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As I'm sure all of my regular readers are well aware, I am far from being a delicate flower of dainty, ineffectual womanhood. I don't expect men to open doors for me, carry heavy bags, or take the driver's seat when we go out (unless it's their car, in which case I'll probably still ask if they want me to drive; or I'm drunk, in which case I'll make sure they're sober before crawling into the back seat and falling asleep for the ride). I don't want them to walk me home late at night, or defend my honor when I get hit on at the bar. I am deeply hostile to anyone who insinuates that there are things men can do which I cannot (unless those things involve physically having a penis, in which case just let me get my strap-on and we'll just see how much I can't do). When it comes to traditionally "masculine" pursuits, I'm often far ahead of my male friends: I own my own power tools, am pretty good with carpentry, can manage basic plumbing and electrics with ease, drive a standard, can carry my own body weight, spent nine years training and competing in martial arts, and regularly handle animals (snakes, lizards, rats, etc) that send a lot of men running and squealing pathetically.
I've also been the victim of multiple sexual assaults and attempted sexual assaults, and am continually harassed and accosted by men who don't seem to know what is socially appropriate and what is just plain threatening and creepy. Just being capable of defending yourself doesn't make you immune — being female and attractive (in that order; there are plenty of men who only look at the first criteria) means that it doesn't matter how capable you are, you're going to be a victim at some point in your life.
So when I read about Rebecca Watson's encounter in an elevator with a creepy dude who didn't know where the line was, I thought, "yeah, that guy was totally out of line." I didn't have to consider it: I know what it's like to be stuck in a small space with an unfamiliar man who clearly finds you attractive and might or might not want to do something awful because of it. Nevermind that I'm a black belt in karate and 90% of men, even if bigger and stronger than me, wouldn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of successfully defeating me in an even fight — the fear is always there, because it's impossible to know if this particular guy happens to also be a trained martial artist, or maybe he's too drugged up to notice if I kick him in the balls, or maybe he's got a gun tucked into his pocket, or maybe he's got five friends waiting just around the corner to help him out. It's impossible to know, and the unknown is scary.
So I empathized with Rebecca's situation, and figured that most other people would, too. Elevator Guy was out of line, and everyone should understand that — right?
Well, apparently not. The blogosphere has exploded with commentary on the incident, with many people (even women!) saying that Rebecca's uneasiness about the situation was misplaced, that she had no reason to be afraid, and that she's maligning the poor guy, who was just trying to be "friendly". (A side note to the men here: it's never "friendly" to approach a woman you don't know at 4am and ask her out. Especially in a small, confined space). Richard Dawkins (yes, author of "The God Delusion") has even said that she shouldn't have been worried, because it's easy to just push a button and get off the elevator at the next floor — threat averted, nothing to worry about.
So I was getting all ready to write a long and rambling post, trying to explain to the unenlightened just what it is like to be in that sort of a situation. Trying to think of some analogous situation that a male might find himself in, where he would feel threatened and unsure of what to do. Trying to explain just *why*, in an enlightened society where we try to treat everyone as equals, regardless of gender, men should go out of their way to make women feel unthreatened by them.
And then I went on Scienceblogs and realized that Greg Laden had already written such a post, so I'm simply going to link to his example.
The most important point that needs to be made here, I think, is that for all that we want to believe that we live in a society of equals, we really don't. The white, heterosexual male is still the privileged "norm", while anything else is subject to discrimination and abuse in varying shapes and forms. And for every enlightened, completely non-threatening man out there, there are many who still subscribe to a belief that women are fundamentally different, lesser, and exist solely for male pleasure — even if they protest otherwise and, intellectually, can find no logical basis for such behaviours. Media brainwashing and centuries of social conditioning aren't overcome in a single generation, and it's going to take a long time before equality truly exists (if it even can be achieved).
I'm not even saying that men who would sexually harass, assault, or rape a woman are in the majority. In fact, I think the opposite — it's only a small percentage of men who constitute enough of a problem to be an annoyance (people like Dawkins, perhaps, who might make sexist comments now and then, but aren't truly bad people or prone to doing anything violent), and an even smaller percentage who could be considered a real threat (the sort who might actually grope, threaten, or attempt to rape a woman). But considering that we might encounter dozens of different people on any given day, the laws of probability suggest that we'll eventually encounter one of those truly dangerous elements. And so we must always be on our guard, always prepared against the day when that guy in the elevator with us isn't just going to make an awkward pass, he's going to actually try to do something. And by the same token, men must always be prepared to prove that they're NOT a part of that tiny percentage of whom we should be afraid.
While I'm on the topic, guys: here's a handy list of a few things that women (especially the attractive ones) find incredibly annoying and/or threatening and creepy:
- Staring. If you want to look, be discreet about it. Staring directly at a woman will make her feel threatened, as though you're watching her and possibly planning to do something nasty.
- Catcalling and whistling. It's demeaning, not complimentary. It turns the woman into an object, valued only for her physical attractiveness. Being constantly reminded that society views you as only a pair of boobs with legs attached is not a nice thing. Catcalling is especially annoying when done from a moving vehicle, because there's no chance for the victim to respond with a satisfying "fuck off, asshole".
- Approaching a woman just to tell her she looks pretty. This includes telling her you like her hair, that she has the prettiest eyes, etc. Attractive women get this ALL. THE. TIME. Chances are you're not the first — nor even the second or the third — guy to do this to her today. And no, she doesn't want to talk to you. If she wanted to talk to you, she'd walk up and start the conversation. The only exception to this rule is if you're in a bar, nightclub, or other "singles' spot" where women might conceivably be going to meet new people. In that case, make eye contact and smile from a safe distance away. If she responds positively, then move in with a compliment.
- Standing too close. Unless you're in a situation where it's totally unavoidable (really crowded bus, etc), don't stand any closer to a woman than you would to an unfamiliar man at the urinal. If you'd feel uncomfortable standing that close to a pantsless man while you're both peeing, she probably feels uncomfortable standing that close to you when you're fully clothed. If you were pantsless she'd run screaming.
- Walking too close. Similarly to above: if you're walking and find yourself falling into step with a nearby woman, either speed up to get ahead of her, or slow down and let her go on alone. If you're overtaking a slow-walking woman, leave plenty of space when you pass (crossing to the other side of the street is an option to consider if you're in a situation that seems to have especial potential for creepiness, such as late at night on an otherwise quiet street).
- Making a pass at a woman while she's working. Waitresses, saleswomen, baristas, female police officers, librarians, etc. It doesn't matter what her job is. She's at work, and is probably only smiling at you because she gets paid to be nice to the customers. If you want to strike up a conversation with her, pick a neutral topic — the weather, or some piece of local news. See how she responds to that, and let *her* guide the conversation to other topics, if she wants to. She's at a serious disadvantage in this social encounter, because being dismissive towards you might get her disciplined or fired for being "rude" to the customers. Respect that and don't be pushy.
- Blocking the exit. Even in a situation where it's socially acceptable to approach a woman (a bar, for example), never corner her. Leave her with at least one direction (better if you can leave more than one) in which she can simply walk away, without having to squeeze past you. The same goes for situations where you're not approaching and talking to her — if she's standing in the bus shelter, don't stand blocking the door, or if she's sitting in the back of the train car, don't stand blocking the aisle.
- Following. If you notice that you seem to be taking all the same turns as a woman, try to find an alternate route, or just wait a minute and let her get a little ways ahead of you. If you got off the bus at the same stop, went left, and then turned down the exact same side street? Stop and pretend to tie your shoelace or something so that she can put a "safe" distance between you.


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Bill O'Reilly hates Frank Rich. Well, maybe not Frank Kelly Rich, creator of Modern Drunkard magazine, but definitely New York Times columnist Frank Rich, who's had the audacity to write columns like "America's orgy of schadenfreude."
Let's skip that East-Coast-elitist headline and move right to the opening line, in which Rich cherry-picks a quote from O'Reilly's beloved tome, The O'Reilly Factor for Kids. In it, the feisty FOX ranter offers this valuable talking point for his young male acolytes: "Guys, if you exploit a girl, it will come back to get you. That's called 'karma."'
The irony, of course, is that O'Reilly was hit with a sexual harassment suit, since settled, involving vibrators, phone sex and loofahs (or as O'Reilly would have it, "those falafel things").
Four years after that column ran, Frank Rich is still taking on emerging hypocrisies. In his Oct. 12 Times column, he noted that in her Republican National Convention speech, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin quoted a "writer" praising small-town America.
The problem is that the quote came from Westbrook Pegler, whom Rich describes as a "mid-century Hearst columnist famous for his anti-Semitism, racism and violent rhetorical excess." Rich goes on to cite Pegler's inflammatory and eerily prescient '60s wish for Bobby Kennedy, that "some white patriot of the Southern tier will spatter his spoonful of brains in public premises before the snow falls."
If anything, Rich's writing has only become more potent and incisive, his use of a rhetorical scalpel more effective than the hatchet jobs being perpetrated by proponents of John McCain's campaign.
Last week, Rich talked to the Independent about the state of political journalism, his former life as a theater critic and his views on the current campaign season.
Indy: In yesterday's column, you wrote about the eviction of a black reporter from a McCain rally, the threats against Obama from McCain's supporters, and a Sarah Palin quote in her convention speech from the columnist who advocated for the assassination of Bobby Kennedy as well as Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Do you think such things are being underplayed by most media? And if so, why?
FR: Well, it's a good question, and it's hard to generalize about the media. Some of these things have been reported elsewhere, and actually in the online column, I link to places where they might have turned up. For instance, it was a local paper in Florida ... that first reported about the ejection of the black reporter from a McCain rally. But I guess when we talk about the media, we talk about the national media. I do feel that a lot of things just sort of sit there, and aren't observed or given proper attention.
Indy: Do you think Palin knew where the quote came from?
FR: I sincerely doubt it, since she's been on the record as saying at least the first time around that she couldn't name a newspaper or magazine that she had read. So to me, the question that's raised by it is: What does it say, that there are people around her who are putting it into a speech for her, that they would think that someone like Westbrook Pegler is a legitimate source to be quoted in a national convention speech before the entire country?
Indy: Barack Obama has what seems like a decisive lead at this point. What factors do you think could turn that around between now and election day?
FR: You can never say never, and we've learned one thing in the 2008 election: Every prediction has been wrong. You know, there have been predictions that Hillary Clinton was inevitable, McCain was counted out before, white people were not going to vote for a black candidate.
I think time is running out, but there are all sorts of external events that could have an effect; particularly anything obviously involving national security might have an effect. There might be yet some final roll of the dice that McCain hasn't thought of, that could shape events. I don't know what it is. It'd take a great deal of creativity to top either making Sarah Palin your vice president or suspending your campaign and threatening not to go to a debate. Or Obama who, generally speaking, does not seem to make mistakes, may yet make a mistake.
Indy: You spent a long time writing about theater before moving to politics. Which do you think conveys more truth?
FR: Oh, the theater conveys more truth. That's not even a close call. You know, one thing that's wonderful about the theater is that great theater, which is often, almost always, fictional, even if it's based sometimes on real life history, takes you to a place of truth. And truth in politics is often just an accidental byproduct that's quickly snuffed out when it arrives. And that's true of both parties and all candidates.
Indy: What do you expect the months after a new president takes office will be like?
FR: I think whoever becomes president is facing a truly horrific situation, in terms of rebuilding this country, rebuilding the economy, rebuilding America's reputation and alliances abroad, grappling with fresh eyes with Iraq, Iran and the Middle East in general, as well as China and Russia. And, you know, you have to say for whatever candidate wins, be careful what you wish for, because you're going to be inheriting a mess.
There's no question in my mind that the current administration has run this country into a ditch, as the clich would have it, and it's going to be hard to dig it out no matter who has the job. And we have to hope whoever it is gets all the bipartisan help that he can get, because they're gonna need it.
Indy: As a former arts writer, do you ever find politics disillusioning?
FR: I grew up in Washington D.C., not in a political family, but I've always been a political junkie and always written about it in some way or another. And it's part of the American cultural scene, politics it's not something that's divorced from it. And to me, even when I was covering theater, politics was part of covering theater, particularly in the 1980s, for instance, when the AIDS crisis was happening, and that was a big part of what was happening in theater as well as in the political world. You know, these two things were always intertwined.
So disillusioned isn't quite the word. I would say, I'm jaundiced about a lot because of politics, and I am cynical about the way the worst people in politics behave.
But fundamentally, I like our system. I think that while it has to be reformed from time to time, occasionally terrific people do emerge through it who are leaders who can help the country, and it's possible that some may emerge in this election, not just at the top level, but if there's a really big sweep through Congress, we may see some idealistic people and some younger people get in. We have a system that can produce that, it isn't static, and that's to be applauded.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Boo on You! Non-Cognitivism and the Moral Instinct
Cognitivist philosophers respond that we seem to think moral claims have propositional content. They support this by considering the way we use moral language. Consider the claim, "If killing animals is wrong, one shouldn't eat meat." It doesn't make any sense to translate this as, "If boo on killing animals!, one shouldn't eat meat."
I think the cognitivists are probably right: when we make moral claims, we think we are making a statement that is capable of being true or false. (Whether we are right to think so is another matter.) But it seems to me that once they have considered and dismissed non-cognitivism, cognitivist philosophers forget all about the non-cognitive aspect of morality.
In the last post I gave a sketch of morality as an evolved social system that limits the actions of individuals by means of social pressure. If this view is at all correct, it is easy to see why there is a large non-cognitive component to moral claims. A strong expression of disapproval of doing X, and the resultant peer pressure to refrain from doing X, lies at the root of the moral system. (Together with the positive version: expressing strong approval of an action.)
It's harder to understand why there might be a cognitive component to morality. It seems like evolution could have given us a purely emotional response that would serve to enforce the group norms.
Let's see if the linguistic analogy helps us here. Consider "It's wrong to say, 'I am going the store to.'" Here "wrong" is not used in the moral sense, but it plays a similar role. It certainly expresses disapproval. But it also implicity invokes the rules of grammar: "It's wrong to say, 'I am going the store to,' because in English the preposition comes before its object." Notice that in grammar, the rules arise (originally) as generalizations about actual usage. They are not imposed by some linguistic authority - though various institutions (dictionaries, textbooks) might take on that authority at a later time.
It seems to me that moral claims are also two-pronged: they express approval/disapproval, but they also implicitly invoke general rules that it is assumed are accepted, or at least known, by all. "Murder is wrong" thus has the cognitive content "Murder is a violation of the generally accepted rules of behavior."
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.."It's harder to understand why there might be a cognitive component to morality."ReplyDelete
Not so hard if we let the expressivism operate on more abstract ends (i.e. moral goals). Then there would be room for specic moral judgments to have cognitive content about how well the specifics live up to the general goals.
To use Harris as an example, selecting 'the well-being of conscious creatures' as the goal we expect everyone to promote could be taken as purely non-cognitive step. But once taken, there are plenty of cognitivist things to say about whether this or that helps the goal along.
Yeah, that's what I was getting at in the last sentence. What I meant by "harder to understand" was that it's harder to understand from a purely evolutionary point of view. If morality is an instinct, why need there be any cognitive content at all?ReplyDelete
I think the answer lies in the fact that we are thinking creatures, so we naturally make rules for everything we do. We don't learn grammar by the rules, but we notice that it (more or less) follows rules, and then abstract the rules, and decide that we ought to follow the rules even when it contradicts our actual practice.
I suspect something similar happens with morality.


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Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Big Time in Prime Time
by Cordeiro
Much will be said and written in the coming days about the remarks made by Vice President Richard B. Cheney - known affectionately by this blog as "Big Time". As I write this, retired General Wesley Clark is doing his best to make no sense with Greta Van Sustern on Fox News on this very subject.
For those of you who missed the speech, I invite you to read the unedited transcript here.
Big Time, like his boss W, does not do nuance. For this I am grateful because I know he says what he means, and means what he says. The democrats and their willing accomplices in the press will attempt to decode the speech. They will fail, miserably so, because there is nothing to decode.
It is late, and so I will end this post with but a few quotes from Big Time's address.
In this election, we will decide who leads our country for the next four years. Yet there is more in the balance than that. Moments come along in history when leaders must make fundamental decisions about how to confront a long term challenge abroad and how best to keep the American people secure...[t]his nation has reached another of those defining moments.
And so it is time to set the alternatives squarely before the American people.
Fellow citizens, our nation is reaching the hour of decision, and the choice is clear. President Bush and I will wage this effort with complete confidence in the judgment of the American people. The signs are good - even in Massachusetts. According to a news account last month, people leaving the Democratic National Convention asked a Boston policeman for directions. He replied, "Leave here - and go vote Republican."
I echo the sentiment of that Policeman.
Thank you, and good night.
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Egyptian officials say they have postponed reconciliation talks scheduled next week with Palestinian factions.
Authorities did not say when the Egyptian-sponsored talks would be held.
Earlier Saturday, Hamas officials said they plan to boycott the talks with rival Fatah.
Officials said Palestinian President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas continues to crack down on Hamas in the Fatah-controlled West Bank.
Late last month, Mr. Abbas deployed hundreds of security officers to the West Bank city of Hebron.
Egypt invited Hamas and Fatah, along with smaller Palestinian factions, to a meeting in Cairo on November ninth to settle the conflict between the two larger groups. The factions have been divided since Hamas militants drove Fatah fighters out of Gaza in June 2007 and seized control of the territory.
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1. Intro
2. Stella Polaris
3. Kansojen Hävittäjä
4. Wolf Night
5. Sonderkommando Nord
6. Warrior
7. Conqueror
8. Overlord
Genre - Black Metal
The Finnish black metal scene continues to solidify its position as the strongest and most productive of the Scandinavian countries in the last 15+ years or so, with acts such as Sargeist, Horna, Clandestine Blaze and Satanic Warmaster among many others, it's a hard argument to counter that there's any other country in the world continually producing as much quality black metal as Finland. Where-as with the likes of Norway where the scene stagnated long ago, mainly due to the fact many of the acts still claw at the coattails of residual past glories, the Finns appear to have a consistent knack for drawing fresh inspiration while still maintaining the core ideology of what black metal actually stood for.
Goatmoon are one of these bands, now onto their fifth album of remorseless black metal barbarity, with Stella Polaris, and as with Voitto Tai Valhalla, Blackgoat Gravedesecrator (what a name!) continues with the band's progression from the primitive dishevelled black metal garage punk noise of the debut to a more structurally refined and melodic, yet still jagged and recognizable style of pagan themed black metal. If you pour a glance over the fantastic cover art, it actually does give you a good impression of the sound present on Stella Polaris. The main backbone of the music is still a heavily significant juxtaposition of the sadism of Satanic Warmaster and obnoxious punk styled riff work of Absurd.
One of the first things that stood out for me on this album was how much it reminded me Swedish band Vinterland. I don't think this was intended, it lacks the depressive attitude of Welcome to My Last Chapter, but at times the absolutely frigid, crystalline gleam of the atmosphere on Stella Polaris coupled with Blackgoat's harsh, bitter rasp, drew my attention to it more than once.
When the album is good, let me tell you it is fucking brilliant, the title track packs a punch with it's fast, icy sharp tremolo riffing, synths and upbeat tempo all tied up with some pretty flashy heavy metal styled guitar leads. 'Kansojen Hävittäjä', a track from the split with Der Sturmer early last year makes a return, and without doubt is one of the greatest tracks Goatmoon have ever wrote. The contrast between the sharp lively riffing and main 'chorus' riff is absolutely fantastic, and when it comes in again at 2:30 in the higher key wrapped in those synths, it is utterly astounding. The last three tracks are all very tight too, following the same paths between the caustic relentless black metal and the glacial folky atmospheres, even bringing to mind the likes of Emperor such as heard on "Overlord", which takes a slightly more astral slant. What I like about Blackgoat's use of synth is that he obviously knows how to use it with restraint; synths used sparsely but at the the right time can be so much more effective than drowning the album in them like some overambitious Tolkien freak.
My problem with Stella Polaris has nothing to do with the actual music itself, and that's the really frustrating thing present here; the musicianship on showcase here absolutely stellar, it's Goatmoon doing what they do best, and the next logical step on from their last album. It's just once the last track finishes, I was kind of left sitting thinking to myself "Is that it?". Because if you take out the intro, the unnecessary "Wolf Night" and "Sonderkommando Nord" (which is a nice almost Celtic-esque instrumental, but would have been so much more interesting with vocals) then you only have five proper tracks, one of which appeared on a split EP last year. And with the album as a whole only clocking in at 31 minutes, you almost feel a bit short changed, of which is only exacerbated by the fact that musicianship on those five songs is just so fucking excellent, it just goes by in a flash. And for that reason I just can't give this album the nigh-perfect mark I wish I could.
Still though, dis-regarding the previous aspect about the length, Stella Polaris should still most certainly be sought out by all self-respecting fans of the band and those into riff-centric, pagan-themed, atavistic black metal. Goatmoon deliver their doctrine with an iron hand, no compromise, and displaying everything that black metal should be, an ugly and raw middle finger to tolerance, pretentious 'progressive avant-garde' nonsense and just shite fucking black metal in general. It's short and straight to the point, just a pity it's all so brief.
Originally written for http://www.metal-observer.com
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Tandem Paragliding is one of the most popular activity in Cape Town. This comes from its safety, comfort, smooth ride, exhilarating maneuvers and open to anyone. Anyone can come and do this awesome outdoor activity, you don't need any experience at all. In Cape Town, we provide tandem paragliding mainly from Lions Head and Signal Hill. The tandem paragliding launch site we use depends on the wind direction at the time. Sometimes we start flying from Signal Hill and then move across to Lions Head if the wind conditions changes throughout the day.
Tandem paragliding in Cape Town can be quite challenging due to unpredictable weather conditions, changes in the wind direction and wind strength can stop us flying. Unfortunately you may get cancellation messages for your booking even more than once. So please don't leave your tandem paragliding experience to your last day in Cape Town. When the weather conditions are favorable, tandem paragliding in Cape Town offers you beautiful scenery of the Atlantic coastline; Camps Bay, Table Mountain, Green Point and Water Front.
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This was my first time paragliding ever, and I loved it. I've attempted to do abseiling and zip-lining before, but never got myself to step over the edge. Paragliding turned out to be a much different experience, instead of stepping over an edge, you run for some steps and suddenly you fly.
Due to my issues with heights, I was pretty nervous at the start, but Kai and David used some humor to calm me down and we got on with it pretty quickly so I had no time for doubts. As mentioned above, I was in the air before I knew it and I enjoyed every second of it. The feeling of flying is amazing and the view of Cape Town was brilliant. The landing was great, expect for me regretting that it was over. Luckily, I have an SD card full of great pics to remind me of this great experience.
If you're visiting Cape Town or a local like me, you simply must try paragliding. Cape Town Tandem Paragliding comes highly recommended. The guys are playful and the "vibe" really nice.
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I will definitely do this again – and I will insist on Kay.
On the 1st of April my boyfriend Warren had booked for us to go paragliding as a "gift from his company," little did I know that this was all a set up for him to propose.
Now I could go on about the professionalism of Skywings, the way that they make every moment fun and relaxed and the focus they place on safety but something that set them apart that day was the role they played in the proposal. Its not every day that you find a company that will go out of their way to help you the way they did for my now fiancé. Jody had helped with the planning process for months before. On the day, Kai and David made sure everything ran smoothly so that Warren could get down before I took flight, without me even getting a hint of suspicion. Then it was time for my flight.
When I was in the air, it was just the most wonderful feeling, flying above the crowds, looking out to the beautiful ocean, seeing the way that the mountains flow into the city buildings. It was serene and freeing. I of course got lost in this moment and David, realising I hadn't seen the proposal written on the promenade, drew my attention to the ground. David assured me it was really for me, despite my name being written in BOLD letters and that it was in fact not an April fool's joke all the while recording the entire reaction. With much excitement we flew in, Warren went down on one knee and proposed and I said YES. Everything about the entire experience was perfect!
I want to, from the bottom of my heart, thank Jody, Kai and David for playing such a special role in an important day in our lives. Your willingness to help, the effort you made for us and the fun we had on the flight as well as on the ground will always hold a special place in my heart. Our first flight will always signify the start of our life adventure together. Thank you Skywings!
I checked out how some other paragliding companies just take the guys straight down as the crow flies to get it over and done with. I went with Kai from Skywings and he made the trip so much more worthwhile, getting lift at certain spots to go higher and higher and then finally only going down with some tight turning in between.. This lasted about double as long as the other guys that went down with different companies. Kai knows his stuff and got heaps of experience to get the most out of your trip.. By all means go with Skywings. Highly recommended!


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St. Patrick's Day is a fun annual holiday that celebrates everything Irish and in 2017 Paddy's Day falls on a Friday which means that there will be plenty of partying, celebrating and festivities on Paddy's Day long weekend. Here at Fun Place, we have some excellent Paddy's Day costumes, wigs, hats, face paints and more accessories to help you have fun at the parade or to help you party the night away.
Leprechaun Costumes:
Every year, Fun Place stock leprechaun costumes in our Paddy's Day range. Our leprechaun costume for Smiffys is currently a steal at only 50 euro and it includes a jumpsuit, jacket, hat and ginger beard.It is currently available in one standard adult size which will fit most adults. This costume would be perfect for attending the parade, any Paddy's Day celebrations and it would even be a fun costume idea if you are planning on attending Cheltenham this year.
Ladies St Patrick's Day Costume:
Ladies, we also have some fun St Patrick's Day Costumes for you if you are looking for something a bit more sexy. We would recommend our Fever St. Patrick's Day Dress Costume as it is perfect for a Paddy's Day night out on the town. The costume includes green dress, hat, bow tie and panties. All for 40 euro is a great deal so buy yours today while stocks last. We currently only have this costume available in UK size 8-10.
Paddy's Day Accessories:
Fun Place is the #1 shop in Dublin for party accessories and our Paddy's Day accessory range is perfect for any occasion on the 17th of March. We have green top hats (10 euro), leprechaun hats (10 euro), green tights (6 euro) and green face paints (5 euro).
Novelty Party Costumes:
Fun Place also stocks a fun range of novelty costumes for men and women such as our all in one beer bottle costume (30 euro), Paddy's draught costume (30 euro), pint of beer costume (35 euro).
We currently also stock a Mrs. Brown's Boys costume for 70 euro and it includes the dress, cardigan, wig, glasses, handkerchief and mole so you can transform into the hilarious Agnes.


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The Tax Code: Class Warfare
Program #WOLR005. Recorded in New York, NY on December 29, 2011.
People dread taxes. The tax code is a labyrinth few citizens dare to enter save for the rich and powerful who hire lawyers and accountants to figure out ways to game the system. One corporation paid $26,000 a year to maintain a post office box in Bermuda as its legal HQs. That little trick saved them $40 million in corporate taxes. Not bad. Taxes on the wealthy used to be high. During the Eisenhower years in the 1950s, a fairly conservative period which saw tremendous economic growth, the tax rate for the haves was 91%. Today it's a third of that and few actual pay that much. In true Orwellian fashion if you raise these issues you are accused of class warfare. There is class warfare all right. It's been successfully waged by the affluent 1% against everybody else. Interviewed by David Barsamian.
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Ringed 3cy graellsii, ringed in the U.K. PVC blue F1J with metal BTO FP40300, ringed at Flat Holm Island, Bristol Channel Wales (51º23N/03º07W). Ringed as pullus on July 02 2007, by Brian Bailey (Brian at SandBservices.fsnet.co.uk).
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After a rip-roaring start to their Philippine Cup campaign, the B-MEG Llamados now find themselves with a lengthy vacation, thanks to the upset axe of Gary David and the Powerade Tigers.
B-MEG coach Tim Cone took responsibility for the debacle.
"Obviously, we didn't get to where we're supposed to achieve so we were really disappointed," he said. "Although we have just started this season as a team, I felt we could have done better with a veteran-laden squad and I think the fault falls on coaching."
The 13-time PBA champion coach joined the Llamados amid much hype prior to the season. Cone initially cautioned against expecting too much, and B-MEG stumbled out of the gate, beginning the conference with a 2-4 win loss record.
But the Llamados, led by veteran stars James Yap, Kerby Raymundo, and Peter June Simon, quickly got their bearings, rattling off eight straight wins to finish the elimination round on top of the team standings. B-MEG was heavily-favored going into its matchup with lowly Powerade.
Cone gave credit to David and the Tigers, who shot the lights out against his team.
"Powerade really shot very well from long-distance, 22-of-42 from the three point line," he said. "Certainly made the difference in our last game."
A couple of days removed from the loss, the coach is still shaken, and expects to remain so for the time being.
"Things like this one stick with you for quite some time."
The veteran coach expects his experienced squad, however, to bounce back from the defeat.
"I'm sure we will get through this."
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Donegal Student Scoops Doodle 4 Google Prize
Lochlainn Kelly from Scoil Iosagain, Buncrana, has won the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Class category of Google's fifth annual Doodle 4 Google competition. Lochlainn competed against the competition's other finalists and won the most public votes of any entry in his age category.
Google doodler Kevin Laughlin, who is part of the official doodle team based in Google Headquarters in Mountain View California, presented Lochlainn with his award at a special ceremony in Dublin.
The overall winner, who was selected by Kevin was Annie Coyle, a 15 year old student from Letterkenny who is a pupil at St. Bernadette's Special School in Letterkenny. Annie's doodle will be seen by millions of people when it appears on the Google Ireland homepage. Annie's school will be awarded a €10,000 technology grant while Lochlainn and his fellow group winners and their teachers will receive a personal laptop computer each.
The theme of this year's competition was 'My invention…'. Lochlainn's doodle was called Google internet and he described his doodle as, "My Doodle 4 Google is about a boy who makes his own internet router modelled after the Google logo."
Kevin Laughlin, official Google Doodlers said, "We run Doodle 4 Google competitions in many countries around the world but the Irish Doodle 4 Google is one of the most hotly contested competitions every year. It was difficult to pick the overall winner but in the end I found Annie's simplicity and restraint delightful and compelling. "
John Herlihy, head of Google in Ireland said, "Creativity is the driving force of everything we do at Google which is why I enjoy the Doodle 4 Google competition so much. This year's theme "My Invention..." really highlighted the potential that Irish children have to drive innovation in Ireland in the coming years."
All of the Doodle 4 Google finalists were invited to Google for a special event and prize-giving to celebrate their achievements. They also had the opportunity to take part in a doodle workshop with professional doodler Kevin Laughlin.
An expert panel of judges including rugby player Rob Kearney chose the 75 finalists, who went forward to the online public vote in February. Almost 100,000 votes were registered by the public and the doodles with the highest number of votes in each class group made it through to the overall finals. From these five group winners, Kevin Laughlin selected Annie as the overall winner.


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Peter Kaiser Sandrie - ladies slingback high heel shoes, with a croc textured effect pewter coloured leather and 7.5cm high heel.
Peter Kaiser Sandrie are a timeless ladies slingback shoe in an eye catching croc effect pewter. The adjustable buckle fastening strap and slightly padded leather insole ensure a premium fit. With a peep toe design and slim high heel, they are a sophisticated choice for any occasion.


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Raymond McGivney, PhD, has published more than 25 articles on mathematics and mathematics education. He is the coauthor of two texts published by Wadsworth Press and two manuscripts that are currently being used at the University of Hartford. As an educational innovator, he was one of the first to use "clickers" that allow students to vote digitally on multiple choice answers, and to "flip the classroom," having students learn material as homework and solve problems in class.
Since 1990, he has given numerous talks to professional and secondary school audiences at local, regional, and national meetings and has served as curriculum coordinator for five school districts. In 2007, he was awarded the Robert A. Rosenbaum Award by the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Connecticut "in recognition of his leadership and significant contributions to mathematics in Connecticut."
In addition, McGivney was the mathematics director for Connecticut Inter-District Grants totaling more than $500,000 that brought rising ninth and tenth graders from throughout the state to our campus over the summer for four weeks of intensive math instruction.
In 2003, McGivney was the recipient of the Roy E. Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in 2006, the recipient of the Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Award for Sustained Service to the University.
In addition to serving on numerous college and University committees, McGivney served as acting dean of students in 1974 and from 1977 to 1978. He was also acting dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1982 to 1983 and acting dean of the faculty from 1994 to 1996.
McGivney, a native of Auburn, Massachusetts, received his BA (1962) and MA (1964), both in mathematics, from Clark University. He received his PhD from Lehigh University (1968). He was assistant professor at Lafayette College from 1968 to 1970. He came to the University of Hartford in 1970 and was promoted to professor in 1980. He chaired the Mathematics/Physics/Computer Science Department from 1982 to 1988.


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I love this fresh looking Christmas table setting styled by Maiju of Finnish blog my second hand life. Through the dark winter months natural light is scarce in Scandinavia (in The Netherlands as well) and people take every opportunity to use candle light. The beautiful white candle holder in this table setting is Nappula from iittala. This Finnish brand has some more lovely candle holders in their collection, I have featured some below.
1. Nappula in white | 2. Kastehelmi votives | 3. Nappula in black | 4. cast iron candle holder Allas.
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Saddleworth Stables - Riding School and Livery
Nestling in the foothills of the South Pennines, we offer Riding Lessons, hacks and all sorts of horsey fun activities! Situated in a picturesque rural location, our family run Stables are a friendly place to come and enjoy a great horsey experience!
Hello and welcome to the website of Saddleworth Stables based in Diggle, Saddleworth.
We are an established, fully licensed Riding School and offer a number of services to cover all your horseyneeds!
Our stables are located on our family farm in the hills of Diggle. They are well equipped and have all the facilities needed to provide a first class riding establishment!
We also have a large ménage for schooling and lessons, built to the highest standards and being marked out with traditional Dressage markers.
We offer standard riding lessons, either individual or in small groups. We don't have large groups as we want your lesson to be just that – a learning experience, not just sat on a horse walking around. (Although if that is what you want to do, we would be happy for you to do so!)
In addition to lessons and hacks, we run Pony Days during the school holidays. These days allow children to spend either a half or full day in the stables. Learning about mucking out, grooming, and stable management. Playing horsey games and activities. And riding out too! All participants get a certificate and a rosette. (These day's fill up quickly, so book early!)
We also host birthday parties which prove to be very popular – a bit different to bowling or the cinema. And create memories that will last a lifetime!
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