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I have been on a movie watching binge lately. For some that may not be a big deal, but for me it is. See, I actively stayed away from movies for a long time. Well, I should qualify that; I never bought any or paid admission to a theater, and had no membership with rental shops. This went on for years, mostly. I only own one movie now. It's hard to say what led me to avoid movies. I do know that I didn't have much faith in the movie industry. I don't really like the scene. It just rubs me the wrong way in too many cases. I get too much hype and not enough substance. I also don't watch TV very much. In short, I rejected the visual medium for years. I liked music and listened intently to music but imposed a long time limit on the quanity or quality of movies or TV watching I would experience. I did see movies, but it would likely be a rental or when Kelli worked at a theater and got free admission. I just felt that the movie market had been too obsessed with the first week ratings and not the long term durability of a movie as a piece of art. Granted, I have been wrong in enough cases, but really, movies are part of American consumer culture, and that is something I try to limit my exposure to. I resent that movies are in theaters for such short times, and by the time the reputation is honestly established for a movie, it may be off the big screen. And at $8 a shot, it's too much of a gamble for me, so I wait it out and don't get in any hurry. I can catch it later if it is worth it at all. Some people mock me for this self-imposed regulation. It saves me money, and I get to watch when it seems its actually worth doing, after a reputation is earned.
Anyhow, as music started to fade for me and I could not seem to stay interested in that world, I was sort of looking for ways to fill the time. I was talking with my online buddy Doug and over the course of time, I realized there were some movies I really was itching to see. One day he sent me a list of 90 movies that he thought were critical viewing, and little by little, with my crappy VCR that was donated to me and my crappy TV that I inherited, Kelli and I started making more regular stops to the movie store and I began to work my way through some of Doug's flicks, and a few that I had been wanting to see. Fortunately, there was some overlap.
I never was much one for literature and film. Those are foreign worlds to me. My ears served me more than my eyes. Each medium has its own vocabulary and conventions. Film just hardly registered with me. I suppose it's almost a recent discovery for me to realize the literary appeal of a film. I know it's not a new thing; my college English teacher taught film-as-lit among his courses, but I paid it no heed. I was way too sheltered, and even last night, Doug told me to take the stick out of my ass. (There is actually no stick in my ass, for those who might be tempted to run with this morsel of gossip.) I embraced music at the expense of other things. I was waiting to be ripe for certain things. A person has to be ready to do something. So here I am. I have been reading more, and life has been leading me to different understandings of the real trials that constitute the human condition. I guess the bubble has burst. In recent times, I have read Brave New World (Huxley), Ghost Rider (Neil Peart's road-to-recovery journal in the wake of the closely spaced deaths of his daughter and wife less than a year later), Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation, and maybe some other bits. I also am a mad internet hound, and Google gets well traveled, as does Wikipedia.com, the internet encyclopedia. I have been reading a lot more than in years past. That may not be saying a lot, but even reading (literature and bios and stuff) is sort of held back for me. Again, in too many cases, it was just foreign to me, but that is beginning to change. And it will in the future, as I will be starting back on my college path next week, after a solid decade away from the academic world.
The movies on my plate in recent times are pretty intense. In fact it almost scares me to think that I saw all these in a few weeks' time. Many are about suffering of various sorts. But not just suffering. Some are hopeful in the end. Still there are a few that are as dismal as they come. Most of them are about gross injustice and mistreatment of humanity. Sure, there is plenty of that in the news, and I hear about it often enough, but sometimes you need to have it framed into a span of time that can be digested. Trust me, the news doesn't leave me with hope for humanity. A three hour movie with a decent ending might though.
The one movie I actually own at the moment is Shawshank Redemption. I remember seeing that in 1995 on a crappy TV in a leaky and drafty garage/bedroom in the winter with my girlfriend Robin. The TV was utter crap, and the image was so bad it was like watching through a blizzard. But the movie captivated me. It was some time till I saw it again. Finally I did see it a year or two ago, and felt the same. One week back around Christmas last year I watched it two or three times in the same week. That movie is utterly amazing to me. It uses not one special effect but leaves me in tears at the end. I am an utter novice in reviewing lit and movies, so no revelations here. The thing just speaks to me. It gives me hope.
The more stark and demanding movies (emotionally for sure and physically because some are very long) have been Bowling For Columbine, The Deer Hunter, Schindler's List, Threads and The Day After. The last two are rather odd, and I almost gave up hope on finding them, and I never thought I would have the chance to play them back to back in the same week. Both are nuclear holocaust movies made in the mid 80s.
The Day After was the American nuclear war movie from 1983—from the height of the Cold War nuclear scares of the Reagan era. TDA was a made for TV movie that was a huge media event on the week of showing. I have read that there were hotlines set up for scared viewers to use to decompress. I remember seeing it and a certain few images were etched upon my mind as a 10 year old. I don't remember being particularly scared, but I was marked. I think the movie ends too early, just a day after the explosion, as a result, the long term consequences are not really brought to mind. That and it seems that there actually might be hope, which as the next movie shows, there might not be much of that left if suddenly civilization is reduced to anarchy and pure survival.
Threads was a British film from a year later. I think it is even more frightening. It spans a little over 13 years and is done with a docu-drama approach. Statistics turn up at the start of each scene, charting the progress of the events leading up to the attack and for months and years later. The premise of the movie is that the fabric of society will unravel into threads in the wake of a nuclear attack (in this movie, basically the entire world is the victim of a massive nuclear volley between the super powers, so there is no aid to be had because USA, UK and USSR and chunks of Asia are destroyed uniformly). First, all anyone can do is survive at all, for all the immediate damage that has been done to cities and agricultural areas. The civic infrastucture is rendered helpless and useless, and people must be let to die if they are too badly injured and doomed to death, so that food (the only currency that matters at all) can be made available for the remaining abled bodies that can do the work to be done, which, as time goes on in the movie, is again, anything to survive. The hospitals are all laid to waste, the doctors have nothing but hacksaws and torn clothing to aid their work. Really, it's a grim and terrible thing. As the movie goes on, it charts the "progress" —disease, radiation sickness, famine, genetic mutation in generations to follow, summary execution of criminals (those who steal food or cause unrest against the last shreds of the government), survival alone being placed above all else, at the cost of education (a last priority in a "society" that goes further and further backwards to a medieval way of life—every man for himself, subsistance, living off anything that can be killed for food, etc.) Anyhow, its a damn frightening film. I watched it twice in two days. If you ever want to watch a film without a happy ending, watch Threads.
Bowling For Columbine should be required viewing in this country. In fact, anything that shakes a stick at violence needs to be required viewing. The thing that pleased me to see was that Michael Moore was hoping to address an issue from within. The opening of the movie lays it out: he is a card carrying member of the NRA, has a long history with guns and the people who keep them. He's not simply attacking the use of guns in America from an ivory tower, he's in the thick of it, and for a few reasons close to him (the shooting deaths of some young people in his community, it seems), he seeks to take on some questions that don't seem to be getting asked enough. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry as I watched it. The movie starts off with a bank that gives away guns for new account holders. Welcome to America. Land of the free, home of the armed. I could happily live in Canada after seeing that movie.
I had heard about The Deer Hunter some years back. I heard only that it was about a Vietnam vet who had a hard time returning to normalcy at home. I read up on this and a number of other movies. It's a three hour flick, but I watched it three times in the week I had it. I was just mowed down with that one too. Christopher Walken's performance is still lodged in my mind. Again, I don't have much reviewer prowess to flaunt. The movie just rocked my pathetic little world. And then, in some weird cosmic convergence of events, at the end of the week when I first saw the movie, one of the men I serve at the senior center turned out to be a Vietnam vet, having been the point man and dog handler for his infantry unit. He was the tip of the spear for his fellow men. He and his dog had the harrowing job of hunting mines, traps, pits, trip wires, and all that stuff, so that the other men could safely pass. He told me about his life since, and though it was nothing like Deer Hunter, but the movie primed me for hearing what he had to say, about raging fits of suicidal and homicidal anger, inability to keep a job, nightmares and flashbacks, and visits to the mental ward which continue to this day. At least the film didn't have a happy ending to cheapen the experience. That would have been tragic. That week was quite a time for realizing how horrible that whole experience was.
Schindler's List is one that was on the back burner for a long time. I had forgotten about Schindler as a real life figure till the end of the movie. Again, I have nothing to say but wow. Not just that 1100 people had an underground railroad to freedom and survival, but that it came in the form of an exploitive, greedy, self centered schemer that was as bad as any Nazi, but had a Christ-moment of purity and became a temporary angel to those he guarded, for whatever reason. I guess one never knows. I watched it twice this week.
The Last Temptation of Christ. I was invited to go on a field trip to watch this movie when it came out (I was 16). The brouhaha was enough that permission from my family was denied as the rest of my group was permitted to go. I of course am a big fan of the score, a masterful piece of music and recording by any measure, and so the movie was in the back of my mind for some years. And now I SOOOOOOOO wish I had seen this years ago. I assure you I would be a different person had I seen this before I did. I think it takes a jackass to not be moved profoundly by this movie. This movie stirred me deeply. And you know what? It was made by a crew passionate about making the movie and it was done for a (paltry) $7 million. I mean, a work of ART done for next to nothing, and released as a major movie? Wow. Can that be done now? Or is it all $200 million dollar budget CRAP that is only good for a few kicks on opening weekend, only to go to DVD and video after a month or less? Spare me the high budget, whiz-bang shootemup shit meant to just suck money out of the pockets. That's what I ran from when I stayed away from movies. Unfortunately for me, I missed a few in the process, but I am ripe for these and more now.


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Shoot with Wayne Daniels
Here is a Sneaky Preview of my shoot with the Amazing photographer Wayne Daniels. I have known Wayne for years, and his work is just FANTASTIC
More to come, but Enjoy
Allira xx
Online Interview
Just a little interview I did, for a friend who I have know for years. Chris from Parx-e.
Gives an insight on what I am doing currently, and what I have planned
Enjoy x
Solomon Islands Tour with the Australian Defence Force
So here we go again.. I had the pleasure of being sent away on a Tour with the Australian Defence Force. Myself and the Crew which consisted of my Co host Mad Mike Bennet who was also the Comedian, The amazing band Left Field, and the Amazing girls from The Cherries
We all met up in Sydney, and made our way from Sydney to Brisbane, then Brisbane to Solomon Islands. I always feel very special and super blessed when i get asked to go away on these tours.
Not only do you meet some amazing and beautiful people, you are let into a world, that not everyday people are allowed to experience, so I am always so very appreciative for this, and will take so many wonderful memories away with me after each tour.
In 2007 I toured to East Timor, so I had an idea of what going away on this tour would be like, but in all honesty, this tour was different in so many ways. Apart from the obvious tropical islands, and different location, I found the Solomons to be more interesting. There is so much history behind Guadalcanal and its war campaigns, this stuff really fascinated myself and everyone else that was sent over.
For those of you who dont know about Solomons, you can read about it HERE
I have come away from this trip, with amazing memories, I celebrated my 25th Birthday at a beautiful little cafe, surrounded by Coconut trees and new friends, it was GREAT.
I took 2 of my 2011 // 2012 Calendars over, and we happily gave them away to 2 lucky soldiers who were just so happy to have something special from home.
At the end of the day, These people are deployed away from their friends, family and loved ones for short and long periods of time. As cliche and corny as it may sound, I have a profound respect for anyone who is willing to give up those things and much more, to be sent away on a deployment, or even to just be there for help for a countries assistance.
I feel very special, that I can sit back and know we gave some amazing entertainment, and made their time away from normal living just a little bit easier..
I cannot wait to go away again, as this is something I really do Love doing, and its such an humbling experience, something I will never forget in this lifetime.
Ill leave you with a link to Mad Mike Bennett's PHOTO BLOG, and also just some quick snaps from the trip. I will make a Photo Blog soon for all to enjoy
Allira x
Me on my Birthday @ the Rain Tree Cafe
At a Local Village with piece from the War.
Enjoying the Tropics ..

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Whilst my colour inspiration boards are aimed at weddings they work so well for other celebrations too. Todays colour clash would make for a vibrant tropical theme, whether you are having a wedding party back home after marrying abroad or as a theme for a summer charity ball.
{Ribbon Streamers} {Bellini's} {Invitation} {Beetle}
{Flowers} {Garter} {Flowergirl Dress} {Bridesmaids}
{Invitation} {Cake} {Shoes} {Flowers & Cake}


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I should definitely be asleep, but it's days like these, at hours like this, when my brain is most active, and that sucks a lot, but it's OK because I don't mind.
All week I've wanted to quit my job down at the bowling alley, it's a hassle sometimes, and I don't like having my time wasted for the sake of having to make money just to survive, I'm hoping the day will come soon, when I have enough money to live, and also enough income to provide for my work too. It's a far way away and it's a dream I'm personally hoping to achieve, but with God, I think it's doable.
Today, I'm thankful, because even though things aren't OK, they are good. I feel like crap sometimes but I'm doing good all the time. I want to quit, but I still keep on winning. It's an odd paradox but I'm starting to like it.
Today I'm thankful, not because I'm alive or healthy or have a family, no, today I am thankful and grateful for just being me and I want to live that everyday.
There might be something to this, but I will just say this, I've wanted to just be me for so long. Learning what 'me' is, is quite a challenge. It's a scary one and it's hard to do, but the risk is far more rewarding when done well.
So like I said, today I'm thankful for being me.
I want to personally thank God for this opportunity to be myself, it is a wonderful experience.
God is love, Kwesi D
P.s. How much would you pay, to be you each and everyday?
Why not start now, for free? 🙂


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Ending a major controversy surrounding the local and non-local issue, Telangana state government has decided to follow the existing norms to determine the domicile status of students studying in Hyderabad and elsewhere in the state for the purpose of granting scholarships.
It may be recalled that soon after forming the government on June, 2, 2014, coinciding with the state bifurcation, the Telangana government headed by chief minister K Chandra Shekhara Rao said it would extend scholarships to only those students whose parents had their roots in Telangana prior to 1956 when the combined state of Andhra Pradesh was formed.
The government had introduced a new scheme called FAST (Financial Assistance to Students of Telangana) based on this new definition while attracting a widespread criticism as it was widely perceived as a move aimed against people migrated to the city from coastal Andhra and Rayalseema regions.
Briefing the media on decisions taken at a lengthy cabinet meeting yesterday, chief minister Rao said the government has decided to drop the idea of FAST and would continue with the existing scheme on the basis of Article 371(D), a special enabling provision of the Indian Constitution which was incorporated to ensure equitable opportunities for people of different regions of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
Any person studied in a local educational institution for four consecutive years prior to 10 th class is entitled for college seats and government jobs under the local quota as per the provisions of Article 371(D).
Student scholarships became a very big flagship programme of the then chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy after his government had introduced a fee-reimbursement scheme for students joining the professional courses including engineering and medicine.
The scheme also became the single most reason for survival of over 800 engineering colleges having around 3 lakh seats in the undivided state as more number of students were able to enter these colleges because the government was paying their entire tuition fee on their behalf.
The funding requirement for this open-ended programme grew manifold and reached almost Rs 4,000 crore to Rs 5,000-crore level before the undvided state's last chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy imposed an eligibility criteria in addition to the financial status for availing the scholarship.
Telangana government had barred as many as 174 engineering colleges out of around 400 engineering colleges operating in the state, for not having the basic infrastructure in addition to redefining the local status, leading to a sudden fall in the intake of students to a level of 50,000-60,000 in colleges operating in Telangana.
Some industry experts termed this as a setback particularly for the growth of the software industry in Hyderabad as this number, according to them, will only be sufficient to fill the vacancies arise due to attrition. Little over 3 lakh IT professionals are working in various software companies in Hyderabad city and the proliferation of engineering colleges in the undivided state was one of the important reasons for them to set up and expand their operations here.
Meanwhile, the state cabinet has also decided to release the remaining Rs 862 crore out of Rs 1,650-crore scholarship dues inherited from the undivided state to the engineering colleges, in a clear evidence that the government had understood the adverse impact of its earlier stand on the whole issue.


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Imagine awakening fully rested from a fabulous sleep in this new and modern short term vacation rental suite, ready to set out for your day's adventures in Sidney or beyond. Enjoy your morning coffee or a nightcap in the private garden. The fully appointed kitchen allows you to create your own meals with produce and meats from the local farms or farmer's markets. Add wine or craft beer from one of the many local wineries or breweries to make your feast complete.
With this fabulous home base, you won't be able to help yourself from enjoying your vacation in our Canadian jewel! Looking forward to having you here.


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It is a HTML5 canvas game.
________HOW TO PLAY_____
Description: The player select one of same colored bubbles to make them disappear and thus earns points.But the player needs to be carefull if he wants to earn bonus points by eliminating all the bubbles.
Also the player can rotate the window containing the bubbles to get the bubbles to move and thus forming new lines with same color.
To do this, the player needs to click the "rotate" button.
Click "reset" button to reset the game and the board.
So if there is any bubbles left without a match at the end of the game, no bnous points is earned.
The tick is to eliminate the bubbles in a way to make sure there is no bubbles left.
- You can use the "bubble.html" file provided with the source files as the container html or page for the game. Simply copy and paste the source files in your desired web location or directory.
2. If you do not want to use the "bubble.html" file provided, and if you want to embed the game in an existing web page, just put in the javascript and css links in the webpage as below:
SO inside the "head" tag of the html file, after the "title" tag, add the following lines:
Make sure the "Orb.js" the "Main.js" and the "bubble.css" is in the same directory as the html file that will contain the game.
Also make sure the "lib","images",and "sounds" folders are also in the same directory as the html file.
You can edit the "bubble.css" file easily with notepad.You can also edit the "Main.js" file same way.
3. To embed the game in wordpress website, make sure you have "iframe" plugins installed in your wordpress web site.
Then load the game in your www directory or web site, copy the url and paste the url inside the "iframe" tag.
[iframe src="url address of the game"]
Source files included, in HTML5 and Javascript format.The "Main.js" file is the javascript file that contains all the game mechanism. So you can edit this file easily in notepad.
The codes are commented for your guidance.
You can easily change the graphics and sounds of this game from the attached "images" and "sounds" folder in the source files.
The game runs in all the devices that supports a web browser with HTML5.
It has local device high score system. SO the highest score is recorded.

Easy installation. Just copy and paste the source files in you desired location. In the "bubble.html" file there is links to the library files and the javascript files.
There is also a css file named "bubble.css". Edit this css file to change the outline of the html5 file.

You do not need to buy any software or anything extra to run this game.

No programming knowledge needed to change the graphics or to re skin.

The game screen scales to any device screen.The maximum witdh is 1360px and height is 650px.

Software used: A javascript library called the "Createjs". It is open source and free to use. The library is included with the source files in the "lib" folder.


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While engaging in new research, I suddenly realized that our modern economy is having a dramatic effect on urban life. Increasingly shrinking access to real estate is killing the Garage Tinkerer.
Image credit: therac.ca
So who is the Garage Tinkerer? Do you remember those crazy guys who were always experimenting and building crazy stuff in their garages? Maybe people like Michel Laberge, Colin Chapman, Elliot Handler, and the Lockheed brothers? The "Garage Tinkerer" tends to be an engineer with a lot of talent who just so happens to have a lot of space to tinker with technology - and sometimes build a large company. The garage tinkerer isn't always an entrepreneur, but is a very important part of the economy.
The Garage Tinkerer is able to do those crazy experiments and build companies because he or she always had spacial security. An experiment or small business run inside a garage didn't often worry about external threats such as "moving" or the signing of a new lease. The garage was a sacred place where a small business could be safely created and the home was already cared for. And if the Garage Tinkerer's project grew even bigger, the economics to support moving into a large office space were in the Tinkerer's favor.
I'm not the first to write about this topic. Though I believe the problem is just as economic as it is cultural. The garage tinkerer is up against a growing threat of surging real estate prices and growing costs of living. In large coastal cities the arrangement of real estate is changing. Real estate prices are allowing more "settled" socioeconomic classes to acquire the extra space (especially garage space). The socioeconomic classes that typically gave birth to the garage tinkerer are cashing out. But because these groups of people still have the know-how of engineering, they're either forced to move to inland cities that lack forward-thinking engineering cultures or they're forced to move to smaller homes or condos.
I believe this had an equal and opposite reaction on economic growth. It now becomes more difficult for the Garage Tinkerer to exist. So what's happening is the only people who have an opportunity to experiment, invent, and enter a market are the ones who have a sizeable amount of cash to do so (or they invest in others). They can rent the extra space and afford the extra materials. Anyone who has lived in a dense urban environment can vouch for the lack of creative and experimentive space. That's why organizations like Hack Space and Noisebridge are growing in popularity. Yet they're still not a place the Garage Tinkerer can call "home". They, too, require rent.
I believe the Garage Tinkerer's lack of physical space has been largely related to the tremendous growth of the software industry. Many tinkerers are left without a place to build physical things, so instead they turn their creative energy towards cheap real estate: the internet. The barrier to entry in software is incredibly low. You can create a website overnight with little-to-none experience. And the access to programming knowledge is nearly free (all you need to do is have a computer). However, we're losing out on so many more cool things when we limit ourselves to software.
So what are the solutions? Although I'm a personal fan of profit-motivated solutions since I believe they are the true makers of change, this problem seems to require a community-based effort. Some of the solutions might include:
- New condo regulations requiring garages/workspaces in high-rises
- Better land-use planning by cities
- Open-minded businesses that allow creative use of unused space
- Online exchanges/listings of workshop space
- Laws supporting intellectual property development in unusual spaces
Is there any immediate, short-term solution to this growing problem? No. Not unless the tinkerers start seeking cheaper real estate in small inland cities. But I am not convinced they will find the creative communities (and investment) that help them learn and thrive that can be found in a coastal city. Until then, it's certainly an opportunity for the growing hackspaces in cities worldwide.


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RUF Mississippi State University
Revelation 06 - The Four Horsemen & the 144,000September 28, 2016 Elliott Everitt
If Revelation 4 and 5 are true, that God and the Lamb sit enthroned at the center of the universe, then how do I process the sin and suffering in the world and in my life? The Lion has conquered, and the Lamb is worthy to open the seals, and as we witness it through John's eyes in Rev. 6 we can begin to make sense of that question.


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A man with Washington and Southeast Iowa ties has graduated from basic combat training. Army Reserve Private David S. Riness graduated at Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma. During this nine week program Riness received instruction and training exercise in drill and ceremonies, Army history, military courtesy, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, armed and unarmed combat and field maneuvers and tactics.
He earned the distinction as an honor graduate as well. Reserve Private Riness is the son of Felicia Humphries of Washington and William Homes of Richland.
Riness studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics.


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In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh. Organized citizens exposed and defeated pollution, racism and cronyism. We elected a new Mayor. We're transforming our City -- advanced citizenship. Ask questions. Make disclosures. Demand answers. Be involved. Expect democracy. Report and expose corruption. Smile! Help enact a St. Augustine National Park and Seashore. We shall overcome!
Friday, December 12, 2014
Where's Ours? Congress Creates Seven (7) New National Parks, Expands Nine (9), Studies Eight (8): National Parks Conservation Association
Q: What new national park sites will this bill create?
A: The bill will create seven new national park sites and it will expand nine existing sites.
New national park units
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (Rhode Island and Massachusetts)
Coltsville National Historical Park (Connecticut)
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park (New York)
Manhattan Project National Historical Park (New Mexico, Tennessee, and Washington)
Valles Caldera National Preserve (New Mexico)
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (Nevada)
National World War I Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Park expansions
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Wisconsin)
First State National Historical Park (Delaware)
Gettysburg National Military Park (Pennsylvania)
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park (Maryland, separate from the new site in New York)
Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (New Jersey)
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve (Oregon)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (Texas)
Vicksburg National Military Park (Mississippi)
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site (New York)
In addition, Congress authorized eight formal resource studies to determine whether other sites would be appropriate for future inclusion in the National Park System. These eight study areas are:
The Lower Mississippi Delta area of Louisiana, a region of the South with historic and strategically placed Civil War forts and a unique cultural history
Sites honoring the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers; a trail tracing the route of the 9th U.S. Cavalry's trek from the Presidio to Sequoia Kings Canyon is one possible park site
Mill Springs Battlefield, the site of a January 1862 Civil War battle in Kentucky
Rota, one of the 15 islands that make up the Commonwealth of Lower Mariana in the western Pacific Ocean
Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument, a memorial in Brooklyn, New York, to the more than 11,500 prisoners of war who died as captives in British ships during the Revolutionary War
Sites related to the Flushing Remonstrance in Queens, New York, where Quakers in 1657 protested a ban on being able to worship, inspiring the founding American principle of freedom of religion in the Bill of Rights
West Hunter Street Baptist Church, a site in Atlanta, Georgia, that served as a headquarters for many in the Civil Rights movement during the 1960s
New Philadelphia, Illinois, the first town in the United States planned and registered by an African American
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Spring On A Dairy Farm
Posted by Indie at 9:53 AM
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OOOOh it looks so much like spring there. Beautiful pictures!!! Love the little girl playing with the snakes...I was that brave when I was her age. But it didn't even phase me that there was anything to be brave about. Oh the wonderment of childhood.ReplyDelete
Wait a sec, those are cow statues out in your field, right? So perfectly posed! The snake too, a fiberglass model....and the lovely girl....to beautiful to be a fiberglass model, no one would believe it...OK, I'm convinced that they are ALL real as real can be. Lovely! Happy Spring!ReplyDelete
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Aurum are currently delivering a new Office Reception for a major manufacturer of HVAC systems at their base of operations in Ras Al Khaimah.
An existing client of ours, the scope of works includes the design and build of the new reception area, specifically parquet floor, decor or walls and installation of a high grade tubular metal ceiling. in addition to this, all their existing MEP services are refitted and modernized. New storage cabinets and reception counter have been custom built to fit the unorthodox and limited available space in order to optimize the spaces use. Modern light fittings, bespoke brick cladding and decorative textured paints complete our work.


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Multi-Purpose Repair Mortar
• Ideal for the rapid repair of damaged concrete
• Sets within 30 minutes
• Slump free – ideal for wall and floor repairs
• Apply from 2mm to 50mm thick
• For internal and external use
• Easy to smooth and float
• Shrinkage compensated, and crack free
ARDEX A 46 is a rapid repair, slump free mortar which is ideal for external and internal repairs. The polymer modified mortar sets and hardens rapidly to give a repair of high performance, strength and hardness.
ARDEX A 46 is ideal for the rapid repair and refacing of concrete surfaces. ARDEX A 46 should only be used for the non-structural repair of concrete.
ARDEX A 46 can be used for:
• Filling cracks, gaps and holes.
• Repairing and refacing of concrete stairtreads and risers
• Damaged brickwork (not lightweight concrete)
• Damaged wall renders
• Making good on wall chases
• Filling and patching cracks in walls and floors
• Making good around pipework, door and window frames
• Forming ramps from 2mm to 30mm in thickness
• Forming coves
• Repair soffits, beams and lintels
ARDEX A 46 may also be used as a wearing surface in lightly trafficked areas.
ARDEX A 46 can be applied to dry or moist concrete, render, screeds and similar cement based surfaces providing they are hard and the surface is sound and free of dust, grease,
oil and other barriers to adhesion. Priming is not usually necessary on concrete, cement/
sand, renders and screeds, brickwork etc, unless the surface is extremely porous.
On absorbent substrates, the mortar must be initially applied firmly as a thin layer, (scratch coat) to achieve good adhesion before applying the mortar to the required thickness, fresh in fresh.
Worn or trafficked surfaces should be mechanically prepared to remove contamination and expose a clean and uncontaminated surface to ensure good adhesion.
Approximately 4m2 at 2mm thick per 11kg bag.
Approximately 1.8m2 at 2mm thick per 5kg bag.
1.4kg powder/m2/mm.
An 11kg bag of ARDEX A 46 will produce approximately 8 litres of mortar.
A 5kg bag of ARDEX A 46 will produce approximately 3.6 litres of mortar.


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BrowZine is available from the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store, and the Amazon Kindle App Store.
It's a free download, but make sure to choose "University of Nevada, Reno" from the list of libraries so you have access to the journals we subscribe to.
For now, BrowZine is available on the web and for all versions of the iPad and iPad Mini running iOS 7.x or later, and on Android tablets running Android 4.0 or higher, including the Google Nexus 7 or 10, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD.


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Information about Argonika is gradually being moved to this website. (I have already done the same on Facebook by merging Argonika's page with my own). The reason is that I want to collect all my musical projects in one place, as it is tedious to maintain multiple websites.
Argonika was my studio project I did with Yuri Khonelidze. We actively worked on my songs for this project in the first half of the '00s. We recorded an album titled "Rainbow Hunter" and released it in 2005. Please note my pen name I used for Argonika — Helga Eriksson.
Then the project was shelved for several reasons. Yuri subsequently released several remixes of songs from the "Rainbow Hunter" album. Some tracks were also released on T.E.M.S' compilations (Tunguska Electronic Music Society).
The "Rainbow Hunter" album was re-released in the 3plet format in 2014. And for those who prefer a retro-media for music (by the way, I am among those people), the album is still available as an audio CD (on Amazon).
Originally, the band's name was not Argonika, but Etherstrings. 🙂 A new name was proposed by Yuri at the mastering stage of the album. Nevertheless, as Etherstrings we managed to take part in an American CD compilation (2003) with the song "Heavens Cry".
There is no separate section here on the site for Argonika at the moment, so please navigate using tags in the right column.
In the future I'm going to publish here a few stories related to Argonika. Until then, here's an article written by Ti Sci Tang in 2008 (short version).
And, of course, the music:
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White House's Repeated Falsehoods Lead to Credibility Gaps
The remarks come a day after The Washington Post reported that Trump revealed "highly classified" intelligence to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during a meeting at the White House last week. But other nations appeared to be reconsidering. In other words, American citizens are in the position of hoping that our president turns out to have been too illiterate to have compromised his access to information about the terrorist fanatics who want to kill us ...
Prez Trump accused of leaking intel to Russian Federation
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trims QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) Target Price to $50.00
Trump's loose lips on intelligence-sharing rattle a few ships in Washington
Voters in Georgia's 32nd state Senate district head to polls
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Operations and appointments cancelled at some Yorkshire hospitals — NHS cyber attacksDisabling this protocol can prevent the vulnerability because you're preventing the hackers from gaining entry. "This is the kind of thing you need to think about and be aware of". Over 48,000 ransomware attack attempts have been detected in the country, with West Bengal witnessing the most incidents, a cyber security firm said on Tuesday.
Christian sect attacks Congo prison, frees leader, 50 moreAccording to a local resident, the attack began just before dawn when there were "prolonged exchanges of fire". One of the prisoners on the run told AFP he had managed to escape during violent clashes between the attackers and the prison guards.
Global ransomware attack appears to slow in USMicrosoft president Brad Smith said this is a wake-up call for governments of the world. The WannaCry malware is shaping up to be one of the largest of its kind, infecting almost a quarter-million computers in 150 nations since it was launched on Friday.
Microsoft to make security fixes available for older Windows systemsIt is now being said that about 45,000 attacks by the ransomware, which exploits a vulnerability in the Windows operating system to spread across networks on its own, have been recorded. Other impacts in the USA were not readily apparent on Saturday. "There has been no adverse impact on Penn State Health or Penn State College of Medicine", Gilbert said.
Israel Reportedly Provided Intel Trump Gave To RussiaOn Tuesday, national security adviser General HR McMaster said the intelligence sharing was "wholly appropriate" and based on "open source reporting". Trump described steps Islamic State was taking to pursue a plot involving the use of laptop computers on civilian aircraft, officials said. The White House on Tuesday vigorously pushed back on the report, first disclosed by the Washington Post .
Arsene Wenger rules out Arsenal swoop for Jordan PickfordThey are one point behind fourth-placed Liverpool and three behind City, who are third. When asked if Arsenal could be considered a victim of the league's imbalance if they do not finish in the top four, Wenger said that the Gunners only have themselves to blame for their predicament.
Vienna Convention not for spies involved in terror: Pak to ICJHe further added that denial of counselor access was a "fatal" breach of the Vienna Convention rules. After hearing the arguments of the two sides, the court said it will issue its order on Indias request for provisional measures as soon as possible.
UN Security Council threatens DPRK with new sanctions for missile testsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ecstatic with the test launch, saying Monday that if the USA "dares opt for a military provocation" his nation is ready. Amid condemnation in Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, a jubilant North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised more nuclear and missile tests and warned that his country's weapons could strike the U.S.
WhatsApp Privacy Policy Will Examine by the Supreme Court Constitution BenchThey were of the view that it is sharing the personal data of users with its parent company Facebook . When the bench asked the Centre to clarify its stand over the issue, senior advocate Vibha Datta Makhija, appearing for the government, said all the rights available to the citizens should be balanced.
Protesters injured in clashes outside Turkey's embassy in WashingtonThe Syrian Democratic Forces is a coalition of Arab and Kurdish fighters that has been working to isolate the city, but Ankara considers the group terrorists and an extension of outlawed Kurdish insurgents in Turkey. Trump said Tuesday that the USA would ensure the PKK has "no safe quarter". Judging by the public statements, U.S. -Turkey relations are going to be just fine.
Facebook to refund overcharged advertisersThis bug has affected advertisers billed link clicks since March 2016. "During our regular reviews to ensure the accuracy of our systems, we recently found and fixed a bug that misattributed some clicks on video carousel ads as link clicks".


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Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Shades of Blue
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Hope you had a wonderful long weekend!
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Time Resolution and Data Rates
The minimum integration time that will be supported for OSRO is 1 second, for A configuration. For B, C, and D configurations the minimum integration time is 3 seconds, unless a shorter integration time is explicitly requested and justified.
The maximum recommended integration time for any EVLA observing is 60 seconds, but given current computing capabilities there is no reason to use integration times longer than 10 seconds. For high frequency observers with short scans (e.g., fast switching, as described in Rapid Phase Calibration and the Atmospheric Phase Interferometer (API)), shorter integration times may be preferable.
Observers should bear in mind the data rate of the EVLA when planning their observations. For the correlator configurations discussed in Correlator Configurations, and integration time Δt, the data rate is:
- Data rate = 14.4 MB/sec × Nant × (Nant−1)/(27×26)/(Δt/1 sec)
- = 51.8 GB/hour × Nant ×(Nant−1)/(27×26)/(Δt/1 sec)
- ...equation (4)
- = 51.8 GB/hour × Nant ×(Nant−1)/(27×26)/(Δt/1 sec)
which corresponds to 1.2 TB/day when using the full 27-element array with 1 second integrations. While analyzing such data sets is not too difficult with current computers, data transfer will clearly be more of an issue than in the past. Most observers currently download their data via ftp directly from the archive. The Archive Access Tool (https://science.nrao.edu/facilities/evla/data-archive/evla) will allow some level of frequency averaging to decrease data set sizes before ftp, for users whose science permits; note that the full spectral resolution will be retained in the NRAO archive for all observations. Observers may also request their data on disk drives.


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In an earlier blog, I made a remark about some firms still using cassettes for dictation, which attracted a couple of comments. Therefore I thought I'd go over the moderns options, pros and cons.
The first decision is to dictate or not to dictate in the first place. The advantage of not dictating is a possible reduction of costs in equipment and staffing, but this is set against having to deal with the production of text yourself. This ranges from typing everything yourself (where output depends on your typing speed), to document creation systems which let you simply pick from banks of styles (which reduce ability to make bespoke documents) This is not an either/or proposition, but a continuum, and the more work a document creation system does for you in general the dearer it costs, possibly outweighing the savings of have less staff.1
Even if you are using such a system, you may still want to use staff to type, or to carry out the routine work. For example if you have a paralegal, you may simply sent email messages saying "deal with this file", but alternatively you might want to dictate a somewhat more lengthy description of what you want them to do.
If you are dictating, then there is absolutely no benefit to using analogue cassette dictation machines. Digital dictation machines (a) are similar price; (b) are operated in a similar way; (c) do not need cassettes. They also have several distinct advantages.
Firstly, you can separate your dictation into separate files. On a cassette dictation system you can put a "beep" separator between files, but the whole stream of dictation is one string that you have to run backwards and forwards. If you dictate work on a file, then another file, then remember something in the first file, on a cassette you need to dictate the amendment after the second file. Sometimes that means a typist will finish the first bit of dictation, print it off, and not know about the amendment; result either wasted paper, or an incorrect document sent through as "completed" work (where hopefully you cathc the error). With digital dictation, you just go back to the first file and insert the amendment.
Secondly, as these are electronic files, instead of physically delivering a cassette to the typist, you can email it or download it to a central computer location. A typical setup will have a computer folder for each typist on a network computer; one puts the electronic file in there, and it pops up on the typists workflow automatically. If you do want to physically hand over something, you can alway get a digital dictation machine that uses memory cards – note that these can often hold hours of dictation equivalent to dozens of cassettes.
Alternatively, if you're out of the office just email your dictation and it can all be typed by the time you return. You can make arrangements for typists to work from home (either regularly or just for those snowy winter days when someone can't get in), or you can use a typing service that you email dictation to and they email back the typed document.
Further as these are separate files, you can easily put them in order of priority so that your typist knows immediately what order to work on them or direct different files to different typists. Plus the typist can immediately see how long the dictation is when it arrives rather than when the work is finished. All of these allow a more efficient workflow.
Instead of a dedicated dictation machine, many modern mobile phones can be set up for this purpose. You may need to check what file format it uses, so that your typist can actually play it back on a computer, and you may want a specialised app on your phone to give you extra functionality to make dictation easier.
For playing back dictation, the bare essentials for your typist are simply the computer itself, but the basic playback software that comes with most computer systems is not really ideal. There are a number of programs specifically to deal with dictation, you may even get one with your digital dictation equipment; otherwise take a look at http://www.nch.com.au/scribe/index.html for ExpressScribe2 Add headphones and a USB footpedal and your secretary should have no problem at all with the transition.
Of course with a digital dictation machine you never get a scrunched up tape losing all the dictation; on the other hand you can, very rarely, get the digital recording corrupted. On balance with decent equipment this happens less often that a cassette wearing out, snapping or suffering any other type of mechanical failure.
If this isn't technologically advanced enough for you, you can look into voice recognition systems, where you speak and the computer types. While systems have improved over the last decade, in my humble opinion they are still not at the stage needed for regular use in a legal office. Most of these systems have a "training mode" where you speak and the software "learns" what word you said, and this does help the previous problem of inability to understand non US accents. However they still have problems with technical (e.g. legal) language, and each user needs to invest quite a period of time teaching the software to understand them. There are a number of products to try, and as a general rule of thumb the quality of speech recognition and reduction of training time required correlates to the price i.e. better product, more money.
Here a word of warning about Siri, the voice recognition facility provided by Apple. This works by routing data through their own data processing facility, which is of course a great way of allowing a comparatively low powered device make use of a very powerful system. However, this means whatever you say to the device is routed out of the EU with implications for data protection and client confidentiality; reading through the software licence it is NOT a good idea to use this for client data at present.
This brings us to data protection generally. The flexibility that digital dictation brings also means you need to be aware of data protection issues. If you take your dictation machine about with you, the same care is required whether it is a cassette or digital. If you are emailing a dictation file (outside your own office systems) it would be advisible to password protect it; the simplest method of doing this would be a put all the dictation files into a password protected Zip file (which also reduces the size of the attachment) before sending. Any staff working outside the office should be made aware that they should delete the file after completing the work, and if you are using outside typing services check their terms of business carefully to ensure that all issues of client confidentiality and privilege are covered. It is also advisible to use an EU based service, otherwise you should advise clients that their data may be sent outwith the EU, even if the service does agree to EU data protection rules.
So go forth, spread the word!
1.The bonus of staff of course is they can do things no computer can do. Forget about answering the phones, when was the last time your laptop made you a cup of tea/coffee
2. I have no personal or financial interest in this product, it is simply the one that my own staff liked best when trying various options.
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Industry (also known as Jon McL) is the first official release by American rock singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin as a signed artist with Island Records. The four-song EP by Jon McLaughlin, released on February 20, 2007, contains songs from his May 2007-released debut album Indiana. The first single from the EP was the promoting "Industry". Though second single "Beautiful Disaster" appears on the EP too, it is considered as the first single from Indiana.
An archaeological industry, normally just "industry", is the name given in the study of prehistory to a consistent range of assemblages connected with a single product, such as the Langdale axe industry. Where the assemblages contain evidence of a variety of items and behaviours, the more correct term is "archaeological culture", although both terms are often used to describe the same assemblage by different sources. They may also be referred to as "lithic industries" where the products are stone tools or weapons.
Archaeological industry is not to be confused with industrial archaeology, which is normally concerned with investigating the industries of much more recent periods, typically the Early Modern period.
Examples of early lithic industries are the following:
Industry is an album by Richard Thompson and Danny Thompson released in 1997.
The two unrelated Thompsons had known each other since the late sixties, and had toured together throughout the nineties. This long-planned collaborative work was finally recorded in 1997.
The compositions on the album - both Richard Thompson's songs and Danny Thompson's instrumental pieces - portray various impressions of the impact of industry on England, ranging from the birth of the industrial revolution to the closing of the Grimethorpe Colliery and the effects of unemployment.
Coordinates: 43°N 12°E / 43°N 12°E / 43; 12
Italy (i/ˈɪtəli/; Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe. Italy covers an area of 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and has a largely Mediterranean and temperate climate; due to its shape, it is often referred to in Italy as lo Stivale (the Boot). With 61 million inhabitants, it is the 4th most populous EU member state. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino and Vatican City.
Since ancient times, Greeks, Etruscans and Celts have inhabited the south, centre and north of the Italian Peninsula respectively. Rome ultimately emerged as the dominant power, conquering much of the ancient world and becoming the leading cultural, political, and religious centre of Western civilisation. The legacy of the Roman Empire is widespread and can be observed in the global distribution of civilian law, Republican governments, Christianity and the latin script.
Roman Italy was created officially by the Roman Emperor Augustus with the Latin name Italia. It was the first time in history that the Italian peninsula (from the Alps to the Ionian Sea) was united under the same name. In the year 292, the three islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily were added to Roman Italy by Emperor Diocletianus.
Italy (Italia in Latin and Italian) was the name of the administrative division of the Italian peninsula during the Roman era. It was not a province, but became the territory of the city of Rome, thus having a special status. Following the end of the Social War (91–88 BC), Rome had allowed its Italian allies (socii) full rights in Roman society and granted the Roman citizenship to all the Italic peoples.
After having been for centuries the heart of the Empire, from the 3rd century the government and the cultural center began to move eastward: first the Edict of Caracalla in 212 AD extended Roman citizenship to all free men within the imperial boundaries, then during Constantine's reign (306–337) the seat of the Empire was moved to Constantinople in 330 AD.
Italia is a 12-metre class yacht that competed in the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup.


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Sunday, September 6, 2009
We get taken for a ride
Having recently returned from the United States, it was time to once again get stocked up, which we did earlier this week. Going to Balanga ourselves entails 45-minute banca rides, the hour-long bus rides, and however many tricycle trips it takes to buy what we need. The banca rides vary between smooth to quite bumpy, depending upon the seas at the time. Sometimes the waves are barely noticeable, while at other times they are two to three feet and we have to protect our backpacks and anything metal from the rain or saltwater. (This time the banca ride across was very smooth, but the return trip later in the day was bumpier with thunderstorms in the area.) The tricycle rides are just plain funny, as the sidecars in which we must ride are almost too small for 5'6" Marcia, and downright ridiculous for 6'5" Steve.
Today we will talk a little bit about the bus ride. The particular bus we take runs from Mariveles on the south to the Balanga bus depot on the north. It's the same bus we took when we did the Mariveles to Cabcaben walk in March. Buses run at quite regular intervals, and we have never had to wait for one for more than a few minutes. Other buses along the same highway travel to other cities such as Manila and Baguio, so you have to be careful to get on the proper bus.
Many students take this bus during the school year, so we often are crowded into it for the first part of the trip. Asians accept this much more readily than Americans, but we are adjusting. They are used to filling the bus to capacity, then "finding room" for another 10 or 20 riders. Soon the students get off and then there is plenty of room. However the seats are placed so close together that Steve finds it impossible to sit straight in any seat, and must sit with his knees in the aisle. There is one exception: the last seat goes across the whole back of the bus, so he can sit in the middle of that seat. The rear seat is usually elevated, however, and the top halves of the windows are often covered to keep the sun out, so sitting in the back row does not offer any real view out the windows.
We have yet to ride on a bus that would seem to have springs or shock absorbers. Thus the ride along a fairly smooth highway is still painful, as your spine feels every single bump. Even the somewhat padded seats don't help very much. Sitting in the back magnifies the intensity of the motion. The driver seems in a mad rush to get from point to point, which also doesn't help. Along the way there are points where he must wait until a certain time to leave that particular stop, so we're not quite sure why the mad rush between stops.
The fare depends upon how far you are going. The most you pay is 40 pesos, or less than 85 cents per person. There is a man who collects the fares. Interestingly he does not collect the money right when you board, so he must remember where people get on and their destinations. The first few times we rode we were much more anxious to pay than he was to collect. But he always collects before you get off. He keeps the paper money in his hands, with each type of bill separated and folded in half lengthwise. That way he can easily make change. He also has a pocket full of coins. Since there are no tickets, he must be a trusted employee of the bus company; otherwise it seems it would be very easy for him to pocket some of the profits.
At a few of the longer stops a man will board the bus selling single cigarettes, boiled peanuts in the shell (very odd taste) or corn on the cob. One man gets on announcing his wares by saying something in Tagalog at 100 miles an hour, always ending his spiel with something that sounds like "DEE-kuh-DEE-kuh-DEE-kuh-DEE." He sells, among other things, one peso mints and pieces of gum and two peso cigarettes, smokes often being sold "by the stick" here. We see him ever time, now being greeted with a big smile and a wave, and assume that his survival depends on selling deeka deeka deeka dee — actually he is saying "candy, candy, candy" — at this bus stop and the one across the road day in and day out.
Most of the route is lined with the Death March markers erected by F.A.M.E. every kilometer, though at points the march skewed off into the local towns and so the markers are off the main route in those places. As we pass we think of the men who died along the way, but also wonder how many (or few) others who drive by here day after day are unaware or ignorant of the event, and if they ever ask themselves why these markers are present.
But apart from that, you see the same structures, houses that consist solely of concrete blocks and rusted, corrugated roofs. You see the same sari-sari stores, names like "Kristine Store," "Tammy Store," or "Queen Bee's," and wonder what kind of a living you could possibly make competing against every other similar store—it seems that every family along the route must own one. You see the women and children walking along the road, the old men on their tricycles, the same as the motorcycle kind except with tiny bicycles instead, and wonder if some have been pedaling these very same contraptions for the last 40 or 50 years.
There are small rice fields at various stages of maturity, men working with carabao or alone, banana farms, coconut farms, and cattle pastures. The bus route travels near mountains, including Mt. Samat where we go with our April tour guests to attend the annual "Day of Valor" ceremony. In one area the roadside is lined with bamboo furniture for sale, another area with mounds of coconuts at stand after stand, and yet another with beautiful cabañas. Another common sight, "Junk Shops," somehow remaining in business selling what appears to be exactly what they say they are selling: junk. Maybe items are purchased from them for repair parts.
Steve first traveled this particular route, a national highway and the only true north/south road of any distance in Bataan, seven years ago, Marcia six. Apart from a few new houses and housing developments the sights appear to be unchanged. We realize that seven years is not a long time to evaluate, but it seems this provincial area is not evolving very much, and that seven years from now it and the people here will essentially be the same.
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Your observations are quite interesting. For someone like me who practically grew up in the Philippines (Manila/Bulacan), I have never really paid too much attention to such details and yet, after reading your commentaries gave me a different perspective on life in the Philippines. It actually gave me a better appreciation of the kind of life I have in Canada which I have taken for granted for quite sometime having lived here for more than 25 years.ReplyDelete
Its interesting to note that these signs can be easily taken for granted by anyone including myself. However, since I met you and Marcia, I started paying more attention to my surroundings specially in Cabanatuan City where we live whenever I go back home to visit. Recent events got me even more curious as to who were involved in the First Cry of Cabanatuan or more aptly called in the native language "Unang Sigaw ng Cabanatuan" or Unang Sigaw ng Nueva Ecija". Nove Ecijanos are very proud of their heritage, this I know for sure. However, I began to wonder how many Novo-Ecijanos fully grasped the sacrifice made by these heroes in order for us to enjoy the freedom we now enjoy. I took the time to look at the pictures posted at the malls here in Cabanatuan and read some of the captions under each pictures. As I look at the eyes of those people I see the passion, the sheer determination and Philippine Pride! They are proud Filipinos and they are willing to give their lives for the sake of freedom. As I read further, I noticed that they were only holding Bolo's or Machetes (home made long knives) and only had a few guns in their artillery. And in spite of being outnumbered and out gunned, in says that they were successful in fighting off the spaniards who rule the land. The Cry of Cabanatuan was a response to the Cry of Balintawak which was heard all over the land. It was their love for this country that gave them such courage and valor.
Two days ago I was driving through MacArthur Highway heading north towards Pangasinan. As we passed by Capas, Tarlac we saw Capas National Shrine. Normally, I would just drive by as ths is not our final destination. However, this time I decided to pull over and head towards the park. Why? Steve and Marcia came to mind, that's why! I said to myself, Steve and Marcia trekked all the way from the US to live in Corregidor, the least I can do is to learn more about the sacrifices made by the combined Filipino and American troops who died in Camp O'Donnel at the end of the Bataan Death March. I don't remember any of the names engraved on each memorial stone however, I felt really warm inside as I remember the sacrife they all made for my country. There were no distinction as to race and color. They were just brave men who dared to fight against oppression and tyranny. FOR FREEDOM!
We paused for a moment of silence to honor these brave men. God bless them all! And to you Steve and Marcia....God bless you both and Thank you from the very bottom of my heart.


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|Core clew: Participated in an in-house activity of cereal song company, employee of section of department of group of quality of the Adsense that follows Gu Ge, search, Adwords has a conversation.
Ceng Yingpeng will invite friendlily August, participated in an in-house activity of cereal song company, employee of section of department of group of quality of the Adsense that follows Gu Ge, search, Adwords has a conversation.
The friend of the Gu Ge before the dialog asks about bit of stone is to rely on what gain, the battalion carry cost of a month has how old, have the problem that how many person is managing and so on. My answer is, choosing stone is an interest interest merely, it is a communication bridge, which day of netizen thinks to not was necessary to exist, it disappears.
Those who share a conversation is mutual 3 honored guests: The manager of cruel fund, where to go to vice-president Dai Zheng still has me. The spot always shares staff, basically come from 3 branches of Gu Ge. A few problems that record at that time are below:
Compere: When is you use cereal song product for the first time to be in?
1999. Await in those days, I am written down very clearly. I am looking for a few websites with sina catalog search, as a result my friend just came back from Shenzhen fitly, say to have a very magical website to me at that time, call Google, can quick search wants the thing that seek to me. That is I use Google for the first time.
Compere: You think those places do Gu Ge successfully, and those places fail quite.
The mobile Internet strategy that Gu Ge is making all the time at present, I feel very correct. My discovery is in product of Chinese shift Internet, at present cereal song product is made best. I use Iphone, often above with Gmail, the product such as Google Reader, first-rate with. And this (mobile Internet) the trend that is prospective Internet. I feel right for Gu Ge, chose a very right way.
Want to say to fail. When I turn over the colleague of cogged group to drink coffee with you in, also had arrived a little. That is 6 years – the Sandbox of 7 years of moment is algorithmic. Perhaps be coincidence, but occasionally I think this thing, the likelihood pulls open the distance with Gu Ge quickly to matter with Baidu. After 6 years, web2.0, rich guest, a series of users such as community contribute the website of content to rise abruptly quickly, and Gu Ge enabled Sandbox however, should have 6-8 to new station lunar observation period. And the awfullest is, await in those days, after defer always wanting two days after index, in the search the result shows, the index efficiency to community also far Baidu of be not a patch on.
Everybody knows, in 2 timeses, contributive content of the netizen often is in community, 2 the force with which sth breaks out are feral, and Gu Ge this moment is go in a direction not allowed by traffic regulations, I feel thenceforth rises, everybody is talking, baidu of cereal song be not a patch on. Of course, be like now conversely, baidu updates a result in real time no longer, and the rate that Gu Ge accelerated index to update.
Compere: You make money through Gu Ge for the first time is when, how many money is there?
Everybody does not believe the world has free lunch. If want to say first time from gain of cereal song gain, that is gain free lunch. By 2003, I am in Shenzhen house of a snack has a meal. The outcome feels very bizarre, the proprietress still placed station computer over the counter. I ask why, the computer that she says her can accept a village inside order meal.
Should be I say, why to let more people know, let others look for Shenzhen snack to know you? The person that I say to I have method to let a whole world searchs Shenzhen snack, your menu that sees in front. As a result that boss gave me a piece of menu instantly, say next, this meal you need not pay!
Compere: So old Seo experience, do you think to comprehend what is the deepest?
Comprehend the deepest is patient. Seo needs patience particularly, have black hat, because do not have patience,be, the illusion acquires business of a year the result inside 3 days.
Cereal song employee: Do you feel what the recipe of Seo is?
Good product and user experience. The keyword that for instance we want to make a weather forecast is optimized, above all before we should analyse Gu Ge 10 website is what kind of, good with. It is better to evaluate us to be able to do next use. I feel to accomplish this, add optimize reasonably. After half an year, be sure the meeting in front of Gu Ge has your site.
You also can retrieve your name, look in be absent foremost face. If want to go to foremost face very simple also, yourself builds settle or live in a strange place of a rich. Insist to write bit of thing, insist to be achieved formerly. That is afraid of a week even a month, hold to period of time, I believe the rich settle or live in a strange place that wants you only had value. Very fast advanced face.
Compere: Who is the competitor that you think you are the biggest?
My representing chooses stone today and not be a company, so this problem may suit me not quite a bit. If want the competitor of true stone saying a point, won't be Google of course. However black hat. Everybody goes an article that orders stone piece look, the official gain passenger that can discover we appear to compare search engine more the government. Saying Seo is not all-purpose all the day, say Seo is no good so, be no good in that way.
In treat black hat and instead cogged, the position that we follow Google is consistent. This is the principle with bit of basic stone. The matter that we become so is very simple. Go bogus ability is put true. For instance this Dai Zong beside me, their airline ticket search is first-rate with. But station of one caboodle rubbish is easy to do the likelihood was in with respect to the platoon before his. This is right for him, it is huge inequity.
As the guide of an industry, nod Shi Youyi Wu and responsibility to do these businesses. Consequently I say our competitor is black hat.


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I have a love/hate relationship with vacations. You see, for me they are never really vacations. I like camping because Superman does most of the work, actually. He puts up the tent, he makes the fires and cooks the food. I help but not a whole lot. So in that respect, it is a vacation for me and I love that.
I also love being with my family. Everyone but Sunshine was there! Last week we went to Mammoth Lakes, the last time I was in that area was when I was 11-years-old and stayed at my friend's cabin for week. Her parents took us on a horseback ride up in the mountains where we stayed overnight (I think). I got to go twice with them, once in the summer (for two weeks) and once in the winter for skiing (one week). It was awesome so I had good memories.
We drove up there without a reservation and were able to get a pretty good spot at June Lake, which is about 20 miles north of Mammoth (City of). It was hot enough for swimming in the lake (June Lake is one of the few lakes up there you can actually swim in) but I didn't. Crackle and Pop did, of course. They have been known to go in the ocean in the winter so ... yeah.
On the 4th we drove south above Crowley Lake and watched some awesome fireworks. We have a tradition of getting KFC but the closest one was over an hour away so we ended up getting Vons chicken instead. It was good and their Mac & Cheese is mighty tasty, if I do say so myself. Superman prides himself on finding the most remote spots and we did pretty good. I was actually a little nervous on the dirt road up a steep hill that basically went nowhere... but then we were joined by another vehicle. Haha!
We spent one day driving around Mammoth and seeing the sights. There are some beautiful mountain views, although we did not go for any hikes. We stopped at the actual Mammoth Resort where the ski lifts and infamous Gondola take people up the mountain. There were lots of mountain bikers, an activity area for kids with a rock wall for kids to climb (Pop did).
We took our puppy with us. That was both entertaining and OY frustrating. She is really good with strangers. So good that we had to tie her up from time to time. She actually barked at some boys who surprised her by coming near our campsite from the road. For the most part she entertained herself, and us, by chewing on sticks, pine cones and anything else she could sink her teeth into; including daddy's face and water bottles.
The drive up was good. We left around 4 am on Wednesday (the 3rd) and arrived mid-day since we had to stop for food and potty (pup, remember). We drove around Mammoth (4-5 campgrounds) before finding the one ... finally.
The drive home was okay. A little stressful. Packing up always stresses out Superman and this trip was no different. We got packed up and headed out by 10 am. Ellie-Mae (the pup) seemed a little stressed and wouldn't pee at stop one (at a rest area) or stop two (in Bishop, where we had lunch at a very crowded Carl's Jr.). She did, however, show her love for daddy by hopping on his lap about a half hour out of Bishop and proceeded to pee all the water and ice we'd been giving her because of the heat.
Needless to say Daddy was not pleased, but puppy is still alive (well and happy) and Daddy still loves her. We did have to make an emergency stop to sop it up and Daddy to change his clothes by the side of the road, this involved rooting through the packed trailer for his bag. At this juncture Ellie-Mae decided she did need to poop. Thank goodness!
Superman was not a happy camper at this point.
Then we hit "going-home-on-the-fourth-of-July-weekend" traffic. We were at a standstill in what felt like 100+ degree heat. Superman turned on Highway to Hell at full blast and we sang as a family.
Good times!
We finally got home around 5 pm-ish, unpacked, showered (so happy to shower after 5 days of grime!) and ate what we could find and took ourselves to bed in our own beds.
Our next trip is in 3 weeks when we take our annual houseboat trip to Lake Powell. I am looking forward to that one. A week+ on the water with extended family where I will get to see Sunshine again!


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It's cold and dark, winter is coming. Towering above the London crowds we have Scala and here, in a rather spacious yet theatrical space, the electricity is rising. That sweet sense of atmosphere that kicks up energy and makes you feel as if something is alive. Quickly it warms you and prepares you – the vibe and the venue. Adorning the stage already are a few insane looking lights.
With an industrial buzz Horskh takes the stage or more right explode through the stage. Immediately they hit you with their energy, leaping and running around the stage. The loud atmospheric thuds of drums shatter your ears as a kicking buzz accompanies it and the screams, oh the vocals. This performance by Horskh is so grand and aggressive, energetically driven, they really make an impact to kick up something from nothing. A first act to really start things off.
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GoSt you get something a bit more Dark Elecro. We lose the drums and keyboards for a table with synthesizers and macs. This is where a lot of the Metalheads in the show start to look uneasy. Quickly in a mass of noise and drum machines, the music hits and consumes. If this was a nightclub this is one of the better impacting ones with such a control of the sound. The Metalhads eventually throw themselves in with everyone else. I big cry out to familiar songs and the unlikely cover of "I Need a Hero". The single man behind his desk adorning a skull mask sure makes his statement.
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Now this is part of the strange atmosphere that comes across tonight, it is like a nightclub only if it was a metal gig. The crowd certainly look like a Metal crowd would, but the lights and oh the lights! The various different abilities the lights have the numerous colours all stark and strong in contrast, it really builds the atmosphere and feels like some sort of pure blue fire sweeping low and along the floor of the crowds. This is no more apparent than with the final act, where the symbiosis is so strong that I'm convinced that there's two members of the band light and sound!
Now dark, with bright neon lights. Now as about 80s horror sci-fi as you can get. Perturbator really makes a storm of it. This is something so powerful with each affect and sound smashing through you that it starts to all come together. Dark Nightclub and Heavy Metal? Okay I get it now. This is the darkness that Metal treads with such a retro design to classic atmosphere above all else. The single guy on stage seems swamped in the darkness as he is consumed by his hoody and leather jacket, nodding powerfully as he punches out the music. So minimal and detached and yet so commanding. Not once does he address the crowd, but somehow it's as if he's sharing in the experience with him. We're dancing it out with 80s horror tonight – so brutal.
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Dr. Russell Schachar, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Russell Schachar trained in medicine at the University of Toronto and in psychiatry at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Following this, he completed post-doctoral training during a fellowship at the University of London, England under the supervision of Professor Sir Michael Rutter. Motivated by a desire to advance the understanding of mental illness in youth, Schachar returned to SickKids where he initiated an acclaimed clinical research program in Neuropsychiatry and set up a productive research laboratory.
During an active career spanning 30 years, his contributions to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism research have had significant and far-reaching international impact. He is a leader in the field of child psychopathology, advancing our understanding of brain structure and brain function in mental disorders, traumatic brain injury and individuals treated for cancer. He is also the founding scientific director of PEGASYS, a candidate Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence focusing on common mental illnesses. For more information, please see Dr. Schachar's staff profile.
Dr. Jennifer Crosbie, PhD, C. Psych.
Dr. Jennifer Crosbie completed her master's degree and PhD in clinical child psychology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Crosbie is a clinical psychologist on the Neuropsychiatry Team within the Department of Psychiatry at SickKids, Associate Scientist and Team Investigator within the SickKids Research Institute, and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto.
Crosbie's research and clinical work is focused on understanding the neurobiological determinants of childhood neuropsychiatric disorders, with a particular focus on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). An overarching objective of her work involves investigating the behavioural, cognitive and genetic architecture of ADHD and related neuropsychiatric disorders. Crosbie currently holds numerous externally funded grants and a New Investigator Fellowship from the Ontario Mental Health Foundation.
Research Team
Christie Burton, PhD
Dr. Christie Burton joined the Schachar team in 2012 as a post-doctoral fellow and is presently a Research Associate. Burton received her PhD in psychology and neuroscience from the University of Toronto in 2012. Her previous research focused on characterizing and understanding neurobiology of behaviours relevant to drug addiction (e.g. impulsivity) in adolescent animals under the supervision of Dr. Paul Fletcher.
Currently, Burton is studying the genomic underpinnings of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in collaboration with the Schachar team and Dr. Paul Arnold at the University of Calgary. In addition, she also studies the clinical, cognitive and genetic correlates of hoarding in children and adolescents with Dr. Jennifer Crosbie (SickKids), Dr. Paul Arnold and Dr. Noam Soreni (McMaster University).
Annie Dupuis, PhD
Annie Dupuis completed her PhD in biostatistics at the University of Toronto in November 2001, and pursued her post-doctoral training under the supervision of Dr. Mary Corey at SickKids working in cystic fibrosis research. She has been with the Biostatistics: Design and Analysis Unit since 2004 and joined the Schachar Lab in 2010. Dupuis has developed expertise in attention hyperactive disorders, autism spectrum disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, and learning disabilities. She has extensive experience in the analysis of large databases, questionnaire design and validation, longitudinal data analysis, survival analysis, the development of diagnostic rules and measurement norms, latent class analysis, and graphical methods.
Tara Goodale, M.Sc.
Tara Goodale joined the team as a Clinical Research Project Coordinator in December 2007 and became a Clinical Research Project Manager in January 2012. Goodale earned an undergraduate (honours) degree in child and youth studies, and went on to complete a master's degree in family relations and human development, with a specialization in child and adolescent development. Using qualitative research methods, her thesis work examined the effects on family members when a child has anorexia nervosa and how women describe recovery from anorexia nervosa in online postings. Goodale has had a longstanding interest in mental health and enjoys being a part of the outstanding child mental health research taking place at SickKids.
Avalon Henry, MA
Avalon Henry joined the Schachar Lab in March 2015 as a Clinical Research Project Assistant and became a Clinical Research Project Manager in July 2016. She completed her bachelor's degree in clinical psychology at Bishop's University, and her master's degree in developmental psychology at Pace University in New York, under the supervision of Dr. Thalia Goldstein. Her thesis and research interests focused on the relationship between inhibitory control, pretend play, affective disposition and cognition in children. Additionally, she worked with Dr. Martine Flament at The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre conducting genetic research on a longitudinal study investigating anxiety and eating disorders in youth.
Henry completed training with the Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy and was awarded an internship with Liana Lowenstein, M.S.W., CPT-C., in which she provided individual play therapy to children with various social, emotional and behavioural problems.
She is highly motivated to attain her career goal of completing a doctorate degree in clinical child psychology in order to continue working with children in a clinical and research capacity.
Fareha Nishat, B.Sc. Hons.
Fareha Nishat joined the Schachar Lab in October 2016 as a Clinical Research Project Assistant. She completed her bachelor's degree in neuroscience and mental health at the University of Toronto. During her final year she worked on a research project at the Peskin Lab looking into ways in which adolescents with high functioning autism and typically-developing adolescents make sense of fiction. Nishat started her time at SickKids as a Child Life volunteer in 2013 and worked in rheumatology research in 2014. She is excited to start her research career at the Schachar Lab, where she can learn about psychiatry research from a diverse set of clinical research staff. Nishat aspires to complete a master's and doctoral degree in epidemiology researching mental health in minority youth populations.
Kira Sklar, B.Sc. Hons.
Kira Sklar has been working as a Clinical Research Project Assistant in the Schachar Lab since she joined in October 2016. Kira recently earned a bachelor of science (honours) degree from Dalhousie University, where she studied psychology, and was very involved in child development research. She volunteered in Dalhousie's Early Learning Lab and Language and Literacy Development Lab, and in her fourth year, completed an undergraduate thesis on learning to spell. She enjoyed learning about research from a variety of perspectives during her undergraduate years and is eager to continue learning about child development. Sklar has always had a strong interest in mental health, particularly in children's mental health, and she is thrilled to be part of the excellent and exciting psychiatry research program at SickKids.
Janet Shan, M.Sc.
Janet Shan moved to Canada in 2001. In 2006, she completed her bachelor's degree in statistics from the University of Guelph. After that, Shan returned to her home town of Shanghai and worked at Shanghai Loudon Marketing Consultant Co., Ltd. as a data analyst. During that period, she collected, analyzed and summarized data through SAS, generating statistical and analytical reports and presentations. Shan then returned to Canada to pursue her studies. In 2009, she graduated with an M.Sc. in statistics from the University of Guelph and joined the Schachar Lab. As a data research analyst, she is responsible for maintaining, organizing and analyzing the Ontario Science Centre and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) clinic database and transforming data into actionable and useful information. She prepares descriptive statistics and collaborates with the principal investigators and the senior biostatisticians to develop in-depth statistical analysis. She also enjoys assisting in the supervision of undergraduate and graduate students in statistical analysis.
Mithula Sriskandarajah, B.Sc. Hons., CCRP
Mithula Sriskandarajah joined the team in April 2012 as a Clinical Research Project Manager. She is a Certified Clinical Research Professional with 10 years of clinical research experience and started her journey at SickKids in 2005. Sriskandarajah has an bachelor of science (honours) degree from the University of Toronto, Clinical Research Associate Certificate from Kriger Research International Training Centre, and Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) certificate from SoCRA. She has been a professional member of SoCRA since 2007.
Prior to joining the Schachar Lab, she was coordinating multiple clinical research studies in type 1 diabetes including Natural History studies, genetic consortium studies, as well as NIH-funded Health Canada approved prevention and intervention trials involving two-armed, multi-centre (national), randomized, double-masked and placebo-controlled clinical trials. Sriskandarajah's passion involves starting up, monitoring,managing multiple clinical trials, and ensuring that strict scientific standards are followed in order to protect patients and to help produce reliable study results. She finds her current position with the Schachar Lab very rewarding, knowing that the exciting mental health research she is involved with may potentially lead to new findings, better outcomes and treatments.
Graduate Students
- Mohsen Soltanifar, PhD Candidate
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
- Elizabeth Corfield, PhD
- Andre Chevrier, PhD
- Tara McAuley, PhD
- Shalaine Payne PhD
- Ellen van der Plas, PhD
- Mehereen Wadiwalla, PhD


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Sunday, 27 February 2011
Unions and Cuts and Kookie Cutters
Ah, the spectacle. Oh don't get me wrong, I support them. George Osborne is a coke snorting Rotschild servant. But no denunciation of the Masonic fiat debt slavery system. No minding of the man behind the curtain.
(how many different ways are you being shafted? i guess it's better to be a well paid whore than an unpaid one. and on that inspiring note...down with the cuts!)
It really is like concentration camp inmates asking the guards, to be fed. I mean, who is against cc inmates being fed? Certainly not me. Feed them. But what puzzles me the most about the Commie is they are so concerned with the feeding action, that they do not realise they are subjects of a concentration camp called the state, and that corporations are just one of many cancerous outgrowths of the state.
So yes, I am opposed to the 'austerity' on the same grounds as I am opposed to starving a concentration camp inmate. Why, though, instead of merely feeding them, why can't we just let the inmates out? (clue: abolish taxation.) Yet they don't want to leave. So odd.
Democracy is the human sickness writ large. As violent as any other form of govern-mental setup, only marginally more subtle; the 'social contract' is continually 'signed' at gunpoint.
I am for the welfare state and other regulations (most notably in banking), WHILE we have this criminal monetary monopoly system (of legalised counterfeit for a small elite) that everyone has to interact with under duress.
But it's ridiculous to only look at the slices of bread that are your 'democratic right', while ignoring the fact that the whole loaf was declared property of the state to begin with, and you have been forced to pay fictional interest on that loaf, called the "National Debt".
Hey did anyone ever tell you that the BoE can just print money for their Bullingdon chums any time they want? This is "capitalism" apparently. Although having a central bank is supposed to be "90% of Communising a nation" (Lenin). So which is it? [political spectrum malfunction]
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And You Tell Me There's No Suppressed Technology?
It's another of those 'conspiracy theories' that good citizens don't notice. Imagine the standard of living if all the secret technology was released to the public...we'd be "free and independent" as JFK said! No more poverty anywhere! Can you imagine being sick enough to withhold such technology from society just to maintain your position of control? (Bearing in mind that we don't know just how much technological capability is being withheld, because, duh, it's secret.) What did Nikola Tesla really develop?
Individual Liberty? But that's "selfish"!
No, we need to look after each other voluntarily without having a government do all that at gunpoint. Sounds absurd at first but soon you realise that the reason it sounds so is because of the very unfree nature of our current existence. Envision greater possibilities! Ok, some kind of massive wake-up would be needed before this kind of free, responsible, uncontrollable society could emerge. And that's what we are seeing day by day in the world - a massive waking up of the previously enslaved masses (including myself I must add!)


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