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Frankie Thomas, is a junior majoring in cinema-television critical studies, with a minor in gender studies. Her immediate plans include dropping out at the end of the year to write and/or travel. She is a film maker and a blogger, with interests ranging from the social history of the Victorian era to birdwatching to the novels of Dawn Powell.
I had the kind of college experience most people only dream about. Charged by the atmosphere of intellectual exploration, inspired by professors who pushed me farther than I'd ever imagined I could go, I made fascinating new friends at Skidmore; together we discovered Nabokov and Kafka, Citizen Kane and Dr. Strangelove, and our own literary voices. It was a three-week summer program. I was fifteen.
Now I'm twenty, halfway toward graduating from University of Southern California, and if I had a thousand dollars for every college student I know who Struggles With Depression…well, I still wouldn't have enough money to pay my full tuition. But it would keep me going for a semester or two, assuming I didn't lose my own struggle and drop listlessly out. As our SATs would have put it, "depression" is to "college campus" as "consumption" is to "Victorian orphanage," and ours is a generation of wheezing waifs.
None of us knew this in advance, of course. We were too busy trying to get into college to consider what would happen once we actually got there. At my New York high school we took extra history classes, put on plays, directed films, went out to museums and midnight movies, and stayed for hours after class to chat with our teachers.. It never occurred to us that we were having the time of our lives; the idea was that our activity-packed resumes would endear us to colleges as passionate, well-rounded applicants. We knew we were in good hands: our school proudly displayed its college-acceptance statistics like Louis Vuitton logos stamped onto a handbag. Four Yales in 2002! Six Cornells and six Browns in 2005! Nine Wesleyans in 2006! "They're clumping," the college counselor sighed, but she didn't seem to mind much. We were duly conveyor-belted into our respective illustrious universities, whereupon our busy lives ground to a halt.
At USC, we were forbidden to register for classes until we had completed an Internet crash course in responsible alcohol use. We patiently clicked through slow-loading educational videos about a diverse but attractive group of fictional friends (Fulgencio drank in moderation; Ming-Lee binged on weekends; Fatima abstained altogether) and slow-loading interactive quizzes on addiction and alcohol poisoning. "The safety of our students is our highest priority," the university cooed in its explanatory e-mail. This should have been our first clue: as my roommate Max observed, "College makes you eight years old." It would prove to be more like summer camp than my Skidmore summer program had been.
Classes began. College did do one thing better than high school: diversity. USC was so diverse, in fact, that many of my classmates barely spoke English. They struggled to comprehend the reading, which made the T.A.s feel so guilty that class discussions were inevitably conducted at around a sixth-grade level. On the other hand, many of my T.A.s struggled with English themselves, so maybe they were doing the best they could. Either way, we earned A's in our sleep.
Lectures were another story. USC film school is legendary for its larger-than-life professors–"He's a real character!" people had assured me about several professors, and on this ground they did not disappoint. After a gushing introduction from a T.A., my professors strode into the lecture hall to their own recorded theme music and thunderous applause. "Like my suit? It's Hugo Boss!" crowed my freshman year professor. "You're lucky to be in my class–you get to enjoy my fashion choices!" said my sophomore year professor. Every lecture was a well-rehearsed comedy routine. Sometimes they used swear words, to thunderous applause. (Scandalous!) One of them once dared to take the controversial stance that George W. Bush is an idiot, to thunderous applause. "Yeah," he said, egged on, "I don't care if you're offended!" (Good gracious, did our parents know?) They made us buy and read $100 textbooks that they'd written themselves; their lectures were word-for-word recitations of these very books. And it was excruciatingly clear, from the way they spoke, that these may have been the only books they'd ever read.
It didn't bother the students, who weren't really listening anyway.. They all brought their fancy laptops and cell phones to class, and they spent the whole lecture playing with them. If you stood in the back of the auditorium, the audience twinkled with the beaming lights of Facebook and AIM and Tetris and text messages. Phones rang out every few minutes, and sometimes kids would actually answer them, with a hushed "Hello?…I'm in class!…Pretty boring. What's up with you?" The professors could hardly complain, since their phones rang constantly too.
Of course, academics weren't the point; as ever, the real college experience was in the extracurricular activities. By which I mean Facebook. And Instant Messaging. And video games, and TV. Sometimes I suspect that the student riots of the 1960s would never have happened if there had been anything good on TV back then.
Not that the 60s countercultural college spirit had died completely–it did pop up now and then, albeit as mangled beyond recognition as a homeless Vietnam veteran. I'll never forget the rally USC organized to protest Fox's cancellation of Arrested Development (whose creators, we loved to remind everyone, had attended USC and given us money). Another time, in protest of the sweatshop merchandise in the USC bookstore, a small gang of students staged an actual sit-in in the office of the university president. They sat there defiantly for several hours, until the president poked his head in and told them to get out of his office or they'd be suspended. Sheepishly, they left.
The months dragged on; by the end of sophomore year, we knew the drill. If it all begins to feel pointless, just complain to your parents, or to the campus health center; they'll refer you to a psychiatrist, who will diagnose a chemical imbalance in your brain (how strange that you never noticed it until now!) and prescribe antidepressants. If you can't face the mind-numbing course work, you're in luck–half your classmates were diagnosed with ADD as children, and they'll be happy to share their Ritalin or Adderall with you. It really does the trick! If it doesn't, though, ask around for cocaine, and ye shall receive. You'll want to do whatever it takes to slog through your work, because when you're done, you can get wasted. You don't have to, of course, but TV is much funnier if you do.
If you can keep this up for four years, you get to graduate from USC–not to "Pomp and Circumstance," but to the theme from Indiana Jones. Unironically. (Spielberg and Lucas gave us a lot of money.)
At some point, though, it will dawn on you that you don't really need to go to class. You'll pass anyway, and your professors won't care. If they notice your absence, they'll just shrug through their Hugo Boss suits and repeat their favorite professorial refrain: "It's your money."
Not quite true–the money is coming from our parents. Oh, the things we do for them.


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- A Heated Towel Rail because cannot wait to get out of the bath and have a warm towel ready and waiting for me,
- A sink which has space on or around it for the essentials such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand soap and the misters shaving products,
- A Bathroom Cabinet, but with a mirror. I would love a mirror in my bathroom (the last one fell off the wall and shattered) rather than have to carry one with me every time,
- The mister wants a shaving mirror because he has never owned one,
- A Bath Rack - somewhere to put my chilled glass of wine, my book and some products I want to use whilst in the bath,
- Storage - one thing I need without question is bathroom storage and not to just use my window ledge and a basket on the top of the toilet.
The tile search has also started, I don't want the entire bathroom tiled, I would prefer it to be just around the bath and then the floor with the walls painted white. So picking tiles has been just as complicated as it was to choose a bathroom suite because the options and choices are just unlimited. I looked online for advice and because my bathroom isn't that big, the advice I have read is to go for something light rather than dark to give that bigger space feeling, so with this in mind, I have narrowed my choice down to which for me is down to just a few options.
I literally cannot wait to see my bathroom transformed and I cannot wait to take my first bath in my brand spanking new one!
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United ladies enjoyed their first cup game of the new season with a comfortable win in the East Midlands League Cup. The hosts were Leicestershire side Heather from Division One South.
This was United's first game in this particular competition since winning the final back in 2006 and fielded two survivors from that side, Rachel Ruddach and Jorden Spurr. Heather had a former Blade in their ranks in Cat Davies but couldn't bridge the gulf in class between the two sides.
First half goals from Sophie Bell (4mins), Jen Pearson (24mins) and player of the match Alex Hickerman (27mins) separated the teams at the break.
Substitute Kim Brown scored the fourth on 77 minutes and another on 85 after Jodie Hartley had made it five on 82 minutes to complete the 6-1 win.
Blades: Johnson, Hopkinson (Ruddach), Neary (Spurr), Cawthorn, Wainwright, Darbyshire, Hickerman, Pearson, Hartley, Smith (Brown), Bell.


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A distinguished engineer who founded the world-famous British Engineerium has died.
Jonathan Minns, of Hove, rescued the historic Goldstone Pumping Station from demolition and transformed it into one of the most influential engineering museums in the world.
He died at home surrounded by family and friends on October 13 aged 75.
The Engineerium was set up on a shoestring budget of just £350 as the world's only centre for the "teaching of engineering conservation".
Built in 1866 as a water-pumping station, it was threatened with demolition in 1971 after falling out of use.
Mr Minns won listed status for the buildings and acquired the lease in 1974, before restoring the 19th Century High Victorian Gothic complex of brick buildings, in West Blatchington.
It closed in 2006 and was put up for auction only to be saved at the last minute with a £3 million offer from businessman Mike Holland. Currently closed for restoration, it is set to re-open in 2016.
Jonathan Minns had a long and intricate career devoted to the conservation of industrial antiquities.
Wife Vanessa Minns said: "Contrary to many reports, no grants were forthcoming and the museum was financed both personally by Jonathan and by earning income building museums and exhibitions for customers all over the world, and restoring engines, machines and mills of all types in the workshops at the Museum."
He built up a team of highly trained conservators over time and special exhibitions about the history anything from bicycles to fishing equipment.
The most successful was 'Chain Reaction' the history of the loo and Jonathan gave several media interviews seated on a Moule's Earth Closet.
He was also responsible for restoration projects in Sussex included all four Brighton windmills, Plumpton and Hellingly watermills, the watermill at Batemans (Kipling's House) and a Victorian lift in Lewes crescent.
He was asked to consult on the restoration and value of the West Pier three times over the years.
He trained many young people at the Engineerium and had a deep belief in the apprentice system having been apprenticed himself.
Mr Minns served on the judging panel for the BBC Tomorrow's World Award for Invention, presented annually by the Prince of Wales. The Engineerium was visited privately by Prince Philip and Prince Michael of Kent and officially by the Duke of Kent.
Vanessa Minns, non-exective director of the engineerium 1974-2005, added: "Jonathan had a unique and vast knowledge of his subject to which he was devoted. The loss of all this knowledge is a major tragedy. It was his hope that his restoration work would survive him for a good 100 years."
A funeral will be held next Thursday October 31, starting with a traction engine procession on Chesham Road, Kemp Town at 2pm.


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Lately, purple is Lilou's fave colour, so when she saw that purple little tulle skirt, there was no escaping. She wanted to combine it with her grey "je t' aime" sweater, because she's convinced that the letters spell her name! 😉 When I was thinking about translating this look to us mama's, I had a Sex And The City moment. A bit sad though, cause you know… who can get away with this ensemble, besides Sarah Jessica Parker?!
Lilou is wearing a Whistle & Flute sweater, you can find it here.
Her skirt is H&M, you can find it here.
Photos by myself and Pinterest.
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I stopped making resolutions. In fact I mostly stopped making lists. Not that I was above lists, it is just that I hated that I couldn't draw a neat line across each item in the list for I never finished them all. So I gave up making lists to calm my obsessive line-cutting self. But my engagement with resolutions has been worse. I never could manage the dedication to stick by them. I would ditch each one of my resolutions eventually and just blame the laziness that I was filled with.
But this year, I battled it out with myself whether I should make a few resolutions. Quite frankly, my life could use some structure. After much thinking, I have abandoned the idea. I realised that I more than anything else I need to take my life one day at a time. This decision was made not so much by my laziness or inability to stick by anything but mostly by my cynicism. I suddenly found it hard to imagine that the new year meant I could suddenly turn over a new leaf and break out of bad habits. Stop beating myself up. Stop eating candy instead of meals. Stop guzzling the Thumbs Up. Stop feeling guilty when it isn't my fault. Stop pressurising myself to attain perfection. It was only a new year. I had hardly become superhuman to let go of habits; some at the core of me.
So, no lists, no looking back at the year gone by, no pinning hopes on 2014. Just taking it as it comes.
Taking it as it comes.
As it comes.
Let's see how that turns out.


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Spring Cleaning
People often ask, "What should I do for a cleanse?" However, they rarely ask "When?"
Learning Portion Control
You may want to shed weight or simply watch what you eat. A part of learning healthier eating habits includes portion control. It might sound restrictive but once you learn the principles, it can be quite liberating.
Your Own Kitchen Makeover
So you've made the decision to eat healthier-for the sake of your own health and that of your family. One step you can make to support that decision is to conduct an inventory of the food already in your kitchen and then determine what to keep and what to toss.
Quick! Tips for Cooks On-the-Go
We want to eat healthier but it sounds time-consuming and intimidating. But cooking healthy doesn't need to be. With some new appliances and food prep short cuts, you can have fresh food on your plate in under 30 minutes.
Cravings: Taming the Beast
Ever wonder why you crave cookies but your sister craves pretzels? Maybe your husband loves spicy, burn-your-tongue chili and you stash hard candy in your purse.
Calcium builds and restores bones and regulates muscle contractions, including heartbeat. However, without magnesium, phosphorus and vitamins A, C and D, calcium cannot be absorbed at all.
Arthritis? Don't Eat That Tomato!
If you have arthritis, or a family history of arthritis, avoid nightshades. Nightshades, solanaceae, are plants that grow by the light of the moon, not the sun.
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Groups & Tours
Welcome to Hestercombe
Hestercombe is an award-winning historic gardens nestled in the heart of the Somerset countryside, just a few miles from Junction 25 of the M5.
We are famous for our unique collection of gardens which span three centuries of history and design. Our Edwardian Formal Garden is hailed as one of the finest examples of the world-renowned partnership between garden designer Gertrude Jekyll and architect Sir Edwin Lutyens.
The estate has undergone acclaimed restoration works and continues to develop and grow, giving our visitors a stunning setting to explore, learn and relax.
Groups & Tours
We welcome groups and tours of any size to Hestercombe, and can tailor your experience in a number of different ways to suit your requirements.
Voted in the Top 50 Coach-Friendly UK Attractions, Hestercombe has fantastic facilities for your group. These include 50 acres of beautiful gardens from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries to walk through and enjoy; a contemporary art gallery with a series of changing exhibitions; a second-hand book shop, gift shop and plant centre.
You can choose from two fantastic eateries when you visit Hestercombe. The Stables Café serves a wide selection of homemade cakes, hot and cold lunches, hot drinks and other refreshments (with a range of different dietary requirements catered for).
Our grand Column Room Restaurant overlooks the stunning Edwardian Garden, and offers sumptuous lunches, traditional and sparkling afternoon teas, cream teas and sandwich selections – all with one of the best views at Hestercombe.
Your visit
You are more than welcome to spend your time here at your leisure, exploring the gardens at your own pace. However if you'd prefer more structure to your visit, we can work with you to provide a bespoke experience for your group.
We can offer:
- A complimentary meet and greet for all groups
- A private room for your morning tea & coffee or buffet lunch
- A tour of the gardens with an experienced tour guide or gardener to learn about the history and restoration of Hestercombe.
Group information & facilities
Groups and tour visits to Hestercombe can enjoy a number of benefits:
- Tour guides available (minimum of 15 people; please contact us for prices and availability)
- A beautiful and convenient location with ample free coach and car parking
- An easy, convenient lunch or tea stop with great facilities, including a bright and airy courtyard and a separate picnic area
- Full disabled access to the courtyard and partial disabled access through the gardens. A 'Tramper' mobility scooter is available to hire (NB this must be booked in advance)
- Gift Shop and Plant Centre
- Second-hand book shop
- A lunch voucher for the coach driver and guide.
Group Rates
Special rates are exclusive to group visits to Hestercombe, at just £10.20 per person for parties of 15 or more.
These discounted rates apply provided that the group is pre-booked and pays with one single payment.
Contact us now via the booking enquiry form below to find out more, or call Caroline Mortimore on 01823 413923


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There are 31 miles of mapped streams within the corporate boundaries of Mason City. In order to maximize the potential of our waterfront while at the same time enhancing public safety and property values, the City has adopted flood plain regulations that govern development within the City's mapped flood plains. Mason City is a delegated community. This means the City is responsible for nearly all flood plain administration within the city limits. A local flood plain development permit is required for all development in the regulated floodplain. Floodplain regulations are found in the City's Zoning Ordinance (Title 12 of the Municipal Code.) FEMA has issued new maps for all of Cerro Gordo County, including Mason City. These maps will become effective on June 5, 2020. The new maps and the flood insurance study can be viewed online at the FEMA Map Service Center.
Residents and developers in Mason City should note that the City of Mason City regulates most Shaded Zone X flood plain areas in the same way we regulate AE flood zones. If your property is in a Shaded Zone X area, please contact the Flood Plain Administrator at 641-421-3626 to determine if development is subject to the City's Flood Plain Management Ordinance.


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From Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum Tour
Duration: 7 hours
Based in Krakow since 1989, Intercrac is incoming tour operator providing incoming services in Poland. We specialise in groups and individual tourism. One of the major assets of Intercrac is its outstanding team of experienced and dedicated people. At Intercrac, the creativity and quality of our independently-minded, multilingual staff are considered to be a key factor in our success. Our team of guides and tour managers is very experienced, knowledgeable and professional. Since the inception of our company, we have paid particular attention to the quality of services offered, and our goal is total client satisfaction.


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Undercover Israeli troops have shot and killed two suspected Palestinian militants at a roadblock in the northern West Bank town of Jenin.
The Israeli army says Israeli forces had sought to arrest the suspects at a checkpoint, but opened fire when the suspects tried to run the roadblock.
One suspect was identified as a member of the militant group Islamic Jihad. The other was linked to the Fatah organization.
Israel has stepped up raids and arrests of militant suspects in the West Bank, following last month's suicide bombing that killed six Israelis in coastal Israel.
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Bathroom Remodel Project Designed by: Kipper Fischer, Senior Design Consultant.
Before and after of the vanity. The new custom vanity was designed by Kippi Fishcher and built by Cabinets Unlimited.
This bathroom remodel included moving a couple of walls to utilize space from the laundry room, to increase the size of the bathroom. The shower was expanded from a 3′ to a 5′ walk-in shower. The entire bathroom was repained, new lighting was put in, and new tile throughout.


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First thing of the day, we stopped by the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore visitor center. Our goal there was to do some situational learning with the boys. This is an important part of their roadschooling: using the on-hand tools and resources to bring to life some of the unique qualities of a place and/or key instructional topics.
At the visitor center, a helpful and hands-on exhibition area had a great deal of information about native versus invasive species, including how to take easy cleaning measures to reduce the risk of spreading invasive plant species (a big problem all across North America). We loved that the topic held true to our desire to imbue our kids with earth-consciousness.
Later, after one final lunch with Kit and her family, we bid Beverly Shores a tearful adieu, boarded our second train in three days — the South Shore Line — and journeyed straight into downtown Chicago. We're not exactly traveling light (yet!), so we had our first taste of lugging bags to and through an unfamiliar city's transit system — the Chicago El. At present, we each have a rolling bag (Jane's is twice the size of the boys' and mine) and a backpack. The boys also have small shoulder bags. It is my sincere hope that we succeed in easing our load over the next few weeks.
It wasn't all that bad, though, as the walk to the El was short, and then we had a straight shot to the home of a good friend from college. He and his family had offered use of their basement for a couple of nights as we regrouped a bit and explored Chicago.
The highlights of our time in Chicago: a dinner of deep-dish pizza (which impressed some of us, but left others more partial to NYC's thin crust); the Art Institute of Chicago, especially the Thorne Miniature Rooms; the various distractions of Millennium Park, including Cloud Gate, aka The Bean (a public sculpture by Anish Kapoor); Crown Fountain (a very cool water feature); the Gehry-designed serpentine bridge heading to Maggie Daley Park, where the boys joined the warm Sunday crowds on every slide and climbing structure they could; and the Chicago Cultural Center, the 19th-century Beaux-Arts building famous for a Tiffany glass dome that even caught the attention of our budding young photographers.
Sunday breakfast and dinner, both shared with our hosts, the Jacobs', were also highlights, especially the chocolate chips in those morning pancakes and the evening tacos (a fave!) on the deck watching cat gymnastics (another story for another day).
New names on our Unyear Honor Roll: the Jacobs family (Greg, Liz, Audrey and Nina). Thank you!
Next stop: the drive to Winnipeg, Manitoba!


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You can get free psychological therapies like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) on the NHS.
You can refer yourself directly to an NHS psychological therapies service (IAPT) without a referral from a GP.
If you prefer, talk to a GP and they can refer you.
Psychological therapies services are also known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services.
What are psychological therapies?
Psychological therapies, sometimes called talking therapies, can help with common mental problems like stress, anxiety and depression.
Which therapy you're offered depends on which one has been shown to be most helpful for your symptoms.
Here are a few examples:
- CBT – this aims to improve your mental wellbeing by helping you understand how your thoughts can lead to unhelpful emotions and behaviours (see more about CBT)
- guided self help – a therapist supports you as you work through a self-help course in your own time, either using a workbook or an online course
- counselling for depression – a type of counselling developed specially for people with depression
Psychological therapies are offered in different ways, including:
- using a self-help workbook with the support of a therapist
- as an online course
- over the phone
- one-to-one
- in a group
See more psychological therapies available on the NHS
What can psychological therapies help with?
You do not need to have a diagnosed mental health problem to refer yourself to an NHS psychological therapies service.
You may be:
- having panic attacks
- struggling with flashbacks and nightmares
- feeling low and hopeless
Perhaps you're finding it hard to cope with work, life or relationships.
Other things that psychological therapies can help with include:
- constant worrying
- obsessive thoughts or behaviours
- fear of social situations
- constant worry about your health
- phobias
If you have already been diagnosed with a mental health problem, you can still refer yourself to a psychological therapies service (or a GP can refer you).
Who can have psychological therapies on the NHS?
You need to be registered with a GP to get psychological therapies on the NHS, but you do not need a referral from a GP.
You can refer yourself directly to a psychological therapies service.
Find a psychological therapies service in your area
Depending on where you live, you'll also need to be aged 16, 17, 18 or over. You need to check this with individual services.
Children and young people who are not eligible for psychological therapies can get support with mental and emotional problems from their local child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS).
What happens when you refer yourself
- Contact your local psychological therapies service.
- Someone from the service will get in touch, usually within a few weeks.
- They'll ask for more details about the problems you're having. This is known as an assessment.
- If the service thinks they can help you, they'll recommend a therapy for you. This is based on your symptoms and how severe they are.
- Waiting times for the first session vary. The service will tell you what to expect.
If you need urgent help, call Samaritans free on 116 123 or email email@example.com.
Or if you have contact details for a mental health crisis team, you can contact them.
Does my GP have to know?
A psychological therapies service will not contact your GP without your permission, unless they believe you're at risk of harming yourself or other people.
Other places that offer free help
Some employers provide free counselling for their employees. Ask your HR department.
Most colleges and universities offer free counselling to students who need it.
Some charities offer cheap or free talking therapies or group support.
These include:
You can also find mental health apps and tools in the NHS apps library.
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I have been enjoying Goblin Slayer. It's a fun D and D inspired dark fantasy romp. Goblin Slayer is a nice diversion from the usual fantasy anime schlock of recent years. Unfortunately, there's a giant rapey hobgoblin in the room that needs to be addressed. The first episode is frankly, not very good. I get that the series is trying to set up how this isn't going to be your typical fantasy anime. The problem lies in the ham-fisted way it handles the dark subject matter. Many viewers may be turned off by the series from how it handles sexual assault. I'm sure many of you reading this are already aware of the controversy, with Crunchyroll placing a content warning at the start of the episode.
Goblin Slayer begins by introducing us to the Priestess, a rookie adventure trying to find her way in the new city. She forms a party with other inexperienced adventurers. They decide to take on a quest to eliminate goblins. This is where shit gets real. The fledgling adventurers were woefully unprepared. If I can complement the first episode, it did a good job of foreshadowing the horrible events to come, by showing the swordsman clanging his sword against the cave ceiling. They find several goblins and kill them. Everything seems okay so far. Shit goes bad immediately after. The swordsman is ripped apart by a group of goblins and the mage is stabbed and poisoned. The fighter flings into a fit of rage but is stopped by a hobgoblin. She is then brutally raped by a horde of goblins. The priestess can only watch in horror. One of my gripes with how the first episode frames the intended tragic events. No context of who these characters are is given to the audience. We know nothing about these characters and yet we are supposed to be frightened for them. No one watching has any reason to care about what happens to these characters.
Now let's get into the controversy, the rape scene. I feel this was completely unnecessary to show. If the intention was to display how brutal goblins are, it was total overkill. The brutality of the goblins was already showcased when the swordsman was ripped limb from limb. That already did the job. Showing sexual assault at that point was just gratuitous. Another problem with this scene is the angles shown to the audience. From most angles we can get a good gander are her titties and booty, almost like this was a hentai. Trust me, I've watched a lot of hentai. If this scene was cut out the horror of goblins would not have been diminished. Sexual assault had nothing to do with the plot of the episode and felt as if it was in there for the sake of shock value. If you felt that the rape was necessary, there were better plays show it. Leaving more to the imagination would have added to the horror. She could have been forcefully dragged away by the goblins and we later see her naked, with a dead look in her eyes and her body covered by shadows.
Do not take this as an attack on people who didn't have a problem with the rape scene. I continued to watch the series despite a first episode I didn't like. The episodes following have been much more enjoyable. It's a shame that a good series is being overshadowed by an avoidable controversy. You must understand that there are people who aren't comfortable watching any kind of rape in media, especially rape victims. Don't look down on people who choose not to watch because of this. If you don't mind the way rape was handled in Goblin Slayer, good on you, but don't expect everyone to react the same way. In the meantime, I will continue to follow Goblin Slayer.


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7: The Conceptual Framework of Memory Induction
The Conceptual Framework of Memory Induction
Memory acquisition and the augmentation and integration of information has always been an enigma to many, the process of encoding, storing and retrieving data from the external world through the chemistry of our five senses and physical stimuli seems like a mental phenomena. The question of how the retrieval of such data is stored and maintained indefinitely in our subconscious and regurgitated to our conscious is not as complexed as it seems; although, there are exceptions to the rule, such as asperger and high functioning autism, in which some cases are associated with profound memory.
There's a myriad of concepts you can implement to enhance your procedural memory and improve your sensory acuity. The former through the cross-platforming or cross-mapping between mutually exclusive domains; and the latter is a Neuro Linguistic Programming phrase which deals with the heightening of awareness in your surroundings. The irony is, the acquisition of one instantaneously ingrains the other—–I've categorized the underlying mechanisms of memory acquisition into four categories; pattern recognition, metaphoric correlation, information repetition and mnemonic induction.
Pattern Recognition: pattern recognition are usually attributed to apophenia and pareidolia; the former is conducive to the spontaneous perception and connections to meaningful elements of unrelated phenomena; example, associating numbers with the lottery or dissecting personal information in noise. The latter is an illusion or misperceptions involving the false interpretation of tangible or intangible, animate or inanimate things; example, seeing Jesus face in the clouds or an angel in smoke flames. Humans have a tendency to attribute meaning and significance in what's deemed asymmetrical, arbitrary, coincidental or situational irony; however, pattern recognition precedes back to our primordial era of Homo sapiens, and our survival mechanism being contingent on pattern recognition. Nevertheless, human cognition is wired to perceive connections in things, and there's "special cases" of such perception leading to delusions, psychosis and schizophrenia when left unchecked.
Metaphoric Correlation: is the cross-platforming between mutually exclusive domains; paralleling one concept with another that's completely unrelated, but share a processing synonymity. Prime example is the mixing of colors red and blue; both mixtures produce the color purple, which inevitably is an induction of mutually exclusive colors. Using figurative language in literary devices as a perceptive mechanism to augment memory induction has innumerable benefits beyond the synthesis scope, and the ability to find commonalities between different forms of existence. The acquisition of multiple concepts simultaneously, and the underlying abstract principles of language definitions, rather than lexicons and the linear. The taxonomic relationships between semantically distant concepts are established through a metaphoric correlation; regardless of their asymmetrical imbalance; in the salient juxtaposition of mutually exclusive elements, dimensions of applicability becomes more pronounced. See my paper on The Power of Analogy A Peculiar Mnemonics.
Information Repetition: Information repetition is contingent on the memorization of information, it's prevalent in script, monologues, poetry, rap, singing and comedy etc. Mnemonics, analogy and metaphors are not applicable when you're processing the detailed elements of a script or the rigors of a comedic performance that's contingent on timing and delivery. Information repetition induction also occurs inadvertently to the soothing sound of music; the lyrics become engrained in the longevity of monotonous listening.
Mnemonic Induction: mnemonics are used to remember large amount of information or facts; using rhymes, abbreviation, acronyms, phrases, assonance or alliteration. A prime example is the strings on a guitar; the strings are laid out parallel to each other on the fretboard, started at the high E, B, G, D, A and Low E; a mnemonic used to retain the strings order is, "Every Bread, Gets, Digested, After, Eating." Other sorts of mnemonics are acronyms such as "SAD," Sleep Affective Disorder, where a persons emotional state is induced due to weather conditions.
As a musical composer and arranger I've always had a deep seeded infatuation for the physics of sound; things like amplitude, frequency, velocity, wavelength, octaves, intervals, chromatic, diatonic and harmonic scales—and the overall acoustics of sound propagation as a physics entity. Having an intrinsic desire and curious mind to unravel a conundrum or demystify an enigma, or the overall engagement of satisfying ones thirst to know something supersedes it all—-of the above mentioned.
Here's two original compositions and one arrangement, where i explore modulation, cadence, intonation and inflection in music; transposing, transcribing, arranging and composing in three mutually exclusive musical styles.. All three pieces were composed and arranged in nonstandard tunings, this lends itself beautifully to sus2 and sus4 open chords—(another subject). Enjoy!
Here's an interesting paper I wrote on
Phonology of Modulation Cadence Inflection & Intonation, If you're into the intricacies of sound in literary devices in linguistics.
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The intellectual property of VoIP startup 3Jam has been acquired, that much we know. What is still unclear, however, is the name of the acquiring company.
San Francisco-based 3Jam, one of the pioneers of group and virtual texting, announced on its website on Monday that the company's assets have been purchased and its website and services will be shut down in the next few months. 3Jam chief executive officer Enlai Chu failed to provide the name of the buyer, noting only that the transition plan with be unveiled "at a later date."
"3jam has been committed to providing innovative and efficient ways for people to communicate, and we are looking forward to seeing these technologies further developed and delivered in a new strategic direction," Chu wrote in a blog post.
While the acquiring company has yet to be formally announced, Tomio Geron from Forbes has made an educated guess. After doing a little Internet sleuthing, Geron discovered that Chu updated his LinkedIn profile page to show him working at Web video calling giant Skype. Chu's page indicates that he has been a Senior Product Manager at the eBay-owned VoIP firm since March of this year.
Does this mean that Skype acquired 3Jam? No, not necessarily, but it would make some sense. 3Jam's VoIP-based services, which include comprehensive messaging, call transcription, call routing, visual voicemail, SMS-to-email and virtual phone numbers, could help Skype compete with Google Voice and other major players in the VoIP game, Geron speculates.
In other M&A news, TechCrunch reported earlier today that Twitter has agreed to purchase third-party app maker TweetDeck for between $40 and $50 million. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington said that Twitter made an unsolicited counter offer to keep TweetDeck away from Bill Gross's UberMedia, which has acquired several Twitter-related apps in recent years, leading many to speculate whether the Pasadena-based Web company is planning a rival platform. UberMedia reported made an offer in the neighborhood of $25 to $30 million.
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I've just handed in a 'Reading Reports' assignment where I had to summarise and respond to various set texts in order to grasp something of the global trends in theology in the twentieth century. It may be a bit clunky, but I've cut and paste the assignment here to give you a paragraph on some key theologians from the past 100 years. Several of the chapters set in these reviews are from the fat brick of a book that is the subject's text: David Ford's The Modern Theologians. Oh how I love Rowan Williams!!!!
Williams, Rowan, 'Eastern Orthodox Theology.' In David F. Ford with Rachel Muers, The Modern Theologians: An Introduction to Christian Theology since 1918 (third edition) pp.572-587 (Massachussets; Blackwell Publishing, 2005)
Williams is an easy introduction to Orthodox Theology for Western thinkers – drawing our attention to some key differences at the outset – the more balanced approach to dualism, a stronger link to mystical traditions and a non-Enlightenment engagement with twentieth century Continental philosophy. It is accidentally convenient for Western thinkers that "for most of the twentieth century, the story of Orthodox theology is the story of Russian theology" – making the fruitful reconnection of Western and Eastern Christianity much simpler to pursue. Russian Orthodox theology in the twentieth century can be understood through it's engagement with Soloviev's theology of sophia in the century before. Soloviev developed sophia as a cosmology of the Eternal Feminine, Divine Wisdom, that which is uncreated and absolute breaking through to material reality in an act of reintegration in the cosmos, through the incarnation of sophia in the Divine Word. Bulgakov develops Soloviev's cosmology with a careful description of Christ as uncreated sophia in his divine nature, created sophia in his human nature. Because they are perfected together, Christ leads the way for the church who is "sophia in the process of becoming" (p.576). Lossky was very critical of Bulgakov and saw his furthering of Soloviev as contrary to his own concern for "an 'authentic,' patristically based Orthodoxy" (p.578). Mediating between a "Catholic essentialism and Protestant existentialism" (p.580) Lossky embraced an apophatic approach to theology which located the task of theology in that ambiguous realm between divine mystery and human intelligence. This is the place of the Trinity and leads us into God's complex relationality. "It is from the divine paradigm of the divine hypostases that we come to grasp our own vocation to personal being" (p.579). Unsurprisingly then, Lossky outlines an ecclesiology in a sobornost that binds together both "the institutional and the charismatic…as inseparably as the Word and the Spirit in the Trinity" (p.580). Florovsky also pursued the Patristics synthesis and was unwavering in his commitment to the Hellenism of the Church Fathers. Christianity cannot escape it's historical particularity, of which the Hellenistic context for the earliest Tradition of the Church is primary, because all reality is grounded in historical acts. Further, Florovsky is critical of any theology that is not grounded in the historical Jesus. The eucharist becomes foundational for sobernost through it's historical continuity. Contemporary Orthodox scholarship covers a breadth of fresh theological insights as East meets West in various combinations.
I'm not ashamed to say that I danced around the top floor of the Dalton McCaughey Library whilst reading some of this stuff (there was no-one else around!!). How exciting to read a critique of Enlightenment hermeneutics from those who have not had to endure the Enlightenment! Of course, the same goes the other way – it's easy for me to embrace Orthodox Theology when I only read about it in books! I'm sure the reality is as marred with sin as my own Western Protestant tradition!
However, I can see why Rowan Williams has integrated much of this hermeneutic. The Orthodox tradition never lost the capacity to keep two poles of belief in tension, to believe two things can be true at the same time without competition. The West lost that capacity in the late middle ages and the Reformation did nothing to address it. I think it's about 'definitions'. When we try and define things too tightly we confine them, and their meaning gets distorted. Hmm… something coming to mind about wineskins…


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Following a decade of playing in brass
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frequent visitor to Birmingham to play there at The Jazz Festival
and has travelled North to Edinburgh to try to prevent a local
brewery from closing! Amongst the more memorable outings the band
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Chances are, if you have any type of IT setup – even just a simple business network – in your organization, then you likely have some Cisco networking gear pulling it all together. For close to thirty years now, Cisco has led the way in designing and producing state of the art networking gear for businesses large and small. From five-person organizations to multinational corporations, Cisco gear has kept them connected. Yet Cisco is more than just a networking company. Today, networking gear is just one part of their growing business. As technology advances, Cisco has advanced with it.
Collaboration anyone? When is the last time you attended a Webex? If you are like most businesses, probably within the past two weeks. Webex is powered by Cisco, and so those same Cisco routers that connect you to the Internet are also helping deliver live, online collaboration and desktop meetings around the globe. Even if you aren't collaborating online, you are probably talking on the phone. Today, more and more businesses are implementing VOIP (Voice over IP) phone systems, and one of the largest players in this arena is Cisco; with a full line of VOIP phones and telecommunications gear.
Who watches the watchmen? Today, the answer is Cisco, who has developed a full line of IP enabled security and surveillance equipment that is being used in businesses and retail establishments around the world. No longer do business owners have to sit in their office to see what's taking place on the shop floor. From around the world, they can simply call up their surveillance systems to help monitor and protect their business.
Of course Cisco does more than just monitor retail shops; Cisco security gear also helps protect the very same networks they help construct. A wide array of hardware and software designed to work together, detect and eliminate network threats before they become a problem for your organization. Some of the most well-known businesses in the world, such as Amazon and eBay, rely on Cisco network security and intrusion detection software to help keep their digital assets safe.
At the end of every network cable there are usually HP servers or otherwise, and with Cisco's Unified Computing initiative they are also delivering systems and gear to help take advantage of current technology advancements such as virtualization and blade computing. The goal of Unified Computing is to make various systems, gear and software all work together to help keep the IT operations running smoothly. So from the VOIP phone on your desk, to the router connecting you to the network to the servers handling email in the back office, Cisco is pulling all aspects of the IT infrastructure together under one umbrella to simplify administration, increase security and lower costs.
Cisco has gone far beyond the original router company they were back in the early 1980s. Today, Cisco products and technology are found throughout corporate, retail and home environments. Microsoft asked the population years ago "Where do you want to go today?" – Now, Cisco may very well ask us "How can we get you to where you want to go… faster, safer and more reliably?"
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Upshot: I feel the coding experience in West Coast would be even less relevant in Singapore.
Financial domain tech skills are considered niche. West coast is even more so.
The type of tech skill considered in-demand and "upstream" in the US (c++, quant dev, core java not non-J2EE..) is probably too niche in the Singapore context...
In terms of technical expertise (not management expertise) I think SG needs system integration "specialists" (I consider them generalists) in large government projects.


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With GM now dropping out of Super Bowl advertising, what's next for the marketing bigwigs at the Ren Cen? And yes, I'll take the Storm, thank you very much.
A report in the Wall Street Journal outlines GM's plans for Superbowl Sunday.
Super Bowl advertising is effective but has become too expensive to justify the cost, GM's global marketing chief, Joel Ewanick, said in an interview. Buyers say ads for next year's National Football League championship game—which is being broadcast by CBS—are so far selling for about $3.8 million for a 30-second spot.
Joel Ewanick, formerly at Hyundai, was once a believer in the efficacy of Super Bowl ads, and Hyundai's been no stranger to them either. Perhaps we'll see more details shake out in the next few days. Unlike Facebook, the Super Bowl seems to be a much more effective medium than a tiny ad space on a social network.
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27 Comments on "GM Won't Be Advertising On Super Bowl Sunday Either..."
OldandSlowMay 18th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Doesn't GM have a new generation of pickups due to be ready early next year? Trucks and Super Bowl go well together.
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James2May 18th, 2012 at 5:19 pm
They could do a sequel to the Apocalypse-surviving Silverado ad.
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Kirk DouglasMay 18th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
How could you go wrong with just $98 a month?
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May 18th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Good products need no advertising, isn't it?
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John RMay 18th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
What? No more condescending "These people make lawnmowers!" Howie Long ads?!? I kid, I kid.
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APaGttHMay 18th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
The way things are going at Honda/Acura, Howie may have had a point.
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UbermenschMay 18th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
I would buy a Honda lawnmower before I would buy any of their current automotive offerings.
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seanx37May 19th, 2012 at 5:10 pm
Honda makes fantastic lawn movers. Built like…ummm…80s/90s Honda cars.
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28-cars-laterMay 19th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Maybe they should bring that team over to the auto division.
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28-cars-laterMay 18th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
I realize the Cruze is light years beyond cheap late 80s J-body rides, but yes for $98 a month you really couldn't go wrong. Whats a Cruze twenty two years later, $350/month with no money down?
Ok just checked, Cruze LS w/auto, $17,600 msrp is $315/month over 60 months @ 2.9%
We've come a long way from $98 a month… or have we?
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"scarey"May 18th, 2012 at 6:07 pm
General Who ? Are they still around ? I thought they went bankrupt.
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TonyJZXMay 18th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
they'll be back next year
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daveainchinaMay 18th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
This is one of those cases where I think GM is stupid to not do a Super Bowl ad. On the other hand, Super Bowl ads are becoming ridiculously expensive.
This to me reads like a catch-22 damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Still GM should advertise there, if only because it's something that people expect. They shouldn't however try to dominate the screen time like they have in the past. 1 or 2 commercials (very very clever ones at that), not 20 or 30.
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mr_muttonchopsMay 18th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
I agree. It might be a little unwise to drop out entirely. If they advertised something that the Superbowl audience would want to see/buy (like their trucks or SUVs/crossover) and just did one or two really good commercials, they'd probably do well.
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highdesertcatMay 18th, 2012 at 11:48 pm
Advertising usually is the key to selling, but in GM's case, seeing a GM ad on any venue often brings out a host of negative reactions in mixed company, in many places other than the UAW strongholds.
Bear with me here. This is not bashing. This weekend is a big to do in my town. Among things like Saturday in the park with a bunch of activities, Armed Forces Day with fly-overs by the military, and all the new car dealers have gathered at the Fair Grounds to put on a sales event and display their new cars. The idea is to sell cars and putting them all in one place.
It really is a big thing for a small town like ours. But in the previous two years, the number of folks looking over the GM products at this annual event wasn't near as big as those looking over the goods from Ford, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Chrysler, Dodge, RAM and Jeep.
For many people, just seeing GM products brings out a bunch of nasty comments. It's a good thing that the GM dealer here sells other brands as well, else they would have gone belly-up from lack of GM sales.
You can't make a living just selling to the GM loyalists. There aren't enough of them to pay the bills and keep the lights on.
The 2012 Silverados are advertised in the El Paso Times for $11250 off MSRP. This is only May. Highly unusual to see such heavy discounting, "with many to choose from". Usually these discounts happen starting the middle of August and go on until all the old models are sold.
As of this date they're still selling 2011 models. GM may have made a whole bunch of cars but they haven't sold all of them they made. This year is shaping up to be as bad as last year.
GM may have just decided that advertising at big events like the Superbowl may not net them as much in returns as it costs them to advertise. The bail-out and nationalization wound may still be too painful for most Americans to react favorably to GM's ads.
It is my opinion that things will get worse for GM before they get better. And I'm equally convinced that GM will never fail again because Congress will always be there to bail them out, just like the Post Office, Fannie and Freddie.
So there really is no need for massive ad spending since it may be counter-productive and an unnecessary expense.
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mr_muttonchopsMay 18th, 2012 at 10:44 pm
In this day and age I sometimes wonder the effectiveness of Superbowl advertising, especially with cars. Sure the audience is big, but many advertisements in the show are extended online or incorporate the web in some other way. TV ads might work for things like beer and snack chips, but with cars the Internet is definitely the way to go.
That said, I will sorta miss seeing fewer car commercials, at least from GM, come next February.
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George BMay 19th, 2012 at 9:19 am
A good Super Bowl ad can generate lots of buzz for a new product and a new direction. I thought the Volkswagen Passat pint-sized Darth Vader ad did a great job of letting the American public know that Volkswagen had designed a new Passat and it is big and reasonably attractive. The Kia Optima dream car for real life works because the car itself looks great. The problem for GM is what new photogenic products do they have that could benefit from Super Bowl exposure?
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bendersMay 19th, 2012 at 10:11 am
This coupled with the cessation of facebook advertising is suspicious. Is GM cutting the marketing budget by $20 million or did GM actually make an intelligent analysis of effective advertising mediums?
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bomberpeteMay 19th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
I'd like to think it was an intelligent analysis of effective advertising mediums, simply because I don't see how Facebook can be "sticky" for actual buyers. I don't think GM cut the budget. What I do fear is that Ewanick didn't want all eyes focused on another lousy commercial that says GM is officially out of ideas.
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CrosleyMay 19th, 2012 at 11:33 am
I wonder if some of this was a result of the legitimate criticism Chrysler received for making their last Super Bowl ad a taxpayer-funded campaign commercial for Obama's reelection.
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highdesertcatMay 19th, 2012 at 11:53 am
"…legitimate criticism Chrysler received …"
That could very well be, but, in retrospect, that criticism of Chrysler also appears to have been misdirected and misplaced. Look at Chrysler go now! Chrysler is putting out the best products of their entire history. Walter Chrysler would be proud!
I'm not just saying that because, besides me, I know of three other individuals here who recently purchased a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I'm saying it because Chrysler sales everywhere are outstanding!
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28-cars-laterMay 19th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Chrysler sales are indeed an oddity of late, esp since their lineup is so dated (300 dates from 2005, vans from maybe 07, Liberty is a reworked 01, Sebring is reworked 05 design) and filled with thirstier large segment offerings. Only now are they rolling out a small C segment car for the first time in I think seven years (unless the PT Cruiser sounds in that segment, at which point five years). Chrysler just refuses die, keeps coming back for more, very admirable.
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highdesertcatMay 20th, 2012 at 12:06 am
28-cars-later, the way I see it, Chrysler is doing well because for the first time in its history it has a real leader in Sergio who told the UAW to piss off and let it be known who's boss.
It is unlikely that the UAW would strike themselves as part-owners in the Chrysler subdivision or collectively bargain themselves into bankruptcy again with demands for higher wages and better benefits.
And when everyone is pulling in the same direction, the company forges ahead. To me this is the ideal example of what we should have done with GM as well.
Imagine if we had pimped GM to China, or bribed China to take GM off our hands. We would no longer be faced with having to bail them out again in the future and the Chinese owners would have told the UAW where to get off and made changes to GM that would insure its future success, just like Sergio did with Chrysler.
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CrosleyMay 19th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
If the ad had simply been about "how great" Chrysler cars were, no one would have complained.
The fact that it reeked of being a political ad, and that members of the "creative team" actually worked for Obama's campaign rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
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highdesertcatMay 19th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
I understand that. I'm no Obama supporter, I assure you, but that did not deter me from buying a 2012 JGC because of its merits. (Not the ad).
Our JGC was bought to replace my wife's 2008 Highlander AWD Limited. That should tell ANY Toyota fan that the JGC is a serious contender since our Highlander has been the perfect, trouble-free vehicle any owner can appreciate.
My guess would be that all those people who put their hard-earned money on Chrysler products of today did so not because of the Obama aspect of the ad, but more so because they liked what they saw when they checked out the new products from Fiatsler.
Since Sergio and Fiat took Chrysler in as a subdivision, the influence of the UAW has been minimized while the build-quality has been maximized.
The 300, 200 and JGC are clearly the best and most popular products for the Chrysler subdivision and they're cranking up output by staying open during the summer.
Some pickup fans have posted that the new RAM is the best truck yet from the Chrysler subdivision, and that is saying something considering the track record of the previous editions of the RAM.
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bomberpeteMay 19th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Be careful there, highdesertcat. I bet Sweet Pete DeLorenzo of Autoextremist is watching, and he thinks you're a Chrysler sockpuppet. The xenophobic weekly venom he spews at Fiat and Marchionne is frightening.
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highdesertcatMay 19th, 2012 at 11:38 pm
bomberpete, Yeah, I read deLorenzo's blog once a week to get caught up and I never was a Chrysler fan. I owned a total of eight used Jeep vehicles over the years and I thought all things Chrysler were crap. Hell, all things AMC were also crap. I had no expectations for Jeep.
But my wife was smitten by the new Jeep Grand Cherokee when one caught her eye sitting on a flatbed in Phoenix, as we were driving on I-10 on our way home to New Mexico. We gave it a home when we took it home with us. I kept the Highlander, just in case.
I have to give credit where credit is due. When Daimler owned Chrysler they continued to put out crap cars. Ditto with Cerberus.
But now that Sergio has marginalized the UAW's voice on the Board, Chrysler is beginning to put out some decent vehicles.
Maybe that was all that was needed, to make the UAW part-owners in Chrysler since they are unlikely to strike themselves and demand pay raises and higher benefits that would collectively bargain themselves into bankruptcy again. Amazing turn-around!
And the ironic part of this symbiotic relationship is that bailed out Chrysler is actually keeping owner-Fiat afloat with the profits generated by Chrysler auto and truck sales.
Whooda thunk it? I'm no Chrysler fan but I give my woman whatever she wants. If that is a Jeep Grand Cherokee, it is a Jeep Grand Cherokee. But I'm surprised how good the new JGC is.
Now I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that her Jeep Grand Cherokee will be at least as good as her 2008 Japan-built Highlander has been, because that Highlander continues to be perfect. I mean as in never having to go back to the dealer for warranty repair since we bought it in 2008.
I can only hope but I'll believe it when I see it. Even ONE warranty issue and I'll trade it for a new one before the warranty expires.
The way I figure it, Pete tells it like it is. I wish more people would call them as they see them. One company that really needs the treatment is GM.
I firmly believe we, the people, should have pimped GM to China or India or any fool who would have them, just like we did with Chrysler, even if we had to bribe the takers with a few billion to get GM's carcass off our hands, just like we did with Chrysler.
That made all the difference in the world for Chrysler, for Fiat, and for we, the people. I don't mind Chrysler being foreign-owned.
In that respect they're just like Toyota or Honda or any transplant, providing jobs for Americans making cars for Americans in America. That ain't all bad.
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