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September 25, 2015 By Mike Rinder 111 Comments
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The Oracle says
Too funny! On the floor!
RolandRB says
It captures cult think very accurately. These people are trying to Clear a world they are afraid of, which world will not accept their financial conditions in any case.
Mark Marco says
Because I need to illustrate how it is done.
Because the practicing Scientologist adamantly believes he is NOT being brainwashed, I write. This would be another poem, de-codified-mm
[ Mike, perhaps I may resubmit this here, (in short, a better thesis) Hope this passes, thanks.]
Forbidden Knowledge – An Essay By mm
I believe there is such a thing, yes,
IF there exists the requisite belief-system beforehand, and those certainly do exist.
So, what might you be forbidden to believe, (know)?
And, when we were Scientologists, same question.
Yes, now you understand me. Now we are talking about a belief system that, really, can only be arrived at through hypnotism, or some sort of mind-manipulation, one that you the receiver would very likely not be the least aware of, (the trap). But, consider, if knowledge is wisdom, what knowledge can be forbidden?
-Let me offer an example of carnal knowledge, forbidden:
Metaphorically, take the scent of a woman. Once experienced that knowingness can consume the mind of a man (or, naturally a woman), wanting then to touch or even taste… until he/she can think of nothing else. That loss of control represents the trap for him; his senses all but consumed. If I'm making sense so far I do continue, but first let me jump to a moment, a reenactment of one actual scenario:
His poster-portrait hangs high in the room, his face a veritable Mona Lisa smile captured, his silent voice in your head says:
"I am Source."
Really, as the whole story I am source.
Look into his eyes.
Pick up the ball, he says, pick up the ball. I offer you a dream…
She wished only for the pain to end, a child, as she wanders too close to the gate, quite lost.
The keeper smiles and says yes I can do that and more. He says he knows the answer. He says the answer calls your name. She, intoxicated and intrigued, steps through this gate.
His voice, again, is behind the needle.
"Watch the needle move." he tells you.
"Watch it move and sway," his voice never really stops.
Look for the meaning, he says.
You are dreaming… dream-eee-ming. Drift into the realm of memories.
You see the answer
Think only of the needle and dream.
Tell me what it means. Thank You.
Tell me what it means.
Definitely, end quotation. To me, we are now entering into some of the scariest shit live on internet.
From inside the bubble you cannot know any source, save for the one provided by the man with a plan (aka: The Bare-Faced Messiah"). That is the belief-system known as Scientology. In here, you cannot know when your mind is being manipulated for that, highest of all in this belief-system, is knowledge forbidden, policy enforced.
"Nine: Closing the door on any possibility of incorrect technology."
[LRH, KSW, HCOPL of 7Feb65]
Come on in little girl, I see you're hungry. I have some candy for your good and noble mind. [Lights.]
To expose the missing element of critical thought present in every cult, I join you.-mm
EagleEye says
Scientologese : "I totally duplicate you"
English : "yeh, whatever "
Actually it means: "I understand exactly how dumb you are…let me pretend to like you so I can edify you"
gayle says
Lol! Go RB!
Pepper says
RB, you always hit on real life truths. Like the copious use of the F word, or talking about people right in front of them. There is lots of freedom there with that.
Once I was on course at Flag and the tech sec (I believe that was his post) came in and started started talking about me to the course supervisor. She didn't like what he was saying (I didn't either) and began to argue with him. They must have said my first and last name three times. Students were listening and turning to look at me as I was sitting in the back of the room. Finally I did a little wave, and said Hello! I'm right here!
jrfool says
Great and Skilled RB,
I wonder how many panels it would take to fully find the 3rd Dynamic Serfac that currently drives the cos and cob? Lkin wrote that Ron's postulate was: "Bring order." but that was long go and does not fit their current scene. For sure KSW is a Serfac, but way way to long and multifaceted to get to the core of cos/cob insanity.
Here's a starter: "We're the committed ones."
I Yawnalot says
And how does one make a rank and file scientologist really happy?
Avoid them!
They live in fear of command intention (wherever it comes from).
teddy bears says
No matter what the data is about. If in some way affects Scientology or public opinion these monkey just look the other way and ack, just parakeets. No matter what it is about they only say they are lies. Imagine what happens to the datum, OBSERVE and Personal Integrity. They simple become robotic. Like the blinders on horses.
WELL DONE RB.
FOTF2012 says
Gawd — all those idiotic "acks" or acknowledgements!
I love this series. I also like the name "Regraded Being." It brings to mind two things for me (maybe the author has other meanings):
— "regraded" as in having do levels over and over again, and
— "degraded" being (or DB in Scientologese)
This one actually brought back to mind the actual _feeling_ and _state_ of being in and how we regarded "wogs." It was not a good remembrance. People who are "in" truly are in a different mental state.
acknowledged
James Makan says
I've been working on the SRD recently but it's getting to be more than I can take. The RB cartoons are not far from what it's really like inside for real. Me and my gf are gonna be audi 5000. Keep up the good work RB!
Cece says
Good new to know. Thx James
hgc10 says
"I got that."
Just like that creepy lady who showed up at Monique Rathbun's door in Ingleside by the Bay. Scientology is a school for dishonest, manipulative, ham-fisted communication techniques. "I got that," coupled with whatever follows, is the most plain and obvious way of communicating "what you say doesn't matter" that I imagine. Scientology embraces, worships and teaches dehumanization-through-language. It starts with people, and builds them into robots.
Fred says
The whole Scientology jargon sounds like Orwellian Newspeak. Do these people really talk like that?
Regraded Being says
No Fred the hardcore scientologists don't really speak like that. I actually have to water it down some for my cartoons so that non scientologists may be able to make at least some sense of what is being said.
RB,
Off topic maybe but to settle a conversation today :
The Holy Father (Pope) has a Jeep wrangler with open sides,
David Misavige (POB) has an armored van with gun ports
Am I right ?
Cedric Y. Berman says
This wonderful Pope rode a black Fiat in the motorcade yesterday, Joe Biden a couple blocks back in a black armored limo. They both make quite the statement. But, DM behind gun turrets? Woe, I don't know if its true, but it is believable, and if it IS true, I think that would be a statement the world should know about. (he speaks so little)
Lest there be any doubt, here is a classic example with an interview I did with "son of OSA" Jordan Laveau. It's all there, the robot TRs, the copious over-acking with no actual communication. And finally when the truth hurts a little too much "I think this conversation is over". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m77UBAvkpek
Ann B Watson says
Hi Martin Padfield, Thank you so much for this post.All you said really resonated with me. So true and those now OSA can be very very intense with what and how they do comm with a target they intend to use or abuse I my case years ago.Always,Ann.
Hi Mariin Padfield, Should be in my case… Sorry, Ann.
They may not speak like that but they think like that. Thanks for a great job RB.
They have their own language solidly in place, the tactic to support isolation of the group.
Effectively, as they can only talk to each other, "wogs" then becoming a relative waste of time, the fact a constant reminder for the dwellers and residents of the bubble.
If I write a Scientology scene or script, the challenge is in avoiding that language, running into the same problem all the time just talking about the object of Scientology. When you think about it, you realize the whole thing, Scientology, is itself entirely a language, meant to be imagination made "real" in the mind of the perceiver.
The language is a tool of entrapment, also, in that the practitioner justifies thinking of himself as being "trained in a technology" using this language. He feels superior, more valuable as a person employing this "applied philolosophy", the idea constantly being drilled into his brain. With the language he is able to justify, in his own mind at least, this superiority. That empowering feeling would be lost if he were to leave the group (severing himself from this attractive language), and so, again, he feels compelled to stay inside the bubble.
This technique exposes the entire organization and doctrine as a well-designed and calculated trap, especially considering the lack of actual science involved. I would hesitate to give it any other value or purpose, except for the (sad) practitioner willing to sacrifice all other social affiliation beyond the bubble in order to part of this group, (mom and dad included).
Meanwhile, you won't catch me speaking Scientologeese.
Hi Mark Marko., You and I know all about that that steel trabh
I remember that creepy lady visiting Monique Rathbun at her home. I tried to find the video link but couldn't right now. It's a real gem of "Yeah,I got that" followed by 'I will keep saying what I'm saying no matter what you have to think or say about it.' Disassociation at its finest. Monique was very nice to that woman, and patient! One of my favorite videos with Monique is when she shames the squirrel busters sitting in the golf cart with "You should be ashamed of yourselves!" and "Look at you, you're riding up and down the street in a golf cart!" She shut it down. The big mouthed guy on the golf cart was rendered speechless and you can see it.
Here you go… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOd__GJLeCs
Hi hgc10 and thank you for the link. That's a precious one. Notice how Monique tells the woman that she "minds" speaking with her and the woman just goes on and on? Monique must have the patience of a saint. These people will talk your head off if you let them.
HELOSA says
last conversation I had with an MAA the first "I got that" that came outg of her mouth got the response "don't ack me to try and shut me up", Her TR's ceased to exist for the rest of the conversation. When you no longer are worried about the big bad co$ they have zero power over you.
Hi HELOSA, Good to meet you. Thank you for your post.That was great that you became resistant to cos and the MAA. I wish I could have done so.But the level of intensity in my situation in Sea Org with Guardians Office / Intelligence before OSA,was compounded by the fact they had years of my PC folders to play with and I am sure knowledge reports etc.Plus throw in physical violence and the storm becomes perfect.So happy I finally blew after months and months of it all.Always, Ann.
Steph in Bow says
Thanks for another great one RB! I chuckled when Frick (or was it Frack) asked her "What is your ruin"?
Keep up the awesome work. Lord knows you have tons of material to work with while they are being attacked and "winning" themselves into oblivion.
Old Surfer Dude says
Well, Steph in Bow, what is YOUR ruin? You have to have a ruin! And no matter what it is, we can fix it for you! Here…just fill out this 200 question scientific Personality Test straight from Oxford University in England. The results are what you think of you, not what we think of you! I mean, how scientific can you get? We're all about science here……
McCarran says
That "What is your ruin?" cracked me up too.
And the acks! Priceless.
neverInbutFacinated says
Priceless, and ironic…Scientology can help you with your "understanding" problem, you know, the one we created with our esoteric inside jibberish??
The most notable entry missing from the Scn Technical Dictionary is:
The practicing Scientologist is twice removed from thinking for himself.
First, he is hypnotized and doesn't know it.
Second, he is denied access to source information, and doesn't know it.
Add to that the wall between him and the general public, seal the wall from both sides, punishing him for trying to contact anyone outside, especially the media but notably including family, AND (until now) successfully keeping the media from prying inside,
and you have a very well-fortified trap indeed, with a leader thinking that he can say or not say whatever he feels like, himself quite deluded, too. Whether he knows it or not is open for debate.
timothyjhallinan says
Regraded Being is my first stop every Friday morning. It's brilliant and hilarious and tragic all at once. And I've never been in, Thanks, RB and Mike. I hope this reaches the lost all over this Scientology-blighted planet.
RogerHornaday says
"CoB had the OT's put up like a force field around Flag so no entheta can get in" and other Harry Potteresque tales of sorcery from the mouths of pimple-faced youths. Little do they know of the tribulations of the greatest living OT, David Miscavige Hisself, who must drink away the entheta as there are no OT force fields to keep out what's gunning for him.
Nickname says
Just to show the depth of biting sarcasm isn't being lost:
"Il'll bet that if it wasn't because we're supposed to maintain a Games Condition so it doesn't get boring for the OTs, we'd have taken over all the governments a long time ago and just set things right."
"Yea Dude. Talk about being at total effect!!!"
"Games Condition, 1. when you say games condition you mean that somebody's power of choice has been subjugated against his will into a fixated activity from which he must not take his attention. 2. … There is nothing wrong with having games. There is a lot wrong with being in a games condition because it is unknown …."" (Scn Tech Dict., LRH.)
To me, a Games Condition is a technical description of barking up the wrong tree (there's no chance of winning, someone from the outside can see it's wrong, but those engaged in the Games Condition cannot). Something like SO who do not know what they're talking about, and think they are maintaining [whatever] for OTs. Keeping themselves in a box, thinking they are somehow "going free", so unknowing they do not know they are in a Games Condition, and are cheering it. Something like a federal government growing bigger and exercising more control in individual's lives, claiming it represents the land of the free.
The activities of Scientologist outside the Co$ are simply based on clearing the reactive mind, and these are individual actions, the goals of which involve more causality over one's own thought, as one sees best, oneself, and also being more able to understand and inflow communications and realities of others. The Co$, in contrast, seems to favor an authoritarian regime which is very well illustrated in the lampoon today.
Tommy J says
TGIRB
(Hows that for short and sweet)
Phil says
My favorite so far….
Espiando says
Panel Three…it scared the hell out of me that I totally understood Kevin's speech without a need to pause to translate it into actual English. I've been in this game too long.
M Greene says
The above is exactly how scientologists think.
How about, "The above is exactly how scientologists are programmed to think. It's all in the brainwashing…
Never been quite happy with the term 'brainwashing' in use with scientology. Washing indicates something clean and washed. You know like a fresh shirt on a hot day.
Scientology is more like a computer virus imho. It gets into the base programming and adds some command stuff rather than washing anything and soon infects all aspects of operation and provides the answers to everything that's already there. It answers everything – Cognitive infection in other words!
Cure the virus and you conquer the world – see I've got a virus too, the generality virus!
Excellent point, Surfer Dude.
John Locke says
Correct M Greene. I've seen it on Indie websites.
threefeetback says
The deck is being stacked against you: Monique Rathbun, Alex Gibney, Leah Remini. . .
If Leah Remini had the chance, I'll bet she'd bitch slap DLHDM so hard he'd end up at Target 2
lynnfountaincampbell says
Yes. She's taller than he is (and less afraid), so I bet she could do it too. (I met her at Spanky Taylor's party for Tony Ortega's book release.)
I met Spanky in Hollywood with the release of Going Clear. Her story is just so incredibly sad. Especially for her child. But, that's the cult for you!
Imo, the deck was stacked against him long ago – he's in his own games condition. You can't win by suppressing, oppressing, depressing, re-pressing ….
just speeding up the process, beyond the unworkable inevitability of Hubbard's matrix and labyrinth
Bystander says
I'm trying to think of a situation where you would actually find two of these schlubs actually out in public. When they are out, they seem to travel in packs and run like hell, at least in Clearwater. In Portland or Seattle, its easier to spot a Yeti.
Try the corner of Sunset Blvd and Vermont Avenue in East Hollywood.
Bystander, you are correct. I've noticed the same thing. At the Pasadena Idle Morgue, the very young SO girls will not leave the front door in their quest to pass out tickets to the intro film. They're just two blocks down from massive amounts of foot traffic and they don't go there.
Seriously, Bystander, I think they've all been program to fear Wogs. Bubble dwellers do that, you know.
Hi OSD, Your post about the young SO girls made me recall,how times have changed in some aspects. My first week or so in Sea Org before the Excalbur and before my first post of letter folder( that Pitney Bowes Machine!) and I was also culling out all entheta letters for the regges there already. Before that I was told to go outside the H'wood Inn and body route bodies in for personality testing and if I sold them DMSMH or Self Analysis so much the better.The Oxford Personality Test.I was told to get on out there and wade right into,the sidewalk crowds and bring whoever in.Running away was not not an option.So off I went and got those wogs right in the shop.Probably because I did not want to do that forever after Excalibur got promoted to letter reg.Today from your post a different vibe all round it seems.XO Ann.
When I was on staff in Hawai'i, I was in Div 6 as a body router too. I brought in more people than any one had ever done. I sold more books (both hard and soft cover) than anyone had ever done. And they still held damn B of I on me! I didn't last long on staff. Especially living in Hawai'i.
Sounds like you were pretty good at it!
Hi OSD,Great post.Actually I 'd be willing to bet that you were mucho better than me.That is great you were Div 6.When I was told to hit the Blvd I was not Div anything just a wide eyed big hearted hypnotized expediter who wanted to do what ever I could.Now when I got the letter reg position I was in hog heaven and when I became ASR a few years later I really got cooking.Back then my task was to send out reg packets with a letter and of course payment in advance for the SHSBC and all the other training and auditing Asho offered.It was different from letter regging in that there was a ton more pressure to make the sale and get the eta Estimated time of Arrival set for the person coming.Sometimes I had to arrange transportation and plane tickets for them too like a travel agent.If I could push people to AOLA and The Apollo that was very upstat.But like you for our troubles I got Intel and you wisely blew when that time had come.I admire you.Always Ann.
civmar says
Hello Ann, hope disqus alerts you to this message. If you were aboard the old girl between '72 and '74 you must know me, as DPF MAA and later Bosn. If so, please read my 1st ESMB post from 1/8/13 in the New Mbr Intros. I post there under my 1st initial+last name, which you probably remember. pk
Hi civmar,My goodness Great to see your post! Please put up with me as I am at kindergarten level as to abbreviations for postings and I post on Mike's because I know how to do that at least.I can see you but this 64 yr old brain has yet to put a name to the picture.I did Prod 0 on the Excalibur Aug 74 and then I was about to do Product 1 some years later but couldn't because I was wanted on post as Asho F letter reg and ASR from above,then Go/ Intel rounded me up and put me on their "program " downhill from there! The Deck Project Force yes I do remember.What is ESMB post and New Mbr Intros,I feel I should know and I am laughing at myself for not knowing! You know I loved all the Team at Asho F and I loved the early Excalibur days and if my recall serves,you were one of the good crowd.Getting old in body and mind is an adventure! pk keeps running through my brain so it is filed (laughter CF ) away in there somewhere!Love Always,Ann.
Ann, Ex-Scientologist Message Board, http://www.forum.exscn.net/.
On the first page that comes at top right click at the User Name field enter pkatz (OK. I've outed myself!) go to page 3 of my posts and scroll down to the earliest one, 6/14/11.
Disqus deleted my sentence following the web page URL and part of the sentence following: on the top right of the 1st page that comes up click Advanced Search. Next page, at user name enter pkatz, click Search Now. Then go to page 3 of my posts and scroll down, et.
Hi civmar,Boy am I messing this up.I went to,your link but then there was this yellow line that said I had to sign in because I am a first time user and now I am lost at Sea with no compass. I so appreciate you trying to explain all of this Internet links to me, but when I typed in your name and tried to scroll to your post it would not let me. you know certain "friends " do not want me to contact certain people.Thank you for outing yourself I am trying to get that old brain to recall all.Cancer and radiation can scramble that at times.I'll keep trying,but if you want to reach me my email is abwatson@cox.net.Damn the torpedos full speed ahead!Love,Ann.
The ESMB post I refered to sent in an email to you. Sorry for not knowing about being a member b4 doing a search.
scientology411 says
That is just freaking brilliant Regraded Being, one of your best yet!
RB, it must be nice to have strategically placed cams with microphones. New material for the strip constantly pouring in. 🙂
Newcomer says
It will be a game changer for Cee Oh Bee as he dictates His response via His pen name Karin Pouw to the world. RB may come out with a report from his his hidden mic in Hemet!
Yo Dave,
The world is waiting ……………. good buddy. Pound another scotch and tell us like it is!! Oh yes, and don't forget to berate someone this morning to show them how powerful You are.
Yo OSA,
Will you guys pleeeeze do something about all this Do-Do and not wait around for Dave to dole out another round of Dependz before you act!
Gimpy says
Very funny.
The delusional scientologist, so brainwashed they refuse to even consider the possibility that they might not be right.
What is so funny here is the belief that psychs are their opposition, I actually used to believe this line myself no doubt helped by their documentaries 'proving' this is the case. The vast majority of people I see who oppose scientology have been harmed by it in the past and now want to try and stop it from hurting others, they have never had anything to do with psychiatry or any branch of government what so ever.
Hi Gimpy, I liked your post. I am one who was very hurt by black doings which were never explained to me as to why.So I do not want anyone else to go through that ever.I may have had to go to a horrible Scientology deprogrammer for a year or so after I blew Sea Org, but that made me not want to be a part of all that again.Broke my heart almost broke my spirit.As for the gov.I'm not keen on all that either.So RB hits it right out of the park again.Brilliant strip. Always Ann.
Interesting and sad Ann. To say I'm glad you're out is an understatement but the cult's ability to ply itself into a nasty group and a savagely infected mindset is frightening. Gives me the horrors to think if miscavige ever set up shop in a 3rd world country. He'd develop more direct methods of eliminating opponents (which is everyone who doesn't continually give money or allegiance).
What is the interesting bit for me is some of the stuff such as social personality definitions and some auditing looks really good on paper. Also, some of their social betterment goals, codes etc. but when you place that info in the hands of a cult it all turns into a bait & switch trap. Like a fly fisherman spending hours making beautiful flies from metal and feathers but to the fish – by the time they find out, it's pure evil.
Perspective and intention is what sets the stage of their operational behaviour. There is nothing benevolent concerning scientology or any cult. But it seems add vast amounts on money to any group and sooner or later it turns into something to be careful with. I know as a soldier, I worked out at times I was actually somebody's else's weapon, so much was the mindset to blindly follow orders. Fools with your head a bit and deprogramming is good for all cult involvement..
Hi IYawnalot, A timely and wise post.Thank you.I agree with all you said,except the deprogrammer my late Dad made me go to was nuts! Smiling, glad I got away from him and all his "take this pill and you will forget The Sea Org.Oh by the way you will be so drugged you'll forget your own name too !" Always like your posts.Ann.
Deprogramming is an unknown science as well. At the end of the day with anything requiring a decision, you have to have your wits about you. Drugs for mental problems…? geezers, alcohol rates as the most popular doesn't it? You're own your own if you want to pop pills though. I wouldn't advise it but it's your head.
Scientology gave so much promise but failed to deliver. There's nuts everywhere hey? Just depends on perspective and intentions.
Hi I Yawnalot, Gosh I never wanted to,pop pills.This shrink who was the head of the shrink dept made me.The decision was out of my hands at the time along time ago.I got wise and flushed all,pills down the toilet.This was a really crazy situation where I had come home after some years in Sea Org and at that time no money no job and my very powerful Dad wanted to teach me a lesson.I was between a rock and a hard place I had no choice. Thank you for your post and viewpoint.Always Ann.
Yeah, I hear you. It's a tough act getting the cult out of your head. There's lots of silly things out there. I trust psyches almost as much as I do scientologists. Finding someone caring is the trick in my book. But you also must know when to pull out of something that doesn't work or is doing harm – a lot of people fall down on that.
There's not all that many second chances the older you get but you can handle anything if you apply yourself with an honest heart.
Gimpy, that would be one of THE highest crimes in the cult. Any sort of doubt, you're in massive trouble. THEY HAVE TO BE RIGHT. That's the bottom line……..
The Pope on a Box should Patent his bubble
Society thinking. Blueprints and Engineering reports
written by Dan Sherman.
Ron Dolittle says
The young gladiators knocked it out of the ballpark again. She's hooked I can tell.
You are right on the money, Ron! You've got some great cognitive skills. She's absolutely hooked! In fact, I'll be she joins the SO within a week!
Roger Yost says
Wow! Great insight to how both sides see things. I wonder who's right. I've got to get one of those Way To Happiness booklets. I'm sure that will Clear-up everything
It did for me….. In fact, reading the Way to Happiness was so profound, it was JUST LIKE doing all the OT levels! Which means I don't have to actually have to do them now! I'm already OT! But my big test is go out and confront wogs……
Funny part is that if you actually read the 21 precepts of the Way To Happiness you'll be left wondering what the heck do any of them have to do with the church of scientology.
Any scientologist that actually tries to apply these to their daily living behaivior will quickly find themselves facing an Ethics Officer for having gone against church policy. Of course, I may be wrong so I ask you to take a look at the 21 Way to Happiness precepts and decide which of them best describes the behaivior you have observed by the church's leaders, staff, Sea Org members, public scientologists, lawyers, private investigators and the people involved with providing information about the church and its activities to its members and to the public in general.
2. Be Temperate
3. Don't Be Promiscuous
4. Love and Help Children
5. Honor and Help Your Parents
6. Set A Good Example
7. Seek To Live With The Truth
8. Do Not Murder
9. Don't Do Anything Illegal
10. Support A Government Designed and Run For All The People
11. Do Not Harm A Person Of Good Will
12. Safeguard And Improve Your Environment
13. Do Not Steal
14. Be Worthy of Trust
15. Fulfill Your Obligations
16. Be Industrious
17. Be Competent
18. Respect The Religious Beliefs of Others
19. Try Not To Do Things To Others That You Would Not Like Them to Do To You
20. Try To Treat Others As You Would Want Them To Treat You
21. Flourish And Prosper
Hi Regraded Being, I loved your post and I was really amazed at how many points were absolutely not followed in Sea Org or for staff at Orgs either I surmise.You areAdear friend to me,and I will always love your work.Ann.
Than you Ann. I enjoy following your comments on all of Mike's posts. You often make me think back to my early days as a young scientologist full of ilusions of helping mankind merely by being a part of this new and wonderous group. You are a dear friend to me. Regraded Being
Wow, RB! You not only trill us every Friday, but, you're spot on regarding this list. So, according to this list, this is how every single scientologist acts? Ok, let me give it try:
1. Take Care of Yourself (Pretty had to do with sleep deprivation and being in the Hole (which continues to not exist)
2. Be Temperate (I believe that's impossible that for them)
3. Don't be promiscuous (well they do cover up for child molesters and anyone else that does something like that due to PR reasons)
4. Love & Help Children (Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Oh wait, they were serious? My bad)
5. Honor and Help Your Parents (tough to do when you're disconnected from them and they refuse your calls & letters)
6. Set a Good Example ( Seriously, this is too funny! Let's see, Lisa McPherson, Operation Snow White, Paulette Cooper, the RPF, the Hole (which continues to not exist).
7. Seek to Live With the Truth (Where do I begin? I'm sure they're talking about scn truth and not Wog truth. Oh, and TR-L (training routine Lying). Yep, they're very truthful.
8. Do Not Murder ( I know they've targeted people, but, not sure if they've offed anyone. I think they've murdered a judge's dog to intimidate him in a court case.)
9. Don't Do Anything Illegal (I will say this, they've got some huge balls to say something like this! Illegality is their middle name )
10. Support a Government Designed and Run For All the People (Hmmm. Didn't fatso say only Clears should have rights? And, didn't fatso also say that he should be a benevolent dictator?)
11. Do Not Harm a Person of Goodwill (Paulette Cooper was a person of goodwill. What happened there! "Never fear to harm another in a good cause {or something like that}. Maybe scientologists are the only ones who are people of goodwill)
12. Safe Guard and Improve Your Environment (How many trees have had to be cut down to make sets of "The Basics?" As far as I can see, they don't shit to help the environment!)
13. Do Not Steal (Whoa! How many documents did they steal under Operation Snow White? Do they not know they're own history?)
14. Be Worthy of Trust (Bwahahahahahahahahaha! El Con must have been laughing his ass off when he came up with this one!)
15. Fulfill Your Obligations (Oh, this an easy one! Refunds! You're supposed to give people refunds when they haven't use the money for services! Or, they didn't think it was worth it!)
16. Be Industrious (Ok…they got there. I have to say that when the dwarf goes on a rampage ordering everyone to work non-stop for weeks at a time, I guess that's pretty industrious. I guess…).
17. Be Competent (well, according to COP, he's the ONLY ONE who's competent. Everyone else is a CICS asshole who should be sent to the Hole (which continues to now exist).
18. Respect the Religious Beliefs of Others (Hey! Isn't that "other practices? Besides, scientology is NOT a religion! It's a mind bending, brainwashing, family destroying, financial ruining, public school infiltrating CULT! If it walks like a cult, and quacks like a cult, then IT'S A CULT! No ifs or ands about it)
19. Try Not to Do Things to Others That You Would Not Like Them to Do to You (Apart from the poor Engish, ummmm…let's see…The RPF? Getting beat up by the leader? Forced to work 100 hour weeks? Forced abortions? Destroying families? Spying on each other? I could go on…)
20. Try to Treat Others as You Would Want Then To Treat You (Lord! Let's see, working as a SOger. Not being able to contact your family. Eating scraps. Washing a trash bin with a toothbrush. The list here can go on forever)
21. Flourish & Prosper (What a great idea! Too bad if you're staff or SO, this doesn't really apply to you. I mean, with SO, $50 a week isn't much. And when the dwarf is raging about something, you're pay is complete shit!)
Well, that's my take. So take it or leave it. OSD
OMG – OSD – LOL!
Pepper, I knew YOU would enjoy it! Poking fun at the cult is now a legitimate lifestyle!
OSD, I always enjoy what you have to say. Even though the things you posted can be looked at as not funny in 'real life', you have a knack to make us laugh and are our comic relief every time. I wish I had the talent that you and others have here. Laughing is my favorite thing to do, and life would be pretty dead without it.
It's something I used to do as a living. A very, very small living. I did acting, musical acting, music, stand-up, radio & M/C. However, unless one gets a contract, one is doing it simply because they like entertaining. My Mom was a 'B' movie actor and model so I kind of got this from her. I'm trying to write a book to get me back into entertainment one more time. It's called, "Musing From the Junk Drawer of Life, by Uncle Bob, the Nicest Guy in the World and Because Everyone needs an Uncle Bob."
Once completed, I'm going to try and get on one of the talk shows. And then, I can take it from there. I've been on radio and TV, but, nothing came of it.
Thanks for the kind words, Pepper! And you're right, I'm best suited for Comic Relief. It's what I do. It's actually what I've done my entire life. I'm not much good for anything else. You should have seen me at FLOP. I was there in '81 (I think). I did this gag on two local Hawaiian boys. One the auditor and the other the PC. The public was cracking up! The staff was staring daggers at me.
And, Pepper, we ALL need to find something to laugh about every single day. Life is far too important to take seriously…..
Yes, OSD 🙂
Pete2 says
very good, but number 8 you forgot about Rex Fowler that stole from his employees for the IAS, then killed poor Tom, loving father. so sad.
"who stole"
Hi Pete2, The situation you posted was after my time I think,but sounds very sad and tragic.Isn't it twisted that Scientology purported to be the answer for Mankind that was worth waiting for X amount of endless eons to free us from the trap,only to send us right into an even bigger trap,with titanium doors that snapped shut.To all who have been hurt or died at the hand of cos my heart goes out to you and those left behind.And to the good ones who still want to help heal broken souls with the good application of auditing tech,I thank you.Even though I am still too traumatized to pick up those juice cans now.Always,Ann.
🙂 Oh OS Dude, you have far too much free time on your hands LOL.
You know me so well! You can never have too much free time to poke fun at the cult!
Wow. Good point RB
alexdevalera says
Straight to the point regraded being. Reminds me of bunker speak about the infallible Wermacht and its Fuhrer and how he would push back the Huns and the hordes of inferior races closing in, with Berlin in flames and the Red Army already circling the city. Reality has nothing to do with agreement If you hit a brick wall, you hit a brick wall and wether you agree or not, it is going to break your bones. These guys are heading for a head on crash at full speed. Then they'll realise what exteriorisation is all about.
Hi alexdevalera, A super post.Thank you so much.Always,Ann.
Wayne Borean aka The Mad Hatter says
ROFLMAO.
Seen the same thing in video interviews of Still In's. It's really, really, sad.
Mat Pesch says
Dumb and dumber, convinced they are above it all. Just like their pathetic "leader".
Mat, c'mon now! These people are Homo Novi, for God's sake! HOMO NOVI!!! They'll be able to track you down with their thoughts!
Ayn Rand used to call what they do "blank out". An inability to hear what they are afraid of hearing.
Wow! "An inability to hear what they are afraid of hearing." Now that's a scary proposition. Forcing members to police their own thoughts. I'm surprised 1984 isn't one of their favorite books. It's one of mine.
Lori S says
Geez, Louise, how much Kool-Aid do you have to drink to think like that?
Depends on your proximity to Cee Oh Bee. The further away you are the more you may need. In any case, the sheeple go walking two by two because singularly they might forget to drink their daily bread.
I was hoping you would pick up Leahs new book and give us all a fact check review good buddy.
Also, when will you be addressing the Pope. He checked in with Congress yesterday and I see the Speaker of the House promptly resigned. Perhaps they need someone of your stature to deal with these all so important religious matters.
Whaddya say ……………………..Dave?
Did the Speaker of the House resign or re-sign?
He resigned. The Speaker's goal, for some time now, was to get the Pope to the U.S. Now that he's done that, he's out. Oh, he also gets his salary for life…….
Didn't know that. Interesting.


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Is it snowing where you are? Winter hours are here and it is cold enough to wear thick wooly socks and warm coats made for a frosty weather climb. The flowering trees are now bare and the ground glitters beneath them. If you look closely, the leftover pieces of automobile dirt blend against the milky white snow to look like Oreo Cookie crumbs.
The snow is ghostly in the moonlight and if you live on my street, you'll see a family of rabbits hopping about. They are made of ivory and shadows with red colored eyes. I usually find them darting between roads and sidewalks when we're walking underneath the moon. There are some things in the world you just can't photograph and some of these things are the most beautiful.
We walked outside in the frosty weather for this photo shoot, but I was not cold. My heart was squirming wildly in my chest and my coat kept me warm. I rolled down the hill and let the snow tickle my entire body. There were no thoughts of Spring or Summer flowers, all I could think about was how much joy the snow had brought me.
That Ikat print coat is so cute! I absolutely love it! And Those boots are super chic too!
you are a winter pincess!!
this coat is just wow *_* and these photos are amazing. i love winter, especially winter outfits.
Wow you have a new follower! Your photos and jacket are beautiful! I cant believe you found it for 30 bucks! So Lucky!
gorgeous! i like your look.
What a wonderfully cozy look (and a great deal, it seems)!
That is such a great coat and what a find!
These photos are so incredibly magical! Adore that jacket, the hood on it is wonderful. I wish I looked as pretty as you in the cold, my hair just gets stringy and my face turns pink. You look like a winter princess.
You consistently have the loveliest winter photos! So pretty!
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I love this print! and how cozy the hood looks!
Great sweater! The colours are fabulous!
hooray to your finding joy in the snow! i agree that sometimes the best things cannot be photographed, but maybe imprinted in the mind, or felt in the moment. hooded forest girl adventure awaits.
This jacket is awesome and it looks like you're having a ton of fun out in that snow!
i love the photography!! cute shoes too!!
I like the coat, it is so stylish and it must be warm to wear.


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HR professionals are dealing with unprecedented workplace challenges, making the quest for knowledge and networking this year's top initiative. The agenda for Human Resource Executive Magazine's 12th Annual HR Technology Conference & Exposition, being held Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2009, at McCormick Place in Chicago, has been expressly designed to address these needs and more.
Bill Kutik, conference co-chair and technology columnist for Human Resource Executive magazine, commented, "In a short period of time, profound change has transpired in HR. HR professionals are forced to stretch even further than they were before. Mergers and acquisitions, layoffs and furloughs, redefined healthcare and retirement benefits and the continuing war for talent � even with the current abundance of candidates � necessitate new levels of innovation. Now in our 12thyear, the HR TechnologyConference and Exposition is the premier destination for these busy HR executives to gain solutions to their problems while networking with their peers."
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Industry luminary Dave Duffield concurs. Duffield, who founded PeopleSoft in 1987 and SaaS-based HRMS vendor Workday in 2005, recently taped a video promoting the 12th Annual HR TechnologyConference & Exposition. In the video, which can be accessed at www.hrtechnologyconference.com, he encourages all HR practitioners to attend the world famous event.
When pressed to name his favorite sessions on this year's agenda, Kutik said, "I am looking forward to the conference's hallmark events: the 12thAnnual Industry Analyst Panel and the second annual Talent Management Shootout. But I think HR practitioners also really need to pay close attention to our �great new technologies' sessions, which will illuminate the advances of social networking and Web 2.0 in HR." Kutik said, "Social media is no longer a choice for HR, it's a requirement for any organization committed to being competitive when it comes to recruiting, managing its employment brand, and retaining the best workers. The HR TechnologyConference is the only one that gives attendees what they need to understand the implications and tools needed to address this new frontier."
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Chef Liam Tomlin's lauded tapas-inspired concept, Chefs Warehouse, arrives in the spectacular Cape Winelands.
One might say that it's any restaurant's goal to prioritize taste – although we've all had experiences to the contrary – at Chefs Warehouse at Maison in Franschhoek, that focus is taken to stratospheric heights. Executive Chef Liam Tomlin, and his protégé Chef David Schneider allow neither rules nor convention to get in the way of their art, combining flavours and textures in an unconventional fashion to produce dishes that will make your eyes close gleefully as you savour layer upon layer of new, exciting, and absolutely lip-smacking flavour sensations.
Now, with the newest instalment of Chefs Warehouse having opened at the beautiful Maison Estate in Franschhoek, diners are treated to a feast for both the stomach and the eyes.
Within the gastronomical echelons of South Africa's culinary scenes, Chef Liam Tomlin has established a formidable reputation for himself. Having successfully launched two other Chefs Warehouse restaurants on Bree Street and at Beau Constantia, Chefs Warehouse at Maison is the third, most recently launched iteration of his award-winning tapas concept. Since November 2017, the restaurant, together with Chef Liam's talented protégé David Schneider, has proudly continued the tradition of absolutely blowing diners away with its sensational food.
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The line-up of dishes undoubtedly changes with the seasonal availability of ingredients but our meal featured seared Franschhoek trout in a Korean spiced marinade with fresh apple, kohlrabi, and ginger; a velvety, rich Jerusalem artichoke risotto that left us both utterly stricken with pleasure; and mini-homemade vetkoek with a rich, smoky African sweet potato and bone marrow slaw, Belnori goat's cheese mousse, and soured celeriac rémoulade.
We also had linefish sashimi in an atchar-spiced carrot dressing with coconut slivers and curry oil fried onions, and rare blesbok loin on a parsley and spinach purée with green peas, hazelnut, anchovy, and truffle dressing, all topped with long, crispy strings of Kataifi pastry. This is just to list the highlights of the fabulous variety of dishes served to us on our visit.
Chefs Warehouse's wine list celebrates the award-winning wines produced at Maison Estate, of which we sampled the elegant Chenin Blanc Reserve 2016, the opulent Chardonnay 2016, and the seductive Shiraz 2014. It also features a careful selection of wines from neighbouring farms in the Franschhoek valley.
The farmhouse at Maison Estate was previously the family home of none other than Chris Weylandt of the Weylandt designer furniture brand. This served as the inspiration behind the name "Maison", which translates to house or home in French. And it's this beautiful homestead, perched beneath a clutch of towering oak trees, that is now home to Chefs Warehouse.
Inside, the décor is rustic and farmhouse-inspired, yet comfortable, warm, and sophisticated. Outside, a terrace offers ample seating while enormous harvest tables on the lawns offer large parties of guests a gorgeous setting in which to enjoy a meal. Also of special note is the exceptional service and the careful, respectful attention guests are paid by the staff and by Chef David Schneider himself, who makes periodic tableside visits to explain the various dishes to you.
With two other instalments of Chefs Warehouse much closer to the city, some might question the point of driving out to Franschhoek to experience Chef Liam Tomlin's tapas-inspired concept. Those people have obviously never been to Franschhoek before and certainly not to Maison Estate, which is one of the most glorious settings on earth, where guests can drink in spectacular views of the vineyards and mountains while drinking, in equal measure, the estate's beautiful wines.
Several of South Africa's top echelon chefs count Chefs Warehouse amongst the country's best restaurants, including Michelin-starred Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, Reuben Riffel (Reuben's) and Rudi Liebenberg (The Planet, Mount Nelson Hotel). While my culinary prowess couldn't hold a candle to these powerhouses, I can certainly and most ardently agree with them.


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It's also a story that uses magic and religion in an interesting way, the family and the settlement a mix of Christian and older, Norse beliefs. It creates a very interesting and stark atmosphere, a feeling of isolation for Bets, who becomes the main character, a young woman looking for any way out of the situation that she's in, away from the land and the constant stream of negativity and criticism from her parents. And I love how the story looks at generational change, how it is that families become stuck and how they turn on themselves. How people can go from valuing independence and bravery to being more interested in just holding property and traditions.
As a reviewer, Charles consistently shows that he gets what I'm doing, which is much more valuable than platitudes or unconditional praise. That's not to say that this review isn't positive — thankfully, it is! But, more importantly, in the space of a good paragraph, it articulates all of the crucial elements of 'Little Digs' with perfect clarity. It's so clear, in fact, I'm not sure I could've explained what was going on in this story as well as he has! That's a fine skill indeed.
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Sugar waxing. It sounds sweet, doesn't it? There is sugar waxing with strips and there is "sugaring," which removes body hair with a ball of natural sugar and water paste. I get Brazilian waxes regularly and have for many years. I've done with traditional hot wax with strips at the famed J Sisters in NYC and at the European Wax Center chain. I have done Brazilians via sugaring administered by an esthetician named Isabel Sutherland, who I have sadly lost touch with or I'd still be going to see her. I vastly prefer sugaring, because it exfoliates dead skin cells while it removes hair. That makes for extra smooth, baby soft skin. But what about the pain level. Does sugaring or sugar waxing hurt?
Well, any sort of hair removal can be painful, depending on the skill and technique of the person administering the procedure. It also depends on your personal tolerance, threshold, and body sensitivity. A variety of factors contribute to what you can and can't handle, so you need to consider that.
However, based on my own personal experience, I can confidently and without hesitation say that I found that sugaring was not a painful procedure. Yes, it stings and it smarts when that ball of paste is pulled back. But it was more irritating than it was painful.
That said, a friend who went with me for a Brazilian sugaring thought it was agonizing. But it was her first time getting a Brazilian, whereas I was a veteran. So that explains our different experience.
As SugaringNYC explains in its FAQ on sugaring, the sugar doesn't adhere to live skin cells, so there is less discomfort. Wax adheres to live skin cells and can pull them off, causing pain.
Also, according Hibba Beauty, the reason sugar waxing is less painful than hot wax is because it removes hair in the direction of growth and only sticks to hair. Hibba's version of sugar waxing still uses strips, whereas pure sugaring doesn't require strips. So the use of strips could contribute to the pain factor, depending on the aforementioned variables.
In my experience with Sutherland, the ball of wax was applied directly to skin and the ball was pulled back. It felt like a more intense yanking off of a Band-Aid and was less painful than usual hot wax strips.
Overall, on a personal level, I found sugaring to be way less painful than regular hot waxing, which I actually consider minimally painful to begin with, since I have a crazy high pain tolerance. I do recommend trying sugaring at least once if you do regular Brazilian hot waxing.


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Tradition to trend under one roof at India ITME 2022 expo
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India ITME Society, the non-profit apex industry body from India organized the "India Networking Programme" in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday, September 16, 2022. The Networking programme was held with the purpose of highlighting the strengths and opportunities offered by India, home to second largest textile market in the world and invite business delegation from Kenya to "India ITME 2022", the most prestigious textile machinery and accessory exhibition hosted in India every once in 4 years from December 8 – 13, 2022 at IEML, Greater Noida, India.
Mr. S. Hari Shankar, Chairman, India ITME Society extended warm welcome to the Chief Guest Shri Rohit Vadhwana, Deputy High Commissioner and DPR (UN Environment and UN Habitat), High Commission of India, Nairobi and to all the esteemed Invitees and Guests.
India ITME 2022 is the most important, prestigious and acclaimed event showcasing Textile Engineering & textile technology from across the globe and serving whole of Southeast Asia. India ITME event has received acknowledgement and support from Ministry of Textiles – Government of India, Department of Heavy Industries – Govt of India, Ministry of Micro, SMEs – Government of India, Make in India – Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade – Government of India EEPC as B2B Partner and National Small Industries Corporation.
The event provides an avenue for export promotion councils, trade promotion departments, Research Institutes representing 22 chapters of Textile segment to come together to interact, explore and expand business network.
India ITME is the single platform where all stalwarts of textile industries come together along with financial institutions, policy makers and government officials, making it the best and ideal forum for catapulting Textile business efficient and competent globally.
This year, the exhibition is expanded to include end to end solution for Fibre to end products and complete Sourcing Solutions and latest technology.
India ITME Society has invested significantly over the past several years to bolster its capabilities in helping the Textile industry clients in their B2B transformation initiatives and now has already started working on buyers sellers meet and technology workshops and seminars useful for the future growth of the Textile Industry.
India ITME 2022 ensures optimum experience and value addition for its exhibitors and visitors with the interactive and focused sessions on enthralling topics by renowned Speakers and Industry stalwarts on practical topics which is the need of the hour. It is the best opportunity to discover new knowledge and discuss with experts doing ground breaking work in the textile & textile engineering industry vertical.
Circular Economy in the Indian Context will be presented by Thomas Gries, RWTH Aachen University, Germany; Uday Gill, Group Chief Strategy Officer, Indorama Ventures, Indonesia; Prashant Agarwal, co-founder and Joint MD, WAZIR Advisors; Justin Kühn, Aachen University, Germany; and Gurudas Aras, India consultant to the ITA group.
Innovate: Smart Manufacturing Conference by WTiN, UK
Technical Symposium on of 'Reduce-Reuse-Recycle: State of the Art' in Textile Sector by VJTI
Composites for the Energy Sector in India by Mr. PKC Bose, Global Sustainability Advocate; Dr. Mohit Raina, MD, Raina Industries; Kumar Jois, Scientist, RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Germany; Prof Asim Tewari, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Dr. Rajalakshmi Natarajan, Former Senior Scientist and Head, Centre for Fuel Cell Technology, ARCI, IIT Madras; and Gözdem Dittel, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Customised Joining Technologies for Technical Textiles by Mr. Philip Huber, RWTH Aachen University, Germany; Dr. Yves Simon Gloy, RWTH Aachen University, Germany; and Antonio Braz dos Santos Costa, the GM at CITEVE – Portuguese Technological Centre for Textile and Clothing Industries, Portugal.
India ITME 2022 strives to assimilate and disseminate more knowledge and power for industry through the futuristic Technology topics at the Conference Sessions and planned B2B meetings with visiting foreign delegates as well as business visitors.
India – Kenya building new opportunities for growth in textile and machinery
Kenya has strong roots in the textile Industry and for years has been an entry point for sea trade & transport from Asian and Arabian countries. The textiles and apparel export in FY2021 has grown by 5% as compared to FY2017. However, Kenya's imports in FY2021 also increased by 10%. The market is driven by the imports of man-made fibers having a share of more than 97% in total fiber imports having a recorded worth of $73.3 million in FY2021.
With a strong taste for fashion and skills, the country in terms of value addition is directly exporting the end product i.e. garments. In FY 2021, it exported $388.2 million worth of apparel. As far as the exports of the other value chain products are concerned, the value chain is running on imports sourced from other countries. The country exported yarn only worth $9 million in FY2021, with Fabric only worth $3.7 million whereas the imports were worth $49.8 million and $369.5 million respectively. From the preliminary look, the country is having an excellent textile background with few missing lines where a strategic alliance between India and Kenya can play a major role.
Kenya imports most of its textile engineering and technology requirements. Its imports were highest in FY2018 recording purchases worth $41.88 million where spinning machinery alone was accountable for 28% of purchases followed by weaving and processing machinery. The imports of $18.53 million in FY2021 showed more inclination towards import of garmenting 35% share and processing machinery having a share of 31%. Spinning machinery, one of the promising sectors, accounted for a 5% share. Majority of the machines – around 44% – were imported from China. India is the second largest exporter of textile machinery with a share of 29%, indicating the strong presence of India in the Kenyan market.
The major focus of Kenya today is on developing the value chain. There is an abundance of raw materials, so Kenya can strategically partner with India for gaining experience not only for developing strong dominance in the spinning segment, but also cash-in on the excellent state of art machinery manufactured by the Indian players. It is an opportunity not only for India but also for Kenya to bring in investment from India by showcasing its strong roots and culture in textiles, thereby channeling investors and big players from India for growth and expansion of the industry.
India today is home to the world's second largest textile Industry and ITME 2022 hosted in India brings maximum market opportunities to interact with the biggest and the best of the machinery manufacturers in the Industry.
India ITME 2022 is being held at the state-of-the-art venue, IEML Greater Noida, a well-designed facility in the National Capital Region and one of the largest in India spread across 235,000 sq. metres area. Visiting and participating at India ITME 2022 is perfect opportunity to combine business with travel, experience and explore Northern India, while enjoying the lovely cold weather in December.
India ITME 2022 is expected to host more than 1,500 exhibitors from Austria, Belgium, China, Czech republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, the UK, US in 22 Chapters with over 1,50,000 visitors over the 6-day period.
India ITME Society has been serving the industry for more than 43 years based on transparent, authentic and genuine parameters, a philosophy deeply imbibed in its values. Today, ITME Society has evolved into a global phenomenon embracing internationalism and reaching out to emerging economics to do business with India.
Mr. S. Hari Shankar, Chairman, India ITME Society, formally extended an invitation to India ITME 2022 in December to "Explore the Soul of Textiles". He also encouraged an official delegation from Kenya that could mark a beginning of a stronger bilateral trade and investment activities in Textile Sector between India and Kenya.
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It was literally like realizing Santa Claus does not exist. For years, I would arrive at the facts by checking Snopes.com and mindlessly following their pronouncements of "true" or "false." It was easy and socially acceptable.
The Snopes article in question debunks Glenn Beck's June 21, 2010 program, in which Beck details a conspiracy tying President Barack Obama's moratorium to George Soros's bank account.
Pretty simple to follow. Assiduous news hounds with impeccable memories wouldn't be surprised by this, but, fortunately or unfortunately for us lazy folk, there's Glenn Beck's show.
Immediately after Beck's show on the matter, Snopes, MediaMatters, and FactCheck came out with their own versions of generally similar myth-busting information: Soros had been decreasing his Petrobras holdings within the year before Obama's loan; it wasn't even "Obama's loan," in that it was made by Bush appointees at the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank; Petrobras can only use the loaned money to buy American products, so this move is there to help American jobs. …It's not evil. It's strictly business.
I am not interested in MediaMatters or FactCheck, because they have long ago proven their selectivity and partisanship.
The cognitive dissonance was too much, so I did my own sniffing around.
The first, most important detail to acknowledge is that Soros's stake in Petrobras is currently his single largest stake.
This means that the loan was made when Petrobras was dominating Soros's portfolio.
Snopes also claims that Soros sold 22 million more stocks in August 2009. Something about the math seems fuzzy to this finance amateur, given all the above figures, but regardless! After all is said and done, by the end of September 2009, Petrobras still filled 7.7% (7.4 million shares) of Soros's portfolio, maintaining it as his largest investment.
Additionally, Snopes does not mention that the latter transaction (and the link that Snopes provides) distinguishes between the 22 million common shares that Soros sold and the 5.8 shares of preferred stock that he bought (preferred stock pays higher dividends, is less expensive, is safer, and in this case allows Soros to diversify his portfolio). Besides not making this relevant distinction, Snopes does not even mention the 5.8 million preferred shares that were bought, nor does Snopes indicate the proper perspective: Soros's total interest in Petrobras, which is, by all accounts, substantial.
Earlier this year, Ex-Im was asked to loan the development of a plant in India, which would use the products of Wisconsin jobs. $600 million and 1000 jobs were on the line, according to the Wall Street Journal. The reasoning behind the loan denial was that the coal mine used to build the plant was environmentally unfriendly.
Yet the Petrobras loan subsidized an oil company. Additionally, the Petrobras deal was worth $2 billion (with a "B"; read below for actual figure at $10 billion). Furthermore, the Petrobras loan was in exchange for jobs and products that had not yet been agreed to. This means that no American jobs or economic help was really guaranteed at the time of the loan approval, as opposed to the $600-million/1000-job Wisconsin/India deal. Yet despite both deals being similarly environmentally unfriendly, only one is turned down by the bank for environmental concerns.
All this means is that any statement by the Ex-Im Bank about environmental obligations and criteria to support loans — financial or otherwise — is merely inconsistent posturing. It is this source that is quoted extensively by Snopes.
Hochberg justifies the transaction, so we know that he is ostensibly in favor of it and likely will not overturn the final approval when Petrobras sends in its final commitment application(s) (if they have yet to do so). What is important to note is that Ex-Im's press release that claims Bush appointees approved the loan is misleading, because it hides the fact that Hochberg's bank could still deny final approval. Snopes does not mention this.
President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Gen. James Jones, discussed the matter with officials this week [August 2009] during a visit to the South American country, Brazilian Planning Minister Paulo Bernardo da Silva told reporters.
…In case you were still wondering how much control or oversight the Obama administration had over any of this.
The $10 billion figure, by the by, matches the Chinese government's loan to Brazil, which, Snopes makes sure to point out, was five times the amount of the Ex-Im loan.
China does have an agreement to buy Brazilian oil from Petrobras, but not literally to purchase the entire output of Brazilian offshore oil fields. In May 2009, the China Development Bank (CDB) agreed to lend Petrobras $10 billion (five times the amount of the Ex-Im loan); in exchange, "the two sides agreed to increase actual crude oil exports from Brazil to China." At the same time, Petrobras and Sinopec (the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation) signed a separate long-term export agreement providing for Petrobras to export 200,000 barrels of oil to China per day from 2010 to 2019.
Was this an attempt to try to disprove Beck? This literally amounts to an admission that China stands to profit much more from their Petrobras deal than the United States does. In fact, the U.S. did not receive any guarantees of oil from their loan transaction.
It seems safe to take Ex-Im Bank's word for the fact that U.S. jobs stand to profit from the Petrobras loan. The Bank claims that the money will only be given to Petrobras for products that they buy from the United States. I see no reason to disbelieve this.
Additionally, Ex-Im Bank claims, "the bank is self-sustaining and does not receive any appropriated funds from Congress." Just above, Ex-Im notes, "The vast majority of our financing consists of guarantees of loans made by commercial lenders." I don't know what they mean by "vast majority," or from where the rest of the (possibly taxpayer-subsidized?) money might arise, but I do not have any concrete reason for serious doubt.
Furthermore, I have found no hard evidence to establish that Obama spearheaded this decision. However it would be irresponsible to discount this as a possibility. Either way, I have shown above the influence he wields over the loan (at least) after the initial approval.
(e) Tens of thousands of jobs are currently in limbo in the Gulf oil industry, as are tens of millions of barrels of oil. The fishing industry in the Gulf is stalled, and the tourism industry has taken a hit.
This administration has proven that it is deathly against U.S. oil drilling (especially after the BP spill), particularly when it comes to deepwater drilling. And yet, they are willing to send money to Brazil to drill even deeper. Whether or not this move helps U.S. jobs, the irony is too great to write it off as merely an employment booster.
The irony only becomes sinister when we consider that this loan is meant to boost the capabilities of a company that, until just recently, had been George Soros's greatest asset for two years. It is now his second largest asset.
Final pronouncement on Snopes: Disappointingly False.
One thing to say not everything on Wiki is even close to being correct. I know as I have information on some things found in Wiki and although parts of that info are correct most of it is only tid bits of info. And when someone tries to put the truth on Wiki another takes it off. So Wiki is not the end all to anything being truthful.
I disagree totally with authors assessment of Wickipedia. The following is my opinion! I have used Wickipedia regularly, often daily for five years. On historical and non political subjects I generally accept most of the information as reasonably accurate. However when it comes to "any" political information about persons or organizations I find most (my opinion) of their entries unreliable, disingenuous, capricious and strongly biased. Entries about Conservatives, Christians, Republicans (Abrev. -CCR) usually have a great deal of negative criticism and / or distortion. The exact opposite is afforded Liberals, Progressives, Democrats, Socialists and even Communist persons / orgs.. Abbreviate – (LPDSC ) Simply put I think, LPDSC persons & organizations have almost carte blanch editorials rights, while CCR persons / orgs have little, highly restricted or no editorial rights.
I know of some Conservative organizations or persons being unable to or not allowed to make corrections or being denied the ability to provide factual criticism entries about CCR /LPDSC That is not a new controversy!
Re wiki: I was being facetious. Wiki is a great place for an overview, but like any other source, has its bias. One always needs multiple sources to form any real opinion.
However, never in my experience have I seen Wikipedia lie so blatantly, like Snopes, et al., did regarding Soros/Petrobras.
Bless you for doing your homework and posting the truth. I didn't personally check into this story, but I'd already checked so many others from Beck. Do just a little research on Progressives and Fabians. Look at Wilson's administration, FDR, a man named Stuart Chase. Heck, look up Cass Sunstien and his paper on Conspiracy Theories. Read John Holdren's book, "Ecoscience".
Beck has been right on in every instance. Snopes has been unappologetically Leftist from the beginning. I'm not at all surprised they aided in the coverup. For Leftists, the ends always justify the means. That's why there are so many dead people piled up next to the "great" Leftists of history.
You have waaaaayyyyy too much time on your hands.
Great article! Thank you for taking the time nd research!
Thanks for the article. And just a tip… It's hard to read white text on a dark background. A white background would make reading much easier. Just an idea.
Snopes is SO MUCH EASIER than having to actually THINK FOR YOURSELF and DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. Snopes is the GOSPEL and the FINAL WORD on everything. They wouldn't lie. Our government isn't the least bit corrupt and everything really is as "legit" & sanitized as they say it is. I know this to be a fact because I read it on Snopes. "Agenda"? I'm too dumb to even know what that is. "Conspiracy"… that means like "crazy people" or something… I don't really have any idea what the actual word "conspiracy" even means. I don't have to, Snopes tells me everything I'll ever need to know.
If Snopes told me that the moon was made from 100% California Jack cheese, I would believe it because I hate to think for myself. It's like religion was 100 years ago. Don't question Snopes people will think you're a heretic. Just nod, agree and believe every word they say so people don't think you're a "trouble maker" with a thinking problem.
Several facts and assumptions in this article are totally and factually wrong.
Thanks for misleading others who don't research things for themselves when finding questionable information.
The writers bias shines brighter than the sun.
Ecrit remarquable. Je suis tombé par hasard sur ce site et vais continuer à le suivre !


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using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using JeroenPot.Twitter;
using JeroenPot.Website.Models;

namespace JeroenPot.Website.Controllers
{
    public class TwitterController : Controller
    {
        public static DateTime LastChecked;
        public static long LastTweetId;

        private readonly IRetweeter _retweeter;

        public TwitterController(IRetweeter retweeter)
        {
            _retweeter = retweeter;
        }

        public async Task<ActionResult> Retweet()
        {
            var lastTweetId = await _retweeter.RetweetAndWin();

            LastChecked = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeBySystemTimeZoneId(DateTime.UtcNow, "W. Europe Standard Time");
            LastTweetId = lastTweetId;

            return RedirectToAction("Index");
        }

        // GET: Twitter
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
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Q: Can't get element by id I have the following code and I can't understand what is wrong.

    State

        <select id="state_0">
            <option value="0">0</option>
            <option value="1">1</option>
        </select>

Output:
alert(document.getElementById("outState"));
alert(document.getElementById("stateRow_0 "));
alert(document.getElementById("state_0"));

The first gives me null and the second succeeds.
On IE9 I get on the first success and on the second null.
The JS is called after all the DOM has been loaded.
Why and how can I solve this?
JSFiddle

A: The problem is that the second alert has an extra space at the end, causing the getElementById to fail..
alert(document.getElementById("stateRow_0 "));
                                         ^

if you remove it, it will work just fine..

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The laser cut wood brain. The first "printing" sucked. Pleased I kept on with it. These also come in earrings which are very cute, so tiny!
The Boy, AKA Charles. He always acts cute for the camera.
I'm trying to learn stop motion animation. The photos I can do (well, I need to do a lot of practicing on them but I can do them) but the video editing. NFI! I read the details and just go WTF? Makes no sense to me. Hopefully I can score some help from my partner soon to sit down and figure it all out.
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There is a tree in our front yard that is a home to crows, the crows fly in and out of the tree all day. During the school term the crows steal food from the grounds, they steal yogurt containers, muesli bars, and tuck shop paper bags. All of the rubbish from the food ends up under the tree. But then something started to happen, there were dead animals under the tree every day for 5 days. A rat, another rat, a top knot pigeon, a lorikeet, another rat. I started to expect a corpse under the tree after a few days.
I buried all of the animals under the tree in among all of the litter under the tree. It's a huge pine so there are heaps of needles and dirt underneath to bury the animals.
After that first 5 days we've only seen a few more dead animals under the tree. Mostly old ones, like half mummified rats and bird parts. Today I was reminded of all of the animals the showed up under the tree over that week after my partner mowed under the tree uncovering the poorly buried bodies (it's super dry under the tree and hard to dig up).
As I have a bit of a collections of bones and body bits the corpses under the tree don't bother me and I can easily bury them when they do show up. We don't think the crows were actually killing the the animals but that the rats were poisoned (there were heaps of dead rats in the area at the time) and that a cat originally killed the birds and the crows stole the bodies.
This entry was posted in Dead Animals, garden, taxidermy, Uncategorized and tagged animals, bodies, brisbane, crows, dead birds, garden, murder tree, rat, rat skull, skull on January 18, 2017 by yourorgangrinder.


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Central Pa. teen hopes to be among the first new DACA recipients
Anthony Orozco
Arlette Morales helped was an organizer of a recent Black Lives Matter march in York, Pa. (Courtesy of Morales.)
This story originally appeared on PA Post.
An undocumented Pennsylvania teenager may be one of the first people to find out if the federal government is admitting new recipients into a program that protects some young people from deportation.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the government agency that oversees the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program, said Tuesday it has already rejected applications from some applicants.
"Initial DACA requests rejected after June 19 were rejected due to their being incomplete, most commonly due to a lack of signature, missing or incomplete form pages, or an incorrect fee, which are all standard causes for an application's rejection," USCIS officials said. "Recently, DACA initial rejection notices did not provide the specific standard reason(s) for rejection. USCIS is working to correct future notices."
But the agency provided no other details about how applications are being reviewed and processed in the wake of a June U.S Supreme Court ruling that found the Trump administration erred in how it moved to end DACA, and a subsequent order by U.S. District Court Judge Paul W. Grimm that USCIS should resume accepting DACA applications.
"The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice are reviewing the courts' decisions," USCIS said in response to questions about whether the agency is taking action to meet the terms of Judge Grimm's order. "USCIS has no further comment at this time."
Arlette Morales, of York, said she is nervous about whether her application will be accepted, let alone whether the agency is actively reviewing it.
"Everything is really unpredictable," the 17-year-old Logos Academy senior said. "This is the foundation for my [higher] education, for my life here, but I'm really hopeful."
Morales currently works in food service but says her goal is to attend college to study criminal justice and perhaps psychology, though she is still uncertain what career she wants to pursue. She made news in York last month as an organizer of a Black Lives Matter march that reportedly drew around 1,500 people.
Morales at a school dance. Arlette is one of two DACA applicants assisted by CASA de Maryland. A federal court case CASA is involved caused a federal judge to order DACA reinstated. (Photo by Arlette Morales)
Morales, who was brought to the United States by her parents from Mexico as a child, is one of an estimated 66,000 undocumented immigrants across the nation who may be eligible for DACA protection. Morales sent her application to USCIS earlier this month with the help of staff from the immigrant advocacy group CASA de Maryland.
CASA de Maryland was the lead plaintiff in the court case against the Department of Homeland that led to Grimm's ruling last week that DHS should resume processing DACA applications.
Attorney Nicholas Katz said his team at CASA is waiting to see if the federal government will comply with the order. Morales's application is one of the first two that CASA helped submit since the Supreme Court's June ruling.
CASA received confirmation that Morales's application was delivered to USCIS on July 3, but so far the department has yet to acknowledge receipt or confirm that the application is under review, according to Katz.
USCIS officials on Tuesday would not comment on the status of Morales's application.
Sundrop Carter, executive director of Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition, said USCIS has yet to issue any public statement or updated directions in regards to the reopening of the DACA program to new applicants. Some immigrant advocacy groups see this as a bad sign for applicants, she said.
John Leedock, executive director of Compass Immigration Legal Services in Harrisburg, said his organization is encouraging people to prepare their DACA paperwork but to hold off on sending it in until the USCIS provides more information.
A spokesperson with the Community Justice Project in Reading said the office is seeing an increase in calls about DACA in the weeks since the Supreme Court ruling, but for now the organization is counseling callers to wait for more information from USCIS.
"We have not seen any updates on DACA on the USCIS website so we are assuming the situation has not changed with that," the spokesperson said. "We are asking [applicants] to call back in three weeks, when we know more."
Broke in Philly
The future is uncertain for stateless people like me
Karina Clough, a stateless person and a DACA recipient under final removal proceedings, wants meaningful immigration reform. And she and others want it now.
There is no announcement about last week's DACA ruling on USCIS's front page, in its press releases or on a page with all of the necessary forms for new applicants.
The only information about new DACA applications appears on an archived page about DACA renewals, which warns that information may be out of date. That page then links to a press release from last year.
Another immigrant rights group, Movement of Immigrant Leaders in Pennsylvania, is encouraging DACA-eligible people to submit their paperwork, according to spokesperson Gabriela Castañeda.
Having a papertrail of denied or rejected applications could help immigrant advocates pursue class action lawsuits against the federal government for not fully reinstating DACA, she said.
"We are asking applicants to send their applications," Castañeda said. "We need that to happen before we can start the lawsuit process."
Katz said he believes a lawsuit is not yet necessary and that Grimm's order should be able to stand on its own.
"We're fighting this now, our judge issued an order and we will see if the government follows the rule of law or ignores the courts," Katz said.
Morales said she is trying her best to stay positive, though she does not believe President Trump's recent comments about creating a pathway to citizenship for people like her.
For now, Morales said she is left with a feeling of uncertainty that she has dealt with since the Trump administration tried to end DACA in 2017.
"It's really hard because it's frustrating one day for everything to be okay and for the next day again, my life is on the edge and I don't know what the future will look like," Morales said. "I try to not pay much attention to the news and I try not to feed into the negative part and I'm praying something good will come out of this."
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Attorney General Sessions Announces Changes in DEA Opioid Limit Rules
DEA to use better information to set smarter opioid production limits
Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would affect its limits on annual opioid production.
"Better information means better decisions," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. "Under the proposed rule, DEA's opioid production limits would be more responsive to the risk of drug abuse by explicitly taking diversion into account. It's a common sense idea: the more a drug is diverted, the more its production should be limited. Today's proposed rule will give DEA more information to help the agency protect law-abiding Americans from the threat of drugs—and that makes all of us safer."
Under the NPRM, DEA will take into consideration the extent that a drug is diverted for abuse when it sets its annual opioid production limits. If DEA believes that a particular opioid or a particular company's opioids are being diverted for misuse, then DEA would be able to reduce the amount that can produced in a given year. These smarter limits will encourage vigilance on the part of opioid manufacturers, help DEA respond to the changing drug threat environment, and protect the American people from potentially addictive drugs while ensuring that the country has enough opioids for genuine medical, scientific, research and industrial needs.
Further, the rule would allow DEA to set its annual limits using information not only from its own Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders (ARCOS) system, but also from the Department of Health and Human Services, the FDA, the CDC, Medicare and Medicaid, and the states.
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