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An Ideal Combination of Determination & Desire
Chris KunitzFerris StatePittsburgh Penguins
Chris Kunitz is a huge part of the Penguins team, something that does not surprise his college coach
Chris Kunitz, the former Ferris State standout, is remembered by one of his coaches as a "really down to earth kid", continues to be out of this world at hockey's highest level.
Drew Famulak has seen a lot of hockey players come and go during his threde decades as an NCAA coach.
Kunitz, who played four seasons with Ferris State, from 1999-2003, certainly stands out as one of the most notable to ever put on a Bulldogs' jersey.
"A competitive kid," acknowledged Famulak, of the forward from Saskatchewan that he recruited. "He had an ideal combination of skills. He could score, but he was adept at physically creating space. He could kill penalties, track down loose pucks and be a physical presence on a line. He was by no means a one-dimensional player."
It was what was drew Famulak to Kunitz and it's what made the winger an ideal fit for the Michigan school and their hockey program.
Kunitz, who scored 57 goals in 63 games with the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in 1998-99, didn't disappoint in his first year at Ferris State.
He scored 20 goals in 38 games and finished the campaign with 29 points for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's (CCHA) squad.
Again, it wasn't the pure numbers that earned the kudos of Kunitz's coaches.
"When you first looked at Chris, it was his ability to score goals that stood out," recalled Famulak, in his 20th year as a member of the Bulldogs' coaching staff. "Again, it was his overall skill level, his all-round talent that makes him a great player."
The type of player whose impact on the Ferris State hockey program is undeniable.
A finalist for the Hobey Baker Award (best college player) in his senior season (2002-03), Kunitz, who had 35 goals in 42 games that campaign, was the first Ferris State player to be named CCHA Player of the Year and helped lead the Bulldogs to school's first ever regular-season CCHA championship title (22-5-1 record).
"I think his commitment to training off the ice and at a high level really took Chris' game to another level and enable him to make that jump to the NHL," offered Famulak, of the player who went undrafted, but signed with Anaheim in 2003. "I'm not really surprised that he has made it to where he is. He always had that determination and desire."
Nearly 600 games and two Stanley Cups (one with Anaheim and one with Pittsburgh) later, Kunitz is very much the same player he was in collegiate days.
Playing on a star-laden Pittsburgh team that features some of the games heavyweight offensive stars in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, Kunitz continues to have a prominent role on the Penguins.
In early February, Kunitz had seven points in two games, highlighted by a four-goal performance against the Washington Capitals.
After 13 games in 2012-13, the 33-year-old is averaging over a point per game, has two game-winning goals and an impressive plus-seven rating.
It's just what Famulak would expect. But it's more than just stellar statistics that make him proud.
"He was a great teammate when he was here," praised Famulak, who also serves as the Bulldog Hockey's recruiting coordinator. "The type of player that gave you his all every game and every shift. He comes to our alumni golf outing every year and he'll text to keep in touch. But I think what everyone really needs to know is that Chris is a great ambassador for Ferris State."
A former Bulldog turned Penguin that continues to make a good impression.
Stanley Cups Finals or charity softball tournaments – Kunitz is all in
As soon as the ball rocketed off the bat, Bob Daniels figured the four-time Stanley Cup winner and Olympic gold medalist patrolling centre field wouldn't bother trying to track it down. But then Chris Kunitz did what his former collegiate hockey coach had already seen countless times.
Kunitz Leading March of the Penguins
The Penguins are locked in a battle in Round 2 with the Montreal Canadiens. Kunitz has been through the playoff battles in the past and will need to bring his experience and offensive abilities to the forefront as the Pens look to defend their title.
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Jaeger 70 ist eine Rotweinsorte. Sie entstand aus einer natürlichen Kreuzung zwischen den Wildreben Vitis lincecumii und Vitis rupestris. Der gebürtige Schweizer Hermann Jaeger, der nach Neosho in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika auswanderte, selektionierte aus dieser Kreuzung die besten Exemplare und entwickelte daraus die Sorte Jaeger 70. Er persönlich widmete diese Sorte seinem Freund und Rebzüchter Thomas Volney Munson und nannte sie Munson. Dennoch ist die Sorte unter der Selektionsnummer 70 geläufiger geblieben.

Von Bedeutung ist die Sorte mit den weiblichen Blüten bei der Züchtung von Hybridreben zur Bekämpfung der Reblaus. Die bekannten französischen Züchter Albert Seibel, Couderc und Contassot nutzen sie häufig als Basis. Im gewerblichen Weinbau spielt sie keine Rolle.

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>I'm Hungry - Can You Bend Over a Bit?
Someone fabulous* forwarded these pictures to me, and I almost spit water all over my monitor when I saw them. My spit take was a combination of guffawing and the urge to puke from all the airbrushing on these pictures. Not only does it make the model look like she's as smooth as a newborn, but she should clearly eat a few of the candies instead of wearing them.
The candy pasties totally are hilarious. Crap, I'm tempted to run over to Condomania and drop $9.95 on them myself. I have no idea what I would do with candy pasties, but they are just too good to pass up, you know?


Kathleen Mary Butler, The Economics of Emancipation: Jamaica and Barbados 1823-1843 (Chapel Hill and London, University of North Carolina Press, 1995) p. 88: in 1838, Thomas William Bradshaw bought the Highland estate in St Thomas for £14,285. He sold it within a year to Nathaniel Forte for £15,714.
T71/561 p. 113: enslaved persons were registered by John C. Packer in 1834.
See also Barbados claim no. 374 for John Cutting Packer as resident in 1834.
'Barbados 2115 (Highland)', Legacies of British Slave-ownership database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/1537 [accessed 24th April 2019].


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What is the Collaboration Paradigm?
by admin, September 21, 2016
On September 7th, 2016, Maestro Roger Nierenberg brought his insightful and endlessly enjoyable creation, The Music Paradigm, to NJIT. Staff – who were participants, not just audience members – were seated within a live professional orchestra where we observed highly trained musicians as they performed. "An orchestra is a great place to model organizational dysfunction," Nierenberg said at the outset. And he did just that. Essentially, rehearsing the orchestra in public, Nierenberg ran through exercises while deliberately sabotaging the group through micromanagement or flighty disengagement, all the while discussing the outcomes with players and audience alike with the goal drawing lessons on leadership and teamwork. While Nierenberg's creation is billed as, and certainly is, an organization and team building exercise, I keyed in on something quite different – something highly relevant to the work on open innovation going on at NJII.
Maestro Nierenberg conducts his successful workshops all over the world. Does he transport his orchestra to each engagement? No. The Maestro builds his orchestra anew for each client, meets them for the first time 90 minutes before the show, and consistently presents an orchestra that appears to have been playing together for years. The Music Paradigm is made possible by a framework that knits together the classical music community, yet exists independent of Maestro Nierenberg and his musicians. This framework, which I think we can unironically call the music paradigm, makes possible the rapid organization of disparate, talented individuals with distinctive skills sets and subsequent creation of, in this case – art, that is greater than the sum of its parts. It consists of a shared language, rules, norms, and established organizational structures (the well-established component parts of an orchestra) and hierarchies (1st chair, 2nd chair, and so on). There is also a geographic aspect of the paradigm. He needs an active talent pool of working classical musicians to draw from. I'm just speculating, but I suspect its easier for the Maestro to stand up his orchestra just outside of a global hub for the arts like Manhattan than it is in Bannack, Montana.
What does this have to do with open innovation? NJII and its partners are driving the next generation of open innovation by building a flexible, replicable platform designed to rapidly mobilize public and private innovation assets and effectively facilitate collective problem solving. Sound familiar? Today, this field is largely academic, as finding a process to manage a large, flat network of external assets (i.e. people and companies) is time intensive, challenging, and not conducive to IT solutions. To begin addressing this issue, NJII has adapted a process developed by a team at Purdue University called Strategic Doing™, a facilitation methodology that builds on insights from asset-based development, Appreciative Inquiry, open source software development, positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, and complexity economics. In a sense, what we are trying to create is something similar to the music paradigm – a framework that allows an agile, networked, multilateral, collaborative, innovation-driven economy to be fully realized. What is the shared language? What are the rules, norms, and structures that allow innovative business or individuals – likely in close geographic proximity – to rapidly organize, solve a problem, disband, and move on to the next challenge? What is the Collaboration Paradigm? These are questions our team at NJII is striving to answer. I'll let you know when we've got it figured out.
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It turned out there was a reason the Rocket Forces did not tell us how many new Topol-M missiles that regiment that was accepted for service in December 2005 has. In his interview today, General Nikolai Solovtsov, the commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces, revealed that the regiment has just two missiles (not four as I thought). So, the total number of (silo-based) Topol-Ms is 42, not 44.
Another interesting moment in this interview is the plan to keep six regiments in the Tatishchevo division. Since this is the division that is being equipped with silo-based Topol-Ms, this is likely to mean that the plan is to stop silo-based Topol-M deployment at 60 missiles.
Unlike the UR-100NUTTH/SS-19 missiles in Tatishchevo, the ones in Kozelsk will probably be kept in service until 2010-2013 - the service life of the missile will be extended to 30 years.
And, finally, older R-36MUTTH/SS-18 continue to be decommissioned - according to Solovtsov, only 80 SS-18 missiles are left on active service. Most likely, the division in Dombarovsky now has 40 missiles now, down from the 45 reported in the July 2005 START memorandum.
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The Strategic Rocket Forces released new numbers on the status of the land-based missile force. The main change is in the number of Topol/SS-25 missiles - only 270 of these are operational today, down from 291 declared in the July...
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It looks like the Topol-M production plan for 2006 has been corrected - Strana.ru reports that the Votkinsk plant got an order to produce seven missiles this year. It was previously reported that the 2006 acquisition plan included six new...
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Is your conclusion based on "six regiments are to be maintained in the Tatishchevo division" and each SRF regiment has 10 missiles? or Are there only 60 SS-19 silos at Tatishchevo to convert to Topol-Ms?
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The division at Tatishchevo used to have 120 silos (110 SS-19s and 10 SS-24s). Apparently, the Rocket Forces plan to keep only half of the silos.
[Pavel Podvig] [February 2, 2006] [#]
There is an interesting issue here. There are only 110 silos at Tatishchevo, yet you list 69 SS-19s and 42 SS-27s as deployed at the base (44 before the interview). It seems to me that the sum can be no greater than 110, so there are a maximum of 68 SS-19s at the base.
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No, there are 120 silos there. Ten silos were used for SS-24s when these were being deployed. These ten were among the first silos to be used for Topol-Ms.
As far as I understand, these are all silos of the same type and they don't really require any modification to have a different missile put there.
Thank you for clarifying that. I remembered reading somewhere that the 10 SS-24 silos had been destroyed, but have now checked and realised that they are indeed still operational.
Do we expect silo based Topol-Ms to be installed at other SRF locations besides Tatishchevo? Or, will the SRF now exclusively move to TEL mobile Topol-Ms after installing the before mentioned 60 units?
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As far as I understand, this is the plan - to stop silo-based Topol-M deployment after 60 missiles. All the rest will be mobile.
Were not some 46 SS-24 fixed silos destroyed in Ukraine due to START and post-Soviet nuclear agreements between Russia and the Ukraine?
Yes, Ukraine has agreed to destroy all its silos (or, rather, it agreed not to have missiles, which in the terms of START Treaty means it had to destroy all silos).


Living in Berlin between 1925 and 1927, Otto Dix painted a series of portraits typical of Neue Sachlichkeit (the New Objectivity). In them he makes reference to such early 16th-century German masters as Grünewald, Cranach and Holbein, not only in the technique – tempera on wood – but in the uncompromising character of the depictions. The journalist Sylvia von Harden is shown here sitting alone, in role of the emancipated woman intellectual she sought to be in 1920s Berlin, her nonchalance somewhat unnatural, the disdainful self-possession of the face contradicted by the writhing hand.


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Vodafone best mobile network at The O2 Arena during Olly Murs gig
Thursday, June 11th 2015 by Ellen Branagh
Vodafone has been named the top-performing mobile network at The O2 Arena, beating the venue's sponsor.
Mobile analytics company RootMetrics analysed the mobile internet performance at the London venue during a sell-out Olly Murs concert attended by 20,000 people last month.
Vodafone was ranked the top-performing network for mobile internet performance, but also scored highest on RootMetrics' Mobile Internet Reliability Index and Mobile Internet Speed Index.
O2 was the second-best performer for mobile internet performance, while EE and Three came third and fourth respectively.
RootMetrics, which analyses mobile network performance, distils results from scientific, independent, and consumer-focused tests into 'RootScores' to allow people to compare networks at a glance.
The higher the RootScore, the better the mobile internet reliability and speed.
RootMetrics tested at The O2 Arena on 3 May, when around 20,000 attended one of Olly Murs' four sell-out shows at the venue.
Vodafone got a RootScore of 85.4, followed by O2 with 77.3, EE with 56 and Three with 30.7.
'Check-in on social media'
In an assessment of reliability, which involved testing data transfers, email and web/app performance, Vodafone also came top, followed by O2.
EE and Three came third and fourth respectively, showing some difficulties connecting to the network and completing tasks during mobile internet reliability testing, RootMetrics said.
For tests of speed, the analytics company said at Three's median upload speed of 0.5Mbps, uploading a video of Olly Murs from the event would probably take more than two minutes.
This compared to 45 seconds for Vodafone's average upload speed, and about a minute for EE and O2 customers.
All networks' speeds at The O2 Arena were slower than those recorded during RootMetrics' testing of the wider London area in April, the company said.
Bill Moore, CEO and president of RootMetrics, said: "At one of the UK's largest entertainment venues, visitors will be looking for good mobile connectivity to find friends, upload content, and check-in on social media.
"Our testing at The O2 Arena shows that during a sell-out concert, Vodafone coped with mobile internet demands the best."
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He said the slower speeds recorded compared to tests of the wider London area in April were not entirely unexpected, because venues present particular challenges for networks.
"Potential trouble spots include congestion, with high demands placed on a network within a relatively small space, as well as dense construction materials that can make it difficult for radio signals to penetrate," he added.
"Location and different mobile behaviour shouldn't be overlooked either. This unbiased information will help to give music-lovers and other attendees a better idea of the mobile performance they should expect while at The O2 Arena."
EE previously emerged top of the table for mobile internet performance at London's Emirates Stadium, the home of Arsenal football club.
Tests by RootMetrics during a sell-out match on 4 April, when more than 60,000 fans packed the stadium to watch Arsenal beat Liverpool in the Barclays Premier League, found EE was the fastest and most reliable network.
Vodafone came second, while O2 and Three tied for third, according to the RootMetrics report.
EE was also previously named by RootMetrics as the best performing network for mobile internet at three of the busiest airports in the country.
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Man testifies Dulin bar fight did not take place
By Frank Juliano, STAFF WRITER
Published 11:14 am EDT, Monday, October 19, 2009
MILFORD -- The man who embattled former coach Robert Dulin allegedly punched in the face at a local bar told a Milford Superior Court judge Thursday that the assault never happened.
Michael Griffin told Judge Eddie Rodriguez Jr. that Dulin slapped him on the back "like guys do,'' after the two friends ran into each other at the 7 Seas Restaurant on Sept. 2. Griffin also denied that Dulin used profanity or got into a loud argument at the downtown bar. Rodriguez heard testimony in the breach of peace case against Dulin.
A separate hearing on whether the former University of Connecticut basketball standout violated terms of his probation for his conviction on charges of having sex with an underage girl that he coached was continued until Oct. 20.
Hugh Keefe, the lawyer representing Dulin, called on Griffin, Dulin's friend of 30 years, to refute the statement given to police by Michael LoRusso, a bartender at the 7 Seas.
Assistant State's Attorney John Barney said that LoRusso had been subpoened to appear at Thursday's hearing, but did not.
Rodriguez said that the bartender could be compelled to testify at the Oct. 20 hearing, which will also consider the original terms of Dulin's probation and whether his bond should be revoked.
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Keefe has filed a motion asking the judge who sentenced Dulin after he pleaded no contest to five counts of second-degree sexual assault, to articulate the probation requirements.
Judge John Cronan has indicated that he will file his reply next week, though it may not necessarily offer more specifics than Cronan did in sentencing Dulin two years ago.
Dulin is on probation after serving 18 months of a seven-year sentence. The charges stem from a sexual relationship Dulin had with a teenage girl he had coached on a recreational league basketball team.
The former Merrill Lynch executive was charged in May with violating his probation because he would not submit to a polygraph test by an outside sex-offender-treatment program.
At Thursday's hearing, Officer Michael Moreno testified that LoRusso had filed the complaint against Dulin, saying the suspect had punched another man in the face and used vulgarity, upsetting other patrons.
Keefe asked Moreno if he had interviewed anyone else in the bar or if he had the names of any witnesses. The Milford officer said that he did not.
Barney asked Griffin if he could think of any reason why the bartender would make up the story of a fight involving Dulin. The witness said that he couldn't.
Michael Injaychock, who was in the 7 Seas during the time the alleged altercation occurred, said he didn't see any fight or hear any profanity.
Barney asked Injaychock if he was the patron who allegedly threw money onto the bar and offered to buy a drink for everyone not to testify against Dulin.
"That's news to me,'' the witness said. "I only read about that in the paper."


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The Real Holiday: Stoke v. Liverpool
Liverpool go to hell on Boxing Day
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For the English footy fan, Boxing Day is probably better than Christmas Day. The family annoyances are gone, you don't have to be surrounded by children if your family has a lot of them, and it's a football feast. While it's terribly unfair to the players and has probably set back the English national team a lot, the feast of football the Premier League tosses at you over the Holiday period has become a staple of the time for most of us, I imagine.
And Liverpool cap off Boxing day tomorrow. You'll have had the chance to have consumed four hours of 22 men in shorts before the Reds ever take the field at the Britainnia. Just awesome.
Sadly, they cap it off in a place they haven't won in four attempts in the league, and the only victory they managed was in last year's Carling Cup. But that was the last visit, so perhaps that's knocked some of the mystique out of the ground.
All of you could write the description of Stoke. Dour, ugly, neanderthal football full of long-balls, long throws, playing for set pieces, and physical play to rival the battle along the lines in an NFL game. Trying to find Peter Crouch's head all the time, or set pieces trying to locate Shawcross or Huth, with the brief interval of hoping to release Walters or Etherington on the counter. You've seen it, it's burned into your memory.
For Liverpool, the only changes you might see are Raheem Sterling in for Suso up front, and possibly Lucas sitting for Allen -- though Allen's been carrying something so that's probably more likely at the weekend. If so, Henderson could come in for Shelvey in the most advanced role in midfield. With Gerrard and Downing having been so good against Fulham either deep in midfield or on the right of the forward line, you have to expect them to stay there. Gerrard could use a rest as well, so it wouldn't be a total shock if Henderson actually comes in for him with Shelvey staying put, or Allen as well. Slight chance Enrique can't get two matches in succession after returning from a slight injury, but I doubt it.
The last time these teams tangled it was the same as it ever was. Liverpool dominated possession and chances but couldn't put any away and thus let the Potters get away with a point they almost certainly didn't deserve. It's going to be even harder at their place, where they're even more able to make things stodgy and hard. There'll be a lot of fouls, a lot of men behind the ball, and just generally ugly. But the uglier it gets the worse it is for Liverpool .Playing at pace will be a premium, because the more you dally and delay the more Stoke can set up to make it the match they want. They'll be flying into tackles at the start, so Liverpool have to move the ball around and past them quickly. If they can, there should be some openings.
As always, this is your thread. The match is on live on FSC here in the Colonies. Round out Christmas with three points, won't you boys?


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Q: Java Multithreading waiting state I have a Java  program like this:
List<Callable<String>> todo = new ArrayList<Callable<String>>();
for(;;) {
    todo.add(new ParallelCall(id,name));
}
ExecutorService es = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(100);
List<Future<String>> returnList = es.invokeAll(todo);
es.shutdown();
try {
    es.awaitTermination(10, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
}
catch (InterruptedException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}
for(Future<String> fut:returnList) {
    if(fut.get()!=null) {
        entries.add(fut.get());
    }
}

public class ParallelCall implements Callable<String> {
    public ParallelCall(Integer id,String name) {
        this.id = id;
        this.name = name;
    }
    public String call() throws Exception {
        String result=someFunction();
        return result;
    }
}

This code is executing fine. I logged the number of threads currently executing.I found only very few and executor is not taking advantages of ideal cores. There is waiting state for some threads,so it will take more time to complete when the "todo" list becomes large.
Is there any way to speed up the process?

A: Read up on Amdahl's Law.
An excerpt:

The speedup of a program using multiple processors in parallel
  computing is limited by the time needed for the sequential fraction of
  the program. For example, if a program needs 20 hours using a single
  processor core, and a particular portion of the program which takes
  one hour to execute cannot be parallelized, while the remaining 19
  hours (95%) of execution time can be parallelized, then regardless of
  how many processors are devoted to a parallelized execution of this
  program, the minimum execution time cannot be less than that critical
  one hour. Hence the speedup is limited to at most 20×.

You'll need to find some more parts of your system that can be processed in parallel. Simply increasing the number of threads will have no effect on the execution speed. In fact creating, destroying threads is an expensive processes. Also, since most OSs use a round robin technique to give each thread a fair chance, the OS will spend a considerable amount of time switching between threads. This will further degrade performance.

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Leet (or "1337"), also known as eleet or leetspeak, is a system of modified spellings used primarily on the Internet.
The term "leet" is derived from the word elite, used as an adjective to describe formidable prowess or accomplishment, especially in the fields of online gaming and computer hacking..
The Origins of Pwned It's uncertain how the term pwned originated, but there are several theories. It may have sprung from the slang use of "owned," as in, "I owned you in that game." In the 1980s, hackers used the word "own" to describe the act of successfully hacking and taking control of a server or other computer.
Leetspeak is an internet phenomenon that predates the World Wide Web. It's a style of typing that replaces English letters with similar-looking numbers or symbols, and its closely tied to early hacking and gaming culture.
The first two letters are known as the local memory tag and they show where the vehicle was registered. The first letter represents the region and the second letter represents a DVLA local office. … 'Z' is only used as a random letter, never in an area code.
The number '5' has always been used to replace the letter 'S'. If you need an 'S' for your custom number plate, then you could always use '5' instead. If you want to spell 'KISS YOU', you can choose the letters/numbers 'K155 Y0U'.
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Pwn is an Internet slang term meaning to "own" or to "outdo" someone or something.
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The English Alphabet consists of 26 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z….Letters in the alphabet:Letter NumberLetter15O16P17Q18R22 more rows
The word "l33t" itself (also "L337") is really "leet," a corruption of "elite" and meaning someone who is very good at what they do. The opposite would be a "n00b" (short for "newbie") or a "lamer" (also "llama").
Some letters have obvious numeric alternatives, such as "8" for "B" and "5" for "S." Other characters are easily replaced by special characters. For example, "ƒ" can be used for "f" and "µ" may be used for "u." In cases where no obvious substitution is available, multiple characters may be used.
Reason: You can't divide a whole into 0 parts. You can divide perform the operation 0/1337 since you can divide zero Into as many parts as you want, it will always be zero.
For example, depending on the font, the lowercase letter l can look exactly like the numeral 1. The uppercase letter O looks like the numeral 0.
The numbers are assigned to letters of the Latin alphabet as follows:1 = a, q, y, i, j.2 = b, r, k.3 = g, c, l, s.4 = d, m, t.5 = e, h, n, x.6 = u, v, w.7 = o, z.8 = f, p.
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My week of murder in the archives: Five things I learned from #newfollowerhistoricalmurder
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Just over a week ago, I came up with an idea for a campaign to raise my Twitter presence and share some of my research. I decided to tweet each of my new followers with a historical murder trial made available to the public on the Old Bailey Online, which documents all trials held at the London court of the Old Bailey between 1674-1913. Each new follower would therefore get a murder from the year that matched the number follower that they were:
For the first few days this trundled along, with each of my five or so new followers a day responding pretty favourably to the campaign. Then, last Monday night, the project was promoted by legal blogger @JackOfKent to his +50,000 followers. Then next morning I had one hundred new followers, then fifty more, then another hundred. On Sunday night, I passed the 1913 mark, and the project ended. While a lot of work, the project was also a great learning experience. Here are the five main things I've learned from it about doing popular history:
Personal Connections Matter
Given that essentially I was greeting each new follower with a story of horror and violence, I was surprised at how many people felt connections with the stories I shared with them. Some commented that the murders had taken place near their house, or that some detail of the crime chimed with their own personality. Selection of the murders was almost entirely random (see second point), and yet people's instinct was to forge a personal connection with the stories of those of the past arbitrarily hooked onto their twitter feed.
Not all history is fun
I quickly realised that I had to be very careful about the kinds of murders that I assigned. Drunken brawls, duels, and murders that took place in an unusual place worked well because they were exotic enough to not stir up too many emotions and to place a distance between the reader and the past. So many of the murders on the Old Bailey Online are stories of desperate and horrific violent acts, extreme personal tragedy and disaster, in particular repeated cases of abusive men killing women, and desperate women killing their children. Such cases, though framed in the words of the past, have such emotive power as to forge unnerving connections to the present. None of these made it into the project.
Murder is a great way to learn about society
Yearly homicide cases proved a great way to trace social change. Early eighteenth century murder trials were awash with duels and heavily ritualised fights. By the later eighteenth century, as concepts of male honour changed, the number of male brawls fell, and cases of domestic violence rose. This was a trend which continued throughout the nineteenth century, making selection of murders much harder. In the early nineteenth century there was a brief surge in murders that took place in boxing matches. Cases of manslaughter caused by dangerous driving continued throughout the period, but the vehicle changed from a horse and cart, to trams and trains. The late eighteenth and early nineteenth century saw a dramatic rise in testimony from medical experts, but by the late nineteenth century this had been replaced by policemen and early forensic analysts, who brought models to recreate the scene of the crime in the courtroom. The language of street violence also changed: early cases involved fights over insults such as 'rascal' and 'I give thee the lie', but by the early twentieth century this had been replaced with 'bloke' and 'punter'. In this way, many of the major social changes of the eighteenth and nineteenth century (the rise of technology, the development of the police force and medical science, and changing male public behaviour) came out even through this small group of trials.
You don't need a lot of information to engage with the past
While the Old Bailey Online has done a great deal of work in seeking out other pieces of information on those found within its cases, many cases exist by themselves, with very little else known about perpetrators. I thought when I began the project that I would get lots of questions about the workings of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century justice, and that this would be a good way to share my own knowledge. But in fact, such questions were rare. Instead, followers were able to see past all the alienating language and judicial jargon to discern the human and societal drama at each case's core.
Archives are for everyone
When I first thought up the project, it was really envisaged as a way of connecting with other academic scholars, sharing a resource that we were all familiar with. But the huge surge of followers I got through @JackofKent's promotion meant that the project attracted a much wider range of people. There were teenage boys, BBC journalists, teachers, doctors, housewives, family historians, and one clearly rather bored group of barristers all from the same chambers late on a Friday night, from all around the world. Thirteen years ago, the archives of the Old Bailey Online could only be accessed through travelling to archives and libraries. Now, they can be read by anyone in any place at any time. And that is the way it should be.
Anna Jenkin is a third year PhD student at the University of Sheffield, specialising in women accused of murder in eighteenth-century London and Paris. You can see a storify of #newfollowerhistoricalmurder made by @OldBaileyOnline here. Follow Anna on Twitter @acjenkin
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Die Nemzeti Bajnokság 1998/99 war die 98. Spielzeit in der Geschichte der höchsten ungarischen Fußballliga. Sie begann am 24. Juli 1998 und endete am 16. Juni 1999. Von Ende November 1998 bis Ende Februar 1999 ruhte der Spielbetrieb (Winterpause). Meister wurde zum 21. Mal MTK Hungária FC.

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Home Crime and Punishment Random Thoughts About The UK and Guns
Random Thoughts About The UK and Guns
I told a gun control advocate I was headed to England to celebrate my daughter's 16th birthday. "Make sure you write about what it's like to be in the U.K. without a gun," he emailed. The clear implication: it's great to be in the UK without a gun! You can relax! Why not? Visitors to the Land of Hope and Glory spend their time in civilized places doing civilized things with civilized people. A tourist journeying to the U.K. is more likely to get a back rub from Abbey Clancy than be the victim of a violent crime. Yes but—there are millions of working class Britons living in constant fear of violence. . .
The UK has the highest violent crime rate in Europe. Muggings, rapes, assaults. Far higher than the U.S. And yes, there is gun crime, too. Not as much as America. But every single day I read at least one crime story involving firearms. The losing streak remained unbroken when I returned home. Switch to google.co.uk and search the word "gun."
FIREARMS were used 30 times in just one month by warring gangs as a feud on a Sheffield estate spiralled out of control, The Star can reveal.
And another [via london24.com]:
A teenage shooting suspect wrote an incriminating rap praising an alleged accomplice's signing to Jay Z's record label, a court heard.
Blackfriars Crown Court were told the 17-year-old, who is accused of shooting a man in Harlesden train station, kept the handwritten lyrics in his pocket when he answered bail at a police station over the incident.
Not so gun-free now eh Mr. Bond? Never mind that for a moment. Here's a tale of UK violence that caught my eye while I was abroad, taken from The Daily Mail. It's not a gun story, per se, but I think you'll understand why I flagged it.
Stephen Bennett, 59, was leaving the home of a relative who had died recently when he was ambushed by two men demanding the keys to his £25,000 car.
Shocked neighbours saw Mr Bennett being dragged to the floor, punched and kicked before being stabbed with a large knife.
The men ran off following the attack at 10am on Sunday. Mr Bennett managed to stagger to a house to raise the alarm.
He is in a 'very serious' condition in hospital after suffering 12 stab wounds to his arms and neck although his injuries are not life-threatening.
Philip Leyland, 50, said Mr Bennett was subjected to 'horrific' violence by the carjackers, one of whom wore a balaclava.
Mr Leyland, a mechanic who had been visiting his father in the quiet residential street in Hindley, hear Wigan, said: 'They were beating the hell out of him and I tried to get out of my car to help but they pulled this knife out and then stabbed him.
'They had been trying to pinch his new Mercedes. It was incredibly shocking because they were kicking the hell out of him and all just for a car. I got out to help but as I did one of the men picked up a huge blade and threatened me with it, so I backed off.
Americans who favor civilian disarmament argue that it's better to live in a country like the U.K. where thugs attack with fists, feet and a large knife than a country like the U.S. where the bad guys are armed with guns (ignoring the U.K.'s gun crime, as above). Limited lethality renders Britain's overall higher crime rate irrelevant.
Which shows you exactly how little humanity gun control advocates possess. What person with an ounce of decency wouldn't have wished Mr. Bennet had a firearm to defend his life from his murderous attackers?
Or deny a law-abiding bystander the opportunity to protect Mr. Bennett from vicious thugs by force of arms? Or give some of the 230 women raped per day in the UK the option of ballistic intervention?
But that's how statists roll. Society's overall need for public safety is more important than any individual's absolute right to self-defense. Until it isn't. Until the pro-civilian disarmament folk claim that banning guns would have saved this poor innocent person (usually a child) or that (another child) who was gunned down because of "easy access to firearms."
Here in the U.S. the misleading claim is eventually followed by the usual refrain: why can't the U.S. be more like the U.K.?
When confronted by the vast difference between U.S. and U.K. firearms-related deaths, gun rights advocates prattle on about the variables that account for the gap. "You can't compare apples to oranges," they assert. "America's geography and demographics are wildly different."
That's true, but it's besides the point. To make a valid comparison between firearms-friendly U.S. and "gun free" UK you have to consider a gun ban's overall societal impact. Britain's civilian disarmament comes at an enormous cost: it has created/reinforced a culture of subservience.
By surrendering the safekeeping of their most valuable asset—their life—to the government, residents of the Land of Hope and Glory have created a new default option in their dealings with government: do what you're told. "Mustn't grumble," as the Brits are wont to say. And so their human and civil rights have slowly disappeared.
Case in point: freedom of speech.
Not only have Brits lost the absolute right to remain silent ("it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court"), Parliament's creating a press registration requirement (including blogs). Police will soon have the power to seize journalists' notes and computers to uncover their sources.
You know the Third Amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the feds from quartering of troops in any house? Silly right? During the Olympics, the British government placed troops with anti-aircraft missiles on top of private flats, despite "a small number of activists" who objected.
There is a series of dots between "give us your guns" to STFU and "we're putting these missile on your roof."
People who don't want to connect those dots won't. They'll ridicule the concept, just as scoff at the idea of personal firearms as a defense against tyranny. But then they don't have a crack dealer doing business next door, or a missile battery over their child's sleeping head or any awareness of the Japanese internment camps Uncle Sam set-up inside the U.S.
As Benjamin Franklin said, "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." The U.K. proves Ben's point: give up your guns and you get neither.
To answer the question, going gun-free in Britain was, as advertised, a relaxing experience. So what? And if the Brits would have respected my human right to keep and bear arms inside their country, I would have done so. Protecting my life and the lives of my loved ones with a firearm is more important than the undeniable pleasure of sinking into a childlike state of blissful ignorance.
I'm glad to be home.
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Blake February 21, 2013 At 13:10
Britain has far more "hot" burglaries than the US, if I remember correctly, due to burglars having little to fear from disarmed homeowners.
Jason Lynch February 21, 2013 At 15:39
It's about twice the rate, on average – about 20% for the UK compared to 10% for the US. Not brilliant, but not as bad as some seem to believe. (Also, burglary's down 25% to 40% in the last decade)
We've also swung towards a more sensible culture where a couple of burglars wounded when the homeowner used his (legal) shotgun on them, were brusquely told by the judge that getting mildly perforated in the course of a crime "that is the chance you take" and no grounds for mitigation. (And the homeowner wasn't charged with any offence either).
ThomasR February 21, 2013 At 15:55
I went to England to see a friend, going from a place where I can OC a pistol without a permit and to carry a pocket knife over 3″ to a land where to carry anything (a belt with a large buckle or a bunch of keys on a chain) with which to defend yourself is a felony was absolutely the worst experience of my life.
A land of not just subjects, but a depraved and degenerate class of outright slaves, free to be abused by street thugs and the thugs in government alike.
I often used to wear a belt with a large buckle (only stopped when I got promoted to the point of wearing a suit to work), and carry my keys on a carabiner, and nobody's ever arrested me. Perhaps you're waxing a little too hyperbolical?
Narcoossee February 21, 2013 At 13:13
There's also the missing part about "the threat of the victim having a firearm" being an unseen countervailing force which would have stopped the attack from happening at all. Here's wishing Mr. Bennett a speedy and full recovery.
Kelly Sturkey February 22, 2013 At 18:52
Something else it does when the Right to defend oneself and loved ones is stolen by the government, it creates even more dependance on that government……now we/they are dependent for our very lives…..it seems a stupid thing for any already overburdened government to desire. I would rather have the ability to defend myself and call the police as backup then to totally depend on them for my and my family's very existence…..how many places can they be at once if the citizenry becomes vulnerable targets for criminals. Criminals want our guns taken, without and within the government.
Ralph February 21, 2013 At 13:13
I've eaten English food. Frankly, I'd rather be shot. if the Brits really want to save lives they should make black guns legal and ban black pudding.
Old Ben turning in grave February 21, 2013 At 13:31
Agreed, but they have imported some good cuisine. London is a great place to get good Indian food. Some of the best curry I've ever had.
crndl February 21, 2013 At 13:39
true dat about the indian food…even in the dives & holes in the wall 🙂
dwb February 21, 2013 At 13:51
"Indian food" is not indian any more than the fortune cookie is chinese. It was invented in London for the english palatte. that said, its fantastic.
JuanCudz February 21, 2013 At 17:24
Britains best curry houses are in Birmingham, though arguably. My favourite curry house being in Leicester.
Good black pudding is a thing of beauty (so good that the French stole it from us and renamed it boudin noir) but done badly, it's mediocre to downright awful… it's a good test of a cook.
JB February 21, 2013 At 17:18
Last time I was in London (1999) we made the mistake of going to a Mexican restaurant. Talk about a laugh riot.
tdiinva February 21, 2013 At 13:17
I must repeat crime is the preferred Progressive method of social control. If you let the thugs rule the streets it forces people to live in fear, depresses economic activity, creates poverty and dependence, and atomizes society leaving the individual at the mercy of those who can use force. It allows the state to maintain control of a subservient population without resorting to oppressive security practices. The Progressive police state is a soft police state that turns the entire country into a minimum security prison. (double meaning intended.)
Wiebelhaus February 21, 2013 At 15:19
Well, Looks like I'll be a criminal then.
mofo February 21, 2013 At 15:28
My mom always claims the same thing. In my opinion, progressives are well meaning, but stupid. They either dont see or dont believe the connection between their policy choices and the concequences of those policies. Stupidity and arrogance is a really powerful combo.
Billy Wardlaw February 21, 2013 At 18:33
NUT….SHELL!
The Chicago Magazine did a story last year documenting the symbiotic relationship between the gangs and the Machine. Progressives aren't well meaning. They want disorder to keep their slaves on the plantation. Criminal gangs are their enforcers.
pat February 23, 2013 At 03:41
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
Nickbnumbers February 21, 2013 At 13:19
We need some good bar graphs where gun violence and total violence are in the same bar. That way even though we can see that the red portion of the bar (gun violence) is taller for the US than the UK, we can see that the total bar (say, red for guns and blue for everything else) is much higher in the UK.
Make sure it's RATE, not total.
And we need to do it for two time periods: time before UK gun ban and time after the UK gun ban.
This way in one simple chart we can see that gun crimes may have gone down but total violent crime has gone up postban and is much worse than in the US.
Any intrepid chart wizards or graphic designers out there?
joe February 21, 2013 At 15:06
Nothing bad with the graphs. The trick is the definityion of crime, e.g. in UK just carrying a kitchen knife is a violent crime but not in USA except you are actually make a violent act using this knife.
But personally I feel that both pro- and anti- guns are extremely biased and see the word in a black-and-white patern. For example:
_an AR-15 or AK-47 is too much for self defence (are you going to shoot the assailants as the are fleeing?) but a big handgun (9mm, 45?)and a back-up are just fine or better (personally I prefer mini-14 over AR and AK and FN if we are talking for real power).
_a short barrel shotgun also does the job, why ban them.
_a hi-cap mag is not really neccesary. In case you have to deal with multiple threats, either they are amateurs and a couple of rounds (or a bit more) will turn them away or they are pros and you are done no matter the rounds you fire.
_Muzle brakes? Absolutelly neccesary for self defence. Supressors and flash hiders not.
_Background checks and gun registration? YES. Internal locks ? NO.
So tell me, how many rounds in a magazine are enough? Why do you need to register guns since only law abiding citizens will comply. Why isn't a 9mm good enough. Who needs a 45? On those amateurs — you are still dead if they choose to attack you in their amateur way.
Jarhead1982 February 21, 2013 At 17:36
Police firearm discharge reports identify that police at best average 15% hits on shots fired.
You going to prove that law abiding civilians are better shots, do tell as many antis claim we arent trained at all.
So what is 15% of a 30 round magazine oh 4.5 rounds… if you have 3 attackers, not uncommon, how many will you miss and give them a chance to close the distnace and engage you at arms length as not all bad guys run away! Darn, them there STANDARD capacity magazines of 30 rounds do indeed have a purpose.
How many incidents have people defended themselves from large quanities of attackers, oh many more than you care to admit.
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/21202112/wild-shootout-at-inkster-tax-business-caught-on-camera
http://wjbk.images.worldnow.com/images/21202112_BG1.jpg
Feb 14, 2013 Security guard with AR-15 exchanges gun fire with 2 robbers.
What about that kid in Rochester NY Jan 24th 2013?
What about that 15 yr old kid in Houston defending his 12 yr old sister?
AR-15 Makes an excellent home defense weapon, care to refute the following?
http://how-i-did-it.org/drywall/index.html
and version 2: http://how-i-did-it.org/drywall2/
The story below unfortunately ends with the homeowner arrested possibly because of the choice of using an AK. One reason I left NY for PA.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/07/long-island-man-arrested-for-defending-home-with-ak-47/
Long Island NY, the man who defended himself against that group of gang members wasnt charged with a crime, hmmm, I find that utterly amazing since the AG is beyond anti gun.
Oct 20, 1997 Richard Garriot (Creator of Worlds of Warcraft, uber irch) stops intruder with a warning shot from an UZI!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_rz2wBYin4 Feb 17, 2009 AZ
2008 Ike, my fiancees relatives keeping looters at bay with their SKS & AR 15.
2005 Katrina, law abiding citizen and many pictures of armed civilains keeping looters away from their property, hmmm.
1992 LA riots and the Korean shop keepers with SKS kept looters away from their shops.
Nov 12 1990, Harry Beckwith's Guns in Alachua County, Florida
Shall we mention the Deacons protecting Martin Luther King or during the race riots in the late 1960's?
Sunbelt Arms in Decatur, GA. November 1982
Sunday, February 24, 1984, approximately 2 PM. Gary Fadden, 26, and his lovely 22 year old fiancee are driving from a birthday party in Martinsburg, WV
Their was that guy that worked for HK that defended himself and his girlfriend with a Ruger AC 556 (full auto mini 14). I think there was a thread here on THR about it.
Walt Whitman 1966, citizens retrieved their rifles and started shooting back.
My, if one reviews how many flash mob incidents have occurred in progressive entitlement paradises over the last 5 years, violentflashmobs.com (last input august 2012).
We havent even counted up self defense incidents over the last 6 months where more than 1 attacker was present.
Geez, just going to guns save lives, we see 76 incidents from 12/26/12 to 2/15/13 where 26 of those had 2 or more attackers, 7, 3 or more.
That is 34% more than 1 attacker
That is 9.2% 3 or more attacker, more justification for standard magazines.
Care to do a full year review and claim those percentages would be much different?
Jon February 22, 2013 At 11:14
You do realize that a Mini-14 and an AR-15 are functionally identical, right?
John February 22, 2013 At 18:38
The 2nd ammendment wasn't primarily written about home defense, it is written as a deterrence (not the end all) to tyranny. This article also alludes to the same. Read Federalist Papers No. 29 and No. 46 to understand more of the history behind the 2nd Ammendment and why it was framed.
The UK has 12100 "greivous" stabbings a year, 240 a week, with 1/5 the population of the US. nice and safe.
mountocean February 21, 2013 At 13:27
Great connection to our third ammendment and Britain's lack there of. We seldom concider that abuse in modern society and I was shocked to learn about it in such a well-off and secure (from foreign invasion) nation. Your examples of their disassembly of rights we protect with the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th may not be solely due to their lack of 2nd ammendment protections, but there is certainly correlation.
jwm February 21, 2013 At 13:40
England, the trailer park of Europe. Instead of squirrel rifles their hillbillies use knives and blunt trauma.
Ing February 21, 2013 At 13:41
"…going gun-free in Britain was, as advertised, a relaxing experience."
As any vacation should be (with guns or without). I hope you got to see some cool stuff while you were there.
One of the few highlights of my grad school experience was spending a week in England and Wales for a lit conference. Not sure I'd want to live in the UK, with its crime rate and population density and totalitarian mindset — though as with most places, which part you live in probably makes all the difference — but it's a great place to visit.
If I had the opportunity I'd go again in a heartbeat, and for a lot longer than a week.
16V February 21, 2013 At 13:48
Oddly enough there is/was some resistance to the Orwellian state – Masterpiece Theatre did a neat short series starring Benedict Cumberbatch called The Last Enemy. On Hulu for free.
William February 21, 2013 At 14:08
Truly, people get the government they deserve. But what does GEOGRAPHY have to do with crime? Mountains don't commit crimes, nor do rivers, white cliffs or seashores.
JMS February 21, 2013 At 15:29
Population density. Basically, it just means that they're different countries with different cultures, economies, population densities, size, etc, so we can't just compare the murder rate from one to the other and attribute it to any one thing (like gun control).
The UK does have a lower murder rate. But it always did, both before the gun ban and after. It's a different country.
What we can and should look at is the overall murder rate in the UK before the gun ban-&-confiscation and after it. It has remained basically constant for 30 years. In contrast, in the U.S., the murder rate has been decreasing since ~1992, to where it's at now at basically the lowest rate ever. During this time, firearms ownership has increased to the record highest rate ever. What the UK has done has had no effect on their murder rate. What the U.S. has done has helped lower our murder rate. Whether it's economic or cultural or firearms or what, it's really impossible to say. Maybe it's all of these things and more.
But… if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Thomas Paine February 21, 2013 At 14:15
i like firearms because i'm scared of knives.
How's that "Stop Knives, Save Lives" campaign going for ya?
"Children of all ages have to be taught that carrying knives or using them is unacceptable."
Singer Jamelia, whose brother Tesrod, 15, was stabbed to death in 1992, said: "I'll speak out against violence whenever I can. In interviews, in songs, in my life. If you stay silent you're part of the problem."
X Factor's Louis Walsh added: "I'm 100 percent behind this campaign. We must get knives off the streets.""
Michael B. February 21, 2013 At 14:21
Step 1: Ban guns.
Step 2: Call for more police officers, surveillance equipment, etc.
Step 3: More laws.
Step 4: Total police state.
Mark N. February 21, 2013 At 15:32
I think it is time to re-release "A Clockwork Orange."
raw_toe February 21, 2013 At 16:38
which many Brits did not see. I believe it was banned in the UK for a long time.
Not banned, but withdrawn from distribution by Kubrick. If someone got hold of a print they could and did show it under the "X" certificate originally awarded (no dramas, just meant '18 or older). The distributor declined to supply prints to the UK because the director was upset that he was blamed for some alleged "copycat" crimes, there was never any prohibition on it.
We didn't "ban" any films until 1984 (though we have always limited films that didn't get certified: they aren't actually 'banned' but they become niche showings for enthusiasts, sort of like full-auto weapons in the US), and even there it was about requiring ratings on video cassettes; the distributors who didn't want to pay for a BBFC rating happily claimed they were "so shocking and gruesome we're BANNED!"
benny February 21, 2013 At 15:42
And everyone in the UK apparently likes it this way. Serfs, get yer serfs heeeere!!
Didn't everyone in the US vote for Obama and doesn't everyone in the US support bans on wicked high-capacity magazines and eevil black "assault weapons"?
Mike the Limey February 22, 2013 At 15:59
I guess you have had little contact with ordinary Brits & take that arse Morgan to be the norm when in fact he's despised here & considered to be an utter tit.
Lucky for us be don't have BHO to deal with.
Silver February 21, 2013 At 15:47
"Which shows you exactly how little humanity gun control advocates possess."
Precisely, and it's always important to remember this. Gun-grabbers and their ilk are, in a word, unnatural. Sub-human. Not only in their sociopathic willingness to endanger millions of people, but in their unnatural willingness to give up the most natural of traits: self-defense. They're animals, unworthy of the consideration given to fellow humans.
Personally, I don't know how gun rights advocates can have anti-gun friends. How can you possibly be friends with someone who openly wishes you harm and wishes to destroy your nation and its freedoms?
Your eagerness to dehumanize so many other people is truly disturbing.
Even a Mensa member ought to be able to tell the difference between someone who holds misguided beliefs about firearms and someone who openly wishes you harm. Life is not as black-and-white as a game of chess.
Andrew February 21, 2013 At 20:38
You sound like a gun grabber ing.
Vermont Guy February 22, 2013 At 11:22
Now, Andrew, no need to go right to the ad hominem. I think ing makes a good point. Lots of gun grabbers think they are calling for a good thing.
I often say to other gunnies that if all we knew about guns what what we saw on TV we wouldn't like them either. I've never had anyone flat out disagree with that. Most of us here have years of experience, man and boy, with guns and gun owners. That gives us a great advantage in seeing through many lies. Especially that one about the evil gun rays that cause their owners to commit violent felonies. That just doesn't happen.
Pascal February 21, 2013 At 16:24
This is a link to the US State Departments own site where is gives travel advisories for various countries. Look up the UK, and here is what OUR state Department says
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1052.html#crime
"according to Metropolitan Police statistics, serious crime (i.e. assault, robbery, burglary, gun-enabled crimes, and rape) in many London boroughs has increased. As with any major metropolitan city, U.S. citizens are urged to be cautious and aware of their surroundings. "
"You should avoid walking alone in isolated areas, including public parks, especially after dark, as these are advantageous venues for muggers and thieves. You should be especially careful using underground pedestrian tunnels at night or when there is little foot traffic. As a general rule, either walk the extra distance to use a surface crossing or wait until there are other adult pedestrians entering the tunnel. "
"Don't leave your drink unattended in bars and nightclubs. There have been some instances of drinks being spiked with illegal substances, leading to incidents of robbery and rape. "
This above, from our own State Department advisory!
That's perfectly valid advice when visiting any developed counrty, including the US
That's perfectly valid advice when visiting any developed country, including the US
John Fritz February 21, 2013 At 17:35
Welcome back mate.
Where you belong.
A.P. February 21, 2013 At 18:12
A video about gun control in the UK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr20MX-oI8Q
Piers Morgan has to see that.. by the way talking about firearm homicides and giving the low number of this kind of homicide in the UK, like he did, is very misleding, the gun prohibitionnists who give such statistics should be confronted with the real number of homicides with others means than firearms, this shows that when firearms are banned the number homicides stays it just shifts on other means.
The same policy and the same failure in Australia:
Randy Drescher February 21, 2013 At 18:34
Hey, the country made Bond turn in his gun, after that its pretty much pip pip. OK it was a movie. I imagine the inner workings of a brady/grabber mind is like rolling a daffy duck & 3 stoogis cartoon together, Randy
Dave Arthur February 23, 2013 At 18:36
Surely if the UK citizens where allowed to carry firearms for personal protection, chances are that the 2 attackers would have also carried and Mr. Bennet would have received a couple of bullets in the head, end of.
That presupposes the criminals having free access to firearms & no consideration as to whether their intended victim was armed.
Playing the "if" game means another scenario is at least as plausible; the two knife carrying criminals get themselves shot dead by an armed Mr Bennet, end of.