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Essays March 24, 2019 March 24, 2019
Why Term Limits Are Needed in America
Jack Shields | @Jack_Shields20
Beginning this Congressional term, Senator Cruz (R-TX) proposed a constitutional amendment creating term limits. He did this at the beginning of the last congressional term. Although 82% of Americans support the idea of congressional term limits, it is a mostly symbolic proposal. Reaffirming Cruz's principles to his supporters, the amendment has no chance of even making it to the floor for debate. People don't enjoy banning themselves from their own job it turns out. Despite there being no practical path to term limits at the moment, it is worth examining and debating. We should explore the libertarian idea that people should have their freedom to elect authority kept intact. After all, 18% of Americans are not in favor of term limits.
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Satire March 22, 2019 April 2, 2019
How to Win Any Argument in Politics: A Complete Guide
Ian Brzeski | @ianbrzeski
Are you struggling to convince your friend on why Donald Trump is the worst and most racist president alive? Or maybe you want to convince them on why he is our Lord and Savior. Whatever the case, this article will prepare you on how you can win those arguments and convince all your close family and friends to see things from your point of view. No more stupid liberals blowing up your twitter feeds, no more Hitler-esque MAGA supporters walking around the streets. With these tips on how to beat any political opponent across the spectrum, you will become unstoppable.
How to Win Any Argument as a Conservative
To beat somebody in an argument, you are going to need a couple of weeks to prepare. The first step when preparing to argue with somebody who is not conservative is to look in your mirror every morning and tell yourself that everybody else is a liberal snowflake. When arguing with a liberal snowflake, they are going to cry 100% of the time. It is pretty much guaranteed. Doing this will give you the motivation and confidence you need to destroy that liberal.
Furthermore, to continue your preparation, you have to listen to Ben Shapiro every night before you go to bed. Make sure to memorize every single one of his lines in every video you watch. I recommend watching the videos titled "Ben Shapiro DESTROYS Crazy Libtard" or similar.
In the Debate
Now that you have prepared for your argument, you are ready to seek out somebody to destroy. Upon finding a person, make sure the first thing you mention is how great of a president Donald Trump is. This is going to trigger and shock them. To illustrate this, their hands will be sweating, they will be profusely shaking, and their first reaction will be to call you a racist. This is precisely the kind of response you want. You now have the upper hand and are ready to obliterate them in any argument.
Some other things you may want to mention:
Liberalism is a disease.
If you are pro-choice, you are a baby killer. Therefore, any other argument you make is invalid.
If you do not support Israel, you hate the United States. Oh, and you also hate Jews too.
ISIS will take over the United States if we do not relentlessly bomb the Middle East to find our freedom.
If you do not stand for the flag, you are quite literally the worst person in the world and deserve to die.
Facts don't care about your feelings.
Back the blue.
If you aren't with us, you are against us.
It is your duty to die for your country.
Transgender people are mentally ill.
Illegal immigrants are murderers and rapists.
Allowing refugees into the country is the same as allowing Isis into the country.
The Confederate flag is not racist.
If you hate the government so much, why don't you just leave?
Guns don't kill people. People kill people.
Closing the Debate
After presenting all of these facts, you want to hit them with the "libtard." There is no recovery for them once you call them a "libtard." After calling them that, walk away and do not pay attention to any single word they say. You have won. Congratulations. Go home and celebrate by grabbing a beer and putting on some Fox News in your trailer home.
How to Win Any Argument as a Liberal
First, educate yourself, learning that both conservatives and libertarians are two sides of the same coin. After all, libertarianism and conservatism are both alt-right political ideologies that resemble fascism. Once you recognize this, it is easily assumed at this point that you are morally a better person than everybody else. Libertarians and conservatives are the most hateful and racist people out there. To make it even worse, they hate poor people. You want people to have affordable healthcare and a stable social safety net; they don't. They honestly do not even exist outside of the internet. How could they? You have never associated with them in your life.
After you realize that you are better than everybody else is when you can start listening to comedians reuse the same Donald Trump jokes over and over again. God damn, those jokes are so funny. They never get old. When you are around your buddies, make sure to repeat those jokes because they are so damn hilarious. It is not like they watched the same John Oliver episode you watched last night.
Things to say in a debate:
Climate change will kill everybody within the next 36 hours.
Donald Trump is racist.
Hillary won the popular vote so she should be president.
Donald Trump is orange.
Russia hacked the elections.
Donald Trump is sexist.
Kavanaugh is a rapist.
Donald Trump is misogynistic.
End the wars except when Donald Trump wants to, then blow up Muslims.
Donald Trump is a murderer.
Abolish the electoral college.
Donald Trump is literally Hitler.
Making at least $30 an hour is a fundamental human right.
Donald Trump is a Nazi.
My body my choice.
Donald Trump is a baby.
Hate speech is murder.
The simplest way for you to win and effectively close out the debate is to call your opponent a racist and to start crying immediately. They will be taken aback, and be at a loss for words. They also may make fun of you, but that is further proving your point that you are the better person. Never forget that you should tune out anything points they try to make. After all, those points are inherently racist and have no real value.
How to Win Any Argument as a Libertarian
As you scratch your neckbeard with "Liberty Defined" by Ron Paul in your hand, you have realized that everybody is a statist, even other libertarians. Libertarians are not libertarian enough, and some libertarians are too radical (@ ancaps). "Everybody is an NPC except for me," is what you tell yourself as you look at your diverse collection of literature ranging from Murray Rothbard all the way to Milton Friedman. You have all the answers already. You do not even need this article to know how to win an argument. Friedrich Hayek taught you everything you need to know, thus, you are prepared.
I know you already know everything, but here are some things you may want to mention in your debate in case you forget:
Taxation is theft.
End the Fed.
Legalize all drugs.
No victim no crime.
Make fun of people who say "But who will build the roads?." This is an effective and hilarious tactic because you know deep down that the private sector will be able to handle the roads. God, you are so funny.
Gun control is literally murder.
The free market will solve all problems.
Libertarianism is an objective and moral truth.
If somebody ends up leaving libertarianism, they were never a true libertarian in the first place because they must not have read Murray Rothbard. The words of Murray Rothbard will convert anybody to the one true objective truth.
The only good communist is a dead communist.
Socialism kills.
There is no such thing as a good cop.
We live in a police state.
But what if the child consents?
At the end of the day, you want people to do as they please as long as they are not directly hurting somebody. Your opponent obviously does not agree with this, however, so the last thing you need to do to ensure your victory is it call them "statist scum." Statists are parasites that leech off others through the power of the state. Statists want to take away your freedoms and are the equivalent to Satan. Thus, make sure your opponent knows what kind of filth they are.
How to Win Any Argument as a Socialist
"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." Repeat this phrase over and over in your head. Repeat it until that is all you can think about. These words will transcend your mind to an intellect never seen before. Let's be honest here; you can't just be a socialist. You have to go all the way and hit some more radical levels. Become an anarcho-communist, an anarcho-syndicalist, or even an anarcho-primitivist. Embrace more radical ideas than socialism. You are weak if you don't. This is like when a libertarian is too afraid to become an anarcho-capitalist. Like seriously, stop being a wimp and just go full communist. Communism or nothing is what I like to say.
Things to mention in a debate:
Capitalism kills.
The world sucks because of capitalism.
Capitalism is quite literally the worst.
Real socialism has never been tried.
Scarcity is a hoax.
Antifa stands for anti-fascist, so they must be good and do no wrong.
Kill the 1%.
Israel deserves death.
Noam Chomsky's word is the true word of God.
All cops are bastards.
Sex work is exploitation and is a direct result of capitalism.
Kill people who kill people because killing people is wrong.
The easiest way for you to win an argument here is to beat the living hell out of your opponent. You see this tactic with Antifa and kids on college campuses, and they always seem to face little to no repercussions. You can't lose the argument if your hateful opponent is incapacitated.
The following subsections will show how you can beat unconventional political ideologies.
How to Beat a Fascist in an Argument
Look, if you can't beat a fascist in an argument by yourself, then there is no hope for you. Just get out of politics and never look back.
How to Beat a Maoist/Stalinist in an Argument
Mao Zedong and Stalin both killed millions upon millions of people. Again, if you can't win this argument, get out of politics. Losing here is almost as embarrassing as losing to a fascist.
How to beat an Anarcho-Primitivist in an Argument
Bring up the famed anarcho-primitivist, Ted Kaczynski. With that, your argument has been won. You're welcome.
How to beat an Anarcho-Communist in an Argument
Tell these commies that anarchy and communism can't go together. It is impossible. Communism=big government. Anarchy=no government. Therefore, anarcho-communism is an oxymoron. Congratulations, you just made an entire political ideology obsolete.
Guaranteed Victory
Sticking to the outline on how to win an argument while maintaining a specific political ideology as well as adhering to the framework on how to beat obscure ideologies, you will become unstoppable. There is not a single political argument that you can lose. This outline will work in every single circumstance. Want to run for president? I can guarantee that if you follow the steps I laid out for your debates, you will get at least 99% of the votes.
Thank you for coming to my Ted talk. Now you know how to obliterate and shatter anybody in an argument about politics. If there is one thing you can take away from this article, I want it to be this: if you ever feel like you are losing an argument, cover your ears, call your opponent an idiot, and walk away. It works like a charm. It is a cheat code that works on every single argument, even non-political arguments. Now, go out there and destroy some idiots.
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Essays January 7, 2019 May 9, 2019
It's Time to Replace the Electoral College
Jack Shields | United States
The 2016 election was a showdown between Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton. The fact that the leader of the free world was going to be one of these individuals, both of whom were under FBI investigation, shows that our electoral system is in need of reform. Further compounding this need is the fact that Donald Trump received 2.8 million votes fewer than the loser, Hillary Clinton. The Electoral College is clearly a disaster which does not do an adequate job in achieving any of the noble goals presented by its supporters. However, the solution of going to a popular vote, by far the most popular idea, would be even worse. The Electoral College must be repealed and replaced with a ranked choice voting system, rather than relying on the popular vote.
The Failure of the Electoral College
The Electoral College was a disaster from the start. The system went unnoticed during the first two elections as George Washington was running, so it was really more of a formality than an actual election. Its flaws, however, became apparent in the election of 1796 between Federalist John Adams and Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson. At the time, the Electoral College operated under the rules prescribed in Article II Section 1 Clause 3, which gave each elector two votes for President. Whoever had the majority of votes became President, and whoever had the second most became Vice President. Adams won, becoming President, but rather than fellow Federalist, Thomas Pinckney, receiving the second most to become Vice President, Jefferson of the opposite party did. This made the Executive branch split ideologically for the only time in American history, causing tension and inefficiency. Problems continued in the election of 1800 when Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each received 73 electoral votes and the outcome of the election went to the House of Representatives. It was a brutal political battle that took 35 deadlocked votes before Alexander Hamilton convinced a minority of Federalist Representatives to back Jefferson in the 36th vote, making him the third President of the United States (a decision that would help lead to Burr killing Hamilton in a duel). Both sides understood our electoral system was a mess, so to remedy this the Twelfth Amendment was ratified in 1804, making each elector now have only one vote for President and one for Vice President.
While certainly an improvement, ratifying Twelfth Amendment was like applying a band-aid when surgery is required. Many more problems have surfaced since regarding Presidential elections and more and more band-aids have been added.
With electoral votes being what matters and not the votes of the people, the right to vote in a Presidential election was not and is still not guaranteed. The Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-fourth, and Twenty-sixth Amendments had to be ratified, along with the passage of countless laws, to at least clarify which characteristics can't be used to prevent Americans from voting.
The Twenty-third Amendment was ratified in order to actually let American citizens in our country's capital have any say in who would be running the nation. For 172 years they were spectators in their own country. Today, millions of Americans are unable to vote for who should be their Commander in Chief simply due to the fact they live in territories rather than states.
There have been five elections in which the winner of the popular vote was defeated. Additionally, small states are disproportionately represented in the Electoral College. Both of these are hailed by supporters of the Electoral College as its benefits. Small states should be represented and the tyranny of the majority should be kept at bay. The problem is that neither of those has really happened. When is the last time you saw a presidential candidate visit Wyoming or Vermont? Small states have not been represented, while swing states receive large amounts of media and campaign attention. Rather than a national election, the Presidential election is an election of Florida, Ohio, and Virginia. This is not how it should be. While power should be decentralized and overall, states should have more powers and influence in the lives of the American people, when we are holding an election for the head of the national executive the entire nation should be involved. The idea that we need a system that checks the tyranny of the majority is absolutely true. The Electoral College just isn't the way to do it. Checks and balances, a small list of enumerated federal powers, decentralization of power, and state legislatures picking Senators were effective ways to check the majority. We have abandoned many of these ideas as government has grown bigger while our rights have shrunk, and the Electoral College hasn't been able to stop any of this. The way to change course and keep small states powerful and the tyranny of the majority in check is to stick to checks and balances and decentralization of power, not have a terrible electoral system where someone can become President with only 27% of the popular vote. We should keep powers limited to protect the states. We should keep the amount of positions people get to elect limited to check the tyranny of the majority. But once we've decided to allow the people to vote, as we should do when deciding who gets to be the powerful man in the world, we should treat it as any other vote: winning 51% of the vote means winning the election.
The final supposed benefit of the Electoral College was it would protect us from the ignorance of the masses. It did this through the Electors, which are in no way constitutionally bound to vote for who the people of their state picked, although many states have laws requiring them too. But has it at all checked the people's ignorance? The reality TV star who cheated on his wife with a porn star is President right now. President Wilson (re-segregated the federal government), President Roosevelt (put Japanese people in camps and appointed a former KKK member to the Supreme Court), and President Johnson (helped filibuster civil rights legislation) all were elected without any opposition from Electors. In fact, the only time the Electors have had any significant impact was during the election of 1872 when the Democratic nominee for President, Horace Greeley, died after the popular vote but before the electors cast their votes, causing them to split their votes between four other Democrats. Just like the tyranny of the majority, the ignorance of the majority should not be checked by the way we hold our elections. The way to check it is to limit the power of the federal government and what positions we get to vote for.
With the Electoral College being the disaster it is, many have proposed we move to a popular vote. In this system, whichever candidate receives the most votes becomes the next President. But this cure is worse than the disease. There have been eight elections in which the winner won with a plurality of votes, and this system exasperates this problem. It requires there to always only be two candidates, stifling many viewpoints and competition. The clearest example is with Bill Clinton's election in 1992. Clinton won with an electoral landslide despite winning only 43.01% of the vote. This was because the third-party candidate, Ross Perot split President George H. W. Bush's base. A Democrat won the election despite the fact that 56.36% of the electorate chose a conservative-leaning candidate. This is a problem that will continue to occur with a popular vote. A different solution is clearly needed.
A Ranked Choice Voting System is the best way to elect the President. In this system, rather than picking just one candidate, a voter ranks his or her favorite candidate 1st, the second 2nd, and so on. If when the votes are tallied in the first round, none of the candidates received above 50% of the popular vote, then the candidate in last place is eliminated and the votes for those who voted for the now-eliminated candidate go to their highest ranked, non-eliminated choice. This process continues until one candidate has above 50% of the vote, making them the next President of the United States. President Bush would've been able to win in dominant fashion in the second round of the election under this system; giving the American people a President most closely aligned to the wishes of the electorate. That should be the most important goal of any electoral system, and none do it better than ranked choice voting.
While ensuring the majority of the American people actually voted for the next President is the most important goal, there are many other goals that are achieved by Ranked Choice Voting.
The candidates will be less radical. Primaries allow radical bases to select candidates not in line with mainstream America, causing most Americans to choose between the lesser of two evils as seen best by the 2016 election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Under this system primaries are weakened and may even become totally irrelevant and eliminated as multiple people from each party would be able to run without destroying any chance of victory as with the elections of 1912 and 1992.
With more candidates being viable the American people will have more options and more opinions will be represented. With votes transferring, the idea of 'wasting your vote' will be a thing of the past. All voters will get to vote with their conscience for the candidate most representative of their values without having to pick the least worst option.
The presidential candidates will have to campaign everywhere. Democrats in Texas and Republicans in California will finally have their votes matter and the need to campaign nationwide rather than Florida-wide will be the new path to victory.
Millions of American citizens living in territories such as Puerto Rico will be able to have a say in who their President will be. All Americans will have their votes matter now that we will have a system which ensures citizens do get to vote for President and there is no Elector who can go against the will of the people.
Lastly, this system has the potential to make elections more civil and unifying, something badly needed in this country. Most Americans disapprove of negative campaign ads, but their use is increasing. It is much easier to prove someone else wrong than to prove yourself right. A ranked-choice system creates negative consequences for disparaging your opponent and incentives to be civil; voters aren't just voting once, they are now ranking candidates, so every detail of a campaign matters. And while not everyone is going to make a candidate their first choice, the candidate will want them to rank him or her second. A voter is not likely to rank a candidate anywhere on their list if the candidate is in a calling the other candidate's supporters deplorables who are racist, sexist, bigoted, homophobic, and xenophobic. Candidates will now have to play nice if they hope to stand a chance should the election go to round two.
With an electoral system that has failed us from the beginning, many Americans are turning away from the Electoral College and looking for alternatives. While this is a necessary first step we must be careful not to stumble upon the first alternative and end up with an even worse electoral system. Ranked Choice Voting is by far the most efficient and beneficial system, making it the obvious choice for the Presidential electoral system of the future.
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Essays September 4, 2018 September 4, 2018
Post Malone- Unlikely Libertarian Figure?
Post Malone is a rapper, singer, and songwriter who recently blew up in the past few years. His song "Rockstar," released in 2017, marked his first number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist. The song is considered his most successful song, but he also has numerous other songs that have been just as successful, such as "Congratulations" or "Psycho." The album which "Rockstar" featured in, "Beerbongs & Bentleys," broke several records on its way to the Billboard 200 and went platinum in just four days after the album's release which is a massive achievement in the world of music.
Despite Post Malone being on record that he supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election, the gun-loving government skeptic makes it reasonably safe to say that he is a libertarian. During his time in Canada, he sat down for an interview. The interview was light-hearted in the sense that the questions were about his favorite video games or his plans for the future. However, when asked about what the biggest lie in the world was he said, "The biggest lie in the world the U.S. government." He does not believe that the government is the same as it used to be in the sense that it is not about freedom anymore and that it has become some massive reality show. The questioning of the government in the way portrayed by Post Malone here really encapsulates the libertarian view on the role of government.
He also believes that the United States government killed president John F. Kennedy for telling the truth. He reasons that just days before Kennedy died, Kennedy had a grand speech explaining how our government focuses solely on being corrupt instead of going around trying to find the truth in all things. Post, who has a JFK tattoo on his arm, is a big fan of his and states that he was "the only President to speak out against the crazy corruption stuff that's going on in our government nowadays."
Although he says how the United States government is practically a giant screw-up, he has not once said where he exactly falls on the political spectrum. He did go on to say that he did support Bernie Sanders for president as he was "the realest one." It is interesting that a man with such a distrust of the United States government would be an advocate for Bernie, as his policies suggest a stronger and more powerful government. One could infer that the reason as to why he would support Bernie is not because of his policies but because he believed that he cared about the country and wanted the best for the people of the United States, unlike Trump and Clinton.
In another interview after the election, he stated that he would not mind performing at Donald Trump's inauguration for a fixed amount of money despite not supporting Trump and not voting in the election at all. Because he said this, he got much hate from the fans and later said that he was kidding. However, he still didn't understand why he got so much stick for saying that. He feels that at the end of the day he would just be doing the same job he has always been doing regardless of he was to perform at Trump's inauguration or any other venue or concert.
"If I do his show, does that mean I'm a supporter of him?" -Post Malone
To answer the question as to why he did not vote in the presidential election is that he feels our votes do not count and are just suggestions to the electoral college. According to Malone, the Electoral College could practically vote for whomever they want, and there is nothing that we [the people] can do about it. It is unclear to say if Post would have voted for Bernie if Bernie did win the primary, but it is safe to say that he would have supported and backed him throughout the entirety of the election process.
On the issue of guns, Post Malone is entirely pro 2nd amendment. He believes that it is an American's right to own a gun and he is indeed taking advantage of that right. He owns:
an M14 – used by the Navy SEALs
"James Bond's gun."
a .44 Desert Eagle hand cannon
an M1911 pistol
two gold-plated Glocks -used for decoration, not for shooting
a Cobalt AR-15 -modified to pass California regulations, his most prized possession
a pump-action Mossberg shotgun -"great for home defense."
an FN Five-Seven pistol with a laser sight -to disorient home invaders
a Glock 19
He has these because "They're fun, they're practical, and bad sh*t happens. If you hurt me, I'm gonna hurt you back." He has a lot of valuable items, and he wants to protect those along with his friends and family. He acknowledges that it is dreadful that people have to be fearful of going to a concert, but he maintains that there will always be sick people, and if they want to go shoot-up a concert, then they will get the weapons necessary to shoot-up that concert no matter what. He also admits that he does not have all the solutions went it comes to these horrible mass shootings, but that he just believes in what he thinks is right.
"The world is going to shit. They're taking away a lot of our rights." -Post Malone
This quote suggests that Post believes we are continuously falling deeper into a tyrannical state, which is another reason as to why he maintains the right to bear arms is just as a necessity now as it ever was. He does not believe that Trump is solely the reason as to why we are going deeper into a tyrannical state, but that there is a much bigger problem going on behind the scenes of our government. Post thinks that the worst of the United States government is yet to come and that it is going to arise after Trump.
From his extensive gun collection to his complete and intrinsic distrust of the government, Post Malone could be a man easily converted to the libertarian movement.
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The show title is enough to draw you in as you imagine the American revolutionaries slapping on the war paint and hurling spears while letting out a tribal yell. Well the British were certainly not coming and were headed for the hills! Yankee Zulu, the title of the latest exhibition of South African artist, Shaun Ellison opened last January 9th and AF came to revel in the numerous works that were done over the years. Ellison is now based in Brooklyn and therefore is a Yankee but in his heritage being South African there is a Zulu warrior ready to battle. What a unique combination and so were the art that combined the gaunt or humor inflected forms in some layers of wax and plaster. The artist really took the time to infuse texture and a symbiotic treatment to enliven the paintings, watercolors and drawings on display. Yes, you can make a Yankee out of the boy but you cannot take the Zulu away or stop it from manifesting in his art. Now what a dandy thing to combine and be here in NYC to show your art. Boo-yah!
Can We Ever Put an End of the Frauds in the Art Market?


THE Nuclear Education Trust has today published its report into the Trident Alternatives Review and the future of Barrow.
The report makes a case for the publication of the Lib Dem-led review into alternatives to "like-for-like" replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons system.
It also concluded that while Barrow is heavily dependent on BAE Systems as an employer, the economic impact of an option other than like-for-like replacement is not 'a "binary" choice between 6,000 employed or none'.
The report recommends that the government should 'take a number of steps now to support a fragile economy'. Reducing Barrow's dependence on BAE Systems (and thus the need for Trident replacement) could be achieved through a range of investment, regeneration and diversification mechanisms, the report argues.
This could include investment from the Energy Coast Initiative, creation of an Enterprise Zone for Barrow and transitional funding from European Structural Funds, as well as support towards industrial diversification.
The report also suggested an investment of £100m be made in Barrow if there is no like-for-like replacement of the Trident system.
The Nuclear Education Trust therefore commissioned its research and a survey to examine in detail the alternatives proposed by the Trident Alternatives Review (TAR) and their implications for Barrow.
Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock said: "There are some valuable recommendations to diversify Barrow's economy in this report, particular the call for the area to become eligible for energy coast support from which it is currently unfairly excluded.
"But a drive to broaden Barrow's economic base should be done on the foundation of a thriving shipyard, not as an inadequate replacement for submarine jobs.
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Among the single essential concepts in service is the sales funnel. Sales funnels can enhance your revenue online by automating your company. They offer a course of least resistance to growing and scaling your service on auto-pilot. Yet after hanging out with some of the world's finest online marketers, I can inform you with near certainty, not just how sales funnels will certainly enable you to make even more money online, but which certain funnels you should carry out.
Currently, if you're anything like me, you may be averse to certain funnels. For instance, I'm not at all an ecommerce person, yet I do understand that free-plus-shipping funnels are definitely squashing it. Actually, simply this past week, while attending the Closing Table Mastermind with Perry Belcher as well as Roland Frasier, I gained a lot more understanding into the alluring "tripwire" funnel, supposedly created by Perry Belcher.
However, Belcher really did not invent the concept. He drew that from an old Columbia House advertisement that marketed 13 CDs or tapes for the huge rate of $1.00. Remember it? But most of us recognize that this alluring offer (aka tripwire) had means a lot more to it than simply the $1.00 price tag. In the background, there was a continuity program at work. In Columbia House's' model, this was called unfavorable alternative invoicing. That indicates, you instantly get routine month-to-month shipments (together with a costs) unless you expressly state or else.
So why is this so effective as well as what does it pertain to sales funnels? In fact, what you'll see is that Columbia House's sales funnel was quite straightforward. You just selected the CDs or tapes you desired for a dollar, after that received a routine month-to-month delivery every month at a pre-defined rate. They would continually bill you for those CDs or tapes each and every single month. There were variants of this deal also where you could grab 11 CDs or tapes for one penny after that obtain the 12th totally free.
Either way you check out it, these were all tempting offers. This was too good to miss. However what Columbia House and also other business realized was that, although they would certainly lose money out of the gate, they would, typically, with time, make money turn over initially. And that is the power of the sales funnel. Before automation, this is exactly how sales funnels worked. And also, if you contacted, you would get a real-time individual successfully strolling you with the funnel.
The Columbia House instance offers deep understanding right into the psychology of a deal that's alluring. By very first identifying the lifetime worth of a client and also their retention rate, Columbia House identified that it might invest a particular amount of money obtaining customers as well as still be highly rewarding. That's essentially what's done with sales funnels today. And what truly makes those sales funnels so powerful are tripwires.
Today, it's the tripwire that produces the irresistible deal. Although Columbia House really did not fairly have significant up-sells or down-sells in their funnels, they produced an easy 2 step funnel that worked. It functioned since the tripwire was so attractive. It appealed deeply to the consumer. Nevertheless, how can you stand up to a deal like that for 12 or 13 CDs or tapes for $1 or 1 cent when they were retailing at around $10 each at the time.
Another effective instance of this was through Sports Illustrated. In fact, Sports Illustrated was successfully on the decrease at the time it presented its revolutionary tripwire. There's something about tangible items that people just connect with. Even when you're offering a digital info item on the backside, by sweetening the take care of a concrete good, you can quite essentially send your conversions via the roof.
In the example of Sports Illustrated, take yourself back to 1990 when magazine registration prices were beginning to drop off. Because duration, Sports Illustrated endured a 7% decrease in their flow in the initial half of the year. Now, no matter what they did, they were incapable to get the registration rates up. Also by offering deep discount rates on registrations, customers weren't getting it. And also, if they discounted as well considerably, it would certainly impact their capability to obtain advertisers paying costs rates without revealing that customers were paying close to the full cover rate of the magazine.
Sports Illustrated, owned by Time, Inc., wasn't the only magazine that was enduring under the firm's umbrella. Individuals publication had likewise experienced a serious decrease of 5%. Time, Inc., understood that it required to do something fast. So it began to offer a tripwire that consisted of sports mistakes on VHS. Nonetheless, the cost was outrageous and also there were just many bloopers it could use. So, they looked to the football phone as the new tripwire.
Why the football phone? First, it appealed to the target market. As well as, it was unique and interesting. Much more interesting than a monotonous magazine registration. The football-shaped phone idea was developed by Sports Illustrated's supervisor of blood circulation at the time, Michael Loeb. At that time, marketing on cable television was likewise very affordable. Plus, the phone, which was sourced from China, just set you back a couple of dollars "landed". So everything made good sense.
Loeb worked on the logistics of this offer for lots of months. However, that had not been the only offer. They likewise prepared an offer that contained a sneaker phone. If you'll think back to 1990-1991, it was both uses that were running nearly concurrently. Discuss an early-on split-test, right?
So, what were the results of all this? Over 1 million brand-new clients. That's right. And those offers only competed a minimal time. But it properly saved the business. That's the power of a tripwire deal. It's a tangible item that obtains people thrilled concerning whatever else the core deal is. Actually, some individuals will just get what you're selling only for the uniqueness of the substantial tripwire offer.
Sales funnels are just one of the solitary most powerful ideas in service today for a really specific reason. It's not simply the instance of the tripwire that's effective. It's the entire kitten cheat, in a manner of speaking. There are numerous parts and also parts to what make a sales funnel work so well that I wanted to break it down as well as give some even more instances to give a much deeper understanding to exactly how you can use them to boost your income online.
Now, if you're not making use of a sales funnel now, or if you're simply finding what a sales funnel is, after that there are a couple of ways you can quickly leverage this powerful concept in your business to develop explosive results. Most importantly, if you do not have a ClickFunnels account, go right here as well as register for the 14-day free test. As soon as you have actually configuration your account, get hold of a custom domain and start developing your funnel. If you require assistance, enjoy some of the on-boarding video clips consisted of with ClickFunnels.
No matter if you have an existing organisation or you're working to arrangement a new service, funnels are the key to expanding and also scaling regardless of where you're starting from. However, there are 5 specific methods you can make use of sales funnels to enhance your revenue now. No matter what business you're in or what you're offering, you can leverage these today, right now, to produce explosive outcomes.
At the Inner Circle mastermind today, Russell Brunson dissected the hook-story-offer technique that precedes constructing the funnel. Can you build a sales funnel prior to you have a hook as well as a story? Yes. Yet you could have problem gaining grip, specifically if you're contending in a red ocean. Red seas are entrepreneur-infested waters contending for the very same swimming pool of clients, whereas blue oceans are a location where few entrepreneurs are swimming in.
What does that inform you? Spend the time responsible and the story. Yes, the deal is likewise vital. However it's the hook and also the tale that's going to reel leads in. For instance, Brunson used the narrative of fit-to-fat-to-fat owner, Drew Manning. Manning, who was in great shape, headed out there as well as acquired a bunch of weight over a 6 month duration to better comprehend what it seems like to be fat. But then he went out there and also lost all the weight.
That right there is an incredible hook and also tale. It's distinct. And, due to that, Manning has actually experienced a speedy rise, even though his deal isn't that great. However when the hook and the tale is just so great, the offer is practically inconsequential. Properly, you can market nearly anything when the hook and also the story simply crush it. Another instance is the story of Robert Allen who would certainly constantly claim he could be dropped in any kind of city in the nation and purchase a house no money down within 60 days. And that's exactly what he did. His brand name has corrected a billion dollars in sales as a result of it.
Those are all excellent hooks and stories. Without that, your offer will battle. If you can think of a special way to create your hook and also tale, the rest will fall into place. Because there is a lot red ocean out there, this is probably one of the most important indicate make prior to you launch any type of sales funnel.
Tripwires are excellent low-barrier-of-entry products that make potential customers use their charge card. Usually, these are too-good-to-pass-up items that are used at an astonishing price. Simply think of the tripwire offered by Columbia House or Sports Illustrated, as an example. Tripwires aid make it much easier to obtain brand-new consumers, and after that to ascend them up your worth ladder.
Anything that makes customer procurement more difficult, such as a high-priced services or product out of eviction, is mosting likely to make expanding and also scaling your business more difficult. The fact is that it sets you back 5 times as much to bring in a brand-new client as it does to preserve an existing one. That's why tripwires are so powerful. They lower the barrier-of-entry right into your business. As well as anything that can reduce the obstacle of entrance is constantly suitable.
An additional wonderful way to introduce a sales funnel and quickly raise your revenue whatever company you remain in is with a lead magnet. The lead magnet requires to add genuine worth. Yet it can be in different styles such as a PDF book, list, rip off sheet and so on. After the download, you can offer a single offer. This implies a three-step funnel. You can additionally develop an up-sell if they take the single offer or even a payment-plan down-sell if they reject it.
Why do a lead magnet with tons of worth? First, you're setting on your own up as a professional. If that content is truly workable, as well as it adds a huge amount of worth to the possibility's life, after that they're going to regard you as the authority. Yet it does something much more than that. It's a matter of micro-commitments. The concept? Get a person to concur to do 3 small things for you and the 4th one is instantly a yes.
Among the most effective sales funnels you can build is based around the webinar. As a matter of fact, it was the webinar that saved Brunson's organisation from insolvency a number of times. It was a combination and also end result of expertise that lead to the best webinar manuscript, which creates the basis for the ultimate sales funnel. Several of it originated from Jason Fladlien, while other items came from in other places in Brunson's journey.
Nevertheless, all that information combined right into the format of an ideal webinar and funnel, has actually literally changed business of countless business owners that have actually taken their knowledge and also monetized it through the exponential force of webinars. Building a webinar is just one of the best courses to success with a sales funnel. Actually, the webinar funnel is rather potentially one of the most transformative funnel you could introduce for any type of company, brand-new or old.
An additional method to boost your revenue with a sales funnel is to build a high-ticket coaching funnel that goes from application to phone call to shut.
The application permits you to remove those who aren't serious. As well as, on the telephone call, you can seal the deal. Now, this type of sales funnel jobs if you've currently had outcomes with clients. If not, work for cost-free until you obtain outcomes for individuals. Then, collect testimonies as well as use those as part of the pitch for the coaching.
Possibly among the biggest and most popular sales funnels nowadays is the free-plus-shipping deal funnel. It makes a wonderful entrance point into any kind of funnel by producing an one-time deal or up-sell after the offer, comparable to a tripwire funnel. Nevertheless, the difference here is the power of the word complimentary. Yes, tripwires, which are really low-cost products or services, work well. However there is actual power in the word cost-free.
Actually, people will certainly jump up and down for a cost-free offer, also if they need to cover the delivery and also handling, instead of taking a deal that they even need to pay a small quantity of money for.


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Guimbi Ouattara, parfois orthographié Guimbé Ouattara est née vers 1836 et morte en 1919, était une dirigeante et cheffe militaire à Bobo Dioulasso, la capitale économique du Burkina Faso.

Biographie
Guimbi est la fille aînée de Diori Ouattara, roi du Guiriko, et de Makogo Ouattara. Son père meurt quand elle a trois ans. À l'âge de , Ouattara a été marié. Elle devient veuve trois fois. Deux fois selon d'autres sources. Elle est active dans la diplomatie auprès des explorateurs européens, recevant Louis-Gustave Binger, François Crozat, et Parfait-Louis Monteil .

Elle participe à un certain nombre de campagnes militaires tout au long de sa carrière, travaillant notamment avec Samori Touré. Elle a empêché Samori Touré d'attaquer son peuple en lui offrant des cadeaux et en lui faisant boire une potion magique.

Les souvenirs de Guimbi Ouattara sont encore vives à Bobo-Dioulasso à travers une maternité et une école professionnelle qui portent son nom. Son mausolée, une structure moderne, peut également être visité.

Ouattara et Samori Touré
Samori Touré a menacé de détruire le royaume de la princesse Gimbi Ouattara parce qu'elle partageait une patrie de son territoire avec son ennemi français Tiéfo. Tiéfo et son royaume s'étaient séparés de Gimbi Ouattara et de son peuple en raison de différences religieuses. Ouattara se rend à Samori Touré pour mener des négociations de paix; elle a apporté des cadeaux et a ajouté ce qui a été décrit comme "une potion magique" au lait qu'il a bu . Ils ont parlé de paix et de leur ennemi commun, le peuple Tiéfo, et Touré a convenu d'une alliance. Ensemble, ils ont abattu les Tiéfo rebelles; Ouattara était avec lui lorsque ses forces ont détruit Noumoudara. L'influence de la princesse Guimbi est remarquable à Bobo-Dioulasso.

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Naissance au Burkina Faso
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Décès au Burkina Faso
Dirigeant politique du XIXe siècle en Afrique
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Dora the Explorer's World Adventure!
An extremely well done computer learning adventure for preschoolers and kindergarteners.
Dora's newest computer adventure, Dora the Explorer's World Adventure!, takes kids around the world to France, Russia, Tanzania, and China. Released in conjunction with the November 19 launch of the Dora's World Adventure television special on Nickelodeon, the software focuses on Dora's organizing an international Friendship Day.
Part of the celebration involves distributing sparkling friendship bracelets to friends around the world. Unfortunately, Swiper, the mischievous fox, has stolen the previously-distributed friendship bracelets from France, Russia, Tanzania, and China. When Dora explains to Swiper that they are necessary for a world Friendship Day festival, he volunteers to travel with her to the four countries to show her where he stashed the bracelets.
To pull off this international festival, Dora needs the player's help. Each time Dora travels to a foreign country, the player "drives" the vehicle by using the computer mouse. For example, to travel to Tanzania, the cursor becomes a hot-air balloon, and youngsters move it around the screen in a side-scrolling game. The object is to keep Dora and Swiper from crashing into trees and storm clouds.
Upon arriving in a foreign country, Dora asks the player to select clothing items for her to wear. Dora's friend, Backpack, produces a variety of both clothing and non-clothing items, and kids must sort through them. While in Africa, Dora will wear sandals; but when she is in Russia, she will don boots.
In each country Dora visits, she meets with a local friend. In France, that friend is Amelie. Players help Amelie and Dora navigate through the streets of Paris to get to the Eiffel Tower. The player follows clues provided by the Smiling Gargoyle, which use geometric shapes and colors. For example, if the gargoyle shows a picture of a green square stone, the player will know to choose the street made of green square stones.
In each of the four foreign countries, there are two games to play. Some involve hand-eye coordination to provide youngsters with much needed practice in moving a computer mouse. Others, like the one in Paris, involve using colors and shapes in sorting, matching, and patterning activities. In Tanzania, kids even get to hunt for hidden animals in a game park.
This charming learning adventure is a perfect fit for preschoolers who are new to the computer. The mechanics of the games are extremely simple, and only require moving and clicking the computer mouse. The learning games are leveled: the easy level is for children as young as 3, medium is for 4- and 5-year-olds, and difficult for 5- and 6-year-olds. The software provides help when children are struggling, and offers positive feedback.
World Adventure! is full of multicultural learning gems. In each country, Dora teaches the player how to say hello in that country's language. The background music changes to reflect music typical of that country. With the player's help, Dora dresses in native costume. The scenery provides children with a sense of what that foreign country looks like, including showing them the Eiffel Tower, Mt. Kilimanjaro, and the Great Wall of China.
World Adventure! delivers an outstanding computer adventure that teaches young children about the world. Children cannot find a better travel companion than the sweet and curious Dora.


Cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT is an extremely common therapeutic model used to treat substance disorders, with a strong focus on treating underlying behavioral and emotional disorders. CBT works by modifying behaviors and thought patterns leading to both substance use and relapse, helping individuals to work their way through problems rather than using substances to cope with them. This makes CBT an ideal treatment for those with existing traumas or cooccurring disorders who can doubly benefit from treating underlying problems.
CBT is a therapy designed to tackle the destructive behavior patterns, as well as comorbid disorders such as anxiety and depression, often underlying substance use. First developed in the late 1980s, CBT blends techniques from both cognitive and behavioral therapy, with the idea that unlearning harmful behavior patterns contributing to substance use requires recognizing where they come from and working to replace them with new, healthier skills and coping mechanisms.
Functional Analysis – Here, the patient works with the therapist to identify the root causes underlying substance abuse. The therapist will walk the patient through emotions before and after use to work out what influences choices and why the patient chose to abuse a substance in the first place. This can be useful for recognizing and treating comorbid disorders. It also works to identify triggers and develop insight into why the patient might be motivated to use in the first place.
Skills Training – Once the therapist recognizes a problem, they can begin to tackle it with the patient by teaching a healthier coping mechanism, thought pattern, or habit. CBT is designed around the same concepts as behavioral therapy which works to retrain trauma patients to develop better coping mechanisms, making it especially useful for those who have suffered traumatic experiences and are trying (unhealthily) to cope.
Recognizing behaviors and thought patterns contributing to substance abuse gives many people the tools to move past it. CBT works to directly recognize these issues and then retrain the brain to avoid the negative behaviors caused by thought patterns and emotions.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is grounded in several types of therapy used for treating trauma, anxiety, depression, and other mental disorders which frequently overlap with addiction. The therapy model actively works to identify underlying issues and build coping mechanisms, making it especially useful for treating cooccurring disorders. By helping individuals to correct behavior and thought patterns and learn mental coping skills, CBT helps to treat both addiction and mental disorders at the same time.
CBT actively works to identify triggers and build coping mechanisms, helps individuals to explore their own behavior to understand the thoughts behind destructive behavior, and helps users to build skills to cope with those problems in the short and long term. With specific support for developing coping mechanisms for stress and triggers, as well as coping with negative thought patterns often brought on by anxiety and depression, it's uniquely suited to treating addiction alongside a cooccurring disorder. Because persons with cooccurring disorders recover most successfully when receiving treatment for both conditions at once, CBT is an ideal solution to address the needs of both disorders.
How Effective is CBT for Addiction Treatment?
CBT is administered in both short and long-term settings, but typically in spans of 30-90 days. Here, patients must actively work to learn, improve, and build their own goals. It also requires patients to unlearn thought patterns and emotional or behavioral responses and work to learn new ones. It's been shown to be successful for both short and long-term, with 60% of patients remaining clean and sober after 52 weeks with CBT (versus 21% with no therapy).
Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most common and popular evidence-based treatments for addiction. If you or a loved one is suffering from addiction, especially with a co-occurring disorder, CBT can help.


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An Otley-based community interest company is celebrating winning a national award.
A View From The Hill, which runs networking events for volunteers, was one of the victors at last week's National Council for Work Experience awards.
The Otley organisation was up against stiff competition from the likes of John Lewis and East Coast Mainline, but still came away with the Work Placement of the Year (sub 250 employees) title.
The accolade was given in recognition of A View From The Hill's work with interns from the University of Leeds.
The company's founder and director, Edward Ryder, said: "We were delighted to win the award, especially against such big names.
"We started A View From... last year, and our interns have been a fundamental part of our growth.
"With no external funding, we have now run volunteering events from Leeds to London, along with a ground-breaking conference in York in February.
"We've also got some exciting plans for this year, and look forward to working with the excellent team at the University of Leeds to develop this."
The organisation's non-executive director, and Yorkshire Society chairman, Keith Madeley MBE also travelled to London for the awards ceremony.
Mr Ryder added: "It was great to have our own 'Mr Yorkshire', Keith Madeley MBE, with us.
"Yorkshire has been firmly behind our networking initiatives across the region, so it was nice to take a bit of Yorkshire down to the event with us."
The company also received a message of congratulations, and an invite to Parliament for a coffee, from MP Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) after Mr Ryder announced the award success.
Visit aviewfromthehill.co.uk for more details about the company's work.


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Central America Nature Holidays
The wild and beautiful stretch of Central America , best known for its Mayan heritage and archaeological sites, also conceals a number of remarkable natural wonders.
Mexico is home to a number of natural wonders including Copper Canyon, Cozumel Island, the idyllic Isla Holbox and the Pena de Bernal, the third tallest monolith in the world.
In Costa Rica look out for the Arenal Volcano, Chirripo Mountain, the Light Blue River in the Tenorio Volcano National Park, cloud forest in the Monteverde Reserve, the Poas Volcano National Park and the Tortuguero Canals in Tortuguero National Park.
Elsewhere, look out for the Blue Hole National Park, Glover's Reef and Half Moon Cay Beach in Belize; the Jeanette Kawas National Park and Pico Bonito National Park on Honduras and the Bocas del Toro archipelago, Chiriqui Highlands and Darien National Park in Panama.
These are just a handful of the options available though. You can also tailor-make your natural world holiday in Central America by adding a city stay, beach holiday or wildlife holiday to your itinerary; talk to a destination specialist to see what we can do for you.
Our top itineraries for Central America Nature Holidays
Costa Rica Self-Drive
13-day tailor-made self-drive from £3,550 pp incl. flights
Travel passed farmlands, forests, lakes and volcanoes to Arenal, the cloud forests of Monteverde and the wildlife of the Palo Verde national park. Top it all off with a relaxing stay on the palm-fringed bays of Guanacaste on Costa Rica's North Pacific Coast.
Costa Rica: Sarapiqui and the Osa Peninsula
Let expert guides introduce you to two Costa Rican gems – the rainforest of Sarapiqui and towering Arenal Volcano. You'll then enjoy a full-board stay at the Lapa Rios Ecolodge, hidden among the wildlife-filled rainforests of the Osa Peninsula.
Costa Rica Classic
Costa Rica is a land of spectacular volcanoes, wildlife-filled cloud forests, fast-flowing jungle rivers and tropical jungles. Explore its natural-world highlights in Arenal and Monteverde before kicking back on the beaches of Manuel Antonio National Park or Guanacaste.
Wildlife of Costa Rica & Caribbean Coast
14-day tailor-made tour from £3,995 pp incl. flights
This tailor-made tour wonderfully showcases the spectacular variety of wildlife and landscapes of Costa Rica. You'll explore the fauna that lies among remote peninsulas, white-sand beaches and subtropical rainforest, alongside stays in luxury eco-lodges.
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Ultimate Outburst Board Game Review and Rules
November 22, 2017 November 2, 2017 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1999, Brian Hersch, Hasbro, Hersch and Company, Parker Brothers
A couple months back we took a look at the board game Outburst. While not perfect Outburst was a game that actually surprised me. Having enjoyed the original game I was interested in trying out some of the spin-off games. Today I am looking at Ultimate Outburst. Ultimate Outburst takes the basic mechanics from Outburst and adds two new mechanics in order to add some variety to the game. Ultimate Outburst plays a lot like the original game but succeeds in adding a little variety to the formula.
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How to Play Ultimate Outburst
Ultimate Outburst can be played with either the Ultimate Outburst or the normal Outburst rules. To check out the normal Outburst rules check out our review of Outburst. Here are the Ultimate Outburst rules.
The players divide into two teams. Each team takes a token and places it on the start space.
Select 6 Outburst cards (purple) and place them next to the purple side of the board.
Select 6 ReverseBurst cards (blue) and place them next to the blue side of the board.
Select an additional 8 Outburst cards (purple) and place them inside the challenge envelope.
One player from each team rolls the 10 sided die. Whichever team rolls higher gets to go first.
Round One – Outburst
The first round of Ultimate Outburst is played the same way as normal Outburst. The current team chooses one of the purple cards next to the board. One player from the other team places the card into the holder with the side that was face down on the table being the visible side in the holder. The player from the other team will be the scorekeeper for the round.
The scorekeeper reads the answers on the card to familiarize themself with them. The scorekeeper then reads the category to the other team and then turns over the timer. The current team then yells out as many answers as they can that match the current category. When the team comes up with one of the answers from the card, the scorekeeper says "yes" and slides the button to indicate that the answer was given.
The team keeps yelling out answers until the timer runs out. The scorekeeper reads off all of the answers that the other team didn't give to make sure that they didn't miss marking off any of the answers that the team came up with. The team then moves their playing piece forward spaces equal to how many answers they got right.
For this round the team had to guess basic ice cream flavors. They were able to get six of the answers so they will move their piece forward six spaces.
The other team then takes their turn. Both teams switch off taking turns until all six cards have been played. The game then moves onto round two.
Round Two – ReverseBurst
Just like in the first round the current team will choose a blue card and it is put in the holder with the side facing the table being visible in the holder. One player from the other team will be the scorekeeper. In this round the team is trying to guess the category (word at the top of the card) that connects all of the words together. The scorekeeper turns over the timer and reads the first clue on the card.
Players from the team can make as many guesses as they want. When the players want another clue they ask the scorekeeper for the next clue. The scorekeeper then reads off the next clue on the card. Player can also ask the reader to repeat all revealed answers at any time.
The round ends when either the timer runs out or the team successfully guesses the card's category. If the timer runs out the team scores zero points for the round. If the team successfully guesses the card's category the team gets to move their piece forward ten spaces minus how many clues they asked for.
This team took six clues in order to guess the card's category. The team will get to move their piece forward four spaces.
The round continues until all six ReverseBurst cards have been played
Round Three – Challenge
In round three the players will use the cards from the envelope. The team that is behind will reveal the category for the first card in the envelope. The team will then choose how many of the ten answers they think they can get. The other team can then either raise the bid or pass the card to the other team. This bidding process continues back and forth until one team passes.
The team that bid higher will then get to play the card. The round is played the same as round one where players try to guess as many of the words on the card as they can.
When the timer runs out spaces will be awarded to whichever team won the bid. If the team was able to get as many or more answers than they bid, they get to move their piece forward as many spaces as answers they were able to get. If the team was unable to get as many answers as they bid, the other team gets to move their piece forward as many spaces as were bid.
In this round the team got six of the answers. If the team had bid six or lower, the team will move their piece forward six spaces. If they bid more, the other team will move their piece forward the number of spaces bid.
This round continues with the next card being bid on with the team that is behind making the first bid. This continues until one of the teams reaches the finish space. If all of the cards from the envelope are used and neither team has reached the finish space, additional Outburst cards are drawn from the box.
Whichever team reaches the finish space first wins the game.
The blue team has reached the finish space so they have won the game.
My Thoughts on Ultimate Outburst
To start off I want to say that Ultimate Outburst shares a lot in common with the original Outburst. The two games share so much in common that you can actually play Ultimate Outburst using the rules from the original Outburst. As I have already reviewed Outburst I don't really see much of a point repeating the same things in this review. If you want my thoughts on the original game and the first round of Ultimate Outburst check out my review of the original Outburst. As a quick recap, I enjoyed Outburst as it is a quick to learn and play party game but it is not perfect.
I would say the most unique element of Ultimate Outburst is the second round of the game ReverseBurst. The name of the round does a great job explaining itself as it is basically the reverse of the original Outburst. Instead of getting a category and then trying to guess words from that category, you do the opposite. Players are given clues that relate to the overall category and players have to figure out the category before time runs out.
While not quite as good as the main gameplay I think ReverseBurst is a good change of pace. ReverseBurst actually has quite a bit more strategy to it than the normal game in my opinion. In the first round you basically have to just try and shout out as many answers as possible hoping that you come up with the items listed on the card. While you are also yelling out answers in ReverseBurst, there is actually some strategy in how you ask for clues. You obviously want to use as few clues as possible to maximize your points for the round. Teams can't run out of time though and score no points. You can't waste too much time on any given clue but you also don't want to go through the clues too quickly that you end up losing points.
While still different than the first round, the third round shares a lot more in common with the first round than the second round. The unique mechanic that the third round brings is players having to bid to play each card. The two teams take turns bidding on how many of the ten answers they think they will be able to get. Whichever team bids higher then has a chance to try and match or beat their bid. Outside of the bidding mechanic though the third round plays exactly like the first round.
Just like the second round I think the third round is a nice change of pace. The bidding mechanic is interesting as players are trying to figure out how many answers they think both teams will be able to get. A team wants a low bid if they are controlling the round and they want to high bid if the other team controls the round. This could lead to some bluffing if one team is much more comfortable with the category than the other team. The third round is interesting as it can either lead to a blowout victory or it can lead to a team catching up. If a team bids too conservatively or aggressively they open the other team up to scoring a lot of points.
While I liked the third round I will say that it does seem to run a little too long. If the players score a lot of points in the first two rounds the last round won't be too long. I can see a lot of games ending with an extended third round though as teams try to get enough points to reach the finish line. In one game we had to play around ten cards in the third round before either team reached the finish. At that point the round was kind of dragging.
As far as complaints I would say Ultimate Outlast basically shares the same problems as the original game. One of the biggest complaints I had with the original game was that a lot of the cards were kind of outdated. With Ultimate Outburst being released in 1999 I was hoping this was going to be a little better as the cards were more recent. To a degree the cards are better than the older versions of Outburst as less of the cards are outdated. At the same time though you will still find cards that are outdated. That is somewhat expected from a game that is 18 years old. When you encounter one of these cards you are probably better off just skipping it and using a different card. I just wish the Outburst series could have done a better job coming up with more categories that weren't so time sensitive.
Should You Buy Ultimate Outburst?
If I had to compare Outburst and Ultimate Outburst I would say that I liked both games about the same. The first round which is basically the original game is probably the best round in the game. The second and third rounds do a good job adding some variety to the game. They don't drastically change the gameplay but change it enough that it doesn't feel like you are doing the same things over and over again. The two games are so similar though that they both have the same problem with outdated cards. Basically Ultimate Outburst might be slightly better than the original Outburst due to the variety.
If you didn't really care for the original Outburst or don't really like party games, I don't think Ultimate Outburst is going to be for you. If you already have a version of Outburst and don't really care that much for the two new mechanics, I don't know if it would be worth picking up Ultimate Outburst. If you enjoy Outburst though and want a twist to the formula I would recommend picking up Ultimate Outburst.
If you would like to purchase Ultimate Outburst you can find it online: Amazon
, eBay
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Ultimate Outburst
Reviewer: Eric Mortensen
( 3.5 out of 5 0 )
Year: 1999Genres: Family, PartyPublisher: Hasbro, Hersch and Company, Parker BrothersDesigner: Brian HerschAge: 13+Number of Players: 2+Length of Game: 60 minutesContents: 300 cards, gameboard, envelop, card holder, 2 pawns, timer, instructionsDifficulty: LightStrategy: LightLuck: ModeratePros:
Add some variety to the original Outburst.
A fun and accessible party game.
Is not drastically different than the original Outburst.
Some of the cards are kind of outdated.
Amazon: Buy Ultimate Outburst on Amazon
Where To Purchase: eBay


Ed Brocksmith, co-founder of the advocacy group Save the Illinois River, says clearer water doesn't mean the poultry industry should be off the hook.
Former State Attorney General Drew Edmondson filed a lawsuit against the Arkansas poultry industry in 2005.
His claim: Chicken waste was polluting the Illinois River with phosphorous. Arguments ended in 2009. Since then: nothing. The judge still hasn't ruled.
The lawsuit was one of the many ways the state has tried to address this issue.
The new study Brocksmith is talking about is a partnership between Oklahoma and Arkansas to determine whether phosphorous pollution goals established in 2002 are viable. But Ed Fite, administrator of the state Scenic Rivers Commission, traces the history of the pollution much further back — and beyond chicken farms.
Today the basin is home to about 600,000 people, and Fite says that rapid growth is hard on the river.
Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission Administrator Ed Fite outside the OSRC office near Tahlequah, Okla.
Oklahoma has been pushing to limit phosphorous pollution ever since, including an attempt that led to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 1992 over discharges from Fayetteville's water treatment plant.
But the state's chronic courtroom disappointments haven't kept progress from being made.
Brocksmith stands at the bank of the Illinois River near Tahlequah, and describes the algae blooms when they were at their worst.
Oklahoma might not have won its Supreme Court fight with Fayetteville, but that city, and growing communities across the watershed improved their water systems and started treating for phosphorous.
Fite says poultry companies are feeling the pressure, too, thanks to the 2005 suit.
"The poultry industry — since that lawsuit — has been moving out about 80 percent of the poultry waste plus out of the basin," Fite says.
He's not sure if there will ever be a ruling on the 2005 lawsuit, especially if Arkansas and Oklahoma can finally work out a phosphorous pollution limit on their own, and given the improvements that have already been made.
Until then, Fite hopes the poultry companies' apparent good faith efforts continue.


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Teaneck woman hit by train while rushing to catch it files lawsuit
Babette Guerrero suffered 26 fractures when she was struck by a train in December, while trying to catch a ride from River Edge to New York City.
Teaneck woman hit by train while rushing to catch it files lawsuit Babette Guerrero suffered 26 fractures when she was struck by a train in December, while trying to catch a ride from River Edge to New York City. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2oe7y4K
Tom Nobile, North Jersey Record Published 5:28 a.m. ET Aug. 28, 2018 | Updated 7:52 a.m. ET Aug. 28, 2018
New Bridge Landing Train Station(Photo: Ashley Kindergan/Staff, )
A Teaneck woman who survived being struck by an NJ Transit train in River Edge is suing for negligence and reckless conduct, claiming the state transportation agency failed to activate the gates and warning systems in time.
Babette Guerrero's attorney said she had rushed across the platform at the New Bridge Landing station in December to catch a morning train into New York City when she was hit by a train traveling 40 mph.
Philip Wiskow, Guerrero's attorney, said NJ Transit is culpable even though Guerrero had slipped under the falling gate. The conductor, he said, should have triggered the alert signals while father away from the platform. Rather, the train pulled up to the station seconds after the gate fell, Wiskow said.
"You don't just put the gate down as the train is 50 feet away," he said. "These whistles and bells should have been on for at least 30 seconds, if not longer."
The lawsuit, filed last Tuesday in Superior Court, charges the conductor and NJ Transit at large with "failing to reasonably operate one or more of its gates and warning system."
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An NJ Transit spokesperson declined to comment.
Guerrero, 57, worked as an executive in New York, Wiskow said. The accident left her with 26 fractures and hospitalized her for weeks, followed by months of rehab and multiple follow-up surgeries.
The injuries are "severe and painful" and have resulted in lost time from her job and exorbitant medical expenses, the suit states.
Before Guerrero's accident, the River Edge station had no reported accidents in the previous five years, according to federal data.
The last known fatality occurred in 2012, when a woman was struck about 500 feet from the station as the train crossed Main Street.
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Happy Monday all! Today I'm sharing my thoughts on The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. My mum gave me this book as a gift as she read it and knew that I would love it, she was completely right.
The book follows the story of a man who, when stranded in the desert after his plane crashes, meets a mysterious "little prince" who comes from a little planet which is barely bigger than he is. The Little Prince tells the narrator stories of his adventures and how he came to be on this planet.
The story is so beautiful and interesting, what I love about it is how on first glance it sounds like a story for children and children can definitely enjoy it. But this book is definitely for adults because the lessons the book preaches are things that adults sometimes forget but should always remember. The story reminds the reader of what is important in life in such simplistic but beautiful ways. The Little Prince is a book which every adult should read and adults who have children should read it to their kids. The Little Prince is one of those books that should be (and probably is) on those lists of books that you should read before you die.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery's writing is a pleasure to read and the book (which was first published in 1943, a year before the author was tragically killed in action) contains the author's original illustrations which makes you really connect to the author and narrator.
I absolutely fell in love with this book and it really has left it's mark on me, it is just so beautiful and moving. The book is only 109 pages long and so it's a very quick and easy read so for those who aren't that big on reading this is ideal. I know this was a short review but I didn't want to give too much away.
Coincidentally the day after I finished the book Netflix released the trailer for the film adaptation. As much as I want to watch film I urge people to read the book first.
I hope you enjoyed reading my review. Have you read The Little Prince? Have you read any books you would recommend recently?
It is so lovely and moving. If you ever do get more time to read I definitely recommend it! Thanks for popping in lovely!
Thank you! Thanks for dropping by!
Seems like something that is easy to read. The story does sound lovely! I still read my Narnia books.
It is such a lovely story! I love the Narnia books too. Thanks for commenting!
This one of my hubby's fav books! I haven't read it yet but I will soon!
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Thanks for dropping by!
It's just so beautiful isn't it? Thank you for dropping in lovely!
Oo I'll have to give Everything Everything a try! Thanks for dropping in!
I think you will definitely love this book! Aw thank you gorgeous lady I'm pleased you liked it!
I love this book so much! I enjoyed it as a child, but so much more as an adult. Like you said, it's very much an adult book although it may seem childish on the surface.
It's just so lovely isn't it? Thanks for dropping in!


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Q: Add another regular expression to an existing expression I'm not familair with regular expressions. I'm trying to understand it, but it's difficult.
I've got a regular expression which will wrap any URL in an anchor tag. However, it's also wrapping URLs which are already in an anchor tag. I would like to prevent that, so I found a regular expression which does this for me.
?![^<]*

However, I have no idea how I would add this to my existing regular expression. This is my current regular expression:
preg_replace('!(((ht)tp(s)?://)[-a-zA-Zа-яА-Я()0-9@:%_+.~#?&;//=]+)!i', '$1', $text); ?>

So, how can I skip an URL that is already wrapped in an anchor tag?

A: I'm gonna join the choir and say: Don't use regex for this - use a html parser.
This said - the regex you found isn't really a regex in itself. It's part of a negative look-ahead that kind of checks you aren't in an anchor. (It should really be (?![^<]*).) It checks that following text up to the next < (or the end) isn't followed by </>.
Appending this to the en of your original RE will sometimes do the trick. I won't spend time thinking of situations it'll fail - but it probably will.
Along with some simplifications your regex should look like this:
(https?:\/\/[-\wа-яА-Я()@:%+.~#?&;\/=]+)(?![^<]*<\/a>)

This probably will work for you mostly, but probably will fail at times as well.
Regards

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You have to trust in something- your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.
So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art or love or work or family or life.
Your quotes are very positive and inspiring. Keep it up!
Great quotes! I especially like the one about liberating your inner awesome.
I am so excited to have come across your blog! These quotes are wonderful and resonate so deeply with me. I'm looking forward to following you and exploring some of your older posts.
I'm so glad you like them! I'm kind of obsessed with quotes. If you like these, there's tons more on my Tumblr (www.alwayssparkle.tumblr.com). Hope you'll keep on reading!
Wonderful quotes! My absolute favorite was the Neil Gaiman quote! I'm going to read some books of his now. 🙂 I realized his name was familiar to me from his "Coraline" book/movie!
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Fantastic collection of quotes! Thanks for sharing!
Every quote that's up there reflects passion. Keep it up. 🙂 Can I ask you what are your passions in life? And does that match your profession too?
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Love how you have an entire page dedicated to great quotes!
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Roy is enjoying his prolific form against Australia.
Jason Roy has become a habitual record-breaker for England but insists he is merely taking "stepping stones" to the moments that count – in next year's World Cup.
Roy admits the "heartbreak" of being dropped from last year's Champions Trophy semi-final, and then having to watch England be knocked out by Pakistan, remains a driving force to put things right in 50-over cricket's biggest global tournament.
Along the way, he is compiling a remarkable string of brilliant performances at the top of the order. The 27-year-old has recovered from some patchy form which followed his national-record highest one-day international score of 180 in Melbourne at the start of the year.
Roy's latest century at Chester-le-Street, his second in three innings against Australia either side of making 82 in England's new world-best 481 for six at Trent Bridge, helped the hosts ease past a ground-record target of 310 for eight and move to the verge of a first 5-0 ODI whitewash of their Ashes rivals.
For good measure, he and Jonny Bairstow took their century opening partnerships to five – more than any other England pair in the short format.
Roy hopes more than anything, though, that all those heroics prove appropriate milestones to a maiden World Cup title for England.
"The records are fantastic obviously, and it's a nice reward for the hard work we have put in," he said.
"(But) our main aim is to make sure these are just stepping stones to the bigger picture – the World Cup.
Roy's England career has so far brought him 89 white-ball caps, and six ODI hundreds, but it has been far from seamless.
He completed a sequence of nine innings without a half-century when he was bowled for a second-ball duck last week by Billy Stanlake on his home ground at The Oval in the first match of a series which will conclude at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Self-doubt never kicked in, though.
"It was interesting hearing that I was struggling," said Roy.
"I got a couple of 40s, and obviously those aren't good enough as an opener.
He is disinclined these days to look even further back too often, to the misery of being left out of England's team in Cardiff a year ago.
Nonetheless, the chastening experience – individually and collectively – continues to focus England's minds on converting their world number one status into global silverware.
"As a kid I did look up to the Champions Trophy and wanted to play well," he added.
"But I got dropped – and that was heartbreaking for me – so going away and putting in the hard work, I know I'm going to get my rewards.
The holy grail apart, Roy is content that England's current table-topping status is a case of just deserts.
"It's not a surprise – we are working extremely hard," he said.
"We have put in a lot of hard work and deserve the results we are getting.
"We are all very good friends – it's just a case of wanting the best out of your mate.


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U.S. Judge Puts on Hold House Lawsuit Seeking Trump Tax Returns
Reuters January 15, 2020, 7:30 am 17 Votes 3 Comments
A federal judge put on hold a bid by a U.S. House of Representatives committee to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns, saying on Tuesday that he would wait for a much-anticipated appeals court decision relating to congressional subpoenas before issuing a ruling.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden in Washington issued a stay in a case the House Ways and Means Committee brought in July that sought to force the Treasury Department to hand over years of Trump's individual and business federal tax returns.
In a brief written order that followed a phone call with lawyers, McFadden said he was awaiting a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on whether former White House lawyer Don McGahn must testify to Congress as part of the impeachment effort against Trump. Judges in that case are considering whether the courts should resolve disputes between Congress and the White House over documents and witnesses. A ruling could come by the end of the month.
The Ways and Means Committee's lawsuit is just one of a handful of legal efforts to get access to Trump's tax returns. Before Trump, modern U.S. presidential candidates had voluntarily disclosed their income tax returns.
The U.S. Supreme Court this year will consider a separate case, brought by New York prosecutors as part of a criminal investigation, seeking to force Trump's longtime accounting firm to hand over eight years of his tax returns.
The Ways and Means Committee filed the lawsuit after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defied a congressional subpoena seeking the returns, despite a federal law that says the department "shall furnish" such records upon request.
The Justice Department said in an advisory legal opinion in June that the committee lacked a "legitimate legislative purpose" in seeking Trump's tax returns, and that Mnuchin therefore did not violate the law by refusing to provide them.
(Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Andy Sullivan and Leslie Adler)
donald trumptax returns
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all i can say is if he has to show his then every politician must show theirs. only problem is the career politicians already have their taxes done since being in politics with all illegal funds hidden by their career corrupt tax accounts , so perhaps the tax accounts representing the career politicians should be audited as well
Trump's tax returns are no one's business but his and the IRS'. Nosy D'RATS.
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Q: HTML5 Video Stuck in One Position at Edge of Screen I'm running into this issue on webkit, specifically web view on iOS. I tested this on desktop Chrome and did not experience this issue.
Portrait and
Landscape
Essentially the video is stuck in one spot no matter where I scroll. I can't see the full video or scroll in the area of the video to see the rest of the video feed.
I believe this is a  problem with Webkit and my poor CSS skills. I'm using latest Cordova, WKWebView, P5.js, and a Cordova iOS RTC plugin to stream the video into P5. Would appreciate any help on this!
      p.createCanvas(640, 480);
      video = p.createCapture(p.VIDEO);
      console.log("video", video);
      video.size(640, 480);
      video.attribute("autoplay", "autoplay");
      video.attribute("playsinline", "playsinline");
      video.attribute("muted", "muted");
      p.image(video, 0, 0, 640, 480);

A: I think your problem is caused because of p.createCanvas(640, 480).
When you create a video element with p5, it doesn't seem to use the canvas element but the HTML video instead. So the canvas element you created just occcupies space and the video element is pushed down in natural order.
So, try this instead and let me know if this fixes your issue:
p.createCanvas(0, 0)