In April 2009, in the middle of the most dramatic point of the global economic meltdown, the 20 'self-named' most powerful countries/economies of the world celebrated their annual meeting in London.
Around this G-20 summit occurred some of the most massive protests against the banking system and economy policy in Europe.
Also there were groups demanding solutions over various long-standing and topical issues, such as war on terror, concerns over fair trade or climate change.
But the main protest took place outside the Bank of England, celebrating a "carnival to overthrow capitalism". Demonstrators referred to this 2nd of April 2009 as "Financial Fool's Day".
Thousands of people took the financial hearth of London: Students, families, children, retired people, Londoners and foreigners. The protest started at 11:00 with four planned parades, each led by a 'horsemen of Apocalypse': one against war, other against climate change, another one against financial crimes and the last one to eradicate borders.
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Following the damage to the bank there were violent confrontations between Police forces and demonstrators. Several people were injured. Police used batons and gases. But the cordon around protestors didn't allow them to go out of the square, increasing gradually the violence.
That day London's city went into Anarchy during a short range of hours.


Cícero João de Cézare, nicknamed Cicinho ( Si-sin-yo) (born June 24 1980 in Pradópolis, São Paulo (state), Brazil), is a Brazilian football (soccer)er who plays as right-back for A.S. Roma.
In 2005 he won the Confederations Cup with the Brazil national football team. He was one of 23 players called in to the Brazilian squad for 2006 FIFA World Cup.
In 2005, he won the FIFA Club World Championship, playing for São Paulo Futebol Clube. After that, he joined Real Madrid for €4m.
In the 2006-07 season, Cicinho suffered an extensive injury to his Anterior cruciate ligament and sat out for over six months. His comeback to not only the pitch, but also starting eleven, was marked on Sunday, April 29 2007 against Athletic Bilbao where he assisted Ruud Van Nistelrooy's first goal with a cross, and played a part in Ruud's second goal as well. Real Madrid went on to win the game 4-1.
In the 2007-08 pre-season, the full-back was pushed down the pecking order at former club Real Madrid under new coach Bernd Schuster. Michel Salgado and Sergio Ramos have been used on the right during most of Real's pre-season to date, and Cicinho realized he could be due for a season bench-warming at the Bernabeu. He therefore requested to the club hierarchy to move to the Italian capital club who had been following him for some time.
However, with the financial power of Liverpool FC, Chelsea FC and Sevilla, all interested in the wingback, a move to Roma seemed to become increasingly unlikely. Sevilla and Chelsea, in addition, also counted on the fact they could offer players that would attract the attention of the Real coach Bernd Schuster, offering wingback Daniel Alves and Arjen Robben respectively in exchange for Cicinho and a cash sum to attract Real's attention. However Cicinho was reported to have been adamant about moving to Rome and allegedly told Real that he would either move to Roma or would stay at Real Madrid. After a deal of 8 million euros had been agreed between A.S. Roma and Real Madrid, the latter changed their mind about selling the player at the last minute, claiming Cicinho would be featuring in the club's plans after all.
On 22 August, 2007, Cicinho signed for A.S. Roma for a fee up to 11 million euros. Cicinho signed a 5 year contract with the capital club worth up to 4 million euros a year including bonuses.
He made his official debut in a Roma jersey on the first matchday of Serie A against US Citta di Palermo, coming on to substitute Ludovic Giuly in the second half. Roma ran out as 2-0 winners.


On Monday 15 February, student representatives met with university management to discuss the "restructuring proposals" that management has planned for the university's future, made last November.
Three members of the Vice-Chancellors Executive Group (VCEG) attended the meeting on 15 February: Jenni Grundy, Head of Student Support and Experience; Chris Marlin, Pro Vice Chancellor and Head of International Students; and Academic Registrar Owen Richards.
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The American Beverage Association has a legal gift that keeps on giving: a suit over the sweetened beverage tax.
Along with local retailers, the giver of hardship to the City of Philadelphia is taking the suit to another level: that of the Supreme Court.
Claiming that the city's tax is unconstitutional because it causes double taxation and stating that consumers are the ones who are hit the hardest, the ABA is continuing it's campaign in favor of "big soda," letting no one get in the way.
Prior to being forced to appeal their first denial by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in June that upheld the city's right to tax the beverages, the city appealed a dismissal by a Common Pleas Court judge, adding to the relentless pursuit of an end to the tax we all love to hate (or hate to love).
The legal actions may not be effective in getting legal support, but one thing they are good at is stalling the funds. Though City Council may have approved $100 million in funds to be allocated last month, the money may not be spent until the court cases and all legal options are finally exhausted.


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The background music on a film can make or break the audience experience. Imagine the shower scene in Psycho without the shrieking violins or Jaws without the ominous notes that portend the shark's attack! Musical accompaniment helps create atmosphere for the viewer, from subtle undertones to compositions that heighten the drama. In 100 Greatest Film Scores, authors Matt Lawson and Laurence E. MacDonald consider the finest music produced for cinema since the development of motion picture sound. Each entry includes background details about the film, biographical information about the composer, a concise analysis of the score, and a summary of the score's impact both within the film and on cinematic history. Among the many films cited here are iconic scores for The Adventures of Robin Hood, A Beautiful Mind, The Big Country, Chariots of Fire, Citizen Kane, Edward Scissorhands, Fargo, Gone with the Wind, The Great Escape, Jurassic Park, King Kong, Lawrence of Arabia, The Lion in Winter, North by Northwest, On the Waterfront, Out of Africa, The Pink Panther, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Vertigo, and Up. Arranged alphabetically and featuring a photo of each movies, the entries in this volume give the reader insight into how music functions across a wide spectrum of film genres. Representing some of the greatest composers in the history of cinema including Elmer Bernstein, Bernard Herrmann, Alfred Newman, John Williams, and Hans Zimmer, 100 Greatest Film Scores will be of interest to fans of movie music everywhere.
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Blame (Chapter 65)
65 Blame
"Krechter!" Ulyanov loomed at the end of the corridor. "Krechter, it's all your fault." Nic froze as Ulyanov strode towards him behind the barrel of an accusing finger. "You'll have to answer for this." The finger came to a halt before Nic's nose. "Tell me what you're going to do about it." He sat down in front of Nic's desk and waited. "Well?"
Nic had no idea what to say. "What's my fault?"
Improbably, Ulyanov grinned. "You've got to lose this naivety, Krechter." He threw back his head and roared, "Coffee!" He looked at Nic again. "The Press has identified you. You've been seen to be in charge. You've had your photo in the paper directing things. Did you see anyone else taking responsibility?"
"No." Nic remembered his frustration when he had tried to find people to do something. "I had the impression that everyone was hiding."
There was a knock at the door and a moustached face peered in. "Two!" boomed Ulyanov. The face disappeared. "Of course they were hiding." Ulyanov made eloquent movements of his arms and shoulders. "If you don't hide, people see you."
"But I thought…" Nic shut up.
"It's up to you now," said Ulyanov, shaking his great head. "It's a disaster but you might have made a brilliant career move. What made you throw yourself to the sharks like that?" He chuckled in a half-admiring way.
"Sharks? As soon as the earthquake struck, I came into the Ministry. No-one was here so…"
"…so you just took charge." Ulyanov frowned. "We'll have to smooth out your story a bit. Don't blame anyone directly. Make it sound like a decisive course of action. Have you given any thought to your press conference?"
The door opened. The moustached man brought in two cups of coffee. "Get Wolker!" Ulyanov ordered. The man nodded and retreated.
"You've got two choices," Ulyanov explained. "You can say it's not your fault. The Press has already said it is. Or you can admit that it is your fault and take charge completely. It's brilliant if you can do it. If you get the Press on your side, you eliminate all your competition." Ulyanov blew on his coffee. "What did you do to the Patrons? How long have you been planning this?"
"The Patrons are on courses." Nic quoted from a statement he had prepared in case anyone came asking questions about them. "They are working towards aligning their skills with the approaches demanded by the application of information technology."
Ulyanov snorted. "You have powerful allies, Krechter. Just remember that everyone has friends in unseen places. What you see on the surface of the System only masks the sharks. As you become more powerful, everyone else's defence systems start concentrating on you. But your timing's good, I can't deny that."
"Timing? After the earthquake, somebody had to do something. If it wasn't me…"
"It would have been nobody. That's why this could be a move of genius." Ulyanov took a sip of coffee. "Or it could be your grand suicide gesture. It all depends on this statement you're about to make."
"Mr. Ulyanov," Nic began. "Do you have any idea what has happened to my girlfriend? And my secretary." He stared at Ulyanov.
Ulyanov looked away. "Remarkable, the quality of coffee you can get in the middle of an earthquake zone." He raised his eyes to the ceiling. "Any structural damage to this building? You'll need to get it checked. You can't take care of everyone else without making sure you're in no danger yourself."
Nic's thoughts were sucked beneath the surface of Ulyanov's layers of meaning. He tried to think of something to say that would yield some kind of answer to his question. A small knock announced Wolker's entrance. He began assembling his customary mound of equipment.
"Now, Krechter. Have you thought about what to say?"
"No," said Nic.
"Good." Ulyanov's expression was fondly indulgent. "You'll be mouthing your usual generalities, then. That's probably best in a situation like this. Just remember, if this really is your break for power you'll need to be forceful. The citizens are wondering where the leadership is. Be it, Krechter."
"What should I say?"
"That's up to you." Wolker arranged a microphone on Nic's lapel. "At least you're dressed for it. Nothing triggers panic more than some startled official in pyjamas standing in a spotlight."
"We're ready," said Wolker from behind the camera.
"Should I go into specifics?" Nic flapped helplessly.
"What does it matter? Just sound as if you have a plan."
"5 – 4 – 3…" Wolker held up two fingers, then one.
"Good morning," said Nic in a voice deep and authoritative enough to convince him that he could be convincing. "This is a time of great sadness. A disaster such as this is a terrible thing. But we must treat it as a test. When we have passed this test, the System will be ready for new challenges. Our position as the greatest nation can only be strengthened by the experiences that we use to transcend this temporary affliction. We are already finding our way along this arduous and ultimately successful road. We will emerge strong and ready for the future."
Nic saw Ulyanov giving him a thumbs-up signal, then lean back for more coffee. "This is the time for strong and decisive leadership. The people normally thought to be in charge were absent when leadership was most needed. I must take the blame for this. I wholeheartedly apologise for the outrageous cowardice of your leaders." Nic heard a spluttering sound. Ulyanov was wiping coffee from his suit jacket. He braced himself for Ulyanov's blustering interjection. Nothing happened. Nic continued.
"I am now in charge. I am pleased to inform you that medical and transport services are returning to normal. People are in trouble, but we are targeting the worst-hit areas and will deal with all situations according to our master plan. Those citizens who need help most are receiving it as you hear me."
Nic continued for no more than five minutes. "So I ask you, citizens of our System, put your trust in me. I will guide you through this troubling period in our history into a new era of prosperity. Work together, citizens, for we have not yet seen how great we can be!"
Nic allowed his features to compose themselves into an image of solidity. Wolker waited a few moments then said, "That's gone out". Nic looked at Ulyanov. He was gazing at Nic with his mouth open.
"Do we have to do it again?" asked Nic. He remembered the impact of editing on his previous efforts.
Ulyanov shook his head. Wolker was already unplugging things and coiling cables. Ulyanov put his coffee cup carefully down on Nic's desk.
"Congratulations, Krechter." Ulyanov began. "That was the most superb piece of blame-taking I have ever witnessed. You are now the Leader."
Nic recognised Ulyanov's elaborate irony. "Thank you, sir. All my fault, just as you said."
"Yes, but…" Ulyanov breathed hard. "I didn't mean take the blame for everything. You almost claimed responsibility for the earthquake itself! You are now the official cause of everything that goes wrong. You know how slow the System is. There will be people without homes for years. That's now your fault. There are people still buried under rubble. Who is to blame? You." A broad smile spread across his face. "Thank you Krechter. I couldn't have hoped for better."
"If I was doing such an amazing job of self-destruction," Nic reasoned, "why didn't you stop me?"
"Why would I do that?" Ulyanov laughed. "I couldn't anyway. That went out live to the System and beyond. You're in charge now. The slate is wiped clean."
Nic was familiar with this expression. He just did not understand why Ulyanov was using it now.
"They've all gone, Krechter." Ulyanov continued. "All of those moustaches and black suits with chauffeurs and expensive tastes, they've disappeared. You can't blame them now. You've taken responsibility. In fact, I can go now."
"You can?"
"Yes!" Ulyanov leapt to his feet, sending the heavy office chair skidding backwards. "You have freed me." He whirled around the desk and picked Nic up in a breath-taking bear hug. "Thank you!"
Ulyanov put him down. "I'll be seeing you, then." He was like a schoolboy suddenly released into the eternity of summer. "Speaking figuratively, of course." He made for the door. "Be good to the System, Krechter. I've been fond of it." He turned once more. "Wolker's all yours now." Nic heard Ulyanov whistling down the corridor. A door slammed and the sound disappeared.
Nic looked around the office. His eyes came to rest on Wolker, crouching in the middle of the office festooned with gadgets and wires. Wolker's eyes raised themselves from the floor and met Nic's for an instant.
"Get to work, Wolker," said Nic.
Sex With an Enormous Fish (First chapter)
1 Enormous Fish
Stefan awoke to find that he was having sex with an enormous fish. He had expected something like this.
The fish was manifestly unpleasant. It was cold and its skin had the texture of a corpse. Stefan's first impulse was to shove it away but a lifetime of conditioning made him cautious.
Sure enough, they were being watched. White-coated operatives looked on, adjusting dials and taking notes. Stefan recognised Dr Malek.
"Keep going, boy. Almost finished," Dr Malek encouraged. "Welcome back. Hope you had a good course. Just doing a few tests to find out how the human body responds to extraordinary stimuli."
Stefan started to choke out a protest.
"Don't talk. Keep going to ejaculation. Make sure you get there or we'll have to do it all over again."
Stefan gaped at the fish. Its unblinking eyes bulged with outrage. It was not enjoying this. Perhaps it did not know why it was doing this either. It might be better for both of them if he stopped.
But Stefan was back in the System. He had a job to do. Manfully, he worked at increasing his stroke rate. He wondered why the System had decided that it would be a good idea to make him have sex with a big fish. Dr Malek might tell him afterwards.
He was nearly there now. He closed his eyes and tried to visualise Anya. It occurred to him that the fish couldn't close its eyes. Did he feel unpleasantly hot and dry to it? Could a fish ever be attracted to him, Stefan Griska?
Ah! Stefan felt the muscular contractions beginning. The fish squeezed him rhythmically. He opened his eyes. The fish's mouth was opening and closing rapidly. Its gill covers were flapping. He poured warm fluid deep into the fish's body and the fish itself undulated energetically, eyes bulging from its scaly head.
"Right, you can stop doing that now." Dr Malek's authority relieved Stefan of duty. "Go and have a shower. You and you," he gestured at some men in white coats, "get that fish back into the tank. Don't forget to take the samples. And you," he pointed at a stooping old man, "Clean up the mess. This man has to sleep in that bed."
"What's going on?" Stefan ventured.
"Welcome back." Dr Malek disregarded the question. "You've got time for a short rest. You're due in the office at seven o'clock."
"Yes. Of course." Stefan snapped into routine. He took his toothbrush from the metal rack and squeezed an economical amount of toothpaste onto it. He headed out to the bathroom at the end of the corridor.


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To many the world has become a fearful place. Although, we as humans have seemed to progress at rates never seen before through technology and machinery , we have also become more fragile and fearful. Phobias of spiders, phobias of germs with our mental health figures doubling over the past 10 years.
Why? What has made this nation anxiety stricken or so depressed to the point where daily pills to numb all senses seems to be the most sought out answer?
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The sickness of the physical body is tragic but the sickness of the mind is detrimental. Many of us walk around with a dark cloud of doubt over our head that cripples any hopes that we have for the future. The dark voices will whisper eerily into your ear that its best not to try as you will be sure to fail. It will be hard to argue because your mind will agree. This must be stopped. Let the incoherent clouded hope within your heart be heard. Let it over power the negativity. Learn to jump and take the chance of failure rather than stand still in fear and regret.


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Spencer PerryNov 14, 2016
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Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures continue to tease the new Kong: Skull Island trailer, set to debut on Wednesday, with another glimpse at the Eighth Wonder of the World. Check out the new trailer tease below and you can view two more teases by clicking here.
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More Than 80 Screenshots from the Kong Trailer!
Silas LesnickNov 16, 2016
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Take a Skull Island with more than 80 screenshots from the Kong trailer
Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures just debuted, via Jimmy Kimmel Live, the new Kong: Skull Island trailer and it offers a stylish look at director Jordan Vogt-Roberts' big-screen take on cinema's "eighth wonder of the world." If you didn't already check it out, you can click here to watch the trailer and, in the gallery viewer take a look at more than 80 Kong trailer screenshots.
Tom Hiddleson will lead the group in the film, joined by Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, John Ortiz, Shea Whigham and Toby Kebbell. Kong: Skull Island is scripted by John Gatins and Max Borenstein. Legendary's John Jashni and Thomas Tull are producing alongside Mary Parent. Legendary has promised that the story will honor the foundations of existing King Kong lore, but will place Skull Island in an entirely new, distinct timeline.
Have you spotted any plot clues in these Kong trailer screenshots? Let us know your theories in the comments!
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Small Michigan town grieving family of 5 killed by alleged drunken driver going wrong way on Kentucky interstate
The City of Dearborn(LEXINGTON, Mich.) -- Residents of a small Michigan town are mourning the deaths of a beloved doctor and her family who were killed when a suspected drunken driver going the wrong way on a Kentucky freeway slammed head-on into their vehicle as they were returning home from a Florida vacation.
Dr. Rima Abbas, her husband, Issam Abbas, and their three children -- Ali, 14, Isabella, 13, and Giselle, 7 -- all perished in the fiery crash early Sunday near Lexington.
The family was from Northville, Michigan, a town of fewer than 6,000 people about 30 miles northwest of Detroit. Many in the town knew the Abbas family and were left grief-stricken by the fatal crash that occurred more than 340 miles away.
"We do not know how to feel. We do not know how to express it. It is a shock. It took us by surprise," Hassan Abbas, the great uncle of 42-year-old Issam Abbas, told ABC affiliate station WXYZ-TV in Detroit.
"See, this tragedy is not only for us now, for the family, but it is for the whole community and for humanity, too, because anybody [who] hears about this tragedy is going to feel it," he said.
The Abbas family had spent the Christmas break in Florida and were driving back to Michigan when a pickup truck driven by Joey Lee Bailey, 41, crashed into their SUV about 2:30 a.m. Sunday while driving the wrong way on Interstate 75 near Lexington, according to the Lexington Police and the Fayette County Coroner's Office.
Police investigators suspect Bailey of Georgetown, Kentucky, who was also killed in the crash, was driving under the influence. Toxicology testing is pending in the case, the coroner's office said.
Kenneth DeGraaf of Kentucky said that, like the Abbas family, he was northbound on Interstate 75 when he noticed Bailey's southbound truck headed straight for him just before the crash.
"We just see this truck, you know, fly by us," DeGraaf told ABC affiliate station WTVQ-TV in Lexington, adding that he immediately called the police. "It was very scary for us and we're lucky that it wasn't us, but at the same time we just pray for all those involved."
Loved ones and friends were expected to gather Monday night at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan, for a visitation service and vigil for the family. A funeral is scheduled at the center for Tuesday.
Issam Abbas was an attorney and real estate agent in Northville. His wife specialized in family medicine for Beaumont Medical Center in Garden City, Michigan, according to the medical center's website.
"We are devastated by the tragic loss of Dr. Rima Abbas, her beloved husband and children," Dr. David Wood, Beaumont Health chief medical officer, said in a statement. "She was a caring mother and a dedicated family practice physician. Our hearts go out to all of her family, friends and patients during this difficult time."
Imad Hamad, director of the American Human Rights Council in Dearborn, wrote on Twitter: "No words can express the grief, pain and sorrow this tragedy has caused. We send our heartfelt condolences to the Abbas family."
Ali Abbas and his sister, Isabella, both attended Hillside Middle School in Northville, where Ali was an eighth grader and Isabella was a seventh grader. Their little sister, Giselle, was a second-grader at Amerman Elementary School in Northville.
"Teachers and support staff members across the District have been informed of this loss, and will be prepared to support our students and families, and one another," the Northville Public School District said in a statement.
Meanwhile, colleagues and patients of Dr. Abbas, 38, a 2006 graduate of Wayne State University medical school in Detroit, flooded her Facebook page with notes of condolences.
"I'm so full of sorrow, so hurt," wrote one of her patients, Quiona Lane, on Facebook. "Dr. Abbas was the nicest woman. She cared about her patients. She cared about her family. She would sit and chat with me about various things over the course of 11 years. She and I [were] pregnant at the same time. She always had a smile on her face. I cannot believe this. I'm heartbroken. Her entire family is gone. It's surreal."
Fayez Faraj, a close friend of the Abbas family, told the Detroit Free Press newspaper that she admired Rima and Issam Abbas, saying they "raised three beautiful children who shared their parents' love of life."
"There is no way the family and our community can fathom this loss," Faraj said. "A beautiful family was senselessly taken away from us. The Abbas family was kind, loving, outgoing and generous."
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By Josh Haskell
Driving on Wilshire Boulevard past La Brea, you have no idea what's taking shaping 70 feet below ground. The La Brea metro station is now 45% complete. It's part of the first phase of the Purple Line extension on Wilshire boulevard that will open in just over three years.
By the time the whole nine-mile extension is complete in 2027, you'll be able to get from Pershing Square to UCLA in just 25 minutes by train, a trip that normally takes well over an hour by car.
"Most of the subway construction work taking place right now is not noticed by the public. 90% of the work is below ground," said Dave Sotero with Metro.
A tunnel boring machine digs through the soil which in this part of Los Angeles includes tar. That soil then takes a ride on a vertical conveyor belt up to street level where it's loaded into trucks transporting it off site. Crews work 24/7. To minimize the impact of tunneling, the two boring machines don't operate side by side. One them has a head start. This boring machine is only 100 feet in, but the one on the right is 1,000 feet in.
After the La Brea station you'll have the Fairfax station, then the La Cienega station which makes up phase one. Phase two, set for completion in 2025, will add the Wilshire Rodeo and Century City stations and just in time for the 2028 Olympics. Phase three will open, adding Westwood UCLA and the Westwood VA hospital stations. But, the Purple Line is just one of four projects currently underway that will allow Metro to better connect communities which will hopefully lead to increase ridership.
"In the next decade, we plan to have an additional 30 miles of rail service available in Los Angeles county so we're working aggressively on several fronts to improve our transportation options," said Sotero.
The Crenshaw LAX Transit Project will bring Metro service closer to LAX than ever before. The Gold Line extension will better serve the San Gabriel valley with stations planned for Claremont and Montclair in San Bernardino County.
And, there's also the regional connector in downtown where the Gold Line, Expo Line and Blue Line will meet, allowing you to take one train across L.A. County, north-south and east-west. And let's not forget Metrolink. They've seen ridership growth the past five years with a goal to double ridership by 2023.
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Neymar will play with Messi again at Barcelona' - PSG star's former agent backs Laporta to arrange Camp Nou reunion
The Brazilian has been tipped to re-trace his steps following the Blaugrana's latest set of presidential elections
Neymar will play with Lionel Messi again, but at Barcelona instead of Paris Saint-Germain, according to his former agent, who has backed Joan Laporta to arrange a reunion for the pair at Camp Nou.
Messi has been heavily linked with a summer move to PSG amid speculation he will turn down a contract extension at Barca, with Neymar publicly welcoming the prospect of his ex-team-mate's arrival at Parc des Princes.
However, the Brazilian's one-time representative Andre Cury thinks there is a far greater chance of Neymar returning to Catalunya, as he believes Messi will choose to stay put following Laporta's re-election as Blaugrana presidentd .
"I was in Barcelona for 10 years, I know every corner of the city, I'd be very happy to see Neymar go to Barcelona," Neymar's former agent told Argentine publication El Litoral.
"Neymar has an open door at Barcelona, their fans knows he made a mistake and even he recognised it some time later.
"Two years ago, Neymar formally asked me to return to Barcelona. We tried and we were really close to getting him out of Paris. But, because of some details, it didn't happen.
"Laporta is the only one who can bring them back together again. Messi won't leave Barcelona - he decided that his history is in Barcelona and I'm very clear on that.
"Neymar will play with Messi again, but in Barcelona."
Neymar joined Messi at Camp Nou in 2013 after being lured away from Santos, and went on to play a key role in one of the most successful periods in the club's recent history.
Barca won two La Liga titles, one Champions League and three Copas del Rey with Neymar, Messi and Luis Suarez leading the line, with an unprecedented treble in 2014-15 marking the peak season for an all-star attacking triumvirate.
However, it was reported that a desire to step out of Messi's shadow led to Neymar's eventual departure in 2017, with PSG snapping him up for a world record €222 million fee (£191m/$264m).
Neymar is fast approaching the final year of his current contract at PSG, but Goal has reported that the 28-year-old is in line for a new four-year deal.
The French champions have made extensions for Neymar and Kylian Mbappe their top priority ahead of the summer transfer window, amid continued speculation over a possible move to Spain for the pair.
Neymar spoke out on his future in February, telling TF1: "I'm very happy here, I want to stay at PSG and I hope Mbappe wants to stay too.
"Of course, that's the wish of all fans, we want PSG to be a great team and I want to keep doing what I do here, play football and be happy.
"Today I'm very happy, I feel happy, a lot has changed, I can't exactly say why, if it's me or something else.
Messi has insisted he will wait until the end of the season before making a decision on his next move, having been unsuccessful in his attempts to force a transfer away from Barca last summer.
If he does depart, PSG and Manchester City have been mooted as the most likely next destinations for the six-time Ballon d'Or winner, who told La Sexta in December: "I don't know if I'm going to leave or not and if I leave, I would like to leave in the best way."
Laporta claimed he is the only man capable of convincing Messi to remain at Barca during his re-election campaign, which ended in victory earlier this month.
The Spaniard then issued a passionate plea to the Argentina international during his first address as president this week.
"I am here to make decisions, like convincing Leo to carry on, taking advantage of the fact that he is here. He knows that," said Laporta.
"You know the affection I hold for you and we will do whatever it takes to keep you here. You know you cannot leave, Leo."
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'Federal shift also requires reforms in recall elections'
Election experts voiced the need to strengthen the mechanism for recall elections alongside moves to regulate political dynasties in the proposed federal charter.
Institute for Political and Electoral Reform Executive Director Ramon Casiple said provisions on the recall process of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should be updated, as the shift to federalism could result in longer terms for lawmakers and local government officials.
"The scope and methodology [for recall polls] is considered deficient because it exempts congressmen and senators…it should cover all elected officials," Casiple told the BusinessMirror. "In the discussions for the proposed constitution, it is either you retain or strengthen the provisions (for the recall polls) to include congressmen and senators. This is important so the electorate could remove those they no longer prefer," he added.
The recall election is a mechanism of the Comelec to allow voters to remove then replace elected local government officials due to loss of confidence before the end of their term. It currently only covers public officials in the provincial, city, municipal and barangay levels.
Casiple said this will address the gaps in the impeachment process, which only applies to the president, vice president, justices of the Supreme Court, members of the constitutional commissions and the Ombudsman.
Legislation woes
The political analyst said this is even more crucial amid reports that the ruling political party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Congress is pushing to set the term of lawmakers in its federal government model to five years, from the current three years for congressmen and six years for senators.
There is a similar proposal from the Liga ng mga Barangays of the Philippines to extend the terms of barangay chairmen from three years to five years.
Like the issue on political dynasties, Casiple noted that the reform may have to go through the consultative committee (Con-com), as lawmakers are unlikely to pass the necessary law that would go against their interest.
"This is the reason they are not included in the officials covered by the law on recall in the first place," Casiple said.
The Con-com, created by President Duterte to review the 1987 Constitution, already decided to restrict "political dynasties," but it has yet to discuss term extensions and the recall polls.
More feasible
Former Comelec Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes Jr. agreed with Casiple's recommendation to strengthen the recall elections, especially with the proposed term extensions.
"Recall elections will play a more important role if the terms will be prolonged, since it will take a longer time for voters to replace their elected officials," Brillantes said.
The veteran election lawyer also explained that filing a recall petition, the first step toward a recall election, will be even more feasible if officials have longer terms.
Under the current rules of the Comelec, a recall petition may only be filed "a year from the date of assumption to office of an official and not later than one year immediately preceding the next regular local elections."
Brillantes said this leaves voters only up to the second year of the three-year term of a government official to file their recall petitions.
Aside from the time it takes to assess the sufficiency or insufficiency of recall petitions, Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez also admitted that the filing and processing period eats up more time, making it harder for them to enforce the recall polls.
"The cases may drag for quite some time—all because of the legal mechanism adopted by the aggrieved parties. The challenge would be to be able to conduct recall election within the time frame provided by law," Jimenez said.
If local government officials are given five-year terms, Brillantes said voters could initiate the recall process from the second to the fourth year of their term.
Few cases
Despite previous attempts of the government to make it easier for voters to file recall petitions by removing the preparatory recall assembly requirements in 2004, the Comelec was still only able to record a few recall polls in the last three decades.
Based on a report obtained by the BusinessMirror from the Comelec, the number of recall petitions recorded by the Election Records and Statistics Division showed it was only able to hold 72 recall elections from 1990 to 2015.
Of these cases, only 12 were confirmed to have resulted in the replacement of a local government official.
About 65 percent, or 47, of all these recall elections involved barangay captains. Eight of the recall petitions were against mayors, four against vice mayors and only one against a governor. In a separate report, the Comelec said it was able to register 10 recall petitions in 2017.
Only six of these petitions were found by the Comelec to have "sufficient" basis. It has yet to conduct any recall election based on the said pending petitions.
Among the subjects of these petitions are Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Mayor Marlyn S. Cordial; Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Vice Mayor Luis M. Marcaida III; Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte, Vice Mayor Rey G. Jamboy; San Juan Mayor Guia G. Gomez; Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte, Mayor Katrina Marie O. Mortola; and Pandi, Bulacan, Mayor Celestino T. Marquez. The ban for recall elections takes effect next month.
Additional reforms
The number of recall elections is expected to increase with the implementation of the term extension, since voters will now be given a longer period to file their recall petitions.
However, both Casiple and Brillantes said this will necessitate the Comelec to implement additional reforms to prevent losing candidates from abusing the recall process.
"I am not saying this applies to all, but there are cases where it [recall] is being used by politicians against their enemies who won the elections," Casiple said. "This should not be the case, since it should only be reserved for the people to remove underperforming officials."
Brillantes said this could be prevented if the Comelec would put more weight on the reason of a party for filing a recall petition. "It should require specific grounds for the filing of the petitions."
National Citizen's Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) Secretary General Eric Alvia said the Comelec may coordinate with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in assesing the credibility of the reasons cited for a recall petition.
"The DILG's opinion should also come in already in determining if the accusation is true or it's just a power play," Alvia said. "It [recall poll] is a nice process for the relief of really bad local leaders. On the other hand, it is also a danger if misused, so this is what we should guard against."
The Namfrel official also advised Comelec to raise the number of required signatures for the approval of recall petition.
"They should fix at 25 percent or even higher…they could also consider making the threshold equal to the percentage of votes drawn by the winner or by the opponent," Alvia said.
Recall requirements
Currently, the Comelec may declare a recall petition as "sufficient" to proceed into a recall election if those who filed it managed pay the necessary fees and submit the necessary number of signatures of registered voters.
The fees range from P5,000 to P50,000, while the required number will depend on the number of registered voters in a specific area, or ranging from 10 percent to 25 percent of the voting population: At least 25 percent for a voting population of 20,000; at least 20 percent but not less than 5,000 for a voting population of at least 20,000 but not more than 75,000; at least 15 percent but not less than 15,000 for a voting population of at least 75,000 but not more than 300,000; and at least 10 percent but not less than 45,000 for a voting population of over 300,000.
Jimenez said they are not inclined to base their decision on a recall petition other than these factors pursuant to the provisions of existing laws.
Under the Local Government Code and Comelec Resolution 7505, local government officials could be recalled for loss of confidence.
This was partially fleshed out in Republic Act 9244, which mandates recall petitions to contain at least a brief narration of the reason and justification for the said petition.
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Samuel Raphael P. Medenilla graduated with a journalism degree at the University of Santo Tomas in 2009. He started working in BusinessMirror in 2018 and is currently covering the Palace, labor, election, and church beat.
Con-com seeks to address social inequities in federal charter's Bill of Rights
byBernadette D. Nicolas
3 former U.S. soldiers go on trial in contract killing of Filipino broker


I started working on Ecto-1 in the summer of 2009 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Ghostbusters . Since anything with body modifications easily develops into a multi-year project, I planned to keep this as close to box stock as possible. In the end, I still did quite a bit of custom work on it.
I was able to stick to my "box stock" goal for some aspects of the build: the chassis is completely unmodified, and the interior was only upgraded with more realistic gearshift and directional levers. The interior also received Bare Metal Foil and metal tape trim components.
The body started out pretty close to box stock, but when I installed the fins there were unsightly seams along the bottom edges that needed to be filled in. Adding this filler started a lengthy process that included emergency repairs, stripping, and repainting much of the car. Once I finally got the red and white painted, the whole thing was airbrushed with Future to give it a nice glossy finish. It turned out pretty good in the end, though there are still a few small scars visible if you know where to look. After giving it plenty of time to dry, BMF, tape, and paint were used to add the extensive trim.
I also made a few other upgrades to the body: the rear glass was replaced with glass from AMT's Ecto-1A kit, movie-accurate louvers were added to the hood and rear door, the headlights were drilled out and replaced with parts box lenses, and the iconic hood "V" was sourced from a Revell '57 Chevy "Black Widow" kit. The grille was a bit of a challenge: the bars were too delicate to open up, and the bullets (sticking out at the intersection between every horizontal and vertical bar) made it impossible to do a wash without leaving ugly residue and/or damaging the chrome. I ended up painting each opening individually, a process that took a full hour of "paint a little rectangle, move to the right, paint a little rectangle, move to the right..." The end result was worth it, but I wouldn't recommend this technique to those who are easily bored or frustrated. Finally, I converted the rear bumper to the narrow step bumper by increasing the license plate notch to the top of the bumper, repairing the area with BMF, and making a step from a parts box license plate backer and styrene.
Even with all of this, the most work I did on this model was on the scratchbuilt roof rack. I tried using the rack supplied in the kit, and even got as far as opening up the center of the fan box. But the more I looked at it, the more I felt I could do better without the limitations of the kit manufacturing process. Using the kit parts and photos of the 1:1 for reference, I started with a rack made from .060" square styrene and a box made from basswood. These were drilled and painted, and used as the foundation to build the rest of the equipment.
The fan box was made of .020" sheet styrene, and has a separate fan, separate motor, wire mesh, and screen-accurate louvers. The ecto sniffer just behind it was modified from the kit piece and is pinned to the box so it rotates freely. The silver box across from the sniffer was made using sheet styrene and part of the dashboard face from an AMT 1989 Batmobile kit with a piece of thick wire acting as the hose. The rear shelf was modeled on the Ecto-1 restoration, complete with a scratchbuilt louvered box and heat sink. The rear radar dome was from the kit, but I carved out the mounting socket and scratchbuilt a new base, arm, and mount. Like the cannon, it is mounted on a metal pin so it can be rotated. The antenna arm is modeled after the kit part, with the platform and white dome taken directly from the kit and guitar string antennas. The tanks and storage tube mounted on the sides of the roof rack were made from .250" round styrene. All of the markings for these components were made in Illustrator and printed onto white decal paper. I added the white strobe light near the front of the rack, otherwise the lights and siren were taken directly from the kit. Because the new roof rack was based on the original kit part, I was able to use the kit-supplied connections with just a few changes: the roof locaters were detailed with square plates to mimic the mounting plates, the ladder was trimmed to fit up to the edge of the rack, and the blue conduits were hollowed out and mounted to the side and roof of the car.
A few final details finished it off: the light bars were colored using a magic marker and a strip of BMF was added to the middle of each, the antenna was made from guitar wire mounted to a bead & wire base, the door logos were used from the kit, and a set of accurate Ecto-1 license plates and New York state windshield stickers were added.


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Moldavien deltog i Eurovision Song Contest 2017 i Kiev, Ukraina. Landet representerades av SunStroke Project med låten "Hey Mamma"

En semifinal och en final var upplägget.

Semifinalen
Hölls 24 februari 2017

Bidragen med guldbakgrund gick vidare genom juryns val. Turkosfärgade var tittarnas favoriter.

Finalen
Hölls 25 februari 2017

Under Eurovision
SunStroke Project nådde tredjeplatsen i finalen vilket är Moldaviens bästa placering hittills i tävlingen.

Källor

Länder i Eurovision Song Contest 2017
2017 i Moldavien
Musik i Moldavien


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Q: Content of File PHP I have a file that i opened:
$linie = file("hasla-kopia.txt"); (It's in Polish)
And i have a problem with getting content of a file where every element is in the next line.
This is how my file looks like:
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I want the exact output on my php file. I know you can do it by nl2br() function but it's really important for me to make every element in a different HTML tag because i want my final output to be:
1000111011111 in decimal system is: some number
and I don't know how to do the content on separate lines, change to int and write this text after it. Can someone please help me out?

A: $lines = file('hasla-kopia.txt');

foreach ($lines as $line_num => $line) {
    echo $line."<br>";
}

that allows reading line by line and each line is the variable $line

A: you can use
$file = file_get_contents("hasla-kopia.txt");

$em = explode("\n" , $file);

for($i=0;$i<count($em);$i++){

echo $em[$i];

};

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"A Biscuit, A Casket," takes place in the weeks before Halloween. Stan's organic pet food business has been embraced by the townspeople and dogs and pet parents alike seek out her treats. The Hoffmans, owners of the Happy Cow Dairy Farm, have even provided space for her to host a doggie birthday party near their Halloween frights-and-sights corn maze. But, Hal Hoffman is found dead in said corn maze – face down in the mud with a sickle in his back – and nobody is singing Happy Birthday.
It has been said that the majority of murders are committed by someone close to the victim, and Emmalee Hoffman (Hal's wife) may have had a motive, given their less than perfect marriage. But then, so did Hal's business partners, his questionable buddies, as well as some of his employees. Did somebody try to collect what was owed, but killed Hal instead? As the well-developed plot unfolds, we discover how co-op farming (and especially dairy farming) works, and motives fly faster than an angry cow kicks.
With several solid and sometimes nasty suspects to investigate, Stan puzzles through the list and even chats with her cat, Nutty. If you're a cat owner, you will recognize these chats as perfectly reasonable and spot-on. Nutty responds with eye-glints and tail-flicking that keep the delightful conversations going.
Relationships shift in "A Biscuit, A Casket," as misunderstandings and Hal's business dealings come to light, but solid friendships remain and flourish. Local bar owner, Jake, has more to offer than was shown in the first book, and the possible romantic connection between him and Stan is explored as they get to know each other.
Mugavero artfully has family members play a larger role, as Stan finds her place in the community. Stan's naïveté about the dangers of country life provides fodder for her getting into more trouble as the series continues, a happy prospect for the readers.
There are yummy organic pet treat recipes at end of "A Biscuit, A Casket." The pumpkin one looks great – just add some people sugar and I'm good to go. In case you are unaware of the organic pet food market, and wonder if it's fact or fiction, I assure you that it is quite real. I passed a store recently that carried only hand made treats for dogs and cats. The pet bakery, located at a major mall, was quite busy. Moms and Dads relaxed at tables with beverages in hand, while pets chomped on their own nutritious snacks.
Mugavero has cleverly wicked causes of death in her novels. The previous book served up kibble on the body in a vet's office. "A Biscuit, A Casket," features the sickle in the farmer's back. I can't wait to see how the corpse gets done in, in the third, "The Icing on the Corpse," just released. "Murder Most Finicky," book four of the series, is due out at the end of 2015.
Please visit www.lizmugavero.com for information about Ms. Mugavero's books, as well as her marvelous work in the animal rescue community.


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Babe Ruth's jersey sold at auction for a record-breaking $5.6 million
Posted: 11:36 AM, Jun 16, 2019
It's been more than a century since Babe Ruth started his baseball career, but the Bambino is still breaking records.
A Babe Ruth New York Yankees jersey from 1928-1930 fetched $5.64 million at auction Saturday, making it the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold, according to the auction house. The previous record was a 1920 Babe Ruth jersey that went for $4.4 million.
The record-breaking jersey was part of a collection of artifacts related to "The Sultan of Swat," as Ruth was also known, sold by Hunt Auctions at Yankee Stadium. The auction house said in a statement that it partnered with the baseball legend's family and had select additions from "elite third-party collections" for the massive display.
"Babe's collection has remained largely unknown to the general public and we felt it was time to bring these amazing pieces of his life to light," Linda Ruth Tosetti, Ruth's granddaughter, said in a news release.
The auction house certainly hit a home run with this collection, though it wasn't a huge shock.
"While the record-setting prices attained today are certainly astonishing, I am not surprised at all given the incredible materials and the mythical status the Babe holds in the history of this country," David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions, said in a news release.
Ruth's legendary baseball career spanned 22 seasons and included 714 home runs and four World Series titles, according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. While he's known for playing for the Yankees, Ruth also spent time with the Boston Red Sox and Boston Braves.
In 1936, he became one of the five inaugural members elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.


ScreenFlow Mac patch is a powerful, easy-to-use screening application for Mac. With ScreenFlow, you can record your entire monitor, while keeping your video monitor, microphone, and volume on your computer. An easy-to-use editing interface lets you edit your video creatively and add additional images, text, music and playbacks for genuine professional videos. QuickTime or Windows Media movie, designed to quickly and easily accomplish the finished outcome on your website or blog or directly to YouTube or Vimeo. ScreenFlow, to Scrollable software for user – friendly and user – friendly. Record your Mac screen and create a screen shot and video pods.
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ScreenFlow has the best screen capture – even on Retina displays.
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ScreenFlow's intuitive interface lets users who do not even have video editing experience epic content in minutes. Just type, edit, and share your list.
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On the basis of the Literature analysis and the advertisement content analysis, we develop a scale of middle-level manages' competencies. Then we hand out it to the MBA student. After the investigating and data analyzing, we construct the competency model. It includes leadership characteristics, mature mind, key construction, emotion quotient, thought ability, strong self-motivating, management capability, and team management.


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Dec. 8, 2015/ Troy Media/ – The climate change debate has become so polarizing that legitimate dissenting science is being buried.
For many people, climate change is a defining issue of our time. But for others, the idea that man-made greenhouse gases cause climate change is a distraction from more significant issues.
Certainly the Earth's climate is changing and part of the reason is human activity – farming, transport, energy systems and population growth.
But the science of climate change is not nearly settled. The climate data from satellites and other physical measurement systems do not match the predictions derived from computer models. The Earth is not warming as fast as predicted, despite the significant rise in CO2. Extreme weather events, according to the International Panel on Climate Change, are complex and not caused by human activity. However, the level of damage they cause is very much linked to where people live (lowlands with poor sea walls or levies, flood plains and in vulnerable coastal and island regions).
Many climate scientists will tell you that estimating climate sensitivity to CO2 is problematic. In addition, the role of other factors – the sun, clouds, winds, ocean currents, El Nino and La Nina, land and sea sequestration of CO2 – is not fully understood. Judith Curry, a leading climatologist at Georgia Tech, points out the climate is a "wicked" problem. It is also messy as a science and a significant challenge for public policy.
Reducing human emissions of CO2 may not have a significant impact on the rate of warming – it may be that natural factors play a much bigger role than some scientists think. Danish author and environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg estimates the full impact of the Paris COP21 commitments to reduce CO2 emissions will be less than 0.05C by 2100.
The idea that the sun is a key factor driving Earth surface temperatures is not new. It is the focus of some peer-reviewed scientists whose work suggests that the Earth will cool rather than warm in the near term. Others suggest that a period of warming is part of a natural cycle, strongly influenced by the sun, and that man-made CO2 has little to do with it.
Such is the diversity of legitimate science.
Progress in science is not based on voting or polls – it is based on evidence. And the scientific process must encourage differences of opinion based on a hypothesis supported by data, evidence and analysis. Advancement is made through debate, challenge and dispute. A hypothesis, over time, can change or be replaced based on new data.
Some scientists suggest that those who disagree with them are "deniers" of an established science. The word is used to discredit those whose views differ from their own. They also claim that those who disagree with them are being paid off by fossil fuel companies, even though many of these dissenters receive no such corporate support and often no support at all.
Yet most of the multibillion-dollar climate research industry is sponsored by governments, which have clear vested interests.
The idea that governments are neutral, independent and non-partisan in their investment in climate science is not matched by the facts. Look at the percentage of government funds allocated to scientists who disagree with the position of government. It is small. We do not seem to be concerned that scientists in the government mainstream seek to promote the views of their funders.
So much for unfettered debate.
Seeking to inhibit the expression of such science is an attack on the process of science. A better response is to challenge the analysis and scientific basis of this work in peer-reviewed journals, conferences and workshops.
Any view based on a clear hypothesis supported by evidence should be heard. They may all be right.


This is all going to get more extreme. And it should. We are living in extreme times. The harm that is being done to all of us by the people in the American government is extreme.
… I do not believe that Trump administration officials should be able to live their lives in peace and affluence while they inflict serious harms on large portions of the American population. Not being able to go to restaurants and attend parties and be celebrated is just the minimum baseline here. These people, who are pushing America merrily down the road to fascism and white nationalism, are delusional if they do not think that the backlash is going to get much worse.
There was also an NYU professor who was proclaimed a "hero" by AntiFa for doxxing employees of ICE. I don't like ICE anymore than these folks but posting their personal information and addresses online is nothing but a call for violence.
And after the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia asked Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave, some guy from West Virginia vandalized the place, allegedly throwing animal poop at the establishment.
Politicians are getting in on the hate-mongering too.
Politicians are getting media attention from the hullabaloo as well.
Most notably, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who I swear is only famous for her sh*t-disturbing ways, has said that anyone who disagrees with her should be treated horribly, particularly those who work for the current administration.
Threats against Republican politicians have skyrocketed, leading to speculation that this is the impetusbehind quite a number of sudden early retirements.
I'm not really a fan of Democrat OR Republican politics, but the pattern here seems to lean toward the threatening behavior coming from the Left side of the aisle. If anyone has some credible links about Republican members of Congress recently making calls for incivility against the Democrats, please post them in the comments and I'll update the article.
And big surprise, the media is pushing this narrative.
It's essential to note that the threats and anger have been going on for quite some time now. But it seems like there is a whole lot more of it because it's the topic du jour in the mainstream of late. Just like Selco warned us in his recent article, the media has an agenda and they are playing us like a violin. If there is a Civil War, you can be sure that those in the MSM are every bit as responsible for stirring up the hatred and division as the people who hacked Herd's website and the dude who wrote the essay I cited.
I guess my question is, are you going to let yourself be manipulated?
Are the other parents of kids on your son's baseball team actually the enemy because they voted for someone different, or are they just the folks who select the really good, name-brand popsicles when it's their turn to bring the treats?
Is your next door neighbor who had the campaign sign for the candidate you detested in her front yard during the last presidential race actually the antiChrist or is she just the one with the best tomatoes on the block?
What about the guy at the dog park with the two sweet-natured Golden Retrievers? Did you think he was pretty cool before you saw the unfortunate bumper sticker on his SUV?
If we are directly threatened, we absolutely must defend ourselves. It's our natural human right to do so. But politics? Bumper stickers? Don't be a snowflake. You don't have to engage in the hate.
We need to look at the individual people and we need to ignore the media that tells us they're the enemy. Maybe they want to drum up a war, but we can be the majority who stops it. We can refuse to participate and take the bait.