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Letters to LHW
Members Speak Out
Love Has Won's Belief System
Dangerous Devotion: Signs of a Cult
Video Evidence & More
Mother & Father God (Amy and Jason)
History of LHW
Suspicious Fundraising
Should I Join Love Has Won?
Family & Friends in LHW Resources
Current LHW Member Resources
Self-Care & Healthy Living
Fresh Start Toolbox
Are you looking to break away from Love Has Won (or a similar group), but just not sure where to start? Many members living at mission do not have access to the group's finances. They are not employed outside of LHW, and therefore, have little to no money or belongings to call their own. They rely heavily on the group for necessities such as food, shelter, and transportation. Due to these circumstances, the very thought of starting fresh, and rebuilding an identity outside of Love Has Won can be stressful and scary. To help make the process a little easier, we've put together a collection of valuable materials, or what we like to call, a "Fresh Start Toolbox." This virtual toolbox is loaded with resources and suggestions for individuals who have grown dependent on an unsafe group for their basic needs, and wish to become self-supporting.
A great place to begin is by reviewing Dare to Doubt's 5 Tips for Leaving a Cult:
1. Make a plan
"If you need somewhere safe to go, reach out to a family member or friend outside the group. Say you need help...If you don't know anyone outside the group, find out where the nearest local police station or domestic shelter is and how to get there. Notice any bus stops nearby. Just get on a bus if you need to..."
2. Pack a go-bag
"...Try to have a bag or backpack ready with a change of clothes, food, and filled water bottles, unless you're afraid the bag might be discovered...Be prepared for an opportunity to leave by keeping money and a cell phone on you if you have them. Wear sturdy shoes."
3. Don't tell anyone you're leaving
"They may try to talk you out of it, block you, or report your plan to others...Try to go about your business as usual to avoid suspicion."
4. Reach out to others who have left
"Talking with others who have left your group can help encourage and validate your decision to leave. They might even be able to help you..."
5. Get professional counseling
"There are therapists and experts specializing in cult recovery who want to help you. Many were once cult members themselves. Say you are in a destructive group and need help leaving..."
"Leaving a high-demand group often isn't easy. Remember the reasons you doubt or distrust them. Remember YOU are the one looking out for YOU." (To view more from Dare to Doubt: Detaching from Harmful Belief Systems, visit their website!)
Next, collect as much information as you can on resources near you which can help by providing materials and guidance. Feel free to email us at risingabovelhw@gmail.com with additional questions or details about your situation. Your information will not be shared outside of the Rising Above team without your consent.
The late Margaret Thaler Singer, expert in coercive persuasion and board member of the Cult Awareness Network, wrote,
"From the very early days of my work with ex-cult members, I have noticed that those who have been deprogrammed or counseled out make the easiest, best, and quickest returns to normal life. Other professionals have found the same thing, which suggests that the education and information provided by exit counseling may be extremely valuable, helping those leaving cults to understand their own situation and feelings and to adapt to life in the regular world."
To read more about leaving a cult by Margaret Thaler Singer, click here. For more information regarding exit counseling, see below.
CultRecovery101.com offers an organized list of therapists across the globe with experience in the field of undue influence.
To explore which specialist might be the best fit for you, including professionals specific to California and Colorado, check out the lists below.
Find Therapists and Cult Specialists Near Me from CultRecovery101
Directory of Cult Recovery Resources from The Cult Education Institute
If you're still unsure whether or not you are involved in an unsafe group, and could benefit from a consultation with a specialist, take a look at Rosanne Henry's What is a Cult? and The International Cultic Studies Association's Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
Denver Area Resources
Located less than 3.5 hours from Salida, Crestone, and Moffat, downtown Denver, CO offers a variety of resources for those in need of shelter, food, and other services. Most of these organizations provide basic necessities free of charge, as well as help with establishing employment and more permanent housing opportunities. Click on the organization to view their hours of operation and to learn more about the services they provide. (Most centers listed here do not require appointments and serve the community on a drop-in basis.)
"The Salvation Army exists to meet human need wherever, whenever, and however we can."
Offers a wide range of services including emergency shelter and financial aid, adult rehabilitation, family counseling, domestic violence
and human trafficking help, worship services, and more.
(Multiple locations in Denver, as well as Colorado Springs, Pueblo and more. Click on the link above to find a location nearest you.)
Saint Francis Center
"St. Francis Center works to provide those in need with some of life's basic necessities for day-to-day survival..."
Offers meals, mail collection, storage, clothing, employment services, and more.
2323 Curtis Street
"The Gathering Place is the kind of place that will restore your hope in people..."
Offers meals, laundry facilities, showers and restrooms, emergency clothing, and more.
1535 N High St
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
"CCH advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being and stability
of those it serves."
Offers a wide range of housing, healthcare, and other support services.
2111 Champa Street
The Delores Project
"The Delores Project provides safe, comfortable shelter and personalized services for unaccompanied women and transgender
individuals experiencing homelessness."
Offers emergency shelter and extended stay.
Northern California Resources
Love Has Won has a history of moving around the United States. In the past, headquarters was held in Northern California, near Mt. Shasta. In 2021, leadership and several members of the First Contact Ground Crew Team revisited the area for an extended stay. Due to the possibility of LHW returning to this location, the Rising Above team has begun to collect reliable resources in surrounding areas like Dunsmuir and Redding.
The quickest way to get answers is by visiting 2-1-1 Shasta.
"2-1-1 Shasta connects people with community services in Shasta County. You can:
Text your zip code to 898211
Call 2-1-1 to connect with a call specialist for personalized service any time, day or night. (Callers from out of county or TTY users may dial 855-211-7822.)
Choose a specific category on their website that best fits your immediate need."
2-1-1-Shasta has wide range of local advocacy services available on their website, including access to clothing, food, financial relief, transportation, housing, medical care, counseling and crisis services, addiction management, and so much more. Those seeking suggestions can also email Rising Above staff or send a message to our Facebook page.
More resources will be added soon!
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Q: Visual Studio 2010: How to enforce build order of projects in a solution? I had no problem with this in Visual Studio 2008 but it seems that VS 2010 is having an issue, and I'm betting it's probably me.
I have a solution with an ASP.NET Web Site Project and a few C# projects (BLL, DAL, Tests in NUnit). I have configured the build process for the test project to automatically run NUnit to run the tests. I would like to ensure that the BLL and DAL projects build before the test project so that the tests will run against the latest compiled version (yes, I know I could do this all in one project, but I'm choosing not to -- please bear with me :) )
So, I set the dependencies of the Test project to include the BLL, DAL, and Web Application projects, and the build order shows BLL, DAL, Web Application, and then Tests. However, I noticed that the BLL doesn't actually build when I build the Test project.
Any idea what this could be or any option I might be missing to force the other projects to build when I build the Test project?

A: I'll expound upon my comment a bit here, for those having a similar issue.
Open up the configuration manager by right clicking on the solution and choosing Configuration Manager, then make sure build is checked for the appropriate project (for your current configuration) in the right-hand column here:

A: Maybe instead of setting order manually you could use Project Dependencies which allows you to specify build order indirectly.

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*In Solution Explorer, select a project.

*On the Project menu, choose Project Dependencies. The Project Dependencies dialog box opens.
  The Project Dependencies option is only available in a solution with more than one project.

*On the Dependencies tab, select a project from the Project drop-down menu.

*In the Depends on field, select the check box of any other project that must build before this project does.

A: Nick Craver mentioned checking the Configuration Manager to ensure you have the project selected to build for a given configuration.
However, to set the build order for multiple projects in a solution right click the solution and choose "Project Build Order..." from the context menu.

A: To correct the issue happening in my VS2012, I did the following:
Right click Project Properties --> Common Properties --> Framework and References
Now you will find some projects shown on the Dependence Tab are missing in the "References" list.
Click "Add New Reference" to add the missing the projects.

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These must have been one of my Dad's favorite cookies – he would often suggest we should make up a batch.
Cream shortening, butter and sugar. Add milk and then oatmeal.
Mix flour, baking powder and salt together. Gradually add to creamed mixture and stir until combined. Chill dough.
Roll out ⅛ inch thick on lightly floured board. Cut with round cookie cutter. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12 to 15 minutes.
Cool on wire racks and put 2 cookies together with date filling.
Mix dates, water and sugar together in a saucepan. Cook until thick, stirring frequently.
Remove from heat and add lemon juice. Allow to cool before using.


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Strzyżów Lengyelország délkeleti részén, a Kárpátaljai vajdaságban, Krakkótól 160 km-re található város. Lakossága 8600 fő (1998-as adat). A Strzyzowska-Dynowskie hegység veszi körül. A város lakótelepe a Wisłok folyó völgyében fekszik. Az óváros a város kisebb részét teszi ki, ezen halad keresztül a Krosno-Jasło-Rzeszów autópálya. Az újváros festői szép dombokon a Wisłok bal partján fekszik.
Számos sport és pihenési lehetőség van (stadion, uszoda, sípálya), fejlett a turizmus.

A város 1776-tól 1918-ig Galícia részét képezte. Címerén Mihály arkangyal és az általa legyőzött, sátánt szimbolizáló sárkány látható.

Testvérvárosai
 Kisvárda, Magyarország

További információk
https://web.archive.org/web/20060424072625/http://www.strzyzow-online.un.pl/ A város weblapja

Források
https://web.archive.org/web/20080602082337/http://www.kisvarda.mconet.hu/

Kárpátaljai vajdaság települései
Lengyelország városai

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Individuals perform best when they optimize their strengths and work in areas where they can utilize their strengths to reach their potential. Similarly, teams perform best when the team has a well balanced and complementary set of strengths.
It is human tendency to first notice the negative in everything. In fact, there are more negative words in the vocabulary than positive ones. When something takes its own course and doesn't align with our thought process, we jump to negative conclusions. Likewise, it is also human nature to fix things. We tend to analyse everything and find gaps only to fix it our way.
Organizations tend to use this approach not only to accomplish projects but also to evaluate employees. However, this approach hinders the formation of strong and diverse teams. This approach also leads to managers demonstrating mediocrity instead of true leadership.
The golden rule of strengths-based leadership is that if managers and leaders stop trying to fix their employees and focus on their strengths, they can be empowered to take the business of the organization to a new standard.
It is imperative that organizations apply a "strengths-based leadership" approach and concentrate on building further strengths when selecting a candidate for a leadership role. Strengths based leadership is an approach that works by focusing on your strengths, and delegating task. Leaders can also use this approach to identify the strengths of their team members and encourage them to use those strengths in a way that benefits not only them, but the entire organization.
Often, leaders are seen as individuals who excel at everything and have very few weaknesses. However, leaders also are likely to be an expert in a specific area only, despite possessing an array of qualifications and skills. When one tries to become an expert in all areas, they may risk spreading themselves too thin and become ineffective as a result. Hence, it is essential to identify one's strengths and weaknesses delegate tasks that others can do better.
Encouraging team members play a very important role in achieving success. Focusing on the strengths improves team engagement and contribution. A study by Gallup found that only one percent of employees become disengaged if their manager actively focuses on their strengths while 40 percent become disengaged if they are ignored.
Strengths based leadership approach can be utilized to develop an efficacious team. Through this approach, leaders can hire people based on their individual strengths, not because their skills and interests align with the leader's own. Therefore, it can aid in developing a diverse team with a motley of strengths, skills, attitudes and cultural values.
Tapping on the strengths will invigorate creativity in leaders and make them more confident in delegating and passing on responsibility to the team members and emphasize less on making people "fit" for the job, which can lower creativity and innovation.
Several organizations have started embracing assessments like DISC Profile and StrengthsFinder that help identify team's top strengths to allow management to tap into the strengths of the employees.
The DISC assessment was originally a simple theoretical model to explain behavioral differences amongst people. Initially proposed by Dr. William Moulton Marston and the theoretical model was later developed by Walter V. Clarke after 30 years of its inception. The current assessment tool is called the DiSC Classic 2.0 and is produced by Wiley & Sons, Inc.
On the other hand, Clifton StrengthsFinder profiling tool was designed based on a 30-year study of the innate talents found in individuals. The assessment highlights underlying elements that bring individuals success in an array of areas – banking, medicine, law, education, nursing and so on. From there on, the underlying talents were sorted into 34 overachieving themes, now known as CliftonStrengths themes. The initial assessment was developed in 1998 and in 2007, Gallup released a new edition, built on the original assessment and language, labeled as StrengthsFinder 2.0.
The DISC Assessment measures an individual's priorities and then translates them into behavioral tendencies. As a descriptive and prescriptive tool, DISC helps a person understand oneself and others better. In contrast, the Clifton Strengths profiling tool measures the presence of raw talent that can be applied to map talent and achieve success. The main purpose of this tool is a developmental tool to help individuals understand the innate talents within them that can help fulfill their desired goals, whether personal, interpersonal or work related.
Since both assessments are self-reported measurements, they require a certain degree of honesty to be accurate. For example, if an individual takes the DISC assessment and answers the complete opposite of what they actually believe, then the results won't be an accurate reflection of their profile. However, barring such exceptional cases, both the assessments are widely regarded as a valid and reliable form o assessing one's strengths.
Thus, when leaders understand who they are at their best and harness it in their work life, they can learn how to help their employees work to their full potential.
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Q: JavaScript/jQuery - Script not working - adding & removing classes, merging arrays - test case I have this script:
JS
// A & B is needed
var needed = ["#n01", "#n03"];

// always holds what the user has clicked
var user = [];

// needed + user
var mixed = [];

// takes care of highlighting clicked letters &
// updating the user array

function hilit ( elem, cssClass ) {
    $( elem ).click( function () {
        if( $( this ).hasClass( cssClass )){
            //remove from array "highlighted"
           user.splice( $.inArray( "#" + $( this ).attr( "id" ), user ), 1 );
            $( this ).removeClass( cssClass );
        } else {
            // add to array array "highlighted"
            user.push( "#" + $( this ).attr( "id" ) );
            $( this ).addClass( cssClass );
        }
    });
}

// is something wrong here? it works locally...

$("#lorem").on("click", function() {
       // merging -> needed + user
    mixed = $.merge(needed, user);

    // removing duplicates
    var map = new Object();
        for ( var i = 0; i < mixed.length; i++ ) {
            if (map[mixed[i]] === undefined ){
                map[mixed[i]] = 1;
            }
            else{
                map[mixed[i]]++;
            }
        }

        // result = letters the user didn't click
        var result = new Array();
        for( var i = 0; i < mixed.length; i++ ){
            if( map[mixed[i]] > 1 ){
                //do nothing
            }
            else{
                result.push(mixed[i]);
            }
        }
)};

hilit (".letter", "color");

Test case is here (thank you, CD..!): http://jsfiddle.net/uDsum/2
HTML

    A
    B
    C

CSS
body {
    font-size: 160px;
    font-weight: bold;
}

.letter {
    cursor: pointer;
}

.color {
    background: red;
}

Description
Every letter inside the paragraph #lorem is wrapped in a span .letter. When .letter is clicked, it is checked if the class .color is present. If so, .color is removed and the corresponding ID is removed from the array user. Otherwise color is added and the the id is pushed into user.
There are thee Arrays: needed, user and mixed.
needed holds the IDs that the user needs to click. user holds the IDs the user has clicked. mixed is user and needed merged.
With every click, needed and user are merged into mixed. The result is that mixed holds some IDs twice. Then these duplicates are filtered out, leaving the IDs of elements the user should have clicked, but didn't click in the array result.
Problem
Well, at first: I took the code straight from my editor, but somehow it's not working in the fiddle. I added a comment where the script breaks. Is this a quirk of JSfiddle or did I screw something up?
After clicking on an element with .color, the ID should only appear once in mixed. Instead is appears three times now. so instead of removing it in hilit, it is added again.
Why is it like that & how can I fix that problem? Has this something to do with my use of on()?
Any help is greatly needed & appreciated!

A: This seems to work now: http://jsfiddle.net/uDsum/2/
$("#lorem").on("click", function() {
       // merging -> needed + user
    mixed = $.merge(needed, user);

    // removing duplicates
    var map = new Object();
        for ( var i = 0; i < mixed.length; i++ ) {
            if (map[mixed[i]] === undefined ){
                map[mixed[i]] = 1;
            }
            else{
                map[mixed[i]]++;
            }
        }

        // result = letters the user didn't click
        var result = new Array();
        for( var i = 0; i < mixed.length; i++ ){
            if( map[mixed[i]] > 1 ){
                //do nothing
            }
            else{
                result.push(mixed[i]);
            }
        }
});

EDIT:
Have a look at the documentation of $.merge() function:

If you need the original first array, make a copy of it before calling
  $.merge()

http://jsfiddle.net/uDsum/3/


Street Condition Update for Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 4:50 a.m.
NO VOICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Streets and sidewalks are wet this morning, and you may see some slick spots as the temperature drops. 20 City crews have been out since midnight treating arterials and school and bus routes with granular salt pre-wet with liquid brine. They continue to monitor conditions and spread materials as needed.
Please stay informed on the status of winter weather operations in Lincoln. Additional information is available on the City website at snow.lincoln.ne.gov. If you have questions, you may call the Public Works Snow Center at 402-441-7644.
Street Condition Update for Monday, March 19, 2018, 10:05 p.m.
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В переводе исходный язык — это язык, с которого осуществляется перевод. Это антоним языка перевода, языка, на который осуществляется перевод.

Одна из трудностей перевода возникает из-за лексической лакуны между исходным языком и языком перевода. Поэтому возникает необходимость перевода, особенно, если это касается двух языков, принадлежащих к разным языковым семьям.

Во многих профессиональных областях исходный язык также является вторым языком переводчика. Процесс, как правило, начинается с полного и углублённого анализа текста оригинала на исходном языке до тех пор, пока не будет достигнуто его полное понимание, прежде чем приступить к самому выполнению перевода.

Для подтверждения достоверности перевода иногда осуществляется обратный перевод. Это означает, что текст переводится с исходного языка на язык перевода, а второй переводчик затем переводит перевод обратно на исходный язык. Два текста на исходном языке — оригинальный и обратный перевод — затем сравниваются для обнаружения несоответствий.

Примечания

Перевод


The following information is for students who are enrolled in a graduate degree program in music. Any questions should be directed to the School of Music Graduate Advisor.
You can access the OASIS Schedule of Classes here. Many graduate music courses require a permit for registration.
Each year there are a limited number of Graduate Assistantships available for incoming graduate students. There is a separate online application required if you are interested in applying for a Graduate Assistantship. For full consideration, read the information on the Graduate Assistantship Application carefully, complete the form and submit it as early as possible.
You can find forms for the following common needs on the Graduate School Web Site Forms Database.
Deferment of Admission Form - used to move your initial admission date to a later semester.
Re-Admission of Candidacy Form - used to reactivate your admission to USF after a period of non-enrollment.
Delete Course Form - used to delete a course from a student's record.
Change of Program Form - used to change degree programs and to add or change concentrations in the MM program.
Graduate Petition - used to add or drop courses after the first week of classes.
Graduate Transfer of Courses - used to transfer courses taken at another university to USF, and to transfer courses into a degree program taken as a non-degree seeking student.
Leave of Absence Request - for use by students that expect to return to continue study after taking off more than one semester.
Time Limit Extension Request - for use by students that will require additional time to degree.


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Огре:
 Огре — город в Латвии, на правом берегу реки Даугавы.
 Огре — река в Латвии, правый приток Даугавы.
 Огре — гора, вершина в Каракоруме.
 «Огре» — латвийский футбольный клуб из одноимённого города.
 «Ogre» — фантастический фильм ужасов, снятый в 2007 году.

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A Question to the Smash Community: Why do you personally participate in Smash Bros. Speculation?
1. Do you desire to figure out Sakurai's roster for Smash Switch? Does figuring the Smash Switch roster go as far as just predicting newcomers? Or do you go further beyond and predict which veterans will remain or be cut?
2. If so, what is the main reason for joining the Smash community to speculate? Bragging rights, joining the hype train for fun, watching the reactions, liking Sakurai as a developer, or for other personal reasons?
3. When it comes to discussion about potential newcomers, why do you participate in it and argue why a certain character is possible or impossible?
4. Is there anything you hope to gain by participating in Smash Bros. speculation?
I believe this is something that will provide very interesting discussion for the Smash community in general. I am VERY curious, and heavily desire to know what the inner specific answers are.
I'm not trying to predict what Sakurai does. I have theories and openly present a lot of them, but they're not intended to be taken as predictions. It's just things I believe are likely, and things I believe are unlikely. I don't expect 100% of the things I say to end up being true. For everything I've been right about in Smash 4 (Ridley is a Stage Boss, ESRB leak's roster was final and there were no hidden characters left), there's been things I was wrong about (Bayonetta not being a possibility, Roy not returning).
There's definitely a lot of predictable aspects (stuff everyone saw coming, like Inklings being in Smash 5, and Little Mac/Palutena/Pac-Man in Smash 4), but nobody's ever going to have a 100% accurate prediction of the roster. Every prediction list I've seen in the past has ended up being horribly wrong, and I don't see that ever changing.
As for how far my speculation goes, I'm actually just as interested in potential cuts this time around as I am with newcomers. There's not very many characters left that I'm super interested in seeing as newcomers, so a big part of this speculation period for me is which characters we'll be keeping from 4.
Smash's pre-release period is like no other game's. In many ways, it's as exciting and memorable as the game itself. Pre-release is really the only time I'm active in the Smash community; after launch, the community tends to switch focus to competitive play, which I have no interest in whatsoever.
My main schtick has always been to go after some of the more ridiculous theories that get cooked up by overhyped individuals (like the Ridley shadow conspiracy and the Trophy Quiz nonsense). Predictions based on misconceptions are also really irritating (the biggest one this time seems to be people making predictions based on whatever game has just been announced or released in spite of it having been openly stated that the rosters are decided at the very start of development).
More fun, excitement, and memories. Brawl and Smash 4 were both a hell of a ride, and so was Melee, from what I can remember of its pre-release.
I usually don't participate in speculation, because specifically Smash Speculation is one of those types of conversations that turn the people involved within the discussion against each other. I'd say its actually worse here because the topics are usually recycled.
As for the why? Well... Its all just personal hope-building. The logics of the reasoning are usually irrelevant but I would still point them out to convince not just myself, but others as well. A single opinion is hardly convincing.
No to all these questions All I really want to do is speculate possibilities. There is no way i can predict Sakurai's roster.
It's basically because the speculation period is fun.
The biggest thing I take part in is speculation about when the roster was likely finalised and how timing could likely affect what we get as newcomers, looking at past trends as well as discussing past and possible "rule-breakers" to the trends of when the rosters were finalised.
A fun time having interesting and well-thought out discussions.
Nobody can predict this crazy son of a *****. He throws us curveballs way too often for us to ever know what he's thinking. I just want to have fun wondering who could possibly make it into each new installment with other people. Even if all of us turn out to be dead wrong, it's always been the ride that's the most fun for me.
Like I said, I'm here for the ride. Smash speculation season is by far the most fun I ever have on the internet, because it's just so amazing to see everyone talking about "oh, what if this happens? what if it doesn't happen, but this happens instead?". It's quite a ride, and one I'm always so happy to be a part of.
I participate in newcomer speculation because it's fun to imagine what Sakurai could do with all these characters we love. We know that he can make a moveset out of damn near anyone, and he's always dedicated to keeping the moveset as faithful to the source games as possible, so every time a new Smash gets announced, we get to have some fun speculating about all new characters, and what movesets they might possibly have.
I speculate mostly because I enjoy learning about Nintendo game franchises and the fans of each franchise. I don't attempt to try and pose things in order to "learn" Sakurai's method of picking and choosing, I just have a (ever shrinking) small number of favorites I root for and hope to see join the cast in my lifetime. Smash pre-release cycles are unlike most other game cycles because it feels like gaming as a whole is just full of excitement and anticipation of things to come from Smash.
I have my thoughts about who is and isn't likely, but predicting the entire roster isn't really a goal of mine. I definitely have some thoughts on who'll be cut though.
Speculation is fun in general. I've been following it since Brawl. Bragging rights is kind of an awful reason to join honestly, haha. Like, congratulations, you guessed something right...I guess?
I think there are some characters people over or under rate. I just like giving my input on things, and hey, maybe if I'm right less people will be blindsided one way or the other. Maybe it could help keep the salt down. If there's one thing that makes things un-fun, it's salt. Like no, just because you didn't get K. Rool doesn't mean you should **** on other people's happiness. Saw that way too many times, especially during the ballot.
I'm just here for the ride, and from my years doing this I've made a lot of friends, so I enjoy having something to share with them.
I don't go about speculation with the goal of trying to get as close to Sakurai's official roster as I can. Rather, I speculate in regards to series representation. This goes from which new characters we may see and what old characters we will or won't see, to possible stages and other methods of series representation. All judging what is and isn't likely, going by Sakurai's way of thinking.
I've been a fan of Smash Bros. for years, and a fan of Nintendo for even more. I enjoy having more people to speculate with. Plus, this community has more to offer than just Smash speculation. Once again, kinda goes back to being a fan of Nintendo, and having more people to discuss different series with in a more general sense.
Many people's perceptions on a character's likeliness are clouded by how much they do and don't like said characters. This makes proper debate hard to come by, and their thoughts too stubborn to change. Because of this, I usually don't debate on a character's chances. I just leave my thoughts where applicable.
Smashboards is a nice place, for an echo chamber, and I've met some pretty cool people along the way. That said, I don't participate in Smash speculation to gain anything. Rather, I just do it for fun.
Not necessarily. While I have had fun predicting what the final roster will look like over the course of different Smash games, I've long since accepted the fact that I nor anyone else will come remotely close to predicting the final roster without the help of leaks or rumors. I mainly predict characters based on series representation and relevancy, but I doubt my roster will end up being close to what we actually get.
Cuts, however, are completely different. I have cemented opinions on who could possibly get cut, and I try to be as realistic and non-biased as possible with my choices. Better to prepare myself for the worst than to be completely surprised by a cut that I truthfully should've saw coming a mile away.
To keep it short, I like the Smash Bros. series and the speculation is fun for me.
In most cases, I'm likely biased towards that character already, and I just really want to see said character in Smash. However, there are times when I've argued in favor of (or against) characters that I honestly could care less about. In those instances, it's usually because I misunderstand the person's thought process or feel like the person is letting their own biased opinions on the character cloud their logical reasoning.
I'll admit, sometimes I take debates WAAAY too seriously. Even then, there's that part of me that finds the useless arguing to be fun and satisfying in a weird, twisted way.
Ehh... Not really. Besides the enjoyment I get out of it and the different Smash fans I meet along the way, Smash speculation is just a hobby of sorts.
Not really. For Smash For I wanted to feel super smart and know everything. Now i'm just here for the ride. Let him surprise me and have some fun. Instead of trying to figure things out and getting dissapointed when im wrong, im happy to just see what Sakurai has in store.
I said no and yet I speculate anyway. Frankly I think it's just habit. Smashboards was like 90% of my internet interactions for a while and this is still my most visited site. I think I just have fun doing what i've always done. I just keep a WAY more open mind than I used to though. So I dont need to worry as much. heh. Plus. . .i moderated this place for a very small time so im sort of tethered to this forum.
There is a bit of me that still has that moderator's spirit. To have people stop being ****ing ******** about everything and stop making assumptions but I knew that is never going to happen with how things are going. And i'll never be free from hypocritically doing the same either.
Killing time. That stuff I said in part 2 with the "moderator's spirit" but I dont have that much hope there.
Nope, I just hope all veterans return, with fun newcomers.
I like Sakurai as a developer, and as a Game Design student, I enjoy analysing his work. And my main reason for joining is the fun of coming up with movesets for characters, and seeing if the concepts would work or not.
Just enjoy discussing different types of movesets.
To have some fun, and people to talk about Smash with.
I do desire to figure out the newcomers, just as much as I desire to play the game. Another game of new characters can only give us more insight into the mind of the creator.
I love Smash so much, and that includes talking about Smash. I also have my own opinions about stuff that I want to express, and I want to see where other Smash fans stand.
Seeing reaction to new characters is pretty nice. Some fans may actually make compelling arguments about why a character will get in. Possibility isn't something I argue about much, although I do think certain characters like Ridley aren't possible due to huge changes (no pun intended) that'd have to be made.
Speculation can be fun sometimes. I want it to keep being fun.
What an interesting topic. Here's my go at it.
I would like to predict everyone - each game comes with more and more vets I want to keep around, so I'd hope to discuss the vets as much as or more than potential newcomers. Mainly, I want to try to get a feel for who would be in the game based on community discussions about relevance/leaks/etc. Still, I've seen that I'm really bad at predicting Sakurai, so it's more in fun than anything else.
Gauging the community, and seeing where feelings are. I joined in the Sm4sh speculation days since I wanted to talk about who could be and see what the community thought, and I took a break from the boards between close of DLC and the new trailer. It's fun (and sometimes frustrating) to guess at characters or imagine movesets, and it's good to see communities who agree with some.
Also, it introduces me to new ideas. Biggest example is my top two wanted characters, Ridley and K. Rool. I've played Metroid II for all of 10 minutes, and my experience with the DK series is DK64, which I never completed past the penultimate level. Still, these boards showed me how necessary those two characters are.
For fun, mostly. Odd definition of fun, since it is disappointing to see Ridley get deconfirmed after I started liking him, but it is fun to see people supporting the same characters you do. I've always been the person who wants a playble roster for fighting games spoiled immediately, so I like getting a feel for who's popular.
I will admit though that the most excited I've been for a character were when Sakurai threw us a chatacter I like from a series I liked and wasn't expecting at all. I went nuts about the Pokémon Trainer reveal.
Another thing that's fun is to see mockups or artwork posted for support, jist because it looks cool.
Not really, no. The way the wind blows, but Sakurai has shown that he can't be predicted - the community voted Bayonetta and Corrin at less than 5% chance each in the Rate Their Chances DLC thread, while K. Rool and Wolf were into the 70s at one point. But it is fun to see where people stand on different characters.
I actually decided that Smashboards is the best hope I have of getting things into the game that i'd like to see, or features I think should have been in Smash Bros. 4. Honestly, I hypothesized that Smash has become a slightly democratically designed game. I realized it when I saw the Duck Hunt Duo. I remember way back in the days of Brawl Anticipation some people were on the forums saying that "Laughing Dog" should be a Smash character. I hated the idea but I guess Sakurai or someone on his team thought it was a good idea. Maybe someone had designed an entire move set like I had done for Ridley once, and it got in because it worked and was kind of unique.
The most important addition I would put in Smash 5 though is not my favorite characters, or my favorite retro stages (though I really think we could bring back ALL of the old stages) but a scenario design function that lets you save and load all the parameters of a match like Stock/Time, Fast mode etc. and item settings. For example say you want to set up a match of 5 minutes with tiny fighters who have damage flowers on their head and the only items to be fire flowers, bats, fans, beamswords, pokeballs and assist trophies. You can set all those parameters and then on the character selection screen there would be two tabs in the corner. One that says "Save Custom Smash (or Custom Rumble if the title is Smash Bros. Rumble or Custom Clash if it's Smash Clash) and one that says "Load Custom Smash". And you'd get to make a name for each Custom Smash scenario design. Like a mode with nothing but healing items and lightning speed could be called Fast Healers or whatever. It's a design feature that just makes sense, so you could have all different kinds of tourney modes and fun modes and you could jump between them in a small amount of time instead of wading through pages of menus like it would be to switch modes in such complex ways in all the previous games.
It, at first, started as a medium to even discuss the game. I do not have a lot of friends that are into Nintendo and my sister, while she loves Nintendo as much as I do, she cannot keep up with me. I just wanted to talk about the game for hours and hours and she was not THAT interested.
However, as I saw more and more people predicting rosters and whatnot, I naturally sort of got into it. I love pointing out contradictions and it does wonders for the self-esteem, being constantly right. I was already somewhat narcissistic before, but when I compare myself to everyone else... Damn it feels good.
I am not even that interested in the roster this time around. None of the characters I want will make it in, but I just want to come back just to get that sensation of being the best again.
Well for me personally, I really want to figure out Sakurai this time. For the past month since the Smash Switch reveal, I have been researching Sakurai interviews and connecting that stuff to research about Nintendo's recent marketing moves and successes. I personally am in it for predicting newcomers, veterans are not a thing I wanna to speculate seriously about because all cuts just come simply down to franchise relevancy and development time. Sakurai has said he wants to bring as many veterans as possible and hates cuts. There isn't really any real intentional reason for any unique veteran to be cut, aside from maybe Mewtwo/Jigglypuff and clones whose franchises have uncertain futures.
I joined the Smash community to speculate alongside this time because I want to get as many interesting perspectives on newcomers as much as possible so that I may be able assure that one of my newcomer predictions is something I am sure and confident in risking of. Sakurai provides enough criteria through interviews/ e-mails over the years that it hits that sweet spot where it really motivates me to find out what choices could be rejected or accepted. Predicting the newcomers is not a hard task IMO, aside from maybe predicting third-parties. All it takes is straightforward research and connecting the dots to find that one newcomer Sakurai could definitely pick based on certain circumstances like gameplay potential, game critical reception, franchise popularity, clone feasibility, fan requests, etc. Sakurai's surprise factor really keeps Smash speculation an exciting time for me and motivates me to find which surprises could be chosen.
I personally do not argue, but rather take a curious approach and ask questions so that people may be able to dissect some things that could lead to a newcomer's inclusion. The best example of this happening was in the Smash Switch thread, where we almost got somewhere with Elma's possible inclusion with connecting Sakurai's mech and rifle figure with that possibly connecting to Elma's moveset. When it comes to newcomers I find unlikely, the best I can do in-depthly explain my position. Depending on the character, I might go as far as writing a 6 paragraph essay on why I think something is unlikely, like Captain Toad during his RTC day discussion. (Although the supporters did change my mind when the discussion progressed, it was a fun time) The same can apply to newcomers I feel are very possible to be in Smash Switch, I am currently making a load of paragraphs about each newcomer I put in my prediction roster so that people may be able to see my full perspective. When I have written all of my analyses, I hope to at least get in-depth critiques and suggestions because the only thing I want to do is progress rather than cycle through circling arguments that I have previously participated in Smash 4 speculation.
1. Well kinda. Mostly it's just me being hopelessly optimistic about certain characters. I do tend to change my mind on which newcomers I think will be added in the game frequently.
2. Ehh...I don't really know for sure myself. I guess discussing the possibilities this game could have is interesting itself and it's always something to see the immediate reactions from everyone when a character reveal happens. Pre-release hype is fun to see as well I guess.
3. I just like to throw in my 2 cents on why I think a character will/won't happen. Obviously some characters are more obvious to guess than others and sometimes I like to make "out of there" predictions or even ideas just for the fun of it. Sometimes i'll make the case for why certain characters I like could make it in or why they should be in the game.
4. Not really TBH. Even though there's still a handful of characters I really want in the game, i'm more content with seeing what goes down in this iteration of Smash.
Yes and no. I am more on the side of what could be present rather than wanting to be 100% accurate to the final roster. Leaves open some room for possible surprises.
Newcomers aren't the only important aspect of the roster, so I would say predicting veterans' statuses is something to also consider, but is less fun since there's the idea of actual loss involved.
Just for fun, even when speculation can get rather heated and makes it less fun.
Bragging rights only factor in on rare occasions.
Sort of? Like I'm not driven by an all desiring need to guess Sakurai's choices. Any chance of that for me died when Wii Fit Trainer was announced. Yeah, even R.O.B. was workable, but WFT? Forget it.
I'm mostly about the newcomers as bizarrely I don't feel very invested in a lot of the potential cuts. Roy and Mewtwo were sad to see go in Melee and Wolf, Squirtle and Ivysaur was disappointing in Brawl but in 5mash a lot of the ones brought up for being on the chopping block I could easily live without.
Fun, spread the passion of my favourite characters, listen to those who get passionate about other characters, learn about franchises I'd otherwise never try; example: that talk about Elma in the Smash Switch thread made me want to try Xenoblade X out, talking in Sm4sh's speculation opened my eyes to the possibility of Duck Hunt pre leak and made me very happy to get the one retro I wanted, and the reactions to reveals are always good.
I also like watching how quickly people 180.
"PAC-MAN IS A TERRIBLE FIT FOR SMASH"
"WELL OF COURSE PAC-MAN GOT IN, HE'S THE GRANDADDY OF GAMING"
Heck, I'm guilty of it. I went from hating the idea of Bowser Jr to him being my favourite newcomer thanks to the way Sakurai implemented him. Koopalings and a Clown Car are infinitely more interesting to me than the standard "Paintbrush, Shadow Mario transformation" movesets that everyone was so sure on.
Got a bit of a personal story here, if you'll indulge me.
Smash 64 landed me my very best friends as a kid.
I was a scared kid who'd just moved and didn't know anyone else. This pair of twins got to talking about this new game they got and how it starred Mario and Pikachu. It sounded crazy but I was a fan of both so I went over with my sister as she was also a huge Nintendo fan. Instant friendship was formed and I began to become a fan of Yoshi, one friend loved Mario, the other Sonic(who got in later) and my sister's favourite Nintendo character? Toad.
I was always disappointed for her since she loved the mushroom ever since she was a very small child and his involvement in other games such as Super Mario Kart helped her make friends she'd otherwise struggle to do. I was wishing for Toad for her until Brawl when I suddenly realised how big a character he was on my childhood as a result too.
I'd played hours and hours of Wario's Woods, completed SMB2 as Toad due to his speed(okay I needed Peach for THAT airborne level but give me a break), we'd grown up watching the original Super Mario Super Show, playing Mario Kart together, Mario Tennis 64, etc and continued to play Mario platformers and sports games through to present.
Then 3D World and Captain Toad Treasure Tracker were announced and blew me away. Also Toad is an All Star recognised by millions and I find his(or Captain Toad's) exclusion kind of glaring in general.
OUTSIDE of Toad, I find it very interesting to see people's passions and sometimes arguing or engaging is the best way to find out more about a character and share in that passion.
I'm at peak creativity(although also peak distraction) during Speculation Season. Just hoping to use it as an excuse to polish some art skills and engage in something fun.
I've given up trying to figure out the entire roster, although I can see the fun side of it I think it's an impossible task, at this point it'd just be naive of me to think that I could actually nail it. I do like to talk about individual characters' chances, as seen by my activity in the Rate Their Chances thread, but that's as far as I'll go with actual predictions, I don't think I'd be able to put together an actual roster.
The primary reason I joined Smash speculation back in the Brawl days was to campaign for the characters I wanted in the game. The Brawl Dojo also got me so hyped that I needed somewhere to constantly be able to discuss the game, that was Brawl Central back then, and it's since become Smashboards. It has very little to do with bragging rights for me, I don't feel a desire to prove others wrong like I might once have, but it's just to socialize around this one game that I feel so much passion for.
Ridley is the only one I've ever discussed to a great length, every other character I desperately wanted got in fairly early in Brawl speculation, and oh boy have I discussed him a lot, the 1392 posts I had on the Smash 4 Ridley thread were just some of the many posts I've had on the subject across the internet. For me it's because of a personal desire to see him in the game, after having supported his inclusion for 12 years I've only grown to want Ridley's inclusion more and more, it has become my biggest video game related wish. It's not just because of the character either (although that alone is the biggest drive), but also what his inclusion would represent, it would be the result of the many people who I have shared this desire with over those 12 years having their voices be heard, even the people who jumped off 10 years ago would have played their part, it would be a feather in the hat for a community who have done a great job representing its character by persisting in situations where other fanbases would long since have thrown in the towel. It's also because I truly believe it is possible for Ridley to be in Smash, I know the big man himself disagrees and that Ridley's inclusion is incredibly unlikely at this point, but that's not going to stop me from putting my point of view out there.
At the risk of sounding completely fanatical, if that's not already too late, I think that if Ridley were to ever get in, then my days of Smash speculation would be over. As much as I love to be here during these crazy periods, I just don't think there'd be any driving force for me to be active on here every day like I am during speculation, the one reason I'm still here is because my favorite Nintendo character still isn't in Nintendo's all-star video game, take that away and I'd probably only have a passing interest in Smash speculation.
When I discuss any other character it's really just my initial thoughts I post on here, I haven't really thought in-depth about any of the other characters, and neither am I willing to take a hard stance either for or against their chances, I might lean one way or another, but I'm now of the opinion that nothing can be discounted.
Not really, I originally took part in it to make sure that the characters I supported would get their due attention, but as all but one of them have been included, and the one who isn't in will likely always have significant support until he finally makes it in, that is no longer something I'm hoping to gain anything from. As of this moment I'm only here to get some of the hype out of my body and to discuss various things with other Nintendo fans, the only thing I hope to gain from it by now are fun memories, which is always guaranteed with the Smash community.
Why do I speculate Smash?
Seriously though, I've been speculating since I was a wee-boy during Smash 64. It's human natural.
It probably helps that only months after I joined Smashboards, my dream inclusion of Sonic got in Brawl. From that point onward, I can almost never be disappointed with what comes next for characters. The only character that could come close is if say... Tails managed to make it in being my favorite Sonic character (But I could easily live without Tails being in Smash, I was satisfied enough that he got a Mii Costume in Smash 4). But still, Sonic being announced back in Brawl was and still is a huge deal and I'm glad he's stuck around and likely will for the remainder of the series barring a weird circumstance where Sega and Nintendo have a falling out. So after that, it's just I hope to see the reactions of many people to see their favorite characters make it, see them as happy as I was when Sonic made it into Brawl. As well as give good guesses and see all the potential candidates whether they're front runners or dark horses we don't see coming.
Not the entire roster, but I like going in a case-by-case basis (like which Xenoblade character will get in, or which will be the retro fighter, or which series will get a Kid Icarus/Fire Emblem-esque boom in representation). Veterans are somewhat less blurry to speculate about (like many ppl already thought Ice Climbers and Snake would be cut in SSB4, or Doc/Roy/Pichu in Brawl), so in this case I try to speculate more.
It's honestly just fun to share and discuss opinions and wants, talk about ideas. I feel like there's some people that take this **** way too seriously, I'm just here to talk about my favourite characters and why I want them in or why I think they should be in or why I think they're likely to get in.
Easy answer, it is fun and there is nothing else to talk about on here.
Sort of. I like to try and predict what the chances are for the characters I want. Outside of that, I'd rather just wait and see; Sakurai is a very interesting developer to watch because he always throws at least one curveball that no one expects. I don't think predicting cuts is that interesting or fun, so I focus most of my energy thinking about potential newcomers.
If I'm perfectly honest, it's about one part meeting Nintendo fans like me and discussing my favorite games, and two parts impatience. When a new Smash game gets announced and the game isn't out yet or the final roster isn't known, speculation is a fun way to pass the time. I get pretty obsessive about the potential of a new Smash to the point where I need an outlet to get rid of the ideas that pop into my head. Though, I'd also be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the salt surrounding reveals of controversial characters that I support (Rosalina's reveal for Smash 4 was hilarious to watch in real time).
I like taking patterns and using them to predict outcomes. Also, it allows me to use all of the previously useless knowledge I've gained from from playing Nintendo games for 20+ years.
Nope. Just a way to pass the time and alleviate the creative energy I get from thinking about a new Smash game.


Knitting Like Crazy: Some Wednesday reading for you.
Some Wednesday reading for you.
Another week has gone by, and I continue to neglect the blog. Why, oh why!? Well, I have been busy...well, not really. Work has been a little crazy and stressful, and the apartment has been a mess, and all I can seem to do is sit on the couch and watch Bridezillas and Platinum Weddings on WE. Oh well. Sometimes sitting on the couch being lazy is fun. And, I have been knitting a little here and a wee bit there.
I knit these booties up to match the umbilical cord hat that I knit awhile back for my college roommate, Karen: I knit them flat then (poorly) seamed them up. I think they look pretty cute. Not bad for an hour or less worth of work!
This is with that alpaca yarn that I got from a coworker. I am really loving this project. I am interested to see how this is going to block out. Normally I knit these kinds of lacy things with wool, so I am not sure how well it will work. I do like a good experiement!
My Canyon Sunrise socks are coming right along. I have no pic today because I might be at work right now and I don't have one to show you. I decided to go with a short ankle sock. Really, it's just so I will have leftover yarn so I can try to squeeze a second pair out of. I want a million pairs of socks out of that yarn!
Hopefully some of these UFOs will become FOs soon, so I can start new projects soon. I mean, there may be some Raven Series yarn on its way to me soon, and I know I am going to have to immediately knit with it!


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PREMIERE: Watch The Video For Monsoon Moon's Wildly Catchy Debut Single 'Just Friends'
Written by Allison Gallagher on July 2, 2019
A couple of years ago, Perth musician Shaun Pickett dissolved Command Q, the dance project he shared with fellow DJ Louis Frere-Harvey that had copped co-signs from the likes of Diplo and Skrillex, eventually going on to sign with Mad Decent and OWSLA.
Now, Pickett has returned under the name of Monsoon Moon, shifting gears with debut single 'Just Friends', a darkly catchy slice of indie-electronica that put Pickett's vocals and musicality front and centre. The song explores that tricky balance between head versus heart – the tension that comes in the aftermath of impulsive decisions.
"I was once wildly in love. And like every love drunk musician before me, I had the original idea of writing a song for my lover," explains Pickett.
"But, like most good things, our love didn't last and I was left with an unfinished song and a healthy plate of regret. The song was now a lie! And I started to think, wouldn't it have been better if we never got together in the first place? Why couldn't we have stayed Just Friends?"
The single was recorded in Melbourne with producer Joel Quartmain, and mixed and mastered by Pickett at Digital Bath Studios in Perth.
The video for 'Just Friends' was directed by longtime collaborator and artist Dean Gavin of Onyx Syndicate. It's an eye-catching and colourful visual that suits the track perfectly.
"The relationship Shaun and I have is great because I respect the amount of time and work Shaun puts into the product alongside having faith in my own skills to assist in communicating his messages creatively," says Gavin, hinting at more collaborations along the way. "We're only just getting started here."
The single is apparently just a taste of the body of work Pickett has in store for Monsoon Moon, promising more to come in the second half of the year.
Watch the video for 'Just Friends' below.
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Pain washes guilt away
Monday, 14 March 2011 Genelle Weule
History is littered with examples of ritualised pain in exchange for a pure soul (Source: Romeo Ranoco )
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Painful absolution Giving up a bad habit for Lent may cleanse your soul if you're religious, or at least make you feel a lot less guilty if you're not.
That's the upshot of research from the University of Queensland that's found a little bit of self-inflicted pain goes a long way to relieving the psychological burden of immoral behaviour.
History is littered with examples of ritualised pain in exchange for a pure soul. Examples include, wearing hair shirts, which were popular in medieval times; self flagellation, which is practiced by a number of religious faiths; and festivals of repentance and sacrifice such as Lent and Ramadan. Even the word 'pain' is derived from the Latin word 'poena', which means 'pay the penalty'.
The researchers wanted to test the hypothesis that people seek out pain as a response to their own immoral behaviour. The process of penance by pain isn't just restricted to a particular religion or religious practice. It can also apply to behaviours such as fasting, intense exercise, even work, in response to guilt, says Dr Brock Bastian, lead author of the study, which appears in the journal Psychological Science.
"All of these practices where you put yourself through hardship obviously must have a psychological function," says Bastian. "It would be strange to think that we would continue a practice that was of absolutely no benefit to us psychologically at all."
"The fact that we found [punishment] actually reduced guilt was the most intriguing part of our research," Bastian says.
"We're actually showing that pain does something good for us."
Guilt increased feeling of pain
The researchers recruited a group of 62 young men and women under the guise that they were participating in a task that focused on mental acuity. They were then placed into three groups.
The first two groups were asked to write about a time when they had rejected or socially excluded another person. Then the participants were told that they were to participate in a task that tested their physical acuity.
The first group, and a third group that had written about an everyday interaction with another person, were instructed to plunge their non-dominant hands into a bucket of ice water up to their elbow for as long as they could. Meanwhile, the second group was instructed to dip their hands into a soothing bucket of warm water (between 36°C and 38°C) while performing a simple task.
The participants rated how much pain they experienced and to score the morality of their actions on the 'mental acuity' task.
Participants who wrote about an unethical behaviour not only held their hands in ice water longer, but also rated the experience as more painful than did participants who wrote about an everyday interaction.
"So it wasn't that they were numb to pain, or they didn't experience pain, they experienced pain more because they wanted to, and held their hands in there longer," explains Bastian.
Making sense of pain
He says the research helps us understand how people make sense of pain.
Self-inflicted pain can be used as a penance to right the judicial scales, it can be a way of communicating remorse to others (or God if you are religious), or it can demonstrate the romantic notion that punishment is a test of one's virtue, says Bastian.
But Bastian says it isn't possible to know from the study whether the participants' response to pain is due to cultural or religious influences or a primal response. Or whether people with different cultural backgrounds would react differently.
"Is it something that is being fed to them through a culture that has Christian values embedded, or is it a more basic thing?," he asks.
"There are reasons to suspect that it is more basic. We often use our early experiences of the world to make sense of higher concepts and I think the link between punishment and pain is something that is very hard to disentangle."
Tags: religion-and-beliefs, pain, psychology
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As a parent, making your child's birthday party memorable is always a priority. You want your child and their friends to have a carefree day filled with cake and fun. A photo booth can be a great addition to just about any party. Not only will it allow the guests to be silly and let loose, but it also gives everyone a party favor to take with them. Photos from the party are a great way for everyone to remember the amazing time that they spent together. If you are on a tight budget, you can still have a cool photo booth by making some of your own props. Making your own photo booth props is possible on just about any budget if you follow a few helpful tips.
Cardstock will be a lifesaver when you are trying to make photo booth props. You can find images online and then print them out using cardstock paper. Cardstock is heavier and more durable than regular printer paper. Choose popular images depending on the theme of the birthday party. If it is a princess-themed party, you can print crowns, lips, tiaras and long hair onto cardstock. You can then just glue the cardstock images that have been cut out to wooden sticks. For a pirate-themed party, you can print out fun images like a pirate hat, a scope, an eye patch, a parrot and anything else that is in line with the theme. The party guests can then hold the sticks up to their face and the props will look great in the photos. A photo frame that has no back is also a really cool prop to use, and most people can find one within their home.
If you are looking to have a more personalised backdrop for your photo booth that will match the props that you create, you do not have to spend a ton of money. It is possible to make a backdrop for your photo booth by just using tissue paper. Applying a few sheets of tissue paper in fun colors using sticky tape is a great way to make a fun backdrop that will look great in the photos, but it is also really affordable. You can then string up ribbons or fabric that are in line with the theme. You can place these vertically along the tissue paper and position them high to add a bit more style to each photo that is taken.
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TV personality Laura Csortan shares her mixed feelings about celebrating her first mother's day as a single mum.
Mother's Day is this weekend. Mother's day … and I am a mum!
I'm finally part of this wonderful, fortunate, exclusive (not to mention special) group of women, two of which are my mum and sister. So with my five-month-old daughter in tow, I've jetted up north to Queensland to spend this special day with them.
As much as I'm looking forward to my little lady one day making me breakfast in bed, despite the fact it will more than likely be burnt toast and a glass of milk adorned with garden picked flowers - which of course I will love more than anything - the thought of being on my own this Mother's Day while she is so young makes me feel a little sad.
I always wanted to be a mother, I just assumed I'd be married or in a relationship. I never gave a second thought to the fact that I might be a single mum. However, so far, I can honestly say it's been so much fun.
Layla Rose is a sweet little soul and we are completely in love with each other.
Look, some days I am too tired to function and it's really, really tough, so I do what I can with the little energy I have. Normally in a coffee coma, but if she's happy and healthy at the end of the day, I do a little fist pump and gear up for the next. So far (touch wood) so good!
Getting our chill on... #heeeysundeeee ??
From the get go, I said to myself the only way to get through being a single parent was to take it day-by-day, no expectations and certainly no comparisons. Comparing myself to families with two parents or family close by to help out is a recipe for my own little "pity party".
In my mother's group, where I am the only single mum for example, I hear stories of how husbands or partners took the night shift, changed, cleaned or even how they made dinner, blissful mummy free time, etc. etc. etc. So, that doesn't happen in my little family, but what does happen are 100 percent of the hugs, all the love, co-sleeping in a big bed, no disagreements and terrible singing and daggy dancing to get Layla to laugh with zero judgment – these are a few of the perks.
Don't get me wrong, I am super happy for parents getting all the help in the world, I have zero resentment towards families killing it at this parenting thing, it's not an easy gig whatever your situation.
The look on her little face ? Another precious day with my angel. Every day is a beautiful adventure with my baby girl ?
The loneliness can be tough, which I suffer from most in the evenings and weekends when friends I'd normally surround myself with are with their own families.
Evenings are impossible because once I've bathed and put bub down, I'm on my own. Having friends over for company isn't an option as it's all about baby sleeping. Going out, well, I don't, because I can't, which is fine as I'm usually exhausted and in PJs by 5pm.
While she is exclusively breastfed and all about her mumma, I won't leave her with a babysitter, or anyone for that matter.
Yes, it's fair to say we are glued together, which I don't mind at all. This time is precious and fleeting and you can bet I'm treasuring every moment.
Still, I've made sure that on my first Mother's Day I will be surrounded by family, love and laughter.
In your face loneliness, I got this!


The Calcutta high court on Monday ruled that dyslexics, or people with reading disorder, were entitled to be treated as handicapped.
Justice Tapen Sen asked the Centre to amend the Persons With Disability Act 1995 by incorporating that dyslexia be treated as a handicap. According to the Act, 3% of total seats in each institution is reserved for the disabled.
The directive came on a petition by Payel Sarkar, a dyslexia patient, challenging the denial of her admission at the Indian Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) on the ground that dyslexic patients could not be treated as handicapped.
Justice Sen also held that dyslexics would not need any certificate from authorities, only their medical prescription would be enough to treat them as handicapped.
He directed IIHM to admit Sarkar and allow her to appear in the examination on the basis of her medical prescription.
Sarkar's advocates Subrata Mukhopadhyay and Kaushik Chandra welcomed the verdict.
"It will help dyslexics get admission to any educational institution of their choice...," said Mukhopadhyay.
Sarkar, a resident of Assam, had come to Kolkata in 2010 for treatment at the Calcutta Medical College. She was also admitted to Class 12 at the Kendriya Vidyalaya, but was not allowed to sit for examination because of poor attendance.
She had then moved the HC saying since she was a dyslexia patient she could not attend all the classes. Court had then directed the school to allow her to sit for exams. It had also directed the state and the Centre to formulate a policy for the benefit of dyslexic patients.


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The Ta1 elements are a low copy number, copia-like retrotransposable element family of Arabidopsis thaliana. Six Ta1 insertions comprise all of the Ta1 element copies found in three geographically diverse A. thaliana races. These six elements occupy three distinct target sites: Ta1-1 is located on chromosome 5 and is common to all three races (Col-0, Kas-1 and La-0). Ta1-2 is present in two races on chromosome 4 (Kas-1 and La-0), and Ta1-3, also located on chromosome 4, is present only in one race (La-0). The six Ta1 insertions share greater than 96% nucleotide identity, yet are likely to be incapable of further transposition due to deletions or nucleotide changes that alter either the coding capacity of the elements or conserved protein domains required for retrotransposition. Nucleotide sequence comparisons of these elements and the distribution of Ta1 among 12 additional A. thaliana geographical races suggest that Ta1-1 predated the global dispersal of A. thaliana. As the species spread throughout the world, two additional transposition events occurred which gave rise first to Ta1-2 and finally to Ta1-3.


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DAP-funded projects legal, Drilon insists
By: Norman Bordadora - @inquirerdotnet
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 03:14 AM October 14, 2013
Sen. Franklin Drilon: Aboveboard. FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—In spite of assertions by legal experts that the facility is unconstitutional, Sen. Franklin Drilon insists that projects funded by the controversial P72.1-billion Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) should be considered initiatives of the Aquino administration although identified by lawmakers and therefore aboveboard.
Drilon made the remark on Sunday following an Inquirer report that six senators received P100 million from the DAP, an impounding mechanism for government savings, on top of their P200-million annual allocation from the graft-ridden Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), or congressional pork barrel.
The President is allowed under the Constitution to realign items in the budget of the executive branch, Drilon said in a text message. "The projects nominated by the senators are projects still in the executive branch," he said.
"For example, where a budget for a road is not being used, and is realigned, upon a senator's request, to a hospital, the two projects are within the executive branch," said Drilon, who as chair of the Senate finance committee was then gatekeeper of lump-sum appropriations from the pork barrel system.
Unlike the PDAF, he said, "there is no item, or separate fund, called the DAP, in the budget from which project funding can be sourced."
"As the name describes it, the DAP is a program to accelerate or catch up spending public program. It is based on the President's constitutional power to realign items in the budget," Drilon said.
"That power to realign items in their respective budgets is also granted to the Chief Justice, Senate President, Speaker and heads of all constitutional bodies," he added.
Veteran Senators Joker Arroyo and Miriam Defensor-Santiago, along with constitutional experts and law deans, have said that the President cannot juggle funds from one department to another without authority from Congress. They cite the same law that Drilon cited in defending Malacanang's DAP releases.
Fr. Joaquin Bernas, a constitutional law expert, said in his Oct. 7 column in the Inquirer that the President and heads of constitutional bodies could transfer savings only to "augment" items in their appropriations.
"These items which are to be augmented must already be found in the appropriation for their departments in the same budget year. What this means is that the power to transfer is not authority to create new items not found in the appropriations act," he said.
The constitutionality of the DAP has been raised in the Supreme Court, which has scheduled oral arguments on the issue for Oct. 22.
Given lingering questions about the legality and propriety of fund releases to lawmakers after the Senate convicted Chief Justice Renato Corona in May 2011, Malacañang said it would be prudent to wait for the results of the investigation by the Commission on Audit, requested by Santiago, on the DAP releases.
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte agreed with Drilon's contention that the projects funded through the DAP in 2011 were the executive department's.
"At least at face value, you could see that they identified projects that fell under the implementing agencies," Valte said in an interview over state-run dzRB. She said the funds did not end up in nongovernment organizations (NGOs).
In their letters to Drilon, Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Ralph Recto, Antonio Trillanes IV, Teofisto Guingona III, Sergio Osmeña III and former Sen. Francis Pangilinan each requested P100 million for "priority projects."
On Drilon's instruction, the six senators submitted their priority lists in late November 2011, six months before senators voted 20 to three to convict Corona for dishonesty in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth.
A month earlier, the Department of Budget and Management announced the implementation of P72.11 billion in additional projects funded through savings from 2010 to 2011.
After being charged with plunder in connection with the P10-billion pork barrel scam, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada divulged in late September the release of P50 million to senators' projects following Corona's conviction.
Budget Secretary Florencio Abad confirmed that 20 senators received additional pork barrel amounting to P1.107 billion months after Corona's conviction. He said this came from the DAP introduced in 2011. The DAP had been unknown to the public then and came about as a result of Estrada's revelations.
Valte explained that in November 2011, the DBM opened itself to proposals from government agencies and legislators to identify projects for funding while the government was "trying to catch up with spending."
"If we look back, the GDP (gross domestic product), I think, at the time, was at 3.6 [percent] and we sorely needed to catch up or to accelerate on spending. And that, in fact, was accomplished because, if you look at the Neda (National Economic and Development Authority) review that was conducted in the first quarter to the fourth quarter of 2011, the numbers for public spending really picked up," she said.
Trillanes and Pangilinan confirmed requesting more allocations on top of their annual pork allocations in 2011.
"Our office was informed that we could submit a list of projects for our constituents and we complied. The projects benefited our countrymen and these are posted on our website for transparency," Trillanes said.
Originally posted: 4:40 pm | Sunday, October 13th, 2013
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Q: GIMP Python - Fill Path/Vector with color I am trying to develop a script that i can run on opened SVG files. I want to iterate over all paths and fill the path with an arbitrary color ( I will be replacing this part of the code later). The first stage of this is just iterating over the paths, and I cannot seem to figure out how to do this. My code is below - why am I not seeing any paths being iterated over?
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from gimpfu import *

def plugin_main(image, layer, path):
    vectors_count, vectors = pdb.gimp_image_get_vectors(image)
    for n in vectors:
        pdb.gimp_image_select_item(image,CHANNEL-OP-REPLACE,n)
        foreground = pdb.gimp_context_get_foreground()
        pdb.gimp_edit_fill(image.layers[0], foreground)

register(
    "create_polygon_art",
    "Fills all the paths with the average color within path",
    "Fills all the paths with the average color within path",
    "Bryton Pilling",
    "Bryton Pilling",
    "2018",
    "<Image>/Filters/Fill all paths with average color",
    "RGB*, GRAY*",
    [],
    [],
    plugin_main
)

main()

I have also tried a number of different approaches I have found by googling, including using something simpler for the iteration like:
for v in gimp.Vectors

But no matter what I try I cannot seem to get evidence of an iteration over the paths.
I am using gimp 2.10.6 on Windows 10 64-bit.

A: It's a trap... pdb.gimp_image_get_vectors(image) returns a list of integer ID for the paths, but the later calls require a gimp.Vectors object.
image.vectors is indeed a list of gimp.Vectors and you can iterate all the paths with
for vector in image.vectors:

More problems:

*

*You declare two args in register() but have three in your function. In practice you don't need the path argument, since you aere going to iterate them all anyway.

*The layer argument of your function is the active layer when the plugin is called, and is normally the one you want to paint

*gimp-edit-fill takes a color source and not a color. When you go further with your code you will have to set the foreground color, and push/pop the context

*CHANNEL-OP-REPLACE isn't a valid Python symbol, in Python you should use CHANNEL_OP_REPLACE (with underscores)

Two collections of  python scripts here and there.
If you are under Windows, some hints to debug your scripts here
Your code with fixes:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from gimpfu import *

def plugin_main(image, layer):
    for p in image.vectors:
        pdb.gimp_image_select_item(image,CHANNEL_OP_REPLACE,p)
        pdb.gimp_edit_fill(layer, FOREGROUND_FILL)

register(
    "create_polygon_art",
    "Fills all the paths with the average color within path",
    "Fills all the paths with the average color within path",
    "Bryton Pilling",
    "Bryton Pilling",
    "2018",
    "<Image>/Test/Fill all paths with average color",
    "RGB*, GRAY*",
    [],
    [],
    plugin_main
)

main()

You can make you code more user-friendly by painting "strokes" (so you have one path with several strokes). If you want individual selections on strokes, you can copy them to a temporary path. Code for this can be found in some scripts in the collections above.


The introduction of the Citizen's Contract in October, saw GMP calling on communities to work together to create a safer Greater Manchester. The Senior Scam Busters will become an integral part of the policing family, attending community engagements and educating vulnerable people about fraud and how they can protect themselves from the scammers.
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"More than 1,000 people a month are deliberately targeted and tricked into sharing their personal information – with money being taken. I have personally experienced attempted fraud over the past few weeks and I know how disturbing and upsetting it is to be a target for fraudsters.


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