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Siemens goes ahead with controversial Australia coal project
Bloomberg Munich | Updated on January 13, 2020 Published on January 13, 2020
Siemens to spin-off power division; plans to cut 10,000 jobs in big overhaul
Siemens AG said it intends to honour a controversial contract to supply signalling systems to an Australian coal mine, defying the demands of activists who said they will continue protests in Germany on Monday.
The company will establish a sustainability committee that will have the power to stop or escalate projects, but the company will ultimately continue with the Adani contract, Chief Executive Officer Joe Kaeser said in a statement on Sunday.
I do realise, most of you would have hoped for more, Kaeser said in the statement. While I do have a lot of empathy for environmental matters, I do need to balance different interests of different stakeholders.
Fridays for Future activists, including Greta Thunberg, put pressure on Siemens to renounce the contract and not work with Adani Power Ltd. on the planned Carmichael coal mine in Queensland.
Siemens announcement that it will continue working on Adani's coal mine while bushfire's rage in Australia is nothing short of shameful, environmental lobby group Australian Conservation Foundation said in a statement. The company has shown its true colours with this decision. It has a climate change policy, but it is hollow and empty.
Kaeser had met with German activist Luisa Neubauer on Friday, and in private talks offered the 23-year-old a seat on the supervisory board of Siemens Energy, which she turned down. Siemens Energy creates gas turbines and wind turbines, while the Adani contract will be supplied by Siemens Mobility, a different division.
Protesters had also camped out at Siemens locations, including a 24-hour demonstration in front of the company's headquarters in Munich. A protest is planned for Monday starting at 5 p.m. local time at Siemens in Dusseldorf, according to spokesman Leonard Ganz.
I urge you not to be intimidated by the noisy anti-coal minority, Australian Resources Minister Matt Canavan said in a Dec. 18 letter to Kaeser.
If the protesters achieve their goals of ending coal mining by bullying companies into submission, the result would be millions more people without a home, without access to electricity and without as much hope as they otherwise could have, Canavan said.
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Post author:salman
Post category:Past Papers
Most Repeated Past Papers MCQs Solved
1. From which country Pakistan purchased Gawadar?
A.Kuwait
B.Iran
C.Oman *
D.None of these
2. Which provincial Chief Minister was dismissed on the issue of One Unit?
A.Chief Minister NWFP *
B.Chief Minister Sindh
C.Chief Minister Punjab
D.Chief Minister Balochistan
3. Which radio station already existed at the time of creation of pakistan
A.Peshawar *
B.Karachi
C.Quetta
4. When was the state of Swat included in Pakistan?
A.4th April 1969
B.28th July 1969 *
C.29th June 1970
5. Who did accompany the Holy Prophet (SAW) in the migration to Madinah?
A.Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) *
B.Hazrat Omar (RA)
C.Hazrat Ali (RA)
D.Hazrat Omar (RA)
6. After the Hijrat to Madina, what was the first important thing the Holy Prophet (SAW) did?
A.Built a Mosque for prayers *
B.Built his house
C.Created Bait-ul-Maal
D.Raised an army
7.Name the angels who are appointed to put questions to the deeds in their graves
A.Munkar and Nakir (AS) *
B.Hazrat Jibraeel (AS)
c.Hazrat izraeel (AS)
D.Hazrat kikact (M)
8.Ramadan is the _____ month of islamic calendar
A.7th
B.9th *
C.1st
D.10th
9. Which is the longest glacier found in Pakistan?
A.Hispar
B.Siachen *
C.Tirich
D.Batura
10. K2 is also called _____
A.Goodwin Austin *
B.Kalhar Mount
C.Sia Kingrl
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In my recent research I was astonished to find a striking numerical similarity in the Abjad values of The Holy Names of PanjTan Pak AS and Pakistan.
Sum of Pakistan is 1 Equals sum of The Holy Name of Imam Hassan (AS) and the total count of letters of PanjTan Pak ( AS ) i.e. 19/10/1. Also Equals to the count of letters in Bismillah Shareef i.e. 19/10/1 and also the start of The Holy Name of God ALLAH ( SWT ); Alif = 1.
Sum of Istan is 7 equals The Sum of The Holy Names of PanjTan Pak ( AS ) and also The count of Dots in The Holy Names of PanjTan Pak ( AS ).
Sum of Haroof e Zohal in Pakistan is 2 Equals to sum of The Holy Name of Prophet Muhammad ( S ) and also to sum of The Holy Name of Imam Ali ( AS ), and also to sum of The Holy Name of Imam Hussain ( AS ).
Sum of Haroof e Mereekh in Pakistan is 2 Equals to sum of The Holy Name of Prophet Muhammad ( S ) and also sum of The Holy Name of Imam Ali ( AS ) and also to sum of The Holy Name of Imam Hussain ( AS ).
Sum of Haroof e Shams in Pakistan is 2 Equals to sum of The Holy Name of Prophet Muhammad ( S ) and also to sum of The Holy Name of Imam Ali ( AS ) and also to sum of The Holy Name of Imam Hussain ( AS ).
Sum of Haroof e Atarud in Pakistan is 4 Equals to Abjad value of Start Letter Meem of The Holy Name of Prophet Muhammad ( S ) and also to Letter Count in The Holy Name of Prophet Muhammad ( S ) and also to Letter Count in The Holy Name of Imam Hussain ( AS ).
Sum of Haroof e Burj e Hamal in Pakistan is 2 Equals to sum of The Holy Name of Prophet Muhammad ( S ) and also to sum of The Holy Name of Imam Ali ( AS ) and also sum of The Holy Name of Imam Hussain ( AS ).
10. Sum of Haroof e Burj e Meezan in Pakistan is 4 Equals to Abjad value of The Start Letter Meem of The Holy Name of Prophet Muhammad ( S ) and also to Letter Count in The Holy Name of Prophet Muhammad ( S ) and also to Letter Count in The Holy Name of Imam Hussain ( AS ).
13. Pakistan born on 14th : Equals Count of 14 Masomeen AS. And 1+ 4 = 5 again ….
14. 14 Aug 1947: Sum is 7 which equals The Sum of The Holy Names of PanjTan Pak AS and also to The Dots in The Holy Names of PanjTan Pak AS.
Also note that the name of the founder of Pakistan is Muhammad Ali , again 2 , 2 and 4.
Only 16 points are given above… although more and more evidence can be collected on the basis of Ilm e Jafar, Numerology and Astrology that ALLAH [ SWT ] created Pakistan In The Name of PanjTan Pak ( AS ). It can be easily concluded that creation of Pakistan is by no means a chance. Pakistan has a duty to fulfill, assigned By The Creator and HIS Servants ( AS ).


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Dancing Back in Time
Aggressive direction. Aggressive, bold, confident and unabashed. I liked it a lot. And the cinematography � flat out gorgeous. This film busts out of the projector's gates like a break dancer on ice. Sepia stills slowly warp in and out with a sweetness, sincerity, and humor very seldom found during title sequences. Very quickly the players are introduced and wasting no time at all, the music starts thumpin� and the dancers take to the floor, the walls and the air. The first act of this film shows off some stunning dance and dance photography with high speed captures that are slowed with exceptional grace, art and flair. I liked it a lot.
Soon enough though, the real story begins, the pace slows a bit and the picture relies on its only fair to midland acting. That said, the players each have great charisma and backed by the sweet shots and powerful direction, the film never fails to engage. Oh, and when Terrence Howard finally kicks in � whew, now he can really tear it up.
My biggest criticism is that the grown up Rooster never sparks on stage as the young Rooster did on the sidewalk. Actually, though entertaining, the rest of the dancing and dance photography never tops that of the opening act. Also, the lyrics to the songs were not quite discernable. Too bad too, because the few that I did catch seem relevant to the film. Lastly, though the production shines original in so many other ways, the film�s story eventually falls prey to clich�. That may have been the intent, sort of an homage to gangster films of the early 1900�s � but either way, still clich�.
This is the closest thing to the film Chicago, I�ve seen. It�s smashing. A bit stronger in the overall acting department and a more original storyline � this picture would be full out A+. That scene with the stuttering gangster had me in stitches. Somewhere between an A- and a full A. I'll round up for the solid direction.
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An interesting cover to your second crochet book, Sue. The old-fashioned radio and side table with the tapered legs! I love the crochet close-up on the back cover. Wishing you lots of success with this new book of patterns. I'm still enjoying your first one!
Your books are truly inspirational.
Congratulations! I have your first book and I'm working through my first project ftom it (notebook cover for mum). The cushion on the new book looks great. Can't wait to see whats in the book.


Detroit — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Thursday backed off aspects of a controversial proposal this spring that would have led to higher rents for low-income households in the United States.
Carson, during a news conference in Detroit, said the plan was considered in April as officials were faced with budget restrictions. Since then, he said, more funding has come through, eliminating the need to impose the rent increases, as proposed, in favor of other options.
"The original rent increases were to make sure we didn't have to raise rents on elderly and disabled people and now we have some increased funding and we're not going to have to do that," Carson told reporters in Detroit after a news conference unveiling plans for the first of what will be more than a dozen hubs across the country to aid low-income households in the path to "self-sufficiency."
"The key thing to remember is that everything we're doing is aimed at elevating people and giving people an opportunity of removing some of the perverse incentives that have kept people in dependent positions," he said.
Carson on Thursday referenced a Detroit News/Associated Press article, "saying how horrible we were for raising all these rents on people." Carson said he's told the media that the consideration to raise rents was tied to HUD's budget restrictions. At that time, he said, it had been "the only option."
The "Make Affordable Housing Work Act," announced on April 25, would allow housing authorities to impose work requirements, would increase the percentage of income poor tenants are required to pay from 30 percent to 35 percent, and would raise the minimum rent from $50 to $150 per month. For Metro Detroit, the move would boost housing costs by 21 percent on average, according to the new analysis.
"As far as the rents are concerned, they're going to be simplified," Carson said Thursday, adding the numbers used for gross, rather than adjusted income, will depend on negotiations with Congress.
Carson said rents will only need to be raised if they have to be, and he's confident he'll be able to work with Congress.
Carson made the remarks as he stood alongside Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to announce a Detroit-based "Envision Center," one of what will be 17 around the nation.
Carson touted the plan as one of his signature initiatives to offer HUD-assisted families access to support services and expand use of the limited federal dollars for assistance to more people who need them.
The federal government is not putting money, only support, into the program that is leveraged by dollars from local public-private partnerships, Carson said.
"We're talking about our people, not Democrats or Republicans," Carson said. "The road to self-sufficiency is not an easy one. We must all come together and try."
Carson said the EnVision Centers will provide more solutions to help move families out of poverty and federal assistance to a "much more rewarding lifestyle."
In response to Carson's proposal for higher rents for those receiving HUD assistance, Duggan said he was "concerned for one hour" until Carson informed him Thursday that the proposal was first made when Carson thought the federal budget was being cut.
"Now the money has been reinstated, and there won't be any rent increase," Duggan told reporters.
Earlier, the mayor told a crowd gathered at the Life Remodeled EnVision Center on Collingwood Street that the facility will bring services to people in the neighborhoods.
"This is about creating opportunity," Duggan said, adding that Carson is starting in Detroit with a place that can help individuals who need it most. "I think this is going to be great progress."
The center, officials said Thursday, will be a tenant in the Durfee Innovation Society. The facility features a gymnasium and will offer a makers space, educational and literacy programs for young children as well as neighborhood job training services. Life Remodeled is a city-based nonprofit that invests in Detroit neighborhoods and has been working for more than a year on renovations inside the former Detroit Public Schools building it's leasing from the district.
The EnVision Centers, to be located near public housing developments, will serve as incubators to support what Carson says are "four key pillars of self-sufficiency," including economic empowerment, educational advancement, health and wellness, and character and leadership.
The effort is driven by federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofits, faith-based leaders, public housing authorities and others. The centers, officials said, will leverage public-private partnerships to connect HUD-assisted households with services that offer pathways to self-sufficiency.
"All of us together, we are the answer," said Chris Lambert, Life Remodeled founder.
In Michigan, there will be two centers in Detroit and a third in Inkster, according to a HUD news release.
Other centers will be located in states from California to Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.
Detroit City Councilman Gabe Leland said after the event that he's excited about the center and that Carson was in Detroit to announce it. But Carson's focus forward has to be on negotiations in Washington, D.C., he said.
"Mr. Carson needs to be in Washington, negotiating the principles that he talked about today and spending more time with Congress," Leland said. "I'm not sure he accurately explained the rough and tumble relationship that Congress has with this president. Carson should be in Washington to boost up those relationships and get to work."


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DC Daily: Poll shows Trump's 6-month approval ratings lowest of any president in past 70 years
By: Sandy Coronilla, Scripps
Here's what's happening in the world of politics Sunday, July 16, 2017.
Trump's 6-month approval ratings reach new low, focus of Sunday morning tweet
-- President Donald Trump took to Twitter Sunday morning to call out what he referred to as "fake news" that is "distorting democracy," and an "inaccurate" poll.
Trump tweeted: "With all of its phony unnamed sources & highly slanted & even fraudulent reporting, #Fake News is DISTORTING DEMOCRACY in our country."
He also said, "The ABC/Washington Post Poll, even though almost 40% is not bad at this time, was just about the most inaccurate poll around election time!"
The poll showed Trump's approval rating has reached a new low. Americans gave Trump the lowest six-month approval rating of any president in polls dating back 70 years. Just 36 percent of Americans pilled approve of Trump's job performances, down six points from his 100-day mark, which itself was a low.
The ABC/Washington Post Poll, even though almost 40% is not bad at this time, was just about the most inaccurate poll around election time!
Health care vote delayed because of McCain surgery
-- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday the Republican health care bill vote would be delayed because Sen. John McCain was recovering from surgery for a blood clot.
McCain's absence would have imperiled the bill, CNN reported, which requires the support of 50 of 52 GOP senators to pass.
Maine's Susan Collins and Rand Paul of Kentucky have already said they will not support the legislation.
My statement on @SenJohnMcCain pic.twitter.com/WSqc9axgzm
— Leader McConnell (@SenateMajLdr) July 16, 2017
Trump lawyer: POTUS thinks Mueller investigation is a "witch hunt"
-- The president's lawyer Jay Sekulow took to ABC News "This Week" to confirm that Trump believes special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is a "witch hunt."
Does Pres. Trump believe Mueller investigation is part of a "witch hunt"? "Yeah," Trump legal team member Jay Sekulow tells @jonkarl. pic.twitter.com/bg0KxJyS9u
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) July 16, 2017
"Yeah," Sekulow said. "When he talks about the scope and nature of the investigation, he's concerned about the nature of what's going on here."
He added that former FBI director James Comey "said under oath that he hoped to get a special counsel, which he did, so the special counsel then is based on evidence that was illegally leaked, and that to me raises questions about the whole spectra of what's going on here."
Sandy Coronilla is a KGTV digital producer. Follow her @10NewsSandy


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Karel Amand Paul Maria (Charles) De Jaegher (Nieuwpoort, 11 november 1875 - Tienen, 17 april 1945) was een Belgisch arts en politicus voor de Liberale Partij.

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De Jaegher promoveerde tot doctor in de geneeskunde aan de ULB en vestigde zich in Tienen. Hij werd er geneesheer van het Bureel van weldadigheid en van de godshuizen, beheerder van maatschappijen voor goedkope woningen, voorzitter van het gewestelijk comité van het Nationaal Werk van de wezen van slachtoffers van arbeidsongevallen, lesgever en dokter in de provinciale normaalschool van Brabant.

In 1906 werd hij verkozen tot gemeenteraadslid van Tienen, in 1920-1921 was hij schepen en van 1921 tot aan zijn dood was hij burgemeester. Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog, in 1943, werd hij door de Duitse bezetter op basis van de 'leeftijdsverordening' van 7 maart 1941  opzij geschoven ten voordele van VNV-er Marcel Engelen, die jonger was en wel beter wou samenwerken met de bezetter. Na de bevrijding nam hij zijn functie weer op.

Van 1921 tot 1925 en van 1932 tot aan zijn dood was hij liberaal volksvertegenwoordiger voor het arrondissement Leuven.

In Tienen was een school naar hem vernoemd, met name het Instituut Charles Dejaegher.

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This commanding cartoon was published by The San Francisco Wasp approximately one year before the Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted on May 6, 1882.
The image appealed to white workingmen's fears of a Chinese takeover of American society and enterprise. Despite the Chinese only occupying 0.002 percent of the population, visual depictions of the Chinese continued to reinforce imagery of infestation and sinister monopolization of industry.
The Coming Man colorfully illustrates the worst in negative stereotyping and Sinophobia. The Chinese man's over-sized left hand stretches out to the foreground of the image. It is stamped "MONOPOLY" and his fingernails are represented as animal talons, the nails are curled and grow upward like an overhang of a pagoda.
The hand grasps control over trades and services for which the Chinese were most associated – cigar making and sales, laundry, underwear and shirt manufacturing, box factories, clothing, and shoes.
Above his blue mandarin jacket (Chinese tunics were commonly blue, purple or black) is the image of a Chinese nightmare for white Americans. The Chinese man's face is grotesquely distorted and he greets the viewer head-on with a sinister expression. As if to focus better on those looking upon him, he closes one eye with his index finger to sharpen his stare. His right eye and brow lurch up at an unnatural angle. His ears and nose are large. A devious smile reveals a single tooth, evidence of his bad health. His tongue dangles from the left side of his mouth.
On his shaven head is a skull cap. From the back of his head, the Chinese queue appears to have a life of its own, and whips out from behind the head. The very end of the hair queue looks like the end of a whip.
This Chinese man is not afraid of the white workingman clientele and readers of The Wasp. Behind him and to the left, six factories smolder with industry, possibly a reference to the Chinese Six Companies, an organization which advocated for the Chinese in America. A Chinese pagoda is seen among the buildings. On the right, a few angry, white, Euro-centric workers appear, faintly drawn. They are disappearing. A bearded man wears an apron and a white hat and holds his fist up in the air. Only two factories are viable on this side of the image.
The dominant colors of the cartoon are red, white and blue. This Chinese Man, this "coming man" has taken over the American Dream. He has pushed American workers into the background.
The implicit message of the cartoon is to stoke fear and uncertainty. This man and others like him must be stopped from coming.
Readers of the San Francisco satire magazine The San Francisco Illustrated Wasp did not receive a balanced view of the Chinese in their cartoons or accompanying articles. The readership of the magazine lived with and believed in the terror of white unemployment caused by cheap Chinese labor. They expected and received a press that was sympathetic to their concerns.
"No variety of anti-European sentiment has ever approached the violent extremes to which anti-Chinese agitation went in the 1870's and 1880's. Despite laws and treaties promising federal protection, "lynchings, boycotts and mass expulsions still harassed the Chinese after the federal government yielded to the clamor for their exclusion in 1882" (Higham 25).
Steadily, the Democratic Party, fueled by an infusion of "southern exports" and white "Workingmen's Party" members merged into a powerful force to treat the Chinese and other minorities in the West with "similar brutality in legislation, in land policy, and in labor practices" (Pfaelzer 58-60).
It was easier to justify the violence, the driving out, the boycotts and mistreatment of the Chinese when they could be turned into something less than human. The labor issue, one of the six categories Richard S. West showcases in his book, was the focus of The Wasp's first anti-Chinese, pro-white labor cover, The First Blow at the Chinese Question. West prefaces the image by acknowledging that 15,000 men out of work in San Francisco alone, added to the white labor agitation. The Chinese immigrant was made to be the scapegoat (West 156).
A sturdy-looking white man wearing a trade apron, and two other laborers behind him have entered Chinatown. They encounter a Chinse man on the sidewalk. In one hand, the lead worker carries a sign, "Working Men's Procession." With his right arm, the lead workingman lands a punch directly into the face of the Chinese immigrant. The blow knocks his victim off balance. The Chinese man's long queue spirals outward from the impact. His oversized tunic extends past his arms, covering his hands. The Chinese man does not curl his fists in to strike back. Keller has neutralized this victim.
Another Chinese immigrant stands behind a storefront door or window and reacts in horror. He is distorted and ethereal. His whole body is aquiver, as if he is being vaporized, like a genie returning to a lamp. His fluid contours suggest he is fading away. This second Chinese figure is startled and his queue reacts in the same manner as the man under attack. He holds a gun by his side, but he makes no attempt to raise the weapon in defense. He is unable to protect his territory, his placement inside the rectangular border limits his power. The frame suggests he is reduced to one dimension, a poster or piece of wall art.
As Lenore Metrick-Chen suggests, it was fashionable for Americans to collect Chinese art, but acceptable to exclude the Chinese people. The Wasp suggests that the Chinese belong on walls, but not in the streets.
Unlike Nast's portrayals of the Workingmen's Party, Keller's representation of Causacian labor are generic and do not possess brutish features. Their behavior says otherwise.


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RETURN CODES acyclic returns 0 if the graph is acyclic; 1 if the graph has a cycle; 2 if the graph is undirected; and 255 if there are any errors.
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I was thinking the other day, what if someone was so afraid of the truth that they wanted to stay in the matrix of lies their whole life, what would someone who loves fantasy and lies have to do to remain perfectly brainwashed all the days of their lives?
You are probably thinking, why would someone want to be brainwashed their whole lives? It shouldn't surprise us since we actually see this phenomenon every day. People want to remain in their fantasy paradigms instead of waking up to the truth only they don't articulate it to themselves so bluntly.
Instead people subliminally tell themselves they would rather not wake up to any truth. People regularly indulge in artificial pleasures and stories to keep their minds entertained, so entertained that they don't have the ability to see the truth.
Unfortunately most of these desires go unspoken. I decided, what if we could expose this complacency and subconscious desire to stay asleep?
Perhaps exposing what one would have to do to stay asleep will shed light on what one would have to do to go along with the natural process of awakening that we are seeing worldwide.
To begin with, staying fully asleep in the matrix of lies created by government is analogous to being a good slave, a slave that never complains and does as he or she is told.
So to begin with, in order to stay perfectly asleep in the matrix of CIA western media lies one would have to commit to never questioning any story put out by mainstream media news.
Purpose to feel comfortable with mainstream media news, make sure you always sympathize and empathize with everything they say.
Reject any feelings and deep thoughts that may suggest to you questions like — why is it that all mainstream media entities report the same stories in the exact same many all the time as in one hundred percent of the times?
Reject these impulse of logic that may try to sneak into your thought process and stay calm and obedient (like a good slave) in the narrative that has be prepared for you on TV. How easy is that?
Next, make sure that you react to news only when you are told. Pay close attention and you'll notice that the mainstream media will tell you when to worry about something.
They will guide you through the pattern of problem, reaction and solution. Wait for their solution like a good hypnotized slave that you are.
Tell yourself that the solution is always the best solution. Tell yourself that if the mainstream media presents a solution to a problem then obviously the solution they present is the best solution otherwise you wouldn't be seeing it on TV.
Tell yourself that it is only obvious that this would be the case. If a solution is not presented in the news then how in the world can it be a viable solution?
Tell yourself how illogical that is since we all know that mainstream media wouldn't settle for a half baked, poor solution.
No way in the world that any of the mainstream media networks would risk their reputations by presenting a solution that doesn't work. Tell yourself how logical this is.
By training yourself to think this way you are sure to stay tightly controlled inside the matrix of lies and you will be able to avoid all forms of reality and the fear and stress that comes with embracing that silly thing called reality and it accompanying logic, truth and reason.
What else can you do to maintain your personal haven of fantasies and keep yourself in your fun hypnotic trance without disturbance from reality?
Trust and believe all the Hollywood produced narratives, resist any subliminal movies that may suggest something is wrong and realize those are just producers playing with fictional ideas.
Tell yourself there is no way that the United States is not the good guys. All those countries out there are just jealous of America and the military powerful empire that we are. We police the world because we have an obligation to do it.
That's right, tell yourself that if the U.S. military fails to police a country they are showing that they don't care.
Tell yourself, who cares that the U.S. has over 761 military bases worldwide and that the U.S. military has a presence in over 156 countries, that there are only about 46 countries worldwide who do not have the U.S. military occupying them.
Tell yourself that the U.S. is the police of the world and it can do whatever it wants. Then realize the responsibility that mainstream media carries in conveying this message to the world. What awesome people they are!
Feel proud of your country with every day you live. Play those violent video games and tell yourself that the victims in those violent video games are simply the hard headed folks who don't get it and deserve to have their butts beaten.
Remind yourself that life is like sports, win some lose some. Those that end up dead at the hands of the U.S. and its global partners like Israel and others deserve it. Surely they did something wrong to interfere with the U.S./Israeli mission.
Tell yourself that all these people who don't agree with us are annoying anyway and their lives are worthless. The sooner we kill them off the sooner we can move on to true progress you can tell yourself.
With all the war and killing debates cleared from your mind and out of the way you can then move on to other things like making sure you never miss a game and never miss your favorite TV shows.
Why would you ever consider missing a game or missing your favorite TV shows? Can you imagine the thought of that? How crazy would this be?
No way, only morons with no life would ever miss their favorite TV show and the good part is that at the end of all the shows that 11 O'clock news will come on to guide you for the night.
Pay attention closely and the news lady will tell you what is happening, what to expect and exactly how you should react to the next problem.
It doesn't get any easier than this. They (the media) free you from having to think on your own and you should appreciate this.
Don't worry it's all safe and everything is going to be alright. Unless, ISIS gets on a plane and shows up at your local mall. But how will you know what they look like?
Oh gee don't worry, stay tight to the matrix of lies and the police and the DHS will keep your safe from ISIS.
Ah, isn't it a wonderful thankful feeling you have for having DHS, TSA, Federal and local police keeping you safe from ISIS? Those amazing warriors! How could you ever thank them?
In order to keep yourself perfectly brainwashed in the matrix you'll have to practice thoughts of government mass safety implementation.
Yes, perhaps you should volunteer to be strip-searched, root for mass lock-downs and respect and behave at public check points.
Tell yourself how cool those cops out there are for keeping Americans safe from the terrorists that are everywhere even though we don't see them.
Keep yourself deep in the matrix by appreciating all the mega banks that are protecting America's money supply. We wouldn't want an out of control recession or financial collapse right?
Tell yourself, thanks to the Federal Reserve banking system and all the too big to fail banks we are in good hands because it is obvious they care about us.
Plus the mainstream media would expose those bankers if they did anything at all that was remotely illegal or immoral. Thanks to the media, they represent yet another layer of protection against corruption.
In order to stay deeply asleep in the matrix you'll also have to silence those self-proclaimed critical thinkers that want to spread their "truth" around by bad mouthing the mainstream media, the government, the banking system and the U.S. military.
Screw them, tell yourself, they are just conspiracy theorists who make up stories out of the blue just for attention. Just because they regularly produce sources and documents to back their stories means nothing.
Everyone knows it's easy to make up a phony government document and claim its a government document. Besides anyone can see a story from a different angle, it doesn't mean these alternative angles are correct.
In order to stay comfortable in the matrix these are the types of logical arguments you must repeatedly tell yourself.
You've heard it said many times, if 9/11 was an inside job wouldn't someone had spoken up by now?
Those that have spoken out don't count because they are obvious conspiracy nuts and conspiracy nuts don't count.
By repeatedly thinking this way and feeling a sensation of pleasure when obeying government you are sure to remain fast asleep in the matrix of lies created by our own government.
Years of research, study of human behavior, experiment on manipulation of the masses, successful application of propaganda have proven that for as much as there is a natural process of waking up to the reality of the globalist gangster plans, there is equally a process for staying asleep in the matrix of lies and these are just some of the ways of accomplishing this.
The best and most effective way to stay asleep and brainwashed in the matrix in my opinion is to esteem sports and entertainment as more important than current events. This is the clincher technique that will guarantee your ride in the matrix will not be disturbed.
You will constantly find yourself emotionally competing between listening to world events versus catching that big show tonight or watching the big game this weekend. As long as you stay focused you should be good to go.
No one will disturb your ride and no one stands a chance at waking you up. No way you would ever allow that to happen.
Anyone who tries to wake you up is acting selfishly and just trying to start trouble. That is why mainstream media portrays these people as conspiracy nuts and you understand this right?
Now that you know how to stay tightly brainwashed in the matrix of lies, relax and enjoy life. Screw the news and all the events of the past, present and future.
Just make sure you don't miss out on too many shows, too many concerts, games and movies. Ah life is good isn't it?
Sadly, many Americans actually follow these instructions to perfection without realizing what they are doing to themselves, their consciousness and self awareness, their mental health, their humanity and their sanity.
We truth seekers must find new ways to appeal to those asleep. This is but one suggestion.


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Concert Review: TOOL's KEENAN Is 'Near-Perfect' Singer For ALICE IN CHAINS
Travis Hay of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has issued the following report:
Who would've thought Maynard James Keenan, the spooky singer for TOOL and A PERFECT CIRCLE, would have made a near-perfect singer for ALICE IN CHAINS? That was one of the many surprises Friday night when some of Seattle's brightest musical stars came out for a cause at Premier nightclub.
The cause was a benefit concert for victims of last year's tsunami and the stars included Ann and Nancy Wilson of HEART, NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic, SUPERSUCKERS, SIR MIX-A-LOT, THE CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION and others. But the brightest stars were the remaining members of ALICE IN CHAINS — drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Inez and guitarist Jerry Cantrell — who performed together for the first time in six years.
Novoselic acted as emcee for the show, which was put on by radio station K-Rock (KRQI-FM/96.5) and raised more than $100,000 for relief efforts.
The reformed ALICE IN CHAINS featured several big names filling the shoes of late vocalist Layne Staley, who died of a drug overdose in 2002. Wes Scantlin from PUDDLE OF MUDD, Pat Lachman from metal band DAMAGEPLAN, Ann Wilson and Keenan all shared microphone duties throughout the evening.
While none of the vocalists were dead ringers for Staley, each turned in remarkable performances that paid justice to the fallen singer. The band performed two sets, one acoustic the other plugged-in, with Lachman taking the lion's share of the vocal duties.
But the evening wasn't just about ALICE IN CHAINS. The Wilson sisters performed a three LED ZEPPELIN covers along with "Barracuda" and "Crazy On You", SIR MIX-A-LOT offered up rap-metal versions of "Baby Got Back" and "My Posse's On Broadway", and SUPERSUCKERS played a blazing set.
But still, ALICE IN CHAINS owned the evening. The band's acoustic set started off with "The Killer Is Me", which was followed by "No Excuses". Lachman fared surprisingly well while Cantrell sang backup. Later in the set, which closed with "Down In A Hole", Ann Wilson brought a soulful edge to "Brother".
For its second set of the night ALICE IN CHAINS opened with "It Ain't Like That" from "Facelift". After the song Cantrell introduced Scantlin, a surprise guest, who sang "Again" with Lachman and then took over vocal duties for "Would" and "Angry Chair". Between the two, with Lachman's pointy goatee and Scantlin's Staley-esque stage movements, they could've passed for a Layne doppelganger.
But it was Keenan, another surprise performer, who proved the most natural fit at replacing Staley. His twisted and braided hair flew as he prowled the stage while singing. He impressively nailed "Man in the Box" and "Them Bones".
For the last song of the night, Wilson, Keenan, Lachman and Scantlin took turns trading verses and lines during "Rooster". The "We Are The World"-style rendition of the song was the perfect ending for a magical night filled with surprises.
ALICE IN CHAINS set lists:
Acoustic w/ Pat Lachman of DAMAGEPLAN:
01. The Killer Is Me
02. No Excuses
03. Heaven Beside You
04. Brother (w/ Ann Wilson of HEART)
05. Got Me Wrong
06. Down In A Hole
Electric:
01. It Ain't Like That (w/ Lachman)
02. Again (w/ Lachman and Wes Scantlin from PUDDLE OF MUDD)
03. Would (w/ Scantlin)
04. Angry Chair (w/ Scantlin)
05. Them Bones (w/ Maynard James Keenan from TOOL and A PERFECT CIRCLE)
06. Man In The Box (w/ Keenan)
07. Rooster (w/ Lachman, Wilson, Keenan and Scantlin)
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Ira M. Levin
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Automotive Franchise
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Federal Trial Bar
University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 1982)
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1986)
Ira M. Levin is a partner at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. Mr. Levin serves the commercial litigation and general commercial legal needs of entrepreneurs, partnerships and family business interests as well as middle market and publicly traded companies.
Mr. Levin counsels his private clients in connection with acquisitions and divestitures, traditional labor and employment matters as well as regulatory matters. He has tried cases to both juries and judges in state and federal courts and before arbitrators and administrative agencies. Mr. Levin has also argued appeals in both state and federal appellate courts and has been engaged by trade associations as outside counsel, in matters of special interest.
Mr. Levin's practice has an emphasis on the motor vehicle franchise matters. He represents public and private entities in automobile manufacturer relations, the purchase and sale of automobile dealerships and dealer groups, dealership real estate, and all related dealership litigation. In his work in connection with motor vehicle franchise disputes under the Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act, Mr. Levin frequently appears before the Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Board. Mr. Levin has successfully argued several appeals by manufacturers of successful awards he obtained on behalf of motor vehicle dealers before the Board, including before the Illinois Appellate Court and the Illinois Supreme Court. Following the Chapter 11 reorganizations of GM and Chrysler in 2009, Mr. Levin arbitrated on behalf of franchise owners in more than 30 reinstatement cases. Winning two of only three Chrysler reinstatement cases in the state of Illinois.
Mr. Levin has both prosecuted and defended a wide range of contractual and business tort claims including shareholder disputes and fiduciary duty and tortious interference claims. He has represented real estate developers in a variety of real estate disputes and has prosecuted and defended companies in labor and employment matters including the Fair Labor Standards Act, non-compete, and trade secret cases. Mr. Levin also has significant experience in defending professional liability claims as well as consumer claims, including class action defense work in both federal and state courts.
Mr. Levin is a member of the Federal Trial Bar and is admitted to practice in all courts in the state of Illinois, the Northern District of Illinois, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
General Motors Corporation, et al. v. The State of Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Board, et al., 221 Ill.2d 1, 862 N.E.2d 209, 308 Ill.Dec.611 (2007), Case Nos. 101585 and 101601, Supreme Court of Illinois
Ramon Alvarado, et al. v. Corporate Cleaning Services, Inc., et al., 782 F.3d 365 (7th Cir. 2015), Case No. 13-3818, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Nissan North America v. The Motor Vehicle Review Board, et al., 7 N.E.3d 25 (Ill. App. 1 Dist. 2014), Case No. 1-12-3795, Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Nissan North America, Inc. v. Jim M'Lady Oldsmobile, Inc., 486 F.3d 989 (7th Cir. 2007)
George Keporos v. Loquercio Automotive South, Inc. d/b/a Honda City, 2014 IL App (1st) 151074-U, Case No. 1-15-1074, Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Through a peer review conducted by Martindale-Hubbell, the leading legal rating service in the United States, Mr. Levin received a ranking of AV Preeminent: "possessing the highest level of professional excellence."
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What? How can this possibly work? If you are a Wall Street executive, a $5,000 difference in your bonus from one year to another might not matter much. If you are a teacher making $50,000, that can be devastating. The city claims it needs these incentives to get the best teachers, but all this would do is push good teachers out of the profession if they don't get the incentive pay, as they wouldn't make enough money to make it worthwhile. I sure wouldn't that kind of instability in my life. The city wants the state to intervene. Jared Polis has a reputation as a very progressive Democrat. As a new governor, this is going to be the first big crisis he faces. His reputation will largely rest on what he does here. If he tries to intervene to help the school administrators, that would be awfully damning. As for the Denver teachers, seeing strikes work all over the place has to be really reinforcing and make them feel good about winning, but of course they are scared because striking is scary. But undermining this incentive system is absolutely worth the risk.


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On Wednesday, we talked about the evolution of the writer. As the paradigm is shifting, writers must evolve or they simply will not survive. Those who want to moan and wish for the gone-by age will be replaced by writers who are hungrier and better trained and who are willing to outwork the competition.
One of the reasons writers have so much more power these days is that the definition of an author brand has changed radically. Until a couple years ago, an author brand could ONLY be created by books. Readers' only interaction with an author was through her works of fiction.
These days, the Modern Author is much more dynamic. She can write in different genres and experiment with different types of writing. There are more and more Hybrid Authors emerging in the new paradigm–writers who have NF, short fiction, different genres for sale some traditionally published and some indie or self-published. Writers have a LOT more flexibility. How did we gain this flexibility?
Writers with a social media platform have a far more dynamic platform than the writer that is relying solely on books to construct the brand. This is because readers (followers) interact with the author daily and real-time, so the brand becomes the person–the author. Thus every tweet, every status update, every picture, every comment, every blog post and finally every book are all part of our brand. Think of it like adding bricks of all different sizes to construct a massive wall–the brand. Yes, the books will likely be larger bricks, but this doesn't mean the other stuff doesn't add up.
This brings me to what I want to talk about today. Sacrifice. The Internet and social media offer us tremendous power and control over our author career, but with great power comes great responsibility. Sometimes we need to make tough decisions. We must remember that everything we say and do on-line serves as part of our brand. Social media is a loaded gun that can be used to feed our family or to shoot ourselves in the foot.
All of us have a faith and a political affiliation, but unless we are a religious or political writer we need to be VERY careful. We are counting on our fellow writers to help us, to share and RT and they are less likely to lend support if we spend half our time calling them names.
I had one writer I finally unfriended this morning on FB. He was a sci-fi writer who COULD NOT stop with the political ranting. Every post was about how X party (my political affiliation, btw) were all morons and thieves and creeps and how people of X faith (my faith) were radical haters and bigots and dogs.
In fact, I will just be honest. I am getting to where I don't even want to look in my FB home stream. SO many writers are ranting on and on about politics, and it all just gives me indigestion. I don't "friend" a fantasy author so I can listen to a non-stop political rant. If I wanted that, I would friend Ann Coulter or Jesse Jackson and at least I would know what I was in for.
We are in an election year, and I know it is hard to not be opinionated. I totally feel your pain. I have a degree in Political Science! I really do understand, but my advice as a social media expert is that we be very selective about what we put on-line. Every post is part of our brand, and, if we do too much ranting about social injustice, we are creating a political activism brand not a fiction author brand…and we can be alienating a lot of people as well.
I support plenty of writers who don't share my political and religious viewpoints. That is easier for me to do if I am not being called names on a daily basis. There is a reason that politics and religion can be dangerous topics. I know that I am even taking a HUGE risk writing THIS blog. I know that the trackbacks and arguments will surface, but I am willing to risk it so you guys are properly prepared.
One of the biggest reasons we do have to be careful of everything we write on-line is once it is out there…we can't control it. If we decide to blog about some politically hot topic because we need to get something off our chest, that is fine, but prepare for some consequences. It very well might just be another of many blogs and life continues on as usual…or it could totally dismantle our platform and irreparably alter our brand. We don't know who is going to read that post, and we can't control where and how it is spread how it is twisted and…what if it goes viral?
I posted a blog about What Went Wrong with the Star Wars Prequels? and SEVEN months later I still get mini-debates and have had over 200 comments….over a fictional universe. In this case the controversy is fun…but when it comes to politics and religion???
Prepare to deal with trolls…forever.
In fact, if we do blog about politics or religion, we should just prepare for at least a half a dozen blogs to spring up with the mission of calling us a moron, and their trackbacks will always keep a fresh supply of trolls coming to that one political blog FOREVER. Not saying it will happen, just that it is pretty likely.
Also, we need to remember that our platform is comprised of people who are different than we are. Many of you follow this blog because you expect me to write funny blogs about craft, social media and life. But what if you showed up Monday for my essay about abortion or euthanasia or legalizing marijuana because I needed to get something off my chest?
Many of you would likely never come back, but many would feel compelled to comment–either to tell me I was brilliant or to tell me I'd lost my mind–and this is where we start to see the massive fracture, the fighting in the comments because everyone feels passion and everyone feels differently.
So, now not only have I confused my brand…but now a group that all once had fun and friended one another and enjoyed getting together in my comments section have been divided FOREVER. What was fun and a high point is now spoiled, awkward and downright weird. Not only that, but now I will likely have to step in and referee people who once got along, but who now only see red because I felt the need to take a left-turn with my blog content.
Personally, I care about all of you whether we share political and religious affiliation or not. To me, no venting is worth alienating any of you. That's just me.
I am all for freedom of speech, and feel free to write about or tweet about anything you want. I won't stop you. The only purpose of this post is to educate writers about the unintended affect being overly political could have. I'm not saying we can't post a link here and there or a faith quote or an evolution blog. We just need to really be aware of those around us and be prepared to take the consequences, even the unintended ones.
Think of it this way. Out at our ranch we all carry guns. There are packs of feral pigs that roam our land, rattlesnakes, water moccasins, and all kinds of critters that can kill or maim. Having a sidearm just goes with having a place in the wild country of Texas. But that same gun that took out a six foot rattlesnake near the front stoop is the same gun that could accidentally kill someone.
We can shoot watermelons and beer cans for fun, but it is wise to check that there isn't a house or a weekend camper on the adjacent land behind the tree line where we are shooting. We have to be aware that we don't live in a vacuum. Our actions have consequences.
Yet, if we are kind, respectful, fun, engaging AND we write great books, that is wonderful and can be the formula for a long successful career. No one needs to give up who they are or what they believe, it just doesn't necessarily all belong on-line. We can feel free to rub ourselves with lime Jell-O and run around in our underwear, but it doesn't mean it needs a picture on Facebook ;).
So…*braces* what are your thoughts? Am I out of line and the poster child for censorship? Or do you run into the same problem? Are there people you want to support but they won't stop ranting? How does that make you feel? By the way, I have no problem if any of you wish to disagree with me as long as you do it respectfully. We are people not robots, I get that. I know this is an uncomfortable topic, but it is part of my responsibility as the social media expert for writers to address it.
I really, really do LOVE hearing from you!
I was a high school drop out at the age of 15, then again at 16. I worked as a waitress, but, to tell the truth, I was a really bad waitress. I lost my job and returned to school. I finally graduated high school at the age of 19. No one figured I would make much out of my life since it's highly likely I graduated last in my class. I think by the time you get a GPA as low as mine was, I think they just start listing you alphabetically.
Back to the drawing board (school). I knew the medical DQ would run out, so I worked really hard and ended up winning a full military scholarship to become a doctor. I didn't really want to become a doctor, but this was the best scholarship and I was broke, ergo not picky. I transferred to T.C.U. and began pre-med. I swore in to the Air Force (yes, I made my rounds of all the branches) and pledged my life to serving my country as a future military doctor.
I returned to school a semester later. I had to use a cane for eight months as my back healed, and there was no such thing as handicapped access to anything in those days. It seemed every class I had signed up for was on the third floor, too. But I did my best and took it one class at a time.
But, I had changed degrees and really loved political economy. I studied the Middle East and North Africa and felt I could make a difference. So you can imagine my excitement when I was asked to help with a business development project in Syria. I would live in the Yarmouk Camp (a refugee camp in Syria) and help modernize a paper facility.
It was a great experience but pretty much a huge failure. No matter what we tried, we hit a wall of bureaucratic red tape and corruption. I came back to the States and gave up on grad school. The hallowed halls of academia were too far removed from reality, and I realized it was no longer for me.
I went to work in software sales and then paper sales and was dismal at both. I was a hard worker. I worked harder than anyone else, but it always seemed that I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and the competition was eating me alive. Thus, it was only a matter of time before my position—and me—would be eliminated.
Failing in school taught me to keep pressing on, even when that meant being embarassed. It was humiliating being a 19 year-old in an English class full of 14 year-olds.
Failing in Syria taught me discernment. I jumped into a project before I thought it out fully. I wouldn't trade the experience for all the gold in the world, but the project was doomed from the start. I should have done more research and planned better. But it prepared me for a future that I never could have envisioned at the time (for those who are curious, read this post Amazon–Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts).
Failing at sales taught me that trying to do everything myself was a formula for disaster. It taught me to form teams and that relationships are the most important possession we have. When I was in sales, I didn't want to bother other people and I tried to do too much on my own. My failure was the end result of an inability to delegate and form a team I could depend upon.
Failure is scary, but failure is priceless to the person who can embrace it. Failure should be rewarded because it means we are taking a risk. Show me a person who has never failed, and I will show you a person who's never tried anything remarkable. Nothing great was ever created in the comfort zone. Sure there are people who seem to succeed at everything they do, but the Midas Touch is not the norm (and most of us find those people annoying, anyway). I don't know about you, but I want to learn from great people who failed yet pressed on and succeeded despite setbacks. I want to learn about creating wealth from Donald Trump, not the latest lottery winner.
Fifteen years ago, I had the talent to do great things and reach great heights, but I didn't have the character to stay there. Failure taught me to work hard, set goals and, above all, remain humble and value people. Failure created the person who could dream up a global community of service and support like MyWANA. YOU guys are my most valuable possession. You guys are my team and my support and I cannot reach my dreams without your help. It is my honor and privilege to keep your company, to hear your voice and to learn from you. If I can offer anything in return, it is my support and lessons I've learned from a lifetime of doing just about everything wrong.
Failure is our friend. We all start out a hunk of metal, just like the Damascus steel blade. Adveristy and failure fire out the impurities and strengthen our character and resolve. Failure might sting now, but if you could see the bigger picture, I imagine you would dance for joy as well.
Thanks for being patient with me announcing winners.
Winner of Last Week of February's 5-Page Critique–Stephanie Scott. Please send your 1250 word Word document to kristen at kristen lamb dot org.
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Happy Friday! I have a real treat for you guys, but, first, let's have a quick chat. Be honest. We writers wear a lot of hats. We, of course, have the Writer Hat, but then comes the Mom or Dad Hat, the Employee Hat, the Maid Hat and Taxi Driver Hat, the Therapist Hat, the Friend Hat, the Police/Enforcer Hat (especially if you have small children, teenagers or needy pets), and on and on. We have many roles, and switching personalities so often and so many times a day can wear us out. In time, we might find that in the pile of all the "hats" we cannot find our Inspiration Hat anywhere. Likely it was put in with the whites and now everything will be pink. Sigh.
So when we do lose our inspiration, what can we do? How do we find it? My pal, and very talented writer Natalie C. Markey has some amazing solutions and is here to teach us to find inspiration from even the most unlikely places.
Thank you Kristen for having me back again! Last time I spoke about balancing writing with burp rags and Sesame Street. Today I'm discussing writing inspiration. A topic that interests all writers, but still the toddler mom in me will sneak in a "Sesame Street" reference. Can't you tell what plays on my office/playroom television more than CNN or the very fascinating History Channel?
I love quotes about inspiration. Dan Poytner once said, "If you wait for inspiration to write; you're not a writer, you're a waiter." I also love, "I write when I'm inspired, and I see that I'm inspired at 9 am every morning," said Peter De Vries. Or in my case, I'm inspired each morning at 4:30 am but everyone has his or her own routines because we are all different.
Writers are people. We have jobs, families and many other obligations. With that being said we must write whenever our schedules dictate, unless you are lucky enough to have tons of free time. I didn't think so ;).
So what if a lack of inspiration is keeping us down? In truth, inspiration is not this complicated object that many have made it to be. Inspiration is all around us. I have found that sometimes the answers may be easier to find than you believe. "Relax, don't over think it," says my husband. And he is right but don't tell him I said that! You can easily find inspiration or discover the answer to a troublesome scene by just living your life.
Just the other day I was stuck on a particular scene in a young adult fantasy manuscript. I write from home with my 19-month-old daughter so my writing breaks are always spent with her and the fun little monsters on Sesame Street.
Just the other day Snuffy (short for Mr. Snuffleupagus) said a simple word that lit a light bulb in my head. As I watched my daughter hum along to "Elmo's World" in her cozy coup (because it's more cool to watch "Sesame Street" drive-in Little Tikes style) I grabbed my iPAD, tapped on the notes applications and began jotting down ideas. It's not the word that counts but the smallest thing that can set off your inspirational writer mojo.
My dog, Oscar is also very inspiring to me. Since I am a published author of a non-fiction dog book and working on another, he reminds me everyday about my audience and how I can make a difference. And he make a fantastic foot warmer while I write!
Always keep your eyes, ears and senses open as you go through life—not just when you're in front of a keyboard. And I say senses because yes I was inspired by the smell of manure once but that's another LONG story!
Staying open to your surroundings is especially important for the busiest of writers. Writer's that must make the most of the precious writing time they get. If you're a writing mom like I am, then I'm preaching to the choir. I'm returning to teach my month-long course presented by Write It Forward Workshops next month. It's titled, Writing Moms: How to have it all without losing your mind. Hopefully it can help you manage the chaos and learn how you can fit your writing career among diapers, tantrums, homework, concerts, games, and your "paying job" if you have that too. Click here to learn more or to register.
I am giving away a FREE "seat" to someone who comments on this blog. Simply share your story of how something simple and seemingly unrelated created writing inspiration for you. I will put your names in my virtual hat and announce the winner on February 28.
Natalie C. Markey is a seasoned freelance writer including popular columns like The Mortal Instruments Examiner and Special Needs Dog Care Examiner. She is the author of "Caring for Your Special Needs Dogs." Follow her on Twitter, Pen to Publish blog, and her website.
Thanks so much for taking time to help us out! I hope you guys will share your thoughts, feelings, stories because not only can you win this really cool prize from Natalie, but you also still get a chance to win my contest.


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The 2015 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 20th in the National Football League (NFL) and their eighth under head coach John Harbaugh. Although picked by some, including Sports Illustrated Peter King, to reach the Super Bowl, they had a disappointing season due to devastating injuries to team starters. 14 of their games were decided by 8 points or less and Joe Flacco, Justin Forsett, Steve Smith, Sr., and Terrell Suggs all suffered season ending injuries. They were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 14 with a loss to the Seattle Seahawks, in which they also suffered their ninth loss, resulting their first losing season in the Harbaugh era and first since the collapse of the Brian Billick era.  Ultimately the Ravens finished with a 5–11 record and twenty-two players ended the season on Injured Reserve. The 5–11 record is their worst since the 2007 season.

On a side note, as of 2022, their 20-19 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on September 3 remains the last time the Ravens have lost a preseason game, having won an NFL-record 23 consecutive preseason games ever since.

2015 draft class

Notes
 The Ravens traded their original fifth-round selection (No. 162 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for guard/center Jeremy Zuttah.
 The Ravens traded defensive tackle Haloti Ngata and their seventh-round selection (No. 231 overall – previously acquired in a  trade that sent offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie to the Miami Dolphins) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for the Lions' fourth- and fifth-round selections (Nos. 122 and 158 overall, respectively).
 The Ravens traded their original sixth-round selection (No. 202 overall) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the Browns' 2014 seventh-round selection.
 The Ravens acquired an additional sixth-round selection (No. 204 overall) in a trade that sent their original seventh-round selection (No. 243 overall) and linebacker Rolando McClain to the Dallas Cowboys.
 The Ravens traded their second and fifth-round selection to acquire the No. 55 overall selection from the Arizona Cardinals.

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: Denver Broncos 19, Baltimore Ravens 13

The Ravens opened the season in Denver. Joe Flacco and the offense struggled through the entire game. Not only did the Ravens lose 19–13 and start the season 0–1, but they also lost Terrell Suggs to a torn achilles. It was later announced that Suggs would miss the entire 2015 season, jeopardizing the Ravens defense for the rest of the season.

Week 2: Oakland Raiders 37, Baltimore Ravens 33

With the tough loss, the Ravens dropped to 0–2, the first such start to a season since 2005.  The team also dropped to 7–2 all-time against the Raiders.  With wins by both the Steelers and the Browns, the Ravens remain in the AFC North basement.

Week 3: Cincinnati Bengals 28, Baltimore Ravens 24

With their fourth straight loss to the Bengals, the Ravens dropped to 0–3 and started the season with such a record for the first time in franchise history.

Week 4: Baltimore Ravens 23, Pittsburgh Steelers 20 (OT)

The Ravens finally produced a win against their archrival the Steelers to improve to 1–3.  With the Browns' loss to the Chargers on Sunday, both teams remain in last place in the division.

Week 5: Cleveland Browns 33, Baltimore Ravens 30 (OT)

The Ravens couldn't use the momentum from the Pittsburgh win to beat their division rival the Browns, losing in overtime 33–30, dropping to 1–4 for the first time in franchise history.  They fell back to solo last place in the division and also lost their first game to the Browns at home since 2007.  Harbaugh and Flacco's records dropped to 13–2 against the Browns as well.

Week 6: San Francisco 49ers 25, Baltimore Ravens 20

In a rematch of Super Bowl XLVII, the Ravens' defense was unable to keep up with San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick and their former teammates Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith.

Week 7: Arizona Cardinals 26, Baltimore Ravens 18

The Ravens, hoping to stop a five-game losing streak, travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals. The defense struggled to contain the Cardinals explosive receiving corps. Late in the fourth quarter, Joe Flacco attempted to mount a comeback, but an interception in the end zone by the Cardinals sealed the loss. With the loss, the Ravens go to 1–6, tied for the worst record in the league with the Detroit Lions.

Week 8: Baltimore Ravens 29, San Diego Chargers 26

The Ravens were finally able to win a back and forth game, despite a poor showing from the defense, on a game-winning field goal from Justin Tucker. They improved to 2–6, but are still in last place in the AFC North because of their week 5 loss to the Browns.

Already missing Terrell Suggs for the season, the Ravens suffered another setback and this time Steve Smith, Sr. left the game with a ruptured Achilles tendon. The Ravens later announced that the injury will keep him out for the rest of the season.

Week 9: Bye Week
No game. Baltimore had a bye week.

Week 10: Jacksonville Jaguars 22, Baltimore Ravens 20

The Ravens were on the cusp of victory despite giving up the ball on three consecutive drives by two Joe Flacco interceptions and a Flacco lost fumble. However, on the last play of the game Elvis Dumervil sacked Jaguars QB Blake Bortles by grabbing onto his face mask, putting them into field goal range with one more play, which kicker Jason Myers converted to win the game, sending the Ravens to 2–7. It was later revealed that in fact, the Jaguars had not set before the aforementioned play, in which case they would have been penalized for a false start, and the ensuing ten-second runoff would have ended the game with the Ravens winning 20–19.

Week 11: Baltimore Ravens 16, St. Louis Rams 13

In another close game, the Ravens finally pulled together a win, despite another 2 missed field goals by Justin Tucker, on a game winning try from 41 yards. All three Ravens wins have now come from game ending scores by Tucker. Late in the first quarter, running back Justin Forsett broke his right arm, ending his season. On the final drive of the game, Flacco suffered a season ending knee injury.

Week 12: Baltimore Ravens 33, Cleveland Browns 27

In another wild game, the Ravens' second string offense, forced into starting roles due to mounting injuries, managed a win against the Browns, avoiding a season sweep which hasn't happened since 2007. The game was won on the last play of regulation, when defensive end Brent Urban blocked a Travis Coons 51-yard field goal attempt, which safety Will Hill returned 64 yards for a touchdown.

Week 13: Miami Dolphins 15, Baltimore Ravens 13

In another disappointing loss, the Ravens' offense failed to capitalize on a fantastic defensive performance, with Schaub throwing another pick six along with another interception which also led to Miami's other touchdown. Another Justin Tucker missed field goal from 54 yards was the Ravens' last chance at a comeback.

Week 14: Seattle Seahawks 35, Baltimore Ravens 6

Entering a game in which they were forced to start third-string quarterback Jimmy Clausen, the Ravens were outmaneuvered at every turn against a superior Seahawks team. With the loss, and the wins from the Steelers and the Jets, the Ravens were officially eliminated from postseason contention.  The team dropped to 4-9 and faced their first losing season since 2007.

This was the Ravens' first game of the season which was decided by more than one possession as the team's first 12 games were all decided by eight points or less.

Week 15: Kansas City Chiefs 34, Baltimore Ravens 14

The Ravens unexpectedly wore gold pants for this game. This drew criticism from their fan base.

Week 16: Baltimore Ravens 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 17

With the win, the Ravens improved to 5–10, and they swept the Steelers for the first time since their 2011 season.

Week 17: Cincinnati Bengals 24, Baltimore Ravens 16

The Ravens suffered their fifth straight loss to the Bengals, this time led by second year quarterback A. J. McCarron, who threw two touchdowns while Ravens starter Ryan Mallett was intercepted twice.   The loss dropped the Ravens to 5–11, their worst record since their 2007 season.
This was the final game for cornerback Tray Walker, as he died on March 18, 2016.

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

Baltimore
Baltimore Ravens seasons
Baltimore Ravens
2010s in Baltimore


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I have a decent amount of pics/info in my build thread. There is also a good thread under ronnin about the development and feedback from people.
Care to share the part number of the msd starter?
" If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over ? "
You can get a 06+ Explorer carrier with 3.55s or 3.73s for between $200 and $250 on eBay. Also get some OE halfshafts, those are pretty cheap with some searching on eBay.
Carrier rebuild kit is $70 shipped, then you just need a diff because all the 06+ Explorers had open diffs. Expect to spend between $200 and $500 for a diff, depending on what type you want, and then get it all assembled. The driveshaft you have should work.
Yes it is expensive but you can recoup a lot of your cost by selling the Cobra setup you have.
Thanks for all the information! I am definitely going to have to wait because just found out my insurance isn't going to cover new Stucco that I need for my house. That will be $$$$. Wasn't planning on that expense.
When I bought the car it was more than my top end of my Budget I had set for my toy car but I justified it because it was such a clean swap and I didn't think I would want/need to do anything for awhile. But of course there's always improvements to be made. As much as I want to do this right now it will have to wait. If I had a buyer lined up knowing how much I would get for my current setup I might start but for now I'm just going to have to live with it.
I will let you in on a little secrete... these cars are never "done" and there will always be something that you want to change.
I'm wondering why he didn't go with the Ronin Explorer 8.8 in the first place. But it's probably just fine for now, just noisy.
Not that I had that assumption at all. I'm not the brightest star in the sky but my perfectionism gets the best of me, lol. I knew there would be stuff to do but didn't realize I would have the urge so soon.
It will be ok for the time being but hopefully by this time next year I'll have your setup!
When I decided to sell my 40th Anniversary 370Z there was one piece I wanted to keep, my original Tommy Kaira shift knob. My 370Z was the first "Sports Car" I was able to purchase and it will always have that special meaning. The shift knob was a rare JDM piece and on top of me loving the ergonomics of it, it's a reminder of my first "sports car" and more than just a picture I can hold on to.
I wanted to keep the original shift handle that fits the Cobra shift knob in tact but that ended up not being an option. A friend of mine from church is a machinist and offered to try and make me an adapter so I let him give it a shot. The first try was ok but didn't work for 2 reasons. 1. It sat too high for me. 2. The turtle didn't sit straight when tightened and my OCD couldn't take it. I told him just to cut the handle down and I'd worry about dealing with the Cobra knob not sitting right later. Here's the result.
It's amazing to me how something so small can make such a huge difference. I have a few more things in the works and can't wait for those improvements as well!
When I purchased the car I knew right away something needed to be done about the cars height. It was too low for the roads in Louisiana.
The car had Apexi adjustable shocks with Eibach Pro Kit Springs and were on the lowest ride height setting. I could have saved money and just raised the car on that setup and been ok BUT, in keeping with the quality of the build and the rest of the car I knew I wanted Coilovers.
I was going to go with Stance Coilovers and Swift Springs but after much research and advice from other members I went with Ohlins. I'd like to thank Kevin and Michael at Improved Racing for hooking me up!
There are 2 different size spacers and the directions didn't say what spacer belonged on the front or back coilover. Ohlins said that is a complaint and they are trying to get that updated. Long Spacer belongs on the Front, Shorter Spacer belongs on the Rear.
I am very impressed with the ride! I raised the car about 1/2" and the Ohlins make the ride feel like a Cadillac compared to the Apexi's with Eibachs. Not that they were bad but there is a significant improvement in ride quality.
I knew I wanted to improve the steering. The steering was very stiff. I'm not a very small guy and it took a significant effort to turn. Previous owner had de-powered the rack himself. While he did a great job, it was still very stiff.
I like manual steering so I wanted to maintain that aspect, just improve on what the car had. I chose to go with a proper de-powered steering rack from Chips Motorsports. He needed a core though.
Thanks to my friend Colt (Vladthesmiter), my down time was just for the install. Colt let me send one of his extra steering racks off to Chips Motorsports so I could keep my car intact while Chip did his work. I just had to give my rack to Colt once the install was done. Thank you Sir! Turnaround time from Chip was about 3 weeks total including the shipping to and from. I highly recommend him.
My friend Brian pretty much did the install with my assistance. He also helped on the Coilovers. Did the Steering Rack install 2 different times. First time rack wasn't centered, here's why.
My car had Pillowball Tie Rods. Chip sends OEM style Tie Rods. I wanted to use the Pillowball Tie Rods but on the first install we couldn't get the Pillowball Tie Rods to work. So we ended up going with the OEM Style new ones. Problem was we got the rack off center during the Tie Rod dilemma and didn't realize it. Found out after first alignment.
The reason we couldn't get the Pillowball Tie Rods to work was because they ran out of adjustment on the Passenger side. After doing some research I found out that other people's racks weren't perfectly centered from the factory. I couldn't figure out why my old rack worked with the Pillowball Outer Tie Rods but not the one I received from Chips Motorsports. So we got the rack centered and I took some measurements of the Inner Tie Rods. See pics. The newly de-powered rack had shorter threads on the Inner Tie Rods by about 1/2". After determining the rack was probably never exactly centered from the factory we adjusted the rack to be slightly off center and BAM! Pillowball Tie Rods worked. Josh (XLR8) also informed me that the Pillowball Tie Rods are part of Samberg's bump steer kit and are a necessary part of Samberg's Subframe so I am glad I was persistent in re-using them! I had no idea.
Note: Steering Wheel turns approximately 1.9 rotations to the left and 1.6 rotations to the right after install.
I am very happy with the new rack from Chips Motorsports! While it still isn't a true manual steering rack due to gear ratio, it is very responsive and requires less effort than my previous rack. I also think once it gets broken in it will be even easier to turn than it currently is.
Took 2 more alignments but the guy spent about 6 hrs the second time and it is as perfect as it can be. Only problem is I found out a Camber Adjustment Washer needs replaced. I'll wait for the next alignment!
After the Coilovers, Steering Rack, and alignment the car drives incredible and I'm in love with the feel of it now!
Now just to get some bigger rubber on the car so it isn't all over the place when you gas it. I'd go wider and taller personally. You have the space to fit them.
Just give them a nice 45 second burnout and tell your wife they're bald and need changing.


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Q: Passing output of bash expression to variable piped through a dialog progressbox results in null value for the variable I am using dialog Version: 1.3-20190211 wiht GNU bash, version 5.0.3(1)-release and have the following script snippet which scans for networks on wlan0.
#!/bin/bash

# duplicate file descriptor 1 on file descriptor 3
exec 3>&1

# Scan for networks and inform the user of scan in progress
scan=$(iwlist wlan0 scan) | dialog --backtitle "Secure WiFi Bridge - $(hostname)" \
                                   --title "Scan in Progress" \
                                   --clear \
                                   --progressbox "Scanning for networks in range..." 0 0 2>&1 1>&3

# Close file descriptor 3
exec 3>&-

clear
echo "$scan"

This does indeed run the scan, and brings up the dialog, however; the $scan variable is blank when trying to use it later in the script.  echo "$scan" above is only for demonstration purposes to show that the output is null.  How can I set the $scan variable while displaying the progressbox?
UPDATE
I realize that I could change scan=$(iwlist wlan0 scan) | dialog with iwilst wlan0 scan > /tmp/scan_result | dialog, and I could then read the file into the variable with scan="$(cat /tmp/scan_result)", but I would prefer to avoid the use of writing/reading to/from a file if at all possible.

A: I managed to obtain the desired result with a slight change of tactic.  Since piping through progressbox seemed to cause $scan to be populated in a subshell, I opted to simply pipe in a simple printf statement and removed the --clear option from the dialog declaration.  This left the progressbox displayed while scan=$(iwlist wlan0 scan) ran.
#!/bin/bash

# duplicate file descriptor 1 on file descriptor 3
exec 3>&1

# Inform the user that a scan is in progress
printf "Scanning for networks in range...\nPlease wait..." | dialog \
    --backtitle "$APP_TITLE" \
    --title "Scanning Networks" \
    --progressbox 10 40 2>&1 1>&3

# Perform the scan
scan=$(iwlist wlan0 scan)

# Close file descriptor 3
exec 3>&-

clear
grep -E "SSID|Authentication" <<<"$scan"


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Ecommerce FDI Policy: All-India Traders Lobby Opposes Extension Of Feb 1 Deadline
Shreya Ganguly
Ecommerce companies may seek an extension on the rollout of the Ecommerce FDI Policy
There is no question of extension as the policy has been in place since 2016, says CAIT
It also sought clarification over the sale of private brands by ecommerce companies
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), an all-India traders' body, has reportedly written a letter to Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) secretary Ramesh Abhishek opposing the extension of the February 1 deadline for implementation of the ecommerce foreign direct investment (FDI) policy.
This move comes after recent reports said that ecommerce companies, including Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart, will seek an extension on the deadline. According to the etailers, they will have to study the new rules in detail and may also have to introduce operational changes, which will take time.
According to reports, CAIT's secretary general Praveen Khandelwal said that stipulating a date of implementation is an error on the part of the DIPP as the ecommerce Foreign Direct Policy (FDI) had been introduced in 2016. Hence, there cannot be a possibility of an extension.
In the letter, the traders' body said it is looking to make the government aware before it agrees to such a "malicious agenda," referring to requests by ecommerce companies to postpone the implementation of a stricter ecommerce regulatory framework.
In September 2018, CAIT wrote to the minister of commerce and industry and civil aviation, Suresh Prabhu, arguing against the government's plans to drop the draft of ecommerce policy when a debate on the new rules was going on.
The traders' body has also sought clarification on the sale of private labels and brands by ecommerce platforms, as the DIPP had earlier said that private labels of online platforms would not be affected by the new rules.
According to CAIT, this is a "loophole" as allowing the sale of private labels is a contradiction to the aim of ensuring a level playing ground for online and offline sellers.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry had publicly released the Ecommerce Draft policy in August, 2018, which was aimed at promoting the sale of made in India goods through ecommerce platforms.
The draft policy is also focused on eliminating deep discounts offered by ecommerce players, which affects the sale of products through offline retail stores. In order to ensure a level playing field between the online and offline sectors, the government is looking to put in measures regulating online discounting policies and preferred sellers.
Under the new ecommerce FDI policy, all online sale of goods produced in India will be promoted through a limited inventory-based B2C model. Here are some other provisions of the policy:
About 49% of FDI may be allowed in inventory-based ecommerce companies
Etailers will be allowed to offer their own brands as long as they are made in India
Foreign ecommerce websites are to be brought on a level playing field with their Indian counterparts
Ecommerce companies will not be allowed to sell products on its platform in which it owns a stake
They will not be allowed to offer deep discounts through their in-house companies listed as sellers
While etailers have expressed their reservations regarding the new rules, the offline retail market has welcomed the move.
Recently, in an interview with ET, Future Retail's Kishore Biyani, who believes that online cannot exist without the offline, commented on the policy shift, saying that this brings clarity on the issue as some companies have been taking advantage of the ambiguity in the policy.
[The development was reported by ET.]
Confederation of All India Traders Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion FDI Policy Flipkart Walmart