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Saturday, May 25, 2013 7 Reasons Why Fun at Work Makes Winning Startups startup-fun-perksI’m convinced that people who have fun at work are more innovative, as well as happier. I don’t have any big scientific studies to prove this, but in my considerable business experience, I haven’t seen many successes come out of a group of fearful pessimists or unhappy people. As I was looking through the literature, I did find evidence that many strong business leaders, like John D. Rockefeller, knew how to laugh at themselves. Humble leaders with this trait seem to create cultures that don't take themselves too seriously; cultures willing to take risks; cultures capable of creating and supporting a greater number of ideas. Current popular startups, like Foursquare, with their break-up music and "Slow Jam Fridays" are a model of this new fun world. I can postulate several reasons why laughing and having fun at work might be linked with creativity and innovation. Here are a few: 1. Escape the inhibitions. Laughing tends to remove inhibitions. Under the spell of inhibition, people feel limited and stuck. This is what we refer to when we say “thinking outside the box”. Encourage everyone to be open to new ideas and solutions without setting limiting beliefs. Innovation is more about psychology than intellect. 2. Willing to make mistakes. People who take themselves too seriously are afraid to be seen failing. Failure while having fun is not usually seen as life-threatening. Expect that some ideas will fail in the process of learning. Rather than treating the mistakes as failures, think of them as fun experiments. 3. Reset to a positive attitude. Under the pressure of a difficult problem, or if you are stuck on something, nothing innovative is likely to emerge. Do something fun to shift your thoughts back to the positive. Come back to the work problem with a fresh and more creative mind. 4. Productive group activity. In teams, people feed off each other. A “downer” in a group takes the whole group down, whereas a fun person can bring the whole group to a more productive and innovative plane. This allows the group to “suspend disbelief” and really brainstorm new alternatives. 5. Likely to be seen. Successful people surround themselves with people they enjoy and respect. If you are unhappy, or take yourself too seriously, you are less likely to get the attention and trust of people who can make a difference, or even recognize your innovative ideas. 6. Likely to be heard. Communication effectiveness is the final hurdle for creativity and innovation. No matter how great your idea is, it won’t happen if it is not heard. People like to listen to fun people, and they close their mind to all the rest. If you want to be heard, write down the message and deliver it in a positive tone. 7. Be perceived as a leader. By definition, people who project negativity are not going to be perceived as leaders. Nobody will charge a hill led by someone who says it can’t be done, or someone who emphasizes the risk of death. Some people seem to want to make fun an enemy of business. I believe you will accept that premise only at your own peril. Fun is all about creativity, innovation, play, experimentation, progress, and seeing real things come to life. The most innovative people don’t see any dichotomy between work and fun. So I encourage you to go out of your way this season to nurture fun at work, as well as passion and motivation. Learn to pay attention to laughter. Where there is laughter, there is an idea that holds people's interest. If you don’t take yourself too seriously, the pleasant by-product is that work becomes more enjoyable, and your innovative side will be more visible. 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1. vasectomies are not 100% fool proof. 2. If I could play a round of golf with 3 people, living or dead, it would be Ronald Reagan, Ben Hogan and my father. 3. Don’t ever feed a guinea pig Cheetos. Tough life lesson. Go back to team roster Let’s get started Every custom campaign starts with 3 basic pieces of information: About You Your Company • Lead Generation: Acquiring New CustomersAffiliate: Marketing Your CampaignsSomething Else? How Can We Help?	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.8053795099258423}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '26429', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:4CQL7AL7N4PLUEXW4OS74LG6464BB5XA', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:2f15b38b-cf4c-4cd8-be21-ceac142a78b2>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2021, 3, 5, 0, 14, 28), 'WARC-IP-Address': '52.73.55.212', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:W4ELIVQEYWEEAAGOHBWS56C7RP7FAINH', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:62c9fbb3-55c1-485f-8ad1-68fbda46e671>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://rewards.diablomedia.com/profile/nick-thompson/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:bec4893d-ef72-4f30-adab-7507f253017e>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '76', 'url': 'https://rewards.diablomedia.com/profile/nick-thompson/', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2021-10\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for February/March 2021\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-67-67-241.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.18 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.2-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.09829801321029663', 'original_id': '651470507950b3f9fe8b37a61ff9636e6d2ce9e3e31f9c17988b10d4195a21b9'}
Conquer Insomnia For Excellent With These Fantastic Recommendations You might find that you’ve a difficult time going to sleep and staying asleep in some cases. If this condition persists over a extended time frame, you simply may well have a thing named insomnia. Make use of the following guidance to discover extra regarding the situation. When you are plagued by insomnia, start listening to soft music whilst my sleep insomnia you attempt and fall asleep. Something rhythmic and quiet ought to help to place you in a relaxed state, so that you may get to sleep. Should you do not get pleasure from quiet music, choose the sound of waves crashing on the shore. Do an activity in your brain like counting sheep. Yes, it’s an old wive’s tale, but technically it might enable you to fall asleep. It’s a brain numbing expertise to slowly count these sheep, and that may assistance the body loosen up. It might look silly, but give it a try to determine if it operates for you personally. If you are getting problems falling asleep on a consistent basis, you may have to have to transform a number of your habits through the day. Usually do not take naps during the daytime. These naps confuse the body and make it challenging to possess a all-natural sleep rhythm. So reduce out the daytime naps for some excellent evening time sleep. Just because it has been shown that children appear to sleep greater when a nightly bedtime routine is followed, this could operate for adults, as well. Take a bath prior to bedtime and possess a warm glass of milk. Hold a standard routine to assist you sleep much better. Though in bed, preserve a heated water bottle nearby. You are going to find that the further heat provided by a hot water bottle aids relieve tension. That alone could cure your insomnia. Start with all the bottle placed around the stomach region of your torso. Close your eyes as the warmth soothes your body. Adding much more magnesium into your diet is an fantastic solution that will help you get superior sleep. Magnesium causes healthier sleep by affecting your neurotransmitters. There are several meals wealthy in magnesium, such as spinach, pumpkin seed and black beans. This supplement will also cut down cramps that cause insomnia. Smoking can harm the body in a number of methods, not the least of which is that it interferes using the sleep process. Smoking increases the heart price and acts like a stimulant on your body. Smoking cessation is very important for a number of causes. Finding to sleep much more easily is amongst the numerous benefits of quitting. Soon after reading this article, you may have realized that there is a lot about insomnia that you didn’t know. Use the techniques that operate best for you personally. If a single technique doesn’t work, attempt another. Rather than accepting sleeplessness, utilize the tips within this piece.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '14', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9401907324790956}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '44610', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:KLPWE6WGFZFTVUWX2YMGNAGEHTOXWHGJ', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:3dfea0eb-28b2-4ac9-b533-fa398ca490b4>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2019, 2, 23, 19, 48, 44), 'WARC-IP-Address': '104.238.201.84', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'application/xhtml+xml', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:3HIA37EOA3WLKXFCQRXPUX3RTXJT7S2R', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:aa2453c4-254a-4ff7-93ba-8158691fbe15>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://dkrill.com/health/conquer-insomnia-for-excellent-with-these-fantastic-recommendations/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:1ae45ffc-70b3-4046-ba90-46791b3650b2>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '495', 'url': 'http://dkrill.com/health/conquer-insomnia-for-excellent-with-these-fantastic-recommendations/', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2019-09\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for February 2019\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-137-170-67.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.15 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 0.11-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.048427581787109375', 'original_id': '8fdb621022fcb289fd8e72ba0a144803afe1879b7cd9709ba9175f6641925613'}
AnsweredAssumed Answered Italian Language Question Question asked by Rosie Sasso on Feb 14, 2018 Latest reply on Jun 4, 2018 by Rosie Sasso In the Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-12-09), the Italian language was made available. Our Italian language instructors were excited to learn of this availability! When testing the language in a course, one instructor noted the following: As an example, Dec 24 in Italian is 24 dicembre: no capital d and the date comes before the month; yet in Canvas it remains displayed as Dec 24. Here is an example of how the assignment dates display using the Italian language: Assignment with Italian due dates I tested the same concept with the Spanish language and the dates displayed in the day-month format. The month is abbreviated to the first three letters. (In this example, abr is the abbreviated month for April.) Assignment with Spanish due dates I'm curious to know if the display can be corrected to accurately reflect the day-month format within the Italian language. Is there an area in the Community where users can suggest language corrections? Or would a Canvas Case need to be opened with technical support? Any help/thoughts are appreciated!	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9267705082893372}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '111158', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:DJ7NEHJGT2MBFTLKRQ6H755ARYMX5WEH', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:5c81e7b1-bbc8-4fe0-98bf-34935789180f>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2019, 5, 23, 8, 3, 47), 'WARC-IP-Address': '104.83.231.9', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:JWFHEFMAL6BGLAURDWUJU3DIS4VJ6FE2', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:f6487fde-eb7b-4114-a23b-974495c3824c>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://community.canvaslms.com/thread/22171-italian-language-question', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:7fee960a-b5a0-40c5-b26d-a9d75d971cd3>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '197', 'url': 'https://community.canvaslms.com/thread/22171-italian-language-question', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2019-22\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for May 2019\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-179-238-165.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.15 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.1-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.02367544174194336', 'original_id': 'a5f13b837d7d01dddaab231937e7118ce745b7fa08a07a1d6024fffd651e9572'}
I’d like to know more about Fed — and how it is neither a federal agency, nor does it have any reserves. BY busadmin November 28, 2007 at 6:28 PM EST Question/Comment: I’ve seen now several of your segments on the Federal Reserve and I encourage you, on your next segment, to go deeper. There is much information available regarding the Fed and how it is neither a federal agency, nor does it have any reserves. Our entire economy, as I’m sure you’re aware, is a house of cards built upon the mechanism of the Fed generating money literally out of thin air (with no tangible backing), distributed out to the federal reserve banks, trickling all the way down to us folks. Our fractional reserve banking laws allow our banks to lend out many times the amount of money they actually have in reserves. There is so much that is truly fascinating about this story but I’ve never heard it discussed or mentioned in the mainstream media. If you haven’t already read it, “The Creature from Jekyll Island” by G. Edward Griffin is a wonderful book (whether or not one agrees with the author’s political views). Paul Solman: The “reserves” are what the banks keep with the Fed, not what the Fed stores somewhere else. On Jekyll Island, say. Yes, the Fed creates money out of thin air, as you put it. And yes, the money tends to lose value over time, as more of it gets created than the values of goods and services multiplies. The problem is the ALTERNATIVE. As the Great Depression seemed to convincingly demonstrate, when the value of money SHRINKS, very bad things can happen to a moderately-free market economy like ours. It’s a little hard to see how our economy would grow if there was no fractional banking, and thus no supervised, intermediated credit. So the Fed tries to steer its famous middle course between creating too much money and creating too little. And we haven’t had a Great Depression for 70-plus years, or a hyperinflation, for that matter. Not bad.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '5', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.942530632019043}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '48652', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:HVT7GSBT66AICS3YYLTAAR4OAW43DOKO', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:e3a8f131-3694-4cbe-acb6-64511e1f72c4>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2014, 12, 22, 3, 39, 31), 'WARC-IP-Address': '54.227.214.22', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': None, 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:XFAAZSLWFXYAPLWXYRUXM2CQ62WBH6WU', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:aac89f57-efee-4be2-8f4d-73325e62175c>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/id-like-to-know-more-about-fed/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:77ed98b2-ed3a-46fe-8945-b85b1b7016c0>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '342', 'url': 'http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/id-like-to-know-more-about-fed/', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2014-52\r\noperator: CommonCrawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web with URLs provided by Blekko for December 2014\r\npublisher: CommonCrawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.1152501106262207', 'original_id': '15ae9c7e7b5bb68b170fcb8a58479b0bb2f99632810bceccc8b6adf0f35cee62'}
Croatia’s Top 10 Must Sees In 2016 Dubrovnik Croatia's Top 10 Must Sees Stretching along the Adriatic Sea, just a stone’s throw from Central Europe, Croatia is a country defined by a rich cultural legacy. Today, history perfectly combines with a youthful spirit and vibrant energy that prove irresistible to those seeking diversity. Breath-taking natural beauty, endless coastlines, diverse gastronomy, adventure, sports and wellness, can be enjoyed all year round. Whether exploring the old city of Dubrovnik, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, island-hopping around the Split archipelago, truffle hunting in Istria, paragliding across the Plitvice Lakes, delving into Zagreb’s streets and hidden passages, birdwatching in Kopacki rit, partying the night away at Zrce beach in Novalja or taking time out with the family on Zlatni Rat beach, there truly is something for everyone in Croatia. Whether your preference is hopping from one pristine island to the next along the Dalmatian Coast, dancing the night away in Hvar, exploring ancient sites and cultural heritage in Dubrovnik and Split, sampling the best local food and drink in Rovinj or enjoying a wide range of adventure sports in the Istria region – Croatia has plenty to offer for every taste and lifestyle #1 DUBROVNIK is South Croatia’s most renowned hot spot and famous for its cultural heritage. Take a walk in its breath-taking, pedestrian-only Old Town, a UNESCO world cultural heritage, and explore the network of picturesque small streets and squares. One of the world’s most awe-inspiring walled cities, Dubrovnik has gained even more international fame since it doubles for the fictional ‘King’s Landing’ in HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. Dubrovnik Summer Festival (10 July –25 August) is always a major draw and creates buzzing nightlife. For those preferring a calmer time, May/June and September/October are good months to visit the Dalmatian coastal town while December is a real insider tipp: Browse for unique presents at Dubrovnik’s Christmas Fair, enjoy culinary highlights in one of the city’s excellent restaurants and on New Year’s Eve, dance the night away with a cheerful crowd on main street. KRKA, Foto: Ivo Biočina #2 PLITVICE LAKES the country’s largest National Park, is situated in a mountainous karst area. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the park is renowned for its 16 shimmering lakes, arranged in cascades and showcasing distinctive colours from azure to green, grey and blue. The colours change constantly depending on the number of minerals, organisms in the water, and the angle of sunlight. A unique way to view this incredible scenery is from a bird’s eye perspective, which you can do if you partake in hang-gliding or paragliding. The lakes are located in Lika region in the heart of Croatia, between the country’s continental and coastal parts. The region is a popular stopover for people travelling from Zagreb to the coast, but with its natural beauty, lush green landscapes, majestic mountains, sparkling clear springs and a high concentration of protected Nature Parks, it is worth exploring in its own right. SPLIT, Foto: Ante Verzotti #3 SPLIT The story of Croatia’s second-largest city dates back 1700 years to Roman Emperor Diocletian who decided to build his Palace right on the peninsula where he wanted to spend the last years of his life. Since 1979, the entire historical core of Split, including Diocletian Palace, has been on the World Heritage UNESCO list and till today, all historical layers are alive and visible to visitors. But it is not only the city’s rich tradition and the beauty of its natural and cultural heritage that makes it irresistible. Local inhabitants sit in the same cafes and shop in the same stores as tourists, giving them the impression that, by arriving in Split, they become a part of the city and its rhythm. #4 POREČ is a town of culture, tourism, sport and leisure, where the aromas and colours of past times form a mosaic of unforgettable experiences. Its history dates back to the time of the Roman Empire and can still be felt in the city centre, whose symmetrical geometric layout of streets has been preserved and captivates visitors with its picturesque location on a small peninsula submerged in the sea. Euphrasian Basilica from the 6th century is the most valuable cultural and historical monument in Istria and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. As for the fun and nightlife: This summer, Poreč invites locals and visitors to its first Open Air Festival. From June 9th to September 10th the streets and squares of the historic city centre, as well as the enchanting Sveti Nikola Island, will come to life with more than a hundred cultural events and street performances. Every Friday, the sea before Poreč’s promenade will lend its surface for a spectacular laser show. #5 ZADAR Awarded as “European Best Destination 2016”, the 3,000-year-old city of Zadar infuses historical heritage with breathtaking natural beauty to create a unique experience for visitors. Located in the northernmost part of Dalmatia, the coastal town is marked by its history and turned towards modernity. Take a stroll along the waterfront and listen to the “Sea Organ”, an experimental instrument which uses wind and waves to create music. Visit the largest Roman forum on the Croatian side of the Adriatic and the unforgettable Romanesque church of St. Donatus. A unique souvenir is Maraschino, a herbal fruit liqueur which was developed by pharmacists of Zadar’s Dominican monastery at the beginning of the 16th Century. #6 ROVINJ is an old, picture-perfect town that stretches into the sea and is often referred to as the Med’s most romantic spot. Known for its diverse tourist offerings, it prides itself on having a newly designed, contemporary beach and promenade in Lone Bay, which runs 200 metres along the beach. Rovinj is located in the region of Istria, the Adriatic Sea’s largest peninsula, which is a world-renowned gourmet destination. Local specialities include black and white truffles which are among the most prized in the world, fresh seafood, wild asparagus, top-rated olive oils and award-winning wines. Boasting great natural beauty, Istria also offers a wide range of adventures in the great outdoors such as paragliding, free climbing, canyoning, exploration of caves, horseback riding, mountain running and biking – perfect for those seeking an active holiday. ZAGREB, Photo: Boris Kačan #7 ZAGREB Croatia’s capital is a city of contrasts: Young and old at the same time, it is dedicated to business in the morning but relaxed and fun in the evening. In the past, it was often unfairly overlooked by visitors to Croatia, but now comes into its own thanks to rich urban offerings including culture, the arts, music, theatre, architecture and gastronomy. In 2016, Zagreb’s Maksimir park was awarded one of the most beautiful European parks by European Best Destinations. Founded back in 1794, it is home of a hundred-year-old oak forest and the City ZOO, making it a refreshing getaway from hot days. Zagreb is a year-round outdoor city: in spring and summer Jarun Lake is a popular sunbathing and sailing destination; autumn offers hikes in Samobor, and winter ski adventures can be found at nearby Mt Medvednica. HVAR, Foto: Ivo Biočina #8 HVAR island is the number-one holder of Croatia’s superlatives: most luxurious island, sunniest place in the country (2724 hours of sunshine each year) and, along with Dubrovnik, most popular tourist destination. The island’s capital is a must-visit destination for those seeking fun and nightclubbing and for those who love seeing and being seen. It is all about swanky hotels, elegant restaurants, posh yachts, trendy bars and clubs. The best way to explore Hvar and its neighbouring 79 islands and some 500 islets that run parallel to the Dalmatian coast is to charter a gulet and go island hopping. #9 SLAVONIJA region in the East is Croatia’s best-kept secret. It is shaped by the force of the mighty Drava, Danube and Sava rivers and characterised by a distinctive, captivating rural landscape, featuring endless golden agricultural plains, hills peppered with excellent vineyards and one of Europe’s largest, most preserved wetlands, the Nature Park of Kopacki rit. The park covers an area of marsh and partly sunken forest, renowned for its abundant and rare fauna and flora, including almost 300 bird species. Slavonia’s history and ties to its neighbouring countries have created an intriguing cultural backdrop which is also reflected in its diverse regional cuisine: It is spicier than others in Croatia, using plenty of paprika and garlic as well as fresh fish from the rivers. #10 OPATIJA was considered to be the summer destination du jour for the Viennese elite during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a legacy that is still evident in the many remaining belle époque villas. Its tourist tradition began in 1844, culminating in the opening of Hotel Kvarner in 1884 – the first on the Eastern coast of the Adriatic. Opatija spreads out along the coast between forested hills and the glistening Adriatic, with the town’s entire waterfront connected by a promenade. Located in the region of Kvarner and flanked by majestic mountains, it is a year-round destination offering an unparalleled combination of sea, islands and highlands. Don’t miss the region’s culinary speciality, Kvarner Scampi, which are considered to be the best in the world! 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Can Deep Learning Help you Find the Perfect Girl? – Part 2 Using Deep Learning to find the perfect match, PhD student Harm de Vries describes the process of data collection and analysis. Finally, the results from matching algorithm are compared to human assessment for identifying an individual's dating preferences. Neural networks work especially well when we provide them a lot of labeled examples. So, all I needed to do was intensively use Tinder for some time. But how do you save the liked and disliked pictures from the Tinder app? The application is communicating with a server to get new profile pictures, and by inspecting how the app did this communication, I could build a program on my laptop that mimics the tinder app (but saves the pictures). You can see the program at work in the screenshot. I have to say that the real Tinder app was a bit more convenient because it can be used anywhere and anytime. Now I really had to sit down and make time to swipe profiles. Nevertheless, I managed to label 9364 profile pictures in less than two months. Almost 10K profile pictures sounds a lot, but in practice it was not enough to successfully train a deep neural network. What happened was that the network worked very well for the pictures it was trained on, but did not generalize to new profile pictures. Looking at the images, I could see that there was a lot of variation in the profile pictures (compared to the clean datasets we work with in academia). One way to account for those variations is to collect more data, but I didn't want to wait half a year before I had labeled enough profile pictures (or spent my whole day using Tinder..). Instead, I focused on another way to overcome this issue: we can use another neural network that is successfully trained for a related task (for which there was enough data). The lower-layer filters learned by that network are recognizing patterns that might be useful for our task. We simply copy the trained network, and then only adjust the last layers to predict my attractiveness preferences. I thought it would be a good idea to use a network to predict gender from profile pictures for two reasons. First, it is easy to collect data for this task. I scraped over 400 000 (!) male and female profile pictures from OKCupid.com in a couple of weeks. Second, the filters extracted by this network could be useful to predict my preferences, since I am probably more attracted to girls that do not look like men. The data never lie.. Now that I had collected the data, I had to face the facts about my own Tinder behavior: It was very confronting that I liked more than half (53%) of all profile pictures. Maybe I'm not that picky, but I also believe that Tinder shows you the popular profiles more frequently. There is a clear incentive for Tinder since you keep using the app when you hope to match with pretty girls. I can also imagine that more attractive people are using Tinder, and my swiped profile pictures are thus not representatives of the whole population (I think it would be weird if I was willing to date more than half of the population). "What was I thinking when I liked this picture??" This feeling popped up several times when scrolling through the labeled pictures. It was tempting to do another round of labeling to filter out this unwanted likes. I realized that the problem is more general: for some pictures I do not have a clear opinion, and my mood determines the label. So, instead I estimated how much "noise" entered the labeling process. I relabeled a 100 random profile pictures a couple of weeks later and compared the results with the original labeling. I judged 12 pictures differently. From the 12 errors I made, we could assume that I have guessed 24% of the time (because 24*0.5=12). You have to realize that this makes it difficult for any model to learn my preferences. If you are not consistent in the labeling, you are confusing the network what are important image patterns to learn. The results I'll spare you the details of processing all this data, and simply summarize the results: The neural network trained on profile pictures from OKcupid predicted 92.7% of the time correctly if there was a male or female in the image. It took about 3 days to train this network on one of the fastest graphical cards today. It achieves near human performance because I achieved myself around 95% on this dataset. There were a lot of pictures with both males and females in the picture, and also encountered some pictures without somebody in the picture (apparently there are people who put a picture of a plate of food as their profile picture). Given the success of the gender network, I had good hope that this network could be used to predict my preferences. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case, this network only achieved 61.5% accuracy. However, I used another network that was trained (not by me) to distinguish all kinds of animals, plants and vehicles. Somewhat surprising, predicting attractiveness using this network worked quite well: 68.1% accuracy. Almost 70% does not sound that impressive, right? But how well could someone else predict to which girls I am attracted? My co-author Jason Yosinski tried it. He 'trained' by first looking at all 50 dislike and 50 like pictures side by side, scrolling through them all a few times. Then the training set was shuffled, pictures were displayed one a time, and he produced a label prediction after each photo. The correct label was shown after each picture so that he could learn from his mistakes. See his study program in the screenshot above. He achieved 86%, 82%, 88% and 88% on 4 training rounds. He then predicted the labels for 100 unseen profile pictures (the same ones as in my consistency test). He made 24 errors, and thus achieved 76% accuracy. Given that's also hard for other people to predict my preferences, the 68% is not that bad! The future The techniques I have used are not tailored to my preferences, and could be used for other people whenever they provide their labeled profiles pictures. In fact, deep learning is known to be working much better with bigger datasets, so I am pretty confident that this approach would be even more successful when I train a neural network on data gathered from many people (e.g. when I have access to all data from Tinder). As far as I know, the most popular dating websites (like OKCupid.com) still use questionaires to suggest potential partners. I think the success of Tinder has shown that people care about somebody's appearance, and with the rise of deep learning we now have a tool to actually incorporate this kind of information in matching algorithms. The time that you were predetermined to marry one of the 50 girls/boys of your town is over. New technologies will continue to change the way how we find our romantic partners. Although randomness sometimes determines love, we should embrace the great opportunities in machine learning to help anyone looking for a soulmate! Harm de Vries is a PhD student supervised by Aaron Courville and Roland Memisevic, and a member of the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms headed by Yoshua Bengio. His main interests are in the theory and application of deep learning.	mini_pile	{'original_id': '3339c820e2ccb08024b9924693755b1d3bbc9c360f7d5d44bdab3cc9fb84ec31'}
<div class="leaf flex"><div class="inner justify"><p class="no-indent ">the reflection is produced by a heated stratum of air upon the glowing surface of a plain, and you may have seen something of the same kind in England.</p><p>The fields in the vicinity of the river, and of the great canals, are irrigated by means of machines at all seasons of the year, if not subject to the natural inundation. 64For a description of these, I refer you to the “Modern Egyptians,” 3d edition, Part II., chap. i.; and I will now conclude this letter with a concise physical and agricultural <em>calendar</em> of Egypt, drawn up by my brother from Arabic works, and from his own observations.</p><p class=" stretch-last-line ">_January._—The mean temperature in the afternoon during this month at Cairo is about 60°. The waters which, during the season of the inundation, had been retained upon the fields by means of dams, have now sunk into the soil; but water still remains in some of the large canals, their mouths having been stopped</p></div> </div>	the_stack	{'hexsha': '5da9d98721226413d3fee61f3c9f5c591141017b', 'size': '1043', 'ext': 'html', 'lang': 'HTML', 'max_stars_repo_path': 'manuscript/page-150/body.html', 'max_stars_repo_name': 'marvindanig/the-englishwoman-in-egypt', 'max_stars_repo_head_hexsha': '7c886fe3ad1e60953f8186b18d5fa667d30f097e', 'max_stars_repo_licenses': "['BlueOak-1.0.0', 'CC-BY-4.0', 'Unlicense']", 'max_stars_count': '', 'max_stars_repo_stars_event_min_datetime': '', 'max_stars_repo_stars_event_max_datetime': '', 'max_issues_repo_path': 'manuscript/page-150/body.html', 'max_issues_repo_name': 'marvindanig/the-englishwoman-in-egypt', 'max_issues_repo_head_hexsha': '7c886fe3ad1e60953f8186b18d5fa667d30f097e', 'max_issues_repo_licenses': "['BlueOak-1.0.0', 'CC-BY-4.0', 'Unlicense']", 'max_issues_count': '', 'max_issues_repo_issues_event_min_datetime': '', 'max_issues_repo_issues_event_max_datetime': '', 'max_forks_repo_path': 'manuscript/page-150/body.html', 'max_forks_repo_name': 'marvindanig/the-englishwoman-in-egypt', 'max_forks_repo_head_hexsha': '7c886fe3ad1e60953f8186b18d5fa667d30f097e', 'max_forks_repo_licenses': "['BlueOak-1.0.0', 'CC-BY-4.0', 'Unlicense']", 'max_forks_count': '', 'max_forks_repo_forks_event_min_datetime': '', 'max_forks_repo_forks_event_max_datetime': '', 'avg_line_length': '1043.0', 'max_line_length': '1043', 'alphanum_fraction': '0.7670182167', 'original_id': '0c06063a3c0b65b59f4ff96f6ac5b3c3f19a8f9450b725af8b43ebd7e9eff4c0'}
Coca-Cola Buys Topo Chico, Every Texan's Favorite Sparkling Water oembed rumble video here Mexican sparkling mineral water brand Topo Chico will be acquired by Coca-Cola North America. The sparkling water, bottled since 1895, is the pride of Monterrey, Mexico, and an undisputed favorite in the Lone Star State. In fact, it's so popular that 70 percent of Topo Chico sales are linked to Texas. Its popularity is, in part, a huge factor in the recent acquisition as Coca-Cola plans to utilize Topo Chico to grow its own sparkling water division, providing competition to La Croix. This isn't the first connection between Topo Chico and Coca-Cola, though the $220 million sale is surprising for loyal followers of the brand. After it became a cult classic in the early 1900s, it was known as one of the most respected beverage bottlers in the country. In 1926, Topo Chico became the first Coca-Cola bottler in Mexico after earning the soft drink franchise for the brand. A few decades later, the brand created a modern plant to bottle only Coca-Cola so that the original plants could focus solely on Topo Chico Mineral Water and its varieties. Hello Tuesday. ? A post shared by Topo Chico Mineral Water (@topochicousa) on It doesn't end there. As FoodBev Media reported, Arca Continental, Coke's second largest bottling partner in Latin America, has been bottling and distributing Topo Chico for the last 30 years. The beloved sparkling water brand will join Coke standbys Dasani and Glacéau Smartwater. As Matt Hughes, vice-president of emerging brands and incubation for VEB (Venturing and Emerging Brands) said, "As we accelerate our evolution to a total beverage company, we're investing in brands that are on trend. Topo Chico is a fast-growing brand with a lot of passion behind it and growth runway ahead... Our goal now is to extend its reach while preserving its heritage." It's national #cheeseburger day. Do as the @topo_chicas_atx do - eat a cheeseburger, but eat responsibly. ? Vice-president of marketing and innovation for VEB, Kellam Mattie, stated: "It has a rich heritage rooted in authenticity and its community, yet it's approachable to everyone. That's why it's doing so well. Topo Chico has a very loyal base of Hispanic consumers, who grew up with the brand in the US and Mexico, and over the years it has even garnered a massive millennial following." Topo Chico isn't just a brand in the sparkling water category, however. While it may be trending upwards nationally as Austin, Houston, and San Antonio become huge hot spots for transplants moving into the cities, its loyal following has always begun with both Mexican consumers, and Hispanic consumers in the United States. The sparkling mineral water will still come from Cerro del Topo Chico and the Cerro del Silla mountain ranges in Monterrey. There's no word on the plans Coca-Cola has for the hometown brand. Watch: The Texan's Rules of the Dinner Table oembed rumble video here	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '19', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9464693069458008}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '66420', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:HFQ5VNYTCHL4TINI2QCZ3F5KY3WODLDF', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:ae03f455-b6da-4d71-a8fa-a911f56c8a68>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2019, 6, 18, 6, 58, 24), 'WARC-IP-Address': '104.25.232.5', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:2YHMOAUCQT2RQY3EFEAR24LNIUNK5HQP', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:aceb30d6-5c2a-4b43-b851-b03aaee59d9b>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://www.wideopeneats.com/coca-cola-buys-topo-chico-mexican-mineral-water-famous-texas/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:4c4ed37a-2ec0-4df8-94ee-cf71052cfe37>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '495', 'url': 'https://www.wideopeneats.com/coca-cola-buys-topo-chico-mexican-mineral-water-famous-texas/', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2019-26\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for June 2019\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-81-161-154.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.15 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.1-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.12472790479660034', 'original_id': '39918bd5cdfa1e3f5f259080b8b0093539fc4a047c6957cd4492d1f959d43b75'}
Learn Spanish Mexican Language: The Most Effective Methods Whether youâ€™re going to be traveling to a place where Spanish is the primary language or you just want to gain more skills, getting to learn Spanish Mexican can be hugely beneficial. You can communicate with more people and make friends, and also feel more comfortable traveling to different parts of the world. If you plan on traveling to any place where Spanish is the primary language, it would be wise to learn Spanish Mexican first so youâ€™ll be able to communicate with people and not be totally lost. To learn Spanish Mexican which is one of the most commonly used languages in the world, there are a few methods that you could choose from. One option you have to learn Spanish Mexican language is to sign up for an in person course in your local area. These may be going on at schools, community centers or other locations, and here youâ€™ll be working with a group. There is a benefit to this method of learning the Spanish Mexican language which is that you get the chance to work with others. However this is not the best method for all people, especially those who tend to take a bit longer to learn things and who worry that theyâ€™re going to be embarrassed if theyâ€™re lagging behind the rest of the group. Another idea is to hire a private tutor who is someone that will come to your home and teach you how to speak the language. You usually have to pay private tutors by the hour. The benefits of this method is that you get to have one on one instruction so youâ€™re only worried about you and not how quickly or slowly others are learning. Or you may find that learning the Spanish language is easier for you to do online. Some people are able to learn a new language all on their own just by doing some research online while others prefer to take an online class or course. For one thing you can choose which online course you want to go through and in many cases they are completely free. The Study Spanish course is one example and here they offer audio, cultural notes, grammar and vocabulary lessons and so much more. When youâ€™re learning online you never have to worry about keeping with other people and instead can work at your own pace. There is also Word 2 Word which offers a completely free Spanish course for beginners. This makes it much easier and more convenient for you. You can also save a lot of money by taking this route because most online courses are free. Itâ€™s important to consider all the pros and cons of each method to determine which is going to be most suitable for you. Article source: http://greatspaintravel.com/spain-travel/learn-spanish/learn-spanish-mexican-language-the-most-effective-methods/ Network-wide options by YD - Freelance Wordpress Developer	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9699007868766784}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '30383', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:JQHZ5AW6WYUC6CCNV7I7QXQWDO4JIZFW', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:0b06f67c-47d6-4df8-893d-5ba70a617911>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2018, 4, 19, 9, 31, 1), 'WARC-IP-Address': '104.238.201.86', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'application/xhtml+xml', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:AZC6OCFRMBYKBTTJY2PO3DI3W2WYBJRD', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:4a48c07c-c647-444e-b71b-90f6b30e0c0f>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://travel.smrill.com/learn-spanish-mexican-language-the-most-effective-methods/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:1912a644-95f4-473c-9705-798219403005>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '481', 'url': 'http://travel.smrill.com/learn-spanish-mexican-language-the-most-effective-methods/', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-152-23-81.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2018-17\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for April 2018\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.03358864784240723', 'original_id': 'b052b339d767c6beed7ed9c830d795c4efa90d7baff36f5f2ae88f1a25e23644'}
Monday, 1 July 2013 An Ending Still Ascending after Thirty Years I've come full circle on this one. I probably had trying to learn to play "An Ending" in mind when I bought this machine, because I recognized it could be appropriated to accomplish similar cross-swell effect. A keyboard synthesizer is more abundant in terms of output, and playing chords would make the tonal succession inherent in the movement much more natural (in spite of what I thought at the time about the fantastic dynamic range of of my chosen instrument and what I'd be able to achieve with subtle tension) but the compact layout and touch sensitivity of the pads suited the ergonomic comfort and dynamic control and I was looking for at the time. Learning the piece first required finding tonal textures with which to tune one of the patches that would suit the overall feel, as it quickly became clear that I was not going to be able to mimic the original sound convincingly. That was a chore extensive enough that I've probably forgotten how much time and effort went into it. Breaking down the precise timing for performance proved to be painstaking as well - frustrating already for my having had to choose a simple tonic or dominant note for each of the chords, with the occasional pitch shift accompaniment chosen more for the effect it had on the overall tone rather than authenticity - but satisfying as the process began to render results. What I hadn't counted on, however, was that it would destroy, for me, the depth of allure of the original composition, which like many of my favorites was rooted in its being alien. If it was mysterious to analyze prior to my dissecting it, once I'd gotten so far as to manage from memory the ability to trigger the notes in sequence and with proper timing of attack, sustain, and decay, I wasn't anymore able to hear the original the same way. The mystery was gone. Not that I thought I had brought about anything nearly as lovely. It's had its moments, sure, but when you play out with as many variations as I have over the decade-plus since I acquired it... well, like the broken clock twice the Earth rotation ::: bound to be sublime a couple of times, and close a few times beyond that. Still, if you touch your ear to it, you can tell it's not ticking. And I did get round to recording it for posterity last year when I saw that a group in New York had done a 30-year tribute (one year early). But my result was less than I had anticipated even, which wasn't a great deal besides. Besides that, what I had learned to play & since forgotten had drifted so far from what it was based on, I've wanted since then to begin again. So, I figured I'd give the original structure and tuning another go on the occasion of the official 30th anniversary of the release of the album on which it appears, Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks. I listened to the recording again. One upside to not having heard it for so long (save for when ignoring its crass usage in other media) is that the lustrous swelling returned to trigger something. You can never go back, but this was close. I was hearing enough of a departure from what I had gotten used to performing that the essence of the mystery crept through a crevice in my memory bank, back through the crust, to an older version of my sense memory. Or I just forgot a lot of shit. Something interesting that I don't recall having considered: How it begins and ends on the album defines its obscurity. More specifically, the segment of the phrase that begins the piece on the recording, because it's faded in, begins only the creation of a shape one cannot identify - or, in this case, sets the tone for what ends up as that which sounds to me like formless symmetry. And that's precisely how An Ending hit me: a shapeless repetition that could go on forever if it didn't happen a few times and then fade out again. Though I'd wished that Eno would do more longer tracks like the ones featured on the albums Discreet Music, Music for Airports, Thursday Afternoon, and Neroli (and quite contrary to many of the tidbits on Music for Films), the studio-fade was made for a composition like An Ending. Naturally it's possible with today's technology for a listener to edit the recorded track on the album to fit endless repeat (on one's home computer or what have you) but as it is, the fade-in and fade-out make the composition virtually eternal - without beginning or end. (The Big Ship from Another Green World, on the other hand, sails right on by making you wonder where it went and when it's coming back.) But if you just start playing it at a certain spot in nearly full voice - the way I'd been doing it live - the entire piece takes on an inescapable shape & feel, based solely on that factor. And I almost always jumped right in with the phrase landing at the most frequently occurring pitch (transposed for my purposes to -1400 cents), which establishes a linear feeling, leaning in an identifiable direction, no-less, that's nothing like what it should be in its purest form. I have not corrected that here and, less-over, have forgone the usual backdrop of delay or bed of effect that has often colored my concert renditions. And my tone is still nowhere near as auroral, but I hope some of the sensibility remains. At any rate, to me, Eno's sounds magical again. Here's to 2043! - and the by then ho-hum revelation that the whole damn album had been staged. 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Smoking mixtures, stop smoking. Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 20:31:27 -0700 From: Barbara Levy <bc412.SCN.ORG> Subject: mugwort Are smoking mixtures that are meant to relax you safe, or is the act of smoking harmful, no matter what the substance. For instance, I've seen smoking mixtures with various ingredients, including lungwort, mullein, damiana, etc. From: Howie Brounstein <howieb.TELEPORT.COM> >Are smoking mixtures that are meant to relax you safe, It is the same with smoking herbs. If you have never smoked and your lungs are healthy and clean, then smoking anything will not be healthy. On the other hand, if your lungs are filled with crud that won't come out from cigarettes and a mild respiratory cold, smoking some lung herbs will help your body's natural expectoration. Smoking will be good for your lungs. It all depends on where your body is. From: Paul Iannone <p_iannone.POP.COM> Plenty of herbs will 'arrive' at the Lung when taken through the digestion. Good examples are balloonflower (Platycodon), mints, loquat, fritillary, and comfrey (I assume; I don't use the herb myself). These herbs will 'Ventilate' the Lung, and help dirty mucus to be removed-- __but the key point is that this method of administration, and these herbs, are Cooling in property__ --and don't add Heat, which the Lung of a smoker already has plenty of. Part of what must be removed from the Lung for a smoker to feel better------and not crave the Hot, Dispersing nature of tobacco-----is for the Heat, gathering again and again in the upper part of the Lung (from every corner of the tissue of the longterm smoker), be removed regularly (every few hours) so that the Lung Qi does not Stagnate. Cigarette craving ceases when such Cooling, Ventilating, Qi-Circulating therapy is used. Hot, Dispersing herbs, and Heating method SHOULD NOT be used in the case of rebalancing the body after tobacco habituation. Such therapy MIGHT be very worthwhile in cases of Cold-type asthma, or other Cold or Neutral Lung imbalances. From: Paul Iannone <p_iannone.POP.COM> Rick Jarvis wrote: : I missed the initial traffic on mugwort, but I am very interested in use of Platycodon for lung treatment. I've never heard of medicinal use of Platycodon; I've been growing it for years just for the flowers. How is it used? Infusion? Tincture? Appreciate any additional info you can provide. The roots are dug in spring or fall. Usually the outer bark is scrapped off with a non-metallic tool, the roots are sun-dried, and then sliced. The resulting slices can then be decocted.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '159', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.91926771402359}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '17508', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:W22ZSTOSXD74JII3CCW3UWHDG2ACQRYF', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:22026a37-7554-4ea8-83ed-c426024a7a01>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 21, 10, 28, 14), 'WARC-IP-Address': '69.16.219.197', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:7H6DQQ6XRSUK2J4OTHCNZYSM2MCZE2G6', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:d19f0fd0-5373-43da-a0a9-1d6da431af3b>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://www.henriettes-herb.com/archives/best/1995/smoking-mix.html', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:d76aae7f-8c83-4c98-a218-3e5dd550cae2>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '543', 'url': 'https://www.henriettes-herb.com/archives/best/1995/smoking-mix.html', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2019-43\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for October 2019\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-67-67-235.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.16 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.1-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.05191773176193237', 'original_id': '832da4210e6e762e7b42e2d3b2f00b31481b70e33ebf42a717643435eb514024'}
565 N.E.2d 931 (1990) 141 Ill.2d 1 152 Ill.Dec. 249 The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Jimmie TYE, Appellant. No. 63728. Supreme Court of Illinois. November 30, 1990. Rehearing Denied February 4, 1991. 934 Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, Chicago (Aaron L. Meyers, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), and Janet Reed and Cary Berman, law students, for appellant. Neil F. Hartigan, Atty. Gen., of Springfield, and Cecil A. Partee, State's Atty., Chicago (Terence M. Madsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, and Inge Fryklund and Kevin Sweeney, Asst. State's Attys., and Kathleen Howlett, Sp. Asst. State's Atty., of counsel), for the People. Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court: Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Jimmie Tye, was convicted of the murder of his three-year-old daughter, Jasmin James. The State requested a hearing to determine whether the defendant should be sentenced to death for the offense. The defendant waived a jury for purposes of the sentencing hearing. The trial judge determined that the defendant was eligible for the death penalty and that there were no mitigating circumstances sufficient to preclude imposition of that sentence. The judge accordingly sentenced the defendant to death. The defendant's execution was stayed pending direct appeal to this court. (Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, § 4(b); 107 Ill.2d Rules 603, 609(a).) In the present appeal, the defendant raises a number of challenges to the proceedings below. We affirm the defendant's conviction and sentence. The evidence presented at trial was, in the main, undisputed; the principal disagreement concerned the defendant's mental state at the time of the occurrence. The State introduced into evidence the defendant's confession, in which he acknowledged whipping his daughter with a belt and electrical cord on the night of her death. The State also presented autoptic evidence, which detailed the severity of the beating the child suffered. The defendant maintained that he acted only recklessly in beating Jasmin, and that involuntary manslaughter was the most serious offense for which he could be convicted. At the time of the occurrence, the defendant and Pamela James lived in Chicago with their two children, Jasmin, who was three years old, and Alicia, who was five months old. On October 24, 1984, Pamela left the apartment around 6 p.m. for an appointment with her hairdresser. The defendant was to look after the two children in Pamela's absence. The defendant fed the children their dinner. Later, that evening, around 10 o'clock, the defendant told Jasmin to go to bed. When Jasmin refused to do so, the defendant struck her several times with his belt. Jasmin still refused to go to bed, and the defendant struck her again with the belt. The defendant then got a 14-foot extension cord from another room. The defendant ordered Jasmin to lower her pants, folded the cord, and beat her with it. The defendant then ordered Jasmin to put her pajamas on. When Jasmin started to put them on the wrong way, the defendant beat her again with the extension cord. At one point, the defendant held Jasmin by her arm as he continued to beat her with the cord. In his confession, the defendant said that he beat the child on her arms, legs, back, stomach, chest, shoulders, and face. According to the defendant, the beatings occurred over the course of about an hour. Afterwards, the defendant helped Jasmin with her pajamas and put her to bed. 935 According to the defendant, Jasmin later complained that her head hurt, so the defendant placed a damp face towel on the child's forehead. Sometime after that, Jasmin went to the bathroom and vomited several times. The defendant said that the child's eyes were rolled upward in their sockets. Jasmin then returned to bed. She later needed to vomit again, and the defendant carried her into the bathroom. The defendant said that at one point he gave the child mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in an attempt to clear her nose and throat. Pamela James returned around midnight, and the defendant told her that he had whipped Jasmin. By that time, Jasmin was no longer moving. There was no telephone in the apartment, so the defendant and Pamela left to summon help. Pamela called her father, Willie Davis, who lived about five blocks away. Davis and his wife came over immediately. Davis could not detect a pulse and found that the child's body was cold. Davis and the defendant then left the apartment and flagged down a Chicago police officer. Jasmin was later transported by police vehicle to South Shore Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Detective Raymond Binkowski of the Chicago police department examined Jasmin at the hospital. Binkowski found bruises and abrasions on the child's face, back, legs, buttocks, arms, and chest, and he directed an evidence technician to photograph the injuries. Detective Binkowski questioned the defendant around 3:30 a.m. on October 25; another officer, Detective William Kuschner, questioned Pamela James. According to Detective Binkowski, both the defendant and Pamela said in their initial interviews that it was Pamela who had whipped the child on October 24. Shortly after the defendant gave his initial statement, he consented to a search of the apartment. There, Detective Binkowski and a second officer found a belt and an extension cord on the top bunk of a bed, as defendant had indicated. The officers did not find evidence of blood or vomit in the apartment, or towels similar to the one defendant said he had placed on the child's head. Later during the morning of October 25, the defendant made a formal, written statement, which was admitted into evidence at trial. At trial the State also presented evidence of the autopsy performed on the victim on October 25, 1984, by Dr. Robert Stein, chief medical examiner of Cook County. The external examination of the victim revealed the presence of contusions on virtually every part of the child's body, and that there were "too many to count." Dr. Stein testified that the child's injuries were consistent with blows inflicted from a belt, belt buckle, or electrical cord. He believed that most of the injuries were recent and were inflicted perhaps within moments of death. Other injuries were older, and could have been inflicted 30 to 45 minutes before death. In his examination, Dr. Stein found contused areas under the child's left eye and on the lower cheek. He also observed "punctated-like contused areas" on the left side of the nose. Dr. Stein testified that there were numerous "spiral markings" on the child's back, between the buttocks, just below the knee, and on both sides of the chest. Dr. Stein also found U-shaped contusions about 5 to 10 inches in length on the left side of the chest. Oval-shaped contusions were present on the upper portion of the left labia of the vagina and on the thigh of the left leg. Dr. Stein stated that he observed similar loop-like contusions on the child's upper abdomen, the nipple of the right breast, the upper thigh of the right leg, the area just below the left collarbone, and the last rib of the chest. Dr. Stein also observed patterned markings on the buttocks, the back of the legs, and the groin area. Dr. Stein testified that all these injuries were consistent with blows from a belt or an electrical cord. Dr. Stein also found a number of curvilinear contusions consistent with blows from a belt buckle. Contusions of that type were present on the lower part of the child's body, the legs, the right forearm, and the top of the left hand. Dr. Stein found older contusions, which had healed, on the lower leg, and a swollen left shoulder. 936 Dr. Stein stated that an X ray of the child's body revealed a recent fracture of the upper arm consistent with an upward pulling of the arm. He testified that an internal examination of the body revealed severe hemorrhage to the underlying fat and muscle. He noted that the amount and depth of the hemorrhage, particular in the area of the buttocks, indicated that the child's injuries were severe. Dr. Stein also testified that he found a quantity of partially digested food in the child's stomach, and that there was no evidence of vomit in the child's mouth or nostrils. Dr. Stein concluded that death was not instantaneous but rather was the result of abuse inflicted over a protracted period of time. The defendant testified at trial. He admitted whipping Jasmin on October 24, 1984, and his testimony was consistent with the confession he had given to the authorities. The defendant denied, however, that at the time of the occurrence he had possessed any of the mental states necessary to sustain a charge of murder. The defendant specifically stated that he had not intended to kill the child or been aware that his actions created a strong probability of death. He explained that he whipped Jasmin because he was "mad with her because she had been disobedient." Pamela James also testified in behalf of the defendant. She said that she and other members of her family had whipped Jasmin with a belt when the child misbehaved. Pamela explained that she lied in her initial statement to the police, when she said that she had whipped the child on October 24. She explained, "I was scared because I wasn't at home and something had happened to [Jasmin]. I didn't know what had happened to her. So I lied." The trial judge found the defendant guilty of murder. The State then requested a capital sentencing hearing, and the defendant waived his right to a jury for purposes of the hearing. At the first phase of the hearing, certified copies of the defendant's and Jasmin's birth certificates were admitted into evidence. The parties stipulated that at the time of the offense the defendant was 27 years old and Jasmin was three years old. Following arguments by the parties, the trial judge determined that the defendant was eligible for the death penalty because the victim was under the age of 12 and was murdered in an exceptionally brutal and heinous manner indicative of wanton cruelty. See Ill.Rev. Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1(b)(7). The State presented one witness at the second stage of the sentencing hearing. Detective William Kuschner of the Chicago police department testified that he transported the defendant from the hospital to the police station around 2:15 a.m. on October 25. Detective Kuschner then remained with the defendant for some seven hours. Kuschner testified that the defendant appeared nervous during this time but did not cry or ask about Jasmin's condition. Detective Kuschner also stated that the defendant initially lied about his participation in the child's death, but that he later admitted that he alone had beaten the child on the evening of October 24. The defendant presented a number of witnesses in mitigation at his sentencing hearing. Several relatives of the defendant testified in his behalf at the second stage of the sentencing hearing. They provided favorable views of the defendant, and attested to his good qualities. The defendant's stepmother, Otha Lee Green, testified that the defendant, Pamela, and Jasmin lived with her for a period of time and that the defendant had treated Jasmin well. Mrs. Green also produced a set of children's pajamas at the hearing. She stated that they were the pajamas worn by Jasmin on the night she died, and that Pamela had given them to her after the child's funeral. According to Mrs. Green, the pajamas "had vomit on both sides and stool on the inside" when Pamela gave them to her. Mrs. Green said that she had not told defense counsel about the pajamas until after the trial. Mary Tye, one of the defendant's cousins, testified that defendant, Pamela, and Jasmin lived with her in the same household for a period of about six months. Mary Tye stated that the defendant did not abuse any of the children in the household 937 during that time. Rosie Tye, an aunt of the defendant, testified that the defendant, Pamela, and Jasmin lived in her household for several months, and that the defendant seemed to be an ideal father to the little girl. Another aunt, Karlene Flournoy, testified that the defendant was well mannered as a child. The defendant's mother, Geraldine Tye, also testified in his behalf at the sentencing hearing. Mrs. Tye stated that she visited the defendant at the police station following his arrest and that he was crying and told her that he had not meant "to go that far" in disciplining Jasmin. The Reverend Charles Green, the defendant's stepbrother, also testified. He said that the defendant "is a good man" and had shown concern for his family. The defendant also has helped Green perform maintenance on a building that Green owns. In addition to the evidence, the defendant made a statement to the court in allocution. The defendant declared that he had not intended to hurt or kill Jasmin, that he was only trying to discipline her, and that he did not realize he "put so many whelps on her." At the conclusion of the hearing, the trial judge sentenced the defendant to death. The defendant first contends that the evidence presented at trial was not sufficient to establish his guilt for the offense of murder. The defendant maintains that the State failed to prove that he acted with any of the mental states specified in the murder statute. The defendant insists that his conduct was only reckless, and he asks that his conviction be reduced to one for involuntary manslaughter. On review, a criminal conviction will not be set aside on grounds of insufficient evidence unless the proof is so improbable or unsatisfactory that there remains a reasonable doubt of the defendant's guilt. (People v. Collins (1985), 106 Ill.2d 237, 261, 87 Ill.Dec. 910, 478 N.E.2d 267; People v. Williams (1982), 93 Ill.2d 309, 315, 67 Ill.Dec. 97, 444 N.E.2d 136; People v. Vriner (1978), 74 Ill.2d 329, 342, 24 Ill.Dec. 530, 385 N.E.2d 671.) "It is not our function to retry a defendant when considering a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence of his guilt. (Collins, 106 Ill.2d at 261 [87 Ill.Dec. 910, 478 N.E.2d 267].) Rather, determinations of the credibility of witnesses, the weight to be given to their testimony, and the reasonable inferences to be drawn from the evidence are responsibilities of the trier of fact. (People v. Brisbon (1985), 106 Ill.2d 342, 360 [88 Ill.Dec. 87, 478 N.E.2d 402].)" (People v. Jimerson (1989), 127 Ill.2d 12, 43, 129 Ill. Dec. 124, 535 N.E.2d 889.) In considering a defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, "`the relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.' * * * `[O]nce a defendant has been found guilty of the crime charged, the factfinder's role as weigher of the evidence is preserved through a legal conclusion that upon judicial review all of the evidence is to be considered in the light most favorable to the prosecution.' (Emphasis in original.)" (Collins, 106 Ill.2d at 261, 87 Ill.Dec. 910, 478 N.E.2d 267, quoting Jackson v. Virginia (1979), 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 2789, 61 L.Ed.2d 560, 573.) In the present case, we conclude that the evidence is sufficient to sustain the defendant's conviction for murder. The defendant in the present case was charged with the forms of murder defined in sections 9-1(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(1), (a)(2)). The statute provides: "A person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits murder if, in performing the acts which cause the death: (1) He either intends to kill or do great bodily harm to that individual or another, or knows that such acts will cause death to that individual or another; or (2) He knows that such acts create a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to that individual or another." (Ill.Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a).) Section 9-3(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 provides, in pertinent part: 938 "A person who unintentionally kills an individual without lawful justification commits involuntary manslaughter if his acts whether lawful or unlawful which cause the death are such as are likely to cause death or great bodily harm to some individual, and he performs them recklessly * ." (Ill.Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 9-3(a).) Involuntary manslaughter is punishable as a Class 3 felony, and is not a capital offense. Ill.Rev.Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9-3(b). The defendant argues that the evidence presented at trial failed to establish that he intended to kill or cause Jasmin great bodily harm, or that he knew that his acts would cause death or would create a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to the child. The defendant maintains that the trial evidence shows only that he acted recklessly, and he therefore contends that he is guilty of no crime more serious than involuntary manslaughter. We believe that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the defendant's conviction for murder. The prosecution must prove every element of an offense beyond a reasonable doubt. (In re Winship (1970), 397 U.S. 358, 361-64, 90 S.Ct. 1068, 1071-73, 25 L.Ed.2d 368, 373-75; People v. Kirilenko (1953), 1 Ill.2d 90, 94, 115 N.E.2d 297.) The requisite mental state may be inferred from the defendant's conduct and circumstances surrounding his commission of the crime. (People v. Terrell (1989), 132 Ill.2d 178, 204, 138 Ill.Dec. 176, 547 N.E.2d 145; People v. Salazar (1988), 126 Ill.2d 424, 449, 129 Ill.Dec. 1, 535 N.E.2d 766; People v. Bartall (1983), 98 Ill.2d 294, 306-08, 74 Ill.Dec. 557, 456 N.E.2d 59.) In Bartall, the court explained, "[t]o prove the crime of murder, it is not necessary to show that the defendant has a specific intent to kill or do great bodily harm or that he knows with certainty that his acts will achieve those results." (98 Ill.2d at 307, 74 Ill.Dec. 557, 456 N.E.2d 59.) Rather, the necessary mental state may be inferred from evidence that the defendant "`voluntarily and wilfully committed an act, the natural tendency of which was to destroy another's life.' (People v. Latimer (1966), 35 Ill.2d 178, 182-83 [220 N.E.2d 314].)" (Bartall, 98 Ill.2d at 307, 74 Ill.Dec. 557, 456 N.E.2d 59.) Disparity in size and strength between the defendant and the victim and the nature and extent of the victim's injuries are relevant circumstances in ascertaining whether the defendant possessed the necessary mental state. People v. Brackett (1987), 117 Ill.2d 170, 179-80, 109 Ill.Dec. 809, 510 N.E.2d 877; People v. Ward (1984), 101 Ill.2d 443, 451-52, 79 Ill.Dec. 142, 463 N.E.2d 696. In the present case, the defendant was an adult male, and the victim was a three-year-old child. In beating the child, the defendant used first a belt and then an extension cord. According to the defendant's own statement, the beating lasted about an hour. The injuries sustained by the child were severe and too numerous to count. Considering the disparity in size between the defendant and the victim, the brutality and duration of the beating, and the severity of the victim's injuries, we conclude that the trial judge could infer that the defendant acted with the necessary mental state in bringing about the child's death. Citing Francis v. Franklin (1985), 471 U.S. 307, 105 S.Ct. 1965, 85 L.Ed.2d 344, the defendant makes the related argument that our case law on this subject has created an impermissible presumption of intent or knowledge based on the severity of a beating. We do not agree. For example, in People v. Ward (1984), 101 Ill.2d 443, 79 Ill.Dec. 142, 463 N.E.2d 696, this court upheld a murder conviction in a case involving the beating death of a four-year-old child. In that case, we held that the severity of the beating, coupled with the great disparity in size between the defendant and the victim, supported a finding that at the time of the beating the defendant possessed a mental state necessary to sustain conviction for murder. The court observed that "the severity of the beating negates any suggestion that [the defendant's] conduct was only reckless." (Ward, 101 Ill.2d at 451, 79 Ill.Dec. 142, 463 N.E.2d 696.) Contrary to the defendant's view, we do not consider that Ward created 939 an impermissible presumption of intent or knowledge. The court's decision in Ward turned on the particular evidence presented, as it must in every case of this nature. Nowhere in the decision did the court suggest that the prosecution was in some manner relieved of its burden of proving every element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt. The defendant next contends that the trial judge erroneously excluded certain testimony of Pamela James, who testified in behalf of the defendant at trial. On direct examination, Pamela described what occurred following her return to the apartment on the night of Jasmin's death. On two occasions defense counsel attempted to elicit from Pamela testimony of what the defendant said while they were looking for a telephone from which to summon help. The character of the defendant's supposed remarks is revealed by the leading question defense counsel asked the second time he raised the matter: "Is one of the things he said he said he didn't know? He didn't mean it and he just whipped her? Did he tell you that?" In both instances, the trial judge sustained the State's hearsay objection to the testimony. In response to defense counsel's argument that Pamela's testimony was admissible as evidence either of the defendant's state of mind or as part of the res gestae, the trial judge stated that he would allow the testimony only if it were offered as an admission. Defense counsel declined to offer it as such. Before this court, the defendant contends that Pamela's testimony was crucial in establishing the defendant's mental state at the time of Jasmin's death. According to the defendant, Pamela would have testified that the defendant said that he did not realize he was seriously injuring the child during the beating. The defendant argues that the testimony is admissible as an admission, as an excited utterance, or as a statement reflective of his mental state. All three theories are problematic. The defendant's trial counsel correctly declined to offer the testimony as an admission, for the statement was the defendant's own, not that of a party-opponent; it was being offered in support of the defense contention that the defendant had not intended to harm the child. (See People v. Berry (1988), 172 Ill.App.3d 256, 261, 122 Ill.Dec. 243, 526 N.E.2d 502; M. Graham, Cleary & Graham's Handbook of Illinois Evidence § 802.1, at 595 (5th ed. 1990).) At trial, defense counsel did not specifically invoke the excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule, relying instead on the more general, and disapproved, res gestae concept. (See People v. Poland (1961), 22 Ill.2d 175, 180, 174 N.E.2d 804.) Assuming that counsel meant to offer the evidence under the excited utterance exception, we question whether the testimony would satisfy the requirement of that rule that there have been an absence of time in which to fabricate the statement. (See Poland, 22 Ill.2d at 181, 174 N.E.2d 804.) Finally, the circumstances under which the statement was allegedly made do not indicate that it accurately reflected the defendant's state of mind at the time of the occurrence. See Berry, 172 Ill.App.3d at 262-63, 122 Ill. Dec. 243, 526 N.E.2d 502. We need not decide here whether the testimony was admissible under any of the theories proposed by the defendant. As the trial judge explained in disposing of the same contention in the defendant's post-trial motion, the error, if any, in the exclusion of the testimony was harmless, given the other evidence in the record pertaining to the defendant's mental state. In the present case, the defendant testified at trial, explaining that he did not intend to kill Jasmin or to cause her great bodily harm. He also stated that he had not known that death or great bodily harm were probable consequences of the beating he inflicted on the child. Pamela's further testimony regarding the defendant's alleged statement to her would have been cumulative of the evidence that was admitted, and we therefore conclude that any error in its exclusion was harmless. See People v. Bartall (1983), 98 Ill.2d 294, 319, 74 Ill.Dec. 557, 456 N.E.2d 59. We must also reject the related argument that the trial judge refused to consider the defendant's own testimony 940 concerning his state of mind at the time of the occurrence. In support of this contention, the defendant points to the trial judge's statement, made at the time of the exclusion of Pamela's testimony, that he would not consider that evidence. We construe that comment as indicating only that the judge would not consider the testimony counsel was attempting to elicit from Pamela. The trial judge excluded that portion of Pamela's testimony because of the form in which it was offered, and the defendant failed at trial to propose a hearsay exemption or exception that would have warranted its admission. Nothing in the record suggests that the trial judge ignored competent evidence of the defendant's mental state at the time in question. As we have discussed, in disposing of the defendant's post-trial motion the judge expressly noted the evidence of record pertaining to the defendant's state of mind. The judge's comments at that time demonstrate that he was aware of the other testimony and that he had not disregarded it. The defendant next argues that the trial judge improperly relied on his own background and experience in deciding to impose the death sentence in the present case. The defendant makes the related argument that his waivers of a jury for purposes of trial and sentencing were invalid because the judge failed to disclose those experiences to him, and he was not otherwise aware of them. At the conclusion of the second phase of the sentencing hearing, the trial judge made the following comments: "In evaluating your acts I, as a jury, have a right, have a right to draw upon my experiences in life to determine how serious your crime was. And I'll state for the record that for a period of seven years I was a homicide detective in the City of Chicago; and I investigated numerous child beatings. I investigated numerous child deaths. And I spent a total [of] 25 years in the criminal justice system. And I have never seen a child beaten with such viciousness, repeatedly beaten over an hour to the extent her death was caused. Therefore, I've carefully considered the evidence in this case within the prescribed statutory framework, including the statutory factors in mitigation-aggravation. The presentence investigation, the credibility, and demeanor of the witnesses and of you and your deliberation and premeditation. And it is, therefore, the finding of this Court that there are insufficient mitigating factors to preclude the imposition of the death penalty. Pursuant to law if that's my finding I must impose the death penalty." After the trial judge concluded his remarks, defense counsel immediately moved to vacate the death sentence, arguing that the judge had improperly relied on his personal background and experience in sentencing the defendant. The trial judge denied the motion. The defendant argues that it was improper for the trial judge to rely on his experiences as a homicide detective, and on his knowledge of other child abuse cases, in determining whether to impose the death penalty in this case. The defendant also contends that his separate waivers of a jury for purposes of trial and sentencing were invalid because the judge failed to disclose those prior experiences, and because the defendant was not otherwise aware of the information. Because the focus of the defendant's argument on this issue before this court concerns the role that the trial judge's background and experience might have played in the decision to impose the death penalty in the present case, we shall consider that contention first, before turning to the defendant's subsidiary arguments that his jury waivers were invalid. We do not believe that the trial judge's reference to his own background and experience in assessing the nature of the defendant's crime denied the defendant a fair sentencing hearing. In Barclay v. Florida (1983), 463 U.S. 939, 103 S.Ct. 3418, 77 L.Ed.2d 1134, the Supreme Court found no violation of the eighth amendment in the trial judge's references to his own experiences in deciding to sentence the defendant to death. In that case, the trial 941 judge discussed at length his experiences in the criminal justice system and as a serviceman during World War II, when he witnessed firsthand Nazi concentration camps and their victims. The judge then stated: "`Having set forth my personal experiences above, it is understandable that I am not easily shocked or moved by tragedybut this present murder and call for racial war is especially shocking and meets every definition of heinous, atrocious and cruel.'" Barclay, 463 U.S. at 948 n. 6, 103 S.Ct. at 3424 n. 6, 77 L.Ed.2d at 1143 n. 6. In Barclay, the defendant argued that the trial judge should not have considered his own experiences in deciding to impose the death penalty and that in doing so the judge had in effect relied on a nonstatutory aggravating circumstance. The defendant's claim was rejected. The plurality noted that the trial judge's experiences were relevant to several of Florida's statutory aggravating circumstances, and that comparison of the defendant's conduct with the Nazi concentration camps was "not an inappropriate way of weighing the `especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel' statutory aggravating circumstance in an attempt to determine whether it warrants imposition of the death penalty." (Barclay, 463 U.S. at 949, 103 S.Ct. at 3424-25, 77 L.Ed.2d at 1144 (opinion by Rehnquist, J., joined by Burger, C.J., and White and O'Connor, JJ.).) The same plurality also stated: "Any sentencing decision calls for the exercise of judgment. It is neither possible nor desirable for a person to whom the State entrusts an important judgment to decide in a vacuum, as if he had no experiences. The thrust of our decisions on capital punishment has been that `"discretion must be suitably directed and limited so as to minimize the risk of wholly arbitrary and capricious action."' [Citation.] * * * We have never suggested that the United States Constitution requires that the sentencing process should be transformed into a rigid and mechanical parsing of statutory aggravating factors. But to attempt to separate the sentencer's decision from his experiences would inevitably do precisely that. It is entirely fitting for the moral, factual, and legal judgment of judges and juries to play a meaningful role in sentencing. We expect that sentencers will exercise their discretion in their own way and to the best of their ability. As long as that discretion is guided in a constitutionally adequate way, [citation], and as long as the decision is not so wholly arbitrary as to offend the Constitution, the Eighth Amendment cannot and should not demand more." Barclay, 463 U.S. at 950-51, 103 S.Ct. at 3425, 77 L.Ed.2d at 1144. Justice Stevens, joined by Justice Powell, concurred in the Court's judgment. Discussing the trial judge's reference to his personal experiences, Justice Stevens wrote: "[T]he judge's candid exposition of his deeply felt concern about racial crimes had no bearing on any statutory aggravating circumstance, but in and of itself it does not undermine the legitimacy of the ultimate sentence. The sentencing process assumes that the trier of fact will exercise judgment in light of his or her background, experiences, and values. Just as sentencing juries `maintain a link between contemporary community values and the penal system,' [citation], sentencing judges `"with experience in the facts of criminality posses[s] the requisite knowledge to balance the facts of the case against the standard criminal activity...."` [Citation.] Of course, if the criteria imposed by law are not satisfied in a particular case, a trial judge's reactions based on his personal experience cannot justify the death penalty. But that is not the case here." (Barclay, 463 U.S. at 970-71, 103 S.Ct. at 3435-36, 77 L.Ed.2d at 1157 (Stevens, J., joined by Powell, J., concurring in the judgment).) Justice Stevens also explained why he believed that the trial judge's concern over racial crimes, derived from the judge's own experience, was relevant at sentencing, even if it was not directly related to a specific statutory aggravating circumstance. Justice Stevens stated, "This is not 942 because it assisted the trial court in `weighing the "especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel" statutory aggravating circumstance,' [citation], but because it pertained more generally to the trial judge's exercise of his sentencing discretionthe third stage of the sentencing process." Barclay, 463 U.S. at 970 n. 18, 103 S.Ct. at 3435 n. 18, 77 L.Ed.2d at 1157 n. 18. The separate opinions in Barclay demonstrate, we believe, that a sentencing authority's decision whether to impose the death penalty need not be divorced from the sentencer's own background and experience in life. Indeed, it is precisely that experience that grounds the decision in a particular case in the value system of the community. For these reasons, we find distinguishable Gardner v. Florida (1977), 430 U.S. 349, 97 S.Ct. 1197, 51 L.Ed.2d 393, cited by the defendant. In Gardner, the sentencing judge made use of confidential portions of a presentence investigation report in deciding to impose the death penalty. The Supreme Court vacated the sentence, finding that the judge's use of the material contained in the report rendered the sentencing decision unreliable. In the present case, and in Barclay, however, the sentencing authority did not make use of any additional, undisclosed information about the offense or the offender. Rather, the sentencing judge simply assessed the evidence in the context of his own experiences in life. To demand otherwise would, indeed, require that those decisions be made "in a vacuum." (Barclay, 463 U.S. at 950, 103 S.Ct. at 3425, 77 L.Ed.2d at 1144.) We conclude that the trial judge's references to his own background and experience in deciding to sentence the defendant to death were not inappropriate and do not require that the defendant be granted a new sentencing hearing. We must also reject the defendant's additional contention that the trial judge's failure to reveal his experiences as a homicide investigator and his knowledge of other cases of child abuse vitiates the defendant's waivers of his right to a jury for purposes of both the guilt-innocence and sentencing phases of the proceedings. As we explain below, we conclude that the defendant's jury waivers were valid, and that the trial judge was not obligated to reveal his personal background to the defendant. A jury waiver must be understandingly made. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 103-6; People v. Smith (1985), 106 Ill.2d 327, 334, 88 Ill.Dec. 42, 478 N.E.2d 357; People v. Taylor (1984), 101 Ill.2d 508, 519-20, 79 Ill.Dec. 151, 463 N.E.2d 705; People v. Surgeon (1958), 15 Ill.2d 236, 238, 154 N.E.2d 253.) Whether a waiver is knowing and intelligent will depend on the circumstances of the particular case. (People v. Buggs (1986), 112 Ill.2d 284, 292, 97 Ill.Dec. 669, 493 N.E.2d 332; Taylor, 101 Ill.2d at 520, 79 Ill.Dec. 151, 463 N.E.2d 705; People v. Lewis (1981), 88 Ill.2d 429, 437-38, 58 Ill.Dec. 743, 430 N.E.2d 994.) Nothing in the record in the present case suggests that the defendant's jury waivers were other than knowing and intelligent. Before trial, the court admonished the defendant of his right to a jury. The defendant responded that he understood what a jury trial is, and he expressly waived the right, signing a form to that effect. The defendant made a similar waiver before the beginning of the separate sentencing hearing. A defendant has no right to demand a voir dire examination of the court so that he may decide whether to waive a jury. We consider it unnecessary, and impractical, to ground the validity of a jury waiver on the trial judge's exposition of every aspect of his personal background that might somehow influence a defendant's decision whether or not to submit his case to the judge alone. A defendant's choice between a bench trial and a jury trial may depend on an infinite variety of circumstances. A potential juror with the same background and experience as the trial judge in the case at bar would not be automatically disqualified from service. Indeed, a juror may consider the evidence presented at trial in the light of the juror's "own observations and experience in life." (Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal, No. 1.01[10] (2d ed. 1981); Illinois Pattern 943 Jury Instructions, Civil, No. 1.04 (3d ed. 1990).) There is no reason to prevent a judge from also doing so. Background and experience are disqualifying only if they prevent a person from assessing the evidence fairly and impartially. It is assumed that judges, regardless of their personal backgrounds and experiences in life, will be able to set aside any biases or predispositions they might have and consider each case in light of the evidence presented. (See, e.g., People v. Davis (1983), 95 Ill.2d 1, 24, 69 Ill.Dec. 136, 447 N.E.2d 353.) As this court stated in People v. Vance (1979), 76 Ill.2d 171, 179, 28 Ill.Dec. 508, 390 N.E.2d 867: "Every human is, consciously or subconsciously, partial to some degree in that he is influenced by the habits he has been trained in, the experiences he has had, occupationally or otherwise, the people with whom he associates, the area in which he lives and the innumerable unrecognized factors which subconsciously affect every individual's philosophy. * * * This, however, is nothing more nor less than one of the characteristics of human nature. The most that ought to be expected is that the judge will recognize that he has basic predilections and make a conscientious effort to set them aside and give dispassionate consideration to the case before him." It is further assumed that a judge, in a bench proceeding, considers only competent evidence in making a finding. (People v. Gilbert (1977), 68 Ill.2d 252, 258, 12 Ill.Dec. 142, 369 N.E.2d 849; People v. Harris (1974), 57 Ill.2d 228, 231, 314 N.E.2d 465; People v. Pelegri (1968), 39 Ill.2d 568, 575, 237 N.E.2d 453.) This assumption will be overcome only if the record affirmatively demonstrates the contrary, as where it is established that the court's finding rests on a private investigation of the evidence, or on other private knowledge about the facts in the case. (Gilbert, 68 Ill.2d at 258-59, 12 Ill.Dec. 142, 369 N.E.2d 849; People v. Wallenberg (1962), 24 Ill.2d 350, 354, 181 N.E.2d 143.) There is no indication in the present case that the judge's determinations rested on his private investigation of the facts and circumstances of the case. As we have explained, the trial judge could legitimately refer to his own background and experience in assessing the nature of the defendant's offense and in determining whether to impose the death penalty. We also conclude that the defendant's jury waivers at both the guilt-innocence and sentencing phases of the proceedings below were not rendered invalid by the trial judge's failure to reveal to the defendant his personal background and experience. The defendant next contends that death is not an appropriate sentence in the present case. The defendant maintains that his personal background and the circumstances of his offense "do not bespeak a man with a malignant heart who must be permanently eliminated from society." (People v. Carlson (1980), 79 Ill.2d 564, 590, 38 Ill.Dec. 809, 404 N.E.2d 233.) The defendant therefore asks that we vacate his death sentence and remand the cause for imposition of a sentence other than death. We will vacate a death sentence that is excessive, or inappropriate, in light of the facts and circumstances of the particular case. (See People v. Johnson (1989), 128 Ill.2d 253, 131 Ill.Dec. 562, 538 N.E.2d 1118; People v. Buggs (1986), 112 Ill.2d 284, 97 Ill.Dec. 669, 493 N.E.2d 332; People v. Gleckler (1980), 82 Ill.2d 145, 44 Ill.Dec. 483, 411 N.E.2d 849; Carlson, 79 Ill.2d 564, 38 Ill.Dec. 809, 404 N.E.2d 233. See also People v. Crews (1969), 42 Ill.2d 60, 244 N.E.2d 593 (decision under former law).) As we explain below, we cannot conclude from our review of our prior cases, and of the record in the present case, that the defendant's sentence is excessive. In Johnson, the defendant was sentenced to death for the murder of an employee of a tire store where the defendant had recently been discharged from employment; the store manager and another employee were injured in the occurrence. In ruling that the death sentence was excessive, this court noted that the defendant had committed only one prior offense, a 944 misdemeanor, for which he had successfully completed a term of supervision. The court found further evidence of the defendant's potential for rehabilitation in the favorable testimony of one of the victims, who urged that the defendant not be sentenced to death. Finally, the court noted that the defendant's conduct was related to his recent loss of employment, and the emotional upset produced by that event. Johnson, 128 Ill.2d at 281-82, 131 Ill.Dec. 562, 538 N.E.2d 1118. In Buggs, the defendant was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife and of one of his children. The defendant was in his forties, had served in the military, and did not have a prior history of serious criminal conduct. The defendant had a drinking problem, and he committed the offenses after arguing with his wife over her supposed infidelity. The court ruled that death was an excessive sentence, concluding that the defendant "would presumably be leading a life acceptable to our society" if it were not for "this marital disharmony and a dispute which triggered this tragic sequence of events." Buggs, 112 Ill.2d at 295, 97 Ill.Dec. 669, 493 N.E.2d 332. In Gleckler, the defendant was sentenced to death for the murder of two teen-aged boys. In concluding that the sentence was excessive, the court noted that the defendant had "no criminal history, the personality of a doormat, and a problem with alcohol." (Gleckler, 82 Ill.2d at 171, 44 Ill.Dec. 483, 411 N.E.2d 849.) In addition, the court applied a limited form of proportionality review in determining that the defendant's sentence was excessive. The court believed that the defendant's conduct was less culpable that the conduct of a codefendant who had been sentenced to prison for the same offenses and that the defendant's rehabilitative potential was not demonstrably worse than his codefendant's. Gleckler, 82 Ill.2d at 171, 44 Ill.Dec. 483, 411 N.E.2d 849. In Carlson, the defendant was sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer. The defendant had killed his wife earlier the same day and fatally shot the officer in an attempt to avoid arrest for the other murder. This court held that death was an excessive sentence. The court noted that the defendant was in his early forties, did not have a prior record of criminal conduct, had been in ill health, and was upset over his former wife's plans to remarry. The court also noted that, at the time of the officer's murder, the defendant was attempting to relay money to his son to provide for the child's support. The court believed that the defendant "would in all probability be leading a life acceptable to our society had not his unfortunate marital affair triggered this tragic sequence of events." Carlson, 79 Ill.2d at 590, 38 Ill. Dec. 809, 404 N.E.2d 233. In Crews, a decision under former law, the defendant was sentenced to death for the murder of a two-year-old girl. Like the victim in the present case, the victim in Crews died as a result of a beating. In vacating the death sentence in that case, the court noted that the defendant, a 34-year-old woman, did not have a prior criminal record, that the defendant had previously "expressed extreme anxiety about her ability to care for" the victim, whom the defendant and her husband were planning to adopt, and that the defendant had been consuming excessive amounts of amphetamines, which would have reduced her capacity to control her emotions. Crews, 42 Ill.2d at 65-66, 244 N.E.2d 593. Imposition of the death penalty requires an individualized assessment of the circumstances and character of the offender and the offense. (Eddings v. Oklahoma (1982), 455 U.S. 104, 110-12, 102 S.Ct. 869, 874-75, 71 L.Ed.2d 1, 8-9.) In deciding whether imposition of that sentence in a particular case is excessive, we will consider "whether the circumstances of the crime and the character of the defendant are such that the deterrent and retributive functions of the ultimate sanction will be served by imposing the death penalty." Johnson, 128 Ill.2d at 280, 131 Ill.Dec. 562, 538 N.E.2d 1118. The defendant argues that his conduct in the present case and his personal record and background are as favorable as the 945 conduct and records of the defendants in the cases in which death sentences have been found to be excessive. The defendant correctly observes that he does not have a prior record of criminal activity. The defendant also notes that he is the father of four other children, apart from Jasmin and Alicia, his children by Pamela James. Characterizing the present offense as an "isolated and tragic episode," the defendant submits that his actions were impulsive, occurring as he attempted to discipline a child, and the defendant adds that corporal punishment was a common feature of the households in which he grew up. For further evidence of mitigation, the defendant points to his conduct following Jasmin's death: he attempted to summon help, he cried and was otherwise remorseful, and he cooperated with authorities, consenting to a search of his residence and confessing his role in the occurrence. Death sentences were vacated as excessive in Johnson, Buggs, Gleckler, and Carlson because each of the defendants in those cases did not have a significant history of prior criminal conduct and because each of the offenses was precipitated by some stressful circumstance or other mental or emotional disturbance. The rationale common to those decisions was that imposition of the death penalty would not have served the deterrent and retributive purposes of capital sentencing. (See Gregg v. Georgia (1976), 428 U.S. 153, 183, 96 S.Ct. 2909, 2929-30, 49 L.Ed.2d 859, 880 (plurality opinion).) And in Crews, a decision under former law, similar concerns led the court to vacate the defendant's death sentence as excessive. Although the defendant in the present case did not have a history of prior criminal conduct, his actions here were triggered by nothing more serious than a three-year-old child's refusal to go to bed when she was told to do so. Using a belt and an extension cord, the defendant beat the young girl for about an hour. According to the autoptic evidence, the child's injuries were too numerous to count, and they were present over virtually her entire body. Marks that corresponded to the shape of a belt buckle were visible on her skin, and her arm was broken. The defendant was nearly 28 years old at the time of the occurrence. There was no claim, or evidence, that the defendant was laboring under an emotional or mental disturbance. Nor was there any evidence of drug or alcohol use, a circumstance that would not excuse, but might partially explain, the defendant's conduct. (See Johnson, 128 Ill.2d at 282, 131 Ill.Dec. 562, 538 N.E.2d 1118 ("The defendant's drugged and intoxicated condition on that day may partially explain his actions but it does not excuse them").) The absence of any physical or mental condition that would account for the defendant's actions underscores the brutality of the defendant's conduct in the present case. From our review of the record in the present case, we cannot say that the defendant's sentence is excessive, or inappropriate. The defendant also challenges the facial validity of the statutory aggravating circumstance on which he was found eligible for the death penalty. Section 9-1(b)(7) of the Criminal Code of 1961 authorizes the imposition of the death sentence when "the murdered individual was under 12 years of age and the death resulted from exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty." (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1(b)(7).) The defendant contends that the terms used in the statute to define the conduct that will sustain a finding of eligibility"exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty"are unconstitutionally vague and fail to satisfy the requirement of a valid death sentencing scheme that the discretion of the sentencer be adequately channeled. The defendant notes that this court, in People v. Odle (1988), 128 Ill.2d 111, 131 Ill.Dec. 53, 538 N.E.2d 428, upheld section 9-1(b)(7) against a similar challenge, and he asks that we reconsider that decision. In Maynard v. Cartwright (1988), 486 U.S. 356, 108 S.Ct. 1853, 100 L.Ed.2d 372, the Supreme Court found that language in an Oklahoma statutory aggravating circumstance permitting imposition of the death penalty in instances of "especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel" conduct did not adequately limit the discretion of 946 sentencers, in accordance with the requirements of the eighth amendment. (Maynard, 486 U.S. at 364-65, 108 S.Ct. at 1859-60, 100 L.Ed.2d at 382. See also Godfrey v. Georgia (1980), 446 U.S. 420, 100 S.Ct. 1759, 64 L.Ed.2d 398 (invalidating "outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible or inhuman" aggravating circumstance of Georgia death penalty statute).) In light of the decision in Maynard, this court has since considered the analogous provision in section 9-1(b)(7). We have decided that the statutory language, as interpreted, sufficiently channels the discretion of the sentencer. (People v. Lucas (1989), 132 Ill.2d 399, 443-46, 139 Ill.Dec. 447, 548 N.E.2d 1003; People v. Terrell (1989), 132 Ill.2d 178, 224, 138 Ill.Dec. 176, 547 N.E.2d 145; People v. Kidd (1989), 129 Ill.2d 432, 454-56, 136 Ill.Dec. 18, 544 N.E.2d 704; People v. Odle (1988), 128 Ill.2d 111, 138-41, 131 Ill.Dec. 53, 538 N.E.2d 428.) As this court determined in Lucas, the terms used in section 9-1(b)(7) have been construed in other contexts as involving the infliction of prolonged pain or torture, or premeditated behavior on the part of the defendant, and it is on those bases that the aggravating circumstance should be applied. (Lucas, 132 Ill.2d at 445-46, 139 Ill.Dec. 447, 548 N.E.2d 1003.) With that construction, adequate guidance is given to the sentencer. We are aware, of course, that the trial judge did not have the benefit of that construction when he decided whether the present defendant should be sentenced to death. (Cf. Walton v. Arizona (1990), 497 U.S. ___, ___, 110 S.Ct. 3047, 3057, 111 L.Ed.2d 511, 528 (unlike jury, judge presumed to be aware of narrowing construction adopted by reviewing court).) The defendant's sentencing hearing was conducted in May 1986, predating our decisions in Odle and Lucas by several years. The defendant does not ask, however, that the present action be remanded to the circuit court for reconsideration in light of the Odle-Lucas limiting construction, and we do not believe that such action would be warranted here. As we have said, the trial judge referred to the viciousness of the beating and to the protracted period over which it was inflicted. Applying the Odle-Lucas limiting construction to the evidence presented in this case, we conclude that the aggravating circumstance was established, and that the defendant was therefore eligible for the death penalty. Finally, the defendant raises a series of challenges to the facial validity of the Illinois death penalty statute (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1), arguing that the provision is, for various reasons, unconstitutional under the eighth and fourteenth amendments (U.S. Const., amends. VIII, XIV). As indicated below, the same contentions have previously been considered and rejected, however, and the defendant has presented us with no persuasive ground that would justify reconsideration of any of those rulings. The statute is not invalid for the discretion it allows the prosecutor in deciding whether or not to seek the death penalty in a particular case. (Silagy v. Peters (7th Cir.1990), 905 F.2d 986, 993-94; People v. Lewis (1981), 88 Ill.2d 129, 146, 58 Ill.Dec. 895, 430 N.E.2d 1346; People ex rel. Carey v. Cousins (1979), 77 Ill.2d 531, 534-43, 34 Ill.Dec. 137, 397 N.E.2d 809.) The statute does not unconstitutionally cast on the defendant the burden of establishing that a sentence other than death should be imposed in his case (Silagy, 905 F.2d at 998-99; People v. Orange (1988), 121 Ill.2d 364, 390, 118 Ill.Dec. 1, 521 N.E.2d 69; People v. Caballero (1984), 102 Ill.2d 23, 49, 79 Ill.Dec. 625, 464 N.E.2d 223), nor is the statute invalid for failing to impose on the State a burden of persuasion at the second phase of the sentencing hearing (People v. Jones (1988), 123 Ill.2d 387, 426, 123 Ill.Dec. 944, 528 N.E.2d 648; People v. Eddmonds (1984), 101 Ill.2d 44, 68, 77 Ill. Dec. 724, 461 N.E.2d 347; People v. Free (1983), 94 Ill.2d 378, 421, 69 Ill.Dec. 1, 447 N.E.2d 218). The Federal Constitution does not require proportionality review in capital cases (Pulley v. Harris (1984), 465 U.S. 37, 104 S.Ct. 871, 79 L.Ed.2d 29, and the absence of a mechanism for that type of review does not render the Illinois statute invalid. (Silagy, 905 F.2d at 1000; People v. King (1986), 109 Ill.2d 514, 551, 94 Ill.Dec. 702, 488 N.E.2d 949; People v. 947 Stewart (1984), 104 Ill.2d 463, 499, 85 Ill. Dec. 422, 473 N.E.2d 1227; People v. Kubat (1983), 94 Ill.2d 437, 502-04, 69 Ill.Dec. 30, 447 N.E.2d 247; People v. Brownell (1980), 79 Ill.2d 508, 531-34, 38 Ill.Dec. 757, 404 N.E.2d 181.) Nor is the Illinois statute invalid because it fails to require the sentencer to make a separate finding that death is the appropriate penalty. People v. Whitehead (1987), 116 Ill.2d 425, 462-63, 108 Ill.Dec. 376, 508 N.E.2d 687; People v. Guest (1986), 115 Ill.2d 72, 112, 104 Ill.Dec. 698, 503 N.E.2d 255; People v. Morgan (1986), 112 Ill.2d 111, 147, 97 Ill.Dec. 430, 492 N.E.2d 1303. For the reasons stated, the defendant's conviction and sentence are affirmed. The clerk of this court is directed to enter an order setting Thursday, March 14, 1991, as the date on which the sentence of death, entered in the circuit court of Cook County, is to be carried out. The defendant shall be executed by lethal injection in the manner provided by section 119-5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 119-5). The clerk of this court shall send a certified copy of the mandate in this case to the Director of Corrections, to the warden of Stateville Correctional Center, and to the warden of the institution where the defendant is currently confined. Judgment affirmed. Justice RYAN, concurring in part and dissenting in part: I concur in the majority's affirmance of the defendant's murder conviction and I join in the majority's opinion to that extent. I cannot, however, agree with the majority that death is an appropriate sentence in this case. I, therefore, respectfully dissent from that portion of the opinion. The brutal beating death of Jasmin James is indeed shocking and tragic. I do not dispute that her death "resulted from exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty" (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1(b)(7)), and that the defendant therefore qualified for the death penalty under our death penalty statute. But assessing the propriety of a death sentence requires more than a determination that the inherent nature of the defendant's crime qualifies him for the ultimate sanction. This court recently observed that "[i]n enacting the death penalty statute, our legislature did not intend that every defendant who qualifies should receive the sanction; there is a certain amount of discretion in imposing the sentence, and this court has automatic authority to review any death penalty imposed. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1(i).)" (People v. Johnson (1989), 128 Ill.2d 253, 277, 131 Ill.Dec. 562, 538 N.E.2d 1118.) This court does not lightly disturb the reasoned judgment of the sentencing authority. (People v. Free (1983), 94 Ill.2d 378, 430, 69 Ill.Dec. 1, 447 N.E.2d 218; People v. Lewis (1981), 88 Ill.2d 129, 165, 58 Ill.Dec. 895, 430 N.E.2d 1346; People v. Lykins (1979), 77 Ill.2d 35, 40, 31 Ill.Dec. 805, 394 N.E.2d 1182.) In reviewing the propriety of a death sentence, however, our analysis is guided by the principle that "in capital cases the fundamental respect for humanity underlying the eighth amendment `requires consideration of the character and record of the individual offender and the circumstances of the particular offense as a constitutionally indispensable part of the process of inflicting the penalty of death.'" (People v. Carlson (1980), 79 Ill.2d 564, 590, 38 Ill.Dec. 809, 404 N.E.2d 233, quoting Woodson v. North Carolina (1976), 428 U.S. 280, 304, 96 S.Ct. 2978, 2991, 49 L.Ed.2d 944, 961. See also Roberts v. Louisiana (1976), 428 U.S. 325, 334, 96 S.Ct. 3001, 3006, 49 L.Ed.2d 974, 982.) Our constitution further requires that "[a]ll penalties shall be determined both according to the seriousness of the offense and with the objective of restoring the offender to useful citizenship." (Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, § 11. See also People v. Free (1983), 94 Ill.2d 378, 428-29, 69 Ill.Dec. 1, 447 N.E.2d 218; People v. Gaines (1981), 88 Ill.2d 342, 380-82, 58 Ill.Dec. 795, 430 N.E.2d 1046.) This court has acknowledged the necessity of avoiding arbitrary and capricious death sentences by adequately defining capital crimes, by directing sentencing discretion, and by providing adequate judicial review. (People v. 948 Free (1983), 94 Ill.2d 378, 429, 69 Ill.Dec. 1, 447 N.E.2d 218; People v. Lewis (1981), 88 Ill.2d 129, 164-65, 58 Ill.Dec. 895, 430 N.E.2d 1346; People v. Gleckler (1980), 82 Ill.2d 145, 161-62, 44 Ill.Dec. 483, 411 N.E.2d 849.) In capital cases, therefore, this court very carefully reviews the record to ensure that due consideration has been given any relevant mitigating factors, and we have vacated death sentences where we have found such an extreme penalty inappropriate. People v. Johnson (1989), 128 Ill.2d 253, 131 Ill.Dec. 562, 538 N.E.2d 1118; People v. Buggs (1986), 112 Ill.2d 284, 97 Ill.Dec. 669, 493 N.E.2d 332; People v. Carlson (1980), 79 Ill.2d 564, 38 Ill.Dec. 809, 404 N.E.2d 233; People v. Gleckler (1980), 82 Ill.2d 145, 44 Ill.Dec. 483, 411 N.E.2d 849; People v. Crews (1969), 42 Ill.2d 60, 244 N.E.2d 593; People v. Walcher (1969), 42 Ill.2d 159, 246 N.E.2d 256. I agree with the majority that this case is not factually on all fours with Johnson, Buggs, or Carlson. Our decision to vacate the death sentences in those cases turned, in large part, on the presence of certain mitigating factors: no significant history of prior criminal activity (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1(c)(1)), and action under extreme mental or emotional disturbance (Ill. Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1(c)(2)). These factors were also present in Crews. Also, in Carlson, Buggs and Johnson, the murders appeared to have been aberrations brought on by special circumstances not likely to be repeated in the future. I am cognizant of the fact that the mitigating factor of action under extreme mental or emotional distress is conspicuously absent in this case. But I do not read Johnson, Buggs, Carlson or Crews as carving any exception to the application of our death penalty statute. In none of those decisions did we even purport to do so. These cases do not suggest the emergence of a mechanical rule whereby the presence of those mitigating factors will always result in vacation of a death sentence. Nor will the absence of either or both of these factors command affirmance absent other defects in the sentence. The crystallization of such a rule would effectively amend the death penalty statute by judicial gloss. Such matters are better left to the legislature. This court rather must continually be guided by the recognition that "each capital case is unique and must be evaluated on its own facts, focusing on whether the circumstances of the crime and the character of the defendant are such that the deterrent and retributive functions of the ultimate sanction will be served by imposing the death penalty." (People v. Johnson (1989), 128 Ill.2d 253, 280, 131 Ill.Dec. 562, 538 N.E.2d 1118.) Carlson, Buggs, Johnson and Crews represent nothing more, and nothing less, than a recognition of this court's responsibility in every death penalty case to carefully consider the character of the defendant and the circumstances of his crime before we sanction the termination of his life. The legislature obviously did not intend that every person convicted of murder should be executed. Also, it is apparent that every person convicted of murder with the additional finding of one or more of the aggravating factors is not to be sentenced to death. This most severe sanction has been reserved by the legislature for a limited class of those convicted of murder with aggravating factors. The prior decisions of this court have fairly well defined that class. In the present case, I do not think that the circumstances of the crime and the character of defendant indicate that the defendant must be permanently eliminated from society. (People v. Carlson (1980), 79 Ill.2d 564, 590, 38 Ill.Dec. 809, 404 N.E.2d 233.) Nor do I think that the deterrent and retributive functions of the death penalty will be served by executing the defendant. The defendant was a man in his twenties at the time of the murder. He had no criminal record whatsoever and had, apparently, displayed no tendency toward crime. There is also no evidence that he had previously displayed traits of violence. He had attended elementary school and three years of high school in Indiana. He held part-time jobs while living with his father and grandmother in Aurora, Illinois. He then 949 moved to Chicago, where he continued to work part-time. The defendant had six children, including Jasmin and Alecia. There is no evidence in the record suggesting that the defendant had ever abused Pamela or any of his other children. The defendant had lived with his stepmother and his aunt in homes in which there were many children present. Several of his relatives testified that he never abused any of the children or the adults. They testified that but for this one explosive episode, they had never known him to abuse Jasmin. Indeed, the testimony revealed that the defendant loved and cared for Jasmin, and he seemed like an "ideal father" to her. His relatives spoke of him as a caring and thoughtful man who had not displayed any tendency toward crime. The defendant's stepmother testified that while the defendant lived with her in Chicago, he had stopped some young boys from purse snatching and otherwise stealing property in the area. The defendant's relatives testified that the defendant did not have a violent character. They believed that after serving a prison sentence, the defendant could emerge as a benefit to society. The defendant's stepbrother stated that the defendant was welcome to stay with him, and that he would provide work for the defendant. The defendant did express remorse for what he had done to Jasmin. He said he was only trying to make her a better child, and that he was angered by her persistent refusal to obey his orders to go to bed and by her misbehavior when he and Pamela took Jasmin to other people's houses. Corporal punishment of children was a common and accepted practice in the defendant's family. The defendant testified that his mother had beaten him with an electrical cord when he was a teenager. While the beating was painful, it did not cause him permanent injury. He said it made him "straighten up in a lot of ways." A review of the record does not reveal that the defendant was acting under extreme mental or emotional distress at the time of the beating. Nor does it reveal any "special circumstances," as in Carlson, Buggs and Johnson, which may have triggered this tragic turn of events. There is no evidence here, as in Crews, that the defendant was acting under the influence of any drug at the time he beat Jasmin. (But see People v. Johnson (1989), 128 Ill.2d 253, 282, 131 Ill.Dec. 562, 538 N.E.2d 1118 (that defendant was under influence of alcohol and drugs at time of murder is a factor which merits little weight in mitigation).) I am unable to find anything to suggest why the defendant may have thought such a brutal beating was necessary to discipline Jasmin. But the record does reveal that this was an isolated act of extreme violence, and that it stands in stark contrast to an otherwise blameless life. Except for a brief period immediately following the murder when both the defendant and Pamela lied about Pamela's involvement in the beating, the defendant was cooperative with the police. He described to them at length the details of the beating. He did not attempt to run away after the beating and he did not attempt to hide any physical evidence of his crime. The testimony of Pamela and the defendant's mother suggests that he was genuinely upset by Jasmin's death. The defendant's mother testified that he was crying when she visited him at the police station on the night of the murder. In sum, I conclude that consideration of all the circumstances of this case and the character of the defendant strongly militate against imposition of the death penalty. The evidence presented simply does not portray a man who is a menace to society and who poses such a threat to others that he must be executed. Certainly, the prospects for rehabilitating the defendant are quite promising. I do not mean to belittle the severity of the defendant's crime. This little girl's death resulted from an extremely brutal, savage beating. Nor do I, in any way, suggest that those who commit atrocities against their children should invariably be beyond the reach of our death penalty. I am aware of the tragedy of child abuse in our society and I by no means wish to minimize its utter intolerability. As this court stated in *950 People v. Crews (1969), 42 Ill.2d 60, 66, 244 N.E.2d 593: "Society is outraged by the murder of a child, but in determining punishment for the crime, care must be taken to insure that the punishment is appropriate and just. The doing of justice must include a consideration of background and circumstances which affect punishment." For the reasons set forth above, I do not believe that death is an appropriate sentence under the circumstances of this case. I accordingly dissent from the affirmance of the defendant's death sentence. CLARK and CALVO, JJ., join in this partial concurrence and partial dissent.	mini_pile	{'original_id': '25ae8c41aee805c3dbe6a360843553d406f3a009c7629fcfd22c02d5be6a8c22'}
The Intellectual Property Of StartUps Part 1 Hi there! All creative endeavours stem from ideas! All sorts of ideas ,great, fantastic, out of the world, silly, seemingly foolish and outright ridiculous!! Just the way startups are! In fact startups are the culmination of the journey of ideas which emanate from creative, fertile minds and the intellect. And it is this “creation and creativity”, which is actually the genesis of all “intellectual property and everything else related to it”. It then behoves on the entrepreneur to protect that intellectual property created by him and what is rightfully his, with the help of laws. That, in a nutshell, is the crux of Intellectual Property (IP) and its rights. (IPR). (Historically, these rights and laws were floated centuries back, with the intention of providing an incentive to individuals to continue being creative.) Legal and business literature like books, journals, blogs and reports, are replete with detailed writings on IP, IPR and the laws related to that, by experts in that domain. To attempt to write on this vast topic, with its finer nuances, on this forum, meant for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs in-the-making, would be unthinkable. Primarily then, I can but, only, provide, a glimpse of that world, which could be relevant to them. On a practical level, one can deal with it in two sections, the first one dealing with what constitutes IP and the following one dealing with how IP can be protected. IP is property that can be sold, licensed, damaged or trespassed upon. It would be worthwhile, at this juncture, to take a quick look at what the types of IP encompass and the approximate costs of the same in India. These consist of trademarks for goods and service marks for services, and pertain to logos, slogans, designs, names, domain names for online businesses, symbols, words, titles and phrases which identify the origin of goods. Registration of trademark is not compulsory but doing so makes it easier for the startup to recoup, in case of infringement by rivals. In business parlance it means protecting your brand. This usually costs Rs.6000 upwards and an upwards of 18 months for it to be granted. Trademarks are granted for a period of 10 years and need to be renewed every 10 years. Patents are exclusive rights granted to inventors by the government, which bars others from using their inventions in different ways, for a certain period of time (usually 20 years). Patent fees excluding attorney fees is mandatory to the tune of Rs. 3500 upwards while taking an average of 5 years for it to be granted. Patents need to be renewed annually or total fees can be paid according to the schedule provided. Copyright is protection provided to the authors of original works of authorship in which the form of expression of a content, rather than the content itself is protected. These include works of literature, music, art, like photos, drawings, songs, tunes, performing arts, books etc. Granting of copyright is immediate and lasts for the life of the creator plus another 70 years, and costs Rs. 500 upwards for different categories. Geographical Indications (GI) of goods are those which belong of to a particular country or to a place situated therein and is an assurance of that distinctive quality which comes from that place of origin of goods. Eg. Kanchipuram saris. Fees are paid according to the prescribed fee structure. Apart from the above category of products/services, it’s important for startups to know and understand the meaning of intangible assets of their company as 80% of the value of the business lies in these. A majority of people are completely unaware of the presence and value of these assets which comprise of know-how, expertise, knowledge that highly qualified employees have, work and life experience, de novo ideas created specifically for the business by a think-tank to give the company an edge over its competitors, goodwill and reputation, technical drawings, recipes, software programs developed by employees, formulas, written trade secrets and contracts. These assets are not eligible for filing for patents and copyrights, and do not have value outside the company but tremendously enhance the value of the company. Having now become familiar with the various facets of IP, we move onto the next section of how best one can protect the same. 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Lal Masjid Kidnaps Chinese Nationals jamia-fareedia-mowlis.jpgIn their latest bid to provoke the government into attacking them and creating at flashpoint for extremists, Lal Masjid has kidnapped five Chinese Nationals, who worked at a massage parlor. Accusing the workers of being part of a brothel, they have appointed themselves the law, judge, and jury. More from Darwaish at from the Daily Times: Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa students raided a Chinese massage centre in Sector F-8/3 and took hostage five Chinese nationals, including three women and two men, on late Saturday night in Islamabad, Geo television reported. According to the channel, two vehicles full of armed seminary students raided the massage centre, abducted the staff and brought them to the mosque. Geo reported Jamia Hafsa administration as alleging that a brothel was being run under the garb the massage centre. The Lal Masjid clerics could not be contacted as they had switched off their mobile phones. Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) officials reached the seminary and were trying to secure the release of the abducted Chinese through dialogue, it reported. Earlier, the students had abducted an alleged brothel owner and released her after a couple of days. They had also abducted and later released two police personnel. The madrassa has previously been in several standoffs with the government, which include: 1. Threatening store owners 2. Appointing themselves the Hijab Police, patrolling Islamabad with “danda Badar” canes 3. Kidnapping a women and her daughters, holding them hostage several days 4. Issuing a fatwah against the Pakistan Tourism minister 5. Issuing a Death Fatwah against all staff of Octane magazine 6. Occupying government property 7. Land Theft 8. Declaring Jihad against Moderate Islam 9. Carrying arms in a girl’s school 10. Kidnapping Islamabad Police Previous articles	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9660481810569764}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '88106', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:W22ZHKE5HQH3IUJFHMCSP7HVDRUM4E6S', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:ab9ef75d-14e9-4e2d-8a18-206d6ab5f0f0>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2018, 4, 19, 9, 26, 40), 'WARC-IP-Address': '63.247.138.141', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:52KE5OVWXANDW5KTYITRTJWRSKUSHVGN', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:e2e0676f-3c59-4eea-a785-48e092b986c9>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://noblesseoblige.org/2007/06/22/lal-masjid-kidnaps-chinese-nationals/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:966dcc85-9342-4cb8-a3ce-12fc18b78dce>', 'WARC-Truncated': 'length'}", 'previous_word_count': '290', 'url': 'http://noblesseoblige.org/2007/06/22/lal-masjid-kidnaps-chinese-nationals/', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-142-209-235.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2018-17\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for April 2018\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.09284651279449463', 'original_id': '3652e8fb58f2347b306d20f71f259f6b2cf28d20de89a7e54753a888f1b2448d'}
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Once there were certain Persian princes in the presence of Bahá’u’lláh. He was engaged in conversation with them and with loving-kindness sought news of their country. In the course of this interview one of the princes made the following remark: ‘How is it that You speak of spiritual matters to Your friends when they attain Your presence, while to us You talk only about the news of the town and the market?’ He was trying to ask: ‘How could such men who are devoid of learning and discernment be preferable to us?’ In answer to him Bahá’u’lláh said:	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '291', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9584596753120422}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '21426', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:QY2WNG2JJH2JG7OHPOX2NQ7QMUEKCWH6', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:a4fe9ff7-02d6-49a1-a743-dfa00bfafdf0>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2019, 12, 16, 8, 11, 40), 'WARC-IP-Address': '198.211.98.53', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:IJGBRNS4LXBWLDKTHIHOCPP2TKEDXK6Q', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:7f0d1360-09a6-44f1-be47-3e916b60a9c7>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://bahaimemories.com/the-princes-who-chose-pleasure-over-hardship', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:a45db071-7ad7-4062-98d1-0ed33ce6cb31>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '368', 'url': 'https://bahaimemories.com/the-princes-who-chose-pleasure-over-hardship', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2019-51\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for December 2019\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-67-67-153.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.16 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.1-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.46776628494262695', 'original_id': '597dede03116a4a604d838b5a87245da87449821d5a24538e637fdf47d159ff7'}
LA LIBERTÉ Prix du Numéro : 10 Oeja.tim.es . ~ - Mardi 10 Octobrô * X x" . J . j '■ JFFELFC DU NUMÉRO : PARIS, IO CENT.— DÉI-ARTSUSNTSTCENT. V: ' 40 FR. PAR ML ~ IO FR, , PAR ; Tf •; liÉDACïiOi: iWsTKÏÏMO^llUKlllE.fe'x ^ ^ Directeur politique seront L. D Mardi IO Octobre '187'1 ANNONCES: MM. (at LAGRANGE, CERF ET Ce. 6. ACE DE U BQURS& ABONNEMENTS: PARIS, RUE ION'ri!RTRIe 146 Le cogérant, P. BIC Les Manuscrits ne seront pas rendus LES TELEGRAMMES DE LA NUIT ET DU MATIN Allemagne * ■ Berlin, 8 octobre, M. Pouyer-Quertier est arrivé ce matin à huit héures. Il était accompagné du conseiller d'Etat, M. Ozenne, du comte de Salignac-Fénelon et de M. Valon ; il est descendu à l'Hôtel-Royal. Dans le cours de la matinée, il s'est rendu à l'ambas-gade française. D'après des informations de bonne source, le comte d'Arnim a été appelé ici par dépêche téléjjjp'aphique. Angleterre Londres, 9 octobre. Un meeting doit avoir lieu ce soir dans Tra-falgar square pour appuyer les demandes laites de par les ouvriers de réduire à 9 heures la journée e travail. . ' Une dépêche, reçue par le Times, annonce que M. Pouyer-Quertier a été très bien accueilli par les habitants de Cologne, lors de son passage dans cette ville. Le feldTinaréchal sir John Burgoyne est mort. Dublin, 8 octobre, soir. Hier, samedi, a eu lieu à Drogheda une grande démonstration en faveur du gouvernement local. H y avait 10,000 personnes présentes. Le meeting avait pour objet de demander une forme fédérale de gouvernement, et l'établissement d'un parlement irlandais à Dublin. Les résolutions proposées ont été accueillies avec un grand enthousiasme. L'ordre n'a pas été troublé. j Belgique Bruxelles, 8 octobre. L'Étoile belge annonce qu'une grève s'est produite à Gand. Trois cents ouvriers mécaniciens réclament que la journée de travail soit de dix heures, sans réduction de paye, et un salaire double pour le? '."ures supplémentaires. 360 Ouvriers fileùrs ont également fait grève ; ils réclament aussi une journée de dix heures sans réduction. Italie Rome, 8 octobre. On assure que le départ du comte d'Harcourt serait motivé par les prétentions du Vatican, relativement à la domination des évêques français, prétentions qui seraient contraires aux stipulations du concordat. Rome, 8 octobre, soir. Le gouvernement italien a reçu une invitation pour l'Exposition universelle qui doit avoir lieu a Vienne en 1873. (Agence Havas.) PARIS, LUNDI 9 OCTOBRE 1871. LA JOURNÉE POLITIQUE Nous ne connaissons encore qu'une très faible partie du résultat des élections d'hier. Les télégrammes de la nuit et de la matinée enregistrent seulement le triomphe des listes radicales à Toulon, à Lyon, à Marseille. La Constitution ne se sent pas d'aise ; elle s'empare de ces premières nouvelles, si incomplètes, comme d'un augure certain du succès général de ses candidats, et même, dans son enthousiasme, elle compte comme victoire une véritable défaite. « Résultat inespéré ! s'écrie-t-elle. Dans le quatrième canton — il s'agit de Rouen — Ramel, candidat ,radical, a obtenu 567 voix contre 578, données à Vauc-quier du Traversain, candidat clérical, et U89 voix à Coënne (c'est de Cœne qu'il faut lire), candidat du Journal de Rouen. » Qu'au scrutin de ballottage les 289 voix données à M. de Cœne se reportent — et c'est probable—sur M. Vaucquier du Traversain, et M. Ramel, favori de la Constitution, est définitivement battu. La Constitution et plusieurs de ses confrères de la presse radicale comptent 1 comme perdues pour leurs candidats un grand nombre de voix qui, parait-il, se sont égarées par suite de la confusion qu'ont îaîfê les électeurs entre les urnes du conseil d'arrondissement et celles du conseil général. Nous forons respectueusement remarquer à la Constitution qu'il n'y a absolument aucune raison pour que chaque parti ne fasse comme elle et n'inscrive à son actif : « les voix égarées ,. Au demeurant, et puisque la Constitution voit avant tout, dans les élections d'hier, une importante manifestation des opinions politiques de la France, il lui reste la consolation de se dire que les « voix » radicales, où qu'elles se soient « égarées », n'en serviront pas moins au dénombrement des forces du parti. Le Journal officiel de ce matin contient un rapport du regretté ministre de l'intérieur que le gouvernement vient de perdre, et un décret du président de la République, relatifs à l'exercice provisoire par les israélites indigènes de l'Algérie des droits de citoyens français que leur a conférés le décret du 2A octobre 1870 de là délégation du Gouvernement de la défense nationale. Nos lecteurs se souviennent que, peu de temps avant le départ en vacances de l'Assemblée, un projet de loi portant abrogation de ce décret lui-avait été soumis parle ministère. Il ne put trouver place au bulletin si rempli des travaux parlementaires du dernier mois. Provisoirement, le décret du 2.4 octobre reste donc en vigueur, et très prochainement, lors des élections qui vont avoir lieu, en Algérie, pour les conseils généraux et les conseils communaux, les israélites indigènes seront appelés de nouveau à user de l'étrange privilège qu'il leur a conféré. Aussi importe-t-il de prévenir les difficultés relatives à la justification préalable de l'indigénat, auxquelles l'application du décret a donné lieu jusqu'ici. En conséquence, sur la proposition du ministre de l'intérieur et du gouverneur général civil de l'Algérie, le président de la République a pris un arrêté aux termes duquel les israélites qui voudront être inscrits ou maintenus sur les listes électorales devront, dans les vingt jours de la promulgation, justifier devant le juge de paix de leur domicile qu'ils sont ou nés en Algérie avant l'occupation française, ou nés, depuis cette époque, de parents établis en Algérie à l'époque où l'occupation française s'est produite. Ce mode de constatation de l'indigénat est absolument conforme aux principes de notre droit civil sur lanaturalité française. Le décret exige, en outre, que les indigènes qui n'ont pas de noms de famille ou de prénoms fixes, déclarent au juge de paix chargé de l'exécution de la précédente formalité le nom et les prénoms qu'ils entendent adopter à l'avenir, afin de donner à l'inscription sur les listes la certitude et la fixité indispensables. Nous trouvons dans un des documents de la violente polémique qui s'est engagée entre MM. Brame et Testelin, députés, à propos de leurs candidatures au conseil général du Nord, une nouvelle édition de la fameuse affaire des Marchés de la Défense nationale. M. Brame, provoqué par des attaques aussi violentes que calomnieuses — telles que l'on en pouvait attendre de l'homme qui n'a pas craint de lancer en pleine Assemblée nationale, à toute une classe de ses collègues, une injure dont les journaux ont été forcés, par pudeur, de voiler les termes—M. Brame reproche à M. Teste-lin, commissaire extraordinaire de la République, le gaspillage d'une somme de quinze millions destinés à subvenir aux nécessités de la défense dans-le département du Nord. Marchés concédés pour des prix énormes à des amis, sans la garantie de l'adjudication, comme sans le moindre respect pour les règles de la spécialité : à un filateur, la j fourniture des souliers; à un marchand de j fils, la fourniture des canons ; à un mar! chand de linge de table, la fourniture de la sellerie ; à un marchand de cachemires , de l'Inde, la fourniture des couvertures et \| des fusils ; à un directeur de théâtre, la j remonte, etc.; \| Achat POUR HUIT CENT MILLE FRANCS! 1 — de cartouches sans poudre, dont neuf j sur dix rata lent; ; ! Achat de tentes en si grande quantité j qu'on en eût pu couvrir tout l'arrondissej ment; • ■ i Achat de lots considérables de havrej sacs à 1 A fr. pièce, estimés depuis à 3 fr., { tant ils étaient défectueux; -, j Refus par M. Testelin, commissaire gé! néral du département, ordonnateur des : dépenses, agent responsable, de fournir à la Commission de quatre membres char! gée par le conseil général de surveiller l'emploi des 15 millions, ni budget approximatif, ni états de situation, ni comptes partiels qui lui eussent permis de constater les dilapidations et les fraudes et d'y mettre un terme ; et tout le sinistre cortége des abus, que nous avons vu défiler dans le rapport Riant, reparaît dans l'énergique réponse de M. Brame à M. Testelin. C'était donc, par toute notre pauvre France, les mêmes pratiques, les mêmes manœuvres, provoquées par l'incapacité et l'incurie de l'administration, mises en action parla cupidité d'agents d'affaires tarés, dont le nombre et le cynisme font faire de bien tristes réflexions sur l'état moral de notre pauvre pays ! Révision de la Constitution de la Suisse URBAINS ET RURAUX La chute de l'Empire, l'expérience de la République nous ont ramené, presque malgré nous et malgré nos préoccupations du moment, à l'étude de la constitution républicaine des Etats-Unis. A vrai dire, nous avons négligé la Suisse, où s'opère actuellement une évolution digne d'être observée. Les petits Etats ressemblent à ces laboratoires de physique et de chimie, où l'on fait en raccourci des expériences définitives, concluantes, dont la science finit par s'emparer et qu'elle applique ensuite sur une vaste échelle. La Suisse est un de ces petits Etats, un des plus curieux à observer. Il y a en Suisse comme partout deux partis : l'un modéré', l'autre radical ; il y a j de plus des protestants et des catholiques; partant, des éléments de passion plus. nombreux peut-être;que partout ailleurs. Ces éléments de discorde, grâce au bon sens de la population, grâce surtout au véritable amour des Suisses pour leur patrie et pour leur indépendance, n'entrent jamais en lutte à main armée ; et les plus graves difficultés trouvent toujoursleur solution par les voies légales. Enfin, depuis 18.47, depuis la lutte du Sonderbund, provoquée par l'expulsion des jésuites, la Suisse jouit d'une paix profonde. Assurément, des élections très fréquentes mettent en jeu des passions d'autant plus vives que les candidats se connaissent et se coudoient chaque jour ; mais en dehors de quelques gourmades, de quelques horions échangés de part et d'autre, il n'y a ni lanternes brisées, ni rues dépavées, ni coups de fusil au fond du débat. Tout le monde vote ou à peu près ; c'est une espèce de religion. Il y a même quelque courage a voter dans certains centres comme Genève. Nous étions, il y a quelques an-nées., l'hôte d'un de ces vieux protestants rigides, connus sous le nom de méthodistes. Sa maison était triste et froide, mais l'hospitalité parfaite. C'était un homme grave, accomplissant avec le même: sérieux ses devoifs religieux et ses devoirs de citoyen. Il partit un matin, l'hiver, vers huit heures en habit noir, cravate blanche, correctement rasé, pour se rendre au bâtiment électoral, appelé justement la boîte à gif-fles. Nous le vîmes revenir, quelques minutes après, sans chapeau,, sa cravate arrachée, les bras étendus comme un prophète, les yeux au ciel ; il s'était abattu dans un parti de fruitiers d'Apenzell qui l'avait accompagné jusqu'à l'urne avec force horions et force quolibets. Il n'en avait pas moins accompli son devoir, disait-il, « au milieu ! de l'abomination de la désolation ,). En dehors des scènes' de cette nature, véritables idylles, si l'on songe à ce qui se passe chez nous, la Suisse jouit d'une paix profonde. Sa constitution date de 18.1.8, et il n'est venu à personne l'idée de la violer ou de la renverser brusquement par un mouvement, de place publique. Deux tentatives légales ont été faites pour apporter quelques modifications à cette constitution ; toutes deux ont échoué, faute de quelques milliers de voix. Enfin, la troisième épreuve a réussi, et depuis bientôt une année une commission dite des quinze, formée dans le sein de l'Assemblée fédérale, étudie les réformes à apporter dans 1$ Constitution de 18A8. Depuis une année ! Voilà de quoi étonner nos radicaux français. Depuis une année les radicaux suisses discutent lentement, sagement, avec les modérés! Et pourtant les haines sont vives, les passions religieuses toujours en lutte. Mais, en Suisse, on possède au plus haut degré ce~ qui nous manque en France : le sentiment de la légalité. ô?) • La commission des Quinze, qui se réunit à Olten — sans entrer dans des détails d'importance 'secondaire, si l'on songe au but que nous poursuivons —est composée, comme à Versailles, d'urbains et de ruraux. Les urbains sont naturellement radicaux, républicains ; les ruraux sont fédéralistes et modérés. Les urbains poursuivent avec beaucoup d'ardeur la transformation du conseil des Etats, rouage important de la machine gouvernementale. Le conseil des Etats se compose de h A membres a raison de deux membres par canton. Il en résulte que le canton de Berne, qui comprend 500 mille habitants, ne dispose au conseil des Etats que de deux voix, sur un pied d'égalité parfaite avec le canton d'Uri, comprenant quinze mille habitants. Ce vote par Etats donne naturellement aux petits cantons, aux ruraux, où la vie religieuse et patriarcale est en honneur, où les vieilles traditions se sont conservées, une puissance qui n'est pas celle du nombre, et dont les radicaux voudraient s'emparer afin de substituer au vote par Etats une espèce de régime plébiscitaire connu en Suisse sous le nom de referendum. Le conseil des Etats disparaîtrait forcément, et avec lui le vote dit par Etat ou vote par canton. Le conseil national — composé d'un député par 20,000 âmes de population totale — subsisterait seul, et ses principales décisions donneraient lieu à un referendum au plébiscite. , On n'arrivera peut-être pas d'emblée à une réforme aussi radicale. Le parti moyen — très compact, très fort en Suisse ! — hésitera, nous en sommes convaincus, à transformer la République fédérative en ] République unitaire, à porter le dernier j coup à l'autonomie déjà gravement atteinte des cantons; mais il n'en reste pas moins acquis que la majorité de la commission des Quinze est favorable à « une extension des droits du peuple », c'est-à-dire que. le vote par Etats ne sera probablement pas maintenu. Cela n'a rien qui nous étonne : ceux qui ont étudié l'histoire et qui en ont compris les grands enseignements, n'ignorent pas que c'est la destinée des nations et une des nécessités de leur existence que de se transformer perpétuellement. Ne nous étonnons donc pas de voir le progrès produire des évolutions d'Etat, tantôt dans le sens de la monarchie, tantôt dans le sens de la république, tantôt dans le sens de l'unité, \| tantôt dans le sens de la fédération. Toutes ces formes de gouvernement, toutes ces tendances, ou fédératives ou unitaires, répondent au tempérament humain qui, lui-même, se modifie sans cesse, sous l'influence des événements, des idées, des religions. Au milieu de ces transformations perpé-' tuelles du monde vivant, le philosophe, le savant, l'historien ne s'étonnent de rien : ' tout s'explique à leurs yeux, tout passe, tout se fait avec une logique inexorable; ils arrivent même au prophétisme histori1que, à la lucidité de l'avenir, tant l'harmonie universelle est lumineuse ; niais ils ont des heures d'effarement : ces heures d'effarement sont les révolutions, images du chaos. JULES DE PRÉCY. Une Circulaire de M. de Chaudordy Nous avons reçu hier, malheureusement ( trop tard, l'adresse envoyée par M. le comte de Chaudordy à ses électeurs de Lot-et-Ga1 ronne. Personne n'ignore avec quelle dignité et avec quelle habileté s'est conduit ! ! au milieu de nos désastres l'ancien délégué I ] à Tours du département des affaires étranI ■ gères; et sa situation était pourtant bien : difficile auprès des autres délégués de la défense nationale! La circulaire de M. de Chaudordy est aussi complète que possible j pour édifier les électeurs au choix desquels il se présente pour faire partie du conseil général de Lot-et-Garonne. Nous sommes heureux de trouver dans cette profession de foi un passage qui concorde d'une façon absolue avec tout ce que nous avons écrit au sujet du traité douanier à conclure avec l'Allemagne, et de l'évacuation anticipée des six départements français : Il y aurait sur ce point à donner des explications assez étendues; mais le contenu de cette lettre, déjà trop longue, m'oblige à être bref. L'Allemagne est depuis longtemps très préoccupée de l'entrée chez elle des produits de l'Alsace-Lorraine. Ces provinces fournissant à elles seules, pour certaines industries, autant que l'Allemagne tout entière, leur concurrence commerciale est le seul embarras (mais il est grave) qui soit résulté pour le gouvernement prussien des succès qu'il vient d'obtenir. On avait pensé qu'on pourrait utiliser cette circonstance exceptionnelle en faveur surtout des six départements dont l'occupation doit durer plus de deux ans encore, c'est-à-dire jusqu'au 1er mars 187.4. Ce sont les parties de la France (sans parler de celles que nous avons si malheureusement perdues) qui ont été les premières envahies. Elles seront les dernières évacuées, tandis que, pour les six départements dont il est question dans le traité projeté, l'évacuation doit cesser le 1er mai prochain, ou même plus tôt, suivant l'époque du payement du quatrième demi-milliard. N'aurait-on pas pu gagner deux mois pour régler cette somme et faire que l'é vacuation eût lieu en mars au lieu de mai? La différence, dans ce cas, n'eût été que de quatre mois de plus d'occupation pour ces départements, et on aurait conservé en entiel' l'avantage à faire à l'Alsace-Lorraine, pour essayer de libérer quelques-uns des six départements si cruellement frappés, et dont l'évaluation n'est indiquée que pour 187M. Je n'insiste pas, convaincu que le possible a été fait à ce sujet; mais il est aisé de com1 prendre qu'il y a un grand désavantage à avoir montré, par un vote de la Chambre, les concessions qu'on est décidé à faire. C' est d'un côté se découvrir entièrement, tandis que de l'autre on se trouve lié vis-à-vis de l'Assemblée, et alors que nos adversaire•« conservent toute leur liberté. Voter une loi dont on ne connaît pas les \| termes précis, signer un contrat dont on n'a que les bases et qui n'est pas rédigé, n'est-ce pas créer un précédent qui peut être dansl'avenir ^ dangereux pour tout le monde? Il serait si nécessaire que les pouvoirs s'habituassent enfin en France a rester chacun dans leurs attributions, même alors que ceux qui gouvernent, méritent toute confiance. N'eût-il pas mieux valu que l'Assemblée prolongeât de quelques jours sa session ou se réunît extraordinairement de nouveau, suivant la marche des négociations, pour ratifier le traité lorsqu'il eût été prêt? Ces considérations ne m'ont pas permis de voter le projet de loi. Nos lecteurs se souviendront que c'est là le résumé de tout ce que nous avons écrit sur cette question. 'Attendons-en le dénouement. Et dire qu'avec un peu de fermeté au début, et sans l'absence d'un sentiment de dignité que nous devrions même exagérer à la rigueur vis-à-vis de l'Allemagne, tout cela eût été évité. LEONCE DÉTROYAT. Le Times, de Londres, a publié la dépêche suivante : La lettre de créance remise à M. Pouyer» r Quertier par le président de laRépublique l'accrédite en qualité de plénipotentiaire chargé de traiter avec le gouvernement allemand : elle laisse à sa prudence, à sa sagacité, à sa connaissance des affaires et à son patriotisme la tâche de conclure la convention relative à l'évacuation des six départements. Le gouvernement de la République française s'engage à accepter et à exécuter tout arrangement qui sera arrêté entre le gouvernement allemand et le plénipotentiaire français. ' Le comte d'Arnim est parti comme M. Pouyer-Quertier, pour se rendre à Berlin et. assister aux négociations. Il est évident que le correspondant du Times a été induit en erreur. M. Thiers a reçu de la Chambre des pouvoirs précis pour un but parfaitement défini, et il ne peut pas faire à l'un de ses ministres une délégation qui dépasserait les prérogatives dont il est investi lui-même. Il ne lui appartient pas, par exemple, « de s'engager à accepter, au nom de la République, tout arrangement arrêté entre le gouvernement allemand et le plénipotiaire français. » Si après que celui-ci se serait engagé, la Chambre ne sanctionnait pas les arrange ments conclus, qu'adviendrait-il? ■ 1 — L.D. Le Tarif postal ci On annonce, dit le Siècle, que des mo-Y) difications seront prochainement appor-» tées à la nouvelle loi postale. 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Il 25 • • U'ïkahsa.tlàktiqob... cp1 M8 75 210 910 •• Caisse Miré»...... 18 •• 19 ... 1. ...... .1Î5 j. janTier-juillôt..,,. ét 210 .. 208 75 ... •• 208 76 Soul-Colllp.Entrep. 147 50 142 50 .. . 5 ,. * '! 2 50 SaC!ÈTÉtMttOBHnÈM... cpt 95.. 92 50 9t 60 Compt. de l'Agrie... 518 75 518 75 M °. la 50! j. janTier-joiliet 11 95,. 92 50 92 50 Gace»traj ..... ,. FOncier suisse 415 .. 415 .... .. ÇS'lTAUiM S 010 cpt 60 50 60 55 .... 60 25 Cail, act. de 500 fr " 151 j. janvier-juillet..,., 3-1 60 70 6 70 t... 60 55 Vieille-Montagne.. 355 .' " .i 25 Société DES I"Àoo .... 13P 467 50 M7 50 466 25 DecksdaSt-Onen.. ,... " j. janTier-jnillet 81 463 75 ... Docksentrep.Mari.. 10 .. 140 ........ ' V/ " " Etats-Bw a 0/0 cpt 109 y. 109 Yk 110 .. Gaz de Marseille... 416 25 " " " " i. ]&DYSr-JI1 1..... si ,, ,, Union des Gai 410 .. Soc.g6n.40S Orna.. 475 470 5 .. .. ci[. 713 AUMCMEXO cpt 887 50 887 50 887 50 Petitet-Voitores... 525.. 225 U 25 "... j. jâ«Tier-j»illet &1 833 75 823 75 835 .. Comp.gén. des Eaux 380 .... 1.7. 2 50 SCB-AUTRlCHB-LoMBAIt» Op1 40 .. 437 50 ...... 437 50 Salines de l'fest ,.... 5 ..... j.DW-ROY6..re..... B4 435 .. 435 440 ., Emprnat 1 va..... "47 46 80 20 51 Ca. DS J',nJloAWJf'.... cp1 87 50 87 50 .... 89 50 Oblig. ottom. 1869 277 50 275 .......2 50 i j.avril-octobre W .. ,,\| ... ,, Smpr. tun¡tiin 1863 160 .. 16t 50 .2 50 ,, .. »: opt 210 1867 iGI. Â5 J62 so .1 '5 .... • ..... ,, j. JMTier-jainet..... W ..1 ...... Extérleni» Espagne. 84 •• 84 .4 50 .... I Crédit M.... xspàexol.. cp1 487 59 488 75 492 50 490 .. Intérieure — .... 28 % ... ,i 25 j. janT.-jaiUet W 488 75 488 75 4:7 50 Emprunt romain.... 60% 60 % ' 7 50 SuuaossB ept 117 50 115 110 .. TraascoBtinenlaltB' ...... J. janTier-juillet 14 116 t5 .. r.à4,OOO 4.oh.P.)...... , .'.' NOBD bb L'ttet.A8M.... ept 75 ........ ,, Rq8o6l867 320 .. a90 " j. janTier-juillet 81 8125 ..... «• ..., Obll. Autrloh. 1865 55 t5 156 ,... 75 ... ' i .. SAJiAttos8KA{ijMPBMJH!i 60 .. 59 .. Honduras, ob.hyp.. 145 .. 143 75 1 25 M ° * ' j. janvier-juinet ..... 31 .. •• .... BonsLomb. 1874... 500 .. 500 " * â .. Portugais («• K®TAJLB). cpt in .. 46 .. Bons Lomb. 1871-76 600 .• 500 ... • '* ' janvitr-julum... gl ,, ...... Obi. Fonc. d'Autric. 262 50 M3 60 .1 •' •* !i 51 iromaim D'km-lucus.... nt' goo SRQR07 8:7 à Marché» de Naples.. 17S .. 175 M y oui--novembre.... 81 892 50 i M7 AIt pa 751 SU Obti. Lmeu»b««irg. 676 .. 477 50 .2 50 .... LE BULLETIN FINANCIER Deux heures. — Le marchéest vivement impressionné par la crise monétaire qui sévit sur la place de Londres. La prime de l'or est à 16 fr. par mille ; le Change sur Londres est à 26 05. Notre Rente a beaucoup faibli à 56 fr. L'Emprunt a perdu le cours de 92 fr., et est à 31 95. Les dispositions du marché ne sont pas favorables à nos fonds d'Etat. L'Emprunt Ville 1869 est en progression : on vient d'annoncer un tirage pour ces obligations;-on a également annoncé les tirages différés sur L'Emprunt 1865. Le Foncier est assez ferme à L90. Le Mobilier s'est avancé jusqu'à 9J47 50, et même, à terme, jusqu'à 250. Les chemins de fer sont bien tenus. Le Nord a regagné le cours de 1,000 fr. L'Est est à 5hO demandé. On remarque la bonne tenue des actions des Charcutes, qui font 510 fr. Parmi les valeurs industrielles nous voyons le Gaz à 695; si la Bourse était meilleure nous aurions eu le' cours de 700 fr. aujourd'hui même. On paraît abandonner l'idée d'un impôt sur la consommation de ce produit. L'Italien est ferme, on cote 60 35. Le Russe est en progression à 93 1/2. Les Etats-Unis touchent à llO fr. Le Honduras est demandé à 1A3 75. La Ville non libérée fait 7 fr. de prime; la Ville 1871 libérée, 8 fr. 50; mais ce marché est fort languissant. Trois heures. — Les dispositions du marché sont meilleures. Le 3 0/0 ferme à 56 S7. Le 5 0/0 à 92 20. Le 5 0/0 italien à 60 60. L. DU BOURGNEUF. DERNIÈRE HEURE ÉLECTIONS DES CONSEILS GÉNÉRAUX (Résultats connus.) AISNE.— Arrondissement de Château-Thierry. Fère-sur-Tardenois, M..Roques Salvaza. Neuilly-sur-Frent, M. Waddington. Arrondissement de Saint-Quentin. Saint-Quentin, M. Henri Martin. ALLIER. — Arrondissement de Moulins. Moulins (Est), MM. de la Geneste, Cortet, Datas : ballottage. Moulins (Ouest), MM. de Chavigny, Bruel, Du-brana : ballottage. AUBE. —Arrondissement de Bar-sur-Aubo. , Brussine, M. le prince de Beauffremont. AUBE. -« Arrondissement de Nogent-sur-Sein®. Nogent-sur-Seine, M. Casimir Périer. AUDE. —i Arrondissement de Narbonne. Lézignan, M. Peyronnet. AVEYRON. ,Arrondissement de Villefranche. Aubin, M. Deseilligny. BASSES-ALPES. — Arrond. de Forcalquier. 1 \| Saint-Etienne, M. de Retz. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE. — Arrond. de Marseille. 2e arrondissement, M. Labadie. La Ciotat, M. Baragnon. Aubagne, M. de Barthélemy. Arrondissement d'Ait Aix, M. Borde. CALVADOS. — Arrondiss. de Pont-Lévêque. Pont-Lévêque, M. le comte d'Hautpor' Arrondissement de Caen. Caen (Est), M. Rouland. Caen (Ouest), M. Paulmier. Arrondissement de Vire. Condé-sur-Noireau, M. de Pontécoulant. CHARENTE-INFÉRIEURE. —Arr. de Marennes. Marennes, MM. Chasseloup-Laubat, Senne : ballottage. Arrondissement de Saint-Jean d'Angély. Loulay, M. Roy de Loulay. Arrondissement de Rochefort. Aigrefeuille, M. Vast-Vimeux. Arrondissement de Saintes. Saintes (sud), MM. Eschassériau, Mestreau : ballota.se. Arrondissement de Jonzac. ! Mirambeau, M. le comte Duchâtel. CHER. — Arrondissement de Bourgs. Saint-Martin, M. le prince d'Aremberg. Arrondissement de Sancerre. Léré, M. le comte de Vogué. Sancergues, M. Emmanuel Duvergier de Hau-ranne. Sancerre, M. de Chabaud-Latour. COTES-DU-NORD. — Arrondissem. de Lannion. La Roche-Derrien, M. Le Provost de Launay. Perros-Guirec, M. le vicomte de Champagny. CREUSE. — Arrondissement de Guéret. Dur, M. le général de Laveaucoupet. DOUBS. — Arrondissement de Montbéliard. Maiche, M. de Mérode. EURE. — Arrondissement de Louviers. Neubourg, M. de Salvandy. Arrondissement de Bernay. Broglie, M. de Broglie. Arrondissement d'Evreux. Vernon, M. le duc d'Albuféra. FINISTÈRE. Arrondissement de Brest. Saint-Renan, M. de Miniac. Plouderq, M. du Rusquet. Lesneven, M. de Forsans. GARD. — Arrondissement de Nîmes. Nîmes (3° canton), M. de Larcy. Arrondissement du Vigan. Le Viijan, M. Chabaud-Latour. Arrondissement d'Alais. Anduzi, M. Jules Cazot. LOT. — Arrondissement de Gourdon. Gourdon, M. Calmons, sous-secrétaire d'Etat. Payrac, M. Calmons, sous-fiecrétaire d'Etat. NORD. — Arrondissement de Cambrai. Cambrai (Est), M. Stiévenard-Béthuua. Cambrai (Ouest), M. Leleu. Le Gâtera, M. Seydoux fils. Clary, M. Dutemple. Arrondissement de Douai. Maubrienne, M. Lambrecht. Douai, M. Maurice. Orchies, M. des Rotours. Arrondissement de Dunkerque. Dunkerque (Ouest), M. Trystram. Dunkerque (Est), M. Lebleu. Arrondissement de Valenciennes. Valenciennes (Est), MM. Lebleu, Clebsatel Hamoir, Bullot : ballottage. OISE. — Arrondissement de Beau vais. Beauvais (Nord-Est), M. de Malherbe. — (Sud-Ouest), M. Benoist. Grandvillers, M. le général Saget. Noailles, M. le duc de Mouchy. ORNE. — Arrondissement de Mortagne. Macé, M. Dague de la Fauconnerie. Arrondissement d'Argentan. Vimoutiers, M. le baron de Mackau. Arrondissement d'Alençon. Mèle-sur-Sarthe, M. le comte Rœderer. PAS-D E-CAL AÏS.—Arrondissement d'Arrêt. Arras (Nord), M. Henglet. Bertincourt, M. d'Havrincourt. RHONE. Lyon (lir canton), M. Falconnet. SARTHE. — Arrondissement du Mans. Montfort, MM. Langlois, Nicolas, Haentjens : ballottage. La Suze, MM. Terrien, Dause, de Vauguyon : ballottage. SEINE-ET-MARNE. — Arr. de Coulommiers. Coulommiers, M. Despommiers. Rebais, M. Blaval. SEINE-ET-OISE. — Arrondiss. de Rambouillet. Limours, MM. le duc de Padoue et de Banville. j Arrondissement de Corbeil. j Longjumeau, M. Cocheris. Boissy Saint-Léger, MM. le prince de Wagram, Fresson, Person : ballottage. SEINE-INFERIEURE. — Arr. d'Yvetot. D'Ourville, M. de Beauvoir. Valmont, M. de Franqueville. Arrondissement du Havre. Fécamp, M. le gênerai Robert. Goder ville, MiVL Ancel, Quesnel : ballotage. Le Havre (Est), M. Lecesne. Arrondissement de Rouen. Rouen : 1er canton, M. Netien ; 2° canton, ^ M. Rapp; 36 canton, M. Deschamps; 5° canton, Cor-dier. SOMME. — Arrondissement de Montdidier. j Montdidier, MM. Devienne, Mangot, Jametel : \| ballottage. j Arrondissement de Doullens. ! Achenx, M. le comte d'Hesecques. Arrondissement de Péronne. Bray, MM. Jolibois, d'Estourmel : ballottage. Arrondissement d'Amiens. Sains, M. Franqueville. TARN. — Arrondissement de Castres. Saint-Amand-Saint-Soult, M. Reille. Castres, M. Frédéric Thomas. Montredon, M, Ellpwsse, TARN-ET-GARONNE. Auvillar, M. le gênerai ae uressoues. VAR. — Arrondissement de Toulon. Toulon (ouest), M', Allègre.. Arrondissement de Draguigu^i Callas, M. Laurier. Grimaud, M. Meissonnier YONNE. — Arrondissement cie Sen. Villeneuve-l'Archevêque, MM. Javal et Lorne V ballottage. [ ' ; LES TÉLÉGRAMMES DE TROIS HEURES i ^ j y,OCtQ,i)r<3 Les élections sont gtiiéraltîiueiifc"bonnes. M. da ' Forcade a échoué, ainsi que b marquis de Lui '» Saluces. ■ Il y a de nombreux ballotages notamment pour -M. Jérôme David et M. Hubert Delisle, qui ont .,, eu la minorité. M. le duc de Cazes n'a pas été éla. i. faute d'un petit nombre de voix. MM. Paulet et Montagut sont nommés à Bordeaux (1er et 2e cantons) ; il y a ballottage dans quatre autres cantons. Bordeaux, 9 octobre. ' Deux candidats radicaux sur six ont été élua, -MM. Montagut et Delboy; il y a ballottage pour • les autres. On compte un grand nombre d'abstentions. Marseille, 9 octobre. On mande d'Alger, 8 octobre : -« Le chérif Mohamed-Abdallah s avance rapidement vers l'Ouest, venant de l extrémité orien-tale de la province, de concert avec le chérif ■ Kelifaet le chérif Qualga, menaçant le pays du -Tab-Chergui. Il est accompagné d'un fort contins r sent et a rejoint les insurgés de la tribu des Nemenchas. » Il continue à régner une grande agitation dans la province de qonstantine. » % Berlin, 9 octobre. J Le comte d'Arnim est arrivé ce matin venant 1 de Paris. Il est descendu à l'hôtel Iloyal. j M. Pouyer-Quertier a eu une entrevue hier I soir à huit heures et demie avec M. de Bismark. j Florence, 9 octobre. I Hier, à Bologne, a eu lieu la clôture du Con-grès pré-historique., Avant de se séparer, les membres ont décidé que le prochain Congrès aura lieu en Belgique. Pendant la séance, une dépêche du ministre de l'intérieur de la Belgique est arrivée, exprimant sa satisfaction pour la décision prise par, le Congrès et lui promettant son appui. New-York, 9 octobre. Un grand incendie a éclaté cette nuit à Chi..cago : trente maisons ont été détruites; le feu sévit encore, activé par un vent violent. Hya eu quelques personnes tuéee/ (Aamoiiavaai 7nflîj non? no poc? rp1'1 pfrit^H-Înos ne prouvent avant trois mois que le résor gagnerait bien plus à la réduction des tarifs qu'à leur élévation. LES BLÉS DE SEMENCE L'encombrement des grandes gares des chemins de fer, qui se maintient màlgré les efforts des Compagnies ét la vigilance des agents de l'administration supérieure, a donné lieu à l'arrêté ministériel suivant, qui vient d'être notifié' aux Compagnies de chemins 4e fer: " " '* Le ministre des travaux publics, Vu la lettre du ministre de l'agriculture et du commerce en date du 19 septembre, par laquelle il demande que les blés de semence soient transportés dans les délais réglementaires ; Vu les cahiers des charges qui règlent les concessions ,d'es' chemins de'fer; Vu l'ordonnance du 15 novembre 18146, sur la police, la sûreté et l'exploitation des chemins de 'fer; < Considérant que le transport rapide des blés do semence, surtout dans la saison actuelle, présente le caractère d'un intérêt public, arrête : Art. 1er. Les Compagnies de chemins de fer sont requises d'expédier les blés de semence dé préférence à toute autre marchandise. Art. 2. Le présent arrêté sera notifié aux Compagnies et aux inspecteurs généraux du contrôle. Versailles, le 25 septembre 1871. Signé. DE LARCY. L'EXPÉDITION AU POLE NORD A Monsi eur Léonce Détroyat, directeur du journal 1(1 LIBERTÉ. Paris, le 5 octobre 1871. Monsieur le directeur, Vous avez inséré dans la Liberté du 2 de se mois un article en faveur de l'expédition au pôle nord, et vous y exprimiez le regret que vous inspiré le refus fait par le conseil d'amirauté du legs de M. Gustave Lambert. Permettez-moi de vous faire observer que cette décision, dont vous ne connaissez peut-être pas tous les motifs, s'explique par des considérations particulières qui l'ont probablement inspirée, et dont voici les principales : M. Gustave Lambert n'ayant reçu des offrandes que pour l'expédition qu'il comptait faire lui-même, ne pouvait pas en disposer sans l'assentiment des souscripteurs. D'un autre côté, le montant net des souscriptions est peu élevé, et le navire le Boréal, qui fait partie du legs, est à voiles et ne semble pas réunir les conditions utiles pour de telles explorations. En admettant même le placement à intérêt que vous indiquez, il aurait fallu plus de vingt ans pour former le capital indispensable. Or, attendre aussi longtemps, alors que tous les peuples maritimes préparent des expéditions identiques, serait une déchéance pour la France; et, puisque le gouvernement ne pouvait ou ne voulait se charger de cette belle mission, le ministre de la marine devait refuser le legs de M. Gustave Lambert, et promettre son appui moral au continuateur de cette patriotique entreprise. C'est ce qui a eu lieu. Des personnes très compétentes pensent d'ailleurs, et l'expérience le prouve aussi, que pour de telles entreprises, l'initiative privée, plus puissante par son libre arbitre, est préférable à l'action dé l'Etat. Ces appréciations me sont toutes personnelles, mais ma position particulière me permet de les croire exactes ; elles modifieront sans doute vos premières impressions. Plusieurs journaux mal informés ont déjà publié des l'enseigiïeiiièiits erronés sur une nouvelle expédition au polo nord. En étant l'unique promoteur, je prôfite dé cette circonstance, monsieur le directeur, pour rendre à cette importante question le caractère qui lui appartient, me réservant de signer tous les articles qui peuvent intéresser vitalement la mission que je nie suis donnée, et qui ne devait avoir aucune publicité jusqu'à sa complète organisation; car son but élevé exige une réserve qui pourrait n'être pas toujours bien comprise et explique le silence que j'ai gardé depuis plusieurs mois. Mais, à l'a-venir, je considérerai comme un devoir de compléter les renseignements se rattachant à une expédition qui inspire partout les plus vives sympathies, et ajoutera, j'en ai la confiance, un nouveau lustre au pavillon français. Même avant que le regrettable Gustave Lambert eût déterminé sa grande pensée, j'avais étudié dans mes voyages polaires l'importante question du passage de l'Atlantique au Pacifique. Par un sentiment de conveÍÜmce, je me renfermai alors dans mes opérations de pêches arctiques, puisque le pavillon des découvertes se trouvait en de si bonnes mains. Mais lorsqu'à mon retour de Suisse, où j'étais interné avec l'armée de l'Est, comme volontaire au ka chasseurs à cheval, j'appris la mort glorieuse de M. Gustave Lambert, je m'empressai de revendiquer l'honneur d'organiser et de diriger une expédition française au pôle nord, Dès cette époque, je me suis donc posé, non-seulement comme le continuateur de l'œuvre de M. Gustave Lambert, mais aussi comme le créateur d'un système qui, par ses fondations et sa permanence, donne à cette expédition un caractère pratique ef plus utile, en faisant revivre les grandes pêches des cétacés, eh répondant aux besoins d'expansion du commerce français, tout en faisant une part considérable à la marine et aux sciences diverses qui y auront leurs représentants. L'itinéraire qui m'est personnel et diffère de celui de Gustave Lambert et de ceux des Anglais, des Américains, des Alieîriands et des Suédois, a pour points principaux les côtes do Sibéric, la mer de Kora et la .Nouvelle-Zemble. Mon projet est donc neuf et sa simplicité lui donne de grandes changes de BUCcès. Je l'ai communiqué dès le mois de juillet dernier à M. le ministre de la marine et à la Société de géographie, qui, par lettres des 11 et 27 du même mois, m'ont adressé les plus bienveillants encouragements. II? me seront continués, j'ai lieu de l'espérer. Ainsi, monsieur le directeur, une expédition ^ française partira pour le pôle nord en mars prochain. J ai l honneur de vous remercier de l'inté rêt que vous accordez par avance à ce projet, et je sollicite pour le nouveau promoteur la bienveillance particulière que vous accordiez à son honorable devancier. J'ai son dévouement et la foi vive que j'arriverai à planter le pavillon français sur de nouvelles terres et à tracer un sillage utile au monde ('TIti,'!', J'ai l'honneur de vous offrir, monsieur le directeur, l'expression de ma haute considération. GUSTAVE AMBERT, Chef de l'ex:pédition française au y.'ù<'c.' tt-jrd, 1 chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. REVUE DES JOURNAUX La Presse s'incline, en bon courtisan, devant le sentiment désintéressé et patriotique qui a dicté à l'Impératrice Eiigénië'Ia lettre mise en circulation par le journal de M. Du-vernois. j Le Journal de Paris l'envisage d'un point de vue plus politique et plus sévère. Il y voit un nouveau trait de la légèreté et de l'imprévoyance avec lesquelles la diplomatie impériale nouait atlinnceset jouait à l'extérieur la fortune de la France. 1 La production dé ce'document, au lieu de la démonstration 'éclatante que voudrait eh obtenir M. Duvernois au profit de sa cause, ne servira qu'à confirmer une fois de-plus cette triste vérité. A moins d'abdiquer tout jugement, la,cour des Tuileries ne pouvait se faire illusion sur les dispositions réelles de la Russie et sur les engagements qui liaient déjà sa conduite future. Les témoignages de sympathie personnelle donnés par l'empereur Alexan-dre et les prévenances dont notre ambassadeur, le général Fleury, avait été l'objet à Saint-Pétersbourg, ne pouvaient entrer dans les mobiles de notre politique extérieure sans j témoigner d'une puérilité digne des désastres qui la sanctionneront dans l'histoire. Le Siècle profite de l'occasion pour réhabiliter la diplomatie du h septembre et voir dans l'isolement ou nous a laissés l'Europe, au sortir de nos défaites, une conséquence d'es fauies commises par le gouvernement impérial. S'il fallait classer par ordre de culpabilité les deux régimes, nous n'hésiterions pas ; mais nous ne saurions non plus amnistier, sur ce point délicat, le gouvernement de la défense nationale. Au besoin, la Patrie nous fournirait des arguments. La feuille conservatrice examine aujourd'hui, dans un long article, la portée ides 'assurances" am ¡cales échangées au banquet de Turin, entre les ministres de France et d'Italie; il semble même qu'elle veuille donner raison à là préface si retentissante et j; 1 si dure pour la politique de M. Thiers, que le baron Stoffel a mis en tête de ses Rapports militaires écrits de Berlin. Les nations étrangères sont bien loin, d'après elle., de nous porter cet intérêt sympaj thique, présenté au pays comme un cordial j dans le message du lii septembre. Pas un j homme sérieux, dit-elle, n'a cru aux paroles du i président de la République, lorsqu'il nous a ; dit « qu elles étaient presque aussi troublées que nous du spectacle que nous donnons. » L'Italie, en particulier, se joue des protestations que nous lui prodiguons en prenant à I la lettre les banalités de ses diplomates, sans ! songer à consulter l'esprit public qui nous i est, profondément hostile. Elle a pris ét elle j prendra de notre amitié juste ce qu'il lui faudra pour poursuivre sa politique exclusivement nationale et égoïste. j Le gouvernement du Je Septembre qui, j plus que tout autre, avait quelque droit, à j l'alliance de l'Italie, dont il avait à demi fait j et applaudi l'unité, non-seulement n'a rien j su obtenir, dit la Patrie, mais a encouragé j et autorisé, par la compromission personj nelle de son ambassadeur, M. Sénart, l'atti! tude que l'opinion italienne affiche sans gène j à notre endroit. Au moment où ii0,000 hom1 mes, débouchant par les Alpes et prenant à revers les' armées prussiennes qui étrei-gnaient Metz ou chassaient devant elles Bour-baki, pouvaient rétablir la lutte sur la Loire, n'oublions pas en effet que lVI. SÓnart, dans un langage extra-diplomatiqne et racontant : au roi Victor-Emmanuel les fleurons italiens ! de son histoire personnelle, le congratulait1 chaleureusement de ses succès dans Rome. 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Archive for the ‘English_Language’ Category Friendship Flows, Glows Forever! a Life Slideshow! by Prabeen This slideshow requires JavaScript. ~ Prabeen Kumar Pati 1. Friendship is WATER. 2. Friendship is Parachute. 3. Friendship Spices Up! 4. Friendship is Swift like Cheetah! 5. Friendship is like bat & ball! 6. Friendship is Life like WATER! Friendship is like Water! It’s just as it’s. Let it FLOW! Friendship Flows… Friendship is like Water! It’s just as it’s. Preserve it! (Save Friendship, Save Friend.) Friendship is Parachute. It’s that uplift. Friendship Lifts Up. Friendship is that great mix of Spices! It’s so GOOD! Friendship Spices Up! Friendship is like Cheetah! It’s fast paced, swift & smooth especially when in need! Friendship Is Swift. Friendship is like bat & ball! Friendship ON. Friendship Forever… Friendship is Life like WATER! Preserve Friendship. Friendship is Life. Life is Friendship. Friendship Forever… Friendship is like Water! It’s just as it’s. Let it FLOW! Friendship Flows. Preserve Friendship. Friendship is Life Forever… ~ Prabeen Kumar Pati jiske liye naa maein Tarsoon! isse hii lekin sarii khuusiyaan. Saavan/Vbarsaa aaye, toh bhaa jaae, lagey pyaaraa apnaa Ghar o Aangan! And it feels to be like to be back home as soon..! ~ Prabeen Kumar Pati Nadii/River, Goddess. BrahmaPutra!? Just Curious! When #Nadiis/#Rivers are named & symbolized as #Lady/#Goddess(es) (especially in #India/#Bhaarata), #BrahmaPutra!? ~ Prabeen Kumar Pati Guru Puurnimaa Guru is regarded and worshipped as Tridev and placed highest in the society/samaj. No bigger deed than daan/charity and teaching / vidyaa-daan is regarded as the highest one. Let’s remember/recollect/reiterate and respect, worship, celebrate this and the true Guru and their sacrifices and saadhana on this auspicious #GuruPuurnimaa today. Offering Prayer:: Guru Vandanaa:: Guru: Brahmaa Guru: Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshwarah! Guru: Saaksaat Param Brahma Tasmayii Shree Gurave Namah! Akhandamandalaakaaram Vyaaptayena Charaacharam, TadPadam Darshitam-yena Tasmay Shree Gurave Namah! #BuddhaPuurnimaa: Gautama! This slideshow requires JavaScript. 1. #Budhvaar hai, #BuddhaPuurnimaa hai! (Budhvaar = Wednesday) 2. Move on from #BaahuBal, #Buddhi n #Bodhi r the real bal! 3. Be a Buddha, not at the age of #Buddhaa though. (Hope some know the difference between Buddha and Buddhaa (old-man)!) Start early. 4. Hope no more not-owned/not-original quotes in the name of the Great Buddha! Buddham Sharanam Gacchhaami \| Dhammam Sharanam Gacchhaami \| (Shangham Sharanam Gacchhaami) JoGayaa, soGayaa… This slideshow requires JavaScript. ~ Prabeen Kumar Pati (picture credits separate.) The Real Truths of Life – 1. Nature of Living Beings 1. Be Honest, yet Smart. 2. Be Good, be kind, yet exercise the same with wisdom; free flow of goodness and kindness should create and transform the same; but it’s not so in reality. Both will be seen as weaknesses and vulnerability to be exploited. 3. Humility and kindness and forgiveness leads to more misery, in fact. 4. Be humble to the extent not being arrogant only. (Choosing humility over arrogance carefully.) 5. Humility and simplicity are virtues, but seen as weaknesses and folly by most in reality. 6. Don’t let negative/bad/virus/evil people (with such intent and nature) in your life – they will try to stick to you with their cunningnenss, but once you know, just throw them off out of your life. If you still give them a chance, they will destroy your firewall and your life and peace. And how you know it? It’s Nature. Nature of people remains the same unless really miracle or inner silent dormant conscience or shock transform those people. Once your wisdom and intuition convey that the nature of the people (in question) are of bad and destructive / evil; stay out of it. Sometimes honestly staying out of it can do harm to you, as they may sabotage you or trick you; so be smart and keep away. 7. 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Miguel Aguilar/ Kane One What’s going on, introduce yourself My name is Miguel Aguilar, aka Kane One. Born and raised right here in Chicago. I’m an artist, educator, grass roots organizer, and executive director. Explain to us where you got the name Kane I was djing and in a dance crew growing up. I was always in charge of making our mixes. My friends would always come over and listen to my vinyl. One day, a friend of mine suggested I should go with the name Kane, like, Big Daddy Kane. How was life like growing up in Pilsen in the 80’s? It was a lot of watching over your back. I had to go through around 4-5 different gang lines just to get back and forth to Catholic school. I went to Catholic school to avoid all of the gangs in public school. Most of my younger years I had to learn to steer clear of people chasing each other and ducking in between cars as soon as I heard gunshots because bullets ricochet off of telephone poles real easy. Over the past couple of years we have begun to see gentrification play a huge part in destroying communities and neighborhoods. How has gentrification begun to hurt Pilsen? The way I think it’s problematic, is that it erases culture. It makes things generic in a way that is driven off of consumerism. Rather than having local storefronts, local murals, or things done by people in the neighborhood, it gets kind of washed away and the landscape begins to look radically different. If people could live together without having to remove each other that would be fine. What ends up happening is that people start to develop capitalist opportunity, and people become very aggressive with trying to get opportunity at the ground floor. The kind of stuff that comes along in Pilsen with gentrification are, all of a sudden people who have lived in their houses for 20-30 years, they’re getting surprise city inspectors and getting violations. These developers are causing these things to happen. They’re putting pressure on the city to see who is wrong and who is in violation so that they can come in on the other end and tell the people that they’re in all of this trouble. Once they put the residents in fear, they then offer to buy the building from them to get them out of there. When did you first get into dancing? I got into dancing I’d say around 11 years old at Dvorak Park. I was one of the younger guys in the dance group. The dance group was called Posse In Effect. (Public Enemy) Through dancing, you were able to transition into Graffiti. Before graffiti, were you interested in drawing or illustrating? Before graffiti I had been drawing. I would copy things out of magazines around 7-8 years old. I was really trying to practice on my hand-eye coordination. I would see an ad, or a face, or a product in a magazine and try to mimic it as best as possible. When you were first getting into graffiti what did you write? I first wrote 2smal. That was a twist on the rapper Too short. When I was growing up, the Animaniacs came out, and I was writing Buster. I played around with Chevy for a little while as well. Also, who were some of the big graffiti writers you had looked up to? (Locally, nationally) For me, since I knew my neighborhood basically better than anywhere else, I looked up to a lot of the local dudes like Zore, London, Anti, and Aztec. Did you have any mentors show you the ropes in your early days? Or, did you learn everything by yourself ? I went blindly through my first 1-2 years. For High school, I ended up attending St. Ignatius (College prep) and these kids in homeroom taught me some more things on graffiti. From there, I got into a crew with dudes from Oz Park called KMD-FAR. Through graffiti how were you able to transition into more fine arts? While I was in High school, I was also in drawing classes and photography classes. While I was doing graffiti in the streets, I was also learning about fine arts in the classrooms. I continued taking those art classes for three more years. Those classes ended up having a big impact on me, and I started to become more interested in other creative mediums besides graffiti. You graduated from SAIC in 2000 with a Bachelors degree in fine arts. Was college something you were always looking to attend? Once I graduated highschool, I actually had no plans of attending college. In the 90’s, there used to be these CTA battles, and one of the years my crew DC5 got second place. Earning second place, we received one merit scholarship. One of our members ended up taking the scholarship to SAIC. I remember going on the college tour with Shred and becoming very interested in attending college. After the tour, I ended up enrolling. As a graffiti artist, was college the route for a lot of guys? Not really, I didn’t really see anyone from the neighborhood at this fine art school. When it came to graffiti artists attending College, there were two paths for them. One, some of the graffiti artists ended up just becoming graphic designers and focusing more on that, or, two, the graffiti dudes would just test out after a couple semesters because they didn’t see any value in College. In 2009 you decided to go back to get a Masters degree in Art for Teaching. Anyone who knows you knows how much you always give back and look to help the next generations. Why do you feel it’s so important to be a teacher to the younger generations? It’s just a social responsibility. I’ve seen generations after me who weren’t given guidance or resources. Over the years, you have been able to see how that has negatively impacted the art scene as a whole. I felt really lucky that people were giving me the time and space to ask questions that I had. Has teaching been able to help you become a better artist? Oh yeah, totally. What I have learned from teaching is that, there were so many mental blockages that I had growing up. Now, I’m able to try all these things I wasn’t able to try growing up. You once said, “There are graffiti writers who just do graffiti because they’re assholes, or who want to fuck up peoples stuff” How were you able to display your artwork in a more positive way to diminish those stereotypes? Unfortunately I can’t diminish those stereotypes. All I could do is lead by example. I exist in spaces where I want to create paths or references of possibility for people right next to me or behind me. I see you with JoeFreshgoods a lot, how did you guys develop a relationship? Throughout the years I’ve seen Joe in the city at events, private parties, etc. If you start using the city as your living room, you begin to see the same people right away. The world gets really small very quick in Chicago. We began to get cool with each other and as he was launching Dope Boy Magic, I became a big fan of the brand. One thing led to another, and we began to help each other out whenever it was needed. In a lot of your pieces we see the name “Carol”. Who does that represent? Carol is my wife. We started dating in 1994, and now have been married for 18 years and we have 4 kids. Throughout your years of being an artist, you have been able to work with a ton of brands. How was it being able to design for Nike? It’s cool. I don’t know if it’s because I’m older now, but I never pressured a relationship with Nike. It was more about me being curious on how the local office operated. I was always very appreciative of any invitations to events. It’s never been a career goal, to say I have worked with Nike, and I think that took a lot of pressure off of me on how I interacted with the staff here. Due to that, it made a professional and organic relationship happen over the years. On both sides we don’t have any high expectations from each other, when things align it’s awesome. If anyone knows anything about Chicago graffiti, they would know how much your crew Def Con Five has been able to bring to the walls over the past 25 years. When and how did you get into Dc5? I got into DC5 around 1992-1993 during my SR year of high school. Prior to joining, I was out painting a lot with Shred. We had a set of permission walls, where we put ourselves through this crazy rigor. We tried to paint a piece a week and sometimes we would paint two pieces a week. After 2-3 years of working together, we had a crazy condensed body of work, and we each learned about our own practice and how to collaborate. It ended up being pretty natural to turn DC5. In 2016, is graffiti becoming a movement that is beginning to become more accepted by the masses? I’d say yes. I think it’s been massaged into the cultural vernacular for at least the last 20 years. It’s been massaged into the mainstream by marketing and advertising. It’s becoming a part of our landscape now. We are beginning to see it in cartoons, movies, TV shows, stuff like that. Looking back on your career what has been your favorite moment? My hardest and most gratifying moment was giving my Thesis Symposium. It made such a dent in the academic world. I did it in 2011 and people are still reading my thesis and asking me for research questions. Other people in academia are using the work that I did as a valid reference point. I’m still seeing the rewards from all that effort five years later. What’s next for you to finish out 2016? Personally, I’m going to pull back a bit from doing pieces. I’m going to concentrate on other bodies of artwork that I’m trying to keep myself interested in. 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Cleanify is the first, and only, cleaning service marketplace. Cleanify gives customers access to real-time pricing & availability for cleaning providers servicing your neighborhood. Customers book a cleaning in seconds and fully manage their service online, anytime. Cleanify takes this further by offering recommended, cheapest and highest reviewed cleaner options for your service, ensuring a perfect match. Cleaners are given a platform to sell their services and choose where, when and how much they charge. Additionally, they are given business tools to manage their service and optimize their crews routes and schedules. Mobile, Startup News on Cleanify Plug and Play Makes Offers to Invest in Five Vancouver Startups Fourteen startups. Five cash prizes. Five trips to Silicon Valley to help make their dreams come true. UBC Robson was host to Vancouver's second Plug and Play Startup Showdown event on... more Cleanify is the newest company to join Invoke Labs. The Canadian company, a service that helps people find and book the household and commercial cleaning services in four major cities, joins other... more #505 - 207 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '46', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9279143810272216}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '16469', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:QDGAJBOQXL3D5PJRUSVRPUPRRENM36A6', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:e4dd0000-f2b8-4796-b3e5-fdcc22cf8c38>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 30, 16, 42, 52), 'WARC-IP-Address': '209.15.24.117', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': None, 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:VDXHV3MHFY6ZH2CIYKCHESLWVWWTMNXY', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:19b35e7f-3a0a-4fad-bd0e-6d43f3d633d6>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://www.techvibes.com/company-directory/cleanify', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:3f23f43b-ad85-46e1-9ef1-ea6a072d18ef>', 'WARC-Truncated': 'length'}", 'previous_word_count': '194', 'url': 'http://www.techvibes.com/company-directory/cleanify', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2014-42\r\noperator: CommonCrawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web with URLs provided by Blekko for October 2014\r\npublisher: CommonCrawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.17034924030303955', 'original_id': '5de3af2da5b34af4e93ce15902711915f30f5787fd62da0102799bd8aaeb0319'}
Iso Surge 1.6lbs - MUTANT Iso Surge 1.6lbs - MUTANT Iso Surge 1.6lbs Regular price $39.99 • Pure whey protein isolate • 100% gourmet taste • 25 g protein • Low carb and low fat • No amino spiking • No hidden ingredients • Lab tested • Digestive enzyme boosted Birthday Cake Chocolate Cheesecake Chocolate Fudge Brownie Coconut Cream Mint Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Chocolate Pineapple Coconut Salted Caramel Chocolate Strawberry Milkshake Triple Chocolate Vanilla Ice Cream Mix 1 serving with 5–6 fl oz (150–180 mL) of water or milk. Q: What is the difference between whey protein concentrate and whey protein isolate? A: The fast answer is that the protein content is the main difference. Concentrate is typically 80% protein on dry weight, and isolate is typically 90% protein on dry weight. The quality of the protein is virtually identical. (The quality of the protein does not magically change when the whey is filtered to 80% as compared to being filtered to 90%). Another difference is the other macronutrients — carbs and fat. Whey concentrate 80% is typically about 6-8% carbs and about 6-8% fats — still very high in protein! Whey isolate 90% is typically about 1-2% carbs and about 1-2% fats. Does all that make whey protein isolate 'better'? It is different for sure. Just remember the protein quality itself is pretty much identical between the two. Again, the real difference is in the carb and fat content. If you want a lean protein, go with a whey isolate such as MUTANT ISO SURGE — it costs more than concentrate. If the carbs and fats don't bother you, then go with protein blend using whey concentrate such as MUTANT PRO or MUTANT WHEY — and those simply cost less than an isolate. Both are top quality, it really just comes down to personal choice. Q: When is the best time to use MUTANT ISO SURGE? A: Slam it down within 30 minutes after your workout or anytime throughout the day for a quick and easy protein drink. For those on a high-volume training program, we recommend using 2-3 servings per day. Q: What is the best way to drink MUTANT ISO SURGE? A: ISO SURGE protein powder tastes amazing when mixed with water alone. However, you can also mix ISO SURGE with your beverage of choice such as almond milk, dairy milk, and even cold brew coffee! Q: I'm lactose intolerant, can I use MUTANT ISO SURGE? A: MUTANT ISO SURGE is made using 100% Whey Protein Isolate. Isolate proteins contain virtually zero lactose because of the ion-exchange filtering process it goes through during production. So, MUTANT ISO SURGE is the best option for lactose intolerant individuals. Q: Is MUTANT ISO SURGE certified non-GMO? A: Yes, ISO SURGE contains no genetically modified ingredients (GMOs). Q: Does the whey isolate protein in MUTANT ISO SURGE come from grass-fed cows? A: Yes, we use 100% certified GRASS-FED whey in MUTANT ISO SURGE.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.8989623785018921}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '178588', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:NR6FW43ZI45AA43SAZF4S75QV7I52APK', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:fcb217d7-85ff-4a21-80d1-5e2e41f7f11d>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2021, 5, 11, 7, 10, 3), 'WARC-IP-Address': '23.227.38.74', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:LTZHGQJQ6DSF3ASSUGA77CYTXEC6UQQU', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:24c6b57c-c8e2-4879-b8fb-73e6b51edc70>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://www.iammutant.com/products/iso-surge-727g', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:2b5de3b5-5574-439a-86c6-afdbcccd4d16>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '474', 'url': 'https://www.iammutant.com/products/iso-surge-727g', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2021-21\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for May 2021\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-67-67-16.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.18 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.2-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: https://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.12198656797409058', 'original_id': '5f0fbdd1bb4af9a10d3c32d9e7efd42d1ba8f6eb8b0f31415532b1ebd33169ed'}
Pierce Transit Purchasing Pierce Transit has launched a new eBids website that provides information on current contracting opportunities and contract award information. You must register on our eBids website to download bid and proposal documents and to receive automatic email notification of upcoming opportunities. There is no fee associated with the use of this site. Pierce Transit is a municipal corporation that purchases goods and services consistent with the rules and regulations that apply to governmental entities, and that are in the best interest of our Agency. We are committed to obtaining the best value for the public. Purchases made will be in a fair and reasonable manner. Contract awards will be made to the most responsive and responsible bidders and proposers. Determining factors will be consistent with the specifications and will include price, availability, quality and references in a manner that is most advantageous to the needs of the Agency. Pierce Transit is committed to providing equal opportunity in the business community and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises are encouraged to participate in competitive procurements. Pierce Transit is a member of the Washington State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises (OMWBE). The OMWBE is the sole certifying entity for M/W/DBEs for Washington State. To become a certified firm, or if you are Prime Contractor looking for certified DBE Sub-Contractors to bid on your project, visit the OMWBE website at http://omwbe.wa.gov. Pierce Transit also expects that contractors, consultants and vendors adhere to certain Pierce Transit policies and contractual requirements while engaged in Pierce Transit work, on Pierce Transit premises, or when dealing with Pierce Transit employees. About Us Trip Planner Help Trip Planner Tips - Entering Locations To create a trip plan you need to enter both a starting location (origin) and an ending location (destination). For information about stops, schedules, or service at a specific location, you only need to enter one location. The Trip Planner recognizes most street intersections and addresses as well as many landmarks in Pierce, King, and Snohomish Counties. If what you entered is not immediately recognized, the Trip Planner will offer you a list of options. You can choose one of the options, but if your intended location is not there, select the "Revise Original Entries" link to return to the entry page and change the entries you have already made. Addresses You don't need to type in the city along with the address. The Trip Planner shows the possible city names as options if needed. City names are based on zip codes. You don't need to type in St., Street, Ave., or Avenue, or similar street types. The Trip Planner shows the possible alternatives as options if needed. (Example: type 110 Jones instead of 110 Jones Boulevard.) You don't need to type in the directional designations for streets, but if a direction name is part of a street name, you should include it. (Example: type 1000 Main instead of 1000 S Main. But type 1000 West Viewmont for 1000 West Viewmont Way W.) Some streets and addresses are unknown to the Trip Planner. You may need to enter another nearby location, such as an intersection or a landmark. You should not enter the suite number or apartment number. Just the house number and street name (Example: type in 401 Broadway instead of 401 Broadway Avenue Suite 800). Intersections The "&" symbol is the only character used between two street names to show an intersection. (Examples: 1st & B, James & Madison) You don't need to type in the city. The Trip Planner shows the possible city names as options if needed. City names are based on zip codes. You don't need to type in the directional designations for streets, but if a direction name is part of a street name, you should include it. (Example: type 3rd & Main instead of 3rd S & S Main. But type 34th & West Viewmont for 34th W & West Viewmont Way W.) Some streets are unknown to the Trip Planner. You may need to enter another nearby intersection or a landmark.	mini_pile	{'original_id': '15420372e3663859f4d3502f94b2b163b771ccd7a94f753c5cda4e3445a7bd14'}
107825272761792133 Oh and I almost forgot to post about dinner! I went to the Stinking Rose last night, which is a garlic restaurant. Oh my god. I am still sweating garlic. We started off my scarfing down rolls topped with copious amount of roasted garlic, garlic-infused olive oil, and this sort of heavily-garlicked pesto. At this point, I was already sweating garlic and crying garlic. Then I had pasta with mussels and prawns in a garlic sauce, and at this point, I could no longer taste the garlic. This morning, I can still taste garlic in my mouth. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.	mini_pile	{'original_id': '0c04ddc2784f12763cf56cdd537d0452117aa3ba0104c6464e4be4bc6d607740'}
/** * CoffeeMachine change. * Надо реализовать метод выдачи сдачи для автомата. * int[] changes(int value, int price) * value = купюра. 50 100 и тд. * price = цена кофе * в автомате монеты наминалом 1 2 5 10. * Пример. Мы засунули 50 рублей выбрали кофе за 35. Сдачу автомат должен дать 15 рублей * Алгоритм должен вернуть наименьшее количество монет. * Метод вернет массив {10, 5} = 15 рублей * создать задачу залить в репозитори добавить ссылку * @author Mikhail Shonorov (shonorov@gmail.com) * @version $Id$ * @since 0.1 */ package ru.job4j.coffe;	common_corpus	{'identifier': 'https://github.com/Shonorov/mshonorov/blob/master/chapter_003/src/main/java/ru/job4j/coffe/package-info.java', 'collection': 'Github Open Source', 'open_type': 'Open Source', 'license': 'Apache-2.0', 'date': '2019.0', 'title': 'mshonorov', 'creator': 'Shonorov', 'language': 'Java', 'language_type': 'Code', 'word_count': '94', 'token_count': '234', '__index_level_0__': '36433', 'original_id': '9d90f403eb69385ba58c9ca459b400f32de6eec804cd691f8b2402ad64cbeebf'}
How To Hire An Affordable Removals Fareham Company If you happen to live in Fareham, located south of Winchester in the UK, you may have recently purchased a new home. It could be in the general area, or you could be moving north away from the coast, perhaps more toward London. If that is the case, you will already know that you will need to work with a removalist that can help you transition all of your belongings to your new location. You will have to find and evaluate different removals Fareham companies that will be able to provide you with this type of service. What Services Do They Usually Offer? Services offered by these companies will include moving your belongings from one location to the next. They may also package everything for you, bringing boxes and patting, making sure that everything is properly protected. They will have all of the equipment that will be necessary, and that will include trucks and vans that will be used to transition everything. In most cases, they can do all of this in a single day if they have enough people working for their company. Before selecting one of these companies, you must go through a very specific type of evaluation process. removals Fareham How Do You Evaluate These Businesses? Evaluating each company requires you to consider their experience level, and the amount of money that they will charge you. You also need to consider how comprehensive the moving services are. You could speak directly with representatives of each business to get quotes and find out more about the services that will be rendered. Most importantly, find out if they can help you on the day that you need to move. All of these factors considered together will lead you to the best removals Fareham company that will provide you with reliable services.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.97357839345932}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '21988', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:VXGBNBW35TGUYYK7ELWYZU7RCKQ4Q2OI', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:b84b662a-6773-4558-b4b7-181b881ee53a>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2021, 9, 26, 11, 47, 13), 'WARC-IP-Address': '158.85.99.213', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:W5JRK3DVYCSYUOIGVRVDGIEPI3YJX5MI', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:6daa1703-13c9-48a2-9e40-b1c5e700d466>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://www.buckysspecialspice.com/removals-fareham/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:f8bfb30a-ac3a-440e-b85c-4e02456795a5>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '310', 'url': 'https://www.buckysspecialspice.com/removals-fareham/', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2021-39\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for September 2021\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-67-67-93\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.18 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.2-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: https://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.04118061065673828', 'original_id': '8516f12ac44e5533927794b50c5efcc348952f0d8361eaa5a05f1ea0a252b3a8'}
Q: How to modify a .pd file from python I have a .pd file called 'missing' on my computer. The path is C:\me\Desktop\missing.pd Inside this file there is just dates. I have an algo which create and populate this 'missing.pd' with dates everytime I run it. My algo basically create a dataframe with inside some dates, sometime empty and then create the missing.pd file on my computer and add the dates. What I am trying to do is to not recreate everytime the missing.pd file (that's what my code do so far). I want to say to my code : if C:\me\Desktop\missing.pd exist, then check inside if the dates of my created dataframe are already here, if no add the ones which are not already here, if missing.pd do not exist, create it and fill it with the dates. so far for this part of the code, it is : path = r"C:\me\Desktop\missing.pd" missing = pd.DataFrame(missing) missing.to_pickle( os.path.join(path,"%s_missing.pd"%(country))) A: You can use os.path.isfile(filename) to check if the file exists. Documentation here. import os.path if os.path.isfile(path): """Your date checking code here."""	mini_pile	{'original_id': '4f5c2947d59199b0c1c3be29d2d0558657dc66fe96b8e9dc58a1332aeafe378b'}
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “might just” get locked up for her misuse of classified emails on a secret private server, according to a Republican Senate candidate in Virginia. Corey Stewart, who is running against Clinton’s former running mate Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), said his campaign would take on the “radical leftist” Virginia Democrat and promote President Trump’s “America First” agenda. “Virginia can choose to continue with the prosperity and the progress of America under President [Donald] Trump, or it can choose the past, with everything we know that has failed, and that’s Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Tim Kaine,” he said at his victory speech Tuesday. It was an honor to fight for so many courageous Virginia conservatives this primary election. Now on to defeat radical leftist Tim Kaine in November. Join our grassroots team >>>https://t.co/IyzmT9ltvO #VASen #TakeBackVA #DefeatKaine pic.twitter.com/LETlYgTsvX — Corey Stewart (@CoreyStewartVA) June 13, 2018 The crowd then began to chant “Lock her up,” similar to how crowds did at Trump rallies in 2016. “That might just happen, by the way. And Timmy too,” Stewart said. “Oh, we’re going to have a lot of fun between now and November, folks.” President Trump congratulated Stewart on Wednesday, adding that Kaine is “weak on crime and borders.” “Congratulations to Corey Stewart for his great victory for Senator from Virginia. Now he runs against a total stiff, Tim Kaine, who is weak on crime and borders, and wants to raise your taxes through the roof.,” he tweeted. “Don’t underestimate Corey, a major chance of winning!” Congratulations to Corey Stewart for his great victory for Senator from Virginia. Now he runs against a total stiff, Tim Kaine, who is weak on crime and borders, and wants to raise your taxes through the roof. Don’t underestimate Corey, a major chance of winning! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2018 Stewart beat out Republican establishment candidate Rep. Mark Sanford (R-Va.) in the Tuesday primary, highlighting the GOP base’s preference for Trump’s platform and disapproval for candidates who toe the line for the status quo. “It may have cost me an election in this case, but I stand by every one of those decisions to disagree with the president,” Sanford said Tuesday. The Emergency Election Sale is now live! Get 30% to 60% off our most popular products today!	mini_pile	{'original_id': 'aaef769713224a224863c27fdd5ed328371dd8e2df7a7ba9cbbda2212fbef0d3'}
I will not weep, for 'twere as great a sin To shed a tear for thee, as to have bin An Actor in thy death. Thy life and age Was but a various Scene on fortunes Stage, With whom thou tugg'st & strov'st ev'n out of breath In thy long toil: nere master'd till thy death; And then despight of trains and cruell wit, Thou did'st at once subdue malice and it. I dare not then so blast thy memory As say I do lament or pity thee. Were I to choose a subject to bestow My pity on, he should be one as low In spirit as desert. That durst not dy But rather were content by slavery To purchase life: or I would pity those Thy most industrious and friendly foes: Who when they thought to make thee scandals story Lent thee a swifter flight to Heav'n and glory. That thought by cutting off some wither'd dayes, (Which thou could'st spare them) to eclipse thy praise; Yet gave it brighter foil, made thy ag'd fame Appear more white and fair, then foul their shame: And did promote an Execution Which (but for them) Nature and Age had done. Such worthless things as these were onely born To live on Pities almes (too mean for scorn.) Thou dy'dst an envious wonder, whose high fate The world must still admire, scarce imitate.	the_stack	{'hexsha': '3c6a75fb159cea39c535518f925f8470837a345e', 'size': '1235', 'ext': 'txt', 'lang': 'Text', 'max_stars_repo_path': 'final_project/poems/forms/elegy/ElegyPoemsAnElegyUponSWRPoembyHenryKing.txt', 'max_stars_repo_name': 'AstridSlet/language_exam', 'max_stars_repo_head_hexsha': 'dab0ed8e8466b11875324a821a4a6b94de940873', 'max_stars_repo_licenses': "['MIT']", 'max_stars_count': '3', 'max_stars_repo_stars_event_min_datetime': '2022-02-19T20:44:14.000Z', 'max_stars_repo_stars_event_max_datetime': '2022-03-01T07:52:11.000Z', 'max_issues_repo_path': 'final_project/poems/forms/elegy/ElegyPoemsAnElegyUponSWRPoembyHenryKing.txt', 'max_issues_repo_name': 'AstridSlet/language_exam', 'max_issues_repo_head_hexsha': 'dab0ed8e8466b11875324a821a4a6b94de940873', 'max_issues_repo_licenses': "['MIT']", 'max_issues_count': '', 'max_issues_repo_issues_event_min_datetime': '', 'max_issues_repo_issues_event_max_datetime': '', 'max_forks_repo_path': 'final_project/poems/forms/elegy/ElegyPoemsAnElegyUponSWRPoembyHenryKing.txt', 'max_forks_repo_name': 'AstridSlet/language_exam', 'max_forks_repo_head_hexsha': 'dab0ed8e8466b11875324a821a4a6b94de940873', 'max_forks_repo_licenses': "['MIT']", 'max_forks_count': '', 'max_forks_repo_forks_event_min_datetime': '', 'max_forks_repo_forks_event_max_datetime': '', 'avg_line_length': '44.1071428571', 'max_line_length': '56', 'alphanum_fraction': '0.7570850202', 'original_id': '0b9f98efaf2ca2b41b02d00b1738290ef67347129ce8aa2ad960924a8edf65d2'}
const s = document.getElementById('objectDetect'); const sourceVideo = s.getAttribute("data-source"); const uploadWidth = s.getAttribute("data-uploadWidth") \|\| 640; //the width of the upload file const mirror = s.getAttribute("data-mirror") \|\| false; const scoreThreshold = s.getAttribute("data-scoreThreshold") \|\| 0.5; let pathName = window.location.pathname.substring(0, window.location.pathname.indexOf("/", 2)); const apiServer = s.getAttribute("data-apiServer") \|\| window.location.origin + pathName + '/image'; //TensorFlow Object Detection API server //Video element selector v = document.getElementById(sourceVideo); //for starting events let isPlaying = false, gotMetadata = false; //Canvas setup //create a canvas to grab an image for upload let imageCanvas = document.createElement('canvas'); let imageCtx = imageCanvas.getContext("2d"); //create a canvas for drawing object boundaries let drawCanvas = document.createElement('canvas'); drawCanvas.setAttribute('id', 'drawCanvas'); document.body.appendChild(drawCanvas); let drawCtx = drawCanvas.getContext("2d"); let statusCanvas = document.createElement('canvas'); statusCanvas.setAttribute('id', 'statusCanvas'); document.body.appendChild(statusCanvas); let statusCtx = statusCanvas.getContext('2d'); const TRANSMISSION_TIME_TMPL = 'Transmission time: {TIME}s'; const SERVER_PROC_TIME_TMPL = 'Server processing time: {TIME}s'; const TIME_FIX = 3; const RIGHT_MARGIN = 5; function drawStatus(statusObj) { /* let dTime = parseFloat(statusObj.resp_time - statusObj.detection_time); let pTime = parseFloat(statusObj.detection_time); statusCtx.clearRect(0, 0, statusCanvas.width, statusCanvas.height); statusCtx.font = "14px Verdana"; statusCtx.fillStyle = "blue"; statusCtx.textAlign = "right"; statusCtx.fillText(TRANSMISSION_TIME_TMPL.replace(/\{TIME\}/, dTime.toFixed(TIME_FIX)), statusCanvas.width - RIGHT_MARGIN, statusCanvas.height - 20); statusCtx.fillText(SERVER_PROC_TIME_TMPL.replace(/\{TIME\}/, pTime.toFixed(TIME_FIX)), statusCanvas.width - RIGHT_MARGIN, statusCanvas.height - 3); / } //draw boxes and labels on each detected object function drawBoxes(objects, lat) { latc = 0; //clear the previous drawings drawCtx.clearRect(0, 0, drawCanvas.width, drawCanvas.height); //$ Remove existing nodes in view var removeNodes = document.getElementById('objectList'); removeNodes.innerHTML = ''; // Reset all the existing objects let object_count = {}; //filter out objects that contain a class_name and then draw boxes and labels on each objects.filter(object => object.class_name).forEach((object, index) => { // Add all the existing objects if (object_count[object.class_name]) { object_count[object.class_name] += 1; } else { object_count[object.class_name] = 1; } if (object.class_name == "latency") { latc = object.latency; let latcy = document.getElementById("ptime"); latcy.innerHTML = `<div class="objectTitle">Detection - <span>${latc}</span><span>ms<span></div>`; } else { let x = object.x drawCanvas.width; let y = object.y * drawCanvas.height; let width = (object.width * drawCanvas.width) - x; let height = (object.height * drawCanvas.height) - y; //flip the x axis if local video is mirrored if (mirror) { x = drawCanvas.width - (x + width) } drawCtx.lineWidth = 4; drawCtx.strokeStyle = "cyan"; drawCtx.font = "20px Verdana"; drawCtx.fillStyle = "cyan"; drawCtx.fillText(object.class_name + " - " + Math.round(object.score * 100) + "%", x + 5, y + 20); drawCtx.strokeRect(x, y, width, height); // Render element if it is new. if (object_count[object.class_name] == 1) { //$ Add Objects to object list view let objectDetails = document.createElement("div"); // Place to initialize object view data objectDetails.innerHTML = ` <div class="objectTitle">${object.class_name} - <span>${object_count[object.class_name]}</span></div>`; // code for adding object description // <div class="objectDescription">Lorem ipsum dolor sit, // amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Non, veritatis! // </div>`; objectDetails.setAttribute("class", "objectDetails"); objectDetails.setAttribute("id", `object_${object.class_name}`); document.getElementById('objectList').appendChild(objectDetails); } else { // Update the element if (object.class_name) { let updateElement = document.getElementById(`object_${object.class_name}`); updateElement.innerHTML = ` <div class="objectTitle">${object.class_name} - <span>${object_count[object.class_name]}</span></div>`; // code for adding description // <div class="objectDescription">Lorem ipsum dolor sit, // amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Non, veritatis! // </div>`; } } lat = Math.round(lat * 10) / 10; let latency = document.getElementById("latency"); latency.innerHTML = `<div class="objectTitle">Latency - <span>${lat}</span><span>ms<span></div>`; } lat = Math.round(lat * 10) / 10; lat = Math.round((lat - latc)); let latency = document.getElementById("latency"); latency.innerHTML = `<div class="objectTitle">Latency - <span>${lat}</span><span>ms<span></div>`; }); } //Add file blob to a form and post function postFile(file) { let sTime = new Date().getTime() / 1000; //Set options as form data let formdata = new FormData(); formdata.append("image", file); formdata.append("threshold", scoreThreshold); var t0 = performance.now(); let xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhr.open('POST', apiServer, true); xhr.onload = function() { if (this.status === 200) { let objects = JSON.parse(this.response); //draw the text let statusObj = null; if (objects && objects.length > 0 && objects[objects.length - 1].detection_time >= 0) { statusObj = objects.pop(); } statusObj = Object.assign({ 'resp_time': ((new Date().getTime() / 1000) - sTime), 'detection_time': 0 }, statusObj); drawStatus(statusObj); //draw the boxes var t1 = performance.now(); var lat = t1 - t0; drawBoxes(objects, lat); //Save and send the next image imageCtx.drawImage(v, 0, 0, v.videoWidth, v.videoHeight, 0, 0, uploadWidth, uploadWidth * (v.videoHeight / v.videoWidth)); imageCanvas.toBlob(postFile, 'image/jpeg'); } else { console.error(xhr); } }; xhr.send(formdata); } //Start object detection function startObjectDetection() { console.log("starting object detection"); //Set canvas sizes base don input video drawCanvas.width = v.videoWidth; drawCanvas.height = v.videoHeight; imageCanvas.width = uploadWidth; imageCanvas.height = uploadWidth * (v.videoHeight / v.videoWidth); //Some styles for the drawcanvas drawCtx.lineWidth = 4; drawCtx.strokeStyle = "cyan"; drawCtx.font = "20px Verdana"; drawCtx.fillStyle = "cyan"; //Save and send the first image imageCtx.drawImage(v, 0, 0, v.videoWidth, v.videoHeight, 0, 0, uploadWidth, uploadWidth * (v.videoHeight / v.videoWidth)); imageCanvas.toBlob(postFile, 'image/jpeg'); } //Starting events //check if metadata is ready - we need the video size v.onloadedmetadata = () => { console.log("video metadata ready"); gotMetadata = true; if (isPlaying) startObjectDetection(); }; //see if the video has started playing v.onplaying = () => { console.log("video playing"); isPlaying = true; if (gotMetadata) { startObjectDetection(); } };	common_corpus	{'identifier': 'https://github.com/dnguyenv/vobjectdetect/blob/master/static/objectDetect.js', 'collection': 'Github Open Source', 'open_type': 'Open Source', 'license': 'MIT', 'date': '', 'title': 'vobjectdetect', 'creator': 'dnguyenv', 'language': 'JavaScript', 'language_type': 'Code', 'word_count': '784', 'token_count': '2375', '__index_level_0__': '23163', 'original_id': '78fb678f62119951e6e90be997eaa90e096931b55e968eb845241b8d8f50bc18'}
Effects of glyceryl glucoside on AQP3 expression, barrier function and hydration of human skin. Aquaporins (AQPs) present in the epidermis are essential hydration-regulating elements controlling cellular water and glycerol transport. In this study, the potential of glyceryl glucoside [GG; alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-alpha-(1->2)-glycerol], an enhanced glycerol derivative, to increase the expression of AQP3 in vitro and ex vivo was evaluated. In vitro studies with real-time RT-PCR and FACS measurements were performed to test the induction by GG (3% w/v) of AQP3 mRNA and protein in cultured human keratinocytes. GG-containing formulations were applied topically to volunteer subjects and suction blister biopsies were analyzed to assess whether GG (5%) could penetrate the epidermis of intact skin, and subsequently upregulate AQP3 mRNA expression and improve barrier function. AQP3 mRNA and protein levels were significantly increased in cultured human keratinocytes. In the studies on volunteer subjects, GG significantly increased AQP3 mRNA levels in the skin and reduced transepidermal water loss compared with vehicle-controlled areas. GG promotes AQP3 mRNA and protein upregulation and improves skin barrier function, and may thus offer an effective treatment option for dehydrated skin.	mini_pile	{'original_id': 'd7e74adbf6286b23040d0e3fd3ae02b0b065bcf4e3854f26af14a8be3539501b'}
Monday, 5 March 2018 The Video To The Fylde Coast Monster Here is the video we have made about the Fylde Coast Monster or Mermaid possible Alien? We hope you can weigh in with your opinions and give us a clue as to what the heck this "thing" is? BREAKING NEWS: Unusual And Strange MONSTER SKELETON REMAINS Washed Up On The Beach Fylde Coast The Montauk monster, the two headed Porpoise, the Faceless Fish, the Mermaid skeletons which wash up all the time etc? Witnessed by a local who got the images that we see, the witness wishes to remain anonymous and has given us (UFO SIGHTINGS FOOTAGE) the permission to use these images exclusively. UFO Sightings Footage believes that this is some sort of an awful experiment gone wrong? Why do we believe that? Because we've compared this "thing" to other obvious candidates and come up empty handed? There is other evidence from around the world, also? Things like: Check this link for other strange creatures washed up around the world? This is creepy because it looks like it has a human skull? It looks like it has a human rib cage - BUT it has a blooming massive finn where feet should be? So what is up with that? It doesn't make any sense at all? We have checked out many skeleton images to find similarities and actually we've come up stumped! There is a few candidates but the (shark, seal) got ruled out because as we explain later on, they don't match up. Is this a bona fide Mermaid? Is this a creepy specimen of fish that we just don't know about as yet? Have you heard about The Mermaid of Great Yarmouth? That is the only thing that this looks anything like? I'm adding an image of that just below the images of the "Fylde Coast Monster" (that's the name we have given it). Image no1 This seems to have a skeleton similar to a human with a skull? But, all similarities end there! After that the only thing left is a weird fin, like a fish fin? The colour of this thing is oddly natural looking? It clearly has some flesh or bits of flesh still attached to it? The skin seems to of disappeared at the top half of the "thing"? The skull seems to have a hole for eyes, maybe? It could be for ears or the actual hole which killed this? If that is the case then is this a hunted specimen which got away from the hunter maybe? The /thing is, who hunts on the water with a gun? Unless your specifically after a "monster"? The ribs of this "thing" is what made us rule out it been a shark or seal skeleton? Go ahead and check it out for yourself? We've added some images of a shark skeleton and a skeleton of a seal below so you can compare and do a little research for yourself? The remains of a Mermaid washes up on a UK beach. Image no2 Similar characteristics to a rib cage of a human... Strange and very scary looking Mermaid skeleton on a UK beach. Image no3 You can clearly see a single fin at the back of the Mermaid, Creature, Monster-ish or just unusual looking "creepy" monster? Either way, whatever one calls it, it is a very monster looking freaky ANOMALY? It's this image number 3 which has us reeling and it really takes us aback! It looks positively ALIEN! Like literally, from the movie Alien where the Alien creature bursts out or from the chest of it's victim? I mean, look at it? I believe that image number 3 was taken the day after the first photos were taken? That's my assumption? I think the witness went back to see if it was still there and by this time the water had come in and gone out but only turned the skeleton over (it's worth noting that the tide where the skeleton was photographed only comes in at the most 2 feet all in? It is very shallow on the Fylde Coast right next to Knott End On Sea? Unusual monster remains washes up on a beach in the UK. Here is another mermaid in the image below to show that the UK is regularly a host for Mermaid skeletons! The Great Yarmouth Mermaid (image just below) washed up on another UK beach AS WELL (Norfolk Beach)? Very strange don't you think that another Mermaid type creature washes up on another UK beach (Fylde Coast)? Why is the UK a magnet for strange, ugly looking sea creatures? Why is there a strange skeleton washing up full stop? I thought nearly all fish, animals of this size has been identified already? A man claimed to have found a dead mermaid washed up on a windswept Norfolk beach I was sent these images last night which was the 4th March 2018 from a person only identified as Darren. The images immediately "got me" thinking in overdrive! I checked the skeletal structures of Sharks which are a group of elasmobranch fish, did you know that? I didn't know that until I have been researching this amazing, strange, unusual and really intriguing skeletal image? The Shark skeleton never looked similar to ours skeleton at all? This video shows other weird creatures washed up from the deep dark oceans? So then I looked and checked a Seal skeleton? Shark skeleton. It looks nothing like it? So I checked a Seal skeleton and it looked nothing like our skeleton at all! If you look at the image just above of the real seal, you can clearly see that there's spikes on the spine in comparison to our skeleton which clearly has no spikes or whatever you call them? This one comes close but not exact - which is what one would need to compare and have the same results, this is way off! So that's our evidence and research and we can't figure this out? We need your expertise and please tell us what you think about this? it's the skull that throws us right in to confusion? It's also the ribs that really get us scratching the old noggin for answers? We just simply do not know what this is at all? It's perplexing and to us, it's just as Alien as a real Alien! Please share this and if you can, let us know in the comments what you think it is? Sunday, 4 March 2018 Video Released From The US Government's UFO Program Shows Strange Flying Objects The former director of the program, a military intelligence official named Luis Elizondo, resigned in October and shared previously classified videos of fighter jet pilots sighting UFOs. “There’s a whole fleet of them,” one pilot says. Video 1 Video 2 The video, taken from the cockpit camera, shows a glowing object traveling at high speeds while rotating and includes audio of Navy pilots struggling to process what they are seeing. The program was created in 2007 and officially ended in 2012, but officials familiar with the initiative told the Washington Post that collection efforts were ongoing as recently as last month. Former Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was largely responsible for securing funding for the program. He worked with the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) and the late Senator Daniel K. Inuye (D-HI) on the project and recalled that Stevens, who served as a pilot in the Army’s air force during World War II, was eager to investigate claims that service members were often hesitant to report sightings to their superiors due to fear of being laughed at or stigmatized. Elizondo said that internal skepticism made it difficult for the investigations to take place within the Pentagon. “I was honored to serve at the DoD and took my mission of exploring unexplained aerial phenomena quite seriously,” he said. “In the end, however, I couldn’t carry out that mission, because the department — which was understandably overstretched — couldn’t give it the resources that the mounting evidence deserved.” In an interview on the Times “The Daily” podcast, he said that these videos are just a small sampling of the evidence the Defense Department has collected while documenting alleged UFO activity. The best example of a probably real UFO? Our best example of a real UFO. Source of our information: First contact? Stranded 'alien being' pleads with UFO investigators for help MUFON has received a report from someone alleging to be an alien stranded on earth? A VERY BIZARRE report has been filed with the world's biggest UFO research organisation MUFON claiming to be a body-snatching extraterrestrial being stranded on Earth. Now that's just strange as all heck! I never even knew about this in 2016? Can you remember this being in the news a few years ago? Oh yeah, no wonder you or me didn't hear about it is because the mainstream media wouldn't "dare" touch something as amazing as this with a barge pole? They shun stuff like this because they are demanded by shareholders and their own paranoid thoughts and hunger to only print mundane, violence, evil plots and generally horrible stuff ONLY! So it's no wonder this went under the proverbial "radar"? The US-based Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is the world's biggest organisation for logging and investigating UFO sightings and alleged alien encounters, so is used to its fair share of weirdness. But this is believed to the first report made to it alleging to be from an intelligent alien life form. The organisation receives its fair share of hoax reports that it has to sift through, so that explanation will probably be the most likely if it chooses to investigate the case. The 'alien' said in its bizarre report to MUFON it usually existed as an electromagnetic wave which hijacked physical bodies or even human beings. It said: "I'm an extraterrestrial being adopted by humankind. "You can call me Mogay." Whoever filed the report claims to be a being of magnetic energy waves. It went on to say in broken English (of course the Alien spoke English hahaha) that a disaster on another celestial body had caused it and others to seek refuge on Earth. It said: • "We were stay as electromagnetic wave and normally use replaceable bodies to work. • "A celestial body made most of our equipment can't work. • "We tried to make it get away from Matif, but we failed and that celestial body hit the Matif. • "Although the adverse effects of celestial body had gone when it knocked out of its orbit, but it's no more time for us to took refuge with transfer system. • "The disaster on Matif made us arrive on the Earth." MUFON is regarded as the world's biggest serious UFO research group The report went on to say the beings arrived last September but "were not like the aliens" humans imagine. It added: "We're extraterrestrial beings without enough protection on the Earth and we need your help. "I live in a human body now and that's also why your people adopted me. "I learned your languages in this body, so I can talk to you. "I tried my best find help from earth's people since September 2015 and I noticed the governments will not negotiate with me without your help. "I hope to get help from this platform." According to the MUFON website, it is often plagued by hoaxes or misidentified sightings. Alien Abducted Italian Man Has: Video above by UFO Sightings Footage. I tried my best find help from earth's people since September 2015 and I noticed the governments will not negotiate with me without your help. MUFON report by alleged alien being Link to our source of information: Stargates And Portals Really Might Exist The striking similarities between CERN and the LHC particle smasher and the Mayan calendar is uncanny. Some encounters suggest that portals really do exist. These events are usually investigated by UFO researchers and organizations due to their strangeness. Even people involved with the CERN project have spoken in such tones, with hopes of soon being able to better understand other dimensions. Here are 10 intriguing events, all bizarrely unique. However, the more we understand other dimensions and how humans might perceive them, the more it appears that there may have been examples of such experiences for some time. The Harry Turner Incident Virginia (1979) CERN experiments and the unusual things they do. Despite having reached his final destination on a new route, long-haul truck driver Harry Turner had no recollection of the journey. He noticed a gun in his hand and empty shells scattered around the cabin of his truck, indicating that he had fired all eight shots. Then the memories came flooding back. His truck had been swallowed by a bright light as he drove to Fredericksburg from Winchester, Virginia. Apparently, Turner and his truck had been carried in perpetual nothingness. As his mind scrambled, the door to his vehicle suddenly flung open and an iron-like grip took hold of his shoulder. In a complete panic, he discharged his weapon, although he could not see any visible assailant. The next thing he knew, it was 3:00 AM and he sat in the warehouse parking lot of his delivery destination. The journey should have spanned 130 kilometers (80 mi). When his truck was analyzed, however, it showed that he had only driven 27 kilometers (17 mi). Turner believed that he had entered a portal and encountered an ultra-terrestrial (an inter-dimensional being). Supposedly, this was the creature that had grabbed him (and at which he fired his gun). A report was made to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), but the incident is still unexplained. While driving home through the streets of Chicago in November 2008, a student experienced what was later theorized to be a portal to another dimension. It opened and closed around her as she drove. Despite being the only person on the road, she suddenly began to experience loud bangs that seemed to be on her vehicle. It was as if someone was trying to ram her off the road. At one point, the blast was so hard that it did force her into the other lane. The banging suddenly stopped as quickly as it had started, and the student stepped out of her car to inspect the damage. To her amazement, the windows and general shell of the car were undamaged. However, the bodywork on her doors looked as though it had been melted by intense heat blasts. There was no trace of another vehicle anywhere on the dented parts, something that would have been present if the car had been physically pushed. As he drove home with his wife, Gloria, their two children, and his sister, John Mann prepared for a 90-minute journey that they had made many times. However, it took over 2.5 hours to arrive home, and their journey was one of the strangest they had ever taken. After driving for about 30 minutes, they noticed a strange light in the sky that appeared to be getting closer to them. Eventually, John stopped the car to get out and inspect the strange sight. His family screamed at him to get back inside as the light got closer. He did so but eventually realized that he was no longer on the road. Instead, his car was in some kind of “hedged tunnel” that zigzagged back and forth. Without realizing how they had gotten there, they were back on the motorway, approaching their hometown. Almost two hours had passed. They tried to locate the winding road the following day. But no matter how long they searched or how far they drove, they failed to do so. Had they been in some kind of portal? The Salyut 7 Incident Orbiting Earth (1984) When “angel-like” creatures were reportedly seen around the Salyut 7 space station in 1984, the whole structure was bathed and encased in a strange orange glow. Those involved claimed to have felt the light penetrate the ship and enter their inner feelings. They claimed that it was a feeling of joy and calm. These creatures were seen on two separate occasions by six different cosmonauts. The episodes occurred during the mission in which Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space. Had the Salyut 7 entered an alternate dimension through a strange portal that exists above Earth? Were these angels from another dimension? The report only came to light after the collapse of the Soviet Union when the files were declassified. We still have no definitive answers. NASA Declares Portals To The Sun Exist Above Earth In July 2012, NASA announced that portals or “X-points” really do exist above Earth and that the agency was continuing to study how these portals work. According to plasma physicist Jack Scudder, these X-points are created where the Earth’s and the Sun’s magnetic fields connect. However, we don’t know where these portals lead. The NASA Magnetospheric Multiscale mission launched in 2014 and will continue to study the phenomenon. Scudder also studied data collected by NASA’s Polar spacecraft, which spent considerable time in Earth’s orbit. By analyzing the energetic particle measurements and the dates when anomalies occurred, Scudder hopes to predict with great accuracy exactly where and when these portals will open in the future. Whether a mission to enter them ever occurs—or where these portals might lead—has yet to be determined. CERN Opening Portals The CERN projects carried out under the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) program have long been targeted by conspiracy theorists for a slew of unsavory activities, ranging from satanic rituals to world domination. One of the recurring accusations is that the LHC is opening portals to other dimensions. In June 2015, Dutch photographer Harry Perton snapped an image of what some believed to be the formation of one of these portals above the Dutch town of Groningen. Perton put the image online, asking people what they thought it was. According to one reply, the LHC had been shut down for maintenance and then switched back on only days before the image was taken. Coincidence? Most probably. But when it was mentioned that the LHC had been switched back on at twice the power it was first using, eyebrows were raised by some people. 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PHOTOS: Furniture store takes in Harvey victims Photos: Inside Renovated White House Pope Francis says it's 'terrible' that children are taught they can choose gender Photo via FOX News Photo via FOX News Posted: Aug 03 2016 08:01AM EDT Updated: Aug 04 2016 08:11AM EDT (AP) - Pope Francis has lamented that children are being taught at school that gender can be a choice, adding that his predecessor, Benedict XVI has labeled current times "the epoch of sin against God the Creator." Francis weighed in with his view on gender and what he said was that of the emeritus pontiff while meeting privately last week with bishops from Poland during his pilgrimage there. The Vatican released a transcript Tuesday of those closed-door remarks. The pope said he wanted to conclude his remarks by reflecting on this: "We are living a moment of annihilation of man as image of God." Francis said: "Today, in schools they are teaching this to children -- to children! -- that everyone can choose their gender." Without specifying, he blamed this on textbooks supplied by "persons and institutions who donate money." The pope blamed what he called "ideological colonizing" backed by "very influential countries" which he didn't identify, adding "this is terrible." One such "colonization" he said -- "I'll say it clearly with its first and last name -- is gender." The "colonization" theme is one he has railed against before, including during an Asian pilgrimage in 2015. This time, though, he volunteered that he has discussed the gender issue with Benedict, who has lived at the Vatican since retiring in 2013. "Speaking with Pope Benedict, who is well, and has a clear mind, he was telling me: 'Holiness, this is the epoch of sin against God the Creator.' He's intelligent! God created man and woman, God created the world this way, this way, this way, and we are doing the opposite," Francis told the Polish bishops Wednesday shortly after his arrival in Krakow at the start of a five-day pilgrimage. Francis' ended by telling the Polish bishops he wanted them to reflect on this: "We must think about what Pope Benedict said -- 'It's the epoch of sin against God the Creator.'"	mini_pile	{'original_id': 'b9bd6b302972441e651a62c2541f863b18aa50b4b31795e72e407afbdaa00efd'}
No, that ‘Texas Cheerleader’ isn’t an endangered species killing A-hole Sections: Internet Print Friendly 10354893_658823730871893_8857728495299631758_nKendall Jones, a 19-year-old girl who posted hunting photos to Facebook, is becoming the Internet’s Viral Public Enemy #1. Since June 22, 134,000 people have signed a petition to have the girl’s page removed from the net for “the sake of the animals”. The media has picked up this story and repeatedly summarized it in some variety of “Cheerleader kills endangered species”, leaving the social media public devastated and outraged. However, the story is false by omission. No, Jones did not fly to Africa and start poaching endangered species left and right just to get her rocks off. Your first red flag should have been the fact that every news outlet emphasized that Jones is a “Texas Cheerleader” in the headline, which makes the story that much more salacious. The Facebook page, called “Kendall Takes Wild“, is devoted to Jones’ hunting: I grew up in the small town of Cleburne, Texas where my hunting career started. As a child I would go with my dad on all of his hunting adventures watching him on our ranch, as well as, traveling to Africa to see him take his Big 5. I took my first trip to Zimbabwe in Africa with my family in 2004 (age 9) and watched my dad bring many animals home. As badly as I wanted to shoot something I was just too small to hold the guns my dad had brought. I became fascinated with the culture over there and visited one of the elementary schools to deliver candy, coloring books and soccer balls to the under privileged children. This was an eye opening experience for me to see how other children my age lived in a third world country… Since posting photos posing with her game, Jones’ has come under attack. People are under the impression Jones is a giant A-hole who just flies to Africa and starts poaching animals for no good reasons other than because she thinks it’s awesome. This is not the case. On her page, Jones writes: Ok I’m gonna explain for the 53567544th time. The rhino was a green hunt, meaning it was darted and immobilized in order to draw blood for testing, DNA profiling, microchip ping the horn and treating a massive leg injury most likely caused by lions. People try to say that lions will not attack a hippo, rhino or elephant, quiet the contrary. Lions attack and kill the young of these species. The adults try to fight the lions off and are regularly successful, but do get injuries in the process. As for the lion that I shot with my bow, it was within a 45,000 acre fence with other lions and plains game. It’s in S Africa, so yes it was within a fence, but 45,000 acres is the equivalent to 70 square miles and considered fair chase. Lions that have come in and taken over a pride, not only kick the older lion out, but will also kill all of his cubs so that the lioness will come into heat again. Controlling the male lion population is important within large fenced areas like these in order to make sure the cubs have a high survival rate. She goes on to explain the fencing situation and the purpose for the raising of lions within the fence, then continues: Now to the leopard, this was a free ranging leopard in Zimbabwe on communal land. The money for the permit goes to the communal council and to their village people. Within this area of approximately 250,000 acres, 107 head of cattle was killed in a single year due to leopard kills. Leopard populations have to be controlled in certain areas. She later posted this photo with this caption: Everyone that doesn’t think people eat elephant, this is only part of the village that showed up to take a little protein home! For the lazy readers, I’ll summarize. Kendall handsomely paid the government and the farmers for the hunt, fed the community with the game, didn’t even kill some of the game during the “green hunt” (and actually helped injured animals), and she provided necessary, ordained population trimming to the local conservation efforts. Roosevelt post pics of his antics, too. Roosevelt post pics of his antics, too. Lots of people participate in this, have always participated in this, and will continue to participate in this. Nobody flipped out when Ernest Hemingway did it, nobody flipped out when Teddy Roosevelt did it, so nobody should freak out when “Texas Cheerleader” does it. If you’d like to participate in a similar expedition, you can literally sign the heck up at this website because it’s a gosh damn tourist experience. So, enough is enough. It’s time to calm down. Let’s all vow to investigate a story’s source before condemning innocent cheerleaders. Note: For those who will inevitably comment about how hunting is wrong and shouldn’t be happening at all, take that argument to the safari companies, because Jones isn’t the collective hunter demographic’s sacrifice or scapegoat. So leave ‘er alone, dangit! She’s one participant in a complex, environmentally friendly industry. Update: See what happened when this story went viral. Print Friendly 1. There is no way of justifying any of this. • I would like to point out that I wasn’t alive when Teddy Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway were doing this. Is this article speaking out against critical thinking? Should we all just kill babies because everyone else is doing it? You have got to be kidding me with this shit! It is time for us to stand up as humans and leave these babies alone! Let them flourish and let them be happy. Kevin Richardson, the Lion Whisperer, describes Africa as being not as full of life as it should be. It used to be full and teeming with life. Instead, it’s full and teeming with humans. Will we stop when we are the only animals left on this planet? When is enough, enough? Do we stop when only 100, 50, 25 or less are left? There are fewer than 30,000 lions now, about 24,000 leopards, less than 400,000 elephants in all 37 countries in the continent of Africa, and only about 20,000 hippos. Murder is not a hobby! • You are an idiot • I could not agree with you more! This is done for money, popularity and is a horrible tragedy. So an American can go out there and kill an animal under the pretense of conservation, just because they have the money? If so concerned about animals, why not simply donate without killing and then smiling about it, and then posting it all over the internet, in hopes of having a tv show that prays on people’s sick hobbies and portrays how defenseless, unsuspecting animals are being murdered, just for shits and giggles? Come on people! Stop defending this, it isn’t right. But then again, this is America and it is full of SICK and DERANGED people such as Ms. Jones and her “supporters” A concerned person. • Every single one of you idiots complaining about this girl obviously didn’t read the fact that THERE IS AUTHORIZED POPULATION CONTROL IN CERTAIN AREAS FOR A REASON. For everyone else complaining about hunting as a whole, every single one of you better be a freaking vegetarian. You call fair game hunting cruel? How about you look into the process of farming the chickens that provided you with dinner last night. Or the process of cattle slaughter for beef. Then you’ll see cruel and inhumane. (Much of the time, not always) Keep your whining mouths shut until you actually know what the Hell you are talking about. And stick to eating vegetables and beans you have a problem with hunting. You just look like a total Jack-ass by bitching about hunters while you scarf down that burger that came from a once living cow who was raised in terrible conditions. • Let’s get one thing straight. She brought these comments and remarks she is getting on herself by posting the proud pictures. Why wouldn’t you just do this and not take pictures with your kill cause your so proud you shot a fenced in animal. Give your head a shake girl I really hope you understand the value of life. If someone came to her ranch and killed her prize winning horse I am sure she wouldn’t be okay with it. But then what is they said it was to control the population? It still wouldn’t be right to shoot it. I hate that she thinks it is okay and doesn’t understand and other views then her own. She is a nasty little thing and I hope she learns a lesson from all this. • Alright. So because she posted her life on social media like EVERY ONE does, that means I have the right to go look up your account, hate, judge and ridicule you just because I can right? Just because it’s posted online? You’re saying I literally have the right to bash you and bring you down as a human being because you’re posting for alllllll to see. And again, the “fenced” animals she shot WAS LEGAL. So whatever argument you’re creating for yourself is failing automatically. This earth is so little to understand and has so much hate and judgement. You all disgust me. People hunt. It’s called population control. Maybe that’s what we need with you nosey ass people who have nothing better to do than meddle in someone else’s life. Maybe we should start messing with yours and see how you like it. • youre a dumbass. just a complete dumbass. we can use an example similar to fenced in lions just so your dumbass can comprehend :), say were all in this tiny town that nobody can get in, nobody can get out, we live the way most animals do, but we will just use lions so you can understand. you got a family and kids, i dont. i like your wife, so i kill you and your children because theyre not mine. well youre dead, theyre dead, but now i have your wife. not good for town population is it. • All of you people are douche-bags. to each his own. if someone wants to go out and hunt mind your fucking business. you’re lucky its not you getting shot (which doesn’t seem like all that bad of a thing #treehuggers) there are plenty of bigger issues you pussies can complain about. ie your fat ass and dumb ass children, your rights being stolen everyday by arguably the worst president since WW2 which i assume you treehuggers voted for, or maybe the inhumane treatment of Chinese workers making your iPhone and Nikes overseas. and yet the internet chooses this to get upset about? some dumb shit, when you should be asking WTF happened to that plane that disappeared? or how can “i” as a treehugger do something proactive to stop big game hunting or whatever floats you’re boat, instead of facelessly ridiculing this 19 year old girl over the internet. Later Nurds. • The tide is turning and popular sentiment is proving that many people want to see the end of trophy hunting and as its legality there are many things that once were legal, but morally and ethically reprehensible. In term a of any benefit provided to local communities, without concrete evidence I find that claim questionable given that regulation is slim at best! r Autumn Lucas • Yes it does; how the process hunting works is first one needs a hunting license. Second, that person needs to buy a tag or a permit to hunt, and both only work on one species of animal (except most fishing permits). Tags and permits are only made when there is an overpopulation of an animal in a certain are; in the U.S. this is determined by state and national Fish and Game Departments and in Southern Africa by the hunting lodges that one can go to from the U.S.. Since everyone needs to go through biology to graduate high school, I shouldn’t need to explain why overpopulation is bad. duely note that she shot a LEAPORD with a BOW, which is really impressive, and the lion was hunted because there were too many alpha lions killing babys, so basically she killed a baby killer. 2. If Hunting Barbie (I like this better than Texas Cheerleader) wants to continue her hobby in peace she needs to stop posting pics of herself beaming next to a beautiful dead animal on Facebook, surely she doesn’t have her head so far up her ass that she cant see this will cause huge controversy and offend a lot of people. This only leads to further assumptions that all of this ‘publicity’ will only help her to get a TV show and live the American Dream of becoming a D grade celebrity. Perhaps she is a great Conservation Crusader, if so needs some serious PR help if this really is her aim. From where I’m sitting it looks a lot like a rich, spoiled gun toting American. If conservation is so important to her and this is the aim here (not shooting and killing amazing animals that most people would only dream to see in real life) then this needs to be the focus of her facebook page. I extend a challenge to her to educate and change peoples opinions of what she is doing if it is in fact the ‘right’ thing to do. If not, then she needs to understand that people will have a differing opinion to her (shock horror) and that regardless of why she is shooting animals, they cant support this. The problem with the world is people thinking that they are the top of the food chain, and money. Its always about money. Sarah Dickson • Totally agreed, she thinks just because her daddy did it, that makes it okay. I love how she thinks she’s helping the animals by paying the people, like no; you’re paying for them to build more houses and kill MORE lions just by being there. She shouldn’t call it a conservation effort when it’s really just another pity the oppressive poverty party, and an excuse for her to kill amazing animals. Her being a woman has nothing to do with anything… you pathetic media instigators… • “She thinks” thank god there are mind readers like you put there who can put words to her thoughts. Also, just so there’s no confusion, that was sarcasm. I think you’re a moron. smarter than you • Yall are idiots yall don’t even know she is right and helping that’s why they put seasons on animals they need to put a season on stupid people and we wouldn’t be having this discussion Isaac Howser • I agree. I find it very difficult to believe that this girl is doing humanitarian volunteer work with a firearm (one that she places on top of the dead animal with a huge smile on her face). She can mask it as much as she wants but at the end of the day she is getting her feel-goods by killing animals. One can debate every explanation she gives. I highly doubt animal authorities in Africa find it convenient to outsource gun-toting Texans to do population control/lion cub protection. But what many locals DO find convenient is accepting large sums of money for permission to shoot their animals. Corruption is everywhere in Africa. 3. what I noticed wasn’t the ‘Texas cheerleader’ in the headline, but the pictures themselves. if she is in it for the sake of conservation, i would see it to be incredibly unprofessional of her to be taking ridiculous ‘selfies’ as she disrespects their bodies. this kind of thing is to be taken very seriously, especially when it comes to endangered wild species. the red flags you have put up, is first the fact that you criticize the opposing stories simply on the grounds that they are the media using words to draw you in. are you not the same? how about the fact that you used the oh-so-mature term ‘giant A-hole’ in your supposed breakdown of the situation? then there’s your summary for the lazy readers… i assume that’s a large majority of your following. 4. Sure. Posing with dead animals that you hunted is kind of gross to look at and offending to most people. But SO many hunters pose with their hunts. Google it. This might not be the exact same thing but don’t people pose with the fish they catch and then take it home and eat it? I’m sorry to say this but hunting is a sport and has been a sport since pretty much the dawn of time so it’s here to stay. Sure, she should have explained herself more but she’s 19! She’s young! Give her some sort of break! Don’t ruin her entire life. People can be so cruel. There’s a girl that shows up on my facebook newsfeed that post pictures of her hunts but I ignore it. If it bothers you so much just ignore it too or don’t follow the page. 5. All these people are getting so mad. I challenge those people to live in the African wild. See how long it takes for you to start starving. The people who live there I am sure are very grateful for her hunts. And if I were out there I would take pictures with things that I killed too! How often is it that you get to hang out with a leopard? By the way, that leopard is probably tranquilized and so is that lion looking at how their eyes are. You all are demonizing a girl for doing what she loves. You are all internet bullies, I hope you all realize that. I bet a majority of you don’t like bullies too. That makes the majority of you both bullies and hypocrites. If you guys want to get mad about killing animals then get mad about the thousands of cows, chickens, horses (Yes horses), pigs, and so many other farm animals that conveyor-belted or even literally thrown into a grinder for your easy to make food. Don’t hate on a girl for feeding a probably starving tribe, hate on yourselves for being fat consumerists. 6. Fake outrage is the new pastime for white people. None of you will give a bakers fuck about this chick or any other hunter in 3 weeks. She is providing for the people of Africa, much more than you or I are doing. If she wasn’t a pretty blonde no one would care. Make a hashtag and go cry about it, your 15 minutes are up soon. #bringbackourgirls #kony2012 #yesallwomen • I feel like your only flaw was in saying white people but yeah you basically just summarized the entirety people on the internet. “i’d rather just yell my opinion than get up and do anything” Alex Jones 7. As soon as I seen the story online, I knew the whole story wasn’t being told. I’m pretty sure that most people who hunt, do it for sport. Are we going to criticize hunters during deer and turkey season? Of course not. It’s acceptable to kill deer. Maybe it’s because the people that kill them, eat them as well. Same thing, different animal. There is more of a variety of animals in Africa. I’m sure if we had wild elephants and lions in the States, they’d be hunted. However, since they are in Africa, and not here, hunting them is a disgrace. Would I hunt an elephant or lion? Probably not. Would I hunt an elephant or lion, if I lived in Africa and I was hungry? Damn skippy. I think that what this young lady does, is wonderful. She feeds the hungry in AFRICA, which is more than I can do. Period. She also mentions that with some animals, you have to have population control. Killing a few Leopards, helps save livestock. So, she gets to have fun, save livestock, and help the hungry…. but let’s just focus on the hobby part of it all… That’s what everyone is doing. This poor girl can’t even enjoy her hobby, without being globally bashed for it. I say, “Way to go, Kendall! Don’t let the negativity bring you down. Keep feeding those people and enjoy yourself!” • The difference between a deer and a lion is that lions are in critical endangerment from the behavior of people like this girl, and considering they’re an apex predator, the survival of its species are critical to the preservation of Africa’s biodiversity. There is no reasonable comparison between deer and the critically endangered animals that she’s hunting • Are you too dumb to understand that her $35,000 she paid to kill the lion is going to aid in the conservation of many more than just one lion. And btw They are not endangered due to the people who are legally hunting off conversations that pay huge sums of money to do so. They are endangered b/c people have run them off of their natural habitat and hunt them illegally. Conversations had to be made b.c of this. Conversations have limited space so population control needs to be done. Hunters are willing to not only provide the population control but also pay large sums of money allowing the conversations to stay alive or even expand. Sure she could just donate the money and let the wardens handle population control but who are you to judge her when she is doing a hell of alot more for the animals and people of Africa than you will ever. • I think you mean conservations, not conversations. Don’t call someone an idiot when you write like one, it just doesn’t look good. Besides that, the whole idea of killing a species to help preserve it is a little backwards, don’t you think? Sounds like what Hitler had in mind, and people were outraged at him as well. She needs to grow up and learn to respect other creatures. What she does to these animals is disgusting on an immeasurable level. • They explain in this very article why certain lions have to be killed to keep the lion population up. She didn’t kill a species. She killed one lion. A lion who would have wiped out an entire pride’s worth of cubs so that the female lions would go back into heat. • That’s a very sweet thought but if she paid that $35 000 in Zimbabwe it’s not going anywhere except a corrupt official’s pocket. 8. justify all you want, she’s still an asshole who likes to kill animals. Narcissists are quite talented at coming up with a million reasons why it’s ok to inflict suffering on other beings. Karma will take care of her and all the people jumping to defend her. Disgusting. • I hope you realize that as animals its in our nature to kill things and eat them. I also hope you realize that pride is a natural human feeling. I hope you one day find yourself in the african wilds and come across a leopard and think to yourself, “everything is fine, this leopard is totally not going to do the same thing that we do to it.” People aren't really that smart... 9. If what you’re saying is true about why she did the kills, why pose with the kills like an idiot? It’s the goofy poses that make her look bad. Not buying the Roosevelt comparison. Roosevelt is just standing behind a dead rhino, not holding up dead animals and posing with them like a kid in a candy store. • She’s posing with the kills because hunting is a sport; when you take a trophy, you take a picture with it. People hunt all fall/winter long and no one has a problem with it but for some reason, a beautiful young lady isn’t allowed to hunt without being chastised by people who know absolutely nothing about hunting and conservation. She did nothing wrong and she’s not the first, nor the last, to do so. • I have a problem with anyone who poses with an animal they have just hunted. I just don’t get it, the animal is unsuspecting and you used a ranged weapon, your so big and tough! Take on a lion with bare hands and win, or even try to catch a deer, now THAT would be photo worthy! • You sir/madam are a retard. Humans never evolved natural weapons because we found tools to be far more effective for accomplishing tasks. Tool invention is what allowed us to become the dominant species on this planet. Oh and they used to do that actually, bare hand fights against lions, back when the Romans persecuted Christians. That worked well for them i think, what was the score? saints: 0 lions: thousands? 10. I’m sure Africa does a great job in monitoring, tracking and creating consensus on the populations of their wildlife. I’m being sarcastic. While many of those creatures have yet to make the endangered species list (though criteria for this list could be argued), it is fact that many of them are on steady declines. Genetic diversity in nature is essential –I’m not anti-hunting, but exotic big-game hunting/trophy hunting feels a lot different than the controlled, structured hunting seasons we have here in the states. Not to mention that game preserves with guides takes the skill out of the hunt. Like shooting fish in a barrel. It just looks like a flagrant abuse of wealth and power in my opinion; and her argument for population control doesn’t seem accurate. Oh, and the argument about Teddy Roosevelt and Hemingway is garbage –times have changed, animal populations are dramatically different now and human intellect has hopefully evolved a smidge. I would think that buying several luxury cars only to crash then while intoxicated; paying one’s way out of legal trouble for something like being caught with underage women; or being a known woman abuser and yet STILL manage to sell cds, star in movies and do forth would be a flagrant abuse of wealth and power. This young girl is taking her money and doing something she believes is good and right. It doesn’t matter if we disagree. What she is doing is not illegal or even new. 11. People post pictures of themselves with a dead deer or turkey. What is the difference, really? It’s not an exotic animal? In Africa, they’re not exotic. They’re native to the land. I’m sure that these animals have been hunted for many, many years. I could understand being upset, if she was just killing them and letting them rot, but she isn’t. She feeds the locals, with the meat. I’d be willing to bet, that they use other parts of the carcass, as well. Also, just because she is blonde and (more than likely) has a lot of money, doesn’t mean that she is a “spoiled, gun toting American.” While we bash her for having a hobby (that does more good, than anything), lets make judgements based on her looks, too! 12. A) Nobody gave a aht about which animals were killed. It’s only fairly recently that there’s been a differentiation. B) I find it extremely bad taste to pose with the animals like she did. She might be doing good deeds for the local communities, but posing like is just tasteless, and disrespectful towards the animals. 13. No justification. Endangered or not. These animals were not killed out of need, they were not killed because she was starving, they were killed for trophy…wanton murder of another being for self glorification. I bet she even goes to Church on Sunday. Disgusting. 14. I made some comments on Kendall Jones’ FB page–comments that were non-threatening but also pretty direct, such as: her PR that she is a conservationist and loves animals while straddling a dead lion and pitching to get her own t.v. show. I was hoping she would address this hypocrisy but she blocked my ability to write on her wall or make any comments. Reading through the comments, it’s pretty clear that she has attracted by supports and, more and more, detractors. Some of these animals are nearly extinct. The amount of money she spends on these big game hunts cost tens of thousands of dollars. Imagine how much the villagers in these areas could benefit from money going DIRECTLY to them and not into the pockets of the wealthier people. She’s a hypocrite. Elisabeth Cantor 15. Actually, a handsome portion of those expenses gets funneled directly into the local communities! Yay! Devon Razey • I have been to Africa. The local communities don’t get shit from this! That is a flat out lie. This whole article is bogus. She is a spoiled American exploiting a poor country. If she is a conversationalist, than why is she not explaining her “real” work? There is no conservation reason for any of this. This article is just trying to put a spin on her ignorant behavior. And who ever is financially backing her should be shot like these animals were. They are all a disgrace and an embarrassment to our country. 16. This idiot is looking for publicity and you’ve handed it to her. She now has a “reality” show. You were used as a marketing tool. 17. you go girl, people out there who don’t like it have nothing better to do than bitch about anything and nothing. They understand none of this but just like to shoot shit. All the power to ya. bonnie newman 18. You know, we’ve come a long way on a lot of social and environmental issues and awareness since the days of Teddy Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway. So using them and their ignorant and self serving behaviors as justification for the slaughter of innocent animals under the guise of “sport” in our modern times is not relevant.(This was part of her post to justify her activity.) If “a fuss” wasn’t made back in those days over what they did, it sure should have been! Aw….a man with a weapon is so brave. Take the weapon away, and what do you have? Virginia Bohannon 19. Sure, she may have her reasons, and they may be legitimate, but the way she poses in those photos is highly insensitive, and makes her look like an uncaring, unfeeling a-hole. Kevin K. 20. I agree 21. I grew up hunting and never understood the joy of killing. We were very poor, lived in rural Arkansas and we hunted to eat. I hunted mostly squirrel, dove, rabbit and deer. I never liked killing and certainly never had my pic taken with something I killed. I did love being in the woods and the beauty of nature, but the killing was something I did because we had to do so. I am not ashamed of it and I still support hunting but I think I see joy in her killing and that I do not understand. Her kills are not impressive. Its just traveling a long way to find something new to kill. A new thrill. A new “prize”. The worst sort of hunting. The fact that she helped local peoples is nice but really somewhat irrelevant. She is a sport hunter. A thrill seeker. She takes pride in killing. She is wrong. Stephen Saunders 22. Killer barbie here needs to know shit’s not cool yo! be a cool 19 year old and shoot the deer in my highway and town, those are annoying. Some domestic help? Seriously though, However the story is presented or justified it will still come out sour and barbaric. There are some lion farms in Africa that bring up the male lion pups in 10′x10′ cages into adulthood to be hunted for this specific supply and demand in order to have an income. Worse people then this girl go out there and do this. She’s not the first or last. If I had a choice I wouldn’t kill an animal for sport directly. After all we drive cars and those are killing polar bears indirectly to acknowledge double standards. 23. The pictures she is posting display both pride and pleasure. If either one of these emotions is associated with killing you are only fooling yourself if you believe that your motive is anything but unadulterated pleasure. You can call it hunting all you want but your actions are nothing more than tracking down and killing. And the twisted logic presented as reason immediately reminded me of the slave traders of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries who said “Oh, the darkies are happier this way. We keep them together and they are too simple minded to survive on their own in society. They’re happy.” Give me a friggin’ break. We’ll never be able to stop neanderthal people like her but the very least they could do is be honest. Don Sylvia 24. I have absolutely no problem with killing animals and then eating them. This isn’t what this girl is about, she’s a trophy hunter, and not in the sense of how we think of such things from Hemingway etc. She’s used GPS tracking, 4 WD vehicles and weaponry unthought of for that period. No risk killing, sure she’s carrying a crossbow in one pic, but the locals who took her out weren’t going to let her near a situation that might actually endanger her. By the way, it is unfair that she’s been picked because she’s female and a cheerleader (and also looks like she’s just orgasmed), but then it’s unfair that the animals got shot by her in the first place. Adam Claringbull 25. Well said. 26. Dang, that looks like fun!! 27. I was raised a hunter.. I’ve taken part in the great newfie SEAL HUNT.. but one thing i can say is I’ve never killed anything on the endangered list and I never will.. I also never killed a baby seal.. I did however feed my family with seal meat and the money made from selling the pelts.. theres nothing wrong with hunting, its a natural as breathing but humans have wiped out enough species. Take your redneck ass back to texas and shoot a coon bitch 28. You’re an idiot… 29. It’s funny how she says the lions are over populated. When there’s only maybe 20000 left in the whole world. And yet BILLIONS OF HUMANS EVERYWHERE. Don’t ya think we’re a little over populated. Yeah because these animals chose to be put there, they chose to be hunted they chose to be a burden … Do you hear yourselves? They’re endangered because of us! They didn’t choose to be a “burden” to humans. Quit making excuses to fucking kill! Also lazy readers she killed that white lion not tranquilized it. READ! The way I see it, she’s making excuses to kill animals. Well we’re animals too. So why is it illegal to hunt humans? I think I might take up that sport and donate their bodies to science and their skin would probably be worth a fair bit. Does that seem justified to you? We’re no different than animals. Population control is the same. Think about it, how would you feel if people hunted you for fun? Even to eat? The cannibals would profit from it. Shit I’ll do that, hunt humans and give their bodies to the hungry cannibals. 30. What’s next on her list, an injured or elderly human? Her thirst for blood sport cannot be hidden behind false conservationism. If she were the saint she claims to be, she wouldn’t have a need to brag, show off and post pictures of her kill. Rex Leetham 31. Seriously, did any of you picks read the article? It was a small portion of legally obtained game. Get your fucking stick out of your assessment. Next thing y’all are gunna start jailing motorists for smacking a deer on the road. Grow the fuck up. Someone who actually quoted the “Lion Whispered” Ahahahha you joke! The only people who are complaining have extra chromosomes or are plain ignorant. Peace bitches. 32. Spoiled little rich girl with nothing better to do. 33. I think that this girl isn’t doing the wrong thing. Hunting is a legal and a necessary thing. Her hunting help feed a village and also give money. If she wouldn’t of killed these animals then the tribe people would have. Also, the rhino was not killed; she was helping it. 34. So far, this is the most legitimate comment. It’s not snooker the hunting, it’s about the publicity of it all. Times have changed we are killing off an ecosystem that we can’t actually afford to loose. The reason those cats are coming into “human territory” is because we as humans have exhausted their free range resources. They find food where they can now. If that so happens to be the cattle that humans are over producing on farm land than so be it. And all of you who are whining about how poverty stricken africa is, I have friends who have frequented Africa and their homeless are, in comparison, the same as here in the states. That elephant is a delicacy not a normal food source. Just like people who hunt and milk bald eagles, a felony but people do it, google that shit why don’t you!! yup asshole 35. Wow, what a blatantly ignorant post! Are you aware that there has been a 92% dip in the lion population in SA, 2% greater than that of rhinos. She should not be playing God, she is no conservationist! I worked in conservation in Central Africa, am South African and your post is utter nonsensical hogwash. If she wanted to pursue green duties she should be educating the tribes on how these animals are a part of their national heritage. A habituation program should be in place to ensure that they respect the lives of the Big 5. Posting her pics with that sickening smile on her face makes me want to puke. Us humans, are the most savage and barbaric animals of them all. Only a coward would ‘hunt’ in an enclosure. She must hunt with her bare hands. 36. is this girl for real? male lions always eat the cubs of the female lions. that is HOW IT WORKS. im speechless. bo row 37. No, except for the rhino, which she said she tranqu’d, all the animals you see are dead. She really is hugging a dead leopard, with her blow dried hair and makeup on. Not that there is anything wrong with looking good for your selfie with the meat – however, I can’t imagine getting dolled up for a real hunt, where you sweat and get very dirty hiking, lying on the ground and climbing trees and such. She did not hunt these animals, she was delivered to them and she shot them. Most likely all these dead animals were broken down and sold for bush meat, as that business is booming all over Africa right now, responsible for massive reductions in wildlife counts. Political unrest is largely responsible for the people of Africa’s inability to build an agricultural system that will feed everyone, and that leads to their consuming their natural resources, which are going extinct rapidly. That a very few make money off rich American “hunters” who drop occasional trinkets along the way has no effect at all on alleviating the larger problem. All the species represented here by corpses will likely be extinct on our lifetimes unless huge changes occur in African politics – and that is largely up to the people of Africa themselves. If we can avoid getting in their way by not destroying their precious resources for our entertainment, amongst many other things, it would probably be good. 38. ‘It is legal’ should never be the qualifier for whether or not it’s RIGHT or OKAY to do something. It is legal, for instance, to stone women to death as part of an ‘honor killing’ in some countries. In parts of Africa, it is okay to sexually mutilate young girls. In China, it is perfectly legal to strip the hide off a conscious animal and let it die of shock and pain in a mile of other freshly-killed LIVE animals. There are times when a hunting market HAS helped animals, but in this case, it isn’t. Call it for what it is — it’s a spoiled rich girl who was never raised to appreciate nor respect LIFE using selfies to self-promote and get a TV show. She collects trophies from practically CANNED hunts. I hope nobody here actually thinks she goes out and locates her own animals, does her own tracking, and puts herself into any sort of position where the animals could defend themselves or get away. 39. Get a life. No one cares what you find disrespectful. This is what hunters do. Your an idiot. Debbie Justus 40. Many african and other tribes have ceremonies that push out the elder leader when a new one is to take charge. Same as in the lion kingdom. You gonna shoot them as well? 41. Pride is natural, but pride is a framed in morality. A rapist, for instance, can be “proud” of hurting women. When you lack shame or empathy, pride fills the void. Let’s get something straight. She is not killing animals to eat them. She spent tens of thousands of dollars to fly across the world and shoot a trophy and make a photo op out of it. That money does not go to local villages. She is not ‘aiding’ conservation, either — she is aiding herself. When commercial hunting helps an animal species’ population, it’s usually through the creation of farms, which employ psuedo-captivity (for ungulates) or excessively cruel methods (such as for lions or large-territory animals), with little care for the genetic diversity of that species. 42. well said! 43. Seriously how idiotic is it that people say stuff like “I hope you find yourself in Africa coming upon a leopard/bear/lion” If that happened it’s for survival. What is survival about flying to Africa, paying money, getting in a truck to shoot? All of you need to get your head out of your ass. andrew mow 44. she was not picked because she is a female or a cheerleader. She put herself out there. She is doing canned hunting. She is an attention whore and doesnt give a damn about anyone except herself 45. She mentions” badly wanting to shoot something” as a small child. What does that say about her. Her justification is she paid someone. How sad. 46. I think the main cause of anger from the majority is that she is hunting endangered species and then posing with them in disrespectful ways. Yes, hunters pose with their kills all of the time, but the animals they pose with aren’t endangered. They’re animals that have a population that needs to be controlled. Also, that comment about Hemingway and Roosevelt was completely uncalled for. In the twenties, none of these animals were endangered. I just think that hunting for sport is ridiculous. 47. I don’t care if it was a “legal” kill or not, it shouldn’t have happened. She’s the one that should be hunted and shot! Scum. 48. even though I kind of maybe possibly see some reason in her arguments I have read in this article… WHY does she need to post the happy pictures of the dead animals it is still sad if it is necessary 49. Those of you that comment “bashing” this woman sicken me. Whether or not she kills them, and posts pictures next to them shouldn’t matter to you because it doesn’t hurt your life personally. If you have a problem with this, then take a look at your own country. You can buy and draw a bear tag, a moose tag, mountain lions, etc. You can still trap “cute little beavers”. My husband shot 4 deer last year, had a bear, elk and antelope tag. You can draw specialized tags (like she did-paid for). She didn’t over harvest, and she didn’t even kill some of them. She helped it and took a picture next to it, because that’s pretty cool to have a photo with a rhino. There are so many worse things to worry about than this and you people are all freaking out that everything will be gone if one girl kills an animal. I am absolutely furious with those of you who have a problem with this. I guess you guys all need to become vegans or vegeterians because “killing a cow or pig is also wrong”. That sentence is so stupid I feel like an idiot writing it. Bottom line if ya got a problem with it then don’t look at it! I hate people like you anti-hunters. 50. Damn ppl leave her alone your not about other ppl doing this get off her case it’s non of your business what she does on her free time get a life and find something new to talk about like um legalizing weed or gay marriage # get a life Stanley leiter 51. Amen. You said it much more politely than I would. The writer sounds like someone young and experienced. Newly graduated and therefore quite aware! Thank you. 52. Wow, you are stupid! Are you seriously going to place wild and endangered animal species in the same league as cows and chickens? Are you EFFING kidding me?!?! Don’t you know what contributes to and has partly made the hole in the Ozone layer? Bloody cows! Greenhouse gasses! Cows, chickens and pigs are bred for eating. They are not endangered. The Leopard and Lion are definitely NOT tranquilised (if you read the article you would know that) because she proudly states that Leopards and Lions are killing livestock and so the numbers need to be controlled = culling. I simply cannot believe that you are happy for her to kill an endangered cat so she can “hang out” with it. Also, don’t throw us this crap that we are demonising her for doing something she loves. Serial killers love killing people, but hey! According to you, leave them be because they are just doing something that they love and that’s good! The fact that you think this girl is helping to feed a “tribe” who you seem to think are starving is sick – you must be white, (feel like) middle class, straight, not college graduated, and probably religious, right? You have no idea. So some goddam research before you spout such crap with nothing to back it up. 53. Trophy hunters are one of the lowest forms of life. I have to wonder at anyone who gets entertainment or a trill from killing animals or people. Has to be something wrong with them. 54. Agreed. And as for this, “Nobody flipped out when Ernest Hemingway did it, nobody flipped out when Teddy Roosevelt did it”, it’s simply not true. The author is the lazy one here. Just because he wasn’t alive when it happened, he apparently assumes it didn’t happen. 55. Has the Human Species not yet realized our rule in the Kingdom of animals is the one that cares for them, and only takes what is needed to survive. Humans, are the only Species capable of this task. co 732014 56. oh shut up people, if it was not for hunters and gathers in the first place you wouldnt be here today, she is helping those animals whether shes doing it out of care or just wanting to shoot something, either way shes helping. do you think all doctors are doctors because they enjoy helping people or because of the paychecks at the end of the week, i am an avid hunter and whether shes tranqing or hunting game it doesnt affect you at all so get the fuck over it. and just because shes posting “selfies” doesnt make her a horrible person, tell me you wouldnt want a picture next to a rhino or holding a cheetah. if i had the money to participate in this i absolutely would. Right on girl! keep at it. 57. For a writer so concerned about the one sided nature she’s been cast in, I don’t recall anything, but praise for her in this. Look if you really want to believe that this is all about providing meat and money for the village and council go ahead and be naive. For what people pay to do this they shouldn’t be in such poverty then. If they are that hungry then the government should be hunting these animals at their disposal. Killing a Leopard because it kills cattle? Yup, that makes sense, just kill leopards so the cattle can flourish. People do realize there are literally 36 billion cows in the world. I’m sure they aren’t in danger of becoming extinct over there and without them leopards would struggle to survive. Does she deserve to be public enemy #1? No, but I’m not going to sit here and be naive, thinking this is all about helping the environment and not a great deal about her ego. After all, last time I heard you could still donate all that money they pay to kill the animals, WITHOUT ACTUALLY KILLING THE ANIMALS! So apparently, killing is a big draw for her. 58. Hi, yea I dont think you even read the article.. Was it too many words for you? You obviously missed the part where she, herself, said that she did in fact kill both the lion (with a bow)and a leopard. And that the lion was in a fenced in area! People keep saying “shes helping starving villages” yea, okay but she doesnt do it for that she does it becase she is a sick little rich girl who likes to take lives.. If I killed someone and stole all their shit but I donated it to charity would that be cool? Anyways, here is a piece from the article you missed 59. I applaud you for having the balls to go out there and even hunt a dangerous animal Most man haven’t even hunted those so keep doing what you’re doing your biggest fan Chris 60. Talk abut trying to make the ends justify the means. Bottom line is killing endangered animals (for any reaspn, other than to stop the speed of disease in other endangered animals that might kill more) is wrong. There are better ways to provide money and food to these communities. Sorry, she is not justified in killing these animals. Now using tranquilizing to allow tagging and other items to protect them is a different story, but there is no excuse for killing a lion, aside from disease. 61. Wait, did you just equate an ENDANGERED SPECIES with COWS? Try thinking before you type next time 62. The only thing absolutely ridiculous is that you see more outrage over the killing of animals, than humans on a regular basis in war-torn countries. 63. She “paid” people so she could do this? So what! It’s wrong, sick, twisted, and the photos scream OVERINDULGED child! Don’t post if you can’t take the back lash, dear. 64. I read this whole article & her explanation of things. She is a rich, sad, cowardly sport hunter who takes a great deal of pleasure in her sick postings. She wants to give the impression she’s done something difficult? Ya, hit the Outback with out a guide, alone & hunt for food, see how fun it is then you STUPID idiot! 65. So she’s only doing it to help the ecosystem, it has nothing to do with fueling her ego and making herself feel like she’s powerful? Why is she posing with them and posting it all over Facebook? Is she proud of that? Any idiot can take a rifle and shoot a damn wild animal that’s not even running away. You can drive by a lion in Africa, he won’t even flinch. Doesn’t take some godly-amount of skill to shoot a wild animal. All those governments in Africa are corrupt, so who cares if she paid them? All they want is money. For crying out loud, Africans sold their OWN people to Europeans in slavery, you think they care about their animals much more? 66. So basically youre pissed that Africa has people in it? Uhmm hello, what do you think America had before our people showed up and polluted the area? Nobody talks about how America used to be because, NEWS FLASH: nobody cares. Everybodys happy on their iphones with their fur coats in winter using makeup to get pretty and eating burgers for lunch. But nobody cares about all that. But because it’s in Africa the world wants to go up in flames worrying about some girl hunting rather than worrying about more political things. Like our troops only getting 2 meals a day, or people here in America with animal abuse, or the homeless kids here, or the feeaking immigrant situation! You dont even care about people in Africa getting food and staying healthy, you’re just pissy because shes killing animals to actually do something for them. Unlike what we in America do, which is nothing. You may “care” about the animals, but you’re basically saying youd rather have animals living than people. So to you my friend, take a gun and go kill the people in Africa yourself, since thats basically what youre hoping for. 67. 1. They are endangered or at least dagnerously close to being so 2. She doesn’t do it to help the villagers. She does it so she can get famous with her own TV show. (she’s said herself that that is her goal) 3. At the time teddy Roosevelt was hunting big game the Endangered species list was A FEW HUNDRED animals shorter. 68. There’s a difference between starving and hunting for a hobby. Try a better comparison next time. 69. She’s immature and disrespectful about it. Propping up dead animals and posing with them on a modeling shoot to get fame and a TV show takes away any “good deed she’s doing.” 70. I reported all of her photos with dead animals as “graphic violence” which it is. hope she gets banned. 71. slow clap* ….bravo. Best comment. Why even bother regurgitating the same shit on Facebook for a couple days if nobody is going to actually say something worthwhile about it AND have someone listen? Nobody’s gonna say “oh wait, you’re totally right, I guess everyone should just ignore all of the passionately ignorant comments I’ve just posted because now I’m a little better educated with some more logical facts and opinions and I’m not embarrassed to admit that maybe I didn’t think about it thoroughly”. Come on people, get a mind of your own, do a little research, or just shut up. Simple. 72. “quiet the contrary.” Well at least she’s educated. 73. Until you can figure out how to curb African HUMAN population growth, animal populations will have to be managed, and hunting has always been used to manage populations…. Matt Smith 74. You’re wrong, hunting has been used as a means of controling animal populations for a very long time, and whenever you have humans and animals living in close proximity, population control is warranted….And while it would be “nice” if all these communities had enough money and food, they don’t…How much have you sent them ? Matt Smith 75. I’m curious. Do you want larger animal populations or to stop hunting? I ask, because high animal populations are linked to licensed hunting. Small animal populations are linked to bans to hunting. Would you like to see what countries have elephant herds that are so large they have culls? I’ll give you a hint of where to look – check for hunting licenses for them. Would you like to know where the largest population of tigers in the world is? Bingo – private ownership in the USA…that’s where. Bartleby the Scrivener 76. She paid to be allowed to be on a hunt which served the local economy and benifited the preserve by virtue of a carefully calculated means of population management in a 70 square mile area. Matt Smith 77. One of the many reasons Africa is so impoverished happens to be the corruption found within their governments. If they can ship food for profit while letting their own people starve, what are the chance 78. That they are sharing that wealth?? (Sorry accidently sent before I meant to lol!!) 79. Here’s the thing– they won’t flurish. We’ve already destroyed to much of their way of life for them to control and exist the way the did before. We stepped in, and we have to keep doing it. And that means killing some of them. 80. Do it with a bow, like she did. Then we’ll talk. 81. It’s only ‘conservation,’ because humans want to control the entire world. No difference between killing these animals and killing humans (shouldn’t do either), and she didn’t know the lion would take over the pride…she said it was within a radius where it could…this isn’t Minority Report. 82. If you’d like to get information about hunting and conservation and how it ties into posting straight from the front lines, here is an account from a second year vet student that spent three months with a conservation team in South Africa. Educate first. 83. Sarah. You have posted one of the most accurate observations in this entire media scrum. I agree totally. Yes if your going to work with conservation. DON’T MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A BIG GAME SAFARI. I hate any life being taken any any premise. I am a few months off 70 and sick of seeing killing as mankind’s greatest port… more often than not.. yourselves. The sooner the planet is rid of us the better it will be. We are the worst parasite that has ever walked on its surface. Jim Cooper 84. Well said. She really needs a PR officer to help her portray that side of her if that what she really wants. She clearly doesn’t know how she’s coming off. Her comments are definitely being lost in the din of all the media. Actions speak louder than words. 85. Ugh. I understand everyone is different and completely entitled to to live their own life and enjoy what they want… but IN MY OPINION… This shit is completely wrong. I can’t even kill a spider, I try my damnedest to catch him and get him to a safe place if he’s bothering me that bad. I think any and every breathing thing is amazing and I don’t think it’s my right to hurt it or take its life for my enjoyment. People are crying her rights, what about that animals life? Any wrong doing is determined by the degree of it’s malice. If you accidentally hit a person with a car and that person dies, it’s a totally different whereas you go pick a specific tool, stalk that person, and shoot them without them even knowing you’re there. Maybe I’m just a hippie but that’s me. Maybe I think this is just some little girl with entirely too much money and time looking for drama. Maybe she just doesn’t give two shits and likes to shoot shit. Hell. You can shoot anything. Take some of that friggin money and buy your own damn gun range in your back yard idiot. Nah if your into wasting it like that send me some. She does look a nerd in those pics lol but some where some guy is looking at them like wow that’s hot. That’s even nastier. But whatever. Life is life. All you can do is live your own. Peace. 86. Hunting is NOT murder. Do you eat meat? If so, you are an idiot. Because I work in the cow/calf field with UF and I see what goes on daily in feed lots before we put cattle to slaughter for meat. So is that murder? Because if so become a vegan. However, if you researched anything on hunting you would realize that without hunting there would be no wildlife. Hunting is a tool for managing wildlife so these ‘endangered species’ do not go extinct. Open your eyes and learn the facts so you do not sound like most uninformed biased people! :) 87. I can’t condone this. And saying that it is a local initiative isn’t legitimizing it. I want to read an expert’s response to this, like say an ecologist who works in the Savannah or a biologist. Passerby Z 88. when did humans decide it was our duty to keep nature ‘under control’… doesnt that kind of take the nature out of it? mankind is so self important and have put ourselves on a little gold pedestal thinking this is OUR planet and none of the other millions of species we share it with are worth anything. mankind are killing this planet. people like her are one example representing millions. may i also just say that regardless of these justifications, anyone who can gain pleasure from killing any form of living being has clearly got a psychopathic character. and that should never be encouraged. 89. And yet, I wonder what your opinion is of the millions of babies murdered in the U.S.A every year….. 90. Haha 91. Trophy hunting on its own is just an absolutely disgusting display of the over inflated human ego at work. Say what you will, justify it as you feel you have to. I suppose the question is why do you feel the need to feed your ego by killing a lion or an elephant? Why does one feel the need to do this? The bragging right is beneath having a valuable intellect to offer, say, in comparison, the photographer of a lion. It’s not like you’re going out and picking off a deer in an overpopulated forest you are killing the lion/cheetah/rhino to fit your ego need. For the hunters, the village, to kill for food is one thing but to seek out the lion, from America, to travel to kill, to set out to kill the lion or elephant that is a demented display of human overcompensation. Say what you want but this girl has a complex and an ego problem. Keferos Heart 92. I hope you realize that not ALL animals hunt and kill other animals, and that even the ones who don’t kill for fun, unless you have the Orca whale. And for your name ‘people aren’t really that smart’, maybe do your research on the basic fundamentals of the human being, and what is ‘natural’ and what is caused by societal factors. 93. Exactly my thoughts and congratulations. Thank you Sarah. There has to be a more respectful way, at least in her now glowingly distinguished Facebook profile, that these images of her with some obviously endangered, yet controlled, species can be taken more seriously than simply being Cheshire Tex-Mex Barbie tossing a dead carcass around in a “however-the-f$%#/who-the-f#@$ cares” fashion like her images suggest. Americans really are an eclectic bunch. Poor girl… 94. Thanks for the link to the petition :) I find the evidence you present very compelling on that this girl and everyone else engaging in this practice should be stopped, the international community should get involved, maybe contact congressmen on the issue? Thanks to people like Kendall and you this has come into the public eye, before this was passing unnoticed… Gilberto Santos 95. All I see is a rich, spoiled, self centered piece of sht who’s playing games that are way beyond her grasp. Karma is a bitch and hopefully one day you’ll become the hunted. 96. She’s an asshole and everyone who makes all the lame excuses for her fucked up actions can shut the fuck up. You really think people are so retarded to believe that shit? There is not one, not one, reasonable excuse for what she and anyone else who does that cowardly bullshit. You make me sick. 97. That was quite an offensive statement to think all white folks are the only people putting up a fuss. I’m certain that we may be the majority, not all white folks care either. There are far more important things going on. I simply clicked the link to this wondering what the fuss was about, as far as I can tell it is pretty tame and is helping a society. Not worth the fuss. 98. “Don’t hate on a girl for feeding a probably starving tribe” Yah, because that tribe don’t live right in the middle of the territory where the elephants and lions do, and they have no idea how to hunt anything for themselves, and they need their great white saviours to come in and feed them, because otherwise they’d be dead from being too primitive to feed themselves. Do you not see how that’s exactly the same mindset that justified slavery? “They’re too primitive to do things for themselves, they NEED the white massa to come and save them from their primitiveness!” What a load of ethnocentric supremacist garbage. R Fandango 99. You’re missing the entire point of it all; the big reason why what she does is wrong. She isn’t hunting deer, shes hunting vulnerable animals. Animals that your grandchildren may only read about. That is the issue here. And killing for conservation? Isn’t that a little backwards? Do you really think all that money is used for conservation? Theres a lot of corruption in Africa. Let the animals be. There is no reason to murder them. 100. @Melissa: When was the last time you saw a trophy photo of an abortion? Anyway, this isn’t the place to be soapboxing about abortion issues. R Fandango 101. You think she is horrible for killing animals, yet you would condone killing her? If you are going to have a strong ethic of life, at least be consistent. 102. I can guarantee 99% of those photos aren’t of hunters and nearly endangered animals. Nature will carry on quite naturally without this little twat. Humans are overpopulated but you don’t see anyone legalizing homocide for that valid reason. 103. Doesn’t matter the the reason. She should research broccoli actually has more protein than most meats & if she really wanted to help people in Africa she could send more nutritious food rather than murder innocent animals & pose smiling with their corpse for ego & attention that she obviously can’t get any other way. It’s not the animals fault you have a gorilla nose, horse mouth, huge forehead & no boobs… Karma! 104. I grew up hunting, small game and deer, which where I’m from are plentiful. I gave up hunting years ago because even though the meat WAS used I could no longer justify killing anything anymore. Jones killing these animals is not hunting and certainly not sport, it’s murder of endangered animals for NO reason. Yes, Jones did fly to Africa to get her “rocks off” or she wouldn’t have been posing with the dead animals and posting the pictures on Facebook = “Getting Her Rocks Off” and is a “Giant A Hole” for doing so. R. Burg 105. No, Sarah. The problem with the world is people caring so much about less than 100,000 animals in sub saharan Africa when they should be caring about the MILLIONS of African babies being born into overpopulated countries each year. Countries where the drinking water often gives malaria, typhoid and many other diseases. Countries where there are so many ethnic tribes that war will likely never seize. Countries still recovering from hundreds of years of European imperialism. I suggest you read up on current events concerning overpopulation and genocide. You know in the mid 90s, in only 100 DAYS, about 1,000,000 Rwandan Tutsis were massacred? You know much much more have died from disease and famine since then? You know that a contributor to famine is big hunter cats killing free range livestock and that African people kill them regularly so their villages don’t starve? You at least have to know that dirt poor African villagers who make less than $1500 a YEAR farming and crafting greatly rely on the money from rich hunter tourists like this girl. No? But surely you know that the money from big 5 safari hunting permits that go to the African governments largely goes to preserving Safari grounds to keep poachers out so they don’t kill uncontrollably. Or that another significant portion goes to little things like water treatment plants, vaccinations, and genetically modified crops that make low yield subsistence farming have higher yields and thus prevents famine. Read all that again. Do you still feel this strongly about freaking Mufasa and a 19 year old girl. Sarah please. Whats wrong in the world is a lack of priority and education in subjects pertaining to the world we ACTUALLY live in and not what we see on the internet or in movies or BS articles by small time writers who only want their big break so will say anything to move up at anyones expense. To be honest, I bet this girl knows more of the world than you. I hope you learn from my post like I have learned from yours. Doing a little research yourself from trusting sources or experiences truly is enlightening and really helps you see past all the lies we are fed by the media. Regards Sarah and to anyone else who has nothing better to do than to finish reading this comment. 106. What would her going to church have to do with anything?? That is totally irrelevant. And if you meant that she is probably a self righteous, hypocrite who thinks that she can justify herself by being religious, the church was built for people who need a change in their life and recognize that they can’t do it on their own. So if she really is a terrible person who is doing a great crime, then church would be the perfect place for her. 107. Kayla, we are very different than other animals. We have the ability to evolve beyond our instincts greatly throughout life. We can reflect on our actions and think. Its the very trait unique to us that allows you, Kayla, to care so strongly for these animals. Other animals do not care when they kill. In fact they don’t even not care. They don’t even think about it. Its instinct, like breathing. We are a higher evolution. Thats fact. If you don’t agree with that at least, then I fear you lack the ability to think. We are not the same. Rome was not built by Lions. I still don’t think we should drive them to extinction however. If you have the time, I encourage you to read my other post. It’s lengthy, but it might ease your conscience. If it doesn’t, then maybe you should remind yourself you are HUMAN, and rethink your humanity. Regards. 108. Most of your comment is either filled with fallacies or just plain incorrect. You immediately compare hunting African wildlife to killing babies, but last time I checked there was a significant difference between murdering a human baby and hunting an animal. Every statistic you stated was below the actual number, according to several conservation websites, and your strongest reference is from the “lion whisperer”. Was it wrong to pose with hunted animals? Generally speaking no, as its very common for a hunter to take a picture with its prey. Did she overdo it and post pictures people could find offensive? Probably. But that gives no one the right to bash a young girl on social media because she made a mistake. If you want to go after someone, go after the thousands of poachers that illegally hunt animals for profit, not a teenage girl for legally hunting an animal, while putting money into the African economy and using the remains as recourses. 109. She’s definitely not an a-hole, most likely compassionate, but very arrogant in her decisions of using social media. As for the cataloging of animals (tranquillized or dead), I must say I find her smiling over what should be an honorable kill as distasteful, even if it’s “for the camera”. It’s never a joyous moment to take a life, even for a good cause. Alex Riggs 110. Your comment was the smartest comment out of the whole lot. Just wanted to say I agree with your comment 100% 111. Wow… That was the poorest attempt at legitimizing such a cruel and hateful act I have ever had the misfortune of wasting my life reading. It’s a too bad Kendall doesn’t use her big game hunting skills to track and thin out the useless internet journalist population, maybe then we wouldn’t be subjected to useless garbage like this. She is not a good person, this is a fact. Dress it up with over population facts and under the guise of lion cub heroism, but in the end the fact remains, she flew thousands of miles for the specific purpose of killing animals that she did not have the opportunity to kill in the USA and then gloated about it on FB. slow sarcastic clap* Greatest human ever… 112. For me, it’s not about her just killing animals. Firstly, the lion and leopard aren’t tranquilized- they’re dead. She’s dancing with an animal corpse and smiling about it. It shows disrespect for the life she has taken. Of course people kill animals to eat and survive, but there is a huge difference between eating cows, fish, pigs, and chickens. Our diets ensure that these species will never go extinct. The animals she killed are devastatingly endangered and only (wildly) found in limited parts of the world. Also, there is a false assumption that African communities need white people to come in and kill their animals. They are doing just fine controlling their land without tourist hunters. Not all African farming communities are “probably starving tribes”. Sure, tourism is a great source of revenue. The real issue here is that tourism will always cater to people’s desires, no matter how immoral/unsustainable they may be- in this case, the desire to murder Africa’s “Big 5″ endangered species. This one girl isn’t the problem, but she has accidentally become a symbol for it. I hope you don’t take this comment to mean I am bullying you, I just don’t share your opinion. 113. @Brittany – if you eat meat of any kind, you are directly or indirectly responsible for the killing of animals. If the demand was not there, less would be killed until the demand increases or goes away. In the past, people had to kill animals themselves because there weren’t processing plants where this happened. They actually had to take axes and chop off chicken heads and clean the animal for eating. So, she is providing the meat to villagers who might not have things to eat. Man, it’s great to live in America where we don’t have to see any of this and can just go down to the local store and BUY meat and not have to worry about being eaten by a lion on the way to get what we farmed or be killed while hunting other animals. 114. Anyone who kills majestic wild animals and then poses them in a obnoxious way is one sick jerk. Stop trying to defend her an get her some psychological help which she desperately needs. Lisa Rosa 115. Your name on here is “Peeweeinurbunghole”. Anything you say/think is automatically invalid. 116. Mike. You are awesome! Best comment in this whole darn thread! 117. I’m sure ‘Africa’ does a great job in preventing the poaching of their ‘exotic’ game with all the money they have lying around to do so. Oh wait, legalized hunting is the primary funding source attempting to this illegal act. 118. I’ve never had any desire to kill something and I’m sure not in the minority. Of course we would all fight to defend ourselves or hunt for our food if we needed to but in the Western world all of our food needs are met at the Supermarket. There is no need to inflict any unnecessary suffering on other creatures. 119. Compassionate people do not kill for fun – EVER 120. Do you know how many species of animals went extinct before humans interfered? O and do you think people would live if the deer population was out of control? Have you ever seen a car hit a deer on the highway? Obviously people in Africa think it is a good idea to control the population of these animals or it wouldn’t be legal. O and she also helped by giving the meat to the people there! And about her posting it on facebook…that is her choose. Let me see your Facebook page and see if you post anything about what you do or anything personal about yourself! Leave the girl alone this is what she likes to do and you obviously like to pick on people who do things that are perfectly normal! You would not be alive today without people hunting. Better than raising animals in a small cage and fattening them up just to kill them. Most of the animals she killed had an actual life before they were killed. What she is doing is more humane 121. Sarah she gave the animals and probably much more to starving people! And btw everyone that is not trophy hunting because the meat is getting used. Maybe that’s why she took a picture because she wasn’t taking it home for a trophy and she is smiling because she just helped more than A dozen of people eat! Next time you eat meat any kind of meat remember you classify that as “murder” and “disgusting” and you pick on a teenager! It is all you people that makes people kill themselves! Because you are so rude and go crazy over something that is none of your business! But you don’t care about that. I bet you would if America was against one of your family members or against you! I hope one day you feel the pain she must be feeling from all you people 122. There are many ways to help out the african population, pulling a trigger isn’t one of them, there are more than a few capable africans who can shoot an animal. 123. If you don’t like it, don’t look at it. She’s not forcing you to look at her pictures, you’re only looking at them because the media told you to. If she were a 60 year old, 250 pound man, we wouldn’t even be having this conversation; but because she’s young and pretty this has become a controversy. Let her live her life, you know absolutely nothing about conservation and/or hunting, so quit pretending you have a clue what a stable animal population is. 124. It’s not the “cheerleader” aspect that’s so galling; it’s those repeated images of her, smiling smugly over freshly-killed innocents, all over social media. If she wants to claim that these kills are humane and important to conservation, then she would do well to at least appear to honor the creatures whose lives were sacrificed to that end. 125. This all could be true but she looks a little too happy. As the daughter of an avid hunter I’ve seen many photos of kills, but I’ve never seen someone look that enthused. • She got do something that is a once in a lifetime chance, are you kidding me? 126. She doesn’t NEED to do anything nor does she have to. Just because your too stupid or close-minded to ignore something you don’t agree with (b/c you can do absolutely nothing about it even if you wanted to) doesn’t mean she has to go out of her way to explain what she is doing. She doesn’t need to change ANYTHING just for your benefit. It’s HER facebook page, not yours, and pretty sure she won’t give a rats ass about your stupid challenge anyway. Surely YOU don’t have your head so far up your ass to think this comment wouldn’t spark any debate. If you don’t like what she’s doing, newsflash!; it’s the 21st century, there’s a block button for a reason! If this is a big part of her life like she says it is, I’m sure she doesn’t care what any of you think and nothing you say or do can change that or the fact that she loves killing animals and will surely continue to do so. 127. It’s “bad taste” to take a picture with a trophy kill? It’s call pride. What’s the point of accomplishing a goal or succeeding in something if you can’t take photos to remember it. Should we not allow the winning team to take pictures after the Super Bowl, or any sporting event for that matter? Let me guess, taking pride in success and winning are against the rules, and taking pictures to remember it is not allowed because it might offend the loser? I can guarantee you that the lion doesn’t care that she took a picture with his dead corpse, why should you? 128. don’t judge her like you know her or why she did it. or hate on her because you disagree what she dose. what she did is not against the law. i don’t abortion isn’t right but if hear or see some one do will hate on attack her like you guy are doing no. i be friendly to her because i don’t know i know why she did and it will do no good to her or for any one it will only hurt more people. will said abortion yes but i will attack any one who dose or who don’t think it wrong for that what they believe. I hope you guy do the same don’t hate this girl for what she did or her believes. if you think big game hunting is wrong or kill any animals is wrong then say that but don’t say nasty thing about this girl or hate because it wont do no good and it wont change her mind or any one who dose it will only make them hate you back and that it not good for the world. 129. Hehehehe……my God, you’re an emotional moron. But I’d like to emphasize “moron”. Ralph Huppert 130. Obviously, you don’t realize that humans were created over the animals. It’s not murder. It’s an animal; it’s food! It’s food that those villagers are thankful to receive, that they didn’t have to pay for, and that they will gobble up. lula c 131. I see it has a spoiled american gril hobby that she is trying to justify. If we need to manage wild life population in big parks, then it should be to the government to do so, not to rich tourist found of hunting. Otherwise why not to let some rich people press the button on the electric chair, or to put the needles onto the convict harm in Texas executions… This is not because something needs to be done ( and yet you could discuss that also ) that is sould be commercialised !!! 132. im not a internet bully or hypocrite..but i lived in Africa ..Mozambique …and for what i understand is that nature must mantain her course …and about the photos posted by the girl ..she must be kidding …what did she expect post that in the internet ?Leave the animals alone and “nature “too …sorry about my english:) 133. Yeeeaaah … Ummm the people and the animals have been getting along fine together for a while now, without American intervention, I’m thinking they’ll be ok for another couple millennia, too. And as far as saving the poor wounded animal from the mean ol lions, it’s called a food chain for a reason, honey. Again, the animal kingdom in general was perfectly happy and reproducing fine before humans ever even stepped foot into their world. Oh the stupidity just dripping from this article … 134. Is it wrong to kill a living organism and then eat its flesh even though meat is one of the worst things for the human body? Shane Saylor • I’m going to have to call bullsht on you Shane. If meat was healthy/ good for you then there would be a lot of issues going on. God have us animals to feed ourselves, that’s one of there purposes in life. It’s a balance, of you don’t kill animals then the vegetation is over growing fueling the insect population and so on. There has always been the food chain, and we are on top for a reason. 135. I hope you realize that the human body hasn’t physiologically developed in the last 10.000 years, and that its “in our nature” to eat fruits and vegetables and seeds and nuts, thats whats best for our bodies, and humans only starting hunting animals during the last ice age when they were forced to kill or be killed. Shane Saylor 136. What I find most ironic here is the criticism of criticism and condescending tone with which this article was written. Your underlying inference of the naivety in believing things that are “shared/posted” (and probably the reason this was written) is made comical by the fact you justify the defense of her activity with excerpts from her own page?! If that’s how you aim to dissolve the media frenzy then your article is pretty much redundant as I could have read and surmised the same by simply reading her posts – should I have chosen to believe them. I take it your brushing aside of the lack of morality behind killing these animals through financial gain or “conservationist benefit” is partnered with facts proving this industry is Indeed as upstanding as is seemingly being assumed here. Not once do I see relocation being considered as an option? If she is truly concerned with the environmental impacts why not pay to totally “green hunt” and relocate troublesome animals? And if this is to feed villages, I’m sure the substantial amount she is paying to kill could go way further towards feeding humans than one dead elephant can. These justifications are severely lacking. I take it you are not from South Africa, if you were you would have been witness to thorough journalism discrediting the hunting industry here totally. Exposing trophy hunting to be more “canned” than “trophy” (done by Carte Blanche. Google is your friend, friend). I have neither the patience or the inclination to delve into the morality of the decision to kill endangered apex predators, the wrongness is implied. The attempt to paint the hunting industry as one that financially contributes and is “pro wildlife” will forever be undermined by the fact that these individuals are defending a sport that in it’s very essence and core revolves around the killing of animals. As long as alternatives exist to killing then spades must be killed spades and the killing must be seen for what it is: the preferred option of those involved. Killing an overpopulated species that are legitimately damaging the environment and would need to be culled is one thing, and should wealthy people decide to turn it into a sport and contribute to the economy, so be it. Provided it is humanely carried out and the hunter is proficient. Killing endangered species and majestic predators and using weak rationale behind doing so is a choice she is knowingly making and rather than trying to paint a pretty picture she should call it what it is. What enrages people the most is the fact she does the above then tries to imply it’s not what it appears to be. The girl is a killer… Big game hunters are killers… The pro environmental justification is a farce. And if you cannot see that, I suggest you refrain from writing uneducated, barely formed arguments that showcase your lack of understanding in the matter as opposed to that of the very people you’re intending to “inform”. Jarryd Reay 137. U should think about what kind of ahole people killed an animal next time you eat a hamburger or bacon! Karma really!!! She is hunting animals to feed people same as people do here everyday its just different animals different country…get over yourselves people!! think before u speak 138. this article does the opposite for me, I cannot stand her more now, so she has money …why not directly donate to the people in Africa, how does shooting something NOT for food NOR for overpopulation, while you are in a jeep, make you sportsmanlike or cool? She is a nutjob! Robert Mushinsky 139. The author of this article is most likely some a NRA hunting nut, this is obviously wrong what she is doing and you cannot justify it with one instance where she has tranquilized a rhino. To kill an animal because you want food is one thing, but to kill for sport is just sick. Lions are endangered and to kill a lion anywhere is ridiculous – it does not help control the population, I used to volunteer at a lion sanctuary in SA and I can tell you right now, every lion counts when it comes to increasing the population to healthy levels once again. Stupid girl. andrew nantais 140. I am a huge animal lover and even after reading the story behind what she does and how it helps these countries I find it difficult to see her standing with these animals with a huge grin in her face I do understand how she is helping these people and keeping their livestock safe so they don’t suffer anymore and I applaud her for stepping up and helping these places that have so very little. But even in helping them I couldn’t stand by one of these animals without tears rolling down my face Robin Grosch 141. Who the hell does she think she is?! Stupid cheerleader. People like this need to be bound and thrown for lions to eat them alive; as it is animals are becoming extinct because of mankinds greed! As for the government; OFCOURSE they will do absolutely NOTHING to protect our species because they are greedy for the money so all we have is animal activist groups which we can depend on to help these poor animals. What do these hunters not understand by the term EXTINCTION?????!!!!! Want to post bullshit here explaining why they killed the animals. Just bullshit leave THE ANIMALS THE ALONE!!!! WHO THE HELL DO THESE AMERICANS THINK THEY ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! T. Jadhu 142. +1 Very well said Niall Ganly 143. Sorry, but that still doesn’t justify killing endangered animals. There are lots of ways to feed starving people, especially given the money she uses for the permits (and it being ‘legal’ where she does it doesn’t justify it, either, when she comes from a developed nation) that could be spent on other foods for the people. One hunt was a dart hunt, yes, but if animals are becoming a problem for people, conservationists generally will relocate them. And even with the lions, there’s still the point that she’s posting the pictures all over social media about it. Think of it this way: if the government offered licenses to kill people if you had enough money to pay for it, and she got one and went around shooting people, would that be okay? I mean, it’d be perfectly legal. I’m not anti-hunting or anti-guns, but killing endangered species isn’t a justifiable act for any reason. Christina Ostler 145. “However, since they are in Africa, and not here, hunting them is a disgrace.” That’s an illogical argument. Hunting them is a disgrace because many African animals are endangered.It’s acceptable to kill deer due to the fact that there is an adequate amount of them. IF she truly cared about “[feeding] the hungry in AFRICA” she would’ve donated the money directly or bought them food. In fact, buying food in Africa that is the equivalent of the 160k she spent in order to hunt those animals would have fed entire villages. She’s not in this for the charity involved. True charity is when you do something good and expect nothing in return. She clearly isn’t the wonderful person you are making her out to be, especially considering that all she wants is to have a show. If her hobby involved shooting deer or ducks for sport, she wouldn’t be receiving this kind of critical backlash. If her “hobby” (which you ignorantly sugarcoated) was morally right, she wouldn’t be receiving any of this attention. But because her “hobby” involves killing off endangered species, species that may or may not live to see 2025, her moral compass is clearly off and her dazzling smile proves that. Taking a step back and looking at the situation in its entirety, something is clearly amiss. Perhaps it’s that her intentions and goodwill aren’t truly genuine and she isn’t the good person she is making herself out to be. 146. Just because she paid the government and was legal does not make it right…..Just means the laws are just as fked up. Endangered is endangered no matter what some 3rd world country says is legal or not. tom plankly 147. Everyone needs to really work on their grammar. All these run ons. 148. “freshly-killed LIVE animals” what the actual fuck are you trying to say here ? ballocks mcgee 149. doesnt “reintroducing” “repopulating” “reorganizing” or really anything else people do to “help” take the nature out of it as well ? ballocks mcgee 150. As for killing babies, why not? What right does that baby have to life? After all, the parents should just be able to post-natal abort it any time they feel like it, right? Kevin Richardson is definitely a scientific authority in this matter. So I would take his advice at wholesale retail value. ;) Especially on matters such as hunting, and the socio-economic rationale of foreign cultures with relation to leopards…. Heck, the native Wolf population is at less than 3000 in Wisconsin, and yet the state demands that the wolves be hunted each year to tame the population. Where is your indignant outcry over that? Oh. It is because it is Africa and you think that is exotic? You Western hypocrite… Murder? Huh… interesting word choice… so abortionists are murderers too, eh? What is that faint word I hear whispering over the Savannah? (Western hypocrite). 151. And we’re supposed to take someone who seriously who in turn takes the Lion whisperer seriously????? 152. Just pretend this is a baby human and it won’t bother you so much. Where is the outrage for the genocide of African humans by Islamic zealots? I like animals. I just like humans more. becky heath 153. Bloodlust, nothing more, nothing less. :( 154. Yeah I just don’t buy it. She’s paying money to hunt animals that will provide food to local villagers so her primary motive is feeding poor people? B.S. Dollar for dollar grains and vegetables will feed MANY times more people than meat. Why doesn’t she donate money to programs to help develop sustainable agriculture? That would make a REAL impact in the lives of these people, of course she wouldn’t look as cool posing next to a truck full of seeds and irrigation equipment. The picture of the elephant is particularly sad. Those magnificent animals are being annihilated by ivory poachers, and this stupid woman justifies the killing by pretending she’s feeding poor people. What a hypocrite. Paul K 155. Nice! I agree. 156. First things first, to all of you that are freaking the fuck out on this girl are fucking immature. You don’t like what she’s doing too bad, it’s none of your damn business. You don’t know her life and you don’t know the whole story behind her actions. Get a life!! Second of all most of you are adults that are criticizing a 19 year old girl that is doing what she loves and happens to help the people and the world for that matter. Most of you have done and do things that people don’t like, but yet I highly think the whole damn world is breathing down your neck. Just leave the poor girl alone and stop being a bunch of fucking immature online bullies. I want to thank all those individuals that are standing up for Kendall. Kat Paul 157. She was taking the animals for herself, she was feeding the STARVING people in Africa! Why don’t you go try to live in Africa and get attacked by a lion and see how you feel! 158. Why don’t you go to Africa and try finding food? 159. What an idiot you are. Explain this to the starving kids in Africa she fed. Also, human infants are not being attacked by other humans. You’re basically comparing hunting animals that are destroying other species of animals with babies that are destroying some type of species of babies… You make no sense and you’re a complete moron. You’re the one that should consider having a bullet for breakfast… 160. We do kill babies because everyone is doing it. It’s called abortion. 161. We bash on her because this is America and we are stupid. People don’t seem to realize that hunting is a sport and, like all other sports, you earn a trophy when you do well, which in this case is a killed animal. Like all other sports you take a picture with your trophy. This isn’t a big deal, there are plenty of animals out there to repopulate in place of the ones that are killed. 162. Exactly. Actually, I read another article where a guy documented his safari tour in Africa and lions literally chilled next to their car, for shade. I’m sure all the “stalking” was painstaking. You’re not Katniss. Stop it. 163. RATIONALIZATION & JUSTIFICATION at its best. There are other methods to the solutions of the problems the cheerleader mentions. The “writer’s” comparison of Hemingway/Roosevelt vs. cheerleader is a BLIND one, so much for research! Those were different eras, social media was non existent, news traveled slower, and to top it off they were RESPECTED POWERFUL public figures, not cheerleaders. I’m not saying hunting is wrong, but the arguments made in this “article” does not justify it. 164. So what your saying is that all hunters are assholes?! Hunting is a sport, just like football or baseball. There is nothing wrong with killing wild game as long as someone will enjoy the food it will provide. I am a hunter myself, as is most of my family and friends, it gives us the means to live without having to purchase meat from the grocery store( which by the way is still a dead animal). I have to commend this girl for her generosity, she is helping the people of Africa, something most people wouldn’t even consider doing, she has the financial ability to do so, so good for her. 165. Someone made a comment about there being enough animals to repopulate…. Knowledge is power. Although “lion” may not be on this list – elephant is. I do believe I saw an elephant slain in the pictures above. 166. Are you a vegan? do you eat beef? or chicken? or any sort of seafood (fish, lobster, crab, shrimp…) because if you eat any of these and bash her for killing “animals” you are an idiot, just because you dont kill them you are still eating them correct? if there wasnt high demand for chicken or beef or w.e else they would not be killing so many chickens or cows or fish and ect, you’re mad why because these animals are endangered and the ones you eat arent? you are a HYPOCRITE you are talking about justifying her and all this other bullshit you fail to see if she doesnt do it someone else will… the reason someone else will do it is because if u actually read the goddamn article you would know, but either way im gonna give you a quote from the article that is gonna make you wish you read it before you posted this comment, and my comment isnt just for you its for all the IGNORANT people out there making stupid comments… “Lions that have come in and taken over a pride, not only kick the older lion out, but will also kill all of his cubs so that the lioness will come into heat again. Controlling the male lion population is important within large fenced areas like these in order to make sure the cubs have a high survival rate.” and here is another quote for you “107 head of cattle was killed in a single year due to leopard kills. Leopard populations have to be controlled in certain areas.” if you dont “trim” the population of that certain animal and if there are Lions that have come in and taken over a pride, not only kick the older lion out, but will also kill all of his cubs you are saving 20 lions as opposed to one! NOT ONLY IS SHE JUST HUNTING but she is feeding the people in Africa, which is also known as a third world country (which i mean no disrespect by) meaning they dont have the same thing you and i and the other people that might be reading this have. for example money, food, clean water and ect…. by killing one lion or leopard she is feeding MANY people in Africa that are starving! and i am willing to BET my entire life on it that people here dont have a single clue of whats going on there, because i am willing to bet my entire life on if they were starving in Afirca and they had to hunt a lion or leopard and eat it they would. so just stop bashing her. all you want to “stand up as humans” maybe recognize what she is doing before you just go on and on to bash her, how many of you have done something like this for a third world country? how many of you have even tried to make a difference in your own country let alone another one, and by the way dont believe everything you read on the internet! follow up on the sources before you want your 15 minutes of fame like what mike said! well said mike! 167. I’m just curious, how do you feel about abortion? (Serious question) Would you agree that it’s more convenient to defend animal life than human life? When is an animal going to show up and ask you to take care of it for the next eighteen years? Nick Yarosz 168. It is funny that half the people who commented on this article did not actually read it. Let me clear up a few misconceptions about animals. 1) When a leopard starts hanging around a village killing its cattle, you cannot simply ask it to leave. Once it realizes that there is plenty of easy prey to catch, it will stick around forever. Not only that, but having a leopard around a village is dangerous for the villagers. Would any of you really put an animal above humans or their livelihood? 2) Yes, the money she paid goes directly to the villages. In order to hunt on their land, she pays them directly. 3) For those of you too lazy to read, the lion she killed was done to control the male population so he wouldn’t kill the lion cubs in the pride. If he killed all the lion cubs – guess what? You would have multiple dead lions, not just one. 4) The elephant was not wasted. The local villagers used the meat for food. Nothing went to waste. 5) For the love of all things good, educate yourself on matters you know nothing about before commenting and making yourself look like an ignorant hateful fool. 169. Remember when white people went to South Africa, fenced in wildlife and kicked the native San people off their land. Then brought them to reservations, made them work for food, and prohibited them from hunting their own game for the sake of “protecting endangered wildlife”? So NO, she’s not a hero for hunting for villagers. They are most likely denied the right to hunt for themselves. You’re right, hunting is a sport for us. Unnecessary entertainment. For other people, it is a means to sustenance and survival. Please stop using the sport excuse. And really, unless we start consulting actual research and experts on game laws and endangerment in Africa, we can’t come to any conclusions from this article, her Facebook page, or any other buzz word article on this misinformation shit show we call the internet. 170. But… Didn’t the article mention that within the fenced in area, if the male lion populations aren’t kept in check, they will murder the cubs of the tribe? Sounds to me like that’s one pride-less male lion vs anywhere from three to a dozen or so cubs. If the kills actually help the population of lions to grow, as well as benefiting the local tribes, I see no problem with that. And if leopards are coming in and killing essential livestock that sustain the tribes, then killing them seems appropriate. Granted, I would prefer a ‘green’ hunt to relocate the leopards to other areas, but there’s no guarantee that’s an option. I honestly don’t know. What I do know, is that if you’re arguing for the sake of lion numbers out there, your point is kind of moot since the hunts actually seem to help. 171. “Fake outrage is the new past time for white people” – that is F’ing awesome! This sums up just about every whiny liberal comment I have read in the past year! And I’m a white guy. 172. I would point out to everyone that in general the sport hunting lobby tends to be conservationist. Not in the sense of ‘save everything and make animals and humans equal’, but in the sense of managing resources. They want to be able to hunt next year. They want a good healthy herd population. And they spend lots of money to figure out what they can take or not to maintain a sustainable resource. 173. It seems the only logical thing here is to not only take away her 1st amendment right but also get rid of her 2nd. If she can’t have a gun and can’t post pictures of anything this should solve the problems all the ignorant people have with her. 174. I heard that the law allowing condoms to be passed out, in lion school, and free abortion clinics to be set up for any animal, under the age of 18, on the serengeti was struck down by a slim margin. Better luck next election cycle to all you cute lil libbys. She killed 1 rogue lion, that could have taken over a pride, and then HE would have killed ALL of the cubs in the pride. She save multiple lives in that endangered species list…while doing so on a sanctioned hunt. Be careful how you tout censorship. The next person that is censored, could be you. Oh…and I know this has nothing to do with the argument, but I love saying it anyway. If tat majestic lion was charging you, or your children, you’d be damn happy if that cutey with a shootey was there to save your butt. Michael Fish 175. This article is so full of shit that I think I just stepped in some to go get a glass of water. About 2 days ago, I had the absolute misfortune of learning that the hunting and games industry, once again, is using its power of lobbying and propaganda to get what they want. We live in a day and age where food is abundant. Although many of us are taking direct action in activism against bio tech companies like #Monsanto to stop meddling with the genetics of our food, in general, most of us are pretty lucky to be able to put food on the table. Hunting for food is no longer a necessity. In fact studies have shown that more and more people are heading towards a vegetarian or vegan diet which is stirring up a big uproar among the dairy and meat packing industry. Animal conservation is climbing to an all time high in awareness and activism. The beautiful thing is that hunters, poachers and meat packers hate us, and that means we are on the right track. That being said… Many species of wild animals across the globe have faced terminal to close terminal extinction many times over. If it wasn’t for the millions of activists across the world, some of these beautiful creatures would have been extinct forever, never to be seen again. I had the fortunate pleasure of talking to a very good friend yesterday and it pretty well sums up what Kendall Jones is achieving. People love to kill. Some people just have an abysmal obsession to end the life of another being in order to achieve a constant spark in authority, control and ultimately “ego.” Depending on how you were raised, there are some individuals that are just wired to kill and slaughter. This is true of Kendall Jones. Her father was a big game hunter, therefore she was encouraged to follow in daddy’s footsteps. Let’s talk about “game” hunting. Plain and simple, game hunting is nothing more then trophy murder. Someone equips a gun, travels to a destination whether it be Africa or even one’s own backyard. They spot an animal in their sights, pull the trigger and end the life of a sentient being. They then drag that carcass back to their home, clean it, stuff it and display it in their home. Do you think that soldiers are wanting to bring back someone that they killed, have them stuffed and display it on a pedestal in their living room? If you suggested that, people around the world would accost you for being a psychopath. Why is it allowed with animals? Why is it ok that we can take the life of a sentient being that has feelings, a family, a social structure like humans and just senselessly waste it for the mere pleasure of stalking and killing? There is a simple answer to all of this. People with the help of industry bias and brainwashing, have taught themselves not to care. Here’s the lowdown when it comes to Kendall Jones. She is a cheerleader, a dime a dozen. She obviously comes from a well-to-do family that can afford to send to her to these exotic hunting grounds. She is also a student at Texas Tech. She has made it publicly known that she is seeking to turn her murderous hobby into a reality TV show, because we all know that an attractive, barbie doll-eyed blonde is not totally out there to just get down, dirty and hunt. She is seeking fame and fortune. The only sad part is that she is murdering exotic and endangered animals to achieve that circle in the spotlight. As far as her referring to how she is an advocate for conservation, let me debunk that right here and now and put it to rest once and for all. The hunting and games industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. They are in business to make money, plain and simple. Industries that are extremely wealthy have one weapon that they employee to use to get whatever they well please. Money. Every year hundreds of millions of dollars are lobbied to create loopholes in laws to allow them to proceed with the hunting of exotic and endangered animals. As another device, they set up coalitions and organizations for conservation of these species to indeed create another baffle to society to appear be assessing the situation proactively, like the woodsman who plants a tree for every 5 that he cuts down. From December of 2012 to March 2013, I embarked with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to document and disrupt the annual Japanese whale hunt in the Southern Ocean. We were extremely successful, saving 932 whales. In 1986 a global moratorium was set in motion making commercial whaling illegal. However, like hunting on land, there were loopholes written in the laws allowing for the gathering of scientific data to be gathered through lethal methods. The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary was established in 1994 which encompassed a 50 mile radius around the continent of Antarctica prohibiting fishing or poaching of any kind. Japan refusing to recognize the moratorium and code of the sanctuary continued to hunt, killing nearly 1,000 whales or more per season. In order to achieve this immunity Japan set up the ICR (Institute of Cetacean Research) as a front to deviate around the red tape of being a private for profit fishery from being excluded. Bottom line, if you have enough money and political influence, you can pretty much get done whatever you want. Good or bad. Thankfully there are organizations like Sea Shepherd that are stepping in and aiding the laws in governments to protect and preserve these animals. The laws are in place. Sadly there are too many rich and powerful elite bodies in governments that throw money at the heads of state every year to ensure that their streams of profit do not run dry. Here’s the rub. You cannot claim to conserve and protect these wild and endangered species while slaying one or more of the same kind. Its absolute idiocy! That is like saying that soldiers have to go to war and kill other people so that big, fat, bald wall street bankers can feel safe and purchase that extra yacht that they have been wanting. Media and PR that represent these companies spend billions of dollars and thousands of hours coming up with the most crafty and in-depth approaches to get each and every one of us eating out of their hand and believing every word they say. They know that if you repeat something over and over again, people will believe it. That is a tactic that has been literally employed in corporate media in the United States. The number one focus of the hunting and game industry is PROFIT. Business as usual. They do not care about these endangered species. They do not employ successful tactics towards the prevention of poaching, because big rich sociopaths have good money to spend to step on these lands and shoot and kill these animals. They simply have no compassion for these animals, dead or alive. As said by my friend yesterday, it is to satisfy the maniacal ego in the pulling of a trigger or a bow and arrow to draw blood. Many of these people follow the neo-republican party or as recently they have dubbed themselves, “conservatives.” That gives me and anyone with intelligence a huge laugh. Why you may ask? Most people that claim to be conservative are among the most wasteful and careless people when it comes to actually conserving our planet earth. Therefore if you are an inconsiderate wasteful person that uses an overabundance of resources and kills animals, and supports and aids in bio-tech and deforestation, you are indeed not a conservationist, you are a “plague.” In closing, I will say this and bring forth a plea to those that read this. Do not be fooled by industry propaganda behind a pair of pretty blue eyes and nice legs. Like everything else, it is a distraction. A distraction from what needs to be the focus. The bottom line is this. This little starlet is waltzing around murdering endangered species while claiming to be a conservationist. No matter how you try to rationalize her side of the story, a little common sense, facts and science will tell you otherwise. Killing these animals will not aid in ending starvation for other animals, when they are indeed few in number to begin with. Killing these animals to raise money conservation for other animals of the same kind is ridiculous. It does not do anything but end the life for one of the animals and puts the other remaining ones in jeopardy. Killing these beautiful animals is immoral and wrong. It is murder. Legalized murder. Kendall Jones is a murderer. A murderer of wonderful, beautiful and amazing sentient beings that love and feel just as we do. Texas Tech, I would ask that you do not support your student’s endeavor in exploiting the murder of these animals to achieve stardom and popularity by their demise. I am sure if you dive into the text books of animal biology and current calculations that you teach on a yearly basis, you will find that these animals are indeed “sentient” beings and are seriously facing future extinction. Do the right thing, Texas Tech. I would ask all those that read this letter to share it and to spread it around so that the journey and movement to protect these endangered species will become empowered and will gain the political will to shut down the poaching and hunting of these species and to open peoples eyes to the propaganda and brainwashing behind the acts of people like Kendall Jones and the hunting and games industry. Ryan Garner 176. We DO kill babies everyday…it’s called abortion! When are people going to be outraged by that? When the mothers hold up what is pulled out of them and pose for a pic with relief on their face that they don’t have to provide for the child for the next 18 years? I think lions and cheetahs and elephants are just as adorable as the next person, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t a threat the the native people and their food sources in the countries they live in. People aren’t outraged when men hold up the fish they have caught, or teenage boys pose with the deer they have killed, why the hate for this young woman? Is it jealousy because she is young and pretty and can afford to take these trips? I’m not a hunter, I have other hobbies, but why such outrage when there are much worse things happening in these villages and in America everyday?! 177. Regardless of her arguments, she still an A-hole. Killing these animals is just plain wrong. J Kumai 178. Dear Devon, Maybe you should be the one to do some research. Were you paid by the hunting lobby to write this load of crap? This is nothing but a one sided advertisement for trophy hunters with very little truth other than the fact that people have been doing this for a long time. Typical of a journalist these days though to write a ONE sided story. 179. I seriously hope you’re kidding. Not killed out of need? SHE GAVE THE MEAT TO PEOPLE IN STARVING VILLAGES. It wasn’t for self glorification. And saying it’s disgusting if she’s a Christian is ridiculous. By you saying that I’m guessing you are one, and where in the Bible does it give YOU a right to tell someone they’re a bad Christian? It doesn’t. So get your facts straight before you go around saying crap like this. 180. There is no justification for this insane behavior! So she paid for a permit. Money makes it right? 181. Because the tribes of Africa are helpless and live week to week on the kills of a 19 year old girl. Stop taking a western biased view on Africa. This idiotic argument of population control (like Africa depends on out of continent hunters to monitor their safaris) has no real fact as population control occurs naturally; recent experiments on national parks in AFRICA have actually showed that the greatest success of conservation comes from keeping any human interference at all from the animal populations. That leopard crap? The only reason there are cattle deaths is that farmers are encrouching on the territory of predators and provide sitting ducks for food. The answer to that problem is not kill the predators. Her actions have literally nothing to do with the conservation of populations or the aid of tribes, as I highly doubt African tribes are so completely helpless that they need the kills of out of continent hunters to survive. This about the thrill of killing an exotic and magnficent creature, which, to “hunt”, you use guides and other aids that basically just present the animal in front of you to shoot. There is no actual hunting or nobitility in actions like this girl’s. Its just killing 182. There are a whole lot of idiots on here expressing opinions on something you know absolutely nothing about! Keep your shit to yourself! Hunting has been a way of life for thousands of years. There are just as many people that travel from other countries to the U.S. To hunt our game species and pay handsomely to do so. Hunting laws are always established and permits allowed to help control game populations. Hunting is healthy for habitats and in many cases necessary to help maintain populations to manageable levels that the environment can support. It used to be that people just killed animals for pointless excuses, but now regulations prevent that from being the case. Take the American bison for example that was pushed to the brink of extinction so the railroad could go through. Nobody bitched about that at the time. Thanks to game management and state and local authorities that have helped to rebuild bison herds in different areas around the country, they are thriving and even permitted to be hunted in Crain areas again. Only in limited numbers, but that will continue to grow as herd numbers grow. If a species grows too fast it overtakes territory from other species and drives them into a similar pre-extinction state. However with game management and hunting permits come healthy population increases that habitats can support and the animals begin to thrive. If you don’t like it, you certainly don’t have to look at it! That doesn’t entitle you to try to shove your PERSONAL opinion down everybody else’s throat! Keep your shit to yourself morons!!! At least educate yourselves before you speak out! Check your facts! 183. Why should she feel as though she can’t post pictures of herself on her Facebook Page? If people don’t like the pictures, Don’t look at them. It’s fairly simple to understand. 184. She may be keeping the trophy for herself, but every ounce of meat is being used to feed people in a community which can not afford to buy meat for themselves. The money she spends on these hunting permits goes to that community! Do you eat meat? Do you buy your meat from a grocery store? Have you seen the way these huge slaughter houses treat and contain these animals?! At least the animals us hunters shoot to put food on our table are in their natural habitat, running around and frolicking in the wild. Think about that the next time you buy a steak from your local grocery store! I will be awaiting your reply while I chomp on this delicious VENISON sausage! 185. How is this not bulling? I hear people crying bully bully bully all the time and yet we take peoples personal business and make it public. Spew hate, ruin lives, and that is OK? Tired of the public hating. People aren’t perfect. 186. You still don’t get it. You only read certain words and ignore the rest. I guess you never watched wildlife shows either. That lion thing with the “Alpha” male, is true. The new one will come in and kill all the cubs of the old Alpha. So you want to kill off 6 cubs for a male who may never even mate with the female? You make real sense man. Also, it’s been proven fact with many other species. They will kill off the others to make room for theirs. Who is to say who is right. You are just another stupid one sided person who fails to understand nature. 187. I think she is so wrong.Animals can take care off there own trouble when one is hurt or kill because there hungry She kills for fun because her dad told or showed her this. A cheerleader waths with that she is a peace off shit hunting animals with a gun. Helping people who need it like an excuus kiss my ass because i help when i can but dont need to interfeer in animals lives and kill them and take pictures to I love wildlive and they take care off themselfs they dont need me to interfear So take youre stupid excuses and put them somewhere els.Youre only a spoild brad who wanteds to have fun for killing inocents animals nothing els. ech Capel 188. You are exactly right but sadly ignorance is bliss to many who are posting here. As you can see by reading some of these posts, intelligence is not a strong suit 189. You all complaining about this “endangered species” crap but not once blink an eye when a BEAUTIFUL baby is killed. Shame on you all! I live off the land which means I kill whatever animal that feeds my family! You all complaining about this makes me sick. nathan wilson 190. I never reply to these things, but this is the best fucking comment I’ve seen on the internet in years. 191. You are such a stupid bitch, Laura. You didn’t even read the article. • well said 192. Well said. Furthermore, the way she brags about feeding the “poor African” villagers that can’t fend for themselves without her is quite disgusting. I’ve been on Safari THREE times in Africa. PHOTO Safaris and the people are doing quite well without the imperialistic attitude of a spoiled white girl from Texas. They DESPISE these types of people from the West. She obviously did not get the memo that we are in the TWENTY FIRST century, not the dark ages. But I suppose neither did her parents. VILE. 193. Well.. you’re mixing apples and oranges and ASSUMING what you know about people. I’m against ALL killing. So why would you assume that others that are also against killing for pleasure condone killing babies? Ignorant comment. Killing for pleasure is a sign of mental illness. This girl and her father are mentally ill and need to seek psychiatric care to protect ALL of society from them. She is obviously a cruel person, devoid of compassion and has no conscious. These ARE endangered species. Just research the population of these animals. ON STEEP DECLINE. If she was truly for conservation she would put down her gun and pick up a shovel to help build some homes for people in need. She could start in Texas where there are enough poor people that need help as well. 194. So, canned hunting counts as a sport? You don’t need to “trim” an endangered species, relocating is just one of the many options. If we needed to keep the population down why are there so many projects to increase the population? 195. In your quote you stated the ‘lion whisperer’. At that point you lost ANY credibility. Keep in mind she is not poaching. Take your fight to pachers, please. Don’t be an asshat. 196. Don’t you just love how it IS in fact all about money? I also love how “set in their ways” people can be; Kendall feels she is right so she IS right, right?? LOL Well anyway, loved your post. Exactly what I would have posted had you not first. 197. Is that the best excuse she/you could come up with to justify her cowardly killing ? Seriously ???!!!! Not her fault- but the safari companies ? She killed to feed the village ? She killed to control population ?? Does anyone really believe this none sense ? She should find herself more suitable and morally correct hobby!! Killing animals is definitely a wrong one. And comparing our current era and lions/elephants/rhinos population with the the ones at Hamingway’s time is really irrelevant and silly. 198. No one is attacking her per at. She used social media to post pics of her very legal hobby. The result is that the general populous now hates her for it, thinks she is disgusting, and overwealmingly wishes that she be mauled by a wild animal on one of her excursions. I think everyone knows that what she is doing is not some sort of free for all as if that were the case she would probably have lasted no lore than 5 seconds. David Zwanetz 199. per se. Autocorrect. David Zwanetz 200. Lions may be endangered but that doesn’t just mean you let their numbers go unmanaged, just as you don’t let deer numbers go unmanaged. Successful conservation is all about getting a balance so even with engaged species you sometimes need tactical pruning of the numbers both for the good of other species which unchecked numbers could impact but also to ensure the population is as strong and diverse as possible. If the required culling can be done in a licenced manner that feeds the market for hunting so less people are driven to illegal hunting and it brings in money that can go towards conservation efforts then there is nothing wrong with it Simon Wakefield 201. You can’t just relocate them, most suitable areas to relocate them already have populations of these animals and just dumping an animal into this existing populations can be troublesome. You need a population that at that time needs the fresh blood (or an area where they are trying to reintroduce the species to a range) and unless at the time the action is required one of these areas is looking for such animals what other options are they. Simon Wakefield 202. The issue here is not that she is killing them for a good cause. It is because she is taking photos with the dead animals with a shit eating grin on her face. Obviously the true motive is because she enjoys killing the animals. She grew up with hunting. Anybody who has ever enjoyed hunting only enjoys it because it’s something their parents taught them. If she truly cared about the reasons behind killing these beautiful animals she wouldn’t be taking photos of herself sitting all over their corpses, that is disgusting. She likes doing it obviously. These “green hunt” things are only an excuse for people to hunt exotic animals. People who back this stuff, only do so because they don’t want people to think that they actually like doing it. 203. The asshole does not realize that by killing a male lion you may have just killed a whole pride. The cubs are no longer protected and a new make May come in and kill all the young to take over. Guess she isn’t that educated after all and this is still outrageous and a bunch of bull shit because all of the African should be on the endangered species list as they are soon to be a memory;( 204. I’ve grown up in a family that hunts, so I’m used to it, but completely understand why people who aren’t used to it cringe when they see hunting photos. It’s completely normal to take photos with the game… and even when we’re camping we take photos of the fish we catch! Lol. It’s a way to document our trip and it’s a memory for that person. Hunting isn’t for everyone, I get it. But if it’s done legally and appropriately there’s no danger to cause an endangered species. Example. The deer population in our area would get out of control if the gov’t didn’t allow a certain amount of tags every year for hunting. It is a way of conservation…. As long as it’s done right and rules are followed. We have photos from hunts and try to be sensitive to who we share it with as it’s not everyone’s “cup of tea”. We do eat animals… most people eat beef, chicken, etc and they all had to be killed to get there… hunting isn’t cruel if you are responsible. If you shoot the animal properly (whether bullet or arrow) then you only need one shot and they are down, no suffering. In fact they die quicker than most farm animals that are raised for food.  (also grew up on a dairy farm) 205. I agree with a previous comment, there is absolutely no way that you can justify killing any animal whether it is Canned Hunting or Otherwise. We as a society have moved on since the days of the “Big Wealthy Game Hunter” justified his existence by “GOING HUNTING”, mainly because he could afford to, that doesn’t cut it any more, nor does, Villagers came and took home a Little Protein. That is no excuse either, just because “Daddy Did It” doesn’t make it right either…grow up girl and join the real world. Stop trying to justify your existence with bullshit, a majority of us are already grown up and can easily see through that…? Brian Cotgrove 206. It is not murder when the animal killed is feeding the village. Population control of predators is necessary to achieve and keep balance in the ecosystem. So all of you hater anti everything dumbasses shut the fuck up and get a life. Where do you people think food comes from, the supermarket !! It comes from animals dipshit! Most are raised for consumption others are leagally hunted for FOOD!!! Try finding deer or dove meat at a grocery store. You can’t . So if Texas cheerleader can afford to hunt, more power to her!!! You go girl!!! For all of you hater/ animal rights nazis…….Fuck Off and realize where food comes from!!! Ray tiedeman 207. “Is this article speaking out against critical thinking” – No, in fact, the writer of this article IS thinking critically by questioning the media frenzy and checking his/her sources. “Should we all just kill babies because everyone else is doing it?” – Your statement implies there’s no point in hunting besides to murder baby animals. You’re ignoring the larger issue – namely if these animal populations are not controlled, they would very likely kill African villagers. “It is time for us to stand up as humans and leave these babies alone! Let them flourish and let them be happy” – If you’re going to suggest that they should let those wild beasts roam free and “happy”, then I’ll assume you also assume the same logic should apply wherever you live. You’re effectively saying we not kill baby spiders either. Or mosquitoes. Termites. Flies. How about coyotes? Coyotes aren’t even half the size of a leopard, so I’m assuming you probably think they could and should also be left alone to roam free. So what if they pee on your grass? So what if they go through your garbage and eat your food? So what if they kill your pet? As long as they’re happy, that’s what really matters. 208. ” It used to be full and teeming with life. Instead, it’s full and teeming with humans. ” …and the local humans are EXACTLY why the wildlife is vanishing… people paying to hunt some creatures means that there is enough money for the locals to have there BE creatures. No-one can afford to be green when they’re starving. 209. Shemust be seriously infected. ….brain damage pr just…f..ed in the.head???? 210. Sickening and horrific. If she wants to contribute to Africa, she needs to do something besides give candy to schoolchildren and kill their wildlife. World Wildlife Fund and African Wildlife Foundation work closely with native villagers for the preservation of animals. They have training programs for bright young people to teach them skills as guides, trackers, researchers and environmentalists. This provides them with a career. Tourism is 9% of the East African GDP. Most of that is from photo safaris that do not destroy the animals the tourists come to see. Zimbabwe does have one of the better hunting programs since a percentage of the revenue from hunts and trophy kills goes to local governments and villages. And for the person who thought that the leopard and lion were just “drugged” that is wishful thinking. They are clearly dead. Leopards are endangered. She should not be allowed to slaughter endangered species. 211. I’m sorry, its called the food chain. Read about it. That one lion she killed is not going to stop Lions from eating. It is absolutely ignorant and self centered to use that as an excuse to take a life. As for the leopard, locals should be completely responsible for protecting their own livestock, to use that as an excuse to get your kill and do it with pleasure, is sadistic and wrong. 212. So she’s doing what nature does naturally and even as a little girl had this to say, “As badly as I wanted to shoot something…” Yeah, she’s an asshole who just likes shooting stuff. I hope she gets mauled or gets malaria. 213. THANK YOU. People don’t seem to understand this. What this girl is doing is drastically different than deer hunting. Top conservationists IN Africa are condemning her actions. In fact, one of the most well-known Lion conservationists (Kevin Richardson) called her actions “bloodlust” and “immoral at best.” If that doesn’t say something, then I don’t know what will. 214. You people are so ignorant, it’s unbelievable to me that you actually think you know anything about hunting. Hunting does so much for the animals, without it animals would be become overpopulated and die from painful desieses a slow death at that. I am a hunter and 99 percent of my kills are humane with the animal expired with in seconds of the shot. You should really try educating yourself and if you think hunting is easy then come out and try it, I would bet money that you couldn’t harvest anything even if you really tried peace out tree huggers have a nice day 215. With the handsome amount of money she payed to hunt, she could have provided mountains of food for the villagers. However, people shouldnt hate her. Whats done is done. Shes doing what humans have done years: hunt. I dont agree with her hunt of choice, but thats that. 216. The endangerment of these animals is not cause by hunters like Kendall who have permits and hunt the animals withing specific ranges. The animals are endangered by the behavior of poachers who hunt for their own personal gain and profit. I am fairly certain that female lions are the primary hunters in lion prides, and according to this article, at least, Kendall and people like her hunt some (not all, I’m sure permits control the number of kills allowed each year) of the males in the population to prevent them from killing the offspring of other males which will eventually increase the overall population. I understand why some people oppose hunting all-together, but if this type of hunting legitimately damaged ecosystems, it would be illegal. 217. I would give her ‘green hunt’ the benefit of the doubt if she weren’t posing so proudly beside the hunted animals. If someone had to put down a lion, truly for the sake of conserving the lion prides and other endangered animals, they would be doing it with a heavy heart, no? 218. murder is a hobby, today I shot and killed a rabbit in my yard, just because he was messing around in my garden. I sure was fun to see him jump up in the air when I hit him in the side with the bb. then he hopped around for a lil, then I shot him again in head, do I fell bad, hell no. just a stupid rabbit, would shoot another if I had the chance. hunting is so much fun =) 219. The process of farming animals for food will never change unless the ignorance of consumers @ the supermarket dramatically changes so that, when people actually consider what they buy and how it gets there…and NOT buy it because of how the animal was treated….unfortunately until this happens – nothing will change! 220. Yes, I agree. Whatever her reasons… she needs to stop posting photos of her kills, with that big goofy smile on her face. If she’s so dawned smart, she should have known that posting photos like these were going to stir people up, no matter her reasons. Let nature take its course. The animals will do what they do. The food chain is what it is. Nature takes care of itself. 221. Oh come on people. You act like your meat comes from some special, magical land where no animal is killed or hurt. Get a grip! Your beef, your pork, your poultry comes from slaughter houses. Animals are killed, and you eat them everyday. I’m sorry but no matter how you want to sugar coat the fact, the meat you are eating used to be alive; living, feeling, experiencing, alive. This girl has done nothing against the law. Lets face it, this may offend you, may make you mad, but that is not grounds for the government to act. That is not grounds for any lawful body to act. That is equivalent to someone getting mad because someone ate bagel while they were on a diet and couldn’t themselves. Its irrelevant. 222. I totally agree! If there’s a reason why people in the internet would go mad because of this girl’s behavior is the FACT that she hunts ENDANGERED animals. Yeah sure, we could all understand that people in Africa are starving, and killing one giant animal would probably do no harm(as all of you who defend Kendall insist) but really? Do you have to post it all over facebook and brag about it? If you are genuinely helping, there’s really no need to show off. This just makes it clearer that Kendall is an attention whore. And to pay millions of dollars just to hunt? Wow, you could’ve provided a FEEDING PROGRAM where everybody gets to fill their hungry stomachs without laying a single bullet on an innocent animal. She posted pictures on the internet, and so i guess she should’ve been prepared as well for the negative reactions as a result. What you post in the internet is your RESPONSIBILITY. Whether you’re a 19 year old or a senior citizen, you should own what you post. 223. “She’s 19, she’s young, give her a break” blah blab blah. Fck your logic! If it is to defend her, you go on and say that she’s young as if you mean to tell us that she does not know what she’s doing. But if everybody starts to criticize her, you go on and say it’s her love for this kind of sport, don’t hate her because she just does what she loves to do. Blah blah. NO. YOU give us a break. She’s freakin’ 19 years old. In a few months she’ll no longer be a teenager. And she knows EXACTLY what she does so cut the crap and stop defending her like she’s a baby girl who needs the protection of her mommy. Ugh 224. Amen! 225. You’re* 226. She is showing genuine concern for the people over here, having paid the locals and the government, as well as donating the meat to the locals. She was performing a much-needed conservation task, leopards having destroyed a sizeable amount of the locals’ cattle. I do not know a person who would let a fellow human starve to save an animal. “Look at the cute endangered animals” is not an excuse to allow locals to go hungry. Not My Real Name 227. How about if you don’t like hunting and killing and you don’t want to see pictures of it. THEN STOP FUCKING LOOKING FOR IT! Leave the girl and her decisions alone! All of your stupid fucking opinions aren’t going to change her mind and it shouldn’t. She is as American as you are and she can damn well chose what she wants to do. All you fuck-tards who bitch and moan. KEEP IT TO YOURSELF. Like the other 90% of Americans who don’t give a shit… There’s no point in beating the issue for days and days. It’s not like she keeps the animals in her house. And besides if your all against killing animals then besides being vegetarians I hope you all drive a Prius, and use solar panels and reuse water bc carbon dioxide, and oil, and coal, and rubber and all the shit we use everyday kill animals… So unless you live in a fucking cave and ride a bike stop bitching and keep your mouths fucking shut because whether you know it or not your actions everyday kill animals. So really everyone just shut the fuck up… 228. wah wah barry badrinath 229. She did nothing to feed the starving villagers. Africans do not eat the meat from lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, and rhinos so it likely went to waste instead. 230. I get what youre trying to say about the endangered lions but the point i guess the point you didnt read was that the lions she killed were gonna be killed by her as population control or by another lion looking to take over the pride. 231. Hunting is Not a sport and never should be a sport, Stup! If your Gathering or Killing a animal to feed “you” or your family then nobody would care, but Stup, this is not the case of providing, it’s a typical case of getting pleasure out of killing a beautiful animal that is based on Fun or being some kind of Big Man! The argument you made about the farm animals is not relevant to this story, farm animals feed the people across the country and yes, the way they treat them should be monitored better & enforced to insure life quality for all farm animals. As you see most people believe shooting/killing animals for sport, and not out of necessity, is so wrong that it angers us! Your ridiculous statement suggests that if someone eats a hamburger than they are a hypocrite for opposing what this Chick does, sounds Stupid! What’s your excuse for the one’s that say they hunt for the food, but shops at the supermarket for their meats? Sicko, get this through your “Tough Guy” mind, When you shoot an animal for sport, so you can either hang their head on your wall or to get a Selfie with this animal you murdered, it does not make you any tougher, rather the loser you portrayed in your post, Wake the Fuck Up! 232. Ummm, the data in this article is so skewed it’s ridiculous. What this young girl is doing is immoral and wrong. Shura Kelly Shura Kelly 234. You are dumb to think that the world cares about the overpopulated human population in Africa. Seriously I care more about the wildlife there than the humans inhabiting that part of the world. Get your head out of your ass and realize Africa will always have a messed up human population. At least let’s try to conserve Africa’s wildlife beauty by not allowing some of the most beautiful predators go extinct due to cunts like this, that hunt for glory. Scott Smith 235. Stop defending this girl. There is something sick when a parent teaches their child to hunt “for the fun of it” and because they get off on the “blood lust” of the hunt. There is something wrong in allowing a 13yr old to handle a gun to shoot for pleasure, then allowing her to brag about it. Shame on you daddy. What happens when she loses the thrill of killing animals, is she going to start killing humans?. So she can maintain her love for the “blood lust”. Who’s next on Miss Kendalls list??? 236. Your the stupid one let me guess your a vegetarian grow up 237. I am a vegetarian. Vegan, actually. Hunting is wrong. Period. Where’s the “authorized population control” for all the damn people over populating the whole planet. Are we so arrogant as to believe we should be orchestrating life as we know it? Man up. Leave the animals the fuck alone. 238. If Hunting Barbie wants to post pictures of herself doing her hobby on her facebook thats her right… If you dont like it… don’t go to her facebook. I’m here to tell you that the world is a dirty place… if this is how you’re chosing to fight your fight against the horrible people of the world… you’re grossly missing your target. You’re entitled to your opinion just as much as she’s entitled to her hobby… But going on her facebook page to bitch and complain about it is childish… If you want to stop it… go after the organizations that hold these trips? Or go find a hobby of your own because obviously you’re not exactly a contributing member of society as it is with the time to rant on the subject. Cody Kopowski 239. Yes as a species we kill and eat animals. Yes, as another poster stated, the feed yards are reprehensible and disgusting and very unhealthy for the consumer as well as the animals. I am not convinced of her conservationist aims. Helping to feed a village could be done by using the money the hunting permits cost to purchase domestic animals for them to raise or creating compounds to protect the domestic animals they have, from wild predation. There are many ways she could accomplish those goals, besides killing endangered animals. For your parting remarks, of course no one thinks the leopard will not attack and eat you if given a chance. It does not have the same options we have. No predator except for humans, has the option of subsisting off of abundant domesticated animals or becoming vegetarians. Fortunately we are omnivores who are able to feed ourselves through agriculture. While everyone has a right to pursue happiness, killing endangered species can not be condoned. Perhaps she would find more acceptance if all of her hunting was green. A Compassionate Thinker 240. Her boastful bravery aside, this little spoilt brat is incapable of handling the flac. I have been stopped from posting on her page – I never used any foul language, hate speech etc. – just logical arguments, but she obviously did not want to hear what I said. Her page is heavily sanitised and her likes went up from around 39 000 to some astronomical number almost overnight, obviously obtained by some means or another. Even the great Melissa Bachman only currently has around 51 000 likes, while this one’s likes are now suddenly close to half a million. Where did all these hunting supporters suddenly come from? I suggest her likes do not reflect the real situation. Can we start a counter page against her actions, like someone did for the Melissa Bachman issue? We MUST stop this inane practice of using psychopathic bimbos to feed the endangered species of the world to poor starving villagers. 241. Yes,I am vegan. Yes,hunting is wrong. Yes,she is wrong. Yes,Africa is wrong for selling out their animals and endangered species for money just like they sold each other off into slavery to the white man many moons ago. Wrong-Wrong-Wrong–there is no justifiable argurment on the planet to justify this. kendal wanted publicity she got. What she wasn’t expecting is that it would be negative publicity. And for Kendalls comments that Africans eat bush meat I seem to recall an African woman being outraged at this because she said Africans don’t eat bush meat. As for conservation another big friggin lie. If you care about animals and conservation then just donate money without having to kill an animal. Sociopaths are being outed on the planet left and right And Ms Kendal Jones is one of them. Good people are speaking out. 242. If this young woman has a clear conscience about what she is doing, she should not be concerned about what other people think. If they can learn from each other, all the better. She is the one who decided to make public what she is doing, by posting on the internet. She is 19 years old. No longer a child. She needs to grow up and take responsibility for her actions and the resulting consequences. That is what adults do. If she wants to help people in need, there are plenty of people in Texas who are living in third world conditions. She would save money on travel and have additional funds to put toward relieving their plight. A Compassionate Thinker 243. I feel like a lot of people are tossing around the word “murder” when referring to these animals, so I thought I would clear that up for a few people… The elements of common law murder are: 1. Unlawful 2. killing 3. OF A HUMAN!!!!! 4. by another human 5. with malice aforethought. Therefore: Please stop throwing the word murder around when referring to this girl hunting. She is not MURDERING these animals. Whether or not you agree with her hunting it is not, by definition, murder. 244. So if this one lion is left to live, then takes over a pride and kills a dozen cubs, how do you figure this improves the endangered situation? 245. Humans have been hunting for thousands of years. Its is no different than her staying here and hunting deer. We view the animals that she hunted as “exotic”, and therefore people think its horrible for her to kill them. These animals in africa are no different than our deers, squirells, birds, and other game. We do not see animals such as rhinos, and lions, on daily basis, but those in africa do. Just like all animals, thir population have to be controlled. The difference is, she is not hunting just for the thrill or score. If you even bothered to read, families and communities were fed from this animal. Not all hunting is bad (actually good in comparision to what they do to our chickens, cows, and hogs here in america). If you want to judge someone for hunting these “exotic animals”, place your judgement on those who kill for the kill, the ones who skin thier kill and dispose of the meat. The ones who hunt forjust the sport. At least she had fed people, and possibly helped another family survive with substance. Dont be to quick to judge, everyone has a reason for something. 246. OK so I jump on the emotional bandwagon, just like most of the people here. Then I was reminded that: Every time you feel yourself being pulled into other peoples drama, repeat these words… NOT MY CIRCUS NOT MY MONKEY – (Polish Proverb). The real issues here are our beliefs and understanding of hunting, conservation, animal rights and endangered species. Those are the important issues we should be working on – Not some media circus about one girls Facebook page. She did nothing illegal. If you disagree with the laws work on getting them changed. Focus on the issues, not one person. OK obviously I need to repeat this: Not my circus not my monkeys. Best to everyone. 247. To everyone that thinks what Kendall is doing is wrong, You go try having a life in Africa with nothing to live off of except your cattle that’s being slaughtered by leopards and other predators then tell me you wouldn’t want to defend your livestock. Also, in my opinion there’s nothing wrong with the “green hunts”. She’s HELPING the animals for crying out loud. And the ones that aren’t green hunts are being eaten, the animal is not just rotting or anything like that. Personally I’d rather see an animal be shot and killed with one shit than killed the way some of the slaughter houses for the animals we eat here are killed. And get over yourselves! If she wants to take a picture with her kills or the animals she tranquillized and post it on Facebook or whatever then so be it! She’s not poaching, it’s not illegal. If you don’t want to see it, don’t look. 248. I think every hunter should post pictures of harvested game on Facebook. Lets see how many we can get. 249. Darya, I completely agree with you. The reaction of these anti-hunting folk is based completely on half truths and general assumptions. Anyone who believes social media hype is usually a mindless drone, incapable of critical, rational thinking. I encourage anyone who is emotionally driven about their anti-hunting views to educate themselves on the fundamentals of environmental conservation. 250. You are right. Some people will have negative reactions to hunting for sport, even if it is done within the confines of law and good conservation management. However, rather than attacking the person, then address how conservation management is wrong headed and should not be funded through hunting permits. However, so many people have made so many claims that demonstrate ignorance of hunting in general and conservation in particular, that their opinions aren’t going to carry much weight. Good, sensible, well-informed dialogue between people of differing opinions is terrific. Name-calling and emotional knee-jerking is not going to be helpful. I’m not saying that’s what your post did. I’m putting this in your post because it appears by what you wrote that you have some sense, despite me not agreeing with your position. Derek Zurfluh 251. You’re right, we should make it even and hunt people, too. It’s only fair. Stupid ignorant people.. 252. There is no justification needed here….. any of you who have ever bought a mouse trap, a fly swatter, bug spray, smacked a mosquito on your arm should be considered just as guilty for killing an innocent creature. Just because you didnt think that fly was as beautiful as that leapard doesnt making killing the fly any better and doesnt make you any better of a person for thinking what she has done is wrong…. animals and humans have been hunting one another for as long as time can serve us and will continue to. Not only did she kill some of these for the greater good of the population of these animals…. but some she didnt kill at all and half you out there didnt even read the entire article to find that out…. you saw a post on Facebook or something and immediately decided she was in the wrong. Of coarse she is happy!!!! She followed in her dads footsteps and she has every right to be damn proud of that!!! If you have issues with people killing animals im sorry but your living on the wrong planet then. This will never change, not within your lifetime nor any other. You feel so bad for the animals out there then get up off your couch and go save some of them….. if you can do that then good for you, people like you will help to balance the scale of things and in your eyes and you can feel better about it. But if your sitting on your couch reading this and are pissed off and you havent done a single thing to try and help save animals that need it then in my opinion you are just as guilty for sitting there letting it happen. 253. Sheesh, people sure do overreact. I totally understand what this poor girl is ACTUALLY doing. I’ve read plenty about population control in several History classes and get the fact that it is absolutely needed to prevent wildlife disasters. 254. You’re right she should just go back to posting pics of being drunk and half naked like everyone else right? How much money did you give to wildlife conservation last year. Ducks Unlimited is a hunter based charity, compare their work to the sierra club or peta. The see who does more for wildlife, hunters or people like you. Adam Cooper 255. That happens all the time, new males come in and chase off old males and kill the babies. Welcome to nature. It isn’t Disney Bullshit. Predators eat other animals while they’re still alive. Herd animals will kill their own babies if they’re crippled. Babies in a nest kill their brothers and sisters. That male lion help chase of the male or males before him and killed the babies. The males after him will do the same thing. You cry over the death of a lion calling it evil, but you’ll call abortion “woman’s right to chose”. See anything wrong here? Abortion okay, hunting evil? Humans have mixed up morals or they simply don’t have any. Adam Cooper 256. That’s not true! Every body knows that the Meat Fairy visits every grocery store to fill the bellies of all the good little boys and girls. I think I might hate these people. They all have backward morals. They claim to love wildlife, but when was the last time they did anything for them other than build their house in their habitat. You’re family has done more for wildlife, thanks to liciences and tags than any of these self righteous assholes ever will. But guess what? They will still hate and look down on your family. They’d probably tell you that ducks live perfectly find in golf coarses and all deer live perfectly fine in backyards. They’ve never seen any of these animals, no nothing about them, yet know what’s good and upright on managing them. But kudos for having more patience with their stupidity than I do. Adam Cooper 257. wtf are you going on about oh why she posted picture because its her fucking right and she should be prod of what she dose its way more then you ever will by eating vegetables and bitching on forms 258. You are also an idiot 259. Yeah,there is a way to justify it.If it wasn’t her doing it,someone else would be.Although there are ALOT of other people that do it.And some of them only do it for sport. She does it for positive reasons also.Do you realize, she is feeding people,a lot of people.She is protecting people by helping keep certain populations of animals to a minimum. If these populations were to get too large,not only would they be killing endangered species, they would be eventually “running amok” and killing people. She is also paying money that goes to the villages.She is paying to help them,do what has to be done.She is doing it the right way,the legal way.Which is more than a lot of people that do that can say.I say she is doing a positive thing.How many people have you feed? People you didn’t know?How many villages have you helped? And how many times have you PAID to help others? I’m thinking, none. And if the girl loves the sport of it also,so what? What is the difference in her doing that versus people that live off the land and hunt for their food? Or worse,people that do it just cause they want a trophy?And let the meat go to waste?Atleast she is helping people while she is doing what she loves.Again how many people have YOU helped on that large of a scale.I think she is amazing and we need more loving, caring, intelligent, young people like her! And READ the whole thing people! That “fence” is 45,000 acres! That is NOT confined. And again if they did not allow this legal version of population control,people would still be doing it,and NOBODY would benefit. The way she does it,people benefit from it.And nobody seems to realize she is also helping hurt/endangered animals.And if all you people bitching,aren’t vegans.Then you are contributing to animals being raised for slaughter in deplorable conditions. Atleast she is honest about what she does and who she is.Willing to bet,99% of y’all can’t say the same!The girl is not hurting you. If you don’t like what she does/says/post,then don’t read her page/post.Complain about something that will affect US! Like our government! Jennifer Herrington 260. Jane: So, you are either too stupid to understand what this blog stated, or didn’t actually read it…. 261. One can mourn the act while taking pride in the skill required to perform it, with a bow, no less. And celebrate the life of an excellent specimen of the species. 262. I think a lot of this is because she is a young woman. If a boy her age had similar pictures there wouldn’t be as much of a fervor. Yep, a guy brought sexism into it. I also think that people see someone with a gun next to the bodies of animals and assume “big game hunter killing animals for the hell of it.” Clearly this is the wrong assumption, as every kill has had a point to it besides the kill itself. Predator populations get out of control here and we have some deer/elk or wolves/mountain lion troubles. In Africa they have troubles with lions, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, and a slew of other incredibly dangerous species and the communities in the area are not developed enough to be completely safe. Remember, the girl is nineteen, it takes a lot of effort to take down animals like this, of course she is going to celebrate with a photo. Should she be bragging this way? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean she’s the bitch all of you are making her out to be. 263. Your ignorance is noted. 264. oh i am sorry because she hunts she cant go to church now lmfao now she is not allowed to be leave in her own religion if she wanted to . Do you know the rapper the game goes to church and hes a straight up g hes stolen shit pretty sure he has killed but no one cares if he goes to church or not or what he believes in. Why can you people not just leave her the fuck alone if you have such a big deal bout it go to the reserve and go picket them for living a life and trying to make money to keep the reserve going so instead of of lion getting picked off a year by someone you got a group shooting as many of them as they want . 265. i agree.. a vegetarian they better be.. do you know how hanieous the process of cattle and pigs and chickens go through here??? my parents are vegetarian and my aunt went to turkey burgers and hot dogs.. WHY?? bc if you want to see cruelty and complete turn head to indecency you would look at american farming and whats stocking your grocery store.. this is her hunting.. hunting animals in their natural habitat.. 266. Extending your ‘logic’, millennia-old cave paintings of game animals are disrespectful. You, and all your fellow travelers, are idiots. Please don’t breed or vote, you are dangerous. 267. As much as I am against killing endangered species it goes without saying that this article is basically nothing anymore. Zimbabwe’s government has recently banned white people from even entering… Needless to say she won’t do anymore killing there 268. What is her rationale for killng springbok and zebra, which are both prey animals that big cats need within their habitat. How is she any less predatory? She is not hunting for conservation as she would have you believe. She has her ass in a sling because of her actions and is trying to rationalize her insidious behavior through propagandizing. 269. I got an idea everyone, lets go out and televise our hunting of the homeless. Right now, they’re actually competing against one another for panhandling locations and handouts…but with our help, we can reduce the amount of homeless while simultaneously raising awareness! Great idea right?! Yeah, no. Strange how people’s opinion on what needs to be done shifts whenever the switch the species out with humans, isn’t it? Let that hypocrisy sink in for a bit… Michael Thorne 270. I agree with everyone else. In my eyes, what she’s doing isn’t as “for the good” as she thinks it is. Before anyone criticizes me, I’m not attacking her–I’m just saying that if she really feels like she’s trying to be charitable, her way of thinking about doing it is flawed. For one, if she’s really concerned about population control, then she should be helping out the endangered animals by helping move them to reserves (and if she really did tranquilize that Rhino to tag it, take blood samples, good for her). Rather than shooting a leopard that’s been over-hunting Zebras (as an example) she should take a few Zebras and isolate them to reserves to raise the population so that there’s more Zebras so that way the leopards can still hunt, but there can also be plenty of Zebras to further populate. She’s giving her hunt to the African people to eat? Her intention is good. But she probably could’ve used a different game that may cause less controversy. Instead of killing a lion for the people to eat, she could do her research on species that are not under protection and give them the meat from those animals. As for posing with her game, I’ve had hunters in my family who showed off deer they’d hunt. But the problem with that is that posing with a deer versus posing with an elephant are two entirely different things. African Elephants are currently in iucnredlist under Vulnerable species. That means they are just barely above endangered. On the same iucnredlist, White Tailed Deer are categorized as Least Concern. This means, the population is stable and there’s plenty to go around. And honestly, she shouldn’t be this surprised by all the backlash that she’s receiving for the photos. It’s just common sense that if you pose like that next to an animal that is known to have vulnerable population count in the first place and post it on the internet, it’s going to cause controversy–not just to vegans, but to people who really care about wildlife conservation. Another problem I have with this article is that it says she hunts in fenced in areas that are spacious enough to be considered fair game. Okay, but how do you know that the people that own the hunting grounds aren’t poachers themselves? Did they show certificates stating that they caught their stock legally? Yes, she may have needed a licence from them to hunt their game, but anyone can fool a person with fake documents and such, whose to say that others that have hunt on the same grounds she has provided fake id and the owners went along with them? Not to mention, to me, if there’s a fenced in area that takes in animals like lions and leopards and elephants–all of which are on the verge of being endangered, to me that sounds more like a reservation than hunting grounds. So, to sum up, her heart may have been in the right place, it may not have–I don’t know as I don’t know her personally and the truth can be twisted easily. But the way she went about things was a mistake on her part. 271. Did you read the article? She killed the male lions so they wouldn’t murder cubs. Do you know what 45,000 acres looks like? I’ll give you a hint. 5 acres is about 100m x 100m. Not exactly fenced in. Then she goes and gives the meat to the starving villages there, after paying them for the kill, and helping the ecosystem. She probably did more in one weekend to help Africa than you’ve done in your entire life. 272. Corruption is everywhere in America, too. Europe’s got it. Asia. South America. Hell, I bet even the penguins are corrupt. Other Matt HOW on EARTH is that trophy hunting? There ya go.It’s an article that is a first-hand explanation by someone that I would consider fairly knowledgeable on the topic. I haven’t found a good source for the counter-argument, so if someone else could help with that, it would be appreciated. 275. How is it any different than a hunter posing with a buck, bear, moose, etc? It’s not. No one is crying about that so you should quit crying about this. Whiners like you are making this into a bigger deal than it needs to be. 276. Maybe next time you home is infested roaches you will think twice about killing “babies” and let the population in your home go unchecked. God forbid it is termites or rats which can literay eat you out of house and home much like predatory animals can destroy the live stock and way of life of villagers. I pray you are a vegan and don’t buy babies wrapped up in one pound packages at the market so you don’t have to hunt and kill and get that blood on your hands. Maybe you should boycott all markets that stock packaged “babies”. 277. You are a buffoon. No kill policies do not work. As a matter of fact no kill policies in other countries in Africa have been disastrous. Look up the CAMPFIRE program in Zimbabwe. Just as an example their conservation efforts with elephants has been so successful they are darting their elephants with contraception drugs. They are trying to send them to other countries but CITES is making that very difficult. Educate yourself. CAMPFIRE has benefited wildlife and has improved the lives of some two million rural Zimbabweans. The program funds schools, hospitals, roads, and access to water, and provides other necessities. By trying to undermine CAMPFIRE, animal rights groups now threaten to reverse the major gains made in elephant conservation. In large part due to CAMPFIRE, Zimbabwe’s elephant population has soared from 48,000 in 1984 to 67,000 today and land set aside for wildlife habitat has increased from 12 percent to 33 percent of the country. In contrast, over the same period in Kenya, where a protectionist approach to wildlife management was followed, the elephant population plummeted from 100,000 to 26,000. Removing the economic incentives for rural Zimbabweans to conserve elephants would only increase the chances of a repeat of the Kenya debacle. JJ AA 278. and you’re an ignoramus. 279. not to say i hunt personally, or I agree with her posting these images (brought these arguments to her own doorstep with those) But Are you trying to say there’s no skill in stalking an animal with far better senses and being a good shot? you dismiss Someone else abilities off the assumption that it’s easy, when you’ve obviously never tried it yourself. That’s fairly ignorant. 280. Shut up you stupid freaking invironazi. 281. You Peta bleeding hearts make me sick. How do you think we survived back in the cave days? We HUNTED. So save your opinions, everyone has them and no one cares what NY one else’s is. Go have a rally with other people that care. 282. finally, someone pissed about this that doesn’t sound like an idiot. I still agree with what’s she’s doing (assuming this is all legal and helping), but still kudos to you. I support all of this. 283. Before I start, i would also like to state that I am, a vegetarian—have been for whats going to be 10 years (since I was 9) this December 14. In between those 10 years i was also a vegan for 2 years, but its incredibly difficult to do so in a 3rd world country, so i switched back to vegetarianism. ^ above you will see the status of some of the animals shot by the girl in question. Lions are also listed under “Vulnerable”, but i digress. Do you honestly believe the “authorized population control” takes into account the stases or the animals whatsoever. If you do, you are incredibly mistaken. The “authorized population control” completely ignores the fact that these species are Critically endangered, vulnerable etc. It is placed there to protect livestock and the money those people make by it, and for the government to pocket the money they make by allowing some of these beautiful creatures to be hunted by several ignorant people acting like they’re ding the world a favor. yes, it provides food for people, but at what cost. In the last decade alone i can easily think of 10 maybe 11 species, and I personally feel like people are almost TRYING to add more onto that list. Thats great save some live stock thats not going to go everywhere. I get it, people needa eat, people need to sell people need to slaughter, and thats great, but why is it that murder is the only solution? What about relocation? No but that doesn’t cross people minds because for some reason people find pleasure and pride in shooting down something beautiful. There’s nothing pride full about that. Look at that link. That looks like so much fun does it. How would you like to be 10 feet from someone or something and have no clue that in the next 5 minutes after you play around and try to nap, you’re no longer going to be alive. So fun, isn’t it. Anyways, my point was not to belittle you in any point, because you’re stance is not wrong, just more misinformed, and misplaced. Just like you shouldn’t believe everything you read, you shouldn’t believe that just because a country or government gives the okay to do something, means they took into full account the consequences their actions could have. Have a good day. 284. because she took pictures and smiled about it. really we don’t know her personal reasons, and we never really will without meeting her in person. besides, people are complex, and generally have more then one motivation for doing anything. she could be a complete sweet heart for wanting to help people wile still being a mildly sadistic glory hound for wanting to conquest over awesome creatures. You don’t really have to be one or the other, and you can’t really tell without getting to know someone. as for why everyone else is bitching? they’d rather assume then find out. people will always belive in whatever’s convenient rather then seek truth. 285. Well said! It’s almost like they didn’t even read the article and just scrolled down to begin their mindless ranting. By her hunting in this controlled, legal fashion, she has done more to HELP the animal populations than all the efforts of these complainers combined. I applaud her, not only for her animal conservation efforts, but for making a statement that her gender isn’t going to limit her, that she has a great self-image that doesn’t depend on the approval of the masses, that she mixes in humanitarian efforts with the African villagers, and that along with displaying her pictures with pride, she comments in an effort to “educate” others on true animal conservationism. 286. The issue here is : A human with a high powered rifle against an innocent animal who has done nothing to that human..These animals are murdered for her pleasure!!! And some are endangered…She has no right to wipe out another countries WILDLIFE!!! Africa is not her country!!! debbie knight as for why everyone else is bitching? they’d rather assume then find out. people will always belie in whatever’s convenient rather then seek truth. 288. What a garbage ass attempt at defending a garbage ass hobby. We don’t HAVE to have population control. It was never up to us to control how much wildlife we have on a world that came with this amount of wildlife by default. Fuck her, and fuck you. That one guy 289. So I assume you’re ignorant about what culling is. So here let me explain why this is beneficial for the endangered animal population: These hunts are actually GOOD for the endangered species. The animals tagged to be hunted in these kinds of hunting trips are either old, sterile, overly aggressive, or damaging to the population in some other way. For example, overly aggressive dominant White Rhino males will kill male infants of the group to retain its dominance, so by REMOVING those individuals you actually allow the population to GROW. Hunters like her pay a very high fee to hunt each animal, proceeds which go back into conservation efforts including preventing poachers from killing other members of the endangered species. 290. You’re a dumb fcuk. Tyler Durden 291. Do nothing? people who sit around doing nothing are why animals are endangered in the first place. Maybe you don’t care if these animals become extinct but that’s because you can’t comprehend the domino effect losing any animal forever causes our ecosystem. This is called canned hunting and no real hunter would ever do it. i was raised by hunters and they find this to be disgusting and disrespectful. 292. Yeah, it becomes personal when my 10 month old daughter may never get to see a lion, or any of these other animals in her life because they are all extinct! We as humans should be grateful to have such animals. I understand helping population control when needed, but there is no need for this if they are on an endangered species list! And deer for instance, a lot of times need a population control in areas because there are so many that they run out of food and starve to death and rather than dying slowly of hunger it would be kind to kill them quick and painless with a bullet. I’ve read about how the population of certain kind of snakes in Florida have risen so high that they have people find and kill them but you must obey the rule that it is done in a humane way, and that’s a snake not a beautiful majestic animal! How can someone be so happy about killing such a beautiful creature, I could never even kill a deer because they are so beautiful but if it came to survival for my family there is no choice. People wanna bring up all the chicken and cows we use for burgers and crappy, well every damn living creature has to kill for survival. Just as lions must kill buffalo and all other sorts of animals to find there family. The difference between them and humans is that they specifically kill to eat or defend, we kill just for the hell of it. This girl isn’t out here starving and killing for survival she is killing for sport. If she actually was starving and had to kill it would be reasonable. These animals were here before us this is there earth too! Us humans are the ones destroying it. Animals aren’t causing wars, deforestation, mountains of trash or pollution WE are. They have way more of a right to be here than us. We kill cows and chickens and pigs to survive and feed ourselves just like these lions do to feed them selves and their,, family. Saying you better be a vegetation to be disagreeing with this just makes you look like a damn fool cause the reason we kill for meet is the same reason lions do..SURVIVAL! Even if humans could live off of just vegetation doesn’t make a difference. There are plenty of animals that are omnivores and could just eat plants yet still choose meat as well. If this girl thinks its helping the villages so much she is sadly mistaken. Why not use all of that money she spends to hunt and boost her ego to actually bring food to those people and shelter and fresh water. One lion isn’t gonna feed that many people but I guarantee the money she uses to hunt would feed a hell of a lot more and then some. Use the money directly so it will for sure go to the people and what they need. I mean of course it would be awesome to have a picture with a lion, who wouldn’t want to!? But a dead one?? That’s an endangered species? That very well may go extinct in her lifetime? That’s just a tragedy): we as humans have always said how wrong it is to kill another human, but its okay to kill an animal that is struggling to keep its species going? How about the over population of humans? You don’t see genocide happening to control human population. And maybe if we were taking up so much of there land they wouldn’t need to take our food. There’s plenty of buffalo and other animals rather then endangered ones that could feed the villages 293. so she needs to understand that people have different opinions than hers even though you haven’t seemed to grasp that other people will have different opinions than yours? sounds a little hypocritical don’t you think? get off your high horse 294. then wouldn’t lions already be extinct … 295. To the people who say she is causing more houses to be built and more lions to be killed I have to ask just what right do you have your house was built and chased away bear deer fox etc. So what happens when they show up in your yard???? You call someone to remove it and most times it gets killed so until you live out side with nothing dont judge cause our land was once full of beautiful animals also 296. Tarran, You’re talking about accepting views of others while forcing your view to everyone In this comment section. Get off your high horse. How about you accept the cheerleaders point of view. Or you accept the view on population control. Or accept the view that if male lions weren’t in population control, that lion cubs would have a much lower chance of survival. She is actually increasing the lion population by hunting them. Everybody thinks different and everyone has their own actions. And btw I would much rather be focused on what Obama is doing than some cheerleader who shot a lion who eats his own young. Obama is ruining this great country and you are all focused on stupid shit. Grow up and focus on what’s important. 297. What an idiot. Endangered species have no season you moron. Orlando Wan 298. You are a fuckin moron, I hunt and so do 20 more people that i know on a first name basis. We all pose and smile next to our pictures and we hunt deer and elk, however there isn’t a big controversy over people hunting within the united states, so why does a young woman who grew up IN THE HUNTING CULTURE get ridiculed because she WANTED TO DO SOMETHING SHE COULDNT DO AS A CHILD?! It does not make sense, maybe instead of worrying about a girl who likes to hunt and is helping out the population control, we should be worrying about more pressing issues in the states. Cody Morris 299. agreed! 300. on being an ideiot. lol 301. Yep, agreed Jane is a dipshit… 302. CONSERVATIONS*** geez if you’re going to argue on the internet and try to sound intelligent at least spellcheck…. 303. Would people drop this already? We see this all the time and every day. It’s apart of culture. People of the culture and area that she is shooting from does it too. It’s been something done for years and years. But, because the headlines show “Texas Cheerleader” it gives off something incredibly negative about this person. Stop hating on something. If it was wrong, and inhumane the government would stop it. There are far worst things in this world then some one hunting. Get over it and drop it. She’s probably a great person but media and vegetarians make this young women look like a monster. There is a little monster in all of us and your monster is showing too by gravitating so much hate to this person. Just stop. Hailey Reed 304. “If it bothers you so much just ignore it too or don’t follow the page.” Yes, ignorance is a much better option. God forbid people speak out against the things they feel are wrong. Just look the other way – that’s what will create change in our world. 305. I wish we could hunt humans instead, because I’ve just read the comments of quite a few morons that should be exterminated. Leave the girl alone – she’s not doing anything wrong nor illegal. If you’re all that worried about these animals, next time you see a lion, go run up and give it a hug! Just make sure someone is videotaping it and posts it so we can all see how great of a person you are. Joe Mamma 306. Complains about how she doesnt understand other people’s views, completely misunderstands and ignores her views at the same time. 307. To all the motherfuckers posting shit about some chick shooting exotic animals lets play devils advocate for a second, it may seem counter intuitive but hunting “Sustainably” often boosts conservation efforts considerably more so than those that would have hunting outlawed. Hunting on game reserves can give financial incentive for the owners/backers to keep the land needed undeveloped and endangered species alive. Until those that espouse not hunting these animals provide as much of a financial incentive to conserve these animals as the hunters, hunters will remain the more successful conservationists. Don’t expect outlawing the hunting of these animals to conserve there numbers, ask the rhino population how many fucks the black market gives about conservation the demand in the market to hunt these animals is not going away because some piece of paper that says its illegal, at least if its done above the table it can be done sustainably… Incentive is the only thing that seems to keep species from extinction, for example the american buffalo was nearly extinct until they started to be farmed, don’t like hunting/farming these animals provide a better incentive to keep up there numbers/habitats… Don’t for a second think appeasing your conscience is worth letting a species go extinct like many in the anti hunting crowd have done for example the animal in the video below… 308. The Rhino thing she did was great! It is more ways to help people track and take care of the rhino (and other rhinos) and track it. The rest is not. I don’t understand how anyone is allowed to kill any threatened, vunerable, endangered, or critically endangered animal without some serious punishment. Conservationists have many ideas on how to deal with these animals and I guarantee killing them would not be their first choice by any means (go to WWF’s website they conserve species not by killing them that is counter productive). I feel bad for my great great great grandkids who might possibly have to learn about lions, leopards, gorillas, etc from textbooks. (I sure hope not, that would be so sad) Maybe she just shouldn’t post controversial things on the internet if she doesn’t want an outlash from people who are uneducated on the pictures she is showing or who don’t share her views. Also, I know she is just in high school but her future possible employers could easily be on the side against…. All I heard from my college professors about getting jobs was to watch out what they show and write on social media. Many jobs check out facebook pages!! I mean if showing a beer in a picture is not okay then this probably isn’t good either. :/ No I am not a hunter and no I will never will be, but I cannot condemn someone who hunts. To each their own. Although, there is a difference between hunting African lions and deer. One is over populated and the other is not… but again we are all just giving opinions here and I am sure some people will love my comment while others will think I am an idiot. 309. Kayla, one of the major contributing factors for the endangered status of many predator animals in Africa is habitat destruction. This is true of both four-legged and winged predators. I recall an African wild animal rehab facility I visited in 2005 telling me that they could not simply release birds as they healed, as the domain of a single male bird was substantial. Releasing a second inside that domain would result in a territorial fight. They were running out of available habitat to release birds to, and as such were forced to keep many in cages. It is the same (as the article states) with lions. If the size of the available habitat won’t sustain a larger population due to the size of the domain of each individual male, it would cause a greater harm to the population to release a second male into the domain of another. Also, much of the habitat is now fenced off in sub-Saharan Africa. This is done both to demarcate private property, and to keep large animals away from roads…you think seeing a deer on a road is bad? Try a rhino! (been there). The side effect of the fencing is that the traditional roaming of animals is substantially reduced. That reduces the habitat even further. So if a lion is raised in captivity for the purpose of hunting, or there is a lion who is putting an established pride at risk by trying to fight with another male, killing that lion for population control is generally a necessary thing for the sustainability of the population. She’s done nothing wrong as far as I can see. Learn before speaking. 310. Maybe she should spend more time working on her writing competence. Subject/verb agreement and spelling are not her strong suits. 311. So we’re all evil killers for being a part of the food chain? Animals kill and eat each other (rather horribly I might add) every single day. The problem I have is if man did not go in there and destroy forests, needlessly kill, and upset the balance of nature, there would be no need for so called “population control”. Killing animals with a gun for sport and then bragging about it cannot be justified. And by the way, I’m a vegetarian… 312. Hunting largely or purely for sport is just one of those significantly-less-than-civilized activities that humanity hasn’t quite grown out of yet. Nobody Special 313. Well, the daft little cow should spend more time studying, and less time killing majestic animals and flopping her tits around so frat boys and jocks can have masturbation fantasies. Her spelling, grammar, and punctuation make me question who’s dick she is sucking to stay enrolled. Fuck her, and fuck all of you defending her. She kills animals for fun. End of fucking discussion. Bryan Wooden 314. Exactly. The apparent message is that. Just because people who like to kill living things can be channeled into less-than-catastrophic behaviors. All of a sudden the people who enjoy killing are to be praised? Even without the corruption that $35K probably has a fair bit of overhead. Considering that through any number of food programs you could feed a village of 100 for a year with less than a quarter of that. It’s hard to look at this as really beneficial. Nobody Special 315. It sounds to me like you aren’t accepting her view, only YOUR own… The leopards had killed over 100 head of cattle… That means they killed over 100 cows that were meant to provide meat or milk to the people. Are they supposed to starve and allow the leopards to kill their flocks? What happens when their herds are gone and the leopards start hunting their children? Hunting and foraging is a way of life, and has been as long as humankind has been around. She hasn’t done anything wrong. 316. She probably posts those pictures because she believes she is helping to educate people about alternative conservations tactics. The local population and other conservationists are applauding her efforts because she is helping them out. I really do not think a lot of you have even read the article. While I understand how you could be morally against these kinds of efforts, you need to at least learn the facts behind them. 317. lets all be real here, sure there is a government approval for the systematic hunting of animals for whatever reason. yea i get that, good for you you paid people to let you hunt. but honestly you will be hated on. so deal with it, you are still an awful person, whoever wrot ethis article in her defense for whatever reason, good for you, you probably got paid to do it, but lets now thing about money. money is something given worth by humans and means nothing in the grand scheme of things. i dont GAF how much you pay for whatever reason to kill animals let alone endangered ones, if you still think its ok because it kills goats of fuck idk runs through the garden too many times, you are wrong. because basically what you are defending is the idea that is something is bothering me i can pay someone to come and “take care of it” so by this logic YOU are bothering me by hunting species that may become exstint in our lifetime. (RIP african black rhino). so i can pay someone to get “rid” of you and thats totally ok… cept not, there are laws and stuff that would have serious repercussions for me. these animals have no such things. these animals MUST do this to surivive. i honestly dont give two shits about what you do, but you make it apparent to me and the rest of the public and then cry about it like its nothing wrong, is very inappropriate. basically, dont post controversial things if you dont want to get owned for it. and i would highly advise watching the lorax over and over until ur eyes bleed, because you CANNOT justify anything you do with any sort of human ideology, because (spoiler alert) these animals are not human 318. 45,000 acres… verus entire planet free roaming…is actually quite confined. any native americans on a reservation wanna step up here? also i think ur kinda hot so if youre ever in the midwest you can feel free to hunt me anytime. p.s. i bite 319. Get real, what she looks like is hardly the issue, rather a huge cliche. How is she saving any of these people? Are they fresh out of bullets in Africa? Rather, her family lawyers payoff the officials and use some BS circumstantial loophole to blast away at rare game. Her dad probably tells the stories everyday at the country club. 320. Woah, slow down there honky 321. She is a disgrace! She was proud of her kills, just another good ol boy story with daughters.. $$ buys you anything and allows you to kill what you wish… I hope that TT removes you as a cheerleader! And let Karma take care of the rest! Next time think before you kill some animal! You are the animal. If this were about feeing tribes, etc., then it would have been done quietly and without her braggadocios photographs like she just won Miss Texas! Sickening to say the least.. 322. You can’t murder animals you can kill them. When you said “Kevin Richardson , the lion whisperer…” You do realize humans can’t talk to animals that is just a metophor for an expert. Anyone can call themselves that like so, I am Hunter the human whisperer and the earth is 13.7 billion years old. See anyone can say that to sound perfessional and by the ways were do you get your food? If you eat meat you better start changing your diet or eles you are a hypocrite. And of course there will be an end to killings when every living thing is six feet under. Hunting is the best hobby in my opinion. There is nothing wrong when you use everything from the carcass that you killed like she did. 323. It’s amazes me how all the pro-hunting people who claim to be so knowledgeable about conservation, particularly African conservation, continually make ignorant statements that completely contradict what REAL African and South African conservationists are saying. And no, the farmer who lets you shoot animals on his farm is not a conservationist – he’s a farmer exploiting your dollars/duitschmark/Euro. #Clueless/Arrogant/Livingindenial/STAYOUTOFMYCOUNTRY 324. I agree….Lions are ENDANGERED. ….I don’t care if they are in “controlled” areas. Due to the hunting of people like Ernest Hemingway and Teddy Roosevelt there are less than 45000 lions left in the wild….this spoiled brat just took one more away. 325. Lol fenced animals! Have you ever read her page? Also where does it say anything about killing the prized ones! She is culling the herd and does not hunt the healthy animals. Read the opposition before you speak next time so you don’t sound as much like a moron haha Also what if you had a hobby that others didn’t agree with, would that automatically make you a nasty person! Grow up and be mindful we live in a society and the world doesn’t revolve around you. Just because you think something should be done a certain way doesn’t make it the right way… Just some food for thought 326. You are a moron. How do you think humans survive? By just eating vegetables and fruits? I guarantee that in some way you have been responsible for killing animals whether by eating them or destroying their habitat. Hopefully karma takes care of you and does not allow you to reproduce for the sake of the world 327. Many of you people post on these websites without even thinking. It would be ridiculous to put a season on humans, and it would also be rediculous to kill off people in other over populated countries. Many of you obviously did not read the artical this person wrote or the quotes that he used from Jones. Without control these animal that you ignorant people are complaining are so in danger would destroy themselves. Lions for example; male adult lions fight each other for leader of a pride. When a younger male forces the older male out the young male will kill all of the cubs that were born of the older male. So when she is killing only one lion that without her would most likely kill 5-10 cubs depending on the size of the pride. Another example of her helping a species is killing a couple of leopards. Without her and others killing the leopards many farmers of cattle would kill every leopard they see, reducing the population of leopard much more than killing 1 or 2 would. As for the elephant she shot, it helped to feed a village of most likely starving people for a couple of days. Many of you will most likely just disregard this as a bunch of crap but for those of you that actually learned something from this then please go and share what you have learned. And to those of you that still think she is not justified and that I am white trash and that she is white trash I only wish you people the best. 328. Did you even read the fucking article? 329. You say… “I hate that she thinks it is okay and doesn’t understand and other views then her own” then go on to call her a “nasty little thing” for her views… Ladies and Gentlemen, this is hypocrisy, at its finest. 330. Your still a spoiled rotten child who’s been raised wrong by your idiot , and I say this loosely , parents ! You will never justify your actions . Do us all a favor , live your spoiled rotten life and disappear Chris daniel Over all leopards over a year in a 1011 km^2. Which means that all leopards are responsible for killing at most 0.8% of the population. Which means that this particular leopard was responsible for, at most 0.03% of the cattle population…or about three head of cattle. I’m not a professional farmer but I’m pretty sure you’re exaggerating the impact this one leopard had and by extension the help that was provided by Big Game Barbie. “Hunting and foraging is a way of life, and has been as long as humankind has been around.” Since when is the alleged age of something indicative of it’s correctness? “She hasn’t done anything wrong” I’m not going to make a moral judgement but I’d say that there’s some efficiency in attempting to channel someones need to kill things into something less destructive to the environment. At the same time teaching children to enjoy the killing of animals seems to be pretty loopy. Nobody Special 332. Okay, first off whatch you gonna say when a damn l Ooooooo on jumps on your ass? Oh that texas cheerleader was doin somethin right. Just leave common sense to hunters. Not skinny lovers. Buck Dempsey 333. I guess that means that all the rest of people on fb should stop posting pictures about them and their friends getting wasted and being proud of that too. Or that they’re proud that they got out of the shower in the morning. Or that they’re proud that their dog was able to lick its own balls. I really think people are allowed to do what they want and everyone else needs to be quiet and do what they want. Its called freedom of speech. 334. Start a petition for a season to hunt the stupid people. 335. There’s no way you can justify your clearly biased bigotry. Did you even fucking read the article? She is -helping- many people and causes larger than her actions or herself. Are ranchers going to stop sending their livestock to the slaughterhouses because you don’t like knowing where your food comes from? Grow the fuck up and worry about yourself. If you aren’t also bitching about the 12 trees that were cut down for the construction of an elementary school, then you have no right to bitch about something that is arguably equal in terms of ethics. Also for the fuckwad claiming killing babies is the same as this (honestly..); I have 3 suggestions: 1. Learn to think before you make yourself sound like an asshole. 2. Realize the world doesn’t revolve around your (clearly skewed and self-righteous) morals, and 3. Learn to read. Christian Hahn 336. why don’t you go ahead and do the environment a favour and kill yourself then? or sell your car, house ect… and go live in a tent in a lion and leopard dense area and see how you like it. la de da 337. Please become part of the solution to this human overpopulation pandemic by killing yourself. Take out some of your wacko friends while you are at it too. (It is selfish to talk about overpopulation and yet still contribute to it by wasting resources on yourself) 338. It would be tempting to say that little jane doesn’t matter. She doesn’t-but she Does satisfy the literal definition of Matter: She has shape and occupies space….. and that’s about all. In many ways, she is an endanger feces all by herself. A danger to self and others who is only alive because people who actually DO things created a temporary environment where natural selection is suspended….for a while 339. It does appear that you do find 134,000 people that are much worse than a hobbyist hunter. I think it is important to point out that there are 134,000 looking to revoke her first amendment right of free speech, because she is doing something legal. So now, we have our criminals. Can we remove their webpages and internet access? They obviously have no idea what it is used for and also they band together, posing a major threat to anyone exercising these rights. When I think of what’s wrong with the world, I think of them. 99cent big gulp 340. Hunting is a great hobby you should try it sometime and stop hugging trees, libs can’t hunt so we’ll help put the meat on your table :) Steve Stinson 341. I agree… You are an idiot. My family shoot, kill & eat deer all the time. 342. Devon, I’ll assume you verified all of her information she shared and didn’t just take her word on it. I’d hate to think you’re as ignorant as the readers you complain about by just taking a statement on face value without doing any research. So, of course you verified all her information and statements, so I’m sure you wouldn’t mind sharing that verified information with us ignorant readers. Greatly appreciated. 343. Animal population control is necessary and happens all the time. However, if an animal control worker posts pictures of herself holding up euthanized dogs or cats and sporting a big stupid grin, I’m gonna consider her a big, capital A-hole. Sorry. 344. Say what you will about her intentions, the point is that in some of these she is helping the people, not animals. “She thinks she’s helping the animals by paying the people”… No. That’s not what it says. And I am having a hard time understanding why you are shaming the “oppressive poverty party”, of actual human beings while crusading for groups of animals. Yes, they are majestic. Somehow, I value human life more. 345. I have to admit. I laughed out loud. They weren’t killed out of need? What are you talking about? The conservation reasons are spelled out clearly in the article. The starving person might not have been her, but she gave to to starving Africans! Why is doing that service evil? As for the posing, I find it FAR more tasteless when a woman her age takes mirror selfies to show off her body than to pose with an animal that she has killed. These commenters remind me of the activists back home who clubbed the endangered seals to save the endangered fish and saw nothing wrong with that. Actually that’s giving them too much credit as many of these people would probably never lift a finger to help anyone. Why does everyone think that the internet exists only to spread hate? 346. You say there’s no justification? How would you like elephants running throug your town, fucking everything you own up, because the population is too high? That’s what happens in African villages and that’s why people hunt big game in Africa. All of you people opposed to this are idiots that don’t know what you’re talking about 347. So true. Most meats and produce that are sold in large supermarket chains (safeway, giant, walmart ect.) are harvested through massive industrial farm chains. The animals are abused and slaughtered using some of the most inhumane methods. Plus, the hormones that are injected into the animals to produce more meat, are the primary cause for why children are now starting puberty at the average age of 8. 348. I am a vegetarian for the record, since you seem to feel that qualification is required, and I will be the first to say that there is a place for hunting in some areas and some species due to concerns of overpopulation. However, hunting species like Elephants, even if listed as ‘control’ cannot be justified in that way because the animal is already struggling to maintain populations. As far as the idea that its alright because companies are taking people on these trips, or because governments say its alright is a non-starter as an argument in relation to the ethics of hunting endangered or threatened species, which most of these animals are. If we refuse to take advantage of the permits, and if we as humans opt to use the prefrontal cortex we have to think through our actions based on logic and not our desire to feel cool, then issues like this would cease. I also agree with a previous post where someone said that she brought this on with her public Facebook photos. If she doesn’t want the criticism, than posting them on Facebook publicly, especially something as controversial as this, was an incredibly bad idea and she will have to live with the consequences of that choice. 349. Did you read the article or explanations at all or are you willfully ignorant? An animal can still kill you even though it is in a fence that spans 70 miles, but beyond that the purpose was to help the species flourish you idiot. And killing someone’s pet isn’t even close to the same thing that was happening in this story. These animals aren’t someone’s pet and the leopards were killing people’s livestock which is how they make their living. You are just a stupid hippy who didn’t take the time to learn you just spew your bullshit and self righteous banter on others to feel morally superior. 350. Well according to most of the know-it-alls on here, I should stop hunting deer to fill my freezer so I can feed my 2 kids. Especially since I hunt them in a wooded area that’s just a fraction of the size this girl hunts in. I’m a mass murderer I guess. Sorry hippies. 351. “Did you even fucking read the article? She is -helping- many people and causes larger than her actions or herself.” Well I did read it. Apparently closer than you did. She isn’t helping very many people and I think it’s not unreasonable to say that she would still hunt if it helped nobody. So this is hardly humanitarian venture. So after the necessity to hunt is gone and the idea that it’s helpful. You’re kind of left with teaching kids to enjoy killing animals. Does that sound well adjusted to you? Nobody Special 352. Ok honestly…. Lets really get one thing straight.. This girl did absolutely nothing wrong. She paid her money and went on a hunting trip… Millions of people do it ever year….. Albeit probably not to Africa? Really who can afford to spend up to $80,000 on a hunting trip….. There is nothing illegal about this… Just leave this poor girl alone, she paid her money and had her hunt. 353. you think you’re smart & yet you probably have no idea how ecology works. most hunters have become better conservationists and know more about ecosystems than you or most other tree huggers ever will. -p.s.- good internet statistics, what were you posting that for? read the article 354. Are you sure she isn’t an endangered species killing A-hole? According to a South African, this girl is lying and using excuses as a faced for hunting. A petition was started to ban Jones from entering any African state and stop her from hunting in Africa. The petition was started by Kieron Brown, a singer-songwriter in Cape Town, South Africa. The petition has received more than 6,800 signatures and reads: Conan doesn't like Barbie 355. “facade” – it’s a facade. Conan doesn't like Barbie 356. she just wants to be popular she just wants to be famous she just wants to be a celebrity she even wants to start her own reality show typical barbie typical superficial, self-justifying, fake republican redneck from texas Conan doesn't like Barbie 357. Kevin Richardson – the lion whisperer 359. All I can say is you go girl. I think it is good what you are doing. I enjoy seeing the pics I know I would love to be able to do something like that. And damn if I had the chance to do it I would be posting the pictures too. In the meantime, I doubt a petition will much effect on any African nation’s government. About as effective as a hash-tag campaign. I suggest you donate money and your personal time, sweat and skin to the anti-poaching efforts ongoing in all those places. It’ll have much better results… if you are competent. 361. Let me start with this….WE are predators. Killing a fellow predator is wrong. Yes it does happen in the wild. If you wish to kill a predator, You need to fight one on one with no weapons. Actually, you should take prey animals the same way. You will not be forgiven for being a blonde rich b. Look at your life. Please take up the hobby your kind normally has. Go redye your fake blonde hair! Bruce Tillmn 362. Trevor, it depends very much on the location. In some places, elephants are very much overpopulated. It’s nearly impossible to move them long distances to places where they are not plentiful, and those places are mostly occupied by homo sapiens. So culling is the most reasonable approach. Why not make a virtue out of necessity, and make it a revenue generator? Or perhaps you can “use the prefrontal cortex (you) have” and give us some solutions, instead of mere platitudes? P.S. I lived in western central Africa for three years, so I’m fairly aware of most of the issues involved. You’re going to have to know what you are talking about. 363. Facts only confuse and anger them, Niall. 364. Great!! so… how do we control human overpopulation of the world… get out guns out? Poor attempt in this article to justify what is plainly wrong. You enjoy killing, you have a serious problem.. period! You wish to help the community? DONATE… I’m sure the locals can hunt and eat their prey without the need of a Texan spoiled bloodthirsty idiot! A bully is what she is… and so are everyone else supporting trophy hunts. Sammy Jones 365. Did…did you not actually read any of this? Did you choose to ignore this article, or are you as stupid as you are (apparently) blind? 366. You can’t even spell thrill right. Get a little bit more educated before you say people have things wrong with them. Takoda Taylor 367. Please tell me who doesn’t pose with their kill or catch? Let me give you a hint: nobody! 368. This is such an ignorant comment… even after reading all the facts I can’t believe people STILL insist on talking as if they lack all intelligence on a particular subject. 369. I’m surprised it took this long for Goodwin’s law to come into play :) But moving on; as contradictory as it sounds, there is some evidence to suggest that hunting can be a solution for conservation – especially when the animals are under high risk from poachers. Have a look at Zimbabwe’s Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE). It’s a “community-based sustainable conservation initiative, designed to simultaneously protect endangered animals and help local communities utilise the animals as sources of income”. One of their methods of raising funds is elephant hunting and Zimbabwe’s elephant population has been steadily increasing from ~20,000 in 1975 to over ~100,000 in 2010. Whereas conversely Kenya, with a blanket ban on all elephant hunting, has seen a dramatic decrease in elephant population due to poaching during the same period. From ~170,000 down to ~30,000. The numbers certainly tell an interesting tale and is something worth thinking about, I would say. 370. I would like to respond to this… but any adequate response would require you to leave your comfort zone and read some actual academic articles. That may just be asking too much. 371. I love to hunt. I have a legal license. She is no different. Everyone get a life. 372. We need population control for the liberal idiots in America… 373. You literally chose to ignore the entirety of the information in this article 374. We do kill babies, it’s called abortion. 375. Well said. 376. You’re* 377. So are you trying to say that we should be killing babies in Africa to control population?!?! 378. Perhaps people would take her seriously if she didn’t misspell her arguments or use improper grammar. 379. All you people bitching about hunting better be fucking vegetarians. You think the animals you eat just will themselves to death. You say killing is killing well enjoy your next burger, because some horrible person murder that cow. Liberal fucks 380. Okay get it straight you idiots, the rhino wasn’t dead just unconscious so they could help it because it was injured. Secondly the elephant is a picture showing that it’s to help feed people who needed it. That’s like here of someone on a farm decided to give free beef or chicken away and taking a pic. But you wouldn’t complain about that would you? Or maybe you would because you need to prove how much of a better person you are. Leave her alone you guys harassing her isn’t going to stop anyone from eating elephant. That’s what they got there. You don’t want them to eat elephant? Then you go fly your happy ass over there and bring em a cow or a big to eat instead. Don’t want her to to help the rhino by first ensuring her own safety by tranquility? Then you go walk up to that rhino yourself see what it does, it will more than likely feel threatened and scared and attack. That’s fact. People need to eat, animals need to be helped. Or was she supposed to just let them starve and let the rhino suffer in pain maybe even die? She’s doing more than you idiots and that’s why you guys feel the need to put her down. You need to make yourselves feel high and mighty in your small little lives. 381. I, personally, am against the hunting. They are beautiful creatures to me but that gives me no right to go and criticize this girl for hunting or helping these animals and posting the pictures to her wall. It’s her facebook page and her experience and people should butt out of her business and facebook should be ashamed to make her take them down, I bet some of you people wouldn’t like it if we went thru your facebook page and decided that we thought your kid or husband was ugly and petitioned to have your photos taken down simply because we didn’t like them. if you don’t like her pictures STOP LOOKING AT THEM!!!! its that simple. its a sad and cruel world, animals will be hunted, eaten, poached, tortured. sometimes you can help and sometimes you cant. but what’s worse to think about, an animal shot one time and taken out and not suffer, or a pride/pack/heard of animals slowly taking down one single animal with bites, scratches, suffocating them, the pain they feel for sometimes for hours before they die, sometimes being eaten alive because of the overpopulation is so bad the animals are starving and the animals cant wait until the animal is completely dead to eat. which is worse or do you consider animal cruelty? think about that? nature is nature, and this lady is only doing what she was raised to do in her nature, and that is hunt. leave this girl alone already. let someone examine your life and put it out on front street of the media and see if you like it over a few photo’s that you might not think was bad, but other people did because they were against something you were raised to believe was right. think about that before you go and judge people. better yet, why don’t you people complaining travel to these third world countries and help the poor so they don’t hunt these animals and offend you, because they have been doing this for thousands of years, that is what they know and what they were taught. 382. There are so many things wrong with both sides of this argument, first we all know that these animals are disappearing on a rapid rate, ie the fact that there are fenced in areas for these animals. people are paying the counsel’s so they can hunt “legally” shows there is a problem. The next is that the people of these countries have to rely on give hunting passes for money to support them states that there needs to be a better economic solution to this problem. I do not know what the solution is but this one is clearly not working for either side. Love it or hate it the fact is it is a gapping wound we are only putting a Band-Aid on. It is easy for us in the western world to condemn these actions because we can go to the tap and get a CLEAN glass of water when ever we want, keep that in mind when leaving comments using profanity and derogatory words it only cheapens your arguments and takes away from the real issues that are present. 383. You didn’t read the article. The animals were not fenced in and she didn’t kill them all, she helped one and the others helped save more animals lives. It was all for good causes! 384. Agreed with Brad. There is no longer a natural balance because of humans… which is why there is a need for population control by hunting. Hunters are more avid conservationists than any PETA-proud hipster I’ve ever met. 385. Wow…you are naive and stupid on an immeasurable level. You should try doing a little research before blurting out your opinion, 386. You are an idiot 387. I have one sentence. FREEDOM OF SPEECH. 388. Idc what your reason are and this isnt the 1930′s. Im not a “tree hugger” or a “hippie” and idc what rules she had to look up and dig into a handbook to justify the killing of the animals. This shit is wrong and stupid. 389. unless that the was the Leopard community council, that is no different than shooting canadians because the profits go to the residents of Niagra Falls, NY. And while lions do hunt many species, not within the confines of a 70 mile park designed ot raise lions to be hunted. Being “considered to be fair play” is a relative term. She hunted these animals for sports– and I don’t care how you package that– it makes her a douchebag in my opinion. Have her stick to the “green” hunts she was talking about. Sumitta Hudson 390. A beautiful 19 year old girl is hunting in Africa, legally hunting in Africa I might add, and everyone on here seams to think they can make her some sort of villain for doing something people all over the world do. I find it amusing that ya’ll have a problem with this but if she was aborting unborn children no one would bat an eye….lets get our priorities straight people…. John Brennan 391. I don’t know, it seems weird that it’s okay with some people to abort human babies but the same people get so upset about this. 392. I am a hunter myself. Too be honest Anyone who has an issue with hunting should either be a vegetarian or vegan. The meat that you buy at stores is a dead animal. Raised in cruel conditions its whole life to die and feed your idiotic brain with energy. Instead of raising all hell because a 19 year old girl posted pictures of her hunts on facebook why don’t you take the time to research the situation some more than what the Media told you. Have you ever stopped to think that the Media is owned by the government. There is nothing wrong with being proud of your kills. But then, if you weren’t a hunter you wouldn’t understand that. and In addition to this. Its not like there is pools of blood dripping out of the animals onto the ground. The pictures are as humane as can be possible. As well as the hunt. Every hunt she did was 110% legal. and I find it astounding how sensitive you are about hunting in other countries when you could be trying to solve the problems in your own country. 393. Did you not bother to read the post? “Trying to ensure survival of cubs”. “Treating an injured Rhino”. “Feeding a village full of people”. “Saving livestock from leopard attacks”. No. You see a person posing with a dead animal and say “Oh, woe is me. It’s murder!!!”. Seriously? just stfu. 394. Let’s look at it this way. Did this girl kill 1 lion? Or, did she save a family who will not starve because the lion killed their cattle, which is their only way to survive? 395. no sir. you are 396. You really are an idiot, using a typo as reasoning that you’re right is moronic at best and you compared this girl to Hitler? first Hitler killed Jews because they didn’t fit with his ideals for a perfect Germany, not because he was preserving it. second, what this girl is doing is perfectly legal, unless your deluded enough to think Hitler legally murdered countless people. Hitler violated human rights by murdering those who didn’t fit his perfect vision of the future, this girl merely took part in a sport in which she paid the have the right which went to preserving many more of those animals and helping the natives, hell if you bothered to actually look at the pictures you’d notice most of them aren’t even dead they’re merely tranquilized. Judgmental jackasses like you are a major problem with the world today 397. I understand the necessity of population control and agree that it needs to be done. And it appears that a lot of good can come from money paid for licences, this also allows greater control over the hunting and minimises illegal poaching. It is the posing in front of the camera and the total lack of respect for these incredible animals which is shocking. 398. Im a hunter. I enjoy hunting. When I havest a deer, I eat that deer. When I harvest squirrels, I eat those squirrel and they are delicious. I hunt quail, pheasant, rabbit, woodcock, dove, turkey, grouse. I eat them all. I will not kill a elephant. I cant use an elephant. I will not kill a bear. I do not enjoy bear meat. I definatly will not eat a cat, so I wouldn’t kill one. To hunt exotic game for the pleasure of killing something is a little sick IMHO. You can disguise your motives by saying,”We have to thin the herd”, or, “We’re feeding the native people. You’re not hunting these animals for this reason. If you were you would have displeasure on you face when these pictures were taken, if someone took a picture without you knowing, Because you wouldn’t allow pictures taken. She’s killing these animals because shes an over privalaged young kid that gets her jollies from killing, thats it. 399. I would like to say as a vegetarian, I am not upset by this. People in third world countries don’t have the luxury of being vegetarians, or the luxury to be picky about what they eat. So I certainly understand the need for her hunt. People do this all of the time. Why are you people not protesting about the deer, elk, and other types of hunting that takes place all over the US? You all should do your research before posting your uneducated opinions. And rather than sitting here and complaining/bullying over the internet, if you feel so strongly about it then take a proactive approach to getting these things stopped. Not only in Africa but probably where you live, as well. 400. Hello Mother Nature……..oh wait you’re not mother nature…….well quit playing the role. 401. Too bad there isn’t authorized population control for humans. I am an animal lover but I’m also a hunter. We will never be able to fix stupid so as far as I’m concerned, it’s not even worth explaining to these idiots! 402. What people don’t seem to get is, no one has an issue with the conservation aspect of the ordeal. We have an issue with the killing part of it and with the disrespectful manner in which it is flaunted so that a profit can ultimately be made. If you can look at the photos and feel anything but disgust and sadness, perhaps you should get your head checked because you are most likely a sociopath, or worse. A concerned person. 403. i think what shes doing for those people is Great. oh sorry they have to survive by hunting and fending for themselves while us Americans can just go to the store and buy 10 lbs of meat. they have a different species population than we do. GET OVER IT 404. Ok really, this is so stupid that there is so much controversy over this. Is it because she posed with the animals? As a female hunter myself, who has posed with my deer that I shot and killed, I can’t help but wonder if this would be an issue if she was male. They don’t let just anyone go to Africa to get their big 5. As she has explained a billion times, she was NOT poaching, she paid for her licenses. It was population control. People do this in the states with deer, elk, caribou, and other various animals. I extend a challenge to educate yourself about what it means to be a sportsman and the culture and village situation where she hunted. 405. Not only do I want to ruin her entire life, I want to shoot her in the stupid head and post a selfie with it. But, as many have pointed out, that would not be legal. Sadly what she and many others do, is. Hopefully this will help change hunting endangered animals into being ILLEGAL. There needs to be a Dexter out there killing psychopaths like Ms. Kendall Jones, that would be the ONLY justice in this situation. A concerned person. 406. If she doesn’t want critisism, she shouldn’t pose as Miss America on an animal she killed, brag about that by posting photos of it and the fact that she will get her own tv-show! If you strip this girl away from her weapons and her daddy’s money she wouldn’t survive a day out there. Survivalist and conservationist my foot! The people of Africa don’t need people like her. 407. The only thing this exceptional young lady did wrong was forget to properly set the security settings on her Facebook page so that the “I’m gonna give away your money AND tell you how to live your life” liberal asshats couldn’t see the pictures. 408. You all are freaking retarded. You all can’t tell her how to live her life if she want to go up there and kill big game then so be it. And for all of you guys bitching you all better be vegetarians other wise you are all retarded. Were do you think meat comes from? How can you tell her that she is living her life how would you guys like it if whatever you dumb ass Hobbie is was under fire like hers is. She did nothing against the law. And as a matter of fact if you look into it hunter car for animals more so then all you hippie loving fags. We car for the outdoors and do everything in are power to make sure that the animals habitat is in better condition then when we got there. So maybe you guys should look at her side and see that there is nothing wrong with what she did you are just very one minded people that have nothing better to do the criticize a high schooler….. get a life 409. What is truly horrible is that individuals who support terrorist organizations poach 100′s of elephants in order to raise money. The story was broadcast on NPR last week. At least this woman and other legal trophy hunters are paying exorbitant sums to legal entities. Herds are monitored – they want to keep it a thriving business. I have no interest in trophy hunting, yet I have no qualms about it as long as it is done legally and everything is documented: the licensing, the funds, the sponsors, the participants, the trackers, the health of the herd. In most cases these permits are issued in a lottery system. Only so many hunters are granted the permit and only so many animals are allowed to be hunted. Huge difference than what is going on with terrorist groups which only seek to ruthlessly slaughter animals of all ages without any concern for the health of the herd in order to get funds to carry on their operations. 410. Maybe instead of “Authorized Kill Zones” they should just tranquilize the animals and relocate them versus killing them when they’re already near extinction. The villagers don’t need to eat elephant meat, that’s what the cattle they’re trying to protect are for. Poaching is ignorant and selfish and if you can’t see that then you really shouldn’t be holding a gun (or bow and arrow) or supporting it for that matter. Nicole Mikulis 411. Also, she’s displaying these animals like she’s proud of killing them. You should never be proud to end the life of an animal that is part of an endangered, near-extinct, species. Nicole Mikulis 412. You’re all fucking idiots. She is and should be damn proud that a tiny girl like that can hunt the way she does. Do you give a speech about how hunting is wrong to everyone that hang up their deer antlers or deer head or people that wear fur coats or even people with leather wallets. You better be a fucking vegan too because otherwise you should damn well know that the way they treat factory farm animals is much worse that what she is doing. She also helps and gives charity to the villages near by. So talking shit on something that she has the right to be proud of in every way is so wrong. You’re all judgmental fucks and should probably look at your own life before you comment on hers. 413. how is absolutely everything about Obama? Tom Cnyc 414. I’d listen to National Geographic before any hunter/faux conservationist. I’m sorry, but trophy hunting is NOT in the “spirit of the hunt.” It’s pure ego. Unless you’re feeding your family (and this doesn’t mean simply supplementing your beef/chicken/factory farmed meat with delicacies) then it’s vanity. Posing with your kill in photos is proof of this ego stroking activity. How can there be such thing as population control of an endangered species? It’s not like they are deer which are overpopulated because they have no natural predators any longer (again, the fault of humans.) These are animals whose numbers are dwindling and don’t need culling by ego maniacal humans. 415. Just curious as to the number of people who are outraged at the hunting of these animals are pro-choice. Because honestly if you’re more upset about an animal being hunted than you are about the murder of a baby, then Kendall is not the one with issues. If you hold the life of an animal more precious than a human life then your values and morals are not matching up. 416. I guess you’re right that the cheerleader isn’t an “a-hole” as you described, because she doesn’t actually realize what she’s doing. She thinks she’s paying a government, giving meat, and getting DNA for testing. The author and the Texas Cheerleader are just severely but understandably ignorant to how none of those reasons are legit. Once she researches a little deeper and opens her eyes a little, she might be overcome with regret at being played. 417. I agree! There is NO way of justifying killing these innocent animals! And to post a website so that more people can sign up and kill more of them is horrible! Just because Teddy Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway did it does not justify it. People should stop justifying what they are doing and we all should make more of an effort to help the population get stronger. We all share this world and to hunt these endangered animals for sport is just insane. 418. Yes, i criticize even people that kill deer and other animal to eat, i criticize everyone who takes pleasure in killing, i criticize hunting cause it develop the fun for murdering since young age. Probably you are one of those NRA A-Hole and your brain isn’t large enough to get it. 419. Her “prize winning horse” that is Fenced in isn’t killing foals to force a mare into heat. Idiot. 420. You are a pice of crap shes not doing nothing wrong read again and go back to school you stupid life of shit 421. I am a huge animal lover, however after reading through all of these mostly ridiculous comments I feel I have to say at least this. Several people spoke about these “innocent” animals, and how its so wrong that they be hunted, but how in the hell do you know they are innocent ? They are wild animals who kill for their own food just as we humans do. And they will also kill animals not for food purposes but to make a territorial claim. So stop attacking a person, whom you dont know from Jane. If it really bothers you that much get off your computer and do something about it. But unless you plan on moving to Africa you really have n reason to be so outraged. I am sure that they think some of our laws or things that are a social norm here are ridiculous. Just because you disagree with some one or with something they do does not mean you should verbally attack or abuse another human . 422. Yeah – gotta worry about those elephant populations…they’re getting out of hand. eyeroll Sanctioned or not, authorized by the country or not, people are saying it’s disgusting because it is. It’s 2014 and we know more about these animals than we did in Roosevelt’s day…and since Roosevelt shot his famous rhino…two rhino species have been declared extinct. Don’t you think it’s time to stop allowing people to kill endangered animals? Even on a farm…even inside a fence. The photos of this girl will be seen all over the WORLD. People that want rhino horn see that she downed a rhino along with a lion, elephant, and two leopards. Do they know it’s a green hunt? Nope. Do they want the horn? Yep. The picture suggests that rhinos and elephants are back on the hunting menu. It’s not that we don’t know the information posted in this article…it’s that it doesn’t matter. Humanity is moving past needing to shoot things with giant guns at hundreds of feet away to get your rocks off. We’ve depleted these animal populations horrifically…why continue to do it? 423. I agree….you can not sugar coat dead animals. No matter how you tart it up. Terry Krenski 424. Thank you for saying that. I would have otherwise. I’ve watched Kevin Richardson’s 3-part documentary/show on youtube and I’ve also seen the two-min clip of a male lion who kills cubs so he could become the new leader of a pride. I understand that it’s a lion thing, hardwired into them, but its sad. Anyway, I wanted to thank you for not bashing Kendall (when I am on her side) and for sticking up for her. You may not care for my post but I just wanted to get my two cents in. 425. Isaac Howser shut up. 426. The real question is: is this girl single? ;-) 427. This girl rocks if she has the money and ability to do it let her. She is living the life many hunters wish they could. Hunting is a way of life for many it provides entertainment and food for the lucky person. Young hunters are more excited for the kill earlier in his or her career. When you have been in the sport for a good while you find more respect for the animal you are hunting. In the end though you are the to kill your quarry. There is nothing wrong with it so please leave her alone. 428. Just because something is legal doesn’t mean that it’s right….publicly stoning women to death for adultery is legal in some countries too, does that make it ok?? Your ‘green hunting’ fair enough, well done, you provided a service…as for the rest of it, it’s rubbish. The animal kingdom survived perfectly well by itself before humans got involved. You want to kill something to eat it, then fine…. you want to kill an endangered species so you can take a selfie with it, that’s disgusting. The world has a way of making things right, one way or another, so I”m sure you’ll get yours sweetheart. I hope that one day you learn the value of of the world around you. 429. to everybody hating on the texas cheerleader for what she did but Americans can kill animals cows,pigs,chickens its ok for yall to do it but yet this girl is wrong at least she has good intentions on what she doing your only makeing her more famous tahonie woods 430. She’s still an f-ing a hole and so are other “sport” hunters Smarter Than You 431. So I guess your ok with people killing each other and abortions so that the animals can rule the world? Your being a little overly dramatic I would say! 432. Most of you are such hypocrites! You would condone abortions and eat meat but you don’t want a girl to show a picture of a dead animal she killed. You do realize that people are eaten by such animals when the food supply gets short for them? I guess the animals are more important. Weirdos! 433. The fact of the matter Bob, is that people care whether it be about trophy hunting, education, or inhumane treatment overseas ect… Trophy hunting is wrong. Just because it is legal does not make it right. Us “tree huggers” like to state or opinions and try to make a difference, I know that can be hard for you to understand. I’m sure the only concern for you is your self, and maybe your family if you are able to find one, but there are 4 billion other people in this world and over 8 million species most of which have been affected destructively by what humans have done. Trophy hunting is just one more egocentric superfluous pleasure people act on that has negative impacts on the environment and the local tribes. Kendall’s (and many others) personal entertainment hurts indigenous people more then it helps and the money that goes towards the tribes is minuscule to the amount that goes into some dimwit’s pocket. It is detrimental to the environment and the population of many species. The only reasons Africans accept this is because they are so poverty driven by americans they have no other choice. It is important for people to act out on what is wrong and callous in the world no matter how little it is. “Treehuggers” care about what is most important the environment and the people living on it. Sporthunting is wasteful and we are living during a time when being wasteful will be unmanageable. So how about you not complain about people complaining about something that matters. 434. You animal rights, and so called humane people make me laugh, your the same fk’s who want to bitch and moan about “save the animals” or ” help the poor little starving babies in Africa”. Yet you walk past the homeless man at the gas station everyday with out so much as a glance or a second thought, fk you and your mixed up since of values. You’d rather save the lions and fuck the homeless, or just the humans in general. I’d eat a hamburger in your faces and tell you to blow me, but guess what? I am that homeless man you see at the gas station you fK’s. I’m somebody’s son, brother, family member, and loved one, but you fK’s could care less, so f*k you and your cause. Oh and last but not least, comment all you want, I won’t receive them. Ha! don E 435. Fine…if she is truly helping the conservation effort that’s fine. But IMHO it is ALL about EGO posting those sicking smiling photos of herself and the dead animal. Like some fascination with death. .She apparently ENJOYS killing these animals. If it is for population control or other duty because humans have messed up the balance so much then do it with with respect and reverence not with a big old smiling photo with the body of the dead animals. That is what is truly sick about this girl that she seems to need the publicity. I feel the same about smiling idiots with their big ‘trophy deer’; like they did something great like cure cancer when all they did was shoot something. I don’t have a problem with folks hunting with respect and reverence and mercy. They need to be skilled and take a kill shot. Not like the gut shot button buck that died in pain and misery on my property. I’d love to find whoever did that. As long as humans ENJOY killing then they will be some subspecies less than the animals they kill. IMHO. 436. It seems like everyone has the same problem with this…the fact that she took a “smiling selfie” with the animals. First of all I’m not a huge fan of this type of hunting, however it is necassary. As a female that hunts I can tell you that you are all misinterpreting the “smiling selfies”. I have a smiling picture with my first doe. I’m a single mother with 3 children and knowing that I had just provided my family with almost a year worth of meat…was amazing. It takes skill, knowledge, and lots of patience to do this. You don’t just grab a gun and shoot whatever you see.Whenever you put time and effort into what you do, you have the right to be proud of your achievement. Whether you’ve provided food for your kids, or a small impoverished village, you still have the right to feel happy. This is no different than the gardener that takes a pic with his freshley plucked tomatoes….and says look what I did. Its still food. 437. I think everyone is forgetting where they even came from! The Indians …HUNTED. The settlers …HUNTED. NONE OF US would even be here if it wasn’t for hunting. Animals kill each other anyway. Go yell at the lions for killing the hippos and rhinos. They HUNT to eat as well. Leave this girl alone. Damn 438. What’s truly funny is that it was because Facebook took down her page for posting pictures that were against their rules and then SHE went to Fox Friends to whine about it and sensationalize it. Leave it up to Fox. Funny Explosion 439. This is funny because everyone on here took the time to argue about this girl that will still continue to do what she does but evoke had to write an essay about how its ok to do it or how it’s horrible to do it …ya.everyone has an opinion .but this is a lil much lol your comments mean nothing out of 123456789billion people in the world and in different countries..nothing you say will stop it or stop what this girl is doing she kills and helps animals. Leave it at that. Jeesusss . Lol. This is crazy. And I am one to sayI i don’t like people killing animals as a hobby but do u see me commenting and say omg horrible horrible girl for doing this out of the 23577 people tht also do it and the 13356 people tht don’t do it.your opinion means nothing and its also going to solve and do.NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING. The end. 440. You obviously didn’t read the story. Not all the animals she posed with were dead and you make it sounds like these “fenced in animals” we’re backed into a corner with nowhere to run when, in reality they had 70 square miles to run. Photos of the hunt don’t make it poaching. If you don’t like what you see, change the channel. Pull your head out of your ass and realized that if it weren’t for game hunting for meat and skins, your ancestors would have died of long ago and you would not be around a bitch. 441. That’s true, but she is bating the public with images of lifeless endangered animals. Most people here cant understand the economic and social complexities of those hunts and to be honest, I’m not convinced that she does either. I am unconvinced that the big money that she pays for her hunts doesn’t pervert the local economy where she is hunting. I have no question that her hunts are “legal” but that does not make them “right”. 442. people are stupid. 443. later, racist troll 444. First of all I would like to say respect to reminding people that one should fully investigate a story before forming a lynch mob. We (as in the human collective) are in deed driven by smart headlines rather than substantial insights, which marks a great danger. But on the story in detail: I appreciate the green hunt aspect – which is most definitely a conservatism effort. So no one should condemn this particular – isolated – incident. But whenever a wild animal is brought down for good it is hard to argue the reason as conservation and killing mark the two opposite sides of the same axis. Sure; it is complex but there just no case where killing a wild/healthy animal is the best practice. The often used “excuse” of killing a “killer” who slaughters livestock of the poor African farmers does not hold up. The human population in Africa is exploding and therefore encroaching into the habitats of these wild animals. Humans decide to herd kettle and goats in the hunting grounds of lions and leopards and then scream “murder” if one of these carnivores takes them up on the offer. Humans invited this to happen and no one is entitled to point fingers at the animal that did nothing out of the ordinary – full stop. The reasoning behind the natural behavior of male lions is plainly stupid – excuse me but I have to call BS when such a constructed “excuse” is brought forward. The killing of lion cubs is a NATURAL behavior and works in favor of the lion population as it ensures the survival of the fittest. A system that has worked for lions for hundreds of years – before humans decided to know better. But after half of the world population watched Disney’s Lion King it suddenly became acceptable for us humans to interfere and save the cute lion cub from the bad, aggressive adult male lion. Big game hunters have been paddling this argument for quite some time now and it just doesn’t make sense. Same answer to the story of lions killing cute innocent young of other species – that is the lions bloody job in the “Circle of Life” (insert Elton John song here). They are put in place by mother nature to do exactly this gruesome job. Predators are important to keep the population of the species around them in check. And with the bigger species they will take out the young. Nothing about that entitles us to interfere with guns and once more decide we know better. And last but not least: Paying big sums of money to local authorities does not rectify the killing of an animal. If you want to spend a lot of money on wildlife conservation – do it. Why do you need to bring your gun along? And by the way – the corruption rates in Africa are through the roof. I wouldn’t bank on the fact that your money actually ends up in the hands intended. Spend it with trustworthy conservation companies and everyone will be better off for it. And one last note on her – the “Texas Cheerleader”. Not only does her comment about her dad’s Big 5 give away the sporty nature of this families attitude when it comes to hunting. But someone with the intrinsic desire to protect animals does not smile so stupidly on pictures with the dead bodies of some of nature’s most majestic creatures showcasing HER F#@%NG PINK BARBIE HUNTER’S BOW!! Good effort on your part but I’m afraid you fell for her crooked stories alongside her looks. 445. Dear Just the way it is, I live in South Africa and my husband is an environmentalist and academic whose research has shown that all of what you say are only partial truths. Yes there is poverty in certain parts of our country but the reason for the poverty is largely due to privatization of our natural resources by foreign owned companies such as the United States, and not our natural wildlife which humans co-existed with prior to industrialization. If anyone needs to get their priorities in check it would be the corrupt governments of the US and SA as well as the media that they are in cahoots with. The US probably cares for it’s citizens as much as the SA government does. The top dogs just shine the shoes of an elitist group who maintain the current status-quo. Barbie over here is a lucrative pawn. Do you think sweets and coloring books benefit our communities? Whatever money Kendall and other sadistic folk pay in this tourist scam lines the pockets of the top-dogs not the communities. And do you think that any government or community have a right over the lives of other beings, to be killed on a whim? No one can take ownership for life because no one can restore it. This boils down to a simple set of characteristics that define real humans from people. Real humans have empathy and compassion for all, and aim to live honest and ethical lives minimizing harm to others, whereas people just live without true purpose and values defending their bad habits and raising their tempers on a slightest trigger. True humans intuitively understand that capitalism is a hazard to the natural order and try to make others aware. We are all guilty of being ignorant, but if we set our egos aside and try to understand with an open mind, the bigger picture, there would be more peacefulness and our responsibilities will not be in such denial. Capitalism ultimately destroys lives and cites greed and divisions among human society. Do you know that Ethiopia was once a wealthy and prosperous nation. It did not become so depraved and undernourished by wildlife. Did you know that some large pharmaceutical companies from the States use these poorly people for drug testing purposes and when drugs fail and people die the rest of the world thinks it was due to poverty? Animals have minded their own business until humans created the land imbalance. If someone took your home away, where would you go? Your displacement would make you less than human to others and perhaps your own self, and people would treat you like a tramp, despise you, and think you are a nuisance digging in their trash for food. The only difference between you and an animal at that point is that you can speak in a way everyone can understand, and anyone who chose to, could help you and empathize with your grief. But if you were an animal they would just trap you and either use you as a guinea pig in a laboratory or kill you. Therefore to truly understand life in anothers’ shoes, we have to envision ourselves in their circumstance to know what is the correct action. What is correct for them would be correct for you . Do you want to be a trophy hunt? If killing humans was legalized does that mean killing is acceptable? If it is not acceptable for you or your family to be butchered, why is it acceptable for someone elses? If you think that these hunters are helping the animal population in South Africa, you must be quite naïve. Our country is not as underdeveloped or as third world as western media portrays. If animal population control was required it would be done without proud base Barbie selfies. AS IT IS 446. This retarded spoiled girl should be used to feed the lions. People like these shouldn’t exist. Mass ignorance is what’s killing our world. Soraya Torrens 447. Why do humans feel the need to play god? Before we were the most dominant species on the planet species became extinct. Let nature take its course, if these animals die off it was meant to be. We don’t need save them. The only exception I can think of is if we are the ones causing them to die off but even then perhaps that is how it was meant to go. It wouldn’t be the first time a species died off because a new more dominant species supplanted an existing one and took over their habitat. Just because we can recognize our own mortality does not mean we need to anthropomorphize them and try to save them. Animals die off just like we eventually will. Kevin Schutz 448. Your article is bullshit …….Why don’t you just address the fact that she is a canned hunter……And here’s a heads up for you “No” we are not going to leave her alone !!! Terry Senft 449. I have to agree with Craig. It does seem alarming when u first read the headline, however, these hunting laws in Africa are not American normalcy. Come on tho…this young girl is a misguided, thrill seeker. She’s getting her message across in an inappropriate manner. Wait! Does she truly have a message to tell? Doesn’t seem like it. 450. After reading some comments all I have to say is be thankful you can live. Be thankful you can walk out of your house, that you have a house, clean water and food provided right down the road. If you dont kill things, the world will become over populated. Imagine every insect, mamal, cristation….never dies…ever…. dinasaurs never died. For one humans would be the first to get killed cuz we are all fucking idiots. Lol. But in general its just the circle of life. Things HAVE to die. So stop whining its not like she went over and killed EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE ANIMALS. cuz she didnt. So qouting jenna marbles “PIPE THE FUCK DOWN” 451. She’s still an asshole for posting pictures of her holding dead animals. Just like all hunters. If youre going to hunt for for food and use every single piece of the creature you destroy, at least don’t post photos about it, it’s disrespectful to the animal who’s life you just ended. No one wants to see people bragging how they “killed for the greater good” or however she wants to sort of justify it. These are majestic creatures that should be protected not used as trophies. 452. I just feel like none of you actually read the article… But I guess that’s what you people do best. Ignore facts. If it goes against your misaligned moral compass than damn everyone else. You think she’s doing this for fame? She’s just enjoying her hobby. A hobby which also benefits the locals of a third world country and protects certain species. What have you done lately? Send a dollar over to Haiti? Be careful getting off your high horses because it’s a long way down. 453. So creating a irrational shitstorm over someone posting pictures isn’t childish in the least bit. Reminds me of a baby crying over a toy someone else has. 454. The only time this is fair is when we give the animals guns as well. Then the hunt become equitable. No surprise she’s from Texas. 455. To all pro-hunting people – you’re jizz! Hunting for food is understood, hunting precious animals that would become extinct if this continues, is different! These people hunt only because they are trophy hunters, so they can stuff the animals head on a plaque and put it on a wall and show their friends what fucking “hero’s” they are!. For starters, trophy hunters never hunt on an equal playing field, yet they take the glory when they shoot a lion (they’ve shot the king of the jungle)! They shoot the animal from like 300m away, and think they are just “it” now! Killing an animal says a lot about your and every other hunters, personality – you all have cold callus hearts! You want to hunt – even the playing field – go into an area, with a lion, you go in only with the ammo God provided you with – your bare hands – and the lion goes in with what they’ve got? Fair? Please call me when you do that, now that would be a fucking awesome show to watch!! Lion – 1, Dickhead – 0. Conservation/preservation – my ass!! Hunters who argue about “eating meat” have no leg to stand on, the one has absolutely fuck all to do with the other. You have to be a moron to argue that! If you hunt a buck, and eat the whole thing, fine, but no body, NO BODY, hunts lions, leopards, rhino’s and elephants to eat!! That is purely trophy killing. Fucking morons! Animal Lover 456. Very bloody well said!!! clap clap Love it! Animal Lover 457. Killing is wrong………….period. The Creator did not give anyone of us the right to take the life of another of His creations. If we stayed out of it, nature will take care of itself….has been doing so even before ‘man’. If a highly intelligent life from another planet visited Earth, started experimenting with or hunting humans, would that be right? I’ll bet the alien could say “Population control’ or “they’re screwing up the planet anyway” and justify his/her/its actions. The species doesn’t matter…..KILLING IS WRONG! 458. You obviously know nothing about hunting in general. People take pictures of their kills. It’s like taking a picture when you kid wins an award/medal/etc. I have pictures of all my deer kills and by the way, we ate the whole thing so only the bone carcass was “wasted” which it would be anyways in the wild as coyotes and wolfs don’t eat/use that part either. Once cameras were invented people have been taking pictures of their kills. Nothing wrong with it, it’s like an award because of the skill, patience, and determination it requires to accomplish the task. The ridicule of her is very unnecessary. If you’re so against hunting/killing, you should genetically modify all animals to be vegetarian also, you should ban abortions because they stop life. Also, you should convert to vegetarianism and stop eating food, because in many cases, you’re taking life in order for you to live. Maybe you can be one of those people who believes we can do photosynthesis… I think this blog post describes very well that most people “outraged” by this are by far completely misplacing their outrage. 459. You are an absolute idiot! Read the article! 460. If it wasn’t her killing the animals, it would be someone else. What she is doing isn’t illegal. And everyone commenting and making a huge deal of it is just giving her more media attention and fame. Good job!! Hope you are all vegetarians.. 461. The only population control this planet needs is humans.. 462. People act like this girl jumped in a jeep full or rebels and went out to poach?!?! Stop complaining for the sake of complaining. Hunting is a sport more times than not regulated and controlled in situations like big game hunting. The picture of her kill is the trophy. This is more humane then the cheese burger you just ate where the cow was, brutally murdered, or took a bolt to the temple. So stop ridiculing a teenager for the sake of trying to make yourself feel better. 463. Oh you silly vegetarian…let’s not stray from the subject…I mean we could talk about fur too…sorry if I offend anyone, but God fucked up when he made people… 464. If all these “SHEEPOLE” was as concerned about our Constitutional Rights being stolen away as they are a dead animal, then this country would be in a hellva lot better shape than it is. Alvin McCrorey 465. What a b*tch, filly rich, spoiled brat, that thinks money buys everything…. Felipe Humberg 466. I meant “filthy rich” Felipe Humberg 467. You say she shouldn’t be playing God, yet I don’t you see you complaining about the people in America playing God by voting for capital punishment and having abortions just because it isn’t convenient for them to have a baby. People freak out over frikin animals being killed, but the majority of people don’t give a shit and are happy when a women decides to kill a child. You people are pathetic to complain about animals being killed but not the human genocide that is happening in this country. You want to see something disgusting? How about you go see the women smiling and laughing after killing her baby all because she decided she didn’t want to take care the the child. Do you people even understand that instead of people having to abstain from having sex because they find it to much fun, they would rather have sex and get pregnant and then kill a child. How the hell is that less disgusting, revolting, and evil then killing animals. How the fuck is a women killing a child less important then some lady shooting some animals. I don’t know if this lady is right or wrong because I have not done enough research to even begin to form an opinion ( as I am sure most of you didn’t didn’t do any research before making your opinion). I suggest you don’t rely on news outlets for your information. Their goal isn’t to inform you about the truth it is to get more viewers and to make money. So maybe you people should stop being frikin hypocrites because if you are going to complain and bitch about animals being killed, you better be bitching and complaining about the thousand of babies being killed for no other reason then that they are to much work. 468. You have the mind of a child it’s not murder it’s population control as stated in the article above in third world countries like Africa it is very necessary would like to be stuck in a mud hut with a lion or leopard outside of it I think not sorry friend but you are an idiot. Ryan Evans 469. You sir, are an idiot. 470. God, this pisses me off SO much. IT IS NOT OUR JOBS AS HUMANS TO CONTROL THE POPULATIONS OF OTHER SPECIES. That is fucked up. I’m sick of people thinking they can play creator/God. It is not that little blonde bitches job to control the lion and cheetah populations in Africa. If she wants to help starving people, and she has so much money she can go out and buy food to give to these people instead of killing the wildlife in Africa and “controlling the populations”. The fact that she is taking pictures and posting them on social media makes me want to vomit. For Christ’s sake, just let nature, the food chain and the circle of life run its course. FUCK. 471. A very important difference when your talking about “population control” is that while deer and turkey are extremely prevalent in American, many of the animals in Africa, including the ones being hunted are threatened or endangered. Meaning there aren’t many of them left and they are headed towards extinction. So you are arguing she is helping with “population control” and “conservation” of animals that zoos and agencies all over the world are working tirelessly to keep alive. Doesn’t make a lot of sense. And, unless you are extremely familiar with the African government, which I doubt most of you are, you cannot sit there and argue that all of these places operate by having permits and only shooting x amount of each animal and operate within seasons and blah blah blah because chances are high that they don’t. Not all governments operate like America. No I don’t want a lion invading my house but if my people weren’t destroying lion habitat left and right I wouldn’t have to worry. People in Colorado don’t want bears in their house either but that doesn’t mean they have the right to kill any one they see either. 472. Ooooohhh she paid mooneeeyyy that makes it ok then………Obvious sarcasm* 473. Defenseless animals? LOL you ever seen one of these up close? Every species of animal she has hunted has also hunted a human or two in their day. 474. Thank you Shirley! I couldn’t agree more. We have babies being murdered by their own parents, and we are outraged over killing “defenseless” lions and hippos. It blows my mind that this girl has even been brought to the front of media (social and journal alike). This whole deal boils down to one word, “distraction”. This is a distraction. Don’t focus on the fact that babies are being murdered, don’t focus on IRS targeting of conservatives, don’t focus on Israeli children being murdered, don’t focus on the fact that the US is now negotiating with terrorists on behalf of a deserter, but can’t find a way to bring home Saeed, an American Christian pastor that is imprisoned in Iran. It makes me sick to think that a random lion in another country can garner this much outrage and passion, and yet we have children falling between the cracks, human trafficking at an all time high, and delinquent rich teens getting off of murder charges due to “affluenza”. Save those “not even endangered” species though. lol 475. All of you anti-hunters are disgusting! You think with your emotions and don’t bother to understand exactly what you are complaining about. Leave Miss Jones alone. We hunters are getting tired of your high minded nonsense. For the millionth time, hunting is an important and necessary part of wildlife management. No endangered species were killed. For the record, the Southern White Rhino is not, I repeat not an endangered species,although the northern White Rhino is. David Jump 476. Great article! Unfortunately, no matter what you or anyone else says, the haters are still going to want to say how this is an outrage yada yada yada. She could’ve been doing this for any number of noble reasons, but the talking heads are still going to shout “the animals could and should have been spared!” Thanks for clearing this up though. 477. All I got to say is just cuz something is legal doesn’t make it right. Slavery used to be legal along with a whole list of other f-ed up crap. As for population control, we wouldn’t need to control the population of animals if we stayed the hell out of their lands. We expanded into their habitats, they didn’t invade ours. Just Saying 478. to craig– while I don’t totally agree with the whole adventure/process/pleasure in killing a wild animal, you make the most important point about what we are eating everyday and how farm animals are treated– well said…… 479. well said!! 480. I see where people try to justify themselves by hiding behind “fair game” and population control and blahblahblah. With that in mind, let me ask you a question; When has a lion, leopard, elephant or any other wild animal carried around a bow and arrow or gun for protection? Never. When a person hunts and kills a wild animal with nothing but they’re two bare hands and possibly a knife is what I would consider “fair game”. Sitting from yards and yards away and killing something when it has virtually no chance of escape is a bitch ass move, sorry for vulgar terms but its how I feel. Nature has always balanced itself out long before we were here. What makes people think they can do a better job? Now about population control. In nature there is an amazing balance that is upheld, and has always been upheld, that is until us pesky humans came around and starting fucking everything up with our greed and need to OWN EVERYTHING. If you haven’t noticed, the more our population grows, the more our planet has fallen apart. We are constantly in need of more and more space, more and more of everything really, so naturally we expand but in doing so we destroy land and force wildlife out. If the animals lived here and ate here, why would they change they’re habits and go elsewhere? By solving our problem for space we in turn create a much larger and complicated problem. Cattle gets taken, maybe even some human lives, and species begin to overpopulate due to the lack of space left for them, space that BELONGED to them in the first place. WE created this problem. WE should be the ones fixing it. When will it stop? When people over-populate the world? 481. You know what I find so funny is there are so many animal lovers who are trashing this girl for killing animals but are all for abortions. Is not the life of a human baby more important than any animal on earth. But then again is it not better for a animal to be eaten then to have its horn or horns removed and the rest of the animal left to waste. You have a women who videoed her on abortion laughing the whole time and nothing was said. No big news site posted any rejection about it, but you have a woman who shots a animal and everyone is up in arms take her out back and shot her. 40 or 50 years ago we shot wild dogs found on our land and raised and killed our own animals to feed the family but now days the only animal people in the USA want to kill are the wild mustangs or domesticated horses to sell the toxic meat overseas. 482. Trophy hunting brings in a lot less money to a community than ecotourism, so that argument for killing endangered animals: 483. Apparently they think that the ecosystem that the Lord established isn’t good enough so that theirs is better. I understand and have thoroughly read about endangered species and could not personally stand to watch one animal loose its life to another but I also understand that is the circle of life, not withstanding humans. 484. yup idiot 485. What do they call this thing people have been doing forever to survive? Hunting? Huh, never heard of it. 486. Oh and on the subject of Abortion and such. The killing them is more often than not a mercy. You tell me the last person to be born to a prostitute, or a teen mom who can’t even take care of herself. That became someone notable or just not fucked up. 487. I hunt deer. My problem with this girl’s conservation excuse is that her original thought was NOT, “I want to go help conserve animals and communities in Africa.” No. Her first thought was, “I want to kill animals.” She’s only backtracking now and using it as an excuse. 488. So what you’re saying is that we should start killing people because the world at one point was teeming with life (not just Africa). Where i love you can go hunting for elk, common practice, but the elk are gone, not extinct just gone. This is due to a rapid increase in the population of humans. Do be a favor, start advocating for people to stop procreating, that’s the problem. 7 billion people in the world and you feel that hunting is going to stop because it lowers the animal population. People need to eat, we are predators is what we do. So i guess my solution is start killing people and don’t procreate until the population level of humans is back down to a few billion. 489. ha, that’s a nice attempt to put a pr spin on it. You keep telling yourself that it’s population control, and helping the locals. This is so shameful and pathetic. chiemi heil 490. just because something is legal doesn’t make it right. i have a hard time believing in this so called “conservation” of these animals when the populations are diminishing exponentially each year. 491. Yes. Everything you post on a place like Facebook is open to judgement and condemnation. It’s public. I think the truth is a middle ground of what both sides are saying and I’m, personally, still against it. She could have donated the money to the villages without being the one to shoot the animals. When there are less than 50,000 of a creature, how do you justify population control? 492. Yes. I’m sure the people of Africa have been praying for a teenager from Texas to come save them with her rifle. “Thank you oh great “Longhorn” warrior princess for saving us! For without you we had no hope!” 494. Stephen, great post. It would be nice if all the rest were as thoughtful and intelligent as yours. Brian O'Connell 495. Maybe just avoid to show the pics then….ti look like: “Hey look at me i got a dead animal, i kill it myself… Okay …..and ? 496. How is her pictures any different than heads on the wall of a hunting lodge? Its just put up on the interent instead of her walls. 497. Are you kidding me???? LOL, justifying ignorance!!! No fences would be a fair chase. Better yet, take a picture it last longer and others can enjoy these magnificent creatures. I agree that nuisance animals need to be taken care of when they endanger humans. But why do we (humans) have the right to say what species is over populated? We should be happy that they are hanging in there, despite us!!!! And bringing up Hemingway and Roosevelt… if I lived back then and believe what I believe that is right…. I would be calling them assholes as well, and don’t forget, it’s because people like them that animals species are extinct and many more are endangered. Be honest, trophy hunting sucks!!! I don’t have any problem with people hunting and fishing to feed their family and I don’t she needs to hunt to survive. 498. Well lets examine “free chase” since this is what she is claiming, whicher animals she hunted she paid to hunt it legally, the free case part well if you call a plane spotting it and her being driven to it with a whole pack of vehicles free case is giving the animal a chance, what is being done there is just a canned hunt if don’t agree you are pretty much a moron. She did not have to hunt the animal it was pretty much just handed to her. While this is legal the killing of the buffalo here in the USA was legal and well now we have very very few where there were millions of them. Now baout her killing the lion to save the existing pack of lions the older males and cubs and so on from invading males, well lions have been doing this for millions of years, this is nature a rouge younger stronger male moves in and takes over, been that way since lions have been around, why is she interfering with nature is the real question. 499. I don’t care how u put it nature takes care of its self find a new hobby anyone that shoots animal’s like that need the big 5 upside there head till there dead . Seriously 70 miles what a joke it was there land first leave them the fuc alone 500. They are not there heads should me on a wall killing these beautiful creatures 501. Wow. Talk about stupid…Yeah the stupid people we need seasons on are the ones who think that culling animals so humans can take as much as they want equals conservation. And the ones who use “yall” in a comment. 502. So is farm processing and making farm animals like cows, chickens, etc. “Disgusting”. Everyone eats that food and I dont see you complaining about something like that. Some of these comments calling her a bad person are just idiotic when other people do the same exact thing all over the world. AND the fact that she is helping those less fortunate than us, you know ACTUAL humans. 503. #bringbackourboys #konydoesntsoshit #yesallmen 504. “if someone wants to go out and hunt mind your fucking business” No. Just no – if it’s an endangered species – fight for it. And sure there are plenty of other issues – this happens to be an article where we discuss this particular issue. Go rant in your journal or something. 505. I am not understanding the uproar about these photos. It seems to me as this young lady had explained, provided proof and as many others posted her pride in ways she has both (1) helped others (2) accomplished a dream of a hobby….. Why are people pointing fingers? As someone stated, why is this particular issue being sought out by so many, when there are plenty of others that post the exact same type of photos from their hunts/hobby/entertainment or for food for many? Kendall Jones, you are a great role model in my eyes. I have a 7 year old that loves her bow, has not hunted at this time, but, she is learning the pros and cons of the bow. I want to say thank you for showing young girls that have the same interest as you that it can be done. I am so sorry for how rude, inconsiderate, selfish and uneducated some of these people are. I dislike the fact they are so fast to call you names and show the lack of respect each person deserves. As a parent, I know your parents must be so very proud of you and how you show the respect and are not allowing the ugly comments stop you from showing off your ways of helping. Meredith Goodwin 506. NaTosha……AMEN!!!!! Well said!!!!! Meredith Goodwin 507. Excuse me tarren, but aren’t you the pot calling the kettle black ? sounds to me like you are acting just like the person you are decimating, ” I hate that she thinks it is okay and doesn’t understand and other views then her own ” I quoted this from your comment. Just because others have different opinions than you does not make either one right. That is the beauty of freedom, you can make your own decisions, right or wrong. Rev tlc 508. Tell me….how did animals control their populations before humans? The argument that populations need to be controlled is a senseless one. The Walrus 509. True, you weren’t there when it all started, nor when Adam sinned, but it affected all mankind! We all have the opportunity, in the course of our lives, to change from a bad course. You can renounce wanton life-destruction: don’t use lame arguments to justify a wrong. I am sure that even your hero, Roosevelt will (some day), or later on, did come to the realization that he did wrong. Slave trade was conducted: it was wrong and many came to the realization and acted to stop it. I hope that those who license this wickedness will someday realize the error and stop it, or better still, people of goodwill will stop the heinous perpetrators of this ill the same way they stopped APARTHEID. Noah Ger 510. Brilliant argument: they have done their thing the way they were made to do it since they first appeared on planed EARTH. Noah Ger 511. I concur, and when I read these discussions, then I realize that the non-hunting Safaris are humane, therefore, best! Maasais would kill for either of two reasons: 1) If they or their livestock are endangered, or 2) To feed their families – which, in fact, is more of the exception. Noah Ger 512. Amen 513. After leaving the Army 75th Rangers I worked for a security contractor tracking poachers in the DRC for a little over a year. These animal preserves have a hard as hell time protecting these animals. We often found park rangers assisting poachers in killing elephants for their tusks in exchange for a little pay off on the side. The governments are no better. They sell the right to hunt endangered animals in order to make some money off of rich, overprivileged, spoiled Americans such as this brat. It is corruption that is leading to the eradication of species in the name of humanity. I believe in hunting. I love bagging a buck to feed my family for the year, but killing something just to hang its head over your fireplace is disgusting to me. Taking a human’s life is fine with me, but taking the life of one of God’s innocent creatures just for the hell of it and because you got a gun is despicable. 515. Isaac, you are preaching my thoughts. I know some of these idiots eat chicken, turkey and beef and truly believe there is a difference because what they eat is bought in the store wrapped in cellophane. I hate the outspoken pantywaist people that our country is pumping out like Chinese made products. Pretty soon babies will start having their brains sucked out at birth just to fit in. Old Hunter 516. That’s OK, there should only be one * in Btch. So sad that the uneducated are allowed to speak out. Old Hunter 517. For everyone who keep saying that one reason this is done is to keep the population down…. Well humans are very over populated in certain countries should we start hunting then to keep the number down. 518. No we read it however we also realize that there is more to the story. I live in Utah where they do something like what is being described with Buffalo. Once a year the rangers on the reserve round up all the Buffalo. Then hunters get to buy their way onto the reserve where a ranger will point out what animals can be killed based on age and health. (the sick and elder are killed) The difference though is Utah is not a poor nation in Africa. Where time and time again money and putting food on the table are often placed at a higher priority than the endangered species needs. The fact of the matter is while this young girl may very well think she is doing the right thing…and in some of these hunts might actually be doing the right thing. There is still a major issue with poaching, and by posting these pictures she endorses the hunting of these animals. In fact i would not be one bit surprised if more than one of the animals she has killed shouldn’t have been, but she was allowed to because of a wad of cash. The regions in question are very poor and that makes a world of difference when it comes to preservation. If all the people in the area had good jobs and no money issues…well we could probably have some faith in the system being used to determine what animals are being hunted. That is not the case though. So now the question is how much money does it take for them to decide that otherwise healthy young lion is not as young or healthy any more? Casey Anderson 519. Lots of people don’t slaughter and many, many people do not consume meat or dairy of any kind. Hunting does nothing but give a giant stroke to the hunter’s ego. That is it and that is all. You do nothing to stop factory farming I’m sure and you will, in a heartbeat, find any excuse to murder and take a life of someone unwilling to give theirs up.I would suggest you try vegetables .. that will certainly help with “your” whiny and defensive attitude toward the taking of lives. One day you will look into the eyes of one more dying animal and you finally open “your” eyes and see the suffering and fear in your victims eyes. That will be a very dark day for you indeed. Lorraine Keshner 520. I don’t care if Ernest Hemmingway and Teddy Roosevelt did their Big 5, it doesn’t detract from their literary and political acheivements, and nor do their literary and political acheivements make their poaching and killing other living things any less deplorable. To the girl in Texas, you need help! You’re sick! Trying to convince yourself that taking lives is okay, trying to justify the poaching of any animal is disgusting! Trying to play these actions off as ‘Green hunts’ and ‘necessary’ to helping the local peoples is wrong! These species are endangered! The murder of another living thing can NEVER be passed off as something positive like you try and do when you dub something a ‘green’ hunt. And as for the leopard, killing it didn’t solve the problem! You didn’t save 127 goats in doing that, and don’t try and put the statistics together to make it appear that you did! What needs doing is a sustainable food source that is not the livestock of S. African farmers needs to be found for these animals. What we don’t need is American Texan Cheerleaders flying over to Africa and hunting animals for their enyoyment, it helps no one and only serves to satiate your sadistic fantasies of seeing powerful animals run scared at your hands! That’s what makes you sick! The fact that you derive enjoyment from spreading fear and suffering! I am a vegetarian Hindu and I believe strongly that EVERY living thing on this planet has a lifeforce, an energy that is essential to the world, and more importantly that is of no less or no more value than that of a human being. We’re all animals, we’re all equal. 521. Perhaps you didn’t understand what you read of her activities. The results of her activities, were a benefit to both the animal populations, and the human populations involved. Your desire to “leave them alone to flourish” is delusional thinking – first, they would NOT flourish if left alone, second,, with the increase in encroachment by the native populations on habitat as well, there is even more pressure on the animals. From a biological point of view, species either adapt to changing conditions or they become extinct. The Earth is a closed system. One of the species that needs to come to grips with this is H.sapiens. Roger Connor 522. All of you are like “she doesn’t understand the value of life” and “she killed an animal in a fence (that is 70 sq/miles).” Why are everyone one of you suddenly interested in the private life of an individual? Because she posts pictures “looking proud” with her kill? Hell, who wouldn’t be proud of something like that? Its not for you to try and wrap your brain around it why she does it, she just does it. Its like i dont understand why any of you post pictures with your kids on social media? Because you’re proud? and yet at the same time that you are showing pictures of you and your kids and places you have been, could potentially lead to a child molester being able to prey on your kids because of what they see on your social media posts! Lets let some common sense come into play here, why does it matter to you what this girl does with her life? If something like this bothers you this much and gets you so fired up, why don’t you get interested in politics stuff that actually pertains to you? Stuff that matters. Please don’t give me the crap animals have rights and all of this, because in this country its illegal and punishable by 10 years or more in prison and a fine of $250,000 to just crack a Bald Eagle’s egg, but its perfectly legal with no repercussions to kill a child that’s lets say 18 weeks in the womb. Please don’t think the animals are the victims here, its so childish of all of you, get invigorated by something of actual worth like government policies and laws not something thats so meaningless like this, people hunt in Africa 365/24/7 and where are the petitions against them? this girl isnt alone, lots of people hunt in Africa. So my rational thinking here is go find another problem that is of actual worth, if this is a problem and you love and care about animals, get off your computer leave your house and burn your clothes and go live in the woods because everything you are touching, wearing, living in, has affected an animal in some way, so maybe there should be a petition against you for buying clothes because its “cruel to animals” as well. We leave in a society that is so backwards we blame an object like a gun for shootings and not the person who pulled the trigger, or we sit her and have spent gosh who knows how much money on things that they say “kill you” like cigarettes and car emissions, we are so wrapped up in stuff that “kills you” that we forget we are trying to stop something that isn’t able to be stopped, death is coming no matter what. So why get wrapped up in something that cant be changed. Backwards and forwards it doesn’t even matter because we are so messed up as a country we don’t even know whats right and whats wrong anymore. A Rare Person with Common Sense 523. There is 100% a difference between hunting endangered species and slaughtering for food. Slaughtering may not always be as humane as we would all love to believe but cows, chickens, pigs..these animals are not on their way to extinction. To think that one day you could have to explain to your grandchildren what a lion is or what a leopard is because we carelessly allowed them to become extinct.. Population control??? Relocate instead of killing if the end game truly is preservation. Hunt animals that are plentiful.. 524. nerds. No letter u, or capital, is needed. 525. At least an article who really point out how ignorant and brain washed ecologists, environmentalists, and animal lovers are for assuming something just through a series of pictures. They jumped the bandwagon! None of them really looked at the pictures. They only saw animals and guns. They assume animals were dead, because of the association Animal-Gun. They did not even see that there is no blood around those animal (something that always shows up when shot down!) Hanna Arendt Ph.D., evaluating the trial against Eichmann, once wrote and said that fanatical people do not think! That is their judgment is totally blinded by their obsession. I think that Dr Arendt’s comment totally apply to all of those who signed that petition. 526. Hi. I can see the cheerleader’s side to all of this. She’s helping with some of the everyday situations that we don’t experience in our comfy city lives. Unfortunately, when you (texas cheerleader) posts pictures of you holding your “kill” or posing with the animals, you’re opening up a can of worms, where ignorant people will realize they can go out and become poachers, or try to overcrowd the hunting operations out that way. Maybe having a facebook page to try and justify what you do isn’t the best option. You aren’t going to get everyone on your side. This is a HUGELY touchy situation. Everyone on this cushy side of the planet only knows that you’re killing endangered species, no matter the reason. And for you, news reporter, how many of us were alive or old enough to say something back when Rosevelt was alive? Don’t even compare how people were back then to how we are now. We’ve become smarter, yet also ignorant due to the internet. There were different animal population numbers back then as well. No one realized a lot of things that we realize today. Can the lions be relocated, rather than killed, just because they’re doing what is normal in their lifestyle? You are being judge & jury if you are killing a male lion who wants to challenge another to try and take over the pride. Isn’t it better to have nature take its’ course (even though humans have completely controlled the world, and we’re going to be hugely sorry for it down the road). And also the lions who come at people when they’re drawing blood from a rhino, can the lion not be shot with tranquillizers as well? That way everyone is fine, life goes on, and the animals can continue doing what they were put on this earth to do. Crying over Killing 527. Article only demonstrates you’re stupider than the parasite. Robert Miller 528. “Those people” who kill those beautiful animals for fun and MAKE a LOT of MONEY of it don’t deserve the name of Human they are so disgusting ! caroline anderson 529. There is no way of justifying to kill beautiful animals , it’s just about MONEY caroline anderson 530. you are being brain washed to hear what they want you to believe time to grow up before somebody decides dumb blondes need to be so called cleared fro the planet 531. I believe there is a time for every thing. Some times it is important to control the wild life I have seen where wild animals destroy their own environment. So if something doesn’t thin the heard then they will all die. But it is not like our lovers of abortion they have killed over 56-million babes real human babes over the years it has been legal, not some dumb animal that would have died anyway. Some of these kids could have found a cure for cancer or found a way to produce low cost energy. This gal is doing something good why not leave her alone. 532. I had burgers for lunch, steak for dinner, just finished cleaning one of my firearms, and am currently playing with my dog. I long for the day I may hunt in Africa, love the feel of leather, go fishing on a regular basis, and make it a point to laugh at PITA every chance I get. These uneducated people commenting on this article have no clue the facts about hunting and population control. Kendall, I applaud you and wish you the best of luck on your next hunt! Joel Wise 533. 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Fallout 76: Truly terrible or unfinished masterpiece? (Review) Karolena Santiago Fallout 76 was released on November 14. So far fans prefer Fallout 4 as the new game has not gotten many good reviews. Fallout 76 is a recently released game that has been viewed poorly by critics and gamer’s alike. The game definitely has many negative points, but is it truly deserving of these poor ratings? Game play is the core function of every single game, and Fallout 76 creates a game play experience based on what Bethesda promised. It works like any Fallout game normally does, with weapons and items that should be familiar to anybody who has played a Fallout game previously. Such items include radroach meat, stimpaks, and the Cryolator. The map size is much larger in this game than in the previous release, Fallout 4. The game has you following an open story line in an open-world setting with very little direction as to what you should do after the opening quests. This leads to a broader direction that you can take, but has led some players into fighting monsters of a much higher level than themselves. NPCs, non-player characters, are barely in the game, though. “Fallout 76 does not feature any human non-player characters, as all surviving humans are controlled by active players,” one article by Chris Pereira and Matt Espineli on Gamespot said. Many players have expressed problems with glitches in Fallout 76. This has been a main complaint, and is especially justified with enough monsters spawning to crash a server. Monsters being so powerful that they can kill top players, and people becoming invincible without any immediate fixes by Bethesda is a problematic feature of this game. Even after a patch, Kotaku writer Ethan Gach said, “I booted up the game, and it froze and subsequently crashed before I even made it past the main menu.” Bethesda has mentioned that they are going to fix many bugs in a big update in the coming weeks, so it may take a lot longer than expected to be able to fix all of the problems the game has. Among other things, there have been a lot of complaints about the amount of players a server holds and how it affects game play. Many have shown that they do not see others often if at all in the vast map because there are only 24-32 participants per server. Some fixes have made server game play better for many reviewers, however. Despite all this, the graphics in the game are phenomenal. When compared to Fallout 4, the graphics are very similar, but with small tweaks to performance. Although the game looks graphically pleasing, players are still upset about the lack of customization in graphics settings. “Framerate [cap], VSync, and anti-aliasing are conspicuously absent from the in-game settings, and there’s no FOV slider, either,” said one PCGamer article by Wes Fenlon and Jarred Walton. Overall, Fallout 76 is not entirely bad, but it definitely has a lot to fix to be a worthwhile game. There are too many problems with it to have an exciting experience in play. I’d say that it is not horrible due to the fact that it has a great concept executed with only some problems that could be fixed by the developers.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '19', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9702853560447692}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '162670', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:P4FQ6U4AQU4TWBZM2XD3HSJCGBWEBIY5', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:cabfa5bc-69ce-4f92-bc43-323f2082c41f>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2021, 5, 18, 4, 28, 23), 'WARC-IP-Address': '104.21.47.243', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'application/xhtml+xml', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:JIEDDZ5GBXN45GLVO4DU4TUYHJN4AWWS', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:1bdb5b9d-59ac-4e5d-ad43-7aefed93cd90>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://www.chsperiscope.com/ae/2018/12/18/fallout-76-truly-terrible-or-unfinished-masterpiece-review/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:7b84f3e8-b27c-4b7f-8c61-115bb10620cc>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '545', 'url': 'https://www.chsperiscope.com/ae/2018/12/18/fallout-76-truly-terrible-or-unfinished-masterpiece-review/', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2021-21\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for May 2021\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-67-67-74.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.18 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.2-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: https://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.027439594268798828', 'original_id': '50ca9f4417cb40e3d8cddc506cdc7ed466d09a613dc027b464bb353a9eca4b70'}
Vikas Kumar: My Experience in the Esslingen ASM Programme Vikas Kumar is from India and completed the Esslingen M.Eng. in Automotive Sytems in 2016. Vikas is now working in Germany as an Engineer at Robert Bosch GmbH. Here are Vikesh’s thoughts about his time in Esslingen. Q - How did you become interested in the ASM programme? Because of my long term interest and experience in the same field. Q - What was the best activity you took part in during the ASM programme? Professors were well qualified, teaching methods were best, Visiting professor from Companies and other universities were some of the best things about ASM programme. Q - How did the lectures and labs of the ASM programme have an impact on your career? It helped me very much as these labs and course were directly in accordance with the current company standard and research areas. Q - What advice would you give to students who aspire to follow a similar career path and join the ASM programme? Go for it as it gives you an opportunity to learn a lot and as per company requirements to be a complete Automotive Engineer. Q- Are you still friends with anybody you met in Esslingen? Yes they help me to build my network as well good time during our free time. Q - Do you have a favorite or funny story about your time in Esslingen? Yes when I sang German song as new student to Germany and everyone appreciated my effort. Q - How did the ASM program improve your life? Now I feel like I am a good learner who will contribute to the company because of ASM knowledge within me. Ute Brinkmann Dipl.-Übersetzerin Ute Brinkmann +49 711 397-4474 Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8.30 - 11.30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday: 1.00 - 3.00 p.m.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '7', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9652740955352784}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '43828', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:MZ2DBX5PGVRUQBFNZX3I75YZBLNOHGWM', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:24d1f153-a17f-47d1-b046-2f7cd05a04c6>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2019, 10, 21, 13, 34, 6), 'WARC-IP-Address': '134.108.34.3', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:ROZCF4ZLKSB4TJ2HRO7OE2KOIPYUJOX7', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:d5b3a038-0657-49a3-85d7-e3b32e0fc812>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://www.hs-esslingen.de/en/graduate-school/applicants/courses/automotive-systems-m-eng/cp-vikas-kumar/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:bb62b51d-4328-482c-a827-e53db8139a42>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '297', 'url': 'https://www.hs-esslingen.de/en/graduate-school/applicants/courses/automotive-systems-m-eng/cp-vikas-kumar/', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2019-43\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for October 2019\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-67-67-206.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.16 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.1-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.04481387138366699', 'original_id': '01e475a513c29abaea0dff16e82d521102962aeec0196ce048525eb002f48b9f'}
Friday, May 14, 2010 Grapes, Goats and Rest Days The Importance of Rest Days Today is an official rest day for me. I'm definitely going to enjoy it as tomorrow will be weights. Oh, but not just any weights, this is the super deluxe, mother of all high rep workouts. Tomorrow starts Week 7 of my 8-week rotation. I must say, that 3 sets of 18 reps really makes me want to make this a 6-week rotation and move along! Yes, you read that right, number of sets goes up. I can do this...already psyching myself up. ;-) Along the lines of rest days, Kalli @ Fit and Forty Something posted a really good comment/question yesterday: heather, great workouts today! would you ever skip the rest day since you feel so good or do you think that is bad in the long run? happy friday! While I did answer the comment, I thought it was a really good question and wanted to talk about it a little more. Especially because I know that I workout a great deal and my workouts are typically fairly intense. There was definitely a time when I would gladly skip my rest day if I wasn't feeling that I needed the rest. Sometimes I would end up working out 10 days in a row with no break. However, I did learn that just because something is good for you, it doesn't mean that it can't also be bad as well. I have suffered from Overtraining Syndrome stemming directly from not taking rest days, from always working out at the highest intensity level possible, and not refueling properly. I was basically wearing my body down, and eventually it started to affect my mood. I was irritable, my heart rate would actually be lower and lower (which would just frustrate me more so I would push harder), I started to suffer lots of aches and pains (thankfully no serious injuries). I started reading articles about OTS and realized they were talking about ME. It was honestly a huge mental challenge to back off though, as crazy as that may sound. I always wear my heart rate monitor and realized that I was easily working out 8.5-9+ hours a week. I would do 2 hour workouts on the weekends back-to-back and not refueling. There were times when I was so fatigued and still pushing through, that I would literally start crying during workouts, but never stopping mind you. Can you say "addiction." I finally just hit a breaking point. Something finally snapped, that and lots of research and urging from Jason to slow down. I started to use my heart rate monitor as a tool to help me improve my workouts, to help me get more out of less. I now rarely hit 7 hours of working out. I always take a rest day once a week, period. I used to schedule it on Friday. I thought I had to workout every single day and got off Friday. But if I need the rest on Wednesday, I now take Wednesday off rather than suffer through. My body has been much more appreciative I can assure you. I have seen better gains in terms of endurance and strength. Also, I always, always, always fuel and then re-fuel my body. I have learned to see my body more like a machine that must be taken care of in order to run properly and effeciently. So working out less, actually works out better for me in the end. Oh, and that was a long rambling answer. I really meant to just say: I always take a rest day now because I know that my next workout will be better from the rest. Now onto Fun Facts Friday... After work, I had some errands to run then met up with a good friend for a catch-up drink. So, in lieu of meal posting, we have Fun Facts Friday again. I hope you aren't bored yet by this. 1. I don't like massages. I have a huge personal space, and can't stand being touched by strangers. So the thought of a stranger massaging me makes me more stressed out than I previously may have been before the massage. However, I do love facials. 2. I am addicted to chewing gum. I even got in trouble when I was 4 because of this problem. I forgot to spit out my grape Hubba Bubba before preschool. I never forgot again. 3. I want to own goats and grapes. The goats are for goat cheese and the grapes are for wine, that will pair nicely with my goat cheese. 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24 Juli 2016 [240716.EN.BIZ] Boston Docks Its Biggest Ship Yet - 8,530-TEU Xin Mei Zhou COSCO-China Shipping's (COCOCS) 8,530-TEU Xin Mei Zhou, the biggest ship to call at Boston Harbour successfully docked at the Conley terminal, reported the American Journal of Transportation, of Plymouth, Massachusetts. "This is an exciting time as we have seen double digit growth in both imports and exports this year," said Massport's port director Lisa Wieland. "Having calls by larger ships is the future, and the port is working to accommodate them." Conley now services 4,000 to 6,000-TEUers, but with the opening of the expanded Panama Canal, COSCOCS and its CKYHE Alliance plans to send 8,500-TEUers from Asia to the US east coast. The need for a new berth, landside improvements and harbour dredging are all being addressed by the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, the Commonwealth, Massport, and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Massport was recently told it would receive US$42 million as part of the US Department of Transportation's FASTLANE grant programme to be used to upgrade existing facilities at Conley. Massport could also get $107 million in state funding from the economic development bill that funding would go towards the building of a new berth and bigger cranes to handle bigger ships carrying more cargo. Source : HKSG. Tidak ada komentar: Poskan Komentar	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9369606971740724}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '99518', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:YBR7J72CXVESBNUI2GVG26VUOYAH5UNO', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:5f5860a5-355b-4028-9a5c-5342d466156a>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2017, 4, 26, 17, 49, 28), 'WARC-IP-Address': '172.217.8.1', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': None, 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:PCWZXDVPHIQ2BGEKJSZRQP26EIZRKNH5', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:aabf9a0d-681d-4b2f-a4e3-b96af54f6b09>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://ram-xp.blogspot.com/2016/07/240716enbiz-boston-docks-its-biggest.html', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:5b9c11af-2b05-4ba5-9b62-5fa280726337>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '212', 'url': 'http://ram-xp.blogspot.com/2016/07/240716enbiz-boston-docks-its-biggest.html', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2017-17\r\noperator: CommonCrawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for April 2017\r\npublisher: CommonCrawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.02009493112564087', 'original_id': 'b159b13f2190d3e792d635764fda4f14d6d9d58df3e586109796f42a6adfce4a'}
پرمیا د دالت (ایسپانجا: Premià de Dalt) ایسپانیادا بیر یاشاییش منطقه‌سی‌دیر و بارسلون اوستانینده یئرلشیب. ۱۴۲ متر دنیز سویه‌سیندن اۇجالیقی وار. بۇ شهرین مساحتی ۶٫۶ کیلومتر موربّع دیر. سوْن نۆفوس تخمین‌لرینه گؤره ۱۰۳۱۱ نفر دیر. گؤرونتولر بیرده باخ ایسپانیا شهرلرین لیستی قایناق‌لار ایسپانیا ویکی‌پدیاسی‌نین ایشلدنلری طرفیندن یارانمیش«Premiá de Dalt»، مقاله‌سیندن گؤتورولوبدور.( ۷ مارس ۲۰۱۸ تاریخینده یوْخلانیلیبدیر). ایسپانیا شهرلری	common_corpus	{'identifier': 'https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%20%D8%AF%20%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA', 'collection': 'Wikipedia', 'open_type': 'Open Web', 'license': 'CC-By-SA', 'date': '2023.0', 'title': 'پرمیا د دالت', 'creator': 'https://azb.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=پرمیا د دالت&action=history', 'language': 'South Azerbaijani', 'language_type': 'Spoken', 'word_count': '58', 'token_count': '286', '__index_level_0__': '25375', 'original_id': '04959ba4e1accfae63201d6ce97d3980ea8d9f91d22dd29807ff5e26562f0970'}
CAPS Service 4/11/2010 About the CAPS Service: The CAPS Service is an internal Aurora.Service service that is used to control what CAPS the region has access to control. This service is used to provide grid-wide CAPS that are secure, even in an open-grid setting. By using this service, you (the grid operator) can control what CAPS the regions can use.	the_stack	{'hexsha': '1ba3928b0fe9b3f5e16cc54642c3f626e7d14d89', 'size': '365', 'ext': 'txt', 'lang': 'Text', 'max_stars_repo_path': 'AuroraDocs/CAPSService.txt', 'max_stars_repo_name': 'BillyWarrhol/Aurora-Sim', 'max_stars_repo_head_hexsha': 'f8af1273f0cf95c8ae8cf675a824e55464cd8f06', 'max_stars_repo_licenses': "['BSD-3-Clause']", 'max_stars_count': '', 'max_stars_repo_stars_event_min_datetime': '', 'max_stars_repo_stars_event_max_datetime': '', 'max_issues_repo_path': 'AuroraDocs/CAPSService.txt', 'max_issues_repo_name': 'BillyWarrhol/Aurora-Sim', 'max_issues_repo_head_hexsha': 'f8af1273f0cf95c8ae8cf675a824e55464cd8f06', 'max_issues_repo_licenses': "['BSD-3-Clause']", 'max_issues_count': '', 'max_issues_repo_issues_event_min_datetime': '', 'max_issues_repo_issues_event_max_datetime': '', 'max_forks_repo_path': 'AuroraDocs/CAPSService.txt', 'max_forks_repo_name': 'BillyWarrhol/Aurora-Sim', 'max_forks_repo_head_hexsha': 'f8af1273f0cf95c8ae8cf675a824e55464cd8f06', 'max_forks_repo_licenses': "['BSD-3-Clause']", 'max_forks_count': '', 'max_forks_repo_forks_event_min_datetime': '', 'max_forks_repo_forks_event_max_datetime': '', 'avg_line_length': '36.5', 'max_line_length': '122', 'alphanum_fraction': '0.7698630137', 'original_id': '60efb3fd6881b1ddf4c5e87d311b4b2656cda20248b415cf143be5e131309c69'}
Stolen Childhood It’s not a secret that some Russian girls want marry a foreigner. They dream of a fairytale life abroad. In search of a husband, they visit special websites, go abroad on holidays or even meet their overseas princes in the streets of Russian towns. What they don’t anticipate are the problems that can arise when a child comes along. The stories of Irina Belenkaya, Rimma Sallonen and other Russian women speak for themselves. Why do so many parents seem to believe that abduction is the only way to get back together with their sons and daughters? Can the law always protect the child in those circumstances?	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9468109011650084}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '31156', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:SQATRT6OLN6MVHTY3T3PGAHPXH6K6O6N', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:68a20cd6-73a4-4255-944c-be988d3293ed>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2018, 8, 19, 0, 28, 56), 'WARC-IP-Address': '207.244.80.166', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:XFVTG2RXCU5RHHH7N26J7EO3KOEUR4NL', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:f5fbafea-aeea-49a1-9c34-4ea479470238>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://www.rt.com/shows/documentary/stolen-childhood/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:1092ef8b-29b3-4ab8-b8c3-d5873d7857ae>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '108', 'url': 'https://www.rt.com/shows/documentary/stolen-childhood/', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2018-34\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for August 2018\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-185-139-225.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.15 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 0.11-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.7456090450286865', 'original_id': 'f1326e21f393108bfe7bd234633968e6f8b653b4d9fc1b99695220fcbb1aea08'}
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the type of media consultant. For usage in India, see Pandit. For an explorer, see Pundit (explorer). From at least the early 19th century, a Pundit of the Supreme Court in Colonial India was an officer of the judiciary who advised British judges on questions of Hindu law. In Anglo-Indian use, pundit also referred to a native of India who was trained and employed by the British to survey inaccessible regions beyond the British frontier.[2] Current use[edit] In Anglophone countries[edit] In the English-speaking West, pundits write signed articles in print media (blurbs included), and appear on radio, television, or the internet with opinions on current events. Television pundits may also be referred to as Talking Heads. Punditry has become a more popular vehicle in nightly newscasts on American cable news networks. A rise of partisanship among popular pundits began with Bill O'Reilly of Fox News Channel. His opinion-oriented format led him to ratings success and has led others, including Bill Maher, Keith Olbermann, and Nancy Grace to express their opinions on matters on their own programs.[3] The judge in the David Westerfield trial in San Diego in 2002 referred to the pundits as "talking heads": "The talking heads are doing nothing but speculating about what the jury may or may not be thinking".[4] At the same time, many people who appear as pundits are recognized for having serious academic and scholarly experience in the subject at hand. Examples are pundits Paul Krugman, who received a Nobel Prize in Economics, and Stephen Biddle, who received U.S. Army Superior Civilian Service Medals in 2003 and 2006.[citation needed] In sports commentating, a "pundit" or color commentator may be partnered with a play-by-play announcer who will describe the action while asking the pundit for analysis. Alternatively, pundits may be asked for their opinions during breaks in the play.[citation needed] In continental Europe[edit] In Germany, France, Russia, and Italy many pundits achieve a status of public intellectual. They typically hold academic jobs and are known for their personal accomplishments in art, philosophy, economics, and similar fields. Unlike in America, such qualified intellectuals tend to be more widely known among the populace and their pronouncements achieve wide currency. Examples include Jürgen Habermas in Germany, Michel Foucault in France, Umberto Eco in Italy, and Andrei Sakharov in Russia.[citation needed] See also[edit] 1. ^ "UN.org". UN.org. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2013-07-08. 2. ^ "pundit, n." in Oxford English Dictionary 3. ^ "Cable rantings boost ratings". Usatoday.Com. 2006-10-03. Retrieved 2013-07-08. 4. ^ Dillon, Jeff, and Steve Perez. "Judge denies defense motion to sequester jury," San Diego Union-Tribune, August 15, 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2014. External links[edit] • Media related to Pundit at Wikimedia Commons	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '135', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9389448165893556}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '54218', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:HXYBVVJYO5UGFMHZDYWOJ7TJ5KHCVJXK', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:916def98-a157-4340-843d-ca4729207fb0>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2015, 6, 3, 14, 57, 29), 'WARC-IP-Address': '208.80.154.224', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': None, 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:QHOKMRIGJ4CBJJJTND7K6QISQRCR24MW', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:b5453cc6-49fc-4352-a465-664db41e91cc>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pundit', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:456778a2-889f-499c-84e6-37c82a834928>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '581', 'url': 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pundit', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2015-22\r\noperator: CommonCrawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for May 2015\r\npublisher: CommonCrawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.01826953887939453', 'original_id': '8c2a44ce698e7503d655598098ecb993c0a13462bc17f2b01eb6be298e8170f7'}
Editra Brings Code-Friendly Editing to All Platforms Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): Editra, a free, cross-platform text editor, is a great lightweight solution for anyone who does coding, HTML work, or just a good amount of plain text editing. Similar to Notepad++, but with a whole lot of extras, the editor features tabbed files, context and code highlighting, theme-able icons and look, session saving, transparency support, auto-completion, and lots of indent and context tools that will make coders feel right at home. Even if you're not code-savvy, the editor packs a lot of features in without feeling overly crowded. Editra is a free download for Windows, Mac, or Linux systems.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9036349654197692}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '81250', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:MODWIQ73V7F6CHI3FVWEBEQRLQCFF7ZL', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:bb1bd5cf-2874-4be2-ac68-4e80a2fd7103>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2015, 2, 28, 18, 35, 16), 'WARC-IP-Address': '23.235.46.129', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': None, 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:IPSHRYIDSMAO3P4EJWTANOBH7JQF4WGU', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:706f9ce0-48de-4b4f-901c-d0475546d4e1>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://lifehacker.com/400332/editra-brings-code-friendly-editing-to-all-platforms', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:ba844a92-bde6-44ba-a0b1-4db930e9c336>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '107', 'url': 'http://lifehacker.com/400332/editra-brings-code-friendly-editing-to-all-platforms', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2015-11\r\noperator: CommonCrawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web with URLs provided by Blekko for February 2015\r\npublisher: CommonCrawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.2851715087890625', 'original_id': 'ac8060656e4240d0c8ef50675533400434bfe290b6499147c1d43c9c0b538aa4'}
RE: NANFA-- Fwd: Environment down the tubes Crail, Todd ( Fri, 15 Nov 2002 12:20:22 -0500 Okay, I'm buring up the inboxes today and no one is even arguing. I'll behave after this ;) I'd like to qualify this statement a bit better: "It seems the only green spaces I see getting created at this point are downtown because everyone's locked in such a state of contention, and the developers just keep on plowing forward, while the city's infastructure ...while the city's infastructure crumbles, large spans of ghetto are created, the city becomes an undesireable place to live and work, and suddenly Lucas county, for example, is out of both revenue and natural resources once they've taken the sprawl all the way to where the Great Black Swamp was, and the farm fields begin. What's sad is all of the Great Black Swamp was drained without planning and now there isn't any topsoil left due to erosion, which causes more money to be spent on fertilizers and such to meet past production and profit for the agrarian communities, and so on and so forth... Which takes it's toll on municipal revenues because, well, you don't want to drink that _at_#$% after it ran off into your water source. Seems expensive to me to have unguided and unplanned development, and to look past opportunities to preserve and protect what lets us breath and drink, two very important things necessary for well, progress. And for my second quote of the day (the first one, btw is rumored to have been said by a Cree woman in the 1800's as they were forced to walk the "Trail of Tears") I will provide one of whom I don't know the source.... "Growth for growth's sake is the philosphy of a cancer cell." Put that on a piece of paper and put it on your dorm room door Travis. :) / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes / Association" / For a digest version, send the command to / instead. / For more information about NANFA, visit our web page,	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '10', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9251392483711244}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '3791', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:3DFG5RSZKADRJXABA5HL5JX6IF235X72', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:baf693b8-a56c-4629-b2c4-72a689f5c35c>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2018, 12, 13, 15, 31, 2), 'WARC-IP-Address': '184.154.197.66', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:5WWLXTEDOSOW62BRDTV53AD3M3F7PN4R', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:9957583c-3599-4daa-8755-8aed47567b32>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://www.nanfa.org/archive/nanfa/nanfanov02/0179.html', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:8e028981-6623-4c39-a579-192b348e2d47>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '378', 'url': 'http://www.nanfa.org/archive/nanfa/nanfanov02/0179.html', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2018-51\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for December 2018\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-180-67-225.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.15 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 0.11-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.03668946027755737', 'original_id': 'b80d56463cba943af0a80eba01de63551efc7f4fadfbe2ef54cf12dd7c485d39'}
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The study, conducted by researchers at Tennessee State University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, found that college-aged white men who endorse a "color-blind" ideology tend to be less attracted to black women compared to white men who don’t endorse this ideology. Men who endorse "multiculturalism," however, tend to be more attracted to women of another race compared to men who don’t endorse multiculturalism. Before we get into the study, let’s talk "color-blindness." People who endorse a "color-blind" ideology claim to not "see" race. They also believe that society should not take skin color into account—at all. This is a beautiful idea that evokes images of multi-colored stick figures connected under a rainbow. But here's the thing: That's not how race works. "Color-blindness" in practice assumes that everyone really does have access to the same opportunities, which is simply not the case. 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It's easy to disregard racial realities when you live in a society that casts whiteness as the default, and you're white. There's no fallout when you sideline or "other" races romantically because, well, they're the Other! Interestingly, the black men who scored high for "color-blindness" (which wasn’t a lot, for the record) were also less likely to be attracted to black women. This seems confusing, but it can be easily explained by, well, the white privilege that imbues the "color-blind" ideology. Whiteness is still the default, whether or not you are actually white. “If you think of the 'color-blind' racial ideology as the dominant idea that positions people of color as less than white people, then it makes a lot of sense that, regardless of the race, those who highly endorse it would actually devalue women of color,” Brooks told me. The results of this study are upsetting. And sadly, Brooks' study complements OKCupid data from 2014 that found while users have reported less racial prejudice over time (whee!), more than 80% of non-black men show racial bias against black women. Notably, the researchers did find one factor that cut down on the tendency to endorse "color-blindness"—actual interaction with people of different races. “Not just contact in terms of a coworker in the cubicle next to me, but meaningful friendships,” Brooks explained. “I would definitely say that having a physical conversation with others who are different, or even others who are the same is definitely important for reducing ['color-blind' racial ideologies].” Brooks added, “Constantly addressing, challenging, and re-examining the way that we feel about folks who are different than us is an ongoing process." But it's an ongoing process that no doubt pays off when it comes to interpersonal compassion and relationships. 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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1891 The Board of Detective have another hard nut to crack, and they have hardly recovered from their exertions on the Bonny case. Goodbye, Mr. Cervis and here's a wish of your life to you. We wish only that it had been Weyler that we caught in Cuba and we would not have disputed a minute. About turning him over to the Cubans. News comes from Washington that no more of the troops will be mustered out of service. The Philippine situation will not admit of any further reduction in the army. The volunteers now retained in the service will be put on the same footing as the regulars in regard to discipline. A gigantic steel trust has been formed by the consolidation of the Minnesota Iron Co., the Illinois Steel Co. and the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. under the title of the Federal Steel Company. This combination will be able to sell iron and steel at prices which will force small manufacturers out of business. The total loss of the American army and navy in the recent war is reported to be twenty-three officers and 236 men killed and eighty-seven officers and 1406 men wounded, an aggregate of 1753. In the civil war, the Union army alone lost 1143 officers and 62,910 men killed, and in addition 43,013 died from wounds. The Paris meteorological authorities hold that a sun spot is responsible for the extreme heat of the past month. M. Lammarion, the astronomer reports that an enormous sun spot, six times the size of the earth, making with other spots visible a group over 200,000 kilometers long, can be seen, and he adds that a violent, abnormal agitation is occurring on the solar surface. The assassination of the Empress of Austria, at Geneva last Saturday afternoon, by an Italian Anarchist named Luocheni, from Paris, was a most cruel and cowardly deed and cannot accomplish any reform in methods of government. The only consolation that can be drawn from the sad event is the fact that a lifelong martyr is at rest and a most unhappy life is closed although suddenly terminated by the hand of an assassin. The new road as built beyond Bennett's crossing is certainly not the lay-out as understood by many at the special town meeting for which the taxpayers voted an appropriation. The new road will have no easier grade than the old one. When the road was in embryo, we heard a great deal about a uniform grade from the foot of Bennett hill to a point in front of Whittlesey's cottage. That uniform grade cannot be found practically a portion of Cowles' hill is now located near James Reel's instead of where the Lord placed it. This forenoon at 10 o'clock the Republican state convention at New Haven will nominate a candidate for governor. The name of George E. Lounsbury will be presented to the convention by Attorney John H. Light of Norwalk. John Addison Porter's name will be presented by Judge E. M. Warner of Putnam. J. D. Dewell's name will be presented by Senator Tuttle. The Democratic state convention will be held at Bridgeport next Wednesday. Girls, there are big chances for you yet. According to government statistics, there are twenty-four percent more bachelors in Connecticut than spinsters. There is no state in the Union that has more spinsters than bachelors and the United States itself furnishes over two million more bachelors than spinsters, the figures being 6,427,767 bachelors against 3,224,494 spinsters. Massachusetts is the "old maid" state there being only two-tenths of one percent more bachelors than maidens. FROM THE OTHER PAPERS. "Poor old Li Hung Chang!" exclaimed the man whose sympathies are easily excited at long range. "He is always being called on to give up something or other." "Yes," replied Senator Sorghum, "but Li understands his business. He always manages to get 'em off with a yellow jacket, or a peacock feather, or some such trifle. He hangs on to his bank account and his pull with the Russian government, right along." Washington Post. The horny-fisted son of toil will soon take a day off and visit the fair. He will inspect the stock, look over the Enmpkins, witness the trotting, and perhaps try to make money faster than at farming in a simple game with a little ball and three shells. Amenia Times. HOW'S THIS We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O We, the undersigned, have known P. J. Cheney for the last 18 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by West & Tbax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Waldron, Errorix & Mabtik, Wholesale Drugists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free on price 76c per bottle. Bold by all druggists. Hall's family Pills are the best. At a special meeting of the council of apostles held at Salt Lake City Tuesday, Lorenzo Snow was chosen president of the Church of Jesus Christ of matter Day Saints to fill the vacancy caused by the death of President Woodruff. A Magazine Deal. The New England Editor says: An important deal has been closed by which all the interests of the well-known publication of Springfield, Good Housekeeping, which for years has been issued monthly by the Clark W. Bryan Company, have been transferred to John Pettigrew of Springfield. The purchase was made from A. N. Mayor, assignee of the Clark W. Bryan Company. Mrs. Marcella Moore died at her home on Smith Hill near Wiusted last Thursday aged 64. She was the widow of Seymour Moore, and is survived by two sons, Alton L. and Clifford S. The burial was on Saturday at Colebrook. NOTICE. A Memorial to the Rev. Elisha Whitley. The class in one of the windows of Christ Church has been broken. The damage is almost beyond repair on account of the difficulty of matching the old glass. It has therefore been proposed to place in the church a new window and make it a memorial of the Rev. Elisha Whittlesey. Such a memorial seems particularly appropriate. Mr. Whittlesey was the rector of the parish from 1871 to 1877 and after years resided in Canaan until his death which occurred in February last. He had a great many friends in this community by whom he was highly esteemed for his eminently useful and godly life both as a citizen and in the exercise of his ministry. It may be that some of his friends in town would esteem it a privilege to join with us in erecting a memorial to preserve the memory of his good name. If any who read this notice desire to have a share in the window their gifts will be very welcome. Word to that effect should be sent at once to Mr. Wm. H. Camp, Treasurer; or to the undersigned. Francis W. Babnett, Canaan, Sept 14, 1898. Democratic Delegates. At the Democratic caucus held last Thursday afternoon the following delegates to the different conventions were elected: To State convention Wallace Canfield alternate, O. H. Johnson. E. R. Lorrain alternate, E. S. Roberts Congressional John G. Beckley alternate, Dr. O. W. Camp. A. P. Briggs alternate, E. S. Roberts Congressional John G. Beckley alternate, Dr. O. W. Camp. A. P. Briggs alternate, E. S. Roberts Congressional John G. Beckley alternate, Dr. O. W. Camp. Roberts County J. C. Richmond alternate, L. C. Rhoades. E. S. Root alternate, James Quinn. W. D. Adam " Dan'l Keefe W.H. Fuller " G. H. Brinton Senatorial Dr. J. D. Clemans alternate, W. H. Camp. O. H. Johnson alternate, G. E. Bee be. B. A. Peirce alternate, A. P. Freeman. E. S. Roberts alternate, W. G. Brinton. Probate convention Horace Holt J. E. Rhoades J. W. Peet A A Hubbard. It M. T. BARBERGTO. John O'Neil, who died at East Canaan Friday, aged 50 years, was a former resident of this town. He was a brother of Con O'Neil of South Euremont, Mrs M. T. Powers and James O'Neil of this place. The executive committee of the Honsatonio Agricultural Society has appointed these marshals for the annual cattle show and fair: Chief marshal, John A. Brewer; first assistant, Hopkins H. Bushnell; second, George W. Decker; aids, L. S. Huntley, Malcolm Douglass, G. L. Roraback, Martin Larkin, R. H. Race, H. S. Manley, O. A. Hall, J. A. RaifBtanger; stock marshals, Martin Brown, Gilfred Smith, De Witt Smith. The fair promises to be a very entertaining one as a good variety of special attractions have been secured for each day. A new departure is expected to be the holding of the literary exercises under a large tent the third day. This will permit the retention of the exhibition in the hall during the greater part of the last day. The cattle also will remain on the ground longer than usual and a building is being erected for their accommodations. Those farmers that have silos began to out their ensilage last Saturday, William H. Burget in the west part of the town raises 15 acres of sweet corn for the silo and employs during its harvest over a dozen men. Viscountess de Siborn and Marle de Siborn, attached to the French embassy at Washington, have been guests at the Berkshire Inn the past week. The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Hayes, a widow, died last week Wednesday at her home in this village aged 85 years, was attended Friday morning from St. Peter's church. Michael T. Powers has sold his property on Cottage street to Jacob Trumpfeller who will take possession Oct 1st. Charles Nodine, foreman of the Courthouse printing office for upwards of two years, has resigned. He will retire from the office Saturday. A new band, to be known as Baldwin's Great Barrington band, has been organized in this village. Miss Elizabeth W. Greenwood, the well-known temperance lecturer and preacher, gave an acceptable discourse at the Congregational church Sunday. Her subject in the morning was "The Paradise of the Loaves and fishes," and in the evening "Assurance." Prof. Herman and family, who have spent the season at Housatonio hall, returned Monday to New York city. Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Ellen M. Pixley of this village and Frank Slannard of Tyringham. The ceremony will occur Sept 21 at the home of the bride's aunt on Pine street. Robert M. Wells and family of Chicago are expected in town this week for a stay of several days at Taghkanno Inn. Mr. Wells is a son of Moses Wells once manager of Alger's furnace north of Housatonio. The mother of Mr. Wells was the eldest sister of Theodore M. Chapin of this village. There are at present 101 pupils enrolled at the Searles high school. The Epworth League and the Society of Christian Endeavor held a union meeting. Meeting at the Methodist chapel Sunday evening. ASHLEY FALLI, Charles Ferris of New York has been spending a week with his sister Mrs. Coakhoi. SALISBURY. Miss Gertrude Suydam, went to Colchester last week, where she has accepted a position as teacher. The village schools began the fall term Monday, with the same teachers as last year; Mr. Forward, Miss White, Miss Bennett, and Miss Levericbs. Miss Emms Clark began teaching in Sharon on Monday. William Stone has accepted a very fine position as clerk with J. R. Newman & Son, a large clothing firm of Pittfield, Mass. Mr. Stone has many friends here who will miss him, but what is our loss is his gain. May success go with him. A large number of representative people attended the reception given on Thursday by Uniformed Rank, Knights of Pythias, Sooville Division, in honor of Robert Sooville, from whom the Division is named. The guests were assembled around the sides of the auditorium of the Town Hall, a space in the center being left open in which the Rank performed their splendid drills to the inspiring music of the orchestra. On the stage were seated the Sooville family and their intimate friends. After the drills brief but excellent addresses were delivered by J. H. George, Robert Sooville, Senator D. T. Warner. and Rev. J. Ackerman. All the speakers congratulated Capt. Morse and his Knights upon their merit, and all but Mr. Sooville paid tribute to the generosity and public spirit of the Scoville family in Salisbury. Light refreshments were then served to all the guests. After the lunch, the floor was given over to the devotees of Terpsichore who danced a couple of hours to the music furnished by Messrs. Whyland, Decker, Dexter, Peat, Decker, Belcher, and Mrs. Gerday. The reception committee for the evening were Oliver Burr, Ward Ecrgleston, Albert Silvernail, Chas. Wanger, and Marcus Sherwood. The committee who entertained Scoville family were Capt. A. J. Morse, Lieut. M. B. Strong, Lieut. Geo. Parsons, and Chaplain Rev. J. L. George. The committee of ladies who had charge of the decorations, to whom were Mrs. Geo. Clark, Miss Jennie Clark, Miss Edith Ball, Mrs. Whyland, Mr. Hubbard, Mrs. D. T. Warner, Miss Lois Warner, Mrs. Burtch, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Harlton. The lunch was arranged by Messrs. Stronpr, Burr, Sherwood, P. Lodge, and W. W. Horton. The reception was a most successful and pleasant affair. At the Hotchkiss School re-opened for the fall term with a large number of new students yesterday. All day Tuesday and Wednesday the trains that arrived brought them from all parts of the country. One district schools reopened for the fall term with a large number of new students yesterday. -opened for the fall term last Monday with a large number of new scholars. The teachers are J. E. Marvin, principal; Miss Edna Woolsey, intermediate; Miss Almita Cleave and, primary departments. James McCormick, a Sailor from the battleship Brooklyn, was here over Sunday visiting friends, at Dr. Knight's Institute. James says he stood within 10 feet of the man that had his head shot off; the only person killed at the memorable naval battle at Santiago de Cuba. Geo. Burrall, Esq., is having a new barn built a little west of the one recently burned down. Miss Lena Day went to Middletown last week where she had obtained a lucrative position as teacher. Mrs. Sarah Taylor has been ill several weeks and is still confined to bed. A large number of people went from here last Thursday to attend the reception given in honor of Robert Scoville at the Town Hall, Salisbury, by the Scoville Company, No. 22, U. R. K., of P. Mrs. F. N. Turner and little daughter, who have been here the past two months visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Chambers, returned to her home yesterday at New Britain accompanied by her father. SHARON. Albert Bartram and family will soon move on to a farm in Winsted recently purchased by Mr. Bartram. Mrs. Sullivan moves into the house vacated by Mr. Bartram. Willard Baker, Esq. attended the funeral of his father at Kingston, N.Y. last week. Mrs. I. N. Bartram is recovering from a prostration caused by the infirm heat of last week. Rev. and Mrs. Stephens and Mary Loucks visited in Bingham last week. A fifteen-year-old girl, Le. killed a rattlesnake on the W. Da Davis wall road last Thursday that was over four feet in length and measured rattles. had twelve FALLSVILLE. Miss Margaret Jacobi will teach in Winsted the coming year. Miss Luella Cook is visiting at E. W. Spurr's. O. H. Fleming and wife of Bridgeport spent Sunday at Sidney Reed's. Miss Jessie Spaulding returned last Friday, and Monday opened the D. M. Hunt School for the present school year. Mrs Geo. Brown and Mrs. Fred Sooville are visiting relatives in Winsted. Robt Baldwin of Cornwall was in town Tuesday calling on old friends. W. H. Hubbard and daughter, and Miss Belle Hanchett returned to their homes in New Haven, Monday. The district schools opened Monday with Miss Dunham on Beebe Hill and Miss McCarty on Grassy Hill. N. Green is seriously ill from the effects of a partial shock Tuesday. Mrs John Square of Brooklyn, N. Y., is visiting her sister, Mrs H. Ryder. Miss Anna Ensign who has been visiting Miss Cora Brown has returned to her home in Virginia. Mrs Jos. Brinton is visiting at her son's in Hartford. Dr Homer Spaulding returns to St. Louis, Mo., Monday the 19th inst. Miss Mary Segar of Bridgeport, who has been visiting at Mrs Miner's, has returned to her home. Mrs John Ward is in Pittsfield, Mass., spending a few days with her mother. G. W. Hall and E W. Spun attended the state convention in New Haven Wednesday as delegates from this town. The barn on the Cady place, so-called, owned by the Water Power Company was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The building stood near the old baseball ground and was filled with hay and grain. The most acceptable theory. Of the origin of the fire is spontaneous combustion. P. B. Burnett of Pittsfield visited in town a few days this week. Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Mary E. Goggin of this place and Mr. Louis P. Dunn of New Britain, nephew of Mrs. Warren Crissey of St. Barrington, Mass. The marriage will take place at St. Patrick's church in this village with a solemn high mass, Sept 28 at 10 a.m. Miss Catharine Donnellon, president of the L. O. B. A. society of Cleveland, O., is a guest of Miss Mary E. Goggin. The annual reception of the David M. Hunt School and Library will be held at the library on Saturday from 3 till 9 p.m. Friends of the institution are cordially invited. Bad blood and indigestion are deadly enemies to good health. Burdock Blood Bitters destroy them. LINKHOCK. Mrs. Paine and Beth and Hurlbut Wakeman are spending a few days in Millerton. Mrs. Geo. Kisselbrack of Millerton visited her sister, Clara Hutchinson, one day last week. Theodore Nisbet is visiting Miss Annie McNeil. Mr. N. A. McNeil spent Sunday at home. Walter Wakeman spent Sunday in South Norwalk where he went as organist in one of the large churches at that place. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Burrill have been visiting friends out of town. Clementine and Mary Malcuit spent Sunday at their home in Sharon. A very pleasant time was had at the informal hop at the Casino, Friday evening. N. O. Brietfra new house on Main street is nearly completed and they expect to have a new house. A little life may be sacrificed to a sudden attack of croup if you don't have Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil on hand for the emergency. HUNSVILLE and SOUTH CANAAN Miss Belle Judd, who has been spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. C. S. Adam at East Canaan, is home for a few days. Mrs. Ann Sturgess, Mrs. Lewis Coain, Mrs. Abbie Yale, all former residents of this town, are dangerously ill. Mrs. Sturgess at the home of her niece, Mrs. Geo. Wilcox in Canaan, Mrs. Yale at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Bristol in Bridgeport, and Mrs. Coain at her home in West Cornwall. The many friends of these ladies in this town are very sorry to hear these sad tidings and trust that the cooler weather will bring healing to those sufferers. S. Fox and family of Gt. Barrington are guests of Mrs. O. E. Chase. F. Hubbard and family of Bridgeport, who have been boarding at M. U. Dean's, have returned to their home. Mrs. Lois Scott, another aged resident of this town, is dangerously sick. Mrs. Edward Merriman of Waterville has been spending a little time past with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howe. A barn and shed belonging to Mrs. Mary Whittord on the road from Ho, Canaan to Canaan was destroyed by fire last Friday afternoon. The barn was filled with hay and oats. A stack of hay, wagons, harness, and tools were burned. Origin of the fire is unknown. Building was insured for $875. Contents not insured. West Woodson Sen. Mr. and Mrs. Fess, Ives, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Hammond, and daughter attended the Mountain County Pomona held at Simsbury last Wednesday. Kate Belden has returned to school at Northfield, Mass. The organ recital given by Mr. Baldwin at the Congregational church last Thursday evening was well attended. The young people served ice cream and cake. The Rev. A. G. Hibbard of Woodstock will preach in the Congregational church next Sunday. It is Pomona's night at Goshen Grange Friday evening and Mary E. Cooke will have charge of the program. Mr. and Mrs. Hebard and Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett from Amenia are at Maple Shade spending the week. Mary E. Cook teaches the school in the Newcomb district this fall. Joe North has lost his horse. Mrs. Kate Thompson is at Austin E. Wadham's. HEW HARRISBOBO, Mrs. Selden Downs and Mrs. Frank Stevens of Canaan are visiting at Mr. John Bentley's. Mr. and Mrs. Partridge of Boston are visiting at his sister's, Mrs. A. J. Chittenden's. Chas Fitzpatrick and Dora Cartiss go to the Gt. Barrington high school, Mr. Richard Stevens went to the Berkshire Business College at Pittsfield and Elmer Li. to Sheffield high school, Sept. 6. There are a very few city boarders in town. Alfred Bradley of Southfield has rented the Jim Pettis house. He and his family are to live there. CLAITOS. Mrs. E. M. Rood attended the 75th birthday anniversary of her brother in Van Deusen on the third inst. Fred Rood of Hartford, Conn., has been visiting his many relatives and friends in this vicinity, also in Milford, Van Deusen and Lee. School opened last Tuesday with Miss Flora Mae Peck of Oswe Go Co. N. Y., as teacher. She boards at H. R. Bunnell's. Stanley Barnes and family of Winsted, visited their parents and other relatives in this vicinity over Sunday. Frederick King of Winsted called on his old neighbors here last Sunday. Little John, son of R. Stinton, fell backwards out of a chair last Friday and broke his left arm. Mrs. Stanton drove to Canaan with the boy where his arm was set by a doctor, and he is now getting along nicely. Don't delay a minute. Cholera infantum, dysentery, diarrhea come suddenly. Only safe plan is to have Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry always on hand. CORNWALL. HOLLOW. William Fox and Mrs. L. A. Cadwell spent Saturday and Sunday in Lame Rock and Lakeville. Mrs. Mary Sooville gave the Wednesday afternoon tea this week. Herbert Breaman spent part of the week in Torrington. Those who attended the dance held at Mr. Humphrey's, South Norfolk, Thursday evening report a pleasant time. Mr. and Mrs. Kerril K. Kimberly of West Torrington were at B. E. Yale's Sunday. Miss Nettie O. Harrison returned to her school at Thomaston, Saturday. Nettie A. Palmer entertained her Sabbath school class Thursday afternoon. About ten of the little folks were present and greatly enjoyed themselves. The prayer meeting was held in the church Saturday evening. A paragraph in the Philadelphia Bulletin suggests the thought that it would be apropos to once more sing "The Spanish cavalier stood in his retreat" DISCOVERED BY A WOMAN. Another great discovery has been made, and that too, by a lady in this country. "Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly, and could not sleep. She finally discovered a way to recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr King's New Discovery for consumption, and was so much relieved on taking the first dose, that she slept all night; and with two bottles, has been absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus writes W.C. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby, N.C. Trial bottles free at W.H. Camp's drug store. Regular size $50 and $91.00. Every bottle guaranteed. NURSE, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Swift of New York have been the guests of the Misses Eldridge for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. David Scoville of Baltimore, Md., spent Sunday in town. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stneokel, who have been spending a few days in New Haven, have returned. The Robbins School opened yesterday; although several of the former students will enter higher institutions their places are filled by new pupils. During the past few weeks there has been much talk in regard to a new hotel which it was proposed to build in the near future. It now seems that the project was not a newspaper myth, for we understand efforts are being made to raise $125,000 to build a hostelry. Of this amount $75,000 has already been pledged. Those interested in the scheme are now looking for a site for the hotel and while the south part of the town has been much talked of, we understand Farview is considered a favorable location, owing to the magnificent view, and its close proximity to Tobey pond, the golf links, while Lake Wan gam is easily accessible. The fact that this location is near the water main is another desirable feature. Miss Fannie Cowles left town Tuesday for Mt. Holyoke college where she will enter the freshman class. Theodore Ljman of Hartford has closed his summer residence on Laurel Avenue. He returned to the city Tuesday afternoon. David Rolard has closed his summer home in the north part of the town and returned to New York city. Arthur Sivetter of Waterbury, a graduate of the Sheffield Scientific School, has accepted the position of principal of the Center school and one of his needs is his duties Monday morning. J. W. Thurlow of Winsted is the new clerk at the drug store. A W. Spofford, former Librarian of Congress, is the guest of his son, Mr. Unas. Spofford. The state sewerage commission were in town Tuesday morning and in company with Dr. J. O. Kendall looked over the layout of the sewer system. which is now being built. Gov. Lorrin A Cooke. Mrs. Cooke. Lieut. Got. James D. Dewell and Mrs. Dewell spent Sunday in town as the guest of friends. Politics in Norfolk still form an interesting topic for discussion. It was announced in the Winsted Evening Citizen a few days since that Leo J. Curtiss, a popular Republican, was a candidate for postmaster and that owing to the hot fight which was on between J.N. Cowles and A.P. Atwood, Mr. Curtiss would be very likely to get the plum. Mr. Curtiss, who is a member of the legislature, has many admirers and though he refuses to discuss the matter, his friends say that he is in the race and will win. The delegates for the state convention left for New Haven yesterday afternoon. Three of the four are Porter men and have decided to vote for their man regardless of what action may be taken by other delegates. Joseph Selden, an old local politician, is the only man in favor of Senator Lounsbury. During the past few days, nearly a hundred people have left town and still the place is well filled and those who stay are daily augmented by new comers. Prof. M.J. Pinck of Columbia College has purchased a small tract of land of R.O. Burr near Tobey pond. It is expected that three handsome summer residences will be erected on the West Road early next summer. By direction of Frederick Shepard of East Orange, N.J., a handsome fountain is being placed in the little park near the depot. It is reported that Miss Isabella Eldridge contemplates building a boulevard around Tobey pond. Martin Trescott, manager at Balch Sr. Piatt's mill, is on the sick list. During his illness, E.J. Trescott is discharging his duties. CAST CANAAN. W.D. Lawrence returned from a month's stay at Baker's Mills in the Adirondacks mountains on Monday. It is reported that Mrs. O.C. Hotchkiss has sold her house to George Green. Miss Augusta Bronson visited in New Haven the past week. School opened Monday. Chas. Beaujon and Miss Nora McCarty teach in No 1, and Miss Carran in No. 5. John O'Neil, who had been for 27 years an employee of the Barnum Richardson Company, died at his home here Friday at 1 p.m. of pleurisy, aged 50 years and 4 months, Mr. O'Neil is survived by his wife and three sons and three daughters. The funeral was attended Monday at St. Joseph's church in Canaan at 10 a.m. Charles Roberts, who enlisted from New York city in the 9th N.Y. Volunteers, will soon be mustered out of service and is expected home this week. Charley is North Canaan's only soldier in the Spanish war and his home coming will probably be made an enthusiastic welcome. Miss Julia A. Dabo has been quite ill for ten days but is slowly on the road to recovery. Irene, youngest daughter of A.B. Garfield is very sick with typhoid fever. The wedding of Dea. Geo. W. Botum to Mrs. White took place yesterday. The gentleman It is nearly seventy and the bride close to forty-one. Best wishes. Henry C. Stevens is building a silo. We are informed that we are to have another store in this village which will make five in all. There is room for still another. The Baltimore World remarks that hereafter it will be necessary when mentioning the immortal Georg to specify exactly whether it is Washington or Dewey that is meant. The point is well taken. AGRICULTURAL FAIRS. List of Those to be Gives in Connecticut This Fall. Windham County Brooklyn, Sept 13-15. Berlin Berlin, Sept 21 Braoford Braoford, Sept 28. Chester Chester, Sept 28. Daubury Danbury, Oct 31-8. Et Granby East Granby, Oct. Farmington Valley, Collinsville, Sept 28. Granby Granby, Sept Guilford Guilford, Sept Harwinton Harwinton, Oct 4. Killingworth Killingworth, Oct. Meriden Meriden, Sept. Newtown Newtown, Sept 27-29. Rockville Fair Association Rockville, Sept 20 22. Simbury Simsbury, Oct. Stafford Springs, Stafford Springs, Oct 4 C. Suffield, Sept 21 22. Union (Monroe) Huntington, Sept 28. Wallingford Wallingford, Sept 29-30 Willimantic Fair Association Willimantic, Sept 27-29. Winsted Winsted. Woodstock South Woodstock, Sept 19 21. Wolcott, Oct 12. Connecticut Borticultural Society Hartford, about Sept 20-22, and about Not 8-10. EST CO UN IV A I.L. Miss Alice Murray of South Manchester The text in our telegram in the higher department of the graded school for the coming year. It takes it to be raised in the spring, and in spring, be turned over to acres of land, all of the seed had been plowed too poor to miss beans and corn. 200 pounds phosphate to the acre be turned off a crop averaging 25 tons to the acre and standing in the field in feet in height. This is farming on the old-fashioned plan and we would advise others to try it. Mrs. Mark Beck is very seriously ill at her writing. G. W. Shepherd has been on the sick list but is now able to be around. The Rogers of Bridgeport was in town a few days this week. Edith Dean has commenced her school in New Milford, teaching in one of the departments of the graded school. Mr. V. V. Terry of Bridgeport is visiting her mother, Mrs. Cowan, who is seriously ill. Howard Butts, who has been here on a visit, has retained to Bridgeport. Arthur Grange has returned to Bridgeport after a sojourn here of several weeks. Grander Cochrane is on the sick list at this writing. Geo. W. Cochrane and James Wilson spent Sunday in Falls Village. Charles R. Smith and wife are taking an extended trip to the White Mountains, Thousand Isles, Niagara Falls, and also visiting relatives in Central New York state. Attorney William Bieroe of Torrington spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. J. Nickerson. Geo. A. Shepherd of Brooklyn, N.Y., is visiting his cousin, Geo. W. Shepherd. A brace of items which we clip from the New Haven Evening Register, of the 7th inst, may interest our readers. Mr. C. M. Hall of the Broadway department store, who has been very ill with fever, is greatly improved. Mr. Hall's many friends and acquaintances are deeply grateful for the relief he has received from his illness. Patrons will be pleased to learn that the patient is so far recovered as to sit up a few hours each day, and hopes soon to be at his post again. A quiet wedding was celebrated this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the bride's home, 139 Whalley Avenue, when Miss Mabel Merrill and Dr. Edw. Chauncey Baldwin, Yale '95, were united in marriage. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Twitchell of Dwight Place, assisted by Rev. E. Talmadge Root of Providence, R.I. The brother-in-law of the bride, Dr. Baldwin, has just completed a three years' course of graduate study at Yale and has accepted a position to teach English literature in Duluth, Minnesota. The wedding was hastened somewhat by the fact that he will not return East until next summer. After a short trip, Dr. Baldwin will go to Duluth, where he will be joined in a few months by Mrs. Baldwin. Scratch, scratch, scratch; unable to attend to business during the day or sleep during the night. Itching piles, horrible plague. Doan's Ointment cures. Never fails. At any drug store, 50 cents. Legal Notices. LIZZIE HOYER - LITERARY COST, VS. BUPEBIOB COURT, QBOYE & HOYER, Afru. 15, 1898. ORDER OF NOTICE. Upon the complaint of Lizzie Hover of Ballbury praying for a divorce from Glover Hoyer of parts unknown, upon the charge of desertion now pending in the Superior Court of Littorne County. It appearing to and being found by this Court that the said defendant is now residing in parts unknown to this plaintiff and is absent from this state and has not received actual notice that this complaint is pending. Therefore ordered that additional notice of the pendency of said complaint be given to the said defendant by the plaintiff, causing this order of notice to be published in the Connecticut Western News, a newspaper published in and having a circulation in Litchfield County, two weeks successively, commencing on or before the 10th day of September, 1898 and due return make. By Order of Court, Dwight C. Kilbourn, Clerk. DISTRICT of Canaan, ss. Probate Court, Sept. 13, A.D., 1898. Estate of Kneeland J. Sfanson, late of North East, County of Dutches and State of New York, leaving estate in said District, deceased. Upon application of Kneeland E. E. Munson, of said North East, praying that letters of administration may be granted on said estate as per application on file more fully appears, It is ORDERED, that said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in North Canaan in said District, on the 39th day of September, A.D. 1898, at one o'clock in the afternoon; and that notice be given to all persons interested in said estate of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing a copy of this order once in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign post in the town of Canaan and by sending by mail a marked copy of the newspaper containing this order to all the heirs at law. Law of said deceased, at least 14 days before the day of said hearing, to appear, if they see cause, at said time and place and be heard relative thereto and make return to this court. Attest, David O. Whittlesworth, Judge. School New Stock Just in. Se Big Line of Footwear for the children. The prices will suit you. SHOES for the Baby. Summer is over and it is time to eat. MEAT again. We are selling the Choicest Cuts at prices that keep the market man busy all the time. Three lines of business: Shoe Store, Grocery Store and Meat Market. GROGD BROS., Canan, Conn. I. G. PERRY, Jeweler and Optician. Glasses fitted and warranted. Eyes examined Free. Mr. E.D. Stone, specialist will be at my store for ten days and is prepared to fit the worst cases. Watches and Jewelry Repaired. Engraving Done. I. G. PERRY, Gt, Barrington, Mass. Great Barrington, Mass. New Fall Goods are here. We offer bargains in every department throughout our entire store. Our new stock of Fall Dress Goods is now complete. We are showing the finest line of BLACK DRESS GOODS in Berkshire County. 25 pieces of Dark Dress Goods, part wool, all wool and silk and wool, worth 60c. a yard at the special low price of 25c. yd. 10 pieces Imperial Serge, all wool, colors and black, 62 inches wide at 49c yd. 10 pieces Mixed Suitings, very heavy for winter wear, 62 inches wide, 69c. yard. New fall and winter Capes and Jackets, Ready Made Skirts and Suits, Fur Collarettes, Ostrich and Coque Boas. Silk Waists, a few good colors, but mostly black. At a great reduction. LADIES' WOOL WAISTS, all new styles. A Good Plaid Waist, worth 75c, in all colors, for 60c. An all wool waist in navy, black and red for $1.00 each. A pure Mohair waist with nine tucks across the front at $11.76. A complete line of FALL and WINTER UNDERWEAR for men, women and children, all sizes and a great variety. The "Oneita" Elastic Ribbed Union Suits for women. Most convenient to put on or off; with no other kind of underwear can ladies obtain such perfect fit for dresses, or wear comfortably so small a corset. Moquette, Axminster and Smyrna Rugs from the smallest to the large carpet size. These have been purchased from the late auction sales and are 26 percent less than regular price. JEWELER send OPTICIAN I have a full and complete line of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver Novelties and Silverware. Cameras and Camera Supplies. Fine watch, clock and jewelry repairing a specialty, and warranted. All goods as represented or money refunded. Klf BOBBINS BLOCK. SHOES. Ladies' Donjol Opera, Patent Kid Tip, Button and Lace, $1.00. Men's Veal Calf, London, Opera and plain Gloves. Two Shoes of exceptionally good value and always in stock. Ready Made Sheets. Special sale month. store a success. Putting our whole heart into our buying and selling; not sparing ourselves, protecting your interests as well as our own; hunting the best goods and lowest price; satisfied with nothing else; getting them and giving them to you at the same price. That has built this business. It will continue so to do. During September, every train will bring in new goods. Every department of our store will begin to put on a Fall Look. We will cordially welcome all lookers, and customers will find courteous treatment and right prices. C. F. Hawley, Millerton, N. Y. They Beat The American made shoes have no superiors anywhere. It may be a fad sometimes to wear French or English made footwear but the results are not nearly so satisfactory. Look at our line of shoes, even the most ardent lover of "imported goods" will pronounce them perfect, American shoe manufacturers excel, like American gunners. We get the best goods and we fix the lowest price at which such quality can be sold. Judge us by these items. W. & F. D. PERSONS Co. Office, Winsted, Conn. "I Came Again Again" Because I was so well pleased before a customer. That's why our business is growing all the while. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Cut Glass, Repairing. Your money back if you want it, Newton & Lincoln, Up-to-date Jeweler, BU Main St., Winsted, Conn. Great Harrington Mass. Carpets... Special Prices this month on Hogs, Pants of Carpets and Straw Matting. You'll do well to get a few of those. Ready Made Pillow, Cases. Monarch Bl. IJiM,.09 I Coronet Bl. JM..10 Monarch Bl. MiM,.10 1 Utlna Bl. 4&xM..14 BKMHTITCHKO. Lenox BL txxM,.IS World. We hee Is ott r hende lor eale over 5175,000 Worth of REAL ESTATE Comprising DESIRABLE FARMS AND VILLAGE PLACES. A genta for The Attn Indemnity Co. The Con. Building A t, 1 1 V i 1 ii I s Samuel A. Eddy & Co. Cssssa, C. ,'Offlot with J. Beary Seiabaek. 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The Amazing Spider-Man Post July 8, 2012 Okay, so, as previously noted, Spider-Man is kinda my thing. I'm still being pretty tentative about getting back into 616* Spider-Books, though, since Amazing Spider-Man broke my heart with a shitty Gwen Stacy-fucked-Norman-Osborne plot some years back. This is a love-hate cycle I have: Marvel does awesome things, I open my fangirl heart to them again, and then they punch me in it. Heart-bruises, particularly of the Peter Parker induced variety, take time to heal, as we all know. Cover for Avenging Spider-Man #9 by Terry and Rachel Dodson But like I say, I've been really enjoying Avenging Spider-Man, which is the fun, ridiculous Spidey team-up book right now. So looking forward to this month's, which starts a 2-part arc with the shiny new Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, written by deConnick and drawn by the Dodsons. Hell yes. [Side note: the first issue of Carol's solo book comes in a week or two eeee! OMG!] Plus, the Spider-Men event has now had its first two issues, and I'm rather loving it. Teaser in the back of Spider-Men #1 by Bendis and Pichelli Miles is currently going through that incredibly emo phase that Pete did at first. You know, family drama, getting used tot he powers, etc, so it's cool to see him hooking up with an older, arguably wiser Pete for some cross-verse shenanigans. For one, he gets a chance to be kind of silly. For another, their reactions to each other are so far priceless. Okay, so why am I telling you this if I'm supposed to be talking about the movie? Because I feel like The Amazing Spider-Man, the movie, is probably not as great as I thought it was, so prefacing this with me doing some general Spidey fangirling is appropriate. How far can you trust my recommendation that you see this film? Well, that far. But for what it's worth, I'm sure it's at least worth the price of a matinee--especially if you can see it in 3D, which I hardly ever say, but really. So I'm just going to tell you the stuff that I'm positive was super awesome about it, as in not just the result of my being a big enough fangirl to actually have a Spider-Man tattoo. (Yes, you can see it if you want, it's just on my back, but mind the blinding whiteness.) Awesome thing #1: Andrew Garfield. You hate to do the comparison, but it's inevitable so I'll just get it over with. I'm not a Tobey Maguire fan anyhow, but thanks to his absurd attempts at Pete!Emo, the original Spider-Man wasn't just funny intentionally, but unintentionally. Other than his horrible attempts at crying and being serious, he was a pretty capable Pete, and definitely dorky enough. But Garfield has something Maguire couldn't pull off: the right amounts of emo, nerdery, self-deprecation, and adorable earnestness. I actually bought him as the kind of kid (in spite him being barely younger than me in real life) who could put on a mask and make ridiculous wisecracks at a supervillain while getting his ass kicked. I totally teared up a few times. And then I laughed my ass off. A lifetime of being a Spidey fan--if what I hear is true--did good by this one. He's officially my Pete. Awesome thing #2: Emma Stone. Goddamn, how awesome was Gwen Stacy? Stone not only holds her own on screen (and against The Lizard...), but she outshines everyone at many points. They went to great lengths to call up the soul of Gwen Stacy--which those of us who have seen it recently maligned found relieving, for the record--and get her just right when they updated her. Even her clothes echoed old school, self-reliant, oh-god-I'm-in-love-with-her-too Gwen. She pulled off smart and capable teenager with just enough compassion and age-appropriate absurdity to make it utterly believable. Again, one hates to do the comparisons, but if they'd done to her what they did to MJ in the first movies, I would've cried. (Because yes, I love Mary Jane too. So much. And god. damn.) And these two together, yeah. So awkward and sweet and believable. And so much chemistry, even if I didn't know they were an actual thing, that would've sold me. Seriously, watch interviews with these two. It's absurdly cute. Awesome thing #3: Rhys Ifans as Doc Connors. I've always been a big fan of Curt Connors since some of the 60s and 70s books I have from my dad's collection are Lizard-centric. I liked what they did with his Jekyll and Hyde issues with the serum, I like how they kept Oscorp on the backburner, and I like how, in spite of being a cheesy 60s comic book plot, it really managed to hold to the Marvel Comics tradition of the villain being a real, multifaceted character. They had it easier with The Avengers since the plot was much more modern, but here they went full out Stan Lee cheese at times. Good stuff, but yeah. Needs a certain cast of characters and actors to pull it off. Awesome thing #4: Dennis Leary as Captain Stacy. Speaking of cheese--well, no spoilers, but at the end there, it starts to feel like a big old plate full of nachos. I'll just say that. BUT, I could tell even from the trailers that I was going to enjoy Leary in this role, and what do you know, I did. It's not complicated or all that interesting, I guess--he's just Captain Stacy. But I enjoyed him. Especially at dinner with Pete. Heh. Awesome thing #5: The updates to the backstory. Of course some things simply must remain the same, but I liked that they shifted the focus more to Peter's past and his parents in this one. The changes they made to the typical Uncle Ben/Aunt May stuff in particular were both streamlining and far more believable in the best traditions of a reboot. Think the Season One graphic novels I was on about last time I did a comics post. There's nothing new or original to be had here. But what is there is really well pulled off, for sure. So like I say, chock full o cheese in the best Stan Lee tradition, but also strangely believable in a way we've not really seen from a Spider-Man movie before. There are things that bugged me--like, wow, so many white people, even in terms of just extras--NYPD, even. And while I do think it was a little too soon to do a reboot, I get why they did it: it's Spidey's 50th this summer, so how could they resist? The point is that they did it one better. I'm probably gonna go again, not gonna lie. I might even cry the second time around, too. Also: best Stan Lee Cameo yet. Trufax. Do I wish it coulda been Miles? Yeah, actually, I do, in spite of my undying love for Peter Parker. But Miles's first arc is only just wrapping up, so there's just no way. Maybe next time, right? *Earth 616 = standard marvel universe. Ultimate = Earth 1610. It's a multiverse thing. Don't bother with it, seriously, it's not worth the trouble. J.A. Rock said... For real. Loved the Garfield/Stone pairing. Why did we need a reboot? people ask. So that Andrew Garfield could be Spider-Man. Latest Instagrams © Katey Hawthorne's. 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Rate Studying Tip: Routine Your Moments Posted by Mamas_Wae On Jumat, 26 Desember 2014 1 komentar When you think about speed reading, you generally consider the different methods used during reading. However, there is something that operates similar to the reading procedure that also creates a significant distinction between achievements and failing. This content will talk about this essential factor that most individuals skip. Successful individuals do not allow opportunity to concept their lifestyles. They know that nothing happens unless you way of it to occur. That is why it is so crucial to schedule everything that you want to achieve to guarantee that it is done effectively. This major also is applicable to efficient speed visitors. Let's us analyze how to achieve this. Most individuals studying to focus on their actions start with the most essential products, and then perform their way down their record. I never adhere to the audience in anything, and that is applicable similarly to my efficient time control technique as well. So what is the vital factor that I agenda for my day? I schedule days off. I look at all the fun factors that I want to achieve each day first. Then I take plenty of a opportunity to schedule everything else that needs to get done around the factors I really appreciate. Why? Your mind aims for entertainment. When you create down the certain periods you need free to do the factors you really really like doing, then the mind will continue to perform additional difficult at finishing all the other tasks on your record to create sure that you are able to do the factors you really really like. Let me provide you with a good example, from what I am doing nowadays. I know that at 3:30 PM nowadays, I need to go to the gym to a Yoga exercises category. My muscle tissue have gotten very limited over the decades, and Yoga exercises is assisting me to release them up. So the vital factor that I planned nowadays is a opportunity to take my Yoga exercises category. Once that was achieved I was able to set my other objectives. One of which I am doing right now. I am composing this content about how to schedule time. Speed reading is a efficient device for studying anything quicker and better. However, it only can help you if you actually take plenty of a opportunity to sit down with the composing you need to understand. That is why arranging your efforts and effort should be aspect of any efficient speed reading system. Now get certificates. Take note of your objectives, and create sure that you focus on the factors you appreciate. Also consist of all the reading you need to achieve and provides yourself a particular here we are at doing it. You will get a lot more done with your speed reading if you technique in advance.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9671419858932496}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '54843', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:Z7SB7VOUNOFMPOXKL2WWLMN3AIKSB3ID', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:495d4613-d9cf-4fba-bdaa-6709fc54487b>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2017, 8, 19, 13, 14, 5), 'WARC-IP-Address': '172.217.3.33', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'application/xhtml+xml', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:JNOSIBOWWGBEHUQOEQVE4NTI3MOGGIRN', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:a19415e4-8d33-41ff-977c-c7132f9a629e>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://larasreadingroom.blogspot.com/2014/12/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:9bde56c9-6f4f-4b27-81e5-dae5d1e43bbd>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '489', 'url': 'http://larasreadingroom.blogspot.com/2014/12/', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-164-105-194.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2017-34\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for August 2017\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.026315689086914062', 'original_id': '7bf36ba06756706677be4561bf26de951d6620eb59015f554a7d3c2ad23201c2'}
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Introduction {#s1} ============ Familial Hemiplegic Migraine type 1 (FHM-1) is a rare monogenic subtype of migraine with aura that is caused by missense mutations in the CACNA1A gene [@pone.0060677-Ophoff1] that encodes the α1 subunit of neuronal voltage-gated Ca~V~2.1(voltage-gated calcium channel type 2.1) calcium channels [@pone.0060677-Hans1]. Knock-in (KI) mice that express FHM-1 R192Q-mutated Ca~V~2.1 channels reveal gain-of-function effects on Ca~V~2.1 channels that can explain the increased susceptibility to cortical spreading depression [@pone.0060677-vandenMaagdenberg1], [@pone.0060677-Tottene1], the likely cause of the migraine aura [@pone.0060677-Lauritzen1]. At the level of trigeminal sensory ganglion neurons, which code nociceptive signals to be sent to the brainstem trigeminal complex, the FHM-1 R192Q KI mice show a selective gain-of-function phenotype on ATP (adenosine-5-triphosphate)-gated P2X3 (purinergic ionotropic receptor 3) receptors [@pone.0060677-Nair1]. Indeed, an upward shift in the agonist concentration/response curve was demonstrated, without a change in membrane receptor expression or of other ionotropic receptors such as TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 1) receptors. Our previous experiments indicated that P2X3 receptor up-regulation is brought about by an altered phosphorylation state of the intracellular P2X3 receptor domains [@pone.0060677-Nair1]. However, this does not explain the primary cause for the observed enhancement of P2X3 receptor responses. As P2X3 receptors in the brain and spinal cord are almost exclusively expressed on sensory neurons that transfer nociceptive signals to higher centers [@pone.0060677-Barclay1], [@pone.0060677-Bradbury1], unraveling the primary mechanism may have significant relevance to understanding the generation of migraine-relevant pain processes. Since extracellular ATP levels are usually low [@pone.0060677-Franceschini1], P2X3 receptors are not continuously activated under basal conditions in WT sensory neurons. However, constitutively up-regulated P2X3 receptors as seen in R192Q KI sensory neurons, are responsive already after application of low doses of the selective agonist α,β-methyleneadenosine 5-triphosphate (α,β-meATP) [@pone.0060677-Nair1]. Hence, this mutant P2X3 receptor phenotype may bring about a selective rise in receptor efficacy in a migraine mouse model. Here we investigated whether soluble factors ("migraine mediators"; [@pone.0060677-Giniatullin1]), i.e. CGRP (calcitonin gene related peptide), BDNF (brain derived neurotrophin factor) or TNFα (tumor necrosis factor alpha), which are relevant to triggering migraine attacks [@pone.0060677-Tanure1], [@pone.0060677-Fischer1], [@pone.0060677-Tarsa1], [@pone.0060677-Perini1], [@pone.0060677-Blandini1], [@pone.0060677-Ho1], [@pone.0060677-Olesen1], might constitutively potentiate P2X3 receptor currents. Already a stronger release of CGRP and TNFα was reported in R192Q KI trigeminal ganglia [@pone.0060677-Franceschini2], [@pone.0060677-Ceruti1], [@pone.0060677-Fioretti1]. It is also noteworthy that a substantial part of the action of CGRP is produced via release of endogenous BDNF [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1] and that CGRP and BDNF may synergize to induce pain mechanisms at trigeminal ganglion level [@pone.0060677-Lemos1], [@pone.0060677-Buldyrev1]. The aim of the present report is to determine how "migraine mediators" shape P2X3 receptor activity of cultured R192Q KI trigeminal ganglion neurons. We applied the CGRP-selective antagonist CGRP ~8--37~, or introduced an overnight deprivation of BDNF or TNFα to dissect the effects of their endogenous concentrations on P2X3 receptor responses. In addition, we applied exogenous CGRP or TNFα to the cultures to investigate if R192Q KI neurons could show the same degree of P2X3 receptor potentiation that is usually found for WT neurons [@pone.0060677-Fabbretti1], [@pone.0060677-Zhang1]. Results {#s2} ======= TNFα receptor expression and activation on trigeminal neurons {#s2a} ------------------------------------------------------------- Sensory ganglia, including trigeminal ganglia, from rats were previously shown to synthetize and release the inflammatory mediator TNFα [@pone.0060677-Franceschini2], [@pone.0060677-Franceschini3], [@pone.0060677-Schfers1]. As recently reviewed [@pone.0060677-Faustman1], [@pone.0060677-Moskowitz1], the cellular effects of TNFα are mediated by two distinct receptor classes (TNFR1 and TNFR2).While TNFR1 is ubiquitously expressed and is canonically considered to be a pro-apoptotic signal in cell death pathways, TNFR2 expression is restricted to immune cells like microglia and macrophages, neurons and oligodendrocytes. In view of previous reports that neuroinflammation might be contributory to sensitize neurons in migraine attacks [@pone.0060677-Franceschini1], [@pone.0060677-Franceschini2], [@pone.0060677-Moskowitz2], [@pone.0060677-Guicciardi1], we first investigated whether mouse trigeminal ganglion neurons could respond to TNFα as evidenced by their expression of the TNFα receptor TNFR2 ([@pone.0060677-Lewis1]; [Fig. 1A, B](#pone-0060677-g001){ref-type="fig"}). The large majority of trigeminal ganglion neurons in both WT and KI cultures were also immunopositive for P2X3 antibody ([Fig. 1A, B](#pone-0060677-g001){ref-type="fig"}). This observation suggests that mouse trigeminal ganglion neurons could be a target for TNFα, an issue investigated by whole-cell patch clamping of neurons in response to pulses of P2X3 receptor agonist α,β-meATP ([Fig. 1C](#pone-0060677-g001){ref-type="fig"}). Fast inward currents elicited by α,β-meATP (10 µM; 2 s) on WT neurons were enhanced by a 4-hour pretreatment with TNFα (50 ng/mL; [Fig. 1 C,D](#pone-0060677-g001){ref-type="fig"}). A similar increase in current amplitude was observed with 100 ng/mL TNFα (406±49 pA versus 282±35 pA of untreated control, n = 10 and n = 14, respectively; p = 0.04). Notably, P2X3 receptor currents of KI neurons, which are constitutively larger than of WT ones ([Fig. 1D](#pone-0060677-g001){ref-type="fig"} and [@pone.0060677-Nair1]), were not further potentiated by 50 ng/mL TNFα pretreatment ([Fig. 1 C, D](#pone-0060677-g001){ref-type="fig"}). Even using 100 ng/mL TNFα, the average peak amplitude of treated KI neurons was 389±48 pA (n = 10); a value not significantly different from untreated control (438±70 pA, n = 11). These data are in accordance with our previous results [@pone.0060677-Franceschini2] that indicated how experimentally-evoked increase in TNFα gene expression was followed by facilitation of P2X3 receptors in WT neurons only. ![Effect of TNFα on P2X3 receptor activity and co-expression of its TNFR2 receptors.\ A, Examples of TNFR2 and P2X3 co-exexpression in (wildtype) WT and R192Q (knockin) KI neurons. Left panel shows P2X3 expression (green), and right panel shows TNFR2 staining (red). B, Histograms quantifying % of cells co-expressing TNFR2 and P2X3: both WT and KI cultures show similar TNFR2 and P2X3 co-expression. N = 3 independent experiments (6 mice). C, Representative traces of currents induced by application of α,β-meATP (10 µM, 2 s) to WT or R192Q KI neurons in control conditions or after 4 h TNFα application. D, Histograms show average peak amplitudes of P2X3 receptor-mediated currents: WT control (open bar), n = 30; WT TNFα (stippled bar), n = 38; KI control (grey bar), n = 34; KI TNFα (stippled gray bar), n = 34; \\ = p\<0.006; \* = p\<0.05.](pone.0060677.g001){#pone-0060677-g001} Former studies have indicated that exogenous TNFα can increase neuronal Ca^2+^ influx via augmented activity of TRPV1 receptors on rat sensory neurons [@pone.0060677-Hu1], [@pone.0060677-Hagenackera1]. We investigated whether TNFα application to mouse trigeminal ganglion cultures could also potentiate membrane TRPV1 receptor currents that were activated by pulses of capsaicin (1 µM; 2 s), as reported for rat neurons [@pone.0060677-Khan1], [@pone.0060677-Hensellek1]. [Fig. 2A](#pone-0060677-g002){ref-type="fig"} shows sample traces of enhancement of capsaicin-evoked currents by prior application of TNFα on small diameter neurons, which typically express TRPV1 receptors [@pone.0060677-Nair1], [@pone.0060677-Simonetti2]. It is noteworthy that, on average, WT and KI TRPV1 currents had similar amplitudes under control conditions ([Fig. 2 B](#pone-0060677-g002){ref-type="fig"}), indicating that there was no phenotype-dependent TRPV1 regulation. While TRPV1 receptors on WT neurons required a large dose of TNFα to exhibit potentiation, responses of KI neurons required only half of that dose ([Fig. 2B](#pone-0060677-g002){ref-type="fig"}). These results, therefore, suggest that TRPV1 receptors of KI neurons were more susceptible to transient application of TNFα. ![Sensitization of TRPV1 receptors by TNFα.\ A, Representative traces of currents induced by application of capsaicin (1 µM, 2 s) to WT or R192Q KI neurons in control conditions or after 4 h application of TNFα. B, Histograms show average peak amplitudes of TRPV1-mediated currents (WT control, n = 29; WT TNFα 50 ng/mL n = 19, WT TNFα 100 ng/mL, n = 10; KI control, n = 26; KI TNFα 50 ng/mL, n = 23,, KI TNFα 100 ng/mL n = 9); \* = p\<0.05, \\ = p\<0.002, \\\* = p\<0.001.](pone.0060677.g002){#pone-0060677-g002} We next enquired whether basal, strong responses of P2X3 receptors of KI neurons might be due to a constitutively high release of endogenous TNFα, which would prevent further increment of P2X3 receptor-mediated responses. To investigate this, we caused TNFα deprivation by overnight administering a TNFα neutralizing antibody, and, after washout, recorded responses to α,β-meATP. A similar deprivation protocol had been used to investigate the role of endogenous NGF, another potent algogen on trigeminal ganglion neurons [@pone.0060677-DArco1]. The TNFα deprivation protocol did not change P2X3 receptor responses in either WT or KI neurons ([Fig. 3A, B](#pone-0060677-g003){ref-type="fig"}). The simplest interpretation of these results is that there was insufficient background release of endogenous TNFα to modulate P2X3 receptors under basal conditions. This notion prompted us to investigate other mechanisms that might be responsible for the P2X3 receptor enhancement that was observed in R192Q KI neurons. ![Ambient TNFα may not contribute to basal upregulation of KI P2X3 receptor function.\ A, Representative traces of currents induced by application of α,β-meATP (10 µM, 2 s) to WT or R192Q KI neurons in control conditions or after overnight application of anti-TNFα antibody. B, Histograms show average peak amplitudes of P2X3 receptor-mediated currents (WT control, n = 23; WT anti-TNFα, n = 14; KI control, n = 34; KI anti-TNFα, n = 20). \* = p\<0.05.](pone.0060677.g003){#pone-0060677-g003} Effect of CGRP antagonism or BDNF deprivation on P2X3 receptors {#s2b} --------------------------------------------------------------- Next, we investigated the action of the neuropeptide CGRP, an important migraine mediator that is known to evoke a sustained facilitation of P2X3 receptors via complex intracellular signaling pathways in WT trigeminal ganglia [@pone.0060677-Ceruti1], [@pone.0060677-Fabbretti1]. A role of CGRP in KI trigeminal ganglia, however, is less obvious. Previously, R192Q KI ganglia were shown to contain less CGRP than WT [@pone.0060677-Mathew1], an observation that may be accounted for by a stronger release of CGRP [@pone.0060677-Ceruti1]. [Fig. 4A, B](#pone-0060677-g004){ref-type="fig"} shows that CGRP (1 µM, 2 h; [@pone.0060677-Fabbretti1]) significantly enhanced WT P2X3 responses without affecting those of KI. One may postulate that potentiation of P2X3 receptors could be already at the maximal level, because of raised endogenous CGRP, and, therefore, these receptors had become unresponsive to further CGRP administration. Measuring CGRP concentrations in the bulk culture medium or in culture extracts may not be suitable for providing the actual concentration at neuronal level because of large dilution and/or degradation the peptide. Therefore, we investigated the influence of constitutive release of CGRP on P2X3 receptors, by overnight application of the specific CGRP receptor antagonist CGRP~8--37~ [@pone.0060677-Fabbretti1], [@pone.0060677-Chiba1]. [Fig. 4C, D](#pone-0060677-g004){ref-type="fig"} illustrates that CGRP~8--37~ pretreatment did not change the amplitude of P2X3 receptor currents of WT neurons, but instead returned P2X3 responses of KI neurons to the same level of WT neurons. These data point to a significant role of endogenous CGRP in facilitating P2X3 receptor currents, specifically of KI neurons. ![Role of CGRP in KI P2X3 currents.\ A, Representative traces of currents induced by application of α,β-meATP (10 µM, 2 s) to WT or R192Q KI neurons in control conditions or after 2 h CGRP (1 µM) application. B, Histograms show average peak amplitudes of P2X3 receptor-mediated currents (WT control, n = 11; WT CGRP, n = 9; KI control, n = 17; KI CGRP, n = 18), \* = p\<0.05. C, Representative examples of currents induced by application of α,β-meATP (10 µM, 2 s) to WT or R192Q KI neurons in control conditions or after overnight application of the CGRP antagonist CGRP~8--37~ (1 µM). D, Histograms show average peak amplitudes of P2X3 receptor-mediated currents (WT control, n = 23; WT CGRP~8--37~, n = 23; KI control, n = 29; KI CGRP~8--37~, n = 30); \* = p\<0.05.](pone.0060677.g004){#pone-0060677-g004} Previous studies [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1] have demonstrated that a substantial component of the action by CGRP on trigeminal ganglion neurons is caused indirectly via release of BDNF, a known algogen [@pone.0060677-Tarsa1], [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1], [@pone.0060677-BakowiecIskra1], [@pone.0060677-Obata1]. We queried whether the basal potentiation of P2X3 receptors of KI neurons was also due to the combined action of CGRP and BDNF. To this end, first we confirmed that BDNF significantly (p = 0.019) potentiated WT P2X3 receptors as the average peak current amplitude rose from 281±31 pA (n = 15) to 464±61 pA (n = 18) in support of our earlier reports which have shown increased P2X3 mRNA upon BDNF treatment [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1]. Second, we assessed the BDNF immunoreactivity of trigeminal ganglion neurons of WT or KI cultures ([Fig. 5A, B](#pone-0060677-g005){ref-type="fig"}). The average number of BDNF-positive neurons (identified by β-tubulin III immunopositive signals; [Fig. 5A](#pone-0060677-g005){ref-type="fig"}, red pseudocolor) was significantly higher in KI cultures compared to WT cultures. In support of this finding, overnight treatment with a BDNF neutralizing antibody [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1] showed no change in P2X3 receptor currents of WT neurons, whereas the current amplitude of KI neurons was significantly decreased ([Fig. 5C, D](#pone-0060677-g005){ref-type="fig"}). ![Number of BDNF expressing neurons in KI culture and effect of BDNF deprivation.\ A, Examples of β-tubulin positive neurons expressing BDNF in WT or KI cultures. Left panel (green) shows BDNF expression and right panel (red) shows β-tubulin staining of the same neurons. B, Histograms quantifying % of neurons expressing BDNF: KI cultures showed significantly higher number of BDNF positive neurons. N = 4 independent experiments (8 mice), p\<0.05. C, Representative traces of currents induced by application of α,β-meATP (10 µM, 2 s) to WT or R192Q KI neurons in control conditions or after overnight application of anti-BDNF antibody. D, Histograms show average peak amplitudes of P2X3 receptor-mediated currents (WT control, n = 9; WT anti-BDNF, n = 10; KI control, n = 32; KI anti-BDNF, n = 38); \* = p\<0.05.](pone.0060677.g005){#pone-0060677-g005} Discussion {#s3} ========== The present study proposes that basal release of CGRP and BDNF contributes to the observed potentiation of P2X3 receptors of FHM-1 R192Q KI trigeminal neurons. It seems probable that facilitated release of CGRP and BDNF, at least in part, was dependent on the stronger Ca^2+^ influx into R192Q KI neurons [@pone.0060677-Nair1], which is in line with other gain-of-function effects of the R192Q-mutated Ca~V~2.1 channels as reported for brainstem [@pone.0060677-GonzalezInchauspe1] and cerebral cortex [@pone.0060677-Tottene1] excitatory synapses. Since CGRP is considered an important trigger of migraine attacks, current clinical studies have focused on the use of CGRP antagonists as a possible treatment [@pone.0060677-Ho1], [@pone.0060677-Olesen1], [@pone.0060677-Cutrer1], [@pone.0060677-Raddant1]. The involvement of CGRP mechanisms in the pathophysiology of FHM has been debated, for instance by reports showing lack of hypersensitivity of FHM patients to CGRP infusion [@pone.0060677-Hansen1], [@pone.0060677-Hansen2]. However, our findings argue that, in trigeminal neurons expressing the R192Q mutation in Ca~V~2.1 channels (as in R192Q KI mice), potentiation of P2X3 receptors was no longer possible by exogenous CGRP as this effect had reached saturation. A role of endogenous CGRP is also supported by the observation that overnight application of a selective CGRP antagonist could return P2X3 response level in KI neurons to that of WT neurons. Hence, we propose that trigeminal neurons expressing the R192Q FHM-1 mutation are already enhanced in their P2X3 receptor sensitivity by endogenously elevated CGRP levels, and, therefore, cannot be further potentiated by the exogenously administered CGRP peptide. Blocking the action of endogenous CGRP or BDNF (an intermediate mediator of the effect by CGRP on P2X3 receptors; [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1]) led to significant reduction of P2X3 currents to WT levels. In WT neurons, 50% of the potentiation of P2X3 receptors by CGRP is attributed to release of endogenous BDNF [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1]. In R192Q KI trigeminal ganglia, the role of BDNF in P2X3 receptor response likely is relevant as the majority of P2X3-positive neurons express this neurotrophin. In view of the synergy of BDNF and glutamate (the excitatory transmitter of trigeminal ganglion neurons) in synaptic transmission [@pone.0060677-Takei1], [@pone.0060677-Lessmann1], if enhanced release of BDNF occurs in the brain as well, it seems plausible that this neurotrophin contributes to the dysregulated neuronal excitability caused by overactive glutamatergic synapses of R192Q-mutated cortical neurons [@pone.0060677-Tottene1]. Clinical and experimental studies have proposed that a neuroinflammatory state of meninges, enriched with inflammatory cells releasing pain mediators like TNFα [@pone.0060677-Zhang2], known to play an important role in chronic pain [@pone.0060677-Leung1], might contribute to migraine attacks [@pone.0060677-Moskowitz2], [@pone.0060677-Guicciardi1]. We recently provided first evidence for a proinflammatory profile, both in vivo and in vitro, in R192Q KI trigeminal ganglia, which suggests that neuroinflammation may occur also in this migraine mouse model [@pone.0060677-Franceschini3]. Here, we could show that, in WT or KI trigeminal ganglia, the large majority of neurons co-express P2X3 and TNFα receptors rendering them potentially sensitive to TNFα-mediated inflammation and related pain signaling. Nevertheless, the phenomenon of exogenous TNFα enhanced P2X3 responses exclusively in WT neurons and not in KI cells, is analogous to the one seen with exogenous CGRP and is probably caused by P2X3 receptor saturation. Lack of exogenous TNFα effect on R192Q KI neurons was not attributable to rapid degradation or unresponsive receptors because the same substance readily facilitated TRPV1 receptors. The latter observation is in accordance with previous reports with WT sensory cells [@pone.0060677-Khan1], [@pone.0060677-Hensellek1] and it was obtained after a smaller dose of TNFα for KI neurons. Future in vivo experiments are necessary to assess whether the TNFα-evoked potentiation of TRPV1 currents plays a major functional role in processing nociceptive signals as these receptors are expressed by a minority of neurons (usually half of the small diameter cells; [@pone.0060677-Fioretti1], [@pone.0060677-Simonetti2] and, under basal conditions, they do not functionally differ between WT and KI neurons [@pone.0060677-Nair1]. Unlike the observations with CGRP and BDNF, an overnight deprivation of TNFα was not followed by down-regulation of P2X3 receptors in WT or KI neurons, which may be due to the low level of endogenous TNFα [@pone.0060677-Franceschini2]. Furthermore, while previous studies have indicated a close, positive interaction between TNFα and CGRP [@pone.0060677-Bowen1], this effect was presumably weak in trigeminal ganglion cultures as the functional outcome of overnight deprivation of each substance was different. One attractive hypothesis that deserves further attention is that, in R192Q KI trigeminal ganglia, enhanced endogenous CGRP and BDNF levels contribute to up-regulate basal P2X3 receptor function of most sensory neurons, preparing them to respond more efficiently to extracellular ATP, a putative mediator of migraine attacks [@pone.0060677-Burnstock1]. On the other hand, a surge in extracellular TNFα might serve to increase TRPV1 receptor activity and, thus, perhaps amplify peripheral nociceptive transduction which is thought to be important for migraine pain [@pone.0060677-Meents1]. Materials and Methods {#s4} ===================== Culture of mouse trigeminal ganglia {#s4a} ----------------------------------- For the experiments, R192Q KI and WT mouse littermates were used. Our colony of mice is bred locally, after an initial transfer of mice from Leiden University Medical Centre [@pone.0060677-vandenMaagdenberg1]. Mice were maintained in accordance with the Italian Animal Welfare Act. The experimental protocols were approved by the SISSA ethical committee. Genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), as previously reported [@pone.0060677-vandenMaagdenberg1]. Trigeminal ganglion cultures were obtained from 2-week-old animals and were used 24 h after plating [@pone.0060677-Nair1], [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1]. For all experiments, WT and KI cultures were used in parallel at the same time to allow for direct comparison of experimental data. Immunostaining {#s4b} -------------- Primary cultures obtained from two ganglia were plated on 2--3 coverslips for parallel analysis of immunoreactive signals. Cultures were fixed with 4% PFA and processed for immunofluorescence microscopy [@pone.0060677-Nair1], [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1]. The following antibodies, whose selectivity has been validated previously [@pone.0060677-Nair1], [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1], were used: anti-P2X3 (1∶300; Neuromics, Edina, MN, USA), anti-TNFR2 (1∶50, Santacruz Biotechnology, Heildelberg, Germany), anti-β-tubulin III (1∶1000; Sigma, Milan, Italy); anti-BDNF (1∶50; Sigma). Antibodies were incubated for 2 h in phosphate saline buffer plus 5% bovine serum albumin and 0.1% Tween20. Secondary antibodies anti-rabbit, anti- conjugated with AlexaFluor488 or AlexaFluor594 were purchased from Invitrogen (1∶500; S. Giuliano Milanese, Italy). Stainings with secondary antibodies only were performed as control experiments and did not give any signal. Images from cultures were visualized with a Zeiss Axioskop fluorescence microscope (Zeiss, Zurich, Switzerland) and analyzed with MetaMorph software (Molecular Devices, Downingtown, PA, USA) for cell counting. The number of neurons expressing TNFR2 was calculated as a percent value of the total number of neurons expressing P2X3 receptors. BDNF-immunoreactive neurons were expressed as percent value of β-tubulin-positive neurons. Data are the mean of at least three independent experiments. Electrophysiology {#s4c} ----------------- After 1 day in culture, trigeminal neurons were superfused continuously (2 mL/min) with physiological solution containing (in mM): 152 NaCl, 5 KCl, 1 MgCl~2~, 2 CaCl~2~, 10 glucose, and 10 HEPES (pH adjusted to 7.4 with NaOH). Cells were patch-clamped in the whole-cell configuration using pipettes with a resistance of 3--4 MΩ when filled with the following solution (in mM): 140 KCl, 0.5 CaCl~2~, 2 MgCl~2~, 2 Mg~2~ATP~3~, 2 GTP, 10 HEPES, and 10 EGTA (pH adjusted to 7.2 with KOH). Recording of P2X3 receptor-mediated currents was performed mostly on small and medium size neurons with capacitance less than 20 pF (ranging from 8 to 23 pF), the vast majority of which expresses these receptors [@pone.0060677-Khan1]. For recording capsaicin-induced currents, data were obtained from small diameter neurons (capacity\<15 pF). Cells were held at −65 mV after correcting for the liquid junction potential. Currents were filtered at 1 kHz and acquired by means of a DigiData 1200 Interface and pClamp 8.2 software (Molecular Devices, Sunnyvale, CA, USA). To obtain stable and reproducible P2X3 receptor currents, its synthetic agonist α,β-methylene-adenosine-5′-triphosphate (α,β-meATP; 10 µM; Sigma) was applied (for 2 s) using a fast superfusion system (Rapid Solution Changer RSC-200; BioLogic Science Instruments, Claix, France). In accordance with our previous studies [@pone.0060677-Nair1], [@pone.0060677-Franceschini1], [@pone.0060677-Franceschini2], this concentration of α,β-meATP was selected as it evokes near maximal responses that were suitable to test any depression caused by prolonged deprivation of endogeneous factors. In line with previous reports with the same type of WT or KI neurons [@pone.0060677-Nair1], [@pone.0060677-Fioretti1], capsaicin (Sigma) was applied at the concentration of 1 µM (for 2 s) to evoke reproducible inward currents. In all experiments employing overnight or prolonged treatment of culture, the culture medium was washed out with physiological solution at the end of the incubation period and patch clamp recording was commenced within 10 min. For deprivation experiments the following treatments were applied for 24 h starting at the time of plating the cultures: anti-BDNF (neutralizing antibody; final dose = 10 µg/mL; Promega, Madison, WI, USA), or anti-TNF-α (neutralizing antibody; 1∶200 from 5 mg/mL stock; Abcam, Cambridge, UK). The neutralizing TNFα antibody and the BDNF antibodies were validated with Western immunoblotting for their effectiveness [@pone.0060677-Franceschini2], [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1]. The CGRP antagonist peptide CGRP~8--37~ (Sigma) was applied overnight at 1 µM concentration [@pone.0060677-Fabbretti1]. TNFα (R&D microsystems, Abingdon, UK) was applied at the dose of 50 or 100 ng/mL as previously performed for sensory ganglia [@pone.0060677-BakowiecIskra1], [@pone.0060677-Bowen1]. The timing of application of TNFα (4 h) was chosen based on the observation that its endogenous production and activity on trigeminal ganglion neurons peak 4 h after experimental inflammation [@pone.0060677-Franceschini2]. CGRP (1 µM; Sigma) or BDNF (10 ng/mL; Sigma) were applied for 2 h as was done in a previous study [@pone.0060677-Simonetti1], [@pone.0060677-Fabbretti1]. Statistics {#s4d} ---------- Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (standard error of the mean), where n indicates the number of independent experiments or the number of investigated cells. Statistical analysis was performed using the Student\'s t test or the Mann--Whitney rank sum test after the software-directed choice of parametric or nonparametric data, respectively (Sigma Plot and Sigma Stat, Chicago, IL,USA). A p value of ≤0.05 was accepted as indicative of a statistically significant difference. We thank Drs. Alessia Franceschini and Elsa Fabbretti for their help in data discussion. [^1]: Competing Interests:The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. [^2]: Conceived and designed the experiments: SKH AN. Performed the experiments: SKH. Analyzed the data: SKH AN. 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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 The future of libraries The library world is littered with the false prophecies of those who have tried to predict the future of libraries, but I thought I'd take a stab at it anyway. Google has apparently just reached a settlement in a lawsuit that, in my opinion, could change the future of small college libraries. From a Google news release: "We'll also be offering libraries, universities and other organizations the ability to purchase institutional subscriptions, which will give users access to the complete text of millions of titles while compensating authors and publishers for the service. tudents and researchers will have access to an electronic library that combines the collections from many of the top universities across the country. Public and university libraries in the U.S. will also be able to offer terminals where readers can access the full text of millions of out-of-print books for free" (Google books; emphasis mine). Librarians already purchase subscriptions to millions of full-text journal articles via companies like EBSCO. We will jump at institutional subscriptions to copyrighted-but-out-of print books through Google. Just imagine if were to follow Google's lead and make its current "in-print" books available via subscription (like EBSCO does with journals). And imagine if made everything (Google books, Amazon Books, EBSCO journals) available on its hand-held book reader, the Kindle. All incoming students could be given a Kindle and small college libraries as we know them would be obsolete overnight. After all, why would a small college spend $25,000, $50,000 or $100,000 a year on books when an annual subscription could provide more books immediately--including current books--than the library would have money to purchase in 500 years! Students would have more book and journal information in their purse or backpack than contained in an entire university library today. The library might then be transformed into a computer center and coffee shop where students could find a comfortable place to read their Kindle and get help navigating and evaluating the overwhelming flood of information. For small college libraries this would mean no more selecting, purchasing, receiving, cataloging, processing, shelving, checking out and re-shelving books. The only things for which a librarian might be needed would be to help with reference questions, teach "library" research sessions, manage the various subscriptions.......and sell coffee. Why would a small college pay salaries to so many student library workers, library staff and professional librarians when a librarian and a few student assistants might do? People who predict the future of libraries are almost always wrong but I will be surprised if we don't see the beginnings of this information revolution in less than five years. I think it is a good thing for colleges, professors and students. Probably not a good time to be entering the library profession though :-) No comments:	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '71', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9500939846038818}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '196951', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:GXALFECYGMOUP3MACAXA3K5LVJ5JGLTM', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:1e51202d-8e93-4499-82ab-db3b9250f21f>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2019, 12, 8, 20, 56, 26), 'WARC-IP-Address': '172.217.12.243', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'application/xhtml+xml', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:I4R4CWUOQLZ53URJ4DJMWTFYB3IHZTLD', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:a86143da-2c92-4366-8590-7b1f074f7e55>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://www.reclinercommentaries.com/2008/10/future-of-libraries.html', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:adac9b8c-f6a1-4818-b034-d969362bccd0>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '459', 'url': 'http://www.reclinercommentaries.com/2008/10/future-of-libraries.html', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2019-51\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for December 2019\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-67-67-73.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.16 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.1-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.18097788095474243', 'original_id': '8c97df028d6b4d5973107391f80696f98e83b82dd988b4bff269622d1c0d2922'}
Baculoviruses are a group of rod-shaped, enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses having a circular, supercoiled genome varying from 90 to 160 kb in size. They have been successfully used for efficient expression of engineered proteins. A baculovirus system is more attractive than other protein expression systems because of its high level expression, posttranslational modification ability, and safety for use in humans (Smith et al., 1983, Mol. Cell Biol. 3, 2156-2165). However, the conventional baculovirus expression system has one disadvantage. More specifically, host cells infected with baculoviruses lyse upon maturation of viral progenies. During the cell lysis, (1) the engineered protein leaks and is difficult to recover, leading to low protein yields; (2) the host cell lysosomes break down and release proteases, causing degradation of the engineered protein; (3) endoplasmic reticules and Golgi bodies also break down, resulting in poor posttranslational modification and blockade of intracellular trafficking of a membrane or secretory engineered protein. Thus, there is a need for a non-lytic baculovirus.	mini_pile	{'original_id': '33f5c436d1d298344c6564d661234feb47bc8f77790ad894f0dddceed696b7fe'}
Mid-infrared spectroscopy as a polymer selection tool for formulating amorphous solid dispersions. The development of amorphous solid dispersions is of increasing interest in the delivery of bioactive compounds; however, there is a need for a methodology that enables the rational selection of polymers for solid dispersion formulations with optimal stability to crystallization. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of mid-infrared (IR) spectroscopy for this purpose. Polymers evaluated included poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), Eudragit E100 (E100), carboxymethylcellulose acetate butyrate (CMCAB), hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), HPMC acetate succinate (HPMCAS) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA). Model crystalline bioactive polyphenols included quercetin and naringenin. Amorphous solid dispersions were prepared by dissolving both polyphenol and polymer in a common solvent followed by solvent evaporation. Mid-IR spectroscopy was used to determine and quantify the extent of polyphenol-polymer interactions, and powder X-ray diffraction was used to monitor physical stability following storage at different environmental conditions. The mid-IR analysis suggested the following rank order for the crystallization-inhibiting performance of the different polymers: E100 > PVP > HPMCAS > HPMC ≥ CMCAB > PAA. The initial performance of the different polymers was evaluated using the highest concentration of polyphenol for which x-ray amorphous solid dispersions could be prepared via rotary evaporation. The observed stability followed that predicted from the mid-infrared spectroscopy evaluation of intermolecular interactions. The dispersions with better polyphenol-polymer interactions were stable against crystallization when exposed to high relative humidity and high temperatures; on the other hand, systems that had weak interactions were not stable to crystallization when stored at moderate environmental conditions. Based on the observed ability of mid-IR analysis to enable the characterization of intermolecular polyphenol-polymer interactions and based on the correlation between the extent of intermolecular interactions and the crystallization-inhibiting performance of polymers, it can be concluded that this technique is an important tool for the rational formulation of solid dispersions with optimized physical stability.	mini_pile	{'original_id': '806f26e4cdcd2972724f5633a885b9ff326c5224dd5130f33327469b796d17e3'}
RSS Feeds Notre Dame looks at adding on to football stadium Thursday - 5/2/2013, 7:10pm ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame unveiled a plan Thursday to add buildings and more than 3,000 revenue-producing premium seats in and around Notre Dame Stadium in a push to make that area of campus more of a community hub. The stadium that opened in 1930 and was expanded in 1997 is used fewer than 10 times a year for football games, commencement and recreational events. The idea is to use the stadium as a centerpiece where academics, athletics, students' social lives and the surrounding community come together. "We'll take our most iconic athletic venue and reimagine it as the site of year-round university use, not five-day-a-year athletic use," athletic director Jack Swarbrick said. The first step is to see if space in and around "The House that Rockne Built" can be better utilized. The proposal would add more than 3,000 seats in new buildings that would rise up over the sides of the stadium and include classrooms, a media center, student center and community center. The proposal would solve a challenge facing the university's academic side: Finding space in a central area on a campus. It would also help the athletic department raise money through premium seating and by holding other events at the stadium, such as concerts and possibly an event such as the NHL's Winter Classic, Swarbrick said. "We're in a business where we have to generate some additional revenue out of that stadium to support the program," Swarbrick said. "Long-term premium seating plays a role in that." Under the proposal, buildings running parallel to the sidelines would rise about three stories above the stadium, providing premium club-style seating that would include areas where fans could sit and eat. Swarbrick said corporate sponsors and other groups had expressed interest in having areas they could have during game days. "We have a critical lack of that," he said. The plan would increase seating to about 84,000, up from the present 80,795, although Swarbrick said he doesn't know how accurate that estimate is. The plan also calls for the press box to be moved to the other side of the field and the opponents' locker room to be moved to the other end of the stadium, meaning they would no longer use the tunnel where Notre Dame enters. Although some Notre Dame alumni have opposed changes to Notre Dame Stadium, such as talk of adding video scoreboards or artificial turf, Swarbrick said he has been encouraged by the response he's received so far from those who have seen the proposal. He also said people should keep in mind that Rockne, who was involved in designing the building, didn't build a traditional stadium. "He built a state-of-the-art stadium. We want to keep everything about that building, but embrace that original vision," Swarbrick said. He said construction wouldn't impact the existing bowl. "That's the essence of the iconic venue, and we want to protect that," he said. Swarbrick said university officials had looked at what had been done at other high-profile facilities, such as Fenway Park, Lambeau Field, Wrigley Field, the stadiums at Michigan and Ohio State, and the Rose Bowl. An artist's rendering of the plan appeared to show two black scoreboards on the west side of the stadium. Swarbrick was asked if those were video boards. "Absolutely no decision made on video boards," Swarbrick said, saying the two scoreboards shown on the west end zone were put off to the sides so they wouldn't block the view of the Hesburgh Library, which has the mural widely known as "Touchdown Jesus." The rendering also shows the stadium connecting to the Joyce Center, which would allow fans to go inside during bad weather. The building on the stadium's east side would be a media center. Executive vice president John Affleck-Graves said it would likely be one of the most widely used buildings on campus. He said it would be used by students doing classwork, faculty preparing online courses, as well as university officials and alumni. The building on the west side would be a student center. The north side would be an academic area that could include classrooms, but would not rise above the current bowl. The south side would be a community center that could include a visitors center, a store and a restaurant. Affleck-Graves said feasibility study should take six to nine months. If the university decides to proceed, it will take more than two years for planning and design and another two to three years to build, so the entire process likely would take five to six years. Affleck-Graves said the cost won't be known until all the specifics are decided. 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The Beauty of Laplace’s Equation, Mathematical Key to … Everything With these five symbols, Laplace read the universe. This image may contain Ornament Sphere and Pattern Getty Images Physics has its own Rosetta Stones. They’re ciphers, used to translate seemingly disparate regimes of the universe. They tie pure math to any branch of physics your heart might desire. And this is one of them: It’s in electricity. It’s in magnetism. It’s in fluid mechanics. It’s in gravity. It’s in heat. It’s in soap films. It’s called Laplace’s equation. It’s everywhere. Laplace’s equation is named for Pierre-Simon Laplace, a French mathematician prolific enough to get a Wikipedia page with several eponymous entries. In 1799, he proved that the the solar system was stable over astronomical timescales---contrary to what Newton had thought a century earlier. In the course of proving Newton wrong, Laplace investigated the equation that bears his name. It has just five symbols. There’s an upside-down triangle called a nabla that’s being squared, the squiggly Greek letter phi (other people use psi or V or even an A with an arrow above it), an equals sign, and a zero. And with just those five symbols, Laplace read the universe. Phi is the thing you’re interested in. It’s usually a potential (something physics majors confidently pretend to understand), but it can be plenty of other things. For now, though, let’s say that it represents the height above sea level of every point on a landscape. On a hilltop, phi is large. In a valley, it’s low. The nabla-squared is a set of operations collectively called the Laplacian, which measures the balance between increasing and decreasing values of phi (heights) as you move around the landscape. From the top of a hill, you descend no matter which direction you walk. This is what makes it the top of the hill, but it also makes the Laplacian negative: the going-down options entirely outweigh the going-up. It’s positive in a valley for the same reason: you can’t go anywhere but up. Somewhere between these two, there’s going to be a place where a step can take you uphill as much as it can down. At that point, where up and down are exactly balanced, the Laplacian is zero. In Laplace’s equation, the Laplacian is zero everywhere on the landscape. That has two related consequences. First, from anywhere on the land, you have to be able to go up as much as you can go down. Second, the highest and lowest values of phi are restricted to the edges of the landscape. This is simply a result of the first part: If there’s any variation in phi, it has to happen before the crest of the hill or the trough of the valley. So you have to stop looking where land starts to level out. Real places are too bumpy to satisfy Laplace’s equation. But soap is more cooperative. Dunk a contorted wire hanger into soapy water and you’ll notice that the film doesn't have any bumps. Play around a bit and you’ll see that you can never position the hanger so that the soap seems to go higher than the hanger’s highest point or lower than its lowest point. From any perspective, the highest and lowest parts are on the wire boundaries. The shape of that film is caused by surface tension. But it’s perfectly described and predicted by Laplace’s equation---reminder, an equation that he studied because it described the solar system. Or imagine a charged piece of metal out in empty space. Usually, space has no voltage, but in this case the space very close to the metal is going to have a voltage very similar to the metal itself. Far away, the voltage will be small---but only infinitely far away will it truly be zero. As you move away from the metal, there won’t be any sharp peaks or troughs because no other charges are around to cause voltage spikes, so the voltage will gradually drop off. And that brings us back to Laplace. To find the voltage anywhere in space due to this piece of metal, you just need to solve Laplace’s equation. Actually, no you don’t. That’s the beauty of the Rosetta Stones of physics: When you solve Laplace’s equation for soap films, you only specify anything about wire hangers at the last step. Everything before that is completely independent of the soap, so it’s perfectly applicable here to the voltage. You don’t need to change a thing. That same solution can be applied all over the place, and all you ever need to do is change the last step. Gravity is large at a mass and asymptotically approaches zero---and you’re back to Laplace. Water’s velocity is zero where something’s in its way and unperturbed far away---and you’re back to Laplace. The head of a drum tightly fits its rim and the surface tension keeps it taut and flat---and you’re back to Laplace. So it goes throughout the universe, through classes and research alike. Laplace pops up wherever you look, and you only ever have to solve it the one time. Until someone decides to hit the drum, as people are wont to do. 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A Look Ahead And A Farewell To The Political Junkie Jun 26, 2013 Originally published on June 26, 2013 2:11 pm This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan, in Washington. It's Markey in Massachusetts, the court nixes DOMA and Prop 8, and the president bows to the summer heat and discards his jacket to take on climate change. It's Wednesday, and time for a... PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: It's not that sexy. CONAN: Edition of the Political Junkie. PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN: There you go again. SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN: Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy. SARAH PALIN: Lipstick. PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH: But I'm the decider. CONAN: And for one more Wednesday, Political Junkie Ken Rudin joins us to recap the week in politics. The Supreme Court strikes down the Voting Rights Act yesterday, DOMA today and clears the way for gay marriage in California. In Austin, Democrats run out the clock on the Texas abortion law. Weiner edges ahead in polls on New York's mayoral race. The immigration bill looks set to pass the Senate this week - the House, who knows? Later, we look ahead on politics with Political Junkie regulars Anna Greenberg and Vin Weber. But first, the man himself: Political Junkie Ken Rudin joins us here in Studio 42. And as usual, we begin with a trivia question. KEN RUDIN, BYLINE: This is the final show? CONAN: It's the last one. CONAN: Yeah. RUDIN: What are they thinking? OK, anyway, yesterday, Congressman Ed Markey, who's been in the House for more than 36 years, was elected to the Senate in Massachusetts to exceed - to succeed the very famous Mo Cowan - of course, one of the Three Stooges. CONAN: It could be Less Cowan now. RUDIN: Less TALK OF THE NATION. The temporary - Mo Cowen, of course, was a temporary replacement for John Kerry. No one ever elected to the Senate has served longer in the House than Markey. The question is: Which member of the current Senate served the longest in the House before coming to the Senate? CONAN: If you think you know the answer to this week's trivia question, the current senator who served the longest in the House of Representatives before going to the other side of the Capitol, give us a call: 800-989-8255. Email: talk@npr.org. In fact, your very last opportunity to win a free Political Junkie T-shirt. It better be small or medium or - and one of those fabulous no-prize buttons. So, Ken, when we can, we start with actual votes. And the votes getting all the buzz this week are five-four, five-four and five-four. RUDIN: Right, five-four, 54-40 or fight, exactly. Those are Supreme Court decisions. Today, of course, was the five-four decision that basically eliminated, called unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 act that was signed by President Clinton, passed... CONAN: Overwhelmingly passed. RUDIN: ...overwhelmingly by Congress. Of course, in the last couple years, we did see President Obama, Attorney General Holder talk about, well, I don't think we're defending this law any longer. But the Supreme Court ruled today that it is indeed unconstitutional. And this basically will give federal protection and federal rights to same-sex couples in those states that recognize same-sex marriage. CONAN: And there's going to be one more of those states, California, because Proposition 8, the referendum by which the voters in California voted for - to define marriage as one man, one woman, that was struck down by a - the Ninth Circuit, and today, the Supreme Court said, hey, we're sending it back to the Ninth Circuit. That opinion holds. RUDIN: Right. And, of course, not only has the federal courts, but also the district courts have called Proposition 8 unconstitutional. So California will join, I think, at least I think three more states, two or three more states by August 1st. So a total or 12 or 13 states... CONAN: Delaware's law takes effect next week, on July 1st. RUDIN: OK, and, of course, District of Columbia. So you have that. And, of course, then you... CONAN: About a third of the American population now, with California. RUDIN: We do. We actually do. We do. And, of course, we have the news about the Voting Rights Act. This is the 1965 act that was passed by Congress in response to what we saw was happening to civil rights, people trying to get the vote in the South. We saw dogs. We saw fire houses aimed at people just trying to get the right to vote. Anyway, the Supreme Court said that those nine states, mostly in the South, that have had federal protection - federal oversight of their election laws no longer have that oversight. So, in other words, these nine states - mostly in the South - can decide how they want to implement their own election laws. If they want to have voter IDs... CONAN: Well, they don't have to submit their plans in advance to the Justice Department anymore. RUDIN: Exactly, exactly. And the Republicans' argument and the court's argument is that the country has changed. The South is no different than the rest of the country. But Democrats are making the point that states are still passing voter ID laws. They're still redrawing district lines that will hurt, that can hurt, blacks, the poor. So... CONAN: And Hispanics, we saw the Texas redistricting plan thrown out just last year on the basis that it discriminated against Hispanics. RUDIN: Exactly. And with the five-four decision now about the Voting Rights Act, Texas now can implement that law. So both sides have different views and the way they saw it differently. CONAN: And, all right, actual votes, Massachusetts, low turnout in Massachusetts on what turned out to - what people thought was, in fact, a pretty dull election, and it turned out pretty much the way people expected. RUDIN: It was. I mean, there was a lot of - well, first we're talking about Ed Markey, the congressman who was elected, beat Gabriel Gomez, the Republican, by about 10 points, not a surprise. This is typical Massachusetts voting patterns. Of course, everybody remembers 2010, when Scott Brown surprised everybody, won Ted Kennedy's - the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat. And so people were wondering, well, whether this could be repeated. CONAN: And they had a very attractive-seeming candidate, a former Navy SEAL, a Hispanic in Massachusetts, a fresh voice running against, as we suggested, somebody who'd been in Washington a very long time. RUDIN: But - and I think that the Democrats were aware of that. They also were aware of complacency. And so they poured in a lot of money, a lot of manpower. President Obama, Bill Clinton, Vice President Biden, the whole shebang went into the state, likened it with - blanketed the airwaves with commercials. And as it turned out, it wasn't that close. CONAN: In the meantime, there was an extraordinary scene in the Texas legislature in Austin. This is where Republicans - the governor called a special section to pass a very tough anti-abortion law. A Democratic Senator, Wendy Davis, filibustered for hours and hours and hours, as she hoped to talk out the clock until the special session elapsed last night at midnight. Then just about an hour before it was set to lapse, she was voted down on a rule of order, and this was the reaction of the demonstrators who were in the gallery there at the state capitol. RUDIN: The protestors were saying let her speak. Wendy Davis, again, the Democrat from Fort Worth, decided to stand up to this bill, this Senate Bill 5, which would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, and would also decide where abortions could take place. And, of course, a lot of pro-abortion-rights supporters said this was very restrictive and just, you know... CONAN: Would virtually, would, in fact, force the closing down of almost all of the abortion clinics in the state of Texas - I think six. RUDIN: It absolutely was. And, of course, now Wendy Davis is now this national hero. Everybody was watching this on Twitter. Apparently, there were some 400,000 tweets with the hashtag #standwithwendy. And as it turned out, she didn't - wasn't able to talk through - she stopped, the filibuster was stopped, but because of the demonstrators, the vote in the state Senate to pass the bill came after the 12 o'clock deadline. CONAN: Three minutes after the deadline. RUDIN: Exactly. So maybe it's a short-term victory, but Wendy Davis and the pro-choice folks got a maybe just, you know, just a symbolic victory, but a victory nonetheless in Texas. CONAN: They are expected - the governor is expected to call another special session, and at that time, it's probably going to pass. RUDIN: It may pass, as well. Right. CONAN: 800-989-8255 if you think you know the answer to this week's trivia question. And we do have some people on the line who think they know the identity of the current United States senator who served longest in the House of Representatives before moving to that side of the Capitol. And let's see if we can begin with George, and George on the line with us from Norman, Oklahoma. GEORGE: Hi, Neal. I have a guess, and also a request. I won a puzzle back in - the quiz back in... CONAN: Send us an email. We'll send it to the judges and adjudicate that, but give us your guess, because we don't want to run out of time here. GEORGE: I'm saying Barbara Boxer, California. RUDIN: Barbara Boxer is not a bad guess. She was in the House 10 years before she was elected to the Senate in 1992. But she is not the longest-serving. CONAN: Let's go now to Eric, and Eric with us from Jackson, Wyoming. ERIC: Hi. My guess is Charles Schumer. CONAN: Chuck Schumer from New York. RUDIN: That is an excellent guess, but still not correct. Chuck Schumer was elected - was in the House 18 years before he beat Al D'Amato in the 1998 Senate race. He was there 18 years. Somebody was there even longer. CONAN: Let's go to Christopher, Christopher with us from Brooklyn. CHRISTOPHER: Yeah, I'm definitely not right, but I just wanted to say I'm going to miss you guys so, so much. It's my favorite show. RUDIN: That is the correct answer. CONAN: Ding, ding, ding. RUDIN: That is the correct answer. CHRISTOPHER: I said Gillibrand. CONAN: Kirsten Gillibrand from Upstate New York. RUDIN: No, no. Gillibrand was only in - yeah, she was only in the House, I think, two years before she was appointed to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate. CONAN: Let's see if we can go next to - this is... RUDIN: I liked his first answer a lot. CONAN: ...Aaron, Aaron with us from Minneapolis. AARON: Hi. Is it Bernie Sanders? CONAN: Bernie Sanders from Vermont. RUDIN: Bernie Sanders, not a bad guess, either: 16 years in the House as an independent, before he came to the Senate as an independent, but not long enough. CONAN: Let's see if we can go next to - this is Charlie, Charlie with us from San Francisco. CHARLIE: Yeah. It's Senator Leahy of Vermont. CONAN: Pat Leahy of Vermont. RUDIN: Pat Leahy of Vermont, never - Pat Leahy never served in the House. CONAN: Thank you, Charlie. Let's see if we can go next to - this is Bob, Bob with us from Rochester, Minnesota. BOB: Yes, this is Bob Sixta(ph) from Rochester, and I, too, am going to miss you guys. I'm going to have to go out and get the T-shirts from some other source. But I think... CONAN: Well, give us a guess, Bob. BOB: OK, I think it's Carl Levin of Michigan. RUDIN: Carl Levin of Michigan never served in the House. CONAN: You're thinking of his brother, who did serve in the House. BOB: His brother, Bernie. OK, thank you. RUDIN: His brother was unleavened. CONAN: Let's see if we can go next to Sam, Sam with us from Durham in North Carolina. SAM: Yeah, my guess is Ben Cardin of Maryland. RUDIN: Ben Cardin is the correct answer. CONAN: Ding, ding, ding. RUDIN: In 2006, he won Paul Sarbanes' Senate seat, beat Michael Steele, but he was in the House for 20 years, from 1987 to 2006, 20 years, and that's the record, or at least the current record now that - before Ed Markey comes in. CONAN: Before Ed Markey comes in, and eclipses that treasured mark that I'm sure... RUDIN: Ben Cardin is the correct answer. CONAN: Sam, stay on the line. We'll collect your particulars, and we'll send you a free Political Junkie T-shirt, and congratulations... SAM: Thank you so much. CONAN: ...and a button suggesting that you won the Political Junkie trivia contest. In the meantime, Ken, we have to remember there was a senator from Maine, Senator Hathaway, who died this past week. RUDIN: That's William Hathaway, and he's not a household name, but in 1972, he defeated one of the great legends in Senate history: Margaret Chase Smith. CONAN: He had a great quote. He called his mother to say he'd won, and she said you should be ashamed of yourself. RUDIN: Well, Margaret Chase Smith, when she was defeated in 1972, she was the only woman in the Senate. That's how far back that was. But she stood up to Joe McCarthy. She was a legend. But she took her '72 election for granted. Hathaway beat her. Six years later, he was beaten by Bill Cohen. But William Hathaway died this week. CONAN: All right, Ken Rudin, stay with us. When we come back, we're going to be talking with, well, two of our regulars: Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg and former Republican member of the House of Representatives Vin Weber about the futures of their parties and, well, the elections as we look forward to 2013, 2014 and 2016. Stay with us. I'm Neal Conan. It's the TALK OF THE NATION, from NPR News. CONAN: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan. It's Wednesday, the ultimate Political Junkie day. And Ken, I understand we have one last ScuttleButton winner. RUDIN: We do, absolutely. The three-button set of last week, the buttons said: I don't give a damn. It was something to do with TALK OF THE NATION, I think. But the other button, second button was avoid the Noid: call Domino's Pizza. And the third button said: Chance for governor - Simon Chance, as you well remember, lost the Republican primary for governor of South Dakota in 1972. CONAN: Emblazoned on my heart. RUDIN: Exactly. So when you add them all together, you give - you get give pizza a chance. CONAN: Give pizza a chance. OK. RUDIN: Yes. And the Reverend John Pearson(ph) - who obviously had help from above - of Bordentown, Pennsylvania is this week's winner. CONAN: Well, he will get a free Political Junkie T-shirt. I think only smalls are left. And, of course, that button that suggests he is a - a no-prize button. RUDIN: We'll find him a shirt. CONAN: Over the past few weeks, we've taken the opportunity to check in with some of our favorite guests and colleagues in a series of conversations called Looking Ahead. This week, we have two longtime friends of our Political Junkie segment. They've helped us analyze, dissect and assess many campaigns and races throughout the years. Joining us here in Studio 42, Anna Greenberg, a Democratic pollster, now senior vice president of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner. Anna, welcome back. CONAN: Vin Weber... GREENBERG: It's good to be here, a little sad. CONAN: Vin Weber joins us from Iowa Public Radio in Des Moines, former Republican congressman from Minnesota, now a Republican political strategist and partner at Mercury Public Affairs. Vin, good to have you back. VIN WEBER: Well, it's great to be with you all, although like Anna, I feel sort of mixed feelings about it. This has been a great program, and it's great to be with you. It's great to be with Anna, and I'll listen to whatever NPR puts on next, I guess. CONAN: I guess. Are you there in Des Moines, fronting for the Ken Rudin presidential campaign? WEBER: I'm ready. It's never too early to start. CONAN: Never too early to start. In the meantime, we have to begin with today's Supreme Court decisions. Anna Greenberg, what changes now? GREENBERG: What changes now? Well, I think that you're still going to have a lot of fights for marriage equality in different states, because while about a third of the country is now in states where... CONAN: A third of the population. GREENBERG: ...a third of the population, right, not geography, is covered by the ruling, and also with DOMA being thrown out, there are people who can have their, you know, federal benefits in potentially even states that don't have marriage recognition. But I don't think that the marriage fight's going to end at the state level, for sure. CONAN: And this extends, Vin Weber, an argument on some of the social issues on which Republicans have felt a little vulnerable, particularly in the last couple of years. WEBER: Yeah, I think that dealing with today's Supreme Court rulings - then with the broader issue that we're talking about, gay marriage - is going to be tricky for the Republicans going forward. There has already developed a majority in the country, as we know, in favor of the proposition of gay marriage. And historically, when the Supreme Court rules on something, the public tends to at least move even further in that direction - not everybody, certainly, and there are exceptions, like the abortion ruling. But I would think that, you know, this is going to help solidify a pretty solid majority in favor of gay marriage. And as I listen to candidates around the country, Republicans - most Republicans, really don't want to get into a battle on this issue. But there is still a substantial part of the Republican base that thinks that today's decision was wrong, and that opposes gay marriage. CONAN: And Anna, this is going to be - if you're looking at state capitals, there are 13 states, plus the District of Columbia, if you count California, which now, gay marriage is legal. Where - what states - do you think Illinois, Hawaii? After that, it gets a little trickier. GREENBERG: Well, there are certainly states like Illinois, like Hawaii. There are even some other Midwestern states, potentially Wisconsin down the line, that have the demographic... CONAN: You mean after the next election, when the Republican governor and the Republican legislature are out of there? GREENBERG: Right. I'm thinking demographically about these states and where they're going, and what their other attitudes look like. There is still fertile ground for either legislative or electoral sort of decisions in favor of marriage equality in these states. I think when you get to some of the Southern states, especially, you know, most of them, if not all of them, have constitutional amendments that you have to overturn, obviously, it gets much harder. But I just - as Vin said, the tide has turned. It actually turned in 2012. I mean, you could see it pretty clearly, that it was actually a better issue for the Democrats than for the Republicans. And over time, I believe a case will make it to the Supreme Court that invalidates all of these constitutional, you know, provisions in other states. So I think we'll still have more victories, potentially Illinois, Hawaii, longer term states like Wisconsin and other places where demographically, the states are poised to be in favor of it. They just don't have the right political environment yet. And then I think you probably need a Supreme Court decision, ultimately. CONAN: Vin Weber, the other Supreme Court decision this week on the Voting Rights Act, that seems to have swung the pendulum in the other direction, at least politically, that the Republicans seem to stand to benefit from that. WEBER: I think so. That one's a little hard for me to exactly pin down in terms of my own feelings. When I first was elected to Congress, we had to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act. And I did vote to reauthorize it, and I remember voting against every amendment that came forward to weaken it or water it down or anything like that, and I was quite happy that that was the right thing to do. But that's over 30 years ago, and things have changed now, and I think that you can make arguments on both sides of this. I listened to the impassioned arguments of African-American leaders that this was a step back, but I thought the court also handled that pretty well in arguing that we've made a lot of progress, and maybe you need to sort of let - need to let these states prove that they're not stepping back. If we see repeated signs of discrimination based on race in elections going forward, you'll see legislation that'll fill the gap again. But for now, I think that's not going to happen. RUDIN: Vin, we saw two completely - as you say, two completely different court cases decided, one that seemingly moved to the - benefitted conservatives, one seemed to benefit - with the DOMA and the Proposition 8 - benefitted liberals. But I only heard from the Democrats and the left either upset about voting rights or exuberant about DOMA. Usually, when we hear - when we - in the past, when we had these kind of social issues, it was conservatives who spoke the loudest. We saw that in 2000, 2004, during the Reagan years. But we haven't heard much from the Republicans at all, from the right, in these two cases. Why is that? WEBER: Good question. I think part of it is because Republicans are eager - most Republicans are eager to get on to discussions of the economy and perhaps even foreign policy, although that's a little more complicated. They have not done well in the last couple elections with discussions of social issues. It's - one could even argue it's cost them the chance to take control of the United States Senate in the last election. And I so think that they're much less likely to want to speak out on some of these issues. It doesn't mean they don't have opinions on them, just that the Republicans are eager to get on to a serious discussion about economic growth and the economy, and perhaps even foreign policy, although that's increasingly divisive within the Republican Party. But certainly, they don't want to be talking about the social issues, of which the Supreme Court has been sort of the touchstone. CONAN: Anna? GREENBERG: I have a slightly different perspective. GREENBERG: Certainly on the marriage decisions, I think we already made the point that where the country is going, many in the Republican Party know they're on the wrong side of history on it. There's a core bunch of activists, mostly religious, who are in a different place. But, in general, I think that the establishment Republican Party knows it's not a good issue for them, and so there's actually no point in commenting on it. It doesn't do them any favors. I think on voting rights, it's slightly different. I think that there is evidence that in 2012, that turnout in minority communities was in part driven by attacks on voting rights, whether that was in the form of voter ID laws or even the more nefarious kinds of voter fraud that, you know, ends up creating long lines at the polls and, you know, et cetera, et cetera, misinformation about where your precinct is. And it's actually an incredibly energizing issue, not just for the minority community, but liberals. And I think that, you know, 2014, midterm elections generally have a whiter, older electorate. They tend to be more conservative. I think the last thing you want is a mobilized liberal minority electorate in midterm elections, and I believe that this decision has the potential to do that. On the merits, you know, there actually are some real concerns, legitimate concerns around what it will do in the 14 elections, because already, the Texas attorney general has said we now can have our voter ID law. And there's no remedy until after the election. Now you have to sue. So I have concerns, obviously, about what it's going to - the impact's going to be in real terms. But for a country that's increasingly diverse and a party that is not diverse, the Republican Party, I think it is a - from their perspective, I can see why they shied away from commenting on the Voting Rights Act decision. CONAN: And Vin, let me move on to the immigration bill. It looks like it's set to pass the United States Senate this week with about 15, roughly, Republican votes. That is, as somebody pointed out, a minority of the minority, and it looks like it may very well fall on stony ground in the House of Representatives, where the speaker has said unless he has majority of the majority support, he will not even bring it up. WEBER: Yeah, that may doom it. It's - I think that would be too bad, both for the country and for the Republican Party. But it looks as if that's where we're headed. They got a good, strong vote in the Senate, but not quite the overwhelming vote that they thought might propel them through the House of Representatives. But furthermore, I think that the opposition - the opposition on the right - to immigration, to comprehensive immigration reform, has accelerated, really just even just in the last few weeks at the grassroots level, in those states represented by conservative Republicans. And they've made it very clear that they're not going to give anybody, quote, "a pass" on this issue. As I said, my views are quite different on that. I'm in favor of comprehensive immigration reform. I think it would be good for the Republicans ultimately to do it. But I think it's looking increasingly difficult to accomplish that in the House of Representatives. CONAN: Anna Greenberg, would Democrats, in their heart of hearts, rather have a bill or the issue? GREENBERG: Oh, I think they'd rather have a bill for lots of reasons. I mean the kind of change in moral terms obviously would be incredible. But also in political terms, you know, it expands the electorate in fundamental - it changes the country in ways that, you know, I think continues at a path of being a more kind of progressive country. So I think Democrats would welcome it. I do think, just linking this to the Voting Rights Act decision, if, you know, immigration fails in the House and if it fails because of conservative Republicans, which it probably will, it reinforces the lack of diversity and the homogeneity of the Republican Party. And I think also in terms of mobilizing Hispanic voters I think is - may be a problem in 2014 for Republicans. RUDIN: Vin, we always talk about the lessons that the Republicans may have learned, should have learned after 2012, and one of them, of course, was you cannot ignore a growing demographic reality in this country, and that is the growing Latino vote. And yet - and we saw that, of course, watching the numbers that Mitt Romney did not get among Latinos in 2012. And so here we are back again. We know that if the House does not deal with immigration before the August break and the members go back, you know there's going to be town hall meetings where everybody is going to be screaming. This is amnesty. You can't do this. And so what lessons did the Republican Party learn - they learned after 2012 given the stalemate on immigration? WEBER: Well, it's hard to learn the long-term lesson in politics when you run free election every two years. And the lesson - the clear lesson of the 2012 election is, long term, the Republican Party has to do something to be competitive in the Asian community, the Hispanic community and other minority communities. That's not necessarily the message about the 2014 election. Maybe Anna has a different view on that. But we have a lower turnout, a less diverse turnout in off-year elections, and the tendency of off-year elections to want to go against the party of the president in any event. And so I think, you know, the lesson has been put off. I think it's unfortunate. You know, I think that the immigration - the passage of an immigration bill is not going to deliver Hispanic or Asian votes to the Republican Party. Let's be clear about that. But it does get rid of one of the big issues that prevents Republicans from being able to talk to those communities about other issues on which they have more common ground. These are entrepreneurial communities. These are very patriotic communities as immigrants tend to be and these are often more socially conservative communities. But you can't get to any of those discussions as long as you have this immigration bill looming out there. It's a little like what happened with the Republican Party and the African-American vote after the 1964 election when Barry Goldwater, the standard bearer, upholds the 1964 Civil Rights Act and sort of emblazen in the minds of African-Americans or the Republicans, even if they agreed on other issues, considered them second-rate citizens. I don't think that's a fair analysis of my party, but that is what people thought. Well, you've got sort of the same situation now. A lot of Hispanics are coming to the conclusion it doesn't matter if we agree with Republicans on social issues and taxes and spending and nationalism if they don't think we should be here in the first place. That's the risk for Republicans. CONAN: We're talking with Vin Weber, the former Republican congressman, now a Republican campaign consultant. Also with us is Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg. Of course, Political Junkie Ken Rudin is with us. You're listening to TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. And that's a perfect pivot into upcoming elections. We've got a couple this year, and then, of course, 2014 when Democrats have a tough road to hoe with all those seats to defend in the United States Senate. But, Anna, I wanted to ask you, we've seen a couple of special elections recently. South Carolina where a weakened Republican candidate in a heavily Republican district managed to win pretty handily. We saw in Massachusetts a special election where a lackluster Democratic candidate won fairly handily in a solidly Democratic state. Does this argue that we're going to see a wave one way or the other come this fall and the fall after? GREENBERG: Well, right now, and obviously it's early because there's a lot of things that can happen between now and next summer when things sort of get more sort of settled on what the actual mood of the election or the thing... CONAN: We're going to be here next summer so... GREENBERG: That's true. CONAN: ...get out on that ledge. GREENBERG: Oh, no, no. But right now, if you look at both those special elections and you look at, you know, where public opinion is, things seem very stable, very status quo. There isn't a lot of evidence. Even the Virginia governor's race right now, which, you know, in 2009 was... CONAN: It should be very competitive. GREENBERG: ...kind of one of the indicators. There's Coakley and then defeat in Massachusetts and then the governor. It was a, you know, sign of the wave. But you don't see that. Even in the Virginia governor's race, it's very, very close with two arguably flawed candidates. So I don't see a huge amount of evidence either way. It could obviously shift. We just released a congressional battleground poll through Democracy Corps and showed that the overall partisan environment looks pretty close to what it looked like in 2012. So this notion that Vin raised, which is true, that often in midterms who want to go against the party of the president, there doesn't seem to be a lot of evidence in that. In fact, there seems to be real erosion in the Republican brand around mostly obstruction and sort of preventing things from getting done in Washington. It's becoming a bigger and bigger problem, you know, driven by House Republicans. And, you know, if immigration reform fails, it will be another piece of evidence that that's sort of how they operate. And so maybe that the Republican brand becoming so discredited sort of in some ways is a countervailing force against kind of the tendency to want to vote against, you know, the incumbent president. And I would also add that the economy is doing better. People are still really hurting, and we cannot - and that's important to remember. But it is, you know, possible the improvements in the economy also is a countervailing force against the tendency to want to, you know, vote against the incumbent president. CONAN: And Vin... WEBER: I think... CONAN: Go ahead. I didn't mean to interrupt. WEBER: I think that Anna is right about those things. I read the Democracy Corps analysis, and it is a warning signal to Republicans. But there are some trends that reinforce the notion that we're going to have an election that votes against the party of the president. The president's approval rating is falling. Arguably, there are few correlating factors greater to an off-year vote than the president's approval rating. And the implementation of the health care bill does not seem to be going well. It seems to be increasingly unpopular. It's going to be rolled out over the next year and be a bigger issue next year. And there's no evidence yet that it's anything other than negative. So, you know, I'm not saying what Anna said is not true, but there are other factors which say it probably will be a more normal off-year election which the Republicans will do reasonably well, not a wave election like we saw in 2010, but an election which the Republicans gain seats. CONAN: And do you see any of the difficulties the president has been having these last few weeks - the IRS, the NSA and all those other things? Do you think any of those are going to have legs? WEBER: Not individually. I don't think any one of those issues goes into the next election as an issue that people actually vote on. I think it has a general effect of weakening the president and weakening the arguments in favor of positive government the Democrats have to run on. So I think it helps the Republicans. GREENBERG: I don't know. I mean, I think that they're all different from each other. So while the NSA issue is a controversy, for example, on the left. If you look at the American public, majority favor - in essence, favor the program. I believe that there's a balance between privacy and security. CONAN: Including probably a majority of Republicans. GREENBERG: Right. So I think that you have to distinguish IRS from NSA. I don't think they're all the same. But, look, I think that the evidence is pretty clear that it hasn't really affect his ratings all that much. There hasn't been a direct impact that we've seen. CONAN: When we come back, more with Anna Greenberg and Vin Weber and with Political Junkie Ken Rudin. If you'd like to ask Ken Rudin some questions about the elections of 2014 and the elections of, well, 2016, give us a call, 800-989-8255. Email us: talk@npr.org. Stay with us. I'm Neal Conan. It's the TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. CONAN: We are here on our last Political Junkie Wednesday with Ken Rudin, Anna Greenberg and Vin Weber, looking ahead to what's coming down the road for Republicans and Democrats in 2014 and 2016. And we're going to have questions for Ken too, 800-989-8255. Email: talk@npr.org. Vin Weber, Republicans thought they had a real shot to take control of the United States Senate last November. They have another clean shot at it in 2014. Do you think they'd get it done this time? WEBER: I think they're going to come close. They, you know, we clearly gave away enough seats in the last election so that we should be much closer to having a majority now. There's potentially enough competitive seats for the Republicans to take control this time, but they'd have to pretty much win all of those competitive seats and that's not likely. I think that their - I think Republicans will gain, you know, maybe three seats, maybe four seats, something like that. That would be a pretty game. But control still is a little far away unless we actually see that wave election developing that we've been talking about, but which is not on the horizon right now. CONAN: Anna? GREENBERG: I think it'll be hard to take back the Senate. I think the map - if you just look at each state, it's hard to see a scenario where it happens. And then also, going back to the conversation we were just having, I think the issue environment is really tough for Republicans. The brand isn't serious, trouble for a lot of reasons. The... CONAN: I heard what you said. But in these cases, don't individual candidates matter a huge amount? GREENBERG: They do, for sure, but the national environment matters too. What the actual conversation is about matters too. So if you take health care, for example, I actually think it is not the case that - opinion about ACA is changing. In fact, it's incredibly stable. And you've got examples in states like California where you're starting to see the law work and actually have some good outcomes. I think it's very uncertain if Republicans will be able to run against Democrats on ACA, the government takeover deficit, IRS, et cetera, which what they want to do. CONAN: Affordable Care Act, the Obamacare. GREENBERG: Exactly. When it starts - actually they implemented and, you know, so far, it's actually looking, you know, pretty good. So, yes, you're right, individual candidates matter, but I also think the national environment matters. And it's not clear to me that it's an overwhelmingly favorable one towards Republicans. CONAN: And, Ken - I'm sorry, Vin. You wanted to say something? WEBER: Well, I just - we respect each other, but I don't agree with that. I think ACA continues to be a good voting issue for Republicans. And I think on a whole range of issues the public is lining up on the Republicans side. The public continues to support spending reduction as opposed to stimulus. And I think on a range of issues, the Republican position is going to be pretty good. I agree with Anna, the Republican brand is suffering right now, but it's not because - the most important position that the people care about on issues is really out of step with Republicans. GREENBERG: Oh, Vin, but background checks, abortion, immigration, I mean, you just name the list of issues that both the state and the national level because, obviously, the - actually the biggest battleground is the governors' races, I think, more so than the Senate races. And, consistently, the Republicans are out of step with most people on those issues. And with the economy getting better, it's just hard to see how, you know, how you get traction around where this country going where the narrative is when it's on every single issue on the wrong side of where people are. CONAN: Vin, you want to come back and then we'll move along? WEBER: No. We - no, we just don't agree on that, but there's no point in dwelling on it much longer. WEBER: We'll find out next year. CONAN: And, Ken, as you look at the congressional map, the states have so carefully defined these districts to make them safe Democrat or safe Republican. It's hard to see a whole bunch swinging one way or the other. RUDIN: Yeah. A lot of Democrats have been talking about that the longest time, saying that the way they redistricted after the 2010 elections or after the 2010 census that these Republicans, for the most part, these districts may be locked one way or the other Democrat or Republican through the next census, 2020. So it's hard to imagine, hard to foresee the Republicans losing the majority in the House before then. CONAN: Now, we're going to ask you to step out in an even thinner and higher ledge, 2016. Anna Greenberg, the Democratic Party has a presumptive front-runner, of course, the same presumptive front-runner they had in 2008 who did not get the nomination - Hillary Clinton, of course. GREENBERG: True. But if Hillary Clinton were to run, which I hope she does, she will completely clear the primary field. There might be a Dennis Kucinich or someone like that who decides or Ralph Nader who decides. Well, of course, he would be an independent candidate, but she'll clear the field. And actually, you know, and you'll have, I assume, a fairly contentious Republican primary field. And so actually, you know, if she were to run the campaign right, she would have a lot of time to build the kind of campaign that she would want to run while the Republicans have a contentious primary. So I think that she's very well positioned. She'll obviously get the nomination, and she'll well positioned actually to win, I think, in 2016. CONAN: And, Vin Weber, is there a Republican who is not running for president? WEBER: We have a lot of candidates running, and I expect we'll have a pretty broad field. I don't know if Anna is right or wrong about Hillary Clinton clearing the field. She could, but it seems unlikely to me that an non-incumbent president can clear the field. Somebody is going to emerge. Somebody is going to make a challenge out of it. And the perception that she's, you know, heading forward toward a coronation, which is maybe not fair toward her, but that's what - that's not going to help her. It's going to attract people to an opponent. I'm not saying she'll lose the nomination. I just don't think it's going to quite be the clear field that Anna predicted. On the Republican side, I think we're going to have a lot of candidates. The most interesting thing in my mind is what appears to be the emergence of Rand Paul as a serious presidential candidate. I know his father. We've all watched his father in presidential politics for many years, and he always had an impact. But there was never a possibility that he could win the Republican nomination. At least I didn't ever think there was. But Rand Paul is looking like a candidate who is going to be a serious candidate nationwide. So we add - Jeb Bush looks as if he may be getting to the race. He would clearly be a serious candidate. Governor Christie's probably headed toward a huge re-election victory in the very blue state of New Jersey. That'll make him a serious candidate. And we'll see how Senator Rubio emerges from the immigration fight, but he still has a reservoir of appeal in the Republican Party. And other people that we haven't talked about a lot like Governor Mike Pence of Indiana who, I think, ultimately wants to look at running for president. A lot of potential candidates, all of them, in my view, have some strengths. And, of course, every candidate has a weakness too. GREENBERG: But part of the problem with the Republican Party, which, again, is illustrated by what I said around being on the wrong side on marriage, abortion, immigration, you still have an incredibly conservative Republican base. Unless we saw in the last Republican primary where everyone was pushed very far right, I think you're still going to have that same dynamic this time around, which, again, in terms of Hillary Clinton, I think, positions her very, very well in contrast to the Republican field. CONAN: Ken? Quickly. RUDIN: Just quickly on this. Marco Rubio, who is a Tea Party favorite when he was elected in 2010, is now be - now seen as a Judas and a traitor for his role in the Gang of Eight on immigration. So that just shows how a once Tea Party hero has moved into the establishment, shows how much the party has moved to the right. CONAN: Well, Washington corrupts. Everybody knows that. Ken, Anna Greenberg and Vin Weber, it has been great to have you on this program for - I don't remember how long it is - eight, nine, 10 years. But thank you so much. You've contributed so much to our understanding, and we really do appreciate it, and especially for taking, you know, keeping away that air time from Ken. GREENBERG: Well, I can't even tell you what a privilege and honor it's been to be on this show and what I've learned from you and how much fun it's been. And I am really, truly, very, very sad. So thank you. CONAN: Well, Anna Greenberg. And, Vin, thanks to you too. WEBER: Well, I want to echo what Anna said, and I also want to say I'll miss being on with Anna even though we don't agree on a lot of politics. GREENBERG: I'll miss you, too, Vin. GREENBERG: She's about as good as they come, and it's been both an honor and a pleasure and a lot of fun. CONAN: Vin Weber, a partner at Mercury Public Affairs, former Republican representative from Minnesota, with us today from Des Moines Public Radio. Anna Greenberg is senior vice president and principal at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research. Ken, you got time for a couple of questions from callers? RUDIN: I do. CONAN: Yeah. All right. Let's see. Let's go to Tally(ph), Tally with us from Marion, Iowa. TALLY: Hi. Thank you both. I love the show. I wondered, in your opinion, whom in the Senate is - I don't want to be cynical, but who do you see as being imperiled by the 2014 election? Do you think anyone is really at risk and, if so, who? CONAN: Arkansas, Louisiana and Alaska, off the top of my head. RUDIN: Well, yeah. I mean, it looks like if you're looking at the Republicans who are running, it doesn't mean like any Republican is really in danger. I mean, there's some question about whether Thad Cochran runs in Mississippi. Some questions about that. But it seems like the Democrats are most endangered. Right now, it looks like the Republicans take two open seats in South Dakota where Tim Johnson is retiring, in West Virginia where Jay Rockefeller is retiring. And then you have to worry about the Mark Begichs and the Mark - Mark Begich of Alaska, Mark Prior of Arkansas, perhaps Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, maybe Kay Hagan of North Carolina. These are incumbent Democrats who have to look out for their re-election troubles. CONAN: Tally, thanks very much for the call. Let's go next to Jason, Jason with us from Palo Alto. JASON: Hey. I want to just ask Ken who should Hillary Clinton pick in 2016 should she decide to run for a running mate. And most importantly, I love your show. I'm sorry to see you both leave. You're the primary reason I donate to KQED Radio. Thank you so much. CONAN: Well, Jason, thanks for that. RUDIN: Well, thank you. They were talking about Wendy Lewis - Wendy Davis. There are already Hillary Clinton-Wendy Davis bumper stickers out for 2016. You know when... CONAN: Justin(ph), by the way, just sent us a tweet. Clinton-Rudin 2016? RUDIN: I'm not old enough to be a vice president, no. And besides I would have to be a Democrat. I am not a Democrat. I'm not a Republican. I am the people. Yes. Yes. But anyway, you know, we talked about - I remember when Howard Dean was discussing who his running mate would be in the fall of 2003. And, of course, he never survived Iowa-New Hampshire. It's premature. I agree with Anna that she is clear frontrunner. But, you know, right now, perhaps the Martin O'Malleys of the world - maybe they run for vice president to get a leg up on future elections. CONAN: And one more quick one. This is from Mark(ph), Mark with us from Portland. MARK: Yes, hello. Thanks for taking my call. I love the show. My question is, given that the demographics in the nation appear to be heavily skewed in both directions - rural, conservative, urban, liberal - and given that the urban populations are increasing and given that the rural populations appear to be decreasing, doesn't that tell the Republican Party or bode - or, you know, send a clear message to the Republican Party that major change is needed. I've been a Republican my whole life, and I see the party at presidential level - Senate level, I think is dead. My prediction is we're not going to take another presidential race. The Senate's not going to change hands for a long time. And I'd like to hear your comments on that. RUDIN: Well, basically, the strongest state that the Republicans have for the presidency has been Texas, and we're very aware, as you point out, and as Vin has pointed out, that the demographics are changing there. So if the Republican Party wants to have a hard line in immigration, that could just push Texas to be a blue state sooner than later. And I guess the question is, as the demographics are changing, how do the Republican Party deal with that with those changing numbers? CONAN: Interesting, though. You thought of that, and interesting dynamic on the farm bill, which was defeated just last week because you had a revolt in the Republican Party, which was usually reliably agricultural in favor in subsidies to farmers. And, well, the Tea Party wing of the House Republicans said absolutely not. The Democrats opposed. They said we need a bigger cut for food stamps. Democrats voted no because they thought the cut was too big for food stamps. RUDIN: Well, look what's going on in the immigration bill. I mean, there a lot of Republicans in the House who say it's not strong enough. So they have this Corker-Hoeven amendment that passed overwhelmingly today. CONAN: The surge to the border. RUDIN: Right. It doubles the U.S. Border Patrol to 40,000 agents. It's 700 miles of new border fencing. There were drone aircraft. There's infrared ground sensors. It going to cost $25 billion. And Republicans in the House say that's amnesty. So if that's not strong enough for Republicans in the House, how do they recognize that growing gap they have with Latino voters and other minorities? CONAN: Political Junkie Ken Rudin is with us. You're listening to TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. And, Ken, after all this time, it's time for us to say goodbye. RUDIN: OK. See you, Neal. Bye. CONAN: Yeah. RUDIN: Well, I want to - I wrote some things down because I didn't want to forget anything. But you know something, we've been together - thanks to DOMA - no - since 2006, the Political Junkie segment has been on TALK OF THE NATION. And we've touched a lot of people mostly within the law. But, look, we made politics fun. We made it entertaining and we made it, I think, a must-listen show on NPR. Sue Goodwin, our executive producer, talked from the beginning that - she always said that Junkie was opportunity listening of people - I'm sorry - appointment... CONAN: Appointment listening. RUDIN: ...appointment listening, and people basically planned their Wednesdays on a lot of what we did. So I want to thank - I mean, there's so many people to thank. I want to thank Sue Goodwin. She believed in Political Junkie segment from the beginning. I want to thank Laura Lee, our amazing Political Junkie producer. She is absolutely amazing. It's an amazing TALK OF THE NATION staff. I want to thank the thousands and thousands of people who write to me every day. I think you were great. I think you were terrible. This is what works. This is what doesn't work. We talk about this being in a conversation. This is a conversation, and I really, really appreciate the opportunity. And, Neal, I'm going to miss you tremendous. I think - I just love our rapport back and forth - what we do and I think it works. And I just am grateful for these last seven years working with you. CONAN: The Wednesday's first hour has been the highlight of my professional working week, every single week. And there is nothing more annoying that Ken Rudin on vacation. Well, maybe Ken Rudin not on vacation. But the fact is the Political Junkie segment, as you say, has really scored a hit with a lot of people in the audience. And there has been tremendous response, and I've been doing any number of exit interviews with member stations over the past week and people saying that's the thing they're going to miss. And, well, I say what, I'm chopped liver? Anyway, Ken, it's been really great, and we do have to thank Sue, who's been so great and gave us the opportunity, also, along with NPR management to take the show on the road to various places. RUDIN: Those Political Junkie road shows in Orlando, in Saint Louis, and we went as far as D.C. (unintelligible). CONAN: Absolutely. (Unintelligible), a couple of whole blocks away. RUDIN: But everywhere I go, every time I talk to people, they say they love the Political Junkie. They love TALK OF THE NATION. And they - and it will be missed. And even I will miss it. CONAN: Ken, thanks very much. We also have to thank the many guests who suffered to come on the program and hear bad jokes with us. And - well, people like Anna Greenberg and Vin Weber, who had been here with us all along. And there's one more person we have to thank who's been a key member of this cast all along. I will say, I'm Neal Conan, and this TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. And thanks to Roger McGuinn. ROGER MCGUINN: (Singing) I want to grow up to be a politician and take over this beautiful land. I want to grow up to be a politician and be the old U.S. of A.'s number one man. I'll always be tough, but I'll never be scary. I want to shoot guns or butter my bread. I'll work in the towns or conservate the prairies. And you can believe the future's ahead. I'll give the young the right to vote as soon as they mature. But spare the rod and spoil the child to help them feel secure. (Singing) And if I win Election Day I might give you a job. I'll sign a bill to help the poor to show I'm not a snob. I'll open my door, I'm charging no admission. And you can be sure I'll give you my hand. I want to grow up to be a politician and take over this beautiful land. I'll make you glad you got me in with everything I do. And I'll defend until the end the old red white and blue. I want to grow up to be a politician and take over this beautiful land. And take over this beautiful land. And take over this beautiful land. 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upward flowing The simplest effect of catalytic opposites, i.e. fine-structured opposites with inner interuniting properties, or more properly having a 'marrying' tendency (ur-procreation), can best be observed in the generation of electric current, which is normally only successfully achieved with so-called dynamos incorporating rotors made of paramagnetic metal. Conversely, if diamagnetic catalysts are used in dynamos constructed in exactly the opposite way (so-called Repulsators - see fig. 7 & figs. 24 ->26), then an upward flowing diamagnetism is produced, which viewed biologically is to be understood as 'levitation' (resurrective or upsuctional force), during which the follow-up pressure mentioned elsewhere plays a subordinate role. If the developmental process is initiated in reverse order, where the pressural components predominate, then super-strong gravitational forces are freed. [The Energy Evolution - Harnessing Free Energy from Nature, The Catalysts] This biotechnical system of mass acceleration produces upwardly flowing magnetism, whose formative and levitative force increases by the square of the radial->axial rotational velocity (see fig. 14) in a naturalesquely constructed, contoured and alloyed generating device. This system is still unknown to today's purely mechanistic science, which is founded on too low a level of knowledge. [The Energy Evolution - Harnessing Free Energy from Nature, Magnetism - Electricism] No law of energy conservation, nor any heat or other equivalence exists and hence no insuperable law of gravity, for all that is necessary is merely to accelerate a mass of ordinary water or air naturalesquely in order to generate upwardly flowing magnetism. This is the colossal force that maintains the whole Earth-ball in unstable equilibrium and whose revolution in cycloid-spiral-space-curves is caused and sustained by the above rotary (torque-producing) levitating current. By means of magnetolytic dissociative processes, this motion ur-produces the enlivening and originally moving (form-creating) retro-influent energy out of deceased fatty-matter; an energy that gives rise to the hitherto mysterious processes of genesis and increase, and the qualitative improvement (ennoblement) of what has been naturalesquely increased. In other words, it is responsible for the natural self-renewal and evolvement of everything that crawls and flies on this Earth. [The Energy Evolution - Harnessing Free Energy from Nature, Magnetism - Electricism] To put it briefly and simply: We have been taught to wind up the ur-works like a clock, i.e. axially->radially. However, the ur-works that maintain the clock-springs of hunger and love in constant motion must be wound up radially->axially, because only thus is it possible to enable the suctional components to prevail, which produce levitism = upwardly streaming magnetism. [The Energy Evolution - Harnessing Free Energy from Nature, Magnetism - Electricism] Accordingly we have to learn the lesson from both extremes and balance out both forms of motion and acceleration in such a way that in accordance with the well-known equation F = ma, the desired force F in the form of a predominantly magnetic ion constantly possesses enough levitational superiority to ensure that natural increase and qualitative improvement can keep pace with the unavoidable increase in the population. That is to say, the standard of living must be regulated through the use of higher-grade (quality-increasing) retro-influent dynagens, which come into being when bipolar threshold masses are centripetated in accordance with the equation E = mc2. In other words, when they are accelerated by radially->axially in-winding forces to a speed exceeding that of sound under the simultaneous effect of a falling temperature gradient, i.e. accelerated along the longitudinal axis above their boundary velocities. This gives rise to the higher-grade factors of temperature, light and energy out of which upwardly streaming magnetism springs forth from the spiritual embryos, the vitamin-molecules mentioned at the beginning. These are suspended in a delicately balanced state of equilibrium in the media of air and water and await the naturalesque motive impulse in order, as refined subtle matter, to transform themselves into formative, multiplying and ennobling retro-influent energies. This will signify the end of the present shortages of food, raw material, germinating substances and fuels, and instead of capitalism and bolshevism a true socialism will arise about which Christ preached 2,000 years ago, who taught of the transformation of matter into spirit with the aid of the above form of motion. [The Energy Evolution - Harnessing Free Energy from Nature, Magnetism - Electricism] In the unnatural, degenerative direction of acceleration, which operates along the transverse axis (centrifugally), i.e. in an axial->radial mode, the magnetism (= levitism) here acts as the resistance. Compared to the counter-flowing electricism, it appears to be in a certain state of rest, the magnitude of its resistance or support increasing commensurately with the acceleration of the downwardly flowing electricism (= gravitism). This is the origin of the tragic misconception that in all motion the resistance increases by the square of the starting velocity. However, in reality this only happens when any given mass (matter) is made to move technically, hydraulically or dynamically[2], i.e. axially->radially (centrifugally), therefore unnaturally. For if any given mass (matter) is made to move radially->axially (centripetally), then the upwardly flowing magnetism (levitism) increases at the expense of the disintegrative (destructive) electricism (gravitism) and thus the naturally ordained formative and levitative forces intensify in proportion to the starting (radial->axial) rotational velocity. With this type of motion, which is of course only possible with very special motion-inducing shapes (profiles), the effective performance amounts to about 96%. In this case only about 4% of the original formative energies are lost in producing the resistance to motion required by Nature. In technical, hydraulic and dynamic motion precisely the opposite is the case and this is how the enormous consumption of fuel came about, which is exclusively expended in a manner destructive of Nature. [The Energy Evolution - Harnessing Free Energy from Nature, Magnetism is the Function of Levitism and Electricism is the Function of Gravitism] See Also levitative current levitative force upward flowing upward tendency upwardly impelling dynagen flow upwardly impelling function upwardly radiating Created by Dale Pond. 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\section{Characterisation of Non-Archimedean Division Ring Norms/Sufficient Condition} Tags: Normed Division Rings, Characterisation of Non-Archimedean Division Ring Norms \begin{theorem} Let $\struct {R, \norm {\,\cdot\,} }$ be a normed division ring with unity $1_R$. Then: :$\forall n \in \N_{>0}: \norm {n \cdot 1_R} \le 1 \implies \norm {\,\cdot\,}$ is non-archimedean where: :$n \cdot 1_R = \underbrace {1_R + 1_R + \dots + 1_R}_{n \text { times} }$ \end{theorem} \begin{proof} Let: :$\forall n \in \N_{>0}: \norm {n \cdot 1_R} \le 1$ Let $x, y \in R$. Let $y = 0_R$ where $0_R$ is the zero of $R$. Then $\norm {x + y} = \norm x = \max \set {\norm x, 0} = \max \set {\norm x, \norm y}$ \end{proof}	math_pile	{'subset': 'ProofWiki', 'meta': "{'type': 'Theorem_Proof'}", 'original_id': 'c51ac6b3651d23dbd6c55ee8c8933182210cf7fe54dcf4f9f299ef3e3353f279'}
Q: class function partial specialization with templated argument I would like to have a Queue template class which can specify the internal container structure via the template argument and specialize the Top function (as different container use different function name for accessing the front item), like the following code: template<class I, class C = std::queue<I>> class Queue { C items; public: I* Top() { std::cout << "this is a queue" << std::endl; return &items.front(); } }; template<class I> void I* Queue<I, std::priority_queue<I>>::Top() { std::cout << "this is a priority_queue" << std::endl; return &items.top(); } However, this piece of codes cause a lot compilation errors. Does anyone could give me a hint that am I going into a wrong direction of designing the template class? Thanks. A: You're trying to partially specialise a (member) function template. Function templates cannot be partially specialised in C++. You'd have to partially specialise the entire class, or find other ways of doing what you want. For example, you could use a trait in Top(): I* Top() { return MyQueueTraits<I, C>::GetTop(items); } template <class I, class C> struct MyQueueTraits { static I* GetTop(C &c) { return &c.front(); } }; template <class I> struct MyQueueTraits<I, std::priority_queue<I>> { static I* GetTop(std::pirority_queue<I> &c) { return &c.top(); } };	mini_pile	{'original_id': '3688d9495b65485cec97144956f8269d88dac8261d5013bb665f62acb1f479e6'}
Even when they're partying like it's 1999, the Johnson family takes time to address issues most network sitcoms are too timid to touch. These five episodes show the ABC series at its gutsiest — and best. "The Word": Six-year-old Jack doesn't think twice about using the "N-word" during his rendition of Kanye West's "Gold Digger," triggering a heated debate at school and at home. It was a clear signal that creator Kenya Barris was interested in more than just generating laughs. (Season 2) "Hope": Nearly the entire half-hour takes place around the TV set, as the family waits to hear whether a white police officer will be indicted on charges that he assaulted a young black man. Powerful, but never preachy. (Season 2) "Mother Nature": Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep") has dominated the Emmy race for comedic actress, but Tracee Ellis Ross has become more of a contender, thanks in no small part to this episode in which her usually upbeat character deals head-on with postpartum depression. (Season 4) "Juneteenth": Before jamming to "Kiss," the cast embarked on a musical opus in an entirely different key, one that used a stripped-down stage and revved-up choreography to commemorate the holiday that marks the date slavery was officially abolished in Texas. (Season 4) "Dream Home": A four-episode arc in which our usually happy couple seriously contemplated divorce was a radical departure that didn't always work. But it ultimately paid off with this heart-tugging happy ending. (Season 4) Neal Justin Where to watch Repeats can be streamed on Hulu and Amazon Prime. Episodes air locally on KSTC, Ch. 45, as well as FXX and BET.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9749602675437928}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '356315', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:ZI77NR33M2JJ4J6DCFD5CE4O4K7RJJW2', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:ba1beebe-5536-4f61-a5d9-1a0ddee0b1ec>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2021, 1, 23, 6, 3, 9), 'WARC-IP-Address': '104.16.65.51', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:CWMQA4NHVWJPZSXO2J745MB67B3VLYFG', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:40543621-add0-4f10-8d9c-6ba31061eb2f>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://www.startribune.com/5-must-see-episodes-of-black-ish/500170041/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:a3708922-e77b-48af-a0de-3091259f6861>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '255', 'url': 'https://www.startribune.com/5-must-see-episodes-of-black-ish/500170041/', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2021-04\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for January 2021\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-67-67-217.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.17 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.2-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.054762959480285645', 'original_id': 'b4a942df3bbdc2dcb61742a9189cc9dc826e48dd90db45c1f15f9699ae8c6ee2'}
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P.S.:Reboot and clean temporary files -after reboot- with CCleaner.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '197', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9051300287246704}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '24349', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:EREBKUIYUXP2F7HT3T637AXOQBWORCF3', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:e2c71df7-427e-46ec-aa3d-c385c50e05e4>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2019, 2, 23, 19, 4, 59), 'WARC-IP-Address': '104.28.30.223', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:GTSCAVXW3BNPSWRPNU6XK2LUZGBKMO23', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:53f0240d-d6bf-4df5-85c6-a91f0daf97eb>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://www.sceneadvisor.com/Minnesota/mysql-windows-service-error-1067.html', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:1ae45ffc-70b3-4046-ba90-46791b3650b2>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '1237', 'url': 'http://www.sceneadvisor.com/Minnesota/mysql-windows-service-error-1067.html', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2019-09\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for February 2019\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-137-170-67.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.15 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 0.11-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.03380751609802246', 'original_id': '33c27aa87f93db6254892694a125cb791c5440325b1ff0fc734658b2afe223e7'}
You are here Murray Korman Time Period: New York Born on March 16, 1900, in Podolak, Russia, Murray Korman and his parents emigrated to New York City in 1912. Trained in graphic artists at the Cooper Union, he worked as a newspaper illustrator, and a kewpie doll painter in the early 1920s. He made money on the side by doing quick sketches of nightclub habitués at their tables. He submitted his petition for naturalization in May of 1928. At the time he was sketch artist for the Spanish language newspaper, La Prensa, and produced a short-lived daily comic strip, "Poor Paddy" that appeared in some New England papers. In late 1929, he opened a photographic studio on the fifth floor of The Mayfair Theatre Building on 47th Street and Seventh Avenue New York City for his theatrical work. In 1940 he opened a second studio at 324 Madison Avenue for his cafe society trade. He employed twelve persons, including his brother, and became the first artist proprietor to sign a wage agreement with the Photo Employees Union in 1943. The 47th Street studio was chaotic, the Madison Avenue venue, sedate. He quickly made a reputation as a capable New York practitioner of Hollywood style high key high gloss glamour. He distinguished himself from the other major theatrical portraitists of the Depression era by not attempting to manipulate the images graphically. Herbert Mitchell, M.I. Boris, Irving Chidnoff, and Alfred Cheney Johnston all inserted artistic effects in backgrounds. Since Korman's artistry lay in posing and lighting, he limited himself to retouching blemishes. He favored hot small spots angling from the side. "He turned to leg art and nudes because people looked at them and because he found women vain enough to desire that kind of picture. These shots made him the best known photographer of show girls in the Times Square Area." He advertised to open a branch of his studio in Boston in 1948, but the business did not come to pass. In the 1950s he formed a partnership with photographer Gil Ross and the joint studio operated at 32 West 58th Street in Manhattan. NOTES: "Noted Photographer Selects Bouquet of American Beauties" (Dec 27, 1936). John Ferris, "Murray Korman Leads Two Lives Very Profitably," Syndicated Story, Springfield Daily Republican (Jun 2, 1941), 2. David S. Shields/ALS In 1947 Murray Korman self published a how-to pamphlet series in five installments entitled, The Art of Glamour Photography. Sold as a "course," it cost $10 and presented his analysis of poses, lighting, and issues with human parts, such as legs and thighs. It codified the sort of celebration of the flesh imagery that the public associated with Korman. Yet he was a more creative figure than the "course" would suggest. He liked Bert Longworth's photographic play with angles. He also had artistic ambitions, manifested perhaps most memorably in his collaboration with Salvador Dali in the "Dream of Venus" film and installation and the New York World's fair. Korman's stills of that installation remain the most evocation trace of that temporary provocation.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9651447534561156}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '25611', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:YHNRHNLJMT4G3H2J7HIX2YAN6XPRRYWF', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:324a8f54-f5ec-4135-adfb-5e5b87fe3b02>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2014, 3, 11, 21, 25, 14), 'WARC-IP-Address': '129.252.37.107', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': None, 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:RIDWFB57TU2YIT6LV75CYWFLLXVJ7P2I', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:3584db01-ff11-4cff-a4cd-3d7a4a12a27c>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://broadway.cas.sc.edu/content/murray-korman', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:0133c737-da50-4df5-9a5a-1c0f4baf4e66>', 'WARC-Truncated': 'length'}", 'previous_word_count': '499', 'url': 'http://broadway.cas.sc.edu/content/murray-korman', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2014-10\r\noperator: CommonCrawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web with URLs provided by Blekko for March 2014\r\npublisher: CommonCrawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.018848776817321777', 'original_id': '6747ccb7f32ceee2989807f48449cb604cf305562bf752542e0dba5c665e6a87'}
Q: Dropdown Element is invisible using Selenium TestNG The dropdown element is invisible but it is enable and present. I have tried everything but I am out of options. Please help. My goal is to click that dropdown that will show a textfield to input a string. Code snippet: if(driver.findElements(By.xpath("//[@id='s2id_autogen3']"))!= null){ System.out.println("Element is Present"); }else{ System.out.println("Element is Absent"); } if( driver.findElement(By.xpath("//[@id='s2id_autogen3']")).isDisplayed()){ System.out.println("Element is Visible"); }else{ System.out.println("Element is InVisible"); } if( driver.findElement(By.xpath("//[@id='s2id_autogen3']")).isEnabled()){ System.out.println("Element is Enable"); }else{ System.out.println("Element is Disabled"); } Output: Element is Present Element is InVisible Element is Enable enter image description here A: You can make Webdriver wait until the visibility of the required drop down and then click on it. Try following and let me know, whether it resolves your issue: WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 60); wait.until( ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.xpath("//[@id='s2id_autogen3']"))); In the above code, Webdriver will wait for a maximum of 60 seconds for the required drop down to become visible. If even after 60 seconds the drop down is not visible, it will fail with a timeout error.	mini_pile	{'original_id': 'ab1d468e6f41659601cc921abd58122106a86a6dad3fe41d7157927503c74ad1'}
How Nuxeo transcode assets I am new to Nuxeo, it looks very promising. I would like to understand more about how videos are being transcoded after ingestion? As per this post: It looks like videos are automatically transcoded. How scalable is the default auto transcoding? Are the videos trsanscoded on the webserver? In a Cloud setup, I would like to offload transcoding to a cloud service or a custom service in the cloud such as ElasticTranscoder or Zencoder. Can this be achieved without too much hurdle? Thank you 0 votes 1 answers Internally Nuxeo makes use of a Converter abstraction. You can register or replace converters through XML contributions to the converter extension point, specifying to which MIME types they apply to. These contributed conversion classes have to implement a simple Converter interface but can then delegate to any third-party service. So yes you can do anything you want. 0 votes	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9089897274971008}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '58693', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:ZIYA4CTULZBRA3LIXW3BTDQFN3L5QED7', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:7b3d8152-09a5-4611-9dcd-e464a7fcab83>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2019, 5, 19, 20, 25, 24), 'WARC-IP-Address': '99.81.68.120', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:27DX77M6KQ2KWZWGJUOEI3GWSR3OZU47', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:37d58aa2-e5fc-4780-95f8-cdff87541bf3>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://answers.nuxeo.com/general/q/0aaa72c7359c4cd388b1e7009a6ee6af/How-Nuxeo-transcode-assets', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:be356d30-e010-4d97-9e99-1c955620cf88>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '155', 'url': 'https://answers.nuxeo.com/general/q/0aaa72c7359c4cd388b1e7009a6ee6af/How-Nuxeo-transcode-assets', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2019-22\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for May 2019\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-186-87-179.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.15 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.1-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.0360407829284668', 'original_id': '597ea0a1d583910f860275569777aeb7c7c2b682e01717b318c3bdca2f1fe2f1'}
MIAMI -- Everything was clicking for the San Diego Padres in the first two innings. They sent 22 men to the plate, racked up 14 hits, and scored 13 runs. "It was one of those night where you could have brought Bob Feller back, Tom Seaver back and (San Diego) probably would have done just as well," Marlins manager Jack McKeon said. "No matter who you put out there, they're going to hit." "Very rarely do you hit balls hard and soft and they're all finding holes," Ludwick said. "And that's what happened." Will Venable homered, scored three runs, and reached base four times for the Padres, who set a season-high in runs while the 20 hits were the second-highest. "We talk about hitting being contagious and tonight was a testament to that," Padres manager Bud Black said. Venable led off the game with a home run to right field off Ricky Nolasco (6-7). The Padres scored four in the first and nine in the second to build a 13-0 lead. "That type of game is a rarity when you have that many runs in the first two innings," Black said. Ludwick had a two-run double and a two-run single during the two-inning barrage while Guzman added a three-run double. "(Nolasco)'s got good stuff," Ludwick said. "We were just in attack mode." In the nine-run second inning, the Padres sent 13 men to the plate including seven straight who reached base safely. It was the most runs by the Padres in an inning since scoring 10 on April 12, 2010, against Atlanta. Venable led off the inning with a base hit and scored twice in the frame and Harang had a run-scoring single. Only a base-running mishap by Jason Bartlett ended the inning. "There's a good feeling because once you start getting hits and everybody is contributing you feel as though it's not going to stop," Black said. "There's a great sense of confidence throughout the lineup and everybody can't wait to get to the plate." Nolasco allowed nine runs in 1 1/3 innings -- the shortest start of his career -- which raised his ERA from 3.51 to 4.08. Burke Badenhop followed and allowed four runs in 2 2/3 innings. "I was just trying to battle, just trying to find a way," Nolasco said. "The worst start of my career. The thing I tell myself is you can't let this affect my next start. I have to go out there in five days and try to get back to where I was." Aaron Harang (8-2) waited 39 minutes between pitches after the first inning, but it did not faze him as he retired the Marlins in order. He had his scoreless-innings streak snapped at 16 1/3 when Mike Stanton hit an RBI single in the fourth. "That down time can really throw you off so of course you want to go out and throw strikes, have a fast inning so we can get back up to the plate," Harang said. "It's difficult with that extra time off." Harang pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed three runs to pick up the win. Guzman's three hits were a career-high and it was his second four-RBI game in the last four. Marlins third baseman Emilio Bonifacio extended his hitting streak to 19 games with a line-drive single in the fifth. "I don't know if anybody knew I pitched in college," Petersen said. "I was trying to get outs as soon as possible." Game notes The Padres' 14 runs were their most in Miami since an 18-2 win on Aug. 23, 2002. ... The last time the Padres had two players with at least four RBIs in the same game was Aug. 10, 2008, when Luke Carlin and Brian Giles both had four in a 16-7 win at Coors Field. ... Nolasco's shortest start in the big leagues came in his 136th start. ... Marlins veteran infielder Wes Helms made his first career appearance at second base. ... The last Marlins position player to pitch in a game was Ross Gload on May 22, 2009, against Tampa Bay.	mini_pile	{'original_id': 'fd9f0cbf1027d41536f893477eff6548a3a215c97000c4ae24ff8f0e5a7f6c66'}
eXTReMe Tracker River sceneSOLD This is an interesting scene dates back to the early 1800's and shows a group of peolple out on a boat trip on a barge with a cabin being pulled by a horse on the towpath, as they did in the pre engine period, also there is what appears to be a French soldier relaxing against the wall watching the procedure. size: 34cmx 26cm.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.963416874408722}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '53899', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:KSDMH6ALFPKSGYWBIIMZWY2PNOFSL2JT', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:878c490c-7fa1-470c-ad20-c56b05433e89>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2019, 3, 22, 22, 58, 11), 'WARC-IP-Address': '85.158.108.250', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:3U2R5GRYWJMZLOBJAVTLZLCFAGRPH6DS', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:e05116fe-078e-4b64-b729-0cc7f927d1e5>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://deveson.nl/collection/paintings/river-scenesold-1172559', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:7a21bcb7-6c4d-4e08-8ed1-939eabfcec6e>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '68', 'url': 'http://deveson.nl/collection/paintings/river-scenesold-1172559', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2019-13\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for March 2019\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-13-253-122.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.15 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 0.11-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.024742722511291504', 'original_id': 'b204190795c0b2680875b28f2227e6f2296ddc9d3e860247090230b4384a44c4'}
I'm a fiber artist and I work with fabric, yarn, beads and clay. Please visit my Etsy store. Follow by Email Sunday, July 10, 2011 What The Latest Colors Look Like I unwound the skeins today and saw just what I created. I love the variegated colors and the bits of white. This wasn't quite what I was aiming at, but I like the results. Dyeing is not for the anal retentive.	mini_pile	{'original_id': 'b130c6c25b233b39114607fa470d5dc02b73b24b44c8149d9635571c3c90396e'}
Batkid is The Best Thing Ever Wow, it’s dusty around here. Pull List of Justice: September 2013 Now, let’s jump right in. Thus begins my latest piece for Queereka. I hope that this will become a regular thing and get more people reading some of the amazing and socially progressive comics out there. Come See Me at FtBConscience! FtBCon starts today and, while I am sad I will be missing Dave Silverman’s opening because I’ll running my bisexual support group tonight, I will be around for other sessions. You can see the full schedule at or on Lanyrd. More to the point, I will be speaking at a session! Improving the Image of Atheists by Kaoru Negisa, Stephanie Zvan, Chris Ho-Stuart, James Croft and Sarah Moglia Atheists have an image problem. We didn’t create it, but we’re the ones with an interest in fixing it. Let’s talk about the range of strategies for doing that while still fighting our fights. At 10:00am to 11:00am, Sunday 21st July (Central Standard Time) That’s right, kids: I am waking up early on a Sunday, which I’m pretty sure nullifies part of the point of being an atheist, just so I can talk to you about how we can show the world that we only eat babies when Evolution tells us to. Seriously, I’ll be talking a lot about the appearance of atheists in pop culture, but hopefully also be listening to the rest of the panelists who, I assure you, are pretty much all smarter and better at this than me. Other than me, there are a ton of fantastic panels that people will be on, including one on Atheists in Pop Culture (that I couldn’t get on because they already were over their awesome quotient on speakers), a fascinating looking panel on the harm of pseudoscience featuring the inestimable Miri, Professional Fun-Ruiner and several other great speakers, a panel on myths and facts about trans* people, one about female protagonists in video games, and those are all just on Sunday after I speak. So go to their website, follow the con on Twitter, follow along on Google +, look at the schedule on Lanyrd, and go listen to all of the very smart, very insightful people (and me), talk about things, interact with you in chatrooms and via Q&A segments, and generally hang out online with some of the owners of the internet. Some Thoughts on Man of Steel Well, I went to see Man of Steel last night with one of my best friends, Ryn Anhara (all nicknames subject to change based on the desire of the nicknamee), and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. And since I want to talk about it but need both the space and the option for people to not see if they’re afraid of spoilers, I am going to write about it here. Back to important things tomorrow. First spoiler: Clark Kent is Superman. No, seriously, even though we all know this, the movie actually does a really good job of showing Clark dealing with his identity, whether he is Clark Kent or Kal-El or something entirely different plays a major role in the story. What I will say is that I really, really enjoyed this film, but the things that it does well are also the things that it does terribly, and it goes by turns. I’m going to be jumping around and not fisking the whole thing, but it’s the best way I know to talk about this. Let’s begin. The movie opens on Krypton and we get Jor and Kara-El standing around being so much smarter and more noble than every other Kryptonian in existence. These scenes are actually really fantastic, despite the El family being really, really Mary Sue-ish. The design of the world is believable and interesting, the technology we see is clearly advanced, but hasn’t changed in a long time, and the clothing is alien, but reasonably so. Jor-El goes to the Council of Krypton and tries to shame them for hollowing out the middle of their planet to fuel all of their…stuff, I guess. It’s never really clear. They whine about how they had no choice, running out of natural resources, etc. There’s a moment of “Are you suggesting we evacuate everyone from Krypton?” to which Jor-El says “no.” Now, this really perplexes me throughout the film. I don’t know why the Kryptonians don’t try to evacuate. We’ll get more into this later, but basically Jor-El says he has a plan and is interrupted by General Zod who is leading a coup. This is the first point where I we see the good-and-bad-by-turns nature of this film. Zod (played by Michael Shannon who has done some great villain parts and this could really give him the stardom he deserves) is a fantastic and three-dimensional villain when we see him. He’s leading a coup because the Council clearly has no idea what they’re doing. They have scooped out the middle of their planet and now seem surprised that this may have caused a problem. If I were Zod and I loved my planet, I would also lead a coup against the morons who didn’t see this coming. Obviously, they are unfit to lead. The problem comes in when Zod is captured and we’re supposed to side with the Council against him at his trial. While the good general had just killed Jor-El and tried to destroy the ship carrying Kal-El, the first natural born Kryptonian in centuries (Krypton grows their babies based on genetic information from a child’s skull called the Codex at Jor-El stole and did something with before sending his son off), I can’t actually side against him completely since these people are arguably responsible for the genocide of their entire race except for the prisoners they just sent to the safety of the Phantom Zone for some reason. Which reminds me, why did they send the prisoners to the one place where the imploding planet wouldn’t be a problem instead of leaving them on the surface and putting as many Kryptonians into the Phantom Zone as possible until the cataclysm was over? Anyway, Clark gets to Earth and is raised by Jonathan and Martha Kent. This is mostly told in flashback and I have to give Kevin Costner real credit for playing Jonathan Kent as so…midwestern. He’s clearly a nice guy, but reserved and a little gruff. I had a hard time connecting with him because of this, but I can’t say it didn’t work for the movie. I believed in his performance and his obsession with keeping Clark’s power’s secret, even coming to clashes with Clark over the boy wanting to help people and Jonathan willing to sacrifice literally everybody else to protect his son. We also see Clark basically living a nomadic lifestyle, taking jobs and keeping a low profile until somebody inevitably needs to have their life saved, which he does and then has to disappear again. Eventually, he finds his way to a government archeological site where he meets Lois Lane, saves her life for the first time…and has no chemistry whatsoever with her. Seriously, both Henry Cavill and Amy Adams do a good job in their roles, but they really have no presence together. In fact, this is a good time to point out that if you’re heavily invested in a Clark/Lois relationship, this isn’t the film for you. For the vast majority of the film they have what I would classify as a friendship built on mutual respect, and that actually plays really well. In fact, I was hoping that they would just do that throughout the film, especially since they don’t even bother with having Lois not knowing Superman’s secret identity. It would have been a lot better if the feelings they had for one another wasn’t romantic, since we really don’t see that develop until they very suddenly kiss and I wonder where it came from. It felt like Zack Snyder and Chris Nolan thought that those two are supposed to get together, so they threw it in as an afterthought. I would have preferred they left it out entirely. The first act ends with Kal-El finding that his biological father had uploaded his brain into the small key-thing he put in the capsule with baby Kal, so now Clark can talk to him. And he asks the questions the audience wants for the most part, but the answers aren’t really satisfying. For example, we are told that Krypton had started to colonize and spread out to the stars, but then they instituted population control and their colonies died, eventually leaving the whole race on Krypton with no resources and no planetary core. But after hearing this, I can’t help but wonder, why they would institute population control while they were expanding to new colonies? Isn’t that the exact worst time to do that? Also, why were the colonies dependent on Krypton for resources? Isn’t the point of a colony that it is self-sufficient? Maybe not at first, but with “a hundred thousand years” of doing this, you have to be pretty damn bad at this colonization thing to have not created at least one other surviving planet. Kal-El also asks his father why he and Kara didn’t come, too. Now, I happen to think this is a great question. In fact, why were the Kryptonians so reluctant to leave in general? It seems like this movie wants us to think there is something tying them to Krypton (its atmosphere and its gravity are both contenders), but we never really know what it is. Trying to answer these questions in the film is just frustrating. Suffice it to say, he’s given his costume which is supposed to be Kryptonian armor with the insignia of the House of El on it, we get some awesome jumping and flying scenes, and I really have to give Cavill credit for playing this in a really believable way. He expresses such joy, such excitement, such absolute wonder at learning what we can do. I loved watching this scene. The second act of the film has Zod arriving, since Clark activated a distress beacon in the ancient Kryptonian ship that also had his family’s special armor in it, and demanding that Kal-El surrender himself or Zod will destroy the Earth. At first, I didn’t get this behavior, but then Ryn Anhara pointed out the Zod is literally born and bred to fight, and a more diplomatic approach would have been out of character for him. However, this is where we also start to see Zod making decisions that make no sense, which is especially jarring since his initial motivations made so much sense. Instead, Zod wants to find the Codex to rebuild Krypton with the genetic information inside, which is fine. But he wants to do that by terraforming Earth, making it suitable to Kryptonians and killing all the humans in the process because…he’s evil? There’s no good reason given why he couldn’t just use one of the old colony planets or Mars or someplace that isn’t populated if he’s just going to terraform it anyway. Up until this point, Zod hasn’t shown himself to be mindlessly evil, but again I feel like poor Zod is the victim of Chris Nolan and Zack Snyder realizing that the bad guy has to provide some sort of stakes for the hero, so he decided to have the guy occasionally just be uncharacteristically evil to give Superman a reason to fight. Zod is both my favorite and least favorite performance in the film because when he’s good, he’s really awesome, but when he runs into these “Chris Nolan and Zack Snyder are making me force the plot along!” moments, then he becomes as thin as the infamous cellophane S, and I no longer buy into him. Let’s also talk about symbolism. One set of symbols was fantastic, and subtle, and made for an interesting pun. The other was blatant, ham-fisted, and nonsensical. The latter first. Oh my Spaghetti Monster, the Christ symbolism. Seriously, I thought that Matrix Revolutions bashed you over the head with a cross, but this movie makes that look subdued. From the scene where Clark is deciding whether to sacrifice himself to save the world and you see the stained glass window of Gethsemane side-by-side with his face, to the fact that they mention he’s 33, to the Jesus Pose he does for no particular reason, they are really bludgeoning the audience with this. And it’s not that I have a problem with Christ symbolism. It can be really well done and make a great statement about a character, but symbolism only works in a text when it’s subtle. That’s one of the reasons why directors like Tarsem are generally considered pretentious: they want us to know that they are very, very deep, and have no problem telling us. Also, making Superman into Jesus is just inappropriate since he was created by two observant Jews who drew from a number of sources, but largely from stories of Moses. The insistence of primarily Christian filmmakers and audiences to appropriate other people’s myths doesn’t end at ones that are centuries old, and this is just another example of how clunky it is when you try to jam Jesus into the Torah. That being said, there is symbolism they did really well, and that was the allusions to the Myth of the Metals. We hear about how on Krypton, the genetically created children are bred for specific tasks, and the ones that Jor-El mentions are roughly equivalent to Plato’s concept of people who are raised to work, to fight, and to lead (men of bronze, silver, and gold respectively). In the middle of the movie, you see Clark reading Plato at one point, which furthers the reference. It also makes the phrase “Man of Steel” a pun, since Kal-El, being a naturally born Kryptonian, has no genetic destiny and is instead an alloy, stronger because he is a mix of other metals (i.e. abilities). This works, and it works well. My last little gripe is that I feel like we lost something in editing. Lawrence Fishburn does a good job as Perry White, but there’s a scene at one point where Metropolis is under attack and we get some of the other reporters at the Daily Planet being cool and saving themselves. However, at one point “Jenny” (who I assume is a gender-flipped Jimmy Olsen, though we didn’t hear her name until minutes before she is in danger) gets trapped under debris and Perry White is trying to save her. I get that Perry is supposed to be the father-figure of the Daily Planet, but we don’t see that in the movie. We see him be a tough-but-fair boss to Lois twice, but never see him interact with anybody else in the newsroom, so when this scene comes around, I don’t feel the danger. I think there was another scene where we actually saw Perry talk to this character that ended up on the editing room floor, because this is clearly supposed to be an emotional payoff, but with no setup, it just falls flat. Otherwise, I really liked most of the stuff in the film. Cavill plays Supes with enough of an emotional range that it’s believable, but not overwhelming, and I like that you can tell how much this guy loves being a super hero. It’s fun for him, and even when people are jerks, he still is just a nice person. I love the fight sequences, especially since you can see how the Kryptonians and Kal-El fight much differently from one another, with the former being much more efficient in their movement and Supes just bashing people into shit over and over again while punching them. The second act fight in Smallville was pretty damn sweet. I also liked that they didn’t do a whole lot of callouts to fans. There’s no Lex Luthor (though a brief scene of some LexCorp trucks in the background), no Kryptonite, they don’t bother making Lois too dumb to realize that Clark and Superman are the same person. And it all works really well for the movie. They strip it down to its basics and make the whole movie an origin story rather than trying to cram one into the first act while establishing another plot. But it’s an exciting origin story, and I would love to see them continue to make the decision to only use what actually helps tell the story. I sincerely hope this movie does well so we can see a Flash, Green Arrow, or Wonder Woman movie. Also, the JLA film this can be part of the kickoff to. It’s not the greatest film ever, but it’s my favorite Superman film thus far and really worth a watch, despite its flaws. Free Comic Book Day! First, May the Fourth be with you. Always. Now that that’s done, today is not only Star Wars Day, but Free Comic Book Day. As you can imagine, this makes today a very exciting day for me. I have a lot of work to do, but my excitement is palpable and I can’t wait until noon when the comic shop opens. I’m at the Sewing Goddess’s place, so it’ll be an unfamiliar comic shop, but the culture is the same and I’m ready to talk about how awesome the new Aquaman is, or how much I love everything Kieron Gillen writes (and he’s doing great with Young Avengers), how much I miss Avenger’s Academy and how torn I am about Avenger’s Arena (if you haven’t guessed, Marvel has realized that slapping “Avengers” on anything basically allows them to print their own money). And, best of all, I will get to see what sort of promotional comics they will give out so I can see if there’s anything worth reading that I might not have looked at before. Anyway, I leave you with my favorite Avenger’s parody. The Sewing Goddess played it for me last night (she wanted to make sure she could see my face when I watched), and I adore it. Gritty Reboots is my new favorite YouTube channel. I agree with this article that it could use a little more diversity, but it was still incredibly awesome and I would seriously watch the hell out of that film. It would be like Scary Movie, but entertaining. Various and Whateverthehell Since I’ve been so busy, it’s time to just have a quick link roundup to cover everything I’ve wanted to talk about. Miss America Chavez (designed by Jamie McKelvie, personal work 2013) Absolutely beautiful comic about somebody who’s girlfriend is transitioning. For only a few panels with a bunny and a frog and a bear, this is really touching. – More from the annals of “Feminism is already working on men’s rights issues.” – A young man in Toronto is sexually assaulted by four women, and Rosie DiManno of The Star insults him. This lowlife seems to think that most men would love to be non-consensually ganged up on by four women. Look also for the fat shaming, slut shaming, and homophobia embedded in her assumptions about the perpetrators. – A Christian school has decided that a married lesbian couple needs to get a divorce in order for their child to keep going to that school. Why they would want to send their kid to such a backward place, I have no idea, but since this is in Mpumalanga, South Africa, I’m sure there are other factors involved. – Speaking of schools being the absolute worst, a Polk County high school (which is less than an hour from me) has expelled a student for a science experiment that created a small bang and some smoke but didn’t hurt anyone. JT writes about it and suggests how you can write a polite and well considered email to the school administrator explaining why this is an overreaction. Also read the comments in which they ask whether the school’s football players are expelled for breaking the school’s policy against hitting other students every time they tackle somebody. “Angering the pope” should be an euphemism for masturbation now. Like “choking the bishop”, really. – Researchers at IBM have made a movie by manipulating atoms on a copper surface and filming it. This is really, really awesome. Ok, enough procrastinating. Back to work. Why the Religious Right Shouldn’t Talk About Science Not a long post, but I want you to take a look at the latest WorldNetDaily piece from Matt Barber. I want you also to remember that this man got a law degree, which means he has had a certain amount of schooling. Unfortunately, it was from Liberty University, so it wasn’t actually an education. Uh…Matt? Polar opposites are attractive, not repellant. And nothing can occupy the same position in time and space as another thing, which I guess includes god (who is everywhere at once) and the soul (which may rest in the pineal gland). I say that the religious right shouldn’t talk about science, but that’s really for their own good. I find it consistently hilarious. Fucking magnets, amiright? (h/t Dispatches from the Culture Wars) Mr. Diety and Mr. Atheist Pants Together At Last New Mr. Deity today! And look, they got Dave Silverman on the show. I don’t know how he continues to look so incredulous at such ridiculous arguments. I mean, I know they’re nuts (all of the things Mr. D said have been said by people in all seriousness, including Bill O’Reilly and Ray Comfort/Kirk Cameron), but it’s Silverman’s job to talk to these people every day and he still seems shocked when they come out with something dumber than before. Anyway, here’s Deity. Two Christmas Songs So, busy celebrating the holidays with my parents. Tonight I watch more films (Die Hard the major traditional one for Xmas Eve), and since we’re Italian it’s seafood for dinner. Lots and lots of seafood. But I wanted to take a moment and share a little about two of my favorite Christmas carols. I suppose the second is more of a ditty than a carol, but it has meaning to me. So, away we go. Good King Wenceslas This has always been my absolute favorite of the Christmas carol canon. A simple tune with an uncomplicated rhythm and chord pattern, but a story about a genuinely good man doing a genuinely good thing because…well, because he could, damnit. As a historical figure, Wenceslas was not a king, but rather the Duke of Bohemia. The “king” bit was appended later because it made him sound more impressive and, to an extent, it reflected his “kingly” behavior. By the time of his death around 935 CE, a number of almost cult-like followings of the man had already cropped up, and his reputation for goodness and just leadership was a major driver of the rex justus concept of the High Middle Ages. In many ways he (or the myth of him) set the standard for kind, noble leadership in the common conception of the thought. To paraphrase The Princess Bride, “People in hats cannot be trusted.” The song itself is a wonderful story about our eponymous hero seeing a poor man gathering wood from the parapets of his castle. This being the Feast of Stephen (the 2nd day of Christmas, or December 26th), Wenceslas calls forward a page to ask about the man. The page tells his monarch (well, his Duke, but we’ll pretend that he’s really a king) that he’s a poor man who lives in the forest. The king calls forth a feast to be prepared that he then carries with him to the poor man’s house through a snow storm. When the page, helping him carry, says it’s too cold, the king insists the page walk in his footsteps so that Wenceslas can block the wind with his body, making it easier for the page to move. That sort of charity always struck me as what was important about the messages of the holiday season, much more so than any specific religious message. I remember hearing of the great sacrifice God made in the Incarnation during homilies and wondering why it was even necessary. I know why it was necessary for Wenceslas to go feed that man he saw collecting firewood: the man was hungry. He was cold and starving and needed food and heat that the king had in plenty. I also know why it was necessary to deliver the food and whatnot himself: it was a holiday and there was a snowstorm. Wenceslas didn’t want to make anyone else have to go through that if he could avoid it, and made as much accommodation for his page as he could. It’s a story that stuck with me as a result. The actual music is an interesting story as well. Wenceslas is actually a filk of a 13th century song called “Tempus adest floridum” (“It is Time for Flowering” or, sometimes, “The Flower Carol”) written in a Finnish songbook called Piae Cantiones. The interesting thing about Piae Cantiones is that it was written as a book of secular children’s songs to be used in schools, a fairly unique thing for the time. Anyway, here’s one of my favorite versions from fellow SCAdian and all-around awesome person Heather Dale, along with the Flower Carol. La Befana Like I said, the second isn’t really a song so much as a ditty, but it’s something I remember my grandmother singing to me as a small child and, as her Dementia set in and her perception of my age became less clear, in my mid-20’s. She passed away a couple of years ago, so this little thing makes me think of her as I sing it to myself. La Befana, the legend goes, is an old woman who was visited by the Magi on their way to Bethlehem. Of course, Italy is very, very far off the map for people coming from Persia and Africa, but maybe they were actually following a star. Or whatever. It’s a myth, just run with it. Either way, they show up and ask around town for a place to stay, and everybody tells them that La Befana is the best housekeeper in town, but has been incredibly sad since she lost her son many years before. Some stories say to sickness, some say he was kidnapped, my grandmother never specified. The townspeople direct the Magi to La Befana, hoping that visitors will help her. La Befana lets them in and treats them well. They explain that they are following a star to visit a child who was born to be the savior of all the world and ask her to join them. She refuses and they head out the next morning. But after a day has passed, she begins to regret her decision and even starts to think that this baby being born is actually her own son. So she grabs some toys and heads to Bethlehem, where she gives the toys to Jesus who is so pleased that he makes her mother of all of the children of Italy. So, on Epiphany Eve, La Befana visits the children of Italy to give them presents, filling their stockings with toys and candy if they’re good and coal if they’re bad, and sweeps the floor on her way out (she’s a good housekeeper, after all). If you catch a glimpse of her at work, she will know and smack you with her broom. The “witch” archetype image is what is most often associated with La Befana. There are some who suggest that her legend derives from an old Roman goddess, Strenua, that was appropriated in true Christian fashion because they liked the idea of a woman who brings toys to good children, but didn’t like the raucous partying and sexy-times associated with La Befana’s less crone-like forerunner. La Befana dolls (via Wikipedia) Anyway, the song was a children’s ditty, usually sung in a simple, bouncy inverted iambic fashion. La Befana vien di notte Con le scarpe tutte rotte Col vestito alla romana Viva, Viva La Befana! A quick translation, making no attempt to make the syllables fit. La Befana comes at night With shoes that are falling apart Dressed like a Roman Long live La Befana! It’s not Donald MacGillavry by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s a fun tradition and one that I remember warmly. When I sit by the tree, I still can clearly hear my Nonna singing this with me. Before I sign off, two more things I want to share. The first, a lot of secular organizations like to put up a specific holiday banner in public spaces around this time of year. It’s designed to be offensive to an extent in order to encourage public spaces to just stop endorsing religion at all, and I get that, but it never sat well with me, as confrontational as I tend to be. Libby Anne discusses this and, while I am less inclined to assume the best from culture warriors on the other side than she is, I agree with most of what she says. Which is why I like this message from Richard Wade at Friendly Atheist and I want to share it with you, my wonderful, brilliant, and kind readers. Imagine that I had my photo editing software installed and “(fill in your atheist or humanist organization)” is replaced with “ReasonableConversation.Wordpress.Com” And, finally, as I go to enjoy more traditions with my family, I leave you with the profound music of Tim Minchin, sharing a really beautiful Christmas song. Happy holidays to all of you, and I look forward to a wonderful new year with my friends, my family, and my loved ones. And most especially, I hope to share it with all of you. 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Blog Archives America the Magnificent I love the United States of America. I’m proud to be an American because it is the greatest country the world has ever seen. I don’t mean that it’s the greatest in terms of its success, though it is. What I mean by the greatest is that the form it has makes it the only government founded on principle rather than tribal territorial rule. There is nothing wrong with the system of tribal government. It is the most common system throughout history and to criticize it as illegitimate is to criticize human existence. I’m simply stating that America is better because it was founded on principle first. I love America and that is why it pains me to watch it suffer. This country we have today is far from what it should be. That is why I want to see America fall. I want to see America crumble under the foolishness of its modern government. It most certainly has to considering the incredible burden of debt it carries.Iwo Jima I hate to see America suffer at the hands of so many idiots. I’m not talking about just the politicians either. There are far too many Americans who are either afraid or ignorant of the responsibility they have been given under this system. It is because they are nothing but fools that I want to see America fall. I want America to fall so that it can be rebuilt in its proper image with the original spirit it once possessed. So that it may be built even stronger the next time. It would be stronger not because there are any changes to the principles found its founding documents. Rather it would be stronger because we would know how precious it is and how it must remain guarded. In order for America to be reborn from the ashes like a Phoenix, it must first destroy itself. Given the present circumstances, that seems likely to happen.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9676219820976256}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '36527', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:VSMBSBJ4FR2DTP47MGYRJKWPGVHPT4N3', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:e15ce2aa-94ca-4e78-97d6-5f6a825dc4ff>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2018, 12, 13, 23, 3, 31), 'WARC-IP-Address': '192.0.78.13', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:45K7RBH5FLXBFAZSDVLUZE53Q6MI5YXJ', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:d4a56a60-2481-491a-90d6-a3ac87066e08>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://odinslounge.wordpress.com/tag/rebuilding-of-america/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:e866c368-f912-4f38-bf6e-8fc51ec395bc>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '328', 'url': 'https://odinslounge.wordpress.com/tag/rebuilding-of-america/', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2018-51\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for December 2018\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-185-234-147.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.15 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 0.11-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.12303370237350464', 'original_id': '7c8544de720fdd6df3b6cf1c38b5196c75dbd537539b825f8caa6aea93040a0c'}
Astrobiologist shattered meteorite, reports finding fossilized microbe E.T.s inside Comments Threshold Because skepticism is cool? By morphologia on 3/7/2011 2:39:41 PM , Rating: 2 It is just as foolish for an armchair astrobiologist to debunk this claim in absentia as it is for one to accept it as solid fact. It is too early to tell anything yet...let the countless experts that were invited to verify the claim do the naysaying, I say. Dissenters of claims like these have several reasons for flat-out calling it a lie, including: 1) They're upset that they didn't make the discovery, and so spitefully denounce their fellow scientist, unfairly. 2) The discovery is so underwhelming, and they wanted the first alien life to be some grand landing on the White House lawn or something. Just because it doesn't meet your fantasy criteria doesn't mean it isn't valid. I for one will withhold judgement...on the discovery, at least. I'll continue to judge the premature naysayers on the merits of their perceived competence in the subject. :) RE: Because skepticism is cool? By Motoman on 3/7/2011 11:27:58 PM , Rating: 2 You're a fool. There's only one reason the author published his paper through the utterly bogus "Journal of Cosmology" - because he knew his research wouldn't stand up to any actual peer-review scrutiny. Do you honestly think that the author who wrote the "Batboy" articles for the National Enquirer had his stories published there because that's where he wanted his earth-shaking revelation to be made? Or was it because he knew no newspaper that requires it's stories to be based in reality would publish his article? Having a paper published in the "Journal of Cosmology," or in the National Enquirer, is tantamount to an admission of fraud. RE: Because skepticism is cool? By kingius on 3/8/2011 10:59:14 AM , Rating: 2 It is a good job you are no judge, friend, because your judgments are based on vast leaps of logic that make the distances between the planets seem piddling. RE: Because skepticism is cool? By Motoman on 3/8/2011 12:43:11 PM , Rating: 2 You're projecting. I can guarantee you that everything I have stated here is in perfect compliance with the accepted scientific method. You...on the other hand...well, it's clear that science (and therefore reality) just aren't all that important to you. RE: Because skepticism is cool? By JediJeb on 3/9/2011 3:49:34 PM , Rating: 2 That logic holds unless the more noted publications rejected it because of fear of the subject. If you found absolute proof that ghosts exist, and took a well written paper on the subject with all the experimental details there proving your discovery, how many journals like Nature or Science would even let it in the door? Most will look at the subject and even if the paper is good, shy away from it just because of the topic. Scientific journals are just as worried about their reputations as any other publication and will even reject good papers if they fear publishing it will give them any type of questionable reputation.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '706', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9527134895324708}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '81698', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:K3MPULJ4XZNO43FPNDIGWKYVWPIGFIHO', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:594e0034-c744-4ab7-93dd-07e066906a05>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2014, 12, 25, 3, 19, 22), 'WARC-IP-Address': '199.231.225.232', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': None, 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:A7AD6ZPWXJD3LCZ26K3IVSXLYY5ZHNRY', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:4eeae555-908e-4e97-a23d-a6128ac20e9b>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=21059&commentid=660885&threshhold=1&red=5335', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:b30615a4-ff20-43e5-9392-74fffbce767f>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '1271', 'url': 'http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=21059&commentid=660885&threshhold=1&red=5335', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2014-52\r\noperator: CommonCrawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web with URLs provided by Blekko for December 2014\r\npublisher: CommonCrawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.03848886489868164', 'original_id': 'd1eefc436adeee25d7bcc49fe22cd3994db204683dc0de0a758db1155dda30be'}
We received a somewhat frantic inquiry from ‘Harry’ last night asking, “Is h2o2 the same as hydrogen peroxide or is some kind of acide that will ruin my water? Should I be using ph tests for peroxide? Hydrogen Peroxide Test Strips Hydrogen Peroxide Test Strips Hydrogen peroxide does have the chemical formula H2O2… and as for whether or not it will ruin your water, well, Harry, we suppose that would depend upon what type of water you have in mind. Hydrogen peroxide functions as an oxidizer and gets used in a wide range of applications including as a wash solution used to make sure silicone wafers that go into computers contain no organic contaminants, as a toothpaste ingredient, as a food prep area sanitizing agent, as a means of disinfecting drinking water in some cases, and as a ‘shocking’ agent in pool/spa water that uses a biguanide sanitizer. As for the pH of hydrogen peroxide (aka: how acidic or basic hydrogen peroxide is), that depends on the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide. At different concentrations dissolved hydrogen peroxide has different pH values. You may not, however, assume that you can draw a direct relationship between the pH of a water sample and its hydrogen peroxide concentration in all cases. If you want to test for hydrogen peroxide levels/concentrations in water between 0.5ppm and 100ppm we suggest taking a look at the WaterWorks Hydrogen Peroxide Test Strips. Fast testing times and, in our experience, accurate results. Spread the Water Testing Word!	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9487594366073608}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '56086', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:GVWIL4FTTC2ADH6VIE4NLSRMPV5BET5X', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:f2dac5b9-8806-4d2c-8689-5416bd6240a2>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2017, 10, 23, 7, 50, 31), 'WARC-IP-Address': '66.254.97.64', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:LVUDUH4YXUTBGMT7JCZN7LA74UVGHUCW', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:96165219-d852-4e73-ac39-0b8f006d792e>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://watertestingblog.com/2013/06/13/testing-for-h2o2-same-as-hydrogen-peroxide/', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:2e7b4547-c170-45de-81b3-5fb7560389c6>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '246', 'url': 'http://watertestingblog.com/2013/06/13/testing-for-h2o2-same-as-hydrogen-peroxide/', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-137-158-248.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2017-43\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for October 2017\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.0775001049041748', 'original_id': '95a86aa7c6d7df38556feebba074e4693470dcf8e63c0f45b281070bb0417a25'}
List of publications on a keyword: «spinal cord injury» Publication date: 31.10.2017 Evaluate the material Average score: 0 (Всего: 0) Tolkacheva Oksana Nikolaevna , аспирант «Structural dynamic social support model for posttraumatic growth facilitation» Download an article The study of a social support for posttraumatic growth facilitation is described in the article. The strong correlation between posttraumatic growth and the basic assumption about just world is revealed. Stress and depression reduction is correlated with the basic assumption about a benevolent world. The evidence that the basic assumptions after trauma are affected by the social support qualities is reviewed. Based on qualitative interview data acute adaptation, adaptation, institutional and post-institutional long-term posttraumatic periods of time are pointed out. Supportive interactions for posttraumatic growth facilitation over the long-term posttraumatic periods of time were identified.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '3', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.8713524341583252}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '24615', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:ITTOYC3XTHKX6SK4G7NQLNBS2GWXRINQ', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:f4b4292d-652c-4d26-8b9b-1e8a735ebece>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2020, 5, 29, 15, 28, 18), 'WARC-IP-Address': '94.232.62.230', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:HEIC5ZPUJ6G526BGXMEJCYQMYKV5OFY5', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:240ecdc8-a927-469b-9907-a942e852b124>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://interactive-plus.ru/en/keyword/340742/articles', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:6a5480bb-2f84-4ffb-8593-4f662d7025a2>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '139', 'url': 'https://interactive-plus.ru/en/keyword/340742/articles', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2020-24\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for May/June 2020\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-67-67-9.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.16 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.1-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.03295010328292847', 'original_id': 'd5073f493b8e251d657ad6be4e429600430a64b485f03bee9df8aca9c1678fda'}
Dorset, Vt. The gruff, unkempt Vermonter is knocking them dead. Campaigning for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders is packing houses, making headlines and putting a scare into Hillary Clinton supporters. This despite his being 73 years old and not even a Democrat. Sen. Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, is the junior senator from Vermont, the state that could plausibly claim the title of the most progressive in the union. Whatever the cause du jour—gay rights, a $15 minimum wage, labeling genetically modified foods—Vermont can be counted on to be near the front of the parade. The Vermont Progressive Party, running alongside the Democrats and Republicans, has held seats in the state legislature since 1991. A decade ago, resolutions for the impeachment of President George W. Bush were introduced at several town meetings and debated along with matters like leash laws for dogs and the funding of snowplows. Progressives here take pride in being a kind of vanguard, showing the way for the rest of the nation. Mr. Sanders did much to incubate this spirit in the 1980s as mayor of Burlington, the state’s largest city, by raising taxes on businesses, instituting affordable-housing programs, and initiating cultural events to include poetry readings by Allen Ginsberg and speeches by Noam Chomsky. So as Mr. Sanders makes his case for taking the progressive agenda nationwide, it is interesting to consider how that agenda is doing in Vermont	mini_pile	{'original_id': '3c4930b6e9da92bc9b173a7cbc65f15d808defa9f30f5d16f920514350a7b355'}
Friday, October 02, 2009 Stolen Content Don't really feel like making a list of October goals and don't really have any interesting tales to tell, so I've bloglifted this from somewhere... 1. I have a history of overreacting. 2. What choice I'm supposed to make is something I wish I knew. 3. I'm eating (or recently ate) Ramen Noodles (actually, I plan to eat these tonight). 4. I hate seeing dead animals on the road. 5. So that's it, that's the answer. 6. Some is better than nothing! 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to not getting off the couch, eating Ramen and watching Gossip Girl, tomorrow my plans include running, buying tomatoes at the market, making taco salad and dessert and going to a bbq/party and Sunday, I want to run, nap and watch Gossip Girl. 1 comment: Cyndi said... LOL. As I'm reading I can hear your voice dragging... Sending you lots of (((((((HUGS))))))))) Did you feel that! Related Posts with Thumbnails	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '6', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.964832067489624}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '65158', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:RRQHJLZUYPO3VXFIPEGF37KAGKWCE4VW', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:f004cad0-1293-4ad8-b97e-ef8795a9807f>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2017, 3, 24, 17, 53, 2), 'WARC-IP-Address': '172.217.7.129', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': None, 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:726RPGRVSDR6IVRZC2PV7554NUQ5JXB3', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:a24288a4-6b98-4b4c-96c3-493f1570b537>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'http://busterbec.blogspot.com/2009/10/stolen-content.html', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:f2acecc7-6166-4763-b354-bf1d302b562a>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '165', 'url': 'http://busterbec.blogspot.com/2009/10/stolen-content.html', 'warcinfo': 'robots: classic\r\nhostname: ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0\r\nisPartOf: CC-MAIN-2017-13\r\noperator: CommonCrawl Admin\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for March 2017\r\npublisher: CommonCrawl\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.0\r\nconformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.731687068939209', 'original_id': '7faeb4e3ddb2ac2aaddb7d0d526654cfa54ef3471d32c6ac574b3975eba9d0c0'}
19 March 2019, Organic Traffic Android smart devices have gained tremendous popularity, leading to the pervasiveness of its apps. As of December 2018, there were over 2.6 million Android applications distributed within its official app store, Google Play. Ranging from financial and educational to personalization and entertainment, the app store had over 30 categories of apps. Source: Android Central Source: TestingXperts Understanding automated testing The reputation of any Android app developer or agency is always at stake when developing mobile applications that are prone to errors. As a matter of fact, such an act can lead to a downgrade of the ratings seeing that it can negatively impact user experience. This is why testing is important. However, when it comes to providing secure Android app development, much attention is given to automated testing due to the scalable, dynamic and trustworthy testing solutions it provides. Most modern app developers have come to appreciate this approach – shifting their attention from laborious, time-consuming and error-prone manual testing. The importance of automated testing to the ever-growing complexity of Android applications cannot be overemphasized. As a matter of fact, app developers need to ensure that their apps are properly tested and secure before even launching them in the store. An undetected inaccurate behavior of an app can give rise to a security breach. Usually, the main functionality of the app is not affected when there is a flaw until it becomes a known security problem. This is how “buggy” apps are made and distributed. Without proper testing, it is very easy for app developers to deploy corrupt applications for users to download. Since everything seems to be working very fine, it is usually not easy to identify such bugs in apps. Now that every technology is security-sensitive in the modern landscape, developers need to perform efficient automated testing so as to ensure that new builds and commits do not introduce security flaws into the app. With high demands on security, this is an essential practice in Android app development that should be applied without any reservation. Getting started with automated testing Like any tests, automated testing aims to check the compatibility, usability and functionality of mobile apps running on Android devices. There are several testing approaches that app developers can adopt to ensure a proper and adequate satisfaction of both functional and non-functional requirements of the Android app. All these approaches tend to check for the absence of some weaknesses and behaviors capable of posing security risks. App developers are highly advised to take automated testing very seriously particularly now that there are more repeated security-related threats and scares than ever before. Aside from helping to identify security flaws, automated testing can also help to improve an app’s efficiency. Basically, testing is required to keep the code clean and free from all undesired issues such as undefined behavior, insecure behavior, performance-hindering issues, input bugs, and memory bugs. Test memory behavior Some of the most dangerous and destructive security issues that can be created by any code are remote code execution and buffer overflows. In such a case, what most app developers will do is to employ source code analysis to automate the detection of every glitch responsible for attacking execution flow, such as unidentified behavior and memory problems. Automated testing will help to check for hashes, keys, passwords, buffer sizes, memory leaks and so on while scanning the codebase. Test security controls There is no better way to ensure that your app’s security control system is working perfectly as expected than performing regular automated testing of security controls and security components of the application in view. Most security-conscious app development companies take up this approach to prevent the manipulation of parameters by hackers seeking to mount path traversal attacks, the flow of SQL injection patterns into user input, and to avoid an active or passive attack on API calls wrapped in HTTPS. Check for vulnerabilities As a cardinal rule of computer programming, app development companies are expected never to trust their input. The best way to take advantage of this rule is to adopt efficient automated testing. Through this automated process, fuzzing will feed random, invalid, and unanticipated inputs into the tested app to effectively search out for exploitable bugs. When it comes to testing memory behavior and other security controls, this is simply the best testing approach to adopt. It is all about identifying cases of unexpected memory behavior and poor security controls and correcting them effectively. For best results, it is recommended to run this process over and over again. This testing approach can go a long way to expose the seemingly hidden vulnerabilities that would have been detrimental to the app’s functionality. With static analyzers, developers can take advantage of this testing approach which is nearly devoid of false positives to create efficient Android applications that are free from bugs. The post Security & Android apps: why automated testing matters appeared first on Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog. 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Ashley Archbald According to some sources, pretty Ashley Archbald is the girlfriend and baby mama of NBA player Avery Bradley; shooting guard for the Boston Celtics. The Washington native lost his beloved mother three years or so ago; not long after that tragedy a new member of the family arrived, Ashley and Avery’s first child […]	mini_pile	{'original_id': '83fe3a5061f1113d1be8d7f5b7a2acce69bb1bde26ef5cbdd452c11bb3a4a7da'}
How to Get Drunk 1. Know your limit. By limit, I mean that moment where if you have one more drink, you will puke, but if you don’t and you drink some water, you will be fine. The way to know that limit is by exceeding it a couple of times and spending a horrible night in the bathroom. You won’t want to repeat that if you can avoid it. 2. Be nice and hug people and buy people drinks and tell jokes. Don’t be an asshole who wants to fight and yell at ladies. I’ve been both, and the first one is way better (of course, you have no say in this…). 3. Sugary drinks will get you hungover. Bad beer taps will get you hungover. Being old will get you hungover. Wine will get you hungover. If you know what gives you hangovers, make sure you drink sparingly, and load up on water. 4. Try to remember that nobody thinks you are as awesome as you think you are. Your jokes aren’t as funny as you think, you aren’t a good rapper, your dancing isn’t suave, and you look dirty. Just remember this before you get drunk, because you have to deal with the aftermath the next day. 5. You will want to take your shirt off in the club. Think. Why do I need to take my shirt off in this club? Could I not? 6. When you are drunk is the time to tell people true things, admit your deepest feelings, and sing loudly to terrible music with your friends who also secretly love terrible music. Being drunk is a great time to stop trying to be a cool person and just be a person. 7. Drink with people you trust. Trust good people. 8. Know what you’re getting into if you end up sharing a bottle of West Indian rum or Absynth or Russian vodka. It can mess you up. 9. Know where to go in the city to get late night pizza, diner food, pierogies, poutine, and chicken. Just know this anyway. 10. Watch your drinks. Watch your friends’ drinks. Take care of each other. —Photo clintjcl/Flickr Rock Salt Blues Shooting The Truth Flight or Fight Premium Membership, The Good Men Project About Josh Bowman 1. I can give a shorter answer: Don’t get drunk! 2. Joanna Schroeder says: I like #5. Such good advice! Particularly in the age of camera phones. Every day I say a little prayer to something/someone that there were no camera phones when I was drinking. 3. I read and couldn’t believe my eyes. Mr. Bowman, most of your lines what actually are doing is motivating people to drink! Unbelievable. Comedian, fundraiser, storyteller… so forth. But a pretty bad statistic reader on alcoholism. What I can say to your readers, as a writer, psychologist, sociologist and professor is just what Mr. Alberich said with common sense: DON’T GET DRUNK… EVER! • Sanjana Rhugaroffemov says: Hi Reylan, You say you are a “writer, psychologist, sociologist and professor.” That is wonderful. But you forgot to mention “pedantic internet commenter” and “humorless stickler.” Let’s discuss all of your wonderful qualities, while we’re at it. Dr. Sanjana R, Phd, MD, JD, BS 4. “Don’t get drunk” is great advice… for your 15 year old children. (Younger in many, many cases, I know. My first time was 17) People will drink. It’s a fact. And people will get drunk. It’s what alcohol does. This article is for the people who DO drink (clearly,) and I would be no more swayed by this article encouraging responsibly consuming irresponsible amounts of alcohol thank I would being ordered to not get drunk. Also allow me to say as someone who does not abide being talked down to, stating your position by first listing all the things that make you smarter than me isn’t a good way to get your point across. If you have to tell me your opinion is more important I probably disagree. 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Cosmicopia title Ask Us Space Physics: Gravity in Space Gravity in Space What Would Happen to Earth if Gravity Stopped Working? The Fabric of Space Gravitons and Quantum Gravity Is Light Affected By Gravity? Gravity and the Speed of Light Moving Around in Space Detecting Motion in Space 1. Gravity in Space Is there gravity in space? There is gravity in space... only it's very, very small. It's called "microgravity" because it is so small. Gravity affects everything, everywhere, although in space it is usually such a small effect that it can be ignored. Dr. Louis Barbier (November 2002) 2. What Would Happen to Earth if Gravity Stopped Working? We had a test with the following answers to the question "What would MOST LIKELY happen to Earth if gravity stopped working? • a. The sun would start to orbit Earth. • b. The sun would move closer to Earth. • c. Earth would stop orbiting the sun. • d. Earth would start to orbit the moon. What is the best response? "c" is the only correct answer. Gravity is the reason one object orbits another. So "a" and "d" are wrong because no gravity means no orbits. "b" is wrong because there is no force to move the sun closer to the earth. An analogy is swinging a ball on a string over your head. The string is like gravity, and it keeps the ball in orbit. If you let go of the string, the ball flies away from you. Dr. Eric Christian (April 2011) 3. The Fabric of Space Assume that the presence of matter curves space, and that space has some sort of a structure to it. If the Earth, for example, did not experience a push from the fabric of space, which would create a tension in the fabric of space, would it fall in space? This would be applicable to all objects in the Universe. If there was a push or tension in the fabric of space, would this mean that the Universe is bounded, and there is some sort of force that is keeping space in tension? Although it is true that matter does curve spacetime, that is really only an analogy that should not be taken too literally. While imagining the Earth as a bowling ball on a rubber sheet does provide a good visual representation of how objects and light move with respect to a more massive body, it is important to realize that this is a two-dimensional view, and that the "tension" on that sheet is not pertinent to the Universe. The question of whether or not the Universe is bounded is somewhat different. It refers to the relationship between the amount of matter in the Universe and the gravitational pull that all objects exert on one another as they move away from one another. Lauren Scott (March 2003) 4. Gravitons and Quantum Gravity Suppose there were only one particle in space. Would this particle still emit or release gravitons, or is the presence of a second particle essential for this? I should preface my answer by saying that we have no quantum theory of gravity yet, so any comments about gravitons should be taken with some caution. And by quantum gravity I mean a theory that incorporates both the large-scale description of the universe (including the force of gravity) and elementary particles. (i.e. unifies general relativity and quantum theory) The graviton - if it exists (and there is no direct evidence to date for it) - represents the quantization of the gravitational field. This is the particle that carries the Newtonian gravitational force. Every form of matter (and energy too!) emits gravitons. So the answer to your question is a simple: Yes, a lone particle would emit gravitons. Dr. Louis Barbier (June 2003) 5. Is Light Affected By Gravity? Is light affected by gravity? If so, how can the speed of light be constant? Wouldn't the light coming off of the Sun be slower than the light we make here? If not, why doesn't light escape a black hole? Yes, light is affected by gravity, but not in its speed. General Relativity (our best guess as to how the Universe works) gives two effects of gravity on light. It can bend light (which includes effects such as gravitational lensing), and it can change the energy of light. But it changes the energy by shifting the frequency of the light (gravitational redshift) not by changing light speed. Gravity bends light by warping space so that what the light beam sees as "straight" is not straight to an outside observer. The speed of light is still constant. Dr. Eric Christian 6. Gravity and the Speed of Light If the Sun were to suddenly lose half of its mass, wouldn't the Earth instantly feel a change in gravity? Doesn't that mean that gravitons move faster than the speed of light? Sorry, this doesn't work. Gravitational potential and the gravitons that carry it travel at the speed of light. So, even if you could instananeously change the mass of the Sun, there would be an 8 minute delay before it would be noticed at the Earth. It's all in the theory of General Relativity, which is our best understanding of the way gravity works. Dr. Eric Christian (April 2002) 7. Moving Around in Space If you are free-floating in the middle of space with no gravitational forces nearby, is it possible for you to turn around by moving any body parts (like hitting yourself in the shoulder or swinging your arms)? Remember that in order to move your body, you must be acted on by an external force (a body at rest remains at rest, according to Newton's Law). If you are stationary in space with nothing around you to push off on, you cannot move yourself by pushing on yourself. But you can twist your body around its center of gravity - you just can't move your center of gravity. On Earth, we can walk forward because we push on the Earth and it pushes back on us. So the answer to your question is yes, you can turn yourself around, but you can't move from where you are. Dr. Louis Barbier (February 2003) 8. Detecting Motion in Space Can motion be detected in space? If you're in a box in space and it's spinning, would you be able to tell that it's moving? What if the box moved in a straight line? This question is at the heart of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Einstein must have asked himself similar questions. First, it is impossible for an observer in a closed box (nothing coming in from outside) to determine the motion of the box if it is moving at constant speed in a straight line. The laws of physics are the same in all such boxes moving at any speed. This constitutes the foundation of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. Consequences of this include the constancy of the speed of light. A spinning box is more difficult. The speed is not constant and there are consequences of acceleration. If the closed box is not spinning but is simply accelerating uniformly (the speed is changing at a constant rate in a straight line), an observer in the box would be unable to determine whether the box is accelerating or whether it is subject to a uniform gravitation (such as on the surface of the Earth, neglecting the rotation of the Earth). This is the basis of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. A spinning box is more complicated. It is accelerating, but the acceleration is different at different places in the box. The result is not simple and I am unable to answer it here. I believe that the spinning motion could be detected by experiments inside the box. You might want to read the PBS Nova web page. 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Beauty and the Beasts "Beauty and the Beasts" is the fourth episode of season three of the horror-drama television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written by Marti Noxon, directed by James Whitmore, Jr., and first broadcast on October 20, 1998. When a boy is found mauled to death on the nights surrounding the full moon Oz is suspected. Buffy has to deal with the fact that Angel is back from Hell, broken and animalistic. Plot The day of a full moon, Xander and Giles learn about a brutal murder in the woods the night before. They discover that Xander had slept through his watch of the werewolf Oz, and that the window in the pen is open. Buffy talks to Mr. Platt, the school psychologist, about her life and begins to open up. On patrol that night, Angel attacks her in the woods. Animalistic, he is no match for Buffy, who chains him up in the mansion. She sees the spot on the floor where she left his ring; it was scorched by Angel's body on his return. Willow, Xander and Cordelia enter the morgue to collect hair samples from the body of the mauled boy. Buffy tells Giles that she had a vivid dream of Angel coming back. Giles explains that time passes differently in demonic dimensions, so any being who manages to return would most likely have been turned into a monster. Buffy wonders if Angel was responsible for the murder; the hair samples were inconclusive. Pete and Debbie sneak into a room to make out. Pete discovers that one of his jars has been emptied and accuses Debbie of drinking its contents. Buffy returns to Mr. Platt's office and pours her heart out, then realizes that he has been mauled to death. Pete yells at Debbie, then transforms into a monster. He tells her that he used to need the substance to turn into the monster, but now only needs to get mad. He begins beating Debbie, then tells her it's her fault for making him mad, turning back into his human form. She forgives him. Oz is no longer suspected, as Mr. Platt was killed during the day. He meets up with Debbie and notices her black eye. Buffy and Willow seek out Debbie, and try in vain to talk sense into her. Meanwhile, Angel breaks free from his shackles, and Pete finds Oz in the library. Pete turns into a monster and starts to beat up Oz for talking to Debbie. The sun sets and the tables are turned when Oz transforms into his werewolf form, Oz becoming evenly matched in strength and begins fighting Pete. Buffy tries to tranquilize Oz, but Debbie pushes the gun away and Buffy ends up shooting Giles. Buffy chases after Pete while Willow and Faith pursue Oz. After a struggle, Faith sedates Oz with a dart. Buffy follows Pete's blood trail, but he finds Debbie first and despite her pleas and attempts to appease him, he kills her. Buffy finds Pete, but he knocks her to the ground and advances threateningly on her. Angel arrives and he and Pete begin fighting; Angel uses the chains that still bind his wrists to kill Pete. Afterwards, he reverts to his human face and calls out Buffy's name before falling to his knees and embracing her in tears. Buffy begins to cry as well, finally accepting that Angel is back. Writing According to Erin Waggoner, "Beauty and the Beasts" is an example of a Buffy episode that condemns aggressive masculinity. It shows a male student hoping to appear more virile by using a potion, resulting in a Jekyll and Hyde-style change of character and the physical and verbal abuse of his girlfriend. References External links Category:Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 3) episodes Category:1998 American television episodes Category:Television about werewolves	mini_pile	{'original_id': '070fd35c525dff8e1aa5fb665a0d9cc027d56fa365a2be0101f321fc6bdf8b35'}
Saturday, July 17, 2010 A preliminary look at Winter 2010-11 The past 9 months has featured a plethora of broken records from the Pacific to the Atlantic to the Arctic, stratosphere, and the Sun. Because of this culmination of meteorological phenomena, a set of analog years could not possibly come close to representing the current state of the atmosphere. A more qualitative approach is better this year. Reviewing what got us where we are now: Warm waters in the western Pacific steadily collected near the dateline by three significant westerly wind bursts through the autumn and winter months. However, these westerly winds never proceded far into the eastern Pacific where easterly trade winds maintained strength. The Peru current fed colder waters into the extreme eastern Pacific, forcing a west-based El Nino through the winter. A strong west-based El Nino is rare because normally the SST anomalies force a circulation with positive feedback pushing warm waters into the eastern Pacific. In the winter of 2009-10, the ONI hit 1.8C for NDJ, and 1.7C for DJF, indicating a strong warm episode, but the highest SSTAs were locked in the Nino4 region (near the dateline). This season featured the highest monthly Nino4 SSTs ever recorded for October through February. The strong El Nino powered an active subtropical jet that contributed to the multiple historic snow storms in the Mid Atlantic and Southeast US. After the last westerly wind burst in February, the thermocline began to rise in the central Pacific, with a layer of cool subsurface anomalies developing. The persistent tropical forcing near the dateline subsided in late March, and the MJO became active through the beginning of May. Trade winds reintensified and by the start of May the central Pacific had cooled substantially. Subsurface anomalies began to affect the far eastern Pacific in the middle of May and these surface anomalies subsequently expanded west into the Nino 3 region. By this time, tropical forcing had made a complete 180, with persistent positive OLR and 200mb convergence anomalies near the dateline and negative anomalies in the Indian Ocean and Atlantic. During the last four weeks, the equatorial Pacific has continued to cool east of 150E. Along and to the west of 150E SSTs have warmed with notable postive anomalies developing. After heat content in the equatorial Pacific steadily decreased between March and early June, it leveled off through early July, though there is new cooling near 140W. What is notable is that higher OHC is slowly expanding eastward in the far western Pacific, near Indonesia. Overall, OHC anomalies are significantly different from 1998 (a proposed analog). The strong west based El Nino last winter compared to the huge east based El Nino of 1997-8 makes the subsequent states of the Pacific two entirely different beasts. In '98 the EPac maintained above normal heat content through October and there was no push of warmer waters in the WPac and consequently that La Nina hung around for a couple more winters. This year, there is a very clear west push of +OHC near 5N to 10N which is already being reflected in the far WPac at the equator. We should see warming continue in the western Pacific and extend into the central Pacific by late autumn. La Nina will stick around this winter, but it will be EAST based (Nino3 anomaly < Nino4 anomaly) and the DJF ONI will be around -0.8C to -1C. This is also supported by various forecast model ensembles and roll forward methods. Warmest waters in the world right now are near Indonesia. The only change through autumn is perhaps expand east somewhat. This will enhance low level convergence near 150E sustaining MJO waves likely into phase 6 before collapsing. The few times this winter that the MJO survives into the western and central Pacific will be when blocking is most favorable. This is most likely in late December (also supported by La Nina climatology) and February as the La Nina begins to wane. In the stratosphere, the QBO has set lowest monthly records for the last few months. Westerlies are now descending pretty quickly and will probably reach 30mb by late December. Ozone took a huge hit from high levels of water vapor associated with the strong El Nino, plus supporting the record breaking negative AO. This can be seen this summer manifested through a persistent strongly positive AAO due to the lack of ozone being transported in the BDC. Again the rapid developing La Nina may come to the rescue as water vapor diminishes significantly near the equator and ozone levels recover, which lends support to a possible stratospheric warming. The positive AAO this summer also correlates with above normal arctic heights / -AO next winter. The -QBO easterlies may hang on just long enough to support a SSW in mid to late November, that will significantly disturb the polar vortex. In the last few months, a -PDO SST signature has become better defined in the north Pacific with warm waters stretching across the basin near 40N. The La Nina pattern will certainly help maintain this general feature. The warm waters in the northwest Pacific will not be an easy road for the PV to take, which will more likely end up in the western hemisphere. I like the chances of colder air making it into the CONUS by early December; with moderation toward the middle of December. In association with the decaying El Nino, global AAM took a plunge in early March. In early June, the AAM bottomed out again, with the 4th strongest GWO in phases 0.5 - 2.5 for the April-August period on record. This boils down to strengthening trade winds in the Pacific lending support to La Nina through positive feedback. Expect the GWO to continue to be displaced toward the La Nina attractor through the autumn and early winter. With this in mind and the prospect of ridging across the north Pacific, there will be multiple strong frictional torque events this winter. Three to five days prior to the event, there will be a significant storm threat from the midwest into the Ohio Valley and northeast as east based -NAO / Atlantic ridge retrogrades west, and SE ridge breaks down. Could see this happen around December 25th, with -NAO pattern and arctic air settling into the Great Lakes and New England region in the end of December / beginning of January, with continued storm threats through the first half of the month. The pattern will lean back toward a La Nina state by the beginning of February, with overrunning snow/ice threats through the first few weeks. Another torque event by the end of the month will bring winter back into the region into March, though with more La Nina influence. The issue with looking for arctic outbreaks is the enormous heat release from the El Nino last winter. It's been an issue with strong El Ninos in the past, and especially last winter because the anomaly was further west with SST totals the highest of any El Nino. At least the quick transition to La Nina this summer will likely help shift the pattern to a colder arctic through the autumn, with on average stronger mid latitude ridging (as we've already seen this summer) and +AO/+NAO developing for a few months. This will allow colder air and hopefully a recovery in arctic sea ice and snow cover in preparation for mid latitude winter. In the Atlantic, record high SSTs have been in place since January. The anomaly distribution matched very well with the record breaking -NAO last winter. The vast majority of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic has been well above normal. Every month so far this year has set a new record TNA, and in fact the May TNA set the all time record. The April and May AMO were the highest since 1878 (keep in mind the trend is removed). The June AMO dropped slightly with 1998 taking the lead (oh no! that year again). Also in the same camp is 2005 and 1995. And like those two years, it is no secret that a very active hurricane season is expected this year. A weak -NAO has continued into the start of the summer, and the signature SSTA tripole in the Atlantic is expected to continue into the Autumn months. The cold midlatitude anomaly is fairly limited in area and amplitude, and is displaced east of the standard location. Warm anomalies in the Gulf Stream are much more robust than other tripole years. One thought to this point is enhanced baroclinicity helping intensify and guide coastal storms in the late autumn and winter. The tripole will help assist blocking patterns to some extent, though the main theme of the 2010-11 winter will likely be an Atlantic ridge pattern. This will be broken up leading into frictional torque events, which will help set up periods of -NAO blocking. Most of all, I expect this winter to be remembered for abnormal storminess. I expect huge precipitation anomalies from the Ohio Valley into the northern Mid Atlantic and New England. Whether cold air is present will dictate snow, and it shouldn't be too difficult to tap into some semi-arctic air for these systems. General southeast ridge pattern will dominate otherwise, extending into the northeast in early February. Other warm areas will be southern and central plains into the Rockies, with below normal temperatures in the Pacific northwest. 1 comment: Anonymous said... 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Uber drops upfront pricing for most California riders in response to new law Uber informed its California customers that it would switch to providing estimates as opposed to fixed prices for its rides in response to a new law that makes it harder to qualify its drivers as contractors. Certain rewards for frequent users will also be discontinued, including price protection for routes. On the other side, Uber drivers will now be able to reject requests without penalty. Binx1 4 months so estimated prices for rides, so when I check to see if it's cheaper with Uber or Lyft I get screwed. no more customer loyalty price protection. but hey guess your driver can just cancel your ride if he feels like, without penalty. I'm done with them they charge me $10 to go less than a mile and a half. Rocky 4 months Typical. Large corporations are able to sustain the costs of complying with regulations as they pass on more restrictions and costs to the consumer while smaller companies and self employed freelancers suffer the consequences of mishandled regulations. Drunkin Lephrechaun Drunkin Lephrechaun 4 months California making more regulations that hurt ; business, workers and customers?!?! I’ve never heard of such a thing...oh,wait...yes I have, every freakin year. Fix the poop on the streets, the homeless and leave the people trying to make it in the hell you’ve all created ALONE. michael zubas michael zubas 4 months Uber fears Regulation. Good. they really do need to understand that creating 2 classes of worker's is not a good thing. Top in Business Get the App	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '25', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.9445648193359376}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '40000', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:HGBFP6A3CGG5AGCTDO6OXAJIR4PLJO56', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:4c2cf47b-bda9-4c8f-b72a-a0966f3e60f1>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2020, 7, 16, 4, 40, 49), 'WARC-IP-Address': '13.249.39.90', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'text/html', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:442Z47RRE6PVECAMTO274NSCJLXRN66E', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:5bc26247-9895-40c8-9bb7-e0aae974f57c>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://newsvoice.com/i/4095950', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:4e876429-bcb3-471e-a9db-63fab6fe5b2c>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '281', 'url': 'https://newsvoice.com/i/4095950', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2020-29\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for July 2020\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-67-67-95.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.17 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 1.2-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.02947866916656494', 'original_id': '5f9241d809147ff004a822f20d91628dac5498aa3daa6f65e0aac1264864cc7a'}
Monday, October 27, 2008 I reached a new milestone for the site today - 100,000 hits. Lots more to come. I hope to make the site even better, adding regular videos soon. Carey Theil said... Congrats Ryan! Anonymous said... You reached a milestone allright, your momma finally took the pacifier out of your mouth so you could have room for your foot. Anonymous said... you got mail liberal see you dailykos dont allow free speech but we can look at the filth you display, you all sound like a pre school camp of cast offs from society. Spoiled little whiny brats. I copy and paste the garbage you all spew on my blogs and we poke fun and laugh at ya all. ENTERTAINMENT YOU ARE. Anonymous said... Anonymous said... THERE THERE NOW LIBBY, Clicked your nothing blog 4 more times. How about that ? A radical right wing NEOCON helping you out. Thank me please, Ryan Adams said... sheesh, lots of angry wing nuts over at dkos. and I don't mean liberals! posted this a little while ago: it got lots of comments... and some angry hate mail to my gmail account. Apparently, they felt the need to post angry comments to my blog, too. Wicked mature... Ryan Adams said... Also, for the record, my IP address is blocked on 99% of the time I click on the site, my counter does not record it. The only exception is if I check my site on a friend's computer, etc, which may happen 3-4 times a month. Anonymous said... Ryan, good for you. Almost always disagree but that is not the point, the ability to discuss ideas is the rock foundation of this country. Anonymous said... As of today Wilkerson, Marzilli, DiMasi, DeLeo, and Rogers are all in trouble to one degree or another. What say you? How come Senator Murray still allows her two criminals to stay in the Senate and why have we not gotten rid of Sal and the two thieves that are looking to dethrone the SOB. Ryan Adams said... I've been out in front of the Wilkerson issue for a long time - at great personal cost, as well. I penned a significant OP ED in the Bay Windows newspaper that absolutely lambasted Wilkerson in early August. So, obviously I'm glad to see her go. Most of the people you mentioned are also people who voters should seriously consider going into the future, or already have. I will say that, on the whole, the Globe's been running a crusade against DiMasi based mostly on spurious charges, though I think there's some cause for him to apologize on the Cognos front for abusing his power - yet likely not the law. laurel said... Congrats, Ryan! The number of WND comments here reflect the growing importance of your viewpoint. :) Anonymous said... Everytime somebody gets in the dems way, they go out of their way to ruin them, it must have been that thug training in the worse decade in US History , those 60's , when a bunch of bratty liberals were throwing temper tantrums 'pretending' to protest the war when what they were really doing is throwing hissy fits because they were too damn whimpy and scared of being drafted themselves ,The lefties never cared about our troops in any wars, it was all about them not wanting to be forced to go to war ,fake doctors notes, leaving the country, signing into mental institutions ...........Anything that could make them put down their toy guns and shoot a real gun . They carried on, civil disobedience, broke windows, rioted, destroyed property,started fires and worshiped people like Bill Ayers, yes, Bill Ayers is a hero to them, he did what they were too scared to do, Bill Ayers took it to a higher level and made bombs to make his point. All the while the whole stupid pathetic bunch had the nerve to cry foul when a few kids from Kent were shot down because they failed to abide by the law. Liberals hate laws, they would love to do as they please without consequences, and being forced to be men and actually fight in a war was without giving them a choice . The drippy drugged hippies ruined our country, divided us and ever since it has been US against THEM. They have anger, resentment, low self esteem and in my opinion they are morons. They complained about President Bush' FISA Bill.........oh they cried VIOLATION OF PRIVACY. Oh please give ME a freaking break, ENOUGH of these lies,this out of control double standard bull that is going on. A dems son went into Sarahs email in an attempt to dig up dirt, Obama sent tons of lawyers to ALASKA to find dirt, Joe the plumbers personal info was looked into, ....liberals are really something. If you asked one to explain what is wrong with this picture,, you would get 50 replies, 50 different replies they would point out it is a completely different thing that they do compared to what Bush does, well I got news for them. They are liars and it is a big difference, Bush enables agencies to keep us safe, liberals enable themselves to access info to seek and destroy, damn, how do they ever people even get up in the morning? Voting fraud, destroying or attempting to destroy any opposition ,anybody who questions them, insults them or talks up to them . How do they do it and live with themselves ? They never apologize for any wrongs, they think they are right about everything, I got news for them, FLASH !!! Liberals are brain dead anti social narcissistic spoiled little brats who never achieved adulthood but lavished being coddled by mommy and to this day they replicate the temper tantrum of a two year old, stuck in their adult bodies, it sure is hard to get down on the floor kicking and thrashing their arms and legs but I am certain if they could ,they would. They think they are entiltled, they think they should be paid back for being victims of society, they think they are owed. They are very willing to continue breaking laws, blaming this one or that one ,never ever taking repsonsibilty for anything, they would turn our country into a Communist nightmare insisting it is what the 'majority of Americans want'. THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS DO NOT ACCEPT COMMUNISM , The always right out of touch liberals heard a speech from Obama and that is all it took. And lets not forget those chills up and down their legs. No vetting, nothing. Proves how unreliable they are. So we have a newscaster in Florida and Philly forcing them to answer the questions that should have been asked 6 months ago and what do we get in return ? Invasion of privacy of the very worse kind and lets not forget, they call us racist . Oh,please, the race card means nothing because they played it way too much that the American people see right thru it. And they said Bush was invading the privacy of the American people ? Clearly they have lost it. The American people need to get these ineffective, unqualified ,self serving Democrats out of their Congressional seats by the 2010 elections, watch them screw up from Day 1,they have no clue, they lack substance and principles and are a threat to our Country. We need to make liberalism a crime punishable by waterboarding. Enough is enough already, I am sick of the double standards .LEAVE and DO NOT Anonymous said... Obamas internals in florida show low youth turnout, under 35 years old is old, hispanics going to McCain , older voters are going back to McCain , he is calling people to come to Florida to get out the vote ( but he has said he has millions of dollars in florida and thousands on the ground) get real people , the polls are lying, people afraid of being called racist and now witnessing what is happening when Obama dem thugs see McCain supporters ,they are lying to the pollsters saying they are voting Obama but they are really for McCain . Where is this big youth vote OBAMA bragged about? All the foot patrol ? He was suppose to be able to smooth talk everybody but it is not happening. What a joke. The undecides are voting for McCain . Ryan Adams said... Wow, talk about some crazy talk. No offense, Anon, but you have no idea of what you're talking about and both your fear and loathing is perplexing. Liberals are not the enemies, they are not communists and the whole 'red scare' is as played out as you claim the race card is, if not more so. If you want to talk about what party is bad for this country, there's 8 years of Bush evidence pointing out that not only are the Republicans bad, but they almost destroyed this country's economy and military. 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Hi,Welcome to Aung Crown! Professional High Quality! Serving customers with quality. Home > News > fashion trends > Wardrobe essential: 4 classic ..... Contact us Telephone number :+86-15989571776 Aung Crown UK Agent Mannocks Intermational Ltd TEL 01903 331 585 Unit 15Gerston Business Park Greyfriars Lane,storrington,West Sussex,RH20 4HE Contact Now Customer Comment Wardrobe essential: 4 classic men's hat models • Author:Claire • Source:Aung Crown • Release on :2018-12-18 Shading, grooming the face, masking the hairstyle, and getting it in one step, this is the magic of the hat. The decorative and practicality of the hat is highly praised both in history and now. In this autumn and winter, I recommend you four classic hats to warm your winter from the "head"! baseball caps with your own logo The cap is mostly made of tweed, wool or cotton. Its biggest feature is the stiff and short brim in front. The cap is mostly elliptical or nearly circular, and the front part of the cap is often connected with a snap and a brim, and the Chinese name "duck tongue" is also the result. Now more popular is called Ivy cap. Many people also like to call it a cap. In Europe and the United States, there are many caps for the cap: "Golf cap", "Newsboy cap", "Cabbie hat", Fisherman's cap, and even Jay. · Jay Gaspy. Trilby Hat Not only the men who pursue the details, but many celebrities have discovered the magical effect of the jazz hat. On many important occasions, the hat is used as a secret weapon to save your hair and create a tough and stable image. The jazz hat has a top hat and a top hat. The top hat has a high crown (about 14 to 19 cm), such as the Eaton hat worn by Eaton College students in the UK; the top hat is originally a German male hat, also known as a burger hat. In the end of the Qing Dynasty, the hat was introduced to China. In the early years of the Republic of China, it was often used in ceremonial occasions, so it was called a top hat. China uses traditional craftsmanship to make hats. The wool is first pressed into a felt blank, and then the helmet is burned into a hat tire, which is finished and decorated into a hat. The hats produced by Sheng Xifu are soft, uniform in color and durable, and have been sold all over the world. high quality Cowboy hat The earliest cowboy hats are made of felt in the Midwestern United States. They are made of felt and can be protected from wind and rain. They are mainly functional. But nowadays, cowboy hats are handsome and wild in the shape of cowboy hats. There are also great changes in the material. Today's cowboy hats are made of thinner materials, such as cotton and linen. The color is not limited to the black or brown color of the impression, but there are more bright colors for spring and summer. With a simple and sleek jacket or casual shirt, it is very rough for men. Because the face of the melon face is three-dimensional, the cowboy hat with various color combinations and exaggerated lines can be selected to show personal characteristics. For such face shape, the choice of the hat can be almost arbitrary. Panama Hat In 1906, when President Roosevelt visited the Panama Canal, he was photographed with a Panama hat. The Panama hat became famous and became a symbol of elegant men in the mid-19th century. If you have the opportunity to go to Mondika, or Morocco, occasionally, you will see some open-street sports cars, and those who used the old sports cars of the 50s and 60s will wear them. In this retro era, Panama is particularly fashionable and styled. On the black and white screen, many old-school stars can't pick up the Panama hat. Humphrey Bogart contributes more than just trenchcoat to the fashion world, and half of the panama hat laughs is a symbolic temptation that is half threatening. When the Panama hat became a classic, it became a non-negligible character on the runway. In 2009, from Giorgio Armani, Hermes, Ralph Lauren to Lacoste, Disel, you can see the figure of a Panamanian straw hat. Just as the cheongsam is not worn by the flag, the Panama hat is not a product of Panama. The best is from the small town of Montecris ti. The authentic Panama hat is known for its delicate weaving, soft and delicate texture. It doesn't feel like grass. It looks like thick silk, and the fineness is so close that even the water can't pass. if you want to know more information, you can click on china custom caps factory.	dclm_baseline	{'bff_contained_ngram_count_before_dedupe': '0', 'language_id_whole_page_fasttext': "{'en': 0.933625340461731}", 'metadata': "{'Content-Length': '32837', 'Content-Type': 'application/http; msgtype=response', 'WARC-Block-Digest': 'sha1:UUQEM6RNCK4ERHEH6RG6XUTMOLLI5R3R', 'WARC-Concurrent-To': '<urn:uuid:92df0f29-c283-4a44-97f3-d8a419d2f238>', 'WARC-Date': datetime.datetime(2019, 3, 19, 15, 50, 44), 'WARC-IP-Address': '45.43.221.218', 'WARC-Identified-Payload-Type': 'application/xhtml+xml', 'WARC-Payload-Digest': 'sha1:44F4EA7YZFSMBI6OE4LYZGVTWOUZOAN2', 'WARC-Record-ID': '<urn:uuid:5f542e00-9b2f-47a0-8acd-233e53785574>', 'WARC-Target-URI': 'https://www.wholesaler-hats.com/news/Wardrobe-essential-4-classic-men-s-hat-models.html', 'WARC-Type': 'response', 'WARC-Warcinfo-ID': '<urn:uuid:7a80ffc4-1a80-4e40-8366-5705b9aab59d>', 'WARC-Truncated': None}", 'previous_word_count': '770', 'url': 'https://www.wholesaler-hats.com/news/Wardrobe-essential-4-classic-men-s-hat-models.html', 'warcinfo': 'isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2019-13\r\npublisher: Common Crawl\r\ndescription: Wide crawl of the web for March 2019\r\noperator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)\r\nhostname: ip-10-186-104-161.ec2.internal\r\nsoftware: Apache Nutch 1.15 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)\r\nrobots: checked via crawler-commons 0.11-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)\r\nformat: WARC File Format 1.1\r\nconformsTo: http://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/', 'fasttext_openhermes_reddit_eli5_vs_rw_v2_bigram_200k_train_prob': '0.03211629390716553', 'original_id': '30bf654219300993a1b825da17fa515215a5bf9fdd96e83c85d167315c28ebc3'}
Squat Jacks are a surefire way to tone your legs and butt ,as well as your inner and outer thighs and provide a serious cardio blast and calorie burn in just 30 seconds. Marks says to do the following: Begin in a squat position, with your feet slightly wider than hip-width and place your hands behind your head, elbows wide. Keeping your core engaged, jump your feet in together, while maintaining a squat position. Quickly jump your feet back wide to the starting position. Be sure to keep your knees behind your toes the entire time. We spent 41 hours on research, videography, and editing, to review the top selections for this wiki. If you're looking to get in the best shape of your life without putting up with crowded gyms, expensive memberships, or accidentally lying in pools of other people's sweat, then these exercise DVDs will take your fitness game to the next level. The workouts are not easy, but when you see that six-pack staring back at you in the mirror, you'll definitely know they're worth it. When users buy our independently chosen editorial picks, we may earn commissions to support our work. Skip to the best workout dvd on Amazon. For some, it’s the ultimate quest for physical preparedness; for others, the very thought of CrossFit makes them want to puke. Either way, CrossFit is making an undeniable impact in the fitness world, with followers tackling muscle-ups, Fran, and the infamous Filthy Fifty. So whether you're off to the nearest “box” or tuning in to the CrossFit Games on ESPN, here’s the need-to-know lingo for any and every WOD. How would you like to get more out of your workouts? If your main goal is to burn fat, many traditional exercises and training styles may not be the best route for you. Typically when I'm at the gym and I look around I see a bunch of people doing exercises that don't really match up with their goals. If you're trying to get some bigger biceps you shouldn't be on the eliptical doing hours of cardio and conversely if you're trying to lose some weight and burn some belly fat you shouldn't be smashing out set after set of bicep curls. Exercises and training styles are like tools and before you just assume that watching one or two rocky movies is all the knowledge you need on exercising let's make sure that you've chosen the right tool for the job or I should for your goal. If your goal is to lose belly fat I hate to break it to you, but there is no exercise that can directly target the fat on your belly, but there are plenty of exercise methods that can indirectly burn the fat from your belly, and in this video I'll be going over ten of these methods....These training methods will help you burn more fat during & after your workout. Let's start with the very first one & that's peripheral heart action training. This is my favorite way to do all my weight training workouts, and I highly suggest that if you're trying to lose some belly fat you incorporate this style of training right away. In general your workouts for the week should be a mixture of some more aerobic & some more anaerobic workouts, meaning some of them will be geared more towards lifting heavy weights & others should be geared towards improving your cardiovascular function. But what you'll notice is that during your heavy weight training days, you wind up taking longer breaks & not breathing quite as heavy. Sometimes after some weight training workouts besides the soreness that you might feel in your muscles you may not feel like you worked out at all. So that's where peripheral heart action training comes into play. It helps incorporate an element of cardio into your weight training workout without you having to sacrifice the amount of weight your lifting. So you won't get weaker, but you'll be able to burn much more calories & accomplish much more in a shorter period of time. The best way to do this is by combining an upper body & a lower body movement into one set. For example you can combine a bench press with a squat. So you would do six to eight reps on the bench press & then right away with no break you would do squats for six to eight reps. You would perform both of these exercises with a heavy weight load & you would only take a break after completing both of them. With peripheral heart action training what you're doing is taking the blood that your heart would normally just have to pump to your chest & arms if you were just doing bench press by itself & what your doing is your forcing your body to pull & pump all that blood back down to your legs right after your set of bench without any break or recovery. This makes your heart work much harder allowing you to get your heart rate & breathing rate higher & this will burn more calories & fat in the process. Now let's say that you don't want to work legs & upper body in the same day you want to focus on each on separate days. Well the good news is that peripheral heart action training doesn't only work only if you combine an upper & a lower body movement. It'll also work if you combine two movements that work opposing muscle groups. For example if you combine chest & back movements together with no break. Or if you do quad & hamstring movements together with no break your heart will still have to work much harder to push the blood from the anterior part of your body to the posterior part of your body. So peripheral heart action training try it out. The second exercise style that can help you burn a lot more belly fat is known as cardio acceleration training. We actually have a whole hour long class at our gyms dedicated to this type of training because it's so effective. Once again it involves super setting two exercises. Except this time instead of doing two weight training exercises back to back we're combining a weight training exercise with a cardio exercise with no break. So an example of this would be to perform a set of barbell squats with heavy weight for let's say six to ten reps & then immediately with no break once you rack the bar you go right into high knees for thirty to forty five seconds. Then take a break & repeat for three to four sets We've said it before, but HIIT really does the job when you want to trim ab fat: A study published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness found that people who did two HIIT and two strength sessions a week lost more visceral fat (11 percent of the dangerous kind around your organs)—about an extra inch from their waist—than those who ran twice and did two strength sessions. Plus, many of those speedy intervals, such as sprints, are total-body moves that engage your abs big time. Do speed bursts on a cardio machine or try three-minute boxing rounds (another transverse tightener) with a minute of active recovery in between. This unique HIIT workout incorporates some boxing moves and some weight training for double the benefits. (Don't get along with HIIT training? Studies show adding music will make it more enjoyable.) Mixing up your workout routine from time to time is very important for avoiding the dreaded plateau which is basically your body’s way of saying “I’m bored!” and it’s a big issue with a lot of people who have been on the same workout routine or fitness program for a while and really aren’t seeing the results they want. Your body needs stimulus from a variety of sources which includes everything from different reps and sets schemes to various training styles. If you’re struggling with building muscle mass or you’re having a difficult time losing body fat, then your primary goal should be to mix it up a little and start adding variety into your routines. By doing this you can truly shock your body into change since it will be receiving new stimuli from different sources. Use our extensive exercise guides on this page as a roadmap to help you reach your fitness and physique goals! In 1918 following WWI, Pilates returned to Germany where he started training dancers and quickly gained acclaim. However, to avoid Contrology being used by the German army, Pilates moved to the USA in 1925 and opened the Pilates Universal Studio in Manhattan.39,42 Balanced Body, Inc. [Internet]. Origins of Pilates. 2015 Aug 30 [cited 2015 Aug 30]. Available from: https://www.pilates.com/BBAPP/V/pilates/origins-of-pilates.html. Rock climbing is one of the most physically challenging sports, testing strength, endurance, flexibility, and stamina. To improve in the sport, climbers must build and maintain each of these assets. Written by veteran climber and performance coach, Eric Hörst, The Rock Climber's Exercise Guide provides climbers of all ages and experience with the knowledge and tools to design and follow a comprehensive, personalized exercise program. Enhance your skills, maximize your potential, and become the best climber you can be! Or should I say Chalene JAMS! This is a really fun program. I admit I felt kind of foolish and uncoordinated at first, but now that I know the moves I get in there and sweat up a storm! I like that there are low impact modifications for those of us with back or knee issues that preclude a whole lotta jumping around. I haven't lost any weight doing the program (probably more hormonal and metabolic roadblocks than lack of trying) but I feel better when I do it, so I am not disappointed one bit. One of the rotator cuff strengthening exercises proposed by Kuhn is scaption performed with the thumb down or up. Clinically, this exercise is called the empty-can (thumb-down) or full-can (thumb-up) exercise. When prescribing this strengthening exercise, one should consider the effect that upper extremity position has on the tissues located in the subacromial space. Yanai et al4 showed that impingement forces on the rotator cuff tendons under the coracoacromial ligament were greater with the empty-can exercise than with the full-can exercise. Therefore, the full-can exercise is more appropriate for this patient population. Jump up ^ Rhodes, J. S; Van Praag, H; Jeffrey, S; Girard, I; Mitchell, G. S; Garland Jr, T; Gage, F. H (2003). "Exercise increases hippocampal neurogenesis to high levels but does not improve spatial learning in mice bred for increased voluntary wheel running". Behavioral Neuroscience. 117 (5): 1006–16. doi:10.1037/0735-7044.117.5.1006. 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Y5 L2: Dumbledore's Army Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Walkthrough and Guide by vhayste Year 5 - Level 2: Dumbledore's Army You start off this chapter in the snowy area. Equip your pet, dig up on the area of the guy on the right to wake him up. Pick up his staff and give it to him, then he will help you build the bridge. Cross the bridge. Shoot the four brown boxes, use WiLe to create a dragonhead from the items that came out of the boxes. Attach the dragon head to the gate. Then use WiLe on the gate to open it. Run uphill. Grab the blue mug near the house. Shoot the barrel on the right side of the house to free a girl. Give the blue mug to the girl ans she will help you destroy the ice blocks. Barrel Girl. Go back down the hill. Shoot the lock on the locked house to open it. Get inside and pick up the shovel. Go back uphill and give the shovel to the guy on the right. He will build a cauldron. Just collect the ingredients and put them all inside the cauldron. Use WiLe on the doghouse to get the first ingredient, second one is beside the cauldron inside a box that you will destroy, and for the last one, just use WiLe to move the broom and sweep all the dirt on the road. Drink the potion from the cauldron, then pull away the flower carts blocking the way. The right flower cart has some flowers, give it to the girl beside it. She will shoot a barrel, giving you items. Moving ahead, use WiLe to move the tube lying on the ground, attach it to the top of the door. Summon your pet and make it pass through the tube. Dig up the paw parts around and hit the bird. Create a signboard by using WiLe on the items that the girl gave you. Enter the door. Hermione (Scarf) character token: Dig up the sticky wall close to the exit, then use Weasley box to climb up the wall. Neville (Winter) character token: Use Spectrespecs spell to build a snowman. Break the lock and apparate. Use the gun to attack six targets. Use Dark Wizard to control the person in the shop. Inside you will need to give three people some items. First up, shoot the red and white object on the right side of the door, get the puppet and give it to the girl. Second, shoot the three kegs near the door, use WiLe to build a moving painting, then give the item to the guy near it. Move It. Switch to Hermione, go to the upper middle part of the room. Follow the puzzle clues on the puzzle box to open it. Get the item and give it to the boar's head on the lower left part of the area. Dementor will show up. Switch to Harry, equip his EP spell (Expecto Patronum), use it to defeat Dementor. Pick up the last item and give it to the last person. If you shoot the lock in the previous room, it will lead to another area with lots of stuff to collect. Use Dark Wizard on the keg. Cho (Winter) character token: Ride away in the wheelchair. Use the pet tunnel to knockoff the jars. Pull the handle and use SPECS spell to create a tank. Connect the hose to the tank and pump some water, then build the valve and turn the dials to match the picture on the wall. Just use the Weasley box. Cue to another cute cutscene, and were back to the academy... Follow the ghost trail, and feel free to explore as much as you can along the way. When you reach a closed door, pick up the red object near the left torch before the main central door. Give it to the blonde guy, then pick up his key and open the door. Check out the areas below for lots of collectibles during this segment. Great Hall Entrance Dean Thomas character token: Located behind the statue on the right rear side. Great Hall Use WiLe on the three turkey platters. Fat Friar character token: Shoot the fruit basket beside the fireplace on the right. Penelope Clearwater character token: Open up the puzzle cabinet and hit three candles . The Bloody Baron character token: Hit the Slytherin tapestry at left the rear side. Requirement Corridor Luna (Yellow Dress) character token: Use WiLe to move the armor near entrance. Cormac McLaggen character token : Use WiLe on all four chandeliers. Vincent Crabbe character token: Shoot the armor on the right side three times. Dirk Cresswell character token: Open up puzzle cabinet at the right-side area. Blaise (Black shirt) character token: Hit four braziers in. In the cobwebs on the left. This next segment will introduce you to dueling, which is quite fun. Basically, there are two sides, yours and your enemy's. Your enemy's area is on the rear arc. Just look at your enemy's colored area, open your menu and equip the spell that has the same color as your enemy's arc. Purple arc goes with purple spell, white arc goes with white spell, and so forth. Then blast away your enemy using X. If your enemy has a color that you don't have, just block using B and wait until the color changes. There's also a sequence where you will clash spells, just keep hitting A to blast your enemy. Here's a simple vid to help you: Duel baby. Duel baby Dueling and GOLD BRICK unlocked. Back in the academy, follow the ghost again while exploring your heart out. Congratulations, on to the next level. Comments for Y5 L2: Dumbledore's Army Add your comment22 comments, latest first. Where is the wheelchair for Cho.? I can't find it. Added 13th Apr 2014, ID #374480 How do you deafeat the robot in the room of requirement? I use the same colored spell, but it disen't seem to work. This is our 1000th time doing it, and we can't do it. HELP Added 9th Dec 2013, ID #327418 Do you have to use a strong character like hagrid to open the the basement keg in the secret room below the bar - dumbledors army Added 8th Dec 2013, ID #327007 Is this a glitch? After I free Dean Thomas nothing happens and I can't cross the lake or move anywhere outside of the little round snowy bit. What am I doing wrong? Everything I look at online says Dean should help me build a bridge across the water but it's just not happening :/ Help! Added 19th Nov 2013, ID #320378 How do I get Neville? What is SPECS? Also I can't figure out why I don't have aquementi? Added 12th Jun 2013, ID #289893 I cannot seem to access the "bonus rounds", even tho' I've completed every level. Advice? Thanks! Added 13th May 2013, ID #282488 My son and I are stuck on dumbledores army....we are playing with the Wii..the box that you're supposed to get the walk walkers from is see thru...indicating it can't be used so we can't get the scarf...then we can't get into the store with the man with the ? Over his head in order to get the crest... HELP!!! Added 29th Jan 2013, ID #247615 I keep dying on the dueling and I am doing what it tells me to do. I am doing the right colors and I am holding B down when it pops over my head. But my opponent is still killing me! Added 23rd Nov 2012, ID #211558 how do i dug up the old guy because i have no pets Added 8th Oct 2012, ID #193722 Harry has the yellow spell it looks like you hit someone over the head, he will obtain this at some point though the game... you can use it by shooting the person with the ? mark over the head the action button and walk them over to the crest in the shop... Added 20th Sep 2012, ID #187571 Harry has the yellow spell it looks like you hit someone over the head, he will obtain this at some point though the game... you can use it by shooting the person with the ? mark over the head then press O and walk them over to the crest in the shop... Added 20th Sep 2012, ID #187569 on the first part of this level it is a pig head not a dragon head because they go to the hog's head tavern Added 14th Sep 2012, ID #185947 i am using bellatrix but i still cannot get the CREST 2.. help? Added 27th Jul 2012, ID #169128 how do i drink potions from the cauldron after pressing z? Added 7th Jul 2012, ID #161186 To get the green crest you need to be Harry and use the yellow spell, just stand next to the window ow the cafe and it should lock onto the boy inside, you then can control him to get the crest Added 2nd Jul 2012, ID #159737 i need help! i'm so confused cause on my ds it is set out diiffrently to the sets on the videos. i'm so frustrated. i'm not sure how to get past the door kreacher locked in year 5 chap 3. i'm not even sure if that was right cause i think my chapters might have got mixed up! PLS write back! Added 19th Apr 2012, ID #134920 how do you learn dark magic Added 8th Apr 2012, ID #130847 I don't know how to equip my pet on my psp, please let me know. Added 21st Jan 2012, ID #107914 How do I get into the cafe to get the crest? And what is the deal with the character with the guestion mark over their head. How do I get them? Added 10th Jan 2012, ID #104603 WiLe is wingardium Leviosa spell. You can control other characters by the "yellow" spell that Harry learned in oclumency lessons. Dark characters also have this ability. You simply stand near the person you want to control and push "special" button. Added 25th Dec 2011, ID #98588 What is WiLe? I am stuck trying sweep the dirt from the road, but can't do it. Soooooo frustrated! Please help! Added 23rd Dec 2011, ID #97935 How can I use Dark Wizards to control other legos??? Please help! 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Reliability of barium enema in detecting colonic neoplasia. Three hundred and seven unselected patients were examined by double contrast barium enemas. Twenty-four patients (7.8%) had carcinomas; 11 patients (3.6%) had polyps; six patients (2%) had possible polyps, not confirmed by colonoscopy; and in four patients (1.3%) the radiological findings were misleading or wrong. No carcinoma was missed by barium enema X-ray examination, to be diagnosed by other means. Two patients had radiological lesions, not demonstrable endoscopically, but confirmed surgically. Extensive follow-up of 286 patients (93.2%) revealed only one subsequent case of carcinoma. The shortcomings of colonoscopy are briefly discussed. It is recommended that barium enema examination precede colonoscopy in the investigation of suspected large bowel neoplasia, and that both be used alternately to screen high-risk patients.	mini_pile	{'original_id': 'a266ce4c489f9d02ca5635bea19bd7e97f1955007b69b5108e08f669765bbc89'}
import axios from 'axios' const UsersApi = { baseUrl: 'https://nameless-lowlands-64942.herokuapp.com/auth', login: function(username,password){ return axios.post(this.baseUrl + '/login',{username, password}) .then (res=> res.data.data) }, register: function(username,password){ return axios.post(this.baseUrl + '/register',{username, password}) .then (res=> res.data.data) } } export default UsersApi	common_corpus	{'identifier': 'https://github.com/Micheloncio/bozal/blob/master/client/src/services/UsersApi.js', 'collection': 'Github Open Source', 'open_type': 'Open Source', 'license': 'MIT', 'date': '2018.0', 'title': 'bozal', 'creator': 'Micheloncio', 'language': 'JavaScript', 'language_type': 'Code', 'word_count': '36', 'token_count': '149', '__index_level_0__': '4602', 'original_id': '19868ab2d3ad27ea31ae475cbee7fae374df6bbc342e0ba6be1afce3ee97f3e6'}
Work Header Chapter Text “Hey, let’s go to Maine for a week.” Shane’s eyes shot up from his computer, and pulled his headphones down around his neck. “Did HQ just approve another one of your spooky ghosty road trips? What can we even find up there? Wait, no, scratch that, I forgot Stephen King lives there and bases most of his books there. It’s like your wet dream Ryan!” Ryan huffed a laugh, and rolled his eyes at the other man. “No, dumbass, HQ has nothing to do with this. Also, frankly, Maine is spooky as shit and I’m sure we could get some solid proof of demons up there.” “Oh, yeah, all those lumberjack demons and moose ghouls. That’ll get the internet’s mind gears goin’.” “Wow, do you even know anything besides stereotypes about the North-East?” Shane thought a minute, tapping his pen against his chin. “No.” He concluded, pointing the pen back at Ryan. Ryan giggled helplessly. His best friend really could be a sarcastic piece of shit sometimes. Most of the time. All of the time. “Yeah, okay, I could have guessed that.” He smiled, “But no, this doesn’t have to do with the company. Heck, it doesn’t have to deal with Unsolved at all.” And that was true. This whole was something Ryan had been cooking up behind closed doors for months. All he had known when he began planning was that he wanted to get away from the cameras for a week, and most importantly, he wanted to get away with Shane. “Did Ryan Bergara just say ‘heck’?” Shane teased, eyebrows wide in fake awe. “Somebody call the presses! This company is subconsciously censoring my friend’s use of swear words! I will not stand for this Ryan, I will save you!” Dramatically, Shane slid down to his knees and shuffled over to Ryan’s desk chair, and bent his head in mock prayer. Ryan’s laugh echoed off the walls, and they both knew others around were so used to them being just plain weird that they wouldn’t ask what was wrong. Ryan pushed his hand against Shane’s shoulder, until the man fell back onto his ass. “Fuck off.” Ryan smiled through squinted eyes. It wasn’t until later that night, right as they both were packing up their things to head out for the evening, that Ryan got his answer. “When do we leave?” Ryan looked up, surprised as Shane’s voice broke through the silent bubble around them, tired from the day’s work. When his eyes finally adjusted in the dim lightly, Shane was looking down at his bag as he stuffed his laptop into it. Ryan smiled softly as his heart beat three extra times. “Sunday morning. Take off is at 8a.m., sharp. I will not hesitate to go alone if your ass isn’t at boarding by 7:50.” As Ryan flicked his gaze back down his own bag, he couldn’t miss the small lift in Shane’s lips. Shane made it to boarding at exactly 7:52, but Ryan was still standing there, teeth worrying his bottom lip as he typed rapidly on his phone. Shane could feel his phone going off with alerts in his hand, and he grinned as he jogged to the door. When Ryan looked up, Shane couldn’t tell if his friend was happy or pissed to see him. “Shane Alexander, I swear to the God above..” “Hey, I made it, didn’t I? Also, weren’t you supposed to leave my ass behind or something?” He laughed, handing his ticket to the bored looking girl at the desk. Ryan rolled his eyes, and grumbled something about ‘yeah, gonna beat that ass, almost missed our plane..” But Shane had no time to say something witty about spanking, because the flight attendants were quite literally pushing both of them down the walkway to the plane. They loaded their luggage into the cubbies above their seats, and Ryan felt grateful that he had bought three seats instead of two, because he couldn’t help but laugh watching Shane sit down with his million mile long legs. “Oh boy, Ryan, just what I love! Economy seating. My legs sure do love being at an 90 degree angle for an eight hour flight. You’re truly spoiling me.” Ryan suppressed a laugh and braced himself against the seats in front of them as the plane was taxied to the runway. “Yeah, just remember I’m paying for all the expenses of this trip and first class is all nice and that, but we need to eat and have transportation for a week. Be happy that I got you two seats, one for your gangly, lanky ass legs, and one for the rest of your annoying being.” Shane put a hand against his chest, and gave Ryan his best set of puppy eyes. “Gangly and lanky? You truly know how to get to a man’s heart.” “Shut up and let me move in before I go tumbling backwards and out the back of this metal death bird.” They land around 7pm, and Ryan could already feel the jet lag fucking up his body functions. The lights flickered on all at once, and people begun standing and stretching. Ryan’s back felt as if could snap in half at any moment, and he stomach growled for something that wasn’t crackers or stale cookies. He nudged at Shane, who had fallen asleep at around hour 7 of their flight, and who still hadn’t woken up. “Shane. Shaaaane. Shane, get the fuck up, I need to pee.” Shane groaned and looked up, squinted around and looking generally confused. “Where are we? When are we? Whom are we?” Ryan laughed, shoving at the man until they were both standing, and groaning as their bones popped back into place. “Don’t get all existential on me, buddy. We’re in, ya know, Maine, like planned. It’s dark out and we are tired. Let’s get moving.” Soon, everyone was filing out, slowly but surely. As they exited the plane’s door, a gust of cool wind blew across them. Ryan shivered and wrapped his free arm around himself. “Fuck, it’s May! It shouldn’t be this cold! How do people survive this?!” Shane chuckled sleepily behind him. “These Mainer’s are all gonna beat us up Ryan, their survival instincts are better than ours and we will be sacrificed to keep their souls warm.” Ryan groaned and tried not to store that thought away in his mind. This week was supposed to be calm, and most certainly not full of ghouls and ghosts. This week was going to change everything, Ryan knew it. Ryan was finally going to tell Shane. There was nothing stopping him. All he needed for a push was a week away with the man he loved, and he would finally get the nerve to tell him so. All he needed was a week, and he’d be ready. “This is… cute?” Shane whispered. They stood in the doorway of their AirBnB, which was.. well.. It was cozy. Ryan could feel his face redden and his heart hammer in his chest as he glanced around what would be their room for the week. 7 days. In this room. To be fair, the room didn’t look so fucking romantic in the pictures, but there they were. A large king size bed sat against the furthest wall of the room, draped in thin silk from the ceiling. The whole room was lit with the warmth of the nearby fireplace, which crackled and filled the room with the smell of firewood. Pictures of beautiful Northern landscapes filled the walls, making everything feel homey. And right in the middle of the bed, were two roses. “Ryan, this is a honeymoon suite!” Shane giggled, glee filling his chest. Ryan stuttered and dropped his suitcase against the carpeted floor. He rushed towards the bed and grabbed the roses, staring at them and wondering who the fuck was messing with him. By the entrance, Shane was holding a hand against his mouth, trying to stay quiet. Ryan had told him the owners lived upstairs, but the whole bottom apartment was theirs. It was late, and Shane was trying not to be impolite and cause a ruckus, but he almost couldn’t contain it. “Someone’s fucking with us! This place didn’t look this.. well..” He stuttered, looking around the room, roses still in hand. “This.. lovey dovey! I didn’t book us a honeymoon suite, Shane, I swear to God and- holy shit, is that a chocolate heart?! Propped up against the mantle of the fireplace sat a small red heart shaped box of chocolates, and with that, a ripping laugh tore through Shane’s mouth, unable to hold it back anymore. Ryan covered his face and sat against the bed, cheeks flaming and nerves on fire. What a great start. After about 30 minutes, Shane calmed down and flopped against the bed, chest heaving from his laugh attack. Ryan had since grabbed his luggage, and tore off his pants and shirt, crawling into bed and wishing it would swallow him whole. At once, it was quiet again, save for the crackle of the dying fire. As it darkened in the room, so did Ryan’s thoughts. Maybe he shouldn’t had planned this. It really was stupid if he thought about it, taking his closest friend 3,000 miles away to.. what? Tell him he had loved him since he first met him? That he wanted something more than lingering touches and prolonged stares? That he wanted more than the rarest hug or the ultra-rare kiss on the cheek goodbye? What if Shane didn’t feel the same way? What if he even hated Ryan after the truth was out in the open? What would happen to Unsolved? What would happen to their careers? What would happen to them? His mind raced, and he squeezed his eyes shut, wondering if he could make up the excuse of the flu so they could just go home, so he could never think about this trip ever again- “This is nice.” Shane voice cut through the thick air and Ryan immediately opened his eyes. He glanced down to where Shane laid, legs hanging off the end of the bed. Even though half his body was off the bed, he head still came up to Ryan’s stomach. “What?” He whispered, grimacing at the slight break. Shane titled his head up, and smiled with his eyes. “This is nice. I’m already loving this trip.” And there was no hint of sarcasm in his words. Ryan’s heart tugged itself down to his belly. “Oh.” He breathed out, a smile on his lips. Maybe this could work. “Oh, maybe there’s a ghost in this room! That’s why it’s all made up! They want us to get married!” Shane declared, and Ryan grabbed the nearest pillow to his reach, and flung it towards Shane’s face. They both giggled and let their bones relax against the bed, letting the darkness come over them. Maybe this could work, Ryan thought. 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News Releases Pinnacle Financial Partners is One of America's Best Workplaces for Parents November 29, 2018 Pinnacle Financial Partners is one of the nation’s best employers for working parents. The firm earned the No. 40 spot on the list of 2018 Best Workplaces for Parents from FORTUNE magazine and Great Place to Work®. The list was determined by anonymous employee surveys, with analysis focused on the comparison between parent responses and non-parent responses. Researchers from Great Place to Work® looked for equity among responses from parents and non-parents and took into account an organization’s success in overcoming differences in experience to maximize the potential for all employees. “Balance is one of our values, and this award speaks directly to our success in building a workplace where associates are encouraged to achieve it,” said Terry Turner, Pinnacle’s president and CEO. “There’s no such thing as a ‘work life’ and a ‘home life.’ We each have one life to live, and it’s up to us to make sure it’s balanced. That’s why we give associates the flexibility they need to take care of themselves and their families." Internal work environment surveys show Pinnacle is successful in this realm, with 96 percent of associates saying they are given the flexibility to maintain balance in their lives. Policies that support balance include generous personal time off given for any purpose, whether it be illness, family obligations or vacation. When combined with paid holidays, the average time off for full-time associates is 6.5 weeks every year. Starting in 2019 Pinnacle will give new parents two weeks of paid leave in addition to allotted PTO and short-term disability. And as a small token of congratulations, the firm sends them monogrammed gifts as a surprise. Pinnacle also encourages flexibility so associates can attend to family matters. Though much of their work takes place face-to-face with clients, the firm supports job sharing, part-time status and working from home when possible to help balance work and family commitments. “The companies featured on the 2018 Best Workplaces for Parents list offer excellent, flexible and balanced workplaces,” said Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work®. “But what makes these companies really stand out is that they respond to parents’ needs beyond childcare – continuing to invest in their development and valuing them as much or more after they became parents.” Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2018 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle earned a place on FORTUNE’s 2017 and 2018 lists of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the U.S., and American Banker recognized Pinnacle as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For six years in a row. The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $24.6 billion in assets as of Sept. 30, 2018. As the second-largest bank holding company headquartered in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in 11 primarily urban markets in Tennessee, the Carolinas and Virginia. Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com. About the Best Workplaces for Parents Great Place to Work based its ranking on a data-driven methodology applied to anonymous Trust Index™ survey responses representing more than 5 million employees at Great Place to Work-Certified organizations. To determine the Best Workplaces for Parents list, Great Place to Work® compared parents' and non-parents' responses on more than 60 survey questions anonymously rating their employers. We took into account organizations' success in overcoming these differences in experience to create a great place to work and maximize the potential for all employees, regardless of parenting status. We focused our analysis on parents' overall feedback, analyzing how their experiences compared to that of their colleagues, whether job level or other personal characteristics changed the level of support received as a parent, and assessing the quality of parental leave, adoption, flexible schedule, child care and dependent health care benefits. We also considered how parenting status influenced other aspects of employees’ work experience, including their experience of the company living up to its values, people’s opportunities to innovate, and the effectiveness of their leaders. To learn more about Great Place to Work Certification and recognition on Best Workplaces lists published with FORTUNE, visit Greatplacetowork.com. About Great Place to WorkGreat Place to Work® is a global people analytics and consulting firm that helps companies produce better business results by focusing on workplace culture. Powered by more than 30 years of research, Emprising®, its SaaS-enabled survey and analytics platform, gives companies access to the assessments, data, and reporting needed to build a high-trust, high-performance culture.	mini_pile	{'original_id': '737383cd16bf8b335d34535db38251c4a3ad1210ffcad0e715bf63dfd0aab9b0'}
Animal Experimentation Essay by PaperNerd ContributorCollege, Undergraduate September 2001 download word file, 7 pages 5.0 1 reviews To Scientists, Students & Companies experimenting on animals For centuries humans have made use of other species to meet their needs, for food, clothing, transportation, sports, companionship, medical research and entertainment. Until the eighteenth century, animals were considered as a piece of property. The animal's owners could beat, starve or even kill it without any interference. The situation hasn't changed much over the years. Today, animals are exploited, experimented upon, killed for research, product testing, educating students. " Each species has the right to express the natural behaviors of its kind ... All animals have the right to a natural life span without suffering, neglect or cruelty. Every animal has the right to a humane death " (Bloyd S., Pg 13, 1990). There is one aspect of Animal Rights which is most severe and distressing, Experimentation on Animals must come to an end soon!. The question is not "ÃÂcan they reason?' nor, "ÃÂcan they talk?' but "ÃÂcan they suffer?' I am a student at the University of Arizona, though I am a Computer Engineering major, I interact with many students related to the field of medicine. The other day, I was talking to a friend, Daniel, a medicine major, he told me how they have been working on dissection of live frogs, pinning them to a board and then cutting their body. What disgusted me the most was the fact that these animals were not even given anesthesia (drugs that numb the body or bring to sleep) and had to suffer the extreme pain in front of their own eyes. The helplessness of these animals created a fury in me which compelled me to write to you, since you are a part of this legal crime' and it is you, who can bring about a change in the situation. Animals and Education: Animals used for education and training range from frogs that are dissected in classrooms to dogs that undergo open heart surgery to train surgeons. Dissection was considered the best way to teach young people about the anatomy of various animals, the difference between species, and evolution. Well, what right do we have to take the life of an animal just to teach students about the nerves, the digestive system and for getting a grade! ? It would instead make the students feel that animal life is less important. About 6 million animals a year are killed so that they can be dissected in American Schools. (Woods G., Pg 24, 1999). Removing these animals from their natural environment may upset the balance of nature. I would never opt for any such education which would cost an animal its life. Instead of dissecting, students may use a computer program to analyze the body structures of animals. There are many web-sites over the internet which now provide the service of virtual dissecting, in which you can experiment your skills without harming any animals (), (). Students may watch a film of a biology teacher dissecting an animal, which can give them quite a good idea of the process. Along with this there are a wide range of teaching tools like plastic models, charts and multimedia technology. Remember that the power is in your hands. At this point I would like to cite an incident which took place in 1987, in which a California High School student, Jenifer Graham, refused to dissect a frog on moral grounds. She was given a low grade, which was protested against by her parents in a federal court. As a result, the federal judge issued a ruling against the school and her grades were upgraded. This means that nothing is impossible, it is just the first step that is the toughest. Animals are also used to teach health workers how to care for wounds, set bones or treat other ailments. The U.S department of Defense has operated "ÃÂWound Labs' since 1957 (James B., Pg 15, 1999). Did you know that in these, animals are shot with weapons that soldiers are likely to face on the battlefield?. Military doctors learn how to treat them by practicing on the animals. How uncivilized can we get? I feel that we are no better than the primitive man who killed others for his own survival. The difference is that we kill the weak in a sophisticated manner. How can we just take a life to learn how to save another life, when we have other alternative technologies to learn the same fact in a more effective way? New demonstration models have been introduced which makes the process of understanding the human body simpler. I feel really angry that when we have all the technology, then why don't we make good use of it instead of barbaric options. According to the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment, the 1,260 registered laboratories in the United States use between seventeen and twenty-two million animals each year ( , 03/29/00). Scientists like Alan M.Goldberg and John M. Frazier are two of the many scientists who argue that there are no effective substitutes for animal research. They are used in dangerous and painful experiments. Is this morally and ethically correct? Just because these innocent living beings can't speak for themselves and are helpless, doesn't mean we can use them for our selfish purposes! Animals in Product Testing: Today, most drugs, chemicals, household products, cosmetics, and other materials are tested on animals to try to determine whether they work and are safe. Animals are exposed to chemicals through inhalation, ingestion, eye contact or skin contact and various diseases are initiated in them through artificial methods, and then the drugs are tested on them. In one such experiment to test (Draize eye test) (McCoy J.J., Pg 20, 1993) the safety of cosmetics, a rabbit is held firmly till it becomes quiet, then the testing material is dropped inside one of their eyes and the other is used to watch the difference. Many animals, in an attempt to escape the pain, break their bones because of the tight fixtures holding them. How is this kind of a test justified? How would you feel if instead of those animals, you had been held and forced to test various materials? I had a look at an article which showed, how in a LD50 test, a group of animals is given chemicals, and when 50 percent of them die, that dosage is considered lethal dose for that chemical. Such atrocity on these innocent dumb animals is totally wrong and must stop immediately. We humans have shown a superior degree of intelligence by developing language, making and using tools etc. Many animals do show signs of intelligence yet the abilities of humans are far above them. Would that mean we would allow experimentation on mentally retarded individuals and infants who appear to have little understanding of the world around them and no grasp of language? Nowadays many alternatives are available which should be used instead of this painful and uncivilized method. By analyzing exactly how one chemical or drug harms the body, researchers try to predict whether a similar chemical will also be dangerous. Along with this, new computer Softwares have come out which can predict the reaction of body towards different substances. You should at least test these methods and switch over to them. Redundant & Misleading Animal experimentation: Some scientists say that there have been many breakthroughs in medicine field because of experimenting on animals. They don't realize that it is not because of the animals, instead because of the law, which required testing on animals before use by public. This doesn't mean that the success couldn't be achieved without the animals! Human reactions to drugs cannot be predicted by tests on animals because different species (and even individuals within the same species) react differently to drugs.(Day N., Pg16, 1994) Britain's health department estimates that only one in four toxic side effects that occur in animals actually occur in humans. Practolol, a drug for heart disorders that "passed" animal tests, causes blindness in humans and was pulled of the market. Experimenters using animals are less apt to notice symptoms like emotional changes, dizziness, nausea, and other important but less obvious conditions. Animals can't tell you how they feel, information that is necessary to help determine whether a drug can be tolerated by human patients. We have no right to restrain any animal, try our drugs on them and compare it with our own reactions. I find all this so irrational and illogical. Pharmagene Laboratories scientists believe that the discovery process of testing cell cultures from human body is much more efficient. "If you have information on human genes, what's the point of going back to animals?ÃÂÃÂ¨ says Pharmagene cofounder Gordon Baxter. ( ). There is evidence that many experiments are unjustified on scientific grounds. Results are often misleading, because animals react to certain drugs and chemicals in a different way to humans. This suggests that far more animals are being made to suffer unnecessarily. "In the Bion Project, monkeys, Dogs and rats have been blasted into orbit in the cause of the space race. If they do not die in space, most are killed and dissected on their return to earth." (James B, Pg 24, 1999). This kind of cruelty of exposing animals to such pain and suffering to obtain knowledge for our own purposes is very wrong. Alternative techniques like use of computers, human cells and tissues, powerful scanners should be applied for such research rather than following the crude method of hurting the animals. It's time we take strong action and create a healthy environment of peace and natural life for these animals. More wildlife sanctuaries should be opened and more people should adopt animals, take care of them. In conclusion, I would like to say that improvements in the lives of animals come only when human attitudes change. And attitudes, even deep-rooted ones, can and do change. The power is in your hands. 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