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Barack Obama's America : how new conceptions of race, family, and religion ended the Reagan era, John Kenneth White
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"The election of Barack Obama to the presidency marks a conclusive end to the Reagan era, writes John Kenneth White in Barack Obama's America. Reagan symbolized a 1950s and 1960s America, largely white and suburban, with married couples and kids at home, who attended church more often than not. Obama's election marks a new era, the author writes. Whites will be a minority by 2042. Marriage is at an all-time low. Cohabitation has increased from a half-million couples in 1960 to more than 5 million in 2000 to even more this year. Gay marriages and civil unions are redefining what it means to be a family. And organized religions are suffering, even as Americans continue to think of themselves as a religious people. Obama's inauguration was a defining moment in the political destiny of this country, based largely on demographic shifts, as described in Barack Obama's America."--Publisher's description
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Introduction: The Politics of Discomfort
One: One Family, Two Centuries
Two: Twenty-first-Century Faces
Three: Redefining Relationships
Four: The Gay-Rights Paradox
Five: Shrunken Congregations, Soulful Citizens
Six: The Death of the Reagan Coalition
Seven: Barack Obama's America
Barack Obama's America : how new conceptions of race, family, and religion ended the Reagan era
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Introduction: The Politics of Discomfort -- One: One Family, Two Centuries -- Two: Twenty-first-Century Faces -- Three: Redefining Relationships -- Four: The Gay-Rights Paradox -- Five: Shrunken Congregations, Soulful Citizens -- Six: The Death of the Reagan Coalition -- Seven: Barack Obama's America
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Gary Oldman-Net Worth, Age, Wife, Height, Cars, House, Movies, Children
December 3, 2020 November 22, 2020 by Daniel Larshon
Full NameGary Oldman
First NameGary
Last NameOldman
Birth nameGary Leonard Oldman
DOBD21
ProfessionActor, Producer
NationalityBritish
Birth CityLondon
Birth CountryEngland
Father NameLeonard Bertram Oldman
Mother NameKathleen Oldman
HoroscopeAries
Fact TitleGary Oldman
SpouseGisele Scmidt
Weight72
Awards["Academy Award","Golden Globe"]
Filmography["Harry Potter series","The Dark Knight trilogy"]
EducationRose Burford College
ReligionChristian
How Much is Gary Oldman's Net Worth?
Winner of the Academy Award, Gary Oldman is an English actor, musician, and film producer. He is best known for portraying roles like that of punk rocker Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy, Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, and James Gordon in the Dark Knight trilogy. The films he has been a cat on have earned over $11 billion.
The three times BAFTA Awards winning actor has a net worth of $50 million. The article below talks about Gary's financial conditions, his salary, earnings from movies, and other sources of income.
Net Worth Details- Earnings, Salary, And Other income Sources
The English filmmaker has accumulated an immense wealth of $50 million. he earned his entire fortune from the salary he received from movies that he has been cast on.
He started his career in 1982 with the role of Daniel in the film Remembrance. Since then he has acted in several films to date like The Book of Eli, alongside Denzel Washington and Mila Kunis, Kung Fu Panda 2, starring Jack Black and Angelina Jolie, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, The Hitman's Bodyguard, starring Samuel L Jackson and Ryan Reynolds.
The Golden Globe award-winning actor is popular for his films like Prick Up Your Ears, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Bram Stoker's Dracula, starring Keanu Reeves, True Romance, The Fifth Element, featuring Bruce Willis, Air Force One, A Christmas Carol, Leon: The Professional, and The Contender.
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Gary Oldman has portrayed many iconic roles during his career like Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint. He is also James Gordon in The Dark Knight trilogy.
He played the role of the world's greatest punk Sid Vicious in the film Sid and Nancy. He also appeared in a video for David Bowie and Guns N' Roses, featuring bandmates Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, and Slash.
For his contribution to the film industry, he has been awarded an Academy Award, three BAFTA awards, a Golden Globe Award, two Critics' Choice Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award.
Earnings of Movies
He has been on the original cast of many highest-grossing movies like:
MOVIES YEAR EARNINGS
JFK 1991 $205.4 million
Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992 $215.9 million
Léon: The Professional 1994 $46.1 million
The Fifth Element 1997 $263.9 million
Air Force One 1997 $315.2 million
Lost in Space 1998 $136.2 million
Hannibal 2001 $351.6 million
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 $796.9 million
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 $897.1 million
Batman Begins 2005 $375.2 million
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 $940 million
The Dark Knight 2008 $1.005 billion
The Unborn 2009 $76.5 million
A Christmas Carol 2009 $325.3 million
Planet 51 2009 $105.6 million
The Book of Eli 2010 $157 million
Red Riding Hood 2011 $89 million
Kung Fu Panda 2 2011 $665.7 million
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2011 $1.342 billion
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2011 $80.6 million
The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $1.085 billion
RoboCop 2014 $242.7 million
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014 $710.6 million
The Hitman's Bodyguard 2017 $176.6 million
Darkest Hour 2017 $150.9 million
The salary from these movies hasn't been disclosed by the English actor, but being an integral part of the movie he must have been paid handsomely.
Salary from Films
The Lost in Space actor received $5 million for his work in the film in 1998. His salary was $1 million for the film Jesus. For his role as James Gordon in The Dark Knight (2008), starring Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, and Tom Hardy he received $3 million.
According to Celebworth, Gary Oldman's salary per year is $8.42 million while his monthly salary is estimated to be $701 thousand.
The Cabaret actor has endorsed brands like HTC and SE8 Group. The money he receives from these companies hasn't been disclosed.
Assets- Houses And Cars
The Sid and Nancy star currently resides in his home in Palm Springs, California. The price he paid for the property is currently unknown.
He bought a house in 2011 for the price of $2.9 million. The house located in Los Angeles' Los Feliz neighborhood was later sold in 2018 to actress Vanessa Hudgens for $5 million.
He also owned a house in Studio City which he sold in 2011 for $1.64 million.
Gary rides a Porsche 550 Spyder which has a market price of $6.1 million.
Gary's donations to Charity, Insurance, And Taxes
Gary supports one charitable foundation named ALAFA. He also supports the causes of AIDS & HIV. However, the money he has contributed to the organization is still a mystery.
There is no data regarding the insurance policy that he has been following. But looking at his status and net worth he must be heavily insured. Also, his assets might have proper insurances.
He is supposed to be paying a huge sum of money as taxes for his massive $50 million fortune.
Gary Oldman's Personal Life- Age, Education, Relationships, Height And Weight
He was born as Gary Leonard Oldman on 21st March 1958 in London, England. He is the son of Leonard Bertram Oldman and Kathleen Oldman. His father left him and his family when he was just 7 years old.
He has a sister named Laila Morse. He is of British nationality and his ethnicity is white.
He studied at the West Greenwich School but left school at the age of 16 to work in a sports shop.
He also attended the Young People's Theatre located in Greenwich and had also tried at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but was unsuccessful. He later won a scholarship to the Rose Burford College.
61-years-old has been married five times in his lifetime. He is currently married to art curator and writer Gisele Schmidt in September 2017. The wedding was a private one held at his manager Douglas Urbanski's house.
His first marriage in 1987 was with spouse Lesley Manville with whom he has a son named Alfie. The pair divorced in 1989.
Gary then met actress Uma Thurman while filming State if Grace and got married in 1990. The relation was short-lived and the couple divorced in 1992.
He then married Donya Fiorentino in 1997. Together they have two sons named Gulliver and Charlie. They divorced in 2001 owing to the reasons that Gary abused her in front of the kids.
He later married Alexandra Edenborough, an English actress and singer, in 2008. Alexandra filed for a divorce against him in 2015.
The English actor stands tall with a height of 5 feet and 8.5 inches (174 cms) and his body weight is 72 kg (159 lbs).
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Peter goes golfing every Saturday. One Saturday, he comes home tired and five hours late. His wife asks him, "What took you so long?" Peter says, "That was the worst game of golf I've ever had. We got up to the first tee, and Harry hit a hole-in-one and immediately dropped dead of a heart attack." Peter's wife says, "OMG! That's terrible!" Peter says, "I know. Then, for the rest of the game, it was hit the ball, drag Harry, hit the ball, drag Harry, hit the ball, drag Harry. . ."
Joke has 54.97 % from 19 votes. More jokes about: game, golf, sport, wife
A husband and wife were golfing when suddenly the wife asked, "Honey, if I died would you get married again?" The husband said, "No sweetie." The woman said, "I'm sure you would." So the man said, "Okay, I would" Then the woman asked, "Would you let her sleep in our bed?" And the man replied, "Ya, I guess so." Then the wife asked, "Would you let her use my golf clubs?" And the husband replied, "No, she's left handed."
Joke has 85.71 % from 1985 votes. More jokes about: golf, husband, marriage, sport, wife
I play the worlds most dangerous sport. I disagree with my wife.
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On a golf tour in Ireland, Tiger Woods drives his BMW into a petrol station in a remote part of the Irish countryside. The pump attendant, obviously knows nothing about golf, greets him ina typical Irish manner completely unaware of who the golfing pro is. "Top of the mornin' to yer, sir" says the attendant. Tiger nods a quick "hello" and bends forward to pick up the nozzle. As he does so, two tees fall out of his shirt pocket onto the ground. "What are those?, asks the attendant. "They're called tees" replies Tiger. "Well, what on the god's earth are dey for?" inquires the Irishman. "They're for resting my balls on when I'm driving", says Tiger. "Fookin Jaysus", says the Irishman, "BMW thinks of everything!"
Joke has 79.91 % from 161 votes. More jokes about: car, celebrity, golf, sport
After a 2 year study, the National Science Foundation announced the following results on America's ball-related recreational preferences: The sport of choice for unemployed or incarcerated people is basketball. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is bowling. The sport of choice for blue-collar workers is football. The sport of choice for supervisors is baseball. The sport of choice for middle management is tennis. The sport of choice for corporate officers is golf. Conclusion: The higher you rise in the corporate structure, the smaller your balls become.
Joke has 79.50 % from 152 votes. More jokes about: golf, management, science, sport
Two friends went out to play golf and were about to tee off when one fellow noticed that his partner had but one golf ball. "Don't you have at least one other golf ball?", he asked. The other guy replied that no, he only needed the one. "Are you sure?", the friend persisted. "What happens if you lose that ball?" The other guy replied, "This is a very special golf ball. I won't lose it so I don't need another one." Well," the friend asked, "what happens if you miss your shot and the ball goes in the lake?" "That's okay," he replied, "this special golf ball floats. I'll be able to retrieve it." "Well, what happens if you hit it into the trees and it gets lost among the bushes and shrubs?" The other guy replied, "That's okay too. You see, this special golf ball has a homing beacon. I'll be able to get it back - no problem." Exasperated, the friend asks, "Okay. Let's say our game goes late, the sun goes down, and you hit your ball into a sand trap. What are you going to do then?" "No problem," says the other guy, "you see, this ball is fluorescent. I'll be able to see it in the dark." Finally satisfied that he needs only the one golf ball, the friend asks, "Hey, where did you get a golf ball like that anyway?" The other guy replies, "I found it."
Joke has 78.00 % from 66 votes. More jokes about: communication, friendship, game, golf
One fine day in Ireland, a guy is out golfing and gets up to the 16th hole. He tees up and cranks one. Unfortunately, it goes into the woods on the side of the fairway. He goes looking for his ball and comes across this little guy with this huge knot on his head, and the golf ball lying right beside him. "Goodness," says the golfer, and proceeds to revive the poor little guy. Upon awaking, the little guy says, "Well, you caught me fair and square. I am a leprechaun. I will grant you three wishes." The man says, "I can't take anything from you, I"m just glad I didn"t hurt you too badly," and walks away. Watching the golfer depart, the leprechaun thinks, "Well, he was a nice enough guy, and he did catch me, so I have to do something for him. I'll give him the three things that I would want. I'll give him unlimited money, a great golf game, and a great sex life." Well, a year goes past (as they often do in jokes like this) and the same golfer is out golfing on the same course at the 16th hole. He gets up and hits one into the same woods and goes off looking for his ball. When he finds the ball he sees the same little guy and asks how he is doing. The leprechaun says, "I'm fine, and might I ask how your golf game is?" The golfer says, "It's great! I hit under par every time." The leprechaun says, "I did that for you. And might I ask how your money is holding out?" The golfer says, "Well, now that you mention it, every time I put my hand in my pocket, I pull out a ten pound note." The leprechaun smiles and says, "I did that for you. And might I ask how your sex life is?" The golfer looks at him a little shyly and says, "Well, maybe once or twice a week." The leprechaun is floored and stammers, "Once or twice a week?!" The golfer, a little embarrassed, looks at him and says, "Well, that's not too bad for a Catholic priest in a small parish."
Joke has 77.22 % from 191 votes. More jokes about: catholic, dirty, game, golf, priest
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Joke has 77.21 % from 264 votes. More jokes about: death, funeral, sport, wife
A Scottish man was at a baseball game. It was the first time he had ever seen the sport so he sat quietly. The first batter approached the plate, took a few swings and then hit a double. Everyone was on their feet screaming "Run, run!" This happened two more times, with a single and a triple. The Scottish man was now excited and ready to get into the game. The next batter came up and four balls went by. The umpire called "walk" and the batter started on a slow trot to first. The Scotsman, extremely excited now, stood up and screamed, "R-R-Run ye ba$$tarrd, rrrun!" Everyone around him started laughing so the Scotsman, extremely embarrassed, sat back down. The fan sitting next to the Scotsman noticed his embarrassment, so he leaned over and explained, "He can't run because he got four balls." The Scotsman immediately stood up and screamed, "Walk with pride, man! Walk with pride!"
Joke has 73.02 % from 53 votes. More jokes about: game, sport, time
Did you ever wonder how the moon got craters? 3 words: Chuck Norris Golf.
Joke has 72.27 % from 47 votes. More jokes about: Chuck Norris, golf, sport
My wife said, "I can think of 14 reasons to leave you, plus your obsession with Tennis!" I replied, "That's 15 love!"
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For some reason, IntelliJ doesn't accept that Util.java or GraphEdge.java are in the MyHelper package. Therefore, method completion doesn't work. This also causes issues in the main program I'm working on - which will use this package as a jar.
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"Swear allegiance to the flag
Whatever flag they offer
Never hint at what you really feel
Teach the children quietly
For some day sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we stood still."
—Mike and the Mechanics, Lyrics: "Can you hear me?"
Since the 2006 elections, when the Republicans were unceremoniously booted from the majorities of both the House and the Senate, I have pretty much tuned out of all things political. This from a man who, in the forty-day standoff of the 2000 Presidential elections, almost lost his mind from lack of sleep and worry and stress. After the 2006 debacle, I decided it's simply not worth being so keyed up, so strident, so emotional about the outcomes of political events. I quit watching all news and political shows (Good-bye, O'Reilly); it's just so much blather anyway. But now the 2008 Presidential race is rumbling along in full force, coming right at us like a steam train. The outcome will affect everyone, everywhere around the world. What is an ex-junkie to do?
Well, I plan to vote. For who, I don't know. Maybe the Libertarian. Maybe the Constitu-tional candidate, if they can field one. Or maybe the Republican if my vote is needed to beat the Democrat. And maybe not. The Republicans have irritated me almost beyond endurance these last few years. Spending like drunken sailors. Can you say "Pork?" They sliced it, diced it, spread it everywhere, including the infamous "bridge to no-where" in Alaska. No fiscal responsibility whatsoever. Personal freedoms flushed away. We'll soon need a passport to get into Canada. The only thing they really stood for was Bush's tax cuts, which was great.
I think the Democrat candidate, as it stands today, has a very excellent chance of winning. Newt Gingerich, a commentator I highly respect (and would vote for if he runs) thinks it's 80/20 for the Dems. It could be Hillary. It could be Obama. Or a combination of both. The Bret Girl, John Edwards, is smarmily angling for another vice-presidential slot, with his fake southern drawl and populist talk about the "poor." What if they win? What then? Will society collapse? Will we need to head for the hills, or otherwise go underground to preserve what we hold dear, our religious freedoms? Naw.
We could hyperventilate at length about all the doom and disaster that would follow. But if either of them (Hillary or Obama), or a combination of both, wins, life will go on. The sun will still come up, unless AlGore-hyped global warming causes it to implode, in which case we'll all be dead anyway. Gas prices will skyrocket; no drilling anywhere in this country or off-shore. Taxes will likely go up drastically, but so what? They take almost half now. What's a few more percentage points? "Free" medical care for everyone, and thus no quality care for anyone, but take more vitamins so you won't need to see the doctor. (Superfood would be a good start.) Under socialized medicine in England, a man is now being refused treatment for a broken ankle until he quits smoking. Total control. Do what they want you to do. Or else. It's coming. Right here. To this country.
Maybe I'll get a new bumper sticker on my truck, "She's not my President." I'm sure they'll sprout up like weeds the day after Hillary wins, if she does. The only real change for me will be that I won't be watching the State of the Union Address each year, as I have faithfully done since the first days of the Bill Clinton Presidency. As much as I despised him, I always watched the SU Address because he was the President. But somehow I just can't stomach the thought of listening to Hillary screeching at me for an hour and a half. Obama would be much more palatable to listen to, but I think his policies would be more damaging than Hillary's. He's a sixties liberal wacko, policy-wise.
The country will get the leadership it wants and deserves. And lately, on domestic issues, the Dems seem to have a leg up. I can't imagine why. But it's so. Free this, free that, it's all BS. It can't work and it won't stand, but we'll likely have to go through the experience to learn that. Baby Boomers are a selfish lot. They demand services, cradle to grave care, a government program for everything, including government programs. So expect further erosion into socialism sometime down the road, whether the President is Democrat or Republican. Bush's prescription drug fiasco is a prime example.
While Rush Limbaugh (and I'm still a huge fan of his) claims otherwise, there's really less than a dime's worth of difference between Republicans and Democrats, long term. Before you break your fingers on the keyboard pounding out a reactionary comment, note that I said LONG TERM. I'm not comparing party platfoms as stated; the Demo-crats are just pure evil, as far as I'm concerned. The party of abortion, the party of death, the party of elitism and all kinds of other vile snobbery. But the current long term policies of both parties lead to one thing: socialism. And there ain't no way you can dispute that.
Both parties are corrupt beyond belief, and seek power for its own sake, not for the good of others, as they like to claim. Next time you hear a politician wax eloquent about "service," slap him. Or her. Pure, raw power and the ability to impose their vision of utopia is what they really want. The Democrats will accelerate the downward spiral onto the road of secularism a bit sooner, but the Republicans won't be far behind. Years ago, in the mid-90s, Attorney Jim Clymer, whose firm I worked for in Lancaster, and who has labored in obscurity for decades for the Constitutional Party, told me that less damage gets done to the country with a Democrat president than with a Republican. I thought Jim was crazy. I've observed closely since. He's right. Under Clinton, Republicans were united in opposition. Under Bush, not so. The result: much more domestic policy damage under Bush.
In foreign policy, Republicans have a slight edge. The war is unpopular, and Demo-crats are beating the drums of defeat every day. Should the US have gone into Iraq? At the time, I thought so, but since then, I'm much less sure. Now that we're there, we need to stay until the situation is stabilized enough for us to leave. But overall, why do we need to send our troops everywhere around the world, at such stupendous cost in lives and treasure? Why not let things develop as they will and protect our own country and our own shores? We can't police the world and shouldn't try.
That doesn't mean I agree with the current crop of anti-war lunatics. I despise them with a passion. They hate the country and President Bush so deeply that they'd rather see a total collapse before victory in Iraq. They would love to see America humbled and defeated. I think they would rather have terrorists rule over us instead of living with a Bush Presidency. The modern liberals as defined by Moveon.org are devoid of decency and filled with bitterness, bile and vitriol. Despicable, hateful people. And not patriots, regardless of their semantics.
Long term, I think our entire system will have to collapse, then rebuilt from the ashes. I mean all of it, all the bureaucracy, all the programs, all the services, all the silliness about global warming, all the hysteria against tobacco and about health in general, all the crackpot environmentalism, the public education sink-hole. Taxes drastically lowered so a man can keep the fruit of his own labors. Property rights re-established. The gold standard for our currency. When a man can sit on his porch and watch the sunset, sip a real Scotch and smoke a real cigar without being scolded by anyone but church people. You expect that from church people. Not from your government. I don't expect to be alive to see it all come down. But the generation now entering life will see it. So teach your children quietly, as the song says. Someday they will rise up and fight where we stood still. Invest in some land. Buy a bit of gold. Get a few guns. Engage in trade and commerce, but be ready to hunker down at a moment's notice. You'll need the stuff, one way or another, regardless of who wins in 2008.
September 11th came and went, and I had intended to write a few thoughts. Not many, as the day has been memorialized ad infinitum. I'm sure we all remember where we were when we heard the news. The brutal and frightening days that followed. I give President Bush all the credit in the world that we have not been attacked here at home since. No one would have taken a bet at the time that such a thing could even be possible.
For about a year after that date, I would often be drifting off to sleep at night, and just like that, I'd see that plane crashing into the tower, and snap up wide awake. A horrible, unimaginable image. There were people in that plane. I'd think it just cannot be true. But with time, the image has faded and no longer causes any lack of sleep. The next attack, whatever and whenever it happens, and it will, will likely replace the image and cause more nightmares.
We had a very successful Open House at Graber on Sept. 8th. We fed pork sandwiches and fixins to around 450 people. A very nice crowd. I was so busy showing around a number of my buyers/builders that the day was over almost before I knew it. But it was fun.
Well, my Braves seem to have collapsed while rounding third base, and for the first time since 1991, will not make the playoffs. Amazingly, the Phillies are still alive and scrapping, although I expect them to fall just short, as usual. My prediction: the Mets and the Red Sox for the World Series. Red Sox win. The Jets are off to a less than stellar start as well at 0-2. Same as the thug Eagles. Of couse, the vile Bill Belichek of New England was caught red-handed taping the Jets' defensive signals and using that info against them in the game. As if the Patriots needed that. With Randy Moss on his best behavior and playing in top form this season, New England will be unstoppable.
J-E-T-S, JETS, JETS, JETS
Finally, I especially appreciate all comments from last week's blog. When I posted, I thought to myself that I wouldn't be surprised if there were no comments at all. The story has been in my head for years; all of a sudden it just surfaced and would not subside until it was told. For those who wonder if it was actually that bad, I stand behind every word I wrote. Immersing myself into those memories deeply enough to accurately describe them was difficult and draining. That account was one of the most grueling things I've ever written.
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It's good to hear you're recovering as a political junkie.
Comment by Reuben Wagler — September 21, 2007 @ 8:47 pm
I accidently posted before I was done.
I remember years ago we were watching the news with you at John's house. You asked me if I was registered to vote, then looked at me in shock and utter disbelief when I confessed to not being registered to vote. You told me, "VOTE!! GO VOTE!!" I asked "What if I don't know who to vote for?" You said, "Just vote Republican. Straight Republican."
I never did take it quite that far, but you did inspire me to pay attention and get more involved. I have lost some interest in recent years, but nothing still matches the thrill of a scandal-ridden presidential election.
Ah, yes, but first a small correction. John Edwards was born & raised the 1st 10 yrs or so, right here in upstate S.C. on a dirt poor mill hill. [Wahallia,I think]. Then he moved north, to NC, got educated and got to be a smooth talking big bucks lawyer [What other kind is there?]. So he is southern and was born poor, maybe he'll remember that, maybe not. [as VP]
A few hasty predictions here. The Republicans will be toast, are toast now, and richly deserve it. You worded it well why. Maybe they could win by getting Jeb Bush [the smart Bush brother] to change his surname to something else, maybe his wife's name, she's Spanish, I think. He could win in a walk.
Pres. Bush's approval rate is not high now, but remember, that could all change in the blink of an eye if there is a really big attack in the next 12 mo. or so. The Dems. are deathly afraid of that. The GOP could put up a donkey & win then.
And some advice..If you have an enemy, and that enemy looks at you like Pres. Bush looks at his enemies, turn & run-run-run, you haven't much time.
Comment by good grampa jess — September 21, 2007 @ 9:44 pm
I give you half-hearted applause on the Jets' first and one of their few wins of the season. As for the Eagles, you may need to consider a sick day for tomorrow. Go Chiefs; go Colts!
Ira' response: That's "thug" Eagles. I won't be at work tomorrow, but not because of that. And the Chiefs will be worthless as long as Herm Edwards is the coach.
Ira, I remember your incredulity when you read my letter to the editor, published in the Lancaster New Era on the Friday after Pres. Bush's St. Patrick's day speech of 2003. I told you, yes, I was serious, when I said that God's blessing cannot rest on such an military action when it was not legal. There was no legal Congressional Declaration of War. And the Chief Executive's appeal solely to UN Resolution 1441 (or -2, now I've forgotten) is not a legal basis because the UN has no jursidiction (not anywhere, and not even if countries pretend to give it authority by ceding their own God-constitued ones).
I have an essay that's been posted quite awhile on the issue – posted when the war action was popular (because of being "anti-terrorist"), unlike now. It "supports our troops," while thinking realistically, legally, and long-term
http://www.keystonereview.com/whitman200508iraqwar.html
Ira, the key issues you point to are just the stands Ron Paul is taking publicly. He is libertarian in terms of Federal laws for personal affairs and economics, and strictly Constitutional in terms of the limits of government. There is a great half hour interview of him, one which includes a more realistic and effective way to target terrorists. Hear it at http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/Int_RonPaul.html.
And subscribe to Pastor Chuck's free email columns for some incisive political commentary, twice weekly, for those who want to "pay attention and get more involved." Chuck has a great page covering the Presidential candidates, regularly updated.
Comment by LeRoy Whitman — September 24, 2007 @ 4:59 pm
Belated comment on the Nicholas story. I am planning on reading the Nicholas story to my kids. I know MY kids would never act like that… but every once in a while I like to give them a little talking to on the subject of bullying just the same. It is one of my secret fears- what DO they do behind my back? Hopefully nothing quite like that, but kids are kids and we adults need to remember that.
Comment to uncle Jess- if Bush is so tough on his enemies, when are we going to have bin Laden's head on a platter? Nothing against Bush, you understand, but how can that man stay at large?
Comment by jason yutzy — September 25, 2007 @ 5:06 pm
Confident that those who read your blog have to be thoughtful people to stay with you, and in your own interest (expressed) in some political musings, I'll post my essay here. The link above (comment 5) no longer takes you there; perhaps Louis P. has dropped his Keystone Review page. You can always remove this if it is too long.
The Iraq War: A Different View
By L. Whitman
Posted August 2005
In regard to "A Citizen's First Duty & The War In Iraq", Mr. Parks admirably reminds us of the importance of morale.
For people to rally, we must have a clear standard and a defined enemy. To maintain that morale, we must know that those who have grabbed the flag are leading in a direction that truly strengthens and defends our country. The most perceptive reflection I have yet seen comes from someone else who waves the same American flag, not someone from the Left who burns it. In the July 11, 2005 edition of The New American, in an article entitled "The 'Global Democratic Revolution'," William Norman Griggs makes the point concisely:
We should certainly support our country and our troops. We support them because we do not want American boys (and now girls) to lose their lives. We shun anti-U.S. rhetoric, so as not to strengthen the enemies of freedom. But global governance that overrides our Constitution means the death of Western civil freedom. "Constitutions" in other countries based on the precepts of the atheistic communist-crafted UN Charter [like that of Iraq!, since "we" helped them] does not help forward a freedom that only comes from Judeo-Christian underpinnings. (Neither will Islamic values ever bring a people to civil liberty; but that is the work of the Church in changing hearts over time – armed power does not affect that result.)
It is global governance that is being forwarded. Though we may need now to continue in Iraq until there is some resolution, we should not miss that we need a change in policy, a change in the Left-Right administrations of our government that dialectically moves Internationalists forward.
Has no one noticed that for decades now the actions of both sides, in both parties, continually leaves true conservatives and Constitutionalists grasping to restrain only the latest trampling of our own freedoms, while the Internationalist ball moves forward, as the players trample over sovereign countries' borders and laws without restraint or legal justification? This is just as true of the attack against law in our own land in the Supreme Court Kelo case meddling in local property rights as it is true in the undeclared multilateral military action in Iraq.
Jurisdictions are overridden because those who wish to rule the world by power recognize no law but that of the jungle: power. There was a day when freedom-loving Americans understood we always walk a narrow trail of self-restraint and accountability of leaders, that maintaining the rule of law meant hard thought and debate about Principle, and that the price of freedom was eternal vigilance of the same.
Besides, the 9-11 bombers were not Iraqis, nor was there a connection between al-Qaeda and Iraq. Mssrs. Cheney and Rumsfeld were petitioning then-President Clinton to war against Iraq as far back as 1998 (for documentation, see "PNAC Neo-con Connection" [missing link] where you will also see that "neo-conservative" Republicans are Trotskyites who believe in perpetual revolution as the means to "progress"). The 9-11 bombers were Saudi Arabians, as shown in official reports [missing link] of the cursory FBI debriefs of 160 Saudis, including bin Laden family members, who fled the U.S. soon after the downing of the Twin Towers.
In any case, the undeclared "wars" that have lately been fought have be done by and for the UN and its goals, not the U.S. We grant that military attacks were part of valid and necessary response to the attacks on our soil. This does not mean we pretend that the floodgates are wide open, that law no longer reigns, that counsel, wisdom, and restraint is no longer necessary.
So how is it "unpatriotic" to voice an opposition to goals that forward the UN agenda for world governance, though they may throw a collateral bone to U.S. defense? I support true American government, and the troops that should be serving it. But what must we think of those who maneuvering those troops to ends that strengthen structures and goals whose ends ultimately subvert the rule of law in general and the Constitution of the United States, even to the point of trodding on the precedents of English Common Law rights that have been with us and developing since 1215?
If the use of American troops were justified and fully justifiable, the case and evidence would have been laid out before Congress. Or should have been. There may well have been just cause, yet the circumvention of lawful means serves as a blow at the rule of true law. Congress was given the war power, like the other powers with which it was lawfully vested, so that there would be accountability of those Representatives through the vote of the people, who are answerable to the God who governs nations.
Yet these fundamental points are pooh-poohed as merely esoteric and Luddite-headed by even many "conservative-wing-of-the-Republican-Party" leaders. (I know, because I had this conversation in e-mails with Rod Martin [of The Vanguard], who started writing through office assistants when we got too close to these critical points. The conversation was dropped when they started 'shouting,' associating me with groups I hadn't before heard of, and slandering true conservative leaders.)
With no Congressional declaration of war, our Representatives can disclaim responsibility; and any President can get away with murder because he's been given a blank check with no one to prosecute forgeries. Consider the reality: American soldiers are even put under foreign and UN commanders on the field, and there is the push to bring foreign troops here to police our cities. We had better think here. (And, no, a draft is not the only solution. What naturally builds morale is a key point here; it cannot be simply talked up, as if the emperor really had fine clothes.) The true Luddite breakers-of-machinery are those Internationalists who are breaking down the previously successful American system of separated, enumerated powers. Once accomplished, how many generations will it take to build it back? Just Runnymeade to Philadelphia was half a millennium in the leavening, and much suffering of saints was in the recipe.
It is hard to swallow that voicing clear-cut opposition to actions that are subversive to the U.S. continuing to be governed by the U.S. Constitution are unpatriotic, treasonous, or contrary to "duty." We must support our troops, yes. And our troops must be sent by an elected government ruled by our laws, not by "administrations" which stealthily forward UN nation-building. (In case you missed it, Pres. Bush's sole stated basis for acting against Iraq was to uphold a UN Resolution, which he stated on television, St. Patrick's day 2003. In that speech, he studiously avoided any mention of the U.S. Congress.) To miss this is to fulfill Khrushchev's prophecies that we will be buried, after funding our own demise and digging our own grave.
The Founders were not so easily deceived, and they left us a Constitution that would restrain fear-mongering dictatorships at home and weakening entanglements abroad. We were not bequeathed a "democracy," so we should not be seeking to spread democracy (tyranny of the majority) elsewhere. It always devolves into a dictatorship, and our Founders feared it more than a king.
We need to be strong, not scattered; to have reach when needed, not continually meddle. We were given a law-bound "…Republic," as Franklin quipped, "if you can keep it." If we voluntarily relinquish it chasing someone else's pipe dreams, seeking empire, true believers will have no one to blame but ourselves.
The first step in the civil arena at this point is to vote only for those who will uphold their oath to the U.S. Constitution, and to vote out all those who have proved by their actions that they consider it outdated. That means we will need a lot of candidates for office, and likely from outside the business-as-usual party organizations. To maintain morale among Americans, we must know that those who have taken off with the flag are leading in a direction that truly strengthens and defends our country. If not, we need those of eagle eye and manly courage who will attempt to bring it back and keep it held high where it belongs.
Men of strong opinion may differ on many things, but if we wish to remain one country, we'd better draw the line that defines America soon.
Investigative reporter William Norman Grigg's point did not post above; he said:
Although the Bush administration's global crusade is commonly perceived to be an outgrowth of the post-9/11 "war on terror," it actually represents a continuation of the globalist foreign policy of the Clinton and Bush I administrations. And as with these earlier campaigns, the Bush administration's crusade is helping strengthen institutions of global governance.
[Just as the SPP and North American Community / Union, another current issue since Grigg wrote]
We just got our copy of Alan Greenspan's book, 'The Age Of Turbulence'. A very heavy Read, must say. I'm only at pg. 80 now. The author has got to be the ugliest person ever seen by a camera, though he seems quite smart and lived a lot of history. Even Castro was waving a copy at his last news conference. A must read for all.
On the Election front, I recently dug out footage from the Nixon-JFK debates of 1960, off the net. I had never watched any of it before, and am surprised to note how very good a speaker JFK really was, a very quick thinker, able to address the issues quickly and well, at the debates. On the other hand, Nixon did not look or do well at all. I have to wonder why that election was as close as it was. JFK deserved to win that one, too bad he didn't have more time.
Looks pretty bleak for conservatives in the good old U.S.A. All the more reason to be anchored in Jesus. Couldn't vote for a baby butcher like Rudy G., even if he's running against Hillary.
Gideon Yutzy Rexford Mt.
Comment by Gideon Yutzy — October 2, 2007 @ 10:35 pm
Ira,
The career change that I referred to in my last post has happened. I have just spent 28 years as a building controls repairer, installer, estimator, designer and programmer. I have just spent 1-1/2 years designing the USDA Consolidated Lab in Ames, IA. It is the largest control job ever done in Iowa, the largest ever done by Siemens (Powers Regulator) and one of the ten largest ever done in the United States. After this, I see no more challenges in this business. I am moving to an engineering consulting company. I will be their senior mechanical engineer and I am supposed to bring fresh ideas into the company, give them a control design expertise that they have lacked and to encourage the engineers to move in the direction of more standard design practices (cat herder).
I was visiting Titus and Ruth Ann in August. Titus encouraged me to write about some of his guns and how they came to him. So, here is a little writing on guns.
I have known Titus well since several months after he was injured in 1982. I knew that Titus had enjoyed hunting before his injury, and I wanted to help give him a connection to his life before quadriplegia. In 1983 or 84, I decided to buy him a Remington 1100 LT 20 gage. The 1100 is a gas operated semi-automatic shotgun. In Iowa, we must use shotguns or muzzleloaders to hunt deer during gun season. The standard 1100 is heavy, almost nine pounds. The LT is little less than 7-1/2 pounds, lighter but not ultalight. Gas operated semi-auto fire arms reload themselves by tapping some gas from the barrel and using it to push a piston that opens the breach, ejects the fired cartridge or shot shell then loads a new round into the breach and closes into battery. This reverse action (the piston is pushing towards the back of the firearm) cuts down on the recoil of the gun by recoiling in the opposite direction. The 7-1/2 pound weight is heavy for a 20-gage and that helps more to reduce the felt recoil by spreading it out, more towards a shove then a blow. A 20-gage shotgun is less powerful than a 12-gage, using less powder and less shot or a smaller slug (5/8 oz versus 1+ oz for a 12 gage). Of course, this also helps reduce felt recoil by causing less actual recoil in the first place. I then had a gunsmith smooth the trigger to sear engagement so the trigger was easier to pull, removing the grittiness from the action. This smoothing is safe if done by a knowledgeable gunsmith. The key is to polish the two surfaces, not remove metal. The engagement surface remains the same area so the pull across the surface is smoother but there is no hair trigger. Hack gunsmiths will stone away metal to reduce pull and make a dangerous trigger. One test to try to find this dangerous hack work is to take the unloaded rifle or shotgun, cock the action, set the safety, pull the trigger very hard, let go of the trigger then switch off the safety. If the hammer or firing pin drops when the safety is released, do not use that gun at all until someone who knows what they are doing has repaired the trigger group. Titus and Ruth Ann have used the 1100 several times over the years. Recently, Titus had it thoroughly cleaned. My own 12-gage 1100 was built in 1971 and in the late 80's, I had a very good shotgun gunsmith put a factory upgrade kit in it. This put an improved gas seal ring and several stainless steel parts in the recoil train. Anyone with an older 1100 should consider reconditioning their shotgun by having it professionally disassembled and cleaned in a dunk tank, the upgrade kit installed and the recoil spring in the stock removed and carefully checked for rust. Actually, replacing that spring may be part of the kit.
Titus and Ruth Ann got married 7 June 1984 and I was thinking of an interesting wedding gift. I thought that Titus might want a .22 rifle to go with the shotgun. I bought a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic then had Chris Hageman (He is now the foreman at Cylinder and Slide in Fremont, NE. In the gun world, this makes him one of the nation's premier gunsmiths but in 1984 he was paying his dues, working for a snake) smooth the trigger group to give it a light but safe pull. I like to put scopes on my rifles. All of my rifles and one of my handguns have scopes. I purchased a Leupold 4X scope that was equivalent to today's FX-III and more expensive than the rifle.
A good rule of thumb for buying scopes is to make sure you spend more for the scope than for the rifle. This tends to put good glass on top that has resolution and can take some knocks. This means that a $300 Savage 110 (superb rifles that are today's best value and have the best out of the box accuracy of any medium or large scale production rifle) should wear a high end Burris, Weaver or Bushnell. A $900 Browning or Remington should wear a high end Leupold, Zeiss or Schmidt and Bender. I have a $650 range compensating Shepard scope on a $400 Ruger 77/22 .22 bolt-action rifle.
A very good guide today would be to forget the Ruger, Remington, Browning, Lazeroni, Dakota, Cooper, etc. center fire rifle, buy a Savage 110 with a laminated wood stock, chamber it in .30-06 or 300 Winchester Magnum, take advantage of that wonderful Accu-Trigger and put a $500 to $700 piece of glass on top with a set of $100 steel rings. If you want a shooting machine that will last for generations without too much care (maybe one that needs to sit in an obscure place for a few years as the owner waits for a new common sense to break out in the body politic), send that Savage and the rings to Robar in Arizona and have them apply the Rogard / NP3 finish. When it returns, the rifle will be far more corrosion resistant than any stainless steel firearm. I have two rifles protected such. If the rifle does need to sit in obscurity, keep water away from it. The metal parts will do fine but even a laminated wood stock will break down if kept warm and moist. A Kevlar or fiberglass stock takes care of the water problem. I have a H-S Precision composite stock on one of my Robar protected rifles (it is a semi-custom left handed (correct handed) bolt action chambered in 7MM Remington Magnum). If the thought is towards the possibility of the rifle needing to sit in obscurity, call Brownells (800.741-0015) and buy a Triple Tough Premium Storage Bag for rifles (set of 3), buy Break Free lubricant, buy a Gunwrap 4"x36" strips trial kit and buy a gun cleaning kit with a copper solvent (Sweet's 7.62, Barnes CR10) set up for .30 caliber. When ready to retire the rifle into obsurity, scrub the bore with the solvent until it is bright and the wet patches do not come out blue anymore then soak the bore with the Break Free using several wet patches. Wrap the rifle with the Gunwrap so it looks like a mummy, put the rifle and cleaning kit in the bag, and heat seal the bag with the supplied tape and an iron (follow directions). For added protection to the bag, place it inside a cheap gun case then put it away. When ready to take the rifle out of storage, open the bag and it is ready to go, even 15 to 20 years later. A powerful argument for the 30-06 cartridge is that its range of bullet weights (110 to 250 grains) allows it to be used from heavy varmints to grizzly bears (Alaskan guides will allow their clients to use bear appropriate loads in this cartridge as that they are more likely to hit the bear correctly with the 30-06's manageable recoil rounds than when they are flinching and closing their eyes trying to shoot some incredible magnum that they have maybe shot ten times before the hunt), that billions of rounds have been loaded since 1906 and it still is the most popular rifle cartridge to reload. When ammunition is scarce, it is much easier to find 30-06 and 30-30 in some tiny hardware store than 338 Remington Ultra Magnum.
Once I bought that scope for the 10/22, I shipped it to Leupold and asked them to change the focus distance (parallax correction) from 150 yards to 50 yards. They did this as warranty work. This means that they unsealed the scope tube, adjusted the focus of the front lens and resealed the tube. Enough of us sent in scopes in the 1980's for parallax correction that Leupold now sells a fixed power and a variable power scope with 50-yard focus distance to mount on .22 rimfire rifles. A scope with more than 1X magnification must be focused for some distance. American scopes place their recticle (cross hairs) at the second focal plane inside the scope tube. When the scope is aimed at something that is at the focus distance, that image and the recticle are exactly matched and both appear sharp and distinct. When the target is not close to the focus distance, it does not appear as sharp. When the target is much closer than the focus distance, the recticle appears to move relative to the target (parallax error) as the eye moves relative to the scope's exit lens. The centerfire scope's focus distance of 150 yards is a compromise that renders distant targets still reasonably sharp while not having too much parallax error for targets as close as 50 yards. Since .22 rimfires are often times shot at small targets (rabbit, squirrel) at less than 25 yards, the parallax error of a centerfire scope with a 150-yard focus distance is enough to miss the target. The scope on Titus's 10/22 is centerfire quality (often rimfire scopes are very cheap) with optics adjusted for rimfire distances.
All this work for the 10/22 was finished in time to allow me to shoot it then bring it to the wedding. I did not deliver the rifle to the wedding but rather presented it the day after. Firearms and weddings are not unusual for me. When I was courting Jean, I gave her a serger (specialized four needle sewing machine) and a Beretta AL 391 Urika youth model 20-gage shotgun. She gave me a Norinco reproduction of a Winchester Model 97 12-gage trench gun for a wedding present. Titus's rifle is still very accurate. As long as it is protected from rust, it and its scope will serve over 100 years.
Comment by Mark Hersch — October 3, 2007 @ 11:20 pm
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Famous chemists who have made important contribution to the subject of chemistry. Chemistry is the study of the structure and transformation of matter, and how elements and atoms behave when mixed with other elements.
(384 – 322 BC) Greek scientist who made early investigations into different elements and how they could be transformed. Aristotle laid the framework for the investigation of matter, pure substances, and chemical combinations. His early works included On Generation and Corruption (De Generatione et Corruptione) and Meteorology.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632 – 1723) Dutch scientist and trader. Leeuwenhoek is considered the father of microbiology for his work in discovering single-celled organisms and also observing muscle fibres, blood flow and bacteria. He developed the microscope which helped his own discoveries.
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (1743 – 1794) French Chemist and Nobleman. Considered the 'Father of Chemistry' Lavoisier discovered hydrogen and Oxygen and showed the role of Oxygen in combustion. He also made the first comprehensive list of Table of Elements. Lavoisier showed how different elements such as Oxygen and Hydrogen could be combined to form water. Lavoisier showed how mass could be changed but never lost – strengthening the principle of the conservation of matter. He was guillotined shortly after the French Revolution for his association with the nobility.
John Dalton (1766 – 1844) English chemist and physicist. Dalton is credited with introducing atomic theory into chemistry. Dalton published a forerunner to the modern Periodic table of elements. He listed elements with their atomic weight and his understanding of how substances combined led him to the theory of the law of multiple proportions. He also worked on the constitution of mixed gases, leading to 'Dalton's Law'.
Humphry Davy (1778 – 1829) English chemist and inventor. Davy made pioneering experiments in the field of chemistry. In particular, he was the first chemist to isolate the elements potassium and sodium in 1807 and calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium and boron. He used electricity to separate these elements and made a significant contribution to the field of electro-chemistry. Faraday also discovered nitrous oxide (Laughing gas) and first proposed its potential use as an aesthetic. He also invented a safety lamp for miners – which became known as the "Davy Lamp."
Michael Faraday (1791 – 1867) – English scientist who studied under Humphry Davy. Faraday contributed to the fields of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, electrolysis and electrochemistry. Faraday made pioneering investigations into Carbon, Chlorine and studied compounds of the two elements. Faraday pursued the first experiments on the diffusion of gases and successfully liquified several gases. He also invented an early form of the bunsen burner which increased the range of experiments which could be performed in the chemistry laboratory.
Emil Fischer (1838–1914) – German chemist. Fischer was the outstanding chemist of the modern age. He synthesised many products to show their constituent parts. Won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1902 for his research into the chemical composition of purines and sugars. Fisher developed a way to illustrate 3D compounds on paper; it became known as Fischer projection.
Alfred Nobel (1833 – 1896) Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. Nobel invented dynamite (a compound of nitroglycerin and more inert compounds such as nitrocellulose compound) His new invention was more stable than previous explosives and was a key element for building projects, such as tunnels. He held 350 other patents, including for a gas meter. After being criticised for profiting from arms sales, he gave his legacy to instituting the Nobel awards.
Dmitri Mendeleev (1834 – 1907) Russian Chemist. Formulated the Periodic Law and standardised the Periodic Table of Elements which is still used today. Mendeleev was able to correct errors in the existing table of elements and predict the properties of seven elements not yet discovered. Mendeleev wrote Principles of Chemistry (1868–1870) a classic textbook for many decades.
Marie Curie (1867 – 1934) Polish physicist and chemist. She successfully isolated radioactive isotopes, and the discovered two elements, polonium and radium. She developed the new field of radiation and helped to apply it in the field of X-ray. She won the Nobel Prize in both Chemistry and Physics.
Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) Scottish biologist who discovered penicillin from a mouldy petri dish in 1928. He shared Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain, who helped produce penicillin on a large scale. Alexander Fleming also researched extensively bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy. He also discovered the enzyme lysozyme (abundant in milk, tears and saliva in 1923
Otto Hahn (1879-1968) – German chemist who discovered nuclear fission (1939). Pioneering scientist in the field of radiochemistry. Discovered radio-active elements and nuclear isomerism (1921). Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944 for the discovery and the radiochemical proof of nuclear fission.
Ernest Rutherford (1871 – 1937) New Zealand-born British physicist / Chemist. In 1908, Rutherford was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in radioactivity and the disintegration of elements. In 1917, credited with being the first person to split the atom, discovering the proton.
Gertrude B. Elion (1918 – 1999) American biochemist and pharmacologist. Elion helped to discover important new drugs, such as (AZT) used in the treatment of AIDS. She also developed immunosuppressive drugs to enable organ transplants and a new drug to treat virus Herpes. In 1988, with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for 'important new principles of drug treatment'.
Rosalind Franklin (1920 – 1958) British Chemist who made significant contributions to understanding the structure of DNA and RNA, which led to the discovery of the DNA double helix. Franklin also worked on the chemistry of coal and viruses.
Citation: Pettinger, Tejvan. "Famous Chemists", Oxford, UK – www.biographyonline.net. Published 9 May 2019.
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I am, like many people, obsessed with death, particularly my own. That everyone is not quite so obsessed is very strange to me, but perhaps they are and simply don't let on… in any case, the idea that at some point there will be no more ideas, no more glasses of ice water, no more thunderstorms, no more walking sticks or baseballs thwacking a catcher's mitt or handfuls of dirt is something I have dwelt upon since I knew it was there, waiting. And I know nothing is waiting, I know I have personified death, I know it so well I find nothing to believe there, I cannot even believe in death because I have no experience of it, and nor does anyone else. For a great long while, I never made a leap to any sort of afterlife, since such a prospect seemed as ludicrous as the idea of death itself; then I fell in love, and continued falling deeper and deeper in love, and now I have been married to the person I love for 11 years, and I love her with a depth of feeling that eludes perception, though it's fun to try. All the time we have spent together, all the electrical impulses zipping around the Christmas trees in our skulls, all the kisses, all the startling hours spent knowing another person, and delighting in them, cannot simply go away when, eventually, she and I change physical conditions. I know this might sound like a leap of faith, an excuse meant to conjure away a blank eternity, but even if I had not found her, and my life had instead been endless suffering, or simple, lonely muddling, I believe I would have reached the same conclusion. We are bound to time only in the composition of our bodies, and the experiences we have with these bodies are productive of a certain kind of energy, and this energy – which I mean to also include matter, that matter and energy are part of a continuum, following Einstein's famous formula – this energy does not disappear, it is redistributed, changed into other kinds of energy/matter. People, bodies, are agents of conversion, and we shape the universe by living in it; what is new to me is the sudden insight that by shaping the universe together, my wife and I have wound the products of our shared conversion together, into a kind of braided energy, but more tightly knit than a braid, a braid made of water, perhaps. And when our bodies are converted into other forms, this braid will still persist. It already has outlived us, in a sense, and perhaps it predated our births, and we were lucky enough to hitch a ride as it coursed along. Thank you, my love. I am so glad to have met you.
This is lovely. It's a very beautiful explanation of how another person sustains us in ways we can never expext, adaqequately describe, or I think, even apply reason to.
Great, now I'll HAVE to buy your book!!!
I suppose this is the only way to truly justify and explain love and how it makes us feel. The imagery used to show just simple everyday events that we see day in and day out and just push to the side is great. It makes me personally stop to think, wow, what is really out there? Opened my eyes a bit more, with a greater perspective of life, death, and love.
but I'm glad you dug it, in any case. I like the poems you've posted, I'll put you on the blogroll so I can check more often… enjoy Fredonia!


Home Page >> News Articles >> Wisconsin Woman Loses Right Leg to Yaz S..
Benton, ILImagine you're a young woman in the prime of your life, with thoughts of a career, marriage and family. You're on a regular regimen of Yaz as that is what your doctor recommended, or you requested Yasmin birth control due to the advertising you've seen, or the added value benefits the Bayer product features.
Suddenly, you are afflicted with Yasmin DVT (deep vein thrombosis) that affects your leg, and it needs to be amputated.
Your life changes, with no turning back. You look at the Yaz lawsuits out there, the ones you have heard about. And you wondered why they were necessary from such a seemingly innocent product. But now you know. And now, you have filed your own Yaz lawsuit.
Yasmin side effects—and those inherent with Yasmin's close product cousin Yaz—affect people in different ways, and some more serious than others. In the case of the unnamed plaintiff whose legal team filed a lawsuit on her behalf in US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on May 24 of this year, the Yaz side effects she experienced were so severe it required the amputation of her right leg.
According to a release from PR Web (8/7/12), the plaintiff cites in her lawsuit injuries including, but not limited to the required leg amputation to save her life, mental anguish and ongoing emotional distress encumbered by the fear of suffering additional health problems. The plaintiff also cites increased medical expenses.
Yaz birth control pills, together with the Yasmin pill, belong to the so-called third-generation of oral contraceptives that employ a synthetic hormone (drospirenone). According to various studies and Yaz lawsuits, the contraceptives manufactured and vended by Bayer have a higher risk of Yaz blood clots, stroke and other Yaz side effects than older oral contraceptives using a more traditional formulation.
Bayer has consistently defended its product, and doctors appear to be divided. Still, to date there have been over 12,000 lawsuits brought against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. by disgruntled plaintiffs who have been injured, or by the estates of those who have died.
The plaintiff in the Illinois lawsuit, who hails from Wisconsin, accuses Bayer of, in part, fraudulent misrepresentation. The plaintiff also alleges had she known about the risks associated with Yaz birth control pills, she would not have used them and may not have suffered the Yaz DVT that ultimately cost the woman her leg. She accuses Bayer of not properly disclosing the risks associated with Yaz.
The Yaz lawsuit is Case No. 3:12-cv-10862-DRH-PMF.


Planning to develop a career in Interior Designing? Are you the person who has the creative skills to work with colours, lighting and decorative materials? If yes, then you can definitely go ahead and build a bright career in Interior designing. Wisdomjobs gives you all the necessary information about how to become an interior designer. Moreover we also give the details of educational training centers, job prospects and expected salary related to an Interior Designing job. In an Interior Designing job, you will have chance to decorate interior spaces to make them safe and functional while also keeping the clients needs in mind. The job creation for Interior Designers is going up, so we are here to help you to grab this opportunity. We have developed a set of Interior Designing job interview questions and answers that will gear you for the interview process.
Question 1. How Can You Design Small Spaces?
In a small bedroom, keep a bed that covers half of the space which makes the room space bigger.
Question 2. When Designing A Room What Is The Most Important Factor For You?
Question 3. How To Fit Bookshelves In A Small Space?
Question 4. What Wood Will You Prefer For Designing?
Question 5. What Is A Good Way Of Using Lights In Your Room?
A good way of using lights in the room is to use 80% of lights overhead, and 20% of light should be a free stand or wall mounted like table lamp, art lamp, library lamps, scones, etc. It will draw attention of your interior and paintings.
Question 6. How Can You Use The Space In Your Balcony Or Veranda For Garden?
Question 7. Explain What Is Professional Liability Insurance For Interior Designers Cover?
Question 8. Explain How You Handle Customs Work To Fit?
Question 9. Explain What Is The Difference Between Interior Design And Interior Decoration?
Question 10. As An Interior Designer What Questions You Will Ask To The Client?
Question 11. Mention What Are The Tools Does An Interior Designer Takes Help?
Color Wheel Paint Chips Fabric Samples Measuring Tape Digital Camera.
Question 12. What Is Quickbook Accounting For Interior Designer?
QuickBook accounting is a software used by interior designer to manage your accounting and finance in one central location. It is used to manage your sales, expenses and other financial data.
Question 13. Mention Some Of The Popular And Widely Used Software For Interior Designing?
Question 14. List Out Some Of The Best App Available In The Market For Interior Designing?
Question 15. Mention Some Of The Areas Apart From Traditional Areas Where You Can Apply Interior Design And Specialize Yourself?
Question 16. Explain What Is Practice Act For Interior Designer?
If a state adopts the practice act for interior design, then they can prohibit the act of practicing the professional services of interior design who are not licensed in the profession.
Question 17. As An Interior Design Which Are The Firms You Can Use Your Skill As An Individual?
Question 18. Explain What Is Permitting Statue For Interior Design?
It is an amendment in the existing law, according to which governing architectural practice should cover interior designers as well, whichever province or state it is applicable.
Question 19. List Out Some Of The Magazines Which Can Be Helpful For Interior Designer Professional?
Question 20. What Are The Things You Have To Take Care While Designing?
Question 21. What Is The Role Of Kitchen Designer?
The basic role of kitchen designer is the selection of kitchen appliances, considering the flooring and counter tops as well. You can design kitchens for kitchen showrooms, restaurant, hotels and hospitals.
Question 22. Mention Some Of The Modern Glass Types Used In Interior Designing?
Question 23. What Types Of Countertop Materials You Can Use To Design A Kitchen?
Granite and Quartz Marble and Limestone Wood Countertops Stainless steel Laminate counter tops.
Question 24. What Is The Basic Type Of Lightning Does An Interior Designer Follows?


Press Start for "Is Kanye West Even Human?" by 8-Bit Philosophy, where classic video games introduce famous thinkers, problems, and concepts with quotes, teachings, and more.
Ep.39: Is Kanye West Even Human?
Imagine being allowed in to every party in the country- From the most lavish and exclusive extravaganzas to small house parties- no need to actually be invited- your invitation is… your face.
Your presence isn't simply welcomed-you're always the guest of honor. Just by being there, you turn the party from a celebration to a life event for the other guests. In fact, you are almost certainly paid to attend.
Although this may seem outlandish to you and I, this is the daily life of a celebrity. Celebrities live an almost incomprehensible life. Unlimited access to any venue, unbridled acceptance, and adoration—they have the ability to access a world that is almost outside the realm of thinking—so much so that it may not be out of the question to ask: "Are celebrities even human?" They might as well be Martians.
No one seems to exemplify the peculiarity of celebrity more than musician/mogul Kanye West. What is it that makes Kanye so different from the rest of us?
Turning to a single philosophy to answer that question is a little unfair since the answer is complicated—but the short answer is: perhaps Kanye suffers from a warped sense of the self… like many celebrities.
For Sociologist Charles Cooley the self is created through a process of interaction with others.
We aren't automatically the fantastic people that we are today— One does not become Kanye at Birth. Rather we construct a sort of "looking glass self" where we become ourselves by mirroring how we appear to others.
It's the reason people tend to only pick their nose or sing when they think no one can see them, like when they're alone in the car.
For celebrities self-image is a little different, it's like seeing yourself reflected in fun house mirrors of the paparazzi and pop culture.
The media creates a sort of self-awareness that grows from that reflection—by having your identity redirected back at you through yahoo, TMZ, press conferences, Youtube comments and social media—it creates a "media self." A media self that might accidentally run for president in 2020.
Consider the study of collegiate basketball players by ethnographers Patricia and Peter Adler. Over the process of five years they found some interesting internal complications. As the players they studied met with more and more fandom, they changed—they transformed into the role that they played for the camera—they became a caricature—they believed, and came to completely inhabit, the hype surrounding them.
In short… they got big heads. They developed a sort of glorified self—a self-aggrandizing persona that was swept up in the intoxicating, passionate, emotional, amazingness of fame. Lets call that self YEEZUS.
Living a life in the constant public eye creates an antagonistic split between the actual self, say Mr. West, and YEEZUS—and in the end—one of the personalities tends to overshadow the other.
It's the same as when famous youtube personalities get swallowed up their exaggerated camera personalities. So that they are expected to always be that personality—they are expected to yell out "hide your kids, hide your wife" or "Leave Brittney alone!" Perhaps they become that youtube persona all the time.
There's internal conflict between the desire to be your full self, in all it's complexity, and the rush from inhabiting the media self and bathing in the constant adoration of the public.
With basketball players there is always a coach to keep them in check—but who is there to stop YEEZY from marrying a Kardashian? The answer—no one.
Maybe the problem isn't an inner conflict between selves… internally competing.
Perhaps Kanye is just great at branding—perhaps he's just playing us all. According to extremely influential American sociologist, Erving Goffman we are all just actors trying to control and manage our public image—we act based on how others might see us.
We act to avoid public embarrassment. The people we meet are never really who they seem—they are all performing in order to maintain damage control.
The Person we see in music videos, in the tabloids, on television is exactly who Kanye wants us to see.
But if Kanye isn't tricking us all, if he really is an egomaniac does it really matter?
Living in a world where people are taught to be humble, compliant, and to avoid arrogance, a "unique spirit" like Kanye may seem a little out of place.
The personal quirks of Kanye are perhaps best understood in terms of the works of Johan Casper Schmidt, otherwise known by his pseudonym: Max Stirner. Or to the Australians: Mad Max Stirner.
In his most important work "The Ego and its Own" Stirner establishes a philosophy that he describes as egoism, rather than something as base as simple self-interest—he argues that egoism is concerned with self-governance—or personal freedom without internal or external constraints.
… or following the laws of the state… each instance is an example of being a slave to someone else's end—to be a slave to a concept, a god, family, government is to devalue your own ends.
The egoist lives in a relationship of property with people and objects—everything exists for the individual—and they ought to have unlimited ownership over the world. Everything exists for the individual self or ego.
It means that in plenty of situations egoism justifies lying, cheating, stealing, arrogance, or hording all the good beats for your own album. Most people would object: that's immoral.
Stirner might respond: "who cares what you think." The same way Kanye may say exactly what he is thinking regardless of your feelings.
So dear viewers-what do you think? Is Kanye the victim of a warped sense of the self or is he a maniacal egoist?


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BME WOMEN'S GROUPS COME TOGETHER TO WRITE 'ALTERNATIVE BILL' FOR ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Today (30 October), Imkaan has published 'From the Margin to the Centre: Proposal for an Alternative Bill addressing Violence Against Women and Girls', in response to the government's proposed Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill. The Alternative Bill presents an approach to addressing violence against women and girls (VAWG) that is based on a deep understanding of the diverse lived experiences of women and girls subjected to VAWG.
The Alternative Bill outlines a response to VAWG that is gendered and intersectional, in recognition that patriarchy and gender inequality are the root causes of VAWG. Because of this, the victims and survivors of violence are disproportionately women, who face a spectrum of violence including sexual harassment, sexual violence, domestic violence, forced marriage, so-called 'honour-based' violence, Female Genital Mutilation, and online harassment and grooming.
The government's proposed Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill is currently heavily focused on criminal justice, policing and surveillance. The Alternative Bill instead focuses on sustaining and resourcing expert by and for women's organisations, who have over 40 years of specialist experience in delivering life-saving services for victims and survivors.
Leah Cowan, Imkaan's Policy and Communications Coordinator explained:
"The Alternative Bill provides a framework for addressing violence against women and girls, directed by an intersectional lens, which acknowledges the needs of women and girls living at the intersections of different oppressions such as racism, border violence, and poverty.
By building from the margins to the centre, we create a response to violence that works for all women, including women who currently will not or cannot access state services due to a hostile environment which both deters women from reporting violence, and quite literally legislates against their pathways to support. Our Alternative Bill reiterates and seeks to reinforce the work of the expert by and for sector, which for decades has provided woman-centred, holistic and wraparound support for women and girls facing and at risk of violence."
Summary of the Alternative Bill
Alternative Bill Background Paper
3-page summary of the Alternative Bill
Read a summary of the Alternative Bill


1.) Create a new document of any size in photoshop, l will be working with a 500x500 document for this tutorial.
Drag the cursor from the top left corner, toward the bottom right corner as l have done here.
Repeat this process 11 times, adjusting your angle, and starting point slightly.
That covers the creation of the background. Here for my final result l've added a game render and as you can see, the render looks great when placed on this background. This type of background works great for web page header's, or even your forum signature. Just experiment and have fun.
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High-Rank's "post-game" content essentially doubles the amount of gear to lust after.
One of the most consistently exciting, satisfying, and gratifyingly absurd games I've played.
Monster Hunter has been around since the PlayStation 2, and while Japan has gotten the lion's share of the mainline games, some of these beloved, but niche, games have made their way to Western shores. Here is every Monster Hunter review since the original game.
World's mechanical changes are near-universally designed to make that loop even tighter.
In this slide show, you'll see every large monster in Monster Hunter World, at least those unlocked during the main story. These include every monster revealed in official trailers, so continue at your own risk if you have actively avoided news thus far. At the end, there are also a few monsters not previously revealed, but they are separated from the rest by a large spoiler warning slide.
It's not World's looks that benefit most from the technical upgrade, but the AI.
You can't easily drop into a friend's server.