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Truth OR Myth – Starships Designs – The Original Constitution Class
Hello and welcome to Truth or Myth, in today's episode we take a look at the Constitution class and her history and try to understand why this ship class was one of the most revolutionary and brilliant designs of her time. Please note, this video will not include the Star Trek Discovery redesigned version of the Constitution Class or the Constitution class of The JJ Abrams Star Trek films, as future episodes will deal with those Version. So with that, let us begin…
The most Iconic design in both Trek fandom and Starfleet History, the Constitution Class was the Jewel of Starfleet's crown.
Launched in the early 2240s, the Constitution Class would become the backbone of Starfleet's Space Fleet until the end of the 23rd century.
Having multiple refits and upgrades during those 60 years, the basic external arranges would always stay the same and become the basis for a lot of future starship designs.
Though not canon, it's reasonable to assume that up to date the Constitution class was launched, Starfleet vessels were primarily all variants on saucer designs. The NX Class as well as subsequent classes seen participating a century later in the Battle of The Binary Stars all show this heavy saucer design influence, that is until the Constitution Class which would see a fully functional and worthwhile addition of a large secondary hull.
The Original Constitution Class measured 289 meters long with a width of 127 meters and contained 21 decks numbered from the top of the ship, which housed the Main Bridge, to the bottom of the ship which housed the ships Engineering Section, Cargo Bays, Shuttlebay and support systems.
It was staffed with approximately 430 crew members by the late 2260s when the original class was phased out in favour of the newly refit Constitution class design.
Having fully incorporated the new Duotronic Computer Control Systems designed by Dr Richard Daystrom, the main bridge would feature almost a full 360 degrees of starship consoles. Sunken down slightly lower on the deck in the centre of the Bridge where the helm and navigational consoles. Though navigating the ship through the cosmos was the primary responsibility of these consoles, during combat situations it was not unusual to see these consoles controlling both offensive and defensive systems.
In the very centre of this area, on a raised platform, was the Captain Chair. With the ability to swivel 360 degrees, this chair offered the Captain an unobstructed view of any station on the bridge.
Other stations on the Bridge included Communications, Engineering, Weapons Control, Gravity Control, Damage Control, Environmental Engineering, Internal Security and Science and Library Computer Access.
Directly forward of the captain's chair was mounted the main view screen which could display anything from tactical and library computer information, to communications signals from alien species.
Originally access to the bridge was gained by only one turbolift, this was until the late 2260s when a second turbolift would be added and would remain part of the design through subsequent refits.
An Axillary Control area or secondary bridge also existed in the saucer section. This bridge was used in the event that the main bridge was massively damaged or uninhabitable and could assume full control over the ship.
The Constitution Class had a standard cruising speed of Warp factor 6 with a maximum emergency speed of warp factor 8, making this class one of the fastest classes in Starfleet. Though the ship attained speeds of over warp factor 14, these were all done by exterior means and at great danger to ship itself.
The Original Constitution Class also contained one of the last horizontal warp cores designed by Starfleet. Beginning from under Main Engineering, Access to the dilithium crystals could be made from dome consoles on the Engineering deck itself.
The impulse engine design was also the most advanced for her time and would change very little over the next century.
The Constitution Class also contained a new weaponry development, phaser banks. Up to this point, all Starfleet vessels were equipped with phased pulse canons, But the Constitution class was able to sustain a beam in both energy and intensity, to make it a much more destructive weapon in its day.
Ship-mounted phaser banks had a range of approximately 90000 kilometres and like hand phasers, could be adjusted from light stun to full destructive power.
In the original configuration, the forward phaser emitters were located on the underside of the saucer section in the forward, port and starboard positions, while the aft phaser emitters were located above the Shuttlebay on the secondary hull.
A Forward Photon Torpedo launcher was also installed on the lower section of the saucer section, while an aft launcher was installed on the lower end of the secondary hull.
In concert, these new weapon systems could destroy the entire surface of the planet.
The Constitution Class starship had a powerful new deflector shield grid system. These were referred to as Shields numbered 1 thru 4.
In standard configuration the shield system was powered by the impulse reactors, leaving warp power for manoeuvring of the ship itself, but with warp power diverted to the shields, the Constitution Class could withstand much more of a beating than any starship that had come before her.
Though rarely used, the Constitution Class also had the ability to separate the Saucer Section from the rest of the ship, allowing that section to become a large escape pod ferrying the crew to safety. If both sections of the ship could be recovered then a starbase would be needed to recombine the 2 sections. This system would later become a standard feature on the Galaxy class of starships as a defensive and offensive system over 100 years later.
Like most ships of the time, the Constitution Class was equipped with standard and cargo transporters. These transporters were primarily used for personal and away mission to planets as a speedy alternative to the shuttlecrafts.
The standard configuration of The Constitution Class carried a complement of 4 main shuttlecraft as well as various other smaller crafts which were usually charged with repair tasks to the outer hull of the ship.
One downside of the Original Constitution Class shuttlebay was that it didn't include the new forcefield technology which allowed the shuttlebay doors to be opened without decompression of the entire bay. Though this technology would be included when the class received it's major refit and redesign in the early 2270s.
Sickbay was located on deck 6 in the safest area of the saucer section, the central area. This area contained medical labs and recovery areas and also had protective bulkheads that could cut the entire area off from the rest of the ship, while a damaged and beaten starship waited for rescue from other vessels.
Also becuase the class was designed for extended deep space exploration, the Constitution class housed the most extensive recreational facilities of her day. There were at least 6 recreation rooms were the crew could congregate when not on duty and a holographic rec area which was the predecessor to the holodeck.
There was also a Gymnasium for the crew to keep physically fit, an arboretum where people could enjoy various plant life from all over the Federation, a bowling alley, a theatre and a non-denominational chapel where shipboard functions such as weddings could take place.
Originally there were only 12 Ships of the class constructed. And the class, though long-lived, saw half its ships destroyed or badly damaged by the latter half of the 2260s. This would catapult Starfleet into a complete redesign and refit of the first vessel of the class to return from its 5-year mission intact, the USS Enterprise. And Starfleet would begin to build that refit Constitution Class unrestrictedly to make it the backbone of its fleet. And in fact, the class would serve that position until the end of the century when the class would begin to be phased out for the much newer and more powerful Excelsior Class. Even by the time of the Borg attack at wolf 359 in 2366, there were still a few Constitution Class Refits in Service.
When looking at previous Starfleet Ships designs of the time, it's easy to see why the Constitution Class captured hearts and minds of so many people in the Federation. It was a beautiful design with clean lines that made her appear even more powerful then she was.
Add to that the advancement of her internal systems and you have a force to be reckoned with throughout the Federation.
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Pony Rides at Jellystone Park at Gloucester Point™
Our horses are available for pony rides during the scheduled pony ride times. We currently have four ponies that are rotated between rides, as we normally only bring two at a time to this activity. As a general rule, our maximum weight is 120 lbs., however, we do make exceptions based on the horses we have available at the time, so please ask if you would like to ride and do not meet the weight requirement. All riders require the signature of an adult before riding.
Fred is a large pony measuring at just under 14 hands tall. He came to Jellystone Park™ from a local riding barn in May of 2016 after retiring from his job as an intermediate school pony. He spent many years in the hunter show ring helping kids transition to bigger horses and higher jumps. He is athletic with a fun and playful personality. Fred was born in 1995 and is a Welsh Cross.
Ashe is a spotted saddle horse who came to Jellystone Park in summer of 2016. She is very kind, easy going, and loves kids. Her owner enjoys trail riding with her and allows us to use her for pony rides as well. Ashe is very safe to ride and enjoys all the attention our little campers give her. This sweet girl measures in at 16 hands and her birth year is guessed to be 2004.
Java is a Tennessee Walking horse born in 1999 and has been at Jellystone Park since summer of 2017. He is an all-around gentleman who is very safe to ride and handle. His owner enjoys trail riding with him as he has a very smooth and comfortable gait. Java measures in at 15 hands and comes to pony rides to help him stay in good physical shape.
Sadie is an Arabian cross and stands at 15 hands tall. She was born in 2009. Sadie is smart and willing but very sensitive. She was improperly ridden when she was young which has made her unusable as a school horse. Luckily, Sadie has found a home here at Jellystone Park where she can rebuild her confidence with gentle hands, slow consistent training, and a calm life of pony rides. She joined us in Fall of 2018 and is on schedule to join her friends at Pony Rides in the Spring of 2019.


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Background Samcart Track Abandon Cart
Over the last year or so, I have been visiting SamCart everywhere. Samcart Track Abandon Cart
As an internet entrepreneur, now I pay extra close attention to the shopping carts that people are utilizing and I started noticing more people using SamCart.
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Every time a possible affiliate fills out your application, they will be shown a message that their account is"pending approval". When that happens, you'll find a notification that they implemented via email. It'll also include buttons to accept or reject the individual's application. If you'd like you can also set this up to automatically accept affiliates.
SamCart's default affiliate commission is 50%. However, this payout to whatever you want can be customized by you. You may pay your affiliates a flat rate commission (a set dollar amount per sale) or a proportion. I've had a great deal of success by increasing the affiliate for affiliates to give a bonus to market more to them.
Checkout Pages
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As soon as you choose your checkout page, you can easily personalize it by changing the colours of the header, footer, buttons, etc.. You can also pick the fields you want to add and you can add custom bullet points to describe the product your customer is purchasing (I have discovered bullet points to be especially helpful, which is the reason why you see them all of my earnings pages).
All of the pages are cellular responsive, and it is very significant within our ever-increasingly mobile globe. One reason I changed over to SamCart was because my checkout page provider wasn't as responsive as I desired it to be. Samcart Track Abandon Cart
I do a lot of advertising on Google AdWords, where a lot of my traffic comes from mobile. I found that with my shopping cart, folks abandoned at a greater speed, which meant I flushed my advertisement spend down the toilet. SamCart assisted my boost my conversions from cellular.
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One Click Upsells
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If you are selling online and you aren't offering upsells, you're leaving a lot of cash on the table. In fact, back in 2006, Amazon reported that 35% of its revenues were from its own efforts. If Amazon is currently making that much money from it, don't you think that it deserves your consideration?
An upsell is a strategy that helps you increase your average order value. You do not even understand it and experience upsells the time. It's there as an upsell for people that don't wish to be concerned about maintenance, although you do not need to get the extended warranty for your car. Restaurants certain like to provide it, although you don't HAVE to get dessert after dinner.
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One Page Checkout
This feature is unique because it offers you the ability to add many different payment options onto one checkout page. For my $997 online course, I utilize Teachable, and even they do not provide this feature. If a customer wants the payment plan I have to have checkout pages. I WISH I could use SamCart for that.
The one page voucher takes multiple payments into a whole new level since it keeps visitors on the webpage while they determine how to cover. You realize how important it is to keep your visitors if you've ever sold anything on the internet.
Cross Selling Bumps
Cross-selling is a way to market products which are associated with the one the client already owns. A cross-sell will be gasoline or car insurance, if a client purchases a vehicle from you.
You might be familiar with this as bundling. When you bundle auxiliary products and the main merchandise you can increase your profits on each sale. McDonald's does so extremely well by purchasing beverages and fries with their burgers.
Subscription Saver
When I started selling subscription merchandise on the internet, I was naive enough to believe everybody would pay in time, every time. I figured that if I had been good enough to pay my bills and honor my obligations, so would everybody else.
Boy, was I naive. Turns out that there are some losers online. People who decline charges or cancel credit cards to get out of making payments. Usually after this happens, your subscription income is gone. With any lawful action (like sending a demand letter… if you've got the client's address) you can not receive your cash. Sad.
But now with SamCart, your subscriptions are being safeguarded from diminished payments and expired credit cards. A payment fails, SamCart sends your customer an email on your behalf – that the email has a link where customers can upgrade the payment they have on file from their inbox. That means you don't need to waste your time hounding your customers down.
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Isn't it bizarre that people talk about split examining their sales webpages, their sites that are supersized, their email subject lines, and much more… but they do not ever speak about examining their homepage?
It appears mad, right?
If you figure that a large part of your potential customers are abandoning your checkout site, don't you believe a half-decent split evaluation might help you get yet another customer??
I do also.
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SamCart enables you to change any setting you need, so it is possible to test any variation which tickles your fancy. You can alter the template, try out a different warranty (I've discovered that the longer, the better), remove some fields (I have found the less, the greater ), and more.
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The one thing you can't split-test with SamCart is the product's price. Conduct a test between those two products and you are going to have to create two distinct products, if you want to do so.
When it comes to A/B analyzing, experience tells me that you ought to test the major stuff first (like completely different templates) and then work your way down to the second particulars. Oh, and wait till you have a sample size until you call it.
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For example, I sell a $97 PDF on my site. I would not be able to add an upsell When I used a checkout form. Since I offer an upsell, my upsell offer is taken by approximately one out of every three people for $60.
Because of this one simple attribute, I am adding an average of $20 to every single purchase of that item. That is like giving myself more than a raise by having that feature. Which means that I can spend an extra $20 on advertisements develop my business and to acquire a client.
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I didn't have a chance to incorporate SamCart with a Lot of tools because I do not use that many. I use mainly utilize Drip OptinMonster, PayPal and Stripe.
Interested in learning more about OptinMonster? Have a look at my review . I wrote an overview of that if you are interested in knowing more about Drip.
SamCart allows you to seamlessly sync with a bunch of tools, such as email, marketing automation, registration, and payment processing. It was easy for me to incorporate my system with SamCart and I envision that it would be the exact same for the majority of individuals out there.
I've been reading on various forums how easy it was for people to integrate Kajabi, Infusionsoft, Hubspot, MailChimp, Aweber, and more. But, my toolbox is rather simple, so I can not discuss this in depth in my SamCart review. Samcart Track Abandon Cart
Can SamCart Cost?
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According to the Anxiety Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older.
So, how can you tell if you are one of the 40 million suffering from an anxiety disorder?
Anxiety comes in many different forms, such as a phobia, social anxiety or a panic attack. The distinction between an official diagnosis and "normal" anxiety isn't always clear. Anxiety may start in the mind, but it can manifest itself in the body through physical symptoms.
Signs you may be suffering from anxiety disorder:
1. Excessive worrying – Stressing too much about everyday things, large and small, enough that it interferes with daily life.
2. Problems sleeping – If you chronically find yourself lying awake, worried or agitated about specific problems or nothing, in particular, and you're unable to calm yourself down.
3. Muscle Tension – Whether it consists of clenching your jaw, balling your fists, or flexing muscles throughout your body, these physical symptoms often signal anxiety disorder.
4. Chronic Indigestion – Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a condition characterized by stomach aches, cramping, bloating, gas, constipation and/or diarrhea.
5. Stage Freight – Fear of addressing a group of people or being in the spotlight, and no amount of coaching or practice will alleviate it.
Also, there are other signs, such as social anxiety, flashbacks to traumatic times, extreme self-doubt, compulsive behavior, and panic attacks.
If you suffer from any number of these mental health issues you should consult a physician.


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I remember the first time I listened to Drunk and Hot Girls.
I kept waiting for the rape or something outta pocket to happen.
Its like, I wanted to like the song, then I thought of a 15
year old girl listening to it, and about the message it was sending her.
Sh*t. I thought of the message that it was sending 15 year old boys as well.
The message, I concluded isThat ITS cool if a dude gets you "drunk"
and for you to acquiesce sexually, even when all of your faculties
ARE NOT FUNCTIONING at the level that the situation requires.
This rationale runs counter to my idea that
Sex is about choice, and most importantly, as young women,
making healthy choices. Many of us have made some NOT
TOO COOL decisions slurred in that 3-4 drink gray area.
The problem is that THAT GRAY area is precisely the site
where assault takes place.
Back to Ye Ye's song.
The song would flow different if there was a woman on it.
MIA, Keyshia Cole, Mary (okay, maybe NOT Mary), Foxy (from solitary)
or Jean Grae in a verse or two, presenting the other side of the
drunk and hot coin. Related to the drunken hotness,
Gotty sent me an article about a study on the impact of music
videos on young Black women.
The conclusion was:
Watching hip hop videos that amplify sexually explicit and violent themes can lead to alcohol abuse and promiscuity among young black girls, according to a new study of sexual stereotypes in rap music footage.Girls want to be video vixens. Its cool to want to model. Who doesn't
want to feel glamorous, fly, bad as sh*t? We all want to at some
point or another.
However, the problem is when there is an OVER emphasis
on how far being CUTE is going to take a young lady in life.
I'm quick to tell someone who talks to me about acting/
modeling that Life is not a beauty pagent. In fact when
I returned to Oakland, I heard n*ggas saying model this,
model that, and I thought, IS THIS HOW THEY get into the
young ladies? Well but of course. And of course I open my
mouth and all this feminist sh*t comes out and
they look at me like "tha fuck she so serious about?"
I tell them that what I have learned from my albeit limited exposure to
industry types is that there is always some more prettier
than you who is willing to be MORE GREASIER than
you to get that gig, photo shoot, contract.
And they respond with some old, "yeah, that can happen, but if you
try really hard..." bullsh*t.
And in an ironic illustration of my point is an Times article on
the disappearance of Black Faces from the 2008 runway.
"It's heartbreaking for me now because the agents send the girls out there to castings and nobody wants to see them," said Ms. Hardison, referring to black models. "And if they do, they'll call afterward and say, 'Well, you know, black girls do much better in Europe, or else black girls do much better in New York, or we already have our black girl.'"
Last month in New York, Ms. Hardison convened a panel of fashion experts at the Bryant Park Hotel to discuss "The Lack of the Black Image in Fashion Today," an event she will reprise Monday at the New York Public Library on 42nd Street. "Modeling is probably the one industry where you have the freedom to refer to people by their color and reject them in their work," she said.
What would you do if our child was obsessed with 50/Kanye/Weezy videos and Top Model? Sh*t, some of ya'll obsessed with that ish, lol.
Is Drunk and Hot Gurls the theme song for the "soft"
date rape? OR. Am I misreading it?
Would it "read" if there were a female reppin' on the song?


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January 8, 2018 – I once saw a bumper sticker that read, "What if the hokey pokey is what it's all about?"
It made me laugh, but then it made me realize that humans do have a tendency to complicate things.
That memory comes to mind whenever I'm stressed, or trying to figure out why things happen the way they do. And then it makes me ponder the age old question … what is it all about?
While the answer may differ for everyone, most people would say something about the importance of health, and family and other relationships. That's how I would answer, too, but if I put aside the family, relationships, etc., and ask myself what's important to me as an individual, outside of being a mom, a sister, a daughter or a friend, what would I say?
That silly hokey pokey bumper sticker comes to mind. It's funny and poignant, and makes me realize that aside from family and friends and good health, laughter is what it's all about.
So, here's my best attempt at bumper sticker philosophy: "Smile. It makes people wonder what you're up to!"
Better yet: "Make someone laugh every day!"


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Thursday, 11 December 2008
Christophe December Mix 08
Christophe December Mix 08
1. Arto Mwanbe - BTWO. Brontosaurus
2. Stevie Wonder - Love Light in Flight (SCLAP's Fuel injected Dub). CDR
3. The Jellies - Jive baby on a saturday night. Endless Flight
4. Peter Brown - FYL (Devil's Edit). CDR
5. Ilija Rudman - Ocean Colour. Electric Minds
6. Depeche Mode - Policy of truth. Mute Records Ltd.
7. Force of Nature - To the Brain (Prins Thomas Diskomiks). Mule Musiq Japan
8. Low Motion Disco - The Low Murder is out at night (An-2 remix). Eskimo Belgium
9. City Reverb - City of Lights (Reverso 68 Remix). Dumb Angel
10. Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane remix). CDR
11. Bogdan Irkuk - Jewel of the black sea (Ultracity Remix). Rollerboys Sweden
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Friday, 5 December 2008
Joe 90 Cosmo Tempo Mix.
Joe 90 Cosmo Tempo Mix.
Hot off the press! Mr 90 been a busy boy indeed, get on this super fresh mix now.
Marius Vareid - Skumle Planer (Full Pupp)
Runaway - Just Got Paid (Wurst Edits)
Beppe Loda presents Egotrya - Volcano (The Revolving Eyes 10000 Lightyears Disco Mix)- CDR
The Glimmers - Space Woman (Diskomo)
Mugwump - Geometry / Theology (Kompakt)
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Real Housewives of New York Recap Dorinda, Dinner and Possible Diarrhea
My Trashies. How is everyone doing? Has everyone taken their Xanax?
MisRed, seriously, is so confused with these NY betches? Who does she love? Who does she even like? Where would she want to be without Dorinda? Who would she want to be with on a sinking boat in Columbia? Well, the answer to that is, of course, Luann. MisRed would surf that Diana Ross wig all the way to shore.
Like a dark-haired Classic Marge
First things first- MisRed is a dumbass. This is not news. The country is COLOMBIA. Not Columbia. I'm SORRRRRY, I'm sorry. Spell check does not support other women! Okaaaay??!!
Secondly, Carole is OUT. I'm sure everyone saw the news yesterday. Please see her official statement with the jabs specific to Bethenny in BOLD.
"I am sure this does not come as a surprise to any of the viewers, all of whom have been supportive, encouraging, and kind. My original curiosity about reality television has waned over the years and I am focusing on TV and writing projects that better suit my more steady temperament. I have worked with amazing producers, made great friends, and I'm thrilled to leave frenemies behind. I will remember this entire experience with delight, humor, and a veracious accuracy. Next."
When MisRed went to grab Carole's quote, the adjacent article is that Wilmer Valderrama has been to the hospital to visit Demi Lovato post-OD. Not Housewives related, but that guy has a curated list of poon that is really stunning. Seriously, there is going to be a wing at the Smithsonian: The Museum of Valderrama Poon.
Gets more pussy than Carole has cats climbing her curtains…
Who would have thought? Fez. Frankly, the guy should probably be in jail, I think he started dating her when she was 16 or 17 and he is 13 years older than she is. Where is this kids parents? Why am I talking about Wilmer Valderrama?
My next question- with Carole out, can Rey be in? MisRed cannot get enough Rey.
Give me an apple you bitch!!
Anyhoooooooo. The last episode was a, frankly, exhausting. Seriously, that recap was, like, 15 hours in the making- ridiculous. We are going to Reader's Digest this sh*t today cuz MisRed has some laundry to do and some people to yell at- it's gonna be A DAY.
We left off with Bethenny mid-I'm-not-in-charge-/-I'm-not-the-center-of-attention-breakdown in an attempt to seek attention by pushing people away thus garnering MORE attention. Seriously, Bethenny is a psychiatrist's wet dream. Maybe Wilmer Valderrama should go into shrinking.
Bethenny is pissed off about, basically, everything. She's mad about Carole having a date with Red Scarf. She's mad about Carole being friends with Tinsley. She's mad about Carole not blindly supporting all of Bethenny's neurosis. She's mad at Tinsley for having a boyfriend who sends her funeral flowers and Cartier. She's mad at Tinsley for having zero career ambition and the money and/or boyfriend to support this goal. She's mad at Tinsley for not booking a house on the beach. She's mad at Ramona for being Ramona. She's mad at Dorinda for repeating things Bethenny supposedly told her in confidence, but never indicated they were in confidence. The list is endless.
Carole has reached the point where she just doesn't want to deal with Bethenny anymore. She doesn't really understand what the fight is about or even from where it stemmed. She isn't blameless, but Bethenny isn't being direct with her. Thus, Carole is being UBER-Carole and this just pisses Bethenny off. So, this thing is headed for an implosion and big time and we hear it comes at the reunion and that's why Carole "quit."
That brings us up to date. Bethenny is blaming this breakdown on stress over her divorce and custody situation. But something tells me that we could throw a dart at Bethenny's wheel of issues and anything could be to blame at any moment.
In the kitchen at the house in COLOMBIA, Bethenny is telling Dorinda that she has taken on too many tasks, too many businesses, too many places – every moment of her day is scheduled, and she is cracking. And she's crying, literally, in the freezer.
I know Bethenny is a cold bitch but this is taking things a little too far.
Get it totally. But no one can fix this but Bethenny. She has staff with fancy titles like BRAND MANAGER- and she has them delivering cash cards to The Red Cross. Bethenny is one of these people that believe that if she wants anything done right, she needs to do it herself. All of this pressure is SELF-CREATED. She could TRAIN and EMPOWER the people she has working for her, and that way she could take a breath. She could let someone help her with Puerto Rico and / or NOT do another show with Frederic so that she can take time to stop and smell the funeral flowers before they are on her casket. She could be Tinsley for a second.
Dorinda's talking head explains it all, as it often does. She says that in the past Bethenny has had allies to console her when the sh*t hits the fan, but now, many of them, have gotten their hand slapped for trying to be a friend to Bethenny, so they are RELUCTANT and are less tolerant. "At some point, you GET what you GIVE."
MisRed put together an at-a-glance Fight Grid. By no means is this comprehensive … it's a work in progress… like Bethenny. And Ramona. And Luann.
The other girls, who have been waiting for Dorinda to talk Bethenny off the ledge, are like… well, we are going shopping. On the way to shopping, they discuss Bethenny's sitch. Sonja- who has been, sadly, brain-washed into blindly supporting Bethenny- says that Bethenny just needs to be with Dorinda and to cry on her shoulder. Carole says, "It's negative, toxic energy." This will be important later.
Sonja, the I love Bethenny Doll, says "You can't act like she's being rude or an annoying friend, I mean, she's our friend."
Carole claps back – "She's been completely rude to me. She won't even look me in the eye."
Yeah, a Whitesnake tribute band was playing… I've been FWB with the bass player for ten years.
In Sonja's talking head- complete with the look that she just stumbled in from a night at The Hunka-Bunka in Sayreville, New Jersey, says "And so what? That's when you pat your friend's arm. That's why people hug each other. That's ride or die, Carole."
Well, yes, I suppose it is. BUT doesn't, TRULY, being a friend mean being truthful. And calling your friend on their bullsh*t? If you have a friend that is being completely off the wall C R A Z Y, pissed at everyone for no reason, that is making people MISERABLE, that is fighting with people in public, MELTING DOWN in restaurants and in front of a poor woman who is just trying to cut up some f*cking fruit IN PEACE-
Juz let me cut zee fruit
it is not imperative you to pull that person aside and try to A) get to the bottom of this insane behavior. B) tell them the truth and recommend a course of, potential, corrective action. C) Try to help put things in perspective and check themselves and if all else fails, D) Get them some medication immediately. Medication could be: a hug, a slap, a cocktail, a f*cking Lindt milk chocolate truffle, a pack of zip ties, some bleach and a shovel, or a loving kick in the ass.
Sonja is feeding the beast in the name of free jeans.
Bethenny and Dorinda decide to join the girls shopping. Bethenny plans to buy her troubles away. Sonja immediately asks Dorinda if Bethenny is ok. Dorinda keeps it in check and just says- she has a lot going on. Sonja- now the town crier, as well as the town trampoline- says "She's not trying to be annoying, right?" The girls are like 'Ah this is so annoying.'" Uh, that's not what they said. Sonja is the one who brought up the word "annoying." Dorinda is like- I don't want to talk about it- let her talk about it. Wise decision Dorinda. Probably the last one of this episode, but let's give her a round of applause.
Dorinda interviews that Sonja thinks that she and Bethenny are BFFs and has to be involved in every single discussion.
Ramona is ready to climb on a burrow and go pick coffee beans
Ramona is trying to buy a hat to cover her face. May MisRed suggest:
Oh, dear god, Ramona has found a cowboy hat and a fringed vest.
1982 revisited
Ramona needs a friend and STAT.
Dorinda pulls Carole aside and says that she really should try to talk to Bethenny. Of course, Bethenny has slithered up and is eavesdropping, and Carole says that she doesn't want to be a hard-ass, but she really can't deal with every conversation ending with tears. Carole just wants to have a grown-up conversation with Bethenny.
Carole interviews that Bethenny has a lot of great things in her life, and there is no apparent reason for any of her breakdowns.
Well, listen, in fairness, Carole isn't walking in Bethenny's shoes. Bethenny's divorce/custody situation ALONE is the stuff of nightmares. However, it is a consequence to a decision she made. Jason seems like a nightmare, but I'm sure Bethenny hasn't, exactly, been Fred Rogers. Yes, she has the right to be upset about it, of course, but Bethenny isn't happy unless she drags everyone down with her. Carole isn't like that. If Carole has problems, you wouldn't know it. Maybe it's to her detriment that she doesn't show her emotions, that she doesn't let anything, seemingly, affect her too deeply. Carole doesn't want to feel all the things. MisRed admires that to some degree. Maybe Carole has a photograph in her attic that feels the stuff- like Dorian Gray but for emotions.
Bethenny says that she likes to have fun, but she can feel the eye rolls and that half the group isn't into her.
About as fun as a scorching case of herpes.
Well then FIX IT. Don't be such a buzz kill. Get on Vicki Gunvalson's fun bus- don't worry, MisRed only, sort of, cut the brake lines. woohoo
The ladies decide to go to lunch. Sonja walks with Bethenny, and of course, little Lois Lane has to report her findings into Perry White- she says that Ramona said that Bethenny is friends with someone when she wants to get something from them.
Well, we need to go to the mattresses
What does Sonja have that Bethenny wants? The Clap? Pretty sure Bethenny doesn't want that… but Sonja is the Mother of all Yes Men.
Flashback to Ramona saying to Sonja- Bethenny wants people to give to her, but she gives nothing back. Sonja retorts "Bethenny is a very giving person." Yes, she's given Sonja 4 pair of tacky jeans this season and hasn't once called Sonja a dumb slut – so Sonja is suckling at the teat. She continues that Carole thinks that Bethenny takes and takes and takes. Bethenny argues that she has never taken a single thing from Carole. She tried to get her soul, but Carole tossed some Holy Water on her and she backed off.
Bethenny says in her talking head that, Yes, she is a taker. "Maybe it's I'm a taker of others on trips. I was a taker of Carole to the Galapagos Islands. I was a taker of Carole to the Bahamas with Adam. I was a taker of Carole and Adam to the Hamptons. So, Carole is, to use Dorinda's phrase, America's house guest."
Misty water-colored memories of the way we were
We have seen Bethenny be generous, but she clearly is keeping the receipts, which to MisRed tarnishes that generosity.
And trust me, nobody appreciates anything to the degree we think they should ever.
Sonja goes on to say that Carole said that she can't deal with Bethenny's negative energy. Sonja paints herself as a saint in the whole situation, but the reality is, she's twisting the conversations enough to keep feeding the beast: Bethenny's anger. Bethenny gets on her phone to call Dennis so he can "Get me a plane and then I'm gonna go home."
Yeah well, she's ruining everyone's trip- her work here is done.
Ramona walks with Dorinda and says that she has a theory about the Carole / Bethenny situation. Hang on, let MisRed get her popcorn. She says that she has seen Bethenny do things to antagonize the situation. Dorinda says that Bethenny and Carole need to talk, and that Sonja is fueling the fires a little bit.
Well, I hate to say it, but Ramona is right. The alien is back inside Ramona.
Two orders of liquid-ass, coming right up.
Bethenny and Sonja stop at a fruit cart on the street. And Bethenny buys Sonja a coconut. Down the street Lu yells at them and tells them they are going to get diarrhea. "Everyone knows you don't get the street meat or the street fruit."
LuLu has gotta protect her safety stock!
Sure Lu, Sure. Lu is just trying to preserve her street meet inventory for that evening.
The girls eat lunch. Dorinda is ready to strap on the feedbag.
Off to the side, Bethenny is on the phone with Dennis- telling him she's miserable- which, I mean, he knows her so that is probably not breaking news. She mentions that she has no relationship with Carole and I'm not welcome there.
OMG. Bethenny!
At the table Lu is like- Bethenny seems to have some sort of "personal issue going on." At least she's not caught up in the system like Luann- being force-fed a mustard packet disguised as a bologna sandwich.
But, newsflash, Bethenny has decided to stay- because she doesn't want the big drama of an exit. No, no. she'd rather have the girls slit their wrists or nearly drown on a sinking ship.
Me need.
A beautiful paella comes to the table, with halved lobsters on top. Crap. Now MisRed wants paella. And where the f*ck am I going to get paella at 6:14am in f*cking Texass?!? Damn it. Bethenny says she isn't going to eat it because it probably has some type of regular fish or fish stock in it. Then says, "I would have thought a few of you would like to poison me." Her joke falls flat… mostly because IT'S TRUE.
They serve themselves paella and Luann, always looking for action- says "I'll just take that tail." Yes, she will and will ride it until daylight. It is the world's most awkward lunch because everyone is quiet because Bethenny has made everyone UNCOMFORTABLE.
Tinsley, Carole and Dorinda go back to the house to get massages. Lu, Bethenny, Ramona and Sonja are left and Bethenny says that it feels very "old school." Lu suggest streaking through the quad… Bethenny says that, in the past, they all had fun together and it doesn't take them 3 hours to get ready. They mock Tinsley with her Glam Squad. The previous morning Ramona and Bethenny got onto her about being so glam first thing in the morning. Bethenny saying "It's hair and make-up every 25 seconds!!" Ramona asks what she's going to do when she has a baby? Duh. Have the live-in nanny raise it. Jesus, Ramona.
Listen, as long as they aren't waiting around for Tinsley, who cares if her glam squad is there?
Bethenny vows to rectify the vacation and says she doesn't really know what happened but she's going to "turn that frown upside down." She doesn't know what happened? Bethenny ate a "street coconut" and took a metaphorical sh*t on the entire country of COLOMBIA. That's what happened.
Tinsley, is on the phone with her sister, Dabney.
Did MisRed read that right?
Sonja is back at the teat, admiring all of the crap Bethenny bought. Sonja, literally, lays down on top of the pile of stuff and humps it.
Sonja will hump a paperclip if it looked at her the right way
The CDC is called in to quarantine the villa.
The girls get ready for dinner and Carole pays Sonja a visit in her room. Sonja has camel toe and is unsure what to do about it.
Uh… buy the shorts in a larger size?
Sonja thinks maybe a nipple cover might cure it. Figures Sonja has a nipple on her vagina. Carole has brought Sonja a pair of earrings, but she is really there to talk about Bethenny. She wants to pick Sonja's brain. LOL, it's pretty picked over, truth be told.
She gives Sonja the earrings and Sonja interviews "When Carole comes bearing gifts, that's a red flag."
Ok, what has Carole ever done to Sonja? MisRed can't really think of anything. Carole, it seems, views Sonja as just a joke. But now that Bethenny has given Sonja JEANS and is acting like she can actually tolerate Sonja's delusional horsesh*t for two and a half seconds- Sonja now thinks she is Bethenny's consiglieri.
Carole asks Sonja if she has any insight into what happened to make Bethenny act in such a hostile manner toward her? Sonja, a f*cking regular Dr. Joyce Brothers, explains that Bethenny thinks that Carole just doesn't care about her anymore and she's not empathetic.
Bethenny isn't feeling your unwavering devotion anymore. We are going to have to vote you off the island.
Carole argues that a lot of the issue IS BETHENNY. Carole says that her life has shifted a little and she is focused on other things besides Bethenny – and that Bethenny is very erratic.
The face of DESPERATE
Sonja interviews that "Carole knew what she was getting with Bethenny from the beginning. Everyone KNOWS that Bethenny can be a nightmare. So what? She's your friend."
Can someone come top up Sonja's Kool Aid? That clinches it, MisRed is convinced Sonja is now on Bethenny's payroll.
Let's get a sincerity check on this scene? Makes me a little suspicious that Carole would buy everyone earrings- although we do see them on a few others throughout the night and it looks like Bethenny is even wearing a pair in her interview. MisRed doesn't doubt that Carole might try to talk to a third party to try to glean some insight into Bethenny's current temperature, however, MisRed doubts it would be Sonja. Carole views Sonja as a delusional twit. She would be better trying to probe Lu. And frankly Lu might like it. Well, so would Sonja, but MisRed digresses.
The girls gather to go to dinner. Sonja announces that she wants to get eaten by a man. Great. COLOMBIA lock up your penises, the Legacy is in town.
Is everyone ready for the most excruciatingly painful dinner ever? On the way, Bethenny commandeers a light-up balloon from some innocent ladies on the street. She wants it for Bryn. That should pack well into a suitcase.
Carole is a real piece of sh*t, isn't she? Giving me stuff to win my friendship…UNBELIEVABLE.
Sonja turns to Bethenny, laughing as if it's the funniest joke ever, saying "These are my new earrings from Carole." Bethenny is like- are you kidding? Sonja says she doesn't see anyone else wearing earrings, so they were just bought for her. Psst, Dorinda is wearing a pair in black.
See, you aren't so special, Sonja.
Sonja reports back the convo- inaccurately, of course. Not that there weren't some truthful elements from her report but it some of the things Sonja relayed weren't from the private convo we saw- the one they had over Sonja's camel toe.
Bethenny is like- I don't even care. Which is code for "I care more than you could possibly know."
The girls order drinks. Luman and Carole order "mock-tinis." And Sonja says, "I'll have a mock-tini too, with tequila." The waiter is like… WTF?
Oh wait… you are the one with the BJs? Oh ok.
But then he remembers he saw Sonja's picture on a flyer in the bathroom, so he will entertain her stupidity in the hopes of getting a Legacy knob-gobble.
Bethenny says she feels uncomfortable drinking in front of Luann. Here we go- Bethenny needs to police everything. Lu is like- I'm fine with it. Dorinda is knocking back the drinks, as usual. She and Carole get up from the table under the guise of having a cigarette. Ramona says, "Since when does Carole smoke?"
Our eyes need a break too.
Maybe Carole is in character tonight. Playing Amelia Earhart if she crashed in Brazil, mutated into Carmen Miranda, was drug trafficked to Colombia and then got caught in a Piñata-making-machine? What? Look at that outfit. What would be YOUR explanation?
She and Dorinda talk about the Bethenny situation and Dorinda thinks the whole thing is silly and could be easily talked out. But it can't because one of the players is Bethenny, and she has to always be fighting with someone.
Bethenny snaps at Ramona, "Since when does Carole talk to Sonja and buy her earrings?" Ramona tells Bethenny that Carole feels that Bethenny is pushing her away. And Ramona says it in the sweetest voice. That alien really IS back. Bethenny says that the wall is up so it doesn't even matter.
Carole and Dorinda come back to the table and Carole tries to address the situation with Bethenny because it's affecting the whole group. Carole tells her that she feels like Bethenny has been avoiding her and being cold for the entire trip and wants to get to the bottom of it.
In the background they are playing the soundtrack from The Firm.
MisRed isn't going to recap this word for word, it's too much and it's repetitive, and honestly, it's a circular argument. Neither listens to the other and nothing gets resolved.. Net/Net Bethenny says this has been a long time coming and their friendship is eroding and she's not going to debate Carole about it. Carole wants to know what this stems from and feels that Bethenny doesn't see her point of view- she thought they had discussed it and have moved on. Suddenly Bethenny notices that Tinsley is listening and flips out- that she can't do this in front of an audience. Well, good thing this isn't being filmed for a TV show or anything.
Tinsley is like "Why am I in TROUBBBBBBBBBLE????" Maybe Dabney could help her out. Oh wait, Dabney has been detained.
What is the better storyline is what's happening at the other end of the table. Dorinda is, you know, lowering the blinds, starting to slur a little more than usual. Lu asks how are the Margs and Dorinda is like "Good, why?" Lu says "Oh…she's startin'." Dorinda is like- don't say that, I'm not starting. LOL.
Yeah, Lu, don't say that- she started that morning. Pay attention, PUHLEEZE.
The scene goes back and forth between the two fights. Bethenny and Carole review text messages, compare expense reports, etc. Carole maintains that stuff didn't happen the way Bethenny says it did. Which I can kind of believe because Bethenny can turn a grain of sand into a mountain in the blink of an eye.
MisRed only wants to concentrate on the Lu /Dorinda situation, because Bethenny & Carole is a broken record and we accomplish nothing.
Lu tells Dorinda that she has started "turning" and that it happens when Dorinda is drunk. Lu says Dorinda is getting aggressive. Dorinda says, "What's that mean, Darlene?" Bahahaha. Dorinda tells her to apologize and move on. Lu is like- apologize for what?
Dorinda says "That uppity thing. An ex-Countess, got married that doesn't have a Countesssssssssship anymore." Lu sasks if this is how Dorinda really feels about her? Dorinda is off the rails "No, I don't feel anything!" Yeah, well not after 25 drinks, one wouldn't feel much. Dorinda continues "Don't you dare talk to me about that. No, you drink some wine and get arrested, honey. Get a felony."
Gloves are off.
And then Dorinda breaks a glass. "Have more. You're awful."
Well it isn't a party until something gets broken.
Lu gets up from the table and it like- well now I know what you REALLY think of me! Dorinda is like- I've been a supportive friend to you and you are going to start with me? Dorinda tells Lu to apologize. Dorinda just keeps pointing at Lu (pointing seems to be a trigger on these shows) repeating "Stop it."
"Stop it."
"Stop it."
"Stop it."
"Stop it."
"Stop it."
Wait. Should she stop? I'm confused.
Lu says, "You are a lady who just broke her glass in front of me." Uh-oh, shades of The Cuntess 2008 showing… Dorinda is like- Well I didn't get a mug shot over it.
Lu feels betrayed. And frankly, it's probably only a matter of time before Dorinda gets arrested for SOMETHING.
Dorinda says that Lu shouldn't be monitoring her. Dorinda asks for another drink and Ramona is like -No, you do NOT need another drink.
This poor waiter.
Dorinda says "youdon'ttellmewhattodoeither. How dare you? You should leave. You're gone for a month and a half, leave again." And with that Lu leaves. LOL
Ramona interviews that Lu has been through a lot and Dorinda has a loose tongue. Well it matches Sonja's loose snatch. So, you know, book ends.
Dorinda tries to explain the situation to Ramona and then Dorinda goes off to smoke.
Oh wait, Lu is back.
She says that Dorinda told her she was a convict and an ex-Countess, and she has a mug shot.
Check. Check. Check.
Tinsley is like "I have a mug shot too." LOL oh Tinsley.
Ramona and Sonja hug Lu and say that Dorinda didn't mean it and it was just the tequila talking. Lu is really hurt. Dorinda comes back and heard them talking about her. Lu leaves again. Sonja asks if Dorinda really called Lu a convict- Dorinda denies it- and she didn't call her a convict.
Sonja interviews that it's UNBELIEVABLE- because Dorinda is Lu's loyal friend. "And even prison bitches have ONE loyal friend."
Ramona is like- I'm going to go to the bathroom before you start saying true things about me too!!
Bethenny and Carole continue to argue at the other end of the table.
Dorinda tells Sonja that Lu is going to SCHOOL her?!?!? Dorinda knows she said some bad stuff. Ramona is like well, we do tend to change our personalities after three drinks.
I'm a dancin' lover with a heart of gold…
Dorinda is like- "Nope, no change here, honey. Do NOT project on me. That's not your job. You ain't my mother and you ain't my daughter." Love Gangsta Dorinda. "So, until you start paying my f*cking bills don't you project on me, sister. 'Cause I haven't projected on you EVER".
Ramona like, once Dorinda loses her temper, there is no bringing her back. She will regret this tomorrow and for now I'm keeping my mouth shut. Good idea Ramona.
Carole and Bethenny don't resolve anything but Carole gets up and goes to the bathroom and leans over Bethenny and says, "I will kill you in your sleep." Just kidding. She actually said, "I love you." And… Bethenny cries.
She interviews that she loved being close to Carole, but if a friendship can be destroyed over nothing, was it ever really a friendship? Because Bethenny had nothing to do with this. Lol.
Carole says that it's like being in an abusive relationship. One minute the person is gaslighting you and the next they are telling you they love you and sending pictures and texts- and it's a mind-f*ck.
The women head back to the house in various vehicles.
Tinsley jumps into the fray with Dorinda against Luann. Dorinda's argument is just because Lu is in recovery doesn't give her the right to police anyone. Especially "coming from someone who used to drink A LOT and fell in some bushes." Carole is in agreement that it's rich coming from someone who has been sober for 2 minutes.
And then Sonja the flip flopper says, "You don't talk about people drinking when you are not drinking." Shut up, Sonja. Go work on your camel toe.
That's a bingo.
Dorinda is like- "She will be drinking in 3 months." Well, she wasn't wrong.
Carole interviews that she is not one to say anything about anyone's drinking but what she has observed is that you drink to excess and then there is a problem, you drink to excess and then there is a problem, you drink to excess and then there is a problem, it seems like a cycle.
Ramona is like – Luann was crying. Dorinda is like "GOOD SHE SHOULD CRY!!! She lost a friend by being defiant to me." Lol. Dorinda maintains she will not be friends with Lu again. Sonja is like- Oh now you sound like Carole and Bethenny!!! Carole interjects that a lot of Bethenny's relationships explode.
And Ramona is like- What relationships?
Well sh*t Ramona did call that sh*t back in Season 3 on the Brooklyn Bridge. Ramona is a regular swami. She's Carnac. Ramonac.
Bethenny is so much fun.
Back at the house Bethenny walks in with her electronic balloon and it's hysterical. Never, in the history of people has anyone looked more miserable with a balloon.
Bethenny goes right to Lu's room and they talk about Dorinda. Lu recounts the story- some pieces were accurate, some weren't. Lu is really upset.
Bethenny tells Lu the story about Dorinda in PR being blackout drunk at dinner with Bethenny's team. Bethenny thinks that Dorinda cuts deep.
Yes, she does. Dorinda does need to address her drinking and her anger issues.
Lu asks about what happened with Carole and Bethenny really can't explain. She says she has never had a relationship that's ended like this. Um, yes, she did- Jill Zarin. Yes, in that it was reversed and Jill, initially, was the completely whacked out unreasonable party, but still…
And let's not forget the Bethenny feuds over the years. She fought with Jill, she's called Luann a snake (multiple times) and a whore, she's fought with Ramona virtually every season, she even got pissed off that Heather was trying to feed her meatballs. She was mad at Jules for being anorexic and having dog poop in her house and for excessive renovations, mad at Tinsley for being too fluffy. She has taken down Sonja a few times.
Lu, full of AA wisdom, says, I know the devil, I've seen its face. I've seen it IN ME.
They wonder if and when Dorinda will get help.
Ok, goodnight. Sweet dreams, you old snake, phoney, slut, hair-copying, whore.
Downstairs, Dorinda talks to Carole about Lu. Carole asks Dorinda if she thinks that Lu was trying to be helpful? Dorinda feels bad- she said some awful things. But she will not apologize, she expects an apology from Lu because she has been a good friend to Lu. Dorinda says she would never shame anyone. Uh, isn't that what she JUST did to Lu? She shamed the shamer.
You got a little shnockered on your face…
Carole tells her that Lu just feels like she's helping Dorinda get control. Dorinda says, "I think I'm going to smoke in Car-tar-rain-ya."
Then Bethenny comes downstairs and tells Dorinda she needs to wipe her face before she can talk to her seriously. They clean Dorinda up, and Dorinda says that she ruined her friendship with Luann. Bethenny and Carole tell her to sleep on it and worry about it in the morning. Bethenny tell Dorinda that she knows how she is- a switch goes off with you and Lu was trying to…
It's no use, Dorinda interrupts and nobody- sober or not- has the right to judge someone when they have been a good friend.
Ok, I love Dorinda, but this makes about as much sense as Sonja thinking the Morgans are still her "family." And I don't really think Luann was JUDGING Dorinda. Listen, it's no secret that Dorinda drinks too much, and frankly, she gets slurry when she's stone-cold sober.
Look, it takes a drunk to love a drunk and Lu loves you.
Bethenny tries to explain to Dorinda – and she's actually attempting to do it in a kind way- that Dorinda gets a skewed perspective in the moment and that nobody is against her and Lu loves Dorinda. Bethenny goes on to say that she's known and watched Lu for 10 years and she's never seen her like this- she's actually now a person that isn't full of sh*t and is not a fraud and not all uptight and Countessy. Bethenny is like, "Big deal, she had a tiny moment of that tonight- let her have it, she's been through a lot." Dorinda says, "Be a bigger person." And Bethenny says – Make it nice.
Bethenny, say all of this sh*t into a mirror because it all- with the exception of the Countess crap, could apply to you too. Be a bigger person and make it nice.
Dorinda interviews that she always regrets what she says but it's not like she brought the world down – she is on the verge of tears when she says this, but she says it's best for people to tend their own garden.
Well yes. However, sometimes neighbors need help with their yard. Our neighbors can't grow grass for sh*t. MrRed is always over there helping him because we don't want our property value to go down because we live next to a house on a dirt lot. Lu doesn't want to be living next to a dirt lot. Dorinda being the dirt lot in this scenario.
Bethenny says, it's all going to be okay.
Next time… Dorinda and Lu argue about their argument.
There aren't enough fish in that water?
Sonja flashes her beaver to COLOMBIA (wearing a bathing suit with the tags on it) and Carole tries to sink the yacht and kill Bethenny for her final act of sweet, sweet revenge.
Well MisRed has decided – I am on Team Tinsley. Send me a Cartier bracelet and some betch named Loretta to braid my hair and MisRed will be happier than a pig in sh*t. What do you think of Dorinda? Did she overreact? Hahahah. Did Lu overstep her bounds? What horse tranquilizers was Ramona on in this episode? Is Sonja going to put a hit out on Moe Green and Sollozzo? Will she leave the gun and take the cannoli? Crap. Now MisRed needs a cannoli.
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The Hornets, improving to 5-2-1, found the back of the Black and Gold net at the 10:45 mark for a 1-0 edge. They added two more in the closing stages of the first period and didn't look back in route to a 9-0 victory.
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by Jerry Alatalo
As one who has a healthy interest in learning as much as possible about the Earth's financial, economic, and banking system(s), taking the time to find men and women "in the know" is a big part of the process. After viewing a very interesting documentary titled "Four Horsemen", which does a real service for humanity by combining the views of 20 or so men and women experts in economic studies, I found the following interview of Ms. Ann Pettifor.
Let me first say that "Four Horsemen" is available for viewing on YouTube – on Renegade Economist channel (450,000 views) – and that I found it one of the best films on economics I have ever seen. In other words, this documentary film critic gives it a "big thumbs up!" and "four and a half stars!". I will provide a link to the film in my next post, but for now, about an impressive woman by the name of Ann Pettifor.
Secondly, for those men and women who have an interest in economics and finance/banking, you would not regret spending some time and study of videos on Renegade Economist channel @ YouTube. Ms. Pettifor's interview is one of those videos. Her story is interesting. What is impressive about her is that she led an effort called "Jubilee 2000" to bring about writeoffs of over $100 billion of debt faced by some of the world's poorest nations.
To be honest, after all the articles and videos I have read and viewed, it is always somewhat surprising to come across men and women with great ideas that one has no previous awareness of. Most of the people in "Four Horsemen" are men and women who I have some familiarity with, having read and heard them before. Ms. Pettifor happened to get interviewed by the same organization that made the film, so there was the added "bonus" of listening to her speak.
She describes her journey of awareness regarding international banking problems as starting with somewhat mundane beginnings, like noticing her friends and family members obtaining hefty mortgages, although in financial conditions which would be seen as risky – where she felt the stage was set for a fall. Ms. Pettifor became looked upon as a "looney" when she wrote a book predicting the speculative housing bubble bursting, well before 2007-8.
In the years before the world economic crisis which began in 2007-8, Ann Pettifor "got it". In 2013, soon to be 2014, Ms. Pettifor "gets it", and she is currently involved in making sure that as many people as possible "get it" as well. Her description of three years of studying economics and banking, her "informal Ph.D.", provides evidence of her gravitas as an expert of economics. She studied politics and economics in the country of her birth, South Africa, at the University of the Witwatersrand.
She describes the three years of study as ones which allowed her to gain an "eagle's eye view" of world economics and politics, in contrast to the specialization, micro-vision, limited horizon view held by "silo mentality" academicians. She talks about how "blindingly obvious" was the credit bubble collapse which occurred in 2007-8, expounded upon in her 2003 book "Credit Crunch". She believes that economics and finance have been taught at university level in a "very bizarre" way, with a failure to focus on more consequential, macro levels.
Ms. Pettifor speaks of constraints on professors' freedom to speak truthfully due to the issue of tenure, where economics/finance experts without tenure self-censor because of employment concerns, and that many are afraid to "rock the boat" and risk losing positions at universities. She also speaks about economists becoming "hired guns" for the too-big-to-fail banking corporations, pointed out by the interviewer as evidenced by economists in the documentary "Inside Job" becoming visibly annoyed – acting cowardly – in response to inconvenient questioning.
She welcomes the "clash of ideas" as the only way to arrive at a new paradigm in economics and finance around the world. She points out her reading of a speech by Ben Broadbent, a top manager at the Bank of England, and thinking to herself that the speech was probably written by Goldman Sachs, and indicative of huge political and economic power held by financial corporations whose focus is on profits, without any focus on improving the economic conditions of citizens.
This "frozen view" has led to the current situation, where person(s) wanting to borrow capital for a wind farm have become ignored for speculative ventures which benefit small amounts of people, adding no jobs or real production of goods and services. She relates the cause/genesis of the problem being from the early 70's, when deregulation allowed speculation to run wild without any controls whatsoever. She suggests permanently low-interest rates, laws which regulate and control the financial sector, as well as eliminating lending for speculative purposes.
She realizes that banks have bribed and co-opted politicians, and gives Franklin Roosevelt as an example of a United States president who waged an intense battle with Wall Street – a U.S. president who would not be bribed. She plainly states her placement of blame for the 2008-present world economic crisis on politicians, and strongly suggests the need to hold political leaders to account. She points out that the public has largely been ignorant of economic/finance issues, but holds the optimism that people are beginning to "get it", in large part due to information democratization and the internet.
Her description of how the movement resulting in $100 billion of poor nations' debts being cancelled began, in a bare-bones way – with a rustic office and no funding – to eventually getting support from world leaders and accomplished, gives inspiration to all who are interested in creating good changes on Earth.
Ann Pettifor believes that when enough men and women become aware and "get it" – the momentum for real change will become unstoppable.
Ms. Pettifor writes articles for debtonation.org.
(Thanks to Renegade Economist channel – YouTube)
Related articles
- Autumn statement 2013: our writers' verdict | Caroline Lucas, Patrick Diamond, Kwasi Kwarteng, Alvin Carpio, Ann Pettifor, John Cridland and Rhys Moore (theguardian.com)
- Five minutes with Ann Pettifor: "The UK is plunging down a metaphorical rabbit hole into the fantasy world of easy (if dear) money" (blogs.lse.ac.uk)


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Many Cities Hold Off Declaring Bankruptcy
Many Cities Hold Off Declaring Bankruptcy
More than 500,000 American families have declared bankruptcy this year. So have airlines, car companies and other business. There are reports that the Pennsylvania capital Harrisburg is close to bankruptcy. David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal talks to Ari Shapiro about why it's less common for cities to declare bankruptcy.
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Perhaps your local library has recently cut its hours. Or the police and fire department has had to lay off workers. This is all part of the financial crisis that is facing cities and towns across the country. But while airlines, car companies and more than a million and a half American families have declared bankruptcy this year, it's less common for cities to declare bankruptcy.
Wall Street Journal economics editor David Wessel joins us now to explain why.
Good morning, David.
Mr. DAVID WESSEL (Wall Street Journal): Good morning, Ari.
SHAPIRO: Okay. Well, weve recently heard that the capital of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, is close to bankruptcy, and other cities as well. Does that mean that they will eventually enter bankruptcy?
Mr. WESSEL: Probably not. Harrisburg - actually the city council met last night. It's still trying to find a way to avoid filing for bankruptcy. Central Falls, Rhode Island, which came very close - got taken over by the state in a receivership; Jefferson County, Alabama, which has had this morass of sewer system, debt problem, a receiver was appointed by the court.
It turns out that bankruptcy, Chapter 9 of the bankruptcy code - the one that cities can take - isn't quite as an attractive an option for debt-burdened municipalities as it is for consumers or businesses. The law doesnt solve their problems, and it's also so rarely used that the case law is unclear. Fewer that 250 of the 89,000 local governments, most of them very, very small, have filed for bankruptcy since 1980. So it's unlikely we're going to see a wave of these, although they're in the headlines constantly.
SHAPIRO: Okay. So if bankruptcy can't solve a city's financial problems, what is a solution? Is there, in fact, a problem?
Mr. WESSEL: Yeah. Well, there is definitely a problem. It's just that bankruptcy doesnt seem the way out. So in a sense, the bigger problem is there is no clear way out for cities which have made promises essentially they can't keep. State and local governments have well over $2.4 trillion worth of debt, 35 percent more than they did five years ago when the economy was a lot healthier. And they have promised more than $3 trillion worth of health and pension benefits to their workers, and they havent set aside nearly enough money to back up these promises.
So this happens from time to time that they have trouble meeting their obligations when the economy tanks, their revenues go down. This time the economy isn't coming back very fast. Sales tax revenue, income tax revenue are not coming back very fast, and they're still confronted with all these promises they made before. Even though there's been a lot of tax increases by legislatures and city councils, state and local tax revenues were in the second quarter - were only 1.7 percent higher than a year ago, this despite the fact that the recession is probably over, and so they're caught in this vice of having income that doesnt go up fast enough to take care of the promises they make.
SHAPIRO: What does that mean for me if I live in one of these cities that's close to bankruptcy that's made more promises than it can keep?
Mr. WESSEL: It means two things: higher taxes and worse services. There is just only two things you can do and in many municipalities and states across the country, they're in trouble. They're getting both of these things. There were more tax increases at the state level in the last fiscal year than there have been in the last 20 years.
SHAPIRO: And what does it mean for the investors who the cities owe money to?
Mr. WESSEL: Well, for now, most of them - all of them have been paid back with a very few exceptions, and the experts in municipal finance, the rating agencies and the bankruptcy lawyers, say that it's unlikely that there'll be a wave of defaults - that cities and towns and states almost always find a way to pay off the debt holders. Of course, that's the kind of assurance we had before the financial crisis, and so there's good reason to worry that somewhere along the line some cities or towns will actually not be able to pay their bills, pay their bondholders 100 cents on the dollar. But for now, it's important to note, nearly all of them have been paid back.
SHAPIRO: Well, just briefly, any chance of a bailout for cities from states of the federal government?
Mr. WESSEL: Well, that would certainly make a lot of local officials happy. I think for now there's bailout fatigue, the states have their own problems, and it's unlikely to me that Washington will come to the rescue of a bunch of state and local governments that have acted - have mismanaged their affairs, to tax other taxpayers, or borrow lots of money to pay their obligation.
SHAPIRO: All right. Thanks...
Mr. WESSEL: So not for a while.
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Development of Key Stages 2 and 3 Teacher Resources in the Areas of Space and Flight for the Science Museum in London
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Science Museum in London
The Science Museum in London's overall goal is to engage students in science. This project developed prototypes of teacher resources for use in the classroom or museum on the topics of Space and Flight. The design was based on teacher interviews and the museum's research about teachers' wants for resources and what engages students. From the analysis of this data, we developed resource prototypes for use in the classroom or museum and created an online flight interactive game.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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