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Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as a LAPD detective
Tai-Chi Master (1993)
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1975)
Piedone (Bigfoot) Rizzo is accused of drug trafficking. In order to clear his name he has to find out who is the person, from a Mafia ring, who has infiltrated his police department.
Arahan (2004)
When a thief driving a motorcycle steals a purse of a pedestrian, the clumsy, naive and honest rookie policeman Sang-hwan runs after him, but the skilled specialist in martial arts Wi-jin captures the criminal and Sang-hwan is severely injured. She brings Sang-hwan to her home, where the six Masters of Tao heal him and believe that he has a powerful Qi, the spiritual energy of the universe, and could be a powerful warrior. Sang-hwan begins his training to ascend to a Maruchi, while the evil and ambitious Heuk-woon is accidentally released from his imprisonment. The powerful Heuk-woon attacks the masters, searching a key that they protect, which would permit him to become an Arahan and dominate the world. When the masters are defeated, Sang-hwan and Wi-jin are the only and last hope to mankind.
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Gen-X Cops (1999)
Four young officers of the Hong Kong Police are joined together to fight against organised crime using all possible means, even if this would lead them to break the law… Their first assignment is to eliminate a gang of criminals who have stolen a shipload of explosives.
Police Story 4: First Strike (1997)
Jackie Chan reprises his role as Chan Ka-Kui (also known in some versions as Jackie) yet again as a Hong Kong cop who works with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Later Jackie realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon find himself a pawn of an organisation posing as Russian intelligence.
Rush Hour (1998)
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
Dead Heat (1988)
LAPD police officer, Roger Mortis is killed while arresting zombies who have been reanimated by the head of Dante Laboratories in order to carry out violent armed robberies.
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot. The boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella.
The Medallion (2003)
A Hong Kong detective suffers a fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion and is transformed into an immortal warrior with superhuman powers.
The Last Blood (1991)
Tam is Lui Tai, an Interpol agent assigned to protect a famous religious leader, the Daka Lama, who's targeted for death by the militant Japanese terrorist group, the Red Army. Lui Tai hooks up with the Daka Lama in Singapore, but a Red Army attack leaves the Daka Lama in critical condition. Unfortunately, the Daka Lama has a rare blood type, and there are only three possible donors in all of Singapore. Two are quickly offed, with only annoying lowlife Fatty (Eric Tsang) remaining. Liu Tai and local Singapore cop Stone (Leung Ka-Yan) try to beat the Red Army to Fatty, but they also have to deal with Hong Kong triad boy B (Andy Lau), who wants to make sure Fatty's blood goes to his girlfriend (May Lo) first. She was also wounded in the same attack as the Daka Lama, and also needs the ultra-rare blood. Will everyone work together to make sure both the Daka Lama and B's girl are saved? Or will they get in each other's way and allow the two to die?
A man meets his lookalike, who's not just a killer of evil, but also a kind hearted man. Together, they team up to fight against a dreaded gangster.
Thunderbolt (1995)
In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Jackie Chan has to beat a super-criminal street racer.
Enter the Dragon (1973)
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
A Special Cop in Action (1976)
A school bus with young children being kidnapped. Commissario Betti will solve the case. High action is promised, including hostage, bank robberies, car chases, prison scenes and mafia bosses!
Across 110th Street (1972)
In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police? Written by Ken Miller
Double Impact (1991)
Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.
Cold War (2012)
They say Hong Kong is the safest city in Asia. But tonight, a police van has been hijacked along with the arms, equipment and the five officers aboard, one of the hostages being the only son of police deputy commissioner M.B. Lee (Tony Leung Ka Fai)! With the chief commissioner away on a conference overseas, the fiery Lee immediately takes command of the rescue operation – codenamed "Cold War" – but the mysterious kidnappers clearly know the police procedures and are therefore in an advantageous position. Objecting to Lee's aggressive but futile methods, the other deputy commissioner Sean Lau (Aaron Kwok) steps in at this time of crisis to lead the operation. But even Lau's careful plan to negotiate with the kidnappers ends up a failure, losing the $50 million cash ransom and the life of his lieutenant in the process. Meanwhile, the ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) begins to investigate Lau and Lee on suspicion of having hidden ties to the kidnappers...
Forced To Fight (2011)
Once a legend in the brutal world of illicit underground fighting, Shane Slavin (Daniels) decides to turn his life around, promising his wife and young son he's fought his last battle. But when his younger brother betrays a ruthless crime boss (Weller), Shane is forced back into the arena to pay his brother's debts and to protect his family.
The Radio Burglary (1951)
Eager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his friend Laakso. Things go awry when a gang of real criminals overhear their plans and book their heist to coincide. Teräsvuori gets caught but escapes from police custody to start his private investigations together with female radio colleague Eila.
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
A reporter interviews fighters and promoters about Bruce Lee, intercut with footage from old Bruce Lee films and pseudo-documentary footage.
Mercedes mon Amour (1993)
The film is based on 'Fikrimin Ince Gulu', a novel by Adalet Agaoglu, which depicts a first generation gurbetci/guest-worker returning home. It covers his land journey in short bursts from Germany to the Turkey's west border - and extensively from thereon to his village close to Ankara - capital of Turkey. He begins his journey purchasing a second hand yellow Mercedes - possibly his first car - using his meager savings working as a laborer. Offering deep insight into the mind of a manual laborer Bayram (Ilyas Salman) making his first trip back home, resorting to flashbacks in highlighting Bayram's motivation and experiences from his childhood right up to the events leading to his first departure from Turkey to Germany.
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)
Dragon Tiger Gate is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts-action film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also stars in the film. The film is based on the popular Hong Kong manhua, Oriental Heroes, which bears the same Chinese name as the movie.
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi (Devon Aoki) is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong (Jaime Pressly) is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas (Sarah Carter) is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen (Holly Valance) earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.
Best of the Best 2 (1993)
In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his partner, Tommy Lee, vow to avenge their friend's death by defeating Brakus and shutting down the fight club.
Naked Weapon (2002)
A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.
Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005)
"From the day I was born I had to fight to survive. I fought everyone and everything that came in front of me. On the streets, confessions are made in Blood. They say that when you confess your sins, only then can you be redeemed. This is my redemption. This is my confession." (Eddie Castillo 2005)
Two thieves, a magician, a computer hacker, a wannabe actor and a explosives expert plan a robbery to fulfill the dream of Victor Braganza. Will they be successful or will destiny have something different for them?
Blueprint For Robbery (1961)
A gang of career criminals plots the robbery of an armored car company's headquarters. Although the robbery itself goes off as planned, it's not long before the gang members are fighting among themselves over everybody's share of the loot and trying to avoid capture by the police, who are pouring all their resources into capturing the robbers. Based on a real-life 1950 Brinks Armored Car Co. robbery in Boston.
Dark Blue (2002)
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
Lost in the Sun (2015)
A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and the ranger, and involving the woman they both love.
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)
Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.
Ninja (2009)
A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.
Rapid Fire (2006)
A desperate band of Militia men attempts a daylight bank robbery in the sleepy semi-rural City of Norco, California, and leads the local Police on the longest, most violent running gun battle in Law Enforcement history. Based on the true events.
Minority Report (2002)
John Anderton is a top "Precrime" cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge. Can Anderton find a glitch in the system and prove his innocence before it's too late?
By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
When a nuclear missile is launched by presumably Soviet forces toward Turkey, the beginning of the ultimate war to end all wars WW 3 is started. Powers Boothe, his girlfriend and copilot Rebecca DeMornay and their flight crew take off in a B 52 on what they believe is just another drill only to find out that this is the real deal.
Futureworld (1976)
Two years after the Westworld tragedy in the Delos amusement park, the corporate owners have reopened the park following over $1 billion in safety and other improvements. For publicity purposes, reporters Chuck Browning and Tracy Ballard are invited to review the park. Just prior to arriving at the park, however, Browning is given a clue by a dying man that something is amiss.
Daylight Robbery (2008)
Alex masterminds an ambitious plan to steal millions of untraceable cash that is stacked in the underground vaults of The London Exchange Bank, waiting for its last journey, Incineration. Lucky, Matty, Terry, Chubby, Norman and Jay make up his unlikely gang of robbers. Setting up their alibi, the gang check in for a flight and join in with thousands of England supporters that are part of a mass exodus to The World Cup Tournament in Germany.
The Bandit (1996)
The epic adventures of the legendary Baran the Bandit following his release from prison. After serving 35 years, it is no surprise that the world has changed dramatically. Still, Baran can't help but be shocked to discover that his home village is now underwater thanks to the construction of a new dam. He then heads for Istanbul to get revenge upon his former best friend, the man who snitched on him and stole his lover Keje. Along the way, Baran teams up with Cumali, a tough young punk who finds the thief's old-fashioned ways rather quaint. When Cumali gets into deep trouble with a crime boss, Baran adds another vengeful task to his roster.
Fall Time (1995)
Three young men decide to plan a mock kidnapping, but everything goes wrong because a real bank robbery was already planned by two other guys.
Defence of The Realm (1986)
A reporter Mullen 'stumbles' on a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent. In fact it is also linked to a near Nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and an Americal USAF base. Has there been a Government cover-up,Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam the MP's assistant to find out the truth.
End Game (2006)
A Secret Service agent and an investigative reporter try to find out who assassinated the US President. The film was originally intended for cinema, but ended up going directly to DVD.
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - aided only by field agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) - following a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.
Hard Boiled (1992)
John Woo's Hard Boiled tells the story of jaded detective "Tequila" Yuen (played with controlled fury by Chow Yun-fat). Woo's dizzying odyssey through the world of Hong Kong Triads, undercover agents, and frenzied police raids culminates unforgettably in the breathless hospital sequence.
New Police Story (2004)
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing (Jackie Chan) needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
Vengeance (2009)
François Costello arrives in Hong Kong to avenge the death of his daughter and her family, who were murdered by hired killers. Twenty years before, Costello was a professional hitman... As Costello's memory is fading away, three professional killers, Kwai, Chu and Lok, are sought to help him complete his revenge plan.
The Front Line (2006)
An African immigrant bank security guard turns the tables on Dublin's nastiest criminals when they force him to be the "inside man" on a bank robbery.
China O'Brien (1990)
China O'brien; big city police woman; martial arts trainer, is forced to hand in her badge and head home to her father and the small town where she grew up. The peaceful town she knew is now struggling against the clutches of organized crime. When her father, the town sheriff, is killed China decides to run for his position and clean up the town. The poll results spark a series of confrontations that finally decide who runs the town . . .
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf, the mastermind behind the robots.
2000 AD (2000)
The Y2K Bug. Real Warfare vs Electronic Gaming. Peter Tong, a carefree Hong Kong youngster, finds himself drawn into the web of a deadly espionage conspiracy. A clandestine organization schemes to use the Y2K Bug to cause mayhem throughout Asia. To survive, Peter has to call on reserves of courage and stamina he has never needed before.
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership.
In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to placate the seething masses of this dystopia, Mishima sponsors Tekken, a tournament in which fighters battle until only one is left standing.
Sökarna (1993)
Jocke has grown up in one of Stockholm's rough suburbs. Nowadays he spends the daytime getting into trouble at school and going into Stockholm in the evenings and getting into even more trouble. After being sentenced to prison he meets Tony. After their release they begin a series of robberies.
Raging Phoenix (2009)
A violent gang is abducting and killing women around Thailand. Sanim and his friends, having had loved ones abducted, have joined together to break the gang of kidnappers. In a botched kidnap attempt, Deu is saved by Sanim's crew. After learning their unique martial arts style, Deu helps lure the gang into an epic battle to save the women across Thailand.
Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)
Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets. But when a new prison fight tournament begins - an international affair, matching the best fighters from prisons around the globe, enticing them with the promise of freedom for the winner - Boyka must reclaim his dignity and fight for his position in the tournament.
5 Against the House (1955)
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.


Previously, they were mostly produced in the Head Office of KRKA in Slovenia. Since May 17, all requirements of these drugs will be provided by Vektor-Medika CJSC – Novosibirsk producer of original drugs for the treatment of hepatitis B and C, cancer and viral infections.
KRKA international pharmaceutical company is among world's leading generic drug manufacturers, KRKA's products are marketed in more than 70 countries, including Russia. KRKA has its own production and distribution centers in the Russian Federation.


Alternative work arrangements are a tool well suited to this challenging labor market environment. Using them more frequently can increase labor force participation and boost worker productivity – and it has already been happening. However, business is only starting to determine the best ways of using digitally – enabled models of contract to address organizational labor shortages and enhance worker productivity. All stakeholders – businesses, workers, local-community organizations, and government officials – have only started to grapple with the question of what a more secure and satisfying vision of the on-demand economy should look like.


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Q: Table hiding via checkbox I'm trying to hide the table i have when the checkbox is unticked. I'm doing it wrong because its not working!
Whats missing?
this is my table class

This is my javascript
  $("input:checkbox:not(:checked)").each(function() {
  var column = "table ." + $(this).attr("name");
  $(column).hide();
});

$("input:checkbox").click(function(){
  var column = "table ." + $(this).attr("name");
  $(column).toggle();
});

and this is my checkbox class
<input name="invoiced" type="checkbox" checked> Invoiced Out

A: Your checkbox hasn't got name attribute so I have changed it to get class also you have space between your table and class in click function, JSFiddle
$("input:checkbox").click(function(){
  var column = "table." + $(this).attr("class");
  $(column).toggle();
});

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Ташкентский тракторный завод (ТТЗ) — предприятие, специализирующийся на выпуске тракторов и запасных частей к ним.

История
Завод был организован во время Великой Отечественной войны на базе эвакуированного в Ташкент предприятия. До середины 1960-х годов завод носил название «Ташавтомаш».

Завод расположен на северо-востоке Ташкента в одноимённом районе (ТТЗ) на административной границе города.

В 1960-е — 1970-е годы завод выпускал хлопководческие модификации тракторов Т-28 и МТЗ-50 из машинокомплектов, поставляемых соответственно Владимирским и Минским тракторными заводами.

В 1976 году был освоен выпуск тракторов марки Т-28Х4М - треколесные и четырехколёсные (пропашные и транспортные), было выпущено более 5000 экземпляров переоборудованных в трехколёсный вариант тракторы Минского тракторного завода МТЗ-80Х, более 100 000 четырёхтонных тракторных прицепов с наращенными бортами и системой гидравлической разгрузки хлопка.

На заводе выпускались элементы ходовой части тракторов, при этом двигатели и резинотехнические изделия поставлялись смежными поставщиками со стороны.

В 1979 году конструкторским бюро кабин и технической эстетики завода были спроектированы основные конструкторские решения по недорогой кабине для хлопководческой техники и был создан логотип ТТЗ.

Во второй половине 1980-х годов тракторы выпускались с унифицированной кабиной с кондиционером испарительного типа, звукоизолирующим остеклением и другими новшествами.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Ташкентский тракторный завод
 Ташкентский (Узбекский) Тракторный Завод

Предприятия сельскохозяйственного машиностроения СССР
Предприятия Ташкента
Тракторостроительные предприятия

На данный момент Генеральным директором Ташкентского Тракторного Завода является Абдурахмонов Бахтиер Карабаевич.

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A hardshell for your hand.
Layer over your lightly insulated ski touring gloves with Outdoor Research's Revel Shell Mitten when wet weather rolls in. Its Pertex Shield+ membrane offers highly rated waterproof breathable protection, and fully taped seams enhance waterproofing by preventing a single snowflake from seeping through. An AlpenGrip LT palm gives you a good grip on your poles, and the pre-curved box construction sets your hand in a natural position. The SuperCinch gauntlet closure works with the ladder-lock wrist cinch to ensure a snug fit.
Just got these to replace the OR mitten shells I bought in '91. They lasted that long. Used only skiing and several ascents to Mt Adams and Rainier. I use a super thick pure wool inner mitten, making it good down to about 10 degrees. At 52, my circulation is terrible so wool and a mitten design does the trick on cold ski days. You can put whatever inner mitten you want as needed. Even a silk third layer! Colder than that you need mountaineering gloves. A mitten can easily take a hand warmer too. The new ones have the leashes, which should be on every glove or mitten! My old ones didn't. So glad OR still makes them, thank you Backcountry!
Didn't like the fit/feel, I ended up returning them.
Hey Jennifer - This is definitely an over glove fit. Can you expand on your comment so I understand better?
Wore in Grand Canyon camping last week. Was colder and got into rain and snow that had not been expected. Mitts worked great over light wool gloves. These Mitts are well made and durable. Definitely 5 stars from my perspective.
Excellent! Thank you for passing on your review!
I bought these for a 16 day, Spring, cold-weather backpacking trip. I wanted a shell that I could put over my thin fleece gloves. They are just the shell, even though the photos look like they are full gloves. They fit true to size. Well made. They are not as comfortable as i would like, but it's not a deal breaker for me. They are tough and the palm fabric is very sturdy, which is good for ski poles or trekking poles.
Thank you Jason - these are designed to fit a variety of liners, so the fit isn't exact. Thank you for the feedback!
I'm shopping for overmitts, but have concerns about them being an actual OVERMITT. I have big hands. Usually a "normal" glove size XL. I'm looking for an OVERMITT to go over thick wool mittens, without being too tight Are these sized appropriately to reflect that they are an OVERMITT? Or are they sized with normal sizes. If they are "normal", I'd be looking for a 2XL or even a 3XL possibly.
The largest size this glove comes in is a true large. With a circumference of 9 - 9.5in and length 8.5 - 9in. If you are looking for a full over mitt you should check out Marmot Expedition Mitten, or the Black Diamond Absolute Mitten.


Numerologists generally work with the numbers one to nine, plus the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 – together with their meanings which encompass all the experiences that life can present.
How can you benefit from Numerology?
Numerology is primarily a self-help tool. It is a way to gain greater insight and understanding into you inner being and true nature. It reveals aspects of your character and personality in a way that is fresh and inspiring.
The magic square on the tortoise's back was called the Lo Shu grid. It was a perfect three by three magic square. Every row, horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, added up to fifteen.
In the Far East numerology is still practiced by using the original Lo Shu positions. 1s in the person's full date of birth are placed in the bottom row centre. 2s are placed in the last of the top row and 3s go in the start of the middle row. 4s in the start of the top row, 5s in the middle row, and any 6s in the last of the last row, 7 in the last of middle row, 8 in the start of bottom row and 9 in the centre of the top row. The correct positions for each number are shown in figure. (This is simply to show where each number goes). It is impossible to have a chart in which every single square is filled. Similarly, it is impossible for anyone who has ever lived to have a completely empty chart. Empty charts are waiting for people who have not yet come into the world. The chart only comes to life when a baby is born.
We will use the two examples to illustrate complete charts. The young man born on July 12, 1973, will have the chart that is shown in figure. The 7 of July is placed in the last of middle row, as this is where 7s go. The 1 and 2 from the 12th are placed in the centre of the bottom row and in the last of the top row respectively. The 1 from the 1973 is placed in the centre of the bottom row. The 9 is placed in the centre of the top row, the 7 in the last of middle row, and the 3 in the start of middle row.
Let's try another example. This time we will use the lady born on February 29, 1944. The 2 from February is placed in the last of top row. Another 2 is then placed in the same square (from the 29th). The 9 from the 29th is placed in the centre of the top row. Finally the numbers from the year are put into position: the 1 in the centre of the bottom row, the 9 in the centre of top row, and the two 4s in the starting of top row.
Here is another example. Someone born on May 27th, 1988, will have the chart shown in figure.
All people born in the twentieth century will have at least one 1 and one 9 in their chart, but there is an almost limitless combination of the other numbers. Everybody born in the twenty-first century will have at least one 2 in his chart. You will find many similar charts, but it is unusual to find two identical charts except of course for people born on the exact same day.
The chart can be looked at in different ways. The top row (made up of the numbers 4, 9 and 2) can represent the head of a person. The middle row (numbers 3, 5, and 7) represents the body. Finally, the bottom row (numbers 8, 1, and 6) represents the legs and feet.
Consequently, the top row is usually regarded as the Mental Plane. It encompasses thinking, creating, imagining, and analyzing.
The middle row is called the Emotional Plane. After all, the heart is in the body. This plane includes spirituality, intuition, feelings, and emotions.
The bottom row is called the Practical Plane. This encompasses physical labor, the ability to be good with one's hands and the ability to be practical in everyday life. To use the head-legs analogy again, the feet are firmly placed on the ground in the Practical Plane.
The vertical rows are also interpreted. The first of these (numbers 4, 3 and 8) is the Thought Plane. This reveals the person's ability at coming up with ideas, creating things and carrying them through to fruition.
The middle vertical row (numbers 9, 5, and 1) is the Will Plane. This gives the determination and persistence to succeed.
The final vertical row (numbers 2, 7, and 6) is the Action Plane. This shows the person's ability at putting their thoughts into action.
The three vertical rows make a natural progression. First of all, the person has to come up with an idea (Thought Plane). He or she has to have determination and persistence (Will Plane), otherwise the idea will never be acted upon. The planning is done at this stage. Finally, the person needs to be able to put the idea and the determination into action (Action Plane).
According to Chinese Numerology every number in the loshu chart has a meaning. Now we will know the meaning of numbers present in one's date of birth. If the numbers are in multiple, the effect varies.
There is no position in the chart for zeros. They are simply ignored. A person's chart is shown in Figure, he has two zeros in his date of birth (October 14, 1980). We insert the 1s, 4s, 8 and 9 in their correct positions in the chart, but forget about the two zeros.
1 is situated in the centre of the bottom row at the middle of the Practical Plane. It provides a valuable clue as to how the person reacts and communicates with others.
People with just one 1 in their chart find it hard to express their innermost feelings. They may be good communicators in other ways, but find it hard to allow their inner self to emerge. They often find it hard to see the other person's point of view.
Here is an example of a person with one 1 in his chart. A person born on 20th Feb 1982 obviously expresses himself extremely well in public, but finds it difficult to talk about his innermost feelings with the people he loves the most.
People with two 1s in their chart are able to express themselves easily and fluently. They have a balanced outlook on life and are able to assess situations in an impartial manner. They can understand the other person's point of view as well as their own. This is regarded as being the perfect number of 1s to have in a chart. A person born on January 27, 1970 is an example of someone with two 1s in his chart.
People with three 1s in their chart fall into two types. Usually, they are chatter boxes who never stop talking. However, you also sometimes find people with three 1s who are quiet and introspective. Interestingly enough, many of these people can be both, and which one they are at any given time depends on the situation.
People with three 1s are generally happy, outgoing people. Many prominent entertainers have this combination in their chart. A person born on October 14, 1940 is an example of someone with three 1s in his chart.
People with four 1s in their chart find it extremely difficult to express themselves verbally. They are sensitive, caring people who are frequently misunderstood. They also find it very hard to relax and unwind. A person born on November 12, 1979 is an example of someone with four 1s in her chart.
People with five or more 1s in their chart experience enormous difficulties in expressing themselves verbally. They are frequently misunderstood and often direct their expressive skills into an area they find less painful, such as writing, painting or dancing. Some people with this combination overindulge in food, drugs or alcohol. A person born on November 19, 1971 is an example of someone with five 1s in her chart.
The Number 2 : Two is the last number on the Mental Plane. It reveals how sensitive and intuitive the person is. In this century, it is the third most common number in Chinese Numerology Charts. Everyone born in the twenty-first century will have at least one 2 in their charts. This can be taken as a sign of the coming of the Age of Aquarius as everyone will possess caring, sensitive, and intuitive qualities. How they use these traits is another matter.
One 2 : People with one 2 in their charts are sensitive and intuitive. Unfortunately they are also easily hurt. They are able to size up other people at a glance and have an uncanny ability of detecting insincerity.
Two 2s : People with two 2s in their chart are highly intelligent, sensitive and intuitive. Unlike people with only one 2, they are able to make good use of their intuition. They can easily detect the motivations of others and are able to assess others at a glance.
Three 2s : People with three 2s in their chart experience an overabundance of this sensitive, intuitive energy and can easily be hurt. They may give the impression of being aloof, because they live in a world of their own feelings and often prefer being on their own instead of spending time with others who might hurt their feelings.
Four 2s : People with four 2s in their chart are impatient and inclined to overreact to small problems. They are extremely sensitive and frequently prefer time by themselves, rather than risk of being hurt by others.
Five 2s or Six 2s : People with five 2s are very rare. They find life extremely difficult. They are overly sensitive; they suffer constantly from self-doubt and lack confidence and trust in others. In next century it will be possible to find people with six twos (February 22, 2022), and these people will find this incredible sensitivity almost impossible to handle.
The Number 3 : Three is found in the start of Middle Row and at the start of the Emotional Plane. It is also the centre number of the thought Row. Consequently, it is largely related to intellectual capacity. It is a positive, happy number. Three also relates to memory and the ability to think clearly and logically.
One 3 : People with one 3 in their chart possess good, creative brains and an excellent memory. They keep their feet on the ground and have a positive approach for reaching their goals. They are able to inspire others with their optimism and honestly.
Two 3s : People with two 3s in their chart possess good imagination. They are mentally alert and usually creative. They enjoy flouting convention and may appear to be slightly eccentric. Many people with this combination become writers as they have the ability to channel their creative imagination and express their ideas in words.
Three 3s : People with three 3s in their chart live inside their rich imagination. They often find it hard to relate well with others and can appear self-absorbed and remote. They possess excellent mental ability, but frequently spend their lives in a world of dreams. They find it hard to listen to others and can be argumentative and petty at times.
Four 3s : People with four 3s in their chart are impractical, overly imaginative and fearful. All of these things make it hard for them to function well in everyday life.
The Number 4 : Four is a practical, hard-working number that represents order and balance. People with this number in their charts are usually neat, tidy, and good with details.
One 4 : People with one 4 in their charts are practical and usually good with their hands. They enjoy "hands-on" type occupations and get impatient with imaginative ideas and theories. They have the ability to organize others and carry out plans to perfection.
Two 4s : People with two 4s in their chart are inclined to become overly involved in physical and materialistic activities at the expense of other activities. They have excellent organizational skills, and love starting a task at the beginning and taking it to the end. They are conscientious, accurate, and tidy people. They often have considerable creative ability in their hands and enjoy making beautiful objects.
Three 4s : People with three 4s in their chart are involved almost exclusively with physical activities and find it hard to pay attention to other areas of their lives. They are well organized, self-disciplined, and hard-working.
Four 4s : People with four 4s in their charts are very hard to find. These people are totally immersed in physical activities and find it difficult to understand other people who are interested in intellectual or spiritual matters. They possess enormous ability at anything involving their hands.
The Number 5 : Five is placed in the central position of the chart, and denotes balance and emotional stability. However, it also relates to freedom, so people with a 5 in their charts need a certain amount of room around them and are likely to run if they feel overly restricted.
One 5 : People with one 5 in their charts are emotionally well balanced. They are compassionate, understanding, and caring. They are able to motivate and inspire others to achieve much more than would have otherwise been possible.
Two 5s : People with two 5s in their chart are intense and determined. They have a great deal of drive and enthusiasm. They have problems harnessing their emotions, which can lead to outbursts that are later regretted. This often creates difficulties in home and family life.
Three 5s : People with three 5s in their chart are prone to speaking without thinking and can hurt others unwittingly. They have a great deal of drive and energy but these qualities need to be carefully channeld. They enjoy change, adventure, excitement and often take unnecessary risks.
Four 5s : People with four 5s in their chart are hard to find, because this combination occurs just three times every hundred years. People with four 5s need to slow down and think before acting.
The Number 6 : The number 6 located in the last of the bottom row relates to creativity and love of home and family. It also relates to helpful people and friendship.
One 6 : People with one 6 in their charts have a great love for their home and loved ones. They enjoy domestic responsibilities and also possess considerable creative potential. They make good parents and ultimately become the person everyone comes to in the family when things are not going well.
Two 6s : People with two 6s in their chart are inclined to worry unnecessarily about their home and family. The nervous strain thus created means that they need more rest than most people. They enjoy creative activities and are happiest surrounded by beautiful things. They are usually over-protective and find it hard to let their children stand on their own two feet.
Three 6s : People with three 6s in their chart are inclined to be overly protective and possessive of their loved ones. They also have considerable creative potential, which provides a useful release for their emotional tension. They are inclined to look more on the negative side of life than the positive, and need constant encouragement.
Four 6s : People with four 6s in their chart are highly creative, but they find it hard to channel this energy in the early part of their life. Everything affects them emotionally, which makes it hard for them to fit into everyday life.
The Number 7 : The number 7 is situated in the last of the middle row. It represents sacrifice, usually learning the hard way through a disappointment or a loss.
One 7 : People with one 7 in their chart are likely to learn through losses of love, possessions or health. As they learn from these experiences they usually become more and more interested in metaphysical or spiritual pursuits.
Two 7s : People with two 7s in their chart grow in knowledge and wisdom by losing either love, health or money. Ultimately, this is likely to lead to an interest in the psychic or occult worlds. They have analytical brains, which makes them good at solving intricate technical problems.
Three 7s : People with three 7s in their chart often lead sad lives caused by major disappointments and setbacks in the areas of love, health and money. Frequently, these people develop tremendous reserves of inner strength as a result of these difficulties.
Four 7s : People with four 7s in their chart have to learn through major lessons involving loss of love, health and finances.
The Number 8 : The number eight relates to attention to detail and is situated in the start of bottom line.
One 8 : People with one 8 in their charts are methodical, conscientious and good with details. However, surprisingly they usually find it hard to finish the tasks they begin. They have restless, active minds and need constant mental challenges.
Two 8s : People with two 8s in their chart are extremely perceptive and conscientious. They prefer to experience things for themselves, rather than take too much on trust. They have fixed views and opinions and find it hard to change their minds after decisions have been made.
Three 8s : People with three 8s in their chart are conscientious, rigid and frequently restless. They develop more purpose in life about the time, they reach age of forty and after that make rapid progress. They can be overly materialistic and need to learn that possessions cannot bring lasting happiness.
Four 8s : People with four 8s in their chart are extremely restless and have a strong need for change and variety in their lives. Once they find something they really want to pursue, their progress can be a joy to behold. Until then, though, they are likely to lead rather aimless, pointless lives. This combination occurs just three times every century.
The Number 9 : Everybody born in the twentieth century has at least one 9 in his or her chart. It represents idealism, valor, and ambition.
One 9 : People with one 9 in their chart are ambitious and have a strong desire to improve themselves. The number 9 is present on both the Mental Plane and the Action Line. This is one reason humankind has achieved such a great deal in the twentieth century. However, it appears that many of us still need to learn to be humanitarians.
Two 9s : People with two 9s in their chart are idealistic, intelligent, and inclined to be critical of others. Because they are highly intelligent they sometimes tend to look down on others who are not similarly blessed. They need to learn to mix with people from all levels of society.
Three 9s : People with three 9s in their chart are idealistic, caring, and intelligent. They are inclined to exaggerate and "make mountains out of molehills." They learn to handle this better as they mature. When they are making good use of their mental capabilities, they are happy and positive. However, they quickly become frustrated and despondent when they feel that they are caught in a rut.
Four 9s : People with four nine in their chart are highly intelligent but find it hard to live in the everyday world. They frequently retreat into a world of their own imagination. If they can learn to harness the enormous amount of power and energy at their disposal they can become a real force for good in the world.
Five 9s : Five 9s are exceptionally rare. The last time five nines appeared was on September 29, 1999. It will not occur again until September 9, 2999.


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Regarding Abandoned Sites and Sexual Discovery
Abandoned sites usually cause curiosity for exploration and adventure. There's a sense of excitement when we are surrounded by uncertainty and a thirst for danger. These sites also allow for a chance to remove oneself from everyday life and have a moment of self-reflection. From a young age, while exploring my sexuality, I can recall finding hidden spaces and out of the way locations with boyfriends in which, for a brief moment, no one could tell me what to do or who to love, where we could escape society and just be together. We construct these sites for satisfying our sexual pleasures and urges, they're made into cruising grounds, runaway spots or sites to release our destructive nature. There's a bridge between desire and death and these will be further explored in the following 5 shorts.
With the release of our DVD of BOYS ON FILM 13: TRICK & TREAT, I look back at some of our memorable shorts from the BOYS ON FILM collections that examine these discarded spaces as sites for escapism and sexual-discovery.
Remission – Dir. Christopher Brown (Boys on Film 13)
In our latest BOYS ON FILM release, we take a look at two young men and a boy who roam the overgrown English countryside over the space of 2 years, in an attempt to escape an unknown deadly virus. The two men are forced to take a horrific decision after the boy's behavior puts them in increasing danger. These dangers become apparent in the unknown territories these boys are positioned in, the uncertainty of what's to come and the boy's display of unusual behaviors which, eventually, become life threatening. Exploring abandoned houses in search for safety and supplies, there is a moment in the film in which the two young men engage in sex, possibly to relieve frustrations or, perhaps, out of love.
REMISSION is a terrifying short about survival in the unknown and the consequences of trust as a tool for life and death, the last five minutes of the film will no doubt leave you speechless.
Boys Village – Dir. Till Kleinert (Boys on Film X)
Set in St. Athan Boys Village in South Wales, a holiday camp opened in 1925 as a summer camp for the sons from families in the South Wales coalfield.
The film focuses on a young boy and his imagination – at first we're unsure of why Kevin roams the abandoned camp while talking to his friends made of twigs and rubbish. Is he in the process of exploring? Escaping? He has been eleven years old for quite some time now. Has it been years or decades? Shattered glass and debris lay scattered all over and the countless trap falls and opportunities for injury become a haven for young boys and exploration. After witnessing a group of vandals who visit the site in a destructive manner, Kevin's sexual curiosity is awakened when he sees a particular attractive teen.
Prora – Dir. Stéphane Riethauser (Boys on Film 9)
Prora is a good example of abandoned sites as a stimulant for sexual discovery in moments of excitement and danger. Two teenagers, Jan and Matthieu, embark on an adventure in the deserted former Nazi holiday camp and communist military complex in Germany. Whilst exploring their surroundings they put their friendship at risk. Running through the corridors in a destructive manner, smashing windows and playing rough. The two boys, high on adrenaline, end up confronting their feelings in a moment of sexual realization. The two teens end up making love across the scattered glass on the complex floors. Away from the world and positioned in an empty complex all to themselves, this triggering of emotional discovery is further heightened.
The Strange Ones – Dir. Christopher Radcliff & Lauren Wolkstein (Boys on Film 7)
An unknown destination, a man and a boy travel in search for the unknown. Finding respite in what seems to be an abandoned motel swimming pool, the two travelers are confronted by the motel owner where truth and lies become one blurring situation. On the surface all seems normal, but as the owner asks more questions, nothing is what it seems to be.
Bramadero – Dir. Julián Hernández (Boys on Film 2)
Bramadero: A place where deer and other wild animals in heat prefer to go.
Our final short explores our animalistic nature. Hassen and Jonás find a spot on the outskirts of Mexico City where they seduce one another in a merging of body and mind. The construction site holds as a playground for desire: the positioning of a mattress in the middle of the floor becomes an immediate invitation for sexual discovery. The industrial steel scaffolding acts as barriers between the two men, yet as they move in between the structures a divergence between their raw naked bodies and the man-made barriers is constructed. The uncertainty of the dangers of abandoned construction sites ultimately lead to death, as Bramadero is described as a pole animals are tied to in order to tame them or kill them.
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A dirty grill is not something a grillmaster can live with, but cleaning it can be such a chore. I know everyone has heard of the Roomba that vaccums your house with a motorized machine that covers every inch to clean your home without you having to push the bulky vaccum cleaner.
What if I told you there was a similar tool that did this for your grill, well meet the Grillbot. This is the ROOMBA for the grill!
The Grillbot is a small Roomba like object that has 3 sets of brushes that go to work to clean that dirty grill. The Grillbot has 3 timer settings 10 minutes, 20 minutes and 30 minutes. It is recommended to use the 30 minute session on your first grill cleaning.
Lets talk about using the Grillbot. When it comes in the mail you will need to charge it up for about 2 hours to get it prepped for battle. Then you simply put it on your grill and set the amount of time needed (its one button that you press once for 10 minutes, twice for 20 minutes or 3 times for 30 minutes) Once you find the time setting you want simply place on grill and it will give you about 3 second before it gets down to business.
I used this on my STOK Quattro grill with Grill Grate inserts and they were pretty disgusting (you can watch the video below to see more). I set it for 30 minutes and closed the lid...you must close the grill lid or it will run away and hit the ground. The Grillbot is pretty noisy as it bumps into the side walls to change its course. After 30 minutes it cuts off automatically so you know its done.
I opened the grill and the results were mediocre. It appears the top surface was cleaner but the overall grill still needed some deep hand cleaning. This is because of two things. First off, I let the grill get real dirty for this and maybe that was overkill. Second, I have Grill Grates installed on the grill so the brushes can't get into these deep valleys that the Grill Grate presents.
The Grillbot did do a better job when used on a neighbors grill that had a standard grate and wasn't quite as filthy as what you saw in the video.
Overall, this is a fun idea for many grillers, but as it didn't work on the grill that we had I can't give it my full stamp of approval at this time.
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In a pilot study that included Kaag and eight veterans who were paralyzed while in the military, the Hopkins research team compared physical and psychological measurements collected on the first day of the trip with readings taken after the group became scuba-certified, just five days later.
The results were dramatic: On average, the disabled veterans were 10 percent better at sensing light touch and 5 percent better at feeling pin pricks. Muscle tightness, or spasticity, decreased about 15 percent and motor functioning improved up to 17 percent. Among the five participants with post-traumatic stress disorder, their PTSD symptoms were alleviated by 80 percent, the researchers report. The researchers did not track how long these effects lasted, but the participants' stories suggest the changes lingered anywhere from minutes to weeks.
But teasing apart those possibilities isn't easy. The study was small, involved countless variables and was intended only to explore whether the scuba theory was worth studying at all. The experience is illustrative of a broad scientific challenge: How do you go from a patient's hunch to a scientist's proof?
Efforts to pursue follow-up studies are slow-moving: Federal funding for science dropped drastically during the sequestration last year. And the prospects may be even worse for a study that seems like no work and all play.
Unser is not one of those people. The 27-year-old, who is studying public health at George Washington University, first went scuba diving in 2000, a year after she was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a neurological disorder similar to multiple sclerosis but much less common. She was not searching for any therapeutic benefit: She had grown up watching her parents and older brother dive, and she refused to let her condition stop her from learning to do the same. The experience saved her life, says Unser, whose father is famed race-car driver Al Unser Jr.
Unser began taking other people with paralysis, including veterans, on scuba trips and trainings through her foundation, which she launched soon after her diagnosis in 1999. Today, Unser and her mom, Shelley, run the organization, supporting its activities through a variety of sources, including connections in the racing industry, corporate sponsorships and other foundations. Kaplin, one of Unser's doctors, found it intriguing that many of those divers reported sensations similar to the ones she had felt.
For nearly 10 years, Unser pressed her doctors to initiate a study, and Johns Hopkins endorsed the idea in early 2011. Within months, the foundation secured funding from Newman's Own Foundation, Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Challenged Athletes Foundation and others.
Kaplin and Becker aren't the first to study scuba diving's effects on people with disabilities, but they're among the few. In a 2007 pilot study, for example, German researchers reported reduced spasticity and improved quality of life among five people with paralysis after seven days of diving.
Those high levels of serotonin may play into the veterans' improved moods, too. The psychological benefits might also be explained in part by scuba divers' controlled breathing and mastery of a fearful situation. Both of these are used to cope with PTSD symptoms such as anxiety, Kaplin says.
But until researchers replicate the results of the pilot study on a large scale and control variables such as depth, location and type of paralysis, the connections are a stretch, says Peter Gorman, chief of the division of rehabilitation medicine at the University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Institute.
Unser and others will continue to advocate for people with paralysis to do just that: Jump.


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Working with all ages, Dr. Payne suggests that your child should visit an orthodontist at the age of seven. In addition, adults should visit an orthodontist, even if they had braces as a kid. This is due to your teeth still being able to shift out of place, thus creating a problem with your jaw alignment and malocclusions. About one out of five patients are over the age of 21.
The professionals at American River Orthodontics want to help their patients in Sacramento, CA create a smile that they are comfortable and confident in. They can provide helpful suggestions of what orthodontic treatment will work best with your lifestyle and make the process as painless as possible.
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Who said the Tea Party was dead?
We the People of the Republic and The Wisconsin Grandsons of Liberty, two of Wisconsin's most prominent 'Tea Party' groups, are organizing an effort to check the validity of all signatures submitted in the ongoing gubernatorial recall.
The project is taking place, online, at VerifyTheRecall.com.
Last week, the MacIver News Service reported that despite requesting a supplemental budget appropriation in excess of $600,000, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board would not be checking the authenticity or validity of the more than 540,000 recall petitions.
Ross said the effort is all about Wisconsin voters making sure their elections are clean and fair.
"By taking such efforts, we will be able to protect the integrity of Wisconsin's elections by ensuring that only legitimate Wisconsin electors are counted – once – as signors of petitions," Brown wrote.


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Power in the 21st Century: The Banality of Soft Power
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This is the first of a two-part article exploring the concept of soft power in the 21st century. Read part two.
In the autumn of 1990, Joseph Nye sought to re-imagine what American power would like in the 21st century. Writing near the end of the Cold War, Nye offered scholars and policymakers a new conceptual framework through which they could understand power dynamics in a changing world. The Cold War would soon be over, Japanese power was on the rise, multinational corporations were beginning to accumulate power resources equal to those of states while Europe was moving towards greater integration. Amid this climate of change, Nye argued that power in the 21st century would not rest solely on a nation's military strength or its financial prosperity. Nor would it depend exclusively on its geography or natural resources. Rather, in a world of shifting sands and emerging powers, American power would depend on its ability to change the behavior of other states, willingly. As Nye wrote in 1990:
A state may achieve the outcomes it prefers in world politics because other states want to follow it or have agreed to a situation that produces such effects. In this sense, it is just as important to set the agenda and structure the situations in world politics as to get others to change in particular cases. This second aspect of power-which occurs when one country gets other countries to want what it wants-might be called co-optive or Soft power in contrast with the hard or command power of ordering others to do what it wants.
Nearly 20 years after it was first proposed, soft power remains a popular term. Since 2018 alone, Nye's original article from 1990 has been cited more than 600 times. Of course, today's world is markedly different than the one which existed in 1990. Japanese power has declined, China has emerged as a dominant global power, Russian power has morphed as it substituted conventional arms with digital ones, terrorist groups have transformed into states, tech companies have established foreign ministries while instability seems to dominate global politics. From Brexit and Trumpism to ecological devastation, uncertainty is the new norm. The question that emerges is—does Nye's concept of soft power hold relevance in 2019?
Some have attempted to refashion the concept of soft power by introducing new terms such as "smart power" or "sharp power." Still others have attempted to integrate Nye's concept into other fields of study. Such is the case with growing literature on public diplomacy. And it is within the public diplomacy milieu that soft power has become banal. I do not mean to suggest that Nye's original term is banal but rather that soft power is now often employed in a banal manner. Countless studies in the arena of public diplomacy employ Nye's term as an afterthought. Such studies tend to include an introductory paragraph in which soft power, public diplomacy and nation branding are all thrown together generating a cacophony of terms with little actual meaning or insight.
And it is within the public diplomacy milieu that soft power has become banal. I do not mean to suggest that Nye's original term is banal but rather that soft power is now often employed in a banal manner.
Others have gone down the rabbit hole of exploring the relationship between the concepts of soft power, public diplomacy and nation branding. Here, scholars debate whether public diplomacy is a soft power tool, or whether soft power is the result of public diplomacy activities, or whether nation branding in an instrument for generating soft power resources. Yet here again the conversation often becomes dull with studies merely replicating the same arguments in, dare I say, a banal manner. The reason is that such debates tend to be detached from the world around us. As Nye argued in 1990, one cannot discuss terms such as power, soft power or public diplomacy without first taking into account the global political environment. Only by understanding the current and future state of the world, can we approach a meaning of soft power that is anything but banal.
To understand the world, it is often useful to listen to world leaders who have lost their ability to lead. Once out of office, and shunned by the media, such leaders tend to offer insight that may escape scholars. Such is the case with Tony Blair. In a recent video, Blair advocated that the UK stay in the EU. His logic is fascinating. According to Blair, by 2040 the world will be dominated by three major powers—the U.S., China and India. A mix of military strength, technological advancements and population size will increase the power of each of the three states.
In such a world, the ability of small and middle powers, such the UK, to advance their foreign policy agenda will be limited. The UK will be but another in a long line of middle powers looking to ensure its prosperity amid a field of giants. For this reason, nations such as the UK will need to form temporary coalitions and permanent alliances. Blair views the EU as such an alliance, one that increases the power of each member state as they collectively bargain opposite the three giants—China, India and the U.S. Yet states such as the UK will also need to form temporary coalitions to advance their foreign policy goals be it multilateral forums such as the UN, or during direct negotiations opposite one of the giants (e.g., France and the UK collectively barraging opposite the U.S. on trade incentives).
Note from the CPD Blog Manager: Part two of this series looks at how soft power can be re-conceptualized and the role of perceived morality in a state's soft power resources. This article was originally published in full on the author's blog, Exploring Digital Diplomacy.
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Soccer's Bad Boy
Every sport has their "bad boy." Football had Bill Romanowski, basketball had Bill Laimbeer, baseball had Rob Dibble, hockey had Derek Sanderson, and boxing had "Iron" Mike Tyson who went as far as biting off part of Evander Holyfield's ear during a Heavy Weight Bout in 1997.
Which brings me to Soccer… whose bad boy, hands down is Liverpool's Luis Sureaz, who over the weekend got himself suspended again!
Liverpool's star showed his dark side again in a controversial 2-2 draw with Chelsea, after he bit defender Branislav Ivanovic.
Suarez, the top scorer of the English Premier League , wrestled with Ivanovic in the second half and then sank his teeth into his forearm.
Branislav Ivanovic and Luis Suarez
This isn't Suarez's first rodeo…
Luis was suspended for seven matches in late 2010 after a similar incident while playing for Dutch club Ajax. He was also banned for eight matches in October 2011 after he racially berated Patrice Evra of Manchester United.
Suarez took the easy way out, and apologized for his actions on Saturday (4/22/13) in a tweet instead in person, like a man (maybe he was busy picking up his skirt from the dry cleaners or painting his nails).
"I'm sad for what happened this afternoon, I apologize Ivanovic and all football world for my inexcusable behavior. I'm so sorry about it!!"
Here's a shocker…one of Suarez's Twitter followers is "Iron" Mike himself. How does that old saying go? "Birds of a feather, flock together."
Obviously, Suarez has a problem, and suspensions don't seem to do the trick. What he needs is to be, is embarrassed! The English Premier League needs to make an example of him, and have him wear a mask like Hannibal Lecter, or Bane while he PLAYS through his suspension…
or maybe he just needs to GROW-UP!
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2 thoughts on "Soccer's Bad Boy"
heyyyyyy says:
Must have got the idea from watching all those stupid vampire shows on tv.
nullset says:
We have this vision in our heads that soccer/football is such a sartorial game. That it's played with grace and style. It is, but I don't think I've ever seen such open violence in a team sport outside of Rugby. Not only violence, but some of these guys are just outright brutes.


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UNM Newsroom / News / New rule: Birds on islands evolve toward flightlessness
New rule: Birds on islands evolve toward flightlessness
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The search for general trends in evolution of animal shape and size often comes up empty. Rather, evolution tends to be unpredictable, leading toward different forms in different places.
Groundbreaking new work has revealed a predictable trend in evolution of bird shape: all birds on islands, even flighted ones, have converged at least subtly on the flightless form. The work was led by Natalie Wright as part of her dissertation at The University of New Mexico, under the advisement of Associate Professor of Biology Christopher Witt. The third team member was David Steadman of the University of Florida. Wright is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Montana. The work will be published this week in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
It is widely known that particular types birds tend to become flightless after they colonize islands that have no predators. Flightlessness has evolved over a thousand times, but it tends to evolve only from certain types of ancestors – usually birds like rails that already spend most of their time on the ground.
Dr. Wright wanted to know whether there are predictable evolutionary trends that apply to all island birds, the vast majority of which can still fly. Like the flightless species on their islands, they generally have fewer predators than their relatives on the mainland. But most species still need to fly in order to find food. So as part of Wright's Ph.D. research at the University of New Mexico, she focused on how flying birds have evolved on islands and whether they exhibit similar changes to those seen in flightless island species.
Dr. Wright's team found that flying birds evolved smaller flight muscles and longer legs on islands, just as occurred in flightless birds, but to a lesser extent. On islands with fewer predators, this evolutionary trend toward flightlessness was more pronounced. This trend held for bird species that rely upon flight for finding food, including those representing families of birds that have never had a member completely lose flight, such as hummingbirds, kingfishers, and flycatchers. "I would be shocked if a hummingbird or tanager or fruit-dove ever lost the ability to fly entirely; it's central to how they make a living," says Wright. "But these birds are still reducing the size of their flight muscles when relief from predators allows them to do so."
Dr. Wright and her colleagues examined how well various island characteristics, including island area, overall bird species richness, raptor species richness, and the presence of native mammalian predators, predicted changes in body shape in birds. A combination of raptor species richness and mammalian predators best explained variation in flight muscle size and leg length, suggesting that predation rather than something else inherent to being restricted to islands has driven the pattern. Without predators selecting for the maintenance of large, powerful flight muscles, birds can save energy by reducing these muscles. Instead, they develop longer legs as they rely more heavily on leg-powered locomotion.
"These longer legs may act as a longer lever as the birds jump during take-off, making up for their smaller muscles," said Wright. "Take-off requires enormous amounts of power from the flight muscles, particular when birds are taking off rapidly to escape predators. If they don't need to escape predators, birds can take off more slowly, depending more upon their legs to jump during take-off, and reduce their energetically expensive flight muscles."
Previous studies of birds evolving on islands focused on body size or other single measurements that might reveal important trends. Wright and colleagues found no overall trends in body size evolution in their study. It turns out that for island birds, it's important to look simultaneously at the size of the wings and legs. Museum specimens were key to recognizing the general trend. Nearly 20 years ago, David Steadman, curator of birds at the Florida Museum of Natural History, began collecting data on flight muscle size from bird specimens collected in Pacific islands.
Over time, Wright, Witt, and many others contributed to the effort, and the dataset grew to include over 8,000 specimens from roughly 1,400 species of birds from around the world. To include birds from as many islands as possible in this project, Wright measured additional thousands of bird skeletons from museums across the country. "In the end, the labor of hundreds of museum ornithologists over the course of a century contributed to our dataset," says Wright.
Steadman notes that, "bird skeletons from the world's islands continue to enlighten us about evolution. In revealing the reduced powers of flight, these skeletons go a long way to explain the special ways that island species behave differently from their continental relatives."
These findings also shed light upon a mechanism for a long-known trend: island birds, even those that fly, are extremely vulnerable to introduced predators. Many scientists, including Darwin, have remarked upon island birds' seeming lack of fear of predators. This "island tameness" has been suggested as a cause of island birds' susceptibility to predators. The present findings suggest another contributing factor: small flight muscles that reduce the speed of escape.
Islands are often hotbeds of evolution because their isolation facilitates genetic divergence from related populations. But systematic evolution of smaller flight muscles may make it less likely that island populations will colonize new areas from those islands.
"Island birds are some of the most interesting tips on the evolutionary tree, but this study suggests that ancestors in that tree are less likely to have been on islands themselves," said Witt. "Colonization of islands by a strong-flying species might lead to a flurry of new species that will have diminished flight ability and will ultimately perish. In this way, bursts of branching followed by dieback could be a somewhat predictable cycle on the tree of life."
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A bill that would allow New Jersey municipalities to sell their public water utilities to private, for-profit corporations without putting the measure to voters is awaiting Gov. Chris Christie's signature.
Until now, any municipality in New Jersey that sought to sell off its water system to a private bidder had to hold a public vote. But a bill passed with bipartisan support by the state's Senate last week would allow municipalities with aging and deteriorating water systems to put their systems up for sale without holding a referendum.
While supporters of the bill say privatizing water systems could save municipalities money, it allows companies to factor the purchase price of the systems into the rates they charge customers, meaning taxpayers could ultimately be on the hook for the sale of their water systems.
Many New Jersey municipalities have turned to privatization as a way to get quick cash infusions for their deteriorating water systems. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the state would need $41 billion over the next 20 years to repair its water, stormwater and wastewater systems.
If the bill is enacted, New Jersey would join several other states, including Illinois, Pennsylvania and California, where ballot measures are not required to sell water systems to private developers.
The bill comes after years of sales of water systems in New Jersey to private companies.
About 300 of New Jersey's municipalities, accounting for about 45 percent of the state's population, have privately run water systems, according to the New Jersey Utilities Association, a trade group. In November voters in Camden approved the sale of their water system to New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, one of the largest private water companies in the U.S. The state far outpaces the U.S. in water privatization; overall, only 13 percent of Americans are served by private systems.
Nationwide, the privatization of water system is significantly more controversial.According to Food and Water Watch, the number of privately owned systems decreased 16 percent from 2007 to 2011, a reflection of some municipalities taking back control of their water systems.
Activists don't disagree that more needs to be spent on the state's water infrastructure, but they say that should be the responsibility of the state, not private companies. Christie cut $85 million from the Department of Environmental Protection's 2014 budget, limiting the amount the agency can spend on water infrastructure improvement projects. And he has offered property tax rebates and tax caps that critics say starve the state's infrastructure budget.
A representative for Christie did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Some experts, like Rutgers environmental studies professor Daniel Van Abs, believethere's simply not enough political will in most New Jersey municipalities to raise water rates to sufficient levels to fund infrastructure repairs.
That, activists say, has cornered municipalities into needing to turn to private investment. Since companies can charge taxpayers for the purchase of the water systems, there's little chance their services will cost less than public utilities do, according to Stefanie Brand, the director of the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel, a state agency that advocates for utility customers.
A report from Corporate Accountability International found that privatization of water supplies was often followed by rate increases. In Bayonne, New Jersey, a 2012 contract with United Water led to an 8.5 percent rate increase in the first year, according to the nonprofit. And a 2010 report from Food and Water Watch found that customers in New Jersey municipalities with private water systems paid on average 64 percent more than others in the state.
The bill's stipulates that a public ballot measure could be forced if activists against privatization gather enough signatures to equal 15 percent of a municipality's voting population during the state's last General Assembly elections.
Privatization advocates say there's still enough time — 45 days from the time of the announcement of a sale — for the public to become informed and organize against a sale if they choose to.
"We'd argue that they still have a significant amount of input, and with a wider breadth of information to act on [under this bill]," said Andrew Hendry, the president of the New Jersey Utilities Commission. He pointed out that private water systems in the state account for only 2 percent of state Safe Drinking Water Act violations, which he said proves privatization is a responsible way forward for New Jersey towns.
But for anti-privatization activists, those statistics don't prove that private systems are better as much as they prove that public systems are in desperate need of more public funding.