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J. C. Penney Had a Farm
If you ever find yourself in Northeast Florida looking for a pleasant route for driving, we recommend State Road 16 between Green Cove Springs and Starke. There's not much traffic, the scenery is nice, and you'll pass through a remarkable relic of Florida history called Penney Farms. At first glance, the town bears the usual hallmarks of a North Florida village – large shade trees, wood-frame houses, and a historical marker here and there. Read one of those markers, however, and you'll learn that Penney Farms was a planned community, developed from scratch in the 1920s by the department store tycoon J. C. Penney himself.
James Cash Penney came to prominence as a pioneer in the chain store movement in the early years of the 20th century. He opened the first J. C. Penney Store in Kemmerer, Wyoming, and by 1912 had over 30 stores, mainly operating in the West. By 1924, Penney was making over a million dollars annually, which enabled him to pursue a number of philanthropic causes.
In 1922, J. C. Penney purchased 120,000 acres of farmland in Clay County near Green Cove Springs, just east of the St. Johns River. He intended to develop a model farming community, structured similarly to the J. C. Penney department store chain. Just as the chain's directors held stock in the company, farmers would earn interest in Penney Farms by raising crops and purchasing additional interest in the land with the proceeds of their labor.
So who did the farming at Penney Farms? Not just anyone. Persons interested in claiming a tract of land at the new community had to fill out an application. Many of the questions pertained to the applicant's moral character and religious affiliations. A promotional brochure provided a list of characteristics wanted by the company. Penney Farms wanted young to middle-aged men, preferably married, "willing to take advice from others," and affiliated with some church. The use of "intoxicants or cigarettes" was strictly prohibited. The application asked the prospective farmer to send in a photo of himself or his family if possible, as well as the names and addresses of three persons who could testify to his character.
Application to occupy a farm at Penney Farms – from a promotion brochure dated 1927. Click to enlarge.
By 1927, Penney Farms boasted 20,000 cleared acres, 300 buildings, a general store, a post office, a garage and machine shop, a canning factory, a boarding house, a dairy farm, and 3,000 range cattle. Demonstration plots provided pecans, Satsuma oranges, persimmons, pears, grapes, peppermint, and vegetables. The J. C. Penney-Gwinn Institute of Applied Agriculture had its headquarters on the property, where it provided practical and theoretical training in agriculture and homemaking for the families living at Penney Farms.
But there was more to Penney Farms than just farming. J. C. Penney chose to also make this the site for another of his philanthropic endeavors, the J. C. Penney Foundation Memorial Community. This retirement community was built especially for retired ministers and other Christian workers and their wives. The community included 22 furnished apartment buildings, along with the Penney Memorial Chapel. The community was dedicated to the memory of J. C. Penney's parents.
View of the J. C. Penney Foundation's memorial community for retired ministers, Christian workers and their wives, 1958
The arrival of the Great Depression slowed the development of Penney Farms considerably. Penney himself lost almost all of his personal wealth, and was forced to borrow against his life insurance policies to help his company make payroll. He sold off most of the property comprising Penney Farms, leaving only about 200 acres. He deeded this land to his foundation's Memorial Community, which he gave to the Christian Herald Foundation to run. In 1971, it became the self-sustaining Penney Retirement Community, Inc., and in 1999 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Many of the farmers who had relocated to the area to participate in Penney's planned community either bought land or continued working in some capacity in the area. The town of Penney Farms is still incorporated, and as of the 2010 Census it had a population of 749.


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Take in a guided house tour of this old-world Florida home with its tropical lush gardens, unique architecture, eclectic art and fascinating history on the banks of the Atlantic Ocean. Docents will take you on a magical journey depicting the daily lives and entertaining habits of the homes builders and owners. Tours last about 1½ hours and are scheduled on the hour beginning at 9:30 a.m., with the last tour departing at 3:30 p.m. Flat shoes with closed heels and toes (such as sneakers) are strongly encouraged. Golf cart tours of the grounds may also be available for an additional charge. Picnics are also welcomed on the grounds with paid admission.
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[Verse 1]
Rolling stocky, kinda brocky on the streets where niggas watch me
If you plotting I'mma prol'ly get to pop at your noggin
I'm a Hollygrove problem, like "Follow me yeah
Come and be my death volunteer,"
That's why I'm here, I come to get that scratch
I done been to jail twice and tell them crackers I ain't never going back, huh?
Rode through the city with the metal on my back, huh?
Gave me a shot and I sent several of 'em back, huh?
Gave me some money, they won't ever get it back now
One million, two million, three million: I'm stacked now
No more crack now, it's in the back for now
Just in case she crack down
I never back down, shit bitch, I might react now
But, 4 million, 5 million, 6 million: I'm that now
Where you at clown? I'm high in the sky
You at ground, so set down you bitch you
Money on my mind, pistol on my side
I make a nigga hide that pride
I ain't got time for you bitches, I'm trying get these riches
Real niggas know that vision
I ain't time for you haters, I'm trying get this paper
Real ladies know that labor
I ain't got time for you snitches, I'm trying get them riches
Real niggas know that vision
[Verse 2]
You motherfuckers know what I'm out here doing
And you ain't gotta buy it, if you not into it
Dope block influenced, blue pale light, scream
I'm on that same ass block letting the bell ring
Looking for the boy, the one in the back
I could get your stomach out of your back
I could make you shit better, this better, than what them selling
They need drugs no penicillin and I'm the medicine man
Yes I am him, yup-yup
Hip-hip, hoo-ray, 20 hard came today
And two large was the pay, and the Coast Guard said it was okay
Bring them barge to the bay
And my bitch looks like a DeBarge so I call her bait
She put packs in her bra, and the keys in the case
If she ever try to skate with the cake, and relocate
I got her social and her birth date, bitch please
[Verse 3]
I talk like a hustler, walk like a hustler
Stripper attitude, only money make me move
Dapper dan status, I'm the stunner part two
I got an image to uphold, and my image do, too
I'm off the scrimmage line like Emmitt 2-2
Why would the quarterback give it to you?
I gotta hundred sacks, and a hundred women; French twist
And we don't even talk, we just French kiss, I could never get pinched
I'm rocking like a big pimp
Momma only dated hustlers, so I could only commend them
And never roll with a dummy on your hip
Have the judge giving you a run-on sentence
Never that, I keep the gun on for that business
And when I'm not, I'm at business
See that's that, mad business, peep the simplistics
It's Cash Money, nigga, just live it


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A single-player total conversion of Cube2-Sauerbraten with focus on adding rpg/adventure elements. The goal is to make gamebuilding as fun as playing a game, with intuitive menus and guides to help anyone make their own open-source rpg/adventure game, without prior knowledge of programming or 3D-modeling.
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.
Another screen-shoot from SabiCube 1.1a


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Many business owners put in a lifetime of hard work building their business only to throw away some of the rewards by failing to consider properly how they will exit from the business – both financially and as a manager.
Sound management over several years will add value to your business and allow you to start an exit relatively quickly when the time is right. You will need to concentrate on the main areas of you business to ensure a smooth exit.
- Aim for a year-on-year increase in profits – reducing profits to cut corporation tax liabilities may make short-term sense but it could harm your business' perceived value.
- Make sure your accounts are in order and up to date and give a true picture of the business – It pays to be ready for any due diligence you may have to go through later.
- Look to expand your range of customers and suppliers – over reliance on a few key customers will undermine your business' value.
- Aim to tie key customers, suppliers, staff and managers to long-term contracts.
- Maximise your relief for capital gains tax (CGT) – you may be able to claim entrepreneurs' relief which reduces the effective rate of CGT. So consider avoiding substantial holdings in property, shares or leaving money in the bank which may disqualify you from this relief.
The levels and bases of taxation and reliefs from taxation can change at any time and are dependent on individual circumstances.
Please note that advice with regard to exit strategy planning may involve the referral to a service that is separate and distinct to those offered by St. James's Place.


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The history of Victorian design is rooted in nineteenth century England – during the reign of Queen Victoria. It was an era of ornate and excessive decoration in all things. Victorian design is defined by orderliness and ornamentation; surfaces are usually filled with objects that reflect the owner's interest, such as antique vases. Many Victorian homes have formal entertaining spaces towards the front of the home, such as a parlor and formal dining room. Carved wood chairs and furnishings are typical of this design aesthetic, and are generally small in scale to fit these rooms. This style is commonly more colorful and feminine than other traditional home styles, so decorating with lace, embroidered textiles, and floral fabrics fit this design style well. Velvet is commonly used for upholstering furnishings and drapery, giving a sense of luxury to a simple room.
Elements of design:
- Victorian decor emphasizes elegant, ornate, rich, and formal details
- Furniture is generally made of dark wood; marble tops are also common
- Chair and sofa legs are normally made of carved wood
- Sideboards in a range of decorative styles, often ornamented with veneers and inlays
- Feminine details such as lace or embroidery are common
- Velvet upholstered furniture and drapery
- Other details might include brocades, oriental carpets, and romantic touches of roses and lace


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Democratic Republic of the Congo: emergency aid for almost 90,000 people in east
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 21, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Although the situation in the Kivus has been relatively stable for the past few days, crime, mob justice and inter-community tension in certain areas are creating a climate of worry and fear. Thousands of residents and displaced people everywhere are living in dire conditions.
"The situation in which civilians in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo find themselves, which includes in particular their immediate need for security, must not be forgotten during the current talks," said Franz Rauchenstein, who heads the ICRC's delegation in the country. "These people, already hard hit by years of conflict and other violence, now face mounting uncertainty. They are entitled to respect and protection."
"We consider it urgent that we continue to visit people detained in connection with the conflicts in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, that people injured in the fighting be withdrawn to safety and receive care, that displaced people and others in great need receive help, and that family members of unaccompanied children be found," said Mr Rauchenstein.
Staff from the ICRC and volunteers from the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are currently in Sake, a town west of Goma, and also in Masisi-centre (North Kivu province) and in Minova (South Kivu). They are stepping up efforts to provide emergency food aid for nearly 90,000 people in all, and such essential items as kitchen utensils, clothing, blankets and tarpaulins for some of them. With the rainy season in full swing, it will not be easy to distribute large quantities of goods.
"This is the second time we have been displaced," said Kahindo, a 16-year-old girl at a distribution of aid to more than 45,000 people organized on a school football pitch in Kimoka, a part of Sake. "The first time, we fled with our parents, but this time we were surprised by the fighting. Our parents had gone to the fields, where they were killed, and I ran away with my little brothers."
ICRC delegates are on the ground talking to people who suffered violence over the past few weeks in order to be able to bring them aid. The delegates' work also consists in collecting information on cases where people have been victims of violations of international humanitarian law. The ICRC shares its findings, here as elsewhere, exclusively and confidentially with the armed forces or groups concerned. Its ultimate aim is to persuade weapon bearers to change their behaviour towards civilians and others not taking part in hostilities.
Since 19 November, the ICRC has also:
● pressed ahead with efforts aimed at visiting persons arrested during the capture of Goma and still being held;
● performed operations at N'Dosho and Katindo hospitals in Goma on more than 130 people injured in the fighting;
● continued to provide supplies and financial support for hospital facilities in Bukavu to make it easier to provide care in South Kivu for casualties of the fighting;
● built latrines and showers, and restored to working order a water tank and water pipes in the Minova, Saïo and Nyamunyunyi camps housing displaced people in Bukavu;
● provided support for the activities of the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly for administering first aid to casualties and taking them to hospital;
● registered more than 350 children in Goma and Bukavu, and, working together with the Congolese Red Cross, reunited over 100 of them with their families.


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UN: Act now for UN reform and gender equality
Despite the good commitments from CEDAW and the Beijing Platform for Action especially, implementation by governments and in the UN has been far slower than we would like. With the initiatives for reforms in the UN, there is an important opportunity now to ensure that the structural and other obstacles to effective implementation within the UN are addressed.
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Ergonomically, SteelSeries' new Sensei mouse is just like their previous ambidextrous kit, so the upgrades are all under the hood: Namely, a 32-bit ARM processor that doubles its max counts per inch from 5700 to 11,400.
(The industry standard term for sensitivity is dots per inch, but SteelSeries prefers counts per inch—regardless, the higher the number, the more sensitive the mouse. So at crazy high levels like 10,000 DPI, if you breathe on the mouse it'll shoot your cursor across six monitors.) Anyway, other specs: It's using a laser sensor and it can track movements at 150 inches per second, enough for giants to use it, and the grip's got a metal coating. Oh, and the other new feature—though I'm not sure it's an improvement—lights. Lots of lights. Everywhere.
This kind of game is pricey—$90 when it comes out next month.


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Dirt Candy Sake DinnerMonday, May 24th, 2010
We had the privilege of collaborating with our friends at neighboring vegetarian restaurant Dirt Candy on a special sake dinner on Thursday, May 20. It was the first time that we've worked with a restaurant and we're happy to report that the dinner (which sold out within hours after it's announcement) and sake pairings with each dish were enjoyed by both seatings of enthusiastic diners. After starting off with a "snack" of jalapeno hush puppies paired with the dry style Dewazakura Tobiroku sparkling sake, guests selected an Appetizer, Entree, and Dessert each of which was accompanied by a complementing sake pre-selected by SAKAYA.
At each seating, Rick gave a brief introduction to premium sake and highlighted the general idea behind the selection of the evening's food friendly sake. Diners' questions and comments were then sought and answered throughout the evening as they arose.
We would like to express our profound appreciation to Chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy for inviting us to work with her and her staff. It was a wonderful experience for us and we hope that it has created some new excitement about premium sake. We also highly recommend that you visit the restaurant to enjoy Amanda's amazing food!


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Spice up Your Holidays
Nov 16, 2015 03:37AM
By Family Features
When the house is filled with the sweet smell of cinnamon, it's a sure sign the holidays have arrived. This signature flavor of the season can add warmth and nostalgia to everything from traditional baked goods to vegetable sides and cocktails.
"Everyone loves cinnamon in classic desserts like apple pie, but this spice is so versatile, it can be used in countless sweet and savory dishes," said Chef Kevan Vetter of the McCormick Kitchens. "For the perfect seasonal side dish, you can toss carrots cooked in a slow cooker with a cinnamon-sugar glaze. Or, add cinnamon sticks to a festive drink, like holiday sangria."
Finding the Best Cinnamon
Before you stock up this holiday season, make sure you're buying the highest quality cinnamon to bring pure flavor to your dishes. Look for clump-free ground cinnamon that's a deep brown, mahogany color. It should have a warm aroma and taste with a little "red hot" cinnamon heat.
Try these recipes to showcase that pure cinnamon flavor from cocktail hour to dessert. For more recipes and tips, check out McCormick.com and visit McCormick Spice on Facebook and Pinterest.
Caramel Apple Slab Pie
- 2 packages (14.1 ounces each) refrigerated pie crusts (4 crusts), divided
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon McCormick Ground Cinnamon
- 8 cups thinly sliced and peeled Honey Crisp apples (about 8 apples)
- 1 cup caramel topping, divided
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Bring crusts to room temperature according to package directions.
- Unroll pie crusts. Line bottom and sides of 13x9-inch glass baking dish with 2 pie crusts. Press seams of overlapping crusts in middle of baking dish together to seal.
- Mix sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon in large bowl. Add apples; toss to coat well. Spoon into pie crust. Drizzle with 3/4 cup caramel topping. Top with remaining 2 crusts. Pinch edges of top and bottom crusts together to seal. Cut small slits in top crust.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on wire rack. Drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup caramel topping to serve.
Slow Cooker Cinnamon Sugar Glazed Carrots
- 2 pounds baby carrots
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Ground Ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Spray inside of 4-quart slow cooker with no stick cooking spray. Add carrots and melted butter; toss to coat. Cover.
- Cook on high 3 to 4 hours or until tender.
- Meanwhile, mix brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and salt in small bowl until well blended. Toss cooked carrots with brown sugar mixture in slow cooker just before serving.
Spiced Cranberry Sangria
- 1 orange
- 16 McCormick Gourmet Whole Cloves
- 1 bottle (750 milliliters) sweet white wine, such as Moscato or Riesling
- 3 cups cranberry juice
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1/4 cup orange-flavored liqueur, such as Grand Marnier
- 2 McCormick Gourmet Cinnamon Sticks
- 1 tablespoon McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
- Cut orange into 8 wedges. Press 2 cloves into each wedge. Set aside.
- Mix wine, cranberry juice, cranberries, liqueur, cinnamon sticks and vanilla in large pitcher until well blended. Add orange wedges.
- Refrigerate 3 hours or until ready to serve. Serve in ice-filled glasses, if desired.


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LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles police are appealing for the public's help in locating a Vancouver woman who went missing from the Southern California city on Jan. 31.
Elisa Lam, a 21-year-old University of B.C. student, was last seen by staff at the Cecil Hotel on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, said LAPD detectives in a press conference Wednesday.
Police say Lam arrived in Los Angeles on Jan. 26 and was travelling by herself on vacation. Her final destination appeared to be Santa Cruz.
Lam's family notified Vancouver police of her disappearance when daily contact with the woman ceased on Jan. 31. Vancouver police in turn notified the LAPD and the case is now being handled by the department's robbery and homicide division, which is standard protocol for cases involving foreign nationals, said LAPD Officer Tenesha Dobine Thursday.
Dobine added there have been no updates on Lam's whereabouts since police issued the appeal.
Lam is five feet four inches tall and approximately 115 pounds. She is of Chinese descent, with black hair and brown eyes and is fluent in both English and Cantonese.
She has been known to travel using public transportation, such as municipal buses and Amtrak, police say.
Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD detectives Tennelle or Stearns at 213-486-6890 or 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247) after hours. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (1-800-222-8477).


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Throughout this guide I've tried to isolate the patterns of how we think about the Future-Present, as symbolized by particular evocative technology. By engaging five, extraordinarily knowledgeable informants, I've traced their thoughts into directional arcs that don't necessarily nail down this swirling cloud of future-forward ideas, but at least give us sense of the difficulty of the terrain.
The archetypes are stories, each one about us, our ideas, and our material world. The excitement of the future is represented by the LED. Neodymium magnets tell a story about the the allure of technological magic interacting with our everyday life. The fable of the cyborg explains a bit about our interface with our own history. The theology of our technologically advanced commodities are explained to us through drones. And our maps tendency to glitch is a cautionary tale about our minds' inherent difficulties in navigating all of these different idea structures at the same time.
I like to think of these archetypes as stories, because there is something harmless in allegory. A meaning is intended, but if it doesn't particular stick, or if as storyteller I trip in my delivery, the stakes are low. These are not actually designs for massive structures, harnessing dangerous physical forces to be constrained within conduits wrapped around us while we sleep at night. If these narratives become unpleasant, we can simply wake up, dispelling them like a dream, returning to the safe world of consistent reality that is not fraught with loops of meaning and pitfalls of symbolism. We can clear the slate easily, claiming the fallibility of narratives, and returning to the kernel of "simple" material things, ignoring the implications of our ideas. And then the next night, we have a chance to dream again.
But what I have come ...
Guide to Future-Present Archetypes Part 6: Critical Vulnerability
Guide to Future-Present Archetypes Part 5: Schematic Maps
When attempting to map out the Future-Present, there is not just one map to consider; there are three. These three categorical types of map—our mental maps, symbolic maps, and broken maps--are each a schematic layer in our effort to perceive the world, and it is in their dissonance that the world actually exists. We must identify not only what these maps are, but what they are when they fail. In the fractures, one sees the spidering web of weaknesses, the many possible scenarios of rupture that select without warning. Reality is unpredictable, bursting from its constraining archetypes. And yet it is uncannily similar to all the breaks we've seen before, like a river delta resembling a tree.
The first category of map resides somewhere in the brain, perhaps in the hippocampus. It is through these networks that our neurology gives us a sense of space that we might try to express, record, and share with others. In studies performed on mice, "place fields" have been identified in their hippocampal neurons. Everytime the mouse passes through a particular known place in its terrain, a burst of action potential fires through the same neurons. We know less about the human brain, but it is clear that our hippocampus is important to forming memories, and that larger hippocampi correlate with people who have more detailed place knowledge, London cab drivers, for example. Somewhere, lurking inside the chemical differences between the inside and outside of neurons, in the minor voltages and in the ever-changing and evolving cell pattern of our neuroanatomy, is a material record of what we mean when we sense our geography. We cannot read this map— we can only think it. We express this map's imperfections via our senses. When this map fails, we feel lost.
The second map is spoken aloud, in the possibility of uttering a symbolic map. Humans are never content at forming schema and just keeping them to themselves. Our schemas are meant to be shared, explained, inscribed, and signified. But the topology of these symbolic maps are as complicated and multifaceted as our neurology. It was Alfred Korzybski who constructed the phrase so relevant to our contemporary times, as the second part of a statement first spoken in 1931:
A) A map may have a structure similar or dissimilar to the structure of the territory...
B) A map is not the territory....
Guide to Future-Present Archetypes Part 4: The Commodity Swarm
"Bomb the Drone" (Demilit project)
A certain thread of theology holds that angels are not actual entities; they are human characterizations of god's infinite will, manifested in singular points of time and space that we can only represent as corporeal actions by supernatural beings. Drones are the same. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles themselves are made of very real alloys and composites, flown with very real bands of electromagnetic energy emitted from satellite and ground station, launching weapons with exothermic warheads resulting in very real deaths. But "Drones", as we have come to know them, represent an intensely collapsed political, economic, and social cosmology. They are singular points of world-historical militarism, state control, and technological specialty, orbiting high above our heads, the new astrological wanderers of our mortal fates. Dare we ask the rhetorical question: how many drones can surveil the head of a pin? MQ-1 Predator, MQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-9 Reaper, RQ-170 Sentinel: these names are the basis of a new hierarchical choir of angels, as cataloged by Jane's All the World's Aircraft.
Drones function in our current Future-Present, as a category conglomerated from many components. A MQ-4 has very little to do, technologically, with a smartphone-controlled quadrocopter. The relationship between them, which we fetishize into the category of "drone", is a composite of factors and values so intricate as to border on the cosmological. It is true that they both fly, with different types of remote control. They both contain cameras, so that a person can see a visual field from the vehicle's perspective. They both contain technological advances that are not entirely new innovations, though their widespread use and public recognition is a relatively recent event. And yet, one is an expensive toy, while the other changes the geopolitical landscape as a weapon of war. It is only when their use, political significance, and market value are networked to their technological construction that they become equivalent in the Future-Present cosmology.
If angels are too metaphysical a means of getting at the cultural function of such a unifying concept, let us utilize a more atheistic church, another sort of holy ghost. Drones are technology, commodified. Commodities are objects, abstracted from their strict material origins, and invested with a surplus of market-meaning. An automobile, for example, is not so much the frame riding on four wheels; it is not pivotal object of the American Dream; it is more than a single class of "Sport Utility" use-case or a particular brand name. It is all of these things. It is a history of technological advancement, a society's main means of transportation, and a set of cultural value signifiers, condensed into a single object. What does precision milling equipment have to do with "Tell Laura I Love Her?" Everything and nothing. Technological commodities exists in multiple dimensions of technology, culture, economics, and politics simultaneously. What we perceive is the object, but behind it, is its cosmological network. We watch a video of a drone swarm in a college laboratory. We hear a news report about a drone strike on the other side of the world. We dream about the future of airspace regulation over drone-like inventions that don't exist yet. We interact with all of these threads when we think, talk, or work with drones...
Guide to Future-Present Archetypes Part 3: The Cyborg-Historical
Superflux headset to enable prosthetic vision.
The Future-Present is something that once one has begun to notice it, it becomes very difficult to not see. This visual pattern of our conception of the future has the occult symbolism of apophenia, an illusion of perception generated as glitching artifact by the same non-illusory means by which we perceive reality. The shape of history projected forward in time looms out in the shape of a monster from patterns of moss on our architecture, and as a prophet from coffee stains on news magazines. Our imagination builds reality both forward and backward in time, as our vision builds reality on both isomorphic sides of the mirror. Our speculative thought catalogs these alternate realities, and we attach them to ourselves like equipment strapped to the stomach of a soldier, and we drag them along with us as we crawl across the surface of the earth, dodging death. Or so we dream, as we let our eyes slowly unfocus, gazing at our liquid crystal screens.
The Future-Present hangs heavy with acquired schematization, grows thickly in the rhizomatics of our mental constructs, and with this decaying biomass, lubricates the sliding transmission of our worldviews. But while the implications of the Future-Present for philosophical theories that deploy such semiotic hardware are important, there is a complex material realm of the Future-Present that should not be ignored. Regardless of what sort of opaque, nebulous terms we develop for the clouds in our temporal vision, they have material form with which we will collide with if we don't watch where we are going. The gears of the mechanisms are sharp, and the metabolized exertions to avoid injury on the cutting edge are chemically taxing.
This is not simply a matter of seeing correctly and avoiding illusion. The illusions have important meanings. Patterns are the visual boundaries of underlying systems. When a slime mold grows into nearly the exact same shape as the Tokyo rail system, this is not a random coincidence...
Guide to Future-Present Archetypes Part 2: Strange Attractors
Mike Flynn's Ferrofluid Magnetoscope via Make
There are a number of us driven to search the world for the newest forms of magical tricks. We dive into the darkest alleys, the most convoluted of document dumps, the blackest of markets, searching for clues. We tune our aetheric antennas, looking for signals that might indicate a disturbance in the order of things— eddies in the production currents of technology— where such supernatural powers might suddenly emerge.
Arthur C. Clarke's famous words are often repeated: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." What isn't often mentioned is that this is third of three of Clarke's Laws. The full list reads as follows:
- When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
- The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
The third law is delightfully vague, capable of converting from advice for writing space opera, to a commandment of UX design. But in the context of the other two laws, it reads as a presupposition to how we view technological history.
Clarke is directing us to look at the means of the generation of history— the intersection point where the impossible is processed into the possible. The impossible is a large domain— containing impossibilities that may become possible in a week's time, those that will only be possible in a thousand years, and those that for all intents and purposes within humans' conception of time, will never be possible. Our knowledge of present technology is projected forward into the unknown, and the way forward is illuminated in heavy shadow, unfolding into what we conceive of as the future. To think about the future you must study history. But you also must be willing to perceive the currently impossible as already becoming historical. This temporally augmented reality is we are calling it in this series of essays, the Future-Present...
Guide to Future-Present Archetypes Part 1: The Spark
This is the first in a series of six essays, drawing on interviews with speculative thinkers finding and defining the technologies of the Future-Present.
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It is the 21st Century, and history has delivered us into a time when aerial swarms of hypertextual futurist essays sling bombshell proclamations down upon us, guided down the invisible path of a laser beam. With each new detonation our grounding worldview shakes with tectonic intensity, as what we have always known as "the future" is driven to critical fission when hitting the present. Behold, this new technology: the "Future-Present": where our dreams collide with reality. There is no fantastical World of Tomorrow, and there is no reality in which we know the real from the imagined. There is only the waking dream of the categories' simultaneous coexistence. In this world, cities explode, the network sings like razor wire, a caustic, aerosolized powder rises up from pavement beneath our feet, people wearing masks shout instructions over our heads. The dream is still going on, a double exposure of ideas over impact weapons. It is difficult to say whether we are excited, or terrified, or bored, or confused. But we understand this, don't we? We must say we understand this. There is no one else that could understand this, other than us. What would it mean, if no one understood the future?
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Sometimes you just have to wonder if some of the bloggers who take the time to cast their pearls of wisdom before the rest of us are really in touch with reality. They flood us with their vague thoughts and fancy words in the hope that we will believe that their intellect is unmatched and the IQ is something bigger than their hat size
Yet when called to account via comments in their blogs they turn to vapour. Their intellect reverts to the sewer and if they bother to reply at all it's in language that reveals their true self. Many moons ago I knew one guy who wrote a nine page essay on teabags … needless to say he would have fitted right into today's blogosphere and his essay on teabags would have been a hit.
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Dixons Retail has fared relatively better than High Street rivals after trading results today showed that its fiscal half-year losses narrowed substantially in the UK.
The firm posted underlying losses of £3.9m in the 24 weeks to 15 October, down from £10.7m a year ago - but the consumer meltdown, which forced a Best Buy retreat and saw Comet sold for £2, pushed down Dixons' like-for-like sales by eight per cent to £1.53bn.
Computing kit led by a laptop refresh cycle and continued interest in fondleslabs boosted numbers as did white goods shipments. The UK results were hit however by a £4m one-off cost for the August riots when Dixons stores were ransacked - even though chief executive John Browett believed in September that his company wouldn't suffer financially as a result of the looting.
The accounts for the group were peppered with red ink with an underlying loss before tax of £25.3m, compared to a loss of £6.9m a year ago. This was largely on the back of the troubled operations in Greece, Italy and the e-commerce unit. Operating losses were £5.3m.
Property losses for the period were £10.6m due to store refitting and asset disposal, which is part of the transformation programme. Sales across the entire business were up one per cent to £3.29bn but down five per cent on a like-for-like basis.
Net debt during the half fiscal year reduced to £143.2m down from £215.1m.
Chief executive John Browett said it was taking share from rivals in "what remains a challenging environment". Retailers are now waiting with bated breath for the vitally important Christmas, though analysts at Deloitte have warned that retail sales will remain sluggish until 2013 due to public sector budget cuts, and rising unemployment and household costs. ®


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Americans don't particularly like government, but they do want government to subsidize their health care. They believe that health care spending improves their lives more than any other public good. In a Quinnipiac poll, typical of many others, Americans opposed any cuts to Medicare by a margin of 70 percent to 25 percent.
In a democracy, voters get what they want, so the line tracing federal health care spending looks like the slope of a jet taking off from LaGuardia. Medicare spending is set to nearly double over the next decade. This is the crucial element driving all federal spending over the next few decades and pushing federal debt to about 250 percent of GDP in 30 years.
There are no conceivable tax increases that can keep up with this spending rise. The Democrats had their best chance in a generation to raise revenue just now, and all they got was a measly $600 billion over 10 years.
As a result, health care spendingis squeezing out all other spending. Spending on domestic programs has already faced the squeeze and will take a huge hit in the years ahead.
President Barack Obama excoriated Paul Ryan for offering a budget that would cut spending on domestic programs from its historical norm of 3 or 4 percent of GDP all the way back to 1.8 percent. But the Obama budget is the Ryan budget. According to the Office of Management and Budget, Obama will cut domestic discretionary spending back to 1.8 percent of GDP in six years.
Advocates for children, education and the poor don't even try to defend their programs by lobbying for cutbacks in Medicare. They know that given the choice, voters and politicians care more about middle-class seniors than about poor children.
So far, defense budgets have not been squeezed by the Medicare vise. But that is about to change.
Europeans have chosen welfare over global power. European nations can no longer perform many elemental tasks of moving troops and fighting. As late as the 1990s, Europeans were still spending 2.5 percent of GDP on defense. Now that spending is closer to 1.5 percent, and it is bound to sink further.
The United States will undergo a similar process. The current budget calls for a steep but possibly appropriate decline in defense spending, from 4.3 percent of GDP to 3 percent, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
But defense planners are notoriously bad at estimating how fast postwar military cuts actually come. After Vietnam, the Cold War and the 1991 Gulf War, they vastly underestimated the size of the cuts that eventually materialized. And those cuts weren't forced by the Medicare vise. The coming cuts are.
As the federal government becomes a health care state, there will have to be a generation of defense cuts that overwhelm anything in recent history.
As this sort of crunch gradually tightens, Medicare will be the last to go. Spending on things like Head Start, scientific research and defense will go quicker. These spending cuts will transform America's stature in the world. This is why Adm. Mike Mullen called the national debt the country's biggest security threat.
Chuck Hagel has been nominated to supervise the beginning of this generation-long process of defense cutbacks. If a Democratic president is going to slash defense, he probably wants a Republican at the Pentagon to give him political cover, and he probably wants a decorated war hero to boot.
All the charges about Hagel's views on Israel or Iran are secondary. The real question is, how will he begin this long cutting process? How will he balance modernizing the military and paying current personnel? How will he recalibrate U.S. defense strategy with, say, 455,000 fewer service members?
How, in short, will Hagel supervise the beginning of America's military decline? If members of Congress don't want America to decline militarily, well, they have no one to blame but the voters and themselves.
David Brooks is a columnist for The New York Times


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Sultan (Arabic language: سلطان Sulṭān, pronounced [ˈsulˈtˤɑːn]) is a noble title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership" and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة sulṭah, meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who claimed almost full sovereignty in practical terms (i.e., the lack of dependence on any higher ruler), without claiming the overall caliphate, or to refer to a powerful governor of a province within the caliphate. The dynasty and lands ruled by a sultan are referred to as a sultanate (Arabic language: سلطنة).
A feminine form, used by Westerners, is sultana or sultanah; though the very styling misconstrues the roles of wives of sultans. In a similar usage, the wife of a German Field-Marshal might be styled Feldmarschallin (in French, similar constructions of the type madame la maréchale are quite common). The rare female leaders in Muslim history are correctly known as "sultanas". However, in the Sultanate of Sulu, the wife of the sultan is styled as the "panguian".
Among those modern hereditary rulers who wish to emphasize their secular authority under the rule of law, the term is gradually being replaced by king (i.e., malik in Arabic).
Compound ruler titlesEdit
These are generally secondary titles, either lofty 'poetry' or with a message; e.g.:
- Mani Sultan = Manney Sultan (meaning 'the Pearl of Rulers' or "Honoured Monarch") - a subsidiary title, part of the full style of the Maharaja of Travancore
- Sultan of Sultans is the sultanic equivalent of King of Kings
- Certain secondary titles have a devout Islamic connotation; e.g., Sultan ul-Mujahidin as champion of jihad (To strive and to struggle in the name of Allah)
- Sultanic Highness - a rare, hybrid western-Islamic honorific style exclusively used by the son, daughter-in-law and daughters of Sultan Hussein Kamel of Egypt (a British protectorate since 1914), who bore it with their primary titles of Prince (Arabic language: Amir; Turkish language: Prens) or Princess, after 11 October 1917. They enjoyed these titles for life, even after the Royal Rescript regulating the styles and titles of the Royal House following Egypt's independence in 1922, when the sons and daughters of the newly styled King (Arabic language: Malik Misr, considered a promotion) were granted the title Sahib(at) us-Sumuw al-Malaki, or Royal Highness.
Former sultans and sultanatesEdit
Mid East and Central AsiaEdit
- Ghaznavid Sultanate
- Sultans of Great Seljuk
- Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
- Sultans (becoming Padishahs) of the Ottoman Empire, the Osmanli
Arab WorldEdit
- in Algeria: sultanate of Tuggurt
- in Egypt and Syria:
- in present-day Yemen, various small sultanates of the former British Aden Protectorate and South Arabia:
- Audhali, Fadhli, Haushabi, Kathiri, Lahej, Lower Aulaqi, Lower Yafa, Mahra, Qu'aiti, Subeihi, Upper Aulaqi, Upper Yafa and the Wahidi sultanates
- in present-day Saudi Arabia :
- Sultans of Nejd
- Sultans of the Hejaz
- Oman – Sultan of Oman (authentically referred to as Hami), on the southern coast of the Arabian peninsula, still an independent sultanate, since 1744 (assumed the formal title of Sultan in 1861)
- Sultanate of Zanzibar two incumbents (from the Omani dynasty) since the de facto separation from Oman in 1806, the last assumed the title Sultan in 1861 at the formal separation under British auspices; since 1964 union with Tanganyika (part of Tanzania)
- in Morocco, till Mohammed V changed the style to Malik (king) on 14 August 1957, maintaining the subsidiary style Amir al-Mu´minin (Commander of the Faithful)
- in Sudan:
- Darfur
- Dar al-Masalit
- Dar Qimr
- Funj Sultanate of Sinnar (Sennar)
- Kordofan
- in Chad:
- Bag(u)irmi (main native title: Mbang)
- Wada'i (main native title: Kolak), successor state to Birgu
- Dar Sila (actually a wandering group of tribes)
Horn of AfricaEdit
- Adal Sultanate, in northwestern Somalia, southern Djibouti, and the Somali, Oromia, and Afar regions of Ethiopia
- Afar Sultanate, in northeastern Ethiopia
- Ajuuraan Empire, in Somalia
- Geledi Sultanate, in Somalia
- Harar Sultanate, in eastern Ethiopia
- Ifat Sultanate, in eastern Ethiopia
- Majeerteen Sultanate (Migiurtinia), in northern Somalia
- Marehan Sultanate, in northern Somalia
- Shewa Sultanate, in central Ethiopia
- Sultanate of Hobyo, in Somalia
- Sultanate of Mogadishu, in south-central Somalia
- Warsangali Sultanate, in northern Somalia
East Africa and Indian OceanEdit
- Angoche Sultanate, on the Mozambiquan coast (also several neighbouring sheikdoms)
- various Sultans on the Comoros; however on the Comoros, the normally used styles were alternative native titles, including Mfalme, Phany or Jambé and the 'hegemonic' title Sultani tibe
- the Maore (or Mawuti) sultanate on Mayotte (separated from the Comoros)
This was the alternative native style (apparently derived from malik, the Arabic word for king) of the Sultans of the Kilwa Sultanate, in Tanganyika (presently the continental part of Tanzania).
Swahili sultanEdit
Mfalume is the (Ki)Swahili title of various native Muslim rulers, generally rendered in Arabic and in western languages as Sultan:
- in Kenya:
- Pate on part of Pate island (capital also named Pate), in the Lamu Archipelago
- Wituland, came under German, then British protectorate
- in Tanganyika (presently part of Tanzania): of Hadimu, on the island of that name; also styled Jembe
This was the native ruler's title in the Tanzanian state of Uhehe a female sultan
West and Central AfricaEdit
- In Cameroon:
- Bamoun (Bamun, 17th century, founded uniting 17 chieftaincies) 1918 becomes a Sultanate, but in 1923 re-divided into the 17 original chieftaincies.
- Bibemi 1770 founded- Rulers first style Lamido to ...., then Sultan
- Mandara Sultanate since 1715 (replacing Wandala kingdom); 1902 Part of Cameroon
- Rey Bouba Sultanate founded 1804
- in the Central African Republic:
- Bangassou created c.1878; 14 June 1890 under Congo Free State protectorate, 1894 under French protectorate; 1917 Sultanate suppressed by the French.
- Dar al-Kuti - French protectorate since December 12, 1897
- Rafai c.1875 Sultanate, 8 April 1892 under Congo Free State protectorate, March 31, 1909 under French protectorate; 1939 Sultanate suppressed
- Zemio c.1872 established; December 11, 1894 under Congo Free State protectorate, April 12, 1909 under French protectorate; 1923 Sultanate suppressed
- in Niger: Arabic alternative title of the following autochthonous rulers:
- the Amenokal of the Aïr confederation of Tuareg
- the Sarkin Damagaram since the 1731 founding of the Sultanate of Damagaram (Zinder)
- in Nigeria most monarchies previously had native titles but when most in the north converted to Islam, Muslim titles were generally adopted such as Emir; Sultan has also been used.
- in Borno (alongside the native title Mai)
- since 1817 in Sokoto, the suzerain (also styled Amir al-Mu´minin and Sarkin Musulmi) of all Fulbe jihad states and premier traditional Muslim leader in the Sahel (according to some once a Caliph)
Southern AsiaEdit
In India:
- Bahmani Sultanate
- Sultanate of Bengal
- the Deccan sultanates: Berar, Bidar, Bijapur, Golconda and Ahmednagar
- Sultanate of Delhi several dynasties, the last (Mughal) became imperial Padshah-i Hind
- Sultanate of Gujarat
- Sultanate of Jaunpur
- Sultanate of Kandesh
- Sultanate of Malwa
- Sultanate of Mysore, Tipu Sultan
In the Maldives:
- Maldives Sultanate
Southeast and East AsiaEdit
In Indonesia (formerly in the Dutch East Indies):
- On Borneo
- On Sulawesi
- On Java
- Sultanate of Banten
- Sultanate of Cirebon- the rulers in three of the four palaces (kraton) from which fractioned Cirebon was ruled: Kraton Kasepuhan, Kraton Kanoman and Kraton Kacirebonan (only in Kraton Kaprabonan the ruler's title was Panembahan)
- Sultanate of Demak
- Sultanate of Pajang
- Sumedang Larang Kingdom
- Sultanate of Mataram (Was divided in two kingdoms the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and Sunanan Surakarta)
- Sultanate of Yogyakarta (The Divine Sultanate of which its ruler Sri Sultan Hamengkubowono is considered a divine being a half God)
- Sunanate of Surakarta (Susuhunan a Higher ranked Monarchy the equivalent to emperor)
- Sultanate of Jayakarta (Also known as Sunda Kelapa modern day Jakarta)
- On Madura island: Pamekasan
- In the Maluku Islands
- Sultanate of Iha (Saparua)
- Sultanate of Honimoa/ Siri Sori (Saparua)
- Sultanate of Huamual (West Seram)
- Sultanate of Tanah Hitu (Ambon)
- Sultanate of Ternate
- Sultanate of Tidore
- Sultanate of Bacan
- Sultanate of Jilolo
- Sultanate of Loloda latter occupied by Ternate
- In the Nusa Tenggara
- Sultanate of Bima on Sumbawa island
- In the Riau archipelago: sultanate of Lingga-Riau by secession in 1818 under the expelled sultan of Johore (on Malaya) Sultan Abdul Rahman Muadzam Syah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud
- In Sumatra
- Sultanate of Aceh (full style Sultan Berdaulat Zillullah fil-Alam), which had many vassal states
- Sultanate of Asahan
- Awak Sungai, established 17th century at the split in four of Minangkabau, in 1816 extinguished by Netherlands East Indies colonial government
- Sultanate of Deli since 1814, earlier Aceh's vassal as Aru
- Sultanate of Indragiri
- Sultanate of Langkat since 1817 (previous style Raja)
- Sultanate of Palembang (Darussalam), also holding the higher title of Susuhunan
- Sultanate of Pagaruyung
- Sultanate of Pelalawan
- Sultanate of Perlak
- Sultanate of Riau-Lingga
- Sultanate of Samudera Pasai
- Sultanate of Serdang
- Sultanate of Siak Sri Inderapura
In the Peninsular Malaysia:
- In Peninsular Malaysia or Malaya, where all nine of Malaysia's present sultanates are located:
- Furthermore, the ruler of Luak Jelebu, one of the constitutive states of the Negeri Sembilan confederation, had the style Sultan in addition to his principal title Undang Luak Jelebu.
In Brunei:
- Sultan of Brunei, Brunei (on Borneo island)
In China:
- Dali, Yunnan, capital of the short-lived Panthay Rebellion
- Furthermore, the Qa´id Jami al-Muslimin (Leader of the Community of Muslims) of Pingnan Guo ("Pacified South State", a major Islamic rebellious polity in western Yunnan province) is usually referred to in foreign sources as Sultan.
In the Philippines:
- Sultanate of Buayan
- Sultanate of Maguindanao
- Sultanate of Sulu (Sulu, Basilan, Palawan and Tawi-Tawi islands and part of Sabah on North Borneo)
- Sultanate of Ranaw (Sultan ko Pat a Pangampong a Ranao)
- Sultanates of Lanao
In Thailand (Siam):
Contemporary sovereign sultanatesEdit
- Brunei
- Indonesia – Sultan of Yogyakarta Special Region is governor of that province
- Malaysia
- Sultan is the title of seven (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor and Terengganu) of the nine rulers of the Malay states. The federal head of state the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, is elected (de facto rotated) for five years by and among the hereditary state rulers, but is usually styled "king" in foreign countries; political power, however, lies with the prime minister. See also: Malay titles
- Oman, an Arabian nation, formerly sultanate of Muscat and Oman
in some parts of the middle east and north Africa. there are still regional sultans or people who are descendants and maintain the title of sultan.
Princely and aristocratic titlesEdit
In the Ottoman dynastic system, male descendants of the ruling Padishah (in the West also known as Great Sultan) enjoyed a style including Sultan. This normally monarchic title is thus equivalent in use to the western Prince of the blood: Daulatlu Najabatlu Shahzada Sultan (given name) Efendi Hazretleri. For the Heir Apparent, however, the style was Daulatlu Najabatlu Vali Ahad-i-Sultanat (given name) Efendi Hazretleri; i.e. Crown Prince of the Sultanate.
- The sons of Imperial Princesses, excluded from the Ottoman imperial succession, were only styled Sultan zada (given name) Bey-Efendi, i.e. Son of a Prince[ss] of the dynasty.
In certain Muslim states, Sultan was also an aristocratic title, as in the Tartar Astrakhan Khanate.
The Valide Sultan was the title reserved for the mother of the ruling sultan. In Ottoman Empire, the Haseki Sultan was the title reserved for the mother of the princes.
Military rankEdit
In a number of post-caliphal states under Mongol or Turkic rule, there was a feudal type of military hierarchy. These administrations were often decimal (mainly in larger empires), using originally princely titles such as Khan, Malik, Amir as mere rank denominations.
In the Persian empire, the rank of Sultan was roughly equivalent to that of a western Captain; socially in the fifth rank class, styled 'Ali Jah.
See alsoEdit
- Other ruling titles
- Aga-sultan or agha-sultan (ru:Ага-султан) - "big brother sultan", a title for major sultan in Kazakh Khanate under Russian empire
- Emir (Amir)
- Atabeg
- Bey
- Baig
- Mirza
- Caliph
- Datu
- Khan, Ilkhan and Khaqan
- Maharaja (Equivalent to Emperor)
- Malik
- Mir
- Padishah
- Raja
- Shah and Shahanshah
- Zoltán (Zoltan)
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This is not unprecedented in American history, and other presidents have found their own ways to deal with military officers [and those who egg them on] who see themselves as the white knight on horseback ready to save the republic from the dangers of democracy.
Perhaps the most elegant response ever penned to such a potential situation was writer by President Abraham Lincoln to Major General "Fighting Joe" Hooker on January 26, 1863:
GENERAL: I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appears to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe that you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not indispensable, quality. You are ambitious, which, within reason, does good rather than harm; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain success can be dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit you have aimed to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you, nor Napoleon, if he were alive again, could get any good out of an army while such a spirit prevails in it. And now, beware of rashness. Beware of rashness, but, with energy and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.
Contrary to what John Perry may think--
Anyone who imagines that those thoughts are not weighing heavily on the intellect and conscience of America's military leadership is lost in a fool's fog.
--America's military leadership has a strong and proud tradition of subordination to civil authority. Men as diverse in outlooks and background [but holding in common the power and prestige from which to be tempted to that dictatorship] have included George Washington, George McClellan, Ulysses Grant, Smedley Butler, and Douglas MacArthur successfully met the challenge to place their own ambition behind their love of the American republic.
Any reader of this blog will know that I do not subscribe to much of the hero worship or positive spin for Admiral Mullen, General Petraeus, General Odierno, or General McChrystal. No matter. They are American officers who have sworn an oath to protect and defend the US Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. Make no mistake: These men and those men and women who serve with an under them will stand by that oath. If one of them were to receive orders he could not, within his conscience, carry out, then he would resign.
While among hundreds of thousands of people in the military I am statistically positive the individual exception could be found, here is the reality:
The American military will not support, condone, nor participate in a coup against the legal government of the United States of America.
What is most disturbing to me today is the reaction I have not seen to Mr. Perry's lunacy.
I have read dozens of condemnations of his--I will be blunt--chickenshit call for a military coup, and dozens more posts and stories using his idiocy as a talking point in current political battles.
What I have not read are dozens of stories explaining something that is as certain as the law of gravity:
The United States military does not act against the government of the United States.
Note: I will now be besieged with either (a) idiots who think the American Civil War contradicts this statement [it doesn't; with a single exception all Southerners in the US Army who joined the Confederacy resigned their commissions and gave up their citizenship prior to joining the Confederate Army]; or (b) idiots who want to cite vaguely referenced internet black helicopter stories about coups and potential coups, and the ever-present danger of military fascism, or whatever. So be it. You simply do not know what you are talking about.
Note 2: John Perry's words are seditious; they may be idiotic and politically dangerous, but they are covered by the First Amendment--the same amendment that gives me the right to say that anyone who implies that a military coup is either justifiable or positive is an ignorant asshole.


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POE::XS::Loop::Poll - an XS implementation of POE::Loop, using poll(2).
use POE::Kernel { loop => 'POE::XS::Loop::Poll' };
This class is an implementation of the abstract POE::Loop interface written in C using the poll(2) system call.
Signals are left to POE::Loop::PerlSignals.
POE, POE::Kernel, POE::Loop.
Relies upon small fd numbers, but then a lot of code does.
Will fail badly if your code uses POE from more than one Perl thread.
poll() on OS X doesn't support ptys, hence POE::XS::Loop::Poll won't work with ptys on OS X.
If you see an error:
POE::XS::Loop::Poll hasn't been initialized correctly
then the loop hasn't been loaded correctly, in POE <= 1.287 the following:
# this doesn't work
use POE qw(XS::Loop::Poll);
will not load the loop correctly, you will need to do:
use POE::Kernel { loop => 'POE::XS::Loop::Poll' };
use POE;
POE::XS::Loop::Poll is licensed under the same terms as Perl itself.
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sub skip_tests { $ENV{POE_EVENT_LOOP} = "POE::XS::Loop::Poll"; $ENV{POE_LOOP_USES_POLL} = 1; return; }


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My room is untidy, a side-effect of my sickness. I should be cleaning up this growing mess. No, I should be resting, but I'd prefer jotting down something instead, seeing as how I haven't had a chance in four days. It would appear as if I'm going through some kind of articulation alienation but I'm just coming off a fever. All the classic symptoms — high fever, body ache, slight headache, hot and cold flashes. It's been horrid to say the least.
Even though the temperatures went up today, I wrapped myself in a thick quilt to stop the shivering. I can't even remember what caused the fever, and can only guess that acknowledgement of my current physical state is setting in. The only saving grace is that by the evening, I felt positive enough to get myself off of bed and watch some tv. Not that I want to do it alone. Wish I had the option.
I hope I had a smile in my dresser for days like this.
I was afraid I'd be too bummed to get back to work tomorrow and was just generally filled with teed off, depressed annoyance, and hence was so stirred up to make the following list:
Folks Who Should Watch Out If I Had a Gun:
That guy who's dating my sister
Muthalik and his gofers
The biggest girl in our office who tells me I'm putting on weight
Maybe one very important person, just for bragging rights
Paris Hilton and her skinny counterpart
Occasionally it feels like music is the only thing that can bring out my sensations again. Most of them have been restored by simple willpower to move on. All else is just routine. So I was deliberating in my head which band/singer to choose for this post. There were quite a few songs/artists I could have chosen from, but my mind was made up as I listened to songs between Tyler Hilton and The Dead Confederate. For those of you who are just showing up to these posts here on EC let me elucidate a bit. As a rule I post about music that I really find irresistible and performers that I root for. While that is true of every post I write here on EC it does seem that most artists I choose to write about could fit into a small division of music.
The band is brilliant and they just might be making the best music of their career. I must admit, I've listened to this single, off their album titled 'A Beautiful Lie' (2005), at least 10 times in a row and I'm not sick of it. I actually enjoy it quite a bit. This track is excellent and listening to it should give you goose bumps, or at least wake you up.


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Eucalyptus tea is comes from the pungent lance-shaped grey and green leaves of eucalyptus trees and eucalyptus shrubs. At times, even the eucalyptus bark is added to the tea mix as well. Eucalyptus plants, with over 700 species, are native to subtropical countries around the world, which among others include Australia, Tasmania, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Eucalyptus leaves are known for their distinct scent. In fact, eucalyptus derivatives are often turned into aromatic oils, most popular of which is eucalyptol. In preparing the tea, the eucalyptus leaves are often dried and macerated into hot water with near boiling temperature. This process effectively draws out the aromatic oils found in eucalyptus plant fibers. Eucalyptus extracts have long been known to possess potent antimicrobial and decongestive properties. In fact, eucalyptus is a popular ingredient in commercially available treatment for colds and nasal congestion.
Health Benefits of Eucalyptus
Popularly known as food source for koala bears, eucalyptus is definitely more than food for local wildlife. In fact, various schools of traditional medicine have long since recognized eucalyptus for the health advantages it offers. So what are the health benefits of drinking organic eucalyptus tea.
Native aborigines have been known to use eucalyptus leaf extract to treat the symptoms of various ailments from sinus congestion, to cold and fever. In the 19th-century, eucalyptus was a popular cleaning agent of urinary catheters at English hospitals. Other traditional systems of medicine, which among others include Ayurvedic, Greek, and Chinese medicine have been known to extensively use eucalyptus, as well. It's also quite popular for doctors to recommend drinking eucalyptus tea for asthma relief.
In more recent years, eucalyptus is used as an active ingredient in a number of prescription medicines. Germany, for one, has been known to prescribe eucalyptus tea as treatment for bronchitis and sore throat. This makes perfect sense, of course, since eucalyptus is proven to have strong anti-microbial properties. This, in fact, makes for much of iits medicinal value. To be on the safer side, however, it is still best to check with your doctor before decide to medicate using eucalyptus tea especially if you are already taking prescription medications as there may be unwanted drug interactions.
There are fast growing bodies of research that are looking into the possible medical application of eucalyptus. Case in point, in a 2010 article published in Alternative Medicine Review, researchers report that "Surprisingly, there are also immune-stimulatory, antioxidant, and spasmolytic effects. Of the white blood cells, monocytes and macrophages are most affected, especially with increased phagocytic activity. Application by either vapor inhalation or oral route provides benefit for both purulent and non-purulent respiratory problems. "
How To Make Healthy Organic Eucalyptus Tea Recipe
Many people have asked on how to make a healthy organic eucalyptus tea recipe. To make yourself a fresh cup of eucalyptus tea, simply pour a cupful of boiled water over a teaspoonful of dried eucalyptus leaves. Then you just cover and let the mixture steep for a good 10 minutes. And strain. You might want to sweeten the eucalyptus brew with a little honey.
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On Saturday, Feb. 15, starting at 7 p.m., an evening of traditional and modern Chinese New Year festivities will be presented in Mitchell Hall.
The celebration will feature various art performances including traditional Chinese singing, folk dances, musical instruments, talk show, Martial Arts and Peking Opera performances.
Admission is $5 per person and $3 per person if purchased in a group of more than 3 people. Tickets are available at the door.
The Confucius Institute is also co-organizing another Chinese Spring Festival Gala with the Delaware Chinese American Association on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 2-4 p.m., at John Dickinson High School. The event is free.
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An echocardiogram uses sound waves to produce images of your heart. This commonly used test allows your doctor to see your heart beating and pumping blood. Your doctor can use the images from an echocardiogram to identify heart disease.
Depending on what information your doctor needs, you may have one of several types of echocardiograms. Each type of echocardiogram has few, if any, risks involved.
Your doctor may suggest an echocardiogram if he or she suspects problems with the valves or chambers of your heart or if heart problems are the cause of symptoms such as shortness of breath or chest pain. An echocardiogram can also be used to detect congenital heart defects in unborn babies (fetal echocardiogram).
Depending on what information your doctor needs, you may have one of the following kinds of echocardiograms:
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Transthoracic echocardiogram. This is a standard, noninvasive echocardiogram. A technician (sonographer) spreads gel on your chest and then presses a device known as a transducer firmly against your skin, aiming an ultrasound beam through your chest to your heart. The transducer records the sound wave echoes from your heart. A computer converts the echoes into moving images on a monitor.
If your lungs or ribs block the view, you may need a small amount of liquid (contrast agent) injected through an intravenous line (IV) that will make your heart's structures show up more clearly on a monitor, improving the images.
Transesophageal echocardiogram. If it's difficult to get a clear picture of your heart with a standard echocardiogram or if there is reason to see the heart and valves in more detail, your doctor may recommend a transesophageal echocardiogram.
In this procedure, a flexible tube containing a transducer is guided down your throat and into your esophagus, which connects your mouth to your stomach. From there, the transducer can be positioned to obtain more-detailed images of your heart. Your throat will be numbed, and you'll have medications to help you relax during a transesophageal echocardiogram.
Doppler echocardiogram. When sound waves bounce off blood cells moving through your heart and blood vessels, they change pitch. These changes (Doppler signals) can help your doctor measure the speed and direction of the blood flow in your heart.
Doppler techniques are used in most transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms, and they can be used to check blood flow problems and blood pressures in the arteries of your heart that traditional ultrasound might not detect. Sometimes the blood flow shown on the monitor is colorized to help your doctor pinpoint any problems.
Stress echocardiogram. Some heart problems — particularly those involving the coronary arteries that supply blood to your heart muscle — occur only during physical activity.
For a stress echocardiogram, ultrasound images of your heart are taken before and immediately after walking on a treadmill or riding a stationary bike. If you're unable to exercise, you may get an injection of a medication to make your heart pump as hard as if you were exercising.
There are no risks involved in a standard transthoracic echocardiogram. You may feel some discomfort similar to pulling off an adhesive bandage when the technician removes the electrodes placed on your chest during the procedure.
If you have a transesophageal echocardiogram, your throat may be sore for a few hours afterward. Rarely, the tube may scrape the inside of your throat. Your oxygen level will be monitored during the exam to check for any breathing problems caused by sedation medication.
During a stress echocardiogram, exercise or medication — not the echocardiogram itself — may temporarily cause an irregular heartbeat. Serious complications, such as a heart attack, are rare.
No special preparations are necessary for a standard transthoracic echocardiogram. You can eat, drink and take medications as you normally would.
Your doctor will ask you not to eat for a few hours beforehand if you're having a transesophageal or stress echocardiogram. If you have trouble swallowing, let your doctor know, as this may affect his or her decision to order a transesophageal echocardiogram.
If you'll be walking on a treadmill during a stress echocardiogram, wear comfortable shoes. If you're having a transesophageal echocardiogram, you won't be able to drive afterward because of the sedating medication you'll likely receive. Before you have your transesophageal echocardiogram, be sure to make arrangements to get home.
An echocardiogram can be done in the doctor's office or a hospital. After undressing from the waist up, you'll lie on an examination table or bed. The technician will attach sticky patches (electrodes) to your body to help detect and conduct the electrical currents of your heart.
During the echocardiogram, the technician will dim the lights to better view the image on the monitor. The technician will apply a special gel to your chest that improves the conduction of sound waves and eliminates air between your skin and the transducer — a small, plastic device that sends out sound waves and receives those that bounce back.
The technician will move the transducer back and forth over your chest. The sound waves create images of your heart on a monitor, which are recorded for your doctor to review. You may hear a pulsing "whoosh," which is the ultrasound recording the blood flowing through your heart.
If you have a transesophageal echocardiogram, your throat will be numbed with a numbing spray or gel to make inserting the transducer into your esophagus more comfortable. You'll likely be given a sedative to help you relax.
Most echocardiograms take less than an hour, but the timing may vary depending on your condition. During a transthoracic echocardiogram, you may be asked to breathe in a certain way or to roll onto your left side. Sometimes the transducer must be held very firmly against your chest. This can be uncomfortable — but it helps the technician produce the best images of your heart.
Usually, you can resume your normal daily activities after an echocardiogram.
If your echocardiogram is normal, no further testing may be needed. If the results are concerning, you may be referred to a doctor trained in heart conditions (cardiologist) for more tests.
Treatment depends on what's found during the exam and your specific signs and symptoms. You may need a repeat echocardiogram in several months or other diagnostic tests, such as a cardiac computerized tomography (CT) scan or coronary angiogram.
Your doctor will look for healthy heart valves and chambers, as well as normal heartbeats. Information from the echocardiogram may show:


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Medical marijuana grower says he paid fees, taxes, got arrested
Todd Stimson could face more than 10 years in prison
A 42-year-old man was arrested in a dramatic raid on the home where he says he runs a medical marijuana research operation, and Friday, supporters rallied at his court hearing.
Todd Stimson said he has been openly running Blue Ridge Medical Cannabis Research Corp. out of his home in Fletcher for two years. He says during that time, he received privilege licenses for the art of healing through the Department of Revenue three times and he has also purchased required tax stamps, so the state government has been acquiring revenue from his business.
Stimson said, "It's an issue with the state because they say it's illegal. But it's unconstitutional, how they can say you have to have a tax stamp attached to your packages or your plants while you're growing them. So that's where there's a slippery slope on that -- how they can support you on one end and tell you no on the other end, when the secretary of state and the Department of Revenue both were giving me support and knew exactly what I was doing. But the local authorities even knew what I was doing since 2011, so I haven't been hiding anything. Everything's been open and honest from the very beginning."
The North Carolina webpage that addresses the "unauthorized substances tax" says, "Stamps must be permanently affixed to the unauthorized substance. Once the tax due on an unauthorized substance has been paid and the stamps affixed, no additional tax is due even though the unauthorized substance may be handled or possessed by other individuals in the future." But the webpage also says, "Purchasing stamps only fulfills your civil unauthorized substance tax obligation. You will still be in violation of the criminal statues of North Carolina for possessing the drugs."
Stimson says documentation he has makes his marijuana research legal, but Fletcher police have not seen it that way. Stimson said that on July 11, several dozen officers from the Fletcher Police Department and SWAT team members raided his home with guns drawn. He said his daughters, 14 and 16, were in the home with two friends, and were crying and screaming when SWAT officers forced their way into the home.
Stimson said, "With me being open and honest from the very beginning, all it would have took was a phone call from them saying that I need to come in."
"They had a rifle on my youngest daughter. Told her to get off the phone with her grandmother. They put her hands on top of her head, when you can tell that she's a teenager and a child. I just don't understand why they came in the way they did, with army fatigues and everything. It's very emotional, I'm sorry, whenever I have to talk about that part."
About 20 people were at the hearing on Friday to support Stimson, including his girlfriend of 18 years, who did not want her last name used. After the hearing Friday, News 4 talked to Kerry about the arrest and the raid.
She said Stimson found out in court on Friday that his case was taken off the calendar, and moved to Superior Court.
"Nobody bothered to inform us of that," Kerry said.
Immediately after learning that the case was sent to the Superior Court, Stimson was told two more counts of drug trafficking were added to the list of charges Stimson faces, according to Kerry.
Each count carries a $1,000 bond. She had to pay $300 for each count to get Stimson released on Friday, Kerry told News 4.
Kerry said she believes the Fletcher police chief is behind the arrests.
She refuted the police statement that they say they found 11 lbs. of marijuana in the raid.
"They weren't even mature plants" she said. "There's no way they weighed that much."
She said she was standing in the driveway the home she shares with Stimson with her mother during the raid on their home. She says she heard one of the SWAT members answer his phone and tell the person on the other end that he was taking part in a training exercise.
District Attorney Greg Newman is prosecuting this case. Kerry complained that he is the Sixth Henderson District Attorney in the last 6 months, which is adding to the complexity of this case.
Stimson said he hopes his arrest will lead to more people being educated about what's going on the system.
"I just want support (from people) and for them to become more educated on cannabis" he said. "There's so many benefits from the patient aspect, to even helping the state, the county and the local authorities. So everybody's benefiting out of it. Nobody's getting hurt or anything like that."


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Release Date: 1967 |
"I Can See for Miles" owns.
Good review
Thanks to you I love this album. (Although it appears to be lost :-/ ) I think you're too harsh on some of the ratings but meh.... Great reveiw anyway. :thumb:
I love the Who. And Something Vague, I completely agree. Great review for a great band!
Schyma, me being too harsh on The Who? Ha, never thought I'd hear that, but you do have a case. Well you know I love this album.
Album Rating: 4.5Very underrated album! Excellent early Who!
Album Rating: 4.5Yeah I know this isn't their best, Daltrey hasn't reached his peak yet. I would probably agree with the Quadrophenia statement, but I am in quite the Quadrophenia craze right now, listening non-stop.
It doesn't have to be their best for it to be great.
heeeey now A Quick One While He's Away isn't that bad, definitely wouldn't call it a step down, just watch them perform it in the movie The Kids Are Alright and you've got to be swayed. If not by the dynamic performance then at least by the awesomely hilarious one-piece sequined figure-skating suit Moon is wearing!
I was talking about A Quick One, the entire album. A lot of people aren't too big on that album and prefer their first more raw album.
Album Rating: 4.5I think A Quick One is excellent, but it didn't have a huge 'my generation' on it, not to mention that every band member had to write songs for it which makes it a unique one.
And the A Quick One performance from The Kids Are Alright is amazing. Possibly my favorite performance from the movie.
This one is better though. Odorono is just downright funny.
I also think A Quick One (both the song and album) is excellent. I was merely saying what a large portion of people think.
Album Rating: 4.5I know what you meant. A Quick One is unfairly shunned though.
The bonus tracks on the remaster of this album are sweet.
Album Rating: 4.0You do a very nice track by track, Lunch. Nice opening and closing, too. This album is a small groundbreaker, I suppose. Very unusual and a bit eccentric. Which is fairly ordinary for The Who in the earlier years. This is a long and varied album and I appreciate the humor and quirkiness of it. You can hear the origins of Tommy starting to develop also, which is interesting for fans. A unique, interesting, and entertaining listen all around. What must it of sounded like in '67...
I love this CD because it was before Roger Daltrey's voice lost it's high pitched innocence and gained his rasp from too many cigarettes and other "stuff".
Album is super strange!
Agree, this album is super strange, but sure also is a lot of fun listening to!
Agreed, It's super fun. should probably rate it.
Yeah, I oughta do that too, but I think I'll give it a bit more listening
Album Rating: 5.0Their first masterpiece.
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Kate Upton, Jennifer Lawrence among celebs targeted in nude photo leak
J. Law is calling on the law after nude photos of her surfaced on the internet Sunday.
The photos first appeared on image sharing site4Chan.
"This is a flagrant violation of privacy," Lawrence's reps Bryna Rifkin and Liz Mahoney said in a statement. "The authorities have been contacted and will prosecute anyone who posts the stolen photos of Jennifer Lawrence."
Other celebs targeted in the leak include: Kate Upton, Victoria Justice, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ariana Grande and Kirsten Dunst.
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I do find the cover photo to be a bit exaggerated. I am sure it was purposely posed to incite controversy and drive magazine sales. I personally know lots of Attachment Parents and extended breastfeeding moms including myself. I have seen some wild gymnustics and lacrobatics performed by active toddlers intent on exploring and looking at everything while nursing. I wouldn't be shocked, but to date I have never seen a preschooler drag up a chair to stand on while nursing. Little people can be intensely creative problem-solvers when they are trying to get what they want, so I guess this scenario, although it's not typical, isn't completely unrealistic. If it was girlfriend of mine and her preschooler, I'd probably have a good-natured laugh. Then, I'd say let's all go sit in the living room where it's more comfortable for nursing.
Here are two moms, who are part of a local moms group I started, giving their take on the Time feature on ABC2 News in Baltimore:
I completely agree with what Jessica said about her daughter Payton nursing, "When she turned a year old, I just was like I can't take her away from this. She loves it. She relies on it. It's her comfort, puts her to sleep." I felt this same way.
When my youngest daughter turned one, she was already scheduled for surgery the following month to correct a slight birth defect of her ear. I knew we wouldn't wean before the surgery, because breastfeeding was such a comfort to her and also because breastmilk provides pain relief and promotes healing. Originally my goal was to breastfeed my baby for at least a year, and we made it YAY!!! I thought after she recovered from her surgery, we would be done. But then around that same time, I learned that The World Health Organization and many health organizations world-wide actually recommend breastfeeding until at least the age of two. Before I had children, I never imagined myself nursing a toddler, but it felt so natural to continue, and I am so happy that we did!
" . . . people have to realize this is biologically normal. It's not socially normal. The more people see it, the more it'll become normal in our culture. That's what I'm hoping. I want people to see it. There seems to be a war going on between conventional parenting and attachment parenting, and that's what I want to avoid. I want everyone to be encouraging. We're not on opposing teams. We all need to be encouraging to each other, and I don't think we're doing a very good job at that." from Q&A with Breast-Feeding Mom Jamie Lynne Grumet -- A conversation with the woman on TIME's May 21 cover
I talk regularly to moms who think attachment parenting, child-led weaning and gentle, loving parenting are integral to raising happy, healthy confident kids. I think every good mother does the best she can at the time with the resources and information that she has. The more we learn and share, the better parents we become. I intentionally chose the moms in my circle of friends for their desire to be the best mothers they can, to grow and learn as both women and mothers, and for their ability to be understanding and supportive. Motherhood can be hard at times even without feeling like you have to justify your every parenting decisions or impress everyone around you with your stellar mothering skills. Raising children is not a contest to be won. I don't need to be "#1 Mom!" I do need to be able to share openly with my fellow moms without fear of being judged as not "mom enough."
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