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"A Separation" is the foreign-language film of this year's awards season. After it won the Golden Globes last week, you know it is a cinch to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film and most probably win the coveted prize for its country of origin, Iran.
"A Separation" is about a middle-class Iranian family. In the first scene, husband and wife are divorcing after 14 years of marriage because of a disagreement on migration. Wife wants a better life abroad, while husband does not want to leave his Alzheimer-stricken dad. Caught in the middle is their 12-year old daughter. When wife leaves their home, the husband hires a poor woman to be his dad's caretaker while he is at work. From there, this harrowing family and societal drama evolves into situations you will not expect. The climax and the ending were so effectively executed. You will not want to leave even while the final credits are already rolling.
It appears that director Asghar Farhadi is really a big name in Iran, and that he already has previous acclaimed films. I will want to check them out. His control of his story and his actors (who you would not even remember are acting) is amazing. You get sucked into the story, and you will not want to let go until you get to the bottom of things at the final resolution. It has an underlying allusion to the conflict between the old and the new customs. It is an interesting peek into the family dynamics, religion and criminal justice system in Iran.
I have seen only one other nominee in the last Golden Globes list, "The Flowers of War." The scope and genre of the two films are vastly different and is hard to compare. But I could say that "A Separation" is the tighter and better-written film.


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Check out some great Pete's Dragon coloring pages and a funny behind-the-scenes video #PetesDragon in theaters 8/12!
Are you excited it is almost time for the premiere of Disney's Pete's Dragon! The beloved film is back on the big screen in a live action version stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence and Robert Redford and is directed byDavid Lowery, opens nationwide on August 12th!
Why not check out this funny behind-the-scenes video with Bryce Dallas Howard as she discusses what it was like to work with Elliot on-set of the film:
"Behind the Wings" – On Set with Elliot
Be sure to print out these fun coloring pages for the kids, simply click on the photo below to bring up the pack of 5 coloring sheets and enjoy!
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"Texas is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population. Geographically located in the South Central region of the country, Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the southwest, while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast.
Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second-most populous in the state and seventh largest in the U.S. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country, respectively. Other major cities include Austin, the second-most populous state capital in the U.S., and El Paso. Texas is nicknamed "The Lone Star State" to signify its former status as an independent republic, and as a reminder of the state's struggle for independence from Mexico. The "Lone Star" can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texan state seal. The origin of Texas's name is from the word taysha, which means "friends" in the Caddo language.
Due to its size and geologic features such as the Balcones Fault, Texas contains diverse landscapes common to both the U.S. Southern and Southwestern regions. Although Texas is popularly associated with the U.S. southwestern deserts, less than 10% of Texas's land area is desert. Most of the population centers are in areas of former prairies, grasslands, forests, and the coastline. Traveling from east to west, one can observe terrain that ranges from coastal swamps and piney woods, to rolling plains and rugged hills, and finally the desert and mountains of the Big Bend.
The term "six flags over Texas"[note 1] refers to several nations that have ruled over the territory. Spain was the first European country to claim the area of Texas. France held a short-lived colony. Mexico controlled the territory until 1836 when Texas won its independence, becoming an independent Republic. In 1845, Texas joined the union as the 28th state. The state's annexation set off a chain of events that led to the Mexican–American War in 1846. A slave state before the American Civil War, Texas declared its secession from the U.S. in early 1861, and officially joined the Confederate States of America on March 2 of the same year. After the Civil War and the restoration of its representation in the federal government, Texas entered a long period of economic stagnation.
Historically four major industries shaped the Texas economy prior to World War II: cattle and bison, cotton, timber, and oil. Before and after the U.S. Civil War the cattle industry, which Texas came to dominate, was a major economic driver for the state, thus creating the traditional image of the Texas cowboy. In the later 19th century cotton and lumber grew to be major industries as the cattle industry became less lucrative. It was ultimately, though, the discovery of major petroleum deposits (Spindletop in particular) that initiated an economic boom which became the driving force behind the economy for much of the 20th century. With strong investments in universities, Texas developed a diversified economy and high tech industry in the mid-20th century. As of 2015, it is second on the list of the most Fortune 500 companies with 54. With a growing base of industry, the state leads in many industries, including agriculture, petrochemicals, energy, computers and electronics, aerospace, and biomedical sciences. Texas has led the U.S. in state export revenue since 2002, and has the second-highest gross state product. If Texas were a sovereign state, it would be the 10th largest economy in the world."
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Romanian journalist Oana Dobre, to sue Realitatea TV after management's...
Romanian journalist Oana Dobre, to sue Realitatea TV after management's refusal to pay her salary
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Romanian journalist Oana Dobre will sue Realitatea TV as TV station's management refuses to pay her salary. Realitatea TV's management ceased paying Dobre's salary after the journalist, that's being pregnant, refused to come for negotiations with Daniela Ionescu, president of Creditors Committee at Realitatea and director at GMG Media Box, a company owned by Cozmin Gusa.
Dobre explained that, considering her actual situation, the Romanian law protects her of any interventions on her contract initiated by the employer during the period she's pregnant.
Oana Dobre posted the details of the story on her Facebook profile, saying that, during her career, managed to separate civilized from her former employers, but never faced a situation like the present one.
She also mentioned she will remain at Realitatea TV for the moment, but will sue the station as it refuses to pay the official salary. Dobre won't quit because her employer owns her the support in pre-natal period and was notified on her situation since 2nd month of pregnancy. Also, on the refusal related to her salary modification, she explains that she couldn't understand the official quality that Ionescu has to renegotiate salaries.
Oana Dobre also said that, when she was invited for a meeting by Ionescu and raised her objections, Ionescu answered her not to expect for her salary to be paid and that the TV station still wants to be friends and have her on show's studios. Afterwards, Dobre decided to sue, knowing that employers abuse will continue and she doesn't has a chance to receive her paycheck sometimes soon.
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Behind every large organisation there may be normally one or two characters with imaginative and prescient who have pushed hard and created something from nearly nothing. If you are a fan of punk, rock, or indie music then you must attend the 2010 Studying festival. 8. Presentation – In case you have a band coloration scheme (akin to your album cover), attempt to make your press equipment go together with that. This 4-piece indie rock band hailing from Lancaster performs music everyone can (and does) love, stunning songs that talk to the center.
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Mostly recognized for the hit "Stacy's Mother", the band has recorded six outstanding albums since its inception in the mid-nineties. The Pigeon Detectives are nonetheless relatively new, time will tell whether or not they'll evolve and grow collectively as an indie rock band!
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Section 9.6.2.4. Statistics
A. G. Orpen,a L. Brammer,b F. H. Allen,c D. G. Watsonc and R. Taylorc
aSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, England,bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Missouri–St Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St Louis, MO 63121-4499, USA, and cCambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, England
9.6.2.4. Statistics
Where there are less than four independent observations of a given bond length, then each individual observation is given explicitly in Table 9.6.3.3 . In all other cases, the following statistics were generated by the program STATS.
(i) The unweighted sample mean, d, where and is the ith observation of the bond length in a total sample of n observations. Recent work (Taylor & Kennard, 1983 , 1985 , 1986 ) has shown that the unweighted mean is an acceptable (even preferable) alternative to the weighted mean, where the ith observation is assigned a weight equal to 1/var(di). This is especially true where structures have been pre-screened on the basis of precision.
(ii) The sample median, m. This has the property that half of the observations in the sample exceed m, and half fall short of it.
(iii) The sample standard deviation, σ, where
(iv) The lower quartile for the sample, . This has the property that 25% of the observations are less than and 75% exceed it.
(v) The upper quartile for the sample, . This has the property that 25% of the observations exceed and 75% fall short of it.
(vi) The number (n) of observations in the sample.
The statistics given in Table 9.6.3.3 correspond to distributions for which the automatic 4σ cut-off (see above) had been applied, and any manual removal of additional outliers (an infrequent operation) had been performed. In practice, a very small percentage of observations were excluded by these methods. The major effect of removing outliers is to improve the sample standard deviation, as shown in Fig. 9.6.2.1(b) in which four (out of 366) observations are deleted.
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Effects of outlier removal and subdivision based on coordination number and oxidation state. Cu—Cl: (a) all data; (b) all data without outliers [> 4σ (sample) from mean]; (c) all data for which Cu is 4-coordinate, CuII.
The statistics chosen for tabulation effectively describe the distribution of bond lengths in each case. For a symmetrical, normal distribution, the mean (d) will be approximately equal to the median (m), the lower and upper quartiles ( ) will be approximately symmetric about the median , and 95% of the observations may be expected to lie within ±2σ of the mean value. For a skewed distribution, d and m may differ appreciably and and will be asymmetric with respect to m. When a bond-length distribution is negatively skewed, i.e. very short values are more common than very long values, then it may be due to thermal-motion effects; the distances used to prepare the table were not corrected for thermal libration.
In a number of cases, the initial bond-length distribution was clearly not unimodal as in Fig. 9.6.2.1(a) . Where possible, such distributions were resolved into their unimodal components (as in Fig. 9.6.2.1c ) on chemical or structural criteria. The case illustrated in Fig. 9.6.2.1 , for Cu—Cl bonds, is one of the most spectacular examples, owing to the dramatic consequences of oxidation state and coordination number (and Jahn–Teller effects) on the structures of copper complexes.
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New Film Urges End of Gender Discriminatory Nationality Laws
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Today, on the occasion of Human Rights Day the Equal Rights Trust has launched My Children's Future, a film which highlights the devastating consequences of laws implemented in 27 countries which deny women the ability to pass on nationality to their children.
My Children's Future follows the stories of women and their families affected by gender discriminatory nationality laws in Madagascar and Nepal. In one way or another, their human rights have been denied; they have been left stateless, unable to access essential rights such as education, healthcare and jobs.
"Our plans, aims, goals, our jobs and our studies are restricted, and it is very sad…we are in a state of statelessness," says 14 year old Neha from Nepal. Neha's mother raised her alone and was unable to pass on nationality to her.
Without nationality and an identity card, those affected are also at risk of being arrested and are unable to travel freely. Furthermore, mothers of these children often suffer from depression and feel a sense of guilt and shame.
Sofia from Madagascar was abandoned by her husband when she was pregnant with her son Yousef, and she has been unable to pass on her nationality him. Consequently, without nationality, he has been unable to work in well-paid legitimate employment. When he got sick earlier this year he had to suffer with the pain when the hospital tried to charge him a higher treatment fee for non-nationals. Today, he relies on Sofia to take care of him, his wife and their newborn child.
"I would like him to get a job, a degree, to become a mechanic…so that he can have a stable situation – that is what I want for him," says Sofia.
In the last decade over ten countries have reformed their laws. My Children's Future also looks at two of these countries – Indonesia and Kenya – highlighting some of the benefits of reform.
Changing just a number of small provisions in the laws of countries like Madagascar and Nepal would drastically alter the lives of hundreds of thousands, particularly those who are socio-economically disadvantaged.
Executive Director of the Equal Rights Trust, Dimitrina Petrova, said, "This film draws attention to not only the situation in Madagascar and Nepal but indeed to the other 25 countries with gender discriminatory nationality laws. They must address the fact that these laws are fuelling statelessness, trapping thousands in poverty, and doing little to promote equal rights for all."
My Children's Future calls on partners around the world to join the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, a coalition formed last year by the Equal Rights Trust, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Women's Refugee Commission, Institute of Statelessness and Inclusion, and Equality Now to eliminate gender discrimination in nationality laws.
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This beautiful image came out from your lens. You might look old and overly used now for a point and shoot (hello two years old!) but you're still my dearest Kambini. We've gone to tons of adventures and embarked on numerous travels but you hung on. I owe you that much and the least I can do is to keep you safe and in one piece for the next decade, if granted.
The only downside here is you're still 50% unpaid. Ha! Japan and a good friend gave me a great deal but I wasn't able to keep up. SHOOT!
Gulugod Baboy sunset taken March 6, 2010.
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Librarian of the North Devon Athenaeum
Away From the Western Front – Thomas Cork's story
We have come across many stories of local men who fought in the First World War, putting a human face to the events which still have an imapct on our lives today. One of those stories is that of Thomas Edward Cork of Appledore and his older brother William. Born on the 21st November 1894, …
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In search of a Lost Barnstaple Plaster Ceiling
A research request came in for an image of a Plaster Ceiling of the Trevelyan Hotel, now demolished, which had been 69 High Street Barnstaple. The building in the 1980-90's had been Woolworth's Department Store and is now Boots the Chemists. Plaster Ceilings - this was not just a question of whether to paint or …
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2018 In Pictures
We've had an interesting and hectic year, here is a round up of what we got up to in pictures. January We kicked off the year by creating a new website, giving the blog a new look and joining Instagram. The first image we posted showed the first books of the year to be accessioned …
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130 Facts All About Us!
As part of our 130th Anniversary celebrations we complied 130 facts about us and the collections in our care...If you missed any of the 10 facts series here is a complete list in order: 10 Facts About the North Devon Athenaeum 10 Facts About William Frederick Rock 10 Facts About the Barnstaple Literary and Scientific …
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10 Facts About Directors Past
1. We Have Trustees and Directors on Our Board Because we were set up with a deed of trust there are two types of board members, the Trustees whose names are on the deed of trust and Directors who make up the rest of the board. The entire board administer the overall running of the …
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10 Facts About Librarians Past
1. There Have Been a Total of 13 Librarians over the last 130 Years. One of the thirteen was an honorary librarian while four of the thirteen have been women. 2. The First Librarian was Given a Pension on his Retirement in 1893 William Knill, who was also the last librarian of the Barnstaple Literary …
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We are a little late to jump onto this boat, but ARORA has finally found its way into our lives. Giving almost a Glee vibe, this group is made of five singers who's voices all mix together flawlessly. This LA band uses no effects to create this cinematic-pop masterpiece. They dropped their latest album back in July called "Bioluminescence." Even trying to compare their sound to anything we've ever heard is difficult. ARORA has truly created a sound that belongs in pop music, yet can stand in a whole different genre as well.


A Year of Living Generously: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Philanthropy, by Lawrence Scanlan is a personal and powerful exploration of one man's discovery of what it means to find one's self in service to others.
Can one person make a difference? When we write a cheque to a charity or volunteer at a food bank, we're part of the solution -- aren't we? The author went looking for answers to those questions. He selected twelve different charitable organizations and spent a month in each, and what he discovered during his year-long odyssey was the new face of philanthropy -- its players, its politics, its undeniable satisfactions and its fundamental perils. Scanlan uncovers unexpected stories, from his fellow builder-volunteers in post-Katrina New Orleans, to the challenges facing a women's radio station in West Africa, to the ongoing shame of homelessness in Canada. And he confronts some uncomfortable truths about the nature of personal engagement and the societal divide that allows us to look away. This fresh and critical look at diverse approaches to the troubles of the world's less fortunate demonstrates the compelling need for greater commitment and real connection from us all-individuals, philanthropists of every stripe, and government.
Lawrence Scanlan has won three National Magazine Awards and is the author or co-author of thirteen books, on subjects ranging from horses to hockey to country life. A book he co-authored with Monty Roberts -- The Man Who Listens to Horses -- has sold more than a million copies in North America. Involved in community service for some three decades, Scanlan lives in Kingston, ON.
I would have to agree with the reviewer; this book is amazing! It leaves you with a lot to think about and I would recommend this as a good read to anyone who is interested in finding out about helping others in need. As the author puts forth, one person can make a difference, however small it may be, it's a beginning.


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Head of EU Institutions Office and Advocacy Director, Amnesty International
Iverna McGowan is the Head of Amnesty International's (AI) European Institutions Office, heading up the organisation's work towards the European Union and the Council of Europe. She has been with the organisation for six years and led her team through dealing with the EU's response to major human rights crisis including the global refugee crisis and the situation in Myanmar, Central African Republic and Syria.
McGowan sits on the European Board of Transparency International, and is also on the Advisory Panel to the EU's Agency on Fundamental Rights. From 2009 to 2012, she worked as a legal researcher for the United Nations Committee on ending all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), she also worked as a human rights desk officer with the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's graduate programme.
She holds a LLM from the European Law School of the University of Maastricht, a BA in European Studies from Trinity College Dublin, and a diploma in International Relations from SciencesPo Grenoble France.
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Interview with Jakub Kasztalski
Unbound Creations is an independent game studio focusing on crafting believable worlds, immersive gameplay, and strong narrative experience. It is founded and led by me, Jakub "Koobazaur" Kasztalski. Hi! I usualy work out to reach a full alpha build and then hire a team of talented artists to fill in the gaps of my terrible placeholder art.
I released my first title Postmortem: one must die in August 2013, a short political-narrative adventure playing an agent of death who must take one life from a cast of influential and ambitious characters in a industrial-revolution, conflict-torn country.
Getting Postmortem through Steam Greenlight and being featured in numerous bundles paved a modest but promising start for Unbound. The second title, Karaski… What Goes Up, followed in March 2016. This time, the players found themselves onboard a sabotaged airship, trying to uncover the culprit and avoid casting suspicion on themselves. Sneaking past guards, picking locks, bribing with booze and interrogating the passengers were the bread and butter of the open-ended mystery.
I started with the NES, which was called Pegasus in Poland for some reason. Megaman 4 and Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy were two of my favorite and most memorable experiences.
I always toyed with game and map editors – I spent more time in Starcraft's editor or Half-Lif'e's Hammer than the games themselves. One day, a Polish magazine I read published an article titled "Let's write a game in Assembler" which caught my interest. I then picked up a weekly Teach Yourself Coding magazine that came with a free Delphi IDE CD and started learning with Objective Pascal. A year or two later, I approached one of my computer class teachers who was excited to start teaching me C++ after class. And the rest is history as they say!
Plenty by now! From Delphi, Borland and Turbo C back in the day, through Visual Studio and a proprietary engine at a gaming studio I worked for two years, all the way to building my own C++ engine with SFML and Boost for my first game and Unity or Phaser on my latest projects.
Probably marketing and publicity, building the interest and momentum. The inde scene has definitely blossomed in the past few years and while it is great with new tools and lower barrier of entry, it also makes breaking through the crowd much harder than it used to be.
After my last two commercial titles, I am currently taking a break by making smaller, rapid-prototype browser games. My goal is to test out ideas, get some feedback, research the industry, see what players like, etc. I already finished two focusing more on just the mechanics, and working on the third one going back to my storytelling roots.
I published two commercial titles "Postmortem: one must die" and "KARASKI: What goes up…" as well as two free browser games CRAVEN and GATHER. Working on the third, Headliner, right now!
Don't think so, although after the NES, I've always been a PC gamer. I did also have a GameBoy (Color and Advanced) which I enjoyed dearly. The first GameBoy Camera was particularly awesome for its time.
Probably Megaman 4 or Fantastic World of Dizzy. From contemporary indie picks, Broforce has been my favorite retro one.
Occasionally when I'm with friends. I've sunk many hours with Broforce and Gears of War coop in the past.
Hard to decide, definitely lots of stinkers over the past hehe. I think Final Fantasy 8 would be one of the most "disappointing" ones because such a well crafted and polished world and presentation gets sullied by the terribly tedious gameplay and nonsensical story.
I would be interested in in-depth articles about modern retro indie studios, how they came to be, what they went through, how they got to where they are today etc. There's already plenty of retrospective for the legendary studios of the past, so a more contemporary indie scene look would be interesting.


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The Merry Dwarfs  é um curta-metragem de animação produzido nos Estados Unidos, dirigido por Walt Disney e lançado em 1929.

Filmes dos Estados Unidos de 1929
Curtas-metragens de 1929
Curtas-metragens da Disney
Filmes dirigidos por Walt Disney
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Tries To Pretend She Doesn't Believe The Crazy Things She Says
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During an appearance on Fox News this past weekend, Marjorie Taylor Greene was asked about some of the Q-related things that she had said that led to her being kicked off her committees during her first term. Greene tried to dismiss her behavior, claiming that she had been "sucked into" a lot of things on the internet just like so many other people. That may be true, but she's also shown no signs of openly disavowing any of the groups or conspiracies that she has embraced, as Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains.
Link – https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-qanon-history-disavow-b2258454.html
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In an interview with Fox News over this past weekend, Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she was done, just totally done with all of that Q nonsense. You know, it's, it is just weird to begin with. Anyway, I don't know why I believe that. I guess I just got sucked into stuff on the internet. Like so many people. She said, so before I continue, here is the clip. This is Marjorie Taylor Green telling us that she is done with all of that craziness that basically has defined her entire congressional career. Take a look.
Yeah. And, but just, just to deal with one bit of history. The Democrats stripped you of your community assignments after you elected that, that was raw politics. Mm-hmm. But in fairness, didn't you also say around that period that you had been a follower of qan non conspiracy theories, and you had rethought this and you were no longer, uh, influenced by the group?
Well, like a lot of people today, I had easily gotten sucked into some things I'd seen on the internet. Um, but that was dealt with quickly early on. I never campaigned on those things. That was not something I believed in. That's not what I ran for Congress on. So those are so far in the past. All right. Um,
So you just believed anything that you saw on the internet, right? Doesn't matter where it was, doesn't matter if it wasn't a reputable source, if you saw it on Facebook, if you saw it in a meme, saw it on these weird pro-Trump message boards, you're just like, oh, I guess that's the truth. So you're admitting that you were unable to distinguish between fantasy and reality? Yes. Those are exactly the traits that we want for our elected officials in Washington dc Right. Folks, somebody who cannot tell fiction from reality. We're, we're kind of screwed as a country, I think at this point, right? But here's the other point. Marjorie Taylor Greene is not done with the Q people. She is not done with the conspiracy theorist. Hell, she's probably not even done with the white supremacist that she's piled around with for years. This is who she is, right?
A leopard cannot change their spots. She is going to continue with all of this, but what she's trying to do is rebrand herself. Can we at least acknowledge that? We know she's not done with that? And can we all also acknowledge that it's very transparent what she is doing? This is the woman who talked about Jewish space lasers. This is the individual who suggested that the Clinton somehow killed JFK Jr. Never really gave us an explanation as to why. I mean, I, I can't imagine those two families, uh, uh, having beef. But that's what she's said. This is the individual who has spread non-stop covid misinformation, vaccine misinformation. It's a woman who once stopped in the middle of a workout to record a video saying, Joe Biden, you're a piece of. Like, that's still who you are, Marjorie. You haven't changed a bit. So you can go on Fox News and you can try to pretend like, oh, all, all of that's behind me.
That was totally a different person. I don't believe the crazy things anymore. But you still do, cuz you still push the crazy nonsense in your speeches. You do it on social media. This is who you are and it's disgusting how Fox News didn't actually push back on any of that crap because you have not given it up.
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Biden Primetime Address Reignites QAnon Conspiracy Theories | The Katie Phang Show
Seriously, How Does QAnon Believe This?!
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El origen probable del eslogan de QAnon es… una película


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Q: how i can read files in folder node js advanced? i will use this script and i get some bugs
because i will read 10 million line and detected him
to some function and i can't solve this but i think if if anyone solve this not add all to area and we will solve this bugs
thanks for help me
const fs = require('fs');
//joining path of directory
const directoryPath = path.join(__dirname, 'Documents');
//passsing directoryPath and callback function
fs.readdir(directoryPath, function (err, files) {
   //handling error
   if (err) {
       return console.log('Unable to scan directory: ' + err);
   }
   //listing all files using forEach
   files.forEach(function (file) {
       // Do whatever you want to do with the file
       console.log(file);
   });
});

error :-
<--- Last few GCs --->

[1564:00000280010DEA30]    80020 ms: Mark-sweep 2055.1 (2057.5) -> 2055.1 (2058.8) MB, 2339.5 / 0.0 ms  (average mu = 0.159, current mu = 0.093) allocation failure scavenge might not succeed
[1564:00000280010DEA30]    82029 ms: Mark-sweep 2056.4 (2058.8) -> 2056.4 (2060.3) MB, 1874.6 / 0.0 ms  (average mu = 0.118, current mu = 0.067) allocation failure scavenge might not succeed

<--- JS stacktrace --->

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A: Starting from node >= v12.12.0 async readdir is supported, which will not load all the entries into memory:
const fs = require('fs');

async function processDir(path) {
  const dir = await fs.promises.opendir(path);
  for await (const entry of dir) {
    console.log(entry.name); // process the directory entry here
  }
}

processDir('./path-to-dir').catch(console.error);

EDIT:
As the files themselves are big, you also need to process those asynchronously instead of loading their contents into memory at once. There are a number of ways to do this, this SO-question addresses the same issue: Parsing huge logfiles in Node.js - read in line-by-line
So for example you can do (still needs error-handling but should give you a start):
const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');
const LineByLineReader = require('line-by-line');

async function processDir(pathToDir) {
    const dir = await fs.promises.opendir(pathToDir);
    const processFilePromises = [];
    for await (const entry of dir) {
        processFilePromises.push(processFile(path.resolve(pathToDir, entry.name)));
    }
    return Promise.all(processFilePromises);
}

async function processFile(file) {
    return new Promise(resolve => {
        const lr = new LineByLineReader(file);
        lr.on('line', (line) => {
           // process the line here
        });

        lr.on('end', () => {
            resolve();
        });
    })
}

processDir('./path-to-your-dir').catch(console.error);

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With Metallica set to rock the atmosphere at SDCC '13, it's no big surprise we're getting new promotions for the new film. Picturehouse has released a new trailer that offers just a tad bit more on the character of Dane Dehaan. It's hard to say what exactly Dehaan is caught in the middle of but it doesn't look friendly. What we see is images of riots, looting and pure unadulterated anarchy, all to the backdrop of Metallica jamming out at a live performance. Awesome concept if you ask me.
Check out the Comic-Con 2013 Metallica Through The Never trailer now!
On top of that, we have a brand new Comic-Con 2013 poster from the studio as well, showing off an intense Dane Dehaan sporting a bandana around his face, with a hoodie.
The ambitious concert film is directed by Nimród Antal, who also directed the Robert Rodriguez 2010 film Predators. The Metallica concert film take on IMAX theaters everywhere offering the largest format for Metallica fans possible.
Metallica Through the Never, opening in IMAX 3D theaters on September 27 before expanding on October 4th. What do you think of the new Comic-Con 2013 Metallica Through The Never trailer and poster for Metallica Through the Never?
Source: ITunes Movie Trailers , Yahoo Movies!


Apr 26, Colombo: Several protests have been planned across the country to condemn the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Expert Panel report on Sri Lanka's accountability during the war, the state-run Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) reported today.
The SLBC said people in the Northern and Eastern provinces have vehemently condemned the advisory panel report and planned several demonstrations in Batticaloa, Trincomalee, and Vavuniya within the next few days.
Ruling party constituent, Sinhala nationalist party Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) organized a massive demonstration yesterday in Kandy against the report that was made public by the UN Chief Monday afternoon in New York.
There were demonstrations throughout yesterday in Attanagalla and Nittambuwa, the SLBC reported.
Following the release of the report, the Secretary-General expressed concern over the safety of UN staff in Colombo.
In his statement released along with the report, the UN Chief said he trusts the Sri Lankan government to continue to respect the work of the UN and its agencies as well as its obligations to the safety of UN staff in Colombo.
He regretted the inflammatory tone of some of the recent public statements emanating from Sri Lanka.
The Panel's report on the alleged war crimes committed during the final stage of the offensive against the Tami Tiger terrorists has united the people in Sri Lanka against the UN.
Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has appointed its own committee chaired by senior diplomat Bradman Weerakoon to study the Expert Panel report and recommend the necessary measures to the party leader Ranil Wickremasinghe.
UNP parliamentarian and President's Counsel, Wijedasa Rajapakse (no relation to President Rajapaksa) in a letter to the Secretary-General has said that the appointment of an Expert Panel contravened the provisions of the UN Charter.
/The MP has warned that the UN Chief must take responsibility for any catastrophe that might befall on the country from publishing the expert panel report.
Another constituent party of the ruling alliance, Mahajana Eksath Peramuna has said that it is not an official report of the United Nations but only an internal document of the panel appointed to advise the UN Chief. The party has completely rejected the advisory panel report.


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Ban on Monsanto genetically modified alfalfa upheld
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Citing the potential for genetic contamination, a U.S. judge on Thursday let stand a precedent-setting ban on the planting of a genetically modified alfalfa crop variety developed by Monsanto Co.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in a published order said his initial injunction against planting more of Monsanto's herbicide-resistant Roundup Ready alfalfa should stay in place until government studies on its environmental effects are concluded.
The ban is nationwide. An estimated 220,000 acres of Roundup Ready alfalfa have been planted.
"It's a turning point hopefully in the way biotech crops are regulated," said Will Rostov, a lawyer with The Center for Food Safety, a consumer advocacy group that sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its oversight of the genetically engineered alfalfa.
"It should be a wake-up call for USDA that they need to do more environmental studies with respect to future biotech crops," Rostov told Reuters in a telephone interview.
Rachel Iadicicco, a spokeswoman for the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said the government plans a complete environmental-impact statement on the biotech alfalfa.
Alfalfa is a perennial livestock fodder crop and one of the mostly widely grown crops in the United States. The commercialization of the Roundup Ready variety angered environmentalists, organic farmers and consumer groups, who fear it will contaminate organic and conventional varieties, create "superweeds" that do not respond to herbicide and damage export business.
Judge Breyer had issued a preliminary injunction in March, ruling U.S. regulators improperly allowed the commercialization of the biotech alfalfa without a thorough examination of its effects. That marked the first time a federal court overturned USDA approval of a biotech seed and halted planting, according to The Center for Food Safety.
The Roundup Ready alfalfa genetic trait was developed by Monsanto and licensed to Forage Genetics International, which produces and markets the seeds. The two companies had asked the court to lift the ban, arguing there was a low risk of contamination, but Breyer rejected that argument.
"The harm to these farmers and consumers who do not want to purchase genetically engineered alfalfa or animals fed with such alfalfa outweighs the economic harm to Monsanto, Forage Genetics and those farmers who desire to switch to Roundup Ready alfalfa," Breyer wrote.
His ruling Thursday does not stop the harvesting of Roundup Ready alfalfa that already has been planted and is contracted to be sold for seed back to Forage Genetics. About 76 farmers have such contracts, the court ruling states.
To minimize the risk of "genetic flow" between the genetically engineered alfalfa in the ground and conventional and organic alfalfa crops, Breyer ordered the segregation of the biotech alfalfa immediately after harvest. He also ordered disclosure of field locations where the crop was planted.
Monsanto said in a statement it is reviewing its options, including a possible appeal of Breyer's ruling.
"To support its argument that growers should have continued access to the technology, Monsanto presented its extensive regulatory and environmental studies on Roundup Ready alfalfa," the statement said. "It also described successful stewardship practices that allow the coexistence of organic, conventional and Roundup Ready alfalfa. Other regulatory agencies around the world, including Canada and Japan, have confirmed the environmental safety of Roundup Ready alfalfa."
Forage Genetics was not immediately available for comment.
Monsanto shares closed up 87 cents, or 1.48 percent, at $59.50 in New York Stock Exchange trading.
Additional reporting by Carey Gillam in Kansas City


It is shown that thermoelectric energy conversion which gives the possibility for utilizing a low potential heat is one of the ways for adoption of energy-saving technologies; and semiconductor materials with p-type and n-type conductivities having high thermoelectric figure of merit are necessary for operation of thermoelectric generators. The paper deals with possibility of usage of the p-Mg2Si0.3Sn0.7 solid solution (with a nanostructured modification) as a couple for the well studied thermoelectric material based on n-Mg2Si-Mg2Sn. A technological scheme for fabrication of heavily doped Mg2Si0.3Sn0.7 solid solution of p-type by hot pressing from nanopowder is developed. The given technology has made it possible to reduce duration of a homogeneous material fabrication and has improved its physical and chemical properties. The samples were made by three ways: direct fusion for polycrystals fabrication; hot pressing from microparticles; nanostructuring, i.e. hot pressing from nanoparticles. By X-ray diffraction it is shown that sizes of structural elements in the fabricated samples are about 40 nm. The probe technique is used for measurement of electric conductivity and Seebeck coefficient. The stationary absolute method is used for measurement of thermal conductivity. Thermoelectric figure of merit is defined by measured values of kinetic coefficients in the temperatures range of 77 – 800 K. It was demonstrated, that electric conductivity, Seebeck coefficient and the power factor do not depend practically on a way of solid solution preparation. Thermal conductivity of samples pressed from nanoparticles has appeared to be higher, than of samples, obtained by direct fusion; i.e. in this case nanostructuring has not led to increase of thermoelectric figure of merit. The conclusion is drawn, that polycrystalline semiconductor Mg2Si0.3Sn0.7 can be used as a p-branch for a thermoelectric generator though nanostructuring has not led to the figure of merit growth. The assumption is made, that thermoelectric figure of merit improvement can be expected at the further reduction of the nanograins size.
1. NANO4TE cluster. Available at: http://www.nano4te-cluster.eu/ (accessed 02.04.2014).
2. 4th Thermoelectric Conference Utilizing Waste Heat in Transport and Industry. Available at: http://www.its.org/system/files/140311_TEG_Programm_en_V10_final.pdf (accessed 02.04.2014).
3. Thermoelectric Handbook: Macro to Nano/ Ed. D.M. Rowe. CRC Press, 2005, 1014 p.
14. Dmitriev A.V., Zvyagin I.P. Current trends in the physics of thermoelectric materials. Physics-Uspekhi, 2010, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 789–803.
17. Nikitin E.N., Tkalenko E.N., Zaitsev V.K., Zaslavskii A.I., Kuznetsov A.K. Issledovanie diagrammy sostoyanii i nekotorykh svoistv tverdykh rastvorov Mg2Si-Mg2Sn [Study state diagram and some properties of Mg2Si-Mg2Sn solid solutions]. Izvestiya AN SSSR. Neorganicheskie materialy, 1968, vol. 4, no. 11, pp. 1902–1906.
21. Petrov A.V. Metodiki izmereniya teploprovodnosti poluprovodnikov pri vysokikh temperaturakh [Techniques for measuring the thermal conductivity at high temperatures]. Termoelektricheskie svoistva poluprovodnikov. Sbornik trudov I i II soveshchanii po termoelektrichestvu [Thermoelectric properties of semiconductors. Proceedings of the I and II meetings on thermoelectricity] / Ed. V.A. Kutasov. Moscow, Leningrad, AN SSSR Publ., 1963,pp. 27–35.


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Charles Dickson Archibald FRS (October 31, 1802 – September 12, 1868) was a lawyer, businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Truro Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1826 to 1830.

He was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, the son of Samuel George William Archibald and Elizabeth Dickson, and studied at Pictou Academy. He went on to study law in his father's office. In 1830, he became chief clerk and registrar for the Supreme Court of Newfoundland; he resigned this post in 1831 and was succeeded by his brother Edward Mortimer. In 1832, he married Bridget Walker, heiress to the Rusland estate in Lancashire, England, and spent most of the remainder of his life in England. In 1840, Archibald became a fellow of the Royal Society of London. He retained an interest in Nova Scotia,  helping to raise funds to develop an iron mine near Londonderry, Nova Scotia.  The Arcadian Charcoal Iron Co was established with 20000 shares and Edward Wadham sent out to advise on the development of the company. He attended a conference in Toronto in 1851 regarding a railway linking the Maritimes to Upper and Lower Canada. He filed numerous patents while in England but was made bankrupt shortly before his death in London in 1868.

References

External links
Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

1802 births
1868 deaths
19th-century British North American people
Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent
Fellows of the Royal Society
Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs
People from Truro, Nova Scotia


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President Bush, under pressure to do something about gasoline prices that are expected to stay high through the summer, ordered an investigation into possible cheating in the markets. The government also asked states on Tuesday to guard against unfair pricing.
Consumers around the nation have expressed concerns about what they have perceived as anticompetitive or otherwise unfair conduct by the world's major oil companies.
Your eyes should be rolling at this point: that's it? Yes, that's it. This isn't "cheating". This isn't even "possible cheating." It's not even strong enough to rise to "alleged cheating" or "suspected cheating". It is, at best, "imagined cheating." The AP's headline is yet another indication of its increasingly sloppy journalism.
Almost Certainly Knows Better; Wants to be Seen as "Doing Something"
… probably too inflammatory, but much more accurate.
For folks who want to see some decent analysis, there are lots of links at this Hit&Run post; Rich Lowry is good, as is Captain Ed; here is Thomas Sowell being bluntly honest, as usual. James Glassman agrees with me that Bush probably knows better. And the MSM hasn't been totally brain-dead on the issue; see this WaPo article from last week (via Knowledge Problem). All stuff you won't hear from politicians of either party, or the AP.


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Robert Lantos' Speech at the 2016 Mount Carmel Dinner
Robert Lantos received an Honorary Doctorate Degree at the 2016 Mount Carmel Dinner on May 1, 2016, at The Fairmount Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
The award recognizes Robert's lifelong contribution to the Canadian film industry as a visionary executive, award-winning film maker, and passionate, unwavering supporter of the State of Israel and its people, particularly as it relates to combating antisemitism, anti-Zionism and Boycott Divestment and Sanctions.
His acceptance speech was passionate and extraordinary.
Click here to read the full text of his speech
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The use of 2,4-D and related compounds to control weeds competing with grain and rice has resulted in an increased value of those crops to growers; but also it has resulted in damage suits filed by growers of crops susceptible to 2,4-D—cotton, grapes, tomatoes, and others—grown near rice or grain fields.
The value of 2,4-D and related substances for preventing mature citrus fruit drop, for increasing fruit size, and for amending oil spray used for pest control to prevent leaf drop or fruit drop—or both—has been demonstrated.
The effectiveness of all frost protection depends primarily on the temperature inversion—ceiling—but adequate measurements had not been made until an extensive field program was undertaken in northern California in the spring of 1956. Six thermographs equipped with 50' extensions were installed with other spot-climate recording stations in selected deciduous orchards. Several growers contributed to the project by keeping the thermographs in operation.
Field observations—and controlled fumigation experiments—have shown that plants differ in their response to atmospheric contamination by ethylene, herbicides, fluorides, sulfur dioxide, and smog, or oxidized hydrocarbons.
The date palm is a one seed-leaf— monocotyledonous—plant, and stock to be used for orchard plantings is usually obtained as offshoots from the parent palm.
Vines develop abnormal growth if they bud out early following midwinter pruning—in certain vineyards in southern California—apparently because of insufficient boron at time of budding out.
Suspected resistance to DDD and DDT in controlling caterpillars attacking tomatoes—the corn earworm, in particular—was investigated in San Joaquín County during the 1955 season.


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Delegates are advised that registration for the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions will close at 12.00 on Monday, 19 May. The credentials of representatives and the names of alternate representatives and advisers should be submitted early to the Executive Secretary of the Conference and, if possible, not later than 24 hours after the opening of the Conference.
Registration will be possible in the Croke Park Conference Centre from 08:30 on Monday, 19 May. It will be possible for delegates staying at the Jurys Croke Park, Jurys Inn Parnell Street, Jurys Inn Custom House, the Regency and Skylon Hotel to register in their hotels on Sunday, 18 May.
The Conference will formally open at 10:00 on Monday, 19 May. Delegates are asked to take their seats by 09:45 on Monday, 19 May. Conference hours are from 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00. Lunch will be provided in the conference centre.
It is envisaged that the closing ceremony of the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions will end by 13:00 on Friday, 30 May.
Shuttle buses to the Conference will be provided to and from Jurys Custom House, Jurys Parnell Street, the Regency and Skylon hotels. Additionally, a shuttle bus will run from the city centre to and from the Conference.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin T.D., will invite the Heads of Delegations plus two representatives from each delegation to an evening reception on Monday, 19 May at Dublin Castle. All members of delegations are invited to attend a reception on Monday, 26 May, at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) in Ballsbridge, Dublin. Shuttle buses will be provided to and from the receptions.


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Today, an excerpt of Chapter 13 from Everything You Believe Is Wrong. As before, this is a brief excerpt from a long chapter which investigates the feminine.
You may also download a PDF of the entire first chapter (with Table of Contents).
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The Feminine Form
Sorry, Ladies
Women do not have the right to do what they would with their own bodies. Men don't either. To say that women have a "right" to do what they want their bodies is the Women's Bodies Fallacy. To say that only women have a right to decide matters pertaining to women because they are women is the same fallacy, but one usually married to the Voting Fallacy.
If only women can decide laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to women, because they are women, then it would seem to follow that bodily characteristic dictates who gets to decide what. Men only should decide laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to men, because they are men. Women have to shut up in these cases, as men have to keep quiet when women are deciding things about themselves.
Why restrict these kinds of legal apartheid by only sex? There is no rational reason to stop at sex—and, in some actual cases, we don't. Restricting decision making in certain instances by biological or other characteristics can make eminent sense.
We only allow citizens to vote in federal elections, for example. (Some dispute that, of course.) Birthright, or a complicated legal "adoption" procedure, separates who has the right to vote and who hasn't. We don't open the vote for where to go to lunch to the outside world, and only allow members belonging to the office to have a say. We might weight the opinions of seniors greater than teenagers when deciding on reduced fairs for the subway. Many other examples will come to mind.
So why is it that restricting rule-making by sex seems odd? Again, why only sex? Why not sexual "orientation"? Pedophiles get to decide on the rules pertinent to them because they are pedophiles? Why not left-handed Asian stamp collectors? Left-handed Asian stamp collectors get to decide on the rules pertinent to them because they are left-handed Asian stamp collectors? We start down that road until we eventually arrive at individuals.
Only each individuals gets to to decide the laws and rules that pertain to him because only the individual knows what's best for him alone. The result is complete and genuine anarchy. This is the system where there are no rules, no rights, no laws, no rewards and no punishments. Chaos. It is, in fact, satanic. This isn't hyperbole. The satanic dictum is Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. There is no seeming way to arrest this slippery slope if we allow general rule-making by characteristic. So let's try something else.
We cannot have each individual decide what is best for her alone, yet at least for argument's sake, we want to allow women to make rules that pertain only to them and men to men. Yet making this cut only at sex is limiting and arbitrary. We can't go all the way down to individuals, and we recall we do allow in certain cases characteristic to decide on the line. Aren't there other lines we can draw?
A Race Not Run
Why not try race? Jews in Israel alone get to decide on the rules pertaining to them because they are Jews. Whites alone get to decide on the rules pertaining to them because they are white. Try either sentence again subbing in black and see how it sounds. If you're a typical American it has a better ring to it. Doesn't it? The reason it does is the same reason why it doesn't sound totally absurd to say women alone should rule over women.
There is a feeling (and often it is no more than an ill-informed feeling) that women and other groups have historically had a hard time of it and suffered through no end of calamities all caused or exacerbated by that well known bogey man, the white Christian man.
He has made enough decisions, the argument goes, and now it's somebody else's turn, preferably somebody with a uterus. Well, that's too obvious a fallacy to be worth refuting, even though that argument does often carry the day. Let's go after something deeper.
It must be that female persons do not have the right to do anything they want with their bodies. For example, what if a woman, using her own body, decides to slit the throat of her neighbor? Most would frown on that sort of thing. What if a woman takes her body and flings it from a high place onto your automobile? Most would say this is not her right. What if she causes, using her body, the forest to catch on fire? Or to use her body such that the jewelry leaves the store before being paid for?
We're on the wrong track. It can't be that people really mean what they say when they say "Women have a right to what they want with their bodies." That leads very quickly to asinine conclusions. Maybe instead what they mean is "Women have a right to do what they want to their bodies." Let's see where that leads.
We'll see that we immediately have to restrict or ban the slippery slope, else where are back to the Do What Thou Wilt.
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Cloudbuster says:
"We might weight the opinions of seniors greater than teenagers when deciding on reduced fairs for the subway. "
Fares.
" We don't open the vote for where to go to lunch to the outside world, and only allow members belonging to the office to have a say. "
I'll bet there's an app for that!
Hagfish Bagpipe says:
But Briggs, if you take away all of the people's fallacies then they won't have anything to say. And politicians will have nothing to say to them. And then where would we be?
Ann Cherry says:
Ah c'mon, Briggs. Just say it. We all know that "Women have a right to do what they want to their bodies" is just code for "Women have a right to murder their own babies in the womb." (or outside of it, if the baby's body parts need to be harvested.)
Otherwise, to be consistent, they'd all be opposing vaccine mandates! The "My body, my choice" fallacy is now proven, once and for all. Especially for the unborn.
just a spell check, in the last sentence of above, where should be we are. or where are we but, back
swordfishtrombone says:
You seem confused. Women have the right to determine what happens to their own bodies (the right to bodily autonomy) not because they are women, but because women are people and people have decided (en masse, as a society) that they have the right to determine what happens to their own bodies. I assume that you agree we should have this right, otherwise you can't object to mandatory vaccinations by appealing to it.
Transgenderism is the key demoralization program being installed in the
female hoi polloi which started under the Obama regime and ended with scary
men in women's bathrooms. The other two legs of the triad homosexuality
and pedophilia are still works in progress the latter waiting complete
normalization as has happened with homosexuality and gay marriage legislation.
Currently homosexuality is being taught to grade school children under the umbrella
of CRT training as being equivalent to heterosexual behavior and perfectly normal. ?
Soon to be preferred.
All of this is directed at displacing the key role women play in holding society
together as mothers, nurturers, healers, peace makers, and fair minded arbiters
of justice. The latter fair mindedness was the author of their demise with what
seemed like a fair minded observation at the time, that is if two people were in love
they should be allowed to marry. Sounds good until it's codified into law and destroys
the long sought protections of alimony, dowry, child support and custodial preference
that marriage once ensured. Men have completely usurped the traditional female role
in society; they can marry one another, have babies, breast feed, and compete and dominate
in any women's sport out there. (not that real men want to) And now women dare not speak
out against the evil aimed directly at the heart and soul of what they once were. Just like
the pandemic this has been planned and executed by the unseen hand in everything.
Socialism seems to work best to women. Their natural caring nature predisposes them to expanding services to all the community, no matter the cost. The flipside is shared misery;
at least no one suffers alone–which is where we are headed.
A guy arrives home after a business trip to find 10 (choose the group) camped in the backyard, under the watchful eye of his wife. She promises they won't be there too many days and excoriates him for his lack of empathy. This is our slippery slope. Women appear to be wired for comfort and safety, men for freedom and protection; which used to work pretty well, before rational thinking became an enemy.
Cary Cotterman says:
I'd like to buy that book, but wow, it sure needs an editor and proofreader. I'll wait for the next edition and hope it's an improvement.
ancient wisdom says:
Women are by nature liberals which is why they can not be allowed in any political, leadership, or other important position except taking care of young children and cooking.
And now a reading from the whitest Greekest Supremacist chauvinist politics… according to Aristotle.
As to tyrannies, they are preserved in two most opposite ways. One of them is the old traditional method in which most tyrants administer their government. Of such arts, Periander of Corinth is said to have been the great master, and many similar devices may be gathered from the Persians in the administration of their government. There are firstly the prescriptions mentioned some distance back, for the preservation of a tyranny, in so far as this is possible; viz., that the tyrant should lop off those who are too high; he must put to death men of spirit; he must not allow common meals, clubs, education, and the like; he must be upon his guard against anything which is likely to inspire either courage or confidence among his subjects; he must prohibit literary assemblies or other meetings for discussion, and he must take every means to prevent people from knowing one another (for acquaintance begets mutual confidence).
Further, he must compel all persons staying in the city to appear in public and live at his gates; then he will know what they are doing: if they are always kept under, they will learn to be humble. In short, he should practice these and the like Persian and barbaric arts, which all have the same object.
A tyrant should also endeavor to know what each of his subjects says or does, and should employ spies, like the 'female detectives' at Syracuse, and the eavesdroppers whom Hiero was in the habit of sending to any place of resort or meeting; for the fear of informers prevents people from speaking their minds, and if they do, they are more easily found out.
Another art of the tyrant is to sow quarrels among the citizens; friends should be embroiled with friends, the people with the notables, and the rich with one another. Also, he should impoverish his subjects; he thus provides against the maintenance of a guard by the citizen and the people, having to keep hard at work, are prevented from conspiring. The Pyramids of Egypt afford an example of this policy; also the offerings of the family of Cypselus, and the building of the temple of Olympian Zeus by the Peisistratidae, and the great Polycratean monuments at Samos; all these works were alike intended to occupy the people and keep them poor.
Another practice of tyrants is to multiply taxes, after the manner of Dionysius at Syracuse, who contrived that within five years his subjects should bring into the treasury their whole property. The tyrant is also fond of making war in order that his subjects may have something to do and be always in want of a leader. And whereas the power of a king is preserved by his friends, the characteristic of a tyrant is to distrust his friends, because he knows that all men want to overthrow him, and they above all have the power.
Again, the evil practices of the last and worst form of democracy are all found in tyrannies. Such are the power given to women in their families in the hope that they will inform against their husbands, and the license which is allowed to slaves in order that they may betray their masters; for slaves and women do not conspire against tyrants; and they are of course friendly to tyrannies and also to democracies since under them they have a good time. For the people too would fain be a monarch, and therefore by them, as well as by the tyrant, the flatterer is held in honor; in democracies, he is the demagogue; and the tyrant also has those who associate with him in a humble spirit, which is a work of flattery.
Hence tyrants are always fond of bad men, because they love to be flattered, but no man who has the spirit of a freeman in him will lower himself by flattery; good men love others, or at any rate do not flatter them. Moreover, the bad are useful for bad purposes; 'nail knocks out nail,' as the proverb says. It is characteristic of a tyrant to dislike every one who has dignity or independence; he wants to be alone in his glory, but anyone who claims a like dignity or asserts his independence encroaches upon his prerogative, and is hated by him as an enemy to his power. Another mark of a tyrant is that he likes foreigners better than citizens, and lives with them and invites them to his table; for the one are enemies, but the Others enter into no rivalry with him.
Hmmm… it all sounds so familiar…
C-Marie says:
Thank you, Johnno! Found it in Politics by Aristotle. Really interesting!
And, taking care of young children and cooking and making a home are among the most important works that exist, for the forming of the children in the ways of the Living God, cannot be surpassed.
God bless, C-Marie
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Yair, thanks, Johnno.
I also saw that on (Ahnn, er, unmentionable Barn head, or Bone heart or something). Of course, no self respecting modern Catholic would ever want to give the impression that "binding and loosing" is a temporal thing irrevocably concerned with duly promulgated laws and precepts.
We should all know by now that the "Modernist Stream Mania" has infallibly inferred that any aeroplane or "official" waffle by anyone in a white dress can change Apostolic Christianity to suit the "zeitgeist" anytime it suits them. (Also the white dress can be bestowed on anyone at all if it suits the modern version of Scribes and Pharisees).
Swordfish, don't look for consistency, it doesn't happen.
There are no such h thing as rights. Humans invent them.
God has other ideas and doesn't wait on cue for an inconsistent argument to come along and show that he's wrong.
That mandate question has been hanging in the air waiting to be made here for the longest time.
Glad it was you, not me. Much projection follows from pointing out truth and logic to those who just won't use it.
It isn't about the right to choose, it's about the right and wrong of abortion being on offer as a choice,…or option.
Sadly, this topic does not rest easy on the same individuals who display such callus unkindness in every other element of their commentary. Things are slowly changing for the better in England. There is a less hysterical debate on the subject, which is sorely needed.
Posted this before but will find it and post again.
A Christian paediatrician explains why abortion is also harmful to the mental health of women.
We need more people like this man. Less angry vengeful, misinformed individuals making the situation worse.
Prof John Wyatt, on caring for the weakest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv-JtEyy444
What a lovely man.
Yes, Joyous.
"Bills of Rights" like those of the English (1688) the French (about 1789) and the Yanks (about the same time as the French) are manufactured declarations of an elitist secretocracy that declare to ordinary people "we the occult with our esoteric and arcane knowledge do bestow these "rights" on the people" the less obvious inference is that if we of unique privilege do not give the "right" then you don't have it.
The old Latins had a saying: "What Caesar giveth, Caesar can taketh".
Curiously, your much hated Apostolic Authority, even with its recurrent megalomaniac and often morally compromised incumbents, never presumed to devise a restrictive "Bill of Rights"; apparently prevented somehow from contravening Christ's maxim "Love God above all and love your neighbour as yourself" and St 'Gus of Hippo's simplified maxim "Love God and do what you will". The obvious inference of both these maxims is that everyone has a "right" to do anything at all except to offend God or harm our neighbour. All real "rights" are inextricably an extension of duties defined in the Commandments.
I assume that "callous unkindness" is what Christ displayed toward the Scribes (the media and "educators" of His day) and the Pharisees (the rich and famous and influential) and the lawyers (which are always "interpreters" (twisters) of the Law to favour the "important people").
Oldavid,
"Curiously, your much hated Apostolic Authority,'
rubbish, the one who exud'eth hate is 'you'eth' among other hateth'ers.
without a cause, too
You're a funny old bird, Joyous.


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Thoughts on the Canadian Election 2015
by Thomas Jones
Deluded Justin groupie who may believe that importing atavistic hordes of Africans, Asians, and Muslims will "enrich" his life
On October 19th the Liberal party won a majority government with 184 seats whilst the Conservatives have been reduced to 99 seats and the NDP has once again become a third party. Until election day I assumed that there would be a minority government of some description; possibly NDP or Conservative. Trudeau managed to make some impressive gains, however, and has brought his party back from obscurity. Pierre Trudeau is treated like a saint and his legacy had an impact on the election's outcome. That and the general feeling of malaise most Canadians had for a Harper's near 10-year long reign. Trudeau also had better style and panache. He had a certain joie de vivre his opponents lacked. The popularity contest aspect of democracy was a major factor in the outcome. It has always been one of democracy's biggest failings.
Trudeau is in many ways a continuation of his famous father. And much like Pierre, Justin is an internationalist. An example of this is Justin's support for the peacekeeper mythos invented by the Liberal Party. I am no hawk and especially when it comes to the Middle East which in my opinion we should leave alone — clearly supporting rebels in Syria, Libya and elsewhere is only making the situation catastrophically terrible — but nor do I have anytime for this peacekeeper nonsense. It means yet more being wasted on foreign aid. Something SJWs adore. They also adore affirmative action policies and Trudeau and the Liberals are full supporters of such measures. Take for example his commitment to gender parity in the cabinet: this will not magically lead to good governance and in fact could lead to quite the opposite as choices will not be based on merit.
His views on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) are harder to gauge at the moment. He has taken a middle-ground approach to it, neither fully endorsing nor fully rejecting it. Given Obama's support for the project I doubt Trudeau will scrap TPP. As much as I distrust the NDP I retract my previous statement and concede there was one reason to vote for them and that was their opposition to the TPP. The implementation of the TPP would not only allow for yet more foreign workers being brought here, but it would also threaten internet freedom.
Naive Trudeau who thinks Chinamen are Liberals instead of racialists exploiting our values
One potential scandal that didn't get too much coverage is of the connections between Justin Trudeau and ex-Liberal MP for Richmond, BC, Raymond Chan. Bob Mackin states that both the Tories and the NDP are aware of this issue and have attempted to raise it before but it seems the Liberals have managed to keep this more or less under the radar. Evidently Chan has connections to dirty Chinese money which isn't hard to believe given how Chinese Richmond is and how much illicit money comes into this country from the PRC. Connections with corrupt Chinese businessmen and politicians is hardly "real change".
The Liberals historically haven't been too great for Euro-Canadians and given Trudeau's support for affirmative action, an increase in our intake of 'refugees' and the continuation of his father's already well-entrenched multiculturalism policy appears more than likely; I have no hope for him. As with the NDP Trudeau was more than eager to jump on perhaps the most enduring controversy of this past election: Harper's old-stock Canadian comment. His rivals were quick to jump on that comment and said it was racist. I heard this again and again on social media and people were quick to make references to the National Citizens Coalition which wants smaller government and lower taxes. Evidently many were under the impression it is a White nationalist organization. So what if it is? Clearly Harper has rejected whatever White identity politics they may or may not espouse.
Cuckservative Harper trying to outshine his rivals in pandering to ethnic vote
NDP Bill Tieleman was one of many to make reference to Harper's association with that group and believed old stock Canadian was a tactic to cause fear and division to win votes. However, Tieleman and others like him were also engaging in fear and division when they make the Conservatives out to be hate filled racists targeting minorities. Harper should have owned the quote. It really didn't matter how he attempted to wave it off as no matter what he was going to be labeled a racist. Same goes for his stance against niqabs in citizenship ceremonies and his unwillingness to launch an inquiry into murdered Amerindian women. Harper was also damned as racist for trying to woo immigrant voters with anti-Trudeau ads. The Conservatives are wrong to think they can use mass migration to their advantage.
Given that the Liberals were just as willing as the NDP to promote the issues of non-Whites first I think it is clear the Conservatives will have to change their strategy. They can either continue down the road of the cuck and blindly ape their more vigorous leftist opponents or they can stand up for their heritage and people. The Conservative Party (much like centre-right parties throughout the West) need to promote White identity because that is their base. So long as centre-right parties in the West such as our Conservative Party, or the Australian Liberals or the GOP continue to ape the left there can be no revival of conservatism. If these parties do not care about the people who invented their conservative philosophy than they should really stop pretending to care about said philosophy as it won't survive the displacement of Europeans.
The left has always wanted to destroy the nation-state and they may succeed in doing this thanks to the willingness of rightist parties to follow their lead and toe the line they create. For example, as Gerry T. Neal notes, although it was Pierre Trudeau who set a target for the number of immigrants needed to be brought in per year, it was Brian Mulroney who raised the target to exceptionally high numbers. It has remained high ever since.
I often fear the damage done by journalists and the "great march through the universities" may be too pronounced. It is wrong to point out that there are differences between disparate groups, or that Western values are indeed Western and are under threat by an incoming of masses of non-Westerners. Studies into the matter don't hold water for many. Reports on crimes committed by non-Whites are waved away and ignored. It has almost become a crime to speak out against illegal immigration, never mind legal. Just look at how so many call Trump a racist for wanting to combat illegal immigration, even though he fully supports legal migration. But at least there are figures like him around. If they can allow for more open resistance to the internationalist, "progressive" narrative than greater are the chances that there can be a more open and honest discussion on issues like immigration and multiculturalism instead of just simply stating "diversity is strength" or some other newspeak phrase.
The overton window has been pushed far too much to the left and it is high time it was pushed rightwards again. This will not happen, however, until the cuckservatives in our midst are replaced.
Thoughts On the Upcoming Canadian Election (October 2015)
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Winter certainly arrived with a bang, didn't it?
After pretty much no fall at all, we have been pushed face first into a cold, wet mountain of snow. I know a few of you are jumping with joy at this development. You are out riding your snowmobiles, cross-country skiing, making snow angels and generally having the kind of fun that should be reserved for good seasons, like summer.
Of course, I – like all of you – choose to live in this part of the country, so I know what to expect. Winter might not be my favorite season, but I muddle through.
But as we are tossed into the thick of winter driving season, please remember a couple of things: First, slow down. Driving fast, or even the speed limit, on area roads in the winter is not only dumb, it could be deadly.
Second, clean ALL of the snow from your car before you leave the house. I don't need the snow piled a foot high on the top of your SUV to slide off and bury me, thank you very much.
Third, wearing shorts when there is snow on the ground and it is 20 degrees does not make you look cool. It makes you look the opposite of cool.
For those of us who are not winter lovers, there are still plenty of things to keep you busy while waiting for the nice weather to return. One thing my wife and I do is go out and enjoy live music. Winter is a good time to do that.
* Netflix and chill. Yes, Netflix is great all year, but the winter is the perfect time to plop down on the couch and binge watch that detective show you have been hearing so much about. Or catching up on romantic comedies. Or watching live comedy specials until you realize that those redneck comics really aren't that funny.
* Take up a hobby. Model train building, anyone? How about you learn to crochet yourself a full-body couch outfit with pockets for your phone and assorted snack cakes?
* Learn a new language. Spanish is one you could probably use often, but Njerep would be a fascinating option, as it is only still spoken by four people in Nigeria.
* Enjoy some board games. Remember how much you loved playing Monopoly when you were a kid with your brothers? Remember how they always bought up those fancy blue properties and put hotels on them and took all of your money? Remember how you threw a tantrum and destroyed the board and your mom sent you to your room while your brothers laughed? Yeah, don't play board games.
* Read. I love to read and am always reading a book – mostly at night before I go to sleep. Reading is something we should all do more of, I believe. It keeps your mind sharp, which is very helpful during the cold, grey winter months.
* Do that project you have always talked about doing. Remodeling your kitchen, or building in some new cabinets. Or maybe constructing a roller derby rink in your basement and starting your own league.
Whatever you do, make sure to keep busy. Winter can, frankly, drive you nuts if you let it. Take advantage of any nice days and just hold on until the days grow longer and warmer.
Winter certainly arrived with a bang, didn't it? After pretty much no fall at all, we have been pushed face first into a cold, wet mountain of snow. I know a few of you are jumping with joy at this development. You are out riding your snowmobiles, cross-country skiing, making snow angels and generally having the kind of fun that should be reserved for good seasons, like summer.