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Whats A Guy Gotta Do
Joe Nichols - 'What's A Guy Gotta Do' - some fun country music
Labels: Country Music, Music
Woody Allen on the Dick Cavett show from the the 1970s I would guess
Woody Allen including the falling whale joke,
Labels: humour, Woody Allen
The Day of the Doctor - As live blogging, albeit a few days later on a second watch - One for the Doctor Who obsessives only!
Nice retro titles - very original series
76 Totter's Lane and the Coal Hill School with I. Chesterton as Chairman of the Governors - lovely nod back to the original series
Shouldn't the Doctor be able to escape from a winch?
Why does Matt Smith keep leaving the Tardis doors open, previous Doctors were very careful to always shut that door.
Love Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewwart's granddaughter's choice of scarf, very Fourth Doctor.
Why are the Time Lords fighting massive Dalek spacecraft with hand held weapons, do they not have anything more powerful?
If the Daleks are strafing Gallifrey why are Daleks also on the ground, that is very poor air/ground force cooperation.
What is a 'sky trench'?
The Omega Arsenal in the Time Vaults? Sounds portentous.
'The Moment' is gone, 'The Galaxy Eater' with a 'sentinent operating system', so more intelligent than Windows 8...
Billie Piper with a similar performance to Idris/Suranne Jones
"Stuck between a girl and a box, story of your life"
If "every moment in time and space is burning" during the 'Time Wars', how come nobody elsewhere in the Universe is ever aware of the Time Wars or their effects?
Windows on The Doctor's future, a little Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future?
The Doctor was appointed 'Curator of the Under Gallery' by Queen Elizabeth 1, that explains her comment in The Shakespeare Code
Stacey/Joanna Page is Queen Elizabeth, was the Queen Welsh? Impressive decolletage nonetheless.
A 'machine that goes ding', how Monty Python - Meaning of Life
The Doctor should not kiss the ladies, or men (Captain Jack included)
Nice scene with the rabbit, most amusing - David Tennant does light and shade very well.
Small penis gag between the Doctors, "compensating.. regeneration is a lottery"
"Reverse the polarity"...
"Timey wimey" good to take the piss out of that phrase
The Black Archive and Men In Black brain wiping technology
Captain Jack's Vortex manipulator, sqweee. But an anti-American film dig.
Nice human to zygon transformation scene
And messages between periods of history was clever
I like the Sonic Screwdriver subroutine cleverness and the way it's shown to be over the top by Clara.
The man who regrets and the man who forgets - nice...
Not the old copies need to keep the originlas alive routine... how original and convenient
So the zygns home planet burnt in the first days of the Time Wars so they need a new plant but if "every moment in time and space is burning" during the Time Wars, how come they escaped and how come Earth wasn't similarly affected?
I see the Doctor's mobile number is still 07700 900461, just as in
Kissing in the future...
Back To The Future name checked (Are they trying to link to as many other SciFi programmes as possible?)
"You've let this place go a bit" - 10th Doctor's (David Tennant) control room
"The round things" return, how 1970s and 1980s
And back to the 11th Doctor's (Matt Smith) Doctor
A Doctor Who pinboard - From left to right - Tegan, Nyssa, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Kamelion
A bit of Timey Wimey within the programme
All three Doctors in the slice of time 'picture' but that's not what happened...!
Nice 10th and 11th Doctor synchronisation
Why aren't the three Doctors memories wiped by that device?
More on the pinboard - Susan and various others from First and Second Doctor that I don't recognise straight off... I started with Third Doctor.
Love the big red button... Rather flower like
Two iterations of the same Tardis in the same place and time, surely that would rip a hole in the fabric of time and space... Although this is Gallifrey so if it's possible anywhere it would be there
The warrior, the hero and ... a doctor
"Never give up, never give in" - Bizarrely on Sunday I heard that as Galaxy Quest's "Never give up, never surrender" I was wrong...
Clever crossfire idea, how original
Frozen in time, spotted that a while back as a concept.
How did John Hurt's Doctor get back to his Tardis so quickly?
Quick spot of John Hurt's Doctor, need to see more...
Time Lords frozen in a single moment, so they could come back in the future?
All the Doctors including 13 - Peter Capaldi's eyes
The latest Doctor is in charge of the rest at the end, was that the same in The Five Doctors? I sense a re-watch.
When the 13 Tardis's surround Gallifrey, where are the Dalek spacecraft? Not a sign of them? If they were there, couldn't the Tardis's have been hit. They have to be there for the crossfire plan to work...
Inside of National Gallery has very Tardis like hexagonal roundels on the wall.
Is John Hurt now part of the history of The Doctors? If so is a re-numbering of Eccleston, Tennant, Smith and Capaldi in order?
John Hurt's almost last words "Wearing a bit thin" wasn't that also William Hartnell's?
Nice ears gag bearing in mind who he regenerates into, Christopher Eccleston
That last shot of the regeneration, does it have an Eccleston'ish right eye or is that my imagination?
Trenselor...
"I don't want to go" the last words of David Tennant as he goes into his Tardis and also the last words before he regenerated into Matt Smith. "He always says that" Nice line...
Just realised that there were three iterations of the same Doctor and three iterations of the same Tardis in the national Gallery and nothing happened, is The National Gallery actually Gallifrey?
Old man looking for you, "The Curator"... "I could be a Curator.. I could retire and do that"...
"You know, I really think you might" and there is Tom Baker, the Fourth Doctor, older but still magnificent, certainly an 'old favourite' of mine
No offer of jelly babies
"Oh you have a lot to do"... Looking for Gallifrey
"WHO knows" Doctor Who knows?!
Matt Smith's end of episode voiceovers are rather good, I love his voice.
"I have a new destination... I know where I'm going, where I've always been going, home - the long way round" and a great line-up of Doctors, including John Hurt.
First Doctor/William Hartnell by himself and then alternating inwards from left to right:
L1: Second Doctor/Patrick Troughton
R1: Third Doctor/Jon Pertwee
L2: Fourth Doctor/Tom Baker
R2: Fifth Doctor/Peter Davison
L3: Sixth Doctor/Colin Baker
R3: Seventh Doctor/Sylvester McCoy
L4: Eighth Doctor/Paul McGann
R4: Ninth Doctor/Christopher Eccleston
L5: ? Doctor/John Hurt
R5: Tenth Doctor/David Tennant
Centre: Eleventh Doctor/Matt Smith
But that's not correct anymore, John Hurt was a regeneration between the Eighth and Ninth Doctor, so that makes:
R4: Tenth Doctor/Christopher Eccleston
L5: Ninth Doctor/John Hurt
R5: Eleventh Doctor/David Tennant
Centre: Twelfth Doctor/Matt Smith
And that presents a whole new issue as Time Lords are meant to only have 11 regenerations which means they are all used up, so how does the Twelfth Doctor/Matt Smith regenerate into the Thirteenth Doctor/Peter Capaldi? I suppose we'll find out at Christmas... This War Doctor idea just doesn't wash, John Hurt is not Paul McGann nor is he Christopher Eccleston - I demand a proper explanation!
The Credits show "The Doctor" in reverse order with John Hurt between Christopher Eccleston and Paul McGann, so... Am I obsessing a bit much?
The credits also show Billie Piper as 'Rose', surely she was The Moment's operating system projecting as a conscience?
No mention of The Curator in the credits.
All the Doctor's faces in turn, as in the credits.... Yes I know I should get a life! Or 12! Or 13!
Labels: Doctor Who, Dr Who, SciFi
Feeling chilly? A Friday Night Rule 5 post
Here's Kate Upton's recent Sports Illustrated winter shoot to warm you up...
Labels: kate upton, NSFW, Rule 5 Friday
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor: The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
A BBC special film revolving around the Fifth Doctor/Peter Davison, the Sixth Doctor/Colin Baker, the Seventh Doctor/Sylvester McCoy (Who's also in The Hobbit) and the Eighth Doctor/Paul McGann and their alleged attempts to be in the 50th anniversary special.
It's quite amusing but no more than that, although the Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen scene is nicely done, incidentally does anyone see the point of adding Radagast the Brown to the original story and John Barrowman's secret family is a nice touch but not as realistic as his obsessive self-promotion and incessant singing. Frank Skinner would surely be too tall to be a Dalek operator, although his two colleagues are bigger. By the way where does one subscribe to the Dalek Operators Gazette? Is it monthly or quarterly?
Favourite lines: Colin Baker's moan about "atmospheric lighting nonsense" and Peter Davison's comment that if you lean on the Tardis interior it "doesn't wobble at all" I did also enjoy the security guard's description of the Three Doctors as "illegal alien, I shouldn't wonder"
Having looked at the credits I see that Katy Manning and Lalla Ward were in this, time for a second watch...
Labels: Doctor Who, Dr Who, Parody
Rampant Islamophobia?
The real threat to good community relations in the West is Islamophobia, or so we keep being told. The trouble is that the facts are at variance to the claims. The FBI's 2012 Hate Crime Statistics show
By bias motivation
An analysis of data for victims of single-bias hate crime incidents showed that:
48.5 percent of the victims were targeted because of the offender's bias against a race.
19.2 percent were targeted because of a bias against a particular sexual orientation.
18.7 percent were victimized because of a bias against a religious belief.
12.1 percent were victimized because of a bias against an ethnicity/national origin.
1.4 percent were targeted because of a bias against a disability. (Based on Table 1.)
Of the 1,340 victims of an anti-religious hate crime:
62.4 percent were victims of an offender's anti-Jewish bias.
11.6 percent were victims of an anti-Islamic bias.
7.5 percent were victims of a bias against groups of individuals of varying religions (anti-multiple religions, group).
6.4 percent were victims of an anti-Catholic bias.
2.6 percent were victims of an anti-Protestant bias.
0.9 percent were victims of an anti-Atheist/Agnostic bias.
8.6 percent were victims of a bias against other religions (anti-other religion). (Based on Table 1.)
So it's Jews not Muslims that face hate crimes based on their religion but that's of no interest to the pro-Islam media for whom Jews too often are linked detrimentally to Israel (the hated country).
Labels: Anti-semitism, BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, Islamophobia, Media bias
Lewis Collins R.I.P.
Lewis Collins has died at the age of 67, William Andrew Phillip Bodie is dead... Another part of my childhood lies in tatters.
I wonder if this might herald a re-run of all 57 episodes.
In the meantime, here's some Bodie moments...
Climate Science is settled, 98% of climate scientists accept that.
I keep being told that 'Climate Science is settled because 98% of climate scientists accept that.' this is (I believe) a way of shutting down debate on man made climate change, the latest attempt being made by @lynnejones_exMP on Twitter, that's former MP Lynne Jones (whose views on climate change are as fixed and wrong as they are on Israel and the genocidal Islamist terrorists that want Israel destroyed and Jews killed) but I digress.
In January 2012, the American Meteorological Society surveyed its professional members and found that 52% believe global warming is happening and is mostly human-caused, while 48 percent do not. The survey also found that scientists with professed liberal political views were far more likely to believe global warming is human-caused than others.
The authors of the survey recommended that the American Meteorological Society should 'acknowledge and explore the uncomfortable fact that political ideology influences the climate change views of meteorology professionals; refute the idea that those who do hold non-majority views just need to be "educated" about climate change; [and] continue to deal with the conflict among members of the meteorology community.'
So is Climate Science settled? No of course not. And why does Lynn Jones want to believe it is? Maybe her left-wing views, not 'liberal' as there's nothing liberal about supporting the rights of genocidal Islamist terrorists over that over the democratic multi-cultural state of Israel, could provide a clue.
Labels: Lynne Jones, Man Made Climate Change, Science
Can you tell who's an immigrant by looking at their face? Would it be racist to say you could?
Before you lefty types scream 'that would be racist', look who said it...
Barack Obama saying that "just looking at faces, I could tell there were some folks who are here not because they were born here".
Imagine the media furore if George W. Bush or any other Republican had said this, but as it's the Obamamessiah there's nary a word.
If Sarah Palin had said this, the BBC would be having a collective orgasm of outrage but as it's their great hero Barack Obama, I can be sure that the news will ignore it and that The News Quiz will not pour scorn on their collective hero.
The BBC News do find time to report that 'US President Barack Obama "pardons" two turkeys on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, saluting them for their bravery'. The BBC happy to produce yet another puff piece for Barack Obama rather than reporting yet another Barack Obama misspeak.
Labels: Barack Obama, BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, Media bias, Racism accusations, US Politics
The BBC choose what to report and what not to report, seemingly to help their Labour Party allies
This BBC report on yesterday's OFGEM chief's comments to the Energy and Climate Change Committee is very detailed about one part of Andrew Wright's remarks:
The energy regulator Ofgem has launched a scathing attack on the record and profits of the big gas and electricity suppliers.
Andrew Wright, the acting chief executive of Ofgem, said there was a "deep distrust of anything the energy companies do or say".
But that BBC report manages not report at all something that Sky News do manage to report:
He also warned that Labour's proposed energy price freeze "puts at risk the proper functioning of the industry"
Labour, which has pledged to introduce a regulator with greater teeth, came under fire from Mr Wright over its plan for a 20-month freeze to bills if it wins the 2015 general election.
Energy companies had previously warned such an intervention risked crucial investment in the country's energy infrastructure.
Following Ofgem's report on Monday analysing 2012 energy firm profits, industry body Energy UK argued the figures did not take into account the provision for securing energy supplies for the future.
Npower owner RWE confirmed on Tuesday that significant cost pressures had forced it to pull out of the massive £4bn Atlantic Array windfarm project.
So why are the BBC not reporting the full story? Can anyone persuade me that it's not just because they want to help their Labour allies along?
Labels: BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, BBC/NuLab, Energy, Power Generation
Bush or Obama, Idiot or Genius?
Thanks to HopeNChange for the cartoon.
Labels: Barack Obama, George Bush, Satire, US Politics
An idiot tweets, this time it's @_fuck_israel_
I have been having an interminable Twitter conversation with a deeply unpleasant individual whose Twitter handle is @_fuck_israel_ . His level of discourse is pretty low, mostly restricted to telling me how much he loves (indeed worships Hitler), how Israel should be destroyed and how Islam is much better than Israel (apparently it's all down to numbers of followers of a religion).
I will at some point document the many rantings of this Algerian who claims to be a lawyer and to have a Jewish Swedish girlfriend who converted to Islam (hmmm) but for the time being here's just one of his laughable Tweets:
So @_fuck_israel_ claims that Hamas's fight for freedom has no relationship with Islam and that those who claim otherwise are stupid morons.
Here's the beginning of Hamas's Charter
The Charter of Allah: The Platform of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
"In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate You are the best community that has been raised up for mankind. Ye enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency; and ye believe in Allah. And if the People of the Scripture had believed, it had been better for them. Some of them are believers; but most of them are evil-doers. They will not harm you save a trifling hurt, and if they fight against you they will turn and flee. And afterward they will not be helped. Ignominy shall be their portion wheresoever they are found save [where they grasp] a rope from Allah and a rope from man. They have incurred anger from their Lord, and wretchedness is laid upon them. That is because they used to disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slew the Prophets wrongfully. That is because they were rebellious and used to transgress." Surat Al-Imran (III), verses 109-111 Israel will rise and will remain erect until Islam eliminates it as it had eliminated its predecessors. The Islamic World is burning. It is incumbent upon each one of us to pour some water, little as it may be, with a view of extinguishing as much of the fire as he can, without awaiting action by the others.
No relationship with Islam?
Here's the eight objectives of Hamas, note the complete absence of references to Islam, Muslims and Allah:
Part I - Knowing the Movement
Article One: The Ideological Aspects
The Islamic Resistance Movement draws its guidelines from Islam; derives from it its thinking, interpretations and views about existence, life and humanity; refers back to it for its conduct; and is inspired by it in whatever step it takes.
Article Two: The Link between Hamas and the Association of Muslim Brothers
The Islamic Resistance Movement is one of the wings of the Muslim Brothers in Palestine. The Muslim Brotherhood Movement is a world organization, the largest Islamic Movement in the modern era. It is characterized by a profound understanding, by precise notions and by a complete comprehensiveness of all concepts of Islam in all domains of life: views and beliefs, politics and economics, education and society, jurisprudence and rule, indoctrination and teaching, the arts and publications, the hidden and the evident, and all the other domains of life.
Article Three: Structure and Essence
The basic structure of the Islamic Resistance Movement consists of Muslims who are devoted to Allah and worship Him verily [as it is written]: "I have created Man and Devil for the purpose of their worship" [of Allah]. Those Muslims are cognizant of their duty towards themselves, their families and country and they have been relying on Allah for all that. They have raised the banner of Jihad in the face of the oppressors in order to extricate the country and the people from the [oppressors'] desecration, filth and evil.
Article Four
The Movement welcomes all Muslims who share its beliefs and thinking, commit themselves to its course of action, keep its secrets and aspire to join its ranks in order to carry out their duty. Allah will reward them.
Article Five: Dimensions of Time and Space of the Hamas
As the Movement adopts Islam as its way of life, its time dimension extends back as far as the birth of the Islamic Message and of the Righteous Ancestor. Its ultimate goal is Islam, the Prophet its model, the Qur'an its Constitution. Its special dimension extends wherever on earth there are Muslims, who adopt Islam as their way of life; thus, it penetrates to the deepest reaches of the land and to the highest spheres of Heavens.
Article Six: Peculiarity and Independence
The Islamic Resistance Movement is a distinct Palestinian Movement which owes its loyalty to Allah, derives from Islam its way of life and strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine. Only under the shadow of Islam could the members of all regions coexist in safety and security for their lives, properties and rights. In the absence of Islam, conflict arises, oppression reigns, corruption is rampant and struggles and wars prevail. Allah had inspired the Muslim poet, Muhammad Iqbal, when he said:
When the Faith wanes, there is no security
There is no this-worldliness for those who have no faith
Those who wish to live their life without religion
Have made annihilation the equivalent of life.
Article Seven: The Universality of Hamas
By virtue of the distribution of Muslims, who pursue the cause of the Hamas, all over the globe, and strive for its victory, for the reinforcement of its positions and for the encouragement of its Jihad, the Movement is a universal one. It is apt to be that due to the clarity of its thinking, the nobility of its purpose and the loftiness of its objectives. It is in this light that the Movement has to be regarded, evaluated and acknowledged. Whoever denigrates its worth, or avoids supporting it, or is so blind as to dismiss its role, is challenging Fate itself. Whoever closes his eyes from seeing the facts, whether intentionally or not, will wake up to find himself overtaken by events, and will find no excuses to justify his position. Priority is reserved to the early comers. Oppressing those who are closest to you, is more of an agony to the soul than the impact of an Indian sword. "And unto thee have we revealed the Scripture with the truth, confirming whatever scripture was before it, and a watcher over it. So judge between them by that which Allah hath revealed, and follow not their desires away from the truth which has come unto thee. For each we have appointed a divine law and a traced-out way. Had Allah willed, He could have made you one community. But that He may try you by that which he has given you [He has made you as you are]. So vie with one another in good works. Unto Allah, you will all return. He will then inform you of that wherein you differ." Hamas is one of the links in the Chain of Jihad in the confrontation with the Zionist invasion. It links up with the setting out of the Martyr Izz a-din al-Qassam and his brothers in the Muslim Brotherhood who fought the Holy War in 1936; it further relates to another link of the Palestinian Jihad and the Jihad and efforts of the Muslim Brothers during the 1948 War, and to the Jihad operations of the Muslim Brothers in 1968 and thereafter. But even if the links have become distant from each other, and even if the obstacles erected by those who revolve in the Zionist orbit, aiming at obstructing the road before the Jihad fighters, have rendered the pursuance of Jihad impossible; nevertheless, the Hamas has been looking forward to implement Allah's promise whatever time it might take. The prophet, prayer and peace be upon him, said: The time will not come until Muslims will fight the Jews (and kill them); until the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, which will cry: O Muslim! there is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him! This will not apply to the Gharqad, which is a Jewish tree (cited by Bukhari and Muslim).
Article Eight: The Slogan of the Hamas
Allah is its goal, the Prophet its model, the Qur'an its Constitution, Jihad its path and death for the case of Allah its most sublime belief.
So let's compare @_fuck_israel_ 'Hamas fight for freedom no relation with Islam' with Hamas's Article Eight (The slogan of Hamas) 'Allah is its goal, the Prophet its model, the Qur'an its Constitution, Jihad its path and death for the case of Allah its most sublime belief.'
Maybe @_fuck_israel_ has a syntax problem and his 'stupid moron' comment wasn't aimed at @SoldierFrosty and/or @jimborats but at himself.
Labels: Anti-semitism, Hamas, Idiocy, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Palestinians, Twitter
Lily Allen says it's Hard Out Here
Lily Allen is back and her tongue is firmly in her cheek.
Dr Jacques Gauthier – The Jewish Claim to Jerusalem: The Case Under International Law | BBC Watch
http://bbcwatch.org/2013/11/23/dr-jacques-gauthier-the-jewish-claim-to-jerusalem-the-case-under-international-law
A fascinating watch...
Doctor Who - The Day of the Doctor (post 1)
I watched this Doctor Who special episode yesterday and enjoyed many parts of it but found others to be overblown and maybe a little silly!
One line especially jarred with me, "Never give-up, never surrender" - that's from the wonderful sci-fi film Galaxy Quest (the wrong franchise)...
Is playing for the England cricket team that stressful?
Then opening batsman Marcus Trescothick left the 2005-06 tour of India and the 2006-07 Ashes tour of Australia with a stress-related condition. Now Jonathan Trott has left the current Ashes tour of Australia because of a long-standing stress-related condition.
Now I understand stress-related illness, boy do I understand it... And I don't want to minimise its seriousness but could Jonathan Trott's condition possibly be the first case of Mitchell Johnsonitis?
Of course there might be a non-cricketing explanation as to why Jonathan Trott is depressed...
Jonathan Trott supports Tottenham Hotspur, not a good weekend for a Spurs supporting England cricketer...
Labels: Cricket
Doctor Who - The Day of the Doctor
I was out last night and so missed the 50th anniversary special. Don't worry, I've Sky+ it in HD and will be sitting down to watch it before lunch. So no spoilers please...
In the meantime here's the rather spiffy 'all the Doctors' image that the BBC have released.
It's good to see Paul McGann take his place in the pantheon...
So how does John Hurt's iteration as The Doctor fit (or is there another explanation for his Doctor)? Also if Time Lords are allowed just 12 regenerations (13 'lives'), is the end coming soon for the Doctor, or will a fix be found? I know there have been exceptions found before to this limit, for more (much, much more) on this topic and others relating to Time Lords, try this Wikipedia page - warning GEEK alert!
Labels: Doctor Who, Dr Who, Geeky
Usain Bolt in 2003
An interesting Usain Bolt profile piece by Trans World Sport from 2003
An interesting piece and the change in his accent is very noticeable.
A year later and a 17 year old Usain Bolt sets his first world record, albeit a junior one, over 200m.
Labels: Athletics, Usain Bolt
To celebrate tonight's 'The Day of the Doctor' Doctor Who special - some gratuitious Amy Pond/Karen Gillan images
I am not 100% if the leather catsuit image is kosher.
If you want to see some more images of Karen Gillan, may of which are photoshopped then this search may be of assistance but beware many are definitely NSFW.
Labels: Amy Pond, Doctor Who, Dr Who, Karen Gillan, NSFW
The BBC just cannot help themselves
From the BBC's article entitled 'How did Doctor Who reflect the real world?':
The first David Tennant story, The Christmas Invasion, contains a scene which echoes former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's decision to sink the General Belgrano during the Falklands conflict in 1982.
Penelope Wilton's prime minister orders the destruction of a retreating alien spaceship, a decision condemned by the Doctor.
Doctor Who during the Russell T. Davies years often had politial echoes, this was one of the most clumsy. It was also perpetrtinga falsehood as the Argentinian ship's captain and others have admitted that The Belgarano was not retreating...
La Nación published a reader's letter from Admiral Enrique Molina Pico (head of the Argentine Navy in the 1990s) in 2005 in which Pico wrote that the Belgrano was part of an operation that posed a real threat to the British task force, but was holding off for tactical reasons. Pico added that "To leave the exclusion zone was not to leave the combat zone to enter a protected area". Pico explicitly stated that the sinking was not a war crime, but a combat action.[48]
The Belgrano's captain, Héctor Bonzo, (in) an interview in 2003... stated that the General Belgrano was only temporarily sailing to the west at the time of the attack, and his orders were to attack any British ships which came within range of cruiser's armament.[51]
The BBC, any excuse to blacken the name of Lady Thatcher and the British Armed Forces, truth be damned.
Labels: BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, Doctor Who, Dr Who, Falklands War
When even Time magazine say that Barack Obama broke his promises is the hero worship over?
Of course I exempt the BBC from this possibility as they will worship the Obamamessiah right up until the time his Democratic Party successor is in position.
Labels: Barack Obama, Barack Obama lies, BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, US Politics
Hillary Clinton for 2016?
I'll remind you because the pro-Democratic Party media have forgotten this story. Because nothing must be allowed to stop Hillary Clinton being elected in 2016, after all it's only fair that the first black (well half black) US President is followed by the first female US President - so long as both are from the Democratic Party of course, I don't think that Sarah Palin would fit the bill.
Labels: Hillary Clinton, Media bias, Sarah Palin, US Politics
Hunter Shoots Deer — 63 Seconds Later, Video Shows Him Getting the Absolute Scare of a Lifetime! | Video | TheBlaze.com
The Blaze has this story.
A deer coming back to life having been shot, where is that Woody Allen video?
Here it is, although it's a moose not a deer in this instance. I love this piece of Woody Allen standup, he's really good...
The end line is one of my comedy favourites...
Labels: Anti-semitism, humour, Woody Allen
Australia: 273-8, Stuart Broad 20.0 - 3 - 65 - 5
You cannot keep a good man down and all that pre-series name calling by the Australian media and some players has only served to gird Stuart Broad's loins. It's going to be a great series for the 'smug Pommy cheat' aka 'Stuart Fraud'...
Labels: Australia, Cricket, Stuart Broad
As the Ashes start here's Gareme Swann doing what he does second best
Impersonating his team mates and David Lloyd
His Kevin Pieterson is surprisingly camp...
Education doesn't mean women should have more freedoms: Kerala Muslim leader - Indian Express Mobile
Yet more Islamic oppression of women that the West will ignore...
' ..Islam has not changed its decrees regarding the life of women. Muslim women should not work in a place where only a woman and a man are present. They should work only in a place where there are enough number of women and trustworthy men. Ninety per cent of jobs do not require men and women to mingle. These rules cannot be changed," he said.'
More here http://m.indianexpress.com/news/education-doesnt-mean-women-should-have-more-freedoms-kerala-muslim-leader/1197002/
Labels: India, Islamisation of Asia, Misogyny, Sexism
Abbas Cracks Down on Media, World Looks Other Way via Gatestone Institute
'Palestinian Authority has resumed its security crackdown on Palestinian journalists and bloggers in the West Bank.But the crackdown has thus far sparked protests only from Palestinian journalists.
Western governments that fund the Palestinian Authority continue to turn a blind eye to the breach of freedom of expression in the West Bank.International human rights groups and organizations purporting to defend freedom of the media also continue to ignore the violations against freedom of expression under the Palestinian Authority.
These groups only see what the Israeli authorities do. On the side of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, or Hamas in the Gaza Strip, they "see no evil."
They know about the assaults on Palestinian journalists by Palestinian security forces. But they choose to bury their heads in the sand. It is more convenient and safer to criticize Israel than the Palestinian Authority and Hamas.
For Western governments, so long as the Palestinian Authority leadership says it is committed to the peace process with Israel, its leaders are free to rule as a dictatorship.
Western diplomats based in Ramallah say they are fully aware of the anti-democratic measures taken by the Palestinian Authority. But, they add, these measures are an "internal Palestinian issue" that does not concern the international community.
The silence of the international community drove Palestinian journalists to announce that they have had enough and that the time has come to stage public protests against the crackdown.'
More here http:// www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4057/palestinians-abbas-media
But don't expect to read about this on the BBC where Israel can do no right and the Palestinians can do no wrong.
Labels: BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, Palestinians, West Bank
A young Mick Jagger, from 1965
Photos of the Rolling Stones when they were yoiung are rare, and off stage ones from the early days of the band are even rarer. A collection of photos taken by an unknown photographer in California in 1965 have been discovered.
There's some nice shots and it's interesting to see Keith Richards looking youthful...
More at DP Review here http://m.dpreview.com/news/2013/11/17/rare-photos-of-rolling-stones-emerge-from-estate-sale
Labels: Mick Jagger, Photography, Rolling Stones
Watch "Australian in Palestine account of children suicide bombers - תרגום עברי" on YouTube
There are segments of this video where you'll need to be able to understand French or Hebrew but they are relatively short and the rest is very powerful.
So depressing but that's what brainwashing children to hate begets. The Israel Haters ignore such evidence, because they just hate Israel so much, as they themselves have been taught to do.
Labels: Anti-semitism, Brainwashing, Israel, Palestinian terrorism
Insight: Boko Haram, taking to hills, seize slave 'brides'
'In a new development, Boko Haram is abducting Christian women whom it converts to Islam on pain of death and then forces into "marriage" with fighters - a tactic that recalls Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army in the jungles of Uganda.'
The joy that Islamists bring to Africa, more here http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE9AG04120131117?irpc=932
Labels: Islamisation of Africa, Uganda
Is criticism of Israel antisemitic?
'... most Jews do not consider criticism of Israel to be antisemitic: but they do consider it to be antisemitic, when it involves calls to boycott Israel, or compares Israel to Nazi Germany.'
Many people quite deliberately make the comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany in order to cause maximum offence to Jews. The anti-Semites know what they're doing and revel in the pain and hurt that they cause.
More here http://blog.thecst.org.uk/?p=4581
Labels: Anti-semitism, Israel, Nazism
The United Nations translator that told the truth
I think I posted this story when it broke but here's the video and transcript, thanks to Harry's Place and UN Watch
"I mean, I think when you have five statements, not five, like a total of ten resolutions on Israel and Palestine, there's gotta be something, c'est un peu trop, non? [It's a bit much, no?] I mean I know… There's other really bad shit happening, but no one says anything, about the other stuff."
The United Nation's obsession with demonising Israel whilst ignoring horrific human rights abuses across much of the Muslim world is both vile and predictable bearing in mind the malign influence of the OIC.
Labels: United Nations, United Nations anti-Israel bias, United Nations hypocrisy
How to teach your child to ride a bicycle, Big Train style
Absolute genius from Simon Pegg and the Big Train team.
Labels: humour, Simon Pegg
100m in 9 seconds, if only he didn't have a delayed start... It's the "Starting Blocks Lesson" from Big Train
Simon Pegg is taught how to start a 100m metre race.
ANOTHER epic Israel-boycott failure as BDS groups use Israeli tech to build websites | Trending Central
Britain's Zionist Federation has today highlighted the latest example of a failure of Israel boycotters (BDS campaigners) to hold to their principles as it transpires that various anti-Israel groups have been building their own websites with Israeli-developed technology.
The website of the Cornell University branch of 'Students for Justice in Palestine' explains that the group's campaigns include boycotting skincare products, soft drink manufacturers, and even hummus, while the 'Palestinian Holocaust Museum' website actively attempts to smear the Jewish state with claims of a "Palestinian Holocaust".
The only problem is… both websites were built on the Israeli web-platform "Wix".
The revelation comes hot on the heels of the viral news story of a student at Oxford University, who pointed out his classmate's hypocrisy in using an Apple product, which contains parts developed by an Israeli tech-firm, while plastering his Macbook with anti-Israel propaganda.
More at Trending Central
Labels: Anti-semitism, anti-Zionism, Israel, Palestine, Technology
'Rape porn' possession to be punished by three years in jail, David Cameron to announce | Metro News
Unsurprisingly they haven't thought this through. Are anybody with DVDs, or similar, of one or more of Deliverance, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo to face a prison sentence?
Metro article here http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/17/rape-porn-possession-to-be-punished-by-three-years-in-jail-david-cameron-to-announce-4189512/
Labels: Conservative stupidity, Porn
The foamer at the mouth (Ed Miliband), former close associate of the nose picker (Gordon Brown)
Guido Fawkes has video of Ed Miliband foaming at the mouth.
The video of Gordon Brown picking his nose is on this blog, but never shown on the pro Labour BBC.
Labels: BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, Ed Miliband, Ed Miliband weirdness, Gordon Brown, Picking Nose
Watch "CAMERA Video Brief Exposes Economist and al Jazeera Anti-Israel Bias" on YouTube
The Economist -- and al Jazeera following suit -- took biased treatment of Israel to new depths with a segment claiming Israel, in its apparently diabolical attempts to torment Arabs, resorts to setting traffic lights so that Arabs must wait longer than Jews. The absurdity of this false charge led to this video alert, aired on Jewish Life TV, and prompted CAMERA to prepare a detailed video of its own exposing the bogus claims, which can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ectEf4...
Labels: al Jazeera, Islamic lies, The Economist
Ir wasn't just Barack Hussein Obama who lied, Hillary Rodham Clinton did too
'In 2007, campaigning in Iowa, Clinton like Obama, promised Americans that if they liked their plans they could keep them. Clinton, also like Obama, left out the fine print that her plan had a provision similar to Obamacare which would have kicked millions off of their own insurance plans.'
For when Hillary Clinton becomes the next saviour of the United States and the media (including the BBC) get right behind her after all the USA has never had a woman President.
Labels: Barack Obama, BBC bias, Hillary Clinton, Media bias, Obamacare, US Politics
19.19 for the 200m is almost more incredible than 9.58 for the 100m, Michael Johnson's reaction is worth watching again
Again at the World Athletics in Berlin in 2009.
Here are the fastest 200m times in history, all those quicker than 19.70, notice how many are held by Bolt, Yohan Blake and Michael Johnson:
1      19.19      -0.3    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1      Berlin                       20.08.2009
2      19.26      +0.7    Yohan Blake                        JAM     26.12.89    1      Bruxelles                    16.09.2011
3      19.30      -0.9    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1      Beijing                      20.08.2008
4      19.32      +0.4    Michael Johnson                    USA     13.09.67    1      Atlanta                      01.08.1996
4      19.32      +0.4    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1      London                       09.08.2012
6      19.40      +0.8    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1      Daegu                        03.09.2011
7      19.44      +0.4    Yohan Blake                        JAM     26.12.89    2      London                       09.08.2012
8      19.53      +0.7    Walter Dix                         USA     31.01.86    2      Bruxelles                    16.09.2011
9      19.54      ±0.0    Yohan Blake                        JAM     26.12.89    1      Bruxelles                    07.09.2012
10     19.56      -0.8    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1      Kingston                     01.05.2010
11     19.57      ±0.0    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1      Bruxelles                    04.09.2009
12     19.58      +1.3    Tyson Gay                          USA     09.08.82    1      New York City                30.05.2009
12     19.58      +1.4    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1rA    Lausanne                     23.08.2012
14     19.59      -0.9    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1rA    Lausanne                     07.07.2009
15     19.62      -0.3    Tyson Gay                          USA     09.08.82    1      Indianapolis                 24.06.2007
16     19.63      +0.4    Xavier Carter                      USA     08.12.85    1      Lausanne                     11.07.2006
16     19.63      -0.9    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1      Lausanne                     02.09.2008
18     19.65      ±0.0    Wallace Spearmon                   USA     24.12.84    1      Daegu                        28.09.2006
19     19.66      +1.7    Michael Johnson                    USA     13.09.67    1      Atlanta                      23.06.1996
19     19.66      ±0.0    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1      Zürich                       30.08.2012
19     19.66      ±0.0    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1      Moskva                       17.08.2013
22     19.67      -0.5    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1      Athínai                      13.07.2008
23     19.68      +0.4    Frank Fredericks                   NAM     02.10.67    2      Atlanta                      01.08.1996
23     19.68      -0.1    Tyson Gay                          USA     09.08.82    1      Stuttgart                    10.09.2006
23     19.68      -0.3    Usain Bolt                         JAM     21.08.86    1      Thessaloníki                 13.09.2009
26     19.69      +0.9    Walter Dix                         USA     31.01.86    1      Gainesville                  26.05.20
The fastest current British athlete is: 208 19.98 -0.3 Adam Gemili GBR 06.10.93 1s3 Moskva 16.08.2013 John Regis's fastest: 253 20.01 ±0.0 John Regis GBR 13.10.66 2 Monaco 02.08.1994 Christian Malcolm: 396 20.08 +1.0 Christian Malcolm GBR 03.06.79 1s1 Edmonton 08.08.2001 Linford Christie: 427 20.09 +1.7 Linford Christie GBR 02.04.60 4 Seoul 28.09.1988 Darren Campbell: 542 20.13 +0.3 Darren Campbell GBR 12.09.73 1q1 Sydney 27.09.2000 Allan Wells (getting a silver in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, to add to his 100m Gold) 876 20.21 +0.9 Allan Wells GBR 03.05.52 2 Moskva 28.07.1980 A British athlete who may be worth looking out for is Christopher Clarke: 939 20.22 -1.3 Chris Clark GBR 25.01.90 1 Bedford 25.08.2013 He's only 23
9.58 for 100m is so fast that Michael Johnson looks shocked
And here's the race
From Berlin's World Championships in 2009.
I can't post comments like that...
Somebody decided that it was worth commenting on this post but with such language! I have censored it...
Labels: Censorship, Felicity Kendal
Guardian columnist blames the persecution of Mid-East Christians on Israel's creation
'... the plight of religious and ethnic minorities in Muslim and Arab majority countries in the region is ignored due in part to political correctness, cultural relativism and a malign obsession with Israel.'
Because for too many on the left of politics, Israel is always to blame and facts can be ignored in order to make this point.
More here http://cifwatch.com/2013/11/14/guardian-columnist-blames-the-persecution-of-mid-east-christians-on-israels-creation
President Barack Hussein Obama lied again and again about Obamacare, so where's the outrage?
It's here...
And here's Barack Obama lying over and over and over and over again...
Labels: Barack Obama, Barack Obama lies, Obamacare, US Politics
Freedom of Speech in London 2013
This video is from London's School of Oriental And African Studies (SOAS) aka School of Organised Anti-Semitism where a speaker, Mohamed El-Nabawy, had to be ushered off stage by security guards when around 30 demonstrators stormed a lecture theatre. Mr El-Nabawy has ties to the Tamarod group which opposed ex President Mohammed Morsi and played a key role in the ousting of the Muslim Brotherhood-backed Morsi in June this year.
Labels: Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, SOAS
Israel's 'Apartheid Wall' in context
'97% of this "wall" is only a fence, and it was erected IN RESPONSE to terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians. More than a dozen other countries use the same thing to defend against terrorist attacks, prevent weapons trafficking, and curb illegal immigration, among other things.
Israel is no different.
Get more TRUTH at:
- FuelForTruth - http://www.fuelfortruth.org
- Twitter - https://twitter.com/fuelfortruth
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FuelForTruth'
It's odd how only Israel's fence gets criticised by @lynnejones_exMP and others.
Labels: Anti-semitism, Israel, Lynne Jones, Security
Watch ""Brotherly Love" - Arab Treatment of Palestinian Arabs"
'See how the Arab world treats their "brothers," the Palestinian Arabs...
The world focuses on Israel's "inhumane" treatment, while Arab nations hold them in horrid refugee camps, using them as political pawns. They were ethnically cleansed, they were massacred, all by Arabs. And the subjugation continues. But no one says a word.
Now THAT is "brotherly love."
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FuelForTruth '
Labels: Anti-semitism, Islamic hypocrisy, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinians, Syria
The suitable age for marriage - According to a fatwa from Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz
The Suitable Age For Marriage
What is the suitable age for marriage for men and women, because some young women do not accept marriage from those who are older than them? Likewise, some men do not marry women who are older than them. We request a response and may Allaah reward you with goodness.
I advise young women not to refuse marriage from a man due to his age, such as being ten, twenty or thirty years older than her. This is not a reason, because the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi was salam, married 'A'ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, when he was fifty-three years old and she was a girl of nine years old. So being older does not harm. There is no sin in the woman being older, nor any sin in the man being older, because the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi was salam, married Khadijah, may Allaah be pleased with her, when she was forty years old and he was twenty-five years old, before the Revelation came to him, sallallaahu alayhi was salam; that is, she, may Allaah be pleased with her, was fifteen years older than him. Then he married 'A'ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, when she was small - six or seven years old and he was fifty-three years old. Many of those who speak on the radio or television deter people from marriage between men and women of differing ages - this is all wrong & saying such things is not permissable for them. It is obligatory for a woman to look at the (prospective) husband, and if he is righteous and suitable, she should agree, even if he is older than her. Similarly, a man should devote himself to finding a righteous, religious woman, even if she is older than him, if she is still young and still fertile. In short, the age should not be an excuse and it should not be considered something shameful, as long as the man is righteous and the woman is righteous. May Allaah reform the situation of us all.
Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah, volume 5, The Book of Marriage, page 169-170
This and more at Fatwah Islam
I came across this fatah having first read Sheikh Fawzan's thoughts on Muslim "child-marriage"
'Muslim "child-marriage" — euphemism for pedophilia — is making headlines again, at least in Arabic media: Dr. Salih bin Fawzan, a prominent cleric and member of Saudi Arabia's highest religious council, just issued a fatwa asserting that there is no minimum age for marriage, and that girls can be married "even if they are in the cradle."
Appearing in Saudi papers on July 13, the fatwa complains that "Uninformed interference with Sharia rulings by the press and journalists is on the increase, posing dire consequences to society, including their interference with the question of marriage to small girls who have not reached maturity, and their demand that a minimum age be set for girls to marry."
Fawzan insists that nowhere does Sharia set an age limit for marrying girls: like countless Muslim scholars before him, he relies on Koran 65:4, which discusses marriage to females who have not yet begun menstruating (i.e., are prepubescent) and the fact that Muhammad, Islam's role model, married Aisha when she was 6 years old, "consummating" the marriage — or, in modern parlance, raping her — when she was 9.
The point of the Saudi fatwa, however, is not that girls as young as 9 can have sex, based on Muhammad's example, but rather that there is no age limit whatsoever; the only question open to consideration is whether the girl is physically capable of handling her husband/rapist. Fawzan documents this point by quoting Ibn Batal's authoritative exegesis of Sahih Bukhari:
The ulema [Islam's interpreters] have agreed that it is permissible for fathers to marry off their small daughters, even if they are in the cradle. But it is not permissible for their husbands to have sex with them unless they are capable of being placed beneath and bearing the weight of the men. And their capability in this regard varies based on their nature and capacity. Aisha was 6 when she married the prophet, but he had sex with her when she was 9 [i.e., when she was deemed capable].
Fawzan concludes his fatwa with a warning: "It behooves those who call for setting a minimum age for marriage to fear Allah and not contradict his Sharia, or try to legislate things Allah did not permit. For laws are Allah's province; and legislation is his excusive right, to be shared by none other. And among these are the rules governing marriage."'
Vile? Disgusting? Sanctioned by Fatwa...
Labels: Islam, Paedophilia
Nicolas Cage as Disney Princesses!
The above image of Nicolas Cage as Snow White was found along with plenty more at this Sad and Useless page. Take a look, they are really rather good.
Labels: humour, Nicolas Cage, Parody
Lecturer whose hand was chopped off acquitted of hurting religious sentiments
This happened in India not even a Muslim country:
'A Kerala college lecturer whose hand was chopped off allegedly by radicals over his comments on the Prophet Mohammed in a question paper, has been acquitted by a court of charges of hurting religious sentiments, reports PTI.
The Chief Judicial Magistrate at Thodupuzha on Wednesday let off TJ Joseph, accepting his plea that he had prepared questions for the graduate course "without any mala fide intention."
Mr Joseph, a former lecturer of Malayalam literature at the Newman College, was attacked on his way to church in July, 2010, by religious activists who chopped off his right hand.The attackers allegedly told him he was being punished for his "sacrilegious" reference to the Prophet in the question paper he had set for second-year students.
Despite the shock and condemnation that followed the attack, Mr Joseph was sacked by his college. (read) His plea challenging the dismissal is pending before the University Appellate Tribunal.
Mr Joseph was quoted by PTI has saying that he is writing a book about his experience, which will be published only after the case is over.'
Http://m.ndtv.com/article/india/lecturer-whose-hand-was-chopped-off-acquitted-of-hurting-religious-sentiments-445944
Why are so many Muslims so intolerant?
Labels: India, Islamic Jihad, Islamisation of Asia
Those genoicidal Israelis
As posted on Biased BBC by 'Pounce', I couldn't have worded it better myself:
'The bBC and its customary Anti-Israel article and half the story
Israel-Gaza conflict: One year on
Israel launched Operation Pillar of Defence, which it says was aimed at ending rocket fire from Gaza, with the killing of a Hamas military leader. Israel subsequently carried out hundreds of air strikes on the territory, while Hamas and other groups fired hundreds of rockets into Israel.
According to the United Nations, a total of 174 Palestinians were killed, at least 168 of them by Israeli military action, including 101 believed to have been civilians. Hamas' health ministry says 185 Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed. Two Israeli soldiers and four Israeli civilians were killed by rocket or mortar fire from Gaza, the Israeli authorities say
So the bBC reminisces, when Israel went to war against Gaza in which to try and stop missile being launched from Gaza into Israel. (funny enough hours after the Emir of Qatar visited and said he would hand over lots of money) but that is by the by. Have a look at the death figures the bBC quotes in which to play the victim card for Hamas. Remember that Gaza is one of the most populated strips of land in the world. I quote:
Israel subsequently carried out hundreds of air strikes on the territory,
Resulting in:
a total of 174 Palestinians were killed, at least 168 of them by Israeli military action, including 101 believed to have been civilians.
So the most heavily armed airforce in the Middle East which carried out hundreds of air strikes (Actually the figure is in excess of 1500 air strikes) on a mostly civilian population and only manages to kill 174 people.
Am I missing something here, but is either the IDF that pants that in carrying out 1500+ air strike they only managed to kill 178 people in one of the most densely populated strips of land in the world, or did they go out of their way in which to target only those who live by the sword. Anybody who has been near a 1000lb bomb when it is dropped will understand what I mean (I was over a mile away)
and yet the bBC doesn't look at that angle instead it blinds the reader to the blood lust of the jew. which the facts don't support.'
The BBC's hatred of Israel has fed a deep anti-Israel feeling in this country. I am regularly told that Israel is 'uniquely evil' and am told of all sorts of hateful things that Israel has done, most of which are either made up or nowhere near as bad as that carried out by its Arab neighbours (and Iran who don't like to be called Arabs) but I am also told that as Israel claims to be democratic it should be judged by stricter standards - yes holding Israel (the only nominally Jewish state) to higher standards than it's very Muslim neighbours is anti-Semitic but then so are most of the anti-Israel brigade.
Labels: Anti-semitism, BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, Hamas, Israel
The BBC are so obvious in their bias
The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has said that the UK economy will grow faster and unemployment will fall sooner than expected. So how do the BBC report this?
'UK recovery takes hold, say Bank'
'Peston: Is recovery too robust?'
The BBC aren't scared of showing their bias are they?
Whatever the Robert Peston piece says, the headline for it sends a very deliberate message to the person browsing the news.
Labels: BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, BBC/NuLab, Robert Peston
David Dimbleby got his tattoo wrong as well
Boing Boing reports that:
'Famous, respected UK journalist and TV presenter David Dimbleby, 75, recently got his first ink: of a six-legged scorpion. Unfortunately, scorpions are arachnids, with eight legs. The scramble is on to identify a face-saving species that the tattoo could represent: the best bet so far is the Whip Scorpion, which has six good legs and two crappy, vestigial ones used as feelers; and various scorpion-esque arthropods.'
Famous - yes, respected - not necessarily.
Labels: David Dimbleby, Tattoos
The one hundred and sixty sixth weekly "No shit, Sherlock" award
This week's winner is Eric Pickles for this insight:
'I recognise that my own party would probably be, its election prospects would be, better off if Scotland left'
I for one am fed-up with the way that England, no let's be honest, the way that mostly London and the South East of England support the Scots via the Barnett Formula. In return what do we get? Scots voting on English legislation when the same does not apply in reverse - the West Lothian Question, Scots taking English money whilst moaning about being 'ruled by the English' - since the last three Prime Ministers have been either Scottish, Scottish educated or have Scottish roots I'll take that claim with more than a pinch of salt.
Labels: "No shit Sherlock", Eric Pickles, No shit Sherlock, Scotland
The soft, lilting German language
Labels: humour, Language
"... People do not have big salaries here and will obviously be interested in the salaries and the benefits in England."
That was said by the mayor of the Romanian mayor of two Romanian villages. Not that you'd know this if you relied upon the pro-EU, pro-unfettered immigration BBC
Labels: BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, benefit britain, Immigration, Romania
So that's how to get the house cleaned!
Wodka Vodka Commercial
Labels: Advertising, Slightly sexist
Hey Twitter, where's my $595?
Twitter's floatation has provided a handy basis for measuring the value that each Twitter user has contributed to that company's valuation. Time has produced a simple calculator that tells you how much Twitter 'owes' you based on the value you created for it.
So where's my $595?
Labels: Geeky, Twitter
North Korea 'Publicly Executes 80 People' - Yahoo News UK
'North Korea has reportedly publicly executed 80 people for watching South Korean television shows.The unconfirmed killings, said to be the first known large-scale executions by the Kim Jong-Un regime, took place across seven cities earlier this month, a source told South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo Daily.
Eight people had their heads covered with white sacks and were tied to stakes at Shinpong Stadium in Wonsan, in Kangwon Province, as they were shot dead by North Korean forces, the newspaper reported.
Witnesses apparently told the source that authorities forced some 10,000 people, including children, to watch the execution."I heard from the residents that they watched in terror as the corpses were riddled by machine-gun fire," the source was quoted as saying.'
More here http://uk.news.yahoo.com/north-korea-publicly-executes-80-people-093632370.html
But to too many anti Semitic idiots, this is of no interest as Israel is the 'evil state'.
Labels: Anti-semitism, Israel, North Korea
Report: Jordan vetoes Israeli request to allow Jewish prayer on Temple Mount | JPost | Israel News
Jews denied the right to worship at the holiest site for Judaism by a state that banned almost all Jewish access to The Temple Mount when they occupied Jerusalem 1948-1967.
More here http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Report-Jordan-vetoes-Israeli-request-to-allow-Jewish-prayer-on-Temple-Mount-331443
Labels: Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan
Influx of Roma migrants could spark city riots, warns Blunkett | Mail Online
'The Mail yesterday quoted the mayor of two Romanian villages as saying half of their residents will move to the UK when restrictions are lifted in January.Koller Gabriel-Adrian said he believed '50 per cent' of the 1,100 people in poverty-stricken Berini and Uliuc could travel to Britain in search of higher salaries – and the generous welfare system – in the New Year. He added: 'In January, the only thing left in the village will be the goat.'
More here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2502072/Influx-Roma-migrants-spark-city-riots-warns-Blunkett.html
Sensible creature the goat!
Labels: Goat, Immigration, Roma
The Bechdel Test received quite a lot of coverage on the BBC, Women's Hour were especially excited by the idea of rating films according to how female friendly they were - if only all films could be like Fried Green Tomatoes!
Here's a cartoon that explains a problem with the Bechdel Test...
Well I did really enjoy Alien, mostly for the action and suspense but not at all for the female to female conversation between Ripley and Lambert.
However these images may also partly explain my fondness for Alien and the soft spot that I still have for Sigourney Weaver...
Labels: Alien, Feminism, Film
Is the BBC stacking its audiences against UKIP?
'... the BBC could be spicing up its debates by placing people in the audience "who can be relied on to take a rehearsed and provocative line" after producers identify them through BBC-run phone-ins where their names and opinions have been logged for future consideration as audience members. '
More here http://www.ukip.org/newsroom/news/1000-is-the-bbc-stacking-its-audiences-against-ukip
To be fair it's not just UKIP that the BBC rig their audiences against, it's the Conservatives as well.
Labels: BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, UKIP
Chris Turner - comedian
Three decent jokes and several fair ones in 5 minutes,well worth a watch. The Christ/Dogma joke was a peach as was the Posh Spice one.
Labels: humour
'The Day of the Doctor' is coming #SaveTheDay
Roll on Saturday 23rd November
Meanwhile this clip has been leaked, 'Elizabeth's Credentials' - whatever that means
Is the female scientist wearing the Fourth Doctor's scarf?
For completeness, here's the earlier released trailer
And here's Emergency Awesome analysing the 50th anniversary episode poster...
So until the new Doctor Who 50th Anniversary trailer airs on 15th November at 19:30 on BBC1...
The 1991 World Championship 4 x 400 final - When the Brits beat the Americans - Black, Redmonds, Regis and Akabusi
I remember this well, Bambi on the opening leg, Derek Redmond soon to be famous for needing his father's help to finish the Olympic 400 metre final, Jon Regis doing a typically great 400 metre run (why did he not run it as an individual) and Kris Akabusi showing that on his day a 400 metre hurdles bronze medallist can beat a 400 metre flat gold medallist.
This post should please Jack Whitehall.
Labels: Athletics
Comment of the week
From Biased BBC
uncle bup says:
Anyway I went to uni with the great grandson of John Venn.
Not at quite the same time – but we overlapped.
Barack Obama and health care
There's an image that I've never seen on the BBC, I wonder why!
Labels: Barack Obama, BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, Theo Spark
"The question was, do you get through a lot of eggs?"
One of the funniest bits of A League Of Their Own as Richard Ayode grills Jamie Rednapp about eggs.
Labels: Football, humour
I am in agreement with Alistair McGowan
I've just watched Room 101 on BBC One and find myself in agreement with Alistair McGowan. He wanted to put children into Room 101 because they are taking over and beer drinking because eating ice cream is better and more civilised.
Update: He also wants to ban headphones that force you to listen to someone else's choice of 'music'.
Labels: Age
John Cole hmmm
The BBC's John Cole has died but there was a really odd comment that struck me in one of the BBC tributes. I paraphrase: 'Before John Cole, political journalists said "on the one hand this, on the other hand...". John Cole changed that and said what he thought'.
Hmm I do like it when the BBC admit they don't try and see both sides of a debate.
Labels: BBC bias
Raised on Hatred - NYTimes.com
'As a child growing up in a Muslim family, I constantly heard my mother, other relatives and neighbors wish for the death of Jews, who were considered our darkest enemy. Our religious tutors and the preachers in our mosques set aside extra time to pray for the destruction of Jews.'
More here http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/opinion/global/ayaan-hirsi-ali-morsis-comments-on-jews.html
Labels: Anti-semitism, Islam
The one hundred and sixty fifth "No shit Sherlock" award
'The newspaper called the White House effort to blame insurance companies "a classic case of misdirection. Between 75 and 95 percent of the problem stems from the effective date, but the White House chooses to keep the focus elsewhere.'
More here http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/07/two-major-fact-checkers-are-saying-president-obama-isnt-telling-you-the-full-truth
Barack Obama lied, "No shit, Sherlock"
Labels: "No shit Sherlock", Barack Obama, No shit Sherlock, US Politics
Christians are Disappearing from the Middle East except from Israel
'The Christian population in the Muslim Middle East has plunged from 20% a century ago to less than 5% today—and it's falling fast. Arab Christianity, for centuries a dominant force in Middle East culture, religion and politics, now faces extinction in nearly every country in the region.
Discrimination and persecution by Muslim governments, as well as murderous attacks by Islamic extremists, are driving Christians from their homelands by the millions.
In fact, the only country in the Middle East in which Christians are safe—and where their numbers are growing—is Israel.'
More here http://www.solveisraelsproblems.com/why-are-christians-disappearing-from-the-middle-east/#more
Labels: Christians, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Middle East
Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville set to rebuild Manchester shul | The Jewish Chronicle
The weirdest Jewish Chronicle story ever? Apparently 'Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs are set to become the first Premier League footballers to own and run a synagogue.'
More here www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/112958/ryan-giggs-and-gary-neville-set-rebuild-manchester-shul
Labels: Jewish, Weird
Palestinian politicians, sharing their people's pain?
http://visualizingimpact.org/index.html
Labels: Palestine
Vice President Joe Biden makes another gaffe but don't expect any coverage on the pro US Democratic Party BBC
When Marty Walsh won the Boston mayor's race, Vice President Joe Biden was quick to pick up the phone to congratulate him.
However the Marty Walsh who Biden had called wasn't the Marty Walsh who had been elected to succeed longtime Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.
The Marty Walsh who Biden had a was a former aide to the late US Senator Edward Kennedy.
If a Republican President, Vice President or senior figure had made such a gaffe it would be gleefully reported by the BBC as an example of right wing stupidity. However as Joe Biden is a Democratic Party Vice President, I confidently predict silence from the BBC on this story.
Labels: BBC bias, BBC brainwashing, Joe Biden, US Politics
Ten Basic Points: Israel's Rights to Judea and Samaria - Op-Eds - Israel National News
A must read for the anti-Semites who seem to have very little grasp of history or law.
'The territories of Judea and Samaria remain in dispute between Israel and the Palestinians, subject only to the outcome of permanent status negotiations between them.'
More here http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/14068#.Unq3wTpFAuq
Labels: Israel, Palestine, West Bank
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We at Big Picture Learning have worked closely with thousands of students who, once they're free to pursue their interests and passions, find a new love for learning and life. In this work, we've met many students who love to work with their hands and who have dreamed of a post-secondary life in the trades – as they experience and observe the joy that it brings out in others. Yet – many times – students like these find themselves steered toward more traditional college experiences, often because of an unfortunate conditioning in our society that places less societal value on these career pathways.
To combat this issue, Big Picture Learning and Fablevision studios is producing a series of animations – Navigating Our Way – committed to shifting how society values career and technical education and the skilled trades.
The first of these animations – telling the story of Sylvie and Seymour, two New Orleans' youth who grow up loving the endless potential of New Orleans' harbor – was formally launched at a gathering at Fablevision Studios' Boston Headquarters on May 3, bringing together many in the progressive education space who are themselves dedicated to changing the trades pathways narrative.
Francisco Cabrera from BPL Network School Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School in the Bronx along with his mentor Stevi Feinberg. Stevi works at Rocking the Boat (where Francisco interns), an organization that uses boat-building as a method to provide wrap-around social services to New York youth.
Alex Whitten along with his advisor Sam Jean-Baptiste from the Met School in Providence, RI.
Both Alex and Francisco are part of Big Picture Learning's Harbor Freight Fellows initiative – a new form of apprenticeship for youths and young adults who show significant potential and passion for the traditional and contemporary trades. The Harbor Freight Fellows initiative, like Navigating Our Way, is designed to raise the profile of trades-based pathways for emerging high school graduates, like Alex and Francisco.
Next year, Francisco will be attending the Landing School, a maritime school in Maine, and Alex is going to the Universal Technical Institute in Massachusetts.
Brian Richburg, Jr. – who created the music for the first Navigating Our Way animation. Brian is 18 years old and a native of New Orleans, but now attends the Berklee College of Music in Boston. When introduced, Brian spoke to the audience about the difference between going to school at Berklee, where you learn with your peers, and learning in New Orleans, where you learn from your elders. "Neither one is better. Just different," he stated. We couldn't have said it any better!
And, of course, Big Picture Learning co-founders Elliot Washor and Dennis Littky and Fablevision Studios founders and renowned children's authors Peter and Paul Reynolds.
See who else was at the party!
Navigating Our Way is a partnership between Big Picture Learning and FableVision Studios, with support and encouragement from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, the Annenberg Foundation, and the Stuart Foundation. Stay tuned for news about future animation releases and learn more about this initiative at its official website – Navigating Our Way!


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Q: How to make a custom tile in Windows 8 from an old program? I've got an old Visual Studio 6-made program, and when I install it on Windows 8, it has a default tile. Problem is, it's the smaller tile and the name of the program is too long to fit in comfortably, plus the icon is resized and looks bad.
Is there a way to create a custom Windows 8 tile that's got a different size and icon, without actually creating a specific Windows 8 program? I'd like to be able to do this with batch files as well if possible.

A: Metro apps in Windows 8 have the full experience of creating live tiles, secondary tiles, wide tiles, etc.  Only Metro apps can customize their tiles, not desktop apps.  The tile APIs exist only in WinRT for Metro apps.
For a desktop app like you have (the "old Visual Studio 6-made program" that is not Metro), you can try this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/cc144119(v=vs.85).aspx.  Make sure to click on the other topics in the left sidebar too.
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This method can change the icon for older applications.  Since the icon is what is used in the start menu, this is a way to give older apps a more attractive static icon in the new start menu.

A: Whilst live tiles are not supported for desktop applciations in Windows 8, you can improve the appearence of the icons by ensuring your Icon resource has sizes for 48px, 64px, 96px and 128px

A: To create the tile, right click on the executable (.exe, .com, .bat, etc), then left click on "Pin to Start".
To resize the tile, right click on the tile and select the size you want.
To move the tile, drag and drop to where you want it.
If you want to change the name, make a shortcut, change the shortcut name to what you want, then pin that to start.

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RINA is a private, multinational company headquartered in Genoa, Italy. It was founded in 1861 under the name Registro Italiano Navale (Italian Naval Register).

That same year, following the enforcement of a 1994 European Council directive regarding the inspection, survey and certification of ships that liberalized the ship classification market, the Registro Italiano Navale transferred all operational activities to RINA S.p.A., making it the sole, and later, majority shareholder.

Until 1999, RINA worked almost exclusively as a ship classification company, and has since included operations in the following sectors: Energy and Mobility, Marine, Certification, Industry and Real Estate and Infrastructure. The company has also expanded its services in the fields of testing, inspection and certification and engineering consultancy.

History

Registro Italiano Navale
RINA was founded as operational company RINA S.p.A. by Registro Italiano Navale, a private body founded in Genoa in 1861, to resolve a number of economic concerns involved in the maritime transport sector. It is the third-oldest ship classification register in the world, after the English Lloyd's Register (1760) and the French Bureau Veritas (1828). It is also a founding member of the IACS, a non-governmental organization that currently consists of twelve member marine classification societies. In its first 140 years, the Registro Italiano Navale operated as a monopoly on ships flying the Italian flag. Subsequently, a European directive came into force, which liberalized the ship classification and related activities, and led the Registro to enter for the first time a competitive market.

RINA S.p.A.
In 1999, the Registro Italiano Navale transferred all the operational activities to a brand-new company, RINA S.p.A., of which it then became the sole shareholder, now the majority shareholder. Currently, the Registro Italiano Navale is a private non-profit organization, comparable to a foundation.

RINA Services S.p.A.
In 2009, RINA Services S.p.A. was established, a company to which RINA S.p.A. transferred the authorisations and accreditations relating to classification, certification, auditing and testing services.

In the following years, RINA acquired three companies operating in the consulting engineering market, D'Appolonia (2011), Centro Sviluppo Materiali (2014) and Edif Group Limited (2016). In 2017, D'Appolonia was rebranded as RINA Consulting.

Organisation and structure
The group is headed by RINA S.p.A., which acts as the holding company and no longer carries out operational activities, but provides the group with administrative, organisational and financial services. As parent company, RINA S.p.A. also controls the two main sub-holdings RINA Services S.p.A. and RINA Consulting S.p.A. The shareholders of RINA S.p.A. and therefore of the whole Group, are Registro Italiano Navale, with a large majority share (70%), Naus S.p.A. (27%) and RINA management (3%).

On June 1, 2002, Ugo Salerno was appointed Chief Executive Officer of RINA; since 2012, he has also held the position of Chairman.

The first office outside of Italy was opened in Shanghai in 1885. Today, it has a network of over 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide with a workforce of 4000 people. Its head office is in Genoa.

Services
RINA provides quality assurance and certification for ship's components and accessories, including life-saving appliances, marine pollution prevention, fire protection, navigation, radio communication equipment, deck gear, cables, rodes, and anchors. It also provides engineering consultancy services through the RINA Consulting S.p.A. and its subsidiaries.

RINA is one of the founding members of IACS and actively participates in technical, research and rule-making groups in different institutional contexts at national and international level.

Controversy
In December 1999 the tanker MV Erika sank off the coast of Brittany, causing a major oil spill. RINA was the certification society responsible for issuing all the safety certificates for Erika. The case came to trial in 2007 and Total, which chartered the oil tanker, was eventually found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of 375,000 € and a compensation to the civil parties of 200 M €.

In December 2012 the garment factory Ali Enterprises in Karachi burned down causing 289 victims. The Company was certified in the weeks before this incident by RINA with a SA8000 certificate.

Notes

References

Ship classification societies
Quality management
Italian companies established in 1861
Ships of Italy

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April 20, 2022 – 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day First of the month, repeating until December 6, 2023
An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day Third of the month, repeating until November 16, 2023
« Growing Friends meet every Thursday
Growing Friends meet every Thursday »
The Botanical Illustrator group meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 10am to 3 pm in the Elliot Centre.
Whether you are an artist, an aspiring artist or just dreaming about developing a new interest, you are welcome to come along and see what we do, get friendly advice and support.
Tea and coffee are provided, but BYO lunch.
For further information about the group, exhibitions or classes:
illustrators@rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au
botanical art, Botanical Illustrators
Margaret Kitchen
Elliot Centre
Wednesday, February 15 – 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday, March 1 – 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday, March 15 – 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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The Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) graduate program is global in scope for students interested in pursuing research at the cutting edge of the discipline.
ISE research areas include mathematical optimization, data science and machine learning, energy and service systems, and high-performance computing.
How long will it take to complete a Ph.D. degree in the ISE Department?
The Ph.D. program requires a minimum of 48 credit hours if entering with a master's degree.
If entering with a bachelor's degree, a student must complete at least 72 credit hours.
The usual length of time is about four to six years. A dissertation is required for the Ph.D. program.
Could I apply directly to the Ph.D. program without having a master's degree first?
Yes; you will need to complete 72 credits of course work.
The requirements for completing a doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) are provided in the following sections. A summary of the steps is provided below, followed by more detail in the following sections.
Pass a set of core courses.
Pass a set of elective courses.
Pass the Ph.D. qualifying exam.
Pass a formal "first-year" review conducted by the faculty. This review will be made each year until it is passed, as long as a student remains in the program.
Form a doctoral committee, complete a dissertation proposal, and successfully defend this proposal to the committee.
Pass a general exam conducted by the doctoral committee.
Pass annual progress reviews conducted by the doctoral committee.
Successfully defend a doctoral dissertation.
Satisfy any additional Ph.D. degree requirements specified by the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science (refer to Lehigh University Catalog).
The core course requirements for all students are as follows. Each course must be taken in the time indicated, unless a student has taken the course at Lehigh prior to starting the Ph.D. program or prior approval has been obtained from the ISE Director of Graduate Studies (DGS).
five additional 3-credit, Ph.D.-level, non-dissertation (i.e., not ISE 499) courses.
Each elective (i.e., non-core) course can be taken within ISE or in another department. In the latter case when a student wishes to use a Ph.D.-level course outside of ISE to cover a non-core course requirement, the student must obtain approval from their research advisor prior to registering for the course.
A "Readings" course (i.e.., ISE 461) cannot be used to cover any of these course requirements without prior approval from the ISE DGS.
For students who enter Lehigh with a Master's degree, completion of the degree requires an additional 11 credits, totalling 48 credits. Those entering without a Master's degree need to complete an additional 35 credits, totalling 72 credits. These credits can be obtained via courses or dissertation (ISE 499) credits.
In case a student lacks the background necessary to pass a course, the student may be given permission by the ISE DGS to take a preparatory course, which may be below Ph.D.-level. Students must seek approval to do this prior to registering for and taking the preparatory course. The credits for such a course may be used to fulfill the Ph.D. course requirements with prior approval from the ISE DGS.
For students who have taken a course at another institution equivalent to a core course: If a student has passed a course at another institution that the student believes is equivalent to a core course for the program, then the student may fulfill the course requirement by successfully passing an examination by the instructor of the core course in question. Note, however, that this does not reduce the required number of credits and the student will not receive formal credit for the course. Any such examination(s) should be scheduled in consultation with the ISE DGS.
For students who have taken a Ph.D.-level course at Lehigh: If a student has passed any of the core courses or other Ph.D.-level courses at Lehigh prior to starting the ISE Ph.D. program, then these can be used to fulfill course requirements if approval is granted by the student's research advisor and the ISE DGS. Note, however, that this does not reduce the required number of credits for the Ph.D. program.
Test the student's knowledge and strength in basic topics of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Assess the student's ability to conduct original research.
Assess the student's ability to communicate, both orally and in writing.
Test t he student's ability to apply the material from the core courses taken during the first year.
All students taking the exam at the same time are presented with three (sets of) research questions. Over a two-week period, the students are to study the questions and prepare a written report and an oral presentation with their answers to be presented to a committee of three faculty members. These faculty members assess the student's performance using an evaluation form that will be made available to the student(s) ahead of time, upon request. The results of the exam are either pass or fail. These results are used as input to the "first-year" review, described in Section III below.
NOTE: A student entering the Ph.D. program without a Master's degree may petition to delay their first qualifying exam until the end of their third or fourth semester of study. This does not exempt the student from a "first-year" review (see Section III). The timing of the qualifying exam for part-time students will be determined based on a customized program of study developed in consultation with the ISE DGS.
Evaluation of qualifier exam results (if applicable).
Evaluation of research project carried out during the first year.
Other input as deemed relevant by the faculty.
The results of this review are determined by a vote of the faculty and may be either pass, conditional pass, or fail. A pass indicates that the student may continue in the program and should start to form a doctoral committee. A conditional pass indicates that the student may continue, subject to certain stated conditions being fulfilled. These conditions may include, but are not limited to, retaking the qualifying exam, writing a research report, taking additional coursework, or achieving a minimum GPA during subsequent semesters. Failure of the review will result in a student's dismissal from the Ph.D. program, after which the student may petition to transfer to an M.S. degree program in order to receive a degree before leaving the department.
In cases in which a student has arranged to delay the scheduling of the qualifying exam, is required to retake it, or has conditionally passed a prior review, a supplemental review will take place directly following any off-cycle offering of the qualifying exam or completion of a required conditional action. When a student feels that the conditional actions have been completed, he or she should notify the ISE DGS and request a supplemental review. The ISE DGS may also call for the supplemental review to take place as deemed appropriate. For part-time students whose exam date extends beyond the second year, annual reviews will be conducted by the faculty each year until the qualifying exam is passed successfully.
Following successful completion of the qualifying exam and successful fulfillment of any conditions imposed as a result of the subsequent review, each student is required to identify a dissertation advisor, identify a dissertation topic, and form a doctoral committee subject to the approval of the student's research advisor. In subsequent years the doctoral committee is expected to convene about once a year – for the proposal defense, for the general exam and, finally, for the dissertation defense. If any of these are delayed, a meeting with the doctoral committee should be conducted to update the committee on the student's progress and reasons for delay.
Research in the ISE department is sponsored by NSF, Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Labor, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, PITA, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, SAS, Lucent Technologies, and more.


Molecular Nanosystems' goal is to develop nanotube-based gas, chemical and bio-sensors and other high-end electronics devices.
The company's suite of nanotube-based products is intended to provide improvements in scale, density, sensitivity, selectivity, integration and power consumption over existing products. Some of the early applications include carbon nanotube tips for atomic force microscopes and nanotube-based gas sensors.
Molecular Nanosystems is also working in partnership with leading companies in various fields to develop their next generation of products, where replacing the conventional components with carbon nanotube-based ones provides improved performance, while lowering manufacturing costs. Integration of the company's proprietary site-selective CVD technology into established manufacturing processes helps Molecular Nanosystems' partners gain a competitive edge, while opening new opportunities in their R&D efforts.
The company has licensed a number of key patents that relate to site-selective CVD from Stanford University and has further strengthened its intellectual property base by filing a number of new patent applications.


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Paul Krugman: Donald Trump is 'a belligerent, loudmouth racist with not an ounce of compassion'
Jul 14, 2015, 18:59 IST
Paul Krugman.
Economist Paul Krugman is not a fan of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
In a Monday interview on Bloomberg TV, Krugman blasted the Republican real-estate magnate as a "racist" who appeals to voters' ugliest instincts. He further claimed that's exactly what has fueled Trump's rise in the polls.
"He's a belligerent, loudmouth racist with not an ounce of compassion for less fortunate people," Krugman told Bloomberg anchor Joe Weisenthal, who previously worked at Business Insider. "In other words: He's exactly the kind of person the Republican base consists of and identifies with."
Krugman added, "It's clear that the very things that Upper West Side New Yorkers find detestable about him are exactly what endear him to the Republican base, which is basically people who see in him everything - even the big red face and the yelling - that makes him their kind of guy."
The left-leaning economist and New York Times columnist said Trump's popularity is a sign that the Republican establishment has lost control of the primary process. Many Republican leaders have criticized Trump for his controversial claims about Mexican immigrants, which they say could harm the party with Latino voters.
"What's interesting, I think, is that the establishment has ... lost control. The dynasties, the corporations have lost control, at least for part of the primary process. We saw the same thing in 2012: One after another, basically ludicrous candidates, but loudmouthed, angry ludicrous candidates, shot to the top of the polls," Krugman said.
"In the end, they nominated Mitt Romney, who on substance was not that different the others," he added. "And probably, the same thing will happen this time around, with Jeb Bush playing that role."
For his part, Trump has repeatedly defended his comments about illegal immigration and Mexico, which he raged about while launching his presidential campaign last month. Among other things, Trump accused the Mexican government of sending its "rapists" to the US. Trump insists there's nothing especially controversial about pointing to criminals crossing the US-Mexican border.
Watch Krugman's Bloomberg interview below:
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In this video we gone learn how to properly purge a solf deleted mailbox.
1. We delete the user associated with the mailbox from the Office 365 Admin Center/Active Users interface (license must not be removed before deleting the user). At this point, the mailbox is soft deleted.
4. We should notice the fact that if we run Get-Mailbox -SoftDeletedMailbox user@domain.com | fl ExternalDirectoryObjectID, we no longer have a value on this parameter, as the MsolUser associated with this mailbox, has been previously purged, so basically the mailbox is now orphan.
– The operation couldn't be performed because 'Soft Deleted Objects\Mailbox1' matches multiple entries – another mailbox is active with the same details.
– The operation couldn't be performed because there is a soft deleted user; please remove the soft deleted user and then try again – there is an active user with the same details.
– The operation couldn't be performed because it is outside the writing scope of this server – the soft deleted mailbox has the "IsDirSynced" flag set to True.
– The "Disconnect" parameter can't be used on the "Remove-Mailbox" cmdlet because it isn't present in the role definition for the current user. Check the management roles assigned to you, and try again. – for this you might need to contact Microsoft Support as this means there might be an issue with RBAC permissions. This error message can be encountered as well when trying to purge multiple mailboxes at once, as removing one by one seems to do the trick.
The above error messages are not 100% accurate, but we should be able to purge any soft deleted mailbox, by first reconnecting it to a fictional user.
1. Run this command in Powershell: New-Mailbox -InactiveMailbox <address of soft deleted mailbox or guid> -Name <new unique name> -MicrosoftOnlineServicesID <a new unique UPN> and then press enter in order to go ahead and provide a password for the new user mailbox that will get created. Do not attempt to use the parameter UserPrincipalName as you will receive an error message saying that you do not have permission to use it, stick with MicrosoftOnlineServicesID instead.
2. If all went well, we should see a yellow warning message that tells us to assign a license in 30 days.
3. Run Get-Mailbox -SoftDeletedMailbox to make sure the mailbox is no longer there.
For mailboxes that have InplaceHolds parameter populated we must look for the e-Discovery that was previously used to search and put on hold the content of those mailboxes. Once we have found the correct e-Discovery search, we must edit it and remove those mailboxes from the "Source" or "Mailboxes to be searched" area. This will clear the InPlaceHolds flag.
Please be advised that this post, does not apply to hard deleted mailboxes, or mailboxes that got deleted by removing the Exchange license from the user. Removing the license is equivalent to Disable-Mailbox, and if the user is also deleted afterwards, the mailbox can no longer be recovered and is also not viewable with below 2 commands. Support can't help in this scenario.
During a recent migration I had need to clean up a large number of soft deleted mailboxes so I wrote a script to do it automatically. See it here.
Hi - Thank you for your detailed description. I was facing a similar problem and with your step-by-step instruction it could be solved. We had the problem, that some user accounts were created in O365 before we started with the AD Sync. These accounts are provided with a mailbox. As soon as you have the AD Sync active for these accounts it is not possible to migrate a mailbox from local to online. It is only possible, when deleting the mailbox. Weak point of this approach is, that also the OneDrive is deleted.