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Review: Sonny Under the Assumption (Old Norman Productions/Native Earth Performance Arts)
July 25, 2014 Madeleine Copp
Sonny Under The Assumption is Toronto Theatre with Vision and Purpose
Exactly how do people create social change and why do we consider some more deserving than others? These are the questions that hang over Edward Allan Baker's Sonny Under the Assumption. Over two acts, we follow the main character Sonny Montecalvo (Nicole Cardoni) as she tries desperately to drum up last-minute funding to save her community centre—a place that is running thanks only to Sonny, her boyfriend Rennie (Sean Shannon), and a ragtag group of ex-convicts. Slowly, the characters pick away at the biases inherent in social assistance programs through scathing outbursts and personal monologues. Sonny Under the Assumption is a smart story that is willing to engage with strong moral questions without offering easy answers. There is a lot to praise, not the least is the unique character of Sonny. Played to perfection by Cardoni, Sonny is a woman whose soapbox is as big as her heart. For every frustrating moral rant she has, Sonny is allowed to both be right in her social convictions and exist as a flawed individual who, it is implied, sometimes crosses professional boundaries in her quest to help those less fortunate. Cardoni is supported by an amazing cast. Each and every performance was worth every bit of audience attention. I want to point out Danielle Alonzo as T. Rhonda Hill and Mazin Akar as Victor Pashun who, in my opinion, stole every scene they were in—a true feat when I consider the talent against which they were competing. Unfortunately, Sonny Under the Assumption is not perfect, and the problem for me stems from a tonal and directorial shift. The abrupt change of focus and the accompanying change of pace made a fantastic play into something that, while still strong, was less than it could have been. First, I want to say that Baker's writing is very strong overall–his monologues are poignant, his characters well-developed, the humour and the drama are well-balanced. From my sheer enjoyment of the brilliant first act, maybe my frustration with the change in focus is in part because I'm comparing excellent to less-than-perfect, but the second act doesn't feel like the same show as the first. The structure is different, the story changes to incorporate the stories of the co-stars and two independent character arcs, and I lost sight of Sonny. She was relegated to an oft-mentioned, little seen figure. I was let down that the build-up of the first act was nothing more than the groundwork for someone else's moral lesson by the second. My sister summed this problem up neatly: all the material was great but it didn't necessarily have a home in Sonny Under the Assumption. Which leads to what I saw as a directorial problem: the second act was inundated with blackouts that, in my view, disrupted the narrative flow. I think this further emphasized the structural problem, namely that the focus changed and pulled away from the tight pre-intermission build-up. These black outs interrupted the story timeline making individual character moments more like a series of quick one-acts instead of being part of the whole. Between the beats in the scenes and the blackouts, I felt like there were multiple endings to this piece. Every time the lights changed I thought everything was finally wrapping up, so that the actual conclusion—which came out of nowhere—lost any impact it might have had. I can't call Sonny Under the Assumption fantastic because I was frustrated by the second act's deterioration—especially after such an amazing start. And yet, I think this is one of the strongest new works I have recently seen. There was a solid foundation in the script that leaves me disappointed when I reflect on the awesome the parts that worked. When it is good, Sonny Under the Assumption is incredible. This is a piece with something to say and I agreed with it for the most part. While I found fault I still came away agreeing with my sister who noted that Sonny Under the Assumption was more than worth it. Details
Sonny Under the Assumption is playing until July 27th at the Aki Studio in the Daniels Spectrum building (585 Dundas Street East).
Shows run Wednesday-Sunday at 7pm, with matinees Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2pm
Tickets are $33; discounted tickets of $25 are available for students, elders, and artists (with valid id); tickets can be purchased online, by phone at 416-531-1402, or at the door.
Discounted tickets for groups of 10+ tickets for $20 each are available. Contact the box office for details at 416-531-1402 or by e-mail at boxoffice@nativeearth.ca.
Pay-What-You-Can matinee Thursday July 24th at 2pm
Photo of Nicole Cardoni as Sonny and Eden Brolin as Kat Hellman courtesy Old Norman Productions
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If you are like many people, you know that you can go to a family lawyer like the one you would find for a divorce. But you may be wondering just what else a family lawyer would provide? For most of us, we probably hope that we will never need to make that dreaded phone call to a family lawyer to talk about the steps we need to take for a divorce.
But there can actually be some good reasons to talk to a lawyer that specializes in family law. Yes, that is what a family lawyer does, and for many it is a very satisfying position as opposed to working as a criminal lawyer. To understand what a family lawyer can provide, let's take a look at the type of services that they will generally provide.
Of course, this is the one service most of us think of when someone says they are a family lawyer. But even here there are differences between different types of family lawyers. Some specialize in negotiated settlements where a sort of collaboration takes place between the two parties. These are usually less dramatic and for some lawyers are the ones they prefer to handle. Others specialize in handling difficult ones, particularly when child custodydisputes are part of the negotiations. Sometimes a divorce will involve more than simply the relationship between the two partners. This is when many lawyers may bring in specialists.
While this isn't as common, we are seeing more and more cases these days where the paternity of a child needs to be determined for legal reasons. It might involve a will, custody for divorce cases or even to find out for medical reasons. Because this can be a very emotional issue for many, the lawyer who is involved with paternity cases will often have a scientific background to help them to understand the science behind the decisions as they work on the legal aspects of paternity cases.
While this does go hand in hand with many divorce cases, it isn't always the case. As more and more women make the decision to raise their children on their own, we are seeing the fathers of these children coming to lawyers to fight for visitation rights of their children, even if they have never lived with the mother. Considering how many times we see lawyers having to track down "deadbeat dads" to simply get them to help care for their children, this can be quite an emotional case when the tables are turned in this way, legally.
Although it is true that often a will is changed in the case of a divorce, there are a number of good reasons that a family may want to see a lawyer about a will. One, of course, is when a couple have their first child. Having a child changes many families, and if the estate is of any substance then a will can become a very important document to ensure your family is provided for in case anything happens to one of the parents.
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» What Is Glutathione and How Is It Good For Your Health?
Glutathione is an antioxidant commonly found in animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria that help neutralize free radicals and prevent cellular damage that is one of the most prominent causes of aging, cancer, liver diseases, stroke, seizure and a number of other diseases (1, 2).
It also provides the chemicals needed for the body to properly utilize other important antioxidants e.g. vitamin E, vitamin C, and alpha-lipoic acid.
Our bodies naturally produce glutathione (produced by the liver) (3).
But unfortunately, production is often disrupted due to factors such as poor diet, stress, medications, infections, pollution, and toxins.
The level of this natural protein is related to our overall health condition and long life. And the low level of it is responsible for chronic diseases.
It has three amino acids L-glycine, Glutamic, and L-cysteine and acts as detoxifier and antioxidant.
For proper functioning of our body, oxygen, water, glucose as well glutathione molecules are required in limited proportions.
And all these molecules together are the backbone of energy production in our body.
How is Glutathione Nutritious and Good For Your Health?
Glutathione is made up of three different amino acids – cysteine, glutamine, and glycine. These amino acids work together to rid your body of harmful toxins, while also allowing your body to take full advantage of other crucial antioxidants (4), such as vitamins C and E and Carotenoids.
What Are The Most Popular Glutathione Supplements?
The major contributor to why many people do not experience the benefits of glutathione is a lack of production of the antioxidant.
Unfortunately, glutathione production levels are heavily influenced by outside factors.
Following a poor diet, having high-stress levels, taking prescribed medications, and being exposed to environmental toxins all negatively affect your body's ability to properly produce glutathione.
As a result, supplemental forms of glutathione have been developed to help offset the lack of production.
These supplements are available in pill or powder form and can be found in local pharmaceutical and supplement stores or online retailers.
While there is currently no extensive, long-term research available on the potential side effects of prolonged glutathione supplementation, it appears that glutathione use produces very few side effects.
Long-term use of glutathione supplements has been linked to a decrease in your body's zinc level.
Zinc deficiencies can affect the body in a multitude of different ways. However, studies on the interactions between glutathione supplementation and zinc are still in their infancy.
This side effect is most often related to the improper use of powdered glutathione supplements.
One possible solution for preventing lower zinc levels is to avoid taking glutathione supplements for prolonged periods of time.
There is currently no set timeframe, but one to three months is a common duration range for limited use of other supplements.
Make sure you follow the directions when taking the glutathione supplement. Take it exactly as prescribed. Also, make sure it is properly stored in a location that is inaccessible to children – especially those with asthma.
* Important: As of this writing, the glutathione supplementation has not been proven to be safe for women who are either pregnant or breastfeeding.
As such, you should refrain from taking the supplement if you fall under either category.


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(LONDON) LATEST: China has committed genocide against the Uyghur people in Xinjiang, an unofficial UK-based tribunal has found #AceNewsDesk report
#AceNewsReport – Dec.12: Sir Geoffrey Nice, a prominent British barrister who chaired the tribunal hearings, said its panel was satisfied China had "affected a deliberate, systematic and concerted policy" to bring about "long-term reduction of Uyghur and other ethnic minority populations". He added that the panel believed senior officials including the Chinese president Xi Jinping bore "primary responsibility" for the abuses against Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region.
#AceDailyNews says according to local UK media the Uyghur Tribunal cited birth control and sterilisation measures allegedly carried out by the state against the Uyghurs as the primary reason for reaching its conclusion on Thursday.
By Joel Gunter
Uyghurs have staged protests in London urging the government to accuse China of genocide
The tribunal's panel was made up of lawyers and academics. Its findings have no legal force and are not binding on ministers, but its organisers said at the outset they intended to add to the body of evidence around the allegations against China and reach an independent conclusion on the question of genocide.
The Chinese government denies all accusations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang. Responding to the tribunal's ruling on Thursday, a spokesman told the BBC the body was a "pseudo tribunal" and a "political tool used by a few anti-China elements to deceive and mislead the public".
Reading the tribunal's judgement, Sir Geoffrey said there was "no evidence of mass killings" in Xinjiang, but he said that the alleged efforts to prevent births amounted to genocidal intent. The panel also said it had found evidence of crimes against humanity, torture, and sexual violence against the Uyghur people.
Speaking to the BBC after the judgment, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, the former Conservative Party leader and co-chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, said it was time for the UK government to accuse China of genocide.
"The British government said the evidence needed to be assessed by a competent court, well it doesn't get more competent than this," he said.
"The government now needs to stop messing around. The genocide taking place in Xinjiang has got to dominate our relationship with China."
Conservative MP Nus Ghani called the conclusion of the tribunal "groundbreaking".
"This tribunal was set up to the highest legal standards and the evidence that that was put forward today shows that there is enough proof beyond reasonable doubt that there was an intent to commit genocide," she told the BBC.
"What is particularly troubling is the evidence that this genocide is in particular targeted at women, and focused on preventing births."
The Chinese state has been accused of crimes against humanity and genocide in Xinjiang, a large region in the country's north-west which is home to the Uyghurs and other minority Muslim groups.
Experts say that at least a million Uyghurs and other Muslims have been detained in the region and held in extra-judicial camps or sent to prisons. Former detainees and residents of Xinjiang have made allegations of torture, forced sterilisation and sexual abuse.
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, who led the prosecution of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, chaired the tribunal's hearings
The Uyghur Tribunal heard from more than 70 witnesses over two sets of hearings in London in June and September, including former detainees and experts. Among the witnesses was the Uyghur linguist Abduweli Ayup, who testified about the harassment of his family in Xinjiang and the 15-month sentence imposed on him in his absence for inciting terrorism – a common allegation levelled by the Chinese state against Uyghurs.
Mr Ayup told the BBC the finding of genocide was "very encouraging".
"I was sentenced by the Chinese government, now I hope after this ruling someone can sentence them. Many Uyghurs have been sent to prison only for being Uyghur, now it is time their oppressors are also sentenced," he said.
The issue of whether China's alleged abuses amount to a genocide has divided the international community. The US government has accused China of a genocide against the Uyghurs, and the parliaments of the UK, Canada, the Netherlands, and Lithuania have passed resolutions making the same declaration.
But the UK government has declined to accuse China of genocide. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has argued that genocide is a specific term with legal force that should only be determined by a criminal court.
The case for genocide is based on reports that China is taking steps to erase the culture of the Uyghurs and assimilate or diminish the population through programmes of forced relocation and birth control.
In a report published in April, the US-based charity Human Rights Watch concluded that China was responsible for crimes against humanity in Xinjiang – but stopped short of calling the state's actions a genocide.
China: UN must act on Xinjiang atrocities after petition shows mass global outrage
More than 323,000 people worldwide sign Amnesty International's 'Free Xinjiang Detainees' petition
Open letter urges UN to investigate human rights violations against Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities
New testimonies reveal impact on detainees' family members
The international community must strongly condemn the ongoing serious human rights violations in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) and pave the way for justice and accountability, Amnesty International said today in an open letter to UN member states.
The call comes after 323,832 people from 184 countries and territories signed the organization's petition calling on the Chinese authorities to release the hundreds of thousands of Muslim minority men and women arbitrarily detained and subjected to mass internment, torture and persecution in Xinjiang.
Around the world, hundreds of thousands of people have signed our petition to express their outrage at evidence of crimes against humanity and other serious human rights violations being inflicted on Muslims in Xinjiang
Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International's Secretary General.
"Around the world, hundreds of thousands of people have signed our petition to express their outrage at evidence of crimes against humanity and other serious human rights violations being inflicted on Muslims in Xinjiang," said Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International's Secretary General.
"It's a clear sign that people around the world see through China's efforts to silence critics and lash out in response to credible reporting on its atrocities in Xinjiang. Every signature is a direct call on China to immediately stop this systematic persecution.
"The Chinese government must immediately release all people arbitrarily detained in the camps and in prisons, dismantle the internment camp system, and end the systematic attacks against predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in Xinjiang."
Amnesty International reached the conclusion in its own report.
Erbakit Otarbay, an ethnic Kazakh, describes being subjected to forced labour, indoctrination and beatings in Xinjiang
The Uyghur Tribunal was established by Sir Geoffrey at the urging of the World Uyghur Congress, a global activist group. The president of the WUC, Dolkun Isa, told the BBC the tribunal's judgment represented a "historic day" for the Uyghur people.
"Now there is no excuse for the international community to continue its silence on the Uyghur genocide," he said. "It is the legal obligation of all countries who signed the 1948 genocide convention to take legal action."
Reading the judgment on Thursday, Sir Geoffrey said the tribunal had formed in part because no international criminal court had taken up an investigation into the alleged abuses in Xinjiang.
The International Criminal Court announced in December last year that it would not investigate the allegations because China, as a non-member, was outside of its jurisdiction.
Meanwhile, the International Court of Justice can only take a case that has been approved by the UN Security Council, over which China has veto power.
"Had any other body, domestic or international, determined or sought to determine these issues, the tribunal would have been unnecessary," Sir Geoffrey said.
The tribunal's final report follows announcement by the US, UK and Canadian government of diplomatic boycotts of the Winter Olympics in China next year.
Mr Johnson said on Wednesday that the UK, like the US and Canada, would not pursue a sporting boycott of the games.
#amnesty-international, #london, #uyghurs
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The French Christopher Hitchens Paul Heinrich Dietrich
Posted on: April 15, 2015 - 7:29am
French author Paul Heinrich Dietrich had the Church of his time scared of him. And so much so no one knows where he was ultimately buried. He is considered to be the father of modern atheism.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Baron_d%27Holbach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_d%27Holbach
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Posted on: April 15, 2015 - 8:38am #1
Father of modern atheism my
Father of modern atheism my ass. Every member of this site who was here during the blasphemy challenge has done more.
Posted on: April 15, 2015 - 4:44pm #2
digitalbeachbum
Brian37 wrote:French author
French author Paul Heinrich Dietrich had the Church of his time scared of him. And so much so no one knows where he was ultimately buried. He is considered to be the father of modern atheism. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Baron_d%27Holbach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_d%27Holbach
I see nothing in Wikipedia saying is he considered to be the father of modern atheism nor do I find anything on Google
todangst
I once ran for the title
I once ran for the title of Pope of Atheism. My version of speaking Ex cathedra would contain error bars.
"Hitler burned people like Anne Frank, for that we call him evil.
"God" burns Anne Frank eternally. For that, theists call him 'good.'
LOL you have my vote
Vastet wrote:Father of
Vastet wrote:
Just like when Beyond wont listen to a billionaire, fine, don't have to believe me. Here is a yutube series 3 part history of skepticism part 2 time stamp where they start talking about Deitrich time 52:20.
Argue with them then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUn9bOh3e9g
No he was not the first
No he was not the first skeptic. But for his time he was the most blunt in saying "there is no god and your selfishness causes you to do bad things". Even with Paine and Jefferson, they still split the baby even with their bluntness. Paul was the loudest of his time saying "you don't need that shit".
He long before Sagan, reflected the same idea of Sagan in saying "come on guys, you really think all this was put here for us"?
Paul wrote:
Suns are extinguished or become corrupted, planets perish and scatter across the wastes of the sky; other suns are kindled, new planets formed to make their revolutions or describe new orbits, and man, an infinitely minute part of a globe which itself is only an imperceptible point in the immense whole, believes that the universe is made for himself.
todangst wrote: I once ran
todangst wrote:
Nobody is the Pope or king of anything. Just like Sagan said and Paul also reflected none of this was put here for any of us. Friend and foe alike all meet the same fate. The universe will go on without any record of us and do fine without us.
If Paul was stating the oposite of what religion promoted, "father of" is metaphor, he still built his ideas off those prior, his "first" was simply being the most loud and blunt. I doubt he would have considered himself arrogant or the center of anything with what he said about his place in the universe.
iwbiek
Brian37 wrote: No he was
No he was not the first skeptic.
yeah, hypatia came first.
iwbiek wrote:Brian37
iwbiek wrote:
No shit surlock. Did you watch that vido moron? Again, no one is asking you to believe me. They are the historians.
"First" does not mean you don't draw off prior motifs. "First" is metaphor for timing and tweaking a prior ideas.
Unlike you and some of your fetishes with Asian religons, I accept there is nothing new under the sun.
Now again, you don't have to like me, I am not the one who produced that documentary.
Posted on: April 21, 2015 - 8:55am #10
Brian37 wrote:No shit
No shit surlock.
i was being sarcastic. we have zero evidence hypatia was a skeptic. in fact, there's about the same amount of evidence for hypatia's existence as jesus's.
"I have never felt comfortable around people who talk about their feelings for Jesus, or any other deity for that matter, because they are usually none too bright. . . . Or maybe 'stupid' is a better way of saying it; but I have never seen much point in getting heavy with either stupid people or Jesus freaks, just as long as they don't bother me. In a world as weird and cruel as this one we have made for ourselves, I figure anybody who can find peace and personal happiness without ripping off somebody else deserves to be left alone. They will not inherit the earth, but then neither will I. . . . And I have learned to live, as it were, with the idea that I will never find peace and happiness, either. But as long as I know there's a pretty good chance I can get my hands on either one of them every once in a while, I do the best I can between high spots."
--Hunter S. Thompson
oh, and my pointing out the
oh, and my pointing out the fact that you know nothing about asian religions qualifies me as a fetishist? knowing more than brian about a subject qualifies as a fetish? damn, then there's no hope for 90% of humanity...
iwbiek wrote:oh, and my
Whats to know? The greek mythology of men with wings is no different than Harry Potter flying around on a broom. Religions back then were NOT written in the same mannor modern science seeks to find answers.
How much of a comic book do you have to read before you realize it is a comic book?
Any kind motif or "wisdom" you find in any religion you can find in other words in all others. The religion is not required to understand our good behavior and bad behavior is in our evolution, not the human placebos called religions we invent. You'd understand that if you would get your stuborn head out of your ass. We are way past having to gap fill with what amounts to local tribal clubs.
You damned well know that the bible is a book of myth, so what makes anything written in antiquity anymore credible than that comic book?
The Asian religions just like older Hinduism and Egyptian religions had similar motifs of acts of kindness, what constitutes wisdom, and how to deal with "evil". Now if I am willing to admit Paul was not the first skeptic, you should be willing to admit there is nothing origional about the idea of religion. Paul was unique for his time. And most certainly not superstitious like religion, and don't fucking hand me any crap about how Buddhists cannot be superstious.
Saying the Asian religions were unique is like Pepsi claiming it was the first beverage because it's can is red when water was the first beverage. Paul's "uniqiueness" is not loaded with superstition and placebos.
Religion relfects the social norms of a location, but they were never a real necessity to evolution, but an oucome of our flawed perceptions, and it always takes the skeptics and questioners to overcome our fear of change.
"what's to know?" fuck you,
"what's to know?" fuck you, largest continent on earth! fuck you, largest, most diverse population on earth! "what's to know?" you stupid, arrogant little man.
The only differnece
The only differnece between religion and mythology is one is dead and the other is still believed to be more than myth.
iwbiek wrote:"what's to
HEY FUCKWAD, I never said there were not different sects of Buddhism SO KOCK IT OFF IDIOT!
You "its complecated"
FOR THE LAST FUCKING TIME NO FUCKING SHIT
That does not make religion a requirment. It does not make motifs of good or evil or wisdom a unique patent owned by anyone.
You find an idea in one religion that reflects acts of kindness, wisdom or self control, you can find it to some degree with other religions with different words.
You don't need a fucking religion to state the simple "Don't physicaly harm others". It is a fucking cructch it aways has been. NO you cannot get rid of it, but getting stuck on pretty is all you are doing, just like everyone else of any other religious tradition. Grow the fuck up.
Posted on: April 21, 2015 - 10:22am #16
No one has, or should create a religion over that quote and kill over it. Name me one religion in history that has not had wars.
The value of skepticism is the message. The fake "skepticism" of Jesus challenging authority wasn't designed to question religion, but a marketing tactic to get people to join his upstart cult.
Now if anyone did start a "Hypatia religion" then the meaning of that quote would no longer represent the value of skepticism regardless of her existence. The same cannot be said about Christianity or Jesus.
Now, wiki allows for edits, so if anyting in their entry you feel is wrong, you are more than welcome to edit it with your sources, and if the fact checkers there find it credible, it will stay. And no, not all of that entery implies she existed. Although the first paragraphs imply she did.
Now please stupidly accuse me of writing everything in that entry, including the various accounts.
And again you fuckwad. I have stated my mistakes stay up for everyone to see. Not hiding a damned thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia
wiki wrote:
Hypatia (/haɪˈpeɪʃiə/ hy-pay-sh(ee)ə or /haɪˈpætiə/ hy-pat-ee-ə;[2] Greek:Ὑπατία Hypatía) (born c. AD 350 – 370; died 415[1][3]) was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher in Egypt, then a part of theByzantine Empire.[4] She was the head of the Neoplatonic school atAlexandria, where she taught philosophy and astronomy
Now why would you use the word "was" on a fictional character? If they were fictional, then you'd say something like "Hypatia was a literary character created by.....such and such"
And read down further where you could imply their is some question about her existence. I don't think you start the article off with that quoted paragraph if there are not at least some historians who claim to have evidence she was a real person.
You are welcome to argue with them as well as the documentary makers in that video.
And further more, the
And further more, the quote I used attributed to her did not imply she was a god or a goddess who could fart a Lamborghini out of her ass, or cure blindness or turn water into wine. We know George Washington existed, but no sane person would claim he could raise the dead.
There is no evidence that Jesus existed, but it still would not matter if he did. It would merely mean a man started a new cult and convinced others to follow him. He was not a split personality man/god, nor do magic babies exist nor do humans magically survive rigor mortis.
Brian37 wrote:Just like when
Just like when Beyond wont listen to a billionaire, fine, don't have to believe me.
Brian kind of admits he's wrong, but really lacks the balls to come out and say it plainly.
Here is a yutube series 3 part history of skepticism part 2 time stamp where they start talking about Deitrich time 52:20.
Brian thinks the point is debatable, but it isn't.
Brian thinks that saying he wasn't the first skeptic leaves room for him to be the 'father of modern atheism', but it doesn't, and he wasn't.
Nobody is the Pope or king of anything.
Brian is too stupid to understand a joke, and attacks yet another person's position with strawmen.
Just like Sagan said and Paul also reflected none of this was put here for any of us. Friend and foe alike all meet the same fate. The universe will go on without any record of us and do fine without us.
Strawman.
Strawman and lies.
I hate to say this, but it appears Brian is getting dumber. His spelling and grammar are actually getting worse, snd the ease with which he falls into traps is extraordinary.
Even under this special exemption, the person Brian is talking about still doesn't remotely qualify as the "father of modern atheism".
When the ignorant fool is prideful of his ignorance, all hope is lost. Brian will forever be, at best, a useless shit.
Brian thinks he's funny, but he isn't.
Any kind motif or "wisdom" you find in any religion you can find in other words in all others.
Brian thinks this somehow matters. As always, Brian is wrong.
The religion is not required to understand our good behavior and bad behavior is in our evolution, not the human placebos called religions we invent. You'd understand that if you would get your stuborn head out of your ass. We are way past having to gap fill with what amounts to local tribal clubs.
Brian makes up a bunch of stuff, lies, and tosses out more strawmen.
More lies.
Lies, strawmen, hypocrisy, and bullshit. Poor Brian is mad that noone is believing anything he says. It'll be a lot harder to build a cult than he thought.
Brian fails to understand cause and effect.
Brian just described himself to a T. Excuse me while I chuckle.
Brian actually thinks this makes sense.
We can now add wikipedia to the things Brian is ignorant of.
Brian attempts to discredit iwbiek, but fails. Because Brian is a coward, he then attempts to deflect criticism of his criticism elsewhere. But again he fails.
One more example of lies, strawmen, hypocrisy, and ignorance.
Brian37 wrote:wiki
all of this can be, and has been, said about jesus as well. thank you for proving my point: there is as much evidence for hypatia as there is jesus. in fact, since wikipedia is so goddamn reliable:
wikipedia wrote:
Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically,[f] although the quest for the historical Jesus has produced little agreement on the historical reliability of the Gospels and on how closely the biblical Jesus reflects the historical Jesus.
so there seems to be no question of jesus's historical existence, except on the fringe: just like hypatia. yet almost nothing definitive can be said about him as he exists only in third- and fourth-hand sources, written long after the fact: just like hypatia. he left behind not a single written word: just like hypatia. however, UNLIKE hypatia, he has been extensively quoted. we don't even have so much as a QUOTE from hypatia. damn, i guess there must be MORE evidence for jesus!
Posted on: April 22, 2015 - 1:05pm #20
You have no problem rejecting the Christian god as being real, and you damned well know there is no such thing as virgin births or zombie gods surviving rigor mortis. Want to guess how many different sects of Christianity there are worldwide? Have you studied every single one of them?
The first Buddha would not have been born in a vacuum either. The information that was put in his head would have been a result of surrounding and prior influences. Just like you know that Christianity is a splinter sect of the Hebrew religion. Just like the Hebrews are a result of prior Caanite Polytheism. Buddhism started not because it was a requirement to evolution, it started as a result of mere marketing.
So no shit there are different sects of Buddhism, just like there are different sects of Islam and different sects of Christianity and different sects of Jews. And by proxy of our dissagreements here, even atheists have different views.
"It's complecated" is a bullshit argument. DUH!
Humans create all sorts of elaborate gap filling answers and compete against each other and even within the same religion. If saying "it's complecated" or "religion is natural so back off" was an excuse to cling to old claims, then you should be consisant and condemn everyone in prior history who challenged social norms.
No religion was arround 200,000 years ago, nor 4 billion years ago, and there will be no record of any religion or humans after our planet dies.
Allowing religion to exist is a matter of human rights, but the ideas by themselves do not deserve pedestals. If we blindly protect an idea like as a blanket solution to keep peace, our species never would have left the caves.
Now you keep stupidly arguing "if it weren't for religon" as an argument to leave it alone. Arabs invented algebra but that does not compell you to become a Muslim, much less value a theocracy. The Greeks came up with the word atom, yet somehow you don't believe in their polytheistic gods.
Arguments from tradition are not good reason to cling to an idea. No one is our should argue use of force. But when better tools to meausure the nature of reality are discovered, the wise discard the old cliams and move on. What you are doing is arguing the protection of kaliedoscope group thinking. The only real effect it has is creating a group. The downside is that group puts its own protection above our common existence.
We no longer believe in the Egytpian gods. We no longer believe in Thor, and we do not have to be afraid as a species to think old claims are that important as to protect them, outside the right to make the claim. Our species progressed precisely because of our ability to challenge social norms.
Brian37 wrote:You have no
More hypocrisy from Brian.
Brian rants irrelevantly.
Actually it isn't a bullshit argument. If Brian actually learned the complexities of religion he'd actually be in a position to argue against religion effectively, instead of making a fool of himself.
Humans create all sorts of elaborate gap filling answers
Brian himself is especially skilled in this strategy.
If saying "it's complecated" or "religion is natural so back off" was an excuse to cling to old claims, then you should be consisant and condemn everyone in prior history who challenged social norms.
Brian blatantly lies yet again. iwbiek never once attempted to defend any religion in the way Brian claims he did.
Brian makes things up and proves his ignorance on multiple subjects once again. If fact, it is very likely that religion existed 200,000 years ago. It is even possible that religion existed 4 billion years ago; though it wouldn't have been on Earth if it did. And finally, even if the entire solar system were wiped out this second, evidence of human religions would continue travelling through the universe.
Allowing religion to exist is a matter of human rights
This is a pretty ridiculous suggestion for Brian to make. Societies that tried to wipe out religion failed, so obviously subjective rights are irrelevant.
but the ideas by themselves do not deserve pedestals.
Ideas do deserve pedestals. They are a celebration of our self awareness and intelligence. Ideas shouldn't be uncritically accepted as true, but they still deserve respect as they are a demonstration of what we are.
Now you keep stupidly arguing "if it weren't for religon" as an argument to leave it alone.
A strawman. Noone here ever said that.
Arabs invented algebra but that does not compell you to become a Muslim, much less value a theocracy.
Noone here ever said that either.
The Greeks came up with the word atom, yet somehow you don't believe in their polytheistic gods.
Strawman after strawman after strawman. Typical theist.
Arguments from tradition are not good reason to cling to an idea.
The strawmen are piling up. One day they will block out the sun.
No one is our should argue use of force.
Except Brian, who wants to eliminate theists.
What you are doing is arguing the protection of kaliedoscope group thinking.
So many strawmen.
The only real effect it has is creating a group. The downside is that group puts its own protection above our common existence.
Brian thinks religion is necessary for this, but Brian is always wrong. Religion could cease to exist tomorrow and people would still value their own groups over the species.
Brian doesn't understand anything.
Brian37 wrote:Saying the
Saying the Asian religions were unique is like Pepsi claiming it was the first beverage because it's can is red when water was the first beverage.
I thought Pepsi came in a blue can?
There are no theists on operating tables.
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Now lets take a look at
Now lets take a look at Buddhism here.
Does this sound like scientific reality, or does this sound like a story?
Notice the use of words like "prophacy", and "spirits" and "divine"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_%28mother_of_the_Buddha%29
Māyā and King Suddhodhana did not have children for twenty years into their marriage. According to legend, one full moon night, sleeping in the palace, the queen had a vivid dream. She felt herself being carried away by four devas (spirits) to Lake Anotatta in the Himalayas. After bathing her in the lake, the devas clothed her in heavenly cloths, anointed her with perfumes, and bedecked her with divine flowers
Notice she is a Queen. Funny how succes of a religion seems to get attached to Royalty. Might be because all religions back then falsely attribbuted their success to the divine. And if Buddhism is a historical fact outside a recorded historical legend being made up, why use the word "legend"?
And there seems to be an account where he is born out of her side avoiding the birth cannal conveying the idea of purity.
Legend has it that Prince Siddhārtha emerged from her right side. It was the eighth day of April. Some accounts say she gave him his first bath in the Puskarini pond in Lumbini Zone.
Now that same article mentions competing versions of this religion as well, so yea it is complecated.
Seems to me simply another religion humans invented to create a hero.
Brian37 wrote:Now lets take
Oh look, Brian has made another strawman. How surprising.
He's also depending directly on wikipedia for information, which is pretty stupid.
One big ass strawman, courtesy of the local idiot. Nothing to see here, move along.
i literally have no idea
i literally have no idea what buddhism has to do with this discussion. the only person who brought up buddhism is brian, so he could then attack it. and he didn't even bring it up well, as he read one third-hand (at least) source on one version of one buddhist myth--a myth that isn't even accepted by all buddhists--and thinks he's able to dismiss the entire religion out of hand.
this is the very defintion of a strawman.
Vastet wrote:Brian37
Now lets take a look at Buddhism here. Does this sound like scientific reality, or does this sound like a story? Notice the use of words like "prophacy", and "spirits" and "divine" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_%28mother_of_the_Buddha%29
Oh look, Brian has made another strawman. How surprising. He's also depending directly on wikipedia for information, which is pretty stupid.
Notice she is a Queen. Funny how succes of a religion seems to get attached to Royalty. Might be because all religions back then falsely attribbuted their success to the divine. And if Buddhism is a historical fact outside a recorded historical legend being made up, why use the word "legend"? And there seems to be an account where he is born out of her side avoiding the birth cannal conveying the idea of purity. Quote: Legend has it that Prince Siddhārtha emerged from her right side. It was the eighth day of April. Some accounts say she gave him his first bath in the Puskarini pond in Lumbini Zone. Now that same article mentions competing versions of this religion as well, so yea it is complecated. Seems to me simply another religion humans invented to create a hero.
What "straw man"
Oh you mean like "so what, it makes Buddhists feel good so leave them alone?"
Ok, the virgin birth story of Jesus makes them feel good too. Allah makes Muslims feel good too.
No sorry, it is still all amounts to humans creating heros.
If argument from tradition were a good argument then the earth is flat.
good thing nobody here is
good thing nobody here is arguing from tradition.
zarathustra wrote:Brian37
zarathustra wrote:
Brian hasn't gotten out of the 70's and at that time, Pepsi did have red panels on their cans the width of the logo. Fun random pointless fact, the Pepsi logo started as just the words PepsiCola in red against a white background. During WWII, it was modified to be red, white and blue to appeal to people's sense of patriotism. I don't think the mostly blue can was around until the early/mid 90's.
Brian37 wrote:What "straw
Brian requests an education. Since Brian has a severe learning disability I'm quite reluctant to attempt explaining it to him. I'll just drop a link. Maybe he'll use it, but most likely he won't.
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/
On the off chance he does actually educate himself, I'll start being a bit more careful in my casual dismissal of his bullshit.
Red herring.
Implied strawman.
Red herring. Demonstration of ignorance. Most of the educated population of Earth hasn't believed the Earth was flat since before christianity existed.
iwbiek wrote:good thing
HA, then why are you spending so much time defending it? You still keep missing the issue between human rights and the claim itself.
"It makes them feel good"? Yea, so belief in Osiris made the Eygptians feel good. Yet you dont believe in those gods.
Buddha is dipicted as a prince because back then ALL religions falsely attributed their success to the divine.
If you can accept some religions as made up, wouldn't the most likely answer as to why humans believe them is that they like believing them? Still not an excuse to never verbally challenge those claims.
i have never defended a
i have never defended a single tradition. i've merely pointed out why your attacks on traditions are ignorant and unfounded. there are plenty of valid ways to attack religions, buddhism included. you just don't use them, because they require actually knowing what you're attacking, and you're too proud and lazy to do the work.
Brian37 wrote:HA, then why
HA, then why are you spending so much time defending it?
Blatant lie. iwbiek has never defended a religion. He generally has kept to defining religion in discussions with Brian, who's beliefs about religions don't match with what religions actually are.
"It makes them feel good"?
Yea, so belief in Osiris made the Eygptians feel good. Yet you dont believe in those gods.
Red herring, strawman.
Red herring, argument from ignorance.
Brian requests an education. Since Brian has a severe learning disability I'm quite reluctant to attempt explaining it to him. I'll just drop a link. Maybe he'll use it, but most likely he won't. http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/ On the off chance he does actually educate himself, I'll start being a bit more careful in my casual dismissal of his bullshit.
Cut the crap, you like theists simply don't like me boiling life down to the mundane reality it is.
Humans invent religions and gods as a placebo.
Brian37 wrote:Buddha is
there is no "divine" in buddhism. that's probably the 137th ignorant statement you've made about a religion. and me pointing that out somehow equates to defending them...
Brian37 wrote:Cut the crap,
Brian doesn't understand that I am opposed to all irrational stupidity, not just the irrational stupidity of theism.
so i'll ask you again, what's the real medicine? studying biology? agreeing with brian? that's going to help me overcome my existential loneliness? or should we all just take prozac?
Brian37 wrote:Humans invent
Do you know even know why placebos are used?
Posted on: April 23, 2015 - 12:38pm #38
lol - I think he does that shit just to see if any one notices.
digitalbeachbum wrote:
Actually no. Despite some here's desperate attempt to paint me out as some bully or evil monster who wants to become Salin or Hitler, I was on auto pilot. That is an anology I have used countless times on varies pages over the years in similar words. I simply got the names of the companies transposed. I also do that with the words "there" and "their".
Still does not change the reality that there is no original religion, they all are results of prior and surrounding ideas, and merely get perpetuated through marketing. It may take elaborate books to detangle religion, but it does not take a genious to say they are all gap filling human inventions.
Just like Dawkins explained in his book, it is a result of humans flawed perceptions. Calling it natural is not an excuse not to verbally challenge it. If that were the case every absurd claim religions make would be true. If our species never questioned social norms our species never would have left the caves.
Some here simply don't like facing that reality.
Brian37 wrote:Actually
Well at least Brian can occasionally admit to his ignorance...
Despite some here's desperate attempt to paint me out as some bully or evil monster who wants to become Salin or Hitler,
One need not attempt anything when Brian says so himself.
I was on auto pilot.
What a brilliant defence. Someone should have suggested it to all the nazi war criminals who were convicted.
That is an anology I have used countless times on varies pages over the years in similar words. I simply got the names of the companies transposed. I also do that with the words "there" and "their".
Oops, apparently Brian CAN'T admit to his ignorance. My mistake.
Still does not change the reality that there is no original religion
Brian makes a self refuting claim. The existence of religion necessitates the fact that there was an original religion; even if it has since been forgotten.
they all are results of prior and surrounding ideas, and merely get perpetuated through marketing.
Brian makes shit up. He is quite incapable of proving this.
It may take elaborate books to detangle religion
It really doesn't.
but it does not take a genious to say they are all gap filling human inventions.
Nor does it take a genius to realise religions are more than that. It does, however, take a functional brain and the willingness to learn. Sadly Brian fits neither of these criteria.
Just like Dawkins explained in his book
Again Brian quotes Dawkins as if Dawkins were an infallible god. As if we needed more evidence of the fact Brian is a theist.
Calling it natural is not an excuse not to verbally challenge it.
Unfortunately, Brian doesn't challenge theism at all. You have to make logical and rational arguments to challenge theism, and Brian doesn't do that.
If that were the case every absurd claim religions make would be true.
A ridiculous false dichotomy.
If our species never questioned social norms our species never would have left the caves.
Brian makes shit up again.
Brian hates reality, so he pretends reality is not real.
Nope the reality is that humans concoct religions. If we listened to you we'd still live in the dark ages.
Brian37 wrote:Nope the
Nope the reality is that humans concoct religions.
Brian assumes humans are the only creatures to ever invent religion.
If we listened to you we'd still live in the dark ages.


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Kik raises nearly $100M in highest profile ICO to date
The highest profile ICOs from a consumer internet company to date has come to a close after messaging app Kik raised nearly $100 million from its token sale.
The exact amount is 168,732 ETH — around $47.5 million based on today's $282 ETH price — came from over 10,000 backers. Combined with $50 million raised in a pre-sale for institutional investors the grand total is around $97.5 million.
The Canada-based startup initially planned to raise as much as $125 million from backers, but it elected for a sale system that imposed a purchase cap on buyers of its 'Kin' token. Although unclaimed tokens were resold, it was never likely to sell out to the full amount. Added to that, Kik opted to prevent Canada-based individuals from taking part after regulators deemed its token to be a security, which didn't help its cause.
Still though CEO Ted Livingston said the sale was a success.
"We are really excited," he told TechCrunch. "If you had told me back in January that we would sell $100 million of a new cryptocurrency in September, I wouldn't have believed you."
ICOs, also known as token sales, are a wild west right. Companies have used them to raise over $1.7 billion this year but investors are concerned at the potential for scams and less legitimate offerings. Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt last week, Pantera Capital's Dan Morehead — whose firm runs a $100 million fund dedicated to ICOs — cautioned that the space is even more speculative than the dot-com era, with more than 60 token sales happening each week.
At nearly 10 years old, and with 15 million monthly users and a valuation of more than $1 billion, Kik stands out as the highest profile ICO company to date — but the token sale itself is also notable because Kik chose against additional VC financing.
The goal is audacious. Livingston previously explained in some detail that the aim is to develop a decentralized ecosystem that is not reliant on revenue from advertising or e-commerce. Instead, developers earn Kin tokens based on interactivity and attention from users, the idea then being that they develop Kik apps and bots that focus only on the user experience.
As I wrote earlier this month, it is likely to be a case study for how consumer internet companies can embrace the blockchain regardless of the success of the project. With the money now banked, Kik needs to get to work and make good on its vision.


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$54m funding to call on dementia experts
4th Feb 2015 6:15 PM
MOBILE teams of dementia experts will be on call to nursing homes across Australia under a new Federal Government plan.
Assistant Social Services Minister Mitch Fifield announced $54.5 million funding over four years for the project that would allow aged care providers to call in clinical experts to help out when residents develop the most serious symptoms of the disease.
They will visit patients exhibiting extreme behaviours, assess the cause and advise staff on the best course of action.
Alzheimer's Australia president Graeme Samuel applauded the move, saying he hoped it would lead to a reduction in the use of physical and chemical restraints.
"This is a great initiative that will be welcomed by everyone who is aware of the difficulties associated with dementia and aged care," Mr Samuel said.
"Announcements of this kind provide much-needed national leadership in tackling dementia."
The program's first phase is expected to be rolled out nationally later this year after a competitive tender process.
The group of experts, Severe Behaviour Response Teams, will work hand in hand with existing dementia services in each state and territory.
Mr Fifield said the government would also conduct an analysis of existing dementia programs during the first half of 2015.
The $54.5 million funding will be sourced from money the former Labor government allocated to its Dementia and Severe Behaviour Supplement that the Coalition axed in July after learning too many people were eligible.
Labor said 2000 people would be eligible for the supplement before its introduction, but 33,000 were receiving it by the time it was cut last year - a 16-fold blow-out.
It was budgeted to cost $11.7 million for the 2013-14 year but ended up costing $135 million.
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Brooke broke the rules once by allowing love to interfere with her mission. Now she and Alex must put consequences aside to break the rules again—if they wish to save their daughter's soul.
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import { Map, List, fromJS } from 'immutable';
import { memoize, compose, partialRight, call } from 'ramda';
import { Promise } from 'es6-promise';

function createHookStructure() {
  return fromJS({hooks: Map() });
}

function hookAtom() {
  return Map({
    'before': List(),
    'after': List(),
  });
}

function Hook() {
  const hookAPI = {};

  hookAPI.getHookStructure = memoize(()=> createHookStructure());

  function updateHookStructure(newStructure) {
    hookAPI.getHookStructure = memoize(()=> newStructure);

    return newStructure;
  }

  function setHookType(hookName) {
    return hookAPI.getHookStructure().set(
      'hooks',
      hookAPI.getHookStructure().get('hooks').set(hookName, hookAtom())
    );
  }

  function removeHookType(hookName) {
    return hookAPI.getHookStructure().set(
      'hooks',
      hookAPI.getHookStructure().get('hooks').remove(hookName)
    );
  }

  function clearHooks() {
    return hookAPI.getHookStructure().set('hooks', Map());
  }

  function addHook(name, position, hook) {
    return hookAPI.getHookStructure().setIn(
      ['hooks', name, position],
      hookAPI.getHookStructure().getIn(['hooks', name, position]).push(hook)
    );
  }

  function resolveHook(name, pos) {
    const sequence = hookAPI.getHookStructure().getIn(['hooks', name, pos]);

    return function(...args) {
      return sequence.reduce(
        function(initialValue, hook) {
          return initialValue.then(()=> hook.apply(this, args));
        },
        Promise.resolve(null)
      );
    };
  }

  function wrapHandler(name, handler) {
    return function(...args) {
      return call(resolveHook(name, 'before'), args)
        .then(function(beforeSeq) {
          return Promise.resolve(beforeSeq).then(handler).then(resolveHook(name, 'after'));
        });
    };
  }

  hookAPI.addHookType = compose(
    updateHookStructure,
    (type)=> setHookType(type)
  );

  hookAPI.removeHookType = compose(
    updateHookStructure,
    (type)=> removeHookType(type)
  );

  hookAPI.clearHooks = compose(
    updateHookStructure,
    ()=> clearHooks()
  );

  hookAPI.addHook = compose(
    updateHookStructure,
    addHook
  );

  hookAPI.addHookBefore = (name, hook)=> hookAPI.addHook(name, 'before', hook);

  hookAPI.addHookAfter = (name, hook)=> hookAPI.addHook(name, 'after', hook);

  hookAPI.resolveHook = resolveHook;

  hookAPI.resolveHookBefore = partialRight(resolveHook, 'before');

  hookAPI.resolveHookAfter = partialRight(resolveHook, 'after');

  hookAPI.wrap = wrapHandler;

  return hookAPI;
}

export default Hook;

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Home » News & Events » Newsletter » A Call to Action: Volunteers Wanted for Sacramento Challenge Days!
The Institute for Advancing Unity continues to address local students' needs by bringing the Challenge Day program to South Sacramento Schools as part of the Sacramento Building Healthy Communities initiative of The California Endowment.
Challenge Days are powerful, high-energy programs that address issues of violence, teasing, social oppression, racism, harassment, peer pressure, alcohol and drugs, suicide, and bullycide through a series of experiential learning processes that unite members of the school and community. The Institute invites local civic and business leaders to serve as volunteer facilitators alongside student mentors, teachers, administrators, and staff.
Facilitator participation strengthens student participation and helps identify students who may benefit from followup support. If you would like to volunteer as an Adult Facilitator for one of the dates below, contact Edith Crawford, our Director of Education and Evaluation, at (916) 286-3647 or edith@championsofunity.org.


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Q: Match a word, where candidate could cross sequential groups (spans) The user will provide some search term. Let's just say it's a string, that may contain any words or special characters (like /, ?, ,, $, *, etc).
I need to match this sequence of characters anywhere they appear in HTML, even if the search term crosses sequential spans; in my HTML, special characters are sometimes wrapped separately.
For example: the user provides "Your mom?", and there is a paragraph which contains Your mom?
I need an effective way to determine that a) the query does exist, and b) which elements contain the query.  The searched text can be complex HTML, and contain LOTS of words, spans, divs, etc.

A: I might try and write a parser that can differentiate between tags opening and closing, and their text content (hopefully the HTML does not contain incomplete tags). For indexing, perhaps you could use a stack of tuples, each representing depth and count, and memory of the current state. Your simple example would index as:
[(1,1)] tag opens, text: 'Your mom'
query text matches so far
[(1,1),(1,1)] tag closes, remove.
[(1,2)] tag opens, maintain depth, increase count, text: '?'
query text continues to match
[(1,2)] tag closes, remove

A: You will first have to split up your "characters" into groups. The most paranoid way to do this would be by character, but that will end up being very inefficient. Knowing what little I do about your data, I assume that anything that matches [a-zA-Z\s]+ becomes one token and everything else becomes another.
The other thing that might be logical to do is do an iterative process, where after each failed attempt, you break it down further.
No matter what you decide, you'd need to use some JavaScript to do this. But that should be fairly easy to do.
After splitting it up, you would need to begin thinking about constructing a regex.
You can put (?:<[^>]*>\s*)* between each token, but certain characters would need to be escaped before you put them in the regex. There is a complete list somewhere, but that would include: $^*.+?/\{}[]().
For your example, you might end up with something like this:
/your mom(?:<[^>]*>\s*)*\?/i

With i meaning case insensitive.
You can get the index of the match location like this:
var match = /regex/.exec("string to match against");
if (match) {
    alert("match found at " + match.index);
}

A: This solution will find and return the first element that contains the search text, even if that text contains embedded tags.
TL;DR Play with the example!

var content = $("#content");
var search = $("#search");
var go = $("#go");

function escapeRegExp(str) {
  return str.replace(/[\/\\{}()*+?.^$|[\]-]/g, "\\$&");
}

function recursiveElementSearch(regex, element) {
  var text = element.text();

  if (text.match(regex)) {
    var children = element.children();
    var len = children.length;

    for (var i=0; i < len; ++i) {
      var child = $(children[i]);
      var found = recursiveElementSearch(regex, child);

      if (found != null) {
        return found;
      }
    }

    return element;
  }

  return null;
}

go.click(function() {
  var value = $.map(search.val().split(""), function(value, index) {
    return escapeRegExp(value);
  });
  var regex = new RegExp(value.join(""), "i");
  var element = recursiveElementSearch(regex, content);

  console.log("Element: ", element ? element.attr("id") : "null");
});

    Your mom?

    Where is your mom?

    Yours mom?

    My mom!

    Their moms...

<input id="search" value="Your mom?">
Search:
<button id="go">Go!</button>

The way that this works is that the input text is sanitized (escaped), and then the text of each element is recursively checked to see if the search text is contained.
The element that will be returned is the first element found at the deepest level.  The search is depth-first, so a match found 3 levels deep on the first element will be returned before an element 1 level deep on the second element.
The HTML snippet provided shows that nested tags aren't an issue.  Using this HTML, the search result for "Your mom?" returns div id="first", the search for "mom!" returns div id="fourth", and the search for "Yours mom" returns div id="c".
There are a few simple improvements that could be made.  Here's what I'd see useful from my testing:

*

*Collapse spaces in the search text to match any number of spaces (e.g. search for "Yours    mom" should be the same as searching for "Yours mom")

*Handle Unicode spaces, including " "

*Include a version that returns all matches (e.g. searching for "your mom?" should return [div id="first", div id="second"], as both match)

Given all of that, this is a pretty useful way to search the text on a page.

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Horror game Sons of the Forest gets a new trailer and a riotous release date
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Sons of the Forest has a new scary trailer that shows off some of the horrors players will encounter and when they can play it.
Children of the forest has been in development for some time, with fans not knowing when the game will finally come out. After years of anticipation, the sequel to Forest features a third trailer, giving players a tease of what monstrosities await them and when their adventures will finally begin.
Endnight premieres for the first time Children of the forest at The Game Awards 2019, and since then, information has been rather scarce. Alongside some trailers, fans of the original indie hit 2014, Forest, it's left to speculate when the game will finally release, it's supposed to release this year.
RELATED: Survival horror game The Forest has a PS4 release date
New Intensity Children of the forest The trailer gives fans the release date as well as the best insight into the nightmares in the game to date. Endnight has moved Children of the forestlaunches between 2021 and May 20, 2022, allowing the game six more months to polish and tweak before its online release. As for the creatures of the forest, the multi-armed female mutant, the ferocious cannibal and the mandible creature all appeared once more, but the horror of its new body stole the show. trailers. There are many conjoined creatures popping up all over the place, with the most disturbing being the two attached to the hips, with the bottom one holding up, as if separated from Thing.
In addition to the scary monsters, the trailer also has a long length when showing the variety of survival tools at their disposal in Children of the forest. As Forest, the signature crafting canvas that reappears in this trailer is where the player's inventory is located and new tools and items can be assembled. Settlements also appear to be enhanced, with the player arranging wooden stakes as fences and then chopping their spikes into spikes, preventing cannibals from climbing over. The trailer ends with the characters battling a giant creature in what appears to be a modern facility, teasing some of the relationships that are sure to happen.
Hopefully this release date is the last for Children of the forest, by the time it dropped, fans had been waiting for 8 years. Forest and its ultimate VR support helped skyrocket the popularity of that game and it looks like this Children of the forest doing much the same thing. It's a pity the game only comes to PC (at least right now) though Forest Released on PS4. And there's no sign of the sequel getting VR functionality, Children of the forest can follow in its predecessor's footsteps in more ways than one.
Children of the forest Released May 20, 2022 on PC.
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I want to give a shout out to everyone that helped with the final move out of the Ministry Center. I want to say thank you to those who helped pack, those who helped move and those who helped clean. Thank You. We are now in our new office space (Suite 201) in the Towne Center Mall. It has been a crazy week here getting the office set up but we are making progress.
Ladies, just a reminder, for those of you involved in the monthly Ladies Discipleship group, that the date has been changed to Saturday March 16.
Guys, just a reminder that we will be back on schedule for our Men's Flapjacks & Fellowship this Saturday March 9th at the new office. We will be starting at 8 AM. I hope that you will join us as we pick up our study of How to Study the Bible.
It sounds like we are making progress on our SDAP permit with the county. We were able to get an issue with the need for a Fire Hydrant resolved this week. Hopefully we are close. Let me encourage you to continue to pray for the Excavation of the site. We are still soliciting bids from contractors.
Related to the Ministry Center the Conex box was moved to the church property. It did take a bit more effort than expected but it is now onsite!
We are in the process of rolling over to a new church software program. It is called the Realm. Several have been unable to get logged in to the new software. It is usually a password that has expired. Please contact Pastor Joe if you are having problems or just needing help. If you would like to be part of the Realm, please contact Pastor Joe with your email.
We will continue our study in Salvation. This Sunday our focus will be on Justification in the message titled, "Right with God. The truth that we are judicially clean before God can be difficult to grasp. It is another profound and encourage truth about our relationship with Jesus Christ. It is my prayer that we would be motivated to live up to what we have gained in Jesus. Thanks for your prayers. Please continue to pray that God would work in me first, so that He can work through me!
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Obamas To Take Daughters Sasha and Malia To Selma to learn history
Do The Knowledge: Obamas To Take Sasha And Malia To Selma "To Remind Them Of Their Obligations"
Obamas Taking Daughters To Selma, Alabama
Bet Rudy Guiliani is shocked to see a "white" family taking their children to Selma…
Via CBSNews
President and Mrs. Obama plan to take their teenage daughters Malia and Sasha with them next week to Selma, Alabama, "to remind them of their own obligations" to fight for justice, Mr. Obama announced Thursday.
The president will be there to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery.
"Next week, Michelle and I and the girls will be traveling to Selma to pay tribute, not just as a president or a first lady or as African-Americans, but as Americans for those who changed the course of history at the Independence Bridge," Mr. Obama said at the African-American History Month Reception at the White House.
"I know that when I take Malia and Sasha down with Michelle next week down to Selma, part of what I'm hoping to do is to remind them of their own obligations," he said. "Because there are going to be marches for them to march and struggles for them to fight, and if we've done our job then that next generation is going to be picking up the torch as well."
The POTUS then went on to recognize the death of Trayvon Martin and shine light on another historical figure.
"Today on the third anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death, showing all of our kids, all of them, every single day that, their lives matter, that's part of our task," he said. "I want to thank Trayvon's parents for being here on what's a very difficult day for them."
Mr. Obama also spotlighted Mattie Atkins, telling the story of her march around the Marion courthouse for their right to vote:
"Early in 1965, Mattie who was just 27 years old, a mother of five, joined with others in her community to march around the Marion courthouse for their right to vote," he said. "Intentions ran high, the threat of violence mounted, but at night the protestors would gather in the church and resolve to come back the next day… Next week, the world will turn its eyes to Selma again, and when it does I want everyone to remember that it was because of people like Ms. Atkins and all the others who are here today that we, that we celebrate."
Barry and Chelly, kickin' the truth to the young black youth.
Image via AP
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Home News Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 expected in second half of 2021
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 expected in second half of 2021
Ebba Ljungerud, Paradox Interactive CEO said she doesn't believe that Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will release before the first half of 2021.
Ljungerud noted that a lack of development kits for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X has compounded delays due to the corona virus pandemic, which has affected the speed of productivity across the industry as game studios adapt to remote work processes.
"To be able to develop for the next generation, you have to have development kits from the manufacturers. And I'm pretty sure that both Sony and Microsoft were affected by the pandemic because they did not have that many development kits,"
This new statement also comes after the game lost its Senior Narrative Designer, with its Creative Director and Narrative Designer leaving before that in August this year.
Let's wait and see how things shape up. Still excited for the game, just not holding my breath anymore.
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Kogan Page's books recognized at the American Book Fest Best Book Awards 2020
At their first American Book Fest Book Awards, Kogan Page's titles are recognized as winners and finalists across five categories. The three award winners received their second award of the season, showing the continued high caliber of Kogan Page's list, despite a year filled with disruption. The award-winning and finalist titles are:
The Apology Impulse by Cary Cooper and Sean O'Meara: Communications/Public Relations
The Simplicity Principle by Julia Hobsbawm: Business: General
The End of Marketing by Carlos Gil: Marketing and Advertising
Bounce Back by Susan Kahn: Finalist in the Business: Careers category
The Leadership Lab by Chris Lewis and Pippa Malmgren: Finalist in the Management and Leadership category
Helen Kogan, Managing Director at Kogan Page, commented, "We are ecstatic to see Kogan Page's continued success in the United States. For some of these books, this isn't the first award of the season, and that speaks volumes of the quality of our books and author experts. Congratulations to our authors."
Martin Hill, Director of Kogan Page Inc., the publisher's New York City-based American division, added, "In the midst of a turbulent news cycle in the United States this month, we are so happy to see one more States-side award added to our list. It's the first time we've entered this award, and we are constantly honored to be working with such great content and high-profile authors."
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Jay-Z Bids on Music Streaming Company
Aspiro, home to WiMP and Tidal, specializing in high-fidelity audio
By Jeremy Gordon
Jay Z has bid $56 million on Aspiro, a Swedish company behind two music streaming services, WiMP and Tidal, The New York Times reports. His offer has already received preliminary acceptance from Aspiro's board.
WiMP and Tidal stream high-fidelity audio, as the Times points out, which places them in the same market as Neil Young's Pono player and Sony's luxury Walkman. WiMP isn't yet available in the United States, while Tidal was introduced in September.
Tidal subscriptions run for $20 a month—twice the price of Spotify, which is considered the current giant in the North American streaming industry.
Read Station to Station, Eric Harvey's piece on the history of streaming music. And read Mark Richardson's "The Myth and the Reality of the $43 Download", about high-quality audio.
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