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The "Pride Shake" at Shake Shack
When I was a kid in the 1970s, the worst thing you could say about someone is that they were a faggot. (Although apparently it's still a bad thing to say because the word is banned.)
But today, at kid-friendly corporate venues like Shake Shack, we see the gay agenda being promoted in the form of a sugary drink especially appealing to children. I suppose that kids today want to be gay because it's so much cooler than being straight. Straight is boring, and there's no pride in being straight.
June 18, 2019 at EDT pm
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In just five decades, buggery went from the sin that dare not speak its name to the sin that won't shut up, under any circumstances.
If you really want to experience someone going emotionally ballistic on you, ask a rainbow person what it is they have "pride" about. They'll say something about everything they've "overcome." When you point out that they've experienced nothing but social approval, ass-kissing and institutional favoritism, the sparks really fly. To me, nothing's more fun than saying to a 40-plus queer, "name one person you know who was ever arrested for licking another man's ass."
Always makes me think of this.
Half Canadian
Could. Not. Do. Today.
gothamette
On homosexuality:
"I always check out the guys in the locker room and take note of the small guys just in case they make it mandatory".
Curle
This is just retarded. It's like saying fat chicks have it easy because they're celebrated in television commercials. Everyone knows the angle.
Gays have to deal with bigoted family members in private as well as disrespect and discrimination in public. Who has gone to jail for saying Blacks have lower average IQs? Being gay today is than twenty years ago, but they still have to deal with unnecessary bullshit.
Vince,
Gays have to deal with other gays. That's the worst part of being gay. They have a very small dating pool, and they're not too crazy about effeminacy. (I'm talking about the men). As for bigoted family members, give it a rest. Most family members accept other family members' oddities. The real world isn't a tear-jerking New York Times article.
They just don't I think being gay is normal.
Gays can rack up huge partner counts because men, regardless of orientation, tend to be sluts. As for family members accepting "oddities," you've just reverted to your normal levels of cluelessness. Family members are often embarrassed to have gay children and siblings. Things have been changing, but it's still not easy, especially in religious households and communities where homosexuality is treated as an abomination. And that's not a New York Times article. It's real-life. I had a childhood friend who had girlfriends, and later came out as gay after high school even though everyone in his social circle was relatively progressive and accepting.
"Gays have to deal with bigoted family members in private as well as disrespect and discrimination in public."
Heterosexuals have to deal with bigoted gays shoving it in everyone's faces in both public and private. If you want to suck a dick in your own home that's your business. But you don't need to make it ours by riding a float down main street wearing a thong and simulating fellatio. Those people are not victims. Any problems people like that have were caused by themselves.
Here's how non-victim homos are. Back when it was illegal, it was so rare for anyone to be arrested that radicals had to engineer an arrest. So they staged a crime in which a "robber" being chased by a police officer ran into a house where two men were going at it in hopes that the officer would arrest them. You know why? Because no one was ever arrested for what they did in their own homes. It was only for doing it in public venues like public restrooms, parks, clubs, etc.
The Matthew Shepherd hate crime law was even more of a fraud. If you'll remember, Shepherd was a homo from rural Wyoming who was tied to a fence post and tortured to death. That's terrible. But do you know why it's a fraud? Because the guy who did it was not a "homophobe" but his gay lover who killed him in an argument over drugs. If people were doing terrible things to homos then they wouldn't have had to fabricate an incident.
Homos have concocted these false narratives of persecution just like leftists do with everything else. And people believe them because that's what they see in msm, movies, etc. But that's certainly not what happens in the real world. It's not my fault that you can't tell the difference between fiction and reality.
I can not take anyone seriously who uses the word slut to refer to men. That is a gender specific word. The correct term for promiscuous men is cads or rakes. If you want a gender neutral term then use the word promiscuous. (*Although perhaps it is an apt word for gay men who tend to embrace femininity.)
June 19, 2019 at EDT am
"Homos have concocted these false narratives of persecution just like leftists do with everything else."
I should correct myself and say "LEFTISTS have concocted these false narratives of persecution." Because, left to themselves, most people wouldn't. Why do you leftists have to turn everything into some "oppression narrative"?
Is it possible for people like Vince to argue without being abusive?
Is it possible for Lena Dunham to go into a bakeshop and not comeout five pounds heavier?
I think of myself as pretty clued in. Actually, wise about the human condition. And IDGAF what a dope like you thinks. I am writing this for the benefit of people who might learn from my pearls of wisdom, not to convince you, because I think u r one DUMB FUCK.
"Gays can rack up huge partner counts because men, regardless of orientation, tend to be sluts."
That had nothing to do with what I was talking about, but what happens is this: because the dating pool is small (2% of the male population) they end up meeting the same guy after this round is over. They don't have an infinite amount of anuses to ram or get rammed by. I know this; sadder but wiser eldergays have told me this.
Most gays hate other gays because of effeminacy. They are searching for the Ideal Man, who more often than not ain't into them. "He opened his mouth and a purse fell out."
I never said gays don't have problems with family acceptance but newsflash, this isn't their real problem. Their real problem is that they are an aberrant minority. They can't by def have kids, so their method is to change the operating system of their society. They can't do that either because homosexuality is maladaptive, so they resort to manipulation and economic coercion. Right now we are beginning a final stage of Big Capital coercion against the normal.
You had a friend… so did I. Working class Mexican who came to NYC to work in a glam industry. Totally out to family. I'm sure they wish he was straight but otherwise, they were accepting.
Yang's War Against Normal People is more true than he wrote about.
"Men are sluts"
You know, I want to say something about this.
I don't believe it's true.
I think men are showoffs and bullshit artists. They love to brag about their conquests but how much of this is real?
If our toxic Hollywoodized commodified society didn't shove 24/7 all you can get fucking onto men, how many of them would spend so much energy on it?
I think men are more picky than the "men are promiscuous" (prefer this phrase) gang would like to admit. They like a type of woman, find her, settle down, and moan about the ball and chain but secretly are quite relieved to be done with all that bullshit.
Men become fixated on that woman (or type of woman) and become very jealous & territorial if anyone horns in on their territory. Men can go nuts with jealousy. They murder a cherished object if she strays. "If I can't have her, no one can…."
Gay men strike me as being more like adolescent females: they are TRULY fickle and flighty.
Gay male promiscuity is real. Straight male promiscuity is more apparent than real.
@destructure
https://spectator.us/this-gay-pride-lets-celebrate-shame/
men are less 'sluts' as they are willing to have sex a lot more than women, that doesn't mean they get to because most men are heterosexual and thus want to have sex with women, and most women won't have sex willy nilly with most men. gays indeed have a lot of sexual partners relative to heterosexual men because they're guys dating other guys, which means they don't have to deal with the relatively lower sex-drive of women in the way of them getting sex.
from what i've been told form gay dudes getting casual sex as a gay man is ridiculously easy but finding a real long term relationship is extremely hard. it makes sense; you have a tiny dating pool, a lot of gay guys are closeted, you don't often immediately know who's gay, a lot of gay guys don't want long term monogamy, etc.
james n.s.w
[I can not take anyone seriously who uses the word slut to refer to men.]
This kind of semantic gate keeping is generally unproductive. I recently tried reasoning with a vegan who said no one could call himself vegan unless vegan for ethical reasons. So a person eating a vegan diet for taste or health reasons cannot say he is vegan. Very annoying.
I have occasionally used the term slut to refer to men. Some men are so promiscuous that a better term is needed and slut fits the bill.
toomanymice
If heterosexual, you can call them a Lothario. And if gay, you can just call them gay.
destructure wrote:
Heterosexuals have to deal with bigoted gays shoving it in everyone's faces in both public and private.
This has been addressed millions of times, and it's one of the reasons homophobic bigots have lost the public debate. Gays are criticized for displays of affection that are innocuous in heterosexual couples. I'm not going to draw stares or elbow nudges for holding hands with my girlfriend. If you don't want to see more explicit behavior at a gay pride parade, the solution is simple: Don't watch gay pride parades. That's just a long-standing form of trolling to infuriate aging bigots, and I'm happy to see that it still works beautifully.
As for victimization — it's equal opportunity. Your posts here are drenched in the victimization of an allegedly oppressive gay autocracy.
gothamette on the high partner counts of gay men:
So you're going to double-down on your substantial ignorance? Fine. What was Roissy's preferred phrase? Options = Instability. The problem with being an aging Queen is you rapidly lose sexual value. Again, this is not primarily a function of being gay, but being a man. Males, regardless of orientation, tend to desire young, naked bodies. Gay men are a fraction of the general population, but made up nearly half of subscribers to Playgirl. It's a Peter Pan lifestyle.
Rich, famous, good-looking, heterosexual men can more comfortably refuse to grow up because there will always be a steady supply of young, desirable women willing to love them, fuck them, and get cheated on.
Their real problem is that they are an aberrant minority. They can't by def have kids, so their method is to change the operating system of their society. They can't do that either because homosexuality is maladaptive, so they resort to manipulation and economic coercion.
I'm afraid too far gone from the rational world. You're like an obese Black woman who thinks people are out to get you because you're too hot. No, gays do not generally give a shit that heterosexuals can have babies. If anything I'm jealous that gays do not face as much pressure to breed.
Right now we are beginning a final stage of Big Capital coercion against the normal.
"This has been addressed millions of times, and it's one of the reasons homophobic bigots have lost the public debate."
Cute propaganda trick labeling anyone who doesn't agree with your idiocy as a "homophobic bigot".
"Gays are criticized for displays of affection that are innocuous in heterosexual couples. I'm not going to draw stares or elbow nudges for holding hands with my girlfriend."
Yeah, yeah. Double standard blah blah blah. I don't want to see anyone making out in public. And I think a lot of other people don't either. I would personally feel uncomfortable making out in public. So you're trying to play something off as a double standard when I don't even do it myself.
"If you don't want to see more explicit behavior at a gay pride parade, the solution is simple: Don't watch gay pride parades. That's just a long-standing form of trolling to infuriate aging bigots, and I'm happy to see that it still works beautifully."
You can't engage in lewd public behavior and then blame others for it. That doesn't fly. Especially when you admit the whole purpose is to provoke and antagonize others. Why do you feel the need to antagonize the general public anyway? You're just getting off on being an ahole.
Naah. It isn't the "gay autocracy" any more than it's the black, feminist, vegan or any other autocracy. Psychopaths realized they can push false narratives to radicalize various groups and causes. Then they leverage them for their own political power. They don't care about the consequences for others and neither do you. As long as you get to feel smug and self-righteous. That's what being a leftist is all about. Getting a dopamine hit by pretending to care. If you really cared then you wouldn't be promoting unhealthy behavior under the guise of "tolerance".
Proof that opponents of gay marriage were correct. It's called precedent and it leads to more demands, shifts, changes, and goals until there is massive pushback. Since 2012 this agenda has been accelerated it appears the American elite agreed around that time to normalize it at one of their conferences like Bilderberg.
redarmyvodka
It is incredible that once homosexuality was legalized, our kids' breakfast cereal was eventually going to be gay. Spoken some decades ago, it sounds like the ravings of an absolute lunatic. By which I mean a literal, institutionalized paranoid schizophrenic.
So while it may seem incompatible with a free society for sodomy to be criminalized, there's apparently no alternative besides gay breakfast cereal (and whatever insanity is coming next).
Sadly, the take-away for us seems to be to resist all of their demands on everything, always. Give an inch, they'll take 10,000 miles.
Wency
In Russia it is not illegal to be gay but LGBT propaganda is illegal. Although I don't know who that could work in the US with your 1st amendment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Russia#National_laws
Yes, every time conservatives use the slippery slope argument to resist some proposed liberal change to society, the liberals denounce the slippery slope argument as a fallacy and say the conservatives are just crazy. Then the liberal change is implemented, the result the conservatives were worried about happens… but by then, it's become the new accepted "normal" (with conservatives filling their role of conserving yesterday's liberalism) and the liberals have moved on to the next outrage, still claiming the slippery slope is a fallacy.
The US is providing an example for all future civilizations on why past social norms, once thought arbitrary, were actually required. Same thing with women in the political process.
Panther of the Blogocube
@Chris:
That's fair (though my understanding is in parts of Russia, especially Chechnya, homosexuality is de facto illegal). I also think that LGBT propaganda could be banned here despite the 1st Amendment, for the same reason you can ban content containing bad language. No judge today would interpret Pride advertisements as obscene, but that's because of our cultural degeneracy, not the Constitution.
But to Panther's astute point, no one would even think to have an anti-LGBT propaganda law if not for observing our society. In the past, they just banned sodomy itself.
We'll see how long Russia's law holds, but I wish them the best.
This sounds like hyperbole but it's absolutely true.
I have an acquaintance a little younger than me, I think he's just now turning 30, so solidly Millennial. Leftist, but otherwise seems pretty normal, not a raging SJW or anything, and he's married to a woman, pretty gal but also leftist. A year or two ago he decided to start saying he's "somewhat genderqueer". I think "genderqueer" means that he doesn't identify as strictly male or female, but that adjective "somewhat" seems to imply that he regards himself as something like 50% male, 0% female. In any case, he acts and dresses like a man, his hobbies are stereotypically male, and I don't think he has sex with anyone but his wife.
So, it's as clear a sign as I've seen that there is now a class of otherwise sexually normal people seeking to fit under the rainbow flag for status points.
One wonders what the L, G, B, and T components of the LGBTQ rainbow coalition think of Qs like your self-professed "genderqueer" acquaintance. He seems like a more or less straight man who has glommed onto a sociopolitical movement for SJW victim status points.
Right now, the signs are that the rainbow is in the process of expanding, and I haven't heard about anyone getting in the way of it. See Budweiser's latest gay ads, for example. I haven't heard anything about LGBT people who are against this expansion. This is unlike feminists, some of whom oppose expanding the definition of "woman" to include Bruce Jenner — I think they call them TERFs.
I can't imagine what it's like to be a traditionalist who has kids, with this stuff so out in the open. I mean, we know that unfortunately children are more influenced by their peers than their parents. But you used to be able to control what your kids saw and heard at least to some degree. Today, you take your young kids in to Shake Shack for lunch and that poster is right there, staring them in the face.
Shake Shack is such SWPL crap; expensive and not very good. Even their shakes!
fakeemail
This is true.
I always wonder about people claiming "this place has great burgers!" when the burger is just a thin gray/black patty or two. If you don't see any red or even pink in your "red meat", then it's dog food.
Your are far less likely to get e coli from eating a well-done burger.
On Saturday, I had a delicious thick pink-red burger, but I worried about e coli.
You can choose not to worry about that. E. coli food poisoning affects 0.01% of Americans annually. Granted, a lot of them are incinerating their burgers, but it's still a smallish risk, especially if you're going for medium and not rare/medium-rare.
Alternatively, you can sous vide your burger (killing vastly more pathogens relative to its doneness than grilling it), then sear it for a few seconds on the grill or a frying pan.
There is a place for a thin, well-done burger. Maillard reaction is one thing that makes hamburgers taste good, and a smashed burger has that in spades. Put two of those with sharp cheddar in between, slather on grilled mushrooms, tomatoes, and mayo, and that's an awesome burger.
I like my patties well done, which is prole. But how prole is it, when you cook organic patties made from grass fed beef?
Ok, what, who's this again?
I advise a regular (2 oz daily) consumption of kefir so you can have your rare meat and eat it too. Plus, it's SWPL 💩
A Dilettante
The ubiquitous burger consumption of Meriproles should be a disgust to SWPLs as much as fossil fuels are to the planet's atmosphere. But it's not.
Shake Shack is just a SWPL version of the beefy burger for proles.
Shame on them!
"The ubiquitous burger consumption of Meriproles should be a disgust to SWPLs"
Plenty of millionaires regularly eat hamburgers. Did you imagine their wives wouldn't cook hamburgers or something? Although I don't recall eating one in quite some time. I don't have anything against them. I just don't eat much fast food. And if we cook ground beef it's more likely to be chili or meatloaf than hamburgers.
Burgers cut across all social classes, much like the NFL and raw oysters. https://lionoftheblogosphere.wordpress.com/2017/06/22/oysters-and-social-class-mystery-solved/
My comments wasn't about what class of people are eating burgers, but the environmental and moral ramifications with overconsumption of beef. There are burger joints everywhere in America, as prevalent as bars in every street block when it comes to cities. Shake Shack is just another addition to the millions of burger frenzy that are catered to proles. Beef consumption of Americans has been ticking up.
Any of you tried the Beyond Burger? Their plant based "beef" patties are sold in Whole Foods, and it should be the burger of choice for SWPLs who virtue signal.
No, and I have also not tried Beyond Sushi.
I have to agree about the shakes at Shake Shack—totally boring and ordinary, a disappointment after hearing the hype for years. Maybe they were good when the place first opened?
No matter how disappointing Shake Shack was after hearing the hype, nothing can match the overratedness of In-N-Out.
@Hermes
Too true. I ate there for the first time in my life, maybe a year ago. I didn't understand what was supposed to make it better than, say, Wendy's. Shake Shack, while also overrated, is a cut above those places.
I thought the burgers at the Las Vegas Strip Fatburger were glorious.
Plus I had my first chili-dog there.
Don't fight me on this. Best Thanksgiving dinner ever.
I think Five Guys is highly overrated.
I enjoyed Five Guys when I was first introduced in 2001 when I was living and working in Northern Virginia.
Five Guys isn't overrated per se, it's just too expensive. A burger, fries, and a drink comes to $15. There are plenty of places you can get a made-to-order burger with fries and a drink in a sit-down, full-service pub for the same price.
I don't remember it costing that much 18 years ago.
Five Guys is the same tier as Shake Shack I think, maybe even a bit better. So maybe overrated, but nothing like the overratedness of In-and-Out.
I actually think Five Guys' French fries are excellent, as good as any I've had in my life, but the burgers are still thin and gray. And yes, expensive.
"when I was living and working in Northern Virginia."
McLean?
No, luckily. I worked in Old Town Alexandria (really nice), an office park near a highway interchange (not so nice) and Fort Belvoir (yuck).
Okay I get that the worlds of publishing and media and Hollywood and the corporate sector are all pushing the idea that gay is cool, and they're working to target young people with their messaging. But it's hard to fathom the impact they are having/ have had on the mindset of boys in their teens and early twenties. The culture of young men is defiant to all things gay, and pushing too hard to mold their values on such a sensitive issue is like trying to bend glass, it can't end well. I expect large amounts of social havoc depending on how far the powers that be go at targeting this demographic.
I wonder too.
I used to think that there was a limit as to how propaganda works. I mean, you can't convince people to drink Clorox, can you?
I now think you can.
They will brainwash an entire generation of kids into thinking so-called "anal sex" is normal. It doesn't hurt – that's just in your mind. It's because you are an uptight middle-class Christian and you have been brainwashed into thinking this is icky. Just relax and enjoy it.
I think this is possible.
gothamette: I used to think that there was a limit as to how propaganda works. I mean, you can't convince people to drink Clorox, can you?
Jim Jones: Hold my Flavor-Aid.
njguy73
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1017256
Nova_negativist
https://www.glaad.org/blog/kelloggs-and-glaad-launch-special-edition-all-together-cereal-spirit-day
By GLAAD | October 18, 2018
To support Spirit Day, the most visible anti-LGBTQ bullying campaign and united show of support for LGBTQ youth, Kellogg Company today launched a special edition 'All Together' cereal in collaboration with GLAAD supporting inclusion and to stand up against bullying. 'All Together' will be available today at Kellogg's NYC café. Visitors will receive an 'All Together' special edition box and can make their own 'All Together' cereal by mixing a diverse combination of Kellogg's cereals.
MEH 0910
In a benighted era, like say the early 1990s, this was known as grooming.
But in The Current Year the sodomizing of children can NEVER begin too early.
The "Pride Shake" fits snugly like a fist in a rectum along with other grooming activities like drag queen story hour at your local libary.
NWS4EVR
If you are gay you can say the word, it is like the n-work with black folks.
Gay men do call each other the f word from time to time as a joke for a man that is super "gay".
GrassMudHorse
I think that's exactly why a lot of children claim they're transgender – but don't later have the courage to back down. Once they transgender their probability of suicide rockets apparently.
lioncub
It is exceedingly fashionable these days for otherwise unremarkable children to claim gender dysphoria (AKA trans). It gives you instant victim cred and a boost in social status.
It is a fad and will burn itself out inside five years, to be replaced by who-knows-what, maybe light self-mutilation. Anybody remember anorexia? Anorexia was oh so fashionable among girls back in the mid 1990s, but it disappeared and you never hear of it anymore. One major difference is that teachers and parents DISCOURAGED anorexia, whereas they are required at gunpoint to CELEBRATE gender dysphoria — you could probably lose your children to Uncle Samantha if you don't CELEBRATE gender dysphoria with the fullest of throat and every other orifice you possess.
Remember: Almost all expressions of sodomy begin with childhood sexual abuse. So, when you CELEBRATE sodomy, you are also celebrating the sexual abuse of children. The only exception is fugly women who take a female partner rather than settle for a disgusting, shameful omega male.
These crackpot theories about homosexuality aren't helpful. And the idea that it's caused by childhood sexual abuse is one of them.
Anorexia still happens all the time, it's just the media fad that faded.
Alternate hypothesis: gays are not converted by being abused but simply born-this-way sexual predators on the male child population. Like the priest-gay or the hollywood-gay or hell, the rest of them.
"It gives you instant victim cred and a boost in social status. "
It gives you attention, which is what most kids crave.
The Pride Shake…now available with complimentary side order of amyl nitrite poppers.
When AIDS first began spreading among gay men in the early 1980's, some researchers thought that the use of poppers was somehow responsible. As it turned out, not only were poppers not responsible, they actually helped prevent the spread of HIV. By relaxing the walls of the Hershey Highway during corn holing they made tearing and blood exposure less likely.
Peter – if that's true then it also increased the incidence of "anal sex" and so increased the incidence of AIDS.
You also get an odd straw and a curious taste with your shake. Every fifth shake comes with a sprinkling of HIV. Pride!
OT but I'm at a road house opposite the Stanford campus, and a busload of Brazilians just came in, all wearing corporate shirts reading "Sicredi." Everyone's pale white (i.e. German) and several blondes, but not a good-looker in the bunch. I think I'm gonna cancel my planned Brazilian whoremongering trip.
My experience of Brazilians, which admittedly is mostly immigrants to New England or television, is that the women are not particularly attractive. Tend to be dumpy, don't dress well, bad skin, etc. Maybe the poverty is the problem. In the modern world poor women quickly become very unattractive due to bad diet, the ubiquity of cheap crappy clothing, and love of tattoos.
Otoh, Brazilian Portuguese is one of the sexiest languages on earth in the mouth of an attractive woman.
Peter Akuleyev
Shaking n Shacking isn't branded as a prole eating place, so gays are welcome there. This is no surprise.
so do a chic filet style boycott
In France, now that junkies have free needles, HIV is found almost exlusively among gay males, black male and black prostitutes.
I don't know if it's becausf of a higher level of general promiscuity because I ve known some white straight guys who were extremely promiscuous (more than a girl a day) and without ever using a console were never contaminated.
In south France, there is a beach were couples go for free sex – Cap d'Agde – and a guy – a professor of physics – I know who has a house there told me he used to have around 500 women intercourse each summer during more than 30 years and never caught aids (he had syphilis once that is easily treated) .
So it must not be one person promiscuity but the average promiscuity of the group wich one fornicate that has a potentiator effect. Maybe black straight are more anal than whites. That also could factor in.
I m quite happy to be very restrained in matters of sex when I contemplate all STD (give a premium to guys staying a virgin in their mother's house)
There's waaay less tearing / abrasion of the penis in vaginal sex than anal sex, which makes HIV transmission to the man via vaginal sex a lot harder and almost impossible.
It's relatively easy to transmit from man to woman, however.
It's my understanding that the back-door method ruptures blood vessels in the anus leading to transmission of blood-borne disease in both direction.
So I think that the prohibition against this sort of "sodomy" (regardless of which sex was on the receiving end) made perfect logical sense, if you agree that activities that are bad for the health of those involved should be made illegal by government and/or shunned by society. Like drug use.
There's black straight guys that whites wouldn't consider straight.
https://www.verywellmind.com/the-lowdown-on-the-down-low-3133188
Has anyone even bothered to mention that putting gay pride symbols on food products makes them extremely unappetizing? I mean, especially a shake(!).
When I see gay pride symbols I immediately think of what differentiates them from us (their sex lives). Seriously, this is a poorly conceived campaign. If I see a rainbow — a symbol which has been ruined, by the way — on a sandwich, am I more or less likely to buy it?
SWPL2
I had the same thought: how many people are actually going to order the pride shake? You'd have to be in the 0.1% of flamers or SJWs. I'd be interested to see their sales figures. Still, we must remember that it's not all about sales, as these companies have drunk the Kool-Aid and really believe in these causes.
Children will see rainbow sprinkles and want it. And where SWPL parents would refuse to buy a plain vanilla shake because it's unhealthy, they will buy the Pride Shake to show that they are not homophobic. Being homophobic is far worse than drinking a lot of fatty and sugary calories.
i went there in 2011, it was okay? i don't get what was supposed to be so good about it, no better than any burger i can get at a fish and chip shop here, probably worse.
I feel like it's gotten to a point where vegetarianism has become prole, I've met fat nurses and black septa drivers who are vegetarian. A meat based low carb diet is more elite. Proles see what the goodwhites are doing and try to copy them but by that time, swpls have moved onto the next thing.
"I feel like it's gotten to a point where vegetarianism has become prole,"
No, it hasn't gotten to that point.
I think GM has a point. Veganism is still elite, but vegetarianism allows lots of fatty carbs with cheese and butter, so it's doable with prole tastes. Recently, I had this homeless hoarder female friend I was trying to help out. She was obese, but a vegetarian. I'd offer to buy her meals from anywhere she wanted, and she'd want fried Taco Bell stuff like chalupas, just with the meat taken out.
Sheila Tone
never met a prole veggie ever
"They'll say something about everything they've "overcome."
They've likely overcome quite a few STDs. And, have you ever tried to get Bette Midler tickets in San Francisco? Oh, the humanity!
https://www.shakeshack.com/2019/05/31/were-proud-to-show-our-true-colors/
"Just relax and enjoy it."
Huh. I did not realize that @Walmart has an online Pride shop, and that you can buy accessories there to queer your kids. You learn something new about American capitalism every day. https://t.co/91ZE1N5Hu8 pic.twitter.com/2v7dZtdSKd
— Rod Dreher (@roddreher) June 22, 2019
Nope, uh-uh, still really, really uncool among middle-school boys to be thought gay.
We're proud to celebrate inclusivity for all gender identities and expressions. In partnership with NCTE, we're giving away special edition Pronoun Packs and encouraging everybody to share their pronouns with #Pride today and every day. pic.twitter.com/z91M2ubQ3k
— OREO Cookie (@Oreo) June 30, 2019
July 3, 2019 at EDT pm
I'm never buying an Oreo cookie again. Not that I've bought those things in a decades anyway.
July 4, 2019 at EDT am
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Another nonsense conspiracy about MH17 pops up. Attack by air to air missile plus cannon
Posted on September 18, 2019 by admin in Conspiracy, Desinformation, Kremlin trolls // 1 Comment
A new conspiracy theory related to MH17 recently popped up. It was first reported by a controversial blogger named Andrei Raevsky aka The Saker. He writes complete nonsense about MH17 and other events. Another truther who believes this nonsense story is a German called Peter Haisenko. This believe by some truthers coincide with the reappearance of a German private detective called Josef Resch in Kremlin financed media. Resch also claims MH17 was downed by an Ukraine fighterjet.
Very few people believe that an Ukraine SU-25 fighterjet launched an air to air missile towards MH17. The purpose seems to slow down the aircraft so that the slower SU-25 could overtake the Boeing 777 as a heat seeking missile would destroy one of the engines. Once close enough the SU-25 would then have used its cannon to kill the pilots and destroy the cockpit.
At a conference organized in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia some of the most notorious MH17 truthers were invited as speakers. One of them is German Peter Haisenko. In a presentation for about 40 attendees he explained he believed MH17 was first attacked by a missile and then by a cannon. In 2015 I described in a blog that Haisenko tells a lot on nonsense. Not just on MH17 but on many other topics.
This is one of the most stupid stories I ever heard.First of all, why would an Ukraine fighter jet do that? Some of the truthers like Dutchman Kees van der Pijl, who also was a speaker at the MH17 conference in Malaysia, believe Ukraine wanted to shot down the aircraft Putin flew in on its way from Brazil to Russia. However Putin never flew over Ukraine. The believe of the truthers is that Ukraine executed a false flag.
Dutch Safety Board did not report any damage to both of the engines which could be related to a missile. The speed of the aircraft was not reduced at all since take off in Amsterdam. The crew did not perform a mayday call. DSB ruled out both an air to air missile and bullets fired by an cannon as cause of the crash. Truthers will probably think DSB is part of the conspiracy and false flag. But even the Kremlin never stated MH17 was downed by an aircraft. In one of the pressconferences Russia stated "there was no military aircraft in the vicinity of MH17". There is also no damage visible to the remains of wings, fuselage and engines which suggests an air to air missile exploded.
Also the believe a cannon was used is complete nonsense. I documented in this blogpost that a Buk missile destroyed the aircraft.
The conspiracy theory popped up almost at the same time as the reappearance of a German private detective called Josef Resch. Resch became news in mid 2016 after he was hired by an unknown customer to find information on MH17. One unknown person indeed handed over information. Resch wrote a chapter in his book about MH17. Since then nobody ever heard of Resch again, until around July 2019 when Kremlin financed media started to report about him. For example Sputnik reported that Resch had sent a letter to JIT offering to hand over the materials he got from his source. Under one condition, media must be allowed to cover this handover.
The reappearance of Josef Resch is not a coincidence. In June 2019, a few weeks before Resch became active again, the JIT announced the date of the trial and also made public the names of four suspects. Three Russian nationals and an Ukraine national.
The website of Resch provides some insights into the materials Resch wants to hand over. Some of it are radiocommunications between Ukraine air traffic controllers and pilots of fighterjets. Also there seems to be radiocommunications between members of the secret service and the military about the flight of the presidential aircraft Putin flew in.
The JIT declined the conditions demanded by Resch for the handover. Now Resch stated he would hand over the material to Malaysia or Russia. In September 2016 I predicted Kremlin could be using Resch as a trump card. It took Kremlin almost three years to reinstate this nonsense. I am sure at some time, probably in January or February 2020 all of a sudden faked material will be made public indicating JIT was wrong.
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Govert // September 24, 2019 at 11:01 am // Reply
The nonsensical theory in which MH17 was allegedly hit by an air-to-air missile and then "finished off" with cannon fire is not really new. (As you have also reported in May last year) the New Straits Times brought it on the front page of its printed newspaper on August 5th, 2014. That was well before it was known that the black boxes had not recorded anything that would support such a theory.
"Russia stated that there was no military aircraft in the vicinity of MH17". Actually, this was not explicitly stated in the cited article. What was said was that there were no "third party" (or "air borne") objects in the vicinity of MH17. Of course this can also be interpreted as "no military aircraft".
"The website of Resch provides some insights …". It also reveals that his lawyer does sloppy research. Just look at the mail address for the Prime Minister ("premier") in the first published e-mail…. The domain name belongs to automotive consultants. Addressing the Prime Minister to sell Resch's shadowy business is strange anyway.

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It all started forty-two years ago. It has not been always easy. There has been highs and lows. But we have been faithful to the nature of our engagement. Building a strong auto racing team do in fact requires passion and dedication, in order to establish a tradition that you can be proud of. And moreover, attract dedicated people: engineers, mechanics, drivers, commercial partners. Here's a quick hovering of our history.
In his 2nd season with the team in the ADAC Formula 4 championship, Sydney-born Joey Mawson –already 3rd in his rookie season in 2015 – managed to clinch the series title with one of the most impressive record. The Australian 2016 champion earned seven (7) poles, ten (10) wins, sixteen (16) podium and nineteen (19) Top-10 finishes.
Following in the footsteps of his father, Max joined VAR & was an instant success straight from Karting. Against a talented & experienced field of 28 drivers, Max wona total of 10 races, winning 6 races in a row at Spa & the Norisring to finish 3rd in the Championship.
Having become part of the Red Bull Junior Team mid-way through the season, Max joined the Formula One grid with Scuderia Toro Rosso for the 2015 season, before graduating to Red Bull in 2016.
2011 was undoubtedly VAR's most successful season in the ATS Formel 3 Cup, with Kiwi Richie Stanaway taking 13 wins from the 18 races. Richie took a win at every round of the season, dominating the championship and only finished off the podium in 2 races.
Following an unfortunate incident the following year in Formula Renault 3.5, Richie's since recovered from his injury and continues to move up the junior ladder. He has since joined the WEC championship.
In 2008, Laurens made the unique step of jumping from Karting to Formula 3, at the age of just 16. Earning a podium in his third race, he went on to win 2 races in the season. 2009 marked one of VAR's most successful years in F3, with Lauren's winning the ATS Formel 3 Cup championship with 11 wins and VAR having a driver on the podium in every race; with Stef Dusseldrop as his teammate, who took 2 wins himself. He since raced sportcars in the Blancpain Endurance Series.
In 2004, Carlo made his debut for VAR in the Dutch Formula Renault championship, showing early signs of being a fantastic driver.
In 2007 he returned as an experience driver, and went on to take 9 victories, 10 pole positions and 16 podiums; taking the ATS Formel 3 Cup championship with ease.
2004 marked Renger's debut season in cars, following a successful karting career. Following a tough debut in 2004 in Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands, Renger did his homework in the winter and came back in 2005 reborn. His first victory came in the Masters weekend, with him going on to win 4 races in total during the season and taking the championship by 51 points. In the years since Renger has competed in DTM and GP2, and he's now a success in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.
The 2001 season marked the return of VAR at the national level in the Formula Ford 1800 championship, with Jaap winning 1 race in his first season. Jaap then went on to race our Opel Dallara at the Marlboro Masters in 2002, racing against an experience field and gaining valuable experience. He went on to race in the WTCC, Porsche Supercup and at Le Mans in 2011.
If anyone has been a success at VAR, it's Leinders. Bas raced for us in '96 in the Formula Opel Euroseries winning 8 races and the championship, and then once again in 1997 in German Formula 3, finishing 7th with only bad luck stopping a victory. In 1998 however, we witnessed our most successful season, with Bas taking the championship and VAR becoming the first Dutch team to win such a highly regarded championship.
In '98, Albers was unknown to many, despite winning the Formula Ford championship in 1997. Christijan raced for us in the German F3 championship, finishing 3rd in his very first F3 race that year at Hockenheim; going on to record two wins during the season and finishing 5th in the championship. He went on to have a successful career, racing in Formula One, DTM and at Le Mans.
In 1995, Portugese Manuel Giao raced for VAR in the Formula Opel Euroseries. After a successful season, Manuel finished runner up at the last minute, beaten by Jason Watt, who was racing for our colleagues at AR Motorsport from Haarlem. His career was very pleasing on the eye, but the season was sometimes characterized by the overly warm-blooded actions of Manuel.
Tom moved to the team following championship wins in both the Dutch Touring Car and the Dutch Formula Ford championship's. In '94 he had a very successful year for VAR in the Formula Opel Euroseries, with 8 pole positions and 2 victories; finishing runner up. Tom went on to compete in F3 the next year, his career including numerous WTCC victories and successful races at Le Mans.
Following his British Formula Ford championship win in 1992, Vincent wanted more. He was a smart racer, winning 5 races in the Formula Opel Euroseries and won the title on track; only for it to be taken away from him off the track. Vincent was nevertheless a sought after driver, and raced in both the WTCC and BTCC.
Jos needs no introduction, following a fantastic karting career, he stepped into Formula Opel Lotus and dominated the Benelux championship in his first season with us, as well as dominating two rounds of the Euroseries. The rest of his career is well known, after winning the Formula Opel German F3 Championship in '93, he stepped up to Formula One where he entered 107 races and earned twice a podium finish with Benetton.
Marcel drove for us in 1989, winning the '89 Dutch Formula Ford championship; with the short Zandvoort track being his speciality. After driving for Jan Lammers in Formula Opel the following year, Marcel moved to F3 for the '91 and '92 seasons. Following a victory in the first race of the '92 season, he sadly crashed fatally at Thruxton. It was a great loss, as besides being an excellent driver, Marcel was a good friend of the team.


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Q: Change ConnectionTimeout of Retrofit OkHttpClient at runtime I am using Dagger to inject RestAdapter.Builder and I am making an OkHttpClient inside that function. The function is as follows:
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If you see I am currently providing a constant when setting setConnectTimeout. But this value will now be coming from server so I need to set it again. Any idea how it can be done?

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Invitation Only third horse to die at Cheltenham Festival 2019 after Gold Cup
The Willie-Mullins-trained horse couldn't be saved after falling in the Cheltenham Gold Cup
Aidan McCartney
Invitation Only has become the second horse to die on Gold Cup day and the third of the Cheltenham Festival.
The eight-year Ireland horse, trained by Willie Mullins, fell during the Cheltenham Gold Cup and had to be put down.
Sir Erec was earlier put down in the JCB Triumph Hurdle after breaking his leg during the race.
Ballyward was the first horse to die at The Festival on day one.
In December, a list of 17 recommendations was produced by the British Horseracing Authority following a review of the 'unacceptable' number of deaths at last year's meeting.
Ian Renton, who runs Cheltenham Racecourse as South West Regional Director of Jockey Club Racecourses, said then: "The welfare of all competitors will always be our number one priority at Cheltenham Racecourse.
"We would like to thank the BHA for completing the review and will act in accordance with their recommendations as they apply to Cheltenham.
"As part of staging world-class jump racing, we are committed to delivering the very highest welfare standards."
Cheltenham Racecourse


The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly, and the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed again that it was.
The professor then produced two pint glasses of beer from under the table and poured the contents of both into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the grains of sand. The students laughed.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is everything else – the small stuff.
You ever just stumble into something too good to be true? Well, that happened to me last week when I was in Newport NewsVA to visit my 93-year-old grandmother. After flying cross-country all day, I checked into my hotel at 9:30 pm tired, thirsty and famished (I love ya Southwest, but man cannot thrive on peanuts and water alone).
I figured I'd be eating out of a vending machine that night, but asked the gal at the front desk if she knew where I could grab a bite that late on a Tuesday night. Without hesitation, she told me I needed to head over to The County Grill, "Some of the best BBQ in the state, hell, in the country". "Okay", I said,"But I really need a place that has good beer too". "That's the place for you Mr. Calef", she confirmed. "Best beer selection for a hundred miles". I was sold and drove a mere 3 blocks to my destination.
Scotty dealing some fine beers on a Monday night.
I bellied up to the bar and surveyed the beer list which was indeed impressive with such rarities as Hoppin' Frog's B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher, a 9.4% Russian Imperial Stout, and Smaltz's Rejewvenator, a Belgian Dubbel-German Doppelbock hybrid, brewed with dates and figs. Started off local, with a nicely crafted American Porter from the St. George B.C. and moved directly into Stone's Enjoy Before 5-17-13, a 9.4% imperial IPA (I needed to wind down a bit after the long day. It did the trick). I was now primed for the BBQ and ran with what they're known for, their pulled pork sandwich…It did not disappoint.
Guiding me through the extensive beer list was Scotty Batten, their well loved and very knowledgeable bartender. Over the night I shared who I was and it turned out that he's a current member of our Domestic-International Variety Beer Club. Gotta love that.
All in all a memorable night…Enough so that I dragged my sister Annie and cousins back the following night.


Let it snow. Neither one of you will mind being stuck indoors when you have this flirty teddy to slip into. The triangle bra cups and thong bottom features a silver-on-red pattern that matches the skinny straps that travel along the midriff and back. White snowball trim along the cups and the hips adds playfulness to the design. To finish the set, you get a matching white pom pom hat!
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Eight of the top anglers in the world will be at Union Station in Montgomery, Ala., July 28, from noon to 2 p.m. CT, and available for one-on-one interviews. This exclusive media event comes the day before the Evan Williams Bourbon All-Star Championship is slated to begin on the Alabama River.
Media Day will feature an interview table for each competitor as well as a catered, free lunch provided by a local restaurant.
Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitor Bureau also will be on hand to provide information on how to make your Montgomery experience one of a kind.
Toyota Trucks All-Star Week is like a fusion of NCAA March Madness and Major League Baseball's All Star Game. Actual competition begins July 23-24 in the Ramada All-Star Semi-Final at Lake Jordan, Wetumpka, Ala. The bottom 4 anglers will be eliminated. Eight advancing finalists will be seeded in a bracket-style head-to-head tournament. The Evan Williams Bourbon All-Star Championship is July 29-31 on the Alabama River out of Montgomery, Ala. Winner takes all: $100,000.
All events are free and open to the public. Fans can keep up with the competition on www.bassmaster.com.
Eight advancing finalists of the 12 anglers below will be present at Media Day.


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Making the Case for an 'Artificial Intelligence Agency'
By Robert O. Work
Artificial Intelligence is a new paradigm, not just in the civilian government, but on the battlefield as well. However, making sure the U.S. stays on the forefront of AI research requires a plan. One idea proposed by Robert Work, former Deputy Secretary of Defense, and senior counselor for defense at the Center for a New American Security, is to task a dedicated agency with developing AI doctrine.
"This is a national problem that we need to think about and move forward on. The Chinese recently published an AI strategy, that in essence says, 'We are going to catch the United States in AI technologies by 2020, we're going to surpass them by 2025, and we will lead the world in AI technologies in 2030,'" said Work, "I use the National AI Agency as an exemplar of how we responded to the space challenge… in my view, I'm not certain that an agency is necessary, but certainly I think a national response is necessary."
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Richard Fontaine spent years advising leading figures in American foreign policy, but working for the late Sen. John McCain was unlike anything he had experienced before. Now ...
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If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating on your sheet of paper.
This entry was posted in "Thich Nhat Hanh", climate, Life, meditation, mindfulness, photography, poetry, Zen and tagged Aristotle on March 28, 2015 by smilecalm.
Yes. Thank you, fellow Water Being.
Lovely and profound reflections about connections and ongoing transformations, David – and beautiful photos images.
You're so very welcome, Smile calm, my friend :)!
i'm grateful for your reflection, Michael!
Beautiful words and photographs. Deep loving essence.
your words are beautifully supportive, Walking My Path!
Thank you for your words and the beautiful photographs. We get so stuck on land that we forget how much water.influences our lives, that we are just as much water beings as anything else.
thank you for your reflection, JC!
Water is recycled over and over, through the ages. The water drops within you David, and within that web, may well be have been (or will be) within me, or Crazy Horse & Buddha, Mohamed or Jesus, even Genghis Khan. These beautiful images I see as teardrops of the earth. We are each others teardrops – of suffering & of happiness. When we cry we are the earths teardrops. Thank you David, for helping one another realize our inter being.
thank you for your flowing insights, Bruce!
Thanks for swinging by my new blog "Jurnul".
I stopped my former blog, "Talking Stick" at http://www.tommccubbin.com, to take a break from blogging. But since have developed an interest in poetry, and thus my return to following you. Beautiful words and images here, as usual.
The central California coast is of course very dry too. Looks like we all need to learn how to settle for less and find the comfort hidden within instead.
Poetic reminder that we are the water and the wave. May you be well, compassionate and wise.
Delightful images to add beauty and lightness to the deeply powerful words.
Beautiful beautiful photos – drawn into the web of being, separate but never separate.
Beautiful poem. I know when I sense water somewhere, I'm close to the Oasis.
Beautiful poem – and I would imagine, many, many more works will be inspired by the simple viewing of such awe-inspiring pictures – 🙂 Simply Fantabulous!
i'm happy you enjoy it, TamrahJo!
Absolutely loved this. The photo is captivating.
i'm happy to like the post, noellevignola!
This is simply amazing ….. stunningly beautiful might be a better phrase.
thank you for your kind words, Eliz!
We may see you in Boston, if we can fit the conference in. Trying to allow the anger and grief to also be water, and interbeing, as they must be…..
Ah yes, the cycle is neverending.
A gentle contemplation to start my day.
thank you for your kind words, LaVagabonde!
Your photography is magnificent David. Each photo feels like a universe unto itself…which, I guess, they are.
thanks for your kind, supportive words, Julia! Hope life is well.
I am happy ☺. are you?


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Katie Price is stuck in a limbo after her father's death. Unable to write anything, she is on the verge of losing her writing contract. Taking a chance and caught in a time frame that is fast approaching closure, she decides to randomly choose a place and travel there to find a story.
Bishopville, a small town in nowhere is her destination and it is here that she meets Kyle, an enigmatic young man who speaks little but still intrigues her with his mysterious aura and his curious relationship with the 32 dogs that he trains.
Is there a story here that she can write?
Can she crack the mystery of the unusual dogs that look like wolves and their equally enigmatic master who shows her around but still makes her feel like he doesn't want her here?
Hope In Every Raindrop attracted me when I read the blurb. Instinctively I knew that this would be a different story and a unique experience. And I am so glad to say that all this is true!
I loved every bit of this book. The cover is nice and had me reliving the soothing feeling of rain and vast open lands away from the chaos and crowd of the city.
This is the first book by the author that I have read and I am so happy that I read his work. I loved his emotionally charged writing style that kept me hooked to the book right till the end. I could not leave the book and finished it in one sitting.
The plot is expertly conceived and executed. I could appreciate all the hardwork and research that the author must have done to bring forth a story that feels so real. The whole insight into the behaviour of dogs, their relationships with humans, names of new flowers and the human psychology had me feeling more enlightened to new facts. A story, in my opinion, is one that not only entertains but also teaches good and new things to the readers. Hope In Every Raindrop fits this criteria beautifully. It not only entertained me but also taught me things that I know will prove useful.
The story moves a bit slow initially but then alters its rhythm to match the developments in the story. I could visualize each and every scene and feel the calm of open country with no pollution, the joy of watching Kyle playing with the dogs, the anticipation of writing a story along side Katie as new thoughts flowed in her mind etc. The romance is clean and more emphasized on emotions than going physical which is a good thing and makes this book different from the other romances.
The characterization is admirably done and I loved Katie, Kyle, Doc and the dogs, especially King. The sweet store owner husband-wife duo were also endearing and I felt like I knew them already. Doc is mature, learned and kind. His character made me feel like I was visiting my own grandfather. Kyle looked a bit young to me in the beginning but then the author threw me and absolutely impressed me with how he developed Kyle's character in the story. Katie is sweet, independent and stubborn. She knows what she wants and doesn't back down from a challenge. I loved her grit and her strength to endure all kinds of challenges that Kyle threw her way. The chemistry between Kyle and Katie slowly simmers and then develops into a beautiful bond of love. While the human characters are great, the main characters in this story are the dogs.
I absolutely adored King and would love to adopt him myself. His strength, intelligence and the bond that he shared with Kyle had me feeling both awed and then sighing with love watching these two together. I could visualize him running in the rain, dodging the lightening, sitting regally and watching with intelligent eyes.
"Standing in front of her was a large black dog. It wasn't just any black dog, though.
Its front legs were lean and narrow. Its chest broad, and its eyes fixed on Katie.
The other dogs like Biscuit, Belle and the pups also made a place in my heart and now I am itching to adopt a dog!
All in all, Hope In Every Raindrop is a stellar book that had me entertained throughout. I laughed, cried, fell in love and then felt satisfied because there was always hope! Wesley Banks' emotionally laden story made me remember the feelings I feel when reading a Nicholas Sparks book. This not just a simple romance but so much more. 4.5 out of 5 to it and strongly recommended to all readers. Wesley Banks is a talented writer and I am going to checkout his books in the future too.
And we will say there was hope in every raindrop."
2) "There is hope all around us-in every breath, in every raindrop."
My daughter is writing a story..."
4) "There has to be hope. Not because it already exists within you, but because it must exist, period. There is no option to lay down because you're feeling hurt. There is no alternative. It is not live or die. It is live or live. Not because you want it that way, or because you've willed it that way. But because it must be that way."
5) "There are stories all around you if you only take the time to look."
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Q: how to remove duplicates from Combobox in Javascript? I fill a combobox via Javascript as follows:
let option = document.createElement("option");
    option.innerHTML = elem.businessObject.get('id');
    option.value = elem.businessObject.get('id');
    taskTypeEl.appendChild(option);

whereby taskTypeE1 refers to the select - tag from my html-code
but unfortunately, I fill my combobox with a lot of duplicates. Is there an easy way
to get rid of that, such that every item only appears once?
Thanks in advance and kind regards

A: You can define a dictionary before starting the insertion of options, and only add the ones with the values that were not added before:
    let dictionary = {}; //initiate

So when iterating to add the options, you can check if it is unique like this:
    if(!dictionary[elem.businessObject.get('id')]){ //check for prev insertion
         let option = document.createElement("option");
         option.innerHTML = elem.businessObject.get('id');
         option.value = elem.businessObject.get('id');
         taskTypeEl.appendChild(option);
         dictionary[elem.businessObject.get('id')] = option; //add option
    }


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Malcom Discusses 'Dream' Move to Barcelona as Details of Last Minute Roma Rejection Emerge
Barcelona's new Brazilian striker Malcom has been discussing his move to the Nou Camp for the first time since completing the transfer from Bordeaux this week.
After months of speculation linking him with many huge clubs across Europe, Malcom's options had narrowed down to a choice between Barcelona and Roma. I Giallorossi made the first move while Barcelona were still trying to sign Willian from Chelsea.
However, after a third bid for Willian was rejected, Mundo Deportivo reports that Barcelona lodged a €41m bid for Malcom. Roma then improved their proposal with a €38m offer, rising to €44m after add-ons.
It was then left to Malcom to decide, and the 21-year-old enthusiastically chose Barcelona. While Roma were expecting him to arrive for a medical, he instead flew to Barcelona and signed there, for reasons he explained in Portland on Thursday.
"I am very happy, with all my heart. It's my dream as a child, like every player I dreamed of playing at FC Barcelona," he said, as quoted by Sport.
Malcom claimed that signing for Barça "is a challenge, I know it is difficult but I will put all my heart and give everything that I can to help the team."
Malcom was also complementary of his new teammates and was particularly excited at the prospect of playing alongside Lionel Messi, a player he believes to be the best in the world.
"Messi is the best soccer player in the world, a legend," Malcom said. "I hope to learn a lot by his side. It is a very big experience and I hope to help you to be even bigger."
However, he confessed that his footballing idol is former Barcelona player Neymar, who joined Paris Saint-Germain in acrimonious circumstances last summer.
"Since I was a child I have followed Ronaldinho and his triumphs at Barça but my idol is Neymar," he admitted.
Monchi explains how Roma lost Malcom to Barcelona
AS Roma sporting director Monchi has detailed the events which led to the Serie A side losing target Malcom to Barcelona.
Barcelona beats Roma to transfer of Bordeaux's Malcom
Barcelona have officially completed the €42m signing of Brazilian winger Malcom from Bordeaux after successfully hijacking Roma's attempts to sign the coveted rising star.
New €42m Signing Malcom Reveals Joining Barcelona Is a 'Boyhood Dream Come True'
Report: Malcom to sign with Barcelona after Roma snub
Barcelona's late attempt to hijack AS Roma's move for Bordeaux winger Malcom seems to have paid off.
Malcom's Agent Reveals Player's Intentions After Late Barcelona Bid Stalls Roma Move
Barcelona Star Malcom Honoured to be Called Up for Brazil Ahead of International Debut
Barcelona Give Malcom Time to Resolve Future Ahead of Expected Zenit Move
Malcom Linked With Move to AS Roma Following Difficult Start to Life at Barcelona


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How to get your iPhone, iPad, and other mobile devices to boot up for Windows 10 and Linux
By Gabe Aul, Microsoft Editor-in-ChiefThe latest version of Windows 10, codenamed "Redstone," is here.
This year's update is packed with lots of improvements for the desktop and tablet devices, including support for faster, more powerful GPUs, new features, and much more.
The biggest feature of Redstone is the new Remote App Manager, which lets you manage apps and apps from anywhere.
For example, you can download an app from the Mac App Store, set it up on a Windows 10 PC, and then launch it on your Windows PC without leaving the Mac.
You can also manage multiple applications in the same application by switching them from the app drawer on your Mac or desktop.
With Remote App Managers, you no longer need to switch apps on and off on your PC.
The Remote App manager is also a welcome addition to Windows 10.
Previously, you had to launch Remote App from the Start menu and select the apps you wanted to run.
Now, you'll see an option in the menu bar to switch between apps in the desktop app or in the Remote App Launcher on your Desktop.
The Launcher lets you launch apps from the Windows desktop or the Start screen.
You'll also see a button to open a remote desktop window.
Microsoft is working on a new Windows 10 mobile app to help people who have a laptop or desktop PC, or who use Windows 10 Mobile for work.
The app is called "Windows 10 Mobile," and it's being developed by a team led by Microsoft's Rishi Rangaswamy.
The Windows 10 app will work with the upcoming Windows 10 update for mobile devices.
Rangaseswamy told The Verge that he hopes to release the Windows 10 phone app in the first quarter of next year.
This year's version of "Redrock" is available for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, Windows 10 PCs and tablets, and Windows Phone.
The "RedRock" update will also be available on Microsoft's Windows 10 Enterprise and Professional editions, and will be available for some Surface devices as well.
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Hvor mye diskplass har du, og hvordan skaffe mer?
Tjenestealias for en del tjenester.
Om du er av den nysgjerrige typen og vil ha mer detaljert info, se sidene til drift.
Here you find documentation on the use of PVV's systems.
How much disc space have you got, and how to acquire more?
Service aliases for a couple of services.
If you are of the curious kind and desire more detailed information see the managements pages.
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Coordinated School and District Support
Coordinated School and District Support Home
Priority Schools
CSI/TSI/ATSI
CSI Communities of Practice
TSI/ATSI Virtual Learning Communities
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
The Office of Coordinated School and District Support (CSDS) was established in 2019 to provide coordination of school improvement and support efforts across the NDE and with various stakeholders, such as Educational Service Units (ESU) and community organizations, with the goal of ensuring meaningful support services and resources to schools at the right time and with the right intensity.
The CSDS is focused on delivering customized support to all schools, with a specific emphasis on supporting schools that have been identified to receive additional support, such as Needs Improvement, Priority, Comprehensive Support and Improvement, Targeted Support and Improvement, and Additional Targeted Support and Improvement.
While every school and district engages in continuous improvement activities, school identified to receive additional support may engage in school improvement activities. See the chart below to note the difference between continuous improvement and school improvement.
CSDS Staff Directory
Shirley Vargas, Ed.L.D.
School Transformation Officer & Office Administrator
shirley.vargas@nebraska.gov
Kim Snyder, Ed.D.
Director, Statewide Teacher & Principal Support
kim.snyder@nebraska.gov
Ryan Ricenbaw
School Leadership Specialist
ryan.ricenbaw@nebraska.gov
Julie Downing, Ed.D.
Educator Effectiveness Specialist
ESU #13 Professional Learning
jdownling@esu13.org
School & District Support Specialist
District & ESU Liaison
Sherri Landis
sherri.landis@nebraska.gov
Any school or instructional-improvement process that unfolds progressively, that does not have a fixed or predetermined end point, and that is sustained over extended periods of time. The concept also encompasses the general belief that improvement is not something that starts and stops, but it's something that requires an organizational or professional commitment to an ongoing process of learning, self-reflection, adaptation, and growth.
http://edglossary.org/continuous-improvement/
Dramatic and comprehensive intervention in low-performing schools. Involves turnaround leadership, culture shift, instructional transformation, and talent development.
https://centeronschoolturnaround.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CST_Four-Domains-Framework-Final.pdf
Once we know the needs of each school, we are better able to identify the supports uniquely fitted to the school. CSDS coordinates both universal and targeted supports, from the NDE and its partners, based on the level of support needed by each school and district. CSDS is committed to providing targeted technical assistance to the identified lowest performing schools. The graphic below illustrates the levels of support based on school needs:
School Improvement Core Beliefs
While NDE values accountability, we also value support to help low performing schools and districts make necessary improvements.
…in the value of work already taking place in schools.
…all schools can improve.
…demography is not destiny.
…school improvement is fundamentally about equity.
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Taliban militants fighting foreign troops in Afghanistan taunted the U.S. on Wednesday over the recent government shutdown, reported Agence France-Presse.
A statement issued by the Islamist militants described how U.S. institutions have been "paralyzed" by the shutdown.
U.S. federal agencies were ordered to shut down by the White House budget director last week, after Congress missed a deadline to pass a budget.
The government shutdown over Republican efforts to halt President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms as last minute maneuvers failed to resolve deep differences between Democrats and Republicans.
The statement issued by the Taliban condemned the acts of U.S. politicians.
"The American people should realize that their politicians play with their destinies as well as the destinies of other oppressed nations for the sake of their personal vested interests," it stated.
"Instead of sucking the blood of their own people... this money should be utilized for the sake of peace," they added.
The Taliban, who were ousted from power in a U.S.-led offensive in 2001, have been known to use their website to issue verbal attacks on Washington and the Kabul government in the past.


Everyone in the NHS has a legal duty to keep information about you confidential. We ask you for personal information so that you can receive appropriate care and treatment. This information is recorded on computer and we are registered under the Data Protection Act. We have a duty to maintain full and accurate records of the care we provide to you and to keep those records secure. We will not share information that identifies you for any reason unless we have the appropriate permission to do so.
The Practice will ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times by all members of the practice team. However, for the effective functioning of a multi-disciplinary team, it is sometimes necessary that medical information about you is shared between members of the team. All staff employed in the practice sign a strict confidentiality agreement as do third parties coming to work here such as building contractors.


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the switch all the way down to "Off" first, then back up to "Setup".
a. Check the battery indicator icon to see if battery power is full.
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ideal flash range, no farther than 45' (14m) from the camera.
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First ever 2v2 has a winner!
Congratulations to Zoe&Oliver on winning there first tournament and the first ever hosted 2v2 tournament!
I was glad to hear a large turn out happened and others came to spectate! Hopefully we only grow together from here on out!


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Q: Why attributed string doesn't show on storyboard as well as in App? I have simple UILabel which I set an attributed string using Attributes Inspector.
However, the attributed string doesn't reflect its attributes on storyboard as well as in App.
It looks like I didn't nothing, the string is still plain, expect in the Attribute Inspector.
To illustrate the question better, here are two screenshots:


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I Kissed a Girl er en sang af pop-sangerinden Katy Perry, skrevet af Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin og Cathy Dennis. den blev produceret af Dr. Luke til Perrys debutalbum One of the Boys fra 2008. Perry siger at sangen "omhandler den magiske skønhed ved en kvinde".
^ I Kissed A Girl All Music. allmusic.com. Hentet 2009 01 08.
^ "Katy Perry's 'I Kissed A Girl' Is The Most Buzzed About Hit Of The Summer", StarPulse.com. 2008-06-13 09:00:00. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
^ "Australian-charts.com – Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl" (på tysk). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Ultratop.be – Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl" (på nederlandsk). Ultratop 50.
^ "Ultratop.be – Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl" (på fransk). Ultratop 50.
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^ "Danishcharts.com – Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl". Track Top-40.
^ "Katy Perry: I Kissed a Girl" (på finsk). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
^ "Lescharts.com – Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl" (på fransk). Les classement single.
^ "Musicline.de – Katy Perry Single-Chartverfolgung" (på tysk). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (på ungarsk). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
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Q: Gatsby initial rerender on client side bug So, I have been investigating this bug for a while now and I think I got to the root cause of it. I have a navbar that changes if the user is logged in or not. On server render (I am using gatsby), this property is obviously always false meaning that I will get the guest navbar from the server on initial render.
I have the following hook for checking isLoggedIn:
import { useContext, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { UserContext } from '../contexts/UserContext';
import { isAuthenticated } from '../services/pilates-studio/localstorage';

const useIsLoggedIn = () => {
  const { user } = useContext(UserContext);
  const [isLoggedIn, setIsLoggedIn] = useState(isAuthenticated);

  useEffect(() => {
    console.log('we update isLoggedIn');
    setIsLoggedIn(!!user || isAuthenticated);
  }, [user]);
  return isLoggedIn;
};

export default useIsLoggedIn;

isAuthenticated retrieves the access token from the localStorage, so as soon as we hydrate the application on the client, and the user is already logged in, isAuthenticated will result to true.
So the first state of isLoggedIn on the client side will be true. So we get the guest navbar form the server but since there is no state change ever, we are not rerendering the navbar even so technically the navbar state isLoggedIn has changed.
My navbar:
const NavBarContainer = () => {
  const isLoggedIn = useIsLoggedIn();

  return (
    <NavBar logo={Logo} menu={NavMenu} isMenuOpen={isMenuOpen}>
      <NavBarItem key="courses" label="Kurse" link={isLoggedIn ? '/courses' : '/courses/starter'} />
      <NavBarItem key="appointment" label="Termine" link="/appointment" show={isLoggedIn} />
      <NavBarItem key="trainers" label="Trainer" link="/trainers" />
      <NavBarItem key="login" label="Login" link="/login" show={!isLoggedIn} floatRight />
      <NavMenuButton key="menu" label="Menu" onClick={handleMenuClicked} icon={<UserIcon />} show={isLoggedIn} floatRight />
    </NavBar>
  );
};

export default NavBarContainer;

If I change the initial state of my hook to
const [isLoggedIn, setIsLoggedIn] = useState(false);

I get it to rerender but now I have a navbar that "blinks"/"flickers" on inital loading since it rerenders from guest to logged in navbar in a second. I would like to avoid that flickering.
I am quite new to SSR and gatsby. How would you solve the flickering? How can I have the inital state of isLoggedIn being set to true and still force a rerender?
Thanks for the support.


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Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela Rocks the Taboo out of the Chicago Theatre
by: elifgeriswgnam
Rodrigo y Gabriela at the Chicago Theatre (Elif Geris/WGN Radio)
Rodrigo y Gabriela at the Chicago Theatre (Elif Geris)
Originally published in Third Coast Review.
Fluidity broken up by a percussive hand is the style of Rodrigo y Gabriela, a flamenco guitarist duo from Mexico City. They hit the stage Friday at the Chicago Theatre with a mum crowd in awe, excited each time Gabriela Quintero's right hand bounced off the body of her acoustic guitar. The technique involved in this pair is one to marvel at, their hands fast as lightning. Rodrigo Sánchez keeps the melody flowing as Quintero hits the beats that she wants her audience to feel in their pounding feet.
Quintero told Reverb Nation that the reason behind the pair's decision to use one of their hands as a drum kit was based on the fact that they simply didn't have drums while performing on the street. The two lived in Ireland for eight years as a means to meet a wider range of genres than what they were introduced to while living in Mexico. In fact, the duo met its opening act while busking in Ireland, a band who goes by the name of Hudson Taylor.
The Chicago Theatre has top of the line acoustics and that explains why artists like Regina Spektor and Rodrigo y Gabriela excel, as they let their one acoustic instrument do a good portion of the talking. Hudson Taylor brought in layers of piano, piccolo flute, fiddle and guitar, whose voices all floated through the venue. They sang.
That's part of the excitement in waiting for a musical act like Rodrigo y Gabriela; you know you won't have to manually separate each instrumental part yourself. The duo takes after bands like Pantera and Metallica, whose allure partly is their technical prowess. The metal genre is composed of guitar notes in particular that carry a song all the way through, rather than relying on the star power a great solo could deliver.
Sánchez and Quintero took a few moments throughout the hour and a half performance to express what Mettavolution is about. That's the name of the pair's most recent album, and Sánchez defined the title, a word that mashes together "metta" and "evolution." "Metta" is the meditative state that produces compassion and benevolence. That's the concept the duo hopes to instill in its listener, among other issues like anxiety and contact with the shadows where we hide our inner struggles.
Quintero attributed part of their inspiration to the Celts, who "bring light to the darkness to decorate the darkness" and to heal. The title track of the album followed, with an image of a tree surrounded by an upright ring of fire projected onto the backdrop. Their music is meant to literally illuminate our most natural state as human beings, and that's where the sense of urgency transfers into the strings on stage. The musicians remind themselves of the story that brought them and us to those particular notes and that rhythm.
And the two also later explained that "Electric Soul" tells the story of the biotechnical configuration, the effort to give oneself compassion and probably even respect. The piece builds up to a layered point of composition, perhaps an acceptance for one's true feelings.
But one of the major crowd pleasers of the night was Rodrigo y Gabriela's cover of "Echoes" by Pink Floyd. They explained that putting together this piece as their own was a challenge, but that they felt they had to do it. That's not just as avid Pink Floyd fans, too, but with the need to evoke the meaning of "echoes," as told by Pink Floyd, and as it ties with this album's message.
And this performance of the song certainly did that objective justice. During one musical break, Gabriela didn't wince at the roaring audience. She instead jolted us back to the song with the bass vibrating from her fingers gliding down the neck and into the body of the guitar. That took us right back into the eerie "Echoes."
A language so beautiful discusses our most taboo subjects on a stage shared by just two people, just four hands and a number of instruments intertwined between two guitars.
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