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Kimura: Enter The System by John Danaher
If you talked to the one hundred most knowledgeable grapplers in the world and asked them, "Who would you most like to learn grappling from?" ninety-eight, ninety-nine, or maybe even all one hundred of them would give you the same answer: John Danaher. There is just no equal.
"The Kimura System" from John Danaher: The Most Sought After Grappling Instructor On The Planet
John helped coach Georges St Pierre and Chris Weidman to UFC World Titles. Garry Tonon has become a 3x ADCC competitor and a grappling Icon
John has guided guys like Eddie Cummings and Gordon Ryan to stardom in a fraction of the time that it would take ordinary people
The Kimura system John teaches is excellent for both Gi and No Gi and applicable for Self-Defense
This system will change your perspective on Jiu Jitsu
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Learn The Subtle Hacks, Tricks & Tips That Will Make The Kimura The Most Dangerous Submission Hold In Your Arsenal. If You Aren't Tapping Multiple Opponents, Multiple Times Every Class With This Hold – You Are Leaving Easy Taps On The Table
Inside Tie Side to Side Snap Downs
John Danaher is the most sought after Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor on the planet and there is a reason for that. John simplifies Jiu Jitsu by creating systems and organizing easy to follow curriculum's. This is your chance to develop a lethal Kimura system.
The Kimura is one of the most misused techniques in grappling. Most don't even get the basics right
John Danaher doesn't believe in fighting fair… He only wants to compete when he or his killer DDS (Danaher Death Squad) have a big advantage. The Kimura itself is a big advantage..
The Kimura has also been referred to as the Double Wrist Lock in Catch Wrestling. This position has been utilized in martial arts for over 500 years. The name "Kimura" was attributed to the hold in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu when Masahiko Kimura, the judoka defeated Helio Gracie in a grappling match, by way of gyaku ude-garami, now known as "The Kimura."
The name has stuck within the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community and the position has been revered as one of the best positions in grappling. The Kimura has an incredible versatility factor due to the fact that it can be utilized in both Gi and No Gi and it is an extremely popular hold in MMA. There have been countless UFC fights finished by way of Kimura. Mastering this position will give the Jiu Jiteiro a weapon that can be used in all competition rule sets. Below we see John Danaher's student, Georges St. Pierre utilizing the Kimura in the highest levels of combat.
The Kimura as a Position
Although the Kimura is primarily perceived as a submission, it can be much more. The Kimura is one of the best methods of control and it is an excellent position because of the versatility.
A person skilled in the Kimura can use this position to sweep from the guard, to pass from the top and to defend themselves from countless takedowns. This element of control can be attributed to the fact that you have 2 on 1 control.
2 on 1,
One of John's big principles centers around never getting stuck in a battle of strength: Your 2 arms vs. his 2 arms. If he wanted his guys to win these battles he'd have them lift weights all day and not bother with technique. John always chooses technique and his methods are obvious: only however, he has revealed them. When you are stuck 2 arms on 2 arms, you have an advantage that most ignore… the power of your legs. When you use your legs to assist in a Kimura, you have a massive advantage that virtually no one can overcome
In this instructional video series you will not only learn to master the kimura as a submission, you will also learn how to control and dictate the match by using the Kimura.
You will be able to sweep your opponents, stop their pass, retain your guard, and pass their guard all by utilizing the Kimura. Another massive benefit to being able to master Kimura's is the fact that you will have opportunities to chain together several submissions.
The Kimura can be the gateway to much more attacks. You can use the Kimura to set up arm locks, triangle chokes, back takes, wrist locks and much more. One of the biggest problems people have is that they are one track minded. Once they secure the figure four control of the arm, they only think of the classic shoulder lock from the Kimura.
John Danaher is here to open your mind and show you that this is only the beginning of the end for your opponent. If you secure a figure four Kimura lock on your opponent you can now use it to do much more then you imagined.
Using the Kimura as a Reversal and Submission
John Danaher has secured a Kimura lock as his opponent was establishing side control. By manipulating his arm, his opponent will be forced to give up their position or tap.
Utilizing his control over the arm, John is simply going to change the direction of his hips to sweep his opponent. Notice in the previous image, he was on his right hip, in this image he is changing to his left hip and rolling his opponent while maintaining his grip.
Now on top, John is going to utilize one of his many ways to finish the Kimura. Notice that the leg near his opponent's head is up and John is keeping his opponent's shoulder off the mat. This is imperative to maintain control and pressure on your opponent's shoulder.
Notice the subtle differences between this image and the last. John has now brought his opponent's wrist to the middle of his back while bringing his own elbow parallel with his opponent's rib. John keeps the elbow of his arm controlling the wrist glued to the mat. He has also brought the leg nearest to his opponent's head directly underneath his opponent's head so that they cannot put their head or shoulder back on the mat.
Now John is in an excellent finishing position. He has finalized many of the factors necessary to finish the attack. John has thrown the leg nearest to his opponent's head over the head. He is using his right elbow has a base along with his legs and he has changed the placement of his left arm and brought it very close to his opponents elbow to tighten everything. Notice the difference in the placement of Johns left arm between this picture and the last.
At this point his opponent is going to tap. He has brought his weight over his opponent while maintaining all of the control points he was utilizing in the last image. Now John will slowly bring his opponents wrist farther up the center of his back and get the submission. Notice that Johns right elbow is still glued to the mat and he is forcing his opponents hand to stay on the mat as well.
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Last night at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards, Leonardo DiCaprio won the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in The Revenant (which also won for Best Motion Picture - Drama). Yet what received more attention in the short term was DiCaprio's reaction when Lady Gaga bumped into him on her way up to accept her award for Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film for her role in American Horror Story: Hotel.
This interaction is included as a portion of the video above and provides an excellent example of some fundamental - yet commonly misunderstood nonverbal signals (for almost everyone misinterpreted this facial expression on this occasion).
Sincere laughter and sincere smile on Leonardo DiCaprio.
Lady Gaga had yet to make contact with him.
DiCaprio's face displays a sincere smile giving way to (temporarily and simultaneous with) the rapid microexpression appearance of a "Mouth of Fear". Of course this is simple social fear.
Watching this portion of the video you will note that Leonardo makes an "Eyebrow Flash" with his eyelids still partially closed (as is required for a sincere smile).
Dicaprio's sincere smile is nearly gone from his face - as his mouth takes on more of a fear component - albeit mild.
Why is Leonardo rubbing/scratching near his right eye/nose?
Conclusion: DiCaprio's explanation of, "I just didn't know what was passing me, that's all, I was like, 'Ooooh!' " - is an honest (subjective) account. From a body language analysis we can say more specifically (and objectively) that Leo had a momentary social fear response followed by an embarrassment-disbelief-emotional processing response.
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3400: Amy Poehler, Jimmy Fallon, Visual Recall and "Truth or Truth"


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import numpy as np

import chainer
from chainer import functions as F
from chainer import initializers
from chainer import links as L
from chainer import reporter
from chainer import Variable

class ImageCaptionModel(chainer.Chain):

    """Image captioning model."""

    def __init__(self, vocab_size, hidden_size=512, rnn='lstm',
                 dropout_ratio=0.5, finetune_feat_extractor=False,
                 ignore_label=-1):
        super(ImageCaptionModel, self).__init__()

        if rnn == 'lstm':
            LanguageModel = LSTMLanguageModel
        elif rnn == 'nsteplstm':
            LanguageModel = NStepLSTMLanguageModel
        else:
            raise ValueError('Invalid RNN type.')

        with self.init_scope():
            self.feat_extractor = VGG16FeatureExtractor()
            self.lang_model = LanguageModel(
                vocab_size, hidden_size, dropout_ratio=dropout_ratio,
                ignore_label=ignore_label)

        self.finetune_feat_extractor = finetune_feat_extractor

    def prepare(self, img):
        """Single image to resized and normalized image."""
        return self.feat_extractor.prepare(img)

    def forward(self, imgs, captions):
        """Batch of images to a single loss."""
        imgs = Variable(imgs)
        if self.finetune_feat_extractor:
            img_feats = self.feat_extractor(imgs)
        else:
            # Extract features with the `train` configuration set to `False` in
            # order to basically skip the dropout regularizations. This is how
            # dropout is used during standard inference. Also, since we are not
            # going to optimize the feature extractor, we explicitly set the
            # backpropgation mode to not construct any computational graphs.
            with chainer.using_config('train', False), \
                    chainer.no_backprop_mode():
                img_feats = self.feat_extractor(imgs)

        loss = self.lang_model(img_feats, captions)

        # Report the loss so that it can be printed, logged and plotted by
        # other trainer extensions
        reporter.report({'loss': loss}, self)

        return loss

    def predict(self, imgs, bos, eos, max_caption_length):
        """Batch of images to captions."""
        imgs = Variable(imgs)
        img_feats = self.feat_extractor(imgs)
        captions = self.lang_model.predict(
            img_feats, bos=bos, eos=eos, max_caption_length=max_caption_length)
        return captions

class VGG16FeatureExtractor(chainer.Chain):

    """VGG16 image feature extractor."""

    def __init__(self):
        super(VGG16FeatureExtractor, self).__init__()
        with self.init_scope():
            self.cnn = L.VGG16Layers()
        self.cnn_layer_name = 'fc7'

    def prepare(self, img):
        """Single image to resized and normalized image.

        The inputs image should have the shape (channel, height, width) where
        channels are aligned RGB. The returned image has the same shape but
        channels in BGR order.
        """
        return L.model.vision.vgg.prepare(img)

    def forward(self, imgs):
        """Batch of images to image features."""
        img_feats = self.cnn(imgs, [self.cnn_layer_name])[self.cnn_layer_name]
        return img_feats

class LSTMLanguageModel(chainer.Chain):

    """Recurrent LSTM language model.

    Generate captions given features extracted from images.
    """

    def __init__(self, vocab_size, hidden_size, dropout_ratio, ignore_label):
        super(LSTMLanguageModel, self).__init__()
        with self.init_scope():
            self.embed_word = L.EmbedID(
                vocab_size,
                hidden_size,
                initialW=initializers.Normal(1.0),
                ignore_label=ignore_label
            )
            self.embed_img = L.Linear(
                hidden_size,
                initialW=initializers.Normal(0.01)
            )
            self.lstm = L.LSTM(hidden_size, hidden_size)
            self.out_word = L.Linear(
                hidden_size,
                vocab_size,
                initialW=initializers.Normal(0.01)
            )

        self.dropout_ratio = dropout_ratio

    def forward(self, img_feats, captions):
        """Batch of image features and image captions to a singe loss.

        Compute the softmax cross-entropy captioning loss.
        """
        self.reset(img_feats)

        loss = 0
        size = 0
        caption_length = captions.shape[1]
        for i in range(caption_length - 1):
            # Compute the loss based on the prediction of the next token in the
            # sequence
            x = Variable(self.xp.asarray(captions[:, i]))
            t = Variable(self.xp.asarray(captions[:, i + 1]))
            if (t.array == self.embed_word.ignore_label).all():
                # Preprocessed captions are padded to reach a maximum length.
                # Often, you want to set the `ignore_label` to this padding.
                # If all targets are simply paddings, predictions are no longer
                # required.
                break
            y = self.step(x)
            loss += F.softmax_cross_entropy(
                y, t, ignore_label=self.embed_word.ignore_label)
            size += 1
        return loss / max(size, 1)

    def predict(self, img_feats, bos, eos, max_caption_length):
        """Batch of image features to captions."""
        self.reset(img_feats)

        captions = self.xp.full((img_feats.shape[0], 1), bos, dtype=np.int32)
        for _ in range(max_caption_length):
            x = Variable(captions[:, -1])  # Previous word token as input
            y = self.step(x)
            pred = y.array.argmax(axis=1).astype(np.int32)
            captions = self.xp.hstack((captions, pred[:, None]))
            if (pred == eos).all():
                break
        return captions

    def reset(self, img_feats):
        """Batch of image features to hidden representations.

        Also, reset and then update the internal state of the LSTM.
        """
        self.lstm.reset_state()
        h = self.embed_img(img_feats)
        h = self.lstm(F.dropout(h, ratio=self.dropout_ratio))
        return h

    def step(self, x):
        """Batch of word tokens to word tokens.

        Predict the next set of tokens given previous tokens.
        """
        h = self.embed_word(x)
        h = self.lstm(F.dropout(h, ratio=self.dropout_ratio))
        h = self.out_word(F.dropout(h, ratio=self.dropout_ratio))
        return h

class NStepLSTMLanguageModel(chainer.Chain):
    """Recurrent NStepLSTM language model.

    Generate captions given features extracted from images.
    """

    def __init__(self, vocab_size, hidden_size, dropout_ratio, ignore_label):
        super(NStepLSTMLanguageModel, self).__init__()
        with self.init_scope():
            self.embed_word = L.EmbedID(
                vocab_size,
                hidden_size,
                initialW=initializers.Normal(1.0),
                ignore_label=ignore_label
            )
            self.embed_img = L.Linear(
                hidden_size,
                initialW=initializers.Normal(0.01)
            )
            self.lstm = L.NStepLSTM(1, hidden_size, hidden_size, dropout_ratio)
            self.decode_caption = L.Linear(
                hidden_size,
                vocab_size,
                initialW=initializers.Normal(0.01)
            )

        self.dropout_ratio = dropout_ratio

    def forward(self, img_feats, captions):
        """Batch of image features and image captions to a singe loss.

        Compute the softmax cross-entropy captioning loss in a single pass
        without iterating over the sequences.
        """
        hx, cx, _ = self.reset(img_feats)

        # Extract all inputs and targets for all captions in the batch
        xs = [c[:-1] for c in captions]  # del eos
        ts = [c[1:] for c in captions]  # del bos

        # Get the predictions `ys`
        _, _, ys = self.step(hx, cx, xs)

        # Since `ys` is concatenated, we also concatenate the target tokens
        # before computing the loss
        ts = F.concat(ts, axis=0)

        loss = F.softmax_cross_entropy(ys, ts)
        return loss

    def predict(self, img_feats, bos, eos, max_caption_length):
        """Batch of image features to captions."""
        hx, cx, _ = self.reset(img_feats)

        with chainer.using_device(self.device):
            xp = self.xp
            captions = xp.full(
                (img_feats.shape[0], 1), bos, dtype=np.int32)
            for i in range(max_caption_length):
                # Create a list of the previous tokens to treat as inputs
                xs = [xp.atleast_1d(c[-1]) for c in captions]

                # Get the predictions `ys`
                hx, cx, ys = self.step(hx, cx, xs)

                # From `ys`, get the indices for the highest confidence.
                # These indices correspond to the predicted tokens
                #
                # Note that this is a greedy approach and that it can by
                # replaced by e.g. beam search
                pred = ys.array.argmax(axis=1).astype(np.int32)
                captions = xp.hstack((captions, pred[:, None]))

                if (pred == eos).all():
                    break
        return captions

    def reset(self, img_feats):
        """Batch of image features to LSTM states and hidden representations.

        """
        h = self.embed_img(img_feats)
        h = F.split_axis(h, h.shape[0], axis=0)
        hx, cx, ys = self.lstm(None, None, h)
        return hx, cx, ys

    def step(self, hx, cx, xs):
        """Batch of word tokens to word tokens and hidden LSTM states.

        Predict the next set of tokens given previous tokens.
        """
        # Concatenate all input captions and pass them through the model in a
        # single pass
        caption_lens = [len(x) for x in xs]
        caption_sections = np.cumsum(caption_lens[:-1])
        xs = F.concat(xs, axis=0)

        xs = self.embed_word(xs)
        xs = F.split_axis(xs, caption_sections, axis=0)
        hx, cx, ys = self.lstm(hx, cx, xs)

        ys = F.concat(ys, axis=0)
        ys = F.dropout(ys, self.dropout_ratio)
        ys = self.decode_caption(ys)
        return hx, cx, ys


Throughout the denim world, it's important to be more open-minded to sustainability. "We don't own this world, we just want to make it a better place for everybody!" To close the circle, the KASIV Leather Label family is concentrating on its sustainable labels collection: THE FINAL TOUCH!
The process of recycling leather involves treating and recycling leather residues. The resulting blend of shredded leather material (containing 70% natural leather) is glued together with resin to recycle the leather. The end result is an environmentally safe and ''clean'" product, created without polluting the environment.
This innovative new process uses an organic tanning agent; at the end of the process, the tanned leather and tannery waste water are both free of heavy metal. There is a significant reduction in water usage during the production of chrome-free leather and energy savings due to the shorter processing times.
The cork tree grows in the western Mediterranean, Portugal, Algeria, Spain, France, Italy and some parts of South Africa. Portugal is the leading producing country, producing 80% of the world's cork production. Agglomeration of cork granulate with cork resin is getting easier with steam and warm-up operations.
Ecological PU is an improved sustainable synthetic leather. This new material is designed to be environmentally friendly. There is no organic solvent such as DMF in EPU base foam.
Today there are a multitude of alternatives to fur, leather, silk, wool etc. Every day, new technologies bring us pleasant surprises in terms of plant and synthetic fibres. Alternatives to animal-origin fabrics and materials can be natural (vegetable) or artificial and synthetic (man-made).
The reason recycled polyester (often written rPET) is considered a green option in textiles today is twofold. The argument goes like this: energy needed to make the rPET is less than what was needed to make the virgin polyester in the first place, so we save energy and we're keeping bottles and other plastics out of the landfills.
Jacron is a famous material which looks and feels like real leather. Yet it is RECYCLED PAPER, and thus eco-friendly. The most important value for jacron is: FREE of harmful substances such as AZO dyes.
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The 2013 Franklin County Health Fair is Saturday, March 2 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center.
The event will provide health care information to people of all ages about a range of health topics. Free blood pressure and glucose screenings will be available. For more information, see the Feb. 28 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


The Minnesota House on Thursday advanced a bill that would add protections against sexual harassment in the workplace.
On a 113-10 vote, lawmakers approved a change that would add language to the Minnesota Human Rights Act clarifying that harassment does not need to be "severe or pervasive" before it can be deemed actionable in court. The high legal bar has kept cases from being heard and denied justice to people who've experienced harassment, supporters said.


Custom cut packaging is produced using a variation of hot wires to achieve proper dimensions.
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To maintain Benchmark's well-known quality, prior to shipping, the Packaging products were subjected to established rigorous testing to meet the highest standard for strength, durability and protection.
The urgent order was delivered two days later, as agreed upon for the On-Time Delivery Guarantee, which allowed Larson to continue shipping their products without interruption. Even when orders need to be rushed, Benchmark Foam still guarantees on-time delivery with every order.
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Q: dotnet command not working on centos server, runtime installed I installed aspnet core runtime (aspnetcore-runtime-3.1.3) on a centOS 7 server.
following this guide from microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/runtime?pivots=os-linux#download-and-manually-install
my server doesn't have internet connection.
After installation, when I run any command, e.g.
dotnet --info
it says it can't find any installed dotnet sdk:
$ dotnet --info
  It was not possible to find any installed .NET Core SDKs
  Did you mean to run .NET Core SDK commands? Install a .NET Core SDK from:
      https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

Host (useful for support):
  Version: 3.1.3
  Commit:  4a9f85e9f8

.NET Core SDKs installed:
  No SDKs were found.

.NET Core runtimes installed:
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 3.1.3 [/home/myuser/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 3.1.3 [/home/myuser/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]

To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

Previously, I downloaded the rpm package and installed it with rpm -ivh command, same result
What can I do to fix this?
Note that I don't have internet access in the server
EDIT: The problem: I don't need SDK to run this command or any command I am using.
Anyways I've tried installing SDK, it says it can't find any compatible frameworks

A: What is the problem? you just installed runtime, and the error says there is no sdk.

A: You installed the .net runtime but didn't install the any sdk. for you to be able use asp.net core you need to install both. you can visit asp.net core documentation for the difference between them. but you can just visit https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download to download the appropriate sdk you need.

nb: I assume you are doing this from a gui. i'm sure there are commands for installing the asp.net core runtime and SDK from command prompt. but what is important is that YOU ARE MISSING THE SDK!!


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Q: VS Code Remote WSL loses connection to project running on localhost I'm using VSCode with WSL. With the Remote WSL extension I'm opening my project in VSCode. I'm running my project (it's a react project) in WSL. First I can connect to my application on localhost:3000 but after a while my browser says that it couldn't connect to it. My project is running fine without errors. I've tried it with Chrome, Edge and Firefox (with and without extensions). Same thing. After a while it loses connection. If I run the project on my local windows it works fine. It used to work with WSL too just a few days before.
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The book is about Sophia and Michael is in love with each other but can not be married to each other for Sophia is the princess and Michael is the garden master's son.
Under the deal månskenet meet the two pairs of love in the king's garden.
I heard that the king declared a contest on your hand, said young Michael.
It is because my father had no val.För every day, someone to ask my father for my hand and he can no longer say no to me, "said Sophia.
Fly with me when far away from any worries.
Unable to wherever we go, they will find us or later, she said.
Because they can not find us if we disappear far beyond the horizon.
I love you but what you say can get you to be hung, she said.
Please say yes, he said.
So they decided to flee in two days and that they would meet each other here, but that they did not know was that the prince sans svurna patron heard every ord.Oavsett what they thought it was obliged to report to the king even if they thought they were sad to see.
to win glory for Sophia doing good deeds.
3 fight is about, to answer a question while holding a ball that lights red when lying.
Threefold fight win white knight by some to be Michael.
some of the suitors are dissatisfied and wage war against riket.micheal and great here and loyal friends that he has been among the suitors, helping him to win the war but when he returns home so he may learn that while he was fighting so came the unknown Black Knight and Sophia took with them.
Michael travels to Black City to take her back. In his so rser he faces many ex dragon, black Elf and other magical creature and 12 fighters who work for the black knight.
Sum it up to me in 3 sentences and i'll tell you.
I can't read it, the English is too broken. From my impressions, however, it sounds cliche.
The story is a little bit cliche, but if you clean it up a little and work on making the english a little more natural it could end up as a fine story.
You certainly need to work on the English and it does sound slightly familiar. But with effort and a bit of crafty ingenuity you can make it very good.
The book is about Sophia and Michael are in love with each other but can´t get be married to each other because Sophia is the princess and Michael is the garden master's son.
things of her as the angel of Lotharnia.
Under the moonlight the love pairs meets in the king's garden.
I heard that the king declared a contest for you hand, said young Michael.
It is because my father had no choice.Every day someone asks my father for my hand and he can no longer say no "said Sophia.
Flee with me when far away from any worries.
Why the will find us wherever we go, sooner or later , she said.
I love you but what you say can get you to be hanged, she said.
So they decided to flee 2 day before the triple contest and that they would meet each other here, but that they did not know was that the princess sworn protector heard everything.
Regardless how much the sympathized with the couple they were still obliged to report to the king even if they thought this was heartbreaking to see.
The King forbid Michael to meet´s her.Sophia is worried about Micheal and doesn´t know that the king found out about there plan of escaping.
The second contest is a trip around the kingdom to win glory for Sophia doing good deeds.
3 contest is about, to answer a question while holding a ball that lights red when lying.
Threefold contest winner is The white knight who proves to be Michael.
King Bazltar and some of the suitors are dissatisfied and wage war against Kingdom.Micheal and his loyal friends that he found among the suitors, helps him to win the war but when he returns home so he learns that while he was fighting so the legendary Black Knight took away Sophia took with them wiht his.He and his cursed army of demons.He finds out that the Black Knight lives at end of the world. Michael travels to Black City( the world end) to take her back.
father.Micheal enters and finds his brother fast . He and his brother fight each other. micheal kills his brother and then Sophia comes in and finds the black knight dead.micheal doesnt know that sophia fell in love with the black knight.
She takes up micheals bloody sword and throws her self at the sword dies.
If you look up at the stars you can see a shining star that moves slowly away.
Too many mistakes, not enough detail, makes no sense in places. Explain why stuff happens, describe the characters.
You all judge it while it is far to early in the making, as he says it is an overview, let him fini*beep* before you slate it..!
err its nt very original...at all...And apart from orinality, if the king was the type to arrange marriages the princess would most likely already be engaged. He wouldnt say no to really high-up in authority suitors specially when he knows his daughter loves a gardener. He would marry her off to someone as quickly as possible to squash the chances of the gardner marrying her.
11/12/2008 6:30:46 PM You all judge it while it is far to early in the making, as he says it is an overview, let him fini*beep* before you slate it..!
Ah, you'll be writing it in swedish, never mind about the grammar and mistakes though. Durza, I asked for more detail, because we can hardly judge a book on some basic ideas. You need plot twists, sub-storylines, excitement and that certain energy that makes you want to read it all night and not put it down.
I want to see developed ideas, in the form of an overview.
I want to see something original. Have you guys ever seen the thousands of generic fantasy titles about kings and princesses and knights and wizards? Any fantasy book these days will need something to stand out.
Michael, would you mind if I ask how old you are? Writing is a hobby of mine too, has been for years now. But a young writer can hardly hope to have their book published without massive alterations and revisions.
Ye notice though, he asked for advice, try giving him some, not saying "i want", you should be saying "try to"
E-politeness is not my forte.
Yes, that is much more acceptable..!


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the force unleashed 2 November 08, 2010 -
Interview: Mark Griskey (The Force Unleashed 2)
Interview: Mark Griskey
Composer Mark Griskey talks about returning to score THE FORCE UNLEASHED, how the music for the franchise has evolved since the first game, and what it was like working on this project at the same time as STAR WAR: THE OLD REPUBLIC.
02:59 - What was it like coming back to this franchise?
06:09 - The time-crunch challenge
08:15 - Twitter Question #1 - What familiar music themes do you employ?
12:08 - How do you handle fan expectations for Star Wars music?
15:51 - Twitter Question #2 - How do you tell the story through your music?
18:55 - How did you feel at the completion of The Force Unleashed 2 compared to the first?
24:05 - Working on TFU and Star Wars: The Old Republic at the same time.
16:08 - Twitter Question #3 - Adapting to Game scoring
17:17 - Biggest creative challenge?
18:10 - Dealing with franchise pressures
19:09 - Looking forward to more game projects?
00:00 - "Main Title and the Test Chamber" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey
07:40 - "Escape from Kamino" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey
08:38 - "Discovering Dagobah and the Cave" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey
14:30 - "Assault on Kamino" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey
23:11 - "The Hanging City" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey
29:42 - "The Reunion of Juno and Starkiller" (The Force Unleashed 2) by Mark Griskey
Interview: Richard Jacques (007 Blood Stone)


Every famous photograph was made with a camera less advanced than the one you are using now. This is a quote Ted Forbes read a few months ago that's stuck with him for quite some time. Ansel Adams didn't have gear as advanced as what we have now. Neither did Henri Cartier-Bresson or W Eugene Smith or Saul Leiter. Photographers tend to put equipment on a pedestal. We blame our shortcomings as photographers on the gear that we have. Sony, Nikon and Canon all market to us in that way - you need the latest and the greatest because your photography depends on it!
The truth is that important work… work that matters - doesn't have anything to do with the technology we have access to. It has everything to do with what we have to say and communicate visually. Photography is an act of speaking.


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Bob Madgic: Wildlife refuges created for public benefit, not private plundering
The Bundys' takeover of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge is akin to fundamentalism driven by fear and violence.
Bob Madgic: Wildlife refuges created for public benefit, not private plundering The Bundys' takeover of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge is akin to fundamentalism driven by fear and violence. Check out this story on redding.com: http://reddingne.ws/2fwMj9u
Among this country's richest places, open to the public, are the nature sanctuaries known as "wildlife refuges."
Wildlife refuges began in 1903 when President Theodore Roosevelt designated Florida's Pelican Island the nation's first bird sanctuary. For decades, "market" hunters were decimating bird populations (and many mammal species), mainly to sell their plumage. Roosevelt acted to stop our nation's wild heritage from being obliterated, creating 51 wildlife refuges in all.
Today there are 550 national refuges (thousands of state, city or other public refuges and preserves also exist). Belonging to all Americans, they primarily protect wildlife but are also precious places for people to hunt, fish, observe wildlife (especially birds), photograph and engage in education programs. More than 41 million people annually visit the national refuges, generating $1.7 billion in income and 27,000 jobs for regional communities.
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon was created by Roosevelt in 1908. It is one of the most important bird habitats in the Pacific Flyway, with over 350 bird species being residents or annual migrators. As many as 120,000 persons come to Malheur yearly, bringing in $15 million to the region and supporting over 140 jobs.
The recent takeover of Malheur is yet another example of anti-government zealots seeking to overturn democracy and impose their view of the world. It is the work of Ammon and Ryan Bundy, sons of Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who refuses to pay $1 million in federal grazing fees he owes.
Despite the Malheur refuge having been in place for over 100 years, the Bundy boys are demanding that it be returned "to the people" so it can be used for grazing, mining, logging and unregulated water use, all for private profiteering. To enforce their agenda, they came armed with military-style weapons, stating their willingness to die for the cause, if necessary.
Historically, such land-use and resource extraction practices often ravaged the lands and waterways, and destroyed wildlife at will. The owners of such enterprises, e.g. mining and logging companies, typically reap the financial returns, while taxpayers are left with cleanup costs. Ranchers in particular have benefitted enormously from the heavily subsidized "welfare" practice of grazing on public lands, which the Bundys and most other ranchers see as their inalienable right, while somehow still being rabidly antigovernment. (To be sure, most ranchers are responsible stewards, as seen by several in Shasta Country.)
Many historical parallels to the Malheur takeover exist. The prime example is the Civil War, incited by secessionists who fought to defend their "way of life," which was based on slavery. The nation fought a costly war that established once and for all that states, groups, regions or individuals cannot establish a separate entity free from federal laws.
In another historical comparison, author Jon Krakauer traces the views of the Bundy clan to that of religious fundamentalists, whether Christian, Mormon, evangelical Christian, Muslim or Jewish. (The Bundys and some of their supporters are Mormons; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has disavowed their actions.) Ammon Bundy indeed stated that he "prayed to God for direction" before embarking on his mission.
According to Krakauer, fundamentalists adhere to a stringently literal reading of their religious treatises, e.g. Book of Mormon, Bible, Koran and so forth. Such literalism encourages a closed view of the world, one in which "we" are possessed of truth, virtue and goodness and "they" of falsehood, depravity and evil. Believing that the laws don't apply to them, fundamentalists are often fiercely antigovernment and capable of violence, often in the name of their God. Death equates to "martyrdom."
All this recycled anarchy fervor and rampant lawlessness are manifest by the Bundy gang, and they should be dealt with accordingly.
A final word here. California is blessed with many national and state wildlife refuges, including the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (near Willows), Gray Lodge Wildlife Refuge (near Gridley), and Ash Creek Wildlife Refuge (near Bieber). They are truly inspirational places to visit, particularly this time of year when thousands upon thousands of our most splendorous aviary creatures are occupying the wetlands. The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is also a wondrous place to visit, once the outlaws are gone and in prison, where they belong.
Bob Madgic lives in Anderson.
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Already burned, will fire victims also be cheated?
Speak your piece: Redding and smart meters


March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
The month brings together colon cancer community where thousands of patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates throughout the country join together to spread colon cancer awareness by wearing blue, holding fundraising and education events, talking to friends and family about screening and so much more. Whitney Young Health was happy to play their part in spreading awareness for this important health spotlight.
Ryan Marshall, a Nurse Practitioner at our Troy Health Center, attended the American Cancer Society's summit to promote the increase of screenings for Colorectal Cancer. Ryan signed the "80% by 2018" pledge, which aspires to bring the number of people screened for colorectal cancer up to 80% in the Capital Region by 2018.


Quite the setup. Lots of fun can be had in that lab.
Now have me shopping digital SW scales and a gripping station. Ugh.
Looks incredible JB! Wish I could spend a day there.
Yeah, kind of like a club ho in a candy store there. Very nice!
too much fun can be had in there.
Pretty effn sweet setup right there. If I had that iwould be tinkering all the time.
That's a ridiculous setup, very jealous. Would love to get into club building in the near future.
The quick tour last night was great, but man the pics turned out awesome!!!! That is an amazing set up!!
Those are some fun shiny new toys!
Knowledge is power, looking forward to what is discovered.
I've always been curious about hot melting and how it helps a club. Pretty cool to see you have that at your disposal.


Take the time to appreciate and strengthen the close friendships you have with people, because this may be helping you out more than you think.
According to a study conducted by University College London, the strength of investing into friendships with your closest friends helps bolster your network efficiency.
The study also found that your friendship ties were more beneficial, compared to family ties in predicting levels of shared knowledge amongst one another. Researchers knew that hunter-gatherers were among the better populations to study, because of their early known human adaptation and social organization.
In order to better understand the interaction of hunter-gatherers, the researchers from the Hunter-Gatherer Resilience Project used a device called mote, which is wireless sensing technology worn as an armband that can record a person's interactions.
Mote was used among the populations of Agta and BaYaka hunter-gatherers in Congo and the Philippines to map their social networks. The hunter gatherers would wear this wireless sensing technology as an armband that recorded all of their social interactions in one day.
Through this device, all individual interactions at two-minute intervals for 15 hours a day were recorded for both groups during the one-week duration of the study.
Through the data collected, they were able to analyze unique human traits such as high cognition, cumulative culture and hyper-cooperation while examining the social networks for both groups.
He commented that these hunter-gathers have relationships with friends as strong as their family, which helped promote the connection among everyone in the tribe. The exchange of information and culture was easier because of strong friendship ties, and this improved network efficiency.
While the six Agta camps in the Philippines and the three BaYaka camps in the Congo surveyed in the city may have a different culture from ours, it is evident that strong, close friendships help sustain them socially.
Throughout their analysis, researchers observed and found evidence of friendships developing as early in childhood in both groups. They deducted that while randomization of interactions among close kin or extended family did not affect the efficiency of the hunter-gatherer network system, they found a reduced efficiency when there was a randomization of friends.
Migliano Ph.D affirms that the study "illustrates how friendship is one of the secrets to humans' success as a species". We can relate this study to how the ever-growing technology of our current society allows us to connect with others and share information much easier.
This is essential for us as a society to learn from others, while continuously improving on the work of others to make new discoveries and change lives.


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Learning Guitar is a Handful
Growing up, I wanted to learn how to play the clarinet. Unfortunately, my family didn't have the money to rent a clarinet for me to play and practice with. So as a replacement, my father tried to teach me how to play the guitar. Folk-style Vietnamese guitar.
Today, I can play as well as any other undergraduate boy who wants to impress girls. Namely, I can make vaguely chord-sounding noises in a vague progression-like order.
I have, however, always been very good at video games. So when I heard about "Rocksmith," a video game centered on teaching guitar, I got really excited.
Five hours later, however, all I was left with was some very numb fingers and a very elementary understanding of how to play The XX's "Islands."
Let me preface this review by saying that "Rocksmith" is not a bad game. The music game genre has been in a funk for a while now, and Ubisoft tried very hard to be creative. They were successful in making a good game.
"Rocksmith" is one of those games that, if you were given it as a gift or had a friend who had it, you could enjoy for a few hours at a time. It is not, however, the next big thing in music video games.
The gameplay itself is fairly straightforward. The screen displays six strings and a numbered fret board. When the strum marker hits the string, you have to play the string while pressing the correct fret. It works perfectly.
Outside of the simple game design, though, Ubisoft's decision making was hit or miss.
The game claims to be appropriate for any skill level, from a complete newbie to an experienced guitarist, and that, for the most part, is true.
The variable difficulty system works well, scaling the difficulty of the game in real time to suit your skill level. When I had my musician roommate play the game, the difficulty went from amateur level to expert level in all of half a song. The same was true when we switched back. The difficulty jumps from one skill level to the next are also spaced well. You never go from way too easy to ridiculously difficult.
Another nice feature is that the controller for Rocksmith is an actual guitar. You can plug nearly any guitar with a quarter-inch jack into the console with the included cable and have it work. The game provides all the amp work, including applying effects. Not having to buy another piece of plastic around the house is nice, and the ability to be used with almost any guitar is a definite plus.
However, inspite of the hard work, there are a few rough spots in the game. Most importantly for any music game, the set list comes off as a bit weak.
While much more eclectic than most music games and spanning rock history, the music collection for "Rocksmith" lacks any headlining power. The only real high-energy contemporary tracks are Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out," The White Stripes' "Icky Thump" and The XX's "Islands."
Beyond the music, the ability to use any guitar leads to a large difference in quality of play for many people. Those using a hollow body acoustic/electric guitar miss out on a lot of amp effects, as their guitar ends up being louder than the game. Hollow bodies also tend to have shorter necks, making it much harder to finger anything higher than the 12th fret. Though not Ubisoft's fault, this can be pretty irksome.
What is most troublesome about the game though is that, despite the central theme of teaching guitar, the educational sections seem almost separate from the gameplay.
Though the game does a good job of explaining what shifting, power chords, hammer-ons and pull-offs are, the educational tidbits appear outside of the game play. Often times, I found myself leveling up halfway through a song and seeing mechanics that had yet to be explained to me.
Another important oversight is that the game neglects to teach correct fingering technique, letting the player figure it out on their own. This led to a lot of muscle-memory correction hours into already practicing songs.
"Rocksmith" is not a bad game. It is fun, it teaches you — albeit not intelligently — how to play the guitar and it can be pretty addictive. However, it is not the next big thing. It is not a must-have and it will, eventually, get old.


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Consumption: The History and Identity of Italy
by Emanuela Scarpellini
The press has various ways of describing the current crisis afflicting many countries, including Italy. The first is usually to call it a finance crisis and blame the banks and financial intermediaries; there is talk of problems in the real economy, industry producing less and exports dwindling, thus causing unemployment; or of structural problems, the need to create new infrastructure suited to the times (high-speed railways, or internet for example) as well as updating what already exists. But the phrase that is most resorted to is a "crisis of consumption". Consumer patterns would appear to be the most accurate way of measuring a country's wellbeing or malaise: the people's degree of contentment, the efficiency of the industrial and distributive structure.
Only a decade or so ago no one would have taken such a line, for sure. The economic factors underpinning everything were industry, finance and even more basic, agriculture. Commerce and consumption played a secondary role. Sociologists and anthropologists did of course insist that consumer patterns were central in defining our personal identity, underscoring our professional role and expressing our degree of social status. But from a historical angle the idea that "consumption" is an independent category or an essential factor for any complete view of the situation is very recent.
Such thoughts were in my mind some years back when I decided to write a history of Italy's development from a consumer standpoint. A history that related the typical Italians' daily life (how they dressed and what they bought), covering the period from unification in 1861 up to the present day, to show unseen sides and episodes from the "bottom up" in an attempt to assess the features of Italian culture (the importance of food, attention to aesthetics, etc.) within a transnational framework.
The historian tends to take the long-term view and likes to go right back in time to understand how the present situation has developed: in this case, returning to Italy of the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century when the role of consumption was quite marginal, at least as we understand it today. Rather, consumption was confined to the triad of basic needs, the so-called "obligatory" needs of food, housing and clothing. For most of the Italian population consuming meant satisfying those three factors and for many that was already hard enough. Looking at the statistics of Italy around 1900, on average sixty per cent of an Italian family's budget would be absorbed by food, another fifteen per cent by the home (including heating and overheads) and about eight per cent by clothes, shoes and sundry accessories. That left a mere seventeen per cent for all other items: travel, entertainment, culture, health and so on.
In practice, nearly all income went on obligatory purchases, with food taking the lion's share. That is not to say it was a rich or varied diet. On the contrary, it was based above all on bread and corn-based products, with very little meat (and anyway of the poorest kind), small amounts of fish, vegetables or fresh fruit (expensive and quick to go bad), little oil, butter or cheese (too costly) and lots of dry storable pulses. There was unpretentious table wine to drink, sometimes watered down, a far cry from the much vaunted "Mediterranean diet" which is supposed to have distinguished the Italian table of yore. Very few social classes could afford a rich diet: a few aristocrats, now on the wane and a limited circle of financial and industrial bourgeoisie. Most Italians were engaged in agriculture – or industry in the most advanced centres – and consumed little enough, and were poor at that.
It was not until the postwar Fifties and Sixties that we saw a transformation. Thanks to a sharp rise in the per capita income, for the first time in the history of the country the percentage of obligatory purchases went down and the food budget dropped and stayed below fifty per cent. The array of foodstuffs changed. The poor foods diminished, their place taken by a diet that only the elite could once afford: first and foremost, the luxuries of beef, sugar, coffee, and also oil, milk and cheese. All this on the crest of a new industrial output geared to brand-names and publicity penetrating the first television programmes.
It was not only feeding habits that changed. New consumer goods made their appearance, linked to major technology. One thinks of mass motorization, initially dominated by the scooter, meaning the Vespa or Lambretta, and then small cars like the Fiat 600 or 500. Besides motorization, which symbolised both geographical and social mobility, Italian houses began to go in for the first household appliances: the refrigerator, washing machine and television. Technology found its way into ordinary life, indoors and out of doors, profoundly affecting the patterns of daily life and even, on closer inspection, the traditional roles within the family: one thinks of the classic housewife turning into her modern counterpart, running a technological home with the efficiency of a domestic manager. Or the youth, possessing considerable purchasing power for the first time and hence becoming targets of specific consumption, like scooters, clothing, accessories (jeans, tee shirts, miniskirts in due course, and so on), rock music and fizzy drinks such as Coca Cola.
After the brake was applied to the spread of mass consumption by the crisis in the Seventies – though even then the new middle-class consumer patterns had spread to the lower middle and working classes – there was another turning point in the second half of the Eighties. A marked rise in industrial returns and per capita income enabled Italy to "hitch onto" the main European countries. Consumer patterns underwent new expansion thanks to fashion, made in Italy, of new brands, travel, and cultural goods. In this new light consumption became more and more important as a way of expressing one's individuality and seeking self-fulfilment. In this phase too, new forms of consumption came in, linked to transformations in technology: there was a proliferation of computers and later on in the Nineties of mobile phones. Once again, consumer patterns reflected society's economic, social and cultural changes.
From the Nineties on, however, a gap began to develop in the average Italians' economic situation. Swaths of lower and gradually also middle-classes began to lose the purchasing power that other sectors still retained. Consumerism went on growing for the next twenty years down to our times, but with different patterns according to the type of population. And that is the situation on which the present crisis set in.
From this perspective many are wondering how consumerism will develop in future. Will it continue to expand, or have we reached a turning-point when alternative forms of consumption may appear? The answer is far from simple. We have seen that consumerism has become inextricably linked to daily lifestyles: could we pursue our business without means of transport? Could we have a social life without the mobile phone? Could we turn up at work without the right attire? The list could go on.
It is clear, however, that greater attention is being paid to the ultimate consequences of consumerism. This regards justice and social equity, but also the effect on environment of wild and 'reckless' consumption. Paradoxically, it is this crisis that makes us weigh the long-term prospects of consumerism and possible strategies for changing it. Here, opposing schools of thought meet head-on. There are some who think that consumer patterns will need to go through drastic rescaling and outright contraction. Others believe we can correct our trajectory taking our cue from more virtuous consumer behaviour and wiser policies, beginning with manufacturing.
Whatever the answer we may give to these questions, one thing is certain: for Italy like any other country, consumption has provided a faithful mirror of her history and culture.
Emanuela Scarpellini, Ph.D. in History of European Society, is Full professor of Modern history at the University of Milan. She was Kratter Professor at Stanford University and Fulbright Visiting Professor at Georgetown University. She is the director of the Research Centre MIC – Moda Immagine Consumi (Fashion, Image, and Consumer culture) at the University of Milan.
Among her publications are: Italiamerica (co-edited with J.T. Schnapp, Il Saggiatore 2008); "Shopping American-Style: The Arrival of the Supermarket in Postwar Italy", Enterprise & Society, vol.5 no.4, December 2004. She is also the author of Material Nation: A Consumer's History of Modern Italy.
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Ryan Lochte injured in fan encounter
By rokur November 6, 2013 Updated: January 21, 2014 No Comments1 Min Read
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After a run-in with a fan – literally – Ryan Lochte will be taking some time away from the pool.
The three-time Olympian suffered a torn MCL and sprained ACL in his left knee on Sunday while he was in Florida.
The five-time gold medalist encountered an excited fan, who ran at him. Lochte caught the teenage girl, but the two toppled over in the process, his representative confirmed.
Lochte hit his knee on the curb, while the girl was unharmed.
SwimmingWorld reports that this probably means Lochte won't be competing this side of Christmas:
Injuries such as the ones Lochte sustained take months to heal fully. It's very likely he'll sit out the USA Swimming nationals, as well as the Duel in the Pool, both of which are in December.
Image courtesy of Toby and Tai Shan, CC BY 2.0
Coach David Marsh said according to WHAS11
"He wasn't prepared to catch her and, when that happened, it buckled his knees. He actually has loose joints. He's kind of double-jointed in all his limbs, which is part of the talent for swimming, but not obviously ideal for catching fans."
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I have recently come across a political party that made sense. It hit me while I was reading their Statement of Principles. This makes sense! For me, to put "political party" and "made sense" in the same sentence, was a major punch in the gut. What is this world coming to when politics makes sense? I mean, next thing you know, pigs will be flying and unicorns will be everyone's favorite pet!
Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) - While these guys have not done anything terrible, they haven't done anything dramatic to clean up the messes that the Liberal Party created. They have some "so-so" ideas like repeal the long gun registry and lower GST to 5%. Ok, the second one is decent and could make a difference, I suppose, on some larger purchases, but the first idea has never materialized and, likely, never will, due to their minority position.
Liberal Party of Canada (LiPC) - I used to vote for these guys. They had some good plans which worked with my plans regarding business starts. You know, the usual tax incentives, grants, etc. Then, however, they introduced the Firearms Act, Bill C-68. As soon as I realized what this meant to my hobbies, I began to sway. It wasn't a large sway at the time as I wasn't huge into firearms, yet. Then came the Gomery Inquiry into scandals and corruption galore. How many billions of dollars, some of which is provided by my taxes, does someone have to waste before they get the boot? Well, apparently that number has been hit. A lot of people noticed and, as a result, the CPC came into power, for the first time in years, as a minority government. Now I won't touch the LiPC with a 100 ft pencil. Since then, they've introduced a new policy that, if reelected, they will ban all handguns across the country.
New Democratic Party (NDP) - I never have, and never will, vote for these folks. They are so far into kissing the Union's derriere that I don't even consider them a valid choice. The NDP are good for one thing, pushing through worker's rights, at the expense of everyone else. Look at GM, in Canada they had to be handed hundreds of millions of dollars from our tax dollars to be, essentially, bribed into staying and not shutting their plant down. Fast forward a year and guess what, they're closing down anyway. Some 2000 people are out of jobs. Why? Because they weren't willing to face concessions on their contract. They wanted bigger and better, with no losses. GM knew this would lead to their fall. Due to the labour laws here in Canada though, they were forced to sit down and listen to the union. The union had teeth, GM was only allowed ears. This is the type of policy the NDP fights for. Sure, it'll put the company out of business in 1, 5, 10 or 20 years, but you'll get more when it really matters... now.
Communist Party of Canada (CtPC) - I didn't really know much about them, but a friend of mine, from way back in high school (yes, I'm going to use the term "way back in"), had been involved with them in the past. I'm looking for alternatives here, so give me a break. I could not get behind this party, though, they were too focused on socialism as an end game. I'm sorry, but socialism is really ugly to me. Essentially it comes down to State-sponsored redistribution of wealth. All property is owned by the community and is redistributed as they see fit. I understand why this might be appealing to people in lower socio-economic circles, as they'd at least get property "distributed" to them. They would rise, though there would also be no effort on their part. This, to me, ends up being a Robin Hood situation, where the State "steals" from the rich and redistributes everything as they see fit. Sorry, but I'm not interested in helping a bum do nothing and get paid for it.
Marijuana Party of Canada (MPC) - Ok, we should all know what these guys are about, they are one of those "one track" parties I mentioned above. Legalize marijuana, that is the extent of their policies. Sorry, not interested, I need something a little more well rounded.
Green Party of Canada (GPC) - Again, this is one of those "one track" parties. I believe they have tried to round out, but "tried" is the key word there. Their primary or only, as the case may be, concern, is the environment. Again, I need something more rounded.
Each individual has the right to his or her own life, and this right is the source of all other rights.
Property rights are essential to the maintenance of those rights.
In order that these rights be respected, it is essential that no individual or group initiate the use of force or fraud against any other.
In order to bar the use of force or fraud from social relationships and to place the use of retaliatory force under objective control, human society requires an institution charged with the task of protecting individual rights under an objective code of rules. This is the basic task, and the only moral justification for, government.
The only proper functions of government, whose powers must be constitutionally limited are as follows: settling, according to objective laws, disputes among individuals, where private, voluntary arbitration has failed; providing protection from criminals; providing protection from foreign invaders.
As a consequence of all the above, every individual -- as long as he or she respects the rights of others -- has the right to live as he or she alone sees fit, as a free trader in a free market.
This list gives me hope. The LiPC and CPC have squandered our trusts for so long. Hundreds of billions of our tax dollars have been lost to the idiots in our bureaucracy. Every year, the government is wasting more and more money on silly plans to make it seem like they are doing something to fight a crime wave. They write laws that restrict the law abiding citizens, but do nothing to change a criminal's mind. And, here's the big problem: We are allowing it! Why? We claim to be a nation of free citizens, yet we have to buy a license to allow us the privilege of broadcasting through our own airspace. We claim to be a nation of free people, yet we have to ask the government permission to allow us to defend ourselves. We claim to be a nation of free people, yet... You get the picture. We have so much legislation in place and this legislation strikes fear into all people, except the people who don't care: the criminals. The government, as is, has two objectives in mind with every law it creates and, contrary to popular perception, public safety and common good are not the objectives. The objectives are: create more power for the government and expand the number of jobs in the bureaucracy. In other words, let the government have more and more control. In order to do this, they need more and more people to control their subservient citizens.
I hope this changes. I love my country. I want it to excel in its original purpose, to be the "true north strong and free". How can we be free when everything we love is being attacked by government? When did we go from being the master citizens of our servant government to being the servant citizens of our master government? When was the last time that the few hundred people in our "House of Commons" actually spoke for it's 30 million+ citizens, instead of at them?
Lord Acton (1834-1902) once stated, "It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people to govern others. Every man is the best, the most responsible, judge of his own advantage." He also stated, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." When will we start heeding this advice and start removing the government's power to limit our lives? When will we start taking responsibility for our own actions and start living to our full potential? I see the LPC helping us do this. The LPC's mandate is to limit government powers substantially. It should be here to protect our nation from foreign invaders and to help mediate or intervene when a person or persons has been stolen from, defrauded or had unwanted force applied to them. That is the government I want. If we limited the government's size, imagine the tax cuts we'd get. Canada did fine up until the early 1930's without taxes, why should we need them now? Taxes were supposed to be temporary and don't tell me the world is too complex for me, that is nothing more than reason to hide behind. We don't need government, but the government needs us. As the old Chinese proverb says, "He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk." They need us or they have no power, no tax money, and no servants.
What an awesome article. Paul Zane Pilzer said in his book "the next millionaires" that the biggest problem that we have had over the last century is a misunderstanding of wealth. We have thought of wealth as being tangible objects (gold, silver, oil). He said that in reality wealth is simply ideas. Gold was only a funny colored rock until an idea gave it value. Oil was slippery black stuff that got in the way, until an idea gave it value. And when we run out, we will think of something different.
Understanding that makes a huge difference. If you think wealth is tangible, and therefore limited, you use up your supply, and then go to the next country and blow them up and take theirs.
If you realize wealth is ideas, and therefore unlimited, all you need to do is create an environment that encourages the creation of ideas. How do you do that? Make it in everyone's best interests to create an idea of value. That is what the free enterprise system is. When you start taxing people, it gets to a point where it is not worth it to come up with a great idea because the government will take all the money. Why did the Soviet Union fail and the US thrive when the USSR had more land and more "resources". Because the USSR had very limited inventions and creations. When someone doesn't get a reward for their work they don't work. If I can make 200$ a day panhandling in Edmonton, what motivation do I have to go and get a job, or start a business? How many idea's have come out of panhandling that have helped millions of people? And yet there have been businesses that created things that have helped out millions every year.
Thanks for the article Tyler, it really got me thinking.