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An "al-Qaeda sympathizer" accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as United States troops returning home has been arrested on numerous terrorism-related charges.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced at a news conference Sunday the arrest of Jose Pimentel of Manhattan, "a 27-year-old al-Qaeda sympathizer" who the mayor said was motivated by terrorist propaganda and resentment of US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said police had to move quickly to arrest Pimentel on Saturday because he was ready to carry out his plan.
"We had to act quickly yesterday because he was in fact putting this bomb together. He was drilling holes and it would have been not appropriate for us to let him walk out the door with that bomb," Kelly said.
The police commissioner said Pimentel was energized and motivated to carry out his plan by the September 30 killing of al-Qaeda's US-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
"He decided to build the bomb August of this year, but clearly he jacked up his speed after the elimination of al-Awlaki," Kelly said.
Ten years after 9/11, New York remains a prime terrorism target. Bloomberg said at least 13 terrorist plots have targeted the city since the September 11 attacks. No attack has been successful. Pakistani immigrant Faisal Shahzad is serving a life sentence for trying to detonate a car bomb in Times Square in May 2010.
Targeted military, police
Pimentel, a US citizen originally from the Dominican Republic, Pimentel was "plotting to bomb police patrol cars and also postal facilities as well as targeted members of our armed services returning from abroad," Bloomberg said Sunday.
He was under surveillance by New York police for at least a year who were working with a confidential informant and was in the process of building a bomb; no injury to anyone or damage to property is alleged, Kelly said. In addition, authorities have no evidence that Pimentel was working with anyone else, the mayor said.
"He appears to be a total lone wolf," the mayor said. "He was not part of a larger conspiracy emanating from abroad."
At Pimentel's arraignment later, his lawyer Joseph Zablocki said his behavior leading up to the arrest was not that of a conspirator trying to conceal some violent scheme. Zablocki said Pimentel was public about his activities and was not trying to hide anything.
"I don't believe that this case is nearly as strong as the people believe," Zablocki said. "He (Pimentel) has this very public online profile ... This is not the way you go about committing a terrorist attack."
Al-Qaeda supporter
Pimentel, also known as Muhammad Yusuf, was denied bail and remained in police custody. The bearded, bespectacled man wore a black T-shirt and black drawstring pants and smiled at times during the proceeding.
Pimentel is accused of having an explosive device Saturday when he was arrested that he planned to use against others and property to terrorize the public. The charges accuse him of conspiracy going back at least to October 2010, and include first-degree criminal possession of a weapon as a crime of terrorism, and soliciting support for a terrorist act.
Bloomberg said at the news conference that Pimentel represents the type of threat FBI Director Robert Mueller has warned about as US forces erode the ability of terrorists to carry out large scale attacks.
"This is just another example of New York City because we are an iconic city ... this is a city that people would want to take away our freedoms gravitate to and focus on," Bloomberg said.
Kelly said a confidential informant had numerous conversations with Pimentel on September 7 in which he expressed interest in building small bombs and targeting banks, government and police buildings.
Pimentel also posted on his website trueislam1.com and on blogs his support of al-Qaeda and belief in jihad, and promoted an online magazine article that described in detail how to make a bomb, Kelly said.
Among his Internet postings, the commissioner said, was an article that states: "People have to understand that America and its allies are all legitimate targets in warfare."
The New York Police Department's Intelligence Division was involved in the arrest. Kelly said Pimentel spent most of his years in Manhattan and lived about five years in Schenectady. He said police in the Albany area tipped New York City police off to Pimentel's activities.
Asked why federal authorities were not involved in the case, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said there was communication with them but his office felt that given the timeline "it was appropriate to proceed under state charges."
About 1,000 of the city's roughly 35,000 officers are assigned each day to counterterrorism operations. The NYPD also sends officers overseas to report on how other cities deal with terrorism. Through federal grants and city funding, the NYPD has spent millions of dollars on technology to outfit the department with the latest tools - from portable radiation detectors to the network of hundreds of cameras that can track suspicious activity.
Yitzhak Benhorin contributed to this report
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White Bean Chicken Chili
For all my love of chili, I have to admit that I've never had a white bean chili. There's really no good reason for it other than I've just never gotten around to it.
So while I was writing up my dinner and grocery lists last week, I was looking around for a few new ideas to try and came across this white bean chicken chili recipe. I had pretty much everything on-hand already except for the beans and chicken, and I always love a recipe that makes use of the crockpot.
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Cell phones keep us socially connected, but new research suggests they actually reduce users' social consciousness. In fact, the study showed that cell phone use was linked to more selfish behavior.
Researchers from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business found that after a short period of cell phone use, people were less likely to partake in "prosocial" behavior — actions that are intended to help another person or society — compared with a control group. For example, after using a cell phone, study participants were more likely to turn down volunteer opportunities and were less persistent in completing word problems, even though they knew their answers would provide money for charity.
The same drop in prosocial tendencies occurred even when participants were simply asked draw a picture of their cell phones and think about using them.
The study involved college men and women in their 20s, but the researchers think the findings would apply to any group.
So why would an innocuous thing like making a cell phone call make a person less giving? The researchers think it has to do with feelings of social connectedness. All humans have a fundamental need to connect with others — but once that need is met, say by using a cell phone, it naturally reduces our inclination to feel empathy or engage in helping behavior toward others. "The cell phone directly evokes feelings of connectivity to others, thereby fulfilling the basic human need to belong," said study author and marketing professor Rosellina Ferraro in a statement.
Previous research shores up the theory. In October, researchers at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University looked at the effect of social support on people's attitudes toward others outside of their social circle. The researchers found that those who had a strong sense of belonging to a social circle were more likely to "dehumanize" other groups and more likely to treat them unkindly.
Healthland's Maia Szalavitz reported at the time:
"[S]ocial connection is sort of like eating. When you are hungry, you seek out food. When you are lonely, you seek social connection. When the experience of social connection is elevated, we feel socially 'full' and have less desire to seek out other people and see them in a way that treats them as essentially human," [says lead author Adam Waytz].
A similar psychology may affect our everyday interactions. "People talk about being overextended, having too many dinner dates, coffee dates, meetings. They feel depleted," says Waytz. "We think this plays into our findings. Even though you are extremely socially connected, at some point, it comes at the expense of the ability to consider the full humanity of those around you."
Waytz and his colleagues also noted that when people feel they are included in a social circle, it encourages a sense of exclusivity — a feeling of "us versus them." That increases our tendency to view those on the outside of the circle as somehow less human and less worthy of receiving our charitable attention.
The authors of the current study further tested people's feelings of social connectedness stemming from use of other social media like Facebook, and found that they tended to feel more connected after using their cell phones than after using Facebook. "Given the increasing pervasiveness of cellphones, it does have the potential to have broad social implications," Ferraro said.


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bihar boardonline.bihar.gov.in : Bihar school examination board (BSEB) announced the Bihar board results 2020 at biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in or bsebssresult.com. Students can check the bihar board 12th result 2020 and BSEB 10th class result 2020 soon at official website www.biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in. Notification of bseb 12th result 2020 date is released for Bihar Intermediate result 2020. Options like Bihar Inter result 2020 name wise or Bihar Board 12th result 2020 college wise provided.
BSEB Bihar Board 10th Result 2020 LIVE: The Bihar state board is set to declare the results for class 10 examinations on its official websites biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in and biharboard.ac.in. The BSEB class 10 results will be declared by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Wednesday afternoon during a press conference. The students are advised to keep an eye on the official websites to ensure that they do not miss out on updates about the Bihar board class 10 results. After the results are declared by the Bihar Board online, the mark sheets will be released for the Class 10 students.
Students who had appeared for the examination are advised to be ready with their admit cards as the BSE class 10 results are supposed to be announced in the afternoon by the Bihar Board.
For checking the BSEB Class 10 Results 2020 via SMS, students must type - BSEB10 -space- ROLL NUMBER and send it to 56263. Apart from the official websites, the BSEB 10th result can also be checked via SMS. Candidates can also check their Bihar Board 10th results directly here.
The Bihar Board Class 10 examination 2020 was conducted from February 17 to 24. The evaluation process, which suffered a delay due to the coronavirus lockdown, began on May 6 and concluded last week. Last year, the BSEB pass percentage for Bihar Board Class 10 exam stood at 80.73%.
In case, the official websites crash, or students are unable to access their BSEB 1oth result online for other reasons, they can check via SMS. For checking the BSEB Class 10 Results 2020 via SMS, students must type - BSEB10-space-ROLL NUMBER and send it to 56263.
1. First, go to the official website of the Bihar Board by the link biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in.
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4. The Bihar board online 2020 result/ scorecard/ provisional mark sheet will be downloaded in the PDF format.
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Bihar board students have to score at least 30 marks out of 100 in each subject. Overall, the students should get an aggregate of 150 marks. They should pass in all subjects except English and optional subjects to be declared as passed. In social science, a student has to pass in theory and internal assessment (literacy activity and project work), altogether obtaining at least 30 marks out of 100.
Of the total 16.6 lakh students, who wrote the exams in 2019, 13.2 lakh students had cleared it. Boys had fared slightly better than girls with 6,83,990 having passed as opposed to 6,36,046 girls having cleared the exam. The pass percentage last year stood at 80.73 percent.
Students who are interested to apply for the BSEB Matric Results 2020 revaluation will have to apply within specific dates by paying a certain amount against the application form. You need to submit your Bihar 10th Revaluation application form in a specific format. Applications will not be considered for those candidates who will not follow the criteria fixed by the Bihar School Examination Board.
Hence, students must have to submit the scrutiny application form within one week from the BSEB 10th Result 2020 announcement date. Moreover, failed students will also get an opportunity to save their year by appearing in a particular exam after making the result announcement. The Bihar 10th Result 2020 of the compartment exams will be announced within a month of the exam date.


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Perspective |
"Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm." Deuteronomy 5:15 (NIV 1984)
My little sister and I were an unstoppable team in the board game Scattergories. Within seconds we guessed each other's drawings, annoying our opponents in the process. Sometimes it was an unspoken memory shared by the two of us. Most often it was because we understood the concept of perspective.
For example, if we were attempting to draw a basketball, we immediately drew something else to create perspective. Otherwise, our teammates would waste time guessing that it was the sun, the earth or a face. A stick person holding the circle narrowed the guesses, because seeing objects in relation to each other helped reveal the truth.
Perspective made all the difference in the game, and it makes all the difference in how we handle life. Without perspective, small problems seem insurmountable, and we ignore warning signs. But with perspective, hard situations don't overwhelm, and we can find our way to thankfulness instead of despair.
To help me take a balanced approach to life's difficult times, I've developed a few perspective points. These points are hard-earned lessons in my life. By making them perspective points, I choose to find value in what would otherwise be dismal experiences. Now, when I'm faced with bad news, disappointment or failure, I grasp one of these perspective points, and like a compass pointing north, I can accurately assess the situation, and choose to be thankful.
One of the most difficult perspective points in my life is the death of my niece Christa in a car accident. In fact, at times I feel my life is divided in two parts: before and after Christa's death. With five children of my own, this devastating loss to our family has given me perspective on the challenges we face.
When one of my children makes a heart-breaking choice, I grieve and administer consequences. Then very quickly, like that magnetic force in a compass, perspective points me to thankfulness. Thank You Lord my son (or daughter) is alive.
Another perspective point is the economic downfall of the past few years. Finances have eased a bit, but we'll be battling our way out of that slump for years to come. Instead of being resentful, I find myself thankful for having money to spend at all. Thank You Lord for getting us through that rough time and for what I have to spend today.
In Deuteronomy 5:15 Moses gave the Israelites God's Ten Commandments. As Moses related "Observe the Sabbath day," he challenged the people with this sentence: "Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm." God was establishing a day of rest, but also a day to keep perspective and be thankful. He wanted people to remember the hard times so they could appreciate the good times even more.
Perspective points are arrows to thankfulness. They remind me God was faithful then and He will be faithful now. They remind me God was greater than my circumstances then, and still is today. Most importantly, they help me cultivate a thankful heart for what I have. The truth is, as long as we have breath, there is reason to be thankful and hopeful.
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, let's identify perspective points in our lives. It's how we can find value in what seems a waste. They prove God can use anything for good, and help turn our hearts to gratitude instead of grumbling.
Dear Lord, I thank You for the difficult times in my life. Although they weren't easy, I can see how You worked through them. Help me to keep perspective on my problems today by remembering Your faithfulness in my past. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
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Identify a time in your life that was difficult. View your current circumstances in light of that difficult time. Thank God for what He is doing in your life today.
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Many times I want to forget the past. Is there a healthy way to remember my past difficulties?
Power Verses:
Joel 2:13, "Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity." (NIV)
Philippians 4:6-7, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (NIV 1984)
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Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, is expressing cautious optimism that her country will be able to begin a gradual reopening after Easter. "The Danish way of doing things is working," she said at a news conference on Monday.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Denmark was one of the first European countries to announce a full closure of public schools and institutions and to impose strict limits on social gatherings. It was also one of the first nations to close its borders, which it did on March 14.
As of Monday, Denmark had 2,555 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection and 77 deaths.
While the number of patients in intensive care continues to rise, infectious disease expert Kare Molbak says "infection pressure" — the average number of people infected by each infected person — is now half of what it was in mid-March.
"The epidemic is in no way over," he says, "but we can see that it is more under control than in other parts of Europe. So ... what has Denmark done differently? Because we can see that there are lots of countries that have acted similarly ... but still have big problems. My professional opinion is that what has been effective in Denmark is that we acted early."
Frederiksen also credits the willingness of Danes to unite in following the rules.
"Our joint efforts are absolutely crucial," she said during her widely broadcast news conference.
In fact, Danes have been so good at self-isolating that doctors have experienced a drastic drop in calls. It's quiet to the point that the head of the Danish College of General Practitioners is now reminding peoplewith ailments other than the coronavirus that they still can — and should — seek treatment.
While emphasizing the need for a "gradual" movement back to business, Frederiksen did not offer many details about how that might look. She hinted at the possibility of staggered school and work hours and a continuation of restrictions on gatherings.
She also spoke directly to Denmark's seniors, saying they would likely need to take precautions for a longer period of time.
"We are asking the weakest to be the strongest right now," she said. "And that is a tough request."
Despite the overall optimism of her message, Frederiksen admonished Danes not to take her word as a guarantee, emphasizing the need for continued restraint.
"If we can see that the numbers begin to rise drastically, if we can see that Danes begin to gather inside and outside — not to keep their distance — then we cannot open Denmark again after Easter," she warned. "In fact, we can end in the opposite situation where we have to tighten the rules even more."
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When installing a Magmodules extension, in most cases, it will run SQL as part of its installation. However, if your front-end is displaying an error report after installation, it is likely that either SQL was not successfully run, or that the files in the zip folder were not copied to the right locations. This article is about fixing error: "1146 Table 'storename_nl_magento.beslist_items". This error can occur when Magento fires the installation script before all files are uploaded.
Magento's Compilation feature (System -> Tools -> Compilation) is enabled during installation. In this case, Magento runs all PHP code from the includes/src directory and completely ignores all changes in the app/code directory where the extension is being installed. If your error reports had records with includes/src/__default.php your store was running in compilation mode during the installation. Hence, you should always disable Magento's Compilation feature before installing extensions.
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Magento's Cache (System -> Cache Management) is disabled and you or any other user loaded/refreshed a page in Magento's front-end or back-end during the extension upload process. In this case, while the page request is processing, it finds out that a new extension is present and not installed and starts installing it while not all files are copied (for example, the database import script).
Even in some other cases, there is still a slight chance that while you are installing the extension, another user might fire a cache refresh. So the heavier the load, the more changes this can happen. Our advise, when installing the extension directly to a production environment with medium to high loads, place the site in maintenance mode while installing the extension.
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Take the following steps to resolve the issue. We assume here that you are competent with phpMyAdmin. If not, we recommend getting a developer to assist in this, as doing this wrong can break your Magento installation.
- Open the database table 'core_resource'
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Thursday, June 18, 2015
'White Right-Wing Domestic Terrorist': Words That You Likely Will Not Hear About the Charleston Church Massacre
At least nine people have been confirmed dead.
The story is still developing. At present, Charleston authorities are reporting that this mass shooting event and likely Right-wing domestic terrorist assault is a hate crime committed by white supremacists.
While this horrific event is one more murderous and racist blow to the African-American community in Charleston--the killing of Walter Scott by a white thug cop being the most high-profile and recent offense--the reporting on the mass shooting at Emanuel Baptist is an additional affront via the White Racial Frame as practiced by the corporate news media.
As shown on MSNBC Wednesday night, a local reporter asked a group of African-American activists, community leaders, and others, if the "violent" black community could have in fact prevented the mass shooting at Emanuel Baptist. This bizarre moment continued with the reporter seemingly rejecting the obvious--that racism is an obvious element in the white on black murders committed at Emanuel Baptist--and doubling down by suggesting that the black community gives comfort to "snitches", thus wondering if black folks will in fact turn in a white domestic terrorist who had killed at least 9 people.
[The headline on the breaking news report about the Charleston shooting was an additional example of how the White Racial Frame dominates news coverage. In plain terms, MSNBC's headline on the bottom of the screen read something akin to "male 21-year-old suspect wanted in shootings". He was not described as "white": the American news media is much more likely to racially mark black and brown suspects in crimes, and to include their racial description (or religious/ethnic as in the ubiquitous "Arab" or "Muslim" "terrorist").]
To watch such a series of questions being asked to a community that only several hours ago suffered a viciously violent terrorist attack is wholly unbelievable; Yet somehow black Americans are so disrespected, derided, and associated with criminality that they are responsible for their own murders by a white domestic terrorist.
A counterfactual: if such questions were ever asked to white folks whose church or synagogue was attacked by a person of color or a "Muslim", said reporter's career would be over, terminated, and they would likely never find employment in the news industry ever again.
White Right-wing domestic terrorism is one of the greatest threats to public safety and security in post 9/11 United States of America. As I have discussed on Ring of Fire TV and Radio, the RT, and elsewhere, such a plain spoken fact is verboten in mainstream American public discourse.
As such, there are several phrases and words that are likely to not be used by the corporate news media in their discussions of the Charleston mass shooting murders at the AME Emanuel Baptist Church.
They include:
1. What is radicalizing white men to commit such acts of domestic terrorism and mass shootings? Are Fox News and the Right-wing media encouraging violence?
2. Is something wrong with the white family? Why are their sons and men so violent?
3. What should law enforcement and white politicians do about white crime?
4. Is the Charleston mass shooting just one more sign that America needs sensible and reasonable gun control policies?
5. Where are the white fathers in the white home?
6. When will white leadership step up and stop white Right-wing domestic terrorism?
7. Is White American culture pathological? Why is White America so violent?
8. Are there appropriate role models for white men and boys? Could better role models and mentoring help to prevent white men and boys from committing mass shootings and being seduced by Right-wing domestic terrorism?
Once and again, white privilege is the power to be the ultimate individual where one's actions and behavior rarely if ever reflects on the collective character of white people en masse. By comparison, Black and brown Americans, Muslims, Arabs, and the Other more generally are routinely subjected to group punishment and demonization.
White Americans will not have to look in the mirror and ask, "what does it feel like to be a problem". In the aftermath of recurring mass shooting events, and Right-wing domestic terrorism, it is imminently important that they start to practice such acts of introspection in the interest of the Common Good.
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I'm sickened by this!
The media will acknowledge the shooter as white only after they find a way to paint him as a left wing atheist. The right will seize on this as an act of persecution to Christians in general and no race in particular. Expect a mass Rachel Dolezaling of white folk identifying with the 'oppressed' but only if said 'oppressed' suffer under the appropriate label. - June 18, 2015 at 6:26 AM
This terrorist act will also be labeled the "random" act of a "lone wolf." Never mind the bigoted white gunman who shot up a Sikh temple in Milwaukee just four years ago, or the litany of other violent acts by white racists in recent years. From what I heard this morning, the terrorist in Charleston expressed eliminationist sentiments. As you and others have discussed, eliminationism is the bread and butter trope of Right wing media.
- June 18, 2015 at 8:02 AM
As a "white" person, I'm ashamed; especially by "whites" that are having a gleeful moment of vicariousness through this monster's actions. Just go to any comment section in even the most mainstream media outlets.
"The right will seize on this as an act of persecution to Christians in general and no race in particular."
From a commenter on one of said sites:
"So if this is a hate crime against Christians, why is the piece of garbage NAACP involved?"
Anonymity apparently gives a degree of smug contentment to my wayward cousins. - June 18, 2015 at 8:27 AM
This act of domestic, right-wing terror on the heels of last week's act of domestic, right-wing terror against the Dallas Police Dept. In the latter case, the identity of the terrorist was withheld, even though the media was reporting information they found on his Facebook page. His identity was known, but was inconvenient, so was omitted.
It turns out that James Boulware is a white male. Had his terrorist attack been committed by an Islamic person, the headlines would be shouting that ISIS is indeed terrorizing American soil!!!
Instead, the media has been quite quick in determining that James Boulware was mentally ill. His act of domestic terror is completely isolated from America's, right-wing pathology. - June 18, 2015 at 9:07 AM
Governor Nikki Haley said "We'll never understand what motivates anyone to enter one of our places of worship and take a life of another." How willfully ignorant.
Eyewitness survivors of the shooting reported that the killer said "You rape our women, and you're taking over our country. And you have to go."
His motive is racial paranoia, white supremacy, and bigotry. There is nothing to try and understand. It's plainly available for those that choose to see. - June 18, 2015 at 9:18 AM
I'm waiting for the right-wing echo chamber to start rationalizing his murder spree.
"If violent rape of "white" women (apparently, one of the least targeted demographics, but don't mess up the narrative) weren't such a heinous crime, he probably wouldn't have harbored such anger toward "black" people. Can we have a little sympathy for this guy?" - June 18, 2015 at 9:48 AM
Great commentary, Chauncey. Let us see how long the media shift the focus from your penetrating questions to stories about his childhood, his issues with mommy and daddy, how good a boy he was in school, how he had problems dating girls, how he did not get his cheeseburger served fast enough by a Black waitress. He really wanted to join the military but he was turned down. He felt inadequate. He felt superior. Blah Blah Blah. Everything will be done to make this a singular, individual case. His mommy and daddy will be shocked that their son was a white supremacist, probably a neo-Confederate, and had KKK friends. The media will not want to look at, except superficially, the websites he visited (Stormfront??) or Sons of Confederate Veterans?? You are right, the media will not want to say this was an example of right-wing terrorism. And, if he was linked to any militia group, they will say they kicked him out--too extreme, too radical--or he was there for just a few minutes. And if he watched Hannity and Bill O or Beck or bought Coulter's white supremacist books, well. they are not responsible. It was all a joke for ratings and book sales. Yeah, Chauncey, you could write the script in the sleep. I am truly sorry for the families, the community, and Black people for this and all other acts of violence.
- June 18, 2015 at 10:50 AM
According to the NYT's, his FB profile picture shows him wearing a jacket decorated with the flags of two former white supremacist regimes, apartheid-era South Africa and Rhodesia.
I'm expecting little to no media scrutiny as to the roots of this guys white supremacist ideology.
Sadly interesting is the age of this killer. 21 years old. He was born in 1994-ish. That means his understanding and acceptance of bigotry and hate developed in the 2000's.
While America attempts to compartmentalize and gloss over these acts of racial violence as part of America's ancient history, it is clearly a pathology that is being taught to our youngest generations with the same intensity as always. - June 18, 2015 at 11:11 AM
Yes, the news is highly selected to reinforce white bigotry and downplay their racism.
- June 18, 2015 at 11:30 AM
The article shows that the jig's up. The news media and the radical right are in a symbiotic relationship. At least Fox news is up front about its newsy hate speech, while MSNBC and CNN routinely use racist coding as propagandistic prophylactic.
- June 18, 2015 at 11:48 AM
Lets hope it will be impossible to dislodge this assassin from his rightist lodgement.
- June 18, 2015 at 11:53 AM
Haley also said, "Parents are having to explain to their kids how they can go to church and feel safe and that's not something we ever thought we'd deal with."
All right, black parents, let's see a show of hands. How many of you never imagined you might have to talk to your children about the possibility of terrorist violence at church? - June 18, 2015 at 12:13 PM
As the racist US war-state devolves further into Confederate Feudalism, as the "protectors" are exposed to be madmen, as the politicians are cowards and frauds, it may be mandatory for African Americans to take preventative measures on their own in each community to the best of their ability.
It's not desirable, it's not easy, it's not optimal, but sadly, it---perpetual vigilance---may be the only option. - June 18, 2015 at 12:42 PM
I don't think it's being facetious to ask, in the wake of this latest outburst of racist violence, where are the white leaders? The killer believes, as a lot of people like him do, that even as blacks continue to suffer documented inequities, in terms of jobs, housing, "justice" etc, are the victims of almost daily police violence, and as 13% of the population, we are somehow "taking over the country." Such paranoia could be dismissed as simple derangement were it not for the fact that meme, and other supporting memes are common grist for the mainstream media in reporting, and the basis of the rhetoric at least one of the two major political parties use to stoke fears for political gain.
These people aren't crazy; they are acting out on the constant affirmations of white supremacy and perceived threats. And what exactly are the threats? Black folk pushing back on the constant stream of injustice? Daring to state that, Black Lives Matter? Or just expecting to be treated equally as any citizen would and should be?
This needs to be addressed in the white community. Where are the white leaders to stand up and address this issue, as surely as black leaders are not only called on but demanded of the same when the issue is perceived to be black? The killer told us all why he did it. He's driven by racism an unfounded fears. A lot of whites think as he does, and yet where are the white leaders to stand and let white people know, their fears are unfounded? That racial stereotypes designed to divide and conquer are at the root of these fears.
It has been drilled into the fevered minds of whites like this for the past seven years, that a president who is really as mild mannered, unassuming and conservative in his politics, but because he happens to be black is an enemy of this country, works with terrorists, hates America, what have you. Its not enough then to keep pretending none of this is causal to acts of violence as happened at the church. White leaders have to stand up and address this directly, with white people, if this ever has any chance of stopping. - June 18, 2015 at 1:08 PM
When I heard about that recent pool incident, my first thought was about the mother, eg why would you even drop your kids off in that environment? As absurd as that is, in this day and age it doesn't pay to not be vigilant of violent idiocy at the hands of state actors, incertain venues. Pools seem to be one such venue.
- June 18, 2015 at 1:17 PM
I agree with you wholeheartedly. Unfortunately even among black folk you'll it repeatedly said that white racism must be solved exclusively by blacks. On the scant few social media apps I'm on the conversation amongst black church goers is "needs more bootstrapping". As in blacks need to join politics, run banks, join the police force etc, and this type of violence will suddenly stop. That the pastor of this church was a senator seems to allude them.
I totally agree with you. But, if many blacks themselves are reluctant to hold white America responsible for this I have little hope white America will either. - June 18, 2015 at 1:24 PM
There's many types of pro-active vigilance.
Imagine the racist offices of Fox "News" on Sixth Ave in NYC being surrounded by thousands of vigilant people who are tired of their race-baiting and lies and would like to offer some constructive fact-checking and programming advice.
Imagine the home of a "special prosecutor" whose job it is to obstruct justice and favor the police being visited by thousands of vigilant citizens ensuring he work for the victims, not the murderers.
Imagine an NRA meeting being surrounded by thousands of vigilant citizens celebrating their special rights the NRA bestows upon them.
But in the meantime---and it's not easy---just take care and approach everything as a great danger.
History did not end in 1945, 1989, or whatever year some white blatherer wants you think it did. - June 18, 2015 at 1:30 PM
Black people have done all of that. One of us is President. And yet, instead of being celebrated for our achievements working within the system, even as that system persists in stacking the deck against us, it is being used as the cudgel in the form of state violence for the backlash as a result of having done these things.
They know we all aren't poor, live in "the ghetto;" are "on welfare" and are all violent street criminals who see as our only purpose in life is to tear off some white person, just because. The imagined black community of these people is recognizable only to them. And yet if they didn't persist in these knowingly false arguments and stereotypes, they wouldn't have anything left but their own hatred to confront and deal with. - June 18, 2015 at 1:50 PM
I honestly believe that with the ultra-militarization of every aspect of life in the US, the very few decent politicians and public figures that are left are scared shit to speak out. There was a great neo-fascist/pseudo-libertarian backlash against Clinton in the 1990s (Waco, Weaver, Gonzales, etc.). Since then, it's been the White Supremacist lunatics running the GOP asylum and, for the most part, just lobbyists running on the D side, representing no one and no thing.
- June 18, 2015 at 1:59 PM
Well, gee, the poor mainslime media has had 3 high profile crime stories (Dallas, prisoner escape in NY and massacre in Charleston) in one week involving white men. They don't know how to deal with it, so will have to resort to describing white terrorists as (wait for it) "alleged to be white". And of course they're all also deemed to be "quiet", "nice but troubled", or given some cutesy maverick-y romantic outlaw-y name (like "Sock Hat Bandit", which is how a white bank robber in the Cincinnati area was referred to). Thank you, Chauncey and the other commenters for your brilliant, coherent insights. I've been reduced to burbling rage.
- June 18, 2015 at 3:30 PM
Here is a good video:
Beware -- this video contains abundant profanity.
My heart and prayers go to the nine people murdered and their loved ones. - June 18, 2015 at 3:51 PM
The media, the chicken-hearted and white racism apologists all seem to be coalescing behind the narrative that the motive was, "he came to kill Christians." This allows the right to cloak themselves in the "christians" as victims robes they love so well. And gives them a phony perch from which to shout down anyone who points to the clearly racist motive the killer himself gave.
Let's see how long this lasts. - June 18, 2015 at 4:08 PM
His age should disavow anyone from thinking everything will be great once all the old white men die off. No, this poison is being passed down.
- June 18, 2015 at 4:11 PM
Watching the media report on these white criminals and killers is like watching reruns of "The Dukes of Hazzard."
- June 18, 2015 at 4:13 PM
I can travel from coast to coast and see black violence daily,i know with this terrible Church shooting many blacks once again are pulling the victim card out,racism exists,always has.
But to even compare this vile act is despicable when as i said above the sheer amount of black violence is painted across every nightly news from Seattle to NY City.
I think the outrage for instance what we have witnessed in Ferguson,Trayvon etc is to want to blame others and say "See we are victims too! you do just as much as us",,No white Americans do not even come close to the level of violence and you and the commenters here know it,stop lying, because in the end it is only hurting yourselves. - June 18, 2015 at 4:17 PM
Perfect. Speaking of media, I wonder who will report that konfederate flag still flies over the capitol though the other flags are at half mast. Like a macabre Monty Python sketch.
- June 18, 2015 at 4:19 PM
The media focuses on "black" violence, which really is violence as a consequence of poverty. Just as it is among any group, including whites, mired in poverty. The idea is to make it "black" so that people like you can rush to excuse incidents like what happened in Charleston.
But sorry, white America holds the top spot when it comes to violence. No other group comes close. - June 18, 2015 at 4:23 PM
please stop behaving like animals.
- June 18, 2015 at 5:04 PM
This site is racist. Biased from the first post. Full of hate speech against whites. Good luck getting people to tune into the message.
What is your pupose? Besides spewing hate????? - June 18, 2015 at 6:33 PM
Today I got an email from our area's US Attorney. The US Department of Justice has labeled this an act of Domestic Terrorism. It no longer matters what FOX says. This is official.
- June 18, 2015 at 8:11 PM
Yes, she's trying to make it sound like this was some universal act that affected every race of people.
No, it didn't. It affected the handful of cultures that have been demonized in the media by people just like her.
That statement is also a way for her to distance herself from a racist culture she willingly participates in by saying "our" and "we".
I'd be willing to bet good money she's never set foot in that church. Has probably never given Black churches a thought in her life, but suddenly it's this "we're all in this together BS."
It's not the willful ignorance to be found in that statement that galls me. It's this phony, I feel your pain crap, when she's been a willing participant in the causing of that pain and has never lifted a finger or said a word to stop any of it.
This happened becasue this is the kind of culture she helped to make. - June 18, 2015 at 8:56 PM
We can't depend on the media to address the problem as it's the media helping, willlingly, to perpetuate the problem.
It may only be seven years since Obamas election but we've had a whole generation of White people, since at least, the eighties, fed a steady diet, by most forms of public media, into believing that Black men are basically Godzilla.
This is a message such people have been receiving all day, every day. Be scared of everybody who isn't them.
People like Roof are the result. The media and politicians made him what he is. To acknowledge racism in this instance, in any instance would be to acknowledge the part they've all played in it and benefited from it and that just ain't gonna happen.
When this country goes down, they will swear up and down they had nothing at all to do with their own demise. - June 18, 2015 at 9:07 PM
This is the hardest thing to try to convince my friends of. They're argument is that the more things we control ,the more successful we become, the better off we'll be, and I keep telling them, they are wrong. Not trying to be a pessimist. Just trying to tell them the problem is not in anything we are doing wrong.
The more successful we become the more such people will cling to their myths about PoC. Actually, what will happen is there behavior will get worse as they try to forcibly return all PoC to the submissive state they believe we should have.
There will be more bombings, more killings. For a certain subset of White people, the abuse and terrorizing of PoC is cathartic, relieving all their pain and frustration, that they can't take out on the authority figures they worship.
It's like when Dad hits the child and then he turns around and hits his younger siblings because Dad is too huge, scary and overwhelming to fight against.
The American government and its wife, the media, have done a very good job of convincing such people of its awesome majesty. It's just a machine that's too huge to fight against and they are powerless before it.
The worse the American government and the corporations treat the people of this country, the more their frustration builds up and that frustration has got to be deflected elsewhere, resulting in these daily paroxysms of violence against everyone they've been taught to direct it against. - June 18, 2015 at 9:27 PM
As I said, after racial incident that makes the news becomes highly cathartic for such people. They will indulge in it because it relieves the fear and fast rations of their crappy lives.
I really do believe they derive pleasure from every killing. - June 18, 2015 at 9:34 PM
Just like every assaulted mosque, Sikh temple, Amish church or government building.
It is what it is. - June 18, 2015 at 9:38 PM
I am afraid, if events like this escalate, we may have to go back to a state of Vigilance, to protect our communities. I hope it doesn't escalate to that point again. That sounds pretty horrifying.
- June 18, 2015 at 10:00 PM
I thought the children lived in that community. Or at least that's the info. I got out of the many articles I read.
- June 18, 2015 at 10:01 PM
Unfortunately there have been two pool related incidents. The first in McKinney, TX and most recently in Ohio. I was referring to the latter.
- June 18, 2015 at 10:55 PM
White Terrorist Bingo:
How many of these catch phrases will you hear on the radio and tv? - June 19, 2015 at 9:18 AM
It is horrifying, and I feel great empathy.
The African American community has been ransacked and ravaged for decades by the judicial system post-1965, among others, that has even further destroyed the playing field (on purpose, IMHO). I know there's a lack of wealth, opportunity, and just the basics of life are hard to attain under these horrific pressures.
It's going to take immense sacrifice and everyone who can be of help---and that will be a small percentage of each community, as so many people have been driven to the American Gulag for little reason---may have to carry many souls to safety on his or her back.
Yes, it's bleak---but do you think the police, educators, politicians, media, a silly and racist Constitution, or the military are going to help? - June 19, 2015 at 10:18 AM
anyone who believes this propaganda is completely out of their mind
this country was founded on a set of rules that would stop english nobility from taking over this country like they had been doing to other countries.
guns are the only way to keep, criminals, and politicians out of your house and life.
BLAMING ALL WHITE PEOPLE - is about the most cowardly tactic ive ever seen anyone do. straight up.
its time to let people know the truth...
the democrats are being controolled and manipulated by >PRETTY MUCH< royal families, being led against the white man for the SOLE purpose of helping eliminate the constitution...
how easily you handout addicts turn sides against whties showing YOUR OWN TRUE RACISM!!!! against whites..
if you want to fight ALL whites, for the actions of .00000000001%, know this... you will be wiped out no matter WHO wins ... according to the people feeding you your entire knowledge (talking points) to mislead your own people...
so ok, join corporate sponsored propaganda with this "white right wing" bullshit. but dont expect to get any handouts from it.. you will get mopped up by lawful citizens defending themselves like nothing ever happended...
wake your fuckin game up. you might punk a white boy 10v1 on the street, but in a race war started by yall, you WILL be getting your asses handed to you.
your enemies are the fuckin corporations. but yall slavin for them right now!! following your nit-wit leader chauncy as he leads you into a government sponsored race war and then laughs his dumb ass all the way to the bank for his corporate cooperation.
aka, CHAUNCY IS fuckin sell out to his own race, and to his country... hes on corporate payroll and will SAY ANYTHING to get a race war started because he wont be fighting in it. - June 19, 2015 at 10:38 AM
you are so ignorant to anything close to truth its rediculous...
the truth is youre getting played by rich(white) corporation execs to declare war on innocent(white) every day people because YOU have deep seeded hatred towards whites.
and the majority of whites understand this, if you are wondering and confused as to why we dont just lay down and hand everything over to yuou..
yall didnt care when jake the white kid got shot up walkin down the streets of oakland did you??
drunk drivers kill liike 214897135891359123895137 x more than guns do... but you probably like to drive dont you??
big pharma kills 23958723905x more than guns do every year... but you love getting your drugs dont you.
look, your chances of doing anything other then starting and losing a race war are VERY SLIM. so stop promoting corporate propaganda, when clearly you dont know shit about whats going on... probably havnt even read a single article about it. - June 19, 2015 at 10:41 AM
wait, but were still waiting for you to rationalize 50% murder rates amongst blacks, and all the black on white crimes that the media ignores because it doesnt promote a race war for profit???
nows your chance, kid! - June 19, 2015 at 10:42 AM
wrong, they ARE crazy... they arent acting out on anything other then clever marketing by corporations with agendas....
you think your black leaders were behind all tthis organization??
THIS CAUSE HAS BEEN HIGHJACKED by people who are invested in a race war.
you ppl arent doing anything except going for the easy flow and claiming all this leadershuip and hard work!!!
THEY ARE HANDING IT OVER TO YOU WITH INSTRUCTIONS LIKE MASTERS DO TO SLAVES... and you fkin ppl will do anything the media and corporations tell you to do because YOU are the ones with the deep rooted hatred of white people and they are playing you on it...
whtie leaders are NOT obligated to you...
as a minority of this country, african americans have been EXTREMELY disrespectful of not just whites, but ALL races except tyheir own...
you guys start the violence, you guys start the race war, you guys start the arguements, but you want other people to finish thenm for you... and on top of that, you expect FREE SHIT out of everyone else ????
come again!?!?!?!
STOP BEING PWNS FOR CORPORATIONS, STOP BEING LED INTO A RACE WAR, WHEN ABORTIONS AND BLACK ON BLACK CRIMES ARE LIKE 90% OF YOUR DEATH RATE. - June 19, 2015 at 10:47 AM
Just in time for Juneteenth!
Qui bono? Who benefits?
The establishment does.
They have been wanting a race war for months.
Divide an conquer. Gun control.
Its perfect for! 2 for 1!
Lookup: GLADIO and STRATEGY OF TENSION
This is a sickening false flag pulled by the people in power, and probably people like George Soros. See his comments about how he funded the coup in Kiev and also his funding of the Feargeson riots (and how his people were not paid, and went on twitter to complain about it).
Both the left and right establishment are involved in this, but they are using Maoist tactics.
Bush started this, and Obama is continuing the destruction of the Republic. - June 19, 2015 at 11:30 AM
It has always been traditional for the murder of a "politician" for "political reasons" to be labeled an ASSASSINATION.
I'm curious about the MSM's "journalistic" reasoning for not labeling the taking of the life of a "SC State Senator" overtly engaged in the struggle for Civil Rights by a person holding a radically opposite viewpoint as being a mere murder. - June 22, 2015 at 3:58 AM


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Visible and infrared views of giant, cannibal galaxy Centaurus A
Blend from a visible image of Centaurus A, as seen with the Wide-Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, and a near-infared view obtained with the SOFI instrument on ESO's New Technology Telescope, also at La Silla. Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is the nearest giant, elliptical galaxy, at a distance of about 12 million light-years. Between 200 and 700 million years ago, this galaxy is believed to have consumed a smaller spiral, gas-rich galaxy — the contents of which appear to be churning inside Centaurus A's core, triggering new generations of star birth. The SOFI image was specially processed to look through the dust, providing a clear view of the centre and revealing a previously unknown ring of stars and clusters. The field of view is about 4 x 4 arcminutes.
Créditos:ESO/Y. Beletsky


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"My spouse is in love with someone else."
You suspected it long before you knew it for sure.
Your spouse changed but you couldn't quite explain the changes in a way that seemed to make sense to anyone else. You thought that you were imagining things, being insecure in thinking your spouse had someone else.
Then you began to vacillate, worrying that you must be right but telling yourself that surely you aren't. When you asked questions, the answers seemed a little too slick and too rehearsed.
Sometimes your questions hit harder and your spouse reacted with anger or sarcasm, telling you that you're paranoid. If you suspected a particular person, your spouse reassured you that there was nothing going on and that this person is a friend…maybe even your friend…and it wasn't fair to think that about them.
Finally, you made the discovery that your spouse did have someone else. Your spouse is having an affair.
Maybe you checked the cell phone bill, read emails, found a note or letter in a pocket or purse, or, even worse, someone saw them and told you about it. When you confronted, denial reigned.
But not forever.
Eventually, your mate told you that it's over between the two of you. He or she is in love with the other person.
Prepare for divorce. Cooperate and they will make things easy for you. Refuse to cooperate and you will find yourself in a bloody legal battle.
Maybe your spouse cajoled, or threatened, in a concerted effort to keep you from telling anyone what was happening. He or she did everything possible to keep you from going to your church leaders, their boss, your family, your in-laws, and maybe even your best friend. Secrecy helped them, not you, but because you thought there might be a chance to keep him or her calm and possibly stop this nightmare, you allowed yourself to be manipulated.
Maybe your abandoning spouse had a period of hesitation.
He or she tried to end the affair, and told you that they were willing to work on the marriage. Maybe the paramour found a way to get to him or her, rekindled the passion and convinced your spouse that he or she will never be happy without them. If your spouse went back to the affair the second time, it seemed to have much more power over them than in the beginning.
By the time you broke your silence, things had evolved to an almost impossible situation.
Your church leaders tried, but had no success in righting the wrong behavior of your spouse.
They found themselves listening to how terrible it is to be married to you, or how hypocritical they were to tell someone else to do right.
They might even have heard the startling news that God Himself sent the lover and that He wants them to be together. Or, they might have heard that your spouse no longer believes what they once believed, so the church folks may as well go bother someone who buys into their malarkey.
It is hopeless?
The fact is that even in these situations a possibility exists that the marriage can be saved and, with time, made good again.
That may sound Pollyannaish, but I've personally witnessed it repeatedly over the last sixteen years. My faith in God tells me through His power anything can be done.
My faith in people has been strengthened by experiencing God intervening in lives even when a person wanted God to leave him or her alone to do what they wanted to do.
A straying partner who has convinced him- herself that life will be wonderful with the new person seldom decides that before he or she leaves they should take one more run at saving the marriage.
It's much more likely that the abandoning spouse will avoid anything that might convince him or her to stop the new relationship and heal the marriage.
However, I've witnessed case after case in which those marriages were saved, sometimes even after the divorce took place. One couple remarried after being divorced ten years!
I don't mean to give false hope. There are marriages that are doomed and no matter what happens, it will end and never be healed.
On the other hand, for many years I've seen the salvaging of marriages that seemingly everyone else has given up on.
Admittedly, I become frustrated with leaders or counselors who too quickly encourage the abandoned spouse to accept that it's over and move on.
Yes, that advice is sound when there is no hope. However, my experience is that too often we don't count on the power of God and, therefore, make premature judgments about how hopeless a situation might be.
I'll make another admission; I've gone through marriage intensives with couples that at the end I would have predicted there was no way they would heal their marriage. Yet I saw it work out.
I think that's a fairly good word to use when God's involved.
For example, recently a couple came through our weekend intensive workshop for marriages in crisis that shared a remarkable story.
Though highly involved in their church, she had gotten too close to another member and that had gradually led to adultery. Neither meant for it to happen.
No one went looking for that kind of relationship. Like so many others they didn't understand the danger and forged ahead with a friendship that was destined to become a passion.
By the time they realized they were on the wrong path, they were so enmeshed with each other that they were convinced that the best thing for everyone – spouses, children, church – was to divorce their spouses and marry each other.
The night she told her husband her plans, the emotion was so intense that soon she was in a deep sleep. He interpreted that as her not caring.
The real cause of her deep slumber was the depth of her emotional state. Nevertheless, he spent the rest of the night praying over her sleeping body.
He prayed that God would convict her heart; that He would somehow reduce or remove the emotions she had for the other man.
It worked.
The next morning she awakened with the realization that she wanted to save her marriage and wanted very much to get past the feelings she had for her lover.
Shortly thereafter they were in our workshop to learn how it happened, how to heal it, and how to grow in love like they never had before.
That's the only time I've heard the story work just that way.
More often the abandoned spouse prays and prays but the abandoning spouse reacts callously. They don't want to see the error of their actions.
They don't want to face the guilt of their wrongdoing. They seek any counsel, from Christians or otherwise, that empathizes with their position and gives any encouragement whatsoever.
Does that mean prayer has no power?
Not at all.
It means that sometimes God works directly on a person's heart in ways beyond human understanding, and sometimes He uses other methodologies. Praying is powerful. So is doing the right things.
If your spouse has told you that he or she is in love with someone else, I suggest you do the following things.
Ask Yourself This Question
Before giving up on a straying spouse, it would behoove you to ask, "Is my spouse a bad person doing a bad thing, or a good person doing a bad thing?"
Good people sometimes do really stupid things. However, if at heart they are good people, they are worth rescuing. It's your choice, of course, and you can tell your straying spouse to leave and never return.
Or, if he or she is a good person involved in a bad situation, you can fight to save your marriage. Our experience is that if a good person gets straightened out, not only can the marriage be saved, but it can be stronger and more loving than it was before.
Things NOT to Do
If you decide to try to save your marriage, immediately stop allowing your spouse to manipulate you in any way.
Don't make things easy for him or her. Slow things down and drag things out even if it makes them angry.
Time is on your side, especially if you continually pray for God to intercede and bring trials and tribulations into the sinful relationship.
At the same time, do not cling, beg, whine, plead, or manipulate. It makes you less attractive and intensifies whatever justification he or she has mentally made that allows leaving you.
Be strong. Make it clear that while you would like to save the marriage, your life will go on and you will prosper if they don't come back.
This is very, very important.
When a person believes that you are there no matter what they do, they have no compulsion to do right. When they see that you can live happily without them, you become more attractive.
Things to Do
Take care of yourself physically, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. Your life will not end if your marriage ends.
God will still be in heaven. He will still love you. Other people in your life who care about you will still care about you. No matter how much you love your spouse, life can go on and be good if he or she leaves you.
The time to take care of you is NOT after the chaos has ended. You must do it now. It benefits you. It benefits your family. And, believe it or not, it often helps bring the spouse back, though you cannot do it for only that reason.
When you are sure that your spouse is involved in something, or with someone, that is wrong, arrange a group to do an intervention.
There are time-tested and proven ways to do interventions. You cannot be part of the actual intervention, so pick people that he or she respects or cares about.
If your children are old enough, add them to the group; they make great interveners. For step-by-step instructions, click intervention. Share this link with everyone who will help in the intervention.
Make an offer of some benefit that will come to your straying spouse if he or she agrees to try at least one thing to save the marriage.
Pray for wisdom as to what may motivate your spouse.
Our experience is that they are unlikely to agree to a lengthy counseling period, but that likely they will agree to come to our three-day marriage intensive. People have come to our workshop to salve their consciences, to get their church leaders off their backs, to make the children happy, to get a better deal in the divorce, and more.
Are those good reasons to come?
Any reason is a good reason because for over a decade our success record is three out of four couples, even for those who did not want to be there and for those who came while madly in love with someone else.
Whether you use our services, a counselor full of faith, a minister, or any other help, do something. If you have a desire to save your marriage, act.
Sitting alone while having a pity party does nothing good for you or anyone else. You cannot make your spouse do right, but you can make yourself get out of the dumps and back on the road of faith in the God who speaks universes into existence. He will not abandon you, even if your spouse does.
Your fullness of life is in Him.
Trust that.
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Behold, mid-engine Corvette fans: The car you've waited patiently for Chevrolet to build has finally evolved beyond titillating concepts to the engineering mule revealed here. An 82-second strike by our recon op resulted in 15 frames before security narcs dropped the curtain on this black test car—with its two occupants still inside.
Don't fret over the pointy-pickup camouflage; more attractive attire will follow. Instead take solace in a cabin hugging the front axle, ample space between the cockpit and the rear wheels for the hot parts, and this Corvette's crouched and ready attitude.
The nose clip is from Holden's Commodore SSV (with even wider flares), while the cabin module, roof, and exterior mirrors are hand-me-downs from today's Stingray. A Holden SSV ute's sheetmetal wraps door to door around the heinie. The wing keeps the tail planted during high-speed runs and what could be more practical than the bumper-mounted 2-by-10 for shoving this test sled back to the garage when it breaks down? Other items of note: The fuel-filler located on the driver's-side B-pillar and the cooling intakes located along the rocker panels.
Scaling the span between the axles using the wheels as guides (we're estimating them at 19 inches in diameter) yields a projected wheelbase of 98.9 inches, some eight inches shorter than that of today's Corvette. That blueprint upgrade comes from bumping the transmission from ahead of to behind the rear axle as God and Dr. Porsche intended. A tighter wheelbase quickens steering response and cinches up the turning circle. It goes without saying that at least 60 percent of this probable Corvette ZR1's mass will be supported by the rear wheels, enhancing launch traction and balls-out braking. There are rumblings that the engine bay may eventually play host to a small, 3.5- to 4.0-liter V-8 with all the fixin's—meaning no pushrods.
Thus far GM has issued no denials discrediting our most recent (and highly detailed) mid-engine Corvette forecasts. While there's no fresh intel regarding launch timing, the fact that experimental hardware has left the laboratory suggests that the C8 Zora sports car is on schedule to roll into showrooms in about 20 months as a 2017 model, at which point it will be sold alongside the front-engined Corvette. Place your orders now or find yourself stuck at the back of a long delivery line. View Photo Gallery
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NF-F12 iPPC 12V 2000RPM 120mm High Performance Fan €26.73 7 in stock | ||
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Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 12V 2000RPM 120mm High Performance Fan
Based on the popular NF-A14 retail fan, Noctua's dustproof industrialPPC fans are designed with one thing in mind, high performance, as well as all the other innovative features one has come to expect from Noctua.
- Based on the award-winning NF-F12 design
- 2000rpm industrialPPC version
- Three-phase motor design
- Fibre-glass reinforced polyamide construction
- Certified IP52 water and dust protection
- Integrated Anti-Vibration Pads
- Six year warranty
Conceived for industrial heavy duty applications that require enhanced cooling performance and advanced ingress protection, the NF-F12 industrialPPC (Protected Performance Cooling) is a ruggedised high-speed version of the award-winning retail model. Thanks to the outstanding aerodynamic efficiency of the NF-F12 design and the use of a novel three-phase motor, the industrialPPC version provides superior airflow and pressure capacity while keeping noise levels and power consumption moderate as against comparable high-speed fans. While its fibre-glass reinforced polyamide construction and certified water and dust protection make the NF-F12 industrialPPC suitable for operation in challenging environments, the renowned SSO2 bearing technology guarantees an MTBF of over 150,000hrs. Topped off with Noctua's trusted reliability and six year manufacturer's warranty, the NF-F12 industrialPPC is an ideal choice for highly demanding applications that require superior flow rates and ultimate dependability.
Award-winning NF-F12 design
Having received more than 150 awards and recommendations from the international press, Noctua's NF-F12 has become a proven premium choice for 120mm cooling needs. Its renowned efficiency has convinced tens of thousands of customers all over the world.
2000rpm industrialPPC version
Thanks to its elevated 2000rpm top speed, the NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 provides a significant performance boost over the 1500rpm retail version. Combined with the industrialPPC series' robust polyamide construction and advanced protection features, this makes the fan ideal for challenging industrial applications.
Three-phase motor design
While most axial fans use single-phase motors with 4 slots, Noctua's industrialPPC fans feature a three-phase design with 6 slots, which provides smoother transitions between the slots and thus allows for even higher running smoothness, further reduced vibrations and unprecedented energy efficiency.
Class-leading energy efficiency
While the standard NF-F12 is one of the most energy efficient 1500rpm 120mm fans on the market, the industrialPPC version's three-phase motor provides a further 10% reduction in power consumption when compared at 2000rpm.
Fibre-glass reinforced polyamide construction
Both the impeller and the frame of Noctua's industrialPPC fans are made entirely from fibre-glass reinforced polyamide. This material can withstand temperatures up to 140°C and makes the fans even more robust and break-proof than Noctua's standard fibre-glass reinforced PBT fans.
Certified IP52 water- and dust protection
Thanks to a special varnish coating that covers the motor and PCB, the NF-F12 industrialPPC complies with the ingress protection rating IP52. This means that it is not only highly dust resistant but also withstands dripping water equivalent to 3mm rainfall per minute.
Focused Flow Frame
Designed for pressure demanding applications such as heatsinks and radiators, the Focused Flow frame features eleven stator guide vanes that straighten, channel and focus the airflow, which allows the NF-F12 to rival the performance of conventional fans running at much faster speeds.
Varying Angular Distance and Vortex Control Notches
The NF-F12's stator guide vanes are set out in Varying Angular Distance and feature Vortex-Control Notches. Both measures help to spread the noise emission over a broader frequency spectrum and thus make the fan's sound pattern more agreeable to the human ear.
Heptaperf Impeller
Custom designed for the new Focused Flow frame and to work in tandem with the eleven stator guide vanes, the NF-F12's seven blade Heptaperf impeller has been carefully optimised to achieve a perfect balance between power and quietness.
AAO Frame
Noctua's AAO (Advanced Acoustic Optimisation) frames feature integrated anti-vibration pads as well as Noctua's proprietary Stepped Inlet Design and Inner Surface Microstructures, both of which further refine the fan's performance/noise efficiency.
Stepped Inlet Design
Noctua's Stepped Inlet Design adds turbulence to the influx in order to facilitate the transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow, which reduces tonal intake noise, improves flow attachment and increases suction capacity, especially in space restricted environments.
Inner Surface Microstructures
With the tips of the fan blades ploughing through the boundary layer created by the Inner Surface Microstructures, flow separation from the suction side of the blades is significantly suppressed, which results in reduced blade passing noise and improved airflow and pressure efficiency.
Integrated Anti-Vibration Pads
Integrated Anti-Vibration Pads made from extra-soft silicone minimise the transmission of minute vibrations while maintaining full compatibility with all standard mounting systems and fan clips used on heatsinks.
SSO2 Bearing
The NF-F12 industrialPPC features the further optimised second generation of Noctua's renowned, time-tested SSO bearing. With SSO2, the rear magnet is placed closer to the axis to provide even better stabilisation, precision and durability.
Metal bearing shell
In order to guarantee the highest possible degree of manufacturing precision, minimum tolerance and excellent long-term stability, the NF-F12 industrialPPC sports a CNC milled bearing shell made entirely from brass.
Six year manufacturer's warranty
Noctua fans are renowned for their impeccable quality and outstanding longevity. Like all Noctua fans, the NF-F12 industrialPPC features an MTBF rating of more than 150.000 hours and comes with a full six year manufacturer's warranty.
Specifications | NF-F12 iPPC 2000 |
Size | 120x120x25 mm |
Connector | 3-pin |
Bearing | SSO2 |
Blade Geometry | |
Frame Technology | FocusedFlow |
Rotational Speed (± 10%) | 2000 RPM |
Airflow | 71.7 CFM |
Acoustical Noise | 29.7 dB(A) |
Static Pressure | 3.94 mm H2O |
Max. Input Power | 1.2 W |
Max. Input Current | 0.1 A |
Voltage | 12 V |
MTBF | 150,000 h |
Accessories | 4 Fan Screws |
Ingress Protection | IP52 |
Material | Fibre-glass reinforced polyamide |
Motor type | Three-phase |
Warranty | 72 months |
EAN barcode | 4716123315384 |
Specifications | NF-F12 iPPC 2000 |
Size | 120x120x25 mm |
Connector | 3-pin |
Bearing | SSO2 |
Blade Geometry | |
Frame Technology | FocusedFlow |
Rotational Speed (± 10%) | 2000 RPM |
Airflow | 71.7 CFM |
Acoustical Noise | 29.7 dB(A) |
Static Pressure | 3.94 mm H2O |
Max. Input Power | 1.2 W |
Max. Input Current | 0.1 A |
Voltage | 12 V |
MTBF | 150,000 h |
Accessories | 4 Fan Screws |
Ingress Protection | IP52 |
Material | Fibre-glass reinforced polyamide |
Motor type | Three-phase |
Warranty | 72 months |
EAN barcode | 4716123315384 |
Product Resources
How do I measure fan size?
The size of fan you need will generally be determined by the size of the fan fitting position in your PC case. The sizes of all the fans on our website are shown as measured along any one of the fan's four sides, NOT the distance between the fan's screw holes! Our most popular fan size is 120mm, followed by 80mm. This isn't really dictated by customer preference, but more by recent designs of PC cases.
As for the thickness (depth) of the fan, generally 25mm (1 inch) is by far the most common depth, although smaller fans can have shallower depths such as 15mm or even 10mm. All our fans are 25mm thick unless otherwise stated. If you have any questions about which fan you should order, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
If you know the distance between the fan mounting screw holes but don't know what fan size to order, please see the following table. Note that the mounting hole measurements shown below are taken horizontally or vertically between the holes and not diagonally.
Screw hole spacings and fan sizes
Space Between Screw Holes Fan Size 32mm 40mm 40mm 50mm 50mm 60mm 60mm 70mm 72mm 80mm 83mm 92mm 105mm 120mm I received a small cable (resistor) with my fan; what is it for?
The resistor cable (also called Ultra Low Noise or ULN cable) is designed to allow the fan to run slightly slower for even quieter operation. The benefit in lower running noise is significant. Although the airflow will be reduced slightly, this usually has minimal effect on PC temperature. We would generally recommend using the ULN resistor cable for best results in almost all circumstances.
How can I tell which way the air blows through the fan?
Hold the fan so that the round fan sticker is facing you. You are looking at the rear of the fan. When you plug the fan in, the air will be blowing towards you. If you want a fan to act as an air intake, then the fan sticker will be facing the inside of the case. Some fans also have two small arrows moulded into their plastic housing - one arrow shows the direction of airflow, and the other (at 90°) shows the direction of blade rotation.
Is it possible to use a 4-pin PWM fan or CPU cooler with a motherboard which has only 3-pin fan headers on it?
Electrically, there is no problem doing this - the fourth pin on the fan cable is used purely for PWM control and is not needed in order for the fan to run. So you can plug the 4-pin fan connector onto the 3-pin motherboard fan header, leaving the fourth pin not connected to anything. The fan will potentially run at full speed, so if you would like to reduce the speed of the fan you will need to adjust the fan speed setting in your BIOS or use fan control software such as SpeedFan in Windows.
The only other problem to consider is that occasionally, components immediately adjacent to the motherboard fan header can get in the way of the larger 4-pin fan connector, physically preventing connection. This problem also occurs if you try to use an in-line fan speed controller such as the one made by Gelid.
Another avenue to explore is the possibility of using a bay-mounted fan controller. Several models are available now which provide 4-pin fan headers, so this is an easy way to use 4-pin PWM fans in a PC system which has only 3-pin fan headers on its motherboards. When using this method, you may find it necessary to disable any fan warning settings in your motherboard BIOS, since the motherboard may incorrectly believe that its CPU fan has failed when the fan is connected to a fan controller rather than directly to the motherboard itself.
Top Quiet Fans
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The Bright Star Monitor stations are a subset of the AAVSOnet. They offer members an opportunity to do CCD multi-filter observing of stars from 2.0 to 13.6 in Vmag with robotically controlled telescopes that are located from New Hampshire to Australia. Images are automatically calibrated and are provided to the user for analysis. They can also be directly forwarded to a VPHOT account.
When epsilon Aurigae became an interesting target in 2008, it was pretty obvious that none of the telescopes that the AAVSO had access to was capable of obtaining photometry on such a bright object. We also realized that this was not an isolated case; there are hundreds of bright variables that are being overlooked by professionals and amateurs alike. Every current survey saturates on the bright stars. The one survey that came closest was the All-Sky Automated Survey (ASAS), which has not released any new public data since 2009. With its wide-field cameras, it monitored variables from about 7th magnitude to about 14th magnitude. The visual observers have been doing an excellent job of following the bright long-period variables, like Mira, R Sct, etc., but all of the bright low-amplitude variables, such as the naked-eye Cepheids, Algol, etc. are not being followed with high precision.
We looked at what would be required to do the job. You want something with small aperture, so that any shutter in your system will yield short enough exposure times to not saturate the variable. You want good images, so that contaminating stars can be avoided. You want multiple filters so that the data can be transformed. A wide field is essential since bright variables seldom have an equally bright comparison star nearby. A good mount is needed so that you can set to multiple fields during the night and move all over the sky. Putting the system at a dark site was not important (since these are bright targets), but you want it located at a site that gets lots of clear weather. Complete robotic operation is essential, since exposures would be short and lots of movement would happen all night long. It would also be nice to use only commercial equipment and software, so that the system could be replicated easily.
We looked at simple, inexpensive systems. Using a DSLR is one option, mounted on a decent telescope mount. We were concerned about the lack of standard filters, the limited dynamic range of the cameras, the more restricted wavelength range, and the poorer remote interface. Such a system is capable of 0.02mag photometry, however, and should not be overlooked for use by others. Hooking up a CCD camera to a commercial telephoto lens is another option, and in fact is what ASAS uses. A high-quality lens is not cheap, and is difficult to focus remotely. Still, many systems use similar setups; StarDial ran with a 50mm lens and an ST-7 for nearly a decade, with good results (check out http://stardial.astro.illinois.edu when you have a chance!).
BSM went the middle road. We decided to go with a scientific CCD camera, a filter wheel with filters, a GOTO mount, and commercial software, and to place it at a good site. Listed below are the main system parameters for the original BSM.
Telescope: Takahashi FS-60CB with field flattener; 60mm f/6.2
Camera: SBIG ST-8XME
Filters: Johnson/Cousins BVRcIc plus Clear
Mount: Celestron CGEM
Software: MaximDL, ACP, ACP Scheduler
Setting this system up was an exercise in scrounging. Several people (including Jim Bedient, Doug Welch and Donn Starkey) made donations to pay for much of the equipment. SBIG donated the ST-8XME and filter wheel as part of their corporate sponsorship of the AAVSO. Doug George of Cyanogen contributed MaximDL. Bob Denny of DC3 Dreams contributed ACP and ACP Scheduler. It would cost about $7,000 to duplicate this system. You could do it much cheaper, though with less flexibility; for example, using a short-tube refractor, an ST-402 camera that includes a filter wheel, and using less expensive software.
The AAVSO is currently considering adding a BSM section to help coordinate operations and the upgrade of the network hardware, software and system protocol.
The system has the following specifications:
Pixel size: 9x9micron, 4.968 arcsec/pixel
Field of view: 127arcmin E/W, 84arcmin N/S
Saturation: becomes nonlinear at 52000 ADU
Readnoise: 19.88 electrons
Gain: 2.69 e-/ADU
Dark: <0.01e-/pix/sec
Cosmetics: no defects
For exposures, 30 seconds in V saturates at V=6.5 and has a limiting magnitude of V=13. This means that with 0.3second exposures, you can do good photometry at V=2.0, and with 30 second exposures, you have signal/noise of 100 at V=10. The exposure ratios for B:V:R:I are 2:1:0.8:0.7, and the typical seeing ranges from 1.5 pixels to 3.0 pixels (purposely defocused to some degree, as the optics are perfectly capable of sub-pixel images). The field is flat and unvignetted.
Below is a listing of the current and future sites for Bright Star Monitors.
Here are the current target lists for BSM telescopes (in .xlsx format):
- Northern hemisphere targets (106 KB)
- Southern hemisphere targets (87 KB)
Commissioning Phase
Telescope installed, waiting for good weather for testing.
Observatory, mount, telescope, and software in place.


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Monday, June 22, 2009
Cup Cakes for Dad
You guys are the best, you will eat our crappy cupcakes and still ask for more.
S and me made these chocolate cup cakes for Father's Day. Given my history of baking, these turned out so perfect that I was well shell shocked. Thanks to Nags of Edible Gardens for the step by step pictures and no, this time I didn't use my brain at all, just followed instructions.
I didn't do the frosting so S did the whipped cream and sprinkle thing to decorate. The dad really enjoyed these along with the chaotic lunch at Cheesecake factory and a t-shirt (a size too small) with the girls smiling on the world from it.
This doddering stack goes to Click:Stack hosted by Jugalbandi Test
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