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XMU (short for eXperimental Master Unit) was a project started in V.C.0070 by the DN Corp. to develop a humanoid combat machine suitable for the Limited Wars, with the creation of 13 models of XMU robots. However, due to technical difficulties, the project was aborted in V.C.0080. It was not until the invention of the V-Converter that the XMU project was brought back, when the XMU-04 and XMU-05 were retrofitted with V-Converters, thus creating the very first Virtuaroids.
1 Development History
1.1 Limited War
1.2 Weapons as commodities
1.3 XMU Project Planning
2 Project Setback
3 List of XMUs and stats
Development History[]
Limited War[]
The war that progresses under the meaning of the collision of physical destructive forces has already become considered as nonsense in the post-industrial society of the Virtual Century. Knowing the limits of their possibilities, is a humanity destined to live in conflict within the limited global territory, they abandoned the conventional style of warfare. The so-called information-based military revolution never assembled in an ideal form, even though it had never progressed in that way. However, the kind of battle involving the physical conflict of weapons and similar acts surrendered most of its essential functions and roles to the highly systematized information war.
That being said, physical warfare as a style, the deep-rooted desire and demand for struggle, people demanded a price for what they had abandoned. As a result, the concept of the "Limited War", which was a struggle of co-existance, was submitted. People applied this into a system and incorporated it into society, so that it could be established without political, economic, and cultural bankruptcy. Before long, a variety of functions in Limited Wars, namely economic revitalization, cultural stimulus, political propaganda performance, and the decision of fate, means to leave to chance (essentially play), and others are hard to substitute. It began evaluation.
Weapons as commodities[]
Under such circumstances, weapons were not allowed to remain in the presence of combat measures that pursued only the efficiency of physical warfare. The greatest element required for weapons of this age was the capability of expressing the dynamism of the "People's battle" as a tool, a function of existence. Under such circumstances, the DN Corp. was putting resources and effort into the development of a "weapon as a commodity" based on a completely new concept that would be appropriate for the Virtual Century. After years of steady marketing surveys and analysis work, they began work on a very bold idea in late V.C.0070. It was called the XMU Project, and it was also aimed at putting a "giant humanoid robot weapon" into practical use.
In general, a very high level of balance was demanded of any weapon that is required under the Limited Wars. And the elements that constitute this balance were extremely diverse. Especially since at the time, the Limited Wars had already formed a certain share as a visual entertainment business, in addition to factors such as high combat efficiency as a weapon, cost, maintainability, etc. The visual effect of the combat needed to be combined with the maximization of performance ability. However, the Limited Wars' aspect as a show business has brought numerous, mysterious regulatory items. Meanwhile, fierce combative content is required, and combat by human beings is recommended. However, excessive brutality with outright bloodshed was denied as a violation of the general code of ethics of the image information.
If combat with a high-quality humanoid robot becomes a possibility, then visual cruelty would be diluted thought it has the same degree of force as that by a human being. Especially if it is a huge one, the visual impact it gives to people would be substantial. There was a possibility that the gigantic fighting robot could become a commodity of the expectations that decided the nature of a Limited War. In other words, the DN Corp. had a potential strategy towards developing high-mobility humanoid robot weapons as one product before developing battle Virtuaroids for practical use.
XMU Project Planning[]
The XMU Project had very advanced content for its time. The Master Unit (M.U.) of the manned fuselage was controlled via M.S.B.S., and various attempts were made to establish it as a high-mobility force. The M.U. was positioned as a high-mobility weapon for rapidly expansion of the ground base, and the general requirements for the initial performance demanded for this hand is set. Among them, the following three points are regarded as particularly important.
Development of a fire control system that is capable of responding to ranged warfare at mid to close range
The ability to acquire the maneuverability that can respond to the shooting match at mid to close range also*
Response of the control system that can fully demonstrate the above mobility performance
These are almost the same as the basic concept of battle Virtuaroids that were later developed. The XMU Project had developed three types of experimental machines to create a practical application and devised ten M.U. as tactical weapons capable of responding to all the anticipated situations.
*=The mid to short range distance refers to the battle distance of 1000 to 2000 m. The most frequent battle distance was supposed to be 400 to 700 m. When the actual VRs were put into practical use and the encounter battles between VRs became frequent, the battle distance was equal to or greater than 1200 m, hit probability is slim due to both sides having too-high mobility. Therefore, it was certain that the battle distance did not exceed 1000 m. However, with regard to the most frequent battle distance, betraying expectations, the 70 to 400 m band was mainstream. For this reason, the VR's unique structure was redesigned specifically for the skeleton system.
Project Setback[]
However, the XMU Project would be shut down in V.C.0080. The biggest reason was technical difficulties. After all, at the technical level of the time, it was impossible to fit all the high functions required of the XMU within the set skeleton.
The biggest drawback in terms of technology in the XMU Project is the visceral problem of the output system and energy storage system. Powerful output and enormous amounts of energy are necessary to maintain the required high mobility performance for a long period of time, and it was impossible to feet these in a 10-meter tall machine. The activity energy of the battle VR that was later developed was supplied by the V-Converter. Because the V-Converter was very compact for its performance, the ideal form of the XMU Project could be realized in this case.
In regard to the M.S.B.S., while theoretically possible to construct, was not completed so easily.
Anything that worked properly wasn't completed until V.C.007e. However, M.S.B.S. ver.1.00, which had finally been completed, did not reach the required level in terms of its operational efficiency.
As the project stalled, it would succumb to the pressure of the conservative upper part of the company while doing so.
List of XMUs and stats[]
XMU-01
A-Potential: N/A
M-Potential: 50.00
F.C.S. (Fire Control System): None
M.M.C. Interface: OF-01
Primary Weapon: None
Secondary Weapon: None
P-Converter: None
T-Type: TEX-01
Skeleton System: Tm-01
S. Performance: 50.00
A-Potential: 24.09
F.C.S.: PV-16
Primary Weapon: BB-26
M.M.C. Interface: M.S.B.S.
Primary Weapon: M.P.B.L.-7 Mk. 1-a
P-Converter: Mk. 1-b
T-Type: G.U.W.
Skeleton System: Tf-04
Primary Weapon: Bl-a03
T-Type: S.U.W.
Skeleton System: Rd-01
Primary Weapon: Revenant
T-Type: R.U.W.
S. Performance: 45.5
Secondary Weapon: Z.B.H.
P-Converter: Mk. 1-c
Primary Weapon: Zig-01
Secondary Weapon: R-09
P-Converter: Mk. 2
Primary Weapon: M.P.B.L.-6
Primary Weapon: Bl-b01
Secondary Weapon: Zig-06
Primary Weapon: U.R.L.
Skeleton System: SSt-m1
F.C.S.: S.U.O.S.
Primary Weapon: E.R.L.
Secondary Weapon: F.M.713
Skeleton: SSt-m2
S. Performance: 128.2
The project code granted at the time of development was based on the two-node structure. In one section, there is the project code, and on the other is the serial number planned at the planning stage. For example, referring to the XMU-04, it means that the machine was developed under the XMU Project, and its plan was made the fourth. These development codes were scheduled to change to different codes when it was formally adopted. The XMU Project itself was abandoned, but in the V-Project that inherited the concept, replacement has been carried out by the classification on the tactics with respect to the previous section. However, the serial number of the following section was diverted as it was.
Of the above 13, for XMU-01 through XMU-03, it was developed as a test body for basic data collection. The one that was put into practical use is the subsequent model number. Regarding the 8th, 11th, and 12th machines, they were never manufactured after the V-Project. Unit 13 does not match the later XBV-13. Especially for the machine known as the XBV-13-t11, there was no official development record within DN.
External Link[]
XMU page at Virtual Century (Wayback Machine)
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jhansen007 - Jul 5, 2004 12:47 am
Route Climbed: Loft (Return via Keyhole) Date Climbed: July 4, 2004
My third summit of Longs -- I really should try some other 14ers one of these days. Quite a bit of snow from Chasm up to the Loft -- crampons and an axe were useful today. Left trailhead at 4am -- on the summit around 10:30am. Snow still in the Homestretch and the Narrows. The Trough had so much snow we glissaded down it -- much more enjoyable than loose rock. Going down was slow and we didn't get back to the trailhead until 4:45pm. Weather was kind to us though.
Robert Lutz - Jun 2, 2004 11:37 pm
long tiring and scary in one place but fun
DaveC - May 21, 2004 9:06 pm
Route Climbed: cornhole route Date Climbed: july 99
with manny from the boulderfield campground. being up early avoided a little of the herd, but it's a popular one.
sbkelley - May 12, 2004 3:39 pm
Route Climbed: Loft Date Climbed: September 2003
I've actually climbed both the Keyhole and the Loft and must say that the Loft was much nicer. Less crowded, a little shorter, a lot more fun. Going right underneath the Palisades was quite a treat, too.
tysonwormus - May 9, 2004 1:31 pm
Route Climbed: Keiners Route Date Climbed: May 8 2004
Quite an amazing climb. Beautiful route, splendid day and a pleasantly deserted summit.
Chris - May 8, 2004 8:41 pm
Route Climbed: Kiener's, Keyhole, North Face Date Climbed: July 1994, May 1997, August 2002
This is an amazing mountain. There is a route to suit (almost) every ability and taste here. Highly recommended!
georgbetsy - May 4, 2004 10:37 pm
Route Climbed: Keyhole/Loft Date Climbed: July 2003
After trying to climb Longs in late June (2003) and turning around before the trough due to very icy conditions and the lack of crampons and an ice-axe, we were finally able to reach the summit on this beautiful day.
My wife and I started at 12:30am at the Longs Peak trailhead and reached the Boulderfield by 5am. Since my wife felt a little altitude sick and it was freezing cold, we waited till 8:00am to continue up to the summit which we reached at about 9:30. (There was a large number of climbers on the route.)
Next we proceeded by descending the Loft route and got some questioning looks from the other climbers. (Unfortunatelly we were too tired to also climb Meeker!!). On this route we were the only climbers and some necessary routefinding added to the challenge of the route.
-- Maybe next time we try the Longs Peak Grand Slam as described by Gerry Roach (anyone interested?)
Larry V - Apr 23, 2004 1:19 pm
Route Climbed: Loft Route Date Climbed: September 1998
Started in the wee hours to reach Chasm Lake in time for the sunrise. Finished by the Loft Route. Have reached Longs' summit twice, but was turned back another time by unexpected cold and snow.
hgrapid - Apr 18, 2004 11:13 am
Route Climbed: Clarks Arrow Route Date Climbed: August 2002
This summit log is long overdue. I went alone, got to the trailhead at 3:45am. Hiked the wrong way, and met up with an adventurous climber from Michigan. We climbed the class 3 slope up to the ridge. I climbed the pinnacle right across from the Longs summit, noticed where I was, and scurried down to the ridge in 10 minutes. My new buddy was down there. We decided to move on, down 1,000 feet to the Clark's Arrow, and 2,000 feet up the class 3 slope towards the homestretch. I loved this hike. I made it to the summit even though I screwed up the route. As soon as I got in my car, a violent and thunderous hailstorm cracked. I was lucky to get out of there dry.
f360driver - Apr 14, 2004 6:47 pm
Route Climbed: Keyhole Date Climbed: 9/03
I have yet to do this route without seeing an 18yr old girl in sweat pants climbing it too. Please, 18yr old girl, make it a skirt next time!
rmuir - Apr 13, 2004 1:56 pm
Route Climbed: Keyhole Route Date Climbed: July 18, 1996
A nice hike with a little scrambling at the top. I want to go back and do the cable route!
coloradoiceclimber - Apr 10, 2004 2:53 pm
Route Climbed: Lambs Slide to Kieners Date Climbed: June 1 - June 2, 2003
Two great sunrises for the price of one!! See the TR by Jason. Longs Peak was my first true mountain climbing experience in May of '99. I was in Colorado for the summer and linked up with a couple of guys who were willing to throw an axe in my hand and give me a crash course on walking w/crampons and how to self arrest. A spring ascent of Longs Peak via the Keyhole Route was a wild way to jump into the world of mountaineering! Since the first climb I have climbed Longs several times including full moon climbs. RMNP and Longs are truly an amazing place! I also climbed the Keyhole Ridge route with Jason and Chris on my 30th birthday. That makes six trips to the summit!
Kimberly - Apr 5, 2004 4:44 pm
Route Climbed: The Keyhole Date Climbed: September 2001
I climbed it while pregnant to prepare for crossing the Himalaya Mountains when I was five months pregnant.
Erik Beeler - Apr 1, 2004 10:38 am
Route Climbed: Key Hole Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2003
See my trip report.
Pencil Pusher - Mar 27, 2004 3:19 pm
Route Climbed: Keyhole Date Climbed: 1993
Nice summit day, but I sure didn't like that traverse before the final scramble to the summit. Man I tell you I was darned ready to grab any fool that nudged me while on that thing. It was difficult passing with all the traffic going back and forth. The summit is huge and flat like a football field.
Nice thing about Colorado, all the peaks I hiked up were done in jeans and cotton. :)
Grant - Feb 25, 2004 9:19 pm
Started at 3:30 and it was pretty uneventful up to the Keyhole although once past the 12,200 foot pass (I can't remember what's called) it was very scenic when Longs Peak and the Keyhole came into view. Past the Keyhole is where the fun started the entire route was marked with bullets painted on the rocks. The trail was pretty easy until we hit the Trough, up the trough there was snow on the right side of it and rocks on the left. At first we jumped out on the snow and went up a couple hundred feet then climbed up the rocks a few hundred feet then back on the snow the finally back on the rocks. The rock in the Trough was pretty loose and there was one little section getting out of the Trough to what is called the Narrows that was a little tricky. The foot holds were small and slick and with the soles of my boots being wet the first couple steps were a little tricky.
Once out of the Narrows we went up the Homestretch. The rock in this area was very solid with lots of hand and foot holds but after going through a thousand feet of class III climbing I was getting pretty tired. Rod was moving quickly though this section and I was just taking my time. Rod waited about five minutes on top for me and we headed over to the boulder on the top that was the summit (9:20).
Sock Monkey - Dec 28, 2003 6:07 pm
Route Climbed: Keyhole Date Climbed: August 7, 2003
Long day of climbing with beautiful weather and great company!
Day Hiker - Dec 28, 2003 12:50 am
Route Climbed: Keyhole Date Climbed: 07 August 2003
I think it thunderstorms here every afternoon during monsoon season. It's not like the southern Sierras, where you can sometimes go a week or more without rain. I got nailed by thunderstorms and hail the last two times I hiked this mountain, and yep, I got it again this time. Maybe I should set my alarm clock, so I can start hiking early, like the smart people.
deadrock - Dec 26, 2003 9:32 pm
Route Climbed: Keyhole Route Date Climbed: December 24, 2003
This was one of the epic mountains I've climbed. The weather was perfect, it meandered around 20 degrees F and the 0 degree mark at night. I made a camp near the frozen Columbine Falls where it blew spindrift into my vestible both nights. I woke up on the 24th at around 7:00 am and headed towards Chasm Lake. I then hiked up to the summit of Mount Lady Washington to a beautiful view. From here my goal was the Keyhole. The snow was fairly shallow with ice precariously formed on most of the rocks. I had to be very careful with each step. I was especially concerned with the black ice underneath the snow. Several times I managed to find this without wanting to. I made it up to the last traverse at around 1:00 pm and decided to keep going. It was very difficult to do so because of the intermintent snow/ice that seemed to drain every bit of energy from me. In a few choice sections, I was concerned that I didn't have a rope to repel after my climb. However this didn't stop me and I figured that I was taking calculated risks. After one particular area, I descended to make sure it was possible. I finally made it to the summit at around 2:00 pm. I was rewarded with an incredible view of the surrounding mountains which made for a very memorable Christmas. I made it down safely and enjoyed an evening meal of chicken with noodles and wonderful cup of hot chocolate. As I headed out the next day (Christmas) I could see the clouds developing over the summit very rapidly and knew that I had just made it. I look forward to coming back soon.
chasej - Dec 22, 2003 1:09 pm
Route Climbed: Keyhole Route Date Climbed: July 1, 2003
Climbed the route with my dad after first talking about it 22 years ago. Route was still in winter conditions with the Trough completely filled in. We were the only people camping at the Boulderfield. Perfect setting...highly recommended!
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The original inspiration for Debt was my rediscovery, as an adult, of the works of Charles Dickens. I'd always liked Dickens, but I really fell in love with his writing when I was old enough and cynical enough to appreciate how smart he was about human weakness. But as I was reading Bleak House and Little Dorrit, I was also tracking the news about the financial meltdown of 2008, and I began to wonder what Dickens would have made of a figure like Bernie Madoff. What would he have had to say about students who owed a hundred thousand dollars in student loan debt, or bankers who received a government bailout and immediately paid themselves million dollar bonuses with taxpayer money?
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Of course, the book didn't turn out at all like a Dickens novel, because my own voice and perspective quickly took over the project. But many elements of Debt are stolen straight from Dickens: the picaresque characters from all walks of society, the dense plot filled with fantastic coincidences and illegitimate children, even a little lame boy who says, essentially, "God bless us, every one." I also created a protagonist — an orphan, of course — who shared some superficial elements with my own life, not out of narcissism but because Dickens frequently did so. One of my favorite qualities in Dickens is the democratic quality of his plots, the way he weaves together the lives of the rich and poor, so I tried to keep that essential truth in my plotting of Debt: social classes are more interconnected than they appear, and sometimes the pauper has the power to bring down the king.
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Kudos for Debt, a novel by Rachel Carey
In February 2013, Silver Birch Press published DEBT by Rachel Carey, one of the best novels we've ever come across (as a reader or publisher) — with everything you'd want in a great read: fascinating characters, humor, wit, a page-turning story, and terrific writing. We recently updated the cover of DEBT (see above) to better impart the novel's central idea — how student loan debt bleeds into every aspect of someone's life.
But the book with the original cover (shown at left) has recently garnered an impressive piece of press coverage — a video review and recommendation for summer reading at the trendy site mommalogues, where reviewer Jenni Chiu called it "a satirical, witty read."
Congratulations, Rachel on the stellar shout out! We are proud you're a Silver Birch Press author and we've played even a small part in what we are sure is the start of an amazing literary career. You are a writer par excellence. Let the buzz begin!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: RACHEL CAREY is a writer and filmmaker. She received an MFA in Film Directing from NYU, an M.Ed. from Harvard, and a BA in English from Yale. She currently lives with her family in New Jersey and teaches college film classes. Debt is her first novel.
DEBT, a novel by Rachel Carey is available in paperback and Kindle at Amazon.com.
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Now Available: Kindle Version of Debt, a Novel by Rachel Carey
Last week, Silver Birch Press released DEBT by Rachel Carey — one of the best novels we've read in many years. Read our original post here.
We're happy to report that a Kindle version of the book is now available at this link. The Amazon.com page also includes the "look inside" feature where you can enjoy a passage from this debut novel by Rachel Carey.
A review on the Amazon.com site captures much of what I love about this novel — characterizing the author as a 21st Century Jane Austen (here, here!) — so I'm including it below.
5.0 out of 5 stars Money is the root of all humor February 8, 2013
By katherine tomlinson
In Rachel Carey's debut novel, Debt, money (or lack thereof) and class hold roughly the same importance they do in a 19th century novel of manners. She has taken the conventions of chic lit (all the fancy restaurants and mindless consumption you see in books like Bergdorf Blondes) and mixed them with a subtly snarky style that evokes a 21st century Jane Austen.
She is keenly observant, pricking her characters' pretensions with subtle gibes that are so sharp you almost don't notice them until they draw blood.
The characters–and there are a lot of them–are all fully realized. There's the entitled Nadya–it's her world, you just live in it–and the totally adorable Clyde. Our narrator is would-be novelist Lillian whose work in progress is so downbeat it even depresses her and who is beginning to regret the way her student debt is piling up without her having much to show for it. That would depress anyone.
But this is a comedy, a multi-layered farce that treats money the way Sex and the City treated sex. Carey has a good time tweaking pop culture–there's a hilarious running gag involving a blog called "shopacovery"–and everything about Lillian's pretentious writing teachers will resonate with anyone who's ever taken a writing class.
This book is subversive and sly and extremely entertaining. If you loved books like Confessions of a Shopaholic and The Devil Wears Prada, you will love Debt.
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Feb. 2013 Release: Debt, a novel by Rachel Carey
February 8, 2013 //
Silver Birch Press is pleased to announce the February 2013 release of DEBT, a debut novel by Rachel Carey. This book has everything we love in a great read — compelling premise, well-drawn characters, humor, wit, and outstanding writing. It's a literary page turner (yes, there is such a thing!) that will make you eager for this gifted author's next book.
Set in New York City, Debt — a satirical look at the 2008 financial meltdown — follows a range of characters who owe something to someone in a variety of ways. From main character Lillian Fitzgerald — a recent grad with an Master's in Creative Writing in one hand and $100,000 bill for her student loans in the other — to Henry Bolt, the mysterious force who owns the bank that financed Lillian's student loans, and an assortment of other people up and down the debt chain (bill collectors, stock market mavens, the wealthy, the foreclosed, the bankrupt, the desperate, the spoiled, the gamblers, the winners, and the losers), Debt covers a wide universe without leaving the five boroughs.
I see great things ahead for author Rachel Carey and feel honored that Silver Birch Press has published this gifted writer's first novel.
Find Debt, a novel by Rachel Carey at Amazon.com.
Cover photo by Jeff McCrum
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Coming Soon: DEBT, a Novel by Rachel Carey
Silver Birch Press is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of DEBT, a novel by Rachel Carey. This book is The Bonfires of the Vanities 20+ years later — and, in this publishers opinion, just as great a read!
BACK COVER BLURB: Lillian Fitzgerald has gone a hundred thousand dollars into student loan debt for a Master's Degree in Creative Writing. To buy time to salvage her ambitious but depressing thesis novel, she accepts a part-time job doing SAT tutoring for Calvin Bolt, whose father Henry owns Bolt Bank — the company that services her student loans. Lillian soon discovers that dangerous secrets underlie the wealth and power of the Bolt family, secrets that could launch Lillian onto the New York Times bestseller list… if she manages to survive long enough to write about them. In this sharp and fast-paced satire of New York during the 2008 financial meltdown, it turns out that everyone — even all-powerful billionaire Henry Bolt — is in somebody's debt.
Silver Birch Press will publish Debt by Rachel Carey in November 2012.
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Phases, a New Play by Rachel Carey Premieres in New York City
Congratulations to Rachel Carey — whose debut novel DEBT will be available from Silver Birch Press later this month — on the premiere of Phases, a play she wrote and directed that's featured in the 2012 Thespis Theater Festival in New York City.
The play's final performance will take place on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at 9 p.m. For more information, visit the Thespis Theater Festival website.
Phases is a comedy about the ways that the memory of past relationships can haunt present relationships — and follows John, a young man who becomes obsessed with running away to Alaska but can't decide which girl he wants to take with him.
Congratulations to Rachel Carey for an outstanding coast-to-coast October 2012 — premiere of her play Phases in New York and publication of her novel Debt in Los Angeles.
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Introducing a Unique New Literary Voice
Silver Birch Press is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of DEBT, a novel by Rachel Carey. Welcome, Rachel!
The tone, style, setting, and subject matter of DEBT bring to mind THE BONFIRES OF THE VANITIES, Tom Wolfe's exploration of the financial masters of the universe. More than twenty years later, it's a very different financial picture – everybody has gone bust, or is on their way there. The extensive cast of characters – many of a comic bent – calls to mind the crime capers of Donald Westlake or the antics described in books by P.G. Wodehouse. Bottom Line: Great story, engaging characters, funny, witty, clever, incisive, insightful, and original.
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Donald Trump Jr. Ripped Apart For Not Making Sense In Latest Instagram Post: 'Your Grasp Of English Is Embarrassing At This Point'
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Donald Trump Jr. was ripped apart for not making sense in his latest Instagram post.
On Wednesday, January 25, the political guru, 45, uploaded a picture of Donald Trump Jr., President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton which read, "Select all squares with people who can declassify documents." In the photo, the only picture checked off was his father's.
"Yup. Fact check disclaimer this uses the tent has as opposed to had while they were in power so I just want to make sure we are clear that it had the power when the documents and question were taken because while everyone understands that I know I'll be hit," Trump Jr. wrote.
However, people were confused what Trump Jr. was actually trying to convey in his message.
One person wrote, "That caption screams 'I know words, I have the best words.' #MakeGrammarGreatAgain," and a second said, "Oh and your grasp of English is just embarassing at this point, lay off the drugs ... mmmmmkay!"
A third person said, "Did you have a stroke? I can't read your english so good."
IVANKA TRUMP SAW 'HOW VICIOUS & TOXIC' IT WAS TO WORK IN DONALD TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION, SOURCE REVEALS
Trump and Biden have been making headlines as of late, as they were both caught with classified documents at their respective homes. However, Biden, 80, has been cooperating with authorities, whereas Trump didn't.
"We found a handful of documents were filed in the wrong place," Biden responded to reporters. "We immediately turned them over to the Archives and the Justice Department."
The president said he is "fully cooperating and looking forward to getting this resolved quickly."
"I think you're going to find there's nothing there," he said.
Meanwhile, Kellyanne Conway had something to say about the scandal.
"We know that there has been reckless and negligent mishandling of classified documents," Conway said while on The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton. "That alone makes [Biden's team] culpable."
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN & VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS RALLY TOGETHER FOR UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY'S U.S. VISIT
"Every time they try to excuse it away, Steve, by saying: 'But it wasn't that many documents. But the search is over. But this is Biden; he is so grandfatherly and gracious. He's not Trump, Trump, Trump.' They make it worse because they are actually admitting culpability," Conway stated.
She continued: "This was supposed to be the adult administration. This guy, the biggest swamp creature of all, swimming around and splashing around the swamp for 50-plus years, is supposed to know how to properly handle classified documents."


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A chance at life for a 3 year old with a rare condition
By Greg Allen-Pretty
Photos contributed by Bess and David Ong
Three year old Jerry is a happy child, described by his mother as having "a really beautiful and sweet nature."
That's pretty special when you consider that the young fella from Sale also has a condition called SPG50.
"It's a type of hereditary spastic paraplegia," according to Jerry's mother Bess, speaking in an interview for Gippsland Goodness, TRFM and Gippsland's Gold.
SPG50 is extremely rare with only 60 cases in the world. The progressive condition means Jerry will soon lose his hard-won ability to crawl and to walk as spasticity takes over his limbs. He may never speak and his brain will continue to deteriorate.
"Jerry also has microcephaly where a baby's head is much smaller than it should be," said Bess, "and his corpus callosum, which is the bridge between the two hemispheres of the brain, is not properly formed."
"That means Jerry is not really capable of advanced cognitive thinking. Most children with Jerry's condition have seizures. They also have poor growth. So Jerry is quite small for his age. People think he's a lot younger than he actually is."
Jerry also has trouble with his leg muscles.
"Jerry needs a trolley to walk. He can't stand up or walk without support and will lose that ability before he is ten years old."
Jeans for Genes Day on 7 August may help provide Jerry with some help he needs. His family has launched a fundraiser, Jeans for Jerry.
"The money raised is going to a lab at the Children's Medical Research Institute that specialises in gene therapy," Bess said.
"Our ultimate goal for Jerry is to be part of a gene therapy clinical trial that could very well save his life."
Jerry's best hope is for research to unlock new treatments and cures, to give him and others the opportunity to live long and healthy lives.
Some good research is being achieved about SPG50 and other rare diseases by Dr Leszek Lisowski and his team at the Children's Medical Research Institute in Sydney. See below the next photo if you'd like to know more.
Gippslanders are being encouraged to wear jeans on 7 August and donate a gold coin. Jerry's family hopes people will place collection boxes at their workplace or school.
Covid-19 restrictions mean that some of the usual Jeans for Genes Day fundraising activities, where people gather for fun events, won't be possible.
"We're trying to think outside the box and maybe children at school could have a competition to design their own jeans or think of creative ways to wear denim," Bess said.
"Perhaps someone could create denim masks and donate the proceeds to Jerry's cause!"
All the details are at www.myjeansforgenes.org.au/jeans-for-jerry
More below
Researchers fighting to ensure children with the rarest diseases don't fall through the cracks
From Children's Medical Research Institute and Cupcake Communications
An Australian world-leading gene therapy expert believes the future of medicine is in personalised treatments for children with rare diseases who often "slip through the cracks''.
Dr Leszek Lisowski is the Unit Head of the Translational Vectorology Research Unit and Manager of the Vector and Genome Engineering Facility at Children's Medical Research Institute in Sydney. It is the only lab of its kind in Australia and one of the few in the world.
His work is highly technical, but his personal approach is led by the heart.
"What I'm trying to do is build individualised treatments for patients, for those children who have ultrarare conditions—this is where my heart lies.''
It is work such as this that may help save the life of children such as three-year-old Jerry Ong, from Gippsland, in Victoria.
Jerry was born with an extremely rare condition known as SPG50 – associated hereditary spastic paraplegia – a mutation of the AP4M1 gene. The progressive condition means he will soon lose his hardwon ability to crawl and to walk as spasticity takes over his limbs. He may never speak, and his brain will continue to deteriorate.
Jerry's parents, Bess and Dave Ong, hope gene therapy will reverse the progression and are fundraising for a clinical trial that might help save their son's life.
"Dr Lisowski's research focuses on gene-therapy technology, which could cure this insidious disease by halting the disease process and preventing the faulty gene from further damaging Jerry's brain and body," Ms Ong said.
"The research has turned up exciting results, and clinical trials are possible. But they're expensive and health dollars are stretched, no more so than during an international pandemic. We have joined the effort to raise money to support this research. Every dollar counts."
Dr Lisowski creates microscopic delivery vehicles, called vectors, which are key tools required for the successful applications of gene therapies. The vectors deliver gene therapeutics into patient's cells affected by the disease. The therapy adds a working copy or replaces the faulty copy of a gene with a functional version.
Genome therapy aims to cure, not just treat, genetic disorders by correcting the mutations.
In the past, his work has been used for genetic diseases that impact the hematopoietic system or the liver, but now he is hoping to start a new project working to help young patients, such as Jerry.
"We will use a viral vector to deliver a functional copy of the SPG50 gene to the patient's brain,'' Dr Lisowski said. "We will make pre-clinical models, using organoids, and we are very fortunate because CMRI has the best organoid facility in Australia.''
Organoids are mini organs that are grown in labs to test out therapies. The team at CMRI will use brain cells to test their therapy before trials can begin.
"While the knowledge and diagnostic power around genetic disease has grown exponentially, the progress in disease prevention and treatment has been slower. Gene therapy has the power to fill the gap that has formed and to bring real benefits to patients," he said.
Gene therapies are relatively new additions to the healthcare toolbox but are already saving lives by curing previously incurable conditions.
"Infants who would otherwise have succumbed to devastating neurological disorders are now developing normally with the very real prospect of living full and healthy lives," he said.
"This is an exciting and a very rewarding time to be a researcher in the area of gene therapy. We are hoping to be able to deliver this treatment to children within two years of starting the trials. It could even be faster.''
While incredible work is being done around the world on truly devastating diseases, those with rarer conditions like Jerry are often forgotten.
Dr Lisowski wants to devote his work to helping families like Jerry's.
"This condition is ultra-rare and most government or commercial funding would not go towards a condition like this; they often slip through the cracks. To help this family really aligns with my own personal values. We want to help people that aren't being helped, to find those who are being
overlooked.''
Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) pioneered microsurgery, immunisations against lethal childhood illnesses, and care for premature babies, all of which has improved the lives of countless Australian children over the last 60 years.
Today, CMRI is an independent institute and the site of world-leading research in the areas of cancer, neurobiology, embryology, genomics and gene therapy. CMRI's achievements are made possible by a network of devoted community supporters, as well as the iconic Jeans for Genes® campaign.
If you would like to support the work of Dr Lisowski, you can donate to a Jeans for Genes fundraising page set up by Jerry's family to directly fund the work being done in Dr Lisowski's lab.
Visit: www.myjeansforgenes.org.au/jeans-for-jerry
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The exciting Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge continues its 2017 season with the Visit Sebring 150 at Sebring International Raceway, which will stream live on IMSA.tv and the IMSA mobile app on Friday, March 17 at 3:40 p.m. ET! This race is not one to miss, with all the cars you've come to love as well as exciting new cars tearing around historic (and bumpy) Sebring!


Discussion in 'Archived Threads 2001-2004' started by Mike Loiterman, Apr 28, 2002.
Does the main setup give you the ability to switch the CD player to accept CD 1 or CD 2 remote codes as the 555es and 775 do?
Joe, that's surprising to me. Every other Sony CD and SACD player I have come across, including my SCD-777ES, allow you to select CD1 or CD2, and many even have CD3 as an option. Interesting.
I own a xa777es and have no idea what you are asking. But, it is a great sounding tank of a cd/sacd player. And I am enjoying the heck out of it.
Joe Cole, many Sony CD and SACD players allow you set the remote code in the event that you have other Sony players in your system. So, if you had a Sony CD megachanger along with your 'XA777ES, you could assign them separate remote codes (CD1 and CD2, for example) so that you could control them separately.
You are correct with newer players, but the XA777 doesn't have this.
Joe Casey, O.K. Thanks for the info. I wonder if that means the 'XA777ES uses its own remote code, meaning one that is different from Sony's CD1, CD2, and CD3. That would be nice for people that have other Sony players in their system. With other players in my system, I am already using CD1, CD2, and CD3.
Joe, do let us know what you find out when you try the 'XA777ES with the other player. I'm very curious. What other player do you have? Is it an older model?
Owning the XA777ES and other SACD players from SONY - I can tell you that the XA777ES is set to run when your remote is set to CD1.
And as mentioned, you cannot change this setting with the XA777ES - therefore you are "forced" to set any other SONY CD/SACD player in your system to CD2.
I have both the XA777ES and the C333ES in my system, and I had to set the 333ES to CD2 to prevent the XA777ES remote from operating the 333ES at the same time.
I just reprogramed my Pronto. I switched all the CD remote codes around...but I'm finally ready for my XA777ES on Tuesday.
Any other problems I should be aware of?
There is one major problem with the xa777es that you should be aware of. Once you have this thing hooked up and have listened to SACDs you will never be the same. CDs sound very good on this unit but SACDs are the BOMB.
I am locking up my CCs so I won't spend too much on new disks.
The whole thing started with the 775 for $180 bucks. Two weeks later I have an $1800 player on order.
This is some kind of sickness.
But I am looking forward to my 777es!
Mike, I didn't go quite as far as you, but I can relate. You may have read about my bout with static with the Mary Chapin Carpenter SACD on the SCD-C333ES in my second system (known problem with the 'C333ES). Since the 'C333ES is a quality player and I had only observed static once in a year, I figured I would get the 'CE775 for $200 for potentially troublesome SACDs. Two weeks after I bought it, the price dropped on the 'C222ES and 'C555ES, and I exchanged the 'CE775 for the 'C222ES ($380). The 'C222ES was definitely better than the 'C222ES, but within a week, the carousel drawer on the 'C222ES started acting funny, so I exchanged it for the 'C555ES, which I feel is the best of the multi-channel changers. Whew!
By the way, where did you get the 'XA777ES for $1800? The best price I have heard from an authorized dealer is $2000 (Oade Bros.).
Actually I got it for $1750 from J&R...thanks to your (KeithH's) tip about J&R!
It should be here tomorrow AM. I will post comments if I can lift the thing up into my rack!
Wow, Mike! You did very well through J&R. Is that the price they quoted you right away or did you have to haggle?
$1750 before shipping costs, right? See Keith, it is happening already. $200 bucks, that's 10 non hybrid sacds.
Mike, bend those knees and keep your back straight. This beast is a, well, beast. A sweet sounding one.
Mike, bend those knees and keep your back straight. This beast is a, well, beast.
Aaaaah, it's a lightweight. My SCD-777ES weighs 55 lbs. I still remember the day I had to carry it up a flight of steps to get it into my home-theater room. Not fun.
I finally hoisted the beast into place and it sounds great. I've only had it a few hours, but here is a quick review.
You must use the respective output for the type of disc you're listening to. For eample, on 2 channel discs only the stereo outputs are active. Accordingly, on multichannel discs, sound is only output through the 5.1 outputs. I guess this is how it should be, but I wish I had the option of setting it up that way or to configure the player to act as the 555es or the 775 does; both are active all the time.
It won't be a problem when I get my new pre-amp, but it is sort of a problem now since I had to unhook my minidisc input to use its stereo inputs. Although I hardly ever listen to my mindisc mixes anymore, and I can still record to minidisc, I would have preferred to keep things as they were.
I complained about this earlier. There is no ability to set this player as CD 2 or CD 3. While also not a major problem, this was an annoying "feature" since I had to reprogram my Pronto remote to work within these limitations.
Unbelievable girth, weight and rigidty! I thought the UPS guy was going to kill me when I asked hom to bring it around from the side entrance! This thing is definitley built like a tank!
Removable power cord...very nice. Will have to upgrade that soon.
Sliky smooth operation of all parts. Drawer opening and closing is silent. Even when playing it is virtually silent compared to all my other changers and especially my noisy 555es. No thumping/woodpeckering...even on my Dylan Blonde on Blonde disc which was noisey as hell on the 555es.
Came with a nice sampler disc.
Stunning detail and accuracy. I can actually place the kettle drums, pianist, and violins in my Mozart disc. My 555es was muddy in comparison.
Impresive dynamics and amazing power.
I'm sure there is much, much more, but I'll have to let the player break in a bit before I do any crtical listening. I also have not tried any redbook cds as of yet either.
Mike, the negatives are obviously minor in comparison to the positives with your 'XA777ES. I'm sure you would agree. I have heard mixed reports with respect to playing CDs and stereo SACDs on the 'XA777ES. Some have said that you must use the stereo analog outputs. Others have said that you can use the front left and right jacks of the 5.1-channel outputs to play stereo discs, but you have to use the stereo analog outputs to take advantage of the parallel DAC configuration. It seems from your observations that the latter explanation is incorrect. Interesting.
Regarding the pecking sound we have observed with the 'C555ES, my '777ES has never exhibited it. Of course, the transports are very different in the two players. Ditto for the 'C555ES vs. 'XA777ES.
If you do upgrade the power cord, let me know what you get. I am thinking of upgrading the power cord on my '777ES.


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Anti-aliasing in the PDF Raster output plugin.
This is commonly seen when using the PDF Raster output plug-in to create "soft proofs". If you are using the PDF Raster plug-in at resolutions which create rough or jagged edges, try installing our anti-alias page feature and compare your results.
The attached zip file contains 5 page features which differ only in sampling size for the anti-aliasing.
Explanation of the anti-aliasing feature.
When the RIP is producing a contone raster, and one of these page features is used, the raster will be down-sampled (anti-aliased) during rendering. Anti-Alias 2x2 will make each final pixel the average of a 2 x 2 cell of original pixels. Anti-Alias 3x3 will make each final pixel the average of a 3 x 3 cell of original pixels, and so on. This results in smoother and more visually pleasing edges when the output is at low resolution.
The larger your resolution, the more anti-alias you can handle. Our tests show that at 720dpi the 8x8 looks better than the 2x2. When in doubt, start with 2x2 and work your way up. If you experience VM errors, move to a lower numbered page feature. Or buy a new computer.
2. Extract or unzip "Anti-Alias Page Features.zip"
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Open the RIP and go to the Page Setup Manager. Open your PDF Raster Page Setup. Or create one.
7. In the Page Setup make sure the device is PDFRaster. Under Separations, Screening & Color/Style: select "CMYK Composite (Contone)". It must be Contone or it will not work. You will then check the Enable Feature checkbox, and, finally, select the level of Anti-Alias that you will be using. (2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 6x6, or 8x8).
8. Apply the Page Features in the Client Workflow. Open the Navigator Client, and edit/create the RasterPDF workflow.
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Why would David Cameron make anyone gay?
1.5% of Britons say they are gay or bisexual: Number hasn't increased in past year despite Cameron's drive for equality
I can't imagine anyone at all being so insecure in their sexuality that David Cameron's actions might change it.
Even if he was in the habit of chatting up the birds I'm sure a simple "No, ta" would be sufficient rather than turning into a rug muncher.
Number is a quarter of the six per cent claimed by lobbyists and Whitehall
That'll annoy all the right people.
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JuliaM October 4, 2013 at 7:43 am
And the %tage of people who routinely lie in such surveys is..?
JamesV October 4, 2013 at 8:28 am
It's not the surveyees that lie but the surveyors. The higher single-digit and double-digit figures tend to come from asking anyone if they have ever had a remotely homosexual experience ever even once and claiming such as fully paid-up gayers.
Obviously, a single post-adolescent fumble in the showers at uni doesn't make one a gayer, but if that's another "one of us" (rather "greater than or equal to two of us") to those who still feel oppressed they will get counted. It might make some gayers if they try it and realise they prefer it. And obviously Camoron has nothing to do with it.
There isn't any need to massage the statistics any more.
Ian B October 4, 2013 at 8:58 am
It's because they've adopted an essentialist view of homosexuality; indeed the whole idea of a "sexuality" is effectively essentialist. Rather than various types of sex being something you do, they represent something you are. This curiously a change in Christianity that came during/after the Reformation in which being Christian switched from a something you do to something you are. Judaism and Islam are still a something you do (though paradoxically being Jewish is a something you are. Is. Whatever).
So anyway, if you've ever had a fumble with another of the same gender, this is held as a manifestation of your homosexual essence, not simply something you did. There is really no room in this philosophy for peoples sexual tastes to be flexible. If after twenty years of marriage to a frigid harridan you start fancying men, you always were gay, as with the fashion for middle aged Tories to leave their wives to explore their homosexuality.
The whole debate was framed some years ago as between seeing it as a "choice" or as an "essence", thus squeezing out what seems to me to be the better model, which is that it is a "taste". Tastes are not choices; I do not know why I like the things I do and dislike the things I do, I just do. But neither are my tastes fixed and immutable essences.
Part of my reason for banging on about sex so much is that I think we need a complete paradigmatic rethink.
Ironman October 4, 2013 at 9:12 am
Surveys have shown that 1-in-4 statistics includes a refernce to 1-in-4 people; that's a frightening number!!
bloke in spain October 4, 2013 at 9:17 am
@Ian
Do think the fun thing would be to redefine the default norm as bi-sexual. Hetros then get a pass as repressed but reproductively viable & we get a chance to label the gayers as sick preverts. All in the cause of diversity, of course.
But can't get my head around your pre/post Reformation thing. Pre-Reformation not being Christian (defined as Roman Catholic where the Pope's writ ran) got you on the local's winter fuel allowance along with the faggots.
BIS-
It's nothing to do with not being Christian. Everyone was a christian. But it was a matter of doing things; rituals, attending church, etc. If you did them, you were a Christian, as in Islam where following the rules makes you a muslim. After the Reformation it shifted away from rules following into something you *are* regardless of what you do. You could be a Christian but not follow the rules, or follow the rules but not be a Christian, because of the way you are inside.
John Galt October 4, 2013 at 9:54 am
Sorry BiS, but as one of The Gayers, that's going too far.
Playing sticky-biscuit or a bit of co-masturbation as a teenager doesn't make you bi-sexual any more than it makes you Jewish.
One thing that is fairly common in teenagers is sexual curiosity, in co-ed environments it will be mixed, in single sex environments it will lean towards homosexuality, but this is largely about sexual impulses finding an outlet rather than the gender of the whole.
If there is a default setting for human beings, then it is heterosexuality. At 1.5% of the population, which is a fair assessment in my view, all forms of LGBT sexual identity are a rounding error.
Attempts by Stonewall and other groups to say the percentage is higher by including forms of sexual curiousity are just about rent-seeking. There is simply no evidence for it.
sam October 4, 2013 at 11:26 am
@ BIS
Ian is in the right of it here; it's not just about the theory of 'the elect' (not, as often assumed, confined to mental anabaptism but shared in essence by Calvinism and some presbys too) it's summed up in the sacraments. Left footer sacrements are about doing things; good works (removed from prod sacrements) going to mass, confession, penance, &c &c, do these things and ye shall be saved. Protestants are all about being saved.
That's the funny thing about Catholic guilt – it's finite and measurable and can be assuaged. Protestant guilt less so. I've often wondered if that's why it's the protestant countries (Germany, Netherlands, UK) who are quite so fucked up about sex; if you're Italian, Spanish or French and you shag someone you shouldn't you can just say sorry (in the right way) and it's all forgiven till next time. Not for the protestants. Ho, no.
Squander Two October 4, 2013 at 11:44 am
That's interesting, though, that the lobbyists claim 6%. Twenty years ago, they claimed 10%. So truth is making some headway.
The same crappy surveying technique is used to claim that 1 in 3 women are victims of domestic violence and 1 in 3 people are "affected by" mental illness — that "affected by" having started to morph already into "victims of". "Did he ever swear at you? Yes? That's domestic violence, that is. Verbal violence, but still violence." "Have you ever met someone who said they felt depressed? Yes? Ah, you've been affected by mental illess. What a tragedy."
Martin Audley October 4, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Careful now Timmy, about cherry-picking from the sentence, which does include "…say they are….".
The implication of "the promotion of same-sex marriage and full gay equality by David Cameron and the Coalition" is not that it will change someone's sexuality, but that it might at least make people more open to state their preferences.
Philip Walker October 4, 2013 at 3:42 pm
"Calvinism and some presbys"
Whee, another commenter who shreds their "right to comment on religion" card. Talking about "presbys" as distinct from Calvinists being the error here, of course. Like talking about Roman Catholics and Jesuits as though one were not a subset of the other.
"if you're Italian, Spanish or French and you shag someone you shouldn't you can just say sorry (in the right way) and it's all forgiven till next time. Not for the protestants. Ho, no."
Think this is a bit of a mis-reading. May be fairer to say that for RCs, there is something you can do (confess to a priest, a few Hail Marys; lifelong Prot here so not a clue really what goes on) and you're promised that having done that you'll be forgiven. In Protestant understanding there is still forgiveness! But it's both easier and harder, because "doing" and "believing" are joined: forgiveness is promised and all you can "do" is believe the promise. Easy to do, hard to believe; or something like that. At the end of it, you have a similar distinction to the one you started with, but it's not quite so simple as your presentation.
Ian B October 4, 2013 at 3:50 pm
"Easier and harder" being the key point really, because one cannot choose to believe, any more than one can choose to love or choose to like something. Hence, the point about "something you are" rather than "something you do".
Which also brings us back to Calvinism and Election. If you aren't elected, you're stuffed. Which also tends in certain types of personality towards something mentioned on a thread here before; degenerating into effective if not overt Antinomianism, since a person who believes himself elect is heavenbound regardless of his actions.
Yes, Tony Blair, it's you I'm looking at.
sam October 4, 2013 at 4:42 pm
errrr…no.
'Presbys' used there to describe the wider – and ironically rather catholic* – family of Reformed churches and sundry alliances with congegationalists, lutherans, methodists and Uncle Tom Cobleigh an' all. 'Calvinism' used to describe the teachings of yer man John.
You want to argue the two are one and the same, and I'll not bother cause they ain't. There was a man called Calvin and he said some stuff and he influenced Scottish Presbyterianism and that in turn exported round the world. Yes, that I'll happily concede.
And yes, one could probably talk about sections of the wider Roman Catholic church having somewhat different interpretations to the SoJ. And the Dominicans would stand behind you shouting "right on, Brother!"
*see what I did there?
bloke in spain October 4, 2013 at 6:34 pm
Mr Galt
As I said. In fun. The endless attempts to classify people get tedious. The idea of classifying that section of people containing the most ardent classifiers out of the classifying business is amusing. They being the only ones to suffer. The rest of, us, including most of the gay population i would imagine, really don't give a stuff. Do we? Life's too short.
So Much For Subtlety October 5, 2013 at 1:57 am
Something is making more people Gay:
Younger people were more likely to say they were gay, with 1.7 per cent of those aged between 16 and 24 calling themselves gay or lesbian, and another one per cent of the 16-24 age group said they were bisexual.
That is about twice as many as the general population. I might think that is due to Gay propaganda in schools. But no doubt it would be homophobic to think so.
The world is run by people who enjoy "winning meetings".
Dicks the lot of them.
sam – "I've often wondered if that's why it's the protestant countries (Germany, Netherlands, UK) who are quite so fucked up about sex; if you're Italian, Spanish or French and you shag someone you shouldn't you can just say sorry (in the right way) and it's all forgiven till next time. Not for the protestants. Ho, no."
But why do you think that means the Catholic countries are less f*cked up? You mean powerful men can get away with a lot more. That is not the same thing is it? Berlusconi is having a great time, but his attitudes look pretty f**ked up to me.
No doubt Berlusconi's life would appeal to certain teenage boys, but they think of themselves as Berlusconi. Not as the Latin boys who can't get girls at all and sleep with each other. Not even the boys whose girlfriends won't put out but will agree to anal sex. Forget their mother fixations and all that implies. The grass is not always greener.
The bigger question is which is better for society. It goes without saying that the Protestant countries are more successful and nicer places to live in virtually every respect. But where would you rather live – in a country where Roman Polanski is prosecuted or in a country where he is honoured? Would you rather live in a country that thinks Profumo should resign, or where Berlusconi is the most successful Prime Minister since Mussolini?
The Latin approach is to look at something like Frederic Mitterand's boast that he likes f**king Thai boys and shrug. At least we jailed Gary Glitter. Who is really the more f**ked up?
JamesV October 5, 2013 at 10:58 am
The catlick countries are hugely fucked up about sex, especially gay sex. The general lack of it as SMFS says, plus the cavalier attitude to (male) infidelity, which seems hardly non-fucked-up to me.
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FDA Eliminates Seven Flavoring Substances from Food Additives List
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Companies are recommended to identify suitable replacement ingredients and reformulate their food products two years after the rule is published in the Federal Register
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended its food additive regulations to no longer allow the use of seven synthetic flavoring substances and flavor enhancers (adjuvants). The regulatory action came in response to two petitions, among which one petition pertained to six of the substances that reported to cause cancer at high doses in laboratory animals. The substances are synthetically-derived benzophenone, ethyl acrylate, eugenyl methyl ether (methyl eugenol), myrcene, pulegone, and pyridine.
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