2012 is flying by! Reminiscing with my roommate Geraint Thomas it seemed like yesterday we were preparing for the Olympic test event in February. We finished in second place behind the Australians in the team pursuit. It wasn't the result we were hoping for but we made up for it in Melbourne just a few weeks later in March at the world championships. Melbourne was a great trip, it was brilliant to pick up another track world title but I'll remember the city and the good times had with teammates outside of racing with the fondest memories.
I can barely believe that (all going to plan) in just 5 weeks today I'll be competing in my final day of racing in London.
May and June was time for some road racing with my team Rapha-Condor-Sharp with a view of pushing on my aerobic power and trying to win a race or two on the way when possible. I always enjoy racing with my team, the tour series criteriums were great fun but also hard work with form slightly suppressed from on-going track training between the racing. Hopefully the hard road miles done in this block will give us the aerobic depth we need to move us forward come the Olympics.
A couple of weeks ago the final confirmation for the Olympic selection was announced. As I had hoped, I've been selected for Team Pursuit and the Omnium. To be honest, it's not something I'd given much thought to. I think I had been so focused on training hard for the Olympics that I forgot I had to get selected in the first place! Obviously I'm very proud to represent Team GB and can't wait to give my best in front of a home crowd.
Today is my rest day in Majorca; we are half way through a short road block before returning to the track again for the final push. The weather here has been good, a bit too good for my liking; at 36 degrees C riding up half hour long climbs isn't my favourite pastime. Sun cream and sweat dosn't mix well in my eyeballs! Just one more three day block here in Majorca then it's back to our English summer. Can't wait!
Next up is a short track camp back home in Manchester before moving into the holding camp in Newport, then finally on to the Village for the Olympic Games. I can barely believe that (all going to plan) in just 5 weeks today I'll be competing in my final day of racing in London. Like I said before, 2012 is flying by!
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A collection of 18 views from Norway.
Composition jaune, orange et verte, 1957.
Three compositions from the portfolio Lagunen.
Silhouette cut depicting a family in the garden.
Hjemme hos Troldene III og V, 1934.
Composition with two bears on a branch.
Leda og Svanen and "Pigen og Hvepsen".


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How are diamonds formed?
Diamonds are formed deep within the Earth about 100 miles or so below the surface in the upper mantle. Obviously in that part of the Earth it's very hot. There's a lot of pressure, the weight of the overlying rock bearing down, so that combination of high temperature and high pressure is what's necessary to grow diamond crystals in the Earth. As far as we know, all diamonds that formed in the Earth formed under those kinds of conditions and, of course, that's a part of the Earth we can't directly sample. We don't have any way of drilling to that depth or any other way of traveling down to the upper mantle of the Earth.
How do diamonds travel to the surface of the Earth?
The diamonds that we see at the surface are ones then that are brought to the surface by a very deep-seated volcanic eruption. It's a very special kind of eruption, thought to be quite violent, that occurred a long time ago in the Earth's history. We haven't seen such eruptions in recent times. They were probably at a time when the earth was hotter, and that's probably why those eruptions were more deeply rooted. These eruptions then carried the already-formed diamonds from the upper mantle to the surface of the Earth. When the eruption reached the surface it built up a mound of volcanic material that eventually cooled, and the diamonds are contained within that. These are the so-called Kimberlites that are typically the sources of many of the world's mined diamonds.
One of the things we know, therefore, about any diamonds that were brought to the surface is that the process of the Kimberlite eruption bringing the diamonds from the upper mantle to the surface of the Earth had to happen very quickly, because if they were traveling too long and too slowly they would have literally turned into graphite along the way. And so by moving quickly they essentially got locked into place into the diamond structure. Once the diamonds have been brought from high temperature to low temperature very quickly—and by quickly, we mean in a matter of hours—these eruptions, these Kimberlite pipes moving to the surface, may have been traveling at rates of 20 to 30 miles per hour. Once the diamonds are brought to the surface and cooled relatively quickly, those carbon atoms are locked into place and there's just not enough energy to now start rearranging them into graphite.
What is carbon's role in forming diamonds?
Diamonds are made of carbon so they form as carbon atoms under a high temperature and pressure; they bond together to start growing crystals. Because of the temperature and pressure, under these conditions, carbon atoms will bond to each other in this very strong type of bonding where each carbon atom is bonded to four other carbon atoms. That's why a diamond is such a hard material because you have each carbon atom participating in four of these very strong covalent bonds that form between carbon atoms. So as a result you get this hard material. Again where the carbon is coming from, how quickly they're growing, those are all still open questions, but obviously the conditions are such that you've got some group of carbon atoms that are in close enough proximity that they start to bond. As other carbon atoms move into the vicinity they will attach on. That's the way any crystal grows. It's the process of atoms locking into place that produces this repeating network, this structure of carbon atoms, that eventually grows large enough that it produces crystals that we can see. Each of these crystals, each diamond, one carat diamond, represents literally billions and billions of carbon atoms that all had to lock into place to form this very orderly crystalline structure.
You mentioned that scientists don't know where the carbon comes from. What are some possible sources?
In some cases, the carbon seems to have originated within the mantle of the Earth, so carbon that was already in the Earth. In other cases, there's evidence very curiously to suggest that the carbon may have originated near the surface of the Earth. The thinking there is that this carbon could have literally been carbon that was part of carbonate sediments or animals, plants, shells, whatever, that was carried down into the upper mantle of the Earth by the plate tectonics mechanism called subduction.
How long does it take diamonds to form?
We really don't know how long it takes. There have been attempts to try to date inclusions in different parts of diamonds, and those have largely been unsuccessful. It may be that diamonds form over periods as short a time as days, weeks, months to millions of years. Typically, as with many crystals that grow on the Earth, it's not a continuous process. The diamonds may start to grow and then there may be an interruption for some reason – a change in conditions, temperature, pressure, source of carbon, whatever—and they could sit for millions, hundreds of million of years, and then start growing again. That's part of the problem of trying to put some sort of a growth period on them; things don't always occur continuously in the Earth.
We can grow diamonds in the lab and we can simulate conditions there. But there are things we have to do to grow diamonds in the laboratory that aren't obvious as to how it happens in the Earth. In the laboratory, they're typically grown, but there's some catalyst. Some metals are often added to cause the diamonds to grow, but these same catalysts are not observed in the diamonds from the upper mantle of the Earth.
How old then are diamonds?
All diamonds, as far as we know, are quite old in the Earth. Most diamond formation probably took place in the Earth in the first couple billion years of the Earth's history. There are diamond deposits that have been discovered that are younger—the rock itself, the Kimberlite, is maybe just tens of hundreds of millions of years old. The way they date diamonds is typically looking at inclusions of other minerals in the diamond that can be radioactively dated. The diamonds themselves can't be dated. But if the mineral inclusions contain certain elements like potassium and things that can be used in a radioactive dating scheme, then by dating the inclusion in the diamond you get some sense of the age of the diamond itself. And those dates always suggest the diamonds are quite old. At least hundreds of millions of years old, but in most cases billions of years old, anywhere from one to three billion years old, a time when the earth was probably hotter than it is today and so conditions were perhaps more appropriate for diamond growth.

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FaithDispatches
A pro-life journal that goes beyond abortion: 'Human Life Review' editor talks covering euthanasia, LGBT issues and Covid-19
Christopher ParkerJanuary 19, 2023
Pro-life demonstrators are seen near the Supreme Court in Washington June 15, 2022. The court overruled the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision in its ruling in the Dobbs case on a Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks June 24. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
Maria McFadden Maffucci is the editor-in-chief of the Human Life Review, a quarterly journal founded by her father in 1975 after the Roe vs. Wade decision. The Review publishes commentary primarily on abortion and euthanasia, but recent topics have also included the Covid-19 pandemic and feminist thought. America spoke with Ms. Maffucci to discuss the future direction of the publication in November.
The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity.
Your father, James Patrick McFadden, was the founder of the Human Life Review, and you've worked there in different editorial capacities for a number of years. How have you seen the publication change? How has it remained the same?
I think a major change is that with the introduction of the internet, we now have the website as an arm of the review, which is a great change, especially now because we have news and blogs and things like that. The Review is still a quarterly, that hasn't changed, and so there is a long lead time for each issue. We publish a lot on new and developing issues, but there are also persisting issues like abortion that we covered in the 1970s and '80s and are still covering now. It's kind of disturbing in some ways, how things haven't changed.
For example, in one of our very first issues in 1975, we covered the congressional hearings on fetal tissue research, which was just coming out, and here we are still arguing about that. But of course things have changed mightily over almost 50 years. My dad was at National Review magazine, and he started the Human Life Review from there, and I think that whole world of conservatism has changed immensely. I'm not sure what conservatism is anymore.
How would you describe the contemporary mission of the Human Life Review? Has it changed since the Dobbs decision?
The mission has not changed. The mission is to educate and to change hearts and minds. So while we certainly devoted a lot of space to the Roe decision and why we thought it was a bad decision, the Dobbs decision has opened up a whole new host of issues, heightened many battles. There's more misinformation than ever to confront.
It's kind of disturbing in some ways, how things haven't changed.
Our mission is still to educate and to write the truth about life issues—not just abortion. Even in our very first issue we covered more than abortion.
Since the Review's founding, many states have passed so-called "right to die" or "medical aid in dying" laws, and the push to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia keeps growing worldwide. We consistently cover alarming developments internationally as well—for example, in Canada, where this spring, euthanasia will be legal for those struggling with mental illness. In the United States, there is a real disconnect between the nation mourning the high suicide rate on the one hand, and on the other approving laws that teach that choosing death is a "right."
Would you say that the editorial goal of the magazine is to help people join the pro-life movement or more to act as a forum of thought for those who are already pro-life?
Our hope is that people want to be open-minded and read arguments based on reason. And I hope that has happened. The majority of our readers are pro-life. We may have strengthened their understanding and their courage. We definitely work as a community for people who feel isolated in their beliefs, and we always have. There are definitely people who have come along with us on a journey and become much more pro-life than they were.
Truly, our mission is to reach the "mushy middle" of Americans. I think that the arguments today are so emotion-laden and slogan-laden, and I wish that people could really take a step back and talk with people that they disagree with and find some common ground. The polarization is just awful, and there's not a lot of space for reasonable conversation.
Recent issues of the journal have included commentary on issues traditionally seen as separate from the abortion debate, including commentary on "disproportionate" Covid-19 lockdowns and the legality of same-sex marriage. Do you think commentary on these issues makes it harder to reach across ideological lines and reach new readers?
I think that if readers are truly open-minded, they should be able to evaluate opinions they both agree and disagree with without shutting down the conversation. Not everyone who writes or edits the Human Life Review has the same opinions on all the related issues.
Certainly many who write for the Review see the Obergefell Supreme Court decision as problematic as well, and many conservative pro-lifers object to same-sex marriage; however, the Dobbs decision deserves to be considered on its own. In the movement now, there are gay pro-lifers, and married gay pro-lifers, as well as progressive and atheist pro-lifers, and there are examples of cooperation and solidarity among them with traditional and religious pro-lifers.
In the movement now, there are gay pro-lifers, and married gay pro-lifers, as well as progressive and atheist pro-lifers, and there are examples of cooperation and solidarity.
The younger pro-life activists in particular see the abortion question—who deserves the right to live—as separate and urgent. So, yes, I think many in the movement can agree to disagree on other even related issues.
The review is nonsectarian, but as a Catholic myself, I have views that could be considered liberal and others that could be considered conservative because I try to think as a Catholic first. If you're not going to read something that's pro-life because you disagree with something one of the authors said on a different topic, then you're not really engaging with the journal.
Let's talk a little bit about the election. Obviously, the midterms saw some disappointing results on ballot measures for the pro-life movement. Three states chose to codify abortion and two refused to adopt broader pro-life measures. How will the Human Life Review respond in the wake of the election?
The Human Life Review will respond as we always do. We'll report the news. We'll report opinion. Our goal is to try to publish reasonable and true articles and news items without ideological slant.
Here in New York, the ads that have been flooding television during the campaigns all say so-and-so politician voted for prohibiting abortion with no exception for life of the mother. That's just lying. There are no laws that don't protect the life of the mother. The Catholic Church has the principle of double effect to protect the lives of the mothers, so there's a lot of misinformation.
I think a lot of Americans are still uncomfortable with late-term abortions, uncomfortable with abortions in general. But if someone says to them, "Do you think there shouldn't be an abortion if the mother is going to die?" they're going to say, "Of course there should be."
It's even more of a challenge to get to reasonable truth and common ground. The hyperbole of both sides is just so blinding.
So it's even more of a challenge to get to reasonable truth and common ground. The hyperbole of both sides is just so blinding.
We've persevered now for almost 50 years ourselves, and we'll just keep going. I was going back and reading some of what my father wrote in 1979. And he said that one of the advantages of the anti-abortion movement was that it wasn't tied to any economic, regional or political baggage, but unfortunately, we really are now. I sort of wish we could just have a pro-life party.
On the bright side, there are a lot more and very pro-life movements out there from all across the political spectrum. And we are happy to see that. The Human Life Review is trying to do more about how abortion really affects women and how we can have better solutions for women. And that is something that I wish both sides could really try to get some common ground on because whether the pro-abortion activists like it or not, many women are pushed to an abortion because of their circumstances, and they feel they have no other choice.
There have been politicians who have advocated for removing "life of the mother" exceptions—for example, newly elected Idaho state Senator Scott Herndon. Do differing viewpoints on fundamental questions like these make the Human Life Review's job as a voice for the pro-life movement harder?
As with any major civil rights or social justice movements, there are extremists, outliers and politicians who just say or do stupid things. Not acknowledging the reality of ectopic pregnancies as a life-of-the-mother exception, as it seems Mr. Herndon doesn't, just doesn't make medical or moral sense.
I think what makes things harder for us is this unfair standard for our movement, that one ignorant or hypocritical or fringe person or group somehow reveals the whole pro-life movement as illegitimate. The Review has and will analyze and criticize and debate many things in the movement while insisting on the core mission, which is protection for the most vulnerable among us.
I think what makes things harder for us is this unfair standard for our movement, that one ignorant or hypocritical or fringe person or group somehow reveals the whole pro-life movement as illegitimate.
A Gallup poll from this summer found that Americans are self-describing as pro-choice at the highest level since 1995. Fewer than 40 percent consider themselves pro-life as a label. But as recently as 2019, the same Gallup poll had more Americans describe themselves as pro-life. Do you think that the Dobbs decision pushed some people deeper into the pro-choice camp?
The way they do these polls can lead the answers. If you say, "Would you support a law that doesn't allow abortions in case of rape, incest and life for the mother?" a lot of people would say, "No," but if you said, "Do you think that a woman should be able to have an abortion in her third trimester?" that same individual might say, "No, I think the child should be protected." So I do think there's a problem with the labels, and you really have to look at the survey questions themselves.
The politics since President Trump has definitely caused some people not to want to say they're pro-life because they feel that that connects them to an extreme wing of Republicans, and I think that's unfortunate. Again, I wish the pro-life movement weren't attached really to any political party. I mean, I respect the people who work so hard in our political system, and because it's democracy, we have to fight for the lives of the unborn. But I do think that the movement has been tarnished by the politics. Not everyone on the pro-life side would agree with me here.
Do you see the Human Life Review as a place where authors can debate what it means to be pro-life or is there a particular vision of the pro-life movement that the review or the editorial board hopes to manifest?
We have published people who disagree with us if they have something interesting to say, so I do see it as a place for debate, but it's not a neutral publication. The purpose of the publication is to support the dignity of life. So you're not going to find an article extolling abortion or euthanasia, unless it's something that we're publishing for a reason.
But there are debates about what it means to be pro-life, for sure. And that goes back to some of the Covid stuff. There were many reports on things like the nursing home scandal and advocating for protecting people at all stages of life.
In general, the Covid-19 epidemic was another very divisive issue within the pro-life movement and the country, obviously, and still is. This wasn't in the Review, but I wrote for Newsmax that I was disturbed by an unwillingness on the part of many of my fellow pro-lifers to support protections for others—especially the elderly and vulnerable.
We can argue about what it means to be pro-life because there are so many different factors.
There was a lot of talk of: "Well, it's only dangerous for those with underlying conditions and the elderly." That sounds close to the kind of arguments we fight when it comes to euthanasia.
We can debate whether or not Covid restrictions were extreme and whether or not the vaccines are moral or effective, but valuing human life, to me, means, yes, we are our brother's keeper and that should be held way above politics, ideologies and self-interests.
But we can argue about what it means to be pro-life because there are so many different factors. One we've had is the "personhood" movement or the "purist" movement versus the "incrementalist" movement. Some believe if you make any exceptions on abortion like for rape and incest, you're hurting the movement as a whole; it has to be all life or nothing. And we've had many, many debates about that.
And then there are other issues like frozen embryos, which is a debate within the Catholic Church as well. You know, what do you do with frozen embryos? Are those lives worth protecting? Some of our authors may agree with us on abortion but not on euthanasia or not for everything. We don't agree with everything all our authors write, but I would say what unites us is respect for the dignity of human life.
What role do you think the Human Life Review needs to play in the future of the pro-life movement and what do you think that future will look like?
I would like us to start reaching more young people and more undecided people.
I think the Review is suffering from this general atmosphere that we're all suffering from, which is lack of reading, short attention spans, too much information. I would like to see us get more into universities because I think if people are asked to read an article, even if they read one of our articles and one on the opposite side, I think they'll find it really interesting.
We want to be the journal that has the best, most intelligent, most passionate voices about life and be there for people. That was my dad's vision, that we would get the best people, most brilliant people writing for life. I believe if you are able to reach one person, you could save a life. And that's what it's about.
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Christopher Parker is an O'Hare Fellow at America. His work has been featured in Notre Dame Magazine, Arches Magazine, the Los Angeles Times and the Berkshire Eagle.
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Remarks by the President at the Women's Leadership Forum
7:02 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Hello, hello, hello! It is good to be with all of you. First of all, how about the outstanding the new chair of the DNC, Debbie Wasserman Schultz? Give it up for her. (Applause.) We've got a couple of other outstanding members of Congress who are here. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is here. (Applause.) And Representative Donna Edwards is in the house. (Applause.)
Now, I was a little confused when they told me I was coming here to address the Women's Leadership Forum, because I address a women's leadership forum every night at dinner. (Laughter and applause.) I just left a women's leadership forum. (Laughter.) I have Michelle, Malia, Sasha, my mother-in-law. (Laughter.) It's just me and Bo – (laughter) -- trying to get a word in edgewise. (Laughter.)
AUDIENCE MEMBER: We're going to let you talk.
THE PRESIDENT: Oh, that's a change. (Laughter.) The last time I spoke to the Women's Leadership Forum was back in 2008. (Applause.) And a lot has changed since then. I'm a little grayer. (Laughter.) Back then, we were in the middle of the worst recession since the Great Depression, a recession that would ultimately cost us 8 million jobs. Today, we've got a recovery that's taken hold. Our economy has now been growing for the past five quarters. We've created over 2 million private sector jobs in the last 14 months. (Applause.) More than three-quarters of a million private sector jobs in the last three months alone. Each of the big three automakers are now making a profit for the first time in years. (Applause.)
So obviously the economy as a whole has an enormous impact on women and everything that women are doing to hold families together during extraordinarily rough times. But we've done a few other things. Along the way, we appointed two more women on the Supreme Court -- (applause) --including the first Latina on the Supreme Court. We launched a competition called Race to the Top that's being touted all across the country for bringing about changes people couldn't imagine at the local level in schools, and it's also helping to recruit more women into the math and science professions, which we think is absolutely critical. (Applause.)
We finally passed health care reform to make sure that health care is affordable and available for every single American in the United States. (Applause.) And as part of reform, insurance companies will cover preventive care like mammograms with no out-of-pocket costs. And it will be illegal to charge women more than men just because of their gender. (Applause.)
So we're making some progress, but we've still got a long way to go. For all the strides that we've made, women still hold fewer than 20 percent of the seats in Congress -- which explains something. (Laughter and applause.) Women still only make up 3 percent of the Fortune 500 CEOs. Women are still earning only about 77 cents for every dollar that a man is earning. That's why the first bill that I signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter bill -- (applause) -- to make sure that women get an equal day's pay for an equal day's work. That's not too much to ask. (Applause.)
I was disappointed when another important bill to help end pay disparities -- the Paycheck Fairness Act -- failed by just two votes, when not a single Republican would vote for it in the Senate. So I'm going to keep on fighting to pass that piece of legislation. (Applause.)
Because SBA loans are three to five times as likely to go to women and minority business owners as conventional loans, we've invested in the SBA. And Karen Mills, our SBA administrator, is doing an outstanding job. We are making sure that women entrepreneurs have the support they need not only to start a business but to expand a business, and create new jobs across America in the process. (Applause.)
Because about one in five women will be sexually assaulted in college, Vice President Joe Biden is working with our advisor on violence against women, Lynn Rosenthal, to help make sure our universities are fulfilling their obligation under federal law to stop the scourge of sexual assault on college campuses across America.
We created the White House Council on Women and Girls, led by our very own Valerie Jarrett. (Applause.) We created the Office of Global Women's Issues at the State Department, led by Ambassador Melanne Verveer, to make sure our administration is focused on the issues that are facing women and girls here and around the world.
Overseas, we lifted the Global Gag Rule that restricted women's access to family planning. We're making important investments in child and maternal health. And we are working to stem the unspeakable cruelties that are being perpetrated against girls and women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Applause.)
When it comes to our budget, we need to live within our means, and we've got to cut what we don't need so that we can afford to do the things that we have to do to grow our economy. But what I told the House Republicans during the budget fight is that I'm not willing to defund Planned Parenthood. (Applause.) I'm not willing to sacrifice basic health care and lifesaving preventive care for millions of women.
The cause of women aren't just important to me as President -- they are personal. I saw my grandmother hit a glass ceiling at the bank where she worked for years. She could have been the best bank president they ever had, but she never got that chance. I saw how Michelle was made to balance work and family when she was a vice president at a hospital. As a father, I want to make sure that my daughters and all of our daughters have the chance to be anything that they want. That's the America that we believe in. (Applause.) That's the America we're fighting for. (Applause.)
So, to all of you who are activists in your communities, in your neighborhoods, in your work places, I want to say thank you for everything that you've already done to help advance the cause of justice and equality, and prosperity and fairness. But I also want to underscore that we are not close to being finished. We are not close to being finished. (Applause.) Back in 2008, on that night in Grant Park, I told everybody, this is not the end, this is the beginning. And I warned everybody we were going to have a steep hill to climb. Change is never easy. And change certainly is not easy in a democracy because people argue; people have different points of view. That's part of what makes a democracy vital and healthy.
But we've made enormous strides over the last two and a half years. And that shouldn't be a cause for complacency, but it should give us enormous confidence that we can make even more changes over the next five and a half years. As long as each and every one of you continue to be involved, continue to be engaged, continue to speak out, I promise I will be right there with you, every step of the way. (Applause.)
God bless you. God bless the United States of America. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.)


They just have it. You know, that thing. It's inexplicable, and oftentimes it's indescribable. But looking at these photos and seeing the way they smile and laugh together, and you know that Mary and Mike were meant to wed this upcoming weekend. Everything is peaceful, and amazing, and the way it is supposed to be.


I was interested in what one of my hair follicles looked like so I took one of my eyelashes and placed it on a slide. It is lighter than originally expected, more brown than black, but that makes sense considering that it is being flooded with light. I am interested in what the smaller black markings inside are. There is also a lot of dust in this sample which can be seen in the back.


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Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns: A Major Heel Turn Will to Happen at WWE Survivor Series
By Sarah Hirsch
Our favorite brothers-in-arms have kept our attention all summer long, battling it out with a new and stronger Wyatt Family. Ambrose came to Reigns' side, adding to the Reigns/Wyatt feud when his nemesis Luke Harper inserted himself into the intense feud at the Battleground PPV.
However this feud started and ended with Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt. And now, Reigns is slated to take on former Shield member Seth Rollins at Survivor Series for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. That has to be leaving Ambrose feeling some type of way. He lost out on an opportunity to compete for a chance at the Championship due to his match with Randy Orton being pulled several days before.
There had been talks of a heel turn with Ambrose all summer long. The speculation had been huge among fans, who want to see a new direction in Ambrose. Even though it seemed that Ambrose was placed in matches, sharing the spotlight with others, I'd say he did pretty well. Nobody was complaining when he was one of the challengers for the Championship at Payback.
And Ambrose has all the reasons to be the bad guy. Ambrose always prides himself on being the best. However he hasn't gotten anywhere. In addition to what I have mentioned earlier, I haven't forgotten that Reigns was mostly MIA when Ambrose feuded with Rollins over the Shield break up. Ambrose could factor in all of this in his reasoning, and say Reigns only cares about himself. He could echo a majority of the WWE Universe's complaint of why does Reigns get so many chances at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
When Ambrose and Reigns conversed backstage on the October 26th edition of Raw, Ambrose's words were rather cryptic, taking the talk of a heel turn to sky high limits. It's in the air more than ever: something huge will happen with the best friends at Survivor Series.
And when it happens in the A-Town, it may or may not be well received. Considering that Survivor Series will draw the hardcore fan to Atlanta, if Ambrose does turn heel against Reigns, he will most likely be cheered. Ambrose is very popular with the WWE Universe, even rivaling John Cena in terms of merchandise sales towards the end of 2014. Ambrose has unwavering support and that speaks volumes considering his storyline placement this year. Ironically, Dean Ambrose has that fan support Roman Reigns needs.
Let's talk about the elephant in the room since I brought up fan support: since the Shield split up the favor has been more in Ambrose and Rollins' corner more than Reigns. It's no secret Reigns has had a rough year in terms of winning the fans over, due to getting that WrestleMania push that fans feel the other two deserved more. Reigns may have won some fans' respect, but not all of the fans were won over.
While all eyes are on Ambrose to turn, who's to say if it could be Roman Reigns who turns heel in Atlanta? Think about it. The Samoan Superman is loved in Atlanta, as he played college football there with Georgia Tech. He will be more favored at Survivor Series versus WrestleMania.
A scenario for you: Ambrose could inadvertently cause Reigns the loss in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match on November 22nd. Reigns could lose his temper and take it all out on Ambrose after the match. Especially because he lost in Atlanta, it would add to his embarrassment that he just can't win the big one.
After attacking the fans' darling Dean Ambrose, imagine Reigns coming out on Raw the next night and voice his frustration. He may complain that the good guy never wins in the end. He could really stick it to the WWE Universe, saying along the lines how fans are ungrateful and never happy though he gave his all for them. Drop the "the fans can chant whatever they want" line. Tell us how you really feel.
Essentially for either man, a heel turn can work for the better in terms of story and character direction.
Of course there are much more scenarios out there that can be played out should it even happen. Reigns could win the Championship and heel out the next day. If Ambrose is the one to turn, he better make sure everyone in the building hates him before he drops the mic. But one thing is for sure, we all know somebody is turning on his best friend, and the bromance is over. I better get my break up playlist ready.
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Ron MacLean says Coach's Corner 'is no more' after Don Cherry firing
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TORONTO -- Sports broadcaster Ron MacLean addressed Don Cherry's dismissal on "Hockey Night in Canada," saying he still loves his former co-host but ultimately had to choose "principle over friendship."
Speaking directly to viewers for nearly five minutes, MacLean said "Coach's Corner is no more" and laid out his feelings following Cherry's divisive comments last week that cost him his job.
"We are all hurting. I have collapsed a hundred times, if not more," MacLean said. "How can you choose principle over friendship? But I had to."
MacLean made his comments Saturday night during the first intermission of "Hockey Night in Canada" as the Toronto Maple Leafs took on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Noticeably missing were the segment's traditional fanfare and music.
"You know Don -- defiant. There were steps that needed to be taken because of what had been said by Don. And he didn't want to do those steps. So he made his choice and I made mine," MacLean said.
MacLean said he'd spoken to Cherry in the past week and called him a "fantastic human being," telling his long-time co-host, "I love you so much."
He stressed that his disagreement with his co-host did not diminish his respect for him.
"We honour what you've meant to the game," he said.
Sportsnet fired Cherry on Monday after his now infamous "you people" rant, which many felt was critical of immigrants for not wearing Remembrance Day poppies.
In the wake of the controversy, MacLean apologized for giving a thumbs-up on-air in reaction to Cherry's comments. MacLean explained that he'd initially felt in a "friendship bubble" and thanked critics for calling him out on his response.
Cherry has not apologized.
At the beginning of Saturday's show, MacLean said there were "obviously mixed emotions" and called it "the end of an era."
Sportsnet said it plans to take the long-running segment in a new direction.
Founding host of "Hockey Night in Punjabi" Paraminder Singh said he sees Cherry's ouster as a moment for growth.
"I think this is an opportunity for Sportsnet and 'Hockey Night in Canada' to set the tone that's truly reflective of the diverse viewership of hockey," Singh said.
SPORTSNET CALLS COMMENTS 'DISCRIMINATORY'
Cherry's ouster was prompted by last Saturday's segment when the commentator appeared to accuse new immigrants of not wearing Remembrance Day poppies.
"You love our way of life, you love our milk and honey. At least you could pay a couple of bucks for a poppy or something like that. These guys pay for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada, these guys paid the biggest price," Cherry said, emphasizing the "you" with repeated finger jabs at the camera.
During Cherry's rant, MacLean nodded along and offered a thumbs up at the end. After widespread anger and condemnation, MacLean eventually apologized and called his co-host's words "hurtful and discriminatory."
Shortly after Cherry's comments, Sportsnet issued a statement condemning him.
"Don's discriminatory comments are offensive and they do not represent our values and what we stand for as a network," Sportsnet President Bart Yabsley said in a statement.
The 85-year-old former NHL coach has a long history of making controversial statements. Some of his rants have targeted the Indigenous community, women at hockey games, "left-wing pinkos," climate change and players from Europe and Russia.
With files from CTV News Toronto's Vanessa Lee
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After agreeing to meet at 5pm, we arrived, luckily on time even in traffic we were stuck in, and the White Rose was fully decorated for the Christmas season. Twinkling lights and present decorations all over, indoors and out, with so much sparkle and the fabulous Grotto in the atrium.
The boys and I were first in the visit Santa in his Grotto. The very friendly elf came out to talk to the boys beforehand to get their names, ages etc to make the visit oh so special for them and then they got to enter to Grotto for their visit. Santa was sat on his throne with presents galore around him.
We spent what felt like forever chatting to Santa, talking about what the boys wanted for Christmas and whether they had been behaving enough to be on the 'Good List'. Afterwards we popped out and bought a photo from the stall outside as a memento of our visit.
The Festive Yorkshire Market is located outside in The Village, and that's where we ventured to next. Offering Yorkshire pudding wraps, a sausage hut, Yorkshire cheeses and beers, plus mulled drinks a plenty, we all opted for hot chocolates since it was so cold out. I even got an extra special one with a shot of Bailey's in it.
We then chose different for the food. All the boys wanted sausages so picked out each one from their hut. I just had to go for a Yorkshire pudding wrap, to see what they were actually like. I large Yorkshire pudding is the base for slices of meat (I chose gammon), vegetables including peas, carrots, cauliflower and more with extras such a pigs in blankets, roast potatoes and stuffing. All drowned in super gravy and wrapped up in the Yorkshire pudding.
They are amazing - totally stunning, and so filling. I definitely want to be going back to try another sometime soon as they were so nice! We ate our food and then the boys had a play in the play area whilst I finished my drink.
This new play area is perfect for children to take a break from shopping and enjoy some outdoor play. There's a swing, climbing wall, slides and so much more, and the whole area is a smoke free zone so you know your child can be playing in a safe area.
We ended our evening in Cineworld which is a part of The Village, getting to see a screening of The Grinch. Packed up with our obligatory popcorn and huge drink, we went to sit down in our seats. The seats at Cineworld are fab too. They have plenty of space between them and in front too so you can stretch your legs. They also recline ever so slightly so you can be as comfortable as possible when watching the movie.
The Grinch is an absolutely fabulous movie - as funny as the original, and this story is such a feel good Christmas one, which left the boys feeling so ready for Christmas. I'd definitely recommend it as a lovely Christmas movie to watch this year.
After the movie ended, we went home with our goodie bags filled to the brim with treats. The boys loved their gorgeous Disney baubles, and crackers which they've saved for Christmas. And I have already enjoyed my bottle of wine and am counting down the days till we can get back to the White Rose to spend my gift card - on myself!
This sounds lovely and festive now too!
That looks like such a fun evening out! I would *love* to try a Yorkshire pudding wrap.


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You helped create this monster: The smug, shallow media that helped build the Donald Trump Frankenstein
Great! The media turned on Trump. But their softball, policy-free coverage has helped him mainstream odious ideas
Elias Isquith
After spending nearly six months treating his hateful outbursts as if they were nothing more than a curiosity, or even a welcome distraction from the tedium of the campaign trail, it looks like the mainstream press has had just about enough of Donald Trump.
Apparently, his proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the country is unforgivable in a way that his other transgressions were not. Categorizing an entire ethnic group as rapists, urging the closure of mosques and the creation of a religious database, disseminating neo-Nazi propaganda, likening an opponent to a child molester, advocating torture for its own sake — this was all bad, of course. But apparently not bad enough.
You can probably tell that I'm skeptical about the media's motivations here. Or to be more precise, I'm doubtful that its suddenly brazen opposition to Trump is born from conviction rather than a combination of groupthink and professional anxiety. It's hard to understand, for instance, how someone could find Trump's mass deportation ideas kosher, yet see his travel ban proposal as too much. (Ethnic cleansing is OK, but the right to frequent flyer miles is sacrosanct?)
But better late than never, I guess. And I'd certainly prefer a world in which Trump is ostracized — however belatedly — to one in which he isn't. So maybe there's an argument to be made in praise of the way the mainstream media has handled Trump. Maybe it should be commended for picking a side (which it usually does) and being upfront with its biases (which it usually is not). Maybe we'll look back on the media's coverage of Donald Trump in 2015 as a drawn-out example of a lesson being learned.
I hope that's what's happening right now. I'm pretty sure it isn't. Or at least I'm pretty sure that the "lesson" the media is learning isn't the one that it should. It's learning that a presidential candidate can't explicitly call for a ban on Muslims, even if his opponents are basically doing the same thing. That's about "optics," which is one of the media's very favorite topics of conversation. But has the Trump experience taught it anything about policy, its usual weakness? Not so much.
I'll explain why I think the media's aversion to policy has significantly helped Trump in a moment. Before I do, though, I want to flag a new Washington Post interview with "the Donald" that's gotten a lot of praise and attention. Because although it was conducted before Trump's ban-the-Muslims proposal, I think the interview offers a glimpse of one of the reasons why Trump's been able to prosper. It's a long interview. Policy doesn't come up once.
Instead, Trump and WaPo spend almost the entirety of the interview engaging in a dull mix of pop psychoanalysis and horserace journalism. In so far as either reporter conducting the interview attempts to get Trump to talk about something other than his fondness for "winning," they ask him questions that are clearly (and almost solely) intended to provoke click-worthy quotes. Did you know the other campaigns don't even worry about you? Why do you think Ben Carson is faltering? That kind of stuff.
And then there are the sports metaphors. My God, do these men enjoy sports metaphors. Multiple times, large chunks of the interview are devoted to Trump talking about sports, especially golf. At one point, one of the interviewers, still fishing for a juicy quote, tries to use the golf talk to get Trump to open up and show his vulnerable side. "Is that something you're afraid of?" he asks. "One day you'll walk down the fairway and nobody will be looking?"
It's a clever move, as far as it goes. But it's not clever enough to work on the media-obsessed Trump. "He's a natural reporter, this guy," Trump snarks. He then proceeds not to answer the question, choosing instead to "bridge to his message," as media consultants would say, and talk about his book sales. The dogged reporter won't quit, though, and goes on to ask the same question a few more times. Here's what he eventually gets:
Trump: I've always been [at the top]. In school, I was always successful. In life, I was always successful. My father was a successful real estate developer and he was a very tough man but a good man. My father would always praise me. He always thought I was the smartest person. He said to one of the big magazines that everything he touches turns to gold. At a very young age. So I don't know.
"I don't know." That's it. After all that, WaPo can't get anything out of Trump beyond "I don't know." Let's just say that Marc Maron has nothing to worry about.
That's harsh, I admit. And it's not exactly fair to expect a political reporter to have Maron's pseudo-therapeutic touch. It's generally not political reporters' jobs to get people to share their feelings. They're usually talking to people who will be making life and death decisions, or at least asking for the power to do so. These are people whose actions will profoundly effect other people's lives. Potentially in the tens of millions.
Here's the problem, though. I'm not judging WaPo's piece by the standards of a celebrity interviewer because I want to; I'm doing it because the way these reporters approached the Trump interview demands nothing less. There's nothing in here about policy, nothing in here about what Trump would do as president. It's all about his feelings — be they about himself or about his rivals for the presidential nomination. (Tellingly, the article promises to shed light on "what [Trump's] afraid of" and "whether he's really a nice guy.")
Are shallow, softball interviews solely to blame for Donald Trump's political successes? No, of course not. To a significant degree, he's thriving because there are far-right nationalists in America, just like in every other country, and because he's willing to pander to them more than most. But do shallow, softball interviews like this make it easier for Trump to mainstream some dangerous, odious ideas — largely by not addressing them at all?
I can't say I know for certain, but there is one thing I can tell you: Trump's poll numbers are still going up.
Elias Isquith is a former Salon staff writer.
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The Express claim Nathaniel Clyne is ready to commit his future to Southampton - despite being linked with moves to Manchester United and Chelsea.
United have been credited with the strongest interest with Louis van Gaal eyeing a new right-back as he is unconvinced by Rafael.
He said: "I'm enjoying my football for Southampton, playing week-in, week-out and it's an up-and-coming club, so, yeah, I'm happy playing for Southampton and happy to stay at Southampton as well."
Liverpool have been cleared to move for Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette in the summer, according to the Metro.
Lacazette has been one of the form players in Europe this season, hitting 31 goals in 31 appearances to help his side mount a serious title challenge.
Lyon President Jean Michel-Aulas had previously stated that any offers for Lacazette would be rejected but the French international has raised fresh doubts over his future.
The Express claim Chelsea are in talks with Atletico Madrid over a £30m swap deal for Spain midfielder Koke.
Koke has a £44m release clause in the five-year contract he signed only last year.
England star Jack Wilshere has been urged to leave Arsenal.
Ex-Gunner Stewart Robson told talkSPORT: "I think it is the right time for Jack Wilshere to leave.
"He will learn more about the game if he went to either Man City or Chelsea. He would learn the defensive side of the game, as well as the attacking side of the game. He would a better all-round player."


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Toll Group have called on the Government for action on reducing the road trauma involving the transport industry, following a horrific spate of fatalities across the Christmas break and into the New Year.
In fact, whilst there has been an increase in 2016 over the past five years to 2016, more than 1,000 people were killed in truck crashes. Australia has a dire road safety problem.
Rather than waiting on more studies, Toll Group Managing Director Michael Bryne offers an operator's perspective.
Michael Byrne calls on the government to make the following six points a priority to affect real improvements in driving the road toll down:
Have one rule book for heavy vehicles and heavy vehicle drivers across the country. No variations, no exceptions. This must cover a standard definition of a heavy vehicle as well as a national approach to: mandatory stationary rest times for heavy vehicle drivers, speed limits for heavy vehicles and a driver licensing system
Introduce a national operator licensing system
Enhance community understanding of how to drive safely around trucks, including through the graduated licensing system and education campaigns
Incentivise and reward safe, modern fleets with life-saving technologies
Make telematics mandatory for regulatory purposes.
Draw on private sector expertise from transport operators in any discussion on improving road safety outcomes pertaining to heavy vehicles
Michael Byrne has shared Toll's six priority points to all Road and Road Safety Ministers across Australia with the view to driving collaboration across governments. As Australia's largest provider of road freight logistics, Toll stands ready to work with all governments to make these six points a reality.
Common road users may be unaware of the age of the nations heavy fleet or the technologies which are now available which could help save lives on the road.
Making a case for modern vehicle technologies, Byrne notes "technologies such as autonomous emergency braking systems, lane departure warning systems and electronic stability control can save up to 104 lives per year but are taking too long to become standard in the fleet."
"The average age of a heavy rigid truck in Australia is 15.7 years. The average age of an articulated truck is 11.9 years. An operator licensing system could stipulate a maximum vehicle age or offer subsidies/incentives to safe operators to deploy these life-saving technologies."
Reducing the incidents involving heavy vehicle cannot be solely reliant on the heavy vehicle sector but all road users need to understand how to "share the road" safely with trucks.
As Michael Byrne explains, "through NTI data, we know that in 93% of fatalities involving a truck, the other party was at fault. There is an opportunity to ensure that drivers are educated on driving safely around trucks, such as safe stopping distances and over-taking."
Read Michael Byrne's full letter to the Prime Minster and Road Safety Ministers across Australia.


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Often depicted as a virginal, pious simpleton, Edward was in fact a devious, wily king who struggled to control his violent temper. As a young man in 1016 he fought against the Danish king Canute's invasion of England; as an ageing, childless monarch he cunningly played off his potential rivals and successors to his advantage using the prize of his throne as leverage.Despite his reign of peace and prosperity and the transfer of power to the eminently capable Harold, the death of Edward in January 1066 preceded by mere months the end of the Anglo-Saxon era. Often blamed for the crisis that prompted the invasions of 1066, Edward's alleged nomination of William 'the Conqueror' can finally be exposed as Norman propaganda, and the patron saint from the English Royal Family's reputation as a warrior, statesman and diplomat adequately restored.
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I've been watching the leaves since they began changing a few weeks ago. The view from my back door allows me to see across a small hollow and the trees and bushes are are all flaunting their finery. Apparently, the local fauna have decided that it's time to make an appearance as well. There have been V formations of geese flying and circling overhead and the other night there were three yearling does from the local deer herd that stopped and stared as I drove past them on a street below my house. Another sign is that I have what appears to be millions of acorns in my driveway. Supposedly, some acorns are edible, but I don't know if the ones off my trees are the kind that are and I'm not so adventuresome that I want to use my own self for testing. I do have some candidates in mind, however.
I also have seen some changes and alterations in friendships. I've reconnected with some friends lately that I haven't spoken with for a while and I'd like to think they are enjoying it as much as I. One friend, Kathy, grew up just down the street and started being more a friend of my sister, then we phased into school friends which was followed by morphing into acquaintances. I recently asked friends if social networking friends were "real" or just "tech" friends and was pleased to hear form Kathy that she felt we are "real" friends while another friend was truthful enough to admit that they felt that these friendships were "light compared to "in-person" friendships. I'm glad that Kathy and I have progressed to that stage. And I also wonder if maybe the anonymity of social media allows us to maybe be more forthcoming with personal "stuff" (technical term...) in turn getting us electronically closer to each other.
Another phase currently in change is happening at work. A few years ago there were things going on that were less than ideal. Things were happening that were making my life, and a few others as well, pretty miserable. I was patient, and I worked things through and was able to use channels to fix the problem without a lot of cost and without a lot of hurt feelings. Some hurt feelings, but not a lot. Things got better and then even better. Phases and stages.
Recently, however, some things are going on that are reminding me of a darker time. A time that I was hoping not to go back to. Things that are escalating to an almost insane level. Circles and cycles.
But I am a patient man. And, being a patient man, I know that there will soon come a time when things will improve. Possibly drastically. Maybe, if I am lucky, dramatically. But I am also thinking permanently.
My friends, I want to thank you being, well, my friends. I want to thank you for being there, and for sharing a little of your lives with me. You have helped to make some dark parts of my own existence a little less daunting, and a lot more warm.
Thank you once again, with all my heart.


After breakfast, you will ride to the highest point of the trail, Tambrae point. The gentle gradient gains you 350m higher and gives amazing vistas over the Mackenzie basin. The expression goes 'What goes up must come down', but please be careful with your speed as you whizz down to Quailburn. Once you are there a quiet gravel road and cycle trail takes you to Omarama, half way at 152km. Omarama Hot Tubs is the key to relaxing any sore muscles and is included in your tour.
Departing along the driveway of the Lodge you cycle up the slopes of Ruataniwha towards the Tanbrae high point some 400m above. The first 6 km takes you to Freehold creek on an easy gentle slope. After here the track becomes a little narrower and more bumpy to the top at 11km. Beware there are a couple of false summits that might play with your motivation! It's not as bad as legend has it; worst case, you can push your bike to the top.
You know the saying….'What goes up must come down'. The next 7 km head down to Quailburn road, its fast so please take care! There are a couple of creeks to cross that might help you cool off if the weather is hot. This grassy hillside has a feel of being on safari and it would not be unfitting to imagine a giraffe in the scene!
At the Quailburn Road junction, you can head up 2km to the historic woolshed for a look around. Its a lovely place for lunch next to the creek. You will also find a toilet there too. Heading down Quailburn road you will pass Henburn Road, a potential side trip to the Clay Cliffs. It is a 14km return trip and the gravel road can get busy with tourist vehicles so please be aware.
Continuing along Quailburn Road you will meet the highway. Here take the off-road trail which leads through the Ahuriri Camp Ground and on to Omarama. Please take care using the highway bridge over the Ahuriri river due to fast-moving traffic. Omarama marks the halfway point of the trail.


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Rumour has it that you no longer have to be paranoid to believe that there exists a conspiracy to spread conspiracy theories about everything. The number of acronyms, code name, and trebled names that have infiltrated the American mind, and thusly the Western World since the 1960's is massive.
The list includes JFK, RFK, MLK, Malcolm X, Marilyn Monroe, Cointelpro, Lee Harvey Oswasld, James Earl Ray, Sirhan Sirhan, Mark David Chapman, John Hinkley Jr, LSD, MIA, CIA, FBI, NSA, Octopus, Gemstone, Roswell, Area 51, Jonestown, Chappaquiddick, Waco, Oklahoma, Watergate, Iraqgate, Iran-Contra, Savings and Loan, Whitewater, Lockerbie, TWA Flight 800, OJ, ebola, AIDS, crack coccaine, military industrial complex, black helicopters, grey aliens, grassy knoll, magic bullet, lone nut - and many more.
It seems that since the Kennedy assasination conspiracy culture has moved from the fringes to the centre of American/Western cultural life, in America particularly it has moved from an obssession with a fixed enemy to a generalised suspiscion about conspiring forces. Where conspiracy theorists once saw the US threatened by an external minority such as the Communist Party, now the assumption in more that the American way of life is itself a threat to those marginalised by it, and that the conspiracy now exists within the corridors of power. This logic of conspiracy has helped to shape the outlook of not just the right-wing militia, but of the new Left, feminists, black radicals, AIDS activists and academics. As the cultural theorist Peter Knight argued the situation in the US is one in which the nation is 'increasingly being fragmented into minorities, each of which feels itself beseiged' thus 'paranoia becomes the default political style'.
The most striking contrast is between the conspiracy culture of today and the classic American conspiracy theory, of say the McCarthyite witch-hunts of the early 1950's. Back then, the conspiracists saw a deliberate plot by communists with clear subversive aims. Even when the the communists were culturally represented as aliens, as in Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the conspiracy theory concerned willful human action in the pursuit of predetermined goals. By contrast, all the sides in the current debate about conspircacy culture contain rest on the loss of belief in the history-making potential of humanity.
However, conspiracy thinking can be seen as a creative response to bewildering change. Again Peter Knight argued that conspiracy is often 'an everyday epistemological quick-fix to often intractably complex problems'. Unfortunately this only demonstrates the problem: because whatever form they take, conspiracy theories are not theories of society at all. They do not offer anything in the way of understanding society, far less resolving the complex problems society faces. In the end they can only reconcile people to the hopelessness of the human condition. So conspiracy thinking in essence, is an intellectual endorsement of ignorance, fear and powerlessness.
Many years ago Karl Marx attacked the philosphers for merely interpreting the world, and then argued that the point 'was to change it'. Now it seems the philosphers are interpretting the X-Files as the world. So is the point now to change channels?
If you find out some of the stuff that people have definiteley been up to, say the CIA trying to assassinate Castro with poison ice cream administered by his mistress, or sponsoring an invasion and fireworks display to convince religious Cubans that the second coming was nigh and Fidel the antichrist (I saw a former CIA executive discussing these), the downfall of the Chilean government where the CIA incited a trucker's strike, the meddling in the politics of Ghana... you can see why people will believe in conspiracies. The reason I am often dubious is that the theorists don't often produce evidence and without that I am not convinced(imagine Watergate being suggested without the evidence of the Watergate hotel, say, I wouldn't believe it). I am sure that some weird stuff will come to light in the future but I don't know how much, if any, of the big conspiracy theories are true.
Incidentally, I am convinced that man landed on the moon.
One, the "American way of life" has changed (see my sig) and those of us who want to uphold the ideals (justice, equality, etc.) upon which this country was founded are marginalized quite frequently.
I think some of the conspiracys are true. It is the nature of man to band together in order to make change. It is extremely difficult for one person to instigate a change without conspiracy.
The word conspiracy has become a word to describe kooks but there are more conspiracys afoot than one can count.
The word conspiracy has been used to discredit people. Even Hillary was laughed at for using the "Right wing conspiracy" card. If you use the "C" word you are automatically discredited. People would rather hide their heads in the sand than admit there are people whom would put their own interests above mankid.
I would be willing to summise that the American acceptance of conspiracies stems directly from our disassociation with our government.
Our elected leaders do not represent us.
Besides would you have me believe that all the stuff that happens is just a result of the system we have in place rather than the work of a few ambitious men?
Rumour has it that you no longer have to be paranoid to believe that there exists a conspiracy to spread conspiracy theories about everything.
Everything they tell you IS A LIE..... Its a way of getting you to live LIKE THEY WANT YOU LIVING!!
Once you stop watching TV,stop listening to the MSM lies... YOU SEE A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD than what they tell you!!
Alot of talk about that..... We dont have any real proof they did land that day in 1969 do we??
You mean no one at NASA spilled the beans?


Do governments care about GPs in metropolitan areas?
Does the Australian preoccupation with 'the bush' mean that 85% of Australians are overlooked? In our recent Federal Government budget, a number of new initiatives were announced, but all of them are focused on getting doctor for rural areas.
When will Australian health policy recognise the importance of providing good care to highly disadvantaged communities on the edges of the metropolitan areas. These communities have significant health care needs and poor health outcomes – similar to those of rural areas.
Take for example, the rates of diabetes in suburbs such as Blacktown, NSW (7.1%), Dandenong, VIC (7.0%), Fairfield, NSW (7.6%) are just as high as many of the rural diabetes hotspots (with the exception of Northern Territory). These are areas in need of a more GP jobs, though they are not locations of choice for Australian-trained GPs looking for career opportunities. If the government is not willing to recognise the needs of these metropolitan communities, they are sacrificing community needs at the altar of political expediency?
The assumption appears to be that GP jobs are needed only in communities in the 'bush' while suburban practices have an oversupply. In spite of the increased numbers of Australian doctors, it is difficult to find GPs who are willing to work in outer metropolitan areas with significant medical support needs. More importantly, many of these clinics operate on a bulk billing basis and therefore have significant problems attracting Australian GPs looking for work.
The Australian fascination with the 'bush' continues to carry a great deal of political sway, but some the sentiment is based on urban myths.
There remains a strong sentiment clinging to the country's national myths, which see "the bush" as the soul of Australia, despite the statistics that prove otherwise. As a young, modern state with an advanced economy (albeit with significant resource and agricultural sectors) Australia hasn't existed in an era that lent itself to developing strong regional centers with vibrant industries of their own. The gains from proximity that fuel urbanization have been an increasing aspect of human organization since European colonization. That is why Australia has been, and continues to be, one of the most urbanized countries in the world, with almost 90 percent of its population living in cities.
This is backed up by other official population data which states that 80% of Australians live in urban areas and nearly 70% live in capital cities.


I'm Ben Mantle, a 5-dan Go player and teacher from Toronto. I've been playing Go since 2006 and teaching since 2008. I'm Head Instructor at the Toronto Go Club, former President of the University of Toronto Go Club, and an annual volunteer for Anime North's Go Area.
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Self description: "This guide is designed to provide help in finding reading which will contribute to your understanding of the history and nature of Confucian thought and practice. It tries to point you to work directly concerned with Confucianism itself, but also to the varying contexts which are essential to any full understanding of its nature."
Description: This list focusses on understanding the history and nature of Confucianism, thus complementing the one on "Confucianism: a Bibliography [to the Song Dynasty]" (http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/publications/confbib.html) by the same author. It contains 18 entries covering web links, book-chapters, and online journals.
Site contents: (1) Confucianism; (2) History of China; (3) Women in Chinese history; (4) Literature; (5) Chinese philosophy; (6) Religion; (7) Japan.


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People are already working to save all the important scientific knowledge just in case the world end's but…. why is this something to worry about? shouldn't we try to fight the world from blowing apart rather than investing in some Project Gutenberg. Ok so in 500 years people will be able to read charles dickens, but they why don't we try to stop the eventual destruction of humanity? Or is it simply one or the other?
For over 50 years major super-powers have simultaneously held onto nuclear weapons– you know why we haven't killed eachother? the mutual threat of nuclear war makes everyone behave nicely. if in 100 years we have killer robots that will destroy everything, why wouldn't the "risk of robot war" keep everyone acting like happy little sheep? "please don't break the status quo! we don't want a killer robot war on our hands!" just like we used to be afraid of nukes in the 20th century.
And this is not meant to be an alternative to doing the kinds of things we need to do in order to make the present better, anymore than buying fire insurance makes people think it okay to play with fire in the home as if it no longer mattered that they might burn the house down.