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Bugatti Veyron Super Sport makes a new land speed record
by Randommization | Jul 5, 2010 | Automobiles
The formidable Bugatti Veyron is about to go out of the production scene. Creating a worthy successor to what was once the fastest street legal car would have been one tough job, but Bugatti has accomplished it, and done it well. Meet the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, the 1200hp successor to the 1001hp Veyron. The new car also has 1,106 pound-feet of torque and revised aerodynamics.
The Super Sport was put on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessian high-speed oval, and the mighty beast clocked runs of 265.9 and 269.8 mph, putting the average at 267.81mph. Well, that is the new land speed record people, and what you see here is the new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sports. High-res image gallery follows.
Via: Autoblog


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Every year for as long as Todd and I have been together, we have celebrated Easter with his mom. She always makes a fabulous meal, puts together beautiful Easter baskets, we color eggs and have a hunt, and it's always fun. But this year we were at my parents' house for Easter, along with my sister's family, and while we were all super excited to be together, the kids were a little worried about the Easter basket situation. How was an Easter basket going to make it to South Carolina?


And so today officially ends my 10 day vacation. In a couple hours I will be back to the grind at my job. This vacation was well needed. And to say it was a good time and relaxing would be an understatement.
I visited a number of breweries (Yards Brewing, Dogfish Head, Weyerbacher Brewing and River Horse Brewing) as well as some brew pubs (Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats and Iron Hill – Maple Shade) on my trip to Pennsylvania. I went to my always favorite bars out in the burbs of Philly (Hulmeville Inn and Blue Dog – Chalfont). And last but certainly not least I got to spend time with my awesome family.
During the entire trip I decided not to take notes on any of the beers I drank in order to do reviews. I just wanted to relax and enjoy. I did however make a list of what I had and will gladly share those with you.
Most of those are draft but there are some bottles in there.
All in all I had a great time. I'll do some reviews of the bars in the next few days as well. Cheers!
Good to have my drinking buddy back….I def need a beer or two after the week/week-and-half that I have had….
Also very happy to hear you made it back safe and sound!
Thanks dude. Will you be at CD tonight? I'll bring your gift and a special treat for the tasting.


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CPAC Cruz
Constitutional conservative Ted Cruz was interrupted by numerous standing ovations during a powerful CPAC address on Friday before an energized crowd, a fiery speech delivered without notes or teleprompter.
"So, Donald Trump is skipping CPAC," Cruz said in his opening sentence, causing a roar of boos directed towards Trump, who announced that he would be skipping out on his scheduled speaking spot on Saturday. "I think somebody told him Megyn Kelly was going to be here. Or even worse, he was told there were conservatives that were going to be here," he said to raucous applause. "Now, none of you have a degree from Trump University," Cruz joked, taking a jab at the bloviating billionaire and reality TV actor who is being sued for fraud by 5,000 former students who believe they were scammed.
"The men and women here are a grassroots army," Cruz told the CPAC audience. "The men and women here love liberty. And let me tell you, as dire as things are, people are waking up all over this country. And help is on the way!" he shouted to loud cheers.
Ted Cruz contended that the election is about three main topics; jobs, liberty and security.
"It's easy to talk about making America great again," Cruz said, taking a shot at Trump's often repeated campaign slogan. "You can even print that on a baseball cap. But the question is, do you understand the principles that made America great in the first place?"
"The heart of the economy is not Washington, D.C.; it is not New York City, the heart of the economy are small businesses all over this country," Cruz said. "You want to hammer the economy? Crush small businesses like we've done the last seven years. And if you want to unchain the economy, lift the boot of the federal government off the backs of the necks of small businesses," Cruz proclaimed.
Ted Cruz directly addressed the anger and frustration felt by Republican voters who have been let down by politicians who say one thing to get elected, but upon arriving in Washington, immediately begin breaking their promises and not fighting for the issues they told voters they would fight for.
"Now, I understand that a lot of people in this country are angry. I get being angry — I'm angry too. For far too long politicians in both parties have lied to us. They make promises on the trail then they go to Washington and they don't do what they said."
Cruz said that there's no example of this than the hot-button issue of immigration, which he calls a law enforcement, a national security and an economic issue, saying when you allow 12 million illegal aliens in the country, you take jobs away from American citizens and it also has the effect of driving down wages.
"There's a natural question to ask during the Gang of Eight battle — Where was Donald? Donald was funding the Gang of Eight. He gave over $50,000 to five of the eight members of the Gang of Eight. And last night, Donald's on stage promised all of us to be 'flexible'…Flexible is code word in Washington, D.C., for 'They're getting ready to stick it to you."
(ed: which also included Marco Rubio)
Cruz promised to repeal "every word of Obamacare," implement a flat tax and abolish the IRS, rein in the federal regulators, stop amnesty, and secure the borders. He asserted that the economy would drastically improve with more and better-paying jobs.
He spent considerable time talking about the importance of replacing Justice Scalia with a principled constitutionalist and warned that America is only one liberal Supreme Court justice away from losing much of the First and Second Amendment.
The riled-up crowd gave Ted Cruz perhaps his loudest applause and longest standing ovation when he announced his attitude toward the nation of Israel, an issue where Donald Trump has said he would be neutral between America's strongest ally in the Middle East and Palestinian terrorists.
"As president, I have no intention of staying neutral. America will stand unapologetically with the nation of Israel," Cruz shouted, seemingly at the top of his voice.
After Ted Cruz's 2016 CPAC speech, he took several questions from FOX News' Sean Hannity and said that he agreed with Bernie Sanders on one issue, that the relationship between big business and the government is corrupt, but disagrees with the solution.
"If the problem is that government is corrupt, the answer isn't more government," Cruz said.
Cruz then explained the differences between how the economy performed under Ronald Reagan vs. Barack Obama.
"Reaganomics: You start a business in your parent's garage. Obamanomics: You move into your parent's garage."
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Via John Hawkins at Townhall:
10) Conservatives believe that individual Americans have a right to defend themselves and their families with guns and that right cannot be taken away by any method short of a Constitutional Amendment, which conservatives would oppose. Liberals believe by taking arms away from law abiding citizens, they can prevent criminals, who aren't going to abide by gun control laws, from using guns in the commission of crimes.
9) Conservatives believe that we should live in a color blind society where every individual is judged on the content of his character and the merits of his actions. On the other hand, liberals believe that it's ok to discriminate based on race as long as it primarily benefits minority groups.
8) Conservatives are capitalists and believe that entrepreneurs who amass great wealth through their own efforts are good for the country and shouldn't be punished for being successful. Liberals are socialists who view successful business owners as people who cheated the system somehow or got lucky. That's why they don't respect high achievers and see them as little more than piggy banks for their programs.
7) Conservatives believe that abortion ends the life of an innocent child and since we believe that infanticide is wrong, we oppose abortion. Most liberals, despite what they'll tell you, believe that abortion ends the life of an innocent child, but they prefer killing the baby to inconveniencing the mother.6) Conservatives believe in confronting and defeating enemies of the United States before they can harm American citizens. Liberals believe in using law enforcement measures to deal with terrorism, which means that they feel we should allow terrorists to train, plan, and actually attempt to kill Americans before we try to arrest them — as if you can just send the police around to pick up a terrorist mastermind hiding in Iran or the wilds of Pakistan.
5) Conservatives, but not necessarily Republicans (which is unfortunate), believe it's vitally important to the future of the country to reduce the size of government, keep taxes low, balance the budget, and get this country out of debt. Liberals, and Democrats for that matter, believe in big government, high taxes, and they have never met a new spending program they didn't like, whether we will have to go into debt to pay for it or not.
4) Conservatives believe that government, by its very nature, tends to be inefficient, incompetent, wasteful, and power hungry. That's why we believe that the government that governs least, governs best. Liberals think that the solution to every problem is another government program. Even when those new programs create new problems, often worse than the ones that were being fixed in the first place, the solution is always….you guessed it, another government program.
3) Conservatives are patriotic, believe that America is a great nation, and are primarily interested in looking out for the good of the country. That's why we believe in "American exceptionalism" and "America first." Liberals are internationalists who are more concerned about what Europeans think of us and staying in the good graces of the corrupt bureaucrats who control the UN than looking out for the best interests of this nation.2) Conservatives, most of them anyway, believe in God and think that the Constitution has been twisted by liberal judges to illegitimately try to purge Christianity from the public square. We also believe, most of us anyway, that this country has been successful in large part because it is a good, Christian nation and if our country ever turns away from the Lord, it will cease to prosper. Liberals, most of them anyway, are hostile to Christianity. That's why, whether you're talking about a school play at Christmas time, a judge putting the Ten Commandments on the wall of his court, or a store employee saying "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays," liberals are dedicated to driving reminders of Christianity from polite society.
1) Conservatives believe in pursuing policies because they're pragmatic and because they work. Liberals believe in pursuing policies because they're "nice" and make them feel good. Whether the policies they're advocating actually work or not is of secondary importance to them.
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The Mission is Clear
As long as you say what The Left/PC Crowd want you to say that is…
Students at Gonzaga University say they were told that an upcoming lecture by a conservative speaker will not be open to the public because he is "homophobic" and "anti-immigration."
"I was told that the reason that his speech is not allowed to be open to the public is because … Dinesh D'Souza's beliefs are contradictory to Gonzaga's 'social justice' mission and they do not want the public to question why the school brought him in," Ben DuBois of the Gonzaga chapter of Young Americans for Freedom told YAF on Monday.
Gonzaga's Mission Statement:
Central to the Jesuit, Catholic, and humanistic mission of Gonzaga University is a deep-seated commitment to issues and practices of social justice and becoming persons for others. A minor in Solidarity and Social Justice gives students the opportunity to enact these values.
The introductory, elective, and capstone courses are purposefully designed to "educate students for lives of leadership and service for the common good" and "foster a mature commitment to dignity of the human person, social justice, diversity, intercultural competence, global engagement, solidarity with the poor and vulnerable, and care for the planet."
In addition, these courses teach students to employ key themes of Catholic social teaching in their analysis of justice issues. Among these themes are the fundamental right to life, the right to participate and to work, and the principle of subsidiarity.
The SOSJ curriculum is designed to expose students to various humanistic skills and habits of mind and heart. For example, students engage in ethical reasoning in philosophical/theological elective courses. They evaluate information, perform critical analysis, and solve problems in social science elective courses. SOSJ students integrate ideas across disciplines, explore new perspectives, engage in reflection, and become agents for social change in the capstone class. (Gonzaga.edu)
"For example, he is 'homophobic' and 'anti-immigration'," DuBois said he was informed by Director of Student Involvement Colleen Vandenboom, adding that she also told him that in the course of researching D'Souza, the administrators had deemed him "a 'nasty guy' who is 'way out there' and has been 'caught in many lies in his past.'"
Sound like the childish rationalization of a Leftist you know? Yep…
From Gonzaga.edu – As part of a program sponsored by KSPS Public Television honoring the life and legacy of renowned civil rights leader and Gonzaga Law School alumnus Carl Maxey, Gonzaga Law will host the public forum, "Civil Rights in Washington: The Post-Maxey Era" at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 19 in the Barbieri Courtroom.
The panel discussion, which is free and open to the public, will be moderated by Jim Kershner, author of the biography "Carl Maxey: A Fighting Life," and includes as panelists Emily Chiang, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington State; GU Law Professor Jason Gillmer, associate dean for faculty research and development and the John J. Hemmingson chair in civil liberties; Raymond Reyes, GU chief diversity officer; Dwayne A. Mack, Carter G. Woodson chair in African American history at Berea College and author of "Black Spokane: The Civil Rights Struggle in the Inland Northwest."
Gonzaga Law is proud to be a partner in helping to tell the story of Maxey, who overcame enormous odds to change attitudes about civil and gender rights in Eastern Washington and a tireless fighter for racial equality and justice at the state and national level. Co-sponsors include ACLU of Washington state, Humanities Washington, KSPS, Loren Miller Bar Association, NAACP Spokane, Spokane County Bar Association-Diversity Section, Washington State Minority and Justice Commission, and the YWCA of Spokane.
DuBois says he asked to speak directly with the administrators behind the decision—the Dean of Students, Director of Campus Security and Public Safety Scott Snider, and Director of Community and Public Relations Mary Joan Hahn—but that the request was denied.
Homo Superior Liberalis doesn't have to explain anything to you neanderthals.
He also noted that a number of previous events featuring "blatantly liberal subject matter" have been open to the public, including a "Dream Week" in support of illegal immigrant students, lectures on Islamophobia and xenophobia, a pro-Palestinian play, and International Day of Tolerance Celebrations.
The Agenda is The Agenda. Freedom Liberal Speech is paramount. All must hear it.
"It's pretty clear that only conservatives are closed to the public," he remarked, adding that when he brought the apparent inconsistency to administrators' attention, they could only provide one counter-example of a conservative event that was open to the public, and even that took place several years ago.
The Narrative is The Narrative. The Truth is irrelevant.
Gonzaga, however, disputed portions of DuBois' account in a statement to Campus Reform, confirming that the February 24 event will only be open to students, faculty, and staff, but maintaining that the decision was made in the interest of maintaining decorum on campus, and was fully consistent with past precedent for similar events. The university did not address, either to confirm or deny, any of DuBois' specific claims regarding the administrators' personal feelings about D'Souza.
Dinesh D'Souza at Gonzaga University
"The parameters of this event are in line with Gonzaga's longstanding and common practice of balancing a broad spectrum of viewpoints while providing a supportive learning environment," the statement claims. "Since September of 2013, GU student organizations and clubs have hosted 3,485 events, with 63 percent of those events open only to members of the Gonzaga community."
Lies, damned Lies, and statistics, anyone?
"While we are very much a part of the Spokane, Inland Northwest and global communities, our events at their core are intended to advance an exemplary learning community that educates students for lives of leadership and service for the common good," said Colleen Vandenboom, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of Student Involvement and Leadership. "We strive to invite the public to many student events, but as a practical matter we need to have reasonable limits."
Yeah, we don't Conservatives to be seen to be popular now do we. They are the Enemy of The University establishment.
Vandenboom explained that while "we want to promote discussion and learning," they wish to do so "in a supportive learning environment," (Aka PC) and that the controversy surrounding D'Souza's appearance suggested to them that it would be unwise to open the event to the public.
The controversy being that he's not Politically Correct and he might confuse the tiny minds of Liberals with reality and truth.
"We've heard from those who advocate Mr. D'Souza's visit with the College Republicans be open to everyone, and we've heard from those who believe he should not be allowed on campus," Vandenboom said. "We believe this approach where members of the University community can hear Mr. D'Souza, ask him questions and have an open dialogue in a supportive setting strikes the right balance—particularly for students."
We want to sound fair in our censorship. When we invite the next radical Leftist and the people who think he "should not be allowed" object we'll call them racists, homophobes and tell to shut the hell up. 🙂
Campus Reform was unable to reach DuBois for comment on the university's response.
Liberal First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of Any religion,and mocking or hindering the free exercise thereof is required and sanctioned; or abridging the freedom of LIBERAL PROGRESSIVE speech, or of the LIBERAL PROGRESSIVE press; but abridging those who are not us is always in the interest of the good of society; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble to worship the LIBERAL PROGRESSIVES and protest it's enemies, any assembly otherwise in opposition must therefore be "terrorism" "bigotry" or "racism", and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances against ANYONE who defies us, has exercised "White Privilege", and to seek "social justice" at all costs.
Gonzaga reached out to The Fix with its own statement, reprinted in full below, implying that D'Souza's closed lecture was a compromise with those who wanted to ban him entirely from campus.
Clarification regarding Dinesh D'Souza address at Gonzaga
Gonzaga is welcoming political commentator Dinesh D'Souza to campus to speak on Feb. 24. This event is sponsored by the College Republican student organization. The event is open to the Gonzaga community – students, faculty and staff. It is not open to the general public.
The parameters of this event are in line with Gonzaga's longstanding and common practice of balancing a broad spectrum of viewpoints while providing a supportive learning environment. Since September of 2013, GU student organizations and clubs have hosted 3,485 events, with 63 percent of those events open only to members of the Gonzaga community.
As with all events, the decision to have Mr. D'Souza speak on campus was made after careful consideration and review of Gonzaga's Events Policy, Vandenboom said.
Congruent with this policy, "Our responsibility is to our students," Vandenboom said. "We want to promote discussion and learning, and do so in a supportive learning environment."
"We've heard from those who advocate Mr. D'Souza's visit with the College Republicans be open to everyone, and we've heard from those who believe he should not be allowed on campus," Vandenboom said. "We believe this approach where members of the University community can hear Mr. D'Souza, ask him questions and have an open dialogue in a supportive setting strikes the right balance – particularly for students."
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Patience is a Virtue Lost
Derke Hunter: There's a reason liberals have been so successful in advancing their agenda in the past few decades. It's not just electoral victories – they've played a part, and it's easier to make things happen if you win elections. But the main factor in their victories is one thing we conservatives are losing sight of: patience.
ObamaCare took 90 years and they still want more but are patient.
Political Correctness took 2 generations to condition stupid people to be even stupider.
Socialism is good took generations of indoctrination.
Global Warming has been going on for nearly 100 years.
Liberals are very patient for the long game.
In the time of Twitter breaking news, Tinder, microwaves, On Demand, etc., patience is as dead as detectives wearing Fedoras and calling people "Mac." But it's key in politics, and conservatives have forgotten that.
Ronald Reagan – the real man, not the myth created with his name – understood the importance of patience. He almost won the GOP nomination in 1976 but lost to President Gerald Ford.
Although Ford was no conservative, Reagan didn't turn on him. He supported him. When Ford lost, that opened the door to Reagan's victory four years later. Had Reagan refused to support Ford, or actively criticized Ford and hurt him in the 1976 election, there's a chance 1980 would've turned out differently.
Even as president, Reagan understood the importance of patience. His victories in dealing with Congress and the Soviet Union (not much of a difference there, in many respects) didn't come immediately. Incrementalism was a key weapon – you take what you can get and keep fighting for the rest. What Reagan didn't do was throw up his hands when he didn't get all he wanted, leaving small victories on the table because total victory wasn't, at that moment, obtainable.
Far too many conservatives have forgotten that political victories take time, even if the loss they're trying to reverse is still fresh.
Libertarians are famously inpatient. It's why, outside of a few court victories, they are mostly irrelevant. I take no pleasure in saying this; the country would be much better off if we were significantly more libertarian. But when there's a political fight to be had, they sit on the sidelines criticizing both sides rather than putting their weight behind the side moving the ball in the direction they want to go.
The purity of libertarians is to be admired, at least in the sense of ideals. The practical implementation of purity as a guide for conducting politics is not. Far too many oppose actions which would move the country in the direction they want because it doesn't go far enough. They want it all, and they want it now – and anything short of that is a sell-out.
Many conservatives have adopted this attitude.
Liberals have been successful because they've adopted the opposite stance. For generations, liberals have sought to seize control over health care in the United States. They haven't yet, but every move they're made on health care has pushed them closer to that goal.
Medicare covers the elderly and disabled; Medicaid covers the poor. Liberals have been fighting to lower the age of Medicare eligibility for decades, but they've, thankfully, been blocked. They've also been fighting to raise the income eligibility for Medicaid for decades, and they've been winning. This left a shrinking middle uncovered by government insurance. Obamacare is changing that.
For all the problems with Obamacare, it's serving its purpose of crowding out private coverage. It was never designed to be the endgame; it's an increment. It moves the country closer to a government takeover of health care. That was its purpose; that is their plan. And they waited decades for it.
Conservatives, on the other hand, don't have that kind of patience. With every new electoral victory, they expect some massive shift in the country immediately, if not sooner.
Sadly, much of liberalism is engrained in our laws, our courts and our culture, so it will take time to uncouple it.
Real conservatives are a small percentage of the Republican Party and Republicans in Congress. Yet many conservatives, particularly in media, think each electoral victory immediately should bring about massive conservative change. When that doesn't happen, they attack with a ferocity they don't reserve even for liberals.
No single election is going to turn the tide back toward constitutionally limited government; no one person elected to office will be as pure as the wind-driven snow in their conservatism. It's going to be a long slog; there are going to be losses. Losing a battle does not constitute losing a war. But quitting does.
There never will be a "silver bullet" election or candidate; that's impossible. Many times you have to stop getting worse before you start getting better.
In addition to electoral victories, the courts have to change – that will take time. The culture of dependency has to change – that will take time.
For all their shunning of Christianity, Democrats have the patience of Job when it comes to their agenda. Republicans, on the other hand, are Veruca Salt. They want a Golden Goose and they want it NOW!
Veruca ended up going down the garbage chute. If conservatives don't regain some strategic patience, they'll suffer the same fate. And the country won't be far behind…
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Why They Do it
Global Warming: The United Nations climate summit was billed as the meeting that would save the world. But that's not what the conference delegates want — their goal is to fundamentally transform the world.
Obama said in 2008 that he planned to "Fundamentally Transform America." He has remained true to that promise.
In the days leading up to the 21st session of the Conference of Parties to the U.N.'s Framework Convention on Climate Change, hardly a living person could avoid hearing the desperate talk about the Paris summit being our last chance to save the world from global warming . It was all a pretense, however, because what the global warming alarmist community says it wants isn't what it truly hungers for.
Like most things with Liberals, deceit and fear is the only way for them.
The U.N.'s many climate meetings and its interest in climate through the years have nothing to do with warming, climate, weather or the environment.
The goal has always been to wreck capitalism , punish prosperous economies that became rich through free markets, reward poorer nations that are impoverished by policies that starve markets, and reshape the world in the image of left-wing thought.
Don't believe it? It's right there in the U.N.'s own documents.
The "Draft conclusions proposed by the Co-Chairs," distributed on Dec. 5, confirms that the parties of a climate agreement are united in "emphasizing the importance of promoting, protecting and respecting all human rights, the right to development, the right to health, and the rights of indigenous peoples, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable climate situations (and under occupation)."
The draft also underscores the need to promote "gender equality and the empowerment of women, while taking into account the needs of local communities, intergenerational equity concerns, and the integrity of ecosystems and of Mother Earth, when taking action to address climate change."
Yes, that's Mother Earth with an upper-case M and upper-case E.
The same document refers as well to "the imperatives of a just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined development priorities."
All of these issues being "emphasized" and "taken into account" are goals the political left has pursued for decades, and all require more government intervention into private affairs. This is what the global warming scare is about. It's not about rescuing cities from encroaching seas, saving populations from drought, preventing "dirty weather " or protecting polar bears.
Look at those around the world who are advancing the global warming scare. The movement is led, and followed by, figures from the political left who loathe capitalism, are repulsed by the wealth in advanced economies and want to exercise control over their fellow humans. The talk about climate change is a smoke screen to cover their true ambitions.
The Paris climate summit was to end this weekend, with a deal likely struck. The nabobs will claim victory, but that won't end the hectoring. By the time spring rolls around, they'll again be claiming the 2016 Morocco summit will be the last chance to save the world. (IBD)
And they did.
Do it our way, give us you life, or else!
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We conservatives have spent far too long playing by the old rules when liberals have completely changed the game. There was a time when laws meant what they said, when individual rights were important, when the government did not make it its business to oppress the executive's ideological opponents, and when principles mattered. But that time has passed.
There's a new set of rules, and while we don't have control in Washington right now, we do have control most everywhere else – and someday a conservative will be president again. So there is no reason not to get going right now playing by the same rules the liberals do!
Of course, first we need to understand the basis of the new rules – it's about having the moral courage to obtain and keep power. Until now, we conservatives have been guided by "principles" and "values" that only serve to distract us from what's really important. Under the new rules, we will no longer let arbitrary ideas about how America should work get in the way of maximizing our ability to exercise our authority over others. After all, our supremacy is a moral imperative.
We will step beyond obsolete notions about process and embrace the primacy of results. We will stop treating "means" and "ends" like they are distinct and different – as 1984 (Read it – lots of great tactics, techniques and procedures!) teaches, "Power is not a means; it is an end." Means and ends will flow together seamlessly, and we will stop getting hung-up on how we do things and focus on the real goal under the new rules – consolidating our power for the greater good.
Take the law. Under the old rules, judges were constrained by the plain meaning of the text, but that is far too restrictive. Words must mean what we need them to mean, no more and no less. We have to appoint judges who won't prattle on about "judicial restraint" and "not legislating from the bench," and who will reliably rule exactly how we need them to rule on each and every case. Let's appoint judges, who understand that their purpose is to rationalize rulings that support our policy priorities, not seek some "legally correct" decision that might not. The law of the land is whatever we want it to be!
We should celebrate Judge Robert's recent Obamacare decision – it was liberating! He made it clear that when we want a different result, we don't have to be deterred by the fact that the law means exactly the opposite. He affirmed that judges should interpret statutes – and the Constitution too – based upon a subjective desire for a particular outcome. Think of the possibilities for conservative progress if we aren't hamstrung by some inconvenient text in a statute or the literal meaning of the words on some ancient parchment!
Where we have control of law enforcement, we have another great opportunity to play by the new rules. There are all sorts of liberal organizations out there shamelessly advocating policies and ideas we disapprove of. As we have learned, we can turn the power of the government upon them to root out this wrongdoing. We do not need to bother with accusing them of any kind of specific crime – why should we restrict our investigations to clear violations of laws? Instead, we can launch fishing expeditions to see what we can dig up – and even if there's nothing, well, remember that the process is the punishment. Regardless, it's important to establish that our political opponents will pay a price for presuming to oppose us.
And, naturally, when our allies are accused of breaking the law, we just ignore it. There needs to be two sets of laws – one for us, and one for everyone else. Otherwise, we might be constrained from doing what we please.
And there are other opportunities a huge government can provide us. Beyond audits and blocking vital certifications, the IRS has plenty of juicy information on every American – we can selectively release it to intimidate those who do not support us. And when we get a hold of everyone's medical records under Obamacare – wow! What an opportunity!
Of course, there will not be any Obamacare. Oh, technically it might be hard to repeal (though getting rid of the filibuster entirely will make it much easier!), but who needs to repeal it when we can just choose not to enforce it? Our next president simply has to instruct the rest of the executive branch that they will not be taking any action with regard to implementing Obamacare, not collecting any of its taxes (they are taxes this week, right?) and not enforcing any of its mandates. Understand that we won' be refusing to carry out the law – we'll just be focusing on different executive priorities!
Perhaps the mainstream media will speak up, at least at first. But, you know, the New York Times, NBC and the rest really seem to have way too much power over our national conversation. It just isn't fair how these big companies drown out the voices of regular people. Heck, these corporate entities are not even people and certainly should not have rights like people do to speak freely and so forth. They are more of a public utility, and frankly, they have not been serving the public good. That's why we will use the FCC to take charge and oversee the shamefully deregulated mainstream media. We especially need some sort of doctrine to ensure fairness that forces the Washington Post and CNN to give a fair hearing to conservative ideas, religious views, and traditional values.
You know, there's been a lot of bigotry against conservatives, religious people, and traditional Americans, and it is time the government took action by concentrating its anti-discrimination efforts on those spewing hate against them. We will have to root out policies and practices that result in such prejudice. Step one is focusing on colleges, where hate against normal Americans runs amok. Colleges that refuse to conform will lose their funding and tax exempt status – oh, and we will be taxing excessive endowments too. Schools like liberal Harvard have billions socked away, money that could be better used serving working Americans' priorities than those of wealthy college administrators.
And speaking of billions, Hollywood and the entertainment industry need our attention. They spew out a tremendous amount of hate against conservatives, religious people, and traditional Americans, and that kind of intolerance simply cannot be tolerated. We'll need to take action under the discrimination laws to punish the kind of offensive words and portrayals that make normal Americans feel unsafe and marginalized in theaters and their own homes.
Moreover, those in Hollywood and in the high tech world are getting far too rich. They are simply not paying their fair share – remember that their wealth came from the regular Americans who buy movie tickets and iPhones, and it is only right that these rich liberals give something back to working American families.
A 40% surcharge on all Hollywood and Silicon Valley windfall profits would go a long way towards making things fairer – and this has nothing to do with the fact that most Hollywood and Silicon Valley political money goes to our opponents. But don't worry about our conservative allies in those two fields – if they don't pay we just won't prosecute them! But if you're liberal, watch out!
Of course, it's entirely possible that we and the Hollywood and high tech moguls can resolve the issues that led to them pouring money into our enemy's coffers and come to some understanding that keeps us from having to rollback copyright protections on their intellectual property to, say, ten years.
This is only the beginning – the new rules liberate us from the constraints that for so long kept us from truly making conservative progress. All those "principles" and "ideals" about right and wrong and all that only served to take our eyes off of the real prize – our power, which we would only use for the common good.
Sure, we were all sad to see the old rules go, but gone they are. Our liberal friends made sure of that. So let's make the best of it! (Kurt Schlichter)
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Aaron Quinlan is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Public Health Genomics in the Department of Public Health Sciences at The University of Virginia. His contributions to science are detailed on his lab page and include several highly regarded software packages that are among the most impactful tools of modern bioinformatics.
BedTools: a swiss-army knife of tools for a wide-range of genomics analysis tasks.
Gemini: flexible framework for exploring genetic variation in the context of the wealth of genome annotations available for the human genome.
Importantly each of these tools follow the highest standards of modern and agile software engineering, come with with extensive documentation, test suites, issue trackers and public source code repositories.
I use a Macbook Pro for development, a University cluster for analysis, and glasses for astigmatism.
I toggle between MacVim and SublimeText for code. For tutorials and writing documentation, I use SublimeText to generate Markdown and employ pandoc to convert to other formats. Pandoc is an absolute gem. In addition, I use my family and colleagues to improve my writing. Most of them are far better writers than I.
General programming: Python, C++, and to a lesser degree, C.
Basic data analysis: Python, but primarily UNIX tools. Never underestimate what can be done on the command line. With simplicity comes great power.
Complex data analysis: Python and R. Crucial Python libraries for my work include: numpy, sqlalchemy, scikit-learn, pysam, and pybedtools. While my use of R is admittedly limited with respect to others, essential R packages for my work include: ggplot2 and dplyr.
Graphic work: Adobe Illustrator and pen (Sanford Uniball 0.5mm) and paper.
Manuscript and grant writing: Latex, http://writelatex.com, Google Docs, and to an ever-decreasing degree, Microsoft Word.
The other 98% of my time: Gmail.
R: ggplot2 and base graphics.
The whiteboard with far too many dry markers.
For general purpose work, I would have to choose Python because of the flexibility and readability of the language and the quality and extent of the packages available. A close second, would be R, primarily owing to the staggering breadth of packages in Bioconductor. I personally find R to be an arcane and inconsistent programming language, but the heroic efforts by Hadley Wickham and the entire Bioconductor team make it worth the trouble.
IGV and the UCSC Genome Browser: In genomics research, artifacts abound and as such, data visualization is essential to allow the human brain to tease out fishy patterns and inconsistencies. While they are certainly appreciated, my view is that the number of experimental and analytical artifacts that have been resolved (and therefore omitted from the literature) via these essential tools is often forgotten.
Freebayes: this is a quite sophisticated and flexible Bayesian tool for identifying genetic variation. Unlike most other tools, it allows full control over expected ploidy, enables pooled variant calling, and employs a haplotype-based discovery model. (Disclaimer: I admit a bias here, as I worked in the Marth lab on some of the early prototypes that eventually became the excellent tool that Erik Garrison has developed).
Ensembl Biomart: Biomart makes the retrieval of fundamental genomics data so trivial that it is often ignored. This is a gem of a resource and I think that sometimes tools become so intuitive and routine that we forget the effort and thought that went into them.
UNIX. We should never forget that much of bioinformatics research would never be possible without UNIX.


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Scott Morrison's reaction to 'Andrew' viral TikTok trend
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed his thoughts on the "Andrew" viral TikTok trend during a Facebook Live today.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed his thoughts on a TikTok trend sparked by one of his press conferences.
The "Andrew not running press conferences" line became a viral meme after Mr Morrison told ABC political editor Andrew Probyn he wasn't going to take his question.
During a Facebook Live with news.com.au on Tuesday night, Mr Morrison was shown a clip that mocks his response, by Melbournian Jeff van de Zandt.
"I have seen that one, it's pretty good, that music has been used on a few others," Mr Morrison said with a laugh.
"I'm glad people are enjoying those press conferences, I mean not many people watch press conferences as you know.
"I think people have been surprised at some of the interaction that regularly occurs between politicians and journalists at these pressers.
"I think they've found that all a bit fascinating, but if it's entertained people, you know, happy to be doing that."
Scott Morrison during a Facebook Live with news.com.au.
Elsewhere in the discussion, Mr Morrison told Aussies not to expect the virus to be eradicated from Australia.
"There obviously will be cases in a whole bunch of workplaces," Mr Morrison said.
"When we get back to what I'd call a 'COVID-safe Australia' – which is what we're aiming to get back to, when a lot of the restrictions will be able to be pared away – there will still be cases.
"I mean, it won't be eradicated. There will still be outbreaks.
"The goal is not to bring it down to zero. That's not a practical expectation. It is to ensure that we can keep on top if, that if there are outbreaks we can shut them down, that when people contract it we can isolate them, and we can ensure that the health system remains in a position to be able to respond.
"That way we can get the economy open and we can stay on top of the coronavirus."
Asked when the Bunnings sausage sizzle would reopen, he jokingly acknowledged its status as an "essential service", and said it was "certainly be on my list" of things he's looking forward to.
A study has revealed female contestants on reality shows such as Love Island and Married At First Sight are more likely to be harassed online than men.
Thirty-year-old Liz left her audience puzzled after revealing that despite her young age and perfect health, she was living in a community of mostly elderly people.
Dashcam footage has shown the moment a skateboarder in Newcastle narrowly avoided death after stacking it in oncoming traffic.


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Edmonton Fringe 2014, What's On?
Case Study at Edmonton Fringe Festival
jennamarynowskion August 4, 2014 /0 comments
The Fringe Cabaret Lounge (10330 84 ave) August 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24
An interview with Josh Languedoc.
Describe your show in five words.
Haunting, eerie, quirky, psychological, tense.
Okay, now that we're intrigued… what's the longer description?
Case Study can be seen as a play of layers. In a literal sense, it features 2 scientists who are commissioned by the government to partake in a research project. The problem is…the research project is kept a secret until the 2 scientists meet. These two scientists are now forced to work together in a remote research laboratory on a project funded by a mysterious "Team," two mysterious entities that speak to the scientists over microphones. Little do the scientists know that this research laboratory holds a dark secret.
Thematically, this play is about human behaviour. Specifically, the nature of the research project, which can be defined as "where does violence originate from? Genes or the environment?"
What inspired you to write Case Study?
I was inspired to write Case Study from two sources. First, I am a fan of playwright Daniel MacIvor, and particularly, I have always been inspired, moved, disturbed, and drawn to his play Never Swim Alone. I wanted to create a piece of theatre that spoke to an audience in the same tone, pace, and feel that Never Swim Alone was so successful at. Secondly, in my own university studies, I have grappled with the infamous nature/nurture debate. However, it wasn't until I heard the lyrics to the song "Race For the Prize" by musical band The Flaming Lips that I pictured characters to partake in this debate. The song speaks of 2 scientists racing, battling, out-doing one another for the good of humankind. As such, this play was born: 2 scientists studying a subject, partaking in the nature/nurture debate.
Case Study was workshopped through Citadel Theatre's Young Playwright's Company. How has the play grown from the first to its current version?
Through the dramaturgy of Heather Inglis and the other participants of the program, this play became a lot more human. Heather tried to steer me away from the "character speaks to audience" method of storytelling, and was able to guide my writing to a more "characters constantly speak to one another" method. From its initial draft, the characters of "1" and "2" have become more distinguished. Their motivations are complex, their personalities contradict themselves, and like regular human beings, they have mood swings that are affected by each other. In short, this play has become grounded in a humanity for the 2 leading characters.
Anything else you want audiences to know about the show?
This play is a new work and is having its premier here in Edmonton. This is very exciting! As such, we would love to have as much audience exposure as possible! So, by all means, come to the show and partake in this infamous nature/nurture debate!
Bonus question: Any names you want to drop who have been involved in your show (Edmonton arts people or otherwise)?
Directed by Adam Kuss, the current Artistic Director of Walterdale Theatre.
The 33rd Edmonton International Fringe is August 14 – 24. I'll be previewing shows up until the Fringe starts. Want your show to appear on After the House Lights? Email jennamarynowski@gmail.com.
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This Vegan Chocolate Pudding Made from Acorn Squash is Mouth-Gasmic!
Who knew you could make chocolate pudding from squash? This recipe is the perfect blend of sweet, creamy, silky and fluffy making for a mouth-gasmic dessert that will shock your guests when you tell them it's made from a squash. Completely dairy free, you can serve this to those who are vegan or have dairy allergies. Use the finest ingredients for a health-conscious treat.
Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees and baked squash for approximately 45 minutes. De-seed and scoop out the squash into a blender.
Add your other ingredients into the mixture and blend in high until smooth and set in the fridge for an hour or longer. Or serve right away for a warmer and thinner consistency.
Makes 5-8 servings in small jars.
This is the pudding before it's popped into the fridge to set. You can serve it right away for a warm and thinner consistency or wait for it to set and become more firm with a thicker texture.


Mind is the pinnacle of evolution. The core for excellence.
Bound by the Subjective Mind, we are free of its conditioning.
"The Mind is as much a tool in our hand as the Chisel to a carpenter.
"Are we a master of our Mind or a victim?
Nourish an armor of Healthy Mind.
An inner democratic generosity to allow people to be what they are.
Difference of opinions are not the pivot of survival.
The Art of Dispute Resolution in the midst of ego-conflicts.
Nourish a value for "let go".
Democratic attitude to provide empowering space in interactions.
The ability to differentiate a Mask from the Core.


These buckles are cast from solid brass which is then nickel plated for a silver appearance. They are very strong and reliable for use on dog collars, horse tack, etc and give a high quality finish to handbags and accessories. They are excellent quality and far stronger than 'wire formed' buckles.
This is a 3/4" (19mm) nickel plated roller buckle. We also sell them in their original brass finish and in several other sizes - see below in related products.


Jaguar Australia has released the new XF V8 75th Anniversary Edition, continuing the series of special editions launched to celebrate Jaguar's 75th Anniversary. Powered by Jaguar's 5.0 Litre V8, the XF V8 75th Anniversary Edition combines power, dynamics and technology to deliver a true V8 driving experience. The XF V8 75th Anniversary Edition has a recommended retail price of $128,900, plus on road costs.
The naturally-aspirated 5.0 Litre AJ-V8 Gen III engine produces 283kW of power and 515 Nm of torque to deliver 0-100km/h acceleration in 5.7 seconds. Top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h.
Power is delivered through Jaguar's acclaimed 6-speed electronic automatic transmission. It features the lightening-quick Jaguar Sequential Shift system with steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters for manual gear selection when the driver prefers even greater control, and Sports mode for even quicker gear changes.
Power is nothing without dynamics, and the V8 engine and transmission are complemented by technology that is intuitive, unobtrusive, and never dominating. JaguarDrive Control interacts with the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), engine and transmission management systems to change the characteristics of engine mapping, transmission shifts and brake interventions. It offers different modes, selectable by a button, to optimise the vehicle response depending on driving conditions and style.
For the driver who desires the ultimate XF V8 driving experience, Dynamic Mode optimises vehicle systems to deliver a more involving driving experience. When selected, Trac DSC is automatically engaged, and engine torque delivery characteristics and gear shift points are modified to further improve responsiveness. If selected while the transmission is in full manual mode, transmission upshifts are fully controlled by the driver, with no automatic up-shift when the rev limit is reached.
The driving experience is accompanied by the salacious sound only possible from a true V8. With V8's engine sound quality developed to deliver an overtly sporty sound quality when accelerating, this XF sounds as good as it goes.
The power, dynamics and audible symphony are all wrapped up in the XF's award-winning sports car styling with its strong visual presence and proportion - a style that is further enhanced on the XF V8 75th Anniversary Edition by standard 20" alloy wheels and exhaust pipe finishers.
The exhilarating experience continues inside with leather seats and steering wheel, knurled aluminium and real wood veneer trim, and phosphor blue halo lighting combining to create a welcoming, enveloping environment for driver and passengers.
Despite the low entry price, the XF V8 75th Anniversary Edition has an extensive list of standard features, including 8 way electric seats, keyless start, automatic climate control, and cruise control. Satellite navigation ensures finding the best long winding road is only ever a touch-screen away.
While the V8 engine provides an endearing soundtrack, the 8-speaker audio system gives rise to alternatives, and the standard portable audio interface ensures easy connection to multiple audio sources including fully-integrated iPod connectivity.
Cocooned in the XF, front and side airbags for the driver and front passenger, side curtain airbags, Corner Brake Control (CBC), Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) and Jaguar's Pedestrian Contact Sensing system are just some of the many features that combine to protect those inside and out.
"We are very proud to continue the 75th anniversary celebration of Jaguar with the release of the XF V8 75th Anniversary Edition. Jaguar's racing heart is reflected in a long history of powerful, dynamic and stylish vehicles. The XF V8 75th Anniversary Edition continues that tradition into the future with a true V8 driver's car" said Kevin Goult, General Manager, Jaguar Australia. "It has the power, performance, dynamics and luxury Jaguar is renowned for. And nothing beats that V8 sound!" he added.
The XF V8 75th Anniversary will have a recommended retail price of $128,900, plus on road costs. Deliveries will start in Q4 2010.


Dorian Yates is one of the greatest bodybuilders to ever compete. He was one of the early signs of the mass monster culture that we have today and paved the way for someone like Ronnie Coleman to become an undisputed legend.
Dorian is most well known for his blood & guts training and in this video compiled by Makaveli Motivation – Dorian gives us some insight into the level of intensity he put himself through for his leg day training. This combined with some epic blood & guts training footage makes for a true motivational video to get you through hump day. Check it out above!
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Allyn Pierce really loved his Toyota Tundra, and even had a special nickname and logo for his truck: the Pandra. Pierce is a nurse who managed the ICU of the hospital in Paradise, CA, the site of the state's deadliest wildfire ever. When the fires were raging, he drove the Pandra back into the flames to help people, severely damaging his truck in the process, but Toyota has stepped up to give him a new one.
According to the New York Times and social media accounts, Pierce's Tundra now has the coloring of a perfectly-cooked campfire marshmallow, and almost all the plastic bits, including light lenses, grille surrounds, mirrors, trim, and more, has the look and feel of a piece of Velveeta melted on some toast.
Pierce was stuck in traffic, attempting to evacuate like so many other residents of the town. When a bulldozer driven by some still-unknown badass knocked a path free for him to drive, instead of leaving, he turned back around into the flaming town.
The goal was to go back to the hospital, where around two dozen injured people were awaiting help. Pierce and other members of the hospital staff set up an emergency triage center on the hospital's helipad and began to treat people.
Eventually, firefighters cleared a path for escape, and Pierce helped to caravan out victims in his Tundra to safety.
We'll update when we get more details about Toyota giving that replacement truck.
These fires are, of course, terrible. But, the one bright spot is that these sorts of things do help us see how selfless and wonderful people can be, which is always worth remembering.


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See to it that you will also want to check and look into the website they have as well. Because of it being that there will be a handful of things that needed checked and considered, starting gathering information from their website should help you greatly.
Do not forget about the possible review and feedback you will find in their website as well. All of which, regardless if it holds positive or negative reviews, should aid you in terms of knowing their strengths and weaknesses as a home maintenance service provider. So that you will get to confirm their credibility and record, it is appropriate for you to have their names checked with the Better Business Bureau or the BBB. See to it that you will want to also ask them about the price and service just so you will be able to have the chance to then compare them accordingly.


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Losing the Vote, Claiming the Future
Posted on November 16, 2016 by scott
This post is divided into two sections. This first part was initially written after spending five hours on Monday talking about the election and its impacts with my students, my peers, and the faculty of my department. It was an exhausting day, but one which saw people pushing to expand our understanding of how the world works – in part to dismantle it and build something better. It was also a day of learning from one another, building bridges (instead of walls). The second part was written Wednesday morning, after Tuesday's walkout at George Washington University.
In the aftermath of the election, there are many autopsies of the campaigns and the polling numbers and the voter turnout. Clinton didn't speak to the working classes enough. Trump tapped into a latent (or, more often, explicit) racism in Middle America. The rust belt felt ignored. Something about voting for change. Something about inching towards oblivion. Somebody said something about "a banana peel at the edge of the apocalypse."
One thing that is incredibly clear is that the divisions between different parts of American society seem wider than ever (I say seem, because history). Looking at the electoral maps Tuesday night, it was obvious that there is a rural-urban divide, especially as commentators discussed the electoral minutia of specific counties in Wisconsin and Michigan. The urban-rural divide may be the most salient cleavage, but it carries with it class, race, and party implications – there's no one metric with which to understand the nation disaster we find ourselves in. Divisions were also apparent in our news consumption and our social media use. Something about Facebook algorithms and feedback loops. Something about blocking racist uncles, but also something about my old racquetball friend once telling me I'd figure out conservatism when I got older.
The most apparent conclusion from the election results, however, is that a man who spouted hate the entire campaign garnered enough support to win the Electoral College and the presidency. No matter how much he backpedals his rhetoric of deporting over ten million immigrants and banning millions of Muslims, these are the promises on which he campaigned and won. Millions voted for him because of these statements and actions. Millions more voted for him for other reasons – distrust of Clinton, anxiety about ISIS, desire to repeal Obamacare, whatever – despite the racism and misogyny. Holding their nose or not, tens of millions of Americans voted in a candidate who has targeted almost every demographic from people of color to veterans to the disabled to women and beyond. It largely doesn't matter how tightly you hold your nose. We all smell it. We see it. And we saw you vote for it.
A common refrain in the commentary has been that white working class rural voters felt disenfranchised. These voters reacted strongly and out of desperation after years of not being heard by Washington elites, most recently the Obama-Clinton Democrats. These same voters are also calling anti-fascist protesters "crybabies." This disdain for the left's proclivity to reject the neoliberal and far-right dismantling of everyday life is not new, of course. The last few years have seen continuous belittling tirades from conservatives and liberals alike against millennials for being "coddled." But what is brattier than lashing out at the most vulnerable populations because elites wouldn't listen to you? What is more coddled than white people claiming disenfranchisement in the first election after the Voting Rights Act has been eviscerated, by electing a candidate supported by the Klan?
Trump's campaign stood for hate, and there's no doubt about it. He made this country unsafe for millions. His rallies saw violence against protesters – violence that he not only enabled but encouraged. Forget the brown shirts and the black shirts; we've got the red hats, and they're now draped in the legitimacy of the president's office. Regardless of what policies come forth from his administration, the Trump administration will be one that is associated – rightfully – with tearing apart many of our communities. Fundamental to resisting his political project will be maintaining these communities and building solidarity to others – caring for one another in the face of violence, community in the face of division, love in the face of hate.
Amidst all of the election analysis fever, there have been numerous calls for breaking down barriers and reaching across the urban-rural divide. To understand those that voted for the next president. This is an important task that is part of the organizing work that lies ahead. As families gather for Thanksgiving and other winter holidays, conversations will be had. (see this thread on how to organize around the dinner table and these two readings on why not to reconcile with hate in the family) Let these conversations – to the extent possible – be conversations mobilizing those who have not been engaged and building coalitions across our existing social networks. And let them grow. At the same time as we reach outwards, though, we must spend time with our own. Liberal and conservative tut-tutting about safe spaces be damned, self-care and care for one another are a central part of struggling against ideologies that figuratively and literally beat you down. Reach across divides, but also check in with your people.
While many white American liberals are surprised by the election results and by the sheer tenacity of the president-elect's brazen hate, many others are not. The country's black, Latin American, indigenous, and immigrant populations have known this hate for decades, for centuries. And they have worked against it this entire time. Just in the last decade new movements have flourished demanding rights for these communities, and those fights are ongoing. The best response to Trump is to engage with these struggles, to help them come together, to welcome others, to build a radical coalition against hate. Here are some good notes on building the movement.
Many have already taken to the streets against the incoming regime. Many of these groups are diverse and show the power of community. A general strike has already been called for the day of the inauguration. At the heart of any general strike is a call for solidarity. Everyone – workers, students, whomever can afford to sacrifice a day of work – should respect and honor the strike and take part in whatever types of actions they can.
The Trump White House and the Republican Congress will try to reshape the country according to their ideals. They must be opposed every step of the way. Fortunately for all of the leftists and liberals, most centers of state and corporate power are in urban settings that went blue. The space between our homes, our workplaces, and their offices will be where the struggle is played out. In Washington, DC, where I work and where 90% of voters cast their ballot for Clinton, the inauguration itself will have to become a site of resistance. I aim to make my voice – and my presence – clear to these leaders. The future of this country is not one of hate or divisiveness. Those of us who participate in electoral politics may feel that we lost the vote. But we can't lose sight of the future we want, the future we can imagine, the future we can call into being.
Yesterday, I joined hundreds of undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, and allies a walkout at George Washington University. Earlier in the day, several DC high school students had also walked out in protest of the election. In response to the finger-wagging about respecting electoral democracy, the walk out and march was a reminder – a loud reminder to Trump – that the electoral college is not a mandate to govern with hate. The popular vote went to Clinton, and many others did not vote at all because they disliked both candidates, and still many others did not vote because they could not. Among those in the streets everyday this week are many immigrants and youth who do not have the right to vote, but surely have a right in how they are governed.
Gathered in a crowded Kogan Plaza, I heard passionate pleas and brilliant speeches from GW students who are Muslim, who are immigrants, who are first-generation students, who are lesbians, who are trans*, who are Latina, who are black, who are queer, who have experienced sexual assault, who fear for their loved ones, who fear for themselves, who are undocumented, who are indigenous.
From there, a march hundreds strong took Pennsylvania Avenue, chanting "We! Reject! The President-Elect!" And I knew I was where I needed to be. In the face to white supremacy and misogyny, a diverse group of beautiful people who stand for a more just and equitable future.
After more speeches at the White House, students returned to campus and delivered a list of demands to the George Washington University administration regarding student needs for inclusion and access on campus. The list was as diverse as the crowd – calls for supporting Title IX, calls to ensure GW is a sanctuary for undocumented students regardless of DACA, calls to admit more Palestinian students. The lesson these student organizers are teaching the whole school is to speak against power both small and large, on campus and on Pennsylvania Avenue.
To reiterate, there is so much work to do. This has been apparent for a long time. Trump's election can galvanize even more action than we've seen over the last few years. Actions will continue and continue, everyday. As one student said yesterday: we won't be done marching for another four years. And, regardless of what these four years look like and how 2020 goes, I'd say we've got even more marching to do. And bridges to build. And barricades to erect. And policies to oppose. And people to protect. And futures to ensure.
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The local 200 Bales campaign received a boost from a somewhat unexpected place.
In late November Rosebank College (a co-ed Catholic high school at Five Dock in Sydney), raised $7,000 for the Mid-Western Region to help the drought affected area and community.
The school was able to collect this money from the students wearing mufti for a day and the students and staff entering into a lip sync battle.
The money raised has been donated to 200 Bales.
Which continues the musical support of the campaign along with the recent A Day in the Dirt concert, that saw nearly 1000 enthusiastic punters head to the Mudgee Showground for the fundraising event.


The animations involved in management of tabs such as closing tabs, raising the tabs view, switching tabs etc. are too harsh and could be gentler.
There is far too much blinking/flashing and the animations aren't smooth.


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They are intricately made in a multi-step process which includes mixing, curing, and hand sanding two times, and each pair will be unique!
Last photo taken by Taylor Slusser Photography.


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Policy Interventions Could Help Farmers Economically Survive in Vulnerable Regions
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• Sheherazade – Youko just started working as an office lady at a new company. According to the gossip, Shinogami, her boss, is cursed and any girl who gets involved with him will die. After a lively welcome party, a drunken Youko wakes up in Shinogami's bed. What will become of her?
• Sheet no Sukima (Between the Sheets) – Momoko and Kazuya go to apply for a marriage registration form, but the man at the public office, Hisame, is so rude that he offers them a divorce registration form as well. One month later, Momoko returns and…?
• Yoru no Bannin (Night Guard) – Maya consistently stays late at night at the office to finish her work, which earns her a nickname from the security guards. One guard in particular won't allow her to stay despite her cries of saying that she'll be done in 5 minutes. However, he notices that she's been getting thinner and decides to make her lunch?! What exactly is going on?
• Blanc – A girl is getting married soon and goes to visit her cousin that she grew up with. However they're closer than just family.
• Kizuato – Woman whose husband was killed in a car accident sexually abuses her handsome servant.
• Izayoi (16-Day-Old Moon) – Tsukiko is driven to suicide, while Akito tries to keep her away from her doctor. But what is Akito's relationship between Tsukiko and the doctor; what is the doctor's real identity and who exactly is Akito?
# Summary: What's more painful than being married to a faithless and irresponsible husband? Being in love with your own brother-in-law, that's what!


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Junta, NLD urged to reach agreement
By Junta, NLD urged to reach agreement
Yangon, May 15:
The UN secretary-general has urged Myanmar's military government and its main pro-democracy party to reach an agreement under which the party - led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi - would attend a constitution-drafting convention. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party said Friday it will not attend the National Convention, which starts Monday, because the junta has refused to release her from house arrest and accept other demands. The junta said the meet would go on without the NLD - and Suu Kyi and her deputy, NLD Vice Chairman Tim Oo, will remain under arrested.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was disappointed that a deal hadn't been struck so the NLD and some ethnic parties would join the convention, said a statement yesterday from Annan's spokesman in New York. The stalemate is a major blow to efforts toward ending the political deadlock in the Southeast Asian nation, which has been ruled by the military since 1962.
The junta said in a statement yesterday that the convention would proceed with other delegates, and that Suu Kyi's party had made 'unreasonable demands'. It said Suu Kyi and Tin Oo would remain detained "for the time being to ensure the peaceful development of the National Convention." Some NLD party members applauded the boycott while others voiced concern that it could hinder the party's participation in Myanmar's political process.
Indian Army calls Sikkim face-off reports exaggerated, China urges India to exercise restraint


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Today is a momentous day! It is the day me and my wife had our 12 week scan for our first baby and found out its due date. All the worry, emotion and excitement have brought us to the first live images of our new life.
It is not the only new venture in my life this year. Recently I started a new role leading global business development for retained solutions. Many of the feelings and emotions of starting a challenging new role have surprisingly been the same as starting the creation of this new life.
Not knowing if everything will be okay. Have I done all I can to make the transition to the next stage of my life? Is it the right decision at the right time and how will it affect me financially and emotionally? Will it be as I expected it to be and how will I deal with the inevitable hurdles?
We never know what life will throw at us and fear can become our barrier to new horizons. When Columbus in 1492 ventured out across the ocean for 'the first step' to finding new land, he did it in the knowledge that the great sea of life may swallow him up, but also knowing that to live without trying, was to die without living.
When I look back at the first step in all that I have done and achieved, it fills me with nothing but positivity. So why with this knowledge are we filled with so much apprehension whenever we step into the unknown? It's because human nature wants us to assess the risks. During the millennia of human evolution we have stepped on a few rusty nails in our time and this makes us cautious when taking that first step.
Caution can quickly turn to fear and we all know what fear is (the barrier to new horizons!). We need to look fear in the face and dissolve its powers with reason. I can tell you from experience that fear, fears nothing more than reason. When faced with that first step into a new role, or a new business venture, or the simple act of creating a new life! Fear is a barrier only if we let it become one. Use reason to evaluate the situation and don't allow fear to become the problem.
So today I am going to cherish this moment. Our new baby's due date (first step into the world) is the 1st of March, Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant (St David's Day) the feast day of the patron saint of Wales. It is the first step of a new life that will have many first steps of its own and I'll be there to share the joy and provide the cautionary note of evolutionary wisdom along the way.
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Black rose was another favorite of mine. wasn't as strong but did it's job,. perfect use before going to bed.


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class ConfigTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    public function testInstance()
    {
        $config = new \DMS\Tornado\Config();
        $this->assertInstanceOf('\DMS\Tornado\Config', $config);
    }

    public function testDefaultValues()
    {
        $config = new \DMS\Tornado\Config([
            'tornado_environment_development' => true,
            'tornado_hmvc_use'                => false,
            'tornado_hmvc_module_path'        => '',
            'tornado_hmvc_serialize_path'     => ''
        ]);
        $this->assertEquals(true, $config['tornado_environment_development']);
        $this->assertEquals(false, $config['tornado_hmvc_use']);
        $this->assertEquals('', $config['tornado_hmvc_module_path']);
        $this->assertEquals('', $config['tornado_hmvc_serialize_path']);
    }

    public function testValues()
    {
        $config = new \DMS\Tornado\Config();
        $config['boolean'] = true;
        $config['string'] = 'true';
        $config['integer'] = 1;
        $config['double'] = 1.2;
        $config['object'] = new \stdClass();
        $this->assertEquals(null, $config['non_existent']);
        $this->assertEquals(true, $config['boolean']);
        $this->assertEquals('true', $config['string']);
        $this->assertEquals(1, $config['integer']);
        $this->assertEquals(1.2, $config['double']);
        $this->assertInstanceOf('\stdClass', $config['object']);
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
     */
    public function testException()
    {
        $config = new \DMS\Tornado\Config();
        $config[] = 'foo';
    }

    public function testExists()
    {
        $config = new \DMS\Tornado\Config();
        $config['foo'] = 'foo';

        $this->assertEquals(true, isset($config['foo']));
        $this->assertEquals(false, empty($config['foo']));
        $this->assertEquals(false, isset($config['non_exits']));
        $this->assertEquals(true, empty($config['non_exists']));

        unset($config['foo']);

        $this->assertEquals(false, isset($config['foo']));
        $this->assertEquals(true, empty($config['foo']));
    }
}

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