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This medication is used to treat a certain sleep problem (insomnia). It may help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and lessen how often you wake up during the night, so you can get a better night's rest. Eszopiclone belongs to a class of drugs called sedative-hypnotics. It acts on your brain to produce a calming effect.Use of this medication is usually limited to short treatment periods of 1 to 2 weeks or less. If your insomnia continues for a longer time, talk to your doctor to see if you need other treatment.
How to use Lunesta
Read the Medication Guide provided by your pharmacist before you start using eszopiclone and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Take this medication by mouth as directed by your doctor, usually once nightly just before you get into bed. Do not take it with or right after a high-fat or heavy meal since it may not work as well. The dosage is based on your medical condition, age, response to treatment, and other medications you may be taking. Be sure to tell your doctor and pharmacist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).
To reduce your risk of side effects, your doctor will direct you to start this medication at a low dose and gradually increase your dose if needed. Follow your doctor's instructions carefully. Do not take more of this medication than prescribed because your risk of side effects will increase.
Do not take a dose of this drug unless you have time for a full night's sleep of at least 7 to 8 hours. If you have to wake up before that, you may have some memory loss and may have trouble safely doing anything that needs alertness, such as driving or operating machinery. (See also Precautions section.)
If you suddenly stop using this medication, you may have withdrawal symptoms (such as nausea, vomiting, flushing, stomach cramps, nervousness, shakiness). To help prevent withdrawal, your doctor may lower your dose slowly. Withdrawal is more likely if you have used eszopiclone for a long time or in high doses. Tell your doctor or pharmacist right away if you have withdrawal.
When this medication is used for a long time, it may not work as well. Talk with your doctor if this medication stops working well.
Though it helps many people, this medication may sometimes cause addiction. This risk may be higher if you have a substance use disorder (such as overuse of or addiction to drugs/alcohol). Take this medication exactly as prescribed to lower the risk of addiction. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
Tell your doctor if your condition lasts after 7 to 10 days, or if it gets worse.
You may have trouble sleeping the first few nights after you stop taking this medication. This is called rebound insomnia and is normal. It will usually go away after 1 or 2 nights. If this effect continues, contact your doctor.
Side Effects
See also Warning section.
Dizziness, dry mouth, unpleasant taste, or difficulty with coordination may occur. If any of these effects last or get worse, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly. To reduce the risk of dizziness or falling, get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position.
This medication may make you sleepy during the day. Tell your doctor if you have daytime drowsiness. Your dose may need to be adjusted.
Remember that this medication has been prescribed because your doctor has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: memory loss, mental/mood/behavior changes (such as new/worsening depression, abnormal thoughts, thoughts of suicide, hallucinations, confusion, agitation, aggressive behavior, anxiety).
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
Rarely, after taking this drug, people have gotten out of bed and driven vehicles while not fully awake ("sleep-driving"). People have also sleepwalked, prepared/eaten food, made phone calls, or had sex while not fully awake. Often, these people do not remember these events. This problem can be dangerous (possibly fatal) to you or to others. If you find out that you have done any of these activities after taking this medication, tell your doctor right away. You should not take this medication or similar medications (such as zaleplon, zolpidem) if you have this reaction to the medication.
See also Warning section.
Before taking eszopiclone, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to zopiclone; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: kidney disease, liver disease, lung/breathing problems (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD, sleep apnea), mental/mood problems (such as depression, thoughts of suicide), personal or family history of a substance use disorder (such as overuse of or addiction to drugs/alcohol), personal or family history of sleepwalking, a certain muscle disease (myasthenia gravis).
The effects of this drug can last even after you wake up the next day. If you did not get 7 to 8 hours of sleep or took other medications that made you sleepy or are more sensitive to this drug, you may feel alert but not think clearly enough to drive. Alcohol or marijuana (cannabis) can also make you more sleepy. Wait at least 8 hours after taking this drug before driving, and do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs alertness until you can do it safely. Avoid alcoholic beverages. Talk to your doctor if you are using marijuana (cannabis). If you take the 3 milligram dosage of eszopiclone, do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs alertness the next day.
Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).
Older adults may be more sensitive to the side effects of this drug, especially dizziness, confusion, unsteadiness, and excessive drowsiness. These side effects can increase the risk of falling.
During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. Infants born to mothers who take this medication near the time of delivery may have undesirable effects such as excessive sleepiness. Tell your doctor if you notice such effects in your newborn. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
It is unknown if this medication passes into breast milk. However, similar drugs pass into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breastfeeding.
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
A product that may interact with this drug is: sodium oxybate.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking other products that cause drowsiness such as opioid pain or cough relievers (such as codeine, hydrocodone), alcohol, marijuana (cannabis), other drugs for sleep or anxiety (such as alprazolam, lorazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants (such as carisoprodol, cyclobenzaprine), or antihistamines (such as cetirizine, diphenhydramine).
Check the labels on all your medicines (such as allergy or cough-and-cold products) because they may contain ingredients that cause drowsiness. Ask your pharmacist about using those products safely.
Eszopiclone is very similar to zopiclone. Do not use medications containing zopiclone while using eszopiclone.
If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call 1-844-764-7669. Symptoms of overdose may include: slow/shallow breathing, a deep sleep from which you cannot be awakened.
Do not share this medication with others. Sharing it is against the law.
As you get older, your sleep pattern may naturally change and your sleep may be interrupted several times during the night. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for ways to improve your sleep without medication, such as avoiding caffeine and alcohol close to bedtime, avoiding daytime naps, and going to bed at the same time each night.
If you miss a dose, do not take it unless you have time to sleep for 7 to 8 hours afterward. (See also How to Use section.
Store at room temperature away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medications away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company.
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According to CNN Arabia:
Amman, Jordan (CNN) – Jordanian official said that the shooter in the American civil Chattanooga Tennessee, which led to the deaths of four US Marines Thursday, [was] not a Jordanian citizen, but [held] a Palestinian passport temporarily and without a national number.
The source explained that "after investigations show that the name of the person who launched the attack in Tennessee in the United States, is Mohammed Yousef Saeed Ali Haj, who was born on September 5 / September" in 1990, according to the source. His father moved to live in the United States in 1982.
He added that Mohammed's father had changed his name to Abdul Aziz in 1990, so that became his son's name is Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Aziz, according to the Jordanian government source, who added that the gunman holds a US passport, and that the son was in Jordan in 2014 on a visit to his uncle.
According to a tip that came into WDEF, Muhammad Abdulazeez was spotted at a gun range just weeks before killing four Marines and one Navy Petty Officer.
Abdulazeez was reportedly spotted with three other men who were wearing long beards like Abdulazeez. All four were reportedly practice shooting.
The claim has not been confirmed by law enforcement but several sources told WDEF the men were likely spotted at Prentice Cooper Gun Range.
When News 12 arrived at the gun range, several men who were practicing shooting said a man who claimed to be a former Marine arrived at the range Saturday morning and said he was doing his own investigation to see if Abdulazeez had been shooting at that location.
The men said he asked multiple groups of people who were at the range.
CBS News is also reporting that Abdulazeez told his co-workers that he and a group of guys recently went shooting at a gun range. CBS News got its information from law enforcement sources who interviewed Abdulazeez's co-workers.
According to a published CBS News report, the men reportedly shot rifles, BB guns and pistols last month.
Abdulazeez had purchased three guns after returning from Jordan, including an AK-74, an AR-15, and a Saiga 12. In the home was also a 9mm and a .22 caliber weapons, it is unclear in whose name those weapons were registered.
From the Center for Security Policy:
As we reported Friday, the Islamic Society of Greater Chattanooga (ISGC) is tied to the Muslim Brotherhood through the Hamas-linked North American Islamic Trust (NAIT.) Now new evidence has been revealed showing that ISGC actually raised funds for the building of their new mosque in 2009, by referencing jihad and key Muslim Brotherhood figures.
According to a 2009 Iftar fundraising dinner slide show, first apparently noticed by Twitter user @alimhaider, contained an overt reference to key Muslim Brotherhood figure Yusuf al-Qaradawi.
Shooter's mosque run by MB? http://t.co/lCTuEp6XiZ#Chattanoogapic.twitter.com/d2JsRt8FGs
— A.M.H. (@alimhaider) July 17, 2015
The title of the slide, "In the cause of Allah" is an English translation of Fi Sabil Allah, as in the phrase "Jihad Fisabilallah", which means violent jihad against unbelievers. Classic Islamic law reference book, the Reliance of the Traveller, notes in its index, "Fisabilallah: See Jihad". There is no other reasonable interpretation of the phrase in context.
The reference to jihad in the fundraiser related to the Mosque, was done as a means of explaining that a contribution to the building of the mosque qualified under "Zakat" (annual tithe which is obligatory in Islam), under the category of funding Jihad.
Reliance of the Traveller notes, "The seventh category is those fighting for Allah, meaning people engaged in Islamic military operations for whom no salary has been allotted in the army roster (O: but who are volunteers for jihad without remuneration)…"
The slide "Cause of Allah" references Yusuf Al Qaradawi, and S.A.A. Maududi, founder of Pakistani Islamist group Jamaat-e-Islami. Both Qaradawi and Maududi are prolific on the subject of Jihad.
Qaradawi has been noted for his avid support for the terrorist group Hamas and their jihad against Israel, including issuing fatwas authorizing suicide bombing, and has supported jihadist movements in Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya and most recently in Egypt. Qaradawi is the leader of the Hamas financing network known as the "Union of the Good", which utilizes Zakat funds received by its charities in order to support Hamas.
In his work, "Islamic Education and Hassan Al Banna," Qaradawi discusses how it was the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan) which revitalized the classical concept of Jihad for a modern age:
The aspect of Ikhwani training which makes it eminent and unique is Jehad or crusade i e. : Crusader·like training…The real implication of · Jehad (crusade) had been dismissed from Islamic training and way of life, before its conception among the lkhwans.
And in his "Priorities of the Movement in the Coming phase" Qaradawi says:
…it is a duty to defend every land invaded by infidels, stating that such jihad is imperative for Muslims in this land as an individual obligation and that all Muslims must support them with money, arms and men as required until all their land has been liberated from any aggressor who usurps it. Therefore, the Islamic Movement cannot stand idle and watch while any part of Muslim land is occupied by a foreign aggressor.
The other modern Islamic scholar referenced by the document, Maulana S.A.A. Maududi, was famous for successfully merging classical Islamic concepts of Jihad with a modernist language of revolution. He noted the following in his work "Jihad in Islam":
It must be evident to you from this discussion that the objective of the Islamic 'Jihād' is to eliminate the rule of an un-Islamic system and establish in its stead an Islamic system of state rule. Islam does not intend to confine this revolution to a single state or a few countries; the aim of Islam is to bring about a universal revolution. Although in the initial stages it is incumbent upon members of the party of Islam to carry out a revolution in the State system of the countries to which they belong, but their ultimate objective is no other than to effect a world revolution.
So the Islamic Society of Greater Chattanooga announced in 2009 that it openly aligned its views of Jihad with the views of Qaradawi and Maududi, and told its Muslim congregants that donating to the construction of ISGC was permissible, because it represented funding jihad.
Chattanooga shooter Mohammed Yusuf Abdulazeez and his family were regular attendees as ISGC. Despite claims by the mosque leadership that Abdulazeez was a rare attendee or little known there, a photo from a family Facebook account shows that Abdulazeez held his graduation party at the mosque, and that it was well attended, indicating they were well known regulars.
This fundraising document was publicly available information, three years before U.S. District Attorney William Killian attended the grand opening in 2012 and expressed his friendship with a mosque leadership who built their mosque with a promise that funding them represented an investment in jihad.
Now that investment appears to have matured.
U.S. District Attorney William Killian should recuse himself from this case, because of his association with ISGC, and the investigators must begin to conduct a detailed and through investigation of ISGC itself, and what role its support for violent jihad may have played in the attack in Chattanooga which claimed the lives of five servicemen.

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While 5G enables myriad possibilities beyond voice, this core element of telecoms will always be essential to any operator's offering. With 5G being deployed across the world, Developing Telecoms spoke to Huawei's Vincent Zhao to discuss the vendor's Single Voice Core solution, which helps modern and legacy voice standards to coexist.
What are the advantages that the Single Voice Core can introduce?
Due to the development of cloud-based and 5G SC, we believe that the carriers are investing more and more in voice services. Our forecast is that investment growth will be around 3-5% in the next few years. During this period, multiple voice networks – traditional and cloud-based, 2/3/4/5G will all coexist. During this process, while the carriers are evolving towards the target network, they will make VoLTE the basic network for voice services while at the same time moving CS to the cloud. This is why Huawei has unveiled its Single Voice Core solution based on the GSMA's NG122 standard, which achieves the integration of multiple voice networks including CS and NS. Based on this standard and this solution, CS services can be incorporated into IMS. At the same time, carriers will also be able to reuse the roaming protocols of CS to address the roaming issues. That is the basic concept of the SVC solution.
Given that SVC can be used across many coexisting standards, does the solution offer benefits in emerging markets which often rely on technology such as 2G, which is considered outdated in more developed markets?
First of all, we have done analysis for emerging markets. For the time being, work has started to roll out and migrate VoLTE networks and to move the core networks for voice services onto the cloud, so we believe the time is ripe for SVC to be deployed in emerging markets. Of course, one unified cloud-based SVC will be more efficient and deliver better user experience compared with five different voice networks. In the past, if we wanted to achieve interoperability, with CS networks and VoLTE networks both existing, it required a huge consumption of transcoding resources and poor user experience. Based on our actual tests, compared with the old model with two networks coexisting, the SVC solution brings an increase of 0.2 – 0.3% in the MOS value of user experience. With the SVC solution, carriers now only have to deploy new services at one goal; in the past, they needed to roll out and provision their services respectively on CS and MS. Based on the single network, the solution helps cut carrier OPEX by 20% -30%. That's the value we see that can be brought to making carriers more competitive.
In terms of the technology available, have there been any issues with migrating core networks to the cloud in emerging markets?
When it comes to rolling out networks on the cloud, the first challenge is the prerequisite to have cloud-based infrastructure. Another challenge that we've identified in the evolution of voice networks and VoLTE networks is the coverage of LTE and spectrum. However, these two difficulties are being overcome. Especially in emerging markets, out of the core network products that Huawei ships, more than 70% – 80% are based on cloud infrastructure.
Legacy architecture can be weak or even nonexistent in these markets, but can this provide an advantage by enabling quicker migration to cloud products?
This is right. Most of the CS networks were built between 2005 and 2010 – already 10 to 15 years ago. These outdated pieces of equipment contain risks when they are in operation in the existing networks, including risks relating to hardware, software, vulnerabilities, and software life cycle. That's why cloud migration is the most efficient approach for emerging markets.
It can be challenging in emerging markets to deploy VoLTE as a fundamental network to support 5G deployment due to the lack of available infrastructure. Will the cloud-based solutions being deployed now enable this widespread VoLTE deployment?
I believe that 5G has in fact accelerated the development of VoLTE – carriers already started rolling out VoLTE in the 4G era, but it was optional at this time. In the 5G era, VoLTE is mandatory – 5G users and particularly SA users will not be able to make calls without VoLTE, because there isn't a fallback to 2G or 3G. However, while 5G sped up the development of VoLTE, it's difficult to say whether VoLTE will do the same for 5G.
VoLTE was also being deployed by carriers in emerging markets during the 4G era, and this takes a long time. Therefore, a good strategy is to deploy VoLTE during this era and accelerate user migration when 5G arrives.
Where has the Single Voice Core been deployed thus far?
The Single Voice Core was launched in 2020, and we have signed eight commercial deals for the solution across emerging and developed markets. Three of them are already in the commercial deployment stage, and we have secured customers. The biggest advantage of this solution is that full cloud migration has been achieved. Some of the projects are already VONR-ready for 5G voice services, and some carriers are exploring new services under the SVC solution, including video ring tones and 5G business voice.
Where will the benefits of the solution be felt over the next few years?
The solution will be marketed globally, and we will pursue more service innovations based on Single Voice Core. For example, we are now researching solutions for new 5G voice services, and working with leading carriers to redefine smartphone dial pads to make these voice services high-definition, interactive, and visualized. Device makers and carriers disagree over who is responsible for the dial pad; we are working with carriers in a new business model to redefine the pad so that the user experiences offered to customers can be further enriched. Over this year and the next, we will launch new services incorporating video sharing and AR/VR functionalities into the dial pad. Secondly, we want to base ourselves on the Single Voice Core solution and quickly help the carriers to make VoLTE the foundational network for voice services. This has not yet happened in markets outside of China, the USA, Japan and South Korea – the user penetration rate is very low (around 10%) outside of these markets. When VoLTE is being rolled out, carriers have a number of issues to address, including network deployment and optimization, as well as accelerating user migration. Based on Single Voice Core, Huawei will continue to rapidly deploy and integrate VoLTE and provide assurance for migration. To help carriers quickly migrate users to VoLTE, we believe the penetration rate has to be at a minimum of 50% to be recognized as the foundational network for voice services.
Thirdly, we will help carriers migrate outdated CS equipment to the cloud based on Single Voice Core, helping carriers to combine 2/3/4/5G and fixed networks into one. This is our vision for the solution.
How long will it be before emerging markets reach this level of VoLTE penetration so that 5G deployment can become more widespread?
Based on our analysis, it will likely take another 3-5 years for this goal to be met in emerging markets. Let's look at China; it started the journey to roll out and migrate to VoLTE in large scale in 2016. At the moment, the penetration of VoLTE in China is close to 70%. The technology is gaining momentum in other countries such as Brazil and Russia, and in these countries the penetration rate is picking up. Based on our own analysis and information from consulting firms, we believe that the number of VoLTE users globally will approach 6 billion in 3-5 years. This is enough time for penetration to reach a high enough level in emerging markets.
These are countries with large economies; will this time scale also apply to countries with smaller economies?
We are confident it will happen; it's actually easier in smaller economies to reach higher coverage compared to countries with expansive territories. We believe the most important factor to the penetration and deployment of VoLTE is the coverage and penetration of LTE.
China has achieved a very high coverage rate in five years; what are the lessons that can be applied to other markets?
The key is to put a lot of focus on user experience for consumers; to be frank, at the early stages of VoLTE deployment in China, the experience was even poorer than that of 2G and 3G. That's why Chinese carriers adopted optimization specifically for VoLTE. It took a year for the experience of VoLTE to be far ahead of 2G and 3G, but 70% of users can now make calls or view videos in high definition. That's the first advice for other markets – optimization for VoLTE is mandatory. The second lesson is that when the time is right, we have to carry out interoperability programmes for VoLTE across multiple carriers. Before May this year, the three carriers in China will achieve interoperability for high definition calls, video and ring tones. The third lesson we've identified is that carriers are still expecting to explore new services that can deliver more value based on VoLTE. For example, all three carriers in China have launched VoLTE-based high definition video ring tone services, and by the end of last year there were more than 100 million users across the three carriers for these services. All three of them are now exploring the new voice services for 5G.
Another thing that matters is terminal devices; with all the various VoLTE services including the ring tones and 5G new call services, it is key to develop the profile provisioning and carry out the testing for VoLTE. We worked with a carrier in Asia-Pacific, and based on our joint analysis we found that 20-30% of the users on this network were 'silent' users, meaning that their devices support VoLTE and the service has been enabled, but they are not actually registered on a VoLTE network. We took measures to activate these silent users and migrate them to the VoLTE network. This is why we believe carriers need to pay extra attention to the behaviour of device users and the provisioning of services on their devices.
In lower income markets it may be difficult to make a business case for deploying services unless there is demonstrable demand; what is the affordability level for VoLTE in developing regions?
If we look at pricing globally, carriers usually adopt package plans. In the past they used to charge by the minute, but now they tend to offer for example 100 minutes, 300 minutes or 1000 minutes under different tariffs, and many carriers package together video and voice calls without differentiating the prices. This kind of model will help carriers gain more value and secure more users.
Click here to read Voice in 5G: The Long Transition White Paper: https://www-file.huawei.com/-/media/corporate/pdf/news/voice-in-5g-the-long-transition.pdf?la=en
Vincent Zhao is President of the CS & IMS Domain of Huawei Cloud Core Network Product Line
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JMB type coupling is applied to Daqing Oilfield Thermal Power Plant
According to the requirements of Daqing Electric Power Corporation, Daqing Oilfield Thermal Power Plant should dynamically adjust the power generation according to the load of the power grid and market demand, and carry out the transformation of the frequency converter and the suction fan. The motor was originally a 1600KW, 730RPM non-frequency variable speed motor matched by Shenyang Motor Factory. The speed control mode after changing the frequency is manual control. Press the button speed to increase 10RPM or drop 10RPM. The coupling is still the original elastic decoupling coupling, and the elastic de-coupling coupling after frequency conversion is frequently damaged, which directly affects the normal power generation.
It is found through analysis that in the process of frequency conversion speed regulation, the pin of the coupling can not bear the inertia of the speed regulation process (the diameter of the fan impeller is 3.3 meters) and is cut off, which has great damage to the motor and the fan.
Later, they switched to the JMB460 double-diaphragm wheel-type coupling of our factory (patent number: ZL.99246247.9). After 1 hour of destructive experiment and more than one year of operation test, the equipment is running very well, and there is no Replace the diaphragm. 12 units have been rebuilt and the operation is in good condition.
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The Zen of Freight:
As a freight handler, the job I had before returning to the eternal womb of academia, I possessed but one rule: never touch the box. Now, my job was to move boxes from place to place, but my goal was to never ever touch them, ever, ever, ever- impossible, yes, but also sensible.
Every time you move a box, you risk hurting yourself, or damaging the freight. Therefore, you must strive to never touch the box. Every time you are forced to break the rule and touch the box, you must strive to break contact as soon as possible; furthermore, you must engineer things so as you never touch the box again.
I try to approach rules tinkering the same way.
I try never to change the rules, but unfortunately as a referee engaged in the act of bending a game to my world, it's my job. Therefore, whenever I do touch a rule, or group of rules, I try to minimize my contact, whilst simultaneously achieving my goal.
All that brings us to skills. I do not want to use them; they are fiddly and full of suck, but I want to have a system for overcoming certain kinds of obstacles and executing certain actions. Beyond that, I want a system that recognizes that different characters have different capacities in regards to different activities.
At first glance, that would seem to leave me at an impasse.
However, looking at S&W I see a preexisting mechanic that can be used without changing much of anything at all- the saving throw.
Every character has already has a ST. (See that, I'm not touching the box, and already I've gotten somewhere).
What I'm about to say is so simple that I'm (no joke) really not sure if I can express it clearly- let me know, please.
If a character wants to climb a cliff, pick a lock, navigate a ship, figure out how to recharge an energy weapon, or, really, do whatever, they (at the ref's discretion) must make a saving throw. This saving throw may or may not be subject to modification by the referee. This modification may be based on one or at most two, of several factors, including but not limited to- character background, an attribute score, the difficulty of the task, wind speed, relative flatulence, breast size or whatever.
[Note- some tasks (e.g. getting drunk, blowing your nose, walking down the street) are so easy that they should not require a ST- but hopefully you knew that; otherwise, lay off the glue, man; your habit demeans us both.]
Back to the ST.
An example:
After riding all day through the Jungle of Nool, Kronarg The Cannibal comes to a sheer cliff blocking further progress. He decides to climb the cliff and keep going. The referee frowns, ingests some (possibly illegal) chemicals, and considers the factors in play.
Kronarg's strength is 15; he is a level 4 Fighter, which makes his base saving throw a 13; he grew up in the southern wasteland of Skeeme and never saw a hill until after his 20th birthday.
To determine Kronarg's base modifier, the ref divides his strength by 6 and rounds down (I'm touching the box, now; be cool, it was bound to happen) this gives Kronarg a modifier of +2.
However, it is windy and near dark; furthermore, Kronarg hasn't had much experience climbing sheer cliffs. The refereee decides it's a wash and tells the player to make a saving throw with no modifiers. If Kronarg can beat a 13 he climbs the cliff without too much trouble. If he misses the Referee may grant another saving throw (perhaps based on dexterity) for Kronarg to regain his grip, or maybe he just falls and takes some damage- it's up to the ref.
So, in summary here's how I roll-
Divide by 6:
Decide which attribute best applies to the situation, divide it by 6, round down. This is the player's positive mod.
Determine if the task is difficult or easy or whatever:
This is completely up to the referee. It can be a negative mod or a positive or no mod at all.
Keep it at two mods- hell, keep it at one (or none) if you can and it makes sense to you.
Okay, that's pretty much it. This can be used for just about anything the PCs might want to do.
Once more: Pick a stat; divide by six; assign a mod or two; you're done.
Now at this point, if you're really drunk (again), you might be thinking: wow- that's not a bad idea, maybe this Aos guy should make up a table of common modifiers.
Maybe you should put down the wine cooler, step the fuck away from the box, and reconsider for a second, eh, Slappy? First- wine coolers? Really? This isn't 1988, bud; show some fucking dignity.
Consistency is overrated, and has little or no place in my style of game.
You can never step in the same stream twice; you can never climb the same cliff twice; the wind may be different; the light might be better; you might be climbing below Sursha the Sexy on her "no underwear" day.
The referee should never feel compelled to be consistent in the assignation of modifiers. As I've said, the world isn't consistent; furthermore, codification leads to charts. Even under the best circumstances, if you are looking something up on a chart you are slowing down play. In other words- if you're creating a new chart, you aren't just touching the box- you're making love to it. Sweet, sweet love.
You sick bastard.
Note: Hypocrite that I am, I'll be touching this box again, anyway, possibly with my tongue, when I make the new character classes.
Note 2: RE: The drawing- I do not like the drawing a the top of the post (for one thing, there isn't a half dressed girl in it), so I'll be doing it over when I post the detailed break down of Head, which will happen… someday.
I think next time, though, I'll be starting on those new classes. First up The Emissary- think Taarna from Heavy Metal.


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Prepare for Change is Excited about Introducing
a New and Vital Project on the Website
Most of you will be aware there is an energy grid surrounding the Earth. Its energy lines, called ley lines, provide every living being and ecosystem on Earth with the cosmic energy needed to exist. This concern should be universal just like the air we all breathe, or the water we all drink.
All over the planet there are vortices, points where energy lines meet, and many of these locations are now occupied and mis-used by those who seek to reinforce their control of the planet and enslave us.
Untwine, among several others, has been to many sites to invoke the Light and created groups in several locations to bring light to these sites. You will find an article from his blog below containing steps and guidelines for anybody who would like to do this work as well. The value of doing this should be self-evident to light workers. Therefore this page is to establish an effort by Prepare for Change to assist with this by creating a channel for all our Event Support Groups to have a regular program of events at sacred sites, and infuse light into the Earth to counter the negative energy that has for so long dominated our planet's surface and reconnect us to the galactic network of Light.
Please read the introdution to this process below, and if you are guided to, put these steps into practice with a local group. If, after trying these steps, you are stuck and need help to find the spots or to know what to do, you can write us at [email protected], tell us where you are, and what you have done so far, and we will help.
Untwine's blog Recreating Balance post from October 21, 2014 is reproduced below :
Invitation to Physical Gridwork
As many people know, there is a grid around the planet made of energetic currents, and meeting points of several currents are called vortexes.
This is raw energy that can be used for any purpose. Whatever happens on a vortex creates an energy that will spread out onto the grid, and any energetic situation will in turn be mirrored in the physical situations, in the state of the world. We are not simply passive observers, we are the creator, and the ley lines are here for us to use. This is why we can see that all ancient cultures throughout the world placed their constructions on important points and were doing ceremonies with them, to infuse energy into the planet. Groups that seek to enslave us misuse them, and we can clearly see that they do ceremonies as well. However the true purpose of the grid is to circulate pure Source energy. The situation on this planet is mixed right now and the grid is being used both for good and bad. We have the power to help bring back the whole grid to its true purpose.
There are already several people proposing to do collective energy work on the grid by distance, which is is great, so my focus here will go on another form of work that is also very important, which is going to do gridwork by being physically present in the locations.
It is important because we want changes to manifest in the physical plane so we want to anchor energy physically.
Anybody can do this, even by yourself, although it is more effective as a group. It is good to make sure every participant understands the nature of the work to some degree. Collective remote clearing on the location before going there physically can make things easier.
When doing and preparing for this work, one must remember to protect oneself constantly, every day, several times a day. The beings who are being cleared and healed by this work can be aggressive and they can be very strategical to turn people away from the work, or against each other. Some of the most difficult locations require enough people (roughly more than 6 in my experience) in order not to be outnumbered.
It is beneficial in any type of environment, big cities need the most work, but small villages can have important vortexes as well. Things can be done very discretely without being noticed, or not, as you wish.
There are two ways of finding out where energy lines and vortexes are. Results will be the most accurate by combining both ways.
One way is to analyse the symbols, geometry, geography, history, circumstances of locations.
Enslavers are usually aware of the grid, at least at the top level, so they place their centers on key points. Historically ancient cultures that were more connected to Source placed temples on the grid and used it for good purposes, and then when the whole planet was colonized, enslavers placed their centers on top of ancient temples. This is the case for the vatican which used to be a goddess temple, or most european churches that were built on druidic sites, dolmens, mehirs and other kinds of sites. Notre-dame (our lady) in Paris used to be an Isis temple (Paris, Par Is, Per Isis).
So the first thing is to recognize places of power, main government buildings, 'touristic' sites, financial centers, big corporations centers, etc. These are almost always placed strategically on the grid. In smaller villages, churches are often the center of energetic power, but it can also be other types of sites.
The great research 'Secrets in Plain Sight' explains much about how the grid is built, giving tools to comprehend and recognize the symbols, giving hundreds of clear plain geometrical and historical facts such as this one :
Watch the first documentary here for free
And check the website here for more material
Google map is also a great tool to visualize the area, especially with my map where you can draw lines, measure distances, etc.
The other way is to use feelings, intuition, clairvoyance, to recognize spots where the energy is more intense, and even see what is happening. Everybody has their own way of achieving this.
I have been in 5 conferences with Cobra in different locations around the world and everytime we went to do gridwork on key points.
He explains something that I have also understood from my experience: this planet is being compressed now, there is a blockade imposed by the enslavers using us as hostage, preventing beings from coming in and out. Below the surface is the Agarthan network, and above the surface are many beings from the galaxy, who are aligned with Source and working to liberate the surface. They are doing everything they can but they mostly can not be present on the surface because of the hostage situation. Therefore we need people who are present here on the surface, to open a bridge and break the blockade, to create a connection with the outside.
So, once a spot has been found, it is best to go with as many people as possible, and then many things can be done. Using your guidance you will make your own techniques and decisions.
Examples of this include visualizing a pillar of white light going from the central sun of the galaxy to the core of the earth, through yourself and the location you are clearing. This is good to break the blockade and open a bridge. Violet flame is also very effective for cleaning and transmuting, visualized as a double spiral, one going clockwise the other anti-clockwise. Turning, spinning around yourself or around specific buildings/locations, creates spiral movement and is also very good because this is the way energy flows. Clockwise is anchoring, feminine, and anti-clockwise is liberating, masculine. Creating sacred geometry and masculine-feminine balance is also central and very effective. For example, 6 people can place themselves as a hexagram, creating a merkabah, composed of two triangles, one feminine and one masculine. 5 people can also place themselves as a pentagram, 7 people can each channel one color and create a rainbow, etc. Use your guidance and creativity.
You can find people to do this in your area here :
Update : Click here to see an example with my process in Vancouver, and links on the right side of my blog for other cities.


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When internet first arrived, people anticipated and thought we would find purposes in education and news, but the influence on our daily lives would be small, the opposite is the truth. Internet is a huge resource these days and not only in education and news but it has become extremely big in the world of entertainment. Online gaming is one of those extremely popular internet entertainment forms. If you are not familiar in the world of online gaming this article might give you a quick introduction to the world of online gaming.
Online gaming
Online games are games played over the Internet or an equivalent technology. Online games can range from simple text based games to games that incorporate complex graphics and virtual worlds populated by many players at the same time. Massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPG) are being played all around the world via the internet.
Many of these online games have online communities, which makes the online games also a social activity.
A game for every interest
In the world of online gaming there are so many different kind of games that it doesn't matter what your personal interests are, there will always be a online game that you will like. If you like science fiction, there are too many games to be counted. With fantasy games it is the same thing, the amount is staggering. But there are community games, games for kids, puzzle games, adventures, gambling you name it and it exist. The most popular games from 2007 give a wide variety of online games to choose from.
Top 10 online games (2007)
1. World of Warcraft 8.5 million subscribers. WoW as the biggest MMO in the world.
2. Habbo Hotel 7.5 million active users. Social game MMO popular with teens and growing fast
3. RuneScape 5 million active users. MMORPG
4. Club Penguin 4 million active users. MMO for the kiddies social environments like Habbo Hotel.
5. Webkinz 3.8 million active users.
6. Gaia Online 2 million active users
7. Guild Wars 2 million active users. MMORPG
8. Puzzle Pirates 1.5 million active users
9. Lineage I/II 1 million subscribers MMO
10. Second Life 500,000 active users
Top 10 MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing games):
1. World of Warcraft
2. EVE online
3. Final Fantasy XI
4. City of Heroes / City of Villain
5. Dark Age of Camelot
6. Dungeons & Dragons
7. EverQuest
8. ROSE Online
9. Saga of Ryzom
10. Vanguard:Saga of Heroes
Create your own personality
The great popularity of some online games can be explained by the fact that players can create a character, a new persona for themselves with which they can play a role. Some people find this dangerous and are afraid that players lose control of reality and lose their own personality in the process. In fact role playing doesn't create a variety of split personalities, it is just a very enjoyable distraction from day to day live. And yes, there are people who take online gaming too seriously and even can get addicted but their numbers are minuscule compared to the people who just have found a healthy and enjoyable hobby in playing these games.


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Cook spaghetti according to package; drain.
Stir together cooked spaghetti, butter, Parmesan and eggs. Spoon the mixture into prepared pan. Press the mixture on bottom and sides to form a crust. Bake 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, brown beef in a skillet; drain fat. Stir in onion, green pepper, tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano and garlic powder.
Spread the cottage cheese on the spaghetti and then spread on the meat mixture. Bake 30 minutes.
Sprinkle mozzarella on top and bake 5 more minutes.
Cool 10 minutes.
Cut in pie wedges and serve.
VARIATION: Skip the layering and mix in large bowl and pour into pan to bake.


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Here in the States, ZTE has been content with a kind of quiet success. The Chinese smartphone maker has landed in the top five quarter after quarter (sometimes breaking the top three, according to some analysts), behind household names like Apple, Samsung and LG. Suddenly, however, the company is on everyone's lips, from cable news to the president's Twitter account.
It's the kind of publicity money can't buy — but it's happening for one of the worst reasons imaginable. ZTE suddenly finds itself in the eye of a looming trade war between superpowers. Iranian sanctions were violated, fines levied and seven-year international bans were instated.
It's like a story ripped from the pages of some Cold War thriller, though instead of Jason Bourne, it's that one budget smartphone company that you've maybe heard of, who maybe makes that weird Android phone with two screens.
So, how did we get here?
ZTE began U.S. operations in 1998, a little over a decade after forming in Shenzhen (and a year after going public in China) as Zhongxing Semiconductor Co., Ltd. The change of name to Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment reflects the newfound focus for the company, which employees around 75,000 and operates in 160 countries.
While ZTE has flirted with premium and sometimes bizarre devices, in the smartphone world, the company is primarily known for its budget hardware. It's no coincidence that the company was tapped by google to be the first to run Android Oreo Go Edition (nee Android Go). The manufacturer has found particular success in the developing world, while making significant gains in the U.S. by releasing dozens of low-cost devices targeted at prepaid users.
In recent years, however, the company has come under increased scrutiny on two fronts. First, there's the issue of the company's perceived ties to the Chinese government. It's the same thing that's tripped up fellow Chinese handset manufacturer Huawei in its pursuit of the U.S. market.
In Huawei's case, multiple warnings from top U.S. security agencies has severely hobbled any chance of making significant headway in this country. The company kicked off the year with the one-two punch of having AT&T pull out of a deal last minute, only to have Best Buy stop restocking its product on store shelves. ZTE, on the other hand, has run into less headwind there.
In February, top officials at the FBI, CIA and NSA all warned against buying product from both companies over remote surveillance concerns and later ending their sale at military bases. But after making significant inroads through non-contract carriers like Boost, Cricket and Metro PCS, the warnings appear to have had little impact on the company.
The same, however, can't be said of a seven-year ban.
In 2016, the U.S. Commerce Department found the company guilty of violating U.S. sanctions. The department disclosed internal documents from the company naming "ongoing projects in all five major embargoed countries — Iran, Sudan, North Korea, Syria and Cuba." That's a big issue when selling a product that contains, by some estimates, a quarter of components created by U.S. companies — not to mention all of the Google software.
The following year, the company pleaded guilt and agreed to a $1.19 billion fine, along with the stipulation that it would punish senior management for the transgression. Last month, however, the DOC said ZTE failed to live up to the latter part of the deal, issuing an even steeper fine as a result.
"ZTE misled the Department of Commerce," the department said in a statement to TechCrunch at the time. "Instead of reprimanding ZTE staff and senior management, ZTE rewarded them. This egregious behavior cannot be ignored."
The new punishment bans U.S. component manufacturers from selling to ZTE for seven years. A few days later, the company told TechCrunch that the export ban would "severely impact" its chances of survival. And then, last week, the company ceased major operating activities.
"As a result of the Denial Order, the major operating activities of the company have ceased," it wrote in an exchange filing. "As of now, the company maintains sufficient cash and strictly adheres to its commercial obligations subject in compliance with laws and regulations."
In the meantime, the company was reportedly meeting with companies like Google in hopes of figuring out a workaround, while China was said to be meeting with U.S. officials to discuss the steep ban. For some, the ZTE ban was seen as a political move amidst a potential trade war, and a major roadblock toward negotiations.
That leads us to Sunday, when Trump tweeted, "President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs in China lost. Commerce Department has been instructed to get it done!"
Job loss in China seems like an odd motivator for any U.S. president, let along Trump, but things make significantly more sense when you consider the sheer size of a company like ZTE. If a U.S. trade ban caused the company to fold, it's easy to see how that could severely impact already tenuous relations between the two countries.
"The Chinese have suggested that ZTE was a show-stopper," international studies expert Scott Kennedy succinctly told NPR, "if you kill this company, we're not going to be able to cooperate with you on anything."
And that brings us to this morning — and other Trump tweet. "The Washington Post and CNN have typically written false stories about our trade negotiations with China," Trump writes. "Nothing has happened with ZTE except as it pertains to the larger trade deal. Our country has been losing hundreds of billions of dollars a year with China[…]…haven't even started yet! The U.S. has very little to give, because it has given so much over the years. China has much to give!"
Those tweets, it should be noted, were most likely posted in reaction to bipartisan concern about Trump's focus. "#China intends to dominate the key industries of the 21st Century not through out innovating us, but by stealing our intellectual property & exploiting our open economy while keeping their own closed," Marco Rubio tweeted earlier this week. "Why are we helping them achieve this by making a terrible deal on ZTE?"
So things are weird. And it's 2018, so expect that it will only get weirder from here.


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PLU's Musical Heritage
Historian Philip Nordquist reports that the first faculty member hired in 1892, as the fledgling academy was preparing to open its doors, was a music teacher, "the energetic musician Carlo Sperati." Music has continued to be at the center of campus life since that time.
The University Symphony Orchestra has long been one of the most important centerpieces of a stunningly rich musical calendar. Unique among the musical ensembles on campus, the orchestra plays a role in every aspect of musical and ceremonial life at the university.
- The Orchestras play 5 feature concerts during the academic year including music from the symphonic, concerto, ballet and operatic repertoires, from classical standards to new works, including an impressive list of world and regional premieres.
- The Orchestras collaborate with students, faculty and guest artists, not only in their own concerts but in the pit for opera and theater productions and with PLU's marvelous choirs.
- The Orchestras travel, on their own and as part of the wildly popular PLU Christmas Concerts, representing the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the College of Professional Studies and the University throughout the region, overseas, and in convention performances.
- The Orchestras celebrate with the campus community, opening and closing each academic year by providing music at the Opening Convocation on campus and during the Spring Commencement at the Tacoma Dome.
Our Ensembles
- The University Symphony Orchestra is the primary orchestral ensemble at Pacific Lutheran University. With an annual roster of over seventy musicians, the USO performs 4 of the 5 major concerts on the School of Music, theatre & Dance's "Orchestra Series." Its repertoire is diverse, from early orchestral works of the 18th and 19th centuries to brand new literature. In fact, each year the USO performs at least two world or regional premieres, often of works written specifically for it. The USO also sponsors Student Showcase, a concerto competition for PLU students.
- KammerMusikeren, Norwegian for "chamber musicians," is the newest addition to the orchestral program at PLU. Its members are drawn from the roster of the USO to perform the fifth concert on the "Orchestra Series." Recent travel destinations have included Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, Romania, Bulgaria, and Alaska.


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This year was a mix too, with the main theme of cloud. (Though it turned out that cloud wasn't that prevalent). I think the best way to summarise the workshop would be concentrating on high performance and large scale (up as well as out). With talks from the likes of Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft we covered the gamut of incredibly large numbers of users (700 million) through eventual consistency (which we learnt may eventually not be enough!)
Even 25 years after it started it's good to see many of the original people behind transaction processing and databases still turning up. (I've only been going since the 90s.) This includes Stonebraker (aka Mr Alphabet Soup), who gave his usual divisive and entertaining talks on the subject of SQL and how to do it right this time, and of course Pat, who instructed us never to believe a #%^#%-ing word he says as he's now back on the side of ACID and 2PC! (All in good fun, of course.)
Now it's important to realise that you never go to HPTS just for the talks. The people are more than 50% of the equation for this event and it was good to see a lot of mixing and mingling. We had a lot of students here this time, so if past events are anything to go by I am sure we will see the influence of HPTS on their future work. And I suppose that just leaves me to upload the various presentations to the web site!


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Letter of thanks
September 23, 2009, 10:09:08 AM »
I would like to thank all MWT organizers, USAC club presidents, and EVERY USAC club member for their sacrifices of bringing a new, and refreshing way to go quartermidget racing. I have heard the stories but did not realize the actual grief that certain members, Region 4 and QMA national have caused until witnessing it first hand. You all stood behind your beliefs and done what was right, to bring about a racing series that not only is about the kids, its about family. It takes a family, a racing family, to work together and put on these races, produce timely photos and results, (most on the very same day) and to keep up the websites to make sure everyone is informed. I never really realized it untill reading this forum, people helping others with gearing, setups, or just simple advise, this is a true racing family. QMA is not a family but an organization made up of seperate cliques fighting with one another for their own little piece of control. Without QMA they are nothing.
There are tons of good people up here in Michigan that just want to race and I hope follow your lead!
Thanks again everyone for all your hard work and congratulations on a very successfull racing season.
Mrs. Wolverine.
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September 23, 2009, 11:27:57 AM »
Amen Sister, I have really got a good feeling about this Usac racing and the two Michigan tracks. I've spent the last 4 days spreading the word, this is the way we want to go racing over the next 7yrs. We will join a Usac track next year even if its not in Michigan, NWOQMRA is the closest track to the house with good people and Saturday & Sunday shows. There are people up here that just use their influence to sway votes against Usac and talk big s##t about something they know nothing about. This is all for a guy up here in Lansing and one in Napoleon on a power trip. My only question to them is what about the kids. If you can't afford to go to the east coast and out west, where do you race June through August. Three permanent tracks and a parking lot that didn't even have an address till a week before the Tri-city is just not cutting it. The Nationals at the same location at Indy Brick Yard every year makes a lot more sense to me. Who doesn't want there kid to race at the Brick Yard. I'll just shut my mouth for now, I know how things work in Qma, we might have to sit in the parking lot for the Banquet.
Kevin Feeney
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September 23, 2009, 04:00:12 PM »
First of all I would like to thank the moderator for taking the responsibility
of editing the post by "michiganracer" which in her derogatory comments references a race team formed by a group of kids, including my own.
It is unfortunate that we have a few individuals in our sport, whether it be QMA or USAC that are compelled to continue to be destructive and make personal attacks especially when it leads to a group of children.
It is my opinion that people should race where and with whom they want and should not be forced to take sides. I personally did not have the opportunity to participate in a USAC event this year but know several Michigan racers that have and had a very positive experience. I am sure both organizations have their issues and believe there are good people behind both and believe it would be beneficial to be constructive in an effort to help the sport as a whole.
If everyone is truly interested in what is best for our families and the sport of quarter midget racing they will set their personal agendas aside and take responsibility for their actions and set a positive example for our kids and not continue to slander others while hiding behind a keyboard and a screen name.
Kevin Feeney
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September 23, 2009, 09:55:26 PM »
sounds good feeney, and you are right. but we all know what is going on in the qma world. qma is a sinking ship because of the people in control. good luck wherever you may race.
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September 24, 2009, 09:46:56 AM »
I have always respected USAC's web site and have never posted anything negative on it but after reading several commits on different treads I have to say that I am total disgusted with a few of you that are continually trash talk QMA, this is one of main reasons that I flat out refuses to run a USAC race. This has also made me a strong advocate on keeping our track a QMA track. I also find that when some of you change your user name to post a commit on a tread as a "Rookie" from a QMA club to be very deceiving, do you really think that the readers are that dumb………….you are insulting the intelligent of good members in both originations but are fooling No-One. As an outsider watching in at this site I do not get the message you are trying to send when you are trashing QMA, to tell you the truth this maybe why you have not breached any of the Michigan clubs.
I am a QMA member that happens to be enjoying were I am, I am with my child doing what we want, that is racing with great kids with hard working mom's and dad's just like all of you. I am sure that USAC did not create and pay for this web site so that you "so called adults" could sit around and trash other people, clubs or organization. My kid along with his race buddies all visit the USAC webs site and are laughing at all the lame commits about how USAC is better then the QMA. My son asked me the other day" Hey dad are those kids in USAC still turning left" and I had to laugh. USAC is a great organization but this does not mean everyone needs to join them, QMA is a great organization but this again does not mean everyone needs to like them. I agree that both have their share of problems....while with the QMA you may not like the board and with USAC's the thing I do not care for is the few insignificant Queens that are trashing others while using a sign-in name instead of real name, why is that?
Most of the QMA members that I race with weekly have raced anywhere between one to six races with you guy's at USAC and thay have had a great times but this has not make them want to switch and go USAC. I on the hand would like to race some USAC races but due to all of the crying little babies on this Forum and one of your grand Pooh-Bah's that has lied to me about things that went on in USAC……..well that is what turns me along with others right off.
I believe that USAC runs a great ship and USAC is not the problem…the problem is the 5% of the little crewmembers that get to steer the USAC boat once in a while, (chating on this Forum). NOW I AM NOT SAYING THAT EVERYONE ON THIS WEB IS A CRY BABY only about 5%!!!!!
You need to stop the trash talk, it looks bad for USAC, you need to get back to the kids and maybe, just maybe you will see membership increase. If I may give you an example of your Forum's trash talk: I was at the first race in Ohio at the new track that Tony Marks built and it was one of the best times my son and I have had in Quarter Midgeting. We will always remember the great time all that showed had. No one and I mean No one left disappointed like that " rookie", "michiganracer" want you to believe, that was just an outright lie and the fact that no one that that weekend ran both Jr. Honda along with Lt. 160 is telling us that this guy wasn't even there. I want to know who in ether origination has ever done what Tony did for QMA or USAC kids living in Ohio?
He built a fricken track, $10.00 or $100,000.00 he built a fricken track and now, the "Rookie", "michiganracer" trashes him………...so here is a million dollar question for you Mr. "michiganracer", what have you done for ether originations?
My only suggestion would be is to ask USAC to step up to the plate and monitor or filter the Compulsive Complainers that are trashing anyone, any club or any other organization before their commits make it to this Forum because they are ruining a good thing for USAC's good people. People do look at this site and decision are made from this site and as again a outsider looking in at the latest entries off of this tread……….well lets just say I still have no interest in bring my son or club into this USAC environment and I am sure others feel the same.
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Re: Letter of thanks
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September 24, 2009, 03:46:05 PM »
"I have always respected USAC's web site and have never posted anything negetive on it" (quote)
Yea right!
"I do not care for the few insignificant Queens that are trashing others while using a sign-in name" (quote)
Can you say SLOTWHO?
Lots of credibility here folks.
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Re: Letter of thanks
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September 24, 2009, 04:06:53 PM »
That is correct Mr. Phil until "TODAY"...........and this is why I posted my thoughts on your site. For some reason or another Phil you see the need to twist my words to make me look bad and I am sure that this makes you feel better about yourself. Hey folks look at my post and the truth is there. Hey Phil I am happy that you responded to my post because it show that you are a dedicated dad to the sport, well so am, I also hopefully that we can get a meeting of the mines so That I can also join USAC. That day will not come until we can get along being in different group with out the animosity, I will not subject my son to type of action. I hope you and your child have a great and successful end of the season. Your pal, Barry.
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September 24, 2009, 04:12:26 PM »
You can join USAC right now. They don't turn anyone away.
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Reply #8 on:
September 24, 2009, 04:22:49 PM »
Dont see any twisted words.
As Swartz said, no meeting of the mines necessary, USAC doesnt discriminate.
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September 24, 2009, 04:25:54 PM »
ugh !!!!!!!!!!!!
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September 24, 2009, 09:00:45 PM »
and yet I reminisce of the phantom QMA board and all the mudslinging at USAC that went on there. Wasn't until the QMA criticism got heavy that they shut it down.
USAC does a good job monitoring this forum, and when something over the line is said they will go in and edit it out (whether it's about a QMA or USAC member) but they're not going to censor every little thing because we're all adults and if we would like to express our frustrations with QMA or USAC, that's fine. You ever think the reason these people bad mouth QMA is because they have reason to. Have you not seen the complaints against USAC that come up on here? They're a little bit fewer and far between because USAC doesn't pout about it, they listen to it and adjust accordingly.
But what do I know I'm just a USAC member, and to quote one of your own QMA members, that makes my team a bunch of "has-beens."
Just race........
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Re: Letter of thanks
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September 24, 2009, 11:15:48 PM »
Mr. Burns, You are correct on everything you said. I agree and think this Forum is a wonderful thing. I also have zero issues with people voicing their opinions but when the USAC forum allows the members to trash the individual clubs, (i.e. Waterford, Lansing and Napoleon) for NO REASON, well that is just slanderous. In past last week there have been some USAC members that have gone as far as taking direct hits towards two of the members of my own club and almost created a melt down for which I had to stopped. The clubs did nothing to create this parting of the ways, it all started with Toledo and because we did not drink the Kool-aid we are being looked down at? You guy's use to be friends with us and now you have some folks that are lying about the clubs………..stick to the Board and stay away from us.
My kid, as I said reads, he see old friend fathers lashing out, making allegations about friends fathers now and is having a hard time with it. I do not want him to think this is how racing parents should be……..does this make any since to you? I am not doing all this writhing today for me, I am not out to prove a point, I am merely trying to ask for all of us to let go and stop the attacks on the clubs. I could care less about the QMA or the USAC board…………just the clubs, is that to hard?
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Re: Letter of thanks
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September 25, 2009, 09:17:32 AM »
Maybe Kevin and Barry you can now answer a couple questions for me.
Why during our club meeting anyone wanting to talk about USAC were treated like outcasts?
Each member has paid their dues like everyone else there and should get an equal voice without heckling, rude comments and treated with respect.
Why were we lied to?
Kevin, according to a post on this forum and also from phone calls I made, USAC is NOT changing engine platforms, NOT doing away with Deco's, NO Spec. chassis. I was also told before the meeting that all USAC clubs in region 4 were going back to QMA, our president cleared that up but that also is a lie.
Why did we have to take talking about another santioning body off our agenda?
Our club is a QMA SANCTIONED club owned by the members, not QMA. We dont keep QMA meeting minutes, we keep club meeting minutes, as a club we can discuss anything we want to without predjudice.
Agenda? Mine is to hear the truth.
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Re: Letter of thanks
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September 25, 2009, 09:30:37 AM »
Hey wolverineracer......I know who you are and I know that you are still on line.........tell everyone else.
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Re: Letter of thanks
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September 25, 2009, 09:39:49 AM »
Everyone knows if you speak your mind against QMA or ones in control you can pay the price. Barry you have been trolling on here for a long time under screen names so dont get self rightious.
Answer the questions.
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