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Seib & Wessel: Islands of Instability
WSJ's Jerry Seib and National Security Editor Bob Ourlian discuss how the U.S. is edging closer to involvement in Syria, despite deep reluctance. Also, is North Korea really trying to pick a fight with South Korea?
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
the ... so meanwhile ... industry was totally off the board this week there seem to be two islands of instability after the look even more stable suite of one was ... in ... Syria where the support gets worse and pressure on us to the scene gets greater ... in North Korea where you combine those with cancer in young leaders of Cuba must look like Syria for second okay so it does seem that there's pressure on ... ministers to get more involved in a recent baby steps underway that this is still not a president who wants to get involved in this or something more serious for my he definitely does not want to get all support ... the answer ... um ... he he doesn't want to commit ... U S on US money or ... or ... personnel to that of a conflict ... aam ... but ... they are getting closer and closer to involvement they they are they're being sort of sort of edged the lawn of my ... international sentiment ... and then to some extent by the mistakes of two others ... of that it is not lost on people that that that the UN estimates of seventy thousand people a particular ... conflict so ... um it's a bad situation ... you can't stand by and do nothing you can stand by and sentiment are indeed or or communications gear ... um and so they have been on a unit of the most groceries development was was the um ... disclosure that to this EIA is no ... one got involved in training some of the rebel so it all started from a few days are a few days ago and on and you know they're there that that sort of comes after a lot of other baby steps is he is a common man evidenced ... by my social on this penalty is irrational all that the reason to be reluctant involved is it's one thing for ... them for Saudi Arabia or even France or Britain the info with us gets involved it announced the problem ... and we seen this before and that is on track ... yes ... it's not an implausible ... the consideration I think what the Russians are they likely to pull the rug out from under a site in comes ... to elevate made the right is the right is not to firmly on her son ... our assumptions ... they are they are still supporting ... the regime the government there they are not the and and they are trying to ... of ... a credibility away from from the rebels ... but don't you know it's a situation that they're getting tired of dislike Chinese are are are getting a little but what's there was a mean mean that why why the enthusiasm and among the Libyan conflict and the reticence here when it seems a lot away is a side is even worse than Ghadafi was and he's got more of a threat with that with the ... chemical weapons store ... quite a bit with ... the situation Libya when it was that was that the people that the rebels were able to sort of ... get to local ... control big ... swath of territory a lot sooner and there was an actual ... to want to do a U S was able to ... get involved but not in the lead position ... on in Syria is a different place or in a country with a lot more defences ... in and ... it's tougher to get in ... so basically the short answer is he was the year and has a sincere ... answers tougher here ... the Supreme Court ... would you have you had the Russians are involved in similar situations ... with with the sun ... should the Chinese will ... with with North Korea ... which is the other the other islands Kalimantan ... I will ... pick a fight with the suffering while ... HSBC's so far it seems like the usual stuff that that North Koreans do um you know it sounds it sounds harsh and sounds ... a little bit scary ... at times ... but ... they've cut off the one before ... um they've they've ... turned their back on armistice before ... the the the talk about in hopes of seeing a fire in the Ashes ... and so forth when we we've heard that before ... but we've also heard it ... you know from from ... from previous leaders ... this is a guy


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The highly concentrated acid produced by the stomach is quite capable of burning a hole through the tissue of the stomach and duodenum (part of the small intestine). That it usually does not do so is a tribute to the effectiveness of the methods that the body uses to protect itself. However, sometimes these protective mechanisms fail, and the ever-present acid begins to produce an ulcer.
Ulcer pain is caused by stomach acid coming into contact with unprotected tissue. Eating generally decreases ulcer pain temporarily because food neutralizes the acid. As soon as the food begins to be digested, the pain returns.
Conventional medical treatment for ulcers has gone through a slow revolution. A few decades ago, the prescribed response to ulcers was a bland diet—one low in spices and high in dairy products, which were believed to coat the stomach. However, eventually it was discovered that spicy foods are innocent and that milk itself is somewhat ulcer forming! The only other option at that time was surgery.
Next came
containing magnesium and aluminum. However, these were seldom strong enough to allow the ulcer to heal fully. Ulcer treatment took a big step forward with the development of Tagamet (cimetidine), followed by Zantac (ranitidine), Pepcid (famotidine), and others. These
H2-blocking drugs
dramatically lower the stomach's production of acid. Later, a new class of even more potent acid suppressors appeared, the
proton-pump inhibitors, led by Prilosec (omeprazole).
When stomach acid is suppressed, ulcer pain rapidly diminishes and the ulcer heals. For a time, these drugs were regarded as the definitive answer to ulcers. This early enthusiasm began to fade when it became clear that ulcers frequently returned after the drugs were stopped. In the late 1980s, a new explanation for this problem began to surface. First regarded as a wacky theory, it has now become the accepted explanation.
We now believe that ulcers are caused by the bacteria
Helicobacter pylori. Apparently, this previously ignored organism has the capacity to infect the stomach and, by so doing, weaken the stomach lining. When antibiotics to kill H. pylori
are combined with stomach acid suppressants ulcers are far more likely to go away and stay away. However, it isn't easy to kill
H. pylori; antibiotic treatment is not always successful, and it has side effects. Friendly bacteria ( probiotics) may help this treatment work better.
Probiotics are bacteria that are healthy for you. The most famous probiotic is
Lactobacillus acidophilus, found in yogurt. There are many other probiotics, as well.
Evidence suggests that various probiotics in the
family can inhibit the growth of
H. pylori.24-27,51
While this effect does not appear to be strong enough for probiotic treatment to eradicate
H. pylori on its own, preliminary studies, including several small, double-blind trials, suggest that probiotics may help standard antibiotic therapy work better, reducing side effects, and improving the rate of eradication.24-25,28-32,41-42,44,48,49,50,52,53
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full
The herb
is thought to help prevent
bladder infections
by preventing adhesion of bacteria to the bladder. Preliminary evidence suggests that it might also help prevent the adhesion of
H. pylori to the stomach wall.33,51
A 90-day, double-blind, placebo-controlled study performed in China tested the effects of daily consumption of cranberry juice in individuals who were chronically infected with
helicobacter (but who did not necessarily have ulcers).43
The results indicated that use of cranberry significantly decreased levels of
in the stomach, presumably by causing some of the detached bacteria to be "washed away."
However, while this was a promising finding on a theoretical level, it did not directly address treatment or prevention of ulcers.
A more practical study evaluated the use of cranberry as a support to standard therapy.46
This double-blind trial enrolled 177 people with ulcers who were undergoing treatment with a common triple-drug therapy known as OAC (omeprazole, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin) used to eradicate
H. pylori. All participants received standard therapy for one week. During this week and for two weeks after, they were additionally given either placebo or cranberry juice. Researchers also looked at a third group attending the same clinic, and who received only OAC.
The results were somewhat promising. In the study group at large, OAC plus cranberry was no more effective than OAC plus placebo or OAC alone. However, among female participants in the study, use of cranberry was associated with a significantly increased rate of
eradication as compared to placebo or no treatment.
Does this mean that women undergoing ulcer treatment may benefit from cranberry? Perhaps, but not necessarily. When a treatment fails to produce benefit in the entire group studied, researchers may, after the fact, go on a hunt for a subgroup who did benefit. The laws of chance alone ensure that they can almost always find one. Therefore, it is not clear whether cranberry actually did provide benefit, or whether this finding was merely a statistical fluke.
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full
Individuals who take
proton pump inhibitors
for ulcers may not be able to properly absorb
vitamin B12, and might therefore benefit from B
12 supplements.34-40
The most famous supplement used for ulcer disease is a special form of licorice known as
deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL). However, the studies that supposedly showed it effective were not double-blind, and they involved a combination product that also contained antacids.2,3
Very preliminary evidence does suggest that DGL might help protect the stomach from damage caused by
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.4
One study found that use of
vitamin C
supplements at a dose of 500 mg daily can improve the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy for
H. pylori.45
(Specifically, use of vitamin C allowed a reduction in the dosage of clarithromycin, one of the most important antibiotics used to eradicate
H. pylori. However, vitamin C did not help in cases where the species of H. pylori
involved was resistant to clarithromycin.) Another study involving 200 people infected with
H. pylori
were randomized to receive 14 days of standard antibiotic therapy (lansoprazole, amoxicillin, clarithromycin) alone or with the addition of vitamin C (500 mg) and
vitamin E (200 IU) for 30 days.54 The researchers found that the eradication rates were higher in the group receiving the vitamins. Similar results were found in another study.55
It's important to bear in bind that although these anitoxidant vitamins appeared to be effective against
H. pylori
infection, which is a good thing, these studies did not measure the direct impact on the symptoms or prognosis of peptic ulcers.
Fish oil
in combination with antibiotic therapy has been tried as a treatment for eradicating
H. pylori, but it did not prove particularly effective.23
Highly preliminary studies suggest that various bioflavonoids including
citrus bioflavonoids
can inhibit the growth of
H. pylori.9
All fruits and vegetables provide bioflavonoids, but these substances can also be taken as supplements.
One study failed to find that the carotenoid
is helpful for treating
H. pylori infection.47
appear to be helpful against
H. pylori.17,18 However, some evidence suggests that cayenne can protect the stomach against damage caused by anti-inflammatory drugs.19-21
might also help protect the stomach lining.
Bacopa monniera,
betaine hydrochloride,
cat's claw,
methyl sulfonyl methane (MSM),
sea buckthorn oil,
vitamin A, and
have also been suggested as aids to ulcer healing, but there is as yet no meaningful scientific evidence that they are effective.
Contrary to some reports, the herb
turmeric does not appear to be effective for treating ulcers,14,15 and it might increase the risk of developing ulcers if taken at excessive doses.16
Rhubarb and
aloe have been suggested as treatments for bleeding ulcers.8
However, this condition is sufficiently dangerous that conventional medical treatment is far more appropriate.
Acupuncture has been part of the medical mainstream in countries such as China and Japan for centuries. It is also one of the most widely utilized forms of alternative therapy in the United States. Simply defined, acupuncture is a treatment method aimed at eliciting a response (such as pain relief) through insertion of very fine needles in the body surface at sites called acupuncture points.
Functional dyspepsia includes a wide range of symptoms that cause epigastric pain or discomfort. A randomized trial of 72 patients suffering from functional dyspepsia show significant symptom relief with real as opposed to sham acupuncture. Those who had real acupuncture experienced less bloating and early saiety, though the differences were minor and may not have been clinically meaningful.56
Various herbs and supplements may interact adversely with drugs used to treat ulcers. For more information on this potential risk, see the individual drug article in the
Drug Interactions
section of this database.
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The first episode of Celebrity MasterChef Ireland begins tonight on RTÉ One.
Entering the kitchen for the first time tonight is RTÉ newscaster, Aengus Mac Grianna; model, TV presenter and columnist Yvonne Keating; Après Match's Eamon Dunphy otherwise known as comedian and actor Gary Cooke; Olympic athlete David Gillick, writer and producer Maia Dunphy, Irish Times consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope; RTÉ sports presenter, Tracy Piggott; and former Mr World, and current National Lottery presenter Kamal Ibrahim.
Over the next six weeks the celebrities will be put through a series of gruelling culinary tasks. These challenges have been designed by Michelin Star Chef and restaurateur Dylan McGrath and restaurateur Nick Munier, to push the celebrities cooking skills and ability to the absolute limit.
As the eight celebrities embark on this new journey Dylan is curious to see who breaks away from the pack, while Nick is hoping to see passion, skill, common sense and a good humoured chef. As always one celeb will have to depart the show, but who can cook to impress and who will have to walk away?
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(AP) - Biographical information for two senior aides who are advising President Barack Obama on the latest developments in the Boston Marathon investigation and who are longtime friends, having first met around the time of the Sept. 11 attacks:
NAME - Lisa Oudens Monaco.
BIRTH DATE - Feb. 25, 1968.
EDUCATION - Bachelor of arts in American history and literature, Harvard University, 1990; law degree, University of Chicago, 1997
EXPERIENCE - Clerk to U.S. Circuit Judge Jane Roth, 1997-1998; counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno, 1998-2001; assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 2001-2007; assistant U.S. attorney on the Enron Task Force, 2004-2006; aide to FBI Director Robert Mueller, 2006-2009; associate deputy attorney general, 2009-2010; principal associate deputy attorney general, 2010-2011; assistant attorney general for national security, 2011-2013; assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for homeland security, 2013
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NAME - Kathryn Helen Ruemmler.
BIRTH DATE - April 19, 1971.
EDUCATION - Bachelor of arts in English, University of Washington, 1993; law degree, Georgetown University Law Center, 1996
EXPERIENCE: Clerk to now-former U.S. Circuit Judge Timothy K. Lewis, 1996-1997; associate at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, 1997-2000; associate counsel to President Bill Clinton, 2000-2001; assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 2001-2007; deputy director of the Enron Task Force, 2005-2007; partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, 2007-2009; principal associate deputy attorney general at the Justice Department, 2009-2010; principal deputy counsel to President Barack Obama, 2010-2011; White House counsel, 2011-present.


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BATH, Maine — Democrat Eloise Vitelli of Arrowsic claimed the Senate District 19 seat on Tuesday, garnering 4,621 votes to Republican Paula Benoit's 4,339, with just 3 percent of ballots separating the candidates.
Green Independent candidate Daniel Stromgren of Topsham received 357 votes — 4 percent of the total votes cast.
The win maintains a 19-15-1 majority held by the Senate Democrats during the legislative session that concluded last month.
Vitelli, a director of program and policy at Women, Work and Community, will replace former Senate Majority Leader Seth Goodall, who resigned in July to head the Northeast region of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Voters in Sagadahoc County's two largest communities — Bath and Topsham — chose Vitelli, as did Arrowsic, Bowdoinham, Dresden, Georgetown and Richmond. Benoit took Bowdoin, Phippsburg, West Bath and Woolwich.
Vitelli's strongest showing was in Georgetown, where she took 57 percent of the vote, and Dresden, where 53 percent of voters chose her over Benoit.
The town of Bowdoin turned out strongest for Benoit, with 55 percent of voters opting for the Republican over Vitelli. Phippsburg followed closely with 54 percent.
In November 2008, Goodall narrowly defeated Benoit, a one-term incumbent, to win the District 19 seat before defending it against Republicans David Kaler in 2010 and Jeffrey Pierce in 2012. He served as Senate majority leader during the recently concluded legislative session.
In a release, Vitelli thanked the voters and her volunteers.
"I look forward to beginning my service in the state Senate, where I will be committed to helping workers and businesses by creating a level playing field for all Maine people to have good jobs and succeed," she said. "I heard from people across the district that they want someone who will stand up for their interests and work collaboratively to strengthen our state. I look forward to serving the people in our community."
At Byrnes Irish Pub, where Benoit's supporters had gathered Tuesday night, Benoit said she enjoyed the campaign and thanked her volunteers.
"But I do have to say that I'm very disappointed that Sagadahoc County will continue to be represented by one party. Right now we have a Democrat Senat[or], we have Democrat House members," she added. "I would not want it to be all Republican. There needs to be a balance, and for the county's sake, I feel bad that I lost, because I think I could have added that balance to it."
Vitelli is expected to be sworn in by Thursday, in time to participate in the special session called for Aug. 29 when lawmakers will vote on a $149.5 million state borrowing package.


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Fairytales can curdle quickly, and on the Côte d'Azur last Sunday Northern Ireland's mesmerising journey swerved into an unforgiving mire.
Despite being unbeaten in their previous 12 games, Michael O'Neill's men were a shadow of the side that glided through the Euro 2016 qualifiers.
They had finished top of their qualifying group and went on to preserve their unbeaten streak in subsequent warm-up friendlies.
Confidence had swelled so much that there were bold forecasts that Northern Ireland could progress to the knockout stages in France.
But on Sunday, a 1-0 defeat to Poland punctured those lofty ambitions.
A narrow scoreline, yes, but Poland's dominance over a shackled and shell-shocked Northern Ireland did little to raise optimism.
O'Neill was pilloried for his side's approach to the clash in Nice.
Such was the torpor on show, the display at the Allianz Riviera left everyone utterly deflated.
Some fans were ready to define O'Neill's managerial credentials on that one performance.
"We wait 30 years to reach a major finals and they serve up this?" was one voice of frustration on Twitter.
"O'Neill was totally negative with his team selection and tactics," was another popular train of thought.
Striker Kyle Lafferty summed up the Polish malaise when he said the display was "not the Northern Ireland that qualified for France".
He also confidently declared that the boys in green would 'put things right' in Lyon against Ukraine.
It was sage advice.
Lafferty's influence on Thursday's historic 2-0 win over Ukraine would prove merely vocal – he was an unused substitute as O'Neill made no less than five changes to the side that lost to Poland.
The 46-year-old manager went for a bold 4-3-3 formation – a signal of intent that was well received by many fans.
Northern Ireland abandoned the cautious approach that dogged them in Nice, adopting an attacking philosophy that was rewarded with second half goals from Gareth McAuley and Niall McGinn.
It was a heroic performance from O'Neill's players – stoic and cavaliering in equal measure.
And after the victory in the city of the Gauls, suddenly hopes of reaching the knockout stages have been rekindled.
Some would argue that anything from here on in should be regarded as a bonus for Northern Ireland. After all, they proved their point on Thursday evening.
But you can be certain that O'Neill and his players won't be treating Tuesday's Group C finale with Germany as their 'au revoir' to France.
Northern Ireland have everything to play for in Paris, there is an incentive and target to aim for.
Northern Ireland skipper Steven Davis captured the mood after beating Ukraine when he said: "We have to cherish this result. These nights don't come around too often.
"We know the Germany game is going to be extremely difficult but what's not to look forward to?
"We're going to Paris, playing in front of a full house and our fans will be there in massive numbers and in high spirits again."
Any Northern Ireland success is rarely touched upon without players mentioning their loyal support.
The Green and White Army have been a credit throughout Euro 2016 – they have represented Northern Ireland and the football family with dignity and charm.
They are not just 'daring to dream' in France, they are living the dream of watching their team play in a first-ever European Championship, and a first finals in 30 years.
Darren Rodgers and Robert Rainey were two such fans who made the journey to cheer on their beloved Northern Ireland.
Sadly, their deaths have put the whole Euros experience firmly into blunt perspective.
Ballymena man Darren, aged just 24, died after falling over a railing in an accident hours after his team's match against Poland.
Robert (62), from Belfast and affectionately known as Archie, is understood to have suffered a heart attack in one of the stands during Thursday's game against Ukraine.
Northern Ireland's players wore black armbands in memory of Darren Rodgers during Thursday's win in Lyon.
The Green and White Army held an emotional round of applause in the 24th minute, with the sentiment echoed by Ukraine's supporters inside the stadium.
It is with a great sense of sadness that O'Neill and his players will once again wear those black armbands on Tuesday night, this time to remember Robert Rainey.
Northern Ireland's supporters will no doubt pay their own tribute.
Sometimes it is easy to get caught up in the emotion of football. We go overboard with our reactions and indulge in hyperbole if our team loses.
But if we learn anything from the past six days, it is that life is far more beautiful than this game we call football.
RIP Darren and Robert.


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CHICAGO (AP) — Marian Hossa scored the lone goal in the shootout, and the banged-up Chicago Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide with a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford made 25 saves through overtime, and then stopped all three Minnesota attempts in the shootout. Hossa connected on the Blackhawks' second attempt in the tiebreaker by powering a shot through Ilya Bryzgalov.
It was Chicago's first game since coach Joel Quenneville said captain Jonathan Toews would miss the rest of the regular season due to an upper-body injury. The Blackhawks also were without Patrick Kane, another star forward who is expected to miss the rest of the regular season because of an injury.


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The most important management requirement for a successful breeding program will be the design of the
cattery. In most instances, the cattery itself is part of your household, be it a bedroom, a spare room, or a special room
built in the basement. The care and comfort of the cats is of primary importance when designing the room that will serve
as the cattery, and it will pay in the long run to take the time to properly plan your cattery area. Many things must be
taken into consideration:
Decisions made in these areas are ones that you and your cats will ultimately have to live with so it
will benefit all to spend considerable time on the design of your cattery.
CFA has set minimum cattery standards that detail the proper care and handling of food, primary enclosure
standards, food and water requirements, and recommendations for cleaning and sanitation.
This diagram shows a workable cattery setup for a room approximately 11' x 14'. Plans include 3 cages for
females, 2 floor-to-ceiling walk-in male cages, a nursery/play area for kittens, and a bathing/grooming and storage area.
The three female cages can be expanded to six cages if stacked two high. An alternative is to have these
three cages built on top of cupboards that will expand your storage area, and make the cages easily accessible for cleaning
purposes. This setup will allow the females to run the room and live in a colony, and only be caged when necessary (i.e in
season, have kittens, etc.).
Stud males must, of necessity, be caged and will require a large area to enable them to get the required
exercise and be comfortable. Floor to ceiling walk-in cages, with numerous shelves at various levels and a scratching post,
are recommended. A special area for young kittens to play in is a good idea, especially with a scratching post for early
The bathing/grooming and storage area would be a three sided counter top with storage cupboards below.
A deep, double sink is suggested for ease in bathing. This area will also serve as a food preparation area.
CAUTION: It is suggested that electrical outlets be above the counter top level, and all electrical outlets
in the room should be covered with "kid proof" caps when not in use.
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FELINE HUSBANDRY, "Cattery Design and Management", Neils C. Pedersen, DVM, PhD and Joan Miller. A wonderful 45 page chapter
on the design and management of a cattery - complete with photos, plans, standards and guidelines. Highly recommended.
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PDF files of the chapters in this book by Dr. Pedersen are available
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Holiday Inn (1942) Director: Mark Sandrich Writers: Claude Binyon (screenplay), Elmer Rice (adaptation) Stars: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire star in Holiday Inn as a popular nightclub song-and-dance team. When his heart is broken by his girlfriend, Crosby decides to retire from the hustle-bustle of big city showbiz. He purchases a rustic New England farm and converts it to an inn, which he opens to the public (floor show and all) only on holidays. This barely logical plot device allows ample space for a steady flow of Irving Berlin holiday songs (including an incredible blackface number in honor of Lincoln's Birthday). Oddly enough, the most memorable song in the bunch, the Oscar-winning White Christmas, is not offered as a production number but as a simple ballad sung by Crosby to an audience of one: leading lady Marjorie Reynolds. Fred Astaire's best moment is his Fourth of July firecracker dance. Ah, but what about the plot? Well, it seems that Astaire wants to make a film about Crosby's inn, starring their mutual discovery Reynolds. BING briefly loses Reynolds to Astaire, but wins her back during the filming of a musical number on a Hollywood soundstage (eleven years earlier, BING enjoyed a final clinch with Marion Davies under surprisingly similar conditions in Going Hollywood). As with most of Irving Berlin's "portfolio" musicals of the 1940s, the song highlights of Holiday Inn are too numerous to mention. This delightful film is far superior to its unofficial 1954 remake, White Christmas. Here is the link to the movie at the Internet Movie database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034862/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1


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Blue Angels scheduled to headline, but Miramar says still undecided here
The Marine Corps says that the Miramar Air Show is cleared for takeoff in 2014 — though a lot can happen in a year's time.
A spokeswoman at Marine Corps headquarters said Monday that next October's show is one of five authorized by the Corps in 2014, if the fiscal climate allows. The Navy's Blue Angels performance flying team is scheduled to headline the event.
However, a Miramar spokeswoman said local officials haven't yet decided that the show is a go.
"Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has not officially announced the 2014 air show as we are still awaiting details necessary to make a decision for next year's show," said Capt. Melanie Salinas in an email Monday.
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This news follows the last-minute cancellation of this year's Oct. 4-5 air show due to the 16-day federal government shutdown. The show was going to consist only of civilian performers this year.
The decision to scratch the show the day before its start date left Miramar holding the bag for at least $600,000 in contract reimbursements for performers and vendors, base officials have said.
The Blues team and other aerial demonstrations were grounded as of April 2013 because of federal budget cuts known as sequestration.
These changes for 2014 follow the Oct. 18 announcement by the Pentagon that previously canceled public outreach events are back on, though at 45 percent of previous capacity.
For the Navy, it means a $57.5 million outreach budget in fiscal 2014. That's down from a $99.4 million budget in fiscal 2013 before sequestration froze much of that spending.
The Blue Angels performance schedule starts March 15 with the air show in El Centro.
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter dispatched a letter Monday asking the Pentagon how much it cost to have U.S. military aircraft fly over the first game of the World Series on Oct. 23 — less than three weeks after the canceled San Diego air show.
Hunter letter to Pentagon
A Pentagon spokesman told U-T San Diego that it was four Marine Corps F/A-18 jets from Beaufort, S.C., that roared over Boston's Fenway Park as singer Mary J. Blige finished the national anthem. He couldn't supply a cost figure.
Hunter, a Republican from Alpine, has criticized the Pentagon for canceling the Miramar Air Show even though it's usually a moneymaker for the base.
"Flyovers and aerial demonstrations were scratched because of sequestration, at the discretion of the Department of Defense. Sequestration hasn't been lifted. So what suddenly changed?" asked Joe Kasper, Hunter's spokesman, on Monday.
"And now the Miramar Air Show is back on for next year when a few weeks ago it was viewed by DoD as an enormous budget drain," Kasper said. "I think all of this validates what's been known all along. These decisions are purely political."
Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Tom Crosson confirmed in an email that the World Series flyover was made possible by the new Oct. 18 public outreach policy.
Before that, all military aerial demonstrations had been grounded except for those in support of active-duty funerals and the repatriation of remains of those formerly missing in action.
Miramar would have needed a waiver for its military aircraft to perform this year. After a waiver was not granted, the Marines planned to keep the air show alive with civilian performers. But the government shutdown was the final roadblock that couldn't be surmounted.
Crosson also said the World Series flyover was "performed in conjunction with flying training, which is essential for our pilots and crews to maintain their flying proficiency and qualification."
That's the same rationale Miramar uses for Marine Corps aircraft that appear in the local air show.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Buh-bye WoW, hello Diablo 3!
First, there's this little matter regarding World of Warcraft's subscriptions which dropped by 600K after Cataclysm. While this isn't very surprising to me, it still feels strange that after such a major and successful expansion a lot of people still reached the burnout point so quickly.
I will come clean: I am one of those 600K. I've been slowly slipping away from WoW to the point where I'm not playing it anymore, I don't care about it anymore and I find unlikely that I will ever return. These feelings are really weird because Cataclysm was everything I dreamed of in WoW: a revamped Azeroth and flying throughout the old continents! Unfortunately, all these enhancements don't change the fact that every WoW expansion is the same 'ol, same 'ol as the previous one.
It might be that we're starting to see the first signs of WoW's inevitable decline. It won't happen abruptly. But I can see how Blizzard will find it harder and harder to keep old players in and at the same time attract new ones. Don't worry though, I'm sure this decline will be so gradual that we won't even realize it. In fact, I won't be surprised if WoW will still be online 10 years from now. It's just that good. But sometimes the same formula repeated just won't cut it.
Myself, I still follow WoW news loosely and watch patch information, I still post articles on this blog (on more general topics rather than particulars) and I also run BankAlt.com which is my pet WoW project (check it out if you haven't). So I'm still connected to the Warcraft universe and I will likely remain connected for a long time even if I'm not actively playing.
The second thing from Blizzard's conference that I found significant is the fact that they are "working hard to release Diablo 3 in 2011". I know that this isn't a guarantee that we'll be able to play Diablo 3 in its final version this year but after 10 years of waiting I can finally be confident that in a worst case scenario I'll be able to play it within a year. If I'm lucky, I might even get a beta invite sooner, and from what Blizzard is saying, a public beta is slated to be opened some time between July and September.
Diablo 3 might as well be one of the reasons that drew me away from WoW. I mean, the closer we get to a public beta (and subsequently to a launch), the less desire I feel towards WoW. And it's only fitting, because part of the attraction of World of Warcraft, back when I started playing, was that it offered a pseudo-substitute to the Diablo universe.
WoW obviously has several things in common with Diablo, both games being about improving your character by gaining levels, learning new skills and finding new and more powerful gear. The similarities end here because WoW is a much more involved game, starting with the MMO aspect, not to mention that very often powerful gear is not so random since it can be obtained with emblems and so on.
I am willing to be patient in regard to Diablo 3. I've been waiting for it for so long that another year (or less) feels like nothing at this point, especially with the beta in sight. I'm just a bit wary of the many ways in which Blizzard could still screw the pooch on this one. I'm scared about the DRM they might implement and I'm scared about the game being based around online play. And then I'm scared about a dozen other small things. I won't lie to you: it's unlikely that I will jump to buy Diablo 3 from the first day. I'll keep my impatience in check for a few days or a couple of weeks until I can see some good reviews. If they mess this one up, I will regretfully have to pass on it. Still, despite my fears, I'm generally optimistic. It's Blizzard we're talking about, after all.
If Diablo 3 is released this year, or even very early in 2012, this might give extra validity to this Blizzard release schedule that was "leaked" some time ago. And if that chart turns out to be true, there's a lot to look forward to from Blizzard, in just a few years: 2 more Diablo expansions, 2 more World of Warcraft expansions, some more StarCraft stuff (in which I'm not interested), as well as their secret new MMO.
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- sklyanka said...
I love you bankalt.com. Thank you very much for it!
- May 11, 2011 at 2:11 AM
- Nate H. said...
I am very excited for Diablo 3!
- May 11, 2011 at 4:05 AM
You and others -like me- who abandoned the game are players who simply "got bored" after playing for years, almost every day.
think about it: how many games could hook you for so much time, on a daily basis? I guess WoW only.
Time passes, people grow... and people move on, it's a natural process in my opinion. 5% is nothing, as soon as they drop a new content-patch... frozen accounts will surely get some love again.
But what about new players? For them... WoW is still a unique experience like no other game could ever offer.
We are too old for that. When you (player) start theorycrafting about gear and specs, running a blog and following wow-related forums and/or websites every single day... It's time to chill and move away :)
Still I like following you and mmo-champion, don't ask me why. But I completely abandoned official forums, wowhead and other blogs.
- May 11, 2011 at 11:22 AM
- Darth Solo said...
@sklyanka thanks a lot!
@Nate H. me too, can't wait for it! On second thoughts I'd rather wait longer if it meant they can make it perfect.
@Echo I think I'm past the burnout stage. I just don't care about playing WoW at all, nothing that comes out with new patches attracts me anymore. I'm pretty sure that I won't be buying the next expansion, regardless what they'll add to it. That's especially true if I will be playing Diablo 3 at the time.
You know, I actually played Diablo 2 for over 5 years and I never got tired of it. Well, I didn't play it every single day, obviously, but I came back to it time and time again. I would still play it today if it weren't for the primitive 800x600 graphics. Unfortunately my eyes hurt and I get headaches from those graphics but, as far as I'm concerned, there's nothing wrong with the gameplay.
At heart I remain a gamer, though I don't play as much as I used to. But now I have a lot more stuff on my plate. As you said, we are older now. Hopefully I will have more time for games when I retire. I just hope there will be good games to play.
Thanks for your readership Echo, I really appreciate it!
- May 11, 2011 at 9:35 PM
Diablo for over 5 years is a hell of a lot, damn after some time I couldn't stand the graphics even if I loved the gameplay :-)
I'm feeling confident for Diablo III. And i surely hope the online component will be strong and well developed, as I guess I woudl get bored pretty fast playing on my own.
I just want a simple yet "fun" gameplay. Plus achievements and a strong anti-cheat system (/hug Battle.net).
I am not a fan of online gaming, most of the times, but I love it when a game is not time-consuming (see WoW or any other MMO). You jump in, find some people to play with/agains... stop after 10, 15, whatever minutes. Without THAT feeling of being constantly chasing new gear, new stuff, new tiers, etc.
- May 12, 2011 at 7:08 AM
- Alex said...
I just closed my account and I've been trying to figure out why .. at first I thought WoW may have jumped the shark but now I think its me and not the game. Like you said "same 'ol, same 'ol". Before WoW I was pretty happy with video games .. now I find everything else pales in comparison. Damn WoW, I think I need to go into rehab.
- May 13, 2011 at 2:35 PM
- Darth Solo said...
Dammit guys, I had replied to you a couple of days ago but my comment is now gone, thanks to Blogger being down. I can't remember what I wrote :(
@Alex, very good point. I tend to do that too. I view all games through a WoW lens. It's a good thing Diablo 3 is also made by Blizzard :D
- May 14, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- Blackthought said...
You know what I dropped wow for about 2 months with no real intentions of coming back. I tried some other games and like someone else already said they just fall short. Imagine all the restaurants in the world were sandwich shops except one that was a steak house. Now imagine you've eaten at the steak house for 3 years straight, at some point you're going to HATE steak. So you stop going to the steak house and try a couple of the sandwich shops. Sure at first two loves of bread some cheese and a piece of ham appear to be novel and NEW, but after a few weeks you find yourself staring down at a bland asz sandwich with the knowledge of the steak house and you ask yourself, "wtf am I doing wasting my time here?"
That was me. I tried a couple sandwich shops and honestly I always left less than full. So here I sit, 2 months later with a freshly activated wow account and I'm back to the races.
You'll be back... they always come back.
- May 18, 2011 at 11:35 AM
- Darth Solo said...
@Blackthought I agree with you completely. I quit WoW cold turkey a few years ago for over a year but in the end came back. I'm not saying it won't happen again but for now I don't have the slightest desire to return. It so happens that for the rest of this year I will be busy with other things in my life so even if I wanted to, I couldn't return to WoW. And then, Diablo 3 will be out, which means that I will probably lock myself in my home for the next 3 months, playing it until my fingers bleed. I exaggerate but if D3 is good enough it might just steal the limelight from WoW.
Anyway, your sandwich shop analogy is spot on. No other MMO compares to WoW and that's not a good thing.
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Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a Colorado-based wholesale electricity supplier owned by 44 electric cooperatives in four US states, is to issue an RFP for up to 400,000MWh of renewable energy a year. Tri-State wants the power for customers in Colorado and New Mexico.
Tri-State business development manager Susan Hunter said: "Given the recently extended federal production tax credit and sustained competitive pricing in the renewable energy sector, we felt this was a good time to explore adding an additional project or projects to Tri-State's renewable resource portfolio."
Tendered projects must begin construction by end-2013 to qualify for the PTC and be in service before the end of 2014. The amount of electricity Tri-State is seeking is equivalent to a 100MW wind farm with a capacity factor of 45%.
NextEra progress in Nebraska
NextEra Energy Resources is seeking permission to build the 75MW Steele Flats wind farm in Jefferson and Gage counties in Nebraska. NextEra acquired the development rights from Infinity Wind Power in 2012 and will own and operate the project.
The Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) board has authorised its management to sign a 20-year PPA with the project, said a NPPD spokesman. NextEra is eyeing to start and complete the construction within 2013.
BP to relaunch Ohio project
Oil giant BP has asked the local authority of Van Wert County, Ohio, to consider its proposal for building the 200MW Long Prairie wind farm.
BP first made the proposal public as early as March 2011. The proposed 200MW project will be potentially located in several optioned hectares in Liberty, Willshire, and York townships of Van Wert County.
BP expects to launch official the permission process later this year to seek approval by the Ohio Power Siting Board. If approved, construction may start towards the year of 2013 or beginning of 2014.
Akuo seeks zoning permission
Akuo Energy's subsidiary in the United States has started with its US partner Stewardship Energy to seek zoning permission for the proposed 100MW Dogtown wind project in Ford County, Illinois.
The proposed Dogtown project would have up to 49 wind turbines on 2,480 hectares of farmland. The proposal indicates developers' consideration to using 1.7 to 2.7MW turbine models pending results from power purchase deal negotiations.
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In terms of supplier deals, tower manufacturer Broadwind Energy has won a $27 million deal from an unnamed US manufacturer for delivery this year.
Speaking about the deal, Broadwind CEO Peter Duprey said: "It is nice to see orders begin to flow as a result of the extension of the production tax credit (PTC). With the PTC renewal modified to include projects that commence construction by the end of the year, we expect better order visibility. We continue to be optimistic about the tower business."


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Dave Camp is by all accounts a wonderful guy. But he has orchestrated another pratfall for the Beltway GOP, another display of loser-thinking, elite favor-currying, and desperately bad politics eight months before crucial elections. And he has done so when even party leaders have said his grand plan has zero chance of succeeding. No one is even sure what is in the proposal because Representative Camp is attempting to bend public opinion by talking about what is in it before we get to see what it is in it, just like Obamacare.
This has become a habit of the D.C. GOP. Again and again some sect of the D.C. GOP develops a sweeping policy proposal –in secret– unveils it to great expectations and the nods of Beltway elites, and then are shocked to find their base voters are adamantly opposed. Again and again the chief sponsors of legislation refuse to listen to anyone not already inside their circles, and every time big Beltway interests distort the desires of party regulars. Again and again, shocked D.C. elites who were expecting acclaim get hit with a tidal wave of disdain.
Every time the chief sponsors refuse to talk to the base via talk radio, key cable shows, or social media. Every time they refuse to answer tough questions and engage the base in conversations before they unveil the New Coke. And every time they pull a dead rabbit out of their hats and are shocked when talk radio and cable news audiences are appalled and angry and erupt on Twitter or other forums.
This session of Congress this sequence has already happened with immigration reform and with the repeal of the COLA for career military. Now it will happen again with Dave Camp's "tax reform" proposal, which of course will slash deductions held dear by base GOP voters in "exchange" for cuts in the corporate rate, capital gains and dividends rates. Such cuts matter to the wealthiest of Americans and to large business interests. They matter little if at all to homeowners, donors to churches, para-church organizations and schools, residents of high tax states, and the rising upper class –those with large salaries but few assets– get hammered under Camp's third bracket, which he attempts to deny exists by labeling it a "surcharge" and not a bracket, thus combining deceitful packaging with a new and sure-to-be-abused avenue for future tax-hikers.
And this is an opening bid, one that Democrats will seize on as the place from which negotiations must begin, not end, which is why Harry Reid is disposed to welcome it. Dave Camp spent years getting a proposal ready only to be surprised to find that his erratic, eccentric negotiating partner, Senator Max Baucus, left for China leaving the termed-out Chair of Ways and Means with nothing to do…except help divide the GOP heading into the fall elections. Rarely has vanity driven anything as important as tax reform, but this time it did. And worse, Camp's ambition to become a new Jack Kemp held every good idea like the repeal of the medical device tax hostage for two years despite super-majority support in the Senate to repeal it.
Camp never gives interviews to conservatives who might question why he would want to destroy the social capital-builidng deduction for home mortgage interest, or limit the generosity of Americans towards the institutions of the society –churches, school, medical research societies– that cause it to thrive. He is cloistered, like the sponsors of other crash-and-burn initiatives. Perhaps there are defenses to those destructive obsessions held close by libertarian purists, but none of them ever campaigned for office in a district where home values will fall at least 15% upon the repeal of the mortgage interest deduction and where churches and schools will close their doors when their biggest donors stop writing checks when the costs of those checks go up because their deductibility goes down.
Camp's Wall Street Journal op-ed today says he wants to fix "our appalling tax code." The first question is who deputized him? Sure, he is chairman of Ways and Means by virtue of hanging around D.C. for 20 years, and no doubt he is a wonderful guy and much beloved by his Midland, Michigan neighbors.
But he doesn't represent the country, he doesn't represent any sizable portion of the GOP, and he has never, ever tried to sell this plan in the give and take of political debate. Contrast that approach with the approach of Jack Kemp in the '70s. "When other members of Congress spent their time and energy on committee work and constituent services," the New York Times wrote of Kemp in 1996, "Mr. Kemp concentrated on developing bold and controversial tax legislation, outside the jurisdiction of any committee on which he served. He also implored his Republican colleagues to reach out to blacks and members of other minority groups."
Jack Kemp didn't force-feed his sweeping proposal to a reluctant Congress genuflecting to a termed out chairman looking for a little exit music and some applause from Beltway elites. He sold his proposal, and he didn't attacks the middle class in the process.
But this is a new GOP. Does the base want a face on the U.S.-Mexican border? The be sure to produce a bill that doesn't build a fence.
Does the base want to take care of active duty military and their families? Then slam onlythat very group with the only benefit cut in the budget package.
Does the base want tax reform? Then develop a bizarre plan in secret that punishes them and especially slams two-income couples who make $450,000 a year and leaves the Facebook billionaire class to fund climate change because, after all, why take care of the voters who send you to D.C.?
It is remarkable what D.C. GOPer talks themselves into by talking only to themselves. No one –no one– ran in 2012 on eliminating the mortgage interest deduction or the charitable deduction. No one barnstormed across the state in pursuit of limiting the charitable deduction or the state tax deduction. It is all hocus-pocus, dreamed up by staff economists and lobbyists looking to advantage this or that special interest, and more power to them. That is their job.
But it is the job of the D.C. GOP to represent their base, to consult with them, campaign in front of them and answer their questions. Not lead the party over a cliff.
Most of the D.C. GOP's many mistakes could be avoided by a refusal to go native and become captive to insular and circular information flows. But as Dave Camp's very short star turn shows, they don't care about getting an audience outside of D.C. They've got their gigs, and they need please only their largest donors, staffs and the friends of their staffs. This creates huge distortions in what they know about what voters want. And it shows. Again, and again, and again.


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Global Fixed Income Views 1Q20
Themes and implications from the most recent Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities Investment Quarterly
Themes and implications from the most recent Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities Investment Quarterly
Investment grade credit has been a standout performer in 2019. Given the ongoing macro uncertainty and recent spread tightening, can the rally continue?
Investment grade and high yield credit in emerging markets have delivered divergent performance over the summer. Could this trend reverse, or is investor caution warranted in the high yield space?
While weaker headline earnings growth in future quarters could unsettle investors, many underlying factors suggest corporate health remains strong. What is the full story for investment grade credit?
As we hold our latest Investment Quarterly meeting, we take a look at how 2019 has played out so far. Dovish central bank policy has propelled markets to strong returns, but trade remains a key risk.
Credit markets have enjoyed a strong march upwards, supported by robust technicals and a broadly positive fundamental backdrop. With issuance set to pick up, could now be the time to take some chips off the table?
A slew of fundamental developments over the week suggests the macroeconomic backdrop continues to deteriorate, and yet bond markets are still generating strong returns across not only safe havens but also risk assets. Can this momentum persist into Sept.
With inflation stubbornly weak, the European Central Bank (ECB) is now expected to act. What would more monetary stimulus mean for investors?
A new trade announcement from the Trump administration has comprehensively overshadowed the Federal Reserve's first rate cut since the financial crisis. What impact will the most recent round of tariffs have on the economy and on markets?
Given our view that the global economy is just as likely to contract as expand over the next three-to-six months, is it now time to position fixed income portfolios more defensively?
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Joined: 12 May 2012
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Posted: Sat 12 May 2012, 19:21
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QB64 - QuickBasic for Linux, Windows
Hi All
Here is a blast from the past.
QuickBasic still lives in the form of QB64.
The 64 in the name is confusing because QB64 is designed to run on
32 and 64 bit computers.
It runs in Linux, Windows XP, Vista , Windows 7 and Macs.
According to the QB64 web site it is 99% compatible with Qbasic
Qb45 (QuickBasic).
So all the keywords in QuickBasic are in QB64.
QB64 also has some new keywords that add new features to QuickBasic.
I have installed QB64 on my Lucid Puppy 582 machine.
Seeing the QuickBasic editor again after all these years brings
back such fond memories.
So if you are nostalgic about using QuickBasic again and
possibly having a language to make non Gui utility programs with
then please go to the following URLS.
Main Web Page
Wiki page that explains how to install QB64 in Puppy Linux
Thank you for your time in reading this E-Mail.
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Posted: Sat 12 May 2012, 21:15
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Looks cool. My, it's grown tho -- the XP download (my daily driver OS is still Windblows
) is nearly 80mb!
I've done some stuff in QBasic and used the QuickBasic 7.1 compiler on it... be fun to port it over to QB64... maybe.
Mostly what it was, was a little tiny text adventure that I kludged together out of if-then statements cuz I never learned how to make a parser
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Posted: Tue 15 May 2012, 00:56
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Now if they came up with Visual Quick Basic for Linux, that`d be something !!!
This stuff and DOS are still being used, hard as that may be to believe.
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Posted: Tue 15 May 2012, 18:25
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There is a Visual Basic for Linux.
It is called Gambas.
Do a Google search for Gambas.
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Posted: Sun 17 Feb 2013, 14:26
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Sounds to me like FUD.
Uncertainty, and
I find no record on the QB64 forums of this supposed happenstance.
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Posted: Mon 25 Feb 2013, 12:37
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I had an
Amstrad PC2086
which came with DOS 3.3 and GW-BASIC and that was line BASIC but I was playing around with 8086 assembly by then. My next computer was a Viglen 386DX (Amstrad later bought the company) which came with DOS 5.x and QBasic which I used to prototype a game that I intended to write in assembly and I really enjoyed using it. There's a possibility it was my first introduction to structured programming because I can't remember using anything before that that didn't use GOTO or an equivalent. I still have the
QBasic book
that I bought at that time stored in one of my boxes.
I did compile QB64 and I was impressed by it since it simulates the ASCII IDE (MASM used it too) and compiles the programs to standalone binaries. It's a real nostalgia trip playing Gorillas
Since it is basically an SDL application I imagine it might be quite useful to have on a handheld device for when you want to code something on the train or plane.
I'm not interested in the politics of it. A parent might install this as a programming introduction for their child (on Linux) so it's not automatically bad because of MicroShaft, or whatever.
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Posted: Mon 25 Feb 2013, 13:14
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HACKER, I think we're having a bit of a miscommunication. I'm going to try to see if I can explain things a bit better to you -- once. I have only so much patience.
I'm already tempted to write you off as a troll, since you made a 2nd thread somewhere about this issue (which is a no-no), and your typing is borderline legible in that post, AND you seem to have mocked me in this thread.
So... here goes.
There is no concrete evidence on that forum that I can find where there is a mention of the QB64 project shutting down. Logically: if the project's end was fairly imminent, there would be a very prominent notice up, likely in several places, saying that there's an issue that the project can't handle and so things will close down on such-and-such a date.
There is no such notice.
You seem to see some signs that two people are fighting each other in that project. In the grand scheme of things, that really doesn't matter. One of them is the head of that project, and the other is (as I understand) a troll. (In fact, for all I know, you and him are the same person. Identity on the Internet is very much hard to establish in most cases.)
If the leader of this project is of any significance at all (which he should be) then he will be able to ban the troll without much if any consequence. Therefore, this is likely not a major issue.
Hence my remark: what you appear to be doing is spreading 'FUD'. I spelled out the acronym (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt) in case you hadn't come across it before, as your sentences are constructed a bit too poorly for anyone to think that you're something other than a complete newcomer to this (mostly) wonderful thing we call an Internet.
Now... you've made a claim which you couldn't substantiate, and fully half your supposed 'evidence' is a post you made yourself -- which doesn't substantiate anything because it does not link to any proof.
To be honest, I didn't bother with the YouTube link. Anyone can post on YouTube -- and people can amass an incredible following off of very little -- look at all of that 'free energy' garbage that's on there, and how many comments there are from incredibly-gullible believers who troll the people that know better. (Look on Wikipedia --which is a trustable source, because it's much more well-moderated-- for the article on Thermodynamics, if you want to understand exactly why 'free energy' claims really are garbage.)
What you've done here is fairly similar to me claiming that I have a bright orange dinosaur in my basement, and then refusing to let anyone into the basement to see this dinosaur. Few if any would believe me, and few if any will believe you -- and those that do, are as gullible as the 'free energy' believers.
Since you apparently are incapable of supporting this apparent heralding-of-doom, I'm going to ask you to stop proclaiming about it, at least here. You are welcome to join in our discussions of other things --QB64 and otherwise-- but I think it's time to bring this particular claim to a close.
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Posted: Tue 26 Feb 2013, 04:47
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I been using this for years, QB64 is sweet. Especially for messing with random number generators.
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Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Death, education and love
One day I hope to find someone to be happy with. Right now I keep asking same question: I broke my husband's heart by telling him we need to split, and I have no regrets. The thing is, we never were friends. We were lovers, parents to our kids, co-workers...but never friends, never much to agree upon, to share an opinion about. Now seems like the whole "home-country" world is blaming - it is always a woman's fault for not been able to "bend" and keep the marriage. It is ok for a guy to see other women, yell, give commands, make decisions. It is not ok for a woman to step away from it, especially if the kids are involved. Looking back at SR's blog when his wife just left him - it feels miserable for him then. But it lead him to you. I have one of my best friends who left her ex-husband, and her new husband was left by his wife. Both men (ex and new) were basically dumped. Both had gone through pain of adjusting. Both happy now. How can I show the way to my husband that he will be happy one day, if he just lets go right now?
Dear Olga,
This is a difficult, complex question and I love it. I can tell we are going through similar things with our ex-husbands, despite having different types of relationships with them.
I 'm thinking back to the book Anna Karenina. In the book Anna left her husband to be with someone she had fallen madly in love with. I remember being so happy for her in the book and I so badly wanted to feel love as strongly as she did. But in the end, everything goes wrong for Anna. Her life falls apart and eventually she is hit by a train and killed. What a terrible ending. Tolstoy is a great author and a deep thinker. But in the end, the point of the book was that women will eventually regret leaving their husbands. I was so angry at the end of the book and was amazed at how strongly I disagreed with Tolstoy. My ex-husband had also read the book and how poignant it was that he agreed with Tolstoy and not me.
The reason I bring this up is, Olga, we live in a a society of guilt. And then add to this the all-too-prevalent belief that women should be subordinate to men. I spent much of my young adulthood living in France, and the belief that women are intellectually and emotionally inferior to men is still evident even today. One of the most influential thinkers in France was Jean Jacques Rousseau (a sexy name I'll admit), who did not believe the French government should waste money educating women. And I think this goes a long way to prevent healthy relationships between men and women.
So we have two big issues to deal with in terms of other people judging our lives from the outside. And then there is the even bigger issue of hurting someone we cared about.
But I'm telling you Olga that we are lucky. We are educated, self-assured women and we have been encouraged to value our own ideas. I do believe that only women who have this can find truly mutual love. And, of course, you need to find the right man. But if you keep your eyes and heart open, Olga, I truly believe you will find him. And it will be so worth the wait!
The other thing I will add is that guilt is an unhealthy emotion. It is as unhealthy as any disease. And probably as unhealthy as jealously. I can tell you realize this, though, since you don't have regrets. We have to realize when we have the power to make someone's life better and when we don't. And when we don't, we need to focus on what we can do. So you ask how you can show your husband the way to be happy again, and I honestly don't think you can (or should feel like you need to). Our exes need to find happiness again on their own, and when they do, they will be much better off for it.
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Girl, dear, this is better than therapy:) You put in words many thoughts some of my friends try to say - the thing is, I feel things better when theyr are written (Tolstoy including). Society of guilt and society of men...and everybody stepping outside of a circle is banned from it. I have no regrets for breaking up, however, I do for hurting a human beeing, especially one I was so close to for so many years. When we had to go through seminars for our son's boarding school back last summer, it talked about ceasing the guilt out of vocabulary same as you do. Habits are hard to cease, just as addictions. It requires time and probably some kind of help. I hope I'll keep making small steps towards recovery. Thanks, Girl. I knew there was a reason I followed you Guy's blog:) Who knew where it would have lead me here?
- 25 September 2007 at 23:05
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- 26 September 2007 at 01:16
- sea legs girl said...
Olga, It is so nice of you to write all that and be so open. Trust me, it's therapeutic for me, too, to get my feelings out in words, and hear from someone with a similar experience.
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