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Confucian ethics and modern China: Get Religion Oct 21, 2011 October 21, 2011Posted by geoconger in China, Get Religion, Popular Culture, Press criticism.
Tags: By-Stander Effect, Confucianism, ethics, Yue Yue
The terrible story out of China of a toddler run over by a van as she wandered alone through a market has seen extensive news coverage. As two-year old Yue Yue lay in the street badly injured, a security camera recorded 18 people passing by before a woman stopped to help. There has been an outpouring of outrage on blogs and social media, some of it prompted by the passers-by making excuses for their behavior.
The incident has sparked a debate on China's cultural and legal strictures and the state of Chinese society. There have been some solid pieces about China's moral malaise as well as examinations of high profile cases involving similar issues. A few thoughtful stories have also discussed the "by-stander effect": a phenomena best known from the 1964 case of Kitty Genovese, whose murder in a crowded stretch of Kew Gardens became known as a metaphor for moral decay after no came to her aid.
The blog The Useless Tree offers one explanation:
The problem is, at base, the rampant materialism of contemporary Chinese society that has led some people, elderly included, to extort "good Samaritans." Here is an infamous case:
This phenomenon essentially began Nov. 20, 2006, when Xu Shuolan, a 65-year-old woman, fell and broke her hip while attempting to board a bus in Nanjing. Peng Yu, a 26-year-old, was the first to help her. He gave her 200 reminbi and escorted her to the hospital, staying with her until her family arrived. In thanks, Xu sued Peng for 136,419 reminbi, or $18,000, claiming that he was the one who knocked her down.
In one of the best-known, most important Chinese judicial rulings of the last decade, a court decided that Peng owed Xu 45,000 reminbi, or $6,076. The court didn't have any evidence that Peng committed the crime of which he was accused by Xu. But the court, controversially, used the "daily life experience to analyze things" standard and claimed that the aid Peng gave to Xu was sufficient evidence of guilt. It wasn't, as many outraged Chinese at the time felt, a simple act of decency.
That court case has proved to be morally corrosive, creating an incentive for fraud. The judge's presumption, essentially, is that only a guilty person would "help" someone in trouble; aid is an indication of guilt. Thus, if a fraudster can induce a person to come to his or her aid, there is a chance for a payoff. Perverse, to say the least.
Yet in all of these discussions of ethics and morals, questions about the reluctance of the Chinese to play the Good Samaritan for Yue Yue, there has been no serious examination of the religious or philosophical issues at play (that I have seen). BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day did raise the issue of faith in the Yue Yue story. The Rev. Lucy Winket argued that "some blame communism" or "Confucian philosophy" for China's moral void. However, the C of E cleric was otherwise agnostic about the faith issues. She did observe though that "indifference and callousness is part of the human condition" — could this be an an incipient Calvinism rearing its head? Alas no. I think it is more cliche than belief in the total depravity of mankind.
A commentator for Britain's SkyNews thought her explanation a "cop-out."
Some responsible voices point out there is a problem in China and it does truth no service by pretending otherwise. This is not to trade in crude racial stereotypes, they say, but to deal with the reality of China's recent history.
For decades conscience was contracted out to the Communist state — it removed the ability of people to think and act for themselves.
I cannot prove it, but I think there would be less likelihood of such a dehumanising tragedy unfolding in a country where popular morality had been shaped by a monotheistic religion like Christianity, Islam or Judaism — where charity is embedded in the theology and, ultimately, the culture. Jesus equipped his followers with the Golden Rule — do as you would be done by. Mohammed encouraged alms giving — zakat — to the poor.
In China, in the gallop towards affluence and material plenty, there does not always seem much time for the poor. However, it is encouraging to see the scale of the response to the scandal of [Yue Yue]'s suffering — from the Chinese themselves. It is a terrible wake-up call.
The vast majority of stories about Yue Yue assume a Christian worldview — one where being a Good Samaritan is a moral good. China experts note that this does not give a true picture. This 2009 article states that Confucian culture does not value the Good Samaritan. It is a foreign concept. The China Hope Live blog cites My Country and My People by Lín Yutáng to explain the faith issues at play for a non-Chinese audience.
Confucianism omitted out of the social relationships man's social obligations toward the stranger, and great and catastrophic was the omission. Samaritan virtue was unknown and practically discouraged. Theoretically, it was provided for in the "doctrine of reciprocity" … But this relationship toward "others" was not one of the five cardinal relationships, and not so clearly defined. … In the end, as it worked out, the family became a walled castle outside which everything is legitimate loot.
The Hong Kong based psychologist, Michael Harris Bond, develops this theme further in his book Beyond the Chinese Face:
The Hong Kong based psychologist, Michael Harris Bond, develops this theme further in his book Beyond the Chinese Face:
The only principle that might guide behavior towards strangers is the Chinese 'golden rule' of Confucius, 'Do not do unto others as you would not have them do unto you.' This counsel, however, is in the negative and prohibits harmful acts rather than promoting helpfulness. It is quite different in its consequences from doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. This Judeo-Christian dictum is another universal principle, but one that endorses an active reaching out to strangers. It finds its expression at the broader political level in constitutional safeguards for minority rights and a social welfare system; at the interpersonal level, in a greater willingness to assist the underdog. Such a principle operates less strongly in Chinese society.
In reporting context is key. Omitting the moral, historical and religious context of the Yue Yue story paints a false picture of China. While it could be possible that those who passed Yue Yue in the street were moral monsters, it is more likely they are representative of the religious and cultural flux underway in China. I would argue that this story needs to be seen against the backdrop of Chinese history.
Since the liberalizations of the early 1980's one of the key challenges that Chinese individuals have faced is the question, "What is the meaning of life? For what purpose do I live?" A century of warfare culminating in the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) not only undermined traditional Confucian values but shook the rhetoric and ideology of revolutionary Maoism. The new emphasis on individual freedom, prosperity and happiness stands in sharp contrast to the Maoist vision of self-sacrifice, self-discipline and self-restraint. The question for the journalist is how to tell this story in proper context.
Regardless of all the talk of the secularization of the media and culture in Europe and America, we in the West still live in Christendom. By this I mean that a Western journalist can assume that his audience has a shared Judeo-Christian worldview on base moral matters. One of these is the Good Samaritan ethic.
Is such an ethic appropriate? Is it possible for a journalist to stand outside his culture? The Yue Yue story illustrates this dilemma. Were the 18 bystanders moral monsters, or were they acting according to a different faith code? Should the Judeo-Christian worldview be the prism through which this story is told to the world? Is there a single moral good or truth? Is the enlightenment project — is reason — dead?
What say you GetReligion readers?
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It took Joe Walters a couple games to re-acclimate to the outdoor game after playing professional indoor lacrosse deep into May. The 10-year Major League Lacrosse veteran has found his comfort level and that's good news for the Chesapeake Bayhawks.
Walters went wild on Saturday night, exploding for eight points to propel Chesapeake to a critical 18-11 victory over the Florida Launch at Florida Atlantic Stadium. Walters was simply spectacular as the catalyst of the offense, scoring four goals and dishing off four assists.
"Joe is an outstanding offensive lacrosse player who is very unselfish and does a great job passing the ball," Chesapeake head coach Dave Cottle said. "I think the ball movement tonight was outstanding. Our players are learning how to play with Joe Walters. They know if they get open, Joe is going to find them."
With attackman Brendan Mundorf sitting out due to an injury, Walters took over as the offensive quarterback and did a superb job of initiating as Chesapeake reached a season-high for goals. The crafty left-hander scored on cannon crank shots and used his vision to consistently find open teammates for goals.
"I think our offense finally got it going. We just started to bury the ball," Walters said. "We've been getting tons of shot and not finishing them. It was nice to finally see the ball go into the net tonight."
Midfielder Matt Mackrides piled up six points on two goals and three assists for the Bayhawks, who won for the second time in three games and improved their record to 3-6. Attackman Drew Westervelt totaled three goals and an assist for Chesapeake, which outscored the host team 13-6 over the second and third quarters.
Attackman Ben Rubeor contributed two goals and an assist for Chesapeake, which outshot Florida 58-40 and won the ground ball battle 37-29. Midfielder Peet Poillon added a goal and two assists for the Bayhawks, who are in the midst of playing four out of five games on the road.
"We feel like we're starting to play better lacrosse. Our effort level has picked up and we are playing extremely hard," Cottle said. "We are playing at our fastest speed of the season and some of our young guys are really starting to assert themselves."
Goalkeeper Tyler Fiorito made his first career start and came through big-time with 14 saves. Fiorito, who was forced into action due to a broken thumb suffered by season-long starter Kip Turner, stopped nine shots in the second half to thwart any thoughts of a Florida comeback.
"I think that game at Denver when Tyler played the second half and only allowed two goals gave him a lot of confidence," Cottle said. "I thought Tyler played very well for three quarters then let up a bit and gave up a couple bad goals. Overall, we are very pleased with his performance in this game."
Faceoff specialist Stephen Robarge had his best game since being acquired from Denver earlier this month, winning 18 of 31 draws to repeatedly give the Bayhawks possession.
"Stephen had gone against two of the best faceoff guys in the league so it wasn't fair to judge him just yet," Cottle said. "I thought we would find out tonight whether or not Stephen could be an effective faceoff man in this league. He really stepped up and did a great job."
Rookie long stick midfielder Jason Noble had another terrific game - flying around the field from start to finish, gobbling up eight ground balls and making an impact as a wing on faceoffs as well as in the transition game.
"Jason Noble is beginning to establish himself as one of the best long poles in the league. He looks like he's 13 years old, but is a real assassin out there on the field," Cottle said.
Chesapeake took a 2-1 lead after one quarter with Walters having a hand in both goals. With the Bayhawks trailing 1-0 early, Poillon found his fellow first line midfield partner wide-open about 12 yards in front of the net and the lefty sent a sidearm crank shot into the top corner. Walters then made a nice pass to Hunt for a blistering overhand crank shot to snap a 1-1 tie with 1:09 left in the period.
Walters added four more points in the second quarter as Chesapeake outscored Florida, 6-3. The former Maryland All-American had two goals and an assist to spark a 4-0 run to close the stanza and give the Bayhawks an 8-4 halftime lead.
Chesapeake continued to pour it on after intermission, outscoring Florida 7-3 in the third period to take a commanding 15-7 lead going into the final frame. Westervelt had two goals and an assist while Mackrides contributed a goal and two assists to the onslaught.
Legendary midfielder Casey Powell scored two goals and assisted another to fuel a 5-0 run that enabled Florida to cut the deficit to 15-10 with 4:17 remaining in the fourth period. However, Mackrides ended any thoughts of an incredible comeback by lobbing a 2-point goal into an empty net from about 25 yards away. Rubeor then scored unassisted into the empty net to provide the final margin.
Chesapeake now travels to Ohio for a late afternoon (4 p.m.) Fourth of July matchup. With five games remaining in the regular season, the Bayhawks feel confident they can get on a roll and secure one of four playoff berths.
"We believe in the players we have on the roster and know there is enough talent on this team to get the job done," Walters said. "Hopefully, we can build off this win, gain some momentum and really finish the season strong."
Powell finished with two goals and two assists while attackman Stephen Keogh added three goals for Florida (4-5), which has lost four of its last five.
Walters totals eight points as Bayhawks beat Florida, 18-11
It took Joe Walters a couple games to re-acclimate to the outdoor game after playing professional indoor lacrosse deep into May. The 10-year Major League Lacrosse veteran has found his comfort level and that's good news for the Chesapeake Bayhawks.


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NASHVILLE--- In front of a crowd of nearly 2,000 kids, the Tennessee State University women's basketball team defeated OVC East Division leader Eastern Kentucky, 78-63, Monday afternoon on Metro Schools Day.
TSU (8-13, 5-3 OVC) won its second straight while handing EKU (11-7, 5-2) only its second league loss of the season.
Chelsea Hudson recorded her seventh double-double of the year, third consecutive, with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Alana Morris scored in double-figures for the fourth straight game with 13 points while Briana Morrow (12) and Rachel Allen (10) also finished in double-digits. Allen also recorded five assists and two steals in the contest.
Eastern Kentucky was led in scoring by Marie Carpenter's 18 points. Miranda Maples added 12 while Michaela Hunter scored 11. Shelly Harper chipped 10 points and eight rebounds.
Though it moved at a somewhat slow pace, TSU controlled the tempo early on in the first half. At the 10:59 mark, Chelsea Hudson scored to put the Lady Tigers on top, 17-11, before TSU outscored EKU, 17-9, the final eight minutes of the stanza.
The home team led by as many as 15 before going into the break with a, 39-26, advantage.
Eastern Kentucky posted eight straight points to open the second half and cut the deficit down to just three points, 43-40, behind a 12-4 run.
The Lady Tigers, however, regained their composure and scored the next 12 points to go ahead, 55-40. During TSU's scoring rally, EKU went 0-of-6 from the field and committed three turnovers.
The Lady Colonels closed the gap to 13 points on a jumper by Carpenter but the Lady Tigers maintained control and continued to build on the lead.
With about five minutes remaining, Brianna Lawrence connected a couple of free-throws that made the score, 65-46, in favor of the Lady Tigers.
TSU grabbed its largest lead, 72-51, before claiming the victory.
Tennessee State shot 46.3 percent (25-of-54) from the field while only making, 3-of-15 from three-point range. TSU made 25-of-38 from the free-throw line.
Eastern Kentucky shot 33.8 percent (22-of-65) from the field while going 5-of-13 (38.5 percent) from beyond the arc. The Lady Colonels made 14-of-24 from the charity stripe.
Tennessee State returns to action on Monday, February 3 at Tennessee Tech. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Eblen Center.


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Liberty News
Chancellor appointed to governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has appointed Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. to the Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment.
The Commission's objectives include improving higher education by preventing tuition increases, attracting more college-age Virginians, developing innovative ways to deliver quality instruction and preparing students to meet workforce demands.
"We must make higher education more affordable and accessible for Virginians, and expand pathways to earning a college degree," McDonnell said. "Our institutions of higher learning are known worldwide for their innovation, research and quality. Here in Virginia they are job-creators and economic drivers. We must ensure they continue to operate at the highest levels, while remaining accessible to Virginia students."
Joining Falwell on the Commission will be the presidents of eight Virginia colleges and universities, as well as several business, education policy and government officials. (See list below).
The Commission is scheduled to have its first meeting in early July and will submit a final report with recommendations by Nov. 30.
Members of the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation, and Investment
· Tom Farrell, Chairman, President and CEO, Dominion Resources, Inc. Former Rector of the University of Virginia
· William Barr, Former U.S. Attorney General
· Dr. Bill Bosher, Executive Director, Commonwealth Policy Institute and Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
· John Broderick, President, Old Dominion University
· Delegate Kirk Cox, Colonial Heights
· Delegate Rosalyn Dance, Petersburg
· JoAnn DiGenarro, President, Center for Excellence in Education
· Mark Dreyfus, President and CEO, ECPI Colleges
· Jerry Falwell, Jr., Chancellor, Liberty University
· Heywood Fralin, CEO of Medical Facilities of America, Inc.
· Dr. Rachel Fowlkes, Executive Director, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
· Dr. William Harvey, President, Hampton University
· Dr. Bob Holsworth, Founder and President, Virginia Tomorrow
· Senator Edd Houck, Spotsylvania
· Dr. Robert Lindgren, President, Randolph-Macon College
· Delegate Scott Lingamfelter, Prince William
· Thomas Loehr, Executive Vice President - Crosspointe Operations, Rolls Royce
· Dr. Mirta Martin, Interim Dean, School of Business and Professor of Management, Virginia State University
· G. Gilmer Minor, Chairman, Owens and Minor, Inc.
· Dr. Pamela Moran, Superintendent, Albemarle County Public Schools
· Raj Narasimhan, Site Director, Micron Technology Virginia
· Paul Nardo, Chief of Staff, Speaker William J. Howell
· Senator Steve Newman, Lynchburg
· Leslie Peterson, Director of Operations, Chmura Economics and Analytics
· Dr. B. Carlyle Ramsey, President, Danville Community College
· Dr. Linwood Rose, President, James Madison University
· Delegate Tom Rust, Herndon
· Dr. Charles Steger, President, Virginia Tech
· Senator Walter Stosch, Glen Allen
· Todd Stottlemyer, Executive Vice-President, Inova Health System
· Robin Sullenberger, CEO, Shenandoah Valley Partnership
· Paul Trible, Jr., President, Christopher Newport University
· Senator William Wampler, Bristol
· Charlie Whitaker, Senior VP of Human Resources and Compliance, Altria Client Services, Inc
Other members include the Secretaries of Education, Technology, and Finance or designate, and the Vice-Chairman of the Council on Virginia's Future. The Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, and Senior Economic Advisor shall serve as ex officio members.


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I was just talking about this with a lady I met yesterday! And my daughter is only 6! It's getting harder and harder to find age-appropriate clothing. I HATE shopping for bathing suits for my daughter. Last summer, even the one-piece suits (even at walmart) were teeny tiny...sexy heart-shaped neckline and the sides cut out leaving just a thin strip over the tummy and the entire back exposed. That is NOT a siluoutte that is appropriate for a girl!!! I always here other parents say things like "that is so cute!" and all I can think is, "yeah it's especially cute to pedaphiles". And Halloween costumes. Don't get me started! Even for middle school age girls, the costumes have all become slutty versions. It's insane!!!
I think the best thing we can do is to validate our children (especially our daughters). All females have this need to feel accepted. And especially in our society, we are shown that acceptance can very easily come by being pretty and sexy. I try to find a balance with my girls. I want them to feel pretty; I don't want to just stress that beauty is on the inside. But I want them to know that sexiness is for grwon-ups-NOT children. It's tougher with teenagers. The line becomes very fuzzy when they want to start being sexy. It differs for every child I'm sure. They all develop at somewhat different times. And no one wants to think of their teenagers as wanting to be sexually active, but it can be dangerous to ignore that part of development.
I think the best way is to pay attention to your own child's development and make sure that they have a strong sense of self and a decent knowledge of sex. Even if you want them to wait until marriage (which you cannot control), it is important that they have a positive and healthy view of sex. That combined with a strong self-worth will hopefully keep them from making reckless decisions, and that will naturally be reflected in how they dress. Of course mine aren't teenagers yet, so I've yet to struggle with "but all my friends are doing it".


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ON ARCHITECTURE- Courthouse collapse: Engineers' time to shine (a light)
Last week, the entire northeast corner of the old Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court building fell off. While no one was hurt in the March 30 structural mishap, the incident could drive up the price and set back the schedule of the $13.5 million renovation.
And that's the good news. If structural engineers investigating the collapse find more potential failures, the entire 110-year-old building might have to come down. In fact, according to city spokesman Ric Barrick, the firm in charge of the project, Kenbridge Construction, is building a wide barricade around the site in case the structure collapses on its own.
Built in 1902, the Colonial Revival building was originally Elks Lodge No. 389 and housed a library, a card room, a billiard parlor, and even a bowling alley. Early photographs of the lodge show the building with a big four-column portico on the front with a giant moose head under its peak.
A major fire in the late 1940s destroyed much of the building, and when it was later renovated, local architect Floyd Johnson chose not to rebuild the portico. Other distinguishing features include double fan arches over the front door and the window above, two pilasters corresponding with Doric columns, and a rusticated façade on which every fifth brick is indented.
In 2004, the City and County approved the long-overdue renovation of the juvenile courthouse, which also includes touch-ups to the old Albemarle County Jail and renovation of the Levy Opera House. Incidentally, the old jail was where Charlottesville mayor Sam McCue (the subject of the Hook's October 30, 2003 cover story) was hanged in 1905 for murdering his wife in their Park Street home.
According to Marc Wagner at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the jail is of far more historical significance than the courthouse. "The courthouse is interesting," he says, " but the jail is really unusual." Indeed, with its huge block stone walls and thin barred windows, it looks like something out of the Middle Ages. But believe it or not, the City was still using it to hold prisoners in the 1970s.
"Now this is what a jail should look like," joked then Albemarle County Sheriff Terry Hawkins in a 1992 Daily Progress story on the jail. "You don't want to come back to this." According to Barrick, protecting the jail from damage has also been a concern during the renovation of the courthouse.
So what now?
"The engineering community is very good at dealing with issues of this type," says Tom Barber of the courthouse collapse, "and that does not mean hiding things."
Barber, a UVA structural engineering professor, uses the collapse of the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City to make his point. In 1981, two interior "sky bridges" on the new 45-story hotel collapsed, killing 111 people and injuring 188 others. It was the worst unnatural disaster in Missouri history.
According to Barber, the Hyatt collapse occurred because the contractor decided to save some time and money by breaking the hangers that supported the skywalk into sections. The engineer on the project took a quick look at the idea, didn't think it through, and signed off on it.
"As a result," says Barber, "we now talk about this in engineering classes. The lesson? Don't make snap judgments."
According to city building code official Tom Elliott, the collapse occurred while workers for Kenbridge Construction were in the process of "underpinning," or reinforcing, the foundation for a three-story courthouse addition. They were using a converted trackhoe to drill holes at the base of the old courthouse's foundation.
Bystanders may look at the excavation pit that extends to within inches of the courthouse foundation and begin making judgements. But Barber, who specializes in vibration, isn't ready to blame the incident on drilling too close to the old building.
"Did the drilling cause the collapse?" Barber asks. "Possibly, but I can't say for sure. This may have been a failure in the works for 20 years."
Barber points out that the ground beneath the corner where the collapse occurred had not been excavated, a sign the contractors were trying to prevent the collapse from happening. "They were obviously people who had some experience with this kind of thing," he says.
"It's difficult to tell what caused the collapse," admits Barber. "More than likely, the structure found a weak plane. If you look at the side wall parallel to Park Street, you can see the failure occurred on a straight vertical line, right at the edge of the windows and doors."
Barber also questions the integrity of the brick wall. "If you notice, the bricks just crumbled into a big pile, instead of sheets of wall, which means the mortar was probably bad," he says.
Barber also points out that the wall was 110 years old and unusually thin. Barber likens a wall like that to a yardstick that begins to bow when you push on it. "Today, we'd use cinder blocks with a brick face," he says. When asked if sandblasting layers of old paint off the building might have compromised the mortar, Barber admits it's a good possibility.
Barber is optimistic about the building's future. "It's not the most gorgeous building, but it's worth saving. The good news is that with the corner gone, they're going to have to reinforce the foundation there. As a result, I think they can rebuild it, and it will be stronger than before."
Barber can't resist offering a remedy. "I would come back and frame it in steel and put a brick face on it," he says.
Still, he admits that the building isn't out of the woods yet. "The structural integrity of the building is going to be a big concern," he says, indicating the lessons learned in the Hyatt disaster, "and you can be sure the engineers are going to look very carefully at that."
On Friday, March 31, the Park Street corner of the Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court collapsed.


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In this far-reaching interview with Barry Nugent, founder of Unseen Shadows, Ltd and creator of the "Fallen Heroes" world, Barry shares his experiences producing an independent, transmedia project, including the challenges of working in so many different mediums and the rewards of collaborating on a large (and growing) team of creatives.
Author: Scott Walker
"The Drifting Isle Chronicles" – Update #3
In the months since I last connected with Joseph Lewis, he and the rest of The Drifting Isle Chronicles team have been very, very busy.
In this update, Joe shares his thoughts on the launch of the collaborative project, how fans can contribute to the world, and what the team's up to these days (and I share my thoughts on the project at the end).
The Drifting Isle Chronicles
Crafted by a team of writers, "The Drifting Isle Chronicles" is a world blending "the mechanical wizardry of steampunk with the classic magic and mystery of epic fantasy."
Interview with Yomi Ayeni of Clockwork Watch
This interview with "Clockwork Watch" founder and visionary Yomi Ayeni is making its appearance just in time for the year-end holidays!
Clockwork Watch
The Clockwork Servant, if used correctly, could provide our nation with an enormous amount of power. Like any kind of power, however, it must be dealt with wisely, and it must not fall into the wrong hands. I have every trust that Her Majesty will choose the wisest course of action, and act in the best interests of her people. – Lady Frobisher Pilbeam
Interview with Gareth Skarka of "Far West"
In this interview, Gareth Skarka reveals the years-long pre-launch journey for "Far West," describes the moment of inspiration for the world, and shares how his transmedia and collaborative vision for "Far West" influenced his worldbuilding approach.
Far West
From the Far West website:
Western. Wuxia. WILD.
Imagine: A fantasy world, but not one based on Medieval/Dark Ages European culture and myth, but rather one based on the tropes of the Spaghetti Western and Chinese Wuxia. Add steampunk elements. Mix well.


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Various References to the story (or just do a Google News search):
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/15/a ... =allsearch
This story gave me an idea for an interesting forum game, one that I think is fitting to our history of forum games. So the game goes a little like this.
- Post a statement regarding something---it could be outandlish, wildly false, inaccurate to some degree, made up---what have you.
- Then follow your statement with: "This is not intended to be a factual statement."
I'll start it off:
By the year 2100, because of increased population growth to a projected 9+ Billion human beings, in addition to a projection of increased average weight gains per human being over the next 90 years, and in conjunction with Global Climate Change, the masses of Earth's population will migrate towards the equator away from melting ice caps, and this migration will cause the Earth to change from an Oblate Spheroid to a regular sphere---the weight of everyone pushing down the beltway of the Earth.
This is not intended to be a factual statement.


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I had been using quite different set of tools to this but this is really good. Just install the gnome-disk-manager with
sudo yum install gnome-disk-manager
The interface is very clean and easy to understand and is it very very fast when compared to the other Graphical utilities.
Here are some screenshots to take you through.
Select the unallocated space to create a new partition, enter the size and type and press create to create a new partition. Cant get any simpler than this.
Supports even Ext4 filesystem.
Link to this post!


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Does your bedroom witness everything but sex? More than anything, the bad bedroom habits can ruin the sex life, especially the bedroom romance, between even the best couples. These are the habits one must avoid while in the bedroom in order to save t
According to recent studies, busy work schedules and lifestyle changes can have bad effects on the bedroom behaviour causing poor sleeping habits. All such factors can take a toll on your sex life. However, you can boost your stagnant sex life by avoiding certain bedroom habits. Image Courtesy: Getty
A crowded and messy bedroom is enough to constantly distract you and cause stress. The heaps of laundry and pills of paperwork will remind you of all the works that need to be done. This will not affect your moods but will also make you avoid the sex. Take out some time and clean all the mess from your bedroom making it perfect place for enjoying sex. Image Courtesy : Getty Images.
Our job timings happen to regulate our sleeping hours and different companies have different job timings. Night shifts or early morning shifts tend to affect your sex life as well. Therefore, it becomes important to make arrangement that can help you get intimate with your partner at other times so there won't be a drift between you two. Image Courtesy: Getty
Most of the parents like to share their bed with their kids, which is another factor that could affect your sex life. Sharing your bed your kids makes it impossible for you get intimate or cozy with your partner. Image Courtesy: Getty
Watching television instead of spending time talking or cuddling with your partner can be a big distraction to affect your sex life. You'll be more drawn to watch TV instead of your partner. Therefore, keep your bedroom a television free zone to boost your sex life. Image courtesy: Getty
Keep your work and professional life away from your home, especially the bedroom. Instead of spending mindless hours on your laptop or on phone, spend your time with your partner. You can easily spend some quality time by making your bed a work free zone. Image Courtesy: Getty Images
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"Rap is not pop/If you call it that then stop," rhymed A Tribe Called Quest on 1991's "Check the Rhyme," and those words have been invoked as an inviolable mantra by hip-hop fans ever since. The accuracy of that statement was questionable 21 years ago, and it felt thoroughly discredited at the Nokia Theater on Wednesday night, as genre-hopping starlet Nicki Minaj did everything in her power to erase whatever hazy distinction might still remain between the two styles, delivering a show that embodied all the respective thrills — and failings — of both pop spectacle and rap recital.
Hip-hop may have dominated the charts for two decades, but the music's attendant cultural baggage and inherent standoffishness has made it difficult to completely co-opt pop music as a whole, frustrating even that greatest of cultural chameleons, Madonna. Which makes the Trinidad-born, Queens-raised Minaj something of a transformational figure in her ability to pass back and forth between the two; though her early fans may bemoan her crossover tendencies, she's less a rapper-turned-pop star than a pop star who happens to rank rapping at the top of her skill set.
In the midst of her first headlining tour in support of sophomore album "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded," the pneumatically-figured Minaj — backed by a DJ, a hypeman, and some under-utilized backing dancers — never quite reconciled her split stylistic personalities, though she never forced the issue either. Her radio hits are seemingly geared toward an entirely different audience than her Lil Wayne-approved rap workouts, and her 90-minute setlist reflected this divide — opening with a head-knocking assault of hardcore hip-hop before segueing into dance-tinged club bangers and goopy torch songs, then closing strong with guest spots from Sean Kingston and Tyga and the all-conquering single "Super Bass."
As a rapper, Minaj is a hit-or-miss lyricist but a phenomenally consistent verbal technician, and she hardly whiffed a word during the show, spitting her rhymes with power and accuracy without ever turning shouty. In order to do so, she was forced to ease up on the ersatz accents and personae she plays with on record, but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing — her rapping voice is strong enough without the gimmicks. She effortlessly upstaged blog-approved opener 2 Chainz during a duet, and appeared at her most comfortable running through a medley of still-head-turning material from her early breakthrough mixtapes "Sucka Free" and "Beam Me Up Scotty."
As a singer, however, she's merely functional. Her balladeer turns on "Fire Burns" and "Save Me" midway through the show sapped all momentum from the set, which had been flying high on a string of pop-leaning material, in particular "Starships," her highest-charting single. On record, the song is a compositional nightmare, desperately cramming bold-faced imitations of Rihanna, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga and LMFAO into a three-minute framework while still making time for nursery-rhyme interpolations and off-pitch EDM breakdowns. Live, it was still frantic, but it went down much smoother thanks to the hernia-inducing effort Minaj expended to keep all the proper plates spinning.
Much of this professionalism can clearly be credited to Minaj's theatrical roots — she attended New York's LaGuardia High School, of "Fame" fame. Fluttering her eyelashes and emphasizing her face's alarming elasticity, Minaj nailed her choreography with seamless ease, rarely broke a sweat, and managed to lead the primarily female crowd in a sing-along of "put my dick in your face" with the same good-natured earnestness with which she might have once urged a younger crowd to clap for Tinkerbell.
Although frankly, those two audiences might not be so different. Though the Nokia crowd was notably diverse, it certainly skewed young, and it was particularly shocking to see scores of very young girls — including a preschool-aged tyke held aloft by her mother — screaming along loudly to the "bitches ain't shit" refrain in "Beez in the Trap." Yet while the scene may have been something out of Tipper Gore's nightmares, it felt surprisingly innocent in context, providing a primal-scream moment of catharsis for the crowd in which the typically loaded word "bitches" took on all sorts of meanings — from bullies to bosses — which had little to do with denigrating women at large.
It certainly wasn't elegant, but witnessing Minaj's ability to flip Snoop Dogg's noxiously misogynistic coinage into something vaguely empowering for her teen girl audience somehow felt like progress.


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Our trip was blessed from the start because, although unbeknown to us at the time, we were met in the Bangalore arrivals hall by Lewis Hamilton very cleverly disguised as an Indian taxi driver.
If you only do one thing on your travels to India, make sure that you pre book a taxi to greet you with a sign with your name emblazoned upon it on arrival, otherwise the very first thing you will be subjected to the second you step through those airport doors is 3500 taxi drivers who all want you in their cab and all have a hotel that you must stay in, whether you've booked one ahead or not.
Our driver had driven 4 hours from Mysore, had waited over an hour at the airport and then driven us back to Mysore which took 5 hours because of a serious road accident, that we thought he might have caused on the way to get us, and it cost us a total of only £28!
You will hear people say that the Indians are crazy drivers but there are hardly ever any accidents and it's all perfect chaos. This, you must understand, is complete balderdash. India is the number 1 country in the world for road traffic deaths with an astounding 15 % of those killed being pedestrians – though not so astounding really as pavements don't really exist in a way we would expect them to, such as being able to walk more than two metres before having to circumnavigate a huge tree or climb over a parked car, limbo under a parked lorry, hurdle endless motorbikes, avoiding the taut, metal neck high cables whilst falling down a pothole.
170,000 people were killed on India's roads in 2010. The injured are in the millions.
Luckily I hadn't researched this before we went there and so was surprised when after only an hour being in India to have witnessed a horrific crash when 4 un-helmeted people, two of them small children, and all riding on the one motorbike were nudged off by a passing 4X4 at speed. However, we never saw anything else in the three weeks we were there, though we were involved in approximately 18000 near misses.
It is true what Judi Dench says in the movie, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, that you either fight the wave and risk near drowning or you dive through it and rise above and float along which I assume is code for you either let go or go mad. Perversely the accident we witnessed and the revelation that there was nothing whatsoever we could do made us face this choice at the very start and we took the former.
I fell in love with India within an hour. It was like coming home and the only thing I could compare that to was the coming home feeling that shrooms had instigated when I was a young man. The colours, the vibrancy, the sheer lifeforce was astonishing and breathtaking and it never left me once – nor of course did the noise, the rhythmic beating of the countless and constant horns. They even beep at red lights, so much so that local governments have started erecting countdown signs at junctions to assure drivers that the lights will go to green.
On the 5 hour trip in the back of the taxi to Mysore I successfully managed to decode the beeping system. They don't beep in anger and I never saw one inkling of road rage. It works like this – as the car or tuk tuk or lorry or bus or motorbike your riding in or on approaches another vehicle, they beep to warn of their approach, they again beep as they are about to pass and again if they think the vehicle ahead wasn't listening. The vehicle ahead will beep acknowledgement of your beep whilst at the same time beeping ahead to the ones in front and to the sides of him. Once passed, another beep says thanks. Also beeps are made at any approaching hazard whatsoever, be it a junction, a pedestrian, goat, dog, elephant, drunk or cow of which there is one or the other about every two metres. Each and every vehicle will also add its own beep approaching any one of these hazards and all hazards will ignore all beeping as if it wasn't occurring – indeed after only three days I was wandering across roads oblivious myself. So the only word one can realistically use as an adjective is 'cacophany'
This new car owner took his vehicle to the local temple to be blessed. I saw this a few times and think it a very good idea
Our driver, presumably delayed by the accidents went faster and faster and demonstrated great skill in multi tasking as he drove at 80 ( I was watching from the back seat), talked constantly on his mobile and all the while partaking in the pastime of the afore mentioned beeping.
By the time we arrived at our first weeks digs I felt as if I'd been strapped in an unstoppable dodgem at Disneyland for 5 hours with the only difference being that the dodgem would have had a seatbelt.
But we'd arrived, I'd fell in love and after a few hours sleep we would experience our first of what would be a hundred plus tuk tuk rides (Think the vehicular equivalent of bungee jumping without the rope bit).


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Mike Riley is a Dr. Dobb's senior contributing editor and advanced technologist specializing in open source and mobile platforms. You can follow Mike on Twitter @mriley.
This is not a hardware review with a lot of hard statistics, benchmark numbers, and performance graphs. Those approaches have been written and posted on the web ad nauseam. Rather, this is a personal and somewhat subjective account of switching from 20th-century hard-drive spindle-based storage technology to thin, quiet, and energy-efficient 34nm NAND flash memory-based storage. Specifically, I swapped out a 500-GB Seagate Barracuda ES.2 hard drive with an Intel X25-M 160-GB Solid-State Drive (SSD).
The first thing that struck me upon receiving and opening the box that contained the drive that Intel sent for review was just how compact the X25-M really is (see Figure 1). For old timers like me who remember their first spindle-based hard drive (the first hard drive I owned clocked in at a whopping 5 MB) held within a metal container the size of a large metal shoebox, the X25's size and weight is striking. Beyond the question of how I was going to securely mount this 2.5-inch device within a standard 3.5-inch drive bay, it occurred to me that you could stack three X25s on top of one another and approach the storage capacity of the 500-GB hard drive I removed. No doubt as NAND densities improve and SSD sandwiches become more cost-effective, the storage capacities of this technology is bound to exceed older hard drive capacities over time.
The OS Installation and Boot Experience
I use a 2.66-GHz Xeon processor system with 4-GB RAM as my primary system and, while not bleeding edge, it continues to perform well for the coding and compiling services I use it for. It is also a chip that Intel's X25-M documentation states is well-suited to work with.
After locking down the X25-M in my computer's drive bay chassis, I turned on the computer with an expectation that something different should happen. Of course, nothing out of the ordinary occurred beyond the BIOS recognizing that my primary hard-drive capacity had changed and the fact that no operating system booted. As such, I proceeded with a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit desktop edition and was once again stunned how quickly the installation occurred compared to my older hard drive install experiences. This result greatly raised my expectation for OS boot times and I was not disappointed. Because the X25-M has virtually no access time and significantly faster read and write times, what normally took nearly a half hour was completed in roughly two-thirds the time.
To compare boot times more accurately, I formatted a fresh 7200 rpm Seagate Barracuda 500-GB drive and installed the exact same Ubuntu 64-bit configuration as was installed on the X25-M (Figure 2). Booting Ubuntu from the Seagate took 54 seconds to get to the login screen. For the X25-M, the same process only took 42 seconds. Successive cold boots consistently reported these results.
Application Launches and Code Compilations
I use the Eclipse IDE for a large percentage of my coding projects and even though its a fine IDE, it's slow loading times and sluggish performance has always annoyed me, especially when compared to snappy text editing alternatives like Vim, Emacs, or even full-featured commercial GUI-based programs like SlickEdit or even TextMate on the Mac. While I realize a majority of the slowdown is inherently due to Eclipse running within the Java VM, my boot time results elevated my expectations for a speed boost. To minimize variability, I configured Eclipse on each drive with no features or additional plug-ins beyond the standard set installed by the "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers" package provides. On the Seagate, load time from launch to workspace was 6 seconds. Using the X25-M, the same process took 5 seconds. While the speed increase wasn't as notable compared to a fresh boot, it was still a healthy improvement.
Where the SSD drive obviously shines is reducing the time for any intensive disk I/O, and this is especially obvious in large coding projects with dozens of source code files. The same performance boosts were experienced with large makecompiles and spin ups to program execution. Plus, with the added bonus of no moving parts, the durability of this drive is assured.
After getting used to the speed increase with the X25-M, going back to slower spindle-based SATA drives feels like downshifting from a Ferrari to a Chevette. The size, speed and stability that this SSD brings to developers is seriously worth the extra expense. Treat yourself to a faster coding experience and strongly consider obtaining Intel's X25-M so that this amazing piece of storage technology will be a part of your current and future developer laptops and workstations.


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Fal kits do not even get bids on Gunbroker. Not much interest I guess.
According to the article yesterday the DSA SA-58 are still in stock and available. Considering the current situation and rush to buy firearms and ammo this is one way to add a decent semiauto rifle as others clamor for AKs and ARs.
DSA: Some FALs Still In Stock, Under $2000 | Investor Discussion Board: IDB
I see that some M76 rifles are available as well. That could evaporate as well if people search out alternatives. .308/7.62x51 is hard to find but probably not as hard as .223/5.56 and 7.62x39 ammo.
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
Fal kits do not even get bids on Gunbroker. Not much interest I guess.
" Save a tree...........Eat A Beaver!"
I seldom talk to liberals.............................. But when I do, I order fries............
I had one of those. It was a fine rifle. Considering the prices of things lately, I would recommend this rifle before an overpriced AR or AK.
The ammo costs a good bit more but with the right load, this is an amazingly accurate semi.
like I said last summer the local show at the Lee co civic center all the young guys wanted ar's n aks and 9mm glocks, sigs, walthers
not collector rifles or other battle rifles fn fal, g-3, etc were sold or looked at
Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
i loved the FN-FALs myself --the only real reason i moved to AK/AR-15 series was ammo was so much cheaper--
Yeah I've always loved the FAL, but never got a kit due the the expense of the kit, the receiver, and the ammo. Would have love to build one though.
Enforcement, NOT Amnesty!!!!!!
"If theyre going to come here illegally, apply for & receive assistance through a corrupted Government agency encouraging this lawless behavior, work under the table & send billions of dollars each year back to their families in Mexico, while bleeding local economies dry, protest in our streets waving their Mexican flags DEMANDING rights, while I have to press 1′ for English, then they need to be shipped back to where they came from!" -Chad Miller
I've got three or four R1 kits , but not going to sell unless price / demand goes up. Not even worth geting out / taking pics& all at this time. I'll build one or two ,but no more than that.
Seems crazy that crappy Romy kits bring $600.00 on GB & The FAL kits I've watched don't even get openers??
" Save a tree...........Eat A Beaver!"
I seldom talk to liberals.............................. But when I do, I order fries............


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It's a Spain vs. Germany double bill in the Champions League semifinals.
Barcelona will play Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund as Friday's draw kept the Spanish and German teams apart.
"I find it very thrilling to be playing against the best team in Europe," Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said.
Seeking its fourth title in eight years, Barcelona opens at Bayern on April 23 in a matchup of runaway league leaders, then hosts the second leg on May 1. Real Madrid starts at Dortmund on April 24 and is home on April 30.
The draw avoided a rematch of the foul-filled 2011 semifinal between the Spanish powers, won by Barcelona on 3-1 aggregate.
Real Madrid defeated defending champion Dortmund 2-0 in the 1998 semifinals, winning the first leg 2-0 at home.
"I don't have to repeat that Real is a difficult opponent, but from the three possible opponents Real is the only one we've beaten this season," Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp said.
The winners meet in the final on May 25 at London's Wembley Stadium, where Barcelona beat Manchester United in the 2011 final.
In the second-tier Europa League, Chelsea meets Basel and Fenerbahce plays Benfica. The Swiss and Turkish teams are hosts for the first leg April 25, and the second legs are May 2.


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Re: st: Recursively build local macro with "" around each addition
Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Recursively build local macro with "" around each addition
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:16:48 +0000
The problem is that Stata has a default meaning that " " are string
delimiters. They are not part of a string by default.
It follows that if you wish Stata to treat " " as literal characters
to be included within a string, you need other string delimiters and
Stata provides `" "' for this purpose.
You know this, but the one quoted example you give that doesn't work
fails because it doesn't satisfy this rule. That is, although the last
"' could be a string delimiter its partner `" can't be because it
occurs _within_ the string.
At least, that's my interpretation; and in any case the code below
seems to do what you want.
* begin code
local output
local arg1 ten
local arg2 one two
local state lo hi
foreach a1 of local arg1 {
foreach a2 of local arg2 {
foreach s1 of local state {
foreach s2 of local state {
local output `" `output' "`a1' `s1', `a2' `s2'" "'
display `"`output'"'
* end code
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Richard Herron
<email@example.com> wrote:
> I would like to recursively build a local macro that wraps each
> addition in double quotes.
> For example, I loop slowly over "lo" and "hi" states of words in the
> first local macro, and quickly over "lo" and "hi" states of the second
> local macro. The following code generates a local macro that properly
> orders the states, but doesn't wrap each addition in double quotes.
> * begin code
> local output
> local arg1 ten
> local arg2 one two
> local state lo hi
> foreach a1 of local arg1 {
> foreach a2 of local arg2 {
> foreach s1 of local state {
> foreach s2 of local state {
> local output "`output'" "`a1' `s1', `a2' `s2' "
> }
> }
> }
> }
> display "`output'"
> * end code
> The output is in the correct order, but doesn't have double quotes
> around each addition.
> . ten lo, one lo ten lo, one hi ten hi, one lo ten hi, one hi ten lo, two
>> lo ten lo, two hi ten hi, two lo ten hi, two hi
> Instead, I would like the following.
> . "ten lo, one lo" "ten lo, one hi" "ten hi, one lo" "ten hi, one hi"
> "ten lo, two
>> lo" "ten lo, two hi" "ten hi, two lo" "ten hi, two hi"
> I will use this string as an argument for the -mtitles()- option in
> -esttab- in SSC's -estout- package (-ssc install estout-).
> I tried combinations of `' and "" that seemed logical, but got either
> -invalid syntax- or only the last addition without double quotes and
> -lo not found-. (E.g., I thought that -local output "`output'" `""`a1'
> `s1', `a2' `s2' ""'- would provide double quotes, but this also yields
> -invalid syntax-).
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* http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search
* http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
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ANOTHER week, and another great blog entry, brought to you this Monday by the carp fishing experts from Fox International. The round-up is brought to you by Fox media assistant Harry Charrington.
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WHERE does the time go? I swear I was writing our first Anglers Mail blog just last week however, my diary tells me otherwise. It also tells me that we are entering September which hopefully means those fish are going to really start getting on the munch, so I hope you are all getting on the bank as much as you can!
Free DVD online!
Yes that is right, our fantastic free DVD "Find'em Feed'em Fox'em" is now live on our Youtube channel FoxFishingTV.
With no gimmicks just loads of hints, tips and information this feature length video will no doubt help you catch more carp. Shot at the prolific Drayton Reservoir there is never a dull moment with carp catching action present throughout as the Fox lads do battle in a consultant's vs Management showdown.
Who will come out on top the consultants' team made up of 'The Traveller' Mark Pitchers and carp match supremo Mark Bartlett or the Management Team with carp brand manager Scot Day and media manager Lewis Porter? Check it out for the most action packed carp DVD out there!
New carp fishing products
We have been incredibly busy over the last few weeks with a number of fantastic new products being released to all you lucky anglers.
Firstly there is the superb Exocet Tapered Line. For those anglers who fish on lakes where there is a leader ban and you need to fish at range there really is nothing better.
Made using our superb Soft Steel mainline as a starting point – stuff used by virtually all of our consultants as their No.1 'casting line' – we knew that this would be the very best line in its class. Coming in two sizes with 0.30 and 0.33 diameters and tapering out to 0.50 at each end the Exocet Tapered line is sure to be a huge edge too many anglers up and down the country; fishing at extreme range without a leader has never been easier!
We've also announced additions to our immensely popular Black Label range of bankware. We have added an XL Adjustable Buzz Bar which is perfect for all you guys who prefer your rods slightly further apart. Spacers which fit on your buzz bars below your alarms give them more clearance and XL Snag Ears provide more security for anglers who fish with their rod tips high in the air.
XL Snag Ears were first tested by Fox's Shaun McSpadden and Scot Day during their epic haul of carp to over 80 lb at Rainbow Lake in France earlier in the year, that you probably read about in Angler's Mail magazine.
All the new additions come with the same great looks and features as the original range adding further strength to this 'must have' collection of bankware!
Fox on the bank
August can be a funny old month on the fishing front and But true to form our anglers have been bucking the trend and putting some great fish on the bank.
Tom Maker is one of the lads who have been hauling, mind you, I can't think of a time that Tom Maker has not been hauling. He has had fantastic results at Walthamstow, Thorpe Lea and Richworth Linear Fisheries where he took part in the 'Fish With The Stars' event raising money for the MNDA.
He began fishing on Brasenose one where he landed 35 carp up to 28lb 4oz he then moved on to Oxlease where he banked a further 33 fish up to 32lb 2oz. This lad is a serious carp catching machine and really works hard for his fish. After landing 10 fish in a night from Oxlease, most anglers would be happy to stay in that swim, fully expecting the action to continue.
However, Tom knew a move would bring him even more action! He moved into a corner swim into which a big south westerly wind was hacking he flicked out his rigs, which were simple inline leads, with short Reflex braid hooklinks, Arma Point SSBP hooks and a Cell hookbait and proceeded to catch a further 23 carp! Effort equals reward folks!
An angler who prefers a slightly different style of fishing but has also been doing the do over in Oxfordshire is our very own west country bumpkin John Kneebone. Fishing on the 50 acre Stoneacre lake he enjoyed a fantastic session banking three stunning 30lbers the biggest being a gorgeous 34lb 6oz.
I know john is a big fan of the hinged stiff rig and I would bet on these fish falling to his version of the devastating rig. He uses Fox Illusion Leader/Hooklink material as a boom section, with a Rigidity curve section to an Arma Point SR Hook. This setup is so effective that john even hooked one of the 30's last week without having time to clip the bobbin on. A very rare occurrence indeed on Stoneacres where many anglers blank for days and weeks on end!
This kicked off his next video diary in style, however earlier in the month he was putting the finishing touches to his most recent video diary which really was a bumper edition with a host of beautiful big carp, up to a simply mind blowing 42lb mirror. These fish have to be seen to be believed so take a look at his video diary, it makes for stunning viewing!
Another video blogger is Leon Bartropp who has continued his excellent run of form banking a lovely 40lb 6oz common which you can see on his Youtube channel. Leon, like John is a great fan of the Arma point SR hooks and this common was unable to rid itself of the super sharp hook despite trying its very best in the heavy weed.
What makes for equally great viewing on Leon's blog as the big common is the tip he gives you on how to create as little disturbance as possible when locating a spot to present a bait.
More success of a slightly different type came from one of the stars of our free DVD Mark Bartlett. Although Bart (as we know him) has a proven pedigree on the carp match scene he is also pretty nifty on a seat box and most recently he qualified for the British Waterways Final! Fishing the "spodacopter" using an Exocet Spod he blew the rest of the field apart, they simply couldn't keep up with adapted carp tactics!
Keeping on the theme of match fishing I would like to say a huge congratulations to friend of Fox Les Thompson (pictured right) for winning the 'Match This' final. For winning the match the Matrix backed angler scooped a cool £50,000! I really wish carp matches paid out like that! Read all about Les in this week's Angler's Mail magazine, on sale from Tuesday, September 11.
Well that is about it from me for this month, keep an eye on our Facebook and twitter Twitter pages for up and coming competitions. Also why not subscribe to our Youtube channel for loads of new videos, including the first in a new series entitled 'In session with…' where each month we will be joining a different expert carper to see exactly how they approach a session.
Many thanks for reading. Until next time, tight lines!
Related posts
The last Fox carp fishing blog
All the recent carp blogs on this website
Here's the list of all the new blogs and when they go live:
MONDAY: Carp crews on rotation – Korda, Fox, Nash and ACE.
TUESDAY: Steve Collett, Mail contributor and ultimate all-rounder.
WEDNESDAY: Angler's Mail HQ – yes, us!
THURSDAY: Specialists from Pike Anglers Club, Korum and Pallatrax, on rotation
FRIDAY: Carl & Alex, Angler's Mail juniors and video diary makers.
SATURDAY: The Angling Trust – guys at the governing body.
SUNDAY: Colin Mitchell, veteran coarse angler and top journalist


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Dear Miss Snark,
I'm a long time Snarkling with a tendency to lurk. (I almost commented once but KY caught my scent as I peeped over the fence and chased me away with one sharp--well, there's no other way to say it--killer yapp.)
Pride (and doggie treats) in hand, I approach again, this time with much fear and trepidation, etc., etc. to ask a nitwit category question about one of your VERY favorite subjects: e-queries.
I'm in the midst of the query process and have saved the e-query only agentsfor last. I verified that your recommendation was that we include pages, even in e-queries, and I was wondering if you could tell us what formatting you've seen work well for this. Most e-query agents DO NOT wantattachments, and I'm a little uncertain how to throw the pages in the email without making them look ridiculous (and I do realize that e-mail programsalso do a number on formatting.) Any advice? Before you say it, I know I'm getting caught up in the details (I know, I know!), but from everything you've said about e-queries being so easy to ignore I don't want to do something annoying and lose the 6 seconds of attention I may get from the agent.
Well, as we all know, Miss Snark writes only with a quill pen, on foolscap and delivers her rejection notes via footman, so all e-query folderol needs to be handled by someone who actually Knows Her Stuff. Agent Knows Her Stuff is in Denver and people there call her Kristin Nelson. She's been kind enough to pop in and answer this for us all.
Kristin writes:
Because Miss Snark doesn't accept e-queries and I do, she kindly asked me to guest blog and see if I could answer your equery questions.
First off, I have to say I have no idea why you would save the equery-only agents for last. There are so many good agents who accept them now and it doesn't cost a cent to send, why in the world would you wait? Most equery agents will also respond within a week or two. Sure beats waiting for Bob the Postman to haul his cookies to your door every afternoon.
Of course, there are some agents who don't respond at all but don't let them give equery-only agents a bad name.
I congratulate you on knowing that equery agents don't want attachments. We won't open them so you will want to post the first 5- 10 pages of your manuscript in the body of the email (if that is requested). I suggest only the first 5 pages or so. Any more than that is often overwhelming to look at in email form and to be honest, most agents make a quick assessment of whether the work is right for them (even by snail mail) within the first five to ten pages.
I personally just prefer a query letter; however, if the writer also includes around 5 sample pages, I will give it a look if the query letter itself is of interest to me. If the query letter doesn't grab me, I won't bother reading manuscript pages even if they are included.
As for the formatting issue, I'm not a computer expert (and I'm hoping some more computer-savvy Snarklings will jump in on the comments section to help out), so I actually don't know why the formatting gets messed up when sending. I have noticed that some of the big email providers such as AOL or EarthLink tend to be the biggest culprits for format issues. Maybe there is an issue in cutting and pasting from Microsoft Word into their email-writing
program? You might try formatting those sample pages in a txt file? Honestly, I wish I knew.
I do know that you can do a test run first. Email a copy of your query letter to your friends who have a variety of email programs (some who use Outlook, something else, AOL etc.) and see how the end product turns out. Then you can fiddle with it.
I will still read the email queries with strange formatting, but I won't tackle the sample pages.
That's just too hard.
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first time surfing
I haven't. I just deal with the slight bowing of the panels. Search the forum as others have done it and several different ways. Moombadaze recently did it on his 2013 LSV, mandley on his 08 LSV (not sure he got to his Mojo yet) and many others.
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Thanks for the quick response. After I posted my response I see that it is only $40 more dollars for the 1100 pound bags. Is that smart idea for my 09 outback V or stick with the 750's?
first time surfing
I'd stick with the 750's in the OBV.
Thanks for your help!!! So what about a sac in the bow under the bow filler cushion. Would that help? I dont think I want an IBS right now because I dont want to lose the storage space.2012 Moomba Mojo
It would help but its not really far enough forwart to really sink the nose down. it would be better than notthing at all.
The IBS will help to increase the length of the pocket or surfable part of the wave. It is highly recommended. If you don't add some weight to the front with 1100lbs in the rear corner you'll have a huge wave, but you won't be able to get too far behind the boat.
If you are brand new to surfing then you really don't want a big wave right away. A nice medium sized wave with good push is what u want. We are just telling u what you'll want by the middle of summer. Also take one of your current 400lb sacs and put it under the passenger seat closest to the rear of the side your surfing on.
If u get these 3 bags 1100(2) and the IBS you won't need anything else......until u get into custom sacs like a couple of us are talking about doing.
Last edited by Salyers; 05-12-2013 at 09:00 AM.2012 Mojo
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first time surfing
While I agree with the advice these guys are giving you on what bags will work best (and I do not have a mojo, or ridden in/ behind one), I would be surprised if you could not get started surfing with your stock setup.
Guys, feel free to shoot me down, but the op is asking if the mojo will allow them to get started and learn to surf with a stock setup. surely it will, right? I started surfing with the stock setup on my lsv and then upgraded the bags from there. Not everyone loves to surf as much as most of you and I do, so maybe they can try it out and figure out the priorities versus cost to them. Sometimes a more mellow wave can allow a person to feel more comfortable with a new thing.
I say go and spend some time surfing your stock setup first and then decide what works for you.'08 Mobius LSV- SOLD!
2017 Mojo Pro
first time surfing
It all depends on your tolerance for frustration.
The Mojo is a pretty big boat and it takes a bit to get it to lean and produce a decent surf wave. If you don't want to spend any coin and try out surfing, then take Mike's advice and fill the center and stack the bags in the rear surf corner.
Re: first time surfing
How do the 1100 pound sacks effect wakeboarding. I cant imagine using that much weight in the back. it seems like it would be pretty hard to make sure they both have the same weight as to not wash out the wake on one side or the other.
Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 using Tapatalk 22012 Moomba Mojo
turn on both fill switches at the same time and watch one side. when they are half full give or take, shut off and watch wake. use your people to adjust side to side for wash issues. you(as the driver) can also watch the wake and top off one side or the other as you pull.
personally, I like to take the second set behind a boat and drive the first to make sure the wake is where it should be. as the owner/driver, I know what I need to do to get the best wake.'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
Hey there PDX been reading the thread just giving people a chance to get there input in.
For surfing the mojo, i have surfed it with 650s, 900, 1100, 1180, apx 1500 in the rear of the boat.
I have also surfed it with 500, 950, 1050, and 1500 in the nose.
Surfed it from everything between 9.5mph and 12.5 mph for speeds.
I already have 24 hours on my new boat and 22 of them are surfing and working on the surf wave.
I have a lot of bags and options we could try on your Mojo and see what you really like without you spending any money up front. Just pick a Sun Mon Tues and ill meet you at Hagg with my gear, we will try each combo and see what you prefer to start with. Also most all my bags are for sale and it would be cheaper then going new, yet all my bags are only 2 months old LOL.
Send me a PM if you want my cell and we should meet up. Also id be more then willing to take you and your family out in our Mojo and show you what a Saced out Mojo can do.
I just got my Enzo 1500 L bag in and with my 1050 in the nose i think i will finally have the bog long surf wave i prefer.Malo <--- Means--Evil or Mean One. This explains a lot.
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The Friday OT: Red Hot Chili Peppers; Desecration Smile
The single best late-era Chili Peppers track.
Anthony channels Neil Young and sings well for a change.
Flea and Chad drive it well.
John is simply inspired. My stars this man can play the guitar. I forget the name of the guy who replaced him.
The vid is ok, no great shakes, the music is the group at peak.
Gringos and potatoes
Blair Richardson, chief executive of the U.S. Potato Board, an industry group, says it "doesn't make a lot of sense" to import potatoes from Peru because U.S. growers now produce varieties that share roots with ones in the Andean country
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The PRD Energy (PRD.v) further house of pain, right on cue
*now 74% down year to date
To collider!
Insider selling by the CEO of Fortuna Silver (FVI.to) (FSM)
- On November 18th, Fortuna Silver (FSM) (FVI.to) CEO Jorge Ganoza exercised 36,600 of his options priced at $4.03 and sold them all at prices between $5.20 and $5.30.
- On November 20th, Ganoza exercised 39,200 of his options priced at $4.03 and sold them all at prices between $5.20 and $5.22.
- On November 21st, Ganoza exercised 110,400 of his options priced at $4.03 and sold them all at prices between $5.21 and $5.33.
- On November 24th, Ganoza exercised 190,000 of his options priced at $4.03 and sold them all at prices between $5.22 and $5.53.
- On November 25th, Ganoza exercised 136,000 of his options priced at $4.03 and sold them all at prices between $5.20 and $5.51.
Data from here.
PS: Another 20,500 sold November 26th and filed 27th, same story. Throw another $25k on the pile.
Panoro Minerals (PML.v): The Mystery of the Missing PEA
So far, metallurgical work on the sulphide component of the deposit shows it produces a "clean and high concentrate" grading 27% copper, 11.9 grams gold and 152 grams silver, without any arsenic or mercury and with low levels of lead and zinc, Shaheen adds. The preliminary economic assessment (PEA) is due out in July.
With $10 million in its treasury, Panoro has more than enough cash to finish the two PEAs and take it well into next year, Shaheen says
Panoro is continuing its exploration at the Cotabambas project with geological mapping and geochemical sampling, while a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) is underway by AMEC Americas Ltd. Metallurgical test work is in progress under Amec´s supervision. The PEA is expected to be completed by mid 2014.
"Preliminary Economic Assessment Anticipated in Q3/14: Panoro plans to announce the results of its Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for its wholly-owned Cotabambas copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project in Q3/14"
- In April 2013 PML.v said the Cotabambas PEA would be with us in December 2013
- In February 2014 PML.v said the Cotabambas PEA would be with us in July 2014
- In April 2014 PML.v said the Cotabambas PEA would be with us in mid-2014
- In July 2014 PML.v said the Cotabambas PEA would be with us by the end of September 2014
- In November 2014 PML.v said the Cotabambas PEA would be with us by the end of 2014
A Christmas gift idea
Check out this 30 second blurb for 'Gods, Gachupines and Gringos' by Richard Grabman, the excellent and most readable history of Mexico written by Mexico resident, history expert and owner of the blog The Mex Files.
To learn more and order, check out his website, or Amazon, or fine booksellers anywhere. A great book.
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Naughty naughty, Yamana Gold (AUY) (YRI.to)
Hilarity ensued.
Parsing Olivier Garret of Casey Research
Olivier Garret has just sent a mailer out to his merry flock, that tries to explain just why the Casey Research $20 per person "Market Gonna Crash Act NOW!" call of October 21st isn't going quite the way they imagined.
IKN parses his mail for you below. Olivier's in black, IKN's in red.
- trim your portfolio to only its strongest stocks, the issues with the most emphatic fundamental reasons for owning them;
- hold the resulting cash in US dollars;
- keep your gold;
- but buy "gold insurance," in the form of puts on GLD, to counter potential weakness in precious metals and related stocks; and
- buy long-term Treasuries as a speculation that interest rates would move still lower.
Olivier Garret
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PRD Energy (PRD.v) update, 3q14 financial results edition
According to the 3q14 MD&A, the next thing PRD wants to do is...
"The Company plans to drill two to three deviated wells from the Boerger 7A well site in the second quarter of 2015, as the next stage of development for the Boerger pool..."
Chart of the day is...
...the copper/oil ratio (using WTI):
Back in 2012 this spiked to 0.04X because copper was spiking to $3.90/lb and trading happily at $3.40 to $3.70. This time it's because of the way copper's holding tough at three while oil...well, you know what that's been doing since September.
So copper's relatively expensive compared to oil again. But it's not weirdly expensive and as seen in 2012, it can hold this ratio quite happily for weeks on end.
Vancouver Venture's Exchange Prediction
IMPACT Silver (IPT.v) 3q14 numbers
Mi más sentido pésame para Marcelo Gallardo y toda su familia
Aguanta Muñeco. Tu otra familia está para vos.
Bear Creek (BCM.v), Peru, law suits, Puno elections (from IKN289)
Kevin McArthur, Pres/CEO of Tahoe Resources (TAHO) (THO.to), turns a chunk of his shares into $10m cash
Via the magic of capital markets and insider sales. Ka-Ching, baby.
He'll tell you he deserves it. What colour Ferrari, Kev*?
*True fact: people named Kev love Ferraris
Gran Colombia Gold (GCM.to) and Colossus Minerals (ex-CSI.to)
"The fun starts in November, when the gold notes start coming due. We can only hope the creditors behave themselves, form an orderly queue and don't start squabbling over who gets paid first. Impressively, this thing still has a market cap of around $35m. That won't last, though."
Chart of the day is...
The IKN Weekly, out now
Que duro es ser hincha de River.
The rise of bad debt in the Peruvian banking system
Survey results
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