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Chinese Investors Fear Chill in Canada
By LINGLING WEI in Beijing, ALISTAIR MACDONALD in Toronto and SHARON TERLEP in New York
Posted on 25 October 2012 by Ellen Croibier.
Reprinted from The Wall St. Journal on October 22, 2012
Chinese Investors Fear Chill in Canada
By LINGLING WEI in Beijing, ALISTAIR MACDONALD in Toronto and SHARON TERLEP in New York
From American Jobs Alliance:
"Canadian companies should not work with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, a former security adviser at Nortel warns.
Brian Shields, who was the senior systems security adviser at failed Canadian telecommunications company Nortel, says working with Huawei is too big a risk. Shields alleges Huawei spent years hacking into Nortel's system and stealing information so it could compete with Nortel on world markets.
"These kind of things are not done by just average hackers. I believe these are nation-state [kinds] of activity," he told the CBC's Greg Weston, blaming China for the hacking."
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"Last time here, I wrote about warnings from the House Intelligence Committee of Congress about buying telecom equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. But a reader comment reminds me that I may not have gone far enough. The demise of a major North America telecom equipment company, Nortel, may have been caused by its contract manufacturer, Huawei.
Many Canadians believe that Huawei stole the core technologies and business strategies from Nortel and used that knowledge to drive Nortel out of world markets and into bankruptcy. "How can you survive when you have a competitor basically right there knowing all your moves, what you're doing, what you see as the future products?" Nortel's former senior systems security adviser Brian Shields told CBC News.
Nortel, formerly known as Northern Telecom, was the Canadian equivalent of Western Electric and the most important Canadian technology company for more than 100 years. At its peak in the 1980s, Nortel became the dominant North American supplier of business telephone systems and was very successful as a provider of switching systems to telecom operating companies like AT&T. But a spectacular fall followed those glory years. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and completely shut down the following year.
Nortel's demise began with corporate management buying into the business school ideology that manufacturing doesn't matter. So it closed its factories in Canada, the United States and Mexico, and handed production over to Huawei. But Nortel went even further than outsourcing production; it handed off considerable engineering responsibility as well, much of the work apparently being taken on by Huawei.
Apparently Nortel's leaders hadn't read the history of American television companies. In 1960, for example, RCA occupied a position in this country similar to the importance of Nortel in Canada. RCA created broadcast television and, subsequently, color television. It was the largest and most prestigious of the 29 American TV companies making televisions in here. But, like most of the other American TV companies, it began outsourcing manufacturing to Japanese companies that were completely unknown to North American consumers. One of those Japanese companies was an unknown outfit named Sony. Contract manufacturing provided the cash flow and engineering experience for the Japanese companies to move up the food chain to become dominant brand names. RCA doesn't exist anymore, nor do any of the other 28 American manufacturers from 1960. (I wrote about the demise of American television manufacturing in more detail in my 1996 book Optimizing Quality in Electronics Assembly. Now the Japanese electronics companies are being killed by Chinese competitors that are following the same development playbook written by the Japanese 50 years ago.)"
Joe when it to comes RCA and some other large US manufacturers in the 1960s, anti-trust laws contributed greatly to them transferring technology to overseas companies. Anti-Trust laws which were designed to prevent monopoly and unfair competition have actually allowed foreign competitors to thrive because it has prevented American companies from increasing their economies of scale. Some of the examples of how anti-trust laws have hurt American companies like RCA is listed below from Thomas DiLorenzo's article, Anti-Trust, Anti-Truth:
In 1962 the government forbade the Brown Shoe Company, which had 1 percent of the shoe market, from acquiring Kinney Shoes, which also had a 1 percent market share. A company with 2 percent of the shoe market, according to the government, constituted a monopoly.
In 1969 IBM, the Microsoft of the day, had a 65 percent market share in the computer market and was sued by the government for allegedly monopolizing the industry. IBM was mired in a court battle for thirteen years before the government finally gave up on the case. In the meantime, the company was eclipsed by Intel and other competitors while Microsoft had just produced, in 1981, its first copy of MS-DOS.
The government's assault on IBM undoubtedly weakened the company and weakened the level of competition in the industry as well. This has happened time and again as a result of Quixotic antitrust prosecutions.
In 1962 the government forced the Schwinn Bicycle Company to divorce itself from its network of dealers; foreign competition eventually drove Schwinn into bankruptcy.
General Motors was never prosecuted, but because of the company's fear of antitrust it was official company policy from 1937 until 1956 to never let its market share top 45 percent, for any reason. This fear of antitrust prosecution contributed to the industry's dramatic losses in market share to the Japanese and German automakers during the 1970s and '80s.
RCA was prohibited by antitrust regulators from charging royalties to American licensees, so the company licensed its products to Japanese companies. The entire Japanese electronics industry is based on this.
Antitrust regulation killed Pan American World Airways by forbidding it from acquiring domestic routes. Lacking "feeder" traffic for its international flights, the company went bankrupt.
Anti-Trust, Anti-Truth
Hey Mo.
Well, I lived thru this time period while working for a cutting edge technical business; I witnessed the "free trade" destruction of many US technical manufacturing firms. It was "free trade" and deregulation. Reagan, too late, realizing that Japanese dumping of product was harming the future of the US put large tariffs on many electronic components and Japan specifically.
I can find nothing about a RCA antitrust suit in the 80s, there was a 1930 effort, a suit involving GE, that actually was beneficial because it brought about GE's and Westinghouse's efforts in the radio and TV building business. The restrictions that were imposed were short, 30 months.
"Antitrust concerns led FCC to force the breakup of the NBC radio networks, a breakup affirmed by the United States Supreme Court. On 12 October 1943, the "NBC Blue" radio network was sold to candy magnate Edward J. Noble for $8,000,000, and renamed "The Blue Network, Inc". It would become the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in 1946. The "NBC Red" network retained the NBC name, and RCA retained ownership."
The 1943 effort clearly created more competition.
With the retirement of the elder Sarnoff, the Wikipedia article suggests poor management [moving production to Mexico] and the further destructive influence of GE contributed to RCA's demise.
The Brown Shoe case I have no direct knowledge of. What I can find on it seems ill advised and this was dropped.
IBM and Antitrust suit. I was there in the 70s and 80s. We had a better platform/software than IBM. So did many others. After a long battle, the IBM standard PC was adopted as the industry standard in 1983 and it took years of modification for it to work properly. The Feds dropped the case in 1982. The computer industry suffered for 15 years as the unbundling issues were finally resolved. Keeping a system running for even a few days was a major accomplishment, due to the unbundling of vendor developed software, designed with their hardware.
The company I worked for ceased development in 1983 of their pc/servers and software, that actually worked, and followed the industry standard to everyone's loss.
You realize this created Microsoft, Apple, and a whole host of other small software vendors. Was it worth it? The Antitrust suit basically failed, clearly. The IBM standard platform won, we have the giants of software and hardware intact and serious competition was wiped out.
Most PC/server OS's were near worthless [yes, I mean all of the big players] until 1995. DOS was fairly stable, but practically it may as well have been machine language for most users. The old 60s Xenix, Unix were far more stable than the 80s/90s stuff except COBOL [old] and a few more.
Anyone over 45 will recall "can't work, the system is down".
We had systems in 1978 that would run and work for weeks on end, without intervention by a service call or tech.
Again, Wikipedia lists the issues that hurt IBM, the antitrust suit was not the cause of most of their issues.
Mo, Schwinn, Huffy were wiped out by "free trade", undeniable. I live 50 miles from the old Huffy plant and worked on their systems. In the 90s I discussed the "free trade" fiasco with Huffy's plant manager, He said NAFTA killed them. Obvious.
Mo, I cannot find any reference to a Pan Am antitrust suit. This was not Pan Am specific and they were trashed long before this, anyway. I remember this, there was price fixing going on.
"U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob certified that passengers who flew between Jan. 1, 1988, and the present on American, Continental, Delta, Midway, Northwest, Pan American, TWA, United and USAir are entitled to sue them as a group in an antitrust lawsuit pending in his court here."
I do find that they bought domestic lines:
"In order to acquire domestic routes, Pan Am, under president Seawell, set its eyes on National Airlines. Pan Am wound up in a bidding war with Frank Lorenzo, which greatly raised the price of National's stock. Nevertheless, Pan Am was granted permission to buy National in 1980 in what was described as the "Coup of the Decade." The acquisition of National Airlines for $437 million further burdened Pan Am's balance sheet, which was already under strain as a result of financing the large number of Boeing 747s that were ordered in the mid-1960s. This acquisition did little to improve Pan Am's competitive position in relation to nimbler, lower-cost competitors in a deregulated industry as National's North-South route structure provided insufficient feed at Pan Am's transatlantic and transpacific gateways in New York and Los Angeles respectively."
And this, which the government allowed thru idiot "international free market" ideals. We should not be dependent on others for basic needs:
"Pan Am had invested in a large fleet of new Boeing 747s in the expectation that demand for air travel would continue to rise. This was not the case as the simultaneous introduction of a large number of these high-capacity aircraft by Pan Am and its principal competitors coincided with an economic slowdown. Reduced demand for air travel following the 1973 oil crisis made the airline industry's overcapacity problem worse, leaving Pan Am with its high overheads and fixed costs as a result of a large decentralized infrastructure in a vulnerable position. In addition, high jet fuel prices and the large number of older, less fuel-efficient narrowbodied airplanes in its fleet significantly increased the airline's operating costs. Federal route awards to other airlines, such as the Transpacific Route Case, further reduced the number of passengers Pan Am carried, as well as its profit margins.[9][52] "
Mo, I have read a lot Woods thoughts and von Mises revisionist history, most of what I see there, especially regarding Jefferson, is simply wrong and pretty easily disproven. At any rate, here is the real source of most of our issues, from Rothbard himself:
From a 1986 Mises Institute Rothbard article:
"So, by imposing protective tariffs and quotas to save, bail out, and keep in place less efficient U.S. textile or auto or microchip firms, the protectionists are not only injuring the American consumer. They are also harming efficient U.S. firms and industries, which are prevented from employing resources now locked into incompetent firms, and who could otherwise be able to expand and sell their efficient products at home and abroad. But what of the poor American TV firms, whose sales will suffer so long as Sony is willing to virtually give their sets away?
Well, surely, the sensible policy for RCA, Zenith, etc. would be to hold back production and sales until Sony drives itself into bankruptcy. But suppose that the worst happens, and RCA, Zenith, etc. are themselves driven into bankruptcy by the Sony price war? Well, in that case, we the consumers will still be better off, since the plants of the bankrupt firms, which would still be in existence, would be picked up for a song at auction, and the American buyers at auction would be able to enter the TV business and outcompete [How? When most other countries protect their economies and people?] Sony because they now enjoy far lower capital costs."
The above psycho babble from 1986 has worked out great, huh? The result? All of those companies have been destroyed by "free trade" or operate in Red China, Mexico, India etc. America could not produce a TV, Radio, Cell phone, PC, automobile PCM etc. if our lives depended on it and the "interdependent" US companies he referred to are gone, as well. We are becoming a third world country, totally dependent on Communist China, India, Mexico, etc..
Mo, here is why the monopolies were broken up, this specific effort was trashed by Clinton and Congress:
"Concentration of media ownership (also known as media consolidation) also refers to the view that the majority of the major media outlets are owned by a proportionately small number of conglomerates and corporations. In that sense, the term "media consolidation" is used especially by those who view such consolidation as sociologically detrimental, dangerous, or problematic. This term may refer to states of oligopoly or monopoly in a given media industry, or to the sociological significance of the proportionately low number of "mass media", or "mainstream media" media conglomerates.
When media ownership is concentrated in one or more of the ways mentioned above, a number of undesirable consequences follow, including the following:
Commercially driven, ultra-powerful mass market media is primarily loyal to sponsors, i.e. advertisers and government rather than to the public interest.
If only a few companies representing the interests of a minority elite control the public airwaves of 300 million US citizens, then calling them "public airwaves" is only lip service.
Healthy, market-based competition is absent, leading to slower innovation and increased prices.
The Communications Act of 1934 refined and expanded on the authority of the FCC to regulate public airwaves in the United States, combining and reorganizing provisions from the Federal Radio Act of 1927 and the Mann-Elkins Act of 1910. It empowered the FCC, among other things, to administer broadcasting licenses, impose penalties and regulate standards and equipment used on the airwaves. The Act also mandated that the FCC would act in the interest of the "public convenience, interest, or necessity."[28]
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 set the modern tone of deregulation, a relaxing of percentage constrictions that solidified the previous history of privatizing the utility and commodifying the spectrum.
The legislation, touted as a step that would foster competition, actually resulted in the subsequent mergers of several large companies, a trend which still continues.[30] Over 4,000 radio stations were bought out, and minority ownership of TV stations dropped to its lowest point since the federal government began tracking such data in 1990.[31]"
Joe what's interesting is that the US gov't is not even following free trade because it appears to have an industrial policy but it's to build up the industrial base of other countries that go along with US foreign policy. After WW2 the US gov't encouraged US companies to share technology with countries like Japan which in exchange went along with US foreign policy. There is nothing free market or free trade about subsidizing other countries in their acquisition of technology.
When it comes to Rothbard and his opposition to protectionist measures like tariffs, he would be correct if this was occurring between countries with sound money. Under a sound monetary system that was backed by a comodity like gold, trade competitors would have a much harder time subsidizing actions like exporters selling products below cost. The only way a trade competitor could find more gold to pay for subsidizing their exporters would be if the country mined more gold or raised taxes.
The reason a trade competitor engages in actions like selling products below cost under a fiat monetary system in the first place is because they want to acquire FX like dollars so that they can put out of business their competition and acquire their capital. Under a sound monetary system, it would be much harder to engage in this practice on a massive scale because a trade competitor couldn't just easily print money to subsidize their exporters for selling products below cost.
The reason sound money would have prevented offshoring and the horrendous terms of trade resulting from wasteful money printing that pushes up prices and causes the US to export capital to pay for this spending is because it would have forced the US to not import much more than it exports. If the US never left the Bretton Woods gold standard for instance, it would have forced action like higher interest rates to encourage more savings to reduce imports and higher tariffs on countries that were devaluing their currency with the intent of exporting their unemployment if gold started to drain. If the gold standard was still around today, it would have been a boom for manufacturing because if the US couldn't mine as much gold as it needed to import more goods than it exported, it would have caused the US to manufacture what it needed.
I think it's more appropriate to call today's free trade agreements special interest trade agreements because all these agreements do is favor some industries at the expense of others with tax breaks and lines of credit created out of thin air from the printing press. Free trade, comparative advantage and sound money all go to together. You can't have free trade and comparative advantage properly if there is fiat money in the equation. How can you have a free market for an item like fiat currencies that can be created at will by central banks?
For further reading about US subsidizing or giving away technology to Japan:
Stopping the High Tech Giveaway
How Japanese Cartels Destroyed US Electronics Industry
I have noticed, in recent decades, a general hostility toward commerce in general and toward manufacturing in particular, by the "progressive" left. Liberal journalists and academics have kept up a steady drumbeat of anti-business rhetoric, while leftist politicians have pushed through more and more costly regulations. This growing mountain of regulations made it harder and harder for companies to operate at a profit, and thus, easy to move their operations offshore.
Like the electric car, which simply transfers the pollution to "somewhere — over the rainbow," the leftists are fine with massive amounts of industrial pollution so long as it happens somewhere else — like China. Whatever happened to "Spaceship Earth?"
Your information on "anti-trust" harassment by our government adds another dimension to this story. Thank you for sharing it.
It is my belief that the "progressive" left DROVE manufacturing out of this country with taxes and regulations (and harassment), through the doors they opened with NAFTA and the WTO.


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whole pheasant, cleaned
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Mobile Home on 1 acre with horse corral
Tranquility In The Country
Fully Renovated 4 Bedroom 2 Baths On 1 Acre.
Functional Barn With Corrals Additional Large Outbuilding
Beautiful Mature Trees Large Front Yard With Built-On Front Deck
Elegant Stone Faced Fireplace W/Accent Lights
Separate Formal Dining Room
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Blue Ridge
Move In Ready Mobile Home on 3.5 acres
Mobile Home For Sale- 3.5 acres
3 bedroom/ 2 bath, 1456 sq. ft., NEW APPLIANCES
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Caddo Mills
North Dallas Wholesale Deal
Off Market Wholesale Deal in North Dallas
Price 250K
Value 370K
Rehab 45K
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"price reduced and motivated seller willing to consider offers"
Ingeniously laid-out 1 home into 2 separate living spaces
3443 Binkley Avenue
University Park, TX 75205-2229
Price: $1,090,000
Main Features:
Single Family Home,5 Bedrooms,4 Bathrooms,1 Partial Bathroom,1 Unit,Interior: 2,987 sqft
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Beautiful home near Walnut Creek Country Club!
Beautifully updated home located near Walnut Creek Country Club and sought after Mansfield ISD.
Abundance of natural lighting throughout. Spacious open living area. Kitchen updates include granite countertops and porcelain tile flooring. Laminate flooring throughout home ...
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Lake Front Home
This is property is register as Real Property and not Personal Property.
This is a 2008 Double Wide Palm Harbor Home purchase new in 2010...only live in for 2 years...its 44 ft. L. by 28 ft W...3 Bedroom and 2 full bathroom, Approximately 1,203 sq ft. is sitting on a double ...
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Country Setting with Mature Trees on 2 Acres, 3/2/2 Beautiful Home
PRICE REDUCED . . . . . You've Found It.
Approximately 30 mature trees shade 2 beautiful acres.
Built in 2005, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, 2014 Sq Ft home was repainted inside and out this year and new carpeting was installed in May.
New Roof in 2011.
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Mobile Home For Sale on 2 Acres
3 bed/2 bath on 2 acres, move in ready, home is in mint condition.............$109,900
property is in Celeste, TX....15 minutes from downtown Greenville, TX
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3443 Binkley Avenue University Park, TX
Ingeniously laid-out 1 home into 2 separate living spaces
3443 Binkley Avenue
University Park, TX 75205-2229
Price: $1,200,000
Main Features:
Single Family Home,5 Bedrooms,4 Bathrooms,1 Partial Bathroom,1 Unit,Interior: 2,987 sqft
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Gorgeous Premium Corner Home!
Gorgeous premium corner home showing-off brick elevation inside 2 story foyer, 2 story family room. Open Floor Plan super for family & entertaining offering 5 separate living areas (living rm, family rm, morning rm, media rm, theater n game rm) plus formal dining & eat-in ...
Charming Traditional 3 BR Home for Sale 10218 Timber Trail Dr
Many updates for this cozy home: replaced roof, A/C & Heat, sinks, most lights and garage door springs. Has real hardwoods throughout including the shutters and blinds. New kitchen ceramic floor, and fresh paint. Sun room with skylights and solar screens as a bonus. Nice ...
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The covered front porch welcomes you to this precious Tudor home tucked away on a quiet street in Elmwood. The living room has a mock fireplace as its focal point and flows into a light filled dining room. Wood floors add charm. The spacious kitchen will appeal to any ...
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Newly Remodeled close to school
Sits on 4blocks side
Fenced for dog washer & dryer
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Brick exterior with carport.
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Fixer Upper, Seller will carry short term Private Money Loan.
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13216 Fiddlers Trail
Fort Worth, TX 76244
Price: $174,900
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Single Family Home,3 Bedrooms,2 Bathrooms,Interior: 1,865 sqft,Lot: 0.12 acre(s)
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New Listing in Sendera Ranch!
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708 Santa Rosa Dr
Haslet, TX 76052
Price: $170,000
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Single Family Home,4 Bedrooms,2 Bathrooms,1 Partial Bathroom,Interior: 2,298 sqft
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Royse City
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Abundant Life
If you are a facebook friend of mine, you already know that at the end of February I posted an ultrasound picture and the words "And Sarah laughed..." from Genesis 12. Yes, it means that we are expecting a surprise baby in the middle of September! What you probably do not know is the rest of the story...
Early in January with no idea that I was pregnant, I went to spend the day in a prayer retreat at the Trappist Abbey in nearby Lafayette, OR. This has become a familiar place for me. I spread out my Bible and journal, lit a candle, had my Dutch Bros coffee in hand, rocking chair in place, and at the window looking out over the rainy landscape. As I listened to God and journaled, John 10:10 rose to the surface as a verse for me to press into this year. "I have to come that they may have life, and have it abundantly."
Abundant life. As the day unfolded, the idea of abundant life filled my heart and knew that it was word for 2012. As I prayed about abundant life for my family, ministry and myself, a prayer that I have prayed for many years found its way into my journal.
"Lord, thank you for the gift of one child. It has enabled me to be in ministry in a way that I could not have with several children. Thank you for being Enough for me. Thank you that I have so many people in my life to be a spiritual mother too. Thank you for meeting my heart desire for more children, help me to trust You in this plan for my life and that it is the way for Abundant Life for our family".
Twelve years ago, our daughter, Madi, was born and is the delight of our hearts. We imagined ourselves with four children--and four children close together. We were quickly ready for a brother or sister for Madi. Little did we know that we were headed for over a decade of disappointment. After several rounds of secondary infertility treatments and procedures, we began to release our desire for a biological child after 8 years of waiting and praying.
God filled our hearts with a big ministry, lots of college students, and an incredible daughter. While the prayer continued to be close to our hearts, I felt sure that God had given us Madi to nurture our parent hearts, but had closed the door of biological children in order for our focus to be more fully on ministry. We continued to pray about adoption and over this past Christmas discerned that we want to move forward in that process.
With the words, Abundant Life ringing in my ears and heart, I was completely unprepared for the abundancy of life that Holy Spirit has for us in 2012. Two weeks after my prayer retreat, I had the startling news that I was pregnant! After 12 years!
About eight years ago, a friend who did not know our journey for another child, prayed over me during a commissioning service. She prayed the powerful words that I would live into my namesake and become like Sarah, the Mother of Nations. Several months after this, I began my ministry at George Fox University and saw how God was opening my heart to love and spiritually care for many students who would influence the nations for Jesus Christ.
Now, again, I find myself in the place of Sarah who is laughing at the incredible work of the Holy Spirit--that after all these years I might have the delight of having another child! I have laughed a lot lately--at God's seemingly irrational but perfect timing, of sharing a little of the story of the Matriarch Sarah, and of Abundant Life in me and in Jesus! I can't share the story of this surprise baby without giving thanks to a great God who is Enough and who brings Abundant Life. Jesus is Enough without giving us the gift of another baby--we found that God did fill our hearts with many people to spiritually parent. And Jesus is Enough now with the beautiful gift of Abundant Life that I could not have planned to be part of 2012 and the rest of our lives!
Thanks be to God! I hope and trust that you too will laugh along with Sarah as God answers your decade-old prayers!
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Eric Holder and the Strange Case of Endemic Racism
Attorney Generic Eric Holder once again leveled charges of endemic racism against a state, this time accusing Florida of disenfranchising minorities by requiring photo identification and attempting to clean up voter rolls.
Holder asserted that requiring a valid ID to vote is racist, stating, "In my travels across this country, I've heard a consistent drumbeat of concern from citizens, who–often for the first time in their lives–now have reason to believe that we are failing to live up to one of our nation's most noble ideals… some of the achievements that defined the civil rights movement now hang in the balance."
Holder also pointed to union elections as bastions of Jim Crow-style racism, because they require IDs in order to vote.
As for the TSA, which requires IDs for air travelers, Holder termed it a "cauldron of racial injustice."
Holder also pilloried the liquor store industry for its discriminatory policies of requiring identification in order to buy alcohol.
And the attorney general saved some of his harshest vitriol for the military, observing that recruiting offices' outrageous requirements for IDs had set a terrible precedent, one which would have outraged Dr. King.
The Social Security Administration didn't escape Holder's attention; he described it as a "factory for racial discrimination."
Actually, Eric Holder didn't say any of those things — except for that first statement, concerning his hatred of the requirement for voter IDs. Eric Holder despises the sanctity of the ballot box, because he would never go after the military, the TSA, liquor stores, et. al. for their practices of requiring identification.
He also knows that the Supreme Court has already ruled, in a 6-3 decision, that requiring IDs of voters is not an undue burden.
Eric Holder, in short, wants to taint the vote. He has turned out to be the most malevolent and lawless attorney general in modern American history. He makes John Mitchell look like an Eagle Scout. Mitchell didn't institutionalize lawlessness. Holder has. And he must be held to account.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - More than 1,100 elementary school students are expected to attend an Arbor Day celebration Friday at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing.
The second- and third-graders attend 18 schools. They'll participate in hands-on activities focusing on trees, water wildlife and related ecosystems.
A number of state and local government agencies and businesses are sponsoring the event, which will include a noon ceremony for planting the state Arbor Day tree.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it also will sponsor educational programs related to Arbor Day throughout the weekend.
Kevin Sayers is coordinator of the department's urban forestry program. He says it's important for recognize the importance of trees in the natural environment and human communities.
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Say hello to the new look of Google Plus (screenshots)
Summary: It's still a work in process -- what's with the huge swatch of white space Google? -- but the new Google Plus makes the social network for grown-ups even more interesting than it has been before.
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Google has also made Google Plus a lot more graphics friendly. How friendly? It now includes a basic photo editor in its goodie bag. That shot, by the by, is of me in the press box at Boston's Fenway Park.
Google's circles interface, remains basically the same.
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TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers
Much is being said about the fact the Heinz Field faithful booed Mike Wallace after another dropped pass clanged off his hands early during Sunday's 34-24 loss to San Diego. Chances were good that Wallace would have taken it to the house on the play, so the drop cost the Steelers some much needed offensive performance.Why shouldn't fans boo poor performance? Wallace wants paid like a top receiver yet seems to have one or two awful drops in every game. The fact he ended the day with a strong stat line doesn't excuse the fact he made a crucial mistake while the game was still competitive. Garbage time stats are never the same as crunch time stats other than on paper.When did we get so soft as a society that we are being told not to boo professional athletes? Are we afraid of hurting their massive egos? Are we afraid it will cause them mental anguish? Excuse me if I go boo hoo right about now.The bottom line is that the NFL is an entertainment industry that happens to center around playing a sport. These players, even the ones making league minimum, are compensated handsomely to play a game. If you go to a concert and a singer struggles to hit notes, you can expect them to get booed. Even the great Whitney Houston wasn't immune to this.This is the NFL, not little league. These players are all adults. It's not enough to show up and get your participation trophy anymore at this level. Fans expect players to play hard and produce along the lines of their talent level. Wallace wants elite receiver money, but doesn't show elite receiver hands. He's fumbled at crucial times this year. He's failed to get feet inbounds on key plays, and again, he's shown poor hands at important junctures of games.The Steelers got blown out of their own building by a team that's probably firing their coach at the end of the year. The whole effort deserved to be booed.I'm tired of all the political correctness creeping into our everyday lives. If you see a player dogging it out there then BOO HIM! If you see a player have a pass hit him in the hands and not catch it then BOO HIM!Booing is the traditional way a large crowd lets their feelings be heard. There are rules in place saying you can't throw anything on the field, which only makes sense. There are rules saying no profanity can be used at stadiums, which also makes sense. Again, what harm really comes out of booing someone other than a little hurt pride.If it were me getting booed, I'd bust my butt to make sure it never happened again. I make sure I prepare enough in advance before a radio appearance so I know what I am talking about. I look up relevant stats and facts before writing columns, again, because that is part of my job.Wallace's job is to catch the damn football. He didn't. End of story.Boo me in the comments if you want. I can handle it.
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Sitka, AK, United States
July 20th, 2013
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About this event
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Returning by popular demand, TEDxSitka brings together local, national and international speakers presenting 18-minute talks on a variety of topics, including our relationship with food, the nature of creativity, the meaning of community, etc. Speakers range from Camas Davis, founder of the Portland Meat Collective and Steve Grody, author of "Graffiti L.A." to award-winning Vietnamese novelist lê thi diem thúy and W.T. McRae, clown and artist-teacher at the New Victory Theater on Broadway. Prepare to be inspired!
Confirmed Speakers
Camas Davis
In 2009, Davis, a magazine editor and for writer in Portland, Oregon, lost her job and ran away to Southwest France to study butchery. She had no idea where it would lead her. Upon her return, she founded the Portland Meat Collective, a one-of-a-kind meat school and culinary resource that changed the way citizens of Portland, Oregon think about the meat they eat. But what began as a personal exploration of 'food transparency,' quickly became something much larger and more controversial than Davis could have imagined.
Steve Grody
Grody has long been involved in his era's 'pop' graphics and psychedelic art. When he saw spray can murals popping up around Los Angeles, he immediately recognized their creativity and verve. Since 1990, he has been driving across L.A., exploring its back alleys, washes and abandoned lots in search of graffiti. His obsessive drive to document this distinctive youth underground has resulted in an archive of over 20,000 images. From this he chose the best work to illustrate the range of styles and approaches of this urban phenomenon in his book Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art (Abrams 2007).
Tommy Joseph
Engaged in Northwest Coast carving since the 1980s as an instructor, interpreter, demonstrator and commissioned artist, acclaimed Northwest Coast carver Joseph has created 35-foot tall totem poles, house posts, intricately carved and inlaid ceremonial masks, bentwood containers and Tlingit armor, among other works.
lê thi diem thúy
Raised in southern California, thúy often explores in her work the role of the body as the site of memory. Ms. lê is the author of the award-winning novel, The Gangster We Are All Looking For. The New York Times Book Review calls The Gangster We Are All Looking For "A brilliant evocation of human sorrow and desire. ... Heartbreaking and exhilarating ... As vivid as a fairy tale, as allusive as a poem."
W.T. McRae
Clown, mime, actor and circus educator, McRae is co-founder of Fool's Academy and a circus and theater educator for the New Victory Theater in New York and Sitka Fine Arts Camp.
Paul Cox
Exploring the blurry boundary between art and life, Cox examines the dramatic relationship between Alaskan-born artist Xenia Kashevarof and famed experimental composer John Cage within their bohemian circle of friends in the late-1930s. Cox is a visiting assistant professor of musical studies at Oberlin College. Formerly the Assistant Curator of Music and co-director of the AKI Festival of New Music at the Cleveland Museum of Art, he graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory in 1992 and earned a PhD (musicology) from Case Western Reserve University in 2011.
Christian Ervin
Ervin is a Research Associate at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he recently completed a master's degree in design technologies. He works in the Responsive Environments and Artifacts Lab, serving as project manager for a unique collaboration with the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering on intelligent material systems. An architect and interaction designer, Ervin received his B.Arch from Rice University in 2008.
Ray Friedlander
Friedlander is an activist and community organizer for the Sitka Conservation Society. She has spent the last six years with people working for positive change within their communities, campuses and our country's capital. Her background in organizing originated at Santa Fe College in Florida and has evolved over the years through events like Powershift 2007 and 2009, the student protests during the University of California budget cuts and tuition hikes, as well as training programs with the Midwest Academy, Training Resources for the Environmental Community (TREC) and New Organizing Institute (NOI). "When you have people together who believe in something very strongly - whether it's religion or politics or unions - things happen," said Cesar Chavez. What we need NOW is for you to become an organizer in your community to make positive change happen!
Julie Zhu
Zhu is known to many Sitkans as a painter and member of the visual arts faculty of the Sitka Fine Arts Camp. As a child, she watched her mother do Chinese calligraphy, but trained as an oil painter in high school. During her senior year of high school, President George W. Bush awarded her a double Presidential Scholar title in arts and academics. In 2010, she was featured in the HBO documentary Masterclass with contemporary artist Olafur Eliasson.
Jarrett Moran
Jarrett is a New York-based writer and editor. From 2010 to 2013 he was the editor-in-chief of the contemporary art website Artlog, and in the fall he will begin studying nineteenth-century English criticism at Columbia. He graduated from Yale in 2010 with a degree in Ethics, Politics, and Economics, writing his thesis on contemporary art and U.S. law.
Ben Seretan
Ben Seretan plays the electric guitar, sings, and makes long music. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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Petra and Wadi Rum, Jordan
Petra and Wadi Rum both located in Jordan are hands down one of the most amazing places in the world you MUST see. BBC says Petra is "one of the 40 places you must see before you die." Petra is actually hidden in a canyon and built right into the walls! It was completely unknown to the western world until 1812 when Johann Ludwig Burckhardt explored it. UNESCO says it is one of the world's most important historical sites. The walk down the narrow passage called Siq leading up to the Treasury is so suspenseful and makes the site that much more impressive. Nearby Wadi Rum is a valley cut into sandstone and granite rock. In my opinion it looks similar to Monument Valley of Arizona/Utah but has more history surrounding it containing stories, paintings and ruins from the Nabatean people. Most people visit Wadi Rum as a day trip from Petra. I really need to visit both places now! Who want's to take me to Jordan?
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MIT is developing that has such huge implications on the heath of humanity that pharmaceutical companies and the rest of the health care industry are eager to patent it so it doesn't see the light of day.the article. read the white paper. more from MIT.Researchers at MIT have started testing an antiviral drug that broadly targets all viruses that create double stranded RNA. It will kill all viruses and make viral diseases a thing of the past. The drug is not a vaccine and doesn't protect against future infections. But, it is very useful curing someone already infected and could be administered much like penicillin, which was a major medical breakthrough in itself. Think of all the viral diseases that would no longer be lethal... Hepatitis C, HIV, Ebola, Smallpox... and the non-lethal like Herpes. DRACO is a cool acronym in a project called PANACEA, another cool acronym! read
The following is a letter sent to my Representative, Senators, and the President (Pelosi, Boxer, Feinstein, and Obama). It simply states the US should not attack Iran over this nuclear crisis and the US should not be swayed by the importunities of Israel.
I urge you to not go to war/conflict with Iran, no matter how motivated our leaders in D.C. are. Unless there is world wide agreement (by the UN) on military action in Iran, the US should not be performing any more unilateral preemptive attacks. There are many other freedom loving countries around the world that can play the hero.If there is a response, it will be posted... Although, there might be a delay since sleep is a rare thing for parents when it comes to newborns... Israel (Netanyahu, Peres, etc...) will do it's best to pull the US into war with Iran. That is not our conflict. So, please disregard any pledges or oaths you have taken in regards to Israel and do not bend to the warmongers in the region. There is no true urgency and sanctions will be effective. Do not listen to the lobbyists. My wife and I have recently had our first child, which makes it even more important we change this war like mindset in our leadership. My son deserves a better world and we should do our best to make it a peaceful one... Let's start here at home. The US has been in far too many illegitimate military conflicts. Please look towards the future and resist the perpetual momentum for warfare. Also, do not respond to this message saying military action is required to keep nuclear arms out of the hands of rogue groups. Pakistan has had the bomb for a while with no incident. That excuse is a vacuous scare tactic used to manipulate the American populace. In short, if Israel wants to start a war, let them but do NOT support them for any acts of unjustified aggression. The US does support allies, but every alliance has its limits. Thank you, [REDACTED] P.S. You can assume my stance on Syria is similar. Unless there is world wide agreement, we have no business attacking the country. I agree the situation is dire, but the US is not obligated to play the hero. There are many other nations of the world that can help. Update (2012.03.09): President Obama responded to the letter with a generic canned response.
Not only is the parasite toxoplasma gondii bad for pregnant women, but it is possibly bad for everyone by changing mental behavior and even increasing the risk of schizophrenia and suicide.That's some serious findings and makes you wonder how long it takes for symptoms to appear. Is it similar to Mad Cow, which doesn't surface until 10 years after exposure? Scary stuff.
"The subjects who tested positive for the parasite had significantly delayed reaction times. Flegr was especially surprised to learn, though, that the protozoan appeared to cause many sex-specific changes in personality. Compared with uninfected men, males who had the parasite were more introverted, suspicious, oblivious to other people's opinions of them, and inclined to disregard rules. Infected women, on the other hand, presented in exactly the opposite way: they were more outgoing, trusting, image-conscious, and rule-abiding than uninfected women."The AtlanticSo, it makes you wonder if those crazy cat ladies (that own more than 5 cats) are nuts before owning the first cat.... or if they are victims to the parasite, making them get more and more felines? It's a chicken or the egg problem... -- Read more about the research Jaroslav Flegr has been doing at Pregue's Charles University at the Atlantic. via BoingBoing.
It took me about 18 days to discover that Amazon changed the Product Advertising API by adding a new requirement to each request. Poptoken.com was down for a long time. Embarrassing. After digging this error popped up:
"Your request is missing required parameters. Required parameters include AssociateTag."AssociateTag... hmm.... After more sleuthing I determined what the Associate Tag (aka Associate ID) is. It is the generated account name linked to your Product Advertising API. So, once you sign in, you'll see on the page "Signed in as" with a name below it. That is your Associate Tag. In many cases your Associate Tag will be the same as your Tracking ID. To get things working again, just put an "AssociateTag" parameter in your aws request before signing it. Now you can send music songs and mp3's to friends as a gift with PopToken.
It appears an evil genius was trying to pull off the perfect murder by planting bottles containing radioactive material under an arch-nemesis' home in Tokyo... Then that pesky tsunami uncovered the plan. Read "Radiation hotspot in Tokyo linked to mystery bottles"
The real Superhero Phoenix Jones was arrested in Seattle for what appears to be breaking up a fight. See the footage below:
Phoenix Jones Stops Assault from Ryan McNamee on Vimeo.Here is a list of a few assaults that occurred in the video:
- Initial fight between the men of the group (there's some guy with his cell phone out filming it too).
- Phoenix spraying pepper spray to break up the fight.
- The stupid women attacking with high heel shoes.
- People throwing bottles at a car.
- A car hitting a pedestrian.
- A group of men chasing the men in costume.
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Recently there has been an uproar over Facebook's recent behavior of stealing contact phone numbers from people's smart phones. Most articles try to downplay the ramifications and call the news "a rumor" or "a recent meme."This would be fine if Facebook posted a dialog notifying the user what they are doing and forcing the user to accept before using the Facebook application. This is the case on the iPhone, so Facebook hasn't broken any laws there. However, the situation on Android is different and Facebook clearly acted illegally. Facebook took the contact numbers without notifying the phone user. The user doesn't even need to run the Facebook application for Facebook to take your information. This is exactly what spyware does. Spyware and many Trojans want to collect contact information like email addresses to they can sell the information to spam houses with flood mailboxes with messages about Viagra or Nigerian scams. Facebook is just the same. Facebook needs to grow its user base. So, it felt it was okay to steal people's contacts. They want to get the information of your friends not yet on Facebook so they can try to bring them into the fold. This is clearly data theft! Here is a letter I sent to Sprint since they are also on the hook for this. I suggest you do the same:
Facebook stole my contact phone numbers off my HTC Evo phone (and my wife's phone) with out notifying us. This is data theft and is illegal.http://www.pcworld.com/article/237940/facebooks_phonebook_fiasco.htmlIf you haven't noticed, this behavior is grounds for a lawsuit. Both Sprint and Facebook should be sweating over this. Not only that, I cannot remove the Facebook application from my phone due to Sprint's restrictions and HTC Sense. I would have to root my phone and void my warranty to do so. Since Sprint put Facebook on my phone and I am unable to remove the application from my phone, Sprint is partly to blame for the data theft. What are you, Sprint, going to do about this? This is a very serious issue. Reference:
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NEW YORK — This wasn't the first impression right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez wanted to give his new team or his new fan base, but the Orioles' top offseason acquisition has struggled through his first two starts with the club.
Following the Orioles' 4-2 loss to New York in the Yankees' home opener at Yankees Stadium on Monday afternoon, Jimenez talked about being crippled by not being able to locate his breaking ball.
The result was a short 4 2/3-inning outing in which he issued five walks and was chased from the game after reaching 109 pitches, the first time he didn't get out of the fifth inning in 11 starts dating back to last August.
"I wanted it to go another way," said Jimenez, who has lost both of his first two Orioles starts. "I wanted to win for the team. I haven't been able to do that. I have to keep working and get ready for my next one."
"It was all about getting the breaking ball down," he said. "It was kind of tough to throw inside and especially, I couldn't find any of them to put away hitters. I was able to get ahead, but I couldn't put any away with the breaking ball because none of them were working."
A patient Yankees lineup took its free passes and jumped on Jimenez's mistakes, making for some long innings for the Orioles' right-hander. Following a 32-pitch fourth inning, he threw 27 pitches in the fifth before leaving the game with the bases loaded and two outs.
"He went through some really good sequences and then just got out of whack," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "He was just missing a lot of pitches. But he had the type of stuff that gets you a lot deeper in the game. He'd just go through spurts where he couldn't command it. It was a cold day and he was trying to get a feel for the baseball, but you guys watched it. It wasn't like they banged him around all over the ballpark. He just couldn't get consistent with it.
"I know he's frustrated because there was a lot longer outing there potentially today," Showalter added.
The loss was the Orioles' fifth in their last six games, and was compounded by the club's continuing offensive struggles and a pair of costly baserunning errors.
Seven games into this young season, it's still early for the Orioles (2-5), who opened a string of 16 straight games against AL East opponents in Monday's series opener in New York. But the Orioles have scored three or fewer runs in five of their first seven games and after leading the majors last season with 212 homers, the Orioles have hit just three homers so far.
"Every game it feels like it's there," said Orioles designated hitter Nelson Cruz, who drove in one run but was also doubled up on the basepaths. "Hopefully tomorrow is the day we bring a bunch of runs like we're supposed to do. … It's early, but no doubt we've kind of struggled to get the runs going."
But a day after Chris Tillman turned in the best performance by an Orioles starter this season -- allowing one run in 8 1/3 innings Sunday to salvage a much-needed win in Detroit -- Jimenez couldn't keep the momentum going in New York.
In his two starts with the Orioles, Jimenez has allowed 21 base runners -- including eight walks -- over 10 2/3 innings and he has a 6.75 ERA. The Orioles lost both games in which Jimenez started.
"He might not show it to you all, but he knows he had good stuff," Showalter said. "He was pretty crisp. It wasn't like he was throwing it all over the ballpark. He was just barely missing with a lot of pitches and actually had some counts very early that were in his favor. You saw. There were some swings... Nobody really got on him today. There were some balls that fell in that he made good pitches on."
The 30-year-old Jimenez, who was signed to a four-year, $50 million deal – the most lucrative given to a free-agent starting pitcher in club history -- in February, struggled with the bottom half of the Yankees order more than the top in Monday's game.
Jimenez issued a leadoff walk to No. 9 hitter Yangervis Solarte in the third inning. Solarte would score two batters later after a single by Brett Gardner moved him to third base and Derek Jeter grounded into a 1-6-3 double play.
After the Orioles tied the game, 1-1, on Matt Wieters' two-out RBI single in the top of the fourth, the Yankees regained the lead in the bottom half. Jimenez allowed a single to Alfonso Soriano and issued a two-out walk to No. 8 hitter Kelly Johnson before Solarte singled in Soriano to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.
"I have to find a way to stop those guys from getting on base, so every time they got on base, the top guys swung the bat," Jimenez said.
New York (4-3) went up, 3-1, on Jimenez in the fifth when Jeter's leadoff double off the left-field fence was followed by Jacoby Ellsbury's bloop single to center field. Even though Wieters threw out Ellsbury attempting to steal second, Jimenez loaded the bases after a pair of singles and a two-out walk to former Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts.
Left-hander Zach Britton came in for Jimenez and issued a five-pitch walk that plated another Yankees run, but then retired the next six batters he faced.


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Daniel Bryan – Goat Face or G.O.A.T. ? (Greatest of all time)
At the beginning of the 21st century, hardcore wrestling fans were introduced to Daniel Bryan (if they paid attention to the independent organizations.) Back then, he went by his "real" name, Bryan Danielson. Big time wrestling nerds (like myself of course) will also know him as the American Dragon, going back as far as 2000 or 2001. He did work for the WWE (then WWF) for a short time and was trained by William Regal. This did not last too long.
For most of the 2000s, DB had a long string of successes with independent federations, most notably Ring of Honor. Considering all of his experience, he enters 2013 a 14 year veteran at 32 years old. It's pretty astounding that he started wrestling at 18 years of age. His initial trainers included the likes of Dean Malenko (until his school closed) and Shawn Michaels.
Anyone who has known DB's skill, and watched WWE in 2009-2010, was likely disappointed with the path his career was taking. He served as a lackey with the somewhat short lived (although groundbreaking) Nexus stable. Many will remember the "tie incident" where Bryan was legitimately fired (or so most of us believe) for "choking" commentator Justin Roberts with his own tie. Myself, among many others, were incensed at this firing and saw it as ridiculous. WWE was merely attempting to protect its "non-violent" image and enforce its vague rules.
Personally, I was worried this incident would hamper Daniel Bryan's wrestling career. I was pleasantly surprised when he showed up at Summerslam 2010 and played an interesting and somewhat unpredictable role. It's pretty fair to say that many if not most fans were shocked to see him that night. From there his stock has only risen.
He went on to win his first singles championship at Night of Champions 2010, Money in the Bank in 2011, and finally, cashing in to win his first World Heavyweight Tile at TLC 2011. Although he lost his title in quick fashion at Wrestlemania 28, he had already established himself as a main event superstar.
Some would argue that his tag team faction has detracted from his status. I would disagree. Kane and Daniel Bryan have helped a still floundering tag division be at least somewhat endurable. Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) have provided countless moments of comic relief between September 2012 and the present day.
Today, it is somewhat hard to say where Daniel Bryan is headed. The most obvious answer is up. It is clear that Vince, HHH, and the writing team are behind him. I believe his involvement with The Shield demonstrates this as well, especially considering how valuable The Shield is to WWE's future (in my opinion of course).
My (somewhat questionable) prediction for the next 2-3 months is that they will use Daniel Bryan to finally make Randy Orton a heel again. I know myself and so many fans want Randy Orton to have a character change again and I think Daniel Bryan is the perfect candidate to help him with that. Both of them are established enough to have high level mid-card match, even without any championships involved.
For the very long term, I believe in 5-7 years, Daniel Bryan will wrap up his career as one of the top 10, maybe even five, perhaps even the greatest wrestler of all time. I know it sounds like a stretch. I already see him in the same league as Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. On top of that, I know he will still improve in the next 3-5 years. Maybe a future argument for him will be Goat Face or G.O.A.T.? (Greatest of All Time).


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Often-injured safety Bob Sanders has been released by the Indianapolis Colts, the team said Friday.
The two-time Pro Bowl selection played in only nine regular-season games the past three seasons.
Sanders, who will be 30 next week, missed the final 15 regular-season games and the playoff loss to the New York Jets in 2010 after tearing his right biceps tendon in the season opener.
"We thank Bob for all his incredible contributions, from his Super Bowl interception to his defensive player of the year honor," Colts owner Jim Irsay said in a statement.
Sanders, a second round draft pick by the Colts in 2004, earned Pro Bowl honors in 2005 and 2007 and was the NFL's defensive player of the year in 2007.
His Super Bowl interception came in the Colts' 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears to conclude the 2006 season.
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While I am frantic busy yet again this week, let my newly acquired Japanese Host Men entertain you.
"The great happyness space" documentary fragment.
This just in:
Believe it or not, I just finished watching this clip. I was so busy, I didn't have time to watch the whole thing before I posted it.
Capitalist moi is loving the business model.
I'm also reminded, with a blush, of the time in my 20's I'd had far too much to drink on a male strip night at a local club. I followed a male stripper around the crowded club for close to an hour, trying to calculate how much money it would take to get him to agree to let me spank him. And wondering if I could speak clearly enough to get the offer through to him.
Youth and all. Such a thing could never happen now. ;)
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Japanese Host Men
While I am frantic busy yet again this week, let my newly acquired Japanese Host Men entertain you.
Posted by Elizabeth at 5:04 PM
8 comments:
- maymay said...
:) The Japanese have a very, very different sex culture than we do. It's refershing if only because it's different; I don't think it's much "better."
Conversio Virium did a meeting all about this once. I wish we had more materials from the meeting posted online, but alas, that was pre-new web site days.
- August 9, 2007 at 7:35 PM
- The Invisible Spinster said...
What a great business idea.
It would only work in a big city, of course. But own a bar/restaurant where your waiter isn't just a gopher, but someone who hangs out at your table and makes your night great.
As for the sex culture, Outpost Nine has had some fantastically funny things to say about kids' attitudes.
- August 9, 2007 at 8:16 PM
- nigel said...
There is a market for this! because I have observed how responsive Women are at work! A sincere moment of greeting, polite inquiry and witty repartee. Good manners, nice smile and a thoughful compliment, brings a ten-fold return in appreciation.
- August 9, 2007 at 10:27 PM
- Z said...
God, that clip was so... sad. But then the thing about spanking the stripper made me giggle.
- August 10, 2007 at 2:06 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Responding out of order.....
I don't know. *Is* the sex trade sad?
I don't know how to reconcile conflicting and opinions I have on the topic.
Does it exploit and cheapen both parties? Does the commerce involved somehow empower and fulfill both parties? Does it do both at the same time?
Dunno. If working conditions are decent and safe, and the sex worker gets to keep a large portion or all of what he/she earns, I sit on the sex work positive side.
Not that any sex workers are breathlessly waiting for *my* approval. (Whatever will E say??)
Another time and place, in an American setting, I imagine I would have enjoyed a place like that, in *some* capacity. ;) I'll confess to turning up my nose at Hooters, but when the shoe is on the other foot, I like the idea.
*searches for other foot*
P.S. that night with the stripper? I'm not much of a drinker and I do not think I have ever been or ever will be as standing-up-drunk as I was at that moment. I was *serious*. I was trying to calculate all of the money I had left in my checking account.....
- August 10, 2007 at 8:06 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Hi Maymay -
I couldn't follow your links :( , but I do have a little familiarity with the Japanese sex culture in general. Weird, odd, not as a negative but as in so different from us.
My impression is there's a lot of societal commoditization of sex, as opposed to our culture which certainly commoditizes it but tries to turn a blind eye to same at the same time.
'course, that probably comes from seeing one Dateline and one 60 minutes in a decade, so what do I *really* know? :)
I do remember feeling, wow, that's really *out there* and bold, for a culture I think of as all wrapped up in work and tradition.
One of these days I should leave my own block and see what's going on in the world.
- August 10, 2007 at 8:19 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Hi IS and Nigel -
Yes, I'd think so, I think there's a market for this....not with the "if they pay us enough we fuck them" part, though.
What respectible business would admit to that? You don't think that some female strippers ever make money on the side, do you?
I'm also not sure about the hunting the women down on the street part, either.
I think, but am not sure, that the demographic would skew a bit older in the U.S., following the disposable income of slightly older women.
But a good business plan.
*looks around for grand opening sign*
- August 10, 2007 at 8:26 PM
- The Invisible Spinster said...
I don't know that the clientele would necessarily skew older. As a (late) 20-something myself, I would rather go to a bar like that and drop $50 per person for the night than to some craptacular yuppie place and get bad service with a side of badly mixed drinks.
The trick I think would be in keeping it financially accessible and not sleazy.
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