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23 Comments on "Into the Locker Room: Male Aggression"
Danny, you are always going to get a selfish answer out of us on this issue lol.
Of course we want a wolf.
But we don't want the wolf in jail.
So the wolf has to find a way of being a wolf who is free and not behind bars.
Does this make sense?
Having said all of the above, I would still prefer a wolf behind bars than a free cow. But that's in extreme cases only 😀
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My brother is the same way. He is a family guy. That is why I never call him for anything. I work out my own issues.
Manhood is not a switch you can turn on & off. Women want Manhood on Demand. No way.
Actually, there is a reward mechanism that is actually required of life called "successful aggression" that is necessary in both males and females.
Females perform 'successful aggression' using make-up and skirts and push-up bras. males perform 'successful aggression' by chumping their competitors.
In a hormonally-healthy hetero male, 'successful aggression' is not just a choice, it's a requirement. Our brains and hormones beg for those actions.
Hmmm. I second Spacetraveller about not wanting a man in jail. And I don't want someone that's constantly going off–stupid fighting's just as bad as not being willing to fight (neither individual would appear particularly reliable to me). That being said, I'd like to think that if some guy was threatening me or being physically, em, presumptive, my SO would OWN his sorry a**.
I feel like both genders need to protect each other, just in different ways. Women should cover their men socially (aka talk him up to everyone she knows), and men should cover their women physically (aka beat the tar out of someone that is seriously threatening her). Unfortunately, in real life, there are a lot of women that disrespect their husbands/boyfriends, and there are a lot of men that won't protect their wives/girlfriends. Pity.
Some quotes from the movie "A Few Good Men":
Col. Jessep: Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to. (emphasis mine)
Col. Jessep: Walk softly and carry an armored tank division, I always say.
Sometimes, even when Hollywood is attempting to dishonor, disrespect and disgrace the military, they unwittingly provide incredibly good reasons why they're the ones with the problem.
The Navy Corpsman
A man's choices are his own. A woman needs to stand back, shut up and support. Aggression is only frightening because we don't see it in today's culture displayed in a positive manner. I see aggression in a man as a positive trait; assertive, energetic, bold. In a woman I've only seen negative aggression. It is not considered a feminine trait therefore our current culture (cough, feminism, cough, cough) has tried to eliminate it completely. Wrong. I could go into how much we drug up our young men and boys to make them compliant, but this is not the place. I understand what Danny is saying, men should be men everyday, commanding the respect that is due them. Anything less is wrong. Current culture has redefined aggression to suit its needs. This is just plain wrong.
No I would not like to see Mr. D in jail, but if that is the point he is feels he needs to go, when taking actions he deems necessary then I will stand back, shut up and support him…oh, and show up with the bail money.
You already know my thoughts 😉 I do have to make sure that I watch myself and don't let it look like I'm in trouble if I'm actually not when I go out with my friend, he will throw down in a *second* if something's afoot, and I don't want him in jail. It's also really nice to know that someone has my back.
Like was said above, you can't keep a wolf on a leash – you respect that. Otherwise, get a puppy.
I want a cat. Cute and cuddly, but smart and has claws. Perfect combination of cuteness and aggression. Like Puss in Boots.
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Disney Classics
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We love all things Disney at our house. Consequently, in honor of the big 3D release of Beauty and the Beast, I have decided to list my most favorite Disney/Pixar movies of all time:
5. Snow White – It is the original princess movie, and it is my Stinkerbell's absolute favorite.
4. The Little Mermaid – You cannot help but love all of the songs and the characters in this film.
3. Beauty and the Beast – This film has such a beautiful story, and the ballroom scene is simply amazing.
2. Up – Not many movies can touch you so deeply and make you laugh quite as much as this one.
1. The Lion King – A classic in every sense of the word.
So, what are your favorite Disney films?
The Boy Who Lived
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My daughter has recently become very curious about all things Harry Potter. She has caught bits and pieces of the first two movies on TV. Consequently, she asked to see the movies in their entirety. So, I borrowed all of the DVDs from a friend, and we began our Harry Potter movie marathon this week. We successfully made it through years 1 – 5, albeit with lots of pauses of the remote for explanations along the way. We stopped during "The Half-Blood Prince" because it became too intense for my daughter. But, she is totally hooked and plans to be Hermione for Halloween this year.
Watching all of the movies again reminded me of how many wonderfully magical details J. K. Rowling packed into her brilliant series. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all the books, so I want to do so again soon. I still love and feel connected to those characters who tug on my heartstrings … those like Hagrid, Dumbledore, Sirius, and of course, Harry himself. But, I also recalled the visceral reactions that I have to the villanous characters. Obviously, no one who enters the world of Harry Potter can help but loathe the Malfoys, Bellatrix, and Voldemort. But, I had forgotten until I re-watched "The Order of the Phoenix" just how horrible and infuriating Dolores Umbridge is!
Which characters from the Harry Potter series do you like and dislike the most, and why?
National Dance Day
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Today marks the second annual National Dance Day. To celebrate, I have listed my favorite dance movies of all time. Enjoy!
10. Dirty Dancing (1987) – The late Patrick Swayze was wonderful as Johnny, the rebel dance instructor. And remember, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner!"
9. Flashdance (1983) – If Alex (played by Jennifer Beals) can get into a prestigious ballet school after working as welder and exotic dancer, then anybody can! Dancers everywhere wore cut-up sweatshirts after this movie.
8. Dancers (1987) – Mikhail Baryshnikov and Julie Kent starred as professional dancers making a film version of the famous ballet, Giselle. The dancing was beautiful, and I still have my official movie poster!
7. White Nights (1985) – Mikhail Baryshnikov and the late Gregory Hines are featured in this classic. Who can forget Hines' brilliant moves, Misha's famous pirouette scene, or "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie?
6. Fame (1980) – Who didn't want to be a student at the New York High School of Performing Arts? I love how the film weaves the students together in their various genres. And obviously, Debbie Allen rocks as Lydia!
5. Billy Elliot (2000) – This film shows how Billy, played by the unbelievably talented Jamie Bell, uses dance to find joy and overcome his obstacles. It's a fabulous story that you will never forget.
4. All That Jazz (1979) – This movie is the semi-autobiographical tale of the legendary Bob Fosse. It's a fascinating look into the world of Broadway. The dancing is spectacular, and I absolutely love Ann Reinking as Kate.
3. Black Swan (2010) – This film was frequently advertised as a "psychological thriller". What a massive understatement! The way in which director Darren Aronofsky uses the story of the ballet, Swan Lake, is genius! Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis are both incredible, and the dancing is heartbreakingly gorgeous.
2. Center Stage (2000) – The love triangle between Jody (Amanda Schull), Cooper (Ethan Stiefel), and Charlie (Sascha Radetsky) is played out on stage during the big performance finale. This movie gives a realistic view of the pursuit of becoming a professional ballet dancer. The dance sequences are amazing, and the soundtrack is awesome!
1. The Turning Point (1977) – This film has an outstanding cast with Mikhail Baryshnikov as Yuri, Shirley MacLaine as Dee Dee, Anne Bancroft as Emma, and Leslie Browne as Emilia. The story revolves around the sacrifices that must be made to become a professional dancer and the conflicts that arise on the way to the top. The dance scenes are excellent with Emilia and Yuri, and the cat-fight scene between Emma and Dee Dee is unforgettable!
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I caught There's Something About Mary for the hundredth time this weekend, and it is still HILARIOUS! Yes, it contains crude humor. And, yes, most of the jokes are politically-incorrect. But, you can not help but laugh your head off when you watch unforgettable scenes like this …
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I absolutely LOVE movies, and I love discussing them with other people. So, I want to know what is your favorite movie? Give me a list of your top three to five and tell me what you love about them. I want to know those movies that you have watched over and over again and can quote almost every line.


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It is common to think about safety and predictability of the world when tragedies such as the Christchurch incident occur.
Reactions are influenced by many factors:
The developmental age of the person influences what they understand and how they respond. Some may be unaware, others will be following all the discussions and media coverage, looking for understanding.
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I Let My Fear Rule Me And Lost My Love Forever
I Let My Fear Rule Me And Lost My Love Forever
I was in class 10 when I met my first love. I was sitting in the front row of my coaching class when she approached the teacher because she had a query. When I first saw her, I wondered who she was and why I had not noticed her for so many days. I wanted to know her name.
My friend, who was sitting next to me, immediately noticed that I was staring at her. He started teasing me and associated me with her now. It was love at first sight.
I would not actually call it love. It was as if I had some kind of a deep crush on her at that time.
It was sheer coincidence that her best friend was my best friend's girlfriend. So my best friend would always tease me. He would say that she too talks about you to her girlfriend. My best friend and the friend sitting next to me would always tease me when we were around her. But I never took any of this seriously.
Unfortunately, she then got into a relationship with another guy from our class. So I stopped thinking about her. Later on, I got to know that they broke up because their parents got to know about their relationship.
I thought that I had only a temporary crush on her. Like all the other students, I too started concentrating on my studies because we had to appear for our board exams.
I saw her again only after 4-5 months. She was standing in a line to get admission in a college. I wished and prayed subconsciously that we both got into the same college and class. My prayers were answered and we ended up studying in the same class for 2 years.
I am a very quiet person. I find it difficult to talk with a new person. My parents and all my relatives and friends always say that I don't talk much.
At that time I thought I was an introvert.
There were around 70 to 80 students in our class. So I never got a chance to talk to her. In fact, I never came in contact with her. She did not have a mobile or a Facebook ID. At least I could have mustered the courage to approach her in an indirect manner through these channels.
When we were on the verge of finishing our 11th standard, I saw her roaming around me. I thought that probably she too had a crush on me. I also noticed that her friends teased her when she was around me.
I did not take it seriously until the last day of our school. We had summer holidays for around 25 days. It was early in the morning. Our classes usually started at around 7 am.
I looked at her and she smiled. I became nervous and turned around. After some time, I looked at her. I thought she had a pretty angry look on her face. I also saw tears in her eyes.
Probably she was feeling sleepy since it was so early in the morning. But she was looking damn pretty. She never turned back to look at me again that day. Maybe this was because of the awkward situation that I had created for her.
When our holidays began, I couldn't stop thinking about her. In fact, I started loving her during the holidays.
She was my first love. I felt that my life was at an all-time high at that time. These were the kinds of changes that were happening within me because I was in love with her.
After the summer vacation, when our classes started again, my friends teased me and associated me with her name again. I think her friends were doing the same thing to her too. This continued until the end of the year.
And guess what – I did not approach her at all. I never got around to talking to her. She tried to give me several chances wherein I could have easily approached her. But I was very insecure and she ended up hating me. I was madly in love with her but I never talked to her.
Our 12th standard exams were over and we went to different colleges after that for graduation.
It has been almost 4 years now. I have not yet loved any other girl like her. I have not been in any kind of a relationship too.
Girls do approach me. But I always feel so insecure. I am scared to forge a deep bond of friendship with them.
I still love my first love. Who doesn't? Even today, not a single day goes by when I do not think of her.
I still live with this regret because I feel we could have shared a great relationship.
I have this tendency of thinking too much about things. I think so much about it that I end up getting depressed. We know we are depressed when we have everything in our lives but are still not happy. I score very good marks in academics and my name is always on the merit list. But I can never be happy without her.
It was only after this happened that I realized that I was not actually an introvert. I was suffering from social anxiety. There is a difference between an introvert and a socially anxious person. An introvert is a person who loves to be alone. When he is hanging out with a group of people, he thinks, 'This is so boring. What am I doing with these people? I would have been better off being alone at home."
But socially anxious people are always unsure of themselves. When they hang out with people, their thinking is somewhat like this, 'What are they thinking about me? This is awkward. If I talk they will start judging me.'
I realized that I was suffering from social anxiety. I did see her again a year back. I felt that my day would go well, even if I saw her only once in a day. I went to that place repeatedly just with the hope that I might get a glimpse of her. I was literally stalking her.
One day, I decided to approach her. I stood beside her moped. She came with her sister to the moped and pretended to ignore me. I called her by her name. My voice was probably so low that she never heard it.
She went off with her sister on her moped.
I felt like a ch***ya that day and felt depressed again. I decided that I would never follow her again. I changed my route so that I could avoid her.
But I bitterly regret one thing. I hate myself for being so socially anxious.
At such times I calm myself down by saying that at least I have learned what my 'weakness' was from this experience. Even today, I do my best to talk to new people and try to make new friends.
But I fail very often.
I have very few friends with whom I keep in touch regularly. I don't even call them. But my true friends know me and they don't get offended by this.
I avoid doing things that remind me of her. I still have this tendency of thinking too much and always relate things to those years when I was in love with her. I avoid talking to the friends who remind me of her. I don't want to make things toxic for myself.
It has been more than 4 years now. Times have changed. She is on Instagram and has a Facebook ID.
But I tend to block her on social media because I know I can't have her in my life.
Whenever I see her, my heart is on fire. I know I am still stuck in those times but I can't stop loving her. I want to avoid seeing her again because I do not want to think too much about those days and feel depressed again. So I blocked her.


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MANILA, Philippines - The University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication has announced the recipient of the 2013 U.P. Gawad Plaridel in the person of Mr. Jose F. Lacaba, also known as Pete Lacaba.
Mr. Lacaba has put his considerable writing and communication skills, despite perils to his life, in the service of the Filipino struggle for social transformation, independence, and progress during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s through the Days of Disquiet, Nights of Ragecollection and other articles and screenplays that were based on actual events and issues such as Sister Stella L., Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim, andOrapronobis.
He has shown unparalleled dedication to the profession of writing through a variety of forms in which he excelled - poetry, essay, fiction, feature articles, interviews, translations, adaptations, and screenplays in both English and Filipino. He also raised the bar of excellence for literary journalism to a level unprecedented in the history of Philippine contemporary journalism.
The Gawad Plaridel award comes with a trophy specially designed by National Artist, Napoleon V. Abueva, which will be awarded to Mr. Lacaba by University of the Philippines President Alfredo E. Pascual and U.P. Diliman Chancellor Caesar A. Saloma in ceremonies on July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm at the U.P. Film Institute Film Center's Cine Adarna. Mr. Lacaba will also deliver a lecture during the ceremonies.
Established by the U.P. College of Mass Communication, the annual U.P. Gawad Plaridel recognizes Filipino media practitioners who have excelled in any of the media (print, radio, film, and television) and have performed with the highest level of professional integrity in the interest of public service. The U.P. Gawad Plaridel's roster of honorees include Ms. Eugenia Duran-Apostol (2004, print), Ms. Vilma Santos (2005, film), Ms. Fidela "Tiya Dely†Magpayo (2006, radio), Ms. Cecilia "Cheche†L. Lazaro (2007, television), Mr. Pachico A. Seares (2008, community print), Mr. Kidlat Tahimik (2009, independent filmmaking), Ms. Eloisa "Lola Sela†Canlas (2011, radio), and Ms. Florence "Rosa Rosal†Danon-Gayda (2012, television).
The award is named after Marcelo H. del Pilar (nom de plume, Plaridel), the selfless propagandist whose stewardship of the reformist newspaper La Solidaridad helped crystallize nationalist sentiments and ignite libertarian ideas in the 1890s. Like Plaridel, the recipient of the award must believe in the vision of a Philippine society that is egalitarian, participative and progressive, and in media that is socially responsible, critical and vigilant, liberative and transformative, and free and independent.
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ONE: HERO´S ASCENT takes place today (25th January) in Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. One of the best Asian MMA teams comes from the Phillippines, Team Lakay. Team Lakay had 4 ONE Championship Champions (Eduard Folayang Lightweight, Kevin Belingon Bantamweight, Geje Eustaquio and Joshua Pacio Strawweight) at the end of the last year. Last weekend Joshua Pacio lost his title in hands of Yosuke Saruta at ONE: Eternal Glory by split decision. Not the beginning of the year that Team Lakay has hoped for. Now it´s Geje Eustaquio's turn to defend his title in front of his home crowd in The Philippines against former Flyweight Champion, Adriano Moraes in a highly anticipated rematch. Geje Eustaquio won the first fight between them by split decision in June 2018 in a thrilling fight. We can´t wait to see the rematch!
We are ready with the predictions for the card and as always the shadowed fighter in the picture is the one that we predict to lose their fight. Here are our predictions:
Main event:
Flyweight title fight:
Geje Eustaquio vs Adriano Moraes
Prediction: Geje Eustaquio wins via decision
Bout 10:
World Grand Prix Quarter-Final:
Honorio Banario vs Lowen Tynanes
Prediction: Lowen Tynanes wins via 2nd round submission
Bout 9
Flyweight fight
Danny Kingad vs Tasumitsu Wada
Prediction: Danny Kingad wins via decision
Bout 7
Middleweight fight
Reinier De Ridder vs Fan Rong
Prediction: Reiner De Ridder wins via 2nd round submission
Prelim 3
Featherweight fight
Sung Jong Lee vs Tang Kai
Prediction: Sung Jong Lee wins via 1st round submission (heel hook)
Prelim 1
Strawweight fight
Egi Rozten vs Himanshu Kaushik
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It has been a bad week for teen suicide in the news:
Tom Gannam: AP
Tina Meier, 37, holds two pictures of her daughter Megan who committed suicide after receiving cruel messages on MySpace.
The trial began in the case of the Missouri mom who prosecutors accuse of tormenting her daughter's 13-year-old friend with a fake Myspace account until the girl hanged herself.
A Florida teen killed himself in front of a web cam as online onlookers encouraged him to die.
Closer to home, a 16-year-old boy and his father were buried after investigators say the boy shot his dad and then himself over a botched Burger King order.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people ages 10 to 24. And as horrible as that statistic is, the number of teens who attempt suicide, but fail is much, much, higher. Every year about 150,000 young people go to the emergency room for self-inflicted wounds.
As fondly as maybe some adults would like to remember high school, it is not a carefree existence for many teens.
In fact, the rate of depression in children rises dramatically around the ages of 12 and 13, especially among girls, according to Jeremy W. Pettit, associate professor of Psychology at the University of Houston.
Why does depression hit so hard in the teen years?
There are a lot of theories about that. Psychologically kids at this age are beginning to think differently about their lives. They begin to interpret the events in their lives in an attempt to make sense out of them. Socially, the demands placed on adolescents begin to change. Friendships turn more intimate and complex than in elementary school and they begin to form romantic relationships. Then of course there's puberty and all the biological changes that can affect a teen's mood, Pettit said.
And why is depression so much more prevalent among girls? It could be because girls and boys tend to deal with stressful events such as a break-up or failing a test differently. Boys tend to distract themselves from their problems with activities such as sports or going out with friends. Girls are more likely to do what's called "rumination." They spend time thinking about what happened, they try to figure out why it happened and what the implications might be for their life. This is not necessarily a good thing, Pettit said.
"Distraction and ignorance is bliss," Pettit said.
According to The Methodist Hospital System, warning signs that your teen may be depressed and contemplating suicide include:
• changes in eating and sleep habits
• loss of interest in usual activities
• withdrawal from friends and family members
• acting out behaviors and running away
• alcohol and drug use
• neglect of personal appearance
• unnecessary risk-taking
• preoccupation with death and dying
• increased physical complaints frequently associated with emotional distress such as stomach aches, headaches, and fatigue
• loss of interest in school or schoolwork
• feelings of boredom
• difficulty concentrating
• feelings of wanting to die
• lack of response to praise
• indicates plans or efforts toward plans to commit suicide, including the following:
o verbalizes "I want to kill myself," or "I'm going to commit suicide."
o gives verbal hints such as "I won't be a problem much longer," or "If anything happens to me, I want you to know …."
o gives away favorite possessions; throws away important belongings
o becomes suddenly cheerful after a period of depression
o may express bizarre thoughts
o writes one or more suicide notes
What can a parent do if they recognize these warning signs in their children? Talk to them. Yes, it's that simple and also that difficult.
Many teenagers are more likely to turn to their friends for help than their parents, but let them know you're always available. Stay active in their lives as much as possible, know who their friends are and what they're activities are, Pettit said.
If your child does open up to you, respond in a non-judgmental way. Tell them you're glad they told you about their problems and that you will get them help. Don't tell them to "just get over it. Life is hard," Pettit said.
And whatever you do, please, don't tell them high school is the best years of their life. Teens need a message of hope: life does get better if they can just learn how to survive it.
This is the third of a six-part series inspired by Spring Awakening, the Broadway coming-of-age musical. Each week, we'll confront the perils of parenting teenagers — teen sexuality, changing bodies, depression and more. Then, we'll give away tickets to the controversial show for its January run in Houston.</em


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Summerlea's annual Baden Powell Service took place 13
March 2011, followed by the annual Pancake Lunch.
Our thanks to Bryan Maklan and all those who helped to set up, cook, serve, clean up and put away.
Following are a few photos of the event. You can pick a small photo to see a larger version, then pick Back on your browser to return to this page.
of the Scout / Guide procession, but that's all.
Peter Maklan, Greg Legault, Zig Krujelskis and Richard Legault hard at work.
with Tom Pavlasek and Rev. Scott Patton.
Tom announced that this was the 35th annual pancake lunch, started by Rev. Tom Miles,
and a card was available for all to sign to be sent to Tom in tribute to his foresite.
Scott asked the blessing.
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Katy says: First off, the CNE website is already publishing detailed results by voting center. This is a welcome change, and we are finally seeing the result of...
Katy says: First off, the CNE website is already publishing detailed results by voting center. This is a welcome change, and we are finally seeing the result of all the money that was spent on these high-tech machines.
Here are some interesting things I am picking up at 1:40 pm Monday, Venezuela time:
– Chávez appears to be winning in every state. States where Chavez's margin of victory is closest: Zulia (Chávez by less than a percentage point), Táchira (1,5 percentage points), Mérida (3 percentage points). One surprise for Chavez was Nueva Esparta, a place where the opposition still holds a governorship but that went to Chavez by 17 percentage points.
– Large states where Rosales did particularly poorly: Aragua (71-28), Lara (64-35), Bolívar (66-32), Monagas (70-29).
– Rosales trounced Chavez in opposition strongholds Baruta (75-23), Chacao (76-23), Los Salias (69-30) and El Hatillo (79-20).
– Sucre, a big Caracas municipality, went to Chavez by a hair, 51-47.
– Municipio Libertador went to Chavez by roughly the same margin as the rest of the country, according to current results: 61-38. Carabobo state went to Chavez, 60-39.
– Surprisingly, the most chavista state in the union is Portuguesa, where Chávez won by a whopping 74.87%. Close runners-up are more expected: Delta Amacuro, Amazonas and Sucre.
– Venezuela's political parties, according to the percentage of the popular vote they got in this election:
1. MVR (Chavez) – 40.93% of the vote
2. Un Nuevo Tiempo (Oppo) – 13.48%
3. Primero Justicia (Oppo) – 12.24%
4. Podemos (Chavez) – 6.3%
5. PPT (Chavez) – 4.76%
6. PCV (Chavez) – 2.93%
7. COPEI (Oppo) – 2.21%
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New York – Hacking a car is not a new field, but the secret of 'success' steal grounded sophisticated control of the car during the closed meeting. recently, two peratas successfully decode software commonly used among others by car thieves to disable siatem safety and escape easily incarannya car.
Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, the two hackers, said they would publish details of engineering blueprint to attack the security system in the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape. This 100-page findings compiled after several months of research they conducted with a grant from the U.S. government Sserikat.
Two "white hats" – the nickname for hackers who try to uncover software vulnerabilities before criminals can exploit them – also will release software that they built for hacking a car in a hacker convention in Las Vegas this week.
They say they found a way to force Toyota Prius brake suddenly at a speed of 80 miles per hour, determine the direction of the steering wheel, to speed up the machine. They also say that they can disable the brakes of the Ford Escape at very slow speeds, so the car continued to move no matter how hard the driver depresses the pedal.
Both men said they hope the data they publish will encourage other white hat hackers to uncover security flaws more advanced automotive products that can be fixed.
"I believe the 100 eyes of security researchers more powerful than the eyes that are in Ford and Toyota," said Miller, a well-known security expert who was formerly known Twitter reveals burglary of Apple Inc. App Store.
Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman John Hanson said the company is reviewing its security systems car after referring to their findings. He said the automaker to invest in electronic security, although they acknowledge hackers continue to find loopholes.
"It is impossible to do," said Hanson, referring to the newly exposed hacking. "Certainly we take it seriously."
Being a spokesman for Ford Motor Co., Craig Daitch, said the company considers the vehicle electronic security seriously. But he guarantees that the product is now in the hands of consumers is equipped with adequate safeguards.


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The Karoonda region is a low-rainfall region and offers challenges to both agriculture and the environment. This information is gratefully provided by the Murray Mallee Local Action Planning Association.
Groundwater quality is good in the Pinnaroo-Lameroo area but declines to the north and west, posing salinity problems for the Murray River. Good quality groundwater is currently being used for irrigated horticulture as well as stock watering.
Rainfall is relatively low ranging from 250mm per annum in the north and 400mm per annum in the south. Drought can be expected 1 in 5 years in the northern areas. Frosts can occur from July to September. Strong winds from the SW to NW can feature from July on and hot northerlies can occur from Sept through summer. Average daily maximum temperatures range from mid to high teens °Celsius in winter to low thirties °Celsius in summer.
Soils are generally sandy and, when left bare, are highly susceptible to wind erosion. Water repellent ("non- wetting") soils occur in the south.
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Waiting here for Wenceslas and
I thought I'd seen his carriage pass
I must have been mistaken.
The old King from a Christmas time
who cast his story far and eyed the
though not a holy man he saw significance in t
he star that danced above his head.
If he ever lived he's dead by now,
a lone line in a Carol tells of how and
who he was.
It's going to be December soon and still no
council flat nor a room to let except in the
private sector at an absorbitant rent,
it strikes me that the system's bent
in favour of not me.
What Yuletide glee?
what home for me
I'll spend it under canvas
relying on some charity to
feed me
who needs me when they're having
party fun?
Wenceslas didn't come
a king that's unreliable?
that my dears is
It'll be Summer
there will be Sun
and I'll forget
he didn't come
things change.
I meant exorbitant but perhaps absorbitant is a better word if there is such a word
© 2017, John Smallshaw.


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2012 Nissan Maxima Interior
2012 Nissan Maxima interior presents the exclusive and luxurious thing on the features, options and materials style. Feel the impressive cabin technology inside it to prove as one best among upscale midsize cars. The 2012 Nissan Maxima also completed with some optional, packages, and accessories for excellent upgrades.
2012 Nissan Maxima Interior Dimensions
2012 Nissan Maxima interior dimensions (inches) are 38.5/36.4 for the head room (front/rear), 38.8/36.4 for the head room with Dual Panel Moonroof (front/rear), 43.8/34.6 for the leg room (front/rear), 53.4/53.9 for the hip room (front/rear), and 56.3/55.1 for the shoulder room (front/rear).
Convenience on base 2012 Nissan Maxima 3.5 S interior standard features, such as: multi-functional trip computer, daytime illumination gauges, Bluetooth® hands-free phone system, dual zone Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) with in-cabin microfilter and rear vents, cruise control with illuminated steering wheel-mounted controls, auto-dimming inside mirror, Nissan Intelligent Key® with push button ignition, remote front windows down & trunk release via Nissan Intelligent Key®, driver's key-operated front windows up/down, power door locks with auto-locking feature, power windows with front windows one-touch auto-up/down, tilt/telescoping steering column, variable intermittent speed-sensitive windshield wipers, mood lighting, dual sun visors with extenders & dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors, Two 12-volt DC power outlets, retained accessory power & battery saver, overhead sunglasses storage (N/A with Premium Package), cellular phone compartment, dual-level center console with coin holders, driver & front-passenger seatback pockets, dual front cup holders & dual front bottle holders, rear seat fold-down armrest with dual cup holders, and power sliding moonroof. Digital compass (deleted when equipped with Nissan Navigation System) is a part of Limited Edition Package on 3.5 S.
2012 Nissan Maxima Interior Gauges
Then convenience on 2012 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV interior standard (includes 3.5 S features): HomeLink® Universal Transceiver and digital compass (deleted when equipped with Nissan Navigation System). The convenience features of Technology Package on 3.5 SV are Nissan Hard Drive Navigation System with 7.0″ VGA touch-screen monitor & voice recognition, XM NavTraffic® & XM NavWeatherâ"¢, and Zagat Survey® restaurant reviews. Premium or Monitor Package convenience features are Vehicle Information System with 7.0″ QVGA color monitor, RearView Monitor, and iPod® storage net inside center console. Convenience part of Sport or Premium Package is power-tilt/telescoping steering column. Convenience parts of Premium Package are premium mood lighting, rear-window power sunshade, and dual panel moonroof with power retractable sunshades.
2012 Nissan Maxima Interior Moonroof
Standard seating and appointments of 2012 Nissan Maxima interior on 3.5 S, such as: 8-way power driver's seat with manual lumbar support, 4-way power front-passenger's seat, 60/40 split fold-down rear seatbacks with lock, cloth seat trim, leather-wrapped steering wheel, leather-wrapped shift knob, piano-hairline trim, and aluminum door sill plate inserts. Metallic trim as the part of Limited Edition Package on 3.5 S. While standard seating and appointments on 3.5 SV (includes or replaces 3.5 S features) are 8-way power driver's seat with power lumbar support, driver's seat thigh supports extension, and leather-appointed seats. Part of Sport or Premium Packages for seating & appointments are Memory System – driver's seat; steering wheel & outside mirrors (two memory settings; remote control-activated), driver's seat entry/exit system, rear-seat trunk pass-through (replaces 60/40 split fold-down), premium leather-appointed seats, parallel-seamed premium leather-wrapped steering wheel, and parallel-seamed leather-wrapped shift knob. Part of Cold, Sport, or Premium Packages for seating & appointments are heated front seats (two settings) and heated steering wheel. Part of Premium Packages for seating & appointments are climate-controlled driver's seat (heated and cooled) and Atlantic Cherry wood-tone trim. Part of Sport Packages for seating & appointment is Metallic trim.
2012 Nissan Maxima Interior Photos
Finally, the standard audio features on 2012 Nissan Maxima 3.5 S likes AM/FM/in-dash 6-CD changer audio system, eight speakers, MP3/WMA CD playback capability, Auxiliary audio input jack (N/A with Monitor & Premium Packages), and illuminated steering wheel-mounted audio controls. Standard audio features on 2012 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV (includes or replace 3.5 S features) are Digital Bose® audio system with AM/FM/in-dash 6-CD changer, nine speakers (including three 3.5″ Twiddler® neodymium front speakers, two 6″ x 9″ front door woofers, two 6.5″ wide-range neodymium rear door speakers and two 6″ x 9″ rear neodymium woofers), XM® Satellite Radio, Radio Data System (RDS), and speed-sensitive volume control. Part of Premium or Monitor Packages for audio features on 3.5 SV is USB connection port for iPod® interface and other compatible devices (replaces auxiliary audio input jack). Part of Technology Package for audio features on 3.5 SV are streaming audio via Bluetooth® wireless technology and DVD video playback capability.
You're allowed to add your 2012 Nissan Maxima with some individual options likes trunk sub-floor organizer with first-aid kit & emergency road kit, and carpeted floor & trunk mats. Example of accessories for 2012 Nissan Maxima are rubber trunk protector, hide-away trunk net, carpeted floor mats (4-piece set), all-season floor mats (4-piece set), air bag anti-theft bolts, and seat belt extender.


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The news that Dona is closing Saturday has us in a dismal mood. Who knows how long it will be until chef Michael Psilakis is back behind his stove? In the meantime — or if you can't score a reservation at Dona in the next couple of days — we suggest you sample the following dishes at these five remaining temples of Aegean cookery.
Periyali: New Look, Same Great Taste!
When we heard that Periyali, the much-admired Flatiron Greek restaurant, was closing for a six-week renovation, we wondered if the food would be changing too. After all, the restaurant may have been the final word in high Greek cooking back in the Clinton era, but a wave of superb Greek restaurants including Thalassa, Estiatorio Milos, Molyvos, Onera, and Dona have opened in the intervening years. Would Periyali risk tarnishing their superb menu to adjust? The place reopened this week with new mirrors, a marble bar, and a big mural of Greece, all apparently in hopes of acquiring a younger, hipper crowd. But happily, Periyali is still serving the same very fine, if familiar, moussaka, grilled salmon, grilled lamb chops, and other classics — foods which, as Rob and Robin point out, "can still surprise and beguile with their cultivated polish," even if the restaurant lacks the up-to-the-minute sex appeal of some of the newer places. We honor Jim Botsacos's head-on prawns with hot pepper at Molyvos and Michael Psilakis's sheep's-milk dumplings with spicy lamb sausage and dandelion greens at Onera. But for a simple rabbit stew, we'll first visit Periyali — no matter what the bar is made of.


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Green Heritage Workshop at SMKIJ Convent
Students from SMKIJ Convent Johor Bahru, pictured above, participate in a 2 hour workshop exploring their relationship with the environment.
Using artwork and other material from our Green Heritage initiative, we engaged these young people on the role of flora and fauna in our environment from the different viewpoints of art, science and culture with a focus on local flora. We also describe the relevance of the natural world to industry and career choices like agriculture, biochemistry and the food/restaurant business. After the talk, students review materials like books, fabrics and plant cuttings and then work on articulating an idea of their own choice by drawing, painting or writing. We then had a feedback session on selected work to appreciate the strength of the idea, how well it was articulated and its creative merit.
This Green Heritage workshop is part of our Green Education initiative.
The city of Johor Bahru, in terms of sustainability is currently a work in progress with both major setbacks due to urbanization as well as promises of better things to come. We will continue to track the increasing provision of better energy, building infrastructure, green spaces and transport resources. Here's a checklist of considerations that make a city or town green or in our case - a list of aspirations.
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PU issues plan for phase-wise opening of university
LAHORE: (Thursday, September 10, 2020): The Punjab University administration has issued a comprehensive plan to open the university in three phases in the light of government SOPs regarding COVID 19 pandemic, Higher Education Commission guidelines and deliberations in academic council. In a press statement, PU spokesman Khuram Shahzad said that the university would continue both online and face-to-face mode of teachings. However, he said, the students who would prefer online classes would be granted 50 percent concession in the fee. He said that the first phase would be from Sept 15 to Oct 25. He said that faculty members and research staff of the university will attend their offices from 15th. He said that Ph.D and M Phil students would do their research/laboratory work from September 15 subject to the approval of the supervisor, head of department and the dean concerned. He said that online classes of all semesters of BS and M.A/M.Sc. will continue until 30th October, 2020. He said that the exams of 1st annual M.A/M.Sc., Part-II and LLB (all parts of 3-year & 5-year programs) will begin from Sept 26 in the traditional manner .He said that the exams of pharmacy and geology (all professionals) will begin from Oct 1, 2020 in the traditional manner. He said that in the first phase, there would be initiation and completion of admission process of B.S. and M.A/M.Sc level programs, start of MS, M.Phil. & Ph.D admissions from October 1 and opening of hostels for PhD and M Phil students only from Sept 23. The spokesman said that the second phase would be from November 02 to December 15, 2020. He said that in the second phase, the face-to-face classes of students for 3rd & 7th Semesters of BA (Hons.)/BS (Hons.) and the students of M.A/M.Sc., 3rd semester would begin from Nov 2. He said that online and face to face classes will be offered simultaneously. He said that all those students of the second phase who would wish to continue their classes online would be granted a 50% fee waiver. He said that the practical/lab work of these students would be deferred and they would be allowed to perform experiments and attend the compensatory classes when the university would be properly opened. He said that the hostels for the students of second phase, who would attend face-to-face classes, would be opened from Nov 02 to December 15, 2020. He said that it would not be mandatory for the students to attend face to face classes on campus. He said that the students of phase II shall have to vacate the hostel on 15th of December so that next phase students could be accommodated according to the SOPs of the government for Covid-19. The spokesman said further that the third phase of opening the university would be from December 16 onwards. He said that in the third phase, the face-to-face classes of newly admitted students in all BS and masters' level programs and the students of 5th semester would begin. He said that the hostels for the students of third phase would be opened from December 16, 2020. He said that all those students of third phase, who would wish to continue their classes online, would be granted a 50% fee waiver. He said that it would not be mandatory for the students to attend face-to-face classes on campus and the students preferring online classes would be offered compensatory classes before the end of their semester exam. He said that hostel facility will be provided only to those students of Phase-I/II/III who have cleared their pending/current dues of the hostel as well as of the department. He said that the students were advised to submit their fee in the designated banks nearby. The spokesman said that the students attending face to face classes would take compensatory classes and would perform practical/lab work, if it was felt necessary by the individual student/department. He said that none of the hostel residents would be allowed to accommodate any guest i.e., evening class students or outsiders in their rooms. He said that no student of evening classes would be allowed to stay in the university hostels and in case of violation, their admissions will be cancelled. He said that the students who will join face-to-face classes on campus will have to pay all outstanding/current dues of the department as well as of the hostel. He said that cafés / canteens would only be opened for take away. He said that all the students residing in the hostels would render certificates duly signed by their parents that they will abide by all the SOPs for Covid-19 prescribed by the university. He said that the University Health Centre would depute an exclusive representative to deal with any suspected case of Covid-19 in the university and refer them to the hospital, if required. He said that the Chief Medical Officer, in coordination with the Director of Students Affairs and Chairman Hall Council, would establish quarantine enclosures in the area of Students Teachers Centre (STC), guest rooms and halls to deal with the suspected cases of Covid-19. He said that all fruit shops in the vicinity of hostels will remain closed. He said that no gathering of any kind will be allowed by anyone in the premises of the university.
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Problems / How to
|Making MP4 movie files.
|Download mpegable from www.mpegable.com
(trial 30 days)
Start with making this adjustments.Total bidrate 200kb Audio bidrate 16kb Target framerate 15 Downsampeling (depends on the size of the movie) AUDIO Channels Mono Presision : same as input Sample rate : 22050 ENCODING Keyframe period: 75 B-frame : 0 Image Qaulity : smooth motion Compression Qaulity : Fast encoding
Then save these settings. ( then u dont need to change them everytime)
Choose input file, choose output file, look so that the movie size out isent bigger than 192 * 144 (i think)
Then choose record
|Making background and screensaver images.
|One program that i think is good is Snagit from www.techsmith.com
(trial) because of all features.
U only show the pics u want to use in any viewer and then use the grab button in snagit. (many options)
Sizes are Background 208 * 144 and Screensaver 208 * 320
|Synchronize SonyEricsson P800 with GroupWise 5.2 and above.
(Several P800 or other SyncML devices)
SyncWiseEnterprise software will synchronize the SonyEricsson P800 with
GroupWise 5.2 and above. You will require SyncWiseEnterprise installed on
a 32 bit Windows environment along with a web server, you can then
configure the SyncML client on your SonyEricsson P800 to synchronize using
You may download SyncWiseEnterprise from Toffa´s web site at: http://www.toffa.com/product/download.php?prod_id=476552865710461
SyncWiseEnterprise documentation can be found at: http://syncml.toffa.com/TSyncMLDocs/SyncWiseEnterprise.html
|Midi files sounds wrong !
|The instruments loaded in the phone are not enough for some
midi files, download the file called "Enhanced midi playback.zip"
to get better playback.
The credits goes to Renegade´s site found at http://renegade.w3xs.com
|Accessing secret menu
|Jog dial up , * , jog dial down , jog dial down , * , jog
dial down , *
There there are some options like format disk and so on.
|Disk full problem (wont boot)
|Remove sim card , turn on phone at the enter pin access the secret menu to make a master reset. (data will be lost)
|Adding more sms emotions pictures
|Create a folder called EMS in c\documents\media files\image folder and place them there
|Synchronize SonyEricsson P800 with GropWise (one P800)
|You can try to
1. Install GropWise client.
2. Install the outlook plugin for groupwise if you have groupwise 5.5 (in groupwise 6.x the plugin is integrated in the groupwise client).
3. Start outlook and check if you can correctly access your groupwise informations.
4. install the native synchronisation software for your device telling it you use outlook.
5. Start the sync process and pray.
(This tip comes from Michael)


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Valerie, Joshua, and Faralee met in a Utah Valley University advanced editing class. All three discovered an addiction to editing as part of that experience, and it was this shared adoration (along with a love for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) which brought the three together in this SF Magazine & Community. They each contribute their own unique personality, experience, and skills, making a diverse and expert editing team.
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I have proprietary trace points throughout my code that are captured to a file. I'd like to build a Wireshark dissector to decode these traces. I worry that these traces are not wire packets. They contain an id, timestamp, size and then some additional bytes in a binary stream format. I currently have created a crude decoder for these traces but I'd rather use Wireshark and some of its features. Does this seem like a good idea or is Wireshark better suited for wire packets?
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Any 'framed' transport can be processed in a dissector. That's how 'wire' protocols work, but also 'streaming media', like MPEG and even JPEG files work. Wireshark contains dissectors for all these.
What you can do is write out PCAP format files (see Wiki pcap page) with one of the USER Data Link Types and create a dissector for that DLT.
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If a device has Context Parameters you can access it from within the device edit screen.
HTTP(S) Load Test
If an HTTP(S) device has Context Parameters you can find the list at the device edit screen on the Task tab. To open the Context Parameters manager, on the Tasks Configuration sidebar, click the bar action menu , and then select Manage Context Parameters.
Web Application Load Test
For the Web Application Test, you can view a list of Context Parameters in EveryStep Web Recorder. Open the script for editing from within the device edit screen (the Edit Script button) and on the script editing pan, go to the Context Parameters tab.


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If you frequently stay at IHG brand hotels – such as Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza or Staybridge Suites – signing up for one of the IHG Rewards Club credit cards can be a great way to earn rewards points quickly.
Chase currently offers two different cards for users looking to rack up IHG points – the IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card and the IHG Rewards Club Traveler Credit Card. Whether you prefer a card without an annual fee or are willing to pay a bit more for extra perks, you can earn great rewards toward IHG hotel stays.
The IHG Premier card is currently offering a whopping 140,000-point sign-up bonus for cardholders who spend $3,000 in the first three months and the IHG Traveler a 100,000-point bonus for cardholders who spend $2,000 in the first three months. While IHG points are worth less than the average rewards point, both of these bonuses are at an all-time high.
Which IHG Rewards card is worth more in the first year?
In addition to a generous sign-up bonus, the IHG Premier comes with extra benefits that boost its value. For example, you get a reward night at one of IHG's eligible hotels every year on your account anniversary. You also get up to $100 as a statement credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck. While the IHG Traveler card boasts a $0 annual fee, it doesn't include these extra benefits.
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|Rewards rate
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|140,000 points if you spend $3,000 in first 3 months
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|Estimated earnings in first year ($1,325 monthly spend)
While it is more than we estimate the average cardholder will spend in a year, you are also eligible for a 10,000-point bonus every year you spend $20,000 on purchases (and make one additional purchase) with the IHG Premier.
Recent changes to IHG Rewards Club cards
Both of these cards launched in 2018, offering generous sign-up bonuses from the beginning. The IHG Premier card has offered generous limited-time bonuses a few times in its history, and the current 140,000-point bonus matches the card's highest-ever bonus from January of 2020.
IHG Rewards Club Premier card Recent Changes
|Sept. 30, 2020
|140,000 points if you spend $3,000 in first 3 months
|July 1, 2020
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|Jan. 23, 2020
|140,000 points if you spend $3,000 in first 3 months
|Oct. 10, 2019
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|Aug. 8, 2019
|125,000 points if you spend $3,000 in first 3 months
|May 2, 2019
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|Feb. 28, 2019
|Oct. 4, 2018
80,000 points if you spend $2,000 in first 3 months
|Aug. 3, 2018
100,000 points if you spend $3,000 in first 3 months
|80,000 points if you spend $2,000 in first 3 months
While the IHG Traveler card bonus has remained the same through most of its history, the current 100,000-point bonus is by far the card's highest-ever, 25,000 points higher than its previous offering.
IHG Rewards Club Traveler card Recent Changes
100,000 points if you spend $2,000 in first 3 months
|July 1, 2020
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|Jan. 23, 2020
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The IHG Rewards Club cards are offered by Chase, and therefore fall under the bank's 5/24 rule for card applications. If you have opened five or more credit cards with any issuer in the last 24 months, you probably won't qualify for one of these offers. The sign-up bonuses are also limited to new cardholders. Current IHG Rewards Club cardholders or users who have earned a sign-up bonus on an IHG Rewards Club card in the last 24 months are not eligible for the offer.
Both the IHG Rewards Club Premier card and Traveler card are recommended for users with good to excellent credit (above 670), so make sure you meet the requirements before you apply.
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Like with many hotel rewards programs, IHG points are inflated. Even on the most valuable redemption option, your points are only worth about 0.55 cents per point. Though you have several redemption options for your IHG points, rewards nights get the most out of your sign-up bonus.
|Redemption option
|Point value (cents)
|Value of 100,000-point sign-up bonus
|Value of 140,000-point sign-up bonus
|Reward nights
|Gift cards
|Merchandise/digital downloads
|Flights (through IHG travel portal)
|Non-IHG Hotels (through IHG travel portal)
IHG Rewards Club cardholders also have the option to transfer to one of 39 travel partners. However, most partners have a horrible transfer rate of 5 IHG points to 1 partner point.
In a few cases, transferring points can still be valuable. Since IHG points are so inflated – and many airline miles are worth more than 1 cent per point – you might be able to stretch your points a bit further than many IHG redemption options. Rewards nights will always get you the best value, but transferring to some travel partners ekes more out of your sign-up bonus than booking travel through IHG's portal or using points to buy merchandise.
Here is a selection of more valuable transfer options for IHG Rewards points. You can view a full list of IHG transfer partners and transfer rates on their website.
|Transfer partner
|Transfer rate
|Miles valuation (cents)
|Value of 100,000-point bonus
|Value of 140,000-point bonus
|Air Canada
|Alaska Airlines
|American Airlines
|British Airways
|Delta Airlines
|Singapore Airlines
|United Airlines
Should you apply for an IHG Rewards Club card now?
Both IHG rewards cards are currently featuring their highest-ever sign-up bonuses. If you want to earn more points toward your next IHG hotel stay and have been debating getting an IHG rewards card, now is a great time to apply.
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Last Thursday James Brokenshire, Jo Johnson and myself met with the Environment Secretary, The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, to discuss the ongoing problems at the Waste 4 Fuel site on Cornwall Drive. The meeting was organised on the back of our joint letter to the Prime Minister at the beginning of July, in which we highlighted our very serious concerns of the way the Environment Agency (EA) have policed this particular site.
During the meeting with the Secretary of State, we were keen to stress that this protracted situation could have likely been resolved much quicker if the EA had taken swift, decisive action at an earlier stage. As I have said before, the whole episode must call into question the EA's ability to police such sites, as well as their perceived reluctance in using their powers at an appropriate time.
In the meeting we called for a zero-tolerance approach to be taken with similar companies in the future, and proposed that tougher financial obligations should be imposed on firms wishing to apply for a license to operate a waste transfer site. As it stands, legislation is, I feel, very much focussed on landfill rather than transfer sites, and under our suggestion, operators would be forced to pay for the clearance of the site should they fail to comply with the terms of their license.
The Secretary of State agreed to raise our concerns with Paul Leinster, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, when she meets with him shortly, asking that all possible options be considered in resolving the situation as soon as possible. Ms Truss also said she would examine what further changes to the law may be needed.
Commenting in a joint statement, myself, James and Jo said:
"We welcome the positive response from the Secretary of State to the continuing concerns of local residents. It is simply unacceptable for the local community to be left with what amounts to a legalised fly tip on their doorsteps when an operator like Waste4Fuel does a midnight flit. We welcome the commitment to press the Environment Agency to consider all options to address the current problem and consider changes to waste regulations."
"It cannot be right that firms can cash in on waste dumped on their sites and then seemingly walk away scot free from the problems they have created. Obligating those seeking a licence to take out security bonds would help reduce this risk and ensure that those operating these sites foot the bill when things go wrong."
"There are serious questions which still need to be answered by the Environment Agency as to why they allowed things to go on this long and get this bad. We will continue to press for the site to be cleared as quickly as possible and those responsible for this serious problem to be held to account."


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Flash is Dead. Long Live Flash.
Sometimes, a deck comes along that you just fall in love with. The cards are great, the strategy is great, everything lines up with exactly the kind of Magic you like to play. This was true for the last year or so with me and Bant Company. Even when it wasn't considered the best deck, either being outshone by 4 color Rally, or G/W Tokens, the deck was just a blast to play. I had a lot of medium success with the deck and its various iterations; top-eighting numerous PPTQs and IQs, making finals appearances in a couple of PPTQs, but never really sealing the deal.
Alas times have changed…and Reflector Mage and Spell Queller are as good as ever! Unless you've been living under a rock for the past two-three weeks, you know that U/W Flash was the best performing Standard deck at the Pro Tour. So much so that the following weekend showed that in GP Kuala Lumpur, as an astounding six of the eight decks in the top eight were the U/W deck. We did see though that the deck could be beat, as only one copy made it into the G/B Delirium infused top eight of GP Providence that same weekend.
Now we move into this past weekend, with Grand Prix in Warsaw, Poland, and Santiago, Chile. The White Blue Flash deck was certainly the deck to beat, and had an Affinity sized target on its back. This showed as well, as across the two Grand Prix, there was only one copy of the White Blue Flash deck in either top eight.
BUT YOU CAN'T KEEP 'EM DOWN! #DeanScream. Both of the W/U Flash lists would become the eventual tournament winners, slogging through myriads of G/B Delirium lists in the top eight. In fact, across both top eights, G/B Delirium, a deck seemingly known to prey on W/U Flash, made up a total of ten slots.
Before the top eights played out though, I had a deep conversation with my Magical confidant. Readers of my column know him as Joe. Now, if I'm a controlly "Tempo-esque" player, because that's typically the type of Magic I like to play, Joe is certainly a Gruul Dragonmage. You give Joe a few 5 cmc Dragons, perhaps they even have additional abilities like Protection from White or even something from eons past like Monstrosity, and Joe will win you an IQ.
You see, Joe likes certain types of decks, like a lot of Magic players do. But he also is able to concede when a certain strategy is not fit for a metagame, even if it takes him a minute to come around. Week 2, Joe was on G/R Energy, and I talked him down off that ledge (even though I admit that the deck is probably better than I give it credit for). So Joe moved to vehicles (which also had a top eight this past weekend). But with the advent of U/W, he moved over to that deck, and is now riding what the people in my playgroups call the Tim Bachmann rollercoaster. This is the ride that you get a free ticket for when you buy season passes to formats like Modern.
Sometimes the deck or style that you enjoy playing isn't as competitive as you'd like it to be, but you still have to play the format because you both love Magic and want to win some event. So what do you do? You talk like a mad man, a scatter brain, with no direction, and you're really high on a certain deck you have close to no attachment to, until you're handed your first match loss to some tier three deck that you could not have in a million years expected to play against, and all of a sudden the deck you had been crushing on for weeks is the worst deck and you want to snap sell it, and move onto some other mediocre deck. The architect of this roller coaster, is of course its namesake, me.
I explained to Joe that if he like the U/W deck, just stick with it. It had just a huge target on its head with all the delirium running around, and this is the sign of a healthy metagame. Healthy metagames like this churn, and I explained that next weekend everyone would be playing Aetherworks Marvel decks to beat the G/B Delirium decks, and then we're back to U/W, and so it goes.
But then I just woke up this morning and got super giddy because I saw that U/W won both of the Grand Prix. It's been a while since I've been this excited about a deck. I really don't know how to express the feeling, but when a deck that you love beats hate to win, you just want to express your love and shout it from the rooftops. I explained this to Joe, who is an Affinity aficionado in Modern, and he has been for as long as I knew Modern was a format, and he understood what I was saying instantly.
I'm still not sure which deck Joe will land on, but I know for sure, that I'll be playing Gideon, Avacyn, Reflector Mages, and Spell Quellers until the next rotation most likely.
So the eventual winner of GP Warsaw was Gabrielius Kaklauskus with this list:
UW Flash
So there are a few innovations that the W/U community has been moving toward, and Gabrielius' list is a good amalgamation of those changes. First, from the Pro Tour lists, you'll notice that the Rattlechains have been replaced with Thalia, Heretic Cathar. Since blue based control decks are on the decline lately, Rattlechains loses stock, as it's poor at defense, and can't really attack through an Ishkanah, Grafwidow or Smuggler's Copter. Thalia, on the other hand, is great against most creatures in the current format. She's strong against threats with Flash since those flash creatures can no longer block, and she's strong against Ishkanah, because both the Grafwidow and her tokens come into play tapped, allowing the U/W deck to attack past the spiders for an additional turn.
Next is the move to Spell Shrivel from the other counterspells. In the past we've seen maybe more Negates, Ceremonious Rejection, even Void Shatter. The U/W decks have narrowed down that Void Shatter would be ideal, but you're playing a mostly white deck, so hitting the double blue on Void Shatter is difficult. Therefore, Spell Shrivel is the counterspell of choice to stop a turn 5 Delirium Ishkanah. Exiling is a big deal, so we can't just run Scatter to the Winds either, even though that'd be difficult in the same way Void Shatter is to pull off.
Personally, I'm not a huge fan of Immolating Glare, since there are so many Indestructible effects in Standard, as well as Immolating Glare requiring Smuggler's Copter to attack and get a trigger before being able to kill it, but I do like it slightly over Declaration in Stone for the general metagamer, as Declaration in Stone is actually dead against Vehicles.
Anyway, these are all good changes that I will be looking to play this weekend as I start my final PPTQ run of the year. I've been playing more Magic Online, so I believe I have a better chance at winning an event in this final season of the year than I previously did. Hopefully we can get there.
Until next time!
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Vasilika and jockey Flavien Prat win the Grade I, $300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes, Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA.© BENOIT PHOTO
Del Mar ends its 16-day 2018 Fall racing season Sunday featuring older fillies and mares in the Grade I $300,000 Matriarch Stakes at one mile over the infield Jimmy Durante Turf Course.
Post time for the first of nine races on closing day is 12:30 p.m.
Heading an outstanding line-up of 14 distaff runners is Vasilika, the rags-to-riches filly who will be seeking her ninth consecutive victory as the 7-2 morning line favorite. The daughter of Skipshot was claimed for $40,000 last February at Santa Anita, including among her triumphs the Grade II John C. Mabee last summer at Del Mar and, more recently, the Grade I Rodeo Drive and Grade II Goldikova. Regular rider Flavien Prat has the call from trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.
However, Vasilika faces a daunting task in the Matriarch. Her rivals include a strong contingent from the East coast – Valadorna (Mike Smith), Quidura (Jose Ortiz), Daddy Is a Legend (Manny Franco), Mission Impassible (Florent Geroux), Dona Bruja (Declan Cannon), Uni (Joel Rosario) and Rymska (Irad Ortiz, Jr.).
Chad Brown, the nation's leading trainer thus far in 2018, will send out Quidura, Uni and Rymska as he attempts to repeat his Matriarch success of a year ago with Off Limits.
Representing the "home team" will be Excellent Sunset (Rafael Bejarano), Fahan Mura (Edwin Maldonado), Mopotism (Geovanni Franco), Ms Bad Behavior (Tyler Baze), Insta Erma (Drayden Van Dyke) and Luminoso (Evin Roman).
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I have always disliked school. For me, not too many memories stem from class time; just a self-pitying 'I hate this' type of feeling. I don't think it was really the learning involved that fuelled my angst, but just the rote mentality of it all, coupled with the fact that I was shy. It's difficult for a shy child to shine outwardly as an individual in such a setting …we tend to disappear instead.
It was the long bus ride to and from school that seemed to generate all my memories of those days. Sixteen kilometres of stop and go …stop and go. Why anyone would subject 50 or so kids to that type of torture, I could never understand. We were guaranteed one or two bouts of motion sickness amongst us by the end of each run. Just thinking of that drone coming from under the floor of the bus as it pulled away, and the squealing of those brakes as we came to a stop, rocking everyone back and forth … back and forth in their seats in unison … makes me queasy just thinking about it.
By the 8th grade, things were a bit better for me, for my shyness was wearing thin and my inner sun would shine fleetingly through once in awhile. As my friends were never on the same bus, I would often choose a window seat where I could sit comfortably with my aloneness and observe the world as it went by. Although the skies of my mind were often grey on the trip to school, on the way home they were always full of sunshine.
On one September afternoon as the bus full of pandemonium pulled away from the front of the school, I was once again lost in deep sunny thoughts at my window. I was oblivious of anyone around me, until an unusual request cracked through my shell of contemplation.
"Hey…stop the bus." It wasn't an overly concerned voice; just a statement made by someone behind me.
Then once again, someone else called out,
"Stop the bus!" but his voice was lost to the competing noise before it reached the driver's ears.
I looked to the back seat to see a boy waving with his hands in an attempt to get the attention of the driver, but there was just too many children making too much noise. I looked around at the other faces only to find everyone engrossed in very animated conversation, each louder than the next.
"Aw…come on…stop… will you?" another voice seemed to beg. Again I looked back to see the other boy next to the first, looking intently out of the back window of the bus and then quickly change to the window to the left of him. The boy seemed sad.
Unexpectedly the girl sitting next to me, brought my attention back to my own seat with a sharp jab of her elbow,
"Hey… isn't that your kid brother?"
Her pointing finger passed by the front of my face to direct my gaze out of the window, and there he was; little brother, running as I have never seen him run before. He came swinging out from behind the bus, his little legs blurred in flight. There he was running along side of the bus directly in view of my window. He was looking ahead to the driver's side view mirror, trying to get her attention by waving his colourful Superman lunch box. Unfortunately the driver's eyes were on the road ahead as the bus started to gain ground after pulling away from the curb.
"Hey…stop the bus!' The girl next to me called loudly to the bus driver, but again her call was drowned by the loud din of those 50 children.
The seconds seemed to drag on as my mind filled with panic; 16 km to a seven year old may as well have been 100. I watched my little, red faced brother run with all his might; his lunchbox held outstretched in front of him as though he was trying to absorb the power of flight from Superman himself. Then, in a matter of those same seconds, our eyes connected through the glass and his terror hit me as hard as a lightning bolt.
"STOP…. THE … BUS!" my voice silenced all 50 children.
I stood up with legs firmly planted on the floor, arms high, hands flat against the ceiling of the bus, preparing for that inevitable and sudden jerk when the bus driver would slam on the brakes.
"STOP…THE … BUS!" my shout echoed in the now quiet air.
Almost instantaneously, everyone involuntarily leaned sharply forward and then snapped back into their seats as the driver stopped her bus hard. All mouths were silent; all eyes were on me.
As little brother stepped high to get on the bus, I sat down slowly. Even though he dared not look to the back of the bus, it was obvious he had no more wind left in him. He quickly slipped out of sight somewhere behind the driver's seat. The driver tilted her head back towards him without looking at him and mumbled "Sorry Kiddo". She reserved her eyes for me as they glanced back through her mirror … they glowed with her smile. Without any further hesitation, she closed the door and continued on the long trek that would take her charges home. Pandemonium ruled, once again.
"WOW," the girl next to me said with a laugh, "you scared the crap out of me!"
Up front, I saw the little head peer up over the back of his seat. His little hand still clutching his lunchbox, came up beside his face with an awkward 3 fingered wave…just enough to let me know that he was okay. We both seemed to absorb a little bit of those superpowers that afternoon. My mind's sun shone bright all the way home because of it.


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In the other night's debate, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump remain stolid concerning the question of whether or not he would accept a Hillary Clinton victory if she won the presidency. This spells trouble, since the possibility of a major presidential candidate refusing to concede victory to the other candidate, can have staggering implication for a democratic nation.
How Democracy Dies
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016, President Obama held a press event decrying Trump's insistence that this year's election is rigged and fraudulent. He specifically declared "One way of weakening America and making it less great is if you start betraying those basic traditions that have held it together for well over two centuries." He based his position on there being no "evidence" of rigging or fraudulent activities this election cycle. He went on to say "I have never seen in my lifetime or in modern political history any presidential candidate trying to discredit the election process before votes have even taken place." Really? He has never in his life seen a candidate discredit the election process? Has he been looking at the Wikileaks leaks and other leaks that have come out this year?
It is the very revelations exposed by these leaks that give Donald Trump's claim of a "rigged" election, legitimacy. We are talking about an election where we have witnessed the Democratic National Committee collude with Hillary's camp to steal the nomination from Bernie Sanders, where the Clinton Foundation was exposed for pay-for-play schemes, where emails were discovered proving media manipulation, alliances with journalists, election law manipulation, and a host of other corrupt actions. A recent video release shows Clinton supporters boasting and detailing how they plan to rig the election.
If anyone is guilty of discrediting the American democratic system it is Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and the DNC. They have managed to discredit the FBI, Department of Justice, the Attorney General, and make a complete mockery of the concept of the "rule of law." Furthermore, the leaks have managed to prove without a shadow of doubt that the mainstream news media is corrupt. At a time when the greatest revelations of corrupt government and abuse of power in American history is being broken by bloggers, hackers and other activists, the mainstream media is more obsessed about what Trump said 11 years ago!
Donald Trump is Right
Regardless of who you support this November, you must acknowledge what the facts clearly display.
There is no question that Hillary Clinton and the DNC have conspired to defraud the American people during this election. Donald Trump is right for refusing to concede. The DNC could have obtained a easy victory by letting Bernie Sanders have the nomination. Instead, they have conspired to prop up a candidate that is universally-despised and spent the duration of the election plugging leaks that exposes the corruption of Clinton and her camp. Thus, for the DNC, it is worth having the federal government lose legitimacy. It is worth the FBI and DOJ being made to look like a joke, courting war with Russia, and disenfranchising the majority of Americans?
If the leaders of this country do not obey the laws, why the hell should anyone else?
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Joni Mitchell 'Not in a coma ... a full recovery is expected'
LOS ANGELES — Joni Mitchell is still in the hospital but "a full recovery is expected," according to a statement on her official website Tuesday, hours after a report surfaced that she had fallen into a coma.
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Contrary to rumors circulating on the Internet today, Joni is not in a coma. Joni is still in the hospital - but she comprehends, she's alert, and she has her full senses. A full recovery is expected. The document obtained by a certain media outlet simply gives her longtime friend Leslie Morris the authority - in the absence of 24-hour doctor care - to make care decisions for Joni once she leaves the hospital. As we all know, Joni is a strong-willed woman and is nowhere near giving up the fight. Please continue to keep Joni in your thoughts. You may add your well wishes for her at the website WeLoveYouJoni.com
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The decorated folk and jazz singer-songwriter was taken to an intensive care unit in Los Angeles on March 31 after she was found unconscious in her home. Her website at the time said she regained consciousness on the ambulance ride and was "awake and in good spirits."
Citing conservatorship documents filed by Morris, TMZ reported on Tuesday that Mitchell was "unconscious in a hospital, unable to respond to anyone, with no immediate prospects for getting better."
The eight-time Grammy Award winner started as a street musician in Canada before becoming a staple of the 1960s folk scene, moving on to jazz, pop and other forms before retiring from music in the mid-Aughts.
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Chaplaincy is a support for students throughout their University journey. Whether it is around campus, at events throughout the year or within the Chaplaincy office, Chaplaincy offers a friendly, non-judgemental ear to anyone who wants it. Chaplaincy is here for those of all faiths and none.
The Chaplain's door is always open for anyone who needs to talk. Conversation can be a tool to help discover and overcome difficult times. Whatever the topic, the Chaplain will always be there for those conversations. Depending on your needs, the Chaplain can help you source and reach out to additional supports if they are needed.
Part of life in university is sharing in the faith community that is our fellow students and staff. The Chaplain can help you integrate into these communities. Chaplaincy is always keen to get to know the vast arrays of groups on campus but above all, it's in our contact and interaction together that we can create a strong community. It is this community that can be a real source of strength and nourishment as you journey through life on campus.
"As I have loved you, so you must love one another". These words of faith inspire us to care and respect one another. Sharing in concern for others in need within society, the environment, themes under social justice including human rights is part of the role of Chaplaincy. Chaplaincy is here to nourish and facilitate this compassion and we encourage you to not only feel concern but take action where possible on campus within various societies and acts of charity.
Life at university brings many questions around life. For many of us it's the first time away from home and our ideas on life, faith and meaning can be awakened properly for the first time. Chaplaincy offers you a safe space to explore these ideas and ask those questions whatever they are. The Chaplain does not have the answers but can journey with you while you come to your own conclusions.


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