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Consumer behaviour is the branch of marketing management where you study the activities related to the purchasing behaviour of individuals, groups of people and the organizations. In this field, you will know about the factors which help the customers to decide between buying something. The marketers study the mental and emotional responses of the customers, and according to them, the marketing campaigns are designed. It is an advantageous concept to decide upon the strategy of promoting a particular product or service of an organization.
The consumer behaviour is not studied as an isolated subject, but there are many concepts of other studies such as anthropology, economics, sociology and psychology are also blended with it. The primary focus of consumer behaviour studies is to understand the emotions and attitude which help or hinder the people translate them into a buying decision. There are many things which affect the behaviour of the customer towards a product which mainly includes the personality of the individuals, their demographics and lifestyle etc. It also includes other variables such as how often the consumer uses a particular product, whether the person is brand loyal or not, and whether he/she is willing to spread the good word of mouth about the company or not. The techniques of consumer behaviour attempt to research the influences which are particularly necessary to take the purchasing decision.
Every organization has to keep the data of its customers so that they can keep track of its current and potential customers. This information is kept in the CRM database of the companies and help them to take right decision when they have to launch certain product or service in the market or make changes in the current product to meet the expectation and demands of the consumers.
The data which is obtained by analyzing the inclination and requirements of the customers helps the marketers to anticipate about the trends of the markets, and they can thus formulate their promotional and marketing strategies according to them. If we speak about its holistic approach then studying the consumer behaviour is beneficial for everyone including the individual and the companies because ultimately everyone is a consumer of one or other product or service.
Studying the consumer orientations is particularly essential for the marketing teams of an organization because they can understand the buying behaviour of people and the societies in which they are operating and gain the in-depth knowledge of the customer needs. This helps the organizations to survive in the fierce competition, and they can easily gain a competitive edge in their industry.
The study of consumer behaviour has a major significance in the day to day lives of our society, and therefore it has emerged as an essential branch of marketing. Every organization needs to know whether the consumers are interested in the product they are producing or not. BY studying the consumer behaviour, the marketers get the answer to many questions such as is the product meeting the expectations of the buyers or not and if there is any gap in that, they can work on improving the features of the products or service so that they can serve the purpose of buying it. There are so many factors which directly or indirectly influence the decision of purchasing something and therefore there is always a need to study those factors in detail.
When we speak about the customers, then they are those people or organizations who buy the product or service from the companies or retailers. Therefore, the term customer is specific to a particular company or brand name. When a person likes to purchase the products of any particular brand, then he/she is called as the customer. For example, if a person buys clothes or accessories from Tommy Hilfiger or Calvin Klein, then he or she will be regarded as the customer of these brands. Whereas the consumer is the person, who uses that product and involved in all the activities concerning the purchasing such as researching the information, searching the product, using it and disposing it after use and experiencing its use.
The buyers can be broadly categorized into two main categories which are the organizational buyers, and the other group is of the individual buyers. These two have many distinctive characteristics, and if you want to understand them in detail, then you can read the article "differentiating factors of the individual and organizational buyers" You will gain insight about these two categories of the buyer and the purchase motives which help them to make buying decisions.
The customers buy any product or service for a particular purpose, and therefore it is highly essential for the organizations to understand those motive. We can define the motive as a strong feeling or desire to buy something. These can include the impulses and emotions which lead the customers to purchase the products or service. Various factors such as economic. Psychological and economic which directly or indirectly influence the buying behaviour of people. Different motives are categorized broadly under two heads which are the product motives and the patronage motives.
These are those emotions and impulses which make the individuals purchase a particular product. By customer satisfaction, the product motives can be divided into two other categories which are:
A. The Emotional Product Motives
These are those product motives which influence the behaviour by persuading the individuals by addressing his/her emotions related to that product. Here the individual does not pay close attention to the logic of buying that product and does not resin out its importance. The primary motive to buy the product here is to satisfy the ego, pride and a desire to be different and unique.
B. The Rational Product Motives
When a person analyses the value and importance of a product by rationalizing its need but yes logics are initiated by the buying impulses are called as a rational motive for purchasing a particular product. First, the buyer evaluates all the pros and cons and the availability the alternatives etc. for buying a specific product and then make a logical decision whether to buy that or not. The decision-making process here also involves the evaluation of the cost and its benefits after buying.
When a customer feels like considering giving patronage to a particular shop or brand that motive which influences his or her decision will be called as patronage motive. This type of purchase motive can also be categorized in the emotional and rational motive which are discussed as below:
A. The emotional Patronage motives
When a person likes to buy a product or service from a particular shop or showroom without having any substantial logic or reason behind it, then it will be termed as the emotional patronage motive. IT might be the favourite place of shopping for the customer, or he/she may like other aspects of the location or the brand.
B. The rational patronage motives
When the consumer makes a buying decision about the place form he/she wants to purchase the product or service by analyzing and weighing all the alternative logically, then it comes under the category of rational patronage motive of buying behaviour. The selection of the place or showroom for a particular product can be made by the availability of the latest model of the product, offers or discounts going on, and the after-sale services of that brand etc.


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The first day of the year going to the river is always an exciting one. First one must decide Navarro or Big River, and from there the path only diverges further. It's amazing anyone accomplishes a river trip at all these days, I tell you. People tend to feel very passionately about one body of water or the other, and much time can be wasted arguing the merits of one over the other. In general, I am fairly neutral, although my favourite swimming hole is on Big River, at Tautology Rock.
To begin with, one must rally troops, something made especially difficult today because I needed to be back in town by two, which meant an early an truncated expedition for me. But somehow everyone mobilized and we were out there by eleven, which was rather impressive for people who slept in until 10.
Then comes the exploration. First one must check up on all of last year's swimming holes, to see how they are doing. Then holes from previous years must be investigated as well, to see if they have become suitable again. This is always exciting, and nerve wracking, as one finds out what happened to old favourite spots over the winter. Sometimes a formerly perfect swimming hole is utterly destroyed, and sometimes a new and splendid place is found as you reel through the overgrowth. I spotted a nice spot which was alas in the shade this morning but I think merits further investigation, and made note of the location.
After carefully assessing ten holes in the space of a few miles, argument over which one was best ensues. Usually four or five can be dismissed immediately due to overgrown trail, vanished beach, tourist infestation, or some other issue. But the remainder must be carefully debated, their merits turned over carefully, before a commitment can be made.
Because of the unusually early hour, some of my favourite holes were still in shade. We finally settled upon iron bridge without-a-bridge, which was remarkably devoid of people. It was, in fact, sunny, though the water was still cold. It was a bit breezy, but rather nice. We sprawled out on our towels and talked and dabbled in the water a bit, generally content. Tomorrow will include a more impressive foray, an expedition to the Woodlands, but today was a good start. A good reminder that summer is here and more lazy days at the river lie ahead.
Alas, the camera did not come with me because the last time I took a camera to the river I lost a lens and it was very unpleasant, so I generally don't bring one along these days. But it was a lovely day. The water was crystal clear and barely moving at all, the surface sometimes ruffled by small breezes. The bank was steep, but at a good slant for reclining. The trees were green and lush overhead and sometimes a distant car murmured by, but in general it was peace and relaxation. A squad of youthful ducks dropped by for a brief visit, but they were the only other living beings we saw…just the way I like the river.
Though this summer will not be as free as previous ones, I still anticipate some good river days spent amongst old friends, dabbling toes in the water and marveling at the splendid perfection of a sunny day, a body of water, fine food, and good company.

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Originally released in 1957, Roger Corman's Not Of This Earth is about a man named Mr. Johnson (played, in a nicely creepy performance, by Paul Birch).
At first glance, Mr. Johnson may look like your typical dark-suited, 1950s businessman but, on closer examination, there's definitely something off about him. Why does he always wear those dark sunglasses? Why is he so sensitive to loud noise? Why does he move stiffly, as if he's still getting used to his ody? And when he speaks, why is his tone always so formal and correct? Never trust anyone who doesn't use a contraction or two. Why is it that Mr. Johnson seems to spend all of his time in his mansion, only venturing outside so that he can visit the local blood banks?
Could it be that Mr. Johnson is …. not of this earth!?
Well, yes, of coursem he's an alien. I mean, it says so right in the title of the movie! It turns out that Mr. Johnson comes from a planet called Davanna. The inhabitants of Davanna are dying of a mysterious blood disease so he's been sent to Earth so that he can run tests on human blood. Needless to say, Mr. Johnson is under constant pressure from his bosses back home. They expect Johnson to find a cure but there's only one problem. Human blood is sometimes hard to come by.
Oh sure. Johnson can always go to the local doctor (William Roerick) and get a transfusion. But, unfortunately, Johnson is often forced to deal with his need for blood by murdering anyone who happens to be near the house, whether it be a teenager or a vacuum cleaner salesman. Like a vampire, Johnson drains them of their blood before retreating to the safety of his mansion.
Paul Birch gives a wonderfully odd performance in the role of Mr. Johnson, playing him in such a way that suggests that Mr. Johnson is still not quite comfortable with his human disguise. When he starts speaking with his stilted and awkward syntax, he's like a man who has just learned how to speak another language. On the one hand, it's tempting to feel sorry for Mr. Johnson because he's desperately trying to save his people. On the other hand, he does end up killing a lot of people.
Beverly Garland and Morgan Jones play Nadine and Harry, a nurse and a policeman who stumble across the truth of Mr. Johnson's origins. Beverly Garland was one of those confident, no-one-is-going-to-conquer-my-planet actresses who could elevate any film by her presence alone and, as this film shows, if you're trying to stop the aliens from stealing all of Earth's blood, Beverly Garland was someone who you would want on your side.
With the exception of a scene featuring Dick Miller as a slick salesman, director Roger Corman plays the material straight and the end result is a quickly paced and, at times, genuinely creepy little sci-fi/horror hybrid. Corman makes good use of his low-budget and even the film's cheap look ultimately works to its advantage. The stark black-and-white cinematography perfectly captures the harshness of Mr. Johnson's mission. This an effective and enjoyable B-movie.
Finally, since this is a Roger Corman production, be sure to look for all of the usual suspects. As mentioned above, Dick Miller plays a salesman. (Before becoming an actor, Miller actually did work as a door-to-door salesman and he ad libbed the majority of his dialogue.) Jonathan Haze appears as one of Mr. Johnson's servants. And, of course, the film was written by Corman's longtime collaborator, Charles B. Griffith. Three years after making Not Of This Earth, Corman, Haze, Miller, and Griffith would collaborate on the somewhat more light-hearted Little Shop of Horrors.


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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly — Fat That is
There's a three letter word that has made us run for the hill since the 80s. It makes us gain weight and become ill — or at least that's what we were told. I'm talking about F-A-T, of course, the "enemy" with the undeserved bad rep.
The Zero-Fat Craze
In the early 80s, word spread that fat was bad, leading to an endless supply of zero-fat products. From yogurt to muffins, we were blindly led towards a diet packed with added sugar — the true culprit behind rising rates of obesity.
With research in its early stages, fat was misrepresented, causing the population to shift their attention towards carbohydrates. Although researchers recommended complex carbohydrates, such as fruits, whole grains, and vegetables — this message got misrepresented, as heavily processed foods began to surface.
As the years passed, we discovered that eating fat does not make you fat. In fact, your body and mind require fat in order to function at an optimal level. When essential fats are avoided, you can quickly suffer from:
- Dry, dull skin
- Brittle hair and nails
- Increased cravings for fatty (typically unhealthy) foods
- Confusion and poor attention
- Poor mood
What Is "Good" Fat Anyway?
When it comes to "good" fat that promotes positive health, it's all about the type of fat you consume.
Here is a short list to help you increase your intake of health-promoting fats while eliminating fats that sabotage your weight and overall well-being.
- Completely avoid trans fats — This is the WORST fat of them all, often used within a wide range of heavily processed and fried foods. This type of fat increases your risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and potentially even dementia.
- Consume saturated fats in moderation — Occurring naturally in animal and plant-based products, including meat, butter, cheese and coconut oil, when eating these types of foods, make sure you opt for quality over quantity. When consumed in excess, you can increase your risk of metabolic syndrome.
- Happily, eat monounsaturated fat — These types of fats have been shown to promote positive cardiovascular health, reducing your risk of heart disease. Consume more olive oil, nuts, and avocado.
- It doesn't get much better than polyunsaturated fat — Includes essential fats, such as omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Found in foods such as fatty fish, walnuts, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, algae and safflower oil, it's critical that we strive for a 1:1 ratio regarding these fatty acids.
When you begin to eat a balanced whole food diet, you won't need to worry about "fat" content.
Stay tuned to Fitness 4 Less for more nutrition and fitness tips.


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Janet Mason Budgar, sales associate with Weichert Realtors Ridgewood, has been recently honored for the seventh consecutive year by New Jersey Monthly magazine as an outstanding real estate professional. The Five Star Professional Award is given to less than two percent of New Jersey agents and is earned through client feedback based on agent knowledge, outstanding service and overall customer satisfaction. A real estate professional for 21 years, Budgar is highly regarded for her professionalism and marketplace knowledge, which have garnered the respect of clients and colleagues alike. She has been a member of Weichert's Executive Club for a number of years, placing her in the top five percent of Weichert agents, and has won numerous "Top Lister" and "Top Sales" office designations as well as Weichert Regional Awards. A long time member of Real Source Board of Realtors, Budgar has served on various committees and is a member of the Professional Standards Committee. She has also earned the Accredited Buyers Agent designation.
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Basic dog diseases Steps That Will Help You Better Understand Dogs
Sometimes our dogs could get a bit fat. This usually happens do in order to dietary reasons and as a result of insufficient exercise. The extra weight isn't doing much to your dog's physical aspect or it's health. You can help your dog lose that weight utilizing the tips included below.
If you're on any type of medication, even when it's over the counter, you should ensure that it stays away from your dog. Just a few of your pills could literally kill your pet. If the dog does consume some medication, contact your veterinarian immediately.
Avoid impersonating a medical professional when it comes to your dog's health. In an attempt to cut costs, many people try to diagnose their pet's conditions or use human treatments on various elements and that can be very dangerous towards the animal. Should you can't afford full vet care, tell that for the doctor and get their advice anyway or if perhaps they could arrange a payment plan for you personally.
Make sure your dog is physically active. Dogs need game efforts and regular exercise to keep them physically and mentally healthy and happy. Not only will your pet dog make use of exercise, you will as well. This doesn't just entertain and workout your puppy, it helps you form a bond.
Check to make certain your dog's collar is adjusted properly by fitting a pair of your fingers comfortably underneath it and pulling gently. There dysentry in dogs ought to be only enough room to get this done with out more, otherwise he might be able to wiggle from it. Always maintain it on, except during crate transport, because the collar will get snagged and injure.
Dogs, like humans, can develop health issues, as a result of this they should be delivered to see their vet at least once eat year. It will help to diagnosis any health concerns in the beginning, reducing the extremity in the illness and the cost to solve it. Do whatever you can to follow this general guideline strictly.
If you are training your dog, make sure the treat you might be giving him happens to be desirable. Pets have preferences too, of course, if your puppy is not going to such as the treat you happen to be providing, there may be not will be much motivation to perform the proper thing. Consider a few different brands, and remember that soft, chewy treats are generally by far the most well-received.
If you've got probably the most well-behaved and lovable dog around, share his good nature with those less fortunate. You can bring him to visit the elderly in nursing facilities or sick children in hospitals. You will not only be improving the standard of life for those people, yet your dog will like as a super-star wherever he goes!
Take control of your voice to manage your puppy. When he is an excellent boy, speak in a high-pitched voice and shower him with praise. When he misbehaves, make use of a really low crate training puppy and gruff voice to indicate your displeasure. Being consistent with this will help him learn faster, making training him much simpler for you and him.
Know the signs and symptoms of dehydration with your dog, because it is a frequent ailment that may be dangerous. Particularly during hot dry summer time, your puppy may pant excessively and experience a loss in the elasticity of his skin. When you see this, encourage him to drink plenty of water and put in a little Pedialyte to rehydrate him.
In relation to feeding your dog, make sure that you are using a respected brand that contains enough nutrition. This is significant seeing as there are dog foods that contain an undesirable level of filler in the food. You need to make certain that your pet dog is to get the level of nutrients which it needs to ensure that so that it is healthy.
In the event you have a problem with keeping your dog from chewing your possessions or your furniture, use a taste deterrent. Most pet stores sell bitter apple sprays or any other products you can use to maintain your dog from chewing. Select a merchandise that is not going to contain any chemicals when possible.
It's time to take steps relating to your dog's weight. Your puppy is only going to consistently get fatter if you don't do anything regarding it. Should you truly worry about your friend and companion, you'll do what must be done to ensure it stays healthy. Start using these tips and help it shed weight.


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Bad Luck, Hot Rocks - Toward a Geologic Conscience
Author(s): Ryan Thompson
The Petrified Forest National Park in Northeast Arizona protects one of the largest deposits of petrified wood in the world. Despite stern warnings, visitors remove several tons of petrified wood from the park each year, often returning these rocks by mail (sometimes years later), accompanied by a "conscience letter." These letters often include stories of misfortune attributed directly to their theft: car troubles, cats with cancer, deaths of family members, etc. Some writers hope that by returning these stolen rocks, good fortune will return to their lives, while others simply apologize or ask forgiveness. "They are beautiful," reads one letter, "but I can't enjoy them. They weigh like a ton of bricks on my conscience. Sorry ." "Bad Luck, Hot Rocks" documents this ongoing phenomenon, combining a series of original photographs of these otherworldly "bad luck rocks" with facsimiles of intimate, oddly entertaining letters from the park's archives.
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By Mike Tupa
MUSKOGEE — For one half, Bartlesville High School's defense put up a valiant, hard-nosed, effective effort.
But, not only did the Bruin defenders have to contend against the powerful Muskogee High School offensive attack, but against the mistakes and miscues of their own offense and special teams.
"Obviously the result looks bad on paper," said interim Bruin head coach Kyle Ppool. "But, I think there were a lot of positives overall at times. The score was certainly not indicative of that."
Once the floodgates opened for Muskogee — with a touchdown off an interception return by Muskogee's Devin Hillmon and a score off a mistake on a punting play — Bartlesville just couldn't get them closed again.
Muskogee went on to win, 71-6, in the District 6A-II-2 opener.
Despite the Rougher point total, the Bruin defense played very well at stretches, Ppool said.
"We had a nice stop early and were able to flip the field position," he noted.
A 62-yard Bruin touchdown pass play from Taton Hopkins to John Cone — who displayed blazing speed on the little dump slant pass over the middle and sprint to the end zone — saved the Bruins from a rare shutout loss.
Bartlesville's offense moved the ball decently all night — accumulating more than 230 yards — but saw too many drives bankrupted by turnovers (five interceptions, one lost fumble) or penalties.
The rushing of DeAndre Young (18-89) provided a favorable positive for the Bruins — but by the time they got their ground game on track, Muskogee had already surged to the lead.
Two many second-and-longs or third-and-longs plagued the Bruins most the night.
On their first possession, Bartlesville went three-and-out, including a four-yard loss on a run.
Muskogee then got the ball at the Bartlesville 28-yard line — the porch step to the red zone — but the Bruin defense clamped down and didn't allow a point. On a second-down play, Bartlesville defensive back Tom Beard got caught in man-on-man coverage on a fade pass to the end zone, but he managed to knock the ball away.
Muskogee then missed a 49-yard field goal when the ball bounced off the left upright.
Bartlesville's second possession turned out to be a zero-net-gain, punt-away scenario.
But, once again, the Bruin 'D' shut down Muskogee, forcing a turnover on downs at the Bartlesville 36-yard line.
However, disaster soon struck the Bruins.
Hillmon intercepted a pass and took it to the six-yard line to set up a touchdown run by Jimmy Coleman for the game's first points.
A few minutes later, Bartlesville turned the ball back over an interception — but the Bruin defense dug in and didn't allow a first down.
The Bruins then took possession near midfield, but couldn't move the chains and had to punt.
The snap sailed high over punter Andrew Hardin's head. He made a desperate retreat to pick up the bouncing ball and managed to get a kick off — but the ball didn't even reach the line of scrimmage.
Muskogee took possession at the Bruin 27-yard line and scored quickly on a Coleman run. The two-point conversion by Quintevin Cherry put Muskogee up, 15-0 — and the first quarter still had 41 seconds left.
Muskogee added two more touchdowns in the second quarter — one of them on a 93-yard play by receiver Diante Crutchfield — to carry a 29-0 lead into the break.
Late in the half, the Bruins got down to the Rougher 15-yard line, but came up short on a fourth-down pass.
Muskogee received the kickoff to open the second quarter and scored on a four-play possession to go ahead, 35-0.
Bartlesville then turned the ball over inside its 10-yard line, on a sack and fumble. Muskogee needed just two runs to put the ball in the end zone. The extra point made it a 43-0 ballgame.
The Bruins answered with a drive all the way down to the Muskogee 25-yard line — only to have Hillman record an 85-yard pick six. The extra point pushed the score to 50-0 — and the third quarter still have 7:19 remaining.
But, the Bruins struck back like lightning.
Hopkins came in to play quarterback. On third-and-two, he found Cone in the short right flat and Cone outran three Rougher defenders to paydirt. He appeared to be tackled just as he reached the goalline and landed in the end zone.
The extra point try was tipped and Bartlesville trailed by 44, 50-6.
But, Muskogee scored on its next possession and led at the end of the third quarter, 57-6.
In the fourth period, Hillmon tallied his second pick-six of the game and Musk-Kyri Beasley scored on a 38-yard burst with 2:06 left.
All Bartlesville could do then was run out the clock.
In addition to Young, other Bruin offensive leaders included Cone with four receptions and 86 yards, and Hopkins with 3-of-9 passing for 82 yards.
But, as a team, Bartlesville hit only 6-of-31 passes for 134 yards and five interceptions.
Muskogee amassed approximately 500 yards of total offense, including 12-of-27 passing by Jacob Medrano for 255 yards and three touchdowns. Diante Crutchfield hauled in four receptions for 162 yards and three touchdowns.
As far as the future, Ppool said there will be an open competition this week for several positions, including quarterback.
"It's going to be who wants to show up Monday through Thursday ... whoever it may be, whether at quarterback, cornerback, the offensive line or wherever. .... We'll see who wants to prepare," Ppool said. "We saw flashes of what we could be."
Note: On the line Friday night also will be a traveling trophy.


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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A Wyoming company has been cleared to sell a nearly $11 million Montana mansion once owned by a Virginia businessman now convicted of fraud.
A judge ruled May 9 that the title to the 26,000-square foot castle in Billings was transferred to the company Three Blind Mice, the Billings Gazette reported.
Former Signal Peak Energy executive Larry Price Jr. had signed the property over in a quitclaim deed, telling a federal judge last year that he owed $11 million to the company.
He later claimed he still owned the mansion.
Price is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges of wire fraud, money laundering and lying to federal investigators after he staged his own abduction in Virginia last year.
Court documents say the company is entitled to half of the proceeds after the mansion sale satisfies other debts.


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America's "exceptionalism" is alive and well. It's resurfaced wearing a wig in current presidential politics.
Clinton speaks about America the "indispensable" nation. It's high sounding fluff. What does it mean? Shall we take a stab? A crutch might be "indispensable" for a crippled man. Does Hillary Clinton have a cripple in mind? Who's crippled?
A random guess says its the rest of the world. It needs to be straightened out. No other nation can do it. America is the crutch. "Look at them, down in the mud without a crutch. I'm Hillary. Here's my message: I'll keep you out of the mud."
A confession: I offer a lament. It's a lament about the confusions of politicians, especially Hillary Clinton's. It's a lament for an exceptional America, for a nation whose core of strength is fading but has yet to vanish. Clinton's confusion, widely shared, is that a "muscular" application of America's considerable powers, economic, military and political, is in America's interests in that it will perpetuate its world leadership. Muscle for Russia, muscle for Syria, Iran, China. So much muscle.
Hillary is confused. Many pine for a great American nation. It simply isn't the America Hillary would lead. She is as confused about what the nation's great powers have accomplished as she is about what those powers can accomplish. She's confused about what lies at the basis of America's claim to greatness. Hillary is a greatness-through-power advocate.
Two things are obvious. Power advocates think America is losing its grip. Hence, for example, Dan Twining's "A blueprint for restoring American exceptionalism" (FP, March 7, 2013) an abject précis of the extravagantly entitled "Setting Priorities for American Leadership – A New National Security Strategy for the United States" (PUSA, March 2013). Of course, restoration isn't necessary unless American greatness is going, going, gone. Hillary has the answer: "Just watch. We're going to be indispensable again."
The confusion of power advocates is this: America's greatness isn't eroding because its great powers are diminishing. It's great powers are diminishing because its greatness is ignored and is being lost.
Illusions of Military Power, Past and Present
America was held in check by peasants and foot soldiers in Korea and defeated in Vietnam and Afghanistan. It was saved from similar defeat in Iraq only by the intervention of Iran, which counseled the Iraqis to deny at the last moment a SOFA to America's military. In each country America's politicians and military leaders confused the national resistance of a people for something else.
Today air superiority over China and Russia is doubtful. Russian defensive and offensive missile technology as well as its electronic warfare capacities are superior. Insofar as the US banks on drones, robots, Boeing's phantom eye "game changer," the weaponized carrier based X47B, the RQ-180, unmanned subs and tanks, they are matched and possibly surpassed by counterpart Russian and Chinese advances. To suppose America's potential foes cannot or will not match US military powers amounts either to an estimate fueled by hallucinogenic vegetables or results from simple lame brained racism. Add to this that defense production in both major potential adversaries is guaranteed to be more cost effective than that of the US. US military power, effective against Grenada and Panama, evidently doesn't cow China, Russia, North Korea or Iran.
Illusions, Economic and Political
The progressive dilution of US currency has paved the way for abandoning its hegemony. Major economies increasingly trade using bundles of national currencies or currency alternatives. Turkey and India swap gold for Iranian oil. On paper the US claims the world's largest gold reserves but cannot in timely fashion meet a request to repatriate deposited German gold.
Power advocates sometimes slide stealthily into ethical chatter: America's powers are indispensable in the world because they promote democracy, human rights, the rule of law. Unfortunately America has spied on, assassinated, overthrown, tortured, bullied imprisoned and/or murdered citizens and elected leaders in Indonesia, the Middle East, Australia, South Korea, Africa, South East Asia and Central and South America in the interests of defeating democracy and maintaining commercial dominance. The stealthy slide reveals itself as a transparent fib.
America's Greatness
It received Europeans disenfranchised, alienated from opportunity through religion, poverty or ethnicity, sometimes all three. Puritans and Jews, the Protestants of Holland, France and the Palatine, the desperate of Scotland, the hungry of Ireland, England and Wales, all sought relief. Full relief demanded freedom of association, religion and economic opportunity. The nation formed as a remedy to invidious divisions of human spirit and aspiration. America would heal, defend and give hope.
Over half the 17th century's newly arrived immigrants were indentured. Once unencumbered by indenture their collective aspiration for liberty, illuminated by servitude, conspired with a vision of economic advancement through labor. Servants aspired throughout their indenture to freedom, a home, family and food to feed them. Freed these goals could be and were achieved. What they aspired to became their right. Freedom took work. But a free man's labor produced goods, livelihood and gain. Progress was possible. Laws protected progress.
The world begs for progress, for laws to protect citizens whatever their political views, religion or race. Citizens of foreign nations are not different from colonial Americans in their hopes and ideals. They esteem those of an early America. How could they not.
The Seed of Destruction
Colonial America offered optimism through opportunity and progress. It didn't outlaw greed, venality and ignorance. Slaves provided cheaper labor than indentures. Laws protected free men but didn't guarantee rights for "others". Majority whites perverted laws to enshrine superiority over a dehumanized underclass, "others", at first natives, "savages", then from 1619, black Africans, also "savages" conveniently distinguished by skin color. Racism and the techniques of diminishing and vilifying "others" in the interests of gain were born in the American experience and its laws.
Racism laced America's 19th century attempts to eradicate Indian "savages" and was borne with doughboys into the Spanish American war. A million Filipinos, including hundreds of thousands of women and children, were slaughtered by American soldiers. Black American "Buffalo" soldiers regularly defected. Troops referred to Filipinos as "little brown people", "gooks" and "niggers." Mark Twain wrote:
"Against our traditions we are [making] … war against a helpless people, and for a base object – robbery." (Papers of the Adam Family)
America's fear of communism supported by virulent racism permitted it to extinguish the lives of a quarter million helpless civilian Japanese to illustrate to the Soviets the atomic bomb's remarkable power and America's ruthlessness in using it. (Incendiary bomb raids deliberately targeting civilians had already roasted a few million Japanese.) The US knew Japan was beaten and seeking peace. Stories about the A bomb sparing lives were concocted post facto.
On June 18th, 1950 John Foster Dulles together with two military officials visited Synghman Rhee in Seoul. According to a former South Korean diplomat, Dulles explained that if Rhee was ready to attack the communist North, the U.S. would lend help through the UN provided Rhee could claim the ROK was attacked first. Rhee should plan his actions accordingly. ROK forces were ordered to bombard North Korean forces and move across the 38th parallel. A punishing counterattack drove them back across the parallel. Two million Koreans died, mostly civilians, some massacred by US and South Korean ground troops or the US Air Force. Hundreds of thousands of the dead were either members of the Communist party or deemed, without evidence, to be sympathizers.
The CIA's Vietnam operation Phoenix "neutralized", that is, tortured, raped, maimed and assassinated some eighty thousand men, women and children in US "interests". Senior US military officers issued instructions to "kill anything that moves" in the Vietnamese countryside. Three million Vietnamese died, "gooks". Laos and Cambodia were bombed relentlessly on the chance some of their population might be sympathetic to the Vietnamese nationalists struggling against the US across the border. Hmong allies of America were abandoned to their fate at the hands of encircling North Vietnamese. Millions, including the Hmong, died. They too were "gooks".
Narrative Conversion: The Fiction of "Others"
"Racism" is a specific variety of "otherism." America alienated itself from its worthy roots by defining as "others" those whose culture and values differed from America's: they were "gooks" in the Philippines and Vietnam, while Iraqi Baathists and Shiites, and Afghan Taliban, all of whom fought in defense of nation and culture, became "terrorists". Now the "others" are Syrians. The US has trained, equipped and supported predominantly foreign nationals in slaughtering some 400,000 of these "others". Syria is first on Hillary's "muscular" agenda.
America has worked hard to create "others". The dead at Afghan weddings became "enemy combatants" whether civilian bride and groom or attendant children. Pashtuns warring against Russians as "freedom fighters" became "terrorists" defending their homes against ISAF. US armed, trained and directed takfiri mercenaries fond of slitting the throats of Syrian civilians (whether Sunni, Christian, Druze, Alawite or Shia) are "freedom fighters" or "rebels."
Current leaders of the "others" of choice, Putin and Assad, are "thugs", "aggressors", "torturers". Putin "invades" the Crimea and "bombs Syrian medical clinics". Assad routinely commits "war crimes" "gassing his own citizens", dropping "barrel bombs" on them. Astonishingly neither leader has yet been accused of boiling babies and mashing them up to serve on morning toast with his coffee.
America might seek to realize its exceptional ideals for all of humanity. The use of narrative conversion to disguise what America in fact does and what in fact it is admits failure. "Otherizing" to provide pretext for war and destruction is inconsistent with enduring political, economic and military powers, inconsistent in that it implicitly acknowledges a lack of faith in founding ideals enduring in its modern patriots. "Otherizing" is a recognition that America lacks integrity.
Abroad, but also within the nation itself, America's self-authorized wars, assassinations and torture are recognized as illegal under international law. America's military therefore act under criminal direction. It is no accident that 82% of recently surveyed Syrians believe ISIS/Daesh is created and directed by the United States and its allies. The US and its allies behave as criminals do.
Patriotism and Ideals
Political power is measured by the willingness of foreign nations to cooperate. The circle of nations willing to do US bidding is narrowing. It's power is waning with its dollar: traditionally America buys allies. But it takes more dollars to buy foreign leaders who, once bought, know to spend quickly against the chances of devaluation or coup. It's weakening because US military power is recognized as more bluster than buster. It's waning because its pivot to Asia offers nothing to Eastern allies. It's diminishing because China offers economic advantage without military threat. It's fading because America is seen as arrogant and corrupt, capable of supporting and using "others", Sukarno, Mossadegh, Erdogan, Hussein, Musharaff, Mubarak, Assad, and the taliban at one moment, and throwing them to hyenas at the next. Its word isn't trusted amongst "others" including former close allies. It promises free trade under a NAFTA and opportunistically challenges clauses of the treaty; it lies to Russia after the Berlin wall falls that NATO's weaponry won't threaten Russian borders; it fibs to Iran that sanctions will end with a nuclear treaty, that Iran's blockaded foreign assets will be returned; it lies to Kurds that it will support them against Hussein, that it will support them in Syria. The Kurds, like Canadians, Iranians, Mexicans and Russians, are "others"; it lies to the world, including its friends, about weapons of mass destruction.
America's powers are waning because America more terrorizes the world than inspires it. Without a moral integrity which recognizes citizens of the world as equals US foreign policy is inconstant, vicious, quixotic and unreliable. Without moral integrity its rivals band together militarily because they do not trust America; they cooperate economically fearing the ability of America to corrupt their own economies; they avoid involvement politically because America threatens, bullies and does not keep its word.
America cannot be exceptional or indispensable without discarding confused notions about its "interests". Mass produced die-stamped "intelligence experts", like Hillary Clinton all power advocates, describe those interests as (a) preventing any other nation ( read "China") from attaining power in the Eastern Hemisphere comparable to that the US has attained in the Western; (b) protecting sea lanes enabling world trade; (c) protecting treaty and de facto allies, in particular protecting their access to hydrocarbons.
As for (a), holding China back, good luck with that and with holding back the sea. As for (b), sea lanes, the world's navies protect them. The US has no self-appointed rights. In any case no one claims with a straight face that the US navy's worldwide presence has anything to do with protecting sea lanes. As to (c), access to hydrocarbons, as to other goods, is gained by paying for them. In any case continental hydrocarbon reserves will supply US current usage for eighty to one hundred years even without the Orinoco Tar Sands and Grismont bitumen. In sum the "US interests" cited are rubbish, high-sounding pretexts for hegemonic economic delusions.
Hillary Clinton, like all power advocates, misunderstands the nation's interests and the constraints imposed by those interests on the employment of its power. Its powers have diminished directly because America has lost integrity. Each recent US foreign intervention, from promoting terrorism in Syria, Iran and Libya to droning Af-Pak, Africa and Yemen diminishes its sway.
The US acts on a world stage. The audience is having its say. The act is failing. It needn't have and it's a pity.
David Raeburn Finn is a philosopher and co-author of Confronting Qur'anic Patriarchy (forthcoming, University of Texas Press, Spring 2017). His interest in American politics and foreign policy stems from an uncle who served with, and left ashamed of what he saw in the CIA.


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The Best Place To Take Your Junk Cars In The Aurora Area
Getting rid of an older vehicle that you have just sitting on your property is much easier than you may think. While on the surface, your vehicle may not look like much anymore, it's still worth something. Many people in Aurora have let their vehicles get towed off for scrap, not realizing they could earn a few quick bucks by taking their vehicle to an auto salvage yard. Not only could they have gotten some money out of it, their vehicle could have found a new life thanks to the work auto salvage companies do to vehicles they salvage.
Companies like I55 Auto Salvage deal a lot in damaged, wrecked, or just aging vehicles all the time, often stripping them for parts or rebuilding them to sell at a budget price. When they take junk cars in Aurora, the vehicles come in a wide range of conditions. Some will be wrecked with no hope of repair, often being salvaged for scrap metal use. Others will be just parked vehicles that someone no longer had the time or money to fix, which are perfect for repairing and reselling to someone looking for a vehicle on a tight budget. Others still are somewhere in between, not able to be fixed properly on their own but not totally damaged. These are the ones that get chosen as donors for auto parts, which will get used in other vehicles.
Used auto parts that come from junk cars in Aurora can be a blessing for anyone looking for a hard to find part. Not only do the salvage yards ensure they work properly before selling them. They also take the time to refurbish the parts to ensure they last their new owners a decent amount of time, giving them a lot of good use from them. It's one of the best ways junk cars get recycled into new uses, aside from being repaired and put back on the streets for budget car buyers. These auto parts can help a lot of people who are looking for rare parts for their vehicle, or those who can't afford the high end prices from car manufacturers.


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text: Digital Instagram's CEO Tells Us Who His Favorite Users Are Now That There Are 300 Million of Them Kevin Systrom on the future of his platformBy Garett Sloane|December 11, 2014 Share By Garett Sloane|December 11, 2014 Share Kevin Systrom is presiding over the next-generation of social media, an era he helped spark with Instagram, and now the highly stylized sharing app has 300 million users, many of them younger than 35 years old. Instagram has become an obsession for celebrities and brands, and it is yet another channel for aspiring social media stars to find an audience. The company announced its big user milestone this week, and Systrom (Adweek's Hot List Digital Executive of the Year) recently agreed to answer a few questions, via email, about the future of the photo- and video-sharing app, owned by Facebook. Here's what he had to say about his growing advertising business and the talent that populates the platform, including his favorite Instagrammers. The Instagram team is so hands-on with its approach to advertising, and you personally vet all ads. What is the key for a brand to be successful on Instagram and for you to like their work? We want every ad on Instagram to tell a story and inspire people. We get most excited when we see a brand extend their voice in a way that captures the creativity and authenticity of the Instagram experience. Our process will scale as more advertisers come onto Instagram. Our goal with working closely with advertisers is not to change or influence their direction but to share insights that help make each photo and video feel at home on Instagram. Mark Zuckerberg predicted Facebook will be almost all video in five years. Could you see a similar path on Instagram? Whether it's an ad or organic content, video provides a new creative dimension for storytelling on Instagram. Video lets people convey the power and beauty in a moment through sight, sound and motion. Brands, musicians and public figures were among the first to embrace video on Instagram, and we've been impressed with how brands have extended their reach with video ads. We're just getting started. Who are your favorite Instagrammers whose success could be attributed to the platform? How important are they to a vibrant community? It amazes me how the Instagram community celebrates and supports each other and their passions. These Instagrammers bring a dimension of craft and creativity to the Instagram experience, and we wouldn't be the same without them. Who pops to mind? Hong Yi (@redhongyi), an artist, has found her primary fan base through Instagram and has since been picked up by media all over the world. Kathy Ryan (@kathyryan1) is the director of photography at The New York Times Magazine. Her Instagram feed is a love letter to The New York Times building in Manhattan. Aperture just published a book of her images, and they are truly exceptional. Who else? Jon Lowenstein (@jonlowenstein) is a photographer who came to the South Side of Chicago on an assignment 15 years ago and decided to make the neighborhood his home. He had been photographing his local community for years as a side project but never found an audience for it until he started sharing them on Instagram. Now he has an engaged audience who follows his work everywhere—whether he's sharing everyday photos from the South Side or when he was off on assignment covering Ferguson, Mo. There's this amazing movement happening on Instagram where photojournalists in particular regions around the world are forming shared accounts where they publish images that celebrate everyday life. It began with @everydayafrica and has now grown to include dozens of accounts, from @everydayiran and @everydaysrilanka to @everydayUSA (launched this summer by former AP photographer and TIME's 2013 Instagram Photographer of the Year, David Guttenfelter, @dguttenfelder).Continue Reading Pages: 1 2 Share http://adweek.it/1vHzDLd copy Adweek Adweek


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Generate terminal escape sequences from Tcl
One of my readers (who unfortunately prefered to stay anonymous, so I cannot give credit where it's due) figured out how to output escape sequences from IOS Tclsh: you have execute terminal international command first.
For example, to clear the screen and display red heading text, use the following commands:
For example, to clear the screen and display red heading text, use the following commands:
exec terminal international;Obviously, you could easily use this functionality to build a nice full-screen menu system.
puts "\033\[2J\033\[H\033\[1;31mHeader text\033\[m"
- To output the ESC character, use the \033 code within the double quotes;
- To output the left angle bracket, you have to use the \[ sequences, otherwise Tcl interprets the bracket as start of an expression;
- The ANSI escape sequences (recognized by most terminal emulators) are documented on Wikipedia;
You can find more Tclsh-related information in the Tclsh on Cisco IOS tutorial. Sample Tclsh scripts are available in the Tclsh script library. If you need expert help in planning, developing or deploying Tclsh scripts in your network, contact the author.
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I have just started tracking your blog, I am no IOS wizard. I would like to ask you what exactly one gets from using tclsh ? Is it like having a UNIX shell inside IOS i.e. such as tcsh ?
Can you nutshell summarise tclsh please.
alex, tcl is a scripting language.
tclsh is an environment in wich you can execute tcl scripts in.
Its not a shell.
"alias exec" on steroids, but running in its own environment? This is how I interpreted this!


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World Of Impossimals
I have finally decided to start an official page for the Impossimals on Facebook, I know, I know, I'm way behind with all this but it's taken a little bit of planning you see. It all started with the website update, part of a massive overhaul of the Impossimal world for 2014 as we see the Impossimals grow into a bigger universe populated with many new Impossimal creations, each of which will get it's little area on the website and Facebook pages over the next few months. For a start though there is World Of Impossimals, a little Impossimal haven which can be found at https://www.facebook.com/impossimals
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The World Of Impossimals will also keep you up to date with all the latest releases, rare prints, appearances and anything and everything you could want to know about the Impossimals. We aim to post every day to keep the newsfeed fresh and at special event time there will be a ticker feed of entertainment, feel free to comment, we answer everything and join in whenever we can!
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At a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration held at CU Boulder on Jan. 21, Denver County Court Judge Gary Jackson ('70) delivered an inspiring message of moral courage and reflected on his experience growing up African American in Colorado.
The event, "Remembering His Life, Renewing His Legacy," was sponsored by CU Boulder's Office of Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement; St. Aidan's Episcopal Church; the Lutheran Campus Ministry; CU Boulder Hillel; the Center for Western Civilization, Thought & Policy, and the city of Boulder Housing and Human Services.
On Feb. 25, Jackson will participate in a panel discussion at Colorado Law moderated by Associate Professor Anna Spain Bradley. Jackson, along with fellow panelists Sonny Flowers ('71), attorney with Hurth, Sisk & Blakemore, LLP, and Colorado Supreme Court Justice Monica Márquez, will discuss the topic of "Lawyers and Judges of Color Balance the Scales." Learn more.
Jackson's remarks are as follows.
A Legacy of Courage
Thank you for the honor of speaking at this Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration. This is a gathering of my CU Buffalo friends, students, and members of the Boulder community. It is a special day for me to be invited by the faith communities of CU and Boulder. It is now 50-plus years since I stepped on the CU campus as a student in 1964. I have been asked to give my thoughts about courage, growing up black in Colorado, and whether my experiences at CU and the University of Colorado Law School were any different than the experiences of white, Latino, or Asian students who have attended CU.
The topic—a legacy of courage—as it applies to me is an interesting one. To those who know the history of Dr. MLK, Jr., there is no question that he was a courageous man. He grew up in a time when the law of the land was "separate but equal." This law was mandated by our own U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson.
Dr. King went to segregated schools and, when traveling on public transportation, was forced to sit in the back of buses and trains. Black citizens were forced to give up their seats for white citizens, step off a public sidewalk and walk in the streets when approached by a white person, and drink water from separate fountains. Dr. King suffered from firehoses being directed at him during marches, endured being spat on and called the n-word by whites, jailed numerous times, stabbed by a knife, and physically threatened with bombings, torture, and death on a daily basis during the length of his life. This was a man of courage and there is no doubt about the courage of Dr. King and his family.
In getting ready for this presentation, I re-read Dr. King's letter from the Birmingham jail. He handwrote the letter from his jail cell to the clergy in the North and the South in which he was responding to criticism for involving himself in a march in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest the rampant and violent segregation practices by the white community against black citizens. In that letter, Dr. King made statements to inspire courage and conviction from the clergy who sat in the comfort of their churches, synagogues, and parishes while Dr. King languished in jail.
Dr. King wrote:
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects done directly affects all indirectly."
Dr. King concluded, "I will stay in jail to the end of days before I make a mockery of my conscience."
So, everyone who knows the history of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, will say that he was a man of courage.
The racism, the separate but equal doctrine of the land, threats of violence, and violence were also a part of my great-grandfather's, my grandparents', and my parents' lives, in Missouri and eventually in Colorado. So, today, I will speak about their courage and how their courage benefited me, my sister and brother, and now my children. Yes, I am the beneficiary of my family's courage, their daily struggle to live a better life and to achieve the American dream of a good job, home ownership, and children who are well-educated and safe from fear and violence.
I am fortunate to be a member of the Pitts/Scott/Jackson family, one of Colorado's historic families. My great-grandfather, Williams Pitts, was a member of the Great Migration of black families that migrated from the South to the North and to the West between 1910 and 1960. My great-grandfather came to Colorado in 1921 from Jefferson City, Missouri, to visit his son who was a World War I veteran who had suffered an injury in Europe fighting and was hospitalized at Fitzsimons Hospital in Denver. He was a carpenter by trade and purchased several vacant lots in the north Cherry Creek area. During that time vacant land cost $50 per lot due to its proximity to the Denver City Dump, so the property was not desirable. My great-grandfather built several homes on those lots, two for the family and one to rent.
He also bought several lots and built several cabins in the historic Lincoln Hills, which was the only black-owned recreational community west of the Mississippi from 1922 to 1965. He was a visionary and a man of courage. Lincoln Hills is only a few miles to the south of Nederland and the Eldora Ski Lodge. During that time lots costs $40 (in a blighted area). In Lincoln Hills, the historic Winks Lodge hosted performers, writers, and activists including Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and Whitney Young, the National Urban League Director, where they would vacation and enjoy the Colorado wilderness in a safe environment. My great-grandfather built our family cabin down the road from the historic Winks Lodge.
Why Lincoln Hills? Why Gilpin County? Why was this county so welcoming to black families? During that period of time the doctrine of separate but equal existed in Colorado. Black families could not stay in lodging in Estes Park, the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, the Colorado Hotel in Glenwood Springs, or the Brown Palace in downtown Denver. Lincoln Hills, Winks Lodge, and our cabin, the Zephyr View, were our safe havens and our American dream.
The separate but equal doctrine even applied to our beloved Boulder and CU campus. I started visiting Boulder in the 1950s with my grandmother, who knew a black family who lived on Goss Street. At that time, the black families in Boulder lived on or near Goss Street. This was Boulder's form of redlining, where black families were directed by design to a particular street location for housing. My aunt, Elizabeth Harris Scott, the first of our family to attend CU, graduated from CU in the early 1950s, but could not reside in a CU dormitory because of discriminatory policies against black students. She lived with one of Boulder's black families who rented a room to her. Although CU had President George Norlin, who was famous for opposing the KKK, he wanted no black, Jewish, or Catholic professors and, of course, no students of color. There were still discriminatory practices at CU.
The first CU black basketball player was Billy Lewis in 1958. It took courage for him to make that decision and to come to Boulder. While playing, he was called the n-word, porch monkey, and other racial slurs. Yet he persevered, carried himself with dignity, focused on playing, and graduated. Billy, a hero of mine, went to law school, and with me and five other black lawyers in 1971 founded the Sam Cary Bar Association. This past November, my college roommate Chuck Williams, who played basketball for CU from 1964 to 1968 and was one of the first 10 black basketball players at CU, was inducted to the CU Sports Hall of Fame. Billy Lewis and Chuck Williams were men of courage. Now the team is almost all black.
Football fans recently watched the national championship game between Alabama and Clemson. You may remember in 1957 when CU played Clemson in the Orange Bowl. At that time there was controversy over whether the game would be played. Clemson was all white and CU had John Wooten, All-American, an African-American player. He would go on to fame in the NFL, blocking for the great Jim Brown. The game was played, CU won 27–21. Today, we have a new black football coach, Mel Tucker, and half of the players are black. Mel Tucker is now the second black head football coach at CU. Times have changed.
In 1964, I transferred from the University of Redlands in California to CU, and lived in Andrews Hall in Kittredge Complex. CU had less than 30 black students. Redlands had only three black students. I met Chuck Williams, whom I just talked about, and Sonny Flowers, another black student. Today, Sonny is a George Norlin Award recipient, the highest alumni award given to a CU student, and the first black president of the Boulder County Bar Association, 100 years after the bar association was formed. Sonny is a man of courage. It is a hard road when you the first of anything.
I attended Colorado Law in 1967. In my class of 150 there were four women, three blacks, no Latinos, and no Asian students. During my second year in law in 1968, life changed for me and most Americans. Dr. King and Robert Kennedy were assassinated. Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in New York. I spent the summer in Oakland, California. For me, this was awakening to the Black Power movement that was coming into prominence from New York to California. I watched the birth of the Black Panther movement and the passion of students at Berkeley who were protesting the Vietnam War and police brutality in the black neighborhoods of Oakland and Berkeley. I returned to Colorado Law with a new direction, fervor and a three-inch Afro. That year, CU black students organized and protested over the lack of diversity at CU Boulder. In the summer of 1969, more than 200 black and brown high school students were admitted to CU. We worked on increasing the number of students of color and women at the law school. The faculty was all white and all male, we worked on increasing the number of minorities and women on the faculty. In 1970 I graduated from Colorado Law.
I characterize my life as an undergraduate and law school student as being goal-directed and having perseverance. I do not describe this as being courageous. In my mind, courage was demonstrated by my dad fighting in World War, II, injured in a war against the Germans, protecting our democracy, and receiving three bronze stars for his bravery and service to America. Because of Jim Crow policies, Dad was placed in all black Army division and faced the indignity of white commanders who treated him with less respect and dignity than the German prisoners of war. After his return from the military to Missouri where he was raised, he had to confront racism and threats of violence if he did not follow the customs of the South. My dad chose to move to Colorado, leaving his family, and eventually would meet my mother. This is courage.
I look at the courage of my grandmother who, in 1917, born and raised in Missouri, obtained her college degree from Lincoln University, a historically black college. She moved to Colorado in 1926. Despite having a teaching degree, she was not allowed to use her teaching certificate to teach in Denver. The Denver Public School officials did not recognize her degree as accredited. Denver did not have its first black DPS teacher until 1935, nine years after my grandmother was turned down. Her courage was finding other employment at the VA hospital as a salad lady to help support her family. Courage was my grandfather working in an animal slaughter factory, which was backbreaking, mind-numbing work, to support his family. In our slaughter factories today, you will find the workers to be our most recent immigrants to America.
In 1970, I graduated from Colorado Law. I was one of two black students to graduate. As a result of my superior law school education from CU, the rule of law became an all-encompassing part of my life. I was hired by Denver District Attorney Mike McKevitt to be a prosecutor in his office. In my office is photograph of Dr. MLK, Jr. with the following saying:
"It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important."
In 1970, I was the only black deputy district attorney in the state of Colorado. There were four women in the office out of 40 lawyers: Ann Allott ('65), sister-in-law of former U.S. Senator Ann Gorsuch ('64), mother of Neil Gorsuch, one of our new U.S. Supreme Court justices; Orrelle Weeks ('62), who became our first woman Denver Juvenile Court judge; and Marilyn Wilde. They were the first women hired in the Denver District Attorney's office. These women were women of courage.
Not everyone was pleased to see me become a deputy district attorney in Colorado. In my first week on the job, I was pictured in the Rocky Mountain News with three of my colleagues who were sworn in as deputy DAs. A Colorado Supreme Court justice commented in an editorial that my Afro did not demonstrate the dignity of being a lawyer in the most prestigious prosecutorial office in the state. My mom, who believed and lived by the words of Dr. King, sent the justice a polite letter informing him in no uncertain terms that educated people assess a person's competency by his behavior, character, and talent and that I should be judged in that light. To the justice's credit, he wrote a letter of apology to my mom and invited both of us to lunch. Ironically, decades later in my private law practice, I defended the justice's grandson in a complex civil case. What my mom did in writing that letter took courage and pride in her children and in her race.
During my 37 years in private practice I handled civil, criminal, and commercial cases including being the trial attorney to acquire the property for the building our baseball stadium for the Colorado Rockies and being on the board for the building of the urban homes at the former Lowry Air Force Base.
My service to Colorado and our citizens has been acknowledged in many different ways over the years, including being asked to make this presentation today. I have received the George Norlin Award, the Order of the Coif, and the William Lee Knous Award from the law school, which are the highest honors conferred to a CU graduate. These accolades are the result of perseverance, good parenting, and good role models. Despite all the awards and accomplishments, I am no different than any person in this room. Ordinary people can do extraordinary things. During my life I have had my share of racial slurs, being called the n-word, indignities, and threats hurled at me in my courtroom and on the streets of Denver. Through role models like Dr. King and my family members before me, I have learned to keep my composure and continue to believe that respect, perseverance, and determination will always win over hatred. That having the courage to empower others through my life experiences and my professional experiences will continue to be a part of the legacy of courage.
In closing with Dr. King's words: "Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles."
Thank you for letting me share my family's story. Please stand and give Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. an ovation for showing us how to be courageous.
Photos used with permission from Judge Jackson.


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'File 82/27 VI (F 87) Qatar Oil' [31r] (74/454)
The record is made up of 1 file (221 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1935-30 Apr 1935. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers.
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In the course of our conversation re: correspondence
the Shaikh of Qatar said that Holmes had written suggesting
he should come to «%atar secretly anc" make him an offer.
The Shaikh said that he had not replied as he liked to do
things openly.
later I was informed that a letter had been written to
Holmes (by Nasir al Mana) reporting that he had delivered
Holmes 1 letter to the Shaikh, who refused to write a reply but
told Nasir to tell Holmes.
(a) He dia not agree to his coming to Qatar in disguise
to make an offer for the Concession
(b) He did not agree if he came to terms with us to with
hold his signature for two months to enable Holmes to make
an offer
(c) He did agree to Holmep coming here immediately our
option expired if he had not already come to terms with us,
and that he would give Holmes preference over us in subse
quent negotiations e
^Jas ir al Mana asked Holmes to send his proposals
in writing at once, as he ana his cousin Saleh could
guarantee to get the Shaikh to consider them and oelay coming
to terms v/ith us until the opticn expires*
I knew that Saleh al ISana was playing a double game
and working for Holmes, but I thought Haj i Maharrmed and his
son Nasir were well disposed people.
If, however, Holmes is prevented from coming to
Bahrain and Qatar then we shall be in a reasonable position,,
If he does come, as he will agree to anything the Sahikh
asks for these negotiations will cost us a very large sum.*
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The volume contains correspondence and telegrams between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire, the Government of India, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. in London and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives in regard to the negotiations with the Sheikh of Qatar, 'Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, for the oil concession.
The volume contains numerous draft agreements on the Qatar oil concession and also a 'Sketch map of Qatar Peninsula' (folio 22).
There are some letters in Arabic, to and from the Sheikh of Qatar.
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The way the sky looks changes with the seasons. Moisture in the air, temperature, the angle of the sun, all combine to create a characteristic feeling. When my walk happens at the end of the day, I make sure to look up instead of staring at my feet, lost in my headphones.
When I do look down, I'm fascinated by the tide lines left by melting snow that carries the road salt away. Familiar scenes reward attention with evidence of change, always change.


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Filed under: Music | Tags: discodeine, metronomy, remix
Metronomy has been one of my favorite new artists this year. Their album Nights Out is a slow-grower. The first couple tracks, instrumentals, wear you out a bit when you reach "Radio Ladio" it's love.
But my favorite track has been "Heartbreaker," which has been remixed dozens and dozens of times. On the original, I love the squealchy, creaky keyboards and percussion. The sounds on it are just great. I really am enjoying this remix of the song also, because it preserves much of what I love of the original but upgrading it.
Filed under: Music | Tags: girl talk, good shoes, islands, late of the pier, liars, mix, peter bjorn & john, ratatat, vampire weekend, very best, YACHT
Good Shoes-Small Town Girl
Vampire Weekend-Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Very Best Remix)
Peter Bjorn & John-Let's Call it Off (Girl Talk Remix)
YACHT-It's Coming To Get You
Late of the Pier-The Bears are Coming
So while I was down in Mexico, I really wanted someone to tell me about an awesome band. Like some totally cool underground electronic band or something. I didn't find anything like that. Because everyone pretty much listens to the same stuff. If there's underground music there, it's pretty far underground. Because basically everyone likes the same stuff.
One band everyone can pretty much agree on is Panda. Panda are from Monterrey, so they were pretty local there. They're basically Mexico's equivalent of I don't know, Blink 182 or some other rock punk group. But I really think their music is catchy and they have good lyrics (if you understand Spanish, if you don't well it's fun to rock out to somethin you don't understand). So here's two of my favorite tracks from their album Amantes Sunt Amentes.
Filed under: Music | Tags: the decemberists
If you didn't read the news on Pitchfork today, go and check out because oh my word, their new album Hazards of Love sounds like it's going to be epic. Talking to Rolling Stone,
It's a twisty, fantastical story about a woman named Margaret who is ravaged by a shape-shifting animal; her lover, William, who is desperate for the two of them to be reunited; a forest queen; and a villainous rake. "There's a story there, but it's really painted with broad strokes," says Meloy.
Look for Hazards of Love around the end of March 2009!
AND the Decemberists just played a show in Michigan last week and you can go get a recording of the show in FLAC lossless format here. Thanks very much to the recorder! It's great quality and the closer is a new chapter to "Hazards of Love" that is just beautiful! (If you don't know anything about FLAC I'd recommend you look here about converting FLAC files to MP3s for your own use, not to be redistributed).
Filed under: Music | Tags: marnie stern, video
So since I was gone Marnie Stern came onto the scene. I guess you love her or hate her. I love her. Check out her video for "Ruler" and maybe you'll like her too.
Filed under: Music | Tags: holocene music, kill rock stars, the shaky hands
I don't know how many of you may have already heard Portland's The Shaky Hands' new CD Lunglight but it s spectacular. I just recently got it and ran through the whole thing about twice. The melodies instantly get lodged in your head and their feel-good vibes are infectious. I really don't know a whole lot about them but darnit if Portland didn't do it again in churning out the awesome acts.
Filed under: Music | Tags: cover, fleetwood mac, the decemberists
The other day in the mail I got my latest edition of the Decemberists' Always a Bridesmaid: A Singles Series, this edition month's 12″ vinyl being the lovely "Days of Elaine" backed with "Days of Elaine (long)" and "I'm Sticking With You." The songs are truly great and the vinyl is beautiful. If you haven't bought the vinyl, I strongly recommend it. You can buy "Days of Elaine"and other Decemberists goodies here. Or buy the first two volumes of Always a Bridesmaid on iTunes.
And last week the group popped in on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and played "Days of Elaine." Here's the video.
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Ohio's own awesome blues rockers The Black Keys made their last album, Attack & Release with DangerMouse and was a pretty stellar disc. They are also quite awesome to see live. We saw them open for Arcade Fire awhile back in Austin and it was one of the sweatiest, heaviest shows I've been too.
If you've never seen them live, don't worry. They're set to release a new live DVD called The Black Keys Live at the Crystal Ballroom (which is where we saw Sleater-Kinney take their final bow and is a very cool venue too) on November 18th. Produced and directed by Lance Bangs (husband of Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney, Jackass film guy, and also director of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' live DVD Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow, Belle & Sebastian's Fans Only, Sonic Youth's Corporate Ghost etc.) Here's a video and MP3 from the DVD, of the song "I Got Mine"
The Black Keys-I Got Mine (Live at the Crystal Ballroom) (MP3)
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So, Matt & Kim, meet the readers of Dreams of Horses. Readers, meet Matt & Kim. This adorable video just made me love this song. It's an incredibly catchy tune and I can't get enough of Kim's huge grin through the whole thing. Kind've reminds me of Karen O's face while playing live.
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Around here in these parts, we love us some Shara Worden aka My Brightest Diamond. We loved her first CD, Bring Me the Workhorse and am totally loving her latest CD A Thousand Shark's Teeth. For such a delicate girl, she's got an incredible voice (she studied opera here in Texas) and great songs.
And she happens to have a new CD called Shark Remixes Vol 1 because, like she did with Workhorse she let people have a crack at remixing her already great songs (the results of the first remix album was Tear it Down). But this time she's letting four people remix several songs and they're releasing each one as an EP. This first one was remixed by Alfred Brown. You can buy Shark Remixes Vol 1 on iTunes for $5.99. Here's a peek.
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The Half Circle Pipe is a balanced, petite pipe that'll hold up to frequent use.
Durability is a big plus here since you'll def want to incorporate this one into your routine.
Cheerful colors and friendly design make the Half Circle pipe one to keep out on the shelf.
Materials: Ceramic; fully glazed interior, glazed upper exterior, unglazed base with makers mark.
Size: 2.5 x 1.25 x 1.25 in.
Weight: ~2.25 oz.
Use: Roomy bowl, side carb, mouthpiece on the end.
Care: Soak in isopropyl, shake with salt, clear holes with pipe cleaner, rinse with hot water.
Made: Designed in NY; slip cast and finished in Portland.
Yew Yew was born in 2017 in Rockaway Beach when Jenny Wichman was officially over her resin-filled, glass blown piece. As an artist and prop stylist, she knew there was a path less traveled and sought out to design a pipe that could fit into her lifestyle, and proudly live on a countertop.


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Markets were mixed on Tuesday.
The S&P 500 rose 0.1 percent and the STOXX Europe 600 rose 0.2 percent but the Nikkei 225 fell 0.9 percent.
Oil rose. West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 1.6 percent while Brent rose 2.0 percent.
"Markets are trading in a very tight wait-and-see range," said Jeff Kravetz, regional investment strategist at the Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank.
"There is justifiable tension/apprehension building over the meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi this week as the former's China bashing over alleged mercantilist policies presumably sets the stage for what could be testy talks," said Vishnu Varathan, an economist at Mizuho Bank.
"There is an undercurrent of worries that the economy is losing momentum," said Quincy Krosby, a market strategist, at Prudential Financial.
And while Mark Kepner, managing director of sales and trading at Themis Trading, thinks that the "price action in the stock market suggests there is still a 'buy the dip' mentality", Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at Convergex, wrote in a note that "with equity valuations high and volatility low, time isn't necessarily our friend".


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Congrats to my URECA Students – Juline Lew and Vetra Leow for wining top poster awards at 2019 URECA !
The Undergraduate Research Experience on CAmpus (URECA), is a university-wide programme to cultivate a research culture among the outstanding undergraduates. Though young by international standards, it is a unique opportunity for NTU undergraduates to experience research first-hand the mentorship of faculty and immerse themselves in a vibrant research culture touch for a 11-month period (August to June).
Vetra Leow, Year 3, Overall winner for the 'Social Sciences' category. Poster title: "Driving with(out) the Brain?" This study examines the role of mental shortcuts, media attention, and knowledge about driverless cars on willingness to use driverless cars.
Juline Lew, Year 3, Overall winner for the 'Arts and Humanities' category.
Poster title: "Perceiving Makes Reality – Cross-Country Analysis Comparing Factors Influencing Risk Perception of Nuclear Energy". The study uses the Cognitive Miser Model as an overarching framework, and compares the factors influencing the risk perception of nuclear energy in Indonesia and Singapore.


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If You Ask Me (and Of Course You Won't) written and narrated by Betty White
If you Ask Me: And of Course You Won't narrated by the author, Betty White, is simply delightful.
She talks about all kinds of different subjects, but the majority of them involved animals and how much she loves them. And I love that about her.
The only flaw I found with this is that it was too short. I love you Betty, but I needed more!
If you adore Betty White, then I highly recommend you listen to her narrate this audiobook!


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If there's one thing I'm known for, it's for my messy, distinctive handwriting.
People are always complaining about it, but hey, unreadable handwriting has its benefits. I can write down story ideas and hatch life plans when I'm around other people without needing to worry that they'll peek over my shoulder. No-one ever asks to borrow my notes or homework because they don't want to spend hours deciphering every letter.
Personally, I don't see why people complain seeing as I can easily read it, but then I would.
To resolve this matter once and for all, I am going to do THE HANDWRITING TAG so that you guys can tell me whether you think my writing is legible or not.
(thank you Harsh Jain of Fabwritings for tagging everyone)
Here are the rules of this tag:
- Write your name
- Write your blog name
- Write your favourite word and its definition
- Write something nice
- Write the name of your favourite song right now
- What're you writing with?
- Write a fun fact about yourself
- Write/ draw your favourite emoticon
- Write a silly message
- Write who you're tagging (the more the merrier!)
This is my submission:
And, in the interest of full disclosure, here is the sheet I practiced on:
For those wondering, yes, my handwriting really is that big. You can imagine how much fun this is in uni tutorials…
I hope you enjoyed reading that! Do leave a comment and tell me what you think of my handwriting. I'd also love to hear what your experiences with handwriting are-Can you remember learning it in first grade? Is your handwriting messy or neat? Have you ever had people complain? If your handwriting is neat, do tell me the secret!


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Trauma therapy meets storytelling.
trauma (n.)
1690s, "physical wound," medical Latin, from Greek trauma "a wound, a hurt; a defeat," from PIE *trau-, extended form of root *tere- (1) "to rub, turn," with derivatives referring to twisting, piercing, etc. Sense of "psychic wound, unpleasant experience which causes abnormal stress" is from 1894.
This weekend I'll be in Kareby, Sweden. Here I will facilitate a workshop together with trauma therapist Kolbjørn Vårdal titled The trauma therapist – The modern shaman?.
The Shaman and the Bard
The workshop will view trauma therapy in the light of ancient shamanistic techniques and psychoterapeutic perspectives. We will also work on the trauma stories of the participants and find tools and angles to support the telling and conveying of these experiences. According to the model for the Hero's or Heroine's journey the protagonist must leave the known world to move through a series of challenges and strong meetings in the Underworld. If the Hero manages to get through this they will return to the known world – this phase is termed The Return.
Back in the regular world the Hero now has new knowledge, a gift or treasure from the trials of the Underworld and becomes Master of Two Worlds. This phase, the end of the fairy tale, has difficulties of its own.
How do you convey your experiences, the work you have done on your own wound in a world that might not recognize what the Hero has been through? How to build a bridge between the worlds?
Me and Kolbjørn have two different roles in this workshop in this regard – he is the shaman and I am the bard.
So You Want To Be A Hero?
Connected to the workshop I will perform my solo piece So You Want To Be A Hero? which premiered last year during the Norwegian Storytelling Festival. I spent ten years developing this performance and the bottom line is that the show was conected to me working on an underlying trauma, a wound. I was not aware of this when I started working on the piece, but it became clear to me as the form itself, the wish to convey this story led me with a firm but friendly hand into therapeutic processes. The performance is basically about being human, being able to be in the world as your true self, and to be a hero in your own life. The main metaphor in the piece is a series of fantasy computer games I played as a teenager, and the parallels and contrasts between my game avatar and the Torgrim of reality is the dramaturgical driving force of the play.


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Mark Byall
Sunday, June 16, 2019 10:09 AM
Mark Byall, 69, of Fort Wayne, IN, and formerly of Huntington, IN, died Friday, June 14, 2019, at 1:27 a.m. at his home.
Mr. Byall graduated from Huntington Catholic High School in 1968 and attended Ball State University. He was a tower operator with the Erie Lackawana Railroad, worked at General Electric and International Harvester, and retired from Aviation Division of General Electric in Cincinnati in 2012.
He was born May 30, 1950, in Roanoke to Harry and Betty Hine Byall. He married Connie Elllison in 1998, and she survives.
Also surviving are two daughters Beth (Tom) Charles. of Columbia City, and Vanessa Kidd, of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Steve (Angie) Byall, of Roanoke, and Phil Byall, of Fort Wayne, five grandchildren.
Calling is Monday, June 17, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. preceding the 4 p.m. service at Roanoke Memorial Chapel of Deal-Rice Funeral Homes, 240 Crestwood Drive, Roanoke. Burial will be at a later date.
Memorials are to Rescue Mission or Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, in care of Roanoke Memorial Chapel, 240 Crestwood Drive, Roanoke, IN 46783.
Online condolences may be made at dealricefuneralhomes.com.


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Hello everyone,
I thought I would share a book I just discovered titled Getting a Coding Job for Dummies by Nikhil Abraham.
It looks like a promising book so I purchased it today and started reading it.
You can preview the contents on Amazon. It was published on August 3, 2015, so it should be fairly relevant.
Here's a neat tidbit I learned so far:
Web developers are typically self-taught; according to census data, less than 40 percent have earned a four-year college degree. Many developers also enter the profession as a quality assurance analyst and then move into a junior web developer role.


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