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Woman Being
"The source of all life and knowledge is in man and woman, and the source of all living is in the interchange and the meeting and mingling of these two: man-life and woman-life, man-knowledge and woman-knowledge, man-being and woman-being." — D. H. Lawrence, letter written June 1914.[1]
"Why do women want to dress like men when they're fortunate enough to be women? Why lose our femininity, which is one of our greatest charms? We get much more accomplished by being charming than we would by flaunting around in pants and smoking. I'm very fond of men. I think they're wonderful creatures. I love them dearly. But I don't want to look like one."[2]
Don't get me wrong, fellas, like Tasha Tudor (who stated the above), I love you all dearly, but I have found it to be nothing short of infuriating to be expected to be the best woman I can be by being the best ersatz man I can be. It is so exhausting being around people who expect me to want to be something I have no interest in being (a man). I find it crippling to the true feminine spirit that so much of what makes the male and female sexes unique and distinct has been sacrificed at the altar of equality. There is nothing equal about us—equivalent, assuredly, but equal? Equal implies that we are interchangeable, that we can be substituted for each other, that we are not different from each other, that we are the same.
Looking back, it's been years—all my life really—that I've been dealing with this issue. (I'm going to assume I'm not alone—there were lots of women born when I was born, and raised like I was raised—but I'll be speaking of only myself and for only myself throughout this essay. I might not be alone, but it would be . . . shall we say . . . imprecise to give the world the impression that I'm the rule, when, looking at numbers of working moms alone, I'm very much not.)
As a child, I wasn't dissatisfied with being a girl. I wasn't threatened by boyness. Maybe it bothered the proto-bully-feminists (the ones who used to mutter about male chauvinist pigs when men politely held doors open for them), but it never bothered me that I wasn't a boy. No, wait, I take that back—I was bothered by not being a boy, but only because I was forever being taken to task for not wanting to be just like one.
Assumedly it would have made my young life a whole lot smoother if I had been born a boy, then I wouldn't have had to fight my natural disinclinations toward boyishness. I would have loved (I guess) team sports, martial arts, math classes, competitive swimming, running hurdles, playing with cars and Tinker Toys, fishing, throwing snow balls and thinking about what previously-male-dominated career I would commandeer.
As it was, I didn't like any of those things—the closest would have been fishing, but even then I felt so sorry for both the fish and the bait that I didn't get a lot out of it—yet I was expected (sometimes actually forced) to participate in them anyway, and then was shamed for not enjoying them or being particularly good at them.
Needless to write, no one praised my perfectly set up doll house, my staggering collection of nail polishes (I later would become an Avon Representative in high school), my alphabetized Nancy Drews and Trixie Beldens, or my polite and sincere "thank you" said to the gallant men who held doors open for young ladies (they still did, back then). My abilities/sensibilities weren't worth much to the "We Can Do It" hairy armpitted rankers of human-worth because what I was interested in wasn't directly aimed at displacing the specialness of people with Y chromosomes. I wasn't out to out do men.
The schools were the radical front for all of this gender-melding . . . regardless of personal inclination or chromosomal pair, we had to play the same game on the same leveled playing field. Literally, when it came to PE: either we all played basketball (non-contact basketball, you can't have all those tall muscularly built teenage boys knocking over the girls while lunging for the ball . . . that just wouldn't be fair) in the blazing sun in stupid blue unisex shorts and off-white unisex converse sneakers or we all played flag football (the big tank like muscular boys weren't allowed to play real football with all those girls out there . . . that wouldn't be fair) on a flat green oval surrounded by empty risers with heat shimmers that laid across both ends of the thing.
The sole equality in those sport moments, the only melding of interest was that, in the end, both genders suffered. The boys were forced to deal with a crippling non-boy presence in the midst of their formerly rough and tumble activities and the girls were forced to try to be better at strategically physical maneuvers then the boys naturally were. Only non-boy boys and non-girl girls thrived in that world—the ones who were destined to grow up and become softly male and feministic.
The marginalized rest of us—the (to use Jack Donovan's definition) Alpha Males and (to use my definition) the Self-Assured Females—had to go through the motions; we spent a lot of energy not letting all the equality that surrounded us warp our sense of who and what we were. That type of effort takes a toll, but like any sort of initiation, it separates the men from the boys. In this case it also separates the men from the girls who think they are just-like-boys.
It's them—the soft males and the feministic females (I'd call them hard females except that I can't bring myself to use that ridiculous term, as much as it fits) that lie at the root of what is happening to society. They blur the lines between manhood and womanhood—lines that used to be very clear and understandable.
The old gallant phrase "Ladies first" wasn't demeaning, as "Ladies and Gentlemen" wasn't demeaning, and "women and children first" wasn't demeaning. How could they possibly be demeaning when the end result of them is recognition of the differences and gallantries accorded to our distinct genders. I can't hoist 100 pound sacks all day, and I am smart to be a little wary of men, who are naturally stronger, and who could use their strength for less than altruistic purposes on my behalf.
In a healthy society, decent men don't use their strength to overpower and control women. The basic outward expression of this, a token if you will, is the old gallant gesture. The holding the door open, the giving up of the last seat, the helping with the packages—all acts designed to prove that, while any real man is strong enough to do pretty much what he wants in any given female/male situation, this particular man is not an animal . . . and woman is not his prey. Our society isn't a healthy society, we ditched social graces at our peril. And many did. Still do.
Of course this gallant sort of thinking is based on the ancient notion that women are different and distinct than men. Our strengths are different, our abilities are different. We are not the same in outlook or in physique. Not lesser, not greater. Different—and, fellas, let's not quibble about the notion of real diversity. It's good to be different. Nature's — and thus, our — strength lies in diversity—no mono culture is good, no homogeneousness thrives. Two heads are really better than one, especially if one has a beard and one has face powder.
It is not so easy, now, to spot the difference between the sexes. And, really, on a practical level, who really needs to these days. Or rather, when it comes to sexes, who really needs two these days. It doesn't make much difference what sex the person behind a computer screen, or the person behind a cash register, or the person behind a desk is . . . it's all equal opportunity. Humanity is now interchangeable—we all buy the same foods, wear pretty much the same clothes, watch the same movies, read the same books, do the same jobs. Color, age, race, gender—they constitute non-issues in the modern world.
Girls are not taught to be women. Boys are not taught to be men. Children are raised—often by outsourced care givers of different races and cultures than the parents'—to become adult worker/consumers. Consumers of everything. Actual makers of very little, but consumers all the same. It's the biggest crime, really, of the modern Western world. This robbing of every aspect of making . . . for that was what made us who we were, what made us great, what made us—each and every one of us—actually matter and have a purpose. A purpose that had, at the heart of it, a firm foundation of gender self awareness that is all but gone now.
Men don't know which tools are used for what these days. Go to any estate sale in any older neighborhood in America and see for yourself. There will be some older men looking at the vintage tools, but the 50 and under guy crowd? They're looking for collectables for their metrosexual midcentury homes, preferably things they recognize from episodes of Mad Men or Man Caves. If they do purchase a tool, it'll be to decorate with, not to use, not to make anything with.
Time was, men could fix a toaster after supper, build a chicken coop on the weekend, do their own plumbing work, make bookcases, make flowerboxes, plaster walls—heck, make the walls and then plaster them—whatever it took to protect and provide for a family of anywhere from a couple to a dozen of kids single-handedly . . . and they would be rightly appreciated for these talents that they possessed.
Now, we can toss the broken toaster and pick up a new cheap Chinese model virtually anytime day or night, we don't need a coop when we can buy ready-made rotisserie chicken and glaringly white eggs (again anytime day or night)—plumbers drive trucks right over (day and night once again), Amazon.com and eBay deliver everything from bookcases to flowerboxes, changes or creations of walls are arranged for by the decorator, contractor or subcontractor of our choice and security comes from an alarm system, two paychecks and a decent day care situation. Who needs real men?
In the past decade or so, the women's magazines have taken to running home-handyperson articles suggesting that women can learn to fix things just as well as men. These articles are apparently based on the ludicrous assumption that men know how to fix things, when in fact all they know how to do is look at things in a certain squinty-eyed manner, which they learned in Wood Shop; eventually, when enough things in the home are broken, they take a job requiring them to transfer to another home.[3]
Of course, no one needs real women either. Anyone can pick up that ready to eat rotisserie chicken, anyone can toss those eggs in a microwave safe bowl, anyone one can drop the two kids off at the daycare center. Gone are the days when it was an advantage to a family to have a woman in it. Time was, it was important to be a woman—not an ersatz man—and know how to take care of chickens—from gathering eggs to plucking stew-hens—how to grow a flourishing kitchen garden, how to fold a cloth baby diaper, how to make bread to put in that toaster you husband knew how to fix, how to sew all the clothing and make the ones you have sewn last, how to manage a household budget on one salary, and how to successfully raise boys and girls to become men and women. There was a science to it, an art to (hence the terms domestic science and domestic arts), and done well, it served our ancestors for thousands of generations . . .
I am very sad that I was denied the chance to learn how to do these things from the real mistresses of real kitchens. I have taught myself a lot, and have gleaned priceless moments of hands-on learning with old women (very old women now) who were still very much in touch with their feminine value and so passed on much more than mere knowledge when they showed me how to make the few things the much younger me wanted to learn: jams, cakes, cookies. . . . They passed from this world before their entire domestic arcana passed to this generation. What a loss to womanhood, to lose our grand dames before we realized what it truly was we needed to learn from them. It's almost as if it were part of some agenda we girls were happily glued to the after-school television sitcom versions of life, while the real source of our lives withered to the root. Nobody told me that I should pay attention to what my last great aunt was saying, but, boy, they sure told me not to misplace the TV Guide . . .
It's not to their credit, but it's not entirely their fault if these 3rd or 4th wave feminists think/realize that they are capable of being exactly like the modern man is, because they are doing everything the modern man does. Is there anything particularly gender specific in working at Intel or Walmart? How about being a professor? Or a banker? Ad agent? Modern soldier? Even the warehouses have mechanized forklifts for lifting the heavy stuff. We, as a modern Western cultured people, have been thoroughly gender blended for a long enough time now that it seems like a hateful and oppressive fact that one upon a time women raised children and sewed clothes. A crime against the PC order of things. A waste of a viable life. A sin.
Well, perhaps not a sin. There's that whole Christian "women are naturally inferior to men" mindset that has been the springboard for Feminist recruitment since the get go. Ruining the ancient balance of the genders by placing one up and one down is as unnatural as our folk getting down on bended knee and praying to a desert god. Both are wholly and completely incompatible with our folkways. As Alain de Benoist says: ". . . the conversion of Europe to Christianity and the more or less complete integration of the European mind into the Christian mentality, was one of the most catastrophic events in world history—a catastrophe in the proper sense of the word . . ."[4] Still, there is no stepping over the fact that Christian thought molded Western minds, and Christians thought "What else is a woman but a foe to friendship, an inescapable punishment, a necessary evil, a natural temptation, a desirable calamity, a domestic danger, a delectable detriment, an evil of nature, painted with fair colors!"[5]
I'd rather be burnt for a witch then have to put up with that sort of ridiculousness. But, that said . . . the vile yoke of Christianity still didn't do as much damage to essential femininity, to the essential woman, than feminism or modern gender-denial/gender blending has. It might chaff and rankle to be called inferior and evil (I still get that all the time, and not from Christians . . . from the liberals) but it doesn't ruin the essence, the soul, the very fabric of real womanhood. Our folkways were not lost inside Christianity, only buried (see my other essay on this site for more on that line of thought). We weren't lost as women then, like we are lost now—we weren't incapacitated by this whole-cloth denial of our true selves. We weren't re-created and re-cast as not-women, as widgets and gender-as-incidental humans. We weren't expected to lose our inner light, to lose our place in this world or our intrinsic right to be who and what we were, through and through. Once, in a revolting heyday of Christian fervor, strong women may have indeed been burnt as Lucifer's handmaidens but they were never burnt as just his hand-people. A interestingly vital feminine point to an otherwise horrific moment in the Abrahamic downfall of our folk.
I don't like anti-woman sentiment. I don't like it from men. I don't like it from women. I don't like it in a box. I don't like it with a fox. I don't want to be a man. I don't want my life to be judged on criteria set up to measure anything but feminine life. Not male, and certainly not genderless. I am not a man. I am not just a person. I am a woman. And with this knowledge, with this awareness of my essential way of looking at and interacting with the world, I am whole and I am unshakable.
Men cannot be my equal, and I will not be equal to them either, but we can exist as we are designed to exist: purposefully equivalent to one another. As Swami Muktananda extolls: "Honor your Self. Understand your Self. God dwells within you as you."[6]
[1] George Zyturak and James T. Boulton, eds., The Letters of D. H. Lawrence, vol. 2, 1913–1916 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002), p. 181.
[2] Tasha Tudor and Richard Brown, The Private World of Tasha Tudor (Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1992), p. 63.
[3] http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/2510
[4] Alain de Benoist, On Being a Pagan, ed. Greg Johnson, trans. Jon Graham (Atlanta: Ultra, 2004), p. 5.
[5] Selma Williams, Riding the Nightmare, Women and Witchcraft from the Old World to Colonial Salem (New Yoek: Harper Perennial, 1978), p. 35.
[6] Swami Muktananda, Meditate, Happiness Lies Within You (South Fallsburg, N.Y.: SYDA Foundation: 1999), p. 37.
December 26, 2021-January 1, 2022
What Liberals Mean When They Say "Hate"
Christmas & the Yuletide:
Christianityemasculationfamily lifefeminismJuleigh Howard-Hobsonliving wellmisogynysexuality
Excellent. Thank you so much for writing this.
I hate it when femininity is turned into just a bimbo sex kitten, or a deceitful liar. It was the bullying from feminists that I detested especially lesbian feminists who told me I was in denial if I didn't know that truly I was a lesbian feminist deep down. What? I finally figured out that that is how they justified themselves to themselves. Everybody is the same and they truly believe this garbage. Some lesbians who are really lesbians (that is attracted to the same sex) hate the trendy lesbians and the political lesbians. One does not hear about them much for they don't get on band wagons nor do they go about recruiting. Aside from that most feminists have created confusion and despair for women who just want to have a family and create their own home with the guy they love. Instead we get the message that we should be able to change a tire while nine months pregnant and then cook a full course meal for 50 people and also converse about the relative merits of all the positions on the latest political crises in the world, plus run for office while nursing a baby. Oh, yes, I will just do that! (not) Just where the emotional needs of the family fit into this, I think has been dismissed.
Donar van Holland says:
Thank you for your interesting article! I am afraid I might qualify as a "weak man" in your eyes, but I have to admit that the points you are making are quite convincing.
I especially liked your remarks about the consumer vs. the producer mentality. I think that healthy self respect, optimism and honour start with a "producer mentality". It is certainly true that "making" was what made us great. Being creative is "Gods work", even when the achievement is small.
Many people who struggle with addiction for example make great progress if they overcome the underlying attitude of consumerism first. Being a producer gives one a satisfaction that is inspiring and really satisfying. Consumption normally gives rise to only more desire for consumption.
This idea was probable the main attraction for me of those bewitching books by Ayn Rand. Fortunately, Objectivism was only a stage for me on my path away from the liberal swamp. For all its faults, Objectivism can play a role in waking up political incorrectness, rather like the men's movement.
MOB says:
The James Bond Movie (May Swenson)
The popcorn is greasy, and I forgot to bring a Kleenex.
A pill that's a bomb inside the stomach of a man inside
The Embassy blows up. Eructations of flame, luxurious
cauliflowers giganticize into motion. The entire 29-ft.
screen is orange, is crackling flesh and brick bursting,
blackening, smithereened. I unwrap a Dentyne and, while
jouncing my teeth in rubber tongue-smarting clove, try
with the 2-inch-wide paper to blot butter off my fingers.
A bubble-bath, room-sized, in which 14 girls, delectable
and sexless, twist-topped Creamy Freezes (their blonde,
red, brown, pinkish, lavender or silver wiglets all
screwed that high, and varnished), scrub-tickle a lone
male, whose chest has just the right amount and distribu-
tion of curly hair. He's nervously pretending to defend
his modesty. His crotch, below the waterline, is also
below the frame – but unsubmerged all 28 slick foamy boobs.
Their makeup fails to let the girls look naked. Caterpil-
lar lashes, black and thick, lush lips glossed pink like
the gum I pop and chew, contact lenses on the eyes that are
mostly blue, they're nose-perfect replicas of each other.
I've got most of the grease off and onto this little square
of paper. I'm folding it now, making creases with my nails.
Kitchenette Building (Gwendolyn Brooks)
We are things of dry hours and the involuntary plan,
Grayed in, and gray. 'Dream' makes a giddy sound, not strong
like 'rent', 'feeding a wife', 'satisfying a man'.
But could a dream send up through onion fumes
Its white and violet, fight with fried potatoes
And yesterday's garbage ripening in the hall,
Flutter, or sing an aria down these rooms
Even if we were willing to let it in,
Had time to warm it, keep it very clean,
Anticipate a message, let it begin?
We wonder. But not well! not for a minute!
Since Number Five is out of the bathroom now,
We think of lukewarm water, hope to get in it.
Aunt Jennifer's Tigers (Adrienne Rich)
Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.
Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool
Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.
The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.
When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie
Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.
The tigers in the panel that she made
Will go on dancing, proud and unafraid.
Miss Grant (Freda Downie)
Oneself Miss Grant,
Sufficient in the white walls
Around the necessary furniture
And one dog to talk to by the fire.
Resigned to the baker's call,
The plopped frog on the parlour floor
For excitement, framed relations
And receded nephews in naval attire.
One Bessie cow to pursue
In the deep drenched garden endless
To the dripping honeysuckle
And boulders on the lip of the loch.
No distraction or running water,
But the mountainous moving picture,
The pouring stream and tile-hung
Curtain of rain before the sun's lick.
One life to finish
According to the windowsill's book
In Gaelic, as big as a tombstone
And appropriately black.
Jaego says:
Patriarchy preceded Christianity and will outlast it. The ancient Germans and Celts treated their women well but the Kings were men – and everyman should be the King of his own home. The ancient Romans and Greeks treated their women like Muslims do. Feminism errupted during decadent times in both these cultures. I know, I know, the warrior Queen, Boudacia. But a swallow doesn't make a summer. It was an unusual circumstance – it happend in England now and then too. It doesn't mean that the Britons weren't Patriarchal.
Women are followers – Princesses who want to mary Princes or commoners who want to marry up, up, up into Hypergamous Heaven. Feminism cannot uproot this – it can only destroy men so there is nobody for women to marry. In recent cartoon movies, the girl characters are sassy and smart and the boys mere oafs. The current one, (can't remember the title), the young princess is disgusted by her suitors at the archery meet, SO SHE SHOOTS FOR HER OWN HAND IN MARRIAGE. Madness is it not? What man would want to marry such a creature anyway?
Ava says:
"… it can only destroy men so there is nobody for women to marry." If men were strong enough to begin with no "ism" of any persuasion would be able to destroy them. I don't think female warriors want to replace their male counterparts but instead force them to become Nietzschean supermen.
I must say the author's premise of a woman's worth (making jams, cakes, and cookies) is slightly one-dimensional. I think you can have "male" aspirations but also lead a feminine life. Phyllis Schlafly is a great example of both.
Because mankind is weak and corruptible, I will always have a side income (dividends) at my disposal. I've witnessed from the sidelines too much heartbreak (from men and women) to completely trust my financial future in the hands of another.
I truly feel sorry for you. One dimensional? One's time is one's own. There is so much to explore and learn and read. The money question should be entirely between the two people involved. I know one couple where the man hands over his check to her, she pays the bills and they decide what to do with whatever is left.
I don't believe self-overcoming means one has to become political like Mrs. Schlafly. I see her as one-dimensional and dogmatic. Self-overcoming for me means overcoming outdated beliefs and facing one's fears. If the fear is being abandoned, then figuring out how to assuage that is in order. If a separate bank account works, then use that. It is not just about money.
And children! My goodness they teach you so much about enjoying life and one's responsibility to them. There is hardly anything more rewarding than seeing what you taught them actually work for them in their adult life.
As a previous poster responded to you: no man is alpha next to the All Powerful State. Yes, maybe we'll overthrow it someday when it weakens, but the toll will be frightful. Is that what you want? Are you going to wait till that day which may yet be a long time? In Chivalric times, ladies who urged men to risk their lives for their favors were known as "sauvage".
And come on – we're not fighting women primarily, but the forces of the Eye in the Triangle. Don't flatter yourselves – you couldn't have done this on your own to us even in our weakness.
You want to worship? Then go to God. The troubadours and tantriks confuse many in conflating the personal and the superpersonal, yet this conflation is the source of some of our greatest art – and a path for some who can sort it out. But first things first – no man is perfect and you would not deserve him if one did exist because you're not either. But we want perfection – it's inscribed in our being as St Augustine said. But in tcannot be found in other human beings. So look upwards – and then find a man who is looking upwards too. And remember as C.S Lewis said, obedience is an erotic necessity.
"You want to worship? Then go to God." "God" is the ultimate sign of mental weakness. I don't need a magic sky daddy (be it Paganism or fill in the blank) to make me whole in spirit and in purpose.
Again, I answer (not worship) to myself and myself alone. That also includes morality.
How can women give birth and successfully raise "supermen" if they don't strive to be of the same mindset?
I don't think men want "female warriors". Men don't want "strong women" either. These are masculine traits.
Opposites attract, masculine (strong) feminin (weak). Every career woman I have ever met was masculine (big jaw bones, aggressive etc.). Pretty much all models and TV personalities are also aggressive masculine women. Just look at their build, their jaw bones, hips, voice tone etc. etc..
It should be simple to understand. Women don't like men who show signs of feminin traits, BUT men also don't like women who show signs of masculine traits.
BlackSun says:
I don't think feminine means weak or that weak is attractive. It's true that we don't think of a woman as being less of a woman if she is not strong – strength does not define a woman – but neither does weakness. Even today in rural areas, there are plenty of women who need to have physical strength just to function effectively in daily life, regardless of how strong their man is. They also need to be able to defend themselves because a man cannot always be present. For example, a relative forwarded a news story to me about a 12 year girl in Butte, MT who shot two criminal illegal aliens breaking into her house. I have more respect for that girl than I would for your typical urban woman who is appalled by the thought of weapons or violence, regardless of how "hot" or feminine said urban woman might be. I know it's my responsibility as a man to do the heavy lifting and physically protect my woman from harm, but I'd have more respect for her if I knew she could handle a gun when the situation required it then I would for a woman who acted as if touching a gun was like handling a venomous snake.
There are plenty of stories from the Romans about Celtic and Germanic women fighting when it was necessary to do so, and in a few cases, even when it was not a military necessity. Apparently they didn't have a problem with warrior women. Far more common was the women urging their men to fight, which doesn't strike me as weak at all. It was the women using their feminine strength to exhort their men to fight harder, and that's an idea that has real power for the right men.
There's a reason the Greek Muses were all female – without bitching, nagging, or shaming, they could inspire a man to be greater than he ever could be on his own. Their strength made him stronger. We've largely lost that concept today, quite possibly because very few women do that any more. There are remnants of this in sayings such as "behind every great man is a great woman", and I believe it's still buried within us, but I almost never see it in any contemporary culture, .
Sparta is a good example of this at work. Spartan women were known as the healthiest and most attractive women in all of Greece. They were also known for sending their men off to war by handling their men their shields and saying "with it or on it". I'd want my woman to do that for me, and I'd feel like I want to show her I can be the man she believes me to me. I can definitely see Ava doing that – in fact, I doubt she would settle for anything less. I have a lot more trouble seeing the Gamers who talk endlessly about Alpha actually stepping up to that level.
BasilX says:
There is something more to be a man than physical strength.
I believe man tends to look at distant horizons,to contemplate,to idealize.
Certainly not all men,only a very small minority.
I expect many men and women to disagree with me.
I don't disagree BasilX. Ideals are our lodestar.
phil white says:
As to what you said earlier about watching adult children apply lessons taught by you, my sister has a quote "The two things you must give children are roots and wings."
Looking back on life recently I made an inventory of life outcomes of myself, my sisters and our cousins and aunt and uncles.
There is apparent great danger in being a last-born. It seems likely the mother is unable to let go sufficiently for the child to fully develop socially.
Of the four families I'm familiar with the youngest in each either failed to marry before age 35 or the boys were forced to settle for divorcees with "instant families" and consequently had no children of their own.
Inventory of lives of the last born among each set of we cousins:
(1) Myself, married one time at age 45 to divorcee who already had a 7-year-old daughter. She subsequently divorces me.
(2) Cousin P, had to settle for a divorcee with a young daughter. No children of his own. She later divorced him.
(3) Cousin M, had to settle for a divorcee with children, no children of his own.
(4) Cousin J, she was last known to still be single at age 35 with one adopted East Asian daughter.
Details of last family of my cousins unknown.
Aunts:
(1) Aunt F, last born in her family, was unable to marry until age 43, (to an unsuccessful itinerant painter, my grandfather had money.) No children.
(2) Aunt L, last born in her family, DID marry a WWII vet and produced two sons of her own. Aunt L is the exception that proves the rule. The probable reason she was able to develop normally in a social sense was because her mother had to spend time taking care of a slightly retarded older sister. So aunt L effectively wasn't the last child in my grandmother's family. The older retarded sister was the "permanent child" that took that role. The slightly retarded sister never left the farm till she was sent to a foster home at age 70.
Maybe the Biblical quote "There comes a time when a man must leave his mother and father and take a wife" has more hidden meaning than we knew.
If I were a mother in such a situation I might make the decision of having my 9 year old go live with his 19-year-old sibling. At the least a mother should bend over backwards to push her last "out into the world" at a young age. Apron strings can strangle.
Mothers beware.
You've just excluded and damned most of Western Culture. At least agnostics have a modicum of humility. Maybe Petruchio will take you on to be his Kate.
You mean the Western Culture that is dying? Coincidence? Hmmm.
Enough about my "shrewish" ways, how are you contributing to the refeminization of the opposite sex? Do you support a wife and children? Do tell, Professor.
Atheism has never produced a flourishing culture – quite the opposite. It is popular though! And the idea that you create you own morality – more pop profundity. Kate, we will be perfect for each other once I chip away all that you think you are.
You think I'm an atheist because of popularity? You mean like reading/writing on WN sites? I do think man is too weak for atheism to fully rally behind it as a savior for Western Civilization… Don't even get me started on trendy secular humanism that has hijacked my "religion".
There is some truth to your Kate reference. I'm at war with myself at my next piece for I don't know how revealing I should be. I talk about rough sex.
Nice deflection method in getting out of your own responsibility of having white babies, Petruchio.
It is I only says:
To Juleigh Howard-Hobson. Thank you for your article.
You are a "lady" & that from an old man (70.yo) which was despairing of what has become of our society!
QuelleHorreur says:
Thank you, Juleigh.
You described many of the strife I have encountered in my upbringing.
You said you were afraid you weren't the norm,
I agree, but make no mistake. Since I have plucked up the courage to
tell people I want to be a housewife and full time mother some day, I encounter a whole lot of women who sigh of relief when they hear me say such things. "Yes, if only we could do that!"
I realise this segment of women also includes some deluded women who see stay-at-home mothery as some sort of excuse to loaf around ( the well-fare mothers -_- ) and have no idea what challenges and hard work our grandmothers faced when trying to be an asset in the house, instead of another black money hole.
But I also encounter some genuine interest and recognition in my confessions.
Sadly, my mother and siblings (who pride themselves in their non-judgmentalism) still go rabid when I try to explain them my future plans.
You see, I was the golden girl, I was the promise of having one of them going to the university and being succesfull. It's such a waste of my potential!
My potential? And what about my potential as a woman, as a mother, as a wife?
Does that not count?
I still feel sad when I think about these conversations, it hurts when your own family denies such a big part of you. Society can get bent but my family? They are a big part of me too..
Sigh, anyway, thank you! It's nice to see some of my concerns and heartfelt convictions put so eloquently into words.
P.S. My apologies for my spelling and such, I'm not used to writing in English.
Bravo, your aspiration is not only admirable but heroic in this degenerate time. Our Race is dying for want of women like you. What could be more important than having high IQ White Children – and then raising them with true values?
@Phil White
Roots and wings. Yes, absolutely right. You are right too about the youngest taking longer to leave. My two son are completely different personalities and needed different methods of support and letting go. My goal was that they should be self-sufficient and not dependent upon me. This is not to say I would not help them if they needed it, but that they have the intellectual tools and wits to figure out how to go about their lives with their personal integrity intact. I am well aware of the empty nest syndrome and how mothers can cling to their kids and subtly pull them back into her sphere. My mother was an expert at that, especially guilt tripping.
The hardest part was telling them about how women use men and what to look out for. You can't save a drug addict, no matter how beautiful she is. I was not perfect, but I did own up when circumstances proved me wrong. That's how they started to find their wings. ( Ah ha, she doesn't know everything.)
I don't pry. They tell me what they want me to know and that is fine with me. I am not sure I really want to know everything anyway. Tone of voice tells me alot though. Certain things that they do just makes me very proud of them. I figure I just enhanced what was already latent or they would not do that. Perhaps my parents' awful parenting made me a better one.
Your phrase "I don't pry" I feel expresses the same part of your personality that allows you to let go. It's probably the same part of you that says "I don't have to know" that also says "I don't have to be in control."
Hope you have beautiful grand children some day, you've earned them.
And on behalf of our civilization I thank you.
Europa Arise says:
I reposted this article at the Apricity Forum. It got over a 1,200 views and 66 comments. No one got my point. Need to work on my arguing skills.
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56834


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Le Hérisson et le Renard () est un des articles les plus populaires du philosophe anglais d'origine juive de Livonie, Isaiah Berlin. L'auteur le présente ainsi : « Je n'ai jamais pensé très sérieusement à ce que j'y ai écrit, c'était pour moi une sorte de jeu intellectuel plaisant. Mais cet article a été pris au sérieux. Chaque classification nouvelle apporte un éclairage nouveau sur quelque chose. ».

Origine
Le titre est une référence à un fragment attribué au poète grec Archiloque en grec ancien :  (« le renard connaît beaucoup de choses, mais le hérisson connaît une grande chose »). Dans les Adages d'Érasme, écrits vers 1500, la citation est : . La fable Le Chat et le Renard incarne la même idée.

Résumé
Berlin illustre sa thèse en triant les auteurs et les penseurs en deux catégories : les hérissons, qui ne voient le monde que par une règle simple (les exemples donnés incluent Platon, Lucrèce, Dante, Pascal, Hegel, Dostoïevski, Nietzsche, Ibsen, et Proust) et les renards qui tirent parti d'une grande variété d'expériences et pour qui le monde ne peut pas être réduit à une idée simple (des exemples donnés incluent Hérodote, Aristote, Érasme, Shakespeare, Montaigne, Molière, Goethe, Pouchkine, Balzac, Joyce, Anderson).

En abordant le cas de Tolstoï, Berlin affirme que celui-ci, à première vue, n'entre dans aucune des deux catégories. Il postule plutôt, que tandis que les talents de Tolstoï sont ceux d'un renard, ses croyances sont que l'on doit être un hérisson, et que, par conséquent, les nombreux jugements que Tolstoï porte sur son propre travail sont erronés.

Berlin utilise cette idée sur Tolstoï comme base d'une analyse de la théorie de l'histoire que Tolstoï a présentée dans son roman Guerre et Paix. Dans la dernière moitié de l'essai, Berlin compare Tolstoï et le penseur français du début du  Joseph de Maistre dont Tolstoï connaissait les travaux. C'est une comparaison piquante : alors que Tolstoï et Joseph de Maistre avaient des visions contradictoires sur des sujets les plus superficiels, ils partageaient les mêmes opinions au sujet de la nature fondamentale de l'existence et des limites d'une approche rationnelle et scientifique de celle-là.

Influence
L'historien Joseph J. Ellis, dans son livre sur les pères fondateurs des États-Unis, , qui traite des personnages-clés de la révolution américaine, emploie le concept de Berlin « du hérisson et du renard » en  notant que George Washington était l'archétype du hérisson. La grande chose dont il était convaincu était que l'avenir des États-Unis d'Amérique se situait dans les territoires de l'Ouest, avec le développement, lors du siècle suivant, d'un empire continental. C'est, selon Ellis, l'une des raisons pour lesquelles Washington s'est consacré à la construction de canaux.
James C. Collins fait référence à ces faits dans son livre Good to Great dans lequel il fait une référence claire à  une classification de type  « hérisson ».

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 ; New York, 1953: Simon and Schuster; New York, 1957: New American Library; New York, 1986: Simon and Schuster, with an introduction by Michael Walzer.
 Le Hérisson et le Renard : essai sur la vision de l'Histoire de Tolstoï, trad. fr. Aline Berlin, préface de Mario Vargas Llosa, Les Belles Lettres, 140 p., 2020.
 ; Aileen Kelly, introduction de Jason Ferrell, glossaire.

Notes et références

Liens externes
 . Report on the book Expert Political Judgment by Philip Tetlock, who uses the fox and the hedgehog as a parable for political and economics experts.
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During our time on Earth, were going to experience many negative situations, environments, and people, and within these moments we become tested, and often times we crack. So here are some tips on how to overcome and grow from these moments.
1. Ask yourself, what would peace do?
In every moment, we have the choice where we can react, and by reacting we are adding fuel to the fire. So before you react, ask yourself, is this going to help the situation and is this reaction going to serve me and bring me joy? If the answer is no, then ask this question… What would peace do?
2. Remember, the other person IS you.
Every single individual on Earth, including you and me have our own struggles and limiting beliefs. We are all just trying to do our best with our time here on Earth. What people are reflecting out into the world is what already lies within them. So if you notice people reflecting anger and negative vibrations that is because it is within them. So we need to show compassion and remind ourselves that the other person is you.
3. No one can dictate your internal condition.
Only you are the one that has full power over how you feel. No one can effect you in a negative way, unless YOU allow it.
4. Every negative experience is an assignment for you to learn and grow from!
The relationships that test us the greatest are the ones that we learn the most from. Every time you experience a negative situation, witness what are you learning from this experience, and honour this lesson of growth.


1. After previewing the Pioneers booklet and our discussion of movement, migration, and immigration, choose a topic for further study.
2. Having selected your topic, read about it in books, and Web sites without taking any notes. Develop three essential questions regarding your topic. Questions should be "why?" questions of a general nature.
"Why did a particular group of people decide to travel to Oregon?"
"What was the Trail of Tears, and why were the Cherokee forced to leave their homeland?"
"When people traveled on the trails, what were some of the dangers they faced?"
"What could the people do to prevent problems along the trails?"
3. You will be looking for specific information to answer your essential questions. Check the index and table of contents of books. Review Web sites in computer class.
4. As you research, you should record your work using color-coded note cards.
A. Collect facts on cards. Put one fact per card.
B. Use three colors of cards. Each color will correspond to a particular essential question.
Blue cards will be about getting ready to go to Oregon.
Yellow cards will be about some of the stops along the trail.
Red cards will be about arriving in Oregon.
3. The fact that you found, in your own words, using complete sentences.
4. The book title and page number, or the Web site where the fact was found.
A. Arrange your cards in order to create a paragraph in your mind.
B. Using the Inspiration Software, create a map of your information.
C. Print an outline of your map by clicking the diagram/outline button in Inspiration.
D. Using your outline, start to write your report.
You will need to have an introductory paragraph (why did you choose the topic?), three paragraphs for your information, and a concluding paragraph (what did you learn that was unusual or particularly interesting?). Remember to have topic sentences for each paragraph.
E. Use an AlphaSmart word processor for your rough draft. Upload to Microsoft WORD, and SAVE to your home directory. Be sure that you have a proper header, double-space (Format menu>paragraph>double space).
F. Conference, edit, and print a final copy.
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CHINA Security chief: National Security Law brings order back to Hong Kong, though threats linger
Security chief: National Security Law brings order back to Hong Kong, though threats linger
16:22, June 26, 2022
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's (HKSAR) security secretary Chris Tang Ping-keung said the National Security Law has helped return the city from "chaos to order," two years since the law came into effect.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's security secretary Chris Tang Ping-keung. /CGTN
Tang will stay in his position as member of Chief Executive in-waiting John Lee's cabinet. One of Tang's most immediate tasks will be to safeguard Lee's inauguration on July 1.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to swear in the new administration and attend a meeting to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
Asked about current national security risks, Tang said his bureau has been on high alert against home-grown terrorism, which "did not exist in Hong Kong before the political unrests in 2019."
He said security agents will take decisive actions to thwart street violence and plots by radical groups and individuals to attack public transportation and other infrastructure.
"Another major threat comes from foreign forces and their local agents," said Tang, adding that, "they want to sabotage China through causing trouble in Hong Kong."
Tang said the security bureau must step up intelligence gathering and "strictly enforce the law." He also called for continued efforts to crack down on cyber security crimes and "fake news that disturb society."
Updating the city's mini-constitution is top of the security chief's agenda as well. Tang has been advocating for the legislation of Article 23 under the HKSAR Basic Law, which prohibits any act of treason, secession, sedition or subversion against the central government.

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Home > Events in Tel Aviv > Tel Aviv Gay Pride. June 25, 2021
Tel Aviv Gay Pride. June 25, 2021
Tel Aviv Gay Pride has become one of the biggest events of the year in Tel Aviv. Visitors from all over Israel and the world come out in full force to celebrate. The city lights up in color and energy, proving its reputation as the Gay Capital of the Middle East, and perhaps even one of the Gay Capitals of the World. Tel Aviv Gay Pride Week takes place every June, with a surge of gay-friendly events taking place across the city, culminating on the Friday with the famed pride parade. The 2021 Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade will take place on June 25 (confirmed date).
Details of the Pride Parade
10:00 Event in Ben Zion Avenue: Shows, activities for the whole family, stalls.
12:00 Launching of the Parade from Sderot Ben Zion. The parade will go down Bograshov Street, turn right on Hayarkon, and then turn left on Frishman to Herbert Samuel, and then head down the beach for a large party in Charles Clore Park.
14:00 A party in Charles Clore: The best of the DJs, and a family and youth complex
If you're planning to visit Tel Aviv for the 2021 Gay Pride, check out our Tel Aviv Pride Package Tours. They feature visits to the highlights of Israel as well as time to soak in all that pride has to offer. Of course, Pride Week is not the only week where gay life is big in Tel Aviv. The city has a sizable gay population and is popular with visitors throughout the year. Check out our introduction to gay Tel Aviv for beginners for more information. And find all Tel Aviv Pride Events here. If you're looking for accommodation, have a look at these best places to stay in Tel Aviv during Pride Week.
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"All NCE100 companies are firms that are driving the industry forward, increasing productivity, driving cultural change and delivering for society in the UK and worldwide."
We had a really good evening at the NCE100 awards last night. It's the first time we've entered, so to be chosen as one of the top 100 civil engineering companies of the year was quite an honour in itself.
To then top that by being shortlisted as finalists in two categories and being selected as one of the top 20 SMEs made us think how far we have come in just over 5 years.
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2014 New York Auto Show: 12 cars you can't miss in NYC – New York Daily News
Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2014
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One of our dozen picks for the most important cars coming to the 2014 New York Auto Show, the BMW i8.
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
This supercharged 625-horsepower Corvette rumbles its way to the New York Auto Show for the first time. The ride and handling was tuned at Germany's grueling Nürburgring racetrack, and carbon ceramic brakes are fitted to haul this heavy-hitting Vette a neck-straining stop. Set to go on sale in early-2015, the Z06 will be the fastest production Corvette ever built once it hits the streets.
The 625-horsepower Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is making its first appearance at the NY Auto Show.
Alfa Romeo is back, and this time we hope the Italian automaker really means it. After years of promised returns, the gorgeous and mid-engine 4C sports car is finally on its way to the U.S. Sales are scheduled to begin later this year, so look for Alfa to announce pricing here in N.Y.C.
The Alfa Romeo 4C has the look of a baby Ferrari.
Hold on tight, because this mega-Mercedes packs a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 that delivers 577-horsepower. This ultra-luxury coupe won't stop accelerating until it hits 186 mph. Standard equipment includes an AMG SpeedShift 7-speed gearbox, all-wheel-drive, and a price that's expected to start around $150-grand.
The Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4Matic Coupe is a technical powerhouse.
Jeep has had a rocky road when it comes to smaller, cutesy models. The off-roading brand might have hit a sweet spot with the Renegade, however. It still looks tough and capable, even though it's on a much smaller scale. The engine lineup includes a choice of two 4-cylinder engines, and all-wheel-drive is optional.
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The new Jeep Renegade made its first appearance at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.
It has been a long time since Chrysler had a car to compete with the Camry, Altima and Accord. Believe it or not, the 200 sedan meets (and sometimes exceeds) these potent rivals head on. With a starting price of approximately $21,000, and long list of tempting options and powertrain choices, the handsome Chrysler 200 puts the American brand back into contention in the midsize market.
The Chrysler 200 has made the American automaker a true contender in the midsize sedan market.
The Honda Fit has always been zippy and economical. But Honda's chirpy sub-compact was starting to show its age, at least in terms of cabin trim and materials. The fun-to-drive nature remains, as does the Fit's perennially cool and functional "Magic Rear Seat" – the seat bottom cushion can fold upwards.This freshening is all the Fit needed to stay at the sharp end of the sub-compact market.
The redesigned 2015 Honda Fit made its debut in January, at the Detroit Auto Show.
Hyundai appears to be aiming at a more mainstream audience with the updated Sonata. The styling is more conservative than the outgoing model, though it's still plenty handsome. The 4-cylinder-only engine lineup emphasizes economy, but turbocharging makes certain performance isn't forgotten here.
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Hyundai is giving the Sonata sedan a makeover for the 2015 model year.
Like an A4 that's been left in the dryer too long, the Audi A3 is attractive and feels much more substantial than its compact dimensions suggest. Aimed directly at the Mercedes-Benz CLA, the A3 is available with a choice of two inline-4s, along with all-wheel-drive. Starting around $30,000, this wee A# sedan is a great entry-point to the Audi brand.
The Audi A3 is an impressively refined compact luxury sedan.
The Ford F-150 has been the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for more than 30 years. That didn't stop Ford from putting this truck on a massive diet, courtesy of a lightweight aluminum chassis. You can configure an F-150 from bare bones construction-site grade, to leather and wood-trimmed gentleman farmer spec. We'd be surprised if Ford didn't use the NY Auto Show to officially announce the new F-150's long-awaited EPA fuel mileage figures.
Thanks to the use of aluminum, Ford has trimmed hundreds of pounds from the new F-150.
It's still hard to believe this hybrid-powered sports car is actually a production model. The dream car exterior of the i8 is wrapped around a combination of front-mounted electric motor, and turbocharged 3-cylinder engine located behind the passenger compartment. Capable of driving up to 22 miles solely on electric power, the$135,700 i8 scoots from 0 to 60 mph in only 4.4 seconds.
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The dramatic BMW i8 has maintained its concept car design.
Toyota is ready to give the Camry sedan a modest update, before an entirely new model debuts in about 3-4 years time. We think the refreshed Camry is going to borrow the smoother design seen on the NS4 Plug-In Hybrid concept, though Toyota hasn't offered any sneak peeks. The lineup of 4 and 6-cylinder engines will likely feature a slight bump in power and overall economy – the 4-cylinder Camry already returns 35 mpg on the highway.
The 2014.5 model year Camry, pictured here, is about to get updated.
2016 Mazda Miata MX-5
This is a long shot, but there's a chance Mazda will pull the wraps off the 2016 model year Miata here in New York City. The Japanese automaker is already using the 2014 NY Auto Show to celebrate the 25th birthday of this nimble little roadster. Mazda will keep the same basic proportions, though the Miata's front will feature slimmer headlights and a bolder chrome-trimmed grille. Under the pert hood will lurk a SkyActiv-tuned 4-cylinder engine, of between 1.5 and 2.0-liters in capacity.
The 2014 Mazda Miata is due an update, and the NY Auto Show could offer a peek at the next version of this fantastic little roadster.
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Through the years, the IPS Empress System has been continuously further developed to keep abreast of the latest trends. As a consequence, decisive enhancements have been made with regard to its aesthetics and function as well as processing properties.
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In one corner, we have the artist with the best-selling album of all time. In the other corner, we have the artist with the best-selling album of the 21st century.
Michael Jackson's Thriller is resurfacing on the same day as Adele's new 25, and for 7 days straight (Nov. 20 through Nov. 27), the king of pop's iconic record will be available for free.
The most most popular musical masterpiece in the world... for free?
That's correct. Google Play is giving the US the chance to fill in its musical library with an important staple in celebration of Thriller's 33rd anniversary. Assuming there's a person on this planet that doesn't already have a copy of the world's best-selling album, MJ's record could see a major spike in downloads this week.
Will it be enough to defeat Adele's 25 downloads this week?
Not likely -- especially since Adele's record is hot off the presses. But hey, not everything's a competition, and we can all just sit and be thankful that the two icons are making their way to our ears again.
Download Thriller for free here.


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The Mill is a nice resort across the street from the beach at Palm Beach. Soon it will become a Marriott Courtyard. Walk to casinos, resorts, restaurants, shopping, Butterfly Farm and the beaches, outdoor workout area right on the beach. Out of all the rentals in Aruba, this one is most convenient, inside a resort, and easy, because it includes all utilities and housekeeping services! Parking right outside the room and great location with the brand new "Delicious" Restaurant within a short walk opening soon! Sleeps 4 in 1 double bed + 1 sleeper sofa.


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Facebook is testing 'suggested' notifications so you don't miss important interactions
by Napier Lopez — in Facebook
I noticed something odd while browsing Facebook on my phone last night. Some of my notifications were labeled 'suggested' and were accompanied by a star to highlight the text.
That's weird. What does a suggested notification even mean? After all, opening up Facebook on the desktop showed me the same notifications without any special designation or fancy stars.
I contacted Facebook and it told me:
We're piloting a way to highlight notifications you might find most useful in the Facebook app.
Basically, Facebook is guesstimating which notifications it thinks I care more to see. Twitter also began testing a similar feature in September, meant for popular folks who receive more notifications than your average tweeting Joe.
I don't really think I receive enough notifications for this to be particularly helpful, and as the 'suggested' text also removes the post time, it's a little annoying.
It's obviously an early test of the feature, but so far I'm not convinced of its efficacy. Almost all of my notifications were highlighted, including some I didn't care about. On the other hand, at least the ones that weren't marked were genuinely things I would probably never click on in the first place.
There also doesn't seem to be a way to turn off the feature at the moment, although it only shows up on my Android device.
Still, it might come in handy if you're something of a gregarious social media guru, the kind with thousands of friends who might miss an important notification amidst a sea of candy crush requests.
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▪ Curry is merely the most exciting player on what may be the NBA's best team (28-5). Go ahead – wrap your heads around that thought.
▪ Colin Kaepernick will spend part of his off-season working out with former Super Bowl winner Kurt Warner in Arizona. This is a better choice than training in Miami.
▪ When you're ranked 20th in passer rating and 24th in completion percentage – Kaepernick's numbers in 2014 – it's time to go guru-shopping.
▪ Anyone who says a single play or a single penalty flag can't change a game's outcome, refer them to Detroit-vs-Dallas last weekend.
▪ The infamous flag pickup was a metaphor for the entire 2014 NFL season: It was impossible to trust anything you saw on the field.
▪ The late Stuart Scott wasn't the first to say "He was as cool as the other side of the pillow," but so what: The guy was an original.
▪ A player's coach and a good man – the late MJC football coach Bob Hoegh.
▪ A virtual in-house investigation reports that no one in the NFL office saw the Ray Rice tape. What a shocker.
▪ Problems on and off the field and the NFL still prints money. Truly a Teflon league.
▪ Hard to believe: Oregon's Marcus Mariota is the first non-USC Heisman Trophy winner from the West Coast since ... Jim Plunkett in 1970.
▪ Conclusion: The East Coast bias lives.
▪ Oregon wins the title because Mariota makes the difference.
▪ Watching Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott race away from the Alabama DBs put the lie to the Big 10 lacking speed against the SEC.
▪ Liverpool's Steven Gerrard is coming to Los Angeles Galaxy, certifying the late-career escape hatch – see Thierry Henry, Robbie Keane and David Beckham – that is MLS.
▪ Michigan fans are loving Jim Harbaugh, but the clock already is ticking.
▪ The 49ers clearly didn't care that they won't find a coach or a staff as strong as Harbaugh's. I'll bet they care when they go 6-10.
▪ The Raiders will remain in Oakland at least through next season while Mark Davis flies commercial.
▪ The Kings were fine until they fired coach Mike Malone, which makes Vivek Ranadive the most dangerous of owners – a guy who thinks he knows something about the game.
▪ The real fans are priced into the cheap seats, apathetic support from the best seats, the old vibe is missing in the new house – all those things were said ... about AT&T Park when it opened in 2000.
▪ That's why most of the concerns about Levi's Stadium won't wash long-term. The only thing wrong with Levi's this season was the team playing in it.
▪ OK, if you back me into a corner: It is hot, about 30 degrees warmer than Candlestick Park, on the east (sunny) side.
▪ Please join me in the time machine: The Warriors' Jamaal "Silk" Wilkes. UCLA and Lakers, too.
▪ Can't be a coincidence: The Warriors started to make smart personnel decisions four years ago, about the time they brought in consultant Jerry West.
▪ For the younger demographics: Check out the NBA logo. That's Jerry West, one of the best clutch shooters in NBA history.
▪ Is it any wonder the Warriors are the best-shooting team on the planet?
▪ When you know you're hot: You fire a winning coach in Mark Jackson and replace him with an even more successful one in Steve Kerr.
▪ Kerr says he's the luckiest coach in the world. He's also a good fit.


One of the most heroic events in American history you've never heard of.
Actually, many people have probably heard a version of this story. In 1995, Universal Animation Studios released a movie named Balto. In this cartoon, a half-husky, half-wolf hybrid named Balto is deemed an outcast among the other dogs due to his "wild" blood, lives on the outskirts of Nome, Alaska. One winter, a diphtheria outbreak occurs, causing many of the town's children to fall terribly ill. A dog-sled team is sent to Nenana, Alaska, to retrieve antitoxin, but the team gets lost while returning to Nome. Balto, being half-wolf, decides to track the team, to which he succeeds, leads them back to Nome, and gains recognition as a hero. Many children (including myself) in the 1990s and early 2000s grew up with this cartoon, and we understood that it was based on a real story. As with any movie, however, there are inaccuracies, and many people are unfamiliar with this heroic story, during which many lives were saved by seemingly-unlikely heroes. What was the story like in reality, and why does it deserve to be remembered?
Nome is a small city located in Northwestern Alaska, next to the Bering Sea. During the harsh winter of 1925, a bacterial disease known as Diphtheria plagued the town, and especially infected the children. The town was in desperate need of medicine, but due to extremely inclement weather, vehicle traffic was very restricted. Ice was blocking ships from travel between the Seward Peninsula and the Bering Sea. Blizzards prevented airplane travel.
The only other choice was by dog-sled, as there were no railroads extending to Nome. The medicine shipment could be sent by train from Seward to Nenana, located near the central part of the state. From there, a dog-sled team would retrieve the medicine, and a race against time would begin.
Several dog-sled teams participated in the Great Race of Mercy, as it was named. The longest part of the journey was covered by a team led by Togo, the sled dog of Leonhard Seppala (top picture). A Siberian Husky, Togo was often thought of as incompetent, as he would occasionally attack other dogs, and along the Great Race of Mercy, he strayed off the trail at one point. Togo did succeed, however, at delivering the medicine to the final team, led by a Siberian Husky named Balto.
In actuality, Balto was not half-wolf. He did, however, display superb ability, and his musher (Gunnar Kaasen) claimed that Balto stayed on the trail even during the harshest conditions. Following the delivery of the medicine to Nome, Balto and his team received widespread press coverage, and even President Calvin Coolidge extended his warm appreciation to Balto and the team. Following the Great Race of Mercy, controversy ensued over who actually deserved the most credit. For me, this is detrimental to the story, as every person and dog involved played a role in saving the lives of children. Togo may have covered the most distance, and Balto may have made the delivery, but all participants are worthy of heroism. As President Reagan once said, "There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't mind who gets the credit." It is said that between five and seven children died, but one can only imagine how much greater the casualties would have been if not for these brave men and their dogs.
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The infamous World of Warcraft Bonus
I love this story how game designer Rob Pardo made players happy just changing the perception of a bonus.
…when the game launched, players were punished for playing too long by having their experience gain percentage drop from 100 to 50 percent after a couple hours of play.
"Beta players universally hated this idea and were screaming bloody murder," said Pardo.
The fix? Turning this into a bonus scenario instead. Players now start at 200 percent experience and drop down to 100 percent. It's the exact same mechanic, but now it's a bonus instead of a punishment.
Rob Pardo
Source: Gamasutra
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Intrinsic vs Extrinsic motivation: Overwatch
Lately I've been thinking a lot about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
Intrinsic is like natural motivation, extrinsic is basically the carrot in front of the donkey. Many people also call it manipulation.
That brings me to Overwatch. I've been playing the game on and off since 2016. Every time I reinstalled my wife says:
Oh no… Overwatch again?
The thing is, I'm a sucker for ranks (extrinsic). So I played ranked a lot. The problem is, if you are not good, you go down the ranks and when you are at lower ranks, it's like being poor, it's tough to escape it!
Lately I started playing quick play (intrinsic) and I was never frustrated. The differences I noticed:
People don't get so angry because there's no visible rank.
If someone quits, someone comes to replace them. So, less likely to lose even with quitters.
The games are shorter. In ranked it can take 45 minutes to tie and then lose in the next game that takes 5 minutes.
The extrinsic motivations in Overwatch are broken and that is why I think there is so much love/hate for the game.
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Suzanne B. Phillips, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA is a licensed Psychologist, Psychoanalyst, Diplomat in Group Psychology, Certified Group Therapist and Fellow in the American Group Psychotherapy Association. She is Adjunct Full Professor of Clinical Psychology at the CW Post Campus of Long Island University, N.Y. since 1991 and Postdoctoral Faculty of the Derner Institute of Adelphi University. She on the Board of Directors and is Co-Chair of Outreach for the American Group Psychotherapy Association. She has worked, published and presented nationally and internationally on trauma, couple s, uniformed services, bereavement, relationship addiction, etc.
This week we'll take a look at Just How Much We Worry – Strategies for Winding it Down. We all worry, we all have stress. Suzanne helps us face it, identify it, and keep from being overwhelmed by it.
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Stephen Boyd served on active duty in the US Army from 1967 to 1970. He served in Korea in 1968 and Viet Nam from 1969 to 1970. He has numerous awards and decorations for his military service.
Steve received his Associates degree in Biology , recently returned to receive his Bachelor of Science degree in 2007 and currently is finalizing his PMP certification. You're never too old for education, he says.
His new experience dealing with the VA came about because of a layoff in 2010. Being without medical coverage, Steve's wife prompted him into investigating the benefits the VA could offer. What a pleasant surprise he had in discovering a wealth of support at the Manchester, NH VA facility.
He will be featured on Military Mom Talk Radio periodically to discuss veteran resources and VA benefits.
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Russia allowed to compete in Eurovision 2022, despite Ukraine invasion
Russia will be allowed to compete in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, despite the country launching a military assault on Ukraine.
Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation yesterday (February 24).
At the time of writing, at least 137 civilians have been killed in Ukraine with 316 injured (via The Guardian). It is currently being reported that Russian forces are now approaching Kyiv, the country's capital (via BBC News).
The UK, European Union, the US and Australia have imposed sanctions on Russia in response, with Putin warning of "consequences you have never seen" if the West attempts to interfere.
While many figures from the music world continue to condemn the attacks, organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have said that the event still plans to host singers from both Russia and Ukraine in May.
"The Eurovision Song Contest is a non-political cultural event which unites nations and celebrates diversity through music," an official statement reads.
"The EBU's public broadcaster members in both Russia and Ukraine have committed to participating in this year's event in Turin and we are currently planning to welcome artists from both countries to perform in May.
"We of course will continue to monitor the situation closely."
It's official! Kalush Orchestra will represent Ukraine at #Eurovision 2022!
Find out more about the band at https://t.co/8ppA7om1Py! pic.twitter.com/K0TUId48ZS
— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) February 22, 2022
The Ukrainian state broadcaster UA:PBC, which produces Eurovision, has urged the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to suspend Russia from this year's edition.
In a statement, it claimed that Russian broadcasters have served as "a mouthpiece for the Kremlin and a key tool of political propaganda" as well as taking part in "systematic dissemination of disinformation" against Ukraine.
It said this is "contrary" to the values of the EBU, though the Russian media delegation has not yet responded to the comments.
On Tuesday (February 22), it was officially announced that Kalush Orchestra will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2022.
It came after Ukrainian singer Alina Pash was removed from the competition following an investigation into a 2015 trip she made to Crimea, an area Russia seized control of back in 2014.
This year's representative for Russia has not yet been announced.
Ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine have impacted previous editions of the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2016, Russia were favourites to win that year's event before Ukrainian singer Jamala claimed victory with a song that depicted the deportation of Crimean Tatars by Josef Stalin in 1944.
The lyrics to the track in question were interpreted as a criticism of Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. "The main message is to remember and to know this story. When we know, we prevent," Jamala told the press, seemingly confirming the claims.
John Kennedy O'Connor, a Eurovision expert, said the result that year served as "a pointed slap in Russia's face" (via BBC News).
Then, in 2017, Russia pulled out of Eurovision after its contestant Julia Samoylova was barred from Ukraine, which was hosting the event.
A dispute was raised as to whether Samoylova would be able to attend the competition because she had reportedly toured Crimea without entering it through the border with the Ukrainian mainland.
Eurovision 2022 will take place at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, Italy, with the Grand Final set for May 14.
Last year's Eurovision was won by the Italian band Måneskin, who made their Saturday Night Live debut last month.
Meanwhile, Foals, Yungblud and Miley Cyrus are among the latest acts to express their support for the people of Ukraine.
"I am standing in solidarity with everyone in Ukraine who is affected by this attack and with our global community who is calling for an immediate end to this violence," Cyrus wrote in a statement on social media.
As the BBC reports, Russia has long resisted Ukraine's move towards embracing European institutions like NATO and the EU. Putin is now demanding guarantees from the West and Ukraine that it will not join NATO, a defensive alliance of 30 countries, and that Ukraine demilitarise and become a neutral state.
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Wilfred Okiche: Lessons from the 76 movie [NEW VOICES]
November 26, 2016 | Op-ed Editor
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by Wilfred Okiche
At the just concluded Africa International Film Festival, I was privileged to have caught a screening of '76, the much postponed, long awaited film by director Izu Ojukwu. Here are a few things that struck me during and after.
Budget is important
Many of the films that have made a splash this year (The CEO, 93 Days) have been made with budgets that are way above the Nollywood average. The regular Nollywood film, even those slated for cinema releases cost only a fraction of what the likes of 76 end up spending, taking into account budgets for publicity and promotion. Bigger budgets mean more risks can be taken and more attention paid to detail. 76 comes in at a reported 3million USD. Good luck making that kind of money back in Nigeria.
Cinema chains are key
Producer Tonye Princewill declared that thanks to a distribution deal with Shoreline entertainment, '76 may have already broken even. Great news but the need for an aggressive growth of cinema chains nationwide rears its head once again. It is the only way that the movie going culture can be mainstreamed and producers will be willing to spend 600million Naira on a single film. Not all our movies will score a Hollywood deal but they need to be able to break even locally to encourage even more ambitious filmmakers. Community cinemas are welcome at this point.
Story is everything
Most films that have made it to the cinemas of late, especially those by new generation filmmakers have favoured style over substance, shots over story. Their films suffered for it. '76's selling point is its story. Not just another love story but one that is situated in an important period in Nigeria's history, with the plot twists and suspense factor ratcheted up. In taking care of the story, the filmmakers earned wings to fly.
Our actors are world class
Stars Ramsey Nouah and Rita Dominic are both Nollywood royalty but they can also compete on a global stage. Nouah in particular shows understated class and a familiarity with the screen in bringing Captain Dewa to life. Dominic's role is a bit more problematic as she is saddled with some major histrionics but she does her best with the role, even speaking with a funny accent (she says according to her research, Igbo women spoke different then). But it is not only the headlining stars that bring their A game. When last did you see Chidi Mokeme give a decent performance? He does here. Other supporting players (Memry Savanhu, Adonijah Owiriwa, Daniel K. Daniel) are brilliant but there is always the weak link. We're looking at you Ibinabo Fiberesima.
Yinka Edward is boss
You may not have heard of Yinka Edwards but those who know, know. A gifted cinematographer and respected professional, Edwards has proved his mettle over and over again. He is director Kunle Afolayan's first choice when it comes to lighting up the screen and his trained gaze can be found on award winning fare like Confusion na wa and the MTN I don port advert. Edward does beautiful work in '76.
The hair is on fleek
Rita's hair. Ramsey's hair. Ibinabo's hair. Memry's hair. Daniel K's hair. It's all on fleek. You'll be hard pressed to find another Nollywood movie with such a glorious celebration of the afro.
The music too
The music of '76 is a swirling blend of seventies pop music. You may have heard some of them, you may not have. Those who were there from back in the day will surely identify Bongos Ikwue's Cock crow at dawn, Nelly Uchendu's Love Nwantintin, Sir Victor Olaiya's Baby mi da amongst other classics that populate the film.
Medic. Writer. Reader. Critic. Occasional ruffler of feathers. Works in a health centre in Lagos but manages to find the time to pursue other interests. His writing has appeared on various print and online platforms. He has provided editorial assistance to the UK Guardian and appears on the culture tv show, Africana Literati. He tweets @drwill20
Tags: 76, Izu Ojukwu, movie review, New Voices, nollywood, Producer Tonye Princewill, Ramsey Noah
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"Beauty is embarrassing," contemporary artist Wayne White drawled to a packed crowd at the opening for his massive, site-specific installation, BIG LICK BOOM, on June 7th. His artist talk at the Taubman Museum of Art was not the dry art-speak expected at such an event. Instead, Wayne wove raucous story-telling, fake art star bravado, banjo picking, cussing puppets, and southern charm into a motivational performance. But as packed as The Taubman audience seemed that night (sold out and standing room only), Wayne's target audience were only represented by a handful of young people standing in the back. Wayne's message was to emerging artists, whom he urged to get out of their small pond, and go somewhere that challenged them. His motivational speech about the greasy innards of the art world, and how he met that challenge through tireless subversion and humor, worked like a shot in the arm. This kind of talk simply isn't often heard in this area, and it seemed a tragedy that few young people were in attendance.
Wayne White's BIG LICK BOOM at the Taubman Museum of Art. Photo by Jeff Hofmann.
Wayne White is known for his set design and puppeteering on numerous projects, including the cult-classic TV show, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, as well as his career as a contemporary painter. He hails originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, but resides in Los Angeles now. His monumental BIG LICK BOOM is an epic portrayal of Roanoke's transition from tiny Big Lick to the boom-town of Roanoke. A team of local artists assisted in the construction of the full gallery installation that took nearly six weeks to build. Wayne White approaches Roanoke history with a humorous social critique. His in-depth research brings the wildness of early Roanoke to light: racially charged brawls, shoot-outs, taverns, brothels, and mega-industrial companies sprang up like mushrooms in the quiet town of Big Lick. White's mechanized installation moves, it makes noise, and it is just as bigger-than-life as Wayne himself.
The installation, curated by Leah Stoddard, Adjunct Curator of Contemporary Art at The Taubman, is a bold new direction for the museum. Engaging an art star to work within the community of Roanoke, to create a monument to our distinct sense of place, is a thrilling occurrence. The moment Wayne White stepped onto the stage to deliver his artist talk, The Taubman Museum of Art was accidentally cool. BIG LICK BOOM will be showing until September 15th, when it will go the way of all site-specific, ephemeral work: it will be torn apart and scrapped, like a movie set after the shoot. Wayne's installations revolve around immediacy and a big splash. Dust will never settle on BIG LICK BOOM, and it will disappear before you know it.
Wayne White creating BIG LICK BOOM at the Taubman Museum of Art. Photo by Jeff Hofmann.
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Suspect remains at large in fatal South L.A. shooting
By Kelli Johnson, FOX 11
LOS ANGELES (FOX 11) - Police are searching for a killer after a man was fatally shot at a market in South Los Angeles early Monday morning, said officials.
The shooting happened around 1:00 a.m. at the Happy Shoppers Market near the intersection of Florence and Vermont avenues.
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