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package com.monits.agilefant.service;

import android.content.SharedPreferences;

import com.android.volley.AuthFailureError;
import com.android.volley.NetworkResponse;
import com.android.volley.Request;
import com.android.volley.Request.Method;
import com.android.volley.RequestQueue;
import com.android.volley.RequeueAfterRequestDecorator;
import com.android.volley.RequeuePolicy;
import com.android.volley.Response;
import com.android.volley.Response.ErrorListener;
import com.android.volley.Response.Listener;
import com.android.volley.VolleyError;
import com.monits.volleyrequests.network.request.RfcCompliantListenableRequest;

import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.inject.Inject;

public class AgilefantServiceImpl implements AgilefantService {

	private static final String HTTP_REXEG = "^https?://.*$";
	private static final String HTTP = "http://";
	private String host;
	private static final String LOGIN_PATH = "/j_spring_security_check";
	private static final String LOGIN_URL = "%1$s" + LOGIN_PATH;
	private static final String PASSWORD = "j_password";
	private static final String USERNAME = "j_username";
	private static final String LOGIN_OK = "/index.jsp";

	private static final String LOCATION_HEADER = "Location";

	private final ReloginRequeuePolicy reloginRequeuePolicy = new ReloginRequeuePolicy();

	private final SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;

	private final RequestQueue requestQueue;

	/**
	 * @param sharedPreferences Injected via constructor by Dagger
	 * @param requestQueue Injected via constructor by Dagger
	 */
	@Inject
	public AgilefantServiceImpl(final SharedPreferences sharedPreferences, final RequestQueue requestQueue) {
		this.sharedPreferences = sharedPreferences;
		this.requestQueue = requestQueue;
	}

	@Override
	public void login(final String userName, final String password, final Listener<String> listener,
					final ErrorListener error) {
		final String url = String.format(Locale.US, LOGIN_URL, getHost());

		final ErrorListener reqError = new ErrorListener() {

			@Override
			public void onErrorResponse(final VolleyError volleyError) {
				final NetworkResponse response = volleyError.networkResponse;
				if (response != null && response.statusCode == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_MOVED_TEMP) {

					// Get location from headers
					final String location = response.headers.get("Location");

					// Response validation
					if (responseValidation(location)) {
						listener.onResponse(location);
					} else {
						error.onErrorResponse(volleyError);
					}
				} else {
					error.onErrorResponse(volleyError);
				}
			}
		};

		final RfcCompliantListenableRequest<String> request =
				new RfcCompliantListenableRequest<String>(Method.POST, url, listener, reqError) {

					@Override
					protected Map<String, String> getParams() throws AuthFailureError {
						final Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();

						params.put(USERNAME, userName);
						params.put(PASSWORD, password);

						return params;
					}

					@Override
					protected Response<String> parseNetworkResponse(final NetworkResponse response) {
						// We're looking for a redirect and a header, we don't care about a 2xx response.
						return null;
					}
				};

		requestQueue.add(request);
	}

	private boolean responseValidation(final String location) {
		if (location != null) {
			try {

				// Get received location as URL
				final URL receivedLocation = new URL(location);

				if (LOGIN_OK.equals(receivedLocation.getPath())) {

					return true;
				}
			} catch (final MalformedURLException e) {
				throw new AssertionError(e);
			}
		}
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	public void setDomain(final String domain) {
		if (domain.matches(HTTP_REXEG)) {
			this.host = domain;
		} else {
			this.host = HTTP + domain;
		}
	}

	@Override
	public String getHost() {
		if (host == null) {
			setDomain(sharedPreferences.getString(UserService.DOMAIN_KEY, null));
		}
		return host;
	}

	@Override
	public void addRequest(final Request<?> request) {
		requestQueue.add(RequeueAfterRequestDecorator.wrap(request, reloginRequeuePolicy));
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return "AgilefantServiceImpl{host=" + host + '}';
	}

	/**
	 * Implementation of {@link RequeuePolicy} which will attempt to re-login before requeueing.
	 *
	 * @author gmuniz
	 *
	 */
	private final class ReloginRequeuePolicy implements RequeuePolicy {

		private ReloginRequeuePolicy() {
		}

		@Override
		public boolean shouldRequeue(final NetworkResponse networkResponse) {
			// Is it a redirect to the login page?
			return networkResponse != null && networkResponse.statusCode == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_MOVED_TEMP
					&& networkResponse.headers.get(LOCATION_HEADER).contains(LOGIN_PATH);
		}

		@Override
		public void executeBeforeRequeueing(final Listener<?> successCallback, final ErrorListener errorCallback) {

			login(
					sharedPreferences.getString(UserService.USER_NAME_KEY, null),
					sharedPreferences.getString(UserService.PASSWORD_KEY, null),
					new Listener<String>() {

						@Override
						public void onResponse(final String arg0) {
							// We don't really care about response, we only need to be notified.
							successCallback.onResponse(null);
						}
					},
					errorCallback
			);
		}
	}
}


As an update to a recent Health Law Alert ("California Passes Two Drug Pricing Transparency Laws," 11/20/17), we learned that on December 8, 2017, pharmaceutical industry trade group, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, (PhRMA) sued the State of California to block the implementation of the S.B. 17 on the grounds that the law violates the Commerce Clause, First Amendment, and the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. The complaint states that although the law purports to provide accountability for drug pricing, it is really "the political assignment of blame" and "incorrectly and unfairly singles out" manufacturers for public condemnation.
Specifically, the suit alleges that the S.B. 17 requirement that a manufacturer wishing to increase a qualifying product's wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) by 16 percent of more over the defined lookback period may not do so unless it first provides registered purchasers and the State with 60 days' advance notice unconstitutionally interferes with interstate commerce because: (i) it attempts to restrict WAC nationwide; and (ii) in doing so, will create an obligation that results in "stockpiling, opportunities for price coordination, and other burdens on interstate commerce."
PhRMA also asserts that the notice requirement violates the First Amendment by compelling speech that discriminates based on speaker, content, and viewpoint. PhRMA contends that S.B. 17 discriminates based on speaker by "singling out" pharmaceutical manufacturers, discriminates based on content by forcing the notification where no notification would normally be given, and discriminates based on content and viewpoint by requiring manufacturers to state in their announcement of a price increase whether it is justified on a single ground, i.e., a change or improvement in the drug, thereby conveying California's preferred message that this the only legitimate reason for a price increase.
Finally, PhRMA argues that the S.B. 17 is unconstitutionally vague because it does not specify if it applies to WAC increases in the two-year period prior to S.B. 17's effective date. In other words, it leaves unanswered whether price increases—dating back as far as January 2016—should be counted as increases for purposes of determining whether the law's "de facto price freeze" is triggered. In addition, PhRMA also pointed to the lack of clarity regarding whether a manufacturer is required to comply with the 60-day notice requirement prior to the law's effective date of January 1, 2018 as problematic. For example, if a manufacturer wants to increase the price of a drug about the threshold in January 2, 2018 could it do so if it did not provide notice on November 3, 2017?
Quarles & Brady will continue to monitor developments in the pending litigation. The case is Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Brown et al., case number 2:17-cv-02573, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
For more information, please contact Simone Colgan Dunlap at (602) 229-5510/[email protected], Laura D. Pone at (312) 715-5090/[email protected], or your Quarles & Brady attorney.


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How a Restaurateur and New Jersey Lawmaker Pay Tribute to Late Anthony Bourdain
June 21, 2018 / Vanessa Rodriguez
Earlier this month, restaurant industry icon, Anthony Bourdain, committed suicide in France.
The late chef, who was born in New York but grew up in the New Jersey suburb of Leonia, touched many lives in the industry at both a national and international level. Bourdain's death was a shock to his family, friends, peers, colleagues, and fans everywhere. Those who mourned him made a memorial at the restaurant he served as executive chef for eight years— Brasserie Les Halles.
This week, a resolution was introduced by Democratic New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Moriarty to establish the "Anthony Bourdain Food Trail" in his honor, as reported by The Associated Press.
Bourdain dedicated a 2015 episode of his CNN show "Parts Unknown" to visiting ten eateries, with most scattered throughout South Jersey, including: Hiram's Roadstand in Fort Lee, Knife & Fork in Atlantic City and Lucille's Country Cooking in Barnegat.
"Even after international fame, [Bourdain] never forgot his Jersey roots. Each episode, Bourdain brought his homegrown wit, charm, and sense of humanity to his viewers," Moriarty said in a statement, as reported by The Inquirer. "He became a New Jersey food icon."
In New York, Bourdain's death inspired Xi'an Famous Foods' CEO, Jason Wang, to donate earnings from June 8 to a Suicide Hotline as announced in the company's Facebook page.
Wang's original Chinese restaurant in Flushing, Queens had been featured in the celebrity chef's Travel Channel series "No Reservations" (2007) and since his visit, the business became very successful. Now, Xi'an Famous Foods can be found throughout New York City in one of its dozen locations.
Wang attributes his family's ability to achieve the American Dream to Anthony Bourdain's endorsement.
"I approached Tony and told him, while he may have no idea what he has done for our family and business by simply saying he enjoyed the food, I wanted him to know it helped bring our family out from living in one room in Flushing to living the American dream," Wang wrote in the company's Facebook page.
Bourdain's response?
"I'm just calling out good food like it is, that's all," Bourdain humbly replied to Wang.
Three days later, Xi'an Famous Foods reported it was "able to raise $73,509.76 (net sales) to donate to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline '1-800-273-TALK (8255)' to help their work in suicide prevention," Wang had written in an update of the same Facebook post.
Bourdain's absence has certainly left a hole in the food world with one of it's leading voices gone.
As Foodable previously reported, "his suicide, along with fashion designer's Kate Spade suicide... has brought attention to the rising suicide rates in the U.S."
To learn more read Associated Press, The Takeout and Inside Edition.
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Home » European citizens' use of E-health services: A study of seven countries
European citizens' use of E-health services: A study of seven countries
Andreassen, Hege K.; Bujnowska-Fedak, Maria M.; Chronaki, Catherine E.; Dumitru, Roxana C.; Pudule, Iveta; Santana, Silvina; Voss, Henning; Wynn, Rolf
BMC Public Health;2007, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p53
Background: European citizens are increasingly being offered Internet health services. This study investigated patterns of health-related Internet use, its consequences, and citizens' expectations about their doctors' provision of e-health services. Methods: Representative samples were obtained from the general populations in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Poland, Portugal and Latvia. The total sample consisted of 7934 respondents. Interviews were conducted by telephone. Results: 44 % of the total sample, 71 % of the Internet users, had used the Internet for health purposes. Factors that positively affected the use of Internet for health purposes were youth, higher education, white-collar or no paid job, visits to the GP during the past year, long-term illness or disabilities, and a subjective assessment of one's own health as good. Women were the most active health users among those who were online. One in four of the respondents used the Internet to prepare for or follow up doctors' appointments. Feeling reassured after using the Internet for health purposes was twice as common as experiencing anxieties. When choosing a new doctor, more than a third of the sample rated the provision of e-health services as important. Conclusion: The users of Internet health services differ from the general population when it comes to health and demographic variables. The most common way to use the Internet in health matters is to read information, second comes using the net to decide whether to see a doctor and to prepare for and follow up on doctors' appointments. Hence, health-related use of the Internet does affect patients' use of other health services, but it would appear to supplement rather than to replace other health services.


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Home > Startups > Luxembourg > Aiva: Artificial Intelligence That Composes Heartfelt Music
Aiva: Artificial Intelligence That Composes Heartfelt Music
Marion Finzi
Luxembourg, News, Startups
Winner of the 2017 Pitch Your StartupTM (PYSU) competition, Aiva's founder Pierre Barreau shares with Silicon Luxembourg how the pitching event has been a springboard for the startup.
(Featured Image: Pierre Barreau won the 3rd edition of PYSU / Image Credit: Dominique Gaul)
What makes the PYSU competition unique?
PYSU is a really good initiative for the Luxembourg ecosystem. With similar events taking place in London and Silicon Valley, it is important for Luxembourg to host this kind of event as well to empower innovative startups as they launch their businesses.
This event has also opened Luxembourg up to areas other than finance. The Luxembourg ecosystem has so much more to offer. Startups with a diverse range of expertise attended last year's event and this inspired emulation between the competing startups. There was also a really lively and friendly atmosphere!
How does the pitch session work?
Last year, each of the 12 startups had around three minutes to pitch their startup. Each pitch was introduced with a jingle. This was quite an advantage for us as we obviously played Aiva music. So we actually had a few more seconds of pitch time than the rest! The first spoken words of my pitch were also directly linked with the music just played and helped to engage the audience. The pitch also ended with the same music to leave a lasting musical "note" in the audience's mind!
Once all the pitches were heard, the jury selected three winners. While up on stage receiving the reward, we had the opportunity to thank everyone who had made it possible.
"Since PYSU, our portfolio of clients has grown significantly, most notably in the US, and we are now a team of 10, all located in Luxembourg."
What are your top tips for a successful pitch?
In my opinion, it is crucial to present clearly and with a controlled voice. You must speak slowly to make sure that you hold the audience's attention!
Also, keep in mind that not only tech professionals are listening to your pitch, but also journalists and other professionals who might be less familiar with the specifics of tech and/or finance. The jury is quite eclectic in that sense. Therefore, it is important that your presentation speaks to everybody, and appeals to the widest audience.
How has Aiva grown since your win?
Thanks to the €50,000 we received from PYSU, we could afford to wait for the best deal possible for our first round of fundraising (last December). The money was a big help – we could hire new people in the meantime, and also maintain positive cash flow, which was very useful when presenting AIVA to potential investors!
Since PYSU, our portfolio of clients has grown significantly, most notably in the US, and we are now a team of 10, all located in Luxembourg. In addition to developing our algorithm, we focus more and more on video games as it is a market in constant evolution and human capacities are limited to compose for such games. Aiva therefore has a big part to play in that field!
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Marion is running the blog Goguette Trotter with a focus on all the new things to do here and around. She also has a deep interest in innovation and technology and shares inspiring success-stories on Silicon Luxembourg and Silicon Lorraine. Marion was a former lawyer and jumped into entrepreneurship!


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UPDATED: Bainbridge police blotter, May 28
***This report was updated at 7:30 p.m. May 28 for additional details and clarification.
Crime log stats from May 18 to May 24: 3 thefts in the third degree, 3 warrant arrests by outside agency, 3 traffic accidents, 2 thefts in the second degree, 2 driving with license suspended/revoked, 1 dangerous weapon on school facilities, 1 residential burglary, 1 runaway, 1 miscellaneous, 1 driving under the influence/liquor or drugs, 1 identity theft, 1 suspicious persons/situations, 1 verbal dispute, 1 suspicious incident/investigation, 1 mailbox theft, 1 found property, 1 criminal trespass in the second degree and 1 recovered stolen property.
Suspicious incident/investigation: A man living in the 8000 block of Hidden Cove Road arrived at his home at 10:30 p.m. to find his front door open. Nothing looked disturbed in the house. On May 23 at 1:15 a.m., the owner heard someone trying to gain entry into his home. When the man turned on his back patio light, he saw two figures running. The man didn't report the May 23 incident to police the night it occurred.
Miscellaneous: Police found an unoccupied car running at 2:03 p.m. in a parking lot on the 5000 block of New Sweden Road. An officer then turned off the car and removed the key. The owner of the car, a 64-year-old man, was called by police but a message couldn't be left since the man's voicemail was full. Police also drove to the man's house to find him but no one was home. Police placed the key into a temporary evidence locker. The car was still parked in the same location at 10:20 p.m. and police called the man's home again at that time but still didn't receive a response.
Driving while intoxicated: A 42-year-old Bremerton man was stopped at 1:30 a.m. for driving 74 mph in a 50 mph zone on Highway 305 near Hidden Cove Road. An officer smelled alcohol on the man's breath, but the man refused to take a Breathalyzer test. The man was later booked for driving under the influence and taken to Kitsap County Jail with a $5,000 bail.
Criminal trespass: A pair of juveniles were seen by a night custodian trying to gain access to the Bainbridge High School gym at 1 a.m. One of the boys was described as having a thin build and about 16 to 18 years old. The intent of the boys was unknown.
Recovered stolen property: Police received a call from the Washington State Patrol that a white three-door Honda Civic with a stolen license plate was in-bound from Seattle to arrive at the Bainbridge ferry terminal at 10:20 p.m. The front license plate didn't match the back plate. The 29-year-old Seattle man driving the car told police that earlier this year he was a victim of a car prowl and that the plates may have been switched then. Police told the man that switching license plates was a common tactic used by thieves to make detection harder. The officer recommended the driver file a stolen license plate report. Police removed the stolen back plate from the vehicle and booked it into police property.
Warrant arrest by outside agency: A Port Orchard police officer called Bainbridge Island Police to confirm a warrant on a 32-year-old woman he had pulled over. The woman's warrant was for driving without a license in the third degree.
Assault in the second degree: A woman living on the 200 block of High School Road was hit in the face by a man who had being staying at her place the previous 10 days and cooking meals. No one else observed the assault.
May 28, 2014 Bainbridge Islander, PoliceBainbridge High School, Bainbridge Island Police Department, blotter, Police, police blotter, Washington State Ferries
Birding on Bloedel: Forest lover returns to Northwest
"A Year of Birding in Bloedel" is a column that runs every Friday in the Bainbridge Islander. The project is planned to continue in 52 parts through 2014 to help readers find and identify birds in the island's garden sanctuary. Beginning with this entry on the bald eagle, each column will also be published here on the Bainbridge Conversation blog each Friday.
The author, Ted Anderson, is a retired professor of biology, having taught at McKendree University (Ill.) for 32 years and for the University of Michigan's summer biological station for 20 years, where he frequently taught the biology of birds.
Anderson is also the author of "Biology of the Ubiquitous House Sparrow, from Genes to Populations" (2006), and "The Life of David Lack, Father of Evolutionary Ecology" (2013). Ted and his wife Carol have been members of Bloedel Reserve for seven years. They live in Kingston.
Mid-May brings the Black-Headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) back to the Pacific Northwest from its wintering grounds in southern Mexico and Central America.
The melodious song of this denizen of forested habitats throughout the western states resembles the song of the American Robin, but is usually longer and is often punctuated by a "chunk" note that is typical of the species. The song is virtually identical to that of its close cousin, the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, that replaces the Black-Headed Grosbeak in eastern North America.
Black-Headed Grosbeaks are sexually dimorphic with adult males, as their name implies, having a black head as well as black upper back, wings and tail. The underparts and rump are a rich cinnamon brown and the wings have prominent white spots. Females and first-year males have brownish upperparts and yellowish-orange underparts, and a white stripe over the eye. Both sexes flash large yellow patches under their wings when they fly.
In most songbirds only the male sings, but grosbeaks are an exception.
Females regularly sing a song similar to that of males, but less complex. Both sexes also participate equally in breeding activities, and both male and female may actually sing from the nest while incubating the eggs. The nest is usually located in the outer branches of a deciduous tree or shrub.
The large conical beak of grosbeaks enables them to husk large seeds, and they are frequent consumers of quantities of sunflower seeds at backyard bird-feeders. About half of their diet is insects, however, particularly during the breeding season. They typically forage high in deciduous trees gleaning insects from the foliage.
One interesting feature of grosbeak foraging is that they have adapted to eating Monarch butterflies, which are toxic for most birds, in their enormous winter congregations in the mountains of Mexico. The result can be a orange carpet of Monarch sings under the trees where they congregate to spend the winter.
At Bloedel, listen for their melodious song as you walk along the forested paths, and search the upper branches for a glimpse of this strikingly-plumaged songster.
May 27, 2014 Bainbridge Islander, BirdingBloedel Reserve
Bainbridge police warn Subaru Legacy, Honda Accord, Civic owners
Due to a recent uptick in crime, Bainbridge Island Police Chief Matthew Hamner is urging owners of older Honda Accords and Civics, as well as owners of Subaru Legacy cars, to ensure that their vehicle is locked when they park it near or at the Bainbridge ferry terminal.
Models of the vehicles from 1995 to 2005 are being targeted the most.
Investigators believe the suspect or suspects drive to Bainbridge in a stolen car, park the vehicle on the island, walk on a Seattle ferry as a passenger and return later to Bainbridge to steal a different vehicle.
Police believe the thieves are able to steal the Honda and Subaru vehicles with little trouble because of their knowledge of the cars' equipment.
Hamner said owners of these car models who park within proximity of the ferry need to be especially diligent in locking their cars and aware of their surroundings.
"Sometimes a few simple steps to secure your belongings can be enough to deter theft," said Hamner, who has strong leads in the case.
According to the Puget Sound Regional Council, the Seattle-Bainbridge route in 2013 transported 6.3 million people, including 3 million walk-on passengers – more than any other Washington State Ferry route.
May 21, 2014 Ferries, PoliceBainbridge Island Police Department, crime, Ferries, Washington State Ferries
Bainbridge police blotter, May 20
Crime log stats from May 11 to May 17: 3 traffic accidents, 3 false alarms, 3 identity thefts, 3 thefts in the second degree, 3 miscellaneous, 2 mailbox thefts, 2 burglaries in the second degree, 2 residential burglaries, 1 driving while license suspended/revoked in the third degree, 1 found property, 1 failure to secure load, 1 domestic verbal, 1 reckless driving including racing, 1 theft in the first degree, 1 driving without a license, 1 threats, 1 harassment, 1 malicious mischief in the third degree, 1 agency assist, 1 mental investigation, 1 possession of drug paraphernalia.
Burglary-residential: A woman living on the 9000 block of Sands Avenue returned to her home at 5:40 p.m. to an uninvited man cooking in her kitchen wearing some of her clothes. The suspect also rearranged the woman's clothing and had stayed the whole weekend at the woman's place.
Warrant arrest by outside agency: A 38-year-old Montlake man was stopped for driving with a license suspended for third degree with a $2,500 bail. Snohomish County Jail confirmed the warrant with Bainbridge Police Department.
Driving while license suspended in the third degree: A 28-year-old man living on the 5000 block of Rockaway Beach Drive was stopped for going well over the 35 mph speed limit. The officer also revealed that the man was driving on a suspended driver's license after failing to pay a traffic citation out of Florida several years before.
A 37-year-old man reported that his debit card was used without his permission by someone in Puyallup, who was attempting to make a purchase of $1,700 and $700 at a national electronics store.
Theft in the first degree: A hotel located on the 900 block of Hildebrande Lane reported unwanted guests from Whidbey Island had accrued a $30,000 bill since they arrived March 24, 2012. The credit card the couple was using had been declined. The couple had made several promises they would pay the bill but had failed to do so. The couple was booked into Kitsap County Jail with a bail of $50,000.
May 21, 2014 Bainbridge Islander, History, PoliceBainbridge Island Police Department, blotter, Police, police blotter
Birding on Bloedel: Warbler heard more than seen
The migratory species that spend their summers and nest at Boedel began to arrive in mid-April, with plenty of time to spare before the celebration of International Migratory Bird Day on May 10. One such species, a common summer resident in forested areas with extensive undergrowth at Bloedel, is the Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla).
It has made the long journey from Central America where it spends the winter. Wilson's Warbler is more often heard than seen, its song a melodious "cheerycheery cheeeycheery chewchew," the last notes slightly lower in pitch.
A glimpse of the singer is well worth the patience and work. The male has a bright yellow head and underside, gray wings and tail, and a greenish back — and a black cap on top of its head accentuating the bright yellow coloration. Females are a duller yellow and lack the black cap.
Wilson's Warbler is named for the man who is often referred to as the "father of American ornithology." Alexander Wilson was born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1766, but immigrated to America after being imprisoned for writing poetry protesting the working conditions of garment workers in Scotland. Here he developed an interest in natural history and decided to produce his own paintings of American birds. His hand-painted engravings of 268 bird species were published in three volumes entitled "American Ornithology" between 1808 and 1814 (2014 is thus the bicentennial of its completion).
Wilson's Warbler was one of 26 species new to science that appeared in the folios. Wilson's work helped to inspire John James Audubon to produce his magnificent body of work.
Listen and look for Wilsons' Warbler in dense forest undergrowth near the Bird Marsh and near the Christmas Pond.
May 19, 2014 Bainbridge Islander, Birding
O'Neill named interim Bainbridge High principal
Following Bainbridge High Principal Jake Haley accepting a principal position at Costa Mesa High School in California, Bainbridge Island School District named Mary Alice O'Neill as the school's interim principal for the 2014-15 school year. She will start July 1.
O'Neill was the associate principal at BHS from 1999 to 2001 and Woodward Middle's principal from 2001 to 2009. She currently works as a teacher on special assignment.
"I'm excited to fill this important role," O'Neill said in a news release. "I believe we have one of the finest high schools in the state. I'm looking forward to working with the amazing students, the talented and caring staff, as well as the supportive parent community."
O'Neill has worked as an educator for more than 30 years in Kitsap County, California and Kuwait. She holds a bachelor of arts and masters of education from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.
"We're thrilled to have Mary Alice rejoin the district in this critical role," Superintendent Faith Chapel said. "She is a skilled and experienced principal and understands the needs of our district."
Haley will work through the end of the school year before starting his new job in California July 1.
Last month, Amii Pratt was named the new associate principal at Sakai Intermediate School. The half-time administrative position – which was cut in 2011 – is being reinstated as a result of the district's increased enrollment and changes in administrative roles and responsibilities. She'll start her new job July 1.
"Amii has excelled in a number of instructional and leadership roles in the district, and she is highly regarded by those who have worked with her," Chapel said.
Pratt brings 11 years of educational experience to this new position. She taught first and second grades at Wilkes and Ordway Elementary Schools and second grade at Ogden Elementary in Vancouver, Wash. She also served as a K-5 English Language Learner coordinator in Vancouver for two years.
Currently, Pratt is a K-5 English language arts teacher on special assignment and is a principal intern at Blakely Elementary. She has designed and led professional development sessions and co-facilitated the Teacher Evaluation Committee for the Bainbridge Island School District.
She graduated in 2001 from Oregon State University with a bachelor's degree in science and a year later earned a master's degree in teaching from OSU. In 2008, she achieved her National Board Certification, a rigorous and advanced teaching credential. This year, she received her Initial Principal and Program Administrator Certificate from the University of Washington's Danforth Educational Leadership Program.
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Amii Pratt recently was named the new associate principal at Sakai Intermediate School.
May 19, 2014 Bainbridge Islander, SchoolsBainbridge High School, Bainbridge Island School District
Birding on Bloedel: Stellar's Jay standing sentinel
Contributed photo / Kincade Fowler
Steller's Jays are omnivorous, eating a wide variety of animal and vegetable food.
The Danish-born Russian explorer Vitus Bering led two expeditions to Alaska and the Bering Sea in the early 1700s. The physician and natualist on his ill-fated second expedition (1740-1742) was Georg Wilhelm Steller.
When Bering's ship, the St. Peter, visited Kayak Island in the Aleutisns in 1741, Steller discovered a striking jay new to science, but which he realized was clearly a close cousin of the Blue Jay of eastern North America. This relationship led Steller to deduce that Alaska was part of North America, not Asia.
Unfortunately the St. Peter encountered severe storms while attempting to return to its Russian home port, and was shipwrecked on what is now Bering Island, where the crew had to spend the long winter. Steller and about half the crew survived, but Vitus Bering did not, dying on Dec. 18, 1741. The jay and several other bird and mammal species were eventually named for their discoverer.
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is a denizen of the coniferous forests of western North America, but it has also adapted to life in urbanized environments. It, like its eastern cousin, is now a frequent visitor to backyard bird feeders. Its striking cobalt blue plumage over most of the body, except a charcoal gray hood, makes it a stand-out in any setting. Its strident alarm calls are often heard before the bird is seen, and it is quick to scold any perceived threat — hence, again like its eastern cousin, it is often referred to as the "sentinel of the forest."
Jays and their relatives, the crows, are omnivorous, taking a wide variety of both animal and vegetable food. At backyard bird feeders it is particularly fond of sunflower seeds, a reflection of the fact that about three-quarters of its diet is vegetable.
Although most of the animal portion of its diet consists of insects, it also preys on the eggs and nestlings of other species of birds, which accounts for the fact that during the breeding season the "scolder" is frequently scolded by other birds. Listen for its raucous scolding as you walk along the forest paths in Bloedel — it may be scolding you.
Island benefits from Kitsap Great Give
Island nonprofit groups fared very well in the inaugural Kitsap Great Give on Tuesday, May 6.
The event, organized by the Kitsap Community Foundation, set a goal of raising $500,000 for nonprofit organizations and activities throughout Kitsap County through a 24-hour donation drive. Donations were accepted through its website, www.kitsapgreatgive.org, where a leaderboard kept a running tally of donations through the day.
The total donated in the Kitsap Great Give was $539,199.95. At least 22 island-specific organizations were helped, including several near the top of the countywide list in terms of donors and amounts raised. The Bainbridge Schools Foundation raised more than any other nonprofit, with $22,840.
The Bainbridge Schools Foundation, with 82 individual donors, led all island organizations in that category, followed by Maasai Women's Education and Empowerment Program (41), Island Time Activities (52), Island Volunteer Caregivers (40) and Bainbridge Public Library (43).
The amount raised for Island Time Activities ($19,180) was also among the highest in the county. Others at the top in terms of donations were Bainbridge Island Museum of Art ($17,310), Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council ($7,325) and Bainbridge Performing Arts ($7,235).
For a full and updated list, visit www.kitsapgreatgive.org.
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Crime log stats from May 4 to May 10: 7 traffic accidents, 5 suspicious incident/investigations, 3 theft from motor vehicles, 2 malicious mischiefs in the third degree, 2 miscellaneous, 2 false alarms, 1 driving under the influence-alcohol, 1 driving while license suspended/revoked, 1 assault in the second degree, 1 lost property, 1 warrant misdemeanor, 1 missing person, 1 failure to transfer title of motor vehicle, 1 mental investigation, 1 recovered stolen property, 1 forgery/counterfeit, 1 agency assist, 1 patrol check, 1 vehicle prowling and 1 littering.
Failure to secure load: A 21-year-old man, who lives on the 10000 block of Sunrise Place, was stopped after a half case of beer fell out of his car and broken glass was strewn over the roadway at High School Road and State Route 305 at 10 a.m. The driver had put the half case in the back of the vehicle, but he didn't close the car's hatchback all the way. Two citizens came up with brooms, dust pans and garbage pails to sweep up the glass from the road, which caused the officer to cancel a request to Public Works.
Found property: A 1974 canoe was found on April 25 and was dropped off at the city dock by the Suquamish Police Department. The canoe was placed into custody and will be stored.
Driving while license suspended, expired registration: A 70-year-old Olympia man was cited for an expired vehicle registration while his car was parked at a fast-food restaurant on High School Road. The vehicle had expired in August 2013 and had a July 2013 report of sale. The driver had a suspended license in the third degree for unpaid tickets as of November 2011. He also had an active warrant out of Kitsap County for driving with a license suspended/revoked in the third degree with a $500 bail. The man was given a June 17 court date.
Driving while license suspended/revoked in the third degree, speeding: A 30-year-old Lynnwood man was stopped after an officer witnessed him driving at a high rate of speed going southbound from West Port Madison Road on State Route 305. Radar clocked the man's car at 70 mph. The man previously already had his driver's license suspended in the third degree for unpaid tickets. He issued a June 10 court date.
Driving under the influence/liquor: A 55-year-old man living the 600 block of Park Avenue was arrested for driving under the influence/liquor at 10:30 p.m. Officers had responded to a call of a truck pulling in front of a vacant house. When officers arrived, they saw a vehicle in a ditch, just north of Wing Point Way. The driver later walked out of his home on the 600 block of Park Avenue and said he had seen a large dog in the intersection, which caused him to swerve into the ditch as he tried to avoid hitting it. Officers could smell alcohol on the man's breath, which caused the man to admit to drinking two beers with friends earlier that night on the south end of the island. The man provided two valid breath samples that measured .215 and .208. He was transported to Kitsap County Jail and booked with a $5,000 bail.
Burglary-residential, trafficking in stolen property, possessing stolen goods: A 29-year-old woman living on the 10000 block of Falk Road and a 29-year-old Bremerton man were arrested for burglary and are believed to responsible for at least some of the increase in Bainbridge residential burglaries in the first five months of 2014. In one incident, the man sold jewelry that was stolen from a house the woman was hired to clean.
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Citizens' Police Academy 9: Harbormaster, marine patrol, K-9, graduation
This is the ninth and final entry in a column about reporter Ethan Fowler's participation in the Bainbridge Island Police Department's Citizens' Police Academy.
Keeping the waters surrounding Bainbridge Island safe is something Bainbridge Harbormaster Tami Allen and Bainbridge police officer/marine patrol officer Ben Silas continually focus on.
Allen, who will reach her 15th anniversary as the island's harbormaster in July, said the Bainbridge Harbor Management Plan was started in 1999. It covers safety and navigation, water quality, anchorage and mooring, public access, maritime commerce and derelict vessel prevention.
Allen said she keeps tabs on 53 miles of water, which include four deep water bays. She said there's more than 550 buoys around the island and that all of them require permits. She noted it took five years to log all of the buoys.
She said she's always looking for volunteers for the Summer Dock Host program, where people greet boaters as they step off their boats and answer questions for them. Allen said one day last summer featured visitors who spoke 14 different languages.
She said she gets a lot of help with her job from volunteer harbor stewards, residents who live along the shoreline and call her when they see anything worthy of her attention.
Silas, who started working the same day 15 years ago as his future wife Carla for the BIPD, pilots the department's 35-foot, state-of-the-art police boat. He said the boat was funded through a $640,000 Homeland Security grant in 2008 and has the ability to load a SWAT team on a Washington State Ferry.
When he first joined the force, Silas said he had no interest in boats but he has since grown to "really love it." He said his jurisdiction extends halfway between Bainbridge and the nearest piece of land, however he has law enforcement powers for the whole state since Silas said there's fewer resources for the water.
He said he goes riding around the island at least once a month and more frequently during the busy boating season.
For the final week of the two-month Citizens' Police Academy, the group of about a dozen people gathered for a potluck dinner at the Queen City Yacht Club. The celebratory evening was highlighted by Officer Dale Johnson demonstrating the skills of his retired K-9 partner Rusty, who delighted a lot of the children of the academy participants.
Rusty was able to successfully find hidden money that had drug scents on them. During his career, the chocolate lab mix was used in 214 searches with 547 finds of controlled substances and or drug paraphernalia. He also assisted in 181 arrests.
Bainbridge Police Chief Matthew Hamner said he hopes to have another K-9 officer in the near future.
I truly enjoyed participating in the Citizens' Police Academy and learned a new appreciation for police officers and greater understanding of the challenges they face. I was particularly impressed by how much Bainbridge officers treated academy participants like they were family. I will also miss the amazing treats that Officer Carla Silas, who organized the academy and scheduled the speakers, created weekly for us.
I highly recommend everyone in the community to try to find time to participate in a future Citizens' Police Academy, which are generally offered yearly in the spring.
May 12, 2014 PoliceBainbridge Island Police Department, Eagle Harbor, Police, Shorelines
Citizens' Police Academy 8: Use of Force
This is the eighth of nine entries in a column about reporter Ethan Fowler's participation in the Bainbridge Island Police Department's Citizens' Police Academy.
Everything that you've learned or watched on a TV police drama you need to "wipe away" from your memory, Officer Trevor Ziemba emphatically told the Citizens' Police Academy participants at the start of a recent class.
"This is just my job," said Ziemba, who has more than 20 years of police experience and is the Bainbridge Police Department's field training officer. "This is just a uniform I put on. I do everything in my day you do. I'm not a robot. I'm just a dad. I live on the island and have two kids."
Ziemba talked about the use of force with Officer Jeff Benkert, who has 12 years of experience. Ziemba said he has 450 hours in police use of force and defensive training that's not involved in shooting. He's learned control holds, impending tactics, using a baton, pepper spray, neck restraints and ground survival.
Unfortunately, during their careers Ziemba said he and Benkert have known 26 police officer friends that have been "murdered" in the line of duty with most of those deaths happening to Washington state officers.
"We must be vigilant, prepared and motivated not to get an emotional reaction when someone yells at us," Ziemba said. "There's nothing I can do to train to take me away from being a human. I'm very educated. I'm not a guy who was bullied in high school. Most of our (society's) contacts with law enforcement are negative, (such as) speeding, death in the family or crimes."
Ziemba said an officer's use of force is lawful under six conditions, according to the Revised Code of Washington 9A.16.20.
"The necessary force law states you must do what's 'reasonable,'" said Ziemba, the BIPD's crisis interventionist officer.
Benkert said police officers must be prepared at all times. He talked about watching people's body language. For example, he demonstrated that someone who wants to fight likely will go into a "fighting stance," where they drop one leg and a side of the body behind the other. They may also clench their fists and teeth.
"Every fight a cop is in is a gunfight," Benkert said. "Seventy percent of officers shot in the field are shot by their own gun in the head. A fist fight can cost your life. Action is faster than reaction."
Added Ziemba: "I have to see those precursors, so I can fight for you and fight for another day."
The two police officers then put on a disturbing YouTube video that showed two police officers being "murdered" by a suspect who they had pulled over. They followed that video with another one where a different officer in a similar situation was pulling over a guy driving a truck on a freeway. The officer noticed that the driver had a gun when the suspect pulled off the highway and was ready when the guy stepped out of the vehicle with a gun and started firing.
"It's not the movies," Benkert said.
Benkert said police follow what's called the OODA Loop, which was developed by U.S. Air Force Col. John Boyd. Officers are trained to first observe, then orient, decide and act.
"We constantly go through scenarios," Ziemba said. "We teach our officers to act because no action is never good. I don't care if I'm shot in the face or head, (I'm) not dead yet. I'm not going to give up on myself. When we shoot someone, we train that they may not fall."
The following Saturday, Citizens' Police Academy participants got to experience some of the use of force tactics they learned about. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this event, as well as a Saturday class visit to the county jail, dispatch center and coroner, but I heard both were quite good.
May 12, 2014 PoliceBainbridge Island Police Department, Police
Citizens' Police Academy 7: Kitsap Mental Health
This is the seventh of nine entries in a column about reporter Ethan Fowler's participation in the Bainbridge Island Police Department's Citizens' Police Academy.
Breaking misconceptions and educating his audience about mental health issues were some of the things Kitsap Mental Health Services Crisis Response Team Supervisor Gary Clark achieved during his recent talk to participants in the Citizens' Police Academy.
Clark, who has worked nine years with Kitsap Mental Health Services, said his department is responsible for detaining people diagnosed with mental health issues that pose a threat to public safety.
"We usually respond within 30 minutes of a call," said Clark, who noted the state requires agencies respond within two hours. "We go to them generally, but we don't go out at night or alone anymore. Most of our staff is women."
Although it varies widely, Clark said that Kitsap Mental Health Services receive 150-175 phone calls on average monthly and have about 80 face-to-face meetings. Clark said mental health professionals typically see clients either in jail, hospitals or homes.
"Most of our attention is on what's real and what's the real cause," Clark said. "Drugs or family incidents can provoke these kinds of illnesses and the more they take these drugs the slower they recover."
Clark did note, however, to keep in mind that street drugs, trauma and urinary tract infections often can cause people to suddenly "masquerade" as if they have mental illness. Having "access to clear facts" is pivotal, he said, to preventing a misdiagnosis.
He said jails can verify whether some inmates are able to get medicine for their mental illness, "but it's a very narrow definition because they're not treatment centers."
"There's no pain relief and no sleep aids," Clark said of prisons. "The focus is on safety, not on treatment."
The criteria categories for mental health that Clark said he follows are:
Danger or likelihood of serious harm, either to self, others or property;
Mental disorder or severe impairment;
Least restrictive alternative.
He encourages people to call early and often when they have new facts in a case.
"Capturing a case by accumulating facts over time may be preferable to one-call leads to an immediate detention," Clark stated in a handout he distributed about chronic mental illness and the law. "Multiple calls demonstrate (an) issue isn't a single episode but is evolving."
May 12, 2014 Bainbridge Islander, health, PoliceBainbridge Island Police Department, Police


But regardless of technological advances that let women understand they are pregnant, there's still a great deal of secret about a woman's menstruation.
The test was taken prematurely. If you take a home pregnancy test very soon after you think you might have conceived, or if you didn't follow the test instructions properly, you may get an incorrect negative test result.
A home pregnancy test will be favorable just if it discovers the pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). When an egg is fertilized after you ovulate, it takes about a week to take a trip through a fallopian tube to the uterus. And your body starts producing hCG just after a fertilized egg implants in the uterus.
If it's very early in your pregnancy, your body might not have actually produced enough hCG yet. Because case, you 'd get a negative result initially. Also, some tests are more sensitive than others, and no test is 100 percent accurate. And a few women have such low levels of hCG during pregnancy that home tests can't determine it.
Although some tests can identify hCG the first day you miss your period, you'll have a much better possibility of getting an accurate outcome if you wait a week. Do not time the test based on when you think you may have conceived. Sperm can reside in the fallopian tubes for approximately five days, so it's possible you conceived a number of days after making love.
A female might have a delayed or missed period, but still have an negative pregnancy test. In those situations, she has to question what's going on. Is she pregnant? Is something incorrect?
Here are a few reasons your period may be late, even if your pregnancy test is negative.
If you're aiming to get pregnant, there readies news: You may still be pregnant. Often, levels of the pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) early in pregnancy aren't yet high enough for a home pregnancy test to spot.
One study found that home pregnancy tests just need to find hCG levels above 25 milli-international systems per milliliter (mIU/mL) to attain the typically marketed 99 percent precision rate. The writers of a 1991 study calculated that to spot 95 percent of pregnancies, a test would have to detect levels as low as 12.4 mIU/mL. However not all home pregnancy tests were consistently sensitive enough to do so.
A female's cycle can vary widely, so if you conceived later in your cycle, your hormone levels may not be high enough at the time of your missed period.
There can be as much as a 13-day difference in when ovulation takes place, suggesting that you might think you are 4 weeks pregnant when you're only two weeks along. Pregnancy bleeding, recent hormone contraceptive use, or breastfeeding can all hinder accurately understanding your dates, too.
If you think you might be pregnant after a missed period however got an negative outcome on your pregnancy test, wait a few days. Then retest. If you continue to miss your period, be sure to speak to your doctor to rule out any complications.
It's unusual, however sometimes an ectopic pregnancy can appear as negative on a pregnancy test for 2 months or more. This happens in less than 3 percent of ectopic pregnancies.
Several outdoors aspects can wreak havoc on your menstruation. Stress, for example, can delay your period for weeks. Poor nutrition can affect it, too. Your cycle can change if you drink too much caffeine or do not eat sufficient food.
Unexpected lifestyle modifications, such as intense exercise or working the overnight shift on your task, can likewise cause your period to be irregular.
Breastfeeding can cause some irregularities in your cycle. Even after your baby shows up and your period returns, it might spend some time prior to your cycle returns to normal.
Breastfeeding is likewise unforeseeable month to month. As babies grow, their feedings may change. For instance, if your baby goes through a development spurt and suddenly increases the frequency of night feedings, it may disrupt your cycle.
Medical conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or thyroid problems may cause women to have extremely irregular cycles and missed out on periods. Some women may have extremely light durations, some might have very heavy periods, and some may skip durations completely.
Menopause for women normally begins around age 50. In some women, nevertheless, it can start too soon, before the age of 40. It's different for everybody. If you have actually missed your period for over two or three months and are not pregnant, speak with your doctor about getting tested for any hidden medical conditions.
Birth control may cause abnormalities in your cycle. Other types of medications might cause a missed out on period, too. For example, high blood pressure drugs or allergy medications can shake off your cycle.
There might be several factors for a negative pregnancy test after a missed out on period. You might be handling an undiagnosed medical condition, such as polycystic ovary syndrome, or it might be a lifestyle concern, such as severe stress. After getting an negative test result, you need to wait a couple of days to a week prior to taking another test. If you test negative a second time and still haven't had your period, make plans to see your doctor immediately.


Peter Garsden's firm Abney Garsden McDonald solicitors in Cheadle Hulme have been representing survivors of abuse since 1994. Peter founded ACAL, the association of child abuse lawyers of which he is now president. It was the firm's work with child abuse victims that led to them winning Small Firm of the Year in the same awards ceremony held in March 2011.
Nominated In a separate category, Legal Executive of the Year, is Paralegal Hannah Edwards who has had to demonstrate exceptional and outstanding achievement as a contribution to the practice.
The winners will be announced at an awards dinner to be held on the 1st March in Manchester's Midland Hotel.


I stopped by in Helsinki in the end of August. The visit was kind of fully booked so I had time to visit only one flea market shop and this is what I found...somewhat granny feeling, or?
100 % sure what to do out of them.


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A: If you want to delay every link on your page, you can do it with jQuery like this
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A: If you want to open on a new tab (target="_blank"),
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Naming and shaming those who have infiltrated the former Truth Movement . . .
This is not to say that these people are wrong on every issue, but that they are problematic to varying degrees on certain issues. For example, David Icke is good at New World Order and a lot of the politics, not so good on Reptiles.
The problem with all of these people derives from them being in pursuit of :
Some are besotted with various Cults. They seek to inform you of "the truth", and various true "conspiracy theories" only as a mechanism to recruit you to their Cult. These Cults vary in nature, some are Fringe Political Parties, some are overtly in the business of selling actual Snake Oil, some are Crypto-Racists, others sell various Religious Cults like King James Onlyism. One entry is motivated because his fragile Beta-Male-Ego could not cope with being married to a highly successful and intelligent woman. The list is extensive....
While people fact check the mainstream media, and generally take everything with a large pinch of salt, the Alt-Media has been given a no-questions asked Free Ride. This has to stop, which is the purpose of this thread.
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Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : Piers Corbyn
« Reply #1 on: Dec 01, 2017, 06:57:28 am »
Corbyn's brother Piers backed Trump on far-right posts and retweeted former BNP activist who branded May an 'Islamic appeaser'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5135967/Corbyns-brother-Piers-backed-Trump-far-right-posts.html
Great for climate science, his other views would better kept private.
Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : Stefan Molyneux
« Reply #2 on: Dec 01, 2017, 12:06:38 pm »
Mysognist, Racist
Wiki-Bio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Molyneux
Subscribes to and promotes Scientific Racism, the theory of Race, Social Economic Class determining IQ.
The very same pseudo science promoted by the Eugenicists.
Also encourages Left v Right, better known as Divide and Conquer, promoting Malthusian Darwinain Economic theory of Anarcho-Capitalism.
Additionally his views on females are not suitable for print or polite society, he blame the ills on society upon women as they bring up the children.
Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : Mike Adams
a.k.a the self apointed title "The Health Ranger"
Trumpbot repeater
Extensive 7 page report by HealthWyze here :
The Legend of Mike Adams and the Reality
https://healthwyze.org/reports/616-special-report-the-legend-of-mike-adams-and-the-reality
Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : David Icke
Chief Reptilian
Great man on the Political side of the New World Order, unfortunately he also promotes Reptiles from the infamous Madame Helena Blavatsky . . . and other Mystery Babylon junk which is the religious side of the New World Order.
Although most recently popularized by David Icke, the notions of the connection of a worldwide conspiracy orchestrated by Reptilian beings, like the UFO mythos itself, has its origins in Theosophy, the occult tradition founded by H. P. Blavatsky, godmother of the New Age movement, and pre-eminent personality of the Occult Revival of the late nineteenth century.
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Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : Mike Cernovich
Date Rape Apologist
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-did-fox-news-welcome-date-rape-apologist-mike-cernovich?ref=topic
Misogynist, PizzaFake, Racist and TrumpBot
"Date Rape Does Not Exist."
--Cernovich
"Realizing Tolerance Only Went One Way And Diversity Is Code For White Genocide."
Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : Tommy Robinson
Racist Troll
Convicted for FRAUD with one Deborah Rothschild
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What do you mean "Flash Gordon approaching"!?
Alex Jones should be on this list, obviously.
Quote from: EvadingGrid on Dec 01, 2017, 06:57:28 am
The point is that Piers Corbyn takes the view that whatever is bad for the AGW movement is therefore good. It is basically 'my enemy's enemy is my friend', which is rarely fruitful in the long run.
I was amusing to read the 'Trump 4D chess' stuff coming from him..
Quote from: EvadingGrid on Dec 01, 2017, 12:30:44 pm
I don't think David Icke should be in this company, and the scary thing is that maybe he's also right about the reptilians..
« Reply #10 on: Dec 04, 2017, 09:59:35 am »
Quote from: Q on Dec 04, 2017, 09:43:54 am
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David Icke is good man but if he insist on his crazy theory of reptilians then he choose to be "Alt-Fake".
Two sides to the New World Order.
( 1 ) Govt, Political, Media and all that sort of stuff . . .
( 2 ) Religious, Philosophical and Spiritual
On the first category David Icke has an impeccable record. No 4Dchess from Icke, he stuck to They Control both sides position and was proven correct. Et cetera
On the second category, Plagiarism of the esoteric thinking of the New World Order and offering that as a solution to life the universe and everything is incorrect.
Obviously, the answer to life the universe and everything is 42
Incidentally, Plagiarism is a depressingly common trait of truther public figures.
As is in-fighting, bitching, gossip and few other things that are not helpful.
« Reply #12 on: Dec 04, 2017, 12:34:21 pm »
poseidonlost
Icke also claimed to be Jesus Christ back in the day. Now that was a while ago, but that with the reptilians, kind of discredits him.
"Castles made of sand, slips into the sea, eventually." - Jimi Hendrix
Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : Tarl Warwick - Styxhexenhammer666
Tarl Warwick - Styxhexenhammer666
Satanist
Trumpbot
Riech-Wing Politics
Promoted on the Alex Jones show.
See Also : Who is Styxhexenhammer666 ?
http://forum.globalgulag.com/index.php?topic=2134.0
"Self Claimed Dr." Edward Group III
Here is a man who got Degrees from MIT and everywhere else, and a bunch of other degrees and the media makes fun of you and says you are an idiot
-Alex Jones
HE DOES NOT HAVE AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE AND HE IS NOT MIT ALUMINI
Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : William Cooper exposes David Icke
« Reply #15 on: Jan 27, 2018, 11:31:27 am »
"David Icke Is A Piece Of Scum". William Cooper exposes David Icke
Today's Guest on Infowars - convicted fraudster with one Debbie Rothschild - SAD
« Reply #16 on: Feb 07, 2018, 11:34:59 am »
Today's guest on the Alex Jones Radio Show has been convicted in court of Fraud with one co-conspirator Debbie ROTHSCHILD.
Quote from: EvadingGrid on Jun 16, 2017, 06:54:28 am
Five sentenced for mortgage fraud - Herts
http://www.cps.gov.uk/thames_chiltern/cps_thames_and_chiltern_news/five_sentenced_for_mortgagae_fraud___herts/
Five people were sentenced at St Albans Crown Court yesterday, Thursday, 24 January 2014, in a mortgage fraud case.
The five, including corrupt mortgage broker Deborah Rothschild, were involved in a complicated conspiracy to acquire properties using various fraudulent means.
All five had pleaded guilty at earlier hearings to fraud offences, mostly of committing fraud by false representation. Yesterday three were sentenced by Judge Bright QC at St Albans Crown Court to prison and others to suspended sentences.
Stephen Yaxley Lennon, aged 31, from Bedfordshire, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud by misrepresentation and was sentenced to eighteen months in prison.
Steven Vowles, aged 26, of Heron Drive, Luton, pleaded guilty to committing fraud by false representation and transferring criminal property. He had also earlier pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment for the fraud offences and 21 months for the drugs offences, making a total of 27 months imprisonment.
Anjee Darcy, aged 31, of Hardwick Green, Luton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation, false accounting and fraud by false representation. She was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.
Mortgage broker, Deborah Rothschild, aged 42, Park Road, Toddington, pleaded guilty to four counts of committing fraud by false representation. She was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for her part in facilitating the fraudulent mortgages.
Lisa Moore, aged 27, of Newbury Close Silsoe, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation. She was sentenced to six months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work, and pay £1500 costs.
Other charges were ordered to lie on file. Charges of cheating the revenue against Lennon and his wife were not proceeded with through the criminal justice system. This will now be handled by HM Revenue and Customs to pursue through civil processes.
On 26 January 2009, a bungalow at Bletchley owned by Lennon was sold to Anjee Darcy, who on the same day used the bungalow as a deposit to buy a £500,000 house in Watford. She could only afford the mortgage by using a fraudulent application to The Abbey facilitated by Rothschild. Darcy and Rothschild used false pay slips to support the application.
Further associate members of the group went on to purchase properties with deposits on occasions provided by Lennon and with mortgages fraudulently brokered by Rothschild.
The defendants have assets already under restraint by the courts and now the Crown will proceed with confiscation applications under the Proceeds of Crime Act. This means assets and money gained by criminal means can be taken by the state and returned to the taxpayer.
Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : James Corbert
James Corbert
This might surprise a few people, Take a deep breath, and try not to get triggered like a wet snowflake, but James Corbert actively promotes economics sponsored by the Rockafella's. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that everything Corbert says is untrue, its just that its just a means to an end, and that end is dubious at best.
Ludwig von Mises + Hayeck == Economics of 1930s Austrian Facist Govt AND it was sponsored and imported by The Rockafella Foundation.
Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : Paul Joseph Watson
« Reply #18 on: Mar 12, 2018, 10:24:27 am »
"Did I believe in some pretty out there conspiracy theories when I was younger - yea - then I grew up"
- Paul Joseph Watson
His new career move is demonizing of Muslims, pretty much like how Gobbels demonzied the Jews.
As a crypto-racist, he also puts a lot of effort into promoting the false notion "I'm Not a Racist, Because Islam is a Religion"
His background growing up as a skinhead on a council estate leads him to ignore that only 0.1% of British Muslims identify as White British.
No Longer Believes in Conspiracy Theories, dismisss that as a folly of youth, a growing up mistake.
Just as well, as a large number of his fans think the Knights Templar are the answer to the "Muslim Problem" . . .
Came to power through exposing 9/11 as a False Flag attack to be Falsely Blamed on Muslims.
Watch from about 1 minute 20 seconds . . .
« Reply #19 on: Mar 12, 2018, 04:18:42 pm »
Quote from: EvadingGrid on Mar 12, 2018, 10:24:27 am
"Remember those days" - PJW from the video
Remember those days y'all seemed to be fighting the Hegelian Dialectic? How about you start getting back to the information war and stop bickering with those who will never change their ways. This whole video got nothing accomplished (like everything he puts out now.) PJW has made it into the homes of people I know who were totally blind to the truth at one point. Now instead of putting out good information, it's political wrestling matches. Jones went full on mainstream during the election and concentrated 100% on the election. Nothing put out there about 9/11, Endgame type information, the Federal Reserve, the list goes on and on. They've completely failed their original goals, unless they were intending to do this from the get-go.
I'm no fan of Islam after reading the Quran myself, but they're completely ignoring now how almost all Islamic terrorism is manufactured. While pointing out, even contriving, how antifa is manufactured. I believe Muslims are specifically being brought in to places because they know they won't mix well with others. Creating a problem. Which leads to reactions, such as PJW's words (Infowars knows this full well) or what's going on in Sri Lanka. And now they beg for solutions right? They know exactly what they're doing.
Muslims aren't the problem. You guys sucking people right back into the Hegelian Dialectic are.
« Reply #20 on: Apr 23, 2018, 09:29:53 am »
This is quiet a long read, but it is link rich and comprehensive.
Alex Jones' Protegé, Paul Joseph Watson, Is About to Steal His Crackpot Crown
Alex Jones' apprentice at InfoWars has emerged from the shadows to carve out a following all his own—a fan base so huge that Paul Joseph Watson may soon eclipse Jones' influence.
Nico Hines
https://www.thedailybeast.com/alex-jones-protege-paul-joseph-watson-is-about-to-steal-his-crackpot-crown
SHEFFIELD, England—When Paul Joseph Watson was spotted by Alex Jones, he was a 20-year-old kid writing from his bedroom almost 5,000 miles from InfoWars HQ in Austin, Texas.
Fifteen years later, former InfoWars insiders are convinced that Watson is destined to seize Jones' crown as the king of the conspiracy theorists.
It was obvious from the very moment he joined InfoWars that he would go far, according to Alex's ex-wife Kelly. "The majority of stories that were 'InfoWars' were written by Watson," she told The Daily Beast. "He's a talented guy in that way; able to spit out these fake news stories very quickly."
She said the relationship between the men had been rocky, and recalled long, heated, and tortuous calls where Jones would spew his latest ideas to Watson and expect him to convert them into plausible stories. Often it would work, generating hundreds of thousands of clicks.
Over the past decade and a half, this transatlantic odd couple has powered InfoWars to the very apex of the internet conspiracy machine in the face of widespread ridicule of outlandish conspiracies from the 9/11 attacks to the Sandy Hook school shooting.
They now count members of America's first family among their millions of diehard followers. In the final month of the 2016 presidential campaign alone, Donald Trump Jr. retweeted posts by Paul Joseph Watson on more than 30 occasions. His pre-election video on the health of Hillary Clinton—which suggested that she was either suffering from brain damage or on the verge of a mental health breakdown—was viewed more than 6 million times.
While the life of Alex Jones has been tabloid fodder for years, virtually nothing is known about the 35-year-old Watson, who boasts more Twitter followers than Jones and almost twice as many as their sometime InfoWars colleague and notorious "Pizzagate" instigator Mike Cernovich. Watson also has over a million YouTube subscribers who tune in for his deadpan lectures on refugees from Islamic nations ("We're importing a culture that's absolutely horrific") or in-depth societal explorations such as "Why Are Feminists Fat & Ugly?"
He's spread conspiracy theories about chemtrails and Obama's birth certificate; he claimed the FBI was involved in the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168; and said there was evidence that the Virginia Tech shooting was a black ops mass-murder of 33 people ordered by the government to justify tightening gun control.
Watson's former colleagues warn that he has developed a harder, right-wing edge, in recent years—labelling him "Islamophobic" or even "a little white supremacist."
"I think PJW is a smarter, more conniving version of Alex. He's definitely better educated, more erudite, way more savvy," Kelly said. "Paul has endured what he has from Alex because he is going to surpass him. He's popular with the today crowd and I think he knows absolutely what he's doing."
« Reply #21 on: Apr 23, 2018, 01:46:12 pm »
Quote from: EvadingGrid on Apr 23, 2018, 09:29:53 am
Wow what an article. 'Course it's filled with it's own twisting of reality. This snippet points out Infowars' biggest problem...
In one case, he was caught red-handed by a random twentysomething from Scotland who had messaged Watson from a spoof Twitter account claiming he worked for NBC and had inside knowledge of a Trump video that was about to shake up the 2016 election.
Watson rushed the story live, quoting liberally from the anonymous direct messages. The prankster was shocked as the story went viral, so he approached Jamie Ross, then a reporter at BuzzFeed and now a colleague at The Daily Beast, to confess to what he'd done. "It was all bullshit," he said. "I made it all up."
Obviously Watson suffers from the same problem as Jones. "It sounds big and true so report it." That's probably the biggest indicator in the article that they don't give a damn about the truth.
Seems the simple explanation of simply chasing clicks for cash is a large part of the answer.
The old days of being able to get away with saying anything on air are over.
Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : Rosa Koire ( USA )
Rosa Koire: " UNITED NATIONS takeover OF AMERICA" and soon whole world.
Re: Alt-FAKE : Name & Shame : Roger Stone + NXIVM Sex Cult.
« Reply #24 on: Jun 02, 2018, 05:41:20 am »
NXIVM: How Is Former Trump Adviser Roger Stone Connected to 'Cult" Allegedly Led by Allison Mack, Keith Raniere?
http://www.newsweek.com/roger-stone-nxivm-sex-cult-allison-mack-keith-raniere-907558?utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social
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10 Days To WeFund!
WE'VE GOT 10 DAYS LEFT TO WEFUND!
We're twenty days through our thirty day target and we've raised just over £500. Can we do it? That's up to you.
THE 10 DAY DESPERATE PLEA
Please like, share, poke, RT, post, etc this blog and that'll be donation enough.
That's it. Short and brief. More of a Vlog than a Blog.
Justin x
If you're reading this you've probably seen that we're trying to raise funds to take our work Dr Frankenstein's Travelling Freak Show! to The San Diego Fringe Festival 2014.
We've almost managed to raise all the funds we need to take the work to America.
We really want to try and encourage the cross pollination of arts and culture between South Wales and San Diego, which could in turn become an exciting prospect for other companies residing and creating work in South Wales, whilst also being an exciting opportunity for the San Diego Fringe Festival it's self, potentially developing a long lasting dialogue and relationship with Wales based companies for the future.
So… The Sell.
We need your donations. As a small producing company that receives no revenue funding we have been working for the best part of 6 months earning/raising money to make this project viable, and now we're £600 away from our goal, with THE FREAK SHOW BUFFET event looming.
There are LOADS of ways you can help, and not all of them involve giving us any money:
- Donate a single quid to our WeFund.com project. Seriously, it might not seem like a lot but if 600 people gave us a quid each… CLICK HERE TO DONATE
- We get it if you're skint, whose bloody not these days, if you can't afford to donate then you could just share this blog on Twitter, Facebook or any other social media, or just tell someone about it, it really would be appreciated.
- You could help us with our impending Freak Show Buffet event. We need volunteers to help us run the event. If you're game for a bit of dressing up and have experience in events or bar work give us an email: tinshedtheatre@gmx.com
- Are you a Performer/Visual Artists/Game Maker/Actor/Artist/Circus Performer/Etc and want to get involved in THE FREAK SHOW BUFFET at Le Pub, then get in touch and drop us an email: tinshedtheatre@gmx.com
A HUUUUUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED SO FAR!
Thank you so, so much. You have no idea how happy you've made us.
CazzJonze PhilMorris Kenneth Emmaharding Tim Godwin liamhope1987 bennyp1986 MsCristaMarie Tamas85 Hollie Poulter Craves Elinwilliams JessieRocket Ruthieant
AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS DONATED BUT LEFT NO NAME.
The Old Man - A Work In Progress Sharing
Hello lovely people,
Tin Shed Theatre Co. are currently developing, as part of WalesLab, a new piece The Old Man (working title).
The piece (at the moment) explores Britain's immediate social and political approaches to caring for elderly people, whilst also looking at some universal themes more connected to the human emotional state: How does it feel to grow old and what implications do cultural progressions and technological advancements have, as well as exploring the ideas around stories, the sometimes palpable nature memories (and how from a performance point of view to physicalise that notion), mental health and ultimately death.
The evening will consist of a short performance/show back of our work in progress, followed by a discussion with our audience on both, what they saw, and their opinions on the subject.
You can see more here: CLICK ME
If you'd like to know more or come and participate please get in touch: tinshedtheatre@gmx.com
Mucho,
Newport's Transporter Bridge
Yesterday we traveled in Victorian style, and this has nothing to do with Dr Frankenstein's Travelling Freak Show.
Yesterday Georgina, Antonio and I went to Newport's Transporter Bridge to meet Mike Lewis, the Museums & Heritage Officer for Newport to talk about making a celebratory performance that would take place on the moving bridge toward the end of the year.
Not only was meeting Mike and hearing about the history of the bridge an absolute pleasure, but we got to stand; braced and ready on the wooden platform awaiting the call of "All Aboard!" before the platform jutted and moved away leaving the safety of the roadside behind us as we drifted like ferrymen across the River Usk.
This video isn't our property it belongs to youtube user: michiel2006
Inspiring would be an understatement. We were in awe.
Only ever having gone to visit the Transporter Bridge as a stander-by I'd never actually travelled on it before, and the experience was not quite what I was expecting.
Antonio has been on the bridge a handful of times as well as having walked over it
The atmosphere and sense of history the moving platform evoked as Mike explained the bridge was built for the steelworkers of Pill, who would pile on for trips across on early mornings, was awesome, and as our hands gripped the bright blue bannister and we saw the other side of the Usk bank slowly approach I think all our minds were full of ideas and questions.
I'd always had a thought about performing something on the bridge, and it seems the opportunity to create a piece of work that responds to the bridge and uses it's cultural heritage and history infused with people's stories as stimulus could become a reality.
To celebrate something that should be celebrated more. To try an re-connect the people of Newport to one of it's most under-polished jewels. Riding the bridge is an amazing experience, if you haven't done it I'd highly recommend it. Steeped in history, fuelled with adventure, the Newport Transporter Bridge is an engineering marvel that's beautiful, blue and on the ruddy doorstep.
So consider this another work in progress (to see fruition in September 2014)
A tired me holding my Transporter Bridge Blue-Prints bought from Newport Library.
On another note:
We are desperate to meet our WeFund.com goal of raiding £1,000 in donations towards taking our Newport made, home grown work to the San Diego Fringe Festival later this year. We have almost all the funds we need, but if you're feeling generous please donate and help us get there; To share contemporary Welsh Theatre with an international audience, to strengthen links between continents with the mind set to forming inter nation relationships that can cross pollinate artistic cultures here in Wales and in California.
If you'd like to donate please do: CLICK HERE to see donation page.
Macbeth R&D
We had some good news today.
Arts Council Wales have accepted our application for 3 days Research and Development working toward a large scale outdoor performance of Macbeth at Raglan Castle.
Readers of this Blog may have seen my post in December about Castle Hunting in Wales with Phil Regan from North Wilts Theatre (you can read it HERE).
Since then the project has come on leaps and bounds with support from The Riverfront and CADW, and with the roping-in of Cardiff based Contemporary Circus Company; Citrus Arts, as well as Katherine Goodenough (Out-Door Project Co-Ordinator), Chris Hall (Fight Choreographer) and Peter Farago (Multi-Platform Digital Artist).
An Old Image of Raglan Castle by Chopper.
Even though the project isn't due to come to fruition until July 2015, this R&D is an important step towards making the production viable and accessible for audiences, whilst exploring the feasibility of creating what we have in our minds: A bizarre, etherial, loud, violent, magical, large scale, classically inspired, digitally executed, out-door performance of Macbeth.
The research and development will focus heavily on the "HOW" rather than the "WHAT" of the project. When Phil and I wanted to approach Macbeth, we had different ideas of what we wanted it to be. So many conversations ensued, until finally we came to an understanding of what the project would be, now we need time, energy and expertise to explore how we make it happen.
Having never done a project on as large a scale as this the challenges that face us range from the monumental to the tiny. Our main questions centre around the narrative and how best to place it into the context, and also engagement; How will the audience watch it.
If you're interested in the project, process or are interested in documenting, becoming involved, or lending a hand as a volunteer you'd be more than welcome: Just drop us an email to tinshedtheatre@gmx.com subject line MACBETH
Justin Cliffe
PLEASE HELP US GET TO AMERICA
Tin Shed Theatre Co. have started a WEFUND campaign to get Dr Frankenstein's Travelling Freak Show to America.
Specifically, we are looking to take the work to The San Diego Fringe Festival to showcase the work and ourselves as a company producing and performing work in Wales, internationally.
The show has gone from strength to strength, receiving numerous award nominations and some great reviews. We are hoping to connect with an international audience, and in doing so create a pathway between each place linking South Wales and San Diego.
We are also looking to take the piece of San Francisco to the oldest Horror Theatre, as a tribute to our routes as performance artists having all studied and fallen in love with Le Grande Guignol.
Every little penny helps from £1 to 1p and what ever you can give we'd be truly grateful.
So click the link and help us get to AMERICAY!
GO TO WEFUNDhttp://wefund.com/project/dr-frankensteins-travelling-freak-show-to-america/p59931/
Dead Inspector The Old Man's Frankenstein Big Splash
Typically I'd spread this information out over three blogs. It all seems blog worthy, but unlucky for me I'm skint for time.
We've just finished our first tour of An Inspector Calls as part of our educational remit (a self imposed remit, but a remit non-the-less) and it was cracking.
A massive thank you to our awesome cast and crew who worked hard to make the show possible. We had some amazing responses from schools and audiences which is really gratifying as this work is an important part of our companies ethos and eco-system and we love it as much as making our own unique things.
A thank to all the schools, venues and audiences who trusted us enough to interpret this classic, and supported our production.
Dr Frankenstein's Travelling Freak Show
So up next is Dr Frankenstein's Travelling Freak Show which will be returning to Landan Tan for one night as part of Incoming Festival at The New Diorama Theatre. It's at 7.00pm on the 26th of May so if you'd like to come alongs pleases dosies.
DR FRANKENSTEIN'S TRAVELLING FREAK SHOW - Incoming Fest 2014
After that we hope the next outing of DFTFS will be in San Diego and San Francisco at the begining of July.
The Old Man - A Work in Progress
At the end of this month, Working as part of National Theatre Wales #WalesLab, we will begin a research and development project into our newest personal project: The Old Man.
The project looks to deal with immediate social and economical issues surrounding the system of treatment for the elderly in modern Britain, with an explorative journey into the human emotins, morals, collective responsibilities and soul questions surrounding this subject matter; such as confronting death, growing older and our responsibility as a community.
Already we have met and interviewed elderly people who recieve care at their own homes, but one other aspect we'd like to explore is residential care.
We're looking to collect stories, ask questions, play games, have conversations and make a performance - discussion with you.
On the 6th of June at Barnabas Arts House we will be hosting a Sharing of our work in progress, to which a small audience will be invited and asked for there thoughts on our work in progress. If you would like to come along to this event then please email: tinshedtheatre@gmx.com with the subject matter: THE OLD MAN
We have many questions at this point. Almost all of them are unanswered.
The Big Splash Festival 2014
We're currently working with Citrus Arts and other Welsh Performance Artists and Theatre Makers on a large scale performance to celebrate Newport's annual festival The Big Splash!
May 30th - June 1st
So far activities include a giant community whale mosaic project ran by Stephanie Roberts, a performance from Mr and Mrs Clark, and loads of other stuff. So get involved Newport, it's time to celebrate!
Check out more info here: BIG SPLASH NEWPORT
That's all from me.
Have an awesome sweet Bank Holiday Weekend.


Computers come with a lot of handy features, like spelling and grammar checkers. These programmed helps are great, but unfortunately they are not designed to detect the subtleties of the English language. They can miss things, words that aren't misspelled but aren't used properly, like their and there, for instance. Grammar checkers sometimes tell you to change things that are accurate, or add unnecessary words or punctuation. The programs aren't always right, but they can sometimes make interesting changes.
Sometimes, if the program is set to function automatically, the changes made can be down right startling. My husband was using our home computer one day. He typed a capital 'M' and hit the period. My name instantly popped up. He tried again and the same thing happened. He wondered if someone was trying to tell him something. He didn't know I had programmed the computer to do that, to avoid having to repeatedly type my name at the top of manuscripts and letters.
My computer startled me the other day in a similar way. I was working on an article and typed a fairly straightforward sentence, in the first person plural. The computer did not like the sentence. It told me to change the plural to the singular, the corporate to the individual. It wanted me to replace "we" with "I."
Seeing that small pronoun in that sentence, in black and white, made me stop. In fact, it almost took my breath away. Suddenly the scenario was personal and I heard that still small voice whispering, "What about you? Are you including yourself in that equation?"
Jesus often made things personal. He did not allow his disciples to judge others nor elevate themselves above the crowd. He often turned to them and said, "What about you?" He warned them that they were to realize they were no better than other men; all are capable of the same sins.
In the book of Luke, chapter 18, Jesus tells the story of two men who went to pray in the synagogue. The prayer of one man, a religious leader, was all about himself - how righteous he was compared to others, how thankful he was that he was better than other men. The other man, a despised tax collector, prayed for mercy because he recognized his sin. Jesus said, "I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted." (v.14).
It's easy to use those other pronouns, the corporate "we," or the more condemning, "you." It is much more advisable, however, to use that troublesome pronoun, "I" as often a possible. Jesus wants us to see ourselves for who we are because forgiveness and salvation are personal matters. "We" may be forgiven, but "I" must receive that forgiveness for myself. "We" may be Christians, but "I" must know Jesus died for me.
Make it personal. Jesus did.
Marcia is a pastor's wife and mother of three girls, a freelance writer and President of Inscribe Christian Writers' Fellowship. She has recently published a devotional book, The Spur of the Moment, billed as slices of life that stir your spirit.


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A: You aren't setting the $paged variable, at least not in the code posted.
Per the Codex, you need to do something like this:
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... before trying to use the $paged variable. That is, it needs to come before this line:
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Also, side note, what is this-- php the_content(); ? That is going to trigger an error. Why do you have the php there?