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I've seen a few people do "What's in my bag" posts (most recently Charlene) and as I was packing my bag for work on Sunday afternoon I thought I'd take a few photos and do a quick post myself. This is pretty much what my bag looks like on a normal Mon-Friday when I'm at work (with added lunch which I stick in before I leave in the morning).
As well as the usual bag staples like wallet, phone and keys (not pictured as they live beside the front door) I also carry with me;
- an umbrella (this is Scotland, it is an essential)
- diary
- notebook (for writing shopping lists or blog ideas on the go)
- some pens
- emergencies bag (the "love is in the air" bag has things like paracetamol, indigestion tablets, tampons, plasters etc -basically a mini first aid kit)
- carrier bag (the strawberry is one of those fold out bags - my mum gave me it and it's quite handy to have)
- Figs & Rouge lip balm
- Lipstick (I don't carry much makeup in my bag as I have a makeup bag in my desk at work with pretty much everything I'd need - so I tend to just carry whatever lipstick I'm wearing that day)
- Hand sanitizer (got this in a Glossybox last year - it has a nice lavendar scent and is good for a little freshen up)
- Breath freshener
- Card wallet (for my work business cards)
- Hair bobble & hair pins (so I've always got one handy when I go to the gym, as I always forget to pack a bobble in my gym bag)
The whole time I was writing this by the way I had this stuck in my head.....


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34 books sold from 6/16 to 7/1. Not a while lot of money at 99 cents. But no reviews have gone up yet, I have yet to use fFacebook really, and there's only one book out at the moment. The one book thing will change in two weeks, when What Lies Within goes on sale, also for 99 cents. Two books to market, twice the sales potential. By that point, I should have at least one A Clear and Feathered Danger review out with more on the way. Then by at September at the latest, the third book, The Impending Darkness will be out. Price TBD.
So yeah, only 34 books to start, but it's only to start.
Watch out, because when I'm done, I'll be selling a lot of books.
"But wait, Noah, most books sell like garbage!"
That they do, but if I set out thinking I was going to fail, then I might well quit right now. Am I going to be John Locke? No. But do I think my stuff is of such quality I can carve out a niche? Absolutely.
Besides, I set out thinking I'd sell ten copies and that would be it. It's already exceed my expectations.
Hopefully I'll only go up from here.

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Washington (CNN) - It's what all political candidates probably want but few will actually admit: if they could control the press, they would. But Sharron Angle is openly saying that she prefers talking to journalists that "ask the questions we want to answer," prompting one conservative publication to ask, "Did she just say that out loud?"
The criticism is in response to comments that the Republican Nevada Senate candidate made in an interview that aired on Sunday. Angle hopes to oust the most powerful Democrat in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, in an increasingly brutal race. A fresh poll shows Reid with a slim lead.
On Fox News, Angle was asked about her defensive posture towards the press. She recently explained why she routinely refuses to do mainstream media interviews.
"We needed to have the press be our friend," Angle said in the Sunday interview that, Angle's campaign said, was done shortly after the June 8 Nevada GOP primary.
The interviewer then asked if Angle was being "naïve."
As part of her response, Angle said: "We wanted them [the press] to ask the questions we want to answer. So that they report the news the way we want it to be reported."
Angle went on to say she would like to use the media to raise campaign funds.
The conservative National Review's website put up a post with a headline blaring, "Did She Just Say That Out Loud?"
Others have questioned why a political candidate, even one as outspoken as Angle, would seem to suggest she'd prefer to manipulate the media.
Jon Ralston, well known Nevada political journalist, called Angle's comments "pretty astounding."
"All politicians want to answer the questions they want to answer," he told CNN. But Ralston said, "It is, at best, naïve."
Angle's campaign explained the comments to CNN.
"Nevada is in a state of despair and voters need a candidate that is going to focus on the issues that effect everyday lives like sky-rocketing unemployment and reckless government spending. Sharron was simply stating that we need to focus on solutions for those key issues, not 'gotcha' moments like Harry Reid wants to distract people with," Communications Director Jarrod Agen said in a statement.
Reid's campaign obviously disagrees.
"Sharron Angle is clearly starting to see that her positions on killing Social Security, eliminating the Education Department, and bringing nuclear waste to Nevada are quickly being rejected by Nevada voters," Reid campaign spokesman Jon Summer said in a statement.
Angle's campaign denies it wants to "kill" Social Security. The candidate has publicly said that she advocates a transition to personalized accounts as a way to salvage a broken Social Security system. As for the Education Department, the campaign has previously called it "unconstitutional" and blasted its "one-size-fits-all policy and programs that fit no one."
Congratulations on your re-election, Harry Reid!
Well, she's got an interesting angle on how it works. The rest of America wants journalists to ask the questions that she *doesn't* want to answer. She's not up to the task and shouldn't hold any public office, but at least she admits it.
Too funny!!!
She advocates a transition to personalized accounts as a way to salvage a broken Social Security system.......
So back to the GOP talking point........Which is, they want to put Soc. Sec. into Wall St.
This candidate is bankrupt of ideas.
just remember that a bunch of nutz together can form a party, oh they already have, it is called the Tea Party / GOP.
If Bush and the republicans had their way in privatizing social security, millions of seniors who lost most of their retirement when the financial system nearly collapsed, because of their love affair with all street, would be eating dog food as their main diet.
Umm, no Sharon. That's NOT how journalism works you propeller-head.
You see the REAL news networks ( yes that excludes your pals at Fox )
do REAL work and ask REAL questions. If you have to spin the facts, run from reporters, pull down your own website...that's not going to get reporters from wanting to know what you're hiding.
Ladies and Gentlemen let me introduce you to the true Republican activist agenda. Obstuct, mislead, hide, and then blame the media from your own incompetence.
And she wants to be a representative of our UNITED States of America? I suppose she'll just ignore the tough issues. Coming from a Republican, this does not surprise me the least.
well of course she only wants to answer the simple questions – the ones she has the answer to – wait – I thought she was the one who had the cojones – I mean Sarah said so – on no – that was the idiot in AZ, the one with the "papers please law." sometimes it is hard to keep the fools straight in my mind. they are all so vocal and so wrong about everything they say. At least I do know they are all Republicans.
Wow! Just Wow! Either she is really naive or she has just admitted to being a fascist. She's also admitted that she can't handle being subjected to questions that don't play into her far right agenda. That's fight folks fascism is on the far right of the political spectrum.
I find it stunning that people are shocked in the words of Keith Olberman " That woman is an idiot."
More and more the republican ultra-facist right wing craziness is showing itself. Even through the fog of a tilted right-wing controlled media, the incredible arrogance and general disgust for the basic freedoms afforded by our Constitution that is the base of the modern republican political philosphy become clear.
Is anybody listening?
Does anybody understand?
Do you really have to address the American electorate at a 5th grade level to be understood?
OK then:
The republicans are bad people. They steal everybody else's toys and then cry that no one is sharing. They sucker punch you and then say you are a bully when you defend yourself.
Got it? Understand?
Good – I knew you could.
Now, go vote accordingly.
I don't condone the comment, but she's only saying what is actually happening now with Democrats and "media news" such as CNN, NBC, and CBS. Democrats have been doing this for years...
What a bunch of self-righteous liberals on this blog!–AS IF Obama's have been asked anything by the liberal media but friendly, easy questions!–the woman is honest and a breath of fresh air–let the left wing media sharks treat her like they do the annointed one...(not a chance of a snowball - --!
I can see why she said that, any conservative that goes on mainstream media will be asked any and every thing, while the liberal candidates get a free pass.
Anyone who wants to retain Social Security as well as Medicare had best get out to vote against these right wing nutcases in the GOP. How dumb do they think we are – personalize – privatize – it is all the same thing. They now want to just use a different word. The gov't will not longer manage the accounts if the GOP has their way. Think about where your Soc. Sec. money would be NOW after the financial crisis if Geo. Bush had gotten our accounts privatized – accounts would be zip! The GOP is determined to do this – they do not want either program and have not since Ronald Reagan worked to prevent them when gov. of CA.
Please, people – vote against these GOP thieves in Nov. If you lose your Social Security and Medicare that will be the CHANGE you don't want. Don't sit back and let it happen. Be at the polls in Nov. supporting Pres. Obama, Harry Reid and others.
It would be funny to watch her if she is elected, but that would be very bad for the country. I guess I rather she loses.
Some things just aren't worth commenting on.
Sharron Angle is a coward. I hope she loses.
Even though the press takes and twists soundbites for the best possible ratings, the press keeps candidates in check. I think what she is hinting towards is Communism.
As much as the media makes trouble, they do unearth a lot of things the public may never see or hear.
And Harry Reid is only leading by a slim margin?! I guess the hot Nevada sun has really gotten to the people's head
I would say that the rethug party in Nevada is in need of a major overhaul when this is the best they have to offer. Even the Chicken Lady, Lowden, would be an improvement over this BIMBO, but not by much. On a scale of 1 to 10 the crazed bimbo would a -1and Lowden would a zero. I have asked several doctors if they would work for chickens and was told that whoever put these goofballs as the parties choice is in serious need of a frontal lobotomy, but then again any rethug would benefit from one.
Please, please all republicans/conservatives/tea baggers keep running your lips. Each time one of you opens your mouth your letting people see you for what you really are. As long as you "people" keep spilling crap from between your lips, I am not worried about mid-term elections. When you get silent, it just means your looking for something to grandstand with and nobody has fed you a line to swallow and repeat like it is factual. Please I beg all of you, keep regurgitating your nonsense.
If elected, Sharron Angle will introduce a bill to name Fox News as the Ministry of Truth. In return, they promise 'to ask the questions we want to answer'.
Is it possible she thinks she's still running for student council???Her comments really paint a picture of what she thinks about the average voter in that they aren't asking the questions she wants to hear thus they are less in tune to real issues than she is. Her questions aren't being asked because nobody gives a damn about her pettiness and fear mongering!


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The evening and the morning were
The Third Day
In the Day that the LORD GOD
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God said,
Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so."
God called the dry land Earth; the gathering together of the waters called He Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so."
The earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
By the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water.
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Everyone who reads the sports section of the daily news knows about Michael Jordan. Although the name is not uncommon, there is only one Michael Jordan. He is the fundamental sports hero that has not been plagued by scandal. Jordan appears on all kinds of commercials. Some of those commercials are for Nike, Wheaties cereal, Hanes underwear, Rayovac batteries, MCI phone company, Ball Park hot dogs, and the latest is for his own brand, Jordan. Michael is as big as an icon off the court as when he still played basketball. Jordan can do it all.
No matter when you see Michael Jordan he is always in the good light. No one ever sees Michael selling or doing drugs, unlike some other celebrities. Michael has always been conscious of his image; therefore, the media never can find anything negative about him. Jordan is a positive role model for children. Parents couldn't ask for much more from any person.
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Most people don't really know where Michael Jordan was born. They think he was born some where other than where he was actually born. He was really born in Brooklyn, New York (Michael Jordan's, 1999). Later in his childhood his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina (Michael Jordan's, 1999). He attended and graduated from Laney High School in Wilmington. Now Michael can be found living in Highland Park with his family and dog. He has a wife, Juanita, and has three children; Jeffrey; Marcus; and Jasmine (Michael Jordan's, 1999).
It doesn't hurt Jordan's image being the greatest basketball player to ever play the game (Costas, 1999). Not only is he a great basketball player, but he is a great all around athlete. Jordan can do more than just play basketball. He can play baseball at the higher level too. He is not as good in baseball as in basketball, but better than most people could ever be. Jordan is also a pretty good golfer. Golfing is what Jordan does when he isn't playing basketball or spending time with his family. Michael can just do it all. That's the kind of athlete he has been throughout his professional career.
Although Jordan has become the greatest basketball player of all time he was not always good at basketball. He wasn't gifted with great basketball skills. Michael worked hard for his skills on the basketball court. Michael Jordan is the greatest practice player in the history of sports (Vancil, 1996, p. 28). Michael always thought practice was a proving ground(Vancil, 1996, p. 29).
Jordan didn't make the basketball team the first year that he went out (Sporting News, 1999). Being cut from the Laney High School basketball team in his sophomore year made Michael go home and work harder on his game. He worked so hard in order to get better so that he could make the team the next year. Jordan then made his high school team the next year. After two years of high school basketball and going to Five-Star Basketball Camp, Jordan had the reputation as the best guard in the south (Sporting News, 1999).
In 1981 Michael Jordan announced that he going to the University of North Carolina to play basketball. North Carolina was a team Jordan grew up hating (Sporting News, 1999). Michael became well known after he hit a 20-foot game winning basket to win the NCAA championship game in 1982 (Sporting News, 1999). That was just one of the great things that Jordan accomplished in college.
Jordan won two awards in his second year at North Carolina. He won the award for the NCAA College Player of the Year and also had a unanimous selection for First Team All-American (Sporting News, 1999). All of the above was accomplished in Jordan's sophomore year at UNC which was in 1983.
Michael had a great year in 1984. He was again the NCAA College Player of the Year and had a unanimous selection for First Team All-American (Sporting News, 1999). Along with that Jordan was the winner of the John Wooden Award and also the winner of the Dr. James Naismith Award (Michael Jordan's, 1999). After the 1984 collegiate basketball season, Jordan announced that he was going to leave North Carolina early to go to the pros. Jordan then was taken third overall in the NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. Being co-captain of the U.S. gold medal- winning Olympic basketball team was also one of Jordan's accomplishments. Jordan had more success in this year then most athletes have in their careers.
Jordan's accomplishments didn't stop there though. That was just the start of the best basketball player to ever play the game (Brown, 1999). Michael won the honor of being the NBA rookie of the year in 1985. On October 29, Michael broke his left foot and had to sit on the sideline watching for the rest of the season and the start of the 1986 season (Sporting News, 1999). After missing 64 games, Jordan was finally healed and ready to play (Sporting News, 1999).
In 1987, Michael Jordan, was winning more awards. He was named to the All-NBA first team for the first time. He also won the NBA scoring title for the first time (Sporting News, 1999). Along with his two awards, Michael made 26 of 27 free throws against the Nets to set a career high (Michael Jordan's, 1999). The career highs were free throws made and free throws attempted in a single game.
Jordan does it all in 1988. Being the leading scorer and the defensive player of the year, he was named NBA regular-season MVP and NBA All-Defensive first team (Sporting News, 1999). He also set a career high in steals with ten against the Nets at the end of January in 1988 (Michael Jordan's, 1999).
Michael does it all again in 1989. He won his usual awards again along with his career high assist with 17 against the Blazers in late March (Michael Jordan's, 1999). His usual awards were, All-NBA first team, NBA All-Defensive first team, and the scoring title (Sporting News, 1999). Jordan hit one of the most memorable shots ever in the NBA against Cleveland in the playoffs. This shot is known as "The Shot" and it won the series to move the Bulls in the next round (Sporting News, 1999).
Jordan does it on both sides of the ball again in 1990. Michael was on the All-NBA first team, NBA All-Defensive first team, and he won the scoring title (Sporting News, 1999). During the regular season, Michael, set a career high in scoring with 69 points against the Caves (Michael Jordan's, 1999). He also set another career high in this year. It was for the most three point field goals made and attempted. The highs were seven makes and twelve attempts (Michael Jordan's, 1999). In this year, 1990, Jordan led the Bulls to the Eastern Conference finals, but the Bulls fell short of making the NBA finals.
The Bulls found their way to the NBA finals in 1991. Michael finally got his championship ring. Along with the ring, Michael was the NBA regular-season MVP and the NBA finals MVP (Sporting News, 1999). He was also named to the All-NBA first team, NBA All-Defensive first team, and the scoring title was Jordan's again (Sporting News, 1999). Michael joined the U.S. Olympic team under pressure (Sporting News, 1999).
Jordan led the Bulls to another championship. He is the NBA regular-season MVP along with being named to the All-NBA first team and the NBA All-Defensive first team (Sporting News, 1999). Michael was the leading scorer in the NBA for the sixth time (Sporting News, 1999). He was named the NBA finals MVP again (Sporting News, 1999). After the 1992 NBA season, Michael went on to play on the U.S. Olympic team. The U.S. won the gold medal without having a real contest.
The Chicago Bulls "three peat" in 1993. They won their third consecutive championship. Jordan was named the NBA finals MVP after setting the number one scoring average ever in the NBA finals with 41 points (Sporting News, 1999). For the seventh consecutive season, Michael was named to the All-NBA first team and won the scoring title (Sporting News, 1999). He was also named NBA All-Defensive first team for the sixth consecutive season (Sporting News, 1999). During the season, Jordan set a career high for field goals made and attempted. They both were in the same day when he hit 27 of 49 shots (Michael Jordan's, 1999). After the season, Michael Jordan announced that he was retiring and was going to play baseball.
Michael Jordan suits up in a baseball uniform in 1994. He didn't do too well playing baseball, but he did better than most people had anticipated. Jordan played baseball for a Double-A team in Birmingham (Sporting News, 1999). His batting average was .202 for his first and only season (Sporting News, 1999).
Michael came back to basketball in 1996. He helped the Bulls to become the first team ever to win 70 games in a season (Sporting News, 1999). Michael captured his eighth scoring title during the season (Sporting News, 1999). The Bulls won their fourth NBA title, defeating Seattle in six games. Michael was named MVP, All-Star MVP, and Finals MVP (Sporting News, 1999). This wasn't too bad for it being his first year back from retirement.
Michael Jordan leads the Bulls to win their fifth NBA title in 1997. The Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz in six games. Michael was named the NBA finals MVP for the fifth time. Michael was also named to the NBA All-Star team for the 11th time. Jordan was the first person ever to have a triple-double (14 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists) in an All-Star game (Sporting News, 1999). After his spectacular performance in the All-Star game, Michael was chosen the All-Star MVP (Sporting News, 1999). He got another scoring title credited to his name with an average of 29.6 points per game (Sporting News, 1999). On November 30, Michael scored his 25,000th career point (Sporting News, 1999). The NBA chose 50 of the greatest players for its 50th birthday (Vancil, 1996). Of course, Michael Jordan was one of those fifty players. It was one of Michael's biggest achievements to be named one of the best ever to play basketball.
Jordan went out with a bang in 1998. He won his tenth scoring title. He was the NBA Most Valuable Player for the fifth time and was selected to the All-NBA First Team (Sporting News, 1999). He went to the All-Star game for the 12th time and was picked as the All-Star MVP for the third time (Brown, 1999). The NBA title went to the Chicago Bulls for the sixth time. It was their second three-peat. Michael again was the MVP of the finals.
Michael was just as good of a role model off the court as on the court. He was named to the NBA All-Interview First Team for the 1997-98 season (Sporting News, 1999). That's why he is such a good role model. Michael can not just play, he can speak after the games. He appears on all kinds of commercials. Jordan even showed up in the movie "Space Jam". He just pops up everywhere these days. Jordan can just do it all!
Brown, Hubie. "Hubie Brown on Jordan." 1999
http://www.nba.com.mjretirement/huieonjordan.html. (15 Oct. 1999).
Costas, Bob. "The Jordan perspective." 1999
http://www.sportingnews.com/magizine/articles/19990120/135384.html. (15 Oct. 1999).
"Profile." 1999 http://ww1.sportsline.com/u/jordan/career/index.html. (15 Oct. 1999).
"Timeline: MJ through the years." 1999
http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/nba/82594.html. (15 Oct. 1999).
Vancil, Mark, ed. The NBA at Fifty. New York: Park Lane Press, 1996


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Deep in the bowels of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a gray-smocked assistant in the Costume Institute was carefully transporting a long box from a storage area. All around her were mannequins wearing head-to-toe perfected haute couture: a laced-up Versace, a deconstructed Margiela. In a corner stood a male mannequin wearing a black bondage suit and artfully scuffed Doc Marten boots.
The assistant laid down the box, opening it to unfurl folds of acid-free archival tissue. Gently, she lifted up a few sheets, revealing her treasure: a dingy, ripped "Anarchy in the U.K." Sex Pistols T-shirt, sized to fit a child or an extremely hard-living rock star. There also was T-shirt after well-worn T-shirt, with punchy slogans and graphic images — many faded, with pit stains and rings around the collars. The assistant held up a scribbled black one. "We have to make sure we don't remove that safety pin," she said, reverentially.
On view starting May 9, the Costume Institute's exhibition "Punk: Chaos to Couture" is, by design, a blend of high and low culture, anarchic street style metamorphosed into impossibly chic fashion. "We're trying to highlight the more intellectual, artistic side of punk," said Andrew Bolton, the curator of the exhibition. Organizers hope to draw a parallel between the populist, DIY punk aesthetic and the individualized vision of rarefied designers.
But because very few people preserved their holey tops and fraying jeans — sweating and shredding through them was, of course, a badge of honor — the garments on display are mostly from the couture side, pricey ensembles inspired by, or sometimes direct rip-offs of, outfits worn by the emerging counterculture in New York and London from 1974 to 1979. There are contemporary plastic-bag dresses by the British designer Gareth Pugh, and, in the show's catalog, images of young women wearing garbage bags decades ago, alongside Chanel suits with meticulous holes that likely did not come from cigarette burns.
The entrance room features an original 1976-80Vivienne Westwoodand Malcolm McLaren parachute suit and a 2006 parachute-inspired gown by Galliano forChristian Dior, with a video of 1970s punks pogo-ing at a club, but with the dancing slowed way down. "We want it to be more like ballet," Mr. Bolton explained.
But Mr. Bolton, who grew up in Britain idolizing punk culture, also took pains to present a full, immersive view of punk life. An assistant, he said, wore those Docs out clubbing recently to get authentic scuffs. For the vintage T-shirts, many from the collection of the British rocker Adam Ant, the institute ordered custom-made superskinny mannequins, proto-hipster boys with 34-inch chests and 28-inch waists. The display includes a re-creation of the fabled toilet at CBGB, but presented in the ornate, framed style of the Met's period rooms. There are also a room inspired by the Westwood-McLaren boutique at 430 King's Road, where the punk scene in London incubated, and models sporting spiky Sid Vicious hairstyles.
And there is much that would not normally be seen at an institution like the Met, like the 1977 fetish film "Dressing for Pleasure," starring the early London punk Jordan. Mr. Bolton designed a room whose walls are decorated with vacuum-packed trash (at his request: cassette tapes, dolls' heads and toilet paper rolls, along with a syringe or two).
Still, for some punk originators the idea of leather and studs at the Met, with the imprimatur of Vogue, which co-sponsors the Costume Institute Ball, on May 6, is heresy.
"Getting these high-fashion designers, what does that have to do with punk?" said Legs McNeil, who was a founder of Punk magazine in 1975. "So rich people could go slumming? Come on, give me a break."
It's a "masturbatory fantasy for Anna Wintour and Vogue," he added. "They always go and try to co-opt what they can't own. They try to co-opt authenticity and turn it into something boring." Debbie Harry, the enduring Blondie frontwoman who helped shape the downtown scene at CBGB in the 1970s alongside bands like the Ramones, Television and the New York Dolls, said the era's style was deliberately transgressive. "We were definitely looking to be different," she said, "to be not really fashionable, but to look very cool, to look rock 'n' roll."
She made outfits of cinched garbage bags and pillowcases she found on the street. Her taste wasn't always a hit.
"I almost got thrown off a bus once for wearing my underwear," she recalled. "The bus driver screamed at me. I had on little orange satiny pink tap pants — they looked fantastic, but he was outraged that I was walking around in my skivvies. I remember using my bra as outerwear, and really getting a lot of bad looks."
But, she added, "It just felt right. It looked hot."
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Richard Hell, Bassist and Vocalist: "We were doing a gig and I came up with a slogan, or catchline, for a poster: 'Catch them while they're still alive.' I'm kind of a cinephile and I'd come across the info that in old black and white movies, they used Hershey's chocolate syrup as blood. So I told everyone to wear white to the shoot and I brought a can of chocolate syrup and applied it to everyone's chest. It wasn't until Legs [McNeil] and Gillian [McCain] put the picture on the cover of their book, ["Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk,"1997], that I kept hearing about it."
Hell: "Someone brought this to my attention not long after it happened. I felt a mixture of pleasure and greed — this is nice, but where's my check? I know it's not rational; I didn't own the concept of putting blood spots on shirts."
Gary Wilson: "My father used the dry cleaners a lot, so around my parents' house there was always lots of the plastic they covered the jackets and clothes with. I started wearing plastic then — I liked the way it looked, it was flexible, and added texture to whatever I was going after. But sometimes I had to worry about it because if it's not cut out right, it's really hard to breathe with that stuff on."
Wilson: "That looks good, if [my style] was the effect they were looking for. If they do like my style, I'm humbled by it. I still wear plastic. Recently I got those big 35-gallon garbage bags — you can crawl right in them."
Debbie Harry "That was a T-shirt that was given to us by an old friend of Chris's, [Chris Stein, Blondie band mate] from when he was a kid. It was very, very old and tattered. And then there was a bikini bottom that was black leather; it belonged to my landlord Benton. He was a leather queen, and he said, 'Here, you should wear this!' I think the studded belt belonged to Handsome Dick Manitoba [of the Dictators]. I just put it together and made this little pinup outfit."


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Violent video games do not immediately turn players into anti-social people, a new study has concluded.
Attempting to solidify long-held theories that violent video games can negatively affect the mood and personality of those who play them, the University of Queensland conducted an experiment involving gun-toting games such as Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto.
After a 20-minute gaming session, a researcher pretended to drop some pens in front of players and noted how many helped pick them up.
The experiment showed that regardless of whether the game played was violent or not, only about 40-60 per cent of participants helped pick up the pens.
The authors suggested the results, published in the open access journal PLOS ONE, showed there was no correlation between violent game play and unhelpful behaviour.
"We fail to substantiate conjecture that playing contemporary violent video games will lead to diminished pro-social behaviour," the paper concludes.
The study involved 64 undergraduate students, 56 per cent of whom were male.


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Atheist student's editorial pulled from paper
By Jack McElroy
Sunday, February 26, 2012
By 11 a.m. Thursday, more than 150 comments were posted on Knoxnews.com reacting to that morning's story about Krystal Myers, the editor of the Lenoir City High School newspaper, whose editorial about being an atheist was rejected by administrators who feared it might be disruptive.
The comments reflected a vigorous debate over freedom of religion.
But, not surprisingly, it's the freedom of press issues I find most intriguing.
Such cases involving school newspapers always bring up the question of censorship.
People get confused about censorship, sometimes accusing the News Sentinel of censoring content. That's not censorship. In fact, it's an expression of press freedom. The News Sentinel has a First Amendment right to publish what it wants.
If the government suppresses content, however, that is censorship.
High school newspapers are a special case, though. In 1988, the Supreme Court ruled that a school paper is not "a forum for public expression" and administrators can reject content based on "legitimate pedagogical concerns."
That makes sense. After all, the schools are the publishers, and publishers have to be able to exclude content they consider inappropriate for their readers. Imagine the sort of juvenile junk that might appear if school papers were run just by students.
But often the problem isn't with immature content. It's with material that's too mature, and too controversial.
The Supreme Court case involved stories about teen pregnancy and the effects of divorce on children. A few years ago, stories about tattoos, body-piercing and sex caused a clampdown on the Oak Ridge High School paper. Articles about drug abuse, teen suicide, homosexuality and, yes, religion are also frequently banned.
That's too bad, because these are topics kids really care about, and the stories are ones they would actually read and discuss. Which is, after all, what newspapers — and educators — want to see happen.
Still, "teachable moments" emerge even when schools censor their young journalists.
For one thing, students learn the real-life lesson that, if you want to get something in the paper, you first have to get it past your bosses, in this case school administrators.
They also learn that, in the news business, you sometimes must be willing to face criticism, even hostility, from people who don't like what you write.
Administrators, meanwhile, are reminded that being a newspaper publisher is a messy business, and stifling content can be more of a hassle than simply publishing and letting "disruptive" debate occur.
I sometimes wonder what happens to the young people who find themselves in the midst of such disputes, which must be among the most formative experiences of their high school careers.
Do they find too bitter the taste of the trouble they've stirred up and write off journalism forever? Or does the flavor of free expression exhilarate them, and they pursue careers that allow them to come back for more?
The latter, I hope. If we shrink from controversy, we might as well not have a First Amendment.
Jack McElroy is editor of the News Sentinel. He may be reached at 865-342-6300, at firstname.lastname@example.com or through The Upfront Page at http://blogs.knoxnews.com.


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I can fake it well when necessary, but honestly, I'm not very good at this whole adult thing.
Like recently, I got one of those fancy Erin Condren planners. The ones that all my adulty friends have and swear by. I am working on embracing that part of me that wants to be organized, and more honestly, I'm a sucker for office products.
And then I looked over at my nice shiny organizer…and saw what was next to it on my desk.
In so many ways, I earn low marks on Adulting. I read YA fiction. I wear hoop earrings even though I'm over 30. I wear Doc Marten boots to teacher meetings. I quote Spongebob. I still can't always pluck my eyebrows correctly (please don't look closely at them for a few weeks.)
I'm okay with all that. Well, except the eyebrow plucking failure. sigh. It's just all part of who I am. Slightly silly, hopefully not ridiculous, and I do manage to take care of the important stuff. Also, I can do a great impression of a "together" adult when need be, and my table manners are usually good. That counts for something, right?
Meanwhile, if you need me, I'll be over here,
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One or two in a thousand women will develop postpartum psychosis — a very serious illness that needs quick intervention, usually including hospitalization. One or two in a thousand may not sound like many until you know that in 2004 there were just over 4.1 million births in the United States. This translates to 4,100 to 8,200 women who experience postpartum psychosis per year. Given the rates of suicide and infanticide related to postpartum psychosis, this estimates at risk over 300 infants killed and more than 400 mothers committing suicide because of this illness each year in the US alone. Causes and Risk Factors Although more studies are needed to determine the causes of postpartum illnesses, the evidence suggests that the sudden drop in estrogen levels that occurs immediately after the birth of a child plays a significant role, along with sleep disruptions that are inevitable before and after the birth. Many researchers conclude that postpartum psychosis is strongly related to the bipolar spectrum. Indeed, one theory is that new mothers who have psychotic episodes and dramatic mood swings are actually experiencing their first bipolar episodes, with the manic-depressive illness has been "dormant" beforehand and triggered by childbirth. In fact, for 25% of women who have bipolar disorder, the condition began with a postpartum episode (Sharma and Mazmanian). One of the biggest risk factors for postpartum psychosis is a previously diagnosed bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, along with a family history of one of these conditions. Also, women who have already experienced postpartum depression or psychosis have a 20-50% chance of having it again at future births. Symptoms of Postpartum Psychosis Symptoms of postpartum psychosis are consistent with those of a bipolar I psychotic episode but have some special "twists" specifically related to motherhood. They include, but are not limited to: HallucinationsDelusionsPeriods of delirium or maniaThoughts of harming the baby or oneselfIrrational feelings of guiltRefusing to eatThought insertion — The notion that other beings or forces (God, aliens, the CIA, etc.) can put thoughts or ideas into one's mindInsomnia — Although studies are beginning to show that insomnia may be a cause rather than an effectReluctance to tell anyone about the symptoms If You Already Have Bipolar Disorder You should be aware — and so should your loved ones — that you have a better-than-average chance of having postpartum depression or psychosis. Prompt treatment is essential to get postpartum psychosis under control. Under no circumstances should you spend most of your time alone with your infant, as this will lead to severe disruptions in sleep that can make a bad situation even worse. Keep in contact with your psychiatrist or therapist during the first six weeks after your child's birth. Arrange ahead of time to have your husband or partner, relatives, friends or even social workers help you care for the infant and make sure you get the rest you need. If you have to choose between breastfeeding and taking your medications, choose the medications. The sooner you get treatment for postpartum illnesses, the faster they can be controlled. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Dealing with racing thoughts? Always feeling tired? Our guide offers strategies to help you or your loved one live better with bipolar disorder. Sign up for our newsletter and get it free. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit Article Sources Verywell Mind uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. 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Enjoying the crack is something that comes natural to us Irish, even if we've had to alter the spelling to the Gaelic version, craic, so it's not mistaken for an illegal cocaine derivative. Unfortunately, after a life time of craic , I've turned in to a crock, thanks to this Celtic curse, haemochromatosis.
One of the biggest problems with haemochromatosis diagnosis is it's hard to spot and is often treated for its symptoms and not for the condition itself. These days people are becoming more and more aware of HC, particularly doctors, so its indicators are more frequently screened than ever before.
Sixteen years ago, after complaining about pains in my fingers for at least three years, I found the clue that alerted me to whether my problems stemmed from an overload of iron in my blood. Typically, I assigned the finger pains to the rigours of tapping on typewriters, daily, rushing to beat deadlines. Although I'd been using laptops for years, by then, my early day typewriter training came from hammering on a monstrous, non-electric newsroom typewriter, usually with just two fingers, the index fingers of my left and right hands.
Professor John Crowe, a distinguished gastroenterologist and then Master of the Mater hospital in Dublin, presented a paper to a medical conference in Dublin that highlighted the prevalence of this dietary iron disorder among Irish people and people of a Celtic origin. It was covered by a Dublin newspaper and in that report there was a simple list of the main indicators for hereditary haemochromatisis. Once I read arthritic pain in the left index finger and an unseasonal tanned look, he had me. I contacted my doctor who did a quick blood test, for serum ferritin, I found out, later.
Now my fingers were sore but the tanned look? Well, y'see I'd always tanned up deepy and quickly, come the summer and always had a complexion that, throughout my life, has had people wonder where I'm from because the typical Irish complexion is not so much white as 'transparent.' While I remember, as a child in short trousers in primary school being referred to, by other mothers, in the totally pre-PC days of the early '60s, as 'the wee darky.'
So the test results came back and the diagnosis confirmed and before I knew it, blood was being drained out of me by the half litre on a weekly basis.
The unfortunate thing for me, though, was the horse had long bolted from the barn. Within two years of that diagnosis, along with the diabetes that first manifested itself eight years before that, I began to experience serious problems while walking. It began with a dull ache getting out of bed. Within a year, running was out of the question and walking had become an assault course strategem.
You only realise how much you take simple physical activity for granted, when those simple acts become painful manoeuvres. Descending a stairs became almost as painful and perilous as climbing one. If there were steps to be climbed, I'd have to think out my route in detail and in advance so I could minimise the most challenging obstacles. I remember being so thankful when footpaths became wheelchair friendly. Crossing a street became something I had to plan, very carefully, particularly since lifting my leg high enough to negotiate a step became as calculated as an Olympic high jump attempt.
Pretty soon, I was being lined up for my first hip replacement as osteoarthritis was the cause of my motor difficulties.
Was I surprised? Yes, since I've always been an active person and loved walking and cycling, I was, as we say in Ireland, on a prolonged Egyptian holiday: I was in denial. For two years before I was told I needed a hip replacement, I visited chiropractors, physiotherapists and osteopaths. Then, after the diagnosis and a date was set for the operation, I refused to let it get in the way of a holiday trip I'd planned with a friend, to travel to the south of Spain, by motorbike.
Now the prospect of throwing my leg over a pushbike had already become an exercise that might entertain the Marquis de Sade, so getting my leg over a 1200 cc Harley Davidson Centennial for a marathon road trip, well, that was my tribute to the notion of mind over matter.
The first thing I did was visit an osteopath in Tipperary who, I was told, performed miracles with injured professional jockeys. All I wanted was to maintain as much flexibility as I would need to help me make the trip. It didn't quite work out that way. Getting on and off the bike turned in to a nightmare. We had to make stops along the way at intervals of 50km or so. This lengthened the journey. Happily, for my good friend and long suffering travel companion, Dave and myself, the trip, itself was great fun and, despite the pain, an amazing elixir.
There are ludicrously memorable moments like the time we both pulled in to a motorway garage, all leathered up and ruddy faced, on this behemoth motorbike and Dave alighted, ignoring me, to fetch himself a drink. Then I started the process of alighting that involved, first, standing up, before easing my leg over the bike then sliding to the ground, crawling to the footpath and gently, crab style, working my way up to a standing position, to the bemusement of some watching locals. That happened more than once and soon we were taking a delight in the whole spectacle.
When I got back to Dublin, ten days later, I was ready for the operation. Within three weeks I was back on my feet and the absence of pain, the ease of movement was phenomenal. Two years later I was back in hospital for another hip operation. More recently, I've begun to experience ankle arthritis and, once more, mobility comes with a huge pain bill. These days they can replace hips, knees and even ankles but ankle replacement for me is out of the question, I'm not old enough and anyway, I have diabetes; there's too great a risk of infection.
Since prevention is not a possibility until there are advances in stem cell research, so early detection and treatment is the best way forward. But that's a story for another blog.


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Experience Alloro Vineyard wines at thi Mediterranean-inspired tasting room where vast territorial views open and our terracotta patio and wood-burning fireplace invite relaxation throughout the year. $20 per person.
Come and indulge in a wide array of wines and have picnic on Bridgeview's estate grounds. Enjoy views of plush gardens and cascading lakes. Tasting room is open by appointment only.
Located in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA in the heart of the Willamette Valley, their 25 acre Estate sits high atop the Savannah Ridge, a stunning location, ideal for growing premium Pinot Noir.
The lovely, cozy tasting room at this winery provides a relaxing atmosphere where you can taste at your leisure. Your attentive host will explain the different varietals as you taste.
This winery has beautiful grounds where you can walk through the vines and browse the grapes, friendly staff, and an intimate tasting room.
Located in downtown Carlton in the historic renovated 1920's train depot, taste a selection of our single vineyard Pinot noir and often other small production Ken Wright wines.
This lodge-like winery is located among rolling fields of flowers. Take the tour to learn the interesting story behind King Estate before making your way to the tasting room or restaurant.
Visit this gorgeous 500 acre estate and enjoy carefully crafted wines in a light and friendly atmosphere.Also enjoy a a range of light menu options daily and our famous wood fired pizzas on weekends.
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For those of us, who have been devouring episodes of The Simpsons since we were tots, The Face Shop released a beauty line just for us.
The Korean beauty store gave skincare products a facelift with–what else–yellow and blue packaging.
With Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie making appearances on sunscreens, face masks, hand creams, tanning oils and deodorants, upgrading your skincare regimen came at a perfect time.
Plus, who else would wear a Homer sheet mask and watch repeats of our favorite show at the same time for an Instagram-worthy pic?
More importantly, now there's no reason not to reapply that sunscreen in the next coming months.
While most of the line is only available in Seoul's The Face Shop, you can buy a few of the products on Amazon ($7.50-$19.40).
According to Popsugar, the face masks come in different sizes, with Homer's face mask being the largest.
Back in 2014, the Simpsons family inspired the MAC line that had everyone buying up their nail decals and lip glosses.
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Why Guerrilla Holsters custom Kydex Holsters? We asked Jay NormanOwner and Master Bender at Guerrilla Holsters what makes his the very best Kydex holsters available? Here is what he shared with us:
There are a lot of things that make a holster average, bad, or great. Here's some key things you need to look for in a good and proper functioning one. (I too build Kydex holsters and am pretty damn good at it. Feel free to verify.) Proper materials. Look for Kydex, Holstex or Boltaron. I'm not putting down any leather holsters out there, nor the super talented dudes that make them(Michael Kole), but leather is a porous material that has natural oils. When dirt gets stuck to those oils in the holes of the surface, you just made sand paper. Kydex style holsters are way cleaner and nicer to your finish. Retention of the trigger guard and slide. Your weapon needs to make a click sound when it goes in and gets properly seated. It shouldn't wobble or have any wiggle room at all. It should fit like a glove. When you draw the weapon back out it should not be too hard to pull nor so light that it just comes out with no effort. Properly formed channels for all of the controls on the side of your weapon along with any high, raised, or low points allow the weapon to travel in and out un-obstructed. Smooth sailing with no hang ups of any kind. NONE! If there are any kydex shavings on any of your controls, then this is a sign of in-proper channeling. Especially the ejection port and sights (kydex only on the EP. Leather and hybrids are a different ball game) although any holster will wear your firearm, there's only a VERY MINIMAL amount that is acceptable. Your weapon should slide in smoothly with next to no drag. Unless you'd like to get one with adjustable retention. With this feature you should be able to find a happy medium between MINIMAL drag and a proper click of the trigger guard. After it clicks in and gets seated, you should be able to flip it upside down and shake it around. (be realistic, its not a shake weight) It should remain seated and again, feel no wobble or moving around. For belt attachments. Soft loops should fit snugly around the belt and be properly anchored to the holster. Belt clips should remain fully seated and hold on FIRMLY. It should not slide off when drawing your weapon, not even a little bit. It should be pulling on your pants to remain in place. The trigger should be undercut. The top inside our your first knuckle area should be seated against the bottom of your trigger guard. You should not feel ANY Kydex at all! Magazine release button. This is an ongoing debate.. I make my holsters with the mag release uncovered. If i do have to cover them i make a little shaped channel for it. As a Kydex bender myself, this is how i feel it should be done every time.
Jay Norman – Master Bender Guerrilla Holsters
My response to another, "NEVER use Kydex, it will rape your finish!"
This is a common misconception that has sprung up over time due to novice holster makers bending Kydex. "Noobs" if you will, have soiled the good name of Kydex by flooding the market with quick, cheap and poorly made gear that is readily available. An uninformed customer purchases said P.O.S. holster and it rapes the finish on their weapon because of how it was improperly made. If it was made correctly, then the Kydex would basically be a shell of the weapon shape. If the cavity inside of the Kydex is the exact same size as the weapon (down to thousandths of an inch) then it will fit perfectly. When the cavity inside the holster matches the weapons shape perfectly, then how can it ruin your finish? It's essentially a protective cover. Every Holster I make has only a couple points of contact with the weapon itself. GLOCK 23 for example: The front of the Trigger Guard, the polymer frame section that bulges out where the bottom of the slide meets the frame and the EVER so slightest touch on the highest point of the rounded edges on the top of the slide. If you look down in the holster as you slide the weapon in, you can see a gap of daylight between the Kydex and the flat portion of the slide. It intentionally has room to move UNTOUCHED. This allows me to localize exactly where the contact "Holster wear" is going to be. Doing FAR LESS to your finish than regular leather holsters will.
I am NOT a leather guy nor do I claim to know anything about using it for proper holster making. This is just information from research and from personally carrying IWB leather before I got into Kydex.
"Technically leather is harder on a weapons finish than a properly formed Kydex Holster." Let me explain before you guys jump on me..
I know there are some high end materials such as vegetable tanned pig skin help mitigate what I'm about to say, and some incredibly skilled leather guys that disagree, but I speak more about the leather holsters at most gun shops, than something from a good maker, such as Michael Kole.
Leather is an organic porous material, that naturally has oils in it. When dust particles/debris get into a leather holster, some of it clings to the oils even after wiping it out. If dust/dirt is getting stuck onto something that rubs your weapon, then you've effectively make sand paper on a really small level. Even a really well formed leather holster will spread diff directions as it flexes open an rubs your weapon up and down until seated. Often times, leather holsters utilizes their retention from the ejection ports. There's a lil "sunk in" portion where the e port goes to help grab onto the weapon as to where kydex "clicks" onto the front of the TG. When you slide your barrel inside then you have to push the front portion of your slide past the dimple for the E port. Essentially, squeezing your wider weapon through a smaller opening from that sunk in area. In turn, this forcefully rubs yours finish from muzzle to port. Do this for a while and notice the slight color change on the slide. Kydex DOES NOT do anything even remotely close to this and ONLY grabs the trigger guard. (When properly formed of course.) As you walk/move around, the leather holster is moving in your waistline flexing back and forth with your hips motion. Further rubbing that dusty "sandpaper" interior into your finish. Only it's worse now because of the extra added pressure from your belt squeezing the holster into your body. Leather DOES NOT have the rigidity that kydex does which further aids in protecting your weapon.
Again, no offense to anyone who works leather, nor the products they make. I'm just putting this info out there to help inform shooters of the true potential of kydex holsters rather than just the horror stories that were brought to life by the noobs.
You can google fact check what I just said and feel free to ask me anything you'd like to know about Kydex.
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and letting me dispel the whole Kydex Holster myth~
Jay Norman– Master Bender Guerrilla Holsters
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Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Says President Barack Obama "Staged" Recent Shootings in Aurora and Wisconsin
During a recent show in Singapore, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine accused President Barack Obama of "staging" the recent shootings in Aurora and the Sikh temple in Wisconsin, the Huffington Post reports. Here's what he said on stage:
"Back in my country, my president is trying to pass a gun ban, so he's staging all of these murders. The 'Fast and Furious' thing down at the border. And Aurora, Colorado, all the people that were killed there. And now, the beautiful people at the Sikh temple. ... I don't know where I'm going to live if America keeps going the way it's going because it looks like it's turning into Nazi America."
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The LSA is rich with talented artists and this is a marvellous opportunity to see a selection of their work and to buy a unique Christmas gift. There is no theme for this exhibition and work in all mediums will be considered.
Entry to the exhibition costs £10 per item or £15 per shelf in the lockable glass cabinet. Entries are limited to three wall-hanging items per member. Smaller items, eg jewellery, ceramics, etc. will be by negotiation with the East Lodge Manager. The submission fee will be refunded to those not selected to exhibit. Maximum artwork size for wall hanging is 50cm x 70cm or equivalent. If you have work bigger than this that you would like to submit, please contact the East Lodge Manager. Please email Cathy at email@example.com with images of the work you are intending to submit and dimensions so that she can prepare for the exhibition.
No charge will be made for pieces submitted to replace sold work.
Submissions will also be accepted of greetings cards and mounted prints to be placed in a browser for those also submitting to the main exhibition. Browser items will be charged at £1 each and are limited to 10 on show at any time. Additional browser items can be left at East Lodge to replace any sold. There will be no submission charge for replacement items.
Browser items must be individually labelled with artist's name, title and price and must been wrapped in cellophane.
Greetings cards must be individually labelled with artist's name and price and must be in cellophane envelopes.
All 2D work must have a cord for hanging and a sticker on the back indicating the artist's name, title, size, medium, price and contact details (email and phone). If your submission is not selected for the exhibition you will be informed by email. Artwork not selected for show can be collected on Wednesday 28th November, 2-3.30pm.
There will be no commission fee charged on sales, but a 3% charge will be made for any purchases made by credit/debit card.
Submission will take place at East Lodge on Tuesday 27th November 10am-2pm. The £10 entry fee should be paid in cash at this time.
Unsold work should be collected between 1pm and 3.30pm on Sunday 6th January.
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In case of success
Let me tell you a story about what lies ahead. Possibly.
A cryptocurrency trader and a stock market trader meet at a coffee store.
The stocks trader wears an expensive suit and the smile of a high school quarterback. Brown Lacoste shoes and his Aston Martin keys are completing the image of success, let alone his self-assured, cocky demeanor. A second, golden key tag says "tu casa es mi casa", Wallstreet humor.
He worked several years to reach financial independence that goes way beyond filling his fridge with Moët.
Trading derivatives of mortgages is still profitable he thinks, as he scans the people around him. Even in 2018, ten years after the global economic apocalypse.
"Not everyone can be a winner. I guess these crickets will learn it the hard way when the next mortgage bubble destroys the futures of so many. Good to be on top, yikes!" he reminds himself.
The grayish hoodie sweater next to him orders a bagel and a coffee with milk.
Carl invested in cryptocurrency in 2015, when Ethereum came up for the first time. Yesterday, he watched a documentary about the "Big Short" – The perverted financial carousel almost destroyed society. Ironically, the easy gains of the stock market attracted lots of qualified, smart people. Physicists, mathematicians, "High-frequency trading" has become the exploitative face of the trading landscape as everyone is trying to reach the next percent ROI.
Automated bots are pushing fractions of numbers, a thousand times a second. Particle distribution models and statistic schemes are fuel for these lines of code that are fighting a war against competing bots on the backs of the working class. The obsessive efforts of these HF-traders creating these quant-bots ended in a subjective tunnel, that let them forget what they are trading there. Little green numbers are important, not the real-world consequences.
Wouldn't it be better if we reach a time where the smart people are compensated for their efforts in their respective profession? The economization of the education system is a problem, he concludes.
"I don't think this peafowl in a suit is one of the smart kids, though. I better get back home before I start a revolution" as he rescues a slice of tomato and flips a quarter into a cup of a homeless, that is sitting in front of the coffee store.
Carl studied sustainability and found relief in the vision of Satoshi Nakamoto, Vitalik Buterin, David Sønstebø and Come-from-Beyond.
Although cryptoland is rarely unified in their politics, they are in their understanding of what is needed and what not.
The world of stocks/derivative traders and cryptocurrency couldn't be more different in terms of the outcome.
One side is aiming for individual profits, another one is aiming for a healthy globalization, equality, a better life for everyone. In theory at least.
In case of success, DLT's will conquer most of the industries for the better.
In case of success, the Semmelweis reflex has been averted.
Today we know that the economic structure of expansion in the world is endless. If China can raise its per head income, other, cheaper countries and areas will produce next. Bangladesh, Africa, parts of the Middle East.
If they can also raise their per head income in a few years, there is no country left that can produce even cheaper.
Expansion on a global scale will find its nemesis in this model of globalization.
In case of success of distributed ledger technologies, though, we can create a landscape of automated cyber-physical systems, that can create value for all of us, without expansion and shifting the production locations.
If we look into the near future, these systems give us the opportunity to silence the bad voices, that tend to aim for an accumulation of wealth.
Instead, we can create a universal basic income.
This idea is not communistic, it's solution oriented.
With a value-creating industry, we could ensure the adequate supply for everyone. Without expansion, without taking what's his or hers.
Smart contracts, distributed hard drives, microtransactions.
Tamperproof elections, no mighty intermediaries, no hurdles to send value from Monaco to Somalia.
A world of opportunities opens up that looks so bright compared to the inequality, that can be easily identified, even in western countries, when you go into a coffee store and look around.
The sector model of Jean Fourastié, Allan Fisher and Colin Clark that describes the shifting sectors of industrial nations should be recognized as a model of a transformational period only.
Now, when we have the chance to use ways to face the problems of today, we should use them.
Cryptographic technologies are not for personal gain. That's the old model.
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A consistent supporter of gun rights
Ron Paul has voted consistently to keep that right from being limited in any way. In fact, he has repeatedly introduced the Second Amendment Rights Protection Act that would repeal most federal gun laws.
During his tenure in the House, various measures limiting gun ownership have been considered. Here is a sampling: In 1999, the Columbine massacre instigated gun-control legislation. Amendments to gun show background check legislation would have limited ownership. He voted against prohibiting violent juvenile offenders from ever owning a gun. He also opposed keeping semiautomatic assault weapons from the hands of juveniles. The background check legislation did not pass the House at that time, but new background-check legislation did pass by voice vote this summer in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre. Ron Paul was the only lawmaker to speak in opposition, calling it "flagrantly unconstitutional."
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Emma McGovern finished with 19 kills, two assists, three aces and two blocks in Long Beach's 33-31, 25-22, 25-20 victory over the No. 2 seed.
"This is an incredible feeling for us because we know what a talented team Massapequa is," McGovern said. "They've always been a really strong and consistent program and always have good players. We knew this was going to be a great challenge against a great opponent."
Long Beach will play Saturday for the overall Long Island Class AA championship.
Boys volleyball: A two-game deficit in a sectional final is usually a death knell, but Penfield dug out of that deep hole and defeated McQuaid for the Section 5 Class A championship.
Penfield won the rematch of last year's title contest 21-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-15, 15-11.
"We were out of system the first two games, just not doing things we're characteristically known to do -- not sealing blocks and not defending around the edges," Patriots coach Mike Fusare said. "We just weren't doing those things and we got into the system in game three and rolled with it in game four and five."
Penfield will continue defense of its NYSPHSAA championship Saturday in the first round of the state tournament.
Star in 'Greatest Game' dies: Sid Catlett died last week in Atlanta at the age of 69 from complications from a brain hemorrhage.
The name won't ring a bell for 99-plus percent of New Yorkers who followed basketball in the 1960s because he made his mark as a student at Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha, the school where Morgan Wootten became a coaching legend.
On Jan. 30, 1965, DeMatha avenged a loss from the previous season by beating Power Memorial 46-43 at a sold-out University of Maryland Cole Field House. It ended the 71-game winning streak for Power Memorial and it's star center, Lew Alcindor.
Catlett, a 6-foot-8 sophomore who was the youngest player on the floor, played every minute and was DeMatha's top scorer with 13 points. Alcindor finished with 16 in the loss.
Alcindor has scored 35 points in a 65-62 win when the teams faced off the previous season. For the rematch, Wootten double-teamed Alcindor with Catlett and 6-foot-8 Bob Whitmore.
"Sid Catlett was physically what LeBron James is today," sportscaster James Brown, a former DeMatha teammate, told The Washington Post. "He was muscular, strong and he had a feathery soft jump shot. We were watching grace and greatness in action."
DeMatha finished the season unbeaten and the big win was credited with bringing newfound attention to high school basketball.
"It was the first really big national high school basketball game ever played," Wootten said. "That's what made it the
Catlett earned a scholarship to Notre Dame an had a brief NBA career. He later worked in marketing for Converse and then as an executive and lobbyist for Motorola before a stint as a top congressional aide. He also had a radio talk show and led workshops across the country as a community organizer.
The win over Power Memorial, though, was invariably what people remembered.
"Nothing I was involved in was bigger," Catlett told the Washington City Paper in 2011.
A team of one: There will be more than a hundred girls in her race Saturday, but Madison Relyea will still be all by herself.
It's not like the Mayfield freshman isn't used to it. She's been competing as a one-person "team" for the entire 2017 cross country season, which continues this weekend with the NYSPHSAA championships at Wayne Central in Section 5. She's coming off a second-place finish in the Section 2 Class D meet last weekend and is primed to more up from her sixth-place showing at the 2016 state meet.
Relyea was part of an actual team a year ago, but the squad was comprised mostly of seniors. She tried recruiting friends to join her on this fall's varsity but had no luck.
"You know, they're either into soccer, volleyball or no sports at all," Relyea said. "And, I'm like, 'OK. It's not everyone's thing.'"
She trained alongside members of Mayfield's boys team this season.
"She runs with the boys because that's the only people she has to run with, but she's very self-motivated," coach Rebecca Newkirk said. "I can tell her to do a workout and she does it exactly -- and then faster than I wanted her to. She's extremely easy to coach."
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