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Confesor es un término propio del cristianismo, que puede utilizarse en dos sentidos distintos:

 Confesor de la fe, un grado previo al de mártir en el cristianismo primitivo.
 El sacerdote que administra el sacramento de la penitencia.

Inicialmente, ambos sentidos coincidían, puesto que los cristianos que habían cedido ante las amenazas o torturas durante las persecuciones, y habían abjurado de su fe, procuraban acercarse a los que habían sobrevivido sin abjurar, para rogarles ser readmitidos a la comunión. También les llamaban padres espirituales.

Confesor real
Los confesores de los reyes tuvieron un lugar más o menos destacado en todas las cortes católicas. En concreto, para las grandes monarquías autoritarias que se formaron en Europa Occidental al comienzo de la Edad Moderna (Francia, Inglaterra y la Monarquía Hispánica -desde 1640 España y Portugal-), era un asunto de Estado la elección de confesor real, confesor regio o confesor del rey. El confesor, en muchos casos, sirvió como consejero íntimo del rey, la única persona con quien podía consultar sobre sus problemas con seguridad de que sus palabras no se repetirían.

Confesor del Rey Cristianísimo
Los reyes de Francia, que llevaban el título de Rey Cristianísimo, otorgaron el cargo de confesor a clérigos prestigiosos, como Suger, abad de Saint Denis (benedictino).

Ya en la Edad Moderna, Edmundo Auger (Edmond Auger) fue el primer jesuita confesor de los reyes de Francia (Enrique III).

Confesor de Su Católica Majestad
El confesor real era uno de los oficios de corte más importantes del Antiguo Régimen en España, pues sus funciones iban mucho más allá de escuchar a Su Católica Majestad en confesión, ejerciendo de consejero en todo tipo de asuntos (espirituales y temporales) e interviniendo en todo tipo de nombramientos (eclesiásticos y civiles). Los propios confesores acumulaban cargos eclesiásticos e incluso civiles. Ocho de ellos fueron también nombrados Inquisidores generales (de los que seis eran dominicos, la orden más vinculada con esa institución). El cargo de confesor recaía habitualmente en miembros de determinadas órdenes religiosas; siendo la opción por unos u otros un asunto de especial gravedad, y origen de recelos entre ellas.

Fray Juan Enríquez, que era fraile franciscano y bisnieto del rey Alfonso XI de Castilla y llegaría a ser posteriormente obispo de Lugo, fue uno de los confesores del rey Enrique III de Castilla. Y los confesores reales del reinado de Isabel la Católica fueron particularmente notables: Hernando de Talavera (jerónimo), hasta 1492; y desde entonces el cardenal Cisneros (franciscano), que sería regente de Castilla entre la muerte de Fernando el Católico y la llegada de Carlos I. Fernando el Católico había optado por confesores dominicos (Diego de Deza).

Jerónimos, dominicos y jesuitas fueron confesores de los reyes de la Casa de Austria. Luis de Aliaga (dominico) intervino de forma crucial en acontecimientos del reinado de Felipe III, como la expulsión de los moriscos y la caída del Duque de Lerma. Juan Everardo Nithard (jesuita), confesor de la reina Mariana de Austria (esposa de Felipe IV y madre de Carlos II), fue en la práctica el que ejercía el poder (valido) durante la regencia de esta, hasta el golpe de Estado de Juan José de Austria (1669). No obstante, el confesor de actividad más extravagante durante este reinado fue Froilán Díaz (dominico), que entre 1698 y 1699 llegó a exorcizar al propio rey (quien pasó a la historia con el sobrenombre de el hechizado) y pretendió haber hecho confesar a los demonios que le atormentaban la implicación de la reina madre y del valido de entonces (el conde de Oropesa); el confesor terminó procesado por la Inquisición.

Jesuitas fueron los confesores de los primeros borbones (Felipe V y Fernando VI) hasta 1755, en que cuestiones de política exterior (tratado de límites con Portugal) y la caída del marqués de la Ensenada (cercano a los jesuitas) llevaron a la destitución del Padre Rávago y el nombramiento de sacerdotes seculares como confesores.

La expulsión de los jesuitas (1767) tras el motín de Esquilache (1766) tuvo lugar durante el reinado de Carlos III, con un franciscano en el cargo de confesor (el Padre Eleta). Con Carlos IV fue confesor un clérigo de ideas ilustradas, Félix Amat.

Fray Juan de Almaraz, confesor en el exilio de la reina María Luisa de Parma, protagonizó una rocambolesca historia de chantaje a Fernando VII (que no sería hijo de Carlos IV sino de Manuel Godoy).

Ya en la Edad Contemporánea, y privado de sus funciones políticas, la función de confesor de Isabel II (que reunió en su torno una verdadera corte de los milagros) fue confiada al Padre Claret (fundó su propia orden religiosa -claretianos- y llegó a ser canonizado).

Confesor del Defensor de la Fe
Enrique VIII de Inglaterra obtuvo el título de Fidei Defensor por su defensa del dogma católico frente a Lutero en 1521, aunque poco tiempo después se separara de Roma (1534). Tuvo varios confesores, John Longland, obispo de Lincoln (se carteaba con los humanistas europeos, como Luis Vives), Juan Fisher, obispo de Rochester (opuesto a la anulación del matrimonio del rey, fue condenado a muerte -más tarde canonizado por la iglesia católica-), Nicholas Heath, su sucesor (bautizó a Eduardo VI).

En el reino de Inglaterra altomedieval hubo un rey denominado Eduardo el Confesor, pero no se refiere ese mote a ningún tipo de función eclesiástica, sino a su consideración como santo.

Véase también
 Confesión
 Penitenciario

Notas

Bibliografía

Sacramento de la penitencia

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TAKE-up by technology, digital and media occupiers has dominated the office market in Northern Ireland in the first three months of this year, according to commercial property firm Lisney's latest quarterly report.
Companies in this sector accounted for 70 per cent of office take-up, equating to 190,000 sq ft of the quarter's record-breaking 270,300 sq ft take-up.
The investment market transacted just over £10 million over the quarter, with the largest deal being the sale of Meadowlane shopping centre in Magherafelt, though approximately £70m of investment opportunities are on the market at present including Longwood retail park and Kilroot business park.
Despite the retail market being plagued by poor trading reports, the north has enjoyed a steady flow of new retail openings and deals agreed in the first quarter, including B&M, The Range and Patisserie Valerie.
Industrial transactions totalled 1.139 million sq ft, with the most notable being the purchase of the former Michelin 800,000 sq ft factory by Silverwood Property Developments and the 295,000 sq ft Caterpillar factory in Monkstown which was sold to Co Tyrone manufacturing company CDE Group.
Lisney's managing director Declan Flynn said: "The emergence of the technology and digital sectors has been a hugely prominent factor in driving office take-up rates which is really positive for the Belfast market.
"Interestingly, we've already seen Republic of Ireland-based companies acquiring space in Belfast city centre and would anticipate more of the same as companies seek to offset the effects of Brexit."
Meanwhile it was confirmed yesterday that Seopa, the company behind leading price comparison websites CompareNI.com and QuoteZone.co.uk, has signed an agreement to lease more than 8,000 sq ft of grade A office space at one of Belfast's premier office developments Adelaide Exchange, where current occupants include Liberty IT, Genpact and Vela.
Lisa McAteer of joint letting agents CBRE said: "We're delighted that Seopa have decided to base their Belfast operation in Adelaide Exchange.
The other joint letting agent was Colliers International while Jago Bret from GVA NI acted for Seopa in the acquisition of the new office.


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Q: Parsing JSON from request parameters in a HttpServlet I need to implement a parser which parses some values from "JSON strings". The data is accessible from the request parameters as follows:

String[] criterion = request.getParameterValues("criteria");

The criterion contains the following strings (each row represents a String):
{"fieldName":"name","operator":"iContains","value":"a string"}
{"fieldName":"date","operator":"equals","value":"2013-02-26"}
{"fieldName":"amount","operator":"equals","value":2600}

I need to be able to get the values from criterion by fieldName. The API could be like this:
String name = CoolParserUtil.parseParam(criterion, "name", String.class);
// "a string"
Date date = CoolParserUtil.parseParam(criterion, "date", Date.class);
// date representing 2013-02-26
// etc. etc.

How would you implement the parser?

A: You should have a look at JSON in Java.
There is another one named google-gson which offers features like defining type-adapters for serialization and deserialization for custom types. You can find a use-case here.

A: Well you can easily parse the String to a Object in Java using any of innumerable Json libs available.
My fav would be google-gson
Heres how you do it with google json
import com.google.gson.Gson;
public class GsonTutorial {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

String jsonMsg ="{\"fieldName\":\"name\",\"operator\":\"iContains\",\"value\":\"a string\"}";

        Gson gson = new Gson();
        Data data = (Data) gson.fromJson(jsonMsg, Data.class);

        System.out.println(data);
    }

    class Data{
        private String fieldName;
        private String operator;
        private String value;
        public String getFieldName() {
            return fieldName;
        }
        public void setFieldName(String fieldName) {
            this.fieldName = fieldName;
        }
        public String getOperator() {
            return operator;
        }
        public void setOperator(String operator) {
            this.operator = operator;
        }
        public String getValue() {
            return value;
        }
        public void setValue(String value) {
            this.value = value;
        }
        public String toString() {
            return "Data [fieldName=" + fieldName + ", operator=" + operator
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        }

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We signed Jose Mijares to a minor league deal with an invitation to attend Spring Training. We also signed Grady Sizemore to a one-year deal plus a considerable amount of incentives. Things are shaping up.
The B's lost to the Blackhawks, 2-3, in a shootout, and beat the Kings, 3-2, and Flyers, 6-1. As far as the Pats are concerned, we're done. The season is officially over. We will not be advancing to the Super Bowl. The Broncos, however, are another matter, since they beat us, 26-16. We couldn't run the ball, and the defense was porous. It just felt like something was off. I mean, granted, we were just really lucky this year; I guess the whole idea of a team fighting an uphill battle at every turn was a common theme in Boston. Anyway, we were fortunate to have come this far, and it's a real testament to the team to have accomplished that. We've won a lot of critical games this year, many of them close ones. And then it just ended. So we're out of the Super Bowl. It's awful, and it hurts. But we can still be proud.
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This week was momentous. This time of year usually is. Because this week, my friends, we celebrated Truck Day! On Tuesday, all of our equipment rolled out for the long drive down to Fort Myers. Spring Training has officially unofficially started! Man, it's been a long winter. It still is a long winter. And we have a long way to go, but we're getting there. It's February already, and since Truck Day has come and gone, Pitcher and Catchers is our next milestone, followed of course by the officially official start of Spring Training and then the season! We're well on our way. It may be freezing outside, and there may be snow in the air or on the ground, but we know that in Florida there is baseball to be played. I can almost taste it, especially since Farrell is already talking about lineups; expect Ellsbury to bat first this year.
Pedro Martinez is back in Boston, in the front office this time; he's a special assistant to Ben, and he's basically going to advise the pitching staff. Kalish had successful surgery on his right shoulder, but we re-signed Sweeney just in case. We signed Lyle Overbay to a minor-league deal. Terry Francona won the Judge Emil Fuchs Award, presented by the Boston Baseball Writers, for his service to the game.
Gary Tuck, our bullpen coach, decided to retire and has been replaced by Dana Levangie. Remember him? Levangie was our bullpen coach for eight years, the last of which was 2004. After that, he was an advance scout. And now he's back where he started. Tuck was going to be the last man standing from last year's staff, and he surely was a fantastic bullpen coach. He expected nothing but the best from pitchers and catchers; he made our staff great, and he will be sorely missed. Levangie has big shoes to fill, but seems like the logical choice.
Congratulations to the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund, who celebrate sixty years of partnership this season. This will be the inauguration of a suite available all season long for Jimmy Fund patients and their families. A Jimmy Fund Chorus will also perform at the park. This is one of those occasions when you feel really proud to support this organization.
Okay. There's something else that needs to be said, and I'm only going to say it once and then be done with it, because it's that excruciating. Kevin Youkilis is now a Yankee. Like his predecessor, Johnny Damon, he has enlisted in the Evil Empire. He has committed himself to the aiding and abetting of New York's success. Baseball is a complicated business these days; it's a rare and happy find to discover a player whose sentimental connection with a particular team is strong. In Boston, we've had a long tradition of such sentimental connections, and we still expect that from our players; we give them everything we've got, and we like to see the same in return. So when one of our own, a homegrown farm boy no less, goes to the dark side, it's extremely difficult to accept. It was difficult to accept Damon doing it, and it's no less difficult now. We salute Youk and everything he has done for this team and this city. He was a potent combination of hitting and fielding, volatility and versatility. He had his good moments, and he had his bad moments, but he has left a legacy here of a stellar player. I already made the tribute when he left, and we all know how awesome he was. All I'm saying now is that it hurts. It hurts, and it's devastating, and we have to go through that pain all over again of seeing one of our own turn away from us. That's all I'm saying.
In other news, the Ravens won the Super Bowl, 34-31. What a game. It looked like the 49ers didn't have a chance for most of it, and then it looked like the Ravens would be hard-pressed to keep them down after the power went out. But alas, they pulled through. At least now we get to say that it took a Super Bowl champion to defeat us this year. The Bruins, for their part, have been doing quite well. Since the shortened season's first game, the Bruins have beaten the Jets by a score of 2-1, the Isles by a score of 4-2, the Canes by a score of 5-3, the Devils by a score of 2-1, the Leafs by a score of one-zip, and the Habs by a narrow yet satisfying score of 2-1. We lost to the Rangers, 4-3, in sudden death and to the Sabres by the brutal score of 7-4.
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You know that spring is just around the corner when Truck Day has come and gone. Truck Day was yesterday, so that must mean we don't have much longer to go. It's been a long, cold winter, folks, and we've been without baseball for way too long. There have been some interesting decisions and some interesting non-decisions made this offseason; I don't know how this season will turn out. It may be better or worse than we expect. All I know is that Pitchers and Catchers is coming – in fact, Lester is already down there – and soon we'll be talking about Spring Training! Finally!
Speaking of Pitchers and Catchers, just so everyone knows what we're getting into, apparently Bobby V. doesn't believe in pitch counts. He says that they're completely arbitrary and cites his experience in Japan as evidence. As Dice-K has amply informed everyone who will listen already, in Japan there essentially are no pitch counts. But this is not Japan, these are not Japan's players, this is not Japan's six-man rotation, and this is not Japan's schedule. All I'm saying is that if something's not broken, Bobby V. should not attempt to fix it. Discarding the legitimacy of pitch counts is not a way to account for the fact that we still need two starters, and he seems to think that moving Bard and Aceves from the bullpen to the bench as starters wouldn't be a big deal for either. It probably wouldn't be a big deal if it were done properly, but I don't think discarding pitch counts completely constitutes "properly." At most, Bobby V. should be approaching this issue on a case-by-case basis. There may be some pitchers who are naturally inclined to throw more, and there may be some pitchers naturally inclined to throw less. If the pitch count has to be ignored, it should be ignored in a situation where it's within a pitcher's natural comfort zone and ability to do so. Otherwise he runs the risk of running all of our pitchers into the ground because a good pitcher will stay out there and compete for as long as he's allowed to do so. I don't even want to think about all the games we would have lost if Tito didn't pull people at the right time; I venture to guess that total would be more than the games we would have done by doing the exact same thing.
Speaking of pitchers, Roy Oswalt is still on the market, and we have indeed made it an offer. The offer itself is acceptable, but someone from his camp has stated that, geographically, he just doesn't want to be in Boston and would rather play in places like Texas or St. Louis which, as I'm sure is readily recognizable, are warmer and potentially National League and therefore more pitcher-friendly. As they say, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. But if you can't take the cold, don't even think about coming into the kitchen in the first place.
Last but not least, congratulations to Kevin Youkilis, who apparently is engaged to Tom Brady's sister, Julie. Two great Boston sports franchises unite.
In other news, the Super Bowl was obviously a painful disappointment, quite literally in fact. I can't believe it. I just can't believe it. During the offseason, this Patriots team was touted as the Patriots team that differed from other Patriots teams in recent years due to its defense. It's no secret that, while the Patriots have had a good defense, the defense has been just that: good. Not great, and certainly not extraordinary like the offense. This team was supposed to be a step in the right direction of addressing that issue. When we barely squeaked by the Ravens, we knew the Super Bowl was going to be a close game. And it was. I personally just never thought it would be close not in our favor and that we would lose, 21-17. It was 2008 all over again: the Giants' defense was better than ours, and it matched evenly against our offense, which meant that they were able to make more plays. Honestly, I still thought we had a chance even after that last touchdown. There was less than a minute on the clock, but that would have been enough for a successful drive downfield had we not been put in a position where we had to waste time getting another first down after that string of three unsuccessful attempts, the last of which was a sack. It was painful to watch, and it forced Brady to have to deliver a Hail Mary that would have won the whole game instantly, right then and there, had it been caught. And it almost was. But it wasn't, and that's how wins and losses are determined, isn't it. And it's not like it's all the defense's fault either. They did well, given the circumstances, especially on the Giants' third down. The offense also made its fair share of small mistakes that added up big time. It seemed like a million of Brady's passes were just a little off this way or that way or that this one fumbled or that one should totally have caught it, and that would have given us the points necessary such that the fact that the defense allowed the twenty-one points wouldn't have mattered. We all know Wes Welker should have made that catch with his eyes closed – he led the NFL with 122c catches – but obviously it's ridiculous to attribute an entire loss to only one play. In the end, we made it to the Super Bowl, we kept it a close game, and Brady set a Super Bowl record for consecutive completions. We lost, and it was crushing and devastating and, as I said, painful. But we'll be back. If there's one thing you can count on, it's that we'll be back for sure. And the B's beat the Caps and Predators and dropped a 6-0 shutout to the Sabres.
Boston Globe Staff/Steve Silva
Posted in Baseball, tagged 2004 World Series, Baseball, Ben Cherington, Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, Carolina Hurricanes, Josh Bekcett, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Roy Oswalt, Spring Training, Super Bowl on February 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
According to Ben, we're out of the running for Roy Oswalt and we're unlikely to make big splashes before the start of Spring Training. I don't really know what to make of that.
According to Beckett, what happens in the clubhouse should stay in the clubhouse, and the 2004 team did worse things. I'm not sure that that's really much of an excuse, but honestly I'm sick and tired of hearing about this same situation. The whole thing is ridiculous. The people who were actually there are the people who are denying that it was a big deal. There's no way to know what really went on, since we weren't inside the clubhouse. All I'm saying is I think it's time to just move on already to bigger and better things.
In other news, the B's beat the Sens but lost to the Canes and Penguins. And, of course, the big day has finally arrived! Happy Super Bowl Sunday! As I said, I'm real hungry. That trophy needs to come back to Boston. Let's bring it home tonight. It may be a close game, and we will have to keep our heads down and play hard, but we got this. Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but man, is it sweet. Let's do this.
Still Nothing Doing
Posted in Baseball, tagged Baseball, Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, Fenway Park, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Philadelphia Flyers, Super Bowl, Washington Capitals on January 29, 2012| Leave a Comment »
It was yet another quiet week. That seems to be the theme these days.
We signed Cody Ross to a one-year deal worth three million dollars with a high performance bonus thrown in. He's a right-handed bat renowned for his ability to slug against southpaws; since 2007, his numbers are truly fantastic. Then again, he had a fantastically terrible year last year. If last year was just a blip on the radar screen, I think he'll find the dimensions of Fenway quite conducive to letting it rip in an otherwise left-skewed lineup, which will be very helpful. If last year wasn't just a blip on the radar screen, we'll use him minimally and only when we absolutely need a righty in there.
All may be quiet on the baseball front, but not so the football front. The Patriots won and are now in the Super Bowl; no surprise there. I knew they would beat the Ravens. What I didn't know was that the final score would be 23-20. That's a little too close for my comfort. A win is a win, and this one is definitely worth celebrating, but we'll have to be on our toes when we play the Giants. Although I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm definitely relishing this prime opportunity for revenge. Bring it on. I'm hungry. It's so unbelievably good to be back. The B's trumped the Flyers but lost to the Caps.
Posted in Baseball, tagged Adrian Gonzalez, Baseball, Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, Cliff Lee, Hall of Fame, JD Drew, Jermaine Dye, John Lackey, Josh Beckett, New Orleans Saints, Nomar Garciaparra, Olympics, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, Super Bowl, Truck Day, Victor Martinez on February 7, 2010| 2 Comments »
This is going to be short because absolutely nothing happened this week. Nothing. I think this was the quietest week of the offseason. Then again, it's always quiet right before Truck Day. That's the big story right there; Truck Day is February 12! Right around the corner! Can't wait. Seriously. Can not wait. It's been a long winter and I'm ready to see some eighteen-wheelers head south.
It's basically settled: the Padres will deal Gonzalez, not sign him to a new deal. I bet he'll be out of San Diego by this season's trade deadline.
Jermaine Dye is still unemployed. I wouldn't mind at all if he became a last-minute acquisition. He's not what he used to be, but he wouldn't be starting and we could use the extra power.
I've mentioned this before, but it's still true, so I'll say it again: look for Theo to hammer out new deals for both V-Mart and Beckett this season. V-Mart is probably the least complicated of the two. .336 average, .405 on-base percentage, .507 slugging percentage, 41 RBIs in 56 games, and consistently brings it when batting third. V-Mart has an OPS of .837; that's tenth among catchers with more than twenty-five hundred plate appearances through their seasons at age thirty. The nine guys ahead of him include five Hall of Famers and two who are headed there. That's pretty much everything you need to know. Sign him. I'm thinking forty million for four years, or something like that. Maybe throw in some extra cash because of his added value as a first baseman/DH. By the way, he wants to stay in Boston.
The Beckett situation is a little trickier. I know what you're thinking: just offer him a Lackey-type deal and be done with it. But it's not that simple. He'll probably get something more like Halladay's deal with the Phillies because of his shoulder. Lackey has an issue too, but it's with his elbow, and recovering from Tommy John surgery is very different from recovering from rotator cuff surgery. We built protection into Lackey's contract and will look to do the same with Beckett's. If Beckett has a problem with that, make no mistake: he will be allowed to walk. We will not take unnecessary risks with our investments; that much is certain. And if he walks, there's always someone like Cliff Lee. That isn't to say he won't be missed. He will most definitely be missed. And measures should be taken to avoid a situation in which he will be missed. Besides, I wouldn't necessarily be so sure that Beckett won't agree to the protection. He loves playing in Boston. Lackey and Drew wanted to play in Boston badly enough that they agreed to their protections, no problem. We could reasonably expect Beckett to do the same.
Last but not least, Nomar Garciaparra's announcement of his retirement is expected to be imminent. He says he's determined to play this season if the right solution comes up, but the problem is that it probably won't come up. When the announcement is made, I'll be ready with a tribute. For now, suffice it to say that, for better or for worse, he was a legend in Boston and would be missed.
If you thought I didn't want to talk about the Bruins last week, you can imagine how I feel about talking about them this week. We're currently nursing a ten-game losing streak. Ten games. Four of those were overtime losses. Quite frankly, it's just disgusting. At this rate, not only will we not make the playoffs, but we'll finish the season in the dregs of the league. At least the Olympics are coming up, which should cure some of New England's Bruins-induced hockey ailments for a little while.
Super Bowl tonight at 6:00PM! As a Pats fan, please allow me to say one thing: Who dat? Here's to hoping the Saints take care of business. Get psyched.


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Qatar World Cup 2022 Drama
Posted bySocal Moslem September 20, 2013 Posted inUncategorizedTags:2022 fifa world cup, 2022 world cup, cnn sports, FIFA, fox news, Fox Sports, Qatar 2022, sepp blatter, soccer, sports, UEFA
FIFA Falling to Racism or Becoming a Tool for 21st Century Imperialism
That was one short lived party! I remember how excited, and surprised, the announcement of the 2022 FIFA World Cup being awarded to Qatar had me. All sorts of fuzzy warm feelings started rolling up in my tummy, then I thought, REALLY?!? But apparently so has everyone else that is somebody in the Business of Futbol been thinking the same thing, because Qatar is on the verge of loosing the World Cup. (Has that ever happened before?)
Basically back in December 2010 Qatar won over the United States, Australia, Tokyo and South Korea to host the 2020 World Cup. Since then UEFA President Michel Platini been leading the bullpen, calling for the tournament to be switched to winter because its too darn hot in the desert kingdom during the summer. That call has finally lead to a head where all the competing interests lead to an outcome where Qatar will be stripped of its hosting award.
FIFA would be serving a raw deal to Qatar when it comes to the 2022 World Cup. Apparently, after having successfully won a bid for hosting the worlds most AMAZING tournament, Qatar is loosing it.
1. Its too hot to play in the desert sandbox during the summer;
According to Fox Sports "If a winter event is ruled out and summer has been established as too hot for Qatar, then a change of venue would be the only option." And the thing is its the European Leagues that are leading this argument to change venues- Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said FIFA should consider switching the 2022 World Cup from Qatar rather than staging the event in winter to CNN Sports.
The decision since it was made, has had this heat factor playing out, with Sepp Blatter the head of FIFA telling CNN "You can cool down the stadiums but you can't cool down the whole country and you can't simply cool down the ambiance of a World Cup." Apparently he hasn't experienced Brazil during the Summer…its hot, humid and sticky. You can't control the climate there either.
Finally if the games are held in the winter then they will most likely conflict with another major world sporting event- the Winter Olympics. IOC (International Olympic Committee) has already told FIFA whats up with that.
So summer is too hot, winter is too crowded in terms of sporting events, the only recourse left is to move the games from Qatar! The question is "why award the games to Qatar in the first place?" If its going to be too hot in 2022, it must therefore be too hot right now during the summer months as well, was FIFA that dull to the simple facts when it awarded the bid to Qatar?
2. Changing the Summer 2022 World Cup to a Winter period interferes with not only the Winter Olympics but money, money money.
The thing with why not have it in winter has to do more with money interests then just that bidders are required to host the World Cup in the Summer, again from Fox Sports:
the normal league playing schedules all revolve around time off during the summer for international cups like UEFA and Champions and the World Cup ($)
the contracting structures that exists requires teams to negotiate big money for players along with sponsors for players multi-million dollar advertisements campaigns ($$)
finally, the $1 Billion America's Fox Sports Network in conjunction with Telemundo paid for rights to the 2018 and 2022 world cup broadcasting rights ($$$$)- "Fox Sports, together with Telemundo (a subsidiary of the mighty NBC), bid $1bn for summer World Cups in 2018 and 2022. A Fox spokesman says: 'Fox Sports bought the World Cup rights with the understanding they would be in the summer as they have been since the 1930s.'"
3. How did Qatar even get the bid, given these concerns prior to the awarding?- The response is that "There was greasing some palms, obviously!" or else a backwater Arab sheikhdom could never have gotten the games int he first place- no alcohol, no gambling, no women in skimpy clothes, public snogging, heck, no sexy-time in public places (or private) of hetro-lets forget homo- sort altogether.
Here the answer is simple- political pressure, money interests and political favors! Sepp Blatter, when asked about political pressure to award the 2022 bid to Qatar by Der Spiegel said "Yes, definitely there was direct political influences," Blatter said. "European leaders recommended to their voting members to vote for Qatar, because they have great economic interests with this country."
Obviously a Muslim majority country could not get the World Cup without extortion and some sort of arm wrangling, that would create a fair playing field where no one on the FIFA committee would award to a country that can not absolutely hold the World Cup, and whats more its too hot there!
The critics of the 2022 games have made it clear that there is no alternative that works for them. That Qatar spending billions of dollars to build stadiums that have ginormous air cooling systems is not enough to cope with the heat, because this is the dessert heat which isn't normal to other types of heat. That Qatar went through a bidding process successfully like other venues, obviously its a bunch of oil rich sheikhs so they have money to spare in all the right places. Worse the detractors say that if the games move ahead as planned, in the summer or the alternative winter games, there will be a call to boycott the 2022 World Cup with A-Class teams not competing the in the games.
I mean nothing, NOTHING, satisfies the critics of Qatar 2022 from what I am reading. To find compromise in one quarter only creates even more pained howls from another quarter. All these added up say that Qatar was the wrong choice for 2022 World Cup so lets just change locations. That reeks of Imperialism and racism, especially since the majority of the kavitching is coming from Europe and Fox News. So during the first week of October we will find out whether this maelstrom put to rest or if its pushed off for another few months or couple years, since there are 9 years until the games. Until then we can watch Brazil host the next World Cup!
Here is what the Qatari 2022 World Cup might have looked like.
A Beauty Pageant, Tough Skin and Chicago's Rizza Cadillac (Who buys a Caddy anyway?)
Please can the government just shut down already?


Thank you for the detailed review of breakfast choices at Polaris Lounge SFO.
I'd like to admit UA has developed an utterly acceptable room with the more modernized Polaris Lounge (at least compared to the United Club), with the free supply of foods and bars and sufficient business spaces.
# Who is able to admit ?
# Who is able to bring guests ?
Aren't the passengers written above 1. to 3. able to bring any guests ?
Are the passengers flying long period of time intercontinental on a Star Alliance associate air carrier aviation in first class able to each bring one guest ?


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Earth 2: World's End #20 Review and *SPOILERS*
Written By: Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson, Cullen Bunn
Art By: Tyler Kirkham, RB Silva, Walden Wong, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha, Guillermo Ortego, Andrew Dalhouse
Enter Captain Planet
*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*
In our last issue of World's End, our heroes really just stood around and talked about what they had to do and really didn't do much other than that. That is except Mister Miracle, Mister Terrific, Fury and Sandman who rocketed off to commandeer Terry Sloan's huge ass ship that could ferry the survivors of Earth-2 to some other safer location. Wouldn't you know it though, it's never as easy as you think it'll be and the ship's defenses blew up our hero's rocket and for whatever reason Mister Terrific and Sandman survived out in space............. after they survived an exploding rocket......... cough cough bullshit cough. Yeah, I wasn't too happy about that but really, I wasn't too happy with the whole issue, yet I stay optimist that this series will finish strong and make us forget about how bad it's middle was............. Man I hope that's the case. Let's check it out.
Explain It!:
Our issue begins with Green Lantern being told by the Parliament that he can't go and save the Earth's core from Deathspawn because he has to go and regroup with the rest of the Avatars so they can go and save the world from Apokolip's final assault over Earth..................... I don't get it. They're being attacked on two fronts and stopping one and letting the Earth's core get fucked doesn't really seem like all that good of an idea. Also, even though it looked like Huntress when she was all Furied up killed the Avatar of The Blue and then it was all good again the next issue, it seems that The Blue itself is now dead and with it the Avatar............ Again, I don't see how this really matters because at the end of the issue we see that The Avatars have to combine their powers so that they can defeat Apokolips and Alan Scott is chosen to wield the entire Parliament of Earth......... Even the Parliament themselves........... including The Blue........... What the shit is going on with this book? So with all that nonsense, Alan Scott becomes Captain Planet and goes off to stop Apokolips from consuming the Earth......... which is now completely surrounded by pieces of Darkseid's planet........ that somehow is about to cover the whole of Earth. A lot of shit happened here without us ever seeing it. Holy shit this part is a mess. Even Sam Zhou saying goodbye to his love as he merged with him seemed rushed and it wasn't the heavy emotional moment that I was really hoping for. Moving on.
I was pretty shocked when I was reading the section of this book dealing with Mister Terrific, Mister Miracle, Fury and Sandman because like I was complaining about last week about how Mister Terrific and Sandman should be dead from being in space, it actually looks like they are dead when Miracle and Fury get them aboard Sloan's ship. I was raising the roof like the kids do, chanting out Five Years From Now doesn't mean shit......... until I read on and it turns out that they're fine.......... just fine because they're the heroes and........ just because I guess. On the ship they find out that Terry Sloan is magically on board and he's the only one who can start the ship.
In the end, we see Dick Grayson and Ted Grant catching up with Obsidian who they believe has Dick's son, but apparently Brainwave has him and has most of the people in "Atom's Haven" as well.............. well he has their minds. Before I said it looked like all these survivors were possessed and I figured it had something to do with Darkseid but it turns out it's all Brainwave baby but that's all we get on the "Dick finding his son" front. As for Huntress and Batman, well they find some leads that actually allow them to find Green Arrow, so it looks like we'll get to find out what Bruce left Huntress in the next issue.
That's it for this issue of World's End and man am I having bad flashbacks to this series during it's dark times............ well I guess that was only about three or four weeks ago, but man were they some dark times. I really wish this series could be good but after seeing the inconsistencies with the whole Avatar section, I have now given up hope that I'll ever be able to look back on this series with something other than contempt. The art for the most part was decent but after seeing it week in and week out, I've become really used to it but for some just jumping into this series.......... for whatever reason they might have, might find it jarring at first, but I can't complain about that when the story tells me to go screw myself all the time. See you next week where hopefully we have some decent Earth 2 Green Arrow action.
Well, World's End is back to being bad again. I was really hoping that this series could change it's ways but after reading this, I know that I can't expect much in the long run. More inconsistencies and things happening "just because" and that was just the Avatar section. If you're looking for a little Earth 2 fun I'd suggest waiting for Earth 2: Society to come out in June because you won't find it here.
Posted by Eric Shea
let our powers combine!
BLOOD!
WIND!
WATER!
ROT!
GOOOO LANTERN!
joke aside: I see a positive in this transformation. By the way it sounds, Lantern is cut from the parliment which means HE CAN SURVIVE!
also personally I like the idea of apokolips SWALLOWING earth 2. I was afraid it was just gonna be a smashed rubble
Yeah I hope Alan Scott and the other earth 2 heroes settle permanently in earth prime..I can't wait to see the conflict b/w swamp thing and alon Scott or aqua woman vs aquaman
jacksyattering February 20, 2015 at 8:50 AM
I'm worried about SOCIETY being written by Wilson. Let's hope he learns something here and comes out the other side a better writer. I'm willing to sacrifice WORLD'S END as a learning experience for the sake of SOCIETY.
Jim Werner February 20, 2015 at 4:38 PM
Eric will be reviewing SOCIETY and I know that is the title he wants the most...I personally think that Wilson will continue being mediocre.
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The Untold Truth Of Brian Baumgartner's Oral History Of The Office - Exclusive
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By Katy Kroll/March 9, 2021 3:45 pm EST
In 2020, Brian Baumgartner hosted the Spotify Original podcast An Oral History of The Office, about the show on which he starred for nine seasons as the lovably bumbling accountant Kevin Malone, who once famously dropped a pot of chili — an incident so memorable that it's led to the actor partnering with Bush's Beans to promote his very own chili recipe.
A remake of the short-lived U.K. series of the same name, the American version of The Office initially struggled to find an audience on NBC, but eventually became one of television's biggest hits that still resonates to this day. An Oral History of The Office delves into the creation of the series via interviews with the cast and crew, who pull back the curtain and reveal some never-before-heard stories about working on the hit show.
In addition to Baumgartner, the 12-episode podcast features interviews with The Office creator Greg Daniels and stars Steve Carell (Michael Scott), Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute), John Krasinski (Jim Halpert), and Jenna Fischer (Pam Beesly), among others.
In an exclusive interview with Looper, Baumgartner discussed what went into creating such an in-depth podcast and disclosed the untold truth of An Oral History of The Office.
The Office was almost canceled multiple times before really connecting with viewers
Baumgartner worked in conjunction with TV producer Ben Silverman to bring An Oral History of The Office to life. It was as much for the long-term original fans of The Office as the newer fans who discovered the show via binge-watching Netflix, years after its series finale in 2013.
"We wanted to put together a true oral history of the show ... to really tell the full story," says Baumgartner. "A lot of people who discovered the show on Netflix don't know that we were almost canceled multiple times. I mean, we were kind of dead on arrival, and we had some champions at NBC who fought to keep us on. And I just really wanted to tell that story, and to give people who had found the show later on a greater context of how the story played out."
Once The Office picked up steam, it became a trailblazer in the TV realm, paving the way for similar shows like 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation, and turning Carell, Krasinski, and Wilson, among others, into household names.
Brian Baumgartner amassed over 100 hours of interviews for An Oral History of The Office
"First and foremost, I could not have done it without [my co-stars]," says Baumgartner of how An Oral History of The Office came together.
Recorded early in 2020, most of the 40-plus interviews were conducted from a studio assembled in Baumgartner's home office before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down production in Hollywood. More than 100 hours of interviews had to be edited down remotely before the podcast's release in July. Overall, though, the process went smoothly and generated more in-depth content than expected.
"What I found was people were so generous with their time and with their stories and recollections," says Baumgartner. "I was sitting down with people for two, three, four hours, and we accumulated over a hundred hours of recorded interviews, but we were putting together essentially an eight-hour history, so we had to cut up everybody's interviews [to pare it down]."
An Oral History of The Office spawned a second series of podcasts
Because of all the hours and hours of interviews amassed for An Oral History of The Office, a second series of podcasts was spawned in 2021: The Office Deep Dive with Brian Baumgartner. It features the full-length interviews of the cast and crew that were initially recorded for the oral history.
"From the very first [interview] I did, which was with Rainn Wilson, I went, 'Oh, people have got to hear all of this. How can I choose just a few minutes of this?'" says Baumgartner. "Now what I'm doing is going back and releasing those [full] interviews."
If you listened to An Oral History of The Office for its in-depth, blow-by-blow account of The Office's success as a series, you may want to turn your attention to Deep Dive, which focuses more on getting to know the people behind the scenes.
Says Baumgartner, "What you're coming to [Deep Dive] for is to really get to know the people [behind the series] in a deep, meaningful way, and hear their stories and experiences on the show and how different all of their personalities are and how connected we really are. I think it further accentuates and tells the story of us becoming a real family over the course of ten years."


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Glad to see Italian courts have the laws to send corrupt sports official to jail. The people behind the Calciopoli scandal have been handed harsh sentences, hopefully sending a strong precedent in Italian football. This might be the biggest scandal they've had, but it's really the tip of the iceberg. Other incidents are often individual favours between clubs rather than being coordinated by an external syndicate. Note in this case, and nearly all the suspicious Italian matches, it's not about match-fixing for betting, but to win titles or avoid relegation.
Former Juventus executive Luciano Moggi was sentenced to five years and four months in prison by a Naples court Tuesday for his role in the 2006 Italian match-fixing scandal.
Prosecutors were seeking a sentence of five years and eight months for Moggi on charges of criminal association aimed at committing sports fraud.
Another former Juventus executive, Antonio Giraudo, already received a three-year sentence and has appealed.
The scandal - the biggest corruption case in the history of Italian football - left Juventus stripped of the 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles and relegated to Serie B by a sports court.
Three other top clubs - AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina - were also penalised, as were Reggina and Arezzo.
Also, former referee selector Paolo Bergamo was sentenced to three years and eight months and colleague Pierluigi Pairetto was handed a 16-month sentence, according to the ANSA news agency.
Fiorentina owners Andrea and Diego Della Valle and Lazio president Claudio Lotito received 15-month sentences for lesser charges.
It's time other countries ensured they have the laws in place to deal with sports corruption. Nations that bury their heads in the sand and insist 'it won't happen here' are prime candidates for endemic corruption.


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The applicant landlord unsuccessfully sought leave to appeal a decision of the Residential Tenancies Commission which required him to pay compensation to the respondent tenants
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Residential Tenancy office – Landlord and tenant – Termination – Judicial review – Appeals – Leave to appeal – Compliance with legislation – Hearings – Procedural requirements and fairness
Chong v. Wan, [2014] M.J. No. 97, 2014 MBCA 35, Manitoba Court of Appeal, April 16, 2014, B.M. Hamilton J.A.
The applicant landlord (Mr. Chong) rented rooms to the respondent tenants (Mr. Tsang, Ms. Wan, and Ms. Lai) in 2011 – 2012. The tenants each prepaid $25,000 or $27,500 to the Landlord for the period of September 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012 for rent, meals, tutoring and transportation.
In early 2012, the Tenants moved out of the Landlord's basement because the Tenants found the conditions to be intolerable. The Tenants each filed a claim with the Residential Tenancies Branch seeking compensation for rent, interests and costs. The Branch issued an order for compensation for each tenant and the Landlord appealed these orders to the Residential Tenancies Commission.
The Commission conducted a hearing that took place over four days between September 11, 2012 and December 6, 2012. The three matters were all heard together by the Commission. Mr. Tsang was present for the hearing. Ms. Lai and Ms. Wan gave evidence by teleconference from Hong Kong. The Landlord did not testify.
The Commission decided the premises were "living accommodations intended for use as rented residential premises". The Commission rejected the Landlord's argument that the premises were "shared accommodation". The Commission found the prepayment arrangement was void pursuant to section 6 of the Residential Tenancies Act. The Commission also found, in the alternative, the Landlord committed serious breaches of his obligations. The Commission found the Tenants had cause to terminate their tenancies because the accommodations were "uninhabitable". The Commission concluded the Tenants were entitled to compensation for the time period after February 6, 2012 and it ordered compensation on that basis.
The Landlord applied to the Manitoba Court of Appeal seeking leave to appeal each of the Commission's orders. The Landlord's main argument was that the Commission breached its duty of procedural fairness because its conduct of the hearing was fundamentally flawed.
The Landlord argued the Commission erred in law by failing to conduct the hearing "de novo" as it was required to do. The Landlord also made the inter-related argument that the Commission erred by reviewing and adopting the Branch's findings of fact and conclusion. The Court of Appeal held the Commission was entitled to review and adopt the Branch's findings of fact. The Court of Appeal held the Commission did give the parties a full opportunity to be heard.
The Landlord argued the Commission erred in law by failing to consider his request for a stay of its interlocutory decision. The Landlord applied to the Commission seeking a dismissal the claims of Ms. Lai and Ms. Wan because they did not personally attend the hearing. The Commission refused this application and the Landlord sought an adjournment of the hearing so he could seek judicial review of that decision.
The Landlord also argued the Commission erred in law by misapprehending the evidence.
The Court of Appeal held that none of the Landlord's arguments raised an arguable question of law. The Court of Appeal dismissed his application for leave to appeal. The Court of Appeal ordered one set of costs to be paid by the Landlord.
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On the third day, my site mysteriously disappeared and when I logged into my control panel I found out my domain had been suspended (without an email notice or anything.) When I contacted support I was told that my domain had used over 50% of the server's CPU. I told them I would remove the chatbox, and my site was activated again.
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On The Radar: Priya Ragu
August 27th 2021	at 3:15PM
Rooted in R&B, Priya Ragu's sound mixes influences from Sri Lanka, US hip-hop and beyond. Here, Warner's newest prospect explains her expansive musical vision…
Priya Ragu is on a mission to subvert genre. Since she released her debut track, Good Love 2.0, last year, the Swiss-Tamil artist has achieved over four million streams, a major-label deal, booked a headline tour and is set to feature on Jungle's next album. And while that might sound like a whirlwind, the journey to get here has been years in the making.
Ragu was born and raised in Switzerland after her parents fled the Sri Lankan civil war in the 1980s. Her family heritage, she says, tuned her ear to a vibrant mix of music.
"At home it was Kollywood [Tamil cinema], outside it was R&B and soul music," she begins. "It was never like, 'OK, I'm going to change to rock or try something different.' It was always Black music for me, since the beginning."
While her family held jam sessions at home every weekend, a young Ragu was soaking it all in.
"I could tell who was good and who wasn't, who sucked at timing and who was out of tune," she laughs.
Ragu would later get behind the mic, while her brother Japhna Gold played keys in her father's band at local functions. But it wasn't until she heard Lauryn Hill that she felt a true connection.
"Her voice spoke to my soul right away," she says. "I started to listen to the music, record myself and write down the lyrics. Digging for new music became a big passion."
That search turned into a competition between Priya and her brother, and the start of a collaboration that would last.
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In 2020, she released her debut single Good Love 2.0 and the world began to take note. Now with over 2.2 million Spotify streams along with remixes from Joe Goddard and Little Dragon, the track was initially picked up by BBC Asian Network's Bobby Friction. He showed it to Annie Mac, who played it on BBC Radio 1.
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Connor Strader
THE PERISHED, the latest horror film from Irish writer/director Paddy Murphy, is not an easy film to watch. That's not to say it isn't a good film, it's a great one in fact—but the subject matter reaches well beyond the confines of our own imaginations and into the real world we live in itself. The subject I'm speaking of is abortion, and it's a topic that is particularly controversial to Murphy's home nation of Ireland. Given that the country's history is steeped in deeply-rooted religious tradition, before the first frames of the film have even appeared on screen, the table is already set for a feast of tension. And what better way to dissect a difficult topic than through the magic of genre storytelling? This notion is something Murphy clearly has a solid grasp of, as he directs his actors and camera with bold conviction. The line between drama and horror is frequently blurred, and the result is a horror film which forces you to confront the terrors of our modern reality.
The film tells the story of a young woman named Sarah (Courtney McKeon), who is accidentally impregnated by her boyfriend Shane (Fiach Kunz). Upon discovering she's pregnant, Sarah panics, and considers her options. Fearing the wrath of her overtly traditional mother, Sarah decides to have an abortion, and keep the pregnancy a secret from everyone but her best friend Davet (Paul Fitzgerald). This plan backfires greatly when Sarah's mother discovers that she's had the abortion, and banishes her from their home. Having also been dumped by her boyfriend, Sarah decides she needs to retreat to an old parochial house with Davet to try and recover from all her trauma. Unbeknownst to her, the old house sits atop a massive baby gravesite, and as Sarah's emotions begin to toy with her mind, she begins to see ghastly visions of the undead children.
In the second act of the film, Murphy utilizes a brilliant blend of psychological horror, and stunning practical effects. The traditional scares are brief, but effective, and work to compliment the very real horror of what Sarah is going through. Most of the atmospheric dread that is slowly built throughout the film is rooted in the psychological trauma that comes with such a thing as abortion. Murphy, together with Courtney McKeon's performance tragically capture the swath of emotions suffocating Sarah as she wars with herself over her decision. It is a grief and guilt that could only be imagined by those who have experienced it. The societal pressures, the stigma, the judgement—above all the horrific imagery the film contains, it is these elements that evoke the most dread and despair.
There are easily connectable dots between THE PERISHED and the work of filmmakers such as John Carpenter, and Wes Craven. Murphy is careful to address multiple perspectives throughout the film. In this way, the film never crosses over into the realm of propaganda, and comes out a stronger film for doing so. Above all other emotions Murphy reveals that a common thread between each character's motivations is fear—fear of shame, fear of judgment, fear of denial. When the supernatural elements are removed from the story what you're left with is a story about fear, and what it does to people. It's very much a film about removing stigma, and looking at the real humans that are impacted by abortion, and the immense pressure and weight placed upon their shoulders.
I don't want to delve into the film's final act because I strongly feel this is an indie title that needs to be seen to be understood. Revealing all of the film's secrets would be irresponsible for me to do, after the cast and crew behind this film clearly worked so passionately at creating a piece of entertainment that is meant to move its audience. I've always said genre films are at their best when they have something to say, and THE PERISHED is a refreshing film in that regard. It's a film that challenges its audience to open their hearts and their minds, and to catch a glimpse of the complicated storm of thoughts and feelings surrounding such a controversial topic. It handles its subject matter with grace and respect, and is indicative of a filmmaker who has more than done his share of research. So no, there is nothing easy about watching THE PERISHED, but most of the best genre films are difficult to watch. This is a small indie film that makes you feel and think, and stands tall against a lot of the mindless drivel being spat out by Hollywood today. I can't recommend it enough.
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Has anyone used color bond dye?
My son's interior is faded a bit and he's looking for a bandaid for this summer. He'll have the insides redone this winter.
Has anyone used this on thier seats?? Summit sells it.
Re: Has anyone used color bond dye?
The only one I've seen work is SEM.
EDIT: If you can't find it local to you, I have a place in town that sells it, I'd be happy to get some and ship it your way.
I found the SEM. Thank you for that!
Now let's open this up to has anyone used any dye and how did it work?
I didn't even know about SEM and there may be a lot more out there??
Been having good luck with the duplicolor stuff, so far. We'll see how it holds up this season.
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I read some good reviews of color bond at overton's site. We're going to give it a try.
Does anyone know if it is possible to paint or dye the interior parts of a GW? I would like to change the color from cordovan to gray or black. This would include the dash, A/C/ vents, trim for the headliner, rear windows.
Just wanted to let you guys know we scraped the color bond and went with a new interior. The color was no where close to the color chip when we did a test. They screwed us around for two weeks to get our money back. They didn't want to lose a sale. I wouldn't deal with them again.
I have alot of experience with dyes, The best thing you can do is go to a carquest or equivelent ot were you are and show them a example of your interior. They should be able to match up. They can add flattner and make it not as shiny also. BE SURE YOU CLEAN EVERYTHING THOROUGHLY.
Even though you decided on new I will still fill you in on a secret. When you prep for dye clean with a lent free rag or something cheap and disposable. Wipe it once and throw out. Do this until you dont see anything on the rag and then do it one more time. Clean with laquer thinner (sounds to harsh but trust me) I have done alot of classic cars and boats. Even some Barrett Jackson quality cars and trust me this is the only way to do it. My .02 for what its worth. If anyone on here wants to save some coin I will be happy to explain or show them how to do interiors. Or if you live anywere near Ohio drop it off at my shop.
All I can add is to say, make sure you get a color chart mailed to you before you chose the paint.
The computer colors were no where near what we thought we were ordering. If you call them they ship the chart right out.
I dont know if you have a CARQUEST parts store out there. If you do you can take a sample peice or a chip and they can mix the dye to mach pretty damn close or perfect. Or get some flattner and try it yourself.


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Cardiovascular exercise and strength training have been a consistent part of my weekly regimen for over 20 years. I do my best to only eat foods that are healthy such as whole grains and nuts, lean proteins, 70% fresh raw fruits and vegetables. I am happy to say that I'm addicted to working out and drinking 64 ounces of purified water each day. This is a victory as I used to be addicted to TV and junk food when I was a pre-teen.
Every human being was created by God in His image. Therefore there is so much good to discover in everyone. I strive to only see and to bring out the best in others. I freely give love to all of creation whether humans, animals or plants. The result, love freely comes back to me like a boom-a-rang. I call this "The Law of God". Others call this "The Law of Attraction".
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Personally I don't watch the news on TV as this can have a negative influence on my mindset. Instead, I listen to the news on the radio midday, never at night or first thing in the morning because I don't want this negativity to sink into my subconscious mind, the control center to the conscious mind.
The law of God works for negativity the same way it works for positivity. Years ago when I would indulge in negative thinking, the result was that I attracted or manifested more negativity- car accidents, traffic tickets, boyfriends breaking my heart, suicide attempt, etc. We all manifest what we think about! Put another way, as a person thinks so he/she becomes. This is what God says in the book of Proverbs. Keep a watch out for Part 2 of this blog.
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