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The Emigrants (1971)
Directed by Jan Troell
December 5 at BAM, part of its Max von Sydow series
Cinephiles entering into this expecting a sweeping 19th-century epic in which hugs are delicately framed in front of bombastic cannonfire will be sorely mistaken—but never, ever disappointed. The history-obsessed Troell is a peerless termite artist; his film rigorously traces the path of Swedish peasant Karl Oskar (Max Von Sydow), his wife Kristina (Liv Ullman), and their extended family. The Nilssons have rotten luck; despite dogged persistence tending the soil, their animals—and eventually one of the couple’s children—freeze to death. Karl Oscar is a man of the land, but no simpleton: rather than the shoot-for-the-moon naivete that we drape over old-time immigrant parables today, his choice to take the family to America is driven less by foolish optimism than outright despair. Barely scraping by in a community that conflates success with saintliness, the family boards a boat which, eventually, will land them in Minnesota.
If they can make it, that is—their journey is perilous and takes, frankly, forever. Troell was his own cinematographer, but the angles are inexact; from the evidence onscreen, he kept the camera running without detailed choreography or pre-planned compositions. Instead he works gesturally, never missing a cow’s hoofprint in the mud or a ray of sunlight filtered through blankets as a character wakes up. Troell disregards mise-en-scene in the traditional sense; aside from landscape shots, not a single frame would work in a Bergman movie. By pushing viewers through history one tiny, unrecorded experience at a time, Troell breaks down tidy preconceptions about what constitutes a “scene”: life presses forward, but only as quickly or as slowly as the characters are feeling it. Von Sydow and Ullman were megastars in Sweden, but they carry the film less in the emotional sense than the physical—that is, acting with their entire bodies, in continuous flows, they embody it.
Daniel Boone chronicler Edwin James wrote of an American mode of life “wherein the artificial wants and the uneasy restraints inseparable from a crowded population are not known, wherein we feel ourselves dependent immediately and solely on the bounty of nature, and on the strength of our own arm.” This is what The Emigrants is really about: a silent, unspoken shift in Karl Oskar that decides the future of his children (and, obviously, their children) away from the church, and toward the land. Ever tactile, Troell’s handheld camera makes you feel the family’s hope, disappointment, hunger, impatience, and shivering. This is a film about what has been termed The American Dream, but it exists less as a fantasy slathered over the screen's dirt-specked faces than as a trembling, uncanny magnetic force at the forefront of every character’s mind—hard to say out loud, but impossible to turn away from.
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The judge has an opportunity to win the admiration of the world. All she has to do is tell Lindsey she feels sorry for her because she is stalked by s*** sucking parasites. It would be even better if the guy she allegedly hit was there and brought his rat, ambulance chasing, lawyer with him.
Now, that would be a show worth seeing!!!!!
634 days ago
Why is this news? When was the last time she was in a movie or tv show? Don't know why anyone would care.
634 days ago
Chief Justice LaShawn Cracker
There may be more (or less) to this story than any of us is privy to. If Sautner sees an issue, I am sure she will have good reason to. If she lets it go, I am sure she knows what is best. We still have not heard a direct quote from Geragos (sp?) or the manager, only claims made by unnamed sources.
634 days ago
Rogue Warrior
This guy's claims are a non-issue. Just look where he's from, enough said! Not to mention ALL the witnesses say absolutely nothing happened!!!! Therefore, it's a gr8 day for the H8turds to chase oncoming traffic!!!!!!!!
634 days ago
Who cares when this is over it will be Lindsay who? So of course she will do something stupid to get back on tmz. She hasn't changed one bit despite all of her BS.
Wonder how long it will take her to get herself fired from the Liz movie. She even comes close to pulling any of her known crap not being prepaired, professional, disrupting production shes gone. Her career is so far in the toilet now it will be royally flushed down the drain.
Lohan simply doesn't care her attitude is still the same I'll do whatever I wan't cause I get away with it.
634 days ago
See, this is the exact reason why we are closing it down. It's people like you, who think you are so much ABOVE everyone else, and yet spend so much time here *coughs guess who I am referring to, and she is a long standing commenter.
I'm beginning to think that some of the trolls have it right when they say the things they say about you all.
I am honestly sorry if you felt you were so much better than the chat room, and that's why you never went in.
Like BRW says, good luck on creating a new one.
Oh, and saying you never came in? Lies. you happen to have been in there as often as the next person. Stop trying to make yourself sound so above it all. You aren't.
634 days ago
She's got a fresh set of enablers with Honig and she hasn't really grown up.
Maybe putting the pressures of constant court appearances behind her will free her up to a more reflective period.
634 days ago
Blood Red Witch
Thanks for the nice supportive comment. We did the chat in order to get to know our fellow posters better. (guess we did lol) Also to get to talk to seldom posters and the ones who lurk. But reg chat people were running anyone new off and were just making it an awful place.
634 days ago
Oh poor Rogie. I'm sorry. Are you upset I didn't include you hun? Silly goose.
634 days ago
to get it wipped out would be too hard..VOP is a crime..she has multi would cost millions..and take many years to dismiss all those counts.
they cant dismiss a crimes and not dismiss the VOPs..
sorry it record is to far gone,,
when she plead dealed them out and put in a NO CONTEST.(Guilty) its through..
is she pleaded innocent.and fought it.then she would of had a better chance.
634 days ago
Of course she has no worries. She's never been held accountable for her MANY, illegal activities.
634 days ago
Chief Justice LaShawn Cracker
Could someone please give me a complete list of who sucks so I can understand where all of this anger is coming from?
I am confused when people do not use names, because then I might make an assumption and be wrong because I don't know what is really going on.
634 days ago
She thought that little pesky stealing incident would be shrugged off too after she scrambled to return it when it became news... just saying.
634 days ago
Wow, Spartacus, I think you need to go and do your homework on me a little more sweetheart if you plan on being a stalker. If you did, you'd know I wasn't Lindsay, Dina, or Ali. But nice try though!
634 days ago
The question has been asked: Does Lindsay store nuts in her cheeks?
The answer is...yes, it's true. Nicole lives in those cheeks.
Also, Nicole is the real-life Lennie from 'Of Mice and Men'. Lindsay is just her next puppy.
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The VAX-11/780
A Complete History Of Mainframe Computing
The VAX-11/780
While most of our readers know that the x86 instruction set originated in 1978 with the 8086, perhaps a more important development happened a year earlier when Digital released the infamous VAX-11/780. But how could anything possibly be more important than the x86 instruction set?
When most people think of DEC, they remember a large mini-computer maker that failed and was bought by Compaq when the micro-computer usurped DEC’s key market. But what happened in 1977 that was so important? DEC’s VAX and its very comely wife, VMS, the latter of which still has much relevance today.
The VAX-11/780 was ostensibly released to address the shortcomings of the highly successful and very well liked PDP-11. DEC downplayed many of the changes and instead focused on the ability to finally break the 16-bit (64 K) addressable memory limitation of the PDP-11 with the VAX-11/780’s 32-bit address. However, there was much more to it than that.
The VAX is considered by most to be the finest of all CISC instruction sets, rivaled only by those influenced by it. It was a highly orthogonal instruction set, with 243 instructions on several basic data types and with 16 different addressing modes. This elegant architecture was a strong influence in the Motorola 68000 family, which became the platform for Apple Lisa and MacIntosh until it was replaced by the PowerPC in the 1990s. Incidentally, the performance of the VAX-11/780 was adopted as a standard measurement when “VAX MIPS,” or later just “one MIPS,” became a measure of computer performance.
However, perhaps the most important contribution of the VAX was VMS. Windows NT was developed by none other than Dave Cutler, the designer for VMS. He was one of many VMS developers who went over to Microsoft to work on the development of Windows NT. Despite the controversy surrounding Windows, Windows NT is still the dominant operating system in use today, and will remain so for the foreseeable future, particularly since Windows 7 is being far better received than Vista. This is not to denigrate the VMS operating system as insignificant other than its impact on Windows NT as it was a much respected design that was especially user friendly.
Many showered accolades on this easy-to-use operating system, which was very much ahead of its time. In fact, although the VAX is dead, OpenVMS is clearly not, and is currently running on Intel's Itanium processors and HP's archaic Alpha processors, with a new release due out later this year. Thus, since its release 32 years ago, the operating system is still going strong.
As delightful as the VAX and VMS were, and the latter still is, they never challenged the Big Blue beast in any real economic way and instead probably helped IBM in its fight with the government, which was not too fond of what they considered IBM's monopoly. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan dropped the anti-monopoly suit against IBM, and that same year, Big Blue released the 3081, which incidentally, was the first mainframe with which I had experience. And what an experience it was.
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Attended a conference at the Rochester Hyatt Regency and stayed overnight. Prior to my stay, I had extensive contact with the reservations and accounting departments arranging accommadations and dealing with business type payment issues; very friendly, professional and helpful. Upon check-in, there was a problem with the special rate I had secured through their reservation service. Confusion ensued but the situation was solved in a timely, professional manner and I was even given a better rate AND fresh fruit and bottled spring water delivered to my room to make amends for the situation ( thanks to Chandra). Parking is inexpensive ($3.00 a night) and the garage is adjacent to the hotel (no valet). Lobby is beautiful; somewhat "NYC-ish", very spacious. I requested a complimentary room upgrade when checking in but was politely informed all rooms are similiar (later discovered there were "suites"). The room was clean but very basic and somewhat worn - scratched furnishings, dirty upholstered desk chair, lightly stained carpet. Bathroom was OK; adequate towels, limited amenities. Quick, friendly response when I informed the front desk I was in need of an in room coffee set up. Bed was a little uncomfortable, no club chairs or table (just a desk and chair). Adequate TV with good cable stations. USA Today was delivered to the room in the morning. The pool area was OK; the water was clean but the pool itself was not (plastic liner). Nonetheless, it was refreshing and appreciated. The whirlpool was not warm enough and really could have used another twelve inches or so of water. The exercise room was great; modern equipment in good working order, TVs, water, towels, etc...and opened 24 hours. The hotel is located right in the middle of downtown Rochester near the river, two blocks from Dinosaur BBQ; do yourself a favor and walk over for lunch or dinner (best BBQ in the world and a very "eclectic" mix of patrons). In conclusion, an average hotel with great least during my stay and mostly due to the front desk personnel. Side note regarding conference accommadations: I spent two days in the Grand Ballroom and my internal body tempature plummeted to a personal record low.....and I'm originally from Buffalo!!! We were warned ahead of time in our conference literature to "bring a sweater or light jacket as room tempatures may vary". Well, it didn't vary much...always FREEZING!! Difficult to regulate.... maybe but, unless there's dancing and an open bar, an area that big should never be that cold!! Oh, lunch service that was included with the conference was somewhat rushed, mechanical and the food was less than stellar. The morning continental breakfast and afternnon snack set-ups, also included, were average. None of this would keep me from attending another conference/function at the Rochester Hyatt Regency - I just want to inform future event planners and "attendees". I've certainly experienced worse in my professional conference/training history!!
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Cyanide laced drink used by cult leader Jim Jones in the 1978 mass suicide of 1913 people in French Guyana.The term "drink the koolaid" is commonly used to infer acceptance or belief in things that are ridiculous.
statement: President Bush said the war was about Osama Bin Laden"...
reply: "OH YEAH, go ahead and drink the koolaid!"
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The use of a textual emoticon as a magical ASCII amulet you append to any offensive saying. Doing so protects you from the flaming arrows of the evil one.
John, you are such an f'n moron, why the hell don't you get a life and learn how to use protecticons? ;)
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1. Cummy Socks
Socks used to ejaculate into that are now crusty from dried-cum.
I accidentally put on cummy socks this morning getting ready for work!
2. Cummy Socks
Cummy Socks are the socks a man has ejaculated in during masturbation.
On his way to work, the crusty sensation on Joey's foot made him realize he accidentally put on his Cummy Socks.
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4. Medical School
1. medical school
A place where one learns how to live without sex (see celibacy), money, food, and sleep, in that order. The ceremonial white coat given to all students after 4 yrs of medical school sends a clear message to onlookers that doctors don't need sex or sleep, but often indulge in either so as to "fit in". Ironically, after getting out of medical school, having previously learned to live without money, many doctors compensate by squandering their money on cheap whores and failed marriages.
"Medical school helps me understand why I used to get erections and why I longer need them"
"I have nothing to talk about because i'm in medical school"
"I'm never going to get laid! Might as well go to medical school"
"The first time I saw a vagina was in anatomy lab"
2. medical school
The place Biology majors go to have their dreams of becoming an ethical physician brutally slaughtered whilst simultaneously getting into insummountable debt.
"I have a 4.0 GPA, 10 years of my life I'm not doing anything with, masochistic tendencies and the desire to owe an unforgiving financial institution $200K at 24% interest...I know! I'll apply to medical school."
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3. medical school
5. medical school
The place where Rich white kids, smart Asian kids, and horny Indian kids come to learn that Biochemistry is the subject of Satan. Oftentimes, these 4 years reflect regret in not learning Korean (to decipher professors) instead of learning Spanish (to decipher your patients). These 4 years are filled with defining "firsts" Ex: First time White Kid A screwed an Asian Girl. First time Indian Kid A got laid period. First time Asian girl tried lesbian porn to pay for her abusive boyfriend's car insurance.
Overall: any prolonged experience that includes alcohol, 8am clinics with rectal exams, lab coats with unexplainable stains, and unsurmountable debt.
I went to Dental School because I did not get into Medical School.
I attend Medical School because my Indian father told me he would send me to India to get married if I didn't.
Did you need a refill for that Vicodin? No problem, I went to medical school for a reason; to become a Board Certified drug dealer.
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1. WHAY?
A word used to describe frustration, shock, or questioning. Can be uttered in many tones. Can be synonymous with "What the heck?" or "Huh?"
Gina: A pickled stuffed matress. Kewl.
Sonia: Whay? Sleeping in a hammock mouthing the words to Eye of the Tiger?
2. Whay
Whay - Used when something funny or misfortunate for someone has happened. Commonly used in schools.
3. whay
Modification of "why?" used to indicate a particular tone of voice when communicating online. This is associated with blondes and can be best visualized with a cocked head and hair twirled around a pinky finger.
"so this guy walks into a bar--"
"wait whay?"
4. whay
the word "well hey" combined into two words. Formerly used by 2pac in his song "Changes."
"whay, that's the way it is."
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1. where I come from
Cliche phrase. Used as preface for one's remarks about the hardships of his or her life, ostensibly to add validity to the point that follows. Essentially any statement beginning with this phrase can be summarized as follows: "I have had a much harder life than you and hence you are in no position to argue with my point that (blah blah blah)."
"Where I come from, a nigga's rich if he can slang a 20 rock every week. So dontchoo be calling yoself PO', white boah!"
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1. Zulu Bull attack
The 30,000 strong zulu army used to prepare itself for battle by using the infamous zulu bull attack. Used successfully against the British army in the first part of war for control of zululand (insouth east Africa; south Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swazailand) until effective counters after the first few battles.
The attack was really just a clever formation, where the forces would divides themselves into four equal pieces.
Three of the pieces would line up, closely packed, next to eachother. These would represent the head of the bull and it's horns. The other 25% would be behind the head, fairly spaced out, to give the impression of massiveness. These represented the body.
The head and horns would march slowly toward the enemy, and once within 250 metres, the head would rush the enemy to test it's firepower. After many of the head had fallen, the rest could then rush and the enemy would also. But the horns would move faster than the head,a nd surround the enemy. This left themwith two choices;
•retreat, which was near impossible. Zulu always made sure there was a slope nearby so the enemy would have trouble with this
•Rush into the remaining head and through the body. This would ultimately spell doom.
The weakness in this form of attack was that it relied on the enemy doing something. The British army eventually figured that it should stay still and only shoot at 100 yards, thus securing victory at many battl...
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1. Bibbling
To pucker your mouth, exhale and move your index finger up and down in contact with your mouth, producing a strange noise similar to a fat man on a lumpy bus.
The idiot sat in the corner bibbling whilst his house was smashed by a rabid sheep.
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1. dicty
Probably the same as #1
Just saw a silent movie made in 1927 by a black movie company for a black audience. One character was a high-toned composer/pianist. Another character, a con artist, referred to the pianist as "dicty" in a disparaging way. So the word's been around for a while. "Leave that dicty man and come with me. With your beauty and my brains, we'll be rich."
2. dicty
Tastefully elegant,intelligent,a sense of humor,refined but also street-wise and able to mingle with different "social classes". A classy lady.
Audrey Hepburn's character Holly, in Breakfast at Tiffany's is an example of a modern-day Dicty dame.
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3. dicty
A shortened form of the word dictionary.
UD is by far the most interesting dicty on the web, it's evolving at a pace unknown to man!
Gotta go fire up the ol' dicty and bust out a def!
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1. Flayrah
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The rabbits brought back flayrah from the farmer's garden.
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How to Graduate Into a Great Career
By Marty Nemko
Posted 12/18/06
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Be humble. Many employers find fresh college grads to be cocky, with unreasonable expectations. New hires often think they know a better way to run things. And sometimes, they're right. But more often, there's a good reason for the way things are done–it was developed over time by experienced people. In your first few weeks, ask plenty of questions, but do what you're told and see how it works out. At minimum, you'll have proved that you're willing to pay your dues.
Seek opportunities. On Day 1, if the boss says your job consists completely of tasks that a high school dropout could do, say something like, "I am willing to pay my dues, but I believe I can be of greater use to you if you give me more responsibility. For example, I'm a pretty good writer and researcher." My daughter's first job out of college was in the White House but only to answer letters written to the Clintons' cat, Socks. Before her job description was set in stone, she asked for more responsibility and, within two weeks, she was writing Hillary Rodham Clinton's daily briefing.
After nailing down a reasonable job description, identify the most knowledgeable and influential people in your organization. Make a point of asking them questions and offering to help them out. You'll learn a lot and make connections that will help in the future, with career guidance, job tips, and letters of reference.
Think like a leader. Even at the entry level, it's time to start thinking like you are the leader: someone whom others look up to, in your organization and in your field. Worker bees who simply keep their heads down often are the first to get the ax in a cutback. At the least, they feel like small cogs in a large machine.
So get in the habit of asking yourself, "What might be a better way?" Share your ideas with colleagues you respect. Listen carefully to their reactions; don't accept or reject their ideas without reflection.
It's a cliché, and only sometimes true, that if you just do your job well, the money will follow. Still, think that way. That will keep priorities where they need to be: on learning and on getting ahead ethically. Yes, cheaters sometimes win. But you won't feel good about your career if that's how you succeed.
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We know Gov. Moonbeam will sign AB131, he has already said he would. So now our kids are fighting for a spot in the colleges we pay for not only to the out of state, higher tuition paying students (usually from other countries), but now we get to give up more of the limited space to illegals and PAY for it as well. The corrupt politicians need to be removed from office. Let's start with Gil Sedillo who proposed this and the previous bill giving private tuition money to illegals. It seems he is only working for the illegals and not California.
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Six months after becoming majority leader, Rep. John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, sat down this week with The Washington Times to discuss Republican priorities and negotiations in Congress to pass an immigration reform bill.
Question: What is the real likelihood of passing an immigration bill this year?
Answer: I’d say the chances are 2-to-1 before the end of the year.
Q: Honestly? Both sides are pretty dug in.
A: I’ve had senators talk to me — Democrats and Republicans — who want to move on. Our hearings are having an effect on them. So, I think there’s a way to get there.
Q: Which side will have to give in?
A: We’ll know more on Labor Day after we go through August and the hearings.
Q: You were among the 17 House Republicans who voted against the House enforcement-only bill. Why?
A: There were issues in my jurisdiction [as chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee] in the bill. I was being denied my jurisdiction. Finally, they gave me my jurisdiction for 24 hours, which got under my skin. The employer provisions in there on verification — I wanted to do my work. I thought the Judiciary Committee work was haphazard, and I thought the employer provisions were nothing but unfunded mandates.
Q: How so?
A: Requiring them to look at all workers — all their workers, not new hires, all their existing employees — there’s no system to verify that, and we’re talking about a huge database run by the federal government. Scares me to death.
And so, for all those reasons, it was just easier to vote no.
In hindsight, I was probably more angry about jurisdiction than I was about the provision itself.
Q: If you hadn’t been upset about how it was handled, would you have voted for it?
A: Yeah. I voted for the fence. I voted for a lot of the amendments to make it tougher.
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Baby cries whenever father holds her
My husband works all day and when he comes home at night and tries to hold our daughter she screams bloody murder, but as soon as i hold her she stops. He is here on weekends and she does it then, too. Why is she doing this? it hurts his feelings! any advice?
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aww :( my hubby feels for yours! We went through the same things, and it is so hard! But, it's nothing personal against your husband.
The most important thing for your husband to do is keep being patient. The second thing is that he needs to keep calm when he holds your daughter. Babies can be very responsive to emotions, stress, tension, nervousness, etc., and keeping calm helps them to stay calm, as well. He may also need to be reminded that even as young as she is, she already has preferences and opinions (even though she can't verbalize them), so he will have to experiment to find out what she likes doing with him. Also, just because something doesn't work one day doesn't mean he should rule it out for the future. My husband had a routine of seven or eight things that he would try over and over, because one of them almost always worked, even just 15 minutes apart.
One other possible suggestion, perhaps you should leave the room and let them work things out between themselves. For such a long time, if my daughter knew I was nearby, I was the only one who could do anything with her. She had a pretty good sense, too, at first I usually had to leave the house (take a walk around the block if you just want to give them a few minutes). I think it helped my husband to calm down when I wasn't hovering.
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Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement, a newly launced political party in Malaysia, is ready to back up an openly gay or transgender candidate.
The Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement, launched late last year, does offer some different and interesting ideas but it really cannot be described as a third force in Malaysian politics.
SOME have described the Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM) as a third force in Malaysian politics. But politically, it might not really be. It is supportive of Pakatan Rakyat. By offering its “candidates of integrity”, what MCLM is trying to do is force Pakatan parties to be more selective in their choice of candidates to prevent crossovers and a fall of government through defections.
It does offer some different and interesting ideas like allowing a candidate to be independent of a political party, which frees the candidate from needing to toe the party line.
In an interview with The Star, MCLM president Haris Ibrahim explains the rationale of the movement.
Q: Why did you launch MCLM in London. Why not do it from here?
A: We tried to register MCLS (Malaysian Civil Liberties Society) in 2004 or 2005, We had an inaugural meeting for that in KL and submitted the application to ROS (Registrar of Societies) and guess what? The application is still there (it’s not been registered) so that tells you why (we did it in London). We want to move on and it didn’t look like we were getting anywhere with the ROS so we thought ‘ok let’s get it done in London’.
Q: But isn’t there a fear it is elitist because London isn’t really where the man-in-the street goes to?
A: We could have a glitzy launch in Hilton and that’s gonna be seen as elitist. If you look at the launch that we had on the 12th of Dec, it couldn’t have been more low key. There was no fuss and no fanfare. Most importantly, it must seem obvious that while we had established in London that we are working the ground here so this is not a movement in exile. It is very much on the ground.
Q: What is the rationale for office bearers not to contest?
A: MCLM is intended - vis-a-vis the Barisan Rakyat independent candidate initiative - as the structure which we build for candidates and the machinery. We don’t want to see a scramble for position. We didn’t want MCLM to be used as a stepping stone to further one’s self or be seen as a vehicle where any John Doe reckons he can get in, position himself, profile himself, then become a candidate. There may be a perception if you are an office bearer, a president, deputy president - then all things being equal - you will be nominated as a candidate. So we want to neutre that at the outset. That is the rationale. Holding office in MCLM is actually an impediment to any aspiring politician. If you hold office in MCLM don’t even dream of candidacy!
Q: MCLM is planning to field a maximum of 30 candidates?
A: There is no magical figure, no mathematical calculation by which we arrive at 30. That is a figure plucked simply on the basis that the principle that we want is to see a new pro-reform government post the 13th general election. In my calculation. it cannot be Barisan. (Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) Pak Lah gave us a whole host of promises and we haven’t seen any of those reforms like the IPCMC (Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission). So at this juncture, I am not convinced that Barisan can deliver to us the reform government. This means having to work with all other parties. Assuming that we get that reform government in the 13th general election, our biggest concern is a “frog” festival ala Perak crisis (defection). So what we have to do is try to get enough people in there of unquestionable integrity whom we hope will be able to hold the fort.
We can’t really come up with a precise number because if non-Barisan political parties are lackadaisical in their selection, even if we offered 30 candidates of integrity and if they picked 50 who are weak, that 30 is not going to help. But you’ve gotta draw the line somewhere. We reckon that 30 is probably a fairly safe number. If you have 30 whom you are confident will not bite any bait, then there’s very little likelihood of the new government keeling over by reason of crossovers. At the end of the day, even 30 might not be enough. We don’t know.
Q: So MCLM is not really a 3rd force because they are aligned, supporting and working with Pakatan Rakyat?
A: We are working with any and every pro-rakyat pro-reform party.
Q: But not Barisan Nasional?
A: No because we don’t see Barisan as being pro-reform pro-rakyat. I was asked what would you say if (PM) (Datuk Seri) Najib (Tun Razak) asked for your candidate. I’d say ‘very good, repeal the ISA, repeal the OSA, the PPPA’ and put in place a Race Relations Act, and let’s look at an affirmative action program that is not race-based and we’ll work with you. It’s got to show credit. Talk is cheap on both sides of the divide.
Q: The MCLM launch has caused some discomfort and fear that it might split votes if it comes to a 3 cornered fight?
A: Let’s take Batu Sapi. There was no civil society involvement. You had SAPP on one hand and PKR on the other hand taking on Barisan. We urged the two parties to come to the table, sit together, evaluate their respective candidates and pick the better candidate but they didn’t. So even without any civil society involvement, there was a three-cornered fight. (MCLM candidate) Malik Imtiaz has said many time that whichever constituency he gets and as he works the ground, if one of the political parties offers a candidate whom he perceives to be better than himself, he will withdraw. All parties which claim to have this common agenda of seeing a reformed government in place should be prepared to take this position if my candidate happens to be better than yours.
There’s one litmus test that we can adopt. Hear the voters out. We will be conducting polls every 2 months.
Q: The presence of a viable opposition is quite new and the formation of Pakatan Rakyat coming together is something Malaysian saw only in the last election. With MCLM now in the picture, won’t this confuse the people?
A: I think we should give the average man in the street a bit more credit. There was a suggestion put to me in the public forum was that they might get confused with the symbols. Now why do people vote according to symbols? Because both sides of the divide only disclose candidates close to nomination and that means voters haven’t really a chance to know the candidates. We on the other hand are planning to deploy in March. So if Najib is going have elections say on 11/11/11 that gives us 8 months.
That’s 8 months of working the ground, 8 months of working the programs that we’ve planned for our candidates, 8 months of town hall forums, 8 months of inviting the MP to debate. They are going to play the role of shadow MP. I think come nomination day, we are not going to be perturbed with what symbol we’ll have to use if we are going to have to contest as an independent.
We’ve always said we open up to nomination day for any of the non-Barisan parties to say ‘alright we take you’.
We ll leave the doors open till then. If the sense we get from the voters is that we like you and want you then we’ll put you. I don’t see why the common man will get confused. On the contrary, the common man will be asking why isn’t my MP doing what my shadow MP is doing.
Q: How is this MCLM initiative going to work - you identify the candidate then the constituency?
A: There are 140 Barisan and 6 Barisan-friendly independent constituencies. So 146 is up for grabs because those are Barisan seats.
And it’s open for anyone to say ‘I’ve got this candidate’ and ‘he seems suitable here’. In that sense, we are not stepping on any opposition toes. Those aren’t opposition seats. I am also having a briefing for volunteers who are evaluating the 76 opposition incumbents. We are using a criteria developed by someone working for PKR. If any of the 76 fail, we’ll notify the party leadership and individual concerned . That is tantamount to a notice to the party to note that unless we are alerted of an improved candidate, we will be looking at that constituency to deploy.
We want to make sure that the opposition candidates are not an integrity risk and have the requisite MP aptitude.
Q: But you can’t put your candidates in rural seats can you because most of the issues MCLM is pushing for has to do with human rights?
A: Why not? Candidates would be going to the ground, working programs that we design for that particular constituency. Right now, we have a team of consultants doing demographic studies in practically all the peninsular constituencies so that we are able to best identify the candidates that we are coming up with the constituencies we are looking at. I don’t agree that the candidates we mentioned so far are necessarily viable only in urban constituencies. At the end of the day, it is all a matter of the programme you design and the work that you are prepared to do on the ground. I know there is this presumption that ‘ah they are going to target only the urban seats’. But not necessarily so.
Q: How are you going to ‘sell’ the MCLM candidates because they - except for Malik Imtiaz - are unknowns and don’t have a track record?
A: All the better. I don’t think you need a track record. I certainly would like to achieve something like this - let the average Joe who cares (do it).
If you talk about MP duties and what it takes, we will be conducting training sessions. It’s no great mystery. We think with a reasonable amount of intelligence , it can be taught. But integrity is something you can’t teach - either you were born or your family raised you well or they didn’t.
Our priority is integrity and an integrity candidate. The rest we think we can teach.
Working the ground is about understanding the demographics, understanding what they need and tailoring the program accordingly. That is what we are doing.
Q: How much rumblings have you have heard from the PR parties over the MCLM initiative?
A: Raja Petra has been speaking to some of the leaders and I have been speaking to some of the leaders. Their biggest concern is that while they appreciate the intention, they are also concerned about repercussions with the grassroots. and I can understand that. You talk about a division leader who has been waiting in the wings who suddenly has been told that he has to give way to this civil society candidate. Those are problems they will have to deal with.
What I indicated to them it is a problem we understand and we are prepared to work together with them to go to ground to explain. We think it is a necesarry rehabilitative process where the worst possible thing that could happen is that we win with a razor thin majority and see the government collapse on account of crossovers. It is for that reason that we are proposing this.
I have suggested to them I’d be very happy to work with them and go down to the grassroots to explain to them. But there has not been such huge rumblings. Certainly I’ve not had it put to my face.
Q: Why now. Why not before the 2008 election. What was the event that got you all to set up MCLM now?
A: It wasn’t one significant event but certainly when we saw what happened in Perak (the fall of the Pakatan state government to Barisan through defections) and then one realises that last year, with five Pakatan MPs crossovers in a row who declared themselves independent - had another two gone over - Barisan would have its two-thirds majority (in parliament).
When you look at all that, we said we can’t postpone this anymore.
Q: Is MCLM a reaction to PKR candidates. A lot of those who jumped were from PKR?
A: Keshwinder (Singh) was from DAP, Hee (Yit Fong) was from DAP, Hassan Ali who has been causing havoc is from PAS. I don’t think we can pin it entirely on PKR. Last year if you look at the 5 frogs they are all from PKR but it’s overstating the case to say it’s essentially a reaction to PKR.
The party leaders itself too have been fairly candid. In the run up to the 12th general election, they didn’t themselves have enough candidates and have been candid enough to admit it. Anwar himself has admitted he has made mistake. I think that is good of him. We’ve noted that and we also note the politics of partronage on both sides of the divide. That’s a serious problem the politics in Malaysia faces today - the politics of patronage. With all this mind, if you are going to sit back and wait and hope that the political party will up their own standards, it might not happen. We have got to force their hands. We are forcing their hands when we deploy in March and candidates start working the ground. Voters may begin to ask why all these years have they been subjected to the 11th hour introduction to candidates rather than have them made known to them earlier.
If the political parties themselves begin to notice that working 8 months before, gives our candidate a head start - they might begin to think that the days of disclosing at the 11th hour are numbered.
We used to be told the reason they didn’t disclose earlier is because Barisan would come and buy them off. And those are the very ones we want to avoid.
Q: There has been name calling between MCLM and PKR like Raja Petra saying some of the PKR candidates are ‘not fit to walk the dog’. What is that about when you all are on the same side?
A: It’s like a father who takes out a belt and belts his son - it’s because he loves the son. So when Raja Petra hits out at Pakatan, it’s because he cares. When I criticise them, it’s because I still think they are viable. If I didn’t think this, I wouldn’t even bother. When we lash out it’s because we think they are still viable and we are criticising them in hope they will pay heed and give thought to it.
Q: In the event there is a reform-type of government in place whom do you see as PM?
A: All things being equal, assuming there is no change in the current leadership due to any circumstance, then I suppose (Datuk Seri) Anwar (Ibrahim) will rise to that office.
Q: But how much of impact would MCLM have when you are talking about a maximum of 30 seats? The candidates might have integrity but without numbers you can’t push reform through?
A: If you do have 30 in parliament that is a number that cannot be ignored. But if we took 30 and Pakatan is able to able to muster 90 seats, they still don’t have enough seats to form a government on their own. But a coaliton between Pakatan and MCLM gives you 120 seats and a majority in parliament. You may need to take 30 people of integrity on board to form a government. So you can’t say 30 is insignificant and not have any clout. 30 in that case become critical.
Q: What issues appeal most to the rakyat most ?
A: Bread and butter issues. We will go down to the ground and help teach him to fish rather than give him the fish.
Q: But MCLM is always talking about liberties like freedom of speech, the judiciary and these don’t resonate with the man-in-the-street?
A: The rakyat reform agenda essentially covers 3 parts. A restoration of the institutions of the state back to the rakyat - this is quite irrelevant to the man who is down-and-out. An independent judiciary, the repeal of so many laws, introduction of laws like the Race Relations Act - it is la-di-da - for the man-in-the-street. The one that would matter most to the man-in-the street is the social inclusion agenda which is the affirmative action program. It’s essentially addressing the needs of the marginalised. That would appeal most to the man in the street who has bread and butter as his issue.
Q: Would candidates be from around the area they are contesting?
A: That would be ideal from so many perspectives. Otherwise logistically it becomes a headache. But I don’t think it’s fatal if you aren’t from the area. We do make a point of asking the candidates if you had a free hand where would you want to contest and why. So at least we have an idea of their own thoughts. At the end of the day, we are working with some very good professionals who are studying the constituencies and we’ll leave that decision till the end. The candidate must have a say. We get recommendations from the consultants and we would like them to share with us why they are matching so and so with that constituency and we’ll share with the candidates the reason.
Q: What do you think of Kita and will you be working with them?
A: Don’t know. We said we’ll be working with anyone who is pro-rakyat pro-reform. I haven’t got time to think of anything else except what we are doing. At their launch, our chairman sent someone from here because we had the invitation and Raja Petra said go find out what it is all about.
Q: What is your response to those who say that MCLM is a bunch of disillusioned Pakatan supporters?
A: I am not going to waste my time even responding. Come March, the candidates will go to the ground and we have to let that initiative do the talking. Personally, I have never been a Pakatan supporter. We’ve always said we’d work with anyone who is pro-rakyat. When I’ve had to I’ve hammered Pakatan - be it DAP, PKR or DAP - in my blogs.
Q: Barisan says they are pro-rakyat but MCLM won’t work with them?
A: The last few days, we’ve heard of the possibility of expanding the Printing Presses and Publications Act to online news portals. That doesn’t sound like reform to me. It sounds like regression. What about the ISA? They are talking about amending it! Where’s the IPCMC? We’ve just had a few more deaths in custody. I just saw the Teoh Beng Hock inquest (outcome). And nothing has come out of the VK Lingam Royal Commission of Inquiry. I rest my case.
We’ve heard a lot about abbreviations - the KPIs and NKRAs and what have you. But ask the man on the street how much a roti canai cost today compared to last year. Bus fares cost more, the quality of canteen food has gone down.
Q: People had high expectation in 2008 when they took a chance and voted for the opposition but Pakatan Rakyat hasn’t deliver its promises?
A: It is not fair to put it that way. Let’s understand that state power and federal power are two different things. Pakatan may have made promises on the basis that if they took Putrajaya. I don’t think Sept 16 (to take over Putrajaya) was Pakatan’s promise but rather one man’s (Anwar) agitation. If you talk about pre-election promises, what they could have delivered is at state level. The media is one thing that I’ve personally been rather unhappy about.
Under Section 25 (1)of the Printing Presses and Publications Act, state governments do not need a permit so the state governments could have come up with a newspaper. Also, they could have had local council election especially in Selangor. There were proposals for simulated local council elections in MPPJ or Subang. We have not seen any attempt at that. I think the other side of the coin is that the public expectation has also been unrealistic.
Pakatan doesn’t have federal power so there is only so much they can do. People want so many things fixed without quite appreciating that they are new and bound to have teething problems and more importantly they don’t have the requisite instrument ie power (at federal level). It is also unfortunate there has been instances of sabotage by the state civil service. And the governments has not made this information available to the public at large.
There was one instance this guy was trying to get his petty trading license and he was lamenting at the counter and the guy at the counter said ‘well those (Barisan) days you pay RM50 and you get the license within a week. But you were the one who wanted the Pakatan government and now everything we have to check and check’. So that chap goes off and thinks ‘oh I made a mistake’ That’s not to say that Pakatan has been perfect but it’s work in progress.
A lot of criticism that has been thrown to them is warranted but we have also got to be fair to them.
Q: Like it or not, support is said to have returned to Barisan when Najib took over as Prime Minister? And that the anger of 2008 has eased.
A: If it’s true, I’ll work harder. There is so much fluidity in all that is happening. A month and a half ago, it was that elections was imminent and then we had the Wikileaks then everything got held back.
There’s another rumour of there’s going to be another round of Wikileaks which is going to hurt some in government so elections is being held held back again. How much of this swing is real. How much is so sound and solidly grounded that it won’t swing back again with the slightest rumour of another crisis. How sustainable is this swing. But if it’s real, I’ll have to work harder.
Q: How would you assess the performance of Pakatan since the 2008 elections?
A: (Lim) Guan Eng has done well in Penang, (short term Perak MB) Nizar (Jamaluddin) never quite had a chance. Selangor leaves much to be desired. Kedah needs a new MB, Kelantan has not changed much and its still same-old same-old (Datuk Seri) Nik Aziz (Nik Mat). As a coalition that is looking to take federal power, a lot of us really wanted to see a shadow cabinet. That would have been good but unfortunately that has not been forthcoming.
It would have been good to see a shadow cabinet come up with its own policies, propose policies. I think that would have augur confidence with a voting public that this is a as a coalition that is readying itself. A lot of people are looking and asking ‘are they really ready?’ Pakatan needs to look at bolstering the confidence of voters.
Q: Is MCLM prepared to put a gay candidate for a seat?
A: Yes. If he’s not a closet gay and is prepared to come out. Our concern is a closetted lifestyle makes you susceptible to extortion and bribery. I really don’t care who you sleep with but you need to be open about it. If you are gay and prepared to tell the voting public that ‘hey, look i am gay” and “I am offering to serve you in parliament and if you’ve cleared all the other criteria, I’ll back you. We will also back a transgender candidate if we get one. It’s also about changing Malaysian mindsets.
Q: But is Malaysia ready for that. Would such a candidate win ?
A: It’s a question of finding the right constituency then tailoring the right programme. If you give me a gay, give me a right constituency, I can confident we can go down. I think it’s worth the money even if we don’t win. In those kind of constituencies, MCLM will be going in to make a point. The process is about educating the public.
I’d rather a gay or a transgender who is honest than a heterosexual who’s got his bloody hands on the rakyat’s money! If the voters are left with a similar choice - here’s a transgender who’s got a track record that speaks heaps of his integrity opposing someone who’s got a track record of fraud and cheat and what have you. - you make your choice. I’d vote the transgender.
Q: What about someone who is a womaniser or a Muslim candidate who drinks - would they be candidates?
A: I’ve no issue with this as long as you are not a closet womaniser and you are not going to cave in when someone brings a video and says ‘I’ll shows this to your wife’.
Q: But some would argue a womaniser especially if the person is married is a question of integrity. Wouldn’t people would see this as a lack of integrity?
A: We ourselves know too probably many numerous instances where people stay together when the marriage for all intent and purposes have fallen apart. Even in my our family, aunts have lived with husbands for reasons other than love and that their marriage for all intent and purposes is a sham. I am not going to moralise here because I don’t know what’s going on with that husband and wife and what’s gone wrong.
Should that be part of a matter of integrity that we look into? I don’t think so. At the end of the day our concerns of integrity is this instance is specific. Is there anything in the resume or character of the individual that leaves us suspectible to a crossover. That’s our concern here. So if you happen to be a womaniser and make no secret of it, I think the risk of that is removed.
Q: That makes me think the target group of voters that you are reaching is more liberal middle class type. Are they?
A: If we do offer a gay or transgender, it would be really about making a statement. I do agree with you that it would be hard to sell such a candidate but we will certainly try. I am still the infernal optimist thinking that if you get the right constituency with the right programme that you have fighting chance. Even if we thought we were going to lose, those are contests that we are thinking to have to make a statement. And let’s not forget that we are about Malaysian civil liberties.
Q: But let’s not forget you are working with Pakatan and offering these candidate to those parties?
A: I am dead certain none of the parties are going to take that individual. So in all likelihood that individual would be standing under the kunci, burung or some other symbol. But we will still push it.
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How Fans Convince Themselves ‘Redskins’ Isn’t Racist
Why, despite overwhelming evidence, do so many fans refuse to believe that the “R*dskins” team name is a racial slur – that the R-word is to Indians what the N-word is to blacks; a derogatory and highly offensive racist term?
My cousins in Montana are Crow! My cousin Amanda apparently won titles within the tribe and in the rodeo circuit.
Beard Update From Washington Jingle Ball
Oh yes keep growing.
*cries under the mistletoe with a bottle of vodka*
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a short list of things i dont understand
• vices and virtues haters
• people who hate vices and virtues
• like i get it if it isn’t your fav panic album but have you tried listening to it??????
• moths
• vices and virtues haters
• how the fuck do u hate vices and virtues i would like 2 know
You can listen to the whole album without skipping a song because it is that awesome. They need to re-listen to it.
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Someone put a beat to it on Vine… And it goes in a perfect loop on Vine… It is scary how addicting that video is.
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a decline in taliban attacks last year and they are calling the mistake a clerical error. the military is now preparing to release the correct number and it should show there was no drop in attacks. >>> and they are marking the 20th anniversary of the first terrorist attack on the world trade center and the city will honor the several people who died in the 1993 bombing beneath one of the twin towers. more than a thousand people were hurt. now the ceremony is being held at the 9/11 memorial honoring the several people who died in 2001, the attack that brought down the world trade center towers. >>> they are disagreeing on a long term spending strategy and now automatic cuts are just a few days away. these cuts are expected to hurt the bay area economy, kyla campbell? >> reporter: we have learned how it would affect the airport and along the border with mexico and they now they warn same problems could be wading in the -- waiting in the water. there will be less security acts putting job -- agents putting jobs at risk. >> you slow down the global economy the trade that comes into the co
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Q. Can you please tell me what you know about a puzzling...
February 01, 1993|By Dr. Allan Bruckheim, (copyright) Tribune Media Services Inc.
Q. Can you please tell me what you know about a puzzling skin condition known as morphea? Is it some type of allergic reaction?
A. Morphea is a puzzle indeed. Morphea is characterized by patches of thickened skin with hyperpigmentation (increased pigmentation) or hypopigmentation (decreased pigmentation) and a purple-colored border around the lesion. Another type of morphea, generalized morphea, has more numerous and larger patches than morphea and can be located in various areas of skin about the body.
Morphea, generalized morphea and a condition known as linear scleroderma are all related. Linear scleroderma shows with bands of skin thickening. Like linear scleroderma, morphea and generalized morphea are associated with serum autoantibody abnormalities, a clue to an allergic origin.
Other possible clues to its etiology are its association with lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, some autoimmune diseases, such as vitiligo (a condition which displays changes in skin pigmentation), and a commonly believed relationship to infection with Borellia burgdorferi, the organism that causes Lyme disease.
Blood tests are available to help isolate the specific cause of a particular skin rash, but often the results are inconclusive. If a specific cause can be determined, then the therapies used for that disease could be helpful, for example antibiotics if morphea does have an association with a borellia infection.
When no reason can be discovered, some of the symptoms can be controlled with local medications. For itchiness, cortisone-like creams applied directly to the rash can often offer relief. For the most part, the condition is relatively benign, and though it may be a chronic complaint, it seldom affects your life expectancy.
Q. I recently heard a story about "Steakhouse disease," which requires surgery to "straighten out the eating tube." I have never heard of anything like this. What is it?
A. I could find nothing in the books called Steakhouse disease, but did discover a condition known as Steakhouse syndrome. It consists of a blockage of the esophagus ("eating tube") that occurs when the patient eats too rapidly and fails to chew the food sufficiently. Since this is somewhat related to dining in steakhouses, the syndrome received its name in an article published in the Lahey Clinical Bulletin in 1963.
In reality, the problem is caused by a fibrous ring of connective tissue that forms in the lower end of the esophagus, which narrows the opening. It can be seen on X-ray when the esophagus is fully distended by barium and can be corrected by surgically dilating this section of the esophagus. Once the narrowing has been corrected, the prognosis for the patient is good.
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June 12, 2002|By Ed Sherman, Tribune golf reporter.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — If they wanted to play the U.S. Open on a real public course, they should have held it at a muni where a good lie is a rumor.
Let's see how the top professionals fare on fairways that were last cut a week ago. Let's see them putt on greens with more bumps than a dirt road. Let's put them behind a painfully slow foursome and see how they maintain their rhythm for a 5 1/2-hour round.
Then--and only then--would the pros truly be playing on a public golf course.
The vast majority of public courses bear little resemblance to Bethpage State Park's Black course, the site of this week's U.S. Open. The slickly groomed fairways and divine greens hardly resemble the broken-down tracks most public-course golfers frequent.
"It doesn't look like [a public course], does it?" NBC analyst Johnny Miller said. "They could take the Augusta members out here and they would feel like they haven't had much of a change from Augusta National.
"This course is perfect. It is as pure as it gets."
Inside the ropes Bethpage Black does appear to be more country club than muni. But the beauty, or, more accurately, the romance of this year's Open is that its regulars didn't have to plunk down a $60,000 initiation fee to play on it.
This will be the first U.S. Open to be held at a public facility. Pebble Beach and Pinehurst, which have been host to Opens, are available to the public, but they are pricey resort courses.
The cost to play on Bethpage is $31 ($39 on the weekends) and more than likely a night's worth of sleep. Tee times are available through a computer system, but traditionalists camp out in their cars to get one of the coveted times that are doled out at dawn.
The players in this week's field will be spared the all-night vigil, but many of them will lose sleep over the prospects of facing the 7,214-yard, par-70 layout.
When they walk to the first tee they will see a sign the regulars encounter every day:
Most players ignore the warning and send themselves tumbling down public golf's equivalent of a barrel ride over a waterfall. Built in the 1930s as part of a huge five-course facility, the A.W. Tillinghast Black layout always had a reputation for leaving its victims hobbling.
Devotees of the course believed it had the muscle to hold a U.S. Open. One of them happened to be David Fay, executive director of the United States Golf Association.
Fay played the Black course "about seven times" while growing up in the New York area.
"Bethpage Black always was the gold standard," Fay said. "I was a public course player and you could only hear and dream about places like Winged Foot and Baltusrol. I always felt that in Black we had a golf course that could go up against those belly-to-belly."
Fay's vision was put into motion in 1995 when he took a contingent of USGA officials out to play the course. Initially they thought they were just out for a pleasant day of golf. They quickly learned otherwise.
Saying "it may be absolutely crazy," Fay broached the idea of holding the Open at Bethpage.
It seemed slightly ludicrous, in that Bethpage at the time was in no better condition than a low-level public course. The grass seemed out of control, and there was precious little sand in the bunkers.
But beneath the pockmarks, Fay's fellow USGA officials saw the layout was Open quality.
"We had 12 players, and everyone had at least one unplayable lie in a bunker," Fay said. "But I think it was clear to everyone that this place was really special."
The USGA decided to take the ultimate step. It threw $3.5 million at Bethpage and enlisted the aid of noted architect Rees Jones in an effort to bring the course up to Open speed. It turns out Fay was right--there was a masterpiece under all those weeds.
"The idea of having the Open finally on a true public course was overdue," Fay said. "But you can't compromise on the quality of the golf course. You have to find a course that is outstanding. In Black you have that."
Thus far Bethpage is getting solid preliminary reviews. The players are saying that it is tough, but fair.
"I don't think the [golfers] who play here would want to have it set up like this every day," Tiger Woods said. "It's set up so difficult this week that it's going to be a test for all of us."
The course is long enough that players will be reaching for their drivers, especially on the 499-yard, par-4 12th hole. As always in an Open, there will be a premium on keeping it in the fairway. The rough is brutal. Miller had this description:
"This is the slimiest, rye, wet rough, and it doesn't have enough body to hold the ball up and it goes right to the ground and to go through this cabbage, wet grass, and [the ball] just splats out, no spin."
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January 24, 2013 8:25 AM Subscribe
This has happened in other situations where people make a comment about how uncomfortable I must be because my face has turned red. I don't feel uncomfortable, and I'm not even aware that it's happening. I feel totally at ease, but my face gives people another impression.
So, what can I do to stop myself from blushing? Failing that, what can I say to people in situations where they think I'm nervous or uncomfortable when I really feel fine.
posted by helloimjohnnycash to human relations (16 answers total) 4 users marked this as a favorite
do you have KP? aka harmless small red dots on your arms or legs?
I do and the skin of my face is naturally very red and flushes all of it's own accord without any emotional involvement from me. I recently read that this is all part of having KP.
posted by royalsong at 8:31 AM on January 24
I joke, "Oh, I'm just getting all the blood up to my brain so I can say something extra-smart!"
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 8:54 AM on January 24
I don't know what causes it, maybe just a lingering feedback loop from your former nervousness? But I have the same thing. The only thing that ever stopped it was Zoloft, and I actually almost stayed on it (in spite of it not really helping my depression) just for that side effect. So, that's one thing to consider.
posted by like_a_friend at 9:10 AM on January 24
I'm a mega blusher. I blush at everything and I'm not at all a nervous person. I do not have KP. Any strong emotion, good or bad, makes me blush, as does alcohol, exercise, etc. I *am* aware of when I do it because my skin gets hot to the touch and I can feel it sorta like a sunburn. A lot of people in my family do this so I'm guessing it is a family trait.
A doctor has told me that it is largely a histamine release. I joke that I'm allergic to emotions. :) Anyway, a mild anti-histamine before any time when I know I don't want to do it seems to help. May be placebo, but there you go...
posted by PuppetMcSockerson at 9:20 AM on January 24 [1 favorite]
Ask your professor not to comment on your appearance.
posted by Obscure Reference at 9:22 AM on January 24 [13 favorites]
I usually just say something like, "Oh yeah, that happens all the time, whatever." (True!) Don't make a big deal about it and wave it off and others will too. What makes anyone think they should mention it in the first place has been one of the ongoing mysteries of my life.
posted by ruby.aftermath at 9:33 AM on January 24 [7 favorites]
I'm the same way. I've had so much experience speaking in business settings now - meetings, presentations, one-on-ones, etc - that I'm no longer remotely nervous about it. I'm actually really good at it (I can tell, but also others have pointed it out.) But still, every time I open my mouth to speak at work, I blush.
My gut feeling on this is that even though I'm really confident of my abilities these days, my body still "gears up" for the effort. Maybe I trained it to do that, in all those years of nervousness/insecurity? I don't know. I do think it's a stress reaction, because it fades as soon as the spotlight is off me.
I've read that magnesium supplements calm people down a lot and make edgy moments a little less edgy-feeling, but haven't tried it myself yet. It doesn't really interfere with my ability to do my work, so it's been low priority.
posted by kythuen at 10:24 AM on January 24
I get this allll the time too. Seconding a quick 'oh, yeah, my skin gets all red for no reason. Anyway, (blahblah blah)"
posted by Fig at 10:27 AM on January 24
I've found that foundation makeup helps (I'm female). Also helpful for me: wearing clothing that breathes, and drinking cold water.
But really, once you graduate high school, people aren't going to be snickering and pointing and saying, "Ooooo! HelloImJohnnyCash is BLUSHING!" (Oh god, the horrible high-school memories!) People are so wrapped up in what others think of THEM that unless you turn into a blueberry, Violet Beauregard-style, no-one will notice you blushing at all. And if they do it won't affect their impression of you one whit.
posted by Rosie M. Banks at 11:07 AM on January 24
I was taught / read in my quest to learn how to understand body language that "Fight or Flight" responses can be "read" from outside of the other person.
As I understand it -- Your body responds to the fear function by dumping adrenaline into your system. Not something you can really control or sometimes even be aware of. If you/the body has decided NOT to take action (either way), that adrenal response dumps oxygenated blood (needed for sustained combat or running) and can be read as a "flushing, or blushing, in the face and skin." IF the outside observer can tell (its difficult to see when I blush, but people who know me well can see the effects) if that flush has happened, they can tell what the subject has decided before the subject really knows.
This is a bit of a "page burner" but:
posted by BLuR at 11:12 AM on January 24
I'm a big ol' blusher. I blush when I tell a joke, if I hear/see/THINK something emotionally charged. It's annoying.
If someone comments on it ("Are you blushing?" "I made you blush!" etc.) I say something like, "Eh, it doesn't take much." I also feel a little annoyed with that person, because that is totally rude. Some people you might want to take aside and ask them not to comment, others you might want to make fun of, depending on your relationship and your conversational skill set.
posted by mskyle at 11:15 AM on January 24 [1 favorite]
I'm with Obscure Reference, that was a really inappropriate thing for a professor to point out, and especially grievous if they didn't bring it up in private. In my observation, when people bring this kind of thing up, it's a reflection of their own insecurities. If it's at all relevant to an audience, I sometimes explain that I blush when I'm concentrating or speaking passionately. I'll add "skin condition" my repertoire of ways to deflect busybody comments.
posted by Skwirl at 12:05 PM on January 24
Thanks for the advice so far everyone.
To clarify: I was not bothered that my professor brought it up (the context and mood of the class were such that it really was no big deal). I brought this up as an example because in that moment, I felt perfectly fine, but my body was having a very visible reaction that I was completely unaware of.
I guess I'm more interested in ways to stop blushing (if such a thing is possible) than what to say when it happens.
posted by helloimjohnnycash at 1:12 PM on January 24
I'm not sure if it's even possible to stop your face from turning red. I mean, if it was an anxiety issue, then maybe dealing with that would help, but if it happens even when you're not feeling nervous, then I don't think there's much you can do about it. Maybe the foundation would help make it less obvious, but I personally think it would be better to just let it be something that just happens randomly. If you just relax, and treat it like it's no big deal, people will take your lead.
posted by Aliera at 1:51 PM on January 24
I noted above that I find a drink of cold water helps me - to be more specific, carrying a water bottle filled with COLD water and taking a nice big swig when you feel that blush coming on. It's not a 100% guarantee of a blush-free face, but I find it helps.
posted by Rosie M. Banks at 2:02 PM on January 24
I've asked a couple of doctors and not gotten any help. Looking up, which short-circuits emotional responses in general, may help a little. Other than that, I've got nothing.
posted by wintersweet at 8:47 PM on January 24
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By (Featured Columnist) on October 14, 2012
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Following a dominant performance against one of the quickest rising stars in the welterweight division, Jon Fitch has once again proved his worth to the UFC.
Fitch's three-round beatdown of Erick Silva at UFC 153 left the young Brazilian battered and bruised in what can only be considered a classic performance from one of the division's most tenured fighters.
But where exactly does this victory leave Fitch? Is he back to being one fight away from a title shot?
Assuming he and Josh Koscheck still have no interest in fighting each other, here are five fights the guerrilla jiu-jitsu practitioner should take next.
Jake Ellenberger
This seems like the most likely option.
Both Jon Fitch and Jake Ellenberger are coming off impressive victories after losing in devastating fashion.
A decisive win over a hard-nosed athlete like Ellenberger would surely put Fitch back into the title race for good and prove his loss to Johny Hendricks was a fluke.
Not to mention both men are two of the biggest gamers in the division and would easily produce a gritty war capable of capturing Fight of the Night honors.
Rory MacDonald
Currently the best prospect in MMA, Rory MacDonald would be yet another great opportunity for Jon Fitch to prove he deserves another title shot.
MacDonald already has his hands full with an upcoming bout opposite legend B.J. Penn at UFC on Fox 5, but if the kid can get past the aging veteran, a showdown with Fitch could be in the cards.
Because when it comes down to it, as long as Georges St-Pierre is the welterweight champion, MacDonald probably won't fight for the belt.
That means he'll be pitted up against some of the best fighters in the world at 170 pounds. Fitch fits that bill.
John Hendricks
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Jon Fitch is the type of guy who thrives on overcoming obstacles.
He's the type of fighter who prides himself on hard work, dedication and perseverance.
So it shouldn't come as a surprise if Fitch demands a rematch against the guy who knocked him out with one punch.
The bottom line is that Johny Hendricks' first-round victory over Fitch at UFC 141 cost the veteran a chance at fighting for No. 1 contender rights.
You know what they say—revenge is a dish best served inside the Octagon.
Nate Marquardt
It's been rumored that Showtime is on the fence about keeping Strikeforce around (h/t Cagepotato.com)
If the two cannot come to terms over the next few months, the promotion may go under water. That'd leave its prominent titleholders and top contenders jobless.
That's where Nate Marquardt comes into play.
Marquardt's stint in the UFC was a very successful one; so, it's very likely that he'd make a return to the promotion that made his name what it is today.
He'd be fighting as a welterweight instead of a middleweight this time, but that bodes well for a guy like Jon Fitch who's one or two wins away from another shot at Georges St-Pierre.
If he could beat Marquardt, Fitch's stock would rise considerably.
Nick Diaz
Aside from a matchup with Georges St-Pierre or Josh Koscheck, a potential fight opposite Nick Diaz would be Jon Fitch's most exciting move.
Diaz is arguably the second-most popular welterweight on the planet and would surely get Fitch's blood boiling by talking his usual pre-fight nonsense.
A victory for either fighter would solidify their spot as next in line for a shot at the title.
Once Diaz returns from his one-year suspension, which should happen around February of 2013, a fight with Fitch could be set in motion.
Not for nothing, but the UFC isn't going to let Diaz waltz his way back into the long-awaited title fight with GSP.
He's going to have to work for it.
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By (Featured Columnist) on August 19, 2013
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The second part of our five-part "best defensive players in the league" series ranks the shooting guards.
All the rankings are based on Weighted Averaged Metrics (WAM) and Weighted Averaged Metrics with Scouting (WAMS), two new metrics.
WAM is obtained by compiling various other metrics that include individual and team stats, on/off advanced stats, Synergy numbers and traditional defensive numbers. It then converts all of that into one tidy figure.
With WAMS, each player was scouted for at least 100-200 defensive plays (typically about 20 percent of the season) and scored in five areas. The scouting score was then factored in with the WAM score. The score represents the estimate of the number of points a team of like-talented players would give up in 100 possessions.
All the ins and outs of how the numbers are obtained can be read in the first part of the series, the point guard rankings.
Notes and Learned Lessons from Part 1
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Positional Discrepancies
A project of this magnitude isn’t going to be without its hiccups. Full confession—I just flat out miscategorized George Hill as a shooting guard. He is a point guard but was not included in the point guard rankings because of my error.
He’s one of a number of players who play more than one position, such as Jimmy Butler, Tim Duncan, and Andre Iguodala. With many of them, it’s a coin toss as to how they get listed. If you say Duncan is a power forward, there are going to be a hundred comments saying he’s a center. If you list him as a center, the comments will rage that he should be considered a power forward.
The bottom line is that every player with at least 1,200 minutes is eventually ranked. If a player plays multiple positions and he’s not on one list, he’ll be on another.
With any objective rankings, there are going to be some weird results. With any subjective ranking, you are subject to internal biases.
According to on/off stats, Chris Paul is a horrible defender. Based on Synergy stats, Monta Ellis is a spectacular defender. If you look at some of the advanced plus/minus stats, he’s “better” than Rajon Rondo.
There will always be outliers. However, having outliers doesn’t mean that none of these are worthwhile stats.
With most objective rankings, there’s something I call the “90 Percent Test.” If it “feels” about 90 percent right, it’s probably a good gauge.
If it gets to be less than that, the stats probably have an innate flaw. If it gets to be much more than that, it has a different problem. When they only tell us what we already “know,” then they’ve probably become too subjective.
The best way to learn from an exercise like this is by zeroing on the 10 percent of “weird” results. There’s honestly not a lot of point in exploring what you already “know,” after all.
The purpose of this research is to learn, not to just confirm pre-existing notions.
It’s only by actually looking that we can discern the relevance of certain anomalies. Sometimes it turns out a player is just overrated or underrated. Other times there is something about the team’s system that is either helping the player’s numbers or killing them. It’s actually the outliers we learn the most from.
Ideally, scouting would be done for every player, but time becomes an issue. To get a reasonable appreciation for a player’s defense takes about two hours of watching him play on average. To do that for over 260 players would take months of full-time work, and that’s not even counting the time to collect all the data (another 40 hours), do the write up and proofread it (another two days).
I just don’t have that much time to devote to this.
Therefore, in the interest of being able to churn these out on a weekly basis, I had to reduce that number to 10 (the initial article had 15).
The rankings should not be viewed as dried in cement. They are a starting point for conversation. There may be players outside of the top 10 who belong in the top 10, and there is at least one player who is not a top-10 defender in reality, but his statistics “lied,” so he is placed there. I can’t change that, but I can explain that, and I did.
The bottom line is WAMS is more trustworthy than WAM, but even then, these rankings should be viewed as the beginning of a conversation, not the conclusion of one.
The Average Player and the Rest of the Rankings
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For the sake of comparison, the following are the average scores for each position in each unique metric used. More is available on the meaning of each of the stats in the first part of the series here.
OPER: 13.8
Defensive Usage: 10.3
Defensive PPP: .9
TDP/36: 4.9
DRtg: 107.6
Net DRtg: 1.2
Here are the other 37 qualified players.
Rank Team Name WAM
Thabo Sefolosha
Jamal Crawford
Wesley Matthews
Alexey Shved
J.R. Smith 98.97
Jodie Meeks
Joe Johnson
Bradley Beal
DeMar DeRozan
Manu Ginobili
James Harden
Tyreke Evans
Jason Kidd
O.J. Mayo 100.05
Courtney Lee
Ray Allen
Arron Afflalo
P.J. Tucker 100.39
Kevin Martin
Jason Terry
Terrence Ross
J.J. Redick 100.85
Nick Young
Marco Belinelli
Randy Foye
Shannon Brown
Luke Ridnour
Gary Neal
Eric Gordon
Gerald Henderson
Austin Rivers
Rodney Stuckey
Roger Mason Jr.
Marcus Thornton
Dion Waiters
Ben Gordon
Ben Gordon is the official winner of our booby prize for all shooting guards. In fact, he deserves a special bonus! In the entire NBA, he is the worst defensive player who logged at least 1,200 minutes. It takes a special kind of bad to accomplish that and take home a $12.4 million check. Congratulations, Mr. Gordon!
Opponents’ player efficiency rating (oPER), defensive rating (DRtg) and net defensive rating (Net DRtg) can be found at 82 Games.
Minutes and the traditional data for rebounds, blocks and steals were obtained from Basketball-Reference. Play index and play index plus were also used substantially.
The points per play and total plays were obtained from Synergy. Finally, all predraft measurements were obtained from the Draft Express database. All splits are from NBA.com/STATS (account required).
10. Monta Ellis, Dallas Mavericks, 99.04
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OPER: 12.9
Defensive Usage: 11.7
Defensive PPP: .77
TDP/36: 5.6
DRtg: 106.6
Net DRtg: 2
WAM: 95.16 (1)
Scouting: 106.8 (10)
WAMS: 99.04
Speed and Athleticism: 21.1
On offense, Monta Ellis does some amazing things, but when it comes to defense, he’s about as effective as a windmill guarding the wind. All he does is get spun around.
His measurables are a long way from what you would expect based on his offensive displays. His three-quarter-court sprint was just 3.31 seconds, and his vertical was only 31.5”.
When he’s guarding in isolation, it’s horrid. He has such a slow reaction time that even average players fly past him. It’s hard to judge his lateral quickness because he doesn’t start to react in time. By the time he does, his opponent is usually past him.
His one redeeming quality is his quick hands. He reaches them into passing lanes, including at times when he shouldn’t. He does a nice job of stealing the dribble, too.
Size and Strength: 21.5
Ellis is perpetually bound by two realities. He’s not fast enough to be a point guard, and he’s not big enough to be a shooting guard. He uses his tremendous agility to create scoring chances for himself on the offensive end, which assures he’ll always find a place in the league.
On the other hand, there is no defensive equivalent to that. He’s just too small and slow to guard anyone effectively. He’s physically overmatched when guarding shooting guards who can just push him back and post him up, so he ends up guarding the point guard most of the time. But the point guards just blow past him.
Effort: 20.8
Ellis shows decent effort. He’s not lazy. He keeps moving all the time. He just doesn’t do it in any kind of constructive way.
When he bites on a pump fake, he does it enthusiastically. He jumps with all his worth while the shooter smoothly watches him soar by and then calmly knocks down the shot. You can’t fault his effort; it’s more about the application of the effort that is flawed.
Basketball Intelligence: 21.4
If you ever want to run a scam on an NBA player, my suggestion would be to try to target Ellis. It literally seems like he bites on every pump fake.
You can almost imagine the conversation on the court.
Opponent: “No, I’m not gonna do it this time!”
Ellis: “Really?”
Opponent: “Really!” Pump fakes as Ellis jumps by.
Ellis: “I thought you said you weren’t going to do it.”
Opponent: “I lied.”
Ellis does a decent job of steering his man (that is beating him) to the strong side, but the volume of stupid mistakes is hard to overlook.
Help: 22.0
It may sound like I’m being harsh on Ellis, but it’s impossible to be too harsh. I pretty much had to Clockwork Orange myself to scout Ellis. My eyes may have actually bled a little before it was over.
I don’t think it’s possible to have a bigger difference between the statistical results and the actual reality.
How is it possible to have such a massive difference? Well, he’s the perfect confluence of events to throw the WAM formula out of whack. The Bucks made him their primary perimeter defender because the alternative, Brandon Jennings, was just as bad. To compensate for that, in the pick-and-roll, they almost always trapped with one of their forwards.
That left a player unguarded, and as a result, the play adjusted with the ball being passed to the wide-open shooter. Ellis got credit for a play, since he was the initial defender, and a stop, even though he didn’t really deserve credit for either. As a result, he has a ridiculously high defensive usage and a low points per play, both of which make him appear to be a better defender than he really is.
Statistically, you can see this when you look at the number of field-goal attempts (205) his opponents have, compared to the plays (300) they’ve run against him.
9. Lance Stephenson, Indiana Pacers, 99.02
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OPER: 12.3
Defensive Usage: 9.5
Defensive PPP: .86
TDP/36: 5.7
DRtg: 101.2
Net DRtg: 1.0
WAM: 98.47 (10)
Scouting: 100.1 (9)
WAMS: 99.02
Speed and Athleticism: 20.4
Lance Stephenson is not fast, nor is he particularly athletic, but he plays in a system that does a good job of letting him hide those failings. Of the 1,128 players who have been measured in the three-quarter-court sprint, 805 were at least as fast as Stephenson, which places him slower than about 71 percent of the league. His 33-inch vertical and his 11.39 agility test don’t measure particularly well, either.
In fact, when I plug in his measurables into the Draft Express database, he is one of the least athletic guards playing right now. The closest match is Kyle Korver, who is hardly esteemed as being an elite athlete.
This shows in his defense, particularly when he’s left to stop quicker guards in isolation, where he yields .85 points per play because he can’t stay in front of most.
Size and Strength: 19.1
What he lacks in speed, he makes up for in size, strength and length. His wing span stretches nearly 6’11”, which helps him to have a decent steal rate without having to take a lot of gambles. Most importantly, what he does very well is use that length to challenge shots.
About half of all points scored in the NBA come off of jump shots, but defending the jump shot is rarely considered as a measure of great defense. It’s what Stephenson does exceedingly well. It’s why he’s in the starting lineup for the Pacers, and it’s why he makes this list.
His .79 points per play against the spot-up is one of the best in the league, and he averages that because he closes out so well, using his full length in the process.
Effort: 19.9
Stephenson likes to play physically, but for a player who plays as physically as he does, he also likes to flop a lot. When he’s not pushing players around, he’s getting sent to the ground if the air conditioning cuts on.
I like his effort most of the time, but if you’re going to try to be an intimidator (such as he was when he tried to get in LeBron James’ head in the Eastern Conference Finals), you shouldn’t be flopping. Flopping doesn’t intimidate anyone.
You tend not to get the calls, either. It is not uncommon to see refs merely shooting him an amused glance while he’s mopping the floor with his back sweat.
Basketball Intelligence: 20.1
Stephenson does what he is asked to do. He fills his limited role in a system where he’s the fifth-most important player in the starting five. His job on defense is to navigate the defender toward Roy Hibbert, one of the best rim-defenders in the business. He’s not asked to be a perimeter stopper, just a navigator.
That doesn’t require a great basketball IQ.
That doesn’t mean he doesn’t have one; it just means it doesn’t require one. For all we know, he’s the Noam Chomsky of basketball defense, but he hasn’t shown it on the court. His play in that regard is neither special nor flawed. Other than the previously mentioned flopping hiccup, there just isn’t enough to make a judgment here.
Help: 20.6
On one hand, Stephenson was a starter on the NBA’s stingiest defense last year. On the other, it was not elite because he was on it. He received some help but wasn’t really asked to provide that much of it.
With Danny Granger going down to injury in the preseason and Paul George sliding over to fill the starting small forward position, Stephenson did better than anyone could have hoped, though. While the Pacers were a point better in their defensive rating with him off the court, it’s a marginal enough difference that not too much can be read into it.
He definitely benefited from the help provided by the four elite defenders around him, but the biggest help he could have provided—filling meaningful minutes—he did.
8. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, 97.86
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OPER: 13.6
Defensive Usage: 10.3
Defensive PPP: .85
TDP/36: 6.0
DRtg: 108.5
Net DRtg: 4.4
WAM: 98.29 (8)
Scouting: 97.0 (7)
WAMS: 97.86
Speed and Athleticism: 19.6
Bryant actually has below-average speed and athleticism at this point in his career. He’s been able to compensate on offense by honing his skills, but on defense, it’s harder to do because you’re always reacting to what the other player is doing.
When Bryant is guarding the quicker guards in the league, he gets blown by with regularity. That’s not just with elite guards like Russell Westbrook, either, but even players like Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard made him look like his shoes were nailed to the floor.
Size and Strength: 19.2
Bryant might be getting slower in his old age, but he’s not getting any smaller. He is 6’6” and plays longer and bigger than that. His defensive rebounding has been one of the most overlooked aspects of his Hall of Fame-caliber career. No shooting guard in history has more defensive rebounds than Kobe Bryant.
He has the size to defend the small forward, but he really doesn’t do that against elite players unless it’s the end of the game or when he’s blocking LeBron James' shot in the All-Star Game.
When he uses it, Bryant uses his size well.
Effort: 19.8
Kobe Bryant’s defense can be summed up by what he does on long twos. Repeatedly, you see him look at the shooter, consider who it is, and then you can almost read it on his face as the thought comes, “I’m too old for this.”
He doesn’t always close, and usually when he doesn’t, the shooter misses anyway. Bryant has gotten a reputation for picking his spots when he chooses to press on defense but probably doesn’t get enough credit for how smart he is in how he does it.
He doesn’t try on defense all the time anymore. He doesn’t even press most of the time. But the Lakers don’t suffer nearly as much as you might think from his not trying.
Basketball Intelligence: 18.0
Bryant’s critics have argued about his allegedly elite basketball IQ on offense, but that doesn’t carry to his defense.
Nothing makes this clearer than what is described above.
How does he know when to lay off the long two and when to close out on his man? Preparation.
Bryant seems to know the leanings and tendencies of every team and player in the league. He’s not just intelligent; he’s aware, and he applies that preparation in real time.
He’s aware because he hits the film hard, arguably as hard as any player in the league ever has.
Help: 20.4
The Lakers' defensive rating was 4.4 points worse while Bryant was on the court. The Lakers were in chaos this year. Between the schemes of the defensive un-guru, Mike D’Antoni, Dwight Howard going in and out of the lineup, and Steve “I got crossed over by Justin-Bieber” Nash playing next to him, he gets a pass for some of that, but not all of it.
In spite of playing next to Nash, he rarely guarded the elite backcourt player. He had one of the lowest usage rates of any shooting guard.
He may not have been part of the problem, but he didn’t do much to be a part of the solution, either.
He also got a lot of help form Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol, who frequently batted away the shots of those elite guards who had beaten him off the dribble. He was certainly helped more than a help.
7. Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors, 97.32
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OPER: 14.0
Defensive Usage: 12.8
Defensive PPP: .81
TDP/36: 5.0
DRtg: 107.4
Net DRtg: 3.2
WAM: 96.08
Scouting: 99.8
WAMS: 97.32
Speed and Athleticism: 20.8
Klay Thompson is a solid defender, but he is not your prototypical solid defender.
He ran a sprint of 3.24 and had a 31.5-inch vertical in his predraft combine. His agility time of 10.99 seconds was a little more impressive, but overall, he did not measure well, and there’s nothing in his defense to suggest that it is misleading.
He is flatfooted, slow and clunky on defense. He tends to move back more than laterally because he lacks lateral quickness. All the things you think of when you think of elite defenders don’t apply here.
Size and Strength: 18.8
What Thompson does have is great size for a shooting guard, enough so that he spends a lot of time at the small forward position as well.
While he gets beaten a lot, he is able to use his length to recover. His 6’7” height and 6’9” reach help him tremendously. By merely backing up and staying in front of his opponent, his length frequently is enough to keep his opponent from shooting over him.
Counterintuitively, opponents beat him rather easily by posting up, in spite of his size advantage. He’s particularly susceptible to a drop step with an inside pivot because of his tendency to back up.
By stepping toward the baseline (a drop step), the opponent gets him to back down; then pivoting inside (inside pivot), the shooter moves in the opposite direction that Thompson is moving. Because he’s a little slow, this creates a decent amount of space, and the shooter can get the clean jump shot against him.
He falls prey to that move a lot.
Effort: 19.9
Thompson’s defensive effort is acceptable but not exceptional. He’s diligent, and he hustles, but he doesn’t attack the ball-handler like the elite defenders do.
That may be an aspect of discretion being the better part of valor. If he were too aggressive, he would probably get burned because of his lack of quickness.
Basketball Intelligence: 19.1
If discretion is the better part of valor, though, it deserves a reward, right?
Thompson knows what his limitations are and how to compensate for them as much as possible. There are athletes more gifted than Thompson who don’t defend as well as he does.
There is a bit of a “Larry Bird/Paul Pierce” quality to his game. He’s learned how to be effective even though he’s slow. That says something about his basketball brain. It bodes well for him going forward that he’s been able to adapt so much in just his second year. He’ll never be All-Defense, but he’ll never be a real liability on defense, either.
Help: 21.2
He is not a good help defender because he just doesn't have the speed to rotate quickly and not lose track of his own man. The Golden Sate Warriors' defensive rating is 3.2 points better when he’s on the bench.
Meanwhile, he also gets a decent amount of help, particularly from Andrew Bogut, on the occasions he gets beat.
He fills his role reasonably well, but his role doesn’t demand much.
6. Danny Green, San Antonio Spurs, 96.91
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OPER: 13.1
Defensive Usage: 13.2
Defensive PPP: .87
TDP/36: 6.4
DRtg: 101.9
Net DRtg: -.9
WAM: 97.12 (7)
Scouting: 96.5 (6)
WAMS: 96.91
Speed and Athleticism: 19.1
Danny Green’s sprint speed, 3.3 seconds, and vertical of 33 inches, don’t scream exceptional. His agility time of 11.3 was slightly above-average for a shooting guard but not awe-inspiring. What none of those tests measure is reaction time.
Green responds quickly to what his opponent is doing, which minimizes the damage that could be otherwise done. This has its limitations, though. When he’s defending in isolation, Green gives up .81 points per play. That’s good, but it’s not on the level of the most elite defenders. When he’s guarding elite guards, they tend to get around him.
Size and Strength: 19.3
At 6’6” and 210 pounds, Green is a big enough defender to dig through most picks well. He tends to hold his own when players try to post him up.
Overall, he does well against shooting guards. He doesn’t have excessive length, but he doesn’t bite on fakes and it’s hard for players to get any separation on him. Without that, he has enough length to keep most guards from going over him.
However, when he’s switched up on bigger men, he doesn’t have the vertical or length to challenge them, so they tend to have more success.
Effort: 18.8
It is amazing that Green is as solid of a defender as he is without having the athleticism that some of his counterparts do, and a lot of the reason for that goes to his effort.
He is one of those players who got into the NBA the hard way. He played a couple of stints in the D-League and another in Europe. Hard work is not something new to him, and he still applies that on the defensive end of the court.
The only problem is that sometimes he “over-helps,” forgetting about his man, and that can be problematic. He’ll get so far out of position that he has no realistic chance at challenging his opponent’s shot, especially on the spot-up, where he gives up a relatively poor average of 1.06 points per play.
Basketball Intelligence: 18.8
As long as the Spurs are in their set defense, Green tends to know and understand his role. He rotates well, going where he should. As long as things stay together, he’s in the right place.
However, once plays start to break down, he can get too aggressive, trying to do much rather than trusting his teammates to fulfill their roles. Scrambling for loose balls is commendable; leaving your man to your teammates for loose balls is not. It increases the chances that your opponent is going to get the ball and score.
Apart from that flaw, Green’s head seems to be on straight most of the time, and if you’re biggest flaw is that you occasionally try too hard, it’s something a team can live with.
Help: 19.4
In order to give Tony Parker rest on the defensive end, Green will frequently guard the best player in the backcourt, leaving the alternate for Parker to worry about. This results in Green having the highest defensive usage rate of any shooting guard with at least 1,200 minutes.
Additionally, the San Antonio Spurs' defensive rating is one point better while he’s on the court.
Clearly, he is more of a help than a hindrance to the Spurs.
5. Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat, 96.25
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OPER: 11.8
Defensive Usage: 9.6
Defensive PPP: .85
TDP/36: 6.7
DRtg: 103.6
Net DRtg: -3.9
WAM: 97.13 (8)
Scouting: 94.5 (5)
WAMS: 96.25
Speed and Athleticism: 19.2
There’s no question that with all the leg and knee issues he’s had, Dwyane Wade does not quite have the same “Flash” that he used to. Nothing illustrates this more than the plunge in his Synergy numbers, particularly in isolation defense.
In 2012, he yielded just .53 points per play; this year, that number swelled to .85.
He is above-average still, but he is not the stopper he used to be (and frankly, he never received sufficient recognition at his best).
Size and Strength: 19.1
Wade is not the biggest shooting guard in the NBA. He is actually pretty small at a generously listed 6’4”. Probably not many play as big as Wade, though. With eight more blocks, he will have more than any player in history at his height.
His strength shows up there. So many of his blocks are not just deflections, where he slightly alters the shot, but full on blocks, where his body is in the air and he is ripping the shot out of the often-larger shooter’s hands. That requires real strength.
He is also an exceptional rebounder for his size. He is fifth all time in defensive rebounds per game for players his height and under, and he is first among shooting guards under 6’4”.
He might not be big, but he plays bigger than he is.
Effort: 19.4
Wade is getting into that stage of his career where the smart thing to do is pick his battles, and that’s what he does. He will take plays off on defense. It’s not uncommon to see him watching when he could be pressing, but he does so smartly.
He clearly has another gear he shifts into during the clutch, though, when his defensive rating plunges to 82.3.
He is clearly leaving something in reserve for the end of the game when he needs it. There’s nothing wrong with that, particularly with him being north of 30 now. He doesn’t deserve the same score as those who are bringing their full defensive effort every minute they’re on the court, though.
Basketball Intelligence: 18.2
Both Wade and his Super Friend, LeBron James, have basketball IQ's that are the charts, and that is a big part of the reason the Heat win. Wade is so adept at recognizing where the holes in the defense are and filling in the need.
On one sequence in the finals, Chris Bosh got lost on defense and was out aimlessly doing whatever Boshosaurs do. Wade saw the gaping hole in the middle of the lane and stepped in to fill the void. Three times, the Spurs tried to get the ball inside, and three times, Wade stopped the drive.
How many 6’4” guards can effectively cover the center position? Not many. That’s why Wade deserves credit as one of the smartest shooting guards in the game.
Help: 18.8
When he’s applying himself, Wade is a massive asset to the help defense for reasons such as outlined above. However, he’s not always engaged. It’s not rare to see him just watch someone score when he could make a play if he dug down a little bit.
He can be a liability, and that’s why there are more than a few games where you see the Miami Heat falling behind by double digits early.
While they usually compensate for that by stepping things up when they have to, it would better if they didn’t have to. Having said all that, he’s certainly an asset when the Heat turn up the (sorry for doing this) heat.
Overall, there’s no question that he’s an asset more than detriment defensively—most of the time.
4. George Hill, Indiana Pacers, 95.06
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OPER: 14.5
Defensive Usage: 12.6
Defensive PPP: .83
TDP/36: 4.7
DRtg: 100
Net DRtg: -1.9
WAM: 95.70 (3)
Scouting: 92.2 (4)
WAMS: 95.06
Speed and Athleticism: 18.7
Hill is one of the fastest players in the league, end to end, recording a 3.07 three-quarter-court sprint on his predraft measurements. His lateral quickness is not quite as impressive, but it’s still well above-average.
For the most part, he is able to keep the ball in front of him, but when he faces players who have exceptional ball-handling skills, he can be caught leaning in one direction. And when he is, opponents have success crossing him over.
This is nitpicking, though. Overall, he’s one of the best isolation defenders in the league, giving up only .68 points per play.
Size and Strength: 19.1
Hill is neither big nor tall at 6’2”, but he is very long. His wingspan is 6’9”. That deceptive length is a pesky thing that he uses to his advantage, swiping his long arms around to nab balls from surprised ball-handlers, block shots or deflect passes.
They reach, sweep and paw, and they are downright disruptive, and disruptive can be one of the most important things on defense.
Where he struggles, though, is when opponents can set a square pick on him, and he gets taken out of the play entirely. He doesn’t have the bulk or strength to fight over them.
Effort: 18.6
Most of the time, he is a diligent defender. But when opponents get past him, he’ll often give up a moment too soon, allowing his more than capable bigs, David West and Roy Hibbert, to take over for him. He doesn’t follow through.
You’d like to see him keep defending from behind, trying to use those long arms of his to steal the ball or get a chase-down block.
Again, this is nitpicking. He puts forth solid effort 95 percent of the time.
The only other flaw is that he doesn’t always extend himself when challenging jump shots. He’ll put his hand up, but his feet don’t leave the floor.
These are minor blemishes, though, and his score is very good, so don’t take this as picking on him.
Basketball Intelligence: 18.8
Hill seems to know his place and keep it in a relatively complex system. He normally finds the right position and does a good job of keeping his man going in the right direction.
He does seem to bite pretty easily on fakes, getting caught going the wrong direction, and that will take him out of the play from time to time. In a system like the Pacers run, where it’s very team dependent, that can be a big no-no.
Most of the points that are scored on Hill come from zigging when he should have zagged. It doesn’t happen regularly, but when it does, it usually ends up in a score.
Help: 18.9
Hill was an important cog in last year’s most efficient defense. He wasn't the most important cog, but he was an important cog, so the defense benefits him, but he benefits the defense a little bit more. If he breaks down, the entire thing breaks down.
The Pacers' position as the Association’s most elite defense last year is a testament to how rarely that actually happens.
Note: I misidentified Hill as a shooting guard in my spreadsheet, so he was not in the point guard rankings. For whatever reason, I always think of him as a shooting guard, even though I know he’s not anymore. It was a mistake.
I included him here because it would be remiss of me to call him a point guard now and keep him off of both rankings. Were he correctly identified as a point guard initially, he would be ranked second on the list.
3. Avery Bradley, Boston Celtics, 94.62
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OPER: 13.7
Defensive Usage: 12.1
Defensive PPP: .73
TDP/36: 4.9
DRtg: 105.1
Net DRtg: .7
WAM: 95.82 (4)
Scouting: 92.2 (3)
WAMS: 94.62
Speed and Athleticism: 18.6
Avery Bradley’s speed and athleticism aren’t quite at the highest level of any shooting guard, but they're very close. What’s more important is that he uses what he has as well as anyone in the league.
His footwork is practiced to the point of perfection.
There is artistry to the way he plays.
Always leaning his head forward, he forms a kind of “triangle” with his feet, with the “fulcrum” of it centered on his opponent.
Doing that enables him to shuffle his entire body with an exceptional deftness that keeps him, always, always, always in front of the ball-handler. It is amazing how seldom he is beaten. Of all the guards in the NBA, he is the hardest to beat off the dribble.
That’s why he has the lowest points per play of any player with at least 400 defensive opportunities.
Size and Strength: 18.9
Bradley has decent size for a point guard, but at 6’3” and 180, he’s slightly below-average for a shooting guard. That doesn’t appear to hinder him much, though. He is among the best in guarding almost every play type recorded by Synergy.
Bradley doesn’t “use what he has” so much as he avoids letting it be a hindrance. He is quick enough that it’s just hard to set a clean pick on him. If players try to post him up, he’s able to use his quick feet to keep the opponent from pivoting cleanly, and many times it either results in them taking a bad shot or walking.
His only struggle is coming off of screens where his smaller stature is harder to compensate for. Even there, he gives up just 1.03 points per play, which is still close to the top third of players in the league.
Effort: 18.1
What makes Bradley’s effort so sweet to watch is how he controls it. He is like a jet engine.
Think about this the next time you fly. Basically, what’s happening is that you’re riding a controlled explosion. There is this massive release of energy, but it’s perfectly controlled. That’s Bradley’s defense.
Many players who try to play frenetic end up playing frantic. While there’s energy there, it often ends up being a plane wreck because it’s uncontrolled. With Bradley, though, his body control is so perfect that none of that effort is wasted.
For example, a lot of high-energy players when rushing to close out on a shooter will do one of three things: They’ll pull up short, go soaring past the shooter on a pump fake or foul.
With Bradley, he measures his jump perfectly, always extending himself in front of the shooter without going past him. It’s not just that he gives maximum effort; it’s that he doesn’t waste any energy or momentum doing so.
Basketball Intelligence: 18.0
The best way to always be in position is to always know where to be. Bradley just never seems to be out of position.
Perhaps after his body control, the most impressive thing about him is his court awareness. He always seems to be able to keep track of where everyone is on the court, where he is in relation to them and where he needs to be. You’ll often see him rotate almost before the play even develops.
When he gets a hand on a ball, he doesn’t always try to pick it up. He’ll more frequently tap it to a teammate, or if that doesn’t seem possible, he’ll bounce it off the opponent and send it out of bounds. Nearly 14 percent of his opponents’ possessions end in turnovers because of that propensity. Other players could learn from this.
He has a bit of a reputation for being a gambler who shoots passing lanes. I did not see that. I think sometimes people just assume that about players who have a high steal rate. Or else, he resolved the issue last season.
Help: 18.6
The Boston Celtics gave up more points when Bradley was on the court, but this seems like one of those situations where it is more coincidental than causational. When Bradley was on the court with the starters, the Celtics' defensive rating was 98. When Jared Sullinger replaced Garnett in that lineup, the rating dropped to 112. That suggests the issue was Sullinger, not Bradley.
Bradley is a good help defender, but so is Garnett, and that did help Bradley’s numbers a little bit. That, and the fact that he can only guard one of the wing positions, is why he “only” gets an 18.6 here.
2. Jimmy Butler, Chicago Bulls, 94.55
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OPER: 10.7
Defensive Usage: 10.9
Defensive PPP: .76
TDP/36: 5.1
DRtg: 103.8
Net DRtg: -.6
WAM: 95.97 (5)
Scouting: 91.7 (1)
WAMS: 94.55
Speed and Athleticism: 18.6
Some people probably don’t realize just how athletic Jimmy Butler is, so to put things in perspective, consider this. His sprint speed (3.15) and vertical (39”) are nearly identical to John Wall’s (3.14 and 39”). That puts him in the category of “freakish athlete.” The only difference is Butler is three inches taller.
Butler supplements that speed with amazing lateral quickness, which allows him to stay in front of opponents.
He doesn’t just stay in front of them, though; he stays right in front of them, almost obnoxiously blanketing them. He is an extremely pesky defender, difficult to get around and hard to push back. Because he has great length and hops as well, it’s also hard to shoot over him.
Size and Strength: 18.0
Butler is much more athletic than a pick that went 30th overall should be, but his size is another major advantage. He’s big enough to guard the small forward position, but he’s a little small for that. He’s much more effective defensively as the shooting guard.
His stats as the shooting guard are ridiculous. His oPER drops to 7.0, an insanely low number. He’s too quick-footed to go around and too big to go over.
He’s strong enough that he’ll often even defend power forwards in the post and do it effectively, though not at an elite level. But when you’re talking about a shooting guard who can effectively guard players like David West or LeBron James in the post, you’re talking about one who has rare size and strength.
Joe Johnson is the only starting shooting guard who is bigger than Butler, and he doesn’t use his size nearly as well on defense.
Effort: 18.0
Butler plays every game like it might be his last. Maybe it’s because of the hardships he faced growing up. Maybe it’s because he was taken as the last pick of the first round. Maybe it’s just his Texan personality. Whatever it is, he’s a worker on defense.
If that weren’t enough, he played ridiculous minutes after he stepped in as the starter, logging 42.8 minutes per game after assuming a full-time role. He also played 48 minutes five times in the last seven playoff games.
He’s one of the hardest workers in the league. When a player is giving you maximum energy at an elite level for 48 minutes a game—while guarding arguably the greatest athlete ever to play—you recognize his effort.
Basketball Intelligence: 18.7
Butler just doesn’t make bad plays on either side of the ball. He’s quickly picked up on one of the most, if not the most, complex systems in the NBA.
In the Bulls' defensive system, it’s difficult enough to learn one position, but his ability to defend four of them proves his IQ is high.
One play that occurred during the playoffs highlights Butler’s IQ. Deron Williams beat Nate Robinson off the dribble and was breaking to his left. Butler took two steps toward Williams, stopping him and forcing him to pick up his dribble. Williams smartly passed it out to Johnson on the wing, but Butler, anticipating the pass, actually broke to Johnson’s spot before Johnson even started to go there.
Butler knew just how far to step in to force Williams to pick up his dribble and how the play would develop afterward. He knew where Johnson was going before Johnson did.
His preparation goes along with playing for Tom Thibodeau, but he is remarkable for applying that prep work into real-game action.
Help: 18.2
When Butler was the starting shooting guard, the Bulls were 9.7 points better on defense. Not only is he one of the best on-the-ball defenders in the game, effectively guarding LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony at various times, but he’s also an outstanding help giver who can lock up anyone 6’9” or under.
In the postseason, while defending guards, he gave up just .62 points per play in spite of spending most of it guarding LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Deron Williams and Joe Johnson. He held James to a .385 field-goal percentage when he was the initial defender on the play. That’s pretty helpful.
1. Tony Allen, Memphis Grizzlies, 94.25
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OPER: 11.6
Defensive Usage: 10.1
Defensive PPP: .78
TDP/36: 6.9
DRtg: 11.6
Net DRtg: -6.7
WAM: 95.48 (2)
Scouting: 91.8 (2)
WAMS: 94.25
Speed and Athleticism: 18.2
There is something graceful about the way Tony Allen plays defense. His footwork and legwork look like they belong in a ballet more than a basketball game; they are so smooth and practiced.
Because of that, he effortlessly keeps in front of defenders, gliding more than running. Against the pick-and-roll, he’s especially effective because he is so deft with his feet, yielding an absurd .61 points per play. His nimbleness allows him to dance around screens more than fight over them.
Size and Strength: 19.4
Allen doesn’t have a “weakness” in his game so much as areas where he’s only incredibly good instead of nearly perfect. The least strong part of his defense is against the spot-up jumper where he is merely awesome.
Allen is 6’4” with a 6’9” wingspan and a 36.5-inch vertical. That’s not that small, but it’s not that big for a shooting guard. So when he’s going against bigger shooting guards, he can be scored on there, particularly from the three-point line, where his opponents shoot 38.6 percent. Overall, he gave up almost as many points, 201, on threes as he did on conventional twos, 246.
Effort: 18.2
Allen is not asked to provide much on offense, so he’s able to reserve almost all his energy for the defensive side of the court, and he uses it. He is a veritable energizer bunny on defense, constantly moving.
On the occasions where his opponent does get past him, he sticks with the play. He is one of those defenders who take it personally when they're beaten, redoubling their efforts afterward. It’s not rare for him to get the steal “just because” he got beaten.
Basketball Intelligence: 19.4
You don’t see many mistakes when he plays. When he is in help defense, he keeps a good awareness of his man is and always seems to have enough time to get back to him. His positioning with his feet is always precise, and because of that, he is able to control where his opponent drives the ball.
Unlike earlier in his career, he’s not particularly prone to fouling either, tapping out of just one game last season.
The only “mistakes” he makes are that he sometimes can be too aggressive in going for the steal, but even that’s understandable considering he has Marc Gasol to back him up. It’s less of a gamble if there’s not much chance you lose.
Help: 18.6
The Memphis Grizzlies are one of the best defensive teams in the game, and they have one of the best centers in the game holding down the post. But they are at their best when Tony Allen is patrolling the perimeter.
They give up 6.7 fewer points when he’s in the lineup. He’s a member of eight of the 16 best defensive three-man lineups in the league with at least 500 minutes played. That tells you he’s a massive part of the Grizzlies' defensive success.
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I scrapped the post draft report I had planned for today. It seems the draft stories have changed, the tides have turned, and all eyes have fallen on the Denver Broncos 25 pick, Quarterback, Tim Tebow.
I’ve been listening to all of the these “know-everything” commentators and reading the online jibber-jabber sports journalists panning Denver for their selection, and I can’t help but wonder… well, why?
I’m going to be bold here, so forgive me if it comes off as crass. Is Tebow the next NFL farce, or is the media fearful that an outspoken Christian, home-schooled, pro-life advocate might actually succeed?
Why can’t Tim Tebow be a franchise NFL quarterback? He’s the best Quarterback to every play NCAA ball, he’s broken dozens of records, won a Heisman, taken the Florida Gators to a National Championship, almost two. He was the first NCAA player to both rush and pass for more then twenty touchdowns in a single season. Tebow has the right measurements and stature of an NFL Quarterback, and the character and drive coaches would die for. Famed Coach Jon Gruden said prior to Thursday, “Tim Tebow is 250 pounds, and he’s the strongest human that’s ever played the position.“
I get it, just because you’ve won a Heisman, you’re not guaranteed NFL success. However, anyone would be hard pressed to find someone with such a devotion to the sport and to the game. A player there for the team far before themselves. Why the hatred?
Controversial? It’s debatable. Tim Tebow appeared in an ad funded by Focus on the Family broadcast during Super Bowl XLIV. The Quarterback was featured in a 30-second commercial, and proclaimed his personal decision for being a pro-life advocate. To say the ad ignited a media storm is a gross understatement. Gregg Doyel of CBSSports.com started a campaign to halt the ad during the game. Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites actually petitioned to keep the ad off of network television. Was it really so bad?
I can’t help but think there is some sort of intimidation factor. Tim Tebow's a character we haven’t seen for awhile. We're in time when NFL players are undergoing investigation for rape charges, animal cruelty, and violation of gun laws, maybe a better role model is what the league should be looking for?
The most interesting note of all. I’ve done explicit research on why Tebow would NOT be a good NFL Quarterback. Reading article after article, and the perplexing finding is that all of the media drive-bys and analysts have little justification for their harsh words. Perhaps Miami Dolphins Quarterback Chad Henne said it best, “He wont work in the NFL. We’ll just leave it at that.”
Maybe the Denver Broncos know something we don’t. Obviously they must, or they wouldn’t have chosen to take him as their first pick when more “sought after” quarterbacks were still available. It will remain to be seen, but something tells me that Tim Tebow will prove a lot of people wrong. It could be Denver who has the last laugh.
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From Africa, with love: Dust invades Texas
We’ve been talking about African dust the last couple of days, and it’s really moved into the metro area today making things quite hazy. Here’s a view from the inbound Gulf Freeway shortly before noon, just past the Sam Houston Tollway, a vantage point that typically affords a clear view of downtown. Not until well [...] [Read More]
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5 Unexpected Benefits of Allowing Children to Watch TV
Most children's programming provide several shows kids can watch while learning about the world such as Dora the Explorer, Sesame Street, and several others. With satellite TV, the Discovery Channel and the History Channel allow a child to experience places and time periods in ways books cannot. Shows about nature can stimulate a child's mind to pursue further study or at least gain an appreciation on the matter.
3. Watching TV can expose kids to other cultures.
Several TV channels have programs solely dedicated to different cultures around the globe, and most children's programs will do segments celebrating this diversity. Watching television can allow one's child to see how kids live on the other side of the world. This can be a fun learning experience for any child! Having services with unlimited long distance allows the viewing of channels from very far away.
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0.023835 | <urn:uuid:04da8fa7-e7c4-44e2-9780-b632f4b0ec07> | en | 0.792282 | Most Valuable Professional -tittelin omaavat vain kovimmat it-alan ammattilaiset. Liity seuraamme ja tule viettämään asiapitoista päivää Microsoftilla osaavan MVP -ammattilaisen oppiin. Päivän ohjelmassa luvassa kaikki mitä haluat tietää Windows Server 2012:sta yhdessä päivässä:
1. Different Windows Server 2012 Editions
2. Server Licensing, Client licensing
3. What's new in 2012 Management - GUI, PowerShell, Touch experience
4. Active Directory Management, changes
5. Roles and Features Management
6. Supporting VDI and Remote Desktop Access:
1. Prerequisites and overview of RDS Remote Host Server, RDS Gateway, RDS Web Access and RDS Remote Desktop Host.
2. What is new in 2012 compared to 2008/2008 R2. Protocol, management and deployment improvements in detail.
3. Multimedia support., Multi-monitor support, Peripherals support.
4. RDS related policies.
5. Task automation – PowerShell & RDS/VDI.
6. Various mobile client overview and what is supported by specific platforms. How to make your mobile experience even better.
7. Deployment scenarios.
8. Windows 8 as RDS client and “server”. Windows 8 and Windows 7 in VDI scenario.
9. The new RDS Touch experience.
7. Storage improvements in Windows 2012
8. Hyper-V improvements in Windows 2012
9. Direct Access
Oppaanasi Windows Server 2012 maailmaan toimii Windows Server MVP Alex Juschin.
Alex Juschin (aka, Dr.Conti) has the following certifications: Citrix CCIA, Microsoft MCSE NT4 - 2003, MCT, MCITP: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator. He is a well-recognized persona in the world of Virtualization. He has been awarded Microsoft MVP for Remote Desktop Services since 2006 to present day. With over 15 years in IT, Alex has been working on some of the world's biggest virtualization and infrastructure projects with a user base of over 120000 users, including leading European Banks, retail networks, universities and government bodies. As a freelancer, Alex currently advises multiple global organizations across Europe, so that their Virtualization and Infrastructure related projects are a success. He is also a speaker, presenter and "Ask the Expert" at various industry events, including Microsoft TechEd, MS Virtualization Days, Citrix Synergy and Citrix Geek Speak events in both the US and Europe. Alex is founder of a well-known community virtualization conference called E2EVC (formerly PubForum), which has been visited by almost every well-recognized expert in virtualization community and over 1500 people from all over Europe in the last 9 years. In recognition of his expertise, Microsoft made Alex moderator of the official TechNet Remote Desktop Services Forum. Alex holds a M.Sc. in Computer Science. | http://blogs.technet.com/b/fiitpro/archive/2012/11/13/windows-server-2012-mvp-roadshow-suomessa-ja-microsoftilla-maanantaina-19-11.aspx | dclm-gs1-007290002 | false | false | {
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Let the laity transform the secular order
US-bishops-1The following comes from an Oct. 9 story by Jeff Mirus on CatholicCulture.org.
Periodically the U.S. bishops’ Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development issues “action alerts” urging American Catholics to contact their senators and representatives to urge them to take one position or another on various legislative deadlocks and initiatives. The latest was today’s alert to urge people to advocate programs to address poverty, replace sequestration with a “balanced” plan, raise the debt ceiling, and pass the Health Care Conscience Rights Act.
Pope Francis recently stated in his interview with Eugenio Scalfari:
DJPHD, call your office.
Of course, I recognize the complexity of this issue. There are very fine lines between three categories of episcopal comment on public policy or legislation: (1) Moral teaching and advocacy of virtue triggered by particular contemporary issues; (2) The declaration that a particular policy or law is intrinsically immoral; and (3) Promotion of particular measures that those who track political affairs for the bishops deem advantageous to the common good. It is inevitable that the discourse of bishops and their staff on political matters should touch on all three areas, even when properly trying to emphasize the first and the second.
I also recognize that the Pope’s comments were made in an interview; they were not issued as a disciplinary instruction to the various episcopal conferences. On the other hand, the Pope is right when he points out that all of his recent predecessors have maintained the same position. So why do some episcopal conferences still spend so much time and energy directing the laity to pursue those particular political policies determined to be “best” by the conference? I am raising this question about the many aspects of the common good for which primarily prudential judgments are required, to determine the fairest and most effective way to reach a desired goal.
This is not the province of bishops, nor even of lay persons hired by bishops to speak in their name. Painting with broad strokes, it is far more accurate to state that the bishops are better served by ensuring that lay persons are given every opportunity to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ—in their grasp of and adherence to Catholic faith and morals, in their participation in the sacraments, and overall in an ever-deepening spirituality. The laity, for their part, should be left free to transform the secular order as they judge best. This, after all, is fundamental to the lay vocation.
Sometimes it seems the American Bishops’ Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development almost gets this. But insofar as they almost get it, their statements become increasingly vague. Consider their instructions on these four issues:
1. Poverty: “adequately fund programs that address hunger and joblessness, and help people to rise above poverty in the United States and around the world.”
2. Sequestration: “replace sequestration with a balanced plan that includes revenues as well as responsible spending cuts.”
3. Debt: “raise the debt ceiling in a responsible manner so as not to harm struggling families and poor and vulnerable people in our country and around the world.”
4. Conscience: “work for the inclusion of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940, S. 1204). Government must not force Americans to violate their religious and moral beliefs on respect for life when they provide health care or purchase health coverage.”
The fourth item is very specific political advice to oppose the coercion of citizens into moral evil, a violation of the natural law. It is well within the bishops’ competence to speak on this question. But the other three items are either so vague or so broad of purpose as to be almost mystifying politically….
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1. Anonymous says:
I can’t find this action alert anywhere on the USCCB website. There is a place to sign up to receive the action alerts. So this isn’t really the US bishops opposing Francis at all. We have a legislative action committee in our diocese. It only goes to people who sign up for it. So these things are not broad directives that the bishops are commanding Catholics to do. Some people want these alerts because they can keep up with what is going on in the legislatures and receive timely notices of when to act. Of course they are not obligatory and a person may disagree with them. Also, in the interview with Pope Francis, it was made known later that Mr. Scalfari neither took notes nor recorded Pope Francis’ answers. A copy of the interview was given to the Pope for him to read before publication.
2. I remember the War on Poverty from the 1960′s, Congress couldn’t make it work.
Sequestration and the Debt – Congress can’t make any budget work, but between the president and them, they sure can spend.
Conscience – Congress? Ha, ha, ha….you’re kidding, right?
For the most part, our government only reacts to the highest bidder – that’s why pro-abortion, homosexual groups and an increasing police state hold sway over this government (China, too).
As for the bishops and their pet projects, it makes one wonder if they have thought through things. Immigration – when we have so many unemployed and you want to add more (and wasn’t there a promise in the 1980′s Amnesty program that it was the last time?)? War and Peace – you guys don’t read the classics anymore, do you (e.g., Just War)? And then you want us to support you when you don’t do anything about CRS, CINO high schools and colleges, CINO politicians and clergy, etc, while you travel around the country and Rome, while your dioceses fall into disrepair.
When will you all start doing your jobs?
3. The bishops should preach subsidiarity not dependency on big government. Big government in the United States is taking away our religious freedom. Catholic institutions are being forced to choose between evil or not paying for the killing of unborn babies and being taxed to death.
4. Your Eminences what do you think will happen when the US Debt doubles to about $ 30 Trillion in about 7 years, you know what happens,,, complete economic implosion. Do the rest of us a favor go back to your main business which is the salvation of souls.. What needs to happens is the massive reduction in the size of government and the increase in economic growth something that will not happen so long as this boleshivik Obama is in the White House
5. The problem with the bishops being involved in public policy is that they evidently don’t understand Economics, politics, or human nature. They should really stick to their own jobs They seem to have neglected their proper duties in many ways while they meddle in things outside their areas of competence and authority. Their lack of effective leadership is the reason so many Catholics voting for pro-abortion politicians, for one thing. That one fact proves they need to change their approach in many ways.
6. St. Christopher says:
America’s bishops are essentially non-religious corporate management. They spend far too much time on items that do not concern anything to do with salvation. Yes, fighting Obama’s attempt to control faithful religious expression is different, and necessary. but most other things they do, such as giving favorable expression to the Democratic Party agenda, are far beyond their competencies, and moral authority. Yet, they do prattle on, sounding like they were true stakeholders in the political arena. Too bad they save their bile for fighting Catholic Tradition (including — and increasingly so — the clergy who dare wish to learn more about it). The Devil should be their true target, a very real creature that Francis has also said a word or two about.
7. The U.S. CCB’s office of Justice, Peace and Human Development sounds more like a non-profit lobby stakeholder for the Democrat Party agenda than anything else. The sad situations of hunger and joblessness end up being federally mandated, state run and citizen forced nutrition programs conducted in the school system rather than the home. The joblessness ends up being national work-4-all federally mandated school-to-work projects with pre=determinants for who ends up with what government approved and underwritten job.
8. Leaving aside the fact that the $ trillions spent by our governments to “fight poverty and joblessness” have not worked and have fostered dependency and not dignity among those they are intended to serve, if we pay taxes to support such programs, we are merely doing our civic duty and remain unprofitable servants. What graces do we receive by paying taxes? On the other hand, if we were to spend those same taxes instead on almsgiving and other acts of personal charity, our actions will not only be more effective, but graces will flow. “Socialization also presents dangers. Excessive intervention by the state can threaten personal freedom and initiative. The teaching of the Church has elaborated the principle of subsidiarity, according to which ‘a community of a higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving the latter of its functions, but rather should support it in case of need and help to co- ordinate its activity with the activities of the rest of society, always with a view to the common good.’” (CCC 1883)
9. John Feeney says:
The U. S. bishops’ Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development is being very generous. With other peoples’ money. What ever happened to the Catholic principle of Subsidiarity?
10. Catherine says:
St. Christopher, Excellent post.
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• Kenneth M. Fisher says:
Thanks for that little tidbit on Satan and his demon sidekick! If only the “bishops” would listen.
May God have mercy on an amoral America!
Viva Cristo Rey!
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher, Founding Director
Concerned Roman Catholics of America, Inc.
11. Edward Kristy says:
• Anonymous says:
It is permanent institution required by the Church. Canon law 447-459
(Don’t believe the false reports of it being started by Bishop John Rearden although he was it’s first president)
12. I truly wish the Church would stay out of politics and just do what it is supposed to do. At present, there is very little difference between the Catholic Church and the Communist party. The Church needs to care for those in need, not spend my money advocating that the government adopt socialistic policies to take more of my money. Free market capitalism would solve all of the problems listed above that the Church is petitioning government to solve. The Church’s short sightedness is the creator of the socialist – debt ridden – failing governments we have now. Thanks a lot. I’ve ‘earned’ everything I have. I take care of my own family. I would like to follow Biblical teachings of charitable giving… but why? My Church has advocated for the government to ‘take’ my earnings and give it to others – and other causes – against my wishes. I’ve stopped donating to the Church. Now I give my charitable donations (what I have left to give after government spends my tax money on abortions) to those of my choose. No more money for the Church.
13. “They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for whatever overcomes a man, to that he is enslaved.” (2 Peter 2:19)
It is time to evangelize. It is time to reveal the beauties and the richness of the Catholic faith to our brothers and sisters that we may become one Body, one Body in Christ. To the extent that I see this goal being realized in the USCCB, I will support them. But when I see the Democratic Party agenda of more taxes, more programs, more dependency being handed to us as “Catholic doctrine”, I just say no.
14. Anton L Seidl says:
The American Bishops’ Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development is a branch of the American Socialist-Democrat Party.
I oppose everything they propose. They are as destructive as any other radical political movement. The USCCB should simply abolish this department altogether. The concept of subsidiarity continues to escape them. They do not belong in the Catholic Church. Let them rent a suite on M Street and become a lobby to petition the government directly. Or join the Nuns on the Bus.
15. Larry from R.I. says:
OK It’s time for another chorus of Kumbyyah. Now all together.
16. Anonymous says:
How can the bishops justify Catholic schools closing for lack of funds while the USCCB spends hundreds of millions per year doing nothing?
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Andy Sipowicz
NYPD Blue character
Andy Sipowicz.jpg
Dennis Franz as Det. Andy Sipowicz, NYPD Blue Season 2 Promotional Photo
First appearance Pilot
Last appearance Moving Day
Portrayed by Dennis Franz
Gender Male, born 07.Apr.1948
Occupation Police officer
Title Detective
Spouse(s) Katie Sipowicz (ex-wife)
Sylvia Costas (wife, deceased)
Connie McDowell (wife)
Children Andy Sipowicz, Jr. (son, deceased)
Theo Sipowicz (son)
Matthew Sipowicz (son)
Michelle McDowell (adopted daughter)
Andy Sipowicz[1][2] is a fictional character and protagonist on the popular ABC television series NYPD Blue. Dennis Franz portrayed the character for its entire run.[3]
Sipowicz was a New York City police detective working in a fictionalized version of the NYPD 15th Precinct, placed on the lower east side of Manhattan. He was the central character of the show during its twelve-year run, and the only one to have been a regular cast member in every episode. (Detective Greg Medavoy (Gordon Clapp) did not appear until Episode 3 of the first season and did not become a regular until the start of Season 2.)
Jason Gay of The Boston Phoenix described Sipowicz as a "drunken, racist goon with a heart of gold" who was "the moral core" of NYPD Blue. In 1997, he described Sipowicz as becoming "sobered up" and that Sipowicz "won't ever go totally soft." Gay describes Dennis Franz as adding "underrated, edgy mixture of grit and sensitivity" to Sipowicz.[4]
According to a second season episode aired in 1995, Sipowicz was about to celebrate his 47th birthday on April 7, implying he was born in 1948. (This would make the character three and a half years younger than the actor.) His place of birth was Brooklyn where he worked in a local candy store as a boy, later returning under sad conditions when a son of the shop owners organized a robbery that led to his mother's death. Both his mother and father were of Polish origin and had blue-collar backgrounds. Andy's father suffered from alcoholism and lost his job as a meter reader because of this. He defiantly returned to finish his route after dark, but was stabbed in the eye by a black citizen who mistook him for a robber. The twisting of this story to make his father appear as the victim was the basis for Andy's racism; a major turning point for Andy came in Season 6 when he realized his father had lied about being an innocent victim of a black criminal when in fact his father was a racist liar.
Before becoming a policeman, Sipowicz served in the Army, serving an 18-month tour in Vietnam that he did not talk much about. He once became incensed when an obnoxious fellow cop lied about being a combat veteran in the Vietnam War, and told the man that he could lie to his heart's content about anything else, but he would not let anyone lie about serving in the Vietnam War. Although it is unclear at what point he joined the NYPD, it is most likely in the early 1970s. One of his early police assignments was infiltrating the Black Panthers organization and posing as a white leftist radical (this is probably derived from real-life experiences of NYPD Blue writer Bill Clark, retired NYPD detective). These events accentuated his already-developing racist tendencies.
At some point in his police career, Sipowicz worked in the Robbery Squad, but he transferred to the 15th by the mid-1980s, since he was already well established there by 1993 when NYPD Blue began to air. He received the gold shield of Detective Third Grade (the "beginning" rank) in 1978.
Andy was married to Katie Sipowicz for twelve years and they had a son, Andy Jr. (born 1973). However, by 1993 both his ex-wife and son were estranged from him, due to Andy's heavy drinking. After being shot six times in an ambush by a mobster named Alphonse Giardella and almost dying, Sipowicz decided to change his life. He stopped drinking, focused on the job, and rebuilt his relationship with his son.
When NYPD Blue premiered, Sipowicz's partner was John Kelly, who left the force in 1994 after withholding evidence in a murder investigation of his lover Janice Licalsi. After Kelly's resignation, Bobby Simone became Sipowicz's partner. They soon became best friends; Andy was devastated when Simone died of a heart infection in 1999. In 1994, Andy began to date Assistant District Attorney Sylvia Costas, with whom he previously clashed due to professional differences (Andy called her a "pissy little bitch" in the series premiere). They were married in 1995 and had a son, Theo, in 1996.
On his route to becoming a better man, Sipowicz struggled to overcome his bigotry with the help of his African-American precinct chief, Lt. Arthur Fancy. He also eventually came to terms with his prejudice towards homosexuals, mainly due to his initially grudging friendship with precinct receptionist John Irvin. With the birth of his second son, Sipowicz's life seemed to be going well. However, a series of devastating personal tragedies over the next few years arose. Andy Jr., who was about to start work as a police officer in Hackensack, New Jersey, was shot and killed while trying to stop a robbery. The shooting sent Andy Sr. into an alcoholic relapse and caused Sylvia to throw him out of the house temporarily. In 1998, Bobby Simone died of heart failure, and in 1999, Sylvia was killed by a mad gunman in a courtroom, followed by the disappearance and subsequently revealed murder of partner Danny Sorenson. He also survived a serious bout with prostate cancer in 1998. With the exception of Andy Jr.'s death, however, Sipowicz remained sober. He also had to deal with the fact that he had been instrumental in putting an innocent African American man in prison for 15 years for the murder of a teenager, remembering that he had no experience as a detective and deferred to a lazy veteran cop. He was the only cop to apologize when the man was released (he learned that the perpetrator was a creepy White American who later died of a drug overdose, and while Andy and the now-retired veteran cop basically knew he'd been murdered, the end result of the case was left unresolved).
Sipowicz came out of these tragedies stronger than ever, and continued to be a decent man, mostly due to his love for and responsibility to his son, Theo. In 2003, he married for the third time, this time to a fellow detective named Connie McDowell, who had recently joined the squad. In 2004, Connie's pregnant sister was killed by her abusive husband. The baby survived, so Connie and Andy took custody of the child and named her Michelle, after her mother. Soon after, Connie, who had believed she could not have children due to scarring of her Fallopian tubes, became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy named Matthew. With two infants to raise, Connie resigned from the police force to be a stay-at-home mother. Later that year, Sipowicz, after overcoming a personality clash with new Lt. Thomas Bale, was promoted to the rank of sergeant, becoming the new squad commander at the 15th as the series came to a quiet and dignified finale.
Sipowicz's blue-collar conservativism never changed, leading him to often mock President Bill Clinton, of whom he once said, "A guy gets over like that on your daughter, you'd give him the beating of his life. Here we got him running the country!" and whom he also referred to as a blowhard, which the more liberal Simone did not agree with. He called New York Governor George Pataki "my hero" because of his support for capital punishment.[citation needed]
Sipowicz was often shown dressed in a tie and short sleeved shirt, coining the term "The Sipowicz" to describe such attire [5]
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Architecture and housing[edit]
Rural style house in Cambodia
Angkor Wat, the most famous Cambodian heritage site.
Buddhist nun at Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Christianity was introduced into Cambodia by Roman Catholic missionaries in 1660. However, it made little headway at first, particularly among Buddhists. In 1972 there were probably about 20,000 Christians in Cambodia, most of whom were Roman Catholics. According to Vatican statistics, in 1953, members of the Roman Catholic Church in Cambodia numbered 120,000, making it, at that time, the second largest religion in the country. In April 1970, just before repatriation, estimates indicate that about 50,000 Catholics were Vietnamese. Many of the Catholics remaining in Cambodia in 1972 were Europeans—chiefly French. American Protestant missionary activity increased in Cambodia, especially among some of the hill tribes and among the Cham, after the establishment of the Khmer Republic. The 1962 census, which reported 2,000 Protestants in Cambodia, remains the most recent statistic for the group. Observers reported that in 1980 there were more registered Khmer Christians among the refugees in camps in Thailand than in all of Cambodia before 1970. Kiernan notes that, until June 1980, five weekly Protestant services were held in Phnom Penh by a Khmer pastor, but that they had been reduced to a single weekly service after police harassment.[2] There are around 20,000 Catholics in Cambodia which represents only 0.15% of the total population. There are no dioceses, but there are three territorial jurisdictions - one Apostolic Vicariate and two Apostolic Prefectures.
Highland tribal groups, most with their own local religious systems, probably number fewer than 100,000 persons. The Khmer Loeu have been loosely described as animists, but most tribal groups have their own pantheon of local spirits. In general they see their world filled with various invisible spirits (often called yang), some benevolent, others malevolent. They associate spirits with rice, soil, water, fire, stones, paths, and so forth. Sorcerers or specialists in each village contact these spirits and prescribe ways to appease them. In times of crisis or change, animal sacrifices may be made to placate the anger of the spirits. Illness is often believed to be caused by evil spirits or sorcerers. Some tribes have special medicine men or shamans who treat the sick. In addition to belief in spirits, villagers believe in taboos on many objects or practices. Among the Khmer Loeu, the Rhade and Jarai groups have a well-developed hierarchy of spirits with a supreme ruler at its head.[2]
Ways of life[edit]
Birth and death rituals[edit]
Childhood and adolescence[edit]
Cambodian girls on a bicycle
A Cambodian child may be nursed until two to four years of age. Up to the age of three or four, the child is given considerable physical affection and freedom. Children around five years of age also may be expected to help look after younger siblings. Children's games emphasize socialization or skill rather than winning and losing.[4]
Most children begin school when they are seven or eight. By the time they reach this age, they are familiar with the society's norms of politeness, obedience, and respect toward their elders and toward Buddhist monks. The father at this time begins his permanent retreat into a relatively remote, authoritarian role. By age ten, a girl is expected to help her mother in basic household tasks; a boy knows how to care for the family's livestock and can do farm work under the supervision of older males. Adolescent children usually play with members of the same sex. During his teens, a boy may become a temple servant and go on to serve a time as a novice monk, which is a great honor for the parents.[4]
In precommunist days, parents exerted complete authority over their children until the children were married, and the parents continued to maintain some control well into the marriage. Age difference is strictly recognized with polite vocabulary and special generational terms for "you".[4]
Courtship, marriage, and divorce[edit]
In Cambodia, premarital sex is deplored. The choice of a spouse is a complex one for the young male, and it may involve not only his parents and his friends, as well as those of the young woman, but also a matchmaker and a Haora. In theory, a girl may veto the spouse her parents have chosen. Courtship patterns differ between rural and urban Khmer; romantic love is a notion that exists to a much greater extent in larger cities. A man usually marries between the ages of nineteen and twenty-five, a girl between the ages of sixteen and twenty-two. After a spouse has been selected, each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying into a good family. In rural areas, there is a form of bride-service; that is, the young man may take a vow to serve his prospective father-in-law for a period of time.
Pre-wedding photographs of Cambodian couple at Angkor Wat
Bride and groom at a Cambodian wedding
Divorce is legal and relatively easy to obtain, but not common.[4] Divorced persons are viewed with some disapproval. Each spouse retains whatever property he or she brought into the marriage, and jointly-acquired property is divided equally. Divorced persons may remarry, but the woman must wait ten months. Custody of minor children is usually given to the mother, and both parents continue to have an obligation to contribute financially toward the rearing and education of the child.[4] The divorced male doesn't have a waiting period before he can re-marry.[5]
In reality, the majority of "married" Cambodian couples did not obtain legal marriage documents. This practice continues today. Couples have a ceremony and a party. But they are not legally married. Therefore, when a couple separate, they likewise need not obtain divorce documents. Tradition and custom have been skewed by indoctrination and destruction of most wats during the period 1975-1979. At present there is variation in tradition from province to province. In Siem Reap, it is widely understood, for example, that the man takes the first-born child upon separation. Men who leave their families typically do not support their other children, especially when they leave one woman for another woman. The new woman and her family will not accept children from a previous relationship. This is also an important source of the 70% or so of non orphans living in fake orphanages around cities in Cambodia which are tourist focal points. Marriage is one of many institutions in Cambodian society which is in dire need of reform.[6][7]
Social organization[edit]
Khmer culture is very hierarchical. The greater a person's age, the greater the level of respect that must be granted to them. Cambodians are addressed with a hierarchical title corresponding to their seniority before the name. When a married couple becomes too old to support themselves, they may invite the youngest child's family to move in and to take over running the household. At this stage in their lives, they enjoy a position of high status.[4]
The individual Khmer is surrounded by a small inner circle of family and friends who constitute his or her closest associates, those he would approach first for help. The nuclear family, consisting of a husband and a wife and their unmarried children, is the most important kin group. Within this unit are the strongest emotional ties, the assurance of aid in the event of trouble, economic cooperation in labor, sharing of produce and income, and contribution as a unit to ceremonial obligations. In rural communities, neighbors—who are often also kin—may be important, too. Fictive child-parent, sibling, and close friend relationships Cambodia transcend kinship boundaries and serve to strengthen interpersonal and interfamily ties. Beyond this close circle are more distant relatives and casual friends. In rural Cambodia, the strongest ties a Khmer may develop—besides those to the nuclear family and to close friends—are those to other members of the local community. A strong feeling of pride—for the village, for the district, and province—usually characterizes Cambodian community life.[8]
Legally, the husband is the head of the Khmer family, but the wife has considerable authority, especially in family economics. The husband is responsible for providing shelter and food for his family; the wife is generally in charge of the family budget, and she serves as the major ethical and religious model for the children, especially the daughters. Both husbands and wives are responsible for domestic economic tasks.[8]
Sampeah (Cambodian greeting)
Customary Cambodian teachings are laid out in verse form in long works from the 14th to 18th centuries collectively called Chhbap ("rules" or "codes").[9] These were traditionally learned by rote. Works such as the Chhbap Pros ("Boy's Code"), Chhbap Srey ("Girl's Code") and Chhbap Peak Chas ("Code of Ancient Words") gave such advice as: a person that does not wake up before sunrise is lazy; a child must tell parents or elders where they go and what time they will return home; always close doors gently, otherwise a bad temper will be assumed; sit in a chair with the legs straight down and not crossed (crossing the legs is a mark of an impolite person); and always let the other person do more talking.
A Khmer women wearing a Krama
The long-popular traditional garment known as the Sampot, is an Indian-influenced costume which Cambodians have worn since the Funan era. Historically, Khmer clothing has changed depending on the time period and religion. From the Funan era to the Angkor Era, there was a strong Hindu influence in Cambodian fashion which favored wearing Sampots over the lower body and oftentimes nothing from the waist up except jewelry including bracelets and collars such as the Sarong Kor, a symbol of Hinduism.
A dancer wearing Sampot Chong Kben
As Buddhism began to replace Hinduism, Khmer people started wearing the blouse, shirt and trousers of Khmer style. Khmer people, both common and royal, stopped wearing the Hindu-style collars and began to adopt beautiful decorated shawls such as Sbai instead. This new clothing style was popular in the Udong period.
In fact, a Khmer lady habitually chooses the right colour for her Sampot or blouse, both to please herself and to follow the costume of good luck.
Some Cambodians still wear a religious style of clothing. Some Khmer men and women wear a Buddha pendant on a necklace. There are different pendants for different uses; some are meant for protection from evil spirits, some are meant to bring good luck.
Otherwise, in the notable class people in Cambodia, especially the royal caste, have adapted a well known dress as well as expensive fashion style.Sampot is still well recognized among the royalty. Most royalty prefer Sampot Phamuong, a new version of sampot adapted by Thai people in the 17th century. Since the Udong period, most royalty have retained their dressing habits. Female royalty created the most attractive fashion. The lady always wears a traditional cape called sbai or rabai kanorng, which is draped over the left shoulder, leaving the right shoulder bare. Rarely was the cape worn over the right shoulder. The sbai or rabai kanorng would have been sumptuously fashioned in the old days in threads of genuine gold or silver. The cape in the old days would have hung down to the hem of the Sampot.
Dancers wear a collar known as Sarong Kor around their necks. Importantly, they wear a unique skirt called Sampot sara-bhap (lamé), made from silk inter-woven with gold or silver threads, forming elaborate and intricate designs that shimmer as the dancers move. This is held in place with a bejewelled belt. A multitude of jewellery is also worn by the female dancers. These include earrings, several pairs of bangles, a garland of flowers in the form of a bracelet, bracelets, anklets and an armlet that is worn on the right. Several body chains cross over the body like a sash. A circular or diamond shaped pendant is worn around the neck.
There are several different types of mokot worn by female royalty. The typical mokots that are worn are much similar to those of male royalty. Some crowns are just like tiaras where at the back of the mokot hair is let loose, cascading down the back. Other mokots have a few accessories such as ear pieces that would sit above the ear and help hold the mokot in place while a comb at the back is just an added accessory. Flowers are also worn on the mokot in the same style, but the hanging garlands of flowers are worn on the left and the bouquet is worn on the right. The best example of these royal clothes is illustrated by Khmer classical dance costumes, which are an adaptation of the beautiful royalty costume.
Amok, a popular Cambodian dish
Fried Prahok
Khmer cuisine is similar to that of its Southeast Asian neighbors. It shares many similarities with Thai cuisine, Vietnamese cuisine and Teochew cuisine. Cambodian cuisine also uses fish sauce in soups, stir-fried cuisine, and as dippings. The Chinese influence can be noted in the common chha (Khmer: ឆារ, Stir frying) and in the use of many variations of rice noodles. A particular popular dish of ultimately Chinese origin is "pork broth rice noodle soup", similar to phở, called kuy tieu (Khmer: គុយទាវ). Indian influenced dishes include many types of curry known as kari (Khmer: ការី) that call for dried spices such as star anise, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg and fennel as well as local ingredients like lemongrass, garlic, kaffir lime leaves, shallots and galangal that give dishes a distinctive Cambodian flavor.[10] Banh Chaew (Khmer: នំបាញ់ឆែវ), the Khmer version of the Vietnamese Bánh xèo, is also a popular dish.
Regional Cambodian cuisine offers some unique dishes influenced by the traditions of local ethnic groups. In Kampot and Kep, known for its Kampot Pepper Crab or Kdam Chha Mrich Kchei (Khmer: ក្តាមឆាម្រេចខ្ជី) in Khmer. This dish is prepared with a local crab fried with the black pepper from area pepper fields. Kula people, an ethnic group of Pailin Province, originated Mee Kola (Khmer: មីកុឡា), a vegetarian rice stick noodle dish. In southeastern Cambodia, the influence of Vietnamese cuisine are strong, evidenced by Bánh tráng which is ubiquitous in southeastern Cambodia but virtually unknown elsewhere. The region between Siem Reap and Kampong Thom, an area with many Chinese Cambodians, displays Khmer versions of many Chinese dishes.
Arts and literature[edit]
Visual arts[edit]
Thon-rammana widely used in Khmer classical dance.
Especially in the 60s and 70s, the 'big two' duet of Sinn Sisamouth and Ros Sereysothea had been a large hit in the country. However after their deaths, new music stars have tried to bring back the music. Cambodian music has undergone heavy Westernization.
The Cambodian pinpeat ensemble is traditionally heard on feast days in the pagodas. It is also a court ensemble used to accompany classical dance for ritual occasions or theatrical events. The pinpeat is primarily made up of percussion instruments: the roneat ek (lead xylophone), roneat thung (low bamboo xylophone), kong vong touch and kong vong thom (small and large sets of tuned gongs), sampho (two-sided drum), skor thom (two large drums), and sralai (quadruple-reed instrument).
Cambodian Dance can be divided into three main categories: classical dance, folk dances, and vernacular dances.
Khmer classical dance is a form of Cambodian dance originally performed only for royalty. The dances have many elements in common with Thai classical dance. During the mid-20th century, it was introduced to the public where it now remains a celebrated icon of Khmer culture, often being performed during public events, holidays, and for tourists visiting Cambodia.this classical Dance is famous for its using of hands and feet to express emotion which known as there are 4,000 different gestures in this type of dance. Provided as repeating a golden age in 1960s, Khmer Classical Dance which know as The Royal Ballet of Cambodia after select as UNESCO's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, has lead one of its dance to be an outstanding dance of all for culture and society. Reamker, a khmer version of Indian, Ramayana had influced strongly to Khmer classical dance. It involved in khmer gesture, movement and story line.The dance that divided from Reamker Dance known as Robam Sovann Macha and Robam Moni Mekala. In Facts, all of Dance reminded the audience of celestial dance which is an angel or Apsara in sansrit mythology in goal of bring the good luck and success to the viewer. The Classical dance is create by the heart of high art as the performer is decorated with themselves with a branches of jewellry.
Apsara Dance, a khmer dance that has survived since the Angkor Era, has been singled out to attract foreign tourists and to make the richness of khmer culture known to the world. Apsara Dance was promoted by Princess Norodom Buppha Devi before the Khmer Rouge times and recently has received an award as one of the main symbols of Cambodia.
Khmer folk dances, which are performed for audiences, are fast-paced. The movements and gestures are not as stylized as Khmer classical dance. Folk dancers wear clothes of the people they are portraying such as Chams, hill tribes, farmers, and peasants. The folk dance music is played by a mahori orchestra.
Cambodian vernacular dances (or social dances) are those danced at social gatherings. Such dances include Romvong, Rom Kbach, Rom Saravan, and Lam Leav. Some of these dances have much influence from the traditional dances of Laos. But Rom Kbach, for example, take heavily from the classical dance of the royal court. Other social dances from around the world have had an impact on Cambodian social culture include the Cha-cha, Bolero, and the Madison.
The tale of Vorvong & Sorvong illustration, a Khmer 19th century drawing.
A testimony of the antiquity of the Khmer language are the multitude of epigraphic inscriptions on stone. The first written proof that has allowed the history of the Khmer Kingdom to be reconstructed are those inscriptions. These writings on columns, stelae and walls throw light on the royal lineages, religious edicts, territorial conquests and internal organization of the kingdom.
Following the stone inscriptions, some of the oldest Khmer documents are translations and commentaries of the Pali Buddhist texts of the Tripitaka. They were written by the monks on palmyra palm leaves and kept in various monasteries throughout the country.
The classical tragic love story of Tum Teav
The Reamker (Khmer: រាមកេរ្តិ៍, "Rama's Fame") is the Cambodian version of the Ramayana, the famous Indian epic. The Reamker is composed in rhymed verses and is staged in sections that are adapted to dance movements interpreted by Khmer artists. The Reamker is the most ubiquitous form of traditional Cambodian theatre.
Cambodia had a rich and varied traditional oral literature. There are many legends, tales and songs of very ancient origin that were not put into writing until the arrival of the Europeans. One of the most representative of these tales was the story of Vorvong and Sorvong (Vorvong and Saurivong), a long story about two Khmer princes that was first put into writing by Auguste Pavie. This French civil servant claimed that he had obtained the story from old Uncle Nip in Somrontong District. This story was put into writing in Battambang.[11] In 2006 the Vorvong and Sorvong story was enacted in dance form by the Royal Ballet of Cambodia.[12]
Tum Teav, which has been compared[by whom?] to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, is probably the most well-known indigenous story, based on a poem first written by a Khmer monk named Sam. A tragic love story set during the Lovek era, it has been told throughout Cambodia since at least the middle of the 19th century. The story has been portrayed in many forms including oral, historical, literary, theatre, and film adaptions. Tum Teav also has played a role in Cambodia's education, appearing as a topic for the 12th grade Khmer language examination several times. Although a translation into French had already been made by Étienne Aymonier in 1880, Tum Teav was popularized abroad when writer George Chigas translated the 1915 literary version by the venerable Buddhist monk Preah Botumthera Som or Padumatthera Som, known also as Som, one of the best writers in the Khmer language.[13]
Some talented members of Khmer royalty such as King Ang Duong (1841–1860) and King Thommaracha II (1629–1634) have produced lasting works of literature as well. King Thomaracha wrote a highly esteemed poem for younger Cambodians. The prolific King Ang Duong is most famous for his novel Kakey, inspired from a Jataka tale about an unfaithful woman. While not written as a work of instruction, Kakey is often used as an example to teach young Khmer girls about the importance of fidelity.
Shadow Theatre[edit]
Nang Sbek Thom theatre.
Nang Sbek (shadow theatre) (or Lakhaon Nang Sbek; Khmer) is closely related to the Nang Yai of Thailand, Wayang of Malaysia and Indonesia like the islands of Java and Bali, thus implying that Nang Sbek may have an Indonesian or Malaysian origin many centuries ago. Nang Sbek is also a dying art form and may disappear because of the decline in popularity due to the introduction of modern entertainment. Before the spread of modern entertainment such as movies, videos and television the Khmer enjoyed and watched shadow theatre apart from the other sources of entertainment available during that time. There are three kinds of shadow theatre in Cambodia:
• Nang Sbek Thom is an art that involves mime, song, music as well as dance and narration to the accompaniment of the Pinpeat orchestra. It most often features the Reamker.
• Nang Sbek Toch also called Nang Kalun and sometimes called Ayang (small shadow theatre) uses smaller puppets and a wide range of stories.
• Sbek Paor (coloured puppet theatre) uses coloured leather puppets.
Cinema in Cambodia began in the 1950s; King Norodom Sihanouk himself was an avid film enthusiast. Many films were being screened in theaters throughout the country by the 1960s, which are regarded as the "golden age". After a decline during the Khmer Rouge regime, competition from video and television has meant that the Cambodian film industry is relatively weak today.
Cambodia has increasingly become involved in sports over the last 30 years. Football is popular as are martial arts, including bokator, pradal serey (Khmer kick boxing), and Khmer traditional wrestling.
Bokator is an ancient Khmer martial art said[by whom?] to be the predecessor of all Southeast Asian kickboxing styles. Depicted in the bas relief at Angkor Wat,[dubious ] bokator was the close quarter combat system used by the ancient Angkor army. Unlike kickboxing, which is a sport fighting art, bokator was a soldier’s art, designed to be used on the battlefield. When fighting, bokator practitioners still wear the uniforms of ancient Khmer armies. A kroma (scarf) is folded around their waist and blue and red silk cords are tied around the combatant's head and biceps.
Young Cambodian boxers
Pradal serey, or traditional Khmer kickboxing, is a popular sport in Cambodia. Victory is by knockout or by judge's decision. Styles of boxing have been practiced in Southeast Asia since ancient times. In the Angkor era, both armed and unarmed martial arts were practiced by the Khmers. Evidence shows that a style resembling pradal serey existed around the 9th century.[citation needed] There have been heated debates between nations about the true origins of Southeast Asian kickboxing.
Khmer traditional wrestling is yet another popular Cambodian sport. A wrestling match consists of three rounds, which may be won by forcing an opponent to his back. Traditional matches are held during the Khmer New Year and other Cambodian holidays.
Phnom Pehn National Olympic Stadium is the national stadium, with a capacity of 50,000 in Phnom Penh.
See also[edit]
1. ^ The Influence of Indian Culture on Khmer superstructure
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Federal Research Division. Russell R. Ross, ed. "Families". Cambodia: A Country Study. Research completed December 1987. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.[1]
5. ^ Lay, V., (n.d.) Cambodian law on marriage and family
6. ^
7. ^
8. ^ a b Federal Research Division. Russell R. Ross, ed. "Household and Family Structure". Cambodia: A Country Study. Research completed December 1987. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
9. ^ Ledgerwoord, Judy. "Cambodian Literature". Retrieved 29 June 2012.
10. ^ Profile of Cambodian Cooking and Culture
11. ^ Auguste Pavie, Contes populaires du Cambodge, du Laos et du Siam. Paris: Leroux, 1903.
12. ^ Les Nuits d’Angkor
13. ^ Documentation Center of Cambodia - Tum Teav: A Translation and Analysis of a Cambodian Literary Classic
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The incandescent metal embers of the spark used to light this Bunsen burner emit light ranging in color from white to orange to red or to blue. This change correlates with their temperature as they cool in the air. The flame itself is not incandescent, as its blue color is due to various other atomic and molecular energy transitions. The blue color comes from the quantized transitions that result from the oxidation of CH radicals.
Incandescence is the emission of light (visible electromagnetic radiation) from a hot body as a result of its temperature.[1] The term derives from the Latin verb incandescere, to glow white.[2]
Incandescence is a special case of thermal radiation. Incandescence usually refers specifically to visible light, while thermal radiation refers also to infrared or any other electromagnetic radiation.
For a detailed discussion of the intensity and spectrum (color) of incandescence, see the article: thermal radiation.
Observation and use[edit]
In practice, virtually all solid or liquid substances start to glow around 798 K (525 °C), with a very dull red color, when no chemical reactions take place that produce light as a result of an exothermic process. This limit is called the Draper point. The incandescence does not vanish below that temperature, but it is too weak in the visible spectrum to be perceivable.
Figurative use[edit]
The word incandescent is also used figuratively to describe a person who is so angry that they are imagined to glow or burn red hot or white hot.[4]
See also[edit]
1. ^ Dionysius Lardner (1833). Treatise on Heat. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman. "The state in which a heated body, naturally incapable of emitting light, becomes luminous, is called a state of incandescence."
4. ^ Example 1:'...the stadium positively crackled with the incandescent anger of anguished supporters.' Mark Wilson, 'Rangers 1 Unirea 4', Daily Mail, 21 October 2009 [1]. Example 2: '...there's something very funny about incandescent anger.' Mark Fisher, 'Jerry has a cross to bear', The Scotsman, 5 March 2006 [2].
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0.839383 | <urn:uuid:1b717a21-bed0-4d3d-8461-c97fa2eddbce> | en | 0.90557 | So now all I'd like in Erlang is...
Matthias Lang <>
Mon Feb 23 14:49:03 CET 2004
Joe Armstrong writes:
> Why the backwards compatibility? - *everybody* (except project
> managers) hates it.
> The only argument I've heard that bites is "we don't want to re-test
> everything" - this argument is correct.
> It seems like you have to combat "fear of change" with "better
> testing" - if you could really test *everything* quickly - then surly
> the fear of changes would go away.
If you had a magic wand which you could wave over a system and have
*everything* tested *quickly*, then you'd forever change the face of
software development.
Where's the wand hidden?
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0.020393 | <urn:uuid:3d1b9511-c5ac-4c9c-85af-4f6f8ea4a9d1> | en | 0.936523 | La Liga
January 13, 2013
Real Betis
2 - 0
La Liga
11:00 +00:00, January 13, 2013
Estadio Benito Villamarin
Perez seeking home comforts
Team Stat Comparison
Real Betis Levante
Matches Played 38 38
Table Position 7 11
Points 56 46
Goal Difference 1 -17
Goals for * 1.5 0.8
Goals against * 0.9 1.6
Last 5 D-W-L-W-L D-W-L-D-D
Last 5 home W-W-D-D-D D-L-D-L-L
Last 5 away D-L-L-L-W W-D-L-L-D
Stats: Real Betis | Levante
Competition Stats
Real Betis Levante
Goals Rubén Castro 18 Obafemi Martins 7
Assists Beñat 8 Michel 6
Yellows Beñat 16 Vicente Iborra de la Fuente 13
Reds Rubén Pérez 1 Pedro López 2
Squads: Real Betis | Levante
Next Matches
Real Betis Levante
12/21 H: Almeria 12/21 A: Atletico Madrid
1/4 A: Real Valladolid 1/4 A: Valencia
1/12 H: Osasuna 1/12 H: Malaga
1/19 H: Real Madrid 1/19 H: Barcelona
1/26 A: Celta Vigo 1/26 A: Sevilla FC
Betis midfielder Ruben Perez believes his side have to be faithful to their style at the Benito Villamarin despite being far more successful on the road than at home this season.
Los Verdiblancos have lost five of their nine home league games this season, compared to just two away from home, and Pepe Mel's men face the added complication this weekend of being without playmaker Benat who is suspended.
However, Perez insists they must continue to play patiently, whilst also learning to be more wary of the opposition's counter-attacks.
He told the club's website: "We should always play with the ball in our control, but it is clear that it has been a bit more complicated for us at home. Every game is a world that presents itself differently. Against Las Palmas we started with the ball and they had some counter-attacks against us. The team is good but we are working to correct these type of things.
"Benat is very important for us. We could miss him, but we have players with his characteristics and we will try so that his absence is less noticeable.''
To compound Benat's absence, his usual partner in central midfield Jose Canas is also a doubt, whilst Chechu Dorado, Alex Martinez and Juan Carlos have also been ruled out through injury.
Levante meanwhile can overtake their opponents to move into the top five with a win this weekend, but midfielder Juanlu has complained that Los Granotes still do not get enough respect from the national media.
A number of robust and at times dangerous challenges from Sergio Ballesteros and David Navarro have been highlighted this season and the midfielder believes his teammates have become marked men by the press.
He told Marca: "We are used to the press railing against Ballesteros and Navarro. They are great footballers, big guys and you see their hits more because they have a camera pursuing them to catch this action. For Levante players the hits arrive from every side, but other footballers from bigger teams are not treated the same.''
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0.842344 | <urn:uuid:465ef5eb-a7c2-42fa-adba-e98b9a636391> | en | 0.962945 | Europe, the smallest of the seven continents except Australia. Despite its small size—the entire continent is only 10 per cent larger than the United States—Europe has played a dominant role in world affairs for more than 2,000 years. Ancient Greece and Rome contributed much to civilization. Great Britain, France, Spain, and other European countries have spread their cultures to many distant lands through exploration and colonization. Europe is a centuries-old center of education and culture, and has made many important contributions to the arts and sciences.
Europe is a great peninsula running west from Asia. Europe, in turn, has a number of large peninsulas of its own, including the Iberian, Balkan, Italian, and Scandinavian. Europe and Asia are often referred to as a single continent, called Eurasia, because there is no clear-cut dividing line between them.
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0.020259 | <urn:uuid:69745417-6f24-41d2-844a-f0e59ae92e99> | en | 0.934601 | What is a dry rub? Or is it dry spice rub?
When you marinate meat, what do you use? Chances are, a liquid marinade. That was what I did most of the time. Until I discovered the advantages of dry rubs.
What it a dry rub? It means a mixture of dried spices, often with salt and sugar, that is rubbed directly into meat.
dry spice rub
Like so. If the rub contains spices only and no herbs, it is a dry spice rub.
dry rub with spices and herbs
If the mixture contains chopped herbs, then the generic “dry rub” is the more appropriate term.
What do I mean by dried spices?
Dried spices can mean anything from seeds crushed manually with a mortar and pestle to ground spices in powder form that are widely available in supermarkets and groceries.
The secret is in the proper mix-and-match. Some people guard their dry rub recipes very seriously.
So what’s the advantage of a dry rub over a liquid marinade? Is it more effective? It depends.
One disadvantage of a liquid marinade is that, in a container, the pieces (or portion, in case of meat slabs) of meat that touch the bottom catch the marinade while those on top don’t. So, you have to mix everything occasionally to make sure that every piece gets seasoned.
With a dry rub, occasional mixing is not necessary. Once you mix the meat with the spice (or spice-and-herb) mixture, every piece gets its share. And what sticks on each piece of meat does not fall off during the marinating time.
But which results in more tender and moist meat — liquid marinade or dry rub?
That depends on the size of the meat and the amount of fat in it. From experience, very lean meat, and any meat cut into very small pieces whether lean or not, do not do well with spice rubs as the salt (or anything salty) draws out moisture and there is no other liquid that can be absorbed by the meat.
But if you’re dealing with meat with substantial amounts of fat, so long as the meat isn’t cut too small, dry rubs are perfect.
In terms of marinating time, dry rubs seem to permeate the meat faster than liquid marinade. The country-style ribs in the second photo above were grilled after only two hours of marinating and they were very, very tasty, having absorbed the flavors in the spice rub in such a short time. With liquid marinades, the marinating time required is longer.
So, I’m at that point when I’m experimenting with different combinations of spices and herbs that should go perfectly with different kinds of meat, and different cuts of meat. The first photo in this post… That sat in the fridge overnight then I cooked the pork for lunch today. The recipe will be posted next.
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• http://feistymomma.com Dexie
I never really thought of it. I alternate just to be creative.
• Connie
Dry rubs work faster LOL
• http://www.BespokeSpices.com Jason
A dry rub will tenderise, season and give the meat a crusty coating thereby sealing in the juices.
An easy homemade rub…
Instructions: (makes about ¼ of a cup)
4 tbsp paprika
2½ tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp chili powder
1½ tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp black peppercorns (or ground pepper)
2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
Combine all the spices together and then sprinkle this rub on to your meat and then lightly rub it in covering the whole piece. Cover the meat with clingfilm and place in the fridge for a few hours or overnight.
• AtalantaRunning
One of the very first recipe that I ever tried I got from a magazine, Fine Cooking, where you rub 3/4in porkchops with ground coriander, ground cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper and fry it in olive oil and serve it with salsa. Simple but tasty! Sometimes I just marinate for 30min and it still taste great. The spice rub will turn dark from the heat though so I guess you have to watch heat. Mine looked a bit burnt but still tasted good and the spices smelled wonderful too! Ubos! :-)
• Connie
Coriander, cumin and chili powder sound great. Add cinnamon and turmeric and it’s like curried pork chops. :)
• John
How do you match up a dry rub and injectable marinade for Brisket?
• http://casaveneracion.com/ Connie Veneracion
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0.032262 | <urn:uuid:a054fbb5-fb46-43c0-9e20-afee367b57f8> | en | 0.938054 |
I'm afraid that I agree with Matt. As much as I like the idea of
abstract dependencies it seems that it will become much more complex and
much harder than just depending on a runtime that is known to work. The
core issue being that there are far fewer VMs than there are possible
base class library dependencies. Easier just to say "j2sdk1.4 | kaffe |
orp" if that is what is known to work.
On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 10:40, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> The problem, as I see it, is that Java core classes are grouped into
> entities like "JDK 1.2", when, by and large, these groups are not
> represented in Debian (or in free Java in general). Instead, they implement
> some subset of this functionality. However, the classes are still grouped
> this way in the JVM (rt.jar and such). So we can neither have useful
> JDK-level dependencies (because they're never met), nor can we have useful
> package- or class-level dependencies, because you can't mix and match core
> classes.
> The most practical solution at this point seems to be what everyone is doing
> anyway, which is to use or-expressions which reflect what actually works,
> and not an abstract idea of what is provided. For example, a package which
> works with any java2 runtime, but also works with the interfaces provided by
> kaffe, uses "java2-runtime | kaffe", etc.
Ean Schuessler ean@brainfood.com
Brainfood, Inc. http://www.brainfood.com
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0.35494 | <urn:uuid:86905a22-5d25-4160-bab2-d076f5af7dfe> | en | 0.955763 | The best news on autism yet?
The best news on autism yet?
The title of the article on grabbed my attention: "Autism Gene Stunts Neurons, but Growth Can Be Restored."
It's a little complicated but the short version is that it worked in mice and hopefully will work in humans. Here's a summary to the best of my understanding. (And be sure to look at the photos at the top right, which show how they got neurons to branch.)
1. There's a genetic deficiency in autism that keeps neurons from branching out to connect brain circuits.
2. Researchers were able to restore the neuronal growth in a couple ways. One was to administer BDNF (a neurotrophic factor) directly to cells.
3. This could be a big deal, but part of the problem is that some forms of autism are also caused by too MANY branches and doctors have no precise way to tell whether the child has too much or too many branches.
Here's what I read:
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0.125323 | <urn:uuid:3bc69ee6-173e-4c8d-9fdb-abe1fa2be0d3> | en | 0.970619 |
Camping with my family. If money were no object, we would do a world tour of the southern hemisphere, stopping in Argentina, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and so on. Of course, only sunshine and perfect days, please.
2. What’s playing on your iPod?
I just uploaded my father’s Johnny Cash collection for sentimental reasons.
I would have the power of kinetic absorption—I could use it for good or just to burn calories and stay thin!
I would be a travel writer focused on cultural experiences and exchanges. We can never express enough appreciation for the things that are good in this world.
Angelina Jolie, because she already knows how to wear a business suit, bounce a baby on her hip, and travel around the world.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie—I read a lot of great literary works that appeal to four- and six-year-olds every night at 8:30.
7. What’s your hidden talent?
8. Who inspires you?
My grandmother was a big inspiration. She had a kind heart, a positive attitude, and loved to travel. In her eighties, she taught art classes to senior citizens.
Osa Johnson, author of "I Married Adventure." She was a filmmaker, photographer, and pilot who traveled with her husband in the early 20th century to the South Pacific and Africa.
10. What do you do to stay healthy?
Put the fifth cookie back. | http://meetingsnet.com/news/post-con-after-hours-allison-summers | dclm-gs1-007950002 | false | false | {
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0.018604 | <urn:uuid:dd4c5e4c-a0e5-44e1-a327-b574eed77c1f> | en | 0.939951 | Submitted by extermin8or 540d ago | review
IGN: The Amazing Spiderman Review
IGN's Review of The Amazing Spiderman Game. (3DS, PC, PS3, The Amazing Spider-Man, Wii, Xbox 360) 7/10
AngelicIceDiamond + 540d ago
This might be the fanboy in me but, all the other reviews gave it 9.00's and 8.00's IGN's a big game site but I think the other small reviewers beats Ign's review out. But a 7.00 isn't a bad score though.
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Zabby91 + 540d ago
... Greg Miller gave Gravity Rush a 7.5/10.
Just throwing it out there.
LOGICWINS + 540d ago
And whats your point exactly? 7.5 is a good score, which implies that the game comes recommended by him.
MattyG + 540d ago
I actually agree with his review of Gravity Rush. Not the score, but the content of the review.
Zabby91 + 540d ago
Good score my a##.
In the gaming industry, a triple-A with a vote less than 8 is considered a no-buy.
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MaxXAttaxX + 539d ago
IGN's scores have been on the low end recently.
Gravity Rush, Spider Man(movie and game) average higher than IGN's score.
EeJLP- + 539d ago
That sounds like the kind of BS Lollipop Chainsaw fans were spewing after the first 2 reviews came out.
No everyone isn't giving Spiderman 9s or it wouldn't have a mid70s meta and GR score (like LC's ~68 average).
GameInformer 6.75
Gamespot 7.5
1UP C-
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Kurt Russell + 539d ago
It has become silly how games all score between 8 and 10 apart from the odd super crap one... I am all for IGN reviewing lower scores as long as their reasons are consistent. I consider 7 a fine score... plenty of great 7 out of 10 games out there.
I am especially confused by people who call out a sites scores having never experienced a game themselves... thats just box of chocolates retarded.
LOGICWINS + 540d ago
Ummm...when u read a review, is all you see is numbers? Because thats all uve talked about. What about READING THE WORDS in the review to see of the same cons of the reviewer apply to you?
DigitalAnalog + 540d ago
Blame the review sites..
They give way too much 8's and 9's that the average "5" no longer has any merit.
LOGICWINS + 540d ago
Ummm...how about blame the gamers that take everything these reviewers say like the word of God?
homer + 540d ago
I find it funny that people only use this arguement when a game people are looking forward to doesn't perform well in ratings.
Heartnet + 540d ago
The numbers are there for a reason... they give a overview of the game in less than 5 seconds and the review knows this when they right it out..
If a game is a 7 its average nowadays i dont care what they wrote as they know the number is what matters to most.
The ones u read are the ones that dont give a score cuz they know people will dismiss what they wrote if they include a number.. IGN know this and include one...
Outside_ofthe_Box + 540d ago
From the reviews I read 7-8 seems like the score one would give this game if they aren't a huge Spidey fan. So i'm not surprised big sites like IGN and Gamespot gave scores within that range.
honkyjesus + 539d ago
It has a 76 Metacritic.
Like I say every year, here comes another dumb Spiderman game.
Chrono + 540d ago
GameSpot gave it 7.5/10. I'm still going to give it a try.
RXL + 540d ago
you say "still" like a 7 isn't a good score?
realiks + 540d ago
I even doubt 8.5. As a student I cannot afford 7.0-8.5 games.
LOGICWINS + 540d ago
I find it sad that two or three media outlets that give a certain game a 7 can discourge thousands of people from buying a game. I've had more fun with some "7.5 games" than I've had with 9.5 games. The spell these media outlets have under gamers is just as problematic as the casuals who buy COD every year.
@liks- WOOOW..do you realize how crazy your statement is? You just rely on media outlets to tell you whats good and whats not...not even considering that strong possibility that their opinions may not coincide with yours? Damn, gamers are such sheep these days.
"Greg Miller told me that the game is just a 7, so I shouldn't buy it. I'll wait for a game that Greg Miller gives at least a 9 to...because Greg Miller determines what games are the best for me, I love him *herp derp*"
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Neckbear + 540d ago
Then I hope you truly enjoy your painfully homogeneous, insipid, mediocre, and flashy but not substantial games while you miss out on the actually good, if flawed, stuff.
Outside_ofthe_Box + 540d ago
***"I find it sad that two or three media outlets that give a certain game a 7 can discourge thousands of people from buying a game."***
Why is it sad? Is it sad that sites giving a game 9s and 10s can encourage people to buy a game?
Why should one pay $60 for a 7/10 game when they can put that money toward a 9/10 game that may come out later on?
If you were really really looking forward to this game then, yeah, I agree about not letting a 7 prevent you from buying, but if you have been skeptical from the start why should you buy? If anything rent it, if not you can always wait until the price drops. I don't see how people using reviews to make a purchase is wrong.
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Pushagree + 540d ago
Logic, quit your whining. No one cares.
extermin8or + 540d ago
dragons dogma got a 7.5? i think from ign it's easily a 9 lol it's better than bloody skyrim (not as large, maybe not quite as open) but it IS a better game, less bugs, the fights against dragons and other iconic mythical creatures seems to be both scripted and free to occur fairly randomly; the fights are epic in their own right and it has mechanics that are truely new; plus you can switch class types at almost any point in the game by going to the capitol city; the quests are more varied etc did I see any of that mentioned in the review? no; I saw something about bad voice acting and a mediocre story.... and @liks a student can afford 7.0-8.5 games; the critics rating doesn't mean YOU won't have fun and spend hours and hours playing it
LOGICWINS + 540d ago
@pushagree- No one cares..yet look at all my replies, including yours :)
Outside_ofthe_Box + 540d ago
***"No one cares..yet look at all my replies, including yours"***
Yet look at your all your agrees... now look his.
Besides, had push not commented I'd have been the only one that replied to you.. so much for "look at all my replies" eh?
At least you didn't deny that you were whining.
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solidjun5 + 540d ago
"At least you didn't deny that you were whining."
I think at this point, everyone knows he whines more than anyone on this site. I can only imagine him raging as he types ridiculous statements with constant use of capitalized words.
Ex: "why do YOU care."
Internet is serious business. I wish there was a bubble vote that reflected whining.
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Septic + 539d ago
Yeah because the agrees to disagrees are always just on here lol.
XIIIWARRIOR41 + 540d ago
This is not a bad review and I'm still getting it!
PockyKing + 540d ago
Lookin good! Might try this one out.
Grimhammer00 + 540d ago
Reviews in context of their predecessors and genre should be modified. Spidey last two were generally poorly received. But had moments of greatness. Web of shadows had the best open world with great web swing mechanics.
This new amazing Spidey is better open world with slightly different web swing. The attach web swing to ? Clouds? Bugs some. Not me.
Fighting is much improved. Web rush is quite tight and I dig it.
Overall. Best Spidey game. Best Spidey open world game. Full stop.
teedogg80 + 540d ago
I'm having lots of fun with it. The swinging alone is tons of fun. Might be the best Spiderman game period. Great looking character model too, Spidey anyway.
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Kingdom Come + 539d ago
It'll never beat Spiderman 2, I loved that game growing up (and love still think it was awesome now at the age of 18) and it has better swinging mechanics than current spiderman games. Why did Beenox leave web building attachment in favour of cloud swinging?
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kevinsheeks + 539d ago
i will try it soon
tunaks1 + 540d ago
not gonna drop 60 on this, but I will pick it up later down the road.
godzilla72 + 540d ago
frys has it for $50 right now. i think best buy has a $10 off and free spidey bluray with it.
Almir908 + 540d ago
Oh please people are so naive. 7 is considered a good score? Lol no. 7 is only a decent score but little on the low side. 8 is considered a good score. Stop pretending as if 7's being passed out justifies a game for being "good" 7 decent, 8 good, 9 great, 10 is excellent although there is no game in my book that is considered a 10.
RXL + 540d ago
in actuality..most reviewers see it like this..
5 is average
6 above average = ok
7 good
8 great
9 excellent
10 perfect
and by your "logic"
if 10 signifies being a perfect game and no game is perfect how can it go from "great" to "perfect"?..the jumps to big..
it's not a question about being naive lol..that's just stupid..it's a question on peoples personal ratings..
to me a 7 is a good game..there have been plenty games iv spent hours on and got a 7 or a 7.5...and was well worth it..
likewise there were plenty of 9 games that i regretted paying 60 bucks for..
Almir908 + 540d ago
Oh please stop spewing that BS. 6 isn't average it's failing. Lol even according to a school grading scale that implies as an F. So I'm using that as to what you're using. You think you would come home to your mother with a 70 on your test and be like "Mom that's good" lol I don't think so.
RXL + 540d ago
in the united states..
60% is a D...meaning passing..
not failing...lol..
Doletskaya + 540d ago
I don't think you actually understand the meaning of average. For starters, it is comparative, not absolute. If most of the games coming out in the same period get over 7, how can a 5 mean the game is average? It means the game is awful.
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godzilla72 + 540d ago
You got it right man. Almir908 is extremely oblivious here, what planet is he on i wonder? haha
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Outside_ofthe_Box + 540d ago
Actually, that's how they use to review games in previous generations.
Nowadays most reviewers go on a scale like this...
10- excellent/genre defining
9- great
8- good
7- above average
6- average
5&below- bad / very bad / terrible / horrible / trash / broken
This is the way it is now. That is the truth.
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RXL + 540d ago
going from Genre defining..then right below that is great?
that's like saying...
a ford focus is a great car...but a ford mustand is genre defining..
see the big gap?..
EeJLP- + 539d ago
Wtf are you talking about with a Focus and Mustang?
Anyway, a Mustang wouldn't be a 10 with a Focus a 9.
It would be more like:
10 - original '60s Ford GT40
9 - Ford GT
8 - Shelby GT500
7 - Boss 302
6 - Mustang GT
5 - Mustang V6
4 - Focus
Either way that analogy was ridiculous.
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ChocolateGiddyUp + 540d ago
10 - Great
9 - Pretty good
8 - Decent
7 - Terrible
6 - God-awful
There are no numbers under 6.
kevinsheeks + 539d ago
Lol this sums it up perfectly unless the game come's out at 40 dollars you cant have a 7 lol
godzilla72 + 540d ago
Youre so full of it!!!
Brownghost + 539d ago
A d is passing in my school
extermin8or + 540d ago
this review isn't bad however I have cancelled my preorder; shall reorder it next week just before I go to see the film :p no spoilers for me ;)
Brownghost + 539d ago
From all the trailers I've seen it looks nothing like the film and may have a different plot
Nitrowolf2 + 539d ago
It's based on the events after the film
extermin8or + 539d ago
@Brownghost yeah it has a different storyline, and is based after the film however reviewers keep saying it spoils the movie and shouldn't have been released 1st; can't help but wonder if that's lowering their reviews slightly though?
chanmasta + 539d ago
kevinsheeks + 539d ago
The prices changed gamer's outlook for games now 6 and 7 scores are like death warrants for games
if you expect me to shell out 60+ you better have more 8 and 9's then 7 and 6's
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APRIL 19, 2010 2:37PM
Count Your Change Because They Can't Count
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I have no idea who came up with the so-called "new math" that seeped into our educational system several decades ago, but it has failed miserably if the young people struggling to give us the correct change at the local sandwich shop, drugstore or supermarket are any example of its usefulness.
As many of you already know, the drill goes something like this:
* You go into a store and pick up what you need
* You walk to the check out point
* The clerk rings up your order and announces a total which is usually not a round number (Let's use $5.28 as an example.)
* You hand the clerk a twenty dollar bill AND THREE PENNIES
* The under-the-age-of-twenty clerk's face contorts in terror as s/he stares at the paper currency and those pesky three pennies
* S/he stares blankly at the LED display on the cash register
* S/he stares imploringly at you and tries to hand back the pennies
* The ambulance sirens sound in the distance
* EMT's in white coats gently lead the clerk to the ambulance
* Someone in the store over the age of fifty comes to the register and gives you your change
* You leave the store mumbling in disbelief -- and recounting your change, just in case...
The "deer in the headlights" phenomenon that often accompanies making change is something I wager all of you have experienced. Recently, however, I observed a new and creative (albeit stupid) spin on this which I thought ought to be shared.
I was leaving the sandwich shop. My bill was $3.51, so I handed the cashier a ten dollar bill and a penny saying, "I'd be grateful if you could give me two quarters."
(In my world, I couldn't have given her any more help unless I walked around the counter and made the change for her.)
Ms Cashier punched something into the register and then handed me $8.
I looked at the change, then at her, and-- as soon as my voice returned-- I said, "Gee, I gave you the penny so I could get the two quarters I needed."
"That's ok," she replied, "I'll just take the two quarters out of the "tip jar" (next to the register) and put them in the drawer."
Suddenly I'm doubting my own math skills: so in my head I am recalculating to be sure that 10.01 minus 3.51 entitles me to $6.50 change and NOT $8. Then I am wondering who gave this kid permission to put her hands in the "tip jar" (shared by all the counter help) to cover up her math-skills-impairment?
None of this even begins to address the shape the register drawer is going to be in at the end of the day (to say nothing of the tips) or the fact that I would still end up with the incorrect change.
So I tried to explain calmly, "I gave you the penny because I wanted 2 quarters. I don't want anyone in here to lose tips over this. You gave me too much change anyway. So I am now going to hand you back $2, ask you for the 2 quarters I wanted in the first place and then I am going to leave the store while you figure this all out."
The "deer in the headlights" look started to take form on her face again as she handed me two quarters and took the 2 singles I was handing her.
I slowly put the quarters in my wallet, took my sandwich, and quietly left the store.
I thought I heard ambulance sirens in the distance as I drove out of the parking lot, but I can't be sure.
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Don't blame new math - it has nothing to do with change making. Kids are taught all about money, estimating and number sense. (I am a retired principal - you'd be amazed at the math being taught and learned.) Here's the problem - kids don't have to estimate anymore since the register tells them what to do. Remember how we use to know lots of phone numbers before speed dial came along? If you don't use it - you lose it.
I've found it's just easier on my blood pressure to give them the exact amount, or get change from the machine at the laundromat!
I'm 42, and didn't learn the art of counting back change until I was in my 20's, and then, only because my Mom taught me. Maybe I was the victim of "new math."
I learned how to make change because I worked at McDonalds for one month (it was not my favorite gig) when I was a teenager -- before there were computers that told you how much change to give. I agree with Trish that computers are the reason most young people don't know how to "make change."
Government education.
Thanks for the reads and rates...Actually you are right - it is computers and calculators (that they take into exams) that have been more or a handicap than a help...I agree. Thanks for adding that important thought...Good to know so many of you understand this whole experience!
Oh yeah! This happens all the time. And almost all "cashiers" use cash registers that all they have to do is enter in the amount "tendered" and it calculates the change. They just can't count it back. I grew up in the new math but I'm 58. My grandparents taught me to make change working at their A&W restaurant when I was about 10 or 11. Even worse though, is the notion that the owner/manager has not trained the staff well enough and had them practice this "skill". No one has ever taught these cashiers to work "backwards". They still have to know to subtract or zero out that penny though.
I had a similar experience at the local fish store. I handed the teenaged clerk a twenty-dollar bill and he gave me the wrong change. I counted off the correct change and he argued with me. I gave up and left the store. Every time I go in there now, I sort of dread dealing with that kid again. His father owns the place and I don't have the heart to tell him that his son can't count.
What's really scary is that most of these people who can't count also have credit cards-- do you think they have any idea what a 22.9% APR is??
I just give them a piece of plastic. No change. :)
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How to remove an object from a scene and create background content to fill the hole using PSE9?
Is there a tool in PSE which can help you remove an object or a person from foreground of an image by filling it with the background content?
Yes, there is one which was introduced in PSE 9. So here are my initial and final images to show what this tutorial will help you achieve through this tutorial:
Initial image
Final image
So in my source image above, I wanted to remove the girl from the temple and have just the building.
It may be achievable with clone tool, however it would really be a big time task.
For non-complex images, it may just take seconds to fix that photo using content aware spot healing by doing just a couple of dabs
However, I choose an image which is complex as we need to remove a person whose background is not consistent throughout. It has the dark area inside the gate, the gate boundaries, the sculptured wall, the ground with variations in textures and colors. And spot healing from previous versions of PSE might not work since it does not have that intelligence to create content from background and fill it with it.
1. Open the image in Editor.
2. Select Spot healing tool from the left tool bar.
The spot healing brush properties in top properties bar
3. Now keeping "Content-Aware" option selected in Properties panel, a keeping brugh size of the area not very big(which can be incremented and decremented using ],[ keys), start brushing(dabbing) over the object you want to remove.
So here are some tips which I have learnt on using this tool again and again :
1. In the image above, for areas marked in red, I could use a bigger brush size without worrying much as the background behind the red mark is not very complex and is consistent, and I am not worried much as there are change in colors, no linear planes changing etc. So I can do this part quickly.
2. The areas marked in yellow are bit complicated as they have carvings on the wall. So would be good to start dabbing the brush with small size from the area near to the yellow area boundary in a linear manner. So if you see the carvings on the wall, they are horizontally linear. So it would be good if I start from the left near the boundary of the yellow area towards right horizonally.
3. The areas marked in blue(In L shape) is the area which should be taken care alittle meticulously since it has the frame of the door which has straight lines which need to be content created. So for this I reduced the brush size so that it did not cover the breadth of the frame and started from left such that the brush area includes the area of the existing frame(white frame area). However, this decision making may vary from image to image which would come to you as you try this tool a few times. For non-complex images, it may just take seconds to fix that photo using content aware spot healing and you may not have to do any such decision making. But for complex images, you might need a little thinking to get the best results.
4. For the area in purple, I used clone tool as it was quicker for that scenario. Spot healing content aware brushcould also have been used.
Here is my final result :
Hope this tutorial helps!!!
1. Just got back from Israel with a fabulous group photo on Temple Mount...except for the flagpole!
What flagpole?!!
Thanks so much
2. Thank you - I just used this technique for the first time!
3. Great post! We can easily remove object from any picture with using of Image background remover.Apply photo effects and enhance them through image masking, photo restoration & retouching, flat lay and colour correction by using Australia’s favourite photo Editor.
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Not since slavery in the USA were mothers punished by having their children taken away from them. Yet, in family courts all across America, judges and quasi-judicial officers of the court do just that: children who are abused or molested by their fathers are removed from their primary-care good mothers and are placed in the hands of their molesting fathers.
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In her revised and updated milestone fact-filled book, "Mothers on Trial," Phyllis Chesler fights to save thousands of children from becoming yet another generation of victims of a court system that betrays them time and again. She points out that while adult women often recount childhood sexual molestation at home by close relatives--and these women's stories are believed--people tend to disbelieve when actually facing such cases as they happen in real time, right in front of them.
It is a documented fact that when fathers fight for custody, 70% of the time they obtain full or partial custody. People often assume that the reason these men who, in most part, have not been fully involved in their children's lives--sometimes have been absent for months or even years--now gain custody is because the mothers are unfit. The naked truth is that in most of these cases, the father is emotionally and verbally abusive or outright violent. The mother, often the product of an abusive home, often abused for years in her marriage to the father of her children, now faces battle for which she is woefully unequipped to wage. Distraught, terrified, isolated, alienated in a system that scrutinizes her with the same critical and belittling attitude she's encountered in her private lives, panicked over the fate of her sexually molested children, she seems "emotional" "unreasonable" and "difficult." Her refusal to share parenting or give access to a man who sexually molest her children is viewed as her being "rigid" and "uncooperative."
Furthermore, with limited or no financial resources, she comes to court either unrepresented by an attorney, or by an incompetent lawyer with little interest in the complexity of such a case. Or, as is often the case, she does not have the funds to keep the protracted legal battle a high-conflict custody case requires. Filing fees, transcripts, payments to evaluators and her lawyer's hourly rate quickly rise to thousands of dollars.
In the 1990s I stumbled upon the phenomenon of protective mothers losing these battles in drove, researched it for a few years, and finally published a novel about one such fictional mother in 2002. (Puppet Child.) Since then, I became an activist, trying to find ways to save thousands of children each year from family court's "justice." What amazes me is how little has changed in the over decade in which I've witnessed more mothers enter the nightmare of family court, where they are discredited, disenfranchised and disbelieved.
Dr. Chesler has been at it a lot longer. Twenty-five years ago she published "Mothers on Trial," a book that starts with the history of men's ownership of their families and the lingering feudal notion of male supremacy as the head of the household. She pointed then--and continues to do so now in this excellent revised edition--that society and court hold men to much lower parenting standards than they do women. Mothers fail at every single check list (Does the divorced mother have sex? Is she overwrought with anxiety? Is she poor?) while men can be cold, disinterested, dysfunctional or even violent and they will be excused. In fact, fathers are given new chances time and again to foster their relationships with their children regardless of their abhorrent personal histories, while mothers' contact with their children are not only curtailed or cut down to expensive supervised visitations, but all too often are severed completely.
If a father poisons a child's mind against the mother, it does not enter into the question of his parenting skills. But all too often, a child's fear of an abusive father is regarded as the mother's brainwashing the child, rather than the father's own doing. A judge will then chastise the mother for not encouraging enough the relationship with the father--and actually transfer custody to that abusive father. The notion of the best interest of the child and how much the child stands to suffer from cutting the bond with the primary caretaking mother while shuttling into a new life with a man the child fears, does not enter into the equation.
A chapter on Fathers' Supremacist Movement, reports that fathers' rights groups have also gathered steam in recent decades and have organized themselves in ways that mothers have failed to do. Some leaders in fathers' groups have a recorded history of battering their wives or girlfriends, or are convicted pedophiles. Others may have a legitimate concern about shared parenting, but have been expressing strong misogynistic opinions. Common to both ends of the spectrum is the way fathers have been presenting themselves: as persecuted victims. They have been receiving media attention and courtroom sympathy with bogus theories (foremost is Parental Alienation Syndrome that is used almost exclusively against mothers,) and have been successful in passing legislation, due in part to Federal funding under the uncritical assumption that children need equal contact with both parents. Mothers do not have access to equal Federal funding.
In this revised edition, after editing out six chapters and adding eight more while updating the available research, Dr. Chesler examines closely many such cases of outright injustice that defy anything people know and believe possible in our society.
Phyllis Chesler's book is a must read for every judge, court evaluation, guardian ad litem, social worker, psychologist and lawyer. But more importantly, it should be read by anyone who cares about human rights or about children, because it is time we raise our collective indignation to stop and reverse the life sentence without parole our courts inflict upon children placed in the hands of their molesters.
Author Talia Carner's newest novel is JERUSALEM MAIDEN, about a young woman's struggle between her passion for art and her society's strict religious dictates. www.TaliaCarner.com | http://redroom.com/member/talia-carner/blog/a-review-of-mothers-on-trial-by-phyllis-chesler | dclm-gs1-008220002 | false | false | {
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Apart from its rather remarkable 5x super-wideangle lens, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX40 doesn't have any other obvious selling points that justify its price. But, when you pick it up and use it, you realise you're also getting outstanding design and build quality. It's just a pity the pictures aren't crisper
• Good styling and design
• Straightforward controls
• 5x zoom range
• Pricey
• Sluggish zooming and autofocus
• Detail lacks bite
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There are tonnes of smart and dinky compact cameras around, so why buy this one, especially when it costs around £240? The 12-megapixel sensor isn't headline news, but the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX40's 5x super-wideangle lens is rather good, and, beneath that refreshingly straightforward exterior, is plenty of clever technology.
Cameras of this size usually have very plain and limited 3x zooms, but the 5x zoom on this camera goes wider and longer than the rest. The minimum focal length is equivalent to 25mm, which even beats the kit lenses on digital SLRs. And, with a maximum focal length equivalent to 125mm, the FX40's got a pretty decent telephoto capability too.
There's some barrel distortion here, but generally the FX40's 5x zoom performs well, with lower-than-usual levels of colour fringing (click image to enlarge)
Usually, the longer the zoom range, the more compromises you'd expect in the lens quality, but this one holds up well. There's not much distortion, very little chromatic aberration and good definition near the edges, which is where many cameras turn to mush.
The FX40 is such a pleasant camera to use too. The metal body is smaller than you'd expect, and the controls are so clean and unfussy that they set this camera apart from the pack. There's a little metal switch for turning it on and off and another for swapping between record and playback mode. Around the back, you get separate navigation buttons that work ten times better than any spongy navigation pad, and a quick-menu button that activates an on-screen overlay containing just about all the everyday shooting adjustments you need to make.
The separate navigation buttons are a pleasure to use, and much better than spongy navipads
As ever, Panasonic's array of 'intelligent' automation features quickly becomes unfathomable, but one in particular is worth picking out. The 'intelligent exposure' option hikes the ISO slightly to improve shadow detail, and then holds back brighter areas so that you don't get highlight blowout. It really works, and it's much more sophisticated and successful than the post-shot shadow-enhancement tools on other cameras.
Also, if you're into face-recognition technology, you'll love the fact that this camera can recognise individuals. You can register up to six faces, and, from then on, the camera will give them preferential treatment when it adjusts the focus and exposure.
As good as it is, the FX40 isn't perfect. It takes a while to get from one end of the zoom range to the other, and the autofocus isn't that quick either. It's the picture quality that's most disappointing, though. The colours are fine and the exposure system does a great job, but the fine detail lacks bite, and this is especially noticeable in the test-chart shots.
The lens holds sharpness right to the edges of the frame but appears to soften up slightly at longer focal lengths, and fine detail is slightly woolly generally (click image to enlarge)
You'd need to produce some pretty big prints for this to show up, and, of course, there's a limit to what these little 12-megapixel sensors can resolve anyway. Even so, viewed up close, the FX40's pictures seem to lack definition compared to those of other 12-megapixel compacts.
Yes, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX40 is pricey, but you're buying engineering and build quality here, not just features. That 5x super-wideangle lens is very versatile, and makes the FX40 the perfect travel camera, especially in narrow streets or tiny interiors. We just wish the definition were as good as the rest of the camera.
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The web application we develop is doing certain things depending on the domain and subdomains in the address. To be able to develop and test everything on a local environment, one would need to bind the domains to, using the hosts file.
However, this would cut that machine off from accessing the live server domains.
Question: Is there a browser-level hack that allows one to do hosts-like stuff, only for that browser?
UPDATE: A proxy .pac file can do this just fine. Like this:
function FindProxyForURL(url, host) {
return "PROXY";
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Searching for Firefox add-ons here addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/… only returns one possibly useful, but limited to Linux. We also use Mac and Windows. – Gabriel R. Nov 11 '10 at 15:42
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You can do pretty clever things with a proxy auto-config file. Try one that returns PROXY for the domains you want affected and DIRECT for the rest.
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Thanks for the tip! I'll check this out. – Gabriel R. Nov 13 '10 at 9:43
This works great! And with an extension like Proxy Switchy for Chrome I'm all set. Thanks! – Gabriel R. Dec 6 '10 at 13:48
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Maybe there's a HTTP proxy that will do what you want?
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You have the focus of a spelling bee champion on Monday and Tuesday, or maybe of a beekeeper. Your stillness is incredible and stands in contrast to the swarming chaos around you. Don't cut off the lines of communication, but don't indulge in the madness either. Wednesday and Thursday, the office atmosphere settles to a more comfortable hubbub, and a conversation you have with a new employee reveals to you a lot about yourself. On Friday, money (that is, the lack thereof) is a prevailing theme, and it falls on you to find ways to save it.
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You'll want to keep a tight grip on your cash today, which may be at odds with your little one's big ideas about what's necessary to get ready for the holidays. Hang tough -- they really don't need all that stuff!
You should get plenty done today -- like a lot of other people -- but your mood just doesn't seem to lift very high. Don't worry about it, as things should improve in just a few days.
Certain cooking tasks are best left to the professionals. You know this, yet you can't help but challenge yourself by taking your skills to the next level. Books and YouTube videos will get you only so far. After that, it's time for a class.
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Aside from just being a dope track, it really did inspire some profound thoughts.
The other day, I caught quite a bit of flack for throwing darts at Plies and basically calling him undeserving.
The argument, summized by the big homie K. Strick was simple:
as in journalism, just because you know every word in the dictionary doesn’t mean you have to use ‘em all. like gotty says, “learn to say more with less.” that’s what plies does.
everybody ain’t got to be super-lyrical… some niggaz will strike a chord on pure emotion. and that makes for good music too. shit, i can’t stand a lot of these eggheads rappin about the size of their cerebral cortex & flying thru space & shit. i think when plies does straight street shit/reality rap, he’s respectable. and his beats are tight.
There has also been due praise given to Plies for remaining successful. The same has been said for his fellow Floridian Rick Ross, and several other brothers, past & present; where their skill level is supposedly substituted for by their realness.
I can understand why a younger Jeezy would rap the way he did. I even excuse the young Jay-z and T.I for willingly glorifying pimping, “trapping” and “hustling” and the mentality that Rap is just a way out of the ghetto.
However, with Jay, Jeez, and Tip, we’ve seen growth; maturation in subject matter if not in skill. They weren’t purebred artists and entertainers, like say Nas or Luda, but even the man who coined the phrase “I’m not a rapper, just a hustler who can rap good” now “does it for Hip-Hop”.
Our generation is littered with Plies’, Rick Rosses, 50 Cents, Waynes and others. These aren’t young minds coming into the game, and in some cases, they aren’t even hungry anymore, per se. They aren’t uneducated, 2 of the aforementioned have college degrees, and 3 of them are over 30 years in age and more than 3 albums in.
They willingly, not only sell out by putting out “Lollipop’s” and “Candy Shops”, or “Bust it Baby’s” (which, isn’t thoroughly condemnable in controlled quantities), not only promote violence/misogyny and other negative traits, but then they turn right around and hide a gem or two of truth and realness in their album, to “keep it real”.
If you hear your folks say ‘Hip-Hop glorifies violence’, this is why. When an emcee systematically programs his/her audience to admire what they represent: the ice, the women, the cars; and then turns right around and tell them “I’m the hardest in these streets. The ghetto is a terrible place. I love my hood. I’m the best rapper alive.” The audience eats the whole meal, they don’t digest it separately.
Which is why when you drive through high schools in suburbs and otherwise good neighborhoods, you find your Lil’ Wayne fan more prone to attempt gangbanging than to start a charity for Katrina victims.
I don’t really care if Plies talks shit to women all through his life and probably wouldn’t be bothered if he punched unsuspecting babies in their throats when nobody was watching. But when he gets on that stage, or behind that mic or camera, I will criticize his every word or action. Moreso, his impact.
Same goes for any other rapper. It’s their jobs to either be entertainers, to represent the people, and be the voices of the hood, the spokespeople for the youth. It’s also their job to represent our culture and it’s our job to keep them in check, TSS writer or not.
For that reason, I’ll gladly catch the flack for not cutting them any slack. For as long as the majority of your influence is negative, don’t point at the overlooked songs put out and use those as a scapegoat to put out more BS. Shift the spotlight. Otherwise you’re piggybacking off my struggle and that is downright disrespectful to me, mines and the culture we represent.
I don’t know why your favorite rapper does what they do, but me….
Ludacris Co-Starring Jay-Z & Nas – I Do It For Hip-Hop
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SEC coaches plan to avoid offseason jabs, jokes
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"Citrus and UT, now that's original,'' the head ball coach said Wednesday.
"You can't spell Citrus without U-T,'' Spurrier said back then.
"I think it's sad that you can't go to your whatever clubs and just have a little fun and get everybody to get a good laugh,'' Georgia coach Mark Richt said. "They come to see their coaches and they're all true-blue Bulldogs or whatever contingent they're with. If you can't say anything about anybody else without it becoming a big issue, it makes it less fun.''
Of course, it also could mean fewer apologies.
Gators offensive line coach Tim Davis called Saban, his former boss, "the devil himself.''
"I was very disappointed with what Tim said,'' Muschamp said Wednesday. "I don't think it's reflective of how his true opinion of Nick and the opportunities that Nick gave him at Miami and at Alabama. I've talked to Nick about the subject, and Tim, and we've moved forward. And I'm just very disappointed.''
So was Saban.
Vanderbilt's James Franklin referred to him as "Nicky Satan'' at a high school banquet in Georgia in January. He later apologized.
"I don't think there's any doubt that all these things come from a place of unbelievable respect for what that program has done and what Nick has done over his career,'' Franklin said. "You can't argue with the success he's had on all levels. When people are talking about you and your program, that's a sign of respect.''
Saban didn't quite see it the same way.
"If we're in a position of leadership, we should set an example that somebody should want to emulate,'' Saban said. "That's the way I see it. Why do we need to say things like that, that's detrimental to somebody else? If you're in a position of leadership, you don't need to do that.
Not Spurrier, though.
He was famous for ripping Tennessee and Florida State during his 12 seasons in Gainesville. He memorably referred to FSU as "Free Shoes University'' in 1994 after the school started investigating allegations that eight players were accused of taking part in an after-hours shopping spree at a sporting goods store.
"I think you can joke around a little bit,'' said Spurrier, adding that he calls North Carolina the favorite school of Clemson coach Dabo Swinney. "At one time, Dabo said, `The real Carolina, North Carolina, their tradition in basketball and so forth. That's his favorite Carolina, North Carolina, so I say that. I don't know if that's going to be funny or what. No big deal. Dabo's starting to laugh about it now.''
"You say something at the grocery store and somebody tweets it, that becomes national news,'' Richt said. "So you've got to be careful what you say, which in some ways is real good, is healthy. In some ways, it takes a lot of fun out of these events.''
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The big ones are yet to come
Mervin Hyman
December 02, 1963
Most major teams postponed for a week their final games of the season. But Oklahoma played, and perhaps now the Sooners wish they had not
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On what should have been the last full day of the college football season most college presidents, reacting swiftly and decisively to President Kennedy's assassination, postponed or canceled scheduled games. Some, however, were late in arriving at a decision. At East Lansing, Michigan State President John A. Hannah, after first announcing that the Big Ten championship game with Illinois would be played, changed his mind late Saturday morning. A few colleges decided to play anyway, but at least one of them had some iate misgivings. At Miami, President Henry King Stanford came to the press box only minutes before the kickoff ready to tell the waiting crowd of 57,773 that the game with Florida had been canceled after all. He was talked out of his announcement by a member of the university's board of trustees. Most of the games drew large crowds, although some traditional contests attracted considerably less than their usual quota. Often the games were viewed with subdued attention. In almost all cases, half-time hoopla was dispensed with, and at the Kentucky-Tennessee game in Lexington the old battered beer barrel, usually claimed with a great show of exuberance by supporters of the winning team, remained untouched on the sidelines. It was not a gala day for college football.
1. NAVY (8-1)
2. PITT (7-1)
3. SYRACUSE (7-2)
Harvard and Yale, on the eve of their 80th game, were the first to announce that they would not play Princeton and Dartmouth, poised to meet with the Ivy League championship at stake, quickly followed suit, and by early Friday evening every eastern game, including the one between Penn State and Pitt, had been either postponed or canceled.
2. NEBRASKA (9-1)
3. ILLINOIS (6-1-1)
Nebraska and Oklahoma elected to play for the Big Eight title and a trip to the Orange Bowl. But Bud Wilkinson probably wishes now that they had not. His team was pounded 29-20. Despite pregame rumors about player shifts and trick plays, Husker Coach Bob Devaney decided that this was no time to get fancy. He simply pitted strength against strength—his big, tough line against the Sooners' fast, shifty forwards—and his strategy worked handsomely. Bob Brown, Nebraska's 269-pound guard, and Lloyd Voss, a 245-pound tackle, played Oklahoma's best, Guard Ed McQuarters (240) and Tackle Ralph Neely (243), nose to nose and trampled them in the rush to get at the Sooner backs. Along with the other Husker linemen, they jarred the Oklahomans loose from five fumbles and gave up only 98 yards rushing. Meanwhile, Brown and Voss mounted a violent charge that led Rudy Johnson, Dennis Claridge, Kent McCloughan and Fred Duda to touchdowns. Only when Nebraska had a 29-7 lead did the Huskers relent. Then Oklahoma's Wes Skidgel scored twice, on a 22-yard run and a 25-yard pass from Tommy Pannell. Devaney did not mind at all. He just said, "This is the biggest win of my coaching career."
Ohio U. Coach Bill Hess made no such extravagant claim, but he was just as happy. Halfback Jim Albert's 10-yard sprint got Marshall University down early 7-0, and the Bobcats held them there to win the MidAmerican Conference championship 17-10. BOWLING GREEN, the old champion, went out gloriously. Tom Reicosky smashed independent Xavier for three touchdowns, Jim Wisser rushed for 151 yards and the Falcons won 26-15. KENT STATE gave retiring (after 18 years) Coach Trevor Rees a farewell gift: a 23-0 win over Dayton.
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monsterdan5 [Linux] 29 март в 5:50след.
Half Life: Opposing Force
I can't actually get any further than the part where the scientist is thrown through the window. There's supposed to be a fat security guard their to let you through the door but there is no sign of him. Guessing there's a problem loading this new model?
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Fleet, be advised: 29 март в 7:41след.
I'm also experiencing this issue. Tried to verify the integrity of the game cache, Steam advises there are 4 files that need to be downloaded again. The download appears to complete fairly quickly, and upon repeating the verify game cache process I get the same message about 4 files missing.
Hardtimes 29 март в 7:50след.
Same. It would appear the gaurd is dead? Verifying fails two files at each attempt. Blue Shift fails one.
monsterdan5 [Linux] 30 март в 3:29сут.
Fleet, be advised: 30 март в 3:51след.
cool, thanks for letting us know
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(Related error: "Cannot connect to proxy server." may require removing and re-adding apn information.)
Checking the Access Point Name (APN) is useful when you cannot access the internet or have no data connection. You may start with No Internet / data: Windows Mobile 6. To verify that the APN on the device is correct and to verify that the Internet data connection is turned on, follow these steps:
Important: Do not change the APN on the device. Using any APN other than the one below will cause issues.
1. From the Home screen, tap Start.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Menu.
4. Tap All Settings.
5. Tap Connections.
6. Tao Connections again.
7. Under T-Mobile Data, tap Manage existing connections.
Note: If T-Mobile Data doesn't appear, tap the Advanced tab and tap Select Network. In the first drop-down menu, tap T-Mobile Data, then tap OK.
8. Verify that there is a connection for T-Mobile Data with the number listed: If there is not, follow these steps:
1. For T-Mobile Data, tap Edit.
2. Verify the Select a modem field is set to Cellular Line (GPRS).
3. Tap Next.
4. If there is an APN other than, delete it. While incorrect APNs may work temporarily, they can cause systematic issues later.
5. Enter the APN:
6. Tap Next.
7. Tap Finish.
8. If prompted, tap Yes.
9. Tap and hold on the connection T-Mobile Data until the popup appears.
10. Tap Connect.
11. If required, in the User name, Password, and Domain fields, enter
12. Press the Back button.
13. Press the Back button again, so you see the Connections screen.
14. Tap Comm Manager.
15. Verify the following connections:
• Wireless Connections is On.
• Data connection is On.
16. Tap Done.
17. Press the Home button.
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Erik Kwakkei (@erik_kwakkei) drew my attention to a rather nice short video from Prager University by Anthony Esolen of Providence College explaining that the Middle Ages were anything but Dark and should actually be called the bright ages. This is a very well done little piece managing to correct a whole series of myths in a very short time span. However I can’t resist taking a pot shot at his completely inaccurate description of Nicolaus Copernicus.
Esolen says:
Nicolaus Copernicus was, “a priest astronomer at a Polish university”.
The only part of this brief statement that is correct is that Copernicus was an astronomer. However, it is important to point out that he was only ever an amateur astronomer; astronomy was his hobby so to speak. He never taught it at a university.
Copernicus started his undergraduate studies at the University of Kraków in Poland but left without taking a degree. He continued his studies a various universities in Northern Italy, where he studied law and medicine, not astronomy, completing his studies in 1503 with a doctorate in canon law from the University of Ferrara.
Already as a teenager Copernicus had been appointed a cannon canon of the Chapter of Frauenburg Cathedral in Warmia, where his Uncle Lucas Watzenrode was Prince Bishop. The cannons canons of the cathedral were the administration or government of Warmia.
After graduation Copernicus became private physician and secretary to his Uncle. Later he served the chapter in numerous administrative positions until his death in 1543, this being his profession and not astronomy.
Although attached to the cathedral all of his life Copernicus never took holy orders and was thus never a priest. The false claim that he was appears to have been put into the world by Galileo.
As always I find it disappointing that in an otherwise good video disposing of myths about the Middle Ages the one sentence about Copernicus should consist of false facts. A little bit of research, about five minute, could have avoided this piece of stupidity.
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1. 1. Quite right. At one time he was short-listed for the bishopric and would have been ordained had he gotten the nod; but that was as close as he came. A canon lawyer is not necessarily a priest.
2. “canon,” not “cannon.” Although a cannon is also something of a big shot.
2. astronomy was his hobby so to speak
Intersting though that astronomy seems to boast an unusually high proportion of amateurs making important contributions. Besides the Herschels, we have Kant proposing the nebular hypothesis, and the retired silk merchant William Huggins detecting the Doppler effect in starlight.
3. Well, he studied medicine and that meant he would have learned astronomy and astrology as these were propaedeutic to the practice of medicine in Italian universities such as Bologna. And he collaborated actively with Domenico da Novara, one of the leading professors of astronomy/astrology at Bologna. That may count as a little more than amateurish, but yes, it was not his full-time job when he went back to Poland.
• His collaboration with Domenico da Novara were in Bologna when he was studying law and therefore outside of his official studies.
To what extent Copernicus studied astro-medicine during his medicine studies in Padua is not known. However a normal astrology/astronomy course for medical students was not particularly advanced.
• That’s precisely my point. I think he arrived in Bologna with a bit more than a smathering of astrology and astronomy. He had already an interest in the topic while studying in Cracow as testified by the fact that he purchased books in these subjects then. Westman argues that Copernicus was more than Novara’s assistant and that while in Bologna he carried out independent observations and was probably interested in checking the reliability of the Alphonsine Tables. As to the astronomy/astrology courses not being particularly advanced I would disagree: much depended on the student. Some courses were elective. The evidence from the curricula of Italian universities is patchy but there is ample evidence to suggest that physicians, should they choose to, could learn quite a lot of astronomy/astrology while taking their degrees. That Copernicus did not obtain a degree in medicine in Padua is not unusual. Plenty of ‘foreign’ (and Italian) students didn’t. A degree in canon law was much more profitable for the kind of career his family had in mind for him. But back home he practised as a physician to his uncle, hardly a negligible detail.
4. jessemckeown
This “Anthony Esolem” “of Prager University”… would not happen to be Anthony Esolen, of Providence College, would he? You know, while we’re on the subject of precision and vocation and all that…
5. Difficult question: is at least ‘Polish’ correct?
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Consider the circuit shown below. The input is a square wave with a frequency of 1 kHz and a peak-to-peak amplitude of 2 volts. There is also a noise signal due to EMI at 60 Hz with a peak amplitude of 3 volts. The component values are: R1 = 500 Ω, C1 = 1 μF, R2 = 5000 Ω, and C2 = 0.01 μF. Note: You need to consider how we can represent a square wave.
Determine the output signal and the cut-off frequency.
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It's one of those things you can't make up: "Liberty" is really the name of the little town in the Catskills where a young Connecticut dude got busted for exercising his constitutional rights to free speech.
His case has led to a federal court challenge of a New York state law on harassment and raises questions about a similar, potentially anti-free-speech statute here in Connecticut, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
Of course, Willian Barboza of Bethel did push the envelope a bit that day in May 2012. He was rolling through the village of Liberty (about 60 miles west of Poughkeepsie) when he got nabbed for speeding. Barboza scratched out the name of Liberty on the traffic ticket, replaced it with "Tyranny," and scribbled the words "Fuck your shitty town bitches."
A local judge didn't take kindly to Barboza's message. Instead of allowing Barboza to pay the speeding fine by mail, Justice Brian P. Rourke ordered Barboza to drive back to Liberty for a court appearance, gave him a stern lecture, and had him arrested for "aggravated harassment."
To make it clear how folks in Liberty (or at least Rourke) felt about Barboza's free-speech exercise, the 22-year-old was handcuffed to a bench, and told to come up with $200 in bail before he was allowed to go.
The charge was made under a controversial New York law that has repeatedly been declared unconstitutional. That statute calls for the arrest of anyone who "communicates with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, by telegraph, or by mail, or by transmitting or delivering any other form of written communication, in a manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm..."
Connecticut has its own version, which makes it a class C misdemeanor to use "indecent or obscene language… or with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person, he communicates" by email or in virtually any other way. Theoretically, you could be arrested under this law for saying "fuck you" to almost anyone in any format.
That's basically what happened last year when Robert Schreiber, of West Hartford, sent a nasty email to state Rep. Andrew Fleischmann, a West Hartford Democrat.
Schreiber's message included the charming line, "you are a malloy lemming he says run into the ocean Andrew says how fast. How does dannells dick tast in your mouth."
Fleischmann happens to be Jewish and he didn't take it well that Schreiber also made some comments in German and used a Nazi salute in his email. So the State Capitol Police arrested Schreiber and charged him with second-degree harassment.
The charges in that case were later dropped. Fleischmann couldn't be reached for comment on this story.
The Connecticut harassment law was also used in the prosecution of Michael Adams, who made an angry comment on a TV station's Facebook page concerning a pending New York City trip by Gov. Dannel Malloy. "I hope while in NY an angry New Yorker puts a bullet in Malloy's head," was included in Adams' post.
Although Connecticut State Police admitted in their arrest warrant that Adams made the comment as a joke, they went ahead and charged him anyway with incitement to violence, breach of the peace and second-degree harassment. The Connecticut chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union got involved, and Adams eventually pleaded to a breach of peace in order to have the other charges dropped.
"We still believe Mr. Adams' speech was protected," says ACLU lawyer David McGuire. "It was clearly a joke… and he wasn't intending to do anything."
McGuire says it seems police and prosecutors are more likely to charge people in connection with stuff online than when objectionable comments are made in the old-fashioned way, on the street or face-to-face. He thinks that's because social media and the Internet "haven't been around as long… but they are just as protected."
Connecticut civil liberties activists haven't made a big deal about the potentially unconstitutional restrictions on free speech that seem to be inherent in this state's law because it isn't often being misused.
"I don't think it's being used by prosecutors all that often," McGuire says.
He says the courts have "carved out several very narrow exceptions" to the First Amendment's free speech protections. The old "shouting fire in a crowded theater" and inciting people to violence are the ones often cited. And McGuire says the ACLU likes to think "prosecutors and police understand these concepts."
"I've never seen it used in a case of simple profanity," McGuire says of the Connecticut harassment statute.
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"The Shield" star Walton Goggins will go from cop to recently released prison inmate in a pilot being developed at AMC.
Goggins is set to star in "Rectify," a drama about a man who's released from prison after DNA evidence proves he was wrongfully put away. The project comes from actor-writer Ray McKinnon ("Deadwood," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"), the showbiz trade papers say.
"Ray McKinnon's script beautifully weaves together the legal drama surrounding a wrongful conviction into a great character-driven family drama," says Christina Wayne, who oversees scripted series at AMC.
McKinnon and Goggins won an Oscar in 2002 for the short film "The Accountant," which McKinnon wrote and directed and Goggins produced. They've also collaborated on the indie films "Chrystal" and "Randy and the Mob."
McKinnon and Mark Johnson ("Breaking Bad") will executive produce the pilot, with Goggins and Stephen Kay serving as co-exec producers.
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Smart Numerical Analysis Textbox (SNAT)
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• Introduction
• Using the control
• Solving a shared equation
• Solving single equation
• Calculator
• Numeric TextBox
• How control works
• Control properties
• Control events
• Sample program
• Adding control to the project
Suppose that you have this Equation:
And your program has 7 textboxes for parameters z, u, h, p, j, v and y.Your program should be able to evaluate the value of each parameter according to the value of other textboxes and current formula.You may try to find a relationship for each parameter according to other parameters.For example for y (which is easier than other) we have:
y = 3* (23*h^4-Sin(z^2)-u*h-p^2-Atn(Cos(j*v))+23)
And then you define corresponding properties for the values of textboxes.
Using the control
1. Solving a Shared Equation
Let's say that using SNAT you even do not need to evaluate such formulae and no need to make lots of properties and methods. NO CODE NEEDED you only:
1. name the parameter property of all SNATs
2. Set the value of Formula
Now just focus on the textbox you want and press F5 to evaluate the value. This also can be done using Solve method of SNAT.There are some points that user should remember: (Read Carefully)
1.1. Some equations may have more than one root. In the case you have to set the Shared_MIN & Shared_MAX properties of corresponding SNAT.
The control will automatically find the root (if available). For example you want a root between 10 and 500.SNAT starts with initial value of 255 for MULLER method. If it couldn't find the root the domain will be divided in two sub-domains and both of them will be examined for the root. These divisions are called Steps which is a property in SNAT and is equal to 4 by default. A SNAT with 4 steps will work to the final amount of 16 divisions.
For example the absolute pressure can not be negative and if you have p^2 in the equation you may get a negative value for the root. Just change the Shared_MIN and Shared_MAX properties to the values that you accept logically.
2. All parameters are case sensitive except X. Remember that x (or X) is always an unknown. So you can not use it as a parameter. For example if you have 4 SNATs with parameters y1, y2, z and t. you type "X*y1+z^2-t*y2" in another SNAT and press Enter. This will calculate the value of x and leave it in the current SNAT.
3. These functions are valid in SNAT: Sin, Cos, Tan, Atn, Abs, Int, Fix, Log, Exp, Sqr, Sgn (All VBA math module functions) For more functions such as Ln, Ei, Integration, … wait for next version of SNAT.
4. Remove all the possible infinite values of the equation For example if you have ((y^3+z-1)/(j*(t-1))) -2.5 this will return infinity when t=1 or j=0 just write the formula in a linear form. Like this: (y^3+z-1) -2.5*(j*(t-1))
5. SNAT is the fastest .Net control for solving such equations that's why it applies Visual FORTRAN DLL for this purpose. If it freezes in some cases that's the result of your Steps property that tries to find a root between shared_min and shared_max. This will raise the Step_Iteration event. If the function is not sinuous shaped with high frequency you do not need high Steps to get the goal. Any way ill separate its thread in the next version for better performance.
2. Solving Single Equation
The parameter x (or X) is reserved for this purpose. You just type the equation in the SNAT, press enter and see the result.You can use other SNAT parameters in your equation! all of them know each other and their values.
3. Calculator
Pressing enter results in direct evaluation of argument in the SNAT. You can use other SNAT parameters in this part too!
4. Numeric TextBox
If you set the calculator property of SNAT to false it will be an ordinary Numeric textbox which only accepts digits. It has also a dynamic decimal point. I mean if you go to the end of the digit and place a decimal point and go back to the starting point and place another decimal point, the first point will be removed. Also you can see all validated values of textbox using mouse wheel.
How Control Works
The greatest problem was that i coudnt send the address of a function in .Net to visual fortran.but it was possible using Control has 3 main dlls:
• .Net DLL
• VB6 DLL
• Visual Fortran DLL
the .Net dll gets the text box values and replaces the parameters in the function by their value and produces the raw sends this string to vb6 dll.this vb6 dll sets the value of a public string which is being evaluated for different values of x using vbscript.this evaluation occures in a function and vb6 dll sends the handle to this functions to visualfortran dll to evaluate unknown(x). vf dll sends evaluated value to vb6 and vb6 to .net and .net to the current textbox!
Conrol Properties:
It can be OnEnter,OnValidate and OnBoth.
Being true says that you want to use the calulational abilities of the control. if not it will be only a numerical textbox.
The shared formula between snats. it is needed in "solving a shared equation"
The initial value of "solving single equation" for MULLER method.
The corresponding parameter of a SNAT for example: y1.t.r.hy.ff
Number of steps that SNAT progresses to find a root in the prefered boundary of user. just used in "solving a shared equation"
Minimum value of unknown in "solving a shared equation"
Maximum value of unknown in "solving a shared equation"
Conrol Events:
It will be raised when equation is solved.
It will be raised when equation is not solved. it can be the result of no solution or bad form of equations that returns infinity and...etc
In "solving shared equation" shows that one step is passed
Sample Program
Solving a shared equation
its funny to make a sample program in zip file ready to download. thats why SNAT needs no code but i show you where you have to set the properties to get the is the property window of a SNAT which solves the equation ((y^3+z-1)) -2.5*(j*(t-1)) = 0
Screenshot - snat2.jpg
and these are SNATs. in the last SNAT (j), F5 is pressed and j is evaluated:
Screenshot - snat1.jpg
Solving sinlgle euqations
type the equation in term of x(or X) and other SNAT parameters:
Screenshot - snatAlso.jpg
and press Enter:
Screenshot - SnatAlso2.jpg
type the argument:(here y*t+z)
Screenshot - calcu1.jpg
and press Enter:
Screenshot - calcu2.jpg
Adding Control to Project
1. Download the zip file and extract it where your application runs. For example in …bin\debug folder where the application executes.
2. Add SNAT.dll to your .NET toolbox.
A list of licenses authors might use can be found here
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raulkemp writes:
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didnt see selfish play. passed ball around until Black, Hall, Thomas or Goodwin were open down low. Jackson had 8 assists You are just wrong. Crazy substitution as well. im not too worried. I am troubled by the AB incident though.
check out how Kansas did and other top teams. Everyone needs to chill
kansas beat washburn 62 - 50... so i guess Kansas is in trouble??
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New Starcraft 2 concept art and screenshot
It all looks good but what did you expect?
Blizzard has released two new images from Starcraft 2 - a piece of artwork and a screenshot crammed full with action.
The in-game screen makes our eye hurt, with so much going on it's hard to know what any of it means.
It does look excellent though, and the video we've seen before indicates that it will all make sense when everything is moving, talking and exploding.
The artwork causes mixed emotions in us, though. Don't misunderstand - we think it's stunning.
What upsets us is how closely it matches some of the art we've seen from World of Warcraft. Which makes our desire a Starcraft MMO even greater.
Keeping watching this virtual space around June 28, when the 2008 Blizzard Worldwide Invitational kicks off. We're sure there's plenty more treats on the way. | http://www.computerandvideogames.com/191179/new-starcraft-2-concept-art-and-screenshot/ | dclm-gs1-009090002 | false | false | {
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nuffsaidgranny writes:
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Bidens demeanor is that of a smug,arrogant,smirking jerk. Why anyone would vote for someone with his personality into public office in ANY capacity is beyond me no matter what party he is affiliated with.
Smug, arrogant and smirking...
You've described Romney's countenance when he looks out over a crowd after he pauses to put a period on a sentence during a speech...
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Buddy (Inactive) writes:
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Will they be transitioning temp workers into "real" Toyota workers, or will they just be hiring a bunch of temps? Not being sarcastic, I'm really curious as to how many "real" TMMI workers this move will produce.
They will transition temp workers to full time positions. However, they could back fill the workers that they transition. Then again they may not could be that they just transition the temps and no more jobs are really being created. The story is not real clear. Not surprised that it is not clear most people do not understand how the process works.
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shieldsawyer writes:
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I just came back from driving in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. I bought gasoline for as little as $3.11 and the average was probably around $3.25. Why was gas so cheap there and not here? Our gas prices go up every time there is a refinery problem somewhere else in the country but our refinery problems didn't affect people in those 3 states. Every year something else causes gas prices to rise. If you drive thru the city of Washington, In. their gas prices are almost always 30 cents higher than Evansville and 20 cents higher than the smaller surrounding towns. I remember in the 70's we boycotted a lot of overpriced gas stations and we need to do that now. If everyone would quit buying gas from owners who take advantage of their monopoly, prices would come down. Also, boycott buying food items from their stores. Drive a few extra miles to by gasoline from owners who don't gouge and sooner or later the greedy owners will get the message. By the way, the roads in those three states were just as good if not better than the roads here.
Everyone knows Thortons sets the market in the tri-state and everyone else just follows. Boycot Thortons and the prices will fall. The problem is NOT enough people will work together to make this happen.
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Itsthespending1 writes:
Dems want to blame GOP for lower incomes. Well take a look at voting by income and you will see those with lower incomes are Democrats. So seems to me it if a party is to blame, would be Dems.
Also, if states with lower avg income are inferior to states with average or above average income, as the left seems to be saying, then does that mean the Dems here also believe whites are superior to blacks since they have more average income than blacks??
Racist Dems
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Older people feel the effects of hangovers more than young drinkers
Young people - and regular drinkers - produce more of this enzyme, so they don't feel the effects of alcohol as much as older people, says consultant hepatologist Dr Rajiv Jalan of University College Hospital London.
The only good news is, with age, hangover headaches become less of a problem.
The headaches are the result of alcohol damaging the brain, causing it to swell temporarily and crash against the skull.
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PlayStation 3 gives strength to Stanford's Folding@home
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How Efficient is Distributed Computing?...
By flgt on 2/4/2008 9:32:07 PM , Rating: 2
General question. I was on the Folding/SETI/etc. kick there for a while until I noticed that when I came home my office was uncomfortably hot. Also, while I didn't look into it too much I did see a noticable bump up in my electric bill. I had my laptop and a used dual processor xeon workstation I bought for a good price cranking away. Admittedly I left my computer on 24/7 in an effort to save the world which was stupid in hindsight after becoming aware of how much power a CPU can suck down. Now if you take this experience and apply it to the PS3 population I came up with these numbers on a monthly basis assuming something like 100W for a cell processor running at 100% for 50% of the time(don't know if this is completely accurate, I'm sure someone will correct it):
kWh's used = 0.1kw*30days/month*24hrs/day*50%*422000PS3's= 1.519*10^7 kWh
1.519*10^7 kWh * $0.10 / kWh = $1.519 Million per month
Now obviously I swagged a few numbers here (I also didn't include the cost of cooling the room if necessary in warm climate) but I was wondering about the total cost of distributed computer projects. It's low cost for the organization heading the project since they don't have to purchase the CPU's or the electricity, but are single location supercomputers more cost effective or efficient overall? Can a modern supercomputer work in the petaflops range? You also have overhead of shipping all of the data back and forth and managing a more complex network of computers.
RE: How Efficient is Distributed Computing?...
By Foxery on 2/4/2008 10:03:52 PM , Rating: 3
The key is that no single person or company is footing the entire bill. Nobody has to go get a grant for that $1.5 million... we all just chip in our five bucks and get 'er done.
Yeah, while someone else makes a buck.
RE: How Efficient is Distributed Computing?...
By Jedi2155 on 2/5/2008 12:09:24 AM , Rating: 2
I had a kill-a-watt meter and had my friend bring over his 80 GB PS3....the thing measured around 190 watts idling in the screen and up to 300 watts gaming! So you can probably easily double your numbers and still come up short with the folding.
By FITCamaro on 2/5/2008 8:52:52 AM , Rating: 2
I keep an X2 3800+ machine with 1GB RAM, 5 hard drives, and a 7600GT on 24/7. If I were to turn it off for an entire month I might save $3.00 on my power bill.
It might get 2 more hard drives here soon.
RE: How Efficient is Distributed Computing?...
By Azzr34l on 2/5/2008 6:04:03 PM , Rating: 2
I'd like to see Stanford produce some data that shows the Folding project is actually going to produce something. Nobody knows if it's going to produce any tangible results.
Millions of users running their PS3's at maximum capacity is DEFINITELY producing something. It consumes 220W at the plug (maybe less for the new 40GB versions) while Folding. You take that power draw times millions of users, some possibly running 24/7 and you don't see a huge waste of power resources? Anyone here realize how many power generating plants are still using coal? That's a lot of harmful pollutants being generated by this Folding project.
Some people just don't get it. Your energy companies send you reminders to turn off your lights when you're not in the room and you don't think the power sucking PS3 is any different?
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By Denigrate on 10/27/2010 10:47:26 AM , Rating: 3
Oh, and if you like an arist. Go see them live, and buy their music via download. Don't steal it.
RE: Three points of light
By SlyNine on 10/27/2010 10:53:50 AM , Rating: 2
You and I have different definitions of the word "steal". But I do agree you should support content you enjoy.
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I agree 100%
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Would you enjoy this?
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By LordanSS on 10/27/2010 11:43:28 AM , Rating: 5
There's a lot of "digital music piracy" going on, and a good deal of that is caused by the record labels/RIAA themselves.
I haven't bought a single music CD for over 8 years, up until recently. During one of the times I had to move, some of my CDs went missing (don't get me started on that), including my favorite from my Kiss collection, the Alive III album.
Tried to find that CD for sale locally here in Brazil, to no avail. After the death of music stores (they pretty much ceased to exist in here, you either buy CDs on large department stores or "hypermarkets", and they only sell current trash, not older classics). I actually found one copy for sale on an used CD store, but the disc was pretty scratched and I didn't want to buy it like that.
Turned my attention to online stores, like Amazon and *gasps* even iTunes. Yeah, they had the album... they had the tracks.... but nope, they won't sell to me. Country not supported.
Luckily, a friend of mine from the UK was coming over for a visit, so I asked him if he could bring me the CD in case I bought from Amazon-UK and had it shipped to him. I went the long way to try and get my hands on an original, but I bet many people around here, that were willing to make the purchase, just ended giving up and torrenting the MP3s from somewhere. My CD is stored, but now I have FLACs out of it ;)
In short, to hell with you RIAA and even game publishers. You folks have no idea how hard it is for us, in South America, to get this kind of stuff. Steam, D2D and Impulse have helped me a lot, but if a publisher blocks a title from being sold to my region, I'm SOL. Lame.
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Periodic Table
for beginners
Chapter 17-3
Organizing the Elements
Because the pattern repeated, it was
considered to be periodic. Today, this
arrangement is called a periodic table of
In the periodic table, the elements are
arranged by increasing atomic number
and by changes in physical and chemical
Mendeleev's Predictions
Mendeleev had to leave blank spaces in
his periodic table to keep the elements
properly lined up according to their
chemical properties.
He looked at the properties and atomic
masses of the elements surrounding these
blank spaces.
Mendeleev's Predictions
From this information,
he was able to predict
the properties and the
mass numbers of new
elements that had not
yet been discovered.
Mendeleev's Predictions
This table shows
predicted properties
for germanium, which
he called ekasilicon.
His predictions
proved to be
Improving the Periodic Table
On Mendeleev's table, the atomic mass
gradually increased from left to right. If
you look at the modern periodic table, you
will see several examples, such as cobalt
and nickel, where the mass decreases
from left to right.
Improving the Periodic Table
In 1913, the work of Henry G.J. Moseley, a
young English scientist, led to the
arrangement of elements based on their
increasing atomic numbers instead of an
arrangement based on atomic masses.
The current periodic table uses Moseley's
arrangement of the elements.
The Atom and the Periodic Table
The vertical columns in the periodic table
are called groups, or families, and are
numbered 1 through 18.
Elements in each group have similar
Electron Cloud Structure
In a neutral atom, the number of electrons
is equal to the number of protons.
Therefore, a carbon atom, with an atomic
number of six, has six protons and six
Rows on the Table
Remember that the atomic number found on the
periodic table is equal to the number of electrons
in an atom.
Rows on the Table
The first row has hydrogen with one
electron and helium with two electrons
both in energy level one.
Energy level one can hold only two
electrons. Therefore, helium has a full or
complete outer energy level.
Rows on the Table
The second row begins with lithium, which
has three electrons—two in energy level
one and one in energy level two.
Lithium is followed by beryllium with two
outer electrons, boron with three, and so
on until you reach neon with eight outer
Rows on the Table
Do you notice how the row in the periodic
table ends when an outer level is filled?
In the third row of elements, the electrons
begin filling energy level three.
The row ends with argon, which has a full
outer energy level of eight electrons.
Regions on the Periodic Table
The periodic table has several regions with
specific names.
The horizontal rows of elements on the
periodic table are called periods.
The elements increase by one proton and
one electron as you go from left to right in
a period.
Regions on the Periodic Table
All of the elements in the blue squares are
Regions on the Periodic Table
Those elements on the right side of the periodic
table, in yellow, are classified as nonmetals.
Regions on the Periodic Table
The elements in green are metalloids or
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Searching For the Illuminati Deep Within the Bowels of the Vatican
16 Jan 2006
By Greg Szymanski Part I While Mass is being said in the Sistine Chapel and tourists are being shown the works of Michelangelo, deep within the bowels of the Vatican sits a large, circular room with 13 separate chambers, each leading to a distinct catacomb. When a mummified body is placed in front of each doorway, a young child is then brutally sacrificed with a long, golden knife during what is said to be a secret induction ceremony for new members of the Illuminati, better known as the New World Order. As a young freelance reporter in Rome during the early 1980s, I heard many rumors of these secret ceremonies from local shop owners, several drunken priests and a couple of local clairvoyants or fortune-telling card readers, one who apparently advised and guided the film career of the famous Italian film director, Federico Fellini. Although a product of a Catholic education and graduate of Notre Dame High School before going on to college, I still couldn't help but wonder if the stories about the brutal child sacrifices were actually true. While on a story assignment or covering the weekly Papal address, I remember sneaking around the Vatican, on one occasion taking a flight of stairs down to the basement level in search of the secret room and the catacombs. Of course, I never found the secret room or a hidden doorway leading to the tombs, my secret Indiana Jones hunt for the Satan's Den interrupted by a Vatican security guard who escorted me to the top of the stairs after showing my press card and saying I was lost. "One night alone in this place and I know I could break the biggest story in my lifetime," I thought to myself, as I walked through St. Peter's Square and looked up at the sculptures of the 12 Apostles staring down at me from the Vatican roof. Rome is like a huge small town with many neighborhoods, functioning like dozens of little villages within the city proper, each having its own distinct feel and flavor. That particular day after trying to uncover the exact location of the Illuminati's secret induction ceremonies, I stopped for cheese and a glass of white wine on the first narrow, cobblestone street next the Vatican, known in English as the "Street of the Whores."
According to the locals, the street received this rather unusual name since for hundreds of years it housed many of the whores whose primary clientele were the Vatican cardinals, bishops and priests, as well as any visiting members of the clergy. After World War II, the prostitution on the street eventually moved to a more secretive location, making way now for stores engaged in the lucrative business of selling religious paraphernalia like rosaries, pictures of the Pope's and holy water. As I sat having a glass of wine and going through the Italian papers, the main headline read how Cardinal Paul Marcinkus, head of the Vatican Bank from 1971 to 1989, was indicted by Italian authorities (in 1982) as an accessory in the $3.5 billion collapse of Banco Ambrosiano, an Italian financial institution with close ties to the Vatican Bank. Although I tried many times without success to interview Marcinkus, since he was from my hometown of Chicago, the case never came to trial in Italy, as courts corruptly ruled that as a "Vatican employee he was immune from prosecution." The Vatican Bank also refused to admit legal responsibility for the Bank of Ambrosiano's downfall but did acknowledge "moral involvement", paying $241m (?169m) to creditors. Little did I know that this story, the 1978 death of Pope John Paul I, the murder of the bank's president, Robert Calvi, found dangling under the Blackfriars Bridge in London, a little known mafia figure named Mario Cuomo (not the former mayor of New York) and a mysterious woman named Maria would all help in putting the pieces together of a larger more sinister puzzle. Although still incomplete, the small pieces of the puzzle I uncovered in the 1980s all lead to direct involvement of members of the Illuminati/Freemasons, through groups like "P Due", the Prieure du Sion and others, as well as the deep involvement of the Vatican, the hub and centerpiece of this secret worldwide organization known to the public as the Illuminati but known by members as "The Family or The Order." After writing several stories about the Vatican Bank Scandal and traveling to London on the Calvi story, finding very little new evidence, I didn't give much thought to the Illuminati and child sacrificing until about a year later when I was sitting on Via Venato, having coffee for a brief hour or two with the rich and famous. As a quick aside, no one ever really believes me anyway when I mention I once sat on Sophia Loren's lap, so I will leave that story for happier times.
Mysterious Maria
Rome is a small town, like I mentioned, later learning Maria desperately wanted an outlet to tell her incredible story, finding out through street talk that I was an American journalist researching stories about secret societies and the Vatican's involvement. Maria prefaced her story by saying she cold never reveal her full name, saying it meant an immediate death sentence for both of us if her identity hit newsstands, linking her to what she called "The Chosen Ones" or the Illuminati. I, on the other hand, remember feeling like I might be dealing with a quack or a mental patient, especially after she graphically explained how involvement with the Illuminati caused her to attempt suicide on three separate occasions, twice by poisoning and once by slitting her wrists, but each attempt played out in a bathtub surrounded by candles and bouquets of colored roses. I spoke to Maria on three occasions taking copious notes for total of about five hours at the same outside cafe during a three-week time span before learning through a mutual acquaintance about a month after our last meeting, she finally succeeded in committing suicide. This time, however, she didn't sit in her bathtub with flowers, deciding instead to make a public display, jumping from the roof of the Vatican in the early morning hours after hurling her body to the concrete of St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro) after standing beside the statue of St. Peter. Although I tried in vane to get her real identity, stories of the strange suicide were verified but, at the same time, covered up as her identity mysteriously disappeared from the face of the earth as did any possibility of selling my story. More than twenty years have passed but I can still hear her words and see Maria's distraught face, sitting across from me at the Via Veneto cafe like it was yesterday. To the best of my recollection, these are the most important parts of her story of being recruited from birth by the Illuminati, a story that essentially died when Maria hurled herself off the Vatican roof. "I can never tell you my name and only come to you as a last resort," were Maria's first words, as she appeared agitated and uncertain she was doing the right thing. In Italian she then said something like "May I rot in hell if I violated her trust" and I remember feeling as if someone just pointed a gun at my head. Coming from an aristocratic northern Italian background, she continued as I was able to understand most of what she said, save the complex and educated Italian verb and tense forms as I essentially learned to speak the language in the streets of Rome with the common-folk. In our first meeting, she delved heavily into her involvement with the "Family" or the "Chosen Ones," saying her aristocratic background left her no choice in the matter. She
said she was born into the ranks of the Illuminati, taught as a child she was one of the "divine chosen ones" to rule over the masses and initiated into the "Order" at a secret Vatican underground ceremony in a room very similar to the type I previously heard about on the street. And when I finally got up enough courage to ask her about the child sacrifices, she couldn't talk about it, only burying her head in her hands as tears rolled out from between her fingers. The remainder of our discussions centered on the Illuminati origins, its leadership centered in the Vatican, its worldwide reach, its operations in Europe, its branches in America and its eventual goals of population control and world dominance. I remember how AIDS was not mentioned overseas and how she confused me with saying the Illuminati or the "Chosen Fathers" had purposely inflicted the disease on the masses. Besides being convinced she was telling the truth, Maria also said the Illuminati, referring to them in Italian swear words as "pig gods", had been entrenched for years in America, with many of its leaders among the loyal followers of the "Order." Our last conversation became quite personal, straying away from the names of powerful church and political figures, instead centering on how the Illuminati personally devastated Maria's life. To this day, as she said her final words, I wish I would have said or done something more to save her life, but I had no inkling whatsoever it would come to a shocking end at the Vatican in less than a month. "They killed Pope John Paul I and he didn't die of natural causes. I cannot live like this any longer but there is now way out. I am a trapped soul, destined to burn in the depths of hell for all the wrongs I have witnessed and have done nothing in my life to stop," said Maria, as she stood up from table and began walking away. As she left, I still remember her final words: "I have had all the riches in the world, but I feel so empty and alone. Dio have mercy on me." After Maria died, I began searching harder and harder to connect the dots of the Vatican's involvement in the Illuminati, as well as the bank scandal, the Pope's 1978 mysterious death and other stories related to Marcinkus, Calvi, financier Licio Gelli known as the head of the P-2 lodge. Although I could never pinpoint or verify the secret Vatican ceremonies, enough information surfaced to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the Vatican functioned as the nerve center of the Illuminati, as the appointment of John Paul II revealed he never followed through on his predecessors final orders to investigate the operations of the Vatican Bank, Marcinkus and ties to the mafia and the Illuminati. Instead, John Paul II protected Marcinkus, quashed any investigations to be carried out by John Paul I's secretary of state Cardinal Jean Villot and buried all the people on
Villot's list to be relieved of Church duties or transferred, all the people on theist suspected of being members of the Freemason's P-2 group and the Illuminati. Gangster Mario Cuomo Although I didn't know it at the time, a Naples "Camorra" mafia figure, named Mario Cuomo, who lived in near me in a small town outside of Rome and who eventually was killed in a gangland shooting, was instrumental in saving my life on several occasions. Cuomo, who drove a Mazzerati, lived in a huge villa, dressed to the 9's and who I knew as a land investor, made it a habit every time he saw me to practice his English, buy me coffee or dinner while, at the same time, telling me "when I was playing with fire" regarding the Calvi murder and its ties to the mafia and the Vatican. His sound advice perhaps frightened me away from some doors I never walked through, but looking back, they were probably dangerous doors better left closed as I probably would have never walked out of them or seen the light of day ever again. Editor's Note: Read Part II of Greg's series on the Illuminati, coming this week, as he talks with a U.S. former member who provides shocking details that is bound to scare the socks right off your feet. Story Updates, Notes and Important Timeline: Cardinal Marcinkus He is still alive, saying Mass and living in Phoenix, Arizona. Marcinkus carries a Vatican passport and still is the recipient of diplomatic immunity. Among those linked to the Calvi murder and who Italian authorities are still seeking to question, Marcinkus was originally ordained in Chicago. Being a mover and shaker in the Church, he was quickly elevated to the Holy See in Rome, and served in the Vatican Secretariat of State. He rapidly moved up the Vatican chain of command from personal papal bodyguard to head of the Vatican Bank, a position he held from 1971 to 1989. There he worked closely with international financier, Michael Sindona, to expand the Vatican's portfolio of international holdings, transforming the Institute for Religious Works into a quiet but reliable shelter for questionable and what many have said was "dirty money." The Vatican Bank, through Sindona, was suspected of laundering money from associates in organized crime, funneled huge sums of money through Banco Ambrosiano and the Vatican. The Vatican Bank also has worked closely with the U.S. government as a cover money conduit to groups like the Solidarity Trade Union in Poland and other sordid CIA affairs.
With the help of Marcinkus, Sindona was to become a "inside man of confidence" within the Vatican who enjoyed unique access to officials of the Holy See, even the pope. A 1982 story in the foreign edition of Time magazine had this to say about the relation between Sindona, Calvi and Marcinkus: "In 1971, Sindona introduced Calvi to Marcinkus. Sindona and Calvi hoped to use Marcinkus for their own purposes, and the bankers and the churchman obviously found it advantageous to do business together. Although the Vatican bank denies it had much to do with either Sindona or Calvi, the le Opere di Religione (I.O.R. or Vatican Bank) eventually became Banco Ambrosiano's fourth-largest stockholder, acquiring over the years at least 794,390 shares, or 1.589% of the bank's stock. "A few months after Sindona and Calvi set up the Bahamian bank in 1971, a "Mr. Paul Marcinkus" was listed as a director. "We used his name a lot in business deals," Sindona said. "I told him clearly that I put him in because it helps me get money." The Calvi Murder Trial In April, 2005, a Sicilian mobster, a Roman crime boss and two others were indicted in connection with the 1982 hanging of Roberto Calvi, a financier dubbed "God's banker" for his close ties to the Vatican. A Reuters story added: "Calvi, once thought to have committed suicide, was found hanging from scaffolding under London's Blackfriars Bridge in June 1982 with bricks in his pockets and $15,000 (8,000 pounds) on his person. "But in the latest twist to the saga, prosecutors now say the Mafia killed Calvi for stealing from them and from Italian financier Licio Gelli. Gelli was the head of the P2 lodge -- a shadowy Masonic organization whose members once included prominent politicians, businessmen and military officers. "The judge said the trial will start on Oct 6 and will involve the convicted Cosa Nostra treasurer Pippo Calo, Roman crime boss Ernesto Diotallevi, Sardinian financier Flavio Carboni and his ex-girlfriend Manuela Kleinszig. "The prosecutors' inquiry has focused on millions of dollars that flowed through the bank's offshore accounts in the weeks preceding Calvi's death. "Shortly before Calvi's hanging, the bank he headed at the time, Banco Ambrosiano, had gone bankrupt. It was then Italy's largest private banking group and worked with the Vatican." Without question, one of the strangest characters in the Calvi saga, with ties to Marcinkus and Sindona, was Liccio Gelli. A former member of the fascist Black Shirts Battalion and
connected to the Mussolini regime and the Herman Goring SS Division in World War II, Gelli survived the conflict and amassed tremendous amounts of money and influence. Considered the head of the P-2 Masonic Lodge, he was also privy to sensitive information on hundreds of key political, military and financial figures not only in Italy but throughout Europe, Latin America and elsewhere due to his access of files from the Italian secret service (OVRA) and possibly British Intelligence. It was common knowledge in Italy that Gelli helped to smuggle Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Butcher of Lyon" to safe haven in Argentina, and even managed to work for and sell his services to the CIA and NATO. Important Timeline (Reprinted from The Financial Post, Victor Golancz Ltd. 1983.) Early September 1978: Pope John Paul I asks his secretary of state, Cardinal Jean Villot, to initiate an investigation into Vatican bank operations. September 28, 1978: John Paul I presents Cardinal Villot with a list of people who are to be transferred, asked for their resignations, or reassigned. All the people on the list are suspected to be members of the Freemason's group "P2." The reshuffle of power will have major implications for the existing Vatican power structure and its financial dealings. September 29, 1978: John Paul I found dead in his bed. Villot issues false statements to the press about the circumstances surrounding the death, removes key evidence from John Paul's room, and orders the body to be embalmed immediately without an autopsy. October 1978: John Paul II to replace John Paul I. None of John Paul I's instructions to Villot before his death are carried out. January 21, 1979: Murder of Judge Emilio Alessandrini, the Milan magistrate investigating the activities of Banco Ambrosiano, whose director, Roberto Calvi, has close ties with Michele Sindona and the Vatican. March 20, 1979: Murder of Mino Pecorelli, an investigative journalist in the process of publishing articles exposing the membership and dealings of "P2" -- a powerful group of Freemasons whose membership was involved in Vatican financial dealings, and whose founder, Lucio Gelli, was deeply connected with Roberto Calvi. March 25, 1979: Arrests on false charges of Mario Sarcinelli and Paolo Baffi of the Bank of Italy. The two men were pressing for action on the investigation of the financial dealings of Roberto Calvi and Banco Ambrosiano. July 11, 1979: Murder of Giorgio Ambrosioli following his testimony concerning Michele Sindona's financial dealings with Calvi and other Vatican interests, the activities
of P2 and its members among powerful government and business circles, and the connections between Calvi, Sindona, and Bishop Paul Marcinkus of the Vatican Bank. July 13, 1979: Murder of Lt. Col. Antonio Varisco, head of the Rome security service, who was investigating the activities and membership of P2 and had spoken with Giorgio Ambrosioli two days before Ambrosioli's death. July 21, 1979: Murder of Boris Guilano, the Palermo police deputy superintendent and head of Palermo CID. Guilano had spoken with Giorgio Ambrosioli two days before Ambrosioli's death concerning Sindona's laundering of Mafia money through the Vatican Bank into Switzerland. October 1979: Bomb explosion at the apartment of Enrico Cuccia, managing director of Mediobanca and witness to Sindona's threat to the life of Giorgio Ambrosioli. February 2, 1980: The Vatican withdraws at the last moment its agreement that Cardinals Guiseppe Caprio and Sergio Guerri and Bishop Paul Marcinkus will provide videotaped depositions on behalf of Michele Sindona in his trial in the US on charges of fraud, conspiracy and misappropriation of funds in connection with the collapse of Franklin National Bank. May 13, 1980: Michele Sindona attempts suicide in jail. June 13, 1980: Michele Sindona sentenced to 25 years. July 8, 1980: Roberto Calvi attempts suicide while in jail on charges of fraud, etc. Later released on bail and reconfirmed as chairman of Banco Ambrosiano. September 1, 1981: The Vatican Bank, apparently at the request of Roberto Calvi, issues "letters of comfort" acknowledging its controlling interest in, and assuming responsibility for, a more than 1 billion dollar debt of a number of banks controlled by Calvi. January 12, 1981: A group of shareholders in Banco Ambrosiano send a letter to John Paul II outlining the connections between the Vatican Bank, Roberto Calvi and the P2 and the Mafia. The letter is never acknowledged. April 27, 1982: Attempted murder of Roberto Rosone, general manager and deputy chairman of Banco Ambrosiano, who was trying to "clean up" the bank's operation. June 17, 1982: Roberto Calvi found hanged to death from a bridge in London. A few days later, a 1.3 billion dollar "hole" is discovered in Banco Ambrosiano, Milan. October 2, 1982: Guiseppe Dellacha, executive at Banco Ambrosiano, dead of a fall from a window of Banco Ambrosiano, in Milan.
March 23, 1986: Michele Sindona found dead of poisoning in the Italian jail to which he had been extradited on charges of ordering the murder of Giorgio Ambrosioli. Albino Luciano, Pope John Paul I List of Masons in the Italian Church and Vatican The following is a Mason list reprinted from the Bulletin de l'Occident Chretien Nr.12, July, 1976, (Directeur Pierre Fautrad a Fye - 72490 Bourg Le Roi.) If still alive, it should be noted with interest that all of the men on this list, are subject to excommunication by Canon Law 2338. Each man's name is followed by his position, if known; the date he was initiated into Masonry, his code #; and his code name, if known: Albondi, Alberto. Bishop of Livorno, (Leghorn). Initiated 8-5-58; I.D. # 7-2431. Abrech, Pio. In the Sacred Congregation Bishops. 11-27-67; # 63-143. Acquaviva, Sabino. Professor of Religion at the University of Padova, (Padua). 12-3-69;# 275-69. Alessandro, Father Gottardi. (Addressed as Doctor in Masonic meetings.) President of Fratelli Maristi. 6-14-59. Angelini Fiorenzo. Bishop of Messenel Greece. 10-14-57; # 14-005. Argentieri, Benedetto. Patriarch to the Holy See. 3-11-70; # 298-A. Bea, Augustin. Cardinal. Secretary of State (next to Pope) under Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI. Baggio, Sebastiano. Cardinal. Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Bishops. (This is a crucial Congregation since it appoints new Bishops.) Secretary of State under Pope John Paul II from 1989 to 1992. 8-14-57; # 85-1640. Masonic code name "SEBA." He controls consecration of Bishops. Balboni, Dante. Assistant to the Vatican Pontifical . Commission for Biblical Studies. 7-23-68; # 79-14 "BALDA." Baldassarri Salvatore. Bishop of Ravenna, Italy. 2-19-58; # 4315-19. "BALSA." Balducci, Ernesto. Religious sculpture artist. 5-16-66; # 1452-3. Basadonna, Ernesto. Prelate of Milan, 9-14-63; # 9-243. "BASE." Batelli, Guilio. Lay member of many scientific academies. 8-24-59; # 29-A. "GIBA." Bedeschi, Lorenzo. 2-19-59; # 24-041. "BELO." Belloli, Luigi. Rector of Seminar; Lombardy, Ita- ly. 4-6-58; # 22-04. "BELLU." Belluchi, Cleto. Coadjutor Bishop of Fermo, Italy. 6-4-68; # 12-217. Bettazzi, Luigi. Bishop of Ivera, Italy. 5-11-66; # 1347-45. "LUBE." Bianchi, Ciovanni. 10-23-69; # 2215-11. "BIGI." Biffi, Franco, Msgr. Rector of Church of St. John Lateran Pontifical University. He is head of this University and controls what is being taught. He heard confessions of Pope Paul VI. 8-15-59. "BIFRA." Bicarella, Mario. Prelate of Vicenza, Italy. 9-23-64; # 21-014. "BIMA." Bonicelli, Gaetano. Bishop of Albano, Italy. 5-12-59; # 63-1428, "BOGA." Boretti, Giancarlo. 3-21-65; # 0-241. "BORGI." Bovone, Alberto. Substitute Secretary of the Sacred Office. 3-30-67; # 254-3. "ALBO."
Brini, Mario. Archbishop. Secretary of Chinese, Oriental, and Pagans. Member of Pontifical Commission to Russia. Has control of rewriting Canon Law. 7-7-68; # 15670. "MABRI." Bugnini, Annibale. Archbishop.Wrote Novus Ordo Mass. Envoy to Iran, 4-23-63; # 1365-75. "BUAN." Buro, Michele. Bishop. Prelate of Pontifical Commission to Latin America, 3-21-69; # 140-2. "BUMI." Cacciavillan, Agostino. Secretariat of State. 11-6-60; # 13-154. Cameli, Umberto. Director in Office of the Ecclesiastical Affairs of Italy in regard to education in Catholic doctrine. 11-17-60; # 9-1436. Caprile, Giovanni. Director of Catholic Civil Affairs. 9-5-57; # 21-014. "GICA." Caputo, Giuseppe. 11-15-71; # 6125-63. "GICAP." Casaroli, Agostino. Cardinal. Secretary of State (next to Pope) under Pope John Paul II since July 1, 1979 until retired in 1989. 9-28-57; # 41-076. "CASA." Cerruti, Flaminio. Chief of the Office of the University of Congregation Studies. 4-2-60; # 76-2154. "CEFLA." Ciarrocchi, Mario. Bishop. 8-23-62; # 123-A. "CIMA." Chiavacci, Enrico. Professor of Moral Theology, University of Florence, Italy. 7-2-70; # 121-34. "CHIE." Conte, Carmelo. 9-16-67; # 43-096. "CONCA." Csele, Alessandro. 3-25-60; # 1354-09. "ALCSE." Dadagio, Luigi. Papal Nuncio to Spain. Archbishop of Lero. 9-8-67. # 43-B. "LUDA." D'Antonio, Enzio. Archbishop of Trivento. 6-21-69; # 214-53. De Bous, Donate. Bishop. 6-24-68; # 321-02. "DEBO." Del Gallo Reoccagiovane, Luigi. Bishop. Del Monte, Aldo. Bishop of Novara, Italy. 8-25-69; # 32-012. "ADELMO." Faltin, Danielle. 6-4-70; # 9-1207. "FADA." Ferraioli, Giuseppe. Member of Sacred Congregation for Public Affairs. 11-24-69; # 004125. "GIFE." Franzoni, Giovanni. 3-2-65; # 2246-47. "FRAGI." Gemmiti, Vito. Sacred Congregation of Bishops. 3-25-68; # 54-13. "VIGE." Girardi, Giulio. 9-8-70; # 1471-52. "GIG." Fiorenzo, Angelinin. Bishop. Title of Commendator of the Holy Spirit. Vicar General of Roman Hospitals. Controls hospital trust funds. Consecrated Bishop 7-19-56; joined Masons 10-14-57. Giustetti, Massimo. 4-12-70; # 13-065. "GIUMA." Gottardi, Alessandro. Procurator and Postulator General of Fratelli Maristi. Archbishop of Trent. 6-13-59; # 2437-14. "ALGO." Gozzini, Mario. 5-14-70; # 31-11. "MAGO." Grazinai, Carlo. Rector of the Vatican Minor Seminary. 7-23-61; # 156-3. "GRACA." Gregagnin, Antonio. Tribune of First Causes for Beatification. 10-19-67; # 8-45. "GREA." Gualdrini, Franco. Rector of Capranica. 5-22-61; # 21-352. "GUFRA." Ilari, Annibale. Abbot. 3-16-69; # 43-86. "ILA." Laghi, Pio. Nunzio, Apostolic Delegate to Argentina, and then to U.S.A. until 1995. 824-69; # 0-538. "LAPI."
Lajolo, Giovanni. Member of Council of Public Affairs of the Church. 7-27-70; # 211397. "LAGI." Lanzoni, Angelo. Chief of the Office of Secretary of State. 9-24-56; # 6-324. "LANA." Levi, Virgillio (alias Levine), Monsignor. Assistant Director of Official Vatican Newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano. Manages Vatican Radio Station. 7-4-58; # 241-3. "VILE." Lozza, Lino. Chancellor of Rome Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas of Catholic Religion. 7-23-69; # 12-768. "LOLI." Lienart, Achille. Cardinal. Grand Master top Mason. Bishop of Lille, France. Recruits Masons. Was leader of progressive forces at Vatican II Council. Macchi, Pasquale. Cardinal. Pope Paul's Prelate of Honour and Private Secretary until he was excommunicated for heresy by Pope Paul VI. Was reinstated by Secretary of State Jean Villot, and made a Cardinal. 4-23-58; # 5463-2. "MAPA." Mancini, Italo. Director of Sua Santita. 3-18-68; # l551-142. "MANI." Manfrini, Enrico. Lay Consultor of Pontifical Commission of Sacred Art. 2-21-68; # 968c. "MANE." Marchisano, Francesco. Prelate Honour of the Pope. Secretary Congregation for Seminaries and Universities of Studies. 2-4-61; 4536-3. "FRAMA." Marcinkus, Paul. American bodyguard for imposter Pope. From Cicero, Illinois. Stands 6'4". President for Institute for Training Religious. 8-21-67; # 43-649. Called "GORILLA." Code name "MARPA." Marsili, Saltvatore. Abbot of Order of St. Benedict of Finalpia near Modena, Italy. 7-2-63; # 1278-49. "SALMA." Mazza, Antonio. Titular Bishop of Velia. Secretary General of Holy Year, 1975. 4-14-71. # 054-329. "MANU." Mazzi, Venerio. Member of Council of Public Affairs of the Church. 10-13-66; # 052-s. "MAVE." Mazzoni, Pier Luigi. Congregation of Bishops. 9-14-59; # 59-2. "PILUM." Maverna, Luigi. Bishop of Chiavari, Genoa, Italy. Assistant General of Italian Catholic Azione. 6-3-68; # 441-c. "LUMA." Mensa, Albino. Archbishop of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy. 7-23-59; # 53-23. " MENA." Messina, Carlo. 3-21-70; # 21-045. "MECA." Messina, Zanon (Adele). 9-25-68; # 045-329. " AMEZ." Monduzzi, Dino. Regent to the Prefect of the Pontifical House. 3-11 -67; # 190-2. "MONDI." Mongillo, Daimazio. Professor of Dominican Moral Theology, Holy Angels Institute of Roma. 2-16-69; # 2145-22. "MONDA." Morgante, Marcello. Bishop of Ascoli Piceno in East Italy. 7-22-55; # 78-3601. MORMA." Natalini, Teuzo. Vice President of the Archives of Secretariat of the Vatican. 6-17-67; # 21-44d. "NATE." Nigro, Carmelo. Rector of the Seminary, Pontifical of Major Studies. 12-21-70; # 23-154. "CARNI." Noe, Virgillio. Head of the Sacred Congregation of Divine Worship. He and Bugnini paid 5 Protestant Ministers and one Jewish Rabbi to create the Novus Ordo Mass. 4-3-61; # 43652-21. "VINO."
Palestra, Vittorie. He is Legal Council of the Sacred Rota of the Vatican State. 5-6-43; # 1965. "PAVI." Pappalardo, Salvatore. Cardinal. Archbishop of Palermo, Sicily. 4-15-68; # 234-07. "SALPA." Pasqualetti, Gottardo. 6-15-60; # 4-231. "COPA." Pasquinelli, Dante. Council of Nunzio of Madrid. 1-12-69; # 32-124. "PADA." Pellegrino, Michele. Cardinal. Called "Protector of the Church", Archbishop of Torino (Turin, where the Holy Shroud of Jesus is kept). 5-2-60; # 352-36. "PALMI." Piana, Giannino. 9-2-70; # 314-52. "GIPI." Pimpo, Mario. Vicar of Office of General Affairs. 3-15-70; # 793-43. "PIMA." Pinto, Monsignor Pio Vito. Attache of Secretary of State and Notare of Second Section of Supreme Tribunal and of Apostolic Signature. 4-2-70; # 3317-42. "PIPIVI." Poletti, Ugo. Cardinal. Vicar of S.S. Diocese of Rome. Controls clergy of Rome since 36-73. Member of Sacred Congregation of Sacraments and of Divine Worship. He is President of Pontifical Works and Preservation of the Faith. Also President of the Liturgical Academy. 2-17-69; # 32-1425. "UPO." Rizzi, Monsignor Mario. Sacred Congregation of Oriental Rites. Listed as "Prelate Bishop of Honour of the Holy Father, the Pope." Works under top-Mason Mario Brini in manipulating Canon Law. 9-16-69; # 43-179. "MARI," "MONMARI." Romita, Florenzo. Was in Sacred Congregation of Clergy. 4-21-56; # 52-142. "FIRO." Rogger, Igine. Officer in S.S. (Diocese of Rome). 4-16-68; # 319-13. "IGRO." Rossano, Pietro. Sacred Congregation of Non-Christian Religions. 2-12-68; # 3421-a. "PIRO." Rovela, Virgillio. 6-12-64; # 32-14. "ROVI." Sabbatani, Aurelio. Archbishop of Giustiniana (Giusgno, Milar Province, Italy). First Secretary Supreme Apostolic Segnatura. 6-22-69; # 87-43. "ASA" Sacchetti, Guilio. Delegate of Governors - Marchese. 8-23-59; # 0991-b. "SAGI." Salerno, Francesco. Bishop. Prefect Atti. Eccles. 5-4-62; # 0437-1. "SAFRA" Santangelo, Franceso. Substitute General of Defense Legal Counsel. 11-12-70; # 32-096. "FRASA." Santini, Pietro. Vice Official of the Vicar. 8-23-64; # 326-11. "SAPI." Savorelli, Fernando. 1-14-69; # 004-51. "SAFE." Savorelli, Renzo. 6-12-65; # 34-692. "RESA." Scanagatta, Gaetano. Sacred Congregation of the Clergy. Member of Commission of Pomei and Loreto, Italy. 9-23-71; # 42-023. "GASCA." Schasching, Giovanni. 3-18-65; # 6374-23. "GISCHA," "GESUITA." Schierano, Mario. Titular Bishop of Acrida (Acri in Cosenza Province, Italy.) Chief Military Chaplain of the Italian Armed Forces. 7-3-59; #14-3641. "MASCHI." Semproni, Domenico. Tribunal of the Vicarate of the Vatican. 4-16-60; # 00-12. "DOSE." Sensi, Giuseppe Mario. Titular Archbishop of Sardi (Asia Minor near Smyrna). Papal Nunzio to Portugal. 11-2-67; # 18911-47. "GIMASE." Sposito, Luigi. Pontifical Commission for the Archives of the Church in Italy. Head Administrator of the Apostolic Seat of the Vatican. Suenens, Leo. Cardinal. Title: Protector of the Church of St. Peter in Chains, outside Rome. Promotes Protestant Pentecostalism (Charismatics). Destroyed much Church
dogma when he worked in 3 Sacred Congregations: 1) Propagation of the Faith; 2) Rites and Ceremonies in the Liturgy; 3) Seminaries. 6-15-67; # 21-64. "LESU." Trabalzini, Dino. Bishop of Rieti (Reate, Peruga, Italy). Auxiliary Bishop of Southern Rome. 2-6-65; # 61-956. "TRADI." Travia, Antonio. Titular Archbishop of Termini Imerese. Head of Catholic schools. 9-1567; # 16-141. "ATRA." Trocchi, Vittorio. Secretary for Catholic Laity in Consistory of the Vatican State Consultations. 7-12-62; # 3-896. "TROVI." Tucci, Roberto. Director General of Vatican Radio. 6-21-57; # 42-58. "TURO." Turoldo, David. 6-9-67; # 191-44. "DATU." Vale, Georgio. Priest. Official of Rome Diocese. 2-21-71; # 21-328. "VAGI." Vergari, Piero. Head Protocol Officer of the Vatican Office Segnatura. 12-14-70; # 32416. "PIVE." Villot, Jean. Cardinal. Secretary of State during Pope Paul VI. He is Camerlengo (Treasurer). "JEANNI," "ZURIGO." Zanini, Lino. Titular Archbishop of Adrianopoli, which is Andrianopolis, Turkey. Apostolic Nuncio. Member of the Revered Fabric of St. Peter's Basilica. For more informative articles, go to
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By Greg Szymanski Part II She looked into the eyes of the "French Father" while a man looking like a priest in scarlet robes put a golden knife into the heart of sandy-haired little boy about three or four years old. The boy, drugged and glassy-eyed, had been placed like a sacrificial lamb on a large black table in the center of the room located deep within the belly of the beast -- the Vatican. And the room, dark and foreboding with the scent of evil dripping from the walls, was only accessible through a hidden passageway camouflaged by a large painting. Once inside the secret chamber, 13 distinct passageways were visible, each leading to a separate catacomb with every one of the 13 doorways blocked by the horrific site of a mummified body.
"After the boy was sacrificed, I had to bow and kiss the ring of the priest in scarlet robes and swear to serve the New World Order for the rest of my life," recalls Svali, 48, about the senseless sacrifice of what looked like "a drugged little boy" during her 1970 induction ceremony into the feared Illuminati. "I also had to swear to serve he who is to come as the 'great leader.' Looking back, it was just horrific and terror rushes into my mind every time I think about what happened. "I remember counting the 13 mummified figurers in front of the catacombs and a voice saying 'the spirits of the Father are watching over you' and that is when the little boy was sacrificed. A priest did that in scarlet robes and terror still goes through my mind when I think about it." At the age of 12, Svali remembers being flown to Rome, taken to the Vatican and then meeting with two of the Illuminati fathers, one the French leader and the other from Germany. Prior to leaving the U.S., she remembers being briefed by her multi-millionaire American parents about the importance of the ceremony, but told very little else about what to expect concerning the details and the gruesome child sacrifice. Once in the Vatican, she also remembers the two fathers, as they were called, meeting with high ranking members of the clergy before being escorted through a hidden doorway to the secret underground room. "There were two other children my age also present and after the ceremony outside in the Vatican courtyard, I remember the German father saying I did very well and would rise to greatness in the Order," said Svali who now lives in northern Texas and wants to remain anonymous after leaving the San Diego ranks of the Illuminati four years ago She added there are 12 ruling Illuminati "Fathers" in Europe and a ruling council of 13 in the U.S. which is divided into separate regional bodies. "I have never granted an interview like this before, but feel it is necessary to warn Americans how dangerous these people really are and how deeply embedded they are in all aspects of our business and government. "Although I know it is dangerous to be talking like this, perhaps my words can save the lives of other children before it's too late. After rising to be a head trainer in the sciences division of the Illuminati, or the Enlightened Ones, I finally couldn't live with my self any longer and had to get out. "When I was a child, I was taught we were chosen to rule over and make the world a better place. But as I got older, I saw the real intention of the "Chosen Ones," understanding it was nothing more than a ruthless plan to obtain money and power by any means possible, including torture and killing."
financial help in an unstable world economy, and dire consequences if the person rebels. Their utter ruthlessness, and ability to implement this agenda, should not be minimized. "The Illuminati banking leaders, such as the Rothschilds, the VanderBilts, the Rockefellers, the Carnegies, and the Mellons, as examples, will reveal themselves, and offer to "save" the floundering world economy. A new system of monetary exchange, based on an international monetary system, and based between Cairo, Egypt, and Brussels, Belgium, will be set up. A true "one world economy", creating the longed for "one world order", will become reality." Svali said this is the tip of the iceberg of the Illuminati agenda in America and she has been disowned by her family for leaving. Although recently offered $15,000 to return home, Svali has refused, saying her ministry to awaken the American people is her first priority. Through years of special training, she learned members of the Illuminati are willing to give up their lives for their cause, as they believe their children are their legacy. "I was told that my children's generation would see this takeover, sometime in the 21st century. At present, the Illuminati have quietly and covertly fostered their takeover plan by their goals of the infiltration of the media, the banking system, the education system, the government at all levels, the sciences and the churches," said Svali. Editor's Note: In Part III, learn how Svali functioned as a head trainer, as well the orderly set of jobs and duties of the American Illuminati. Also learn from Svali why the cult spends so much time and energy training people, how the Illuminati makes money, how they program people and the different equipment used by trainers in their complex jobs of controlling the masses. Fed Up With Lies And Deceit, Svali Turns Tail And Runs From The Feared Illuminati
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Brainwashed as a child, she finally saw through the lies, the evil and decided to start all over again, landing in northern Texas where she has now began a Christian ministry with a foundation in truth, not Illuminati lies. If Svali was in the mafia, she'd probably be at the bottom of the Pacific with her feet in cement. But the Illuminati chose to try and bury her in a more subtle way, choosing to leave her penniless, separating her from her two children and claiming she was bi-polar or psychotic. It's a simple method: If the "turncoat messenger" is high-level, high-profile or extremely dangerous to the Illuminati cause, kill them and make it look like an accident or a death from natural causes. But if they're like Svali, knowledgeable but in middle management of the Illuminati pack, they usually let them die a slow death from isolation, fear and poverty. Further, the Illuminati strategy is to deny, deny, deny and discredit, discredit, discredit until hell freezes over if need be. Think about it. Is it better to create an ugly scene, drawing attention with violence? Or is it more effective to depict Svali as a psychotic, delusional woman who talks off the top of her head without any basis in fact? But through all the tough times since leaving her wealthy past, Svali said her main reason for calling it quits after being schooled religiously in the "12 Steps of Discipline" most of her life, was her growing awareness that the "Illuminati ends to not justify the means." "I wrote Breaking the Chain, my book that is yet to be published, several years ago, when my children were being held hostage by the cult. At that time, my husband was still active, and to punish me for leaving, and in an attempt to bring me back, literally held them hostage," said Svali in a written statement, adding she felt obligated to inform Americans about the Illuminati's devious future plans. "We would go into court hearings, in which he and his lawyer attempted to make me appear foolish for stating that he was cult active. He would then turn around, and after the hearing, come to me and say, "You can have them back if you will come back..." "I swore to write a chapter a week, exposing the group that held my children and my husband hostage, and this book was born. After four painful years, through a miracle of God's goodness, I regained full custody of my children. As a result, my (now ex-husband) left the cult as well and is currently pursuing his own wholeness in therapy." During her many rears of loyal service to the Illuminati, she became aware of the intricate details in many of the criminal activities initiated by the cult, citing the main moneymaking schemes in the opening chapter of her book not yet published. The following is a partial list of some of the criminal activities, designed to raise enormous sums of cash while destroying innocent lives, sponsored by the Illuminati:
Or.; Flagstaff, Az.; Seattle, Wash.; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA. and surrounding areas; Atlanta, Ga.; New Orleans, La., Springfield, Miss. Other cities are important to the Illuminati, as well, but these cities funnel money for them, conduct research, and often regional councils sit within them. "The Illuminati have organized their society along extremely hierarchical, or stratified, levels. In fact, the top levels are known as the hierarchical and anarchical levels. "The Illuminati have divided the United States into seven geographical regions; each region has its own regional council, composed of 13 members, with an advisory board of three elders to each one. These regions interact for purposes of finances; personnel; teaching, etc. Beneath each regional council, is a local council. This is a council of 13 members, the head of whom sits on the regional council, and gives it information about the local groups underneath his leadership. The local council will also have an advisory council of 3. "A local leadership council in a large metropolitan area might look like this: --Head of local council (reports to regional council) --Two intermediaries (report all activities under leader to him) --Four administrators (oversee finances, administer, set up group activities) --Six head trainers (over trainers in local groups, teach other trainers) "Underneath the above leadership council, will be six people designated as informers or intermediaries, who go to the local group meetings, interact with local group leaders, and report to the leadership council. "The Anarchical level: the levels below the leadership council are known as the anarchical levels. Underneath the intermediate level, is the local group level. It will look like this: Local "Sister groups" (will vary in number, according to the size of the city, or cities, in the area). A large metropolitan area may have anywhere from ten to twenty seven groups. "And each sister group will be headed up by: A high priest and priestess: this job is rotated every 3 years, to allow different people within the group to take on leadership roles. Each group will also have different members, with specific roles/jobs within the group. "One thing that I would like to emphasize is the fact that the Illuminati today are generational. There members are born into the group, which is highly organized, as described above. The set up discussed above is representative, with minor variations, of most major metropolitan regions of the United States. Smaller population centers will be organized under similar guidelines, but will be tied together with several cities within the region to create the local leadership council."
As a head trainer and programmer in the San Diego area Savali is very familiar with the techniques and equipment employed by the Illuminati. The following are some of the tools of her former trade taken from the appendix of her book: "Training room: the average training room is a neutral colored room, with walls painted either a dull gray, white, or beige. Some may be painted in various colors, as part of color coding. They are often located in secret underground rooms, or basements of large private residences, and will be entered from the main building through a covered doorway. Impromptu training rooms may be set up during military exercises outdoors, in covered canvas tents. "Trainers: the Illuminati have a rule: there must always be a minimum of two trainers working with a person. This prevents a trainer from being either too severe, or permissive, or developing too close a bond with the subject; the watchful eye of the other trainer prevents this. Younger trainers are paired with older, more experienced trainers. The older trainer will teach the younger, who does most of the actual work. If the younger is unable to finish a task, or loses heart, the older one will step in. "Head trainers: will teach, they will also work with the council leaders and hierarchy. All members are required to come in for a "tune up" (reinforcing programming), even top leaders, from time to time. "EEG machine: will often have abbreviated hookups for quick use. Used extensively with brain wave programming; also to verify that a certain alter is out when called up. May be used to verify deep trance state before initiating deep programming. Trainers are taught to read these readouts. "Trainer's table: a large table, frequently steel covered with plastic, or easily cleaned material. On the sides at intervals are restraints for arms, legs, neck to prevent movement. "Trainer's chair: large chair with arm rests. Will have restraints as above at intervals to restrain movement while person sits in chair. Shock equipment: models and types are quite varied, depending on age and company. Most have a set of rubber covered wires, with electrodes that may be connected with Velcro, rubber (steel tips imbedded under finger and toe nail beds), or gel pads (larger body areas such as chest, arms, legs). Some are tiny electrodes, which can be taped next to eyes, or placed within genitalia. These are connected to the "shock box", which has controls that can determine amount of electricity , and frequency, if interval shocks are desired. "Drugs: any number of opiates, barbiturates, hypnotics, sedatives, anesthetic agents. Resuscitative drugs, antidotes are also kept, clearly labeled and indexed. Many drugs, especially experimental ones, are only known by code names, such as "alphin 1".
CPR equipment: in case person has adverse reaction to drugs or programming. At times, a child alter will come out inadvertently during a programming sequence, and will be overdosed with the drugs meant for adult alters. The trainers must give it the antidote, and resuscitate it, just as if a real child is out. They are well aware of this fact, and will severely punish child alters, to teach them to come out only when called out. "Virtually reality headsets: the keystone in recent years. Many programming sequences utilize holographic images, and virtual reality set ups, including assassination programs, where the person realistically "kills" another humanbeing. These virtual disks are far more advanced than those in video arcades. "Steel instruments: used to insert into orifices, cause pain "Stretch machine: used as punishment, "stretches " person without breaking bones. Extremely painful. "Trainer's grids and projectors: used to project grids on wall or ceiling. "Movie projector: to show movies, although new VR disks are replacing these computer: collect and analyze data; keep computer grid on person's system. Current military computer access codes will be used to download into governmental computers. Trainer's journals: contain indexed copies of subject's systems, including key alters, command codes, etc. "Comfort objects: used to comfort subject afterwards. May be toy or candy for child alters, or oils for massage. Warm towels, or beverages may be given, as the trainer "bonds with" and comforts person they worked with. This is probably the most important part of the training process, as the trainer explains calmly, kindly how well the person did, how proud they are of them." Editor's Note: Next read Part IV where Svali discusses the many different types of mind altering programming methods used by the Illuminati, as well as human experimentation programs still going on today. Also, why did George W. Bush travel to Pittsburgh right after he was elected to speak at a Masonic Lodge? Read as Svali provides answers to the significance of Pittsburgh in the Illuminati plans. Deep Within The Bowels Of The Vatican And Illuminati: The Small Public Chapter of Svali's Life Coming To An End
Svali says no more interviews but will still try and spread the word of truth through her Christian fellowship group called 'The Lion and the Lamb Ministries.'
19 Jan 2006
By Greg Szymanski Part IV The final curtain on this public chapter of Svali's life is coming to a close.
One radio interview and a series of print articles about her involvement in the feared Illuminati and then back to private life, a life of spreading truth in a Christian fellowship group she founded called Lion and Lamb Ministries. "I was up all night before the radio interview today. It is very difficult to talk about this because of what I experienced as a child. It is also very dangerous, as people in the this group can be very dangerous and ruthless" said Svali, 48, after a making a one-time appearance Wednesday on Greg Szymanski's radio show, The Investigative Journal, on both the Republic Broadcasting(RBN) and Genesis Communications(GCN) Radio Networks. On the talk shows, Svali gasped for breadth several times and was emotionally shaken when recalling how she was brainwashed as a young child and then how she was subjected to watching a young child being sacrificed at her Illuminati induction ceremony at the Vatican at age 12. Her graphic description of the evil Vatican ceremony is contained in Part II of this series. "I hope what I am trying to tell people will help save the lives of other children, as well as show people how organized and dangerous these people in the Illuminati really are," said Svali, who was born into what insiders call the "Family or Order," running from the group's evil clutches 10 years ago. "Growing up in the secret organization, I was one of the most loyal followers, rising fast in the group's power structure. By 22, I became a head programmer and trainer of others in the secret group. But as I grew up, I began to see the lies. I finally risked everything and left, understanding that the Illuminati ends to not justify the means." Although Illuminati mind control programs are numerous and diverse, Svali became an expert in the group's brainwashing techniques, as a head trainer overseeing the work of at least 60 others in the San Diego area. Recalling a typical day in the life of a mind control programmer working on other Illuminati members, Svali wrote down an hour by hour summary of one of her days which didn't end to the early hours of the next morning. Note how Svali admits to changing her personality from day to night like Dr. Jekyl And Mr. Hyde, a result of years of Illuminati brainwashing. Her story is picked up 9:30pm in the evening after a full day and just before going to bed: "9:30: I get ready to go to bed. I have to get ten to twelve hours of sleep a night, or I am completely exhausted. Many times, I fall asleep reading to my two children. Just before falling asleep, I say to my husband, "Remember" and give him the code that lets us know we have to wake up later. He replies in German that he remembers. "1:00 am.: My husband wakes me up. He and I take turns being the one to wake up the others. We don't need an alarm, because our internal body clocks wake us up. I am in my
sweats, I fell asleep dressed to make it easier when I rise in the middle of the night. I am finally me, I can come out now and see the outside world, not locked inside as I am during the day. "Get the kids," he says in a low tone. I go upstairs and tell them, "Get ready, now." They are up instantly, completely obedient which is very different from during the day. Quickly, silently they put their shoes on and I take them down to the car. "My husband drives, I am in the passenger seat. He drives with the headlights off until we are on the road so we won't wake our neighbors up. We live in the country on a dirt lane and there are few houses to worry about. My job is to keep alert, looking for anyone following us, to alert him if anyone is coming. "Once we are down the road and turn onto the paved road, he turns the headlights on and we go to the meeting. "I didn't finish my homework," my son says. My husband and I turn briefly to him, enraged. "We don't talk about day at night, EVER!" we remind him." Do you want to be beaten?" He looks hurt, then the rest of the drive is in silence, the children looking out the windows of the car as we glide silently to our destination. "1:20 am: We are at the first checkpoint at the military base. We drove in the back entrance and are waved through, the lookouts recognize our car and our license plates. They would stop anyone who wasn't familiar or authorized to be there. We will pass two more checkpoints before coming to the meeting area. It is at a large field on a major marine base that includes hundreds of acres. Small tents are erected, and temporary bases set up for the night's exercises. We come either here, or to one of three different meeting places, three times a week. "People are chatting and drinking coffee. There are a lot of friendships here, because everyone is working towards the same goal. The work is intense and the friendships are just as intense. I join a group of trainers, who I know well. "Looks like Chrysa is missing," I say. "I bet the lazy b--- couldn't get out of bed." I am very different at night. I use words that would horrify me during the day, and I am very catty and mean. The others laugh. "She was late two weeks ago, too," says another. "Maybe we will need to REPORT her." He is joking, but partly serious. No one is allowed to be late, or sick. Or too early, either. There is a ten minute window of time when all members are supposed to report to meetings. If not, then they are punished if there isn't a good excuse. High fevers, surgery, or an auto accident are considered excuses. PMS, fatigue, or the car not working aren't. "We drink coffee to stay awake, since even our dissociated state doesn't stop the body's protest at being awake in the middle of the night after a full day's activities. I go to the tent to change into my uniform. We all wear uniforms at night, and we all have ranks too, based on how high we are in the group and how well we do. "1:45 am: We start going to our assigned tasks. I have brought the log books with me, the "item" that I was asked to remember. I keep them hidden in a closet at home, locked in a steel box. These books contain data about different "subjects" that we have been working on.
"I go to the head trainer's room inside a nearby building. I work with him, since I am the second trainer under him. He and I despise each other, and I suspect he would love to undermine me since I have made many cruel jokes at his expense. I am supposed to be afraid of him, and I am, but I also cannot respect him, and he knows it. I point out his mistakes to him, in front of others, and he often tries to get back at me. "1:50 am: The room inside the warehouse-like building is set up to work on the subjects. It has a table, a light, and equipment. The room is apart from the activities going on outside, so that others will not be distracted by what we do here. "The subject is there, ready to be worked on. Another, younger trainer is there to help, and I tell her to administer the medication. We are working on medications to help induce hypnotic states, and are studying the effects of these medications, combined with hypnosis and trauma. The medication is injected subcutaneously, and then we wait. Within ten minutes, the subject is drowsy and his breathing is slower and heavier, but his eyes are open which is what we want. (I will not describe the rest of the session here, it is too painful for me to describe at this time. I believe that human experimentation is cruel and should be stopped, but the group that I was in did it on a continuous basis). We record information in the logbook throughout the session, and I have a laptop computer into which I am putting the information as well. We are profiling not just the medication, but also this person's individual response. "We have profiles that are very complete and thorough on this person, started when he was an infant. I can pull up a special profile that tells me everything about him: his favorite colors, foods, sexual preferences, soothing techniques, and a list of all the codes that will elicit a response from him. There is also a diagram of his internal world that has been created over the years. This subject is easy to work with and things go quickly. I correct the young trainer at one point, when she starts to do something too soon. "You have to learn patience," I chide her in German. At night, we all talk German, it and English are the two ligua francas in this group. "I'm sorry, I thought it was time," she says. I then teach her the signs to look for when the subject is ready. This is why I am a head trainer. I train the younger ones, because after years and years, I know human anatomy, physiology, and psychology inside out. Luckily, I caught this young trainer before she made the mistake; if she had made one, I would have had to punish her. "At night, mistakes aren't accepted, ever. Once a child is two or three, they are expected to perform correctly, or they are brutalized. This continues into adulthood. "2: 35: The session is almost over and the subject is recovering. The medication is quick acting and he will recover in time to drive home. I leave him in the care of the younger trainer and go to the coffee room to take a break. There I smoke a cigarette and having coffee with the other trainers. During the day, I have never smoked and coffee makes me ill, but here, at night, it is completely different.
"How's your night going?" Jamie, a friend, asks. I only know her as Jamie, it isn't her real name, but we all go by our nicknames at night. She is also one of the teachers at the school during the day, but we aren't friends there. "Slow. I had to correct another stupid kid," I say. I am not kind at night, because no one has ever been kind to me. It is a very dog- eat-dog and political atmosphere where the cruel win. "How about you?" I ask. She grimaces. "I had to march some brats around", she says, referring to military exercises with children ages 8 to 10. Every night there are military exercises, because the group is preparing for the eventual takeover. The children are divided into groups by age, and different adults take turns teaching. We chat for a few minutes, and then go back to our "jobs". "2: 45:This is a short session. It is a "tune up" for a member who is one of the military leaders. I take his profile out and review it before starting. The head trainer and one other trainer are working with me. The hypnotic induction goes quickly, and he remembers his programming. It is reinforced with shock, and we check through all parameters. They are all active and in place. I sigh with relief. This was an easy one, and he doesn't fight us. Afterwards, I am soothing and kind. "You did well, " I tell him. Inside a little trickle in my stomach revolts at the use of brutality to teach. He nods, still slightly dazed from the session. "You can be proud of yourself," I tell him, and pat his hand. He is given his reward afterwards, and spends time with a child. He is a pedophile and this is how he is comforted after his session. "3:30: We have changed out of our uniforms, which are placed in a special hamper to be cleaned. My clothes, which were neatly folded on a shelf are back on, and we are all in the car on the way home. My daughter speaks. "I get promoted next week," she says, her voice proud. "They said I did really well in the exercises tonight." She knows that I and the other adults will be at the ceremony to honor the promotions. "I'm glad," I tell her. I am weary for some reason. Usually, I would be glad, but tonight, although it was a routine night, was hard. I have been feeling little cold trickles inside me lately, twinges of terror. Sometimes, I hear a child inside, deep inside, screaming, and I sweat as I work on children or adults. And I wonder how long I can keep doing this. I have heard of trainers who broke down or couldn't do their job, and I also heard whispered stories of what happened to them. It was the essence of nightmares, and I shove down my own anxiety. "4:00 am: We are home and collapse into bed, instantly asleep. The children fell asleep before we got home, and my husband and I carried them to bed. We all sleep dreamlessly and deeply. "7:00 am: I wake up to the alarm, tired. It seems I am always tired, and this morning I have a slight headache. I hurry to get the kids up and get ready to teach another day. I wonder if there is something wrong with me, since I seem to need more and more sleep and still wake up tired. I have no idea that the night before, I was up and living my other life."
Days like Svali detailed above happened often. For years she essentially led a dual existence, somehow balancing he day and night life through sophisticated programming techniques embedded in her psyche from childhood. Now, 10 years later after finally being united with her two children after the Illuminati left her penniless, Svali still fears repercussions but believes its important to warn Americans that Illuminati is stepping up efforts to destroy America. "I was told in my lifetime or my children's lifetime, America would be completely taken over," said Svali. "The group believes they are 'The Chosen Ones. They believe they can become God if they follow the Illuminati agenda. "America was once viewed as a missionary ground by the 12 European Fathers or heads of the Illuminati. But now they have infiltrated every aspect of government, finance and the media, preparing the population for drastic changes. "The spiritual center of the Illuminati here is in Pittsburgh. Yes, George w. Bush went to Pittsburgh right after he was elected to speak a t a Masonic Lodge for that reason. The group and its members use signs and symbols and they are all over America if you take the time to look. Svali daid the Illuminati's display of arrogance as well as its members being programmed to feel they are invincible and above the law are now visible to all Americans if they closely watch the actions of their government leaders, a group Svali readily admits "are card-carrying Illuminati members." "Wars. A military state. A loss of civil rights. An upcoming financial collapse that will make the "Great Depression" look like a Sunday picnic," said Svali who still holds out hope that the Illuminati can be stopped before America is destroyed. "It all goes back to the Vatican and all of our leaders take their marching orders from Rome. This is not fiction. I know because I lived it for many years." Although many researchers of the Illuminati feel that America is doomed, Svali feels differently: "The Illuminati and other groups that are organizing to create a world order based on the occult are hoping that this won't happen. But history is against them. They base their principles and spirituality on the occultism of ancient Rome, Crete, and Babylon. But look what happened to the original practitioners! Their rules ended, and God brought those rulers filled with pride to dust. I know that this is the end of the Illuminati and any other occult groups as well; God has given us a wonderful glimpse in Daniel of their eventual fate. "There is only one rule, one kingdom that will last forever, and that is the reign of Jesus. His reign has already begun in His church, and this gives me hope and joy, and takes
away the fear of what the occult "planners" can do. I've placed my bet on the winning side, and moved from darkness to His kingdom." Born Into The Illuminati, A Friend Fears For Svali's Safety As She Has Come Up Missing After going public with details of her lifelong experience in the Illuminati, including childhood torture and brainwashing, Svali has disappeared. 26 Jul 2006 By Greg Szymanski In January, a woman named Svali told an incredible story about being born into the Illuminati and witnessing a young child being sacrificed in the catacombs of the Vatican. Her eyewitness testimony was verified by an Italian woman named Maria, who said she suffered through the same type of gruesome ceremony, telling her story to this reporter only weeks before she reportedly took her own life jumping from the Vatican roof in the early 1980's. Having interviewed both women, the details of the Vatican child sacrifice were remarkably similar right down to the detailed description of the room where the ordeal took place, as well as the details about the particulars of the satanic ceremony. Details of both stories can be found in the Arctic Beacon archives under a four part series entitled "The Secrets of the Dangerous Illuminati." Although Maria was found dead on the cobblestones of St. Peter's Square under suspicious circumstances, Svali remains alive, giving an exclusive interview on Greg Szymanski's radio show, The Investigative Journal, in January 2006. However, recently on the word of a reliable source, Svali has come up missing, as all attempts to contact her have turned up empty. Further, her rather detailed website has been taken down and her telephone number disconnected. One of her close friend's, who wanted to remain anonymous, fears something serious has happened. With that in mind and in an effort to keep her publicly protected and her story alive, the Arctic Beacon is reprinting a transcript of her lengthy interview from her appearance with Greg on the Investigative Journal radio show of January 17, 2006. Svali's startling comments, as well as the Arctic Beacon series on child sacrificing, should serve as a reminder how the evil intentions of the New World Order knows no bounds or limits. Transcript of Illuminati Survivor Svali's Appearance on Investigative Journal with Greg Szymanski January 17, 2006
GS: You're listening to the Investigative Journal. I'm your host, Greg Szymanski. Two hours - two hours with great interviews all the time. We get into the news behind the scenes that the mainstream media refuses to cover. What a shame. Let me just update some things before I tell you who my guest is today. I've been promo-ing it all week, and we're going to get deep inside the Family, the Order, the Illuminati today, for two hours. And you've got to stay with us from the beginning to the end of this interview. I just wanted to mention we had Dr. Martini on earlier in the week. A big aspartame vote, to ban aspartame in New Mexico, is going on today. I called her last night. They held it over until today. So we'll know later this morning whether aspartame is banned in New Mexico. That could have a chain effect that could really save a lot of lives. Also, I wanted to mention the bulldozing in New Orleans. Now this is a story on my website. You can go to, and you're going to see this story. This is an incredible story we've been following, with Brandon Darby from Common Cause Relief down there. A New Orleans federal judge, a crooked order here, folks, last Friday quashed all hopes for Ninth Ward residents to get their day in court as he indiscriminately canceled a January 17th hearing to hear evidence on why the city has no right to demolish homes under eminent domain laws. Basically what he did is that there was supposed to be a hearing this week. There was a restraining order to stop the indiscriminate bulldozing of over 44 thousand homes in the Ninth Ward, many of which, Brandon says, are in good shape. Needless to say, they do not need to be demolished. But the people are a long, long, long way away from New Orleans, kept away by these FEMA programs that we've documented. Brandon says now what happened is the judge called the lawyers in, canceled the hearing, and said, "Listen, you're going to take my orders, which are this. Both lawyers are going to adhere to this. You can demolish the homes as long as you give the people notice." So it doesn't matter if they object, apparently, just as long as they know their home is going to be bulldozed down, and that's what the city is doing right now. So we'll keep track of that story as it goes on this week. Now, on my website all week, I've been running this series on the feared Illuminati. That word started to be used back in the 18th century. There are other words - the Family, the Order, for people that are inside this group. So let's not get hung up on the words. What this group does is amazing. As I documented in my series which is going on now, part three is on today, so if you want to go to Arctic Beacon and get that, and it's talking about Svali, who
was a member of the Illuminati, the Family, the Order. She is with us as our guest today, and after this break we're going to find out the whole story from beginning to end about Svali's involvement, and then about how she decided to get out and what she's doing now. And I might add, it's a great thing what she's doing now, alerting people and also helping many, many people in America understand exactly what this group is all about. So anyway, we'll be back with Svali on the Investigative Journal. I'm your host, Greg Szymanski. [commercial break - resume 8:30] GS: Okay, we're back. It's eight minutes after the hour, and we're going to get deep inside the Illuminati, the Family, the Order. We have a guest who was involved with this group, born into it, for over thirty years. Her name is Svali. Svali, are you with us? SV: Uh, yes I am. GS: Well, it's nice to have you here. I know you don't give radio interviews, and I really want to thank you, because I think it really does help the American people understand about this secret organization that you were born into. So I guess we can just start from the beginning. Tell us - right from the beginning you were born into this, from wealthy parents. Tell us about your training in this group when you were a young child and then up until your orientation at the Vatican. Go ahead. SV: (surprised, laughing) Well, that's a pretty broad area, Greg! That could take hours, if you know what I mean. GS: Yes, but do it, you know, if you could just outline it for us. SV: Yeah. I mean, I was born in the group, I was born in Germany, and came to the US very young. I basically went through all the training that the group... all members of the group do undergo training to various degrees, depending on the role. By the time I was a teenager, I was a youth leader, and by the time I was 22, I became the youngest member of Leadership Council in San Diego County . At that time I was a head trainer. I was the sixth trainer and eventually moved up to the second position. GS: Mm hm. SV: When I was twelve, I had mentioned with you the ceremony at the Vatican... GS: Right.
SV: ...that they really do make all leadership in the group undergo at some point. GS: Now basically when you were growing up, I remember you told me that you were instilled at a young age. You were born to a very wealthy, well-to-do family. SV: Yes. GS: You moved back to the States. You were told at a very young age you were special, you were "chosen." Correct? SV: Well, they tell everyone in the group that they are special and chosen, and that's one of the things that made me very cynical when I was older. You will never meet a person who is an Illuminati who has not been told or programmed for years that they're special, they're the only one that can do things for quoteunquote "Family". But I was told, yes, I would do great things for Family one day. The reason why I can filter some of this with an objective view is that I know what my role in the group was. It was over quite a significant number of other people. So I don't evaluate my role or specialness within the group so much by what I was told, but by what I did. (regretful downturn in voice on "what I did") GS: So you reached the age of 12, and then you're told by your parents you're going to an induction ceremony in the Vatican. SV: Yes. GS: Can you tell us how that happened and what occurred at that ceremony when you went there? SV: (deep breath, voice becomes stressed) Okay. Um, this isn't easy to talk about, as you know. When I was twelve, I was flown over to Germany. And I was at, I'll call them the German Fathers' house, over there. And, there was some preparation for a few days, beforehand, and I was told that there would be a very important ceremony. And it was considered a sealing ceremony at that point. And basically I was told a little bit about what I was expected to do during the ceremony. When we got there, we went through the Vatican. Underneath the Vatican there is a large room that I described to you when we talked before. It has 13 catacomb chambers leading into it. And what they do is as you go down these steps into the room, you can see that it's circular, so they're all rounded. They
bring out the mummies from the catacombs. And they set them beside each one [each of the 13 catacomb chambers], and they say "That's the spirit of the Fathers watching over the ceremony." During the ceremony, there was a large table in the center of the room. It was on top of this huge golden pentagram. They had a ceremony there. GS: So how many kids, how many other children were with you being inducted into the Family or the Order, as they call it? SV: There were two other children at that point. But there were several adults too. GS: Okay. SV: See, the Church also brings in adults to swear their allegiance, too, just so you know. I was told, and I don't know if this is true, that if you want to rise to a certain position within the Catholic Church hierarchy, you do have to go through that ceremony as well. GS: Okay, so you're down in this room. Your parents weren't present. SV: No. No. The German Father and the French Father were. GS: Okay, and at that point tell our listeners what you witnessed. SV: (pause, additional voice stress) Well, there was a table. It looked like dark glass in the center of the room. It was made out of a stone, but it was very shiny and darkened black. It may have been something like obsidian or onyx, I'm not sure. This was the only time I've seen stone like that. Around the corners it had these gold channels that, you know, collect fluids. A little boy was placed in the center of the table and drugged. I think he was drugged, because he was very quiet. He didn't move or say anything. GS: This was a little three or four-year-old boy, right? SV: Yes. Yeah. Yeah. GS: Then they continued to do a child sacrifice. SV: Yes, they did. Yes. I told you about that before. Yeah. GS: Now afterwards, quite, what an unbelievable experience for a youth, a 12year-old. What went through your mind when that happened?
SV: I was terrified! I mean, I was absolutely horrified. I... I... I... I can't describe the terror you feel when you go through something like that. GS: And do you remember the words they were saying as this was going on? SV: (pause) The man was in scarlet - he was speaking in Latin. And basically he was saying, "Please accept the sacrifice on this day." And then he said, "This sacrifice will seal the ceremony." And then he did it. Again, I was so terrified that... (sighs) Have you ever been in a situation where your heart's racing, but you can't do anything? You're just kind of sitting there, and you're kind of fading in and out? GS: Well, I can remember as a youth being frightened, but I don't think I've ever... SV: (crosstalk) No. All right. GS:... had anything quite like what you've had. SV: Imagine your heart rate going up to about 220. You can't move. You're kind of shaking, but you're trying not to show it. GS: Mm hm. SV: It was horrible. Actually, I keep thinking inside, "I can't wait 'till it's over. I can't wait." You don't say this, but inside you're just saying over and over, "I can't wait 'till this is over. I can't wait 'till this is over. I can't wait 'till it's over." GS: Mm hm. SV: Afterwards, the man in scarlet, he had a huge golden ring on his hand. He came over to the center of the room. Each of the people that were swearing that day had to go forward and kneel before him and kiss his ring, and swear my allegiance to the New Order, to the New World Order for all... until my death. GS: Hm. Now at that point you were escorted out. SV: Yes. Yeah. After the ceremony was all over. I mean, the other people also did theirs as well. They had to swear their allegiance too. GS: And they were the same age as you? SV: The two children were, but there were also three adults that went forward and did the same. And afterwards, we were told, (slowly and precisely): "May the same to you or worse occur should you ever break this oath."
GS: Hm. So it's basically... whew! Imagine at that age, what [this would do]. And you weren't really prepped for this, were you? You were told there was a ceremony, but you didn't expect anything like this, from what I've gathered talking to you. SV: It was very difficult to go through, just because the sense of horrific oppression down there was the worst I've [ever felt.] I've gone through some ceremonies in my life in the Illuminati, you do go through them. But I have to say that in my experience this was the worst, just because... I can't explain the amount of darkness in that room. It was just pure evil. And unless you've ever been in a... seen a person... it was just horrible. It wasn't just what happened, but just... I mean, the oppression. And I'm a Christian now, and I know the difference between when there is evil present oppression - or when God's love is present, which is joy and peace. That's the exact opposite of what there was in that room. GS: Now you know what I find quite interesting about this? About 25 years ago, I was a reporter and a freelance writer in Rome, and I spent six years there. I walked through the Vatican many, many times... hundreds of times. I covered the papal addresses, things like that. During that time I was there during a Vatican scandal, which involved the Church bank and other things... members of the Illuminati, the Freemasons. I was approached by a woman, Maria Vendital (ph), and I'll never forget this. Rome's a small town. People knew I was covering stories about the secret societies, things like that. I had to ask people. Well, this woman came up to me and told me similar stories. She wasn't quite as specific because she couldn't handle it without breaking out crying, and tried to commit suicide twice because she couldn't get out of the Illuminati. She was a member, born into it from a very wealthy northern Italian family. She told me basically the same ceremony took place with her. And so, when I started talking to you, I wanted to relay that to you, and also to relay to my listeners that I also heard about this, 25 years ago, from a woman by the name of Maria, and several other people in Italy that I talked to. I was never able to locate or really, probably for my own safety, ever find out what happened. But again, Svali's corroborating a story that I heard about 25 years ago. We'll get back after the break with this incredible story of a member who is now out of the Illuminati, out of the group and safe, on the Republic Broadcasting Network. [commercial break - Resume at 23:15]
GS: Okay, we're back on the Investigative Journal. I'm your host, Greg Szymanski. We're talking to Svali, a member of the Family, the Order, the Illuminati, for thirty years. Svali, you leave the induction ceremony. You walk out into the Vatican courtyard with one of the fathers, I believe. What did he tell you then? SV: At that point he just told me to never forget. He told me that I had performed well during the ceremony because I didn't scream or pass out or anything like that. He said "You did very well," and he was pleased. Then we stayed at a home nearby. It must have been a local person. I didn't know them. We spent the night there before we went back to Germany. GS: Okay, and what about the other people during the ceremony. How did they handle themselves? Do you remember? SV: (sighs) I'm going to say, unfortunately, I was so... when you're in that kind of situation, the last thing you're thinking about sometimes is what the other people are doing. (Laughs) I was just so trying not to lose it myself. I do know that no one screamed or shouted or anything like that. Everyone was quiet. I think to say 'dead silence,' is, unless the person was spoken to, true - or unless they had to go forward and kiss the ring. GS: All right, let's move on. I think we've, uh... SV: Yeah. GS: A question I've wanted to ask you, and this is such a wide subject. I've had a chance to talk to you for a number of days, and I've done some stories about it. You go back home, you're twelve years old. You say you were schooled in the twelve disciplines. SV: Yes. [12 disciplines, from Svali's online book: 1. To not need. 2. To not want. 3. To not wish. 4. Survival of the fittest. 5. The code of silence. 6. Betrayal is the greatest good. 7. Not caring. 8. Time travel: " The child will be taught spiritual principles of "traveling" both internally and externally, with set ups, role playing, and guided exercises reinforced with trauma. The goal will be to reach "enlightenment", an ecstatic state of dissociation reached after severe trauma." 9,10,11: "Sexual trauma, learning to dissociate and increase cognition, decrease feeling." (Details of these 3 steps vary according to child's future role in the cult.
These roles include Informers, Breeders, Prostitutes, Pornography, Media personnel, Preparers, Readers, Cutters, Chanters, High Priest/Priestess, Trainers, Punishers, Trackers, Teachers, Child Care, Couriers, Commanding Officers and Behavioral Scientists.) 12. Coming of age ceremony (Vatican underground sacrifice).] GS: So your life begins, and you know now you're in some type of organization that is very different than what most people experience. Tell us... I guess what I want to do is leave it open to you to begin. You've written so in-depth on this story. I'm just going to give you the microphone and let you begin. Tell the listeners what you think is important about your original training, about the group and about many things that I know people want to know about the Illuminati. Go ahead. SV: Okay. Well Greg, first I want to say that my purpose in talking about this is not to glorify evil. There are very wicked people out there, very powerful people. I don't want to at all magnify their power, but I do want people to know that this is real. These people exist. People who say there are people out there that are involved in these activities... it really happens. I also, because I know that there are children being hurt in the group every day, and that's my motivation for coming forward. I don't like giving interviews for obvious reasons. I am willing this one time to lay aside my privacy and personal safety because these people need to be stopped. They need to be stopped. GS: Okay. SV: Okay? GS: Go ahead. SV: Normally children in the group are born into it. The Illuminati very rarely does outside recruitment. That's not their main method. It's just passed down generally, generationally from father to son, and mother to daughters to children. And so the whole family line has been in it. Throughout the centuries people have tried to escape, but a lot of times they were either poisoned, murdered or set up to look like a suicide. They don't like it when people leave, and they try to make it very difficult - simply because it looks bad. (slight laugh) They go through an enormous amount of training, from the time they are an infant. You undergo indoctrination. And when I say indoctrination, I don't just mean like cult programming so much as watching your parents and seeing what they do.
My parents modeled their behavior. To them the group was very important for growing up. I saw that three times a week, everything was dropped to tend to the activities. Okay? GS: Okay. SV: Basically the training process is designed to help you take on your adult role in the group. The Illuminati cover so many levels there too. It goes all the way from what most people think of as a satanic coven type thing, at the very low local level, all the way through... it's a huge, enormous business corporation. At the mid-levels, you have people overseeing finances and administration, who are overseeing... I mean, these people are making a LOT of money through gun running, through white slavery, prostitution, pornography. They have links and ties to the Mafia, left and right. And, in fact the mafia are afraid of them. (Laughs) GS: Hm. SV: Yeah. (Laughs): Well, think about it! Because they know that you don't cross the members of the group. They have a very spiritual orientation. They are not satanic, though; they are Luciferian, which is different. The ultimate goal of their spiritual philosophy and their sense of discipline is they believe that should you complete all of your training, you become a god. That is their actual end goal. They believe in the achievement of Godhood - of Illuminist philosophy - through what they call Enlightenment, or Illumination, which is how they got their name. GS: Mm hm. SV: They are international. In Europe there are twelve fathers who sit, who represent the different nations of Europe. They are very expectantly awaiting He Who Is To Come, and during that ceremony in the Vatican, (bumper music starts) on my knees I had to swear my allegiance to serve He Who Is To Come. They believe that the coven... GS: Svali, can you, uh, I have to take a break. SV: Sure. GS: We'll continue with the massive organization, your role as a mid-level person in the Illuminati on the Republic Broadcasting Network. [commercial break - resume 33:27]
GS: Okay, we're back on the Investigative Journal, and I'm talking with Svali. Svali, why don't we just pick it right up where we left off at the break. You were telling us about this hierarchy that starts with twelve fathers. Can you just run that down for us so people know exactly how this group is organized? SV: Sure. At the top levels, it's in Rome. That's the power center or the heart of the Illuminati, where the power base is. And that's why all leadership must swear fealty in Rome, because that's considered the core of, the spiritual center of the Universe. That's how they view it. From there, in Europe there are twelve fathers - one for each country in Europe. When I was younger I had to also meet with the fathers at one point and kiss the ring, and go through another ceremony of allegiance to them as well. In the Illuminati, the European Fathers rule over what are called the different houses. For instance, if you are from Germany then you belong to the German House, if you are from France you belong to the French House - they call them Houses. UK, Russia, Poland, Belgium, Spain, Italy and others. From there, America was considered a mission field for them. In the 17, actually in the 1600s, Pittsburgh became the first port of entry for them. That's where they first settled. That's why it's still considered a spiritual power base for the group on the East Coast in the US. GS: You know, I did want to mention one thing. A caller / listener / reader of your stories sent me an email, and said, "Greg, check into the reason why President Bush, right after being elected, went into and talked to a Masonic group there." I found that quite interesting. SV: Oh yeah. GS: Go ahead. SV: It's the spiritual power base for the group. From there, it spread out across the Atlantic seaboard, and then throughout the nation. The nation is divided into many regions, multiple regions but seven main regions. The East Coast region has its spiritual power base in Pittsburgh, but the administrative power base is in Alexandria, Virginia. That's where they administer the finances during the day to day operations. The West Coast, or the West region, west of the Mississippi, has its power base in the San Diego area. GS: And that's where you spent a lot of time, correct?
SV: Yeah. Yes. I was sent from, the Alexandria Council sent me to San Diego to help them out. GS: Okay, go ahead. SV: Those are the two, of course, main regions. And then each of those regions are divided into sub-regions. So then you have your Regional Councils sitting over those, and overseeing activities. If you can think of the structure of a large multinational corporation, that's really how the Illuminati is structured. Then beneath each of the regional councils are your local councils. They call them sister groups or sisters, or your local councils. Then you have your local groups under those as well, or what they call the sister groups. Any major metropolitan city could have anywhere from five to fifteen groups, depending on the size of the population base. Or more. GS: Now you were saying that, how many people are in this group in America now, from your estimate, of knowing a lot of this stuff? Go ahead... SV: Pure Illuminati, I would say about one percent, give or take, based on population. GS: So it's a fairly huge... big organization, correct? SV: Yes. GS: Now their goal, basically. Just give us the broad overview goal, and then I want to get into some of these, you know, your role in it, and some of these ways that the Illuminati makes money that you learned about. SV: Yeah. GS: Go ahead. SV: You know, when you say "To rule the world," it almost sounds laughable like "yeah, right", you know. I think people get ideas of thinking or wanting to rule the world. But really, that is their goal. They believe that they are the intelligent leaders, and they believe that the rest of the world are sheep that need wise... They see themselves as wise leadership. So they believe that their goal is to rule the world. GS: Mm hm.
SV: But at the same time, they have occult ways of doing that. Their main way of doing that is behind the scenes. They believe in infiltration of the media, of education and of government - those are the three areas - and of the financial system. And they have successfully done quite a bit of all four throughout Europe and the US, as well as other countries. GS: Now you said that they, basically the Illuminati is divided into about six or seven groups, and everyone is born into a group. Could you outline what those groups are? SV: Well no, it's all one group, there are just different levels. GS: Yeah, that's what I mean. Like the Sciences, the Government, or... SV: Oh. Oh. Okay. The Illuminati is divided into different branches of learning. These branches include Sciences, Military, Government, Leadership, Scholarship and Spiritual. Those are the six branches of learning. And while all children need to undergo some training or teaching in each area, as they get older... They begin profiling you from infancy, and they know where your activities and abilities are. Then you're, you really go into... Most people specialize in one branch or possibly two branches of learning. GS: And you were involved in what branch? SV: I was heavily involved in Sciences, and also to some degree I did some Spiritual as well - but mainly Sciences. GS: Just to backtrack one minute, these twelve disciplines. As a child, you were rigorously trained in this, correct? SV: Yes. GS: Okay. And what were those disciplines? [1. To not need. 2. To not want. 3. To not wish. 4. Survival of the fittest. 5. The code of silence. 6. Betrayal is the greatest good. 7. Not caring. 8. Time travel. 9,10,11: Sexual trauma, learning to dissociate and increase cognition, decrease feeling - details of these 3 steps vary according to child's future role in the cult. 12. Coming of age ceremony (Vatican underground sacrifice).] GS: I mean, if... You don't have to go through each one of them, but what primarily were you taught? SV: (pause) I think the best way would be to give you an example of just one type of training that they do.
GS: Okay. SV: I was two years old. I was left in a room for probably a 24-hour period. When you are that age it is hard to estimate, but it was a long time. I know that the sun did go around (laughs) at least once, and it wasn't just like a few hours. At that age, when you are two and you are left alone without food and water, you are terrified. And at the end of the time, I was just dying of thirst. My morale was just... I have never been so thirsty in my entire life. My mother walked into the room. A lot of times they have the children, you know, or the parents train the children at these early ages. There was a table in the middle of the room and I was sitting at it. She brings in this cold pitcher of water and she starts pouring it. I said, "Mom! I want a drink of water," and she slapped me out of the chair. (pause) GS: Hm. SV: And I remember crying! And as I'm crying, she's drinking the water in front of me, and she leaves! She takes the pitcher of water. And a couple of hours later, she came back in and did the same thing. And I said, "Mom, Mom, I want water!" And she slapped me! I mean, across the room. After this had happened about three times, luckily I was bright enough that by the third time she came in, I mean, I remember crying silently, but I just looked at her. I didn't ask. After she got up and left with the pitcher, a man came into the room. He said, "You did very well that time." And then he gave me a drink of water. GS: Hm. SV: That was part of the "learning not to want" stage. Looking back on it, I realize now as an adult that the part of that training was to teach me not to recognize my own physiological needs and respond to them, but to look to outside people to tell me what I wanted or needed. Which is what... GS: Now you basically, you told me you led a dual life in the Illuminati. That's basically how they function. SV: Oh yeah! GS: You have a day job, and then at nighttime you're quite busy sometimes with the cult activities, correct? SV: Yes.
GS: Okay. What I wanted to get into... you were talking about these groups. I remember I mentioned to you, you said you had these meetings three times a week. I said, "Well, what about if I wanted to go and visit, and maybe do a story about them?" What would happen, or how could... would I be able to find one of these meetings that were going on, in your area of Escondido? SV: Well no, because of the security measures. And A), you really don't want to show up unannounced at a meeting if you could get through their security, because the chances are you would never make it out alive. Let's just say that a certain auto accident would occur, and be reported in the papers: "Unfortunate accident - man accidentally runs into tree." (Laughs) I mean, I'm serious! The security that they have during group meetings is so intense that it would be very difficult. They have security at the one-mile perimeter, the three-mile perimeter and the five-mile perimeter. They have three people assigned. Usually one is up in a tree where you can't see him at the five-mile perimeter. GS: Mm hm. SV: And then you have one person who is standing, looks like a security guard for the estate, because these are often large, wealthy estates, which is appropriate. He is dressed in a uniform. The third person is standing hidden behind a tree. As cars come through, and they come through the gates remember these are gated estates. GS: Mm hm. SV: So if it's not someone on their approved license checklist, they will stop the car. It's just like at a military installation. They will say, "Can I help you? Are you lost?" Their goal is to delay the person. Now if a person is saying, "Oh, this is blah blah blah," and they are just asking for directions, they will give them directions, be very pleasant and send them on their way, to where they are supposed to be going. But if they are acting as if they want to go further into the estate, and this is not an okay person, then they will say, "Uh, all right, well HE'S NOT EXPECTING YOU." That's a code word. That tells the person either behind, up in the tree, or hidden further back - they radio ahead and they say "UNEXPECTED VISITOR." At that point, everyone has been trained to pick up and leave immediately, within five minutes - with no traces of the activity. GS: So this is some of the methods they go through so you don't get caught. I know that you wrote an article about why the cult doesn't get caught.
SV: Oh yeah. GS: It's pretty specific. You have so much stuff here, and we can't get into it all in two hours, so please pick and choose what you think is most important. But I find that to be interesting - why the cult doesn't get caught. Is there anything in just a brief time you could explain to us... that? SV: Well, their security, their money, their influence. Some of these people even own newspapers. Imagine trying to get a (laughs) article published, you know, disclosing... There's a lot of reasons why they don't get caught. That's the first thing people ask. Then my next question is, "Well, how many child pornographers are there out there, that the police have been chasing for years, and have never found or caught?" GS: Correct. SV: And they're not even members of a secret organization. They're just trying to hide, you know. So when you consider that... GS: Now you... SV: Okay. GS: Yeah. You were a mid-level person in this organization, a head trainer. We're going to get into those specifics in the next hour. But you know, what did you learn about the infiltration of this group into all our different areas of government and media? They are basically at the high levels of most of our financial institutions also, correct? SV: Yes. GS: And that is a great way to pursue their goal. I guess I've got to ask you this. How come things are moving a little bit faster in America now? I remember back in the 80s when I was confronted with this, when I came back home I didn't really see this kind of New World Order movement... all this different symbolism that you see now. What is going on, just for our listeners, right now? Why are things stepped up since 9-11? SV: I believe it's because they can see the fulfillment of their goal... See, I'm going to sound very cynical now, and please forgive me for this, okay? Their goal is to rule the world, and personally I believe that they do - it's just not open yet. GS: Mm hm.
SV: And they say they're now preparing people for when they disclose themselves openly. Does that mean that they can't be stopped? I believe they could. I believe it would take a miracle, because of the amount of infiltration I see at all levels of society, and the world. These guys, these people have a lot of money. They have a lot of influence. And your average person has no idea of how much is going on behind the scenes that no one understands. But, with that said, I think that they're already there, they just aren't open. These people just don't know where they're going! (Laughs) If they did, I think the average person would be horrified to know how much is going on behind the scenes that people really don't know. GS: Yeah, and the point of this interview, one, I had two goals... SV: But... But you see, I don't want to sound disparaging, because I am also a strong Christian. I have faith in God, and I believe through prayer, and through people knowing... I mean, I would like them to be stopped. I just don't know, at this point, how do you take on the financial institutions of the world, the major oil enterprises of the world, you know? (Laughs) That's the question! (Laughs) You know? GS: Yeah! You know, it is a difficult question. Now you're in the mid-level of this group. You worked your way up to a head trainer, correct? SV: Yeah... Yeah. GS: Now what did you learn... Before we get into specifics, you outline some in of your writings, the big money-making... the ways this group makes its money. Can you go over and outline some of those methods? SV: Again, if you can think of an illegal activity, they're probably involved at some point. Maybe not overtly, at the point of where the actual money is first shaking hands - but when you have child pornography, prostitution, white slavery, gun running, gambling, then at some point where the money is changing hands, buffered by about four layers of people, there's going to probably be someone from the Illuminati involved at that point. These guys have their fingers in everything. GS: Now... SV: Uh... GS: Go ahead. SV: But they also use legitimate means. They launder their money. When you have a lot of money, you have to do something with it. And so, these men don't come in and say, "Hi! I'm a member of the Illuminati and I want to run your bank."
What they'll do is they'll quietly come in and become a quiet investor, start buying up shares. And over a period of maybe, almost a lifetime, they will get a controlling interest in the bank, or become a very... you know. Or maybe in their son's lifetime. That's the other thing about the Illuminati. The Illuminati do not see it as "This is what must happen now, in my lifetime." These people have goals that last for centuries, for two centuries. They are very, very patient. GS: And that's why the specific training of the children is so important, correct? SV: Yes. It's to teach you PATIENCE. Everyone knows, growing up in the group, we may not see the coming order disclosed or open or revealed in our lifetime, but our children or our grandchildren may. So they will spend their entire life trying to bring about the goals of the organization. GS: (Chuckles) Hm. Incredible. So now you're in the mid-level. I can see now where they used these programming techniques, the different mind control techniques. We have a minute before the break. Just kind of whet our interests about how you... what your specific role was. SV: Well, they did a lot of what you might call human experimentation. And they had a lot of research protocols going on. So one thing I did was to supervise the research going on. I was teaching the younger trainers and head trainers how to do things more efficiently, how to do their job well, but also reviewing their research reports for errors or problems. Eventually I became kind of a consultant. If a problem occurred, or they didn't know how to install something, or if they needed assistance, I would help them with problem solving as well. GS: Okay, Svali, I'm going to have to take a break. We'll be back in three minutes. We'll continue, on Republic Broadcasting Network. [commercial break - resume 54:24] GS: Okay, we're back on the Investigative Journal. I've got a short four minute segment here, then we'll take a break and come back with Svali for a whole [additional] hour. We're talking about jobs in the Illuminati, the practical daily jobs that these members of this group, who are infiltrated in America heavily... what they do. Now one thing I find interesting, Svali, knowing the media... I'm not going to name names or anything, because I don't have any specific information. But I find it interesting. Doing some background checks on a lot of the top media people in our country, they all come from these very wealthy families. (Laughs) Now that's not the
typical MO for a journalist. A journalist is somebody who grows up on the street, wants to talk to people, I can think of Jimmy Breslin, guys who never went to college, didn't know how to type, and just got in there, took their tie off and started writing stories. But you know, as you look at the media now, there are all these silver spoon kids - growing up with silver spoons. I find that quite interesting. How deeply infiltrated, from your knowledge, are they in our media? SV: Wow. Pretty... I do know, uh, fairly deeply. I remember that when I was in San Diego on Leadership Council during meetings, they would laugh about how people had no idea of how much they were being influenced and didn't even know it. They found that kind of amusing, which is... I mean, that's the mindset of people in the group, though. They're like, "The sheep have no idea that they're being led by the hand." And they find it amusing, because they show it as evidence of... I mean, I'm just describing what they say, I don't agree with it now, but they saw as evidence of the stupidity of the m... of the average person - that they have no idea. I'm not saying that every news story or every newscaster is a member of the group... by no means. But, they specifically do teach and train and educate children that show an aptitude for the media, because they want that. And if the person has a bright, charismatic personality, and presents well, then that child will go into that, if they have their verbal communication and other skills required. GS: Well, you know, that could explain why a lot of our stories really never get covered, outside of the influence they have financially and the ownership of the media. SV: (crosstalk) That's absolutely not by coincidence. GS: What's that? SV: Not at all a coincidence. GS: Yes. That's a good idea, folks, why you're not getting the news from those outlets. Not only in our government. It explains a lot of things. Look at the war in Iraq. Look at the evidence there that shows what is wrong. Look at what they're doing in Iran right now. I mean, it's incredible. All this stuff is pretty obvious, people. There's something behind it. Svali is here trying to explain this organization from her knowledge, and it is quite, quite a story. I know this idea. You were involved as a trainer of mind programming? I mean, this is just, I'm looking at some of the chapters in a book you have yet to publish [in paper book form]. We're talking about brainwave, color control, metal, jewel
programming, programming link to stories and movies... I mean, it goes into suicidal programming. In just a minute here before our break, can you kind of break down what you learned about the importance, well, oh! We've got to take a break, Svali, sorry. We're going to do that quickly, then we'll get back to you. We're talking to Svali, regarding her role as a head trainer in the Illuminati, the American Illuminati. We'll be back, on the Republic Broadcasting Network, in two minutes. [END OF FIRST HOUR] GS: Okay, we're back on the Republic Broadcasting Network. One more hour. We're talking to Svali, and she was a head trainer in the Illuminati. Svali, what type of programming do they actually teach you, and how do you learn these different techniques? SV: Well, you're taught from childhood on. My training in how to be a programmer started very young. I was mentored by another programmer at the age of 5, by a doctor at George Washington University. Not only did he do the programming on me, but also taught me how to do it to others. The types of programming... again, that could be a whole ten-hour segment to go into depth. From the time a child is an infant, all through their life basically, they are tested, they are profiled. Trainers can create a psychological profile, and then they update it frequently. Basically, they are trying to install in this child the ability to obey, loyalty to the group, and the ability to do their job within the group. Now those jobs vary in complexity. You may have on one side a child trained to be a prostitute. On the other end you may have a child trained to become a governmental figure, which is a lot more complex programming. But as long as the loyalty to the group is instilled, and that is the first and foremost programming always installed, then no matter what their eventual role is, they will remain loyal. And that becomes their first loyalty. Whatever nation, whatever their public role in life is, their first and foremost loyalty will be to the group, and to serve its goals - whether they know. A lot of times, the goal is [also] to be able to help the child create that complete division between their day role and their night role. So a pleasant, charming, wonderful, kind person in the daytime could be an absolutely cold, ruthless person at night - or during the day, you know, it's also during the day they do it. Then you may have a housewife with children who goes out and completes a courier job for the group. And no one would ever suspect her. Who is going to
suspect [that] this lovely-looking little housewife with a baby in a car seat is actually carrying some valuable documents? Again, the first and foremost other thing was to instill loyalty, and they want to discourage people from questioning orders. They really don't want you questioning that, and they want you to obey their directives. Should people show signs of not doing that, then they go on for tune-ups. Actually people are being programmed all through their life. We used to call them tune-ups. It's a lifelong process for members of the group. GS: We have a minute here before our break, and we'll get back and get in depth into some of these areas. But what went wrong with you? I mean, the dropout rate probably is very low... SV: Extremely low. (laughs) GS: ...considering the number of, considering the training. But what went wrong with you? They somehow missed something. SV: When I was very young I absolutely believed in the goals of [the group]. You never saw a more loyal group member. I thought that they were saving the world. I thought that we were doing a wonderful thing. But the older I got, I started to see the methods that were being used for so long, and that the ends do not justify the means. I became increasingly cynical, partly because I saw what I was doing to people. I was lying to them. I was manipulating them. I was telling them things that weren't true. I remember questioning this, thinking, "I was told lies as a child too, then. I was manipulated." GS: Wow. SV: And finally you start to question, as an adult, the things you were taught. (bumper music starts) GS: Okay. We're going to take a break, Svali, we'll be back in three minutes on the Republic Broadcasting Network. [commercial break - resume 8:27] GS: Okay, we're back on the Investigative Journal. Svali, I wanted to ask you a question. Before we get into how you finally left the group, and what happened to you afterwards in your life now - tell us. You wrote an article that is very interesting - A Day in the Life of a Trainer for the Illuminati. Tell us what you went through in a normal day in your role at the Illuminati. Go ahead. SV: Okay. Basically I would get up. At the time that I described in that article, I was teaching at a Christian school. And so I would get up, I would get my two
children dressed and ready for school. Just like a normal mom, you know, go through the day, come home. We'd have little friends over and play, and stuff like that. Then, you know, have dinner. I was a good mom. I was your average American housewife - on the surface. But underneath the surface, then my husband and I would remind each other on nights when there was a meeting. And then what we would do is when we would go to sleep, I had programming in place that would allow me to wake up within ten minutes of the specified time. If I knew there was a meeting that night, I would wake up ten minutes before it was time to get ready and go. A lot of times we would even go to bed with our clothes on. And I never really thought that was abnormal, you know? GS: Mm hm. SV: I thought everyone went to bed with their clothes on. I didn't even question it, you know, on nights when we had meetings. I thought, "Oh, it's warmer." (Laughs) GS: Okay. SV: And then we'd get up and go, and drive to the meeting. I was also very involved in Military in San Diego. In fact the group has a lot of military orientation. So on top I would take the kids to their area, there was an area where the kids would go and change. They had a room and we would have like baskets of clothes, and we would change our clothing. You'd pick out your clothing, it had your name on it, and put on your uniform. Or whatever you wore that night. The kids would wear these little miniature military uniforms. Then they would go out and do their training exercises. They were learning how to march, how to shoot. All kids in the Illuminati, at least in that area, know how to take apart a gun, put it together and shoot with deadly accuracy by the age of eight years old. Martial arts, there's a lot of martial arts training. Sometimes I'd help supervise that, or fill in if there's a military trainer [who] was [absent]. Everyone had to be - there was a lot of cross training. But most of the time I supervised the training. I would be working on implementing programming, or what we'd call tuning up - reinforcing previously installed programming in adults. At that point I was normally supervising the younger trainers. They would be doing it, and I would be there watching and making sure they did it correctly. Or I would be also evaluating whether - sometimes every once in a while we'd be working on something that was somewhat experimental, and then I would be taking a more active role, assessing the person's responses to the new protocol, recording it and if there was any difference between established parameters for that protocol or expected responses, I would be flagging that.
GS: Give me an example of someone you were working on. What... how would they be introduced, what would be the reason? Would they be military, what is, how does someone get sent to you? SV: No, these were all members of the group! GS: Oh, okay. SV: Oh! I can tell you that in San Diego, twenty percent of the active members of the group were active military. GS: Okay. SV: Okay? And think of military intelligence. Think high-ranking officials, colonels, (laughs), commanders. My ex-husband was a lieutenant commander in the Navy, getting ready to become a commander, okay? GS: All right. SV: These are not stupid people. GS: So you were basically working on the programming of the members involved. SV: (crosstalk) Yes. Oh yeah. Yeah. No, we didn't program people who were not members of the group. You CANNOT install significantly traumatic mind-control programming in a person who is not a member of the group. GS: (crosstalk) Good. SV: Now there are certain... what you can do is what we call passive programming, which is basically through media means. If someone's watching a television program, they go immediately into alpha state. Everyone in the group, even a baby in the group knows that, because these people are very much into behavioral psychology. That's a trance state, almost, a very relaxed state where messages can be implemented. And that's why I very strongly suggest people be very careful about the TV shows they watch! That's all I will say about that. But no, you cannot take an adult who is not a member of the group and do what we did to them. They would go psychotic, or they wouldn't survive it, probably. They wouldn't be able to psychologically handle it.
GS: Tell us some examples of what you were doing. Program techniques. SV: (sighs) Sometimes, (sigh) it would involve, normally we would start with a hypnotic induction or even sometimes we would inject a medication. A lot of times especially young children have a lot of fear when they are going into programming, but adults do too. We want them to relax. We give them a very short-acting medication to relax them. We would then invoke a hypnotic state in them. If it was an older person I would be checking that the codes are already installed. If I was getting ready to install programming in like a young child, I would tell them, explain to them very patiently exactly the behavior expected. I'd say, "I want you to do this, and this, and this." I break it up into steps. Then I'd say, "First we're going to practice this." I would show the child what I want them to do - I would model it. I would then tell the child, "DO IT." The child would then do it, okay? But, normally they won't do it well the first time, so she would... she or he would get shocked. That was called, because the group very much uses what they call positive and negative reinforcement. Okay? If a child did not do it perfectly the first time, they are shocked. That's the negative reinforcement. Then I would say, "DO IT AGAIN." They would show me the behavior. Now at this point we start associating the behavior with an external stimulus or cue, too. Now a lot of times a child... If this is a behavior, though, that we want associated with a specific code, the child will often then traumatize very heavily first, to create a fragmentation in their personality. Then the behavior and the associated cue are given. You might hear a tone, like "ding ding ding." [I say,] "All right, I want you to do this." Ding ding ding. The child hears the tone, they get up and they do the behavior. Once they can perform it perfectly, they are rewarded with praise. Good job, or a hug. Children like hugs, or something like that. Then you do it over, and over, and over. That's why trainers have to be very patient people. Because then maybe after the child has done it fifty times, then they hear the cue, they get up, [and] they do it. It's not even a conscious [decision]... it's reflexive. At that point it's considered installed. For very, very important programming, I'm talking about like end-level assassin programming, because we did train people how to assassinate people, and that's a whole other topic I don't want to go into here... GS: Okay.
SV: We would then do a ritual to seal the programming afterwards. GS: (Final-sounding) Okay. SV: Okay? GS: Just something, I was looking at some of your articles. One was "Christmas in the Cult." Just to get off on a different subject here... SV: Sure. GS: You say this is quite different for you, when you were growing up, than it is for most children. Can you just kind of briefly tell us what you meant by that? SV: Yeah, um... (sighs) I mean, we had trees and presents and things like that. But for most children, Christmas is just happy time, you know, lots of presents. But in the group, there are some very high ceremonies that are celebrated. Several times, in fact many times, I flew into Germany. And there, there wasn't a Santa Claus. They had a figure called Father Yule... GS: (crosstalk) Mm hm. SV: ...who represents Christmas there. But he is not the kind of benevolent Santa that you see here. This is a man with a golden scepter dressed in a white robe and a golden sash around. I was once at the German Father's house, where there was a gathering with children and adults, and Father Yule was present. He raises the scepter and basically strikes down a child in front of everyone. GS: (laughs in disbelief) Oh my God! SV: I know! GS: (shocked) He strikes down a CHILD? I just... SV: I know. Yes. He struck down the child with his, his scepter. And that... that is not what you call a happy Christmas, you know? GS: No. (sighs) SV: And at the same time, yes, we did have a tree, you know, and fruitcake and all that, and decorate the house, but there is another side to Christmas. It's, it's...
GS: (in shock) You know, I'm just listening and I just can't believe, you know, we're, you know, we have leaders in our country that have probably gone through this kind of stuff. I mean, uh, it's just incredible, this group. I know they've been around for a long, long time, thousands of years, and gone through it, came here. George Washington was a 33 rd degree Mason... SV: (crosstalk,) Oh, YEAH! GS: ...and we go on. Uh, the quest... you know, I just, I want you to understand, just from my point of view, I just wonder how... you know, you write a story, "The End of the Illuminati." How do we get rid of these people? I know, you're out of it. You couldn't take it any more. You think we can inspire more mid-level people to just LEAVE, like you, so they have no one to DO this kind of INSIDIOUS... CRAZY... PROGRAMMING and lifestyle! What do you - what do you think? SV: Well, I believe that, as strongly as a Christian, that it's a spiritual warfare as well as an emotional and psychological warfare. I believe that, by the grace of God. But I will also say that when I was in the group, a lot of the members are not happy. You have people in the group that are there because they love it, because they believe in our goals, they are totally dedicated. But to be honest, a lot... I often knew as many people who would have left in a minute if they thought that they could get out, and make it. GS: You know, about your husband, uh, just to break in and then go back into that. Do they marry you to somebody in the group, or is that forced on you? SV: (crosstalk) Yeah. Yeah. No. In the group, the marriages are always arranged, in my experience. In my 38 years in the group, I never knew of a couple, in the Illuminati, that did not have an arranged marriage. It can't be... GS: (crosstalk) You just mentioned a couple that I, I suspect. Clinton and uh, Bill and Hillary. SV: Oh, well, YEAH! (Laughs) GS: (Laughs) SV: YES! Definite. Definite. GS: Yes. Bill? SV: Yeah. GS: Go ahead.
SV: Yeah. A lot of times, these marriages are arranged for compatibility, but also for bloodlines - to bring the right bloodlines together. GS: Okay, good. We're going to be back in three minutes. I want to continue this, and then we're going to get into Svali's life after the Illuminati, on the Republic Broadcasting Network. [commercial break - resume 23:17] GS: Okay, we're back on the Investigative Journal. I'm your host, Greg Szymanski. And let me tell you, as an interviewer, and someone who has researched the Illuminati for a long time... it started way back when, when I was a young reporter in Rome... It's a whole different ballgame when you're actually talking to someone with experiences like this. It takes it out of that realm of what is quasi-fiction fact, into the realm of reality. It's - it's really shocking. And, uh, I'll be honest with you. This is a story, uh, that folks, you have to listen to - because this is going on in our country. All the things you're seeing regarding our rights being taken away, the police state, the war in Iraq, 9/11 - all these things have to do with this powerful group. Svali, you know, we're talking about mid-level people. Now we're going to talk about some of the lower-level people. I'm interested in who they are. But you said they weren't happy, but a lot of them probably stay because it's very... I mean, this is a... it's a very lucrative way to live, I imagine. SV: Oh, yeah! GS: ...families? SV: Oh, yeah! That's the main thing, that's one of the factors that keeps people in. The reason more people don't leave is because leaving means giving up your husband, your children, your entire family on both sides, your money. And basically, for a lot of people, leaving the group means giving up everything, and starting out penniless and alone. Not only that, but you're combating child programming to recontact, to go back, to be loyal, to be a good member. GS: Mm hm. SV: And I know many people have tried to leave and went back, because they just couldn't take it.
GS: Do you, uh, do you want to take a phone call right now? Break it up? SV: Sure! GS: Okay. Marilyn, in California. You're on the Investigative Journal. Marilyn? Marilyn (ML): Yes, I've been a part of this. I lost part of it, I've been listening on the Internet. I didn't quite catch it. How did this woman become involved in this Illuminati training? GS: Uh, go ahead, can you explain that, Svali? SV: I was taught it from early childhood. I was mentored into it. Trainers in the group are mentored. You wok with older adults and they show you, and you are given increasing responsibility. And so by the time you are in your teens, you are basically doing adult training responsibilities. You've been taught for years. ML: Your parents put you in it, or... ? SV: Yes, they were members. ML: Oh, I see, so it comes down through the parents - one parent to another. SV: Yeah. Or from both. ML: (shocked) Are they private SCHOOLS? SV: Through what? ML: Are these private SCHOOLS? SV: Well, my children were schooled at private Christian schools. They were all Illuminati. (Laughs) Okay? ML: (surprised, "Now I get it" voice tone) Oh, you're saying that the CHRISTIAN schools are Illuminati!! SV: SOME of them are. Not all - but some. ML: Yeah, obviously. SV: No, no. The ones that my children in were, specifically. But no, there's a lot of good Christian schools that have nothing to do with the group, but some can be. Now I went to a public school, but what's interesting is, out of three public
schools I went to as a young child, two burned down. (sadly): So there's no access to any school records. ML: (completely shocked) I'll be DARNED. GS: Marilyn, just to get you up to speed. You're born into this, then you're trained as a young child. You go through an induction ceremony in the Vatican. And this is going on with one to two percent of our population, according to Svali. Very serious, in all levels. Government, and everything else. Go ahead, Marilyn, do you have another question? ML: Yeah. When you said the Vatican, now that is not a Christian religion, okay? Now I'm a Christian. Catholics is a Christian religion, we look at them as the precursor of the New World Religion. So... GS: Well, you know, if I may just break in. I grew up a Catholic. I don't get involved in the splicing of the religions. I'm basically stating that when I started researching the Illuminati as a reporter in Rome, and I realized there was a bad portion of the Church, I looked at it. I had to deal with the evil and the good. So that's the way I reconciled it. The evil WITHIN the Catholic Church, at the high level of the Vatican , which seeps down into many, many areas. Go ahead. ML: Okay, well I won't argue that point. SV: (crosstalk) Now... Now... Now... ML: I won't agree with it, but it sounds like you have become possibly Born AGAIN to get out of this? Would I be correct in that? SV: Yes. Yes. Now I very much... Now first, I do want to say I am not slamming the Catholic Church or the average Catholic. I have many good friends that are Catholics, that are strong Christians. I became a Christian, and that was the only way I could get out. But just so you know, too, a lot of card-carrying Illuminists, well we don't really carry cards, but I'm using that term... ML: Yes. SV: ...are members of the Baptist church, are members of Pentecostal churches. It... This... I was on a worship team for a Wesleyan church in San Diego ... in my day life. Okay? ML: Oo-kay. Uh, yeah. Very, very confused. I mean, I, uh, I think this is interesting. Many people say that the Catholic Church will be the forerunner of the New World Religion. There's some very good books out. In fact, I think you may have interviewed one of these men - the Grand Plan Design by John Daniels?
GS: Uh huh. ML: You remember that? GS: Uh... SV: But, but... GS: Go ahead. SV: The average Catholic has no idea of what's going on in the Vatican. ML: Yeah, yeah. I think that's interesting that, that the average Catholic would not know what's going on. That's just my take on it. (laughs) GS: Well, I'll tell you something. As an average Catholic going to Rome my first time in 1980, I didn't know what was going on, and I grew up as a Catholic, went to Notre Dame High School. It was quite a learning experience for me. ML: I think the Catholics, when they find out how evil the church is, stay in it! I mean, they really... why would they want to stay in it? That's what bothers me. I know some good people who are like that. And I don't get it! (Laughs) GS: Well, the only answer is... it doesn't... (bumper music starts) (laughs) I don't know. There are many Catholics who aren't actively practicing. ML: Yeah. Thank you! GS: But anyway, we'll leave that for another time. Thanks, Marilyn. We'll be back on the Investigative Journal in three minutes, with Svali. [commercial break - resume 33:20] GS: Okay! Uh, you know, they're not going to get me. That's for sure. My house is anti-Illuminated. It's not going to happen, folks. Just to end that, Svali, before I get back to you, just to end that conversation we had with Marilyn about Catholicism. I look back at it, and I really thank my dad. And I do it in kind of a way, I'm just thinking about it now. I didn't know what the Church was about. But you know, something strange did happen when I was young. My mom died, and I was ten years old. My brother was six months old at the time she died of leukemia. It was a very, very tragic affair - left my dad and me and my brother alone. And I remember my dad literally took a priest, a head Monsignor in our parish. And I won't even tell you where. Saint John Rebove (ph), right outside of Chicago.
This man came into our house, I'll never forget it. He said that he was going to put ME and my little BROTHER in an ORPHANAGE. My dad literally picked him up and threw him out the door! Literally. SV: Wow. GS: And from that point on, my dad never went back to church again. My brother never went to a Catholic school. I of course asked if I could finish, only because I had friends there. But you know, who knows what would have happened, you know, looking back on the craziness that goes on in the Church. But anyway, Svali, you were talking about, uh, you know something? These people that are too... that do not want to get out because of the financial ties. But let's go back to when you were in the Illuminati. How did this happen? How did you finally leave? Tell us this whole story about you leaving the Illuminati. We haven't touched on that yet. SV: Sure. Well, I do want to say one thing that I agree with Marilyn on. Without faith in God, I couldn't have done it. I became a Christian, and that was for me revolutionary. It made me question again more of what I was being taught, or had believed all my life. I, for the... I began to realize that what I was doing was wrong. I became increasingly cynical. I also then started standing up to the head trainer in the county who despised me. He would do things that were just blatantly cruel for no reason whatsoever. I'd say, "You're wrong". Well, people don't like that. (Laughs) He took it out on me in a lot of horrible ways. I finally made the decision to run. I ran to this... to another state, because I knew that my chances of getting out while still staying in that area with people I knew, surrounded by people who were in the group, was not going to be very good. So I went to another state. GS: You had to leave your family and everything, right? SV: Everything. Well, my children were with their grandparents. At that point I thought that was better than them being with my husband. I was going to go get my kids. But my husband then called and he said, "I want to reunite with you." And I said, "Okay, that's wonderful." And I said, "But you have to get help. You have to get some treatment, because we can't go on. You've got to get out of the group." He said, "Okay. Help me get the kids and I'll meet you in a week." So the day before, he called and said, "I'll be there tomorrow," blah blah blah. And so I was excited, thinking, "Oh, he's getting out, he's getting out, that's wonderful!" Instead, he went... he had gotten the kids several days before. He was lying to me, and I didn't know it. He had gone to a judge.
And the day that he was supposed to arrive, there was a knock on my door. It was a policeman serving me DIVORCE papers, and also a restraining order, saying that I could not come within a hundred yards of my husband or my children. And at that point, I felt slightly punished (sigh) for leaving the group. I fought that, and it... (sighs) I fought for four years with a court system that said things like this didn't occur, because my husband would go into court and say, "This woman is psychotic. She's making it all up. There's no way. Ha, ha, ha. This stuff doesn't happen in this day and age." And the judge would say, "You're right." Slam. Full custody to their father. And I had to have supervised visitation for four years with my own children, so that... because I was considered a kidnap risk. Through a lot of prayer, I had my whole church praying for me here in Texas, and through Lambley Research and miracles, my children were finally allowed unsupervised visitation with me, after four years. During that time, I said to my daughter, who was fourteen, I said, "I want so badly for you to get out". And she looks at me, and she starts going... (hyperventilating, extremely terrified): "Oh! You shouldn't have said that, Mom! You shouldn't have said that, Mom!" You know? She just... she just freaked out. She just totally lost it. GS: Mm hm. And I realized that it was her programming cycling, because she was just terrified. You know, she's like, (terrified, very rapid): "Why did you say that, why did you say that", and I said, "It's okay, it's okay, honey, calm down, calm." And the following... she was just shaking and shaking. And then finally she said, "Well, I don't want to go back and get hurt." And then I said, "YOU DON'T HAVE TO." And at that point I faced several prison sentences, but I called my ex and I said, "I will face... I will not let those children go back and get hurt again." GS: Okay. SV: And he flew out to get them, and he could have put me in prison at that time, because I was breaking the custody visitation. And you know how strong the courts are on that! GS: Mm hm.
SV: And I said to him, "Please... Look." Because it was so nice. My daughter and son both said, "We don't want to go back, Dad. We don't want to get hurt. We don't want to do this anymore." He looked at them, and he said, "I want to go think about it." He went home, and I was praying for him at the time. And then that night he called me, and he said, (delirious, hyperventilating): "Oh my God. Oh my God." I said, "What is it?" He said, "We've gotta get out! We've gotta get out!" (Laughs) And I said, "YES! You do!" And then he said... and then he made the decision to get out. At that point he went to a Notary Public. He gave me... he did a legal case document giving me full custody of my children. And then he said he was so sorry for, he put me through, the H, E, L, L he had put me through for years. GS: Now, have you had any reprisals from people in the group since you were leaving, or any warnings? SV: Yes. GS: To keep quiet, or anything like that? SV: (crosstalk) Yes. Oh, yeah! Oh... yeah, of course! There's one time when I did write one article that named some specific dates and times. I got hurt afterwards, and it made me very cautious. That's why I don't give a lot of radio interviews, and why I don't do a lot of this. That's one reason why... GS: Well, I appreciate this, because you know, the number of people you're going to help, by... maybe, maybe waking up the American people to what is really going on. Sometimes you can wake up many more people by a person like you, than talking about a hundred million different generalities. Let me take a call. Chris, in Washington, you're on the Investigative Journal. CH: (calm, relaxed cadence): Hi. Svali, I just want to say how much I appreciate your bravery, in presenting this information in the way that you are. I've read your website recently. And my question is very simple. Based on the information that you're presenting, I'm wondering what timeline the organization of the larger Family that you're describing has for implementing the New World Order? SV: Okay. I was told it would occur during my generation. I was told that by the year 2050 that they would be revealed. Now again, their timelines change, though. In fact, I jokingly referred to them as being like the Soviet Union, because you know how they had their five and ten year plans, and then things always got
changed? In my own lifetime I saw several different timelines for things that were supposed to occur and change. But as Greg noted, I've also heard of, from different people, that actually there is a HUGE push in the last few years. It's like, "It's CLOSE. It's CLOSE. Let's make things happen more quickly." CH: Mm hm. SV: So I couldn't begin to guess whether that's an accurate timeline or not. I know what I was told. CH: I have a follow up question and that's it... GS: Go ahead. CH: ...and this will be it for me. I have recently, against my own resistance to doing so, investigated, started to investigate fringe matters, if you will. Among them, the upcoming date on the Mayan Calendar of 2012. SV: Uh huh. CH: And as I've done this research, I've allowed myself just to be open to this information without believing anything I'm reading. One of the ideas that is presenting itself is that around 2012, not just according to the Mayan Calendar but many other theories out there, that we will be undergoing, as a planet, a revolutionary shift, if you will, of some kind or another. And I'm wondering in the back of my mind if there might be any kind of race against the clock on THAT scale, if you will - especially if we're talking about a potential spiritual warfare... SV: Oh, yeah. CH: ...using your words in play here. Do you see a possible relation there? SV: Yes, I do. And, 2012 IS an important year. But again, I was not told that the final Revealing would occur then. But I believe that probably... what will happen is that there will be events taking place that will help to set the stage. CH: Okay. SV: But it's going to be... I was told... again, I'm telling you what I was told while a member of the group, so please take it with a grain of salt. As I know, these people aren't always honest or trustworthy - they are deceptive. But I was told
that there would be an enormous economic collapse prior to the Revealing. That basically the stock market would destabilize. CH: Well, that appears to be already happening. SV: Yeah. Yeah. And I was told it would make the Great Depression look like Sunday school. And at that time, it's going to... they're going to really be manipulating finances to bring about chaos, confusion, warfare, and then... But see, I don't like to be so negative. But I am telling you what I was taught when I was in the group, you know? CH: Well, I so appreciate it. SV: Yeah. CH: And I'm sure we all do. SV: Yeah. I... CH: You're a great voice. SV: Well, thank you! I appreciate that very much. But out of this chaos they said would come order. You see, the group believes that out of chaos comes order. CH: Well, I don't want to take any more time... GS: (crosstalk) Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'd rather, you know, let things... Svali, these guys want to bring down this country financially, in whatever way possible. And right now, your voice is important in that. And Chris, I really appreciate you saying that, because we want to stop these guys! I mean, come on! Let's get the American people to get together and just put an end to this. We have a powerful group in numbers. We may not have the money, but we can take it back. And I don't want to be bullied by these kind of people. That's my feeling. SV: Yeah. GS: Let me take another call. Uh, Harper in Canada. Harper? Go ahead. HP: Great, thanks Greg. And Svali, I read your expose when it came out on a few years ago, and I always wondered what happened to you, because you vanished from Suite 101. So it's great to hear about you. A couple quick questions, I'll make them real fast. First is the term Moriah Conquering
Wind. I'd never heard that before or since I read it in your expose. I wondered if you could elaborate on that term a little bit. I also wanted to ask you if this cult, as far as you know, claims to or believes to derive any of its heritage from Atlantis or any other lost civilization. Okay? SV: I'm not sure about the reference to Moriah (pronounced like "Mariah" Carey) you're describing, because Moriah is... is our name. But I certainly can address the second question. The Illuminati completely believe that Atlantis is real. They teach it to their children as part of the oral history. They believe that it was one of the greatest civilizations that ever existed, and one of the most advanced. What they teach... their take on it is that Atlantis was a great race of highly intelligent people who had a highly advanced faith, and who were highly enlightened. But what they teach the Illuminati children is that then this prophet of the enemy, who was a prophet of God, came and foretold their destruction if they didn't change their ways. They were definitely Occultists. They were Luciferians on Atlantis. That was the religion. And in fact, a lot of the advances that Atlantis enjoyed was passed down to them through supernatural means... that is what I will say. So they laughed at the prophet. In fact they killed him. And, he... I guess sometime afterward, we were taught that a few inhabitants escaped, but that tragically the great city was lost. The Illuminati to this day mourn the loss of Atlantis, because they feel that these were... that the few survivors that left were among the great people who helped found the Free... what you would call the precursors of Illuminism. HP: One more quick question, if I may. GS: Go ahead. HP: And I wanted to ask you if you have any reason to believe that people, men and/or women at the top of the pyramid, so to speak, practice a kind of magic where they are kind of skipping through time, in other words... SV: (excited crosstalk) Oh! Oh! YES! Oh, without even being at the top... Oh, yes!
HP: ...their body leaving, their soul or spirit leaving one body and coming and being born into another one, and therefore, you know, living through time. SV: (excited crosstalk) Oh yeah! Yeah! Oh, yes! Yes, All the time. In fact, see, now this, now I didn't go there in this interview. You start telling wackos, you start discussing things like that. But in the spiritual side, they very much teach things like time travel, traveling out of body, you know, psychic battling, things like that things that cannot be explained by logic. And I saw things that I cannot explain through human intellect or reasoning, that were highly supernatural, and involved all of that... and more. [Svali has reported in 2-3 different articles seeing a group of people levitate an animal and choke it to death, though here she seems to refer to more than just that.] HP: Okay, great. Pleasure to speak with you, Ma'am, and God bless you. SV: Okay, God bless you too. GS: Okay, I think we have Dave Wilcox called in. I think you know Dave through emails, Svali. SV: Yes. GS: Dave, uh, you want to say hello? And do you have a question for Svali? DW: Sure. Uh, Svali, it's great to have you on the air, and I'm really glad you decided to do it. So thank you very much. SV: Oh thank you, Dave. It's good to talk with you. Yeah. DW: Yeah, I feel like you're an old friend. I've been reading your stuff for so long, and you share so willingly and openly about yourself. It's a real honor to be able to speak with you in person like this. SV: Well, thank you! GS: All right, well Dave, you may have something you want to say to Svali. Go ahead. You have a question? DW: Sure. I think one of the things I'd really like to have covered here is [this]. You shared with me in an email recently about these stages of enlightenment that they try to guide people through? SV: Yes.
DW: I would like you to try to sketch out for people how the behavioral conditioning that's coming through the media, the movies and so forth might have affected them. In other words, what personality characteristics would you see in a person when they have been influenced by these teachings? How would the average person, who is not really a bad person, start to be leaning, if the Illuminati teachings were actually having an effect on them? What would they be like? What would start happening? SV: Well, again, as I said, the average person is not going to be a member of the group... DW: Right. SV: the influence would be much less. But the media, I believe that... well, I KNOW. I don't believe, I KNOW that some of the media that we're seeing nowadays is specifically targeted towards teaching people their philosophy or goals. All you have to do is watch the children's cartoons on Saturday morning, and almost across the board you'll see morphing, power battles, occult. And that's intentional. Movies coming out. Basically, if a person is being influenced by their teaching, that person will learn to not trust their own instincts, their own feelings, their own body, their own perceptions. They will be looking outside for guidance. Second of all, they will be moving towards a heavily occultic worldview - that leaning upon the occult is heavily encouraged. All you have to do is watch Harry Potter! (Pause - laughs) You know? DW: Yeah, I mean, the whole idea that... SV: (crosstalk) I mean, not to slam one of those Potter movies, or the Matrix. If you want to know pure Illuminist philosophy, the Matrix shows it. Definitely. The entire philosophy. DW: Oh yeah. Right down with Morpheus being broken down with the injections, and they said that it's like hacking a computer. (bumper music starts) SV: Yeah! That's an excellent [example...] GS: (crosstalk) Okay, let's take a break. We'll come back with our final segment. A big finish on the Investigative Journal, with Svali, on the Republic Broadcasting Network.
[commercial break - resume 54:21] GS: Okay, we're back with our final segment with Svali. She's telling us about her experiences... thirty years with this insidious group called the Illuminati, how deeply penetrated and infiltrated they are in our culture and our country. Svali, we talked about the higher levels, the mid-levels you were involved in as a head trainer. How low do they go? I said all along they're involved in gang stalking, the MK-Ultra program, infiltrating truth organizations, infiltrating groups that are trying to do good. How far down DO they go? SV: Well, they go down to the sister group levels I mentioned. The sister groups have anywhere from, usually roughly around 30 members. And those are what a lot of people would consider the... what you would consider the satanic cults, with a high priest and priestess. That would be the local level, the lower level. But those people are also very active in their community. And so, they WILL be involved in intricate infiltrating activities when possible. Because to them, it's not infiltrating... it's helping. They think they're helping the group, or helping people by becoming a member and spreading the influence. GS: Let me squeeze in one more caller, Roger, a faithful listener. Roger, you're on the Investigative Journal. RG: Uh, yes. Thanks. I had so a big question and so little time that maybe I'll just squeeze it in... GS: We've got a couple minutes. Really try to work it in, Roger. RG: Yeah, uh, well, you will enjoy this first, and that is that I recall when Charlotte Izerbie (ph) was here on the local Clear Channel radio show. The host was, of course, dismissive of an Illumi-Nazi agenda. It was great to hear Charlotte say, "You're telling me? My own father was a high-level"... and she, of course, was a first or second-fiddle secretary at the department of Ed. And she said, "You're telling me my own father on his deathbed was telling me, "You go get 'em, girl," and he was one of 'em." GS: (Laughs) RG: So that was great. Anyway, my question was towards the philosophical / religious motivators, if you will, which you have been dwelling on. I've been trying to form it up into a more cohesive, integrated... GS: Try to make it quick, we're running out of time. Go ahead.
RG: Yeah. To expose the ethos of the, you know, it's like the Neocons serve as the pseudo-intellectual rationale for the Illumi-Nazi agenda. And I don't presume that it turns on such fine distinctions, so much as it is a bare-knuckled lust for power. But, everybody has sort of a worldview that they use to justify their actions. And of course, it's a most un-conservative, humanistic social engineering agenda on a far larger scale. Now you mentioned about these people, basically, and it's as rare as hen teeth... GS: Quick, Roger... RG: ...yeah, to find somebody that's not oxymoronically both a spiritualist and an occultist, and also a, what do you call, a hardcore rationalist. Or maybe that's just [a] Republican assumption, right? SV: (sighs) GS: (slight laughing in delivery): I know there was a question in there somewhere, Roger... RG: Yeah. GS: But anyway, thanks for calling. Let me, I've only got a minute. I've got to finish with Svali. Svali, tell us in your own words, you've got about a minute or two left here. You went forward, you came forward, (bumper music begins) you're now living a life completely away from them. What's your hopes of the future in our country right now? SV: My hope is that people will realize that this is happening, and that they will start doing something about it - that they will start looking at it. Now again, we're talking about people who are mentally wealthy, but it won't be easy. But if people could rise up in prayer, and just say, "THIS ISN'T OKAY"... If people would become informed enough to learn more about it, be aware they exist... and then, possibly, PRAY. Pray that people will take action against the things that are happening. Because these people... GS: Okay, Svali, I'm... SV: Okay. All right. GS: We're all out of time. We're going to end on that prayer. I really thank you for coming forward. You're very courageous. We'll talk again, and I'll be back tomorrow on the Investigative Journal. Same time, same place.
Svali Alive-from Henry Makow’s web site 10/12/08
By Ed Koni
I have recently confirmed that Svali, the ex-Illuminati mind control programmer who opened the eyes of thousands of people on the internet with her writings and radio interview about the inner workings of the Illuminati, is indeed alive and well! Praise Jesus! She had not been heard from online since November of 2006 and it was feared she had been killed. I have learned that she is residing safely in an isolated place of refuge with a number of fellow Christian brothers and sisters. She is in no immediate danger and is continuing to heal and grow in the Lord Jesus Christ. There is no internet access where she is staying so she cannot electronically communicate with the outside world even if she wanted to. I cannot elaborate any further on her whereabouts as I don't want to endanger her in any way. I know many of you, myself included, were very concerned that the cult had possibly eliminated Svali. It is a great joy knowing that the Lord Jesus has provided a safe haven for her and that she is being watched over by Him and the brethren there. Back in 1992, Svali and her first husband came to me and another pastor here in San Diego, CA and described some spiritual problems that Svali was experiencing. It was her desire to be free spiritually and she was really struggling to obtain that freedom she desperately sought after. We could tell by Svali's reaction to our questions that there was a tremendous battle going on inside of her, but at that time we had no idea what was the extent of her problems or the upcoming spiritual battles that were soon to follow. The initial ministry sessions we had with Svali were absolutely incredible! The fight to keep her denial and programming in place was intense and there is no way Svali could have gotten as far as she did without putting her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We had much opposition from the enemy to try to keep Svali from uncovering her past but Svali is a real fighter and she wasn't about to be denied. After a few months of very heavy ministry work the pressure became too much for Svali to stay any longer in San Diego. As she stated in her writings, San Diego is the west coast headquarters for the Illuminati and everywhere she went she was harassed and threatened. She finally had to flee for her life to Texas. I lost touch with Svali for almost 10 years as I didn't know exactly where she had went and I had no idea on how to contact her. One day I came across some of her writings under her pen name "Svali", and I realized who it was. I was able to track her down and reconnect with her. She was very open to my call and thanked me for helping her to break down the initial stages of her denial system. I kept in touch with her off and on over the next few years and I warned her about the dangers of revealing too much about the inside workings of the Illuminati. She of course knew about the danger of this far more than I did.
eventuality. They are training their people in hand-to- hand combat, crowd control, and, if necessary, will kill to control crowds. The Illuminati is training their people to be prepared for every possible reaction to the takeover. Many mind control victims will also be called into duty with preset command codes. These codes are meant to call out a new, completely cult loyal presenting system. Shatter codes programmed under trauma will be used to destroy or bury non-cult loyal alters. Military bases will be set up, in each locality (actually, they are already here, but are covert). In the next few years, they will go above ground and be revealed. Each locality will have regional bases and leaders to which they are accountable. The hierarchy will closely reflect the current covert hierarchy. About five years ago, when I left the Illuminati, approximately 1% of the US population was either part of the Illuminati, sympathetic to it, or a victim of Mind Control (and therefore considered useable). While this may not sound like many, imagine 1% of the population highly trained in the use of armaments, crowd control, psychological and behavioral techniques, armed with weapons and linked to paramilitary groups. These people will also be completely dedicated to their cause. The Illuminati firmly believes that it can easily overcome the other 99% of the population, most of whom are untrained, or poorly trained, such as "weekend hunters." Even the local military will be overcome as the Illuminati will have regional cell groups with highly trained leaders. They also count on the element of surprise helping them during their takeover. Many of the highest leaders in the militia branch of the Illuminati are or have been officers in the military, and so already have a good knowledge of which techniques will work best to overcome a region's or locality's defenses. After the military takeover, the general population will be given a chance to either espouse the Illuminati's cause, or reject it (with imprisonment, pain, even death being possible punishments). These people very much believe that the intelligent, or "enlightened" or Illuminated, were born to rule. They are arrogant, and consider the general population as "dumb sheep" who will be easily led if offered strong leadership, financial help in an unstable world economy, and dire consequences if the person rebels. Their utter ruthlessness, and ability to implement this agenda, should not be minimized. The Illuminati banking leaders, such as the Rothschilds, the Vanderbilts, the Rockefellers, the Carnegies, and the Mellons, as examples, will reveal themselves, and offer to "save" the floundering world economy. A new system of monetary exchange, based on an international monetary system, and based between Cairo, Egypt, and Brussels, Belgium, will be set up. A true "one world economy", creating the longed for "one world order", will become reality. There is more to the Illuminist agenda, but these are the basics of it. This agenda is what the Illuminati really, truly, believe, teach, and train for. They are willing to give their lives up in this cause, in order to teach the next generation, as they believe that their children are their legacy. I was told that my children's generation would see this takeover, sometime in the 21st century.
At present, the Illuminati have quietly and covertly fostered their takeover plan by their goals of the infiltration of: 1. The media 2. The banking system 3. The educational system 4. The government, both local and federal 5. The sciences 6. The churches They are currently, and have been working the last several hundred years, on taking over these 6 areas. They do NOT go to an institution, and say "hi, I'm a local Illuminist, and I'd like to take over your bank). Instead, they begin by having several people quietly invest funds over several years, gradually buying more and more shares in the bank (or other institution that they wish to control), until they have a financial controlling interest in it. They never openly disclose their agenda, or their cult activities, as often they are amnesic to them. These are well respected, "Christian" appearing business leaders in the community. The image in the community is all important to an Illuminist; they will do anything to maintain a normal, respected facade, and DESPISE exposure. On one leadership in a major metropolitan city, where I was a member, there sat: one head of the local small business administration; one CEO of a government defense firm; one principal of a Christian school; one vice mayor of the city; one journalist; one nurse; one doctor; one behavioral psychologist, one army Colonel, and one navy Commander. All except one attended church weekly; all were well respected within the community. NONE of them appeared "evil", or "marked". If you met them in person, you would probably instantly like any of these intelligent, verbal, likeable, even charismatic people. This is their greatest cover, since we often expect great evil to "appear" evil, led by media portrayals of evil as causing changes in the face and demeanor of people, or marking them like the biblical Cain. None of the Illuminists that I have known, had unkind, or evil appearing, persona in their daytime lives, although some were dysfunctional, such as being alcoholics. The dissociation that drives the Illuminists is their greatest cover for being undetected at this time. Many, if not most, of these people are completely unaware of the great evil that they are involved in, during the night. There are other groups which are not actually part of the Illuminati, but the Illuminati are aware of them. The Illuminati are not the only group that follows esoteric practices, or worships ancient deities or demons. They encourage divisiveness between different groups (divide and conquer is one of their ruling principles), and are not concerned about other groups. Instead, they will often welcome them into their umbrella, if possible. This has been happening more and more in recent years, as the Illuminati trade teaching their training principles, which are considered the best by most secretive groups, in exchange for loyalty to the Illuminati. They will send their trainers to these groups, and the trainers will report to the local regional council. In the political arena, the Illuminists will fund both sides of a race, because their greatest maxim is that "out of chaos comes order", or the discipline of anarchy. That is why they sent arms to, and funded, both sides of both the great World Wars in this century. They believe
that history is a game, like chess; that only out of strategy, fighting, conflict, and testing can the strong emerge. I no longer agree with this philosophy, but at one time, I did, with all my heart. Hopefully, as these people and their agenda are exposed the common man will rise up against this intended rule to be foisted upon an unsuspecting mankind. Svali's battle to be free from the Illuminati is still going on today, 16 years later, and many people had come to the conclusion that Svali was dead. I even read on one website that she had died of cancer and on another that she had a brain tumor. This is why I am coming forward at this time with this information about Svali and her whereabouts. I am sure Svali would want you to know that the Lord Jesus Christ is able to protect those who are His until their appointed time on this earth is up. I urge anyone out there who is reading this message to take seriously the times we are in and to do as much as possible to obtain a relationship with Jesus Christ. The real living Christ, the Savior of the world. Without a relationship with Him it is going to be pretty hard to exist in this world of chaos. I urge you to seek Him with all of your heart. CALL FOR CHRISTIANS WORLDWIDE TO PRAY I call on all Christians who love the Lord Jesus to intercede on behalf of Svali for her continued safety and deliverance. I also ask that you would that you pray for the salvation and deliverance of her family members. I urge all Christians to not rely on their own understanding about the timing of events in the end times but to put their faith fully in God. If we put our trust in a pre-trib rapture to escape the tribulations that are coming upon this world we may be very disappointed and cast off our faith. We must instead rise up and lead people to our source of strength, our Rock, as long as we are allowed to be here as many will perish without the Truth and Light of Jesus Christ. We must be prepared to bring the Gospel to them so they can survive these terrible times ahead and spend eternity with us in His Kingdom. John 16:33 - These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. - The Lord Jesus Christ
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U.S. STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH
LOCAL FILE NO. BIRTH NUMBER:
1. CHILD’S NAME (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) 2. TIME OF BIRTH 3. SEX 4. DATE OF BIRTH (Mo/Day/Yr)
C H I L D (24 hr)
5. FACILITY NAME (If not institution, give street and number) 6. CITY, TOWN, OR LOCATION OF BIRTH 7. COUNTY OF BIRTH
8a. MOTHER’S CURRENT LEGAL NAME (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) 8b. DATE OF BIRTH (Mo/Day/Yr)
8c. MOTHER’S NAME PRIOR TO FIRST MARRIAGE (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) 8d. BIRTHPLACE (State, Territory, or Foreign Country)
9a. RESIDENCE OF MOTHER-STATE 9b. COUNTY 9c. CITY, TOWN, OR LOCATION
9d. STREET AND NUMBER 9e. APT. NO. 9f. ZIP CODE 9g. INSIDE CITY
□ Yes □ No
10a. FATHER’S CURRENT LEGAL NAME (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) 10b. DATE OF BIRTH (Mo/Day/Yr) 10c. BIRTHPLACE (State, Territory, or Foreign Country)
11. CERTIFIER’S NAME: _______________________________________________ 12. DATE CERTIFIED 13. DATE FILED BY REGISTRAR
CERTIFIER TITLE: □ MD □ DO □ HOSPITAL ADMIN. □ CNM/CM □ OTHER MIDWIFE ______/ ______ / __________ ______/ ______ / __________
□ OTHER (Specify)_____________________________ MM DD YYYY MM DD YYYY
INFORMATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE
14. MOTHER’S MAILING ADDRESS: 9 Same as residence, or: State: City, Town, or Location:
Street & Number: Apartment No.: Zip Code:
15. MOTHER MARRIED? (At birth, conception, or any time between) □ Yes □ No 16. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUESTED 17. FACILITY ID. (NPI)
IF NO, HAS PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BEEN SIGNED IN THE HOSPITAL? □ Yes □ No FOR CHILD? □ Yes □ No
18. MOTHER’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: 19. FATHER’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
INFORMATION FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH PURPOSES ONLY
20. MOTHER’S EDUCATION (Check the 21. MOTHER OF HISPANIC ORIGIN? (Check 22. MOTHER’S RACE (Check one or more races to indicate
MOTHER box that best describes the highest the box that best describes whether the what the mother considers herself to be)
degree or level of school completed at mother is Spanish/Hispanic/Latina. Check the □ White
the time of delivery) “No” box if mother is not Spanish/Hispanic/Latina) □ Black or African American
□ No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latina □ American Indian or Alaska Native
□ 8th grade or less (Name of the enrolled or principal tribe)________________
□ Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicana □ Asian Indian
□ 9th - 12th grade, no diploma
□ Yes, Puerto Rican □ Chinese
□ High school graduate or GED □ Filipino
completed □ Yes, Cuban □ Japanese
□ Some college credit but no degree □ Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latina □ Korean
□ Vietnamese
□ Associate degree (e.g., AA, AS) (Specify)_____________________________ □ Other Asian (Specify)______________________________
□ Bachelor’s degree (e.g., BA, AB, BS) □ Native Hawaiian
□ Guamanian or Chamorro
□ Master’s degree (e.g., MA, MS, □ Samoan
MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
□ Other Pacific Islander (Specify)______________________
□ Doctorate (e.g., PhD, EdD) or □ Other (Specify)___________________________________
Professional degree (e.g., MD, DDS,
DVM, LLB, JD)
23. FATHER’S EDUCATION (Check the 24. FATHER OF HISPANIC ORIGIN? (Check 25. FATHER’S RACE (Check one or more races to indicate
FATHER box that best describes the highest the box that best describes whether the what the father considers himself to be)
degree or level of school completed at father is Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. Check the
the time of delivery) “No” box if father is not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino) □ White
□ No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino □ Black or African American
□ 8th grade or less □ American Indian or Alaska Native
□ Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano (Name of the enrolled or principal tribe)________________
□ 9th - 12th grade, no diploma
□ Asian Indian
Mother’s Medical Record
□ Yes, Puerto Rican
□ High school graduate or GED □ Chinese
completed □ Yes, Cuban □ Filipino
□ Some college credit but no degree □ Yes, other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino □ Japanese
□ Korean
□ Associate degree (e.g., AA, AS) (Specify)_____________________________ □ Vietnamese
Mother’s Name
□ Bachelor’s degree (e.g., BA, AB, BS) □ Other Asian (Specify)______________________________
□ Native Hawaiian
□ Master’s degree (e.g., MA, MS, □ Guamanian or Chamorro
MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
□ Samoan
□ Doctorate (e.g., PhD, EdD) or □ Other Pacific Islander (Specify)______________________
Professional degree (e.g., MD, DDS,
□ Other (Specify)___________________________________
DVM, LLB, JD)
26. PLACE WHERE BIRTH OCCURRED (Check one) 27. ATTENDANT’S NAME, TITLE, AND NPI 28. MOTHER TRANSFERRED FOR MATERNAL
□ Hospital MEDICAL OR FETAL INDICATIONS FOR
NAME: _______________________ NPI:_______ DELIVERY? □ Yes □ No
□ Freestanding birthing center
IF YES, ENTER NAME OF FACILITY MOTHER
□ Home Birth: Planned to deliver at home? 9 Yes 9 No TITLE: □ MD □ DO □ CNM/CM □ OTHER MIDWIFE TRANSFERRED FROM:
□ Clinic/Doctor’s office □ OTHER (Specify)___________________
□ Other (Specify)_______________________ _______________________________________
REV. 11/2003
29a. DATE OF FIRST PRENATAL CARE VISIT 29b. DATE OF LAST PRENATAL CARE VISIT 30. TOTAL NUMBER OF PRENATAL VISITS FOR THIS PREGNANCY
MOTHER ______ /________/ __________ □ No Prenatal Care ______ /________/ __________
MM DD YYYY MM DD YYYY _________________________ (If none, enter A0".)
31. MOTHER’S HEIGHT 32. MOTHER’S PREPREGNANCY WEIGHT 33. MOTHER’S WEIGHT AT DELIVERY 34. DID MOTHER GET WIC FOOD FOR HERSELF
_______ (feet/inches) _________ (pounds) _________ (pounds) DURING THIS PREGNANCY? □ Yes □ No
35. NUMBER OF PREVIOUS 36. NUMBER OF OTHER 37. CIGARETTE SMOKING BEFORE AND DURING PREGNANCY 38. PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF
LIVE BIRTHS (Do not include PREGNANCY OUTCOMES For each time period, enter either the number of cigarettes or the PAYMENT FOR THIS
this child) (spontaneous or induced number of packs of cigarettes smoked. IF NONE, ENTER A0". DELIVERY
losses or ectopic pregnancies)
35a. Now Living 35b. Now Dead 36a. Other Outcomes Average number of cigarettes or packs of cigarettes smoked per day. □ Private Insurance
# of cigarettes # of packs □ Medicaid
Number _____ Number _____ Number _____ Three Months Before Pregnancy _________ OR ________
□ Self-pay
First Three Months of Pregnancy _________ OR ________
Second Three Months of Pregnancy _________ OR ________ □ Other
□ None □ None □ None (Specify) _______________
Third Trimester of Pregnancy _________ OR ________
35c. DATE OF LAST LIVE BIRTH 36b. DATE OF LAST OTHER 39. DATE LAST NORMAL MENSES BEGAN 40. MOTHER’S MEDICAL RECORD NUMBER
_______/________ PREGNANCY OUTCOME ______ /________/ __________
MM YYYY _______/________ MM DD YYYY
MM YYYY
41. RISK FACTORS IN THIS PREGNANCY 43. OBSTETRIC PROCEDURES (Check all that apply) 46. METHOD OF DELIVERY
MEDICAL (Check all that apply)
Diabetes □ Cervical cerclage A. Was delivery with forceps attempted but
AND □ Prepregnancy (Diagnosis prior to this pregnancy) □ Tocolysis unsuccessful?
HEALTH □ Gestational (Diagnosis in this pregnancy) □ Yes □ No
External cephalic version:
INFORMATION Hypertension □ Successful B. Was delivery with vacuum extraction attempted
□ Prepregnancy (Chronic) but unsuccessful?
□ Failed
□ Gestational (PIH, preeclampsia) □ Yes □ No
□ Eclampsia □ None of the above
C. Fetal presentation at birth
□ Previous preterm birth □ Cephalic
44. ONSET OF LABOR (Check all that apply)
□ Breech
□ Other previous poor pregnancy outcome (Includes □ Premature Rupture of the Membranes (prolonged, ∃12 hrs.) □ Other
perinatal death, small-for-gestational age/intrauterine
growth restricted birth) D. Final route and method of delivery (Check one)
□ Precipitous Labor (<3 hrs.)
□ Vaginal/Spontaneous
□ Pregnancy resulted from infertility treatment-If yes, □ Prolonged Labor (∃ 20 hrs.) □ Vaginal/Forceps
check all that apply: □ Vaginal/Vacuum
□ Fertility-enhancing drugs, Artificial insemination or □ None of the above □ Cesarean
Intrauterine insemination If cesarean, was a trial of labor attempted?
□ Assisted reproductive technology (e.g., in vitro 45. CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR AND DELIVERY □ Yes
fertilization (IVF), gamete intrafallopian (Check all that apply) □ No
transfer (GIFT))
47. MATERNAL MORBIDITY (Check all that apply)
□ Induction of labor (Complications associated with labor and
□ Mother had a previous cesarean delivery
If yes, how many __________
□ Augmentation of labor delivery)
□ Non-vertex presentation □ Maternal transfusion
□ None of the above □ Steroids (glucocorticoids) for fetal lung maturation □ Third or fourth degree perineal laceration
42. INFECTIONS PRESENT AND/OR TREATED received by the mother prior to delivery □ Ruptured uterus
DURING THIS PREGNANCY (Check all that apply) □ Antibiotics received by the mother during labor □ Unplanned hysterectomy
□ Clinical chorioamnionitis diagnosed during labor or □ Admission to intensive care unit
□ Gonorrhea maternal temperature >38°C (100.4°F) □ Unplanned operating room procedure
□ Syphilis □ Moderate/heavy meconium staining of the amniotic fluid following delivery
□ Chlamydia □ Fetal intolerance of labor such that one or more of the □ None of the above
□ Hepatitis B following actions was taken: in-utero resuscitative
measures, further fetal assessment, or operative delivery
□ Hepatitis C
□ Epidural or spinal anesthesia during labor
□ None of the above
□ None of the above
NEWBORN INFORMATION
48. NEWBORN MEDICAL RECORD NUMBER 54. ABNORMAL CONDITIONS OF THE NEWBORN 55. CONGENITAL ANOMALIES OF THE NEWBORN
NEWBORN (Check all that apply) (Check all that apply)
49. BIRTHWEIGHT (grams preferred, specify unit) □ Anencephaly
□ Assisted ventilation required immediately □ Meningomyelocele/Spina bifida
______________________ following delivery □ Cyanotic congenital heart disease
9 grams 9 lb/oz
□ Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
□ Assisted ventilation required for more than □ Omphalocele
50. OBSTETRIC ESTIMATE OF GESTATION: six hours
□ Gastroschisis
_________________ (completed weeks) □ NICU admission □ Limb reduction defect (excluding congenital
amputation and dwarfing syndromes)
□ Newborn given surfactant replacement □ Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate
therapy □ Cleft Palate alone
51. APGAR SCORE:
Score at 5 minutes:________________________ □ Down Syndrome
No. ____________________
If 5 minute score is less than 6, □ Antibiotics received by the newborn for □ Karyotype confirmed
suspected neonatal sepsis □ Karyotype pending
Mother’s Medical Record
Score at 10 minutes: _______________________ □ Suspected chromosomal disorder
□ Seizure or serious neurologic dysfunction □ Karyotype confirmed
52. PLURALITY - Single, Twin, Triplet, etc. □ Karyotype pending
□ Significant birth injury (skeletal fracture(s), peripheral
□ Hypospadias
(Specify)________________________ nerve injury, and/or soft tissue/solid organ hemorrhage
which requires intervention) □ None of the anomalies listed above
Mother’s Name
53. IF NOT SINGLE BIRTH - Born First, Second,
Third, etc. (Specify) ________________ 9 None of the above
56. WAS INFANT TRANSFERRED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF DELIVERY? 9 Yes 9 No 57. IS INFANT LIVING AT TIME OF REPORT? 58. IS THE INFANT BEING
IF YES, NAME OF FACILITY INFANT TRANSFERRED □ Yes □ No □ Infant transferred, status unknown BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE?
TO:______________________________________________________ □ Yes □ No
Rev. 11/2003
NOTE: This recommended standard birth certificate is the result of an extensive evaluation process. Information on the process and resulting recommendations as well as plans for future
activities is available on the Internet at:
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The following exercise lists vocabulary words from this chapter. Each word is followed by five answer choices. Four of them are synonyms of the vocabulary word in bold. Your task is choose the one that is NOT a synonym.
1. relentless
1. unstoppable
2. persistent
3. unyielding
4. capitulate
5. inexorable
2. laudable
1. praiseworthy
2. worthy
3. commendable
4. creditable
5. furtive
3. parity
1. equity
2. inequality
3. par
4. fairness
5. evenhandedness
4. venerate
1. respect
2. honor
3. minimize
4. revere
5. worship
5. puerile
1. childish
2. juvenile
3. mature
4. infantile
5. babyish
6. furtive
1. stealthy
2. secret
3. sly
4. honest
5. surreptitious
7. copious
1. scarce
2. abundant
3. numerous
4. plentiful
5. profuse
8. rectify
1. revise
2. correct
3. fix
4. destroy
5. remedy
9. provocative
1. challenging
2. inciting
3. stimulating
4. confrontational
5. conciliatory
10. mutation
1. static
2. changing
3. transformation
4. metamorphosis
5. alteration
Sometimes associating a word with a synonym can help you remember its meaning.
1. curtail, shorten, curb, limit
2. tolerance, broadmindedness, open-mindedness, acceptance
3. impracticality, uselessness, fruitlessness, pointlessness
4. clear, obvious, apparent, straightforward
5. scarce, limited, inadequate, scant
6. protagonist, leader, hero, supporter
7. inequality, inequity, discrimination, disparity
8. urban, city, metropolitan, cosmopolitan
9. despise, loathe, scorn, hate
10. magnify, intensify, enhance, overplay
Choosing the Right Word
Circle the word in bold that best completes the sentence.
1. Since I grew up on a ranch in Montana, I appreciate the constant struggle of the (antagonist, agrarian) lifestyle.
2. She filled an entire notebook with the (copious, laudable) notes that she took during the class.
3. The car salesman wanted to (consummate, rectify) the car deal before the customers changed their minds.
4. Her (cryptic, puerile) behavior made her seem childish and immature.
5. The automotive industry builds a certain amount of (pragmatism, obsolescence) into cars so that they will need to be replaced in a few years.
6. Language interpreters can even decipher (provocative, cryptic) phrases that most people wouldn't understand.
7. In order to eliminate (bigotry, geology) many schools have included programs to reduce hatred of others and increase tolerance.
8. The Coast Guard's (relentless, furtive) search for any survivors of the airplane crash lasted three weeks.
9. In some cultures, people (minimize, venerate) their elders by seeking their wisdom.
10. Scientists can monitor the (mutation, deferment) of certain bacteria by watching them change form over time.
Practice Activities
List all the words in this chapter and try changing the part of speech of each word by changing its suffix. For instance, change deferment to deferred or defer. Be sure to check the definition of the altered word.
Example: Venerate changed to veneration means a feeling of deep respect.
Find words in the newspaper that have the same suffixes as the words in this unit. Write them next to the chapter words and take a guess at their meanings. Check your definition with a dictionary definition.
For example, one of the suffixes in the vocabulary list is -tion, which means state of or action of. You might find in the newspaper the word evolution, meaning the act of changing over a period of time.
Choose the word from the vocabulary list that best fits into the crossword puzzle. You will use 17 of the words from the vocabulary list to solve the puzzle. You can check your answers at the end of the chapter following the answers to the questions.
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