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Radioactive sources provide the most accurate measurement of porosity, but their use is causing increasing concern.Radioactive isotopes emitting ionizing radiation are used in a wide range of applications in the petroleum industry, from exploration and production to platforms to refineries. Downhole tools using such sources provide the most accurate estimate of porosity, arguably the most important petrophysical parameter. However, following the tragedy of 9/11, the use of radioactive sources in various industries has come under increased governmental scrutiny due primarily to their potential for radiological dispersal devices (RDD) [IAEA, 2002; USDOE, 2003]. Consequently, the regulatory regimes are being tightened, and industrial users of sources are being urged to develop alternatives. The petroleum industry is actively engaged in this dialog and is assessing alternatives. A recent paper surveyed in detail the use of radioactive sources in petroleum industry in general, the basis of associated radiation protection regimes, concerns raised, and potential for alternatives [Badruzzaman et al., 2009].
Radioactive sources in E&P
Cs-137, used in formation density tools, and Am-241, used in the Am-Be source in neutron porosity tools, are the most significant radioactive isotopes in upstream [Ellis, 1987]. Density tools provide the porosity to within 1 porosity unit (pu), while NMR and acoustic tools, often suggested as alternatives, could have a 2 to more than 4 pu error. Neutron porosity tools determine the fluid-filled porosity and help identify the lithology. Two service companies also use the Am-Be sources in their capture spectroscopy tools to generate mineralogical information [Herron and Herron, 1996; Galford et al., 2009]. Density and neutron porosity data together provide the classic gas signature.
In addition, frac-pack monitoring tools are generally based on several hundred microcuries of Am-241, and the Am-Be source used in wireline neutron porosity tools has also been utilized for such monitoring.
Absence of nuclear log data would result in increased uncertainty in reserves estimates, an even greater uncertainty in the deliverability estimate, inaccurate lithology analysis, less desirable well placement, etc. For example, in a 30-pu reservoir with a nominal reserve of one billion barrels, the NMR and acoustic porosity uncertainties noted previously would lead to a reserves uncertainty of 66 million barrels to 148 million barrels if these were the only porosity measurements available. In contrast, the reserves uncertainty would be only 33 million barrels if density-based porosity was used. For lower porosities, the relative uncertainty would be much greater. Increased uncertainty in deliverability estimates would result in completing more uneconomic wells. In the Gulf of Mexico, completion costs could be US $120 MM. Increased uncertainty in lithology can lead to errors in well placement, increase environmental issues, and possibly compromise safety. Thus, non-nuclear alternatives are inadequate.
Well logging source safety and security
Nuclear logging tools are robustly built with almost no chance of radioactivity release under normal oilfield operations. Figure 1 displays the schematic of a wireline density tool. The Cs-137 source is in a glass matrix and is doubly-encapsulated in steel. The tool is designed to withstand pressures of more than 25 Kpsi and 150 deg C. The neutron porosity tool is designed with similar robustness. Logging-while-drilling (LWD) tools contain both the neutron and density sondes in the same assembly (Figure 2), but the Am-Be source in the LWD tool has half the radioactivity of its wireline counterpart. Since these sources are in the drill string, a special mechanism is used to secure the sources in place to prevent them from falling down the hole and being penetrated by the drill bit [Aitken et al., 2002].
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) guidelines, European Union protocols, and national regulatory bodies prescribe standards for the handling of all radioactive sources [IAEA, 2003a; IAEA, 2004; IAEA, 2005; EU, 2009; NRC, 1987; NRC, 1991]. Government licenses are required for access, transport, and use of radioactive sources. In upstream operations, service companies are typically the licensees, while in refinery applications operators are generally the licensees.
Protocols to handle a specific source are determined by the IAEA Categorization of sources based on type, the amount of radioactivity, the application and duration of exposure [IAEA, 2003], and overall health risk. Category 1 and 2 sources may cause death, whereas Category 5 sources may produce minor, temporary injuries. Table 1 shows that sources used in the petroleum industry range from Category 2 to Category 4, with sources used in well logging tools for reservoir characterization posing the most risk [Badruzzaman et al., 2009]. Strict security and safety protocols are used for storing and transporting sources. Special shielded containers such as those displayed in Figure 3 are used for transporting sources. Only authorized personnel using specific protocols can access sources.
Challenges with E&P sources
Despite robust design, regulatory safeguards, and the much lower level of radioactivity than that of sources used in many other industries such as the medical industry, well logging sources pose unique challenges and potential for misuse in an RDD. These sources are shipped around the world and are often used in remote locations. Approximately 9,000 well logging sources are in the field worldwide [Roughan, 2007]. No RDD incident has occurred, but in 2003 a logging tool source that was lost in Africa was found in Europe with an unclear trail [Guardian, 2003]. In 2009, a density source was stolen from a service company facility in South America by an ex-employee who was later apprehended and the source recovered [Rhodes, 2010]. In California in 2006, a stuck density source was breached downhole [NRC, 2006], requiring the appropriate disposal of contaminated mud, lost production, and implementation of a 300-yr long monitoring program by the operator [Badruzzaman et al., 2009].
Government and industry initiatives
Governments have instituted stricter control of sources. The US national source tracking system tracks the movement of Category 1 and 2 sources. Currently, 107 Am-Be sources are being tracked, and discussion has been underway to include Category 3 sources in the system [Browder, 2010].
In 2009 the US Department of Energy (DOE) partnered with six petroleum service companies -- Baker-Hughes, Halliburton, Pathfinder, Schlumberger, Tucker, and Weatherford -- to develop a voluntary source security training document and video, "Security and Control of High-activity Well Logging Sources Guidelines" [Schwartzel, 2010]. Additional procedures for access to a source side or storage box were recommended, including two-person access as opposed to the current industry practice of access by a single authorized individual.
Until now, well logging source safety practices have been based on service company protocols. As a lesson learned from the lost- and breached-source incidents noted previously, a recent SPE paper recommended that operating companies adopt their own source safety and security protocols [Badruzzaman et al., 2009]. The protocols should include 1) documented procedures for both source receipt at the operator site and return to vendors, 2) a clear decision chain to handle source incidents, 3) designation of a key contact on source issues at the business unit level, and 4) training of appropriate operating company personnel. The key tenet on stuck sources must be that if a source cannot be retrieved using normal procedures, cement it in; DO NOT take extraordinary measures to retrieve it.
Alternative nuclear sources
Industry and governments are investigating the use of alternative sources that pose lower risk. The SPWLA Nuclear Logging Special Interest Group has been discussing the development of alternatives [Nuclear SIG, 2008]. Two generator-based neutron porosity tools, one wireline and one LWD, have been developed [Mills et al., 1988; Scott et al., 1994; Evans et al., 2000] as an alternative to Am-Be sources and are increasingly being used. A generator-based neutron spectroscopy tool was developed recently [Pemper et al., 2008]. In its 2008 report to US Congress, the National Academy of Sciences recommended consideration of 14-MeV neutron generators (which are switchable and can penetrate deeper) or the lower activity Cf-252 isotope as alternatives to the Am-Be source in neutron porosity tools by all service companies [NAS, 2008]. An LWD tool was developed using Cf-252 with neutron output comparable to that of an Am-Be source and three orders of magnitude lower radioactivity [Valant-Spaight et al., 2006]. National laboratories are developing novel generators which may be of interest to the petroleum industry in the future [PNNL, 2010].
Concerned only with the RDD potential, the National Academy did not recommend the replacement of the lower risk Cs-137 source used in density tools. However, the industry should explore alternatives because of the possibility of contamination from a source that is breached during drilling operations. A linear electron accelerator-based photon source borehole density device was built and tested in the early 1980s [King et al., 1987] but was not commercialized. Renewed research on such electronic photon sources for density is underway. In addition, pseudo density, obtainable from photons generated by high-energy neutrons interactions, has been proposed as an alternative by several investigators [Badruzzaman, 1998; Odom 1999]. A generator-based LWD tool can supply pseudo density [Evans et al., 2000], but the concept is complex, and considerable effort would be required to approach the accuracy of the direct photon-source density.
Challenges and opportunities in source replacement
Efforts to replace sources face a number of technical, logistical, and financial challenges. Radiation generators require an external power source, have a finite life, and are prone to failure. The short half-life (2.65 yrs) of Cf-252 would require frequent replacement of the isotope and recalibration of the tool. Interpretation issues, including changed porosity and lithology sensitivity, would result from replacing current sources because of the physics differences. A physical swap of sources in a tool would be insufficient, and design and interpretation changes would be required [Xu et al., 2010; Fricke et al., 2008]. Despite the ability to calibrate and assess new nuclear tool designs by using computer simulation, considerable laboratory calibration and vendor field tests, followed by user field validation, would still be required and may not guarantee an acceptable performance [Badruzzaman, 2005]. Users would have to adapt to new calibration charts and possibly develop new correlations for the tool's response to geology. Years of experience with a tool in a given field may be needed, especially if the physics is significantly different. Addressing the above challenges from design to user acceptance could take a decade or more.
Designing new tools using novel hardware would involve complex R&D and be expensive and long-term solutions. A 2010 Interagency Taskforce of the US government has recommended support for such R&D [NRC, 2010].
The above challenges to achieve lower risk nuclear logging tools are also an opportunity for a quantum leap in the technology. New tool concepts with appropriately calibrated novel sources (and detectors) could allow better mineralogy description and simultaneous interpretation of multiple petrophysical parameters [Badruzzaman et al., 2004; Odom et al., 2008; Pemper, 2008]. To expedite the process, a collaborative effort between service companies, operators, national laboratories, and universities is under discussion [PNNL, 2010].
The author thanks the following for the discussion on the topic: Eve Sprunt, Barry Reik, Simon Clinch, Jim Logan, Dapo Adeyemo, Larry O'Mahoney, Tom Zalan, Dale Julander, David Barnes, and late Don Seeburger (Chevron); Dale Fitz (ExxonMobil); Ray Wydrinski (BP); Rich Ostermeier (Shell); John Nieto (Canbriam Energy); Allen Gilchrist (Baker Hughes); Larry Jacobson, Gordon Moake, and Jerry Truax (Halliburton); Brad Roscoe, Chris Stoller, Bob Adolph, Mike Evans, RJ Radtke, Jim Hemingway and David Madio (Schlumberger); Ward Schultz, Cornelis Huiszoon, and Libai XU (Pathfinder); Don Oliver (Weatherford); Kate Roughan (QSA-Global); Ka-Ngo Leung (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab); Arlyn Antolak (Sandia National Laboratories); Jeffery Griffin (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory); Richard Liu (University of Houston); Robin Gardner (NC State); Michael Ward and Joe DeCicco (NRC); and Vilmos Friedrich (IAEA).
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The Detroit Tigers are expected to dip into the trade market for relievers this summer. While they've been tied to several high-profile names such as Jonathan Papelbon and Jesse Crain, they could also look elsewhere to fill their bullpen need. Jason Beck of MLB.com reports that Detroit had a scout at the Miami Marlins-San Francisco Giants series, as the team has been tied to Marlins relievers Steve Cishek and Ryan Webb. The Tigers find themselves poised to once again be contenders for a World Series title, as the offense and starting pitching have been impressive. Still, manager Jim Leyland could use help in the bullpen, as the Jose Valverde experiment has ended and the team finds itself in need of a regular closer. Rookie Bruce Rondon is an in-house option, but veteran Octavio Dotel could be done for the year. Earlier this season it was reported that the Marlins had told teams that Cishek -- who is currently the team's closer -- is off limits this summer. Considering Miami is not in contention and bullpen arms are often the first pieces to go, you can consider the right-hander extremely available and likely to be moved if he remains healthy and teams are interested. Cishek spent part of last season as the Marlins' closer, and he was decent during his time in that role. The 27-year-old posted an ERA and WHIP of 2.69 and 1.304 with 15 saves in 2012. This year, Cishek's ERA is a bit up (3.45), but his WHIP is improved (1.149). He's saved 12 games over 32 appearances for Miami and has a career strikeout-to-walk ratio of 2.54. Webb likely won't be as coveted, but he could still be a decent bullpen addition for a team in need, such as the Tigers. He's maintained an ERA and WHIP of 3.41 and 1.398 over 32 appearances this season. Follow @mlbinjurynews Looking for fantasy baseball advice?
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My guild 8 manned the entire first half, when we went in the back door we decided to try Nightbane. We were doing great, and when he was at about 45%, our main tank's computer locked up. We ended up having a fury warrior take over and we managed to down him with 1 death.


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"Well, that's the good part I guess. You get to go find a new dream."
It all begins with a touch.
"You were my new dream." "And you were mine."
"This is the story of how I died. Don't worry, this is actually a very fun story and the truth is, it isn't even mine. This is the story of a girl named Rapunzel, and it starts with the sun."
You were my new dream
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"I've been looking out of a window for eighteen years, dreaming about what I might feel like when those lights rise in the sky. What if it's not everything I dreamed it would be?"
So apparently everyone is mad for two reasons Anna looks just like Rapunzel and it lacks disney diversity. In my honest opinion, it doesn't matter what the princess looks like. So first I'll address the Rapunzel complaint. Rapunzel is German and Anna is Swedish (I'm pretty sure cause there's a character in the movie names Sven which is Swedish) or Nordic if you want to call her that. I find German people look an awful lot like Nordics so wouldn't you expect them to look like each other? And they're not totally the same. Anna's hair is a bit darker.
As for the diversity thing, who cares? This is Disney's first Swedish princess which I think is going to be pretty cool. Since she's from Sweden, I'd expect her to have light hair and blue eyes. Disney can not make a princess that fits everyone's standards and wishes. You're asking for quite a lot from them when you want something like that. You're asking them to make an entire movie that fits your standards. Let Disney do their thing. Let them make their own movies and quit complaining. They're not going to bend over backwards for you. I was on Walt Disney confessions on tumblr and I swear every single one of those was complaining about the lack of diversity and how upset people are with the characters appearance in Disney movies.
the idea that "nordics and germans look alike!! its not their fault!!!" may sound like it makes sense in theory but it doesnt in this case. disney is a corporation where their mascot is a talking mouse. a talking mouse who's best friends are a damn duck and a dog.
nordics and germans may look alike in real life "so why wouldnt they look alike in fiction" but its not real life. there is so much they could do with these character designs, even keeping the main characters nordic, but they went and blew it by having the same boring ass character concept: young, lithe white woman with light eyes, a slender nose, and pointy chin, and light hair.
your argument for how anna and rapunzel dont look alike is "anna's hair is darker" do you hear how weak that sounds. honestly?
out of all the countries in the world, all the different types of non-european cultures there are, civilizations that have rose and fallen outside of european countries, we're still in europe and people. are. pissed.
because theyre not being represented and its complete bullshit!!
it is a big deal to people because people of color are not represented by the media, this includes disney. you say "just let disney do their thing!!" but as literally the leader in animation, character design, etc. it should be a priority of theirs to be diverse, for god's sake, the fact that people of color are not represented in the media as well as they should be has a negative impact on poc, particularly children.
children are more likely to lean toward characters that look like them, especially if they are children of color and they barely have any representation in the first place. its not fair to little girls that are not white that are forced to pick between 8 white princesses and 3-4 (if you count pocahontas as a princess even though no one does) princesses that look even remotely like them.
its not fair, its not right, maybe 10 years ago it would have been ok (it wouldnt) but its 2013, disney's first princess came out 76 years ago, we are WELL overdue for more characters of color and people have a ton of reasons to be angry about why its happening so slowly and why disney keeps going back to the same boring designs.
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This is one of the simplest ways to make potatoes and it can serve as either a side or an appetizer.
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- 2 Tbsp olive oil
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- dash cinnamon
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FactionRPG v3.7
These rules are obsolete. Please see the latest rules here: FactionRPG
FactionRPG is a political game in which each player takes on the role of a powerful faction in its entirety. Factions must collaborate with and scheme against each other in order to accomplish their own agendas.
The resources at the disposal of each faction are represented as a collection of assets. Assets are used to either help or hinder other assets, and it is in this way factions exert their influence on each other.
Any source of power wielded by a faction is represented as an asset, be it political, financial, technological, martial, or otherwise.
- Each asset has a numerical rating of value which describes how powerful the asset is relative to other assets.
- Assets can be public or hidden.
|Public assets
|Hidden assets
|are visible (every faction knows their value, owner, status, etc.)
|are invisible (no one knows their value, owner, status, etc.)
|can be targeted by any action
|cannot be targeted by any action
|perform their actions overtly (every faction knows about the attempt)
|perform their actions covertly (there is no way to prove who made the attempt)
|contribute their full value to any actions they attempt
|contribute one less than their value to any actions they attempt
Factions can gain profiles on hidden assets. Factions always have profiles on their own hidden assets.
Having a profile on a hidden asset allows you to:
- see the asset (it is considered visible to you)
- target the asset with any action
- know what actions are attempted by the asset (its actions are considered public to you)
Each asset can be assigned one action each turn.
The strength of an action is the sum of the value of every asset collaborating on the action.
An undefended asset's defense is its value. The defense of an asset can be raised with defensive actions.
The possible actions are:
- Attack(Damage) - thwart attempts to defend the target and reduce the value of the target at the risk of reducing the value of your assets
- Attack(Infiltrate) - gain profiles on hidden assets or seize control of the target at the risk of unknowingly compromising your assets
- you may target a faction as a whole instead of a specific asset, in which case the faction's highest value hidden asset is targeted
- Defend(Shroud) - increase the target's defense and render it hidden
- Defend(Enhance) - increase the target's defense and increase its value
- you may target a new 0-value asset, in which case a new asset is created if there is sufficient space
The margin of success of an attack is the difference between the action's strength and the target's defense.
- If the margin of success is zero or less, the action is a failure.
- If the margin of success is one or more, the action is a success.
- If the margin of success equals or exceeds the value of the target, the action is considered an exceptional success.
|(In)Visibility of Attackers
|Exceptional Success
|attacking assets lose value equal to the margin of failure at the end of the turn
|also, attacking assets increase in total value by the target's value minus one at the end of the turn divided among the attacking factions proportionate to strength contributed
|also, attacking assets increase in total value by the target's value minus one at the end of the turn divided among the attacking factions proportionate to strength contributed
|(In)Visibility of Attackers
|Target (asset or faction)
|Exceptional Success
|specific asset
|attacking assets lose value equal to the margin of failure at the end of the turn
|attackers gain a random profile on a hidden asset belonging to the owner of the target at the end of the turn
|also, the faction that contributed the most strength decides which faction seizes control of the asset at the end of the turn
|entire faction
|attacking assets lose value equal to the margin of failure at the end of the turn
|attackers gain a profile on the faction's highest value hidden asset at the end of the turn
|(no additional effect)
|specific asset
|also, the faction that contributed the most strength decides which faction seizes control of the asset at the end of the turn
|entire faction
|(no additional effect)
Seizing Control
- The former owner of a seized hidden asset keeps a profile on it, which will allow them to know who the new owner is.
- If an asset is rendered hidden on the same turn it is seized, the former owner will lose their profile on their asset and not know immediately who the new owner is.
Defensive actions:
- always add their strength to the defense of the target
- if the strength of the action exceeds the value of the target, the action is an success
|target's defense is raised by the action's strength
|also, the target becomes hidden at the end of the turn and any existing profiles on the asset are lost
|target's defense is raised by the action's strength
|also, the target's value increases by one at the end of the turn
The game has a number which represents the amount of space for the total value of all assets. This number is always public knowledge.
Actions that increase the value of any asset can only use remaining space. If no space remains, successful actions are still successful, however the full increase in asset value does not occur.
With regards only to using space, actions with the highest strength occur first.
Game Play
Every turn of play has three phases:
- Negotiation: in which players attempt to strike deals with and mislead each other
- Orders: in which each player secretly assigns orders to their assets
- Consequences: in which the results of the actions for the turn are determined and published
Negotiation Phase
The Negotiation Phase is the bread and butter of the game.
Each faction has a Contact Point which serves to set the scene for in-game discussions. Each turn, any faction may send a representative to any Contact Point and begin a scene which may include, but is not limited to: making threats, asking for help, sharing information, spreading rumours, etc.
Nothing said during the Negotiation Phase is binding. Players are free to order their assets any way they please, regardless of promises made.
Sharing Profiles
If you have a profile on a hidden asset, you may share it with any faction during the Negotiation Phase. You may also share profiles on your hidden assets.
If any assets attempting the same action on the same target collaborate with each other, they contribute their value to the strength of the same action instead of each attempting the action independently on the target.
Further, the specializations of all collaborating factions apply to the action.
Assets that belong to the same faction are always considered to be collaborating with each other.
Orders Phase
Eventually each faction is required to commit their resources to a particular set of actions. Orders are submitted secretly to the GM.
- narrations for public assets can be shared if they all perform the same action on the same target
- narrations for hidden assets should be divided into what will be seen by those that have a profile on the asset and what will be seen by the target if they do not have a profile on the asset
- narrations must be submitted in the following format (copy & paste for each asset):
[fieldset=X-Asset ACTION Y-Target (WITH Factions) (TRANSFER TO Faction)] Narration of this asset's actions. *** Narration for those who can see the target but can't see the asset taking the action. [spoiler=Result]The GM will put the result of the action here.[/spoiler][/fieldset]
- It is assumed that hidden assets perform hidden actions unless otherwise specified.
- WITH: specify which factions you are collaborating with. This information will only be visible by those who can see the assets that collaborated on the action.
- TRANSFER TO: See Transferring Assets.
Transferring Assets
You may transfer ownership of an asset to another faction Append "TRANSFER TO (faction)" to the narration for the asset. The transfer will occur at the end of the Consequences Phase, after the asset has attempted whatever orders you have assigned it this turn. The asset still belongs to you for the purposes of resolving the results of actions this turn.
At the end of the Orders Phase, the GM performs the following in this order:
- Calculate the defense of every asset.
- Determine the effect of damage attacks and infiltrate attacks. This includes assigning exceptionally successful Damage attacks their share of any available space.
- Determine the effect of each defensive action taking into account the results of this turn's damage attacks.
- Apply the effects of defensive actions and value reduction from damage to each asset simultaneously.
- Publish the results of the turn thus far.
Consequences Phase
An additional phase is required in order for players to narrate thwarting the actions of the other players and to make decisions regarding the results of actions taken this turn.
Each player provides "increase narrations" for assets of theirs that increase in value from exceptionally successful damage attacks and "failure narrations" for any actions that they caused to fail.
Failed Hidden Infiltrate Attacks
When a hidden infiltrate attack fails the attackers think the attack was successful, however the attacking assets may become compromised.
The player who owns the asset targeted by a failed infiltrate attack chooses one of these results for the attack:
- The attacker knows the attack was a failure and the attacking assets lose value equal to the margin of failure at the end of the turn.
- The attacker thinks the attack was successful and thinks that the defender has no (other) hidden assets. The defender randomly gains a number of profiles on the attacking assets equal to the attack's margin of success.
- The attacker thinks the attack was successful and the defender chooses which (additional) profile(s) are gained. The defender randomly gains a number of profiles on the attacking assets equal to the attack's margin of success.
Exceptionally Successful Damage Attacks
Each player decides how to assign increase in value from exceptionally successful damage attacks.
At the end of the Consequences Phase, the GM performs the following in this order:
- Determine which assets gain value from exceptionally successful damage attacks.
- Apply the above and infiltrate attacks to each asset simultaneously.
- Transfer assets.
- Publish the results of the turn.
Each faction has a specialization that allows it to achieve spectacular results or avoid catastrophic failure with a particular kind of action. Specialization is chosen before the game begins and is public knowledge.
Every asset collaborating on an action contributes its faction's specialization to that action. In this way, more than one specialization can apply to the same action, and factions can bargain for the use of the specializations of the other factions.
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| Success:
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|Hide in Plain Sight
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| Exceptional Success:
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Starting Resources
Leaving the Game
FactionRPG games suffer more than a typical PbP game when a player drops the game due to the complex relationships that develop between the factions. Furthermore, as it is a PvP game, player factions cannot be fairly controlled by the GMs, as they know the entire game state. Out of respect for the other players in the game it is important to inform the GMs when you are unable to continue playing for whatever reason.
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Invigorate body and mind with this energizing gel cleanser. Fresh, fruity extracts of Organic Orange flower water and Sea buckthorn combine to offer a revitalizing experience. Zesty extracts of Orange tone and clarify dull skin, while Sea buckthorn offers soothing care and anti-aging benefits. Mild cleansing ingredients clean gently without stripping the skin of natural oils. The perfect way to start your day, or enliven skin and mood anytime.
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Last year, more than 100 million Americans shopped small on Small Business Saturday. By patronizing local businesses, these people also helped improve the economic health of their own communities.
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TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of weight loss, eating disorders, and fat hatred.
Oy. Okay. You're lucky I'm feeling patient today, because regardless of your intention, this is an incredibly rude question — just FYI.
First, there are a few basic general truths here you need to understand:
- Diets are 95% ineffective. (Here are more things to read).
- Self-esteem fluctuates in people of all body sizes, and all gender identities, all the time. You cannot tell by looking at someone whether or not they're comfortable with or like themselves. This is as true of that Anne Hathaway lookalike in your English 101 class as it is of me.
- Health and happiness are possible at any size.
Now we'll get to me, since you've asked.
Here I am at around one year old:
And late elementary/early middle school:
At this point I was being bullied so mercilessly in school that I would sob in the morning and beg not to go. I had used gum thrown at me, screws loosened in chairs so they'd collapse, nasty things written on my locker, and few friends — no one would risk being kind to me. In middle school, people were openly hateful; once, in a mandatory Home Ec class, the other two people in my group were openly praying that I wasn't there when I came in late and didn't bother hiding their disgust when I did show up. This was all for being fat (and, I assume, for having the coolest sweatshirt ever manufactured by Macy's).
Here I am at the height of my eating disorder in 2006/2007, at which point I was 70 or 80 pounds lighter than I currently am (pardon my then-boyfriend's hair):
The reason these aren't great is because this was also the height of my self-loathing, and I did not allow full-body pictures of myself to be taken. It should also be said that at this time I was regularly fainting, chronically dehydrated, and losing muscle mass, not fat (yes, I did see a cardiologist at that time to ensure my heart was still functioning properly).
Here, in August at the SPARK retreat (rapping along to Nicki Minaj with the indomitable Lil' Carmen):
And now (the picture quality is shitty because I literally just took this on iPhoto in my living room, hence the cup of tea on the couch behind me):
As you can see, I have always been fat. Even at my thinnest I was never lighter than 165lbs (I weighed myself religiously at that time). Once I started recovering from my eating disordered behavior, I gained that weight back steadily and have capped out at my current body weight. It's now thought that body size may be as inheritable as hair color.
The difference between the pictures taken in 2007 and the one I took just now is something like 70 pounds — I'm not sure exactly how much because I haven't weighed myself in months. It amounted to the following in actual body changes:
- Significantly decreased focus, motivation, self-esteem, endurance, and energy.
- As I mentioned previously, chronic dehydration and fainting.
- Significantly increased depression.
- 1 pants size. I went from a 16 to a 14.
I am currently between an American size 16 and an American size 18 depending on the brand of clothing I'm looking at. I'm probably like 220 pounds? I don't really know. I'm 5'8", meaning most doctors consider me obese.
(Yes! I am the obeast! I am what the media warns you about! I AM HERE TO EAT ICE CREAM TOPPED WITH PURE SUGAR AND HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP AND SPURN ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT!)
You know what, though, friend? I feel good about myself about 70% of the time. This is because I take care of myself. I move my body joyfully and often, I eat the things my body tells me to eat, I surround myself with positive and affirming people, I limit my exposure to trolls as best I can, and I have done a lot of work to stop thinking about myself in terms of hatred. Let me reiterate that for you, just so we're as clear as we can possibly be: weight has had very, very little to do with my happiness.
You know that saying "misery is other people?" The 30% of the time when I feel shitty about myself occurs when comment threads like this happen (serious trigger warning there for all manner of rape apologism and fat hatred), which is, if you were wondering, any time a picture of me is posted anywhere for any reason. I feel shitty about myself when I get rejected romantically for a ton of reasons outlined in that link. I feel shitty about myself when I start comparing myself to other people. I feel shitty about myself when I am reminded, essentially, that American culture believes I should feel shitty about myself.
You embody this belief, you know. It's why you assume that I don't feel good about myself because I've reclaimed the word "fat." It's why you assume that fat people don't feel good about themselves, or shouldn't. It's why you assume that being thinner would make people feel better about themselves. And it's why you felt entitled to come into my inbox anonymously, assume I hate myself, and ask me why I don't just change it as if it's as simple as changing a pair of dirty underwear.


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Imagine No Religion? Atheist Movement Gains Momentum
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This month, San Francisco's public transit system was enlisted in the battle against organized religion.
A publicity campaign by the Freedom from Religion Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to fighting for the separation of church and state, covered the sides and interiors of 75 city buses with the anti-religion quips of assorted atheist wordsmiths.
Here's Mark Twain: "Faith is believing what you know ain't so."
Clarence Darrow: "I don't believe in God, because I don't believe in Mother Goose."
Richard Dawkins: "The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction."
Butterfly McQueen, who played Prissy in Gone With the Wind: "As my ancestors are free from slavery, I am free from the slavery of religion."
The bus campaign is part of a wider push by FFRF to promote atheism around the country. In the past few years, the organization has put up billboards in Denver, Detroit and Seattle. FFRF billboards have even popped up in the Bible Belt, asking Alabama residents to "Imagine no Religion."
AlterNet spoke with FFRF co-founder and co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor about the organization's efforts to push atheism – or "free thought," as Gaylor says -- in the most religious industrialized nation on earth. Also discussed was: why many atheists know more about the Bible than do a lot of Christians; if liberal Christians are worse than right-wing fundamentalists; and whether "New Atheists" Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins are annoying.
AlterNet: What's the thinking behind the San Francisco bus campaign?
Annie Laurie Gaylor: It's free thinking. We want to bring our message to the masses. And we've been censored for so long. For decades we tried to put up billboards, and we were denied access.
That's slowly changing -- we have a national billboard campaign, and now we're moving to the buses, and that's taken from the British bus-sign campaign, which made a big splash. So that's been a global movement.
We're not the only ones doing it. But we have a very generous member of our group on the West Coast, suggesting that we use her donation either to place bus signs in San Jose or San Francisco. And so, it was cheaper in San Francisco, so that's where we went, and we wanted to also reach tourists. Also, we knew we were going to be reaching a very sympathetic audience.
AlterNet: You've also put up billboards in places like Alabama and one of the more conservative parts of Southern California. What's the reaction there?
ALG: Usually we get a pretty good reaction. We get crank mail on our state/church litigation and death threats over our work with state/church. But mostly, with the billboards, we hear from people who like us. But in Alabama they were more hateful. Our Alabama chapter head got about 50 not-very-nice e-mails. But she also got some nice e-mails. More nasty than nice though.
And there was an interview on one of the local TV stations with what, frankly, looked like a stereotyped redneck, where I felt a little shiver of fear for our chapter head because he was saying, "They don't belong here. They shouldn't be here." But we've never had any violence. We've never had a violent attack on a billboard. The one from Alabama is unscathed. We now have it up in Indianapolis.
So we've been surprised at the lack of problems with billboards. But we have been censored. For example, we put one up in Rancho Cucamonga, [Calif.].
And then we have a lawsuit where we are claiming city censorship: The city asked to please take our billboard down (they were engaged with negotiations over billboard space). And they're claiming it wasn't censorship but just conveying information. So that was quite a shock. To me that's like something that would happen in a dictatorship, not a democratic republic. That's the only such incident.
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How to Choose a Bail Bondsman
Do you know what the term bail bond means? Most people never have to deal with bail bonds, so don't feel bad if you don't know what it means. After the police arrest a person he is held in jail, but the courts often decide a bail price and people can get him out of jail if they pay the fee and get the person to go to all court hearings. The problem is that the bail rate is usually a lot of money, and people can't come up with that kind of cash on command. In this article I want to discuss how bail bonds can help, and some common questions people have on the subject.
Now let's define the actual term bail bonds. When a family is unable to pay the full price for bail they can go to a bondsman who will basically "co-pay" so you only have to pay a small percentage of the total bail. This option saves you money and you can get them out of jail, but you do have to make sure they show up in court. If they show up to all their hearings, the court will often refund that initial payment to the bail bondsman, which gives them a nice profit and they are happy to help you.
That is basically how the process works. But as I said you will still have to pay a percentage of the total bail fee. The amount needed out of your own pocket varies from one situation to the next. As a general rule though, you can expect to pay between 10-15% of the total amount. When using any kind of service, even bondsmen, it is a good idea to compare the rates of a few different places.
Now let's talk about the money you get back afterward. Even if all goes well you'll still have to pay something, but there is a chance a small portion of the fee may be refunded. If you paid extra for the first payment you should hopefully get that extra amount back.
I understand that you would only need to use a bondsman during an emergency situation. But it is definitely important to use your head and take a little time to find a good bondsman so you don't get ripped off and more importantly so your loved one doesn't have to stay in a cell. If possible compare a few different places. And never hand over your own payment before reading the agreement and understanding all the details. I know this sounds like a pain, but isn't it worth it if it means your loved one isn't in jail?
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Plenty more MetroPCS reviews and ratings
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- 1.0 overall
the help here is worse than horribleBy vdavis, posted: Mar 13you cannot get anyone to help you at all. the people in the stores are ignorant and the people on the phone are not any better.
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Worst Service Ever!By fairness123, posted: Mar 13Cheap but worst service ever. You will bleed out of frustration getting any assistance with MetroPCS. Its representatives are rude and sound worn and tired. You will not get any decent help from them. I have an autopay for this account which was a great mistake. They charged my autopay, then terminated my phone. Who does that? That is just really stupid. So, I paid again just so I can have a connection back. Later I tried to question them for the double payment and all I got was this indescribable rudeness from an even more stupid representative. So, now I just terminated my account...finally!!!! enough of this morons. Do not ever sign up with this company.
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MY EXPERIENCEBy Kelice Bays, posted: Feb 13i ordered my first MetroPCS phone thinking the company would be great. Little did i know how terribly wrong i was! This phone company is horrible! When i first got the phone i thought it was great and worked well. However , overtime the phone began to constantly freeze and lag. I also find that i cannot do the things that i wanted to do with the phone. I think the reason that this company doesn't allow contracts is because it is terrible and they know they're costumers will get bored easily and leave! I would NOT recommend this phone company if my life depended on it! It is so horrible! I do however commend the company for finally getting better phones and updates! Although that is great , i do not plan on purchasing another phone from this company EVER! I do not recommend you even wasting your time with this company. I have always voiced my opinion on how much i dislike this company and will continue to do so! If this was a good company i would speak very highly about it! However , i just do not see it and think this company is not very good! I recommend you looking elsewhere for the phone you want! This company does not have your answer.
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Online phone orderBy nikki12, posted: Feb 13I recently decided to switch phone companys due to the fact that metro is cheaper however i placed my order online since i couldnt get to a store my order went threw then was rejected. the next day i spoke with customer service and they said my address didnt match up on my card i spent 2 hours on the phone with them trying to fix this issue finally they redid the order and charged me twice for only one phone i called again and spent another hour on the phone they finally cancelled the order and put it threw again and told me that everything was fine and i should recieve my phone in a few days so i go online to track my phone it says its been rejected i call them back and they put the order threw again and now its rejected again i seriously am starting not to like this company it shouldnt be this hard to make a online order!!..wtf i was told this company is pretty good!...now i have to go back to at&t thanks alot metro idiots!
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You guy's stink!By David Breaux, posted: Feb 13I have never been on a website that is so horrific. Try signing up for metropcs auto pay, but first you must sign up for ewallet. You will never get there. Then try signing up for auto pay from there customer service dept. I have been waiting 2 days for a text from metro with a password. See Ya Metro
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4G LTE does workBy Antonio P. Marchesi, posted: Jan 13It is not the fastest 4G but it works very good, the mobile hotspot is free with the $55 unlimited plan, I own the LG Motion (which should be called the mini S3) I used to have the Admire which is 3G and the internet was horrible slow but still will work, but now that I got the 4G I ca watch youtube videos without buffering in full HD, sometimes the 4G works faster than the WiFi when loading web pages, now for those having problems with the data signal make sure you update your PRL easily done by calling *228 and chosing option 5, latest PRL is 3032, in order to avoid the stupid charges from the stores just order your phone online and activate it dialing *228 is very simple, faster than the in-store activation and free. I have never experienced drop calls or any problems of any kind, Absolutely recommended the LG Motion if you can't afford the Samsung Galaxy S3, no other phone but the S3 can beat the benchmarks achieved by the Motion, ubber fast and reliable phone with an extremely good battery life around 8 to 13 hours depending on the usage and it could last more if you aren't making calls or surfing the web. I gave 4 stars to customer service because they are not very bright, they will sell you a phone without even bothering on updating your PRL which will cause you to lose your 4G signal in the new areas of coverage. So far 5 of my friends have switched to Metro from the Big Companies after they saw my speeds and how much I was paying for the service, so far all are super happy with the savings the LG Motions the S3 and the service.
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621 n stateBy Patricia Isabel Figueroa, posted: Jan 13the best metro in san jacinto town is the one on ramona and state they have the best customer service and they always take care of their customer ask for patty
- 5.0 overall
This is a great phone company to be with!By mavdog1, posted: Dec 12I closed my account with Sprint to go with Metro PCS. As a senior citizen Sprints prices are just over the edge. I'm on the $30 a month plan using the LG Motion and could not be more pleased. This plan does everything my wife and I could possibly want. I would highly recommend Metro PCS to anyone on a budget. Arn't we all!!! As far as customer service is there any phone company out there that you just love their customer Service!
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dont even bother going th metro pcsBy Jordi Munoz Evangelista, posted: Dec 12it is the worst phone company i have ever bine with, my phone stoped working, i never got serves and over all i hate it
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Can't Beat ValueBy jamespc, posted: Dec 12The service is absolutely legitimate. I came here after being on overseas after I had suspended my phone service only to come back for Verizon to tell me I owed them for 4 months worth of bills AFTER I had suspended my service. I bought out of my contract with the thieves called Verizon and 2 family members followed suite. The guy who sold me the phone was knowledgeable and answered all my questions and I pay $30 for unlimited call, text, internet 4G, data and anything else you could think of. Its a deal that is seriously too good to be true. Have not had any problems with them and I've been with them for about a year now. They are about to merge with T-Mobile so you know they are definitely legit, if you have Verizon or Spring you're probably getting ripped off. Make the switch.


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And therein hangs a tale: about grassroots Democrats who act like activists, who hold that slaps are sometimes what it takes to get the political job done, and Democratic leaders who act like you can solve all political problems with a hug. Which, pretty much, was Tom Barrett's entire election platform. As I explained here in May, the leading candidate in the primary to face Walker in the recall ran with a take-no-prisoners strategy to restore union rights: she pledged to veto any budget that didn't restore collective bargaining. That meant that if she won the statehouse, Republican legislators in Madison could hold on to their anti-union law only on pain of shutting down the state.
Then, out of nowhere, little more than two months before Election day, a new candidate announced: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Two days earlier, he'd had a $400-a-plate fundraising luncheon, closed to the media, hosted by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Here was a signal: Barrett was the Democratic Party Establishment's man. And the Democratic Establishment, in this age of Barack Obama, does things in a very certain way: it never takes any prisoners, never takes the most gutsy path (this is even true for the vaunted "tough guy" Rahm Emanuel, whose standing orders as White House chief of staff was never to take on any fights unless victory was assured in advance).
Barrett immediately announced a different plan to reverse the anti-union law if he became governor: He would call a special legislative session, in which he would introduce a standalone repeal bill. He would make it hard for his side on purpose. He would make the lions lay down with the lambs, Obama style. He would sell himself to the electorate as the peacemaker. He would follow the Bill Clinton strategy, triangulate against his own side. If swing voters hate union cronyism, he would prove he wasn't a union crony. "I'm not the union guy," he would say on the campaign trail – he was the guy the unions didn't want; they even tried to talk him out of running.
There are many problems with this strategy. The first has to do with the way the media works. Programmed robotically to see any political issue in polarized terms, journalists will register "leftist" pugnacity no matter how conciliatory a Democrat behaves in actual fact – as with Bill Clinton in the 1990s and Barack Obama now. The second problem is that it requires Democrats to simultaneously surrender the actual benefits of being bold, tough partisans. The Republicans enjoy the grassroots energy of a fierce field army on the ground convinced they are fighting for nothing less than the survival of civilization (meanwhile they harvest moderates in a far more efficient way – using their money advantage to saturate the electorate with slick TV ads). Democrats appeal to moderates as their activist strategy – although, in an old saw Democrats have long ago forgotten, moderates are the people who don't knock on doors on election day. Liberal activists who show up do so reluctantly – having already seen their candidate sell them out.
Thus, the whole "Thomas Frank" line about how Wisconsin workers betrayed their own interests is absurd precisely because it assumes that the Democrats stand for advancing those interests. As was to be expected, the Democrats cozied up to Walker's line on every single issue that sparked the rebellion in the first place. And Wisconsin Democrats weren't alone in doing this—they were toeing the same line as their pro-austerity, anti-union counterparts in other so-called "blue states" such as Illinois, New York and California. This isn't a problem of this or that Democrat politician; it's a national problem that concerns the entire Democrat edifice.
A new plan crafted by Gov. Scott Walker (R) would allow guns in most of Wisconsin's state Capitol, while most photos would still be banned.
Wisconsin is, in a sense, near-ideal terrain for a showdown with the Tea Party brand of Republicanism. The actors in the drama are overwhelmingly white, putting the raw class nature of capital's aggressions in stark relief. With relatively few Black scapegoats to complicate the issue, white folks must confront the bare facts of the way late-stage capitalism tramples ordinary people as it careens from crisis to crisis. Or, maybe not. White supremacy is a dynamic ideology that has always been central to the domestic functions of American Exceptionalism, distorting not just race relations but all other social relations, as well. Once the foundational Nigger has been invented and given life in the public mind, with all his purported logic-bending and society-polluting defects, his characteristics can be imputed to other targeted groups – a ready-made demonization kit. Public employees in general and teachers in particular now find themselves Niggerized as lazy featherbedders, no-count malingerers, fellow travelers with welfare queens and other human malignancies that must be excised so that the free market can work its wonders. Glen Ford ☀
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Nothing in this cartoon makes sense. The prank call to Walker shows that Walker has no idea what David Koch sounds like, so it's pretty clear they don't talk to each other. Needless to say, there's no evidence that Koch ever suggested to Walker that Walker take on the public unions, much less that it would be "no problem" to do so. And Koch has no personal stake in the matter; he own private companies, and the fight is over public employees.
The billionaire Koch brothers played an "influential role" an overt national political campaign starting in early 2011 to end the collective bargaining rights of workers who belong to public unions. The push to bust the unions started in Wisconsin in February, 2011, and spread to other states that had newly-elected Republican governors whose campaigns had been supported by the Kochs. In a February 26, 2011 article, Andrew Stern of Reuters tied the Koch brothers and their businesses directly to the union-busting effort, saying, "Charles and David Koch, who both rank 24th on the Forbes list of the world's richest people with $17.5 billion each, are behind campaign donations of tens of thousands, if not millions, of dollars to Republicans leading the anti-union effort." As libertarian stalwarts, the article said, the Koch brothers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars since the 1960s to help destroy unions. "This is all a wave of political belief that the Kochs unquestionably have funded in various ways for years and years," said Brian Doherty, editor of Reason Magazine, published by a think tank funded by the Kochs.[1]
Scott Hagerstrom, executive director of the Koch-funded front group, Americans for Prosperity in a speech to attendees of the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) , publicly advocated taking unions out "at the knees," which contradicted public statements to the contrary made by Republican governors, like Wisconsin's Gov. Scott Walker, regarding anti-union legislation being brought in state legislatures nationally. Walker has insisted unwaveringly to the public that the union-busting effort it purely an economic move designed to help bring the state out of debt.[2][3]
Koch Industries Front Group Americans for Prosperity Launches Ad to Support Walker's Union Busting
As ThinkProgress has reported, the global conglomerate Koch Industries not only helped elect Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI), but is the leading force orchestrating his union-busting campaign. Koch gave Walker over $43,000 in direct donations and its allies aired millions of dollars worth of attack ads against his Democratic opponent. Then, Koch political operatives pressured Walker to crush labor unions as one of his first priorities. Tim Phillips, a former lobbying partner to Jack Abramoff and current president of Americans for Prosperity, a front financed by David Koch, told the New York Times that Koch operatives "had worked behind the scenes to try to encourage a union showdown." A Koch-financed front group, the American Legislative Exchange Council, has prepped Wisconsin GOP lawmakers with anti-labor legislative ideas.
In his two terms as governor (1900-1906), Robert La Follette saw big business threaten the foundation of democracy. He responded by making his state a leader in the burgeoning progressive reform movement. "Fighting Bob" sought to regulate business owners like George F. Baer, who scoffed at the need for labor unions, claiming that "the rights and interests of the laboring man will be protected and cared for—not by the labor agitators, but by Christian men to whom God has given control of the property rights of the country."
La Follette's reforms in Wisconsin were consistent with his ultimate goal: to distribute more equitably the nation's wealth and power. His reforms included regulation of railroads and other powerful utilities, civil service reform, regulation of lobbyists, resource conservation measures, tax reform, and candidate nomination by primary election. As a U.S. senator from 1906 until his death in 1925, he continued his efforts to prevent what he termed "the encroachment of the powerful few upon the rights of the many."
Robert La Follette Jr. was elected as his father's successor in the Senate and continued Wisconsin's reform tradition for another twenty-one years.
Most Americans today don't know the name La Follette, but they immediately recognize the name of the man who in 1946 ended the family's forty-year reign in the Senate: Joseph McCarthy.
McCarthy, whose insistence that communists had infiltrated America's unions as well as the State Department and the Army, provided a very different kind of national leadership. In the early 1950s McCarthy enjoyed enormous popularity. He was hailed as a hero for his aggressive efforts to ferret out the internal communist menace. He was featured on the covers of Time and Newsweek magazines and celebrated by social and political organizations nationwide for displaying the kind of toughness the country needed in the crisis of the Cold War.
Despite his short-term popularity, McCarthy's aggressive crusade exacerbated rather than solved the nation's problems. Formally censured in 1954 for bringing "dishonor and disrepute" upon the U.S. Senate, McCarthy left in his wake broken careers and damaged lives. His leadership proved an international embarrassment.
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