPB 4.0 ?Could I order;
One screenshot of the board index One screencast of a user registering and making a post A few screenshots of the reactive skin on Android and Apple devices. Oh and a side of your favourite thing/feature in IPCS 4.
Please deliver to somewhere below this post.
Heyhoe added a post in a topic: IP.Gallery - Re-size on uploadCould IPS clarify this?
Heyhoe added a post in a topic: IPC SliderCould be the read more link...
Heyhoe added a post in a topic: I.P.Content Article Menu FormatCould anyone tell me how to get the counters in the menu? The current content categories menu has a blue block at the end which seems to serve no purpose whatsoever. The numbers at the end are really useful, especially for a site just starting out!
Heyhoe added a post in a topic: IPC SliderI'm using 1.1.1.
Actually, the option is there but it has no effect..
Do i need to re-build anything? I F5 it but that does not change anything.
Heyhoe added a post in a topic: IPC SliderI cant find the setting to set the caption height (The bg box) on the new version..
Heyhoe added a post in a topic: Edit "Recent Articles" Block to show larger imagesWould this be possible with an edit to the block?
Currently the block shows thumbnails which are resized when more articles are added.
I would like a maximum of two images/articles per row to show. The images would expand to the width of the div. (this actually happens when only two articles are present in the database)
The next article that was added would start a new row. So, the table size would be 2 columns by X amount of rows.
Any help appreciated. :smile:
EDIT: Sorry, I'm using the Article Block with medium image template.
Heyhoe added a post in a topic: Thoughts?That's fair enough,
But two out of three aint bad!
We are really hoping the content of the site will be the big pulling point, the forums are not really an integral part of the site, but will come in handy.
Not sure why the page should be "blank" IT should have a few recent reviews, and the categories for other reviews. Anything more would essentially just be stuff to fill in gaps, which I find actually distracts the user away from the actual content they want.
But each to their own and thanks for taking the time to look, it's good to hear what others think. :)
Heyhoe added a post in a topic: SEOWell, I have been a relatively long time customer with IPS and never really had much luck with SEO & rankings, but that's mainly due to the field I was competing in (outdoor sports, pretty big in the UK).
I have recently (about 4 days ago) set up a community in the cloud site which reviews products for the Karting scene in the UK.
Well, I submitted the URL to Google about two hours ago and if I now search for "Adidas XLT Review" (which is one of the most popular, if not the most popular racing boot in karting right now) The site comes up third on the front page!
I am seeing similar results with other reviews.
Now, I know karting is not the biggest sport in the world but there is a big following around the world. And I'm impressed at the results so far.
So, Thanks IPS :)
Heyhoe added a post in a topic: Thoughts?Thanks guys :D
I have another IPB site so it's hard to not follow the same sort of styling I have used for that one. But I'm glad you like it.
The site will hopefully stay simple & too the point :)
Heyhoe added a post in a topic: Thoughts?So, myself and a few freinds decided to set up a simple review site.
The content area needs a bit of work but I just wanted to see what you thought to the overall feel of the site.
Based on the default IPS skin with a few edits to CSS colours, and a couple of height attributes but that's it. No layout changes (apart from some padding and margin around the primary nav area.
(Site not live yet, still setting up the finer details)
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www.osatuk.com :)
Looking for artist/graphic designer to design mascot
Allan Mcnish you lucky man!
Is it just me or was registration on the preview board a pop-up window? now it's just a normal page..
How do i log-in to 3.2? I have an active license but i can't log in :(
Gallery down?
Gallery 4 Beta 5 released ;)
Merry Christmas
Gallery Currently Offline? Has this been like this for a while or is this a clue that Gallery 4 will be used on these boards soon?
Where has the upgrade file for 3.1.3 to 3.1.4 gone??? It was there a few hours ago..
IP. Content maintenance release? I feel like im being teased :(
Ya me too.
they won't release something till its been tested on here. So next one should be downloads
Hm, it's not IP.Beatles?
This new release schedule sucks.
I kind of like the schedule as I do not have to check every day to see if what I want came out.
The original schedule included maintenance releases on Tuesday's
It's better this way at least they can deal with bugs and issues with one product at time,then bring out all products and then have to deal with bunch issues,so i really like the schedule,IP content had issues that need to get address,now they can focus on another product next week then going back to old ones that already releases. :)
anyone installed it yet? Whenever I upgrade content something always goes wrong
Sooo, today's release is?
Anyone tell me what was released today? Thanks :)


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Bradley putting things in perspective
Defending champion happy to get putter back after freak incident
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- Keegan Bradley of the US hits a tee shot during the first round of the PGA Championship on Thursday.
Kiawah Island, South Carolina: Keegan Bradley wasn't going to let a small equipment malfunction ruin his week at the 94th PGA Championship.
When Bradley was practising with Phil Mickelson earlier in the week his putter broke as they were strolling along one of the fairway's on the Kiawah Island Golf Resort course.
"I was walking down the fairway on Tuesday with Phil and I hear a ping and part of my putter had fallen off in the fairway," Bradley said. "You know, it's a miracle it didn't happen on Sunday. I'm thankful that it didn't happen on Sunday or today.
"Odyssey made me a putter that's exactly the same. It feels great. It's my old shot shaft in there. It's amazing, it looks the exact same."
Bradley got his title defence at the PGA Championship off to a solid start on Thursday by firing a four-under 68 in a round that included an eagle and five birdies.
Playing in a group with Tiger Woods, the 26-year-old American started on the back nine and opened with a birdie on the par-four 10th and an eagle on the par-five 11th.
"It was just a solid, solid round," said Bradley, who has never missed a cut in a major. "It feels great. I get announced as the PGA Champion, it gives me chills. It was really fun and I love playing with Tiger, so it was a great day."
Bradley went through a lull after winning last year's PGA Championship as a Tour rookie. But he proved last week he is not a one-hit wonder as he captured the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
"It can change in one week," he said. "I went from having a decent year to struggling a little bit and then I win and I'm backup here on top."
He said Thursday's conditions were difficult with the heat in the morning and then the wind picking up in the afternoon. Temperatures were around 32 degrees Celsius but the humidity factor made it feel much hotter.
"I'm so happy it started blowing because it was so hot this morning," he said. "On the 14th tee was one of the hottest moments of my life."
Weather forecasters are predicting blue skies will turn to periods of rain later in the week so Bradley said it was key to come out of the gate with a good score.
"You have to take what the round gives you," he said. "Any time in golf if you try to push it or force it, bad things can happen.
"I just tried to stay calm and I got off to a really good start."
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Worth a weekend watch: Remnant Forum November 21, 2014Posted by Tantumblogo in Admin.
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I am desperately late already. So just a quick note: the portion of the video I think really bears watching starts around 6 minute mark and centers on what happened to the dossier of perverse priests in the Curia and Diocese of Rome that was such a hot item before Pope Benedict XVI tragically (from my point of view) abdicated. That dossier has been completely forgotten since Pope Francis was elected, even though Pope Benedict thought it serious enough to famously hand it directly to Pope Francis after he was elected. What happened to it? Are we to believe there no longer exists a problem of gravely immoral priests and bishops running a sort of cabal inside the Church? What of Fr. Darius Oko's widely read commentary on the dossier?
There is much else besides in the video, not all of which I would say I endorse wholeheartedly but worth watching. I am posting this because the seeming disappearance of that dossier has been much on my mind, off an on, for many months, I have written to that effect, and I have not seen the lack of attention paid to it mentioned elsewhere.
I'm out. God bless you, have a wonderful and prayerful Thanksgiving. Think of all the incalculable benefits Our Blessed Lord showers on us through His Church! It is still His Mystical Body and perfect in that sense!
I really don't want this post to turn into a commentary or battle on the source. Take it for what it is, the portion I'm most interested in is an interesting and valid comment and worthy of consideration. Comments will be monitored. I may close them for this post if I feel the need.
Flightline Friday: The Worst Planes Ever November 21, 2014Posted by Tantumblogo in Admin, Flightline Friday, fun, history, non squitur, silliness, Society.
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I cannot stand aviation writer Bill Gunston. He has a tendency to develop a fixation with certain topics and then just beat them to death, castigating aircraft and nations for failing to design aircraft according to his sacred shibboleths. For a long time during the Cold War, Gunston was convinced that any aircraft that couldn't take and land vertically – like the Harrier, the only product offered by his home nation of Britain during that time period – was just worth than useless and a damnable waste of taxpayer funds. This despite the fact that STOVL – short takeoff vertical landing – imposes enormous range, performance, and payload penalties that made STOVL types so badly compromised they were really not fit for most missions. But because Britain had a STOVL plane, STOVL was the be all and end all. Actually, Gunston's argument went like this: any WWIII scenario in Europe is bound to be nuclear from the get-go, and planes tied to long runways would be vaporized in the opening moments of the war. This posited a) a very unlikely bolt from the blue attack, and b), the idea that tactical aviation would matter a whit once ICBMs were flying was ridiculous from the get-go. But since the Royal Air Force only had tactical aviation, Gunston had to trump it to the skies.
I mention Gunston, because he ties in with another aviation phenomenon I've witnessed for a long time: the greatest, bestest, most awesomest planes ever were the ones that never got built, or never entered service. There is a profound tendency among aviation enthusiasts to latch onto "might have beens" and trumpet them to the skies. Gunston did just that in an article he wrote on the British Aircraft Corporation TSR.2, a low-level tactical nuclear strike aircraft developed in the early 60s. As Gunston always does, he draws very negative comparisons between an aircraft that actually did enter service, and performed brilliantly for decades, the American F-111, and the vaporware of the TSR.2. That is to say, the TSR.2 would have been just infinitely superior to the F-111 and the British politicians that cancelled it were evil scoundrels only looking out for their own narrow interest. And perhaps they were, but the point is this: the TSR.2, even had it continued, would still have been in service test when the F-111 was flying combat missions over North Vietnam in 1968.
And a further point: the F-111 experienced more than its fair share of developmental problems. General Dynamics botched several aspects of the design, but, then again, they also introduced many radical new capabilities that advanced the state of the art a huge amount for the time period in which it was developed. Gunston pretends that the TSR.2 would have had none of these problems, even though it was trying to put in service even more advanced capabilities from a much less mature industrial base. Gunston even notes some severe difficulties with the TSR.2, minor things like exploding engines and landing gear that vibrated so violently on contact with the runway that it would literally blind the pilot by joggling his eyes so hard. Even from a systemic design standpoint, Gunston noted that the British government, in a cost-saving measure, insisted that the TSR.2 not be equipped with any electronic countermeasures – even flying at Mach 0.9 at 200 ft, doing so would have been near suicidal, as US experience in Vietnam showed.
I don't want folks to think I have some irrational hatred of the TSR.2. I don't. It could have turned out to be a very good aircraft, but only one ever flew, it had some serious problems, and the assumption Gunston and other fans of it make that all the extraordinarily advanced avionics (a big advance over the initial version of the F-111A, more akin to the incredibly capable F-111D) would have just been easily and seemlessly incorporated is ludicrous. The flight envelope had barely even begun to be explored when the project was cancelled, so it's impossible to say what further problems would have been found even in basic structure and performance. Even when it was cancelled, the RAF had to back off some performance figures like range. And don't get me started on British electronics…….by the late 80s, the Foxhunter radar for the Tornado F.2, in development for 15 years, still only had two reliable operating modes: off and standby. It never worked right. Assuming very advanced terrain following radar, air data computers, inertial navigation systems, side-looking radar, and other features coming from a very weak industrial base would have magically worked is a mighty grasp.
Another aircraft that was cancelled prematurely and has since become viewed as the GREATEST AIRCRAFT EVAH! (when we all know it's the Crusader) is the Canadian Avro Arrow CF-105. This was a late 50s project for what could have been a very nice, reasonably capable long range Mach 2+ interceptor. It was designed to have long range and shoot down bombers over the barren Canadian arctic wastes. What followed is quite typical: the Royal Canadian Air Force (then called) kept demanding more and more advanced features, costs began to go up, and eventually the government got cold feet and cancelled the type. Some Canadians are absolutely deranged about this aircraft – there was a ludicrous movie made in the 90s and starring Dan Akyroyd that claimed
that the Arrow would have gotten Canada to the moon before the US! Yes, a Mach 2, 60,000 ft ceiling aircraft is just exactly like a Saturn V! What a dummy I am to think differently.
Seriously, once again, the Arrow could have been a quite competent aircraft – had its engines met specification (the intended engines hadn't flown when the program was cancelled), had the fire control system worked, had there been no major problems found (development was, however, pretty smooth), etc. It would have been one of the best interceptors around had it entered service as intended in the early 60s. But that doesn't make it a wunderkind that could outperform an F-15 or, as I have read in various places, still been the world's greatest military aircraft in the 1990s, almost 40 years after design began. Please. Settle down.
As I wrap this point up, I will note this correlation between the odd cases of both the Avro Arrow and the BAC TSR.2 – both were developed by countries that had, a few years before, chosen to embrace very socialistic forms of government. Both had socialized medicine. And it was exactly the massive expenditure in those social welfare wealth transfer schemes that so bankrupted the state that maintenance of a strong, internal defence production capability became all but impossible. Britain and Canada are today nearly defenseless. Canada has all of about 40 combat-coded fighters to cover its vast territory, no bombers, no dedicated attack aircraft…….just 66 CF-18s total, only about 40 of which are coded for combat ops at any one time. Britain once had the most powerful navy in the world, and today is smaller than the US Coast Guard. Don't laugh, we're going to follow them inexorably into this kind of decline, if it is a decline. The US military is experiencing exactly the same kind of endless budgetary pressures today, pressures that result in endless downsizing and loss of capability, that Britain and Canada experienced starting 50 years ago.
And I think that is why those two aircraft have such fervent partisans, and cause such feverish claims to be made about them. They were sort of the last gasp of a once proud nation turned inward and selfish, preferring comfort and ease over greatness and trial. A harsh assessment to be sure, and I feel the US has made the same choice, just a bit later, but I think there is much psychology at work in the great partisans of these two aircraft types. Which weren't the worst planes ever, they were simply untimely victims of nations that turned their back on their duty towards self-preservation. Both nations have been extremely dependent on the United States ever since to take up the slack from their own abandonment of their defense, but now that the US has chosen the same path, who is their left to turn to?
Late Flightline Friday – CAG bird November 18, 2014Posted by Tantumblogo in Admin, awesomeness, Flightline Friday, fun, non squitur, silliness, SOD.
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I never got a chance to post Flightline Friday before the weekend. So depending on how you look on this, it being Tuesday, it's either early or late.
Not much today, I just found a few photos I liked over the weekend. Most feature a remarkable paint job applied to the "CAG bird" of VFA-81 Sunliners. The CAG bird is the aircraft in a given squadron nominally reserved to the Commander of the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) to which the squadron is assigned. Such aircraft get much more elaborate paint jobs. Some of them are quite spectacular.
You might wonder how "Commander Air Wing" resulted in the acronym "CAG" – that's because they used to be called Carrier Air Groups and the CAG was the commander of the air group, not air wing. Even after the change, decades ago, everyone continued to call him CAG.
I like the POW/MIA on the inboard sign of the starboard vertical fin. I also threw in a totally unrelated pic of a Gator in some unique climactic conditions:
That's a great shark mouth. The Hornet is a natural for it.
So I guess the Sunliners converted from the F-18C Hornet to the E model recently? Because the video below from last year has them flying C model Hornets and not the Super Hornet I are dumb. The video was of two squadrons, VFA-94 Mighty Shrikes and VFA-81, the Shrike birds were C models but the Sunliners were E's:
The pic below shows LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima with fog right about flight deck level. I'm sorry that is just too awesome:
Quick weekend thought to discuss November 14, 2014Posted by Tantumblogo in Admin, episcopate, General Catholic, Latin Mass, persecution, priests, sadness, scandals, secularism.
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I am out of time for the day, work got in the way, but the ruminating on the situation regarding Fr. Rodriguez (and he is not alone), and also the terrible persecution being inflicted on the Franciscans of the Immaculate has caused a question to arise in my mind. That question is this: there appears to me to be a paradigm growing regarding Summorum Pontificum/Universae Ecclesiae and the TLM, that while it may be permitted by bishops/powers that be/Pope for a priest "raised," if you will, in the Novus Ordo environment, to offer the TLM on occasion, it most certainly will not be permitted for such priests to offer the TLM exclusively.
That was the nub of the issue with the Franciscans of the Immaculate, the sense by some within and without that sadly afflicted order that many, perhaps most members were "drifting" towards the continuous and exclusive traditional practice of the Faith as represented by offering exclusively the Traditional Mass, praying the Traditional Breviary, looking to Councils prior to VII for enlightenment, etc., etc. And I can say that is the core of the difficulties Father Rodriguez is experiencing right now, too.
This seems to be to be a growing trend. As I said, Fr. Rodriguez is not the first priest who has felt called to embrace the Traditional practice of the Faith even though he was ordained and initially was a non-traditional or, if you forgive the clumsy phrase, was a "Novus Ordo priest," and who has subsequently experienced great difficulties due to that embrace. Fr. Peter Carota experienced similar difficulties. There are others as well.
Discuss. Sorry, I may flesh this out more if I get the time, but I must depart for Mass.
Some blog admin items: revisiting commenting policy and e-mail notification of posts November 10, 2014Posted by Tantumblogo in Admin, blogfoolery, Dallas Diocese, episcopate, General Catholic, Papa, sadness, scandals, Society, SOD, Virtue.
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My dear readers, have any or all of you who have signed up for e-mail notification of posts being uploaded experienced a failure in this service of late? I have been notified by three separate long-time readers that the notification system has failed for them. I am at a loss to explain this. Have any of you tried signing up again, and if so, with what result? I scoured through the blog settings and found nothing amiss, so if there is a problem, and you cannot fix it by signing up again, then I must blame it on WordPress and pursue the matter with them. I recognize this is a serious inconvenience and I apologize for the frustrations you have experienced.
Secondly…….a word on comments. I know there are blogs where the comments are completely unpoliced and a Wild West mentality prevails. That has never been the case on this blog. As I have maintained since day one, this blog is my site for me to express my views. I am very gratified that others find some value in what I write. But I have always maintained that commenting here is allowed as a courtesy to guests, contingent on their good behavior. If you have been around longer, and the matter under discussion is dire and upsetting, you may be given more leeway to vent more, ah……energetic…….points of view. But there are some basic ground rules I'd like to go over again, and add one more. The below are things that can get you banned from commenting, unless you are one of those long-term commenters of value who generally make substantial contributions but who may violate one of the below in a rare moment of pique:
- Use of foul language
- Being a troll (as I define it)
- Being constantly argumentative for the purpose of being argumentative (see #2)
- Sexual content/innuendo
- Link spamming, meaning comments with numerous and off-topic links, and/or genuine spam
- Constantly repeating the same argument on your particular hobby horse over and over in posts on disparate subjects
- Showing up on the blog with your first comment that is a 10,000 word essay showing elements of #6
That list is not exhaustive, but gives you the gist. There is a new addition:
8. Making judgments as to the state of the soul of either the blogger, commenters, other Catholics striving to be faithful, other "allied" sites, etc.
One final note, which I will try to be lenient on because I understand how upset people are, but I have brought this up before: we laity should be exceedingly careful in making public judgments or declarations to the effect that the current Supreme Pontiff, whoever he may be, is a heretic, outside the Church, tool of the devil, etc. I have gained huge insight in the past few weeks into some of the extremely heavy criticisms that have been laid on current and deceased popes even by great Saints in the past, but most all of those were either high ranking prelates with the duty/station to make those kinds of judgments, or they were commissioned by private revelation by the Lord to do the same. It is one thing to declaim the modernist cabal, or to criticize specific statements/actions made by the Pope (especially if those involve specific errors that could lead people astray), but it is quite another to make blanket declarations as to heresy and/or the state of his soul. I do understand how trying the situation in the Church is right now, but we always need to keep some level of Church decorum in mind.
I am certainly not one who feels that all public criticism of prelates, even the Pope, is out of bounds, but I do make a bit of a distinction with the Pope not because of the man but because of the office. A bishop may be judged a heretic by a layman, but I recommend great caution in making such a statement with regard to a Pope. That may be hypocritical, I don't know, but it "feels" prudent to me right now, if that makes sense. The main point is, keep it focused, don't go general, don't make solemn judgments regarding the state of anyone's soul, and you'll be fine.
Who knows how events may play out. But for now I would ask again that commenters refrain from such all-encompassing denunciations of the Pope. And, no, I do not have any specific individual in mind as I write this. At times I do get so many comments I cannot stay on top of them all so I apologize if any of you have been scandalized, I will try to give all comments at least a once over. At some point this policy may become counterproductive but for now I believe it appropriate.
Out of time Flightline Friday November 7, 2014Posted by Tantumblogo in Admin, awesomeness, Basics, Flightline Friday, foolishness, non squitur, rank stupidity, silliness, Society.
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It's Friday and I got nothin'. I did get a bunch of books this week on the F-8 Crusader. So in lieu of doing a real post, I'll tell you how stupid the author of this blog you read really is.
So I've prattled on endlessly about how the mighty Vought F-8 Crusader – built maybe 6 or 7 miles from my house! – is the greatest aircraft of all time. There is simply no comparison with any others, and anyone who says differently is guilty of damnable blasphemy.
Now, some might wonder, why does Tantumblogo like this plane so much? I mean, sure, it's cool, but it's performance has been obviously succeeded by later types, it's kind of old, it didn't have all the really great modern cockpit design……what is it?
And you might think…..maybe it's the name! Maybe Tantumblogo likes it because he's also into the Crusades and Crusader is a very Catholic name.
Well, if you ever thought that – not that you would even waste any time considering my strange obsessions – you would be wrong. Because this is how dumb I am…..I never even made the connection until a few weeks ago. Somehow it just jumped out at me…….after many years……"Crusader……..crusades……..Catholic………It all makes sense!" Because in reality I don't know why I like the Crusader so much, I just do.
But now you know that I couldn't even make the obvious connection between my love for the Faith and the love for this plane for many, many years.
And that's how dumb I am.
Are you sure you want to keep reading this blog?
Now some great Crusader pr0n:
Kind of lame, some of the facts are wrong:
Sad to see. A panopoy of F-8 Crusader accidents. The quality of the video is terrible:
The Frogs used the Crusader all the way until 1999:
More French Navy Crusader action, this time on deck. I think this is on
Clemenceau Foch:
I pray you have a blessed weekend. Pray for the poor souls!
A bit non sequitur – Thailand arms civilian auxiliary to stop muslim terror November 6, 2014Posted by Tantumblogo in Admin, Ecumenism, history, horror, non squitur, persecution, secularism, self-serving, Society, unadulterated evil.
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Most readers are likely aware that the past decade or two have seen the worst persecution of Christians we have seen in a century or so. However, while due to proximity and other reasons Christians tend to bear the brunt of muslim depredations, muslims are equal opportunity persecutors. I have mentioned on this blog that I used to belong to a defense analysis group online that included a broad cross-section of military/diplomatic/economic professionals deep in "the business" (the defense biz), as well as some exceedingly well informed outsiders. And then I just kind of hung along. Anyway, one of the professionals that belonged to our group (which included high ranking staff and flag officers (including a former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy), senior defense analysts at the premier consultancy firms, people with many years experience developing and applying military hardware, etc) was an active duty major general in the Royal Thai Army. There was no one quite like Suphi. She had fought the Vietnamese at Mon Mok Moon (an attempted invasion of Thailand by Vietnam crushed by the Royal Thai Army and almost unknown in the West), conducted counter-insurgency against the Vietnamese and Chinese backed communist insurgency in Thailand (she had a special method of "interrogating" communist cadres, she would take them up in her personal helicopter and throw them out), and, around 2003, started informing us of the growing muslim insurgency, backed by Malaysia, against the southern Thai provinces.
This activity soon got so intense she would drop off the site for extended periods. Then she ultimately relayed that because of the coups that began in Thailand in 2006 and the role the Army (or she?) played in those coups, she could no longer participate at all. That's about the time I finally dropped off, as well.
But prior to doing so Suphi had described for the benefit of others how Thailand defeated the communist insurgency of the 70s and 80s. They did this not by bombing their own country to smithereens, as we did to our ally South Vietnam, nor by flooding the countryside with hundreds of thousands of troops and thereby totally disrupting rural life so essential to the stability of any country. No, they did it by giving some basic training to villagers, winning them over to the country's/government's side decisively, arming them, and leaving a radio to call for help to stop large groups of insurgents the villagers could not handle. This method was exceedingly successful, and after 20 years of patient effort the communist insurgency – conducted mostly by Chinese and Vietnamese outsiders – was crushed.
She said similar steps were being taken to fight the muslim insurgents in the South, but that the left wing government that occasionally came to power constantly opposed this. The most recent coup in Thailand unseated a certain destructive political movement again, and I must admit I smiled when I read this:
Thailand has a separatist problem. A Muslim separatist problem, to be more specific, in three southern provinces. As straitstimes.com reports, "Violence in Thailand's Muslim-majority south has left thousands dead – the majority civilians – since 2004 across the southernmost provinces of Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala, which were annexed more than a century ago by Thailand. In response to a recent slew of shootings and bomb attacks on civilian "soft" targets, Thailand has vowed to protect locals while it seeks a firm date for a fresh round of peace talks with the publicity-shy but ruthless rebels." But the strategy they've chosen is an unusual one for a government that took power in a military coup . . .[Suphi described how these terrorists work. First of all, almost all of them are high as a kite on speedballs when they do their attacks. She described hitting one with 7 rounds from her .45 Smith and Wesson Desert Eagle and still not taking a doped up terrorist down. He was eventually cut down by a Ma Deuce. Secondly, they have sanctuaries in Malaysia and the Malaysians do absolutely nothing to stop them, and probably help the insurgents quite a bit, least of all by letting armaments get to them.]
So to uphold the new prime minister's promise to bring both sides to the negotiating table, he's trying to create a balance of power. To do that…
Some 2,700 Heckler & Koch HK33 assault rifles have been distributed over the past two months to volunteers in the region, according to a spokesman for the Internal Operations Security Command (ISOC). [Yeah, well, these people cannot be negotiated with. They aren't interested in "dialogue."]
Yes, an authoritarian government is putting thousands of rifles in the hands of volunteers who have come under attack, part of an insurgency that has killed more than 6000 people in the last decade. As one internal security official put it,
"They need weapons for self-defence… they can't fight with just wooden sticks," ISOC spokesman Colonel Banphot Phunphien told AFP.
All of which has caused pearls to be clutched and hands to be wrung among Thailand's peace activist community, who have apparently learned to appropriate talking points from America's disarmament community. As bbc.com relates,
Guns have been distributed to Muslim and Buddhist villagers before this, but some fell into the hands of the insurgents themselves or resulted in incidents where volunteers opened fire on unarmed civilians. [Sure, and guns were stolen from villagers during the communist insurgency, but the vast majority weren't, and the forming of armed groups of loyal Thai citizens played a decisive role in blocking the previous insurgency]
Right(s) groups have condemned the distribution of guns saying it would only increase violence in the region. [And the government removed from office by the military – possibly at the behest of the Thai king – had made this policy so inconsistent as to be ineffective. Perhaps it will be more so now.]
I'm not saying this is the only way to defeat an insurgency, but it's a proven and effective way. The British won the insurgency against them in Malaya during the 50s by police tactics which included arming loyal citizens.
Thailand is one of the least Christian countries in the world. It was never successfully penetrated by missionaries of any stripe. The vast majority of the populace is semi-Buddhist but mostly addicted to pleasure. Thais are a happy people, a business-like people, and an incredibly well-mannered people, but they are not religious. It will be interesting to see how they stand up to this insurgency, even more fanatical than the communist one.
Flightline Friday………it's getting to feel like old times October 31, 2014Posted by Tantumblogo in Admin, Flightline Friday, foolishness, fun, history, non squitur, silliness, Society.
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During the Cold War, Russian bombers regularly probed the North American and NATO Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ), testing reactions and gathering intelligence on, say, the latest modification to an F-4 or the tactics used when multiple bombers approach a given zone on different axes at different altitudes. Of course, we did the same, although in a much more low key manner (well……at least after the late 60s it was low key. Prior to that, we were quite aggressive, including direct overflights by military aircraft of another nation's sovereign airspace, technically, an act of war). And NATO forces were also "trained" as well, being able to spot improvements in Soviet bombers or other aircraft, testing crew proficiency and professionalism, etc.
Early on, these confrontations could be fairly tense, especially when it was Soviets intercepting our bombers. There were…….incidents. But after the late 60s and strategic parity set in, both sides took a step back and strove not to needlessly provoke World War III. Professionalism and safety were the watchwords. And both sides also became careful not to reveal too much to the other while proving out their own capabilities.
Anyway, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian bombers threatening to penetrate US airspace has been comparatively rare. There were some occasional bursts of activity in the 90s, and then again during the 2000s, but then there would be long lulls.
However, over the past year, and especially since the Ukraine imbroglio got going, the number of these missions and the aggressiveness of the Russian aircrews have increased a very great deal. Numbers of flights have increased by a factor of 2, with flights near some countries like Japan numbering in the hundreds. And coordination of the missions is becoming increasingly complex and aggressive, such as the recent instance when a large group of Russian fighter bombers – and their most advanced types – were penetrating the Baltic at the same time a group of Tu-95MS Bear-H bombers were coming down the North Sea with tanker support (and if its one thing the Russians haven't many of, its tankers).
So its seems Tsar Vlad I has initiated some old time Cold War gamesmanship. European governments are just aghast, they promised we were in a new future of peace in our time!
Yeah, maybe not so much.
A catalog of some recent activity:
Russian jets "invading Japanese airspace" in record numbers
NATO tracks large-scale Russian air activity in Europe – first known flight of the advanced Su-34 long range interdiction fighter in one of these probing exercises
This next one is pretty unusual. During the Cold War and since, it has not been too unusual for Russian bombers to fly just outside the US Air Defense Identification Zone, but it has been very rare for Russian fighters to do so. But do so they did, last month, at least two MiG-31s (NATO reporting name: FOXHOUND) and some Su-27SM "Flankers."
Also this month, a heavily armed Su-27SM Flanker, with very capable AA-12 fire and forget radar guided missiles, nearly collided with a Swedish Gulfstream V electronic reconnaissance aircraft.
Photos of some of these incidents below:
I don't know what's going on in this photo. I would say that's a pretty unusual attitude for an escorting aircraft to take. But Canadians are crazy:
EWTN radio broadcasting from Mater Dei parish today at 2 October 30, 2014Posted by Tantumblogo in Admin, Dallas Diocese, foolishness, fun, General Catholic, Latin Mass, religious, sanctity, silliness, Virtue.
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KATH/Guadalupe Radio,the local EWTN affiliate, is broadcasting today from Mater Dei parish in Irving, in order to provide some last minute PR for the pumpkin sales effort the parish has been involved in for the past two weeks. That today is October 30, 2014 by the way, for those time travelers among you..
Some of us had doubts how well pumpkins might sell at a church that faces an industrial boulevard largely traveled by semis. All I can say is, if you're in the market for pumpkins at your late date, there are plenty to choose from at Mater Dei.
So come by and check it out. Maybe you'll find your dream pumpkin. A big hunk of the proceeds do go to the parish. Why else would I presently have 20 pumpkins at my house?
Die, Pro/E, Die! October 30, 2014Posted by Tantumblogo in Admin.
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File corrupter from the bowels of hell! What junk have you unleashed upon us, PTC?!? How does a heat sink turn magically into an MPO adapter, and refuse to turn back! MPO adapters don't cool 50W FPGAs very well, do they?!?


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Kim Kardashian Divorce Stress: Pregnancy at Risk!by Hilton Hater at . Comments
We hope you're happy, Kris Humphries.
Being a delusional, money-hungry moron isn't just putting your reputation at risk... it's also causing serious problems for Kim Kardashian's fetus!
Sources close to the reality star say she consulted with physicians last week because she was experiencing pregnancy pains.
Following an examination, the doctor determined that Kim's condition was mostly stress-related. And we all know there's only one stress in this woman's entire life? The Kris Humphries divorce case!
Kardashian's health issues, after all, returned - more extreme than ever - just hours before she met with her attorney yesterday.
Kim is reportedly very worried about the "long-term effects" the divorce-related stress could have on her baby and is really hoping all is settled some time in the next few weeks.
Shame on you, Kris Humphries. Shame. On. You.
Then she should have waited until after the divorce to get pregnant.
Seriously? I don't see why Kris Humphries should be the only one to blame. She decided to marry the kid. She should've waited when this whole divorce thing is settled before getting pregnant. Things happen but as a grown woman, she has to stop pointing fingers.
i couldnt of said it better
Don't blame Kris, he wasn't the one screwing a monkey while he was married...
I guess your jealous that monkey isnt u... Poor guy... I guess your mad because as u put it, that monkey has something that poor Kris has a lack of.... BALLS!!!!@
Is that the opinion coming from the head of The Brotherhood of Monkeys Union Local 000 out of the Asian or African continents?
T Moore, you sound like a jack@ss. Kim is a money grubbing whore that couldn't keep her legs closed, she is the one that used Kris in a fraud of a marriage for money....Kanye is just ugly as hell so I hope that if it's a boy he doesn't get cursed with the ugliness of his daddy.


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1 Injured In 5-Car Crash With Jack-Knifed Big Rig Near Petaluma
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Candle Suspected Cause Of Santa Rosa Duplex Fire That Displaced 3
Three apartment residents were displaced early Friday morning by a fire that might have been started by an unattended candle.
Marin Tops 'Best County In California' List
The folks living at the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge may live in one of the most vibrant cities on earth, but they don't reside in the best county in California, according to the Real Estate website Movoto.
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A significant aftershock from last weekend's magnitude-6.0 earthquake has rattled the Napa Valley.
Napa Man Killed In Hit-And-Run Collision Near Petaluma
A Napa man was killed in a hit-and-run collision Saturday morning on a rural Sonoma County road near Petaluma, the CHP said.
Pictures Of Lost, Found Pets From Napa Earthquake Featured On Facebook Pages
The earthquake that rocked Napa and Sonoma counties also caused a number of pets to flee in panic, prompting the creating of a Facebook page to try and reunite the lost pets with their owners.
Napa Struggles To Clear Debris Following Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake
After Sunday's magnitude 6.0 quake caused major damage in Napa, the city is struggling to keep up with the amount of debris being disposed.
Churches Hit Hard By Sunday's 6.0 Quake In Napa, Vallejo Church Tower May Collapse
In Vallejo, the First Baptist Church on Sonoma Boulevard is in danger of collapsing.


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Lars Eller Fined For Hit On Doughty
by Paul on 12/10/11 at 04:55 PM ET
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... here is the hit.
A little late in my opinion, not sure why it took so long to make this decision.
NEW YORK (December 10, 2011)—Montreal Canadiens forward Lars Eller has been fined $2,500, the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for boarding Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty in NHL Game No. 372 on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Los Angeles, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced today.
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Yeah, I love those matching undies sets :-). Old Coco is probably spinning in her grave with envy.
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- Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
- Release Date: Dec 25, 2012
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Mixed or average reviews- based on 74 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 33 out of 74
Mixed: 16 out of 74
Negative: 25 out of 74
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Sep 3, 2014Parental Guidance is a childish and generally bland comedy about grandparents and parents and their children. Bette Midler is good--so is Marisa Tomei... but little else is.
Jan 23, 2014Billy Crystal's main attempt at comedy is his failure to move along with a new age, and his voice. A weak script, rather disdainful and annoying acting by the cast, especially Marisa Tomei. In fact, the family just seems to be the typical case of dysfunction, thus making the film a pathetic slapstick comedy, similar to Sandler films. It's boring, weak, and overall, unfunny to a serious point.
Jul 19, 2013It's hard for me to hate on a family friendly movie with a sweet side like this one, especially when movies are getting super vulgar now days. But Parental Guidance fails to bring laughs and fails to hook you with it's emotional side. This makes the movie super boring. Add in the fact that this is aimed at families with kids of all ages and its failure makes it all the more sad. As much as it pains me to say Parental Guidance is not worth your time. You can safely pass on this one.… Expand
Jul 2, 2013la película guarda un buen mensaje pero no una buena trayectoria.
Un mensaje que se intenta sacar a los padres, y se logra sacar; el problema es la comedia
Jun 30, 2013This movie is of course a dumb comedy meant for little kids. There's really no reason to watch it, but it wasn't as horrendous as I had feared. Most of the jokes are pretty stupid and the characters can really start to grate the nerves at times. I did like how the movie showed that modern children have no discipline, and Crystal's bewilderment at someone even mentioning Facebook or twitter was somewhat amusing, but these things can't save it from predictability, blandness, and annoying characters. However, if you are forced to watch it, it won't kill you.… Expand
May 31, 2013Has some enjoyable moments, but mostly just an ego trip for Billy Crystal's ability to make one-liners. Overall, it's forgettable and only manages to squeeze three or four laughs out of me. Not terrible, but pretty bad and one of Billy Crystal's worst movies.
Apr 9, 2013I had to come to this movie mainly because my friend was going and I thought it would be a nice funny movie. It turned out to be a very predictable cheesy movie. Not good!
Mar 23, 2013Parental Guidance starts with promising first 10 minutes but finishes as dime-a-dozen family comedy. Good, clean fun and pulling some heartstrings along the way guaranteed.
Feb 25, 2013Not only completely unfunny, Parental Guidance is repetitive, uninteresting and annoying. This new Billy Crystal family "comedy" is wrong in every sense. It´s frenetic, yet it has no rhythm. There are absolutely no gags in this "screenplay" with absolutely no structure. It´s filled with cliches; 5 minutes-in, you can guess what´s going to happen in the last scene. Basically, this film is garbage.… Expand
Feb 15, 2013Billy crystal in a crappy kids film? Seriously....... This was a really bad film. Very bad. It was not even a great kids film...... It's was garbage. The end is predictable, the kids don't make everything funny and billy crystal sucks at being a grandpa. 0/10 for me. I suggest you stay away from this film...
Jan 10, 2013These movies are getting duller and this movie was a waste of 100 minutes. Sadly there is no comedy and would be better if they changed the story-line. Adam Sandler would make this movie better but the cast we never knew appears in the limelight. Terrible and no fun, the Trailer can not show the real things, practically ruined Flickman's career.
Jan 10, 2013Crystal and Midler have both done great films in the past so what happened? Not much in this movie. Your typical crude in poor taste comedy, except this one is not funny either. Crystal's classic one liners over the situation around him are kept to a minimum and the life the kids have is less realistic than a cartoon. This movie plays out like a poor Adams Family sequel where the good actors were replaced by poor low paid imitators. The poopie song was kinda funny though so I bumped it up to a 3.… Expand
Dec 31, 2012This movie is full of crap! It is not funny at all it is so stupid. Some parts almost made me giggle out loud but the jokes were crap. In fact, they were so crappy that they made me laugh over its stupidity. Hate this movie a lot. Don't watch it.
Dec 26, 2012Sad and stupid little movie. Billy Crystal must have naked photos of the studio execs in compromising positions. otherwise this film never gets made. I wanted to laugh but instead I was filled with a sense of loathing for Hollywood. This movie is worth seeing just to test your pain threshold. As a point of reference I also thought City Slickers was unfunny. Lighting your money on fire would be a better use of funds than investing in this garbage.… Collapse
The kids are charmless, the writing is bland, and the embarrassing jokes sound like nails down a blackboard.
Parental Guidance is one of those intergenerational embarrassment comedies in the "Meet the Fockers" line, where children can enjoy seeing grown-ups looking ridiculous.
The pathos: considerable. The sight gags, involving Crystal puking chili dog on a kid's face, or the grandson with an imaginary friend peeing and causing an X Games skateboarder to wipe out: artless. The results: tolerably amusing.