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Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Threaten Defamation Suit Over Lincoln Project's Non-Defamatory Billboards
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Mon, Oct 26th 2020 10:48am - Tim Cushing
Donald Trump's offspring are as thin-skinned as the President himself. And, like him, they apparently have access to the worst legal counsel money can buy. First Daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, apparently can't handle being criticized for their involvement in the mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Lincoln Project — formed by Republicans who've distanced themselves from Trump and the current Republican party — has been routinely and harshly critical of Trump and his presidency. Recently, the group purchased billboards in Time Square that feature Ivanka Trump gesturing towards COVID-19 death counts in the US and New York State, along with a quote from Jared Kushner — the head of Trump's business-facing COVID-19 response task force — stating that anything New Yorkers suffer is their own problem.
Here's a photo of the billboard as posted by the Lincoln Project's Twitter account:
The hand gesture appears to be an approximation of the one used by Ivanka Trump when she tweeted a plug for Goya Beans earlier this year.
If it's Goya, it has to be good.
Si es Goya, tiene que ser bueno. pic.twitter.com/9tjVrfmo9z
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) July 15, 2020
The Kushner quote comes from a Vanity Fair article published in September. It was attributed to him by an attendee of one of Kusher's COVID task force meetings — ones in which he pushed the idea the "free market" would control the spread of the virus.
The same attendee explained that although he believed in open markets, he feared that the system was breaking. As evidence, he pointed to a CNN report about New York governor Andrew Cuomo and his desperate call for supplies.
"That's the CNN bullshit," Kushner snapped. "They lie."
According to another attendee, Kushner then began to rail against the governor: "Cuomo didn't pound the phones hard enough to get PPE for his state…. His people are going to suffer and that's their problem."
There's the factual background. Here's the response from the couple's lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, who seemingly has no idea how defamation law works.
We represent Mr. Jared Kushner and Ms. Ivanka Trump. I am writing concerning the false, malicious and defamatory ads that the Lincoln Project is displaying on billboards in Times Square. Those ads show Ms. Trump smiling and gesturing toward a death count of Americans and New Yorkers, and attribute to Mr. Kushner the statement that "[New Yorkers] are going to suffer and that's their problem" (alteration in the original), with body bags underneath.
Of course, Mr. Kushner never made any such statement, Ms. Trump never made any such gesture, and the Lincoln Project's representations that they did are an outrageous and shameful libel. If these billboard ads are not immediately removed, we will sue you for what will doubtless be enormous compensatory and punitive damages.
LOL. First off, Ivanka did make "such gesture," even if it was to cradle an innocuous can of beans rather than proudly present the COVID death toll. Second, whether or not it's ever proven Kushner made this statement, the Lincoln Project reasonably relied on reporting indicating he did. There's nothing false, malicious, or defamatory about the quote posted on the billboard.
Finally, I have no doubt that Kasowitz is capable of writing a complaint demanding "enormous damages." But writing a complaint is not the same thing as winning a lawsuit. And it's not even in the same area code, nevermind ballpark, of collecting any damages of any amount.
The Lincoln Project has responded appropriately to this idiotic attempt to silence it with legal threats.
The level of indignant outrage Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have shown towards the Lincoln Project for exposing their indifference for the more than 223,000 people who have lost their lives due to their reckless mismanagement of COVID-19 is comical. While we truly enjoy living rent free in their heads, their empty threats will not be taken more seriously than we take Ivanka and Jared.
Jared and Ivanka have always been entitled, out-of-touch bullies who have never given the slightest indication they have any regard for the American people. We plan on showing them the same level of respect.
The billboards will stay up.
The Lincoln Project issued a longer "go fuck yourselves" via their legal representation a few hours later. It's just as caustic as its first riposte.
You boldy predict that the result of your lawsuit "will doubtless be enormous compensatory and punitive damages."
Please peddle your scare tactics elsewhere. The Lincoln Project will not be intimidated by such empty bluster.
Contrary to your claim that "Mr. Kushner never made any such statement," Vanity Fair reported in a widely circulated article that Mr. Kushner did indeed say that New Yorkers "are going to suffer and that's their problem" during the time that he was entrusted to lead our nation's COVID-19 response. The Lincoln Project explicitly cited Vanity Fair as the source for Mr. Kushner's featured statement. Please contact us again if at some point you somehow succeed in convincing Vanity Fair to retract its article, but I trust this supplemental explanation settles the matter for now as to Mr. Kushner's remark.
The Lincoln Project would welcome the opportunity to further establish the truthfulness of its Time Square billboards through litigation and discovery, so sue if you must. In the meantime, may I suggest that if Mr. Kushner and Ms. Trump are genuinely concerned about salvaging their reputations, they would do well to stop suppressing truthful criticism and instead turn their attention to the COVID-19 crisis that is still unfolding under their inept watch. These billboards are not causing Mr. Kushner and Ms. Trump's standing with the public to plummet. Their incompetence is.
I'd like to say I'd be very surprised if this legal threat actually becomes a lawsuit. But it's been four extremely long years and it feels like nothing Trump or his offspring do is still capable of surprising me. If the power couple wants to pay Marc Kasowitz an enormous amount of money to waste everyone's time, that's up to them. But the Lincoln Project shouldn't be forced to waste its own time and money just because Ivanka and Jared feel like wasting theirs. So, for that reason, I hope this is the last we hear from Jared and Ivanka about the Times Square billboards.
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As expected, the task is more difficult in the public market, but results have nevertheless been positive nearly three-quarters of the time. Though a comparison is imperfect due to methodological differences, the average spread of 340 bps has been about half as large as the spread on our stock selections over this period.
Sector performance is also impacted by changes to the sector-level fundamental outlooks. The most notable example in the last five years is the dramatic ecommerce-induced shift in fortunes of industrial and retail properties. Our systematic approach toward sector allocation is unlikely to identify themes such as this, and that was the case in this instance. Though that miss is hardly something to brag about, the fact that good returns have been generated despite being weighed down by this trade is encouraging for future results. It's a bit like missing the boat on hard-to-foresee M&A activity, yet still generating a good stock-picking track record.
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¹It is doubtful that Willie actually ever said this, but it's more fun to think he did.
²Buys +22% vs. Sells +1%. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.
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In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan's destructive path, many news organizations and celebrities around the world have put forth the call for donations. While browsing these various articles and Facebook wall posts, one particular minority mindset consistently appeared. And it disturbed us.
There are people out there who are indignant that countries like the United States would be asked to put money, time and other resources into helping another country in a state of disaster when they have their own problems to think about. One of their main arguments is that all these calls for help are nice and all, but our country should worry about taking care of its own poor first.
Another consistent mindset is an indignation that these countries we are being asked to help, like the Philippines, didn't donate much or at all to us when we suffered through our own hurricanes (which are exactly the same as typhoons and cyclones, just in different parts of the world and with different names). If they didn't help us, these commenters reasoned, then why should we bother to help them?
There's more than a fair share of problems with this sort of mentality. For one, it is a simple matter of "us vs. them," a rampant viewpoint dictating that differences in groups of people indicate one is better than another. This belief is what starts wars. It fuels genocides. We see it wreck havoc through our own governmental systems, where parties can only see that solid, imaginary line separating them instead of the circles of similarities and like-minded goals surrounding and uniting them. We see it in our schools, where children have learned from adults that other people are less than them and therefore can and should be bullied. That mentality is one that divides and destroys at every level of our society. When you place one group of people as higher, as more deserving, then there will inevitably be another group deemed as less.
We're not saying the U.S. and other considerably wealthy countries should completely empty out their reserves to aid other countries. We're not saying that countries should completely ignore the needs of their own citizens. We're simply disagreeing with those who believe that it's an injustice for their country to dare consider offering help to another country in the middle of a horrendous natural disaster. Certainly, it's a delicate balance, deciding how much of our resources to send out and how much to keep to take care of ourselves, and most definitely a political one. But when human lives are at stake, when natural disasters of this magnitude happen, there can be no country lines.
The mindset that we should only help countries who help us just as much or more in our own disasters is frankly selfish. The U.S. is, on the whole, significantly better off than many other countries in the world, including the Philippines. Due to its resources and overall economic growth and stability, it has better physical infrastructure. Buildings are required to be built to stricter codes with more plentiful, sturdy materials. That's not to say that disasters like Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy didn't cause massive devastation, because they did and they will continue to do so. We by no means intend to lessen the experiences of people who survived those disasters, just as we by no means intend to downplay the suffering of citizens in our own country.
But it doesn't take much thinking to realize that the U.S. is one of many countries that has a lot, even at our worst. Many people, when discussing the upper classes versus the middle and lower classes, will agree that those who have a lot should be willing to give to those who don't have as much. This does not only apply to our country's citizens. We are all human beings. Despite racial, economic and country borders, we all have an unspoken but generally understood moral obligation to treat each other as human beings, to help those who are worse off than ourselves.


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Download Chelsea FC coaches with children at the London Soccerdome
Blue is the colour, football is the game - is the famous refrain which has been bellowed from the Stamford Bridge terraces for decades. Well Chelsea coaches made some Greenwich children feel anything but blue when they visited the London Soccerdome near the O2 last week.
The Premier League football club's staff were on hand to help support children and lift their spirits as part of the Greenwich MOVE programme.
The Greenwich MOVE programme is an initiative for all children within the borough who have movement difficulties. There are two centres of excellence in Willow Dene and Charlton Park Academy special schools, and children are also accessing the programme across the borough in a number of mainstream settings. It is a collaboration between our Children and Young People's Services, Greenwich Council and the charity MOVE Europe.
Vicky Lambert, our Children's Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Manager said there are more events like this one planned in the next twelve months: "The Children's Physiotherapy Service in Oxleas have successfully implemented the MOVE programme across the borough, and part of the initiative is to lead on the organisation of fun, innovative experiences like these to provide opportunities for disabled children and their families to participate in activities that they would otherwise be unable to access. As part of the Paralympic legacy, these opportunities foster an interest in participating in sports as well as giving the children a chance to practice their independent movement that the MOVE programme encourages."
MOVE stands for Mobility Opportunities Via Education and is an internationally recognised activity based programme originally developed in the United States.
The London Soccerdome in East Parkside, on the Greenwich Peninsula, came alive with shrieks of delight from children enjoying the drills and games organised by Chelsea FC Foundation, Football Development Officer Rob Seale and fellow coaches Michel Kokonis, Andy Akuamoah and Steven Brandford.
The day didn't end there, the children enjoyed more sport in the afternoon provided by Art2Movement, including a rare opportunity to participate in specialist sports such as fencing and archery.


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Glasgow City Centre Regeneration - Beyond The Commonwealth Games
So, not long now until the Commonwealth Games. The Games promise to put Glasgow under the international spotlight, providing excellent profile for the city and a huge benefit to the local economy. Not to mention the feel-good factor that they will generate.
Will Usain Bolt be participating in the Games? Which events will Mo Farah compete in? Will the sun come out to play? Very pertinent questions indeed. But Glasgow will be judged not just on the quality of the spectacle itself, but on that word... yes, "legacy". The Games will be over before we know it, but as exciting as they may be it is perhaps what they leave behind that really matters.
Looking across the Glasgow skyline, it is encouraging to see an ever-increasing number of cranes and there is further high-profile redevelopment in the pipeline. The upgrade of Queen Street Station will make the city more accessible and attractive. A number of new Grade A office buildings are growing out of the ground. The Buchanan Galleries TIF scheme will bring an exciting new leisure and retail offering. Depending upon who you talk to, all good news. But there is still a long, long way to go. Walking down Sauchiehall Street recently, once the jewel in the Glasgow retail crown, I was struck by the number of empty shop premises and "to let" boards - a picture that is unlikely to improve as retailers and consumers are attracted to the Buchanan Galleries end of the city, not to mention the growing impact of online shopping. And West Regent Street, for instance, is awash with empty office premises.
Glasgow has a real opportunity to use the Games – and the investment in infrastructure that has gone into delivering them - as a catalyst for breathing new life into the city centre. But in order to deliver further regeneration and development we need to be prepared to think differently and adapt to the changing economic and market dynamics. How do we bring empty premises back into use? Can traditional funding models continue to deliver speculative regeneration projects? How can the public and private sectors work together more effectively to deliver results? What can Glasgow learn from Manchester - host city of the 2002 Commonwealth Games - and indeed from other cities within Scotland, the UK and beyond?
These are the issues we look forward to discussing at "Look Who's Coming to Dinner – Glasgow City Centre Regeneration beyond the Commonwealth Games – Rhetoric or Reality" on Thursday 29 May at The Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art. The discussion will explore who should have a seat at the table to breathe new life into the regeneration of this cultural city.
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The "business of civility" can be very rewarding and I've enjoyed many measurable professional successess over the years. Lately though I've experienced significant, and I have to admit, unexpected rewards in terms of friendship, collaboration, and inspiration from several of my counterparts in the civility and related training industry. While I've always understood that one of the outcomes of civility is increased social capital, I never really expected to experience it by way of those who technically should be regarded as my competitors.
More than once over the the past few months I have been overwhelmed by the extent of the sincerity, kindness, collaborative effort and civility extended to me, and others, by some my colleagues. I have also been encouraged by the professionalism and integrity that they consistently exhibit- making all of us civility sorts look good!
I feel compelled to write about a few of these people who in my estimation really do "walk the talk" when it comes to fostering civility.
Firstly, to my 17 co-authors in The Power of Civility– thank you all for choosing to collaborate on what has turned out to be an amazing book. Just the act of sharing authorship, never mind your intellectual property, with me- and the other co-authors, in spite of each of us being competition in her own way, is hugely generous. Special mention to Suzanne Nourse of Protocol School of Ottawa, www.etiquetteOttawa.com who kindly gives me her time and attention to me every time I'm in Ottawa- and on my last visit actually took the jewellry right off her neck and gave it to me, just because I admired it- who does that?
Louise Fox of Etiquette Ladies and www.MannersTV.com – I applaud you for your courage and grace this past year through difficult times and the loss of your dear mother. Regardless of what's going on in your life you are an ongoing support and friend but also a reliable and trustworthy business partner. Always so well-turned out too-as beautiful outside as on the inside.
Sue Jacques, the Civility CEO (if you haven't visited her site www.thecivilityceo.com you must!) who I have had the pleasure of meeting and even exchanged clients with a time or two, who I hear about- via web or 3rd party clients and colleagues far more often than I care to admit (from a competitor's standpoint) and not once, in 12 years, have I heard even the teeniest negative thing said about her, or by her….How many of us can say that?
My new affiliate in the Philippines, Olen Juarez-lim, www.ojlconsulting.com who is one of the most effective communicatiors I know. She navigates cultural and communication barriers with ease. There is a marked authenticity about her and her enthuasism and positivity are palpable.
Wendy Deming at Gulf Coast Community Foundation who I don't get to speak with often but who is a true maverick in the field of civility. Her inititiative model set the bar and her vision for creating and fostering a community civility initiative, and her courage to start the conversation have inspired me and given me new direction as I forge ahead breaking new ground in terms of civility initiatives.
And last but not least, Yasmin Anderson Smith who to me exemplifies character- always patient, always serving others, always acting with integrity and talk about focus…yikes!
I should stop now…so much for limiting blogs to 300 word. Anyway, thank you my civil colleagues!


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Most times dental issues can be fairly easy to self-diagnose. You can see you chipped a tooth and you can feel when you have an exposed nerve or an abscess. However, there are a lot of dental conditions that aren't always so easy to figure out simply because they aren't as common as the other conditions. You can learn about some of the more uncommon dental problems by reviewing the information below.
Oral Herpes – There is a common misconception that any type of herpes is an STD and this is not the case. Oral herpes is moderately contagious and everyone of all ages is at risk. The signs and symptoms of this condition include red, sore and inflamed gums. These are also the symptoms of periodontal disease, which makes it possible for someone to think they have the latter instead. However, oral herpes can also come with sores in the mouth.
Thrush – Thrush is a condition caused by the multiplication of significant amounts of yeast. The signs of thrush include whitish spots in the mouth and/or on the tongue that are painful. Generally, infants are most at risk of developing thrush. However, there are some things that can make someone of any age more susceptible to developing thrush and a few examples of these things include someone who is on a strong regimen of certain antibiotics, someone who already has a compromised immune system or someone who is elderly. Wearing dentures can also put one at an increased risk of developing this condition.
Enamel hypoplasia – Enamel hypoplasia is a condition which causes there to be a lack of enamel on the surface of one's teeth. This condition usually runs in someone's family history. However, there are some medications that can cause a pregnant mother to put her unborn child at risk of developing it. These medications are not generally given to expectant mothers, when it is known that they are expecting. The condition makes the teeth softer and darker in color. They can also be more sensitive since there isn't enough enamel and they are at more risk of damage and cavities.
Anyone who thinks they may be dealing with one of these conditions, either in themselves or their children, should seek assistance and treatment from a family dentistry office. This way, the condition can be properly diagnosed and treated. While there is no treatment for enamel hypoplasia, there are many things that can be done to strengthen the teeth, such as bonding or veneers.


Sparky's camera is being repaired and I was having a guilt attack with no updates for the past week. So today, you have the opportunity to go with me to work - at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.
Singapore is simply an interesting place to work and live. Convenient to just about everywhere, you can fly to Bali for about $150 (US), to India for about $300 (US) and to Bangkok for about $100 (US), Vietnam for about ($150) etc etc etc). We are 1 degree above the equator and the sun rises about 7am every morning and sets about 7pm every evening. Little variation.
We do not own a car - but use the MRT (subway), bus and Taxi. I have an EZ-Pass for the MRT - cost to get to work is about us 50 cents. The EZ-Pass costs US $10, and can be increased in value when you almost use it up. It works for the bus and it works for McDonalds should you have a hankering for a kid's meal (as Ellen often does). Coka Cola is a disappointment here - I was addicted at home (ask my family) - but in the US, it is made with corn syrup. Here in Singapore, it is made with sugar. It tastes too sweet - like Pepsi - so now I drink tea at work, fresh lemon tea at lunch, and tea / mango juice at dinner.
Eating is a pleasure. Singapore is filled with food courts - called Hawker Centers. Typically there are 10 - 40 food stalls - with food varying from South Indian to Vietnamese to Chinese to Thai. Usual lunch is S$2.50 or about US $ 1.80 . Actually, it is cheaper to eat out than to cook in - so we have lots of culinary adventures. There is even a guide with rave reviews in the New York TImes: Makansutra - "The frank and no frills guide to street food and restaurants in Singapore". I like it because I can find food courts that serve fried bananas - my new addiction!.
So here is how I go to work each morning.
It all starts here outside our building as I pass by kids on their way to the local Japanese school.


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Q: IPV4 Client to IPV6 Server Connection Problem I am new at IPV6 and I need to migrate my IPV4 code to dual-stack. I have two applications, one supports IPV6 (dual stack) and used at server side and the other one is IPV4 only client basically.
Note that, on same host, there are one server and multiple clients. Since the device supports dual stack, some closed applications have to use IPV4 only to communicate my server. Because of that, I am trying to use loopback IPs.
When I create a socket on server side for "::1" address, client cannot connect it by using "127.0.0.1" address. But, when I run the server on "::" address, client can connect and on sever side, I see the client IP as IPV4 mapped address (::ffff.127.0.0.1). But the thing is, I need to run the server on "::1" address because of some security concern.
Here is my code snipped on server side;
   struct addrinfo hints, *result, *rp;
   int rc = 0;
   int sck = -1;

   memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));
   hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
   hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
   hints.ai_protocol = 0;

   rc = getaddrinfo("::1", "9999", &hints, &result);
   if (rc != 0) {
       goto fail;
   }

   if (!result) {
       goto fail;
   }

   for (rp = result; rp != NULL; rp = rp->ai_next) {
       sck = socket(rp->ai_family, rp->ai_socktype, 0);
       if (sck == -1) {
           continue;
       }
       int yes = 1;
       if (setsockopt(sck, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &yes, sizeof(int)) < 0) {
           goto fail;
       }
       int v6OnlyEnabled = 0;
       if (setsockopt(sck, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, &v6OnlyEnabled, sizeof(v6OnlyEnabled)) != 0) {
           goto fail;
       }

       if (bind(sck, rp->ai_addr, rp->ai_addrlen) == 0) {
           break; //Success
       }

       //Fail
       close(sck);
       sck = -1;
   }

   freeaddrinfo(result);

   if (sck == -1) {
       goto fail;
   }

   rc = listen(sck, 10);
   if (rc < 0) {
       //error
       goto fail;
   }

fail:

   close(sck);
   sck = -1;

and here is the client side;
    struct addrinfo hints, *addr_list, *cur;
    int retry = 0;
    int sck = -1;
    int rc = 0;
    int val;
    long arg;
    struct pollfd pollfd;
    socklen_t len = 0;

    memset(&hints, 0, sizeof hints);
    hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
    hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;

    rc = getaddrinfo("127.0.0.1", "9999", &hints, &addr_list);

    if (rc != 0) {
        printf("fail: %d\n", __LINE__);
        goto fail;
    }

    for (cur = addr_list; (cur != NULL); cur = cur->ai_next) {
        sck = socket(cur->ai_family, cur->ai_socktype, 0);
        if (sck < 0) {
            continue;
        }

        arg = fcntl(sck, F_GETFL, NULL);
        arg |= O_NONBLOCK;
        if (fcntl(sck, F_SETFL, arg) < 0) {
            printf("fail: %d\n", __LINE__);
            goto fail;
        }

        retry = 3;
        while (--retry) {
            //connecting
            rc = connect(sck, cur->ai_addr, cur->ai_addrlen);

            if (rc == 0) {
                printf("OK: %d\n", __LINE__);
                break;
            }

            pollfd.fd = sck;
            pollfd.events = POLLIN | POLLOUT;
            pollfd.revents = 0;
            rc = poll(&pollfd, 1, 100000);
            if (rc == 0) {
                //timeout
                printf("fail: %d\n", __LINE__);
                close(sck);
                sck = -1;
                break;
            }

            len = sizeof(val);
            rc = getsockopt(sck, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (void *) (&val), &len);
            if (rc < 0) {
                //fail
                printf("fail: %d\n", __LINE__);
                close(sck);
                sck = -1;
                break;
            }

            if (val == EALREADY || val == EINPROGRESS) {
                //connecting
                printf("connecting: %d\n", __LINE__);
                break;
            }

            if (val == ECONNREFUSED) {
                (void)poll((void *)0, (unsigned long)0, (int)1000);
            }
        }
    }
    freeaddrinfo(addr_list);

    if (sck < 0)
        printf("fail %d\n", __LINE__);

fail:

   close(sck);
   sck = -1;

It seems disabling "IPV6_V6ONLY" option is not working.
Also, I already compare "proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/lo" and "all" folders' content. They seem same (except use_tempaddr and mtu)
Please help me on that.
Thanks

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This entry was posted in Science and Nature and tagged CRISPR, Designer babies, Designer humans, Ethics, Gene-drives, Genetic engineering, Genetics, Morality, Non-Fiction, Religion, Science by Professor Taboo. Bookmark the permalink.
I remember watching this film when I was younger. He he.
Apologies for the delay in replying — out of town from Friday evening until this evening.
Agreed! One of the points I really liked from Dr. Doudna in her TEDvideo was scientists get VERY involved in that social-legislative discourse. She admits that scientists are typically NOT so social, engaging, when it comes to this sort of "responsibility" toward humanity.
Is this like, or unlike breeding new traits into naturally evolved species and affecting or changing unforeseen outcomes. Such as the Russian arctic fox experiment. They bred for temperament, but after only ten years had a completely different animal. I am a little skeptical about using this without seeing long term animal studies which ethically is bothersome too. Fascinating and frightening discovery. Wow!! Can't wait 'til they can add a fourth testicle though!
As recently as the 1970s, they were sterilizing people with mental disabilities, Native Americans, and poor people in Virginia and Vermont. I knew a man whose family emigrated from Italy in the 1950s to Erie, Penn. After he was born, they sterilized his mother without her consent or informing her. They didn't know why she couldn't have any more children, until the 1980s when she had uterine cancer. That is when they found out what happened. He uncovered the records and they did because his parents were Italian and poor.
LOR, you wrote, "Just because the technologies can be abused, doesn't mean it should be forbidden!" — and I tend to agree … for the most part. Definitely it shouldn't be forbidden (altho' it's pretty much a "given" that the religious society will do their best to cease and desist), but I think most would concur it MUST be done under tightly controlled conditions.
Humanity has shown its propensity for acquiring wealth … by any means necessary. While we might like to think true and dedicated scientists would put the benefits to society ahead of greed, history has demonstrated the fallacy of this premise.
Nonetheless, I do support any advancements that can add to our health and happiness. As you indicated in another comment, there are too many other facets of life for us to be able to completely eliminate human suffering as a whole.
Just because the technologies can be abused, doesn't mean it should be forbidden! Just because genetics was used to justify genocide or unethical sterilizations and injustices in the past, doesn't mean it is inevitably the automatic outcome now!!!
Couldn't agree more LoR. "Fear" and blind-faith dictate way too much of our modern society as is yet, on the flip-side, our basic primate natures of unprincipled greed, authority, etc, can certainly turn good things into atrocious things. I see all the good out weighing the potential bad. Humanity has dealt with this dilemma many times and come out on top. For example, during Oct. 1962 humanity had no idea just how hairline close we (USA and Soviet Union) came to all out nuclear war during the Cuban Missle Crisis. Cooler heads (thankfully!) prevailed. I think this new science/medicine has similarities to Oct. 1962 as far as global impact.
P.S., why the Latin title???
On a side note, I don't believe it is our obligation to eliminate all human suffering, as we will NEVER eliminate literally all human suffering! The best we can do is minimize it to the best of our ability… To try to eliminate all of it is a completely unrealistic goal we will never attain.
If these developments ultimately allow some of us to "play god", then I fear those with the necessary financial muscle, be it governments, corporations or individuals, will eventually high-jack the technology & use it to promote their own ulterior motives/agendas. Big money has always influenced the "direction" of most research & today's big money is being concentrated into fewer & fewer hands. The temptation to interfere/control will probably prove irresistible.
That is the salient issue here.
"Diversify, diversify, diversify! Do NOT put all your assets into 1 or 2 baskets. Diversification is one of the best hedges against total loss/bankruptcy." On genetics levels, on social levels, and of course in financial investment risks, when TOO MUCH value, power is placed into or given to ONE or a handful of evil MEN (sometimes women?), way WAY too many things could go wrong without that safety hedge.
Thank you Ken for your comment Sir.
Hi Professor. Both good points but as you rightly say too much power in too few hands is a recipe for potential disaster. Eugenics& all the connotations associated with it have always been hovering in the background awaiting a scientific breakthrough to speed up the process. We now seem to be developing tools that could potentially facilitate a revival of interest in eugenics.
As with nuclear energy, these developments have both a good side & a bad side. The good side will obviously be exploited by medical science/big pharmacy. The bad side will probably prove irresistible to military interests/government interests looking for "better soldiers" and "more compliant" citizens [Orwell's 1984?]. The rich & powerful will also be very interested in "designer baby" applications and greater longevity and thus be prepared to pour private money into private research. Or am I just being a little paranoid again?
How tempting would it be, though?
Just last week I was doing a piece on the gene editing labs at USP. I was actually surprised at just how far along Brazil is. Amazing potential, but these next critical steps are going to be riddled with ethical dilemmas.
Couldn't agree more John! How did that piece go at USP and gene-editing??? What did you learn other than Brazil being further along than anticipated???
Went well. Was shown in Miami last monday morning. What did I learn? Just how easy it actually is. There is thought going on about what it'll actually mean for a society filled with people living to, say, 120. Do they retire at 100? Why would kids go to uni at 18/19 when they could prolong the fun times and get the same results going when they're 40. Lots of questions, not many answers.
Yes, I'd imagine that the Chinese and Vikings, then later Christopher Columbus had the same reactions when discovering N. America. We won't really know for sure until we get there and it's all happening, huh?
Great post Professor. My main concern has already been expressed by others here which is the way that such technology will benefit those who already have means, increasing the existing divide between the haves and have nots. I don't see this technology as inherently bad if it was available to all, but this doesn't seem likely to me.
Gattaca is one of my favorite movies. The best moment for me was when the brother, in frustration asks Ethan Hawke how he beat him and Jerome says "You wanted to know how I did it. That's how I did it, Anton. I never saved anything for the swim back." It still gives me chills thinking about it. Courage is the fact you can't genetically select for. The problem is that Jerome was still an outstanding individual. Most people will just end up being Ernest Borgnine at best, and that's a problem.
Agreed Swarn. I do not see the medical technology as inherently dangerous either. Like with all past major advances and breakthroughs, there will always be degrees of risk and reward, seen and unforeseen. But it's the progress and learning that must continue for the greater good and the greatest number.
Most people will just end up being Ernest Borgnine at best, and that's a problem.
Yeah, there are a lot of great moments in that movie. I agree. It's one of those movies I put in every couple of years. It's just all around superbly done.
I was going to respond to some of your comments but it appears the post has been taken down or I simply can't load the feed. Good day!
If you were not aware, Lana is now on her 3rd or 4th religion and seems to have a very traumatic background that probably explains the erratic behavior and… well, immature coping skills for the real world and any contentions. I haven't tried to comment on her blog today, but I could be banned by now. That wouldn't surprise me.
I'm still planning on it. I have some family ill. So, Honestly, I have just been busy that I haven't had the chance to take a look or get much on the computer. Thanks for checking in on it.


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99 Percent Mine: A Novel Paperback – Jan. 29 2019
Sally Thorne (Author)
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From the USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game, soon to be a movie starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell, an unforgettable romantic comedy about a woman who finally has a shot at her long time crush—if she dares.
Crush (n.): a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach…
Darcy Barrett has undertaken a global survey of men. She's travelled the world, and can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that Darcy's twin brother Jamie saw him first and claimed him forever as his best friend. Despite Darcy's best efforts, Tom's off limits and loyal to her brother, 99%. That's the problem with finding her dream man at age eight and peaking in her photography career at age twenty—ever since, she's had to learn to settle for good enough.
When Darcy and Jamie inherit a tumble-down cottage from their grandmother, they're left with strict instructions to bring it back to its former glory and sell the property. Darcy plans to be in an aisle seat halfway across the ocean as soon as the renovations start, but before she can cut and run, she finds a familiar face on her porch: house-flipper extraordinaire Tom's arrived, he's bearing power tools, and he's single for the first time in almost a decade.
Suddenly Darcy's considering sticking around to make sure her twin doesn't ruin the cottage's inherent magic with his penchant for grey and chrome. She's definitely not staying because of her new business partner's tight t-shirts, or that perfect face that's inspiring her to pick up her camera again. Soon sparks are flying—and it's not the faulty wiring. It turns out one percent of Tom's heart might not be enough for Darcy anymore. This time around, she's switching things up. She's going to make Tom Valeska 99 percent hers.
This next hilarious romance includes a special PS section with two Happily Ever Afters—one for this novel featuring Darcy and Tom and the other, an epilogue featuring fan favorites Lucy Hutton and Josh Templeman from The Hating Game!
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"Hilarious and heartfelt, smart and sexy--99 Percent Mine has everything I want in a romance! Sally Thorne has quickly become one of my all-time favorite writers, and I can't wait to see what she writes next!" -- Sarah J. Maas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series and A Court of Thorns and Roses series
"Thorne pours just the right amount of boy next door meets rebel girl into this slow-burn romance…[Darcy and Tom's] sexual chemistry is hard to ignore, and Darcy's snarky comebacks are the highlight of this novel…" -- Publishers Weekly
"Thorne (The Hating Game, 2016) has crafted a romance that is equal parts funny, heartfelt, and steamy... Hand this to fans of Sophie Kinsella and Christina Lauren, who will savor this compulsively readable romantic comedy." -- Booklist
Crush (n.): a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach . . .
Darcy Barrett has undertaken a global survey of men. She's traveled the world and can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that Jamie, Darcy's twin brother, saw him first and claimed him forever as his best friend. Despite Darcy's best efforts, Tom's off limits and loyal to her brother, 99 percent. That's the problem with finding her dream man at age eight and peaking in her photography career at age twenty—ever since, she's had to learn to settle for good enough.
When Darcy and Jamie inherit a dilapidated cottage from their grandmother, they're left with strict instructions to bring it back to its former glory and sell the property. Darcy plans to be in an aisle seat halfway across the ocean as soon as the renovations start, but before she can cut and run, she finds a familiar face on her porch: house-flipper extraordinaire Tom, who has arrived bearing power tools and is single for the first time in almost a decade.
Suddenly Darcy's considering sticking around to make sure her twin doesn't ruin the cottage's inherent magic with his penchant for gray and chrome. She's definitely not staying because of her new business partner's tight T-shirts, or that perfect face that's inspiring her to pick up her camera again. Soon sparks are flying—and it's not the faulty wiring. It turns out only one percent of Tom's heart might not be enough for Darcy anymore. This time around, she's switching things up. She's going to make Tom Valeska 99 percent hers.
Sally Thorne is the USA Today-bestselling author of The Hating Game. She spends her days climbing into fictional worlds of her own creation. She lives in Canberra, Australia with her husband in a house filled with vintage toys, too many cushions, a haunted dollhouse and the world's sweetest pug.
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Publisher  :  William Morrow Paperbacks (Jan. 29 2019)
Paperback  :  368 pages
ISBN-10  :  0062439618
ISBN-13  :  978-0062439611
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Best Sellers Rank: #60,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#2,103 in Romantic Comedy Romance
#2,846 in Contemporary Women's Fiction
#9,425 in Contemporary Romance (Books)
Sally Thorne lives in Canberra, Australia and spends her days writing funding submissions and drafting contracts (yawn!) so it's not surprising that after hours she climbs into colorful fictional worlds of her own creation. Sally believes that romance readers are always searching for intensity in their next favorite book - and it isn't always so easy to find. The Hating Game is her first novel.
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Andrea R
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money on this book
Reviewed in Canada on June 4, 2019
I'm giving up. I'm at 26% on my kindle and I can't read anymore. This might be the worst book I've ever read, and I've read some pretty bad ones. There is nothing likeable about the main character. She's absolutely awful and not even in a "oh, you can tell she's good somewhere deep down". No. She probably steals from people and smells. And her relationship with the guy doesn't make any sense either, so I quit. Save your money and RUN AWAY.
2.0 out of 5 stars Cute, quirky, fell flat
Reviewed in Canada on January 30, 2019
I adored The Hating Game and was so excited to read 99 Percent Mine.
While the writing style remains excellent, the storyline and characters fell very flat in the author's second novel. I found the characters (other than Tom) to be irritating and not terribly well established; you felt like you didn't really know them, their backstories were either weak or absent, and there were a few plot points that were never explained and seemed to be random additions to add drama, rather than substance. Additionally, several plot points were unbelievable based on what we knew about the characters; perhaps if their stories had been better established, it would have made more sense. Consequently, while cute, the story felt disjointed and deflated by the end (the ending itself felt forced). Disappointing overall, but because THG remains a forever favourite, I will continue to read whatever the author releases!
Ms. Bailey
1.0 out of 5 stars Nope
Reviewed in Canada on December 8, 2021
How can this book be written by the same author as The Hating Game? The latter was witty, clever, flirtatious with likeable and multi layered characters. This book was none of those things. The main character Darcy is perhaps one of the worst main characters in a book I've ever read and that says a lot considering I go through two books a month. She is unlikeable, highly predictable and frankly, crass to the point of being annoying.
My borderline OCD combined with frugalness led me to read the book in it's entirety. I wish I could get those five hours back.
Save your money and take a pass on this one.
Steph's TBR
5.0 out of 5 stars Sally Thorne is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to writing romance!
99 Percent Mine is Sally Thorne's sophomore novel and it does not disappoint! It's a very strong follow up to her incredible debut The Hating Game, one of my all-time fave romances, and it shows that Sally Thorne is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to writing romance.
99 Percent Mine leaves the enemies-to-lovers trope safely ensconced in The Hating Game and explores the friends-to-lovers trope with Darcy Barrett and Tom Valeska. What makes this use of friends-to-lovers so interesting is that Darcy's always viewed Tom as only 1 percent her friend and 99 percent her twin brother Jamie's friend. So Sally Thorne, the fabulous writer that she is, has also gifted us with my sibling's best friend/best friend's sibling trope inside this friends-to-lovers romance. SPOILER: it's also a bit of a second chance romance since Tom told Darcy he loved her back when they were 18 and she wasn't ready for it then.
I personally love ALL of those tropes so I felt Sally Thorne really spoiled readers (namely this reader) with 99 Percent Mine. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. I obviously did because work, sleep, eating, etc. required my attention BUT this book is one that deserves to be read in one sitting. It's deliciously entertaining, full of heart and provides a beautiful look at two insecure people who never felt like they were worthy of the people in their lives.
Sally Thorne is an auto-buy author for me and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this
Reviewed in Canada on August 31, 2021
This was a terrible book... check out 'The Hating Game' from the same author for a better story and skip this one!
E Kap
3.0 out of 5 stars Perfect condition
Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2019
Book arrived in perfect condition.
Didn't enjoy story as much as The Hating Game
A P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!
Ate the book in one day! Sally Thorne delivers again and again! Quick, fun, and quirky read. Perfect summer rom-com!
2.0 out of 5 stars Long read
Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2019
Story seemed to lack many events. Slow start.
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait
I was lucky enough to get my hands on an advanced copy of this treat, and I can promise that it's worth the wait.
If you're a fan of Sally's debut novel, The Hating Game, then you've likely been waiting with bated breath for her second novel. If you haven't read The Hating Game, read 99 Percent Mine and then go grab it. I'm going to try not to compare the two, as they're different books with different feels, but if you loved THG, you won't be disappointed at all by this follow-up.
Darcy Barrett is our heroine and she is not a Mary Sue. She's feisty, flighty and spoiled. She makes bad decisions and doesn't always treat people the way she should. Bottom line: she's flawed, but she's also real. And likeable. And you're with her every step of the way. Her current life situation? Stuck in town for the first time in a while after spending her early 20's bouncing around the globe. Also in town? Tom Valeska – childhood pal, lifelong crush and her twin brother's best friend.
Tom has been hired to renovate the twin's Grandmother's cottage and he's using the job to kickstart his own business. Between dealing with a new crew and having to play peace-keeper between the twins, Tom's learning that being the boss isn't easy. Throw in The Darcy Problem and it makes for a novel filled with delicious slow-burn URST.
For me, the standout in this book is the writing style. I love everything about the way Sally writes. A perfect example is this line about Tom's hair: "The texture is like a romance novel that's fallen into the bath, then dried: vaguely sexual crinkle waves with the occasional curled edge and dog-ear." She just has a way with words that is somehow at the same time both laconic and indulgent.
What I also like about this book is its contemporary spin on romance. Much like The Hating Game, it nails that thirst for something deeper than alpha male and breathy heroine. Yes, we all love certain tropes in romance novels, but I want my characters to be modern, fleshed out people who aren't facsimiles of 'perfect'. I don't want anti-feminist male love-interests who stalk and bully and I don't want heroines who are insipid and revolve around the males in their life. If you're on the same page, get on the hype train for 99 Percent Mine, then go pick up The Hating Game.
1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible characters non of the magic of previous book-a dull read
Having read The Hating Game, I couldn't wait for a new novel by sally Thorne, but oh what a huge disappointment. The hating game was an amazing book that sally wrote to perfection, I never reread books but read it 3 times as it had a magic about it you rarely find, s when 99 percent mine was released I purchased same day, and couldn't wait to part with my £5!
This book has to go down as the most disappointing follow up ever, it's like a completely different author wrote it. THG was uplifting, funny, sweet, cute and had characters which just shined on the page, this new book has none of that. The main character is a miserable, snarky, spoilt, self obsessed alcoholic that sucks the life out of the book and the overall feeling of reading this is it's grey and dull. I really struggled with this book, I can only think the author was trying to show her versatility but she excels at romantic comedy and has an edge you rarely see, this book is a dime a dozen on kindle unlimiteds free books. Not for me sorry.
Miss N
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I hoped
I am a HUGE fan of Sally's first book (The Hating Game). I must have reread it about 10 times, so I knew I had to read this as soon as it came out.
Sally has such a distinctive writing style, which I love. Unfortunately, though, this storyline didn't have quite the same appeal for me as THG, and it was hard not to compare the two. The slow burn enemies to lovers vibe was, for me, what made THG so amazing... the will they/won't they storyline, and slow realisation by Lucy that she loves Josh. In 99, Darcy is pretty much obsessed with Tom from the start, which meant I wasn't as excited to see where the story was going. Darcy was a bit annoying (a bit spoiled, very flighty, in your face, not entirely believable as a human being), Tom was a bit blah, and Jamie was just horrible to Darcy at so many points (couldn't really see why she adored him so much). Patty the dog was kind of pointless. The romance felt a bit... over the top? And Darcy was frustratingly clueless as to how Tom felt about her (they would basically admit how they felt/nearly kiss, then the next time they spoke it was like it never happened, and she'd be talking about his ex Megan again, or saying he'd never want to be with someone like her. Weird.) If I knew her in real life, she'd drive me crazy. I just wanted a better concept and more likeable, realistic, fleshed out characters. I really wanted to love it, but I think I set myself up for a fail by wanting another amazing enemies to lovers...
I'm so sorry, Sally - I still love you and will read your next book. This one just wasn't for me!!
Simone Bhalla
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2019
So many people start the review of this book by comparing it to the previous book of this amazing author "THG", but I won't because even though "THG" is so precious to me this book deserves its own pure review.
It took me a bit time to get into it but then it was a great read!
Darcey was such a strong and independent chick and it seemed like she always got what she wanted but did she?
It was such an inner battle that Darcey had to go or rather hide from for so many years.
It was a story of two people who knew each other so well, were so close but yet so far apart from so many reasons.
It hurt to see how often Darcey was trying to build herself up just to be often pushed back not only due to her own doings but so many times due to her twin brother's cruel words.
I loved Tom he was like a gentle giant with so much love to give yet with such a need of love for himself. He was full of self doubt and just wanted to find place to belong with people he loved and wanted to be loved by.
Those two were so similar even though they looked and behaved so differently. It was such a joy to see them digging more and more of theirs relationship up from all the dirt it was covered under from such a long time.
Both of them were struggling with their own demons since childhood one with a health condition another with a family situation. While reading you discover that not only those two were fighting with self doubt and the want to be accepted and included. As much as I couldn't stand Darcey's twin brother the more I read the more I understood of him as well.
It was a battle between the twins and poor Tom was in between those two and it was hard to choose the sides to make it work for the little bubble those 3 were living in.
It was a lovely book which touches so many feeling inside you while reading it. Sally has such a beautiful, funny and sexy way with words I absolutely adore her and her writing. You just need to experience it and then just adore it because it's definitely worth it and so much more!
I could say so much more about this book but I will rather just recommend it to be read by others -because it is a magic which each of us should be surrounded by even if only for a couple of hours! Gorgeous book by an amazing author!!
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book
4.5Stars
It is FINALLY release day and I devoured this book in a few hours.
I had extremely high expectations I will admit, Sally Thorne's "The Hating Game" is my favourite book of all time.
So as far 99% mine goes, it was great but not as good.. (Cant believe I am saying this).
Darcy is a mixed up woman, loyal but mixed up. At first she wasn't my favourite character. Jamie is Darcy's twin brother, he looks out for Darcy but at times he can be overbearing and rude. Tom is their childhood friend, he has had a hard upbringing hence why he is so kind and gentle now. Complete opposite of Darcy. Throughout the twins lives, they have been battling each other in order to win Tom's friendship. Who does Tom prefer?
Sally has an amazing writing technique. The way she explains the characters thoughts is so unusual, I love it. The characters chemistry and the way Tom and Darcy help each other grow is inspiring.


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