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Ara Ararauna
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My birthday brought me some new tricks!
May 11, 2013, 01:07 AM »
I'm exultant!
Yesterday was my birthday (47 only) and I took the afternoon off to go to the beach and have a nice flying time.
There was a gale though
(~25Km/h winds...)
But I though I should wait and have patience.
After 45min I didn't have more patience but the winds had gone down to 18-20Km/h.
So I took my Soul out and adjusted bridle for high wind.
Despite the wind, at the edges of the window I started to practise the Slot Machine and by Jove I got it!
I was also trying to fade but the wind was way too high.
Then the wind started to go down to ~12Km/h so I readjusted bridle and started to try, and try, and try the fade endlessly!
So I got a few of them and I decided to try to record something (wind went down to 8-10Km/h).
Here's the result:
(I apologise for the crooked horizon...)
Surprisingly I managed to get a few things into the video! So I'm really happy!!!!!!!!!
Slots, really low 540's, fades, barrel rolls/backspins, flick flacs... I can't believe it!
Any help in telling me how I can get the axel to fade corrected will be greatly appreciated.
For those who don't wish to go through the ~7min video of all my stubborn attempts at getting the fade you can go directly to the more or less successful tricks at the following times:
Slots: 00:06, 3:18, 3:28, 5:05, 6:06,
540's: 00:49 (3 in a row), 5:56,
Crummy Hals-axel cascade: 6:11
Fades: 1:52, 2:20, 3:55, 4:15, 4:35, 4:50, 5:30, 5:47, 6:20, 6:55, 7:13
Barrel Rolls/Backspins: 3:58, 4:38, 5:32,
FlickFlacs: 4:52, 6:57, (7:15)
Lazy Susan: 2:25
In my bag...
Duals: NoName (NoBrand), Nexus (Prism), Soul (Flying Wings), Talon UL (JoE), LeQuartz (own build), Illusion Classic (Prism), Aura SUL custom (Skyburner), Sixth Sense STD (Krijn)
Singles: Conyne STD (my design)
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Lincolnshire, UK
Re: My birthday brought me some new tricks!
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May 11, 2013, 02:00 AM »
Well done Ara!!
BIG improvement! you have the basics of a lot of good tricks in there - isn't it great when you get a day when everything just 'clicks'.
You don't seem to have a problem getting from the Axel into the Fade - you're doing it all through the video - your problem seems to be keeping it steady once you have got it to fade ( I know that the Soul isn't the easiest kite to control in strong winds!)
I notice that when you go from axel to fade ( and when you do flic flacs ) you are putting your arms and hands straight out if front of you, close together high up in front of your face. Try to bring your arms further down by your sides and wider apart and you should find it easier to control. You seem to have the backspin too! ....it's a trick I've only recently got...it has always been a bit of a nemesis trick for me until I got the HQ Maestro. Get a few of your new tricks polished up and then we can get you started on Jacob's Ladders!!!
Last Edit: May 11, 2013, 04:22 AM by Hadge
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Vancouver, WA
Re: My birthday brought me some new tricks!
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May 11, 2013, 02:47 AM »
Happy Birthday!
Nice flying, you've got a number of tricks down and good control to boot. Looks like your going to have a good summer.
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Re: My birthday brought me some new tricks!
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May 11, 2013, 03:31 AM »
Well done and happy birthday.
Hadge is right, it would help for your arms to make their way back to your waist. If your arms end up in front of you and you're not using this as setup for another trick, bring your arms to your waist while stepping forward so you're ready to react more quickly than feet will allow.
Understandably the wind speed was making this more difficult but generally speaking on entry to the fade with sufficient slack you get half a heartbeat when the nose is swinging under to get yourself set to 'catch' the lines as they meet the leading edge, and if necessary make an adjustment in your 'catch' if one side is going to be high.
Simply put, to 'catch' the kite in the fade what you're attempting to do is put the right amount of tension at the right time to cancel out any motion of the kite resulting in a stationary position. If you're too rigid or abrupt the kite will bounce off the lines. The feel for this comes with practice so keep at it.
Now with many words spent confusing the matter it's time for some wonderful video illustration by the skillful mama74.
Fade Studies
Fade Tutorial
Lastly, the smoothness of the wind won't impact your ability to get into a fade, but will greatly affect the struggle to keep it there.
Videos are always helpful to the community so thanks for sharing. You're doing great.
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Scottshead Australia
Re: My birthday brought me some new tricks!
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May 11, 2013, 04:05 AM »
AH..,pushin the big 5-0,1965 seems like yesterday
Great flying birthday boy and like the years and your great flying i am a little behind.(months)
Excellent scenery and inspiring us all to fly,cant wait for my weekend.
47 more years to you Ara
You kinda look and remind me of the fella in the Prism videos.
Last Edit: May 11, 2013, 06:25 AM by alien
Ara Ararauna
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Re: My birthday brought me some new tricks!
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May 11, 2013, 01:28 PM »
Thanks everyone for the "happy birthday" wishes and for your nice comments on my flying.
Thanks Steve (Hadge) and Fidelio for the tip on my hands.
Indeed, I'm aware that one of my pending homework is to keep my hands down and to the sides...
I really try but it is something I currently can't overcome, argh!
But I'll keep trying. I know I can do it.
Hopefully I'll achieve this through a really fun summer jaybett
In my bag...
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Singles: Conyne STD (my design)
Ara Ararauna
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Re: My birthday brought me some new tricks!
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May 12, 2013, 09:50 AM »
Thanks Norm!
I'm glad my happiness has come through my video and my description.
Also I want to thank you very much for proposing your challenges.
You say:
Quote from: NormP on May 11, 2013, 08:55 AM
I'm not sure if it was the "trick challenges"...
I am sure they were. Your challenges need the fade as a base element. I would have probably not insisted so much in trying the fade once and again and again had your challenges not motivated me to do so.
I've passed quite a few months and flying sessions really frustrated. I have reported this on the forum...
With the kite entering the fade and bouncing up and down and darting to the ground. With the fractured axel becoming a sort of ugly distorted spin axel. With tip wraps. Etc.
And at many moments I would have lost all motivation and hope.
But I knew I had to work on it because it is so important and otherwise I would not be able to move forward to achieve your proposed challenges and from there other tricks.
So you can be sure the challenges have been an excellent motor for driving my motivation to overcome frustration and keep the spirit up.
Thanks also for the list of comments & tips.
1. Concerning the recording I am really having troubles. The places I go to I am always worried that someone passes by and steals my mobile on the little tripod I have. And the problem is I never have anyone with me to record me. This time the beach was quite empty but there were a few passers-by so I really cannot fly in a relaxed manner thinking the "camera" (mobile Samsung Galaxy SIII) is in danger...
2. Concerning the slack I know many times I don't give enough slack but the wind was a bit strong and I was flying at the center of the window when I recorded (this is why the second of the two slots that I always did in a row was never in frame and only the first was visible... pity 'cause it is really nice feeling to do two slots in a row)
3. Yes, timing is still not there yet. I need to know exactly when to fracture the axel. This is what I'm trying to work on.
4. I first started trying the fade by doing a pancake to fade. But this has always felt much more difficult for me. On the one hand, after the pancake, I always either pull to little and the kite darts down, or I pull too strong and the kite enters a yoyo. Moreover, if I get the kite to enter the fade it starts to bounce up & down and then exits towards a floor dive. This is why I started to try the axel to fade. And this has been much more feasible for me.
5. Yes, true I must walk forward when entering the fade. I had already noticed this and I will concentrate more on this. Also as Steve (Hadge) and Fidelio advise, I must bring my hands down to the sides of my waist to better control the fade.
6. Yes, I was surprised too. After getting the 540 I started trying the Taz because it looked quite similar. But the set up was not working well. I then tried the Slot, but the timing of the double pull was not right at all and I got always tip wraps and the kite to the floor. The Taz came out a few times and kind of liked it more than the Slots. But at some point, and after many days of trying the Taz, this Friday I tried the Slot once again and understood the timing and then all of a sudden I could do them every time! I'm sure it is the seemingly sterile work I have been doing during many fly sessions actually were very productive after they have sedimented in my brain.
So thanks to you and to everyone that is constantly helping me.
But don't you think I'll stop bugging now!
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Minigore Easter Celebration!
We're having an Easter sale to celebrate the latest Episode!
Episode 3.7 was submitted on Monday and here's the feature list:
Two completely new characters:
-Zombie Gore (this fellow can't seem to shoot straight)
-Easter Bunny (one like you've never seen before, courtesy of Dr. Metusalem)
New enemy:
-Predator Furry (lurks in the bushes!)
A whole host of improvements:
-Bullet shells
-Improved controls (use up the whole screen)
-Larger play area
-Prettier shadows
-Hardland map (level selection)
-Dozens of bug fixes
53 comments:
- RicinatorMarch 31, 2010 at 2:14 AM
all I can say is.. awesome!ReplyDelete
I hope apple doesnt take much longer to approve, pretty excited for the update tho!ReplyDelete
YES new post, was getting tired of scrolling to see the new comments.ReplyDelete
Bunny has any new abilities? Or just a reskin?
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 2:46 AM
are the characters free, or dlc ?ReplyDelete
- ftousougamwtoMarch 31, 2010 at 3:11 AM
wow this bunny looks creepy :) hahaReplyDelete
Fantastic update, good to see that things are moving on atop of the Mountain. I'd be glad to shell out another $0.99 for that bunny! Shadow work is very impressive, very happy with this update, I realise I'm more patient than most! :D (Still want to see more of the storyline of course ;) )ReplyDelete
zombie gore is in the dlc pack with santa, so if you got santa you got z-goreReplyDelete
not sure if the bunny is dlc or cost kills
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 4:49 AM
awww i really wish zombie gore was free...ReplyDelete
Easter bunny is zombie themed as well, i would have thought of this bright looking character using egg-launching gun as a special reskin of the grenade launcher.ReplyDelete
Im getting really excited about
- Improved controls
- Larger Play area
Able to describe it a little, maybe in detail?
yo ya tengo sensei Evan Y el juego me aburre personajes podrian poner mas que críen 1 millon o mas o algo de ese estilo es que si no se cansa jugar si no vas a nada ConseguirReplyDelete
@Micer: Larger play area - Remember that area which was unreachable at very left side of the screen (and right, but less)? Now you can go to each very edge of the screen. :)ReplyDelete
Improved controls - No matter how far or which direction you move your fingers, the game will understand it pretty well. (pads will follow your fingas!)
Ah i see, thnxReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 9:31 AM
We have to pay to be zombiegore? Are you kidding me?ReplyDelete
As if the wait wasn't already a slap in the face
@ above commentReplyDelete
well its kind of worth it if you think about it, two characters for 0.79c, your lucky they dont charge 0.79c each!
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 11:37 AM
I thank MS for this update, but isn't it a little bit weird, to name this episode "Zombie Episode", when there's no new map?!ReplyDelete
I don't like this thought :(
To pay every character wouldn't be nice, Pocket God only wants money for some goodies, and they brought so much updates in past...
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 3:41 PM
Stop hating, this game is top notch and the updates are always kick ass!:-)ReplyDelete
come on apple, push this through already!:)
can't wait!
Do we have a timeframe for the "one more thing"? :)
ie multiplayer?
You guys are so retarded nothing new in this update or at least nothing promised and that post hmar showed of kimmo talking about how we bitch well no one would bitch if they updated us once a week which is what everyone wants where not asking you to produce a modern warfare 3 we want you to keep yur promises maybe u guys shouldn't have set the bar so high if u can't deliver oh and what kind o a post is this no update on why theere has been no updates can u guys explain because it is just annoying to watch you guys act like you haven't been non existantReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Lol I got minigore and te dlc for free and I'm glad I didn't pay for this shit thank u installous No new updatesReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 5:00 PM
how'd you get the dlc? :)ReplyDelete
Ha ha when I saw the easter bunny I thought it was a blue chicken which is also a celebrity on Easter except he's yellow and At anon bitching I didn't understand half of what you said bit what I did get is that if they update 1 a week then either it will be crappy or it will be so small it's pretty much worseless And only IMATUARE kids want a crappy little update once a weekReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 5:05 PM
I'm madReplyDelete
really bad
but don't tell my mum and dad
pucker up
kiss my butt
because I'm bloody fucking nuts
to the tune of tik tok
type in tik tok parody the beast to listen to the whole song!!:)
- K KNIGHTMarch 31, 2010 at 5:53 PM
O that's great I hope apple do it quicker caz they are slow can't wait can't waitReplyDelete
I am so excited
- playn (beta)March 31, 2010 at 6:56 PM
we have had 3 new blog posts in the past week or two and several comments from the devs in this week alone. their doing their job so stop assuming and get your facts straight or simply leave this blog. stop trying to derail the blog AGAIN. let it be.
i genuinely suggest you read over the comments because theres more then enough info given out in there if you just took 5 minutes out of your life to read it
@pirating anon.
just leave. really. thats so low if your going to steal a $1 GAME
get a job
back on topic, looking forward to the update! didn't get to beta test :( damn new phone
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 7:05 PM
@dipshit aboveReplyDelete
go to hell
Hey playn you stupid retard their last blog update was march 2nd it's march 30 I wouldn't call putting pictures up a blog post and for the minor post timo put up saying update is coming out and where beta testing an update so please get yur Facts straight and to shadow gamer listen dipshit I was talking about the blog not the gameReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 31, 2010 at 11:31 PM
You're the 'dipshit' sunnyReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 12:28 AM
@Sunny If you don't like what Mountain Sheep are doing with the game, then delete it from your iPhone! Or instead of complaining about Minigore, why don't you just find another game to play, and come back in some months to a huge update? It's really low to complain about a game, when you can so many other things!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 2:41 AM
ROCK ONNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!ReplyDelete
- playn (beta)April 1, 2010 at 4:45 AM
@sunny, no. READ the posts. all of them. theres lots of useful info in there if you take the time.. fuckin retard..ReplyDelete
and pirating anon. die :) thank you
really if your going to derail and ruin the blog then leave, we dont need that. did you realize that when you guys left the devs started commenting and we actually got discussions going on? the blog (world?) is better off without you and your complaints
dont reply.
- AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 5:06 AM
WTF!!! one of reason i bought this game a month ago was that i thought you guys would raise the price of this app and now this app is on sale... fuckReplyDelete
you guys should give orginal users a free dlc
this is now FAIR
- AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 5:38 AM
look, I understand your concern, and I'm not trying to be a jerk, but this kind of crap happens to everyone. by the way, I don't know about Mcnutjob,Sunny here, but I am glad they came up with the update. now, lets stop worrying about souless dicks like him, and let's talk about somthing else, like multiplayer, or how cool this update will beReplyDelete
That Dude again, Rin Colt
- playn (beta)April 1, 2010 at 6:09 AM
true yeah, co-op is one update away! :DReplyDelete
my only gripe is i wish it was online :( not much of my friends have minigore
- AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 6:13 AM
"its not worth 99cents, its worth $10"ReplyDelete
playn said this on touch arcade
lol playn do you really believe that? I mean its good, but does it really compare with the content of $10 games (NO)?
- playn (beta)April 1, 2010 at 6:56 AM
well i do believe most games that are priced as $2 or $1 in the appstore are worth easily $10, but due to competition of price wars in the appstore people have come to expect so much for so littleReplyDelete
in the appstore terms i think minigore is worth $3-$4 but in real gaming world minigore is worth at least $10
I foresee myself playing this more than $10 games once co-op comes outReplyDelete
There is just this minigore-ness about minigore that makes it great
- AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 11:55 AM
Minigore HD is out, but why the Hell Crystal and not Open Feint? I hate Crystal sooo much -.-ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 3:48 PM
so does this mean that minigore for the iphone will be dead?ReplyDelete
- playn (beta)April 1, 2010 at 5:06 PM
nah they will work on both stillReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 5:25 PM
omg so ur tellin me they will now be twice as slow, because they are working on 2 types of minigore.......?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 10:45 PM
Is the sale on for the entire duration of the Easter weekend?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 2, 2010 at 12:06 AM
I think Mountainsheep should update the pictures and text in the App Store, because the new features aren't announced there.ReplyDelete
It's the Same entry since the birth of minigore, and Most People don't Know, how good it is!
Soo Close, yet soo farReplyDelete
I agree with Playn, people on here complain about a game and basically call it crap but are on here and other sites all the time so if they really hated it then why stay here, but on the other hand, it does make me a little ticked that they are working on 3 (possibly Hardgore) things right now and even though the 3.7 update was submitted before the HD version, the HD version was in the app store quicker. I still stand by Mountain Sheep and respect what they do because I'm going to school in their line of work but it just sucks that it was said that the update would come out on the 2nd of April and so many people said "It's a for sure that it will" And I'm sitting on 11:57 pm and I'm pretty sure nothing is coming.ReplyDelete
Timo should just disable comments. Some are really depressing and useless.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 5, 2010 at 7:53 PM
the easter bunny is free because usually when a paid character is added so is a free oneReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 7, 2010 at 11:29 AM
NOw i realy lost my patients!! Finally te update is there but i lost all of my characters and avery time i restart the app everythong os lost again!!! So now i cant play this game on an normal way anymore and i purchased gangster gore last time but wwhen i try to dl it again now it gives me a weird error abput sand box or something.. You realy should get this fixed for me or i get realy pist off!!!ReplyDelete
I thought helping them by buying gangster gore was a good thing but now i wish i would have never done it!
- AnonymousApril 7, 2010 at 11:37 AM
I just got the update and there were bullet shells, ok cool. New characters? Yea, but you have to pay for ALL the new ones. And lastly the thing that pissed me off, it reset all my kills!!! I am pretty pissed cause this is the second time!!!!!!! Counting both times it reset my skills I would be halfway to Sensai evan by now!!! What is this shit, it sucks!!!ReplyDelete
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I just got the update and wow does it look great and is it fun to play, but then like the other comments made here it reset everything including all my high scores back from version 1.0. and continues to reset every time the game is restarted. Also when I went to go back to download Santa, whom I had previously purchased, I was made to purchase him again? However, this did not happen with Ganster Gore, which makes me wonder if I had to pay again because of the added characters? Not really a cool way to do business if you're adding extra to a product I already purchased. My gut, however, has me saying it had something to do with the reset. I hope that's case, but I didn't want to test it after the first reset, and end up paying again... Hopefully there will be a fix soon?
- AnonymousApril 8, 2010 at 5:31 AM
Umm, I just downloaded that 3.7 episode, and unfortunately it somehow tilted and now I've no kills, I can't start from insane etc. It's sad that I collected all those 200 000 kills for nothing, I had this vision of myself playing with Sensei Evan someday, but now all that has faded away. I hope that this message reaches the creators of this game, and that they would do something about it. Maybe I'll be able to get my precious kills back.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 11, 2010 at 2:38 PM
upgraded to version 3.7. Lost all my kills... WTF??? i want my score back!!ReplyDelete
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How To Maximize Human Potential Through Full Systems Thinking
Having been to countless events, conferences, and talks over the years I can quite truthfully say that most of the value has not been on the stage at these events but more so in the crowd of people I got to meet while attending them.
The problem with many events and the people who attend them is that they tend to always "silo" within a particular mindset and frame of mind and the only way for us to approach the problems humanity is facing is by factoring Full Systems Thinking into the equation.
In a properly functioning ecosystem no one entity is responsible for the survival and flourishing of the entire system, and so the same can be said of human scale issues. We are an integrated part of nature and no one topic or industry controls the entire economy; in fact, our potential is completely dependent on all systems stacking together. We are at a crossroads in history in which we need to take a multidisciplinary approach to fixing complex issues or else we stand to collapse despite our huge strides in innovation in each siloed field of study.
We also live in a time with a lot of finger pointing and where the problems get way more attention than solutions, but recently I sat down with a friend who shared a beautiful piece of wisdom with me…
This friend, who also happens to be the co-founder of an event that helps break this silo effect, called Voice & Exit, which will be held in Austin this November, gives me hope that these events are changing.
Gathering of an Amazing Tribe
You see, at Collective Evolution and in the world of conscious social media networks, we too have been going through some major changes. The game of staying relevant for your attentions has turned into just that: a game, and well, gathering people in person or to rally around solutions has become significantly tougher.
Hence our campaign to create a positive news network.
Connect and Create
Networks must continuously compete to find ways to stay relevant. They must gather likeminded people just like yourself to participate not only in staying informed, sharing powerful news and inspiring content, but most importantly, but also in coming together to truly create change by tackling a multitude of topics…
Events or festivals allow many of us like-minded people to meet and know we are not alone! They create the space we need to share ideas and courses of action to truly set them into motion and create new organizations that begin to take on the world's biggest challenges.
We are seeing a massive shift from traditional education of teaching one to obey and be gifted a job at the end of college to building our own job titles while pursuing our bliss. If you are lucky enough to go down this path, like I have, I can guarantee you won't regret it.
The first place to start with when flourishing in your personal and professional life is to surround yourself with those wanting to do the same and those who have already walked down the path. This is why I believe Voice & Exit to be so powerful and why I teach at Superhero Academy.
This conference creates that environment and is a perfect example of Buckminster Fuller's famous quote in action:
Want to learn more about who will be leading Voice & Exit? Check out this podcast recording with one of the event's co-founders, Seth Blaustein.
For tickets to the event, click here.
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Congress Told Publicly They Don't Have Security Clearance To See Hillary Clinton's Emails
In Brief
- The Facts:
It has been acknowledged in public hearings that there is a secret power that acts as a shadow government within the intelligence community that is able to withhold classified information from Congress in blatant defiance of the Constitution.
- Reflect On:
Is the dam about to burst on the shadow government in America? Is it the work of truth-seekers in the awakening community that is really pushing this out into the open?
If there are readers out there who have any remaining doubts about whether there is a shadow government in the United States that has long usurped and exercised power not authorized by the Constitution, this article will hopefully put those doubts to rest. Furthermore, while this shadow government has arranged for itself the highest levels of self-protection and secrecy possible, the truth of its existence and motives has trickled out slowly over the past couple decades. In recent times, a huge increase in the number and volume of leaks suggests that the dam may be ready to burst.
Given the fact that the 'Hillary Clinton email scandal' has not gone away and it appears that investigations into it will resume, a look at how prior investigations into the scandal were obfuscated will provide us with a window into the mechanism by which this shadow government operates. Prior to the 2016 election, it was discovered that Hillary Clinton had used a private, non-secured server to store emails that contained sensitive, classified information. By July 2016, at a Public Hearing of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee into the matter (video below), it had already been determined that Hillary Clinton had 'allowed somebody without a security clearance in a non-protected format to see' the emails.
The Exposure Of Unconstitutional Authority
The Constitution of the United States of America grants the highest powers in the nation to the President and to Congress, as the elected representatives of the people. There are checks and balances in place to make sure that power is not being abused, one of which was brought forth in the 2010 Intelligence Authorization Act, which established the 'Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community':
In accordance with Title 50 U.S.C.A. Section 3033, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG) conducts independent and objective audits, investigations, inspections, and reviews to promote economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and integration across the Intelligence Community. The ICIG does so with integrity, professionalism, and independence. We conduct our mission free of external influence and provide objective assessments, findings, and conclusions, regardless of political or personal consequence.
In the discussion below, House Representative Jason Chaffetz asks Charles McCullough, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, to provide his committee with Hillary Clinton's classified emails in order for this committee of Congress, the highest authority in the nation, to properly do their job of oversight.
Chaffetz: "Can you provided this committee, in a secure format, the classified emails?"
McCullough: "I can to a certain extent. I cannot provide a certain segment of them because the agency… uhhh… that owns the information for those emails has limited the distribution on those, so… They're uh… characterizing them as ORCON."
Chaffetz: "Explain what ORCON is."
McCullough: "Originator Control." "…uh, so I can't… I can't give them to even Congress without getting the agency's permission to provide them…"
Chaffetz: "Which agency?"
McCullough: "I can't say that here in an open hearing, sir."
Chaffetz: "So you can't even tell me which agency won't allow us as members of Congress to see something that Hillary Clinton allowed somebody without a security clearance in a non-protected format to see, that's correct?"
Originator Control?
In this exchange, it is made clear by McCullough that Congress does not have authority over a certain government intelligence agency that the Inspector General dares not even name. This government agency claims 'ownership' of this classified information based on the concept of 'Originator Control,' which basically means that the agency has the power to limit and prevent such information to be seen by the very bodies–the Inspector General and Congress–that are supposedly empowered to provide oversight of all their activities.
Please note that this is not a matter of 'National Security,' as it is a simple enough matter to make members of Congress aware of the need to keep information secret and have them 'read in' as it were. This was actually done with members of the ICIG staff, just so they could see the portion of those emails that the unnamed intelligence agency was actually willing to release.
However, the 'elephant in the room' at the hearing, made obvious by Rep. Jaffetz' reaction to the answers he was hearing, is that this intelligence agency and the broader conspiracy of powers behind it have usurped Constitutional authority from Congress and have established the power to conceal information of their choosing from any oversight. In this particular case, it should be obvious that the only reason that this information is not being released to Congress is to protect Hillary Clinton from prosecution, since she is a well-entrenched member of this power and was set to do their bidding had she been elected President.
Clinton Allies Threaten The Inspector General
In the video below taken over a year later, we see what happens to someone like McCullough, who was simply trying to do his job of alerting Congress to the danger and violations involved in Hillary Clinton putting classified information on an unsecured server. Due to his resistance to the rhetoric of the Obama government, who tried to minimize the danger posed by Clinton's actions, he was marginalized and even threatened:
Voiceover: As Election Day approached, McCullough says the threats went further, singling him out and another senior government email investigator.
Interviewer: You were given a warning?
McCullough: I was told that we would be the first two to be fired, with her administration, that that was definitely going to happen.
Interviewer: Is that how it's supposed to be?
McCullough: No, I was in this context a whistleblower, I was explaining to Congress, I was doing exactly what they had expected me to do, and all of a sudden I was the enemy.
Voiceover: More than 2100 classified emails passed through Clinton's personal server, and to this day, no one is accountable.
Interviewer: If you had done this, what would have happened to you?
McCullough: I'd be sitting in Leavenworth right now.
The second half of the video below has Tucker Carlson talking with former Clinton Campaign Advisor Richard Goodstein about the matter, and I believe it is illustrative of the type of public relations tactics that have been used by the Clinton campaign as an attempt to avert criminal charges: minimize claims, challenge even the most basic and obvious truths, flat out avoid answering questions, and change the subject to demonize Donald Trump.
The Takeaway
The layers of secret power within the shadow government, as McCullough suggests, have so far been able to prevent the prosecution of Hillary Clinton and her associates for this patently obvious criminal behavior. In fact, government committees who have the legal authority to investigate the matter appear to have neither the real power nor the 'clearance' to see the evidence they need to do their jobs.
The good news is, the veils of darkness and secrecy this shadow government has long been hiding under are lifting, and the growing awareness within the awakening community about the existence and nature of this 'dark' power will eventually lead to our emancipation from it the more we take our power away from it.
You can check out our CE protocol to dive into why understanding a bigger picture perspective of current events is key to changing our world.
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5G Is The "Stupidest Idea In The History of The World"- Washington State Biochemistry/Medical Science Prof
In Brief
- The Facts:
Martin L. Pall, PhD and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences at Washington State University outlines in a new report the many health risks associated with 5G technology and wireless radiation in general.
- Reflect On:
5G is gaining attention, and it might make us a little fearful of the effects, but we must observe this fear and bring things back to awareness of the issue so we can make better choices, but not be fearful. Check out our CE Protocol for this.
We are in the midst of a 5G wireless technology rollout, and politicians have yet to address safety concerns. I recently used Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as an example, but it's happening worldwide. It's one of many examples that illustrates how large corporations completely control politics. I also recently wrote about Robert F. Kennedy explaining how this came to be, and how they've been able to completely compromise government, big media, and our federal regulatory agencies that are supposed to be protecting and informing us.
In the video, he uses Big Pharma as an example, as they provide the most money to congress; even more so than big oil and gas. In that article I also outline multiple examples of fraud so readers can get a clearer picture of what's going on and see some actual evidence of it.
It's clear that we are not being protected, and politicians are simply abiding to the the will of their masters, the big corporations, who in turn act as slaves to their 'financial overlords,' the big banks. We continue to see products and services being approved and implemented without ever going through any safety testing. This is a big problem, and one of the main reasons why we could be seeing a drastic rise in multiple diseases and ailments, especially when it comes to neuropsychiatric disorders. A study titled "Microwave frequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) produce widespread neuropsychiatric effects including depression" published in the Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy outlines this quite clearly, and it's only one of thousands of peer-reviewed studies raising multiple concerns in regards to this type of technology.
Is there really any concern for the well being of humanity within these institutions? If not, why do we continue to support them? Is it because we're under the illusion that there is actual concern? And why do we continue to take power away from ourselves by electing corrupt politicians?
Anyways, in this article, I'd like to draw your attention to Dr. Martin L. Pall, PhD and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences at Washington State University. Taken from his report titled "5G: Great risk for EU, U.S. and International Health! Compelling Evidence for Eight Distinct Types of Great Harm Caused by Electromagnetic Field(EMF) Exposures and the Mechanism that Causes Them," he states that:
"Putting in tens of millions of 5G antennae without a single biological test of safety has got to be about the stupidest idea anyone has had in the history of the world."
That report goes through a lot of science, which only adds to all of the science that's already available regarding the harmful effects of 5G technology. If you're looking for more information, I often point people toward the Environmental Health Trust because it's a great resource that gives you access to more science.
This is not new information. For years, numerous studies have been published proving the health concerns regarding 5G technology and hundreds of scientists have petitioned the United Nations about them. These initiatives started as a result of the work done by Dr. Marin Blank from Columbia University's Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics.
According to him, with regards to wireless radiation in general:
"We have created something that is harming us, and it is getting out of control. Before Edison's light bulb there was very little electromagnetic radiation in our environment. The levels today are very many times higher than natural background levels, and are growing rapidly because of all the new devices that emit this radiation. Putting it bluntly they are damaging the living cells in our bodies and killing many of us prematurely."
Again, it's unbelievable that these technologies are being rolled out without any safety testing done. How is this even allowed to happen? The thing is, if there was safety testing done, there would likely be no changes made anyways, and these corporations would be allowed to rollout and utilize these technologies.
Seeing how this article is about the work of Dr. Pall, below is a lecture that goes into detail about his research and why we should be concerned with 5G technology.
It's alarming that some people have been made to believe that this is "pseudoscience." Not only is this surprising, but it's also very concerning.
During the "Health in Buildings Roundtable" sponsored by the NIH and co-organized by the US CDC and several other organizations, Dr. Martin Pall from Washington State University (WSU) concluded that the "5G rollout is absolutely insane." In this short presentation, Dr. Pall confirmed that the current 2G/3G/4G radiation the population is exposed to has been scientifically linked to: lowered fertility, insomnia, fatigue, depression, anxiety, major changes in brain structure in animals, cellular DNA damage, oxidative stress, hormonal disruption, cancer, and much more. Dr. Pall briefly explained the mechanisms of how the electro-smog emitted by our cell phones, wifi routers, cell phone antennas, and other wireless technologies affect human cells.
Related CE Articles & What You Can Do. We Don't Have To Be Afraid
We've written about this topic in depth, and below are some recent articles we've published that go into more detail if you're looking for more information.
On a side note, a lot of this information can spark a fearful reaction, and that's normal. It could elicit the same fearful reaction you may have to other humanitarian issues including the massive amounts of pesticides being sprayed in our environment and on our food, the rising deforestation rates, and several other aspects of the human experience that need to be changed. As important as it is to not react with fear and panic, it's even more important not to completely ignore these things and think everything will magically be okay.
Earth has become engulfed with this mess as a result of our ignorance, as a result of us ignoring important scientific findings such as these. If we continue along this path, disease rates will continue to rise. Awareness is key, and simply being informed about this issue is a huge step in the right direction.
So, what can you do? You could purchase some EMF protective clothing and bedding, or you could even paint your home with EMF protective paint. You can unplug your computer when not in use, turn off your cell phone, and unplug all your electronic devices before you go to sleep. You could have a wired internet connection, which is actually much faster than any wireless connection. You can live a healthy lifestyle, and you can use mind-body healing techniques to help you.
I write a lot about parapsychology, and it's quite clear that our minds can have a significant impact on our biology. I know it sounds a little 'new agey,' but the truth is, if you don't believe you are being harmed, odds are that the impact on your biology will be significantly different than someone who is fearful and stressed out about health concerns. Consciousness is huge, and it is one of the biggest factors in regards to preventative measures.
You can learn more about this balance through our CE Protocol.
Related Articles:
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Completely Ignores Serious 5G Health Hazards
5G: "The Most Censored Story of 2018" – Journalist Masterfully Educates Houston City Council
Veteran MD Drops Bombshell At Michigan's 5G Small Cell Tower Legislation Hearing
UN Staff Member & Whistleblower: "5G Is A Global Health Catastrophe"
Multiple Countries Ban Wifi & Cell Phones Around Schools, Young Children & Fetuses
Watch: Firefighters Report Neurological Damage After Cell Tower Installation Near Their Station
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Thanks To Yao Ming, The Slaughter Of Sharks For Their Fins Is Down 80%
In Brief
- The Facts:
Thanks to the efforts of Yao Ming, the destructive history of shark fin soup is on the decline and so is the ivory trade in China.
- Reflect On:
What is your relationship like with plant and animal life? Do you view it as below you? As there simply to fulfill what you want?
The support for a shark fin soup ban has skyrocketed in China thanks to NBA Hall of Famer and GOAT of Chinese basketball, Yao Ming.
Back in 2011, Ming became the face of an awareness campaign on shark fin consumption that has been effective in raising awareness about an issue many thought was untouchable within Chinese tradition and cuisine. As a result of this campaign, most recent government surveys have shown that shark fin consumption in China has fallen by up to 80%!
Shark fin soup is considered a Chinese delicacy and has a deep history in traditional weddings, banquets and prestigious events. The soup, although considered a luxury item, has slight flavors and isn't all that unique. Given the amount of suffering and death that goes into creating the soup, you'd imagine there would be something more to it other than light flavors and texture. Then again, our treatment of animals on this planet for even the slightest human benefit has been shocking for decades.
As many as 73 million sharks end up in the global shark fin trade every year according to Oceana.org. In many cases, when sharks are caught, their fins are removed and then they're thrown back into the ocean to die as they're unable to swim.
In 2006, as many as 75% of Chinese citizens were unaware that shark fins were actually used in shark fin soup. After awareness increased due to campaigns like the one Yao Ming participated in, public education has shifted the perception on shark fin soup.
Shark fin consumption in China has fallen by up to 80% in the last 10 years. And it just so happens that Yao Ming's activism on the issue has been going for the exact same amount of time.
Ming Moved Onto China's Ivory Trade Next… And Won
With Ming being China's most powerful celebrity for 5 consecutive years between 2004 and 2009, you can imagine that, in a country of over a billion people, that truly says something in terms of public power. Ming was moved to take on China's ivory trade and once again used his image and platform to raise awareness about elephant poaching. He teamed up with WildAid to eventually find success in making it illegal to buy Ivory in China.
Chinese state media Xinhua described the run-up to the ban as "one of the largest ever public awareness campaigns" with support from other celebrities such as actress Li Bingbing.
"We all know that there is 'on paper,' and under the paper, there's still a long way to go to save the animals — and then save ourselves," Ming told CNBC.
Yes, there is more work to be done. The way we treat our environment and the animal kingdom on this planet truly needs to change, and that change will only come from awareness and connecting to self. Great genocide takes place on our planet every single year… and it is that of animals for needless human consumption.
The Takeaway
Even the largest of challenges we face can be changed with the efforts of people. Sure, in this case, it was a celebrity with great influence, but in many other cases, it is large groups of people coming together. The March Against Monsanto is a great example of that. I recall when that was first starting out and we were one of just a small handful of websites who actively raised awareness about Monsanto's actions – even when other partnering companies wouldn't work with us because of our efforts in that area of reporting.
Slowly but surely, our stories and articles became more and more viral over the years. The conversations eventually moved to the mainstream, and over time, it is now being turned into action across the planet against GMO foods and practices. Something that started out with just a few people has grown into a global movement thanks to their tireless efforts to do the right thing.
We have the power to do great things. Something that seems small can build to be impactful over time, but even if it doesn't, doing what inspires you is an incredible energy to add to collective consciousness and inspire others.
Change truly starts within. That's why I created The 5 Days of You Challenge and made it available for everyone. With this challenge, everyone can begin getting in touch with themselves and making a difference in our world. Check it out here.
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Drone Footage Shows More Than 100 Whales Imprisoned In Underwater Jails
Recently, drone footage captured shots of over 100 whales trapped in secret underwater 'jails.' In total, 11 orcas and 90...
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Garrison is 15 lbs heaviercoco_canuck wrote:I really like Garrison's versatility.
The ability to play in every situation, PK, PP, top-lines, and playing both the left and right side, is a major plus.
He's essentially Ehrhoff, except Garrison's defensive game is better while Ehrhoff is better on the offensive end.
The other big positive is Garrison's size. Although he's not a punishing player, he plays hard and adds some more size and grit to the top 4. Edler-Garrison is a more physical pairing than Edler-Salo.
Tanev has shown he can at the very least handle a top 4 role for extended stretches, and if Ballard can do the same, then we have a finely balanced, and deep blueline.
Had 127 hits in 77 games while Ehrhoff had 47 in 66 games and probably half of those we mistakes when he skated the wrong way.
I also like the Hamhuis/Bieksa as the top pairing, Edler needs to get his game back and playing on the 2nd line with a big hitter like Garrison will really help him. The 2 of them will be knocking all the forwards on their arses through out the season.


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Wikitravel talk:Cooperating with WikiOutdoors
Initial Thoughts, Concerns and Comments[edit]
Any thoughts, concerns or suggestions about cooperating with WikiOutdoors? Also, any feedback for the WikiOutdoors folks would be greatly appreciated! Kirasw 17:25, 4 December 2006 (EST)
Licensing Discussion[edit]
WikiOutdoors as Viable Commodity?[edit]
WikiOutdoors Licensing Update[edit]
Based on the feedback from the Wikitravel community, the WikiOutdoors folks and further discussion with wiki enthusiasts, we've decided to update the licensing on WikiOutdoors. Existing articles on WikiOutdoors and all future articles are now licensed under the Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license. Thanks to everyone in the Wikitravel community who weighed in on the topic. If I understand the licensing correctly, even though the WikiOutdoors' license is newer, we can freely share content between the two sites. If this understanding is correct (i.e. if no one here objects), I will update the Wikitravel:Cooperating with WikiOutdoors article as appropriate. Thanks again, Kirasw 22:54, 2 January 2007 (EST)
I'm glad to see that WikiOutdoors is going to be a fully Open Source outdoors guide. I'd like to have the same kind of links to WO as we have with Wikipedia, Open Directory, or World66. Any reason not to? --Evan 22:46, 6 January 2007 (EST)
Ending cooperation with WikiOutdoors[edit]
Re: #WikiOutdoors as Viable Commodity?
If Bill-on-the-Hill says so, I'm inclined to agree based his experience as an admin on our site and theirs. Gorilla Jones 00:41, 19 November 2007 (EST)


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Farewell and Thank You
As of mid-April, the Fan TV apps and service will be shut down.
Over seven years ago, the Fan TV team started our journey to simplify finding something great to watch. We were excited by the increasing number of options across Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, iTunes, and other services for finding and watching movies and shows. With increasing options came increasing fragmentation and consumer confusion. We built Fan TV to be your starting point in navigating this increasingly complex entertainment landscape. Over time, we expanded the vision to unify the streaming and pay TV worlds.
Ultimately, we joined forces with a group of people that – several iterations later – is now called TiVo. Joining TiVo has allowed us to scale many aspects of our original vision and work with a much larger team in bringing this vision to both consumers and pay TV operators around the world. A couple of common threads have tied together our efforts through the years – a love for entertainment and a belief that we could simplify things. The marriage between TiVo and Fan TV has been a marriage of like-minded teams, where the best of Fan TV and TiVo are being combined to create TiVo's next generation platform.
Unfortunately, this combination involves focusing our efforts and shutting down the Fan TV app.
To our fans and supporters – and especially the incredibly talented team that worked on Fan TV through all stages of our journey – we appreciate your support, sweat, blood, tears, and laughter over the years.
While we're sad to announce this shutdown, we're excited to see the future endeavors of the talented team that worked on Fan TV.
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Nominated for two Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress (Meryl Streep)!
Katharine Graham (MERYL STREEP) is the first female publisher of a major American newspaper -- The Washington Post. With help from editor Ben Bradlee (TOM HANKS), Graham races to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spans three decades and four U.S. presidents. Together, they must overcome their differences as they risk their careers -- and very freedom -- to help bring long-buried truths to light. Directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.
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Veteran Star, Rookie Pro Bowler
Prior to this past season Greg Ellis never finished a season with more than nine sacks. Despite coming off a big injury in 2006, Ellis had an astonishing performance finishing with 12 1/2 sacks in 2007. He was awarded NFL's Comeback Player of the Year for his amazing year that didn't even begin until week 4.
During the off season last year, a lot of people wondered about Ellis' allegiance to the Cowboys. He complained openly about wanting a contract renegotiation. Initially, he did not get his wish but right before his debut since his injury, $2 million was added to Ellis' contract.
In his ten years with the Cowboys Ellis has had some bumps along the way, but in the end he has always come through as a dedicated player. He is known as a mentor and a role model on the field and in the locker room.
You've got to give credit to a veteran who can come off an injury like he did and have his best season as a professional football player. Ellis was honored to be finally be selected to play in Hawaii.
"It's a great feeling to be honored, to be going to the Pro Bowl," Ellis said. "You can't put too much on it. A lot of guys like myself that have never been and they should've gone, in my opinion. But when you're number is called to go, it's a tremendous honor."
Once again, congratulations to Greg Ellis, its been a long time coming!
Check out this video clip of Ellis and Williams, the 12th and 13th Cowboys selected to this year's Pro Bowl.
NFL Network talks with Cowboys LB Greg Ellis and S Roy Williams


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An 1889 oil painting by Louis Édouard Fournier, The Funeral of Shelley, depicts a somber ceremony as the body of Percy Bysshe Shelley is cremated on a Tuscany beach, July 18, 1822.
The scene is wildly inaccurate in all its details.
Death shadowed Mary Shelley's life. Her very birth came at a terrible cost as her mother died within ten days. As a young woman, Mary would lose three of her four children to childhood illness, and she was still recuperating from a miscarriage that almost killed her when her beloved Percy drowned at sea.
The Shelleys, in perpetual flight from political reprobation, scandal and persistent debt, had settled in Italy by 1819. There, though he had no experience as a sailor — he couldn't even swim — Percy had purchased a boat. In early July of 1822, he sailed to Livorno to meet with Lord Byron and Leigh Hunt to discuss a project for a new radical magazine. On the 8th, Percy and three other men set out on their return trip to Lerici. They never arrived.
The official story has Percy's boat caught and sunk in a sudden squall. Mary would attribute the tragedy to a faulty design that capsized the vessel. Another story circulated that the boat was deliberately rammed, Shelley's assassination for holding subversive views.
On July 12, Percy's body washed ashore on a beach near Viareggio and was promptly buried there by locals. Italian health laws prescribed cremation and on July 18, Shelley's friends and fellow authors carried out the grim ceremony.
Fournier's 1889 painting depicts a bleak, windswept beach, the witnesses swaddled in heavy coats against the cold. At the back, Mary Shelley kneels in prayer. In the foreground, friends and fellow authors Edward John Trelawny, Hunt and Byron strike dramatic, grieving poses. A peaceful Shelley, as if asleep, is stretched out on his smoking pyre. But it's all wrong.
July 18 was actually a hot, sunny day. Mary Shelley, as was the custom of the times, did not attend. Leigh Hunt sat out the event in a nearby carriage. Byron, upset at the proceedings and suffering from the heat, cooled off in the surf, eventually to swim out to his own boat, leaving Trelawny alone on the beach. Shelley's body, badly decomposed, the face and hands gone, was burned in a metal furnace lugged out to the shore by hired help.
In the end, Trelawny plucked Shelley's carbonized heart from the ashes as a gruesome souvenir for himself, but he was eventually persuaded to give it to Mary, who preserved the relic for the rest of her life. Contrary to various reports, the heart was not returned to Shelley's grave or buried with Mary, in 1851. It was interred with their son, Percy Florence Shelley, in 1889, the very year that Fournier painted The Funeral of Shelley.
There was nothing of the romantic gesture, suggested by Fournier's art, in the actual cremation of Shelley's remains. His friends had gathered in respect and duty, to oversee the proper and speedy disposal of his body. In life, Percy Shelley had been ostracized and censored as a subversive. The news of his demise was reported in the conservative Courier of London with cold sarcasm: "Shelley, the writer of some infidel poetry, has been drowned, now he knows whether there is a God or not."
By 1889, almost seventy years on, Shelley's disrepute had faded from popular memory and he was now acclaimed as one of the great poets, his works studied and revered. Shelley's deserved fame was largely due to Mary having tirelessly spent the second half of her life collecting, editing, praising and promoting his writings. It was this Shelley, the poet genius who died tragically young, that Fournier elevated with his highly imaginative interpretation.
The Funeral of Shelley (sometimes referred to as The Cremation of Shelley) is Louis Édouard Fournier's most famous painting. Fournier (1857-1917) was best known for his large-scale frescoes, notably the superb mosaic friezes — recently restored — decorating the Grand Palais on the Champs-Élysées, in Paris.
The painting currently resides at the Walker Art Gallery, an institution of the Art Museums of Liverpool.


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MarineMax Inc (DE) (HZO) Jumps 6.84% on February 04Equities Staff Follow |
MarineMax Inc (DE) (HZO) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for Thursday February 04 as the stock popped 6.84% to $17.03, representing a gain of $1.09 per share. Some 484,827 shares traded hands on 3,668 trades, compared with an average daily volume of 258,320 shares out of a total float of 25.62 million. The stock opened at $16.65 and traded with an intraday range of $18.00 to $16.16.
After today's gains, MarineMax Inc (DE) reached a market cap of $436.26 million. MarineMax Inc (DE) has had a trading range between $28.69 and $13.56 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $17.33 and a 200-day SMA of $18.69.
The stock has a P/E Ratio of 8.1.
MarineMax Inc is a recreational boat dealer in the United States. It is engaged in retail sale, brokerage and service of new and used boats, motors, trailers, marine parts and accessories and offers slip and storage accommodations.
MarineMax Inc (DE) is based out of Clearwater, FL and has some 1,289 employees. Its CEO is William H. Mcgill.
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We all have a song that takes us to a wonderful place in our hearts. Music colors our lives in more ways than we can imagine, making it a topic worth looking into.
With the increasing number of motivational speakers, life coaches, and self-help books, it is pretty clear that there is a lot of demand for inspiration, healing, and motivation. People want to better themselves as individuals and most of them just lack the tools for the job. If you are looking for ideas on bridging the gap and becoming a better person, then you need music.
Evolve With Music
Music is hardwired deep in our souls and the universal bond with music has led to investigations by researchers who are out to figure out its therapeutic potential. Whether music is accompanied with a wedding, a dance or any special occasion in our lives, you can bet that everyone has a song that triggers powerful emotional responses.
Musical elements such as melody and rhythm echo in one's functioning, physiology and being. According to research, dopamine, which is a mood enhancing chemical in our bodies increases as one listens to music. This makes music a great tool for treating depression.
Researchers are now suggesting that music may also be incorporated into medical care setups, taking musical healing beyond mental health treatment.
Potential Benefits of Health Benefits of Music:
Reduce Stress and Anxiety
The anxiety-induced increase in systolic blood pressure and heart rate can be prevented through music. A study carried out by researchers found out that listening to music after a hernia repair surgery could actually lower plasma cortisol levels and in return reduce the amount of morphine required for the pain. Another research indicates that music is more powerful in reducing stress than anxiolytic drugs.
Enhancing Sports Activities
Research shows that listening to music while running can help you run faster. Synchronizing your strides with the rhythm of the music provides a performance enhancing the effect. This, however, depends on the type of music you are listening to. Research indicates that people running while listening to slower music or no music at all didn't perform as well as those listening to motivational songs. If you want to perform better, try listening to music that inspires you.
Music Gives you Better Sleep
Music is a great remedy for insomnia. Experts claim that it is perfect for washing away stresses from everyday life. The study shows that over 30 percent of Americans have trouble sleeping. Listening to some slow music can help you get some sleep throughout the night. Music by Mozart and Beethoven are very popular among most college students who not only need good sleep but also require a sharp mind to grasp education. This brings us to our next point…
Music improves Cognitive Performance
An old research found that music helped students taking a test get a correct answers within an allotted time than those who didn't listen to music. However, a more recent study argues that cognitive performance depends on whether the person listening to music likes it.
Elevate Mood During Road Trips
Traveling by car can be an exciting experience but only if you have the right tools. Whether you are traveling alone or with company, you can bet that music will liven up the room. During traffic hours, the roads can be pretty stressful. Loud hooting, angry drivers, and the whole ordeal drivers endure in traffic jams, you could use a distraction. Playing some good music takes you away from the stresses of the city while speeding up time in the process. Music will also help motorists perform better in stressful situations.
Music Relaxes Patients Before and After Cardiovascular Surgeries
The moment right before one is taken into surgery can be stressing to most patients, especially when it is for a condition involving the heart. Some medical professionals have used music to calm down patients before and after surgeries.
Playing an Instrument Can Help you Remain Sharp into Old Age
According to a study carried out by a brain researcher in a Texas university suggested that adults who spent a lot of time playing musical instruments as children had a faster response to speech sounds. A person can remain sharp all the way into their old age by simply picking up an instrument and learning how to play.
Music Classes Improve Cooperation Between Preschoolers
Preschoolers are known to be organized and cooperative when in musical groups. This is mainly because music takes away your attention and is constantly demanding that you behave in a certain way. Singing or playing musical instruments in group settings can, therefore, help you raise mentally sharp children who require little to no supervision while going about different activities.
Help in Meditation
Music can slowly help alter brainwave speed and help you enter meditative state with ease. Choose a slow song that offers rhythmic stimuli and the results will be satisfactory.
The benefits of musical therapy cannot be overstated. When it comes to musical genres, you will be spoilt for choice. There is music for every person and every activity. There are endless musical instruments to choose from and each one will give you the same amount of satisfaction.
When choosing a musical instrument to help you through your journey, consider factors such as the type of music you like, instrument's difficulty level, and the amount of time and effort you are willing to invest in the activity.


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My world has been decidedly little this past month, as I work to my April deadline, although it has been expanded briefly by watching programmes about Space, such as the BBC's 'Wonders of the Universe', of which the above is a screen grab. I don't know what the iPlayer rules are if you are elsewhere, but if you can catch it, it is completely fascinating.
I've never been much into the Christopher Kane school of printing the Universe onto dresses, but looking at these pictures made me think a little more favourably about pattern. I'm usually a girl of clean and simple lines, but these sweet 1950s dresses have made me think again. Pair pattern with clean colours and it almost cancels out the busy.
1. Dress: River Island 2. Shoes: Vena Cava x Tenoversix 3. Hat: Asos 4. Polish: Topshop
1 Dress: River Island 2. Vintage French Leather Bag: BoMode on Etsy 3. Shoes: Repetto 4. Lipstick: Mac


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By Elizabeth O'Brien
You gotta hand it to Bill Gross. The legendary bond investor has a net worth estimated in the billions, an ocean-side office in Newport Beach, Calif., and a reported devotion to yoga. But despite those seemingly sunny, serene circumstances, Gross maintains one of the more glum outlooks among professional money managers. In his August investment outlook letter, the founder of Pimco projects the death of stocks—or, as he puts it, "the cult of equity is dying." He sees inflation-adjusted returns of around zero for a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds. What's an investor to do?
For one, take Gross's words with a grain of sea salt, experts say. "These are great headline grabbers, but his crystal ball on equities is no better than anyone else's," says Larry Glazer, managing partner at Mayflower Advisors, a wealth management firm in Boston. In 2002, Gross predicted that the Dow would fall from 8,500 to 5,000, instead of rising as it did to a peak of 14,000 in October of 2007. Gross has a better track record with bonds—his $263 billion Pimco Total Return Fund has outperformed its benchmark and its fund peers for much of the past 10 years—but his early withdrawal from Treasuries cost the fund dearly in 2011.
This time around, Gross challenges the common wisdom that stocks will outperform over decades. In his influential 1994 book, Stocks for the Long Run, University of Pennsylvania professor Jeremy Siegel reviewed decades of historical data and called stocks the best investment over periods of 20 years or more, with returns of 6.5 to 7 percent after inflation. But that performance is a "historical freak," Gross says, the result of circumstances—like decades of falling labor costs—that we probably won't see again. Gross say stocks won't likely continue to deliver returns higher than the rate of economic growth, especially in today's shaky climate. Siegel didn't respond to a request for comment, but on CNBC he defended his analysis, saying stock investors could still expect returns that outpace GDP growth.
Gross's bleak outlook follows a strong first half for Pimco, which garnered $21.7 billion in new assets from investors in the six months ending June 30, second only to Vanguard, which attracted $58.3 billion, according to Morningstar. The firm has made a big push into stocks in recent years, anticipating that the long bull market in bonds will wane after some thirty years of falling rates and rising prices.
Some financial advisers are siding with Gross. James Holtzman, an adviser with Legend Financial Advisors in Pittsburgh, has recently been telling clients to expect stock returns of four percent to five percent over the next 10 years, or a paltry one to two points over inflation. To bolster clients' returns, he's been increasing their allocations to alternative investments such as managed futures and gold.
Despite the uncertain outlook here and abroad, others are finding reasons for optimism. John Manley, chief equity strategist for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, says he takes heart that America remains a hub for talented immigrants from all over the world, and that the country's entrepreneurial spirit remains strong—two catalysts for economic growth that could propel the stock market to big future gains.
"If you don't believe in stocks over the very long term," Manley says, "you don't believe in America."


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The goal is to get as much sand as you possibly can out of the maze and into the bucket at the bottom of the screen. You need to rotate your maze every which way to get the sand rolling around it. You then try to direct the sand to one of the exits of the maze, and hopefully into the bucket. It took me several tries to actually get sand into the bucket, but that might be due to the fact that I didn't even realize the bucket was there at first. Things improved significantly after that.
As you level up, the mazes get more complicated, with moving parts and other things making your life more difficult. Once you manage to get through all these obstacles and get enough sand into your bucket, you can move on.
As I mentioned, this is not an easy game, but it's highly addictive. The graphics remind me of some long lost game from the 80s, but this just proves that you don't need super graphics and crazy sound to make a game work. There's a soothing guitar track playing in the background and that's it, as far as I could hear, and you can enjoy it just as much with no sound at all.
If you like a fun physics challenge, don't miss out on this one!
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Alumnae Association President's Letter
A busy and productive year
A busy and productive year
Ntozake Shange '70 weighs in on For Colored Girls, why she writes, and her new book
Donning a prom gown, a pair of paint-spattered overalls, or a fur coat sends strong messages about the wearer's social status, values and sense of style. So what was the significance of African slaves dressed by their eighteenth-century English masters in silks and lace, Associate Professor of English Monica L. Miller wondered. And why was calling a black man a "dandy" a slight?
Heat & Light: Advice for the Next Generation of Journalists
In the late 1950s, the eminent anthropologist, professor, museum curator, winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and Barnard alumna Margaret Mead '23 invited young photographer Ken Heyman, whom she had met earlier during his student days at Columbia, to accompany her on a field trip to Bali.
Benny Carter's widow enlists a friend to breathe new life into the jazz great's gorgeous melodies.
Personal librarians help new students sort out resources.
On December 15, Barnard College, along with schools across the country, released the results of its Early Decision application process. We sent acceptance letters to 240 presumably happy young women and their families, generating a wonderful bubble of excitement in return. "Our entire family is ecstatic to learn that Isabel has been accepted to Barnard," wrote one delighted grandmother to our admissions staff. "We are all calling each other, laughing and exclaiming with joy." "We have all worked so hard to get here, so now we can breathe!" scribbled a young woman on our newly assembled Facebook page. "CONGRATS everyone! Barnard College Class of 2015, here we come!"


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Bill Gates's Wife Outruns Marissa Mayer
Google executive Marissa Mayer, best known for her ballgowns, cupcakes, and whimsical designs, feels that the media has ignored her athletic achievements. But how does she compare to rivals like Mrs. Bill Gates?
This sporting matchup may well be the one area where Microsoft is beating Google.
Mayer, 33, (top photo) complained to the Times:
"It hasn't shown up anywhere that I am really physically active," she says. "I ran the San Francisco half marathon this year. I did the Portland marathon. I went skiing just yesterday. I'm going to do the Birkebeiner, which is North America's longest cross-country ski race. That just shows you how much there are gaps."
Contrast that to Melinda French Gates, 44, (bottom photo) the former product manager who married billionaire cofounder Bill Gates and now helps run the couple's gigantic charity, who is far more modest, according to a profile in the March issue of Vogue:
Gates is a trim, athletic woman with luminous chestnut hair that falls freely to her shoulders. She has run marathons and climbed mountains, but one senses she considers such achievements too frivolous to dwell on.
Mayer placed in the bottom 10 percent of the Portland Marathon, and dead last in the Birkebeiner women's ski competition. Gates ran one leg of a three-leg relay marathon in 1:23:40.1, a respectable showing which placed her 37th out of 102 contestants.
Not to mention this: Mayer also dated her company's cofounder. But unlike Mrs. Gates, she didn't get him to put a ring on it.
"Good students are good at all things," Mayer said in front of a Times reporter. Silicon Valley's elite is still collectively howling with laughter over that line. It makes you wonder: In the school of life, which other classes is Mayer flunking?
(Photo of Mayer via Action Sports International; Gates via Vogue)


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Yale PRs
60m 6.96
100m 10.89
200m 22.25
2012-2013: Registered 16 top-five finishes...Member of 4x400-meter relay team that placed first at the Yale Season Opener...Placed second in both the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes against Dartmouth and Columbia...Qualified for the finals in the 60-meter dash and placed third at the Giegengack Invitational...Placed 11th in prelims and nearly broke his PR at indoor Heps...Qualified for the indoor IC4As in the 60-meter dash...Finished second in 100-meter dash, third in 200-meter dash and first in 4x400 meter relay against Harvard...Competed in 100-meter dash, 4x100 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay at outdoor Heps...Ran the 4x100 meter relay at the outdoor IC4As.
2011-2012: Set PRs in all three sprints…Ran his PR in the 60-meter dash at HYP (third place) to qualify for indoor IC4As…Took second in the 60-meter dash at the Giegengack Invitational…Fourth in the 200-meter dash at the Harvard-Yale dual…Mainstay on the IC4A-qualifying 4x100-meter relay team and occasional member of 4x400-meter relay team…Competed at Penn Relays.
2010-11: Ended outdoor season with PR in 100m at Heps … Ran personal best in 200m at Yale Springtime Invitational … Lead leg for 4x100m relay at Penn Relays … Took third in 100m at Harvard-Yale … Made immediate impact as walk-on in freshman year in short sprints … Indoors, held fastest time in 60m and competed at Heps, took second at Dartmouth-Columbia.
Personal: Davenport College.


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Let's have a round of applause for an astounding milestone in individual achievement, family prosperity, and community improvement around the globe. In just a decade the world will, for the first time in history, change from being mostly poor to being mostly middle-class.
Think about it. The third planet from the sun – not the closest,which burns hottest, nor the farthest and coldest, but the one in the Goldilocks middle – will by definition be middle-class, at least for the species that thinks it is in charge.
In a special "Future Focus" report, Monitor correspondents focused on three countries that account for the lion's share of the growth: China, India, and Brazil. Each is becoming more middle-class in its own way. In India, reporter Ben Arnoldy shows how it is a family affair. In Brazil, Julia Michaels examines the social network that helped one woman rise from poverty. In China, Peter Ford looks at the massive upward mobility engineered by Beijing's capitalist/command economy.
Historically, the growth of the middle class has presaged democracy. Middle classes throughout history have wanted a government that reconciles their differences and reflects their interests. Since Athens, they have rejected the idea that one person born into privilege or good with a sword or deemed to be divinely ordained is entitled to rule.
"Non quis sed quid" is the ancient motto: "not who but what." If you can do the job, you've got the job.
The middle class is not uniformly virtuous, of course. Too many middle-class Germans voted for Hitler. Too many middle-class Americans and South Africans supported institutional racism. Those in the middle have fallen for propaganda and fads. Because only a slight drop in income can cause them to fall back into poverty, they are susceptible to fear and doubt.
There's more that's not great. Affluence multiplied by billions of Chinese, Indians, Brazilians, Africans, Latin Americans, Arabs, and Southeast Asians devours resources. That leads to rapacious extraction, rising prices, and competitive clashes. More consumption also means more waste. The United Nations 2010 "World Development Report" worries that with the carbon footprint of today's middle class, carbon emissions will triple by mid-century.
Still, the report notes, "it is ethically and politically unacceptable to deny the world's poor the opportunity to ascend the income ladder simply because the rich reached the top first."The report does strike a hopeful note: Developing countries use less energy and cause less pollution than the United States did at a similar stage of development. In other words, we are getting better at getting better.
There's no doubt that more people with disposable income are a problem for the environment. But when humans aren't concerned only with having enough water and protein to survive, when basic needs are met, they can think creatively. The feudal world of the Middle Ages was a wasteland compared with the Renaissance, when middle-class artisans and merchants emerged and science and art flourished.
Technology thrives in a middle-class culture – not just jets carrying economy-class passengers or highways feeding suburban development, but also low-emission vehicles, drip irrigation, and teleconferencing. The arts thrive as well. William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Aaron Copland felt neither the self-conscious noblesse oblige of the high born nor the desperation of the impoverished. Because of them, we better understand and appreciate each other and our world.
The middle way is not intrinsically virtuous. It can involve overindulgence and beggar-thy-neighbor conflicts. It can make tragically bad choices. But somewhere within the 5 billion middle-classlings forecast for 2030 are individuals who will help us figure out how to keep the planet a balanced, enjoyable habitat. We're counting on that.
John Yemma is the editor of The Christian Science Monitor.