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Skip to comments.Mary Mapes Gloats About Pending Obama Victory and Demise of Free Republic
Posted on 10/24/2008 7:50:22 AM PDT by kristinn
Mary Mapes, the former CBS News Sixty Minutes producer who lost her job in the wake of the Rathergate scandal has published an essay entitled The Monster is Dying at the Huffington Post celebrating the pending victory of Barack Obama and the demise of her conservative internet tormenters, including Free Republic.
Mapes likens the domination of conservatives and the McCain-Palin campaign to Fifties sci-fi flicks where the mad scientist gets it in the end but the pretty female assistant survives.
Mapes, who was fired after forged documents were used in a Sixty Minutes hit piece on President George W. Bush in September 2004 in an effort by CBS News to undermine Bush's re-election bid, mocks Republicnas for using "phony" imagery and "bogeymen."
An excerpt from Mapes' gloat-fest:
Americans aren't responding to the old plays -- the fake fears, the faux outrage, the conservatives who yell "Communist" at the news cameras, the pompous right-wing bloggers who once held such sway.
I know all too well how scary and effective these old tactics were in 2004.
Today, they are toothless.
Ha, ha.
Nothing makes me happier than seeing once swaggering players like Powerline, Free Republic and Little Green Footballs forced onto the sidelines, left to limply watch this campaign pass by like a parade in which they play no meaningful part.
They just don't matter anymore.
Still unemployed, huh, Mary?
She's such a loyal little Stalinist.
(Hi from FR)
Bitter old woman.
What she isn't that old, oh just bitter.
Homely AND overconfident...
Oh sure, all of us conservatives are just going to go away.
This woman needs to seek professional mental health services immediately.
She's one to talk isn't she?
Wow, she took it personally, didn't she?
We-don't-matter bump.
FR needs to continue despite any of their insane attempts to shut it down.
Unhinged.....hardware in pile on the floor.
Hey,Mary,Scotty is still available!
One word:
The corrupt little old Dimbohag is glorying in her wishful thinking..Like a con daydreaming at a bench in the exercise yard...or what she's gonna do when she wins a scratch card lottery.
...and spent.
bitter beotch ping
Which is why such news orgs are going out of business.
I'd take this seriously if she had a respectable, ethical, honest, dependable character....BUT SHE DOESN'T.
Hey Mapes, I gotta believe your out there reading these posts....first thing I taught my children is that the most important thing you have is your character. You lose that and you have nobody that can respect you...
GUESS how you're thought of?....
Didn't we become big when Clinton was in office? I think we could see even more growth
Thanks for your opinion Mary—
Now, back to work! I'd like a large coffee, no sugars, and room for cream.
Who would hire her? A confirmed liar and forgerer.
Mary.....you ain't seen nothin' yet!
Mary "doesn't matter" more.
Demise? Sounds like a threat. But then, that's what they do.
"Mary Mapes Gloats..."
Oh. I thought that said "Mary Mapes Blows Goats."
My bad! :P
We won't go away, but they'll do their best to make sure we're not heard from again,
using the government to silence dissenting opinion on the airwaves and the internet.
It's because their ideology is logically indefensible, and whenever they enter the arena of ideas, they get brutally defeated.
It was worse than just forged documents - the documents were made up out of whole cloth!
For all the people considering a protest third party vote, these are the people you are enabling.
Hey, Mary.......
Still BITTER much? BWWWwwwwwaaaahaahahahahahaha!
Why does she think the Freepers will go away?
"I know all too well how scary and effective these old tactics were in 2004."
Yes ma'am, we ran the tag on that Mack truck that ran you over: `FR POWN U'.
Lord, God, if there are any redeemable cells in her body or being, then by whatever miraculous fiery furnace, bring her to abject utter wholesale confession and repentance and spare her from hell.
Otherwise, Lord, may she reap what she has sown with 100 fold interest on top of it and that speedily, dramatically, vividly as a glaring example of the consequences of outrageous hypocrisy; treason; rebellion and evil.
In Jesus' Name.
Let any who feel led to pray similarly agree as led.
Mary Mapes?? That bitter and twisted leftist hack who tried to steal the 2004 election with her monstrous hoax?
Any outlet that airs or publishes her is automatically discredited.
Posted on 11/09/2005 9:47:07 PM PST by doug from upland
She woke up one morning and her job was gone
Suits in the boardroom said go away
The docs were phony the FReepers showed
For her and Dan it's a bad hair day
(musical break)
She was sent reeling...she tried to hurt Dubya
Her dirty dealing...had been stopped, and she started to cry
But watch Mary Mapes...still telling lies
(musical break)
So many people she had deceived
Hatred of Bush made them blind with rage
She's claiming that she...did nothing wrong
And she is stuck on the same old page
On the same old page
(musical break)
She was sent reeling...she had tried to hurt Dubya
Her dirty dealing...had been stopped, and she started to cry
If Obambi loses there better be a pychiactric ambulance standing by.
"Who would hire her? A confirmed liar and forgerer."
I figure MSNBC might ... if Chris' leg quits tingling.
Hey, she knows what she is talking about, the election results have already been faxed to her from a Kinkos in Texas.
My goodness these lefties sure lead insulated lives. They are truly mentally deranged.
Mary has a lot of time on her hands.
Gee Mary I see you got a new job. Who gave you the quarter? OH, They ALLLLLLLLLL DID?!?!
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Please join us at 5pm (US EDT) on 18 September 2016 for Midrats Episode 350: 21st Century Patton, With J. Furman Daniel III:
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In an earlier essay , I described how technology will make the future littoral environment even more dangerous and increase the power and reach of smaller ships and shore batteries. I described the need to test and develop flotillas of combat corvettes and other craft and proposed a few platforms currently being built in the United States for use in this experimentation. My article continues the argument originally made by Vice Admiral Cebrowski and Captain Wayne Hughes in their path setting article on the Streetfighter concept. However, successful combat in the littoral environment will have to be a team sport. Fortunately, we have the US Navy and Marine Corps team who can execute this mission, if enabled to develop new capabilities and doctrine to employ them.
This paper is not an argument to kill the Liberty or Freedom class LCS/FF. It is offered for cost and capabilities comparison purposes only as the actual cost data is not for public release. The LCS is a capable mother ship for the operation of other smaller platforms, particularly helicopters. Further the LCS is a cost effective platform for open ocean anti-submarine warfare the corvettes we shall discuss here described here cannot do. We have much more work to do in fully exploring the applications of the LCS/FF.
The United States and her allies require capabilities and doctrines to operate in the littorals to provide on scene presence in areas of controversy such as the South China Seas. By being present we can shape the environment and prevent competitors from achieving effective control using salami slicing tactics and intimidation. If tensions arise to the point of requiring deterrence such forces can provide considerable numbers and resilience as to force an opponent to have to make a serious effort to remove the flotilla supporting littoral outposts. This will reduce the urge for "Use 'em or Lose 'em" scenarios which can rapidly escalate. If deterrence fails, these combined forces will pack a considerable punch and contest, if not remove, sea control. Over time such forces operating together could create their own Anti-Access/Area Denial (AA/AD) zone (creating a "No Man's Sea" where both sides' zones overlap), gradually advance our own zones and then peel away an opponent's AA/AD zones.
A truism illustrated in the book The Culture of Military Innovation by Dima Adamsky is genuine revolutions in military affairs do not usually arise out of incremental improvements but in taking new capabilities and systems and employing them in a truly unprecedented configuration. This is the mindset we should adopt when considering how best to employ flotillas of corvettes in littoral environments. Flotillas should not be considered on their own but as part of a combined arms effort. We must change how we think of the design of the corvette and its employment with other joint forces. The flotillas, operated primarily by the Navy, should be supported by littoral outposts operated by Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and United States Marines. Their combination can be very powerful. To take full advantage of them, we must rethink how we operate the combined force. Here I'd like to examine first the flotillas and then the littoral outposts.
We must reexamine how we think of the corvette or light frigate. First let us address the definition of Corvette, which historically has ranged between 500 and 2,000 tons in displacement, though there have been variations on this theme. The more important factor is the effect of modern electronics and weapon systems granting smaller platforms enhanced capabilities, similar to what has occurred in aircraft. This provides the ability to adjust to the offensive environment of the sea by the distribution of capabilities in smaller profile platforms, however corvettes measure time on station in days not in the minutes aircraft do.
One of the most dramatic impacts of modern electronics is the increasing ability of smaller platforms to conduct scouting. Aerostats, towed kites, and small UAVs such as Scan Eagle give small platforms capabilities similar to larger platforms operating helicopters, etc. These smaller platforms have no need for the large flightdeck and hangar required for normal helicopter operations. They just need a small flat surface and storage area for rotary drones, nets and launchers for UAVs, or the UAVs can be designed to be recovered from the water. The MQ-8B could potentially be operated from a small flight deck with a small maintenance and storage hanger. This will drive the displacement requirements (and the resulting signature) for such platforms down considerably. Flotillas can then be further augmented in their ocean surveillance ("scouting") missions by the use of land based aircraft, UAVs, Aerostats, etc. as well as carrier based aircraft operating further back.
Corvettes enabled in this manner can have the same surveillance capacity as any destroyer or frigate. By employing an aerostat or towed kite the corvette would have the ability to suspend a radar system at altitude. Because the power generation is on the ship, the aerostat or kite can have a very capable radar normally seen only in the largest UAVs or on helicopters. Further the greater altitude also provides the ability to control light weight visual sensor enabled UAVs like the Scan Eagle at far greater ranges. Combining the two systems grants the Corvette the ability to conduct surveillance on a large area with the radar locating contacts and the scan eagle visually identifying them. Thus we have gained the same capability which in the past would have required a large flight deck on a destroyer or frigate.
Complementing their scouting capability smaller platforms increasingly will have lethal firepower. The capabilities of anti-ship cruise missiles continue to improve. The distribution of firepower across multiple platforms will mean an enemy has very little opportunity to eliminate such a force without response. Similarly, defensive systems are becoming smaller and more effective. Thus the flotilla force is the littoral element of the Distributed Lethality concept designed for this deadly environment. The limiting factor for the size of corvettes is becoming less dominated by the weapons and more by endurance. Thus it would appear the knee in the curve between competing factors of size, endurance, signature, defensive weapons, offensive weapons, scouting capacity, etc. is between 350 and 800 tons.
The mission of such platforms will be challenging but necessary, particularly in light of aggressive salami slicing lines of operations which require presence to counter. In peacetime, flotillas of corvettes will maintain presence to shape the environment, assure our allies, be observable witnesses to aggression, and train others in conduct of sea control. In an environment of increasing tension, they remain on station to continue scouting, shaping, deterrence and assurance while giving larger signature platforms space to maneuver. At the outset of conflict in a real shooting war they have one mission… attack. Attack like Arleigh Burke planned and Frederick Moosbrugger executed but with updated tactics, techniques, and procedures which enable massed force from distributed forces (See Jeff Cares Distributed Network Operations). Ships will be lost; the question becomes what will be lost when the inevitable hits occur.
While it is tempting to continue the technological trend and employ such small platforms without crews, there are significant limitations which it appears solutions have not arisen. The first is the limitation of control of such vessels. Modern Electronic Warfare means the connections to small platforms will likely be severed. While artificial intelligence has made great advances it does not appear ready, or ready in the near future, to address the challenges and complications of operations at sea specifically for factors such as rules of engagement, fusing information, training allied forces, etc. Robots are not known for their imagination and ingenuity. Further there are considerable sociological prohibitions about lethal force capable platforms operating on their own. Robotics and automation should be designed into such platforms to augment the performance of and decrease the size of the crew, but not replace them. With secure line of sight communications, manned platforms could be teamed with unmanned platforms to provide sensors and firepower.
We need to decrease our dependence on hardkill systems. One of the potential driving factors of increasing the size of such platforms is the compulsion to place Aegis weapons systems on them. We may likely gain the ability to place highly capable sensors on smaller platforms. The move away from transmitting wave tubes on current passive electronically scanned array radars such as SPY-1 to more capable and lighter weight transmit receive tiles used in active electronically scanned array radar systems such as in the APG-81 on the F-35 fighter. However the limitation then becomes one of missile systems, etc. If a force is dependent on hardkill systems, it accepts the risk of not being able to defend itself adequately should active measures fail. Given the proven history of effective electronic warfare, decoys, etc. it would be prudent to take a mixed approach. However, decoy systems, etc. are only as effective as their ability to emulate the intended target. Fortunately, corvettes generally can have very small signatures and other platforms can have even smaller signatures.
Military history shows warships built for niche purposes are very successful in actual wartime though their operators often expand their use outside the original intended mission, thus the need for experimentation.
In the essay in Proceedings, I offered an example for purposes of comparison and analysis, an up-armed variation on the Sentinel class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) as an example of what a combat corvette could offer. Even when doubling the total ownerships costs of the FRC for the modifications described between 12 and 14 FRCs could be owned and operated for the cost of a single LCS and its helicopters. The FRC has an endurance which is competitive with the LCS.
Based on the displacement and design of the FRC, it could be outfitted with two to four ASCMs (perhaps the Naval Strike Missile), the 11 cell SeaRAM system, and decoy system such as the Mark 36 Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Chaff and/or the Rheinmetal Rapid Obscuring System (ROSY). Sensors upgrades would be a navalized version of the APG-81 or other AESA in a rotatable pedestal housing. Offboard sensors would include an aerostat or towed kite system with a surface search radar and/or UAVs similar to the ScanEagle. If these offboard sensor systems cannot be operated together from the same platform, then the corvettes can work in teams.
There are many factors which must be worked out. There may be other platforms more suited or complementary to this role, such as the Mark VI patrol boat, the Stiletto experimental platform, the SeaSlice experimental platform and the Ambassador Class missile boat. The upgunned version of the Sentinel class FRC could perform the role of its namesake, the day to day presence patrol missions in littoral regions, while a platform like the Stiletto would conduct sweeping attack and scouting runs in the event of conflict or the need to conduct a demonstration of resolve. Some of these platforms would not have to be manned. Those conducting high risk missions can be teamed with manned platforms to augment their scouting capabilities and firepower. The important point is the exploration of the concepts, tactics, techniques, procedures, and doctrine in wargames, campaign analysis, and fleet exercises to understand the impact advancing technology is having on naval warfare.
One threat to flotillas of corvettes is enemy submarines. Submarines would have some challenges tracking and effectively employing torpedoes against corvettes due to their small size, speeds, etc. Submarines would have to make modifications to their combat systems and torpedoes to address the flotilla. Submarines' best opportunity to attack the flotilla would be in chokepoints. The flotillas can have an effective means of negating the submarine. Without sonar, it would appear the corvettes are very vulnerable, but simple tactics can negate the effectiveness of a submarine. As the flotilla approaches a littoral chokepoint they launch lightweight torpedoes pre-emptively in a snake search pattern in the direction of travel. The submarine will likely abort any effective targeting and have to run. Given the high rate of false positive contacts likely to be produced in littoral environments, just as many torpedoes would likely be expended by conventional ASW ships with sonar systems, etc. The number of torpedoes expended can be greatly reduced by the contribution of other forces as will be describe below.
The employment of flotillas of corvettes is only one element in how we need to approach littoral warfare. Equally, if not more, important to success in littoral conflicts is the employment of combined arms. The Proceedings essay briefly touched on the concept of Littoral Outposts as contributors to the effectiveness of flotillas. Such outposts deserve further exploration as they can contribute significantly to the success of future military conflicts and competitions.
Littoral Outposts composed of combined Navy, Marine Corps and other joint/coalition forces can contribute greatly to sea control. The Proceedings essay has already described how such forces can contribute to sea control employing shore based anti-ship cruise missiles, sensors, UAVs, etc. This is only the beginning. Such teams can contribute to ASW, AAW, and strike. Using denial, deception, hardening and mobility in the littoral environment these teams can present a difficult challenge to a competitor. All this would be accomplished by employing new technologies in new and innovative ways.
Littoral Outposts can have a significant impact on Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). We've discussed organic responses from corvettes to submarines, but the littoral outpost can greatly reduce the threat of submarines to corvettes and other platforms. The simplest and most conventional solution is the employment of Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) for submarine hunting helicopters. Such helicopters can be stationed ashore or aboard ships operating further back (such as the LCS). Technology also offers effective and innovative approaches to littoral ASW. Littoral outpost can launch a swarm of UAVs employing sensors to conduct grid searches of submarines or minefields in chokepoint areas. When a target is detected and prosecution is initiated the drones could potentially drop charges or these could be launched from shore based mortars. The charges can be very deadly to a submarine as demonstrated by the Hedgehog ASW mortar in World War II. In addition to the MAD UAVs, forces ashore can launch small Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) which act as mobile sonobuoys. The effectiveness of such systems can be greatly enhanced by the survey of such chokepoints in peacetime to identify wrecks and other metallic objects which could generate false positives, etc. In times of crisis, Littoral Outposts and corvettes can work together to plant mines in the chokepoints thus creating a dangerous environment for submarines to operate in.
Littoral Outposts can have a significant impact on Anti-Air Warfare (AAW). Corvettes are vulnerable to Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA). If allowed unfettered access to an area, MPRA has the ability to eventually find and pick out of the clutter small craft like corvettes and deliver weapons or direct weapons and platforms to kill them. The key to the success of the MPRA is time and unfettered access. Littoral outpost can nullify this in different ways. First we noted the size of a corvette limits the size (and therefore range) of surface to air missile systems. So while advanced light weight AESA radars can give a corvette the ability to search and locate MPRA, they don't necessarily have the weapons which can reach out and touch them or drive them off. Littoral Outposts can be armed with such long range weapons and employ either their own air search radars or employ cooperative engagement systems to guide off the corvette's track. Littoral Outposts can also employ short takeoff and landing aircraft such as the F-35B. If employing land based radars the Littoral Outposts can disperse the sensors and missiles so as to retain one when the other is destroyed. Or they can remain silent and be queued from land based aerostats or airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft flying from aircraft carriers or air bases further back. Just the knowledge surface to air missiles or aircraft may be hidden in Littoral Outposts can effectively nullify MPRA which are very vulnerable to such weapons and platforms. Taking advantage of denial, deception, hardening, and mobility Littoral Outposts can present a threat to enemy aircraft which is difficult to find, fix, and finish. However, MPRA do not enjoy the same environment when they are radiating to locate small ships in the clutters of the littorals.
Littoral Outposts can make significant contributions to strike. Marine and Navy Expeditionary forces working together can deliver offensives strike operations to sea or land. Employing mobile launchers such as High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with different weapons (and increasingly in the future weapons which can change roles) Littoral Outposts can deliver fires to affect ships at sea and targets on land. The same HIMARS employed to launch surface to surface missiles can also launch surface to air missiles today. Many Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (ASCMs) today can also perform land attack missions. Again the F-35B provides similar opportunities.
Combining flotillas of corvettes with Littoral Outposts and littoral transportation platforms like powered barges, the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), Landing Craft Utility (LCU), and Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM); the US can create mutually supporting elements to conduct maneuver in the littoral environment. Employing denial, deception, rapid hardening (digging in), and mobility, joint forces can advance in the littoral environment in the face of Anti-Access Area Denial (AA/AD) capabilities in the hands of potential adversaries. Littoral Outposts operated by, with, and through allies create AA/AD zones of our own. Behind these AA/AD zones we can then operate higher profile platforms such as aircraft carriers, etc. From these zones, flotillas of corvettes and other seaborne platforms sortie out to conduct sea control/denial and strike operations. From these zones, Littoral Outposts conduct support and strike operations. Once the environment has been shaped, the littoral outpost forces advance with the support of the conventional navy and flotillas. The Littoral Outposts then create new forward AA/AD zones behind which the process advances continues.
As the combined force advances their AA/AD zones advance and enable the attrition of an opponent's AA/AD system, particularly the sensors (such as MPRA) necessary to enable them. This process will gradually wear down an opponent's AA/AD system. If our opponents have become too reliant upon AA/AD, they will find themselves in a vulnerable position. Thus in time a combined force can contribute to the peeling away of AA/AD systems and gain maneuver space for the fleet near an opponent's shore.
A combined arms approach to littoral combat can be very effective. We should be taking advantage of the trends in weapons and how they enhance the lethality and reach of smaller and smaller ships and shore batteries. In essence we must expand the Distributed Lethality concept to embrace our USMC and NECC capabilities in the littoral threat environment. However, to be effective and achieve true revolutions will require changing the way we employ these systems and capabilities. By employing combined arms of flotillas and littoral outposts we and our allies can confront potential opponents with a powerful deterrence force. These forces can enable us to shape events and prohibit aggressive behaviors in peacetime. As crises arise, they provide a resilient force which cannot easily be defeated thus providing stability. Finally in actual combat they provide a deadly threat which can support the larger fleet objectives by contesting and peeling away an opponent's AA/AD network.
Here we have only addressed the outlines of what the Navy-Marine Corps team's potential for combined arms in the littorals. We should conduct wargames, experimentation, and analysis to explore the options more fully and identify what other joint capabilities can contribute to this deadly environment. These combined forces should be able to provide commanders with options to address an opponent's competitive actions in pre-hostilities, deterrence, and if required open warfare. Much more work needs to be done if we are going to remain viable in this new deadly environment.
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When Everyone is a Coastwatcher
By CDRSalamander
The modern age has not just made the world flat, it has made it transparent. Just as the internet lowered the barriers to entry in the areas of reporting and commentary from everything from pet cats to grand strategy, so too has it changed the ability of military forces to move with any degree of confidence that they can control who knows where they are when.
A great example of this real-time OSNIT has been around for centuries, but what has changed is the timeline has moved from weeks to instantaneous. If there is an IP connection, you are being watched in real time. No way to block it – you just have to live with it.
For Mr Guvenc, 51, and a group of four friends, the parade of military hardware through their city is irresistible. Sipping coffee from a stunning balcony with a panoramic view of the channel, they explain that the photographs they share online are pored over by military strategists and analysts around the world.
"Usually these ships are out of sight. We don't know what they are doing," explains Devrim Yaylali, 45, an economist who has been spotting ships for nearly 30 years. "The Bosphorus or the port is the only place you can see them."
His friend Yoruk Isik, 45, an international affairs consultant, chips in: "Here, you can be in Starbucks with an espresso and a ship is literally 250 metres away." The sharp bends and strong currents in the channel means that the boats must slow right down to manoeuvre, making them easy to photograph. "There's no other place on earth where you can capture them so well."
That is the easiest way to do, but it applies world wide. Sure, you can sneak B-2 in to Diego Garcia, if you wanted to. Are you going to be able to hide a large scale movement anywhere else?
Real time video is no longer a competitive advantage that we have. It is quickly becoming a global commodity.
Smartphones, drones, commercial imaging satellites, and just the byproduct of a much more populated, connected, and vigilant world; we are all under the all-seeing eye. That doesn't have to be a bad thing.
There are some positives to this. You have more effect with well positioned presence ops, feints, or for the highly sophisticated – "gaslighting" the enemy so their OODA loop becomes a mobius strip.
That last bit. That is the fun part. What isn't fun is knowing that you have to assume that wherever you are, if you can see something besides water, even a small terrorist cell may know right where you are real time. Regardless of what you may or may not see, you may be seen anyway.
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With a number of trading statements now in, it seems the nation's pub companies had a rather merry Christmas. Sales have done well, even in austerity Britain. Some of the better-run businesses in the sector have been suggesting they have an opportunity in the present economic climate.
Although they're suffering from the supermarkets' alcohol promotions – drinkers stay at home with a tinny rather than buy a pint at the pub – they've been banking on Britons trading down from posher restaurants and sitting down for a meal at the local instead. And this appears to be happening. It has translated into some good sales numbers across the sector among those which have reported so far.
But costs, particularly when it comes to utilities and the sector's real bugbear, tax, are on the rise, which investors have to bear in mind. This could be seen in the recent trading statement from JD Wetherspoon, and what you make of it depends on whether your glass is half full or half empty.
When I last looked at the sector in the middle of September the company was riding the crest of the Olympic and Paralympic waves, having won big from screening events from the summer's big sporting hits.But I was concerned this was a one-off and shares had enjoyed an undue uprating. So I said take profits at 476p. Oops. The shares are a shade ahead of that now. But – and it is a big but – the group's recent trading statement was a worry.
Sales were good, very good, 8 per cent higher over the 11 weeks to 13 January. That's from outlets open at least a year.
But there's a catch. Wetherspoon's makes much of its value proposition. It has been known to offer beer and a burger for just over a fiver. When you do that your margins are going to be thin, and they're going to suffer in the event of unexpected costs. The company has complained about the higher-than-expected hikes in what it pays for utilities, staff and supplies. Marketing costs also rose, and so did the tax bill. So margins have been squeezed, which will hit earnings.
I'm increasingly coming to the view that I may have been too bearish on this sector. There could be value to be had, because it does seem people are trading down from posher places in favour of a pie and a pint at the pub. And pubs are increasingly making good money from their food offerings.
That said, if I were to invest in Wetherspoon's – which trades on 12 times forecast earnings for the year ending 31 July while yielding only just above 2 per cent – I'd want a bit more value from the shares. The sort of value you'd get if the stock eased down to 450p.
I've less concern about Greene King, another firm that reported healthy sales. Total sales in Greene King Retail grew 9.5 per cent in the 36 weeks to 6 January, with sales in outlets open at least a year up 3.7 per cent. It's true this fell to 2.8 per cent in the final six weeks of the year, after an 8.8 per cent boom in the comparative period of 2011. But it's still a creditable performance.
The company reassured on beer sales and the performance of tenanted pubs too. The shares trade on 11.6 times earnings for the year ending 30 April, offering a respectable prospective yield of 4 per cent.
When I last looked at the sector I said Greene King would be the one to hold for people looking to invest in it. But, in the interests of full disclosure, I suggested it might be a good time to cash in with the shares at 592p. Now they're above 660p. If you stayed put, you'll be very happy. And having seen these results I'm beginning to think that there could be more to come. Debt is being paid down too, which is sensible. Keep holding Greene King. It's on a roll, offering customers food they can afford to eat out with decent beer (Old Speckled Hen and the rest).
Spirit emerged from Punch Pubs, the biggest casualty of the sector's mad addiction to debt financing. I've had a downer on the company for a long time but things do appear to be looking up. For the first 20 weeks of its financial year, sales at outlets open at least a year increased by 2.3 per cent, with food up 3.3 per cent, although drink scraped ahead by just 0.2 per cent.
The previous year saw a 7 per cent rise, so it was always going to be tough to match that, and Spirit did at least reassure it will meet expectations. It further said leased pubs should break even by the end of the year, with unprofitable outlets sold off.
Time to reassess? I admit to missing the best of this one. The shares have been picking up speed, but still aren't over-priced at 10 times forecast earnings for the year ending 31 July, while offering a prospective yield of 3 per cent. The business looks to be reviving. So, even after a good run, I make the shares (gulp) a speculative buy. I'll update on the rest of the sector after the next batch of trading reports have been released.
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Now that spring has officially arrived it's likely you are seeing your spring bulbs begin to flower. With that might come the planning and anticipation of your summer-flowering bulbs.
Bulbs are delicate and require warmer temperatures. Once the outdoor temperature is consistently above 60 degrees and the soil has dried out from winter snow and rain it is time to get your summer bulbs in the ground.
It is important to plant your bulbs where they will receive at least 4 hours of sunlight per day. A well-draining site is also important as bulbs are susceptible to rotting and molding if water cannot properly drain away.
"Before planting your bulbs, be sure to amend the soil with manure or compost; a 50/50 amendment to soil mix is just about right," said Time Sime, owner of Jolly Lane Greenhouse in Rapid City.
This will provide your bulbs with the necessary nourishment to grow.
Check your bulb package, but as a rule of thumb, bulbs should be planted three times as deep as their diameter with the pointed end up. Keep your bulbs well watered but allow them to dry out between watering periods. The area should be kept weed free as well. Weeds will starve your bulbs of life-giving nutrients.
If the weather outside isn't quite suitable for planting summer bulbs you can pot them indoors as early as two months before it's time to put them outside. You can just take the pots right outside or transplant them into your landscape.
Summer bulbs do not overwinter so pay close attention to design when adding them to your landscape.
"You'll likely want to incorporate woody ornamentals and layer your bulbs to ensure color through August," advised Sime.
Begonias, cannas, dahlias, elephant ears, gladiolas, and gloriosa lilies are among the season's favorites. Combining them in a well thought out design will offer depth, texture and a variety of color all summer long.
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Since the beginning of the last century, automobile companies have fought for control of a quickly expanding market in the newly created automobile industry. Hundreds of companies attempted to secure their place in market but ultimately, only three companies remain today (Wright, 2012). The decisions, mergers, and products those three companies made is ultimately what kept them going. Starting a business and ensuring its success are two different things entirely. A successful business will recognize the need to adapt to the various pressures exerted on it from other forces.
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Fuel efficient and eco-friendly vehicles are among the recent consumer trends within the automobile industry. The risk of new carmakers entering the marketplace is relatively low because of the high economic and political barriers that exist in this industry. A recent example of a company who has succeeded in entering the marketplace with a new product is Tesla Motors. The car company is still in its infancy; however, they have designed and delivered several all-electric vehicles to the marketplace using a platform they created. The original models produced by Tesla Motors range from $50k - $110K, making the vehicles out of reach for the majority of consumers. According to their original business plan, they were to build a sports car, using that money build an affordable car, and with that money build a more affordable vehicle (Gertner & Kratochwill, 2012). The company has so far completed two of their business objectives; therefore, it would be safe to conclude the company will not be going away any time in the near future. New carmakers are an extremely rare occurrence in this market because of the ability the current manufactures have to meet customer demands. Tesla Motors is the exception, not the rule.
The car industry is one that changes often because consumers' wants and needs in a vehicle changes often. Many consumers spend a lot of time in their vehicle and therefore look for modern conveniences in the vehicle they purchase. With increasing demands for lower prices and more options, some companies look to merging to ensure profits and growth are made. A merger consists of two companies roughly the same size comes together to form a new entity. Colander, D. C. (2010) in the auto industry mergers can take place to increase profits. A Horizontal merger is a merger in which two companies such as the auto industry sell similar products to the same market or consumers in this case. Colander, D. C. (2010). The purpose of the merger is to expand the two smaller companies into one big company and provide better options for the consumer. A merger such as this could offer better financing to consumers, which means more sales and more profit for the merged company. The second merger that would fit with the auto industry would that of vertical merger. A vertical merger is one that joins two companies that do not compete but operate in the same supply chain. Colander, D. C. (2010) For example, the auto industry would benefit from this type of merger if done with an auto parts supplier. The auto dealers will be able to repair cars sooner and provide better customer service and the supplier would gain a steady flow of business and better pricing. Better pricing on parts allows better control over the manufacturing process.
The choice for these two mergers allows the auto industry to stay in contact with consumers and provide better products. The economy is changing and therefore needs and wants are changing. The consumer drives the auto industry. When a merger is discussed, the auto companies must decide what the consumer wants and what they are willing to purchase. Horizontal and vertical are both great mergers because of the opportunities of cutting costs for consumers and increasing producer profits.
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Donald Kalsched, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist and Jungian Psychoanalyst in private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is a senior training analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts where he teaches and supervises.
His 1996 book The Inner World of Trauma: Archetypal Defences of the Personal Spirit has found a wide readership in both psychoanalytic and Jungian circles and has been translated into many languages.
Dr. Kalsched teaches and lectures nationally and internationally, pursuing his inter-disciplinary interest in early trauma and dissociation theory and its mytho-poetic manifestations in the mythic and religious iconography of many cultures.
His new book Trauma and the Soul: A Psycho-Spiritual Approach to Human Development and its Interruption, will be published in April, 2013.
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As we are in the thick of Wimbledon, I thought it would be a good time talk about tennis elbow. Did you know that only an average of 5% of tennis players actually suffer from tennis elbow? Read on to discover what tennis elbow is and what treatments are available to help cope with the symptoms.
What is it?
Tennis elbow is inflammation of the lateral muscle around the elbow. It is quite common and can occur due to a minor trauma to the elbow or a continual repetitive use of the elbow, which can lead to inflammation of the surrounding muscle.
Microscopic tearing can occur within the muscle, which can lead to fibrosis of the tissue surrounding the elbow. It is exacerbated through continual, repetitive and resistive movements of the elbow, wrist and forearm, namely by activities which involve repetitive use such as gripping and twisting objects. It usually occurs in both male and female around the age of 40-50 years. The duration is variable and can be from six months to two years.
What are the symptoms?
Pain can be felt around the elbow which radiates across the forearm. It can be exacerbated by continual wrist movements. Tenderness and palpitations can be felt around the elbow.
Treatments from your pharmacy
Anti-inflammatory medication is the most suitable treatment option for tennis elbow, because it will reduce the inflammation felt around the joint and, therefore, reduce your pain. Here are some common over-the-counter treatment options.
Please note in relation to all the medicated treatments I've listed, always consult a qualified healthcare professional, such as a GP, community pharmacist or practice nurse, prior to taking or using the treatments. Do not exceed the maximum dose stated and always follow instructions on the packet provided.
Ibuprofen: Dose - 200 mg to 400 mg up to three times a day. It is advised these are to be taken with food.
Paracetamol(also known as acetaminophen or Tylenol® in the USA): Dose - 500 mg to 1 g up to four times a day.
Paracetamol and codeine (Co-codamol): Contains: 500 mg of paracetamol and 8 mg of codeine. Dose - 1 to 2 tablets up to four times a day.
Topical (skin) treatments: Diclofenac 1.16% Gel (Voltarol Emulgel®). Dose - a small pea-sized amount (approximately: 2-2.5cm diameter) to be rubbed into the area three to four times a day. Hands should be washed after application.
Deep Heat®: Heat is used to relieve of soft tissue pain. Dose - rub a small pea-sized amount on to the area to relive pain.
Other non-pharmacy treatment options
Prescription medication, which is not available over the counter at pharmacies, include Naproxen (dose - 500 mg first and then 250 mg every six to eight hours) and corticosteroid injections, which can be used for short-term relief. Consult your GP or specialist if this is required.
Finally, here are some non-medicated treatment options:
- Change daily activities to reduce the repetitive movements
- Take frequent breaks from repetitive movements to rest the muscle
- Physiotherapy is a good way to help to repair the muscles and not strain them further
- Ice packs if sudden onset of pain occurs.
A variety of treatments are used to alleviate tennis elbow symptoms and the ones I've highlighted are some of the common options used. Combinations of these medications can be used, for example paracetamol and diclofenac gel. However, it is advisable to speak to a healthcare professional before deciding on a particular medication (paracetamol and co-codamol should not be used in combination).
If you would like further information please do not hesitate to contact me or speak to your local pharmacist about any of the information I've provided above.
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Moroccan Trout with Couscous
|Steelhead trout/Salmon
|2 Pound
|1 Tablespoon
|Garlic cloves
|2 Medium
|Lime zest
|1 Teaspoon
|Cumin, coriander and cinnamon
|1 Tablespoon, mixed whole
|Clove and black pepper corn
|1 Tablespoon, mixed whole
|To Taste
|2 Medium, peeled and chopped
|1 Pound
|2 Medium
|Brown onion
|Vegetable stock
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Olive oil
|2 Tablespoon
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Preserved lemon
|1⁄2 Medium (or regular lemon)
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a mortar nicely crush peppercorns, cloves, finely chopped preserved lemon pieces, lime zest, cumin, coriander, garlic cloves, lime juice and 1 tablespoon honey.
3. Place the trout on a tray, apply the marinade mixture and let it marinade for 15 minutes.
4. Place in the preheated oven and cook for about 30-35 minutes checking from time to time until done.
5. In a bowl add the couscous, stir in a cup of water and keep aside.
6. In a hot pan with olive oil add carrots, then lower heat and add onions, cumin, and coriander.
7. Once they start cooking, add asparagus, tomatoes, salt and vegetable stock, thereafter let it cook until done.
8. Roll the couscous between your palms, add a little olive oil and continue rolling.
9. On a shallow dish place the fish, ladle desired amount of couscous beside, sprinkle some chopped preserved lemon, flat leaf parsley and lay over the vegetables along with some cooked juice.
Recipe Summary
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 817 Calories from Fat 185
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21 g31.8%
Saturated Fat 1.2 g6.1%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 133.8 mg44.6%
Sodium 351.5 mg14.6%
Total Carbohydrates 91 g30.5%
Dietary Fiber 11.4 g45.7%
Sugars 9.1 g
Protein 63 g125.6%
Vitamin A 129.3% Vitamin C 32.3%
Calcium 7.5% Iron 21.2%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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Peanut Butter Pie
|Cream cheese
|8 Ounce, softened (1 Package)
|Peanut butter
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Confectioners sugar
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Whipping cream
|1 Pint, whipped
|Graham cracker crust
|1 (9 Inch)
|Finely chopped peanuts
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
Whip the cream cheese until soft and fluffy.
Beat in peanut butter and sugar slowly and add milk, blending thoroughly.
Fold whipped cream into mixture.
Pour into pie crust.
Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
Freeze until firm and serve.
This recipe can also be placed in parfait glasses.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 4905 Calories from Fat 3267
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 369 g567.1%
Saturated Fat 179.1 g895.6%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 946.4 mg315.5%
Sodium 2344.1 mg97.7%
Total Carbohydrates 308 g102.8%
Dietary Fiber 12.8 g51.2%
Sugars 197 g
Protein 61 g121.4%
Vitamin A 59.7% Vitamin C
Calcium 78.8% Iron 45%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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I've found a way to build tranql[-connector], howl, geronimo, openejb, and activemq in one build using maven multiproject. I put the project.xml and project.properties files I use at http://www.apache.org/~djencks/universal-build/ You'll need to modify the project.properties file unless you have the same directory layout as me. Assuming you put the downloaded files in a directory, I have the projects laid out like this: activemq/activemq/[modules etc] geronimo/1geronimo/[modules etc] howl/howl/logger (etc) openejb/1openejb/[modules etc] tranql[tranql, connector, vendors] To those not on the openejb lists... the openejb itests are now run inside the normal build: the itests module starts a geronimo server , deploys the itest ejb-jar, runs the tests, undeploys the jar, and stops geronimo. It should be fairly easy to imitate this for e.g. running the activemq itests. thanks david jencks
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German Lawmakers Recognize Armenian Genocide , Outraging Turks
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Pope Francis has another feather to add to his pontiff hat. He has been credited, in part, for easing American-Cuba relations, riling Turkish sentiment by referring to an Armenian genocide , and, lately, for an increase in the number of exorcisms performed globally. The Argentine pope has, indeed,
Kardashians Visit Armenia, Call for Genocide Recognition
This week, it's been the Kardashians keeping up with international disputes. Reality TV stars Kim and Khloe Kardashian picked possibly the most controversial time of year to visit their ancestral homeland of Armenia : just before the April 24 centennial of the 1915 mass killings of as many as 1.5
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Apocalypse Now game starts its own crowdfunding platform after withering Kickstarter
Fail. Reply 0
Oculus owner Facebook ordered to pay Zenimax $500m in virtual reality lawsuit
Wouldn't surprise me if Palmer Luckey turned out to be a scum bag thief tbh Reply +2
EA community chief tweets #Skate4, internet loses its mind
Skate 4 Reply +5
The 50 most exciting games of 2017
Another games list of 2017 that fails to mention Mount & Blade 2. 97% user rating on Steam, 2.3 million owners. Burgeoning Mod scene hotly anticipating the new release? No? Reply +1
Rockstar's first Red Dead now on PlayStation 4
God f***ing damn it, you got my hopes up there you utter bastards. Reply -3
FIFA 17: How the Frostbite engine improves visuals
A new PC mod fixes one of No Man's Sky's most frustrating traits
Clickbait Reply -24
No Man's Sky finishers have advice about Atlas Stones
That's it I'm skipping the frontpage for the foreseeable future. Far too many Clickbait articles, giving away the ending of a game!? I'm disappointed. Reply +6
Why No Man's Sky fans are worried about a patented Superformula
Nothing like a good old patent troll. Reply -3
One of the biggest Twitch streamers bites the dust as Valve's CS:GO gambling crackdown continues
Running around your big ol' house you got from scamming kids, awesome guy. Reply +5
Two weeks on, has the YouTube CS:GO Lotto controversy changed anything?
@kowst Actually, she was fired because these scumbags had discovered she was sidelining as a high end escort and they notified Nintendo who fired her for having a second job.
That was a huge invasion of privacy and these internet revenge squads are easily the biggest assholes on the internet.
Tmartn orchestrated a shady business and marketing scheme which played on the gullibility of children and young teens.
Syndicate had a share which implicates him and he should be punished but IMO Tmartn is the true scumbag. Reply -2
Pokémon GO users deleting the app due to ban rumour
Banning someone for using it a few days earlier than you'd like? pshhh doubtful Reply 0
G2A and tinyBuild's row over PC game key reselling gets ugly
@mega-gazz Correct. Basically they told me to go away. Reply -2
I had a game key to sell on G2A, one GTA V key and I just wanted a bit of money for it because I got it as part of a bundle.
Ł18 which is about Ł1 cheaper than anyone else was selling it for.
I got an email from G2A customer support saying they had blacklisted the key sale unless I could prove it was genuine.
I provided proof and they then said...
Seems to me like they don't want single users undercutting their mass key resellers who they make a decent cut off. (First 10 sales are free)
As I can see you wanted to sell Grand Theft Auto V ROCKSTAR CD-KEY GLOBAL. It would be advisable to start with less expensive products and then sell more expensive ones. This would give you a good start, as you would have already a decent rating and amount of transaction so customers would want to purchase products such as Grand Theft Auto V ROCKSTAR CD-KEY GLOBAL from you.
What is more, you would learn how exactly our website works, so it would be much easier for you to manage the expensive products in a best way for you to maximize your profit.
Wojtek G.
More over, me selling this key, if it's found to be already 'used' then they have to refund the buyer if they've bought the key using shield.
Never mind :) Reply +7
APB Reloaded hits Xbox One - with a Ł115 "micro"-transaction
I cannot believe this game is still going...I worked on it a whole 6 years ago. Our biggest problem with it was that it wasn't fun! There was next to no progression, what are people doing in it!?
Great QA team worked on it though, they're spread far and wide now, fair few went to Blizzard, majority went to CCP some even created that Valkyrie demo and are now fully fledged dev's! Reply +55
Gran Turismo Sport out 18th November
Looks pretty but I have been underwhelmed with a lot of what Polyphony have done in recent years, Forza has blitzed them in terms of capturing the the 'OH SHIT THIS IS FAST' feel of racing and that's important. Reply +7
Rust now assigns gender permanently based on SteamID
I'm now a hot black woman :D Reply +2
Nintendo fires marketer after sustained online hate campaign
She looks off her face on MDMA or really good caffeine pills anyway.
In all seriousness, this is uncool but corporations will always take the cool calculated stance, sexist/unfair as it may be. Reply +2
Red Dead Redemption backwards compatible on Xbox One... for a few hours
"The one weird trick used to get the game has now been shut down"
I wonder how many times Eurogamer are going to use the phrase "weird trick" this year Reply +6
It's time for Destiny to show its hand
@Samplethief Couldn't have said it better myself, took the disc out after 2 days and it just never went back in. Reply +5
Metal Gear Solid 5 community responds to nuclear disarmament call
Nice try, but they forgot about trolls Reply +22
PlayStation 4 Black Friday deals go live
Assassin's Creed Syndicate is 36 per cent off, down to Ł35.19
Which is more than I paid for it on launch. Reply +1
UK tabloids point the finger at Call of Duty, GTA in coverage of 15-year-old TalkTalk hacker
This is the very reason the Daily Mail gets more than ELEVEN million daily viewers, thanks to all the click bait articles, some people say they only print the newspaper so homeless people can stay well insulated and warm.
Caring bastards that they are. Reply +1
Here's what Zombi looks like on PlayStation 4
Dat Cover art
is so shit Reply +9
Urban Chaos: Riot Response was Rocksteady's pre-Batman crime crackdown
This game is my namesake, so that's all I have to say about that. Reply +1
Firewatch to gets its console debut on PS4
Yeah but when!? Reply +2
PS Now UK beta rental prices are pretty high
dead. Reply +6
Pillars of Eternity review
8/10 then? Reply -4
The Order: 1886 review
Flushing cash out of Sony for a fluff game. 6/10 I reckon.Nailed it! Reply +3
Ready at Dawn responds to concern over The Order: 1886 campaign length
@dogmanstaruk Return to Castle Wolfenstein is the only game I can think of in the last 2 years that was purely a AAA single player game and around the 15 hour mark without DLC.
The problem with that comparison is it was an exceptional multi platform game and made no bones about being a solid FPS shooter for that crowd from the people who made The Chronicles of Riddick.
This is a typical Sony America story driven exclusive from a studio who have only done ports with a story length of lets say 8 hours and another 4 hours of tacked on DLC.
They are flushing cash out of Sony for a fluff game. 6/10 I reckon. Reply 0
@dogmanstaruk It's also an opinion so you know what to do with it. Disregard it, tell me to stick it up my arse, stick it up your own arse (if you beg my pardon) makes no difference to what it is.
I'm fed up of paying Ł40-50 for a AAA game (so I won't be), completing the story in less than 8 hours with no side quests or re playability other than achievements? Fuck that, fuck that years ago.
If it's just a single player 'experience' then it should be Ł30 imo. Reply -1
It's impossible to finish the game in that time, so we know the numbers are wrong.
Never say impossible in the face of speed runners Reply +3
Live from 4pm: Q&A with Eurogamer's editor
Christ, what a paradoxical statement. 100% or 1/10? That's the answer Reply -1
You predicted there would be a backlash to this right? This AMA came up pretty quick in response.
I'm in agreement btw, scoring 1/10 is far too arbitrary, however I'm not sure the new system is 100% the answer. Reply 0
Eurogamer has dropped review scores
U wot mate!?
No 'Better than Halo' category?
Talk about a missed opportunity! ;) Reply +1
Huge PS4 sales boost Sony profits
Wow, they really don't make ANYTHING on the hardware do they?
3.5 million compared to 420 mill in software sales Reply +1
Free-to-play APB Reloaded announced for PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Jesus...people still play this?
I QA'd this, best character creation I've ever seen but the game....mmm not so much. (being gentle)
Created with $50 Million, sold for $1 Million.
Profit? I guess they must. Reply +3
Hearthstone for Android tablets begins global rollout
@PenguinJim I love this place :) Reply 0
and my Nvidia Shield Reply +2
Sony postpones Driveclub PS Plus Edition "until further notice"
Wump wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuump
The game will be Ł15 by the time they release the free version Reply +2
Civilian massacring game Hatred courts controversy, gets it
@frazzl I'm going to get violent because you just compared me to Jack Thompson... ;) 'What the fuck are the parents of said kids doing?' Broken homes or lack of parental guidance is usually how these kids become so disjointed from society and reality in the first place so getting their hands on a disc isn't going to be hard!
I'm not saying it should be banned, far from it, I just don't understand what the developer is trying to achieve other than controversy and bile.
I'm not sure I want to meet an adult who finds this sort of game 'entertainment' either.
There is a clear difference between this and GTA in my opinion. Reply +2
@solidhas Sure but it instills violent fantasy scenarios and allows them to re-enact them which they would otherwise have no platform to do so.
Anyone who thinks video games don't have the power to develop fantasy and can have a negative impact on the development of a young mind is a fucking idiot, in my opinion. We have age ratings for a reason. Games like this simply shouldn't be made because young people will get their hands on this game and it could, if they already have a negative/violent nature develop it.
I'm not saying it's the reason people go on mass killing spree's because if I was saying that then 10 pin bowling could be blamed on the columbine murders because the kids played a couple of games before going into school and shooting up the place.
Attempting to release a game of this nature just brings controversy and solidfies the media video game nasty perception. It's almost gift wrapped for them, most times these stories about violent video games can be dismissed with a good video game critic telling it like it is, but this? It IS fucked up and they have good reason to make a stink about it
Reply -3
@solidhas Depends on your perspective really, we all have our pastimes and who has the right to judge anyone on them? This is just downright controversial violent shit, I believe it's a troll but at the same time, someone will be attracted by the glamour of the killing and in that respect it's 10 times more damaging to someone than news coverage of a mass killing which details everything about the killer. Reply 0