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Our first issue featured the Rogue's Harbor Inn, with four articles and many pictures that chronicled the inn's history and present. The top story on the front page was about the Lansing Town Board debating whether the Town would grant benefits for same-sex spouses of town employees. There was an interview with the Lansing Schools Athletic Director, and a school board report. The most controversial story that week was about the approval of a 190 foot tall cell tower that Cingular wanted to build on the corner of Conlon and Searles Roads.
Our first crossword puzzle had a Lansing theme, and was written by Adam Pearl, who also creates crosswords for the New York Times. After that the puzzles were provided by Sam Bellotto, Jr., who also had puzzles in the times, as well as many other newspapers and puzzle books.
Jim Evan's first 'Smart Talk' began nine years and counting of cleaning up our language with 'Geneology'. Can you see what is wrong with that without looking it up? I'll give you a hint: the downtown movie theater is Cinemapolis, not Cinamopolis.
Over the years we have gone through a number of layouts for the newspaper. The most complicated was in 2010, when we used a technology that used different headers for each major page, and had special graphic headers on holidays.
We have also had an adventure bringing you the weather. Originally the weather was a part of the Lansing Star site, but after some time we split it off and called the new site ithacaWeather.net. Last week we made some major changes to the technology that we use to bring in the current weather and weekly forecasts. It was actually the third technology we have employed.
After several years the first technology package stopped fetching the current weather, though it was still good for weekly forecasts. A new package was employed, just for the current weather. Several weeks ago I noticed that package was getting most of the current weather right, but that every day the weather was 'Fair'. I was of two minds: part of me liked that it was 'Fair' on our site every day. It was optimistic and uplifting. On the other hand, it wasn't accurate. It took an entire week to get it working right, but the third technology is now employed, both for the main weather page and for the weather badges like the one on the top of our front page.
Three weeks ago we saw an exciting phenomenon: Our story 'Giant Hogweed Spotted in Lansing' garnered more than 10,000 hits in its week of publication, placing it among the top 100 stories of all-time (which counts all the hits, even after the issue an article first appeared in is past -- yes, we get a ton of Google hits on the Star). So that story got more hits in one week than most of our stories get over the course of years. That is the first time ever in the Star that an article has made the top 100 in only seven days!
Also that week was the first time ever that my editorial made the #2 story (the second most hits in one issue) in any issue since we started the newspaper, thanks to a tweet that quoted, "Seriously, Microsoft? You don't want me to see which cat is pooping on my floor???!!!" and was re-tweeted several times on Twitter.
Speaking of poop, on January 21 I ran a story with the headline, 'Town Considers Poopline Permit' which was about Willet Dairy's request to run a pipeline along one town road and across another to transport manure used for fertilizer from one of their properties to another. One evening I was checking our monthly statistics and started laughing. It turnes out that 'Poopline' was the number two story for January that year!
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Not sure if this is helpful or not, but I was able to build and install this package and its dependency libsepol on armv7h (RPi 2).
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Package Details: libselinux 2.5-1
|Git Clone URL:
|https://aur.archlinux.org/libselinux.git (read-only)
|Package Base:
|SELinux library and simple utilities
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Dependencies (10)
- libsepol
- pcre (pcre-svn)
- python (make)
- python2 (pypy19, python26, stackless-python2) (make)
- ruby (ruby1.8, rubinius-ruby) (make)
- swig (swig-git) (make)
- xz (xz-git) (make)
- python2 (pypy19, python26, stackless-python2) (optional) – python2 bindings
- python (optional) – python bindings
- ruby (ruby1.8, rubinius-ruby) (optional) – ruby bindings
Required by (27)
- checkpolicy
- coreutils-selinux
- cronie-selinux
- dbus-selinux
- dbus-selinux (make)
- findutils-selinux
- iproute2-selinux
- libdbus-selinux (make)
- libsemanage
- libsystemd-selinux (make)
- libutil-linux-selinux (make)
- libutil-linux-selinux
- libvirt-sandbox
- logrotate-selinux
- openssh-selinux
- pam-selinux
- psmisc-selinux
- python-blivet
- python2-blivet
- python2-pyblock
- setools
- sudo-selinux
- systemd-selinux
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v1rous commented on 2016-02-07 17:50
IooNag commented on 2015-07-23 12:02
Thanks for your comment, but actually it is not libselinux which requires flex to be built but libsepol and libsemanage. I've just added "flex" to their makedepends.
nebulon commented on 2015-07-20 12:02
The package dependencies are missing 'flex' currently.
grondinm commented on 2015-01-01 19:14
works now thank you
IooNag commented on 2014-12-31 13:39
I updated the PKGBUILD to use /usr/bin instead of /usr/sbin and while at it cleaned up a few things (https://github.com/archlinuxhardened/selinux/commit/7a68af5d847389935aa784d8f43c69ac41d0a3a9 ). Does it work better?
grondinm commented on 2014-12-31 01:55
Wont install for me
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
libselinux: /usr/sbin exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
IooNag commented on 2014-09-16 06:10
Upstream moved to GitHub a few weeks ago (http://marc.info/?l=selinux&m=140379660506494&w=2 and https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux link "Wiki"->"Release").
I've patched SELinux PKGBUILDs in GitHub:
Waiting for maintainer to update AUR packages.
s4ncho commented on 2014-09-15 18:47
source url doesn't exist.
correct path:
please correct pkgbuild.
IooNag commented on 2014-05-23 12:50
As following Fedora patch changes is quite painful, I'd like to drop this patch from the package. Moreover, it contains some changes which have explicitly been rejected by upstream (http://marc.info/?l=selinux&m=138842015508829&w=2). If people are interested in the Go port, please report it upstream.
For users who are interested in testing libselinux 2.3 (without the Fedora patch) before the package is updated, the new PKGBUILD is waiting for testers on https://github.com/Siosm/siosm-selinux/pull/17.
Chocobozzz commented on 2014-05-23 09:30
Thank's Alda but sha256sum changed (line 27) :


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- Not to be confused with daemon.
Demons, or Dae'mons (Twisted souls),[1] are evil immortals who feed upon magic and life. They delight in inflicting suffering, spreading corruption, and, of course, destroying all that is good. Most demons were once mortal.[2][3] Not all demons are sentient: various animals have been transformed into demons, for instance.[2]
Warlocks bind demons to their will; these infernal denizens defend their masters with their lives or rain death upon their enemies. At first, they command only the service of imps, but as a warlock's knowledge grows, seductive succubi, loyal voidwalkers, and horrific felhunters join the dark sorcerer'äs ranks to wreak havoc on anyone who stands in their master's way.[4]
- 1 Background
- 2 Characteristics
- 3 Demon types
- 4 Demonic traits
- 5 Notable demons
- 6 Redemption
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In order to become a demon, a creature must be infused with fel energy, which burns life to create magic.[5] As the existence of non-sentient demons suggests, a creature's wishes are irrelevant to the process. Willing or not, a creature can be changed into a demon. Such a transformation alters the affected creature on a fundamental level and typically leaves little or nothing of that creature's original personality.[2]
Real Fel energy consumes souls, yes. Hence, soul shards.[6] The foul crystal creates a link to the Twisting Nether,[7] an ethereal dimension of chaotic magics that connected the myriad worlds of the universe together and was home to an infinite number of malefic, demonic beings, who sought only to destroy life and devour the energies of the living universe.[8]
To combat the demonic entities that made their way into the titans' worlds from the Twisting Nether, the Pantheon elected their greatest warrior, Sargeras, to act as their first line of defense. Sargeras, a noble giant of molten bronze, carried out his duties for countless millennia, seeking out and destroying the demons wherever he could find them.[9] Eventually, Sargeras came to believe that there was a fundamental flaw in the universe, a flaw that made his primary purpose an impossible goal. He decided that the other titans were deeply misguided in trying to establish order throughout creation. Under the circumstances, the struggle was futile. The universe had to be destroyed utterly and remade without the underlying defect. Only then could true order be achieved. Thus, Sargeras conceived of a sweeping campaign to bring about the end of all things: the Burning Crusade. To carry out his plan, he created the Legion, whose ranks he bolstered by creating demons: immortal creatures whose hunger, power, and malice made them perfect killing machines.[10]
- When demons are killed, they are reborn in new bodies.[11] The Twisting Nether is the only place where demons can truly die; the specifics are yet unknown[12] but it may not be canon and may be changed in the future.[13]
- A demon's hunger for life and magic can never be sated for long. More to the point, a demon's innate cruelty makes a moot point of whatever temporary satiation a demon can know. As a result, destruction tends to follow demons, whether or not they are part of the Legion.[2]
Demon types
There are many types (see below) and races of demons, most of whom typically serve either their own agenda or that of the Legion (they are often the same). For a description of the most important/famous demons visit the race pages or the Legion page.
- Abyssal — infernal-like creature made of jagged stone.
- Annihilan
- Aranasi — Spider-like demons.
- Darkhound — These vile creatures are canines having somehow been twisted by demonic energy.
- Ered'ruin
- Felbat — Gargoyle-like winged demons.
- Fel beast — Two-headed hounds made of molten fel energies.
- Felhound — The felhounds were originally creatures of conquered worlds who were changed by the evil of the eredar into a demonic form.
- Felstalker — Similar to felhounds, but pack hunters instead of magical leeches.
- Fiend (Terrorguard, Fear Fiend, Terrorfiend) — Shock troops and supervisors of the Legion, found on the front lines of the Burning Crusade in areas like Outland.
- Imp — Small, horned spellcaster demons, often seen accompanying warlocks.
- Fel imp — More powerful imps with wings and bigger horns.
- Imp mother — Large females of the imp species.
- Infernal — Great burning stone demons that are infamous for falling from the sky like burning meteors.
- Inquisitor — Blind demons who see through magical floating eyes and specialize in dark pacts.
- Man'ari eredar:
- Eredar warlocks — The uppermost rank of the Burning Legion, turned into demons by the dark titan Sargeras.
- Wrathguard — Eredar that serve as honor guards for the Legion's leadership.
- Mo'arg
- Nathrezim (aka dreadlords) — Usually commanding a small troop of felguards, the dreadlords do not always engage in combat, and are more likely to meddle behind the scenes.
- Nightmare
- [Felsteed] — Demonic steeds that can be summoned by experienced warlocks.
- [Dreadsteed] — Great demonic steeds from the dreadlord world of Xoroth. They only respond to the call of the most powerful warlocks in the land.
- Observer — Many-eyed demons of unknown origin.
- Overfiend — Unknown demons under the Burning Legion.
- Satyr — Satyrs are night elves who have been corrupted by demonic powers either as a reward or as punishment by Sargeras; other races may also have been transformed later.
- Shadow satyr — Servants of the Emerald Nightmare.
- Sayaad
- Shivarra — The fanatical shivarra are the religious commanders of the legion. They are totally devoted to Sargeras as their god, and inspire the troops — as well as being front line commanders.
- Tothrezim — Distant cousin race of the nathrezim, laborers and researchers of the Burning Legion, responsible for the creation of the infernals
- Void terror[14][15] — Large, two-headed demons with vast magical powers
- Wyrmtongue - Used by the Legion for manual labor.
Demonic traits
"If I have wings, why am I always walking?" - Dreadlord in Warcraft III
"Wings, horns, hooves...what are we saying, is this Diablo?" - Illidan Stormrage in Warcraft III
Usually demons have one or more of a set of demonic physical traits.
|Bat Wings
|Red Skin
|Man'ari eredar
|One (Kil'jaeden)
|Illidan Stormrage
|Fel orc
|Felblood elf
|Void terror
- Only one eredar, Kil'jaeden, has been seen with wings (it is unknown if this is part of his illusions or if he has become greatly mutated). Eredar also display a variety of skin tones, including but not limited to demonic red.
- Gul'dan saw Sargeras in the Tomb of Sargeras and had wings, however, he is shown without them in the artworks.
- Not all pit lords have been observed to possess flames. Mannoroth is an example of one characterized by flames.
- Illidan's flames are a result of his triggered immolation ability and not a result of anatomy, though his arcane tattoos have been known to smolder on occasion, as do his hoofprints (they also bubble when in or on water)
- Fel imps have wings, while regular imps do not.
Notable demons
There is evidence that some demons can be redeemed from their demonic forms into who they originally were. While there has long been speculation on this topic—such as using the blessings of the Light to perform a painful exorcism—one recorded example of complete demonic redemption exists: the satyr Avrus Illwhisper. After assisting the player in curing a sick girl in Astranaar as a toll, Avrus was purged of his demonic shell by Elune's blessing and became Avrus the Redeemed. Based on Avrus' experience, it seems possible that someone who is truly repentant and is willing to earn a powerful enough blessing can regain mortality even after corruption.
It is revealed that at some point, some nathrezim were purified by the Light and thus were freed from demonic corruption.[citation needed] To gain redemption, they joined the Grand Army of the Light under High Exarch Turalyon and Lady Alleria with Lothraxion as the High Commander.
Warcraft I-II
In Warcraft I-II demons were referred to as daemons, which is an alternate variation of the term demon.
Daemons of the First War
This section concerns content exclusive to Warcraft I.
- Main article: Daemon (Warcraft I)
Human description
- Denizens of the underworld, these creatures are the most powerful entities to ever exist in the lands of Azeroth. Their aptitude in the arts of deception and combat are only equaled by their sadistic nature, and the puissance they possess in the black arts of magic. They command the searing fires of Hell as if it were their plaything. They are the true lords of chaos, wreaking havoc at every step and destroying what they wish. There is rumored to be a gateway that appears every thirteenth full moon that bridges the gap between Azeroth and the underworld, and it is during these brief moments that the daemons can come to this place. Legend also states that some have the power to summon these creatures and control them, but if this is so, none are alive to tell the tale of how it is accomplished.[16]
Orc description
- These hellspawn are evil incarnate. The ability to summon these dark minions of the underworld has long been lost, though the Warlocks seek to find those secrets once again. Breathing flame and wielding a blade forged in the fires of Hades, destruction and death are their greatest desire. These daemons possess cruelty beyond the imagining of even the sickest mind, and delight in the execution of their plans. If there is a way to send these monsters back into the pits that spawned them without the loss of many lives, it too is a secret locked away in time.[17]
Daemons of the Second War
This section concerns content exclusive to Warcraft II.
- Daemons are the ancient and corrupt denizens of the lower planes. These winged creatures of fire are legendary for their fondness of destruction and brutal cruelty. Daemons harbor a lustful hatred for all mortals and hunger for any chance to bring pain and death upon them. It is rumored that Gul'dan has entered into a pact with a sect of Daemons loyal to the Daemonlord Sargeras who are willing to aid the Warlock in finding their master's tomb.[18]
World of Warcraft
- Game mechanics
- Cannot be skinned except for felhounds, darkhounds and their variants.
- Medium level (24 upwards) demons can drop [Silk Cloth].
- Higher level demons in the 50-60 range can drop [Felcloth].
- Enchanters can enchant weapons with [Enchant Weapon - Demonslaying] which gives the player bonus attack power against demons and also causes their weapon to become engulfed in flames.
- Some can be banished or enslaved by warlocks
- Can be feared by a Paladin's [Turn Evil]
- Warlocks in [Metamorphosis] form are considered demons and can be affected by abilities such as [Turn Evil].
- Voidwalkers and other Void creatures are considered demons for the purpose of gameplay, but are actually different.[19][20]
- According to Altruis, there are rumors that knowing the true name of a demon will grant a certain amount of power over that demon.[21]
- Can also be undead.[22]
This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.
- Real Fel energy consumes souls[6] and in order to become a demon, a creature must be infused with fel energy[2] (which burns life to create magic[5]). This suggests that demons don't have souls yet when asked how demons are alive since they contain fel magic Loreology replied with, "it's magic ;)". If anything, their souls would merely be imperfectly attached to their bodies. If that's the case, warlocks who control demons might be a type of necromancer. Warlocks bind demons to their will[4] and Matt Burns always thought they were enslaving the soul or mind[23] (which the soul contains).
- Most demons were once mortal, which means that at least some demons were always immortal. However, demons aren't the source of fel magic[24] (what made them immortal) and in order to become a demon, a creature must be infused with fel energy.[2]
- Demons might be demigods. Demons are immortal[25] just like gods and demigods. In addition, the term Daemon (a variation of the word demon) is the Latin version of the Greek word "δαίμων", meaning "godlike power fate, god").
In the RPG
This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft RPG and is considered non-canon.
Demons are evil creatures that inspire dread and fear in mortals. Almost all demons are members of the Burning Legion, a group with phenomenal power, that roams the cosmos preying on worlds. All demons are evil.[26]
Most demons were once mortal creatures found on the worlds conquered by the Burning Legion, but have been transformed by their conversion into demonic beings. This change includes a powerful command of arcane energy. They define and control this arcane power with the force of their will, much as sorcerers and wizards do.[27][26]
The demonic usage of magic will deploy fel magic, which uses the blood of demons to create the most corrupt and ultimate type of arcane magic. This type of magic exists naturally in demonic blood. As a result, "fel" and "demonic" is often considered the same, and the trait of being affected by "fel" is one of the most distinctive attributes of the demonic. Fel magic used by other creatures (often acquired by drinking demon blood) will grant demonic powers and, if enough is applied, even transform them into demons.
In Monster Manual there is a distinct breed of demons which use the "demonic" subtype.[27] This kind of demons are described in Manual of Monsters Appendix Three and as told before the description doesn't match the demons described in the Warcraft Universe.[28] Throughout the Manual fo Monsters the term "demon" refers to the minions of the Burning Legion,[27] but in the section of "demons" of the Appendix Three they refer to the demons of D&D.[28] However, the validity of the Appendix Three is disputed.
- ^ Rise of the Horde pg. 464
- ^ a b c d e f The Warcraft Encyclopedia: Demons
- ^ Golden, Christie. "Further Reading", Arthas: Rise of the Lich King, 570 (ebook). ISBN 978-1439-15760-2. "Like most demons, Kil'jaeden was originally a mortal."
- ^ a b Classes of World of Warcraft: Warlock
- ^ a b The Comic Volume 2 - Through the Mirror Darkly
- ^ a b Jeremy Feasel on Twitter (2015-07-10). Retrieved on 2015-08-02. "This is one of the few things I think I know. Real Fel energy consumes souls, yes. Hence, soul shards."
- ^ [94] Soul Shards of Summoning
- ^ [Mythology of the Titans]
- ^ Sargeras and the Betrayal
- ^ The Warcraft Encyclopedia: Burning Legion
- ^ [70] Banish The Demons
- ^ Jeremy Feasel on Twitter (2015-06-06)
- ^ Blizzcon 2015 - WoW Lore Interview with Dave Kosak
- ^ Immol'thar#Dungeon Journal
- ^ Occu'thar#Dungeon Journal
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans manual (Humans), 41.
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans manual (Orcs), 61.
- ^ Warcraft II manual#Daemons
- ^ Dave Kosak on Twitter (2014-03-07)
- ^ Ask CDev Answers - Round 4
- ^ [70] Illidan's Pupil
- ^ Fel Wolf
- ^ Matt Burns on Twitter
- ^ Sean Copeland on Twitter "They contain fel magic, but they aren't "the" source."
- ^ The Warcraft Encyclopedia/Demons
- ^ a b Monster Guide, pg. 188
- ^ a b c Manual of Monsters, pg. 112
- ^ a b Manual of Monsters, p.191
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Skip to comments.Do like the Germans do, try and become Vikings!
Posted on 07/30/2011 4:30:49 PM PDT by WesternCulture
To anyone sane of mind, it's pretty obvious that something, basically, is wrong about the way large parts of European and American economy is run today.
Scandinavia is an exception - and a bigger one than most people are aware of.
Our German neighbors are beginning to realize this and lately Chancellor Merkel have been very successful in restoring economic growth on German soil. Presently, the German economy, after 20 years of a sad standstill, is growing at a pace nearing that of Sweden.
Scandinavia (including Finland) taken as a whole is today the World's 10th largest economy despite it's 25 million inhabitants.
Many would say Scandinavia today leads or places itself among the World leaders of the Planet in areas like IT (Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, Nokia), the automotive business (Volvo, Volvo Cars, Scania), general/infrastructural/power engineering (Swiss/Swedish ABB), medical/biotech (British-Swedish Astra Zeneca), appliance/consumer electronics (Electrolux), home products (IKEA etc) and then there's mining, retailing and not the least brewing giants over here like LKAB, H&M and Carlsberg.
Scandinavia is not rich and successful only due to North Sea oil.
Something of much greater importance is our ability to handle national wealth. Probably, this matter is related to the fact that Denmark and Sweden are very old and homogeneous societies (contrary to USA, Germany and Italy). Norway, Iceland and Finland have not been sovereign nations for a long time, but have always nurtured a very strong national identity.
Today, few nations are supressed by other nations. Instead, millions of people in developed nations are supressed by their banks and have their futures ruined by their own governments.
Back in the early 1990's, my nation, Sweden, encountered more or less the same disastrous economical situation America and most of Europe of today does; zero economic growth, mass unemployment and huge national debt.
It doesn't have to be like this.
Nations can find their way back.
Quite contrary to the traditional image of Sweden/Scandinavia, Northenmost Europe of today is a great place for running a business and building a future for families and individuals.
Please don't get me wrong. Scandinavia is far from perfect.
But although there, undeniably, are many Socialist, nannystate traits to the Swedish/Scandinavian society of today, I'd say we are done with Socialism as a country/corner of the Earth and are beginning to realize how much is to be gained from promoting true Capitalism.
More specifically, this is what Sweden is doing rigt and most other well developed countries are doing wrong:
1. Paying national debts (America and most of Europe does not, instead they rely in the ridiculous idea of having the strongest "World currency" - money is worth nothing if you don't have the brute production and trade force to back it up..)
2. Educating its work force (In this area, large parts of Europe and America display huge problems)
3. Investing in infrastructure (dito)
4. Strongly restricting and limiting government expenditure (dito)
5. Taxing consumption, employment, house ownership heavily but NOT income (dito)
6. Investing large sums in R&D (Germany, France, Britain and America do invest a lot of money in R&D, but Sweden invests way more per capita)
2 of the 15 richest men on Earth are Swedes (Sweden has a population of a mere 9 million).
The $30 000 (MSRP) Volvo V70/XC70 is the average car in my country. This really says it all about Swedish standard of living. Genuine poverty does not exist - but perhaps some would say our material wealth is yet another sign of wicked Nordic Socialism:)
IMO, Sweden is a nation conceived in the Lutheran tradition of entrepreneurship, hard work, law and progress.
This has very little to do with the kind of political ideology that led to the national disaster in neighboring Russia during its Soviet, Socialist past.
By learning from Nordic ability to build successful Capitalist companies and productive societal structures, America as well as Continental Europe could find its way back to Protestant ethics and manage to avoid echoing that tragic, big government Eastern European fiasco of the last century.
These clips concerning the phenomena of the Swedish economy are educative and worth watching, even if they do not provide any miracle cure for its American or European counterparts:
Having a relatively homogenous population helps.
There is a growing muzzie population in Sweden, but I think it's still under 10%.
True, Sweden has to nip that problem in the bud.
What steps is Sweden taking to solve the multiculturalism problem. I saw a clip of Jesse Jackson saying that Sweden is destined to become multicultural. It appears as if even the Swedes don't want to be Vikings.
I'd also like to know if the Scandanavian countries have as much "regional" diversity as we have.
Malmo,and this was 2 years go.
Yet more boasting from an almost irrelevant country called Sweden.
Now you may not value personal disposable income, but that's a personal problem.
Regarding the Danes, within the last 200 years well over half of them emigrated to America. Regarding the Swedes, within that same period well over half of them emigrated to America. Regarding the Finns, within that same period probably 90% of them emigrated to America or any other place they could escape to. Fortunately for them they have some really hot women or the Russians would have found it necessary to import more Pomars to repopulate the place.
So, why am I bringing up "the last 200 years" ~ lots of stuff goes on in 200 years anywhere. But rarely does the formerly RICHEST EMPIRE ON EARTH ~ the Swedish Empire ~ with all the wealthiest people on the planet ~ just wither away and disappear.
America 200 years ago was, for all practical purposes, a Third World Hell Hole with fairly democratic government at the local level and something more like a kleptocracy at the top. My goodness, half the country had SLAVERY!
Today, we got the big bucks and the big ammo, and Scandinavia is #10, but it's still on the way back up!
Obviously using a long term point of view gives the advantage to America, but it also reminds us of the fact you can be up, and you can be down, and in the end no one has all the really pat answers to that.
Regarding homogeneity ~ we ain't got none, don't want none, couldn't force us on it without some serious killin' in fact.
I don't see that in the long term homogeneity is an advantage or a disadvantage. Besides, Scandinavia is really not homogenous. First off you still got 11 Sa'ami tribes ~ they know who they are even if you don't ~ and come the next ice age (which could start this winter for all anyone knows) their marginal advantage in the cold could well lay Europe as a whole open to a quick Sa'ami takeover!
Finland appears homgenous ~ but the Swedish speaking minority know who they are and when they emigrated to America they set up their own synod. Same with the Finns. They set up their own synod. And the Sa'ami? The greater number escaped to America (or were brought here as slaves by the Swedes) early enough (mid-1600s) that they were able to retain much of their pre-Christian culture (see Santa Claus, et al.)
Norway is not homogenous ~ they are simply nuts. Cops without guns? Bizarre!~ And Sweden? They only imagine they recreated Scania in the Swedish image ~ there are ill feelings lurking just below a deceptively peaceful surface ~
To the degree Sweden found a secret to building wealth, they figured out that if you tax the rich at high enough level they will move everything abroad! That taxes are lower now is no guarantee they will be in the future.
Take a look at relative military expenditures to GDP over the last 200 years. Try 300 years!
Maybe the time is ripe for the Poles and Lithuanians to exact their long-awaited revenge on the Swedes. ;)
How can there be a thread with references to 'German' and 'Viking' w'out a link to Techno Viking?
Cue the kittens...
The Norwegians aren't too fond of Swedes either.
They are a socialist states getting infested with islamism. The only reason they look wealthy YET is they do not fund their military the way nations like US do.
Good old guns and butter theory.
NATO made America into anti-Empire there the 'metropoly' has the burden while 'colonies' enjoys free defence.
- Yes, it's still under 10%.
The ethnic group displaying the highest birth rates in Sweden is the vast, ethnically homogeneous, urban middle class.
By the way, the highest birth rates in Scandinavia's largest city, Stockholm, are found in the upper middle class area of Södermalm, while some of the lowest figures in this department in all of Scandinavia are featured by Rinkeby/Kista, a part of the city housing a large Muslim population.
For some reason, Swedes who have established themselves in society tend to reproduce a lot while those who fail to do so have fewer children.
I'm not sure, but my guess is that secularized Muslims who adapt to Western ways of life are better at building happy homes and producing offspring over here than uneducated, backwards Muslims who refuse to integrate with Western Civilization.
Concerning the Swedish baby boom of today:
These are good news, but I'm not saying Islam doesn't constitute a threat to Western Civilization. It sure does.
There is no reason why Sweden or any other part of the Christian World should allow mass Muslim immigration.
- Yes, it's still under 10%.
The ethnic group displaying the highest birth rates in Sweden is the vast, ethnically homogeneous, urban middle class.
By the way, the highest birth rates in Scandinavia's largest city, Stockholm, are found in the upper middle class area of Södermalm, while some of the lowest figures in this department in all of Scandinavia are featured by Rinkeby/Kista, a part of the city housing a large Muslim population.
For some reason, Swedes who have established themselves in society tend to reproduce a lot while those who fail to do so have fewer children.
I'm not sure, but my guess is that secularized Muslims who adapt to Western ways of life are better at building happy homes and producing offspring over here than uneducated, backwards Muslims who refuse to integrate with Western Civilization.
Concerning the Swedish baby boom of today:
These are good news, but I'm not saying Islam doesn't constitute a threat to Western Civilization. It sure does.
There is no reason why Sweden or any other part of the Christian World should allow mass Muslim immigration.
You'll find that the Poles and Lets don't necessary have all that much ill-will towards the Swedes either.
If anything, just about everybody in the region, even the Hungarians, continue to be dissatisfied with Sweden's performance in the 18th century ~ just horrid ~ and that led to the dissolution of the trade groups and higher economic levels achieved in the 16th and 17th centuries.
That was topped off when the Swedes had to give up Finland (then twice its present size) to the Czar of Russia as a personal holding. The 1800s proved to be a brutal period for everyone with famines and crop failures all over the place. That tends to blur the damage done to the Baltics with the fall of the Swedish Empire.
Swedes and Norwegians are pretty much bipolar brothers.
Swedes require all houses in a particular village are painted the same color.
Norwegians allow for variation in what color you paint your house.
Both are gentile, friendly and accommodating people.
Their only trouble is that that they have no strong beliefs in "anything" but rather in "everything",
They would rather party and be polite but they never never stand on principal except that "anything rules".
They make great employees because they are not expected to work hard or have "Definite" opinions on anything.
But they are great people to have as friends and to spend a pleasant evening with.
King Philippe (II, III) of Spain managed to buy 20 years of European peace with his Treaty of London that divided up North America into zones of influence and settlement.
That was just about the longest 20 years they'd had since maybe 400 BC.
Still didn't prevent more action against the Ottomans, but that was OUTSIDE the primary zone of European intrigue and combat.
The American and Russian occupation of much of Europe since 1945 has created the longest peacetime period ever known there.
The potato mash finally got to you tonight, huh?
- Heard that one before..
Do you seriously believe a corner of the World where people drive around in $30 000 cars and average families own two (very) well built homes even vaguely resembles the poorest parts of the US in terms of standard of living?
That description derives from, I'd say, dishonest studies and comparisons made at a point in time (some 8-10 years ago) when the US dollar was worth around 11 SEK. Today the USD is worth 6.27 SEK.
At that time, an average lunch set you back the equivalent 100 SEK in America while you would pay something like 60 SEK for (more or less) the same thing over here in Sweden.
If you wish to explore what Sweden looks like IRL, you could try this link:
200 years ago every country in the world was a Third World Hell Hole. The United States however was comparatively a much better place to live. That's why people came here. Don't take my word for it though. Here's an excerpt from a study of the relative heights of Americans versus Europeans in the late 18th century:
Among the first startling revelations of this research program was the finding that the average height of soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War was an astonishing 172.8 cm (68 inches), well above European standards for a very long time to come - even that of the aristocracy.
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Well said. :) I need to visit Sweden sometime.
Good info, and thanks as always.
The Norwegians are just Swedes who talk funny!
Hyundais are $19,000 these days ~ with 45 mpg too.
Individual Disposable Income counts for more than average price of a Volvo!
The point I made is that YOU USED TO BE #1 ~ in total national wealth, in average wealth per person, etc. Now you aren't.
NorthernScandinavia and NW Russia were the first places affected ~ and they were already the tallest people in the world (on average). Their transport to America should be reflected in the statistics of the day.
Review the paper and you will see that it is pretty well accepted among demographic researchers that starting in the colonial period, Americans were taller and lived longer than their counterparts in Europe.
I don't think there is any getting around the fact that from its very founding, America has been a better place to live, particularly if you're poor.
May well have always been true.
Regarding "tallness", that's somewhat related to protein consumption. The typical warrior member of the Iroquois League or the equivalent sector of the Mohican tribe was about seven feet tall.
You can imagine what those "average height" 5'2" Europeans thought when they first encountered those ol'boys.
It went something like this "I'm sure glad we invented guns first".
Still, American male average height declined from the 1820s through the Civil War as immigrants poured into the country.
Best not to trust the statistics from the good old days however.
First efforts will be clumsy.
- If there ever was such a point in time, that time is now.
In the 1950's, the average US family enjoyed a considerably higher material standard of living compared to a family in Sweden.
In the wake of the 18th century, Sweden was one of the poorest nations across Western Civilization. We exhausted ourselves giving Russia hell.
The triumph at Svensksund - our "Trafalgar" - fended off Russia's naval ambitions momentarily, but that victory also marked the very end of the Baltic Sea being a major part of World trade.
70 years later, Sweden managed to introduce Industrialism.
Russia did not and despite the ability of producing and exporting second rate weaponry to Muslim maniacs Russia still hasn't, really, entered the Industrial age.
Because of this major difference, Russia is today a loser in the World economic race, while Sweden, besides having stealth submarines and disposing of an assemblage of automotive production plants that, in theory, allows her to daily spew out incredible amounts of tanks, likely would be welcomed as a liberator by the Russian masses if she invaded Russia again.
Many Russians are d*mn tired of Moscow.
So are most of us Western Europeans..
I just got back from IKEA, does that count?
A couple of centuries later when Sweden lost Finland to the Czar, the Czar had access to all that iron, and to the power which led directly to the construction of the Russian rail system.
Sweden would have had the manpower to deal effectively with Russia had they earlier reduced Poland-Lithuania to a colonial territory and rebuilt them from the bottom up INCLUDING imposition of Lutheranism.
They might still be chaffing under the collar but they'd speak Swedish and kvetch about the priest cutting his workhours a bit too tight. Alas, that's not how history worked out ~ and the fault was on the Swedish side ~ being too nice to the Poles. No wonder the Russians were encouraged to look to the West.
I think perhaps the fault lay in failing to ally with Denmark in the Thirty Years War. Poland could have been pacified and Christina wouldn't have had to die as a nun.
Some of them made it to Alaska ~ then California ~ and unaccountably failed to find the gold (which even the Spanish failed to find).
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- Executive Triple Room, Smoking (33.1㎡)
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Self parking costs JPY 3000 per night
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Good 3.8 /5 from 1570 reviews
Location was very good, location to food, stores, etc. very good too. Very nice hotel with helpful staff.
This hotel has a great location. Very convenient for getting around Osaka via subway and the Kansai area via JR train. The rooms are a little small. We had a double bed and there is very little room after that. But overall, very pleased with our stay and would definitely stay there again and recommend to our friends. In fact, this hotel was recommended to us and we would definitely do the same.
Only disappointment was that at the buffet we were not informed that we had to finish eating at closing time, literally we still were eating and told we had to leave.
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From the director of Scarface comes the critically acclaimed crime thriller Carlito's Way. Oscar winner Al Pacino gives an electrifying performance as former drug kingpin Carlito Brigante, who is sprung from prison by his high-powered attorney (Academy Award winner Sean Penn). He stuns the New York underworld by vowing to go straight from a history of violence, but his plans are undermined by misguided loyalties and an outmoded code of honor. In a life-or-death battle, Carlito takes on the relentless forces that refuse to let him go. Co-starring John Leguizamo and Luis Guzmán, Carlito's Way is a powerful, action-packed ride all the way to its explosive conclusion.
Al Pacino cuts a noble figure in this very enjoyable drama by director Brian De Palma (Scarface), based on a pair of books by Edwin Torres. Pacino plays a Puerto Rican ex-con trying hard to go straight, but his loyalty to his lowlife attorney (a virtually unrecognizable Sean Penn) and enemies on the street make that choice difficult. Penelope Ann Miller plays, somewhat unlikely, a stripper who has a romance with Pacino's character. The film finds De Palma tempering his more outlandish moves (think of Body Double or Snake Eyes) just as he did with the popular Untouchables and Mission: Impossible. But while Carlito's Way was not commercially successful and never rises to the level of greatness, it is a genuinely compelling movie graced with a fine performance by Pacino and a surprising one from Penn. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, closed captioning, Dolby sound, optional French soundtrack, and optional Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Brian De Palma makes one of his best (and under-rated) films by letting the viewer be as self-aware of the on-coming clichés and pit-falls of the drama the story intones, just by the narration. The aged, contemplative voice of Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) that chimes in more often than not, is as essential to the way the story unfolds as Henry Hill's was to `GoodFellas'- this guys been on the inside, he knows the ropes, he knows the stakes, he knows the nature of the beast that goes with the people he associates with, and now that he's out of prison, he doesn't want it anymore. Un-like a lesser film, we start to believe his intentions and reasoning's.
Carlito's just been released, thanks in part to his counselor David Kleinfeld (Sean Penn), five years gone in a thirty year sentence, and when he returns to the street many look at him as if he's changed hearing that he's retired. Carlito just wants to get some money together, open a car dealership of sorts with a friend in the Bahamas, and works in a nightclub right smack dab in the heart of the coked up late 70's. As Carlito's tale unfolds, so does Kleinfeld's, as an inmate who's a client of his makes a demand that he can't turn down, which in turn brings a perpetually reluctant Carlito along with him.Read more ›
Based on a pair of books by Edwin Torres, the film tells the story of Carlito Brigante, (Pacino) an ex-drug kingpin, who is tryng to go straight. After his Cokehead attorney David Kleinfeld (Sean Penn), gets him out of jail on a legal technicallity, all he wants is to live out his life with his girlfriend Gail (Penelope Ann Miller). This decision doesn't sit well with his former associates, who will do whatever it takes, to make him pay for his actions.
De Palma uses the same no holds barred style here, that he used on Scarface, for this gritty epic. Once again, Pacino becomes the character he plays and proves why he's one of this country's best actors. Penn is also very good here as well, as a man held hostage by his own shortcomings, even as he tries to help Brigante. The script from David Koepp (Panic Room, Spider-Man, and Jurassic Park) crackles with an intensity and raw power seldom seen and felt. De Palma capitalizes on the strengthes of the script with pitch perfect direction--Carlito's Way, along with Scarface, and The Untouchables, make for quite a De Palma crime trilogy.
First released as a "movie only" DVD, the collector's edition of the film, has just enough to hold a viewer's interest. "The Making of Carlito's Way" documentary has author Torres, De Palma, and others talking about the film. Sadly though, no cast member is present--and it shows, still documentary producer Laurent Bouzereau does a good job despite those limits. A fairly generous photo and poster gallery tops off the real extras. I would have liked to hear a commentary, or seen a deleted scene or two, to put the disc over the top.
Extra quibbles aside, Carlito's Way, is a must see.
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I have started exercising a month ago. I do a two hour workout starting with 20 Min of cardio and then weights. I sweat a lot, and by a lot I mean wetting the floor kind of sweat. I weigh 600-700 grams less after a workout. I keep drinking water during this, a guy from the gym told me that I should mix something like Glucose or anything else to keep the strength up for the whole session. I also feel like I am totally exhausted after the first half hour, Is that a good Idea to do ? cause I think glucose have sugar and sugar is bad. right ?
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Not all sugars are the same. Glucose is a monosaccharide, and is easily utilized by nearly all cells of the body for energy. Fructose, also a monosaccharide, is not: it is almost exclusively metabolized by the liver. Excess consumption of fructose causes a variety of problems that would not occur with glucose consumption.
Sucrose ("table sugar" or "cane sugar") is a disaccharide composed of a glucose and fructose molecule. Similarly, lactose (milk sugar) is a disaccharide. Polysaccharides are long-chain polymers consisting of monosaccharide units--these are found in various complex carbohydrates (e.g., starches and certain dietary fibers such as cellulose).
So, "sugar" and "carbohydrate" are very broad terms. If we say "glucose," that is a specific molecule whose biochemistry is distinct from other simple sugars. To say "sugar is bad" is a gross oversimplification. If we're talking about refined sugars that are added to processed foods, then yes, it's best to avoid these, especially fructose. But not only is glucose unavoidable in our diet, our own bodies synthesize glucose from non-carbohydrate foods, including fat (gluconeogenesis). In fact, this is how our bodies "burn fat."
The bottom line is that glucose is not harmful. Whether your body needs it during exercise is another question entirely, one that depends on the duration of physical exertion and the energy demands of your activities. If you're running a marathon, you would be ill-advised to not consume any kind of nutrition during the entire race. If you're just running a mile or two, your body has plenty of stored energy available to do that. Where that transition occurs also depends on the shape you're in.
600-700 grams of weight loss isn't anything to be concerned about; you can easily make it up after the workout. You could go with glucose, though you don't need to replace calories for that short of a workout.
If you want to replenish more water, I'd recommend something with electrolytes in it. That will allow you to absorb the water more quickly.
As a general rule, avoid sugar (glucose) at all times. Sugar is a bad thing for your health. There are better sources of carbohydrates. If your goal is to cut (loose fat) then the answer is NO. If you are an athlete and your goal is to improve muscle mass or endurance then sugar (and other simple cabs) have some place in your diet. But this last doses not seem to be the case for you.
The simple rule is this: Replenish the fluid you lose. It's worrying to see gymmers sipping on electral or glucose water when your body doesn't need the electrolytes or calories they contain. Drinking glucose water sends your blood glucose levels into a tizzy, pushing you towards a mild addiction to sugar. You need it only if you play an outdoor sport like cricket or football." Having small, quick gulps of water instead of sips is better since in the latter, fluid is likely to leave the stomach more rapidly.


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|1 , thinly sliced
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|Tomato ketchup
|3 Tablespoon
|Worcestershire sauce
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1) In a pan, parboil the potatoes in salted water for about 10 minutes.
2) Drain thoroughly and place the potatoes over heat until dried.
3) Slice the potatoes into thick slices.
4) In a frying pan, saute the onion and potatoes in butter, until lightly browned, turning occasionally.
5) Stir in the tomato ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and salt; mix thoroughly
6) Serve the Potato Hash hot on a serving plate.
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Calories 169 Calories from Fat 52
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6 g9.1%
Saturated Fat 3.7 g18.4%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 15.2 mg5.1%
Sodium 196.5 mg8.2%
Total Carbohydrates 28 g9.2%
Dietary Fiber 3.1 g12.3%
Sugars 5.1 g
Protein 3 g5.5%
Vitamin A 3.6% Vitamin C 41.7%
Calcium 2.5% Iron 5.7%
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Your skin should be like a cocktail -- intoxicatingly smooth -- so head to the Stript Wax Bar, which has been praised by Vogue and Allure for its potent hair-removal services:
• $30 ($60 value) for one Brazilian wax
• $187 ($375 value) for three Brazilian waxes with Depilar
• Depilar is a topical gel applied after the wax designed to complement the smooth results
"Great place for waxing." - Smooth and Satisfied
PAID VALUE EXPIRES ON July 24, 2021
PROMOTIONAL VALUE EXPIRES ON December 23, 2014
1211 Church Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
415-325-5888 | get directions
5450 Coast Highway, Pacifica, CA 94044
650-735-3670 | get directions
1016 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125
408-703-5756 | get directions
8218 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048
323-951-9517 | get directions
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Limit 1 per customer, up to 1 additional as gifts
• Appointments required and subject to availability
• Merchant cancellation/re-scheduling policy of 24 hours applies; voucher subject to forfeiture
• Valid only at the San Francisco-Noe Valley, Pacifica, San Jose, and Los Angeles locations
• All services must be redeemed by same customer
• New customers only
• PAID VALUE EXPIRES ON July 24, 2021
• PROMOTIONAL VALUE EXPIRES ON December 23, 2014
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We breed and sell Missouri Foxtrotters
Striving to raise the best of personality,conformation and performance in each and every horse.
Small breeder of Missouri Fox Trotters
Hi i train appaloosas and quarter horses to barrel race and pole bend. The horse trained last year was champion pole bender.
The Dragos Horse Ranch breeds, sells, buys, trains, and raising good quality horses. All our horses have great despistions, conformation, and training…
Paint Horse breeding,Horse training,
working cow ranch
Bayard, NE