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First Lady Dictators Are Not Sexy Headlines
Posted by sana on 03 Apr 2012 / 0 Comment
Exactly a year ago on March 15th, the official day of Syrian uprising, I wrote about the Vogue feature on Syrian first-lady Asma al-Assad, which glamorized the haute couture-clad co-dictator while painting a painful picture of a woman genuinely fighting, on her own terms, for "democracy" in Syria. The piece itself could not have been scheduled for a more opportune time: the so-called Arab world was, at the time, experiencing a wave of uprisings challenging old but adamant self-appointed kings who sat on bloodied thrones.
Asma al-Assad with her husband. Image via the Toronto Star.
Both the timing and subject of the piece were, ironically, in extremely bad taste for the premier fashion magazine, coinciding with the "official" start of the democratic uprising in Syria. It seemed as though those involved in the production of the piece were too enamored by the "enigma" that was Asma al-Assad to condemn (or even pay a semblance of acknowledgment to) her marriage to a dictator and her role in a renowned brutal dictatorship. The compelling confusion that Asma induced, as a white European woman clad in the skin and name of a Muslim, rendered all else irrelevant and insignificant.
And despite the bloody turn the so-called "Arab Spring" has taken in the past few months, particularly in Syria, little has seemed to change in the glorifying characterizations afforded to the wives of ruthless dictators. This especially applies to Asma al-Assad, who remains a proverbial crack-laden fixation.
On March 15th of this year, the Toronto Star celebrated the one year anniversary of the Syrian uprising by publishing a piece (uncomfortably) titled "Real Housewives of the Arab Spring: Dictators' big-spending spouses draw citizens' ire." The article, written by the Star's foreign correspondent Olivia Ward, focuses on the un-ending trope of First Lady Dictator Expenditure and is filled to the brim with fascination and tabloid-worthy obsessive commentary. This is all perhaps unsurprising for a piece that actually dares to begin with:
"Asma's jewels, Safia's stash, Leila's family fortune.
They're the Baronesses of Bling, the Empresses of Excess."
The article touches upon Egypt's Suzanne Mubarak, Tunisia's Leila Trabelsi and Libya's Safia Farkash. The real protagonist of the piece, however, remains Syria's Asma al-Assad. Ward notes that al-Assad stands apart from her counterparts, who are currently facing legal backlash for the roles they played in the perpetuation and sustenance of dictatorship and violation of human rights and international law in their respective countries:
"Suzanne Mubarak, wife of former Egyptian president Hosni, is under a European Union arrest warrant on money laundering charges. And Safia Farkash, second wife of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was put on a sanctions blacklist by the U.S. Treasury Department, along with other survivors of his regime.
So far, none of that applies to Asma Assad…"
The piece goes on to discuss, with the help of Joshua Landis, the failure of the "great potentiality" that could have been, Asma al-Assad, who apparently was initially seen as "the best thing that happened to Syria," being the "beautiful Sunni princess" that she was. The gaga-lovefest continues as Landis points out that if there's anything we have learned about the first lady through the past year and the extremely questionable leaked emails obtained by the Guardian (through the opposition, which must have proven itself trustworthy), it's that Asma and Bashar "love each other" and that Asma actually seems to believe, like her husband, "that the opposition are Islamic fundamentalists who are going to destroy the harmony of a secular country where all the sects can get along."
In addition to what a "rose in the desert" (à la Vogue) Asma al-Assad was and could have been, there remains a fixation on her reported lavish spending during the civil conflict that rages across major cities in Syria, despite the shaky evidence this repeated assertion rests upon. Unsurprisingly, there's a general focus on the lavish lives lived by first ladies of dictatorships, uneasily following the theme that women "love them riches." This is a striking break from the relatively recent pieces that heralded these very first ladies as "leading the way" for the women of the "Arab world." These women have gone from their aristocratic allure and penchant for public service and relations, dealing with "important issues" of women's rights and empowering the youth, to materialistic, detached, authoritatively appointed queens by virtue of marriages. However their ability to be stylish and charming, as evidenced and influenced by their Western background or inclination, remains untouched by political upheaval.
As much as Asma al-Assad, Suzanne Mubarak, Leila Trabelsi and others are wives and mothers, they are also women in positions of power and privilege afforded to them by the brutal dictatorships of their spouses. While before they were lauded as women who were using their power for "social good" and civic empowerment, they are now being touted as women who used their positions primarily for material gain. But how does this separate them from their husbands, who also enjoyed lavish lifestyles? Is it just because of their womanhood and roles as wives that their materialism deserves specific attention and condemnation? Or is that just the only sexy news we want to hear about famous Louboutin-clad Arab Muslim women?
These women were and are not victims of circumstance. Rather, they are active participants in upholding dictatorship and oppression of the very people they claim to represent. They enthusiastically provided and continue to provide a "feminine" and "empowering," as well as, in some cases, "Western" face to the international public, attempting to cover the ugliness of the dictatorship.
They are propagandists, not sexy headlines to sell gossip disguised as news.
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It has been 10 years since the Supreme Court upheld the use of drunken-driving checkpoints on city streets, and nearly twice that long since the court ruled that the airport police could use drug-detecting dogs to sniff passengers' luggage. So it was perhaps inevitable that the justices would be confronted with the question they considered today: Can the police, by adding a trained dog, turn a sobriety checkpoint into a constitutionally permissible way of checking motorists for drugs?
If the question was obvious enough, the answer was not. The court upheld sobriety checkpoints in 1990 as public health and safety measures, a method of getting dangerous drivers off the road that was sufficiently distinct from ordinary law enforcement as to not require the suspicion of individual wrongdoing that the Fourth Amendment usually imposes on a search or seizure.
But that rationale was not available for this case, an appeal by the City of Indianapolis of a federal appeals court's ruling that its drug roadblocks, which it used quite successfully for four months in 1998, amounted to a ''dragnet search for criminals'' that violated the Fourth Amendment. Indianapolis was not looking for impaired drivers who were using drugs; it was looking for drivers who were using their cars to transport drugs through the city's streets.
While the justices today appeared sympathetic to the city's goals, they worried aloud about the consequences of validating the checkpoints. How, for example, could the court avoid issuing a decision that in upholding the automobile checkpoints would logically also validate pedestrian checkpoints, a prospect the justices clearly found troubling?
''If we sustain the search here, we'd be required to do the same thing if, in a given neighborhood, drug distribution is done on foot,'' Justice David H. Souter said to A. Scott Chinn, the Indianapolis corporation counsel. What was the difference between stopping pedestrians and stopping cars? the justice wanted to know.
People in cars already have a lower ''expectation of privacy,'' Mr. Chinn replied, and a checkpoint for pedestrians would be regarded as so much more intrusive as to make it a different case.
Eventually, a way of limiting checkpoints to automobiles did present itself, and several justices seized on it with almost palpable relief. The Clinton administration had entered the case on behalf of Indianapolis, and an assistant solicitor general, Patricia A. Millett, told the court that the automobile drug checkpoints could be viewed simply as adjuncts to the check for licenses and registrations that the city already conducted at the roadblocks.
''The entire scope of the seizure'' was justified by the license and registration checks, Ms. Millett said, noting that driving a car was a highly regulated activity and that motorists expected to be stopped occasionally.
After Ms. Millett concluded, the tide of the argument, which had been running against the city, appeared to turn, as justices who had expressed strong doubts about the city's position now turned their skepticism on the lawyer for the other side. Kenneth J. Falk, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Indiana affiliate, had brought the class-action lawsuit against Indianapolis on behalf of the city's drivers.
Mr. Falk said that beyond the fact that ''a dog cannot check licenses,'' the real objection was that the addition of a drug-detecting dog converted a regulatory program of checking a driver's paperwork into a tool of criminal investigation without probable cause.
''If we break down the barrier here and allow a seizure without cause, we will have seizures of persons on the streets,'' Mr. Falk said. The court could not ignore the ''programmatic purpose'' of the drug checkpoints, he insisted.
The question of discerning the real purpose behind a particular law enforcement technique is a difficult one under the court's precedents. In a 1996 decision, Whren v. United States, the court held that as long as the police activity was objectively reasonable -- stopping a car with a broken taillight, for example -- it was irrelevant whether that action was a pretext for another goal, like a search for drugs.
In his opinion striking down the Indianapolis checkpoints, Judge Richard A. Posner of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit said that while the motives of an individual officer were irrelevant, that was not the end of the inquiry; ''the purpose behind the program is critical to its legality,'' Judge Posner said. In this case, he said, it was clear that the purpose was not to check licenses but to ''catch drug offenders'' and that the Fourth Amendment's requirements therefore applied.
During the argument today, Justice John Paul Stevens started to make the same distinction between inquiring into the individual police officer's purpose and the purpose behind a program as a whole. But time ran out before Mr. Falk could fully take advantage of Justice Stevens's helping hand.
The case, City of Indianapolis v. Edmond, No. 99-1030, is being followed closely by cities and law enforcement organizations. A brief from the National League of Cities indicated that other cities would adopt the Indianapolis program if it were upheld.


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We're Rooting for Cassidy & Natalie!
This Wednesday will see six real-life heroes take to the Strictly Ballroom to compete for Comic Relief and amongst them there's a familiar face.
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Cassidy is a Royal Marine medic who lost his right leg below the knee during his second tour of Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device was triggered. During his rehabilitation, his optimism and great sense of humour were a constant source of encouragement for his fellow injured marines.
Cassidy has always loved to dance and when he was airlifted out of Afghanistan he'd commented: "Well there go my dancing days." How wrong he was!
So make sure you tune in to BBC1 on Wednesday 11th March at 9pm to see Cassidy and Natalie, along with the other contestants and their partners, as they compete for the coveted Glitterball Trophy. Voting takes place directly after the show and the proceeds go to Comic Relief so don't forget to show your support!


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Q: How to build ES5 Angular 1.5.x app with webpack 2.x? Getting Unknown provider Running the webpack-dev-server works fine:
webpack-dev-server --inline --hot

But not the build:
rm -rf static && cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack -p

package.json
├─ angular-animate@1.5.11
├─ angular-cookies@1.5.11
├─ angular-file-saver@1.1.3
├─ angular-gettext@2.2.1
├─ angular-gravatar@0.4.2
├─ angular-i18n@1.5.11
├─ angular-messages@1.5.11
├─ angular-mocks@1.5.11
├─ angular-resource@1.5.11
├─ angular-sanitize@1.5.11
├─ angular-smart-table@2.1.8
├─ angular-ui-bootstrap@2.3.2
├─ angular-ui-calendar@1.0.2
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├─ webpack-dev-server@2.3.0
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Webpack.config.js
const webpack = require('webpack');
const path = require('path');
const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
const HtmlWebpackHarddiskPlugin = require('html-webpack-harddisk-plugin');

module.exports = {
    entry: {
        app: './src/app.js'
    },
    output: {
        path: path.resolve(__dirname, './static'),
        publicPath: '/static/',
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app.js
'use strict';
var angular = require('angular');
var ngResource = require('angular-resource');
require('angular-ui-router');

angular.module('app', [ ngResource])
.value('User', {})  // global object

require('./services/api.service.js');
require('./services/auth.service.js');
require('./routes.js');
require('./pages/login/login.js');

Error
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What is happening? How do I get my build to work?

A: I solved the issue with ng-annotate-loader:
Install
npm install --dev ng-annotate-loader

Configure webpack
Add this line to module.rules:
{test: /src.*\.js$/, use: ['ng-annotate-loader']}

Full code

Webpack

const webpack = require('webpack');
const path = require('path');
const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
const HtmlWebpackHarddiskPlugin = require('html-webpack-harddisk-plugin');

module.exports = {
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        }),
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Q: knocked/flipped/lying on its side
The man in the wheelchair crashes into a wall. People rush over to help the man, who is screaming in pain, his wheelchair lying on its side.

Could I used knocked or flipped rather than lying in this case, and does it sound like the man in the wheelchair is screaming due to it being on its side rather than screaming due to something else?

A: I suggest inserting 'and has' after 'pain'.
'The man in the wheelchair crashes into a wall.  People rush over to help him, who is screaming in pain and has his wheelchair knocked/flipped/lying on its side.'
Any of the 3 states is fine to describe the wheelchair.
I would imagine that the man is screaming 'in pain' and not 'because' his wheelchair is on its side.


Superb sloop, the best DUFOUR 56CC built by the Dufour's owner for himself in 1993.
This DUFOUR 56CC is spacious and can accomodate in addition to the owner's cabin, 6 guests in 3 double cabins, with 3 bathrooms, a large living room in a dinning table and confortable (coin aperitif to starboard).
The sailboat is very well equiped and has been meticulously maintained.
A total refit in 1999 with a new engin 100 hp Volvo, new generator Westerbeck 6 BTR, new sails Elström, genoa 150%, Main sail full batten, 3 spinnakers with socks, tormenting.
A new refit in 2014 with a new rigging by Sparks, news pumps, new floor inside, new chart plotter, new flat screen TV .
Fully equipped for serious ocean voyaging. If you have ready or planning to cast off andsail around the world or make any passages in the ultimate comfort and safety this vessel is yours.
This boat is stored in winter for 6 months a year, safely, in a very safety marina in Virginia.
A perfect balance of comfort, performance and seaworthiness !


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Free Your Voice And Express Your True Self With Jennifer Hamady
By	Tayo Rockson
Today's interview is with Jennifer Hamady. Jennifer is a voice consultant and board-certified therapist specializing in technical and emotional issues that interfere with self-expression. With offices in New York and Washington DC, Jennifer works in private practice with musicians and others to discover, develop and confidently release their personal, professional and performance potential. Her clients include Grammy and CMA award-winners, contestants on The Voice and American Idol, performers in Emmy and Tony award-winning productions, and corporate clients (including CEO's) across an array of industries.
Jennifer is the author of The Art of Singing: Discovering and Developing Your True Voice, Learning to Sing: A Transformative Approach to Vocal Performance and Instruction, and The Art of Singing Onstage and in the Studio. Jennifer also writes regularly for The Huffington Post and Psychology Today on matters of creative expression, and conducts workshops and lectures frequently around the world.
In addition to recording four albums of her own material, Jennifer toured internationally with Cirque du Soleil's DELIRIUM as a lead singer and sang back-up vocals for artists and television programs including Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Patti LaBelle, Def Leppard, Jessica Simpson, Lee Ann Womack, The Grammys, American Idol, David Letterman, Good Morning America, and The Tonight Show.
Her undergraduate and graduate work are in Classical Vocal Performance and Psychology, she holds current, professional affiliations with The American Counseling Association (ACA), National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC), Actors' Equity Association (AEA), The International Women's Writing Guild (IWWG), Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), American Society of Composers and Performers (ASCAP), Women In Music (WIM), The Author's Guild (AG), National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and the New York Singing Teacher's Association (NYSTA).
Jennifer loves to travel abroad and speaks Spanish. She resides in the Washington DC area, but can often be found in her other "home" – New York City.
In our episode we talk about the following:
The psychology of finding your voice
How to talk to people you disagree with AND
The difference between who you are and what you do
Resources Mentioned In The Episode
Website: https://findingyourvoice.com/
Books: https://findingyourvoice.com/books/
Articles: https://findingyourvoice.com/articles/
Check out our interview here or below:
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Tayo Rockson
Tayo Rockson is the CEO and President of UYD Media, a media company that encourages people all over the world to use their difference to make a difference while celebrating diversity and educating others. He is an avid writer whose work can be seen on the Huffington Post, Among Worlds Magazine as well as Global Living Magazine. He is an authority on Third Culture Kids and assimilation into new cultures. He is the author of The Ultimate Guide To TCK Living and through his podcast and blog, he is heard and read by thousands of people in over 100 countries. He grew up in four different continents so he considers himself a citizen of the world. He has lived in Sweden, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Vietnam and the United States and his goal is to ultimately leave the world a better place than it was before he came into it. Once he discovered that he was a Third Culture Kid (TCK) or someone who spent the formative part of his childhood years (0-18) outside of his parents' culture, he vowed to use his global identity to make an impact in the world. Feel free to connect with him on Twitter @TayoRockson where he is actively making new friends every day.
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Dr. Gleb Tsipursky On Why You Should Never Go With Your Gut
Ten Things Maptia Believes In After Traveling The World: Chapter 1
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How to Heal and Transform Yourself with Dr. James S. GordonPodcast
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Located in Kožino near Zadar, villa Luca is an example of an exclusive and luxurious villa that will leave you breathless.
Villa Luca is only 20 m away from the sea. In its 790 m2 it can accommodate 12 people in 7 modern bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, two equipped with massage bathtubs and 2 shower cabins, 3 fully equipped kitchens, 2 harmoniously decorated living rooms and 3 dining rooms. The whole house schedule is the basis for a dream holiday.
On the ground floor you can find all the rich offerings of the villa; sauna, gym, 4x3 m indoor pool with massage nozzles, 2 toilettes, recreation room, kitchen with grill and dining room. Also there is a garage with 2 parking spaces, 3 bedrooms, one with double bed, one double and 2 single rooms, living room, kitchen, dining room, 3 bathrooms, toilet, hallway and terrace. On the floor you can find 2 bedrooms, hallway, dining room, kitchen, living room, bathroom, toilet, 3 terraces, one with Jacuzzi and a stunning view of Zadar archipelago and islands.
The 5x10m outdoor pool is in the yard of the villa surrounded by 12 sun loungers. The villa is completely enclosed with a stone wall for the guests' full privacy. Also, guests have 4 parking spaces, of which two are in the garage and two outdoors. Two barbecues, one indoor, one outdoor, are perfect for gathering a family or having fun with friends.
Kožino is known for its clean sea and beaches surrounded by pine trees and Mediterranean vegetation. Nature lovers in this place will surely find their sanctuary with hospitable hosts. Nearby is the beautiful Lounge & Cocktail Bar with a beautiful beach where you can enjoy top dishes and cocktails, watching the sea and the sunset. Many luxury villas and apartments are part of this little place just 10 km away from the main city of Zadar. Its excellent location, tourist program and natural beauty make this place an indispensable vacation spot for all nature and sea lovers.
If you are looking for extra fun and opportunities, you can find them in the beautiful city of Zadar, which was voted top tourist destination of 2016. The city is full of various attractions, sights, day trips to national parks and gastronomic offers that will enrich your holiday and make it an unforgettable experience.


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Q: why will nginx only serve http address? Although I'm new to nginx, almost everything seems to be working quite well. The only issue is when I try to reach the address with a https:// address it takes 30-60 seconds to load but only a few seconds to redirect and load https:// when typing http://.
I'm certain it has something to do with my nginx conf file but can't see where the issue is and would appreciate some fresh eyes. Is there an issue when referring to my ssl context?
    upstream custodian {
  # The web application.
  server custodian:8000;

server {
  listen 80;
  server_name custodian.fund www.custodian.fund;
  root /var/www/letsencrypt;

  location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
    default_type "text/plain";

    try_files $uri =404;
  }

  location / {
    return 301 https://custodian.fund$request_uri;
  }
}

server {

  listen 443 ssl;
  server_name custodian.fund;

  # Static asset path, which is read from the custodian container's VOLUME.
  root /custodian/static;

  # Ensure timeouts are equal across browsers and raise the max content-length size.
  keepalive_timeout 60;
  client_max_body_size 5m;

  # SSL goodness.
  ssl                       on;
  ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/private/custodian.fund.pem;
  ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/custodian.fund.key;
  ssl_trusted_certificate /etc/ssl/private/custodian.fund.pem;
  ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
  ssl_ciphers "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-SHA256:AES128-SHA256:AES256-SHA:AES128-SHA:DES-CBC3-SHA:HIGH:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!MD5:!PSK:!RC4";
  ssl_dhparam /etc/ssl/dhparam.pem;
  ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
  ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:50m;
  ssl_session_timeout 5m;
  ssl_stapling on;
  ssl_stapling_verify on;
  resolver 8.8.8.8;
  resolver_timeout 5s;
  add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubdomains;";

 # ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/productionexample.crt;
 # ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/productionexample.key;

  # Disallow access to hidden files and directories.
  location ~ /\. {
    return 404;
    access_log off;
    log_not_found off;
  }

  # Allow optionally writing an index.html file to take precedence over the upstream.
  try_files $uri $uri/index.html $uri.html @custodian;

  # Attempt to load the favicon or fall back to status code 204.
  location = /favicon.ico {
    try_files /favicon.ico = 204;
    access_log off;
    log_not_found off;
  }

  # Load the web app back end with proper headers.
  location @custodian {
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    proxy_set_header Host $http_host;

A: The problem is in your DNS. You have configured four completely different IP addresses for your hostname custodian.fund, but only one of these is actually where your site is hosted.
custodian.fund has address 107.161.23.204
custodian.fund has address 128.199.121.161
custodian.fund has address 209.141.38.71
custodian.fund has address 192.161.187.200

The other three addresses fail to connect, as there is nothing at any of them.
To fix the problem, remove the three incorrect entries from your DNS records.


Goron40 is the screen name of a Creatures breeder, agent designer (only for himself), genetic engineer of various creature breeds (once again, only for himself), and Role Player Character Goron40. He has been known to be quite critical of other people's ideas, even if he has no idea what he is talking about.
He is a fairly old-school gamer, and started playing Creatures 1 back on Windows 95 when he was 6 or 7. Goron met with little success, and had difficulty making a single generation survive. After his family upgraded to Windows 2000, Creatures would no longer operate, and so he gave up on the game for many years.
After many years, he finally wanted to get back on the Creatures scene, and popped in his old C1 disc. Needless to say the old C1 disc only ran on Windows 95. However feeling the need to look after those stupid little beings called the Norns, he went through ebay and picked up a Creatures Trilogy disc. And thus began Goron's entrance into Creatures Community (April 6th, 2005).
Goron40 was, for a time, an active member of the Gameware Forums. He occasionally provided ideas for new agents or breeds, mostly only for Creatures 3, told of his discoveries, or shared his years of Creatures experience on the forums.
The screen name Goron40 is based on a creature from The Legend of Zelda Series. The 40 has no significance. The name was originally used in the MMORPG Runescape.
Today, Goron40 is an administrator of the Blackstar role playing forums. He is rarely found playing creatures, and has opted to become more of a role player.
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Five American Foreign Policy Myths
Constitutional Lawyer and Author
Five American foreign policy myths are generated in the corridors of power to elicit popular support and lavish congressional funding for the multi-trillion dollar military-industrial-counterterrorism complex.
MYTH 1. We actively oppose non-democratic nations.
Not only does our foreign policy underwrite a cavalcade of dictatorial-authoritarian regimes, we often prefer them to democratic dispensations. Among other things, in 1953, we overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammed Mossadegh, in favor of the dictatorial Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlevi. In 1954, we overthrew Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz in favor of genocidal military dictators. In 1965, we intervened militarily in the Dominican Republic to block the restoration to power of democratically elected President Juan Bosch. In 1973, we intervened in Chile to orchestrate the overthrow and killing of democratically elected President Salvador Allende in favor of the murderous dictator Augusto Pinochet. From 1976-1983, we encouraged military dictatorship in Argentina featuring grisly human rights violations at the expense of democracy.
The United States routinely supports dictatorial or oppressive regimes with weapons sales or financial assistance. We have approved approximately $90 billion in weapons sales to the religiously bigoted, misogynistic, anti-democratic, anti-Semitic Saudi Arabian government since 2010 alone. We have also approved billions of dollars in weapons sales to the Persian Gulf statelets ofQatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, all of which exhibit contempt for fundamental human rights. In 2011, Saudi Arabia dispatched troops to Bahrein to suppress a popular uprising against a tyrannical, sectarian Sunni regime while the Fifth Fleet of the United States Navy stood by.
We support the Jordanian monarchy, Egypt's military dictatorship, an ousted Yemeni dictator, a growing authoritarian government in Turkey, a tribal tyranny in Ethiopia, and a military dictatorship in Thailand.
We support regimes that assist our foreign policy objective of global domination irrespective of their democratic credentials. The basic idea is well illustrated by two quotations. President Franklin Roosevelt reputedly said about Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza, "He may be a son-of-a-bitch, but he's our son-of-a-bitch." And French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau acerbically remarked about President Woodrow Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference: "He speaks like Jesus Christ, but he acts like [British Prime Minister] Lloyd George."
MYTH 2. The United States knows how to make countries embrace democracy; and, we will succeed in giving birth to democratic dispensations if we employ sufficient financial or military leverage.
The infinitely complex elements of democracy have been mastered by only a handful since the beginning of time. It took the unique mind, scholarship, and political experience of James Madison to produce a "Miracle at Philadelphia" in 1787, i.e., the United States Constitution. The British needed six centuries after Magna Charta before monarchy was replaced by responsible government.
Despite substantial financial or military leverage, we failed to introduce viable democracies or reasonable facsimiles in South Vietnam, the Arab Middle East, Somalia, Libya, South Sudan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti, and Azerbaijan, among other nations. We have been unable to prevent the loss of Turkey's democratic trappings.
Democracy in post-World War II Germany and Japan do not disprove the myth. Prior to World War II, both countries had embraced building blocks of democracy and the rule of law during the Weimar Republic and Meiji Restoration, respectively. Both countries exhibited a homogenous culture and self-identity necessary before tribalism can be rendered subservient to national loyalties. The United States needed little leverage or genius to return Germany and Japan to their democratic paths after the war concluded.
Neither do the cases of South Korea or Taiwan contradict the myth. In the former, we supported three decades of authoritarian rule under Syngman Rhee, Park Chung Hee, and Chun Do Hwan before democracy was flowered at the demand of the South Korean people. We had delayed South Korea's democratic flowering by approving of the military's bloody suppression of the 1980 Kwangju uprising. In Taiwan, we supported the military dictatorship of Chiang Kai-Shek from 1949-1975. Taiwan slowly segued into a democracy by popular demand over the next two decades under the hand of the dictator's son, Chiang Ching Kuo. The culmination was the direct election of President Lee Teng-hui in 1996. In the interim, the United States ceased recognition of Taiwan in favor of the more ruthless and dictatorial People's Republic of China. The United States did not accelerate, but delayed Taiwan's indigenous embrace of democracy by our unwavering support for the military dictatorship of Chiang Kai-Shek for twenty-five years.
MYTH 3. The United States is saddled with a moral or legal obligation to undertake "humanitarian" wars to prevent large-scale killings or genocide in foreign lands.
The only moral obligation of the United States Government is to advance the interests of its citizens who pay the taxes, obey the laws, and fight necessary wars in self-defense. The USG has no moral obligation to assist any foreigners unless we are responsible for their plight.
In the 1930's alone, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin killed at least thirteen to fifteen million opponents—more than twice the number of Holocaust victims. The United States stood idly by without provoking either moral or legal rebuke. Approximately 65-70 million Chinese were killed under Mao Zedong's dictatorship while the United States like all other nations and the United Nations did nothing. It has never been suggested that a "humanitarian" war against Mao was a moral or legal imperative.
Not a word in the United States Constitution or international law that supports a United States obligation to send its citizens abroad to risk that last full measure of devotion to save foreigners from killing or abuse by their own governments or peoples. Foreigners owe us no loyalty and pay us no taxes. If there were such an obligation, we would be compelled to commence multiple wars immediately with Russia over Chechens, China over Tibetans and Uighurs, Burma over the Rohingya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo over tribal and ethnic killings which have surpassed 6 million, South Sudan for the massacre of non-Dinka tribes, Nigeria for brutalizing Christians and Biafrans, and North Korea for starving or otherwise oppressing its entire population. Humanitarian wars frequently kill more lives than are saved, as with our military interventions against Libya in 2011 and Somalia in 1992.
United States citizens who feel morally compelled to attempt the prevention of mass killings abroad are free to risk their lives or money towards that end in the manner of the 3,000 Americans who fought for the Loyalists against General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 under the banner of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
"Humanitarian" war is an oxymoron. All wars make legal what would otherwise be first degree murder, which can never be humanitarian.
MYTH 4. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is a moral or legal cornerstone of international peace and security.
The NPT reflects an international legal order in which the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must. It crowns five (5) nations with the exclusive rights to develop, possess, and deploy nuclear weapons: the United States, Russia, China, Britain, and France.
The five were not selected because of a demonstrated superiority in international morality or justice. The United States is the only nation that has ever used nuclear weapons. The United States and the Soviet Union brought the world to the edge of nuclear destruction during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. China's Mao Zedong blithely remarked in 1957: "I'm not afraid of nuclear war. There are 2.7 billion people in the world; it doesn't matter if some are killed. China has a population of 600 million; even if half of them are killed, there are still 300 million people left. I'm not afraid of anyone."
During the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur requested authority to use atomic weapons. He explained that he would drop 30-50 atomic bombs across the neck of Manchuria, and spread a belt of radioactive cobalt from the Sea of Japan to the Yellow Sea to insure that for 60 years there would be no land invasion of Korea from the North.
The United States, Russia, Great Britain, China, and France were the only nuclear-weapons states when the NPT was negotiated. They wished to maintain that military advantage over the rest of the world. Under the NPT, all non-nuclear weapons states are forced to assume a risk of nuclear obliteration that nuclear-weapons states do not. That asymmetry emboldens rather than discourages adventurism by the latter.
The key peace provision in the NPT has been flouted. Article VI requires nuclear-weapons states "to pursue negotiations in good faith...on a Treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control." No such negotiations have been forthcoming for nearly 50 years.
The NPT as an instrument of international peace is further weakened by Article VII's authorization to withdraw upon three months' notice. North Korea exercised this option in 2003, and is currently estimated to possess 10-15 nuclear warheads. Moreover, Israel, Pakistan, and India never signed the NPT, and have developed substantial nuclear arsenals.
In sum, the NPT is only an ornamental barrier to nuclear weapons proliferation.
MYTH 5. The United States is an indispensable nation. We are compelled by providence to play the role of world leader.
This is national narcissism at its apex, a modern version of "Manifest Destiny" that ignited the Mexican-American War and the slaughters of Native American Indians.
In playing the role of "world leader," the United States was responsible for millions of Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian civilian deaths during the Vietnam War. We inflicted further devastation on millions more with indiscriminate use of Agent Orange.
In playing the role of "indispensable" nation" since 9/11, we have been responsible for at least 1.3 million Muslim deaths according to a study conducted the Physicians for Social Responsibility. On Hillary Clinton's watch as Secretary of State, we turned Libya and South Sudan into Aceldamas. Our ongoing wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, and Libya have generated millions of refugees. On May 12, 1996, then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, a soulmate of Hillary Clinton, callously declared on CBS' "60 Minutes" sanctions against Saddam Hussein were "worth [the price]" of killing 500,000 Iraqi children.
Graveyards are filled with indispensable nations.
Follow Bruce Fein on Twitter: www.twitter.com/brucefeinesq
Original: Huffington Post


The Schleich Decorated Pegasus, Stallion from the Schleich World of Fantasy collection - Discounts on all Schleich Toys at Wonderland Models.
One of our favourite models in the Schleich Bayala range is the Decorated Pegasus, Stallion.
Schleich manufacture wonderful, amazingly accurate models of all sorts of subjects, particularly fantasy figures including this model of Decorated Pegasus, Stallion which can be complemented by any of the items in the Bayala Iloris and Arelan ranges.


The Master in Public Administration is an online NASPAA-accredited professional degree that prepares students for careers in public and nonprofit sectors. It is useful for both mid-career professionals looking to advance in their organizations and beginning career professionals seeking to develop public service careers.
Counties, School Districts, State Government, Supreme Court, Charitable Organizations, Trade or Professional Organizations, Business Firms, Contracting and Consulting Firms, Educational Institutions.
Personal Statement: Typed, minimum 300-word personal statement that briefly describes your career goals, aspirations, and timetable for completion of your proposed graduate studies.
Interview: Must contact Program Advisor.
Degree Plan for curriculum outline and catalog information.


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Hart to Hart - Flashback Favorites: 3-Episode DVD Collection
Compare at: $9.99 (70% off)
Hart to Hart was a hit ABC series ran for 5 successful seasons (1979-1984).
Stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as a rich couple who are always entagled in a exotic blend of mystery, intrigue, and adventure.
Created by best-selling novelist Sidney Sheldon, Hart To Hart stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a fabulously rich couple who always seem to find themselves entangled in an exotic blend of mystery, intrigue and adventure. Accompanied by their loyal servant Max (Lionel Sander), the smart and sexy twosome jet-set around the world, where they solve cases ranging from espionage to murder, in these episodes that mix excitement and danger... with justa dash of romance. The hit ABC series ran for 5 successful seasons from 1979-1984.
This "Flashback Favorites" DVD collection includes the first three episodes from Season 1 of the series, which include "Hart to Hart: (the pilot episode), "Hit Jennifer Hart" and "Passport to Murder".
The DVD also includes previews and an audio commentary track for the series' pilot episode featuring series stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Power, and writer/director Tom Mankiewicz.
- First 3 Episodes on 1 Disc
- Episodes Include: Hart to Hart/Pilot, Hit Jennifer Hart, and Passport to Murder
- Special Features: Audio Commentary for the Hart to Hart Pilot Episode featuring stars Robert Wagner, Stefanie Power, and writer/director Tom Mankiewicz, and Previews
- Format: DVD
- Language: English, Portuguese
- Subtitles: Portuguese
- Screen Format: Full Screen 1.33:1
- Region Code: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Audio: Dolby Digital
- Run Time: Approx. 195 Minutes
(1) TV Hart to Hart 3 episode video
Episodes from the past great to relive
6/7/2019 - Jeffrey T., AZ.
Riverdance - The Best of Riverdance DVD
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons Live In Concert DVD
Echoes of War DVD
12 Honeymoon Holidays DVD


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The year is 3050. The world has evolved and progressed into a very optimistic future. There were no apocalyptic events in the past. Technology is the best we can envision, which includes buildings, power & energy supply, and preservation of nature (greenery). Public transport vehicles are all self-driving and mostly flying. Land space on earth is usually used for nature (plants, animals, water bodies, etc.)
The Racing Fever
Communities are productive and wealthy with all necessities of life taken care of (food, water, power, education, etc.). People work only to support their hobbies. Needless to say, the most hard-working people are the ones with luxurious hobbies (i.e. collecting cars), and the most well-paid jobs are to fuel these hobbies (i.e. car racing). There are no roads on land like in 2020. Car racing is one of the main sports in 3050 (similar to horse racing in 2020).
The City Of Racing
The city of Ethermoor hosts the biggest racing events in the universe. The ancient city was created by racing enthusiasts and is built to promote the racing craze for the entire universe. Status, power, honor, and wealth are now earned through racing in the grand Nitro arena. In the middle of the city lies the main attraction, the grand racing arena. The best place in the universe to witness innovative cars and thrilling races. Drivers from around the world dream of getting a chance to race at the grand arena.
Society Structure
The known universe in 3050 is ruled by "The Supreme Six". These 6 nations have managed to live in harmony for centuries with an understanding of each other's differences. Any disputes that do arise are settled the old fashion way - a well-executed sports tournament. The most popular of these sports is car racing, and the best events are hosted in the city of Ethermoor at the Nitro Arena.
The players are divided into clans that are part of a nation. Nations are known for their unique racing skills and technology. There can be any number of clans in each nation registered by real-world Nitro Elders. To race in the Nitro League, players must join a clan. Players are rewarded a badge (rank system) by the clan based on their Reputation Points (RP). Players can switch nations or clans at any time; however, switching nations or clans have consequences (like losing nation/clan-specific attribute bonuses and locations).
When players win matches, they earn RP from the matches and lose it when they don't perform. If the player reaches a certain tier/rank and stops playing the game, there would be a decay in RP which would be demoting the player's account to help other active players reach higher tiers.
Nitro League offers some of the most exotic futuristic NFT cars the world has ever seen. All cars in our game universe are built for racing and can be traded in real-world NFT marketplaces. The designs are inspired by different eras, starting from the year 2020 up to the year 3050.
The value of any car can be gauged by its rarity - Common, Uncommon, Rare, Special, and Legendary. Common cars are cheaper to buy and don't perform as well in races; whereas, rare cars are produced in lesser numbers, are more expensive, and perform better in races. Players can customize their cars for the race conditions with different components to influence the outcome of the computer-simulated races.
There are 6 main car classes derived from the unique talent and technologies offered by "the Supreme Six" nations. Each class comes with its unique advantage on the race track giving attribute bonuses for Reputation, Speed, Acceleration, Handling, and Durability.
ALPHA CLASS
Produced during the year 1900 to 2020, this class includes 4-wheel vehicles that are street, sports, rally, and drag cars. These are the original designs, the leaders of the pack, that inspired all the models to follow for years to come. The cars in this class have been winning for over a thousand years, breeding confidence, and naturally gaining people's trust. The designs have been extremely charismatic, charming, and intimidating on the race tracks since the beginning. This class is suited for the strong-willed who believe that nothing can stand in their way.
Reputation: ★★★★★
Speed: ★★★★☆
Acceleration: ★★★★☆
Handling: ★★★☆☆
Durability: ★★★★☆
BETA CLASS
Produced during the year 1950 to 2050, this class includes 4-wheel vehicles that are street, sports, rally, and drag cars. Although very similar to Alpha class vehicles, Beta class vehicles were designed to be safer, stronger, and long-lasting with exceptionally better handling. They are friendlier looking on the race track, and not as intimidating; hence, overshadowed by the reputation of Alpha class. This class is suited for reserved players who believe that defense is their best offense.
Reputation: ★★★☆☆
Handling: ★★★★★
GAMMA CLASS
Produced during the year 2500 to 3050, this class includes 2 to 3 wheel vehicles that are rocket, bike, and bullet-style. These vehicles are made for adventurous journeys and constant exploration. They possess the capability to create their own path on the race tracks due to their slim size and skillful aero-dynamics. The vehicles in this class are fully aware of their surroundings and can make quick moves to stun their opponents. These vehicles are vulnerable to being pushed around by other classes due to their lightweight design. This class is suited for independent players who believe in quick take-offs and always rush to the finish line while keeping their distance from other racers.
Reputation: ★★★★☆
Acceleration: ★★★★★
Handling: ★★★★☆
Durability: ★★★☆☆
OMEGA CLASS
Produced since the year 3000, this class includes hover vehicles that are street, sports, and muscle cars. This class hasn't been around for a long time, but it has the fastest vehicles the world has ever seen. The hover cars are the most technologically advanced piece of machinery ever invented and can withstand any criticism from old-timers about having no wheels. Having so much speed does give them a slight disadvantage in terms of their poor handling on the race tracks. With artificial intelligence controlling most functions, the vehicles in this class are the most calculated and evolved on the race track. This class is suited for the self-assured nerds who are driven by performance and enjoy the action more than the rewards.
Speed: ★★★★★
DELTA CLASS
Produced since the year 2020, this class includes F1-style vehicles that are 4-wheelers, 3-wheelers, 2-wheelers, and hover cars. These vehicles have been around for as long as the Alpha class and produced up to recent times (year 3050); however, their looks have not been changed very much, making them very deceptive on the race track. They are very agile when racing and can overtake opponents in the blink of an eye. To prove their mad skills; however, they are self-sabotaging by nature. Even the slightest nudge from any other class can make them go flying off the race track. This class is suited for the old-timers who believe that F1 cars are the best thing that ever happened to racing.
SIGMA CLASS
Produced in the year 3000, this class includes 4-wheel vehicles that are street, sports, rally, muscle, and drag cars. Although fairly new, the reputation of vehicles in this class is a rockstar and is thought to surpass that of Alpha class in the future. Similar to the Omega class, Sigma is also the most technologically advanced class in the world. The vehicles are known for their artificial intelligence providing very calculated and evolved skills on the race tracks. Sigma has come up with some of the most exotic futuristic car designs the world has ever seen, along with the most well-balanced racing attributes. This class is suited for the cunning racers who are confident in their skills and don't like playing by the rules.
Nitro League offers a wide selection of drivers to choose from. Selecting the right driver for a race is just as important as the car to win any event. Players can own multiple drivers (NFTs) in their inventory and choose the one best suited for each race.
Driver traits set them apart from each other and affect the outcome of the race. These traits include passion, confidence, mood, reaction time, and risk-taking. The more you train with a driver, the better they perform in races. Drivers do get tired which affects their mood inversely, so players can relax their drivers by taking them to a spa or club.
Car Upgrades
There Are 3 Types Of Car Upgrades Available In The Game.
Power-ups
PERFORMANCE PARTS:
Each car is made up of 8 different performance parts - Engine, Spoiler, Tires/Hover Disks, Breaks, Booster Kit, Hood, Air Intake, and Exhaust. Car parts can be upgraded to give an attribute bonus to the car. Cars with better parts have a higher chance of winning races. Car parts are NFT assets that can be sold separately or bundled with the car.
Car decorations can be upgraded to give a reputation bonus to the car, and visual styling/personalization. Cars with better decorations have a higher chance of selling at a better value in the marketplace. Decorations are NFT assets that can be sold separately or bundled with the car.
Power-ups (boosters) are consumable items and are used once per race. A player can own many boosters; however, they can only choose to use 2 boosters in a single race.
Driver Upgrades
Nitro League offers beautiful accessories to personalize your driver. These accessories are not just for show, they also improve your chances of winning the race. Each trait of a driver gets upgraded with helmets, jackets, gloves, and boots. These accessories come in different rarities and can be used by any driver.
Car Fusion
Fusion Cloning is one of the most sought-after activities in the game. It is performed to produce new unique vehicles in the game which are faster and more valuable than the genesis cars. To perform fusion, the player must own the 2 genesis cars required for fusion, as well as other requirements stated on the blueprints rewarded to the player.
Requirements To Clone A Car Through Fusion:
Required number of blueprint cards (awarded in races and other activities).
Required XP and RP level.
2 cars (blueprint will state which 2 cars can be fused).
Car fusion pod. Can be unlocked in the garage.
Robot - to carry out the fusion process.
Credit tokens (awarded in races, events, and other activities).
Nitro Tokens
Time - Fusion can take a few days depending on the model.
Fusion Cloning Result
The 2 original cars used for fusion will be destroyed (burnt).
The 1 new car (fusion clone) will be produced of higher rarity with basic attributes better than the 2 parent cars.
The garage is a very high-tech laboratory-type personal space. It has robotic machinery and digital controls all over. The player will spend most of the time in their garage, which will feature mini-games, car upgrades, store, social activities, notifications, asset showcase, and much more.
CAR FUSION: Get rid of your old unwanted cars to create something faster, better, stronger, and unique.
LOOT BOX & DAILY REWARDS: Players can log into the garage daily to claim various rewards offered in the game like credit tokens, power-ups, fuel, etc.
MANAGE UPGRADES: Manage your cars and car upgrades (performance parts, decorations, boosters).
MANAGE INVENTORY: Store assets (parts, fuel, blueprints, wallpapers, etc) in the inventory. Inventory items are visible in the 3D space and also manageable through an interactive menu.
NFT CAR PARKING: Manage your NFT car collection in the garage parking slots, which can be upgraded to add more slots.
NFT ASSET DISPLAYS: NFT assets (car parts, trophies, etc.) are showcased on fancy displays, and also accessible through the inventory menu.
MANAGE ROBOT: Get a robot companion in the garage who will help you out with various tasks in the garage.
NAVIGATION MENUS: Click on futuristic monitors to open up different menus and view information for racer profile, car, club, leaderboard, achievements, etc.
VISIT FRIENDS: Invite friends to view your garage and assets, hang out in their garage online and leave them a rating.
BUY BIGGER GARAGE: You can buy a new NFT garage (with more parking slots and shelf space).
PERSONALIZE YOUR SPACE: Acquire NFTs to decorate your garage. The collection includes sofa sets, car pods, robot huts, display shelves, workbenches, wallpapers, floor tilings, car parking decorations, plantation, and much more.
Nitro League provides one of the best motorsports management game experiences on the blockchain. There are several racing events held on the 6 islands of Nitro Prime. Players can evaluate the conditions of each race (track, weather, etc.) and equip the best suited NFTs (car, drivers, upgrades, power-ups, etc.) to dominate other players in the race and win big rewards.
Nitro League Offers 3 Different Racing Modes For Its Community.
Free-to-Play Mode: Practice your strategy and get recognized.
Solo Events: Play-to-Earn as an independent player.
Team Events: Play-to-Earn by joining a winning team.
The whole objective of the game is to know which items in your inventory are best suited for the race conditions in a specific event. There are a whole range of NFT items available on the marketplace including cars, car upgrades, drivers, driver accessories, power-ups, and pit robots. All of these NFT assets come in different rarities, so keeping a combination of assets that compliment each other for suitable events is a sure way to dominate the race tracks.
Several exciting race tracks are available in the game to challenge and entertain the players. Races will have to make educated decisions about which car, driver, and car components to use depending on the race track. Following are some of the track features that will affect the outcome of the race.
Material (asphalt, concrete, fiber, rubber, limestone, etc.)
Straight stretches (drag opportunities)
Twists & Turns (drifting opportunities)
Jumps (airtime opportunities)
Obstacles (damage probability)
Booster strips (power-up advantage)
Depending on which island the race event is held on, the weather will vary drastically. Players that possess the best knowledge of how these conditions affect the race will have a better chance of winning.
There are 6 main weather conditions that an event can have - sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, snowy, and foggy. Players must choose suitable tires for rain, suitable headlights for better visibility in fog, and durable cars for windy conditions. Taking a hover car in a windy race can end up in undesirable results.
Skill-based Racing
This is where the Play-to-Earn excitement really begins. Players get to drive their NFT cars on the track and race against each other. The game provides many opportunities for racers to show off their driving skills and dominate other players on the leaderboard. The ones who succeed get big rewards and recognition.
Free-to-Play Mode: Practice your driving skills and get recognized.
Single Player Time Trials Mode: Play-to-Earn as an independent player in time trail races.
Single Player Head to Head Mode: Play-to-Earn as an independent player in head to head multiplayer races.
Team Time Trials Mode: Play-to-Earn as a team in time trail races.
Team Head to Head Mode: Play-to-Earn as a team in head to head multiplayer races.
Race Preparation
Races will be held on different islands presenting different weather conditions.
The tracks are generated specially for each event and will have different twists and turns, straight stretches, jumps, obstacles, etc.
Players will prepare for the race by selecting a suitable car, driver, upgrades, and power-ups for the race.
Cars have a cooldown period, so they cannot participate in back to back races.
There is a cooldown reset card available in the game which can be used to instantly make any car available for the race. These cards are rewarded within the game and can be purchased from the store.
It will cost players Fuel to enter a race which is rewarded in game and available in store.
The Sprint
During the countdown, players will be able to perform burnout to get a perfect start. Races are sprints from start to finish with checkpoints in between. Players can turn left and right, brake, and drift. Players can drive over booster strips to fill up their speed boost bar and use it at the right moment to overtake opponents. Players can take cliff jumps and ramp jumps to fill up their speed booster bar. Players have to avoid obstacles on the track in order to avoid damage.
Event & Tournaments
Players will compete in events to ultimately see who is the best driver in the metaverse and win rewards accordingly. Players can enter free events with smaller rewards using their free cars; however, they must own a premium NFT car to enter events with bigger rewards. Players' performance in races determines their ranking on the Daily event leaderboard, yielding prizes.
Players with high scores in the Daily events will be invited to race in the Weekly tournaments, where top players are promoted to a higher rank based on their skill (RP level). At the end of every season, top-scoring players in the tournaments are invited to compete against top players in the quarterly "Championship event" with a HUGE audience and HUGE rewards.
Following Are The Type Of Events Available In Nitro League:
Weekly tournaments
Season championships
Owning land on Nitro Prime is a revenue-generating business. This is because a portion of the revenue generated from the races that take place on an island is distributed to the landowners of that island. The more land plots you own, the more revenue you earn per race. There are 6 islands on the planet offering a total of 60,200 land NFTs in different sizes and locations.
Land NFTs will be available for sale in drops of 500-1,000 plots. The genesis drop of Land NFTs for one of the islands is scheduled for release this summer.
Land is a very valuable NFT item that allows for flexible ways of earning money based on the interests of the land owner. Following are some of the ways a land NFT can be utilized:
RACE EARNINGS: A portion of the revenue earned from the races on the island will go to the landowners of the island. A higher stake of land will result in higher returns.
RESERVED SPOTS IN RACING EVENTS: Owning land will give you access to reserved slots in each event.
EXCLUSIVE LAND OWNER RACES: There will be special events that only landowners can participate in.
IN-GAME SERVICES: Landowners can provide services for in-game activities. For example, players can take their drivers to relax at the communal spaces.
CAR SHOWROOMS: Landowners can sell digital or real-world assets through their land. Landowners can sell NFT assets from famous content creators by organizing events on their land and keep commission on the sales.
SOCIAL EVENTS (CAR MEETS): Landowners can organize social events (hangout places). For example, concerts, car meets, weddings, streamer events, parties, etc. ADVERTISING: Landowners can run advertisements from sponsors.
RENT: Landowners can rent out their land or properties if they don't want to manage the activities for monetizing the land themselves.
RETAIL SERVICES: Landowners can create stores and charge a fee for special avatar and car customization services like tire shops, paint shops, repair shops, hair salons, clothing stores, etc.
Players can purchase buildings and structures to personalize their living space. There are several types of customizable building NFTs available in Nitro Prime. The type of building you can place on the land depends entirely on how big your plot is.
Small plots can accommodate small houses, condos, lodges, garages, etc.
Medium plots can accommodate large villas, small stores, car museums, etc.
Large plots can accommodate apartment complexes, guild towers, resorts, etc.
Communal Spaces
Communal Space provides common services to the players for relaxation, fitness, socialization, etc. Communal spaces are owned by guilds and clans, who will charge a fee for their services. The initial communal spaces that will be released on the Nitro Prime will include clubhouses, pool areas, fitness centers, game rooms, concert halls, shopping malls, parks, etc.
There are 82 unique landmark NFTs that will be released in the game. Guilds, clans, or players can own landmarks. Land closer to famous landmarks will have a higher value. Landmarks will consist of monuments, castles, bridges, observation points, and other architectural wonders. These landmarks once existed on Earth and have been transported to Nitro Prime in their ruined state as a reminder for the importance of peace. Some of the landmarks you will find in the game are Eiffel tower, Burj al Arab, Colosseum, Statue of liberty, Taj Mahal, Leaning Tower of Pisa, etc.
Production factories will truly decentralize the game by letting the community build the Nitro world. Factories will be owned by players or guilds to produce their own NFT assets including cars, drivers, props, tracks, buildings, etc. There will be a total of 200 factory plots on Nitro Prime. You can get access to a factory by directly purchasing the plot or leasing it for a fixed period of time.
Production limits are controlled by distribution of production tokens. Landowners are rewarded production tokens for taking part in various activities in the game. These production tokens can be traded with Factory owners to increase their production capacity. Factory owners will be able to monetize through the initial sale of their NFTs, transaction fees, sponsorships, transportation fees, fusion fees, and much more.
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1- Download app
Download the latest version from the official site (https://nitroleague.com/download-app). Install Game
2- Install Game
Once the app file is downloaded, you will be prompted to install the APK file. (To install the application, your phone has to allow the installation of unknown apps. You can find the toggle button to "install unknown apps" from the Security or Settings menu of your phone.)
3- Login to the Game with TerraVirtua Account
Once the game is installed, you can open the game. Once you see a login screen on game startup, congrats, the game is successfully installed! Sign in with your TerraVirtua account. If you don't have it yet you can create one here and get your first Nitro League NFT car.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Broadway; $16.00; 400 pages)
This begins as an excellent biography of a woman who might have remained unknown but for a miracle of medicine. "At the age of twenty-one, Henrietta stared through the train window at rolling hills and wide-open bodies of water for the first time, heading toward a new life." Henrietta Lacks died in 1951 of cervical cancer but her cells are still alive. To be exact, only her cancer cells continue to live but they may live for up to 100 years if frozen. They are the so-called HeLa cells that are used by researchers throughout the world to advance the knowledge of how to fight and halt disease.
Author Rebecca Skloot has taken on the challenge of melding a family's story with a tale of medicine and law. The personal story is engaging and quite well done. The reader will come to feel that he or she not only becomes acquainted with Henrietta Lacks, but also her late daughter Deborah, and her other children and grandchildren. And, as Skloot gracefully notes, they are quite beautiful grandchildren.
This reader felt the telling was less effective when addressing the medical and legal issues. That's because the case is made that Henrietta's cells were, in effect, stolen from her by Johns Hopkins Hospital. Yet once you've read through two-thirds of the book, you learn that Hopkins explicitly met the medical research standards (and the legal requirements) of the day. Indeed, it was a different time. A relation of this reviewer gave consent for a cancer biopsy in 1950 in a northern California hospital. Only later did the relative learn that her stomach cells were only removed in California; the cell slides were mailed to Johns Hopkins for the medical research and analysis.
There's also an apparent contradiction in the events. We're told repeatedly that Henrietta did not consent to having her cells used for medical research. Yet, her husband did authorize an autopsy and there's also a reference to a death-bed conversation during which Henrietta was said to have told a physician that she was pleased that others might benefit from an examination of her cancerous cell tissues. But even if this conversation never happened, the law at the time was what it was.
The author tells us that the rights of research subjects were largely unprotected until 1966. Yes, and this means that a lot of time is spent reviewing and debating the medical morality of an earlier time. It is a moot point.
Henrietta's daughter Deborah is the appealing figure in this account. She is the family member who argued – passionately and perhaps appropriately – that one cannot hold yesterday's medical professionals to today's ethical and moral standards. Deborah, in fact, jumps off the pages of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as the person who is brought back to life in the telling.
The descendents of Henrietta Lacks have never benefited from the use of her cells, leaving aside the issue of whether they were properly appropriated. They have not received any money, and although HeLa cells are sold for medical research, the family does not have health care. This is truly a shame, an injustice, and it is hoped that Skloot's account will – in highlighting this issue – change things.
Henrietta Lacks deserves to be remembered, as does Deborah Lacks. Rebecca Skloot has provided the tombstone that Henrietta's family could never afford. This true account is at its best when paying tribute to a woman whose life, in death, has benefited countless individuals worldwide.
It is encouraging to hope and think (and perhaps pray) that this account will result in a better life for the children, beautiful grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Henrietta and Deborah Lacks. That would be the greatest tribute of all.
This book was purchased by the reviewer.
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This reader felt the telling was less effective when addressing the medico-legal issues. That's because the case is made that Henrietta's cells were, in effect, stolen from her by Johns Hopkins Hospital. Yet once you've read through two-thirds of the book, you learn that Hopkins explicitly met the medical research standards (and the legal requirements) of the day. Indeed, it was a much different time. A relation of this reviewer gave consent for a cancer biopsy in 1950 in a northern California hospital. Only later did the relative learn that her stomach cells were only removed in California; the cell slides were mailed to Johns Hopkins for the medical research and analysis.
There's also an apparent contradiction in the events. We're told repeatedly that Henrietta did not consent to having her cells used for medical research. Yet, her husband did authorize an autopsy and there's also a reference to a death-bed conversation during which Henrietta was said to have told a physician that she was pleased that others might benefit from an examination of her cancerous cell tissues. But even if this conversation never happened, the law at the time was what it was. The author tells us that the rights of research subjects were largely unprotected until 1966. Yes, and this means that a lot of time is spent reviewing and debating the medical morality of an earlier time. It is a moot point.
Henrietta's daughter Deborah is the appealing figure in this account. She is the family member who argued – passionately and perhaps appropriately – that one cannot hold yesterday's medical professionals to today's ethical and moral standards. Deborah, in fact, jumps off the pages of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as the person who is brought back to life in the writing.
The descendents of Henrietta Lacks have never benefited from the use of her cells, leaving aside the issue of whether they were properly appropriated. They have not received any money, and although HeLa cells are sold for medical research, the family does not have health care. This is truly a shame, an injustice, and it is hoped that Skloot's account will – in highlighting this case – change things.
Reprinted courtesy of the New York Journal of Books.
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