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This Hmong Show Has No Winners —Time To Cancel It
Bryanna Bevens
In 1998, I was working for a politician who represented parts of the California's Central Valley, including Fresno.
Fresno is home to the second-largest Hmong population in the United States.
Somehow, I was saddled with a phone call from an irate constituent—a woman from Fresno ready to launch a solo crusade to rid the U.S. of the Hmong.
She was fed up with the vicious crimes committed by Hmong gangs. She was screaming about the latest rape crime which was, apparently, all over the local news.
I reacted like a good moderate Republican. "You want to blame a whole race?" I asked.
The constituent said she did.
I was at the Capitol in Sacramento at the time, so I called the District Attorney in Fresno to assess the situation.
The conversation definitely contributed to the education of Bryanna Bevens. The DA agreed, forcefully, with our constituent.
He filled me in on a Hmong gang situation that had plagued the entire town.
That year, there was a landmark Grand Jury hearing that issued more then 800 indictments against a gaggle of Hmong gang members who had kidnapped, raped and sold into prostitution more than thirty women.
Many of the victims were young Hmong girls between the ages of 12 and 14.
Some were prisoners for months on end. They were regularly shipped back to affiliate Hmong gangs in the Mid-west states of Wisconsin and Michigan. Presented as gifts, they were prostituted out for a quick buck.
The young men found guilty of these crimes are serving life sentences in various California prisons.
This is unique savagery. Ethnic gangs may kill one another but as a rule they don't sexually assault, batter and barter their own little girls.
That's the background for today's rant.
On November 21, 2004 eight people from Rice Lake Wisconsin were shot. So far six of them, including a 27 year old girl, have died.
This is the story courtesy of P.J. Huffstutter at the Los Angeles Times,
"What actually happened out in the woods is still under investigation; Chai Soua Vang, a Hmong immigrant from Laos, told investigators that he opened fire Sunday after the hunters taunted him with racial slurs and shot at him. He said he continued to fire even as they ran away and begged for help." [Little Holiday Cheer as a Region Prepares to Bury Slain Hunters November 25, 2004]
P.S. Vang also reportedly said to one of his victims "You still alive?" [VDARE.COM note: Or words to that effect, see here—"graphic information and content some people may consider offensive."] Then he shot him again.
To prove my objectivity, this is an accounting of events by a newspaper notorious to Californians for placing criminals in the best possible light.
Moreover, if the accused happens to be a minority immigrant, the LA Times' journalistic function is customarily extended to spare attorneys the arduous task of preparing a defense strategy by inventing it for them.
In fact, that seems to be pretty much the way the Establishment press sees its role. On November 28, 2004 CNN reported a press conference held by the three attorneys of Chai Vang and his daughter, Kai Vang:
"Attorney Steven Kohn told reporters in Milwaukee that Vang's defense lawyers are looking at 'potential mental health and mental responsibility defenses' in addition to a defense on the facts of the case... 'This certainly does not seem to be a whodunit. It seems to be a whydunit,' said Kohn."
" [Defense lawyer: Hunter killings a 'whydunit']
Vang maintains that his killing spree was provoked by racial slur.
By the way, Steven Kohn was also the attorney who represented the man who killed Jaffrey Dahmer. James Mentkowski has been retained by Vang as well.
Have you ever heard this expression "Whydunit"?
Seems to be a strategy for criminal defense attorneys who have run out of facts but not out of money.
So we have mental defense, mental responsibility, facts of the case and self-defense?
All that is missing is the "Wuddentme" and "Liar liar pants on fire" defense strategies. That makes, let me see, six options!!
Even the papers local to the region are building the "racism" defense. Look at this published, in the St. Paul Pioneer Press:
Race tension in Rice Lake mostly subtle, by Jennifer Bjorhus (Nov. 26, 2004).
Subhead:"Residents describe a community that is fairly tolerant, if only because of a lack of diversity."
We don't even need to read the article, just the subhead.
Before Ms. Bjorhus even mentions the specifics of the crime, she is already setting the stage of a racist town. The town is apparently tolerant—but only because it is predominantly white and therefore not been tested.
I picture Ms. Bjorhus talking with her editor.
Editor: How is the story coming? Rice Lake is a racist town, right?
Bjorhus: Well, I haven't found any actual evidence of racism. But I think in the right circumstances they could be. For example, if there were more minority residents in Rice Lake during a lunar eclipse while Venus is in the fifth house after the Raiders win the Super Bowl [BB: basically, unlikely circumstances is what I am getting at]…there is a distinct possibility those Cheese Heads could spout a racial epithet or two.
While researching this story, I noticed a remarkable unanimity within the Establishment media. There were only two story lines…just repeated a thousand times.
Six people murdered in Wisconsin.
Hmong community afraid of being pigeon-holed as savages.
The former does not present an accusation justifying the defensive response of the latter.
In plain-speak, no one was blaming the entire Hmong community so what's with the "Can't we all just get along" press conferences?
Admittedly, it sounds funnier in Hmong.
1. Who has alleged that the entire Hmong population is tarnished by the abominable behavior of one man?
2. If not, why this inhibited behavior from the Establishment media?
Ooh…pick me, pick me, I know!
The Establishment media is afraid to tell that story. It is one of those hush-hush topics never broached by civilized people.
Woe to any who would dare point out that stereotypes can be true.
Chai Vang was arrested for allegedly murdering six people, charges which were filed against him today. And the Establishment press fears a backlash.
When Ted Kaczynski was identified as the Unabomber I did not see any press statements that said: Not all White People are Unabombers.
What has occurred to prompt this fear?
Answer: the Hmong people, once soldiers legendary for their allegiance to the United States and their bravery against Communist insurgents in Southeast Asia, have been tarnished by decades of savagery here—an increasing amount of it now from their alienated American-born progeny.
In that Pioneer Press story, Jennifer Bjorhus included an interview with Renee Gralewicz, a professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin campus in Rice Lake:
"'This is a normal pattern where you have an ethnic group so entrenched they just don't have an understanding of others,' Reneé Gralewicz 'It's just a lack of information.'
Yes, the Hmong cuture is very different and it is true that they do not assimilate…at all. Until the 1950's they did not have even a written language and it remains sketchy today.
In Fresno, they cooked food on open fires in the middle of the living room floor.
Some people have discussed the potentially aggravating circumstance of Vang's polygamy, another trait common to the Hmong.
Personally, I don't care if he sleeps with the forty-odd roosters he reportedly raises in his garage (for cock fighting?) and then cooks them over the campfire in his living room—so long as it doesn't harm other people.
In Hmong Wrong For America. America Wrong For Hmong, Joe Guzzardi wrote of his horror when one his Hmong students announced he had to kill his wife because Joe's hand had accidentally touched hers— and his mixed feelings of sympathy and despair about the Hmong.
Like Joe, I am torn about the Hmong.
In exchange for their allegiance, we promised them safe keeping.
It would be unscrupulous to deviate from that promise. We cannot breach our contract with the Hmong simply because we know something now that we wish we knew then.
However, it may not be the deal we made so much as how we delivered our end of the bargain. We promised to take care of them, wherever they were. It was the path of least resistance (and Refugee Industry lobbying) that brought them here.
The Hmong Citizenship act of 2000 exempted the Hmong from having to speak English as a precursor for American citizenship. It even allowed the test to be administered in Hmong.
This is the problem.
Our laissez-faire and brazen social mores are overwhelming enough for the Hmong. But home for the Hmong now is a country with which they cannot even communicate because we told them they didn't have to.
Whydunit? Whodunit? Who cares?
Who is Chai Vang? Is he:
A merciless savage?
Mentally deranged or incapacitated?
A victim of history and our disastrous immigration policies?
The answer: All of the above.
This Hmong show has no winners. It's time to bring it to an end.
Bryanna Bevens [email her] is a political consultant and former chief of staff for a member of the California State Assembly.


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List of counties in Oregon
There are 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Oregon's postal abbreviation is OR and its FIPS state code is 41.
County information[change | change source]
FIPS code[1]
County seat[2]
Established[2]
Origin[3]
Meaning of name[3]
Population[4]
Area[2]
Baker County 001 Baker City 1862 Wasco County, Union County and Malheur County Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who was killed at Ball's Bluff, a battle of the American Civil War 16,134 3,068 sq mi
(7,946 km2)
Benton County 003 Corvallis 1847 Polk County Thomas Hart Benton (1782 - 1858), a U.S. senator who advocated U.S. control over the Oregon Country 85,579 676 sq mi
Clackamas County 005 Oregon City 1843 One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country The Clackamas Indians, a Native American tribe living in the area. 375,992 1,868 sq mi
Clatsop County 007 Astoria 1844 Northern and western portions of the original Twality District Clatsop tribe of Native Americans, who lived along the coast of the Pacific Ocean prior to European settlement 37,039 827 sq mi
Columbia County 009 Saint Helens 1854 Northern half of Washington County Columbia River, which forms the county's eastern and northern borders 49,351 657 sq mi
Coos County 011 Coquille 1853 Western parts of Umpqua and Jackson Counties The Coos Tribe of Native Americans who lived in the region 63,043 1,600 sq mi
Crook County 013 Prineville 1882 Southern part of Wasco County George Crook (1828 - 1890), a U.S. Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars 20,978 2,980 sq mi
Curry County 015 Gold Beach 1855 Coos County George Law Curry (1820-1878), a governor of the Oregon Territory 22,364 1,627 sq mi
Deschutes County 017 Bend 1916 Southern part of Crook County "Riviere des Chutes", French for "River of the Falls". 157,733 3,018 sq mi
Douglas County 019 Roseburg 1852 Portion of Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit Stephen A. Douglas (1813 - 1861), a U.S. Senator who supported Oregon statehood 107,667 5,037 sq mi
(13,046 km2)
Gilliam County 021 Condon 1885 Eastern third of Wasco County Cornelius Gilliam (1798 - 1848), a pioneer who commanded the forces of the Provisional Government of Oregon after the Whitman Massacre 1,871 1,204 sq mi
Grant County 023 Canyon City 1864 Parts of old Wasco and old Umatilla counties Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885), army officer who served in the Oregon Territory; a Union general in the American Civil War at the time of the county's creation; and subsequently President of the United States (1869–1877) 7,445 4,529 sq mi
Harney County 025 Burns 1889 Southern two-thirds of Grant County William S. Harney (1800 - 1889), a cavalry officer of the period, who was involved in the Pig War 7,422 10,135 sq mi
Hood River County 027 Hood River 1908 Northwest portion of Wasco County The Hood River (a tributary of the Columbia River), which flows through the county 22,346 522 sq mi
Jackson County 029 Medford 1852 Southwestern portion of Lane County and the unorganized area south of Douglas and Umpqua Counties Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), the seventh President of the United States 203,206 2,785 sq mi
Jefferson County 031 Madras 1914 Crook County Mount Jefferson, which is located on its western boundary, named in turn for Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), the 3rd president of the United States. 21,720 1,781 sq mi
Josephine County 033 Grants Pass 1856 Western half of Jackson County Virginia "Josephine" Rollins, the first white woman to make this county her home. 82,713 1,640 sq mi
Klamath County 035 Klamath Falls 1882 Western part of Lake County The Klamath or Clamitte tribe, which has had a presence in the area for 10,000 years. 66,380 5,945 sq mi
Lake County 037 Lakeview 1874 Jackson and Wasco Counties Numerous lakes and hot springs. 7,895 8,136 sq mi
Lane County 039 Eugene 1851 Southern part of Linn County and the portion of Benton County east of Umpqua County Gen. Joseph Lane (1801–1881), the first governor of Oregon Territory 351,715 4,554 sq mi
Lincoln County 041 Newport 1893 Western portion of Benton County and Polk County Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), sixteenth President of the United States. 46,034 980 sq mi
Linn County 043 Albany 1847 Southern portion of Champoeg (later Marion) County U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn (1795 - 1843) of Missouri, author of the Donation Land Act, which provided free land to settlers in the West. 116,672 2,291 sq mi
Malheur County 045 Vale 1887 Southern portion of Baker County Malheur River (formally "Riviere au Malheur" or "Unfortunate River"), named by French trappers whose property and furs were stolen from their river encampment. 31,313 9,888 sq mi
Marion County 047 Salem 1843 One of the original four districts of the Oregon territory Francis Marion (1732–1795), American Revolutionary War general 315,335 1,185 sq mi
Morrow County 049 Heppner 1885 Western portion of Umatilla County and a small portion of eastern Wasco County Jackson L. Morrow, a state representative who advocated for the formation of the county. 11,173 2,033 sq mi
Multnomah County 051 Portland 1854 Eastern part of Washington and the northern part of Clackamas counties The Indian village of Multnomah, on Sauvie Island. The word is derived from nematlnomaq, probably meaning downriver. Lewis and Clark made note of the name in 1805, and applied that name to all local Indians. 735,334 435 sq mi
Polk County 053 Dallas 1845 Yamhill District James Knox Polk (1795–1849), President of the United States at the time of the county's creation 75,403 741 sq mi
Sherman County 055 Moro 1889 Northeast corner of Wasco County William Tecumseh Sherman (1820 - 1891), American Civil War general, and businessman, educator, and author 1,765 823 sq mi
Tillamook County 057 Tillamook 1853 Clatsop, Yamhill and Polk Counties Tillamook (or Killamook) Native American people. 25,250 1,102 sq mi
Umatilla County 059 Pendleton 1862 Portion of Wasco County Sahaptin word, possibly meaning laughing waters. 75,889 3,215 sq mi
Union County 061 La Grande 1864 Baker County The town of Union, which had been established two years before and named by its founders for the "Union" of the states during the Civil War. 25,748 2,037 sq mi
Wallowa County 063 Enterprise 1887 Eastern portion of Union County. The Nez Perce word wallowa to designate a tripod of poles used to support fish nets. The area was claimed by the Chief Joseph band of the Nez Perce as its hunting and fishing grounds 7,008 3,145 sq mi
Wasco County 065 The Dalles 1854 Parts of Clackamas, Lane, Linn and Marion counties The Wasco (or Wascopam) Native American tribe. 25,213 2,381 sq mi
Washington County 067 Hillsboro 1843 One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country (as Twality District) George Washington (1732 - 1799), Founding Father of the United States and first President of the United States 529,710 724 sq mi
Wheeler County 069 Fossil 1899 Parts of Grant, Gilliam, and Crook Counties Henry H. Wheeler, who operated the first mail stage line from The Dalles to Canyon City. 1,441 1,715 sq mi
Yamhill County 071 McMinnville 1843 One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country The Yamhelas, members of the Kalapuya Native American family, who lived along the Yamhill River in the western Willamette Valley. 99,193 716 sq mi
↑ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Oregon State Archives. "County Government". Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
↑ Bureau, U. S. Census. "American FactFinder". factfinder.census.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
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Northwest Oregon
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Tualatin Valley
Harney Basin
Central Oregon
Rogue Valley
Columbia Gorge
Columbia Plateau
Mount Hood Corridor
Trout Creek Mountains
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Eugene–Springfield
Medford–Ashland
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Beer, Tinker Bell and Transgender
By Stephen Masty|2013-12-27T11:14:19-06:00October 5th, 2013|Categories: Culture, Progressivism, Stephen Masty|Tags: Gender|
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a new law allowing "transgender" students to choose between boys' or girls' sports teams, and use the school locker rooms and lavatories that best suit whatever sex they are or wish to be someday. For me it comes decades too late.
In junior high-school I was mistakenly assigned to the girls' gym class. As a normal heterosexual teenage male I jumped at the chance to see females undressing. I marched brazenly into girls' locker room, certificate in hand, and was ejected rather abruptly. Drat. Eventually the bruises went away. Now, all a red-blooded Californian lad needs do is declare himself "transgender" and perhaps bring a camera. Soon, all of Laguna Beach will know if Dawn Ginsbergh wears padding. But the measure deserves support from thoughtful conservatives as well as from hormonal schoolboys.
"Gender orientation" was always a field-day for the heterosexual male opportunist. A cleverly disreputable college classmate would lure some girl into the leafy glades of the Arboretum, begin canoodling and then break down in feigned tears. He just couldn't "go through with it," he'd sob, fibbing that he thought he was homosexual. So challenged, most damsels rose to the bait: in one semester he worked his way through the freshmen co-eds and moved on to the sophomores, spending so many nights under the stars that we could have sublet his bunk-bed. With Governor Brown's improvement, now California's ostensibly "transgender" teenage lads will number in the millions. But as I said, even the most upstandingly traditionalist conservative has reason to celebrate, even if he's far too old for the girls' shower.
For yonks, lesbian-feminists have sworn that all sex between men and women is rape. To them, being a rapist does not actually require physical rape; just looking can be enough and, believe me, in the Inner Sanctum of the girls' locker room there will be lots of looking, by boys who want to be girls and boys who just want to be boys. And who's to say that "transgender" Herbie isn't playing heterosexual tricks, or won't change his mind and "go straight" after the floor-show, or won't begin "batting for both teams?" As Woody Allen remarked, being bisexual doubles one's chances on Saturday night.
Being "transgender," after all, is a state of mind for Progressives, while actual genitals are a mere after-thought. One can be a "transgender" male by just wishing one were female, while all male appurtenances remain intact. Or his original kit has been excised but the new conveniences are yet to be installed. Or if surgeons have made him into her, at least externally, and hormone treatment has even added a balcony. "Transgender" is not what one is, but what one wishes to be. Hence he/she can change his/her mind, even repeatedly: if this is Tuesday, I must be Martha.
Indeed, a male ABC newsman who "became" a woman now wants to switch back. One doesn't know if surgeons were involved before his most recent volte face, or indeed how many times they can revisit the economy-sized, Sam's Club, Big Big Box of Spare Genitalia before major re-editing becomes impossible. But a Dithering Danny-Donna-Danny-Donna implies repercussions outside of his/her/his/her underpants.
Expect battles on the Left. Furious lesbian feminists will lose exclusive rights to their locker room game-preserve, while the heterosexual feminist faction will split between the transsexual-rights supporters and the ones who still don't like watching some naked guy dangling in what used to be a female sanctuary. Then comes the problem of Percy trying on Francine's undies when she steps away from her locker, and whether that is a perfectly acceptable way of him puzzling out his "gender orientation" or if he's just a pervert. That will split the Progressives who want mere equality between sexes, versus those demanding special rights for women, versus their Puritan faction who want sex abolished, versus the "pro-perv" Anything Goes movement.
Then, what does the Progressive Ops Manual say if Confused Carlos discovers that his "transgender" instincts were misplaced when he's found in flagrante delicto with the girls' field-hockey team, or fumbling in the shower with Befuddled Bettie who assumed she was a lesbian until the still-biologically male "work in progress" pitched woo, so to speak? Who's in the wrong, or more precisely, who's in the wronger? Or (sob) are we all responsible? Is Society guilty? Then what about the bald 55-year-old man in the dirty raincoat, caught peering furtively through the girls' locker room keyhole, ostensibly working out his own "gender orientation?"
Overall, Transgender fun is as American as apple pie, um, made from turnips. Right-wing patriots should rejoice at such American Exceptionalism: immigrant Stosh can knock back his plum brandy, shout to Stella "Only in America!" and go get his private parts lopped off under ObamaCare. Try that in Herzegovina. Left-wingers may rejoice in choice and social mobility: Juanita, weary of being an underpaid illegal-immigrant Hispanic housemaid, can become Juan, an underpaid illegal-immigrant Hispanic cabbage-picker. Meanwhile, California trial-attorneys behold this with lust in their wallets, journalists with gleams in their laptops, and scientists trying to invent a few more genders to make the possibilities even more interesting. In a faltering economy, this could be a California's last best growth-industry.
True conservatives approach this chaos with one predictable response: the world is coming to an end. Largely, that's because they approach almost everything as Armageddon and, in a way, it gives them a depressing pleasure. It is a kind of perversion, but generally harmless, and far less depraved than what is about to happen in girls' locker rooms. But real conservatives with literary interests may immediately recall J. M. Barrie, or at least his most famous play.
Captain Hook has kidnapped Wendy. Peter Pan starts to drink his medicine as she instructed, not knowing that it's been poisoned. Tinker Bell chugs it first, to save Peter, and passes into a deadly coma. Peter (in the stage version) approaches the audience and implores them to help: "Do you believe in fairies? If you believe, clap your hands! Don't let Tink die!" Usually, we spectators begin chanting "I DO believe in fairies," clapping until Tinker Bell recovers (unless, as Britain's funniest man-of-letters Roger Lewis recounts, the production resembles one very dull stage-dramatisation of Anne Frank's Diaries, when a bored and deeply cynical member of the audience shouted to the Nazis, "SHE'S IN THE ATTIC!").
In this one scene from Peter Pan, Barrie establishes himself as a master of Literary Realism and a political clairvoyant. Between Progressive ideology, make-believe and dubious technology, Tink's rescue is the model for modern American hopes, beliefs and public policy. Anything becomes real if only we all clap our hands and chant together. Forget that there are vastly different priorities and thinking processes between genders, far beyond genitalia swops and hormone therapy. Ignore why we were born the way we were and whether we can change anything but appearances. Disregard the likelihood that changing (only the external appearances of) gender will make us happier, much less better, and even that sex is not equally important to everyone. Just clap, believe, and make damned sure that everyone else is chanting in unison. When it stops making sense burn a heretic to distract the mob. It worked for Stalin, for a while anyway.
Tinkerbellism is what passes for American thinking on economics, education, social problems, race, immigration, foreign policy and everything else that matters. Chesterton said that when we speak of a madman "losing his Reason" he has often lost everything but. What Russell Kirk called, derisively, "defecated Reason," may be all that the poor lunatic has left, alongside of the hubris attached to his mad logic. America's "can do" spirit, that served her and the world so well, has been taken literally and to extremes by modern Western ideologues who tell themselves that there are no absolutes, that everything dreamed can be done for real if only we clap and chant loud enough. Such folly the world has never seen before. It's decadence born of wishful thinking, of a nation so subdivided socioeconomically that few can see the big picture, of dreamers ignorant of history, technophiles blind to the limits of technology, plus those who reject tradition and faith. It includes media-trusting telefanticists and romantic moon-calves – plus wannabe commissars and concentration camp guards – and not one of them is sane.
Why should this delight conservatives? Ask a brewer. His trade or hobby, a mix of art and science, dates to the beers of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Brewers and vintners know that the triumph of grain or grape, through sugars, yeast and acid together, produce alcohol, but eventually the alcohol grows strong enough to kill the yeast. So the fermentation process stops itself.
The yeast of Western make-believe is a hardy one, surviving delusional toxins that are parlous strong. So was Soviet make-believe. Today savvy Americans may have begun to see the Harpies of Ideology collide and attack one another, as their Surrealist Progressive agendas conflict. Initially these clashes are ignored or glossed over, but eventually they collide so noisily that most people notice. And being normal, most people start laughing; just as in Hans Christian Andersen's fable when the crowd finally starts laughing at the naked king.
I foretold the demise of communism in the early 1980s at East Berlin's comic opera. When the swineherd disclosed that he was really a prince, after he proposed marriage to the faithful milkmaid, he flung gold ducats to the peasants. Lacking gold, aluminium East German coins clunked onto the stage and the audience roared with laughter at the incongruity. They got the bigger joke too, I realised, and within a few years the jape was over. To paraphrase Marxists, communism collapsed under the weight of its internal contradictions.
Laughing at Progressive non-sequiturs has begun around the world, but mostly outside of America, where the clash between loudly-touted American values versus contradictory policy and behaviour is more obvious than getting smacked by a court-jester's pig-bladder. Yet at home the American Old Left has had a bellyful of their broader team's corporatist warmongers, as Britain's Left did with Blair. Russia' Putin and Iran's Rouhani, writing op-eds in the New York Times and the Washington Post respectively, go over the heads of America's self-censoring media; their advisors know that many Americans have begun to mistrust the malarkey-ridden Official Line. They only mimic America's vast internal online media already mocking Progressive non-sequiturs foreign and domestic.
The full result may be what Grover Norquist calls a "Leave Us Alone Coalition," which now includes disparate groups that agree only on an end to state intrusion. Make-believe will exist but more harmlessly, once separated from the power of government.
In time, most American voters may get the joke, while the servile media will come last. Until then be grateful for the unintentional comedy from Governor Brown and his ilk, as their bitter spirits kill their own yeast. Meanwhile, before reality is restored, lots of normal boys will enjoy the girls' locker rooms.
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About the Author: Stephen Masty
Stephen Masty (1954-2015) was a Senior Contributor to The Imaginative Conservative. He was a journalist, a development expert, and a speechwriter for three US presidents, British royalty and heads of government in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. He spent most of his adulthood working in South Asia including Afghanistan, and he was a writer, poet and artist in Kathmandu.
Peter Strzelecki Rieth Oct 5, 2013 at 3:25 am - Reply
This is wonderfuly fun and wise. I don't recall ever before experiencing such hearty laughter while at the same time discovering intellectual insight.
That said, I do comfort myself with the thought that something in our natures might just impell us, despite our stupidity, to seek happiness where the good Lord intended: in loving wives, husbands and wider families.


Malala: Shot For The Right Of Education, Apple Sauce Bran Muffins, and The Perfect Outfit for an Interior Designer.
The sights and sounds of the Las Vegas strip – thousands of people milling about, smoke in the air, the ping ping of the slot machines, a whiff of some chef's tasty food, the pungent taste of tequila at the bottom of my margarita, a warm hot wind that does not cool you down, the slap of flip flops down the street, a sense of peace sitting by the pool, the rush of euphoria when you see that magic word 'sale' at Victoria Secret. These are all sensations I have come to admire for the week I get to spend in Las Vegas every couple years. Sensations by the end of the week I am sick of, but at the beginning and middle I crave. I love Las Vegas despite its tawdry side, there is a kind of excitement in Vegas different from anywhere else.
This particular trip to Vegas I spent exploring the strip with my parents. We stayed at Treasure Island, had transfers to and from the airport and hotel, and had suprisingly affordable food around us due to coupons and Half Price Ticket Booth deals. This is trip number four for me to Las Vegas and although I liked Treasure Island, its relative size, and location on the strip well enough, for a Vegas hotel it's nothing special. But the bed's were comfy, the rooms were clean, the view was nice, and we did not have to walk a mile through the hotel to get to our room (such as in the Venetian). The Venetian has much more laviciously decorated and spacious hotel rooms, but all in all – I was happy at Treasure Island. It was what I expected – and close to the Fashion Show Mall, The Forum Shops at Caesar's, and the shops in the Venetian, all vital shopping areas for any Las Vegas tourist. And yes I did save money so I could go all out shopping in Las Vegas. My mom and I spent a portion of 4 out of 5 days in the above mentioned shopping areas and we never even made it to the Premium Outlets which are also a great place to shop. There were a lot of sales going on at this time of year and my mom and I found a variety of sale and regular priced items in Banana Republic, Anne Taylor, Loft, Ninewest, Clarks, Victoria Secret, Lululemon, and some other athletic footwear company. My favorite purchase was a clip from a little booth that will hold all my thick blond hair up in a french twist – an amazing feat my hair is really hard to pin up. My second favorite purchase were bras at Victoria Secret because you see they actually carry my size in the US locations, as opposed to the Canadian locations. My favorite purchase my mom made was this cream peplum lacey top from Banana Republic, she looks gorgeous in it.
Other than the shopping, which I obviously enjoyed to much, we saw the show Love, a Cirque de Soleil show at the Mirage that expressed the Beatles music. It was amazing, the lights, the dancers, the acrobats, the props, and the way they worked conversations from the real Beatles into the performance was fantastic. There were lights, smoke, dry ice, and an amazing scene with a large floating white fabric. Now that I have arrived home I went on Itunes and downloaded some of my favorite Beatles songs on to Itunes including – All You Need is Love, Hey Jude, I Want to Hold Your Hand, and Help. I was of course inspired by the show and highly recommend this Cirque de Soleil production. As not of high of quality, but still quite funny was the dinner theatre Tony and Tina's Wedding. The italian mean was decent. the actors hilarious, the story a little weak, but still a good time. Not as good as the first time I saw it 6 years ago but still fun. On a sad note, to all you Vegas travellers, October I believe is the last month for the Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian. I have seen it twice there and it is amazing, had I had more time I would have loved to see it again, but I can't wait to see what amazing show they replace The Phantom with.
The rest of the time my parents and I spent walking around the strip, relaxing in our rooms and in the morning by the pool, playing the slots, and attending some of the other things going on the strip including The Pirate Show at Treasure Island – which by the way, is no longer child appropriate due to the "Siren's" or strippers large role in the show, this didn't used to be. But we also saw a Claude Monet expedition at the Belagio as well as this other artist who sculpts Cirque de Soleil actors. The only thing I missed doing which I suppose would be next time I go with friends was a visit to to one or two of the clubs in some of the Hotels. Particularly, one I liked was Tryst at the Wynn, an expensive and Oriental themed hotel, which has a waterfall feature right in the club. I would also like to stay at the Wynn it was nice and quiet but of course expensive.


As Wolf Griffiths and Lee Cannon prepare to meet on the June 30, 'True Grit' bill for the vacant regional light-middleweight title, both boxers coaches have expressed their thoughts on the impending match-up.
Cannon, who is trained by Like2Box head trainer Ian 'Jumbo' Johnson, is a former welterweight and light-middleweight title holder, and bounced back from a loss to Steve Albone in November by beating Tommy White in April.
Griffiths, trained by Stingwray head coach Neil Wray, is a former novice light-middleweight title challenger but failed in his attempt for the belt losing against Aaron Jackman.
As Cannon comes into the fight with more experience, Griffiths has the advantage in youth, and Wray believes this could be a deciding factor come fight night.
"I know he's a classy operator (Cannon), he's been around a bit but he's getting on a bit also" Wray said.
"Wolf's young and he's coming up where I feel Lee is coming down, that's not in a disrespectful way that's just how I see it, he's still a good fighter.
"Wolf's got a lot of work to do to be able to beat him but I believe he can. He's gunning for that title and it's what he wants more than anything."
Jumbo responded by acknowledging his opposite corner's claim but insisted Cannon's experience could cancel out any potential age disadvantage.
"I do agree with what Neil is saying, Lee has been about. But that doesn't always mean the younger man is going to have his way, they all thought the younger Groves was going to beat the experienced Froch but he stuck to what he had to do and won.
"Griffiths is very aggressive and in good shape but I hope Lee sticks to the plan and picks him off as he comes in as he's quite a come forward kind of fighter.
"I'm very much a believer if you do as your told by the trainer on the night it should go to plan and I believe the plan me and the team have set out can beat him.
Cannon versus Griffiths will feature on the undercard of the "True Grit" promotion taking place on Saturday June 30th and the Copthorne Effingham Park Hotel in West Sussex.


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Origin Stories: Colin James "Five Long Years"
By: Juliette Jagger
Having grown up performing alongside and touring the country with a band of folk musicians nearly three times his senior, Colin James caught the itch that tends to entrance career musicians at an early age.
Originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, James dropped out of school at the age of 16 and spent the remainder of his teenage years on the road between Winnipeg, Montreal, and Saskatoon before eventually planting roots in Vancouver, BC.
By the time he released his double-platinum selling self-titled debut album in 1988, he had already shared the stage with blues legends such as John Lee Hooker, John Thorogood, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Released on Virgin Records, the album produced a number of memorable singles including "Voodoo Thing" (which peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart),"Why'd You Lie," and "Chicks 'N Cars," but it was a big brassy ballad called "Five Long Years" that truly captured the youthful wonder and blind ambition that had driven James to leave home in the first place.
"When I was touring with my first blues band The Hoodoo Men, we would tour Canada incessantly," says James. "We would just get in our van and go coast to coast to coast to coast, over and over again, playing all of these little bars along the way.
"One day, on the way back home, I passed through Winnipeg and I ran into an ex-girlfriend of mine. She'd heard we were in town and came out to the show to say hi. It had been a handful of years since we'd last seen each other, and she had had a child at that point, but it was just one of those really wonderful reminiscent things like, 'Oh my god. Five years on and here you are! There's your daughter. Wow!'
"In that moment, I just remember thinking, 'Man, we could have stayed together,' he adds with a warm-hearted laugh. "But, I had to go and do my music, so the writing was kind of on the wall. I think when you're that young you just feel like you can't get held down by anything. You gotta keep moving, you know?"
Upon returning home to Vancouver, James found that he couldn't quite shake the experience of having run into his former flame, so he took to writing about it.
"The song itself came to me in a park," he says. "I was living in East Vancouver on Commercial Ave. at the time, and one afternoon in the middle of the summer I just decided to go for a walk with a little acoustic––which isn't typical for me at all so I don't know what had gotten into me––but I started strumming and I wrote most of the song that day.
"'Five Long Years' is pretty much about that moment in life when you could go one way or the other and you go the other, and that's just the way it goes," says James.
He tells me that one of his favourite things about the song is its true to life narrative.
"I've always loved the fact that 'Five Long Years' is a true story," says James. "If you listen to the lyrics like 'Do you remember the times when we traveled South of the borderline?' that was all true. What I was talking about in that verse was a trip we took together with her parents when we were 16. We all drove down to New Mexico in her family's little Toyota!" he says with a laugh. "Those were fond memories."
But, a little praise from fellow Canadian singer-songwriter kd Lang is a close second.
"Early on, kd and I used to be managed by the same office in Vancouver," he explains. "One day, she came up to me out of the blue and said, 'I heard your song. I love it!' I just thought, 'Really? kd Lang likes my song?' I think she heard the honesty in the lyrics and that resonated with her. It was sweet because although we were friends and we worked out of the same office, we were very different people, so for her to kind of just come up out of the middle of nowhere and say that, it meant a lot to me," says James.
Ultimately, "Five Long Years" went on to become a massive breakthrough success for James. The song not only turned him into both a critical and commercial success at home here in Canada but also helped to earn him his first Juno win in 1989 for Most Promising Male Vocalist.
Today, James is widely respected as one of the country's top blues musicians. He's released 19 albums, won six Junos and 16 Maple Blues Awards, and is even considered, along with his group the Little Big Band, to have spearheaded the swing revival of the 1990s. But, 30 years on, I wonder if his relationship with a song as popular as "Five Long Years" has shifted or changed?
"You go through phases," says James. "There were a few years there––maybe eight years––where I wouldn't even play 'Five Long Years.' I just felt like it was part of my past, it was too poppy for me, and I just had an attitude about it. I don't anymore. Now, I play it very willingly, even in blues crowds, because some people come out to hear it, and because truthfully I am proud of it. It got me set me up all those years ago, and hey, it's probably why I'm here today," he adds jokingly.
Colin James released his 19th studio album, Miles To Go, in September of 2018. The album is nominated for Blues Album of The Year at the 2019 Juno Awards, which are scheduled to take place in London, Ontario on March 17th.
Juliette Jagger
Juliette Jagger is a Canadian music journalist. Her byline has appeared in such media outlets as The Huffington Post, Noisey, and This Week In Palestine. She currently is an editor here at Amplify, and is the creator of NMC's ongoing interview series Origin Stories, which uncovers the stories behind hit songs. She is also associate editor of US-based outlet CelebrityAccess.
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Official: Wayne Rooney Signs For Everton
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Manchester United has announced that Wayne Rooney, the club's all time highest goal scorer with 253 goals has just signed for his boyhood club, Everton on a free transfer, after Man U offered to buy out his remaining contract, in a deal that involved the £75m capture of Romelu Lukaku.
Rooney, left Everton 13 years ago as an 18 year old to join the Old Trafford club and ever since then his career hasn't looked back winning every possible trophy a club could garner in the European continent.
Everton confirmed the two-year deal with a short teaser video entitled 'welcome home Wayne'. Announcing on the club's website, Jose Mourinho said, "It is no secret that I have long been an admirer of Wayne; he has been a model professional throughout his time at the club and will remain in the history books for many years to come. "It is never easy to see a great player playing less football than he would like and I could not stand in his way when he asked to go back to Everton. His experience, focus and determination will be missed and I wish him well for the future." Man U's Chief Executive, Ed Woodward said, "Wayne has been a fantastic servant to United since the moment he signed for us as a prodigiously talented, explosive teenager some 13 seasons ago. "Who can forget his storybook debut hat trick against Fenerbahce, the spectacular overhead kick against City and the countless match-winning performances in his time here? But after much discussion, the club has decided to accept his request to rejoin his boyhood team. "He goes having created some of the most magical moments in some of the most successful years in the club's history.
Wayne leaves us as our greatest ever goalscorer and having won every major trophy in the game. His record will take decades for anyone to get close to matching and I am extremely grateful for the way he has led from the front since being appointed club captain three years ago. "On behalf of the whole club and our hundreds of millions of fans around the world, we wish Wayne all the very best for the next phase of his incredible career."
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Aston Martin Leasing
Why lease an Aston Martin?
A powerhouse of British engineering with over a century of history
Aston Martin is an icon of British motoring. Its vehicles blend elegant sophistication with a powerful and exciting drive, and each car is crafted using the finest materials and most advanced automotive technologies.
The beginnings of the brand can be traced back to 1913, when the company's co-founders created the company Bamford and Martin Ltd. Focussing on quality design and exceptional performance from a small workshop in London, the pair soon captured the attention of the nation. In 1914, the company name Aston Martin was taken on, inspired in part by the founders' successes at Aston Hill Climb in Buckinghamshire. Ever since, Aston Martin has continued to hold its place amongst the most respected luxury motoring brands in the world.
In the 1960s, the Aston Martin Silver Birch was made a global icon when it appeared in the James Bond film Goldfinger. In the years since that pairing, Aston Martin has retained its association with the suave agent, with the DBS, V8 Vantage Volante, and the Vanquish each taking their place in film history.
Today, the brand continues to work from its base here in the UK. Operating from Gaydon, Warwickshire, Aston Martin's current lineup includes the classic and subtly sporting DB9 and DB11, the classically stylish Vantage, the four-door luxury Rapide S, the super grand tourer Vanquish, the high-performing compact Vanquish Zagato, and the company's first ever hypercar, the Aston Martin Valkyrie.
Drive the car of your dreams and enjoy a purely indulgent style of motoring with an Aston Martin leasing deal from Vantage.
Deciding on a new car can be a tricky choice. Naturally, you will be searching for the best the market has to offer whilst making the most of your personal budget. Striking the balance of budget and ideals can be difficult, but our Aston Martin leasing contracts will give you all of the advantages of buying a brand new car without the usual hassles that ownership entails. We will take responsibility for the car's maintenance and ensure your driving experience is purely pleasurable, delivering further benefits and client care that few car owners could expect. When you choose to lease an Aston Martin with us, you will be given the opportunity to select exactly the car and contract that suits your personal circumstances. Whereas buying your Aston Martin would entail a significant loss of capital through upfront payments, our lease deals allow you to keep your finances running smoothly with a series of ongoing monthly payments. You will be gifted all of the benefits of owning a brand new luxury vehicle whilst we take on any concerns over maintenance, value, and the other hassles that car ownership can include.
An Aston Martin built for you
Vantage Leasing offers to its clients the full range of Aston Martin's incredible current lineup of high-performance luxury cars. We are able to arrange deals on each of the models in production, with our catalogue ranging from the DB11 to the Vantage. There is an Aston Martin to suit clients with all kinds of lifestyle requirements.
Vantage Leasing provides a full selection of Aston Martin's renowned models in a range of manufacturer-defined specifications. However, if you are unable to find a design that suits your specifications exactly, we are also able to offer the ability to specify exactly the car you would like directly from one of our affiliated dealerships. Your Aston Martin will be completely customisable, just as it would be when purchasing directly from the manufacturer. Further to procuring the exact car specified by you, we will also offer the most comprehensive and customer-focussed leasing deals on the market. This is all due to the excellent ongoing relationships that Vantage has developed with its Aston Martin partners.
The classically designed Aston Martin Vantage Coupe combines all that is most recognisable of the Aston Martin brand. This carefully sculpted sports car is capable of delivering the ultimate involvement with the option of a six-speed gearbox or a seven-speed Sportshift II paddle transmission system, providing a sportier drive with faster gear changes. Lease the Aston Martin Vantage with one of the car's various engine options. The V8 Vantage S running on a 4.7-litre engine produces 430 Bhp and 470 Nm torque, achieving 0-60mph in 4.8 seconds. The two-seater features halogen projector headlamps and high intensity discharge headlamps for low beam, as well as clear LED rear lights and a gloss black splitter and diffuser. As standard, the car features a Strathmore leather interior trim, a carpeted rear cabin, a steering wheel with leather finish, and sports seats with side airbags and electronic adjustability. The electrically folding wing mirrors also include a heating function, and the rear screen too includes a heating element to maximise visibility. The car comes with a trip computer, Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity, rear parking sensors, a tyre pressure monitoring system, an alarm and immobiliser. Additionally, the Vantage comes with remote central locking and boot opening, heated seats, and memory functions for both seats and exterior mirrors. In the UK, the Vantage also benefits from Aston Martin tracking services.
The Aston Martin DB9 GT is the company's most elegantly designed sports grand tourer, with design cues taken from the DB GT models that have gone before. The DB9 is a two-door coupe with a 2+2 seating layout. Its body is built of extruded bonded aluminium, magnesium alloy, and composite. The exterior lights include single bi-xenon lamps with integral LED side lights and indicators, and clear LED lights at the rear. As standard, the DB9 comes with an impressive range of kit that includes a full-grain leather interior trim, an Alcantara or leather steering wheel finish, GT headrest embroidery, sports seats with electronic adjustability and side airbags, memory functions for the seats and wing mirrors, and power-folding heated wing mirrors. The DB9 also features a heated rear window, automatic temperature control, a trip computer, cruise control, and displays featuring organic electroluminescence. Lease an Aston Martin DB9 and you will also benefit from Bluetooth phone compatibility, sat-nav, parking sensors in the front and rear, and a tracking device. There is also a tyre pressure monitoring system, alarm and immobiliser, remote central locking and boot opening, a DAB radio, USB connectivity, a 3.5mm AUX socket, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, and a rear parking assistance camera.
The Aston Martin DB11 is all about the car's incredible drive. The car is designed with a two-door body style and 2+2 seating arrangement, and its body is formed with extruded and bonded aluminium with aluminium door structures. The DB11 is fitted with LED headlamps with integrated daytime running lights, side lights, and cornering lights included. At the rear is a set of LED taillights in a sharp blade design. In the cockpit is a touchscreen infotainment system, electronic power assisted steering with a 13:1 steering ratio, and electronic column tilt and reach options. The full-colour 12" LCD screen delivers the primary vehicle information, and a second 8" TFT screen provides the infotainment display. The system is used to control the new Aston Martin sat-nav and audio system, and Aston Martin Premium or Bang & Olufsen BeoSound audio upgrades are available. The DB11 comes in both V8 and V12 variants, with the transmission system including a rear-mounted eight-speed automatic gearbox with an electronic shift system. The wheels are set at 20" alloys, and the braking system includes an electronic parking brake, dynamic stability control, anti-lock braking, emergency brake assist, traction control, and dynamic torque vectoring.
The Aston Martin Rapide S is the most powerful four-door produced by the manufacturer to-date. Featuring a Bosch Engine Management system, the car is controlled by intelligent technology and an AM29 engine with Touchtronic III transmission. Featuring four full-sized individual seats, the whole family can be taken care of when you choose an Aston Martin Rapide S leasing contract. On the exterior, the car features single bi-xenon lights with integrated indicators and LED side lights, whilst the rear features LED lamps with side repeaters. As standard, the Rapide comes with a comprehensive equipment set that includes grained leather upholstery, a manually dimming rearview mirror, electrically adjustable front seats, and memory functions for both the front seats and wing mirrors. The cabin features dual-stage driver and passenger front airbags and side airbags, and head protection airbags are included in the front and rear. Front seats and the rear window are heated, and the car features automatic temperature control in the front and rear. The cabin benefits from a calming ambience with LED map lamps and ambient lighting, and the car also comes with parking sensors, cruise control, and a tracking device. Infotainment kit includes a 6.5" LCD screen, DAB radio, and connectivity for Apple devices, Bluetooth items, AUX, and USB.
The Aston Martin Vanquish has sat at the top of the brand's model range since its introduction in 2013 - the company's centenary year. As the flagship model for the brand, the Vanquish represents all of the greatest elements of Aston Martin, from its design and engineering to technology and craftsmanship. The car is available in Coupe or Volante body styles, each with two doors and either a 2+0 or 2+2 seating arrangement. The body is constructed of extruded aluminium and carbon fibre, and exterior lights include single bi-xenon headlights with LED side lights and indicators, and LED taillights in blade design. The Vanquish also features an exposed carbon fibre splitter, diffuser, and sill blade. The standard equipment list included when you lease an Aston Martin Vanquish includes a grained leather interior, Alcantara headlining, electric front seats with side airbags, and memory function for both the front seats and wing mirrors. There is an optional satin chrome jewellery pack, electrically folding and heated wing mirrors, parking sensors in the front and rear, cruise control, and tyre pressure monitoring. The car also comes with an alarm and immobiliser, remote locking and boot opening, automatic climate control, heated seats, and airbags in the curtain area, front, pelvis and thorax areas. Tech includes a 100-Watt Bang & Olufsen sound system, a DAB radio, LCD screen, and connectivity via USB.
Vanquish Zagato
We are pleased to offer the opportunity to lease an Aston Martin Zagato, a unique collaborative project between Aston Martin and prestigious Italian design-house Zagato. Released in Italy in May 2016, the Vanquish Zagato is a limited edition vehicle with only 99 units going into production. The Zagato is designed to showcase the very best of Zagato's design language as well as Aston Martin's sporting and luxury prowess. The car delivers a unique GT driving style, delivering a 0-60mph time of just 3.5 seconds. Design details include newly sculpted lights with rounded taillight reflectors and wing mirror housings modelled closely on the units created for the One-77. The rear of the Zagato is closely related to that of the DB11, and includes a retractable spoiler and rear hatch providing easy access to the luggage compartment. The rear features a quad-exhaust, and the rear window's shallow exposure gives the car an unmistakable appearance. Inside, the Zagato is fitted with the level of luxurious touches expected of the Aston Martin brand. Trim details include Herringbone carbon fibre and anodized bronze, with optional leather touches around the facia, vents, and rotary dials. The unique 'Z' quilting pattern used on the seats and door sections celebrates the Aston Martin/Zagato partnership, as do the 'Z' embossed headrests and centre console.
The Aston Martin Valkyrie is the car that is expected to redefine the hypercar segment for a new age. Hailed as the McLaren F1 for a new generation, the Valkyrie is all about its astonishing performance. Unreleased as of September 2017, the car remains much of a mystery. However, a number of enticing statistics have made their way to us. The Valkyrie is expected to deliver a power output of around 1130 hp, with almost 1000 hp delivered by the car's 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 engine. The rest of the power will be supplied by the F1-style kinetic energy regeneration system. The car's development resulted from a collaboration between Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing Formula One. With a weight of just 1030 kg, the Valkyrie is lighter and delivers more power than other cars in its class. During development, Aston Martin claimed that it intended to deliver one horsepower per kilogram of the Valkyrie's weight. The low weight of the car is achieved with clever details including the removal of exterior mirrors in favour of a camera system with LCD screens either side of the dashboard. Likewise, the metal badge on the bonnet is so precisely crafted that it is bonded directly to the painted surface and is so thin that it can't be felt. The interior is stripped down to a three-inch wide centre console and almost all controls are located on the steering wheel. Upon release, each Valkyrie will be designed specifically for its driver. Although performance-focussed, the Valkyrie is not impractical and offers side pods with luggage carrying capability. Two adults should be able to comfortably fit enough belongings into the car for a weekend away, with space enough even for taller drivers.
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Lorrie Moore (* 13. Januar 1957 in Glens Falls, New York als Marie Lorena Moore) ist eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin. Sie war Professorin für Anglistik an der University of Wisconsin–Madison. Bekanntheit erlangte Moore vor allem durch ihre Kurzgeschichten, für die sie unter anderem den O.-Henry-Preis und den Rea Award for the Short Story erhielt. Ihr Kurzgeschichtenband Birds of America erreichte darüber hinaus eine Platzierung in der Bestsellerliste der New York Times.

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Marie Lorena Moore wurde 1957 in Glens Falls als zweites von vier Kindern geboren und bereits von ihren Eltern "Lorrie" genannt. Mit Hilfe eines Hochbegabten-Stipendiums begann sie an der St. Lawrence University ein Studium der Anglistik, das sie bereits 1978 summa cum laude abschloss. Während ihrer Studienzeit gewann Moore mit ihrer Kurzgeschichte Raspberries einen Schreibwettbewerb der Zeitschrift Seventeen. Nach ihrem Abschluss arbeitete sie zunächst zwei Jahre lang als Anwaltsgehilfin, schrieb sich dann jedoch an der Cornell University ein und erwarb dort unter der Betreuung von Alison Lurie einen Master of Fine Arts. Während ihres Master-Studiums konnte Moore einzelne Kurzgeschichten an Zeitschriften verkaufen. Mit der Sammlung Self Help, die sich hauptsächlich aus Kurzgeschichten ihrer Master-Arbeit zusammensetzte, fand sie schließlich in Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. einen angesehenen Verlag.

Seit 1984 lehrte Moore an der University of Wisconsin Anglistik. Im Laufe ihrer Karriere erhielt sie unter anderem Stipendien der Rockefeller-Stiftung (1989) und des National Endowment for the Arts (1989), ein Guggenheim-Stipendium (1991), den O.-Henry-Preis (1998, für People like that are the only people around here) und den Rea Award for the Short Story (2004, für ihren prägenden Einfluss auf das Genre der Kurzgeschichte). Ihre Kurzgeschichte You're Ugly, Too wurde von John Updike in die Sammlung The Best American Short Stories of the Century aufgenommen.

Seit 2001 ist Moore Mitglied der American Academy of Arts and Sciences und seit 2006 der American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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 See What Can Be Done: Essays, Criticisms, and Commentary. Faber, 2018
 Kurzgeschichtenbände
 Leben ist Glückssache (Self-Help, 1985, dt. 1991)
 Pepsi-Hotel (Like Life, 1990, dt. 1992)
 Was man von einigen Leuten nicht behaupten kann (Birds of America, 1998, dt. 2000)
 The Collected Stories (2008).
 Danke, dass ich kommen durfte, short stories (Bark), Berlin Verlag, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-8270-1197-8.
 Romane
 Die Verrückungen der Benna Carpenter, 1988 (Anagrams, 1986)
 Die Froschkönigin, 1996 (Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?, 1994)
 Ein Tor zur Welt, 2011 (A Gate at the Stairs, 2009)
 Kinderbücher
 Der vergessene Wichtel, 2004 (The Forgotten Helper, 1987)

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 Laudatio zur Verleihung des Rea Awards (englisch)

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Magic can seduce you anywhere. It happened to Liam in Thailand when he was just 16 and on holiday with his family. He fell under the spell of an American master who had the village roaring with disbelief. Liam was hooked.
In 2007 after performing magic for years as a semi-professional Liam travelled to the U.S.A. to work with some amazing magicians, furthering his professional knowledge and skills. Since then Liam has been peen performing full time, not just in Australia but all over the world.
One of Sydney's busiest magicians, he was the only magician invited to perform at the Falls Music and Arts Festival 2013. He also performed at 70's rock band, The Eagles' exclusive tour party in Sydney. In March 2014 Liam had the honour of travelling to Cambodia to film a documentary with the Fred Hollows Foundation, highlighting their work and performing magic for people after having their eyesight restored.
With performances in a variety of situations and venues, including; television, corporate events, luxury cruise ships, The Adelaide Fringe Festival, weddings, private parties, sold out shows in Sydney Fringe Festival & Melbourne Magic Festival as well as performing magic over the airways on ABC radio, Liam has the experience required to make your event a roaring success.
Liam's close up shows are ideal for cocktail parties, pre or post dinner drinks, product launches, weddings, corporate events, private parties and almost anywhere that entertainment is required. Liam performs close up magic to small groups of guests. As he moves around your event Liam will have your guests actively involved in tricks, laughing, chatting and being amazed.
It is a very intimate performance style and is the perfect ice-breaker. Liam's close up performances are interactive, high energy and naturally create talk and excitement.
His stand up performances can last from 10 minutes to one hour. His shows can be anything from a stand-alone magic show to a quick session to keep your guests entertained between speakers. The show is always fast-paced, interactive and funny.


Hi there, Poms ! I am after EOI for a mot tester and mechanic to work down south in Buselton at an indpendent VW and Bmw workshop. Some vehicle examination or MOT experience would be great. For those who need regional work area for their visa then look up Busselton. I was a 457 into Alice springs years back and am now service manager at Passmores in town. If you have a current cv and have mot testing and a good all round mechanical background would like to hear from you. cheers Andy.
Hey all, I'm not sure how much joy you guys have with migration agents and assistance in moving down here to Australia, but to be honest the ones that I approached here in Perth didn't seem to be confident on the in's and out's of the specific visa that we wanted to apply for, the 'Contributory Aged Parent' visa. I ended up working through the whole process myself, the many forms, and additional information required, and we were lucky enough to have the process completed in less than three months, with Mum and Dad being awarded their Residency Visa on the 1st of October. I wouldn't say that it was an easy or enjoyable process, but I've learnt a great deal about it all and would be happy if anyone has questions about either the Parent Visas, or indeed Visas in general I'd be pleased to help if I can. Cheers!
Use Visa Agency or not?
Hi there, Does anyone have a specific recomendation for a migraton agent based in Perth please? I'm looking to ask some questions on migrating my Dad over here and want to talk through the options with someone other than a random Google search Any help much appreciated!
Can I do part-time work on a student visa?
I'm considering studying in Perth for a year, but have concerns about the cost of living there. Does anyone know if I'd be able to do a few hours work a week on a student visa? Thanks.
Hi guys, just wondered if anyone could help with my situation ... I have sent off my skills assessment - just getting my things certified for my registration .. Then send that off how ever I am unhappy with my recent work commitments .. Just wondered if you need current job details for 189 or if a previous job details will suffice ... ?
Hi, I was told the answer to this question before but I have forgotten the answer so some help would be good. I will be 32 when I submit my EOI so this will get me 30 points but it will only be a couple of months until I am 33, when I will only be eligible for 25 points. If I submit my EOI when I am 32 but I do not get invited to apply for a visa until I am 33, what happens? Do I still get the 30 points? but the visa application must be for some points as the EOI? Any advice would be great!! Thanks in advance!
School fees depending on visa?
I am confused, I am going to blame google! As I understand it, depending on the visa type, one might be liable to school fees Does anyone have a cheat sheet on this, i.e. visa type versus typical fees, as a quick guide?
Dear Perth Poms! I'm very please to say that after over 18 months we received our visa!!!! Our migration agent was kind enough to call us and tell the good news! It wasnt in time enough for us to go now in August, so we are adjusting our plans to activate our visa on Easter half term next year! We would love to go ASAP but this will be a important time for us to plan our move properly, so it's for the best to wait a few months! Now the fun bit to plan our trip!!!
Hi all, I've been away for a while... my waiting game for our visa is not going well at all... all of our plans to activate our visa this July/August are quickly going down the drain, as from today we have less than 3 weeks to be granted our visa, find a flight, stay, car hire, etc and all that without spending 3 times more than we were planning nearly 2 YEARS ago, but officially waiting since February this year when we were allocated a CO. So, I'g like to know if you are on the same boat... or if you have been a luck first week of July one? and how long have you been waiting? We are pressing on extending our activation time so we don't have to do our medicals again, but we'll see... we are still waiting. And just wanted to say to all PerthPoms friends who have been waiting like me... good luck with the new July year, and hopefully we all will get our visa soon!
What do you do if your visa option is not obvious?
Seems I am no longer on any SSL, nor do I qualify for state nomination, no family, cannot use investment visa etc etc Is anyone else aware of any other options? (other than to train for a role which is listed!) A few migration agents tell me to start the ball rolling as things change all the time, anyone else experienced this?


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Nepal: "It Was Beyond My Expectations"
MSF teams are running mobile clinics by helicopter to remote villages in the mountains outside Kathmandu. Many villages have been completely or partially destroyed, and people are living under makeshift shelters. While the most critically injured people were evacuated in the days immediately after the earthquake, those remaining have been trapped in their villages as roads and walking tracks have been cut off by avalanches and landslides. The districts of Dhading, Gorkha, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchowk were hit hard on 25 April by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, and little or no assistance has reached many villages. MSF medics are seeing people in need of basic healthcare, as well as a number of people presenting with wounds sustained in the earthquake that have now become infected.
Anne Kluijtmans, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) nurse from Holland, was on holiday in Nepal when the earthquake struck on Saturday, April 25. She quickly joined the MSF teams who had arrived in the country to respond.
I was in Lumbini, near the Indian border, when the earthquake hit. I felt like we were on a rocking boat. We asked people what was happening as we thought this was just a tremor. A few hours later we found out that it was a big earthquake, so I tried to find out whether MSF was coming. I called the MSF office in India and was advised by one of their staff to quickly move to Kathmandu as the teams would be coming there. After a day and half struggle to find a plane that would fly me out of Lumbini, I joined the team in Kathmandu and now I'm helping run mobile clinics via helicopter, trying to reach people in remote areas who have not received any assistance yet.
On the first day of the clinic we got up at 4:00 a.m., having already packed all our supplies the night before, and went to the airport. We had to wait because it was raining and we were unsure whether we would be able to fly. We managed to take off a few hours later and headed up into the mountains.
When I had arrived in Kathmandu I thought it would be completely flat. It is bad, but what I saw in the remote areas is much worse. When you get up in the air you see how devastated these areas are. Some villages are 80 to 100 percent destroyed. It was beyond my expectations.
We went first to Langtang National Park and flew over the main village. It was completely buried under an avalanche. People fled further up the mountain to the village of Kyanjin Gumba, which is at an altitude of around 3800 meters (approximately 2.4 miles) and gets very cold at night. The village is around 70 percent destroyed. They told us that more than 30 children have been orphaned. Their parents died not in the initial earthquake, but were buried by the avalanche that came the next day. They didn't see it coming; they thought everything was okay and then this happened.
The most severely injured people were already evacuated, but the others who remained hadn't received any health care. There were people with skin infections and small children with deep cuts. We did some dressings and found many people with infected wounds. We even saw some wounds that already had worms in them. We had to give out a lot of antibiotics so that the wounds don't become septic, which could cause more deaths.
In Dozum village in Sindupalchowk district, I found an 85 year-old man who had been trapped under the rubble of his house, which was completely destroyed. His son was taking care of him and we checked that he was stable and gave him medication.
It was very tough before touching down each time, but I knew that people wouldn't benefit from me being upset. So I tried not to show my emotions and let them show theirs. I'm in emergency mode right now and am only concerned about trying to reach people.
People are very scared that there will be another earthquake or landslide, or that they will run out of food. In Kyanjin Gumba village, there were people who were obviously traumatized and couldn't talk to us. They just looked right through us. But there was also a woman who had started cooking for everyone. So people are coping in different ways. They're very much in survival mode and mental health care is going to be crucial.
In one of the villages—Thulo Shyaphru, Rasuwa district—we found a young nurse named Dechen. Around 600 people are living there and all the buildings, including the clinic, have been destroyed. Dechen asked us for some supplies so she could continue treating people after we left. It was good to be able to do that, in case we couldn't get back soon.
At MSF, we tried everything to reach these remote places as quickly as possible, but there were many constraints, mainly the very few available helicopters. At the moment we have helicopters to use for medical activities and for distributing blankets, food, and shelter kits. People tell us they want food, shelter, and of course health care. With the monsoon season coming and without proper shelter, people are going to be susceptible to pneumonia and health problems will generally increase.
When the earthquake happened, my family and friends were of course worried about whether I was safe. When I said I was going to Kathmandu to help, they initially said I was crazy, but they also know that I'm a nurse and working with MSF. If you're in the country when something like this happens, you have to help. I have a lot of support from them and especially from the team.
If I had to describe the situation here in one word: devastating.
Both medical and non-medical MSF teams are assisting victims of the Nepal Earthquake, which shook the Kathmandu Valley before noon on April 25. There are currently approximately 120 MSF staff working in Nepal, and the organization has flown in more than 80 tonnes of supplies.


When you're 5yrs old, kissing is normal. Girls kissing boys. Girls kissing girls. Boys kissing boys. Boys kissing dads. Mums kissing sons. Everyone snuggling up on the sofa together in their PJs means everything is normal. The world is normal.
When you're 10yrs old, kissing is yeuch!!! Girls don't want to go near boys coz they smell, and boys are happy to be left alone to smell. Unless they're chasing girls and trying to make them inhale. As for your parents kissing and cuddling … double yeuch!!!! That's sooooo gross! Just as well you're asleep long before your dad has tied your mum to the bed and she's eagerly whimpers Harder daddy, harder, Baby's been a baaad girl and he thrusts his swollen willie up her swollen … oh yeah … willies and … well, girls don't have willies, do they … that's all just hilarious.


Many people are surprised to learn that highly capable students' "quirks" are actually well-studied social & emotional behavior patterns that appear across large populations of highly intelligent children. Whether it's refusing to wear shirts with buttons or tags, overreacting to the slightest criticism, gravitating towards adults and older children, forgetting to turn in their homework, trouble with handwriting, anxiety about trying something new, or preferring a book to a party, these and many other perplexing behaviors are common in this population. Learn what's normal, what to expect at various ages and stages, and the neuroscience that helps explain where these behaviors are coming from. Most importantly, learn how to use these insights to better support students in our schools, from the preschool and elementary years, all the way to high school and beyond.
Equitable identification practices in Highly Capable programs, the outdated identification practices that are still in use in many parts of the state, why they are problematic, and what modern practices are available to improve equity.
Practices to support the development of the whole child, not just academics.
Two SEL curriculum's built for this population's unique needs will be discussed and available to browse, as well as an extensive library of books.


5/12-13/17- @Gemini_scorpio prsnts #SlimeBoudoir x #VIctorianTea SOME OF MY FAV UNDERGROUND PARTIES Get yo' tixs NOW!
A glittering evening of burlesque, cabaret & circus in a Victorian wonderland, celebrating the cycle of death and rebirth. Sublime Boudir crafts just one elaborate ball a year, in a hand-picked historical location, always in a different city on the globe.
Wander the halls and grounds of a sprawling Victorian mansion to discover immersive performances from international artists, sensory pleasures, and a feast of themed foods and beverages from KG FARE. Lead Performers: Miss Betsy Rose | Armitage Shanks | Lili La Scala | House of Noire. Guests can then dance the night away to the electrified bygone era tunes of London based DJ duo: The Roustabouts.
Tickets are $99 each and include: entry, complementary canapé-style food throughout the evening, a themed beverage, and a glass of champagne. A cash bar will also be available. Must be 21+ to attend.
Elaborate vintage attire encouraged, but not required.
There is no parking at the venue. Organized transportation between Grand Central Station and Alder Manor is coordinated with FestDrive at an additional charge of $25 for a one way or $40 round trip (please see the Sublime Boudoir site for details). Guests may also choose to use a hired car service to be dropped off at and/or picked up from the venue.
Since its inception in 2012, Sublime Boudoir has strived to heighten all five of the human senses, promising audiences sophisticated experiences and timeless memories. The company constructs annual events on a global level - never in the same place twice - with a team that stretches from Europe to Indonesia. Previous show locations include: Milan, Amsterdam, London, and Las Vegas.
Gemini & Scorpio, two funky Brooklyn gals, have been running the second-largest non-commercial New York City events list since 2002, spreading the word on underground happenings you'd otherwise never hear about. They are also the makers of themed costume parties with live entertainment: legendary happenings from wild circus throwdowns to dazzling vintage dance socials to one-of-a-kind Russian baths bashes. The events are marked by offbeat themes, fantastic costumes, mind-blowing music, burlesque and circus performances, unique art and decor, and wild dancing into the morning, drawing 200-1,000 costumed creative types each time. In 2012, they renovated and opened the Gemini and Scorpio Loft, an independent 2,000sq ft arts space in Gowanus, Brooklyn, that provides affordable space for theater, dance, parties and music.
G&S have been profiled in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Metro New York, and covered extensively by most major New York publications, including The Village Voice, TimeOut NY, New York Post, and more. But amNY put it best in their "Nightlife Trends 2011" - "Expect a setting that's both festive and whimsical, featuring art installations, roving performers, cheap drinks and DJ sets that run late into the night. Guests dress to the nines, whatever the theme: steampunk glamour, circus riot, faux fur or neon bling." Metro New York added in a 2014 feature on the brand: "Only at a Gemini and Scorpio party can you rub elbows with Jean-Paul Gaultier, catch a brass band in a bathhouse, and witness a circus show outside of Lincoln Center."
Some other select press honors: Thrillist Best Underground NYC Parties 2015; Refinery29 Best NYC Dance Parties 2015; TimeOut "Best Secret Parties in NYC" 2013; Buzzfeed #3 in "Top 10 Steampunk Parties" 2012; TimeOut "Best of NYC" 2011 & "Essential New York" 2010; ChloeJo.com "Best List of What To Do in NYC" 2008; Village Voice "Best Of" 2006.


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A New Era in Super-Computing?
If you're looking for areas in which maths can be applied to the real world, look no further than computing and in particular the latest exciting advances coming from universities in the US.
At a meeting of the American Physical Society in Dallas, scientists from University of California, Santa Barbara have been demonstrating the latest steps on the road to a quantum computer.
A quantum computer, something that, as far as we know, has yet to be built, would be able to perform calculations on a scale that would vastly out-perform today's super-computers.
The UCSB device is one step along the road towards such a computer. It houses a chip containing 9 quantum devices, four of which are "quantum bits" or Qubits, which do the calculations. Later this year, the team hopes to increase the number of Qubits to 10. When scientists are able to increase the number of Qubits to about 100, they think the chip will be the basis of a viable, usable computer.
All of this opens the possibility that in the near future we'll have the power of today's super-computers on our desks, on our laps, even in our mobile phones.
For these developments, we owe a lot to Erwin Schroedinger, whose work on quantum physics and wave equation paved the way for the weird world of quantum mechanics.
At its heart, quantum computing depends on "super-position", which is the seemingly unnatural ability for a particle to be in two states at the same time. A particle spinning in one direction could be given a weak pulse of energy, which might be enough to set it spinning in the opposite direction, but maybe not. As long as the particle is not being observed or interacted with in any way, quantum physics says that the particle is in both states at the same time.
Now, we could use a whole line of these particles to represent the binary digits of a number. If a calculation is performed using a traditional computer, we would need to feed each number into the computer separately. But because a quantum computer can operate on particles in super-position, it can perform the calculation on all the possible combinations simultaneously. A number whose binary representation is 7 digits long is between 0 and 127. A traditional computer would need to do a calculation on each of these 127 numbers. A quantum computer could do them all at once.
But the power of quantum computing brings huge challenges for society. In fact, as things stand, a fully functioning quantum computer would jeopardise the stability of the world. This is because world commerce depends on the use of secure ciphers to protect and verify financial transactions. Additionally, many secure conversations between governments and government institutions are carried out using the same sets of ciphers. With the unimaginable computing power that quantum computing would bring, these ciphers, which we have previously considered unbreakable, would be rendered useless.
So the race is on: will the quantum computer arrive first, posing threats to international security and commerce? Or will a new quantum cryptography be developed first, securing transactions in a new unbreakable way? (It's another story, but such a form of encryption has already been shown possible over short communication distances. And it is absolutely unbreakable.)
Yesterday's science fiction really is tomorrow's reality.
Posted by Luke Robinson at 12:08
Labels: Quantum computer, Quantum mechanics, Qubit, University of California Santa Barbara
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