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Which Video Game Subscription Service Is Right For You?
Your backlog just got bigger.
By Matthew Adler
Updated: 14 Jan 2020 4:23 am
Posted: 20 Nov 2019 8:20 pm
It seems like every time you turn around there's another game subscription service popping up, with publishers all competing for your hard-earned dollar to give you an all-you-can-eat approach to their games catalog. From PlayStation Now to Xbox Game Pass and everything in between, we break down each of the biggest game subscriptions available today to help you decide which is best for you.
Note - all prices listed below are in USD, and will vary from country to country.
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Platforms: iOS, macOS, tvOS
Price: $4.99/month
Trial Period: 1-month free
The latest player to enter into the subscription game is Apple with its new service, Apple Arcade.
Apple Arcade gives you access to over 100 premium games, all built exclusively for the service. One of its standout features is that all games included in Apple Arcade will be ad-free and none of them will feature any in-app purchases or microtransactions. Furthermore, all games can be downloaded to your device and played offline, which is great for people who utilize public transportation and can't always be connected to the internet. A single subscription of Apple Arcade covers up to five people for one single price.
Your progress is synced across iCloud, allowing you to put the game down on your iPhone or iPad and pick it up on your Mac or Apple TV. And, with the latest software updates for all of Apple's platforms, you can even pair your PlayStation 4 or Xbox One controller. New games will be added to the catalog each month.
Looking for more? Check out our recent hands-on impressions of Apple Arcade.
Platforms: PS4 & PC
Price: $59.99/12 mo., $24.99/3 mo., $9.99/mo.
Trial Period: 7-days free
Sony's PlayStation Now service is currently the largest of the bunch in terms of revenue, generating over $143 million in 2018, accounting for 52% of the entire game subscription services market. It's also been around the longest, starting back in 2014. The service was originally available for PS4, PS3, PS Vita, PS TV, and select Sony Bravia TVs, but has since ended support for older platforms.
Currently, you can stream PS4, PS3, and PS2 games to your PS4 or PC. Additionally, Sony added the ability to download PS4 and PS2 games last year for offline play, however, this feature is only available for PSN subscribers. PlayStation Now currently boasts the largest catalog of all the major streaming players, at over 800 games for $9.99 per month. If you're interested in checking out PlayStation Now, Sony offers a 7-day free trial that you can take advantage of.
The best value is subscribing for the entire year, which only costs $59.99 - or the price of one full-priced game. The only downside to the service is that many of Sony's biggest releases of this generation are suspiciously absent - including Horizon: Zero Dawn and Spider-Man, just to name a couple. It's a great way to play through some of Sony's back catalog, though, including God of War, The Last of Us, Bloodborne, and the original Uncharted trilogy of games on PS3.
Wondering what you should play? Check out our helpful index that lets you sort the entire PS Now catalog by review score, release date, and more.
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Xbox Game Pass (+Ultimate)
Platforms: Xbox One & PC
Price: Console Only $9.99/mo, PC Only $9.99/mo ($4.99/mo. Introductory Price), Game Pass Ultimate (Xbox One & PC + Xbox Live Gold) $14.99/mo.
Trial Period: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate $2 for first two months
Even though Sony was first to the subscription party, Microsoft has just about perfected the formula with Xbox Game Pass. Xbox Game Pass allows you to play over 100 games as part of an ever-evolving catalog, including all of Microsoft's first-party titles on the day they launch, such as Gears 5, Forza Horizon 4, and next year's Halo Infinite as part of your subscription.
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced Xbox Game Pass Ultimate during an Inside Xbox presentation, which bundles together Xbox Game Pass for console and PC, and includes Xbox Live Gold. So, that means you have access to over 100 games on Xbox, over 100 games on PC, and get even more free games with Xbox's Games With Gold - an additional benefit of Xbox Live Gold. Even better, Microsoft frequently runs promotions for Xbox Game Pass, like the current $2 deal, that you can stack with your existing Xbox Live Gold subscription, effectively replacing that membership with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for the remainder of your term.
If you don't have an Xbox, Microsoft offers Xbox Game Pass for PC as a standalone service, which currently has an introductory price of $4.99 per month, giving you access to over 100 games on your PC. Similar to Netflix, the catalog is added to each month, with certain titles leaving each month. If there is a game you'd like to purchase, you'll save 20% off the title with your subscription. Additionally, if you want to purchase any DLC or additional content for a specific game, you'll save 10% on those purchases. Microsoft also includes Game Pass Quests - a set of monthly challenges for you to complete by playing games featured in Game Pass that reward you with points that can be redeemed for a number of items - including more Game Pass. It truly pays to play.
Google Stadia Pro
Platforms: Stadia-compatible devices (initially available on Google Pixel 3 phones, TV via Chromecast Ultra, laptops/desktops via Chrome browser, coming to iOS/other Android phones at a later date)
Price: $9.99/mo.
Trial Period: 3 months free included with Stadia Premiere Bundle ($129)
Google's long-awaited Stadia platform is finally here...kinda. Currently, it's only available for those who purchased the Stadia Founder's Edition bundle that was announced earlier this year (now called Google Stadia Premiere). While the service is just okay in its current form, it's missing many of the promised features which will now be added at a later date.
While you'll be able to play Stadia for free starting in 2020, Founder's Edition and Premiere Edition owners can begin now, either by purchasing any of the 22 games as part of the launch lineup individually, or playing Destiny 2: The Collection or Samurai Shodown, which are included with Stadia Pro. In addition to games being added to the service "regularly" (à la PlayStation Plus or Xbox Games With Gold), Stadia Pro will also be the only way to experience 4K/60 FPS with HDR gaming and 5.1 surround sound capabilities. Additionally Stadia Pro subscribers will also get special discounts on games not offered to Stadia Base (free) users.
EA Access
Platforms: PS4 & Xbox One
Price: $4.99/mo or $29.99/yr
Trial Period: None
EA Access is EA's subscription service that was originally exclusive to Xbox One, however, it recently launched on PS4. The total catalog includes almost 80 games that spans EA's vast catalog - however, each platform has its own subscription. Xbox One has the larger of the two catalogs at 77 games, including all four Mass Effect games, the Dragon Age series, many of the Battlefield games, and more.
PlayStation 4, on the other hand, contains only 45 games for the same price, including recent additions like Anthem, Star Wars Battlefront II, and Battlefield V. EA's popular sports franchises are all present, with the recent Madden 20 and NHL 20 included in the service, and FIFA 20 coming soon. Additionally, you'll receive a 10% discount on all EA titles as an EA Access member, which includes DLC and add-ons for their titles. You'll also gain early access to all EA games, allowing you to play their upcoming titles five days before they release. If you're a big fan of annualized sports games, or don't mind waiting for certain bigger titles to join the catalog, then EA Access is a great value at $4.99 a month. If you opt for the entire year, it's only $29.99 - making it only $2.49 a month.
Origin Access
Platforms: PC
Price: Basic $4.99/mo or $29.99/yr, Premier $14.99/mo or $99.99/yr
Similar to EA Access on console, Origin Access is its PC-counterpart. The service is split into two tiers - Basic and Premier. Both Origin Access Basic and Origin Access Premier offer access to The Vault - an ever-growing catalog of games, featuring new and upcoming EA Originals - as well as plenty of third-party titles. With Origin Access Basic, you'll gain access to 229 games, while enjoying a 10% discount on all Origin store purchases.
You'll also be able to play the first 10 hours of upcoming releases, with your progress carrying over into the main game once it's released. Origin Access Basic will run you $4.99 a month, or $29.99 for the year. Origin Access Premier, its flagship service for PC, features a current catalog of 240 games, and includes all of EA's upcoming and recent games.
You'll have early access to the full game prior to launch and also gain access to extra content with new EA releases. This ranges from DLC, add-ons, expansions, and more - with every game featuring over $20 of additional value. Origin Access Premier members also receive a 10% discount on all Origin store purchases, as well. Origin Access Premier will cost you $14.99 per month, or $99.99 for the entire year. If you are heavily invested in EA's catalog of games, including all the biggest sports titles like FIFA and Madden, as well as Star Wars and Battlefield titles, then Origin Access Premier is a no-brainer.
UPlay+ (Ubisoft)
Platforms: PC only at the moment, Google Stadia in 2020
Price: $14.99/month
Trial Period: Free until September 30th
During its E3 2019 press conference, Ubisoft announced UPlay+, a subscription-based service that gives players access to over 100 Ubisoft titles which include many popular franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs, Tom Clancy games, and more. Similar to Xbox Game Pass and Origin Access Premier, you'll have access to the latest Ubisoft titles the day they launch.
Currently, the service is only available on PC, but we wouldn't be surprised to see a similar service launch for consoles in the future. Ubisoft has already confirmed that UPlay+ will be available on Google Stadia beginning in 2020. The current catalog includes recent titles like Tom Clancy's The Division II, Far Cry New Dawn, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and more, and will feature upcoming games such as Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Watch Dogs Legion, Gods & Monsters, and many others.
With UPlay+ you'll also have access to premium editions of certain games, which includes all expansions, DLC, and add-on content at no additional cost. This is currently the only service that offers this perk, as the others only offer a discount if you choose to purchase any additional content. Games that offer beta periods or early access trials are included in the subscription, as well, allowing you to play some games early. Currently, UPlay+ is available for $14.99 per month, with no annual plan, meaning the service will cost you $179.88 a year, or roughly the cost of three full-priced games. If you're a fan of Ubisoft's catalog, and plan on buying its upcoming titles, then UPlay+ is a great offer - if not for the premium edition of the games alone.
So, assuming you wanted to have it all, what would it cost you? If you are looking at subscribing on a month-to-month basis to all services, it will run you $74.94 each month. This includes access to Apple Arcade, PlayStation Now, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, EA Access, Origin Access Premier, and UPlay+. If you are looking for the best price, you'll need to spend $328.97 up-front, then $34.97 a month for the additional services, which effectively works out to $54.13 per month - less than the price of one full-priced release. If you were to subscribe to every service, you'd have a catalog totalling over 1,500 games. If we assume the average cost of these games to be $30, that's roughly $45,000 in value! With an average game length of about 20 hours, that means it would take you roughly 30,000 hours to play through everything - that's almost 3 ½ years! And you thought your current backlog was daunting.
Which of these subscription services are you most likely to check out? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Matthew Adler is a freelance journalist and the mere thought of 1,500 unplayed games is anxiety-inducing for him. He's happy just playing Borderlands 3 for the time being. You can follow him on Twitter @matthewadler.
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"The Domain"
THE DOMAIN SYMBOL
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"QUESTION – "What planet are you from?"
ANSWER –
THE HOME / BIRTHPLACE WORLD OF THE DOMAIN
Since I am not an astronomer, I have no way of thinking in terms of stars, galaxies, constellations and directions in space. The impression I received was of a planet in the center of a huge cluster of galaxies that is to her like "home", or "birthplace". The word "domain" is the closest word I can think of to describe her concept, images and thoughts about where she is from. It could as easily be called the "territory" or the "realm". However, I am sure that it was not just a planet or a solar system or a cluster of stars, but an enormous number of galaxies!"
" The Domain is a race or civilization of which Airl, the alien I interviewed, is an officer, pilot and engineer serving in The Domain Expeditionary Force. The symbol represents the origin and unlimited boundary of the known universe, united and integrated into a vast civilization under the control of The Domain." – Nurse Matilda MacElroy
Excerpt from the Top Secret transcripts, notes and letter provided by Nurse Matilda MacElroy, published in the book ALIEN INTERVIEW
EDITORS NOTE: The "symbol" of "The Domain", described by Nurse Matilda is not the actual symbol of The Domain, The Realm or The Territory, suggested by Nurse Matilda. It is merely an artistic representation of a symbol which could purvey the concept she described in her letter. It was arbitrarily inserted into the original PDF version of the book which was made available for free distribution on the internet, but not included in the original printed edition. It is not the policy of The Editor to alter or modify a single word of the original transcripts, notes and letters received from Nurse MacElroy. The inclusion of a "symbol" in the publication was an inadvertent violation of this policy.
Originally posted 2013-04-28 11:56:28. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Alien Observations
FLESH BODIES: THE LOWER CLASS
"The lower classes are limited to "flesh bodies". Of course, it is not possible for these to travel through space for obvious reasons. Fundamentally, flesh bodies are far too fragile to endure the stresses of gravity, temperature extremes, radiation exposure, atmospheric chemicals and the vacuum of space. There are also the obvious logistical inconveniences of food, defecation, sleep, atmospheric elements, and air pressure required by flesh bodies, that doll bodies do not require.
Most flesh bodies will suffocate in only a few minutes without a specific combination of atmospheric chemicals. After 2 or 3 days the bacteria which live internally and externally on the body cause severe odors to be emitted. Odors of any kind are not acceptable in a space vessel.
Flesh can tolerate only a very limited spectrum of temperatures, whereas in space the contrast of temperatures may vary hundreds of degrees within seconds. Of course flesh bodies are utterly useless for military duty. A single shot from a hand-held, electronic blast gun instantly turns a flesh body into a noxious vapor cloud.
IS-BEs who inhabit flesh bodies have lost much of their native ability and power. Although it is theoretically possible to regain or rehabilitate these abilities, no practical means has been discovered or authorized by The Domain."
~ Airl, from the Top Secret military transcripts – Roswell Army Air Force Base, 1947
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ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA AMNESIA
"According to Airl, there was a running battle between the "Old Empire" forces and The Domain until about 1235 AD, when The Domain forces finally destroyed the last of the space craft of the "Old Empire" force in this area. The Domain Expeditionary Force lost many of its own ships in this area during that time also.
About 1,000 years later the "Old Empire" base was discovered by accident in the spring of 1914 AD. The discovery was made when the body of the Archduke of Austria, [i] (Footnote) was "taken over" by an officer of The Domain Expeditionary Force. This officer, who was stationed in the asteroid belt, was sent to Earth on a routine mission to gather reconnaissance.
The purpose of this "take over" was to use the body as a "disguise" through which to infiltrate human society in order to gather information about current events on Earth. The officer, as an IS-BE, having greater power than the being inhabiting the body of the Archduke, simply "pushed" the being out and took over control of the body.
However, this officer did not realize how much the Hapsburgs were hated by feuding factions in the country, so he was caught off guard when the body of the Archduke was assassinated by a Bosnian student. The officer, or IS-BE, was suddenly "knocked out" of the body when it was shot by the assassin. Disoriented, the IS-BE inadvertently penetrated one of the "amnesia force screens" and was captured.
Eventually The Domain discovered that a wide area of space is monitored by an "electronic force field" [ii] (Footnote)
Eventually The Domain discovered that a wide area of space is monitored by an "electronic force field" [ii] (Footnote) which controls all of the IS-BEs in this end of the galaxy, including Earth. The electronic force screen is designed to detect IS-BEs and prevent them from leaving the area.
If any IS-BE attempts to penetrate the force screen, it "captures" them in a kind of "electronic net". The result is that the captured IS-BE is subjected to a very severe "brainwashing" treatment which erases the memory of the IS-BE. This process uses a tremendous electrical shock, just like Earth psychiatrists use "electric shock therapy" to erase the memory and personality of a "patient" and to make them more "cooperative".
If any IS-BE attempts to penetrate the force screen, it "captures" them in a kind of "electronic net". The result is that the captured IS-BE is subjected to a very severe "brainwashing" treatment which erases the memory of the IS-BE. This process uses a tremendous electrical shock, just like Earth psychiatrists use "electric shock therapy" to erase the memory and personality of a "patient" and to make them more "cooperative". [iii] (Footnote)
On Earth this "therapy" uses only a few hundred volts of electricity. However, the electrical voltage [iv] (Footnote) used by the "Old Empire" operation against IS-BEs is on the order of magnitude of billions of volts! This tremendous shock completely wipes out all the memory of the IS-BE. The memory erasure is not just for one life or one body. It wipes out all of the accumulated experiences of a nearly infinite past, as well as the identity of the IS-BE!
The shock is intended to make it impossible for the IS-BE to remember who they are, where they came from, their knowledge or skills, their memory of the past, and ability to function as a spiritual entity. They are overwhelmed into becoming a mindless, robotic non-entity.
— EXCERPTED FROM THE TOP SECRET TRANSCRIPTS PUBLISHED IN THE BOOK "ALIEN INTERVIEW", edited by Lawrence R. Spencer
[i] "… the body of the Archduke of Austria…"
"Franz Ferdinand (December 18, 1863 – June 28, 1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria and Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, and from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated the Austrian declaration of war. This caused countries allied with Austria-Hungary (the Central Powers) and countries allied with Serbia (the Entente Powers) to declare war on each other, starting World War I.
In 1889, Franz Ferdinand's life changed dramatically. His cousin Crown Prince Rudolf committed suicide at his hunting lodge in Mayerling, leaving Franz Ferdinand's father, Archduke Karl Ludwig, as first in line to the throne. However his father renounced his succession rights a few days after the Crown Prince's death. Henceforth, Franz Ferdinand was groomed to succeed.
On June 28, 1914, at approximately 11:15 am, Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia and one of several (a few) assassins organized by The Black Hand (Црна рука/Tsrna Ruka). The event, known as the Assassination in Sarajevo, triggered World War I.
Franz and Sophie had previously been attacked when a bomb was thrown at their car. It missed them, but many civilians were injured. Franz and Sophie both insisted on going to see all those injured at the hospital. As a result of this, Princip saw them and shot Sophie in the abdomen. Franz was shot in the jugular and was still alive when witnesses arrived to his aid, but it was too late; he died within minutes.
The assassinations, along with the arms race, nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the alliance system all contributed to the beginning of World War I, which began less than two months after Franz Ferdinand's death, with Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia." — Reference: Wikipedia.org
[ii] …"force field"…
"Originally a term coined by Michael Faraday to provide an intuitive paradigm, but theoretical construct, for the behavior of electromagnetic fields, the term force field refers to the lines of force one object (the "source object") exerts on another object or a collection of other objects. An object might be a mass particle or an electric or magnetic charge, for example. The lines do not have to be straight, in the Euclidean geometry case, but may be curved. Faraday called these theoretical connections between objects lines of force because the objects are most directly connected to the source object along this line.
Examples of force fields:
A local Newtonian gravitational field near Earth ground typically consists of a uniform array of vectors pointing in one direction—downwards, towards the ground; its force field is represented by the Cartesian vector , where points in a direction away from the ground, and m refers to the mass, and g refers to the acceleration due to gravity.
A global Gravitational field consists of a spherical array of vectors pointing towards the center of gravity. Its classical force field, in spherical coordinates, is represented by the vector, , which is just Newton's Law of Gravity, with the radial unit vector pointing towards the origin of the sphere (center of the Earth).
A conservative Electric field has an electric charge (or a smeared plum pudding of electric charges) as its source object. In the case of the point charges, the force field is represented by , where is the position vector that represents the straightest line between the source charge and the other charge.
A static Magnetic field has a magnetic charge (a magnetic monopole or a charge distribution).
The electromagnetic force is given by the Lorentz force formula, which in SI units is, ."
— Reference: Wikipedia.org
[iii] "Electroshock…"
"The story of electric shock began in 1938, when Italian psychiatrist Ugo Cerletti visited a Rome slaughterhouse to see what could be learned from the method that was employed to butcher hogs. In Cerletti's own words, "As soon as the hogs were clamped by the [electric] tongs, they fell unconscious, stiffened, then after a few seconds they were shaken by convulsions…. During this period of unconsciousness (epileptic coma), the butcher stabbed and bled the animals without difficulty….
"At this point I felt we could venture to experiment on man, and I instructed my assistants to be on the alert for the selection of a suitable subject."
Cerletti's first victim was provided by the local police – a man described by Cerletti as "lucid and well-oriented." After surviving the first blast without losing consciousness, the victim overheard Cerletti discussing a second application with a higher voltage. He begged Cerletti, "Non una seconda! Mortifierel" ("Not another one! It will kill me!")
Ignoring the objections of his assistants, Cerletti increased the voltage and duration and fired again. With the "successful" electrically induced convulsion of his victim, Ugo Cerletti brought about the application of hog-slaughtering skills to humans, creating one of the most brutal techniques of psychiatry.
*Electric shock is also called electro-convulsive "therapy" or treatment (ECT), electroshock therapy or electric shock treatment (EST), electrostimulation, and electrolytic therapy (ELT). All are euphemistic terms for the same process: sending a searing blast of electricity through the brain in order to alter behavior." (Reference: http://www.sntp.net/ect/ect3.htm)
Today Electroshock therapy (ECT) is most often used as a treatment for severe major depression which has not responded to other treatment, and is also used in the treatment of mania, catatonia, schizophrenia and other disorders. It first gained widespread use as a form of treatment in the 1940s and 50s. Today, an estimated 1 million people worldwide receive ECT every year, usually in a course of 6-12 treatments administered 2 or 3 times a week.
Electroconvulsive therapy has "side-effects" which include confusion and memory loss for events around the time period of treatment. ECT have been shown to cause persistent memory loss. It is the effects of ECT on long-term memory that give rise to much of the concern surrounding its use. The acute effects of ECT include amnesia.
Registered nurse Barbara C. Cody reports in a letter to the Washington Post that her life "was forever changed by 13 outpatient ECTs I received in 1983. Shock 'therapy' totally and permanently disabled me. "EEGs [electroencephalograms] verify the extensive damage shock did to my brain. Fifteen to 20 years of my life were simply erased; only small bits and pieces have returned. I was also left with short-term memory impairment and serious cognitive deficits. "Shock 'therapy' took my past, my college education, my musical abilities, even the knowledge that my children were, in fact, my children."
Ernest Hemingway, American author, committed suicide shortly after Electric Shock treatment at the Menninger Clinic in 1961. He is reported to have said to his biographer, "Well, what is the sense of ruining my head and erasing my memory, which is my capital, and putting me out of business? It was a brilliant cure but we lost the patient…."
[iv] "…electric voltage…"
"The general public may consider household mains circuits (100–250 V AC), which carry the highest voltages they normally encounter, to be high voltage. For example, an installer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment may be licensed to install 24 Volt control circuits, but may not be permitted to connect the 240 volt power circuits of the equipment.
Voltages over approximately 50 volts can usually cause dangerous amounts of current to flow through a human being touching two points of a circuit.
Voltages of greater than 50 V are capable of producing heart fibrillation if they produce electric currents in body tissues which happen to pass through the chest area. The electrocution danger is mostly determined by the low conductivity of dry human skin. If skin is wet, or if there are wounds, or if the voltage is applied to electrodes which penetrate the skin, then even voltage sources below 40 V can be lethal if contacted."
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Euphoric City is a work that was commissioned by the Heart of Texas Concert Band to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the city of San Antonio that was commemorated throughout the year 2018. Its premiere was on May 6, 2018 for the Heart of Texas Concert Band conducted by Carlos Pellicer. It has a clearly 'euphoric' character but at the same time with a certain feeling. San Antonio de Texas is located in an area of the southern United States that throughout its history has suffered great wars and major transformations. Without a doubt, a city that has evolved by giant steps during these 300 years to become one of the most important and representative cities in the United States.
Euphoric City es un trabajo que fue encargado por la Heart of Texas Concert Band para conmemorar el 300 aniversario de la fundación de la ciudad de San Antonio que se conmemoró durante todo el año 2018. Su estreno fue el 6 de mayo de 2018 por la bajo la Heart of Texas Concert Band dirección de Carlos Pellicer. Tiene un carácter claramente 'eufórico' pero al mismo tiempo con cierta nostalgia y sentimiento. San Antonio de Texas está situada en una zona del sur de los Estados Unidos que durante toda su historia ha sufrido grandes guerras y grandes transformaciones. Sin duda una ciudad que ha evolucionado a pasos gigantes durante estos 300 años para convertirse en una de las ciudades más importantes y representativas de Estados Unidos.


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Vanguard: What Judgments Come
Part of Star Trek: The Original Series
By Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore
An adventure in the Taurus Reach with Starfleet crews, undercover agents, civilian colonists, and alien power players of the Vanguard saga—based on Star Trek: The Original Series.
Operation Vanguard has risked countless lives and sacrificed entire worlds to unlock the secrets of the Shedai, an extinct alien civilization whose technology can shape the future of the galaxy. Now, Starfleet's efforts have roused the vengeful Shedai from their aeons of slumber.
As the Taurus Reach erupts with violence, hundreds of light-years away, Ambassador Jetanien and his counterparts from the Klingon and Romulan empires struggle to avert war by any means necessary. But Jetanien discovers their mission may have been designed to fail all along.
Meanwhile, living in exile on an Orion ship is the one man who can help Starfleet find an ancient weapon that can stop the Shedai: Vanguard's former commanding officer, Diego Reyes.
Dayton Ward is the New York Times bestselling author or coauthor of nearly forty novels and novellas, often working with his best friend, Kevin Dilmore. His short fiction has appeared in more than twenty anthologies, and he's written for magazines such as NCO Journal, Kansas City Voices, Famous Monsters of Filmland, Star Trek, and Star Trek Communicator, as well as the websites Tor.com, StarTrek.com, and Syfy.com. A native of Tampa, Florida, he currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri with his wife and two daughters. Visit him on the web at DaytonWard.com.
Kevin Dilmore
Kevin Dilmore has teamed with author Dayton Ward for fifteen years on novels, shorter fiction, and other writings within and outside the Star Trek universe. His short stories have appeared in anthologies including Native Lands by Crazy 8 Press. By day, Kevin works as a senior writer for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, Missouri. A graduate of the University of Kansas, Kevin lives in Overland Park, Kansas.
Publisher: Gallery Books (February 13, 2021)
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Posted on August 5, 2007 by Ed McNulty
Rated G.. Our ratings: V- 1; L- 1; S/N – 1. Running time: 1 hour 50 min.
Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God,
serve one another with whatever gift each of you has
received. Whoever speaks must do so as one speaking
the very words of God; whoever serves must do so with
the strength that God supplies, so that God may be
glorified in all things through Jesus Christ. To him belong
the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
The author of 1 Peter, of course, was not thinking of such physical gifts as taste and smell when he urged his readers to use their gifts in the service of each other—and the idea of a gifted rat would have been far beyond his imagination. Nor is film director Brad Bird's purpose to bring glory to God or Christ, at least not in this, his most ambitious of all his entertaining films. Still, when a young rat named Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt) discovers he is gifted in distinguishing a myriad of smells and tastes from each other, his parents do find that the gifts can be of service to his fellow rats: they put him to work sniffing every morsel of food that the rats gather so that he can detect any that has been implanted with rat poison.
One night the violent downpour from a sudden storm sweeps Remy into the sewer, and then into a river, and eventually carries him to Paris, where a restaurant draws his attention. It was founded by the famous chef Auguste Gusteau, a hero of the gourmet-loving rat—Remy has read a copy of his book. Chef Gusteau has since died, the place having lost its luster when a respected food critic had given it a bad review. However, the spirit of the chef speaks to Remy, urging him to try out his own culinary skills. Naturally, the staff is not pleased to see a rat in their kitchen, so for a while Remy is in danger of being diced himself by the culinary knives aimed in his direction. Finally, he is able to speak to the bus boy at the bottom of the kitchen's pecking order, Linguini (Lou Romano), and convince him that together they can create great dishes that will restore the lost reputation of the restaurant.
Remy crawls onto the top of Linguini's head where he pulls on a tuft of hair, either the left or the right side, to tell the clueless boy whether the ingredient and technique are appropriate or not. Linguini's toque conceals the rat from the gaze of the other staff members, who are thunderstruck when a customer sends back his approval of a dish. (See any resemblance between Linguini's story and that of the Ugly Duckling?)
There are plenty of complications, of course. Linguini is attracted to the lovely assistant chef Colette (Janeane Garofalo), who hitherto has regarded him as a hopeless drudge—and who is very puzzled over his sudden ability to create sumptuous, customer-pleasing dishes. And there is Anton Ego, the almost sadistic Food Critic, delightfully voiced by Peter O'Toole, who comes to check out the restaurant he had once attacked in his food column. Anton's past displeasure with the founding chef causes everyone to tremble at his presence. Thus when Remy decides to cook up a serving of Ratatouille, everyone in the kitchen is taken aback because this is a rural peasant stew, not something fit to be offered to a food critic in a Parisian restaurant aspiring to earn five stars.
Ratatouille represents director/writer Brad Bird at his best, his latest film as good as his two previous animated hits, The Incredibles and The Iron Giant. Young and old can enjoy this, especially devotees of the Food Channel, and even those whose idea of gourmet food is a Burger King Whopper.
1) The film can launch a discussion of gifts or talents: what does the passage from 1 Peter say about them—are they for ourselves or the community? How is Remy's gift of taste and cooking a communal one? What are your gifts? It might be interesting to make a list of the church members whom you know and list beside them their gifts/talents. What kind of a picture does this give you of your church? How is food an important part of faith and church?
2) Early in the film Remy's father is telling him that the world, dominated by "the enemy," and that it is one that they cannot change, that they must look after their "own kind." "This is the way things are; you can't change nature." What do you think of Remy's response, "Change is nature, Dad. The part that we can influence. And it starts when we decide." Remy decides that he is going to strike out on his own to create a different future. Compare his and his father's view of change. What examples of each view do you find in your church and community?
3) The film even has an underlying feminist theme, which we see in the exchange between Collette and Liguini. She asks him, "How many women do you see in this kitchen?" When he hesitates to answer, she replies while pinning his sleeve to the table with her knife, "Only me.." She declares that fine cooking has been ruled by "an antiquated hierarchy built upon rules by stupid, old men" that make it impossible for women to participate. Yet she is here because of her toughness, and she is not about to let him spoil things for her. How are women still held back in the various professions?
4) Food critic Anton Ego writes, "…In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Gusteau's famous motto: Anyone can cook. But I realize that only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere. It is difficult to imagine more humble origins than those of the genius now cooking at Gusteau's, who is, in this critic's opinion, nothing less than the finest chef in France. I will be returning to Gusteau's soon, hungry for more." How is this story's theme similar to the Biblical theme of God lifting up the lowly? See 1 Samuel 2:8; Job 22:29; Luke 1:46-55; 1 Peter 5:5.
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The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. It has a crisp texture when fresh. The most commonly eaten part of a carrot is a taproot, although the greens are edible as well.
Carrots provide the highest content of vitamin A. We can improve vision. The deeper the orange color, the more carotenoids (source of vitamin A) it contains. Carrot is energizing and antiseptic. Eating carrots encourage healthy skin, hair, teeth, gums, bones, eyesight and will also cleanse the body. Another benefit of carrot is on people with heart problem. It is believed that carrot may reduce risk of heart disease, stroke and certain types of cancer such as lung cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer.
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Carrots are rich in beta carotene, which is a powerful antioxidant. Carrots are perhaps best known for their rich supply of the antioxidant nutrient that was actually named for them: beta-carotene. However, these delicious root vegetables are the source not only of beta-carotene, but also of a wide variety of antioxidants and other health-supporting nutrients. The areas of antioxidant benefits, cardiovascular benefits, and anti-cancer benefits are the best-researched areas of health research with respect to dietary intake of carrots. Carrot has strong cleansing properties that are effective in detoxifying the liver and also helpful in treating acne problems. It is also found to be beneficial because it enhances the quality of breast milk Carrot is often recommended to be eaten during the menstrual cycle because it helps to increase the menstrual flow.
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New Apollo 18 Trailer Is Paranormal Activity Meets Apollo 13
With all the action and kid friendly films coming out this summer, horror movie fans haven't had much to quench their thirst for a shockingly horrifying film. But Apollo 18 might just be the movie to satisfy your taste for a nail biting horror movie, and the all new trailer for the film just gives you more of a taste of what's in store.
For those who haven't been keeping track of Apollo 18 (Or actually thought NASA sent an Apollo 18 space craft), here's the plot summary for the film:
Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later, in December of 1973, two American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon.
Sound familiar? Apollo 18 is basically the same thing as Paranormal Activity, claiming the film is real, and was caught by cameras. The amateur feel of the film (Like Paranormal Activity) is what really helps the audience get a sense of realism, and the trailer below does just that:
You see what I mean? The film does look like it can get a few screams out of people, and it's nice to see a movie that takes place in space with one billion dollar computer generated monsters. But what really worries me about Apollo 18 is it's PG: 13 rating. Hopefully the movie isn't limited with what they can show and can't.
With space related monster movies hitting big this summer (Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Super 8), it's be interesting to see how movie goers take in Apollo 18. After it's original release date of April 22nd, was pushed all the way to the end of summer on September 22nd.
What do you think of Apollo 18? Does it look like it can really give you the chills?
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On the cusp of great change
STOCKTON – Ralph Womack lives a long way from the city's south side, but he knows well its streets, its people, its problems.
And to those who make excuses that south Stockton is too tough a nut to crack, too dark a place to brighten, too much work to fix, Womack has two words.
Womack means no disrespect. He simply believes it is time to stop whining, time to leave excuses behind, time to get going.
"I mean, so what? If it's harder, that means there's more work to do. We have to do what it takes," the 62-year-old Womack said.
He wears two hats. Womack, who lives near Eight Mile Road, is an elected trustee with the Lodi Unified School District at San Joaquin County's northern end, and he's in charge of the Stockton Police Department's Operation Ceasefire, a partnership-based, violence-reduction strategy. He knows the south side.
Womack is a hard-nosed retired police officer who is convinced that education holds the key to a better future.
"If we can get kids reading by third grade, we have a better chance of them not dropping out of school later," Womack said. "We've got to get kids up to speed by third grade. We have to do whatever it takes to get kids at reading level."
Dropouts, he says, are more likely to be poor, unemployed and drawn into crime and prison.
Said Womack: "What if all the influences, all the parents and guardians and grandparents, all the teachers, all the pastors all said, 'I'll help one child learn to read by third grade.' "
He is optimistic. Womack sees a vibrant, focused, new generation of leaders emerging in south Stockton.
City Councilman Michael Tubbs, 23, is one of them.
And Tubbs is trying to organize a voice for the south side while developing future leadership. He said he believes City Hall needs a strategy to improve outcomes in that part of town.
"I think it's great that so many people see the needs," he said. "We just need effective coordination. We need to work well within the system. Part of it is balancing all the roles there are to play. The problems are real, but sometimes we see solutions in silos and isolation."
Like few before him, Tubbs has raised community awareness of life on the south side and the challenges residents face. Last spring, he launched a series of dialogues known as Reinvent South Stockton. Later this month, Tubbs is conducting a one-on-one community assessment survey, and this fall he's planning a summit to address public policy, programs and community objectives.
"There has to be an organized voice, a vision and a strategy for that part of town," Tubbs said. "It needs to be a 20- to 50-year project. Stockton has challenges, and there are concentrated problems on the south side. If we can fix it there, maybe we can fix things citywide, statewide, nationwide."
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Knock, Knock Who's There? Your Personal Power!
There is a new dawn rising as the age of spiritual awareness is growing. This spiritual awareness is emerging as a feminine force that is growing stronger by the day. Women are becoming aware of the power they have within them.
Those who realize what this power is are the women who are becoming the Changemakers, the leaders of a spiritual revival, the rebirth of being Feminine. How did these women become the force and strength behind the feminine rebirth and revival?
They discovered the personal power that we all possess, but usually give away. These feminine Changemakers kept their personal power to become the change that is shaping history now.
Personal power is to know, through Your Personal Spirit, or Inner Guidance that you have control over your life, your body, your emotions which reflect the image of beauty, strength, love and goodness that you were created with. Personal power comes from accepting who you are, in all your human flaws with personal soulful knowledge of being loved unconditionally, by yourself in union with the Spirit.
The past few days I have struggled with self acceptance in feeling so helpless within a family crisis. Precious Loved Ones I no longer know due to ravishes of age and disease. Devoted Loved Ones are being hurt beyond repair in this unknowingly lifetime.
Those closest to The Precious Loved Ones who are the caregivers are wounded, worn out and frustrated by minds that can no longer interpret true reality. I have felt lost and helpless in not physically being there to help, with a creeping guilt.
I live in another city from my family with a chronic illness that prevents me from traveling to help out. I want so bad to hold my Precious Loved Ones, each one of them, to comfort the painful life which is their existence at this moment.
I want to hold and rock my mother and sing her the lullabies she sang to me when I was a child in pain. I want to take the fury of the pain my father is suffering and take it away from him, absorb it into me so he can pass on without this dreadful suffering he is going through. But I can't be there.
I have beat myself up so much with guilt until I realized that I was losing myself in their pain, our past together. I was losing my personal power, giving it away to fear and a sense of helplessness. My Spirit was nearby waiting to be asked for help. When I finally desperately looked within for help from my sense of helplessness, I was told to accept myself as Who I Was. I was given gifts from the Spirit that revealed that Who I Was possessed the personal power and strength to see where I was being helpful and showing love at this moment in time.
I may not be there, but my inner wisdom is saying it is not my role to be there yet. I don't know why, and I am not concerned about it. I make a difference by being here for everyone in prayer and support, and I accept that now as my Truth, accepting Who I Am now again at this moment in time.
Living in the moment is power. It is power that allows you to see yourself and accept who you are in this moment. You may say and cry that you are this and that, but in my eyes and Spirit Eyes you are a beauty to behold.
I may physically not be able to cradle my Precious Mother in my arms and rock away her pain, or grab hold of my Precious Dad in a bear hug as he bursts with anger as I keep saying over and over to him "I love you! I love you for YOU!" But I can do this in prayerful thought and visualization; I can smile at wonderful memories and feel the sweet parental kisses to soothe the tears and fears.
I can love, respect and admire the tireless efforts of my sister and siblings as they care for My Precious Loved Ones under difficult circumstances. Come on, we are the kids right? No we are adults and Mom and Dad are no longer home in their minds or ours. But I feel strangely strong in Who I Am at this point in time, this Now. I believe in the Personal Power of Strength and Love that being a woman gives me. I accept myself as a child of God who is with me on this strange journey of discovering Who I Am and seeing what God sees.
Life has a way of guiding us and teaching us lessons of love and forgiveness that can come in strange ways. Understanding these strange paths of life lessons can be seen when you possess the Personal Power of Self Awareness, the Self Acceptance of the Beauty of Your Soul and How You Shine in God's Eyes.
Power is not over people; power is loving, accepting and serving others and yourself.
Power is not being afraid of what anyone thinks and how you carry out that love.
Personal power is to serve and make a positive difference.
My Moment, My Time, My Now!
We just need to learn to quit asking so many questions of why which wastes time. I have decided to Be the Woman I Was Meant To Be who walks with trust in herself and her Spirit, who falls and knows how to get up, and has learned the power of looking through the eyes and soul of love. My moment, my time is NOW. And I am blessed in it.
Mary Jane is founder of Dental Soul Care where coaches and writes about the powerful role of women in dentistry. Soon Mary Jane will be unveiling her newest venture, Women's Soul Care which is committed to helping women take back control of their lives through holistic methods of self healing and reclaiming their Voice in the world.
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Big Labor Intimidation — Check That — Domination
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that organized labor sends a "message of intimidation" to Chicago's City Council "by pumping more than $1 million into just five aldermanic races — with some challengers receiving 100 percent of their campaign contributions from unions . . . "
Bernard Loyd [a board member for the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC)] reviewed the campaign finance reports of union-backed challengers in a few wards. . . . It showed that organized labor contributed $1.02 million to challengers in five wards and that the beneficiaries relied almost exclusively on union money. They were 3rd Ward challenger Pat Dowell ($147,000 or two-thirds of all contributions); 12th Ward candidate Carina Sanchez ($171,000 or 96 percent); 15th Ward candidate Toni Foulkes ($250,000 or 100 percent); 16th Ward challenger Joann Thompson ($248,000 or 100 percent); and 21st Ward challenger Leroy Jones Jr. ($210,000 or 96 percent).
Those same candidates also received the benefit of extensive campaign management, polling, message development, opposition research and hundreds of precinct workers, he said.
Four of the top five union-funded candidates advanced to the April 17 run-off. The only exception was the 12th Ward, where incumbent George Cardenas steamrolled to a 59.2 percent victory over union-bankrolled Sanchez thanks to support from a wounded, but still potent, Hispanic Democratic Organization.
Two challengers who won their races outright together received $75,000 in union money, the MPC report states. They are aldermen-elect Sandi Jackson (7th), wife of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., and Brendan Reilly (42nd).
"There are a handful of union candidates who had little to no financial support from the community. They were essentially propped up by the unions in order to send a message of intimidation to the City Council," Loyd said.
Illinois, of course, is a state where workers are not afforded Right to Work protections. Union bosses in the state can spend their dues with impunity — and do.
[Though the numbers remain the same, this article has since been clarified (scroll down to the clarification) and updated by the Chicago Sun Times. The Metropolitan Policy Council has also clarified that though Mr. Loyd is, indeed, author of the study and an MPC board member, MPC is a nonpartisan organization that played no role in production or dissemination of Bernard Lloyd's analysis of labor's contributions to aldermanic candidates. The study was done by Mr. Lloyd in his roles as private businessman.]
Big Labor Spent $1.8 Billion in 2020 Election
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FIRE > Newsdesk > Press Releases > Victory for Free Speech: Clemson University Abandons 'Free Speech Zone' Policy
Victory for Free Speech: Clemson University Abandons 'Free Speech Zone' Policy
by FIRE Staff November 28, 2006
CLEMSON, S.C., November 28, 2006—Clemson University has vowed to review its "free speech zone" policy and, until a new policy is instituted, has opened its entire campus to free speech. Clemson has also cleared the Clemson Conservatives student organization of its charges for violating the "free speech zone" policy. Clemson decided to reassess its restrictions on free assembly after the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), working with the Clemson Conservatives, contended that the university's "free speech zones" were both unlawful and immoral.
"We are extremely pleased that Clemson has realized that its policies restricting free assembly were out of step with students' free speech rights," FIRE President Greg Lukianoff said. "We hope that other universities will realize that free speech should be celebrated, not quarantined, on campus."
Prior to this month, Clemson subjected its students to a Sales and Solicitation Policy that designated only two areas on Clemson's vast campus for students to assemble. Even within the designated areas, students had to gain the permission of three different administrative offices 72 hours in advance of the planned event, making spontaneous demonstrations impossible.
In late October, the Clemson Conservatives attempted to register a protest of the Clemson Gay-Straight Alliance's gay marriage advocacy outside of the Daniel Auditorium, where the Alliance was set to meet. Since that area was outside one of the "free speech zones," Clemson denied the request. The Clemson Conservatives held the protest nonetheless, and while the Clemson University Police Department did not interrupt the protest, police officers were present to videotape it.
On November 9, the university's Office of Judicial Conduct found the Clemson Conservatives guilty of holding a protest in a "non-designated area" and sentenced the group to an "admonition" and "censure," with the warning that further transgressions of the Sales and Solicitation Policy could result in suspension.
The Clemson Conservatives appealed to FIRE for help and on November 13, FIRE wrote a letter to Clemson President James F. Barker to inform him that Clemson's restrictions on free assembly violate both the U.S. Constitution and Clemson's own policies, including the Sales and Solicitation Policy, which states that "nothing in this policy or its regulations is intended to infringe upon any constitutional or other legal rights regarding freedom of speech." FIRE has not yet received a response to that letter.
However, on November 16, Dean of Students Gail DiSabatino issued an e-mail stating that Clemson "has begun the process of reviewing and considering revisions to [the Sales and Solicitation] policy as well as other related policies." She went on to say that during the period of review, students "may assemble, protest or demonstrate on campus as long as they do not disrupt the normal or previously scheduled activities of the University." Further, on November 17, DiSabatino sent Clemson Conservatives Chairman Andrew Davis a letter notifying him that since the university is reviewing the "free speech zone" policy, DiSabatino is "removing the admonition and censure sanctions placed on Clemson Conservatives and directing the Office of Student Conduct to destroy the file related to this discipline case."
"So-called free speech zones are an odd and highly inappropriate part of too many campuses' policies these days," FIRE Director of Legal and Public Advocacy Samantha Harris said. "We will be watching to make sure that Clemson follows through on its promise to institute a permanent policy by next year that opens the entire Clemson campus to free expression."
FIRE has had success in fighting "free speech zones" at West Virginia University, Texas Tech, Citrus College, the University of Nevada at Reno, and the University of North Carolina–Greensboro. FIRE will continue to fight the trend of confining free speech to small areas of campus that persists at many other colleges and universities.
FIRE is a nonprofit educational foundation that unites civil rights and civil liberties leaders, scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals from across the political and ideological spectrum on behalf of individual rights, due process, freedom of expression, academic freedom, and rights of conscience at our nation's colleges and universities. FIRE's efforts to preserve liberty at Clemson University can be viewed at thefire.org/clemson.
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The Breakfast Table
Crossfire Over West Virginia
May 11, 200012:12 PM
Nice try, but as I warned you in my first posting I am not going to get dragged into our Burns & Allen "Let's talk Canadian politics" routine. Also, I've only now woken up and am barely literate–a common condition in Los Angeles I am given to understand, but I didn't expect it to overcome me quite so quickly. There's no newspaper outside my door, not even a Hollywood Reporter. For all I know the feds have staged an overnight raid on Bill Gates' house, Fidel Castro has washed up on the shores of Miami in an inner tube, and Sierra Leone–isn't something going on in Sierra Leone? Wait, forget I raised that last one.
I am just bloody grateful to find myself in this seedy Sunset Strip hotel room with its view of a tattoo parlor and the parking lot of the Comedy Store. That was the worst flight I have ever had. First, we were stranded on the tarmac for four and half hours while a thunderstorm rattled overhead. (Sorry for all those phone calls, but I was ready to blow my head off. I appreciated your description of the lettuce wilting in the refrigerator after we'd run through everything else that had happened that day.) By the fourth hour, the cabin of the plane was divided between a cocktail party in first and business class (with everyone out of their seats and schmoozing) and a growing people's insurrection in coach. The revolutionary rumblings were not diminished by the "snack paks" thrown at us by stressed flight attendants. We had begun to take bets on when the first smoker would lose it when, Allah be praised, we were told the plane would be taking off. The prospect of the imminent arrival of the drinks cart lightened everyone's mood considerably (it certainly did mine).
Airborne, there was suddenly a loud explosion in the front of the plane. This is literally true. I was in the middle of telling my seatmate–an amiable woman with whom I'd been exchanging reading material–that in the time it was going to take us to reach Los Angeles we could have made it all the way to Fiji, when there was this enormous bang. The passengers all gasped. Then silence.
My seatmate and I looked at each other and instinctively grasped each other's hand.
"Was that a bang?" I asked stupidly.
"Yes," she said. "It was."
"I can still hear the engines." We could–they were humming and the plane's temperature seemed to be about normal, but what the hell did we know? The pilot wasn't talking. After what seemed an endless amount of time (maybe four minutes), a flight attendant, struggling to sound chipper, announced that the crew knew we'd all heard "that noise" and they were looking into it, but as we could understand, "the pilot is very busy right now." Oh yes, we could all understand that, although it was not the message we wanted to hear. What we wanted to hear was "We apologize for that loud bang but it was the result of exuberant passengers in first class opening champagne." I gripped the woman's hand more tightly and wondered aloud, in a robotic tone, whether it would be a good idea to phone my husband. Is it thoughtless and needlessly upsetting to phone your loved ones when you are plunging to your death? What would Emily Post say?
"I have no idea," she said blankly.
I decided, selfishly, that I would prefer to die with your voice on the other end of the phone than not, and that was when I phoned you again. (I was in such a stunned state it took me several tries of swiping the credit card through the phone. For a moment it looked as if the last voice I would hear was that of some electronic female informing me that my card was not valid and to please try again.)
You were wonderfully calm and reassuring (maybe a little too calm, hmm? How big an insurance policy do you have on me?), and you stayed on the phone with me until we heard the second announcement that the explosion in fact had been a burst of lightning directly in front of the plane. We were fine! We weren't going to die! Bring on the drinks!
It turns out the woman's hand I'd been gripping so tightly belonged, in her own description, to "an unreformed hippie radical." I told her she'd been gripping the hand of a rabid right-winger. We'd been about to go to our deaths together as a perfect picture of political rapprochement, poster children for those who'd managed to transcend their differences, get beyond the politics of personal destruction (into the politics of mutual destruction), build a bridge to the next eternity, etc., etc.
Of course we argued for the rest of the flight.
But that was oddly comforting too. As you say, there is something reassuring when people live up to stereotype. I think my seatmate felt this, as well.
David Frum and Danielle Crittenden


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Mine operators get warning about nonpayment of safety fines
Mine operators with safety violations have failed to pay millions of dollars they owe in penalties – a state of affairs David G. Zatezalo calls "unacceptable." In a recent op-ed piece in The Intelligencer. Wheeling News-Register, Zatezalo said uncollected fines combined with continued violations "show disregard for the law and our nation's miners.
New mining safety standard takes a different direction
ISO 19434 is aimed at reducing accidents through classification system
A new international standard released by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) classifies mining accidents by type and by cause in an effort to prevent them from happening in the future. Developed by the ISO's technical committee on mining, ISO 19434 presents a comprehensive mine accidents classification system that lays out a standard scheme for all factors associated with the accidents. It enables a full analysis based on both software systems or manual assessment and uses a common understandable language for communication between all parts involved in safety, health and environment issues in mines.
Mining & electricity: A deadly combo
Maureen Paraventi
What is the first category that comes to mind when you think about the hazards that miners face? Chances are it's not electrical, yet electrical accidents are the leading cause of mining fatalities, responsible for more than six percent of all mining industry deaths between 2000 and 2009.
Feds to issue final rule on working place examinations in metal, nonmetal mines
Will cover nearly 250K miners in U.S.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration says it will issue its Final Rule for Examination of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines. The new rule will be published in the Federal Register on Jan. 23, 2017, and go into effect on May 23, 2017.
US mining deaths at an all-time low
25 miners died in work-related accidents last year
Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) indicate that in 2016, 25 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation's mines – down from 29 in 2015. The figure represents the lowest number of mining deaths ever recorded and only the second year that mining deaths dropped below 30.
One month, 157 citations at U.S. mines
Federal mine enforcement officers issued 157 citations, one order and two safeguards during the special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and six metal and nonmetal mines in March.
MSHA announces results of July impact inspections
Hazards cited at Nebraska operation mirror those found following March fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 225 citations and six orders during special impact inspections at 15 coal mines and six metal and nonmetal mines in July.
MSHA could amend policy to add training requirements
The Mine Safety and Health Administration appears to be readying a new policy that could significantly expand and re-interpret mine operator responsibilities in conducting workplace examinations. On July 9, 2015, MSHA briefly circulated a new program policy letter (PPL) on workplace examinations.
18 U.S. miners died in first half of 2015
In the first six months of 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration recorded the deaths of 18 miners in mining industry accidents in its national mid-year summary released today. The toll represents a decrease of five metal and nonmetal deaths from the same period in 2014.
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Cali. This is a great place to go if you have little siblings or just want to reminisce about you childhood since this is where Disneyland and Universal Studios are located. There is also great shopping, lots of beaches and hey, you might end up running into someone famous! It is a great place to take a road trip too.
Florida. This is another great place similar to California. There is Sea World and Disney World! They also have great beaches to relax on when you aren't caught up in all things Disney.
Hawaii. Hawaii is a great place if you want to feel like you are in paradise. There are so many beaches to swim, tan, and snorkel! There are some crazy cool places and awesome photo moments for all you photo fanatics.
Mexico. Mexico is a great place if you want to go to a resort and relax by the ocean. They have great little markets if you want to explore a little and pretty cheap silver jewelry. My favourite place to stay is Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
Cuba. I love going to Cuba, there are lots of historic and colourful buildings surrounding you. A great place to get away from the norms of North America. There are so many cool places to explore!
Haiti. I love Haiti! It is a bit more out there and like Cuba there are not really any 5 star hotels using North America's standards. I love staying in Jacmel and going to the beaches there. It will be a better experience if you know someone there and arrange outings before hand.


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Hot Air Ballooning in Hoedspruit, Klein Drakensberg, Limpopo South Africa
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa and named after the second biggest river in Africa, River Limpopo. It borders with Botswana to the West, Zimbabwe to the North and Mozambique to the East. Characterized by primeval indigenous forests, majestic mountains and unspoilt natural setting, it is an adventure seeker's haven.
Hot air ballooning in Hoedspruit is performed near the foot of the Drakensberg Escarpment. The mountains from the west and south shelter the spot from prevailing winds, hence hot air ballooning is conducted throughout the year. The hour long scenic flight is over the Lowveld section of the amazing Blyde River. The terrain consists of nature reserves, wild estates and farmland offering a breathtaking aerial view.
This magical flight starts at sunrise and offers breathtaking landscape views, vegetation and on a lucky day some plain game like the giraffe and the wildebeest. Safety is at its top with the pilots informing you of the highlights. The height above the ground is at 2000 ft/609 m but the pilot changes altitude in favor of wind directions and speed.
To attempt this adventure, you need to be of considerable physical fitness. Children are allowed but should be at least 1.2 m/4 ft tall.
Little Rock, Pulaski County
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Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas and it is situated on the south bank of the Arkansas River. It has its name taken from the French explorer Benard de LaHarpe in 1721. It is a historic city with many museums, such as the Central High Museum, Children's Museum and Discovery Museum. It also features awesome restaurants and exciting nightlife and offers many recreational activities to visitors.
Strathalbyn, Adelaide
Adelaide, the liveliest city in Australia, is the capital of South Australia state and is situated on the Adelaide Plains and more specifically at the north side of Fleurieu Peninsula. It is built next to Torrens River and is surrounded by the Mount Lofty Ranges and the Gulf St Vincent.
Stockholm, Stockholm County
There's not much to say about the capital of Sweden, Stockholm that has not already been said. One of the most vibrant and energetic capitals of Europe, Stockholm is a city that never sleeps.
Göreme, Nevşehir
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In Cappadocia Region, in Central Anatolia, in Turkey, a small town, Göreme is famous for its incredible rock - volcanic formations and the numerous colorful air balloons crossing the sky over the city.
Red Rock State Park, Sedona
Mammoth Lakes, Yosemite National Park
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Mammoth Lakes is located near Mammoth Mountain, in California's eastern Sierra about 100 mi/161 km south of Nevada State Line, 9 mi/14.5 km northwest of Mount Morrison, at an elevation of 7880 ft/2402 m, Mono County, California, USA.
Blyde River / Blyde River Nature Reserve / Hoedspruit / Limpopo River / Polokwane /
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Magoebaskloof, Haenertsburg
Blyde River Canyon, Lower Section Blyde River Nature Reserve
Blyde River Canyon, Upper Section Blyde River Nature Reserve
Bushveld, Limpopo
The Bushveld is a sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern Africa, encompassing most of Limpopo Province and a small part of the North West Province of South Africa, the Central and North-East Districts of Botswana and the Matabeleland South and part of the Matabeleland North provinces of Zimbabwe.
Levuvhu, Phalaborwa
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Zack Davisson
The Adventures of Tintin: Season 2
Being American, I have very little nostalgia for Tintin. I never read the books growing up, never watched the cartoon series. Over the years I have picked a few books up and learned to love Belgian artist Herge's most famous creation, but I am watching these episodes of The Adventures of Tintin for the first time.
Obviously, it is the big-budget The Adventures of Tintin (which I also haven't seen) that prompted the release of these season box-sets of the 1991 Canadian production. Despite their worldwide popularity, adaptations of Tintin are fairly rare. The only previous series was a 1960 Belgian animation Hergé's Adventures of Tintin that is somewhat despised for re-writing and re-working Herge's stories. By contrast, this Canadian series is said to be so faithful to the source material that the animators actually transposed pages from the book directly onto the screen. There were a few cuts made here and there—mostly cutting down on Captain Haddock's taste for whiskey or softening the violence and death—but even then these cartoons have a harder edge than your average American animation from the same era.
Even if you know nothing about Tintin these stories are still good fun. You will soon become familiar with the characters; Tintin himself is a brave boy adventurer in the tradition of Johnny Quest and Rusty Venture. Tintin never really steals the show or makes himself the star, but is instead a somewhat blank character that allows all of the wild personalities around him to shine. Thomson and Thompson, the two bumbling yet oblivious detectives, were my favorites in the series. They could always be counted on to do something ridiculous to get the story moving. Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus were excellent when played off of each other.
There are thirteen episodes in all, most of which are two-parters telling a continued story over two episodes.
The stories are:
The Broken Ear – Parts 1 & 2
King Ottokar's Scepter – Parts 1 &2
Tintin in Tibet – Parts 1 & 2
Tintin and the Picaros – Parts 1 & 2
Land of the Black Gold – Parts 1 & 2
Flight 714 – Parts 1 & 2
I can't say that I really had a favorite episode; I loved them all. Everyone is a classic adventure tale, taking Tintin all over the world. I am a sucker for desert adventures, so seeing Tintin in full Bedouin garb for Land of the Black Gold was cool. The stories don't follow the order that Herge wrote them in, which means you get the cynical Tintin of later episodes like Tintin and the Picaros mixed with the young fresh Tintin of The Broken Ear. Even though I haven't read all of the books, I noticed the difference in characterization—Tintin refusing an adventure? Unheard of! It wasn't until I read a bit more about Tintin that I knew that his personality changed over time.
The one complaint I have is that these DVDs are completely barebones. There is nothing here but the episodes. I realize that these were probably made for a quick sale to capture parents whose kids enjoyed the movie, but a bit about the original books, or something about Herge himself, would have been appreciated.
I never watched these as a kid—and to be honest, I wasn't what people would call a "kid" in 1991 when they were originally released—but I am watching them all as an adult. There are three seasons in all, for a total of 39 episodes, and you can bet that all three box-sets are going to be in my collection.
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Zack Davisson is a freelance writer and life-long comics fan. He owned a comic shop in Seattle during the '90s, during which time he had the glorious (and unpaid) gig as pop-culture expert for NPR. He has lived in three countries, has degrees in Fine Art and Japanese Studies, and has been a contributing writer to magazines like Japanzine and Kansai Time-Out. He currently lives in Seattle, WA with his wife Miyuki. You can catch more of Zack's reviews on his blog Japan Reviewed or read his translations of Japanese ghost stories on Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai.


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Q: Should Non-Copyable class have user conversion My question is, should non-copyable objects have implicit/explicit user conversion? At least from my example below, conversions look very much like copies.
PS: I know that is recomended here to "Avoid implicit conversion operators" https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppCoreGuidelines.md#c164-avoid-implicit-conversion-operators
To explain my rationale suppose that I have a class that manages OS objects using RAII. Nothing fancy.
struct unique_handle
{
    unique_handle(HANDLE h) : handle(h) {}

    //NON COPYABLE
    unique_handle(const unique_handle&) = delete;
    unique_handle& operator=(const unique_handle&) = delete;

    //MOVEABLE
    unique_handle(unique_handle&& other) : handle(other.handle)
    {
        other.handle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
    }
    unique_handle& operator=(unique_handle&& other)
    {
        if (this != &other) {
            handle = other.handle;
            other.handle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
        }
        return *this;
    }

    ~unique_handle()
    {
        if(handle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
            ::CloseHandle(handle);
    }
private:
    HANDLE handle;
}

Which is OK. It allows me to do something like:
namespace w32
{
    unique_handle CreateFile(...)
    {
        HANDLE handle = ::CreateFileA(...);
        return { handle };
    }
}

The problem is that other OS functions will not accept my object. So I tried the, always dangerous, path of implicit/explicit user conversions.
struct unique_handle
{
...
    operator HANDLE() const noexcept { return handle; }
...
}

Which allows me to use my object normally.
...
auto dirHandle = w32::CreateFile(...); // my function returning my object
::ReadDirectoryChangesW(dirHandle, // my object on a native OS call
        ...);
...

Which is wonderful! But the problem now is that I allowed the possibility of leaking a closed handle. Suppose that I directly assign my object, never lvalue-ing it, to a HANDLE object, leaking not only the unmanaged HANDLE but even leaking a closed HANDLE. For example:
Problem 1
...
HANDLE h = w32::CreateFile(...);
...

I understand that the following happened on problem 1:
1 - I got the HANDLE from the OS and passed it to my object to managed it;
2 - I returned the HANDLE using the implicit user conversion operator;
3 - the compiler called my object destructor that closed the handle;
4 - a closed HANDLE has leaked in a non-obvious manner. Possible runtime error. Not even an error check is going to catch this because the HANDLE is not INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE.
Off course that I have also enabled this case. But for arguments sake, let us say that I accept this case.
Problem 2
HANDLE h1 = ...;
{
    auto h2 = w32::CreateFile(...); // my method and my object
    h1 = h2;                        // implicit cast to the OS HANDLE
}                                   // our favorite feature closing the HANDLE
::ReadDirectoryChangesW(h1, ...);
...

Because if, instead of opting for implicit/explicit user conversion, I opted for an unary operator, I could have avoided conversions from the temporary objects doing something like:
HANDLE operator !(unique_handle& v2)
{
    return v2.handle;
}

Which gives me a compilation error on lines such as:
...
HANDLE h = !w32::CreateFile(...);
...

Which is ideal, but as far I know we cannot do the same with conversions.
Other solutions that I imagine are functions such as:
struct unique_handle
{
    ...
    // just return - In my opinion also a copy, but what can we make?
    [[nodiscard]] HANDLE get() const noexcept { return handle; }

    // Stop managing this HANDLE
    [[nodiscard]] HANDLE release() noexcept
    {
        auto h = handle;
        handle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
        return h;
    }
    ...
}

So going back to my question, is this scenario avoidable? Or Non-Copyable objects should never have user conversion? And to be honest, how are they different from a simple get() that returns some managed private object?
Maybe a way to avoid user conversions from temporary objects? Can we force a object to be lvalue-ed before any other use, be it a method call or a conversion?

A:
is this scenario avoidable?

No. The library functions you're using do not, cannot and will not ever support your smart resource management. That's a shame, particularly as they do not provide any of their own, but it is the reality of the situation.

Or Non-Copyable objects should never have user conversion? And to be honest, how are they different from a simple get() that returns some managed private object?

.get() is a bigger warning flag to the reader that care must be taken regarding the lifetime of the resource being extracted in a "raw" fashion. Your implicit conversions are quicker and shorter to write, but do not signal this and are more likely to cause bugs.

Maybe a way to avoid user conversions from temporary objects? Can we force a object to be lvalue-ed before any other use, be it a method call or a conversion?

Yes, a member function can have ref-qualifiers. Although, as above, I don't think this really solves your overarching problem, which is that every use of these library functions will require careful observation by the reader, no matter what design you come up with.
Look at std::unique_ptr. It has a get() function (to support third party functions that demand a T*) and no implicit conversions to anything (to prevent this from happening by accident).
My general advice is to avoid implicit conversions where you can help it.

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The child support system has many flaws to work out; but in the meantime, let's all be clear about what child support is and is NOT!
The child support system has many flaws to work out; but in the meantime, let's all be clear about what child support is and is NOT!
It seemed like one of those hypothetical situations a professor would present in an Intro to Ethics class, or Philosophy 101.
Instead of telling your black friends that you hope things will get better, show them how you are working to make things better.
Extortion and threats play out on a vast scale in divorce and child custody cases, often by infusing criminal elements into civil issues.
The halls of courthouses are no place for custody and divorce settlements, as justice can be blinded and manipulated in such an environment.
Mansa Musa: richer than "anyone can decribe".


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Alexander Peter Richard Gidman (born 22 June 1981) is an English cricket coach and former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.

Playing career

Gidman went to Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, where he became a talented cricketer playing for the first XI. Gidman worked his way through the youth ranks as a Gloucestershire player, starting in the Under-17s County Championship tournaments of 1997 and 1998. Gidman's first-class cricketing career began with limited overs cricket in 2001 in the C&G Trophy. He played his first County Championship match a year later, and while Gloucestershire failed to impress in that year's competition, they were promoted the following year, with Gidman establishing himself in the middle-order and averaging over 40 with the bat.

Gidman was appointed England A captain for their 2003-04 tour to India, but had to leave the tour with a hand injury before he played a game. Gloucestershire finished in mid-table that year, with Gidman scoring 869 runs, for which he was rewarded with a new contract. While 2005 saw Gloucestershire relegated to the second division in the Championship, Gidman hit three centuries, including a career-topping high score of 142 against Surrey.

The following season, Gloucestershire struggled in the second division, though Gidman hit four centuries in the season, finishing with an average of just below 50. In 2007, he averaged 39.65 and was Gloucestershire's top scorer.

He has signed to play for Otago in the 2007-08 New Zealand cricket season.

Gidman was appointed captain of Gloucestershire in 2009 taking over from Jon Lewis. He was awarded a benefit year in 2012, after being with the county for 10 years. After Gloucestershire finished bottom of the 2012 County Championship, Gidman stood down as captain, having already relinquished captain duties in the Friends Life t20 to Hamish Marshall. He felt he needed to concentrate on his own game, and was replaced by Michael Klinger.

With the burden of the captaincy removed, Gidman enjoyed a very successful 2013 season, averaging 51.13 and amassing 1125 runs. He also scored a career high 211 against Kent, the first time a Gloucs player had scored a double century since Craig Spearman in 2006. In June 2013, he was rewarded with a new three-year contract taking him up to the end of the 2016 season.

In September 2014 it was announced that Gidman would join Worcestershire on a two-year contract.

In August 2015 Gidman announced that he was launching an organisation which would support ex-players back into a life after sport. Ironically, In February 2016 Gidman announced his retirement from cricket, due to a serious finger injury.

Career best performances

Coaching career
On 5 March 2018, Gidman returned to Worcestershire as Second XI Coach.  Later that year, on 30 November 2018, Gidman was promoted to Head Coach.

Gidman stepped down from his role and left Worcester on 14 October 2022. In February 2023 he joined Kent as batting coach.

References

External links

 Alex Gidman The PCA

1981 births
English cricketers
Gloucestershire cricketers
Gloucestershire cricket captains
Gloucestershire Cricket Board cricketers
Worcestershire cricketers
Otago cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
Living people
Sportspeople from High Wycombe