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__label__wiki	0.564773	0.564773	Russell Arnott on oceans, conservation and what you can do to help [Interview] Arnott's is an oceanographer and an educational presenter for WhaleFest by Jess Gray 20th January 2017 On 19 January, we reported that more and more dolphins and whales are mysteriously washing up on Cornwall’s beaches. 25 dolphins were recorded in the first two weeks of January alone. This isn’t an isolate case and is something that is increasingly occurring across the world. It is one of the many reasons why ocean conservation is so important today. To find out more about oceans, key issues and next steps, we got in touch with Russell Arnott. He’s an educational consultant and presenter for WhaleFest—one of Europe’s largest whale and dolphin conservation events that seeks to educate people of all ages about ocean conservation. Here’s what he had to say: 1. Tell us about Whale Fest. Why did you get involved? I encountered WhaleFest as a result of speaking at Sunday Assembly Brighton (a non-religious community that aims to live better, help often and wonder more). One of the WhaleFest volunteers saw my talk and suggested that I might want to be involved in WhaleFest as I was an oceanographer. At the 2014 event I only took part in the career speed-dating event but was so blown away by the scale of the event and the passion of everyone involved that I wanted to play a bigger part. So the following year, I ended up running the “Experts and Artefacts” kids science zone. At the time, I was working as a secondary science teacher but decided to quit to work with WhaleFest full time. 2. What are some of the key challenges ocean conservationists are facing? The biggest challenge has got to be climate change—from the introduction of foreign species, to ocean acidification through to coral bleaching and an increase in storm intensity. The impact is going to be big on many, many levels. Then of course there’s the whole ocean plastics issue. But, plastic is an amazing substance which is why it’s everywhere and so it’s important not to demonise the substance but rather the way humans use it. 3. How is education fundamental to tackling these? Education is the key. It is unbelievable that we have people in the UK that live 10 minutes from the coast but have never seen the sea. It shocks me that it is hardly touched upon in the national curriculum. As a result, we are educating generation after generation of children that have no idea how important the oceans are to our very way of life. My long-term aim in doing marine science outreach is to get the oceans taught in schools across Europe. 4. What are some of the weirdest questions you’ve had to answer during a talk? I mainly get the whole “what would win in a fight?” kind of question. I was once asked what was the best sea creature to have a child with. Obviously further clarification was required; it turned out the kid asking the question wanted to know what sea creature would make the best human-animal hybrid. I told him that I thought a shark-boy would be pretty cool. 5. What have you got planned for your talk at The Telegraph Outdoor Show? I’m doing three to four different talks each day. Each one is 20 minutes long and designed to be fun and informative for all ages. I’ve got one about ‘My Favourite Whale’ and another about what I think the ‘Best Animal Ever is’ (hint: it’s not a whale!). I’ve got another talk about the problem and solutions for ocean plastics. And finally, I’ve got one about my research into plankton; it talks about how cool they are and how important they are but no one knows! Speaking with a young audience member about sharks. Photo: SharkFest 6. What can everyone do to reduce their impact on the oceans? There’s lots of quick and easy things everyone can do. To reduce the impact of climate change, it’s simply a case off switching of lights, turning down the heating, driving less and trying to eat less meat. To reduce ocean plastics, it’s important that people are aware of the plastic waste they produce and try to recycle where possible. Drinking straws should be banned! More pressure needs to put on companies that manufacture goods in non recyclable plastic, while the government should put more efforts into promoting biodegradable plastics and offering incentives for companies to recycling plastics. 7. What’s in the pipeline for 2017? I’ve just started a PhD in Plankton Dynamics at Bath University’s Water Environment Infrastructure Resilience (WEIR) unit so that’s where most of my time is focused. Bath is a really exciting university to be a part of as public engagement and outreach is high on their agenda. I’m also starting to film a series of educational videos at the National Oceanography Centre for WhaleFest’s educational outreach arm, Incredible Oceans. Find out more about WhaleFest. Find out more about Arnott’s talk at the upcoming Telegraph Outdoor Show. Posted in: Nature Tagged: Environment\| Environmental Conservation\| Interview\| Oceans Latest in Nature This photo of a seabird feeding its chick a cigarette butt must inspire lasting change ‘The baby needs to become a poster child for change.’ UK roadside turned into 8-mile ‘river of flowers’ to help support wildlife The re-wilding effort, by Rotherham council, is in response to a long-running campaign by the wildflower conservation charity Plantlife. Juvenile Arctic fox recorded trekking from Norway to Canada across the polar ice pack The epic journey, equating to an average speed of just over 46 kilometres per day, has left scientists ‘speechless’. UK inventor creates ‘bee saviour’ cards that fit in your wallet and revive exhausted bees The credit-card-sized device has three refillable ‘cells’ which contain sugar solution for bees. Speed camera triggered by fast-flying pigeon in Germany ‘Stop the pigeon!’ Slurpee waves: Incredible photos capture nearly frozen waves off the coast of Nantucket These photos of partially frozen waves crashing against the shore look like something out of the new Frozen 2 trailer. Could Brexit help UK wildlife by uniting farmers and conservationists? A new Agriculture Bill details that UK farmers and land managers will be paid for ‘public goods’ after Brexit. Thousands take part in ‘The People’s Walk for Wildlife‘ calling for an end to the ‘war on wildlife’ in the UK The walk was accompanied by the delivery of a radical manifesto, co-edited by TV presenter Chris Packham, to Downing Street. Should we approach wildlife conservation differently following the death of the last male northern white rhino? Why has it taken until the effective extinction of this ancient lineage of giants for people to care? Blue Planet II — A spectacularly useless documentary? "As awe-inspiring as this documentary is, it does little to aid in the conservation of real nature," argues Nicholas Harvey. Timelapse of spider making a web shows one of nature’s most unappreciated wonders You may think spiders are creepy, but you'll see them differently after this. You can see right through this deep sea ‘glass’ squid You've probably never seen a squid quite like the cockatoo squid.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1766
__label__wiki	0.561696	0.561696	Bowlarama: California Bowling Architecture 1954-1964, A+D Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles The A+D Architecture and Design Museum in southern California is focused exclusively on progressive architecture, design and urbanism. Their current exhibition, Bowlarama: California Bowling Architecture 1954-1964, brings a new insight into the art of the recreation centre, exploring the architecture and technology that created a new version of this in the 1950s and reinvented the sport of bowling. Dating back for hundreds of years, bowling was a very male-dominated sport in the early 20th century, and bowling lanes could most often be found in the back of shabby saloons. Originally balls were returned and pins reset by young men operating behind the lanes but the widespread use of the automatic pinsetter and other new technologies in the 1950s gave rise to a host of elaborate new centres in the suburbs that catered to a family audience. Californian architects created increasingly lavish pin palaces that included fine restaurants, sumptuous cocktail lounges, and live entertainment under eye-catching roofs and dramatic modern architecture. Through rarely seen photographs, drawings, and original artifacts, the A+D Architecture and Design Museum offers a peek into this lost world of extreme architecture. The exhibition looks back with nostalgia at a time when one in four Americans considered themselves bowlers, when glitzy 50-lane pleasure palaces were open 24 hours a day, and to a decade which experienced the decadent leisure lifestyle of Bowlarama. Bowlarama: California Bowling Architecture 1954-1964, until 11 May, 2014, A+D Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles, California, www.aplusd.org. 1. HolidayBowl, copyright Jack Laxer. Degrees of Uncertainty Concerned with observing the world, Kevin Cooley captures a profound and intense mood through his treatment of light, colour and object. Islamic Art Now: Contemporary Art of the Middle East, LACMA, LA In recent years, the parameters of Islamic art have expanded to include contemporary works by artists from or with roots in the Middle East. Redefining the Lens Representations of pop, advertising, psychology and autobiography through the eyes of photographer Anne Collier.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1769
__label__wiki	0.942619	0.942619	Southwest doesn’t plan to use Boeing Max jets until August By David Koenig / Associated Press Published: Friday, April 12th, 2019 at 2:10pm Updated: Friday, April 12th, 2019 at 4:18pm FILE - In this March 23, 2019 file photo a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft lands at the Southern California Logistics Airport in the high desert town of Victorville, Calif. Southwest is removing flights with the troubled Boeing 737 Max aircraft from its schedule through Aug. 5, a period that includes the peak of the airline's busy summer travel season. The company did not specify how many flights would be cancelled because of the new schedule. (AP Photo/Matt Hartman, File) DALLAS — Southwest Airlines customers relaxing on Thursday evening got an email that may mean their summer vacation could be more stressful and expensive than they planned. Southwest, the biggest operator of Boeing jets, is removing the grounded 737 Max from its schedule until at least Aug. 5, well past the peak of the summer high season. Company President Tom Nealon wrote in his email that the airline is taking the Max out of its schedule two months longer than previously planned to reduce the need for last-minute changes during the summer travel season. The decision, he wrote, would make the schedule more reliable. Other airlines are likely to follow Southwest’s example, putting pressure on Boeing to finish fixing software on an anti-stall system implicated in two deadly crashes. Last month, Boeing and federal officials said privately that the company would finish its work before the end of March. Instead, it was delayed by an unexpected problem that Boeing hasn’t fully described, and the company is now aiming to complete its work by late April. Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said the company’s pilots have flown 96 test flights totaling 160 hours with the new software and will operate more in the coming weeks to prove that the fix works. The changes must be submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration for approval. Foreign regulators including those in Europe and China will then do their own reviews — significant because foreign airlines account for about 85% of Max orders, according to analysts for financial services firm Cowen. It remains uncertain how willing passengers will be to board the Max after crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed all 346 people on board. “The general flying public seems to be asking more questions about the airplane than they have with prior fleet groundings,” said Goldman Sachs analyst Noah Poponak, referring to the 2013 grounding of Boeing 787s because of overheating lithium-ion battery packs. The 787 survived and became a hit with airlines and passengers. FAA officials including acting chief Daniel Elwell met in Washington with representatives from Southwest, American and United and their pilot unions. An FAA spokesman said they went over the early findings from the two crash investigations, upcoming changes in the Max software, and pilot training for those changes. Elwell promised that the agency would be transparent about decisions to clear the plane to fly. American Airlines 737 pilot Dennis Tajer, who was in the meeting, said unions pushed for a stronger pilot-training program including troubleshooting items only indirectly related to the anti-stall software. He said FAA seemed receptive. “This will not be a minimum-training event to just get by,” he said. The longer the Max planes sit on the ground, the more money airlines lose. Southwest already figures that just the first three weeks the Max had been grounded, along with other setbacks, cut the airline’s first-quarter revenue by $150 million. Southwest has been canceling about 90 flights a day because its 34 Max jets have been grounded since mid-March. Spokesman Chris Mainz said the new schedule eliminates about 160 daily flights to assure customers that it will operate the flights they booked. That is 4% of Southwest’s 4,000 daily flights during summer. Still, unless the airline finds replacement planes quickly — and that can be a complicated process — Southwest will scrap about 10,000 flights that could have carried nearly 1.8 million people between now and early August. American Airlines doesn’t expect its 24 Max jets to be flying before June 5, and it too is canceling about 90 flights a day. United Airlines, with 14 Max planes, says it is shuffling its fleet and mostly covering flights that were scheduled with the Max in mind. Without those planes, travelers will have fewer flights to choose from, and fewer planes to carry passengers whose flights are canceled for other reasons such as bad weather. There could also be fewer fare sales. “Travelers who have not already booked their summer reservations may end up paying a slightly higher airfare,” said Henry Harteveldt, a travel-industry analyst with Atmosphere Research Group, “but it’s not going to be the summer from hell.” Harteveldt said he expects airlines that don’t have Max jets — a list that includes Delta, JetBlue, Alaska and Spirit — will court travelers with price-cutting. The cost of the Max crisis to Boeing also rises the longer the plane is grounded and jets coming off the assembly line pile up around Seattle. With aircraft orders booming, Boeing shares have soared for more than two years, although they dropped about 14% from March 1 through Friday’s close. Most of Wall Street has expressed confidence that Boeing can fix the Max quickly and regain momentum. Poponak, the Goldman Sachs analyst, said however there is a risk that Boeing orders could suffer for the next few years. He said some airlines seemed to view the Airbus competitor, the A320neo series, as superior, and some aircraft-leasing companies faced a challenge to place the Max with airline customers. Since its launch in 2017, the Max had emerged as Boeing’s best-selling jet. Fewer than 400 have been delivered, but about 4,600 are on order. However, the company took no new orders for the Max in March — not even before the March 10 crash in Ethiopia — and only 10 in the first three months of the year, down from 112 in the same period last year. It could be that airlines interested in the plane had already placed orders. Boeing stopped deliveries and announced last week that it was cutting production of 737s from 52 to 42 a month. Airlines in China and Norway have said they want compensation for their grounded planes. While other airlines have kept silent, analysts expect Boeing will make concessions that could total hundreds of millions of dollars. The Chicago-based company also faces a growing number of lawsuits by families of the crash victims. Boeing hasn’t provided numbers on the financial impact from the Max crisis. David Koenig can be reached at http://twitter.com/airlinewriter Most Recent Biz News	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1775
__label__cc	0.628392	0.371608	The Fringe \| Conspiracy, News, Politics, and Fun Forum! > Community Area > General Discussion > The Theory of Epigenetics Full Version: The Theory of Epigenetics sivil Epigenetic theory is a principle expounded on by psychologist Erik Erikson that claims that personality develops in eight predetermined stages. This theory draws heavily upon some of Sigmund Freud's theories concerning the superego, ego and id. Erikson's theory outlined eight stages of personality development, arguing that each stage depended on reaching a balance between concepts. The concepts for each stage were trust versus mistrust, autonomy versus shame or doubt, initiative versus guilt, industry versus inferiority, identity versus role confusion, intimacy versus isolation, generativity versus stagnation and integrity versus despair. Cite: https://www.reference.com/world-view/epi...169b9cafc0 Perhaps the main point for epigenetics is that without the right genetics (coding sequences) there will be no epigenetics. This does need to be made clear—genetics and epigenetics are not alternatives (see later). So I am not yet convinced that “epigenetics” (as suggested in fig. 1 of Skinner 2015) is really more fundamental/basic that genomes and DNA sequences. There is now good evidence for several aspects of epigenetics in all the main subgroups of eukaryotes (Penny et al. 2014); though we do need some additional information to increase our confidence here. So maybe the figure 1 of Skinner just needs updating? There is no evidence whether genetics (sequences) or epigenetics came first—though that does not seem to inhibit strongly held beliefs. So first, epigenetics depends on having the right genetics—the right enzymes, so in that sense it is part of genetics and inheritance. For example, without the ability to methylate cytosine, or to modify histones (in eukaryotes), epigenetics as we know it would not be possible. In a recent publication (Penny et al. 2014) we point this out, and suggest that epigenetics must at least be a general (ancestral) feature of eukaryotes. Epigenetics includes methylation (of both DNA and histones), acetylation, and phosphorylation. One of the main uncertainties in eukaryotes has been the Excavates as to whether they had epigenetics, but some aspects (especially acetylation) certainly appear to occur in the Excavate group, such as in Giardia (Sonda et al. 2010), and histone lysine acetylation plays an essential role in regulating the life cycle from cyst to trophozoite. Acetylation has also been characterized in Plasmodium (Trenholme et al. 2014) and Entamoeba (Ramakrishnan et al. 2004). DNA methylation is known in many diverse eukaryotes from mammals to nematodes to ciliates, where methylation and hydroxymethylation are involved in DNA elimination (summarized in Yi 2012). Devanapally et al. (2015) have now identified ds-RNA going into the germ-line, and there are interesting developments (Jiméneza et al. 2015) about circuits of interactions of proteins. Davis et al. (2013) have shown that bacterial cells also have epigenetics, but still we must have the right genetics in order to have epigenetics. So I certainly agree with Skinner (2015) that epigenetics must always be considered in inheritance, and so we are still learning about heredity (including epigenetics). Cite: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494054/ The alterntive to preformation is epigenesis. We owe the term to Aristotle, who used the example of making a net as an analogy of how epigenesis generates organisms rather than preforming them. Indeed, with the benefit of hindsight we can now see that this was a wonderfully apt analogy, given the fact that DNA spells out instructions for stringing together amino acids, whose patterns of folding determine many of the characteristics of the proteins they form. Looked at this way, you could indeed see the organism as a tightly woven net of proteins. Certainly, this view is much more accurate than that of seeing it as material which has been printed from a ready-made template as preformationism did. Think of the difference between a woven tartan and a printed one: the former corresponds to epigenesis, the latter to preformation. The blank slate dogma of development, so popular in the twentieth century as a denial of genetics, was also preformationist in the sense that it saw the child’s mind as imprinted material—certainly not as woven in any sense. Furthermore, preformationist caricatures of development like that quoted just now in relation to innate sex differences also served DNA denial because they made the counter claims of genetics seem absurd. But single genes can and do determine complex features of entire organisms. A single gene, SRY, determines sex in mammals, not by listing and specifying every aspect in which one sex differs from the other in the adult organism, but by switching development away from the female route it would otherwise follow and into the male one. Source: Wikimedia commons Indeed, a single gene can even determine the pattern of coloring of an entire animal. A good example is seen in Siamese cats, whose ears, faces, paws and tails are normally dark, while the remainder is lighter colored. The preformationist view would suggest that if this were the result of the cat’s DNA, it would have to contain some kind of map or diagram of where the melanin that makes for darker colour should be expressed during development—the genetic equivalent of painting-by-numbers. But the truth is that only a single gene is required: one that determines that the expression of melanin should be subject to ambient temperature. Where the skin of the animal is normally colder—the extremities—more melanin is expressed than in the warmer, central areas, resulting in the observed pattern of coloration. There are even cases where sex is determined by temperature. Much the same gene as SRY is involved, but in the case of crocodiles and turtles its expression has been linked to ambient temperature, just like the expression of melanin in Siamese cats. Such findings might suggest that the often-heard cliché about environment or nurture being equally as important as nature or DNA in determining outcomes is true, but the fact that the mechanism works in opposite ways in crocodiles and turtles proves the contrary. Cite: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/...pigenetics CrypticMole From my Bio page: ☯ * 3. Established In The Group By The Intelligentsia: They are the 'Epigenetically Altered Individuals' that you should associate with. They are a group of individuals who interact with one another also sharing similar interests. When enough of them are gathered together, it is awesomely electrifying and stimulating beyond normal understanding. Unbelievable occurrences and unexplainable phenomenon are the order of the day and rule of the night. One need only be there to understand. I'm talking about the gathering of great and superior minds. Point Being: Genes and Genetics are never set in stone and can and will usually be influenced and even altered by the environment they are placed in. Thus, 'Epigenetically Altered Individuals.' ~cm ✡ unclelunatic (04-03-2019, 06:37 PM)CrypticMole Wrote: [ -> ] From my Bio page: can I get an invite to your next meet? Isn't this place awesome!!! The Fringe has the best people they think out of the box and at the same time bring forth topics that are not found on other sites .. Like this thread I would not ever have given this thought . I learned something new today ..... (04-03-2019, 07:28 PM)CSB Wrote: [ -> ] The Fringe has the best people they think out of the box and at the same time bring forth topics that are not found on there sites .. Your welcome, have a great day my friend! Zireael Mr. Bruce Lipton is a good verbalist when it comes to Epigenetics. Combining the newer scientific understandings stemming from the fields of Quantum Physics and Epigenetics will undoubtedly bring people to a new outlook on life. Cryptic Mole mentions epigenetically altered individuals, and one thing he's silently illustrating is that anybody is an epigenetically altered individual through his direct environment. In essence, there is nothing separating you from the individuals he mentioned, aside they've been attuning their minds to these realities for long. Just by hanging here daily on The Fringe and reading and sharing alternative thoughts, you are actively directing the epigenetic alteration of your being. This is epigenetics in a nutshell, reduced to its simplest form. Environment. Now add quantum entanglement to the mix, where it would seem the changes I apply to my environment would immediately bring forth changes in my neighbor's environment, and the bigger picture just starts poking its nose! Bruce Lipton - Epigenetics (04-03-2019, 08:28 PM)sivil Wrote: [ -> ] Hugs my friend LucyBarnable (04-03-2019, 08:44 PM)Zireael Wrote: [ -> ] Mr. Bruce Lipton is a good verbalist when it comes to Epigenetics. Combining the newer scientific understandings stemming from the fields of Quantum Physics and Epigenetics will undoubtedly bring people to a new outlook on life. This is a good video, thanks! (04-03-2019, 06:41 PM)unclelunatic Wrote: [ -> ] You need to live in the NYC area and have an IQ of 150 or higher. All of us were raised in a more modern type of Ancient Mystery Schools of Esoterism. IQ and Intuition can be developed. As @Zireael has already stated, just coming here and reading increases knowledge and your inner self. “The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.” ― Nikola Tesla	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1779
__label__cc	0.631109	0.368891	Mighty Jack August 29, 2016 booknutgirls by Ben Hatke Review copy provided by the publisher because Ben’s coming (September 30th)! Content: There’s some intense magical violence, but other than that, it’s pretty straightforward. It’s geared towards the 10 and up crowd, but will probably be in the Middle Grade Graphic Novel section of the bookstore. It’s summer, and Jack is stuck at home taking care of his autistic sister, Maddy, while his mother juggles two jobs. It’s not any fun, especially since Maddy doesn’t talk (much). But one day, at a local fair, Jack and Maddy meet some traveling strangers (and a nice Easter Egg for Zita fans!) and end up trading their mother’s car for some seeds. (Yes, this is a nice twist on Jack and the Beanstalk. I’m glad you noticed.) The seeds turn out to be magical, which sets off a chain of events that leaves Jack more than a bit wary. Along with a new friend, Lilly, the three kids try to figure out just what they’ve unleashed on their world. Just a heads up: this is definitely a set-up for a new adventure. You learn about Jack, Maddy, and their mother. You find out a bit about Lilly (who is awesome. Period.). But, other than that, there’s a lot of mystery. The seeds are definitely Dangerous (and attract dragons!), and the conflict comes from Jack, Maddy, and Lilly’s disagreement over whether or not they should keep the garden going. Jack comes down on no, the girls vote yes. And it’s that conflict which sets up the adventure for books to come. (And here we are, again, waiting for sequels!) I adore Ben Hatke, love his art style, and think he’s a great story teller. This one is definitely great for fans of Zita, as well as a good entry point for others (those who are hesitant to read Zita?). Fantastic! autismfierce girlshomeschoolmagicsiblings 3 thoughts on “Mighty Jack” Angiegirl says: My kids are gonna love this one! Katy K. says: Ooh! I must track this down and take it home! booknutgirls says: Do, Katy! It’s SO great.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1785
__label__cc	0.692413	0.307587	← Ferguson Activist Believes Two Officers Shot By KKK or Police Shot Themselves… China! Will America Win the Trade War? → Friday Open Thread – March 13th 277 Responses to Friday Open Thread – March 13th Let’s get this out of the way first… Paraskevidekatriaphobia! http://activerain.trulia.com/blogsview/1336121/paraskevidekatriaphobia—or—friday-the-thirteenth-done-come-on-a-friday-this-month- I wanted to post the strip itself, but this is the best I could do. I managed the “woohoo” guy and a cartoon, in another thread, but it’s early days for this skill. Rough edges. Eleanor in Hell says: Eleanor! Howdy! and thank you. WTF? 😯 I complimented her eyes a few threads back, remember? She’s just doing me a return favor. pspsst says: LOLLOLOL! Eleanor is here too? Dixie Darling says: LOL! I had to sign in to say that was really funny! taqiyyologist says: I’m in stitches this AM! 😆 rashomon says: She GOTCHA,” Frankie. She really GOTCHA! wanthetruth says: If I’d have been old enough in ’56 I’d have voted for Pogo, though he seems to have influenced a whole barrel of cartoon characters to run starting in ’60. Col.(R) Ken says: Mary, by chance were you the spelling bee champion in school? No, but thanks for the implied compliment! In any event, THAT word above ^^^ would stump just about anybody. surprised its not in moderation 🙂 New skill (I sincerely hope): ❤ ❤ Hurrah! ❤ ❤ Thank you, magister. Although it didn’t work so well with Churchy… canadacan says: He is a great teacher Appropriate–as usual! And I have to say “thank you” to CJ, too–sorry I forgot! We’re getting closer and closer to actually stating the truth. Don’t forget that Hilla the Hun has the goods on BHO. I’ve been wondering when that shoe was going to be thrown. They’ve all got the goods on each other. I’d like every one of them to spill the beans all at once. What a document dump THAT would be. For the ages. Yep. It would probably look something like this: There’s also a satisfyingly appropriate section in C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength (chapter 16, “Banquet at Belbury”). nivico says: Ahhh you beat me to it 🙂 Last month was a Friday 13th, too… consecutive Friday 13ths are rare. One more this year …in November. 😈 I’ll never look at my, er, Clogs the same way again. No wonder I scare people when I wear them. I was wearing my Crocs while wifey and I were out chainsawing yesterday and no worried looks from the neighbors – must be my trusting face and mild demeanor. kinthenorthwest says: Two in a row, and both are an awesome gift from the Lord… like the Blood Moons more of those coming up, too If America had an authentic President, this would not happen… Exactly FDR! TKim says: The secret service lapses keeps me up at night. If they fail at their main job this country would be unrecognizable for many many months. “…this country would be unrecognizable for many many months.” Uhhh, we’re already there. 😦 BTW, don’t let it keep you awake. Were something to happen, The United States of America will continue on. Secret Service is just cover show. Obama has a private security firm that manages his security. By any chance someone got too close to the President, the masses would panic but continuity would occur bc ValJar and Soros would still be pulling strings. 😥 I am afraid you are right. 😦 Donovan, Ogilvie, Clancy, Connolly Gee, who could possibly anticipate drinking. F.D.R. Great commentary of the culture of the SS. TexasRanger says: Washington is “Disintegrating” From Within Iranian Says Referring to the GOP Letter by Republican Senators As Evidence of Decline.! TEHRAN – Iran’s highest leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a sharp response Thursday to a letter to the country’s leadership by Republican lawmakers, deriding it as an indication that Washington is “disintegrating” from within. http://nypost.com/2015/03/12/iran-supreme-leader-weighs-in-on-republicans-letter/ I thought Khamenei was very sick. Was the Senatorial missive so upsetting that he came back from the brink to address it? people just come and go people just float gone with in the long black coat… someone is beating on a dead horse. B. Dylan BTW,,where’s Putin been lately? BTW,,where’s Putin been lately? – gloating a lot of dramatic theories swirling around. sick? a coup? There’ve been a lot of ‘accidents’ to Putin enemies over the short term – maybe he’s busy signing condolence cards. sittin on the dacha .. watchin the tide roll away carrying out the bodies… (you missed my play on words there) thought I was adding to it, or was I redding it wrong? Just stalin for time so I could check the Georgia reference… you’re too much…my bad. “stalin for time” that’s good, I must say. “Dacha” is very good, smiley! Carry on. It’s good dacha caught that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Health, TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a public appearance Sunday March 8th amid rumors about his health, as a relative dismissed the claims as gossip meant to derail ongoing nuclear talks with world powers. State television aired pictures Sunday of the 75-year-old Khamenei addressing a group of environmental officials and activists at his residence in central Tehran. He appeared to look comfortable and healthy in the footage. His comment about “Washington is “Disintegrating” From Within” was reportedly made in a meeting he held in his home with his President Hassan Rouhani and senior clerics on Thursday March 12th. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/irans-ayatollah-khamenei-makes-rare-public-appearance/ Don’t believe anything that you read, and only half of what you see and hear. Do you know what Helen Keller did when she fell down the well? Let’s not go there. (kicked the bucket) I know, I shouldn’t have. (Screamed her fingers off) Helen: 100% skeptic, apparently. I particularly like the liberal pundits who are saying SEN Cotton’s letter will force the Iranian Assembly of Experts to elect a hardliner replacement when Ali Khamenei goes to room temp. Their lack of understanding of the Iranian Revolution and the system of government the Ayatollah Khomeini established – after all they think our Supreme Leader’s an inspired visionary – despite what history and the function of the religious authority in Iran are. They completely ignore, as a matter of convenience and self-delusion. the inconvenient truth that what they see as a boogeyman hardliner the members of the Assembly of Experts see as a link in the continuous chain of Islamic government that Khomeini established. They look at each sop of rapprochement that the ‘civilian’ government holds out to the West as a nugget of hope while the religious authorities that really run the country (the progs don’t read foreign Constitutions any more than they do ours) see them as delaying tactics that give them wriggle room to herd more non-Moslem sheep into the abattoir waiting room. It’s OK for a Moslem to lie to the dhimmi, almost a religious obligation, and the progressive pundits believe all their told. I’m sure that when the time comes they’ll be the first one happily dancing into the free showers. Lucille says: Couple of pertinent articles from Heritage: “Why Tom Cotton’s Letter Did Not Violate the Logan Act” Paul J. Larkin Jr. / March 12, 2015 http://dailysignal.com/2015/03/12/why-tom-cottons-letter-did-not-violate-the-logan-act/?utm “History Shows Obama Doesn’t Need Congress to Seal Iran Deal” Melissa Quinn / March 13, 2015 / http://dailysignal.com/2015/03/13/will-white-house-pursue-treaty-executive-agreement-iran-heres-need-know/ I’ve seen other interpretations re the Iran deal and Congressional approval. While BHO apparently does not need Congressional approval to sign an executive agreement, on something so very important to the stability of the world, he definitely should consult with other than fascist leftys. But of course, that’s not gonna happen such is his hate. This is a war between the far left and the far right. Those Senators who signed that letter had their legal beagles test its legality just as did Cotton’s crew. They aren’t going to pout any oftheir well-compensated body parts into a pencil sharpener and I’m betting they had legal staff from the Party looking at it to just to make sure it wouldn’t bite them in the wallet. The POtuS’s minions has been bandying about the term treaty while he calls it (now) a non-binding agreement. I believe the whole thing was political on teh POtuS’s part, he fielded the concept of a treaty without saying treaty to see if teh Republicans would cave – they didn’t.OK, so he now goes for a non-binding agreement that carries no force. If Iran caves (hides its program) he can claim victory until the farce is exposed by the next Administration in which case he can say that ‘if the Senate would have let me have a treaty none of this would have happened.” This guy would be playing 3-Card Monte or selling cut-rate Rolexs out of his overcoat on some Chicago street corner if he hadn’t sold what soul he has to walking Satanic influences. He doesn’t want a stable world, he wants Obama’s World. He’s wrong. The disintegrating began with Obama, not congress. Oh YEAH! Just wait until Ayatollah Obama gives Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a piece of his mind! “Grandstanding Freshmen Senators (Tom Cotton vs John Kerry)” by Humberto Fontova \| Mar 13, 2015 “My reaction to this letter is utter disbelief. In my 29 years as a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, I’ve never heard of or even heard of being proposed, anything comparable to this. If I had—not matter what the issue and who was President– I would have certainly rejected it.” (Sec. of State John Kerry reacting to the letter drafted by freshman senator Tom Cotton, signed by 47 Republicans and addressed to Iranian leaders.) This precedent, of course, involves Democratic freshman Senator John Kerry, who far from “certainly rejecting” a very comparable letter– not only signed it, but followed up his signature with a personal visit for a friendly chat and handshake with the U.S. enemy to whom it was affectionately addressed. http://townhall.com/columnists/humbertofontova/2015/03/13/grandstanding-freshmen-senators-tom-cotton-vs-john-kerry-n1970255 http://dailycaller.com/2015/03/12/fcc-cites-soros-funded-neo-marxist-founded-group-46-times-in-new-regs/ Babs, I’m sorry I posted all those Hillary comments and ‘toons. Yes, I read the part about the FCC cracking down on blog-speech. Please, be a good girl and go back to Mah Jongg with the Andrews Sisters. 😎 The Andrews Sisters are in H**? Yes. Something about an incident involving a Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. 🙄 “Say no more, say no more” (h/t MP). And here I was thinking nothing could beat yesterday’s thread! FDR…that’s just a nasty rumor to deflect suspicion….the “incident” didn’t involve Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Bugle Boy was set up to take the fall. it was actually Company B. Thanks for setting the record straight. “There Will Never Be Another You.” And Barney Frank went to Congress…go figure (never someone with two first names) Who? Have you turned your back on a fellow Dem? You -never- turn your back on ol’ Barney. 😯 I particularly liked the way he and Dodd (all ‘we gotcha back, common person) and the bankers crawled into bed just before Barney retired. They had our backs, alright. NO NO NO the good looking sweet Andrew Sisters! In Hell! The Hollywood Canteen! Those babes were shaking! Some things aren’t funny FDR You’d be surprised who’s down here. Trust me, it doesn’t take much to earn free passage across the River Styx. Free? When did Charon start waiving the obolus? [waiting…] Sorry for the late answer. I was busy celebrating Noruz early in Washington, DC.tonight at the Dirty Martini on Connecticut Avenue. 🙄 The Styx is now free. Lucifer took the other rivers off the silver standard. It’s now one BitCoin to cross the Acheron, Cocytus, Phlegethon, and Lethe. The Iranians welcome visitations from the dead for their New Year celebrations? Good thing I don’t have travel plans for down there. No Bitcoins. Mah Jongg!!!!! HAHAHHAHAHAHA!!! Ve are selectifly filtering zee blog speech to ensure truth. Ve are ze guffernmint und ve know truth, ve vill tell you ze truth. Ze blogs zelektifly pull pieces out und redefine zem like zat unfortunate inzident where ze Zenator vas found in a rural Maryland motel mit a zuitkase of beer und two sheep. Ze Zenator vas a member uf ze Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry und vas just doink rezearch. OK Ms Smith, did I meet the Common Core requirements in foreign language, politics and modern journalism? Ya Vol! Do you think my barn boots will past for those black boots worn by the SS? Hate to buy a leather pair, checked with Johnston&Murphy don’t seem to have them on line……yet! thefirstab says: Doink……. I’m not pronouncing it right, so what? Mark Steyn. No other intro needed: Tweet of Defeat http://counterjihadreport.com/2015/03/12/tweet-of-defeat/ Thinking back on it, I probably shouldn’t have told Henry Luce that her face would stop a clock. Thought it was a Train? Ix-nay on the ain-tray. There’s someone following me. 😯 Ah, you know it won’t last… After all, it only an eternity in H3LL.. Yes, I have a couple of groupies on Circle 2. 😈 Made with a hammer and sickle…. literally… Shhh… ix-nay on the ammer-hay ickle-say. I’ll be in dutch with “ER.” What makes you think that Eleanor doesn’t understand Pig Latin? Because it’s not Esperanto. Kie estas la necesejo? A piece of work alright. I’m more of a Dante ex-wife pinnacle guy myself… yankeeintx says: Well, at least they didn’t give Eleanor any horns 🙂 Now THAT’S some subliminal (or not so subliminal) marketing. So many things our children do not know today…A lot because they are no longer around, and some because we do not show them. Reminder to share with your kids, your grand kids the history that is all around, cause it is slowly disappearing. Share with them the stories of your youth, and your parents youth. “So many things our children do not know today…” You quoting our grandparents now? Hey I’m a great grandma LOL I remember mine 🙂 I’m lucky. I know mine. I should call her. “I should call her.” YES, YES, YES, taqi. Call her! NOW!! BTW, thanks for posting my comic yesterday. Elvis Chupacabra says: I recall my granny showing me a “button hook” used to fasten button-up shoes. My grandad had a “foot adz” they used in shaping wood for building timber bridges and wooden oil derricks, which they built without paper blueprints. They also had a wheat scythe that belonged to one of their grandparents. They showed me how these things were used, which was a great mystery to me then. Now, I proudly show off my fine old Leica 35-mm film cameras, my rotary dial pay phone and a 4-barrel Bosch carburetor! When my oldest daughter wanted her own phone in her bedroom, I found one of those old hotel room pay phones. I refused to give her any change though… labrat says: My friend’s 5 y/o grandson came to her office and didn’t know what her telephone was. He was fascinated with it. Oh there are so many changes just in the last 20 years. One of the sillier “dozens” I remember was “Yo mamma’s so fat, she wears a VCR for a Beeper.” That one doesn’t work anymore, because nobody knows what a VCR or a Beeper were. True. LOL BEEPERS! Fer cryin’ out loud! When I graduated, only doctors, nurses, EMS and drug dealers had those. Three years out, most teenagers had one. Now, most grade-school kids have a phone which is a computer a few orders of magnitude more powerful than the best we had when I graduated. In their pocket. Say this to a kid: “Dual tape deck with high speed dubbing and DNR.” Kids are so cute in a way today…. If you mention anything like black and white TV they then start asking how as the San Francisco earthquake or did you like Lincoln, or where your friends on the Titanic…LOL in the late 80s my ex got the new latest and greatest computer with a whole 500 megs of memory and it cost $5,000…Luckily his company supplied his at home computers, and I got his hand me downs. Look back at the changes in the last 50 years……that will really curl your hair. Sandisk has a 200 Gigabyte micro-SD card coming out this quarter. It’s the size of a fingernail. I remember when we got a whole megabyte on an 8″ floppy disk and were like Hory Shet! 5 1/4″, I mean. Nobody ever got a megabyte on an 8″ floppy. Not publicly anyway Trash-80s, then Apple IIs and VisiCalc — changed my world. I remember trying to convince a development manager at IBM that the desktop computer was going to be the ultimate tool of the 80s; he didn’t get it. I gave a friends kid a compass. He was fascinated. He walked around the pasture for an hour trying to figger it out. KIDS REACT TO ROTARY PHONES Elspeth says: An oldie but goodie: oh cool ! The Olympians The Hidden Hand EnterTheDragon says: Please research/cover the Kelly File story on Obama taking the Iran issue to the UN, not Congress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wf3LPptZVE more BS doesn’t The US Constitution trump the UN ? doesn’t The US Constitution also limit this power grab/abuse of authority? isn’t time the un goes the way of atlantis? You know I do feel that Obama feels that he is king and does not have to answer to anyone but himself. Why wouldn’t he? Congress is deferring to him as though he were a king. Well, we know from Medillin v. Texas that neither the UN World Court or an International Treaty can trumps a State Judicial System. Also, the President cannot order a State to abide by such a ruling. That case was argued in the Supreme Court by our own Sen. Ted Cruz. (then Solicitor General of Texas). where’s the run-on sentence about gender equality ? texan59 says: While a part of me is enjoying the death rattle coming from Hillz, the other part of me…….the one that can see and hear has pretty much had enough. Of her, and John Ellis. Mornin’ ma’am. Coffee’s on down below. 🙂 Mornin’ T! Me, Mrs. T, and the boys are headin’ to the big city tonight to see Dennis Miller and BOR. Should be entertaining to say the least. Better turn on my Spidey-senses whilst milling about in that bastion of liberalism of SA. 🙄 Morning Ms. WeeWeed, Stella, Sharon, Tex, Nye, and All. Great morning! Had to do some early barn work, scraping the old used dirt out. Ready for new residents, later this month or April. Have to wait until the pastures’ thaw, grass is growing. Sitting on the back porch, enjoying my coffee, looking at the cracks in the concrete in need of repair, there’s always tomorrow! I posted this late last night, about Holder’s replacement. There are currently 4 Senators from our side supporting her, which puts the vote at 50-50 with the tie-breaker going to Uncle Joe. If your Senator is one of these 4, I suggest y’all get on the horn. 👿 http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/loretta-lynch-nomination-close-116032.html “Oh, what a tangled web we weave…when first we practice to deceive.” ― Walter Scott, Marmion BREAKING: Loretta Lynch Caught in Deceptive Disclaimer By Sidney Powell \| 03/11/15 http://observer.com/2015/03/breaking-loretta-lynch-caught-in-deceptive-disclaimer/ “Lynch, Caldwell and Weissmann are a triumvirate of trouble for the rule of law. The three of them go way back in the Eastern District of New York, and they apparently share the same vision for truth and law enforcement—the rules don’t apply to them. They are all licensed to lie.” JUST SAY NO TO LYNCH! Lindsay Graham is not one of my senators but I have no qualms about emailing him to tell him no….. Coffee up y’all. It’s Friday. Enjoy. 🙂 Thank you Tex. be safe in your travels. Okay, I’m packing. I’ll meet you all there. Uh, where is it, by the way, not that it really matters, I’m ready to go. Beauty. That’s an invitation to relaxation. Since there have been a number of names we’ve called the mental midgets in the ME, I think it might be a good idea to do as this General does. “Daesh” 😆 😆 http://chicksontheright.com/blog/item/27768-find-out-what-derogatory-name-a-top-u-s-general-calls-isis I just call them islamists. Good morning to all! Thank God! Coffee! IS enjoyed an after dark parade of their military vehicles though downtown Mosul last night. CENTCOM wasn’t invited, so they crashed the party. Evidently CENTCOM spent most of yesterday investigating an internet rumor that coalition jets bombed an Iraqi Army post in Anbar killing 38. Of course it was really pumped by the anti-american press. It took most of the day to establish that it was an IS truck filled with over 300 artillery shells. Oh those funny boys from CENTCOM! They do have a sense of humor! Now they are thinking like Warfighter’s! Thanks John! The amazing thing is that someone inside Mosul provided the heads up to CENTCOM. So these means no cheap government surplus Toyota trucks? Those look like Tundras, no less. Apparently the “young lady” who got her ss stomped in NY is enjoying her time in the spotlight. At least according to this article. Boys and girls, we are living in an upside-down world. 🙄 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/victim-brooklyn-mcdonald-attack-brags-fame-online-article-1.2146897 I wonder how the media chooses which incidents of black mob violence to publicize. That one was no more remarkable than most that Colin Flaherty posts. And I’m not sure why they call her a victim, didn’t look like any victims. She ended up on the ground getting the final beatdown but they were all active participants. You’ve heard the saying, “They ain’t got no sense.” Well, here you go, an example. SMH Les says: Her face doesn’t look any worse for wear… “In McDonald’s beatdown, herd instinct took over: expert” http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/mcdonald-beatdown-herd-instinct-expert-article-1.2147899 So is there going to be a disparate “herd instinct” impact defense? Dr. Stoopid hangs up her TV gig. 🙄 http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/12/nancy-snyderman-resigns-from-nbc-news-months-after-breaking-voluntary-ebola-quarantine/ She should have been jailed. hoosiergranny says: Dear “Dr. Nancy”, After writing and deleting a scathing note telling you how I’m currently feeling, I decided to take a different approach. You have an amazing opportunity to turn your life around and get back to the basic values that this country was founded upon. Take some time to review what all has happened in your life lately and determine how you would like your daughter to remember you. Perhaps if you would base your opinions and actions upon fact rather than rhetoric or bias, you would be better received. Just a suggestion. And keep in mind that the good Lord gives and takes away. God Bless. hoosiergranny P.S. OK. I can’t deny that I’ve been looking forward to this moment for a long time. Just when you think the murdering thugs of IS have hit bottom. They come up with a new nightmare. IS IEDs now come with a chlorine chaser. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-militants-resort-to-using-chlorine-gas-bombs-to-attack-soldiers-in-iraq-10102773.html Chemical Warfare, not good, next step is Nuke ’em! Where are all our treaty peeps at? Pretty sure that breaks a few conventions… Got this Colonel, Les, Arms agreements and conventions only restrict the civilized world from defending itself from the uncivilized. They are the panacea of those who think you can work everything out by talking it over. That’s why we “negotiate” while people are slaughtered by thugs. The only good news lately was that it was an A-10 that strafed IS in Deir ez-Zur, Syria yesterday. Coming to a subway, church, or synagogue near you? These random folks seem to find the most hellish warfare from every age in history. But let’s forget the danger all freedom loving humans are in. We need to have a national conversation on race. . Sarc tags disappeared! Oops! Center, right hand side of image. There is a face at the right hand side of the cloud. Michelle Obama celebrates Iranian Spring holiday in OUR White House. Obama must think the Islamist takeover of Islam is a done deal. Link: http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2015/03/12/michelle-celebrates-iranian-holiday-white-house/ Please tell me she was in a full burka. IIRC, that particular Persian (Iranian) spring festival (Nowruz) used to be in protest to islam. pan·der ˈpandər/Submit gerund or present participle: pandering gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.). “Obama is pandering to Islamic fanatics” synonyms: indulge, gratify, satisfy, cater to, give in to, accommodate, comply with “Obama panders to Iran” See “quisling”. Oh, she thinks that burkas are only for the lower class. She is above the level of a person who would be expected to wear a burka. The White Hut and entire USA are in dire need of de-worming. Sometimes I just feel like this – Yep, I can relate. That looks like so much fun! I think they had The Rapture and nobody made the cut. You may have something there……… That’s funny, doodahdaze, and yet it’s not funny at all. :-] I wish that wasn’t funny. Lois Lerner started harassing our guys way back when. Politico had the goods on her and sat on it as well. The Chicago Way did not start with Bronco Bama. 👿 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politico-sat-on-allegations-lois-lerner-had-prior-history-of-targeting-conservatives/article/2561408 Why is Lois still breathing free air? She should be in the big house, LEAVENWORTH, KS. Seems that the blowback for the 46 senators who signed the open letter to the mullahs is pretty much isolated to inside the Washington beltway. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/beltway-reaction-aside-iran-letter-a-win-for-gop/article/2561461 manickernel says: Maybe since they outfoxed the fox? http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/reaction-to-gop-letter-exposes-attempt-to-outfox-congress-on-iran-deal/2015/03/13/ michellc says: Comparing 1965 to 2015. The big difference I see is the American flag in 1965 and the lack of American flags in 2015. Yep, not one American flag that I can see in 2015. Huge difference. The marchers in ’65 wanted to be included in the country. In 2015, not so much. They want to be treated differently – read better- (and held to a lower standard). It’s pretty frustrating. A repost from midnight last night..some may have missed. Want to name a movie? The funny and creative minds here in the Tree have any ideas? Col. Ken? Bigelow does Bergdahl. Yep, she announced last year she wanted to make the movie on our well known deserter and she’s making it a priority now. Soooo, maybe the movie will take the place of the report WE should have been told about back in Sept. 2014; since Ms. Big has such great contacts, don’t ya know ! Any treepers want to choose a good movie title for this blockbuster hit ? http://www.movies.com/movie-news/bowe-bergdahl-movie-kathryn-bigelow/18058 “The Traitor wore Falsies” “I was an Afghani War Bride” “The Gay, the Bad and the Unshaven” The Taliban and the Traitor. A Man and his Beard Don’t Do This What a Creep! Five Terrorists and a Traitor A Rose By Any Other Name is still a Traitor A Used Man The Devil Wore Pantsuits Obama’s Other Son: the Bergdahl Conspiracy I like that one. Zeros’ Last Trade Trading Terrorists~~Five Beards At a Time mcfyre2012 says: On March 04, a dog was found shot and tied to railroad tracks here in the Tampa Bay area. After an extensive search, the owners were caught…turns out the dog “wasn’t mean enough,” so they decided to get rid of it. The owners? A 21-year-old, an 18-year-old, and also two 17-year-olds. More of Obama’s sons…with arrest records to boot (must have been why their pictures were buried in the printed version of the paper). http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/two-adults-arrested-in-shooting-of-dog-left-for-dead-tied-to-railroad/2221080 Innocents suffer when the diversity tolerance is high. I was afraid to read this. The dog survived. Read at the bottom how the pup got her new name. Surveillance cameras can serve a good purpose. Penalties for animal cruelty are not harsh enough. Irish Eyes says: Nice looking dog, so glad this appalling story has a happy ending. Love that Cabela’s sent her a huge gift package. Looks like she’ll get a good forever home. The FSA and YPG eliminated 74 IS thugs in Kobane and Til Tamr yesterday. Imagine what they could have done with a little air support. great photo Moishe Pipik says: NPR this morning took a break from bashing Israel to “talking” about Ferguson. All these experts talking about “microagressions” and “systemic racisim” as if any of this had to do with an at-large robbery suspect (Michael Brown) who punched a policeman in his face, grabbed his gun, and charged at him. carterzest says: I heard that as well and was yelling at my car radio until I finally had enough and changed the station. It is disgusting that they, as well as all of the other alphabet media networks, are still carrying on with the “unarmed Black teen” meme. Yes! They’re still saying “unarmed teen.” Once a person reaches for someone’s gun, it’s a stretch to call him “unarmed.” Maybe it should be “a teen who would like to be armed.” I prefer “effing thug” National Postsanity Radio. Michael Dixon says: Erick Erickson is subbing for Rush today, and is electrifying the airwaves. He Kicked Ass. The Periodic Table of Videos – University of Nottingham http://www.periodicvideos.com/ I watched the one on Knighthood. What a darling man. I would loved to have had him for a professor. I never took chemistry. I would probably have failed at that. auscm, you don’t have to put up with judgment on your Chemistry skills. The nice people at Khan Academy keep improving their website 🙂 Each video is fairly short. I love them, and one of these days I’m going to get around to their Accounting class too https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/ 🙂 Thank you! I’m childishly giggling over Scott Ott’s “…festering bag of pus …” [9:10] Hillary’s Bizarre Press Conference Over Email Scandal The voting masses in America may be topping off at Peak Ignorance. Hillary looks like and lies like: What is the JEOPARDY? And why am I always mentioned? Chances are good that I won’t be a-visitin’ tomorrow so here you go: A loooooong day, so: On Thug Cat, there are thugs everywhere. Thug cats, dogs, birds, mice, rats, squirrels, gator, moles, etc. Don’t forget E. O. Wilson’s ants. AND…children, grandchildren, others extended relations and spouses (former and present). Ya gotta tame them. I, for one, start laughing far too early. Bad show. Very humiliating for one trying to be a True Thug. Likely to get you shot. Or peed on. We need a Counter-Thuggery Agency at Federal level. Preferable with agencies on the international, continental (not the dance), nationwide, regional, state, county, township. city and neighborhood level. Should solve the problem. Experience sezzzz. Found this via IOTW and I agree with BFH, if it happened they would have recorded it. http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/03/12/uw-investigates-sae-fraternity-racism-allegations/70240858/ I have to see “proof” before I will believe what these black “victims” are saying, since we have seen so many lies. I think they’re on a witch hunt now against SAE. I’ve been seeing videos posted by what some of them have been saying, but the media could care less because as we know blacks are never racist, they’re just beaten down. After the OU football player had his video go viral, he called in the media to defend himself, he apologized for the language but used the excuse of how hard it is for a black boy and of course brought up Brown and Martin. “I think they’re on a witch hunt now against SAE.” Yes, I do, too. We have our share of crazies in Oklahoma as well. This bill was nothing more than to protect bakers and wedding venues and eventually Churches because we all know that is around the corner. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/oklahoma-dem-amendment-christian-businesses-must-post-notice-of-anti-gay-discrimination/ Oklahoma Democratic state Rep. Emily Virgin wants Christian businesses to post a public notice of discrimination if they intend to claim that they have a religious right to refuse service to LGBT people. State Rep. Chuck Strohm (R) introduced a bill, the Oklahoma Religious Freedom Act, earlier this year that would allow businesses like wedding cake bakers and photographers to deny services if it was “against the person’s religious beliefs.” State Sen. Joseph Silk (R), who introduced a similar bill in the Oklahoma Senate, told The New York Times recently that new laws were necessary because the LGBT movement was “challenging religious liberties and the freedom to live out religious convictions.” The amendment to HB1371 introduced by Virgin on Tuesday would require religious businesses to come out of the closet. “Any person not wanting to participate in any of the activities set forth in subsection A of this section based on sexual orientation, gender identity or race of either party to the marriage shall post notice of such refusal in a manner clearly visible to the public in all places of business, including websites,” the amendment states. Great. They have to post that they don’t serve LGBT. That will be like putting a bulls-eye on their business. Exactly, the bill was not about discriminating it was about religious beliefs and a business not having to bake a cake or provide a wedding ceremony for a gay couple. So this idiot wants to risk their safety in order to follow their religious beliefs. I think she represents the Norman area so I guess we can thank those smart college students who won’t get their butts to class for electing her. It was just a ploy though to kill the bill. Here is what has happened to Sen. Silk and his family since he introduced the bill. The last paragraph is the same tactics used by all leftists. http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/lgbt-activists-issue-death-threats-children-oklahoma-state-senator The LGBT activists have shown time and time again that they want to persecute, trample on people’s rights, and take people’s businesses if for any reason their behavior and choices are not agreed with. My family and I, like many others before, are testimonies to their hate, intolerance, and forceful nature of this movement. The sad thing is, no one is attacking their behavior. They have the right to be gay…but if you disagree with them, they will do everything in their power to ruin your life. Look at the picture of his kids, they threatened to kill babies. Bar! Beer!! There for that! I’ll have a case of what he’s having please! 32 taps. Nice. One of our places has 20. Obamageddon lurks. But there was positive news for the Zionist Union on that score too, with a poll of Israeli-Arabs showing the overwhelming majority would favor their united Arab party joining a center-left coalition government. Jeb is going to try the “compassionate conservative” trick again. Walker is countering with the “passionate conservative” line….I like it. What kind of kid spray paints swastikas inside a synagogue? I bet if a kid spray painted a pig on a mosque it would be considered a hate crime. http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/03/swastikas-painted-inside-st-louis-jewish-center/ Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your love and salvation to all. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Here’s a walk down Memory Lane Who remembers these for gym…LOL {Hand up} Aren’t they lovely? Auntie Lib says: Not only had to wear them, but had to iron the damn things every week. Hated them!!!! Ironing was the worse Part for me too.. Q: – Why did Helen Keller have a burn mark on one side of her face? A. – She answered the iron. I know, I know…Eleanor’s going to p!ss in my Cheerios tomorrow morning at breakfast. Remember this well !!!! tessa50 says: oh, what fun it was, lol http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/03/im-going-to-kill-you-white-boy-racist-slits-mans-throat-in-queens/ According to the NYPD, at around 2:20 a.m. yesterday, a 24-year-old man and his girlfriend were walking near Seneca Avenue and Gates Avenue “when the suspect, who was walking with a female acquaintance, ran up to the victim and said ‘I’m going to kill you white boy” in Spanish. The suspect then slashed the victim’s throat with an unknown object.” The suspect fled with a female companion, who the police say acted as a lookout. The victim was taken to a hospital where he needed multiple stitches to close the wound to his throat. The police describe the male suspect as being 25-30 years old and approximately 5’8″ with a medium build. The female suspect is described as being 25-30 years old and approximately 5’4″. 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__label__cc	0.700988	0.299012	← December 18th – 2016 Presidential Election – Open Discussion Thread New National Poll – Donald Trump Makes Biggest Gains To Date, Ben Carson Biggest Drop…. → President Obama Speech On Current Terror Threats – National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC)… Posted on December 18, 2015 by sundance The full speech (both video and transcript) by President Obama yesterday at the National Counter Terrorism Center, McLean Virginia. Presented below for two reasons. #1 To share the substantive information provided by the President of our United States. #2 Because, in my humble opinion, having spent considerable time following nuance and inter-governmental messaging, this speech -and included insurances- as outlined within the President’s delivery, are 180° divergent from the FBI federal complaint released yesterday in the San Bernardino terrorist investigation. Here is President Obama’s NCTC speech: And here’s the transcript: THE PRESIDENT: As President and Commander in Chief, my highest priority is the security of the American people. And on a regular basis, I convene members of my national security team for an in-depth review of our efforts to prevent terrorist attacks against our citizens — around the world and here at home. We examine any known and emerging threats. We review our security posture and we make sure that we’re taking every necessary measure to protect our people. Today, I wanted to hold our meeting here — rather than in the Situation Room at the White House, I wanted to hold it at the National Counterterrorism Center because this is the hub of where so many of our experts and efforts come together. And I want to thank our Director of National Intelligence Clapper, Jim Clapper, as well as NCTC Director Nick Rasmussen, and everybody at NCTC — all of you — for welcoming us here today. Now, Nick, along with CIA Director Brennan and FBI Director Comey, provided a threat briefing. And Director Comey and Attorney General Lynch updated us on the investigation into the San Bernardino attacks. I reiterated that the investigation will continue to have the full support of the federal government and that we should leave no stone unturned in determining why and how these terrorists carried out that tragedy. Secretary of Homeland Security Johnson updated us on the measures we’re taking here at home to increase awareness, stay vigilant, and enhance the safety of the traveling public, especially with so many Americans traveling during the holidays. After the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, I know that a lot of Americans were anxious. And that’s understandable. It’s natural. What matters most to all of us are our friends and our families and our communities and their safety. That’s true of folks inside of government as well as outside of government. But here’s what I want every American to know. Since 9/11, we’ve taken extraordinary steps to strengthen our homeland security — our borders, our ports, our airports, our aviation security, including enhanced watch lists and screening. And we’ve gotten much better — thanks in part to the people in this room — of preventing large, complex attacks like 9/11. Moreover — and I think everybody here will agree — we have the very best intelligence, counterterrorism, homeland security and law enforcement professionals in the world. Our folks are the best. Across our government, these dedicated professionals, including here at NCTC, are relentless, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. At the operations center here, people from across our government work, literally shoulder-to-shoulder, pouring over the latest information, analyzing it, integrating it, connecting the dots. They’re sharing information — pushing it out across the federal government and, just as importantly, to our state and local partners. In other words, what you see here today is one, strong, united team. So our professionals have a remarkable record of success. Of course, when terrorists pull off a despicable act like what happened in San Bernardino it tears at our hearts. But it also stiffens our resolve to learn whatever lessons we can and to make any improvements that are needed. In the meantime, what the world doesn’t always see are the successes — those terrorist plots that have been prevented. And that’s how it should be. This work oftentimes demands secrecy. But as Americans, we should not forget how good these patriots are. Over the years, they have taken countless terrorists off the battlefield. They have disrupted plots. They’ve thwarted attacks. They have saved American lives. And so, for everybody who is involved in our counterterrorism efforts, I want to say thank you, and the American people thank you. I want to repeat what my team just told me. At this moment, our intelligence and counterterrorism professionals do not have any specific and credible information about an attack on the homeland. That said, we have to be vigilant. As I indicated in my address to the nation last week, we are in a new phase of terrorism, including lone actors and small groups of terrorists, like those in San Bernardino. Because they are smaller, often self-initiating, self-motivating, they’re harder to detect, and that makes it harder to prevent. But just as the threat evolves, so do we. We’re constantly adapting, constantly improving, upping our game, getting better. And today, the mission to protect our homeland goes on, on three main fronts. First, we’re going after terrorists over there, where they plot and plan and spew their propaganda. As I described at the Pentagon, we’re hitting ISIL harder than ever in Syria and Iraq. We are taking out their leaders. Our partners on the ground are fighting to push ISIL back, and ISIL has been losing territory. Our Special Operations Forces are hard at work. We took out the ISIL leader in Libya. We’ve taken out terrorists in Yemen and Somalia. So we’re sending a message: If you target Americans, you will have no safe haven. We will find you, and we will defend our nation. Meanwhile, as always, we’re working to protect Americans overseas — including our military bases and servicemembers. And Secretary John Kerry updated us on security at our embassies and our diplomatic posts. Second, we continue to do everything in our power to prevent terrorists from getting into the United States. We’re doing more with countries around the world, including our European partners, to prevent the flow of foreign terrorist fighters — both to places like Syria and Iraq, and back into our countries. We’re implementing additional layers of security for visitors who come here under the Visa Waiver Program and we’re working with Congress to make further improvements. Any refugee coming to the United States — some of them victims of terrorism themselves — will continue to get the most intensive scrutiny of any arrival. They go through up to two years of vetting, including biometric screening. And the review that I ordered into the fiancé visa program, under which the female terrorist in San Bernardino came here, is ongoing. Third, we’re stepping up our efforts to prevent attacks here at home. As I said, the NCTC is constantly sharing information with our state and local partners. Across the country more than 100 joint terrorism task forces are the action arm of this fight — federal, state, and local experts all working together to disrupt threats. At the state level, fusion cells are receiving tips and pushing information out to local law enforcement. Just yesterday the Department of Homeland Security updated its alert system to make sure Americans are getting the most timely and useful information. And with groups like ISIL trying to radicalize people to violence, especially online, part of our meeting today focused on how we can continue to strengthen our partnership between law enforcement, high-tech leaders, communities, faith leaders, and citizens. We’ve got to keep on building up trust and cooperation that helps communities inoculate themselves from the kind of propaganda that ISIL is spewing out, preventing their loved ones — especially young people — from succumbing to terrorist ideologies in the first place. And finally, one of our greatest weapons against terrorism is our own strength and resilience as a people. That means staying vigilant — if you see something suspicious, say something to law enforcement. It also means staying united as one American family — remembering that our greatest allies in this fight are each other, Americans of all faiths and all backgrounds. And when Americans stand together, nothing can beat us. Most of all, we cannot give in to fear, or change how we live our lives, because that’s what terrorists want. That’s the only leverage that they have. They can’t defeat us on a battlefield, but they can lead us to change in ways that would undermine what this country is all about. And that’s what we have to guard against. We have to remind ourselves that when we stay true to our values, nothing can beat us. So anyone trying to harm Americans need to know — they need to know that we’re strong and that we’re resilient, that we will not be terrorized. We’ve prevailed over much greater threats than this. We will prevail again. So I want to once again thank all of you at NCTC and every one of your home agencies across our entire government for your extraordinary service. I want every American to know — as you go about the holidays, as you travel and gather with family, and the kids open their presents, and as you ring in the New Year — that you’ve got dedicated patriots working around the clock all across the country to protect us all. Oftentimes they’re doing so by sacrificing their own holidays and their own time with families. But they care about this deeply. And they’re the best in the world. And for that, we’re very grateful. Thank you, everybody. Happy holidays. (link) My hunch is: The timing of this speech and the release of the criminal complaint are not coincidental. The speech took place at 12:58 to 1:10pm EST. The Criminal Complaint was released around 6:00-7:00pm EST. Just a hunch, but the people actually on the ground, doing the legwork inside the CA investigation, may have sent a specific message of warning with the construct of the terrorist criminal complaint – READ HERE (and below) This entry was posted in Big Stupid Government, Dear Leader - Creepy POTUS Worship, Death Threats, Dept Of Justice, ISIS, Islam, Jihad, media bias, Muslim Grievance Industry - MGI, Notorious Liars, Obama Research/Discovery, Police action, Political correctness/cultural marxism, Predictions, Prepper, Professional Idiots, propaganda, Terrorist Attacks, Uncategorized, White House Coverup. Bookmark the permalink. 224 Responses to President Obama Speech On Current Terror Threats – National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC)… tyrannocankles says: Damage control. The wording also continues to support the communized DHS strategy that leverages a combination of PC and “insulting the prophet” as a club against free speech. I sense that he is still planning to circle back around like a shark, repeatedly, and attack free speech on the next pass when he senses we’re not looking. Justice_099 says: Whenever a liberal suggests that the ‘hateful rhetoric creates more terrorists’, wee need to counter that with the question, “Doesn’t that just prove all the more that Islam is violent at it’s core?” And not just that. That right there proves that Islam is fundamentally incompatible with not only the Constitution, and the Declaration, but with fundamental Western values. If Alibama wants to go there, good. We can settle the question now. It’s like telling people that it is your fault for getting beat up because you didn’t give the bully your lunch money. It isn’t going to change the mind of a ‘radicalized’ liberal, but most would grasp the analogy. Sidenote: I used the term radicalized because if you look at the methods being used to radicalize Muslims, it’s eerily similar to the methods used to indoctrinate liberals. It has become like a religion to them. Their faith defies what they’re eyes should plainly see. I like it. And add PC as a form of soft and fluffy radicalization. Makes sense to me. Trumped says: Its the same as telling a woman with a skirt that got raped: “YOU HAD IT COMING” Its unbelievable that this B.S. rethoric could even go on for so long. Its like a damn mind prison. We need to look into the Koran and if it is unconstitutional. If so it has to be banned and outlawed. I will say this as someone who never got into the debate much about Holidays versus Merry Christmas(i said Holidays more as a lazy thing) because I didn’t care much but I notice a lot more Merry Christmases this year than I have heard in many years. Sounds silly but I think its telling of the mood of many with regards to rampant PCness. ImpeachEmAll says: Speaking of which, the two grumpy old men in the pic seem to be focused on the fact that Socialism’s grip on the USA is eleven months and counting downward. 😉 Trump 2016 You betcha. Katherine McCoun says: True. I would sometimes say Happy Holidays as a wish for someone’s whole Dec/early Jan holiday season. That expression had its place. I also would combine Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Sometimes, if I wasn’t sure of the other person’s religious views or if I knew them to not be Christians I would use Happy Holidays or I hope your holiday season is filled with family and friends, etc. just as a way of being thoughtful and considerate but still reaching out in friendship. Most of the time I said Merry Christmas, though. Now, I make it a point to always say Merry Christmas. That is what the “holiday” season is centered on and why we have it. I was sensitive until I was told I had to be constantly “sensitive” to others and they did not have to be sensitive to the country in which they live and their fellow countrymen and our countries tradition. When I Have to be sensitive to others and they expect me to suppress my culture in favor of theirs so as to make our public life suitable to them that changes everything. One thing for individuals to be kind and thoughtful. Another thing for gov. to force and pop culture to shame/pressure me into it! And changing our culture to be sensitive to others is them not being sensitive to the culture in the country they chose to come to why USA change its culture for others to be sensitive? And then Americans must be sensitive when visiting other cultures? noritadek says: Well said! I always say Merry Christmas and have a prosperous, healthy and happy New Year. I have jews friends and I say Happy Hanukah to them and it’s great because I celebrate Hanukah with them and I invite them for my Christmas dinner at home. Nobody gets EVER offended. It’s a matter of respect for each others beliefs. MfM says: I’ve been wishing people a Merry Christmas and they always respond the same. I too have noticed more Christmas being uttered than Holidays. Funny you should mention that. In the past few days, I’ve said Happy Holidays (yes, I’m a trained monkey in my professional life 😦 ) and I’ve been “corrected” with Merry Christmas back to me by at least three different people. keebler AC says: Me too! I said Happy Holidays to an East Indian lady and she responded Merry Christmas! A Merry Christmas sign I wanted for my door was sold out in every store within 200 km. I’m thinking of driving further out to get it, lol. deedee says: I noticed it as well….And I go out of my way to say “Merry Christmas” much more than I used to…I Veritas says: Justice, excellent point. I wonder whennnnnn we will ever hear something non violent from the Muzzies? Great analogy – the abused wife. Fantastic argument. And the fact that Hillary made it…. Hillary, the enabler of Beelzebubba….. Wow. Hillary the enabler of BOTH Obama and her low-life r4pist husband. Dr. Bogus Pachysandra says: Hellary and Billzebub! Daniel Eggert says: Liberals have been using the ‘hateful rhetoric causing Islamic violence’ as an excuse for a long time to curtail free speech. This is the best speech to frame the issue and put a lot of this in perspective: It is long but the point Mark Steyn makes is well worth the watch. What else do you have to do today? LOL…. I love that guy! Notmeagain says: He’s exactly right. Hateful rhetoric by Islamists is creating more terrorists by the minute. Meanwhile he is lying like the proverbial rug in every breath. He is a whacko muslim marxist liberal. Until he is gone nothing will improve. yy4u says: In Iran in 1979, the Reds joined with the Ayatollahs to take down the Shah thinking after the Shah was gone, they (the Reds) would take over. After all the Boshies had driven religion underground out of Russia, China, N Korea etc., hadn’t they? Like Obama, they underestimated the ruthlessness of the Muslims. The Reds were the ones ending up in the slammer or dangling from the end of a rope. Islam and Marxism are pretty compatible so long as Marxism agrees to be secondary to Islam. Being both, Obama will be safe no matter which sides win. Jett Black says: <0bum0 won’t be “safe” if his goals are achieved–he’ll be among the early purge victims, though he might get a glass sarcophagus in the capitol somewhere. Real, effective, ruthless people always rise from the ashes of these scumbag revolutions, leaving the weak, incompetent, temporarily “useful” idiots literally to twist in the wind. The message to all DC-rats: It is not better to rule in hell than to serve in Heaven. They won’t even get to rule in hell. Count this as a “like”. We are asked to believe Islam is the religion of peace but if we say bad things about these peaceful folks, they’ll go bonkers and gun us down or blow us up. We’re asked to believe they want to live by the US Constitution but every chance they get they advocate Sharia Law which is antithetical to the U S Constitution. They don’t belong here just as we don’t belong there.. There is no Muslim threat! Trying to explain MUSLIM dangers to a Liberal .. #tcot pic.twitter.com/677VaI4Kdf — John Galt (@dhrxsol1234) December 18, 2015 Even I can understand this. Excellent! MVW says: 13 months to go. Man, that looks like an eternity based on the last 4 weeks, 2 days, and 8 hours. Obama is not the problem, the lying GOPee is the problem. If we didn’t have a Uniparty, he would truly be a lame duck. With his Uniparty fellows like Ryan and McConnell, he’s a T-Rex and the Constitution (and we the people) are sitting ducks. He’s angling to become Sec. General of the UN when the UN takes over the “New World Order”. joanfoster says: If we didn’t have a Uniparty, Obama would have already been impeached. annieoakley says: I’m sooooo ready!!!!! I don’t know, man. I think the liberal would think the log was sorry and wouldn’t do it again. sloth1963 says: Yes. Or maybe they would tell you that the log was endageresd. You have to cut off your horns so that the log isn’t hurt when it eats you. haahaha! The lib would think the log is an oppressed minority. And he’s under water because of global warming! I just want to know why only American citizens are capable of “hateful rhetoric” and not the Imams in the mosques. Don’t their hateful sermons provably create more terrorists than angry citizens reacting to jihad? My question is, who thought mixing two cultures that don’t mix well would be a good idea? Or worse still, did they know it would be a bad idea? They do know and want it really badly. Ask Valerie Jarrett. Yes, sort of like asking the piranha and the goldfish to exist in the same fish tank. kittycat77 says: Thing is, is there’s a ton of jealously and coveting involved. The Muslims are extremely jealous of the US and COVET what we have. It’s one of the roots of the problem. John Denney says: Read “Among the Believers” by V.S. Naipul. http://www.amazon.com/Among-Believers-Islamic-V-S-Naipaul/dp/0394711955/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450460934&sr=1-1&keywords=among+the+believers He makes the case that Islam is a death spiral. Muslim communities have problems, so the solution is to consult the Koran and adhere to it more strictly, which causes more problems. Rinse; repeat. For comparison, read his book, “A Turn To the South”, where he accompanies a black man into the Deep South. They know. They know. 😦 I think they knew it and did it in purpose so they can destroy everything that America stand for. another perfunctory, mechanical, trite speech of soft-pedaling, subliminally pro-muslim rhetoric. try as I might, I can not stand to listen to the whole thing. it doesn’t help that he has to READ IT and is continually flipping the pages of his prepared script back & forth, while Biden fidgets in the background trying hard to keep a straight face. goons, criticalbill says: Biden was fidgeting in the background because he didn’t have a female to put his hands on to ..keep them still? The fact he hasn’t criticized students ( Yale etc) for wanting to get rid of free speech means he is behind it. By rotating whatever Obama say’s 180 degrees; the truth is revealed. I wonder who is pulling Valerie Jarretts strings, we know she pulls Obama’s. cair package Sandhill says: Mailed from Soros. IntoTheFray says: Follow the money! (Hint: George Soros.) Seriously people, read up on this sick scumbag. The murky waters created by Alibama will become crystal clear. Soros, Iran’s back channels and global corporatists who want access to Iran and Iraq. They think Iraq will essentially get merged with/taken over by Iran to create a Shiite super-state, at least by ME stds. Soros, no doubt Would I be considered crazy to start suspecting that he is sending signals to them with these speeches? It seems every time he has one of these speeches, a major attack happens somewhere within days. I certainly know that I am not the only one thinking things like this. Normal, sane, intelligent, everyday people I encounter throughout my workday have been intimating the same suggestion privately that O is a Muslim and may not be on our side. Yes, not the only one. It also makes excellent political sense. Even though he gets criticism for making the speech – saying something wrong or out of touch or otherwise subject to criticism – and then there is an attack – I think it would appear more negligent if he didn’t say anything. It’s odd, but in the same way that his stream of scandals protects itself, his stream of irrelevant bo-scat protects itself, too. tomspoliticsblog says: “irrelevant bo-scat” great term! A combination of two meanings of the noun scat – the meaningless, non-word, patter of a jazz musician and the excrement of animals. I’d like to add it’s meaning as a verb as in Barack Obama, get out quickly, go! Language – music – number – it’s all beautiful. cymbal fades in a dark club with chairs on the tables…. mketch says: I am inclined to agree with you. Things have turned all the more strange. Shutting down the major school districts, sketching border facilities, bizarre presidential speeches, approaching holidays… Bluto says: Justice 099, please stop reading my thoughts. It’s creeping me out! 😉 “There is no threat. Remain Calm. All is well” Michael Lebinowitz says: When you are bombing “the enemy” for a year with little to show for it, it becomes glaringly apparent that “protecting the target” is priority #1 !!! zippy the fuslim is all in for anything fuslim especially if it comes down to fuslims vs We the People. To NOT see zippy the fuslim for what and who he really is, is wanton disregard for the obvious! Duchess says: Have been thinking this for a long time. You are not alone! At first I thought it was a case of “speak of the Devil and up he pops” but I’m beginning to think there is a connection, although maybe not what you think. Because every time he does this and then there is an attack, it’s like they are saying “in your face” and my impression is that they win, psychologically. It isn’t helping his credibility here, but if he is really a sociopath/NPD, he doesn’t care. They are stupid that way. Either way it isn’t good for us. It seems far-fetched that he is sending signals, but I have to admit he did say ISIS was contained right before the Paris attacks and we’re in no danger right before San Bernadino. Maybe not so much sending signals as softening us up. On alert, we might not obey “gun free zones”, might not invite a Muslim to our Christmas party etc. etc. etc. I guess I’m already on alert. Certainly nothing <0 says will do anything other than elevate my alert status. I think it is more a matter of the Islamists wanting to humiliate Obama and demonstrate his weakness by unleashing preplanned attacks right after his empty assurances. They see Obama is a proxy of the USA, little knowing that most Americans view him as a buffoon and/or an enemy. Mike from Portland says: Yep, not the only one. Paul Vincent Zecchino says: You are right on the money, it’s as if his speeches are coded messages to terrorists to launch yet another attack. RINOKiller says: What a totally, effing waste of time! The Furher WANTS terrorism here, not prevent it! He created the terror problem and has no intention to truly fix it. He is even ONE! True. This is the only way Alibama makes any sense. realgaryseven says: He says “radicalize” and “especially online.” He’s going to come after us, not after them. Ending internet anonymity is on his agenda. Mark my words. That’s OK – we just pound him mercilessly for it. Having weaponized the IRS against us, he gets NOTHING between now and when he leaves. NOTHING. Barack Hussein Obama is proof of everything the Founding Fathers warned us about and prepared us for. At this stage, barring a military coup ( are only liberal Generals left?) how or who can stop the ONE doing anything he wants ( as if he isn’t already). What will be the proverbial straw that breaks his or our backs? Why should we tell him? His arrogance will be his demise. Let him overstep. Obama is a Muslim terrorist. He tests. But we know he’s testing. I think he already made the mistake that sinks him. Jarrett backed off their last scam for a reason. We just need to find it. cali says: ^^this! 🙂 “…Obama is a Muslim terrorist….” I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels this way. I agree with tyranno often, but possibly never more strongly than this statement. By the way, I’ve been thinking of how different scenarios have been discussed which would allow these filthy Muslims to maintain residence in the white house after the 2016 elections. Either America at war offshore or a major domestic uprising. – both/scenarios completely, potentially, choreographed by the white house muzz. But i wonder, why not both scenarios simultaneously? The situation in Syria is just waiting on one wrong move to go nuclear (figuratively and possibly literally). And Obama already has been probing soft targets within our borders, testing our responses. I believe, in the months leading up to election 2016, we are going to be very, very busy defending ourselves. That is the environment our muzz leaders are setting up now. wyntre says: Which scam is that? (There are so many I can’t keep track) Unfortunately, another attack. Scare story of yesterday on the Daily Beast, “Pentagon officers will resign if Trump elected.” Good, I say. Get out of the way. There is a lot of dross there. Seriously I would be more likely to vote for Trump if they resign. Dont these people in DC get that we dont like any of them? I hope they do resign then Trump won’t have to fire the do nothing riff raft that’s cluttering up our agencies. These are career government workers – not officers. The government agencies need streamlining anyway. It’s part of the fraud and waste Trump talks about. They’ll resign to keep from being court martialed or fired. Same cowardice they’ve shown as they cravenly cave in to <0’s dictates to hobble our soldiers, abandon our diplomats, arm our enemies, lie to the citizenry, and allow internal traitors to stay in power. No loss. those remaining that have not resigned already might be indicative of who’s side they are really on or blackmail. amjean says: Tell that to Paul Ryan. LOL. When I noticed that the left, the media, AND the GOP establishment all jumped on the ‘absurdity that they can’t screen social media’ I seen plainly through it. The intention is to create new laws and rules to look at US, not them. Couple that with Lynch’s not-so-veiled threat to prosecute people using ‘hateful speech’ and it is clear what the intention is. Whenever all those forces agree on something, it is never going to be good for the American people. I’m sure they wiould give the bill some pretty name, too. I mean who would vote against the PATRIOT act or FREEDOM act? Aren’t you a patriot or lover of freedom? It will be the “No really, it tastes like Chicken” Act. Excellent post Justice. Keep it up. Totally. We need to be ready to lay down nuclear fallout on these b#stards if they even try to go after our free speech. Make the downfall of Cankles the salvation of America. Heck. Let’s do that anyway. PatriotKate says: They already did. Apparently, the previously strongly objected to Cybersecurity was buried in the Omnibus they are about to vote on. Everything they do is designed to motivate the Legislators to take away our freedoms. “When I noticed that the left, the media, AND the GOP establishment all jumped on the ‘absurdity that they can’t screen social media” Bet they’re “screening” the conservative treehouse. Yeah, because we are REALLY SCARY! Check this warning to America taped 26 years ago by KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov. It is chillingly prophetic. This is a great description of psychological warfare. He doesn’t use the term “PC” but it is part of the indoctrination (demoralization) he speaks of. Note how he assumes a minimum of 15 years to shape a critical mass of sheeple, and how the breakdown of moral standards has contributed. Watch to the end for the whole process. I really didn’t think internet anonymity existed. Does it? I more suspect a shutdown of sites like this: anything not PC and not agreeing with the demon. Absolutely. They know who we are. Every one of us. But once Obama crosses an invisible red line he can’t see, he crashes and burns into the ash heap of history. Let him cross it. He uses “folks” – such a soft, inappropriate word at time of mortal danger. I only scanned the transcript. I don’t need to infect my mind with his lies, obfuscations, and islamo-apologies. I don’t want to listen to him — I don’t need to see or hear this lying, anti-American, jihadist speak so disdainfully and disrepectfully to the American people. I look forward to the day that this man-boy ghetto puppet, his snarling, racist beard/wife and perpetual mother-in-law guest waddle out of the White House for the last time, slurping down the last of the lobster bisque, after they have used Air Force One like Uber, and the White House like a hotel room. I loathe him even more than I loathe Hillary, and she had previously set the bar as the most despicable human being every foisted upon the body politic. When they finally leave…. is there enough Febreeze in the Universe? Post of the week! Post of the week! LOOOOOOOL!!!! Sir Donald has a yuge supply Agree 100%; and you put it so eloquently! Ha! Hmmm…Soros? Obama. Soros? Obama. Soros’ role in Muslim migration. http://sputniknews.com/politics/20151218/1031981904/george-soros-exacerbating-refugee-crisis-europe-eu-syria.html Don’t hold back Mr. ZM! I look forward to the day when a certain charlatan Reverend and divisive race baiter no longer has the same access to POTUS as the cabinet. Could you have ever imagined an America where the discredited Tawana Brawley hoaxer, Freddie’s Fashion Mart murderer, Crown Heights assassin, would be a valued and respected member of the presidential inner circle? Zurich, man you are rolling like a freight train and I am a hobo waiting for a ride. Great post. Loved the Air Force One Uber comment and the waddling mother in law. My only concern with this group is will we really get rid of them. I fear they are so drunk on power that they will set up a scenario whereby an election is postponed indefinitely or set up camp in DC to be a thorn in the flesh of the next administration – shadow government if you will. There is only one man capable of putting these criminals in their place and that’s Trump. patternpuzzler says: Awesome post! I’ve wondered about his use of “folks” too. It stands out and he uses it when I would expect someone to say “people.” It is interesting that there are two rival criminal gangs based in Seattle called “Folks” and “People.” Barry is from Chicago. Another grating annoyance is when he– a grown man and president of the US– says “moms and dads.” triper57 says: I think his reference to ‘folks’ is in ‘his folks’. Not to folks in a national view. He does not think of the US as a homogeneous country. We are in separate boxes in his view. Djk says: He uses a lot of words that he probably heard his white grandfather say; eg. wee-weed up, ginned up, folks etc. He is not comfortable with speaking extemporaneously and thus his teleprompter. Plus his veneered teeth have given him a lingering “ssss” when he says words with an s in them. Drives me nuts. west1890 says: Obama uses “folks” the way McCain uses “friends”. It makes my blood boil. Mine too. I can’t stand the guy anymore. In a way is funny because everytime he is on TV my reaction is automatically start insulting and yelling at the screen. Karmy says: Well said, Mike! My feelings exactly. They are the stuff on the bottom of my shoe after walking through the dog park. ediegrey says: I always cringe when he says “folks” and he says it a lot. I also cringe when I hear any of these people refer to America as the “homeland”, it just sounds 1984 to me. Of course, he ends with the generic “happy holidays”. I cannot wait until we have President Trump and our country back again. Merry Christmas! Like. I really hate the ‘homeland’ term too. Reminds me of Russia and the ‘Motherland’. CrankyinAZ says: Or Germany and the “Fatherland.” /shudders The way he tagged it in at the end of speech on terrorism seem completely insincere. I read his “happy holidays” as sarcasm, the way a mob boss might say it after his goons finished trashing your restaurant when you held back on the protection money. Luck is not all says: Your statement is very optimistic: when they leave. I worry he has no intentions of doing that. It will be wonderful when he does if he does The more disturbing thing to me is the number of people around him in this government who completely agree with him. With the surely unprecedented number of people he has fired throughout his administration, it shouldn’t be a surprise. An d the number of Muslims he had hired who are working in high places! He has been shown recently to be incoherent and stumbling without teleprompters. So the “people who agree with him” within the govmt might be the “people who keep him” and answer to the power that runs him. (Prop him up, keep him drugged down or up, write speeches? I dunno). But the same has been said about Hillary lately that she can’t speak without teleprompters and is dependent upon handler-huma… Interesting. Sounds like Biden. The whole thing is strange. They are rotting from the inside out…… Is there a hazing initiation rite upon getting into DC govmt? Like “they” take you and force drugs until you can’t do without, meanwhile taking all manner of nasty photos? And the higher you go in govmt. the more “they” control your every bodily function with fancy Pharms until you are REALLY a puppet? “They” being I dunno, but have a few suspicions. BTW I read that Bilderburg group is meeting soon… Far Fetched? Mebbe, mebbe not. It would explain the complete change that seems to come over even the most promising “patriots” as soon as they arrive in sin city…and I don’t mean Vegas. I hope Trump keeps his personal security around all the time after he gets to the WH, and continues to carry. They take you to the basement where the pods are growing. So, pods in the basement? Must be an old sci-if flick. In a more modern era, were I to write a “pod in the basement” type script, I rather would suggest pills, or even powders served in food or drink, not peas nor pods. Perhaps injections, or IVs on occasion, although long sleeves are then a requirement, unless the veins of the inner thigh are used. Leg veins being used can cause leg vein damage leading to clots sometimes. Addicts are often quite adept at injections in strange places. Adhesive patches might suffice for some things. Whatever, the point is there are at least two who once were considered “eloquent” but can no longer manage to speak coherently even a sentence or two, without assistance. All else is speculation. How about mind control? Personally I think Ryan has converted to Islam hence the new beard and the pro-refugee sections of the new bill. Yes, agree, the beard is a signal. Spot on. I’veo ften thought that when new people come to D.C. they take them into a dark room, stick a vacuum hose into their ear and suck out the honesty and integrity and then set them loose on us The ritual is called being a Democratic Party activist. They hire each other, no matter which party holds the White House. LawrencePaul says: Wow just looking at those three fine specimens is enough to inspire confidence that all is well. What men, what leaders. Men of integrity competence. We are so lucky to have them. Sorry but I didn’t read what he said but I can pretty much guess what the great teleprompter orator said . “BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH” “Same as it ever was” yohio says: So if Trump gets nomination, and he needs to say something outrageous when it gets closer to November. Does he promise to investigate everything Obama & Hillary have ever done or does it polarize to many dems against him? I think it helps if things continue on this way, it may draw some repubs who hate Trump but hate Obama or Hillary more to vote for him Sentient says: As soon as he’s locked up the nomination, Trump should start saying he’s not going to investigate anything about Obama. Say he’s about the future, not the past. It’s the best general election strategy and it might – just might – lull the deep state into complacency so they forget to fully cover their tracks. Once he’s in office, he should clean house – especially at the CIA – try to find some people he can trust, and then investigate everything. Yes, yes. Don’t scare the horses. “And on a regular basis, I convene members of my national security team…” –BH Obama Yeah, say once a year or so. This guy is notorious for blowing off his “Presidential Daily Briefing” and not meeting with his own cabinet. WHY would we wish to believe that he’s meeting with his national security team? –Does Obama even know who’s on his national security team? This president has been far more engaged in selecting his “final four bracket” than he ever was with “national security”. R-C are you making the mistake of believing that HIS national security team is our national security team? archer52 says: I texted my police friends after hearing Obama once again assure us that we were safe. “We screwed! Obama said everything okay for holiday season. Said ISIS contained- then Paris. We’re safe in America- then San Berdandino. Now this?! The guy is like a sht magnet! Arm up! I’m wearing my helmet to work for the rest of the month! winky says: O is a twisted individual Star Wars Movie Theater Threat… and now this: Middle Eastern men asking suspicious questions about dam in Missouri. FBI alerted. https://t.co/bLIA6YPIIv #tcot pic.twitter.com/2JyZsrsDb6 — Rhodes News (@RhodesNews) December 18, 2015 Wonder how many such incidents went unreported before Trump opened the door and said its ok not to be politically correct? Just go about your business and keep your eyes open…so you can see the floodwaters as they come roaring down. Muslims have been caught on premises of utilities all over the US late at night – they use the excuse that they are just students studying the technology. Then why did they not make an official appointment for a tour? The MSM participates (including Fox). We have to find information on our own which thankfully is available due to the Internet. Remember the stabber in CA who stabbed some folks. Turns out it wasn’t collegeplace violence but rather a radicalized Muslim. Stinky-Inky says: Maybe they really, really like catfish. Everyone in the big MO knows there are catfish the size of Buicks in Bagnell Dam. Also, what is it about rural Missouri, for crying out loud? If all these reports (bulk cell phone purchases, propane tanks stolen, foreign men walking through deer stands) lead to crazy aloha snackbar types, do they understand who they are messing with in rural Missouri? May I suggest they rent the following movies: “The Outlaw Josie Wales,” “Ride with the Devil” and “Winter’s Bone.” The muz bought the liberal lie that rural people are both weak and stupid. That might be a good thing, like being undercover in plain sight. Found this on Shoebat…a little info and film on Islam…pretty sick http://www.blindfoldnation.com/index.php/2015/12/08/the-truth-about-islam-convert-or-conquer/ Shiny Colt 45 (@shinycolt45) says: Did you see the one with the 3 year old muslim girl there on page 2? http://www.blindfoldnation.com/index.php/2015/12/12/3-year-old-muslim-hates-jewish-people/ how sick is that? If Donald Trump hasn’t noticed this tweet, he should! Newt Gingrich tweeted “California terrorist attack” 13 Nov. The SanBernadino attack had not happened yet! The post is still on his Twitter account right now. See it below: Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) tweeted at 6:18pm – 13 Nov 15: Maybe scale of the Paris attack following Russian airline bombing and California terrorist attack will convince our leaders this is real war (https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/665307848755314688?s=17) When people questioned “What California attack?” the CYA was “the attack on the grid.” But no shooter of the grid has been found, so who/what group or nation does Newt want to make war on due to the shooting of the power grid? Or, otherwise, how does Newt know that the unknown automatic weapons grid-sharpshooters were ISIS? http://www.emergencymgmt.com/safety/Attack-Electric-Grid-Raises-Alarm-EM.html But it is not known that the UNKNOWN “automatic weapons sharpshooters”were of any nation nor group upon which we could make war, which was the subject of Newt’s post. And I didn’t realize that there were “sharpshooters” of automatic weapons? UC Merced attack on Nov. 4?? Someone responded mentioning the “power grid”. http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/16/technology/sniper-power-grid/ But it happened in 2013, I guess DHS finally decided that it was workplace violence in 2015. Never mind the last sentence,mom course there are, so ignore the last. I have a bad feeling about the Star Wars premiere: too many kids, too many possible methods, too many crowded theaters, and too close to Christmas. ^^of course, not mom course^^ My finger is magnetically attracted to “m” spellcheck does the rest… Computers are designed to be evil, KBR! 😉 Spellcheck is the debil! El Torito says: I refuse to watch it. I have had enough of his indifference to loss of American lives. Bring on Trump. Centinel2012 says: Reblogged this on Centinel2012 and commented: Under the Islamic principle of Taqiyya Muslims are allowed to say and do anything to advance the Islamic principle of world domination and the elimination of ALL that do not bow to Allah. Obama single handily has destroyed western civilization by the policies he has forced on us and Europe. There is no hope for Europe but if we can keep our guns though 2016 and elect Trump there is a small chance for redemption. But it would take a purge of our government to take out all the tentacles of Islam and Marxism that are now part of out National, State and local governments! If San Bernardino is a one-off, carried out by independent crazies, why do they have a thumb drive with a spreadsheet showing purchases specific to this crime? Are they just really OCD about bookkeeping, or are they reporting to a higher up and getting reimbursed? If it’s the latter, who else is that higher up managing? NCPatrick says: The last thing San Bernardino is is a one-off IMO. After all, someone has been paying the $200/mo wife rental fee as well as the other deposits in their accounts? Surely the banks involved could trace those back? Much more to come I’m sure. Yep. Follow the money. This has the feel for an experiment, a test, a way of making improvements and to work out the kinks. If it had worked as planned with the bombs it would have been much worse. Don’t count on the next one for the bombs to fail to detonate. And bombs increase responder uncertainty so that the muslims can do other things, ya know mix it up. We talk about cold anger here, this is cold hatred. Cold anger can turn into hot anger. It did after 9-11 when even the San Francisco Lefties were (temporarily) angry. When GWB retaliated against Afghanistan, even the left wingers kept silent because the American people were mad and would have turned on them with viciousness if they’d said to just let it go and try to understand why they hate us. I remember that time when wherever you went, a movie theatre, a play, “America the Beautiful” was played. We were united. But gradually the lefties began to turn the tide. GWB gave them the hand grenades when he attacked Iraq, and from then on, “America the Beautiful” stopped being played, the lefty newspapers like the NY Times and Wash Post were up and running, tearing at Bush and America. I’ve never seen such invective directed at a president and/or a country from within as I saw directed at GWB and that resulted in Obama. It was obvious anyone running as a Dem would win and it is curious how it was as someone said above that a questionable nobody without any credentials won against a woman who was first lady to the most popular president since Reagan, had served as a US Senator (and did a fairly good job from what I understand). I’m no Hillary fan; I think she’s corrupt and venal; but I do not believe she is responsible for Benghazi. I believe she was ordered to stand down. If I’m right, her character flaw is that she didn’t disobey her orders and resign or get fired. She wanted to be president more than she cared about those men’s lives. I don’t approve or condone, but I see why she did it. Like Bosheviks, Democrats put PARTY above all others, including and especially others’ lives. Pg 25: “Preliminary FBI laboratory results have found fingerprints on the rifles and IED components, but not positive matches to Marquez.” Question: fingerprints other than dead perps? My take is that they are being very narrow-focused in that criminal complaint document. They are not revealing anything more than necessary to secure a conviction of Marquez. Exactly. But reading between lines, as Sundance suggested in the post, reveals information contrary to O’s safety dance speech. I noted that they only mention two shooters despite the early reports of three shooters. americalsgt says: It’s not often you see someone fall asleep during the speech they are giving. 6:22 We continue to do everything in our power to prevent terrorists from getting into the United States No we don’t! I don’t know how we’re going to endure another year of this imbecile. He presents this like it’s impossible, even with our best efforts, to prevent terrorists from entering. NOT TRUE !!! Marquez said there are more groups than anyone can imagine. Marquez is an idiot so this had to have come from his dear Farook. Marquez wasn’t a hate filled cold blooded muslim, reminded me of Igor in Dr. Frankenstein. In contrast, I have met a room full of young muslim students and their hate for an infidel such as myself would have boiled water then and there. I have never felt anything like it, ever. We haven’t seen anything yet… anything. A couple of points more. I had a close friend who was muslim, and I can say he was a different person than these ‘students’, so in that regard, something major has changed, major. Donald Trump has in clear eyed simple terms stated the key issue which is we need to understand this hatred, especially the scope. He hasn’t said what we do after that, but obviously nothing can be said until it is understood. But let me say a couple of words about the hate. Farook killed over a dozen of doe eyed Americans that befriended him… in cold, calculated, blood, people he worked with for years. Then planted bombs to kill the responders and more of those he left behind. So, few normal Americans can really understand this hatred. It is outside of our normal experience. I have heard it said that killing someone with a knife is personal, but what is it that Farook did? Islamic? Malatrope says: Islam is Hate. You need know nothing more. Director says: Dude. They are obviously going to conduct a massacre in a college of school in LA. It’ll be Beslan. Another one of the Chechen bitches showed up too. There are only 200 in the US and 7 of them are confirmed terrorists. How is a Philipino married to a Chechen? And not under surveillance? bitterlyclinging says: James Clapper looks like sweetheart in the photo. The president, along with his his two National Security heads, all three enamored with Islam. What could possibly go wrong? BobNoxious says: Just saw this over at mediaite; Obama had one of his “private meetings” w/ journos yesterday and said this (before the NY Times stealth edited out of the article). In his meeting with the columnists, *Mr. Obama indicated that he did not see enough cable television to fully appreciate the anxiety after the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino… http://www.mediaite.com/online/ny-times-stealth-edits-article-to-remove-embarrassing-obama-admission/ So, Obama basically heard about the attacks & America’s anxiety on the news… WOW!!! If that doesn’t prove this guy is in a bubble, what does??? I would bet that Alibama did watch, cheering on his Muslim brother all the way. Alibama lies, and his lapdog MSM provides cover. He is NOT in a bubble, hes is evil! tinkerthinker2 says: Also shows he has no common sense…at first, then you realize he does know everything we do…and just trying to gruber us all.. Obama looked arrogant and detached, like he could care less about the whole thing, but was annoyed that he had to explain his brilliance to the rubes. The same old PC nonsense – “we can’t give in to fear, that’s not who we are” SHUT UP. WHO ARE YOU TO DEFINE AMERICA’ VALUES. “Happy Holidays” the POS says at the end, not “Merry Christmas.” He couldn’t miss that little dig His body language told me he was lying through the whole thing. What a repulsive little man. While Obama was attempting to mask, or else is psychopathic enough not to need to try, Biden was rapid blinking, shifting, scratching his head(“well I don’t know about that” touching his left eye, touching his nose (at key points, a “something stinks” tell) glancing left. The guy to Obama’s right was also dancing. Guess they knew the lies and weren’t expecting anybody would watch their body language. It is quite interesting if you can move the speed along to watch them dance. IMO says: 0bama day dreaming about watching 🌈 Hawaiian sunsets and 🌭 roasting weiners with Reggie Love. Paco Loco says: For the country it’s “a time for choosing” between “them or us”. I don’t think that anything can be more clear than that Obama is the “Manchiran Candidate” created by Muslim puppeteers to create the Caliphate in America. Years and years of planning got him into the Presidency in 2008. How does a nobody from Chicago, a first term senator become the Democrat presidential candidate winning it from the well known Hillary Clinton? All his records sealed as to who he really is. Since his election and reelection, He has actively promoted the spread of Islamic socialism, and now the congress and Supreme Court are infected with that terminal cancer. The new proposed omnibus budget deal is the culmination of his program to destroy the US. If this passes Obama will open “the gates of Hell” and in the next 400 days fundamentally change America for ever. We are out of time to stop this Muslim megalomaniac and his policy of destruction. What is needed now is a call to action. The Second Amendment isn’t about hunting. It’s all about the last resort in dealing with traitors and to secure the other inalinable rights that the founders declared in the Declaration of Independance. If not us than who? Do we have the courage to end this and call it for what is – treachery, Do we have the courage to get out from behind our keyboards and rally our friends and family to prepare for the inevinable? We need to prepare and be ready as the time for choosing draws near and Patriots will be called upon to stand firm and defend the Constitution. With Donald Trump as our commander in chief, I pray that we can take back our country and “Make America Great Again”. You might find the video of the KGB agent who defected to the west warning America – and this was 26 years ago – interesting. It’s posted upthread, a response to Justice 999 Taqiyya from the empty chair. Farook was radicalized and plotting terrorist attacks since 2011. Obozo & crew terminated investigation of his radical mosque. H Hutto says: 0bama lies so bad, he has to get someone else to call his own dog. Ono says: Politically correct? When was the last time a politician did the correct thing. The only thing they are good at is making up excuses for their bad behavior. PC…Pure crap Michael Story says: So, everytime this clown opens his mouth it seems something bad happens……when is the next terror attack scheduled? letjusticeprevail2014 says: You will need to check with Valeria Jarrett for that information. I believe she has a direct source… Christmas Day. Star Wars theaters all over the country, as many infrastructure targets they have operatives for, and at least one new thing we didn’t see coming. Hagel: The White House Tried to ‘Destroy’ Me In an exclusive interview, Chuck Hagel said the Obama administration micromanaged the Pentagon, stabbed him in the back on the way out — and still has no strategy for fixing Syria. http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/12/18/hagel-the-white-house-tried-to-destroy-me/ This interview of Hagel started to generate some sympathy for him, from me. UNTIL I reached the end where he praised Obama and cited the Iran Nuke Treaty as a “…landmark agreement with Iran to curtail its nuclear program….”. Once I saw THAT, I was like: “Shove it, Chuck.” I Hear Ya’! Well, that and Guantanamo. Scirparius says: The past two times Obama has give the “everything is fine; you’re totally safe” message, there have been major terrorist attacks shortly afterward. If there is an attack at a movie theater or a dam in the next few days, I will officially begin making myself a big tinfoil hat. Put up the girly bike and golf pictures, that will make us feel more assured. 🙂 In 2016, Incompetence is code for traitor/treason. We all know what’s going on…but as mentioned before, “don’t disturb the horses”…until November, 2016! I do find it so very interesting how the media will attack say, a Baptist faction like the hideous Westboro group and expect the Baptists to handle that (and condemn for not handling) and yet, will go out of their way to protect a certain religion that has done NOTHING to stop the killing within such religion. And blame/shame those who expect that certain religion to handle THEIR problem. (You know who I mean) zephyrbreeze says: San Bernadino was the 75th attack on America due to Islamic terrorism. “Prior to the events in San Bernardino, there have been 74 Islamist-inspired terror attacks and plots in the U.S. since 9/11. This is the 64th terrorist attack or plot that has been perpetrated by self-radicalized U.S. citizens. ” http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2015/12/the-75th-terrorist-plot-on-the-united-states I’ve vetted that list before. It’s close but short by a number of attacks. It is closer now to a hundred. Still, this is a war between ideas- a civilization moving forward, and one that is stuck in the 7th century with murderous intent. The outcome will decide the future of the world. Maybe this explains Ryan’s new beard… “passing this legislation, the House has approved funding for the issuance of nearly three hundred thousand visas to migrants from Muslim countries in the next year alone. “Ryan’s bill accomplishes this migrant surge by fully funding every U.S. immigration program currently in existence, as well as funding the President’s expansion of the refugee program through Syrian migrant resettlement.” http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/12/18/congress-votes-fund-nearly-300000-visas-muslim-migrants-one-year/ Rubio misses spending bill vote \| TheHill http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/263719-rubio-misses-spending-bill-vote# Rubio a no show again. Florida get rid of this punk. froggielegs says: “Old Dixie Highway in Riviera Beach was re-named President Barack Obama Highway on Thursday.” http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/riviera-beach/ceremony-thursday-in-riviera-beach-will-rename-old-dixie-highway-to-barack-obama-way Is this going to be like most/all of the MLK Drives throughout the country? Always running through the worst neighborhoods, which is a shame because MLK didn’t represent welfare dependence and crime. I did a Google Street View drive. The section being renamed is limited to Riviera Beach. It’s not the worst neighborhood I’ve ever seen but the drive-through liquor store is a nice touch. jakeandcrew says: http://dcwhispers.com/obama-snarls-against-fbis-immigration-suggestion-you-sound-like-trump/ Obama to Director Comey, “You sound like Trump!” At a meeting prior to this speech, Comey is said to have suggested a temporary pause in immigration from countries with strong terrorist ties. Obama didn’t like it. The president, who until then is said to have appeared both bored and irritated at having to attend the meeting that was primarily part of a Jarrett-initiated public relations campaign intended to show Mr. Obama remains “strong on terror” preceding what will be an Executive Order gun control measure due to be unleashed by the White House very soon, did a “double-take” following the suggested immigration pause in the face of what is a very real and ongoing terror threat. Mr. Obama apparently sat at the head of the table clearly unhappy for the remainder of the meeting over the immigration policy suggestion and then made certain that Director Comey stood farthest from him (so far in fact Comey was not even shown by the news cameras) as Mr. Obama addressed the nation – no small feat given Director Comey stands six-foot-eight and thus towers over Barack Obama. It must be so hard for Val-Jar – trying to ruin America through a petulant child. {sarc} I shouldn’t be surprised but I’m wondering how a person could be more concerned with his appearance than the safety and security of the country. Does this not qualify him as a traitor? 240grjhp says: If you refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to liquor – You may be a Muslim. If you own a $3,000 machine gun and a $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can’t afford shoes – You may be a Muslim. If you have more wives than teeth – You may be a Muslim. If you wipe your butt with your bare hand but consider bacon to be unclean – You may be a Muslim. If you think vests come in two styles: Bullet-proof and suicide – You may be a Muslim. If you can’t think of anyone you haven’t declared jihad against – You If you consider television dangerous but routinely carry explosives in your clothing – You may be a Muslim. If you were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs – You may be a Muslim. If you have nothing against women and think every man should own at least four – You may be a Muslim. If you find this offensive you are part of the problem in America! If you delete this you are, most likely a Muslim or cater to them. Dick Morris has a debate poll with Cruz and Trump tied. Lets see if we can tip it! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LZZS2WR Totally Domestic says: A. He is lying. Said San Bernardino jehadi’s were: Self-initiating. Self-mitivated. (Nothing more to see here, move along). I haven’t heard LE make such a claim. B. He watched the Rep. Debate He now has a bright idea to partner with high tech leaders. C. He is hiding behind Nat. Counterterrorism center Yes, there are hard working & sacrificing people trying to keep us safe & he is probably blocking them at every turn. D. Folks folks he says over & over, i am sick of the use of that word! Thanks for the transcript, i can’t stand to look at him any more, much less listen to him lie to us. At what point does someone go from self-initiating to whatever the other choice is, initiated by others? We know Syed and Tashfeen were supporters of ISIS and got instructions for bomb-building from an ISIS magazine, and we know ISIS openly encourages individuals to wreak havoc. If ISIS or other Islamic terror organizations didn’t exist, would Syed and Tashfeen have committed this act? I think not. Why was the investigation of the mosque they attended ended by BO? Who were all the Middle Eastern men coming over to their house that the neighbor was too fearful to report till after the massacre? angryduc says: barry the filthy pandering muslim dog lying to the United States again. Counter terrorism has never thwarted a single terror “event” they didn’t instigate. couldn’t even say Merry Christmas warmac9999 says: If there is any doubt that Obama is a muslim, this should eliminate that doubt: President Obama signed an executive order Monday barring federal contractors from discriminating against the Muslim community by erecting “offensive religious displays” on Federal Property including nativity manger scenes. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced announced the order in conjunction with a package of gun control measures designed to curtail the recent trend of holiday violence. “There are things we can do”,Earnest told Fox News,”The President is determined to keep everyone safe during the Holiday season and the removal of imagery that some consider offensive or hate speech is a good first step.” The Obamas have reportedly decided against any religious themed holiday displays at the White House since the First Lady thinks they are creepy. Juggalos For Allah,a Muslim activist group,applauded the decision saying this would go far to diffuse anger towards Christians usually felt by Muslims as we near the Christmas Holiday said Moe Lester,group spokesman. “Yeah,this is good.”,Lester said,”It’s just not fair Christians have all these holidays and we don’t. Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee didn’t miss the opportunity to comment. “It should come as no big surprise that President Obama and his wife would like to neuter Christmas in America,” said Huckabee. “That’s their natural step to Sharia Law — to ban the public display of Christian symbols. Have any doubts? sDee says: Funny and so true. Carlson at FOX had four former military men on his show. One of them who has contacts within the Pentagon. He stated it was almost “Stalin-like” inside the building. Not only couldn’t you talk out loud, you couldn’t even have water cooler conversations without worrying if an Obama plant wasn’t going to report you. Forget offering any alternative to his “plans” about national security. He won’t listen. I hope we have all learned the lesson about voting in a liberal, narcissist,progressive,racist PC using person in office. strat4evr says: Anyone who argues that Sharia,Islam practiced by any Muslim who enters the United States with the intent to establish residence here has the rights of protection of “Freedom of Religion” is proclaiming that Sharia, Islam can coexist without opposition to our constitution. The teachings of Shariah Law under Islam completely opposes Christianity as well as our constitution so if the argument is that a majority of Muslims practice a form of Islam that allows for the legitimate peaceful disagreement and denial of Islam it seems to be an argument unsupported by the proliferation of Terrorism worldwide in support of Islam, the inability to all too often recognize and identify “Radical Islamist” from “Non Radical Islamist”, the silence/unwillingness of Muslims who claim to be coexisting peacefully to dramatically assist law enforcement in identifying acts of radicalism with-in their own communities, and the growing number of Muslims in this country who are claiming to be offended by practices in this country that just because they perceive them as practices which conflict with their own beliefs it certainly gives the appearance of expectations of more than just acceptance. Just as our Grandparents, our Parents and many of us alive here today fought for the preservation of America and the assurances for next generations they will enjoy the same freedoms and liberties against Dictatorships, Fascists, Communism and any other ideology that oppose the Laws and the Constitution of America including those who hide behind a proclamation of a “Religion of Peace” yet support annihilation of all who oppose their beliefs. truthwitness says: Firstly: ╭∩╮(︶︿︶)╭∩╮to another depressing Obama speech Now I will move on and enjoy the Reason for the Season and celebrate the birth of Christ and hope for all of us. I see what you did there. 🙂 Let me share a funny story from my intel days. We were designing our unit by visiting other units in the state that were established- picking the best ideas, leaving the rest. We had an opportunity to be part of a statewide conference involving all the agencies. Now this was years ago. In the meeting, fifty or sixty men and women- all senior police detectives- where milling about and talking. The time came for the meeting to start. The guy in charge was yelling at everybody to settle down and like most cops,we weren’t listening. So, the the guy yells really out loud, “Everybody quiet down and let’s get started!” The place goes quiet, the people sit down. Suddenly, I hear this lone voice at the back of the room, “Silence!!” Immediately, there was a responding chorus from dozens of professional men and women “I’ll KILL YOU!” Then the whole place broke out into cheers and laughter and the guy in charge just threw up his hands. Now, I turn to my partners with a confused look. One was laughing, the other was just shaking his head. I had no idea what happened. Turns out, I had missed the Jeff Dunham act “Achmed the dead terrorist” thing. It appeared that EVERY intel detective had not. Suddenly, saved videos came up on laptops, people were laughing and I was exposed to this; What a hilarious moment. Serious men and women being tickled by such a silly thing. We are just humans after all. Then it was back to work and after that day, I wish the only terrorist I knew about was the bony one. Expedy (@expedy21) on July 15th – 2019 Preside… Zorro on July 15th – 2019 Preside… Ozark on July 15th – 2019 Preside… Lyon on UPDATE: President Trump Hosts… amwick on President Trump Modifies Asylu…	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1788
__label__cc	0.651446	0.348554	← February 28th – 2016 Presidential Election – Open Discussion Treehouse Challenge – 2016 Primary Election Stats… → Bombshell Expose’ – Conservative Radio: Limbaugh, Ingraham, Hannity and Levin Were All Part of Gang-of-Eight “Gaslighting”… The New York Times has just laid virtually all of talk radio’s top conservative punditry naked to their enemies by revealing a coordinated effort, between them and top DC politicians, to “tamp-down” opposition to comprehensive immigration reform, and “gaslight” the national republican audience. A brutal expose’… We already knew the aspect of Fox News via Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes, Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly meeting with Chuck Schumer, Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio capturing promises to deliver favorable opinion for immigration reform. – Outlined HERE – We also knew, and wrote about how Fox Executives manipulated program content (including the blacklisting of amnesty critics) to support the collective agenda. However, we did not know how far the scope of the influence was extended, nor did we know Rush Limbaugh was a direct participant. We also did not know that Laura Ingraham and Mark Levin were lobbied to participate. How would we know? How would anyone know? They never told their audience. None of the aforementioned pundits ever disclosed the nature or content of the lobbying, nor their own independent determination whether to go along with the agenda, or remain willfully blind thereby benefitting the legislative agenda by omission. In hindsight we can only accept silence as willful blindness. However, now we do know, many things make a lot more sense about how reactionary all the “conservative” pundits were, notably the Fox Group, when candidate Donald Trump announced his immigration platform to include a border wall, deportation and strict enforcement of immigration law. Now we know why most pundits reacted with such disdain. Their opposition, heck, their knee jerk attacks upon Trump for proposing immigration enforcement, seemed stunning in June/July 2015; but now takes on an entirely new light. Via New York Times […] The dinner at News Corporation headquarters — which has not been previously reported — and the subsequent outreach to Mr. Limbaugh illustrate the degree to which Mr. Rubio served as the chief envoy to the conservative media for the group supporting the legislation. The bill would have provided a pathway to American citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants along with measures to secure the borders and ensure that foreigners left the United States upon the expiration of their visas. […] Details of the dinner, and a previous one in 2011, were provided to The New York Times by an attendee of one of the meetings and two people with knowledge of what was discussed at both get-togethers. None of the attendees agreed to be identified for this article because the conversations were supposed to be confidential. […] As early as March 9, 2011, Mr. Schumer joined Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and another eventual member of the Gang of Eight, at the Palm restaurant in Manhattan, where they made their case to Mr. Murdoch, Mr. Ailes and Mr. Limbaugh in a private room. The senators argued how damaging the word “amnesty” was to their efforts, and walked Mr. Limbaugh through their vision for an immigration overhaul. […] Mr. Rubio also reached out to other conservative power brokers, including the radio hosts Mark Levin and Laura Ingraham, telling them that the legislation did not amount to amnesty. The Fox anchors Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly became more supportive. At the time, The Washington Post reported that Mr. Rubio’s advisers were monitoring to the minute how much time the hosts devoted to immigration, and that “they are heartened that the volume is much diminished.” Mr. Rubio publicly and privately worked to assuage the fears of Mr. Limbaugh, who on air called him a “thoroughbred conservative” and assured one wary listener that “Marco Rubio is not out to hurt this country or change it the way the liberals are.” (read full article) This entry was posted in Decepticons, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Marco Rubio, media bias, Notorious Liars, Professional Idiots, propaganda, Radio Shows, Ted Cruz, Typical Prog Behavior, Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 1,518 Responses to Bombshell Expose’ – Conservative Radio: Limbaugh, Ingraham, Hannity and Levin Were All Part of Gang-of-Eight “Gaslighting”… kimosaabe says: Well now we know why Rush called Rubio a “legitimate full throated Conservative”. Butch says: Sorry if I repeat someone ( I’ve been on the road all day ) but putting Laura lngraham in this basket is misguided at the least . Laura warned Rubio not to get involved w / the gang of 8 numerous times . She is also responsible for getting Dave Bratt elected to replace Cantor . Sure things happen but everything is not a conspiracy . Personally I don’t want to read , see or listen to my own ideas spoon fed back to me all the time . I already voted for Trump but I’m questioning some of the vitriol aimed at conservatives who do not tow the exact line in the headline . Maligning people with one wave of the pen is what the liberals do . lo says: Hey el rushbo! Even though I knew you were a fraud and have noted it here before, THE JIG IS UP! You got rich and built an empire, lying to people who trusted you. You were willing to allow OUR way of life to be destroyed as long as you got yours. You’re so pathetic. You think you’re special, that in some way you will be spared the destruction you do not mind is being heaped upon us. Good luck with that. You are the biggest blowhard ever. Talent on loan from God my BUTT. Go Away #ALWAYSTRUMP I highly doubt Rush is part of anything for DC. He is very pro guns, pro life, etc. BigMamaTEA says: I’m going to step-in right here at the top and state Limbaugh is on here. In his 1st hour (now) he is addressing this issue! So far, he is stating Rubio was not at their meeting, it was Grahamnisty and Schumer. I’ll get the transcript this afternoon. I will add, which I missed earlier (which is why I will wait for the transcript, I’m a Rush member and will get an email when it’s up) Rush just said Ailes, and Murdoch were (I think, cause he’s talking fast) at that dinner with Miss Lindsay and Schumer. Rush is the guy that lied and called Rubio a full-throated conservative. Skinner says: Have you all failed to notice that the meeting behind all this took place in March of 2011????? Five freaking years ago????? Rubio and gang were trying to get talk radio and Fox behind them before they started the big push to pass it. Of course they would try to influence the big guys on the right. Do any of you remember that neither Rush or Mark endorse this BS legislation? (I can’t speak of Sean or others because I don’t listen to them). They both condemned it right from the start. Rubio and company did not win over Rush or Mark. They’ve done nothing wrong. Lots of you people need to settle down and put things in perspective. And as far as Trump goes, Rush never said an ill word against him until Trump started in with the liberal type attacks on Cruz. Even then Rush only cautioned him to tread carefully. Rush still doesn’t criticize Donald. Never has. Seriously, you people need to chill. Rubio is the real sh!tball here by trying to manipulate everyone back in 2011. drartaud says: Dear Sir, this is why Trump became aggressive towards Cruz, and not before. Cruz commented to his donors that no one wants to see Trump with his finger on the button of Nuclear Weapons as Commander in Chief, and how he was just going to hug Trump waiting for Trump to fail, and all Trump’s supporters would flock to Cruz. Ted is an idiot. billlawrenceonline says: Really well said. Somebody asking you to do something is not the same as doing it. Rush is going to get a lot of listeners today. If a sitting Senator votes for authority to be transferred from Congress to a treasonous President for a fast-track trade agreement that will decimate American workers, he is not fit to serve in the Senate or the White House. No, he does worse. He sets up callers who ‘question’ all and any Trump motives, and Rush agrees with them that ‘well this seems to be a recurring issue with other callers.’ All a set up! Bingo! And he puts out questions like…what would you do to stop Trump? Then he’ll say, “I’m not saying I want to stop Trump,I just want to hear what people think could be done.” Then he’ll take call after call of Trump haters explaining what can be done to stop Trump (futile, but whatever). It’s all very calculated. He’s subtle, but it’s there if you listen carefully. He just did it again a few minutes ago! I just emailed him and asked the following, ” Rush I find it so ironic that you seem to have only Cruz supporters call in. That is somewhat like the 6 coin tosses for Hillary. According to the current polls, that would be a million to one shot!” I find this impossible to believe. IMPOSSIBLE So…we can’t trust FOX, CNN, MSNBC, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS… And people wonder why we want Trump! you have to remember, these talk show hosts job is to sensationalize or satirize whatever to get listeners… nothing more. they all are radio prostitutes and would sell their soul to the devil to get ratings..if you listen to anyone of them on a particular subject, then turn to another one, the subject is the same, the monologue is the same, they just re-arrange the words. just like saturday morning cartoons when you was a kid, you listen to them for some fun, then get out in the real world and move on…. Rolo Tomasi says: Dr. Savage would not do that he has been with Mr. Trump since day zero. Are you kidding, look at the money these people generate and are degenerated by. Oreilly couldnt be more disconnected from working people today. Arrogant nothing more. You want to see who is real see who talks about this story and gets to the truth. I dont see this story anywhere, get it out. Hold these people accountable. They complain about politicians for all the years we watch and listen and now they dont like trump…hmmmm! Wake up politicians are criminal period. ray carlson says: Rush commenting now. NYT piece absurd! keithintampa says: 29 February 2016; 12:30 ET; Rush is addressing this story as I type this. He admits to meeting with Schumer and others, (Rubio was not present); but denies that there was any request or an attempt to have him parlay support or speak favorably for Amnesty. Claims Chuckie Schumer reiterated that the Republican Party would never win the White House again, unless they supported some form of Amnesty. (I believe Rush! Schumer is a snake!) Also! Why did Rush just recently describe Rubio as a “legitimate full throated conservative?” That is one of his biggest lies. He sounds panicked trying to explain himself out of his treachery. THIS …. He is begging people to buy his spin. – Rush = Full throated LIAR Rush is “friends” with Roger Ailes at Fox who is out to take Trump colmdebhailis says: Limbaugh paid a cool million to Elton John to bless his fourth serial union….. enough said… Reginald Arford says: Well, isn’t the /wife/ more-or-less in charge of wedding planning? If that’s what she wants, that’s what she gets. And EJ is a good entertainer. Quietlyjan says: Hi all, just my 2 cents…. The only reason I can figure about these so called “conservative” radio hosts is that if we have a good President, good government, and all is well is that they don’t have anything to rail about the next 4-8 years…. All of their shows are based upon the premise that the other side is bad. They can’ t talk for hours about happy things, no one to criticize…. Their bread and butter….. No, that’s not it. Rush (et al.) did just fine in the Bush 43 administration, and he grew strongly in the Bush 41 administration. I was a listener even back then, and he had plenty to talk about! Do you think there’s any lack of stupidity or malfeasance in the Government for them to run out of material, now or in any foreseeable future? Short of the Second Coming? /Really/? Pingback: DONALD J. TRUMP & CONGRESSIONAL INCUMBENTS (ALIPAC) JoAnn Leichliter says: My recollection of the “Gang of Eight” endeavor includes Laura Ingraham railing against it like crazy almost every morning. My recollection of Limbaugh’s position at the time is nil, but “outreach” by one party does not equal cooperation by the other. Rick554 says: Wait just a minute……. this is from a New York Times “report”?? Ok. Since I read about it Here, I’ll do some research , but Only because I read it here!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1789
__label__cc	0.605125	0.394875	← Donald Trump Assassin Pleads Not Guilty in Las Vegas Court Appearance… FBI Director James Comey Testifies To Congress – Clinton Never Questioned Under Oath… → Update: Disturbing Video – Police Officer Shoots Driver In Falcon Heights Minnesota – Passenger Records Aftermath… Posted on July 7, 2016 by sundance Against the earlier shooting in Baton Rouge Louisiana, unfortunately this police shooting will lead the news cycles – guaranteed. This latest shooting happened only a few hours ago. Police said the incident began with a traffic stop around 9 p.m (link). Sketchy Details / No media yet – As best we can determine, a woman named Lavish Reynolds (aka Diamond Reynolds) immediately began live-streaming video of the aftermath from a police officer shooting her boyfriend four times. A four year old girl was in the back seat. Local Media Report – MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — WCCO confirms that a 32-year-old man has died after an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night in Falcon Heights. Philando Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, says he died at Hennepin County Medical Center. St. Anthony Police confirmed the shooting, which happened in the area of Larpenteur Avenue and Fry Street. Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, and her daughter were in the car at the time. Reynolds is in custody Wednesday night. A video circulating on Facebook, which was pulled from the site before midnight, was filmed by Reynolds and appears to show the aftermath of the shooting. Reynolds, who was in the front passenger seat, says in the video that she was pulled over for a broken tail light. She says police asked Castile, who was driving, for his license and registration. She says as Castile was reaching for his wallet, he informed officers that he had a firearm in his possession, and a conceal-and-carry permit. Reynolds says in the video that an officer then shot her boyfriend four times. (read more) According to the video (auto-streamed to Facebook here) and the narration, Philando Castile was driving, Ms Reynolds was the passenger as they were pulled over by the police. Her boyfriend informed the police officer he was licensed to carry a firearm, and when he reached for his wallet to get his ID the officer fired into the vehicle four times. Here’s the video, but be warned this is very graphic, unsettling, and emotionally disturbing to watch and hear the driver explain what’s going on: Reynolds: Stay with me. We got pulled over for a busted tail light in the back and he’s covered … they killed my boyfriend. He’s licensed to carry. He was trying to get out his ID and his wallet out his pocket and he let the officer know that he had a firearm and he was reaching for his wallet and the officer just shot him in his arm. Officer: Ma’am, keep your hands where they are. Reynolds: I am sir, no worries. Officer: [Yells expletive.] Reynolds: He just got his arm shot off. We got pulled over on Larpenteur. Officer: I told him not to reach for it! I told him to get his head up! Reynolds: He had, you told him to get his ID sir, his driver’s license. Please don’t tell me he’s dead. Officer: [Expletive.] Reynolds: Please don’t tell me my boyfriend just went like that. Officer: Keep your hands where they are. Reynolds: Yes I will, sir. I will keep my hands where they are. Please don’t tell me that he’s gone. Please don’t tell me that he’s gone. Please officer, don’t tell me that you just did this to him. You shot four bullets into him, sir. He was just getting his license and registration, sir. [Silence] Other Officer: Get the female passenger out of the car. Reynolds: Where’s my daughter you have my daughter?” [Five Minutes Later] Reynolds: I got … the Roseville Police got me handcuffed, my phone is about to die. I’m on Larpenteur and Fry and the Roseville Police Department just shot my boyfriend. They shot him four times. He has a license to carry. We had a busted tail light. And we had some weed in the car that’s about it. (Transcript Via CBS Minnesota) Video shows crowd gathered at scene of police-involved shooting in Falcon Heights, Minnesota https://t.co/3nKxy1WLtihttps://t.co/ZaQSg8C0lv — ABC News (@ABC) July 7, 2016 Here’s the facebook link: In anticipation of this video disappearing there’s also a duplicate copy available below. Crowd growing at #FalconHeightsShooting Police say one man shot, woman & child also in car. Man's condition unknown pic.twitter.com/v40ze85Sgf — Katherine Johnson (@KJohnsonKSTP) July 7, 2016 Crowd screaming "say his name: Phil" at #FalconHeightsShooting now chanting "No Justice, No Peace" Man said he had gun "Ofc told him not to move & AS HE PUT HIS HANDS BACK UP" he was shot#falconheightsshooting pic.twitter.com/5xf8oI1bM3 — Just the Facts (@Truth007Seeker) July 7, 2016 This entry was posted in Abusive Cops, BGI - Black Grievance Industry, Death Threats, Police action, Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 1,248 Responses to Update: Disturbing Video – Police Officer Shoots Driver In Falcon Heights Minnesota – Passenger Records Aftermath… archstanton14 says: who is the guy in the video? The deceased, Philando Castile. dizzymissl says: Disgusting people. Well…that link paints quite the picture. What an effing pig. That little girl doesn’t stand a chance. To be clear, I’m not referring just to that direct link to the video. If you follow the hyperlink to her FB you will get quite an eye full. So careful. James F says: That poor little girl looks miserable getting “hot boxed” full of marijuana smoke with that crappy music blaring. Was the video flipped round again? Was he driving under marijuana? Does anyone know what brand and make the car is? marinetelecom says: Looks like Ford Taurus or similar car. She might grow up to be president someday. Obozo got his start with roof hits. Why did he have a gun on his lap? Who holds a gun in plain sight while the police are making a stop? This woman is inciting trouble before the facts are known. Why isn’t she consoling her daughter? I know it’s not scripted but she sure knew what to say from the start to point the finger at the officer which feeds into today’s anxiety over the shootings of black men. More facts are coming out about the “victim” that contradict miss Reynolds assertion that “he was just getting his id out”. What is an officer supposed to think when he pulls over someone that fits the description of a burglary suspect and sees a gun on the lap of the driver? Any move the driver makes is suspect. Char Char Binks says: She was coldly framing the cop for murder as her “boyfriend” bled out. And she was the subject for the camera– not the crime scene, not the police,not her daughter, and definitely not Philando. Abster says: Mumma is disgusting. That poor child. Who is that man? The victim? They were heading out for 4th. Woman didn’t even wear pants. Thinks she’s Wonder Woman. Poor, poor child. That video on its own shows that the guy was not a good person. Neither of them should be anywhere near a child. http://blavity.com/philando-castiles-girlfriend-diamond-reynolds-recounts-shooting-governors-mansion/ Same tattoos as in the video you linked to above. Someone capture that video before it gets scrubbed! seabrznsun says: When the video shoots to the floorboard I see some keys and what looks like it could be the butt of a gun on th floor. One more thing, beside the obvious in the video of the pitiful little child in this situation, I’ve been wondering if phil had finally gotten his drivers license back and obtained proof of insurance, which lavish says he was reaching for (and not the gun) when the officer shot him? She has a young daughter, but she seems to always have the camera on HERSELF. MN Gov on #PhilandoCastile: "Would this have happened if those passengers…were white? I don't think it would have" https://t.co/zzziKNjKxS If the officer is put on trial itmust now be moved out of the state. Dayton’s statement is extremely prejudicial. maggiemoowho says: BLM is involved, if the officer is put on trial it would be a tragedy and done only for political reasons to appease the BLM terrorists. He and his democrap buddies are the real problem in the Black community. What a piece of dung he is. Cops and others die because of irresponsible jerks like him and Obama. libertarianmama74 says: Wasn’t the cop Asian? 2. ANY responsible CPL/CCW holder knows that when you are pulled over, for ANYTHING, you immediately disclose you are a CPL/CCW holder and disclose the location of your firearm if it is on you. You give the police the option to take the firearm completely out of the equation of the stop. Reported in only a few stories, the guy was reaching for his wallet and the firearm became visible. Police don’t take chances with their lives, nor should they. RescueGal says: You are absolutely correct! Justsayin says: When I got my CCP my instructor told us NOT to tell LEO’s you’ve got a gun in the vehicle because it would cause unnecessary stress. Told us that LEO’s know if you’re a CCP or not when they radio in and run the plates. Unrationed Rationale says: That depends, really. Some states require you to notify the officer immediately and some do not. In states that do not, the best course of action is as Justsayin stated: Don’t even mention it. If your weapon is concealed and the officer can not see it then he will never even know. Letting him know might cause him to become unnecessarily alarmed. Whatever you do, DO NOT use the word “gun.” 🙂 Say weapon/firearm. Don’t say, “I have a gun!” I’m willing to bet he had no permit, but that that was something they devised to throw police off. We will likely see a lot more of it in the future. What video did the befuddled governor watch? The only hint of racism in the video was when Lavish Diamond assumed the Asian officer was “Chineese”. Reynolds began profiling the officer. “It was a Chinese police officer that shot him. He’s Chinese, he’s about five-five, five-six and a half, heavy set guy. And now the racis media and politicians are assuming the Asian officer is white. Are you kidding me? The officer is Asian? But they’re referring to him as “white”. This is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. KenH says: He’s a white Asian which is new specious of man just discovered by the liberals. White Hispanic was their first find. Liberals should go to the Congo, they might find the missing link…..Where the great ape walked upright and evolved into a liberal. lorac says: Hispanic isn’t a race or an ethnicity. For years I’ve had to check boxes that say ‘white, nonhispanic”. Hispanics can be of any of the 3 races. fuzzi says: When a black officer shoots a black criminal, will the officer be described as a white Black? It’s INSANE for the MN Gov to say something like that. He needs to be ejected ASAP. woohoowee says: MN Gov has some mighty strange eyes. What’s up with his eyes? My first thought, too. It seems he’s either on some medication (legal or otherwise) or there is a neurological disorder or incident afoot. The man has blood on his hands. We continue to live in the age of Rodney King, where video of the end of a police incident, without all of the circumstances explained and with all of the misinformation and “racist” allegations being shouted from the media leading the discussion. MN Gov. Mark Dayton: "My sense of outrage for what occurred is very real" https://t.co/xxvSc6Rncu #PhilandoCastile https://t.co/LwaRmTVo6Y — CNN (@CNN) July 7, 2016 He needs to resign now, he is endangering lives. Watch, he’s going to let his city burn, you can see it coming. Looks absolutely stoned. porkchopsandwiches says: no kidding, he sounds like he just got shot up with novocaine. what is with his googly rolly eyes??? Alleges “recovering” alcoholic. He’s a rich kid from the Dayton-Hudson department store family. Kid? That’s and old guy. unfortunately I think you are right on the money. Riots are going to be pushed and the governor is going to order a stand down just like prior democRAT governors have done in the other BLM cases. Does he have any facts upon which to base his opinion? Or is he just nuts? beni franlkin says: He’s just drunk… While facts may come out to prove otherwise, it appears that this officer does not believe that blacks have a Second Amendment right to carry a firearm. Comply or not, the officer had him at point blank range and should have withheld fire until he saw a weapon appearing. A guy seated with a belt on cannot draw and fire that fast, nor would a real threat give a heads up he has a weapon. This was an over reaction by someone who should not be a cop. I carry but on the rare occasion i am stopped I have my window down, interior light on if at night, ignition off, ID, registration and insurance in hand, and my hands on the wheel. i do not advertise anything about a weapon, don’t say much, and try to end the encounter as quickly as possible. I, too am a CPL holder. The one time I’ve been pulled over while I was carrying (pistol was between driver’s seat and center console) I was speeding. I was on my way to work. I put my hands on the steering wheel as the officer (state police) approached. I IMMEDIATELY disclosed that I was a CPL holder and indicated the location of my pistol. I kept my hands on the wheel until I was asked for my ID and papers. I indicated to the patrolman that my license was in my handbag which was located on the passenger seat and my registration and insurance was located in my glove box, and I needed to reach over the firearm to obtain the things he was requesting. I waited to see his reaction and would have given the patrolman the option to take the firearm completely out of the equation if he wanted. He never asked for it, because I was respectful. He clocked me doing 16 over (I was admittedly speeding, running late for work) but given that I don’t have a record, my driving record is relatively clear, and I acted responsibly and respectfully during the stop, he wrote me for only 5 over, THANKED me for my handling of the situation and asked me to drive slower. That patrolman didn’t know if I was truly a woman just late for work, (first shift) or if I was a third shifter just getting out of work and had hit the bar, or drugs, or whatever. Be respectful and they will be respectful of you. I take it you’ve not watched the video where the cop gets shot in the head before he gets to the window? Unless the guy had a license to carry, it was illegal for him to have his gun on him in the car, right? And what we have seen from prior posts indicate that he probably didn’t have a license to carry. My FOID was issued by the State of illinois. Are CCW licenses issued by county or local agencies or by the state? Each state varies, in Missouri anyone (non felon) can have their firearm in the car with them loaded without a CCP either hidden from view or not. The absence of a permit would completely destroy the story the woman told on the video. This is a common trick of criminals to lie about having a CCW to an LEO at a stop in order to put the LEO at ease, even if for a second. Then comes the sucker punch…BANG!…dead cop. jessinwis says: I can’t leave a “like” for this, because I don’t like the situation you describe here, but I appreciate your comment. Police are under so much stress. So too are the communities. This is tragic. This woman LReynolds is showing signs of BT-800 syndromes. and he probably didn’t have a driver’s license like he never had all the umpteen times he was picked up before (25 times or so) and didn’t have a car registration and didn’t have insurance…so what was he fishing for in his pocket? an empty wallet. Remember all this post shooting stuff is from dopey Lavisha. He may have never told the cop he had a gun…only Lavisha said so. It looks as if when the cop saw the gun and told Philando not to move, he moved and the cop shot. VegasGuy says: “A guy seated with a belt on cannot draw and fire that fast, nor would a real threat give a heads up he has a weapon.” And yet there WAS a weapon. So you sort of answer part of your own question yourself…. Agree with part 2………We only have the girlfriend word that he said (announced) he had a weapon. She made contradictory statements regarding his motions, & the Officer made utterences that he warned him not to reach for whatever….Doesn’t sound convincingly that he informed the Officer that he was armed. Disagree completely with part 1 “A guy seated with a belt on cannot draw and fire that fast” What if the weapon were tucked into his crotch area? Easy reach & stealthy move of the left hand which could be out of sight of the officer until the weapon is clear of the suspect’s thighs & now traveling up to a shooting position….. In one pic you can plainly see a weapon on his lap partially covered by his tee-shirt. How did you come to that conclusion, that video shows nothing that happened leading up to the shots that were fired. BLM and the sh!t head in the white house are involved, that means the cop was justified. They do not get involved in legitimate cases, there is no money in the truth for the BLM terrorists. I guess gov has already been made privy to all facts and evidence…not. Shame on him for intentionally fueling the fire. The Democrap way, they are liars and vicious monsters who don’t care about innocent citizens, they only protect criminals. It looks like Philando Castile https://www.facebook.com/philando.castile?fref=ts was one of the armed robbers at the local Super USA July 4 a few blocks from the traffic stop July 6 http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/07/05/lauderdale-armed-robbery/ Sames shirt as facebook and that pointy chin https://www.facebook.com/philando.castile?fref=ts Better picture Idk, but hmmm….glasses, too. Glasses have that distinctive U shape like a glacier-shaped valley. That’s not him, it’s the other perp, possibly Diamond/Lavish. Ziiggii says: not the same dude… and be careful making accusations. ignorancecosts says: Check out his shoes in this pic. Then check out the shoes he is wearing on his FB page picture (3 poses in plaid shirt) same shoes. Michael Brown redux? Did anyone contact the number given in the CBS story to report tips? They took his FB down I think, did you happen to screen shot the photo🙂 No. It’s still there. But screen shots, yes. Thanks, I might need to sign in, I can’t get it to come up 😊 Cant get FB page to come up. Is his FB page still up? I can’t get to it. I archived it https://archive.is/PLtGI Armed robbery wow, Street cred like that will get him Art Museum or Civic Center built or reopened in his mame. Dems love their criminals. Freddie Gray sold hard drugs and that got him a Youth Center, The Freddie Gray Youth Center(can’t make this stuff up), Trayvon got his own memorial and shares it with other criminals who died from Sanford, Fl.(i’m not kidding when I say criminals, Sanford has to be the only town in the US, that has a memorial for known criminals). Mike Brown got a sidewalk plate that let everyone know that he left an afterglow of smiles, unicorns and rainbows, days full of sunshine and happiness( yeah, he probably did smile when he robbed and beat a store owner and thought he got away with it). graphiclucidity says: I made a comparison. The middle pic is from Castile’s Facebook. The pic on the left is the original photo of the robbery suspect. The pic on the right is the same, only brightened and exposure adjustments to see the face slightly better. View post on imgur.com //s.imgur.com/min/embed.js USA1 shoe description “dark-color shoes with white highlights” to me fits better than USA2, which I’d instead describe as “with white soles”. That white “U-band on top” or “white highlights” are best seen in this well-lit photo https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/07/08/the-curious-case-of-philando-castile-falcon-heights-mn-police-shooting/ oops, this comment was meant for the other thread, I posted it over there. I’m thinking Castile looks more like suspect USA1 than USA2, in agreement with lucid, I think https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/07/08/confirmed-philando-castile-was-an-armed-robbery-suspect-false-media-narrative-now-driving-cop-killings/comment-page-4/#comment-2669226 later discussion focused more on USA2, with some argument the facial hair wasn’t quite right. but from the start I’ve thought “more like USA1”, focusing mainly on the shoes and narrow-rounded toe shape and possible light U-band on top (maybe the “white highlights” in robbery description) Well they confirmed a gun was recovered at the scene……How long does it take to confirm a valid CCW? That shouldn’t take long at all. Just look up the CCW database, right? Wouldn’t that bolster there position if there actually is one? Guess the CRS & DOJ is processing a predated application…. @cameron_dehart Mr. Castile never applied for a permit to carry with our office. Therefore we did not issue his permit. — Ramsey Sheriff (MN) (@RamseySheriff) July 7, 2016 Jon612 says: CCW is not public info in MN. The sheriff could not be more clear. The only way to get a permit is from the sheriff in the county of your residence. The sheriff denies existence of the permit or even an application. There was no CCW permit for Castile. Just another bald-faced lie from Lavish Diamond. Happy go lucky says: Has he lived in a different county in the last 5 years? Diamond/Lavish knew that, and so she knew her lie could get a lot of traction before it could be proven wrong. TrumpFanGirl says: Look in his wallet? Niagara Frontier says: Protesters blocking traffic in NYC. That didn’t take long. They are idiots, cops need to spray them all with Fox urine, that will make them leave faster than anything. Those people stuck in their cars and buses aren’t going to get home for hours. On TV I just observed an open-top, double decker tourist bus stuck in the mess. I wonder what those tourists are thinking. Hope they went to the bathroom before they boarded. The National Guard should be called in and clear those useless excuses for human beings out. They are endangering peoples lives, but the communist pathetic Government of New York won’t do anything, all this BS is taking the attention away from Hillary Clinton. The police need to get out the rubber bullets and tear gas. Seriously, these people continue to hinder innocent, hardworking citizens, families, elderly from going about their daily lives. Why can’t they be stopped…not to even mention the cost of monitoring these riots to be. Taking attention away from Hillary, the Dems who run NY will not stop this. They want this, Innocent Americans are the Dems enemy, they only protect criminals, like Hillary Clinton. This just makes me sick. Hopefully the people in NYC will get sick of this and vote out the Dems, but I won’t hold my breath. FerociousFlower says: Or just tell them all “We’re turning this into a Recruiting Event. If you stay, I guarantee, you will all have a job to report to – first thing in the morning”. POOF … streets are empty. Philando Castile and Diamond Reynolds on the 4th of July Nice title: “Forth type shit” Is that pot? Is there a child in the car? If pot then call CPS. Isn’t that driving while under the influence if that is weed? she says she’s smoking a joint in the vid. jello333 says: Even back when we were first married a million years ago, my wife and I smoked very little. And once we had kids, we quit altogether. The only time either of our kids were exposed to it was by accident… or well, I guess we should have known better. 😉 Because it’s when our oldest was 5 years old and we took him to a Queen / Billy Squier concert. We wound up sitting way up in the top level of an arena and… well, it got kinda foggy up there. The kid was super happy and giddy for about half an hour, and then suddenly out like a light. 😉 @Monroe – Yes, I would categorize her actions as Child Endangerment. Funny how the black demographic L-O-V-E to refer to MLK Jr as their prophet, savior, etc …But if they were held to his words “content of character / color of skin …etc” passage – her video should determine just that – content of character is lacking. However, we all know, they do not want to be judged by character, and instead INSIST on blackness as the ONLY identifier. Of course, ONLY black wonderfulness, righteousness, culture blah blah blah – ignoring ANY black dysfunction and ANYTHING in the least-bit derogatory toward “black-culture”. I’m sooooooooooo over this lot of malcontents …soooooooo over all of it. Have stayed out of commenting on this event until some more information is released, but I do find this post (supposedly) by Phil’s brother rather disturbing. Sidenote: I think Lavish/Diamond is either gay or possibly bisexual. This photo is with Phil this is a post from her that may show her sexual orientation There are other (better) examples, but I didn’t want to post them here. For facebook, search Philando Castile of the University of Minnesota (never attended or worked there) https://www.facebook.com/philando.castile?fref=ts Not sure if this will work, but it’s an historic pic from “Phil’s” FB of two armed black panthers standing in front of a black panther party sign and he captioned it “BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY !” Exactly, this smells fishy to me, his girlfriend is a terrible actress. Yeah, let’s see how long it takes the Trayvon-loving media to unravel the facts here. That woman’s behavior is truly inhuman. Hopefully the officer has a camera. The armed robber wears a pair of fancy sneakers: Philando Castile belongs to the MN/Fashion sneakers facebook group Philando Castile belongs to the MN/Fashion sneakers facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/352141541723/ That Democrap Governor knew what he needed to do and say to get his state in the news and to take the attention away from Hillary Clinton, looks like the BLM terrorists and the Obama Administration got themselves a new goat boy. Sorry this was in response to another post. I must have posted wrong.😊 Ramsey Sheriff (MN) ‏@RamseySheriff Surprise, surprise….not Sherlock says: This is the story the left wants to obscure the Clinton crimes. That’s why Obama is on t.v. at this moment speaking about it, though he knows NOTHING about it. That’s why the dems at the hearing today wanted to deflect onto this issue. To me, it’s a shooting, let them investigate it. Riling up the votes. Instead of trying to stop the blood she is calmly filming how he dies. The police too, why nobody helps him to stop the blood ??? Maybe she’s high Lavish Reynold’s 4th of July, “forth type sh–” video, appears to show her smoking MJ, some improvised cigarilla. I did not watch the video, but when I read that she started filming immediately, I questioned her decency, compassion, humanity…how can you film another person instead of trying to help him? Hector R. Vasquez says: She started the lies so that there would be riots and anger from the black community. She played the victim. She was just his partner in crime. I just feel sorry for the child. The officer’s last name is llanes This is a spanish name. He wasn’t even white. The cop told him not to reach for the gun and she made it seem like it was his id. A big fat liar. Didn’t some criminal activist tell BLM supporters in Ferguson that some will need to die for the cause. BLM teamed up to support the Islam Radicals, giving their lives would be a badge of honor in their sick twisted eyes. Something was really off about that video and the timing is just perfect for the Hillary cover up. another video from the 4th that features Phil on the phone… fine parental skills. Smoking in the car with the kid in the back seat, then yelling at them. SMH per her appearance in the shooting video, it looks to me like she got her hurr (hair) did since the 4th. Tells the baby get up “n-” at 2 minute mark. Poor kids trying to run away…no need to wonder what’s wrong. It has gone on for generations. They know no better. Gosh, what a good mom, that’s exactly what MY mom used to say, :”put the guns down and let the babies enjoy the holiday”. NOT. She’s always the center of attention. John Carifidy says: This is interesting; check out the letterhead: https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13626396_1131268846895868_1134815650470095675_n.jpg?oh=9cb9aa23434e26fdd826261b188898c2&oe=57FECBCC Don’t know how to make the image show up, but this is a statement by his Union, the Minnesota Teamsters Public and Law Enforcement Employee’s Union, Local 320 He was killed by a union brother. Pozzo says: Watch the video again people – Do they have a right-hand drive car? When you upload to FB it flips video. No Facebook doesn’t. I upload videos quite often and they are always in the correct perspective. Now the Reverse Camera in cell phones reverses things. I noticed in the first video posted above she did quite a bit of switching from the forward facing camera to the selfie reverse camera. The selfie camera is like a mirror image. It shouldn’t be used for normal video recording … Someone doing that is not the sharpest tool in the shed. The selfie camera qualify is less as well. I was wrong on that. Maybe it’s something to do with Facebook live? Or specific to her phone camera? Mine you see a mirror image but when you take a photo or record video it is flipped to normal as someone else or you would see an object without a mirror. JustSomeInputFromAz says: Something about this incident does not smell right to me. “Lavish” is moving the camera around quite a bit, but there is clear focus on “Mr. Phil” at the 0:05 mark, the 0:48 mark, and from the 0:59 thru 1:19 marks. Looking at each of those four marks, I cannot see any change in the pattern of blood on “Mr. Phil”…..it simply seems he stopped bleeding? I am not a Doctor, nor have I ever witnessed a human shot with a bullet, but it just seems the blood pattern should have changed over the course of little over 1 minute of the video. Adjusting tin foil now…… He was dying. Blood pressure going down reducing active bleeding. And stupid Lavisha carrying on like it’s a movie or something. Her poor little daughter spawned from an idiot. Perhaps a valid explanation for the blood pattern, but this thing still smells to me. Thanks Obozo is trying to rile up his blacks. The thing to do is let an investigation procede. Apply the law to the facts in an impartial manner, and move on to MAGA. That hasn’t so well these past few years. Trayvon Martin – bust. Michael Brown – bust. Freddie Gray – bust. Walter Scott – murder charges against the cop will be dropped. And now Alton Sterling – armed felon resisting arrest – bust. Philando Castile – ? along the same lines the more we learn. Criminal culture of a people with way too much down time on their plate. That’s what needs to change. Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop? and an idle self-centered mind Why do cops keep trying to police black perps? I would just let them run. Let the Feds deal with it. That’s what it will come to. Shoot outs in the Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Atlanta, St. Louis, etc corrals. They will be penned up in the very bowels of the cities with Black or dark-skinned cops (and multiracial administrators at arms’ length). Periodically they will open the gates and let out all the little children they can find to rescue them from the deprivation so they can grow up safely and happily ever after away from the morass.. Escape from New York. Rinnngggg… 911 what is the problem? I am calling becaus I have been raped and robbed 911: Was the perp black or white. Victim: I think he might have been black. 911: OK here is the phone number of the Civil Rights Division of DOJ in Washington. Call them or the local NAACP. Just poking around various online records looking for info about Lavish. Her mother is Dafina Doty, living in Indianopolis right now though Intelius says she has also lived in the Minneapolis area. There are two criminal records for Dafina in MN, one in 2007 for not having a drivers license, and one in 2008 for receiving stolen property. For that second conviction her name is Dafina Niyonu Palmer. There is also a business record in Indianopolis with her last name as Humphrey. The multiple last names is just so typical, isn’t it? I suspect that Lavish also has some court records somewhere but not under Reynolds. Perhaps Palmer or Humphrey?. http://www.twincities.com/2008/10/29/man-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-man-he-suspected-of-burglarizing-a-friend/ A man was charged today with physically and sexually assaulting another man in St. Paul that he suspected of burglarizing a friend’s house, according to a criminal complaint. The Ramsey County attorney’s office charged Taylor Gordon IV, 22, of St. Paul, with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and third-degree assault. The complaint gave this account: Police were dispatched Oct. 20, 12:48 a.m., to a home in the West Seventh Street neighborhood about a burglary. Dafina Niyonu Palmer told police she had just returned to her home in the 600 block of Canton Street from Chicago and found it burglarized. There was no forced entry and Palmer told police she suspected a man who had lived with her for a brief time, had a key and knew she was in Chicago. “Dafina Palmer was very upset and made numerous comments about doing physical harm” to the man, the complaint said. “Palmer was advised to let investigators handle the burglary.” I do think this is Lavish’s mother. Wow, that story is very strange. Here’s a different version of it. Apparently it happened in 2008, and I think Lavish might have been involved, I think she might be the 19 year old daughter mentioned in the article. Does anyone know how old Lavish is now? http://www.twincities.com/2008/10/30/st-paul-burglary-suspect-is-assaulted/ Dafina Palmer found her home in the West Seventh Street neighborhood burglarized Oct. 20 and said she suspected the burglar was an 18-year-old man who is her 17-year-old daughter’s best friend. Gordon is the girl’s boyfriend, Palmer said. Gordon beat up the man and sexually assaulted him with an object, the criminal complaint said. Prosecutors also have charged Palmer’s 15-year-old son and 17-year-old daughter, Ariel T. Doty, in juvenile court with aiding and abetting first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The boy’s name isn’t public because of his age. Palmer didn’t dispute the physical assault but said in an interview Thursday the sexual assault didn’t happen. She said only Gordon took part in the beating, and she and her children tried to stop it. “This has all been a tremendous misunderstanding,” said Palmer, 35. […] “Dafina Palmer was very upset and made numerous comments about doing physical harm” to the man, the complaint said. “Palmer was advised to let investigators handle the burglary.” Doty called the victim and Gordon to give her support after the burglary, Palmer said. When the victim arrived, Gordon took off after him, Palmer said. She and her 19-year-old daughter tried to hold Gordon back, but, Palmer said, “He was throwing us around like ragdolls.” At 4:40 a.m., police were dispatched to West Seventh Street and Watson Avenue about a man sitting on a bus bench who appeared to have been assaulted, the complaint said. […] Police arrested Palmer, her 15-year-old son, her 19-year-old daughter, her nephew, Doty and Gordon, according to the complaint and Palmer. Gordon, Doty and the 15-year-old were charged; the others were released. If I’m right and this is Lavish’s mother, then Lavish must have grown up in one harsh ghetto family. It was Lavish who was arrested with her mother in 2008. Diamond Laraye Reynolds was booked in St Paul, MN on 10/20/2008. The following Official Record of Diamond Laraye Reynolds is being redistributed by MugshotsNow.com and is protected by constitutional, publishing, and other legal rights. This Official Record was collected from a Law Enforcement agency on 8/27/2013. Address herein provided within Official Records. MugshotsNow.com ID: 19567915 Arrest Address Street: 635 CANTON Arresting Agency: ST PAUL PD Arrest City: ST. PAUL Arrest State: MN Arrest County: RAM City Of Violation: ST. PAUL Birthdate: 7/14/1989 Arrival Date: 10/20/2008 8:15:00 AM Address No.: 635 Place Of Birth: CHICAGO Address Street: CANTON http://www.mhomes.info/minnesota/minneapolis/diamond-laraye-reynolds/108733821 I believe I have located Lavish’s father. Mother Dafina sued him for child support in Cook County IL (Chicago). https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CABADAJAEAH0DR Attorney(s): STATES ATTY CHILD SUPPORT Plaintiff: PALMER DAFINA N Defendant: REYNOLDS ANTHONY So typical. Squirt out a kid by some guy you’re not married to, then sue him for child support so you can go on welfare. And here’s a different case Dafina was involved in with the father, maybe they had two kids together. https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CAABDAJAHHI0DR Mother Dafina appears to also have been arrested in 2011 in Hennepin County MN. http://jail.com/arrest-records/dafina-doty-2950263 I might stop looking. I can see now that Lavish, whatever her name is, comes from a really rough family. Probably multiple father situation, yet no fathers around, mother is a criminal, etc. Gee where have we seen this before. Mother was married to a Humphrey in 1989 and a Palmer in 2001. She probably never married Reynolds. Girl got around, that’s for sure. http://marriage-divorce-records.mooseroots.com/d/c/Dafina-Doty Castile seems to have been a stupid but calm guy … until he met Lavish …. Officers down in Dallas! Is Obama happy now!? Blood on his hands. This is developing fast in Dallas, does not look good. I have an impression of what I saw on the film but do not want to report it in case I’m wrong, but it looks very very ominous. Watching it too…?? Didn’t even know protests were going on..? Reporting two officers shot, preliminary report from FOX. Hoping against hope they are alive and dispatched suspect. No indication yet. Not looking good. Report is rifle used. Two officers removed from scene. No word on condition. Again, preliminary, it will probably be quite a while before we know for sure. Now it’s all reporters what other reports are telling them. Video clearly depicted numerous shots, probably 8-10 in two groups. Video clearly showed motionless officer on ground. THIS is what Obama has wrought upon this country! Unfortunately this will more than likely become more common. I fear its going to be a long hot summer. This is what Obama and the left want, believe it. Just left my comment on Minn. governor’s line–told him he was judgemental and intemperate in his remarks and that he is, in large part, responsible for the riots breaking out. It don’t matter… well, at least not unless the suspect is white and the officer is black. Then maybe the media will care, at least a little. please God let this not be true *Breaking* Cop shot DEAD LIVE ON @FOXNEWS, Dallas protest*** — TrumpCoastOfSC (@Ma1973sk) July 8, 2016 Focus is on a parking garage and possible sniper(s). Audio from KDFW did include multiple gunshots that sounded like rifle fire to me. Prayers up for the PO’s. As if Dallas PD didn’t already have enough problems… DALLAS — Murders are up this year in Dallas, as are robberies, assaults, and burglaries. Murder is up almost 32 percent to start 2016 and the number of aggravated assaults has risen almost 48 percent. Nonviolent crime is up 5 percent in Dallas. http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dallas-county/dallas-police-officers-outraged-over-radical-staffing-changes/102446524 DALLAS — Dallas police officers are leaving in droves. We talked to an officer whose last day was Wednesday. He joins more than 40 others who quit in the month of May[2016]. http://www.wfaa.com/news/exodus-continues-at-the-dallas-police-department/215006466 I’d quit too. No support, no tools. That is why crime goes up, and they are crucified if they actually do their jobs. Shame on Obama for sticking his nose in shootings he knew NOTHING about, NOTHING! And now we have to Dallas officers shot. Hoping for the best, expecting the worst. Bill meets Lynch on Tarmack. Hillary has “at home” Tea party with Comey and the boys. Comey says no evidence to prosecute Country goes wild Two black shootings = almost 100% change the media Hillary had no compunction about letting Ambassador Stevens die. No compunction about the millions killed in the middle east, on all sides. Do you think she cares about a couple locals “taking one for the team”. I tell you, it’s all too convenient. I wouldn’t put anything past Killiary and Bill. Raffaella says: I am completely heart broken and traumatized by all these officer involved shootings resulting in quite a few black men’s death and offficer’s death. I just cannot watch another disturbing video. It seems that 1. cops are trigger happy, 2. No one seem to care enough to perform life saving medical care for the person shot, 3. BLM is making everything worst by calling everyone racist. I know this is not a popular opinion here but I had to say it. That little girl’s voice on this video really got to me. Yup…Calling for Mommy…some Mommy, huh? Poor child….I just wish all these little kids would be planted with good parents out of their awful environments forever. The little girl had probably already seen more prior to the shooting than most of us would see in our lifetimes. The shooting will probably have no impact on her. She was already ruined. I feel bad for all the officers being shot do to the lies put out by the lying families, the BLM terrorists, our dumb azz President and the media. The mother should have never put her child into a drug filled situation. I feel bad for any child whose parents are so selfish, they can’t give up the drugs not even for their children. Cops were shot tonight because this jack wipe girlfriend filled social media with lies and the dumb azz President and Democrat Governor got up and spewed more lies. Same glasses as armed robber http://www.kare11.com/news/crime/police-2-wanted-in-gas-station-robbery/264734180 at nearby Super USA convenience store. What kind of man was #PhilandoCastile? He memorized names of 500 kids he served daily, with their food allergies https://t.co/3p1vVaL5nT — Boing Boing (@BoingBoing) July 8, 2016 Interview with retired Professor of Law, (who happens to be the gentleman who wrote the Minnesota Personal Protection Act of 2003) on the situation in Falcon Heights and their subcontracting of police from St. Anthony: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/07/07/3796266/philando-castile-shooting-st-anthony-police-falcon-heights-improper-stops/ Always quick to play politics after a shooting…. https://twitter.com/ClickingSticks/status/751248175265095680 Statement from Chairman Ken Martin on the Shooting Death of Philando Castile https://t.co/kSgbYHo9Pf — Nancy in MN (@ClickingSticks) July 8, 2016 Teresa in Fort Worth, TX says: If he was driving the car as his girlfriend claims, then why is his seatbelt over his right shoulder and why does that look like a rear seat window? That was my question. The steering wheel is on the right side. The whole picture is backwards somehow??? Pingback: EXPOSED, MICHAEL BROWN ALL OVER AGAIN: Cops Pulled Over Philando Castile Because He Had Just Robbed A Store With Gun; Had No CCW Permit – PATDOLLARD gingersnaps says: Okay people here we go again about white vs blacks. I’m not a racist person, but I am tired of people playing the race card. I don’t care if your black, white, yellow, brown, purple, green, olive, red and etc. Stop focusing on the color of the skin, and start focusing on the situation at hand. Like this shooting of Philando Castile this week. Did anyone watch this video that was posted? Does anyone question the following: ~Why doesn’t she seem upset? She seems very calm after watching a cop “shoot her boyfriend’s arm off”!] ~Why isn’t she checking on him or asking him how he is doing? (yes, he’s clearly been shot and isn’t doing great. But wouldn’t you be making sure you can do whatever you can do to make sure he stays alive? Comfort him the best you can? I get we all react differently, but I would have told the officer I’m going to check him and you can shoot me if you want. I’m not going to let my boyfriend die as I sit here watching him bleed out!) ~ She states they were pulled over for a busted tail light, and he’s covered they killed him as he lies there clearly in pain moving back and forth. Goes on to state he license to carry and he was trying to get out his I.D and wallet out of his pocket he let the officer know he was rech(but caught herself-but she could be all nerves trying to talk) has a firearm and was reaching for his wallet, and the officer just shot him in the arm. She goes on calmly how they are waiting for back up, and the officer said to keep her hands where he can see them, and she stated she will respectfully. Then states how he shot his arm off! The officer stated he told him not to reach for it, and she states he told him to get his I.D and driver license, and omg please don’t let my boyfriend go like this (but seems calm and collected as she video tapes her boyfriend bleeding out) please don’t tell me his dead! Umm didn’t you stated they killed him in the beginning of the video? ~She says that the officer put 4 bullets into him, but at the end of video she says the officer shot him for no apparent reason, then said they shot him 3x’s for a busted tail light! Okay so what happen?!? ~clearly the officer told him to don’t move after learning he was carrying and he did anyways, but now the officer shot him in the arm 4 or 5 times! ~she’s asking for a ride home, not to the hospital and the police department shot her boyfriend 4x, he’s lichens to carry, they had a busted tail light and some weed and that’s it! Umm clearly your weed is laced with something, because your wacked out making no damn sense! Your story is all over, and you don’t seem to concerned for your man. ~ She had to point out he was Chinese, but I thought everyone was making a big fit about a white cop profiling a black man. Just saying! ~ How is she handcuffed and still recording? Doesn’t anyone notice it cuts out? COME ON PEOPLE WATCH THE VIDEO LISTEN CLOSELY! IT SEEMS SO SHADY. I will say we never know how we will react to a situation, and we all handle stuff differently. But this video has caused more lives to be lost before anyone knows what really happen, and going on the word of this girlfriend who clearly don’t seem to be all there herself. To many of us are quick to react, instead of standing back to see the whole picture! I’m sorry if you don’t agree with me, and you don’t have too. You are in title to your own opinion, and thoughts too. But I felt like I needed to state what everyone is missing, because to many of you seem to care that he was black, and not what really went down. I have a lot of the same questions you do. And I also think most people here have similar reactions… I don’t agree that there’s many of us who “care that he was black, and not what really went down.” But I’ll also agree with this… “I would have told the officer I’m going to check him and you can shoot me if you want. I’m not going to let my boyfriend die as I sit here watching him bleed out!” Maybe her and her “boyfriend” weren’t all that close, I don’t know. But if it was someone I really had strong feelings for, then yeah… I’d be saying/doing pretty much exactly what you said. Pingback: Confirmed – Philando Castile Was an Armed Robbery Suspect – False Media Narrative Now Driving Cop Killings… – ~II~The Watch Towers ~II~ Brenda Glass says: there is more to the story than she is telling. Why did she start filming after the actor was shot instead of before so that we can see what went on between them officer and the deceased. they never tell the whole story they never dig deep enough to uncover anything that would justify the police taking deadly action day just casually omit things like the officer said don’t reach for your wallet keep your hands on the dash or something to that effect to which the man who was shot disobeyed the order. I’m just speculating only because I know how twisted and cut up and half truthful things are reported. I don’t buy this story Why is it that as soon as something horrendous happens all the people that thrive on BS come out of the wood work. Is the shooting a terrible thing… YES! but until we can walk a mile in the shoes of both of the victims, yes the cop is also a victim, we cannot state what the cause or reprocussions are. Then all the idiots start to politicize it. I mean every shooting has to be the fault of Democrats… even if the politics at the time was Republican it is obviously has to be Democrats fault…. The victim and his girlfriend will undoubtably blame the police even if he had a gun… have her display his CCP and not just say he had it…. and why carry a gun on your lap… isn’t that really dangerous if you get into an accident? Also show the video before the shooting to show how he was only reaching for an iD and not making a commentary to twist the situation in your best interest to set up the inevitable lawsuit to get the city, state or anyone else to pay….. this was a horrible incident but one that could have been avoided if everyone had been above board. vrajavala says: Presently visiting my grand daughter who says she is a fan of Tupac Shakur. Did some research, found out he was sued for inciting violence and causing the death of two Texas police in the 90’s. just making sure my 13 yr old doesnt get a warped view. Also found out he went to prison for (sexually) molesting a fan Beau Geste on July 15th – 2019 Preside… L4grasshopper on President Trump Modifies Asylu… mostlyogauge on Now It Makes Sense – Bei… Nick the Deplorable on UPDATE: President Trump Hosts… joeknuckles on July 15th – 2019 Preside… snarkybeach on July 15th – 2019 Preside…	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1790
__label__cc	0.72904	0.27096	← Paranoia May Destroy Ya’ – The Collective Response From the Co-Conspirators… Louie Gohmert Discussing Lisa Page Testimony: “The guilty dogs are barking pretty loud”… → UPDATE President Trump Meets With Congressional Delegation To Discuss Helsinki Meeting – 2:00pm Livestream… Posted on July 17, 2018 by sundance President Trump is scheduled to meet with members of congress to discuss his Helsinki, Finland meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The president is scheduled to deliver public remarks sometime around 2:00pm in relation to this meeting. Update: The remarks by President Trump were not carried live as initially anticipated. Instead a pool report and video was provided after the remarks. Here’s the video: RSBN Livestream Link – NBC Livestream Link – Alternate Livestream Link This entry was posted in Big Stupid Government, Decepticons, Deep State, Dem Hypocrisy, media bias, President Trump, Russia, Uncategorized, USA. Bookmark the permalink. 768 Responses to UPDATE President Trump Meets With Congressional Delegation To Discuss Helsinki Meeting – 2:00pm Livestream… todayistheday99 says: This reminds me of the Charlottesville ambush. I guess if anything it caused his enemies to expose themselves (in particular I am thinking Newt). When he gets a good night’s sleep I have no doubt there is going to be hell to pay. I liked Naughty Newt. I (somewhat) admired Newt the smart. I tolerated Newt the Naught. I forgave a plethora of Newtisms. I understood his need to seem smart and to “do nuance”, like W might have said. This is farewell. THIS was betrayal. Sorry, Newt, I know you used to show the promise of a decent mind, but enough is enough. Go to Hell. We’re done with you and with the rat you rode on (which, in Newt’s case, amounts to slave-ownership). Just go to Hell. Please. With friends like you, the President doesn’t need enemies. I lost all respect for Newt when he was trashing Clinton for Monica while cheating on his wife who was dying of cancer. CountryclassVulgarian says: You maight want to check the facts on that one. He and said wife had already started divorce proceedings before she got sick and it wasn’t because he cheated. Kevlar Kid says: That’s his private life and none of yer business. Is that you, Bill Clinton? Clinton was canoodling with his employee in the Oval Office. That made it our business. We were his boss after all. ezpz2 says: Never liked Newt. Now I can’t stand him! thedoc00 says: Newt lost me also when he conducted zippergate to impeach a president, which at the time I knew would come back to haunt the Republican Party. Newt essentially helped write the playbook being used today against the president. He betrayed contract with America, which was working for his stupid zippergate play. Publius2016 says: yes Great Point singingsoul says: Coming to think of it I thought I heard POTUS say “why would’t they .” I remember thinking how gutsy he was. It is kind of sad how this was so spun in their evil hell hole of journalism. Don’t be sad. The economy is rip snorting, we have Trump and he ain’t going no where until 2024, there is no blue wave and we’re most likely to gain quite a few seats, our military is commanded by the right folks, those taxes for middle class are gonna be permanent soon, Trumpers hate MSM and democrats, and journalism ain’t dead. Just take a look here and other sites that are and have MAGA supporters. Things could be and could have been a hell of lot worse than muh Russia. Echo says: All this drivel about PDJT’s enemies being “forced to expose themselves” as a reason for the President not acting to ensure prosecutions by DoJ, ie. sack Rosie, is getting very tiresome. The President refuses to act. He’s been told he will be nailed for obstruction of justice/interference with THE case, if he does. dennis Leonard says: Ever get any replies in that echo chamber of your’s Please don’t forget this is the smartest man in recent history. Book smarts has nothing to do with it either. This cat can literally can see around corners. Never count the Trumpster out. Want an example, I give you beating the two premier political parties in 2016. I give you remaining President to this present day with so many ready to pounce. I just laugh now and don’t pay much attention. Haven’t commented in a while. He’s got this 😉 mollyp1776 says: Yep. I am officially done w/Nancy Loving Newt. He can sit on a couch w/her from now on, AFAIAC. sat0422 says: I think I saw Diane Black of Tennessee sitting to the President’s left. Please get behind Diane in her run for Governor of Tennessee. She is being blasted by some super pac that is calling her D.C. Diane and is painting her as a traitor to all any normal person is against. I don’t know exactly how much time they have bought up in the Memphis Market but it is becoming unbearable. I am not a TN resident but I am from TN. I hope she can win but if not, I hope she can continue her good work. Amen Treeper, coordinated hit job pre planned. Pisses me off, thank goodness we have the Road Runner on our side and not Wil E Coyote. Bull Durham says: Russia wants to question Christopher Steele, Michael McFaul, top politicians for aiding Bill Browder https://www.rt.com/news/433524-browder-steele-mcfaul-investigation/ While I seldom “take the Russians’ side”, given the impertinence of the US establishment which inherently and without any proof ASSUMES that everything allegedly done by a Russian is Putin’s fault . . . and uses lies, hyperbole, imprecise language and speculation in order to cast a cloud over a patriotic, innocent President. . . I agree with you here, Gaspadin Durhamovich. ( : GrantsLounge says: Russian for confefe ? Spacibo, or, thank you. Fantastic!!! Best read of the day! (Best negotiator evah!)HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Touche Mueller, DS, scheme team et al! Gotcha! Russia can convict them all by association via C Steele in an international court! Who woulda thunk? Only, the one and only VSG. WeThePeople2016 says: Patrick Buchanan: Putin’s Bad Acts Were Reaction to U.S. Policyhttps://t.co/29oOhybS56 — Newsmax (@newsmax) July 17, 2018 Let’s play ball! What was in the ball!? jptfst66 says: Hillarys emails!!! Elizabeth Carter says: Putin: I held the World Cup, I am passing it to you, Trump: Thank you, I will do my best to win or die trying. Here Melania, we are doing this for Barron. love this!!!! Rex says: 1 800 GO PAT GO Don’t ask me how I can still remember stuff like this… Nigella says: Have to say I am extremely disappointed in the reaction of the so called “conservative.” Pretty much with the exception of Rand Paul. they all attacked the President They are not THAT stupid. The grip of the Uniparty on blackmailable morons is, I fear, even more merciless than we suspected. Jederman says: See, what I don’t get is that if the DS has blackmail material on the grifters in congress then PTrump has it too, if he wants it. He would know how they are compromised. What I suspect (have no way of knowing) is that the blackmail files are NOT in official files. There are master puppeteers behind the scenes. Used to think this kind of talk is conspiracy s%&t, not anymore. Benjamin F. Beideman says: Utah has it. And I don’t mean USA Huber, though it would be nice if some of the criminality underlying that blackmail would face some sort of accountability. NSA’s Utah Data Center (with a fancy official name of the Intelligence Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Data Center) has it all. AH_C says: And how does anything there get introduced into evidence? There’s a strict process to avoid the fruit of the poisoned tree liability. Believe me, Trump is working to bring them to light. The UniParty republicans who attacked the President are ot and have never been conservative. They don’t like him because he connects with his voters like they never can. They do not supported him. They are weak and spineless. Peoria Jones says: Even worse, they are jealous. They don’t call it the green-eyed monster for nothing. Anyone who has been the victim of a bitter, vindictive jealous person knows just how crazed these people can be. It’s more common for women to be irrationally jealous than men, as men tend to be more naturally cut out for competition. Whenever I see grown men hysterically jealous like teenage mean girls, I automatically assume they have excess estrogen. Girly-men. Betas. old45model says: Peoria, you are amazingly honest – and observant. Well done! Thank you, I am relieved. I was expecting a hate reply or two, but should have been reassured that people drawn to this site are predisposed to the truth and natural order of things. You gave a complete Honest assessment.. High Five.. And a Slice of Raisin Pie & TWO scoops too boot! 😉 Wow, I am humbled, thank you. ❤ Snow White says: With all the soy in the food we eat, I’m not surprised to see these pompous jokers politicians behave like stupid teenage girls. Estrogen overload I’m sure. testpointwp says: “Do you realize that in addition to fluoridating water, why, there are studies underway to fluoridate salt, flour, fruit juices, soup, sugar, milk, ice cream? Ice cream, Mandrake? Children’s ice cream!…You know when fluoridation began?…1946. 1946, Mandrake. How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? It’s incredibly obvious, isn’t it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual, and certainly without any choice. That’s the way your hard-core Commie works.” Jack D. Ripper, Dr. Strangelove dayallaxeded says: Truth! I preferred the part about breeding prodigiously, though. LKA in LA says: Don’t you love how Vice President Pence came out fighting for President Trump! Oh wait….. Deplorable_Vespucciland says: This vice president is like all others before him, a place holder to be seen but not heard. Don’t expect him to speak out anytime soon unless the president asks him to. I do not remember any other VP to be SO absent in moments of crisis, to be so callous, reserved, and self-righteous when it comes to defending his Commander in Chief. Mike Pence may think he is protecting his political capital for a 2024-or-earlier run but he doesn’t get it that his cowardly caution (only Silent Virgin Sessions is more cowardly then him) will not be forgotten by voters (well, this one at least) when he thinks his time has come. I don’t want to see Pence on the 2020 ticket. I want a dyed-in-the wool America-First VP. Pence was supposed to be the “bridge to Congress”. As was Reince. We don’t need that anymore. And it’s questionable how effective Pence was at that. Where are the results? Much has been revealed under PresTrump. Individual Congress critters will either get on the train or not. Pull in Ryan Zinke or someone like that. Someone who can be staged to take over in 2024. Whoever is most on the train and committed to continuing what PresTrump has begun. No more squishes. We don’t need our version of Tim Kaine. Rand Paul is my new favorite Senator. His dad, Ron Paul, is a national treasure. Actually I don’t have an old favorite Senator, but Rand would make a good VP and good next President. Well, each to his own, and you’re welcome to your own preferences certainly … … but you may want to have a look at my comment about Rand over on the Louie Gohmert thread. He just said something incredibly ill-informed, wrong, and boneheaded on national TV. And it doesn’t help our cause. https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/07/17/louie-gohmert-discussing-lisa-page-testimony-the-guilty-dogs-are-barking-pretty-loud/comment-page-2/#comment-5664724 Convert says: This. Yes. Pence is a good man, and I would prefer him over any Dem, but nothing I have seen from him shows me the kind of self-confidence and bravery and passion the job requires. Pence just keeps hoping President Trump will be assassinated. He has pretty much given up on impeachment. He just wants things to be like they were before. Things will never be like they were before. They can’t go forward and we can’t go back. One of the things they always did was play politics like a game, laugh about it and mock us.. They would tell us what they knew we wanted to hear and as soon as they won, they spit in our faces and went right back to their Uniparty corrupt ways. NOW, we see them. We hear them. They can’t run. They can’t hide. We can’t ever forget seeing them without their masks on. I can barely stand to look at most of them at all anymore. Now, they make me cringe like looking at Obama, Hillary and their minions still does. When they talk to us, I just shake my head and laugh. They are such obvious liars, I can’t take them seriously. I will put up with them for a while, but it is apparent they need to go down the drain with the rest of the swamp corruption. He’s a pathetic waste. Turranos says: Never forget the Club that Pence belongs too. He must go! Is this the club you mean? https://www.metro.us/news/politics/mike-pence-vp-club-joe-biden-dick-cheney This is bad. Is there worse? lokiscout says: Two words…..Mike Pompeo! I pray Pence is replaced by Flynn in 2020 to KAG. Yeah, I was actually surprised to hear Monica Crowley saying she was ‘disappointed’ last night. I used to like her, but it seems all the masks are coming off….which she s actually a good thing. Sayit2016 says: She has a right to her opinion she has been solidly in Trump’s corner and to be honest always bellyaching on the site is getting obnoxious. Yes, she’s entitled to her opinion and I’m entitled to mine. Monica expresses ‘opinions’ but when we express ours, it’s ‘bellyaching’ Don’t put words in my my mouth. Everyone is entitled to their opinion– I have been reading this site for yeas and of late the chronic negativity is off putting.. It did not used to be this way. I understand what you’re saying, but let’s keep it honest. I didn’t put words in your mouth. You replied to me directly and defended Monica Crowley’s (negative) opinion about our President, and you basically scolded me for my (negative) opinion about Monica’s disappointment. I quoted your word: “bellyaching” when I replied to you. That’s hardly what I call putting words in your mouth. As I said, I understand that you don’t like what you perceive to be negativity, but in all fairness, I don’t see sunshine and rainbows emanating from your comments either, so maybe it would behoove you to look within, and perhaps to heed that saying: ‘be the change you want to see’ (paraphrased) “but in all fairness, I don’t see sunshine and rainbows emanating from your comments either, so maybe it would behoove you to look within, and perhaps to heed that saying: ‘be the change you want to see’ ” Then is clear you do not know my postings at all.. I am a positive person. That is OK others do. My point was when a public person has a legitimate difference of opinion people are saying ” I am done with that person” It is just a stupid position to take. in MY opinion. LCSmom says: The Fox pundits all got their talking points. Kind of sad when just make one little mistake between “would” instead of “would’t” make people insane that they loose all reasoning. I am by no stretch of immagination a friend of Russia or Putin for obvious reasons but the insanity by media and politicians is way over the top. What hate filled people we put into congress and why do people sill have TV..? The media takes money every day out of good peoples wallet because they are addicted to TV just like the druggy on their pills. Correction : Imagination It shows that they are just waiting for any excuse to stab President Trump in the back. I believe that we are seeing will be replace “Et tu, Brute” in history books as the most traitorous and corrupt behavior in modern history. donna kovacevic says: I would trust Putin way before trusting the Intel and the deep state. God Bless PDJT and God Bless Putin a smart, intelligent man looking out for his country and not doing any thing different that the USA and other countries don’t do. Did you try re-reading that section with the substitution? Nothing changed. One of those rare occasions where positive or negative is irrelevant to context. 😂 It’s just Trump trolling the press, which is why they haven’t belabored the walkback. paper doll says: It is disappointing, but it’s also par for the course. I can’t think of any time they spoke up for him when he could use some support and loyalty. So infuriating. They all pounce on Trump right on que. You folks on the CTH are all that keeps me sane some days. No other President could come close to standing up to all the nonsense attacks. May God and Trump prevail. and my poor brother who only watches MSM has bought into Trump committing a terrible crime. It will take a few weeks, but I will get him re-educated. Nigella, it has been obvious even before his election that many of the RINOS and eGOP don’t like him because he is upsetting their applecarts – that is taking big money from outside and ignoring our President and those they were hired to represent. This is why we MUST insist on 2 terms max and no re-election after those 2 terms, and remove those beloved lifetime benefits that we cannot afford and they do not need as they are well paid for 133 days of doing very little but spending our money and blocking our President. Ryan and McConnell are two of those that must go and the sooner the better. It often makes me wonder how McConnell’s wife can be with him and truly serve our President at the same time. Which is her best choice bothers me. It is up to us to Drain the Congress Swamp and not just Trump alone. We want to MAGA great with everyone working for that goal! Jeff hansen says: It is bitterly ironic that we are to go to great lengths to defend the IC in light of the last 20 years. The IC has too often been horribly wrong: Iraq, Libya, Syria, Boston, Garland, Parkland and we could go on and on. Have the CIA, FBI and DOJ been doing some good work as well, why yes. But in the face of these significant failures I don’t fault Trump one bit. This healthy skepticism does even require a position on the Trump/Russi SC investigation. Putin was right to remind the American people of JFK, RFK, and MLK. Lord knows any outside observer could come to the conclusion that the criticisms of Cold War USSR for their internal corruption and systematic injustice are applicable in the US. Rosen, Risen and Hastings to name threee. nontroll says: I was hoping he’d name drop a few of those who have fallen prey to Arkancide. Golfbro11 says: And once again, the President has the media chasing their tails, while he is discussing tax cuts 2.0 with the Republicans. Red Wave coming in November. Darrell W says: If You Were President Trump Who Would You Believe? Concerning Russia’s alleged interference in our 2016 elections: 1. President Putin of Russia 2. America’s intelligence agencies, whose leaders were Obama appointed, and who did everything in their power to help Hillary Clinton win the presidency, and are the very agencies who “gathered” evidence accusing Russia of interfering in the election. When Resident Obama still occupied the Oval Office he was informed of this, yet he elected to take no action against the Russians because he believed that Hillary would win the election. And after President Trump won leaders and employees of some of these agencies have done everything they can to get him kicked out of office. Brennan, Clapper, Strzok, McCabe, and Page are a few examples. webgirlpdx says: #1? I think we have plenty of states that need to get their “election process” under control too. It ain’t all Russian!!! Darrell W, surely after all this time many do not understand Trump when he says “good things about anyone or anything” to be aware that this actually means that in some way they are going down! REUTERS: Trump's defense chief Mattis open to first talks with Russian counterpart — Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) July 17, 2018 I knew it… Mattis is a Russian spy! General “бешеная собака” Mattis. Sergey Shoigu is MOD for RF. They’ll get along very well. Rhoda R says: They probably have very much the same approach to military affairs/tactics/strategies. Shoigu probably does have a plan to kill everyone as well. The missile and nuclear reduction treaty with Russia is coming due, so this is natural. It would be interesting if the Russians ask about swapping out ICBMs for their new IRBM. The Russians and Chinese are not as close as many believe and the Russians do worry about their mineral rich territories that are on the Chinese border. Up through the parts of the Cold War, the Chinese regularly tested Russian border defenses in minor border skirmishes. Russia/China are NOT natural allies. Tom Clancy’s Bear and Dragon is a good primer. thedoc00, you are right that there has always been tension between Russia and China because both are powers that want more ground and more power and yet they seem to more or less get along. China still angry at the Japanese for invading China and killing so many Chinese and American military. This tickles me in that most modern appliances from Japan are in China. I do appreciate how China controls the muslims there in Kashgar and if any thing starts up there, it gets handled yesterday! They have been allowed to live in this portion of China for centuries and quietly but then other muslims from other countries started invading and causing problems, so China just steps in and they behave or die. Sounds like a great plan everywhere against the muslims. 3 big countries trying to get along and maybe they will and maybe they won’t, but all are afraid of nuclear problems as it could literally kill our planet. Sparty says: If anything this entire affair allowed many to witness the true colors of many faux Trump supporters when they joined the chorus and criticized the President. With the same tired rhetoric and cliches. Pathetic. Dobbs was awesome in his grounded and aggressive defense of POTUS. Paul was pretty good too. I saw an interview with a NYU prof who is a widely acknowledged Russia expert and he truly nailed it. Excellent. Lil’Meade? Joke. Newt? Swamp Creature opportunist. Good riddance. The genius media and poloitical elite criticized Reagan, at times viciously, in his dealings with Gordy. Look how that turned out. Putin knows he is dealing with a real leader. For once. Good bless PDJT. Guess it’s helpful to be reminded of the back-stabbers in the GOP every once in a while. Watching them all go into a feeding frenzy is most amusing, especially during SHARK WEEK 2018. Not so sure its how many faux supporters exist. More troublesome is that he still has supporters but they are still naïve as to the danger posed by the Uni-Party and their media allies and some are too easily stampeded if there if the heat gets too hot. They are not all 100% pig committed is the problem. Pig committed is an old expression. Consider a breakfast of eggs and bacon. The chicken has contributed but the pig is fully committed. Walt says: In the version I heard: “Ham and eggs: The chicken is involved, the pig is committed.” My thinking, which is that PDJT spoke it as he meant to to his real audience which was Putin/Russia (who will play it over and over in Russia), Xi and Kimmy. Then, depending on the explosion back home, he comes forth with the clarification/correction for the home folk IC traitors. I think he is doing the long term peace play and this was a necessary BIG play on his part — allowing Putin to save face (just like with Xi/Kim) and by doing so probably forever corrected any further cyber issues as long as Putin is in office (and he has announced that will only be through 2024…which, coincidently is same as POTUS). I know I’m in the minority on this, but I actually believe this was on purpose. POTUS choise peace before politics as he own personal presidency expense. POTUS just made Putin-face-saving-peace with Putin/Russia. The first and most major step forward between the 90% holders of nuclear arms. I admire him greatly for doing this and I truly believe he meant to do so. His extremely high IQ would not have made such a mistake because his brain works faster than his mouth. He just has to come back, throw a bone to the dogs, and take one for the USA. Thank you Mr. President. God bless you and protect you, always. bessie2003 says: This makes a lot of sense. President Trump NEVER does anything without a reason. This was not a mistake. Give it a couple of weeks and his reasoning will be crystal clear. I went back read the text of his press conference and he basically said it was under control, that the voting machines were not online so couldnttrust. Promises made, promises kept. In all his interactions. bluesky says: MainCoon, your remarks fit with how Trump has been dealing with NK and Middle East. Russia has lost a lot of ‘face’ since the Cold War, and just as Trump is allowing NK to come out strong in negotiations, Trump appears to be doing the same with Putin. Trump definitely met Putin as an equal rather than dictating terms. Critical Mass says: Wise words, MaineCoon. From my perspective, your reading is very accurate. This perspective cones from hours of studying the press conference itself, and researching the background and context to the statements by President Trump and President Putin. So many people were caught up in the brouhaha generated by the jerry built outrage about President Trump’s remarks that they failed to observe most of what was going on beneath the surface. It would take two or three pages to detail these observations and their significance. This meeting was momentous in that it signified a shift in the tectonic plates of world politics – and all for the better. This is after at least 30 years of mistrust and suspicion between Russia and the USA caused by the devious actions of the Bushes, the Clintons, Obama, and members of the intelligence agencies who aided and abetted them in their corrupt and criminal schemes. No doubt there would have been many bad Russian players in all of this as well, but it is unfair and unbalanced that Russia copped all the blame and was shoehorned into the role of bogeyman. Putin and many Russians would have resented this, and rightly so. It has to be acknowledged that Putin showed a great deal of courage in calling this out in such a public and unequivocal way by drawing attention to the dangerous and destructive perfidy of Soros, Browder and Hillary Clinton. It is rare for a world leader to be so specific in condemnation of individuals on a public stage. Hillary is toast. Perhaps one of the most striking things was the mention of Netanyahu and his meetings with Putin. Most of the fools putting in their two bits/ worth of opinions don’t have a clue what this means. The Axis of Good – USA, Israel, Russia. Nicely stated and astute perceptions that most are totally caught up in the worldwind while POTUS is the calm into the middle of the hurricane. It reminds me of the picture Sundance posts reflecting that atmosphere. Yes. Due to the screaming people who are only reacting based on their own issues, they have missed (probably on purpose) this entire paradigm shift between Russia-USA and basically the world. Even in the dim dark fog of their reptilian brains and the amoral labyrinthine habitat of the Deep State, the reality that their days are numbered is beginning to sink in. The noxious vapors arising come from the hissing and spitting of a dying beast. How is your Maine Coon cat? As serene, magnificent and confident as President Trump, I hope? With a touch of the formidable honesty and assertiveness of President Putin when needed? Jay j says: I thank God everyday for Trump’s mother. She raised one great president, who will go down in history as THE GREATEST America ever had. Abso-effing-lutely!!!!! ..DJT is w/o doubt, a gift from our Creator…(during our hour of crucial need, as a nation)! ImHopeful says: Sent an e-mail to the WH to PDJT just now. I don’t know who actually reads these, but on the off chance e-mails actually get shared, I thought it was important to remind our President how many of us support him, pray for him and thank him (and Mrs. Trump as well) for their tireless work on behalf of all of us and our country. We rejoice in our VSG’s winning days, I think it’s important to also let him know we are here for him on the tough days, too. I think there is a different group handling his emails since General Kelly took over. I wonder if we should call instead? The responses are just form letters like all the other politicians….not saying that the President isn’t being represented, just saying it is impersonal and looks like a buffer instead of a form of communication. But I wrote him too anyway. But I’m going to call too. I feel like they are ganging up on POTUS and I’m sick of it. I think that’s what we should do. Call and leave messages of support. That way the staff will complain about the extra work and our President will hear about it. Call the President Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 TTY/TTD Comments: 202-456-6213 Visitor’s Office: 202-456-2322 https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/ Never give up 🙂 Thanks, Donna! They’ll get two calls from Oregon today 🙂 Oh, pdx. Got it, Webgirl, I feel your pain. The Peoples Republic of Portland, home of Antifa and other assorted violent loons. Maybe Oregonian POTUS supporters have a story to tell. It’s the story of what happens to Americans when the Swamp takes over your town. When you’re living under oppression the fear is real, the consequences are every where. It must be terrible living with that fear, and all the more terrible because for so many years that fear had to remain unspoken and unacknowledged. There is nothing more damaging to the human spirit than covert oppression and abuse. In a way, it is good that the violence is out in the open now by way of the actions of AntiFa. At least people can see it for what it is. Tiocfaidh ár lá. I'mHopeful says: Thanks from me also, Donna. Will call tomorrow just to spread it out a little 🙂 Lion2017 says: God Bless President Trump! Once again the sunlight has exposed the fair weather supporters. Deep State operatives President Trump rightly critiques the Intelligence Community and then the American people have to listen to the Swamp strain and poop outrage for hours. A revolution would cost us far less in blood and treasure than this slow death of our Republic. POTUS is right, they suck. The Intelligence Community and the other alphabet agencies have had us (the American people) under their thumbs since 9/11. How many years ago did the IRS, Obama and John McCain go after the Tea Party? Tea Party….gone, destroyed. These are not our agencies or elected leaders, we just pay for them, they work for the Globalists and the Corporatists. These are the same people that screw us no matter what the topic is. I say F ’em all. Especially the media. Mueller is a sinkhole that’s costing us a fortune, but then so are the rest of them. How much money have we had to pay for these Congressional hearings? A fortune. A fortune paid for a load of crap that isn’t worth a dime. They are the criminals. Criminals allowed to pass judgement on us. Every single day, they do whatever they want. ,, it’s so weird I thought debate was patriotic. I for one am getting so sick of the micromanaging of every single blessing word that comes out of Trumps mouth it’s exhausting. As long as he keeps doing what he is supposed to be doing and putting America first I don’t give a damn what he says. Great point about the micromanaging. The death by a thousand cuts has been ongoing for decades. But we have a leader now who can deliver us from much of the damage done. Don’t let the bastids getcha down – tomorrow’s another day. 🙂 So true PJ, I posted above how to reach out to POTUS. He must be supported by us. I am not faint of heart, unfortunately I get heated whenever the Swamp attacks POTUS. Strategy? As a movement of Deplorables I feel like POTUS is fighting alone and it just gets my Irish up….and I want to do the horse scene in I’m right there with you, ready to unleash when the battlehorn calls. Yep, I’ve got my blue facial mask at the ready….snicker. I love that movie. Too bad the leftist ruined Hollywood. I used to watch it with my Mother, but we would skip the ending. She didn’t like movies with bad endings, and rightly so. Giant Ground Sloth says: The United States tried to influence the 2012 Russian elections, so the Russians responded by trying to influence the 2106 electron. It was tit for tat. You have to be insane or evil to think that this is something to start a war over. I meant the “2016 election” But but but Russia is evil! Sometimes the people we want, need, admire and love the most disappoint us. It doesn’t mean we have to stop the caring, it’s a momentary lapse. It happens to all of us. Melissa 🐝 (@jackieblue1967) says: Obviously Trump knows this whole Russian interference thing is a farce – but I understand that he needs to put it to rest in order to move on. But he has faith in his people in the intel community – NOT the ones who are involved in the witch hunt. So he said what he has to say and it changes nothing as far as his plans are concerned. We by that al that complained against POTUS are hypocrites. Those who are subversive like Brennan and others scream the loudest specially the one not to be named. He has had something up in his head since his PW days and they did a number on him that took reasoning away a long time ago. One would think standing before God would change things but maybe he has not had an God encounter yet. Actually, since Brennan is a follower of Mohamed…he won’t experience a “GOD encounter”..because islam is NOT compatible w/ the true GOD cherished by Christians. OH yes, he WILL experience a GOD encounter. For it is given once to die, and then comes the judgement. Moreover, “every knee shall bow”, so Brennan will have to bow before Jesus, who sits at the right hand of GOD and will judge the living and the dead. Learn, turn, or burn, John Brennan. Your choice. You only have once, so choose wisely. Eternity is a very, VERY long time… Yes, you are correct…his GOD encounter will occur in the next-life judgement… ..(giggle / snort / chuckle)..I am anticipating his utter surprise, wherein he discovers that he’s NOT destined for Mohammad’s best whorehouse in heaven scenario (what the Quran promises, w/ said 72 virgins etc…etc). …but instead encounters…hellfire & brimstone..for eternity!!!!!!!!!!!!! svenwg says: I think they mistranslated the word for raisin and wrote Virgin, just imagine their surprise, 😝 Islam is only compatible with Islam. Elected leaders of the two most powerful nations upon the Earth. This is not good. There will be war. Do you really think this Howie? Rubbish. Absolute ding dong rubbish. thinkthinkthink says: Howie forgot the /sarcasm tag. He does that enough that it almost seems he wants to agitate and waste people’s time. joeknuckles says: I will say it one last time. It didn’t matter what he said. The whole thing was planned from the Friday indictments to the AP question to the outrage. All of it. Planned and executed. The reporter demanded that he condemn Putin to his face. He couldn’t condemn him because we do THE SAME EXACT THING. Putin would have called us out in a heartbeat and all Trump would have been humiliated. yes just like Chalottesville The media would have accused him of not condemning forcefully enough. Great comment! Since when does a news organization, let alone the &$## AP, get to set the agenda for the President of the United States in a press conference with another world leader? Infuriating! And he came through like a champ and I believe has advanced the ball quite a ways. More people will look into the election influence and hilliarys $400k, and the congressional hearings should get a lot more attention from the public now that such a ruckus was made over PDJT not trusting our intel. I think the big ugly will come after the next set of congressional hearings since they are specific to this issue. Hmmm, it’s almost like it was planned or something. I guess that PDJT is looking more serious these days because he has been planting dynamite around the swamp and is ready to blow the whole thing up. He may be coping with the knowledge that he will either save the republic or it will be destroyed by the cleansing process. Not $400K but $400 Million. Regarding that $400 million illegal Clinton Campaign contribution from the Russians solicited by the Podestas, when will someone be indicted? Remember that Dinesh D’Sousa was put into jail by Obama for a measly amount of money, though we all know why Dinesh was really imprisoned. TarsTarkas says: I think there has been a correction to the amount due to a mistranslation of Putin’s words. I think the amount is $400,000.00. Still illegal coming from a naturalized Brit. It is not too bad out here in the rural areas in Floriduh. Ahhh dunno bout the cities. We are just going along in everyday mode. Seems regular. President Trump dropped 45 Tons of TNT on Deep State…Senate convened and was about to come out with one of their non-binding resolutions…To make peace, President Trump reviewed transcript and agreed to amend his statement…to ensure MAGA! POS can’t come up with funding for the wall or a fix for our immigration system, for anything else for that matter, but boy they can sure come up with some really useless non-binding resolutions can’t they? I despise them with every fiber of my being. Well spotted. Sometimes you have to lose a battle to win the war. The Deep State may think they have won, but they are fools. The cat’s out of the bag now with Putin’s specific and unequivocal statement about Soros, Browder and Hillary, the $400M, and the fact that it was the iill gotten gains of criminal dealings in Russia. That statement was made for all to hear and is now indelibly printed on the minds of governments and millions of people from all over the world. How long will it be before other countries come forward with similar, if not more scandalous revelations? Hillary is toast. I was disappointed when the media reported on what President Trump said in his statement today, then I watched the video. When will I learn? Precisely, when I watch not just excerpts but the whole 15 minutes, I saw the same, calm, collected, rational convincing, consistent, very stable genius. fedback says: I haven’t watched the media since the Trump Putin presser. It was an excellent press conference and I didn’t want Fake News to ruin it SEABEE4TRUMP says: President Trump plays the MSM like a fiddle. (1) He already stated that no matter what happens in Helsinki, the MSM is going to be negative. (2) He therefore exposes his distrust of the IC due to past experience (3) He then lets this conversation percolate for 24 hrs… (4) The MSM and never -Trumpers expose their hatred and insanity (5) Then President Trump say that all the trouble is over one word…”would” vs “wouldn’t”. The MSM and anti-Trump crowd is exposed for the lunatics that they are. And now a Bloolmberg article claims that, “Trump Decided Russia Indictments Should Come Pre-Summit, Sources Say.” Sources say are usually code words for “yeah, sure,” but anyway, here is the article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-17/trump-said-to-decide-russia-indictments-should-come-pre-summit What a crazy couple of days. Call me skeptical about the timing part. This is Bloomberg who are shills for the dictators of China and who report on them as if they are a free Market economy who play by all rules of business norms most follow. In his interview with Jonathon (I forget his last name) the other day, Brennan did say that Trump was briefed on the indictments and had them released (or ok’d their release?) pre summit. Ugh – Bolton not Brennan!! TheWanderingStar says: Michelle – please show up in front of the media-ites for your flogging! ;>)) Hmm, so was it the case of PDJT simply hoping to gain leverage in negotiations with Putin, or was it a clever plan by PDJT to embarrass Mueller by expecting that Putin would speak up after these indictments were made public? Or maybe PDJT just felt it was best not to have these announcements take place after the summit so as not to mar whatever agreements he and Putin would come to on real issues. Or PDJT offered to manage it by telling Putin about it before hand in their 90 minute 1×1 and probably handed him the law enforcement treaty doc at the same time. PDJT is a solutions oriented very stable genius. Who knows? It doesn’t matter, because the festering sore of the Deep State is now exposed to very public sunlight. President Trump and President Putin burst the boil of mistrust and suspicion that comes from underhand and devious scheming on both sides. No going back to the bad old days now. Think back to media coverage from last week until now. There were set ups everywhere, as if the US media whores desperately wanted to be oh so continental and cool, just like the eurotrash media whores. This overblown nonsense about would vs wouldn’t was the BEST these assholes could dream up. The despicable Brennan is correct in one area. Every word PDJT said to Putin in their “private” conversation will have been recorded by the Russians. maxwell102 says: unless the translators have been killed, both sides know exactly what was said You miss my point. A recording is public evidence if they choose to use it. Translators are not. Brennan is terrified by what Putin said to PDJT in their private conversation. Then you understand why both Trump and KJU/Putin openly recorded each other during their one on one. They all now have an original recording to use any way they please at any time. Yet, if all goes well, it won’t be used for anything more than as a historical conversation between 2 serious men trying to make their respective countries great without stepping on each other. A healthy fair trade economy is not a zerosum game. When these liberals become neocon? PDJT should sign an EO that all these scumbags go first on the frontline. .@burghseyeview "Fox News is going to hell. Their coverage of this intelligence was terrible."https://t.co/YnPeI6jZnm — 🎙Wayne Dupree (@WayneDupreeShow) July 17, 2018 Fox News took a knee on their fan base. Going to be empty seats in their stadium. Well put. icthematrix says: Unfortunately the original statement was too big an opening and they pounded him mercilessly for it. They were poised to do it regardless of what he said. If he had said in front of Putin that his Russians interfered they would have screamed for him to come clean on collusion, and used that as confirmation. As mentioned previously, it was all orchestrated. Once they started the chants after RR’s charade of “you must cancel this summit”, I knew the game plan was in everyone’s hands, just waiting for the whistle. President Trump’s correction of his “misspoken” comment helps to frame without appearing weak. I am still eager to see the slaughter begin with real indictments and exposure. Evil must be defeated. Why would PDJT trust the IC? Same IC that gave us Saddam Hussein WMD, 9/11, U1, ISIS and give us war..war..and more war. Complicated Business! From Fox News: “But Trump sought to make clear Tuesday that he stands behind the intelligence community. “I accept our intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election took place,” he said, adding: “It could be other people also.” ” The single biggest takeaway from that has been deliberately overlooked or intentionally ignored by a media that either has no journalistic curiosity………….or that knows full well of whom Trump was speaking. This: “It could be other people also”. The “other people” contacted their friends in the media to spread their lies and attempt to affect Trump negatively. The media has a prrrrrrrrrretty good idea who the “other people” are. The “other people” definitely know who they are, and there is no way they failed to notice his mention of them. NOOOooooooo way. Trump just used the media. He talked over and through them to send the message to the “other people” that he knows who they are. They sure have been mentioned enough in Sundance’s excellent work. The comical part is that the media are yet to realize that President Trump used them for his purpose with that statement. Trump is fascinating to watch in action when you start figuring him out. I would think that the “other people” are finding him terrifying to watch in action…………..they have to know he has countermeasures in place, and that accountability is coming. Go President Trump! Jim in TN says: I would love to see the President say that he stands behind the intelligence community, because if he stood in front of them they would stab him in the back. It is way past time that we start demanding that the intelligence community start serving our President and earn his trust. Conduct a coup, then expect to be coddled, how dare they. Enki's Advocate says: Great post. President Trump’s got this. Excellent interview of Trump part 2 on Tucker. Here is a free fox link: http://watchnewslive.net/fox-news-live-stream-usa/ Frbrd says: According to RSW our VSGDJT has caved to all the critics and is backtracking on the comments he made in the press conference with Putin. It was stated he does believe Russia interfered in the 2016 election and that he (President Trump ) stands behind our intelligence community and believes they are telling the truth. I also heard this as reported by Fox news,( my husband was watching as I prepared dinner). I don’t understand this, these are not the words I heard from President Trump yesterday. I truly believed President Trump was braver and stronger, a Lion ready to stand his ground against all the swamp rats. I watched the movie Chappaquidick yesterday, unbelievable what the people in our government, our most treasured offices will go to, to protect money, power and name. At this point I do not know who to believe, where to stand with my trust, who deserves my vote as a Constitution , freedom loving American. I’m tired, I’m frustrated, I’m angry . I feel betrayed and uncertain. You can call me a troll, you can bash me as a liberal thinker, whatever you wish to call me. I voted for President Trump, I probably will again, but at this point I have to admit, with all honesty, it will be because there is no one better…this makes me very sad because I want to believe there is someone who will be honest and stand strong in the face of adversity, someone who truly believes our government is of the people, for the people, by the people, not a game to be played for power, for popularity, for profit, ..but for the GOOD OF THE PEOPLE. God bless America, God bless our people. May our precious Lord shine his grace upon us and show us mercy and forgiveness. LM says: Did you listen to the President for yourself? There is no one more honest, no one braver, no one better to receive your vote and your confidence than our President. Please listen to what he said..not what “they” said he said. Dear Frbrd: I’m going to speak for the President on this one: “Go away! You’re fake news!” Texian says: What we have going on here is analagous to Sundance’s dual economic train model of Wall Street vs. Main Street. There is a dual political/ideological train model occurring within the United States as well.. Both sides are entrenched and the tracks have now diverged enough to see the others for who they really are.. All the agencies and the Fake News Media are infiltrated; The democratic party has decoupled from The Constitution; And the uniparty congress has sold out to the globalists.. The only representation The People of the United States and their Constitution have is in Sir Donald J. Trump.. We the People – and our Lion.. Fourth Turning.. “I’m not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep.. I’m afraid of an army of sheep led by a Lion..” Alexander the Great.. Harleyd says: I voted for PDJT and contributed what I could, and I will do so again. But it’s time for him to go on offense. Maybe not all the MOABs, but at least one or two to change the news cycle to focus on the real criminals. Until that happens, the Swamp will continue to control the narrative. He’s back on his heels after this latest trip, despite all his good work. Why would he let that happen? All his good work is being overshadowed. One carefully released document, or one significant indictment, will put us back on offense where we should be. Defense is defeat. We should all just lay down and die now. Do you Tzu? I don’t like to see President Trump in apology mode. People have to realize how extended Trump is personally. The empire in 1963 was much more self-assured and essentially uncontested despite the Cold War histrionics. JFK was a minnow by comparison. I was in DC today and yes we had a brief thunderstorm. Call it silly but I didn’t like the lights going out at the WH. Presidents are incredibly insular and monitored. Trump on his own with Putin is a rarity especially for a guy who detests scripts and does not tow the CFR line. The immensity of the power he is antagonizing is hard to overstate. Somebody read the riot act to him. That’s only my opinion. A lot of propaganda has gone into creating the notion of Presidents as being lonely decision-makers. Instead their decision-making latitude is extremely curtailed. They hand-picked to be duteous and beholden. I don’t believe for a second Trump is under the thumb of Putin. That’s Uniparty fear-mongering. I pray for Trump every day. I did not see him in apology mode. Forgive me. I was reacting to his morning statement without having watched the Carlson interview. Much better form. Trump does everything for a reason. Here’s a couple quick ones. And feel free to go back to the video and transcript. Setup: pick a word that gives you an out… Hmmm. “would” vs “wouldn’t”. The tell? Watch his body language just as he is about to say it. Trap set: everyone is now discussing the pros and cons of would vs wouldn’t. Putin has him on video saying “would” and can use it to strengthen his base, just as Trump used it to rally us. Just wait till his next rally. Counterpunch: if only the dems and msm howled, Trump would have stood fast. But the temptation was too great for stupid cucks (Grassley, I’m looking at you. Joni, as usual, didn’t have a hog squealing statement…. Bland. Actually like a fence sitter) to hit Trump while he’s looking down, so Trump showed his Ace, wouldn’t. Go back and read the transcript and compare. The overall sentiment doesn’t change either way. Once again, Trump is talking over, through and under any resistance to the people that matter, the silent majority that continues to grow everyday as more and more just #walkaway. Funny thing about #walkaway. After percolating and trending for weeks in spite of filters, active censoring, the mass media threw in the towel by blaming it all on? You guessed it, Russian bots. How lame is that? Even lamer are those that continue to use that overdrawn and expired card today. There’s more to be revealed from this specific presser. Stay tuned and stock up on 🍿 Lol, Tucker called it “the hostage tape”. dogueluv says: Scott Adams- “Wouldn’t is the new Rosie O’Donnell play. Or is it?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsTYgrwtUa8 Scott’s been good this week. President Trump shows the left up for the traitorous fools that they are. He has had remarkable success with North Korea, the EU, even our “allies” France and Great Britain, China, all battlefronts against the terrorists, Saudi Arabia, and now Russia. All these are things they could not do and which ridiculed him for until he showed them they were wrong. I could go on. These people have only lies and hatred to take the attention from their failures, their treason, and the truth of who they are which is being revealed through the testimonies of their heroes—like Comey and Strzok. They have to lie to distract from their failures and the triumphs and success of the President. We don’t have to let them. Believe nothing you here from the MSM, even Fox. Look things up for youself and listen to what the President, himself, has to say. Then, as you can, speak what is true. I believe that God will do the rest. Funny things about Russian Citizens.. I think they have their own version of “deplorables” over there also.. From the 12th.. Most Russians want Moscow to treat West as partners – opinion poll The majority of respondents in a recent Russian opinion poll believe their country should treat Western nations as partners – yet the public is split over Russia seeking re-entry to the G7 club of developed countries. According to the survey, conducted by the independent Russian public opinion research center Levada in late June and released on Thursday, 61 percent of Russian citizens feel Moscow must treat the collective West as a partner, while 16 percent see Western nations as competitors and five percent as enemies. Link.. https://www.rt.com/politics/432855-russians-partnership-west-poll/ What REALLY caught My eye was this Article… Two-thirds of Russians believe global government exists From the Article… About two-thirds of Russians believe in the existence of a shadowy world government, and most of them also believe it is hostile to their country, according to a recent survey. On Wednesday state-run Russian public opinion research agency VTSIOM released the results of a poll in which 67 percent of Russian citizens said they believe there is a secret world government. Twenty-one percent said they reject the possibility that it exists, and the rest were undecided. Asked who the members of the world government are, 23 percent said the heads and owners of major banking groups and other “oligarchs.” Eight percent said the group consists of senior US politicians, and six percent mentioned political leaders of other major nations. Only two percent told the pollsters they believe Vladimir Putin is a member, —>and even less (one percent) think that US President Donald Trump holds a seat in the global government.<—– Maybe We, The "Deplorable" Citizens' between OUR 2 Countries are NOT that much "different" After all… The Whole Article is here.. https://www.rt.com/politics/432643-russians-world-government-conspiracy/ Deplorable=common sense Lost in translation: CNN claims Putin admitted to election-meddling. He did not. (VIDEO) https://www.rt.com/usa/433542-cnn-translation-putin-trump/ - (@outforbeer) says: if you’re a trump supporter and you honestly think he made a mistake DON’T PILE ON. This is the mistake newt made. This wasn’t the first time. Newt does have a habit being too smart by half, giving his unwelcome advise in public Rand Paul was the only one who played it right Pyrthroes says: People forget that Trump appointed Atlanta attorney and Yalie Christopher Wray born 1966, a Randolph Award-winning Assistant Attorney General (AAG) in 2005, as an “outsider” FBI Director in June 2007 to succeed the ineffable swamp-rat James Comey. Think Bush I selecting David Souter born 1939 for the Supreme Court in 1990… rarely has so little been owed by so many to such a treacherous poseur. POTUS TRUMP: There, I changed a word. Happy now? Media/UNIParty: NO, you lie. We still hate you. You are a bad man. POTUS TRUMP: Never mind, I didn’t make a mistake anyway. I take it back. And Jim Acosta is not a nice guy, the media is still the Enemy of the People, and the rest of you are never TRUMPers anyway so no one cares what you think. Always remember, elections have consequences. 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__label__wiki	0.546624	0.546624	← 240. BOMBARD 242. CROSSCHECK → Miranda Miracle Southern Continent, Super Earth One (Infiniverse Reality); Pre Hyper-Human War Hyper-human; female Miranda Miracle can emit concussive sonic projections from her vocal chords. She can also produce different modulations of sonic projections to create certain effects like force-fields, energy barriers and more. Miranda Miracle was born on Super Earth One just a few quantics before the Hyper-Human War that wiped out all humans on the planet, leaving it populated with only hyper beings. While the planet was under the control Centuria, Miranda worked closely with her in the Capital Complex. She was practically second in charge as she was responsible for the day-to-day operations and the chief of staff for a staff of over 40 other hyper-beings. Her sonic voice projection ability allowed her to give orders throughout the complex in an efficient and effective way. SKIN: White In the aftermath of the Hyper-Human War the entire infrastructure and government of Super Earth One had to be rebuilt. Miranda Miracle spent months meeting with and appointing different hypers to complete a variety of jobs and take certain offices. Under her steady hand, the capital city of Beckington was resurrected as one of the most magnificent metropolises imaginable. She was respected by most all hypers on the planet. But she also had a very dangerous secret – she was secretly harboring the last living human on Super Earth One – Minister Deanna Grace. During the War Deanna, like most of the non-warrior humans, had gone into hiding. In the months following the war, the hypers hunted down all remaining humans. CodeName Zero, who was leading the extermination crew, was able to use his zero-energy to detect the whereabouts of humans. There was literally nowhere to hide. Fortunately Deanna was found by Miranda in the Quantic Temple before Zero could detect her. Initially, Miranda was prepared to carry out the order that all hypers had – destroy humans on sight. But after recognizing the minster and remembering that she was a huge proponent for hyper-humans before the war, Miranda took mercy on her and agreed to spare her and hide her from all other hypers. Miranda took the human back to her home where she was able to live comfortably, and she modulated a sonic-voice projection from her vocal chords to provide shielding around the house that would keep CodeName Zero from detecting the human signature. Miranda never told anyone of Deanna’s existence, not even Centuria, who was still a staunch supporter of the Hyper-Human Legion. And for a long time Miranda and Deanna lived peacefully together, until the minister eventually passed away from old age and natural causes. Miranda continued to perform her duties at the Capitol Complex to the highest of standards until CodeName Zero and his extermination crew decided to overthrow Centuria and take over the planet. Many of the insurgents were already in the complex when the coup ensued! Centuria and Miranda Miracle immediately jumped into action to defend the lesser-hypers. Miranda was forced to unleash her most powerful vocal blasts in an effort to take down as many of the baddies as possible and help insure the less powerful hypers made it to safety. CodeName Zero and Centuria engaged in an epic showdown as Miranda soon found herself the focus of the other Army of Shadows members, including Night Blitz and Bombard! She deftly defended herself while unleashing a number of devastating sonic blasts! Soon the lesser-hypers had all evacuated the Complex, but despite the best efforts of Miranda Miracle and Centuria, CodeName Zero and the Army of Shadows were able to take over the Capital and subsequently take over the world. Miranda and Centuria, along with Doc Diligence, Winter Rose, Summer Sage and others formed a rebel squad in order to take the Capitol back and restore some light to the world. But without the most powerful hero to ever exist on Super Earth One, Michael Xander Hope aka Captain Infinity, their efforts proved to be futile. Centuria decided to go on a journey and find Captain Infinity, but while she was away from the Infinity City Base, CodeName Zero and his minions attacked! After a brutal battle, the heroes were defeated and the base was blown up and completely destroyed. Many rebel heroes were also destroyed and it looked like Miranda Miracle was destined to meet the same fate. Then suddenly the most incredible thing happened: Captain Infinity returned! Centuria had found him and convinced him to come back to the planet’s surface after his self-imposed exile during the Hyper-Human War. Centuria and Captain Infinity joined up with Miranda Miracle, Doc Diligence and the other remaining heroes and together they were able to to turn back CodeName Zero.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1793
__label__wiki	0.881479	0.881479	» Equipment » Ships Ship Class Gato-class Submarine Hull Number SS-278 Builder Name Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States Laid Down 20 Mar 1942 Launched 20 Jul 1942 Commissioned 1 Oct 1942 Displacement 1,549 tons standard; 2,463 tons submerged Length 312 feet Beam 27 feet Draft 17 feet Machinery Four Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8- 9-cylinder diesel engines (5,400shp), four high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears (2,740shp), two 126-cell Sargo batteries, two propellers Speed 21 knots Range 11,000nm at 10 knots surfaced, 48 hours at 2 knots submerged Armament 6x533mm forward torpedo tubes, 4x533mm aft torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, 1.76mm (later 1x100mm) deck gun Submerged Speed 9 knots ww2dbaseUSS Scorpion, with Lieutenant Commander William N. Wylie in command, entered US Navy service in Oct 1942. She conducted shakedown operations off the southern New England coast in northeastern United States in Jan 1943, and sailed for the Panama Canal in late Feb, arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States on 24 Mar. She received a bathythermograph while at Pearl Harbor, and the departed on her first war patrol on 5 Apr 1943. Her first kill was the Japanese converted gunboat Meiji Maru No. 1, destroyed off eastern Honshu, Japan. While en route back to Pearl Harbor to end her first war patrol, she engaged the Japanese patrol ship Ebisu Maru No. 5 on 30 Apr; though successful in sinking the Japanese ship, she also suffered her first casualty when Lieutenant Commander R. M. Raymond was killed. In May, after completing her first war patrol, her 76-millimeter gun was replaced with a 100-millimeter gun at Pearl Harbor. ww2dbaseScorpion's second war patrol took her to the Ryukyu Islands and the Yellow Sea. At the latter location, she was depth charged on 3 Jul after attacking a convoy (sinking two ships). After striking the sea floor, she attempted to remain stationary, but she was discovered when the Japanese escorting destroyers dragged chains across the area and found her, dropping well-placed depth charges that caused serious damage. Nevertheless surviving the attack, she ended her patrol early, enduring an air attack en route near Akusekijima. Her third war patrol in the Mariana Islands in Oct and Nov 1943 was generally unsuccessful, with many attacks foiled by poor weather. ww2dbaseScorpion departed Pearl Harbor on her fourth and final war patrol on 29 Dec 1943. On 5 Jan, she submitted a radio message noting one of her crew members suffered a fracture of the upper arm, and requested to rendezvous with submarine Herring to transfer to injured crew member back to base; the rendezvous was made later in the afternoon, but heavy seas prevented the transfer of the injured sailor from taking place. This would become the last time she was seen or heard from. She likely had struck a mine at the entrance to the Yellow Sea in mid-Jan 1944 and was destroyed. Last Major Revision: Oct 2011 Submarine Scorpion (SS-278) Interactive Map Scorpion Operational Timeline 20 Mar 1942 The keel of US submarine Scorpion was laid down. 20 Jul 1942 The US submarine Scorpion was launched, sponsored by Ms. Elizabeth T. Monagle. 1 Oct 1942 USS Scorpion was commissioned into service, Lieutenant Commander William Wylie in command. 24 Mar 1943 USS Scorpion arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. 5 Apr 1943 USS Scorpion departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her first war patrol. 19 Apr 1943 USS Scorpion arrived off Nakaminato, eastern Honshu, Japan; after sundown, she deployed naval mines. 20 Apr 1943 USS Scorpion sank the Japanese converted gunboat Meiji Maru No. 1, hitting her with 1 of 3 torpedoes fired. 21 Apr 1943 USS Scorpion sank a sampan before 0100 hours with her deck gun. In the afternoon, she patrolled off Shioyasaki, eastern Honshu, Japan. 22 Apr 1943 USS Scorpion sank three sampans with gunfire off Honshu, Japan. 23 Apr 1943 USS Scorpion damaged a Japanese cargo ship off Honshu, Japan with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired. 27 Apr 1943 USS Scorpion fired six torpedoes at a Japanese convoy, sinking the merchant ship Yuzan Maru with four hits; she was depth charged by an escorting destroying and suffered minor damage. 28 Apr 1943 USS Scorpion was ordered to return to her home port. 29 Apr 1943 USS Scorpion sank a Japanese patrol vessel by gunfire. 30 Apr 1943 USS Scorpion sank the Japanese patrol ship Ebisu Maru No. 5 with a torpedo; during the surface action, Lieutenant Commander R. M. Raymond was killed, the submarine's first casualty. As a Japanese aircraft responded with depth charges, Scorpion dove and survived the attack. 8 May 1943 USS Scorpion arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her first war patrol. 29 May 1943 USS Scorpion departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her second war patrol. 2 Jun 1943 USS Scorpion refueled at Midway Atoll. 21 Jun 1943 USS Scorpion arrived off Takarajima, Tokara Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. 28 Jun 1943 USS Scorpion was ordered to sail for the Yellow Sea. 30 Jun 1943 USS Scorpion arrived in the Yellow Sea off Shantung Peninsula, China. 3 Jul 1943 USS Scorpion fired six torpedoes at a 5-ship Japanese convoy, sinking cargo ships Anzan Maru and Kokuryu Maru with five hits; she suffered serious damage during the subsequent depth charging. 26 Jul 1943 USS Scorpion arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her second war patrol. 13 Oct 1943 USS Scorpion departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her third war patrol. 17 Oct 1943 USS Scorpion refueld at Midway Atoll. 25 Oct 1943 USS Scorpion began a reconnaissance mission of Agrihan and Pagan islands in the Mariana Islands. 26 Oct 1943 USS Scorpion completed a reconnaissance mission of Agrihan and Pagan islands in the Mariana Islands. 1 Nov 1943 USS Scorpion began a reconnaissance mission of Farallon de Pajoras island, Mariana Islands. 2 Nov 1943 USS Scorpion completed a reconnaissance mission of Farallon de Pajoras island, Mariana Islands. 3 Nov 1943 USS Scorpion arrived off Maug Islands of the Mariana Islands. 5 Nov 1943 USS Scorpion spotted a Japanese heavy cruiser, but failed to gain a good position to attack due to poor weather. 7 Nov 1943 USS Scorpion arrived off Agrihan Island, Mariana Islands. 8 Nov 1943 USS Scorpion unsuccessfully attacked a Japanese Q-ship with three torpedoes in the Mariana Islands. 13 Nov 1943 USS Scorpion attacked a Japanese convoy in the Mariana Islands with four torpedoes, damaging oiler Shiretoko with one hit. 15 Nov 1943 USS Scorpion patrolled off Saipan, Mariana Islands. 22 Nov 1943 USS Scorpion observed a Japanese convoy in the Mariana Islands but was unable to attack. 29 Dec 1943 USS Scorpion departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her fourth war patrol. 3 Jan 1944 USS Scorpion refueled at Midway Atoll. 5 Jan 1944 USS Scorpion made rendezvous with USS Herring in the East China Sea, but the planned transfer of an injured sailor from Scorpion to Herring did not take place due to heavy seas. Some time after this date, she was lost, presumed mined in the Yellow Sea. Visitor Submitted Comments Show older comments 1. Mark Seatvet (Setvate) says: 12 Jan 2015 08:15:54 AM I am named for Torpedoman's Mate Third Class Mark Setvate, my father's cousin. Thank you for this operational timeline, Sir. 2. scotty larimer says: 22 Jan 2015 02:14:20 PM TORpedoman mate BILLY E larimer is my under from scotty 2 Mar 2015 08:12:37 AM my dad borther was on ss-278 bimer e larimore 4. Robert Hampton says: 9 Aug 2015 06:16:45 PM I was a good friend of Ms. Bernice Udick who was the sister of Raymond Udick who was one of those aboard Scorpion for the first and last voyage....God bless those brave men!....please keep me posted on any updates regarding Scorpion.......Thanks & Regards, Bob Hampton 29 Dec 2015 02:34:29 PM my dad was looking for more informent on his billy sub before my dad die 2002 scotty larimer 700 s topeka apt 1 carbondale ks 66414 12 Sep 2017 01:05:22 PM I have Billy purles heart hii is my dad borther 7. Mike McLaren says: My Dad was on the Scorpion on her very last patrol when she pulled into Midway for refueling. Dad said he had a "real bad feeling" about getting back on the boat so he deliberately failed the mandatory test to "qualify" on another section of the Submarine. Standard procedure meant he was "put ashore" until he could qualify. The Scorpion left with out him. All visitor submitted comments are opinions of those making the submissions and do not reflect views of WW2DB. More on Scorpion Partner Sites Content: » Scorpion Submarine Operations Research Group Attack Data Submarine Scorpion (SS-278) Photo Gallery See all 3 photographs of Submarine Scorpion (SS-278)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1802
__label__cc	0.69088	0.30912	Dot Com Infoway Press Releases Dotcominfoway.com - Dot Com Infoway Company News Section Dot Com Infoway Information C.R Venkatesh Phone: 91-452-2522257 URL: http://www.dotcominfoway.com/ Dot Com Infoway is a millennium generation custom software development company that has mastered the nuances of the business world and a company that understands every hue of customer requirements. We have chosen a strategic global model that delivers ace service and premium quality products to our clients at affordable prices. We are committed towards building lasting partnerships with our clients by ensuring satisfaction and success. Dot Com Infoway Press Release - Dotcominfoway.com DCI Named Best Mobile App Marketing Agency by About.com Dot Com Infoway (DCI), a leading provider of offshore IT outsourcing solutions to businesses across the globe, has been recognized by About.com for its high caliber mobile app promotion services with the Readers' Choice Award for 2013. 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__label__wiki	0.767451	0.767451	New record half-year figures for tourism in Vienna The Vienna Tourist Board recently presented its half-year report containing new record figures: 5.5 million bednights reported for the first half-year of 2012 represented an increase of 8.4 % on the previous year. With 188,000 bednights and an increase of 8 %, the United Kingdom ranked in 6th place in Vienna’s top ten source markets. “Record bednight figures have been achieved for every single month so far this year in Vienna,” said Director of Tourism Norbert Kettner commenting on the development of the first half-year of 2012. The strongest growth for Vienna’s main markets was reported for Russia with a plus of 25 % to a total of 319,000 bednights, followed by Japan (+ 19 %, 130,000), Switzerland (+ 15 %, 179,000) and the USA (+ 12 %, 275,000). Increases were also reported for Germany (+ 2 %, 1,112,000), Austria (+ 9 %, 1,090,000), the United Kingdom (+ 8 %, 188,000) and France (+ 5 %, 164,000), whereas bednights for Italy (– 1 %, 273,000) and Spain (– 2 %, 134,000) failed to reach the previous year’s levels. There has also been growing interest in Vienna from source markets outside Europe, like China (+ 29 %, 79,000), Brazil (+ 40 %, 45,000), Saudi Arabia (+ 163 %, 31,000) and the United Arab Emirates (+ 27 %, 25,000). The net room revenues of Vienna’s hospitality sector are currently available for the period January thru’ May 2012: at 191.5 million euros this indicator has also reached a new record level.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1807
__label__wiki	0.926148	0.926148	2XO Music Summer Love ft. Ricky Garcia Listen to New Single Buy on iTunes July 28th We are 2xO New girl group 2XO has finished recording their first single that will be ready for release on July 28th, 2017. The song features Hollywood records recording artist Ricky Garcia from FIYM. The pop duo, comprised of sisters Jasmine Sagginario (Jaz) and Tally, are currently in the studio recording their debut EP set for release later this year. Jaz (Jasmine Sagginario) is best known for winning season 2 of Radio Disney's NBT. Tally is best known for appearing on Lifetime's hit television show "The Rap Game", as well as performing at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards. Lead Vocals / Jaz Lead Rap Vocals / Tally Preview Coming Soon! This playlist is empty. Out July 2017 2XO is set to release their new single, “Summer Love,” on July 28th, 2017. The song will also feature Hollywood Records recording artist Ricky Garcia (Forever In Your Mind). “Summer Love”, which will be the first song released by the newly formed sister group, is sure to be an instant summer smash. Jasmine Sagginario RT @Andres_Najaar16: I think thats enough Nicki Minaj for my niece... https://t.co/tBJPW0Cze1 My best work comes when I’m sad or going through a hard time. I never understand why that is. Social Media Accounts For 2XO and Individual Group Members	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1808
__label__cc	0.611362	0.388638	New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) Overview of Matthew L. Jesus’ Great Prophecy About the Sign of His Presence (24:1–25:46) Question about the sign of Jesus’ presence (24:1-3) Features of composite sign and the great tribulation (24:4-22) Dangers of being misled by false Christs (24:23-28) The coming of the Son of man (24:29-31) Illustration of the fig tree (24:32, 33) This generation will not pass away (24:34, 35) Day and hour unknown by man and angels; Jesus’ presence like the days of Noah (24:36-39) Keep on the watch (24:40-44) The faithful and discreet slave and characteristics of an evil slave (24:45-51) Illustration of the ten virgins (25:1-13) Illustration of the talents (25:14-30) Illustration of the sheep and the goats (25:31-46) Jesus—The Way, p. 255 jy 255; gt 110; w90 3/1 25 w74 681; pm 318 Truly: See study note on Mt 5:18. by no means will a stone be left here upon a stone: Jesus’ prophecy was remarkably fulfilled in 70 C.E. when the Romans demolished Jerusalem and its temple. Apart from a few sections of the wall, the city was completely leveled. Stones From the Temple Mount Marginal References +Lu 19:44 it-2 48, 1080; w88 10/1 3 w77 604; w74 428-429; w74 681; ad 823, 915, 932, 1586; kj 210; w68 743; w64 553; w62 233; pa 155; sr55 95; w54 439; w37 275 Mount of Olives: Located E of Jerusalem and separated from the city by the Kidron Valley. From this vantage point, Jesus and his disciples “Peter, James, John, and Andrew” (Mr 13:3, 4) could view the city and its temple. presence: The Greek word pa·rou·siʹa (in many translations rendered “coming”) literally means “being alongside.” It refers to a presence covering a period of time rather than simply a coming or an arrival. This meaning of pa·rou·siʹa is indicated at Mt 24:37-39, where “the days of Noah . . . before the Flood” are compared to “the presence of the Son of man.” At Php 2:12, Paul used this Greek word to describe his “presence” in contrast to his “absence.” conclusion: Rendered from the Greek word syn·teʹlei·a, meaning “joint end; combination end; ending together.” (Mt 13:39, 40, 49; 28:20; Heb 9:26) This refers to a time period during which a combination of events would lead to the complete “end” mentioned at Mt 24:6, 14, where a different Greek word, teʹlos, is used.—See study notes on Mt 24:6, 14 and Glossary, “Conclusion of the system of things.” the system of things: Or “the age.” Here the Greek word ai·onʹ refers to the current state of affairs or features that distinguish a certain period of time, epoch, or age.—See Glossary, “System(s) of things.” +Mt 13:39; 28:20 +Ac 1:12 +Mt 24:27, 37-39 New World Translation, pp. 1695-1696, 1707-1708 The Watchtower, 2/15/2008, pp. 21-22 it-2 676-679, 941-942, 1056; jy 257; nwt 1695-1696, 1707-1708; w08 2/15 21-22; w99 5/1 8-9; w97 4/1 5-6; w96 8/15 9-14; kl 98; w94 2/15 8-13, 16-21; w93 5/1 10-11; g93 3/22 6; g93 5/8 26-27; gt 111; w90 3/15 8; sh 353; gm 135; pe 148-149; w88 10/15 4; tp 36, 75-76; g86 12/8 4-7 w85 2/1 13-18; w85 10/1 9-10; int 1147-1149; w84 4/15 3; Rbi8 1576-1577; g84 10/22 5; w83 5/15 22; w83 6/1 3; w83 8/1 23-25; uw 178; ku 9; w81 8/1 22; w81 11/15 4; w81 12/1 5-7; kc 106-107; w80 10/1 17, 21-22, 25-26; w80 10/15 31; w80 12/1 5; hp 141-142; g80 6/8 8; w79 6/15 23; w78 1/15 8-9; w78 3/1 28; w77 394; g77 11/22 27; gh 146-147; w75 272-273; w75 621, 633; w75 686; sl 19-20; ml 26-27; w74 50; w74 399-400; w74 717; po 172; ka 167-169, 205-206; g73 7/22 5; ad 199, 372, 441, 478, 562, 1335-1336, 1430, 1501, 1567-1568; kj 210; w70 42, 49-50, 715; w68 746; w67 166; im 315, 333; g65 10/8 16; w64 47, 575, 677, 704; g64 11/22 27; w63 501; g63 6/22 27; w62 131; g62 5/8 5; w61 205, 626; w59 8; w55 622; w54 632, 710; gn54 20; w53 644; nh 246; w52 275; lg 249; w51 334; el 215; w49 196, 325; ni 13; w42 9, 175; w40 269; w33 68 +Col 2:8; 2Th 2:3 ka 296-297, 320; w70 42-43; w61 626; w57 614; nh 188 the Christ: Greek, ho Khri·stosʹ. The title “the Christ” is equivalent to “the Messiah” (from Hebrew ma·shiʹach), both meaning “Anointed One.” Jewish historian Josephus indicates that in the first century C.E., some who claimed to be prophets or liberators arose, promising relief from Roman oppression. These may have been viewed by their followers as political Messiahs. +Mt 24:24 it-2 388-389 w75 273; w74 682; ka 296-297, 320; ad 1147; w70 42-43; w61 626; w57 614; nh 188 end: Or “complete end.” The Greek word used here (teʹlos) is different from the Greek word rendered “conclusion” (syn·teʹlei·a) at Mt 24:3.—See study note on Mt 24:3 and Glossary, “Conclusion of the system of things.” +Mr 13:7; Lu 21:9 w85 2/1 14-15; w83 4/1 4; w80 10/1 22, 25, 28; w75 274; w75 388; ka 296-297; w71 406; w70 43-44; is 123; ev 161; g66 10/8 17; w61 626; pa 179; nh 246; w49 332 nation: The Greek word eʹthnos has a broad meaning and can refer to people living within certain political or geographical boundaries, such as a country, but can also refer to an ethnic group.—See study note on Mt 24:14. rise: Or “be stirred up; be roused up.” Here the Greek word conveys the idea “to move against in hostility” and could also be rendered “rise up in arms” or “go to war.” +Mr 13:8; Lu 21:10, 11 +Re 6:4 +Ac 11:28; Re 6:5, 6, 8 Teach Us, pp. 95-96 Bible Teach, pp. 88-89 Awake!, 10/2012, pp. 26-27 3/22/2002, p. 9 10/1/2008, pp. 6-7 9/15/2006, pp. 4-5 Does God Care, pp. 19-20 Isaiah’s Prophecy I, pp. 201-202 it-1 670, 810; bhs 95-96; bh 88-89; g 10/12 26-27; w08 10/1 6-7; w06 9/15 4-5; w05 10/1 4-5; g02 3/22 9; dg 19-20; ip-1 201-202; w98 9/15 7; w97 4/1 6-7; kl 99-100, 102-103; g95 4/22 7-8; w93 3/1 4-5; w93 12/1 3-4; w92 5/1 6-7; gm 136-142; rs 234-236; w88 10/15 3; g88 4/8 5-9; w87 1/15 21-22; w86 5/15 5; tp 14-15; Lmn 24-25 w85 2/1 14-15; w84 5/1 5; g84 10/22 5-7; w83 4/1 4; w83 4/15 4-6; w83 5/15 4-7; w82 5/15 14-15; g82 7/8 16; tr 86-87; g81 1/8 11; g81 5/8 8-9; w80 10/15 10; hp 148; g80 2/8 23; g80 10/8 20-21; w79 6/15 11; w79 8/1 4; w78 1/15 10; gh 148; w75 274; w75 388; g75 10/8 13; w74 72-74; w74 195-196; w74 243; w74 682; g74 3/8 8; g74 5/8 18-19; g73 6/22 12; w72 339; g72 10/8 15-16; w71 69; w71 406; ad 478, 566, 597; g71 10/8 16; w70 43-45; w70 269-270; g70 8/22 15; w69 69; is 123-124, 127; g68 10/8 8-9; g66 10/8 17; w65 294; im 321; w63 671; bf 503; w62 131; g62 3/8 11; w61 627; g61 2/22 6; w60 672; g60 12/22 15; w59 37, 335; mn 23-24; pa 179; w57 612; nh 248; w51 203; g51 5/8 7; el 208; g47 5/22 3; g47 9/8 6; g46 11/22 18; ni 16; tf 290; g43 11/10 18 pangs of distress: The Greek word literally refers to the intense pain experienced during childbirth. While it is used here to refer to distress, pain, and suffering in a general sense, it may suggest that like birth pains the foretold troubles and suffering will increase in frequency, intensity, and duration in the time period before the great tribulation mentioned at Mt 24:21. 1/15/2005, p. 17 w05 1/15 17; dg 19-20; w93 3/1 5; gm 136, 138-142; w87 1/15 22; tp 80 g85 3/8 3-5; w83 4/1 4-6; w82 5/1 15; kc 111-113; tr 87; w80 10/1 25; w80 10/15 31; w79 8/1 4; w78 1/15 10; g75 10/8 13; w74 682; ka 297; ad 432; g71 3/8 4; g71 10/8 16-17; w70 45; w69 69; ev 163; w65 294, 626; gn 20; gv 27; w62 131; w61 627; pa 180; w56 755; nh 248; na46 23; g45 3/28 16; ni 16; tf 290; w39 165; w33 70, 141 on account of my name: In the Bible, the term “name” at times stands for the person who bears the name, his reputation, and all that he represents. (See study note on Mt 6:9.) In the case of Jesus’ name, it also stands for the authority and position that his Father has given him. (Mt 28:18; Php 2:9, 10; Heb 1:3, 4) Jesus here explains that people would hate his followers because of what his name represents, that is, his position as God’s appointed Ruler, the King of kings, the one to whom all people should bow in submission in order to gain life.—See study note on Joh 15:21. +Mt 10:17, 22; Joh 15:21; Ac 9:15, 16; 2Ti 3:12 +Joh 15:20; Ac 11:19; Re 2:10 +Joh 16:2; Ac 7:59; 12:1, 2; Re 6:11 3/1/2002, p. 14 it-2 61; re 40; w02 3/1 14; w98 12/1 5; w96 7/15 30; km 2/94 3-4; jv 642, 675-676; rs 238 w83 1/15 31; g80 2/8 23; w78 10/1 8; go 169-170; hs 141-142; w74 202; w74 682; po 178; w73 398; w73 657; w73 748-749; ka 297-298, 306-307; g73 3/8 25; w72 143, 340; ad 199, 924, 1394; w70 276; w68 696; w67 103; w66 559, 625; kd 27; g66 10/8 31; im 326; w64 653, 745; bf 503; w62 621; tc 23; w61 586, 629; ns 370; g61 9/8 14; w60 92; w59 37; yw 289; w53 276; nh 251; w47 355; w46 37; na46 36; g45 3/28 16; ni 22; w43 84; tf 290; fl43 29; w42 215; w41 221, 297; ci 249; w40 6, 270, 374; w39 324; w35 60; w34 316; v-3 121 will be stumbled: In the Christian Greek Scriptures, the Greek word skan·da·liʹzo refers to stumbling in a figurative sense, which may include falling into sin or causing someone to fall into sin. As the term is used in the Bible, the sin may involve breaking one of God’s laws on morals or losing faith or accepting false teachings. In this context, the term could also be rendered “will be led into sin; will fall away from the faith.” The Greek word can also be used in the sense of “to take offense.”—See study notes on Mt 13:57; 18:7. 2016 Yearbook, pp. 2-3 yb16 2; g 10/12 27-28 w66 559; yb63 312; nh 251; w46 37; g45 3/28 17; w43 84; w41 221; w40 270; w35 60, 372; v-2 247; v-3 121 +Mt 7:15; 1Ti 4:1; 2Pe 2:1 gm 146; rs 237 g81 12/8 14-15; g80 9/8 18; w74 100-101; w74 244; g66 4/8 8; w61 629; nh 251, 288 lawlessness: The Greek word rendered “lawlessness” includes the idea of violation of and contempt for laws, people acting as if there were no laws. As used in the Bible, it suggests disregard for God’s laws.—Mt 7:23; 2Co 6:14; 2Th 2:3-7; 1Jo 3:4. the greater number: Referring not just to “many” in a general sense as some Bibles render this but to “the majority” of those who have been influenced by “false prophets” and “lawlessness,” as mentioned at Mt 24:11, 12. +2Ti 3:1-3 The Watchtower (Study), 5/2017, pp. 17-18 it-2 279; w17.05 17-18; yb16 2; g98 10/22 3-4; g95 4/22 8; w92 10/15 32; w90 6/15 4; gm 144-146; rs 237; w88 10/15 5; tp 17-19, 81-82 w84 10/1 31; w84 12/15 30; w83 6/1 3, 7; w81 1/15 11; tr 89; g81 1/8 11; g81 5/8 10; w80 10/15 10; g80 2/8 23; w79 7/15 13; g79 10/22 27; w77 395; w75 37; w75 635; g75 11/22 15; w74 99-101; w74 244; w74 444; w74 682; w74 717-718; w73 691; g73 3/22 5; g73 4/22 13; w72 340; g72 10/8 16; w71 406; g71 5/8 6; w70 269-271; w69 70, 363; is 131-132; g68 1/8 18; g68 7/22 20; g68 10/8 9; w67 199, 361, 735; ev 166; g67 2/22 9; km 9/67 4, 6; g66 10/8 30; g66 10/22 29; g66 11/8 4; w65 202, 204; g65 10/8 20, 23; g65 11/8 16; w64 339, 585; g64 4/8 11; g64 8/22 16; w61 629; w59 335; mn 24; pa 184; g54 9/8 6; nh 251; w40 270; w35 372; v-2 247; v-3 121 has endured: Or “endures.” The Greek verb rendered “to endure” (hy·po·meʹno) literally means “to remain (stay) under.” It is often used in the sense of “remaining instead of fleeing; standing one’s ground; persevering; remaining steadfast.” (Mt 10:22; Ro 12:12; Heb 10:32; Jas 5:11) In this context, it refers to maintaining a course of action as Christ’s disciples despite opposition and trials.—Mt 24:9-12. end: See study notes on Mt 24:6, 14. +Mt 10:22; Heb 10:36; Re 2:10 it-1 724; w93 9/15 9, 14; w91 11/1 9-10; w90 1/1 19 w83 8/1 25-26; w82 12/1 17, 22; w82 12/15 26; w80 3/15 18; yy 91; w75 332; w74 55-56; w73 40; w65 586; w63 15; bf 503; yb63 20; w61 250; w56 752; nh 253; w48 105; w47 212; na46 36; w42 215; w40 6, 375 this good news: The Greek word eu·ag·geʹli·on is derived from the words eu, meaning “good; well” and ag·gelʹlos, “one who brings news; one who proclaims (announces).” (See Glossary.) It is rendered “gospel” in some English Bibles. The related expression rendered “evangelizer” (Greek, eu·ag·ge·li·stesʹ) means “a proclaimer of good news.”—Ac 21:8; Eph 4:11, ftn.; 2Ti 4:5, ftn. the Kingdom: That is, God’s Kingdom. Throughout the Christian Greek Scriptures, the “good news” (see preceding study note on this good news in this verse) is closely linked with God’s Kingdom, the theme of Jesus’ preaching and teaching work.—See study notes on Mt 3:2; 4:23; Lu 4:43. preached: Or “publicly proclaimed.”—See study note on Mt 3:1. all the inhabited earth . . . all the nations: Both expressions emphasize the scope of the preaching work. In a broad sense, the Greek word for “inhabited earth” (oi·kou·meʹne) refers to the earth as the dwelling place of mankind. (Lu 4:5; Ac 17:31; Ro 10:18; Re 12:9; 16:14) In the first century, this term was also used in reference to the vast Roman Empire, where the Jews had been dispersed. (Lu 2:1; Ac 24:5) In its general sense, the Greek word for “nation” (eʹthnos) refers to a group of people who are more or less related to one another by blood and who have a common language. Such a national or ethnic group often occupies a defined geographic territory. for a witness: Or “for a testimony,” that is, an assurance that all the nations would hear the good news. The Greek word mar·tyʹri·on (witness; testimony) and related Greek words often refer to a recounting of the facts and events related to a subject. (See study note on Ac 1:8.) In this case, Jesus says that there would be a worldwide testimony of what God’s Kingdom would accomplish and a recounting of events related to that Kingdom. Jesus indicates that the global Kingdom-preaching work itself would be an important feature of “the sign of [his] presence.” (Mt 24:3) The fact that all the nations would receive this witness does not mean that all the nations would convert to true Christianity—only that they would hear the testimony. end: Or “complete end; final end.”—See study notes on Mt 24:3, 6. +Mt 9:35; 28:19, 20; 1Co 9:16; Col 1:23; 1Pe 1:12; Re 14:6 5/2016, pp. 8-12 5/1/2015, pp. 3, 7 3/1/2012, p. 8 3/1/2011, pp. 3, 4-6, 7-9 2/1/2006, pp. 22-26 Teach Us, pp. 99-100 God’s Kingdom Rules!, pp. 60-61, 67, 92-95 Ministry School, pp. 279-281 it-1 771, 1089; it-2 673; w16.05 8-12; w15 5/1 3, 7; w15 7/15 6; bhs 99-100; bh 92, 94; kr 60-61, 67, 92, 95; w13 4/15 22-26; w12 3/1 8; w11 3/1 3-9; w09 3/15 16-18; w09 5/1 16; w08 5/15 12-13; w06 2/1 22-26; w06 5/1 27; w06 9/15 6; w05 7/1 24-25; be 279-281; w99 8/15 19-24; w97 4/1 8; w95 9/1 17-18; w94 2/15 10; w94 8/15 16-21; jv 556; w92 6/15 14; w92 9/15 20-21; w89 1/1 11; w89 9/1 13-14, 19-20; gm 147-148; rs 238, 327; w88 1/1 21-29; w88 7/15 10-11; g88 4/8 12; tp 82-83, 170; ws 115 w85 2/1 14, 18; w85 8/1 10-15; w84 7/15 15; w84 8/15 13; su 143; w83 1/1 8, 12; w83 5/15 25-26; w83 8/1 26-27; w82 1/1 30; w82 3/15 18; w82 5/1 12; w82 12/15 24-25; w81 3/15 26; w81 8/1 22; w81 11/15 20; tr 93; w80 8/15 25-26, 31; w80 10/1 26, 28-29; g80 2/8 24; w79 1/15 13; w79 7/15 14; w78 1/15 10; w78 3/1 29; w78 10/1 6; w78 11/1 16; w78 12/15 24; w77 281; go 66-67, 148-150, 153-154, 162, 164-165, 169; gh 146-147, 149; hs 144-145; sl 343, 371; w74 4; w74 37; w74 183; w74 332; w74 558; w74 682; po 174; w73 40; w73 658; w73 681-683; ka 227, 288-289, 297-298; g73 4/8 17; g73 7/22 6; w72 656, 728; or 4; pm 139-140; g72 10/8 16; w71 69; w71 302, 308; w71 401; w71 466; ad 476, 754, 1030, 1333, 1430, 1501; kj 62, 181, 301, 317; w70 45; w70 174-175, 273, 462; w70 715-716; g70 3/8 15; w69 72, 244, 687, 753, 755; w68 10, 31, 656; g68 10/8 12; w67 103, 687, 754, 756; w66 215; w65 576; gn 22; w64 242, 480, 632, 679, 745; pw 28; w63 71, 588, 621; bf 462-464, 515; wg 20; w62 103, 132, 239, 633, 721; g62 7/8 7; w61 50, 136, 238, 594, 617, 630; ns 322, 367; nu 14; g61 4/22 19; w60 38; sw 21; w58 699; pa 185; w57 569, 700; hn 28; w56 752; w55 621, 626; w54 633; gn54 23; w53 276; bi4 9; nh 253; na46 29; w45 298; dr 23; w44 260, 307; rw 58; w41 158; w40 300; w33 68; g33 1/18 255; w31 357; w30 373; g30 4/30 505-509 the disgusting thing that causes desolation: Daniel foretold that “disgusting things” would be associated with desolation. (Da 9:27) Jesus here indicates that “the disgusting thing that causes desolation” had not yet appeared; it was to come in the future. And 33 years after Jesus’ death, Christians witnessed the initial fulfillment of this prophecy when they did catch sight of a disgusting thing standing in a holy place. The parallel account at Lu 21:20 reads: “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by encamped armies, then know that the desolating of her has drawn near.” In 66 C.E., pagan Roman armies surrounded “the holy city,” Jerusalem, a place that the Jews viewed as holy and that was the center of the Jewish revolt against Rome. (Mt 4:5; 27:53) Discerning Christians, who recognized that the Roman army with its idolatrous banners was “the disgusting thing,” took it as the final signal to “begin fleeing to the mountains.” (Mt 24:15, 16; Lu 19:43, 44; 21:20-22) After the Christians fled, the Romans desolated both the city and the nation. Jerusalem was destroyed in the year 70 C.E., and the last Jewish stronghold, Masada, fell to the Romans in 73 C.E. (Compare Da 9:25-27.) The detailed initial fulfillment of this prophecy provides a solid basis for trusting that the greater fulfillment will also take place, culminating with Jesus’ “coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” (Mt 24:30) Many ignore Jesus’ statement that Daniel’s prophecy would be fulfilled after Jesus’ day, and they follow Jewish tradition in applying the expression “the disgusting thing that causes desolation” to an event in 168 B.C.E. when Syrian King Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) profaned Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem. Antiochus attempted to stamp out the worship of Jehovah, even building an altar over the great altar of Jehovah and sacrificing pigs as an offering to the pagan god Zeus of Olympus. (See study note on Joh 10:22.) The apocryphal book of 1 Maccabees (1:54) uses an expression similar to the one found in the book of Daniel (associating disgusting things with desolation) and applies it to the event in 168 B.C.E. However, Jewish tradition and the account in 1 Maccabees are human interpretations, not inspired revelations. Certainly, Antiochus provoked feelings of disgust by desecrating the temple, but his attack did not result in the desolation of Jerusalem, the temple, or the Jewish nation. holy place: Referring in the initial fulfillment of this prophecy to Jerusalem with its temple.—See study note on Mt 4:5. (let the reader use discernment): Readers should always use discernment when studying God’s Word, but there is apparently a special need to be alert to the application of this portion of Daniel’s prophecy. Jesus was cautioning his hearers that the fulfillment of this prophecy was not in the past but was yet future.—See the study note on the disgusting thing that causes desolation in this verse. +Da 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 5/15/2009, pp. 9, 13 4/1/2007, pp. 9-10 it-1 635; jy 258; w13 7/15 4-5; w12 4/15 25-26; w09 5/15 9, 13; w07 4/1 9-10; w99 5/1 14-18; w99 8/15 29; w96 6/1 14-19; w96 8/15 16-17; w94 2/15 10-11; gt 111; w90 3/15 8-9; w86 10/1 4-5 w85 10/1 10-12; w84 4/1 17-18; w84 9/15 15; uw 180; w82 5/15 15-16; w82 9/15 12-22; w82 11/15 3-6; w82 12/15 30; kc 107; w80 10/1 22-23; w79 2/1 25; w79 9/1 23; w77 44-45; go 148-150, 152; w75 741; sl 19-20; ml 21-22; w74 682-683; w74 717; ka 298-302; w71 31; w71 718, 723-724; ad 22, 95, 415, 417, 454-455, 979, 1346, 1375, 1475, 1501; kj 257, 351; w70 45-47, 602, 717-719; w70 721-722; w63 54; bf 240; w62 390; g62 10/8 23; w61 630; w60 47, 217, 448; w59 598; yw 210, 318; w54 438; w53 559; nh 269; w48 26; w47 236; w46 367; na46 24; w45 107; dr 25; w42 174-175; w41 307; w39 54; w37 136; ar 45; g35 11/20 113; w34 357; g34 8/1 698; w31 245; v-1 80 Judea: That is, the Roman province of Judea. to the mountains: According to fourth-century historian Eusebius, Christians in Judea and Jerusalem fled across the Jordan River to Pella, a city in a mountainous region of the Decapolis. +Lu 21:21-23 it-1 635; it-2 134; w15 7/15 16; w12 4/15 25-26; w09 5/15 9, 13; w07 4/1 9-10; w99 5/1 18-19; w96 6/1 14-19; w96 8/15 16-17 w85 10/1 12-13; w82 9/15 13-14, 21-22; w82 11/15 3-4, 6-7; w80 10/1 22-23; w79 2/1 25; w79 9/1 23; w75 741; ml 21-22; w74 683; ka 298-299; ad 455, 979, 1122, 1186; kj 351; w70 45-46; w70 725-726; is 118; li 312-313; w63 361; w55 434; w54 438, 445, 464; w53 559; nh 269; na46 24; dr 25; w42 153; w40 331; w39 54; ar 45; wh 35; g35 11/6 85; ri 30; g34 5/23 515 on the housetop: The roofs of houses were flat and were used for many purposes, including storage (Jos 2:6), rest (2Sa 11:2), sleep (1Sa 9:26), and festivals for worship (Ne 8:16-18). That is why a parapet was required. (De 22:8) Generally, an external stairway or ladder allowed a householder to leave the rooftop without having to enter the house, which emphasizes the urgency of Jesus’ warning to flee. 12/15/2006, pp. 17-18 it-1 1155; w13 4/1 10; w12 4/15 26; w06 12/15 17-18; w99 5/1 14, 19; w96 6/1 16 w75 340; ka 298-299; ad 800; kj 351; w70 45-46; nh 269; w42 153; g35 11/20 113; jh 358; ri 56 Outer Garments w12 4/15 26; w06 12/15 17-18; w99 5/1 14, 19; w96 6/1 16 w75 340; ka 298-299; ad 467; kj 351; w70 46; nh 269; g35 11/20 113 +Lu 23:28, 29 it-2 675; w99 5/1 14, 19; w96 6/1 16; w89 8/1 29; w88 3/1 21 w75 158; ka 298-299; w72 108-109; ad 1334; kj 351; w70 46; w63 639; nh 269; w46 283; w42 38; w40 374; jh 358; ri 59 in wintertime: Heavy rains, flooding, and cold weather during this season would make it difficult to travel and difficult to find food and shelter.—Ezr 10:9, 13. on the Sabbath day: In territories like Judea, restrictions associated with Sabbath law would make it difficult for a person to journey great distances and to carry loads; also, city gates remained closed during the Sabbath day.—See Ac 1:12 and App. B12. Teacher, pp. 248-249 lr 248-249; w99 5/1 14, 19; w96 6/1 16; w86 4/15 19 ka 298-299; ad 223, 922, 969, 1651; kj 351; w70 46; w61 679; w58 311; w55 241; w53 559; nh 269; w52 51, 740; w51 333, 336; g48 8/8 25; w46 283; w42 203; w41 364; s 28; g35 11/20 113; jh 358 +Re 7:14 +Da 12:1 it-2 1127-1128; w09 3/15 18-19; w08 5/15 15-16; w96 6/1 16; w95 2/15 13-14; w94 2/15 10-11 w83 8/1 24, 27; w83 10/1 14, 16-17; w82 5/15 15-16; w82 7/1 15; w82 9/15 14-15; w82 11/15 3-4, 7; w81 2/1 18; w81 11/15 18-19; kc 108; w80 8/15 19-20; w80 10/1 25, 28; w80 10/15 11-16; w80 12/1 5; w79 2/15 31; w78 8/1 20; w78 8/15 31; w77 41-43; gh 147; w75 272-273; sl 355; ml 25; w74 400; w74 683; po 174, 181-182; w73 293; ka 299, 304-305, 316-318, 398-399; g73 4/22 18; w72 629, 637, 660; dn 25; ad 95, 242, 597, 1615-1616, 1672; kj 112, 146, 161, 257, 269, 281, 351, 359; w70 46-53, 55, 286, 717; fm 200; w68 748-749; km 1/68 4-5; li 353, 355; w64 50, 240, 628, 768; pw 19; bf 521, 572, 630; g63 6/22 28; w62 163, 623; tc 26; g62 10/8 23; w61 236, 631, 671; w55 434; sr55 341; nh 330; w49 333; w48 362; na46 24; dr 25; w44 261; w43 328, 339; w42 175, 186; w41 120, 219; w40 260; w39 110; s 22; w36 253, 281, 297; ch 318; w35 246; wh 35; jh 19; w33 67 +Mr 13:20 God’s Kingdom Rules!, pp. 223-226 it-2 47-48; w15 7/15 16; kr 223, 226; w13 7/15 5; w10 9/15 28; w99 5/1 10; w97 2/15 29; w96 8/15 15-20; w96 12/15 30; w95 2/15 13-14; w92 5/1 17; w89 9/1 19 w83 8/1 27; w83 10/1 14, 16-17; w82 7/1 15; w82 9/15 14-15; w82 11/15 3-4; w80 10/1 25; g80 8/8 19; sl 355; ml 25; w74 171-172; w74 683; w74 749; po 181-182; ka 299, 318-319; w72 629; dn 25; ad 242, 915; kj 146, 257, 269, 281, 351; w70 46-48, 50-53, 55-56, 627, 725; sv 24; w68 144, 748-749; km 1/68 4; li 353, 360; w65 415, 486; w64 240, 768; bf 521, 630; w62 623; tc 26; w61 236, 527, 631, 672; w58 311; w56 440; w53 689; nh 264; g50 10/22 26; w49 163, 333; w48 362; w46 377; dr 25; w44 261; w43 328, 339; w42 198; w41 219, 363; w40 262; w39 69, 111; w36 253; w35 246, 334; vn 59; w33 70; g33 12/6 156 +Mr 13:21-23 +Mt 24:5 w94 2/15 11 w81 12/1 5; w75 275; w74 749-750; ka 320-321; nh 288; w48 133 false Christs: Or “false Messiahs.” The Greek word pseu·doʹkhri·stos occurs only here and in the parallel account at Mr 13:22. It refers to anyone who wrongly assumes the role of the Christ, or the Messiah (lit., “Anointed One”).—See study note on Mt 24:5. +Mt 7:15; 2Pe 2:1 +Mt 7:22, 23; 2Th 2:9 it-1 439 w80 7/15 21; w75 275; w74 749-750; ka 320, 322; w72 87-88; ad 84, 315, 599, 1322; nh 288; w48 133; w43 3; w30 70 Look!: See study note on Mt 1:20. w74 749-750; ka 320 w93 5/1 12 w74 750; ka 320-321; ad 1656; w49 218 presence: See study note on Mt 24:3. Son of man: See study note on Mt 8:20. it-2 255; w93 5/1 12 w75 275; w74 750; ka 320-321; ad 1068, 1336; g63 6/22 27; g62 5/8 8; nh 258; w50 239; el 222; w49 217-218; w40 253; g34 3/14 381-382 it-1 664; gt 111; w90 4/1 24; w88 10/15 4, 6-7 w74 750; ka 320, 322; ad 474; w67 408; w55 158; nh 258; el 232; w49 230 +Mr 13:24, 25; Lu 21:25, 26 +Joe 2:31 God’s Kingdom Rules!, p. 226 “All Scripture,” pp. 147-148 it-1 1062-1063; it-2 1127; jy 258; kr 226; w99 5/1 12-13; w97 4/1 15; w95 10/15 23-24; kl 106; w94 2/15 17-20; w94 4/15 10; gt 111; w90 4/1 24; si 148 w83 3/1 27; w75 276; w74 750; ka 322-326; ad 733, 1068, 1346, 1552, 1559, 1616; w70 726; im 334; g63 6/22 27; w62 224; w61 631; w60 218; w58 549; yw 319; nh 258; w51 408; w48 25; w46 217; tf 291, 293 the sign of the Son of man: This sign is not the same as “the sign of [Jesus’] presence” mentioned at Mt 24:3. The sign mentioned here is connected with the “coming” of the Son of man as Judge to pronounce and execute judgment during the great tribulation.—See study note on coming in this verse. beat themselves in grief: Or “mourn.” A person repeatedly beat his hands against his chest to express extreme grief or feelings of guilt and remorse.—Isa 32:12; Na 2:7; Lu 23:48. see: The Greek verb rendered “see” can literally mean to “see an object; look at; behold,” but it can also be used metaphorically, of mental sight, meaning “to discern; perceive.”—Eph 1:18. coming: The first of eight references in Matthew chapters 24 and 25 to Jesus’ coming. (Mt 24:42, 44, 46; 25:10, 19, 27, 31) In each of these occurrences, a form of the Greek verb erʹkho·mai, “to come,” is used. The term is here used in the sense of turning one’s attention to mankind, particularly to Jesus’ coming as Judge to pronounce and execute judgment during the great tribulation. the clouds of heaven: Clouds tend to obstruct vision rather than facilitate it, but observers can “see” with eyes of understanding.—Ac 1:9. Or possibly, “with great power and glory.” +Mt 16:27; 26:64; Mr 14:62 +Da 7:13 “All Scripture,” p. 142 it-1 484; it-2 942, 1003; kr 226; re 19-20; w99 5/1 12-13; w97 4/1 15; w95 10/15 21-24, 26; w94 2/15 20-21; w93 5/1 22; gt 111; w90 4/1 24; si 142; rs 341; w86 10/15 6 w84 12/1 16, 19; w81 12/1 8; bw 169; go 153-155; w75 272-273; w75 742; w74 748, 751; ka 327-328; g73 7/22 6; ad 96, 360, 923, 1501, 1531, 1614; w70 54; g67 12/8 28; w66 37, 40; im 333-334; w63 126; g63 6/22 27; g62 5/8 7; w60 763; w55 623; w54 374; w53 120; nh 258; w51 599; w49 216, 232; tf 293; w33 314; w32 45 the four winds: An idiom referring to the four directions of the compass—E, W, N, and S—thus indicating “all directions; everywhere.”—Jer 49:36; Eze 37:9; Da 8:8. +De 30:4 1/2016, p. 26 w16.01 26; w15 7/15 18-19; kr 227-228; w13 7/15 5; w95 10/15 24; w94 2/15 21 w85 2/1 16-17; w84 7/15 16; w84 9/15 14; uw 181; w80 2/15 16; go 153-155; hs 159-160; sl 201; w74 697-698; w74 751; ka 328-329; ad 1233, 1335; w70 54, 185-186, 726-727; w65 710; im 337; w64 109; w63 588; w61 166; w60 606; w58 177; pa 189; w56 694; sr55 142; w53 120; nh 258, 267; w51 407; w49 216; w48 25; w46 252; tf 305; w34 299; w30 183, 263 illustration: Or “parable; lesson.”—See study note on Mt 13:3. +Mr 13:28-31; Lu 21:29-33 Jesus—The Way, pp. 258-259 it-1 830-831; jy 258-259; w03 5/15 26; gt 111; w90 4/1 25; op 14-16 ad 580-581; g62 9/22 27 +Jas 5:8, 9 jy 258-259; w03 5/15 26; gt 111; w90 4/1 25; op 14-16 w83 1/1 12; tr 94-95; g81 5/8 10; go 155-156; w69 101; w68 754; g68 10/8 24; g62 9/22 27 God’s Kingdom Rules!, pp. 11-12 it-1 90, 918; mwb18.03 5; w14 1/15 31; kr 11-12; w10 4/15 10-11; w10 6/15 5; w99 5/1 10-12; w97 1/1 12-13; w97 6/1 28; w95 11/1 10-21, 30-31; w95 12/15 30; jv 715-716; gt 111; w90 4/1 25; w90 10/15 20; op 14-16; w88 12/15 12-13; g88 4/8 13-14; w86 2/15 5-6 w85 5/1 4; w84 3/1 18-19; w84 5/15 4-7; g84 10/22 7; w83 10/1 19; uw 176; ku 15; w82 5/1 15; kc 140; tr 94-95; g81 5/8 10; w80 10/15 31; w78 10/1 31; w77 395; go 151-152, 155-156; gh 147; w75 276-277, 279; sl 356-357; gc 22; ml 24-25; g75 7/8 29; g74 4/8 18; tp73 88; g73 4/22 19; g73 10/8 19; w72 583; ad 64, 642; g71 10/8 16; w70 52; w69 101; w68 42; g68 10/8 7, 13, 24; ev 171; g66 10/8 18; w64 144; w62 132, 428; g62 9/22 27; w61 236, 626; w59 158, 336; mn 25-26; w53 124; bn 51; w51 335, 404 Heaven and earth will pass away: Other scriptures show that heaven and earth will endure forever. (Ge 9:16; Ps 104:5; Ec 1:4) So Jesus’ words here could be understood as hyperbole, meaning that even if the impossible happened and heaven and earth did pass away, Jesus’ words would still be fulfilled. (Compare Mt 5:18.) However, the heaven and earth here may well refer to the figurative heavens and earth that are called “the former heaven and the former earth” at Re 21:1. my words will by no means pass away: Or “my words will certainly not pass away.” The use of two Greek negatives with the verb emphatically expresses rejection of an idea, vividly emphasizing the permanence of Jesus’ words. w95 11/1 15, 20-21 w84 6/1 19; w70 52; w68 754; w62 431; g62 7/8 27; w61 239; el 260; w43 197 +Ac 1:7 +1Th 5:1, 2 Bible Teach, pp. 203-204 it-2 1149; rr 194-195, 198; w16.07 14; bh 203-204; w12 2/15 4; w98 9/15 10; w98 11/15 17; w97 3/1 11-12; w96 8/1 30-31; w95 11/1 11, 20 w84 2/1 7; go 157-158; w75 9-10; w75 277-278; w75 768; w74 56; w74 378-379; ad 322, 715, 1346; w64 55; w63 223; w62 415; g62 9/22 28; w61 58, 671; nh 291; w51 614; tf 288 the days of Noah: In the Bible, the term “day(s) of” is sometimes used with reference to the time period of a particular person. (Isa 1:1; Jer 1:2, 3; Lu 17:28) Here “the days of Noah” are compared to the presence of the Son of man. In a similar statement recorded at Lu 17:26, the expression “the days of the Son of man” is used. Jesus does not limit the comparison to the specific day when the Flood came as a final climax during Noah’s days. “The days of Noah” actually covered a period of years, so there is basis for the understanding that the foretold “presence [or “days”] of the Son of man” would likewise cover a period of years. Like Noah’s days, which climaxed with the Flood, “the presence of the Son of man” would culminate in the destruction of those who do not seek deliverance.—See study note on Mt 24:3. +Ge 6:11-13 it-2 677; w06 5/15 21-22; w03 5/15 6-7; w03 12/15 14-19; w99 11/15 19; w97 3/1 11-12; w95 2/15 13; w92 12/15 30; w90 4/15 13-15; w89 9/1 19; w89 10/1 12-14; rs 341 su 50; w83 3/1 27; ku 17-18; w81 2/1 17-18; w81 11/15 10-11; g81 8/22 24; w78 10/1 9; gh 82, 84; w75 10; ka 332-334; w72 651; pm 11-12; w71 168; ad 441, 1335-1336; te 127, 130; g71 4/22 23; w67 238, 623; rn 15; w65 165, 607; w64 55, 240; g64 10/8 28; w62 429; w61 231, 631; g61 7/8 8; sr55 289; nh 95; w51 618, 679; w49 211; w43 110; tf 324; fd 10; w42 372; w40 196; cg36 11; w31 172 Flood: Or “deluge; cataclysm.” The Greek word ka·ta·kly·smosʹ denotes a large flood with destructive force, and the Bible uses the word with reference to the Deluge of Noah’s day.—Mt 24:39; Lu 17:27; 2Pe 2:5. ark: The Greek term can also be rendered “chest; box,” perhaps to denote that it was a large boxlike structure. In the Vulgate, this Greek word is rendered arca, meaning “box; chest,” from which the English term “ark” is derived. +Ge 7:7; Heb 11:7; 1Pe 3:19, 20; 2Pe 2:5 w05 9/1 18-19; w00 2/15 6-7; w99 10/1 6-7; w99 11/15 19; w97 3/1 11-12; w95 2/15 13; w89 10/1 12-14; w86 9/15 5 w85 12/15 26; su 50; ku 17-18; g81 8/22 24; w78 10/1 10; w77 200; w75 10; w72 651; w71 168; ad 441, 638; te 127-129; w69 427; w66 327; w65 607; w64 55, 144; w61 231; g60 11/22 6; w57 639; fd 10; w41 148; w40 196; cg36 11 +Ge 7:23; 2Pe 3:6 6/1/2008, pp. 6-7 w08 6/1 6-7; w05 9/1 18-19; w00 2/15 6-7; w99 10/1 6-7; w99 11/15 19; w97 3/1 11-12; w95 2/15 13; w89 10/1 12-14; w87 5/15 20; w86 9/15 5 su 50; ku 17-18; g83 12/22 9; w82 5/15 17-18; g82 4/22 15; w80 8/15 4; w80 12/1 5, 18; g80 7/8 15; w79 5/15 19; w78 10/1 9; w77 200; w75 10; w72 651; w71 168; ad 441, 1331, 1336; te 127, 129-130; w66 327; w65 165, 327, 607; w64 55, 144, 240; w61 231; g61 7/8 8; g59 2/8 5, 7; w57 639; fd 10; w41 148; w40 196; w37 360; g30 4/30 504 be taken along . . . abandoned: See study note on Lu 17:34. 10/1/2005, p. 22 12/15/2003, p. 20 w05 10/1 22; w03 12/15 20; w97 3/1 13; w88 10/15 6 w75 11; ka 335-336; g63 6/22 28; w54 376; w49 228 Hand Mill it-2 953; w05 10/1 22; w03 12/15 20; w97 3/1 13; w88 10/15 6 Keep on the watch: The Greek term has the basic meaning “stay (keep) awake,” but in many contexts it means “be on guard; be watchful.” Matthew uses this term at Mt 24:43; 25:13; 26:38, 40, 41. At Mt 24:44, he connects it with the need to be “ready.”—See study note on Mt 26:38. 10/1/2005, pp. 21-23, 25 w05 10/1 21-23, 25; w03 12/15 14; w97 3/1 12-13; w94 5/1 21; w93 6/1 14-15; w92 5/1 20; w89 10/1 30 w84 6/1 22; w78 10/1 31; w76 441; w75 11; ka 336-337; ad 562, 1346; w40 233 Or “at what time of night.” +1Th 5:2; 2Pe 3:10 go 157-158; w75 11; ad 1335-1336 10/15/2011, p. 5 Jehovah’s Day, pp. 156-157 Kingdom Ministry, 11/2003, p. 1 w11 10/15 5; jd 156-157; km 11/03 1; w92 5/1 20 w84 6/1 22; w78 10/1 31; go 157-158; w76 441; gh 190; w75 11; w40 233 discreet: The Greek word used here conveys the idea of understanding associated with insight, forethought, discernment, prudence, and wisdom in a practical sense. The same Greek word is used at Mt 7:24 and 25:2, 4, 8, 9. The Septuagint uses this word at Ge 41:33, 39 regarding Joseph. slave: The use of the singular form “slave” in Jesus’ illustration does not necessarily mean that the slave represented only one particular person. The Scriptures contain examples of a singular noun referring to a collective group, such as when Jehovah addressed the Israelite nation and told them: “You are my witnesses [plural], . . . yes, my servant [singular] whom I have chosen.” (Isa 43:10) In the parallel illustration at Lu 12:42, this slave is called “the faithful steward, the discreet one.”—See study note on Lu 12:42. his domestics: Or “his household servants.” The term applies to all individuals who work in the master’s household. Organized, pp. 18-19 7/15/2013, pp. 20, 21-23 Jehovah’s Will, p. 22 it-1 805-806; w17.02 26-28; od 18-19; w14 8/15 3-5; jl 19; w13 7/15 20-23; w09 6/15 20-24; w07 4/1 22; w07 11/1 30; re 201; w05 9/15 22; od05 15-21; w04 3/1 8-18; w02 3/1 15; w02 3/15 13-14; w02 12/1 17; wt 130-131; w01 7/1 11-12; w00 5/1 15-16; w98 3/15 20; w97 1/1 13-14; w95 5/15 16-17; kl 160-161; w93 5/1 16-17; w93 8/15 10; jv 142-143, 146, 626; w90 3/15 10-14; w87 5/1 15-16 w85 2/1 21; su 80; w83 8/15 23; uw 119-120; w82 12/15 26; w81 3/1 24-26, 28-30; w81 10/1 23-24; kc 147, 150; tr 120-121; yb81 6; w80 7/15 21; w80 8/1 20; w79 3/1 20-25; w79 7/1 7-8; w77 13-14; w77 750-751; go 158-159; w76 443; w75 45-46; w75 77-78; ka 338-347; w72 458, 636, 731, 755; or 8-9; w71 81; w71 462; w71 749-750, 755-756; ad 94, 372, 562; w69 51, 200; w68 656; w67 590; qm 380; yl 41; w66 558, 607; li 182; w65 144; im 339; g65 2/8 28; w64 68, 465, 613; w63 107, 176, 338, 539; w62 94, 430, 726; w61 144, 410, 631; ns 297-312, 367; w60 47, 434; jp 69; w58 486; w56 692; qm55 353; sr55 208; w54 163, 412, 532, 638; w53 215, 758; nh 260; w52 77; lg 199; w50 228, 387; w44 9, 331; w43 215; w39 75; hs34 39; v-3 121; w31 83; w30 5 coming: See study note on Mt 24:30. +Re 16:15 7/15/2013, pp. 7-8, 24 it-1 805; w13 7/15 7-8, 24; w07 4/1 22; w04 3/1 11-12; w95 5/15 16-17; w93 5/1 16-17; w90 3/15 13-14 w81 3/1 26-28; w77 14; w77 751; w75 47; w75 77-78; ka 347, 353; w72 458, 731, 755; w71 462; w71 749-750, 755-756; li 182; w61 144; ns 297-312; w60 47, 435; w58 486; w57 370; sr55 208; w54 412; nh 260; w50 228; w47 199; w43 216; w34 133, 216; jh 196, 348; v-3 121; w31 83 7/15/2013, pp. 8, 24-25 it-1 805-806; od 19-20; w13 7/15 8, 24-25; w09 2/15 26; w08 1/15 24-25; w07 4/1 22-23; w04 3/1 12; w93 5/1 16-17; w90 3/15 14; w87 8/1 16-17 w85 2/1 21; uw 120; w81 3/1 29; tr 120-121; w77 14; w77 751; w75 77-79; w72 458, 731; or 10; w71 462; w71 750, 755-756; w69 200; w67 560; qm 380; w66 104, 607; li 182, 185; w64 465; w61 144, 595; ns 297-312, 367; w60 47, 437; w58 486; w57 370; sr55 208; nh 260; w52 78; w50 230, 387, 448; w47 199; w43 216, 348; w37 45; w34 133; jh 196; hs34 39; v-3 121; w31 316; w30 5, 201, 373 that evil slave: Jesus’ words here are actually a warning directed to the faithful and discreet slave, mentioned at Mt 24:45. Jesus is neither foretelling nor appointing an “evil slave” but is warning the faithful slave about what would happen if he were to start displaying the characteristics of an evil slave. Such a disloyal slave would be punished “with the greatest severity.”—Mt 24:51; see study note on Lu 12:45. it-1 773; jy 259; w13 7/15 24; w04 3/1 13; w99 7/15 17; w88 10/15 4-5 w83 9/15 14-15; w81 3/1 29; w75 110; yb75 88; ka 358-359; pm 363-364; ad 84, 539; w65 144, 176; w63 405; w62 337; g62 2/22 28; g62 11/22 27; w61 409; w58 464; w55 206; w39 83; jh 270; w33 166; v-2 228; v-3 122; v-1 149; w30 292 w04 3/1 13; w99 7/15 17 su 142-143; w83 9/15 14-15; w75 110; yb75 88; ka 358, 360-361; pm 363-364; w65 144; w62 337; g62 11/22 27; w61 409; w52 78; w43 9; w39 83; v-2 228; v-3 122; w31 376 w75 110; pm 363; w65 144; w58 464; w43 218; w39 83; g32 2/3 277; w31 376 punish him with the greatest severity: Lit., “cut him in two.” This graphic expression is evidently not to be understood literally; rather, it conveys the idea of severe punishment. hypocrites: See study note on Mt 6:2. gnashing of his teeth: See study note on Mt 8:12. w83 9/15 14-15; w75 110-111; ka 358, 361-362; pm 363-364; ad 1580; w65 144, 176; w58 464; w52 78; w43 218; w42 40; w39 83; w31 376 Parallel Translations Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses. Parallel Account Matt. 24:2Mr 13:1, 2; Lu 21:5, 6 Matt. 24:3Mr 13:3, 4; Lu 21:7 Matt. 24:6Mr 13:7; Lu 21:9 Matt. 24:7Mr 13:8; Lu 21:10, 11 Matt. 24:9Mr 13:9, 13; Lu 21:12, 17 Matt. 24:13Mr 13:13; Lu 21:19 Matt. 24:14Mr 13:10 Matt. 24:15Mr 13:14-18; Lu 21:20 Matt. 24:16Lu 21:21-23 Matt. 24:21Lu 21:23 Matt. 24:23Mr 13:21-23 Matt. 24:29Mr 13:24, 25; Lu 21:25, 26 Matt. 24:32Mr 13:28-31; Lu 21:29-33 Matt. 24:15Da 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 Matt. 24:2Lu 19:44 Matt. 24:3Ac 1:12 Matt. 24:3Mt 24:27, 37-39 Matt. 24:3Mt 13:39; 28:20 Matt. 24:4Col 2:8; 2Th 2:3 Matt. 24:5Mt 24:24 Matt. 24:7Re 6:4 Matt. 24:7Ac 11:28; Re 6:5, 6, 8 Matt. 24:9Joh 15:20; Ac 11:19; Re 2:10 Matt. 24:9Joh 16:2; Ac 7:59; 12:1, 2; Re 6:11 Matt. 24:9Mt 10:17, 22; Joh 15:21; Ac 9:15, 16; 2Ti 3:12 Matt. 24:11Mt 7:15; 1Ti 4:1; 2Pe 2:1 Matt. 24:122Ti 3:1-3 Matt. 24:13Mt 10:22; Heb 10:36; Re 2:10 Matt. 24:14Mt 9:35; 28:19, 20; 1Co 9:16; Col 1:23; 1Pe 1:12; Re 14:6 Matt. 24:19Lu 23:28, 29 Matt. 24:21Re 7:14 Matt. 24:21Da 12:1 Matt. 24:23Mt 24:5 Matt. 24:24Mt 7:15; 2Pe 2:1 Matt. 24:24Mt 7:22, 23; 2Th 2:9 Matt. 24:29Joe 2:31 Matt. 24:30Re 1:7 Matt. 24:30Da 7:13 Matt. 24:30Mt 16:27; 26:64; Mr 14:62 Matt. 24:31De 30:4 Matt. 24:33Jas 5:8, 9 Matt. 24:361Th 5:1, 2 Matt. 24:36Ac 1:7 Matt. 24:37Ge 6:11-13 Matt. 24:38Ge 7:7; Heb 11:7; 1Pe 3:19, 20; 2Pe 2:5 Matt. 24:39Ge 7:23; 2Pe 3:6 Matt. 24:42Mt 25:13 Matt. 24:431Th 5:2; 2Pe 3:10 Matt. 24:46Re 16:15 Read in New World Translation (nwt) Read in Reference Bible (Rbi8) Read in Kingdom Interlinear (int) Read in King James Version (bi10) Read in American Standard Version (bi22) Read in Byington (by) According to Matthew 24 Now as Jesus was departing from the temple, his disciples approached to show him the buildings of the temple. 2 In response he said to them: “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, by no means will a stone be left here upon a stone and not be thrown down.”+ 3 While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives,+ the disciples approached him privately, saying: “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence+ and of the conclusion of the system of things?”+ 4 In answer Jesus said to them: “Look out that nobody misleads you,+ 5 for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.+ 6 You are going to hear of wars and reports of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for these things must take place, but the end is not yet.+ 7 “For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,+ and there will be food shortages+ and earthquakes in one place after another.+ 8 All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress. 9 “Then people will hand you over to tribulation+ and will kill you,+ and you will be hated by all the nations on account of my name.+ 10 Then, too, many will be stumbled and will betray one another and will hate one another. 11 Many false prophets will arise and mislead many;+ 12 and because of the increasing of lawlessness, the love of the greater number will grow cold.+ 13 But the one who has endured to the end will be saved.+ 14 And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations,+ and then the end will come. 15 “Therefore, when you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken about by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place+ (let the reader use discernment), 16 then let those in Ju·deʹa begin fleeing to the mountains.+ 17 Let the man on the housetop not come down to take the goods out of his house, 18 and let the man in the field not return to pick up his outer garment.+ 19 Woe to the pregnant women and those nursing a baby in those days!+ 20 Keep praying that your flight may not occur in wintertime nor on the Sabbath day; 21 for then there will be great tribulation+ such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.+ 22 In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short.+ 23 “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look! Here is the Christ,’+ or, ‘There!’ do not believe it.+ 24 For false Christs and false prophets+ will arise and will perform great signs and wonders so as to mislead,+ if possible, even the chosen ones. 25 Look! I have forewarned you. 26 Therefore, if people say to you, ‘Look! He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; ‘Look! He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.+ 27 For just as the lightning comes out of the east and shines over to the west, so the presence of the Son of man will be.+ 28 Wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.+ 29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened,+ and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.+ 30 Then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief,+ and they will see the Son of man+ coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.+ 31 And he will send out his angels with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather his chosen ones together from the four winds, from one extremity of the heavens to their other extremity.+ 32 “Now learn this illustration from the fig tree: Just as soon as its young branch grows tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near.+ 33 Likewise also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near at the doors.+ 34 Truly I say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.+ 36 “Concerning that day and hour nobody knows,+ neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.+ 37 For just as the days of Noah were,+ so the presence of the Son of man will be.+ 38 For as they were in those days before the Flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,+ 39 and they took no note until the Flood came and swept them all away,+ so the presence of the Son of man will be. 40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken along and the other abandoned. 41 Two women will be grinding at the hand mill; one will be taken along and the other abandoned.+ 42 Keep on the watch, therefore, because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.+ 43 “But know one thing: If the householder had known in what watch the thief was coming,+ he would have kept awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.+ 44 On this account, you too prove yourselves ready,+ because the Son of man is coming at an hour that you do not think to be it. 45 “Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?+ 46 Happy is that slave if his master on coming finds him doing so!+ 47 Truly I say to you, he will appoint him over all his belongings. 48 “But if ever that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying,’+ 49 and he starts to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with the confirmed drunkards, 50 the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know,+ 51 and he will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his place with the hypocrites. There is where his weeping and the gnashing of his teeth will be.+	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1810
__label__cc	0.715039	0.284961	Potatoes, Yukon Gold - Ingredients Descriptions and Photos From All-Creatures.org Vegan - Vegetarian Recipe Book: How Mary and Frank and Friends Eat "We are dedicated to cruelty-free living through a vegetarian - vegan lifestyle. Let no animal suffer or die that we may live!" Ingredients Descriptions and Photos Potatoes, Yukon Gold (Potatoes, Yukon Gold) Yukon gold potatoes were developed at the University of Guelph in Canada by crossing a North American white potato with a wild South American variety. Most of the potatoes grown outside of North America are of the yellow flesh variety. Select Yukon gold potatoes that are firm and free of blemishes and wounds. Some people claim that Yukon gold potatoes are more flavorful than white potatoes, but we haven't noticed any more difference than would be found in potatoes grown in different locations and soil conditions; however, since the Yukon gold potato contains anthoxanthins, bio-flavenoids that impart the yellow color, there may be a slight taste difference. We could not find any specific nutritional information for Yukon gold potatoes. Return to: Ingredients Description and Photos The above recipe is in keeping with God's creation intent (Genesis 1:29-31): 'Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground-- everything that has the breath of life in it-- I give every green plant for food." And it was so. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.' (NIV) Let no animal suffer or die that we may live! Special Recipe Sections Ingredients and Descriptions Utensils and Equipment All-Creatures Mobile Site	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1820
__label__cc	0.614176	0.385824	Home > A world record speeding fine? A world record speeding fine? By Paul Johnson on Aug 13, 2010 in Europe, Regions, Road Travel, Speciality Travel, Switzerland, Western Europe The Swiss are very enterprising when it comes to penalties for speeding. Not only do they take into account the amount by which you are exceeding the speed limit, but the fine is also determined by your own personal income. Spare a thought, therefore, for the wealthy Swedish man who was recently clocked doing close to 300 kilometeres per hour(!) in his £140,000 Mercedes. He now faces a fine of €650,000. Yep, you read that right – €650,000. Travel video of the week: The world's most dangerous airport Dubbed the world's most dangerous airport, Lukla Airport - aka… Travel video of the week: Sentinelese: world's most isolated tribe Sentinelese are the world's most isolated tribe. They are an… Travel video of the week: Inside the most isolated country in the world The Democratic People?s Republic of Korea is perhaps the least… €650 000 as it is income related then it is the same proportion of his income, as my fine would be if I was caught doing 300 kph, in Switzerland. Although I would not be able to achieve 300 kph with my car. ouch but i suppose according to their calculations he can afford it but still ouch! Emily M says: Yep he’ll regret that one!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1828
__label__wiki	0.827267	0.827267	Astra Militarum Portal Ambiguous Term? This article is about the the Imperial military rank. For other uses of Warmaster, see Warmaster (disambiguation). Warmaster Tiber Achilus[6] Warmaster is a special military rank of the Imperium and the Imperial Guard. Historically, Warmaster was the title bestowed upon the most favoured Primarch, Horus of the Luna Wolves Space Marine Legion, by the Emperor. The granting of this title was to recognise that Horus was to act as the Emperor's proxy during the latter part of the Great Crusade. Eventually, the Luna Wolves were renamed the Sons of Horus to better reflect the prestige of the Warmaster's title.[4] Now, it stands as the one of the most powerful ranks in the Imperial Guard, second only to the rank of Lord Commander Militant of the Imperial Guard.[3] Warmasters are created when a Crusade is being planned and resources from multiple sectors are needed. Supreme overall command is necessary as internal strife and corruption might make assembling the material required and co-operating in the field difficult for members of the same rank. The rank is not available unless granted by the High Lords of Terra and such an individual is said to be given the powers by the Emperor himself. There is rarely more than one Warmaster operating within the Imperium at any one time, due to the extreme powers given to them.[Needs Citation] Other names for this rank include Lord Solar, or just Solar — the title held by Macharius in his crusade at the beginning of the 41st millennium. Some consider 'Warmaster' a cursed title because of the ties to Horus and the Horus Heresy, which tore the Imperium in two. In this light, 'Lord Solar' is considered a more prestigious and desirable title, but fundamentally, the two ranks are interchangeable.[2] Notable Warmasters Horus — Commander of the Great Crusade Macharius (Lord Solar) - Commander of the Macharian Crusade[1c] Solon — successor to Macharius; Warmaster during the Macharian Heresy Slaydo — Commander of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade[1b] Macaroth — Slaydo's successor[1b] Ingenus — Kidnapped by Dark Eldar pirates in 845.M41. Fate afterwards is unknown. Thereafter all Warmasters were issued bodyguards.[1b] Tiber Achilus — Former warmaster of the Achilus Crusade in the Jericho Reach[6] Demetrius — Warmaster of the Salonika Crusade 733.M38.[1a] Menitus[5] Katask — Fought in the 13th Black Crusade Hokaeto Nathasian 1: Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition) 1a: p. 7 1b: p. 22 1c: p. 13 2: Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex) [Needs Citation] 3: Codex Imperialis [Needs Citation] 4: False Gods (Novel) by Graham McNeill [Needs Citation] 5: 13th Legion (Novel) — The Last Chancers (Omnibus) by Gavin Thorpe, Interlude after Chapter Four, pg. 147 6: Deathwatch: The Achilus Assault, pg. 21 Retrieved from "https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Warmaster&oldid=384387" Troops (Astra Militarum) Titles and Ranks	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1829
__label__wiki	0.628676	0.628676	C. C. Saunders July 30, 2017 Cultural Controversy, Movie Reviews Detroit: A Systemized Suffocation of the Black Narrative In recent months, I have written extensively about Dr. Christina Sharpe and the wake work initiative ignited by her book In the Wake: Blackness and Being. The book epitomizes Afro-demia, where blackness is placed in the forefront of formal discourse. Although difficult to point to a single moment in the text as more significant than the rest, Sharpe’s discussion of black aspiration, or the black struggle to aspire, proved quite significant. Sharpe uses the term “aspire” in the most elementary sense–which simply means to breathe. To illustrate the concept, Sharpe references the physical and systemic suffacation of Eric Garner preceded by eleven exclamations of the clause that would become his last words– “I can’t breathe.” Garner is the epitome of the figurative chokehold that encapsulates black life. Not all blacks will personally experience a physically fatal embrace. All blacks are however born into a system designed for their suffocation. One of the most persistent manifestations of a cholkhold is appropriation, namely, the metamorphosis of the black struggle into a white narrative. In 2011, the world rejoiced in Katherine Stockett’s novel The Help’s film adaptation. Despite elevating black actresses Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer from obscurity to center-stage—the film is an ode to white female supremacy—casting the white female outcast as the saving grace for black female oppression. To some, the film proved ground-breaking in featuring a white female gaze that scrutinized her own kind. The conscious gaze, on the other hand, sees the one-dimensional black female characters as the backs to which the black female castmates stand in their three-dimensional portrayals. This book and film, like The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, function to humanize white evil at the expense of dehumanized images of blacks in moments of heightened oppression. The black female potential stifled in the domestic demands of the segregated 1940’s and 1950’s, forced many black women away from their own homes into the homes of whites to resume the mammy role established in slavery. As a domestic worker, the black women encountered unfair wages, emotional and sexual abuse and long hours. Similarly, Henrietta Lacks, a physically ill woman, would die while two of her children were still in diapers. Most problematically, Lacks would be robbed of the pearl-like cells that took her life, but in their abduction would save countless others. Telling these stories from a white gaze, compromises the integrity of the black narrative. These white productions function as an antiracist effort to some, but in execution perform the very racism they seemingly denounce. These abducted narratives, and others like them, suffocate the black narrative, resurrecting incidents essential to black advancement as appropriated stories of our oppressors. Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming film Detroit, is no different. The upcoming film has garnered abundant press from black and white media for its coverage of the the Twelfth street riots and the cold-blooded murders of teens Aubrey Pollard, Carl Cooper, and Fred Temple at the Algiers Motel in the summer of 1967. Lost in the media coverage of this upcoming film is the actual story. Instead, director Kathryn Bigelow basks in a media glory for her Oscar-nominated culturally appropriative film. The film does not function to provide context to contemporary murders that mirror a tragedy that seized the lives of these young men. Nor, does the film discount the contemporary murders of black youth as isolated incidents. No, this film exists to permeate American culture with yet another white savior image. White abduction of black stories poses a conflict to the black narrative for many reasons—the most prevalent being that this appropriation epitomizes racism. In Black Power Kwame Ture states the following: Racism is both overt and covert. It takes two, closely related forms: Individual whites acting against individual blacks, and acts by the total white community against the black community. We call these individual racism and institutional racism (Ture 4). Bigelow’s Detroit, like Katherine Stockett’s The Help, Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and every other adducted page of the collective black narrative, illustrates institutionalized racism. A system existing solely to attack black esteem and control black action. Institutional racism relies on the active and pervasive operation of antilock attitudes and practices. A sense of superior group position prevails: whites are ‘better” than blacks; therefore blacks should be subordinated to whites. (Ture 5) Abducted black narratives appropriated by whites desperate to consummate their own journey to conventional success is an act of anti-blackness in its promotion of racist ideologies. This abduction and appropriation of black narratives suggests that because whites are “better” than blacks, only they are capable of accurately and appropriately rendering the black narrative. Instances like these often prompt the query as to whether it would better if these books, and films were never made–the stories destined to obscurity. In response, I fail to see the difference between a black narrative appropriated by whites and an untold black story as both fail to reach the demographic to which this narrative is essential. “Untold” simply conceptualizes the relationship to mainstream media, or white access. A black narrative is essential to black consciousness. Thus, our stories need not be mainstream, but made available to those spiritually and physically elevated in acquiring knowledge of a shared experience. The black experience is a compilation of stories shared by those across time and circumstance. Black stories are like air to a black people, providing a means and context to physically aspire. Moreover, the abducted black narrative is not only appropriative –it impedes black aspiration. To see this film is to smother black aspiration, to toss dirt on top of the black body buried alive by a veiled anti blackness, better known as white supremacy. As W.E.B. Dubois once said: Through history, the powers of single black men flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness. Detroit is yet another means for the white female body to illuminate in the glow of white supremacy. It is yet another means for the white female body to aspire, and indulge white supremacy in the same manner as her male counterparts. In contrast, the light cast onto the black body has often blown out too quickly, if illuminated at all. Rather than provide yet another platform for whites to shine in our glory, let us support our own art, written, produced, and brought to life by us. Let us breathe life into our collective identity. Let us aspire the only way we can, as Africans. Black Power ❤ Posted in Cultural Controversy, Movie Reviews and tagged #culturalappropiation, #detroit, #race. Bookmark the permalink. Kushite Prince on July 30, 2017 at 9:31 pm “Racism is both overt and covert. It takes two, closely related forms: Individual whites acting against individual blacks, and acts by the total white community against the black community. We call these individual racism and institutional racism.” Ture was correct. I thought about seeing this film at first. But then I saw the trailer. At one point the cops break into a home and have the black people with their hands up against the wall. There’s a white woman in the house also and she grabs the black man’s hand in solidarity. RED FLAG: Is there an interracial relationship in this film? You and I have talked about this CC. That sexual confusion is always there anytime there’s a film or show about black fighting their oppression. How many times are they going to do this? This is the same damn playbook. sigh Lena on July 30, 2017 at 10:56 pm Any black movie Hollywood produces– I give a serious side eye! With that said, I don’t have high hopes for the black panther action movie that’s coming out. Also what are your thoughts on Tyler Perry, Ava, Spike lee? Hey CC,I sent you an email yesterday. Just wanted to make sure you got it. Thanks! Twenty-One People You’ll Meet on Your Stride Towards Consciousness The Incredible Jessica James: Extracting the “black” from Black Femininity	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1831
__label__wiki	0.605001	0.605001	Samson Strong – Update on toddler’s kidney transplant from a friend Posted 10:59 pm, April 7, 2016, by Molly Mitchell HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - We have a great update on baby Samson. He’s the little boy who got a much-needed kidney transplant from a selfless family friend. Samson has finally returned home to Huntsville after spending a month in Birmingham following his transplant. If you take a look Samson Gamble today, the joyful baby just turned two and you'd never know he has a 30-year-old’s kidney. Friend and donor Katie Neporadny was the perfect match for Samson. When he was born he was diagnosed with Prune Belly, a kidney disease. Without the loving sacrifice of Katie, Samson’s quality of life would greatly be impaired. "He wouldn't be able to grow or develop and could possible even die," explained Samson’s Mom, Anna Gamble. But that's not the life Samson will lead. The kidney took and he's more energetic, vibrant and healthy than ever before. "It's going to be amazing to see how it grows," said Samson’s dad, Ben Gamble. "His whole world is going to be different," added Anna. And his story has taken hold in the community. People from all over the country have reached out the Gamble family. "I'm just amazed by the people who care enough to really put in a lot of effort to help a family in a very vulnerable time," said Anna. Complete strangers have made donations to Samson’s procedure. Most of all, this family has seen the powerful impact of well wishes and prayer. "I don't know how to describe how at peace we were at the hospital,” said Anna. “It was because of everybody praying for us and everybody who had been loving on us." Fundraisers within the community, donations and contributions to his COTA page total more than $20,000 raised for Samson. This fund will be available for Samson throughout his life. His journey with kidney function is one that will continue through his life. Thankfully, he’s largely in the clear for the next two decades with Katie’s donation. For now, this family gets to relax and enjoy have a healthy toddler for the first time. As far Samson’s concerned, this is his world and we're just living in it. He's "Samson strong" and has no boundaries. Filed in: Huntsville Colorado teacher adopts sick student to help him get kidney transplant California man has rare triple-organ transplant A woman delivered the first baby in the US born from the transplanted uterus of a dead donor Patient’s new kidney delivered by drone Stevie Wonder announces he’ll be having kidney surgery in September Former NFL star Albert Haynesworth says he’s in dire need of a kidney Calhoun nursing senior donates kidney to teenage girl Ohio boy celebrates first birthday in hospital while waiting for heart transplant 3 officers hurt in south Alabama police chase Beloved puppy dies after grooming at New York PetSmart Local advocates respond to abortion ban bill passing Son donates part of liver to Utah mom before Mother’s Day Chance the Rapper tweets plea for help to find his aunt a new kidney	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1832
__label__cc	0.589204	0.410796	AI Benefactor Interview Series: Kris Subramanian, Option3 Co-founder on building an AI and automation company Seth Adler One of the founders of Option3, Kris Subramanian, shares the thinking behind the creation of an AI-driven organization and how they built it up to what it is today... Seth: Kris, thanks so much for joining us. Option3, obviously, is one of the AI and Intelligent Automation Network's benefactors, so you have been with us since the beginning, so we appreciate that. For folks that are new to Option3, just give us a sense of, you know, you said you're one of the co-founders. Why did we set up Option3? What was the original mission, and how, maybe, has that changed? Kris: Yeah. Sure. So when all six of us had all started this journey a few years ago, we all have worked in the industry many years. In fact, a couple of decades. And we realized we wanted to do something in the automation space, and obviously, we came from different backgrounds. Some of us came from computer industry, some of us from banking, some of us form pure engineering. So automation was something that was very close to our hearts. So with that being said, we want to have a full product, which is going to write automated test cases without having to code for it. That was the vision, and then we will work on automation. We just, it's still continuously one of our flagship products, where we help customers automate their IT landscape by a few drag and drop activities, and build their intel automated fuel. That's how it started. Seth: Okay. Yeah. Kris: And also, in addition to that, we were very fascinated with machine learning and data. That was the second key objective that we had to make any of these platforms intelligent, so we built an augmented platform, which could do data utilization, data streaming, and act on analytics. Then our company was born, as a natural progression of it, because we saw a very strong application of our product into the business process, and not just the IT process side of things. So that's when we came into existence. Seth: There we go. One thing led to another. I know that you at Option3 have a philosophy, which is automate, analyze, accelerate. Can you take us through that, to make sure that we understand it from your perspective? Kris: Yes. What we think is, even if you have to...the philosophy of our work is even if you have to do it once, can you automate it? That's how we push ourselves and people say that you know they're doing something 4 or 5 times automated but we say even if you want to do it once, we can do it quickly with automation. That's the automate part. When we're doing something even once or twice, we try to automate it so that's how we go about it. Seth: Right. Kris: The analyze part is predominantly, you know, how we play a lot of intelligence into our commission that will be analyzed...aspect of the product that we built in. And finally accelerate part, we wanted automation to be continuous so it would only be a platform to engine build. It's a process, automation, but once you are on the journey you can quickly accelerate your automation. Seth: Okay. And accelerate kind of with automated solutions? Kris: Absolutely, yes. We do solutions not just for automation but even for analysis. Seth: Understood. Okay. Let's make sure that I & we understand your view of the various parts of the globe as you know, full scale enterprises start to truly you know, accelerate their journeys in intelligent automation. I wonder how regions around the world compare in your point of view and so ill ask you, so we've the AI Live APAC event and that'll be followed by an event for India, that'll be followed by an event for the Americas. If you could take each of those 3 segments and share your point of view of where folks are. So what does APAC look like for you as far as enterprises? You know, on the journey of intelligent automation. Kris: So APAC again is a very tireless job but it provides security when it comes to automation so I'll kind of further segment... if we look at Southeast Asia's geography, they allow automation so it's been a very easy journey for us too because they know that they want things to be automated. Automation takes time and machine learning is a topic that very likely will need a system so that's been an area where we've been able to progress a lot in terms of computer automation. Now other parts of...if you look at India and the geography. Obviously the powerhouse of the business philosophy. Now when you look at India's region obviously you have the big players that are fully implementing quite a few schedules by office proxy whether that be insurance, banking, finance and accounting and et cetera. So I mean we have again different people in different stages of their journeys but what we kind of have customers do is to not look at this as two different pieces. So instead of doing this as two phases, what we are helping customers do in this geography is to take a hybrid approach to our commission. It's the same process, depending on proofs, that can be done on a role based approach. For example, take processing your top 10 layers you know based on rules and process them within couple of weeks. But the remaining 90% of layers go through the cognitive process in the same process. So you're not doing it twice, you're doing it in the one shot where it takes 2 layers. One process to try to automate it using the rules and if it doesn't work the same document will slow cognitive roles. So that's something we've been able to achieve for them. Seth: Great. For those folks listening that were earlier on in their journeys, you've potentially got an advantage over early adopters who did it one piece at a time as you've just shared. So that's good to hear that that opportunity is in front of us. That was part of your answer for APAC, it sounds like that's more of a holistic kind of answer for all of the folks that you're speaking with. But how does a MIA compare with APAC as far as you know the intelligent automation journey for enterprise? Kris: Sure. What we find largest for our customers is based out of MIA and we have been on a journey with them for the last 24 months or so. Seth: Mm-hmm (affirmative) Kris: And we have seen them, there's some testing waters now to their most advanced customer using automation and its the same theme that we have been working with. And we have seen them progress from a little company to over 80 countries and then now when we look at them they say hey, now we can do this cognitive rather than rule based. But we have seen the beauty of change control that cognitive system and that's what we are seeing more and more requests coming our way when people realize that the cognitive automation is the way to go. Again I think its a lot more matured especially when we look at the MIA market and they've been in this journey for the last 2 3 years so there's a lot of maturity in that market. Seth: When you mentioned that client - you may not be able to mention the client by name and we certainly are not asking for proprietary information but what can you share with us in terms of those cognitive solutions that they are employing? When that say to you "Hey, how can we employ a cognitive solution?" What are those solutions? What are they doing? How much of that can you unpack for us? Kris: The first is to process unstructured data. So the there is a lot of data coming in because there are no departments which are doing finance and accounting, you know insurance and marketing, telecom operators. A lot of documentation involved. We have seen this evolve tremendously when it comes to cognitive automation, whether it is processing semi structured or unstructured data. There we apply machine learning as the predominant methodology and one of the challenges people have been struggling to do properly with machine learning is to slip on a functioning machine learning platform rate. So obviously there are you know large cloud based platforms available now but the challenge with that is how you take 30-40 documents that come in an email and run it through your cognitive platform and get your data back. Particularly the response time and the commercial aspect. We have been able to, because we are cognitive product...so part of it is completely seamless approach where 30 documents come in and you extract the documents or the items required and then run a cognitive engine on top of it and any exceptions flag on the screen that moves onto a phase 2 process all within 15 mins. So backups really made our idea seamless from an operational standpoint, all they see is that there are 100 invoices that came in the last 1 hour. They know that 20 of them got processed through machine learning, and the remaining 80 of them are processed through and maybe 15% had an exception and they need to go and fix it. That's one aspect. Seth: As far as the machine learning that you're putting on top of that OCR, what kind of insights are coming out of that machine learning layer over the OCR? What can you share? Kris: If you look at the OCR and it has a very specific role to play and that is to extract detail. Kris: But when you look at the real acclaimed document or you know a bank statement or an audit statement, you are dealing with very complex data where you're talking about tables, sub tables, and so understanding that requires a lot of intelligence when you try to build something. But what we have come up is a feature that is dynamic templating- the machine learning is able to understand without training the bot. So that has helped our main customers, I don't know maybe 30% of the documents will be flagged as unreadable not because of the quality of the document but because of the subject of the document. Seth: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Kris: So those have come down from 30-40% to 10-12% so that's where we've seen machine learning kind of able to take down the document max. Seth: That's huge. That's just huge, you know, because apply whatever you're doing and the money affected to those percentages and you're talking about a lot of money in many enterprise cases. So thank you for diving in on that part of what we were answering with the MIA and hoe basically what you're seeing is the MIA region is more mature than the APAC region and that's certainly reads true. How about the Americas? How do they measure up to the MIA, APAC or both? Kris: I mean, we have been working with predominantly enterprises so most of them have had a pay stub in the last many months and I mean they are patients who hae not seen a doctor many times. So again I think you're talking about whatever it is when it comes to insurance processing and some of the most powerful AI engines have told that you need the documents to be a lot more structured for them to read. so insurance as a domain is...you take out of an area which is legal right? So that's where we made some real interesting use. And I kind of you know, you take the legal scenario where you have a contract getting signed. Now the final question- How do you verify that the final version is actually what you signed up for? This is a classic case where you are applying a classic language property because once you open the document you are seeing lines of text with no context. So we need to see and highlight the critical things that might have happened after the document was finalized and before you sign. And surprisingly there are quite a few cases where they have and it's quite good because you get that turnaround information in a few minutes and you...it's not just about machines, its about identifying critical data. In passage, we identify after 2-3 years and you get into a litigation so. Seth: Yeah. Alright so natural language processing obviously we're seeing that now and you're seeing that more...when do we get to what you guys refer to as pure cognitive? What do you mean by that? Kris: For us, there are 2 aspects of cognitive. One is ability to process data, so machine learning and natural language processing. And I don't know, keep learning to some extent but it's an aspect that needs to be a little more dived into. Once we are learning. Now the 2nd aspect when it comes to RPA is decision making part of it. That's again cognitive nature for us. I'll give a very simple example for a large group of manufacturers who run a fantastic group of ER businesses across multiple countries. someone figures out if those warehouses actually receive those goods. In fact one of my invoices always looks that way because we can't figure out which department...so this is a classic case where we have applied cognitive ability to scan through millions of records and say these are the potential massive coming your way. So instead of going through 100,000 requests or 1000s requests and coming at the physician the- this is through cognitive recognition at a space where you know you're enabling and looking at data and reformatting an understanding, you're making a cognitive decision. Same applies to anything we execute Seth: Yeah. What I'm hearing, and correct me if I'm wrong, is that no matter how much cognitive ability is happening from a machine perspective, it is outputting a dashboard, so to speak, for a human to make that final decision? Kris: Absolutely. Seth: Alright. As we go here, when you look to 2019, what do you see as the future or what happens next? In terms of intelligent automation and artificial intelligence as it pertains to corporate enterprise. Kris: So I think you know, I mean a lot of progress has been made when it comes to cognitive capability in enterprise and their business runs on a lot of AI based reporting and analytics. Now the attempt is to apply that to data processing our business operation which is very manual. What we see is that there is going to be a very tight integration. Need for data to get into a cognitive engine whether it is a regular business operation or something specifically done using an analytics data platform. Now where we see this mud is all these channels of information will get consolidated and it is truly going to be...a lot of these things if we were talking 12 months ago about AI and say we are now looking at cognitive where machine learning based decision making is being enabled by us. It's kind of cutting across boundaries, it's not just data processing. It's also moving towards decision making. Seth: Yeah. Kris: So rather than losing...in the context of it I will talk about one particular usage we're doing right now. Insurance companies, they have huge wells of storing data- when somebody comes up with a historical claim which is not in your real time storing system, you talk to an operator, he runs a query, he gets this information. It takes 4-5 days until you get to the bottom of that query. Because of our cognitive platform, which is again a data storage platform actually, it is not difficult. So those archives can be part of a solution and a query can be processed by a bot and you can get answers within a couple of hours or within the day. So those are usages that are going to save a lot of time because some are responding to the ability to use on our time becomes very high. So this is a classic case of an archive retrieved and processed. Now people are open to look at it from an RPA standpoint where you store the data in a big cognitive platform and it'll extract that because you know it can run through millions of files in a couple of seconds. The storage is unlimited because of the technology that we use that will not require data stored in expensive mechanics. Seth: Interesting. Just dive in on that so we're sure to understand what you mean. As far as storage... Kris: So basically when you look at cognitive automation, you're looking at running your request against a million records and try to match it against a million files. If you use expensive storage, the storage itself is going to cost you a lot and running a query is going to cost a lot of money. Whereas our mechanics is based on a cognitive platform which is very inexpensive, it'll cost you as much as a hard disk but at the level of billions and things like that. Which means your quantum query is the same as your random query or normal query. So it becomes very easy to think of RPM or historical data processing. Seth: Right. Well, Kris, I and we really appreciate your time here. Is there anything you haven't shared what we absolutely must know? Kris: So from where we are looking at from an RPM intelligence process automation journey one big goal we have set is to make cognitive automation simple for normal users. Because you know when we go to events, there's a bit of reluctance among people, there's a bit of a fear based on more the complex. Now we want to kind of break this and challenge people to say that though you are going to automate that process we will do the same using cognitive technology in the same time period. And we have done that specifically for a few customers and so now we want to make this available to the larger user community where you know using machine learning algorithms is not that complex because you don't pay them, you use them. How do you make this available to a set of developers who can easily use them, build them, and innovate a cognitive bot is going to be what we are going to focus on in the next 6-12 months. 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__label__wiki	0.714807	0.714807	http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/MyHeroAcademiaSchoolFacultyAndStaff Characters / My Hero Academia - School Faculty and Staff Create New - Create New - Analysis FanficRecs FanWorks Fridge Haiku Headscratchers ImageLinks Laconic PlayingWith Quotes Recap ReferencedBy Synopsis Timeline Trivia WMG YMMV My Hero Academia Main Character Index Class 1-A (Class 1-A Main Characters [Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugo]) \| Class 1-B \| Students From Other Classes \| School Faculty and Staff (All Might) \| Known Villains (League of Villains [Artificial Humans], Shie Hassaikai, Meta Liberation Army) \| Other Heroes \| Police and Government Workers \| Civilians (Main Characters' Families) \| One For All and Its Torch Bearers \| Other High Schools \| Video Game Characters \| Movie Characters \| Illegals (Main Characters, Villain Factory, Supporting Characters) Welcome to Class!note From left to right: Ectoplasm, Cementoss, Power Loader, Snipe, Eraserhead, Nezu, Present Mic, Thirteen, and Midnight. Big Damn Heroes: They show up at the end of the USJ Arc when Iida comes to find them and reveal that villains are attacking. Their appearance is threatening enough for Shigaraki to cancel the attack on sight. Badass Teacher: All of them are or were professional heroes, so this is a given. A Day in the Limelight: They get a chance to show their individual powers and combat styles in the Final Exams Arc. Drama-Preserving Handicap: This is invoked when they fight the students during the final exams. They put on devices that add half their body weight to their movements. It's pointed out that the fights would be over too quickly and the students couldn't be sufficiently graded if the teachers went up against them without a handicap. All Might suffers doubly with this one due to his weakening powers and heroic build. He makes a particular point of noting how much they're slowing him down. Despite this, he's still insanely fast. Two Girls to a Team: Recovery Girl and Midnight are the only known female members of the faculty at U.A. U.A. Homeroom Teachers Shota Aizawa — Eraserhead Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese), Alex Organ (Season 1), Christopher Wehkamp (Season 2) (English) Debut: Chapter 5 (Manga), Episode 5 (Anime) Playable in: My Hero One's Justice Quirk: Erasure Erasing Hero "I'm sorry to tell you... that for the next three years... U.A. will run you through the wringer. That's "Plus Ultra". Use your strength to overcome it all. So bring it." Class 1-A's homeroom teacher. He's a bit of a Lazy Bum, but looks out for his students and pushes them to improve. Aizawa is also the pro hero Eraserhead. His Quirk, "Erasure", allows him to nullify others' control over their Quirks just by looking at them. Blinking dispels the effect of his Quirk and using it gives him very dry eyes. 24-Hour Armor: Downplayed. Aizawa often skulks around off-duty in his hero costume, minus his goggles, which he uses whenever he's in combat, and is rarely seen wearing anything else. When he's turned in for the night, though, he wears pajamas like any other normal person would. Airplane Arms: He runs like this while fighting. Anti-Magic: His Quirk effectively nullifies one other person's Quirk, as long as it's an emitter or transformation Quirk. Apathetic Teacher: Played with. He appears to be one at first. However, it's shown that he has very high standards for his students when it comes to heroism, and seriously pushes them in that regard. That said, he's still a Lazy Bum who falls into complete apathy when it comes to subjects he considers irrelevant, and on off days, he would rather curl up in a sleeping bag than put up with the Wacky Homeroom. Badass in Distress: During the battle at USJ, Aizawa is beaten to the ground by Nomu, having both of his arms broken and his face smashed into the ground, making him essentially a hostage. This still doesn't stop him from using his Quirk to erase Shigaraki's power when the villain tries to hurt on of his students though. During the raid on the Hassaikai's headquarters Aizawa is hit by Chronostasis' Quirk leaving him barely able to move for the duration of an hour. Afterwards, the yakuza keeps Aizawa blindfolded to prevent him from using his Quirk. He's saved by a U.A. student Tamaki, a.k.a, Suneater, who immobilizes Chronostasis. Badass Teacher: Although his teaching methods can be rather questionable, Aizawa is a very competent pro hero who is protective of his students. Bandage Mummy: After his grievous injuries in the USJ Arc, Aizawa spends the U.A. Sports Festival with his entire face and both arms wrapped in bandages as he recovers. Big Damn Heroes: A downplayed example. When Midoriya is about to be killed by Eri's uncontrollable Quirk, Aizawa uses his own Quirk to deactivate it, saving Midoriya and Eri. Brutal Honesty: Aizawa never pulls his punches with the truth, especially when it comes to pointing out flaws or naivete. He never does this out of malice. His main goal is to ensure that the students learn quickly they're entering a profession with some very harsh realities and need to take things seriously. Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Often teaches while still inside a sleeping bag. He is also willing to expel entire classes if he feels that they don't meet his very high standards. This is all overlooked thanks to U.A.'s own policy of academic freedom. Caltrops: During the Final Exams Arc, he uses these after capturing and suspending Todoroki in the air and preventing him from escaping and landing safely. Celebrity Is Overrated: Dislikes the attention of the media, believing that it gets in the way of his job as a hero. This results in him being very obscure to the general population. Charles Atlas Superpower: Not prominent, but he would have to have this to take on villains that can smash through walls and even level buildings with their Quirks as well as handle the exceptionally powerful and strong members of Class 1-A. He also survived a beating from Nomu, a monster that could go toe-to-toe with All Might, albeit with lasting consequences. Cheshire Cat Grin: Occasionally flashes a mischievous, creepy-cute, toothy grin during his Troll or "logical ruse" moments. Childhood Friends: Aizawa and Present Mic have been friends since at least their freshman year of high school. A volume extra flashback shows that Mic is the one who named him Eraserhead. Cloth Fu: His scarf isnt just a fashion statement, its a support item he uses to tie opponents up, or to set up traps. Combat Commentator: During the U.A. Sports Festival, he sits in the announcers booth with Present Mic, although he lets Mic do most of the commentating and only chimes in when necessary. Combat Pragmatist: Since his Quirk only erases someone else's, Aizawa is completely fine using it at any time or way to win against his foes. This is best shown during the USJ Arc when he purposely waits to use it in order to give himself an advantage. The Comically Serious: Will take things like Nezu climbing out of his scarf with the straightest of faces. Cool Shades: Wears a pair while working as a hero, with the intent to keep his opponents from knowing who he's looking at. Particularly useful against a crowd. The Cowl: His general design is based on this, being an underground hero that avoids media attention and works as a Foil to All Might. Cruel to Be Kind: His way of teaching is that it's better to be mean and unfair to the students to help prepare them for the future of dealing with natural disasters and villains. He is more than willing to destroy a student's dream of being a hero if he finds they have no potential, but only because it would be wrong to give them false hope for the future or worse for them to go into real world with no hope of surviving. Death Glare: His Quirk in a nutshell is to glare people quirkless. Determinator: Shows up in the USJ Arc, even after pushing his Quirk to the limit and taking a severe beating by Nomu, including having his head repeatedly slammed into concrete, he still manages to stare at Shigaraki, preventing him from using his Quirk to kill Tsuyu. Deus Exit Machina: During the Internship Arc. While not really the most powerful man in the room, Aizawa is absent or held captive by Chronostasis during Overhaul's fights with Mirio and Midoriya, as Aizawa knocking out Overhaul's Quirk would end the battles too quickly. Disappointed in You: Towards Class 1-A after the hideout raid: Out of the 20 students in the class, five of them decided to break all possible rules and save Bakugo by themselves, while 12 other students knew, none of them reported them (although Tsuyu believed she had talked them out of it). He said that he was more than willing to throw away all of them, but will not due to the circumstances, and says it will take a long time until he is able to trust them again. He gives an even harsher verbal tongue lashing to Midoriya and Bakugo when they get in an unsanctioned brawl. Aizawa still hasn't let Midoriya off the hook for this incident and warns him that his maverick tendencies will be punished formally if he does something like this again. As for Bakugo, falling behind the rest of the class with extracurricular hero training is punishment enough. The Eeyore: He's a massive buzzkill who dresses in shambles and constantly likes to remind everyone that life sucks. It's so bad that when high energy Present Mic pops in to teach his soul-sucked class, there's no hope in trying to bring them back to life after he's reduced them to practically zombies. On his worst days, he even whips out a sleeping bag and curls up in a cocoon, too unmotivated to even teach. Fights Like a Normal: Although he has a powerful Quirk, it has a notable weakness, and thus, also relies on weaponry and martial arts. Foil: To All Might. All Might is the highest ranking hero in the world and uses his fame to inspire others, while Aizawa has a slovenly appearance and shuns the spotlight. All Might in his prime has incredible strength and stamina, whereas Aizawa has great skill, but prefers to strike quickly and with the element of surprise, as he lacks the endurance for long, protracted battles. Lastly, All Might's power empowers him with the strength of many men, and his personality is to build up those who have the desire to do good. Aizawa's Quirk robs others of their powers, and his personality is to tear down those who he feels show no potential. Their relationship in several ways mirrors the one between American superheroes Superman (All Might) and Batman (Aizawa) with All Might as the mighty superhero who fights his enemies with overwhelming power and Aizawa as the brooding anti-hero who relies more on skill than brute force. Glass Cannon: Aizawa is immensely fast and agile, boasting one of the highest speed rankings of most pro heroes, his battle outfit allows him to ensnare and trap opponents from escaping, has strong martial arts abilities and can shut down other people's Quirks with his own. However, Aizawa has dry eye, his evasive fighting style can leave him open to attacks when he isn't careful, and with his limited stamina, juggernauts such as the Nomu can defeat him in a few moves. Ham and Deadpan Duo: Tends to have this dynamic with both All Might and Present Mic. While the latter two are very loud and bombastic, Aizawa is surlier, quieter, and more sarcastic. Hypocritical Humor: He tends to tell people to cheer up after he eviscerated their jovial moods. And if other people are already mopey without his doing when he enters a room, he thinks they need to stop moping. I Lied: Proclaims that the one who ranks last in his exercises on the first day will be kicked out of the school. Then he says he was lying just to get more effort out of them. All Might calls him out on this, pointing out that in a previous year, he had expelled his entire class. Aizawa admits that he would have followed through if the one ranking last showed zero potential to be a hero. Since the one who did rank last, Midoriya, did show some potential in his eyes, he decided to pretend he had been lying. He takes great pleasure in telling the students that they will be subjected to "remedial hell" if they fail the end of license exams. Turns out he only meant the written portion of the exams. Those who failed the combat portion of the tests actually need the summer camp the most. Instant Knots: Can manipulate his capture tape so that it instantly wraps around an opponent. Introverted Cat Person: Implied — Aizawa isn't one for social interaction. Vigilantes shows him with a shopping bag full of cat food and cat care books, implying he's fond of them. The anime eyecatches also list "cats" as his interest. Irony: He balks at both the idea of fairness and the (in his opinion) antiquated sentiment that all Quirks are equal when his own power has the potential to level the playing field. Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He may act like the stern, standoffish teacher, but it's shown that he actually cares about his students and prioritizes their safety whenever villains enter the picture. During the final exam against Yaoyorozu and Todoroki, he allows Yaoyorozu to claim victory for the team instead of capitalizing on her mistake and defeating them, in order to allow her to build up her destroyed confidence again: Recovery Girl: When all's said and done, that man's a softie. During the Joint Training Arc, it's confirmed that Aizawa started training Shinso after the U.A. Sports Festival because he believed Shinso had the potential to become a hero like he'd always dreamed. And after an accident occurs during the clash between Shinso's team and Midoriya's, Aizawa is the one who asks that they keep the match going once things settle down, because both of his students still have the desire to win. Jerkass Has a Point: His singling out of Midoriya during the ball throw might seem cruel, but he was right to point out that Midoriya had hardly any control over his Quirk and that his inexperience in using it had the potential to put himself and others in danger. He rightfully calls out those who are booing Bakugo during his match with Uraraka, even if going so far as to say that they should quit being heroes is a somewhat jerkish way to put it. Lazy Bum: Introduced sleeping on a floor in front of his classroom in a sleeping bag. He also often teaches while in said sleeping bag. Locked Out of the Loop: He is not one of the select few who knows the secret of All Might and Midoriya's Quirk. He has come to realize there is a connection between the two, but he doesn't know exactly what it is. And he is pretty suspicious when All Might volunteers to go break up the fight between Midoriya and Bakugo. Logical Weakness: Aizawa must keep his eyes open for his Quirk effect to persist. This means depriving him of sleep or forcing him to stare at a single person for an extended period of time will make his eyes tired and thus reduce the effectiveness of his Quirk. Blinding or binding up Aizawa's eyes makes it impossible for him to use his Quirk. Even normal use puts wear and tear on his eyes, so he carries eye drops. His Quirk works on Emitter and Transformation Quirks, but not Mutation as they mutate the physical body structure and thus are permanently active. His power is obviously useless against a well trained fighter who doesn't rely on a Quirk. All he can do then is rely on his impressive martial arts skills and hope it's enough. If somebody sees who he's looking at, they can anticipate the use of Aizawa's Erasure. This is why Aizawa uses his one-way goggles to shield his line of sight from view as a workaround. Aizawa's hair stands on end when his Quirk is active, which allows for opponents to note when he's using it even if they can't say who he's using it on at the moment. He needs to actually see the person. As such, clothing that fully covers the body (Like heavy hooded cloaks) will protect one from his Quirk. Finally, his Quirk working on only one person at a time is a problem when dealing with multiple opponents. He gets around this to an extent with impressive hand-to-hand abilities switching his Quirk target for maximum effect, but like any other martial artist, he can be overwhelmed by sheer numbers or simply an opponent naturally much stronger or faster than him. Magical Eye: It's by looking at someone that he can erase Quirks. It is for this reason he is asked to look after Eri, a little girl with a dangerous uncontrollable Quirk, since he can quickly nullify it before it causes damage. Meaningful Name: His given name has a character that means "erase". The Mentor: Deconstructed: He's an extremely strict Sink-or-Swim Mentor, though that's primarily a result of him not being an experienced teacher. The only reason he even became one in the first place is because Midnight talked him into it in Vigilantes. His stern demeanor make it hard for his students to determine whether or not he is being sincere in his methods, so when he tries to be a Trickster Mentor with his "rational falsehoods", they mistake him for being serious and understandably get scared. While he tries to take care to observe whether or not his students are in despair, he doesn't always notice, and his actions don't always make things better when he does: He notices that Iida specifically chose to intern under Manual in Hosu, even though Iida could have chosen higher-ranked heroes, and finds it odd that Manual was Iida's only choice, but fails to pick up on the connection between Hosu and Stain's last known whereabouts. He notices the tension between Midoriya and Bakugo when assigning teams for the final exams and understandably thinks pitting them against All Might will force them to pull an Enemy Mine, if not become Fire-Forged Friends. However, doing this almost cripples both of them thanks to All Might's inability to hold back, and their issues don't even come close to getting better. He doesn't pick up on Bakugo's issues following his kidnapping, nor the issues with putting him through the provisional hero license exam where one of the tests is a recreation of Kamino Ward, the location of the event that took place as a result of his kidnapping. As such, this leads to the fight between Midoriya and Bakugo later on. Messy Hair: His long disheveled hair adds to the Lazy Bum image. Motivational Lie: He passes off his lie of threatening to expel the student in last place as this when he changes his mind. Nerves of Steel: Even when he's fighting for his life and the lives of his students, he retains a stoic composure. Very little seems to faze him, not even the huge explosion from the Todoroki vs. Midoriya fight at the U.A. Sports Festival. Ninja: From his fighting style (slow down his opponents with Status Ailments, then snag them to either restrain them or beat them into submission as quick as possible, similar to Bujinkan Ninjutsu and Chikari no Jutsu), to his preferences in staying anonymous to prevent people predicting his moves, the use of road stars to deter a restrained Todoroki during his final exam, even the fact that he sleeps on his left side in his sleeping bagnote a self-preservation tactic used by ninjas is when they would sleep on their left sides with their arms over their hearts as a means of protecting them from being killed instantly as they slept and his affinity for catsnote Ninjas would dress up cats similar to them to make other people believe that they could transform, and some would even keep a cat with them to use the way they dilated their eyes to tell time, though it is debatable whether or not this is true all point to Aizawa essentially being a ninja hero. Obfuscating Stupidity: Seems like an offbeat fellow but can get just as serious when the time comes. Odd Friendship: He and Mic are good friends despite their clashing personalities, they actually have been friends ever since they were classmates at U.A. One-Man Army: Surrounded by villains with a few that can't be stopped by his eraser power. Doesn't stop him in the slightest as he reveals he excels at hand to hand even without his Quirk. That said, he admits that he isn't really equipped to handle large groups in open combat for long and did eventually get overwhelmed. Only Sane Man: Aizawa consistently tackles problems that are not glamorous enough to get the attention of the other faculty. He notices that the entrance exam discriminates unfairly against Quirks that aren't battle-oriented, and strives to prepare his students for harsh realities that All Might and co. tend to gloss over. Papa Wolf: Much like with All Might, attacking his students is a good way to end up in the hospital. He was also angered by the crowd during the fight between Uraraka and Bakugo, telling those that booed Bakugo for supposedly bullying Uraraka that they shouldn't be heroes anymore, because not only did they not notice Bakugo was playing it safe, but because none of them had noticed Uraraka had been setting up a big attack. Paper-Thin Disguise: He's virtually unrecognizable to the public and to even hardcore hero fans like Midoriya without his distinctive goggles. This is justified in that he's an underground hero who primarily operated at night. Due to his black ensemble along with his rapid movements, the only real discernible features on him would be his capture device, and his goggles. In the daytime, however, he simply looks like a scraggly insomniac wearing a thick scarf and sweats. Parental Substitute: Downplayed. U.A assigns him with the main responsibility of looking after little Eri because his Quirk is the only reliable way to stabilize her should she ever lose control over her Quirk. Perma-Stubble: Aizawa has five-o-clock shadow going nonstop. When he is seen clean shaven after the summer training camp incident, it's a clear sign things have gotten bad. Power Incontinence: How his Anti-Magic works. It doesn't actually nullify the power itself; rather it nullifies the control over said power. Thus it works on Emitter and Transformation, but fails on Mutation Quirks. Reasonable Authority Figure: Stern as he is, he isn't unfair. His past habit of expelling students was because he felt that it would be far more cruel to keep someone with no potential in the hero program when the end result for them would either be failure or death at the hands of a villain. In Vigilantes, which takes place before he started teaching at U.A., he runs into Koichi as "The Crawler" during a villain attack. Though he's obligated by the law to treat him as a villain for using his Quirk to fight without a license, he ultimately lets it slide because Koichi helped him out. Red Eyes, Take Warning: His eyes glow red when he's using his Quirk. Personality-wise, he's one of the sternest teachers at U.A. and is fully willing to expel his entire homeroom class should they step out of line or fail to meet his expectations. Red Oni, Blue Oni: The cool-headed blue to Present Mic's hot-blooded red. Because of his personality, he winds up being the Blue Oni to most people he's with. Lampshaded by himself: Aizawa: (about Ms. Joke) Why am I always surrounded by these annoying types... Renowned Selective Mentor: All Might mentions that he once expelled an entire class of students that didn't meet his standards. Midoriya was spared the same fate only after he managed to impress him at the last moment. Scarf Of Asskicking: A multi-layered one around his neck which he uses to bind his opponents. Scars Are Forever: Of all the wounds he received during the battle at USJ, the one that has stuck around was a horizontal scar under his eye. Though he always wears long sleeves so we don't know what his arms look like after all that happened to them. Seriously Scruffy: Aizawa looks incredibly disheveled and miserable for the most part. However, if forced to go before the press, he will attempt some degree of maintenance with his looks... then go right back to his old self as soon as he doesn't need to look good for the cameras anymore. She Cleans Up Nicely: When he has to appear before the media, he actually bathes and neatens his hair. Sink-or-Swim Mentor: Will expel entire classes if they're not up to his standards, and is not above showing tough love to the students that do meet them. For example, he doesn't warn Class 1-A in advance that other hero schools will be out to get them during the license exams for their own self-development. So Proud of You: When Yaoyorozu gets her confidence back and resolves to defeat him during her final exam. He doesn't say anything, but his smile says it all. The Spock: His actions and thoughts are governed by logic, paying little heed to social or emotional factors. Stern Teacher: At first, he seems to be an Apathetic Teacher, but it eventually comes to light that he just has high standards and very low opinions on those who don't meet them. The Tell: His hair inadvertently reveals what his Quirk's weakness is during the USJ Arc. Tough Love: His teaching style in a nutshell. He calls out failures, expects high performance, crushes naivete, and rarely gives praise. On the other hand, hard work is acknowledged, advice is given, eccentricity is accepted (to a point), emotional problems are understood, unfair outside critics will be silenced, and he will go to the bat to protect his students from danger. He can be harsh, but he does it only to help the students become strong enough to handle the unforgiving world of pro heroes as quickly as possible. Weak, but Skilled: Since his Quirk doesn't boost his abilities in any way, Aizawa combines it with hand to hand combat. It makes him lethally effective since he is extremely smart on when to use it. Fittingly enough, this contributes to his Foil nature with All Might. It also applies to his fighting style. He has to rely on his impressive speed and agility, preferring stealthy ambushes to straight up brawls, due to his slender build. Weaksauce Weakness: His Quirk would be even more useful if he didn't suffer from dry eye. What the Hell, Hero?: In the aftermath of the Hideout Raid Arc, he states that were it not for All Might's retirement, he would not just have expelled Midoriya, Kirishima, Iida, Yaoyorozu, and Todoroki for making an unsanctioned attack on the League of Villains, but every single student in Class 1-A save Hagakure, Jiro, and Bakugo simply for knowing about the plan and doing nothing to stop it. When He Smiles: Disheveled, aloof to the near point of apathy, and perpetually melancholic, Aizawa rarely shows how much he cares about his students and their development into heroes. But when they show flashes of reaching their potentials and his high expectations, expect to see a mischievous smile appear on his face. Sekijiro Kan — Vlad King Voiced by: Shuuhei Matsuda (Japanese), Ben Bryant (English) Debut: Chapter 20 (Manga), Episode 13 (Anime) Quirk: Blood Control Blood Hero "Class A stole the spotlight every time in the first semester, so the second semester's gonna be Class B's time to shine. Got that? Not Class A. Us!" The homeroom teacher of Class 1-B. His Quirk is "Blood Control", which allows him to control blood. Bad Powers, Good People: Manipulating and weaponize blood is hardly heroic, but he is still a pro hero and a teacher. Bilingual Bonus: His surname, Kan, means blood, but in Turkish. Bloody Murder: He can weaponize blood. Characterization Marches On: Early in the series, Vlad King's one sided rivalry with Class 1-A and Aizawa is a fairly minor bit of jealousy and barely gets mentioned. By the time of the Class 1-A vs. Class 1-B exercises, Monoma's rubbed off on him enough to the point where he can't say anything good about Class 1-A and believes even the most pathetic accomplishments make them better. Ashido calls him out on this multiple times. Cool Teacher: Very supportive of his class and beloved by his students, particularly Monoma. He proves highly adept in teaching Class 1-B strategy and team maneuvers, which show fruit in the joint training where Class 1-B displays superior tactics and teamwork compated to Class 1-A. Aizawa even admits that Vlad King is a better teacher than he is. Dark Is Not Evil: He is mostly clad in red and black colors, even his eyes are red and he seems to have a permanent scowl, but he is a hero nonetheless. Heroes Love Dogs: It's mentioned in his profile that he has a dog at home. Heroic Build: A big, strong-looking guy. Large Ham: Proves to be this in the Joint Training Arc, much to Class 1-A's annoyance. Meaningful Name: Kan is Turkish for blood. His name also contains the kanji to "vessel", "red" and "love", mostly referring to his powers of manipulating blood. His hero name is "Vlad King," a reference to Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration behind Dracula. Not So Above It All: He mostly acts in a professional manner, but when the rivalry between the two hero classes heats up, he's almost as bad as Monoma. Our Vampires Are Different: He has fangs like a vampire and a blood motif, but none of the other classic vampiric traits. Perpetual Frowner: Before the Joint Training Arc, he constantly harbored a scowl on his face and seemed displeased or angry all the time. Even his resting face during the press conference was just a slightly less threatening scowl. He still sports a scowl during the Joint Training Arc, but he also starts having more gleeful expressions as he brags about his class's skills. Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: With Aizawa. While Aizawa hardly minds him, Vlad King is constantly competing with the former to make his class stand more than Class 1-A, who has the attention of both the school and the media. Spell My Name with an "S": His hero name has also been spelled "Blood King", and even "Brad King", due to the fact that Japanese doesn't have V or L sounds in it naturally. Other U.A. Teachers Toshinori Yagi All Might See his page. Hizashi Yamada — Present Mic Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Japanese), Sonny Strait (Season 1), David Trosko (Season 2) (English) Debut: Chapter 12 (Manga), Episode 9 (Anime) Quirk: Voice Voice Hero "The great hero Napoleon Bonaparte once said... 'True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life.' Plus Ultra!! Break a leg, everyone!!" A hero who doubles as a DJ. Usually plays the role of event announcer whenever one is required. He is also an English teacher. His Quirk is "Voice", which allows him to heighten the loudness of his voice for offensive purposes. Anime Hair: His hair is some sort of reverse pompadour that is three times bigger than his own head. This is actually only part of his hero costume, a sketch of him with casual clothes shows his hair is usually down and he is pretty normal looking. Badass Teacher: Besides being a pro hero, he also teaches at U.A. Beware the Silly Ones: He might be the Life of the Party, but he's still a teacher at U.A. and has the skills to prove it. He also marks as 5/5 on the "Intelligence" stat and is the first one to point out that there's a traitor at U.A. and states his reasons to think so. Big Word Shout: Justified as his Quirk is making his own voice louder: Present Mic:: YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! Big "YES!": This is actually one of his attacks. Catchphrase: "Everybody Say Hey!" Combat Commentator: Provides running commentary on the events of the U.A. Sports Festival, including the one-on-one matchups that happen in the final stage. Cool Shades: Wears these as part of his hero attire, but not while in plainclothes. Dumbass DJ: He can be obnoxiously loud at times. Aizawa definitely thinks so anyway. Good Is Not Soft: Recovery Girl isn't a fan of his involvement in the final exams, because he's one of the reasons why her services are needed most after the exams conclude. He screamed until he made Jiro's ears bleed. Gratuitous English: Sometimes spouts random sentences in English. Incidentally, he's also Class 1-A's English teacher. Large Ham: Even without using his Quirk, he's very on the loud side. Large Ham Announcer: Of the entrance exams and the U.A. Sports Festival. Naturally, this has even carried over into video games. Lull Destruction: An in-universe example. Mic cannot be bothered to sit still in silence. He will go absolutely berserk and do anything in his power to fill the void of silence. Make Me Wanna Shout: He can amplify the loudness of his own voice. When he was born, his cries ruptured the eardrums of his parents and the doctors. He also has a directional speaker mounted on his neck to control where his sound wave attacks go. The Narrator: Downplayed, but in the anime, he's the one who provides the voiceover explaining how the other characters' Quirks work. Concerning his Quirk, it's Aizawa who provides the voiceover. No Indoor Voice: His Quirk is all about being loudmouthed, and he's a career DJ who thrives on being loud and lively. Except it doesn't translate well to the teaching atmosphere when he's irreverently loud for the occasion. Odd Friendship: He and Aizawa are good friends despite their clashing personalities. They actually have been friends ever since they were classmates at U.A. Psychotic Smirk: He'll occasionally bust out a frightening smirk ◊ with dartboard eyes visible under the shades. Red Oni, Blue Oni: The hot-blooded red to Aizawa's cool-headed blue. Smarter Than You Look: Although he does not seem like the brightest guy, he has a 5/5 Intelligence stat on the Official Character Book, which is above even Aizawa. Vocal Evolution: In the English dub's first season, Sonny Strait made Present Mic sound like a stereotypical DJ. In Season 2, the role was recast to David Trosko, whose voice is less nasal without compromising how bombastic Mic is supposed to be. Weaksauce Weakness: Bugs turn out to be a major weakness for him as he can't blow them away with his Quirk because sound can't travel underground, allowing burrowing bugs to sneak up on him. Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He's deathly afraid of bugs. This is exploited by Jiro and Kouda when they are pitted against him during their final exam. Anakuro Hirooki — Thirteen Voiced by: Inuko Inuyama (Japanese), Morgan Berry (English) Quirk: Black Hole Space Hero "Your powers are not meant to inflict harm. I hope that you leave here today with the understanding that you're meant to help people." Nicknamed "Space Hero No. 13", they work as a teacher that overlooks the rescue exercises. A person in a space suit who is known for working with disaster relief. Their Quirk, "Black Hole", allows them to create black holes with their fingers; said holes can disintegrate matter at the atomic level. All-Loving Hero: There's a reason they're the one teaching kids how to use their power for good - they outright believe any power can be used to save lives, and that saving lives is their natural use. Ambiguous Gender: While they are referred to as the "gentleman hero", Thirteen's actual gender is unknown. Both the manga and anime make it a point to never show Thirteen's body outside of their costume, their costume appearing empty after being torn open by Kurogiri, and their hospitalized body being off screen while the scene focuses on their costume against a wall. The only part of their body that is visible in costume is their thin legs, which doesn't help. The anime doesn't help matters either by giving them a female voice actress in both the original Japanese and English dubs, as it is not uncommon to give male characters female voices to simulate a higher pitched male. In the English dub, they're the only one of the teachers helping out in the final exams who aren't addressed as "Mr." or "Ms."- in Japanese, the "-sensei" honorific is gender neutral. Ambiguously Human: It's unknown how they look under that space suit. When they nearly die due to Kurogiri, the audience only sees the empty part of the suit and nothing more. While it's confirmed there is a body in the suit, as the suit is seen on the side with Thirteen is hospitalized while they lie in bed, their body is obscured by the remains of the suit, making it unknown if they appear human of not. Bad Powers, Good People: Through their Quirk, they can create black holes that can disintegrate matter at the atomic level, easily capable of killing people if they're drawn close enough. However, Thirteen's a All-Loving Hero who cares deeply for the students and uses their Quirk exclusively for disaster relief and sometimes the capturing of villains. They also avoid combat because they note this Quirk is one that can easily kill if harnessed improperly. Badass in Distress: Kurogiri critically injures them during the USJ Arc by reflecting the effects of their Quirk back at them through his power, forcing the students to split their attention between protecting Thirteen and fighting off the villains. Cosmic Motifs: Thirteen is nicknamed the "Space Hero". Their costume resembles a space suit, they are named for the Apollo 13 mission, and their Quirk (named "Black Hole") gives them "black hole fingers" that can disintegrate matter at the atomic level. Uraraka, who has a gravity-based Quirk, looks up to them and partially patterns her hero identity on space as well. Dark Is Not Evil: A heroic teacher who has the ability to make black holes. Good Is Not Soft: Thirteen unhesitatingly uses their Quirk against Kurogiri when he threatens the students, despite the very real possibility that it could've killed the villain had they gone all-out. Hoist by His Own Petard: Kurogiri used his warp gates to loop Thirteen into one of their own black holes, badly rending them apart. Thirteen survived, but they were laid up in the hospital for quite some time. Meaningful Name: Their name means "Black Hole" and "Middle Space", both referring to them being a space hero and their Quirk. Their hero name, Thirteen, is a reference to the Apollo 13 mission, which famously went horribly wrong and turned into a disaster that the astronauts barely managed to limp home from. Power of the Void: Uses their black holes for clean up during rescue missions, but mentions that they have to keep control over it so that it doesn't kill the people they're trying to rescue. This is because their black holes pretty much disintegrate everything it sucks to a molecular level. Powered Armor: Their spacesuit is designed to keep their black holes under control. For example, their fingers have little caps they can flip up and use the gravity of the black holes they produce inside to vacuum-clean debris and pull things toward them slowly. Unrealistic Black Hole: Their Quirk can essentially be described as black hole fingers. Unskilled, but Strong: Kurogiri pretty much says this; being that Thirteen's Quirk is very dangerous, but is at a disadvantage without experience fighting villains. Ken Ishiyama — Cementoss Voiced by: Kenta Okuma (Japanese), Chris Rager (English) Quirk: Cement "Listen. When it comes to fighting... It's all about making use of your particular strengths. A being who can control any form of cement through his Quirk, "Cement". Also a Modern Literature teacher. Ambiguously Human: There's a reason he's described as a "being". Badass Teacher: He's the Modern Literature teacher. Barrier Warrior: A more blunt example than most, one of the most common uses of his Quirk is to raise barriers from cement. Curb-Stomp Battle: Gives an absolutely one-sided one to Satou and Kirishima during the Final Exams Arc. Dishing Out Dirt: Anything with concrete he can control. Home Field Advantage: Very powerful in urban settings thanks to the abundance of concrete. Irony: Despite being blocky, official material states that he likes round things. Logical Weakness: He doesn't fare well in areas that have no concrete for him to manipulate. Meaningful Name: His name means "stiff, firm", like cement, referencing to his Quirk. Mundane Utility: He uses his cement powers to provide the ring for the Sports Festival. The Knights Who Say "Squee!": He's a hero who's a big fan of All Might. Secret Keeper: In the know about All Might's condition. Wake-Up Call Boss: Minor example. He's the first teacher faced during the final exams, and his sound defeat of Kirishima and Satou demonstrates that even if the teachers are going easy on the students, they're not playing to lose. Nemuri Kayama — Midnight Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese), Elizabeth Maxwell (English) Quirk: Somnambulist 18+ Only Heroine "With so much time left, I thought I'd park myself at the gate... but, well, taking that approach is just no fun at all... Because watching you run and shriek like a baby... makes the sadist in me ache for a chance to play." An S&M-themed pro heroine. She refs the the U.A. Sports Festival and teaches Modern Hero Art History. Her Quirk is "Somnambulist", which allows her to release a sleep-inducing fragrance from her body. Adaptation Dye-Job: Her flesh-colored bodysuit is changed into white for the anime. Ask a Stupid Question...: During the U.A. Sports Festival Arc, she judges the fight between Todoroki and Sero in which the former quickly ends it by freezing half the arena and Sero along with it. Despite being halfway frozen herself, she asks Sero: Midnight: Be honest, Sero, can you move? Sero: (halfway encased in ice) A-Are you kidding? Badass Teacher: She teaches Modern Hero Art History, which entails aesthetic features of hero work, and can easily incapacitate enemies with her Quirk. Berserk Button: Being interrupted while she's talking. Making fun of her age. Bond Villain Stupidity: Had she stayed at the escape gate, she could've run down the clock, which would have caused Sero and Mineta to fail their final exam. However, her sadistic nature led to her pursuing Mineta, only to get pinned down by his Quirk far away from the gate. To her credit though, she was taking it somewhat easy on them, making it justified why she wouldn't be so willing to knock Mineta out. Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Aside her dominatrix and Double Entendre tendencies, she genuinely wants to help students and encourages their efforts in becoming heroes. She believes she can stop teenagers from turning into criminals by being a teacher and sometimes supervises their Quirk training. Chained by Fashion: Has two handcuffs on her wrists as part of her S&M motif. Christmas Cake: In an omake, Mount Lady accuses her of being this by making a catty comment about her age.note She's 31. Cool Teacher: Midnight tends to be very supportive of the students, as demonstrated with Class 1-A's naming assignments. She praises almost all the hero names, the exceptions being Ashido and Bakugo's. Does This Remind You of Anything?: To go with her S&M theme, her Quirk being Knockout Gas is reminiscent of Chloroform . Domino Mask: She wears a red one as part of her hero costume. Double Entendre: A good chunk of what comes out of her mouth is this. Sometimes she even does it subconsciously, like her explanation about wanting to be a teacher to help students work through their teenage angst in Vigilantes: Midnight: Fufu... isn't it just wonderful? The blood, sweat and tears of youth? And various other... bodily fluids. Aizawa: Bodily fluids? Midnight: (while making a very suggestive squeezing hand gesture) Do I have to spell it out for you? There's plenty of kids out there who get stricken by puberty and go on to become villains and criminals because they weren't able to "let it all out"! And that's where I come in! I'll squeeze them all dry! Dressed Like a Dominatrix: Despite being a heroine, she wears a black breastless leotard over a white bodysuit to contain her natural sleeping gas powers, along with thigh-high stockings and black knee boots. She also uses a whip as a weapon. It's later revealed that her original hero costume was even worse, being effectively a braless corset leotard with a weapon harness that just happened to cover around a fifth of her breasts. This directly lead to the "Regulations for Exposed Skin in Costumes" bill, outlawing such outfits. Duel Boss: The final exams are supposed to be two students against one teacher. However, Midnight knocks out Sero in three seconds flat, forcing Mineta to face her by himself. Fangirl: Of her students, since they represent the pinnacle of youth. She gets excited watching them fight. Hidden Depths: Vigilantes reveals that she wanted to become a teacher to help the youth, since she believes many criminals and villains are born of teenagers who were too repressed to properly express themselves when they were young. It's also implied that she likes to act as a counselor for the students. In an omake, she goes into a detailed and logical explanation for the skimpy clothing, in that due to the nature of some Quirks, clothing hinders them and the sexiness for some became a necessity. Unfortunately, Mount Lady provokes her before she can finish. Hot-Blooded: She loves the passionate youth, readily agreeing to bend the rules of the U.A. Sports Festival when things are done out of passion, such as letting Ojiro and Shoda drop out of the combat portion when they feel their pride won't let them compete without properly earning the spots or letting Iida use Mei's inventions. Additionally, she fangirls over the manly Defeat Means Friendship that happened during Kirishima and Tetsutetsu's fight and gets pumped up whenever it seems that a fight is about to reach its peak. Hot for Student: A few jokes are made about her interest in youth being actually an interest in her students. Hot Teacher: The 18+ Heroine has earned her name and reputation as a sexy heroine and is a teacher at U.A. In Vigilantes, she more of the traditional pedagogical hottie, as she dresses in secretarial clothes. Knockout Gas: Her Quirk. It releases this from her skin, which is why so much of it is covered. Male Gaze: Due to her revealing hero costume and general bearing, she's the subject of much male attention when she walks around. Marshmallow Hell: In Vigilantes, this is she nullifies villains affected by her Quirk with a hug to her chest. Meaningful Name: Her real name contains the kanji for "fragrance" and "sleep". Her hero name actually has two different meanings, referring to midnight as in bedtime, and midnight as in her after dark nature as a hero catering to a more adult crowd. Ms. Fanservice: Just look at her hero costume. Even All Might is careful not to look at her when she is standing close to him. Subverted in a Smash!! comic where she is supposed to be the teacher for a pool exercise for Class 1-A. Mineta and Kaminari believe they'll get to see her in some nice bikini, but she is wearing layers of unflattering clothes and hat to protect her skin from sun damage. Nude-Colored Clothes: She wears tights all over her body as a form of censorship, which is more obvious in the anime, where they are white instead of skin color. Rapunzel Hair: She has waist-length hair. Required Secondary Powers: She's immune to her own sleep-inducing mist. Sadist: Watching someone runs away in terror gets her heart throbbing. Sadist Teacher: Zigzagged. While she does have sadistic tendencies, she genuinely wants to help students and guide them towards their goals. Shameless Fanservice Girl: She publicly advertises herself as "R-rated": Has no problem wearing BDSM gear during televised events or in class. In fact, her first hero costume was so revealing that a law was passed in response, requiring hero costumes to cover a certain amount of skin. In Chapter 43 of Vigilantes, she wears a corset that shows off her ample cleavage, panties and dark leggings. Thankfully, her Quirk knocks out all the guys. Statuesque Stunner: Even without the heels, she's still 175 cm tall. Stripperific: Her hero costume invokes this. In order to use her Quirk, she has to have her skin exposed. This means that exposing as much skin as possible is necessary for her to be effective. Her original hero costume from when she was first starting out was an actual example, so much so that it provoked actual legislation concerning skimpy hero costumes. Superhero Sobriquets: "18+ Only Heroine". Weak, but Skilled: While her power is a 2/5 as stated by the Character Book, she more than makes up for it with an outstanding 5/5 in Technique. Her Quirk is not good for attacking, but it is strategically invaluable and has shown no apparent weaknesses yet. Whip It Good: As expected of a S&M-themed heroine. Voiced by: Tōru Nara (Japanese), David Wald (English) Quirk: Homing A sharpshooting hero. He possesses the Quirk "Homing", which allows him to control the trajectory of his bullets. Accidental Pervert: Accidentally touches Hagakure's breasts after he's beaten in the end of the final exam. Big Damn Heroes: Announces the presence of the arriving pro heroes to the invading villains of the training grounds by hitting a good number of them with his aiming skills. He even nearly severely wounds Shigaraki before Black Mist warps him out of there. Brought to You by the Letter "S": His hat has a big "S" on it, referring to his name. Cool Mask: Wears a stylish gas mask as part of his costume. The Gunslinger: His Weapon of Choice is a gun, fitting his cowboy theme. Hand Cannon: Wields an oversized, double-cylindered pistol. Homing Projectile: His Quirk, aptly called "Homing", lets him control the trajectories of his bullets to better hit their targets. Improbable Aiming Skills: Justified by his Quirk, Homing, which allows him to alter the trajectory of his bullets, but he is still doing so while they're nothing more than a spec in his field of vision or while they're behind obstacles in such a way that he barely has any sight on his targets at all. Out of Focus: Snipe is often shown as one of the teachers part of Nezu's inner circle and discussing the school's plot-important decisions alongside Midnight, Present Mic, Aizawa, All Might, and Vlad King. In comparison to them, he receives the least amount of attention and very rarely interacts with the students. Superhero Packing Heat: As expected of a hero sharpshooter. Talking Is a Free Action: Averts this when he shoots Shigaraki mid-monologue. If Kurogiri hadn't been there to bail him out, Shigaraki would have been left helpless and captured. Too Many Belts: Wears at least three or four of them under his poncho. However, each one serves a purpose, securing his holsters and body armor in place. Transplant: He originally came from the My Hero one-shot. Weak, but Skilled: According to the statbook, he's average in everything but technique which is ranked S. Ectoplasm Voiced by: Masakazu Nishida (Japanese), Mike McFarland (English) Quirk: Clones "Less than ten minutes remaining... can you keep this up? I'm looking for... heroes who rise up and break through in the face of adversity." A hero with a ghostly theme and U.A.'s Mathematics teacher. His Quirk, "Clones", allows him to create copies of himself out of ectoplasm coming out of his mouth. Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: He can create a huge copy of himself. Badass Longcoat: He wears a heavy trenchcoat in costume and lets the collar stick up like the mantle of a cape. This is not to be confused with a Coat Cape where someone drapes their coat on their shoulders, because Ectoplasm wears his over his entire body. Badass Teacher: Evidently, he's a math teacher. Dark Is Not Evil: Very creepy-looking, but he's a hero and a teacher. Doppelgänger Attack: How he uses the copies he makes — multiple copies can attack the enemy at once, but they only take a hit or two to take down. Extremity Extremist: Exclusively uses his legs during combat, leaving his arms tucked underneath his trenchcoat. Handicapped Badass: He lost his leg in a past battle against a villain, and now uses two prostheses: a normal one for everyday civilian life and a lightweight one for heroism. Hidden Depths: He apparently really likes karaoke. Mystical High Collar: The lapels of his coat are very flared and upturned, and his powers stem from what is deemed ectoplasm, which is usually seen as the supernatural slime of ghosts. Nightmare Face: He looks scary even without his mask. That Slasher Smile isn't part of his hero costume, it's just what his mouth looks like normally. Self-Duplication: His Quirk. He's limited to creating around 30 clones of himself at once, but he can move and dissolve these clones at will. He can also create a big copy, but at the expense of not being able to create more clones while the big one is active. Stealth Pun: Ectoplasm teaches math. He's the multiplying teacher. Soul Power: Can manipulate ectoplasm to form clones of himself. Training Dummy: His clones make great punching bags for students trying to get a better handle on their Quirks. Higari Maijima — Power Loader Voiced by: Yō Kitazawa (Japanese), David Wilson-Brown (English) Quirk: Iron Claws Excavation Hero "If you keep making a mess of things, I'm going to ban you from here." A Hero Support teacher and pro hero who wears an animalistic suit of mechanized gear. Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: He attempts to play this to the ever energetic Mei. However, she spends a good amount of time not paying attention to him or even outright ignoring his warnings. The Faceless: Only ever seen with his mechanical headgear on. Gadgeteer Genius: He is the resident tech teacher, able to help in designing and upgrading hero costumes and gear. He is also Hatsume's teacher. Older Than They Look: Does he look 41 to you? Powered Armor: He wears a suit of armor. Shout-Out: To the Power Loader, the powerful yellow exosuit from Alien. Slasher Smile: It seems to be his default expression. Tunnel King: His fingers are tipped with claws that allow him to dig through the ground. Iida and Ojiro's final exam is set in a large field, which Power Loader is continuously destabilizing by digging. Walking Shirtless Scene: He doesn't wear anything covering his torso. Other U.A. Staff Nezu — Principal Principal Nezu Voiced by: Yasuhiro Takato (Japanese), Jerry Jewell (English) Quirk: High Spec "...What we need now is a revival. At least for the students...we need to present them with prospects of a brighter future." The principal of U.A. High School. His appearance resembles some sort of furry animal. His character sheet reveals that his real name is Nezu, a play on the word for "rat" in Japanese, and that he's an extremely rare case of a Quirk appearing in an animal. His Quirk is "High Spec", which grants him Super Intelligence. Amplified Animal Aptitude: He's an animal who got Super Intelligence because of his Quirk. Animal Superheroes: Naturally. Being a hero is one of the requirements for one to become a teacher at U.A. Big Good: A formal example due to his position as principal of U.A. Being Tortured Makes You Evil: Downplayed. While he chose to use his intelligence for heroic purposes despite the experiments that were performed on him, that doesn't mean that he won't enjoy the occasional opportunity to make humans squirm. Cartoon Creature: Lampshaded in his very introduction. He is supposedly a mouse, but that wouldn't explain his size. Character Filibuster: Nezu tends to ramble incessantly whenever he addresses the student body and faculty. All Might lampshades it best: All Might: With the principal, if I let him go on it'll never end... Curb-Stomp Battle: He's one of two teachers who wins their final exam fight, absolutely shredding Ashido and Kaminari, boxing them in by strategically knocking down their surroundings with a wrecking ball. Even when he purposefully leaves them a way out, they can't find it and lose. Disaster Dominoes: Invoked. With his vast intelligence, Nezu can perfectly calculate where to strike with his wrecking ball during the final exam to create the exact chain of destruction he needs to rout his targets. Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Actually has a real name, but is frequently referred to as the school's principal. Evil Laugh: When showing his "darker" side. Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal: He's some kind of animal, but wears clothes just like humans. Intellectual Animal: Thanks to his Quirk, he's actually smarter than any human. Large and in Charge: Inverted. He is the smallest teacher in U.A. and its principal. Meaningful Name: "Nezu" is a pun on the Japanese word for "rat", "nezumi". That said, whether it's really a Meaningful Name or a Non-Indicative Name depends on whether Nezu is a rodent or some other animal. At any rate, it reflects his past as a lab rat, be it literal or figurative. Petting Zoo People: Actually an animal who was morphed to have a anthropomorphic body by his Quirk. Putting the "Pal" in Principal: Nezu is an affable creature who genuinely prioritizes the students' growth and well-being. He does have a "darker side" that is played for laughs, though. Readings Are Off the Scale: Not quite as much as All Might, but his Intelligence at least breaks the official rating scale at 6/5. Appropriate, since Super Intelligence is his power. Reasonable Authority Figure: So far, he appears to be a nice, smart and trustworthy person, enough to be one of the few people that knows about the true nature of All Might's One For All. Rodents of Unusual Size: Part of the reason he gives off Viewer Species Confusion In-Universe is that he is too big to be a mouse. Rugged Scar: Has one on his right eye. It's almost undeniable that he got it from the many abuses inflicted on him through experimentation. Secret Keeper: He's one of the handful people who know about One for All, along with Recovery Girl, Midoriya, Gran Torino, Sir Nighteye, and Tsukauchi. Shoulder Teammate: He is occasionally seen sitting on his colleagues' shoulders. Smart People Wear Glasses: Nezu doesn't wear glasses but his Quirk's name, High Spec, evokes this. Spell My Name with an "S": His name is often spelled as "Nedzu" by fans. The Strategist: As Kaminari and Ashido learn, Nezu is always many steps ahead of his opponents and it takes a lot of brainpower to outwit him, something they sadly lack going into their final exam. Nezu schools them harder than any other teacher, proving why he's the principal of U.A. Super Intelligence: His Quirk, and its not that he is an animal with human level intelligence, his Quirk has made him the smartest person on the planet. They Would Cut You Up: As an animal with a Quirk, he was experimented on when he was first discovered. Viewer Species Confusion: invoked His species is indeterminate. As he himself says, he might be a mouse or a dog or a bear. This is lampshaded to the point that he's the trope image. However, it has been lightly implied that he is a mouse later in the plot. World's Smartest Man: Nezu, whose Quirk, High Spec, does not merely give him Super Intelligence, but makes him smarter than any human on Earth, to the point that he's easily able to calculate the precise angles and velocities required to perform Disaster Dominoes with a wrecking ball. He's also in charge of the most esteemed hero school in Japan and his official ratings give him a 6/5 in intelligence. Chiyo Shuuzenji — Recovery Girl Voiced by: Etsuko Kozakura (Japanese), Juli Erickson (Season 1), Luci Christian (Season 2) (English) Quirk: Heal Youthful Heroine "All right, this poor boy should be sorted now. Are there any more injured to take care of?" The school's resident nurse. Her Quirk, "Heal", speeds up the recovery of injuries of her patients. Fan Disservice: Any one of the kisses she gives to heal wounds qualifies. Both the manga and the anime portray the first instance she does this as revolting enough to warrant an action splash graphic. Good Is Not Soft: While Recovery Girl is a kindhearted person, if someone engages in Self-Harm through abuse of their Quirk, she'll eventually refuse to treat them unless it means they'll die. Healing Hands: Played with, as her power allows her to magnify someone's own regenerative process. Healing Magic Is the Hardest: Her Quirk technically doesn't heal injuries outright, but rather speeds up the patient's natural healing process to repair any damage. As a result, those healed by her are exhausted after receiving the benefits, and her powers can become ineffective after too many repeated uses due to the body using up its energy reserves, as Midoriya finds out the hard way. Intimate Healing: Her Quirk manifests through smooches. Meaningful Name: Her name contains the characters for "discipline", "provide", "healing" and "virtuous". All of which can connect to her personality and Quirk. Her first name, "Chiyo," sounds like chiyu (治癒), meaning "healing", which also explains her Quirk working via a Magic Kiss, or chuu. The "Shuuzen" in her last name is also homophonous with "repair" (修繕). The Medic: She's the school nurse with the power to heal. You have to expect she's this. Miniature Senior Citizens: One of the oldest members of the school and naturally short in stature. Non-Action Guy: Unlike the rest of U.A.'s staff, who are still active heroes when the need arises, Recovery Girl stays in her office and treats the wounded even during times of crisis. Considering she's an elderly woman with a Quirk that has no apparent combat value, it makes sense. Non-Indicative Name: "The Youthful Heroine: Recovery Girl" is a senior citizen, not a young lady as the name suggests. Rule of Symbolism: Befitting a healing-themed heroine, both her hairpin and cane are styled after a syringe. Secret Keeper: She is one of the few people who knows everything about All Might's Quirk. This is because she was one of the people who helped him through his long and troubled recovery after All For One brutally maimed him, and not even her power was enough to completely fix him back up, because some of his organs were outright gone and she can't recreate lost body parts - that's a totally different Quirk entirely. Superhero Sobriquets: "The Youthful Heroine". Team Mom: As the oldest member of the faculty at U.A., she seems to have a tendency of behaving very motherly both towards her patients and towards All Might sometimes, reprimanding his bad behavior in the manner of a mother talking to her child. What the Hell, Hero?: Delivers one to All Might when Midoriya's drive to meet his expectations results in three limbs being so broken that they can't be healed with her Quirk the normal way, requiring surgery. Does it again after the training session in which Midoriya and Bakugo are brutally beaten by All Might's overwhelming strength, saying that Midoriya's lower back was within a hair's breadth of snapping beyond all recovery. Ryo Inui — Hound Dog Voiced by: Eiji Hanawa (Japanese) Quirk: Dog Hound Hero "WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT ME ALL GLOOMY-LOOKING FOR?" The school's Lifestyle Guidance Counselor who sometimes falls victim to his canine nature. Angrish: Starts barking and growling when he's worked up. Since he's introduced immediately after Bakugo and Midoriya's fight, he's so mad that he can barely get more than three actual words out. Animal-Themed Superbeing: He's a dog-themed hero, which is made pretty obvious by his hero name. He also greatly resembles a dog and tends to revert to canine behavior when he's upset. Bunny-Ears Lawyer: He has a tendency to devolve into fits of angry snapping and barking and even physically attacking people in the process, but he is also a very caring guidance counselor who wishes to help students as best he can. Face of a Thug: His face is a permanent furious glower even without the mask, and his eyes are lizard-like slits. Hidden Heart of Gold: Like Gang Orca, he's stern and really intense when he gets worked up, but he's good with kids and cares deeply for U.A.'s students. Meaningful Name: His family name contains the kanji for "dog", and his given name means "hunting", with the kanji used for it also being part for the Japanese word for "hound" (ryoken). The Unintelligible: Not all the time, but when he starts spewing Angrish, it's hard for him to get his point across. He can talk just fine when he's relatively calm, though. Villain Bots Combat testing machines designed to simulate villains during the entrance exam. A.I. Is a Crapshoot: In the Vigilante: My Hero Academia Illegals bonus Chapter 6+ Beta, a rogue Executor rampages in a city and is taken down by All Might. Shout-Out: In the manga, during Present Mic explanation of the entrance exam, the villain robots are represented by a Koopa, a Goomba, a Piranha Plant, and a Thwomp, all enemies from Super Mario Bros. The anime replaces them with silhouettes of the robots. Also, the different types of robots are named after classes of starships from Star Wars: one-pointers are Victory, two-pointers are Venator, three-pointers are Imperial, and zero-pointers are Executor. Camera Robots Conveyor Robots Debut: Chapter 128 (Manga) Quirk: Rewind "It's sweeter than an apple." "I don't really know, but so many people are trying their hardest. So I want to know how it will turn out." A young girl whom Chisaki claimed to be his daughter. She was held by the Hassaikai, as her Quirk was central to their plans, before being rescued by the heroes. As of the Culture Festival Arc, she's been taken into custody by U.A. and is taken care of by the staff. Abusive Parents: Chisaki pretends to be her father just for the sake of corralling her more easily. He makes her think she's a weapon being used to and born to destroy people. He drains her blood to use its properties to make Quirk-nullifying darts. When she runs out of blood to give, he uses his Quirk to break her down and reset her back to normal. Given what's seen of people who have been broken down, it cannot have been a nice experience at all. Mirio is completely horrified when he learns about it. Her mother didn't want anything with Eri after her husband was erased from existence by the girl's Quirk, so she left Eri into the care of her father, the former Boss of the Shie Hassaikai, after telling Eri that she's cursed. Adult Fear: Eri is a prisoner to a stranger impersonating a parent to exact control over them under pain of death to his enemies and even her, with the power to immediately undo it. Back from the Dead: According to Chisaki, she'll be all right if he "destroys" her so long as he "repairs" her immediately — and it's happened before. The prospect of hearing this makes Mirio sick. Blessed with Suck: Eri can rewind living beings to a previous state. A bout of Power Incontinence led to her accidentally erasing her father from existence. Her Quirk then led Chisaki to take an interest in her as a source of Quirk-erasing drug, which he extracted from her body in an excruciatingly painful process. Broken Bird: Eri has been abused so much in the hands of the Hassaikai and Overhaul that she has actually resigned herself to bear the suffering out of sheer hopelessness. When she's going to be harmed because Overhaul will fix any damage done to her and is throwing her under the bus, Eri grits her teeth and waits for the inevitable. She is in a near catatonic state when she finally meets Midoriya out of fear and pain, and by the time Midoriya and Mirio meet her in the hospital after the raid, the overall trauma has caused her to forget how to smile. Broken Tears: In the middle of being rescued, Eri starts to break down in tears when she sees that the rescue operation is only managing to get heroes brutalized left and right, and they get worse when Chisaki gives a Breaking Speech saying that it was selfish of them to try and rescue her because Eri is unwanted and trying to save her will just result in more pain for her and everyone involved. Combination Attack: Eri continually heals Midoriya's wounds to bypass One For All's drawback to pull out one-hundred percent of its power against Chisaki in the final battle of the internship arc, while Midoriya continuously destroys his own body to keep her from accidentally erasing him. Damsel in Distress: She's a young defenseless girl in the Hassaikai's custody who are using her cells as the basis for a drug-dealing operation. Saving her and taking down the Hassaikai are the objectives of the Internship Arc. Devolution Device: Humans with Quirks are considered the next stage of evolution. Eri's Quirk is a Semantic Superpower revolving around the term "rewind", which Chisaki exploits to create bullets that De-Power those with Quirks, turning them into normal humans. He also suggests that she can turn a human into an apelike creature with some effort. The Dog Bites Back: As Chisaki is about to escape with her during his fight with Midoriya, Eri, reminded of the heroic sacrifices of those who came to save her, uses her Quirk to undo Chisaki's One-Winged Angel and free herself. Eri eventually teams up with Midoriya and uses her Quirk to erase the drawbacks of fighting at One For All at 100% allowing the two of them to defeat Chisaki once and for all. Foreshadowing: Eri's Quirk shows that Quirks aren't always physical abilities, and rarely, can be metaphysical forces that warp reality in strange and impossible ways. Soon after, the revelation hits that One For All isn't a purely physical ability either. Heal the Cutie: She's introduced as a quiet, traumatized little girl after accidentally killing her father and being tortured by Chisaki to make anti-Quirk bullets. Midoriya and Mirio make it their personal mission to make her smile again, and using friendship, treats, and The Power of Rock finally help her to become the Cheerful Child she was meant to be. Healing Hands: Since her powers let her rewind living things to a previous state, she can essentially make injuries never happen in the first place with a touch. Of course, if she holds on too long... Heroic Albino: She has long white hair and red eyes, as shown on the cover of Chapter 153. Heroic Sacrifice: A non-deadly one, but Eri decided to go away with Chisaki instead of being saved by Mirio and Midoriya because she could tell the two would most likely die in a fight between them. Hope Spot: She finally manages to escape wherever she was being held captive and finds heroes willing to rescue her... but has to go back for the sake of those heroes' lives. Horned Humanoid: Sports a small horn on one side of her head. When her Quirk activates, sparks can be shown coming off of it. Chapter 167 reveals that the horn is where her Quirk originated from, and also that it has shrunken. Only One Name: She is the only named character to have no surname. Parental Abandonment: Her mother left her into the Shie Hassaikai's custody when she accidentally erased her father from existence when she awakened her Quirk. She's been in Chisaki's captivity so long she doesn't even know what heroes are. Patricide: She accidentally erased her father from existence when she awakened her Quirk. Power Incontinence: Eri is evidently unable to control her own Quirk. Her Traumatic Superpower Awakening erased her father from existence, and Chisaki's dialogue indicates she hasn't yet improved in this regard. Midoriya compares her use of her Quirk as slamming her foot on the gas pedal and unable to get off it. By the time Midoriya finally defeats Overhaul, her Quirk's gone so far out of control it's only due to Aizawa that Midoriya isn't Ret Gone either. Power Nullifier: She is being used to create anti Quirk bullets. Unlike Aizawa, the bullets attack the Quirk itself instead of just halting the use of one. At least at first. Chapter 156 reveals that it's not exactly a power nullifying Quirk, but a Quirk that can restore a person to a previous state, like rewinding a biological clock. Powered by a Forsaken Child: The Shie Hassaikai are producing Power Nullifier bullets that disable the Quirk factor through the use of Eri, a little girl who has a Quirk that allows her to rewind things back to a previous state. They do this by harvesting her blood and tissues as a prime matter for the bullets until she's dead. Then their leader, Overhaul, who has the power to deconstruct and reconstruct anything he touches, brings her back to life to repeat the process. Midoriya and Mirio are absolutely disgusted in themselves that they weren't able to immediately save her when they encountered her beforehand after they found out. Even the former Boss of the Shie Hassaikai was appalled by the lengths Overhaul was going to in order to gain power. Protectorate: She's this for Mirio and Midoriya from the moment they get her away from Overhaul. Aizawa is later appointed to oversee her since he can stop her with his Quirk in case her Quirk goes haywire. She is now under the custody of U.A. Red Eyes, Take Warning: Played with. On the one hand, her Quirk is very dangerous when used improperly. On the other hand, when used properly, it can be very beneficial, and Eri herself is a sweet and adorable girl. Ret Gone: One of the applications of her Quirk, which lets her "rewind" living things to a previous state, including to the state in which they never existed. She accidentally did this to her father when her Quirk first awakened, and the bullets that Hassaikai are producing work by rewinding the people they shoot to a state from before humanity first developed Quirks. Semantic Superpower: Her unnamed Quirk is described as being able to "rewind" things to a previous state. So far, she's removed Quirks, undo fusions, heal injuries, and erase people from existence. Because such a power can easily become a Story-Breaker Power, she's hospitalized and feverish at the end of her spotlight arc, which also implies that her power is limited. She Cleans Up Nicely: After being rescued from Chisaki and taken in by the authorities to be healed. She's finally able to lose the rags she was wearing previously and given proper clothing. Looking quite cute in the process. Story-Breaker Power: Her power would take all the tension out of the story if she could control it. For example, she could rewind All Might back to his powered-up form, undo all of Midoriya's injuries, give back Mirio's Quirk, etc. For this reason, the end of the Internship Arc sees her feverish and unconscious in a hospital, incapable of using her powers. After she recovers, her Quirk becomes much weaker and somewhat unstable due to the massive amount of harmful Quirk enhancing drugs Chisaki used on her. Superpowerful Genetics: One of the rare Type 2s of this series. Her Quirk is completely unlike any that belongs to her family tree due to a rare genetic mutation that changed it. Traumatic Superpower Awakening: She discovered her Quirk when she accidentally rewound her father out of existence with it. This caused her distraught mother to disown her, leaving her into the care of her grandfather and adoptive uncle. Troubled Child: After being horribly abused by her adoptive uncle, Chisaki, she is so broken that she is unable to smile. Midoriya and Mirio greatly regret not saving her when they had the chance. Unskilled, but Strong: Justified. Eri's rewinding Quirk verges on being a Story-Breaker Power, but because it only affects living beings and suffers from massive Power Incontinence, it can't be properly trained without having to risk a life in the process as Aizawa notes. When She Smiles: After spending nearly her entire page time since her introduction unhappy due to her abuse, she finally breaks out into a huge, happy, uninhibited grin while watching Class 1-A's performance at the U.A. Cultural Festival. The sight of it clearly delights Mirio. Wrong Context Magic: Eri has a Quirk that absolutely cannot be a physical ability since it explicitly warps living creatures to whatever is vaguely defined as backward. Obviously, it's one of the most dangerous powers in the story because no one understands how it works and can't research it without sacrificing human lives, so U.A. will stop at nothing to keep anyone else from getting their hands on her after taking her away from Chisaki. 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__label__wiki	0.702078	0.702078	http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/UruseiYatsura Characters / Urusei Yatsura Characters of Urusei Yatsura! Ataru Moroboshi Miss! What's your address and phone number? Voiced by: Toshio Furukawa (JP), Steve Rassin (EN, Movies 1, 3-6), Michael Sinterniklaas (EN), Wayne Grayson (EN, Movie 2), Candice Moore (EN, Animax Dub) The main protagonist of the series. A lazy student at Tomobiki High School, Class 2-4, Ataru suffers from an incredible amount of bad luck, having been born on Friday the Thirteenth of April during a major earthquake which also happened to be Butsumetsu, the unluckiest day of the Buddhist calendar. Thanks to this lack of good fortune, his triumph in the game of tag that saved Earth from Oni invasion turned into a defeat for him. His victory statement, intended to confirm his then-girlfriend Shinobu's promise to marry him if he won, was misinterpreted by Lum to be a marriage proposal to her. Much to his chagrin, she accepted. Abhorrent Admirer: To nearly all the supporting female characters and every pretty girl he sees. He literally throws himself at the girls he likes and always gets beaten up as a result. Accidental Marriage: With Lum since the first episode/chapter. Ataru had been promised marriage by Shinobu if he could win the challenge, so upon catching Lum he declared "Now I can get married!". Accidental Proposal: He ended up engaged to Lum because after he defeated her in the game of tag she misinterpreted his statement "Now I can get married (to Shinobu)!" to be a marriage proposal for her. Adorkable: He fits the trope despite being a Jerkass and a pervert. He's basically a scrawny, dorky, perpetually hapless loser who still manages to attract a very beautiful alien like Lum (among others) who loves him despite his many human flaws. Affectionate Nickname: Lum calls him "Darling". Barehanded Blade Block: Ataru is a master of this, usually against Mendou. In fact, he provides the trope image! Beady-Eyed Loser: The unluckiest and most perverted man in the universe. And also the most beady-eyed. Belated Love Epiphany: He has one every time Lum apparently leaves him and he starts missing her badly. He returns to denial once she comes back, though. Big Eater: When he's not chasing girls, his sole other interest is in food. Blessed with Suck: His Accidental Marriage to a beautiful alien princess who genuinely loves him and sees his better qualities and is a Tsundere Clingy Jealous Girl Lethal Chef who will electrocute him every time he chases another girl. Book and Switch: He is shown hiding a girly mag inside one of his books. Book Dumb: Hes often shown to be a slacker and an underachiever with his schoolwork, but can be quite crafty when it comes to his schemes. Born Unlucky: His birthday is even April 13th (Takahashi either got lucky or did her research on this one; the manga began in 1978, and April 13th 1962 when Ataru would have been born was indeed a Friday), and the litany of bad luck omens associated with him appeared before he was even born. Not to mention his Meaningful Name (roughly translated, "hit on the head with a falling star"). Butt-Monkey: Is he ever. This guy never catches a break. He gets better in later chapters where he actually becomes more clever and able to come out on top, especially in his petty rivalries with Mendou or Ten. Though he still gets a lot of punishment when he's being a Casanova Wannabe. Cannot Spit It Out: Ataru can't admit he really loves Lum because, if he did, he'd have to give up his dreams of a harem. Though in the fifth movie when Lum threatens to erase the memory of herself from everyone on Earth, he won't say it because if he said it at that point it would be a Cassandra Truth. Can't Act Perverted Toward a Love Interest: Played with. Lum is the only female in the universe he doesn't harass. Ironically, she is also the only female who'd be happy to get his attention. However, the reason behind this is, at least in the beginning, that he simply doesn't want Lum as a Love Interest at first, he prefers Shinobu, and later he'd prefer any other woman but Lum. It takes some relationship development before he properly fits this trope. Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them: This defines perfectly how he feels about Lum. Ataru constantly chases all girls other than Lum. Yet whenever Lum disappears from his life, he'll instantly drop his perverted maneuvers and go to great lengths to get her back. That doesn't stop him from immediately resuming his lecherous ways the moment she's safely back. Casanova Wannabe: He is always ready to ask a random girl off the street for her address and phone number. This despite having an alien beauty (who has electric powers and is deathly jealous, to boot - just do the math) for a fiancée. His main trait, though, is Cosmic Plaything considering how much he pays for this. Character Development: The manga version of him doesn't suffer from the Reset Button and, by the end, has changed considerably. It becomes obvious later in the series that he cares about Lum, although he is still too proud to admit it and usually only shows this when he's afraid of losing her. He also becomes less of a Idiot Hero in later chapters. In early chapters, he clearly hated Lum enough that he won't mind if Mendo got together with her. A couple chapters later, after he realized she'd actually be his perfect girl if she's human, when the subject came up again, he actually hesitated. Mid-series, he's actually OK with going on dates with her in human form, and started getting jealous when other guys show interest in Lum, actually referring to her as his woman at one point. Late in the series, he starts going on dates with her without any preconditions (granted, the one example shown was botched when he actually managed to pick up a girl as he was going to meet Lum) and was clearly shows great concern for her well-being. By the end of the series, he'll gladly drop everything, including his collection of girls' contact info, to save Lum. Childhood Friends: He's known Shinobu since they were in Kindergarten. In the anime, he's known the Stormtroopers since they were children as well, though their friendship is more vitriolic then most childhood friends. Childhood Friend Romance: With Shinobu during early chapters until she dumps him over his inability to get rid of Lum. Class Representative: Gets elected class president as a Dork Horse Candidate. He's so ineffective that later on, everyone had forgotten it. Commitment Issues: He does love Lum, but he hates the idea of settling down with only one girl. Cosmic Plaything: He was born on the second unluckiest day in the Japanese calendar: The thirteenth of April the fourth month of the year, as well as the day remembering the death of Buddha. His name means "hit by a shooting star", which would take phenomenally bad luck. Crazy Jealous Guy: He won't admit it, even to himself, but he does not like seeing Lum with other guys. Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He can stop Air Jousting Benten and Ryuunosuke in one move using bathing implements, in midair. He can also run 100m in 7 seconds as long as there's a girl involved. Deadpan Snarker: Often tends to make snide remarks at other characters, especially Mendou or Ten. Determinator: Ataru is a rather luckless, perverted version of this trope. Heaven help anyone between him and a beautiful girl, or the girl herself if she tries to use him to get at Lum and then underestimates how far he'll go for a kiss or grope. Nothing will stop him common sense, decency, the law, fate, the gods, beatings, near-electrocutions, explosions, military-grade weaponry, armies, you name it. Even evil spirits are scared of him. He demonstrates a tenacity that makes his "friends" wonder if he's even human. Whenever he's faced with losing Lum there's nothing that will stop him from taking her back, as shown most clearly when she lost her memory and Mendou convinced her she was his fiancee (and Ataru risked dying to save her). Also in the manga finale/fifth movie. Dork Horse Candidate: In Shuutaro Mendou's introductory episode/chapter, Mendou runs for class president on the platform of draconian punishments for misbehavior except not for the girls (this is all it takes to win the vote of every girl in class). Ataru is pressed into running against him by the boys, leading to a tied vote. To resolve that, they duel and Ataru wins, making Mendou the vice president. Dude, Where's My Respect?: He saved the world in the first episode/chapter, and Shinobu had promised to marry him in reward. Not only is he treated as a nuisance even by his parents, but Shinobu went back on her promise.note It didn't help that Lum misinterpreted his victory speech. Everyone Has Standards: In Movie 1, he rejects Elle for being a Harem Seeker who collects handsome young men and keeps them in carbon freeze. But mainly for being much more of a man-eater than he is a womanizer. Then in Inaba's introductory arc, he becomes disgusted with one version of himself in a future where he succeeded to create his harem by chasing Lum away through treating her more poorly then usual without a shred of guilt or remorse, which could have been considered a Moral Event Horizon for Ataru to a point Ataru considered that version of himself a Slimeball who is more selfish then his current self. The Friend Nobody Likes: Apart from Lum, none of the other characters like him that much. The guys are jealous of his relationship with Lum and the girls can't stand his perverted behavior. And Lum's cousin Ten hates him because he is an "idiot". Frying Pan of Doom: His weapon of choice against Jariten. Harem Seeker: His stated goal in life. Ultimately Subverted, as he'll gladly give it up if Lum isn't in it. He proved this twice first in the second movie, when he agreed to let Mujaki keep Lum dreaming with everyone sealed inside in exchange for being placed in a dream of having a harem only to declare it worthless when he noticed Lum wasn't there, and destroying Mujaki's machination when he refused to put Lum in it (to not soil her purity) and then tried to seal him in multiple dreams where he wasn't with Lum; and then again in the "Inaba the Dream-Maker" story, where he managed to hack fate to give himself his ideal future where he had his harem, only to personally destroy it when he learned Lum leaves him in that future. Hidden Heart of Gold: He's often mean to Lum, but deep down he cares for her. Hormone-Addled Teenager: Played straight to an insanely ridiculous extent. Most teenagers in the series are like this, but none are as shameless as Ataru. Idiot Hero: A very obvious example of the typical lazy idiotic Japanese protagonist. Interspecies Romance: With Lum. Iron Butt-Monkey: It's even lampshaded in one book, where he gets a broken arm, and everyone is in disbelief. Jerkass Has a Point: He may be a Jerkass, but he has every right to be annoyed by Lum. She's the one who assumed Ataru wanted to marry her (when all he said was "Now I can get married", referring to Shinobu), and basically intruded on every aspect of his life since then, acting like a possessive Clingy Jealous Girl. Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Ataru is lecherous, lazy, selfish, and stubborn, but he has deeply buried noble qualities that most people, including himself, can't see. Kavorka Man: He's considered by most girls to be the most undesirable boy in Tomobiki unattractive, lecherous, obnoxious, selfish, and a Jerkass to boot but Lum is a beautiful alien princess who loves him absolutely and would do anything for him, and before that he had managed to snag Shinobu considered well-above-average in looks as his girlfriend. In the first movie, another beautiful Alien princess is in love with him. And there's also a ghost girl (Nozomi) and Tsuyuko (a girl cursed by a rain god), who seem to genuinely fall for Ataru during the series. Neither stick around long enough to find out what a sleazy lecher he is though as they both get Put on a Bus. Loser Protagonist: Mainly because of his lechery and other human faults. He was born on the most unlucky day of the year in Japan. His own parents often have no shame in saying how much they wish he wasn't born. He's unpopular with most of the boys and almost all the girls at his high school. Even when the beautiful female alien, Lum, comes into his life, he's still unlucky because of all the baggage she brings with her. Lovable Sex Maniac: In the 10th anniversary movie Always My Darling, Princess Lupika's computer pinpoints him as the most lecherous man in the universe. Love You and Everybody: Of course he loves Lum and Shinobu, and Sakura, and Ran, and Ryunnosuke, and Benten, and Oyuki, and Ryoko Meaningful Name: Ataru means "to get hit" and Moroboshi means "falling star". A metaphor for his cosmically miserable luck. Several opening and ending themes show a star smacking him in the head at the end. Noble Male, Roguish Male: The roguish to Mendou's noble. However, it's subverted to an extent since deep down Mendou is just as roguish as Ataru. No Guy Wants to Be Chased: He rejects Lum because of her aggressive pursuit of him and her Clingy Jealous Girl personality. No Sense of Personal Space: He does it on purpose when he's flirting, and really enjoys it, even though he will always receive a violent punishment for it a second later. Offscreen Teleportation: In the later half of the manga he can basically appear out of nowhere to hit on a girl and/or troll Mendou. Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Mendou's blue. Significant Birth Date: He was born on April 13th, the second-unluckiest day of the year in the Japanese calendar, and in the year he was born was also the anniversary of the Buddha's death. Smarter Than You Look: Hes frequently referred to as stupid and is considered the village idiot by nearly everyone (including his own parents and sometimes Lum herself). But despite his usual foolish behavior, he can be quite cunning and resourceful. He has managed to outwit nearly everyone else in the cast at least once. The Trickster: Eventually evolves into this. Lampooning authority and making basically everybody around him look as foolish as he does. Unlucky Everydude: He falls behind in the "Everydude" part, though, seeing as how he's a Determinator and Lovable Sex Maniac of such intense perversion he's outright stated to be the most concentrated source of lust in the known universe. He comes off as average because everyone else he hangs out with is even more bizarre... Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist: While he has his redeeming qualities (sometimes), Ataru is a Jerkass and deserves about 80% of what happens to him. However, the rest of the cast isn't much better than him. Vitriolic Best Buds: With Mendou. Weirdness Magnet: The name of the series itself can be translated as "Those Annoying Aliens", suggesting that the galaxy and series' version of Earth is teeming with sentient species who are all irritating in their own ways. Ataru is therefore simply unlucky enough to catch the attention of all of them. Will They or Won't They?: With Lum. We never directly find out. Wouldn't Hit a Girl: At least, he wouldnt beat up a girl and, as seen in one of his rare Pet the Dog moments, he would even physically hurt himself rather than hurt Lum. Lum Invader Darling no BAKA!! Voiced by: Fumi Hirano (JP), Shannon Settlemyre (EN, Movies 1,3-6), Martha Ellen Senseney (EN), Roxanne Beck (EN, Movie 2), Larissa Murray ("Lum the Invader Girl" dub), Claudia Thompson (EN, Animax Dub) The female protagonist of the series* (but started out as the antagonist). Lum is a beautiful Oni alien princess who can fly and can generate electricity from her body, up to and including lightning bolts. She falls in love with Ataru after she misinterprets his "marriage proposal" (referring to Shinobu) as one for her. Most of the time she's good-natured, sweet, innocent, and faithful but she's also prone to intense jealousy and has a very hot temper, which never bodes well for her "fiancé". Abhorrent Admirer: Downplayed, Subverted and sometimes Averted in her relationship with Ataru. Lum is a beautiful and charming alien princess who is totally head over heels in love with and devoted to Ataru and wants to be married to him for the rest of their lives.and she also is extremely jealous, possesses an explosive temper and even more explosive lighting powers which she is not afraid to use on her "husband" whenever he tries hitting on other woman or just upsets her. Meanwhile, Ataru tries to stay as far away from her as he can help it and flees at the mere mention of marriage and commitment from her. It's an interesting case, as Ataru is sincerely attracted to Lum and even flirted with her when they first met, but her obsessive desire to marry him and her demands to be the only girl in his life, as well as intruding on all aspects of it is what keeping him from returning her affections. He does develop true feelings for her over time, but is still reluctant to settle down with her, much to her immense frustration. Adaptation Dye-Job: see 'Kaleidoscope Hair' Arranged Marriage: With Rupa. Bare Your Midriff: Obviously. Her Iconic Outfit is a tiger-print bikini. Betty and Veronica: The Veronica to Shinobu's Betty during early chapters. Beware the Nice Ones: She's quite sweet-natured, but that doesn't stop her from (non-fatally) electrocuting Ataru whenever he does anything perverted which is nearly all the time. Big Sister Instinct: Lum is very protective of Ten, especially when Ataru picks on him, but she also scolds him sometimes when hes being too much of a brat. Birds of a Feather: It's subtly hinted that part of the reason why Lum is attracted to Ataru (the other part being that she can recognize his deeply buried noble qualities) is because they're much the same; Lum is also sneaky, mischievous, bad-tempered, and uninhibited. Also, in a way, she can be a bit of a lecher herself (though not at his level) and her ways of pursing him are a more downplay example of how he asks girls out. She is constatly glomping him and invading his personal space, trying to steal kisses from him, make him take her out on dates and hates it when another woman gets his attention...which are things that Ataru has done in the past when he is girl hunting. Breakout Character: She was supposed to be a One-Shot Character, but fans (and Takahashi's editor) loved her so she returned in the third chapter and became a Deuteragonist, love interest, and poster girl for the series. In many foreign adaptations she also becomes the title character and the series is known by some variant of her name.* (e.g.: "Lum", "Lamu" [a more direct transliteration of the kana in her name], "Lum the Invader Girl", etc.) She is often believed to be the main character due to this. To this day she remains one of the most recognizable comic characters ever created. Can't Hold Her Liquor: She actually can. However, thanks to Bizarre Alien Biology, she often gets famously smashed from eating umeboshi (pickled plums). Characterization Marches On: Early chapters of the manga portrayed her as a clear-cut antagonist, if not an outright villain. Needless to say, her characterization wildly changed before the manga was even a single year old, making her the short-tempered yet more likeable character we are familiar with. This very likely has something to do with the fact that Lum wasn't originally meant to be the main heroine, but an obstacle for Ataru's relationship with Shinobu, but Lum's popularity forced Rumiko Takahashi to change the Official Couple. Childhood Friends: With Benten, Oyuki, and Ran. Clingy Jealous Girl: She is very possessive of Ataru and usually zaps him with lightning as a punishment for his "infidelity".note In quotes because Ataru never gets to date, much less have sex with, any girl. Not even Shinobu, the only other being in the universe to have ever been willing to put out for him. Closet Sublet: The Trope Codifier. She lives in Ataru's closet (possibly a pun on the Japanese slang for Pretty Freeloader). She's sometimes shown living in her spaceship at times, however. Cool Big Sis: To Ten, although she's actually a Cool Big Cousin, but she treats him like a little brother. Covert Pervert: She might not be at Ataru's level but it's been hinted at times that she can be a bit of a lecher herself. though it's only towards him. It's implied that she wouldn't mind Ataru's perversions if he only did it towards her and no one else. Early in the series, she did try to get Ataru to sleep with her, only to be denied by him, even waving her bikini top in the air while she laid under the covers of the futon. Another instant was when she and Ataru were fighting, as in a "roughhousing" sort of way, Lum only complained that he should just let her pull out the futon first. Crazy-Prepared: Lum nearly always carries around some kind of weird alien device useful to the situation at hand (but usually it makes the trouble one hundred times worse). Cute Little Fangs: Has them. However, when she gets angry and screams, we see she's got an entire mouth full of them. Cute Monster Girl: Lum looks like a cute teenage girl with green/iridescent hair and little horns, but is explained as being an alien whose race is the inspiration for Japanese ogres. Her being such is actually lifted straight from Japanese mythology, where Oni women are supernaturally beautiful but capable of assuming fearsome visages when angry or jealous. Defeat by Modesty: How Ataru defeated her in the tag game. He stole her bikini top and this made Lum let her guard down long enough for him to catch her horns. Depending on the Writer: Her own view on her "marriage" to Ataru. At times, she insists they are married in every possible way and views him as her husband, yet when given the chance, she will try to drag him down the aisle. Deuteragonist: The female lead character and love interest of The Hero. Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male: Lum uses her electricity to shock Ataru multiple times a day. Dude Magnet: Almost every named male teenager in the series is in love with her, and therefore intensely jealous of Ataru. Ironically the only one who is not interested in her is Ataru himself, or so it seems (deep down he is). Everything's Better with Princesses: It's not mentioned often, but she is an alien princess Forceful Kiss: She has kissed Ataru, whether he wants it or not. Fur Bikini: She wears a tiger-striped bikini (based on the tiger-striped loincloths of mythical oni, which were made out of man's bad karma). It is her Iconic Outfit. Genki Girl: She has a cheerful but feisty personality. The Glomp: To Ataru. Usually accompanied by a painful electric shock. Hair Decorations: Has worn them on a couple of occasions. Early on, Ataru forces Cherry to give him a set of yellow ribbons that, if tied around Lum's horns, make her lose her powers. In an early manga chapter, Lum decides to try visiting Ataru's class looking like a normal human girl. Part of her disguise was to use a liquid that softened her horns so they could be flattened to look like ornaments. The horn-softener appears in the anime when she arranges a secret date with him (long story). Horned Humanoid: Being an Oni, she has two small horns. Human Alien: Lum and her family look almost exactly like humans, only with two small horns and green hair. Well, her dad just barely makes the cut. Instant Fanclub: Lum's Stormtroopers. Interspecies Romance: With Ataru. Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Lum is clingy, possessive, controlling, and can get violent when she's angry. But she's also sweet and loving towards the people she cares about. In later chapters she Took a Level in Kindness and, despite her many flaws, she's a friendly and nice person (nicer than Ataru, at least). Kaleidoscope Hair: In the manga. Changed in the anime to its iconic green because iridescence was next to impossible to animate in 1981 (and is still extremely difficult today). Kiss-Kiss-Slap: She's very affectionate to her 'Darling', but doesn't hesitate to zap him with lightning whenever he hits on another girl, which happens a lot. Lethal Chef: There's nothing technically wrong with her cooking; it's just that she tends to overuse the spices to make it taste like the food on her home planet (and by Oni standards, she's actually a good cook). She comments that Earth-food is completely flavorless and enjoys drinking Tabasco sauce straight out of the bottle. Light Feminine and Dark Feminine: The sexually aggressive Dark Feminine to Shinobu's demure Light Feminine. Limited Wardrobe: Aside from her school uniform and occasional street clothes, the only outfit she owns is her trademark bikini and go-go boots combo. When it gets stolen by Tobimaro and his henchwomen, Lum angrily chases them down while screaming about how that's her only good set of clothes. Love Martyr: Ataru is lecherous, obnoxious, selfish, and a Jerkass to boot, but Lum still loves him and would do anything for him despite how he's often rude to her and would have no problem groping/flirting with other women, even in front of her. Love Revelation Epiphany: She fell in love with Ataru after she misinterpreted something he said to himself as a marriage proposal to her. Magical Girlfriend: A famous parody. Ataru is an Unlucky Everydude whose life gets turned around when the beautiful alien princess Lum falls in love with him. Ataru is also a slovenly, pitifully-desperate pervert who likely deserves all the trouble he goes through, and Lum is a Tsundere/borderline-Yandere who loves him despite his lechery but isn't averse to zapping him with her electrical powers when he strays. She's also somewhat bumbling, usually causing more problems then she solves. Add to this that when she showed up, he already had a girlfriend he liked better. Modesty Shorts: A teacher once gave her a pair of gym shorts to wear under her skirt after noticing that she was flashing her classmates whenever she would fly. Monster Roommate: Zigzagged. Depending on the chapter, she switches from living in Ataru's closet to staying in her spaceship. Mood-Swinger: Lum is a very sweet, innocent, faithful, and good-natured girl, but she can also be jealous and has a very hot temper. Ms. Fanservice: One of most famous. She is a beautiful alien princess who wears a tiger-striped bikini and Ataru steal her bikini top leaving Lum with her naked breast exposed in the first episode is one of most iconic scene in the anime world. No Accounting for Taste: No one can figure out why such a beautiful girl as Lum is in love with a lecherous loser like Ataru. This includes Ataru himself. No Sense of Personal Space: Towards Ataru early in the series, but downplayed after Character Development. Nurse with Good Intentions: As Ran knows from experience, whenever her friends are ill she comes to help but only causes more trouble, up to blowing up their home. Parental Substitute: To her little cousin Ten. In a way Lum is the only consistent mother figure he has ever had in his life. She's his legal guardian and takes care of him almost as if he was her child. Pretty Freeloader: She stays for free at Ataru's house. Required Secondary Powers: Alongside with her ability to generate electricity, she's naturally immune to electric shocks herself. She in fact can absorb electricity from other sources, which can result in her getting supercharged — afterward, she'd shock anybody she'd touch, even involuntarily, until enough is discharged. Of note is that her iconic tiger-striped bikini is impervious too; in one occasion, generating a stronger discharge than usual has vaporized her clothes, but not the bikini she uses as underwear. This certainly explains why she's so attached to it. Secondary Character Title: Not the original title but in some foreign adaptations (with Completely Different Title) the series is named after her, even if she is the Deuteragonist. Second Love: She and Ataru are this to each other. It's played with: Lum openly loves Ataru and flat-out hates her First Love Rei, but Ataru would never admit that he loves Lum and still tries to win his ex-girlfriend back (while hitting on all the other girls he meets). Self-Proclaimed Love Interest: She has considered Ataru her husband ever since she thought he proposed to her. Shock and Awe: Lum (and her mom) can generate electricity, both shocking whoever they touch and launching lightning bolts from their fingers. Lum routinely uses this to punish Ataru for angering her, but she can't entirely control it, resulting in the obvious implication that Ataru's hesitance to get near her is partially due to her tendency to shock him accidentally when she hugs him or tries to sleep in his bed. One chapter shows that she actually will generate electricity as a form of affection. In the chapter, she will fall for whoever holds her heart and act like a smitten teenager around that person. Several people got her heart, but she only electrocuted Ataru, even claiming that to be special exclamation of love. Single-Target Sexuality: While she has an ex-boyfriend (Rei, whom she can't stand), Lum never shows interest in anyone but her "Darling" throughout the series. Spotlight-Stealing Squad: To the point that, when Ataru tries to give up one of his positions (class representative) and everyone assumes he's giving up his spot as the main character, she says it can't be that because SHE is the main character. Stalker with a Crush: Some of her behavior can come like this at times, such as cosntantly following Ataru around, ruining his dates/flirting and even forcing him to let her live with her are some examples. Strong Family Resemblance: To her mother. Town Girls: The Neither to Oyuki's Femme and Benten's Butch. Tsundere: Type B. She's very sweet and affective, but Ataru chasing other girls brings out her hot-tempered and possessive side. The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: The huge, monstrous king of the alien Oni looks nothing like his green-haired bombshell of a daughter, Lum, who definitely takes after her mother. Unwanted Spouse: To Ataru. Verbal Tic: "-datcha" (or "-tcha") at the end of almost every sentence. Victoria's Secret Compartment: She occasionally pulls some Oni-tech gizmo from her bikini top. Well, Excuse Me, Princess!: A Trope Codifier. While Lum actually doesn't really mind Ataru being a pervert, she would like him to do better with his life instead of just being a lecherous loser. She would also much rather Ataru act like that toward her rather than every girl except her. What Does She See in Him?: No one seems to understand why Lum is in love with Ataru, particularly her many admirers. For the record, Ataru has no idea either. Will They or Won't They?: With Ataru. We never really find out. Yandere: She is determined to keep Ataru to herself no matter how much it literally hurts him or others. She also intentionally torpedoed his relationship with Shinobu out of pure jealousy. And there was that one time she nearly started an intergalactic war to keep him from marrying another alien princess. This includes jamming his phone conversations, throwing things at him or beating him up when she is not electrocuting him, blackmailing him with the worlds entire oil supply to force him and into letting her live with him, drugging him with a love potion to keep his eyes on her only and at one point even traveled back in time to train his younger self to be more obedient and faithful to her. You Gotta Have Blue Hair: She has long green hair. Or iridescent in the manga. Shinobu Miyake MEN BE DAMNED!!! Voiced by: Saeko Shimazu (JP), Danielle Sullivan (EN, Movie 1,3-6), Katherine Burten (EN, Movie 2) Ataru's childhood friend and classmate. Until Lum showed up she was also Atarus girlfriend. As encouragement for Ataru during the tag game, she promised him that if he won she would marry him. This did indeed spur him to victory, but it also resulted in his victory cry that led to Lum deciding to stay and claim Ataru instead. Shinobu is a neat, sweet, petite young lady of above-average physical attractiveness. Despite these very feminine characteristics, however, she has an extremely short temper and often displays superhuman strength she's one of the strongest characters in the series, able to easily throw classroom desks or any other large/heavy object/structure on-hand as needed. Betty and Veronica: The Betty to Lum's Veronica. She serves as the down-to-earth childhood friend to Ataru, in contrast to the exotic and sexy alien Lum. However, Shinobu soon stops competing with Lum as she loses interest in Ataru. Beware the Nice Ones: Shinobu usually acts like a cute, fragile teenage girl who still likes to speak her mind. However, when her temper is pushed too far, she gets violently mad, easily able to lift heavy objects and throw them at her target (usually Ataru). Brainy Brunette: She has brown hair and it's mentioned she's a pretty good student. Charles Atlas Superpower: Her super-strength evolved from sight gag to full-fledged superpower. Childhood Friends: Has known Ataru since they were kindergarteners. In the anime, Shinobu has also known the Stormtroopers since she was seven. Childhood Friend Romance: With Ataru during the early part of the series. Clingy Jealous Girl: Early chapters have her constantly fighting with Lum over Ataru, as well as punishing him for always chasing after other girls. Cute Bruiser: She is a cute girl, but also inhumanly strong. Engagement Challenge: She used this to encourage Ataru during the game of tag. It worked, but it led to Ataru's Accidental Marriage with Lum. Fatal Attractor: The only guys who have any interest in her are creeps and weirdos. Fortunately, she meets Inaba near the end of the series. First Love: She and Ataru were this to each other, but they eventually get over it. Girl Next Door: Ataru's pretty-but-down-to-earth childhood friend. Hair-Trigger Temper: She has a tendency to get angry and overreact to the littlest things. Hopeless Suitor: Toward Mendou. He ends up disappointing her because he only has eyes for Lum. I Can Change My Beloved: Early in the story, it was obvious Shinobu really cared about Ataru. Unlike Love Martyr Lum, she actually wanted him to change his obnoxious ways and become a better person* (Lum wouldn't mind Ataru's perversion if he directed it toward her). This obviously never happens and Shinobu gradually loses interest in him. Light Feminine and Dark Feminine: The demure Light Feminine to Lum's sexually aggressive Dark Feminine. Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: She certainly has bad luck with men. Meaningful Name: Shinobu means "to endure" and she truly has endured a lot. Megaton Punch: A specialty of hers, particularly towards Ataru and Soban. Official Couple: With Inaba at the end. Only Sane Woman: When not angry, she is one of the most normal characters, at least compared to the rest of the cast. Out of Focus: Thanks to Lum becoming the Breakout Character and replacing her as the other half of the Alpha-couple, she loses prominence later in the series. In early stories she's a rival to Lum for Ataru's affections but eventually loses interest in him and becomes just The Generic Girl who often hangs out with Ataru and his friends. Single Girl Seeks Most Popular Guy: Her crush on Mendou is this (and she's pretty enough to at least get him to consider her). Averted with her ex, Ataru, who is about the least popular guy in school. Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Ends up with Inaba, who is probably the only truly nice character in the series. Throw the Dog a Bone: After having such terrible luck with men throughout the series, she found a really Nice Guy to be her boyfriend. Tsundere: Type B. Like Lum, she's normally nice and sweet, but she's also short-tempered and violent. Waif-Fu: Juggles desks easily. Yamato Nadeshiko: Considers herself a responsible and ladylike Japanese girl. She's not, thanks to that temper. Shutaro Mendou "Waaaah! It's dark! It's cramped! I'm scared!!!" Voiced by: Akira Kamiya (JP), Robert Rogan (EN, Movie 1,3-6), Wayne Grayson (EN, Movie 2), Brian Hudson (EN, TV), Russell Wait (EN, Animax Dub) Heir to the Mendou Conglomerate with staggering wealth and its own private army. He commutes to school in a gigantic helicopter that is more like a flying mansion. A descendant of a samurai family, Shutaro often carries a katana with him, which at any moment could be flying at the face of Ataru, who has become adept at blocking it with his bare hands. Although very handsome and intelligent, he is truly just as foolish and lecherous as Ataru, just much more sophisticated in his approach. Animal Motifs: The Mendou family crest is an octopus, and Mendou himself keeps several as pets. Furthermore, he is offended if people eat takoyaki in his presence. Arranged Marriage: With Asuka. Bishōnen: The greatest difference from Ataru. Broken Ace: Introduced as The Ace (and his clueless fangirls still see him as such), but it's very obvious he's anything but. He frequently makes a fool of himself, especially when he's being too vain or Holier Than Thou, and Ataru is able to use Mendou's claustrophobia and ego against him. Butt-Monkey: His claustrophobia and fear of the dark put him in embarrassing situations as a Running Gag. Charles Atlas Superpower: He apparently developed it while trying to escape from all the bells Ataru closed him into. The Charmer: In contrast to Ataru, he knows how to approach a woman, thanks to his suave and sophisticated manners. Chick Magnet: He is very popular with all the girls at school except Lum, the only girl he wants. Claustrophobia: Except anytime a hot girl's looking at him his ego is stronger than his fear. Custom Uniform: He wears a different uniform just to show off how rich he is. Foil: To Ataru. Ataru comes across as a moronic, lecherous, selfish jerk but he has more Hidden Depths and Hidden Heart of Gold than expected. By contrast, Mendou seems a handsome, suave, smart gentleman, but as noted above, he's actually just as petty, foolish, and lecherous as Ataru but hides it better. The Friend Nobody Likes: Downplayed. In his class, all the girls (except Lum) love him but all the guys hate him. Out of the people he frequently hangs out with (Ataru, Lum, Shinobu, Ten, Sakura, Megane, etc.), only Shinobu likes him. Gentleman and a Scholar: Downplayed. Mendou is responsible, one of the best students in the class, and acts polite and well-mannered to girls, but he's too much of a stuck-up Spoiled Brat to qualify. Handsome Lech: Mendou is the same as Ataru, except he's rich, handsome, and suave. I Hate Past Me: In one chapter/episode Mendō traveled back in time and very literally scared his younger self — the child Mendō acted like such an obnoxious brat to his future self that he provoked the latter into attacking him with a sword. The young Mendō hid in a jar until the older Mendō returned to his own time, but that experience was what gave him his claustrophobia and fear of the dark ("WAAAN! KURAI YO SEMAI YO KOWAI YO!"). And what's more, the reason he traveled back in time in the first place was to prevent himself from getting that claustrophobia and fear of the dark. Inferiority Superiority Complex: Anytime he finds himself second best at something he feels he should be best at, he tends to collapse - The time Rei turned up and was better looking then him (Mendou's response after coming out of shock "Money is more important than looks!!"), and all the times Ryuunosuke winds up getting a bigger pile of fan mail then him. Instant Fanclub: His army of fangirls. Jerkass Has a Point: The most malicious thing he ever does in-series, taking advantage of Lum's amnesia and claiming she is his fiancée (thus taking advantage of a woman to a degree that not even Ataru would ever do), he does out of disgust towards Ataru's apathy concerning Lum's disappearance. Even then, it takes Lum's Stormtroopers to convince Ataru to get his head in the game. Katanas Are Just Better: Subverted. On said occasions, Mendou draws his katana (in the anime it is called Murasame) and attempts to slice Ataru in two, but he never succeeds. Ladykiller in Love: Maybe for Asuka. His relationship with Lum also has this vibe. Last-Name Basis: Everyone calls him Mendou. (except Lum) Lord Error-Prone: He's incredibly wealthy, carries a sword everywhere he goes, and generally acts the cool sophisticate, an act for which the local girls fawn over him in adoration. Scratch the gloss, however, and he's really no better than Lovable Sex Maniac Ataru Moroboshi himself. In fact, he's debatably worse, given that he's utterly afraid of the dark, claustrophobic, and a Dirty Coward, while Ataru is capable of insane acts of bravery and determination. Meaningful Name: Mendou means "trouble". My Sister Is Off-Limits!: Tends to beat up any guy that shows interest in Ryoko. Ryoko takes advantage of this by pretending to be interested in other guys (usually Ataru or Tobimaro) to arouse her brother's wrath on them. Noble Male, Roguish Male: He acts as the noble to Ataru's roguish. However, deep down Mendou is just as roguish as Ataru. Not So Different: Take away his power and sophisticated manners, and Mendou is the same as Ataru. Perfectly Arranged Marriage: After seeing how she really looks like under her armor, Mendou becomes very motivated to marry his arranged fiancee Asuka. Asuka, on the other hand, comes to accept him after she finds out he's a "big brother" like Tobimaro. Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Ataru's red. The Rival: To Ataru. Royal Brat: Mendou is first introduced to the series proper by hitching a ride to school... in a massive heavy bomber jetplane, out of which he skydives while several jets/helicopters fly in escort. Screw the Rules, I Have Money!: Does this a LOT. In addition to commuting to school via aircraft, he regularly summons his family's private military to the school if something doesn't go his way. Selective Obliviousness: Never realizes that his sister isn't being seduced by other men, and that actually she's pretending to be interested in other men to annoy him as part of her cruel games. Sheltered Aristocrat: He's the pompous and mean-spirited buffoon kind. Spoiled Brat: Shutaro might border on being a Royal Brat, due to the fact his family is insanely wealthy (among other things, they have their own private army and own a considerable chunk of Japan). Took a Level in Jerkass: In a 2-parter story where Lum's UFO crashes on the Mendou estate, causing her to lose her memory. Shutaro takes advantage of this by claiming her as his fiance and then isolating her from outside contact. When Lum's Stormtroopers get ready to launch a rescue mission, Megane even leaves behind his will as he does not expect to survive, and he's right as the Mendou private army is sent out to kill them! Vitriolic Best Buds: With Ataru. Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Due to a time-travel incident intended to actually fix his fears, he has horrible nictophobia and claustrophobia. Tomobiki High School Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura (JP), Jeremy Griffin (Movie 4), Draidyl Roberts (Movie 2) The principal of Tomobiki High School. A soft-spoken, bald, nearsighted middle-aged man, he treats all of the weird goings-on at the school as harmless student shenanigans. Cloud Cuckoolander: The principal has a very slow and proper way of talking and he has a tendency to spew out boring speeches about school spirit that never seem to go anywhere. No Name Given: He is just "The Principal". Odd Friendship: He is accompanied by the ghost cat Kotatsu-neko on almost every occasion. Skewed Priorities: You'd think he should become irate over the constant alien invasions, destruction, parties, chases and such, but it doesn't really faze him at all. But be seen running in the halls and you'll be holding buckets of water. The Stoic: He's a very calm old man who rarely acts in anger and always keeps a straight face. Unfazed Everyman: All of the truly insane things that happen in the school every day don't seem to have any affect on him. Onsen-mark Voiced by: Michihiro Ikemizu (JP), Bradley Evans (EN, Movies 3-6), Sean Barret (EN, BBC dub), T. Roy Barnes (EN, Movie 2). The English teacher of the Class 2-4, "Classroom of Failure". Originally contracted by the Principal of Tomobiki via the "Trump-Card Teachers" Organization. A sad middle-aged man whose only interest is to teach at Tomobiki High, but he fails due to the constant interruptions during class, when the classroom itself is not destroyed by Lum, Ten, or Shinobu. Adapted Out: At one point in the manga, he refers to having a wife and kid at home, they're never mentioned again, and don't exist in the anime where he has a hopeless crush on Sakura. Authority in Name Only: No one respects him, and is often abused or beaten up by Ataru or other students. Big Ol' Eyebrows: Has some of the largest in a series full of 'em. Butt-Monkey: No one at Tomobiki High has any respect for him. His students regularly ignore him, and then hogtie him if he tries to enforce the rules. The Chew Toy: Bad things tend to happen to him. Hopeless Suitor: To Sakura in the anime, unfortunately for him she is already in a relationship with Tsubame. His dream wife in Beautiful Dreamer even resembles her. Hot for Student: In a few episodes, the students think Onsen is attracted to one of his students, though in all Onsen turns out to be innocent. When Ryuunosuke was taking lessons from Onsen to be a proper lady, her father, spread the slanderous rumor that Onsen was forcing her to date him. One night, Shinobu watched a drama where a teacher was abusing his position to harass his student, unfortunately that happened to be the night Onsen was visiting the homes of all his students causing Shinobu to think he was pursuing her, Hilarity Ensues. Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite being a very angry man, Mark really doesn't have his students best interest at heart and is even one of the few adults to inquire about Fujinami's questionable parenting. Not So Above It All: Onsen once admitted that he does enjoy the chaos Lum brings. Only Known by Their Nickname: His real name is never revealed, with everyone (including the principal) calling him Onsen-Mark after his clothes, decorated with a hot spring mark. Maybe it really is his name? Only Six Faces: He bears a resemblance to Lum's father without the fangs and Kakugari. Stern Teacher: Especially to Ataru, since they see each other as archenemies. Villain Decay: Was a rather menacing Sadist Teacher in his debut, while later episodes made him more of a pathetic chewtoy with an underpaid job. Ryuunosuke Fujinami Voiced by: Mayumi Tanaka (JP), Morgan Jarrett (EN) A student in Class 2-4 with Ataru et al. She was born a girl and sees herself as a girl, but her eccentric father raised her as a boy and calls her his "son", leading to her extremely masculine speech (and name). Her greatest desire is to behave appropriately for her gender. Action Girl: Due to daily fights with her father, she is an excellent fighter. Basically a proto-Ranma. Ambiguously Gay: When Ryuunosuke is asked about people she has ever had a crush on before, she can only name girls. She is also seen to treat women very gently and has recently got a crush on Shinobu. However, it's unclear if she's really a lesbian or just admires the femininity of a woman, which she wishes to have. Arranged Marriage: With Nagisa. Berserk Button: She does not like when people mistake her for a boy or treat her like a boy. Bifauxnen: So much that even girls who are aware of her gender swoon. Bokukko: Takes it beyond even this. She uses "ore", a hyper-masculine and rather rude personal pronoun. Her catchphrase is "Ore wa onna da zo!" ("I'm a woman, dammit!"). Lampshaded and made more ridiculous by Ataru and Mendou trying to teach her to talk like a girl and showing themselves really proficient at it. Boyish Short Hair: Almost certainly mandated by her insane sexist father. Calling the Old Man Out: Several times a day. Catchphrase: "I'm a chick, dammit!!!" Contralto of Danger: She has one of the deepest voices of any girl in the series. Custom Uniform: Ryuunosuke wears the standard boy's outfit... at her father's insistence (the latter being in denial about not having a son). Does Not Like Men: She hates being touched by men and repeatedly denied them, and even the idea of being with one disgusts her. It's only when they're being inappropriate though, as she can treat boys who don't jump on her normally. Even the Girls Want Her: Yes, the female population of the school is aware that she's female and forced into Bifauxnen status by her father. They don't care she's still hot. Subverted with Kagura and Ran that mistake her for a boy. Hilariously Abusive Childhood: Her Father raising her as a boy is Played for Laughs mostly. Hot-Blooded: Has a brutish temper and is prone to fighting. Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Once you get past her rough behavior, Ryuunosuke is actually one of the nicest characters in the series. She is genuinely nice to people who want to be her friends and doesn't even know what "cunningness" means. Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Masculine Girl to Nagisa's Feminine Boy. Naïve Newcomer: She tends to be a bit clueless about things, but it's justified due to her warped upbringing. Raised as the Opposite Gender: Ryuunosuke's dad wanted a boy to carry on his family sea-side shop and decided to raise his only daughter as one. Ryuunosuke knows she's really a girl and wants to be more girly, but fails due to her father's meddling. Sarashi: Wears one not only to demonstrate her tough combative nature, but also as a substitute for the bra her father won't let her wear. She Cleans Up Nicely: In an episode where she wears the same dress as seen in My Fair Lady. Suppressed Mammaries: Her father forces her to conceal her bust under a tight chest-wrapping bandage because he doesn't want to accept that Ryuunosuke is a girl. Tomboy Angst: She might be tough and aggressive due to her upbringing, but Ryuunosuke really just wants to be feminine. She wants to wear dresses, put on makeup and date just like normal girls do. It's difficult since her overbearing father keeps foiling her every effort to be like a woman. Tomboyish Name: She has one of the most stereotypically masculine names that can exist in Japanese. To explain: As a rule, -suke is masculine, it's almost like -son (Jacobson, etc) in English. This is due to the fact her father is one of the most extreme examples of 'wanted a boy' in fiction - he forces her to act, talk, dress, and pretend to be a boy when she wants to be feminine which she can't pull off because of her upbringing. Tomboyish Voice: She has a voice so deep it can easily pass as a teenage boy's that hasn't broken yet. Whole Costume Reference: The same dress in My Fair Lady, seen here ◊. Wholesome Crossdresser: She wears the boy's uniform. Oddly enough, she gets to wear the girls' gym uniform despite her father explicitly registering her at Tomobiki as a boy. Wouldn't Hit a Girl: She reveres girls so much that she'd never hit a girl. Kousuke Shirai Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi Ataru's classmate and best friend. Adapted Out: Never appears in the anime outside of cameos. His role was instead split amongst Lum's Stormtroopers, mostly Perm who closely resembles him. Composite Character: In the anime, he was combined with a nameless member of Lum's Stormtroopers to create Perm. The Generic Guy: As generic as Ataru's best friend can be, anyway. Hidden Depths: Discussed in the manga's special chapter, where it's revealed that he's actually quite popular with the girls in school. Satellite Character: Little is shown about shown about his characterization and he mainly appears to give Ataru someone to talk to at school. Those Two Guys: Kosukes often appears with a chubby friend of Ataru who is never given a name. Youthful Freckles: Unlike Perm, he has freckles. The Lum Stormtroopers Megane is voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (JP), Marc Garber (EN), Colin Hackman, Craig Wollman (EN, Movies) Perm is voiced by: Akira Murayama (JP), Adrian Monte (EN), Jonathon Guggenheim Chibi is voiced by: Issei Futamata (JP), Steven Paul (EN) Kakugari is voiced by: Shinji Nomura (JP), Langley McArol (EN) Megane, Perm, Chibi, and Kakugari. Four schoolboys from the same class as Ataru who are in love with Lum and have sworn to protect her from Ataru. They are as follows: Megane: The bespectacled leader of the group, a manic Otaku who worships Lum and the only one to take the club seriously. The most focused of the group. Perm: A tall and thin teenager with a perm hairdo. More athletic then the other stormtroopers, Perm takes the club most casually of the Stormtroopers. Perm receives the second most focus of the Stormtroopers. Chibi: A short teenager with buck teeth, hence the name Chibi. A rather wimpy boy who collets models. Kakugari: A large, shy teenager with a crewcut, Kakugari being Japanese for crewcut. Kakugari is a close friend of Chibi and likes wrestling. He is the least focused on of the group. Ascended Extra: In the manga, they only show up for the first few chapters then leave once Mendou appears and are never given names. In the anime, however, the four are regulars, especially Megane. Ax-Crazy: Megane in some episodes. Back for the Finale: In the manga, they reappear for the cast spread in the final volume. Bully and Wimp Pairing: Kakugari tends to roughhouse with Chibi, who oddly doesn't seem to mind. Butt-Monkey: Chibi is a short, timid crybaby who is often beaten up by the rest of the Gang. Childhood Friends: In the anime, its shown the four were inseparable even ten years ago. They also had a casual friendship with Ataru and Shinobu since they were kids. Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: They vanish from the manga shortly after Mendou shows up. Averted in the anime where they become regulars. Composite Character: Perm is a composite of Kousuke and one of the nameless members of the stormtroopers in the manga. Like the former, he is a semi athletic friend of Ataru and takes Kousuke place in most stories, and like the latter is a curly haired member of the Stormtroopers. Perm even resembles Kousuke more then the curly haired Stormtrooper. Fanboys: Lum's Fan Club, as they are all obsessed with her. Hopeless Suitor: Megane (and, to a lesser extent, the others), to Lum, outside of Megane, all of them realize this. Hot-Blooded: Megane. In on one memorable scene from episode 64, he runs up the wall, breaks through the ceiling, and stands on the roof shouting into a megaphone. Large Ham: Megane is often very loud and hammy. The Leader: Megane is the leader of the Lum Stormtroopers. Megane: Megane, as his name suggests. Only Known by Their Nickname: The names they are known with refers to some physical characteristic of them, and means glasses (Megane), permanent (Perm?), tiny (Chibi) and crew cut (Kakugari). That said, Megane's name, Satoshi, is said twice in the anime, whilst supplementary materials say Perm, Chibi's and Kakugari's real names are Koseke, Akira and Hiroyuki respectively). Otaku: Megane is a caricature of a crazed, obsessed otaku taken to an extreme. The best hits are the battle armor he built for himself and the ability to identify on sight the exact variant of a tank-and operate it. Scary Shiny Glasses: Megane's glasses often shine when he gets an obsession. Spotlight-Stealing Squad: At times, Megane rivals the screen time of Mendo, one of the four main characters. Take That, Audience!: Their obsession with Lum parodies fans of the show. Vitriolic Best Buds: They are Childhood Friends with Ataru, but frequently fight with him. In the first episode, Megan asks Ataru to pay him back if he dies, which is given a callback in a later episode where Ataru asks Megane the same question. With Friends Like These...: While technically Ataru's "friends", their interest in Lum leads them to plot against him often. Despite their antagonism towards Ataru, they often hang out with him. Voiced by: Kazuko Sugiyama (JP) Shannon Settlemyre (EN, Movies 1,3-6), Mindi L. Lyons (EN), Paula Parker (EN, Movie 2), Sarah Hauser (EN, Animax Dub) Lum's infant cousin. He has a single horn on his head and can breathe fire. Achilles' Heel: Ten is scared of his own mother, who is an firefighter and extremely strict towards pyromaniacs (ironically Ten can breath fire). He seems to be hiding this ability from her so he wouldn't get into trouble with her. Adaptational Early Appearance: In the anime adaptation he's introduced in the story in the third episode. In the manga he appears much later. Adorably Precocious Child: Though the "adorable" part is merely an act, he's very smart and precocious for someone still in diapers. Bratty Half-Pint: He loves to act high and mighty, and puts on a façade of innocence ("I'm a good boy" is his Catchphrase), but in reality he mixes a considerable amount of mischievousness with the same lecherous attitudes as Ataru and Mendo. He loves to stir up trouble to keep himself amused, playfully flirts with every girl he sees, and because he's considered an adorable infant, he can usually rely on women to protect him when he gets into more trouble than his ability to fly and breathe fire can handle. And even when they turn against him, Lum always supports him, to the extent she pays it no mind at all when, say, Ten shows up at Ataru's school and starts randomly biting people to soothe his toothache. Breath Weapon: His fire breath. Catchphrase: "I'm a good boy!" The Chew Toy: Like Ataru, misfortune seems to visit Ten with considerable frequency. Deadpan Snarker: Especially snarky towards Ataru. Deliberately Cute Child: Whenever he's around girls or, more noticeably, his mother Ten tends to be much better behaved. Dirty Kid: Despite being a toddler. It's played straight more in the manga than in the anime. Disappeared Dad: Ten's dad was never mentioned. The Fake Cutie: Because of his Deliberately Cute Child act, all the women find him adorable and are protective of him. He just uses his cuteness to get close to girls, but when he's around men he shows his true (and bratty) colors. Friend to All Living Things: While he can be a brat, Ten has a soft spot for animals. Jerkass Has a Point: He may be a brat, but he's kind of right when he says that Lum deserves better than Ataru. Kansai Regional Accent: He occasionally displays features of Kansai-ben. Kid-anova: Flirts with every girl he sees. Howewer Ten is still essentially a child and quite naive; around women he is usually cute and diminutive. Meaningful Name: Jari sort of means "brat". So calling him by his full name Jariten is the same thing as calling him "bratty Ten". Not So Different: To Ataru. With all of the constant fighting between them, the truth is that they have a lot in common. Precocious Crush: He once had a crush on Sakura as well as the woman who ran the flower shop, Kurama and a few others. Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Ten and Ataru utterly despise each other. Their petty rivalry is very much Played for Laughs. Spoiled Brat: He's not really spoiled by any of his caregivers, but he's definitely bratty enough to count. Tagalong Kid: Obviously much younger than the rest of the cast. Wise Beyond His Years: Or, at the very least, more intelligent than most toddlers tend to be. Benten Voiced by: Yuuko Mita (JP), Satu Rautaharju & Natasha Malinsky (EN, Movies). An alien girl of Gods of Luck clan and Lum's childhood friend. Action Girl: She loves to fight. Badass Biker: It hovers and can fly through space! Biker Babe: She is the quintessential of this. Celibate Heroine: It is unknown by even Lum and Oyuki whether or not she has ever had a boyfriend. However, she's seen supporting Ryuunosuke on her father issues and became excessively flustered when teased that Ryuunosuke might be in love with her. Chained by Fashion: She also draps a chain over her shoulder. Chainmail Bikini: Benten wears a red skimpy metal bikini, arm protector, and boots. Childhood Friends: With Lum and Oyuki. They went to elementary school together and Benten is Lum's most loyal friend in the galaxy. Contralto of Danger Fashionable Asymmetry Hot-Blooded: She is very strong willed and her mood is usually either laid back or violent. Human Alien: Easily the most human-looking of the aliens no horns, fangs, pointy ears, or shiny hair. Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Although she can be impulsive, unpredictable, and has a really short fuse, Benten's a really good friend to have. The Lad-ette Meaningful Name: She is named after Shichifukujin Benzaiten (one of the Seven Lucky Gods), the Shinto goddess of knowledge, art, and beauty. Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Oyuki's blue. She also once served as the blue to Ran's red. Small Girl, Big Gun: She can uses her bazooka, machine gun and explosives to cause massive destruction. Stripperific: See Chainmail Bikini. Tomboy and Girly Girl: The tomboy to Oyuki's girly girl. Tomboyish Voice Town Girls: The Butch to Lum's Neither and Oyuki's Femme. Oyuki Voiced by: Noriko Ohara (JP), Jaime Phelps (EN, Movies) Lum's other childhood friend and the Queen of Neptune, which in the series is a frozen, snowy planet populated entirely by women, as most of the men have to go off-planet to find work. Absolute Cleavage: For the casual swimsuit type outfit she wears when not sporting a Kimono. Beware the Nice Ones: And how! Ran has very good reason to be completely traumatized by the first time she saw Oyuki get angry when they were kids. Childhood Friends: With Lum and Benten. They went to elementary school together. Deadpan Snarker: She has a great ironic wit, although it's hard to tell when she's joking. Elemental Hair: Icy blue hair for the ice woman. In the manga, her hair appears to literally be made of ice. Emotionless Girl: She never shows strong emotions and remains the picture of demurity under any circumstance. Hidden Depths: She's quite possibly the most powerful character in the series. The High Queen: The very placid and graceful Queen of Neptune. Human Alien: If not for her hair (and ice powers), one could easily mistake her as human. An Ice Person: Occasionally freezing everything around her in a huge block of ice. Meaningful Name: Oyuki means "honourable snow". Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Benten's red. The Stoic: Oyuki does have emotions like everyone else but her expression never changes much. The Tease: In her intro chapter she laments at how "things were just getting started," in front of Lum after Ataru got chased away from her. Tomboy and Girly Girl: The girly girl to Benten's tomboy. Town Girls: The Femme to Lum's Neither and Benten's Butch. Tranquil Fury: On the rare occasions where Oyuki gets angry, she doesn't appear to be angry on the surface but be prepared for the ice, wind, and snow storm caused by her ice powers. Winter Royal Lady: Quite literally. Woman in White: Her regular outfit is a white kimono. Yamato Nadeshiko: Calm, feminine and graceful, wears a kimono, and is highly cunning and calculative. You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Her hair is icy blue. Yuki-onna: She is a Trope Codifier in modern Japanese depictions of the yo-kai. Due to Oyuki's popularity, many modern depictions of yuki-onna have them with crowns on their head. Voiced by: You Inoue (JP, 1st half), Kazue Komiya (JP, 2nd half + OVA's), Morgan Jarrett (EN), Andrea Kwan (EN, Animax Dub) Lum's "best" childhood friend. She appears to be a sweet and lovely redhead, but in actuality has a violent, evil side. She is a succubus who has the ability to suck the vitality out of a person through kissing them on the lips. As a child, Ran was often hurt or got into trouble because of the antics of the more carefree and irresponsible Lum. Also, she is madly in love with Lum's ex-boyfriend Rei (who still likes Lum, much to both girls' horror). As a result, she hates Lum and often wants to take revenge on her. Beast and Beauty: She loves Rei's beast form just as much as his bishonen form. Becoming the Mask: She desperately tries to do this with her kawaiiko persona, with rather dubious success. Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She appears to be a sweet and lovely redhead, but in actuality has a violent, evil side. Butt-Monkey: The most prone of any of the female cast. As a child, she was always punished for Lum's mistakes and mideeds (even when Lum owned up to them). Plus, Rei chose Lum over her (and then Lum dumped him). And her revenge plots always fail. Catchphrase: "Ran-chan is sooo happy!" Chainmail Bikini: If she's not in a school uniform or a cutesy dress, she'll be wearing a silver bikini. Childhood Friends: With Lum, more or less. Clingy Jealous Girl: She absolutely won't forgive anyone who "steals" Rei away from her. Cloudcuckoolander: She is a bit spacey and unstable, to say the least. Cute and Psycho: She is the poster child for (and likely the inspiration for all other) characters of the type, at least in anime. On the outside, she's a cute redhead who likes frilly clothing, baking, and flirting with Ataru. In reality, she's an embittered childhood rival of Lum who is out for some very violent revenge on the girl for, well, a lot of things that aren't entirely Lum's fault. The Dreaded: Downplayed in that this really just applies to Lum, but as the series progresses, the oni becomes more and more likely to break out into a cold sweat when Ran is around, and especially if Ran's looking for her. Easily Forgiven: Lum may get annoyed but eventually ends up always forgiving Ran despite all her revenge plots and is still hanging out with her later in the series. Enemy Mine: In Movie 1, Elle learns the hard way that you do not steal a girl's boyfriend from her when said girl's rival was planning to use him to torment her. Needless to say, Ran assists Lum in rescuing Ataru from the planned shotgun wedding. The Fake Cutie: Don't let her appearance fool you. She's anything but innocent. Freudian Excuse: She grew up with a very strict, abusive mother. No wonder she's so messed up. Green-Eyed Monster: Towards Lum, whom she feels has "stolen" Rei from her. Hilariously Abusive Childhood: When she was a child she was usually violently punished by her mother which could have traumatized Ran to develop her split personalities. This is Played for Laughs, of course. Hopeless Suitor: For Rei. However, he eventually begins to cling to her, mostly because Ran keeps feeding him. Human Alien: Except for the Cute Little Fangs (and red hair), she appears to be a normal human. Kiss of Death: Ran has the power to suck the youth from someone by kissing them. She tries to use the power on an unsuspecting Ataru, who had just downed a vitality elixir two minutes earlier (so the effects cancelled out), so he just assumed she likes him. She can also reverse the process with another kiss. Meaningful Name: Ran has two meanings, both of which are suited to her warped personality. One meaning can be taken as "orchid", the other as "civil war". Mood-Swinger: The two sides of her personality constantly compete for dominance. Because of that she switches from psycho-bitch to airhead and vice-versa rather suddenly and frequently. The Resenter: Towards Lum. Rose-Haired Sweetie: Her kawaiiko persona fits the sweet and romantic variety, but she's actually the Bitch in Sheep's Clothing variant. Single-Target Sexuality: She's madly in love with Rei and no one else. Small Girl, Big Gun: When she gets ahold of Benten's missile launcher. Supreme Chef: She is a superb cook and is often cooking special dishes for Rei, whom she frequently dates. Third-Person Person: "Ran-chan is sooo happy!" Through His Stomach: Ran and Rei start dating at one point and Ran prepares a lot of food for him each time, though food is probably the reason why Rei dates her. It's even compared to raising a pet in the manga's omake. Token Evil Teammate: Out of Lum's friends, she's the only who has devious and malicious intentions to the point of being often a False Friend to the others, especially Lum. Used to Be a Sweet Kid: In the flashbacks with Lum, she was an innocent, well-behaved little girl who was often punished because of Lum's irresponsible behavior. With Friends Like These...: Her "friendship" with Lum. Yandere: Ran normally acts with a sweet facade before flipping out with her true violent and malevolent personality. This is usually, but not always to keep other girls away from Rei. Especially Lum. This is fine by Lum, who would rather Rei stay away from her, though Ran seems wilfully ignorant of this dynamic. Voiced by: Tessho Genda (JP), Jeremy Griffin (EN) Lum's ex-boyfriend. Rei is a very handsome Oni, to the point that most girls fall for him just by seeing his face. However, he regularly shapeshifts into an ushitora a huge goofy-looking cross between a tiger and a bull. He speaks almost no Japanese because what little intelligence he has is channelled into eating or looking for things to eat. Lum dumped him some time before the start of the series because she tired of his stupidity, but he followed her to Earth to try and get her back. Ran is madly in love with him and plies him with her cooking. Big Eater: He's a non-stop eating machine who is hardly ever seen not stuffing his face, or looking for eats. Bishounen: Rei is a tall, stoic, green-haired space bishōnen who drives men to despair and women to squee. Brainless Beauty: He can woo any human woman, regardless of her age, with his beauty, but he's also dumb as a post. It was even stated in the manga that looks is all he has going for him. Chick Magnet: Rei breaks up loving couples just by walking past them, and causes squees whenever anything of the female gender sees him. His being dumb as a plank and loving only food does nothing to dissuade the girls...except Lum. Cute Mute: He's good-looking and usually The Speechless. The Ditz: He doesn't seem to have a brain in his head, clueless as he is. Flat Character: He has not a personality. Hopeless Suitor: Lum can't stand Rei, but he still pursues her, which is honestly kind of pathetic to watch. Human Alien: Unless he transforms. Language Barrier: Rei doesn't speak much. Whenever he does, he is only capable of uttering one word at a time. This is mostly because Rei doesn't know how to speak Japanese, but also because he's just so incredibly unbelievably stupid. Meaningful Name: Rei means "zero". This is a good approximation of his IQ. Obsessed with Food: To the point that he doesn't care about anything else other than food. The Quiet One: Not very talkative because he doesn't know how to speak Japanese. The Stoic: In his human form. Not so much when he gets excited and turns into a monster. Through His Stomach: He reveres anyone who brings him food... or whatever can even be considered food. He dates Ran pretty much only because she keeps feeding him and Rei just learns through conditioning that Ran=food. It's been compared to keeping a pet. Voluntary Shapeshifting: He can transform himself into an ushitora a big bull-demon with tiger stripes whenever he's excited or angry. Princess Kurama Voiced by: Rihoko Yoshida (JP), Daisy Talley (EN, Movie 1), Stacey Jefferson (EN, BBC 3) The "Crow Princess". A humanoid female from an alien race of crow tengu, her culture's laws state that she must mate with the man who awakens her from slumber with a kiss. Unfortunately for her, that person turned out to be Ataru. While she had no desire to mate with him, she initially tried to turn the perverted lech into someone worthy of her but gave up once it became obvious that reforming him was impossible, and would subsequently run in the opposite direction whenever he showed up. She has the ability to create powerful gusts of wind with her multi-use giant leaf. Absolute Cleavage: Her bodice leaves little to the imagination. Blow You Away: She has the ability to create powerful gusts of wind with her multi-use giant leaf. Combat Hand Fan: Her weapon is a giant leaf that she uses as a hand fan. Dude, She's Like, in a Coma!: She was going through with a tradition where she put herself in suspended animation till a prospective mate woke her up by kissing her. Half-Human Hybrid: Her mother was an alien tengu, while her father was Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a famous Japanese warrior. Human Alien: The only alien traits are the little crow wings on her head. I Can Change My Beloved: She tries to reform Ataru indeed, she puts a great deal of effort into it, while fighting off both Lum and Shinobu but eventually gives up once she realizes that Ataru cannot be changed. Jerkass: She's usually a mean person towards others. Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: Every potential mate is a failure. Ataru is a pervert, Mendo turned out to be too pathetic and cowardly, Ryuunosuke wasn't really a man like she thought, and Rei seemed like the one until she saw he was really an idiotic tiger-cow. Ms. Fanservice: Wears a skimpy outfit, has several bath scenes and in one occasion her breasts are visible when one of her tengu remove her bodice. Really 700 Years Old: She has a youthful appearance, but her father was Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a famous warrior and one of Japan's greatest heroes, who lived in the 12th century. Rich Bitch: A princess with a rude and unpleasant attitude. The only reason she even tried to reform Ataru in the first place (aside from her culture's law) is because Lum dragged him away from their first meeting, prompting this: "What is it about other people's things that makes me want them?" Stripperiffic: Kurama has an outfit well established in all the episodes in which he appears, composed of a bodice black / blue laced on the breasts with a yellow bow, boots, several bracelets and a black collar. Tengu: She is a Cute Monster Girl version of the Tengu (though she trades the long nose for little crow wings on her head and is thusly Bird Folk). She's also served by more traditional Karasu Tengu (which are runty little humanoid crows). Lum's parents Lum's father is voiced by: Ritsuo Sawa (JP), David Krause (EN), Anthony Lawson (EN, Movies) Lum's mother is voiced by: Reiko Yamada (JP), Kristen Foster (EN) Lum's father is a huge, pudgy oni, and tends to be loud and scary. However, he is just as afraid of his wife as Ataru is of Lum. Lum's mother is a pretty woman who can only speak in the oni language. Big Eater: Lum's father. Big Ol' Eyebrows: Lum's father. Fat Bastard: A downplayed case with Lum's father. He's normally a bit closer to Big Fun, but one time, he ate his wife's meal after he finished his. Then when his wife kicks him out, He demands that she apologize. Thankfully, said wife is quick to put him in his place. Gonk: Lum's father, only a few one panel Joke Oni have been as monstrous as him. Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Lum's dad towers over most of the cast, while her mother is much closer in height to them. I Was Quite the Looker: Lums's father used to be a decent looking fellow revealed in a flashback. He gained A LOT of weight because his wife stuffed him up with her cooking. Starfish Language: Lum's mother does not speak any Earth language, with strange characters and symbols being used in the manga whenever she's speaking. Strong Family Resemblance: Lum's mother, who strongly resembles her daughter except with her hair cut short. Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Lum's father is stout and rather brutish-looking. Her mother...considerably less so. Unnamed Parents: We don't get a name for either of them. Ten's mother Voiced by: Keiko Yokozawa A firefighter who takes great pride in her work. When Ten was living with her, she would tell him stories of her work in the field, expressing her contempt for arsonists and pyromaniacs, who she feels should be sent straight to Hell. She is very busy and would leave him with a robotic nanny, which has contributed to his precociousness. Since her son breathes fire and uses his power liberally, he lives in terror of what will happen should she ever find out. She loves Ten very much, despite the rareness of her being able to visit him. Catchphrase: "FIRE!!" In Harm's Way: It's implied that she feels the most comfortable when fighting fires—the bigger, the better. Parents as People: While she usually left Ten in the care of a robotic nanny, she regrets not being able to spend more time with her son. Unnamed Parent Workaholic: She constantly carries around her firefighting equipment. The Spice Girl Gang Voiced by: TARAKO (Sugar), Chika Sakamoto (Ginger), Rumiko Ukai (Pepper) Sugar, Ginger and Pepper. A trio of teenage girls who currently attend the same junior high school that Lum, Benten, and Oyuki did. Due to their seniors' reputation for causing mischief, the Gang of Three seeks to outdo their predecessors by defeating them in combat, but most of the time, they resort to simple pranks and underhanded schemes. Adaptation Dye-Job: In the manga, Sugar's hair is pink note (as evidenced by the pachinko games and the 2010 OVA) and Ginger's hair is black. In the anime their hair colours were changed to black and blonde respectively, however in the 2010 OVA, Sugar's hair is back to being pink while Ginger's hair is still blonde. Butt-Monkey: None of their schemes really work out, often with humiliating results. Being thoughtless jerks with a high opinion of themselves, they tend to have it coming. They even failed to seduce Ataru. Cat Girl: Ginger. Chameleon Camouflage: Sugar's special ability allows her to blend in with her surroundings. While this would be useful for sneak attacks, Sugar's habit of announcing the technique as she's using it makes it easy to track her down. Dark-Skinned Blonde: Ginger in the anime, especially in the 2008 OVA. Edible Theme Naming: All three of them are named after spice-related condiments. Faking the Dead: Ginger is able to slow down her bodily functions to the point that an untrained observer will believe that she is dead. Giving Them the Strip: Pepper's power is a full-body example of this, where she sheds her skin like a snake to escape being grabbed. Goldfish Poop Gang: These three lack the sense, power, or competence to be any sort of real threat most of the time. Human Aliens Magic Pants: Pepper, who can shed her skin at will. This includes a replica of her clothing, leaving Pepper fully clothed. Odango: Sugar's hairstyle. Small Name, Big Ego: They give big speeches about how they're superior to Lum, Benten, and Oyuki. They...really...aren't. "Super Sentai" Stance: Did this at least once in the anime, ironic since none of these girls are heroic. Terrible Trio: The three of them are often seen together, causing trouble for Lum and her friends. What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: While Chameleon Camouflage, Faking the Dead, and Giving Them the Strip are powers that could be useful in the hands of skilled people, Sugar, Ginger, and Pepper are not bright enough to use them to their best effect. Plus their opponents are usually Lum, Benten, and Oyuki, who are flat-out leagues above them. Ran's mother Voiced by: Yukiko Nashiwa An extremely strict parent. She always blamed Ran for many misdeeds that Lum committed as a young girl and constantly punished her with a severe spanking. Abusive Mom: She beat the everloving crap out of Ran even for things Ran didn't do. Strong Family Resemblance: She looks exactly like an older Ran. Unnamed Parent: We never get a name for her. Voiced by: Yoshiko Sakakibara The antagonist from the first movie, Only You. She is the lovely ruler of planet Elle. When Ataru was a child, he played a game of shadow tag with Elle and it is a custom on her planet that stepping on someone's shadow counts as a marriage proposal. Now she has came to claim her husband. Big Bad: Of the first movie. Chainmail Bikini: Her outfit consists of a rose-red one-piece "swimsuit" beneath a regal white cape. Childhood Marriage Promise: She wants to marry Ataru even if by force because they played a game of shadow tag and on her planet stepping on someone's shadow is considered a marriage proposal. At the end it turns out Ataru never stepped in her shadow in the first place and therefore their engagement is null. The Collector: She collects all of the handsome men that have ever loved her and freezes them for storage inside a giant refrigerator, to "keep their love forever fresh". She plans to make Mendou the 100,000th (and last, as the next day she'd marry Ataru and settle down). Dude Magnet: She's attracted a considerable number of suitors by the time she shows up. Forgotten Friend, New Foe: She met Ataru when they were both little kids, but Ataru forgot all about her until she shows up during the movie. God Save Us from the Queen!: Downplayed example—she's a beloved ruler on her homeworld, but she's rather obstinante and determined to have her way no matter what. World's Most Beautiful Woman: Not just of her own planet, but of the entire universe. 99,999 men prior to Ataru certainly thought so. Yandere: Towards Ataru—when he tries to call the wedding off, she will not take no for an answer. Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa The prince of a world of total darkness, giant mushrooms, and flying pigs. It was arranged by his great-grandfather that he would marry Lum. And Now You Must Marry Me: He kidnaps Lum and tries to force her to carry out their Arranged Marriage. "Arabian Nights" Days: His kingdom has this theme. Arranged Marriage: It was arranged by Rupa's great-grandfather that he would marry Lum. Childhood Friend Romance: With Carla. Near the end of the movie, Rupa admits that he doesn't really want to marry Lum and asks Carla to marry him. Dark-Skinned Blond Disposable Fiancé Stupid Evil: While his schemes actually do manage to work to some extent, he fails at being imposing. In his entrance scene, he crashed into a wall and had to be brought into the infirmary to recuperate. Tohoku Regional Accent: For some reason, he speaks with a Tohoku accent, given the nature of the series this could just be Rule of Funny. Voiced by: You Inoue Rupa's childhood friend. Ever since they've been children, Carla has loved Rupa. When one day Rupa showed Carla a picture of Lum, his bride-to-be, Carla changed from a childhood friend to a violent assailant. Chainmail Bikini Childhood Friend Romance: With Rupa. Near the end of the movie, Rupa admits that he doesn't really want to marry Lum and asks Carla to marry him. Clingy Jealous Girl: Ever since Rupa told her about his engagement to Lum, she has constantly threatened and terrorized Rupa out of jealousy. Dark-Skinned Blonde Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male: She has spent most of her life attacking Rupa with weapons like her gun. Mad Love: Carla loves Rupa, but he's engaged to another girl. Carla's response to this is to constantly chase him down, attack him and even try to kill. Odango Hair: Her hairstyle. Only Six Faces: She kinda looks like a more native Shampoo. Purple Eyes Small Girl, Big Gun Stalker with a Crush Tohoku Regional Accent: Much like Rupa, she also speaks with a Tohoku accent and it fits with her overall personality. Yandere: She did NOT take Rupa's engagement to another girl well. Since then, she has spent most of her life chasing him and trying to kill him. Citizens of Tomobiki Ataru's parents Ataru's father is voiced by: Kenichi Ogata (JP), Marc Matney (Dub for public TV), Alan Marsh (Dub for BBC3), Jerry Winsett (EN, Movies 1 and 3-6 dubs), Larry Robinson (Movie 2 dub), Darren Pleavin (EN, Animax Dub) Ataru's mother is voiced by: Natsumi Sakuma (JP), Dorothy Rankin (Dub for public TV), Stacey Jefferson (Dub for BBC3), Belinda Keller (EN, Movies 1 and 3-6 dubs), Jackie Tantillo (EN, Movie 2 dub), Andrea Kwan (EN, Animax Dub) Ataru's father is a typical salaryman. Wearing a yukata around the house, he desires a nice and quiet homelife. In the anime his home is frequently destroyed, causing him to lament over the mortgage. Ataru's mother is a typical housewife, who is extremely ashamed of her son. Abusive Parents: Ataru's mother is the verbally/emotionally abusive type. She's constantly going "I wish I never had him." Adults Are Useless: Ataru's father just sits reading his newspaper hoping the insanity will stop. Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Despite their verbal abuse, both parents are genuinely upset when they think Ataru has died in an early chapter, with the mother even bursting into tears. The father cries out that Ataru may have been a fool, but he was their fool. Butt-Monkey: Quiet, timid, and possessing very little dignity, Ataru's father tries his best to hide his face behind the newspaper during bad situations, often wishing he'd be treated better since he's the sole provider for the family. Catchphrase: Ataru's mother usually says "We never should have had him!" about Ataru. Sometimes she even tells him to his face. Thankfully it becomes an Abandoned Catchphrase in later chapters. Housewife: Ataru's mother. Mrs. Robinson: Ataru's mother has a crush on Rei, to her husband's despair. No Accounting for Taste: Together they have an annoyingly common domestic relationship that is either dull as dirt, or on the rocks. No Sympathy: Mostly because of Ataru's mother; in the first manga story, Ataru's mother said "Ataru, you be sure to come home for the holidays!" and she always laments "I wish I never had him" throughout the manga and anime (sometimes in hearing range of Ataru). Atop that, there's the "omiai" scene in the movie Only You, where Ataru's parents force join with Lum's parents to force him to marry her officially...all so that Ataru's parents will get better lives for themselves on the Oni homeworld. Perpetual Poverty: Ataru's parents are always struggling to make ends meet, even though Ataru's "wife" is a princess from a highly advanced alien planet (at one point, she casually pays an intergalactic taxi fare which amounts to the value of all the oil on planet Earth). Ataru's dad regularly worries about how many more payments he needs to make on the house. Not once does the word "foreclosure" ever come up, and at the end of the series he and his family still have their home (despite it being completely destroyed several times). Salaryman: Ataru's dad works long hours and worries about the mortgage, especially since his house is routinely destroyed. Unnamed Parents: Their names are never revealed. Wanted A Son Instead: There's a scene where both parents are away reminiscing about their life, and when they start talking about Ataru, both say that they had wanted a girl at the time. Sakurambou (Cherry) Voiced by: Ichirō Nagai (JP), Eric Paisley (EN) A wandering monk. Cherry has amazing spiritual powers (or so he claims) and he often predicts doom for Ataru. Big Eater: His vow apparently doesn't apply to food, as he is exceedingly gluttonous, and often offers his services in exchange for a free meal (or simply blatantly eating other's food despite not planning to help with anything, often eating everything before anyone else can have any). Catchphrase: "'Tis fate." The Friend Nobody Likes: He frequently tags along with the main group and everyone is always annoyed by his presence. Gonk: Played horribly straight for those who have to endure his close-ups. The Jinx: "If you're with Cherry, you can get run over crossing the road on a green!" Meaningful Name: His name Sakurambo is the Japanese word for "cherry", as he likes to be called. But in another sense it can also mean "deranged priest". Miniature Senior Citizens: He's only about two feet tall. Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: For reasons known only to the annoying monk himself, Cherry constantly interferes in Ataru's life and gives him grief for his corrupt personality, base desires and bad luck. He has taken a vested interest in seeing through his downfall. That said, he actually never showed any kind of malice and usually attempts to help the characters he came across (and actually did on very rare occasions). It's just that his attempts to help usually cause even more trouble. Verbal Tic: Cherry ends most of his with "-ja", which is pretty stereotypical of old men in Japan. Voiced by: Machiko Washio (JP), Karen McIntyre (EN) Cherry's niece. She was once a very sickly girl who suffered from a variety of ailments. Many of them were the result of spirits that infested her body. After meeting Ataru the first time, she tried to exorcise him, during which process, the demons who inhabited her transferred themselves to the unlucky young man, rendering her perfectly healthy. Soon afterward, she took a job as the Tomobiki High school nurse, where she again encountered Ataru and half-accidentally exorcised the disease spirit still haunting him from that encounter. Like her uncle she loves eating and sometimes gets into a fight with him over it. Absolute Cleavage: Her purple outfit that she wears in the early seasons. Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: She's very tall and beautiful, has long black hair and pale skin and possess a graceful and aloof attitude. Beauty Is Never Tarnished: When she competes in an eating contest. Ataru and Cherry have Jabba Table Manners and Balloon Belly but she remains extremely graceful and pretty while eating even more than them. And she wins the contest! Big Eater: She's actually the biggest eater in the cast (except maybe Rei), but her figure never changes no matter how much she eats. Charles Atlas Superpower: Like Shinobu, she is capable of superhuman strength when is angry. Cherry Blossom Girl: Her name is Sakura and is related to healing due to being a Miko and a nurse. Cool Big Sis: To Lum and Shinobu. Dude Magnet: Besides her fiance Tsubame, she is the object of affection for pretty much every male at Tomobiki High. Ten also developed romantic feelings for her, but she treats him in a motherly manner. Hello, Nurse!: Regular reaction of every male to her, especially Ataru (once he gets over his fear of her). When she arrives at Tomobiki High practically every male student gathers outside the gates to greet her in this way. Hospital Hottie: One of her Berserk Buttons is to see the boys hurt themselves to have an excuse to go to her for help; she beats them up as punishment. Ill Girl: Born with a weak constitution, she suddenly collides with a runaway Ataru outside of a ramen place. She detects evil spirits within him and offers to purify him, but her true intentions were to transfer the evil spirits attached to her illnesses to him. Lust Object: For much of the male contingent of Tomobiki High School with Ataru being the first of all. Meaningful Name: Sakura means "cherry blossoms". Miko: She's actually a full-on priestess with strong spiritual power. She and Cherry are seen many times throughout the series trying to exorcise evil spirits. Ms. Fanservice: She is gorgeous and the most buxom character in the series. No surprise that she is subject to Male Gaze many times. Only One Name: Her full name is unknown, as she is only ever referred to as "Sakura". Only Sane Woman: Compared to the other characters, she's actually calm (especially when Ataru is not around), wise, and mature. Rapunzel Hair: Has long black hair. School Nurse: She joins the Tomobiki High School staff as school nurse. Sexy Walk: Sakura's first day as the school nurse has what looks like the entire student body on the front lawn to watch her walk in... which makes Ataru's reaction all the more interesting. So Beautiful, It's a Curse: Especially if boys like Ataru chase you. Statuesque Stunner: Her height is never stated, but she is one of the tallest (human) characters in the series. And once she's cured of her diseases, it becomes obvious just how beautiful she is. Tsubame Ozuno Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (JP), Sean P. O'Connell (dub for public TV), Eric Meyers (dub for BBC 3) Sakura's fiance. Tsubame is mellow and somewhat weak-willed in comparison to the strong and powerful Sakura. He is also a magician, trained in Western magic but with very little success. The Ditz: He is indecisive, foolish, and slow witted. Engagement Challenge: He is introduced trying to impress Cherry with his magic so he approves his engagement to Sakura. Ethnic Magician: Tsubame is a wizard who practised black magic in the west. As a result his magic has a distinctly North American and European flair. Inept Mage: He is not very good with the magic. Magicians Are Wizards: The way he executes his skills make him seem more like a performing magician than a wizard. Meaningful Name: Tsubame is the Japanese word for "swallow" (bird). Ozuno means "from Oz". Only Six Faces: Looks like a taller Godai. Kotatsu-neko Voiced by: Tomohiro Nishimura A giant ghost cat that goes to great lengths to sit under a kotatsu because it hates being cold. He originally was a kitten who was abandoned centuries ago and froze to death, so the spirit does little else but seek out warmth. He often can be seen as a companion for either Cherry or the Tomobiki High Principal, usually enjoying tea with them. He also occasionally acts as a companion to Ten which could be in part due to Ten's ability to breathe fire. Badass Adorable: He is a cute giant human-cat, but also very strong. The only character stronger than him is likely Oyuki. Kotatsu: He love sitting under a kotatsu because he hates being cold. Mega Neko: He's a human-sized cat. Odd Friendship: He gets along well with Cherry and Ten, but he seems to be closest to the Tomobiki High School Principal, whom he is often seen drinking tea with. Our Ghosts Are Different: He is a giant ghost cat who is fully corporeal. Super Strength: He's the strongest character in the series, easily capable of overpowering Benten (another character with Super Strength) and defeating Kenshiro in five seconds flat. Ryoko Mendou Voiced by: Mami Koyama (JP), Michele Seidman (EN, Movie 3), Toni Barry (EN, BBC3 dub) Shuutaro's younger sister. Ryoko is a spoiled girl whose only amusement seems to be the creation and execution of elaborate plans intended to drive her older brother mad. Annoying Younger Sibling: She finds the greatest pleasure in tormenting her brother which is a full time occupation of hers. She knows how overprotective her brother is of her and she likes to use it against him. She'll concoct intricate plots that serve to ultimately infuriate, humiliate, or even kill him. She'll even flirt with Ataru just to see her brother fly off the handle. Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She acts like a cute and innocent girl, but she'll try and harm you and then act like nothing happened. Catchphrase: She frequently states "I hold no grudges" as she is leaving a trail of grenades behind her. Clingy Jealous Girl: Ryoko is one girl you don't want to make jealous, the recipient is almost always her brother such as when she got annoyed about his Perfectly Arranged Marriage with Asuka. Decoy Damsel: Likes pretending to be in danger only to attack her rescuers. Devil in Plain Sight: No one but Tobimaro and Mendo realizes her manipulative and cruel nature. Dude Magnet: Similar to her brother being a Chick Magnet. When they made a contest at her house, they said the winner will get a kiss from Ryoko and all the guys are very excited by the idea (including Ataru, obviously). Faux Affably Evil: The way she acts is almost charming, and it's easy to forget that she's really a devious and twisted Manipulative Bitch. For the Evulz: Played for Laughs, she enjoys tormenting her brother Mendou and the rest of the shows cast whenever she's bored. Hime Cut: Her hairstyle to indicate her position as a high-class lady. Karma Houdini: Never pays for her actions. Lack of Empathy: Views other people as her playthings. Loving Bully: An ambiguous case. She has been pranking and tormenting Tobimaro since childhood and also claims to be in love with him. It's not clear if she's serious about her "love" for him, given her sadistic tendencies. If she is, this is still quite disturbing. Manipulative Bitch: She certainly appears to be a sweet girl. But underneath this veil of innocence lurks a twisted mastermind. Noblewoman's Laugh: A more subdued version. Ojou: She acts like a lovely, demure and well-mannered girl. Rich Bitch: A spoiled rich girl who enjoys being cruel to others. Royal Brat: Ryouko has a legion of servants, and dresses in kimonos and Victorian dresses while dutifully pulling out grenades and voodoo dolls or putting on a Wounded Gazelle Gambit to mess with her brother and his friends, all while conveying that she never holds grudges. Sadist: She uses underhanded mischief and devilish practical jokes as a primary source of pleasure. Screwy Squirrel: Growing up, always getting her way, and having every luxury a girl could want meant Ryoko became bored easily. But she found that causing trouble and watching people squirm was the best form of entertainment. The Sociopath: She requires little to no provocation to mess with her brother or anyone else, all the while bemoaning how she had "done all she could" to help her dear older brother. Spoiled Brat: As Mendou, but she's less pompous and more sadistic. Star-Crossed Lovers: Subverted, Ryouko claims she and Tobimaro are seeing each other against the wishes of their feuding families. But once she gets the chance to elope with a tied up Tobimaru, the first thing she does is put him a trash can in a seedy back alley. Mendou's parents Mendou's father is voiced by: Mugihito (JP) Mendou's mother is voiced by: Akiko Tsuboi (JP) The very proud and dignified heads of the Mendou conglomerate. The father is a bit of a flake and a jokester which he often hides behind an air of seriousness. The mother is old fashioned and refuses to use modern conveniences. Amazingly Embarrassing Parents. For one example, Mrs. Mendo travels exclusively by ox cart. Cars are too "novel" for her. Screwy Squirrel: Like father, like daughter. Strong Family Resemblance: Before art evolution, Mendou's father was his son with a mustache. Unnamed Parents Tobimaro Mizunokoji Voiced by: Bin Shimada (JP), Scott Whiteside (EN, Movie 4), David Jarvis (EN, BBC3 dub) The son of the second richest family in Japan and Mendou's rival. Although he and Mendou were childhood friends, they had a falling out concerning a long-standing baseball rivalry, even though neither is any good at baseballTon can't pitch and Mendou cannot swing, and so Ton returns to settle the score. Barbarian Long Hair: His hair is long to show he's lived in the wilderness. Big Brother Instinct: He comes to care deeply and become protective of his sister Asuka. Bodyguard Babes: He's often flanked by a squad of lovely female bodyguards. Butt-Monkey: Animals Hate Him, his Training from Hell was worthless, he sucks at baseball, his sister is always accidentally injuring him, his mom thinks hes a screw up, and his rivals sister dedicates her time to torturing him which everyone blames him for. Exotic Eye Designs: His eyes have star-shaped pupils, a parody of sports manga. Extreme Omnivore: He can eat baseballs and ceramic plates and bowls. He-Man Woman Hater: Ton-chan has a certain mistrust and dislike of women, which stems from his childhood with his rival's sadistic sister Ryoko. Hilariously Abusive Childhood: All thanks to Ryoko. Hot-Blooded: Complete with Hot Blooded Sideburns even. Meaningful Name: Mizunokuji is a play on the real-life Mizuno sporting goods company which is known best for their baseball equipment. Noble Bigot: Despite his dislike of women, he tries to be a good brother to Asuka, is respectful to his mom, and uses female underlings. No Sympathy: No one gives him any sympathy or aid about his torture at Ryoko's hand. The Guys, especially Mendo, beat him up for seducing Ryoko; the girls think its romantic. Only Sane Man: Tends to be only person to be fully aware of Ryoko's evil nature, and that her love for him is just her preferred method of torturing him. The Rival: He is Shuutaro Mendou's baseball playing, starry-eyed, childhood rival. Of course, he's actually terrible at baseball. Tragic Bigot: He can't stand women because of a lifetime of torture at Ryoko's hands. Training from Hell: Subverted, his time in the wilderness only gave him the ability to eat baseballs. Asuka Mizunokoji Voiced by: Sumi Shimamoto Tobimaro's sister. The very beautiful and petite girl was isolated, according to the Mizonokuji family's tradition, from any and all males from the moment of her birth until the age of 16, at which time an omiai will be held for her to get married. As such, even her brother was unaware of her existence until then. Thanks to her daily training and the genetics she inherited from her mother, she is insanely strong. Nevertheless she is extremely timid and deathly afraid of males, in part because the first one she ever met was Ataru Moroboshi. And Call Him "George"!: Being loved by Asuka is perhaps more dangerous than scaring her because one hug from her can crush a man's spine. Arranged Marriage: With Mendou. Beautiful All Along: Asuka doesn't look very attractive at first because of the armor she wears. After Lum accidentally destroys the armor, we see how beautiful she actually is. Big Brother Attraction: Subversion. The extremely sheltered Asuka fears all men except her "big brother" ("a special kind of man who is just like you!"). She considers Mendou (her fiance due to a family agreement) her brother because she heard Ryoko refer to him as such once. Also Ryuunosuke, since she was wearing her sarashi that matched her actual brother Tobimaro's. Guess which "brother" has to endure rib-crushing hugs in his bed or bath? Hint: he's rather terrified of this and their mother blames it on him. Break the Cutie: Parodied. She would likely be the one to break anyone in half. Now, if only her nemesis wasn't Ataru... Catchphrase: "EEEEK! A man!!" Charles Atlas Superpower: The single strongest character in the series physically. Does Not Like Men: Kept isolated from men according to family tradition, she inherited her mother's super-strength, which is her way of getting rid of all those scary men (unfortunately for her, the first man she ever met was Ataru). Of course that's the lesser evil, as her brother Tobimaro can testify, as being classified as a "big brother" ("a special kind of man who's just like you") combined with the fact that Asuka developed a crush on him means rib-crushing, literally-back-breaking hugs. Exotic Eye Designs: Her eyes have star-shaped pupils like her brother and mother. Extraordinarily Empowered Girl Fragile Flower: Acts like this, but isn't. The Ingenue: She was completely sheltered for the first 16 years of her life. No Social Skills: See above for why. Perfectly Arranged Marriage: She warms up to the idea of marrying Mendou after she finds out he's a "big brother" like Tobimaro. Sheltered Aristocrat: She was kept isolated from the outside world her entire life to avoid contact with any and all males, according to the Mizonokuji family's tradition. As a result, she's very naive and develops an extreme fear of men because of Ataru. Shrinking Violet 24-Hour Armor: Asuka likes to wear a tank-like armor because it makes her feel safe. Tobimaro's parents Tobimaro's mother is voiced by: Yukiko Nashiwa Tobimaro's father is voiced by: Issei Futamata Heads of the Mizunokuji sporting goods empire. The mother's problem lies with her children's warped relationship. She is even more powerful than Asuka. She can even do the "angry big-head" technique. Beware the Nice Ones: The mother. Charles Atlas Superpower: The mother. Demon Head: The mother's "Angry Big-Head" Technique. Exotic Eye Designs: The mother. Frozen Face: The mother. Henohenomoheji: The father. Ugly Guy, Hot Wife Mr. Fujinami Voiced by: Masahiro Anzai (JP), Toru Okawa (JP, OVA 12), Langley McArol (EN) A very creepy individual. His family ran a small seaside teashop for generations, and he seeks an heir to continue the business after he dies. However, he believes that only a man can run it and his late wife Masako left him only a daughter, Ryuunosuke. Not one to let that get in his way, he proceeded to raise her as a boy and succeeded in making her a man among men, if only she were a man. He also is inspired almost entirely by the sea. If he gets too motivated, he shouts "I LOVE THE SEA!!", which is accompanied by a massive tidal wave regardless of his location. Abusive Dad: He fulfills at least several of the types of abuse in regards to his daughter Ryuunosuke. Apparently solely because of his insane levels of chauvinism, he is convinced that a "mere" girl is unable to run his precious (run down) tea shop, and so he has forcibly raised her as a boy, despite her protests, since her mother Masako died left him. He refuses to allow her to buy any feminine clothes, both by refusing to give her money to do so and stealing/destroying any she does manage to get, demands she speak in masculine fashion, refers to her only as a male, frightens off any boys she acts interested in, encourages girls who are attracted to her, insults and mocks her femininity, and otherwise goes out of his way to thwart any attempt by her to discover her feminine side. He routinely enforces his desires with violence, and though she is quick to degrade him and beat the tar out of him in return, he always manages to beat her. For some insane reason he has dozens of pictures of himself, baby Ryuunosuke, and women hired for that purpose posing, so many that even he can't remember which one of them is the real Masako Fujinami, and so Ryuunosuke will never know what her mother looked like (although he has claimed at least that Ryuunosuke looks like her mother and Lum checked it with a lie detector just in case). Despite his daughter's extreme distaste and discomfort, he set up for her an Arranged Marriage with a male-to-female Wholesome Crossdresser, Nagisa. Amazingly Embarrassing Parent: Dear. Lord. Did you read the big block of text above this sentence? Archnemesis Dad: He is quite insistent on treating his daughter like a man, down to violent fisticuffs and paralyzing poisons on a regular basis, and would only let her act feminine over his dead body. Ryuunosuke hates her father. Then again, it's Played for Laughs. Catchphrase: "I LOVE THE SEA!!!" Hidden Depths: Still misses Masako, Ryuunosuke's mom, and talks about remarriage brings that out in him. Jerkass: A complete asshole who doesn't care about anyone but himself. He spends his time making life impossible for his daughter just because he doesn't want to accept she's a girl. Unnamed Parent: His actual name is never given in the series. Wanted A Son Instead: He wanted Ryuunosuke to be a boy... so he deludes himself into thinking she is one. Kitsune-ko A young kitsune that develops a crush for Shinobu when he first meets her. Interspecies Romance: A young kitsune with a huge crush on the human girl Shinobu. Kitsune: He is a little fox spirit. Nice Guy: He's maybe the only character in all the story who isn't obnoxious or dangerous. Rescue Romance: Kitsune developed a major crush on Shinobu after she saved him from getting beat up by a gang of punk dogs. Ridiculously Cute Critter: He is very cute. Shapeshifting: Like foxes of mythology Kitsune can polymorph. His transformation power allows him to make himself look like a short fox version of the other UY characters. Soban Voiced by: Kaneta Kimotsuki A gang leader of Butsumetsu High School who has enormous lips. He is often seen chasing Shinobu. Abhorrent Admirer: The disgusting Soban nearly always charges at Shinobu yelling "Shinobu-san suki da!!!" but is always met with a punch to the face. Determinator: He just won't take no for an answer. Gonk: He is a big-lipped, pea brained juggernaut high-school punk. Inaba Voiced by: Hirotaka Suzuoki (JP), Jonathan Soronen (Movie 5 dub), Edward Glen (Dub for BBC 3) An employee at the Fate Production Bureau which makes doorknobs to the Dream Realm. A bumbling yet kind-hearted young man who wears a rabbit costume which allows him to travel freely to and from subspace. He ends up falling in love with Shinobu after she finds him passed out and hungry in the street and gives him some food. Adorkable: He's awkward, nervous, and tends to say the wrong things and embarrass himself in front of Shinobu. But he's genuinely innocent (one of the few characters in the series who is not a pervert) and Shinobu begins to fall for him because he's truly a Nice Guy, in contrast to all her previous love interests. Dogged Nice Guy: Towards Shinobu. Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: He has blond hair and he's the nicest guy in the series bar none. Love at First Sight: He falls for Shinobu right away. Meaningful Name: His name comes from a children's story called "The White Rabbit of Inaba". Nice Guy: Possibly the only truly nice guy in the series. Official Couple: With Shinobu. Shingo Voiced by: Toru Furuya A young man who grew up all alone in the Mendou Family Electric Jungle and was raised by his "Grandfather" (a TV). He has built up a resistance to electricity and therefore cannot be affected by Lum's shocks. Shingo falls in love with Lum and kidnaps her, but when she is rescued by Ataru and the others Shingo falls in love with Shinobu. He later becomes Mendou's personal ninja bodyguard. Raised by Grandparents: However, his "grandfather" is actually a TV. Nagisa Shiowatari Voiced by: Mitsuki Yayoi A guy who was raised as a girl. He is introduced as a ghost because he and his father died as a result of overeating sea urchin-flavored kakigori. Long ago he was engaged to Ryuunosuke through their parents, and fell in love with her upon meeting her. Arranged Marriage: With Ryuunosuke. Back from the Dead: Nagisa gets a new flesh-and-blood body by drinking the tear of the giant sea urchin. Charles Atlas Superpower: To the point Ryuunosuke cannot compete with him. He got so strong from participating in beach sum wrestling competitions, which he won annually. Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: With his very feminine manners, no one though he could win against Ryuunosuke, which he did in seconds. Cute Ghost Girl: In his first appearance, Nagisa was a ghost and since he looks so feminine, everyone thought he was a cute girl. Foreshadowing: His true gender was anticipated by Ataru and Mendou not trying to grope or woo him, and is revealed after they both realized this. Gender-Blender Name: Nagisa is a name which is often given to girls, but boys have this name, too. Makes sense since his father wanted a daughter and raised Nagisa as such. House Husband: He definitely acts like one. Love at First Sight: Towards Ryuunosuke. Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Feminine Boy to Ryuunosuke's Masculine Girl. Raised as the Opposite Gender: Similar to Ryuunosuke's case, Nagisa's father raised him as a girl because he wanted a daughter. Nagisa seems to be more comfortable with his upbringing than Ryuunosuke, though. Unsettling Gender Reveal: He reveals he's a man by showing off his bare chest to Ryuunosuke. Wholesome Crossdresser: He likes to wear dresses because his father raised him as a woman. Uratarou Characters/Anime & Manga	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1841
__label__wiki	0.700268	0.700268	http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Headscratchers/KonoSuba Headscratchers / Konosuba The oblivious people. As if they know nothing about Aqua. Ok, I have been wondering about this during the story's progression. How come nobody in town ever recognizes Aqua, a very well-known goddess who came in flesh down there? Aren't there temples dedicated to many gods in their cities (assuming that there are many of them) or so which that makes their devotees worship their gods and know what they look like? Or at least a child who read a book about their worlds gods and instantly recognize Aqua as a goddess? The gods must have cast a Weirdness Censor on her upon banishment. Even Eris failed to recognize Aqua until Kazuma was resurrected. Aqua's own followers comment that Aqua looks like their goddess, even makes them feel at ease like their goddess, but don't recognize her as the real Aqua. The only individuals who knew Aqua at first glance without Kazuma revealing it, are Kyouya (a fellow Japanese hero) and Zesta (the high priest of Aqua's faith). Even after Kazuma reveals the truth, some people refuse to accept it, such as Darkness and Megumin. Only Vanir and Wiz accepted the truth, because nothing else can explain how she could possess near infinite divine energy (which negates their abilities and demonic/undead immunities). Verdia probably realized it too before dying. It's also hinted several times that something is masking Aqua's true nature. The demon generals are aware there's an incredibly powerful aura emanating from Axel, but can't identify or pinpoint it's exact source. It's not Aqua herself doing this, as she's admitted not suppressing or concealing her divine aura. By the start of Volume 8 the entire Axis Cult is aware Aqua is the physical manifestation of their goddess, and begin aggressive efforts to spread her teachings across the globe. However they are doing so in secret, and have not publically revealed Aqua's presence. It appears they are waiting for the goddess to make the announcement herself, but intend to have the groundwork ready when she does, so that everyone will herald Aqua as the world's savior. By the end of Volume 10 the Demon Lord's remaining forces are probably aware Aqua is a goddess. Previous generals and minions were slain or switch sides soon after discovering the truth. Wolbach teleported away and remained gone for several days, after she made the revelation. What impact this will have in the future remains to be seen. They already made a gag about this in season 2. One of Aqua's followers confesses that Eris is leading him astray with her giant tits, and the painting of her looks absolutely nothing like the real deal. Basically, it's the fantasy religion version of Your Costume Needs Work. Aqua's capabilities If she can heal allies, resurrect fallen adventurers, and create floods, why can't she just restore Megumin's mana so that one shot isn't all Megumin can unleash? She probably can't restore depleted magic, otherwise why would she have let Kazuma use Drain Touch on her? Using a spell that draws on MP to recover MP would break the conservation of energy. It would basically become a self-renewing magic source. That's why video games use items or resting to recover MP. Megumin becoming exhausted after one explosion spell Why doesn't she increase her MP enough so that she doesn't fall over when casting Explosion? Or can she continue to improve the destructive power of Explosion infinitely? Apparently yes she can power it up indifinetly. her own mindset leads her to do just that. Hopefully it doesn't also drain more MP the more powerful it is It is explicitly stated...yes. The MP cost goes up. Fortunately, her MP goes up automatically. Unfortunately, the rate is about the same. ANY sane mage would spend about half their points or so in other, support magic, so that they can cast multiple spells. Megumin...is not sane. Interaction of Aqua's arch-priestess powers and goddess powers Does her being a goddess make her have more MP than if she hadn't been a goddess but otherwise had the same starting stats? Does she have separate MP pools for her priestess spells vs goddess spells? Does being a goddess make her Turn Undead skill more powerful? Yes. No. And Yes. "Goddess" essentially grants her a special ability, that means she can draw on a portion of MP of all her worshippers. It also adds "holy" element and boosts stuff...to everything she does. And maxes out all skills that have to do with her portfolio. How did Megumin learn the explosion spell? The explosion spell is advanced magic, so presumably it takes a good number of skill points to learn, more than she could get in a single level-up. So did she somehow manage to level-up multiple times with no skills in order to horde enough skill points to get the one skill she does have? It's explicitly stated. The Crimson Clan is a clan of munchkins who realized that "Advanced" magic is far...FAR more effective then normal magic. So they just freeze a monster in place, and hand their students bats, probably given accuracy enchantments. Once you get enough points for Advanced Magic...leveling is easy. Megumin's Spin-Off revealed that the Crimson Magic Clan teaches its students through the above method. Furthermore, they give "Skill Up" potions to students who do well academically/act Chuuni enough, each of which gives the drinker one skill point. Adding to that, at one point in the novels, Kazuma mentions that some people are just born with more skill points than others. Explosion costs 50 skill points, but Advanced magic only costs 30, so she intentionally forewent learning Advanced magic in school to learn Explosion. The presence of multiple hero candidates/summoned people They all receive the same speech from Aqua about defeating the Demon King and getting one wish granted. The problem is there is only one Demon King(in the area around Belzerg)... So shouldnt they be competing against each other to be the one to land the killing blow? Or is the lack of progress due to the adventurers sabotaging each others efforts? Why hasnt the situation devolved into a Grail War like scenario? Even with a powerful artifact, or talent that doesn't mean you'll succeed against The Demon King. It's possible that many of them went rushing off towards the Demon King, and died at level 1. Those that didn't such as Kyouya can still be beaten by some quick thinking and possibly succumbed to other monsters. I think we should accept the fact that the hero program is still going strong as proof of how poorly thought-out and implemented it is. Mitsurugi and Gram So, aside from Rule of Funny (and ignoring the second Original Video Animation), if Mitsurugi Kyouya is so revered and well-known throughout the Kingdom of Belzerg (or at least the City of Axel) why was he unable to get his Cursed Sword Gram back, after Satou Kazuma stole it (via "Steal" skill) and sold it? You'd think he'd have the connections for it He did get it back. Dust's first spinoff novel showed that Dust bought it from the merchant Kazuma sold it to, then resold it to Kyouya at a ridiculous markup. Kyouya was able to afford it because he got so much money from his previous adventures— all of this happened within the timespan of the first volume. The inconsistent luck of Eris/Chris? We know that Eris is the goddess of luck/fortune, and Chris acts as her mortal shell. It was also hinted that if Eris touches an adventure card as her goddess-self, the 'luck' stat would glitch out because it's too high to be calculated. Chris, as her mortal shell, should at least have very high luck. However, we have seen Kazuma consistently steal underwear from Chris. Aside from losing Rock paper scissors to Eris/Chris, Kazuma's luck seems to be much more consistent. If Chris's luck was more superior than Kazuma's, wouldn't it at least decrease the chance of Kazuma stealing Chris's underwear? Why "only" win in Rock paper scissors when Eris/Chris theoretically have better luck? Could be that the target's luck has no impact on the effect of Steal. All that matters is the user's, so it doesn't matter how much luck Chris has, it can't prevent Kazuma from stealing her panties Expanding on the above explanation, Rock-Paper-Scissors is a game where you and your opponent use each other's luck against the other. Steal, however, is just the user implementing their luck alone. How did the Dustiness Maids in Darkness's home restrain her? We know that Darkness has very impressive strength stats, yet she was restrained by the house maids enough that she was forced into a more formal outfit. Unless the maids were former-adventurers who all had good strength, it seems unlikely for pure civilian maids to restrain someone like Darkness. It could also be that A)the maids have needed to detain Darkness before so they're used to it, B)Darkness gave in to her masochism, given that the maids had to force her into those clothes, or C)the sheer numbers helped. After all, the final episode of season 2 shows that Darkness couldn't hold off basically the same number of people from overpowering her that time either. Creator of Destroyer Why didn't Destroyer's creator write his very secret diary, in which he complains about the government and says he can't do what they told him to do, in his native language, Japanese? Or, if it was in Japanese, why do Aqua and Kazuma treat his origins as a surprise in the second OVA? Nevermind, it was answered in volume 5. Why was Darkness so timid and nervous when she encountered Kazuma in the bath area? In episode 9 of the anime, Darkness gets really timid and nervous when she encounters Kazuma in the bath area and he starts ordering her to do things to him because he thinks he's in the dream he ordered at the Succubus club. Umm, why? I get that Darkness would be surprised at Kazuma's sudden aggressiveness, but why would she have a problem with it? Shouldn't she just jump right in and go along with it? She's made it very clear throughout the whole series that is exactly the thing she's into. This should be exactly what she wants. But for some reason she acts uncomfortable and scared. So according to the series, Darkness loves the idea of being the sex slave of a Devil King General, but she freaks out when her own party member orders her to wash his back. That really makes no sense at all. She's Playing Hard to Get. And since this is Darkness, she's already very hard. It didn't seem like she was merely acting. She seemed genuinely scared. It was totally out of character since in every other case she enthusiastically rushes into situations like that. Darkness acting timid and nervous during the bath scene was briefly explained in the first episode of season 2, and laid out a couple times throughout the season as well: 1)She's still a holy crusader of Eris, so she is supposed to stay pure. It's why she ironically wanted in the party in the first place: the reputation Kazuma had at that time gave her the impression that the party would have no chance against the Devil King's army and would lose, and she would be ravished. Despite her tendencies, Darkness would never willingly lose her "chastity". 2)Being a masochist means she wouldn't just jump in and go along with it. She at least feints brief periods of "resistance" when situations like that pop up. 3)Darkness is actually still a virgin. Fantasizing about doing something is by FAR different than actually knowing what to do when you're actually in that position, as a certain later volume of the light novel reveals. But she didn't just "fantasize" about being Beldia's sex slave, she actively attempted to become one, and was in the process of doing this until Kazuma stopped her. That was my point. Darkness doesn't merely think about these situations, she actively and happily rushes into them in real life. That's why her timidness in the bath area with Kazuma seemed so out of character. And like I said, it really didn't seem like she was merely acting. You can see the difference between how she acts when she gets cursed by Beldia vs how she acts with Kazuma in the bath area. With Beldia, she mildly pretended to be worried, but she made it clear she was excited at the idea of being his sex slave. With Kazuma, it seemed like she was genuinely uncomfortable with what he was telling her to do. But she didn't actually become Verdia's sex slave. It never got to that point. ALSO, the situation with Verdia was BECAUSE of the death curse. Darkness always pre-faces her masochist scenarios with "I will be overpowered" for a reason: If you pay attention to how she acts, Darkness never willingly submits to enemies, but fantasizes being overpowered by them. Also, having intimate moments with friends and love interests is a different situation altogether. This has been shown multiple times throughout the anime AND light novel. The encounter with Verdia(a Devil King commander) PUTTING A DEATH CURSE ON HER, and the bath scene with Kazuma(A party member and friend at the time) being very MILDLY forceful and intimate were VASTLY different scenarios, and therefore had different results. Darkness' timidness with those close to her(ESPECIALLY Kazuma), has been part of her character since season 1. I wonder what the world that Kazuma first met Aqua is called? Aqua and the hangover So if Aqua can't even make tea without accidentally purifying, and turning it into water, how can she get drunk on alcohol to the point of vomiting from it? Or is that part of the joke, that she's so useless she can't even protect herself from a hangover? Kongoh Bancho Headscratchers/Anime & Manga	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1842
__label__wiki	0.874258	0.874258	http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TakingtheBullet Taking the Bullet PlayingWith VideoExamples Create New - Create New - Analysis Characters FanficRecs FanWorks Fridge Haiku Headscratchers Recap ReferencedBy Synopsis Timeline Trivia WMG YMMV The customer is always right in the line of fire. "That's how you recognize true heroes, my dear Anathar. They spend their time taking hits that aren't meant for them!" — Qilby, Wakfu A form of Heroic Sacrifice where, when a villain fires a weapon at someone and another character leaps into the path of the weapon, receiving the injury instead. Time often slows to a crawl, and the shielded one will shout a Big "NO!". The leaper will then have a scene where they weeping-ly tell the character how important they are before losing consciousness, while cradled in the arms of the survivor. Sometimes they get better, sometimes they don't, but it's close, either way. Usually results in tears and/or an angry How Dare You Die on Me! moment, especially if the person they took the bullet for loved them in any way. A More Hero Than Thou dispute may result, even though it's obviously too late. This may be a minor character protecting a major one, or sometimes a villain will do this following a HeelFace Turn, in which case they're probably not going to pull through. This turns into a Diving Save if the rescuer pushes the victim out of the way without being hit by the shot. Can be done with any other projectiles: a common gag is to do it with something utterly harmless, and really ham up the shot. For some reason, the Big Bad rarely succeeds at any attempt to empty the next bullet into his original intended target. Nor will the diver not get there in time to stop the bullet, or the bullet continue through the diver to the original target. Considering how much could theoretically go wrong with this trope, it's almost surprising how (relatively) rarely it gets played with. There might also be the possibility that the character who took the bullet is Immune to Bullets (or whatever it is that's thrown at them), has certain protection (usually a Bulletproof Vest) or at least can recover from the injury by themselves. The United States Secret Service (which protects the president) calls this "catching the bullet", although it is rarely actually performed. In real life, the technique is obviously different, as bullets are far too fast to react to. Instead, the human shield will stand in front of the defended individual (hopefully) prior to the shot being fired. For instance, when Kennedy was shot, the agent with Johnson (the vice president) threw him to the floor of the car and then threw himself on top of him until they reached a secure location. If this trope is executed poorly, usually because there were more intelligent alternatives to Taking the Bullet, it can come off as a Stupid Sacrifice. On the other hand, there may very well have been No Time to Think. Compare Go Through Me, Jumping on a Grenade, Load-Bearing Hero, Draw Aggro. Human Shield and Bulletproof Human Shield are the unwilling versions that often happens in hostage situations. Misguided Missile is when you do this with air-to-air weaponry. In Real Life, this is another term for Taking the Heat. Try not to confuse the tropes, though. Note also that modern small arms munitions, especially military grade, are perfectly capable of penetrating right through someone and retaining sufficient energy to kill or severely injure the person being shielded, so this is very much a last resort tactic if trying to stop someone else being shot. Due to the nature of this trope, spoilers are likely. You have been warned. In Akagami no Shirayukihime Tariga takes an arrow intended for his brother Tsuruba when Kiki's suitors start being attacked. It ends up in his arm which greatly reduces his abilty to fight later on. In an interesting twist their family is behind the attacks on Kiki's suitors and the framing of Mitsuhide for them in order for Tariga and Tsuruba to replace Kiki and Mitsuhide as Zen's retainers. They didn't realize beforehand that their brother was going to have Tsuruba attacked to divert suspicion though. Guts does this for Casca early in the series taking multiple arrows and a stab wound for her in battle, (despite her and Guts always bickering) this selfless protection of her causes Casca to start harbouring feelings for Guts leading to a new explicit romance where she kisses and even licks his scars in thanks. Judeau protects his female commander Casca from a demon set on killing and eating them as everything is literally going to Hell for them and the rest of the Hawks. He throws himself right on top of her and takes multiple blows from the demon's whiplike tentacles followed by two spikes right through his body for her before putting its eye out with his last throwing knife, setting it up to be finished off by Casca. The wounds are fatal and he dies soon after. Takashiro of Betrayal Knows My Name does this in episode 13, taking some ice spears that Reiga had thrown at Yuki. Grimmjow, during a fight with Ichigo, fires five darts which can knock down buildings at Orihime, which Ichigo has to block with his body. Counts as an Invoked Trope, as Grimmjow did it specifically because he knew how Ichigo would react and was trying to get him to stop holding back. In a straighter example, Byakuya does this for Rukia when Gin tries to kill her with his shikai. In the manga, Ginjo does this for Ichigo. A somewhat unusual example, as taking the stab reverted Ginjo's memories back. In the following chapter, Ginjo stabs Ichigo himself. Riruka took a slash to the shoulder and a Close-Call Haircut from a maddened Tsukishima to protect Ichigo (and Rukia, whose body she was temporarily inhabiting until then on) and get the attacker to listen to her as well. She's later healed by Orihime. Blood+: David does this for Julia when Professor Collins attempts to kill her, which is a key factor in Julia's decision to return to the Red Shield. In Blue Seed, Momiji receives her mitama when she attempts to shield Kusanagi from Orochi's attack, complete with a Big "NO!" and stuff. In Brave10, the Head Priest of Izumo takes a Flechette Storm to save Isanami at the opening of the series. In the first episode, C.C. takes a headshot meant for Lelouch. She gets better since she's pretty much immortal. Happened in R2 too, where Kaname Ohgi takes several kunais to the chest in an attempt to save his ex-girlfriend Villetta from Sayoko's attack. Suzaku arguably tries to invoke this trope in Turn 18 by firing his Hadron Cannon at Zero while telling Kallen to move out of the way, apparently having hoped that she'd take the shot for him and be knocked out of the fight. Boy is he surprised when she blocks it and isn't even scratched. A random soldier did this to save Cornelia from Todou during the Black Rebellion. Marianne, the mother of Lelouch and Nunally, protected the latter during a terrorist attack on their mansion. This saved the girl's life but left her blind and bound to a wheelchair, in part fueling Lelouch's thirst for revenge. Not really: Marianne was gunned down by her brother-in-law V.V, who was jealous of her influence in the Emperor's life. Then, the about-to-die Marianne used the opportunity to put her Grand Theft Me Geass to good use, switch into the body of Innocent Bystander Anya and remain in the game, so to say. Also, Nunally is blinded because her father used a Mind Control spell to force her to keep her eyes shut. The "crime scene" was then altered to make everyone believe Marianne had died protecting Nunnally from assassins targeting her and Lelouch. In Count Cain Riff takes bullets (and other things that would have the same effect) for Cain quite frequently (well to a point where antagonists are annoyed he keeps getting in the way) Kimihito Kurusu of Daily Life with Monster Girl does this frequently for the sake of his girls. It does not exactly help that the human world does not look too highly upon monster girls of their species. In Darker Than Black, Hei takes bullets (he's armored) to shield a girl he assumed to be the assassins' target. It sort of backfired. Later the girl jumped before him, intercepting a Tele-Frag power aimed to tear his heart out. Another time he knocked prone his partner and covered her with himself from falling rubble. Which, yes, looked not like what it was. In Date A Live, Shido Itsuka seems to love doing this. He did this for Tohka in Volume 1 (he got better), attempted this for Kurumi in Volume 4 (the targeter's aim shifted at the absolute last possible moment and missed; worth pointing out in this instance it would've been a genuine Heroic Sacrifice on his part if it hit, no healing or cheating death from this one), and in Volume 11 when he does this for Origami's parents. The above Daily Life With Monster Girl example's fantasy Expy, Mamoru Onodera of Deadline Summonner does not fare much better. That it helps activate his Desperation Attack (if he can calculate the damage and damage adjustment right), and that he doesn't take much permanent damage from it makes it less dramatic than most examples. During the first Osaka mini-arc Conan takes a knife to the gut for Ran when a lunatic with a knife attacks them. He gets better because the blade hit a metal amulet he was wearing, thus he got just a bruise on his chest. Though this was actually a double Taking The Bullet: Heiji lent Conan that amulet because he had a nightmare where they both died, and the amulet is a good luck charm that seems to work. So the knife bounces off the amulet and Conan is relatively unharmed, but while confronting the real murderer Heiji is shot. Just before the Desperate Revival arc, while the Shounen Tantei are trapped in a cave by a group of murderous bankrobbers, Conan takes a bullet for Genta and nearly bleeds to death. In the 13th movie, Inspector Megure took a knife wound on the belly from a charging woman who then realized her mistake. Good thing Megure is overweight. And in the proper series/manga Megure took a metal pipe to the head to protect Sonoko from a Serial Killer targetting girls who wore special footwear, since one of them accidentally ran his son over due to said footwear. (Sonoko had purchased similar shoes, so that made her a target). Her's so Made of Iron that he doesn't get knocked out (though to be fair, he was wearing his Nice Hat), and even manages to deal a "The Reason You Suck" Speech to the killer. In the fourth movie, the reason for Ran's Laser-Guided Amnesia is that her mind was temporarily broken when Sato took at least four shots for her to save her from the movie's Big Bad. They both get better: Sato survived, and when Ran saw the killer threaten Conan similarly, Ran got her memories back and kicked his ass. In the 14th movie The Raven Chaser, the one who protects Conan from being shot to death and dies in his place is Irish, a member of the Black Organization. Then again Irish's cover had already been blown so he wouldn't live for too long anyway. In the 18th movie, Dimensional Sniper Sera Masumi shields Conan from a sniper targeting him and gets shot in his place. She makes it. Myotismon aims his deadly Grisly Wing attack at Kari and Gatomon, but Wizardmon gets in the way, and is killed instead. This happens a few more times in Adventure first when Chuumon takes a dagger from Piedmon who was going to kill Mimi and when SabreLeomon takes a hit from MetalEtemon meant for Mimi and Joe. As a bit of a partial subversion, he manages to kill MetalEtemon before expiring. Another example is when DemiDevimon fires a toxic dart at Sora and Biyomon takes it for her. In this case, Biyomon is actually not in danger of directly dying from the attack, as it's only fatal to humans (though it makes Digimon extremely sick.) Still, she did save Sora's life in the process and probably didn't care rather it'd kill her or not. Baring a certain resemblance to Wizardmon, Baalmon does this in Digimon Xros Wars. Digimon Frontier Lancer Kouji does this for Team Leader Takuya, diving between Takuya and their enemy Duskmon's sword, taking enough damage to not only turn Kouji back into human form but knock him unconscious as well, to Takuya's clear horror. Dragon Ball Z: Piccolo's switch from villain to Anti-Hero happens when he takes a lethal blast for his pupil Gohan. The scene gets lampooned in Dragon Ball Abridged. Piccolo: Wait a second... why don't I just grab him? I could probably still do that now actually! Yeah, that's it! I'll grab him and throw him out of the waAAAAAAAGH! Why... didn't... you... DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODGE??? (bleh) He also does this for Goku in the anime version of Frieza saganote In the manga, Frieza intentionally fired at Piccolo, taking a Death Beam from him; he survives, but he comes close to dying. Piccolo does it again for Gohan in Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug when Medamatcha fires on him, it's pretty egregious this time as Piccolo was at full health and was curb stomping invading villains prior to deciding to be a martyr. He does it one more time in the Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F adaptation in Dragon Ball Super, saving Gohan from a fatal shot by Frieza. Goku himself does this for Gohan in a pure Papa Wolf moment during Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge and still has strength to fire a Ki Blast at the titular antagonist. Unfortunately Goku is weakened for the majority of the movie as a result, but since it's his son the audience and Goku know it's Worth It. In the Cell saga after Vegeta has been knocked unconscious trying to avenge Trunks, Cell is about to shoot him with a huge Kamehameha. Gohan jumps in the way of the blast and takes the hit; he survives, but it costs him the use of one of his arms. This has happened so much that it's now an official technique called "Risking It All For A Friend ". WHY CAN'T YOU SAVE YOUR OWN DAMN SELF!?!?!? In Durarara!!, volume 9 reveals that Izaya didn't stab Shinra like a lot of people think he did. Shinra took a knife wound for him when a student named Nakura demanded that Izaya give his money back in a bet he lost. Naturally, this incident seems to start something inside of Izaya as he declares that Nakura will suffer for hurting Shinra. Many years later, it comes off as Izaya stalking Nakura and then declaring to him at the end of volume 9 that he framed him for two major incidents that had been going on in that volume and that those people will hunt him down. Almost happens twice in Eyeshield 21 when a psycho's about to start attacking everyone in the stands. Mamori steps forward to shield Suzuna from any prospect harm — shortly followed by Hiruma stepping up to shield Mamori as well. Luckily the situation is soon defused. Laxus shoots a lightning bolt at Levi that probably would have killed her had Gajeel not jumped in front of her to take it. He does something similar at the end of the final battle to stop Laxus from finishing Natsu off; he turns his arm into iron and uses himself as a lightning rod. Simon takes a bullet for Natsu and Erza. About fifty chapters later Jellal, who shot the first "bullet" takes a bullet for Natsu as well. And in chapter 334, Gray shoves Juvia out of the way of a laser beam and gets shot multiple times in the chest and head as a result. Played with in the FAKE OAV: when Ryo is cornered by a Serial Killer Knight Templar Parent who kills Japanese people in revenge for the rape and murder of his daughter at the hands of Japanese tourists, the one who stands between killer and victim is the dead girl's ghost, which has been seen intermitently around. In the Fatal Fury first animated special, Joe Higashi is gravely wounded when he takes a bullet for Terry Bogard. Terry himself protects Suila from a explosion, she repays him with Intimate Healing. Sure, in Freezing, none of the readers liked Smug Snake Atia Simmons for being such an unlikable bitch, but you gotta feel something for her when her battle partner sacrificed himself for her. Cue Berserker Tears and Roaring Rampage of Revenge. Scar from Fullmetal Alchemist does this in the 2003 anime version. When military troops notice Lust and open fire on her, Scar instinctively leaps in front of her and takes the hits, despite knowing fully well that Lust wouldn't have died. She gently reprimands him for this afterward. Lust: You fool. You know it takes more than bullets to stop me. Scar: It wasn't for you. This damn body has a will of its own. Played straight with Ginga Densetsu Weed when Jerome manages to alert the other dogs of the humans shooting at them. Poor Jerome literally takes a bullet for the pack. Heroic dog, indeed Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn: Poor, POOR, Marida; as if her life wasn't sad enough... In Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, a young girl named Meer Campbell takes a bullet for Lacus Clyne, the woman she had been impersonating for months because of a complex mix of jealousy, admiration, and wish to be noticed by her. She then dies in her arms (read: Lacus is Forced to Watch herself bleed out in front of her), while delivering what may be the most heart-wrenching Famous Last Words in the entire Gundam saga. This scene also marks one of the few occasions in the entire Cosmic Era where we see the All-Loving Hero Lacus be actually angry with someone. Previous to that, in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Mu La Flaga takes a Wave Motion Gun blast to save the Archangel. He gets better, and as Neo Roanoke does the exact same thing in Destiny, but is not even scratched thanks to his superior Humongous Mecha. And before that (production-wise) at the tail end of Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, as Dekim prepares to shoot Relena for attempting to persuade Mariemeia to stop obeying him, Mariemeia pushes Relena out of the way, causing Dekim to accidentally shoot her. In the actual series, Trowa takes the blast meant for Heero in episode 25, causing his mech to blow up... but not before he gives a heartfelt 'I Know You're in There Somewhere' speech. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans: Late in the second season, an unknown group tries to assassinate Orga Itsuka, the leader of Tekkadan and the show's Deuteragonist...and they succeed because he shields Ride Mass, one of Tekkadan's younger members, with his own body. Ride is horrified (presumably for More Expendable Than You reasons), but Orga reaffirms what he said earlier that episode: that he'd gladly give his life for any of his Tekkadan "brothers". Katokk does this for Garrod in Gundam X. Gungrave: In his mortal life Brandon Heat takes a bullet for Big Daddy. Later, being resurrected as Grave, the deadman he is doing that couple of times for Mika. Gunslinger Girl: In the manga, Angelica dies in hospital after taking a carbomb blast for Marco. Henrietta knocks a Bouncing Betty mine away from her handler Jose. The cyborg girls are conditioned to instinctively protect their handlers, and get distraught over the minor injuries Marco and Jose suffer in comparison to their own. Triela does the literal version for Roberta during vol 7 of the manga. Later she takes a smoke grenade to the head while shielding fellow cyborg Beatrice. She survives both, as does Roberta (though still wounded), Beatrice however.. In Haruhi Suzumiya, Yuki Nagato takes an awful lot of flying metal spears in order to shield Kyon in her fight against Asakura. She doesn't seem to mind, though. In Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2 - Shiroki Ryuu no Miko OAV, Yoritada shields Karin from a flying sword — although because of the way he does this, he only gets a non-fatal arm injury. Nevertheless, still dramatic. In the Hachiyou Shou TV series, Yorihisa protects Tenma from a sword-wielding mook this way, mirroring an incident from his past where his brother Sanehisa did the same to him. Unlike Sanehisa, Yorihisa survives, although the wound makes the subsequent battle significantly more difficult (at least until they get a power-up). Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 - Owarinaki Unmei has Masaomi taking an arrow for Nozomi; at first, it looks like he might have simply pushed her away without getting shot, but no... Heartcatch Pretty Cure is loaded with these for a magical girl anime. Yuri's Weasel Mascot Cologne takes a shot from Professor Sabahku to save her, leading him to be Killed Off for Real Sabahku does one himself in the end, saving Yuri and Tsubomi from Dune. A non-fatal version occurs in The Movie "Fashion Show in the City of Flowers?!" as Cure Blossom takes a shot from her own partner, Cure Marine to save the Brainwashed and Crazy Olivier. She loses her hairbow, her now-loose hair snapping him out of it as he recognizes Cure Blossom as Tsubomi. Hellsing: At his first meeting with Integra, Alucard protects her from a gunshot with his own hand. Of course, for him, it's not that big a deal. Played for Laughs in an episode of InuYasha. Soten, the younger sister of the two Thunder Brothers defeated by Inu-Yasha earlier, sends her dragon minion to incapacitate Kagome and Inu-Yasha using Kagome's arrows. When Inu-Yasha jumps in front of Kagome in order to save her, it's revealed the arrows don't even harm anyone. Yuuki does this for Chen. And Tiz takes a bullet for Zagi of all people, and dies, resulting in Face Death with Dignity for him, as he also ends up dying with her in his arms. In one of the old The King of Fighters mangas (the one by Tatsuya Shinjyouji), the deaths of Sandra and Clara Heidern happened because of this trope. Rugal had kidnapped them and beaten Heidern to near death (including putting out one of his eyes), and when he moved for the final hit both of them shielded Heidern with their own bodies. Similarly, in the KOF: G manga's third volume an already injured Kensou shields Athena from Goenitz. He lives to tell, but barely. In Last Order: Final Fantasy VII Zack takes a sniper bullet that was aimed at Cloud before it cuts to black... some fans dispute this as it messes up the continuity of the games where Zack was shot by three soldiers. Though since it's 30 minute adaptation and played off as Rule of Drama it can be forgiven. In Legend of Galactic Heroes, Paul von Oberstein jumps in front of Reinhard when an assassin fires a bazooka at the latter. Fortunately, Reinhard's best friend Kircheis manages to deflect the blow aside. In the very end of the series Oberstein in some way does it again, misguiding the Earth Cult terrorists to attack his office instead of the Kaiser's bedroom. The Lupin III special Memories of the Flame ~Tokyo Crisis~ plays it straight in Maria's flashbacks. Zenigata also does this later on to protect her, but instead of killing him, the bullet only injured his leg. In Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers, Nanoha does this to protect the helicopter carrying Shamal, Vice, and Vivio from a massive beam. Of course, since Nanoha's Exceed Mode is a lot tougher than a helicopter, she survives, much to the shock of the Cold Sniper that fired the shot. Mahou Sensei Negima! Setsuna does this for Konoka during the Class Trip. Odd in that she managed to do this atop a 30-something story castle when she was on the ground seconds earlier. Maybe justified by her later Wing Pull. Or, considering that she had, earlier in that storyline, demonstrated the ability to jump over buildings in a single bound, it's not that weird. Asuna makes use of the 'bulletproof' variant in the next volume. Having learned that their enemy's petrification spells only cause her public embarrassment (she is largely immune to magic, her clothes aren't) she puts herself between Negi and an impressive beam of power at the cost of yet another top. Later in the same arc Negi tried to do this for one of his students. She swatted him aside upon spotting the danger and took the incoming stone spear through the midsection rather messily, but that merely irritated Evangeline... as the attacker promptly regretted. Also, near the very beginning of the manga, in a game of dodgeball Asuna catches a ball aimed (with enough force to hurt) at Negi, and he does the same for a fallen Asuna later. Next Arc Nodoka gets to do this for Negi with a bullet that sends the person hit forward in time by 3 hours. However before Chamo reminds Negi and Yue of this, they do the standard grief sequence. In later chapters, Aisha, Mama (the bear woman), Tosaka, and Emily all do this; Taking the Bullet for Nodoka, Natsumi, Ako, and Yue, respectively. Although it turns out that all of them would actually have been just fine if they hadn't done it. Well, it's the thought that counts. They are revived later, too. Erstin does this when a bottle of acid gets dropped on Arika, and gets away with just a burn on her leg. And then does it later, throwing her slave in the way to save Arika from Nina's attack. This time, she doesn't fare as well. In Mamotte! Lollipop Zero gets in the way of an attack meant for Nina My Bride is a Mermaid plays this for laughs, as Nagasumi constantly has to "take the bullet" for various mermaids whenever something threatens to splash them with water (they revert to mermaid form if they get wet, and he has to maintain The Masquerade). It's played seriously in the series finale when he takes a literal bullet for Sun. Fortunately, he's also capable of catching the bullet. Naruto: Iruka has a Taking the Shuriken moment in the first episode when he jumps in front of Naruto to save him from Mizuki's giant shuriken. This was mirrored later in the series when Mizuki throws a giant shuriken at Iruka and Naruto protects him the same way. In Shippuuden, Chouza Akimichi is nearly killed after taking a hit from Pain to protect Chouji. He later turned out to have survived. Which was proceeded by one of Pain bodies taking the Raikiri for the other. And Kakashi's sacrifice with the whole using his Kamui to save Chouji straight afterwards, and dying from the efforts himself. Chouza does it again against zombie Asuma, jumping in front of a giant burning ash cloud and getting badly burned. And then there's poor little Haku, who was impaled through the chest protecting Zabuza. Sasuke jumps in front of Haku's attack to protect Naruto in one memorable scene. Cue Sasuke's claims of "My body moved on its own" and Naruto's Unstoppable Rage. Tsuande imitates Kushina and lets herself get impaled and badly slashed protecting Naruto from Orochimaru, since she know he's Worth It. Oh and what even more awesome? (A Tsunade was ironically Afraid of Blood at the time and (B her Medical Jutsu activated because of it allowing her to kick Orochimaru's ass. Sakura lets herself be impaled to protect Chiyo. Obito does this for Kakashi pushing him out of the way of a falling boulder and getting crushed as a result. But this actually doesn't kill him as Big Bad Mandra saves him and makes him his right hand man. Suigetsu takes a giant ass chakra blast from a transformed Killer Bee to protect his team. Naturally, this only renders him unconscious, since Suigetsu was a lake at the time. One truly tragic example is Naruto's parents Minato and Kushina jump in front the nine tails's attack aimed for baby Naruto and get impaled as a result. as if this wasn't sad enough, Minato and Kushina then tearfully say goodbye to their baby boy and give him advice for the future and apologize for not being in it. And in what is probably one of the most Tear Jerker example of them all, there's somewhat of a subversion. Hinata was ready to pull this trope on Naruto to protect him from the Ten-tails' fatal Mokuton -Sashiki no Jutsu... but the one who does it in the end is actually Neji, shielding the other two. He ends up Impaled with Extreme Prejudice... and very much dead, much to the sadness of both Hinata and Naruto. Kakashi and Obito do this for Naruto and Sasuke respectively, using their bodies to block Kaguya's All-Killing Ash Bones. Kakashi's is immediately subverted when Obito uses the last of his strength to teleport away the bone heading for Kakashi. In Noir, Kirika takes a bullet meant for Mireille during the final confrontation with Altena. In a Moment of Awesome, she gets back up, tells Altena that she's rejecting her destiny as Noir, and charges her, hurling them both into the nearby lava pit. Though she doesn't much want to, Kirika survives, thanks to Mireille's last-second intervention. In Onegai My Melody, Hiiragi grabbed Uta and tried to give her a Forceful Kiss, which would have severed her spiritual connection to My Melody and taken away most of My Melody's power. Kakeru tries to save her and lunges, intending to tackle Hiiragi away, but ends up between them and gets kissed instead. Both men are disgusted and Hiiragi retreats. At the start of the series Shanks did this for Luffy at the cost of his arm. It's even implied he could've avoided this outcome, but Shanks sacrificed his arm as he "made a bet on the new age" i.e Luffy becoming Pirate King. Luffy does this at least once (although he's immune to the bullets due to his Gum-Gum Fruit powers). Later exploited by Wapol's Quirky Miniboss Squad member Chess, who shoots three arrows (very large ones at that) at a group of innocent bystanders, causing Dalton to hurl himself into their path. It works, but, like every other non-flashback character, he gets better later. Frank pulls it off spectacular fashion when Spandam orders the Marines to open fire on Robin. Being a Cyborg helps dissuade bullets from hurting him or Robin. Sanji does this a number of times (usually when Nami is involved), in Skypeia when facing lighting powered Enel he kicks Usopp out of the way of a massive lighting blast that was aimed for Usopp and Nami. Sanji took the blast head on giving time for his crewmates to escape despite Nami's reluctance to abandon him, after he'd been electrocuted Sanji says a One-Liner before collapsing. Lucky Usopp comes right back and takes the unconscious Sanji away to safety. Later in Thriller Bark, Sanji keeps Nami out of Absalom's reach and lets the latter just wail on him to protect her. Sanji only drops Nami so he doesn't get his blood on her wedding dress. In Whole Cake Island when rescuing Luffy, Sanji gets smashed into the ground and even shot in the arm all while shielding his captain, yeah Sanji is a fan of this. Portgas D. Ace takes a magma fist for Luffy to protect him from Akainu. This marks a turning point for the manga because this moment finally subverts Death Is Cheap. Unlike the other examples, Ace is the first character to die in the present story and Luffy has to face that trauma. Jinbe also gets himself badly burned protecting Luffy from Akainu though he survives. Happened also with Queen Otohime, who jumps to save a Tenryuubito at the Fishmen Arc. Subverted villainous example with the Vinsmoke family, as they have their Clone Army jump in and block attacks on their command. This results in death of said clones who are dispensable to the family. In Requiem for the Phantom, Zwei's assassination run on Scythe Master ends in failure when Ein takes a bullet for Scythe, who responds by shooting a despondent Zwei in the back and leaving him for dead. Pokémon: Ash Ketchum actually does this at the end of Pokémon: The First Movie as an attempt to end Mew and Mewtwo's battle. Ash's already injured Fletchinder gets between him and an angry Moltres's Fire Blast. Instead of getting trashed, it evolves into Talonflame and gains Brave Bird, dueling Moltres long enough for it to calm down. Ash does this a lot. If he's afraid an attack could really hurt a Pokemon, he'll jump in and take the attack instead. Though literal bullets are rarely used, Tsukune is very notable for his habit of throwing himself in front of attacks to protect his friends. He is (or was) technically the weakest among them, leading to his Emergency Transformation. Ginei did this once as well... damn near killed him. In Rose of Versailles, this is how Andre dies, while trying to protect Oscar. Tomoe steps in to try and wrestle the knife out of an enemy's hands, but thanks to Kenshin being blinded earlier in the fight he can't see her and accidentally kills them both. There's a sort-of nonlethal example inh the episode that introduced Sanosuke. Kenshin, Kaoru and Yahiko are in Tae's restaurant and a bunch of drunkards on a nearby table start fighting, then Kenshin tenses up without reason as they try to just eat their meal. The following moment, one of the drunkards tosses a pot and hits Kenshin on the back of his head, almost knocking him out cold... Sanosuke: "You knew this would happen. And had you moved, this girl [Kaoru] would be covered in her own blood" It happens once more in the end of the Shishio battle where Yumi steps in front of Shishio to shield him from Kenshin's attack only for Shishio to stab Kenshin through her, resulting in Yumi's death in Shishio's arms. Also happens again at the end of the fight with Enishi, where Kaoru tries to take a bullet for Kenshin, but is stopped by Enishi himself, who delivers a blow to the person firing, knocking the gun out of his hands. In the Seishouhen OAV, it's played differently: Enishi and Kenshin are fighting alone, Enishi is about to stab Kenshin when he's on the ground but Kaoru throws herself on top of Kenshin and Enishi stops attacking. Aoshi Shinomori took a bullet for one of his followers in the Anime. (In the manga it was already aimed at him) Aoshi's followers later took several bullets to save Aoshi and allow Kenshin to defeat the shooter. Sailor Moon: Tuxedo Mask does this for Sailor Moon at least once in each season, and it usually results in his death/capture, eliciting from Sailor Moon a Big "NO!". Also, in the Marine Cathedral episode, Neptune sees Eudial threatening Uranus with a gun and proceeds to run towards them while being shot from all directions and ultimately takes the shot intended for Uranus, who goes on to kill herself anyway. Also, Neptune was captured previously in the same episode by taking a hit from a stone that would have hit Uranus otherwise. DiC apparently disapproves of this trope, as they recut the first season example (where he gets between Sailor Moon and Zoisite's ice crystal) to look as though Tuxedo Mask was the intended target all along; though it's possible that they only did this for established heroes, since they don't edit out Prince Diamond doing the exact same thing as mentioned below. In the R movie, Usagi saves Chibiusa from a plant this way, and Tuxedo Mask does the same thing when Fiore tries to stab Sailor Moon. Similarly, in the series Neo Queen Serenity does this to protect Chibi-Usa during the Black Moon invasion. She's severely injured and thus must be frozen into crystal for her own sake; Chibi-Usa goes to the past to seek Sailor Moon's help and the Silver Crystal unaware that she is Usagi's Kid from the Future, as the Neo Queen is Usagi's adult self. All four inner scouts die in this way in the last season when they take hits from Galaxia in order to protect Sailor Moon, Chibi Chibi and the Starlights. An also does this, throwing herself in the path of one of the Makaiju's branches to save Ail. Prince Diamond does this for Sailor Moon when Wiseman fires an attack at her. Hawk's Eye in the fourth season does this for Fish Eye, when Mr. Magic Pierrot tries to kill him with a projectile from his hat. We even see the smoking hole where it hit. And then he gets better about several minutes later. Pegasus Seiya will do this for Saori every chance he gets. Most notable of all: stopping Aiolia's special technique with his hands when Saori actually demands for Aiolia to gang up on her so she can block his attack and gain his favor; taking Poseidon's Trident to the chest for her (he waved it off by claiming it was the will of the Sagittarius Cloth he was wearing, but no one was fooled); and then taking Hades' Sword in the heart. It didn't kill him, but it destroyed his Cosmo and left him as little more than a vegetable for more than a while. Sometimes, Seiya's best friend and partner Dragon Shiryu will do this for his friends, but he has the advantage of wielding the Dragon Shield (said to be one of the strongest shields ever) on his forearm, making it a much more reasonable act. In the final episode of Sands of Destruction, Kyrie shields an unconscious Morte from falling rocks using his back. It smarts a bit, but he quickly brushes it off. Uesugi Kenshin of Sengoku Basara goes one step further and takes three bullets in order to save his Ninja love interest. And she's meant to the bodyguard! Crona ends up taking the bullet for Maka during a battle with Medusa. Later on, Asura uses this to his benefit during a battle with Shinigami-sama and intentionally aims for bystanders during the fight to make his opponent take the bullet. Earlier than both those examples, and not technically a bullet, but Soul puts himself between Maka and Ragnarok after Maka can't bring herself to use him to defend against the sword (Ragnarok at the time being the vastly superior Weapon). Fridge Logic in the Shinigami example, because while the bystanders — and Asura appears to be aiming specifically for Kid — obviously would be harmed by the Kishin's attack, what Asura does doesn't look much different from his other attacks which Shinigami avoided or blocked with Spirit. And yet on that occasion he threw himself into the path of the "bullet", also placing his Weapon out of the way of a direct hit. In episode 14 of Sword Art Online, Asuna does this to save Kirito from a fatal sword strike. It very nearly breaks him. She survives, though. In the last episode of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Lord Genome takes the bullet for the heroes' mecha. By bullet, I mean a Big Bang powered beam, and by taking it, I mean hurling himself to it, transforming said beam into a freaking galaxy-sized drill, with his head on the tip! In Tiger & Bunny, Kotetsu takes a superheated crossbow bolt to the chest for Barnaby. Seeing the lengths the other hero is willing to go in order to protect him, Barnaby begins to drop the Jerkass act and let himself trust Kotetsu. In the manga version of Tokyo Mew Mew, immediately before the final battle with Deep Blue, Pie and Tart aim a powerful attack at Ichigo — all four other girls jump in the way and take the huge bullet themselves. Mint actually manages a laugh about how "we're all thinking the same thing," and they send Ichigo ahead while they stay and fight. In the web series of Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidou Kyuukyuu Keisatsu, Taiga takes a missile to protect White Crystal Hope. As a result, Brave Backdraft is totaled. Matsuka for Keith in Toward the Terra. Semi-minor character Brad does this for Vash in episode 21 of Trigun, and dies in front of him and his friends. Vash is, understandably, horrified. In the episode 72 from UFO Robo Grendizer (one of the Mazinger Z sequels), during an aerial duel between Grendizer and another starship, Rubina flies her own ship between Grendizer and an energy beam to save Duke. She dies shortly after. Her Heroic Sacrifice is done more tragic because Duke had accused her of betraying him shortly before. The whole episode was a Tear Jerker. In Vampire Game, Hume takes a sword for Illsaide. In the 9th episode of The Vision of Escaflowne when one of Dilandau's spike's goes out of control on his Guymelef, one of them heads straight for Hitomi, Allen dives in front with his Guymelef and takes the hit, he survives but he's seriously injured. Wolf's Rain has a particularly cruel twist on this trope: Toboe sees Quent and Darcia pulling guns on each other and leaps between them in an attempt to take the bullet for Quent — but ends up taking Quent's bullet instead. Especially ironic since Quent has previously tried to shoot Toboe on several occasions. The irony is compounded because the shock of having shot the wolf who tried to save him causes him to drop his guard and get shot anyway. The only small consolation is that the wolf and wolf-hunter share a brief moment of reconciliation before they die. In the X1999 movie, Yuzuriha Nekoi dies like this. More exactly, she shields Kamui from two massive electric cables and is Impaled with Extreme Prejudice for her trouble, then dies in Kamui's arms. In it's prequel Tokyo Babylon Seishirou gets between Subaru and a desparate mother with a knife needing a healthy kidney for her severly ill son and loses one of his eyes (or at least goes blind in it) in the process Kisara does this for Priest Seto. Much earlier, When Mai is trapped and about to be attacked Yami Marik's Winged Dragon of Ra, Joey jumps in tries to free her from the chains. Marik then decides to attack them both. Just when the attack is about to connect, Yugi jumps in front of them in time and takes the brunt of the attack. He's temporarily knocked unconscious. The poses for that scene neatly mirror My Body as a Shield , an actual card that sacrifices some of the player's life points to protect monsters from a Spell or Trap that would otherwise destroy them. In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, one of Asuka/Alexis's signature cards is the Trap Card Doble Passe, an anime-only card (at the time) that is activated when her monster is attacked, protecting the monster by letting the attack hit her. In return for that, the monster is then able to make a direct attack against the opponent. Asuka used this Trap frequently, and in the Series Finale it was a symbolic card that she used to escape the World of Darkness. In Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, after Yuma and Astral used their Zexal II form to defeat Number 96 to prevent the three worlds from being destroyed, Number 96 decides to try to take control of Astral. As Number 96 charges at them as a spear-shaped bolt of energy, Astral quickly undoes Zexal so that Yuma wouldn't get hit by the attack too. In Yu-Gi-Oh!: Capsule Monsters, Yami does this for Tea and Joey when they're targeted by the Five-Headed Dragon, though he's just badly hurt rather than killed. In the final battle, Baby Dragon, Thunder Kid, and Happy Lover do a fatal example to save Solomon Muto. In Macross Delta, Makina does this for Freyja when a Windermerian sniper aims for her in Episode 24. Superman has done this a few times, but being Immune to Bullets, it's not quite as dramatic. In The Death of Superman; The Return Of Superman, the Eradicator does this for Superman, and as the bullet in question is a ridiculously huge dose of green kryptonite, it's thoroughly dramatic. Then there's the example used as the page picture for Stupid Sacrifice, which is more ridiculous than dramatic. Kryptonite Nevermore: Superman dives in front of a torpedo heading towards a freighter. Since he has lost most of his power it's thoroughly dramatic. The explosion doesn't kill him but it leaves him dazed. Supergirl has also done this fairly often. Some examples: In Supergirl (Volume 5) issue #0, Supergirl does this for Batgirl when Poison Ivy mind-controls several cops into shooting her friend. In The Supergirl from Krypton, Supergirl leaps in the way of a barrage of Darkseid's Omega Beams to protect her cousin. And in Supergirl (Rebirth) issue #15, Kara shields several innocent bystanders . Even more awesome than other examples because she has been warned those bullets can hurt her . Subverted in Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade when Superior Girl fires her Eye Beams at Supergirl, and Streaky leaps into the path of the blast. However, Belinda's Superior Vision mutates Supergirl's pet, turning Streaky the Supercat into Streaky the Super-Saber-toothed tiger. Booster Gold does this for Blue Beetle (Ted), "Nooooo" and all. The bullet passes though his goggles harmlessly but they let you think that he's dead for a second. In an Establishing Character Moment early in Batgirl (2009), Cassandra Cain takes several rounds while reaching a gun-wielding thug rather than dodge and endanger... another of the gang she and Batman are facing. Thus taking Thou Shalt Not Kill to a new level. Sabretooth does this for Monet in Uncanny X-Men (2015). He & Monet are on a mission to find & protect Elixir. Sabes, sensing their attackers, tackles Monet & Elixir to the ground. Elixir starts to get up, but Creed continues holding on to Monet, shouting in pain while he's shot in the back. In the ElfQuest series Kings of the Broken Wheel, Cutter takes two arrows meant for the High One Timmain. He survives, but not without difficulty. The first Crimson Dynamo, Anton Vanko, does an inverted version of this for Tony Stark after defecting from Russia and working for/becoming friends with him. Vanko deliberately fired an unstable, experimental laser pistol at the second (and evil) Crimson Dynamo in order to kill him before Dynamo could kill Iron Man, even knowing that doing so would probably mean his own death as well. It does. Has happened at least twice in the comic book version of W.I.T.C.H.. During the fifth saga, Cedric gets in the way of a beam which would've killed Orube, and in the seventh saga Liam is killed by a sword that the White Queen threw at Mariko. In the Chick Tract "Murph," Murph's partner, Officer Donovan does this for him, since he believes he, being an "unsaved" Catholic, isn't ready to die. Interestingly enough, Donovan gets off with flesh wounds while Murph is mortally wounded. In Birds of Prey a young teleporter calling herself Batgirl (complete with homemade Batgirl outfit) teleported herself in front of a bullet meant for Huntress. Fortunately her teleportation came with a Healing Factor and she teleported herself to Barbara in time to save herself. Iron Man: Tony Stark does this far too often for good sense during battles, especially for Captain America. Granted, his protective armor does give him some logical basis for this, but he still frequently winds up badly injured. In Ultimate Spider-Man, we have the eponymous Spidey doing this to save Captain America from a sniper's bullet. He dies, yes, but not before going out in a blaze of glory by fending off the Sinister Six. That deserves a bit more detail: After taking a bullet for Cap and being left to be found by paramedics, Spidey starts making his way to a hospital. Unfortunately, he realizes the Sinister Six are going after his family and friends, so he makes a detour to save them. After repeated hope spots and barely managing to fend off and defeat the Sinister Six while bleeding out, he is actually rescued by Aunt May and Gwen Stacy. But, after seeing Norman Osborn get back up, Peter uses the last ounce of his strength to stop Osborn and save his family and friends before bleeding out on the front lawn of his own house with all of Queens watching. So one physical bullet and dozens of metaphorical ones. In Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog, a heart-broken Mina Mongoose throws herself between Princess Sally and Sonic (who had just reconciled and admitted their feelings) and a bullet from Nack the Weasel. The comic makes it seems she died, but then she's seen in a hospital room recovering. In Uncanny X-Men, Rogue took a sustained laser blast meant for Wolverine and Mariko. This after Wolverine had said to her face that he would have liked nothing better than to cut out her heart for what she had done previously to Carol Danvers. The blast was enough to nearly kill even her; since she won his respect by this sacrifice, Wolverine risked his own life (he had been poisoned and badly wounded earlier on in the issue) to let her absorb his Healing Factor. Towards the end of both continuities of Life with Archie: The Married Life, Archie saves Kevin Keller's life from assassination by getting in the line of fire and charging at would-be assassin and busboy Wendell... and ends up taking the bullet for Kevin before dying. In the first issue of All-New Wolverine we see Laura take several sniper rounds getting the target of an assassination attempt to safety, ending with a Boom, Headshot! as she is shoving the man into his armored limo. She shakes the damage off within minutes, but it is clearly not fun. Wonder Woman (1987): When a mobster she's set to testify against sends a mook to kill Officer Isabelle Modini the junkie that put her in the hospital in the first place is in her room trying to apologize to her while she belittles him, and he jumps in between her and her attacker, saving her life but dying at the foot of her bed. In Young Avengers, Patriot takes a shot from a Kree blaster meant for Captain America much to Cap's horror. Steve is all set to donate his blood to save Eli, but Eli's grandfather Isaiah beat him to it. In Power Girl fanfic A Force of Four, Kara shields both Hippolyta and Fury from a heat beam barrage. The pain is unbearable even for Power Girl, but she stands her ground and takes it. The three women surged forward again, wearing grim battle-faces that might have been those of Greeks in the Trojan War. Before they had covered half the distance, all three felt the pain of searing heat along their bodies. Power Girl halted, grabbed her two allies, and tossed them to the ground. Then she spread her body over the both of them and stretched her cape to its full extent, shielding them as best she could. "Stay down, you two," she warned. "We've gotta fight ‘em!" wailed Fury. "They'd... broil you like a hot dog," grated Kara. "Stay down, and I mean it!" The three outlaws of Krypton were standing in a circle about Power Girl, sending six beams of heat from their eyes at her caped back. One Kryptonian could cause pain. Two could injure. Three could destroy. But Hippolyta and Fury lacked the Kryptonian durability to withstand heat vision for a time. Without her protection, both women would soon burn to death. Kara bit her lip to keep from screaming. The terrible beams seared her back like a grid of white-hot iron. That, despite her protective cape. There was only so much longer she could take it. Her brain rushed to formulate an escape stratagem before the three of them could die. But all she could really come up with right then was to lie there and take it. In this fanart it's Batgirl who shields Supergirl. In the Mass Effect fiction Another Realm, the protagonist Cieran has the job of taking the bullet repeatedly, most often to save his friends or his lover, Nynsi Shaaryak. He has power armour, but it remains outside the realm of Plot Armour, resulting in near-fatal injuries. In the Tamers Forever Series, Gallantmon recieves a Trump Sword meant for Taomon and later, Kazu receives a Flame Inferno attack meant for Suzie An ER fanfic had Doug doing this for the two people he loved most—girlfriend Carol and best friend Mark. Video footage of the incident shows that indeed, Carol would have been the one shot had he not pushed her and Mark out of the way. A variation in Reality Is Fluid. In an Offscreen Moment of Awesome (Eleya, the viewpoint character, was on another deck at the time) Gaarra tackles a civilian scientist out of the way of an exploding EPS conduit and takes the full blast on his back, coming out with severe burns and shrapnel injuries. Still sorta fits here, as the conduit had exploded due to sabotage. Another variant in The Wrong Reflection. In the midst of a big Space Battle, a Terran Empire Defiant-class ship tries to ram the USS Bajor. T'Var, Eleya's former operations officer and now the commander of an Ushaan-class starship, flies her ship in between and takes the ramming attack herself. In the fanfic Prison Island Break. Sonic the Hedgehog defeats Metal Sonic, but the robot shoots at him in its death throes while he is distracted by his own awesomeness. Manic jumps to take three bullets for him. In Being Dead Ain't Easy, while already banged up from an exploding limo, Joey officially dies taking a bullet for Seto Kaiba. In the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fic Cutie Bloom, Applejack, who is angered that Apple Bloom ran away because of Diamond Tiara, chews out her father Filthy Rich for "raising a monster" and tries to buck him in the face. Fluttershy, who doesn't want her to lose her head, jumps in front of him to take the buck. Thousand Shinji: During the Geofront Siege, an enemy squad shot at Shinji right when he got distracted and careless, and Misato leapt in the path of the bullets and shielded him with her body. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Genocide: When a death squad attempts to kill Rei, Gendo shields her with his body. In the Frozen fanfic Becoming Free, Freya takes an arrow to the shoulder for her girlfriend Elsa. This turned out to be a Career-Ending Injury however Elsa assigns Freya as her personal bodyguard in return. The Changelings Have a King: During the Battle of Ponyville, Cup Cake takes the strike of a newborn changeling for her filly Pumpkin. Later, Crescendo attempts to do this for Rarity, but Spike jumps in front of them both. Shortly thereafter, Chrysalis jumps in front of Shining Armor's final strike at Carapace- but it's played with in that she did it not simply to save him but to strip him and her surviving drones of their changeling forms with her death, after he drained her of love. In Dreaming of Sunshine, Shikako uses the replacement technique to protect Sasuke from Itachi's Tsukuyomi, which means she gets hit by it instead. During the climax of Old West, Rango of all people takes the bullet Dufayel aims at Grace Glossy and her son. He survives and comments "Wounded Bird was right... ow... that was a bad idea..." The Planets takes place during wartime. Riza's Plot-Triggering Death occurs off-screen prior to the start of the fic. It's shown that she took several bullets from a sniper who was trying to hit Roy. In Danny Phantom fanfic ResurrectedMemories: In the chapter "The Value of a Life", Skulker is fighting Danny and ends up sending a missile to a pair of civilians, unaware that it is Ember as Amberline Lain. Ember is saved from near death when Danny willingly steps in and takes the missile blast in her place. Ember was so stunned that Danny nearly risked his life to save hers and it's what causes her to permanently give up her original Evil Plan and see Danny as a real friend. In 25m Distance Between Us, Pauline is shot at during the climax, but Mario takes the Bullet Bill for her. He would have died if not for both Cappy's help and later a 1-Up Mushroom fixing his wounds. In Of Quirks And Magic, Izuku takes a blade of spacial energy to the chest for Kaminari and subsequently collapses. In Severance, the already injured Delia jumps in front of Professor Oak to save him from Giovanni. She gets hit point-blank by a Hyper Beam but survives. The Many Dates of Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom, Western Animation, TV Series, and Comic Books.): Non fatal example. Danny takes a kryptonite missile that Skulker fired at Kara Kent, which doesn't hurt him, since he is not from Krypton. In Sonic the Hedgehog fanfic A Rose And A Thorn 4: Origins , during the Downfall of ARK chapter, the echidna-clone Midnight takes a missile from a GUN Mech for Mirage by tossing her into an adjacent hallway, and loses about half his body in the explosion. In the Epilogue you learn that he survived by crawling into a stasis tube. Word of God is that as the clone of an echidna killed by the god Chaos, Midnight is no longer fully mortal as the DNA the scientists retrieved was mutated. Something of a reversal in the 1986 Transformers: The Movie: Optimus Prime has bested Megatron, and is about to finish him off with his gun. Megatron begs for mercy to buy time to try and get a nearby gun. Just as Optimus Prime is about to finally blast Megatron, Hot Rod jumps in the way to stop Megatron getting to it. Megatron simply overpowers Hot Rod, gets the gun, and mortally wounds Optimus Prime. King Harold on Shrek 2 jumps in front of Shrek when the Fairy Godmother shoots her wand at the ogre. The spell bounces off his armor and hits her, turning her into a mass of bubbles. Rather than killing Harold, the spell just turns him into a frog, which is what he really was to begin with. 1 pushes 9 out of the way of the soul-sucking ray... thing that the Fabrication machine unleashes. And earlier, 2 does the exact same thing, pushing 9 down as the Fabrication machine initially powers up. In the Hungarian animated film Vuk, or The Little Fox as it's known in the U.S., Vic or Vuk's uncle Karack sees a hunter from the distance pointing a gun at Vuk and his mate Foxy he dives in front of the bullet taking the hit for them. In Kung Fu Panda 2, Shen fires his cannon at Po, only to have Tigress push him out of the way and take the blast herself. She survives, but is badly wounded. The Incredibles has Mirage trying to pull this on Syndrome when Mr. Incredible, consumed with grief with the possible death of his entire family, and enraged at Syndrome shooting down their plane, lunges at him while confined to energy wires. Syndrome repays her by daring Mr. Incredible to kill her when he claims that he could crush her like a toothpick. At the end of The Iron Giant, the title alien robot's original programming as a killing machine is restored, and he goes apeshit on the US military. The paranoid government official who calls in the troops grabs the general's radio and orders the nearby submarine to launch a nuke at the giant, not realizing that the giant is right in front of him. Realizing what the nuke is going to do, the giant flies off and intercepts the nuke on its way down. Slightly different in that the nuke was meant for him but was going to destroy the entire town. The first Ice Age movie has Diego taking the blow for Manny during the battle with Soto after his HeelFace Turn. In Disney's Pocahontas, John Smith does this for Chief Powhatan, who was about to be shot by Governor Ratcliffe. Although the shot itself ends in Bloodless Carnage, John is injured badly enough to warrant his return to Europe if he wants to have a chance at survival, forever separating him from Pocahontas. Anna does this in Frozen when Hans is about to cut down her sister, Elsa, with a sword. She rushes over in the nick of time while turning into solid ice. Instead of shattering from his sword, it's the sword that shatters and it knocks him backwards. The Book of Life: When Xibalba's snake first attacks Manolo, Maria pushes him out of the way and gets bitten herself, resulting in her apparent death. Word of God confirmed that Sacrdelita lost her eye (and possibly her life) from taking a bullet for her sister. Open Season: Shaw has Boog cornered and prepares to shoot him when Elliot leaps in front and the bullet hits him instead. Enraged, Boog pins Shaw to the ground and roars fiercely in his face, before tying him up with his own gun. Elliot's fine; the bullet only shot off his remaining antler. In My Little Pony: The Movie (2017): Derpy/Muffins pushes Twilight out of the way of a petrification grenade, allowing the Princess of Friendship to escape with her friends. Tempest Shadow/Fizzlepop Berrytwist dives toward one to prevent the Storm King from petrifying Twilight and her friends. When a MiG fires a missile at the title aeroplane, one of the escorting F-15 pilots flies his aircraft directly in the way, destroying it and dying while saving everybody on board the 747. In a subversion, shrapnel from the destroyed jet tears up the tail of Air Force One, making it unable to continue flying. Although this is still less damage than the missile itself would have caused. A more traditional example happens earlier, when a cowardly official gets his heroic redemption. Sue Storm in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. She was trying to use her forcefield to stop the javelin thrown by Doom on the Silver Surfer, but it went right through it since it was formed from the energy of the Surfer's surf, which was shown to be able to go right through it earlier in the movie. Parodied in City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold when Jon Lovitz' character takes a bullet for Billy Crystal's character, shares some tearful last words with his brother, and black out... then immediately revives upon discovering the bullet was a blank. Subverted in an intense scene of The Cavemans Valentine when Romulus tries to do this for his daughter. He throws himself on top of her as a badguy starts shooting. She then continues firing at the bad guy while pinned under her hysterically yelling father. Romulus, seconds later: "Are you shot? Am I? We're alright? We're not shot? You're alive? I'm alive? How can that be?" Though it never happens, in Dave, Ving Rhames' job is essentially to take a bullet for Kevin Kline. He later admitted he'd do it for Dave as well. Inverted in Supertweak, where a Secret Service agent jumps in front of the President. The shooter just waits for him to hit the ground, and then takes the shot. In Big Game, Agent Morris took the bullet intended for president before the start of a movie, leaving him with shrapnel dangerously close to his heart and a foul opionion about Moore, leading directly to his Bodyguard Betrayal. Clint Eastwood's Secret Service agent from In the Line of Fire, at the last possible second, figures out who the assassin is, and jumps in time to take a bullet which was aimed at the President. Agent Sam Simms (Sinbad) jumps in time to take a bullet for the President's son in First Kid. In Spider-Man 3, Harry is impaled by Venom with his own glider saving Peter, much like his father was while trying to kill Peter. Kate takes a dodgeball strike for Peter in the final match in DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story. Complete with slow-motion dive and long, drawn-out "nooooo". In The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc a French knight takes an arrow for Joan of Arc. Occurs near the end of the Fatal Fury motion picture. The newly resurrected god of war immediately launches a blast of fire at the nearest person, which happened to be Mai... until Andy leaped in front of her... until Laocorn leaped in front of ''him'', screaming his sister's name. Powerful... but marred by the vaguely irritating fact that Sulia had already died to redeem him. In the Oscar scene of The Bodyguard Kevin Costner's character does this for Whitney Houston's character. Hot Fuzz, Danny takes a blunderbuss shot to the chest to protect Nicholas. He gets better. Played straight... no, inverted... no, subverted in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Gay Perry takes a bullet for Harry, allowing him to save the day and the girl! But then, the girl notices a bullet hole in his jacket. Turns out that the bullet went straight through Perry and still hit Harry. But not to worry! The bullet hit a paperback book in his pocket! Aaaaand went straight through. Harry sticks his finger through the hole in the book, wiggles it, pokes at the hole in his chest, then faints. In Turner & Hooch, the title dog saves the hero by Taking the Bullet, with obvious consequences. X-Men Film Series Subverted in X2: X-Men United when Colossus covers some young students from gunfire, telling them to escape. And then proceeds to kick ass. In X-Men: The Last Stand, Mystique throws herself in front of a dart containing the mutant "cure" that's fired at her lover Magneto. Despite this selfless act, Magneto abandons her because the dart has turned Mystique into an ordinary human. Murder at 1600 has this happen at the end of the film, with a disgraced Secret Service agent protecting the President from his National Security Advisor. It was a weird movie. In a manner of speaking, this is how Randy Quaid saves the Earth in Independence Day, by flying his plane into the "barrel" of a Death Ray and causing it to backfire into the ship. In Crash, Daniel, the locksmith tells his young daughter that she has an invisible cloak that protects her from bullets, because she's too scared to sleep after hearing gunshots. Later, she jumps in front of him to protect her father from a gunman with her invisible "invincible cloak." In reality, the gun had been loaded with blanks, unbeknownst to the shooter, and the little girl lives, convinced that she really saved her daddy's life. In The Golden Child, Action Girl and Love Interest Kee Nang takes a crossbow bolt for The Chosen One, Chandler Jarrell. Fortunately, she's Only Mostly Dead, giving Jarrell an additional incentive to rescue the Golden Child. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. Rawhide interposes his body to take the poisonous mini-starfish a Red Lectroid spat at Buckaroo. He ends up dying as a result. Batman: The Movie (1966). Batman and Robin are trapped on a buoy with a torpedo coming toward them and there's an explosion. Later: Robin: Gosh, Batman, the nobility of the almost-human porpoise. Batman: True, Robin. It was noble of that animal to hurl himself into the path of that final torpedo. He gave his life for ours. In Stargate, Daniel Jackson takes a staff blast meant for Colonel O'Neil, and dies. Ra resurrects him with his sarcophagus. Jim Gordon in The Dark Knight pushes the mayor out of the line of fire when the imposter honor guard turns their weapons on him and is shot in the back. He gets better. Archie Moses (Adam Sandler) takes a bullet for Jack Carter (Damon Wayans) in Bulletproof. He gets better. One of the Haters in the Christian movie Revelation from the Apocalypse film series sacrifices himself to block a bullet Willy Spino fires at his half-sister Helen Hannah after he receives the Mark of the Beast and ditches the wheelchair. Her protector, though, gets better. Subverted in The Scorpion King. Cassandra, upon prophesizing the future, realizes that the Scorpion King is most likely to die at the hand of one of Mammon's archers, and that it is about to pass, attempts to take the arrow for the Scorpion King, but instead, he ends up getting her out of harms way, thus getting himself hit anyways. Luckily, he's just that tough and survives. In Young Sherlock Holmes, the villain shoots at Sherlock, but his love interest Elizabeth takes the bullet, and her death ends up being a Freudian Excuse for Sherlock's famed status as a bachelor. The Last Starfighter. When Centauri sees the Zandozan's arm aiming the energy pistol at Alex, he moves in front of Alex and takes the energy bolt. He's mortally wounded by the shot and dies after returning Alex to the Starfighter base. At the end of the movie it's revealed that Centauri wasn't killed, but was just dormant while his body healed itself. In Skyfall, Mallory takes a bullet meant for M, although he survives. It helps to prove he's more badass than he first appeared and worthy of being her successor. Welsh saves the life of Pvt. Doll in this fashion in The Thin Red Line (1964). In Machete Kills, former villain Osiris redeems himself by taking a disintegrator ray meant for Machete. Parodied in 22 Jump Street, where in a callback to the first film, Schmidt tries to take the bullet for Jenko just like Jenko did for him. He ends up diving past him while Jenko gets shot in the arm. When Rabid Cop Mannix challenges Captain Thunderbolt to a duel, fellow Bushranger Alan Blake goes in Thunderbolt's place, and ends up shot dead. The Prince and the Pagoda Boy: Ly Cong Uen's superpower is apparently making people do this for him. Of course, given the fact that he survived the events of the film historically, his survival was a given: An officer takes a spear thrown at Uen, and before dying remarks that it does feel better to save a life than take one. Uen's love interest somehow appears to take an arrow meant for him at the climax. In Winnetou III, the villain fires at Old Shatterhand who stands up to warn soldiers who are coming to help them fight the bandits — they don't know they'll get attacked immediately, but Winnetou leaps on the bullet. It's too close to his heart and an Army doctor can't remove it. Marion in Robin Hood Czwarta Strzała tries her best, but bolt out of Ginsburne's crossbow hits Robin anyway. Rancho Notorious: During the final gun battle, Altar steps in front of a bullet Wilson fires at Frenchy. However, due to the chaos of the gunfight, no one realise what she has done or that she has been fatally wounded till after the fight is over. A Black Comedy version in the opening scene of Logan when a carjacker starts firing wildly at Wolverine and threatening to hit his limousine, he tries to put himself in the path of the bullets as he's less vulnerable than the vehicle that's his only source of income. Dead Again in Tombstone: When Col. Boomer throws his cavalry sabre at Alicia. Dr. Goldsworthy steps in the way and is impaled instead of her. In Mortal Engines, even though he's shown to be shocked at Valentine's actions, the commander of the Beefeaters gives his life as a human shield when Fang tries to kill Valentine. Lethal Weapon 4: Butters does this during the final shootout when a Chinese soldier is about to shoot Murtaugh from behind. Thankfully, it's not fatal. In Shaft (2019), at the end of the final battle, Gordito tries to shoot JJ to spite Shaft II, but Shaft II jumps in front of JJ and shoots Gordito out of a window to his death. Shaft collapses from his wounds, but later recovers in a hospital. In Deryni Checkmate, Duke Alaric Morgan is sailing to a meeting with the Hort of Orsal aboard his ship Rhafallia when the auxiliary helmsman, a partisan of rebel Warin de Grey, attacks him with a poisoned knife. A royal squire named Richard Fitzwilliam happens to turn at the right moment to see the helmsman leap at Morgan, and he throws himself between them while shouting a warning. Richard takes the dagger in his side, and he asks to be allowed to swear the oath of fealty so he can die as Morgan's liege man. Morgan grants his request, and Richard just manages to recite it before he dies. The assassin had taken poison himself before attacking, and he defiantly resists Morgan's questioning until he also dies. Morgan gives orders to have Richard's body buried with full honours at his capital Coroth, while the assassin's remains are dumped overboard. In The Last English King, a novel about 1066 and the Norman Conquest, Harold Godwinson's housecarl Walt puts out his arm to stop a sword slicing down at King Harold. The sword lops Walt's arm clean off and strikes Harold anyway. Walt later bitterly regrets not taking the sword strike with his whole body. In the first Xanth novel, A Spell for Chameleon, Bink's to-that-point unknown talent was revealed when an increasingly implausible string of obstacles kept intercepting Trent's transformation spells. Turns out Bink can't be hurt by magic means. Which simply caused the ever-pragmatic Trent to draw his completely un-magical sword and try to run Bink through. Leading to a second bullet catch, as Chameleon (changed into a deer by Trent's spell) took the blade instead. Subverted for the premise of David Allan Greer's short-lived sitcom, D.A.G.: Greer's Secret Service agent dove to take a bullet aimed at the President, but dove the wrong way, leading everyone to assume he was diving out of the way and to his demotion to the First Lady's security detail. In the novel Making Money, Moist von Lipwig saves Lord Vetinari from public embarrassment by taking a Pie in the Face for him. Done with a crossbow bolt in Feet of Clay, and several times with actual gun-fired bullets in Men at Arms as well. Detritus proudly says that there's five shots in his breastplate but not his backplate because his body got in the way. He oozed quite a bit though. Carrot takes a shot in the shoulder for the Patrician. Angua takes four shots to her body for Carrot and Vimes. Ciaphas Cain A minor tech-priest does this to protect Ciaphas from a Necron shot. Unfortunately, given the power of Necron weapons, he is instantly torn apart and vaporized, but he manages to save Cain, even if Cain loses a couple fingers from the sheer proximity of the horrible weapon fire. A villainous version in "Cain's Last Stand", where the defenders nearly managed to take out a Chaos battleship with an explosive-filled shuttle. Unfortunately, one of the escorts got in the way before it hit, destroying itself. Rockjaw Grang in the Redwall novel The Long Patrol, right before his You Shall Not Pass! moment. Also, Veil took a spear to protect his adoptive mother. It's unclear if this was a HeelFace Turn or not, because even as he's dying he bitches her out and won't accept comfort, and she decides that everyone who said he was bad to the bone during his life was right. Happens in the third Artemis Fowl book, The Eternity Code. Inverted in Airman, by Eoin Colfer; Victor performs a dramatic leap in front of a bullet to save King Nicholas, but, because he's just that bit too old, the bullet hits the webbing between his outstretched fingers and hits its intended target anyway. And then Victor gets shot, too. In the Honor Harrington novels, taking a shot for someone would probably be a bad idea given the speed and force an average pulser dart moves at — you'd both just die. The beloved head of Grayson's church does take an old-style slug for Honor, which causes the assassin sent to kill her to break down. Even with an old-style slug, throwing himself in the path doesn't entirely stop the bullets. It just slows them down enough that Honor just ends up with bruised ribs instead of getting killed (her outer clothes are made of a lightly armored material to stop Nimitz from clawing through them). Star Wars Legends: In I, Jedi, Mara Jade and Corran Horn spend some time honing their Jedi laser-deflection skills on several remotes. If a remote's laser hits flesh, it really stings, but there's no permanent damage. At one point while the two are engaging in Casual Danger Dialog Mara is almost shot in the face, but Corran intercepts with his hand. Amused, Mara says she owes him one. She delivers in a Big Damn Heroes moment. In Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi, DV-9 takes a blaster bolt for Tash Arranda. He lives—er, "lives," being a droid—and just needs some new parts, later claiming that he will bear the scar forever. Even though as a droid he should be able to replace that battered outer shell. In Razor's Edge, Captain Metara shoves Leia out of the way of the Space Pirate Viest's sonic pulse weapon, and is killed by it. In the Warhammer 40,000 novel Grey Knights, one of Ligeia's death cultists takes a plasma blast for the Big Bad. In The Silmarillion: the elf lady Aredhel takes a javelin thrown by her husband and meant for their son. It's only a flesh wound, so she asks of the king her brother that her husband be spared... and then she dies in the night, because the weapon was poisoned. In Les Misérables, Eponine takes a bullet for her unrequited crush Marius. Ironic, because she deliberately led him to the barricades so that he would be killed and wouldn't be with his love Cosette. The Action Hero's Handbook has a chapter on how to properly take a bullet (so you can survive with minimal injuries to yourself). In Tigana, Dianora combines this trope with Human Shield by jumping in front of a crossbow bolt.... but yanking a guy she doesn't like along with her. He winds up taking the shot in the shoulder. In the climatic battle at the end of the first Safehold book Off Armageddon Reef, a midshipman tries to Take The Crossbow Bolt for his king. King Haarahld instead grabs the midshipman to Take The Bullet for him instead. The king dies from bloodloss soon after, though his Heroic Sacrifice makes him a martyr and hero to his people. In Robert Anton Wilson's Illuminatus! series novel, The Widow's Son, the elderly schemer Pietro Maldonado intervenes in a duel where his nephew Sigismundo, a hothead who knows nothing about guns, has trapped himself into a duel with the best pistol-shooter in all of Napoli. Pietro, in his intervention, surprises the protagonists and takes the bullet meant for his nephew. Who, on his very first go with a firearm, has Beginner's Luck in that he shoots the best gun in town full in the groin. In Warrior Cats, throughout the book SkyClan's Destiny, Stick believes that a cat named Harley "stole" his daughter when she really does love him. In the ending Stick is about to kill Harley when his daughter Red leaps in front of him and dies because of it. Prince Almorante in The Chronicles of Magravandias dies taking a sword for his enemy Valraven. People who hated him only minutes before were moved to tears by his sacrifice. Halo: In Halo: The Fall of Reach, the orbital shipyard Cradle pulls an epic one, maneuvering into position between the UNSC and Covenant fleets and using its massive bulk to absorb the Covenant fire. In Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Holly saves Kelly from two Hunters by jumping in the way of their fire, getting completely vaporized in the process. In Malinda Lo's Adaptation. Amber takes a bullet for Reese. She gets better, thanks to her healing powers. Happens twice in Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce. In the second book, Alanna takes an arrow for Prince Jon, but it only results in a painful arm wound. In the fourth, Liam Ironarm dies by taking several arrows for now-King Jon during the coronation coup. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Fawkes (a phoenix) is able to swallow an Avada Kedavra curse, expire as a result, and then return to life. In Blackout, Shaun does this to protect President Ryman from a dart loaded with live Kellis-Amberlee virus. He's the only one in the room at the time who knows he's immune to KA. Young James Bond's life is saved in By Royal Command when the girl he loves pushes him aside when he is shot at. She is mortally wounded, and he accompanies her in her last moments. In Last Sacrifice, Tasha Ozera fires bullets at Lissa. Both Rose and Dimitri throw themselves before her. Rose takes the bullet. In the Doctor Who novel "Engines of War", Cinder jumps in between a shot fired by Karlax and the Doctor. "You said I'd only get in the way." In Pan Tadeusz, father Robak who is The Atoner, does it for a distant relative of the person he's atoning for murdering. The Hunger Games: During the Quarter Quell, one of the morphlings is killed by an attack from a vicious monkey that was meant for Peeta. In the Nightrunner novel Shadows Return, Alec takes the arrows meant for Seregil and dies. Fortunately, they were traveling with a magical creature that could bring the dead back to life at the time. The Young Ancients: While lacking in actual bullets, Tor does often throw himself between others and various attacks. Justified, in that he is almost always wearing a personal forcefield of his own design and is much more likely to survive. The Infected: By the same author as the above, has a number of bulletproof or armored characters doing this at various points. One standout is Marcia Turner, Quartz, sprinting at a rocket-propelled grenade, so none of her friends will be in the blast radius when it explodes. In John French’s Thousand Sons trilogy, Sanakht took a psychic attack from a rival sorcerer on behalf of his master Ahriman at some point in the backstory. Sanakht survived, but the attack burnt out much of his psychic potential, and now he struggles to perform the most basic psychic feats like Telepathy, though he remains a deadly Master Swordsman. Ace Lightning. Lady Illusion takes the bullet for Ace. Interesting in that she actually knocked him out and morphed into him prior to the battle. The A-Team: Howlin' Mad Murdock jumps in front of a mook trying to shoot Hannibal in Season 2's "Curtain Call". "Into the Fire", Season 4 Episode 6: Happens with two coalition ships (one Drazi and the other a full-on Minbari cruiser) taking missiles meant for the White Star (well, really meant for Sheridan, Delenn, and Lorien; not that a missile would do much to Lorien). This immediately after the Vorlons and Shadows bragged about how the other races would fall in line. Oops. Delenn twice surrendered her life to fate to protect Sheridan. Once by asking a Vorlon inquisitor to kill her instead and again walking into a thrown knife. Make that three times — when he temporarily returns to his proper time frame after becoming Unstuck in Time, she gives him her time stabiliser, becoming lost in his place. Near the end of the Bones Season 3, Booth steps in front of a bullet meant for Brennan. We get the tearful pleading to hang on and not leave, but it's worth noting that first, Brennan grabs Booth's gun and shoots the attacker dead, in the throat. Season 11s The Doom in the Boom has a bomb variant. Aubrey realizes a body has a bomb inside. He yells at everyone to run, then he runs, grabbing Hodgins and throwing him to the ground before jumping on top of him. Hodgins later ends up paralyzed, but Aubrey is riddled with shrapnel and nearly dies. In the Grand Finale of Breaking Bad, Walter White has an M60 in the trunk of his car that he is set to activate to kill off former Neo-Nazi business partners. He also has every intention of killing former protege Jesse Pinkman, until seeing what they had done to him brings a change of heart. He tackles Jesse to the ground to distract the others and then activates the gun while shielding Jesse's body, taking a hit that eventually kills him. In the Alternate Reality Episode "The Wish", Angel throws himself in the path of Vampire!Xander as he's about to stab Buffy with a crossbow bolt. As Wishverse!Buffy is a cold-blooded killer without loved ones of any kind she just walks through Angel's dust to stake Xander without even changing expression. When an assassin starts shooting inside Sunnydale High, Oz pushes Willow out of the way and gets shot in the arm himself. Luckily it's just a scrape, and eventually leads to their relationship. In the Korean Drama The City Hunter, Kim Na Na makes a Diving Save to protect Yoon Sung, ending up with the bullet in her shoulder. CSI has Ecklie do this, pushing himself in between his daughter Morgan and a drive-by shooting. However, this could or could not be an example, because it's unclear whether he was the target or her. CSI: New York Stella's mentor and father figure shields her with his body from a gunfight between his brother and Mac. He's fatally shot, while Stella's uninjured. Also done when the characters are all in a bar that's shot up. Danny was sitting nearest the window, but the other main contributing factor to his being shot in the back was that he threw himself over his wife, Lindsay, to protect her from the flying bullets. Omen of Dark Oracle, a reformed villain, jumped in front of a magical blast that was aimed at Cally in the Grand Finale, getting himself erased from existence for his trouble. The Doctor Blake Mysteries: In "Hear the Angels Sing", Munro sees a gunman in a car aiming at Lucien and pushes Lucien out of the way; taking the bullet intended for Lucien. The episode "The Doctor's Daughter" has an example of this in Jenny, who jumps in front of a bullet for the Doctor. She comes back to life later. Dalek-Human Sec does the same thing, except it's a Dalek laser instead of a bullet. Seems the Doctor forgot about it in the series finale Journey's End, when the Doctor has flashbacks of all the people who gave their lives for him in the past. And AGAIN in Eleven's first series where Rory takes the bullet for the Doctor, and expires. He is also immediately deleted from history having had the misfortune to die near a timey-wimey crack of doom. Fortunately, he got better several episodes later, albeit in a very complicated manner. In the Firefly episode "Jaynestown", a character in the town of Canton takes a shotgun blast meant for Jayne, whom the town has idolized as their hero. In a twist, Jayne tells him it was a stupid thing to do, and fully means it. It's interesting that Jayne is so clearly troubled by this, given that he's been shown to be an amoral son of a bitch in previous and subsequent episodes. His distress is evidently because the man died for someone like him. Due to how troubled he was by it, his method of dealing with the the one who pulled the trigger (an old partner no less) is especially brutal. In the pilot episode of Earth: Final Conflict, the wealthy enterpreneur Jonathan Doors jumps in front of a sniper's bullet meant for the Taelon ambassador Da'an. He's pronounced dead at the scene, and the shooter escapes. Halfway through the episode, the season's protagonist William Boone discovers that Doors faked his own death in order to lead La Résistance against the Taelons. The shooter and the doctor who confirmed his death are working for him. Later on, we find out that the Taelons are, in fact, Energy Beings and can't be harmed with bullets. In The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode "Bullets Over Bel Air", Will takes a bullet for Carlton after the two are caught in an attempted mugging. Will ends up using this to force Carlton to give up the gun he purchased. Played with in Friends, when Joey appears to try to do this for Ross when the boys mistake the sound of a car backfiring for a gunshot. Turns out he was actually trying to save his sandwich, which was right next to Ross. In the third season episode of Glee, "Michael", Blaine shoves his boyfriend, Kurt, out of the way of a slushy being thrown by his Smug Snake Stalker with a Crush to keep him from being humiliated. (Little did he know he was also saving him from taking rock salt to the eye). In the series finale of Hannibal, the titular character knows that Dolarhyde, aka the Red Dragon, is standing right behind him, but he purposely stays in front of the window to shield Will from being shot. Hannibal ends up taking a bullet to the stomach, although that doesn't stop him from charging back into the fight to defend Will. DL takes a bullet for Niki. Sort of. Claire does this in the episode "Trust and Blood" when she shields Matt and Daphne from Danko's goons after Daphne is shot. Of course, Claire can regenerate. In the Season 2 finale of Highlander, Richie shields Joe from a drive-by shooting. Being an Immortal, Richie got better. In the first episode of Highlander The Raven, police officer Claudia Hoffman does this for Amanda, not knowing Amanda is Immortal. In the season six finale of Homicide: Life on the Street, during a shoot-out, Bayliss ends up taking a bullet for Pembleton after the latter freezes in the middle of firing at an armed suspect. The heartbreak and guilt he feels from causing his partner/best friend/ only friend's resulting injuries that leaves him in a coma (especially since he spent years rebuffing Bayliss' attempts at friendship) drives Pembleton to quit the force. Joy, in House of Anubis, ends up taking a lightning bolt for Fabian that Nina (possessed by Senkhara) hurled, nearly dying in the process. This one action was a big help in getting her Rescued from the Scrappy Heap. In The Invisible Man, the protagonist's brother pushes him out of the way of a gunman (they're running side by side at the time) and takes a full spray of machine gun bullets in the chest. Obviously, he doesn't make it. In Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, this is part of Fin's backstory: his partner took a bullet that was meant for him. The details are eventually explained: Fin was undercover for Narcotics and his cover was apparently blown; the drug dealer was going to execute him, but his partner, Luis, threw his own body on the gun, sustaining two non-fatal but career-ending injuries. The episode in which this is revealed suggests that Fin has never fully forgiven himself for Luis' fate. In the Series 5 finale of Law & Order: UK, "Deal", DS Matt Devlin takes several bullets for friend/colleague Alesha and Kaden (the young man he was about to escort into Witness Protection.) He doesn't execute the purest form of the trope; instead, he pushes both them down/out of the way first, resulting in no time to duck himself. We are told in the beginning of the next episode that he took two bullets directly to the chest, dying of his wounds off-screen. The person giving us this information, his partner Ronnie, expresses regret that he was not able to get to Matt in time to do this for him. Legend of the Seeker: Panis Rahl does it to save Zedd from a thrown Dacra. He's the previous Lord of D'Hara, who has learned the error of his ways. Also, he killed Zedd's father, after the latter plotted to have his infant son Darken killed. In another episode, temporary-replacement Seeker Leo dives in front of a lightning bolt meant for Kahlan and is killed. In the Legends of Tomorrow episode "Compromised", Obsidian teleports in front of Amaya and takes a bullet meant for her. He survives. In the episode "Outlaw Country", Nate jumps in to take a bullet for Mick. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue for Nate, since he's Immune to Bullets - but the villain is using bullets made of dwarf star alloy, which are capable of penetrating Nate's metal body. He survives. In the Merlin (2008) episode, "The Disir", Mordred jumps in front of Arthur to take a spear that was thrown by one of the Disir. Miami Vice: The OCB's original commander, Lou Rodriguez, dies taking a bullet for Crockett early in the first season. In one episode of Misfits, future Simon jumped down in front of Alisha to save her from being shot by a crazy dude as in his timeline she died. In an episode of Monk, Harold takes a bullet for Dr. Kroger. Slightly subverted in that Harold decides to gloat to Monk about his action by telling him to "beat that", causing distress to Monk. Handled realistically in the last episode of NCIS Season 2. Kate dives in front of Gibbs, but it's not done in slow-mo, and she yells "Shooter!", not "Nooooo!" She is hit in the chest but is unhurt because she's wearing a vest. She stands up, the team congratulates her and then she gets promptly sniped in the head by Ari, the main recurring bad guy for that Season. In the episode "Seek", Dex the bomb-sniffing dog does this for Gibbs, simultaneously avenging his handler who was murdered in the opening sequence. he has a much better outcome than Kate, recovering from his injuries. Oz. Kareem Said's life is saved when one of his Muslim followers throws himself in front of a knife wielded by a member of the Aryan Brotherhood. Ironically that same inmate had joined the Muslims to kill Said, but ended up converting to Islam for real. Likewise Augustus Hill takes a blade meant for surrogate father Burr Redding. These acts cause both characters to suffer a Heroic BSoD. During the climax of one episode of Person of Interest, Detective Fusco dives in front of a bullet to save the life of the POI of the Week. But the Heroic Sacrifice part is subverted: the bullet hits him in the rear, and he's basically fine (gets taken to the ER by the paramedics). As they roll him into the ambulance, he says he can already hear the guys back at the station laughing at him for getting Shot in the Ass. Justified in "Prophets" where Root uses God Mode (letting the Machine plot the course of the bullets) to act as a Human Shield for the Victim of the Week against an assassin who's also using God Mode. Root is firing back at the time, rather than the usual Diving Save version. In "The Day the World Went Away", Root is driving a car with Finch in the passenger seat. She spots a sniper taking aim at Finch and swerves the car. Finch is fine but Root takes the bullet meant for him. She dies from her wounds. The paintball version (including a parody of the Pietà Plagiarism scene) also occurs during an MI-5 training exercise in the spy comedy The Piglet Files. Alia, the "Evil Leaper" of Quantum Leap completes her redemption by throwing Sam to the ground before the also-Leaped Zoey can shoot him. She Leaps just as the shotgun blast hits her. It's never explicitly stated that she survives, but most fans assume so. In the Sanctuary episode "Hero II: Broken Arrow", Walter makes the whole diving save to protect Kate (and the living superhero suit she's wearing) from an energy bolt coming from an Ultraviolet Gun. In the "correct" timeline in the Sapphire and Steel story "Assignment Five", Dr. McDee died this way when his adulturous lover tried to shoot his wife. Not as serious as an actual bullet, but the scene itself was very traumatic for Seira in the Japanese drama Shōkōjo Seira. After losing heart and begging down on her knees in front of the Alpha Bitch, Maria decides it would be funny if they started throwing tomatoes at the despairing Seira. She then bullies the rest of the class to do so, including Seira's close friend Masami. When Masami reluctantly was about to do it, Kaito the servant boy runs in and shields Seira, getting hit instead. In an episode of Sliders that first shows that Anyone Can Die in this series, the following season's Big Bad extracts a chemical he needs to survive from Professor Arturo's neck, rendering him half-conscious. He then plans to shoot Quinn, Arturo's brilliant student, only for Arturo to step in front of him. As this Earth is about to be destroyed by pulsars, they end up having to leave Arturo's body behind to be incinerated with everything else. Interestingly, they never encounter any other double of Arturo, presumably because John Rhys-Davies left the show for good. Smallville: Clark Kent, whenever he isn't catching the bullet, instead takes it in the chest or back. An unusual example in "Pariah": Alicia (who is not bulletproof) takes a (normal) bullet for Clark because she promised to always keep his secret. In the episode "Stiletto" Clark takes the bullet for Lois. This is an especially heroic move, since he's surrounded by kryptonite and so the bullet actually hurts and wounds him. Spaced: Mike takes a paintball pellet for Tim, complete with side dive and long "Noooooo". The parody also includes the fact that Mike was a good twenty feet away and loudly announced his presence, making it seem like the shooter was willing to patiently wait while Mike ran in the way of the shot. And Mike starts coughing up paint. (Because he'd been eating paintballs.) MEDIIIIIIICCC!!!!! In the first season finale of Space Cases, Bova jumps in front of a (harmless to him) Lightning Gun blast meant for the ladies, before retaliating with his own electricity powers. In Spin City, Mike has to deal with endless flack when TV footage shows him running away from the Mayor during a shooting. Subverted in that the shooting was simply balloons popping and Mike was actually rushing to shield Nikki with his own body. Stargate SG-1: In the second episode of Season 7, Jonas Quinn takes a staff weapon blast aimed at Daniel Jackson, expiating for having caused Jackson's death (and ascension) at the end of Season 5. He survives, though. Happens in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the episode "The Siege" when Li Nalas takes a phaser shot aimed at Sisko.. In Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Apple", Spock pushes Kirk out of the way of some lethally poisonous thorns and takes them in the chest in his stead. Luckily, it turns out that the toxin isn't all that harmful to Vulcans, and Spock claims to be in more distress from the antitoxin McCoy gave him before he woke up. In "The Conscience of the King", Anton Karidian/Kodos's daughter, Lenore, grabs a phaser while revealing that she killed the seven witnesses and later attempted to kill Riley and Kirk in order to protect her father. She then tries to shoot Kirk, but Karidian, wracked with guilt over everything that's happened, takes the phaser shot to save Kirk. The Vampire Diaries, Damon does this for Elena in 02x03 then tries to deny this is because he cares about her. Of course, he's a vampire and has a Healing Factor. This happens in The Wrong Mans after a case of Dragon Their Feet puts Phil in danger. Sam jumps in front of him and takes a bullet to the arm, the police gun down the dying criminal and all appears well... and it turns out Phil had a bulletproof vest, which Sam laments not knowing. The X-Files, "Monday". The girlfriend of a bank robber saves Mulder's life this way. Her death breaks the "Groundhog Day" Loop in which they are all trapped. In The Flash (1990) episode "Twin Streaks", when the scientist who created Pollux attempted to kill Barry Allen by shooting him, Pollux leaps in front of Barry to take the bullet so that it would kill him instead of Barry. Parodied in Another Period. Beatrice and Fredrick try to take the bullet for each other... but neither get shot. President Roosevelt gets shot. In The Stranger Calls, Banks and Gregor are trying to escape being held hostage by a guy with a serum to turn people into trees. Banks makes a sudden move and their captor turns the spray on him, but Gregor jumps forward and takes the brunt of it instead, developing a painful rash that threatens to turn him into a tree. In Orange Marmalade Ma-ri and Soo-ri have a conversation under a group of pipes badly tied up, it snaps and Ma-ri pushes Soo-ri out of the way, taking the entire lot herself. While badly hurt, Ma-ri's fast acting healing kicks in which reveals her to be a vampire. In Tower of God, to protect Miseng, who just jumped into the fray between Viole and Urek, Viole grabbed her and took Urek's One-Hit KO technique to the back, causing a bloody mess. Helloween's song, (The Departed) Sun is Going Down . I would die for you would you die with me? No, you can't deny! Would you catch the bullet that was meant for me? Blaze across the sky!! The whole point of the song by The Rasmus called "Shot". Sample lyrics: ''I'll take the shot for you I'll be the shield for you Needless to say I'll stand in your way I'll take the shot for you I'll give my life for you\\" The song "San Francisco Fan", performed by Cab Calloway among other singers, is about a female performer who takes 'a dozen slugs' for her no-good gambling boyfriend after he's caught cheating at a game and someone tries to shoot him for it. Once they caught him cheatin' And he knew that he was beaten When a miner aimed a pistol at his head. Fanny when she seen him Ran and jumped right in between 'em And she stopped a dozen slugs of poison lead. The Smiths in "What Difference Does It Make?" But still I'd leap in front of a flying bullet for you The Bruno Mars song "Grenade" references this trope in every chorus I'd catch a grenade for ya Throw my hand on a blade for ya I'd jump in front of a train for ya You know I'd do anything for ya I would go through all this pain Take a bullet straight through my brain Yes, I would die for you, baby But you won't do the same The tragic conclusion of the David Geddes song "Run Joey Run" has Julie taking a bullet from her enraged father meant for her boyfriend Joey. In the official video clip for Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin' ", three of the quarterbacks throw themselves before the fire of a Tommy gun to save the singer. Happens in One OK Rock's music video for Cry Out at the 3:20 mark, when the guy jumps in front of the girl and takes in the back a bullet intended for her. This is parodied several times over in Bleak Expectations: Aunt Lily takes a sword blow meant for Pip in the first series finale and admits as she dies (for real this time) that she probably wouldn't have if she'd known it would hurt this much. In the penultimate episode of series 3, Harry Biscuit steps in front of a bullet for Pip. Or, as he admits, slipped on a piece of custard, but Pip's version sounds more heroic. He gets better anyway. Pip's wife Ripley, rather than throw herself in front of Gently Benevolent's shot, sensibly shoves his minion Grimpunch in the way instead. Harry Biscuit intercepts another bullet himself seconds later, but he's covered in yogurt which is solidifying into cheese, protecting him from injury. A couple of episodes later, Harry flings himself onto an operating table that Pip was strapped to and therefore has his own brain removed and placed in a dinosaur. Dawn of a New Age: Oldport Blues: Mirielle attempts to take a slew of attacks that are aimed towards Benjy. The attackers soften their blows when they realise they'll hit her, and Benjy ends up leaping forward to take the now lessened hits for her anyway. Ciro urges a civilian to get to safety before him, leaving himself vulnerable to attack from Daigo's monster. Survival of the Fittest: Subverted in v1 with baseball players Michael Suarez and Scott Jameson. Barry Coleson High's baseball team was so close to each other that they were almost like brothers to each other, so when the two finally meet up and start to talk, Mike pushes Scott out of the way when he hears someone behind him, taking the bullets that would've killed Scott and being paralyzed by them (though he says "Scotty, look out!" not, "No!"). The subversion comes when Scott doesn't run like Mike tells him to, transfixed due to fear, and gets fatally shot anyway. Played more straightly in v4, when Jonathan Jarocki shoots at Charlene Norris. Alex Campbell does indeed jump in front of her, getting a bullet to the shoulder. Charlene, however, was injured, but not as bad as Alex. Legacy from Sentinelsof The Multiverse has two abilities that work like that. Heroic Interception, where Legacy takes 3 points of damage and the rest of his team is immune to any damage (the art shows Legacy taking a missile headed for the White House in mid-air) and Lead From The Front, which allows him to redirect any damage his team take to himself. But don't worry, Legacy is a Super Hero with Super Toughness, so he can take it. The BattleTech TCG had a card called Taking The Hit that redirects all damage from one target to another. Its card art shows a tiny 30-ton Spider taking several shots for an 85-ton Gunslinger. The Gunslinger is better equipped to take damage than the Spider, possessing something around five times the armor of the lighter 'Mech and is in cover to boot. The card text even lampshades the lack of sense in the decision, though in the game itself it was quite useful to be able to save your expensive assault mech by forcing your opponent to massively overkill the cheap scout mech and wasting all that extra damage. You've got to be pretty suicidal to pilot a Spider anyway. Call of Cthulhu supplement "The Asylum and Other Tales", adventure "The Mauritania". A Russian count has six bodyguards who all have Block (a special skill appearing only in this product). It allows them to hurl their body in between an attacker and the person they're protecting to absorb the attack. In d20 Modern, the Bodyguard advanced class gains an ability called Harm's Way, allowing him to take a hit meant for an adjacent ally as if he was the target instead. It's a Zig Zagged Trope, as he takes the attack is made against his Defense instead of the target's, meaning that on a miss he probably just shoved the target out of the way, and on a hit you have this trope. Also interesting to note is that the Bodyguard has the highest amount of Hit Points out of any class in the game, and has a lot of synergy with the Trasher advanced class from the Urban Arcana setting (who get Super Toughness as a class feature) meaning that even if the attack is a hit, it may fail to inflict damage. Dungeons & Dragons: Edition 3.5 contains the "Shield Other" spell, which shunts most of the damage the target takes onto the caster. In the supplement Drow of the Underdark, the illustration for the feat "Constant Guardian" shows a drow male taking a crossbow bolt for a female. The feat doesn't actually consist of this, though it is a prerequisite for a feat that does. (Which probably means the illustration's caption is wrong.) Can be done in GURPS where it is called a "sacrificial dodge". Unless you are playing in a cinematic campaign, or wear heavy body armor, or have at least some degree of Super Toughness, it's usually just a good way for the enemy to pull off a One Hit Poly Kill though due to overpenatration rules. In Hero Clix, this is the Titans' "team" ability. A Titan character can take damage meant for another one of their True Companions onto themselves. In addition to bringing back the "Shield Other" spell from Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder introduces the Oracle class, and one of the paths for this class allows the user to absorb damage that has afflicted their allies. In In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas, Jean-Luc, Archangel of Protectors, grants his servants the power "ultimate sacrifice", allowing them to magically redirect any harm from a single target to themselves, with some damage reduction at high levels. There is also the "look out sir!" rule in Warhammer Fantasy Battles where a rank and file unit will do exactly this for a leader who is in the same formation. Warhammer 40,000: The Imperial Guard has the "look out— ARGH!" rule to protect some of their COs. Then you've got the Ogryn bodyguard Nork Deddog. Nork can take the bullet plus goes into a mad rage trying to protect his commander if Nork dies in close combat. The codex actually has IN HIS RULES "desperately attempts to 'smash dem wot is tyrin ta 'urt da kernul'... slumps to the floor asking his officer 'did we win?' before passing out form his wounds." In Dark Heresy, the Crusader class can shield an Inquisitor from any attack if they are within range. Tau shield drones are programmed to get in the way of incoming fire to protect their user. They have Deflector Shields. Sometimes they don't effectively deflect the shot, but hey, a destroyed drone is better than a dead Tau. As of Sixth Edition and Seventh Edition, Warhammer 40k has gotten a "Look Out, Sir!" rule similar to the rule in Warhammer Fantasy. In brief, when a character is hit, there is a die roll representing the chance for some sap in his unit to take the bullet. When protecting named characters, the mooks succeed with a 5 in 6 chance, while nameless squad leaders have a 1 in 2 chance of someone taking the hit for them. There are ways to alter the odds. In X-Wing Miniatures, Biggs Darklighter has to be the target of enemy attacks if he's near an ally. You can also take slightly less of the bullet with Draw Their Fire . Prince Xizor approaches it from the other end by making nearby allies take damage for him, generally leading to his nimble StarViper flying in formation with a pair of Y-wings or the like. In The Complete History of America (abridged), Uncle Sam fires a bullet at Spade, and Flush takes it. The bullet is an oversized prop on a stick—the same one used in the Lincoln assassination, in fact. In The Golden Apple, when Circe hands the apple out to Ulysses, he turns to make his back an easy target for Paris's knife. Seeing this, Achilles calls out to Ulysses and intercepts the blow for him, dying in his place. Lhikan for Vakama, Jaller for Takua in BIONICLE. If you've played an Escort Mission, chances are you've tried this at least once. Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War has Captain Bartlett draw a missile away from Nagase. Done again in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War: PJ blocks a laser beam intended for Cypher in the final level. May or may not also count as a Heroic Sacrifice; whether or not he survived is actually a matter of debate among the fans. The Squire card in Armello functions as this: if you were to die with one equipped, they will die instead. If you romance Jaheira in Baldur's Gate II, a band of thugs will hold her hostage and demand your valuables during your travels. You have the option of offering to take her place as a hostage. If you do, the bandits shoot you instead and boy does this piss off Jaheira. After your party demolishes the bandits (they aren't that tough) Jaheira will be absolutely furious with you for risking your life for her this way. If your character is equipped with the Shield of Arrow Reflection, the shot will instead bounce back at the bandit, inflicting major damage on him. Jaheira still throws a fit. Just before the final battle of Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman takes a dart full of Titan meant for Commissioner Gordon. Bloodline Champions used to have this effect for the Guardian's Thrust ability when hitting an ally with it — part of the damage the ally would take while the effect lasted would be done to the Guardian, the amount of damage the Guardian taking from that effect also being reduced. Also was an example of Synchronization. In Call of Duty: Black Ops II, during the mission aboard the U.S.S. Obama, assuming Chloe Lynch is rescued by killing DeFalco and Farid survives his playable section, Farid saves Chloe from Salazar's betrayal in this manner. Helena's mother in Dead or Alive does this to save her daughter. Dead or Alive 2 has her pushing Helena out of the way while 4 has her run in front. Dimensions uses both. Subverted in Disgaea 2 when Adell takes an energy blast meant for Rozalin, fulfilling every aspect of the trope... Except for the fact that, in an incredible example of Cutscene Power to the Max (the blast-ee is a Hopeless Boss Fight), the blast doesn't so much as faze him. Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice does this three times in total: First when Gold Knuckle, a minor character, does it because he wants more time in the spotlight. He appears to die, but gets better...after about 10 seconds. Naturally, it get a Lampshade Hanging courtesy of Almaz. Second time this happens is with Geoffrey, who takes an actual bullet from Salvatore for Mao. Where this is taken dramatically, he gets better because he was actually prepared to take one wearing a Bulletproof Vest at the time. The third time happens with Almaz, who takes a blunt of a trap made to Sapphire. This is again taken with drama until Almaz points out that he is perfectly fine. Unlike the other two examples, however, the trap was an poison needle inside a doll, and he started to suffer from the effects later. Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten has Valvatorez pulling this off to defend Emizel from Desco's energy blast. Similar to Adell above, it doesn't faze him at all and then he proceeds to lecture Desco on how poor form that is for a final boss. In Dragon Age: Inquisition, the real Warden-Constable Blackwall died doing this for Thom Rainier, a man he had conscripted for the Grey Wardens and who would go on to assume his identity. In the Dragon Ball Z video game Burst Limit, the technique "Risking It All For A Friend" is one of the various Partner Skills. This can head into Narm territory when you see characters like Broly charge in to save your character, especially if it's Goku. In Dragon Quest IX, the Warrior class can learn Whipping Boy which lets a warrior take blows meant for a teammate. And, better yet, the Paladin class is the master of this, with high defense plus the ability to deflect all attacks for all party members. Both classes make great meat shields for your magic users. In Eternal Daughter, Hume dies doing this to save his half-sister, Mia. Near the end of Fable II, Your dog does this when the Big Bad captures and tries to kill you. The Big Bad then subverts things by shooting you anyway. Final Fantasy: The series often gives Paladins and Knights the ability "Cover," which, when active, will make the character automatically receive any physical attack aimed at a weakened teammate. Especially if said attack would have killed the target. Even if the attack will kill the Paladin/Knight. Those classes also typically have the "Counter Attack" ability, which lets them retaliate for free whenever they're hit. This, combined with Cover, makes these characters into excellent meat shields, taking the pressure off your weaker party members while also dealing extra damage. In Final Fantasy III, Aria shoves Luneth before he can be hit by a poisoned arrow. She's hit herself, and an earthquake collapses the cavern they're in before any attempt can be made to save her. Everyone is knocked out and when the party wakes up, they're in a completely different town, the world has changed shape, and Aria is gone. In Final Fantasy IV, as soon as he sees him, Tellah starts beating up a Spoony Bard named Edward. His daughter, Anna, ran away to be with Edward because she loved Edward. Sadly, when King Baron attacked, we find Anna played this trope straight (with arrows) at the cost of the person's life. In Final Fantasy IX, Zidane has the Protect Girls ability, which, as the name implies, is a variant of Cover that only protects female characters. Tidus takes one of The Emperor's Flare attacks for Yuna in Dissidia 012: Duodecim, despite him being on Chaos' side and not holding any memories of being with her on her pilgrimage in their original game. This prompts Jecht to transfer his own energy to Tidus in order to save his life, allowing the Emperor to abduct Jecht and use him in the following cycle. In Final Fantasy XIV this is the fate of Haruchefant in the Heavensward expansion. In an attempt to stop Archbishop Thordan VII before his escapes, the Warrior of Light and Haruchefant chase after him. However, one of Thordan's Heavens Ward, transformed into a Primal Knight of the Round, attempts to snipe the Warrior with a lance of light. Haruchefant blocks the lance, but it proves to be too powerful and shatters the shield, piercing Haruchefant instead. Fire Emblem: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn has two examples. First, Jarod's friend jumps in the way of the Black Knight's sword, prompting Micaiah to tell the Black Knight to let Jarod escape and bury his friend. Later, if this is not the first play-through, Micaiah has the option of jumping in front of the knife meant for King Pelleas — a rare case of Taking the Bullet for someone who actually wants the bullet. There is also the skill Guard, which allows a character to protect a character that they have a support with if they are next to them, though it doesn't always work. Fire Emblem Fates: In the Prologue, right before the action properly kicks in, a cutscene shows how a hooded man steals the Avatar's sword Ganglari and uses it to attack him/her with explosive force. The Avatar's mother Queen Mikoto shields him/her with her own body, taking the hit and dying in the Avatar's arms, using her Famous Last Words to ask him/her if they're unhurt and say she's glad when he/she says they aren't. In the Birthright path, Prince Xander challenges the Avatar to a duel, and they are overpowered by him after a while. A movie cutscene starts as they are at his mercy, and as Xander unleashes the final blow, the cutscene enters slow motion as... Xander's half-sister Elise jumps in the way and takes the hit. She dies almost instantly in Xander's arms after asking him and the Avatar to find peace. Needless to say, Xander... doesn't take this well. In the Revelations path, Cool Big Sis Scarlet ends up taking a fire attack from an Anankos-possessed Gunter to protect the Avatar. And like Elise in the Birthright example, Scarlet also ends up dead. In one of the Revelations-exclusive supports, this is how Effie and Azama's support chain begins. Thankfully, it's not fatal: after she shields him from an attack, he is rather baffled by her self-sacrificial nature but uses his White Mage powers to return the favor. If the whole support chain is pursued, Azama tells Effie that he wants to protect her from now on, and proposes to her. A flashback to the Avatar's kidnapping as a child shows that his/her adopted father Sumeragi took a volley of arrows to the body to protect him/her. In both the Birthright and Conquest routes, Lilith takes a strike meant for the Avatar that kills her. Hearthstone: While there aren't as many cards that allow for this, the Paladin Secret Noble Sacrifice summons a "Defender" that will intercept the next attack your opponent launches. The Defender will then immediately die, as it only has 1 health. In the Flash game Immor Tall you spend the entire game doing this as an alien trying to protect the family it befriended during a war. As you shield them from machine guns, tanks, and bombers, your movements become slower and slower, until you finally succumb to your wounds and die. In Kantai Collection, any ship with at least 50% of their health can do this for attacks aimed at their fleet's flagship. Making a fragile or low-level ship the flagship can prevent them from being taken down to critical health (and gives them a 50% EXP boost). However, like everything else in this game, the chance of this protection kicking in is up to the Random Number God based on the fleet's formation: more compact formations like Double Line and Diamond are better than Line Ahead or Line Abreast. When this doesn't happen and your flagship is knocked down to critical health, you will be forced to return to base after the battle. In Kingdom Hearts II, a boulder is hurled towards King Mickey and Goofy pushes him out of the way, taking the full force of the giant rock. Feeling sad and full of angry vengeance, Sora, Donald, and the King run forward, battling through hordes of Heartless only to find that Goofy was only knocked out the whole time.note Which is, of course, a given since Goofy is, you know, a cartoon character (created in the west for comedy productions). A non-lethal example happens in a cutscene near the end of the Xemnas boss fight. Riku takes a blow to the side for Sora, and hands off his Keyblade for him to hand Xemnas a dual wielded curb stomp battle for his trouble. In the The King of Fighters 2000 game, the Psycho Soldiers ending has Bao jumping in the air and taking a huge blast from a Kill Sat to protect his teammates. Kensou retrieves the fatally wounded Bao and absorbs the remaining energy through a Kiss of Life, both recovering his lost powers and saving Bao from a fatal Superpower Meltdown.] Near the end of King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!, Cedric accidentally takes a magical bullet for Graham (at least in the PC CD-ROM adaptation; all other versions had him being accidentally Taken for Granite). And in King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride, the Troll King takes magical lightning for Rosella. In the backstory to Kult: Heretic Kingdoms, the Ancient Conspiracy's attempt to assassinate its renegade member, Quova, was prevented when Kjellin Malfagon took the blow instead. It's generally agreed that Malfagon was a decent guy, but whether or not Quova deserved to be saved is definitely a contested matter. Most skillshots in League of Legends can be intercepted by another body, so this is an option, although one you only want to use if you're more expendable and you're sure your target wasn't going to dodge it anyway. A number of spells that aren't blocked outright also have their damage reduced for each target they pass through, so this can be used to mitigate the effect. Of particular note is Caitlyn's Ace in the Hole attack, a long-range sniper shot that locks onto a target and never misses, but can be intercepted by a nearby teammate. Elise is also noted for being extremely difficult to skillshot in spider form because of the spiderlings that follow her around. Braum heavily invokes this trope with Stand Behind Me and Unbreakable, the former consisting of Braum jumping in front of an ally, giving them both a temporary bonus to armor and magic resist, and the latter having Braum raise his shield, destroying all projectiles that hit it while he nullifies the damage from the first attack and reducing damage from following ones. When the party defeats Idura in Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals, his spirit then attempts to cast them into a hellish otherworld—starting with Tia. Dekar takes her place and yanks Idura through as well, leading to an epic Tear Jerker—for the player and Tia. The encounter with Conrad Verner in Mass Effect 3 has him dive in front of a gunshot to save Shepard from an assassin. Provided you finished a certain sidequest in the first game, said "gunshot" was instead a previously-met character sabotaging the assassin's gun. If not, then the Heroic Sacrifice gets played straight. Mass Effect: Andromeda: At the mid-point of Drack's loyalty mission, Vorn leaps in front of a gunman shooting at Drack. Who, we should note, is an old, armored krogan who's just been killing his way through many disposable henchmen, and probably would've been fine, and Vorn is a botanist. Drack promptly yells at Vorn for risking his life, which Drack considers far more valuable to the krogan than his own. In Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Naked Snake ends up pulling this in order to save Tatyana from Ocelot's bullet. It also had him knocking into Ocelot as well, causing his aim to awry, and resulted in Big Boss getting a muzzle flash burn on his right eye. In Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Jonathan ends up rushing to Big Boss, warning him of an attack from one of the paranoid soldiers (Gene had earlier driven his own men into a mass panic about being executed by an inside man by Gene for "betraying" him using his voice.), and ended up taking a bullet in the head and the chest for Big Boss. This action was more than enough to have Big Boss screaming in anguish. In Miitopia, during battles when it’s the enemy’s turn, there’s a chance a Kind Mii will stand in front of another and take the blow. This causes damage, but it’ll also cause their relationship meter to go up in return. Miis of other personalities can also do this specifically for teammates with whom their relationship is high enough to earn the Sacrifice assist. In MOTHER 3 Flint winds up taking two extremely powerful psionic attacks for his son Lucas. In Onmyōji, equipping a shikigami with at least four Teikon (Cutting Soul) mitama gives them a 50% chance to do this when one of their teammates is attacked. However, the former does not take all of the damage, meaning the latter would still receive damage, but greatly reduced. Kingyo-hime can summon a goldfish that functions the same way, with the added bonus of automatically shooting water missiles at a random enemy. Overwatch allows more agile tanks such as Winston and D.Va to do this, but the tiny and adorable Hammond piloting the spherical Wrecking Ball is practically designed for this. He has the highest mobility among tanks but also the largest hitbox, and has the passive ability to deal knockback just by moving into an opponent at-speed. As a result, Hammond players are encouraged to respond to troubled support heroes immediately, often by throwing themselves bodily into said trouble. This tactic is often called the "Get down Mr. President" by fans and players alike. In Persona 4, party members with high-enough Social Link rankings will do this for you. This comes to play in the True Ending's final boss fight, where each party member knocks you out of the way to take Izanami's lethal attacks in your place. A very amusing version happens if Kanji is on your team. In true Kanji style, he leaps into the air, kicks you IN THE HEAD, and takes the blow for you. Fortunately this doesn't cause you any damage even though you would think it should. In Persona 3, Shinjiro takes a bullet meant for Ken as an apology for having caused his mother's death, and later, Junpei takes a bullet for Chidori. As a result, Shinjiro dies (unless you've maxed his Link in Portable), but Junpei survives when Chidori sacrifices herself to heal him. Persona 3 Portable will also have party members take a fatal hit for you, a la Persona 4's combat system. Persona 5: At Rank 9 of their Level-Up at Intimacy 5 Confidant sub-plots, non-Protagonist party members gain the ability to tank one lethal hit for the Protagonist per battle. In Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, Alys does this for Chaz, taking the hit from Zio's Dark Wave and leading to what may be one of the saddest video game deaths of all. The game Puppetshow: Destiny Undone ends with Cricks, the insane Big Bad with a vendetta against the Puppetmaster, throwing a vial of acid at him with the intention of blinding him. However, the Puppetmaster's young daughter Felicia jumps in the way and takes the acid intended for her father. In Resident Evil 2, Leon S. Kennedy jumps in front of a bullet for Ada Wong when Annette Birkin tries to shoot her. Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure has this done on a couple of occasions. The most notable instance is done by Elisabeth to Marie. Completing the romance sidequest with Anera in Shadowlords requires taking a death effect attack for her. Though the Power of Love keeps you alive at 1hp instead of killing you. Skullgirls gives Parasoul (a princess and leader of the Black Egrets military squad) the ability to call in one of her soldiers, who makes a diving leap in front of her, blocking any projectiles. The rare on-demand bullet-taker (though the attack has a cooldown between uses). Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic is quite adept at these in all continuities, having taken the bullet for Shahra the Genie in Sonic and the Secret Rings and Cream and Chris in Sonic X. Speaking of Shahra, she pays Sonic back for the deed when Erazor offers up Sonic's life in sacrifice to gain the power to control the World Rings. Rather than slicing the hedgehog in half, Erazor lands the blade in Shahra's back. Maria did this for Shadow. Shadow was traumatized, although not as much as his creator and Maria's (and Eggman's) grandfather, Professor Gerald, who in a fit of nihilism altered Shadow's memories and a few other things so that Shadow would destroy the world. Ironically, Gerald had earlier set up a Xanatos Gambit to allow Shadow to defend the world. In Sonic Colors, Tails pushes Sonic out the way of Eggman's mind control beam. At the very end of the Terran campaign in Starcraft II, protagonist Jim Raynor does this for his Tragic Monster Love Interest Sarah Kerrigan in one of the rare examples of Taking the Bullet where the one doing the shielding is not physically harmed. (In this case, grace of Raynor's Power Armor not being useless.) During Super Adventure Rockman, one of the cutscenes has Quick Man taking a Shadow Blade in the back to protect a vulnerable Rockman and being Killed Off for Real after his HeelFace Turn. This is very much Played for Drama, complete with a somber burial scene afterwards. In the final chapter of Super Paper Mario, Nastasia takes an attack meant for Count Bleck. She gets better. Super Robot Wars Defensive support in the Super Robot Wars series, in which a character with the ability has the option of jumping in the way of an attack aimed at an adjacent ally, they took less damage overall, and used a shield if they had it. Russel Bergman from the Original Generation games has this as his specialty. In Super Robot Wars Gaiden, this happened to Ricardo in an attempt to save Tytti from imminent death from her arch-nemesis. As a result, she became Allergic to Love. Ness and Lucas are being attacked by Wario. Wario fires his trophy gun at Ness a few times, and Ness dodges all the shots easily. An irritated Wario then changes his target to Lucas. Lucas, being the cowardly little brat he is, doesn't even try to dodge, so Ness pushes Lucas out of the way, complete with slow motion camera panning, and is turned into a trophy in the process. It should be noted that in this world, being turned into a trophy is like death. And Donkey Kong for Diddy Kong (in their case, Donkey Kong actually had to punch Diddy Kong out of the way). Tales of Symphonia: Kratos takes an energy blast in the back for Lloyd. It's also right after it's revealed he's Lloyd's father, so it makes a lot of sense. And a lot of ouch. Luckily it doesn't kill him. In the backstory, Zelos Wilder's mother pulled this to protect him from an attack coming from the mother of his half-sister Seles, who wanted him dead so Seles would be The Chosen One instead. She still tells him that he shouldn't have been born. In Tales of the Abyss, Tear does this while jumping in front the petrified Luke and gets slashed in the arm instead. The patient of a Medic in Team Fortress 2 is expected to do this: that way, the Medic stays alive, hopefully continues to heal the patient if they live, and gains uber-charge, which builds faster on injured team-mates. This is especially seen on Arena "sudden death" matches, where Medics are necessary to keep the team alive. Tekken 2 : during Kazuya's FMV at the end of Arcade Mode, Heihachi does this in order to protect his son from a certain death. Kazuya doesn't seem especially grateful, though, and uses his father as a Human Shield to run up and deal a knockout punch to the attacker. Tears to Tiara 2: Tarte takes Metronius' Wave Motion Gun for Hamil. She survives through Divine Intervention from her mother. Touken Ranbu: Uchigatana who have undergone a Kiwame upgrade gain the ability to take projectiles for adjacent swords. Bumblebee takes a blast from Megatron that was meant for Optimus at the end of the first level of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Cue Optimus going to town on Megatron. In True Crime: Streets of L.A., Rafferty took the bullet for Nick when Rocky was about shoot him cuffed to the chair. Undertale has the No Mercy Route, where Hot-Blooded Action Girl Undyne shoves Monster Kid out of the way of the player's attack, causing her to be split nearly in half by a fatal blow. However, she is such a Determinator that she stops fading into dust out of sheer willpower, and instead goes One-Winged Angel as the phenomenally badass Undyne the Undying. Cue punishing boss fight. In The Walking Dead, when Lily suspects Ben (If you saved Doug in Episode 1 instead of Carley) being the one giving the bandits supplies and tries to shoot him, but Doug jumps in the way and takes the bullet instead. Beat attempts what may be the stupidest examples of this trope ever when he tries doing this, instead of a more appropriate Diving Save, to save Rhyme from being hit by a car. He also does it again later for Neku. A mind-controlled Shiki is attacking the pair; Beat sees no choice but to take her out. Neku turns to face him as he angrily says they'll do no such thing. He gets attacked by Shiki from behind for his trouble. Beat is quick to take the hit for him. Warriors can learn an ability called Intervene which allows them to take a shot or melee attack for a party member, thereby preventing the Squishy Wizard or even squishier Priest from being... well, squished. There's also a warrior protection talent Vigilance which allows the warrior to transfer threat generated by another character to his/herself and redirect the path of attacks from the enemy. Paladins also have an ability named Hand of Sacrifice, which will redirect 30% of incoming damage from the target to the paladin, up to 100% of the paladin's hit points. Like Superman above, they have the ability to become (briefly) invulnerable... Paladins also used to have an ability called Divine Intervention, which instantly killed the Paladin in return for giving its target full invulnerability for up to three minutes at the cost of immobilizing them. Mostly used when defeat is certain and everyone is going to die, since they don't take durability damage by dying this way and the invulnerable player can then hearthstone out to avoid said damage as well. In the end of the Gilneas storyline, Liam Greymane is killed by Sylvanas Windrunner when he takes a poisoned arrow intended for his father, king Genn Greymane. In Yarudora series vol.3: Sampaguita, when you storm the Yakuza Headquarters with Boy and pals in order to save the kidnapped Maria, and you finally find her, the wounded Yakuza boss will try, in his last breath, to shoot her as she's running towards you. Depending on if you still have bullets in your gun or not, you will be treated with two possible Endings: Good End 3, where you have no choice but to perform this trope, and succeed in saving Maria, but at the cost of your life; however, you awake as a ghost 2 years later, and discover, to your joy, that Maria now lives a happy life with the baby boy born from you and her; or Normal End 2, where you can shoot the Yakuza boss, but choose to perform this trope instead: as a result, Maria is safe, but the game ends as you die, without the ghost story. In Fantasia: Requiem of the Abyss, Faye jumps into the line of fire to save Cyrus and Valen from certain death. In Ace Attorney Investigations, Shi-Long Lang takes a bullet meant for Shih-na, despite the fact that she's just been revealed as The Mole and as a murder they've been tracking for years. The reason? Lang still considers her part of his 'pack', even though she's a traitor. Don't worry, he was only shot in the leg and he's Made of Iron so it's not even mentioned again. During the BBL route, Yuuya takes the blade that cut at his brother. The attacker tried twice and was intercepted twice. Analysis of handedness and which shoulder the blood appeared on leads fans to believe that Yuuya basically acted a shield and covered Sakuya with his back turned on the attacker, focused purely on defense. Semi-official fanart of Yuuya's gijinka, created by someone who collaborates with the creator, shows a multitude of scars, but the attacker did decide to just leave after that. Suddenly, Sakazaki Yuuya blocks out the sun. In the sequel AU game, Holiday Star, Yuuya pushes Hiyoko out of the way of a tank shell and is burned too badly to stand for his efforts. Jessica in Umineko: When They Cry takes a flying stake in the back to protect Kanon. Touching, but ultimately senseless. During Chapter 3 of Super Danganronpa 2, Nekomaru Nidai takes a bazooka meant for Akane and lives to tell the tale (though he had to be converted into a Cyborg by Monokuma. As Nekomaru hadn't broken any rule, Monokuma couldn't just let him die). Subverted in the Space Tree episode "Kill or Kick ": When Space Tree hears that Ghost Spider's plan went off without a hatch, Space Tree executes his plan. With a gun. The Commander leaps in front of Ghost Spider, slow motion, "NOOOO!" and all, but the gun hasn't even fired. Turns out Space Tree's plan was just to kick Ghost Spider. During the final Dragon Shrine showdown of Bunnykill 4, Snowball, after defending an unconscious Ruby from a storm of giant shurikens hurled by Flint, gets his sword knocked out of his hands when Flint hurls a powered-up shuriken at him. Ruby wakes up as Flint hurls his final shuriken at him (complete with the requisite slow-mo), and sacrifices herself to save his life by taking the shuriken in the back. Snowball proceeds to go into "White Avenger" mode and proceeds to kick seven shades of hell out of Flint. In City of Reality, Action Girl AV leaps in front of a bullet intended for The Ace, Todo, after the latter is unable to comprehend the gritty nature of Magic World and defies a mugger. Cuanta Vida: Red, for the BLU Sniper In Girl Genius, Lars takes the sword blow intended for Agatha. Subverted in Girly: Officer Getskilled leaps in front of a bullet for Policeguy and Hipbone, but another character gets in front of him. The character is not only immortal but imperviable, and spirits Getskilled away to the immortal realm as a reward for his courage. In Gunnerkrigg Court, Ysengrin forms his arm into a giant blade and attempts to skewer Antimony. Renard leaps between Annie and the blade. This isn't entirely necessary, as Mr. Donlan's magic shield would have saved Annie either way (in fact, the shield ends up protecting Reynardine), but Annie certainly appreciated Rey's intent. In Homestuck, Dream Jade does this for John. Only no, it's not a bullet, it's a meteor. Later on in the comic, Jake takes a sword through the gut to save Jane. It doesn't work. Replace the word "bullet" with "boulder", and strip "Change of Direction" from The Order of the Stick definitely qualifies, as a hobgoblin saves Redcloak from a catapult shot. In Penny Arcade, Gabe dives in the way of a gunshot from a guy dressed as a nightstand (don't ask) to save L. H. Franzibald's life. Tycho disarms the guy and... shoots Gabe again after he mentions a passage from one of Franzibald's awfully plagiarized works. In Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi, DeeDee takes a bullet from one of Mandark's robots to save Dexter. In Problem Sleuth, Ace Dick's Auto-Parry consists of "taking the hit directly in the guts". In the game of Life, he Auto-Parries a bullet to save Sonhearst. "It is incredibly painful!" Spoofed in Schlock Mercenary when Private Aardman throws his overly-large nose in front of a bullet to save Ensign Ventura. That's OK though, as he's been trying to injure his nose so he can get free cosmetic surgery (only provided for injuries in the line of duty). Justified in The Zombie Hunters, Charlie puts up an arm to block a zombie bite intended for his wounded teammate Katie. Since he's a Half-Zombie, it barely registers as painful to him. A very similar scene to the The Zombie Hunters example happens in Stand Still, Stay Silent, when Sigrun, who is immune to the rash virus, takes a troll bite for Reynir, who isn't. Spacetrawler Bizarrely used: one second Growp is trying to kill Emily, and the next he's throwing himself in the path of a fatal laserblast aimed at Emily — because Growp considers himself the only one allowed to kill her. And later, Gurf does the same thing. Except it was a non-lethal laser blast, he's the biggest of the party, and now they have to carry him back to the ship. Done heart-warmingly so in Sinfest as Criminy's awesomeness status steadily rises . In Eerie Cuties, Nina takes a magical gender changing beam for her friend Ace. It doesn't do any good though, because while Nina is trying to figure out what just happened to her, Blair doubles back and hits Ace anyway. Bug points out possible technical problems with this. In Roomies!!, Ruth takes a semi-truck for Danny. In Blue Yonder, Kevin takes one, not quite intentionally -- he had meant to get himself and Jared out of the way. In Off-White, Munin, the raven/crow guardian of memories does this for Hati when his brother Sköll fires spells at him. In the "New and Old Flames" arc of El Goonish Shive, Elliot in his superheroine form throws himself in front of a blast of dragon fire that was otherwise aimed at a busy street. Nebula: Jupiter took the impact of a meteor for Earth, though fortunately he didn't end up badly hurt. Subverted in Camp Weedonwantcha, when Malachi tries to jump in front of Purdy's gun before she can shoot a weasel and/or Brian. He jumps far too early. In Rusty and Co., Madeline the Paladin jumps in front of a spell intended to create a rival for Gelatinous Cube by drawing out his inner evil. The results are amusing . In Latchkey Kingdom, Princess Rosaline of Angelon throws her arm between a snake and Prince Zander of Hilla, on the basis that she has Acquired Poison Immunity and he doesn't (The Angelonian empire has far more cutthroat politics than Zander's backwater kingdom). SCP Foundation, SCP-999 ("The Tickle Monster") . SCP-999 loves all animals (including humans) so much that it will leap in front of a person to take a bullet fired at them. SCP-2325 is peaked cap and several accompanying security headsets. If a person wearing the cap is shot at, anyone wearing the headsets will automatically leap to shield them from the bullet, regardless of distance or obstacles. To do so it moves the "taker" at the speed necessary to make the intercept, however it does not shield them from the laws of physics, which means after a certain distance, the taker will literally be vaporized by the forces exerted on them and therefore not be able to stop the bullet, since they've been turned into a red mist. In the final battle of There Will Be Brawl, the End of Days (a Game and Watch octopus) starts spearing everyone in sight. Fox pushes Marth out of the way of one tentacle, getting himself speared in the process. Made all the more significant because until that final battle, they were on opposite sides of the law. Subverted in the final chapter of Sailor Nothing, as Aki is merely wounded, not killed, in the process. It's also toyed with in that two people dive for the same bullet, the second pushing the first out of the way in addition to the original target. In Interviewing Leather, when Todd Chapman is exploring the scenes of Dynamo Girl's heroics, he mentions seeing the city councilman she caught a bullet for. In the Downfall parody series Llama Priest by YouTube user The Silver Universe, Gunsche does this to protect Hitler from being killed by Goebbels. In My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Forgotten Friendship, Sunset Shimmer takes a proverbial bullet for her friends at the climax of the story. Wallflower Blush uses the Memory Stone to cast a spell that would have wiped out all of the Humane Six's memories of high school. Sunset jumps in the way to take the hit instead, losing not just all her memories of being a high school student, but also her memories of being human. However, this act of sacrifice was so selfless that it convinced the Humane Six that Sunset was worth befriending, allowing them to destroy the Memory Stone and recover their memories. Apu takes a bullet for James Woods, only to find it bounced off another bullet that was still in him from a previous robbery. Another episode had Homer attend bodyguard training, where he was tested for this. Attendants were marked on the effort put into their "Noooo!" among other things. The trainees were given melons with celebrity names on them to protect (Homer promptly ate his). And yet another episode had elderly Springfieldian Cornelius Chapman, who won an award for being Springfields oldest resident (well into his 100's). Among his accomplishments (building Springfields first log cabin and introducing the tooth brush), Chapman once took a bullet for Huey Long. Unfortunatly, he only took ONE bullet, as Long was shot several times and Chapman only caught the last one. Also parodied in an episode where Ned Flanders is going to baptize Bart and Lisa, only to have Homer leap in the way of the water at the last second, complete with slow-motion dive and Big "NO!". Bart: Homer, you took a baptism for me. How do you feel? Homer: Oh, Bartholomew, I feel like Saint Augustine of Hippo after his conversion by Ambrose of Milan. Flanders: (astonished) Homer, what did you just say? Homer: I SAID SHUT YOUR UGLY FACE, FLANDERS! In "Saturdays of Thunder", a McBain movie has McBain's sidekick Scoie protect McBain from an assassination attempt. This happens right after Scoie discusses his plans for retirement. It should be noted that this was a case of ACCIDENTLY taking the bullet, at Scoie was shot because he leaned in front of his partner to grab his wallet photo back, right when the assassin pulled the trigger. In a subverted example, Fry saves Leela by taking a giant space wasp sting meant for her. Fry ends up dying from this, and Leela starts to have hallucinations of him telling her to wake up. Ultimately it is revealed that the space wasp's stinger pierced right through Fry and nicked Leela, thus injecting its venom into her instead of him. She's been in a coma ever since, and the hallucinations were the real, healed up, Fry. He's been at her bedside trying to wake her up. Quite touching, really. In "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences", Fry leaps in front of Leela and takes it when she was about to be shot by a vaporizer. Subverted when everyone realizes it was actually a teleporter. Though at the time Fry was unaware of this. In the final battle against Azula from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zuko takes a full-on lightning blast (complete with a Big "NO!" in Slow Mo) meant for Katara. He had been taught to redirect lightning, however, which meant that he was just badly injured instead of killed outright, since he couldn't fully redirect it in the middle of a Diving Save. The climactic moment of the The Legend of Korra series finale involves this with Korra against the Spirit Ray Cannon to save Kuvira when the cannon goes awry... except that Korra has the (correct) notion that she can withstand the beam in the spur of the moment. SpongeBob SquarePants. An interesting inversion of this was played when SpongeBob leapt in front of Patrick just as a speeding car was about to spatter mud all over him, protecting the ultra rare and super valuable Mermaid Man trading card he was holding in his hand. Code Lyoko: In season 1, it is frequent for the Lyoko Warriors to be taking a laser beam to protect Aelita — especially Odd, since he is unable to block them at the time. Quite justified, since a devirtualization isn't fatal for them, while it would be for Aelita (and even if it weren't, only she can deactivate XANA's current scheme, often with mere seconds to spare). Much less prevalent starting season 2, since XANA wants Aelita alive at this point. In season 3, it is Aelita's turn at taking the laser beam to save the Lyoko Core. (At this point, protecting her this way isn't always necessary, as she is no longer in danger of ceasing to exist if she "dies" on Lyoko.) Winx Club: In the second season, Riven almost dies when he takes a blast from the Brainwashed and Crazy Bloom to save an already injured Musa. When Sky talks Bloom out of it, she uses her powers to heal him. In an episode of the fifth season, Musa got turned into a giant mutant seal after getting hit by one of Tritannus' spells that was meant for Aisha. In another episode of the fifth season, Icy actually takes one of Bloom's attacks that were meant for Tritannus, which Bloom considers an Out-of-Character Moment for Icy as she had clearly not expected her to do so. In Justice League Superman takes a ball that apparently annihilated matter for his friends. Luckily for him, it turned out to only be a time travel portal. Then, in Justice League Unlimited, Batman says this verbatim when he chews out Superman for sending Doomsday to a Prison Dimension. Granted, it wasn't a literal bullet that he took for him. He actually saved Superman from a kryptonite-lined nuke and nearly died himself in the process. Effect's the same though. Transformers Animated Bumblebee takes a blast of Meltdown's acid (which melts through basically anything ever, including Cybertronians) for Bulkhead. Fortunately, the Autobots have Sari's key to repair him. He did it in the three-episode pilot too, shielding most of the human supporting cast from Starscream. Rock & Rule has Zip do this as a MookFace Turn when the demon tries hurling a blast of... um, something at the heroes. An episode of Care Bears has this. Wish Bear saved the distressed kid of the week by taking a blast from one of Professor Coldheart's inventions for him. It didn't kill her, just turn her grey and apathetic. Cue the Swiss Army Tears. Leonidas Van Rook does this to save Drew Saturday in The Secret Saturdays. Parodied when Peggy starts throwing tomatoes at King Phillip at the Renaissance fair one of his men dives in front of him and takes a few hits. In another episode ("Dog Dale Afternoon"), after Hank successfully escorted Dale out of the college watch tower in which the police mistaken him for a sniper when he was actually exterminating bugs, a vigilant sniper locked in at Dale and Hank jumped in taking the bullet for him. Good thing Hank was wearing a bulletproof vest. Done in the Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers episode "One Million Emotions". An alien artifact that is charitably described as "the emotional electric chair" essentially subjects anyone who touches it to Mind Rape as the stored emotions within blast into that person's mind and drive them insane. The object goes flying straight at Niko, causing Shane to leap in front of her and intercept it. He takes the full brunt of the emotional blast, but manages to retain his sanity because his altered genetics offered some protection. Fanon speculates that it changed him more than he admits. The Ruby-Spears Mega Man cartoon sees Proto Man invoking this trope. Mega Man keeps dodging Proto Man's shots, so Proto Man takes aim at the Lincoln Memorial instead. It works. In The Boondocks, Uncle Ruckus did for the mall Santa when Riley shoots multiple BB rounds. In the episode "Stannie Get Your Gun", Stan (paralyzed by a gun accident) took the bullet for Hayley when a fired gun mascot aimed a sniper at her upon singing an anti-gun song. The bullet helped cured his paralysis when it dislodged first bullet that hit him before. A suicidal lemur takes a bullet for Francine in another episode. In the episode "You Made Me" in Adventure Time, Finn takes a blow from Lemongrab's Sound Sword for Princess Bubblegum. The resulting attack knocks him out and tears apart his hat. Though not exactly lethal, in Total Drama, Cody leaps in front of a dodgeball (in slow-mo) for Gwen. Sierra later does the same thing for him two seasons later, except with a meatball. In a flashback for an episode of Duckman back when Cornfed and Duckman first met, Cornfed takes many hits from a criminals gun, he survives. Played for Laughs in The Penguins of Madagascar, with Skipper blocking an angry pigeon's droppings for the park commissioner. Parodied in the Codename: Kids Next Door episode "Operation: T.O.M.M.Y.", where Numbuh Two make a slow-motion dive to save his little brother Tommy from a snot bullet. Ben 10: Ultimate Alien: Squire Winston takes a lethal energy blast for Sir George. In the episode "Enemy of My Frenemy", Kevin takes a blow for Gwen; he recovers. Metalocalypse. At the end of "Klokblocked", the extremist faction Succuboso Explosion fires their electrically charged "loin extractor" at Nathan — Murderface heroically dives in front of him and takes it full in the crotch. Terra in Teen Titans deliberately invokes this by aiming a boulder towards Robin and Starfire, knowing that one or the other would inevitably take the hit and only leave one titan to deal with afterwards. The first episode of Black Dynamite parodies the trope by having Cream Corn take a bullet for Michael Jackson. He survived; his timing was a little early and the bullet got lodged in his rear. Michael returned the favor towards the end. In the Dan Vs. episode "Elise's Parents", Dan takes a poisoned dart for his best friend's father-in-law, but is saved by several layers of duct tape he used to tape on the tape recorder the use of which got them into that mess to begin with. Happens quite a few times in Wakfu: During season 1 episode 25, Sadlygrove takes a lethal shot from Razortime aimed for Eva and Amalia. Yugo and Phaeris do this to each other a whole season later while fighting Quilby, which lampshades it with the quote above. During the last episode, Evangeline intercepts a shot from Remington Smisse meant for her sister Cleophelia. Fortunately, it just hits her shoulder. Camp Lakebottom: In "Late Afternoon of the Living Gitch", Gitch (who is a pair of Squirt's underpants that has been brought to life) leaps in front of McGee to take a shot of super-strength fabric cleaner fired by Buttsquat. This is played exactly like this trope, including the dramatic slo-mo. Parodied in Dave the Barbarian. Candy had been kidnapped by a giant zit, brought to life by magic, and Dave was about to kill it with acne medication. Candy, having developed concern for the zit, attempted this, but timed her dive wrong, leaving the zit time for a Flat "What" facial expression as he is struck and killed by the cream. Steven Universe: Parodied in "Together Breakfast" when Steven takes a squirt gun blast for a stack of waffles. Parodied again, while also subverted, in "Shirt Club." When one of Major Dewey's bodyguards sees someone training a gun (well, shirt cannon) on him, he calls out, runs in front of his charge.....and then keeps right on running until he's out of sight. In Gravity Falls, in the episode "Society Of The Blind Eye", Old Man McGucket jumps in front of Dipper to protect him from getting his memories erased by the Society of the Blind Eye. Since McGucket's already nuts from having his memories erased so many times, nothing happens to him. To clarify, the Society used a memory-wiping gun to erase people's memories of anomalies in Gravity Falls. They were trying to make Dipper forget pretty much his entire summer, and were going to do the same to Mabel, Wendy and Soos. Kaeloo had an episode where Kaeloo, Stumpy and Mr. Cat almost got impaled by a variety of sharp objects, but Quack Quack the indestructible duck jumped in front to save them. Mr. Cat responded by calling Quack Quack a show-off. Alexis Goggins was a Real Life seven-year-old who took six bullets for her own mother. She also managed to survive. Dr. Liviu Librescu , Romanian-born Holocaust survivor, scientist and academic professor. During the Virginia Tech massacre, Librescu personally kept the door shut to prevent gunman Seung-hui Cho from entering the classroom while his students escaped out the windows. He was shot through the door five times before finally succumbing to a shot to the head. Only one of his 23 students failed to escape. The attempt on Ronald Reagan's life by John Hinckley Jr. might have succeeded had it not been for the actions of Secret Service agent Timothy J. McCarthy, who leapt in front of Reagan, receiving a wound in his abdomen. He survived. This remains the only time since the Secret Service was officially charged with protecting Presidents in 1906 that a Secret Serviceman has actually taken a bullet for the President. All personnel recruited as agents in various police/military-based VIP protection units (with some exceptions like the Secret Service) are trained to do this if the worse should come to the worst when the VIP is in danger. Hence the nickname "Bulletcatchers". A somewhat extreme example is Alexander Matrosov, a Red Army soldier during World War II. During an assault on Chernushki village, the Soviets were held off by a German MG 42 (which is the fastest firing single barreled machine gun in history) firing from a pill-box. Matrosov threw himself in front of the massive amount of dakka, blocking the fire and allowing his unit to advance. He was posthumously awarded Hero of the Soviet Union, the highest honour that can be bestowed by the USSR. Matrosov's deed was praised and exemplified as a device for motivation and morale via newspapers, and afterwards entered the Soviet\Russian culture via the history books and propaganda (like several other greatly romanticized, though largely non-invented acts of heroism). What's interesting is the surfacing number of "firing-port jumpers" both before and after Matrosov. The rough estimate puts them at between 200 and 400. Note that the very definition of the feat means it was voluntary and by all means "above and beyond the call of duty" — which, combined with other realistic considerations, kinda goes against the whole "cannon fodder peasants 'motivated' into frontal assaults by machine-gun-armed NKVD squads" tripe that was once widespread in the USA and is occasionally touted as "the grim truth of the Eastern Front". During the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Soviet aerial convoys were protected from Stinger-wielding Mujahideen fighters by Mi-24 Hind helicopter gunships. According to some, the pilots were instructed to use their helicopters to physically block the missiles should they get too close to the planes, earning them the nickname "Mandatory Matrosovs". Not as bad as it sounds, however; the Hind is built to stand up to considerable punishment. After the July 20 Plot to kill Hitler failed, the plot's conspirators were arrested and placed in front of a firing squad. When Claus von Stauffenberg (one of the plot's ringleaders) was about to be shot, his adjutant, Werner von Haeften in a crowning moment of awesome defiantly placed himself in front of von Stauffenberg, taking the bullets intended for von Stauffenberg. Though the truth of this is disputed somewhat, as the bullets would have gone straight through him and still injured Stauffenberg. Late in World War II, the Japanese destroyer Akikaze escorting the aircraft carrier Jun'yo, deliberately charged between the carrier and the attacking submarine USS Pintado, taking six torpedo hits in the process. Akikaze was lost with all hands, but the Jun'yo would remain afloat pass the end of the war until finally scrapped in 1946-1947. Video Example(s): Lucifer - Marcus takes a bullet for Chloe Marcus notices a shooter coming up behind him and Chloe and decides to use himself as a shield. Apu Taking The ... 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__label__wiki	0.568404	0.568404	This Small Company Is Trying to Democratize Apple's Touch ID Jun 29th 2014 6:30PM When Apple first launched the iPhone 5s, one of the key features of the new phone was that it sported a very robust fingerprint sensor built right into the iconic home button. At first, people were skeptical -- fingerprint readers aren't anything new and, particularly in notebooks, weren't always the most user friendly. However, Touch ID's simplicity was a game changer. As is always the case with any technological innovation, there's one small company that's aiming to bring Touch ID to the masses. Touch ID for everybody? If you've been following tech stocks, you'll note that Synaptics , a leading vendor of touchpad and touchscreen sensor solutions, has been on an absolute tear. A not-so-insignificant part of the company's recent outperformance (the company guided up for the current quarter) has been due to its very timely acquisition of Validity Sensors, a small fingerprint sensor solution provider very similar to AuthenTec, which Apple acquired in 2012 for $356 million. Synaptics' new fingerprint sensors scored a nice design win in the Samsung Galaxy S5 and, more recently, Samsung's recently announced Galaxy Tab S series of tablets. This is just the beginning of a long, rich roadmap of products, according to Synaptics' CFO Kathleen Bayliss (emphasis mine): This is the roadmap. We're basically providing slide sensor solutions today in notebooks; we are the provider in the marketplace today for notebooks. In mobile phones [there is] also [a] slide-based solution. Our small area touch solution, where you touch your mobile phone, we expect to see that shipping in the second half of this calendar year. The swipe sensor found on the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Tab S is better than no sensor at all, but many seem to prefer Apple's Touch ID. With Synaptics rolling out is own home-brew version of Touch ID, a broader number of handset vendors will be able to integrate this functionality into their devices. Samsung, locked in a perpetual competition with Apple for high-end smartphone share, should be pleased.. Great for Synaptics, but what about Apple? As the handset market looks to differentiate further, Synaptics appears to be in the driver's seat for even more content share gains. It's not inconceivable that, in three to five years, most smartphones will come with a Touch ID-like fingerprint reader, further democratizing key high-end smartphone features today. The market seems to agree, as Synaptics shares are trading near all-time highs. For Apple investors, the question becomes a bit trickier. The unfortunate reality for Apple is that any technological leap or innovation -- the smartphone, 64-bit apps processor, touch sensor, and app store -- can and will be copied by others looking to profit from the democratization of this technology. This means that Apple needs to not only deliver a better, more refined experience than its competitors, but it also needs to stay a step ahead with respect to technological and feature innovation. This isn't impossible, but it gets harder with each generation. Foolish bottom line For Synaptics investors, this couldn't be more welcome news. The company is firing on all cylinders, benefiting from both the secular growth of the smartphone market while at the same time continually expanding its content share within those devices. Further, at just 21 times this year's expected earnings and 18 times expected 2015 earnings, the stock isn't exactly expensive. For Apple, though, this is an illustration of why investors are probably shy about paying a high multiple for the stock. As great as Apple is, there is always the looming risk that it will eventually not be able to stay far enough ahead of the low end to command the margins, pricing premium, and volumes that it enjoys today. Leaked: Apple's next smart device (warning -- it may shock you) Apple recently recruited a secret-development "dream team" to guarantee that its newest smart device was kept hidden from the public for as long as possible. But the secret is out, and some early viewers are even claiming that its everyday impact could trump the iPod, iPhone, and the iPad. In fact, ABI Research predicts that 485 million of these devices will be sold per year. But one small company makes this gadget possible. And its stock price has nearly unlimited room to run for early in-the-know investors. To be one of them, and to see Apple's newest smart gizmo, just click here! The article This Small Company Is Trying to Democratize Apple's Touch ID originally appeared on Fool.com. Ashraf Eassa has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of Apple. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Copyright © 1995 - 2014 The Motley Fool, LLC. All rights reserved. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Business-and-Finance Computer-Hardware Computer-Products Information-Technology Mobile-Technologies Science-and-Technology Smart-Phone-Applications Smart-Phones Tablet-Computers Tablets-&-e-Readers DJI27334.172.140.01% S&P 5003012.67-1.10-0.04% 4-ingredient strawberry ice cream you can make in a blender	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1848
__label__wiki	0.608888	0.608888	Into the ether Apr 30 2019 4:19PM The women risking their lives to save the planet These Amazonian women are risking their lives to protect the world’s largest rainforest, defying huge political and economic interests. Into the ether By GuestBloggers Feb 21 2019 11:05AM Vietnam’s human rights record in 2019 Vietnam has not improved its human rights record since 2014, according to the UN. What's gone wrong and what can be done? Jul 26 2018 4:41PM The rise of social media censorship Internet and social media crackdowns are rising as political regimes and cultures that do not embrace freedom of expression are becoming increasingly threatened by the power of social media to spread news and influence public opinion. Into the ether By Emma Davies Your guide to a human rights staycation Can’t face the bother of catching a flight and would rather a weekend getaway or mini-break close to home? Why not consider one of these human rights hotspots. Jun 26 2018 4:34PM It's time for the UK to come clean about torture It's time for the UK to come clean about its involvement in torture and rendition during the so-called ‘war on terror’ Into the ether By Imran Uppal Thierry Noir on art, fashion and human rights As part of our collaboration with Everpress to launch 50 limited edition T-shirt designs to raise awareness of the evils of censorship, we caught up with artist and activist Thierry Noir. Into the ether By Rachel Crome Jun 8 2018 12:54PM Profiting from children's rights Thousands of children born in the UK are growing up without the British citizenship they are entitled to by law. This is a national scandal which has long gone largely unnoticed. Could that be about to change? Into the ether By Steve Valdez-Symonds Why Palestinians risk their lives for their rights Palestinians have been fighting for their basic rights for 70 years - ever since Israel destroyed their homes and forced them to flee. This has to change. Into the ether By Jonathan Cornejo May 1 2018 5:18PM No consent, no fairytale Sex without consent is rape. So why do only nine European countries recognise this? North Korea: Is change really around the corner? At a time when the notoriously secretive state may be open to dialogue and senior officials are willing to talk about big issues such as nuclear weapons, could there be a permanent shift for North Korea? Apr 24 2018 10:28AM Egyptian women need our help more than ever Human Rights Defenders like Azza Soliman fight for equality in Egypt. However there’s a long way to go in the fight for women’s rights due to the increased criminalisation of feminists. Mar 29 2018 9:49AM Must-watch documentaries for the long weekend From Swedish rappers to the refugee crisis – here are some films to keep you entertained and informed this Easter. Into the ether By Almas Korotana Feb 22 2018 4:30PM Written by Georgie White, Amnesty's online retail manager. Fairtrade Fortnight started over 20 years ago in the UK, with the aim of raising awareness of the rights of farmers and producers around the world. It was highly successful and... I Am Fighting To Stop Finland Sterilising Trans People By Sakris Kupila . This blog first appeared on The Huffington Post . Imagine if you had to be diagnosed with a ‘mental disorder’ and go through forced sterilisation before the country you lived in would legally recognise you as the per... Jan 25 2018 8:45AM Attacks on NGOs will never be tolerated The cowardly and despicable attack on a Save the Children office in Afghanistan will not stop the incredible and vital work they do for young people. Into the ether By Kate Allen Jan 8 2018 9:49AM Raif Badawi: Five years a prisoner We will continue to campaign until Raif Badawi and all prisoners of conscience in Saudi Arabia are released. Dec 20 2017 4:09PM 10 inspiring Instagrammers to follow in 2018 These individuals or groups are challenging the system in their own unique way, and aspiring to change the world for the better. Into the ether By Francesca.Pateman Defending the Defenders By Sharmini Varatharajah, Advocacy & Activisim Assistant Volunteer at Amnesty International UK. On 6 th December 2017, we held our annual Parliamentary Reception in the Speaker’s House of Westminster Palaces to mark Human Rights Day .... Nov 24 2017 2:38PM Our ethical Christmas gift ideas 2017 No longer purely the realm of the most conscientious consumers or hardcore hippies, Fairtrade can be affordable, fashionable and good for the soul. Here are the best ethical Christmas gifts for 2017. The Convention on the Rights of the Child: Improving children’s lives The UN Convention on the Rights of a Child protects young people across the world from harm. Law professor Jonathon Todres explains more.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1855
__label__wiki	0.719975	0.719975	Motorola backtracks: Photon 4G does not have unlocked bootloader Phil Nickinson And so the nerd saga that is bootloaders continues. While a representative at today's Sprint-Motorola Photon 4G event in New York City was informing members of the media (us and other sites as well) that the Photon would have an unlocked bootloader, we sought out double-secret confirmation. Which we've now gotten. According to a Motorola Global PR representative we've both e-mailed with and spoken to by phone, the Photon 4G does not have an unlocked bootloader, and it's unknown if and when it'll get one as part of the new bootloader policy. Here's the official word: "As we've previously communicated, it is our intention to include the unlockable/relockable bootloader in software releases starting in late 2011, where operator and channel partners will allow it. However, this feature is not included in the software found on PHOTON 4G." There you have it, folks. What we were told at the event in NYC was incorrect. But here's to hoping things will change. And, hey, at least it still has Gorilla Glass, right?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1857
__label__cc	0.590341	0.409659	[SOLVED] How to recover deleted messages from samsung s7? Thread: How to recover deleted messages from samsung s7? fgrthbfv How to recover deleted messages from samsung s7? We received test units of both the Galaxy S7 and the S7 Edge in Black Onyx, which is actually a little grey. We couldn't help but see faint echoes of the Space Grey iPhone 6 in the dull metal frames of both these phones. The other colour options are Gold Platinum and Silver Titanium - it seems the bright jewel colours of the Galaxy S6 series haven't been carried over. Other than screen size and battery capacity, the Galaxy S7 siblings share a lot of the same guts. The Galaxy S7 has a 5.1-inch screen while the one on the S7 Edge measures 5.5 inches diagonally. Both are Super Amoled panels, and both have the same resolution of 1440x2560 pixels, or Quad-HD. While the smaller of the two has a 3000mAh battery, the bigger one has enough space to accommodate 3600mAh unit. Method to recover messages from samsung s7: Samsung Data Recovery software in this article. It can scan your Sony phone deeply and find the deleted messages from samsung s7. You can restore messages from samsung s7 phone easily. You can also use it to recover deleted photos, messages, contacts, videos, call logs, music, books and other document files from your samsung s7 phones. More info; Recover photos from samsung s7 Zoneyour Samsung Data Recovery as the world's No.1 data recovery tool which can directly Recover Deleted Text Messages, Contacts, Videos, Photos, Call logs, Whatsapp Messages and other Document Files from Your Samsung Galaxy Phone and SD card. So, you can easily to recover deleted messages from samsung s7 with this tool. Android data recovery allows us to recover deleted messages from samsung s7 easily. With its help, the deleted messages will be displayed on program window in red after linking to pc via usb cable. Then you can preview and choose them to recover. Of course, if there is a backup, you can directly recover from backup. Last edited by guilin; 06-10-2019 at 10:28 PM. Quick Navigation Android Applications Top	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1859
__label__wiki	0.595382	0.595382	#9Lives: People around the world give new lives to nine bears rescued from extreme cruelty For nine bears in Vietnam, global support has replaced fear, pain and sickness with good health, open space and firm friends. When Animals Asia got word in summer 2017 of nine bears trapped on a bile farm in Vietnam’s Binh Duong province, the charity knew they had to save them. But it was only possible because hundreds of people around the world felt the same way, too. Thanks to an appeal through email and social media, funds were raised to send a rescue team consisting of vets, nurses and bear carers over 1,000 miles. Their mission: to open cages which were never designed to be opened, and bring the bears safely back to sanctuary. It was a huge operation, but four days later all nine bears were safely home. This was the beginning of their new lives, but they couldn’t know then that everything had changed. The bears still had to complete a 45-day quarantine period during which time they were given the health care they’d never had. A litany of painful and life-affecting issues were found from infected teeth and gums to malnutrition, arthritis and cataracts. Two bears were even discovered to be missing parts of their tongues in a gruesome example of just what scant regard had been given to their care over the last decade. Next the bears were transferred to sanctuary dens – large indoor enclosures. For the bears, these were the largest spaces they had known since being poached from the wild. The bears had been kept in such cramped cages all that time that many of them had barely any muscle mass left – it had all wasted away through inactivity. In the dens the bears tested their limbs for the first time by climbing into comfortable hanging baskets and playing with enrichment items designed to stimulate their bodies and minds and encourage their natural behaviours. It was here that many of the bears met for the first time. In controlled conditions, their carers carefully ascertained which bears were likely to get on, who was physically and emotionally ready, and who needed more time. A post shared by Animals Asia (@animalsasia) on May 21, 2018 at 6:41am PDT Animals Asia Bear Manager Lauren Werrey said: “The star of the integrations was undoubtedly Wolfie. He is a super-friendly bear who has just loved meeting everyone. Not only is he always ready to play with a new bear friend, but he’s also very empathetic and respectful – he’s very quick to realise when another bear would rather be left alone. But when play starts, he forgets everything. He was playing so happily with Oscar in a raised basket one day that both bears forgot where they were and fell out!” Unlike many of the other bears, Wolfie doesn’t seem to have any serious long-term health problems as a result of his incarceration, but mentally the confinement took a toll on this most active of bears. His head was marked by sores from where he had repeatedly rubbed it against the bars in anguish, while the sides of his mouth were scarred from vainly trying to chew his cage door open. Thankfully, for Wolfie and all of the #9Lives bears, the doors are now open and all nine bears are once again free to run on the grass and play beneath the immensity of the sky, surrounded by forest. “The first time outside after rescue can be quite traumatic with some bears taking months to work up the courage. Moon bear Jane was very distrustful of people and other bears when rescued and it took time for her to believe that she could be safe outside. But now she is out there running around, curiously interacting with all the new things that appear there every day.” One year on from their rescue, all off the #9Lives bears have been integrated with a community in which they feel comfortable. Chom Chom and Wolfie live in a community with 14 bears, while Binh An and Song Be live in a group of 11. The five other bears from the rescue – Xanadu, Jeffery, Jane, Dieu and Soul live a large community of 20 bears. The #9Lives bears have had lots of support in their process of rehabilitation. Both Wolfie and Jane have celebrity sponsors in actor Robert Lindsey and author Jane Fallon, while Xanadu is named in honour of Animals Asia’s good friend actress Olivia Newton-John. But the real heroes are the hundreds of people who chip in what they can – not only to rescue the bears in the first place – but to keep them safe, happy, healthy and stimulated for the rest of their lives. Animals Asia Founder and CEO, Jill Robinson MBE said: “We expect the #9Lives bears to enjoy many long and happy years with us in our sanctuary – and will be doing everything possible to ensure that they will spend more years loving their days here than they spent suffering on that awful farm. We’ll be with them now until the end, working every day with the help of supporters around the world to heal these bears and to put their needs first. Because they deserve nothing less.” If you are willing to help give new lives filled with happiness to bears who have suffered unimaginable cruelty on bear bile farms, join Oliver’s Army today and give monthly so that their future can be assured.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1860
__label__wiki	0.711203	0.711203	Ranma 1/2 Episode 76 - (Sub) Ryoga's "Tendo Dojo Houseguest" Diary Ryoga decides to take an entrance exam to enroll at Furinkan High. Akane agrees to tutor him while he stays at the Tendo Dojo to study. Ryoga is very happy about this, but Happosai does everything he can to get in their way! Auto-update my anime list NO Discuss this episode (Sub) The Strange Stranger from China (Sub) School Is No Place for Horsing Around (Sub) A Sudden Storm of Love... Hey, Wait a Minute! (Sub) Ranma and...Ranma? if It's Not One Thing, It's Another (Sub) Love Me to the Bone! the Compound Fracture of Akane's Heart (Sub) Akane's Lost Love... These Things Happen, You Know (Sub) Enter Ryoga, the Eternal "Lost Boy" (Sub) School Is a Battlefield! Ranma vs. Ryoga (Sub) True Confessions! A Girl's Hair Is Her Life! (Sub) P-P-P-Chan! He's Good for Nothin' (Sub) Ranma Meets Love Head-On! Enter the Delinquent Juvenile Gymnast! (Sub) A Woman's Love Is War! The Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge! Watch similar anime online Anime-Planet users recommend these anime for fans of Ranma 1/2. All available to watch right here, right now! TV (167 eps) Kagome is a normal high school girl who falls into a well, transporting her back in time to the feudal era. Upon her arrival to this world, she mercifully unleashes Inuyasha, a half demon. As if this isn't enough, she also discovers that she is the bearer of the Shikon no Tama, a jewel of great spiritual power, a jewel which has just shattered into a million... Animal Characteristics Feudal Japan Person in a Strange World 20 people think you'll like this Locate says If you want more Rumiko Takahashi goodness, take a look at Inuyasha. Being a little bit more serious, this series has a developing story and features the same excellent seiyuu work you know from Ranma 1/2. VRDave says Although the animation and the humor are a little more modern, the first thing I thought when I saw the first episode of Inuyasha was "RANMA!". So, if nothing else, it will remind you of Ranma at first, but InuYasha is a VERY good epic story. nextolast says more from rumiko takahashi, with the same compelling and akward romance, does however get a bit long (just find naraku already!) Tohru Honda is a compassionate girl who is down on her luck. Her mother having recently died, she has been forced to camp out in the woods for shelter. However, things start to turn around once she is invited to live with class hunk Yuki Sohma and his family... but all is not as it seems! Yuki's family is burdened with a dark curse which causes them to turn... 5 people think you'll like this Humans become animals and really funny stuff happens; and of course, there is some background romance. No, I'm actually talking about Fruits Basket, not Ranma--but the elements are all the same. If you liked one of these anime, definitely check out the other. catzgirl says Both series feature humorous love triangles with humans changing into animals and other things. In Ranma's case, with a splash of cold water, you have a boy that can change into a girl, a girl that changes into a cat, and another boy that changes into a cute black pig. There are many other characters that change as well, but you would have to watch the series to find out ;) Both Ranma and Fruits Basket have extensive love triangles and plenty of situational comedy. Ranma is a tad more mature with the gratuitous female nudity and also a good deal of martial art fighting storylines, while Fruit Baskets is more relationship driven. Neither have a lack of humor, that's for sure. Freewind says Fruits Basket and Ranma 1/2 are both anime with characters who change into animals. Also, Tohru Honda and Ranma have histories that allow them to intermingle with the world around them. Tenma Tsukamoto is young, bright, and smitten with the school hottie Oji Karasuma. She's desperate for his attention, which is unfortunate considering he barely gives her the time of day! Throw Kenji Harima, the school delinquent with a crush on Tenma into the mix and you've got one twisted love triangle of unrequited proportions! Can love find the trio... Delinquents helixcs says School Rumble and Ranma 1/2 both have money-back-guarantees to keep you intoxicated with humor and screaming with splits of laughter, even though Ranma 1/2 is more fictional. Eidola says If you liked Ranma 1/2 then you'll enjoy this one as well because they both revolve around the silly/light-hearted romance theme and they both make you laugh. Both are romantic comedies and have very endearing characters. kio3459 says got the same feeling when i started watching School Rumble.. Both animes have hilarious stories and characters... I like School Rumble more but if you like Ranma you should checkout School Rumble. A must watch if you're looking a comedy anime.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1861
__label__wiki	0.619122	0.619122	Lotus Evora GT410 Sport Emerges From Hethel Car News Lotus January 13, 2018 Tony Borroz So speaketh Lotus: “Relentless in its development of world-class sports cars, Lotus has unveiled the new Evora GT410 Sport to complete the revised line-up of Hethel’s fastest model.” And all I can say is I really hope this completes the “revised line-up,” because over the paste while I have written articles on nine “new” Lotus models. I love these cars, I really do, but this whole “another month, another sort of new Lotus” thing is starting to get tiring. In some ways, the Evora GT410 Sport is like the Evora GT430, only with less power, a bit more comfort, and a lot of aero and carbon fiber tweaks. The Evora GT410 Sport is available in both 2 seat and 2+2 configurations, and I’m sure both are fine. But if you buy the 2+2, you better have good reasons. The Evora GT410 Sport comes with either a manual or an automatic transmission, but don’t fret about that auto-box – everyone says it’s quite good. Overall, the new Evora GT410 Sport will be the replacement for the Evora Sport 410. The revised front panel features two enlarged carbon fiber ducts and integrated air blades to move air around the front wheels. This reduces turbulence and decreases drag. Photo: Group Lotus plc. Power & Performance Body-wise the GT410 Sport has new, specifically-designed composite front and rear body panels, sans some of the high downforce elements found on other Evoras. Lotus says it has a far subtler and sleeker silhouette. Even though some aero bits are missing, the GT410 Sport still generates 50 percent more downforce than the Evora Sport 410 for a total of 96kg of downforce. The Evora GT410 Sport is motorized by a specially-tuned, higher-output version of Lotus’ supercharged, 3.5-liter 6-cylinder engine, complete with a water-to-air charge cooler. It goes without mentioning, but I’ll mention it anyway: this 3.5-liter 6-cylinder plant comes from Toyota, so do not worry about engine reliability, that is a thing of the past. Said mill cranks out 410 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 310 lb-ft. of torque from 3,500 rpm. This engine, combined with the company’s fixation for low weight, launches the GT410 Sport to 60 mph in just 3.9 seconds with the automatic box. The manual version puts in a time of four seconds. See, that auto ain’t such a bad idea, is it? Light & Tight Speaking of the Hethel-based company’s undying love of making things as light as possible, developing the Evora GT410 Sport gave Lotus opportunities to optimize mass and weight. The bottom line turns up at an unladen weight of 2,860 lbs. If you decide to go with the optional titanium exhaust and the Lotus-tuned Öhlins TTX aluminum two-way adjustable dampers, you can shave off another 216 lbs. compared to the plain Jane Evora 400. Photo: Group Lotus plc. Careful Considerations Would I buy the new Evora GT410 Sport? Of course I would! I just wish Lotus would stop messing around with having umpteen models of only slight difference from one step to the next. It’s sort of reminiscent of JDM car versions whose main differentiation from one trim level to the next are things like sway bar bushings. Lotus, you guys have made a name for yourself by making cars simple and light. Please apply that philosophy to your model lineup. The Lotus Evora GT410 Sport can be ordered now in European and Asia Pacific markets. Availability for China and the United States is expected this summer. Tony Borroz has spent his entire life racing antique and sports cars. He is the author of Bricks & Bones: The Endearing Legacy and Nitty-Gritty Phenomenon of The Indy 500, available in paperback or Kindle format. Lotus Evora GT410 Sport Gallery Photos & Source: Group Lotus plc. No Comments on "Lotus Evora GT410 Sport Emerges From Hethel"	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1866
__label__wiki	0.683216	0.683216	European Electric Car Manufacturers Target Rental Fleets for Sales April 15, 2013 • by Staff The Detroit News reported April 12 European car manufacturers are selling their electric vehicles to car rental companies because of a lack of private buyers. According to the Automotive Industrial Data (AID) newsletter, electric vehicles have a market share of only 0.23%, despite a 39% increase in sales. A price difference of nearly $20,000 for an electric vehicle versus a gasoline version deters buyers from purchasing an electric vehicle. View the full article from The Detroit News by clicking on the URL: http://blogs.detroitnews.com/overdrive/2013/04/12/slow-selling-european-electric-cars-ending-up-in-rental-fleets/ Read more about Green Fleets Battery-Electric Vehicles Waymo Expands Its Self-Driving Shuttle Service to California The company has been permitted to take part in the state’s autonomous vehicle passenger service pilot program, along with Zoox, AutoX, and Pony.ai. Enterprise Completes Acquisition of UK Rental Firm Enterprise will now begin an integration process to create one of the U.K.’s largest and most diverse commercial vehicle rental businesses, with a combined fleet of more than 45,000 vehicles. Getaround Acquires Nordic Carsharing Group The rapidly expanding carsharing platform will now operate in seven European countries including Norway. Toyota Appoints Fordiani to Lead Fleet Sales Toyota Motor North America has named Don Fordiani group manager for fleet sales to replace Dave Depew, who retired earlier this year. Getaround Completes $300M Acquisition of Drivy Headquartered in Paris, Drivy has quickly built a community of two and a half million users across Europe with a track record of local market execution and innovation. Co-Wheels Car Club Joins Carsharing Network Currently, Co-Wheels operates in more than 40 municipalities in the U.K. Enterprise UK Acquires Multimodal Rental Firm SHB Hire operates from 16 key locations nationwide and offers a diverse fleet of over 18,500 vehicles ranging from cars, light commercial vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, golf buggies and all-terrain vehicles, 4x4s, HGV tippers, and specialist HGVs. Uber Buys Middle East Rival Careem for $3.1B The San Francisco-based ride-hailing firm will pay $1.4 billion in cash and $1.7 billion in convertible notes. GM Fleet to Discount 450,000+ Parts GM Fleet will offer commercial, government, and rental fleets substantial discounts on replacement parts under a new program unveiled at NTEA's The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. Europcar Makes Norwegian, Finnish Acquisitions This single transaction marks the fourth and fifth national franchises acquired by the Group and extends its corporate network from 18 to 20 countries.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1869
__label__cc	0.739003	0.260997	BaselMiami BeachHong KongArt Basel CitiesArtworksGalleriesArtistsEventsAboutPress Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach Conversations \| Artist Talk \| Artists' Influencers Christo, Tomás Saraceno, and Hans Ulrich Obrist Christo, Artist, New York, in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries, London, followed by Tomás Saraceno, Artist, Berlin, in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist Conceived by Hans Ulrich Obrist, this series brings together artists to discuss the people and moments that have significantly influenced the development of their artistic practice. For this edition, Obrist will be in conversation with the New York-based artist Christo, a major figure in the artworld who, together with his late wife Jeanne-Claude, has influenced generations. Earlier this year, Cristo presented The Mastaba for Serpentine Lake, the temporary floating sculpture in Hyde Park, London, for the Serpentine gallery, which was a culmination of more than 60 years of working with stacked barrels. Currently on view at Pérez Art Museum Miami is the documentary exhibition ‘Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980–83’. Following this conversation, Obrist talks to Tomás Saraceno, a Berlin-based artist originally from Buenos Aires. Saraceno is celebrated for his large-scale, floating, interactive installations, which are seated in science and nature, and use wind, weather balloons, and spiders. Access: Open to the public and free of charge Book signing: Tomás Saraceno, Christo and Hans Ulrich Obrist Live Stream: Tune in Friday, December 7 at 10am → facebook.com/artbasel Fri 07 Dec 10am - 11:30am Miami Beach Convention Center Auditorium, West Lobby 1901 Convention Center Drive Organizer: Art Basel CONVERSATIONS PROGRAM VIP Relations Global Patrons Gallery Applications The Art Market BMW Art Journey Art Basel for iOS Art Basel for Android	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1876
__label__cc	0.642735	0.357265	Charles Mark Prentice Jr. Obituaries \| December 1, 2015 Charles Mark Prentice Jr. (Chuck) passed away at the age of 55 years in Glenwood Springs Colorado on November 17, 2015. Born November 18, 1959 in New Iberia Louisiana to Billie Ann (Babs) Bigler Prentice and Charles Mark Prentice Sr. He is survived by his parents, brothers William Scott (Bill) Prentice and James Patrick (Jim) Prentice, sisters-in-law Roxanne E. Prentice and Lisa H. Prentice, nieces Harper E. Prentice, Caroline Lavenue and nephew P. Harrison Prentice. Chuck was also survived and loved by two aunts an uncle and many cousins. Preceeding him in death was a cousin Jimmy Bigler, maternal grandparents Karl and Willamette Bigler and paternal grandparents Alton and Winnie Prentice. Chuck’s education included E. A. Martin Elementary, L. J. Alleman Middle, Paul Breaux Junior High and Acadiana High School in Lafayette La. He was a graduate of Louisiana State University and was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. After LSU Chuck headed to the Rocky Mountains and lived there the remainder of his life. In thirty plus years, he made lifelong friends that were his mountain family. “C. P.” Loved his mountain family. Private arrangements will be held under the direction of Farnum-Holt Funeral Home in Glenwood Springs, CO. Donations may be made in Chuck’s memory to Aspen Hope Center, P.O. Box 1115, Basalt Colorado 81621.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1884
__label__cc	0.608863	0.391137	Africa: Gov. Ayade, Air Peace MD Onyema and Ekezie of Wakanow win Man of the Year Awards February 22, 2017 Sunday Onen Leave a comment Gov. Ayade, Air Peace MD Onyema and Ekezie of Wakanow win Man of the Year Awards Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has won the Atqnews Tourism Man of the Year award for 2016, this is as the CEO of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema also emerged the Aviation Man of the year while Mr. Obinna Ekezie, Managing Director of Wakanow wins the award for Travel Personality of the Year. All the awards are for the year 2016. ATQnews.com is a member of Travel Media Group. It is the online platform for African Travel Quarterly (ATQ), the first Travel magazine in West Africa which solely focuses on travel and tourism issues. ATQnews.com is a foremost African online travel news platform with a global reach. The awards would hold at the Travellers Night Gala Dinner on the 16th March 2017 at De Edge Hotel Resort, Port Harcourt during 2017 edition of Port Harcourt Bantaba. The awards and recognitions are intended to distinguish Nigerians both in government and in the private sector who have distinguished themselves in moving the travel and tourism business forward in Nigeria. This edition of Bantaba with the awards and Top 100 Hotels in Nigeria is organized by ATQnews.com in partnership with Akwaaba African Travel Market. This year is unique as Bantaba would be returning after 2 years absence and with a shift from its traditional Abuja location to the Garden City of Port Harcourt, popularly referred to as the Treasure Base of the Nation. The event will hold at De Edge Hotel Resort, Port Harcourt on 16b – 17th March, 2017. Prof.Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State, was voted Tourism Man of the Year for sustaining the Carnival Calabar and most importantly, for improving on the offerings of the carnival with the international edition and bikers fiesta despite the economic recession. While Mr. Allen Onyema, Managing Director of Air Peace was voted the Aviation Man of the Year for positioning Air Peace as one of leading domestic airlines in the country including its expansion drive on the Ghana route. Mr. Obinna Ekezie, Managing Director of Wakanow won the Travel Man of the Year for building the travel company to become a big African brand with branches abroad. Other awards include Hospitality Man of the Year: Chief Nnaeto Orazuruike of The Genesis group; The 3 Most Active Tourism States in Nigeria, Cross River State, Lagos State and Osun State are to be recognised; Domino’s Pizza is to be awarded for the best Quick Service Restaurant while the Restaurant of the Year award goes to The Place. The award for the Hotel Man of the Year will be announced later. The organizer. Mr. Ikechi Uko, speaking about the Man of the Year awards, explained that the awards are worth the effort as it seeks to recognize great travel and tourism companies and personalities in Nigeria. “Last year was difficult in Nigeria. But some organizations and people dared, and did good things that brought good news to Travel and Tourism. These great efforts and successes are worth recognizing and celebrating,” says Mr. Uko. Top 100 Hotels in Nigeria is aimed at recognizing and celebrating hotels which have impacted positively on the growth and development of travel and tourism business in Nigeria through maintaining resilience, high quality in service delivery, excellence in operations, top class in infrastructure and steady progress in growth. It was started in 1999 by Travellers magazine. Winners emerged through a rigorous process that started at 2016 Akwaaba African Travel Market through over 2,000 nominations by delegates, top travel professionals, travel agents, tour operators, travel experts and professionals with collations from returned questionnaire from nominated hotels. Mr. Ikechi Uko, talking about this year’s Bantaba in Port Harcourt, said that, ‘The Government of Nigeria through the Minister of Tourism had asked us to return Bantaba to Nigeria. ’We had planned to move Bantaba to Atlanta, Georgia in America because for 4 years Boko Haram disrupted our events in Abuja. As a response to the Honourable Minister’s request, Bantaba is back to Nigeria. It might be rotated to different cities based on request’, Mr. Ikechi explained. In order to empower hotels in Nigeria, organizers of Port Bantaba has included a TWO-DAY Master Class training for e-tourism including Trip Advisor, Facebook, Google and other online tools, even as it creates networking opportunities for the participants. The first day will be training on how to package inbound and outbound tours and admission for day 1 is free. Bantaba is a travel and tourism speed dating event that was first held on Abuja in 2011. And it was a success story. It was an opportunity for stakeholders in the industry to come together to discuss some of the salient issues affecting the sector and the way forward. With the Akwaaba annual travel fair, the foremost West African travel fair holding in Lagos, ACCRA Weizo in Ghana, the Bantaba speed dating will offer a platform for travel trade networking in the South-South & South- East region of the country this year. Port Harcourt Bantaba, would be a two-day event that will include speed-dating and high-powered seminar sessions with mini exhibition, matching travel buyers with sellers and allied tourism players; focus on developing the South-South and South East as a tourism destination by attracting several countries in Africa and reducing the cost of individual marketing in the region. ‘For this year, Port Harcourt Bantaba will be attracting speakers drawn from different tourism fields across Nigeria and Africa with different topics allotted to them for discussion and in return touch on salient issues affecting the tourism industry and how they can firmly proffer solutions that would bring decency to the partnership drive for onward development’, Mr. Uko concluded. Leading globally rated experts who would be speaking this year include Mr. Damian Cooke from East Africa, an expert on e-tourism, Training will cover topics; eTourism in Theory and Practice, eMarketing Strategy, Web Design, Content and Management, Analytics and Conversion Optimisation, Search Engine Marketing, Relationship Marketing, The Generation Gap- Encouraging User Generated Content; Trip advisor, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Managing Multimedia, Mobile and Location Based Services. Participants will be provided with materials at the training venue and certificate of attendance. Some of the past speakers are Mr. Femi Adefope, former Chairman, HRG and former President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies, Mr. Harold Demuren, former DG, NCAA. TOURISM: Wakanow’s Obinna Ekezie, Consaga Khisa of… Africa: Uloma Egbuna and her company TBI win Top 100… Aviation: Why Air Peace is leading connectivity… Africa: Fadugba calls for cooperation,… News: Kenyan teenagers win Daily Trust African of… Tourism: Gov’t Was Aware of Liberia’s Representative… Aviation: “Otunba Runsewe, Air Peace Chairman… Africa: Gov Ayade Redeems N30 Million naira Pledge… Category: ATQ News Archive, News Tags: Accra Weizo, African expo, African tourism, African travel, African travel market, Air Peace, AKWAABA, Bantaba, Ben Ayade, Carnival Calabar, De Edge Hotel, NCAA, tourism business, Travel Agencies, Travel Media, Wakanow	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1888
__label__cc	0.517022	0.482978	Any Closer By: Mary Calmes Narrated by: Greg Tremblay Length: 1 hr and 51 mins Non-member price: $9.68 Torus Intercession, Book One Narrated by: Scott R. Smith Length: 8 hrs Fixer. Bodyguard. Advocate. Brann Calder is expected to play all these roles and more as a member of Torus Intercession, a security firm guaranteed to right what’s wrong. In the military, catastrophe was his specialty. Five months out of the service, Brann is still finding his way, so a new assignment might be just what he needs. Unless it includes two things sure to make a seasoned, battle-trained veteran nervous: life in a small town, and playing caregiver to two little girls. Nothing Special Series, Book 1 By: A.E. Via Narrated by: Aiden Snow Detective Cashel "Cash" Godfrey is big, tattooed, and angry so people typically keep their distance. He's fresh out of the police academy, however, no one is looking to partner with the six-foot-four beast with a huge chip on his shoulder and an inability to trust. When Cash scans the orientation room he wasn't expecting to find sexy hazel eyes locked onto him. Eyes of the handsome Detective Leonidis "Leo" Day. Sinner's Gin Sinners, Book 1 By: Rhys Ford Narrated by: Tristan James There's a dead man in Miki St. John's vintage Pontiac GTO, and he has no idea how it got there. After Miki survives the tragic accident that killed his best friend and the other members of their band, Sinner's Gin, all he wants is to hide from the world in the refurbished warehouse he bought before their last tour. But when the man who sexually abused him as a boy is killed and his remains are dumped in Miki's car, Miki fears death isn't done with him yet. Matter of Time: Vol. 1 Narrated by: Paul Morey Jory Keyes leads a normal life as an architect’s assistant until he is witness to a brutal murder. Though initially saved by police Detective Sam Kage, Jory refuses protective custody - he has a life he loves that he won’t give up no matter who is after him. But Jory’s life is in real jeopardy, especially after he agrees to testify about what he saw. While dealing with attempts on his life, well-meaning friends who want to see him happy, an overly protective boss, and a slowly unfolding mystery that is much more sinister than he could ever imagine, the young gay man finds himself getting involved with Sam, the conflicted and closeted detective.... One of the best series in it's genre By Dani on 10-08-2018 Narrated by: K.C. Kelly Weber Yates's dreams of stardom are about to be reduced to a ranch hand’s job in Texas, and his one relationship is with a guy so far out of his league he might as well be on the moon. Or at least in San Francisco, where Weber stops to see him one last time before settling down to the humble, lonely life he figures a frog like him has coming. A MUST READ By Cindy on 03-05-2015 All Kinds of Tied Down Marshals (Book 1) Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits serve him well with his hotshot partner, Ian Doyle, the kind of guy who can start a fight in an empty room. In the past three years of their life-and-death job, they've gone from strangers to professional coworkers to devoted teammates and best friends. Miro’s cultivated blind faith in the man who has his back… faith and something more. Charlie Ryder has a colorful past, painful memories, and an embarrassing secret. After three years working for Leo Foster's construction company, Charlie's worst fears are realized, and Leo finds out what Charlie has worked so hard to hide. When Leo meets the revelation with absolute love and acceptance, Leo has to trust that Charlie's love isn't just gratitude, and Charlie has to learn to trust again, period. It's going to take a lot of work for these two men to get any closer. ©2011 Mary Calmes (P)2016 Dreamspinner Press Old Loyalty, New Love The Night Realm I love Mary Calmes and Greg Tremblay! Talk about timing...I literally just re-read this story three days before it suddenly appeared in my Audible feed. Which meant I wasn't exactly chomping at the bit to download it...until I saw who is narrating: Greg Tremblay. Ding, ding, ding! Instant download! This short novella is entertainingly narrated by Greg Tremblay (naturally) who subtly brings out the nuances of this hurt/comfort story. This is one of Calmes' darker premise stories and I eat it up with a spoon every time. Leo is a lovable grump, and Charlie is obviously (to everyone but Leo) head over heels for Leo. "I’ve been here, living in your world, for the past three years. I’ve seen you mad and happy and hurt and… I’ve seen it all, but never once, in all that time, have I seen what you look like when you’re in love. I wanna see that." My only complaint, which is always the same with Calmes' novellas - I WANT MORE! I really like Leo and Charlie and want more of their story. All in all the story is really enjoyable and Tremblay's narration is wonderful. Another great Calmes/Tremblay collaboration. This is a really sweet, hurt/comfort story about Charlie and Leo. Charlie had a traumatizing experience while working as a porn star (yeah that's right) which has come out. Leo is his boss and the object of his secret crush. Leo is the classic Calmes clueless alpha male that doesn't think he can have someone like Leo. Leo is the insecure twink that doesn't think someone like Leo would be interested in damaged goods. Throw in a stupid ex just for good measure and you have a sweet little romance. Of course Greg Tremblay continues to make it all believable. Only complaint, it was too short. Tams (TTC Books and more) Not all sunshine and roses, well told though. Would you listen to Any Closer again? Why? Yes, even if I did feel jipped at the end. Greg Tremblay's voice is mesmerizing. When Charlie finally decides to go after what he knows is his. What does Greg Tremblay bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? He brought the characters to life with tones, inflections and subtle nuances. Who was the most memorable character of Any Closer and why? Charlie, you just want him and Leo to end up together from the start. 4.5/5 stars... Charlie Ryder has been working for Leo Foster for four years. In the early days, Charlie was skittish, scared of his own shadow. The poor guy would flinch if Leo blinked, withdrew if confronted. Leo did not treat him with kid gloves though, explaining to Charlie he had to get a grip and deal with whatever it was that haunted him. It was that honesty and the push from Leo to come to terms with his demons that helped Charlie make a life for himself after what had happened to him. When Leo hears about Charlie's past as a Gay porn star, there is no judgement, more resentment to the people in Charlie's life at that time for betraying him. When Leo's ex shows up in town, Charlie decides it's time to stop sitting quietly in the shadows. The dependable, shy, hard worker becomes a demanding little sex kitten. And Leo is at a loss, what to do with the man. This is not a light hearted read guys, but it's not dark either, somewhere in the middle. Intense and emotional, especially when Charlie is re-living the past. As soon as Leo's friend starts telling him the story, Leo feels sick to his stomach, as did I. But Leo's no no nonsense attitude and faith in Charlie over the last three years has given Charlie strength he thought long gone. When Charlie decides to stake his claim, it gets a bit funny. Narrated by Greg Tremblay, have I mentioned I love his voice? Well, I love his voice, all six hundred of them. Seriously, he manages to give every character their own distinct tone. Early on, I could still hear hesitation and regret in Charlie's voice when he talked. But by the end he knew exactly what he wanted and went after it by god. Leo was described as really tall and perhaps menacing looking, but getting to know him you would see he was assured not mean. He was exasperated a time or two and Tremblay captured that in his voice, it was hilarious. I really enjoyed listening to this story, my only issue would be, the ending was a little anticlimactic for me. Again, I can understand why Leo would hesitate given Charlie's past. But it's been four years, come on now. I needed a steamier ending. Not necc porn on paper, but a skoch bit more than was given. Otherwise, fantastic story, definitely recommend it. S Wilgus A short story and great narration Two men shattered in different ways and hiding from emotional involvement. Such a good story with excellent narration. Don’t miss this one. goodnightluck A little disappointed I so feel that this could have been much better. I don't mind short reads but Calmes could have dragged this one out a bit more, in a good way. The ending was fast, short, and sweet. Although very abrupt. I did feel I bit cheated. Would have liked to see a second round of sexy after precautions were done, which would have made even more great character development. Short but Good Compact with likeable characters and compelling storie. Very short and could have been a bit longer but it worked well. Great narration. HaloLove Great short story -sigh- yea, I think it's happening. I think I'm failing in love Greg Tremblay's narration style. He was able to bring the emotion and care from each character that made you feel for them. I love Mary Calmes stories and this is another one to love. Morgan A Skye Mary and Greg are a GREAT pair Leo is the foreman of a construction crew with an employee, Charlie. Charlie started out with Leo three years ago, a scared, tentative soul who has slowly blossomed over time and is now one of Leo’s close friends. One of Leo’s exes blows into town telling stories about Charlie’s past, making Charlie confess not just his past, but his present and hopefully future. Leo is a clueless, golden-hearted man who seems to have no idea that Charlie’s been crushing on him for awhile now. Charlie sees Leo as safe in a world where he knows only pain and betrayal. When Leo proves again that he can be trusted, Charlie finally makes his move. I love these “super sweet, clueless men get the good guy end the end” type stories. Mary is wonderful for giving us these MCs who are almost too good to be true, but since they seem a little bit dense about it, they are utterly charming. I loved how sweet Charlie was with Leo and how Leo made him feel safe and secure, regardless of his past. It was a fun book to re-visit and I recommend as a lovely re-read to her fans, and if this is your first time reading this story you are in a for a treat! Oh what a wonderful combination these two are: Mary and Greg! I love every single one of Greg’s narrations – he is easy to listen to, adds depth and emotion to each narration and does all that he can to give each character a unique voice. I especially loved Leo’s family in this narration – such characters! Mary Calmes has a tendency to do novellas really well, but this was not one of those. It's good just not great, it was missing something that I usually find in her books. Maybe it needs a sequel, I didnt connect to either main charcter at all. Don't know if I'll be keeping this one. Greg Tremblay did a great job as all ways. Great short read This is one of my favorite Mary Calmes short stories. Greg Tremblay does a great job with the voices, giving Leo a deeper more mature voice while making Charlie sound younger. This is such a great shory story with humor and pathos. Nice friends to lovers story..... Don't normally listen to audio books that are under 2 hours, but it's MC and Greg Tremblay so I took a chance. A nice friends to lovers story, and I have to say Leo was sooo dense sometimes with Charlie but everything turned out OK in the end. As for the ex Ethan and his soon-to-be hubby Aidan, well they were a slimy pair of gits, and being thrown out on their ears is all they deserved....I don't see that marriage lasting very long at all!! 4 stars.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1889
__label__cc	0.54191	0.45809	The All-New 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid. Smartly powered for modern adventure. $34,995[1] Starting at MSRP 90MPGe[2] Welcome to the best of both worlds. The all-new Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid gives you options without the compromises. It’s the Subaru SUV you can plug in when you’re running errands around town, or gas up for your long weekend road trip. And it’s our best performing, most equipped, most fuel-efficient Crosstrek ever. Hybrid Technology 90 MPGe[2] – The most fuel efficient all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid in America. The Crosstrek Hybrid uses Subaru StarDrive Technology to combine the efficiency of a plug-in electric vehicle for city commuting with the long-range capability of a SUBARU BOXER® gasoline engine for road trips without limits. The gas engine charges the electric battery, even if you can’t plug in, so there’s no worry about running out of electric power. The Crosstrek Hybrid provides up to 90 MPGe and up to 480 miles of total vehicle range[3], all with the confidence of Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive. Every Day Driving All Electric Power Battery Saving Charging On The Go All of the power. All of the efficiency. All of the confidence. Subaru StarDrive Technology is smartly designed to give you ultimate freedom. Simply drive how you want and this advanced system automatically optimizes power, torque and fuel-efficiency to deliver not only improved acceleration, but up to 90 MPGe[2]. Take on any adventure and leave worries behind. Everyday Driving The system will run on a combination of electric and gas power. To maximize efficiency, the Crosstrek Hybrid automatically draws power from the hybrid battery first. The battery also recharges by harnessing kinetic energy, such as when you’re coasting downhill or whenever you take your foot off the throttle. The system can also draw more power from the gas engine when you need it. It constantly works to maximize power and efficiency, so you don’t have to worry about either. All-Electric Power The Crosstrek Hybrid will automatically drive in all-electric mode as much as possible, saving you in fuel costs by achieving up to 90 MPGe, while still delivering generous off-the-line power. And when the weather turns, only Subaru gives you the confidence of standard Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive. When you want to maintain the battery’s charge level, Battery Save Mode directs the gas engine to provide most of the power while keeping the battery level constant as much as possible. This is useful when you’re taking a longer trip and plan to do more electric driving later. The Crosstrek Hybrid battery automatically recharges while you’re on the road, so you never have to worry about running out. When the battery gets low, the gas engine will automatically start up and charge it. You can also charge the battery by driving in Battery Charge Mode, which directs the gas engine to charge the battery at all times, even when the vehicle is stopped—gaining up to 33% of battery capacity in 30 minutes of driving. Plug-in Charging You can charge the Crosstrek Hybrid at home, using the included charger, or anywhere with a standard outlet.  When plugged in to a 120V household outlet (Level 1), the Crosstrek Hybrid can take approximately five hours to fully charge a fully depleted battery. When using a 240V outlet (Level 2), a full charge only takes approximately two hours. Most commercial charging stations use the 240V charging capability, enabling faster charge times for your Crosstrek Hybrid. Charge Finder Charging Station Locator With the all-new Charge Finder app, you’re able to search for and identify nearby public charging stations right from inside the Crosstrek Hybrid via the in-vehicle touchscreen. This STARLINK application utilizes a nation-wide network of charging stations to provide detailed information for each station, including location, charger availability, charging rates, charger compatibility and hours of operation. Smart Savings A Value That Lasts The Crosstrek Hybrid is a value that gets better with every mile. Not just because it’s a hybrid; but because it’s a Subaru — 97% of Subaru vehicles sold in the last 10 years are still on the road today[4] and Subaru is Kelley Blue Book's Most Trusted Brand for four years running[5]. Better Commuting with Restricted Lane Access The Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid is eligible for High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane access in select states[14], so your commute can be even more efficient and enjoyable. Hybrid Incentives As low as $28,995 after federal tax credit[15]. The Crosstrek Hybrid qualifies you for a federal tax credit of up to $4,500 after purchase. There are a variety of other tax credits, incentives, and discounts offered by state and local governments — even from energy utilities and employers. With all that plus an estimated annual gas savings of $350[16], the Crosstrek Hybrid adds up to a smart investment for years to come. Make sure to check with a tax or financial advisor to confirm your eligibility for benefits and learn more about available rebates in your state. Versatile Capability The Crosstrek Hybrid has all the capability you’ve come to expect from a Subaru SUV, including standard Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive. The balanced design of Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive creates uniform stability and delivers an optimal distribution of power for maximum traction. It makes for improved handling, efficiency, and a quicker response to road conditions. And with 8.7 inches of ground clearance, the Crosstrek Hybrid can handle all kinds of weather and off-pavement adventure as well. Best Performing and Most Efficient Crosstrek Ever Our engineers designed the most efficient Crosstrek ever to be the best performing Crosstrek yet. With Subaru StarDrive Technology, the advanced hybrid drivetrain can instantly generate torque for effortless acceleration — which is more responsive and means you’re always ready and nimble in traffic. And with 1,000 pounds of towing capacity, you can bring along everything you need for your latest adventure. Integrated Roof Rails Standard low-profile roof rails and an extensive line of Thule® racking accessories provide cargo-carrying flexibility to help bring more gear wherever life takes you. Connected and Comfortable Stylish, Spacious Interior The smartly designed 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid provides a surprisingly spacious interior — with up to 100.7 cubic feet of passenger volume — in a compact SUV that remains agile and conveniently sized. Once inside, you'll find a stylish, modern interior with high-contrast navy and gray leather seats with blue stitching, standard heated front seats and an available heated steering wheel. Flexible Cargo Area and 60/40-Split Fold-Down Rear Seats There’s always room for more fun in the Crosstrek Hybrid. A wide rear gate opening makes bigger gear easier to load. And with 60/40-split fold-down rear seats, you can fit three in the back with both rear seat-backs up, or fold a seat down for extra cargo space. SUBARU STARLINK™ Multimedia STARLINK Multimedia with Apple CarPlay™, Android™ Auto, and Pandora® integration[6] comes standard on the 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid. Wireless pairing and hands-free smartphone operation allow for safe and easy connection to your favorite apps and content. Access news, navigation, music, podcasts, and more through available STARLINK apps, such as iHeartRadio®, Yelp and Magellan, and SiriusXM® All Access Radio[7]. Plus, a built-in and voice-activated navigation system powered by TomTom is available, as well as an 8-inch touchscreen. With available Wi-Fi connectivity built right into the 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid, passengers can stream and share their favorite content online[8]. Advanced Safety Standard EyeSight® Driver Assist Technology EyeSight has been found to reduce rear-end crashes with injuries by up to 85%[9] EyeSight monitors traffic movement, optimizes cruise control, and warns you when you're swaying outside your lane[10]. The Pre-Collision Braking feature can even apply full braking force in emergency situations. And with Lane Keep Assist, it can even help you steer back into your lane. Another way Subaru designs vehicles with your safety in mind. Learn more about Eyesight SUBARU STARLINK™ Safety and Security The latest STARLINK Safety and Security features include Advanced Automatic Collision Notification to alert first responders when an airbag deploys, and SOS Emergency Assistance to lend a hand when you encounter trouble on the road. Crosstrek Hybrid includes the STARLINK Safety and Security Plus package for 10 years. There’s also the new STARLINK Concierge service for personal assistance with tasks like navigation, restaurant reservations, and scheduling service appointments. All-Around Awareness The 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid comes with a suite of safety technologies to help protect you and your passengers. The standard Blind-Spot Detection[12] system warns you with a visual indicator in each side mirror if it senses a vehicle in your blind spots. Standard Rear Cross-Traffic Alert[12] helps warn you of traffic approaching from the side as you are backing up, and a standard Rear-Vision Camera enhances visibility when reversing. And with standard Reverse Automatic Braking, your vehicle can even stop itself to help avoid objects behind you[13]. LED Steering Responsive Headlights and High Beam Assist Get a clearer look around every bend with standard LED Steering Responsive Headlights, which actively track in the direction of a turn to enhance visibility. High Beam Assist works in conjunction with EyeSight to automatically switch the headlights between the high and low settings when an oncoming vehicle is detected, enhancing safety for both you and other drivers on the road. What is a plug-in hybrid vehicle? A plug-in hybrid vehicle uses both an electric motor and gas-powered engine to optimize fuel efficiency and reduce vehicle emissions. The battery is large enough to allow electric-only operation, allowing the vehicle to be powered completely by its electric engine over limited range, and can be charged at home or a charging station, as well as by its gas-powered engine. How can I charge the Crosstrek Hybrid and how do I find the closest charging station? Owners can charge their vehicle at home or anywhere there’s a 120V outlet using the included Level 1 charging cable — or at any charging station with a 240V/Level 2 charger. And with the new Charge Finder app, drivers are able to locate thousands of charging station throughout the country on their head unit. Do I need to plug in the Hybrid before I drive it? The Crosstrek Hybrid will run even if it’s not charged, as it can be driven with gasoline by operating on the gas-powered SUBARU BOXER® engine. However, in order to maximize fuel efficiency, it’s recommended to charge the vehicle. Do I need gas in the tank? Yes. The Crosstrek Hybrid always requires gas as the vehicle will use the gas engine for power when certain conditions are met. What is the expected driving range? The Crosstrek Hybrid has a total range of up to 480 miles using both the electric- and gas-powered engines together and is capable of recharging the electric battery while driving. It can travel using only the electric motor for up to 17 miles. The Crosstrek Hybrid fuel tank holds 13.2 gallons. How long does the Crosstrek Hybrid take to charge and how can I monitor charging status? The time it takes to fully charge the Crosstrek Hybrid varies based on the charging option. Level 1 charging occurs when using the included 120V charging cable and can take approximately five hours to fully charge. Level 2 charging happens when using a 240V charger and can fill the battery in around two hours. Charging status can be monitored remotely through the MySubaru app. Is a charging cable included with the vehicle and where can I purchase additional chargers? A Level 1 charging cable comes standard with the Crosstrek Hybrid. You can purchase additional Level 1 charging cables at your local authorized Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid retailer. Level 2 chargers for use at home can be purchased from a third-party provider. Level 2 charging stations should be installed by a professional licensed electrician. What type of charger do I need to charge the Crosstrek Hybrid? The Crosstrek Hybrid can be charged using a Level 1 (120V) or Level 2 (240V) charger. The vehicle cannot be charged using a DC charger or Tesla Supercharger. How long is the battery designed to last? The battery is designed to last the life of the vehicle. Can the Crosstrek Hybrid drive off-road? Yes. The Crosstrek Hybrid is fully capable of driving in off-road conditions with its standard Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive. Consult your Owner’s Manual for more details.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1891
__label__wiki	0.726851	0.726851	Posted 3 September, 2018 ARN & Chemist Warehouse Launch In-Store Radio Station Australian Radio Network (ARN) and Chemist Warehouse have announced the launch of the ‘Chemist Warehouse REMIX’. Hosted by Brendon “Whippy” Dangar (pictured above) and Zoe Sheridan (pictured below), the new station features a combination of national news, sport, weather and music’s freshest hits. Chemist Warehouse REMIX is the first in-store and DAB+ combined radio station to offer national news, sport and weather to listeners, which will be updated hourly from 7am to 10am and 3pm to 6pm on weekdays. Like broadcast radio, the breakfast, workday and drive shows across weekdays will be hosted by Dangar and Sheridan. Chemist Warehouse REMIX is set to reach approximately 1.8 million customers every week across more than 400 Chemist Warehouse stores nationally from today, and will also be heard on iHeartRadio and DAB+. Chemist Warehouse’s chief operating officer, Mario Tascone, said: “This exciting collaboration marks an evolution in our in-store music offering for our Chemist Warehouse customers. “With experienced and well-known announcers, a great mix of music and up-to-date weather, sport and news, Chemist Warehouse REMIX is a genuine, contemporary radio station that I know our customers will love.” ARN’s chief commercial officer, Emma-Jayne Owens, said: “This launch is a natural progression of the long-standing partnership between ARN and Chemist Warehouse. “We’re delighted to bring this first-to-market station for DAB+ and iHeartRadio to life, and to deliver a modern and engaging in-store experience around Australia.” ARN Australian Radio Network Chemist Warehouse Chemist Warehouse REMIX	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1893
__label__cc	0.621819	0.378181	Should NICE evaluate... Should NICE evaluate complementary and alternative medicines? Feature Head to head BMJ 2007; 334 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39122.551250.BE (Published 08 March 2007) Cite this as: BMJ 2007;334:507 David Colquhoun, professor of pharmacology Department of Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT d.colquhoun{at}ucl.ac.uk Demand for complementary and alternative medicine is high despite limited evidence. Linda Franck and colleagues believe that a thorough review by NICE would benefit the NHS and patients, but David Colquhoun argues that it cannot afford to re-examine evidence that has shown little benefit One of the most important roles of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is to assess which treatments produce sufficient benefit that the National Health Service should pay for them. Since the money available to the NHS is not infinite, making choices of this sort is inevitable, and it is in the interests of patients that dispassionate judgments are made on the efficacy of treatments. If the effectiveness of a treatment is disputed, what could be more obvious than to refer it to NICE for a judgment of the evidence? Nothing is more disputed than the effectiveness of alternative medicine, so why has NICE not adjudicated? Even the Smallwood report, sponsored by the Prince of Wales, did not pretend to find good evidence, but … If you have a subscription to The BMJ, log in: Subscribe from £138 * Subscribe and get access to all BMJ articles, and much more. * For online subscription Access this article for 1 day for: £23 / $37 / €30 (plus VAT) You can download a PDF version for your personal record. David Colquhoun Colquhoun David. Should NICE evaluate complementary and alternative medicines? BMJ 2007; 334 :507 Articles by David Colquhoun You are going to email the following Should NICE evaluate complementary and alternative medicines? Anxiety disorders (including OCD and PTSD) Drugs: CNS (not psychiatric) Health service research Immunology (including allergy) Memory disorders (psychiatry) Musculoskeletal syndromes Neuromuscular disease Psychiatry of old age	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1897
__label__cc	0.636364	0.363636	Lecturer in Dance Email: s.alexander@bathspa.ac.uk School or Department: CoLA - Writing and Performance Campus: Newton Park Sarah trained at Rambert Dance School and furthered her studies at the University of Brighton, gaining a degree in Dance and Visual Art. Sarah completed her Masters at Trinity Laban in 2012 where she further developed her interest in the study of intrinsic human movement and its comic potential within choreography, culminating in the creation of the live performance 'How to get along' for the Bonnie Bird Theatre in 2012. Sarah has worked extensively as a freelance dance practitioner in Brighton and the South East, working for a range of organisations. She joined Bicycle Ballet in 2006 as a performer for their large-scale performance on Brighton seafront, and has continued in the capacity of performer, workshop leader, and later as assistant choreographer, enjoying national and international touring with the company. She has been an Animateur for Rambert Dance Company since 2007, delivering workshops, summer schools (Rambert School and Dance City) and larger projects for venues such as Ripon Cathedral and The Royal Festival Hall. As a dance artist, she has created numerous specialist educational projects for Creative Partnerships (Sussex and Suffolk), with a particular interest in teaching maths through dance. She has also been an educational advisor for DanceSpinner. She has performed and choreographed for numerous festivals and events including: Brighton Fringe with Billed Dance Company Brighton Festival with 'Bodies in Urban Spaces' by Willi Dorner Soundwaves Festival, University of Brighton, with Lost Parade Glastonbury with Grrrlesque Edinburgh Fresh out of the Fringe with 'Three's Company, Two's a Party' Resolution! at The Place, London, with RAW Dance Company and Tall Alex Fontys Festival, Holland; Eurodans, Dublin. In 2013 she co-founded the arts company Co.Here with composer Amy Mallet, and collaborated on two site-specific community projects, 'The Witchfinder Project', supported by Ipswich Borough Council and ACE, and 'The Unreturning', performed at Ipswich Museum. Sarah has had an extensive teaching career, particularly within FE and HE settings. She moved to Suffolk in 2012, taking a lecturer post on BA Dance and BA Dance in the Community at UCS, and took up her post at Bath Spa University in 2014. Diploma - Rambert Dance School BA(Hons) - University of Brighton MA - Trinity Laban. Dance UK 'Women, know your place!' choreographed for YAMA Dance Company selected for Full Bloom Festival and Testing Ground 2018 Appointed External Examiner for South Gloucestershire and Stroud College FdA Dance On the panel for a Roundtable on Dance Technique and Performance Training, University of Winchester, May 2018 Research into mobile technologies in the studio with Jeff Boehm and Neil Glen. Findings presented at 'Students as Partners' staff development day at Bath Spa University in June 2018 Teaching specialisms Choreological studies Cunningham and Release technique Performance skills Site-specific choreography and performance Professional development planning Rambert repertoire Projects and training opportunities Performer for Rosemary Lee's 'Passage for Par' as part of Groundwork international contemporary arts programme for Cornwall 2018. Commissioned to make a new work for YAMA dance company Presentation of collaborative project in partnership with The Holburne Museum: "Dance and Museums Conversation at The Museum of Bath at Work". Rosemary Lee's "Rising", Bath International Music Festival, The Circus, Bath Residency with Rosemary Lee: Salt Dance Camp, Hay Studios, Cornwall "Mementos" - performances with 3rd Stage Dance Company at The Arnolfini, Bristol, and The Edge Theatre, Bath Dance choreography and direction for the ceremony for Jeremy Irons' inauguration into the role of Bath Spa University Chancellor, Bath Abbey. Women, know your place! [choreographer] Alexander, S (2017) Women, know your place! [choreographer]. In: Tree, The Mission Theatre, Bath, UK, 16 December 2017. Inauguration ceremony dance [choreographer] Alexander, S (2016) Inauguration ceremony dance [choreographer]. Bath Abbey, Bath, UK, 4 November 2016. Illuminated umbrella dance Glen, N and Alexander, S (2015) Illuminated umbrella dance. In: Illuminate 2015, Bath, UK, 3-10 January 2015.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1900
__label__wiki	0.928584	0.928584	Russian nuclear submarine: Norway finds big radiation leak https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48949113?ref=hvper.com&utm_source=hvper.com&utm_medium=website Media captionThe sub was filmed by Norway's Institute of Marine Research Norway has found a radiation level 800,000 times higher than normal at the wreck of a Russian navy submarine. The Komsomolets sank in the Norwegian Sea in 1989 after a fire on board killed 42 sailors. A sample showed radioactive caesium leaking from a ventilation pipe, but researchers said it was "not alarming", as the Arctic water quickly diluted it. The Soviet-era sub is also deep down, at 1,680m (5,512ft), and there are few fish in the area, they added. For the first time a Norwegian remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) examined and filmed the Komsomolets on 7 July, revealing severe damage. The submarine is also known as K-278 in Russia, and it sank carrying two nuclear torpedoes with plutonium warheads. Its front section has six torpedo tubes, and the sub could also launch Granit cruise missiles. Image copyright IMR Image caption This appears to be part of the auxiliary diesel system, revealed by the ROV The news comes just over a week after fire swept through a Russian nuclear-powered submersible in the Barents Sea, killing 14 naval officers. Russia mini-sub fire: Putin issues heroism awards Russia explores old nuclear waste dumps in Arctic Russia unveils new Arctic military base The survivors managed to get the mini-sub back to its Arctic base. Norway's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) says the pressurised water reactor powering K-278 in April 1989 shut down quickly when the fire broke out in another compartment. Twenty-seven sailors survived - they were eventually picked up by two Soviet ships. The radiation leak found this week came from a pipe near the reactor. It was 800Bq (becquerels) per litre, while the normal level in the Norwegian Sea is about 0.001Bq. However, some other water samples from the wreck did not show elevated levels. The 42 sailors who died in the disaster succumbed to toxic fumes or froze in the icy Arctic waters after the K-278 had surfaced briefly. The commander managed to send a distress call about an hour after the fire broke out, but he and four others died when their emergency capsule sank. The submarine was doomed when the fire spread, fuelled by high-pressure air from a damaged pipe, Russia's RIA news agency reported. Image caption The ROV is shown here collecting samples from inside the titanium hull Russia has previously examined the wreck with a manned submersible, and found radiation leaking from the same section. The Norwegian radiation specialists and marine researchers were accompanied by experts from Russia's Typhoon Research and Production Association. "We took water samples from inside this particular duct because the Russians had documented leaks here both in the 1990s and more recently in 2007," said Hilde Elise Heldal, the expedition leader. "So we weren't surprised to find high levels here. "The levels we detected were clearly above what is normal in the oceans, but they weren't alarmingly high," she said. Norway and Russia have been monitoring radiation in the area regularly since the disaster, sometimes on joint expeditions. The Komsomolets was launched in 1983, was 117m (385ft) long and could dive to a maximum depth of 1,250m. Its maximum speed was 30 knots (56km/h).	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1901
__label__wiki	0.829318	0.829318	MPs moved by girls’ gun crime poetry No Caption ABCDE PNL-141223-100512001 Published: 16:00 Wednesday 24 December 2014 The Home Secretary was invited to hear “moving and impactful” poetry written by secondary school pupils during a visit to Bedford. Theresa May was in town for a Conservative Party function but arranged to meet two St Thomas More School pupils, who had written the poems about gun crime. Jonelle Nathan and Beatrice Oladeji had composed their poems as part of a lunchtime poetry club organised by their English teacher, Marianne Santis. The meeting at The Swan Hotel was arranged by Bedford and Kempston MP Richard Fuller after being impressed by the girls’ work. Accompanied by their families, Ms Santis and head teacher Alison Wilshaw-Quinn, the two students read their poems and discussed with Mrs May their motivations for writing, and the inspiration for their words. Mr Fuller said: “Jonelle and Beatrice wrote two moving and impactful poems about the human consequences of gun crime and, as they spoke, it was clear to see how much they impressed the Home Secretary. “I was delighted Mrs May was able to experience this in person, and congratulate Marianne Santis for this powerful initiative.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1905
__label__wiki	0.544903	0.544903	VIDEO: Geothermal royalties signed over to DHHL by Big Island Video News on Jul 4, 2014 at 7:43 am Subscribe to Big Island Video News (FREE) The new law provides that all royalties from geothermal resources on Hawaiian Home Lands shall be paid to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Video by David Corrigan HILO, Hawaii – Governor Neil Abercrombie signed Senate Bill 2953 at the Hilo Yacht Club on Tuesday. The new law provides that all royalties from geothermal resources on Hawaiian Home Lands shall be paid to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. “I hope (this bill) will act as an incentive and an urging to the PUC and to public opinion and opportunity to move forward on the incredible geothermal resources here on Hawaii Island.” Gov. Abercrombie – July 1, 2014 Governor Neil Abercrombie When the bill was first introduced in the legislature earlier this year, it proposed to give only twenty percent of geothermal royalties received by the State to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (with another twenty percent going to the county in which the geothermal resources are located). In March, after a request from DHHL chairperson Jobie Masagatani, Attorney General David M. Louie issued a Formal Opinion concluding that 100% percent of the royalties derived from geothermal resources development on Hawaiian home lands must be used for the benefit of native Hawaiians. Louie’s opinion also concluded that DHHL is the state entity authorized to manage geothermal resources on Hawaiian home lands. “This bill is both a recognition of our obligations with respect to Hawaiian Homelands, and an incentive to develop geothermal to its full potential.” Gov. Abercrombie – July 1, 2014 During the ceremonial signing – which was attended by lawmakers and Hawaiian Home Lands commissioners and beneficiaries – the governor acknowledged the controversies that follow the development of geothermal energy on the Big Island. “I realize that there’s discussion and interest and varying views with respect to how we utilize geothermal. But to use it at all – I hope that conversation can come to a quick conclusion. This is a resource that for the 21st century – in terms of alternative and renewable energy – probably is inexhaustible.” Gov. Abercrombie – July 1, 2014 Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, geothermal energy, Neil Abercrombie	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1906
__label__wiki	0.609169	0.609169	BikeRadar website of the week: Going Going Bike Britain's only cycle-specific auction site By John Whitney James Johnson and Andrew Nethercot of Going Going Bike Going Going Bike Research by the website that’s under our spotlight this week – Going Going Bike – reveals there are more than 13 million unused bicycles lying dormant in sheds and garages up and down Britain, with 33 percent of households having at least one bike gathering dust. Early in 2010, James Johnson and Andrew Nethercot hit upon an idea that would get these bikes back on the road again. Last July, Going Going Bike – the UK’s first and only auction site designed specifically for bicycles – went live, and it’s gone from strength to strength ever since. “It all stemmed from trying to find a used bike that wasn’t stolen,” James told BikeRadar. “Our mission was, and is, to help people buy and sell millions of used and unique bikes, and for not one of them to be stolen.” Going Going Bike has a variety of safeguards in place to prevent thieves operating on the site and allow users to buy with confidence. Firstly, anyone who is selling a bike with a frame number must display it on their listing, to allow the site to check with police and bike registers and make sure it isn’t stolen. They’ve also teamed up with Bike Revolution, the anti-theft organisation who use barcode-style Pulse ID tags to allow quick bike ownership checks. Going going bike: The pair’s mission was to bring buying confidence to the second-hand bike market No sale, no fee If you’re debating whether to sell an old bike, you may be put off by the advertising or listing fees associated with many auction sites. Going Going Bike operates much like any other auction site, allowing users to sell via a bidding process or at a fixed price of their choosing, but it has no upfront fees. “Our big selling point is that if there’s no sale, then there’s no fee,” says James. “It’s very simple to list an item, and it’s free. It’s only if there’s a successful sale that the seller will pay a 10 percent commission on the sale to the site.” And because the site is bike-specific, it helps guide the shopper towards a ride that’s right for them. Features such as Bike Match, which searches for the bike you want according to your height, its condition and what you’ll use it for, are typical of this. A more detailed search, allowing shoppers to search for frame sizes, material and colour, narrows the choice down even further. Going, Going Up So what’s the response been like since they launched last July? “It’s been really great, not only from users but the press too,” said James. “The best part is how the site is used by so many different types of sellers – individuals, independent brands, mass retailers and used-bike stores. It’s become a market that all cyclists can use. It’s also encouraging new brands to start up because we help them market their products to our community for no upfront fee.” James johnson and andrew nethercot of going going bike : Creators of Going Going Bike, James Johnson (left) and Andrew Nethercot These new independent brands and retailers form webstores, auctioning new bikes and accessories in the same way that private sellers do. As always, the emphasis is on security and all webstores are approved to ensure they comply with the site’s policies and procedures. Andrew and James have made a big effort to make the site as uncomplicated for the uninitiated as possible. People just getting into cycling may see the second-hand market as the ideal place to start, but a jargon heavy site could put them off. Their Bikepedia section is a glossary of terms commonly seen in the bike industry and is a great resource for inexperienced riders. To help get their name out there, in January the pair took their online auctions to the London Bike Show for their first taste of live auctioning. Simultaneously taking bids from online users and visitors at the show, they sold a selection of reconditioned bikes to raise money for two Olympic cyclists from Nepal and India. The auctions were held in partnership with Druid Cycles, a London-based social enterprise bike repair shop which was sponsoring the riders. James said it drew a huge crowd and was a fun experience that they’re looking to repeat further down the line. Neither Andrew nor James was involved in the bike industry prior to Going Going Bike, but they were both keen cyclists. Andrew was a lawyer, while James worked in the used car market during his time as a business troubleshooter with a multinational company, so the used bike market wasn’t too much of a jump. “It’s a great industry to be part of because there’s a really helpful, collaborative atmosphere,” said James. “It’s probably the most friendly industry I’ve ever worked in!” For more information on the site, visit www.goinggoingbike.com. BikeRadar readers: If you visit – or own – a cycling website that you feel is worthy of mention in BikeRadar’s website of the week, email a link to bikeradar@bikeradar.com or post it in the comments section below and we’ll follow up with them for a possible profile in our latest column. BikeRadar website of the week: The Path Less Pedaled BikeRadar website of the week: UK Cycle Rules BikeRadar website of the week: Bicycle Touring Pro BikeRadar website of the week: The Cycling Reporter	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1907
__label__cc	0.698389	0.301611	Categories // Clinical Research // ATR inhibitors: destroying DNA 16 Oct 2018Clinical Research Analysis of an anti-cancer drug in clinical trials reveals a previously unknown effect on DNA that could contribute to its potency. Recent research aiming to establish biomarkers that could indicate the most effective course of therapy for a variety of cancers, which was conducted at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (PA, USA) and led by Eric J Brown, has produced some interesting findings. The study revealed that ATR inhibitors not only impair the DNA damage repair (DDR) mechanism in tumor cells, but also the replication of specific repeat sites in the DNA. The enzyme, ATR checkpoint kinase (ATR), is a known component of the DDR response. DDR is vital to tumor development as it allows cells with defects in their DNA to continue to proliferate. ATR inhibitors target this enzyme and therefore prevent the DDR response, making them specific to cancer cells that are far more reliant on DDR than healthy, non-tumor cells. Studying mouse and human cells, the team used RPA-chromatin immuno-precipitation and breaks identified by TdT labeling techniques to analyze the sites of impact for ATR inhibition. Over 500 sites were identified to be dependent on ATR for successful replication. These sites were typically composed of repeat sequence DNA with a strong structure-forming potential. These results indicated to Brown that: “it is possible that the effects of ATR inhibitors may not be solely based on lethal interactions with defective gene expression in cancer cells, but also on the state of the repetitive DNA that relies on the ATR enzyme for stability.” With ATR inhibitors currently involved in a variety of clinical trials, including a combination trial with PARP inhibitors, led by Fiona Simpkins (University of Pennsylvania), these findings could prove useful in designing these trials. “ATR inhibitors may help PARP inhibitors work more effectively during different clinical situations, including overcoming PARP inhibitor resistance,” Simpkins commented. The next step for the research is to continue to monitor the ATR-dependent replication sites in the DNA, to see if they prove useful as biomarkers for treatment efficacy. “While it is too early to tell exactly how detecting specific DNA sequences that break due to ATR inhibition will be applied in the clinic, the idea that the genome itself, not just the proteins expressed from it, might influence responses to treatment is a novel concept worthy of exploration,” postulated Brown. Written ByTristan Free Updated 30 April, 2019 SourceBrown E, Shastri N, Tsai YC et al. Genome-wide identification of structure-forming repeats as principal sites of fork collapse upon ATR inhibition Cell doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2018.08.047 (2018)https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/pdfExtended/S1097-2765(18)30739-1#secsectitle0020https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2018/october/analysis-reveals-genomic-effects-of-a-new-cancer-treatment-now-in-clinical-trials Anti-cancer,Biomarkers,Drug trials,therapeutics,	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1908
__label__wiki	0.968696	0.968696	According to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Big Sean was honored because the "work [he] is doing with his foundation is inspiring Detroit youth to achieve their dreams." He was presented with the honor yesterday (April 1) and promptly took to social media to express his gratitude. "Thank you Mayor Duggan for the Key to the City of Detroit," he posted on Twitter. "I know how big of an honor this is! Thank u!" He then also proudly pointed out that he joins the likes of Stevie Wonder and Sammy Davis Jr., who are also honorees of the coveted city key, continuing to thank everyone for their support. Congrats to Big Sean for this latest achievement! Take a look at the rapper dedicating his award (and his life's work) to the city of Detroit in the posts below. Thank you Mayor Duggan for the Key to the City of Detroit. I know how big of an honor this is! Thank u! 🙏🏾 https://t.co/5P4ypjGlht — Sean Don (@BigSean) April 1, 2017 For the city! The youngest to receive this honor. Last people to get this were Berry Gordy n Stevie Wonder! Key to the City of Detroit! pic.twitter.com/eCSK2MsVqF The work that @BigSean is doing with his foundation is inspiring Detroit youth to achieve their dreams. pic.twitter.com/fNh1vZOdWW — Mayor Mike Duggan (@MayorMikeDuggan) April 1, 2017 Written by KC Orcutt (Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) Get More! By clicking submit, I consent to receiving BET Newsletters and other marketing emails. BET Newsletters are subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Users can unsubscribe at anytime. BET Newsletters are sent by BET Networks, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. www.bet.com TRENDING IN MUSIC Snoop Dogg Wins for Best Gospel/Inspirational Award Elijah Blake - "Black Is Love" Saweetie - "My Type" SEE ALL TRENDING Fans Will Not Be Happy About This Male R&B Singer Calling Out Beyoncé, SZA And Cardi B "Stop using that fking pain to make it OK to say some bullsh on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..." Hip-Hop Reacts To The Tragic Death Of Leah LaBelle Here are all the artists who posted tributes to the late R&B singer. French Montana: The American Dream An immigrant's dream. Trump's worst nightmare. Get Your music Fix See our Privacy Policy to learn more about our privacy practice. Privacy Policy/Privacy Rights Terms of Use Jobs Closed Captioning Submission Agreement Copyright Contact Us Site Map TV Ratings Ad Choices © 2019 BET Interactive, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Black Entertainment Television LLC. All rights reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1913
__label__wiki	0.613537	0.613537	You Are Here: Home → 2016 → July → 24 → Groups laud EO on FOI Groups laud EO on FOI Ronalyn V. Olea July 24, 2016 freedom of information, press freedom “This is a gesture we are sure not only media but everybody who believes transparency and accountability indispensable to good governance and democracy highly appreciates.” Bulatlat MANILA – Journalists and legislators welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of the executive order (EO) on Freedom of Information. The five-page EO states that the Executive Branch recognizes the urgent need to operationalize Constitutional provisions on the State’s policy of full public disclosure of all its transactions involving public interest, and on the right of the people to information on matters of public concern. The EO directs all government offices under the executive branch to prepare, within 120 calendar days, their own People’s FOI Manual. The manual shall include provisions on the procedure for filing and processing the request for information; the process for the disposition of requests; the schedule of applicable fees, among others. Section 4 of the EO states that access to information shall be denied when the information falls under any of the exceptions enshrined in the Constitution, existing law or jurisprudence. President Rodrigo Duterte directs the Department of Justice and the Office of the Solicitor General to prepare an inventory of such exceptions within 30 calendar days. Dabet Panelo, secretary general of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), said, “This is a gesture we are sure not only media but everybody who believes transparency and accountability indispensable to good governance and democracy highly appreciates.” Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate commended the EO’s clear recognition of every Filipino’s right to ‘have access to information, official records, etc.’ and the ‘legal presumption to have access’ to information. Tool against corruption Youth groups said the EO on FOI is a “tool against corruption.” Kabataan Partlylist said that with the new EO, the people can now: – Request for financial statements, correspondence, contracts, and any and all papers and documents that can potentially expose overpricing and nefarious activities in the Executive Branch. – Compel public officials to release relevant information on the performance output of agencies. – Request for copies of public policy research that can empower people to tap into government’s vast resources for education and critical stances on extant policies. College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) national deputy secretary general Jose Mari Callueng said students could use the EO to open the books of state universities and colleges, to monitor the collection of tuition and other school fees as well other sources of income. He said findings could be used to stop the collection of unjust and exorbitant fees.? Legislated FOI The groups reiterated the need for an FOI law to cover all branches of government. Zarate called on the House leadership to fast track the passage of House Bill 334 or the Genuine FOI Bill. Zarate filed the bill last June 30. Zarate said “there should be no repeat to a watered-down and diluted FOI version that the disgraced Aquino administration pushed in the previous Congress but, fortunately enough, failed to pass into law.” The NUJP further called on the Duterte administration to end media killings and to solve past murders, bring the perpetrators to justice and put an end to the culture of impunity and to do away with all laws that suppress free expression such as the criminal libel law.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1918
__label__wiki	0.705258	0.705258	How To Donate To Aleppo After The Latest Bombings Have Shaken The Syrian City By Cate Carrejo STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images The embattled Syrian city of Aleppo suffered more devastating bombings and ground attacks Monday, in what UN spokesman Jens Laerke called a "complete meltdown of humanity." More than 80 civilians were reportedly slaughtered, shot on sight by pro-regime forces entering the city to reclaim it from rebels for President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian people need your help in this ongoing human rights crisis, so here's how you can donate to help the citizens of Aleppo. The Battle of Aleppo has been raging for more than four years, but this might be its most desperate moment since the war began. Aerial footage from October revealed the breadth of the physical destruction, which has undoubtedly worsened since Assad-allied Russia promised to continue the bombings until the rebel forces leave. The bombings, along with the reportedly indiscriminate government troops, have caused an unknown number of civilian deaths. "There is no total number of casualties in Besieged #Aleppo today, all streets & destroyed buildings are full with dead bodies. It's hell," tweeted The White Helmets, a civilian volunteer rescue organization in Aleppo that was recently profiled in a Netflix short documentary. "We hear children crying, we hear calls for help, but we just can't do anything. We're being bombed continuously. #SaveAleppo." It's painfully clear that the people of Aleppo need help, but it can be intimidating to figure out where to start. There are plenty of organizations that you can donate to for Aleppo relief, but one especially important one is Islamic Relief Worldwide. Started by Muslims students based in the U.K., it draws support from the Muslim community, and it's a really powerful example of the humanism and charity that the religion really represents. You can donate specifically to their Syria Crisis Appeal, but they're also currently working on food relief in Yemen and fighting the religious persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Another group to give to is Sunrise USA, an American organization that was established in 2011, when the Syrian Civil War first began. Sunrise is kind of a catch-all organization with no one hyper-specialized purpose — it provides food, education, medical care, and orphan sponsorship to Syrians who are either still living in country or internationally displaced. They have campaigns for each of the many services they work to provide, but right now, you're best choosing either the Emergency campaign or the Most Needed option. Talk of Toronto on YouTube If you're in a position to donate, these are a few organizations through which you can help Aleppo. The issue needs the world's attention, and the only way to achieve that is money and awareness. If you have a particular charity that you typically work with or donate to, make sure to check them out on Charity Navigator, an organization dedicated to holding charities accountable for their expenditures and open sourcing information about effectively how your donation is spent. The most important thing is not to sit idly by without some kind of action.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1922
__label__cc	0.706715	0.293285	Port Bannatyne golfer wins Scottish ladies’ title Elaine Thom of Port Bannatyne won the bronze division of the SLGA's Scottish Grand Medal Finals at the Duke's Course in St Andrews on September 5. Sportsdesk Published: 07:30 Saturday 12 September 2015 Elaine Thom of Port Bannatyne Golf Club is celebrating after winning the bronze division of the Scottish Ladies Grand Medal Final at the Duke’s Course in St Andrews. The 26-handicapper secured the prize with a score of 71, the lowest net score of the day, at the Duke’s Course after qualifying through winning the west of Scotland regional finals in Hamilton in July. “I am chuffed to bits to win the medal,” Elaine said, “and giving the ‘thank you’ speech was a great opportunity to promote Port Bannatyne, one of the super golf courses we are so lucky to have on Bute. “Many thanks to my golf friends at Port Bannatyne, Bute and Gleddoch. All your good wishes came with me - it was a wonderful day, a fantastic experience.” Bute Shinty Club fall at first hurdle of Celtic Cup after 3-0 home reverse	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1923
__label__cc	0.511982	0.488018	Roundup: CBPP’s Analyses of the Senate Tax Plan off the charts POLICY INSIGHT BEYOND THE NUMBERS Home / blog / Roundup: CBPP’s... The Senate Finance Committee’s tax bill would overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy and corporations, eventually raise taxes on many low- and middle-income families, leave 13 million more people uninsured, and dramatically increase deficits. We’ve collected our analyses of the bill here. Senate GOP Tax Plan Raises Taxes on Middle and Lower Income, Adds Millions to Uninsured, to Pay for Corporate Tax Cut The Senate GOP tax bill will ultimately raise taxes on many middle- and lower-income households and leave 13 million more people uninsured to pay for permanent tax cuts for profitable corporations. &nbs;&nbs; Obscure Provision Tilts Senate Tax Bill Even More to Corporations Interactive Maps: How Do the Republican Tax Bills Affect Your State? House \| Senate CBO and JCT Estimates Show Senate Bill Skewed to Top, Harmful to Low- and Middle-Income Americans The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) and Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates show just how skewed the Senate bill is when it comes to its full effects on federal taxes and spending. In 2025, the bill would on average raise taxes on households with incomes below $40,000; provide small tax cuts on average for households with incomes between about $40,000 and $75,000; and provide tax cuts averaging thousands of dollars for high-income households, including tax cuts averaging $36,000 for households with incomes over $1 million. JCT Estimates: Amended Senate Tax Bill Skewed to Top, Hurts Many Low- and Middle-Income Americans Senate Tax Bill Would Add 13 Million to Uninsured to Pay for Tax Cuts of Nearly $100,000 Per Year for the Top 0.1 Percent The Senate Finance Committee bill’s repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that people get health coverage or pay a penalty would add 13 million people to the uninsured and increase premiums by about 10 percent to pay for tax cuts for the top 0.1 percent. Alexander-Murray Legislation Can’t Undo the Severe Harm Resulting From Individual Mandate Repeal Yes, the Massive Coverage Losses From Repealing the Individual Mandate Would Be Harmful Repealing Individual Mandate Would Hurt, Not Help, Low- and Moderate-Income People Senate Tax Bill’s Child Tax Credit Increase Provides Only Token Help to Millions of Children in Low-Income Working Families (with state-by-state data) The recently revised Senate Republican tax bill would increase the maximum Child Tax Credit from the current $1,000 to $2,000 per child – up from $1,650 in the prior version — but low-income working families would largely miss out on the increase, just as in the earlier version. Indeed, in revising the proposal, Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch increased the cost of the proposal by about $13 billion per year, but did nothing for the millions of low- and moderate-income working families that would get only token help under the prior proposal. New Senate Child Credit Proposal Still Doesn’t Prioritize Families That Most Need It Interactive: Millions of Children Get Less than Full Benefit — and in Some Cases Only Token Help — from Senate Bill’s Child Tax Credit Proposal Senate’s “Pass-Through” Tax Cut Favors Biggest Businesses and Wealthiest Owners The Senate Finance Committee bill includes a tax cut for “pass-through” businesses that’s heavily skewed to the biggest businesses and the wealthiest business owners. Senate Tax Bill Could Prove Costlier Than Official Estimate JCT estimates that Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch’s revised tax bill would lose $1.4 trillion between 2018 and 2027, but begin to raise revenue starting in 2027. If policymakers in the future extend the tax cuts that would expire after 2025 and stop the tax hikes that would take effect starting in 2026, we estimate that the bill would cost roughly $1.9 trillion over the decade and lose more than $200 billion in 2027. Budget Briefs: The Two-Step Fiscal Agenda Congressional Republicans are poised to launch step one of a likely two-step tax and budget agenda: enacting costly tax cuts now that are heavily skewed toward wealthy households and profitable corporations, then paying for them later through program cuts mostly affecting low- and middle-income families. House and Senate Tax Plans Cut Affordable Housing, Set Stage for Deeper Cuts Later Senate Tax Plan’s End to SALT Deduction a Poor Trade for Tax Cuts for Wealthy The Senate Finance Committee tax plan would eliminate the federal deduction for state and local taxes, which lets taxpayers who itemize deductions deduct state and local property taxes and either state and local income taxes or general sales taxes, and use the revenue to pay for cutting income tax rates. That trade would be a bad deal for most Americans, especially low- and middle-income people. Doubling Estate Tax Exemption Would Give Windfall to Heirs of Wealthiest Estates The bill would double the value of estates that’s exempt from the estate tax, from $11 million per couple ($5.5 million per person) to $22 million per couple ($11 million per person). That would cut the share of estates facing the tax from 2 in 1,000 to fewer than 1 in 1,000 and give each of the 1,800 very largest estates a tax cut of $4.4 million per couple. GOP Making Highly Unrealistic Claims for Wage Gains From Tax Cuts In a post for US News & World Report’s Economic Intelligence, CBPP’s Chad Stone discusses how Republicans’ claims that their tax cuts will give American workers a large pay raise don’t stand up to scrutiny.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1931
__label__wiki	0.8885	0.8885	Freehold purchase is next step in poultry firm's path to progress A Midlands poultry processor is gearing up to sell direct to the public after purchasing the freehold of one of its three poultry processing plants in Four Ashes Cannock. ANA Poultry paid an undisclosed sum to secure the deal which was advised on by law... Clark Brookes Turner Cary to hold special flood briefing About 16,000 houses in England were flooded during the wettest December in a century. Now Clark Brookes Turner Cary is hosting a special flood briefing for residential conveyancers. It takes place on Wednesday, April 20, at the law firm’s West... Stratford-Upon-Avon not immune to domestic violence warns law firm The true scale of domestic violence remains largely hidden, according to CBTC Solicitors. And, while much better understood, it continues to be something of an enigma, according to the Stratford-Upon-Avon and West Bromwich law firm which holds a Legal Aid... Help-to-buy ISA purchasers need to plan ahead Help-to-buy ISA savers are being urged not to rush their first time dream home purchase. Leah Morgan, trainee solicitor at Clark Brookes Turner Cary, the Midlands law firm with offices in West Bromwich and Stratford-upon-Avon, says purchasers could be... Stratford lawyer praises celebrity campaign to highlight mental health priorities Leading celebrities have been praised for their successful campaign to highlight the plight of the mentally ill. Gareth Morris, a solicitor in the Stratford-upon-Avon office of law firm CBTC Solicitors and a specialist in the sector, said it had pushed... Pre-nups not just for Hollywood stars Pre-nuptial agreements, once the preserve of Hollywood stars, are becoming ever more popular and commonplace particularly for second marriages. That is the view of Paul Breen, a director in the Stratford-upon-Avon office of law firm CBTC Solicitors. ... Equity interest can help tie in key employees Like football stars, being offered more money to go elsewhere is an attractive proposition for valued employees. But there are ways of keeping them and the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence, warns Neil Mocroft, Head of the Company... London bargain hunters targeting Midlands auctions London investors are increasingly showing up at Midlands auctions looking for bargains, according to an expert. Jai Najran, a solicitor at Clark Brookes Turner Cary, the law firm with offices in West Bromwich and Stratford-upon-Avon, said value for money... Law firm leads the way in Stratford and Black Country Clark Brookes Turner Cary (CBTC), the Midlands law firm with offices in West Bromwich and Stratford-upon-Avon, is to mount a major presence at two significant networking events based round its two operating centres. The firm will be manning stands at both... Clark Brookes Turner Cary celebrates quality hat-trick Midlands law firm Clark Brookes Turner Cary is celebrating a third year of accreditation to The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. And Edward Ribchester, Head of Residential Conveyancing, says it is helping to pull in work. His comments came...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1934
__label__wiki	0.609891	0.609891	Please contact the communications team for: more detailed information on CECA Arrange an interview comunica@ceca.es Mónica Malo Serisa Communication and External Relations Margarita Castañeda Taladriz Communication and Brand The voice of CECA: press releases, media mentions, events, and social networks Banking is moving forward in applying the six Principles of Responsible Banking to its daily operations Experts from the financial sector, investors, business world, NGOs and authorities in Madrid addressed the challenges faced by banks in order to comply with the Principles of Responsible Banking. Isidro Fainé appointed World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI) President The President of CECA and of the "la Caixa" Banking Foundation has been elected President at the WSBI Assembly which took place in New Delhi today. His three-year term follows that of German Heinrich Haasis, who has been named Honorary President of WSBI after six years at the helm of the organisation. Companies associated with CECA increase their profits by 29.8% in 2018, to reach 3,828 MEUR The significant decrease in real estate restructuring together with the positive evolution in recurring income (net interest income and fees) and containment of operational costs were the driving force behind the increase in profits. 14 of May of 2019. Experts consider that the new Real Estate Credit Act extends legal security 02 of April of 2019. Companies associated with CECA increase their profits by 29.8% in 2018, to reach 3,828 MEUR 26 March 2019. CECA will allocate nearly 3.5 million euros to financial education projects in 2019, an increase of 15% 19 February 2019. AEB, CECA, INVERCO, UNACC and UNESPA create the Financial Centre for Sustainability in Spain 15 February 2019. The financial sector adds its support to urge Sandbox approval 23 January 2019. CECA reaffirms its support for the Principles for Responsible Banking 17 December 2018. Companies associated with CECA increase their profits by 29.2% in the third quarter, to reach 3,542 million 14 November 2018. Isidro Fainé appointed World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI) President 06 November 2018. Statement regarding the High Court's decision on mortgage Stamp Duty 31 October 2018. Why is the savings rate of Spaniards at an all-time low? 29 October 2018. Briefing note. Clarifications on the tax of signature of mortgages 18 of October of 2018. Joint press release from CECA AEB and UNACC 1 October 2018. CECA and its member companies take part in Financial Education Day for the fourth consecutive year 18 September 2018. CECA banks and savings banks obtain a joint attributable profit of 2,510 million up to the end of June, representing 26% more than in 2017 18 July 2018. Investments in Social Projects from CECA Sector companies reached over 34 million recipients in 2017 10 July 2018. Position of AEB and CECA on establishing a bank tax to finance pensions 28 June 2018. Isidro Fainé successfully completes three years as head of the ESBG and is a candidate for the President of the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI) 25 of June of 2018. The companies associated with CECA increase their profit by 17.8% in the first quarter of 2018, to 1,320 million 21 June 2018. The Overall Tax Rate of credit institutions associated with CECA amounted to 41% in 2017 01 June 2018. CECA congratulates Hernández de Cos for his appointment as Governor 30 May 2018. CECA joins the EBI and strengthens its international stance 22 May 2018. CECA considers consensus as a necessary element to process the mortgage law reform. 19 April 2018. The entities associated with CECA increased their profits by 2.1% in 2017 20 March 2018. Investment in Obra Social from the CECA sector exceeded 800 million in 2017, the highest figure in the last 5 years 14 December 2017. CECA associated companies achieve consolidated profit of 2,741 million euros in the first nine months of 2017, 2.7% more than the same period of 2017 29 October 2017. Joint institutional declaration 29 September 2017. CECA and member institutions take part in Financial Education Day 27 September 2017. CECA associated companies achieve attributable profit of 1.991 billion in the first half of 2017, representing 10.5% more than in the same period of 2016 31 August 2017. Montes de Piedad ended 2016 with a portfolio of more than 300,000 loans in force, valued at over 193 million euros 27 June 2017. European retail banking debates its challenges: regulation, growth and innovation 20 April 2017. Address to the XXIV Meeting of the Financial Sector 07 of April 2017. CECA associated companies achieve attributable profit of 2.888 billion in 2016 28 March 2017. CECA holds its 110th General Assembly 20 January 2017. Assessment of Royal Decree-Law on urgent measures to protect consumers with regard to 'floor clauses' 24 November 2016. CECA's VII Financial Education Conference analyses the impact of digitisation 17 November 2016. European retail banking warns of the risks of a very lengthy period of low interest rates 30 September 2016. CECA and associated companies take part in Financial Education Day 27 September 2016. CECA associated companies achieve attributable profit of 1.802 billion in the first half of 2016 29 July 2016. EBA stress test confirms Spanish banking sector's strong position 24 June 2016. CECA's statement on the United Kingdom referendum result 07 June 2016. CECA and DSGV reinforce members' commitment to SME funding 12 May 2016. European Investment Bank Vice-Chair meets up with Spanish financial sector leaders 10 May 2016. Investment in Obra Social from Sector CECA companies rose to 717 million euros in 2015 22 March 2016. Today CECA holds its 109th General Assembly, chaired by Isidro Fainé following his reappointment as chairman of the association 17 March 2016. European Savings and Retail Banking Group discusses new financial regulations 18 February 2016. Isidro Fainé re-elected as CECA Chairman 02 December 2015. CECA holds VI Financial Education Conference 20 November 2015. CECA positive about the closure of the banking foundation's legal framework 05 November 2015. Investment in Obra Social from Sector CECA organisations rose to 709 million euros in 2014 30 October 2015. World Savings and Retail Banking Institute Representatives meet in Madrid to discuss international banking regulations 05 October 2015. CECA and associated companies take part in Financial Education Day 25 September 2015. Global retail banking analyses impact of digitisation on business 18 September 2015. Corporate Statement 11 September 2015. CECA associated companies achieve consolidated profit of 1.941 billion in the first half of 2015 14 September 2015. Credit institutions contribute 3,974 additional flats to the Fondo Social de Vivienda (Social Housing Fund) 02 July 2015. CECA and Spanish Chamber of Commerce agree to take action to faciliate SMEs access to credit 12 June 2015. Isidro Fainé appointed chairman of the European Savings and Retail Banking Group 09 April 2015. CECA publishes first foundation map after sector transformation 24 March 2015. EBA and CECA request input from credit institutions' clients for identification purposes 17 March 2015. CECA General Meeting looks into the new institutional and financial environment 19 February 2015. EBA and CECA members to have access to account holders' and people with public responsibilities' databases through Notaries 14 January 2015. EBA Chairperson meets up with Spanish financial sector leaders December the 15th 2014 CECA associated companies achieve consolidated profit of 3.721 billion in the first nine months of 2014 26/10/2014 CECA Sector banks pass ECB and EBA stress tests 21/10/2014 Investment in Obra Social from Sector CECA companies rose to 648 million euros in 2013 18/06/2014 Ignazio Angeloni (ECB): “There's a lot at stake with the Unión Bancaria (Banking Union), we can't afford to fail" 01/10/2014 CECA associated companies achieve consolidated income of 3.088 billion in the first half of 2014 10/09/2014 CECA expresses its condolences following the death of Mr Emilio Botín 16/07/2012 CECA signs protocol with Asociación Española de Fundraising (Spanish Association of Fundraising) to strengthen the Sector's commitment to NGOs 27/06/2014 CECA associated companies achieve consolidated profit of 1.249 billion in the first quarter, an increase of 39.6% 07/06/2012 CECA congratulates Mr Luis Maria Linde on his appointment as new Governor of the Banco de España 06/06/2014 Luis de Guindos: "The Banking Union will remove doubts on the solvency of European banking" 16/05/2014 CECA associated companies achieve consolidated profit of 3.800 billion in 2013 25/03/2014 CECA holds its first General Meeting after the approval of the Savings Bank and Banking Foundations Act 19/12/2013 CECA positive about Savings Banks and Banking Foundations Act 05/12/2013 Spainsif and consumer associations agree to a boost in responsible retail investment 19/11/2013 CECA and AEFR work together to raise funds for the Philippines after typhoon Haiyan 15/11/2013 The GRI presents the new generation of global sustainability reports in Spain 20/09/2013 CECA associated companies achieve consolidated profit of 2.865 billion in the first half of the year 07/06/2013 Council of Ministers approves the Savings Banks and Banking Foundations Act 03/05/2013 Assessment of progress on Draft Savings Banks and Banking Foundations Act 30/04/2013 CECA associated companies allocated more than 53 billion to write-offs in 2012 14/03/2013 Assessment of the EU Court of Justice's decision on Spanish mortgage regulations 13/03/2013 CECA to strengthen its representative function in the field of national and international regulation 11/03/2013 CECA associated companies offer 3,196 social tenancies to disadvantaged families 21/01/2013 CECA positive about government proposals for Savings banks and Banking Foundations 17/01/2013 The companies associated with CECA contribute more than 50% of the properties in the Social Housing Fund 13/12/2012 Savings banks contribute more than 1.5 million euros to alleviate the effects of Lorca earthquake 03/12/2012 Assessment of advances in fulfilment of MoU conditions 15/11/2012 CECA positive about today's Council of Ministers agreements on evictions and the Sareb 12/11/2012 CECA associated companies suspend evictions 24/10/2012 Montes de Piedad granted 348,226 loans in 2011 to the value of 217 million euros 28/09/2012 First assessment of Report on Spanish banking's capital requirements 28/09/2012 CECA associated companies speed up restructuring process 25/07/2012 Savings Banks Sector invested 1.125 billion euros in Obra Social in 2011, to a total of 79 million recipients 25/07/2012 CECA General Meeting approves the creation of CECABANK to exercise its financial operations 29/06/2012 Spain must opt for European banking union according to CECA 22/06/2012 Roland Berger and Oliver Wyman's assessment reports on the capital requirements of Spanish banking 22/06/2012 CECA calls Extraordinary General Meeting to agree to indirect undertaking of its financial operations 13/06/2012 The International Monetary Fund acknowledges efforts made by Savings banks during restructure process 11/06/2012 CECA positive about the agreement reached by Eurogrupo under which the restructuring of the Spanish Financial System will receive financial assistance from EFSF/ESM 10/06/2012 Assessment of the agreement reached by Eurogrupo 06/06/2012 CECA sets up Comisión de Fundaciones y Obra Social (Foundations and Obra Social Committee) to promote the Sector's commitment to wider society 11/05/2012 CECA shares the government's goal of dispelling doubts on the resilience of the Spanish financial system 08/05/2012 Grupo BMN sells its investment and pension fund depositary business to CECA, cementing CECA's position as a leader in the depositary and securities sector in Spain 25/04/2012 The chairperson of the European Banking Authority appeals for better harmonisation of regulations on the single market 18/04/2012 Isidro Fainé requests a common strategy from the President of the ECB regarding the financial crisis 13/04/2012 Savings sector achieves attributable profit of 580 million in 2011 after a sharp increase of reserves 21/03/2012 CECA starts proceedings for the creation of an indirect services bank 15/03/2012 All Savings and Group Banks confirm they intend to adhere to the Code of Good Practice approved by the Government with regard to property 15/03/2012 Companies represented in CECA's Board of Directors' Executive Committee adhere to the Code of Good Practice approved by the Government with regard to property 22/02/2012 CECA's General Assembly works out its new Board of Directors 22/02/2012 Savings banks share the Government's goal of resolving issues related to evictions of people at risk of exclusion 02/02/2012 Preliminary assessment of the Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros (Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks) regarding announced financial reform 31/01/2012 European study on the price of retail financial services 21/12/2011 CECA enters a new era joining its Savings banks and banks 19/12/2011 CECA reacts positively to Mariano Rajoy's inauguration speech 02/12/2011 CECA thinks the decision to increase contributions to the Fondo de Garantía de Depósitos (Deposit Guarantee Fund) was rushed 01/12/2011 CECA's CEO considers it essential to launch a stable regulatory framework for the financial sector 23/11/2011 Savings banks maintain consolidated profit in the third quarter 23/11/2011 CECA believes the current system for calculating capital requirements clearly penalises Spanish companies 27/10/2011 Savings Banks to comply with new recapitalisation plan without resorting to public funds 19/10/2011 CECA warns of risks posed by European Bank Recapitalisation Plan 19/10/2011 Savings Banks and CECA create 1.31 million euro fund to help rebuild schools in Lorca 30/09/2011 All Savings banks and Savings Groups meet recapitalisation schedule set by the Banco de España 25/09/2011 Isidro Fainé announces to WSBI, that Spanish Savings bank reform has been a success in terms of consolidation, efficiency and capitalisation 21/09/2011 CECA presents its proposals to improve mortgage market operations at Conference 21/09/2011 Savings banks achieve attributable profit of 2.13 billion euros to June, an increase of 17.7% from the previous year's first half 20/07/2011 50% of Savings banks have been able to take on investors in less than a year 20/07/2011 Savings banks achieve attributable profit of 1.152 billion euros to March, an increase of 14.5% from the same period in the previous year 15/07/2011 Savings banks show strong resilience against adverse scenarios according to EBA stress test results 15/07/2011 European banking sector: 2011 stress tests 15/07/2011 Age is the main factor of inequality of opportunity in Spain 15/06/2011 CECA's Board of Directors announces Extraordinary Meeting on 20 July to approve its new Statutes 01/06/2011 Savings banks co-sponsor concert in aid of victims of the Lorca earthquake and look at other ways to contribute to the rebuilding of the city 13/04/2011 Savings banks achieve attributable profit of 3.403 million in 2010, a decrease of 23% at a time of reduced margins and economic recession 31/03/2011 Team supervised by Cajastur, Polesus del Piles, wins Spanish Juego de la Bolsa 2010 (stock market game) 10/03/2011 From today Savings Banks enter a new era of recapitalisation with the same instruments as were made available to banks 18/02/2011 The Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros' (Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks) position on the Royal Decree-Law on strengthening the Spanish financial system 16/02/2011 CECA continues to work towards the new Royal Decree-Law preserving the essence of Savings Banks and making the terms to list on the stock market more flexible 10/02/2011 Savings banks had already planned to reach a high level of solvency through LORCA reform 26/01/2011 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and CECA to collaborate on account opening and business channelling 24/01/2011 CECA hopeful that July's LORCA reform will remain a reference point in the new phase of restructuring the financial system 19/01/2011 José María Méndez will substitute José Antonio Olavarrieta in the Directorate General of the CECA, after his retirement at the end of February 21/12/2010 75% of Savings banks' Obra Social allocated to the promotion of equal opportunities 15/12/2010 Fainé stresses that Savings Banks are undergoing a historic reform through which their social and service model will prevail 18/11/2010 Savings Banks achieve net consolidated profit of 3.694 billion euros to September, a decrease of 28% 19/10/2010 Savings Banks strengthen social commitment by educating the public on finances and savings 06/10/2010 Savings banks invested 1.776 billion euros in Obra Social in 2009 27/07/2010 CECA joins National Financial Education Plan, promoted by Banco de España and CNMV 23/07/2010 Stress tests results prove the soundness and solvency of the Spanish financial system 23/07/2010 Spanish Savings Banks' stress test results 23/07/2010 Results of the stress tests of Spanish Savings Banks 15/09/2010 Savings Banks achieve net consolidated profit of 2.9 billion euros, a decrease of 25% 09/07/2010 CECA positive about the general guidelines of the Savings Banks reform approved today by the Council of Ministers 05/07/2010 CECA selected as overall consultant for Caja Duero and Caja España merger 18/06/2010 CECA Board approves proposal for regulatory reform aimed at strengthening Savings Banks' own resources 16/06/2010 CECA asks Treasury for tax system that doesn't penalise the IPSs some Savings banks are setting up 20/05/2010 Savings banks achieve attributable profit of 1.335 billion euros to March, a 34% decrease 21/04/2010 General Assembly grants, with extraordinary character, the Medalla al Mérito en el Ahorro (Merit in Savings Medal) to Juan Ramón Quintás Seoane 21/04/2010 CECA chairman, Isidro Fainé, and the Executive Board give a press conference on renewing the Confederation's Presidency 20/04/2010 Board of Directors unanimously appoints Isidro Fainé as chairman of CECA, and Amado Franco as new vice-president 14/04/2010 CECA is part of the Comité Consultivo Nacional de la Cumbre Mundial del Microcrédito (National Advisory Board for the Global Microcredit Summit) to be held in Valladolid in 2011 17/03/2010 Savings banks allocate 1.108 billion euros to Obra Social: equivalent to the attributed profit of the tenth largest company on the IBEX-35 11/03/2010 Team supervised by Caja España, z-taurinos, wins Spanish Juego de la Bolsa 2009 (stock market game) 17/02/2010 Savings banks achieve attributable profit of 4.426 billion in 2009 due to sustained increases in margins and a sharp rise in provisions 02/02/2010 Correction to ABC newspaper 28/01/2010 Twelve Montes de Piedad institutions and CECA launch website offering loans secured against jewellery 16/12/2009 CECA Assembly urges authorities to respect savings banks' management autonomy 14/12/2009 Technology is threatening to bring us a new form of inequality, warns Maria Ángeles Durán 11/12/2009 Gender equality is dependent on a change in attitudes, not laws 27/11/2009 NGOs received 337 million euros from Savings banks' Obra Social in 2008: they are still the third sector's biggest private partner 26/11/2009 CECA chairman supports strong counter-cyclical financial regulation 18/11/2009 Savings Banks achieve attributed profit of 4.505 billion euros to September, a 34% decrease 16/11/2009 Financial perspectives in the current economic climate: CECA chairman's speech at the Forum for Economic Analysis, organised by Caja Canarias. 12/11/2009 The number of women attending savings bank meetings has increased by 10% in the last year, reaching an average rate of 26% according to a CSR Sector report 16/10/2009 Montes de Piedad had 436,786 loans in operation in the first half of 2009, for a total sum of 221 million euro 08/10/2009 Savings banks have almost 40,000 employed across its operations and Obra Social centres 16/09/2009 Savings Banks achieve attributable profit of 3.445 billion euros to June 15/07/2009 The focus of Obra Social in 2009 and 2010 will be job creation, poverty and attention to basic needs 08/07/2009 Quintás stresses the importance of macroprudential regulation to avoid further financial crises in the medium-term 17/06/2009 Speech by the Chairman of CECA in the XXIII APIE Meeting– Menéndez Pelayo University 28/05/2009 The Ministry of Equality, Ministry of Industry, and CECA renew their commitment to microloans for entrepreneurial women 20/05/2009 Savings banks achieve attributable profit of 2.028 billion euros to March, a 23,3% decrease 18/05/2009 Collaboration agreement between savings banks and Sage Spain 14/05/2009 Letter to El Mundo newspaper 22/04/2009 Mr Juan R. Quintás Seoane, CECA Chairman's speech, at the XVI Financial Sector Meeting 30/03/2009 CECA backs Banco de España decision to help to Caja Castilla-La Mancha 27/03/2009 Jorge Gil Lozano, appointed Assistant Managing Director of Financial Operations at CECA 26/03/2009 Savings banks launch the first Spanish network for financial education 26/03/2009 Team from Valladolid supervised by Caja España, Pinar 69, wins Spanish Juego de la Bolsa 2008 (stock market game) 25/03/2009 CECA Chairman's speech, at the New Economy Forum on 24 March at the Ritz Hotel, Madrid 25/03/2009 CECA, on behalf of savings banks, wins the Forinvest prize for Corporate Social Responsibility 24/03/2009 CECA Chairman's speech at the Comisión de Economía y Hacienda del Congreso de los Diputados (Commission of Economy and Finances of the Spanish Parliament) 20/02/2009 Savings banks achieved an attributable profit of 6.829 billion in 2008, similar to that achieved in 2005, due to greater provisions and lesser growth of the Spanish economy 21/01/2009 Corporate Statement from Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros (Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks) Board of Directors 21/01/2009 The amount of credit agreed by Savings banks grew 7% while client resources grew by 5.7% in 2008 17/12/2008 Savings bank operations with Spanish businesses and households increased by 9.2% in deposits and 7% in credits in the eleven 11/12/2008 Savings banks are leading the way in terms of business commitments to sustainability 03/12/2008 Amount of resources allocated to support people with disabilities by the Obra Social has increased by 173% in four years 19/11/2008 Savings banks adjust profits in order to multiply voluntary contributions by three 30/10/2008 Investment of savings banks' environmental Obra Social grows 19% and has already exceeded 100 million euros, generating 1,846 jobs 07/10/2008 CECA positive about the initiative announced today by the President 06/10/2008 42.3% of staff at savings banks are women, having increased by 9% in 2007, according to a recent CSR sector report 01/10/2008 Francisco Comín presents his book on the history of CECA, on the Confederation's 80th anniversary 26/09/2008 CECA takes part in the creation of a new European payment network: Trionis 16/09/2008 Every Spanish person received more than 40 euros from the savings banks' Obra Social, also responsible for the creation of 36,586 jobs in 2007 11/09/2008 Savings banks achieve net consolidated profit of 5.403 billion euros, almost identical to June 2007 10/07/2008 Savings banks, through CECA, will represent Spain in an economic and financial cooperation project between Europe and North Africa 20/06/2008 Services and industry take over from construction in terms of funding granted by banks 10/06/2008 Montes de Piedad had 380,279 loans in operation up to March, for a total sum of 181 million euros 23/05/2008 Savings banks have made good use of the upward cycle to strengthen their own resources, says CECA's chairman 21/05/2008 Savings banks obtain a consolidated net profit of 2.806 billion in the first quarter, 4% more than over the same period the previous year 19/05/2008 World Savings Banks Institute has created a global remittance network based on the Spanish model 06/05/2008 The Instituto de la Mujer (Women's Institute) and DGPYME (Spanish Directorate General of SMEs) sign agreement with Savings banks to expand social microloans 30/04/2008 Spanish society shows a broad acceptance of immigration, but intolerance increases 16/04/2008 Savings banks show individual net profit increase of 10.5% to March, in spite of the global financial crisis 15/04/2008 Spanish financial institutions have sufficient resources to resist the worst effects of the crisis 14/03/2008 Savings banks invested 1.848 billion euros in Obra Social in 2007, an increase of 21% 06/03/2008 Team Bandas de cera fría and Cajasol win the Spanish Juego de la Bolsa 2007 (stock market game) 20/02/2008 Savings banks obtain net attributable profit of 11.2 billion in 2007, a 19.2% increase, due to strong growth of operations 19/12/2007 Quintás believes the new business landscape presents significant opportunities 17/12/2007 CECA and Savings banks set up credit establishment AFIANZA 21/11/2007 Savings Banks achieve attributed net profit of 7.590 billion to September, an increase of 21.8% 20/09/2007 Savings banks grow profits by 36% due to balanced growth of operations 31/07/2011 The percentage of women staff at savings banks has increased by 11% in 2006 and they now represent 41.4% of employees according to a recent CSR Sector report 24/07/2007 Employees' and managers' attitudes are the main drivers of success in businesses according to Juan Ramón Quintás 22/06/2007 Montes de Piedad granted 242,864 loans to the value of 103 million euros in 2006 15/06/2007 Raising of funds at banks is happening at a higher rate than the amount of credit granted up to the end of April 01/06/2007 The number of complaints and claims dealt with by Savings Banks remains stable in 2006 16/05/2007 Savings banks obtain net attributable profit of 2.650 billion in the first quarter, a 36% increase, due to strong growth in operations 18/04/2007 Quintás predicts banks will collaborate on any initiatives that reduce the weight and impact of financial hyper-regulation 13/04/2007 Quintás suggests administrations believe a core aspect of Social Responsibility is an estimate of the cost-profit ratio of the standards they promote 29/03/2007 CECA chairman warns housing demand is not levelling out strong growth in construction 22/03/2007 Team Mumbrú, not to be confused with Mambrú, and Caja Círculo, win the Spanish Juego de Bolsa 2006 (stock exchange game) 02/03/2007 Banks' investment in Obra Social grew by 11% in 2006, up to 1.488 billion, driven by a growing Care Area 21/02/2007 Bancaja Chairman José Luis Olivas, selects fourth CECA Vice-Chair, as proposed by the Federación Valenciana (Valencian Federation) 21/02/2007 Savings banks obtain net attributable profit of 9.42 billion in 2006, a 48% increase, due to strong growth of operations and excess profits 13/12/2006 XCIV Ordinary General Meeting, CECA. Chairperson's Report: Continual technological advances and our ageing population will lead to further profound change in financial operations. 13/12/2006 CECA creates an Associate Directorate General with the Associative Area and the General Secretary standing before José María Méndez 21/11/2006 Savings banks' Obra Social contributed 2.067 billion euros to the economy in 2005 and created almost 30,000 jobs 13/11/2006 Savings Banks achieve attributed net profit of 6.234 billion to September, an increase of 33% 10/11/2006 Savings banks strengthen social role and receive leadership support from the Spanish financial system 08/11/2006 AyT creates the first worldwide operation of the securitisation of subordinated debt 24/10/2006 Spanish banking services are efficient and competitive in Europe, according to a CECA study 20/10/2006 Savings banks invest 267 million euros from their Obra Social in activities for young people 18/10/2006 Savings banks increase deposit taking by 20%, and granting of credit by 28% to the end of September 11/10/2006 Banks present their business model to European authorities as a guarantee of their competence 02/10/2006 Montes de Piedad in America, Europe, and Africa meet in Seville to discuss solutions to combat financial exclusion 26/09/2006 Savings banks launch institutional advertising campaign centred around Obra Social 25/09/2006 Savings banks decide to create their own human resources management model 21/09/2006 José Antonio Olavarrieta is unanimously selected to be chairperson of the World Savings Banks Institute 13/09/2006 CSR Sector report on banks gains rating in accordance with GRI 26/07/2006 AyT, along with Racing de Santander and the Government of Cantabria, issues first securitisation of future credit rights 24/07/2006 La Obra Social de las Cajas aportó a la riqueza nacional 1.082 millones de euros en 2005, y generó 29.284 puestos de trabajo, según la memoria de RSC del Sector 21/07/2006 CECA and Notaries get electronically connected to streamline operations 28/06/2006 CECA and RAIFFEISEN INTERNATIONAL sign an agreement to provide business services to businesses and clients of banks in central Europe and the east 23/06/2006 Credit granted by Savings banks has increased by 11.3% in first five months of the year 18/05/2006 Savings banks achieve net attributable profit of 1.945 billion euros in the first quarter, a 27.9% increase 17/05/2006 Social Welfare, R&D, and the Environment have all gained exposure in 2005's Obra Social 04/05/2006 Manuel Lagares highlighted Savings' banks social commitment since the Programme was set up 19/04/2006 Quintás stresses that having clear goals and a cohesive sector has strengthened the savings banking model in the last four years 31/03/2006 European Savings banks analyse European financial integration processes 30/03/2006 Team from Miranda del Ebro supervised by Caja Círculo wins Spanish Juego de la Bolsa (stock market game) 2005 27/02/2006 Savings banks have allocated 1.371 billion euros from 2005 profit to the Obra Social 15/02/2006 Savings banks achieved net attributable profit of 6.371 billion euros in 2005, a 35.4% increase, due to strong growth of operations 14/02/2006 CECA receives Golden Cross from the Orden Civil de la Solidaridad (Civil Order of Social Solidarity) 18/01/2006 Savings banks increased the amount of credit granted by 26% and deposit taking by 17.3% in 2005 15/12/2005 Savings banks Obra Social, IMSERSO Award, Infanta Cristina 2005 14/12/2005 Juan Ramón Quintás stresses how hugely efficient the Savings model is, and calls on Chairpersons and Directors to leverage it 14/12/2005 Savings banks have now granted 4,116 social microloans for a total amount of 46 million euros 13/12/2005 EURO 6000 Savings banks: pioneers in Europe for opening ATM network to more than 815 million China UnionPay (CUP) cards 23/11/2005 Ceca and 27 Savings banks chosen to collaborate on funding the Hogares connectados (connected homes) initiative 21/11/2005 Savings banks' Obra Social directly reaches 96% of the Spanish population 17/11/2005 Savings banks earn an attributed net profit of 4.6216 billion euros in the third quarter 16/11/2005 H.M the Queen opens Spanish savings banks Microloans exhibition, personas dignas de crédito (People Deserve Credit) 11/11/2005 Savings banks lead review of GRI corporate social responsibility standards 19/10/2005 Credit granted by Savings banks increased by 17.3% between January and September 22/09/2005 Savings banks obtain net attributable profit of 3.16 billion euros in first half 20/07/2005 Strong rise in credit and funds raised by Savings banks and a new minimum default rate 30/06/2005 Remittance Platform for Savings banks already in operating in 11,000 branches for transfers across seven countries 20/04/2005 Computable own resources at Savings Banks grew by 14% in 2004 15/04/2005 German team Witches of Offenburg supervised by Saparkasse Offenburg/Orfenau win the Juego de la Bolsa 2004 (stock exchange game) in Europe 14/04/2005 Savings banks granted 3,000 microloans with funds amounting to 25 million euros, and resulting in the creation of 6,000 jobs up to the first quarter in 2005 14/04/2005 I.E.S. team. Emérita Augusta de Mérida, supervised by Caja de Extremadura, win Juego de la Bolsa 2004 in Spain (stock exchange game) 08/04/2005 Savings Banks will bring El Quijote closer to 4,000,000 pensioners 06/04/2005 CECA and VEGAP sign a collaboration agreement on visual artists' copyrights 31/03/2005 Saving and Securitisation creates AyT Bonos Tesorería, the first securitisation fund in Spain based on treasury bonds 16/03/2005 Savings banks and the Ministry of Culture sign a collaboration framework agreement to promote Spanish literature and arts. 16/02/2005 In 2004, Savings Banks earn an attributable profit of 5.1811 billion euros, a 15.1% increase 19/01/2005 The Senate's President praises CECA and the savings banks' roles as models for regional, social, and economic cohesion 28/12/2004 The Ministry of Labour decides to contribute 11.28 million euros from Savings banks to the victims of 11-M 15/12/2004 CECA set its mission in 2005 to reinforce Savings banks' strength as leader in the financial system 18/11/2004 The Madrid Stock Exchange holds the opening of the UN's International Year of Microcredit 17/11/2004 Savings banks earn an attributable profit of 3.7172 billion euros in the first nine months of the year, a 10.4% increase 05/11/2004 In November 2004, Savings and Securitisation earn an accumulated fund balance of 33.55691 billion euros 06/10/2004 EURO 6000 and 4B agree to move forward by sharing technology 24/09/2004 The International Association of Collateral and Social Credit expands its scope to social credit 15/09/2004 Savings banks achieve attributable profit of 2.598 billion euros in the first half of the year, an increase of 9.7% 22/07/2004 Spanish people think their health is worse now than ten years ago, although 67% think their health is fine 13/07/2004 Savings banks create their own remittance service to reduce the cost of transfers by over 50% 06/07/2004 Savings banks promote microloan activities 18/06/2004 Savings banks offer their experience and knowledge to help implement the new Social Responsibility Act 19/05/2004 Savings banks achieve attributable profit of 1.233 billion euros in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 11.9% 17/05/2004 Savings banks and the Reina Sofía (Museum) launch Abstracciones/Figuraciones (Abstractions/Figurations), the third phase of art exhibitions for a century 13/05/2004 EURO 6000 generated turnover of 42.817 billion euros in 2003, with almost 600 million transactions 28/04/2004 CECA Chariman Mr Juan R. Quintás Seoane, gives speech at the XVI Financial Sector Meeting 27/04/2004 LXXXIX Ordinary General Meeting, CECA 26/04/2004 CECA's Board sets donations from every bank to 10 million euro fund set aside for the victims of 11-M 14/04/2004 Savings banks' Fondo de Ayuda (Help fund) for victims of 11-M reaches 10,144,624 euros 06/04/2004 Savings banks' fund for the victims of 11-M is increased by 130,208 euros 25/03/2004 Under the supervision of 12 Savings banks, over 12,000 Spanish students have participated in the Spanish Juego de Bolsa 2003 (stock exchange game) 22/03/2004 Savings banks' fund for the victims of 11-M is increased by 57,552 euros 12/03/2004 Donations for the victims of 11 March 11/03/2004 Savings banks' Obra Social threw itself into charitable activities last year 11/03/2004 Savings banks demonstrate: condemnation and sympathies 11/03/2004 Savings banks condemn terrorist attack 19/02/2004 Savings banks achieve gross profit of 5.940 billion euros and attributable profit of 4.506 billion in 2003, an increase of 32.2% and 12.6% respectively 16/02/2004 Self-service is already the most frequently used service by Spanish Savings banks clients 03/02/2004 Savings banks invested a total of 13.221 billion euros in Obra Social between 1978 and 2002 30/01/2004 Reflections on the current situation of Spanish savings banks 30/01/2004 For the first time in their history Savings banks overtake competitors in terms of external equity, and almost equalise in terms of credit 10/12/2003 CECA cuts membership fees for Savings banks by 8% 19/11/2003 Savings banks earned a net attributable profit of 3.367.1 billion euros up to September, a 17.3% increase 07/11/2003 Conclusions from the XXIX National Convention on Cultural and Social Activities 03/10/2003 Savings banks' efficiency programme identifies possible cost-cuttings of up to 15% of total operational costs 23/09/2003 Over 2,200 people have already visited Sigle y medio de ahorro en España (A Century and a Half of Savings in Spain) exhibition, commemorating CECA's 75th anniversary 22/09/2003 Caja de Granada and its Chairperson Antonio-Claret García take on the chairmanship of the International Association of Collateral and Social Credit 17/09/2003 Savings banks earned a net attributable profit of 2.3689 billion euros in the first half of the year, a 22.6% increase 31/07/2003 Savings banks: the success and validity of the model 16/07/2003 Savings banks set up Sectoral Project for the implementation of new accounting regulations 20/06/2003 Savings banks' own resources grew by 13.7% in 2002 21/05/2003 Savings banks group attributable profit grows by 2.8% in the first quarter of the year 12/05/2003 CECA and Reina Sofía Museum take Vanguardias (1925-1939) exhibition to eleven cities 23/04/2003 Savings banks' external resources increase by 12.4% and credit grows by 16.3% in the first quarter 23/04/2003 75th anniversary of CECA: Promote cooperation between Savings banks and defend the sector's autonomy 02/04/2003 Savings banks look into how to integrate all commercial distribution channels 01/04/2003 CECA nominations 27/03/2003 Spain at second place in European Savings banks' juego de la bolsa (stock exchange game) 10/03/2003 CECA, EIB and three Savings banks pledge 150 million euros to Prestige clean up operation 05/03/2003 Savings banks: search for balance between public authorities and civil society 21/02/2003 Savings banks allocate 983.1 million euros to Obra Social in 2003: 26.81% of net profit 19/02/2003 Savings banks increase market share for credit and external resources by almost 2 points in 2002 28/01/2003 Funds sent from Spain have become one of the main sources of income for countries such as Ecuador. Ibero-American immigrants send 706 million euros to their home countries every year 17/01/2003 Migrants' remittances: from Spain to Latin America 15/01/2003 Savings banks' external resources increase by 12.1% and credit by 15.4% in 2002 Please contact the communications team if you would like more detailed information on CECA, press releases or to arrange an interview. Mónica Malo Serisa. Communication and External Relations. 91 596 54 82 Margarita Castañeda Taladriz. Communication and Brand. 91 596 79 74	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1936
__label__wiki	0.844857	0.844857	But when Clark unveiled her proposals for 2016-17 in October, the Montessori high school was listed only as something to consider for a year still to be determined. The parents are trying to persuade her to change her mind before Tuesday’s school board vote. [This week in CMS: Vote on magnet busing, student assignment talks ] [National expert leads Thursday panel on desegregation and CMS] On one level, the battle for a ninth-grade Montessori magnet is small potatoes. It would mean hiring two teachers for about 25 students who would stay at Sedgefield for one more year. But it illustrates the complexity that accompanies any change in student assignment – even those that seem like no-brainers. And, it comes at a time when the district’s leaders hope that magnets can keep CMS competitive while encouraging diversity at high-poverty neighborhood schools. The Sedgefield story shows that is far from simple. Montessori guides students to their academic and behavioral potential in a natural, more logical way of thinking, learning and behaving. Zayna Sheridan, eighth-grader at Sedgefield Montessori, in an essay about the school Expanding popular magnets seems like the obvious strategy for keeping students in CMS at a time when charter schools are booming and the state is offering “opportunity scholarships” to move students to private schools. What makes Montessori different Montessori schools, named for an Italian educator, are best known as a creative, hands-on approach to teaching young children. They certainly are popular in CMS. More than 700 children were on this year’s wait list for four K-6 Montessori schools, including a new one that opened in 2014. At parents’ request, the district added a Montessori magnet for grades 7-8 in 2010. It is a school-within-a-school at Sedgefield, a neighborhood school off South Boulevard. The Montessori students – about 90 this year – have their own wing, their own classes and their own lunchroom, where most students bring a lunch and everyone takes turns cleaning up. While the neighborhood students are expected to move through the halls in silent lines, with close supervision, Montessori students are trusted to make their own way. Soft music plays in classrooms, where chairs and tables are positioned to encourage small clusters or individual work. During a recent math lesson, teacher Mindy Mahar sat on the floor at a low “community table,” talking several seventh- and eighth-graders through a lesson on ratios. Other students chose to do individual work. The students take a camping trip every fall, and one option for math work involved comparing prices for items they might buy: If one store offers three items for $8 and another offers four for $11, which is the best deal? Many lessons take place in or around Dairy Branch, which flows through the Sedgefield campus into Little Sugar Creek. Students monitor and measure sediment, pollutants and life in the creek. After lunch, students spend 15 minutes of “solo time” – knitting, doing word puzzles, squishing Play-Doh, sketching in journals or otherwise being quiet and turning off the stressed-out social parts of their brains. When there’s a dispute, the students get out the Awareness Wheel, a tablecloth with different areas marked out. The person with a beef starts by standing in the center and stating the issue, then steps around the circle to an area labeled, “I think,” “I feel,” “I want” and similar options. Then the person being called into question steps into the circle and responds. Issues range from slacking on chores to romantic rivalries. “I thought it was silly at first,” said eighth-grader A.J. Jones, “but it actually does work to solve problems between students.” It’s a way of life that starts with grace and courtesy. Sedgefield Montessori teacher Mindy Mahar, on the school’s philosophy Many aspects of the Montessori approach, from cultivating responsibility and teamwork to emphasizing project-based lessons and community service, are considered best practices for all schools. “This is ideal,” says Sedgefield Principal Erik Turner, “not just for Montessori scholars but for all scholars.” Students arrive with stronger skills But the contrast between Montessori and neighborhood students is stark. Montessori students are racially diverse but majority white. They tend to arrive at Sedgefield with grade-level skills and succeed on state exams. The vast majority of Sedgefield’s neighborhood students are black or Hispanic, come from low-income homes and struggle academically. The school received an “F” based on 2015 test scores. Turner, who took over school leadership this summer, said part of his mission is proving to all families that the school is safe and has a culture of learning. The location of the middle school Montessori magnet has deterred some families, parents and teachers said. But the prospects for high school are equally important, they said. The Montessori eighth-graders have no guaranteed seat in any high school magnet program. But students who attend an International Baccalaureate magnet in middle school are on track to attend a high school IB magnet. Mahar, herself the parent of two elementary-school Montessori students, said the K-6 magnet schools start to lose students in sixth grade, when some parents put their kids into the IB magnet lottery. Even against the odds, grades 7 and 8 of the Montessori program have grown. But the program’s expansion to grades 9 through 12 seems to be perpetually stalled. Sedgefield Montessori parent Brittany Stone A long path to high school For four years, Montessori parents have lobbied CMS officials for a high school magnet. Across the country, Montessori high schools are far less common than lower grades. In Charlotte, the private Countryside and Omni Montessori schools offer high school – and charge about $17,000 a year. Clark Montessori High School, a Cincinnati magnet school offering grades 7-12, opened in the 1990s and is considered the national model for public schools. Closer to home, Columbia, S.C., has public Montessori high schools, Mahar said. At CMS, the parents and faculty felt like they were constantly starting over because of changes in leadership, from the superintendent’s office to the magnet director. But this year they thought they had prevailed. The magnet office paid Mahar to prepare a plan for adding ninth-graders at Sedgefield in 2016-17. The school, which has about 720 students this year, could handle that, Turner says. But the Montessori high school would need its own site by the second year, when it would have ninth- and 10th-graders. That was the sticking point when Mahar’s plan made its way through the CMS hierarchy. Clark says she doesn’t yet have a site and doesn’t want to launch a new school without a long-term plan. Clark said she is continuing to talk with parents and her staff to see if there’s a way to make things work for 2016. But she made no promises. Decisions about a few Montessori students now are linked to all sorts of other decisions about magnets and school sites in the future, Clark said: “It is such a complicated game of dominoes.” Parents said the loss of momentum could be devastating. Sedgefield’s magnet is starting to catch on, with 60 seventh-graders in the Montessori program compared with 30 eighth-graders. A corps of active PTO parents stands ready to support the high school and market the option to keep middle school students in the Montessori program. And with Clark’s contract ending this summer and the prospect of a superintendent search looming, they fear a delay could mean starting over. Families apply for CMS magnets in January. If the high school does not get the go-ahead Tuesday, Whittle said the parents might push for a December do-over. If that fails, the Montessori high school will be back in the mix as the school board pursues a long-term plan for its magnet and neighborhood schools. Parent Brittany Stone said the district’s inability to make a decision threatens to erode the confidence of parents who are gung-ho on CMS. “Why,” she asked, “are we still waiting?” Ann Doss Helms: 704-358-5033, @anndosshelms Will they prevail? The school board meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the meeting chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 E. Fourth St. The agenda includes a vote on changes to magnet transportation and a handful of programs for 2016. Go to www.cms.k12.nc.us/boe/Pages/SchoolBoardMeetings.aspx for the agenda, a link to watch live online and instructions on signing up to speak. Sedgefield Montessori teacher Mindy Mahar (right) goes over ratios with seventh- and eighth-graders at the community table on Thursday. Robert Lahser rlahser@charlotteobserver.com Seventh-grader Allyson Langley uses VersaTiles, a hands-on math exercise, at Sedgefield Montessori magnet school Thursday. Robert Lahser rlahser@charlotteobserver.com Eighth-grader Liam Seriff (left) and seventh-grader Zach Ofsanik clean up the Montessori lunch room after eating their lunch at Sedgefield Middle School. Taking responsibility for such chores is part of the program. Robert Lahser rlahser@charlotteobserver.com Sedgefield Montessori eighth-grader Ryan Borach works on his drawing during “solo time,” quiet time that’s supposed to help the adolescent brain function well. Robert Lahser rlahser@charlotteobserver.com Sedgefield Montessori students Anna Lane Young, Jamiah Pettis and Janae' Scott draw and knit during “solo time.” Robert Lahser rlahser@charlotteobserver.com Dyslexics are creative, smart and capable, Fort Mill mom says New head of NC low-performing schools district named, but more DPI departures coming How should history teachers discuss Confederate monuments? NC conference offers tips. CMS board meets in 5-hour closed session to discuss superintendent performance Educators concerned dyslexia could ‘fall through the cracks’ with new literacy assessment contract How a public program at UNC enriched its former leader’s private businesses	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1944
__label__wiki	0.861287	0.861287	Old-school eulogy at Aretha Franklin's funeral ignites social media backlash \| DETROIT Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr., delivers the eulogy during the funeral service for Aretha Franklin at Greater Grace Temple, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/AP) A fiery, old-school eulogist at the funeral of Aretha Franklin fell flat for many in the crowd and prompted a social media uproar when he declared "black America has lost its soul," black women are incapable of raising sons alone and the Black Lives Matter movement is unfounded in the face of black-on-black crime. And that was just 26 minutes into the nearly 50 minutes of words provided by the Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. of Salem Baptist Church in Atlanta as Franklin's marathon funeral wound down Friday. Williams, who also eulogized Franklin's father, minister and civil rights activist C.L. Franklin, 34 years ago, was excoriated on Twitter and elsewhere for misogyny, bigotry and the perpetuation of false science on race. He also blamed integration and the civil rights movement for ripping the heart out of black micro-economies that once relied on black-owned small businesses such as grocery stores, hotels and banks. As he wended his way through the need for more African Americans to return to church and more men to return to their families, the heat turned up online, with younger people declaring rhetoric such as that of Williams is why they left their churches to begin with. At one point, Williams asked: "Where is your soul, black man? As I look in your house, there are no fathers in the home no more." As for black women, he preached that "as proud, beautiful and fine as our black women are, one thing a black woman cannot do, a black woman cannot raise a black boy to be a man." Williams described as "abortion after birth" the idea of children being raised without a "provider" father and a mother as the "nurturer." He negated the Black Lives Matter movement altogether in light of black-on-black crime, falling back on a rhyming pattern of yore: "It amazes me how it is when the police kills one of us we're ready to protest, march, destroy innocent property," Williams began. "We're ready to loot, steal whatever we want, but when we kill 100 of us, nobody says anything, nobody does anything. Black on black crime, we're all doing time, we're locked up in our mind, there's got to be a better way, we must stop this today." Do black lives matter? "No, black lives do not matter," Williams said. "Black lives will not matter, black lives ought not matter, black lives should not matter, black lives must not matter until black people start respecting black lives and stop killing ourselves." Social media critics called his eulogy "a disaster" and questioned why he was chosen as the one to honor Franklin. Tweeter Darrian Broom kept it simple: "#JasperWilliams, the data doesn't support your ignorance." Orbert Davis’ epic ‘The Chicago River’ returns on DVD and CD After the weather slams a festival, comes the cleanup Chicago’s wet summer interrupts outdoor concerts while fests like Lolla prepare emergency evacuation plans Is R. Kelly in the news? Then his music streaming numbers are probably up CSO review: A bracing evening of Gershwin, Ravel and Stravinsky MORE COVERAGE: Sam Cooke to Whitney Houston: The funerals of musical greats 7 essential Aretha Franklin recordings Aretha Franklin, the 'Queen of Soul,' dead at 76	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1952
__label__wiki	0.752137	0.752137	Opinion: Waukegan political fliers sound false alarm about 'TRUMPLAND' By Dan Moran \| News-Sun \| Folksy, homespun, down-to-earth Bruce Rauner is back on our televisions this week, wearing a flannel shirt that maybe he didn't just get on mail-order from L.L. Bean and sitting in what would appear to be a humble man's workshop, though one organized by flowchart. Hey, he even uses duct tape — that working-class solution to everything, not just duct issues — to make his point about "the politicians" ruining the state. The last time we saw this Mr. Rogers version of Bruce Rauner, he was running for governor, and successfully. The last time we saw Bruce Rauner in a political ad, it was during the second half of the 2016 nightmare — you might recall the relentless Leading Illinois for Tomorrow spot featuring an unflattering clip of his bold stance on the future of his nation: "I will support the Republican party's nominee." Whether or not that ad was successful is subject to debate. True, Republicans nationwide who dutifully supported the nominee of their party delivered us the phrase "President Donald Trump." On the other hand, Donald Trump took less than 39 percent of the vote in Illinois, so there you go. The use of Donald Trump as ammunition in negative campaigning is going to be a cottage industry for an indefinite period of our lives, whether or not it has reliable results or we have the stomach for it. And so it is that the gloves are on the ice in Waukegan as the local mayoral race comes down to its final days — and Donald Trump is being used as the mightiest of all scare tactics, appropriately or not. "REPUBLICAN LISA MAY WANTS TO BRING THE TRUMP/RAUNER AGENDA TO WAUKEGAN." That's the all-caps opening salvo in just one of several fliers cluttering mailboxes in the City of Progress in recent days. Also on the mailer in a copy provided to the News-Sun are standard black-and-white photos of the prime suspects, including a particularly unflattering one of Donald Trump, caught in mid-bloviation or possibly while mocking a handicapped person. Suburban election preview: Mayoral races, school funding and a few firsts By Alicia Fabbre No doubt written to target voters with a University of Chicago level of education, the flier claims that "Lisa May's agenda" is to "cut Medicare and Medicaid, eliminate Meals-on-Wheels, privatize government services, raise taxes on working families (and) give 'HUGE' tax breaks to millionaires." Did you get that emphasis on the word "huge?" You know — like how Donald Trump loves that word? Clever. It could be pointed out that a) Lisa May is running as an independent candidate, not as a Republican; b) a Waukegan mayor has no active impact on Medicare, Medicaid nor Meals on Wheels, among other things; and c) in a March 27 News-Sun story that asked May about such fliers, she revealed that she voted for Hillary Clinton last November. But why bother with facts in our post-facts America? Observers of local politics can argue all day about which side of the political fence May really sits. In that same News-Sun story, she acknowledged pulling a Republican ballot in the 2012 primary, saying she wanted to vote for Michael Nerheim, who was facing two opponents in the GOP race for state's attorney. On the other hand, May was endorsed by Sierra Club Illinois, and her campaign Facebook page touted a recent "Know Your Rights" seminar on immigration issues. Not exactly the resume of someone who wants to "turn Waukegan into TRUMPLAND," as this mailer would have the erudite voter believe. On yet another hand, if there is one, a fresh argument in the world after November 2016 is what defines a "Republican" at this point. There were Eisenhower Republicans 60 years ago, Reagan Republicans a generation after that, and now we have, among others, Mainstream Republicans, Tea Party Republicans and "Trump Republicans." Whether or not that last phrase fills a Republican with shame says a lot about the temperature in America right now. What is beyond dispute is someone thought that in our current political climate, this flier was worth a mass mailing. It should be pointed out that supporters of May's opponent, Democrat Sam Cunningham, could point to May's statements throughout the campaign about how the city needs "someone responsive to the people, not to party bosses" or how she wants to "end cronyism and self-serving leadership in our community" and say that she's engaged in negative campaigning of her own. One voter's attack ad is another voter's interpretation of honesty. Talk of the County: U.S. women’s soccer players deserve equal pay, White House invite Talk of the County: Democratic candidates ‘are giving away anything and everything’ Talk of the County: Kavanaugh needs to grow a backbone Talk of the County: 'If you don’t like the accommodations, go back home’ Talk of the County: Walmart is a study in broken promises There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to elections in general and particularly in Waukegan, where races for mayor have literally been decided by six or fewer votes. But one suspicion is that when you have a late burst of negative campaigning in a race that was previously noted for its collegiality, it smacks of desperation for whoever set off the burst. [Most read] Column: Don’t wait until Joe Maddon is gone from the Cubs to realize how great he has been » To re-state a previous point, it remains to be seen if the strategy works or backfires. In a culture where Donald Trump won the nation's highest office almost entirely by Going Negative, it will be fascinating to see if the Trump knife cuts both ways. danmoran@tribpub.com Twitter@NewsSunDanMoran	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1953
__label__wiki	0.786772	0.786772	Text CHRON to 77453 for breaking news Famed attorney selling part of his Texas ranch for $1.2M Twitter calls out Trump for racist remarks in wild presser https://www.chron.com/life/article/The-Kings-of-MacGregor-Park-1637625.php The Kings of MacGregor Park Players' ball EYDER PERALTA, Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Published 6:30 am CST, Sunday, February 19, 2006 They say MacGregor Park has looked the same since they were kids: the swooping arches, the line of red tiles that marks what's in or out of bounds, the white tin roof that makes every sound seem eternal. Even some of the hoopers, the ones who boast that Clyde Drexler was no match for them, are still around. They're gray, mostly, and bide their time playing dominoes and sipping beer across the street, underneath the bare trees of winter. But on Sunday mornings they'll join the kids and moan about how the new school is undisciplined, about how in their days one missed shot would cost you the game, about how at MacGregor Park even the pros could get a competitive challenge. Still the game is passed down from generation to generation, from Willie Campbell, the first black man on the court here, to Mo to Crisco to Chachi, from white Converse to black Air Jordans, 'do rags and grilles. And though some say the golden days of pickup games at the park -- when women filled the sidelines and you couldn't find a parking space in the whole joint -- have faded, every day, as the sun goes down, there's the sound of that old basketball dribble, if not the screams of a good old argument. Willie Campbell, 56, says he was the first black man at MacGregor Park. He's lean and tall and his hands are so big he can grab a basketball -- midair -- with a single hand. But in the early '60s, when Campbell was a teenager, MacGregor Park was white-only. He came anyway to dribble away at the courts, and the white folks would chase him away and he's run back to a home that wasn't his, so they wouldn't know where he lived. Dale "T" Thompson said that the gash above his right eye happened two Saturdays ago. T reached for a ball, another guy reached for it, too. As they ducked, T smashed his head against the other guy's. The eye swelled up and the gash opened up. "It was wide open," said the 27-year-old. In the old days, no one could drive to the basket. Everyone was aggressive and no one called a foul. If you got there, you got elbowed. So Edward Paul, 45, decided he would shoot from half court. He was good; he didn't miss; they called him the Mad Bomber. Kenneth Battle, 50, wears white Converse -- the type he's worn since he was a teen. Nowadays, he's a thick-framed short guy missing two front teeth who still goes by the nickname "Bubblegum." He got it from a neighbor girl he fancied. "She told me, 'Boy, every time you go to the store, you always come back chewing bubblegum. I'm gonna start calling you bubblegum,' and sure enough it stuck with me for the longest." The Mascot KeAndre Thompson, right, has a mean stare that's tailor-made for the basketball court. His right eyebrow curls downward and, despite the fact that he's just 12, he'll get up in a big hooper's face. At MacGregor Park, they call him The Mascot because he's always there, talking trash, stealing balls and hooping with Jalen Broussard, 13. There are core hoopers like C. Ray, 26, who play every time the weather's good. Right after work or school they head to MacGregor for the game or the friends, who, despite the fact no one knows what the C. stands for, are real tight-knit. Bobby "Red" is also called Slim Thug because he kind of looks like the rapper: He's got the dreads and narrow mouth, and in some ways, he represents that mix of hip-hop culture and basketball, that mix that the AND1 tour has made so famous. The chain comes off when the 24-year-old plays, but the grilles, top and bottom, stay on. Little Will Most of the players at the court live around MacGregor Park. Will Gillespie, 23, grew up here, too, and the guys who've known him since way back when still call him "Little Will." The badge of honor he still wears is that he was always treated like an adult -- checked hard and banged around despite his size. Pork Sally Larry Bradford, 53, doesn't know where he got his nickname. All he knows is that they've called him "Pork Sally" from birth. His strength is his jump shot. From the corners it's almost flawless. That's what's missing from the new-school game, he says. The basics are ignored for fashion or flashiness, for the dunks and the behind-the-back passes. At the court, they call Christopher "Crisco" Brisco, 25, the human highlight reel. Not because he can dunk or pull some moves, but because he's a defense man, so occasionally he'll get dunked on pretty bad or someone will spin and get past him. Crisco doesn't let that bother him, he's all smiles. eyder.peralta@chron.com Look at MacGregor Park street ballers, including the legends, the rules, the moves and more in chron.com's Streetball Interactive KPRC Houston welcomes Ari Alexander and Taniya Wright 'GMA' star, NFL legend gets candid about Houston roots 3 Mexican cities top Travel + Leisure's best 15 cities in the... Viking begonias conquer the garden Houston quinceañeras have become big budget celebrations,... Possible trade targets for Astros at trade deadline Famed defense attorney Dick DeGuerin selling part of his family ranch Callon Petroleum acquires Carrizo Oil in $1.21B merger of Houston firms The top 15 things I learned during my first year in Houston HPD chief: Trump comments 'indefensible' and 'un-American'	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1957
__label__wiki	0.810742	0.810742	Wauseon woman, Bluffton man killed The nationwide death toll from Hurricane Sandy was added with two more northwest Ohio drivers due to icy bridges as the storm’s post-landfall aftermath swept into the lower Great Lakes region. Authorities identified fatalities as Tina Goodwin, 56, resident of Wauseon and Dustin Brown, 22, resident of Bluffton. They were killed in separate collisions which happened on U.S. 20A and State Rt. 115, respectively. Their cars skidded on bridges made icy by snow and sleet that fell early in the day along the massive storm’s western edge. Due to the storm’s high winds, scattered power outages happened in both northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan as fallen wires and trees blocked some roads. There were more significant blackouts in the Cleveland and Detroit areas. According to the National Weather Service, despite huge waves crashing ashore, the Toledo area was spared from coastal flooding but winds were as strong as 45 mph and higher still along Lake Erie. Strong winds reached 52 mph at South Bass Island and 50 at the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse. Minor snow accumulations, all of which melted during the day, were reported south of Toledo, while snow and sleet mixed with rain in the city overnight. The wintry precipitation was enough to glaze bridges to the city’s south and west. The Ohio Highway Patrol reported that Ms. Goodwin was traveling eastbound on U.S. 20A west of Fulton County Road 12 in York Township between Delta and Wauseon. She lost control due to the icy bridge and veered towards left of center, and collided head-on with an on-coming pickup. She was transported to the hospital but was pronounced dead at Fulton County Health Center, Wauseon. The operator of the pickup identified as driver Jared McClarren, 59, resident of Wauseon, was treated at the same hospital. Troopers said that McClarren was wearing a seat belt but Ms. Goodwin was not, nor was Mr. Brown, who was declared dead at the scene after his car crossed the center line and collided with an on-coming van on Route 115 north of Kalida, near State Rt. 694. Putnam County Sheriff’s Office reported that the driver of the van was Gregory Bowers, 41, from of Stryker and his passenger both suffered minor injuries. The Putnam County crash was reported at 8:24 a.m., while the one in Fulton County occurred about 20 minutes later. Accident victims have rights. You may be eligible for compensation for your injuries, wage loss and medical bills. Contact an experienced car accident lawyer now for a free consultation Link – http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=165785817&hash=7c91ce6328d60dd5eec4270c782ace9	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1960
__label__cc	0.6096	0.3904	Traffic overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, US. Credit: Bob Kreisel / Alamy Stock Photo. Zeke Hausfather US PolicyAnalysis: How Trump’s rollback of vehicle fuel standards would increase US emissions The Trump administration’s plans to rollback vehicle fuel-economy standards could increase emissions from the light vehicles sector by 13%, a Carbon Brief analysis shows. The increase could reach 85m tonnes of CO2 (MtCO2) in 2035, compared to a scenario where rising Obama-era standards remain in force. The Trump administration plans are due to be finalised this summer and would freeze fuel standards at 2020 levels. This move is sure to be challenged in court action led by the state of California, which has historically had the power to set its own vehicle standards and has a large number of other states following its lead. It is currently unclear if California could maintain its ability to independently regulate CO2 emissions from vehicles in the face of federal opposition. If the standards are successfully rolled back, however, the impact could be sizeable, Carbon Brief analysis shows. The 85MtCO2 increase in annual CO2 emissions by 2035 would be equivalent to the current yearly emissions of Bangladesh. Looming legal battle When the Clean Air Act was passed into law in the US in 1970, California already had more stringent clean air regulations than the newly enacted national standard, the result of years of battling smog in the Los Angeles region. To prevent the new federal rules from overriding California’s existing regulations, the state was given the authority to issue its own air pollution rules as long as they exceed federal standards. Other states can also choose to adopt California’s stricter rules – and 12 other states along with the District of Columbia currently do this. The Trump administration is currently seeking to rollback the Obama vehicle fuel standards, freezing the minimum miles-per-gallon standard for newly sold light cars at 2020 levels of 37 miles per gallon for cars, down from a target of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. (Light trucks and sports utility vehicles – SUVs – have somewhat lower fuel-economy targets that would also be frozen). California has opposed this change, committing to maintain high fuel-economy standards as a way of reducing CO2 pollution. This has set up a major legal showdown between the Trump administration and California, with the federal government threatening to deny California’s authority to set its own standards, a move that would inevitably end up in the courts. If California prevails, it would create a situation where the vehicle market was bifurcated, with about half the US population living in states with very different vehicle standards than the other half. Canada also recently agreed to follow California’s lead. Vehicle manufacturers, some of whom initially pressed to relax fuel-economy standards, have recently urged the Trump administration to negotiate with California, arguing that a split market would be a “nightmare scenario”. At the same time, a number of political activists who reject climate science have been lobbying the administration to move forward with the fuel standards rollback – even in the face of industry opposition. The administration appears to be moving forward with the plan, with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expected to finalise a plan to freeze fuel-economy standards over the summer. Major climate impacts If the Trump administration succeeds in its freeze, it would have substantial impact on CO2 emissions. Transportation recently surpassed electricity generation as the single largest source of US emissions, responsible for around 36% of total CO2 emissions in 2018. Fuel economy is one of the major mechanisms the government has to reduce emissions in the sector. Carbon Brief has analysed what would happen to US emissions if the administration succeeds in freezing fuel-economy standards and preventing California from maintaining its own set of more stringent rules. The figure below, adapted from an analysis by the Rhodium Group, shows the expected effects of both the Obama fuel-economy standards (in blue) and the proposed Trump administration freeze (in red) on new vehicles. Estimated new vehicle fuel standards under the current Obama standards (blue) and proposed Trump administration freeze (red) under the EIA 2018 Annual Energy Outlook reference oil price scenario. Values are shown for the average of all light vehicles, which includes cars, SUVs, and light trucks. Adapted from Figure 1 of the Rhodium Group analysis; chart by Carbon Brief using Highcharts. The analysis in the chart accounts for market forces and technological innovation, so there is still some improvement even in the absence of federal regulations, though a sizable gap remains between the Obama standards and proposed Trump administration freeze. Miles per gallon is assumed to remain nearly flat after 2025 in the absence of any new fuel-economy standards, as oil prices remain near current levels. The scenario shown here is for a “reference” oil-price scenario from the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) 2018 Annual Energy Outlook, where oil prices stay close to current levels. Rhodium also provides a detailed look at what might happen under much cheaper or more expensive oil prices. In this analysis, under the Obama standards the average fuel economy for new light vehicles would reach 45 miles per gallon (mpg) by 2025, flattening after that in the absence of new policies. Under the proposed freeze, new vehicle fuel standards would only reach 38mpg by 2025. New vehicle sales are only part of the story, however, as they only make up a small portion of all vehicles on the road at any given time. About half the cars currently on the road in the US are more than 10 years old and around 6% are more than 20 years old. To calculate the impact of the proposed fuel-economy freeze across the US vehicle fleet, Carbon Brief uses vehicle fleet age data from the EIA, estimating what share of light vehicles on the road come from different model years (see methodology at the end for details). The figure below shows the resulting average fuel standards across all light vehicles on the road for each year. The effects of the fuel-economy freeze are smaller here, particularly early on, as it takes time for vehicles meeting the new standards to replace older, less efficient models. Estimated average light vehicle fuel standards under the current Obama standards (blue) and proposed Trump administration freeze (red). Based on new vehicle fuel standard estimates in the prior figure, and a vehicle age distribution from the EIA. Chart by Carbon Brief using Highcharts. Across all light vehicles, the Obama rules would have seen fuel standards increase from around 29mpg today to 34mpg by 2025 and 42mpg by 2035. Under the proposed freeze, fuel standards would increase to just 33mpg by 2025 and 37mpg by 2035. These differences are notably smaller than for new vehicles, reflecting the challenge that older models pose for rapidly decarbonising the transportation sector. To estimate the impact a fuel-economy freeze would have on CO2 emissions, Carbon Brief then assumes that the average miles travelled per person in the US remains constant over the next 15 years, with overall vehicle miles increasing modestly due to population growth. The figure below shows the resulting annual CO2 emissions from light vehicles under the Obama standards (blue) and Trump freeze (red) in the top panel, along with the difference between the two in the bottom panel. Estimated light vehicle CO2 emissions under current Obama standards (blue) and proposed Trump administration freeze (red), along with the difference between the two, in millions of tonnes of CO2 (MtCO2). Based on the data in the prior two figures, and an EPA estimate of CO2 emissions per gallon of fuel. Chart by Carbon Brief using Highcharts. A Trump administration freeze of fuel-economy standards would increase US emissions by around 85m tonnes of CO2 (MtCO2) per year by 2035. This would represent a 13% increase in light vehicle emissions compared to a world where the Obama standards remained in place. Put another way, this represents an increase in overall transportation emissions of around 5% and overall economy-wide CO2 emissions of 1.7%. It would also likely impact emissions and vehicle fuel standards beyond the 2035 time horizon modelled here, though that would depend in part on the policies of future administrations If California succeeds in keeping its own standards, the picture would change considerably. It might not make sense for vehicle manufacturers to maintain two separate sets of vehicles for different markets in the US, so the more strict California standard might end up becoming the de facto national standard – even if the administration freezes fuel-economy rules at the federal level. However, what exactly would happen remains unclear and would be difficult to effectively model. Vehicle fuel-economy standards are one of the major levers that the federal government has to regulate CO2 emissions. If the Trump administration succeeds in freezing the standards and denying California’s waiver, it would represent perhaps the most significant action to date that it has taken to rollback emissions reductions. Average new light vehicle fuel-economy estimates – covering cars, SUVs and light trucks – for both the Obama standards and proposed Trump administration freeze were taken from the Rhodium Group analysis, “Sizing Up a Potential Fuel Economy Standards Freeze”, which was published in May 2018. The reference oil-price scenario from the Energy Information Agency (EIA) 2018 Annual Energy Outlook was used to simplify the analysis, though readers are encouraged to read the full Rhodium Group report to see additional oil-price scenarios. The age curve of US vehicles was estimated based on the 2017 distribution of vehicle vintage from the EIA, assuming that age distribution remained fixed across the period examined. The figure below, from the EIA, shows the share of household vehicles of different ages. US household vehicle age distribution for both 2009 and 2017. Figure from the EIA’s “Today in Energy”. Average light-vehicle fuel standards was calculated based on new vehicle fuel-economy numbers from the Rhodium Group analysis and the EIA’s vehicle age curve, assuming that vehicles of all ages had similar use profiles (in other words that newer vehicles were not driven more). This assumption was made in the absence of any readily available estimates of the relationship between light vehicle age and miles driven. CO2 emissions from light vehicles under both the Obama standards and Trump administration proposed freeze were calculated by assuming that per-capita light vehicle miles travelled remain constant at 2017 levels – and that the US population increases over time. Historical (and 2017) light vehicle miles travelled were taken from the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Population projections through 2035 were taken from US Census’s 2017 National Population Projections Dataset. Gallons of fuel consumed were calculated by dividing total light vehicle miles travelled by average light vehicle miles per gallon. CO2 emissions were calculated assuming 8.89kg CO2 per gallon of fuel, based on data from the US EPA. Emissions from light vehicles sector could increase by 13% under Trump administration plans Analysis: How UK leaving the EU would increase climate targets for others US Policy \| July 7. 2016. US Policy \| September 9. 2015. Analysis: Fossil-fuel emissions in 2018 increasing at fastest rate for seven years US Policy \| December 12. 2018. Analysis: Meeting Paris pledges would prevent at least 1C of global warming US Policy \| June 6. 2017. US Policy \| January 1. 2019.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1961
__label__cc	0.503469	0.496531	Homegrown Islamic Terrorism: How Great a Threat? Who Are the Targets? Risa Brooks • June 25, 2012 • In the context of the developing debate between Farah and German, I too remain puzzled about the implications of Muslim Brotherhood groups who espouse extremist ideas, and whether these encourage homegrown terrorism in the United States. The concern seems to be that extremist ideology and its adherents will contribute to the “radicalization” of Americans. Such casual use of the term radicalization does little to promote a clear sense of the phenomenon and presupposes, as I argued previously, that radical ideas naturally produce terrorist action. Some individuals who identify as members of a Muslim Brotherhood group may preach hate and exhort followers to despicable acts. Still, in order to have a sensible debate about what compromises to civil liberties should be sustained to limit hateful speech and groups that engage in it, there has to be concrete evidence that those words actually generate a security threat in the United States. One issue that complicates the debate is highlighted by Brian Jenkins when he observes that many of those arrested in 2009 and 2010 were Al Shabab recruits, influenced by then-current events in Somalia. Some definitions of homegrown terrorism treat as a uniform phenomenon Muslim American citizens or residents who engage in any form of terrorist activity. By those definitions, providing material support to Hamas, joining the Afghan Taliban or Al Shabab, and plotting to bomb a subway in the United States are equivalent acts of homegrown terrorism. One could argue, however, that the motivations driving an individual to provide material support to the Palestinian Hamas are distinct from those that might drive American residents or citizens to wage attacks against their fellow citizens in the United States. One could raise similar questions about aiding or joining an overseas militant group such as al Shabab or the Afghan Taliban that is fighting what the movement perceives as a foreign occupation. In other words, we should be wary of assuming that Muslims aiding or joining any and all foreign militant organizations constitutes evidence of a homegrown terrorist threat in the United States. Also from this issue Lead Essay An Exaggerated Threat by Risa Brooks Risa Brooks argues that the threat of homegrown jihadist terrorism has often been exaggerated. U.S. Muslims have generally shown little inclination toward terrorism. The small minority who feel differently have proven themselves startlingly inept. The Muslim community has proven itself eager to report suspected militants, and many plots would never have progressed beyond fantasy without the “help” of FBI sting operations. Worrying too much about this threat diverts resources from other valuable FBI endeavors, foments suspicion in the Muslim community, and erodes our civil liberties. Response Essays Jihadist Recruiting Is Widespread by Douglas Farah Douglas Farah draws our attention to the recruiting efforts and propaganda of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is profoundly violent, anti-western, anti-Semitic, and pro-terrorist. The group’s propaganda is widespread in American mosques, he warns, and the Muslim Brotherhood exerts significant influence over Islam in America. Although American Muslims may not generally be inclined to violence, it is clear that some of them are, and we should not underestimate the threat when we can see it so clearly stated in the available recruitment and propaganda literature. Incompetent Terrorists, Courageous Airline Passengers, Vengeful Wives by Michael German Michael German calls attention to the civil liberties violations that have sprung up as a direct result of our antiterrorism policies. Federal agencies have investigated tens of thousands of innocents and collected data on many more; the surveillance industrial complex has grown enormously, and traditional privacy protections have been removed. Meanwhile, we still often stop terrorists through a combination of their own incompetence, courage on the part of ordinary civilians, and plain good luck. This suggests that our surrender of civil liberties has done us little good, if any. Getting the Threat Right by Brian Michael Jenkins Brian Michael Jenkins examines American jihadism and concludes that it’s largely an Internet phenomenon. Sympathies for jihad run wider than they are deep. The 2009-2010 uptick in arrests can partly be explained by Somali reactions to the 2007 Ethiopian invasion of Somalia. Jenkins finds that national and clan ties likely have more motivating power than al Qaeda’s ideology. Still, because Americans unrealistically expect 100% security, he voices concern that even a single terrorist success could provoke panicked overreactions. From Influence to Action by Risa Brooks Learning from Past Civil Liberties Mistakes by Michael German Material Support for Terrorism by Douglas Farah Guilt by Association by Michael German Who Are the Targets? by Risa Brooks	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1967
__label__wiki	0.771305	0.771305	About Cato Our Centers The Community Reinvestment Act in the Age of Fintech and Bank Competition The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) requires banks to lend to low- and moderate-income (LMI) households in the areas where they take deposits. However, the competitive environment is much changed from when the CRA came into force in 1977, and mounting evidence suggests the CRA is either ineffective or damaging. A new study from Cato scholar Diego Zuluaga argues that there is a strong case for repealing the CRA in favor of alternative policies that better achieve its goals. “The Community Reinvestment Act in the Age of Fintech and Bank Competition,” by Diego Zuluaga Closing Pandora’s Box: The Growing Abuse of the National Security Rationale for Restricting Trade Over its first two years, the Trump administration has aggressively reshaped U.S. trade policy. One of its most controversial initiatives is the expansive use of national security to justify imposing tariffs and quotas. Internationally, many U.S. trading partners responded immediately to the tariffs with tariffs of their own, and both the U.S. tariffs and the retaliatory tariffs are the subject of litigation that will test the limits of the WTO’s dispute settlement process and the trading system itself. In a new paper, Cato scholars Simon Lester and Huan Zhu suggest an alternative mechanism to handle these issues. “Closing Pandora’s Box: The Growing Abuse of the National Security Rationale for Restricting Trade,” by Simon Lester and Huan Zhu The Conservative Sensibility Rights precede government. That’s the core of the American founding, and George F. Will argues that it’s worth preserving. Will sat down with Cato Daily Podcast host Caleb O. Brown to discuss his new book, The Conservative Sensibility. “The Conservative Sensibility,” Cato Video with George F. Will and Caleb O. Brown “The Conservative Sensibility,” Cato Daily Podcast with George F. Will and Caleb O. Brown Remembering the Risks of Confrontation with Iran President Trump’s last minute decision to abort a US military strike on Iran is a welcome sign that someone in the administration knows when to slam the breaks on the “maximum pressure” campaign. Backing out of the Iran nuclear deal and ratcheting up the pressure has only made Iran more risk acceptant and antagonistic. Cato scholars have written extensively on the risks of confrontation with Iran, including the dangers of direct military intervention. “An Aborted War, and the Failure of Trump’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Campaign on Iran,” by John Glaser “The Right Call on Iran, But It Shouldn’t Be Trump’s Call,” by Gene Healy “Unforced Error: The Risks of Confrontation with Iran,” by Emma Ashford and John Glaser CATO TODAY NEWSLETTER Daily dose of liberty delivered straight to your inbox. 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__label__cc	0.544384	0.455616	Africa: The Next Big Opportunity? Ahead of Hotel Investment Conference Africa in September, Breaking Travel News talks to Jonathan Worsley, chairman of hosts Bench Events, about the immense potential for growth on the continent When I ask the question “name an emerging economy?”, most people tend to answer with one of the BRICs – Brazil, Russia, India and China. Hardly surprising given that these countries are transforming the balance of global economic power at unprecedented pace. Fewer people respond with the name of an African country – yet it is the countries that make up the world’s second largest and second most populous continent that are quietly going about their impressive growth. The numbers speak for themselves, with African GDP growing at almost double the rate of the developed world during the past decade. And if you think African investment is all about tapping into its bountiful natural resources, think again. African consumer spending is growing, fuelled by a growing middle class with disposable income, and investment in banking, services, consumer goods and telecoms. The same basis for growth in Latin America and Asia. Despite the uncertainty surrounding some of its northern countries, Africa is quickly becoming the land of promise because of its potential returns on investment. Global alternative asset manager the Carlyle Group recently announced that it has established a team to conduct buyout and growth capital investments in Sub-Saharan Africa — the initial target for the new fund is $500million. According to the African Economic Outlook, most African economies enjoyed impressive growth before the 2009 global recession. Average annual growth in 2006-08 was hovering around six per cent and GDP per capita growth to almost four per cent. The world economic crisis brought this period of relatively high African growth to a sudden end. In the meantime, the world economy is recovering again, and Africa is expected to benefit from improved international conditions. Finance experts use the returns achieved by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) as a good guide to what has been possible. From 2000 to March 2010, the IFC saw a return of almost 22 per cent a year on its African private equity portfolio, higher than for any other emerging markets region. At the recent The Times CEO Summit Africa, Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, said he is “convinced that Africa presents the next frontier for business and offers a prize market that every investor should consider”. Given the trials and tribulations of Rwanda, the president pointed to the country’s new-found political stability and restoration of peace and security as factors that have helped his country post 7.6 per cent economic growth last year. Rwanda is just one of the many countries across Africa that are helping investors by cutting red tape and promoting the benefits of investment. The president also highlighted Africa’s growing young population and urban middle class that is fuelling the growth in the consumption of goods and services. According to Kagame, by 2020 the number of middle-class Africans will have almost doubled, with combined consumer spending of $1.4 trillion. “There is now sufficient economic and political stability across Africa to inspire investor confidence,” he said. Hotel Investment Conference Africa And it is that investor confidence which has enabled us to bring the Hotel Investment Conference Africa (HICA) to Morocco this September. The speaker line up includes the minister of tourism & handicraft for the Kingdom of Morocco, HE Yassir Zenagui. “HICA is a ground breaking event for Africa. For Morocco to attract this calibre of conference, will help support and deliver our 2020 vision for tourism in the region,” said the minister. “For the rest of Africa it will help build a better appreciation of the potential within the continent,” Recent events in North Africa and the on-going movement of international hotel brands entering Africa as a whole, means there has never been more to talk about at a conference like HICA. A great line up of speakers will shed light on the way forward in the face of political change, and examine further opportunities throughout the continent. As ever with new markets, knowledge is key to success. The hotel investment industry is re-adjusting its thinking as to where the key prospects are in the region. Markets such as Libya, which were showing such promise and activity, are no longer feasible for investors in the short-term. I’ve been in the hotel investment industry for nearly 20 years and I don’t think we have ever seen such a dramatic shift in market sentiment in such a short space of time. In hotel development offices around the world little pins are being moved around maps. That said, a great deal remains unchanged, with strong prospects for hotel investors within the region – for example, Morocco’s Vision 2020, which includes a multi-billion government plan to double tourist receipts and is backed by three middle eastern sovereign wealth funds. Of course, the region is also undergoing a lot of political change, and change creates opportunities. We know investors are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach in some markets, which will also be discussed at HICA. If you want to get ahead in the market, and in particular in new markets, then it is essential to be fully up-to-date with the latest events and news within the industry. This is especially true of Africa, which still remains relatively unknown in terms of historical investment data and experience – meaning that you must take care when seeking investment advice; not everyone is an “expert”. There’s a lot of money going into Africa and not everyone knows what to do with it – it’s a challenge getting some “experts” to correctly point to Kenya on a map. Track the right publications, reports and statistics, but also talk to colleagues, experts and competitors at industry events. Meetings such as HICA provide that opportunity for intelligence gathering, as well as building important networks, comparing and sharing notes, bouncing ideas around and generally finding out what it’s really like on the ground. HICA will provide the platform in which to debate how developments will affect hotel investors, operators and developers both long- and short-term. Accor, Marriott, Hilton Worldwide, IHG and Rezidor are already locating development personnel in Africa, and further opportunities will undoubtedly emerge — but just where will these be? What will change mean? And more importantly how does the hotel industry capitalize? Some of the biggest names in the business have agreed to join the conference to explore current opportunities and developments. Both the local hotel chains as well as international operators moving into the African continent will be present. Some of the other confirmed speakers include; HE Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Morocco; Souad Benbachir, Partner, Executive Board Member, CFG Group; Nawal Bendefa, Managing Director, Actif Invest; Arthur de Haast, Global Chief Executive Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels; Tarik Senhaji, Chairman, Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT); Yann Caillère, President and Chief Operating Officer, Accor; Ewan Cameron, Chief Executive Officer, Lonrho Hotels; HE Ahmed Réda Chami, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Kingdom of Morocco; Warren Chan, Principal, Potomac Thames LLC; Driss Benhima, Chairman & CEO, Royal Air Maroc; Fouad Chraibi, Chairman, H Partners; Waleed F M- Al Fehaid, Chairman & CEO, Al Ajial Group of Companies & CEO, Morocco-Kuwaiti Development Consortium (CMKD); Michael Cooper, Vice President, Development, Sub Saharan Africa, IHG; Philippe Doizelet, Partner - North Africa, Horwath HTL; Ismail Douiri, Director General, Attijariwafa Bank Group ; HE Karim Ghellab, Minister of Transport and Facilities, Kingdom of Morocco; Gordon Drake, Chief Financial Officer, Kingdom Hotel Investments; Jordi Ferrer, Founding Partner, Tourism & Leisure Advisory Services; Patrick Finn, Senior Director, Acquisitions & Development, Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Patrick Fitzgibbon, SVP Development - Europe & Africa, Hilton Worldwide; Ed Fuller, President, Marriott International; Marc Grosfort, Chief Development Officer - Middle East & Africa, Marriott International; Lars Hansen, Managing Director, Dreams Leisure Angola; Rudi Jagersbacher, Area President, Middle East and Africa, Hilton Worldwide; Christian Karogloanian, Chief Development Officer, Accor; Prof Maggie Kigozi, Executive Director, Uganda Investment Authority; Marie-Beatrice Lallemand, President Directeur General, Mazagan; Chris Luebkeman, Director, Global Foresight + Innovation, ARUP; Mmatsatsi Marobe, Chief Executive Officer, TBSCA; Jalil Mekouar, Managing Director Middle East & Africa, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels; Muriel Muirden, Vice President, Strategy, WATG; Ahmer Naushad, Vice President, Hospitality Investments, Rani Investment; Peter Norman, Senior Vice President Development & Acquisitions, Hyatt International; Nenad Pacek, Co-Founder, CEEMEA Business Group and President, Global Success Advisors; Paul Pisani, Senior Vice President of Hotel Development, Corinthia Hotels; Thorsten Purkus, Vice President Feasibility and Development Finance EMEA, Hyatt International; Kurt Ritter, President and CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group; Gillian Saunders, Head of Advisory Services, Grant Thornton Strategic Solutions; David Scowsill, President & CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council; Neil Steffen, Joint Chief Executive Officer, Fly540; Otto J. Stehlik, Chairman, Protea Hotels; Godfrey Tapela, Senior Investment Officer, IFC; Trevor Ward, Managing Director and Founder, W Hospitality Group; Graham Wood, Managing Director, Southern Sun Hotels, Inns & Resorts; Jonathan Worsley, Chairman, Bench Events, Board Director, STR Global; Mark Wynne Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels. An Early Bird Discount to the HICA conference - saving $800 - is available if booked now. Johannesburg Tourism Company mourns Ma Sisulu BTN Focus: Paul Gardiner, Mantis Collection hotel investment conference africa jonathan worsley HICA - Hotel Investment Conference Africa 2011 Monday, 26th September 2011 The HICA brand is already well established in South Africa, however there is also a growing need to explore opportunities in the northern territories as these regions are developing rapidly. West Africa: The Case for Hotel Investment	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1970
__label__wiki	0.643621	0.643621	AN EVENING WITH DANNY KAYE Set for New Year's Eve at El Portal Theatre BroadwayWorld.com Nov. 20, 2013 El Portal Theatre presents An Evening With Danny Kaye starring Brian Childers, directed by Stephen Nachamie with musical direction by Jeffrey Beiring with special guest Bart Rockett. The New Year's Eve celebration will be December 31, 2013, with two performances at 4pm & 9pm, at the historic El Portal Theatre Mainstage in the NOHO Arts District, North Hollywood, CA. This is the 7th consecutive New Year's Eve celebration at El Portal Theatre. Mr. Childers starred as Danny Kaye in El Portal Theatre' s longest-running hit on the Mainstage, The Kid From Brooklyn, in 2007-2008. This touring performance brought him a Kennedy Center Best Actor Award. Brian has performed to sold-out crowds from Miami to Manhattan, and most recently performed two years Off-Broadway with this delightful and dynamic tour de force. Songs include "Tchaikovsky," "Thumbelina," "I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts," "Ballin' the Jack," "Oh, By Jingo," "Anatole of Paris," "Mad Dogs and Englishmen," and more! Also featured is Bart Rockett as the opening act, direct from the Dr. Phil Show! Rockett is an Illusionist, Comedian, Ventriloquist, Magician and Musician all rolled into one multi-talented Entertainer! Rockett hosted and starred in his own nationally syndicated television show for three seasons in addition to headlining his own theater in Branson, MO for ten years. He has been seen most recently in NBC's "Parenthood" and has a featured role in the film "Through the Eye." Not unlike Danny Kaye's appearances at the Palladium in London, Brian will bring down the house and ring in the New Year as the clock strikes 12 in NOHO. It's an Exciting Family Friendly Show and a Great Party! with Champagne, Desserts & Noisemakers! Don't Miss It! Grandparents, Teenagers and fun loving Adults will join in the merriment that El Portal provides every New Year's Eve. El Portal Theatre proudly presents An Evening with Danny Kaye Brian Childers as Danny Kaye Directed by Stephen Nachamie Musical Direction by Jeffrey Beiring New Year's Eve Performances: TICKETS: $55 - $65 (includes coffee & dessert bar); $75 - $95 (includes hats, horns, champagne & wine bar, Porto's desserts , hors d'oeuvors). For tickets call: 818-508-4200, 866-811-4111. Or order online www.elportaltheatre.com. Related Articles View More Los Angeles Stories Shows Theatre of NOTE Presents the World Premiere of DRIVING WILDE THE RISE AND FALL (AND RISE) OF MARTHA STEWART to Play Catalina Bar & Grill City Of Los Angeles Department Of Cultural Affairs Presents OFFAL Wonkybot Studios To Launch New Kids Horror Podcast Series ORIGINS UNKNOWN THE RAT MENTALIST Comes to Hollywood Fringe Eight New Fifteen Minute Musicals From New Musicals Inc. To Premiere In Hollywood 2019 Annual Midsummer Shakespeare Festival Announced NMI Presents Elise Dewsberry In One-Woman Fundraiser Performance, June 23 NATAS Announces The Passing Of Linda Giannecchini Photo Flash: Kentwood Players Opens BLITHE SPIRIT July 19 VIDEO: Get A First Look At THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA at London's Royal Festival Hall Contest: Win Tickets To MISS SAIGON at the Hollywood Pantages! Interview: The Texas Tenors Talk Their 10th Tour & Top Times Interview: Ben Vereen Discusses His Award-Winning STEPPIN' OUT WITH BEN VEREEN Cabaret Show Review: Disney's NEWSIES Reminds Everyone to Seize the Day and Fight for What is Right LOS ANGELES SHOWS More hell prepared theatre dybbuk at the Philosophical Research Society (7/26 - 8/4) PHOTOS VIDEOS CAST The Favorite Avery Schreiber Playhouse (6/28 - 7/21) PHOTOS CAST Sexual Perversity in Chicago The Arena Hollywood (7/11 - 7/21) PHOTOS CAST 5-Star Theatricals (7/26 - 8/4) P3 Theatre Company (9/13 - 9/29) CAST Los Angeles Email Alerts	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1974
__label__cc	0.717665	0.282335	LEGO BrickHeadz 40354 Dragon Dance Guy [Review] There has always been something very special about LEGO Seasonal sets. It’s not just the subject matter of the sets, but also their unusual designs and formats that look nothing like regular retail LEGO themes. In 2019, LEGO will be making holidays even more special with a stunning lineup of Chinese Lunar New Year LEGO sets. Although these might be only available in China and the rest of the Asia Pacific region, there’s still an excellent way to take part in these celebrations — the new LEGO BrickHeadz 40354 Dragon Dance Guy brings a festive holiday mood in a very funny format. The set includes 170 pieces. A quick look at the 3 unnumbered bags reveals a whole bunch of colors featured in the set — actually, 12 different colors. New and rare elements Among all of LEGO’s regular retail products, BrickHeadz sets occupy a unique place. For their relatively modest price, these sets include a huge range of the smallest plates and tiles loved by many fan builders, and due to the unique design of the models there’s always a high chance of getting new pieces and elements in new colors. In this respect, 40354 Dragon Dance Guy has a lot to offer. Plate 4X4, 1/4 Circle in dark red (Element ID 4613267) are some of the most noticeable pieces of the set. Despite being in production for 14 years already, these parts are still hard to find. If you’re into building small posable figures that require a lot of modified plates with holders, you should pay attention to Plate 1X2 W/Holder, Vertical in bright light orange (Element ID 6093459), which has only been seen in 10 other sets so far. Until 2017, getting Plate 1X2 With Slide in regular green (Element ID 4272665) was quite a challenge. Now you can find one more in this very BrickHeadz set. And if you’re looking for Plate 1X1, W/ 1.5 Plate 1X1, Upwards in black (Element ID 6234695), BrickHeadz sets like 41615 Harry Potter & Hedwig, 41621 Ron Weasley and Albus Dumbledore, and now the new 40354 Dragon Dance Guy are the easiest ways to get some. Brick 1X1 W. 1 Knob in bright light orange (Element ID 6092035) is even rarer; there are only 9 other sets that contain the piece in the color, and the new 40354 Dragon Dance Guy is the easiest way to get the pieces. Finally, a couple of regular bricks 2×2 in medium blue (Element ID 4201235) are just nice pieces to get as they can mostly be found in huge LEGO Creator boxes of building bricks. Plate 1X2 W. 2 Shafts Ø 3.2 in bright light orange, which has only appeared in 5 other sets before, has changed its Element ID and is now featured as 6174004. Pieces in pearl gold can easily be one of the biggest reason to get this set. Feather (Element ID 6196565) has only been available in 10257 Carousel before, while Plant, W/ Plate 1X1, No. 1 (Element ID 6219088) was only spotted in 41196 The Elvenstar Tree Bat Attack. Assembling the figure At first, the building process doesn’t look much different from any other BrickHeadz figure. But everything changes once you start covering the figure’s head with red pieces. The dragon’s upper jaw is a dedicated build assembled in several steps. Apart from the figure it looks amazingly compact and well-designed, and it is something we could have seen in LEGO Creator sets. The top of the costume is assembled last. This is an unusually long and massive part for a BrickHeadz format. Once again, its design is very Creator-like, with just several pieces mixed to create a very efficient design. And yes, the dragon’s eyes are made with minifigure microphones (part 90370). The finished model The complete figure looks magnificent. Basically, it is a regular BrickHeadz figure in a dragon costume, and it can be compared to a regular minifigure in a dragon suit as seen in Series 18 of Collectible Minifigures. Even though both look charming and cute, it’s stunning how much more detailed the BrickHeadz costume actually is. Suddenly I realise I have never seen a mix of red, gold and bright light orange in a LEGO set before, and these colors look particularly nice together. We rarely criticize designs of LEGO boxes, but this is one such case. The three-quarters view on the box front does absolutely no justice to the dragon’s face design. It’s only when you look straight into the dragon’s eyes that its face, nostrils, and teeth form a complete design. And it looks very, very impressive! But because of the eyes’ peculiar structure it’s really hard to see the dragon’s face from any other angle. One more pretty thing is the stand decorated with a couple of very simple, but clever Chinese lanterns. Not the character look like it is in the street ready to give a fantastic performance! Conclusions and recommendation Such an excellent set as LEGO BrickHeadz 40354 Dragon Dance Guy can hardly be a bad choice. Its value for money is way above average, its design is unique and funny, and it doesn’t look like we are getting more China-themed BrickHeadz anytime soon. Whether you’re starting you BrickHeadz collection or you already have a solid number of sets, this one will be an absolutely brilliant addition. LEGO BrickHeadz 40354 Dragon Dance Guy includes 170 pieces and retails for £9.99 / $9.99 / 9.99€. The set will be available at the usual retailers soon. LEGO, News BrickHeadz, China, Review, Seasonal ← First Captain Marvel LEGO set officially revealed [News] 5-4-3-2-1 Thunderbirds are go! → 2 comments on “LEGO BrickHeadz 40354 Dragon Dance Guy [Review]” Mimi December 16, 2018 at 10:28 pm Totes adorbs Jelo Feliciano December 20, 2018 at 12:28 am howd you get it early?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1976
__label__cc	0.694919	0.305081	The Jazz Show Episode November 23, 2009 9:00pm - 12:00am Keith Jarrett is one of the most extraordinary musicians of our time and can rightly be called a genius. Born on May 8,1945, he was a child prodigy, playing professionally when he was a child of 8 years. He has worked with Art Blakey, Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis and with his own bands. His trio with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette is one of the premier trios in the history of this music. Jarrett has performed solo concerts since 1973. At first they were non-stop improvisations and some were classics and best sellers like the famous "Koln Concert". His approach to solo playing has changed as he now plays moods that are divided up. They are all totally improvised. Jarrett clears his head of extraneous thoughts and begins to play. The mood can be rhythmic and roiling or pastoral and romantic or lyrical or introspective and sad. Everything is open to Mr. Jarrett and that's what you will hear tonight......"Testament" recorded in late November and early December 2008 in Paris and London on a 3 CD set from ECM Records. Les McCann · Swiss Movement George Wallington · 52 Street Revisited Groovin' High Shaw 'Nuff Dalvatore Sally Boyd Raeburn · Boyd Meets Stravinsky March of the Boyds. A Day To Mourn Booker Ervin · The Freedom Book Cut 2 Side 2. Anthony Braxton · Berlin Concerts Little "B's" Poem. Bobby Hutcherson · Components Song For My Father Gavin Walker · Demo Disc Up In Gavin's Flat. Keith Jarrett · Testament Nov.2008 Lomdon The Jazz Show Gavin Walker Monday 9pm - 12am	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1979
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You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. What are non-farm payrolls? The US non-farm payrolls, or 'NFPs', is an official statistic released by the US Department of Labor, usually on the first Friday of every month. The non-farm payrolls measure the number of people currently in employment in the US and are released along with the US unemployment rate. Both are important yardsticks used by traders and analysts alike to get an insight into the health of the US economy. Specifically, the non-farm payrolls measure the number of people in employment in all businesses across the country, excluding agricultural, local government, private household and not-for-profit sectors. The non-farm payrolls are considered to be one of the most robust measures of the health of the US economy, as they can give an insight into future important data releases such as gross domestic product ('GDP') figures and manufacturing data. 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__label__cc	0.721851	0.278149	President’s Remarks from the CVCAC AGM, Jan 29, 2014 Welcome to the 45th Annual General Meeting of the Comox Valley Community Arts Council. My name is Jamie Bowman and I am the president of the Board. I'd also like to introduce to you our current directors, Bobby Herron, vice-president, Anna Rambow, secretary, and Kera McHugh. At this time, I’d like to give you my ‘state of the Council’ report on the Comox Valley Community Arts Council past fiscal year. First off, I want to express my deep appreciation to the board members, volunteers and staff who have worked so tenaciously to support and enhance the artistic culture of the Comox Valley. In particular I want to recognize departing board members Jenna Chalmer, Jill Moran, Beth Borsato, and Stacey Harper – who continues to volunteer her accounting skills; our co-op students, Melissa Willwoods and Heather Koning; plus some really outstanding volunteers, including Claude Dalley, Alan Burgess and Tom Dishlevoy. We also owe a deep debt of gratitude to our funders, both individuals and organizations, including the BC Arts Council, the BC Gaming Commission, Canadian Heritage, the City of Courtenay, the Comox Valley Regional District, Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement Association, and to a number of individuals. I want to particularly acknowledge the significant financial contributions of Brian Scott and Jerry Simice. This has been a time of transition and re-building for the Arts Council, as we have been faced with serious challenges in the past year. Our stated mission is to animate the arts in the Comox Valley by: acting as a resource for the arts community; informing the public about the arts; and celebrating the Comox Valley as an arts producing centre. In the past year, we have done a lot, made difficult decisions and found new direction. We have focused on a rebuilding the foundation for a continued successful society, well-armed to reach those stated mission goals. Guided by a professional facilitator, we analyzed all our programs and policies. From that, we developed a new and very comprehensive strategic plan. We have a membership survey underway to ensure we are in step with those we serve. We have rebuilt our communications. Our regular digital newsletter is now automated and attached to the website with links and a calendar. We now have on-line forms for feedback from members' and the public. We have done a complete overhaul on our website, to focus on self-serve and easier management by staff and volunteers. That has given us a greater, more professional and more accessible presence on the Internet. And, we have an active social media presence. We have continued to partner with a number of community organizations, including the Elks, the DBCIA, the Community Justice Centre, the City of Courtenay, the Comox Valley Art Gallery, MusicFest, Elevate The Arts, and a number of others. In the past fiscal year, our programs included: 1. Utility Box painting, 2. Comox Valley Airport Art Exhibition 3. A community PA Sound System for loan 4. Writers' Support Group 5. Songwriters Circle gatherings, 6. Fundraising and Marketing Plan development 7. Annual raffle 8. Ongoing Youth Mentorship and Mural Projects, including the impressive Lewis Park Pool mural with Tracy Kobus and the Diversity Mural on the Elks Club wall in Simms Alley, led by Josh Klassen and Anh Le. 9. The Trash Art Challenge, and 10. CVAG/CVCAC Members Exhibition (annual) And we are working toward developing: 1. a members' directory, 2. public art as part of the City of Courtenay's Centennial Project and, 3. a workshop series for artists' professional development One of the most difficult decisions we made as a board was to close the Muir Gallery. We had to accept that the Muir was unsustainable: too much of our reduced funding was going to pay for rent, as was too much staff time in operations. We found generous funders who stepped up to help keep the Muir open, month-to-month, while dedicated volunteers like Jenna Chalmer and Alan Burgess put in many hours. Our decision to move on from the Muir will open bigger and better long-term possibilities to encompass a wider breadth of programming. We recognize the importance of the Arts Council having a central, physical presence in the community. We have been working on an opportunity to have a new location in the downtown core, one that won't suck away so much funding -- a location that can provide wider support to all genres of the arts. Negotiations are underway but not ready to be public. The project will involve a capital fundraising and volunteer campaign, of which I truly hope you will all be a part. Successful organizations must go through renewal. That is where we are: focusing on our foundations for the future, enabling your Arts Council to better supply fresh and continued services and support to all disciplines of the artistic community of the Comox Valley. A lot of the following, we have been doing already. But our goals are to do more, to ensure: • That local artists and arts-sector workers have access to relevant, up-to-date information, learning opportunities and resources to assist in their projects and goals. • That local artists have access to tools to help them network with other artists, with venues and presenters and to sell and promote their work. • That community members have access to information and opportunities to support their development as artists, at all levels. • That the community has a strong membership-based organization – with good governance, talented staff and volunteers – that can be a voice for artists and arts- sector workers. • That the public, and local government, have access to excellent information about the importance of the arts in the well-being of our community, and • That our Valley continues to be recognized as a significant arts-producing centre. In closing, as much as we are doing, your Arts Council needs financial support, volunteers and fresh faces on the Board to work with us toward defined short- and long-term goals. The Arts want you! Contact our staff or email through the ComoxValleyArts.com website. Jamie Bowman, President Comox Valley Community Arts Council Previous PostAwesome new arts directory for you to dive into! Next PostCentral Island Artisans- Spring Studio Tour Call For Artists My Body of Art Potter’s Place – February Feature Artist of the Month, Patsy O’Connell. SummerNight Markets – This week features Atmosphere Gathering “Downtown” Paintings by Martha Jablonski-Jones featured at TOSH	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1986
__label__wiki	0.64129	0.64129	Science identifies the best in-flight meal (if you care about taste) If you have to endure the horror of a meal on an airplane, a new study out of Cornell says some tastes are more intense than others. Order accordingly. Danny Gallagher May 19, 2015 12:01 PM PDT In-flight meals may be one of the least appetizing food options on the planet next to a reheated McDonald's Happy Meal or anything out of a gas station discount food bin. But when you're stuck on a plane, there's usually little choice. YouTube video screenshot/CNET Still, if you're staring down an in-flight menu and can't decide between the sweet-potato casserole and the salisbury steak smothered in what you hope is gravy, a new study says the saltier option would be your best bet when it comes to flavor. Researchers from Cornell University's food science department found that the noisiness of a commercial airplane -- typically around 85 decibels -- can dramatically impact our tastebuds. The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance online and upcoming in the print edition, found that the noise of a plane decreases the taste of sweeter flavors while enhancing more savory ones. Researchers set up a simulated airplane cabin and had 48 participants taste and rate foods that represented "varying concentrations of the five basic tastes," according to the journal abstract. The participants gave foods with a sweeter taste a progressively lower rating but gave high marks to foods with "the perception of umami taste." Umami is a scientific Japanese word referring to a meaty or savory flavor, according to Merriam-Webster. This thing uses sound to make any wine taste better She blinded my tastebuds with science This is what tasting looks like "The multi-sensory nature of what we consider 'flavor' is undoubtedly underpinned by complex central and peripheral interactions," Robin Dando, an assistant professor of food science at Cornell who co-authored the study, said in a statement. "Our results characterize a novel sensory interaction with intriguing implications for the effect of the environment in which we consume food." This may explain why cocktails such as Bloody Marys are so popular on flights (aside from the fact that many nervous flyers need magic happy juice to calm them down after takeoff). German airline Lufthansa commissioned a private study in 2010 after noticing that passengers had consumed 1.8 million liters of tomato juice in a single year. The Fraunhofer Institute, a research group in Munich, Germany, also set up a simulated airplane cabin in mid-flight and asked passengers to rate the taste of tomato juice. They gave the tomato juice a much higher rating in the simulated flying conditions than on the ground. Cornell hopes this and other studies will help guide airline chefs and meal preparation departments to improve their menus. Frankly, I'd just be happy if they made their food edible. Discuss: Science identifies the best in-flight meal (if you care about taste)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1995
__label__wiki	0.84602	0.84602	Adjusting the maser In 1958, Bell Labs researchers Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow, having not yet made a laser, applied for a patent based on a paper they'd written on the subject. They had written in the December 1958 issue of the journal Physical Review that it was possible to extend the principles of the "maser" to the optical regions of the spectrum. They received U.S. patent number 2,929,922 in 1960, the same year that Theodore Maiman at Hughes Aircraft built the world's first actual laser. The laser turns 50 on May 16. In this image, likely from 1958, Schawlow works on a ruby optical maser during an experiment. At the same time, C.G.B. Garrett gets ready to photograph the flash of the maser. A maser stands for "microwave amplification by stimulation emission of radiation," according to Stanford's Gravity Probe B program. "A laser is a maser that works with higher frequency photons in the ultraviolet or visible light spectrum." Caption:Daniel TerdimanPhoto:Bell Labs Adjusting the helium neon laser In this image, taken in 1960, Bell Labs researchers Ali Javan, William Bennett, and Donald Herriott work on their helium neon laser, the world's first laser that was capable of generating a continual light beam at 1.15 microns. The laser was also the first of its kind, an electrical discharge pumped gas laser. Updated: May 13, 2010 Caption:Daniel TerdimanPhoto:Bell Labs Laser patent application This is the patent application that eventually resulted in Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow receiving U.S. patent number 2,929,922 in 1960, the same year that Theodore Maiman at Hughes Aircraft built the world's first actual laser. The laser patent U.S. patent number 2,929,922, granted to Bell Labs researchers Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow, was granted for their theoretical invention of the laser. The patent was issued the same year as Hughes Aircraft's Theodore Maiman built the world's first laser. The micron carbon dioxide laser Bell Labs researcher C.K.N. Patel is seen here in 1964 with his creation, the 10.6-micron carbon dioxide laser. Targeting forward looking infrared pod A look at the targeting forward-looking infrared pod, from Raytheon. Updated: May 13, 2010 Caption:Daniel TerdimanPhoto:Raytheon MTS-A A MTS-A multispectral targeting system from Raytheon. MTS-B A MTS-B multispectral targeting system from Raytheon. Laser operations calibration lab This is a Raytheon laser operations calibration lab located in El Segundo, Calif. Laser solder Seen here, from the Raytheon advanced product center in Dallas, Texas, is a laser etching machine. Range test At a laser test firing range, Raytheon tests its DAS-2 FLIR targeting pod. The laser turns 50 (images) The greatest alien encounter movies, ranked FCC pledges $524M to expand rural broadband by Abrar Al-Heeti The Amazon Prime Day 2019 absolute best tech deals: Afternoon update by Rick Broida Amazon Prime Day 2019: Best deals on 400GB SanDisk, 256GB Lexar memory cards, microSD cards and more by Joshua Goldman Amazon Prime Day 2019 TV and streamer deals: Fire TV Stick for $15, 4K Roku TVs from $280 by David Katzmaier Google, Facebook and Twitter sent letters about deepfakes by Dhara Singh	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line1996
__label__cc	0.713753	0.286247	Before There Were Artist Editions… Posted by Dennis De Pues \| Oct 20, 2016 \| Tales from The Comicdenn \| 5 \| There were Treasury Editions! Before there were Artist Editions and the like, both Marvel and DC experimented with oversize volumes that collected both reprints and original stories. They were printed in oversize volumes, roughly 10.5″ x 13.5″. Printed on regular newsprint with standard 4 colour palettes. So they were certainly not as large as the 11×17 size of Artists Editions (AE) and no where near the twice up size of some of the AE that IDW and others have done but in there time, 1974 -1981, they were certainly a sight to behold and like AE, a challenge to find bags and boards for as well as store safely. The first issue of Spectacular Spider-Man had 1000 copies signed and numbered on the cover by Stan Lee and John Romita, and were available only through mail order. Overstreet lists a 9.2 signed copy at $210.00. Most were collections of earlier stories from Spider-Man, Fantastic Four or whichever character was featured, and there were many. From Marvel’s flagships like Thor, Hulk and Conan to some of their lesser lights like the Defenders and Howard the Duck. There were also Seasonal Specials for Christmas and adaptations of the Wizard of Oz and 2001 A Space Odyssey. DC was putting out the “Collector’s Editions” of Neal Adams Batman with the introduction of Ra’s al Ghul and the Lord of the Jungle Tarzan. And then of course there was the joint Superman/Spider-Man crossover that Marvel and DC collaborated on. Who didn’t love Superman Vs Muhammad Ali? My favorites of these are the adaptation that Jack Kirby did on 2001 and his Captain America’s BiCentennial Battles. It was certainly later in his career, and after his return to Marvel fresh from his stint at DC, but for me, especially the 2001 adaptation was really a sight to see and Kirby’s largess perfectly fit the story and the format of the oversized editions. DC’s Tarzan and the Return of Tarzan being my favorites for them, followed oh so closely by Neal’s Batman saga. The price tag on these books at the time varied between $1.00 to $2.50. Nowadays you will spend anywhere from $20- $50 depending on grade and title to get decent copies in VF or better condition and they can usually be found at a few vendors booths at any large Con. That was the closest thing to seeing the art at roughly the size it was produced in, but I do remember thinking even at the time that for the most part, other than the size the lack of quality reproduction kind of fell flat for me. I am sure my sentiments will be pretty well echoed by you, the faithful reader of this missive, but nostalgia as we know, is a powerful drug, and I am certainly glad to have picked up a few of these issues just for that sake alone. So which ones were your favorites? Do you still have them? If not… continued Happy Collecting! P.S Marvel Announced the return of the Treasury Edition featuring Spidey by Robbie Thompson and Nick Bradshaw! The price is now $15.99! Ouch! Tags: Muhammad Ali, Neal Adams, Spider-Man, Superman, Treasury PreviousComic Culture October 19th 2016 NextWeb Arted Oct 21st Dennis is an admitted "Son of the Silver Age", having grown up with the influences of Silver Age greats: Kirby, Colan, Romita and Buscema.Three decades later, he is the creator of Crash!! and Galloway Park. More is definitely on the way. Between Nuance and Bombast Return to Zero Collecting and Confusion Keeping Kirby’s Legacy Alive! Afta Comics on October 20, 2016 at 8:16 am Nice! I still have mine from when I was a kid in the early 70’s… I actually have all of the Marvel and DC treasurys including the elusive Rudolph the Red nosed reindeer (1972) which was the first to be published by DC. I never had a production quality problem with these. They are getting tougher to find above Very Fine. Dennis De Pues on October 20, 2016 at 8:26 am I have recently, over the last 2 years or so, ,found a surprising amount of books available at local Cons.I was surprised to find most in VF or better shape.Congrats on the Rudolph score.I forgot all about that one! Scott VanderPloeg on October 20, 2016 at 9:06 am I’ve been collecting these for a few years now and have seen prices of 8.0 and higher jump significantly. Used to be able to get any Treasury for $10-$20 and now I’m seeing $60-$200. Dave Mackay on October 20, 2016 at 10:47 am For some reason Dennis, when I read the Thor Treasury as a young reader I noticed just how beautiful the Jack Kirby Art was. ( J.I.M issues) I always loved Jack but I think it was his distinctive layouts and story telling that I had only noticed up until then. But seeing Thor battle Hercules and the panels enlarged….what beautiful imagery. I dare say I even loved Colletta’s inking. I too bought the Rudolph issues Afta. They were always available at Christmas and really enhanced the Seasonal Feel. And my sisters loved them too !! Dennis De Pues on October 20, 2016 at 5:33 pm I know a lot of people speak ill of Vinnie Colletta’s work but I agree that his work on Thor was one of the things that gave Thor a refreshingly unique look.Yes I know about him erasing back grounds or characters entirely, but he was asked to do a job by a deadline and is credited as being the go to inker in case of the dreaded deadline doom.It may not seem right but I find it hard to believe that he would do it just for spite. Some issues were better than others but one thing I never heard was how long in advance he would get the pages from Kirby.I also never heard of Kirby complaining and he (Vinnie) went over to DC as well when the King left Marvel and inked a ton of Jacks work there as well.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2002
__label__wiki	0.779186	0.779186	Sign in to Commentary Explore the July/August Issue Politics & Ideas Northam and the Social-Media Accelerant Will Justin Fairfax fare better? by Christine Rosen Should Virginia governor Ralph Northam resign? Late last week, when images surfaced from Northam’s medical school yearbook showing students dressed in Ku Klux Klan hoods and blackface, the outcry was immediate and, on progressive Twitter, unanimous: Yes. Or, as the trending hashtag stated: #NorthamShouldResign. Most of the Democratic party leadership in the state of Virginia, as well as Democrats running for president in 2020, joined the chorus demanding Northam step down. Northam responded by doing what pols in crisis have long done: he held a press conference to apologize and, he no doubt assumed, quell the controversy. But as Northam quickly discovered, his 20th-Century response to a 21st-Century scandal only made things worse. During the press conference, he backtracked from his initial admission that he had been pictured in the photo and instead confessed to having worn blackface on another occasion as part of a Michael Jackson. Of course, the press conference was live-tweeted; as HuffPost gleefully headlined its story, “Ralph Northam Delivered a Wild Press Conference and Twitter Tore it Apart,” as if Twitter itself were a player in the drama. Which, in a significant way, it was. Whatever Northam’s ultimate fate, it will be decided in part by the platforms on which the drama played out. Talking to NPR’s All Things Considered, Rep. Karen Bass, who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, summarized many people’s feelings when she said: “The governor has absolutely no credibility. One day he comes out and says, I apologize for the photograph that I was in,’ and the next day, he goes, ‘Well, no actually, it wasn’t me, but I actually did do blackface that same year, but it was because I was imitating Michael Jackson, and I’m sure you see the difference between the two.’ No, we don’t.” But shouldn’t we be able to see the difference between a three-decades-old choice to dress as a popular pop star for Halloween and a deliberate effort to mock the country’s violent, racist past by dressing in the robes of the KKK? Recall that the 1980s were the decade that produced this horrible movie, so Northam wasn’t alone in making wildly insensitive choices. Ten years ago, we would have advanced to this point in the discussion about now, three days after the initial revelation. But thanks to the power of social media to move the goalposts in nearly every political discussion, we’ll never have the time to ask that and other reasonable questions about Northam’s fitness to stay in office. The media cycle demands immediate reactions and immediate decisions, and, for some reason, an increasing number of politicians on both sides of the aisle have decided that they have no choice but to play by its rules. Not Northam—at least not for now. He is brazening it out. Social media enthusiasts are quick to celebrate the way platforms like Twitter undermine traditional gatekeepers in the media by allowing ordinary people (and the journalists who love to quote them) unfettered access to others’ attention and the ability to share their opinions. And there have been times when this power was used for good (during natural disasters or emergencies, for example). But in the political sphere, more often than not, social media serves as a dangerous accelerant: recall the smirk seen ‘round the world after Covington high school students were filmed in an altercation with protestors on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial a few weeks ago. Within hours, one white teenager’s face had become the symbol of male oppression, racism, and hate—incorrectly, as it turned out. Only after full video footage of the encounter emerged were many observers forced to walk back their initial reaction to the events (many others didn’t bother, of course, as they had already moved on to the next political Twitter dumpster fire). As we move into the era of “deep fakes,”, and as evidence mounts of the ease with which misinformation and lies spread on platforms like Twitter, we should encourage caution and deliberation during times of scandal like the one unfolding in Virginia. You don’t have to like a single one of Northam’s policies to want to give an elected official time to offer a thorough explanation for his or her behavior—especially if that behavior occurred long before he or she held office. The state of Virginia will get another chance to do just that. Several news outlets are reporting that Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, a possible replacement for Northam should he step down, was accused of sexual assault in 2004 during the Democratic National Convention. As progressive Twitter taught us during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, the immediate and politically correct response would be to denounce Fairfax because #BelieveAllWomen. So far, however, both the Washington Post and a local Virginia news outlet state that although they knew about the allegations, they haven’t been able to corroborate them. While their caution is to be applauded, their blatant partisanship is not—such standards evidently didn’t stop the Post from making uncorroborated allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh a front-page story last year. As Northam’s (and possibly Fairfax’s) political fate play out on social media, it’s clear that we are at risk of replacing “trust, but verify” with “tweet, and destroy.” Christine Rosen Christine Rosen is senior writer at Commentary. Listen to Latest Podcast Will Amy McGrath Get the Celebrity Treatment? The Weight of a Feather Women’s Soccer and the Equal Pay Canard Subscribe Now & Pay Nothing Take the Commentary podcast everywhere with you Get it on SoundCloud One Man’s Scandal Do the Democrats Want to Hand the Election to Trump? Subscribe to Commentary Limited Time FREE TRIAL For a limited time, subscribe to Commentary and pay nothing for six weeks! Enjoy unlimited access to our archive. 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__label__wiki	0.879554	0.879554	Car dealership plan is given approval A NEW Audi car dealership could bring in 88 jobs to the borough. The ambitious scheme by the Volkswagen Group (UK) Ltd has been approved by borough council planners. VW won permission to build the two-storey car showroom, workshop and offices on land at the east side of Longlooms Road, near Cheshire Oaks. Approval has also been given for a new access, parking facilities and associated works. Council case officer Paul Friston says in a report: 'The proposed main building consists of two areas - the workshop to the rear and a hangar which houses the showroom, offices, shop and cafe to the front. 'The applicant states that the proposed development would have an important regional dimension.' As a condition to the scheme, Audi will make a financial contributions to highway improvements around Junction 10 of the M53 and the A5117, work on the cycleway and path along the A5117, and off-site planting through the Mersey Forest project. * Planners also approved the erection of 39 apartments with car parking and landscaping on land in Rossmore Road West, Little Sutton, for George Wimpey (North West) Ltd. * Planners also approved a retrospective scheme for a single-storey side extension at 55 Leighton Road, Neston, for Mr A Maddocks.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2005
__label__cc	0.691314	0.308686	The regulator’s dilemma – where expectations meet outcomes July 19, 2018 GovernmentRegulatory OutcomesMurray Smith Author:Murray Smith The use of enforcement tools by regulators can be a difficult and unforgiving process. Recently in Canberra the territory’s gambling regulator brought court proceedings against a licensed party and then decided not to continue in favour of a negotiated outcome. The outcome indicated that the regulated party would pay $60,000 to an anti-gambling foundation, put in place systems to improve performance and train staff. There was an outcry from the public and politicians about how terrible this decision was. Everybody was calling for the venue to be dragged before the courts in the assumption that a sentence would be given where licences would be removed, directors would be gaoled, and staff would be permanently branded with hot irons. Had the matter proceeded to court, the most likely outcome (based on what is known about the matter) would have been some form of fine for the company entity, directors would not have faced any charges, no licences would have been cancelled and (hopefully) staff would remain in employment without branding. Let’s say the regulator did proceed and lost the case, the same people that were calling for heads on sticks would be calling the regulator incompetent or that an immediate review of the organisation is needed. But what is the regulator to do? On one hand there is an expectation that the regulator will deliver public value and outcomes efficiently and effectively. On the other hand, regulators are perceived to be unforgiving ‘watchdogs’. Mixed in with this is ministerial expectations and managing reputational risk. Navigating through the web of community expectations, political expectations, managing organisational risk and getting outcomes requires regulators to adopt a specific mindset and course of action. I would propose the first thing regulators need to accept is the concept that they have no allies. Regulators need to see themselves, in a sporting parlance, as the umpire. Nobody truly likes umpires (except other umpires), everybody likes to review the umpire’s decisions (because we all support a team playing in the game), umpires make thousands of decisions yet are roasted over one or two decisions (that generally didn’t go the way of the team complaining) and umpires have had a ‘good game’ when no one remembers them (now there is an inspiring thought for motivating staff). Secondly, regulators need to be sure that they have the right systems and process in place to manage their work. Too often regulators are undercooked in their processes either in their administrative functions or their regulatory responsibilities. By being in this position regulators are opening themselves to avoidable criticism. Regular review of processes and continuous improvement should always be occurring. Finally, and in two parts, regulators should continue to focus on the matters they see most frequently, understand the most effective tool to implement behavioural change and then use it quickly and regularly. This will provide a foundation for a story of what the regulator is doing. While doing this, regulators should be scanning their environment to identify issues that might emerge and possibly will disrupt their work. The life of a regulator can be a complicated, challenging and full of criticism. Yet the contribution effective regulators can make in positively shaping communities can be lasting and rewarding. To achieve that outcome requires commitment to the right mindset, good systems and the ability to tell a credible story through actions. Murray Smith will be presenting at the Enhancing investigations and Enforcement Outcomes forum on 18th & 19th September in Canberra. Join him and others for thought provoking presentations on the strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of regulatory investigations and enforcement actions. Submitted by Murray Smith Big data, Compliance & Enforcement Regulators are embracing analytics as a powerful tool to find answers, gain insights and identify red flags and are busy developing new […]Read full article > What it means to be a ‘risk-based regulator’ at the operational level We hear the phrase “risk-based regulation” quite frequently. Yet there seems to be much greater clarity about what it means for the […]Read full article > Key questions regulators need to answer today Knowing how best to regulate behaviour in a rapidly changing and technology-driven environment is the big challenge for regulators today. […]Read full article > Back to Category: Government	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2006
__label__wiki	0.685193	0.685193	DNS provider Dyn gets DDoSed, takes out Twitter, GitHub and plenty others Some of the biggest names on the internet – including Twitter, GitHub, Etsy, Spotify, the New York Times and the Boston Globe, among many others – were temporarily knocked offline by a DDoS attack that targeted DNS provider Dyn early Friday morning. Jon Gold (Network World) on 22 October, 2016 00:59 Some of the biggest names on the internet – including Twitter, GitHub, Etsy, Shopify, the New York Times and the Boston Globe, among many others – were temporarily knocked offline by a DDoS attack that targeted DNS provider Dyn early Friday morning. DNS is the mechanism by which computers turn human-readable web addresses like www.networkworld.com into a numerical format that can be used to retrieve the actual web page. Dyn is a managed DNS provider – essentially, a phone book that computers use to correlate IP addresses to web page names. +ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: Apple sues Amazon supplier over fake iPhone chargers + Technology confirms election ballot error is less than .001% Overloading the company’s services with a denial-of-service attack means that a lot of queries simply fail to resolve, so users get 404s and other errors instead of Twitter or Shopify. Dyn has posted a statement saying that the majority of the ill effects were felt in the Eastern U.S., and that the main impact is to its managed DNS customers in the area. Network World’s own website was temporarily offline earlier this morning. There’s no word as yet about the perpetrators or motive for the DDoS attack. Commenters on Reddit and HackerNews report being able to access some of the affected sites from the UK and Ireland, whether via VPN or otherwise. Other users on the western side of the Atlantic in Brazil reported outages similar to those on the U.S. east coast. Dyn said that its services were restored and running normally as of 9:35 a.m. EST. More about AppleAtlanticTechnologyTwitter Stories by Jon Gold FAQ: What just happened to online privacy? Democracy has died of dysentery: The Voter Suppression Trail Edward Snowden: Privacy can't depend on corporations standing up to the government	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2010
__label__wiki	0.623868	0.623868	EU, British central banks leave rates alone FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank and the Bank of England kept interest rates at record lows Thursday as their economies struggle to emerge from recession. The British central bank decided to provide an extra boost by adding 25 billion pounds ($41 billiom) to the supply of money, following disappointing growth data last week that showed Britain unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter. ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said in his opening statement that the countries that use the euro currency face “stronger than anticipated risks, though confidence may improve.” He also indicated “labor market demand may also improve.” The eurozone remains plagued by rising unemployment and slack demand, reflected in recently falling prices, although it is expected growth numbers next week will show it has left recession. Markets were looking for clues from Trichet on when the bank might trim back some of its lending efforts that have been giving commercial banks more ready cash during the financial crisis. The European moves come a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve also left rates at a record low of 0-0.25 percent and said it would keep them there for “an extended period” even as growth picks up after a deep recession. The world’s central banks have slashed interest rates and pumped extra money into their economies and banking systems since the crisis began to bite in late 2007. Attention is increasingly turning to how long those measures – which carry a long-term risk of inflation – must be maintained and when the central bankers think the economy will be strong eough to withdraw all or some. In Britain’s case, the Bank England decided things are still looking bad enough to expand its bond purchase program, called quantitative easing, by 25 billion pounds to 200 billion pounds from 175 billion pounds. It was less than the 50 billion pounds some analysts expected. The purchases over the next three months are financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, creating new money and putting in the hands of the banks. The idea is to encourage bank lending to businesses so the economy can get moving again. The Bank of England’s move came after last week’s surprise news that Britain remained in recession during the third quarter, even as the United States turned to growth. Most economists expect the eurozone to show growth when third quarter figures come out next week. Nonetheless, the Bank of England said a number of indicators of spending and confidence were up, suggested that “a pickup in economic activity may soon be evident.” Economists had widely predicted that both banks would leave rates steady. “The November ECB monetary policy meeting should culminate in the widely expected decision of keeping the main refinancing rate at 1 percent,” Ideaglobal analysts said in a Thursday research note. “No changes in terms of the nonstandard monetary policy operations are on the cards.” Nonstandard measures are the ECB’s version of quantitative easing. Meanwhile, Iceland’s central bank lowered its official interest rate by a full point to 11 percent as the country tries to get back on its feet after the credit crisis toppled its overweight banking system last year. It had been at 12 percent since June. Associated Press Writer Barr reported from London. http://www.ecb.int http://www.bankofengland.co.u Gospel truth: La Luz del Mundo started building in Ontario 8 years ago	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2013
__label__cc	0.663947	0.336053	Behind the scenes of the dating site just for ‘Star Trek’ fans The very finest Area 51 memes 3 Years Ago Unclick Luke Winkie— 2016-08-03 09:30 am \| Last updated 2017-02-24 05:47 pm Illustration by Max Fleishman Reach for the stars. Trek Dating is a fun idea. Basically, it’s a dating site designed specifically for Star Trek fans—meaning you can finally discover all those hot Babylon 5 lifers of your dreams. That’s super cool, but I also think the implications are interesting. Online dating has always been a pretty broad platform. On Tinder, I’m shown just about every human being who identifies as a woman in a 50-mile radius. What if in the future we rely on social networks that appeal directly to our niche? We already see that with, like, Christian Mingle, but Trek Dating opens a whole world of possibilities. (For instance, if someone could design an app for people who love record-collecting, pro wrestling, and media culture, that would be fantastic.) I caught up with Daniel Woolmer, who works on Trek Dating, to chat about the success of his site, and if he thinks we’ll find more particular alcoves in the online dating world in the near future. How long have you been a fan of Star Trek? I was a late starter and didn’t discover I had a geeky and more techie side to myself until my early 20s. I had never been into sci-fi before and Star Trek was the first TV program that I watch that had ignited my passion for it. Trek Dating Before getting involved with Trek Dating, had you ever found any romance within the Star Trek community? Personally, I haven’t—that’s why being involved in Trek Dating and niche dating sites is so amazing. Being able to connect with people who have a common interest for the first time was like “wow,” as I had not really found a group of like minded Trekkies before. Tell me about the history of Trek Dating. Who started it? What was the inspiration? It was started by my Managing Director Jonathan Bird in 2013 on his birthday; he wanted to learn how to do coding and thought that being a Trekkie himself, a dating site would be a interesting idea. Lucky for him, it was as a year later he met his wife Dawn on the website. How many users are on Trek Dating? How successful has it been? Since it was launched we have had just over 500,000 members join the site, and the numbers are growing. Are there any highly specific filters for Trek Dating? Can I exclusively try to find people that speak Klingon or are only fans of The Next Generation? We don’t have any filters like that, but all the relevant information is in the profile section of what each person is looking for, and I have seen profiles written in Klingon before. It’s a big community with Trekkies from all walks of life and interests. Have the movies helped the site at all? When anything Trek-related happens, we do see a rise in numbers, as Trekkies are very dedicated and passionate; they will search the web for any related material to Star Trek and they find our site and join up to see what we are about. Lastly, do you think niche platforms like Trek Dating are the future of online dating? Do you think as time goes on people will move away from, like, Tinder and find sites that aim to connect people who are in the same communities? From what we have seen and experienced, niche dating is on the rise, and we are becoming more particular (as a society) in our specific tastes from what we are looking for in a partner in our quests for love. I predict that we will see a big increase in the number of niche dating sites in the next couple of years and they may take over from the big dating sites. Entertainment and sports reporter Luke Winkie has written everywhere from A.V Club to Vice, including Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone, Kotaku, Playboy, Mel, and Polygon. Dating Movies Relationships Star Trek Tv Unclick	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2014
__label__wiki	0.758961	0.758961	Death of the father: British scientists discover how to turn women's bone marrow into sperm By FIONA MACRAE Last updated at 09:28 31 January 2008 British scientists are ready to turn female bone marrow into sperm, cutting men out of the process of creating life. The breakthrough paves the way for lesbian couples to have children that are biologically their own. Gay men could follow suit by using the technique to make eggs from male bone marrow. Researchers at Newcastle upon Tyne University say their technique will help lead to new treatments for infertility. But critics warn that it sidelines men and raises the prospect of babies being born through entirely artificial means. The research centres around stem cells - the body's 'mother' cells which can turn into any other type of cell. According to New Scientist magazine, the scientists want to take stem cells from a woman donor's bone marrow and transform them into sperm through the use of special chemicals and vitamins. Newcastle professor Karim Nayernia has applied for permission to carry out the work and is ready to start the experiments within two months. The biologist, who pioneered the technique with mice, believes early- stage 'female sperm' could be produced inside two years. Mature sperm capable of fertilising eggs might take three more years. Early-stage sperm have already been produced from male bone marrow. Taking stem cells from an adult donor - possibly a cancer patient - removes the ethical problems associated with using embryos. Scroll down for more... The race to find a cure for infertility is global. Greg Aharonian, a U.S. analyst who is trying to patent the technologies behind female sperm and male eggs, said he wants to undermine the argument that heterosexual marriage is superior because it is aimed at procreation. "I'm a troublemaker," he said. Researchers at the Butantan Institute in Brazil, meanwhile, claim to have turned embryonic stem cells from male mice into both sperm and eggs. They are now working on skin cells. If their experiments succeed, the stage would be set for a gay man to donate skin cells that could be used to make eggs. These could then be fertilised by his partner's sperm and placed into the womb of a surrogate mother. Irina Kerkis, a researcher at the Brazilian centre, said this development is possible, but raises ethical questions. Laboratory-grown sperm and eggs offer hope for those left infertile by radiotherapy treatment when they were young. The experiments could also provide an invaluable insight into dealing with infertility, a little understood condition that affects one in six couples. Other scientists warn however that the research is still in its infancy and any treatment is still many years away from use in hospitals and clinics. There are also fears that children born from artificial eggs and sperm will suffer severe health problems, like the mice in the Newcastle experiments. Couples who have children from artificial sperm created from women would be able to have girls only. This is because the female sperm would lack the Y-chromosome needed for boys. Robin Lovell-Badge, of the National Institute for Medical Research in London, said the creation of female sperm is at least a decade away. Josephine Quintavalle, of Comment on Reproductive Ethics, a campaign group, said: "We are looking at absurd solutions to very obscure situations and not addressing the main issue. Nobody is interested in looking at what is causing infertility - social reasons such as obesity, smoking and age. "All these things would provide solutions which wouldn't grab the headlines, but a lot more people would get the response they want - which is to be able to have their own children." Mike Judge, of the Christian Institute faith group, said the Newcastle project flies in the face of research showing that children do best when raised by a married mixed- sex couple. "Children need male and female role models in their lives," he added. "Yes, there are children raised by single parents through all sorts of circumstances, but when you are talking about deliberately creating children in that way, that is morally wrong." Debra Matthews, a U.S. bioethicist, said: "People want children and no one wants anyone else to tell them they can't have them." 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The hi-tech $2,000 spin bike that really could change your life Peloton's hi-tech bike lets you stream live and on demand rides to your home - and it's one of the best examples of fitness technology out there - at a price. The best all in one wireless speaker you'll ever hear: Naim Mu-so review It might not be a name familiar to the US market, but Naim is a legendary British brand hoping to make a splash with the American launch of its $1499 Mu:So speaker.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2015
__label__cc	0.527041	0.472959	Brussels EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Denounces EU Parliament As “Ridiculous” Ten Reasons Why Preventive Healthcare And Eliminating Diseases Are Not Possible Under the Brussels EU The world is being told that the Brussels EU political construct is the realization of the century-old dream for Europe to unite in health, peace, and prosperity. In reality, the opposite is true. The Brussels EU is the global politburo for the Pharma Cartel and its gigantic ‘Business with Disease’ – one of the greatest organized frauds in human history. While this Cartel parades itself as the sole provider of health for the people of the world, its entire existence is built on the maintenance, expansion and invention of diseases as markets for its patented drugs. The continuation of the pharma drug business – the annual sales from which now exceed one trillion dollars – is not possible in a democracy. This explains why the Brussels EU was not designed as a democratic structure. Its executive body, the EU Commission, is a totally unelected institution that was deliberately established to promote and protect the fraudulent ‘Business with Disease’ on a global scale. Contrary to the claims of its political stakeholders, the Brussels EU model for Europe is designed around a corporate dictatorship and is utterly incapable of reform. Our not-for-profit Foundation fully supports the idea of a united Europe, but only in a democratic form. Our vision is for a ‘Europe for the People, by the People’ in which natural preventive healthcare approaches make possible the elimination of diseases that currently kill millions of people worldwide every year. This vision cannot be achieved under the dictatorial Brussels EU. Nonpatentable natural health approaches such as vitamins are seen by the Brussels EU as an existential threat to the Pharma Cartel’s unscrupulous trillion-dollar-a-year ‘Business with Disease.’ After its dictatorial Lisbon Treaty was signed in December 2007, the Brussels EU immediately stepped up plans to enforce the draconian ‘Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation’ it had passed the previous year. The text of this law was purposely designed to restrict promotion of the lifesaving properties of micronutrients. From over 44,000 nutrition and health claims that were originally submitted to the Brussels EU under the ‘Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation,’ as of 29th June 2017 a mere 261 had been authorized for use. Apparently, the Brussels EU wants to ban mention of over a century of research and scientific discoveries about vitamins and other essential micronutrients. Given its growing influence at the global level in bodies such as the Codex Alimentarius Commission, dismantling the Brussels EU is now essential towards ensuring that nonpatentable natural health therapies become freely available in all countries worldwide. Otherwise, at the behest of the Pharma Cartel, access to – and knowledge about – such therapies will increasingly be subject to restrictive legislation and draconian regulatory controls across the entire planet. A ‘World Without Disease’ will not be possible unless we create a new Europe that places the health interests of people before those of the Pharma Cartel and its ‘Business with Disease.’	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2017
__label__cc	0.605201	0.394799	Periodic Research > Monthly Market Review > The Month That Was - MENA Markets Positive, as OPEC agrees to cuts Oil price climbed 4.5% to USD 50.47 per barrel, as OPEC members agreed on production cuts to stabilize the oil markets. The deal to cut production,..... Oil price climbed 4.5% to USD 50.47 per barrel, as OPEC members agreed on production cuts to stabilize the oil markets. The deal to cut production, a first since 2008, will lead to OPEC members shedding 1.5mn barrels per day for the next six months. S&P GCC closed November almost 8% higher than the previous month, primarily due to heavyweight Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul index (TASI) rising 16.4% in the month. The IMF sanctioning a three-year loan, worth USD 12bn, buoyed Egypt’s economy, as the government began to implement tough economic reforms and news measures on the currency exchange rate. Kuwait weighted and price indices had a positive month, climbing 3.7 per cent and 2.8 per cent respectively. As on date, the Kuwaiti indices are still in the red column in 2016, along with Qatar and Bahrain, while the Dubai index has recovered to register a growth of 6.7%. The US elections concluded in November, with Donald Trump emerging victorious, which sent global markets in a tizzy. The governments in the Gulf region are watching the developments closely, as the President-Elect had proposed revisiting bilateral treaties and trade commitments during a fraught campaign. Analysts continue to doubt whether the OPEC deal would be successfully implemented, as rise in production in the US would continue to widen the demand-supply gap. This is worrisome for Gulf oil exporters, as the President-Elect Trump had proposed to maximize domestic production and accelerate exploration programs. Global equities had a positive month, with S&P 500 rising 3.4%, while Eurozone markets were mixed, as inflation rose to highest in over two years. China's manufacturing sector pressures eased, after economic numbers indicated improvement.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2027
__label__cc	0.534387	0.465613	Jules Molenda: Technology is great - when it works Jules Molenda Oct 26, 2007 at 12:01 AM Oct 26, 2007 at 9:39 PM UPDATED with missing section. The Traveler was hurrying home from the St. Louis airport. He’d taken visiting family to their flight and immediately turned around. Now the Traveler was tired. He’d paid no attention to his gas gauge until the dashboard lit up to tell him he was running low on fuel. The Traveler was hurrying home from the St. Louis airport. He’d taken visiting family to their flight and immediately turned around. Now the Traveler was tired. He’d paid no attention to his gas gauge until the dashboard lit up to tell him he was running low on fuel. It was already 2 a.m. and he still had several hours’ drive ahead. He got off at the next exit and pulled into a small gas station manned by an attendant locked in a cubicle. The traveler was glad to see that the pumps would take his ATM card. This won’t take long, he thought. He inserted his card into the slot and pulled it out quickly. A message appeared: “pump off -- see attendant.” The Traveler studied a sign posted above the pump: “Gas purchased after dusk must be paid for in advance.” He sighed and walked to the attendant booth. Inside, a pimply-faced young man with dirty hair was engrossed – in every meaning of that word – in a skin magazine. After a time, the young man looked up from his magazine. “What’s happening, dude?” he said. “The pump won’t take my card. It’s flashing a strange message,” the Traveler said. “Let’s see what we got,” the attendant said. He carefully set his literature down and led the Traveler back to the pump. He inserted the Traveler’s ATM card. The message flashed “pump off -- see attendant”. “Oh, fig,” the attendant said. (He didn’t really say “fig,” but this is a family publication.) The Traveler works for a newspaper and appreciated a ready wit and a facility with words. He smiled slightly in response, glancing at his watch. The attendant returned to his booth and punched numbers into a panel on the counter. He returned to the pump and inserted the card once more. “Pump off -- see attendant,” came up instantly. “Oh, fig,” the attendant said. He looked the Traveler up and down for a moment and decided, apparently, that he was trustworthy. “Go ahead and pump your gas. Pay for it when you’re done,” he said. But he took the card with him, just to be sure. The Traveler filled his tank and walked rapidly to the booth. He stood impatiently while the attendant swiped the card across a slot in the machine on the counter. The attendant handed him back his card and punched numbers into the machine. “Oh, fig,” he said. “It’s out of tape.” The Traveler waited while the attendant rummaged behind the counter. He found a fresh roll of tape and carefully replaced the empty spool in the machine. According to the Traveler’s watch, 15 minutes elapsed during the process. The attendant punched a long string of numbers into the machine, then grabbed a credit card from the counter and quickly swiped it through the slot. “Whoa – don’t you want to use my credit card?” the Traveler said. “Oh, fig,” the attendant said, looking back and forth from the credit card in his hand to the Traveler’s ATM card as though willing them to change places. He pulled the credit slip from the machine and set it and the foreign credit card aside. “We’ll fix this one later,” he said. “We’ll have to do yours the old-fashioned way.” He cleared a bunch of magazines off an old-model credit-card machine – the kind with a slide tray on top. He blew dust off the machine and placed the Traveler’s credit card on it. He rummaged under the counter while the Traveler drummed his fingers silently along his thigh. Eventually, the attendant pulled up a stack of yellowing three-part forms and began writing on one of them. He wrote slowly, wielding the pen as though trying to develop a feel for the unfamiliar object in his hand. His tongue stuck out of the corner of his mouth as he carefully filled in the date, the Traveler’s license-plate number, the gallons purchased and the cost. When he finished, he placed the form on the credit card machine, clicked in the purchase price and slid the tray rapidly over the form and the card. The machine caught the edge of the form, however, and tore it nearly in half. “Oh, fig,” the attendant said. He balled up the form, threw it away and laboriously prepared a second one. This time he moved the tray slowly across the card, applying most of his body weight to the process. The machine made a perfect impression of the price and the numbers from the card but the force of the attendant’s efforts cracked the ATM card. A dime-sized piece of it was now a hanging chad. “Oops – sorry, dude,” the attendant said as he handed back the broken card. The Traveler sighed and quickly signed the receipt. He returned to his car and started up. He looked at his card and realized that it would no longer work in an ATM. He’d need to visit his bank to obtain a replacement. He looked at his watch and realized that he’d spent 45 minutes at the self-service island. “Oh, fig,” he muttered as he drove away. Contact the publisher at jmolenda@lakesunleader.com.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2036
__label__wiki	0.59553	0.59553	Real Estate Near Benning Rd Blue Line The Benning Road Metro Station in Lower Central Washington, DC offers both the Blue Line and the newer Silver Line. The station serves the Benning neighborhood which lies just east of the Anacostia River, as well as surrounding communities such as Fort Dupont and Capitol View. The station is located at 4500 Benning Road, in an area where real estate shoppers can find some of the District’s most affordable homes, townhouses and condos for sale. Search Active Homes For Sale Near Benning Rd Silver Line 28 50th St Ne, WASHINGTON 5040 A St Se, WASHINGTON 119 Division Ave Ne, WASHINGTON 4521 C St Se, WASHINGTON 4521 Clay St Ne, WASHINGTON 5033 Capitol St Se, WASHINGTON 200 51st St Ne, WASHINGTON 5045 E Capitol St Se, WASHINGTON 4704 Brooks St Ne, WASHINGTON More about Properties for Sale near the Benning Road Blue Line There’s an eclectic array of modestly priced properties near the Benning Metro Station. These include Craftsman-style bungalows, Colonials, mid-century Ramblers and Split-Levels, boxy brick townhouse duplexes and low-rise apartments that have converted to condominiums. Prices in the area have recently ranged from the $100s to the mid-$400s. But this is also a part of DC that is in transition, and that includes a new rash of development. For example, a nine-story mixed use complex on Benning Road, designed by PGN Architects, will offer over 300 upscale condos for sale. Benning is a traditional blue collar community north of Anacostia that dates all the way back to the late 1700s. But the bulk of residential development happened during a relatively compressed period, from the 1920s to the 1950s. The neighborhood certainly hasn’t enjoyed the same cache as trendier parts of DC. But spiking real estate values have expanded the allure of outlying communities and Benning is now enjoying a resurgence. Local improvements include plans for a multimillion dollar tennis center next-door to the Benning Stoddert Recreation Center. To learn more about real estate near the Benning Rd. Blue Line, call District Partners at Compass, 202-798-3600.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2040
__label__wiki	0.781493	0.781493	Eastbourne Borough Eastbourne Borough sack their manager Jamie Howell after Billericay defeat Jamie Howell Derren Howard Published: 20:44 Saturday 16 February 2019 Eastbourne Borough have sacked their manager Jamie Howell. The club parted company with Howell just hours after their latest defeat - a 2-0 loss at Billericay on Saturday afternoon. An experienced interim manager - who used to manage Brighton among other clubs - is expected to be announced shortly. Injury-hit Borough have been on a dismal run of late and have won just once in their last seven matches. A club statement read, “Following a board meeting Jamie Howell has left the club. We would like to thanks Jamie for all his efforts. A further comment will made soon.” The Sports began the season well but their form dipped badly and it showed no sign of improvement since January. They are 15th in the National League South and their only league victory of 2019 so far was a 3-2 win against Chippenham. They also crashed out of the Sussex Senior Cup last week at Bostik Premier strugglers Burgess Hill. Even so, the news will surprise many as traditionally Borough are not a sacking club and Howell, who’s contract was set to run out at the end of this campaign, admitted last week he was busy making plans for next season. Howell’s attacking style of play gave no shortage of excitement at Priory Lane but his failure to sign a permanent goalscoring striker, alongside a defence that has consistently shipped goals, appears to have contributed greatly to his dismissal. Howell, 41, was brought in to replace previous manager Tommy Widdrington in 2017. The former Torquay United and England schoolboy midfielder had enjoyed tremendous success as manager at Bognor Regis and guided them to the National League South on 1 May 2017. Borough finished midtable in his first season and looked set to do the same once again this year. What he would have done in his third campaign - the year Howell insisted real progress would be made- we shall never know. Jamie Howell: Eastbourne Borough offered me a new contract a week before they sacked me Injury-hit Eastbourne Borough aim to upset Billericay	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2046
__label__wiki	0.572035	0.572035	Asda installs Formula One technology to drive refrigeration energy savings 19 September 2018, source edie newsroom Supermarket Asda will install technology inspired by Formula One racing across stores, in a move that could reduce refrigeration energy consumption by 17% while lowering carbon emissions. The system steers cold air directly back down fridge units to stop cold air from spilling out onto the aisles. Image: Williams Advanced Engineering Asda is installing new devices provided by Aerofoil Energy at 187 of its supermarkets. The technology is based on devices used by Williams Advanced Engineering in Formula 1 racing cars, which uses aerodynamics to guide cold air across an application more efficiently. “Like all the Walmart family, we’re committed to lowering our energy use, with a target of a 30% reduction in energy intensity by 2025 from our 2010 baseline,” Asda’s senior manager for construction design standards, Brian Churchyard, said. “The rollout of Aerofoils, alongside other initiatives we’re undertaking, such as moving to 100% LED sales floor lighting this year, will significantly help us in achieving this target, as well as improving the shopping experience for our customers.” Aerofoil Energy worked with Williams Advanced Engineering at a technical facility in Oxfordshire to refine the process, which could reduce refrigeration-based emissions at Asda by 17%. US-based tests using the technology also suggest that extended shelf life for fresh produce is possible – helping to reduce food waste. Asda joins Sainsbury’s in using the Aerofoil technology. The system steers cold air directly back down fridge units to stop cold air from spilling out onto the aisles. Elsewhere, Tesco could reduce its carbon footprint by 40% - well above the 26.5% reduction it is targeting against a 2006 baseline – through the installation of low GWP refrigerants across 1,200 UK stores. German discount supermarket group Aldi has also invested £20m in natural refrigerants which will be installed across all of its UK stores. The transition to CO2 refrigeration units will see Aldi’s potential refrigerant gas carbon emissions cut by 99%. Williams Advanced Engineering’s managing director, Craig Wilson, added: “Using state-of-the-art aerodynamic capabilities here at Williams we have worked with Aerofoil Energy to design and develop Aerofoil to deliver multi-million-pound energy savings, tons of CO2 emission reductions and an improved climate in stores for shoppers.” In 2016, the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol set phase-out timelines for countries to move away from using hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) for operations such as air conditioning and refrigeration. Research suggests that European retailers are behind schedule to phase-out HFCs in favour of more environmentally friendly technology. Matt Mace ASDA \| CO2 \| gas \| technology \| low-carbon Click a keyword to see more stories on that topic, view related news, or find more related items. Please login or register to make a comment You need to be logged in to make a comment. Don't have an account? Set one up right now in seconds! © Faversham House Ltd 2018. edie news articles may be copied or forwarded for individual use only. No other reproduction or distribution is permitted without prior written consent. Unilever's refills and the 'world's first' 100% recycled hoodie: The best green innovations of the week Manchester declares 'Climate Emergency' as Leeds bolsters net-zero preparations Deposit return system for plastics could generate £2bn for UK economy Toyota's solar Prius and bee-friendly bus stops: The sustainability success stories of the week Fashion giants 'must 'urgently accelerate circular economy action' Join the edie	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2050
__label__wiki	0.514411	0.514411	In Middletown, Connecticut There is only one communications school in Middletown for faculty to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the communications academic community in Middletown, and the future trends. Academia in communications includes communications training at the communications associates degree level. Middletown Vs. Connecticut Communications Employment Middletown 1,340 Connecticut 4,290 Of the 4,290 communications professionals employed in Connecticut, 1,340 work in Middletown. The number of communications professionals in Middletown has shrunk by 23% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of communications professionals in Middletown has decreased, overall employment in Middletown has increased. Middletown Vs. Connecticut Communications employment growth Grey: Connecticut Dark Yellow: Middletown Communications VS. All professions salaries in Middletown Light Blue: Communications in Middletown Dark Yellow: All Professions in Middletown As the number of communications professionals in Middletown has shrunk, salaries for communications professionals have increased. Middletown communications professionals made $50,270 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for communications professionals in Middletown was $46,390 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of communications professionals in Middletown is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city. Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Middletown Middletown communications professionals earn a median yearly salary of $41,100. The difference in pay between the communications professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 224%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $26,668 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $86,395 per year. Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Middletown On average communications professional salaries in Middletown are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions. Communications schools in Middletown There is only one accredited communications school in the city. Many of Middletown's communications professionals are graduates of this school. Communications Programs Offered In Middletown Middletown's communications school offers one communications degree and certificate program. Student Completed Communications Degrees In Middletown In 2010 approximately 2 students graduated from communications courses. Communications Faculty Salaries in Middletown, Connecticut Currently we are in the process of collecting data for the number of communications faculty in Middletown, growth in the field of communications academia and faculty salaries in Middletown. Your anonymous submission of information regarding your career and salary will help us create a valuable career planning database for the benefit of communications faculty at the associates degree in communications level in Middletown. A summary of the data collected thus far will be available to you once you have submitted your information. Connecticut Communications Schools Business Schools in Middletown Communications Schools in New Britain, CT Communications Schools in Southington, CT Communications Schools in Hartford, CT Communications Schools in Farmington, CT Communications Schools in Manchester, CT Communications Schools in New Haven, CT Communications Schools in Hamden, CT Communications Schools in West Haven, CT	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2052
__label__cc	0.733793	0.266207	Boone Couple Becomes “Part of the Family” Part of the Family Boone native Lindley Sharp Curtis, Support Services Manager, connects with other High Country residents who travel to the SECU Family House. Read more about her work and the experience of the Walsh family in this week’s Watauga Democrat article. “They are part of the family now,… Read More Congratulations 2018 Volunteers of the Year! 2018 Rockstars In April we honored our 2018 Volunteers of the Year. Meet them here! Teresa Hampton: Teresa is the most steady and reliable data entry volunteer that we have at the Family House. Although she volunteers on Sunday afternoons when the rest of the staff is gone, we feel… Read More Facebook Fans Raise $2,500 for the Family House Facebook Hall of Fame Happiest of birthdays to our friends who donated their day to the Family House this year! Did you know how easy it is to support our families? Many thanks to Shari, Michael, Harold, Dottye, Sarah, Brad, Devin, Bridgette, Anna, and Kathy. Together,… Read More Erin Joins Family House as Education Program Manager Welcome! Give a warm Family House welcome to Erin Charles, who recently joined us as Education Program Manager. Erin recently transitioned from a career in nursing, and from a residence in Colorado. Learn a little more about her! On caregivers I love caregivers! They are the heart of the… Read More Men Who Cook Fundraiser Raises More Than $140,000 All Fired Up A heart-healthy dish of baked salmon swept the top prize at the third annual Men Who Cook event to benefit the SECU Family House. Chefs Michael Lischke, Jeff Smith, and Phil Roethle wowed the Triad Community Kitchen student judges with their Baked Salmon with Fennel and Red… Read More Family House Welcomes New Board Members The SECU Family House elected its 2018 slate of officers on the Board of Directors: Mickey Boles (Chair), Bruce Brown (Vice Chair), Marisa Farabaugh (Secretary), Lory Kelley, (Treasurer), and Mike Chang, MD (Member-at-Large). The Family House also… Read More Supports Services Survey We Want to Hear From You! Our Support Services Coordinator Lindley takes time each month to craft a blog post that deals with issues surrounding healthcare, caregiving, and sickness. Lindley is a theologically trained social worker and coordinates support services at the Family House. What topics would you like us… Read More Salisbury Family Finds a “Consistent, Soft Love” Consistent, Soft Love After their daughter’s horrific car accident, this Salisbury family spent 22 nights at the Family House to be close to the hospital. Read more about their experience in this week’s Salisbury Post article. “There’s a consistent, soft love that permeates this place,” Melissa says. “The staff… Read More Your Top Moments of 2017 We share our home’s most touching moments and special people through our Facebook and Instagram feeds. Here is what you enjoyed the most in 2017! Click on each image to view the original post. 1.) ICYMI – Watch Katie Nordeen’s visit to the Family House 2. Our… Read More Dewey’s Pop-Up Shop to Benefit the Family House Now Open! Dewey’s Pop-Up Shop to Benefit the Family House November 18 – December 23 Shop your Dewey’s Bakery iconic holiday favorites at our Dewey’s pop-up location (153 Jonestown Road, in the Summit Station Plaza) location and help families in medical crisis. Isn’t that sweet? Hours: Monday –… Read More	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2059
__label__cc	0.635846	0.364154	3 Steps Toward Seeing Your Career Blow Up -- in a Good Way Personal satisfaction is the fuel for amplifying performance and galloping ahead. Image credit: F.J. Jiménez \| Getty Images Levi King CEO and Co-founder of Nav January 3, 2019 5 min read I define a successful career as one in which happiness and fulfillment play as important a role as money and prestige. After two decades in business, I’ve singled out three qualities that people who meet this definition have in common. 1.) They’re close to their colleagues. It’s estimated that the average Joe and Jane will devote around 90,000 hours of their lives to work. That in and of itself is a solid reason to befriend your colleagues -- I’d find life pretty unbearable otherwise -- but there are professional advantages to consider. I know people who feel that going out of their way to build rapport with their coworkers is nothing but a big waste of time. Being polite and professional is more than enough, they say. Anything deeper is a distraction and a drag on productivity. Related: 10 Ways Even Introverts Can Make Friends at Work They’re wrong. Friendship need not require a ton of endeavor, and the joy that it brings can energize and focus your efforts in the office. It also makes networking easier -- the more someone likes you, the more they’re likely to introduce you to others. Begin with simple gestures. Ask someone about their weekend as you refill your coffee. Invite another to lunch, and let them do the talking. Attend company parties and go out of your way to participate rather than stand in the corner with your plus-one imbibing free drinks. Building up social muscles will raise your game as a whole. 2.) They’re eager to learn and progress. “When you stop growing, you start dying.” This nugget from American novelist William S. Burroughs is pure gold. Curiosity, drive and a relentless desire to improve will keep you young. It’ll get you noticed, too, because enthusiasm is infectious and attractive. Related: Why the Key to Self-Improvement Is Not Complicated I’ve employed quite a few people in my time, and the ones who embody this principle stand out like flowers in a field of grass. Consider my company’s senior marketing manager, Brent Singleton, for example. Within a week or two of his hiring, it was obvious we’d found someone special. For starters, he came to the table brimming with ideas. But it didn’t stop there -- he put them into practice with immediate results. Our CPA (cost per acquisition) dropped dramatically. Displeased with the performance of the digital marketing agency that handled our Google ads, he took the reigns himself and lowered costs there as well. I later learned that Brent routinely enters contests in which he vies with other marketing experts -- including entire agencies -- to create killer ad campaigns. He does it to see how he matches up with the best of the best. “This forces you to think outside the box,” he says, “which is especially important in digital marketing because you can get stuck in a strategy rut.” No one asks him to do this. When you’re hungry enough for something, you don’t wait to be asked. Never be content with what you know or even with what you excel at. You can always be improving. You can always add to your skillset. 3.) They align their ambitions with those of their company. If you really want your career to explode, frame your personal ambitions with those of the business you work for. Think of your success as part and parcel of its success. As a mindset, it’s pretty straightforward. Let’s say you join a high-growth startup as a software engineer, for instance. Your goal is to become a director, and you and your manager chart a clear path to its achievement. Related: Most Employees Hate Their Career Path. Here's How to Help. Right when you’re on the cusp of promotion, a project comes up for which you have the most experience. It’s a top priority for the company and will take several months to execute. You’re asked to put your directorial ambitions on ice for a while and lead the project instead. This is your moment to shine. It’ll require setting your ego aside and wrapping yourself in the needs of the company in order to move it that much closer to its mission and vision. Is that going to be easy for you to do? Hell, no. Will swallowing your disappointment and kicking butt on the project impress your leaders, prove your worth, and set you apart as a true team player with limitless potential? Hell, yes. Possessing any of these three qualities will significantly improve the 90,000 hours you spend at work. But combining them will unlock awesome possibilities and confirm that time indeed flies when you’re having fun. Kathleen, Founder and CEO of Grayce & Co, a media and marketing consultancy, can help you develop a brand strategy, build marketing campaigns and learn how to balance work and life. Entrepreneur Voices on the Science of Success Entrepreneur Voices on Growth Hacking The Innovation Mentality Ultimate Guide to Platform Building Million Dollar Habits Why Lateral Career Moves Are Actually Power Moves These 5 Body Language Secrets Could Put You on the Road to a Million Dollars Don't Hesitate When You Have the Opportunity to Improve Your Career Instantly 11 Ways to Earn Respect at Work	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2064
__label__wiki	0.542241	0.542241	EPW Home Distilled Debate Kits Discussion Maps Report from the States In Quotes (Re)imagining Feminist Solidarities in Academic Spaces Feminist solidarities[1] bring people together from their positions in oppressive structures as the oppressed. However, this evolution needs to be questioned from an intersectional position where the linear documentation of the politics of solidarity building fails. This article attempts to contextualise feminism(s) in the readings of academia[2] and the transactions of its power(s) from a queer-feminist perspective. It documents sexuality on lines of sexual harassment faced by queer-trans persons and women, and locates trauma in this discourse. It aims to build a locus of storytelling of this trauma beyond whispering and (re)imagines solidarity-building and caretaking in these exchanges. In the introduction to the book Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, Nancy Bereano writes, Lorde, however, had wider vision. She started with the reality of her child’s approaching manhood (‘Our sons will not grow into women’) and then asked what kind of man he would become. She saw clearly that she could both love her son fiercely and let him go. In fact, for their mutual survival, she had no choice but to let him go, to teach him that she ‘did not exist to do his feeling for him’. This can be extrapolated, although with careful risks, on how queer feminist theorising post List of Sexual Harassment Accused (LoSHA) should focus on letting go of academic hegemony in understanding sexual harassment. “Letting go” is full of its own complex manifestations—academics being trained in the culture of this hegemony may not necessarily grow into being feminist allies, just like Lorde’s son cannot grow up to be a woman. This constraint is performed through a system of bifurcations and role assignments, a deeply intricate political play of power. “Letting go” entails the dismantling of systems that propagate these performances of power. This letting go is not just a mere bid for survival. On a grand scale, it is how the interrogation of where we locate ourselves as feminists is changing. Because many of us will not grow up into our own allies, we need to carefully consider how we reframe our imaginations that concern our politics—politically, philosophically, and necessarily in praxis. Such an interrogation is further complicated as we try to locate our politics beyond the framework of legal jurisprudence. It is not just a shift of the nature of the process of doing feminist politics but also a shift in intentionality of feminist politics in academic spaces. This, in my opinion, remains one of our primary elegant gains post LoSHA. The Queer Body in Academia The queer subject and the queer body,[3] out of its many recollections of being in academia, has a primary recollection of being the social “other.” This otherness, a constant articulation of trauma, is also the locus of this queer body finding an alliance in its shared queer consciousness with other queer bodies (Jones and Calfell 2012). This alliance does not come from just “being queer,” but needs a constant interaction with the notion of queerness, self-reflexivity, and communications beyond limits of trauma. The queer body in academia is also the object of violation. It is a social position which is not only an extremely complex intersectional locus, but also a locus that extends beyond its immediate vicinity. The queer body, hence, also allows us to question sexuality(ies) as a transaction of power in neo-liberal academia.[4] The cisgender gay man is, in comparison to a Dalit transwoman, a more privileged being. Such intersections in identities complicate how we analyse the agent–patient positioning in tales of sexual harassment. The cisgender gay man however, is a victim of heteronormative patriarchy, and this is not in any way a reduced trauma. The scale of trauma does not necessarily correlate with the scale of privilege and oppression. When all queer bodies are victims, how do we understand victimhood as a unilinear narrative? The construct of a singular victim is probably a fallacy of theorising sexual violation from a position that is almost narcissistic in its approach to marginalisation. In academic spaces dominated by cishet men for a long time, this is absolutely expected and not shocking. The other long-ignored nuance in understanding the intersections is the lack of visibility of both queerness and sexual violation in the same line, in the same breath. Through an intersectional analysis, this can be understood as the exponential increase in marginalisation as a result of interaction of both, and also as a vicious cycle in itself. If you are queer, and one who states so openly, the academia shall either tokenise you into its capitalist way of transacting academic profit, or oppress you through its cishet–normative structures (or maybe both, since one is intricately bound to the other). A lot of sexual violation is the result of being queer, and the queer body therefore, exercises its own priorities in (in)visibilising its identities. How do we navigate through such discourses where trauma is a trade-off for safety? Queer-Feminism(s) and its Subversive Roles Silence, especially that which some of us are forced into by our traumas, is the mortuary of our own selves. It is a weapon in the hands of the oppressor(s) to delete their own anxieties. And in this silence, violence is perpetuated—it crawls under our skin and in time, we make this violence our own, not being able to distinguish it from what is ours. We end up embracing this violence that has been systematically forced upon us, and then we become outsiders to our own resistance (or the desire to resist). This, in my opinion, is something that needs a radical dismantling. Lorde, in her essay “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action,” (presented in 1977 and later published in Sister Outsider) remarks, The women who sustained me through that period were Black and white, old and young, lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual, and we all shared a war against the tyrannies of silence. They all gave me a strength and concern without which I could not have survived intact. Within those weeks of acute fear came the knowledge—within the war we are all waging with the forces of death, subtle and otherwise, conscious or not—I am not only a casualty, I am also a warrior. The tyranny of silence that Lorde refers to is one of the primary agencies of maintaining the power structure of academia—one that keeps the safety of the perpetrators in place with the victims/survivors becoming the subjects of more violence. The silence, now loud enough to be heard, is being transgressed—from the whispers that women and queer-trans persons used to build cautionary verbal “lists,” to Tarana Burke’s #MeToo, Christine C Fair’s article, and Raya Sarkar’s and Deepti Sreeram’s lists. It is interesting to note that all these persons have been attacking the culture of silence as the root of perpetrating violence. This not only brings forth narratives of “casualities”, but also makes warriors out of victims/survivors who have had to remain bound by their own silence. This silence, of course, is a trade-off for being safe. Among other things, this culture of silence needs to be attacked. I must also specify here that victims/surivivors are not to be blamed for being silent; the attack on this silence should be on the social forces that enforce this silence. Burke, with her #MeToo campaign, also does something which needs more words. She takes away the standalone “me” and relocates it into “me too,” thereby beginning a chain of not just proclamation, but also reclamation. Solidarities emerge the moment women identify with the same position of being harassed. Here, Burke constructs a social feminist mind, which exists in its solidarities and revolutions more than it exists in itself. Similarly, beyond the debate that concerns the ethics of the lists, the lists become powerful moments of subverting the nature of silence and transgressions that are aggressive in nature, very much in sync with the aggression that is perhaps necessary for the radical dismantling. The lack of this aggression is a result of the systematic disarmament of women and queer-trans persons and inevitably, this systematic disarmament prevents the resistance against this culture of silence. A lot of queer persons who face sexual harassment in academia face violence from people in different positions on the scale of power. They are often fellow students, and we need to deconstruct, therefore, the current discourse that has led us to a chock-a-bloc narrative where teachers have been placed in a position different from the students. I say this with some reflexivity—of course teachers are at a higher power position and get away with sexual harassment more easily. Nevertheless, the current politics should not just limit itself to tackling this power difference, but should go beyond it in understanding complex interactions in this dynamic interpositioning of power. What about queer-trans teachers who are regularly sexually harassed by cishet students and teachers alike? Here, the positions of power are beyond simple equations. The teacher may be better equipped to deal with it, but the transaction of trauma may not follow the same linearity. In another interesting nuance to the debate, it becomes extremely essential to understand harassment as intolerable: a person with the baggage of trauma does not get legitimised into battling the trauma by further sexual harassment. This negotiation, for a long time now, has marred the narratives and perpetrated silence by using pity as a weapon. As Banerjea (2017) says, Our feminist politics in general and queer feminist politics in particular have taught us that the attempt to acknowledge the “other” in ways that neither subsume the “other” through terms that are produced by the “I,” nor make the “other” abject, is an extremely difficult and challenging exercise. Queer-feminism(s) here has a huge responsibility in demanding more than negotiating; queer-feminist voices cannot make unwarranted claims to this silence but should dismantle the silence altogether. (Re)building Kinships and Solidarities: Beyond the Outsider[5] Banerjea (2017) also goes on to say, An ordinary ethics of care in academic sites can begin by accepting the impossibilities of addressing habitually encountered gendered power (of which sexual harassment is a part), unless we prepare ourselves to acknowledge and be attentive to the limit-experiences and the polyvalences of power. Given that our outsiders inhabit us (and therefore constrain us), it is important to engage with the experiences and disjunctions of this outsider while building solidarities and kinships. These not only allow us to “accept” the impossibilities that Banerjea talks of, but also reimagine the way we can undo those impossibilities (some of which Banerjea refers to in her article). Here, by kinships, I talk of a feminist outreach including (but not limited to) love and care; a collectivisation to create a system of support and belonging. The ambivalent possibilities need to be explored with the background of oppression and through solidarities that are not limited to mere engagement, but a further participation in what results from these engagements. While the trauma that is a result of oppression can never be erased, it shall be within our reach to transact the trauma beyond how it affects us. Understanding the effects of trauma as it affects identities rather than agencies can be one way of reimagining the kinship-building processes that sustain feminist culturing and critiquing. These need to be built on the systems of trust, but they need not necessarily culminate into the culture of cautionary action. Feminist kinships and solidarities are neither momentary nor fragile, and should not be treated so. New Beginnings from the Lists The lists are neither sanctified nor hardwired. The list is just where the documentation and probable (re)ignition of the debates surrounding sexual harassment in academia has begun. The list is not an unmalleable entity. It has social ownership rather than individual, and the debate should not strangulate itself by becoming static at that point. Here, I put my hopes on a radical engagement with institutions that are already in place—sometimes moving beyond them, but also ensuring that they evolve in the process. The institutions may be Internal Complaints Committees (ICC) and Gender Sensitisation Committees against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH), or even legal–juridical institutions, but what I propose is that the methodology of enquiries on sexual harassment in academia cannot be static and wholly dependent on either these institutions or on the list. I do not claim for a middle ground or an interaction between the two here. I speak from the position where both need to be acknowledged and referred to, but should also be moved beyond their immediate effects and reimagined. This reimagination is unsettling in its very form, just like the list was when it was created. This unsettling can be small entries into rigorous queer-feminist action. I would like to leave this theorisation at this incompleteness—I am trying to engage more rigorously with the ideas of reimagining myself so as to add more concretely to what I raise here. This, I suggest, can be one position from where further development of the concepts I raise can happen. [1] I use the plural with emphasis here, because the narratives of feminism(s) cannot be understood in one unilateral discourse with and within a codified programmed structure. When the narratives themselves are propagated and performed in various levels of multiplicities, the solidarities that execute these narratives cannot be linearly and singularly boxed, and further understood. For a more rigorous explanation of my opinions on this, please see Datta (2017). [2] By academia, I refer to the regular references of the word—the elite, mostly urban, English-dominated, racist, savarna, cishet, able-bodied, male dominated spaces. [3] I acknowledge the sharp contrast of this singular to the previous use of plural. It is, I accept, a simplification, necessary in my opinion to streamline the importance to the interactions between the agents rather than the individual differences in the agencies themselves. That is, my intention here is to focus more on how the agents come together and engage with each other (which may be plural in themselves), and not how the agents themselves individually engage differently with queerness. The agents here therefore are the unified (yet diverse) queer subject and the queer body. [4] This entails questioning the idea of sexuality, as well as questioning the use of the discourses surrounding sexualities for transacting power in neo-liberal academic spaces—how sexuality(ies) becomes a ground for dense philosophical discussion without realising the lived experiences of queer bodies inhabiting their sexualities. Those who theorise better and not those with lived narratives drive discourse-building in academia. [5] As explored by Patricia Hill Collins, where she looks at three key themes of black feminism, and builds the foundation for understanding the black feminist movement through socio-political engagement with the internalisation of oppressions in black women’s lives. Banerjea, Niharika (2017): “Revisiting Ethics of Care in Academic Lives,” Economic & Political Weekly, http://www.epw.in/engage/article/revisiting-ethics-care-academic-lives. Collins, Patricia Hill (1986): "Learning from the Outsider Within: The Sociological Significance of Black Feminist Thought," Social Problems, Vol 33, No 6, S14–S32. Datta, Sayantan (2017): “Response to ‘From Feminazi to Savarna Rape Apologist in 24 Hours’: Sayantan Datta,” Kafila, https://kafila.online/2017/10/29/response-to-from-feminazi-to-savarna-rape-apologist-in-24-hours-sayantan-datta/. Jones, Richard G and Bernadette Marie Calafell (2012): "Contesting Neoliberalism through Critical Pedagogy, Intersectional Reflexivity, and Personal Narrative: Queer Tales of Academia," Faculty Research and Creative Activity, 4, http://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=commstudies_fac. Lorde, Audre (2012): Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, Berkeley: Crossing Press, pp 9–10. What Kind of Nationalism Do We Need Today? Exploring Tagore on Nationalism Tagore's brand of nationalism is fundamentally rooted in the question of what it means to be human. Thinking About Climate Change: An Interactive From Corruption to Democracy: Follow This Morality Map Why Men Get Away with Rape Can 'Castelessness' Fix Caste? Whose Son Can Move Up the Social Ladder in India? Man Versus Cow: Solve the Puzzle How soon are you likely to die? Where Are the Women in Indian Politics? Even though it would appear that more women are participating in electoral politics in India, there are several qualitative ways in which they are politically excluded. Game Theory Deck: Can 'Rational Decisions' Keep You Out of Jail?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2065
__label__wiki	0.632783	0.632783	Equality and welfare benefits Brexit, equality and human rights Brexit resource bank Equality and human rights in practice Strategic communications training Equally Ours newsletter Join our Research Network Jobs and grants Poverty and Exclusion Home » Equality and human rights in practice » Providing Services » Case Study: Citizens Advice » Case Study: Age UK Case Study: Age UK Age UK’s Our Rights Our Voices programme worked with older people to develop their understanding of human rights and how they are relevant to their lives. 80 older people from eight older people’s forums across England were supported to put their rights into practice. Example: The Carrick Over 50’s Forum used human rights to challenge the council’s decision to cut bus services in a rural area. This compromised older people’s ability to get to the hospital, shop, meet friends – and was potentially in breach of Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998. The group persuaded the bus company and council to put on a bus and provide an important lifeline for older people in the rural community. Part of the project was a toolkit (pdf) that set out which human rights are most commonly relevant to older people and why; and gave examples of how the eight forums used their human rights. Papers and Tenders Find out about Equally Ours © Equally Ours 2019. We're a registered charity (no. 1135357)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2066
__label__wiki	0.612444	0.612444	The Boy Scouts' Blanket Ban on Gay Leaders May Soon Be Over "We must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be." Robert Gates knows that the Boy Scouts need to change; whether the nationwide network of troops over which he presides supports him is another issue. Gates, the former U.S. Defense Secretary and current president of the Boy Scouts of America, said in an address this morning that the Scouts' current ban on gay leaders must come to an end. While Gates denounced the present "blanket ban," he was careful not to call for a total overturn of the rule, either, noting that many troops have ties to churches and religious organizations that should retain their influence on a local level. Below are some key passages from Gates' address, which he delivered this morning in Atlanta: "We cannot ignore growing internal challenges to our current membership policy ... Nor can we ignore the social, political and juridicial changes taking place in our country—changes taking place at a pace over this past year no one anticipated. I remind you of the recent debates we have seen in places like Indiana and Arkansas over discrimination based on sexual orientation, not to mention the impending U.S. Supreme Court decision this summer on gay marriage. ... I must speak as plainly and bluntly to you as I spoke to presidents when I was Director of CIA and Secretary of Defense. We must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be. The status quo in our movement's membership standards cannot be sustained . ... The one thing we cannot do is put our heads in the sand and pretend this challenge will go away or abate. Quite the opposite is happening." Last fall, Gates told Esquire's Mike Sager two pieces of advice he's passed on over the years: "There are more horses' asses than there are horses." And "You have to make your judgments about people one at a time." Read that full story here. [H/T: BuzzFeed News President Brain Worms Lays Out Free Speech Vision It Looks Like the Boy Scouts Will (Kind of) End Their Ban on Gay Leaders The Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts Are At Odds The California Girls Who Are Fighting to Join the Boy Scouts The Boy Scouts Welcome Their First Trans Member The Boy Scouts Will Now Allow Transgender Children The Mormon Church Cuts Ties With Boy Scouts	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2069
__label__wiki	0.525344	0.525344	Migration is a global phenomenon that impacts on every part of society. At Eurodiaconia, we focus on migration in terms of the social inclusion of migrants through access to social and health care services. We have written a policy paper on migration and access to services and a briefing which helps members of Eurodiaconia know how to get involved in our work on migration. Regarding intra-EU mobility, we also work on the social inclusion of EU mobile citizens faced with poverty and social exclusion. Please find our policy paper as well as our briefing for members. For more information on this topic, please contact our Policy Officer Gabriella Agatiello at gabriella.agatiello@eurodiaconia.org. News from our Serbian member EHO working on the Hungarian and Croatian border September 18, 2015 Migration, Poverty and social exclusion, ThemesBy Antonio La Mantia On 7 September 2015, EHO began its activities in providing humanitarian assistance for refugees. In the previous period, around 3,000… EU migrants can be denied social benefits, says top court The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday (15 September) ruled that a country can withhold basic benefits from EU migrants if they travel… Statement of the German protestant bishops Given the current refugee situation in Germany and Europe, our partner the Bishops of EKD´s regional churches felt that is… Church leaders propose lifting of visa requirement for Syrians, Iraqis Five organisations representing the Anglican, Orthodox and Protestant Churches and Christian service, have sent a letter to EU justice and… Weekly editorial of our Secretary General: Advocating better access and reception for migrants As Europe continues to receive thousands of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, Justice and Home Affairs Ministers are preparing to meet… Call on European churches to further support migrants in Europe The following is a press release from the World Council of Churches featuring a joint letter on the refugee crisis… Junker’s address on the state of the Union in the European Parliament: Proposals on the emergency relocation of altogether 160,000 refugees September 9, 2015 Migration, Poverty and social exclusion, ThemesBy Antonio La Mantia Mr President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, Today is the first time during my mandate as President of the… Report on EU migration policy: Challenges and solutions In light of the ongoing refugee crisis, the EU is faced with an increasingly challenging situation: millions of refugees are… Diaconia Valdese: A new “mission” for a former factory in a mountain valley The Diaconia Valdese has been working with migrants for a number of years but the summer of 2015 has brought… Weekly editorial of our Secretary General: Solidarity and service As we all return to work and life gets back into a routine, I am sure we are all left… Youth poverty EU 2020 and European semester	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2070
__label__wiki	0.931632	0.931632	UAE says it will stand with Sudan in 'good times and bad times' - official on Twitter FILE PHOTO: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates, Anwar Gargash, speaks at an event at Chatham House in London, Britain July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall - NEIL HALL(Reuters) DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates congratulated Sudan after its military council and opposition reached a power-sharing deal and said it would stand with Khartoum in “good times and bad times”, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said. “We hope that the next phase will witness the foundation of a constitutional system that will strengthen the role of institutions with broad national and popular support,” Gargash added in a Twitter post on Friday. The wealthy Gulf Arab state is a key supporter of the Sudanese authorities and wields major influence in the country. (Reporting by Aziz El Yaakoubi; Editing by Mark Heinrich) 360° video: Great surfing will ‘put Angola on the map’ Woman highlight the alleged cost of being part of Sudan's uprising	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2071
__label__wiki	0.637998	0.637998	1779-05-28 Ireland, Dublin 1852-02-25 Sloperton Cottage, Bromham, Wiltshire, England Poet singer songwriter entertainer Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of "The Minstrel Boy" and "The Last Rose of Summer". He was responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron's memoirs after his death. In his lifetime he was often referred to as Anacreon Moore. Items by Thomas Moore Letters and journals of Lord Byron: with notices of his life by Thomas Moore. In two volumes 2 (1830) \| Thomas Moore; Lord Byron Thomas Moore; Lord Byron Letters and journals of Lord Byron: with notices of his life by Thomas Moore. In two volumes. 2. - London : John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1830 ( London : printed by Thomas Davison). - [2], 823, [3] p. ; 4°. - ((Segn.: [A]1 B-5L4 5M6 (-5M6). - Note di proprietà:Fondo... Das Paradies und die Peri Dichtung aus Lalla Rookh von Th. Moore : für Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester. Op. 50 (1845) \| Robert Schumann; Thomas Moore Robert Schumann; Thomas Moore componirt von Robert Schumann; [Партитура] View at Russian State Library Het licht van den harem een oostersch verhaal van Thomas Moore (1843) \| Thomas Moore View at Ghent University Library Primitive Christianity in Ireland, a letter to T. Moore exhibiting his misstatements in his History (1836) \| Thomas Moore View at Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford Life, letters and journals of lord Byron, with notes, (1839) \| Thomas Moore Originally published as: Letters and journals of lord Byron. Letters and journals (1833) \| Thomas Moore Edition: 3; 3rd ed.; Originally published as: Letters and journals of lord Byron. The works of ... Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1821) \| Thomas Moore Second Travels of an Irish gentleman in search of a religion. Not by the ed. of 'Captain Rock's memoirs' (1833) \| Thomas Moore Odes of Anacreon, tr. into Engl. verse, with notes, by T. Moore (1804) \| Thomas Moore Odes of Anacreon, tr. into Engl. verse, with notes. By T. Moore (1820) \| Thomas Moore Edition: 10; 10th ed. Sermons on several occasions, publ. by T. Moore (1734) \| Thomas Moore Holly, yew & box, with notes on other evergreens, by W. Dallimore, and 175 illustrations. The descriptions of the varieties of the common holly are based on the monograph by Thomas Moore. (1908) \| Thomas Moore View at University of California Libraries	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2072
__label__wiki	0.948581	0.948581	Kitayama shines on marathon final day to clinch Oman title 03/03/2019 at 16:15Updated 03/03/2019 at 16:17 March 3 (Reuters) - American Kurt Kitayama produced a fine comeback and a strong finish on a marathon Sunday to claim a one-shot victory at the Oman Open, his second European Tour title of the season. Kitayama carded a final round 70 for a seven-under-par total of 281 at Al Mouj Golf to finish one shot ahead of the quartet of Spain's Jorge Campillo, France's Clement Sordet, Germany's Maximilian Kieffer and Paraguay's Fabrizio Zanotti. "It feels great to win. My comeback this morning helped set up this final round. I was back in contention and with it being continuous rounds it helped me cruise into the next one," Kitayama, winner of the Mauritius Open, said. Kitayama had been in a strong position after 18 holes but suffered a dismal start to his third round on Saturday with a quadruple bogey eight and dropped shots in the next two holes before bad light ended play. So the 26-year-old was seven shots off the pace with 33 holes left to complete on Sunday. Yet after completing his third round with a 71 on the back of six birdies and an eagle, he then made four birdies in the final round to clinch victory. "This week, coming in off three missed cuts, not having good weekends in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, felt like a grind, especially after the start of the third round. So it feels great after going through that," Kitayama added. Sweden's Peter Hanson, Belgium's Thomas Pieters and Denmark's Joachim Hansen were tied for sixth, two shots behind Kitayama. (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru Editing by Ian Chadband) 0Read and react	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2073
__label__cc	0.544271	0.455729	Intel's Low Power Kaby Lake-Y Series Processors Rebranded For Good Reason Dave Altavilla Senior Contributor I cover break-out tech in mobile, on desktop and in the data center. Some folks may have thought Intel was trying to pull the wool over our eyes with new processor model number changes it introduced for the company’s lowest-power Kaby Lake 7th generation family. Known by the series code name “Kaby Lake-Y,” the 4.5 Watt CPU offering from Intel is designed for the popular ultra-thin and fanless 2-in-1 device segment, historically found in products like Microsoft’s Surface line and more recently in Dell’s sharp new XPS 13 2-In-1. Previously, Intel branded these chips as "Core m," while higher-powered, full-fledged notebook chips were branded with the familiar "Core i" moniker. However, previous generation Intel Broadwell and Skylake Core m processors were met with lukewarm market demand in these types of devices, with consumers opting more often for full Core i-powered versions of machines, trading off weight and a bit of fan noise for added performance. So, perhaps it’s no surprise that Intel wanted to delineate performance expectations differently with their 7th gen Kaby Lake-Y 4.5 Watt processor series and have, in fact, branded many of these processors as Core i, rather than Core m. Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 hybrid laptop convertible In a move that feels like the company is distancing itself from Core m, there is now only one version of Kaby Lake-Y low-power CPUs branded Core m3. Higher performance, though still in the 4.5 Watt envelope, parts are now branded Core i5 and Core i7 but with a “Y” in the root number, as with the Core i7-7Y75 found in the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 I’m currently testing. For 15 Watt and higher full-power notebook chips, Intel maintains its traditional all-numeric suffix so consumers and OEMs can determine performance levels, for example, with the 7th gen Core i7-7500U you can find in Dell’s standard XPS 13 notebook and the new ASUS ZenBook 3. Regardless, though some might look at this model number change as slick misdirection, I’d offer that with many Kaby Lake-Y processor models, performance headroom may be markedly better than the previous generation, such that a model number change seems fairly well-grounded. Kaby Lake-Y, like previous generation 4.5 Watt parts from Intel, has configurable TDP (Thermal Design Power) up and down features, so OEMs can goose its performance higher to the 7 Watt range, or lower if needed to conserve power and heat, down to 3.5 Watts. This gives OEMs a fair degree of freedom in performance, but Kaby Lake-Y also specifically has higher boost clocks and longer sustained Dynamic Power Modes than the previous generation. Intel SVP, Client Computing Group Navin Shenoy Holds Kaby Lake-Y Chip Dell even took Kaby Lake-Y a step further with its new XPS 13 2-in-1 and enabled a 9 Watt performance envelope with the Core i7-7Y75 chip in the system I’m currently testing, allowing even longer sustained top end clock speeds at 3.6GHz. The result is this specific Kaby Lake-Y powered Dell 2-in-1 competes with previous generation Core i5 U series processors, like the venerable Intel Core i5 6200U that found its way into so many ultrabook SKUs last year. And it does so in complete silence, housed inside a very sleek, thin frame. In practice, Kaby Lake-Y, in certain incarnations of the family, can offer comparable, full featured notebook-like performance within an ultralight, fanless design, along with the power efficiency and battery life benefits that go with it. Though this may not be the case in all high load usage scenarios, for mainstream consumers and for the typical use case of a 2-in-1 device, it appears that this Y-series family from Intel gets the job done much better. Intel may have wanted to distance its brand from Core m a bit with its new family of low-power processors, but then again Kaby Lake-Y is a different beast capable of bringing a new level of fanless 2-in-1 performance than we’ve previously seen in the product category. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn. Check out my website or some of my other work here. Dave Altavilla Dave Altavilla has lived and breathed the Semiconductor and Computing industries for over two decades as a Field Sales Engineer and Global Account Manager for leading S	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2075
__label__wiki	0.556302	0.556302	Graffiti art with the Rotex Festool Rhythm & Tools Graffiti is no longer just confined to spray painting. Philipp Schwingeler produces graffiti out of wood, turning it into impressive sculptures. Sanding is a crucial part of his artistic creative process, because even with graffiti, it is important to be able to reach difficult places. Philipp Schwingeler's art therefore makes him the perfect candidate to test the Rotex. In his "From birch to an E" project, the Rotex was able to show what it's really capable of. From birch to an "E" First the "E" was designed and then converted into a computer file, so that the water jet machine could cut out the motif. Next, four birch multiplex boards, with a thickness of 30 mm, were bonded together, and the motif was cut out with the water jet. The Rotex was used after the cutting process. The first sanding process was completed with a grit dispersion of 120, followed by a grit dispersion of 150. The piece of art was then primed on both sides. After drying, the "E" was given a clear top coat. The ease of ROTEX The first thing Philipp Schwingeler noticed was that the Rotex was incredibly lightweight and easy to handle. He found it very quiet and smooth, which made using machine extremely comfortable to use. The artist found the change from disc sander to Delta sander particularly impressive. Not only was it very easy, but it was also very quick. It was precisely this function that helped the artist to reach places on the object that the normal disc sander could not reach. Overall, Philipp Schwingeler really enjoyed using the Rotex and had nothing but positive experiences with it. About Form-Schlüssig – graffiti art in wood Philipp Schwingeler has been an active graffiti artist since 1996. He began creating his art in wood by chance. He then completed a carpentry apprenticeship and founded Form-Schlüssig. His art epitomises unique design and high-quality results that are comfortable and long-lasting. Above all, however, it represents a passion for combining traditional woodwork with modern graffiti art. In addition to various exhibitions, Schwingeler also offers workshops, passing on his skills to others. For more information, go to www.Form-Schlüssig.de. Image source: André Sasse, www.andresasse.com, E-mail: info@andresasse.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2079
__label__cc	0.542048	0.457952	FEW Resources.org FEW Problem Food: Overview of Issues Industrial Agriculture Market Concentration The Global Land Grab Soil, Science, and Society: We're Running out of Dirt GMOs & Biotechnology Oceans and Aquaculture Energy & Climate Change: Overview of Issues Science & Uncertainty Climate Roulette: We're (not) all in this together Farms, Feedlots, Forests & Climate Change Issues Water: Overview of Issues Water Scarcity Issues: We're running out of water Water Quality Issues: From Agriculture to Industry Water Privatization and Global Prospecting Global Justice: Overview Current Theoretical Disagreements, p. 1 Intergenerational Justice Gender and Justice Metrics of Inequality Global Development Issues Institutions & Ideology, p. 1: history and assumptions Institutions and Ideology, p. 2: ending poverty GDP & Well-being Global Capitalism The Causes of Poverty Ecological Footprints & Human Impact Factors Sustainability: Conceptions & Metrics Toxic Chemicals & Global Health Natural Resource Curse What's Capitalism Got to Do with Environmental Justice from a Global Perspective? The short answer is that capitalism - or at least a form of market organization, characterized by certain kinds of property ownership, goods treated as commodities, and background political institutions - contributes to the destruction of regional ecologies, species extinction, natural resource depletion, and the destabilization of vital planetary systems that support life on Earth. Rather than look at environmental justice primarily through the lens of the consumption behavior of individuals and its aggregate impact on the planet we should examine the consequences of the mode of production that differentially shapes the organization of land, labor, and way of life for people around the world. So we have to ask: What social conditions - good and bad - are causally attributable to capitalism, alone or in combination with other social forces? Capitalism has been credited with: securing a relatively long term peace and widespread prosperity; the emancipation of the laboring classes from feudal subordination; the creation of new economic opportunities that mitigate and erode legacy effects of racial and gender inequality; helping to bring the colonial era to an end; ushering in material conditions hospitable to the growth of democracy; and raising the global standard of living through unprecedented technological innovations. And capitalism is often blamed for: fueling socially destructive, privately profitable regional military conflict; setting in motion a economic dynamic that simultaneously produces concentrations of wealth and human misery; expanding the domain of goods subject to commodification, thereby exacerbating and entrenching racial and gender hierarchies; unleashing patterns of resource extraction from fragile lands and labor exploitation of vulnerable peoples, during both the classical era of colonial rule and the neocolonial era; contributing to the demise of democratic institutions and undermining processes of collective control over key aspects of social life; and fostering endless economic growth and overconsumption that has resulted in massive environmental degradation and rapid resource depletion. Among the topics to be included are: Definitions of capitalism that are intended to reveal what makes it a distinctive mode of production and a template for social organization. Periodization - ways demarcating epochs of capitalist organization, corresponding to features of markets and background political institutions presumed to be distinctive in both organization and consequences. Characteristics of 21st century capitalism - what is global capitalism like now, and what are its current and likely consequences for land, labor, and way of life? Neoliberalism - what is it, where and how did it originate, and what does it have to do with the way nation-states and supranational institutions regulate the global economy? Imperialism and capitalism connections - a topic of ongoing debate, given that some have argued that imperialism represents the highest stage of capitalism, while others have traced the origins and rationale for empire to pre-capitalist social arrangements? China’s role and significance in the global economy, with it peculiar brand of expansionist, state capitalism, and the probable environment footprint of its belt and road initiative, massive urban relocation efforts, and large-scale water projects. The main ways in which global markets are structured, for example: global supply chains that rely more on contract than ownership and more on informal, precarious labor instead of formal employment arrangements; the ways in which natural resource contracts and concessions are structured, market risks are allocated, burdens of legal compliance are shifted, and environmental negative externalities are generated; the relation between global financial institutions and nation-states, in particular, the issues of tax avoidance and the hyper-mobility of capital, their role in imposing austerity programs on debtor nations, and the role of the financial sector in the growth of public and private debt and the consequent shrinkage of "policy space" for dealing with infrastructure replacement and the fallout of global market bubbles. The future of Universal Basic Income (UBI) policies as a policy response to the predicted effects of artificial intelligence (AI) in eliminating jobs. The relation between socioeconomic class and social position based on attributions of race and gender. Are these issues of intersectional justice, as some claim, each marking a socially defined axis of disadvantage, stigma, and disrespect, or are issues of race and gender in some way salient matters of justice due to the background facts about the workings of capitalism? Madison Powers powersm@georgetown.edu	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2080
__label__cc	0.551605	0.448395	Written by Marc Livitz How the mighty have fallen. Rather, how the mighty refuse to fall because they are refused the right to face one another. Provided the allegations set forth by Floyd Mayweather at a fight week press conference in Las Vegas are true (that Top Rank deliberately stood in the way of Floyd's potential matchups against other marquee fighters in his division), then the case can now be made that there's yet another boot to the throat of boxing. Regardless of what happens at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night, when Mayweather faces Victor Ortiz and once (or thrice) again when Manny Pacquiao faces Juan Manuel Marquez in November, the top two fighters have been unable to dodge questions concerning the other during their respective press appearances. Leapfrog reasoning is never advisable in life, much less in professional sports. The 2007 New England Patriots can attest to this as well as the 2010 Miami Heat. We've been subjected to everything from "take the test" to "if the gloves don't fit, you must acquit". Or, "if there's rocks in your wraps, only your wrist we'll slap". Floyd's revelations set forth the very plausible mindset of a certain promoter; one which spoke of selfishness and insipid logic. Fight Week in Las Vegas of all places should be fun for fans and the media alike. What we're getting instead is a seemingly regimented dose of what's on the horizon for Mayweather rather than the formidable, yet overwhelmed opponent he'll face over the weekend. At the time this snippet was written - most betting houses have the following odds posted: a $100 bet on an Ortiz victory will get you $525 in return. Not bad, but this isn't how casinos pay their electric bills. You'll need to bet $625 to get $725 (your $625 bet plus the $100 you'd win) in winnings if you take Money Mayweather. You can get better odds, of course if you bet on specifics. For example, the surefire result so many have in mind of a Mayweather decision win is quite a lousy wager. His idea of switching his moniker from Pretty Boy to Money doesn't exactly check out here; at least not with those odds. The entire PPV telecast is awash with walkover painted all over it. We'll get a treat for the co-main event when the cameras jump to the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Alfonso Gomez matchup. Canelo is a staggering favorite in this fight as well. Hardly a month has passed since a press conference in San Antonio, TX announced that Mexican legend Erik "El Terrible" Morales would be featured in the "Star Power" fight card. Morales was originally set to face Argentine lightweight Jorge Barrios. The veteran fighter was pulled, somewhat inexplicably and quickly replaced with the hard punching and cagey Lucas Matthysse, also of Argentina. This would have been a great fight for boxing fans as well as the casual fan who raids your house to watch the fights for free. It had everything in it necessary to steal the thunder of the main event. Wait. Oh, no. Lucas turned ill. Maybe he did, or perhaps he just wasn't looking forward to giving his all only to be robbed by the myopic American judges, as he was versus Zab Judah and Devon Alexander in two separate bouts since November 2010. The timeless jaw of the sweet science flew open after Erik's efforts versus Marcos Maidana this past April. Its palate was molten with the lusting for a rematch and a few in the fight game thought we'd get one as soon as September 17th. Not to be, though. It's acceptable once you realize that it's easier to get a drive-thru divorce than it is to get two promoters or fighters to come to the table. This isn't an ad for a betting house or website. But you get the idea here, which is even further compounded with the third boxer named in a month's time to face Morales, Pablo Cesar Cano. This will be the first fight in the United States for the undefeated Mexican light welterweight. In fact, it's his only his second fight outside of Mexico (he fought once in Colombia). Morales and his credibility are shot if he doesn't pummel his new foe. What has happened here? Remember Hagler vs Hearns? When Tommy Hearns pulled out of their originally scheduled fight in May of 1982 because of an injury to his pinky finger, Marvin Hagler laughed at him. Love him, hate him, praise him or berate him, there's no questioning the fact that Floyd Mayweather is a serious talent in the sport. Save the all-time rankings until he's really and truly done, please. He's expected to breeze to an easy win once he tests and masters the barrage Ortiz will try to impose upon him. The co-main event in Los Angeles will be no different and perhaps some of the criticism thrown the way of Canelo Alvarez is justifiable. Many say he's been protected. Not Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. protected, but a guarded fighter nonetheless. Any who remember Alfonso Gomez getting pummeled by Miguel Cotto three years ago can only imagine what the quick and deadly redhead from Jalisco will do to him. The best fight of the night could easily be the first one of the night, at least the pay-TV portion. Undefeated lightweight Jesse Vargas of Las Vegas will face Josesito Lopez of California. So often, mega-fights are preceded by coma-inducing undercard bouts. This one is inherently different. Perhaps you'd rather see two relatively unknown fighters square off rather than 3 or 4 chip shot fights where the outcome is all but finally settled. If Mayweather was honest with his tales of avoidance on the part of Bob Arum or anyone, bring us the Pepto right now; perhaps some humility, too. So many painted Floyd as a "ducker", when he may have just been given the brush-off instead. Just like a house of cards. One is pulled, then another. Not long afterwards, the house crumbles. Not only are promoters harming more than helping, they're also holding all the cards and cutting the pack. Manny Pacquiao ridicules Floyd in tweet: Why Mayweather won't bite Mayweather vs Nasukawa rules: Japanese fighter looks to make a statement Mayweather vs Khabib: Another high profile farce Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2 odds: Forgetting the intangibles Floyd Mayweather vs Adrien Broner (Pre Pacquiao)? Why it would be brilliant Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2 prediction: Why PacMan wins rematch Mayweather vs McGregor: Floyd's cryptic effort will remain a mystery Floyd Mayweather comeback? 'Money May' should give it another go {youtube}-nmj_tKSYT0{/youtube} HBO PPV: Mayweather vs. Ortiz - Star Power	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2082
__label__cc	0.73665	0.26335	Tales of the Seventh Battalion 25 A Typical 7th Battalion Fire The Squad 4 guys grumbled as they came off their rig, “Another typical 7th Battalion fire.” The location was the Revere Copper and Brass Company on West Jefferson. The building was under demolition and extends about 1500 feet from Jefferson to the Detroit River. The side exposures were historic Fort Wayne on the west and the Detroit Edison power plant on the east. The yard was torn up and approach with equipment was difficult. The fire was on the roof of the factory almost 40 feet high. The heavy 55 foot extension ladder had to be carried about 500 feet and raised under difficult conditions. It was a dark, hot, humid night in late October. The machinery had been removed and only dangerous oil pits remained. Every sewer cover had been stolen. The entire floor space was covered by six inches of standing water hiding every hazard with a placid looking black lake. A miserable place. A miserable fire. The nearest working hydrant was in Fort Wayne. Engine 33 stopped at the barbed wire fence, dropped line, and headed for that hydrant. It took a complicated combination of ladders to scale an 8 foot fence topped with barbed wire, cross a deep ravine, go up six feet to a window, and drop 10 feet into the building. The line was then hoisted to the roof and two hours later the fire was finally extinguished. A good stop considering the obstacles the Firefighters faced. Like most 7th Battalion fires this one did not come with a user’s manual. Everyone was hot, dirty, and tired. It was ironic that the huge factory would soon be leveled and gone. The prime objective was to prevent the fire from getting out of control and extending to Fort Wayne or the Edison facility. As we picked up our line we waded through the six inches of water covering the factory floor. One of the Squad guys forgot about the oil pits and open sewers that were invisible under the water. I was moving slowly tapping with my pike pole as I moved toward the entrance way. A Squad guy moved by me at a quickened pace. I was looking at his back when he disappeared. He came up sputtering, wet, and oily. He used swear words that can only be found in a Hungarian dictionary. I helped him fish his helmet out of the pit and as he joined his buddies getting back on his rig I heard him grumble one more time, "Another typical 7th Battalion fire."	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0094.json.gz/line2085

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