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This may seem like a dumb question, but I don't have much experience with passenger lists. So before I make an assumption, I'm hoping someone can steer me to the correct answer.
I've been working on my step-father's family, who came from Italy after 1900, making them much easier to find in ship records than my Germans in the 1880s. Anyway, I found his grandfather, Giuseppe, who came over alone (although married with at least one child at the time) in 1906. I know this is the correct person because the date of arrival matches that of his naturalization index card (the card has the same address of his known residence).
Knowing the wife and daughter did not come over in 1906 with Giuseppe, I targeted my search to after 6 September 1906 to April 1910 (when they were both enumerated in the census). I first found them on a list with an arrival date of 26 September 1907. However, their names had been crossed out.
I am assuming (here's the assumption and ultimately the question) that they did not actually leave Italy as indicated on the list because their names were crossed out. So I continued to see if there was another list; I found two more. The second one (in date order) was for an arrival of 16 April 1909, and again, their names were crossed out. The third was for an arrival date of 7 May 1909, and finally, their names were not crossed out. Unfortunately, none of the lists ask the question (found on other lists) as to whether they had been to the U.S. before.
So, does this mean that they did not actually leave Italy in the first two instances, and they finally did in the last? Below are the images so you can visually see what I am talking about. If this is the case, any ideas as to why?
Also, I find it interesting that the wife, indicating that she is married, used her maiden name on all three lists, while her child was listed with the correct surname. Any ideas?
Passenger Ship List #1 – Dated 26 September 1907
Passenger Ship List #2 – Dated 16 April 1909
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Scott and I were driving home after our game on Monday and I started to think about our characters' "Less Than Human" traits and realized something. As far as I can tell, the easiest traits to come up with involve speach or movement. Two of the three examples in the rules relate to these and the other one I don't see as having all that big of an effect on the game.
Can any of you think of any Less than human characteristics that do not involve speach and movement? I think this may be the big problem with character creation. I think the rules should contain a large grouping of samples.
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Well, movement could cover all things physical depending on your definition. So, yes, that covers roughly half of possible actions if you extend it enough. But it breaks down into things like fighting, climbing, limb use, etc.
And speech, representing communication covers close to the other half. Though there are lots of other ways to affect a character socially. Like crippling shyness.
Similar, but much further reaching are mental limitations. Fear of Daylight (I took that). Stupid. Dense. Lack of Common Sense. A Vow of some sort. Lots of stuff here.
Health issues translate mostly to "movement" issues, but one could have "Tuberculosis" which would be period, and have all sorts of problems attached. Appearance sorta fits here too. Hideous translates, again, mostly to social problems.
One area that I can think of that's not represented, that ought to be, as it's classic, is perception. Blind, and deaf characters to varying degree are possible. One might even allow a lack of kinesthetic sense (touch), though that could also be used as a More Than Human simultaneously (which is a whole 'nother subject with regards to these traits). Smell/Taste just doesn't seem to fit the "crippling" clause.
Then there's just the odd. Flammable. Dissolves in water. etc.
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Hmmm. Y'all might be onto something here. Anything that impairs your mental or perceptive faculties could impair communication. Anything that impairs your health or that imposes conditions on your movement could impact mobility.
Note that Mike's "Fear of Daylight" restricts mobility during a portion of the day, and it could also impact communication by restricting when you can effectively communicate.
I *like* this insight. It really helps crystallize what I've been saying about guiding principles. Unfortunately, it doesn't address dramatic relevance. I mean, you could pick something like, "Cannot speak unless totally alone," and at first blush I think that'd hinder the character's ability to interface with the story more than it would help. There's still an issue about helping a player pick stuff with hooks in it.
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Unfortunately, it doesn't address dramatic relevance. I mean, you could pick something like, "Cannot speak unless totally alone," and at first blush I think that'd hinder the character's ability to interface with the story more than it would help. There's still an issue about helping a player pick stuff with hooks in it.
I'm not sure that this is the place to put those hooks in. Interestingly, as it stands there is little mention of background for the characters. Certainly you are to have a concept. But one glaring ommission that seems to get filled in by the players usually (though I've noted exceptions) is the linkage between the Minion and the Master. This is where I think the hook should be found. One needs to elucidate why it is that their character is in this relationship with the Master such that the Master has the power over them that he does.
It's not enough to be the Master's chauffer. A normal chauffer could run off if he discovered the Master's madness. The Minions know the Master, and what he's capable of to an extent. Yet they still stay. There needs to be an explanation for this with each character. Something specific. That issue should be the dramatic hook for the character.
For example, in our playtest, Josh was "the Rat Faced Boy" who the master had taken in as an orphan. So obviously it's the abandonment issue that the charcter is working through, and that keeps him hooked on the Master. My character was similar, and as an artificial creature had to deal with the fact that the Master was a surrogate father figure, but yet considered him to be non-human (which he in fact was). His Issue was his inferiority or artificiality.'
I think that if this is identified then you have a much better basis for dramatic development of the Minion. I think that the More than/Less than should judt serve for Pathos, and that we should stop putting the emphasis on it for hooks. That limits what I think would be fun traits that one could otherwise take.
Paul, when you came up with the More than/Less than, it was to differentiate characters, so that there would be improved replayability, and that the characters would have more depth. Which it does. Why burden the mechanic further with another duty.
And please consider making the "Issue" thing a requirement. I've seen quite a few characters who do not have a stated link to the Master, and it seems damaging to allow this.
On another note, often a minion's dramatic importance comes with their Contacts. For example, Danielle's relationship with her lost progeny was dramatic and thematic. Again, I think there is plenty here to protagonize the characters. Let's not force it too much.
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September 30, 2013, 7:23 p.m.
Gabe Garcia and John Miller stood the other day at the rim of Cucamonga Canyon, dwarfed by the spires of peaks with names that evoke old, wild California — Timber, Telegraph, Bighorn.
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"Red shorts! White shirt!"
Garcia, a San Bernardino National Forest district ranger, barked the description to Miller, his Forest Service colleague, who yanked a pair of binoculars to his eyes.
The hikers were there, sure enough, but far away, deep in the folds of the canyon. From the spot where Garcia and Miller were standing, 40 miles east of Los Angeles, there wasn't much chance of catching them. But if the hikers were caught, they'd face a federal citation that could bring a $5,000 fine and six months in prison — for walking through public land, on a path taken thousands of times before.
Things are different this year in the San Bernardino National Forest. Cucamonga Canyon, a wildly popular natural area above Rancho Cucamonga, has been closed to the public by the Forest Service.
The problem, and the reason for the closure, is fire. Not a fire that has already happened — a fire that might happen. For the first time in decades, according to the Forest Service, Cucamonga Canyon has been closed for the duration of wildfire season to the people who own it, to save it from them, and from itself.
With California seemingly in a now annual state of heightened wildfire danger, this unusual step could become increasingly common. Similar fire-protection closures have been ordered in New Mexico and Arizona, according to Forest Service officials in Washington.
"This is the most extreme fire-prevention tool that we have," Miller said. And Garcia said he's weighing using it, during this most extreme fire season, to close several other wilderness areas to public access.
"That's the $64,000 question," Miller said. "Is this a part of our management strategy? If we're set up to be in a multiyear drought, it definitely will be something we'll consider."
Garcia stabbed the toe of his dusty boot into the ground beneath a yerba santa shrub. He pointed to its leaves, which were browning at the edges and curling up. "It's just out of water," he said.
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"For the pig piece, I have always been a big fan of a certain quote from the Simpsons:
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Michael Marcelli
Maine Lobster
"The short and obvious answer is that I have the tat because I was born there, but really it's much more. My father is a chef, and I grew up at his side working in restaurants wherever his career took our family: Maine, Virginia, New York, among others. My first job in a kitchen began at the age of 6 at my father's restaurant, Stripes, in Norfolk, Virginia, where, standing atop a milk crate, I was given a paper bag of live softshell crabs and told to 'cut off the face and rip out the lungs.' Since then I have barely left the kitchen. I continued to work in restaurants, eventually went to culinary school, after which I spent the next eight years cooking in New York City. Easily bored, I left it all behind and am now working on an organic sheep farm in the mountains of Italy's west coast.
"I moved the star (capital) from Augusta to Portland — the city of my birth. I was born three months early, and had a tough time making it through the first few months, having to have open heart surgery at two weeks old. This tattoo serves as a reminder of the fortune I have to be around, and my affinity for the ocean and its contents which were my first foray into the world of the kitchen."
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Sarah Goldstone
Cookie and Milk
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— Sarah Goldstone
Selma, California
I Heart Pizza
"I really love pizza, and always have. It's kind of a comfort food thing; everyone has one that they love, and pizza's mine. I've always eaten so much of it that it's something people know me for. It's part of who I am, as silly as that may seem! I've always been one to poke fun at myself, so a tattoo dedicated to my passion for pizza seemed natural.
"The 'za nickname is just something my friends and I jokingly use. And the design is clearly inspired by that 'I Heart N.Y.' logo, which I love."
— Dave
Boston, Massachusetts
Erica Simone
(Knuckle) Sandwich
"I was in New Orleans a little drunk and wandered into the tattoo shop, and I started talking to the guys who ran it — and then I saw his 'sandwich' tattoo. I just thought it was hysterical that the dude had a tattoo that dumb! But it was definitely funny."
— Erica Simone
New York City
Andy Hussey
Evil Chili Pepper
"The idea behind it is that I grow my own vegetables and my stepson Dylan thinks all vegetables are evil! ... I still have one more sitting to go, just to finish off the sea of hellish tomato soup on my wrist and a little bit of tidying up. The main veggies I have are a King Edward potato, brussels sprout, carrot, chili, and a leek. The background consists of cabbage leaves and peas."
— Andy Hussey
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Good vs. Evil Cupcakes
"The reason I got the good versus evil cupcake tattoos is because I thought it was a really cute and fun take on a very basic idea! Plus, I think we're all a little of both, so I wanted to represent that in a really creative and cute way! I got these tattoos a couple of years ago and still love them as much today as the day I got them. I'm in pastry school now so it has even more significance."
— Cuppy
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Kim Hammer
"I Love Butter"
"I am a real fan of traditional tattoos, and being a baker and basic food obsessive, I LOVE butter — so I came up with the idea of a 'mom' tattoo declaring my love. My husband is more of an artist than I, so he and the tattoo artist came up with the design and surprised me for my birthday. I love that they came up with the wooden spoon (instead of an arrow) and sweet pea blossoms (instead of traditional roses), because they are both very me: wooden spoon as such a Southern culinary iconic symbol and sweet peas are my favorite flowers."
— Kim Hammer
Raleigh, North Carolina
Esther Garcia
Chicago-Style Hot Dog
"I am the artist of these tattoos. I don't know much about the decisions that led my clients to get food tattoos, [but] mostly I'm just grateful for the challenge they provide. Realistic food is notoriously difficult to render in this medium; glossiness, translucency, and accurate color being so important in retaining the visual appeal.
"I know that the woman with the hot dog tattoo was moving away and wanted a tribute to her hometown, so she got the traditional Chicago-style toppings — note the absence of ketchup."
— Esther Garcia
Chicago, Illinois
Esther Garcia
Bacon and Eggs, Cherry Pie
"The egg-and-bacon skillet, and the cherry pie are part of a diner-themed sleeve — cheeseburger, strawberry shake, and cup of coffee are coming soon."
— Esther Garcia
Chicago, Illinois
Stacie Joy
Bacon Love
"I am the photographer and I shot [this photo] for an event I covered for Cupcakes Take the Cake, one of the places where I work. The owner of the tat is Matt of Robicelli's Gourmet in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. ... Matt is a great guy and that he's a big bacon lover! I'm a vegetarian, so I can't comment."
— Stacie Joy
New York, New York
John G.
Count Chocula
"My main hobby for the last 10 years or so has been collecting vintage cereal boxes, mainly monster ones. Since I was a kid, the Count has always been my favorite, so I felt he deserved a place on my arm."
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Fort Lee, New Jersey
Marc C.
Eggplant and Olives
"My wife makes the best eggplant parmigiana in the world, one of my favorite dishes ever. My eldest daughter, Olivia, is represented by the olives, and Nina ('Nina Bean') gets props from the beans in the bottom of the piece. ... Oh, and I call all my girls Grady, as do they call me — much easier than using proper names."
— Marc C.
Durham, North Carolina
Esther Garcia
Soybeans and Peanut Snacks
"The soybeans and peanut snacks are on the ankles of a Japanese colleague. In Japan these are snacks you would eat while drinking, so the actual theme here is beer."
— Esther Garcia
Chicago, Illinois
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This weekend was a great trip. I don't know if I have written this, but Amanda and I made a goal to hit all the Utah Temples before we move away. We made this goal in Jan or Feb and have been working on it since. Monticello and Vernal both posed a problem for achieving that part of what we wanted to do. Why not knock them both out at once? So we did. We took this past weekend, drove down to Monticello on Friday and stayed the night. We stayed at, and highly recommend the Monticello Inn (in the phone book as Triangle H) especially if you are LDS. They were more than wonderful with us. She even called the temple to make our reservation for the 8:00 session for the next morning. We attended the 8:00 session and when we came out, got our photo (we are taking a photo with us and each temple as well, Amanda's idea!) and headed out. We drove back up through Moab, over to Fruita, Colorado, up through Rangely, Colorado and into Vernal. It was a beautiful day for a drive.
Vernal turns out to be one of our favorite temples. There is something about it. It has more character than some, and it seemed more like home to me. We were sitting in the chapel waiting to go on the next session when I kept looking at the only other couple in the room. I was sure it looked like the parents of a friend from high school. She looked younger though, and he had some chops, so I had my doubts. Finally, I just had to know, walked up to them, and sure enough, it was Scott and Anita Jensen from Paul, Idaho. Anita was a cub scout leader for me for a few years. Bryan, their son, helped me secure a ring at a great price for Amanda last year. We chatted, and were one of only a few couples on the session. I will tell you what, there is something that is inspiring when the rays of the sun are coming through the veil when they lift the curtain before being introduced. It just lit up the room and I loved it.
On the session was also a Shane Mayberry. Afterward, I visited with him and asked if he knew a Carma Preece. He said he went to school with her son. I asked about her, and found out she only lived a block of two from the temple. Before we left, by asking others, he had her address and phone number for me. So, we are close, why not visit. I gave her a phone call, she was home, and we were invited to stop.
She is the first person I have ever met who is related to me through the Ross line. In fact, her maiden name is Ross and her father is the brother to my Great Grandfather. It was interesting to look at her characteristics and physical makeup. She must have barely have been over 5 foot. Similar to most of my closer Ross relatives, other than my Dad, who inherited his height from the Donaldson side. Amanda snapped a picture of a portrait of her parents. Giving me the first copy of a photo I have of any of the other Ross siblings. I have a rough, vague, damaged photo of my Great Grandparents, and nothing of them together. My Great Grandmother died in 1925 after giving birth. The baby also passed away with her. For some reason or another, the Sharp line did not like my Great Grandfather, John William Ross. So he was run off, and my Grandfather's family farmed out to members of the Sharp family. My Grandpa to the Ed Sharp family, Uncle Harold to the Delwin Sharp family, and Paul Ross to Fred and Vic (Sharp) Hunt. The only thing we really know is that he moved to California.
He died in the Veterans Hospital in Livermore, Alameda, California. As far as we can tell, all of his siblings ended up in California as well. John had a sister named Fanny, who married a Calvin Dickerson Phibbs, who was the judge in Rupert, Idaho for a time. Calvin's father and some other family members are buried in Rupert. But the Phibbs went to California as well. Then there was a Robert Leonard Ross, and his life is very sketchy. Have very little idea of him. He was married to a Minnie Belle Hambrick, Rose Ann Clawson, and Ruby Leaster Hall. The only one of these I could confirm was Rose Ann Clawson, who had been married to a Sanders, but he married her in Burley, Idaho. Then there was Carma's father, James Thomas Ross who settled in the Vernal area. Apparently he was the one who went to Utah so his children could marry LDS. They missed Virginia so much, they named their first child after their old home. So, Carma's older sister is named Vesta Virginia.
It seems to me that somehow they caught wind of the opening of the Sugar Factory in Paul, Idaho, so they moved there from Virginia. I know the Phibbs were there before the Ross family was. Fanny and Calvin were married in Virginia in 1906. The Phibbs all moved to Idaho and then Fanny probably invited her other siblings to go. Fanny arrived there sometime between 1912 and 1914 as children changed their birth locations. My Grandpa has a half brother, Hobart Day, born in 1911 in West Virginia. My Great Grandparents were married in Fort Logan, Colorado. How that ever happened I will never know. My Great Grandmother was married to a Mark Lewis Streeter, who gave another half sibling to my Grandpa, June Streeter. Great Grandma went with Mr. Streeter and they operated a confectionery in Paul, Idaho named Streeter's Confectionery. There doesn't seem to be records of this in Paul, other than a Hall's Confectionery which according to my Grandfather would have been in the same location. Whatever happened, my Great Grandmother divorced her Streeter husband in 1919. My Grandpa is the oldest, born in Plain City. Paul was born in Paul, John Harold in Burley, and Ernest Jackson in Plain City, who died. So that pretty well breaks down the time in Idaho for my family. My Great grandmother married Streeter in 1917 or so as June was born in June 1918. Fanny and Calvin were there until after 1930, when their last child was born in Rupert that year.
James Thomas had only one child born in Idaho at Rupert. She is a middle child, and the rest were born in the Vernal area. That child, Sydney Bea was born in 1922. As for Robert Leonard, he married the one wife in 1919 at Burley, but that is about all that is set in stone for him.
I do not know what the draw was to California. All of them seemed to have died there. I don't know where Robert died, but I know it was in 1944 and everyone says it was California. Nobody seems to know where, and I have not found a record. My John William died in Livermore in 1948. He remarried a Zane Coffey in Rock Springs, Wyoming. We don't know what happened to her, if they stayed together. Fanny died in 1943 in San Francisco. James died in Los Angeles in 1964. California had such a draw that both of their parents, James Thomas Meredith (legally, but went by James Thomas Ross) and Damey Catherine Graham both moved to California and died in 1951 and 1933 in Fresno and Marysville respectively. I do not know if my Great Great Grandparents ever came to Idaho, or spent any time in Utah. Carma told me that she met her grandparents in California, so that makes it seem that while she has memory, they were not in the Vernal area. Who knows for sure. I seem to remember somewhere that James Thomas Meredith/Ross was a Bishop in California at one time, indicating he spent some time there, long enough to become acquainted and be called. I don't remember for sure if it was him or someone else who was called as Bishop.
Anyhow, it was interesting to visit with Carma. She told me of a couple of visits to Grandpa and Grandma's place. She told me how impressed she was with how tender they were with Judy. They have not visited Plain City since the early 1970's. She told me of a time that Grandpa came to visit them in Vernal. She said they took them around and introduced them to the family and showed them the area. The one comment that was interesting was that Grandpa used to swear up a storm. According to her, every other word was a swear word. I have never known him like that. The only time I ever heard him swear was when the emphasis was needed, or another word sometimes just did not seem to fit. She was surprised to learn that Grandpa and Grandma had become active. I thought that was interesting. She was even more surprised to learn that they both worked in the Ogden Temple for a few years. Carma now works in the Vernal Temple.
It was good to sit and visit with her. She loaned me a book that was given to her just the month before with all the descendents of James Thomas Ross (Jr). I was excited about that. It looks like we will have to call on Carma on the way to Denver at the end of this month. To return the book and perhaps to glean some other memories from her mind. She is 81 now, and who knows how much longer she could be around. Getting into those ages, things change so quickly. However, I hope she will still be around when we come to visit Utah again, and that we can pay her another visit. Funny how things happen.
We had a great visit and we snapped a picture of Carma and me together. I enjoy visiting family. There are always more stories to hear. I have many more, I record of all my visits in my regular journal. Sorry you don't get to read of some of those adventures. Perhaps someday I will reiterate some of them here.


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We're Standing United with Agriculture to Protect the Future of Farming in Hawaii
"Our organization is participating in this lawsuit because we have cause and want to stand with farmers, ranchers and growers when unfair and unnecessary laws and regulations threaten our livelihood.
"Bill 113 will make it illegal to grow some genetically modified (GM) plants, including valuable food and feed crops and flowers. By prohibiting the use of these crops that have been deemed by the government and scientific experts to be perfectly safe, Bill 113 is a direct assault on our 'right to farm' and essentially criminalizes those who rely on the tools of modern biotechnology to foster productivity."
"United we stand, divided we fall"
Signed into law on December 5, 2013, Hawaii County enacted Bill 113, which imposes a county-wide ban on the development, propagation, cultivation, and open-air testing of most genetically engineered (GE) crops.
Plaintiffs represent a broad cross-section of Hawaii Island farmers and related businesses that rely on GE crops, including disease-resistant papaya, as well as technology companies that develop, test, and commercialize valuable, new GE agricultural products.
Farmers and Agriculture Associations are standing United; participating in this suit, which seeks to invalidate and enjoin the County of Hawaii from enforcing County Ordinance 13-121 ("Bill 113"). The suit alleges that the bill:
- is preempted under federal law
- is preempted under state law
- violates the Interstate Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
- presents a regulatory taking in violation of the HI Constitution
Plaintiffs include:
- Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association
- Hawaii Papaya Industry Association
- Big Island Banana Growers Association
- Hawaii Cattlemen's Council
- Biotechnology Industry Organization
- Pacific Floral Exchange
- Richard Ha
- Jason Moniz
- Gordon Inouye
- Eric Tanouye
Key Points:
- Bill 113 cripples farmers' current and future ability to farm GE crops, imposes extreme burdens on local agriculture and violates Federal and Hawaii law.
- Despite the central role of GE crops in modern commercial agriculture and their long history of safe use in Hawaii and around the world, Bill 113 imposes a near-blanket ban on new cultivation, propagation, development, and open-air testing of such crops in the County.
Bill 113 is backed by no findings or evidence that GE crops are in any way harmful, or in any way endanger the local environment.
Using the "precautionary principle," Bill 113 is in direct conflict with determinations made by expert federal agencies, and seeks to outlaw agricultural activities that the federal government has specifically authorized following thorough scientific reviews.
- Farming GE crops has also long been a generally accepted agricultural practice locally and GE crops have been vitally important to the County of Hawaii.
In the 1990s, Hawaii's papaya industry was devastated by the ringspot virus. The development of a GE variety of papaya that is resistant to the virus is widely credited with saving the industry.
The resulting Rainbow GE variety of papaya now accounts for approximately 85 percent of papaya grown in the County and is widely sold throughout the United States and in other nations.
County farmers support federally-approved testing to develop new disease-resistant papaya and banana plants and floral varieties that resist harmful insect pests and bacteria.
- GE crops not only help farmers, but contribute to food security for the island. By banning any use of new GE crops, Hawaii consumers can expect increases in food costs, business costs, and pesticide use.
- If farmers in Hawaii are unable to farm efficiently and productively, more costly foods will need to be imported.
- The State of Hawaii has deemed the promotion of "diversified agriculture" a vital public interest. This principle is enshrined in the Constitution of Hawaii, which expressly directs the State – not the counties – to conserve and protect agricultural and farming resources.
Individual farmers routinely incorporate multiple production practices within a single operation. Coexistence is not about health or safety; it is about finding ways to improve working relationships when different production systems are used in close proximity.
Every GE crop on the market today was thoroughly evaluated by government scientific experts, often at as many as three different federal regulatory agencies, through a complex multiyear scientific review process.
Not only have GE crops been deemed safe by expert federal agencies, but multiple other governmental and non-governmental agencies have reached the same conclusions, including the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the World Health Organization, the American Medical Association, the European Commission, and the British Medical Association.
More than 600 peer-reviewed scientific reports document the safety of GE foods.
GENERA a project by BIOFORTIFIDE to create a searchable database to more than 2000 studies on biotechnology in Food and agriculture.
We understand people have questions about how their food is grown. We need to have the discussion before we prematurely make laws that cripple the Future of Farmers and unfairly target growers using technology. While industry will stand with growers and challenge unfair and unlawful ordinances like Bill 113, we urge people to visit the GMO Answers website (http://gmoanswers.com) to get more information about the products of biotechnology.
The Rainbow Papaya that saved Hawaii's papaya industry was genetically engineered to resist the ringspot virus. See how it was done by viewing this video on gmoanswers.com.
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this means nothing, and yet everything...Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...It's a strange time here at Ain't It Cool News. I know I feel blessed each and every day right now, and in the oddest ways possible. David Lynch shot a film at my house last month. I'm getting ready to walk out the door to fly overseas for the first time ever thanks to Knowles. now whether thats a short film or part of some ultra mysterious project we've never heard of, who knows? BUT it means he's using a camera and thats always good!
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ALO Rx and Cryo Line Out Dock arrive
ALO's new design isn't just a beautiful face, it has several exciting improvements under the bonnet. One of course, is that it sports dual lithium batteries in a dual-charging circuit, meaning lots of power, and if I am hearing what I think I am hearing, sustained bass output. For inner earphone users, the Rx sports the world's first production-level dual-stepped attenuating circuit, meaning that even at low volume levels, the signal remains perfectly balanced. ALO's new amp is charging now, but preliminary listens have revealed that this amp's crisp midrange and bass is a hell of a good pair for electronic music. Look for our review in mid-late November.
ALO's now infamous Cryo Dock, too, will get a goodly write up along with the offerings from another unique company: Twisted Cables which is the brainchild of Headfier Qusp and for Australians, a matter of national pride!
To get your hands on one, visit ALO's Rx webpage.
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Some great commentary coming out in the wake of Rand Paul's floundering attempts to dodge explaining his philosophy. For instance, this from No More Mister Nice Blog:
Here's the thing: segregation at lunch counters didn't exist because individual privately owned businesses were determining for themselves that they would not serve black people. They relied on the local government to enforce this discrimination. Otherwise it would have been possible for non whites to sue white businesses for physical assault. Just because something isn't statutory doesn't mean that it isn't taking place with government aid. A truly libertarian stance on the Civil Rights Act that wasn't covertly conservative/racist would be to argue that the government must withdraw all legal aid, police help, and rights to sue for damages from discriminatory businesses *and then* leave the business free to discriminate. … The line between public and private property is guaranteed by government action and its something we all pay for and no private business has the right to take our money and then refuse service to us.


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Time has come to reflect on my 4-month online exploration through the new Egypt.
When America and the world grew captivated by the unforeseen Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions, I followed for the same reasons, plus some.
As I shared in the post, The Fragrance of Revolutions: From Carnation to Jasmine, I lived through the experience of a revolution at an early age in Portugal. But I also lived most of my childhood in Mozambique where I had friends from around the globe, including Muslim children, and slept in a bedroom with a balcony overlooking the arched courtyard of a mosque.
That early exposure to a variety of cultures and countries began to shape my worldview and imprinted a particular interest in Arab culture. Later in my teens, as a history student at a Portuguese university, I became fascinated by the profound Arab influences in Portugal, left behind by five centuries of occupation, from the 8th to the mid-13th century.
My interest in the Arab Awakening deepened from the surprising observation that average Americans and the American media were suddenly spellbound by events that qualified as world news but were not natural or man-made disasters. As a European in the U.S., one of my first realizations about American culture was a certain degree of isolationism and a lack of interest in the world beyond borders.
Americans' fascination with the political and social events of the Arab movements first led me to question the role of social media and the growing user-driven news culture during a Pace University course in Communications Research. My resulting research paper— "The Arab Spring and American's Interest in Foreign Affairs: The Social Media Factor" — would lead to peripheral readings and excite further interest in the evolution of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions. As my graduate work neared thesis time, my topic began to shape itself.
Writing was the focus of my graduate work, and I developed a taste for blogging through the course "Blogging a Better Planet," taught by Andrew Revkin of The New York Times. Pace's Media and Communication Arts program offered me the opportunity to replace a conventional thesis with a blogged thesis project. Prof. Revkin would become my thesis sponsor and instructor, and this blog is the result.
I was particularly interested in following the voices of the under-represented: from the youth who used social media to mobilize the uprisings to the women who had long been engaged in revolution-precursor labor movements to Egypt's Coptic Christian minority.
There were some roadblocks and detours on this journey, as I expected, starting with the language barrier that made it impossible to follow related tweets and Facebook posts by everyday Arabs—rather than media and established blog outlets–as I had hoped. But with every new turn there was something else to be learned, new questions and complexities were added, and every loss returned a gain.
Here, I review the insights, experiences and occasional epiphanies I had along this journey.
Tahrir Square: Whose Revolution?
My first post (January 28) reviewed the mood and the media-talk—in the U.S.and in Egypt–around the first-year anniversary of Egypt's January 25th revolution. It surprised me that the anniversary became mostly about deep feelings of uncertainty and growing party rivalries. At Tahrir Square, different groups gathered separately to observe the anniversary, and there were disagreements as to what mood was appropriate, and what groups had a right to be there. But the unforeseen, monumental accomplishment of the revolution itself was not only overshadowed, it was beginning to be questioned by many–from foreign policy experts abroad, to average Egyptians.
Reflecting on the years of turmoil that followed Portugal's Carnation Revolution in April of 1974, I decided to stick with the words of Wael Ghonim, the young Internet activist who led the Facebook mobilization of the January 25th protests: "revolutions, they are processes, not events, and it will take time."
An edited version of this post was also published at The Huffington Post.
Egypt: The Revolution's Sense of Humor
While I read through a newly released book about the "invisible" yet persistent activism that preceded the Arab revolutions, I shared some revolution humor from the same book.
Humor, graffiti and song are some of the first creative forms to emerge from revolutions. I have long forgotten Portugal's revolution jokes, but I still recall graffiti images, and I can sing revolution songs from memory–including one played on national radio the morning of the military coup to signal certain army units that operations were going according to plan.
"The Invisible Arab": As Not Seen on TV
This was more than a blog post. It was my first book review (published at the Huff Post as well), facilitated by Prof. Revkin who directed a review-request by Nation Books my way. "The Invisible Arab: The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolutions" makes the case for the "invisible" forerunners of the revolution, those who never gave up the idea of a free Egypt: from labor activists, including women, to intellectuals and community organizers. The book was particularly helpful to understanding the commonalities as well as the tense differences between countries across the Arab World—and how those dynamics are played upon by Western interests.
On a personal level, Bishara's book gave me the opportunity to see the Arab World–and the Arab World's view of the Western World–from the perspective of an Egyptian journalist, with very strong political insights, as well as bold opinions. The misunderstandings between the two worlds run deep–and both ways.
This was perhaps the greatest realization of my exploration: it is so easy to form opinions, but based on what? How much knowledge and information–what kind of information?—prepare us to understand another people, another culture? Having lived in three different continents for significant periods of time, including 27 years in the US, I can honestly say I often feel out of touch, whether in the US or in Portugal. In the US, because I arrived here an adult, and missed out on the cultural molding that takes place in the formative years. In Portugal, because I broke my links with the culture and now live in the past. As my own closest family lets me know every summer when I visit, I am like an echo from a lost world: with idiomatic expressions no one has heard in almost three decades; with long-dead assumptions about common values, etc.
Not least of all, it was exciting to see Marwan Bishara tweet my review of his book. I took that as a nod of approval.
Tunisia's Media: Under Attack and Fighting Back
It truly pained me to acknowledge and write about violence against journalists and intellectuals in Tunisia. The violence was perpetrated not only by religious sects, but also by police. Perhaps this too is a Western assumption, but freedom of expression and freedom of the press seem like a natural first opening after a revolution. These events proved otherwise.
It was a very different time in Portugal, in 1974, but the radio, TV (two part-time channels only), and print media completely unleashed their voices and there was no stopping them! That was then, but just three years ago, a European-style socialist government engaged in tactics of propaganda and intimidation against the media, including wiretapping; blackmailed business leaders; sought to control elements of the justice system; and made veiled attempts to buy a major TV network, forcing out program directors and show hosts in the process. However, because of democratic mechanisms set in place, a parliament inquiry brought all to light. Implicated in this scandal, and others, and without the confidence of the parliament, the prime minister and his government would eventually resign and elections were scheduled before time.
Come Back to Egypt
While I set out to follow events in Egypt and in Tunisia—the two countries that had held elections following their revolution movements—at this point in the project I realized the folly of such ambition. Having written mostly about Egypt to date, I decided to narrow my focus.
The anniversary of the revolution was also time to take economic inventory of the wave of changes. The decline of the tourism industry—the country's second largest—began in the early days of the revolution, and a year later the losses were at 28.5 percent. This too gave rise to divisions among the people, with youth activists ready for a diet of dates in exchange for their freedom, on one end, and families out of an income questioning the price of the revolution, on the other. But the same crisis has also inspired citizen ownership of national challenges; some Egyptians have turned to social media to promote international and national tourism. Revolutionary spirit?
Gangsters Terrorize Egyptian Village Near Luxor
Just as I finished writing about the positives of visiting Egypt during a time of political and social turmoil, there was this news of a village under siege by renowned criminals, near one of Egypt's hottest tourist stops.
Egypt: Where are the women?
This post turned into an essay on a variety of women's issues in Egypt. Considering the dominance of the subject across the project, I should explain that I have been close to issues of violence against women through my 9-year employment with a domestic violence agency.
The essay was prompted by the acquittal of the army doctor accused of performing "virginity-tests" on women activists arrested during a demonstration. This outcome highlights that Egypt's widespread culture of sexual harassment will be a tough cancer to control. Men feel entitled to the behavior and blame women for it; even secular women will blame themselves for it; moreover, it is a government practice.
I come from a country where, in my teens, sexual harassment was widespread and a common social practice—even more so, after the revolution. And in my line of work, it is clear that violence against women comes in many forms, some more hidden than others. In recent months, some pretty awful things have been said about women in the U.S., by people seen as leaders in their fields. Like freedom of expression, women's rights are not to be taken for granted.
The article also discusses hard-earned divorce and custody laws that protect the rights of women but are now under attack—at times by women, such as a female Member of Parliament with the Muslim Brotherhood who has decried such laws as Western-based and a violation of Sharia law.
There are many dissonant voices when it comes to women's issues in Egypt, and much is at stake as the country begins to draw a new constitution. My favorite section of this essay has to do with the meaning of the Arab word for woman, "horma," versus the Arab word for man, "dakar." Basically, horma implies subordination; dakar inspires superiority. One Egyptian activist brings up these subtle meanings to question how women are to be defined in the new constitution. I couldn't help but to make a connection with American history, namely, Susan B. Anthony's defense before the courts of a woman's right to vote, using the language of our constitution to make her case: "Are women not persons? […] Being persons, then, women are citizens."
Egypt: Compromise or a Second Wave of Revolution
More dissonant voices…disappointed youth activists are a predicted second wave of revolution. A respected Egyptian scholar and political analyst makes contradictory and questionable statements. He appears to say that civil liberties and human rights are a small compromise in exchange for stability and governance. He ends up blaming Mubarak for little more than his inability to provide for that stability. Never mind Western expectations versus those of Egyptians. Within Egypt alone, expectations couldn't be more disparate.
The Fragrance of Revolutions: From Carnation to Jasmine
This post came to replace my original "About" page and explains the inspiration and trajectory that brought me to the project, as well as the research questions I planned to pursue.
Egypt: MPs, Writer's Union Demand Consensus Constitution
Fourteen individuals—MP's and other secular elements—resigned from the constitutional assembly to protest lack of representation for certain groups—including intellectuals–and demand a consensus-based constitution. I thought this was sort of spectacular— naive of me, as some politicians and analysts were quick to point out. Some worried that a constitution without wide support would make for a coup-prone Egypt in the future. But in the end, when Al-Ahzar University– the revered center of Islamist thought–withdrew their sole representative, urging an inclusive constitution assembly according to the true principles of Islam, the Muslim Brotherhood yielded 10 of their seats at the table to more liberal appointees.
Here we see the determination of some to continue to uphold, not only revolution and secular values, but a more moderate and inclusive kind of Islam.
"Women Making Democracy": Tahrir Comes to Harvard Square
I came to know about this conference through a friend working at the Aga Kahn Program of the Harvard School of Architecture and Design. The program was a sponsor of the event. My friend, and some of her student-friends, took the pictures of the exhibit included in the post.
From the feedback I received from Prof. Revkin, this was one rare, truly blog-like post. Others tended to turn into columns or essays.
"Raise your head, Samira" And Other "Women Making Democracy"
The conference, made public via live-cast, was an absolute thrill, with one inspiring and bold panelist after another. Contrary to rumor, video of the conference is yet to be posted, so I relied heavily on tweets (#RadCon) and some notes to put this piece together.
The panelists made many revealing connections between women's movements across the globe. Yet, and again, for all the common threads, in each country women are up against very different dynamics of power, and what is making progress in Bangladesh, will not work in Egypt, for instance. Perhaps most striking—more deconstruction of Western assumptions—were the Islamist panelists, all prominent female intellectuals, who do not see women's rights as excluded by religion.
One Islamist panelist added that progress in men's views of women is not tied to the secularization of society but around human development. Considering the resilience of certain, patriarchal views of women in Western societies, we may have to agree with her.
Questions for Egypt's Christian Community
Throughout the project, I attempted to establish contact with Egyptians via Twitter, Facebook, and even email. For instance, I sent two of the Egyptian panelists at "Women Making Democracy" a few questions after the conference, encouraged by one direct tweet and a few re-tweets—all to no result.
There was one more under-represented minority group I kept an eye on through a couple of blogs and small publications: Coptic Christians. I always found it fascinating that the Copts dominated Egypt for centuries, even after the Arabs took control. What does that mean in terms of retaining an identity as a minority that is often under attack? I had followed the blog of Jayson Casper, an American writer and reporter living in Egypt, who is also a professed Christian and writes often about the concerns of the Christian community. I contacted him about a Q&A, and he was most generous and insightful.
Again, even among a relatively small group—10 percent of Egypt's population—there are marked differences in aspirations and in vision for the future of Egypt and the Copts.
Closing Thoughts
In recent weeks, news headlines in Egypt have been dominated by the presidential race—with scores of candidates disqualified by the election commission, and accusations of military interference in these decisions. According to Egypt Daily News, there are now 13 presidential candidates. With only a month before elections, a headline in the same publication asks, "Is Egypt headed for Islamist rule?" As it turns out, the article was written for CNN by Isobel Coleman, a senior fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. Coleman calls the race "a political roller coaster," and goes on to point out that the greatest difference between candidates is in their visions for the role of Islam in the new Egypt.
Which leads me to think the bigger question might be, what will Islamist rule look like in Egypt?
The current presidential frontrunner Amr Moussa— whose advantage is helped by ongoing disqualifications of other candidates—is lenient toward and favored by the military, with an openly secularist agenda. The Muslim Brotherhood's new candidate is a strong proponent of strict Islam and should appeal to Salafists as well. A third, leading candidate, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, is a former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, thrown out of the party for rejecting provisions that excluded non-Muslims and women from the presidency. His campaign focuses on justice and economic issues and his support appeared strongest among younger Islamists. But Saturday, to the puzzlement of many—and a slight to the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate—the Salafi Nour Party threw its support around this moderate candidate.
While the Muslim Brotherhood's sweep of parliamentary elections has been attributed partly to their superior organization, the presidential election could yet strengthen the political gains of Islamist parties. However, as two Egyptian panelists at "Women Making Democracy" pointed out, there are other strong currents in the country: conservatism is larger and more deeply rooted than Islam (Heba Raouf), and Egyptians are not ultra-religious; they are moderate by nature (Shahira Amin). Therefore, a rejection of secularism doesn't necessarily mean the embrace of strict Islamist rule. In fact, all through this exploration, I came across more moderate and conciliatory voices than radical ones, and the revolution still seems to inspire nationalist sentiments.
Still, the picture remains confusing, and as Coleman defends, the consolidation of Islamist rule could result in a constitution less concerned with the rights of women and minorities. But the battle lines are everywhere, even for ascending Islamists, and conflicting visions divide even the smallest groups.
According to Egypt Independent, on Friday, April 27, for the second consecutive week, a number of groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, called for protests at Tahrir Square to demand the handover of power from the armed forces and the exclusion of former regime leaders from future political roles. The theme of this return to Tahrir was "saving the revolution." But on week two, the Muslim Brotherhood never made it to the square. Present were a modest crowd of Salafists demonstrating for the implementation of Sharia law and a variety of groups and movements with creative names—"revolutionaries without direction" and "elections are a trap"—staking their stages around the square.
According to the same article, an Egyptian man visiting Tahrir for the first time had this impression of Friday's events:
"Everything is muddled up, it's very difficult for a clear vision to come from this. I can't really form an opinion based on today."
Based on a few months of virtual exploration—nowhere near Tahrir Square—I would not presume to form an opinion either. But confusion, uncertainty, instability—none are strangers to the aftermath of revolutions. And election results notwithstanding, Egyptians cannot dodge monumental economic and social challenges ahead.
The promise amidst the peril is that everyday Egyptians are invested in seeking a new vision for their nation; that, confused, they unite to resist the weight of the past; and that a handful of watchful, newly-elected political leaders are ready to stand their ground on behalf of under-represented Egyptians.
Opinions can wait, but a vote of confidence is now due.
I couldn't ask for a more motivational and helpful thesis sponsor and instructor than Prof. Andrew Revkin—thank you, Prof. A.! Sincere thanks to these additional contributors and collaborators: Jayson Casper, Ed Webb, Edna Van Saun, David McKay Wilson, and Carlos Filipe Roque.
A special thanks to the leadership of the Media & Communication Arts program–Prof. Robert Klaeger, Chair, and Dr. Maria T. Luskay, Program Director–for their openness to this "thesis-as-blog" experiment, reflecting Pace University's commitment to innovation in education and communication.
In addition to the the blog roll and links on my sidebar, here I list some favorite and recommended links and sources, by subject:
The Egyptian Revolution: January 25, 2011 (video)
Egypt Burning
Egypt's revolution: Interactive map
Egypt One Year On – Interactive
News and Developments
Egypt's rival protests show divided opinions
Salafis seen as rising power in Egypt (video)
EgyptSource – Atlantic Council
BBC News – Egypt
Women Come Out in Force for Egypt's Elections (video)
Egypt's defiant women fear being cast aside
Activist: Verdict has shamed military (video)
TEDxWomen — Shahira Amin (video)
The Sex Issue
Let's Talk About Sex
Egypt's women urge MPs not to pass early marriage, sex-after-death laws: report
The Battle for Egypt's Media: Report on Press Freedom After the Revolution (video)
Under Military Rule, Egypt Falls in Press Freedom Rankings
After the revolution, Egypt's youth are still wandering lost
What After Egypt's Youth Revolution?
The Unfinished Revolution: Youth Mark Anniversary, Call for More Changes
Egypt's Youth Revolution: Building a New Future
Beyond the Walls of the Church
Is the Government-Church Alliance a "Coptic Marriage"?
The Heroic Struggle for Muslim-Christian Unity in Egypt (documentary preview)
Revolution Art
Satirist revolutionizes comedy in Egypt
An Emerging Memorial Space? In Praise of Mohammed Mahumd Street,
TEDxUNC – Poetic Portraits of a Revolution – Egypt and Tunisia in Stanza, Still Shot, and Stories (Video)
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Since all religions are man-made, I thought it might be fun to create our own...
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So how does this work? Do we each create our own religion or is the group as a whole trying to create one?
One suggestion if it is the latter, we should have a religious schism of some kind and members of each side call the other side heretics.
I cannot claim to be the creator of my divine order but it is noble.....and thurrah!
While Dudeism in its official form has been organized as a religion only recently, it has existed down through the ages in one form or another. Probably the earliest form of Dudeism was the original form of Chinese Taoism, before it went all weird with magic tricks and body fluids. The originator of Taoism, Lao Tzu, basically said "smoke 'em if you got 'em" and "mellow out, man" although he said this in ancient Chinese so something may have been lost in the translation.
So if you are interested follow the link below kick back and all your troubles are over man!
I have a better name for a man mad religion. "Tribbles." They procreate. They don't ask for anything.
Matthew, only the freedom to create my own faith.
I created my own religion years ago.
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Why Stay Catholic?
Why Stay Catholic?
By Michael Leach (Loyola Press, 2011)
A few years ago a Catholic publisher asked Michael Leach to write a book on "101 reasons to be Catholic." He declined, saying he could only think of three.
Leach may have been only half-joking, but I know how he feels. It would sometimes be easier to think of 101 reasons not to be Catholic: sex abuse and coverup scandals, crackdowns on theologians and women religious, unwelcoming parishes, bland homilies, etc.
But when Leach—publisher emeritus of Orbis Books—realized that the fastest growing religious group in America is ex-Catholics, he felt compelled to celebrate what's good about our faith tradition. In Why Stay Catholic? Unexpected Answers to a Life-Changing Question, he gives 50 answers to that question, highlighting 25 Catholic ideas, 15 people, and 10 places that inspire. The essays are personal, a little folksy, and definitely upbeat—just like Leach in real life.
The section on great Catholic ideas begins with the sacramental imagination and ends with heaven. In between Leach explores a number of ideas that could use a little positive PR: God is everywhere; the seamless garment of life; the church can change; you can disagree with the church and still be a good Catholic. Leach's favorite seems to be: "Nothing can separate us from the love of God—nothing!"
The people and places who embody those great Catholic ideas are better known: Dorothy Day, Catholic Charities, Father Andrew Greeley, Catholic schools and hospitals. But the most beautifully written chapter in the entire book is about a woman whose life is infused with gratitude: Leach's wife, Vickie, who has been diagnosed with early Alzheimer's.
Catholics with no complaints will find much to agree with in this book. Catholics who struggle with their church will be reinvigorated. Those who have left may reconsider. Why Stay Catholic?—and Leach's blog whystaycatholic.com—is evangelization at its best.


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Re: When '/' search ends in comment, 'enter' opens new line
VS 2010 Ultimate, ViEmu 2.5.9, ReSharper 5.1.
When I use '/' to search, and the search ends up in a "//" comment line, pressing 'enter' opens a new line.
The only way to get out of search mode is to press 'esc', which returns the cursor to where it was before the search.
I know this was reported earlier; I thought it was fixed in a previous release.


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Moderator: Bill Glasheen
As lads, many of us thought we should perform the block with just the ulnar. In fact, in conditioning, do we not use it to provide a bit of extra pain/testosterone to impress our partner in the dominance game that conditioning often becomes? Works on all of those new students! They cry in pain! Ha!
So you perform your first punch in Dan kumite. Then he kicks you. You perform the down block like you thought it was right on a shin. You then realize why you do not block with just your ulnar in that situation. If you are especially lucky, you not only have quite the painful welt on your ulnar side of your forearm which makes practice a torture for the next week, you get the pleasure of having your partner bury his toe into your gut because you did not actually block/deflect his front kick.
Most, I think, learn this. Some do not and learn to hate Dan kumite. They then claim one should only block with the shins. Not a bad idea unless someone kicks your higher in the flanks--like that kick is designed. So you stop doing Dan kumite altogether.
Then you work with a 25ish Mastodon who learned shin conditioning from Yonamine and Shinjo and a few head injuries, and you realize that if you do not redirect the kick from you--on an opponent of that size--your are going to "eat" the kick every time unless your opponent is "merciful" and kicks away from you.
As for bad habits, nothing sends me into the stratosphere like people kicking really low in prearranged kumite such that everyone bends over to "block down" the kick. Bad habits all around.
"Spinoff" is the only way to survive some situations. You get a guy a foot taller than you, who can deliver a front kick, you will eat that if you stand in front of him.
Glenn wrote:I am well aware of all that Stevie, however what Kiyohide Shinjo is doing to the baseball bat does relate to this thread, and more importantly relates to the mindset development that hard-against-hard blocks/strikes with the ulna or radius are a pinnacle of Uechi training.
Glenn wrote:what are we to make of such demos and the mentality they can generate in practitioners of being able to take hard blocks without risk of breaking their arm?
Glenn wrote:The same could be said for blocking kicks with shins.
Glenn wrote:The guy in the video I posted is commenting on people actually recommending blocking a bat with an arm, and it is not difficult to see such a mentality coming out of tameshiwari.
Glenn wrote:As I have stated before I do not agree with this mentality or that demos and techniques/teachings are one and the same, but there more we harden our bodies the more risks we may take, or at the very least the more we may slip into relying on hardness over technique particularly in the heat of the moment. Think football where there has been considerable press about the increase in head injuries being at least partly due to a false sense of security from wearing a helmet causing players to take more risks. And as we have mentioned elsewhere, operant conditioning can play a role in this.
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I always thought this character was interesting - BECAUSE of the fact that she was rarely used (she doesn't even appear in the cartoon series). Hopefully, she finds her way into the MOTUC series.
I consider Double Trouble to be the Zodac of the original She-Ra toyline. You see, Zodac was labeled as the "Evil Cosmic Enforcer" when he was first released, but his character would evolve over the years to be Neutral to Heroic - never evil. So the evil interpretation of the character was short-lived. Speculation on Zodac's allegiance-shifting points to Mattel wanting to balance out the number of evil figures to good ones (see the Wikipedia bio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodak). Though Double Trouble was labeled as good in the toy line, I consider her to be evil (her name and role as a spy help, as well as her original prototype color scheme) - Catra needs all the help she can get.
Here's my fleshed out bio for Double Trouble
(influenced by her Wikipedia entry):
Double Trouble was born as the princess of the Kingdom of Green Glade. She is cousin to Glimmer, and similar to Glimmer, was born with magical abilities. Double has the ability to make a magical duplicate of herself. Before she explored the extent of her own powers, she witnessed her cousin Glimmer's growing abilities and became jealous. She sought out a way to increase her abilities. She ventured to Mystacor for the guidance of Castaspella, only to be told to "be patient". She was soon approached by dark Horde magicians, who promised her exactly what she sought.
Through Horde magic, Double's powers were augmented, allowing her to cast powerful mirror-like illusions, and change her appearance to look like anything she could think of. There, however was a side affect: Double could still split herself into two entities, but her personality was split between the two. One entity polarized into the inherently good-natured persona (Green Double Trouble with blonde hair), the other was inherently evil (Blue and Purple Double Trouble with black hair - prototype colors). Because of the Horde magic, the evil Double Trouble was the more powerful portion, and could force the good portion to merge into one at will.
Double Trouble is most powerful when merged into one entity. With the evil portion in command, Double willing serves the Horde. But if the evil portion experiences physical trauma, or becomes incapacitated, the good portion can "split" off and escape (and work with the Rebellion), or take control of the one body. Both portions of Double's personality are eternally struggling to control the one form - which is when they are at their most powerful.


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