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THE LAST STAND OF HUMAN DECENCY
Posted on July 25, 2016 by halviv
How many of you believe that Fox News host Megyn Kelly "had blood coming out of her whatever," when she grilled Donald Trump during an early Republican debate. Do you further "like people that weren't captured," in reference to John McCain's hellish 6 years as a POW in the notorious "Hanoi Hilton" during the Viet-Nam war. Do you believe that Rafael Cruz (Sen. Ted Cruz's father) was complicit with Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Speaking of Ted Cruz, do you believe that calling him "Lyin' Ted" is appropriate or that maliciously maligning his wife on Twitter was the decent thing to do. Do you agree that we should torture captured terrorists "just for the fun of it." Do you further believe that an American born Judge will be biased against Trump because of the Judge's Spanish heritage, when ruling on the law suit against that swindle known as Trump University, which is now defunct. As defunct as Trump's four casino fiascos in Atlantic City that also went belly up, leaving all the investors except Trump, holding the financial bag, as the case wended its way through bankruptcy court. I could go on and on, but you get the picture.
If any of you answered yes to any or all of the above questions, you're definitely a Trump supporter. There are millions of you out there. Welcome to 2016 America, where common human decency has taken a leave of absence among the American electorate. In another time, when at least some vestiges of human decorum were still evident in the American psyche, any one of the above statements would have been a disqualifier when seeking the office of the presidency. But not this year. Instead the media has been lapping up each of Trump's brutish pronouncements, like a thirsty puppy lapping up it's water. Trump's candidacy only took hold because of the tons and tons of free media exposure of his uncivil bloviating comments. And it will likely play out this way right up until election day. If this wasn't troubling enough, lets take a look of some of the characters jumping on the Trump bandwagon.
David Duke may not be a household name, but he does have a distinct claim to fame. He used to be the Grand Master of the Ku Klux Klan, before he resigned some years ago to run for the Senate on the Republican ticket in Louisiana. He came within an eyelash of winning that election; and upon his loss he went into "talk radio." From that vantage point, he has had the freedom of speech to not only daily castigate blacks and Jews, but all people considered as "foreigners." Last week he announced that he would once again run for the Senate in Louisiana as a Republican. He stated that Trump's candidacy gave him the inspiration to take this course of action. He was lavish in his praise of Trump's run for the White House. Earlier in the campaign when Duke was out and about praising Trump, The Donald was asked by the media if he would dis-avow David Duke's support. It took Trump two days of hemming and hawing before he finally choked out an "Okay, I dis-avow." But that hasn't stopped the current leadership of the KKK from formally endorsing Trump as "their kind of guy." Also coming to Cleveland last week to protect Trump from any possible harm was an outfit called Bikers of America, which is basically a collection of motorcycle gang thugs, who also consider Trump to be their kind of guy.
Trump supporters will tell you that while The Donald may have numerous and serious flaws, it's still better having him in the Oval Office instead of Hilary Clinton. And there is no question that Hilary has run up voluminous political baggage over the last 30 years or so. The worst being sending and receiving classified government e-mails on an unprotected server in her own home. This type of action was especially reckless in that she had presidential aspirations when the servers were set up. One could call it felony stupidity. But on the other hand, if stupidity was a felony, they couldn't build jails fast enough to house all the inmates. My sense is that she will have to publicly deal with both the e-mail and the Benghazi fiascos if she has any hope of winning the election. She needs to point out that none of the e-mails on her server compromised U.S. security, and that the lax response to the Benghazi crises was more the result of the CIA station chief's failure to request immediate help and support. If she can't do that she's finished politically.
So there you have it. The two most unpopular and disgraced people in public life have somehow made off with their party's nomination for the presidency. One of them will be entering the Oval Office come next January. It's somewhat understandable when one watches the mindless chanting and banner waving at the two political conventions. As if nirvana will prevail if their candidate wins the election. As if, everyday, when we get up in the morning, the sun will shine, the birds will chirp, and we'll all go tip-toeing through the tulips in carefree abandonment, with bliss and joy in our hearts.
Dream on America. Because the reality is that 2016 may be the year that human decency in America finally expires, and what's left in its place is a swampy wasteland.
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THE SUMMER OF OUR DISCONTENT
When Shakespeare wrote the "Winter of Our Discontent" in 1594, he was talking about the travails of Richard III, and the royal family's various crises at that time. Pretty small potatoes compared to to the world's summer of discontent here in 2016 because of recent events. Events that have shook the planet to its very foundation, and have made it appear that civilization as we know it is unraveling at a rapid rate. The latest episode being the killing of three Louisiana cops by a deranged former Marine seeking revenge for the police shooting of a non-threatening black man at a traffic stop in Baton Rouge for no good apparent reason. Preceded by the assassination of five Dallas cops and the wounding of six more, by another unhinged lone wolf. This time, in apparent retribution for another cop killing of another apparently non-threatening black man at another traffic stop, this time in Minnesota. All this while an Islamic Jihadist went berserk on the French Riviera and murdered at least 84 people and injured dozens more that were watching a fireworks display in Nice celebrating Bastille Day. Further preceded by another Jihadist nut-job that killed 50 patrons of a gay bar in Florida, all in praise of Allah. Another tragedy flying just below the radar further took place this past weekend when the military tried to overthrow Turkey's dictator, Recep Erdogan, who is slowly turning Turkey into a fundamentalist Islamic state, not unlike the way the Ayatollahs transformed Iran after the Shah was overthrown. The coup attempt failed because Erdogan pleaded for an outpouring of religious fundamentalists into the streets of Istanbul, in protest. It worked and now there is wholesale retribution against those that attempted this coup. Just what the world needed. And all this before the hottest month of summer, August, has yet too begin.
Lets start with the police killings of what appear to be innocent black men. I wrote previously that these, apparently unjustified cop shootings of black men, are more likely the result of poor training at police academies rather than racist bigotry on the part of individual police officers. A mindset of shoot first and ask questions afterward. Knowing what a tinder box race relations are in this country at the present, I think its incumbent that a re-training program for all police be instituted across the land. Training that would focus on alternative solutions when dealing with non-leathal situations, other than blowing an individuals brains out. While police shootings of any individual, black or white, is indeed an unspeakable tragedy, especially when the situation that involves the police is non-life threatening, the fact remains that far more black men die at the hands of black criminals, rather than from any police action. If black lives truly matter, then a full court press against black gangs, drug dealers and other assorted low-life criminals should be a top priority. As well as establishing "enterprise zones" in black ghettos, that would offer decent paying jobs to unemployed young black people, affording them an opportunity to escape rat-infested slums once and for all. A concept originally put forth in the 1980s by Jack Kemp, a Republican who was also known as a "bleeding heart conservative."
The fight against Islamic Jihadism also needs an all-court press to once and for all destroy all remnants of this terrorism wherever it may exist. A fight that unfortunately neither the United States nor Western Europe seems prepared to engage in. Whether it's ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko-Haram, the Taliban, or any other cut-throat terrorist organization, the ultimate goal of the Western world should be their total annihilation. But as I've pointed out before, just as the mighty Roman Empire, when at the zenith of their power, grew fat and lazy, and no longer had the will to fight the barbarians at their gates, so has the western world today become complacent regarding today's barbarians. The Roman Empire over a period of centuries, eventually fell to the terrorists of those days, and Europe entered a long era known as the dark ages. Today's barbarians, the Islamic Jihadists, know that if they stay the course, the same fate awaits western civilization. Just as the barbarians in the Roman's time, today's Jihadists play the long game. They've got all the time in the world to establish their "caliphate." They know that the West won't be brought to its knees overnight; it may, in fact, take hundreds of years. No problem, as long as they keep chipping away at Western resolve through prolific murder and sabotage.
When the evil of Nazism threatened the civilized world the the 20th century, the U.S. and Briton went into full war mode. Enormous sacrifices war made in blood and treasure. The U.S. sustained a great loss of lives on European battlefields and in the Pacific. On the home front, there were basic rationing and chronic shortages of food staples such as bread, flour, sugar, and dairy products. Fruits and vegetables were virtually non-existent in American food stores. Consumer products such as kitchen appliances or car tires were off the market as every factory was retooled for the war effort. (This at a time when tires barely lasted for 5000 miles.) While the American public was not happy about this state of affairs, they understood it was necessary to totally defeat the twin evils of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Think today's westerners would be willing to endure similar sacrifices to totally destroy Islamic-Jihadists all over the globe. What a laugh. They wouldn't even be willing to sacrifice acquiring the latest version of the I-Phone when it hits the markets. Meanwhile the terrorists keep playing the long game.
If you find all this troubling, plenty of diversion for your entertainment is coming this week in the form of the freak show known as the Republican Convention. Featuring maestro Donald Trump and his merry band of clowns. Soon to be followed by the Democratic Convention circus featuring Snow White, or, as she's better known, Hillary Clinton, and her band of sycophants.
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UNIVERSAL IMPERATIVES
Toward the end of 1963, more than 50 years ago, I was a civilian working for the U.S.Army and assigned to perform an audit of the U.S.Army Material Command located at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. I had just returned from a 3 year stint working overseas in Europe, also with the Army, (which I've previously written about) so coming to Huntsville, after I had lived in Paris for three years, was quite a shock. But Huntsville was considered quite progressive for the Deep South at the time. Besides the Army having a major presence, NASA's Marshall Space Center was also located at Redstone Arsenal, which seemed like a small city unto itself. At least a couple of thousand personal worked at the Arsenal, many of whom were engineers or other technicians that were employed by both NASA and the Army. Many of these people had relocated from the North, which supposedly gave Huntsville its more progressive tinge.
Nevertheless, Jim Crow segregation and racist laws were strictly enforced throughout Huntsville, which, after all, was still part of Alabama. I remember having what seemed endless arguments and discussions with local people employed by the Army in the same offices that I performed my work duties. I tried, repeatedly, to point out the sheer folly and stupidity of racism and segregation but it seemed as if I could never make a dent in their way of thinking. Their argument always came down to the same point of view. They didn't need some Northern Yankee coming into their state and telling them how they should live their lives. It was all a matter of "states rights." The moral injustice of Jim Crow seemed to never enter their psyches. At the time, Huntsville had one movie theater with an orchestra and balcony sections conveniently segregated. The orchestra was for whites only while blacks were confined to the balcony. I remember going to the movies one night, and to my surprise, two daring young black men came in and sat down in the orchestra, in the row in front of me. Next to them were seated two elderly white women who became shocked and chatted endlessly about this effrontery to Southern customs. Finally they quieted down and we all watched the movie in silence. This may have been the first act of willful desegregation throughout Alabama, if not the entire South.
It wasn't long after that race riots erupted throughout most major U.S. cities, with entire city sections being set on fire and burnt to the ground. The huge turmoil and protest movements of the 1960s did have the effect of causing the Jim Crow walls of segregation to come tumbling to the ground, as well as enfranchising may blacks with the right to vote for the first time. But after all the protests, all the marches, and all the burnings, blacks for the most part, still remained confined to inner-city ghettos, where many still live today. Ghettos that are infested with crime, drugs, prostitution and gangs that are in a perpetual war with rival gangs. Not the most hospitable environment for promoting peace and tranquility. The 1960s were also a time of universal tragedy with the loss to America of three of its most promising leaders. I remember discussing with friends about how the assassinations of John Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy were a blow that no civilized society could hope to recover from. Given the nature of the leadership the U.S. has endured since then, I believe I was right on the money.
So here we are 50 years later with a large potion of the black population, along with the growing Latino populace, still confined to those same inner-city slums. With an almost steady procession of white police shootings of what appears to be unarmed and non-threatening young black men for no good reason. While race is undoubtably a factor in these shootings, I believe poor police training is the primary cause. Too many cops are too trigger happy, with an attitude of shoot first and ask questions later. This comes from a lack of decent training from when these shooters were learning to become cops in their police academies. It certainly seems to be at play in the deaths of two non-threatening black men these past weeks. Which was culminated by an attack by a black assassin that gunned down 11 Dallas policemen, 5 of whom died, that were protecting peaceful protests of the previous shootings of black men. Followed by more protests by the Black Lives Matter group, of white police gunning down black men. But if black lives matter, as they do, how about addressing black on black crime in the inner cities that takes many more black lives than cops do. Does it appear that life in the U.S. at this juncture, seems to be coming apart at the seams, at least regarding race relations.
But perhaps I've been looking at this all wrong. Perhaps it's a universal imperative that civilizations are meant to rise and then fall, in order to keep the universe in a certain balance. Scientists postulate that there was an abundance of water on Mars some 3.6 billion years ago. They further postulate that where there was water, there also had to be life. So perhaps Mars, at some point, some hundreds of millions or billions of years ago, had a thriving civilization, and eventually did themselves in through their own folly. Now, all that is left is dust. Perhaps the killings of the Kennedy brothers and MLK in the 1960's was the universe's way of telling us that civilization on Planet Earth is also on the way out.
As I've repeated many times before, Pogo may have been the greatest philosopher of all time when he said-"We have met the enemy and he is us."
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I didn't buy this last week, but I did pick it up and pay for the restoration job on my way home from Peotone! Its the only air meter that I have and the only way I got to buy it was if I promised it would not get restored in a RED color scheme! I promised--and here it is!
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Very happy to pick this piece up this week. Thanks Mark!!!
I was going to say, that pool ball/cue rack looks very nice! Must be a great place for a beer and game!!
A friend gave this to me a while back, I thought it was pretty cool.
Got my Peotone buys unpacked and cleaned up this weekend!
Wish these were in a tad better shape, but... maybe next time.
My favorite Peotone buy. It was all dirty and the price was RIGHT. Took it apart and cleaned it up and turned out great!
I really liked this sign as well. I am sure it was European, but not sure if they ever repop'ed these?? If you know, please pass it along. I was told it was original and hope it is. Either way, it was priced right and the heavy shelving makes it really POP! You can't tell in the pics, but this is one of the domed/convex signs.
Well finally I stubbled across something! These two signs are very rough but good hangers.
These convex signs are being sold on e-Bay out of Germany.


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John Williston (Bud) Bird O.C., LL.D. (né le ) est un homme d'affaires et homme politique fédéral, provincial et municipal du Nouveau-Brunswick.

Biographie
Né à Fredericton dans le Comté d'York, il fonda la J. W. Bird and Company Limited qui fut une entreprise de fourniture de matériaux pour l'industrie de la construction. En 1990, il fit l'acquisition de la William Stairs Son & Morrow Ltd. basée à Halifax en Nouvelle-Écosse. Après avoir vendu son entreprise, il dirigre présentement les fonds Bird (Bird Holdings Ltd.)

Il entama sa carrière politique en servant comme maire de Fredericton de 1969 à 1974. En 1978, il est élu député provincial de l'Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick et devint également ministre des Ressources naturelles dans le gouvernement de Richard Hatfield. Après avoir démissionné de son poste de ministre en 1978, il quitta la politique provinciale en 1982.

Élu député du Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada dans la circonscription fédérale de Fredericton en 1988, il fut défait par le libéral Andy Scott en 1993.

Étant pêcheur actif et conservationniste, il est aussi président émérite de la Miramichi Salmon Association et devint directeur des Fédérations du saumon atlantique à la fois du Canada et des États-Unis.

Il fut nommé officier de l'Ordre du Canada en 2001.

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Konrad Enke (23 July 1934 – 13 November 2016) was a German swimmer who specialized in the 200 m breaststroke event. After winning five national titles in 1954–1955 and 1957–1959 he set a new European record at 2:38.4 in 1959. The next year he competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.

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package org.optaplannerdelirium.pss.domain.solver;

import org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.common.decorator.SelectionFilter;
import org.optaplanner.core.impl.score.director.ScoreDirector;
import org.optaplannerdelirium.pss.domain.PresentAllocation;

public class MovablePresentAllocationSelectionFilter implements SelectionFilter<PresentAllocation> {

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Stark Industries (Старк Індастріс), також відома як Stark International, Stark Innovations, Stark/Fujikawa, Stark Enterprises і Stark Resilient — вигадана багатомільярдна корпорація, власником і керівником якої є бізнесмен Ентоні Едвард «Тоні» Старк, також відомий як супергерой Залізна людина. а генеральним директором компанії є Вірджинія «Пеппер» Поттс. Головним офісом є Вежа Старка.

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Компанія з'являється в історії, опублікованих видавництвом Marvel Comics, і існує в загальній всесвіту компанії, відомої як Всесвіт Marvel. Старк Індастріз вперше з'явилася в Tales of Suspense #40; вона була заснована Говардом Старком, батьком Тоні. За даними Forbes, у списку 25 найбільших вигаданих компаній її бюджет оцінюється в 20,3 мільярдів доларів. У кіноверсії Залізної людини Stark Industries має логотип, схожий на Lockheed Martin, і котирується на Нью-Йоркській фондовій біржі, як SIA. Під час сцени прес-конференції Тоні входить в будівлю, яка нагадує вхід на об'єкт Skunk works корпорації Lockheed Martin. У фільмі «Месники» центром компанії є комплекс будівель в Нью-Йорку, головний офіс і ключовий об'єкт — хмарочос Башта Старка.

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У 2007 році журнал «Forbes» поставив компанію Stark Industries на 16 місце в списку найбагатших вигаданих компаній, оцінивши її в 20,3 мільярда доларів.

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 Stark Industries | Iron Man Wiki

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Вигадані організації Marvel Comics
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After much planning thanks to my dad, the Yonezawas, the Shimadas, the Wakabayashis, and the Nakagawas i spent almost 3 fun-filled weeks in Japan without my parents. I wanted it to be a cultural experience and a good chance to practice japanese. It was exactly that and much more. It was probably the best experience of my life. I came home with extended japanese family and an even greater respect for japanese culture than ever.
These are from: Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo, fish market in Tsukiji, home in Saginomiya, Hatsune-sama's home outside of Shibuya (her mother teaches saado and Hatsune-sama gave me a muffler from a boutique - 45rpm/badou-r - that sold clothes designed by one of the saado students), temple in Asakusa (i got "daikichi" from doing omikuji and then we had unagi donburi for dinner! mmm) , mochi-tsuke party at Masako-mama's friend's (Takamichi) house near Shinjuku (?). But I also went to Harajuku with Maho and spent most of the money i spent in my trip at a 6-story toy store called KiddyLand!
I didnt get to spend that much time with Erin but we did hang out intermittently throughout my trip. Lots happened. Got a little lost in Shibuya (found a Love Hotel called La Michelle >.<), i tried to help her pierce her bellybutton in the bathroom of a department store in Shibuya which didn't work but she called me while i was in Ooiso and told me she was able to do it.. with a hammer >_<, went to Chinatown near downtown Yokohama, took plenty of purikura, went shopping at Landmark Plaza and took more purikura after, and the other 2 pictures are from when i was waiting for her at the station (hats! socks!).
they took me to see Tokyo Tower (i promised to take a picture of it for Ghewa), and spent some time in the Trick Art Gallery (so weird), spent all of the days of oshougatsu eating good food, sitting at the kotatsu, and watching tv (that was awesome ^_^), spent some time around Landmark Plaza (Mutsuko's husband Masaru works in Landmark Tower on the 50-something-th floor), then it actually snowed while i was in japan(!!!), then we all (except for Masaru b/c he had to work ;_;) went to a Hot Springs Hotel in Izu (really hot water), then spent some time in Jogasaki park, had lunch/dinner at Denny's (the utensils they set aren't fork and knife.. they're chopsticks that have a Denny's labelled wrapper!), stopped by Odawara castle on the way home, and on the day i was leaving they dressed me up in a kimono (not totally formally but enough to get the idea.. can barely bend over in it).


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Are you a tad bit territorial over your kids' names? I'll be honest: I don't want anyone having the same name as my kid. Now, I get that this is far from realistic but it comes from a good place. When we were pregnant with Wyatt, there were a few friends and acquaintances . . .
It sure feels good to unplug, doesn't it? Don't get me wrong: I love social media, texting with friends, researching and writing on my laptop, and watching TV. But powering down not only feels like a deep breath in my soul, I feel it's necessary for my mental health. Being a . . .
Though our little guy's not yet at the age where he's heading back to school, there's still something about fall that makes me want to get organized and into a routine. As a full-time blogger and stay-at-home mom running our household, I need to stay on top of things to . . .
Your little one's first birthday is a big one. You pull out all the stops to create a memorable party, but what about the birthdays after the first? Surely we should celebrate our sons and daughters, but to what extent? We're starting to plan Wyatt's second birthday party . . .
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Dutch Team, Swooth MTB, hit the Costa Blanca Bike Race
Feb 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
At the end of January, Swooth MTB set out for the Costa Blanca Bike Race. It's a Mid winter teams stage race set in the south of Spain and is much appreciated by riders from all over the world. Two days of cross country, a marathon and a climbing time trial, sounds like fun!
The first stage started at the sea and headed off to the singletrack higher up in La Nucia. A stage of 45km with most of it uphill, early in the season, the steep climbs felt even steeper, but the flowy singletrack in between made it worthwhile. The end of the stage was unfortunately badly sign posted so it ended up in complete chaos. Alice and Kristien raced to a third place, as Isabel and Iwona landed in fifth.
The second stage started and ended in Finistrat and was the same distance as the first stage, but with a little less climbing. After leading us towards the sea it climbed back up in the second part of the stage. Riders were treated to some beautiful singletrack. Up and down, never flat, dropping in and curving out. Both teams maintained their positions with a third and fifth place.
Third stage, the Queen stage! 78km and 2800 meters climbing! The team started in survival mode to get over the three big climbs. After the first and second riders were greeted with some spectacular downhills. Rough and technical, the teams Hei Hei bikes handled it easily! The last climb was the longest and headed to the highest point at 1067m above sealevel. Unfortunately the downhill was on asphalt! A rocky riverbed and some steep climbs later Alice and finished third in Polop. Isabel and Iwona suffered a flat tire and lost a lot of time, but kept enjoying the trails and the beautiful scenery.
The last stage was quite impressive, seeing the finish line at the top of the mountain, only 7km away. How steep could it be? Amazing! The teams legs were crying out loud, every muscle tortured, a huge screaming crowd motivated riders and Alaice and rode into second place!
An overall third and fifth place for the Swooth teams! Not bad for the first race of the year on the the new Hei Hei bikes. Bring on the next race!
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Directed By: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson
Tag line: "This place is so dead"
Trivia: Woody Harrelson was arrested for marijuana possession during filming, which delayed shooting for a day
If I were to compile a list of my favorite zombie comedies, I can tell you without hesitation that Edgar Wright's 2004 masterpiece Shaun of the Dead would be at the very top of it. And while there would definitely be some competition for the remaining slots (titles like Re-Animator, Return of the Living Dead, Peter Jackson's Dead Alive, and Cemetery Man leap to mind), there's a good chance that 2009's Zombieland would capture the second spot.
A witty, occasionally frightening look at four people dealing with a zombie outbreak, Zombieland is a briskly paced motion picture that also features one of the best star cameos in recent memory.
The socially awkward Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), named after the town in Ohio from which he hails, has survived the zombie apocalypse, thanks in part to a handful of personal rules he always adheres to (such as "Never trust a bathroom" and "Always check the car's back seat").
While traveling through Texas, Columbus meets up with Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), a foul tempered zombie hunter searching for the world's last remaining Twinkies snack cake. Seeing as they're going in the same direction, the two decide to keep each other company.
Their luck takes a turn for the worse, howeveer, when they encounter sisters Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), a pair of con artists who steal the boys' weapons as well as Tallahassee's car. But fate intervenes, and before long all four have join forces and head west, where they hope to find paradise in California (by way of the Pacific Playland Amusement Park, situated just outside Hollywood).
But is that area truly "zombie free", as Wichita claims, or will they be greeted by an army of undead the moment they get there?
Even though its primarily a comedy, Zombieland doesn't shy away from the blood and gore that goes hand-in-hand with the subgenre; the opening title sequence shows us a number of violent encounters between the living and the undead (all played out in slow-motion), and the flashbacks that reveal the origins of some of Columbus's "rules for survival" are surprisingly brutal (when discussing his second rule, "Double Tap", he tells the story of a woman who shot a zombie rushing towards her, only to have her foot chewed off because she didn't put another bullet in its head ).
The movie's real strength, however, is its characters. Jesse Eisenberg's Columbus (who also acts as the film's narrator) is a nebbish loser whose specialty is sarcasm, most of which is aimed at his abrasive cohort Tallahassee. Easily the funniest of the bunch, Harrelson's Tallahassee enjoys letting off steam once in a while (during their trek west, he convinces Columbus, Wichita, and Little Rock to help him trash a roadside store that sells Native American trinkets).
Rounding out the group are Wichita and Little Rock, expertly portrayed by two of the best young actresses working today: Emma Stone (Easy A, The Amazing Spider Man) and Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Haunter). The give-and-take between the four main characters is often hilarious, and in the film's quieter moments we even learn a thing or two about them (including why Tallahassee lives life as if he has nothing left to lose).
All this, plus a touching romantic subplot involving Columbus and Wichita and a brilliant cameo by Bill Murray (playing himself... I dare not say more), helps make Zombieland the most entertaining "zomedy" of the post-Shaun of the Dead era.
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Every time I see a movie with Jesse Eisenberg I always wonder if he's as big an asshole in real life as everyone says he is. He was kickass good in "Holy Rollers" about the Orthodox Jewish drug-runner.


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Hairstylist with coronavirus worked while symptomatic, exposing dozens of people
By Sophie Lewis
Updated on: May 23, 2020 / 11:32 AM / CBS News
Do-it-yourself hair color: A quarantine quandary
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A hairstylist in Missouri saw dozens of clients this month while sick with coronavirus. Despite showing symptoms, the stylist went to work for over a week in May, exposing as many as 91 people to COVID-19.
According to the Springfield-Green County Health Department, the stylist went to work at a Great Clips location in Springfield while showing coronavirus symptoms from May 12 to May 20. Officials said both the stylist, whose name has not been released, and their clients were wearing face coverings during the appointments.
84 clients and 7 coworkers were potentially directly exposed to the virus, officials said. All of the individuals exposed are being notified and offered testing, and the Great Clips location is temporarily closed.
"We hope that this is an overly cautious approach," Director of Public Health Clay Goddard said during a news conference.
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Officials did not disclose when the hairstylist tested positive, but said they believe the individual contracted the virus while traveling. Barbershops and salons were allowed to operate in Missouri at the time.
Goddard praised the hair salon for following proper safety and hygiene precautions, in addition to keeping detailed records of clients and employees. He emphasized that he believes it is now safe to go to the salon to seek services.
"It is the hope of the department that because face coverings were worn throughout this exposure timeline, no additional cases will result," the health department said.
However, Goddard said he wished individuals were as diligent as businesses have been. In addition to going to work, he said the stylist also went to his or her local Dairy Queen, Walmart and fitness center.
"I'll be honest, I'm very frustrated to be up here today, and maybe even more so, I'm disappointed," he said. "I wish the same level of personal responsibility had been exercised in this case."
A detailed timeline of the places visited by the stylist can be found on the health department's website.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson lifted many of the state's restrictions and its stay-at-home order on May 4. And as many businesses around the U.S. reopen following weeks or months of lockdown, the threats of community spread remain as high as ever.
"We can't have many more of these. We can't make this a regular habit or our capability as a community will be strained and we will have to reevaluate what things look like going forward," Goddard empasized. "Each of us has to be thinking of the good of ourselves, our family and our community. We don't want to move backward."
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Sophie Lewis
Sophie Lewis is a social media producer and trending writer for CBS News, focusing on space and climate change.
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Since 2000, American taxpayers may have saved over $100 billion in estate and gift taxes through the use of a specialized irrevocable trust called a GRAT, according to an article in the Washington Post. That's roughly 1/3 of all estate and gift taxes collected in the same period. So, the power of trusts is real, but the question for you and me is what can they do for middle class Americans who may not have multi-million dollar tax problems to solve. The answer is quite a few things.
Consider the most common trust – a revocable trust, sometimes called a living trust. It's extraordinarily simple. It can be likened to moving money out of your left pocket and into your right pocket. You maintain complete control of your assets, but from a legal standpoint, you as trustee now own the assets. It is a change in form, not substance. You continue to file only one income tax return each year, you may amend the terms of your trust anytime during your lifetime, and when you die your trust acts like a will in directing the administration and distribution of your estate.
"But," you may protest, "why not just use a will then? Maybe I prefer to keep my money in my left pocket!" To this, I readily reply that it certainly is better for some people to use a will in their particular circumstances. At the same time, I would propose three advantages of using a revocable trust that you may find convincing in deciding what is best for you and your loved ones.
Avoiding Probate. If you die with all your assets in your right pocket – owned by you as trustee – you will avoid the court probate process entirely. In your trust, you would name a successor trustee to administer and distribute your assets after your death according to your wishes. This is what an executor under a will would do, but in your case without the need for court oversight, filings, and fees that, depending on your state of domicile and where your property is located, can be formidable (e.g. Virginia's probate process – and fees – is significantly more onerous than the process in D.C. and Maryland). Your successor trustee isn't likely to just run away with your trust assets, either – the trustee is bound by fiduciary duties to your beneficiaries and presumably is someone in whom you have confidence.
Planning for Incapacity. Your trust can be an efficient vehicle to help manage your assets if you become mentally incapacitated or otherwise unable to manage your affairs. By including certain provisions in your trust, a person designated as your successor trustee will be able to step in for you if it is necessary to pay bills, transfer assets, or carry out similar tasks. Your power of attorney does this as well, but the trust can be a better option in certain circumstances, such as when a bank refuses to honor a power of attorney (google it).
Maintaining Confidentiality. In government, transparency is typically a good thing. When it comes to your personal information, however, it may not be so desirable. Your will, and the required probate court filings, are public documents. That means anybody can uncover the value of assets passing under your will at your death and the identity of your beneficiaries, among other things. This may not be a concern for some, but you may wish to keep your information private to the extent possible from curious in-laws, beneficiaries receiving unequal distributions, and opportunists seeking to take advantage of persons inheriting substantial estates. When your assets pass in trust at your death, your affairs remain private.
A revocable trust may require some additional effort and expense to set up during your life – in drafting the trust instrument and titling assets to the trust – but the advantages described above are considerable in comparison.
Cory Larkin is an attorney at Furey, Doolan & Abell, LLP, a law firm located in Bethesda, Maryland serving clients across the D.C. Metropolitan Area in estate planning, estate administration, and other areas of civil law. He is admitted to the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey State Bars. You can reach Cory Larkin at cal@fdalaw.com or (301) 652 – 6880.


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KOLLAPS\E - Phantom Centre
Post Meal/Sludge Metal | Trepanation Recordings | Release date: 13 Jan 2023
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No need to be subtle about this full-length debut from these Swedes; it is an amazing Post Metal/Sludge Metal-release with hints of Post Rock in between the multilayered music. The album is varied, it is furious, it is heavy, it is complex - yes, it ticks off all the parts that high quality Post Metal music consists of.
If you are a Swedish band and venture into the sludgey waters of Post Metal, you will automatically be compared to Cult of Luna and Breach, as we mentioned three days ago when we premiered the second single off of this album. But when listening closely, other influences come to mind too, bands like Icos and Burst. The last band especially in the song "Beautiful Desolate": an extremely dense, complex, and versatile song with some nice melodic lines hidden in the depths of the heavy sludgey-ness. Here the band does what Post Metal does best - go beyond mere Metal. The drive and force are strong not at last because of the groovy low-end bass and the drums that push the riffs and the vocals. In between, there are breathers and the music is lifted by a slightly high-pitched guitar soloing in the layers of the music.
So, placing themselves musically in the middle of all these influences, the album title Phantom Centre is highly descriptive. The opening song, "Era" is a superbly composed song as it opens with intense sound effects that swirl faster and faster before it yanks you forwards with a heavy and compact wall of sound driven by drums, low-end bass, heavy sludgey, distorted guitars to support strong harsh vocals. It is as terrifically crushing as music like this should be. There is a subtle shift and the music broadens out less compact until they take a breather to let some air in before it lifts and widens out, gliding forward as the instruments seem to be on alert for the next onslaught. The sonics take a deep breath and we are ready for the next onslaught with subtle layers of a slightly higher-pitched guitar swirling in between the rhythm section before the song comes to a staggering end.
"Uhtceare", the third track, is an instrumental which develops a rich and subtle meaning. The opening is foreboding with dreaming glissading guitars and then there comes a shift to some echoing string-strumming. And then the beast inside slowly wakes you up with some hard riffing anxiety accompanied by an immense bass leading the proceedings into heavy Post Metal sonics with subtle ebbing and flowing melodic themes. The bottom drops from the soundscapes and a deep hole opens, but it is soon filled by harsh guitars being pushed by the low-end bass. A fizzy guitar appears on top of the strong yet vast music leading into a melodic theme. The ever-changing sonics are driven forward with ponderous drumming until it all fades away and opens up a wide relaxing flatland with echoing instruments to help you start a new day at dawn.
If you listened to our premiere, you have heard that "Anaemia" is another diverse song, driven by versatile drumming, hitting very hard with rolling bass as the guitars glide over those basic instruments until the strong and harsh vocals bring yet another aspect to the soundscape. The music enters the fast and furious side of Post Metal before it loosens up. In the end, it implodes and proves that the song is the opposite of what the title indicates.
With a Swedish-named title "Bränt barn skyr elden" ("Once bitten, twice shy") the band lunges into a fast, on-point piece of Post Metal where the sludge elements are racing forward after a seeping start by slow swirling instruments. A short intro to the fast riffing accompanying the harsh strong vocals. Small bursts of a lone strumming guitar open the sound. Throughout the song, there is sometimes an undercurrent of a melodic theme in the layers. It ends with a dissonant guitar appearing in the midst of the soundscape.
The album closes with two songs that previously have had versions out on a couple of samplers by Ripcord Records and on the band´s own release in 2021, The Pandemic Sessions. It were those two songs that made many Post Metal lovers prick up their ears. "Radiant/Static" comes out with wide sonics and together the instruments give an immense drive to the musical force as a high pitched Post Rock guitar glides in and soars above the layers of the song. "Murrain" is a punch of a song with a rolling start before runaway riffs open up for the strong harsh vocals deeply embedded in the sound. There are constant shifts, but no pause as the song surges forward sometimes broken by bursts of trudging riffs. Mid-section, the heavy sound effectively gives way to a wide-open breather by a clean guitar before the heavy music gushes back and overflows the clean guitar that lingers on a bit before the music fades away.
So, compared to Cult of Luna and Breach and other Swedish bands, how does this record come out? It is not fair to compare a debut with those veterans, but it is natural to think in that direction both because of the genre and the nationality. If we go back to the beginning of those bands, KOLLAPS\E definitively has carved their rightful place on the Post Metal scene with their own take on the genre with this awesome release.


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Europe Shocked When Russia Does To It What Europe Did To Russia
June 1, 2015 by Infinite
– Europe Shocked When Russia Does To It What Europe Did To Russia (ZeroHedge, June 1, 2015):
The EU issued a press release this morning which could perhaps be summed up in 2 words – "not fair." Following the denial-of-entry by Russia of several EU politicians, Russia has released a list of 89 names who will face travel bans – of exactly the same type as EU and US enforced upon numerous Russian elites. Europe is displeased that Russia would dare do unto them as they have done unto others… "we deem this measure as totally arbitrary and unjustified," they exclaimed, adding, "we don't have any further information on the legal basis or the criteria or the process of these decisions."
The travel bans by Russia appear to be a response to the E.U.'s imposing several rounds of sanctions on Russia for its role in destabilizing Ukraine, including asset freezes and travel bans on 150 officials.
Full European Union press release…
Statement by the EU Spokesperson on the Russian "Stop List"
In the past few months several EU politicians have been denied entry when arriving at the Russian border. The Russian authorities justified these refusals by referring to the inclusion of these individuals on a confidential "stop list".
After each of these refusals, the EU and the Member States whose nationals were affected had repeatedly requested transparency about the content of this list.
The list with 89 names has now been shared by the Russian authorities. We don't have any other information on legal basis, criteria and process of this decision. We consider this measure as totally arbitrary and unjustified, especially in the absence of any further clarification and transparency.
We are keeping in close contact with the Member States involved.
Germans are displeased…
*GERMANY `REGRETS' RUSSIAN TRAVEL BAN LIST FOR EUROPEANS
The Brits are unhappy at the treatment too:
"if Russia thinks this action will cause the E.U. to change its position on sanctions, it is wrong," said a spokeswoman from the British Foreign Office.
"Basically, what the Russians are doing is having a tantrum," Malcolm Rifkind, a former British foreign secretary, told the BBC. "It shows we are making an impact because they wouldn't have reacted unless they felt very sore at what had happened."
Are politicians immune to hypocrisy?
As The Washington Post reports however, the Russians have their reasons…
An unnamed official from Russia's Foreign Ministry told the Russian Interfax news agency that "it was done as a response to the campaign of sanctions that has been unleashed against Russia by some of the European Union states, with Germany at the head."
The official also said that there is a similar list of Americans but noted, without elaboration, that the Americans had been handling the issue "more constructively than the Europeans."
The list – for now – has not been publicly disseminated but details are leaking out…
Among those listed is Uwe Corsepius, current secretary general of the European Union council in Brussels, who is due to take over as foreign affairs advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The document also includes Bruno Le Roux, the leader of President Francois Hollande's Socialists in parliament, Britain's former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and former Belgian premier Guy Verhofstadt, who heads the Liberal group in the European parliament.
Poland, which has been the sternest EU critic of Russia's policy towards Ukraine, had 18 names on the list.
"For some time we've seen that Russia is not necessarily trying to mitigate tensions but rather strengthen them," a spokeswoman for Poland's government told Reuters.
Last Monday, Germany protested to Russia over its refusal to let a conservative German lawmaker, Karl-Georg Wellmann, who had called Russia a "warmonger" earlier this year, into the country.
Other countries with names on the list include Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria and Spain.
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3 thoughts on "Europe Shocked When Russia Does To It What Europe Did To Russia"
Marilyn Gjerdrum
What goes around comes around……..Putin is working for Russia, not greedy gut corporations, banks, or anything else…..and Russia is growing and prospering. The west can't stand it.
I'd block them, too. What is good for the goose……"
It's all a part of a global chess game.
Putin is a master chess player……….


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Natalie Lynch spent the last two weeks of her pregnancy in a prison cell, mostly alone. As female incarceration rates rise, some states are banning solitary confinement of pregnant women.
by Sarah McCammon Jun 16, 2019 5 minutes
Natalie Lynch at home with her youngest child, Maycen. In 2014, when Lynch was pregnant with her older child, she spent two weeks before giving birth in a prison cell, mostly alone. Source: Sarah McCammon
For many expectant moms, the tedious final days before the due date are spent going to baby showers, stocking the refrigerator, or getting the nursery ready.
Natalie Lynch spent the last two weeks of her pregnancy in a prison cell, mostly alone.
"It's eerie. It's quiet, cold ..." Lynch said. "It's enough to drive a person crazy."
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Now, a handful of states, including , , , and , are beginning to move away from incarcerating pregnant
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"I coach a 14-year-old who puts forth great effort and hustle but openly questions my coaching decisions, from lineups to which drills we use in practice. I have told this player my expectations for an appropriate player-coach relationship. Now his dad, who also has openly questioned my coaching decisions, is e-mailing me, wanting to discuss my approach. Any advice?"
Your situation presents a classic example of a coaching frustration wrapped around a grand chance to help a youngster learn some important lessons. Your player's outspoken criticisms and suggestions haven't fallen far from his parental tree; he's simply emulating the behaviors he's seen from his father and the expectations of the parent for providing feedback to coaches.
There are even some positives in his clumsy suggestions to you: he clearly is interested in the game, in improving his team and the roles of his teammates. He just hasn't learned yet how to see things through bigger lenses or how to express his difference of opinion in appropriate ways. It may actually be better that he voices his dissenting views to you now, rather than griping behind your back or spreading dissension within your team.
Speak with him privately about the right ways to disagree. If he wants to talk strategy with you later, be willing to talk things over with him one-on-one. But he should also know that you won't allow conversations that criticize other teammates.
Talk to your athletes - public criticism is unacceptable and violates respect for teammates and coaches.