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The Random Musings of a Raving Lunatic
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June 8, 2013
Crimes of passion
There's truth in that
We burned bright
We burned hot
We fucked
We fought
You lied
I raged
You schemed
I caved
You went too far
I snapped your neck
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Be Somebody
I want to walk away from who I am
I want a new start and a new locale
I want a new name and a new face
I want to stop being me and become someone else
Maybe someone who has a chance
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Have you ever wanted to reach up and tear down the sky?
You can you know.
Tear down the sky.
You just have to want it.
You have to want it more than anything.
There should be a fire inside.
A flame so bright that once unleashed it would dwarf the sun.
Only then can you bring low the heavens.
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Meanderings that lead nowhere about pointless subjects.
That's what conversation with others is to me.
Yet, I crave it like a junkie craves her fix.
For all my desires of solitude, I have never truly been alone.
I've never allowed myself to be alone.
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November 15, 2011
Those Innocent Eyes
Rain and blood pooled together at his feet as Ray reminisced over his evening with the beautiful girl and her innocent eyes. He had found her almost by accident as she traveled through the restaurant parking lot asking for a ride. She had a scared look in her eyes as she approached him, a look that begged a white knight to come and save her from whatever she was trying to escape. Ray was perfectly happy to play that white knight. At least for as long as it would take. She meekly asked him if he could let her tag along to wherever he was going, her face arched down barely making any eye contact. He slowly reached out his hand and offered it to her as he agreed to take her away from there. Tears built up in the corners of her eyes as he motioned to his black Chevrolet Blazer. As they both entered the vehicle Ray glanced over at the young woman in time to see her eyes shift, from a worried sorrowful look to bright and hope filled. As he started the vehicle, the girl slid comfortably into her seat.
"What's your name sweetheart?" Ray asked the girl as the Blazer pulled out onto the highway.
"Annie." The girl replied as she stared out the window at the dark and vacant highway. Ray hoped to entice Annie into some form of conversation in an attempt to keep her calm and comfortable.
"What about family? You got any?" He asked, and all she said in return was "Assholes. All of them."
Ray figured that Annie was a runaway, probably sixteen or so. Ray moved on to a new subject. "Well then, how about school Annie? You go to one?"
Annie perked up a bit "Yeah. I want to be a nurse so I have to go to school."
"A nurse huh?" he asked. "Yeah I want to help sick people, but who wants to go to school for like ten years to be a doctor? I can be a nurse with just a few years of college." Annie says as she stares blankly out of the passenger side window.
"I can't argue with that except to point out the larger paycheck a doc gets." Ray said as he reached into the vehicles center console fishing for a pack of cigarettes.
"That's after years of paying off massive amounts of student loan money though. Not for me." The girl said.
"Right." He agreed as he lit a cigarette. "You smoke?" he asked her. "Only sometimes." She said as she motioned him to pass the cigarette.
A half hour into the trip Ray began daydreaming about his plans for Annie. He was so excited about it that he had to resist the urge to tell her. He wanted to share his happiness with Annie, to see if she would agree. However, he knew instinctively that she would not so he sat there with fantasies filling his mind. A few minutes later, he noticed that Annie was talking but Ray was so wrapped up in his own little world, his dream that he had actually drowned her out with his own thoughts. Snapping back to the real world just in time to realize she was still rambling about being a nurse Ray chose to ignore her further. It would not be too much longer before Ray's dreams would all come true.
Ray's family owned a mill that sat roughly thirty miles from the diner where he had picked Annie up. The mill had been in Ray's family for close to a hundred years and had employed many of the local families. That was until Ray's dad decided to close it down in the mid-seventies. The place was still owned by Ray but the building itself was rotted from decades of abuse from the elements and absolutely no maintenance. This allowed Ray to use the place for his nocturnal activities. A large decomposing building that has been completely abandoned except for the occasional woodland creature or flock of birds taking up residence.
As he slowed down to find the gravel road leading to the rusted gate surrounding the mill property ray asked, "You mind if we stop here? I own this place down the way and there was supposed to be some work done there today but this is the first time I've been able to check it out." Annie moved uncomfortably in her seat then replied "sure. I don't mind." The plan was going to work; Ray was going to have this girl. A slight bulge began to stick out of his jeans. The blazer pulled onto the road the crunching sound of tires on gravel filled the vehicle. Ray began smiling a wide Cheshire smile that Annie noticed immediately, causing her to hug the passenger door a little. Ray noticed this and pushed the gas pedal a bit harder, eager to get started.
The blazer pulled up to the rusted gate. Annie could see parts of the building from here and it became clear very quickly that nobody was doing any work here, other than maybe tearing the decrepit old thing down. It immediately struck Annie that she had gotten herself caught up in a cliché old horror movie set up, a young girl alone with a creepy guy in the middle of nowhere. Less than an hour ago, Annie was so full of hope but now she was full of panic and terror.
Ray turned off the vehicle and pocketed the keys. He tried to reassure the terrified girl that everything would be okay and everything was fine but the look in her eyes told him all he needed to know. The girl did not believe him and planned to run. This presented a problem because Ray had to exit the vehicle to unlatch the gate and he knew for sure that Annie would try to run away as soon as he did. The choice before Ray was the gate or the girl, so he tried once more to calm her down. As ray attempted to reassure the girl, lightning streaked across the black sky, followed by a massive thunderclap. That is when Annie made her move, quickly exiting the blazer running in the opposite direction from the gate. Ray debated just running the girl over and finding a new friend but decided to deal with Annie. As Ray jumped out of the Blazer to run after the girl the rain began coming down, hard and fast.
Annie ran down the dark gravel road slipping and sliding in the mud, fighting not to fall down. Ray was less than eight yards behind her thankful that he had worn his boots tonight. "Why run Annie? I swear I have no intentions of hurting you." He called out, trying one last time to get her to reason with him. "Fuck you creeper!" She yelled and continued running. Less than four feet behind her Ray pushed himself a little harder in an attempt to close the gap. His knees ached from the effort, but he managed to keep going until his fingers were less from her hair. He jumped with his step and grabbed a handful of it. The shock of him reaching her caused the girl to stumble for the briefest of moments. This was all Ray needed. He yanked back on her hair with his right hand while grabbing the collar of her blouse with his left before using a foot to forcefully push on Annie's ankle. She slipped in the mud and began to descend, Ray stopping her before she dragged him down too. He then dragged her back in the direction of the gate. "Stupid bitch. It didn't have to be this way." His voice filled with frustration.
When they reached the gate, he stopped and looked at the girl. She was weeping and mumbling, hardly coherent. Ray shoved down into the mud with as much force as he had and promptly sat down on her chest. "It really didn't have to go this way. I had such hopes for us, the fun we should have had. I only wanted to let you feel my love." He ranted as he placed his hands around her throat. The man squeezed just enough to cut off her airflow without crushing her windpipe. He wanted her unconscious. He knew the rest would come later.
Ray unlocked the gate when he finished with Annie then threw the unconscious girl into the back of his SUV and drove onto the vacant property. He pulled down the gravel road a half-mile until he reached a clearing surrounded by trees on three opposing sides. He threw the vehicle into park and promptly jumped out, light headed from the exhilaration of what he planned to do. Ray opened the rear hatch, yanked Annie out brutally and dumped her into the mud. He retrieved a small red metal toolbox from a compartment under the interior paneling. He grabbed her arm and dragged her into the clearing. Annie began coming to while she was dragged. It took her a few seconds to remember her ordeal then she let out a blood-curdling scream. Ray dropped her on the spot, kicked her in the face and then set the toolbox on the ground next to them. "Gonna love this part baby. I guarantee it." He kicked her one more time, in the side of head this time. She was sobbing uncontrollably as he reached into the toolbox and pulled out two items, a ball peen hammer and a hunting knife. The previous hour replayed in Annie's mind as she cursed herself for being here with him. Ray stopped and stared at Annie for a moment, transfixed by those same eyes that had caught his attention in the first place. They still shone through with innocence, with just the right mix of terror.
"Such a waste. Oh well, at least I'll keep the eyes." He sighed as he walked towards her, the hammer raised up in the air. "Please no." was all Annie said as her world went black.
The End
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May 23, 2011
Morbid Curiosity
So I was lying in bed last night and for some reason I started thinking about dying. Not offing myself or anything like that but the truth that I am going to die someday, and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it. Yeah I can try to prolong it by quitting my filthy habits, being more active, and eating better. OK that's fine however the truth remains that at some point none of that will matter. Tim Jordan will cease to exist. I would like to say I've lived a life so rich in love, happiness and wealth that I could die happy and content. Why lie like that though? About the only thing I've accomplished in my life are Kyndall and Connor. I love my kids and I think they'll go on to great things. So I'm definitely putting them firmly in the "accomplishment" column. But for myself personally, I've never been published. I've never had the opportunity to see the entire country which is something I've wanted to do since I was seven. I've never danced the goddamn night away on the streets of Paris. Or any of the other cool shit I could have done. So what does one who wants to die content when it's time do with the rest of their life?
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March 12, 2011
New World in My View -- Finished
The planks on the porch squeak every time they shift their weight. Combined with the constant moans it's enough to drive a man insane. In addition, the stink, the stink is horrible. Anyone still alive who ever took the time to wonder how bad two-week-old corpses stink definitely needs to come down here and smell the yard. There's about ten of those things sitting outside waiting for something to eat to come walking out of this place. Unfortunately for them that's just not going to happen. There is roughly a two-month' supply of food for one person here along with enough water for three months. Realistically there is no reason to leave. Let them all rot while waiting for something that's never coming. It's a shame that the family couldn't come, but with them all being gobbled up it's understandable.
Time appears to move slower when by yourself. It moves so slowly in fact that it becomes almost tangible. That's the cruel reality of time, when you need more it just whips right by you but when you have an overabundance of it well it just stops for a moment and laughs at you. The creaks from the porch are becoming less frequent. They have gone from twenty a second to roughly ten. The moaning hasn't disappeared. If there was a gun handy, that could be taken care of. The noise would probably call more of them though. There was an emergency broadcast on the short wave radio last night. The military has been decimated by the infected, just as local police were two and a half weeks ago. Welcome to the end of the world.
It's hard not to miss her touch. When lying awake at night listening to the moaning and creaking it's reassuring to imagine her here, to feel her, to smell her. The sun came out for a while today. It was a beautiful sight after a week of rain. Too bad it was only visible as it peeked in through the wooden planks on the windows. It would feel good to stand in the sun again.
The temperature in Ohio drops too early. Last night the temperature dropped to fifteen degrees Fahrenheit inside the house. It's sometime in the middle of October. The creaks have decreased even more. The moans still have not stopped. It has been two weeks since the military pulled out of the major cities. The numbers outside along the tree line have begun to swell. Soon enough they will find the porch, and add their noises to the symphony outside. The supply of food and water is maintaining at a better than expected rate. Being alone can be stressful but at least it allows for conservation. Thinking about what the world will be like when these things rot away, although there's no guarantee that anyone else is left.
The moans have overtaken the creaking planks. They have the house surrounded now. All they do is stand there moaning, not one has attempted to come inside. Found an axe in the basement this morning. It is reassuring to have protection at last. The barricades should hold if they attack the house but it never hurts to be overly prepared. The yard is fuller than it was a few days ago. These things appear to migrate to potential food and then wait for it. Before the world ended, hopefully a scientist examined that. It's damn odd.
Being alone for a month and a half only works if there's no ever increasing moaning. They never stop only increase in number. The conversations in the mirror have been utterly enlightening. He talked about her and her horrible fate. The word coward was said many times.
There was some nasty business with a piece of broken glass and the mirror man this morning but everything is cleaned up now. In a just world, she and the others would have been able to come and everyone would be safe. However, this has been proven a wicked and unjust world. The axe sits by the back door waiting for one of them to make a move, to try anything, but that never happens. The wind appears to be carrying moans from other places. The moans have replaced all human sounds. There has been no traffic in weeks, not one single car. The internet has been gone for what feel s like forever. There hasn't been any message over the short wave. It appears that the world belongs to them.
There was a gunshot in the distance last night. A number of them have moved off into the forest in search of the noise. The moans have not decreased however. The creaking porch has gotten louder but there are still no signs of attempted forced entry. The water is beginning to run low but the food supply is maintaining. The task of collecting rainwater should be easy. There was a virus shortly before the world fell to pieces. Those who were truly lucky died of the disease. Those who were cursed died of the disease then came back. The damned did not contract or die of the disease. No, these pathetic people were instead subjected to the horrors of being eaten by friends, family and all manner of acquaintances. Those that haven't been eaten yet are merely stalling. What they need that time for though, well that's anyone's guess. It was said that the world was a lonely place before it was eaten. If only those who created such a simple outlook could see the world now.
There were human voices outside last night. They were debating on how best to disarm the defenses of the house to squat here. This will not be allowed or encouraged. Thankfully, they did destroy the things on the porch. There is no creaking today. The moaning has lessened too. If the humans stay outside for another day, it should take care of the thing problem. If the humans try to gain entry though, the axe by the door will be used.
They broke through a window barricade on the second floor. They were especially loud coming in. It was nothing to sneak up the stairs with the axe. The rest of the endeavor made too much noise. One of the men is dead and the other is being detained in the basement. There appears to be a small rat infestation down there. The things outside might know the rats are down there. The rational thought is to let the rats eat the guy then eat the rats. Those men didn't have to try to gain entry, they could have just moved along and gotten eaten by those things. The rats at least can serve a purpose. Surviving is the only thing to be concerned with in this new world.
The porch is beginning to strain under the weight of so many of them. The creaking sound has become one with the moaning. The man in the cellar died from malnourishment this morning. The rats wasted no time before beginning to eat. The food stocks are running low. There should be about a week before the rats will be a concern. The open window on the second floor has proven to be useful in attaining rainwater. The mirror has stopped responding. The image inside just stares now, silent as the dead. Well as silent as the dead used to be. The tree line around the house is swarming with them. The porch will probably give way tomorrow.
The porch collapsed around what was probably noon. There's about twenty of them lying in a pile of snapped two by fours and concrete. They haven't moved but they maintain that maddening moan. The rats in the basement are getting fat. The food is still running dangerously low. The water supply should refill after tonight's rain. The mirror was taken down. If the man refuses to converse then what use is he? No use at all. The other man's body is still in the attic and it's beginning to stink. Something will need to be done about that.
There are also rats in the attic. The other man is far more ate up than his counterpart in the basement. The rats up there are also far larger. The hunt should be satisfying, something to focus on in those long hours upon hours of being alone. The family would have loved it here; she would have loved it here, regardless of what the mirror man said.
The rats in the attic are crafty survivalists. After hours hunting them there is nothing to show for it. The attic looks like a warzone now. In addition, there were personal injuries. At least it provided a diversion from the moaning. The prayers to God for a gun go unanswered yet again. It's probably a symptom of insanity to pray to a deity that was proven to probably not exist about three months ago. The act itself was reassuring at the time. The food supply is almost gone. The water supply has been adequately refilled. Those rats will die tomorrow.
Memory is a tricky thing. For instance, there is a memory that once the world was sane and they didn't exist. However, to be honest that world seems like a fantasy, a dream. There's always some sensation missing from the recollection of that world, sometimes it is lacking taste, color, and sound. The disturbing part is the inability to remember what's missing even though there's a clear memory of something supposed to be there. Except for the memories of her, they always come perfectly clear. If the family was here they could help, they could fill in the blanks. However, the family isn't here. Well they might be, in the belly of a few of the new neighbors. One can never tell.
Five rats died for the greater good today. Two died for food and the other three died because they got in the way. Murder, even of small creatures, is surreally liberating. Taking their little necks in your hand and twisting. It's so easy to do. Too bad it's not so easy to do to them. The moans have increased even more. There is nowhere to go in the house to block them out now. They are all still just standing out there, even the pile in the porch heap hasn't moved. The air has gotten colder; the rains are going to stop soon. There will be snow.
For some reason more of them are appearing in the yard now. There has been no activity that would draw them to this place. It would be good to know how they detect food. It would be good to know many things. It would also be good to have a gun. There were flurries in the sky today.
The temperature dropped at least three degrees afterwards. The house is hooked to the city natural gas utility, which means no heat. The pipes have been empty for months so there will be no need to worry about them freezing. Going to eat the second rat tonight. The first one tasted better with salt.
Even though the sun and the moon continue with their cruel charade it is clear that time has stopped. The seconds, minutes and hours of a day have become utterly pointless. The food is gone and only the rats remain.
Today a car pulled up. The driver of the vehicle spotted the open window with the bowls for rainwater collection. He decided to attempt to run to and up the side of the house. The poor fool made it only a few feet before they attacked. It has been a long time since there's been an opportunity to see it. It's amazing how synchronized they are when it comes to eating. The rest of the time, they just stand there and moan. As the last several months have proven. However, once there's a food source standing there they pounce as one. It's magnificent in a grotesque way.
A blizzard is raging outside. The house has no ambient heat available. In Akron, snow usually means that it is December. Apparently, there is still some minor use for time. The man in the mirror smiled today. It was not a good smile.
The house is trapped under piles of freezing snow. They can be heard crunching around and moaning outside. It was reported at one point that they would conceivably freeze in the winter. Either it hasn't gotten cold enough outside yet or the man who said that was just an idiot. A gun would still be a useful accessory. The axe sits by the door waiting for the horde that will never come.
The man with the car had a gun. They swarmed him before he could remove it from its holster. It is visible from the window but there appears to be no way to obtain it without going outside. The snow is also beginning to freeze. A direct run and grab is out of the question because of the noise. There might be a way to get the gun without dying.
A rat was brave enough to venture upstairs in search of food today. He was a tasty critter. The predicament with the gun has presented no options outside of a suicide run. It's beginning to seem like a good idea. It might be feasible to climb down from the open window and then retrieve the gun. Supplies will be needed.
There was rope in the basement. The rats down there have become especially fat, since they ate the man down to the skeleton. The thought of one of those plump buggers all grilled up, yum! The plan is to go sometime tonight out the window and down to the ground. From there totally depends on how they react, hopefully it shouldn't be too hard to retrieve the gun.
That was insane. After scaling the side of the house and landing on the ground a small group of them decided to investigate. Luckily, there was enough foresight to bring the axe. The trip back up the wall was harder than it should have been. Exercise is sorely needed. There is now a loaded glock 9mm in the house. It feels good having it here.
The man in the mirror spoke today. This is good since it cuts on the loneliness. What he had to say however was horrible. The glock was brought into play, and he promptly backed down. He hasn't smiled since the last time either.
The man in the mirror spoke again today. That was the last time he ever will. Shards of glass sit outside the open window on top of piles of fresh snow. One of them has been staring at his reflection for hours now. Resisting the urge to use the gun and thin out the herd.
The moans. Why do they moan all the time, nonstop? Can anyone who may be left in the world answer that question? It's enough to drive a rational man insane. Of course, not all men were rational to begin with. Caught two more rats last night. Ate one, storing the other one for later.
Thoughts of the family have been frequent lately. It helps to block out the constant moans. It has been snowing for two days straight. It's so cold in here that all the water has frozen. So thirsty.
The reality of freezing to death or simply dying of dehydration has become clear. With no alternative options short of indoor fires and drinking rat blood or urine there seems to be no sanitary and safe way to exist in this house. When time stops and laughs at you it's never the right time.
The moans have increased. It appears that they know food is inside. They seem to be moving around more now. The ones in the caved in porch have begun standing back up. There are enough outside now that running away is no longer an option. There is no chance of making it to the car. The house is cold. Burned some stuff last night, small fires should be safe enough.
She came in a dream. She said to stop trying to survive. She said the end was near and this would all be over soon. Living without her is worse than death. They appear to be moving closer to the house. The gun has nine bullets and there's the axe. If they attack the house, it is not going to end well.
They just stand there encircling the house moaning. It appears to be January. Happy New Year, however late that may be. There is nothing small left to build a fire with, going to have to begin breaking apart furniture. Hunted rats last night, caught six, have them lying against a window to freeze them. Homemade refrigeration. Dreaming of her every night now. She talks constantly about ending it and joining the family. It's damn hard not to agree with her.
Would eating a bullet be so bad? It's hard not to imagine that the rule about offing yourself and going to hell has been suspended in light of recent events. So if that is true, why not do it? Probably millions already did it. Join the cool kids. They're all doing it.
She begged for the end last night. The moans interrupted her. They have gotten loud enough to pierce dreams. Is surviving worth this torture? Broke apart the children's beds yesterday. There should be ample firewood now.
There was a snowstorm last night. The wind blew so hard that several planks came off the windows. This allowed even more moans to penetrate the house. It was hard to resist the urge to use the 9mm.
There's movement outside and lots of it. They are moving around more, tightening the circle around the house. More join them every day. There is a very real chance that something horrible is about to happen, in the next couple of days.
The banging began before the sun was out. Bangs and moans now fill the house like the sound of children laughing and playing once did. It is probably a wise choice to abandon the downstairs completely and live entirely on the second floor. The loss of the basement rats will hurt the food supply but the attic rats should compensate at least until spring finally arrives. The staircase will have to be destroyed.
The front door caved in following the burning of the staircase. The smell of the burning wood must have excited them somehow. They have infested the entire bottom floor. The moans are everywhere. The gun looks beautiful in its simplicity as a means of escape. The urge to use the gun is getting harder to resist with each day. If there had been a way to save the family things would be better.
It's hard. It's very hard not to put the gun to an eye or in the mouth and pull the trigger. It's also hard not to stand at the top of the staircase and shoot a few of these things before I join the family. She has been in every dream for the last week, constantly begging and pleading. There's only a handful of rats left in the attic, apparently they sense what's in the house and are leaving. The temperature is lower than the limited amount of heat available can counter. It hasn't rained in over a month and the ice is taking too long to melt. The room at the end of the hall that's been a latrine is overflowing with waste. The smell almost overtakes the smell of the dead downstairs.
The sun hasn't come out in weeks. The sky has been a constant grey. It only makes things worse. It's always easier to cope with a horrible situation on a sunny day. The mirror in the girl's room reveals an image of a bearded white skeleton with greying brown hair. The only way this can end is with a sacrifice. Whether that's the things downstairs or the man in the mirror is up to fate but someone has to die in the end.
The rats have run away. The threat of starvation is present more than ever. Severing a leg should provide meat for a few days but it's probably prudent to wait as long as possible before resorting to that. The things downstairs keep moving around and moaning. If there were ever need for an explosive right now would be it. The boy would have loved that. He appeared with her last night by the way. It was not a happy reunion. He knows where the blame for their deaths truly rests.
A fire spread out last night during a dream. It was taken care of easily, it will be important to be more careful in the future.
The things downstairs are crowded together at the bottom of the stairs. They want what's up here. If they got it, would it really be a fate worse than death?
The plan is to stand at the top of the stairs and shoot some of them. Before the world ended, they were advising people to shoot these things in the head on the nightly news. There were even advisories on how to dispose of their corpses properly. The knowledge should prove useful in this current endeavor. The moaning, the smell, the hunger and the constant dreams of her are taking their toll. This has to end soon.
A headshot is harder to make with a handgun than one would think. Nine bullets were in the gun, now there's three and one of them dead. They are all at the bottom of the stairs now. The sounds of this mornings failed skeet shoot drew them all there. The moans are frenzied now. They're all reaching out. Their ability to climb should be amusing to see.
Sitting here thinking about death. Not the undead mockery in the kitchen but the real thing. If heaven and hell were or are indeed real what's their take on all of this and why allow it to happen.
Today will be the day. If one jumps into a pit of them does that still count as suicide? It will be nice to see her and the kids again if not.
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Am I the only person frustrated with Tony Soprano? The show was beautifully written and paced and cast and acted, yes yes all that, I even liked the finale -- and I have to say this season's scene in which Tony killed Christopher in a supreme act of improvisatory slit-eyed cunning probably will be remembered one of the finest moments in American TV history. But what does the guy mean, in the end? Despite all the years in therapy and the near-death experience -- it seemed to be some sort of welcoming party to a WASP hereafter -- in the end did he glean any truth about himself, any real knowledge that would crystalline into one fine dramatic thought? It seemed ridiculous that Dr. Melfi should conclude so late in the game that Tony was a sociopath, that this was a psycho con job: Were we supposed to agree with her? If so, why was his therapy the framing device for the series? Otherwise, we spent all this time with the Jersey mafia equivalent of the talented Mr. Ripley, which is fine as suspense but worthless as human psychology.
In the finale, Tony was still complaining about his mother, and his last meeting with Uncle Junior, senile and briefly resuscitated by a flash of grand nostalgia for his criminal past, felt as if it should have been between him and Livia. So there was something genuine underneath the man's vast rhino skin. But what?
This may be why in any given episode I gravitated toward Edie Falco's Carmela: A woman well aware of her complicity in enjoying the prosperity that comes with a life of crime but able to avert her eyes, most of the time, and continue along with half-hearted satisfaction as suburban mom and real-estate dreamer. She clearly knew at least that she was meant to be a moral creature.
You could argue that Tony is complex and ambiguous and we can't sort out from him the sentimentality and self-sustaining delusions and depressive tendencies versus the small black lump of coal that is his thinking criminal intelligence and, perhaps above all, an animal instinct for survival. That may be. These sorts of contradictions can exist in one person, sure, render them irreducible, and that goes for both dramatis personae in Shakespeare and celebrities like Princess Diana. I think Tony remains a cipher, but bigger: a volcano crater full of dead ash and some eternal fire. Was he human, though?

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As it turned out, the World Cup quarter-final on that exquisite day in June was the zenith of England's World Cup achievement, the subsequent defeats in the semi-final by New Zealand and the third-place match by France marking the end for the last remnants of the old guard who had seen England through their most prosperous era.
And with the change in the team came the change in the game. Seventy- eight days after England had beaten Australia, rugby union turned professional. How appropriate, we might now say with hindsight, that it was Andrew who saw out the old, for he personifies the new. It was Andrew who was the hardest-nosed players' negotiator when the England squad were ringing in the professional age; he has become the highest-paid of the new professionals.
It is curious to recall that the same hard-nosed Andrew, supposedly receiving pounds 150,000 a year as rugby development director of Newcastle United Sporting Club, has always been seen as the player whom any woman would like as her son-in-law.
He can be said to have symbolised the best of amateurism at a time when every other box-office sport had long since and unashamedly embraced professionalism. Approachability and affability are not universally endorsed as essentials for the professional sportsman and Andrew the amateur had both in abundance.
And he still has. Yet to hear him now is to appreciate how much he - or perhaps that should be rugby - has changed. Amateurism having departed with his famous drop goal, professionalism is suddenly England rugby's only salvation against the likes of South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
"It is almost a cultural change we need in the northern hemisphere," he said. "It means being professional about winning from an early age. It's the only way the likes of Scotland, Ireland and England can live with the southern hemisphere. We have to make playing at a higher level and winning important."
These remarks, made in a television programme over the weekend that reviewed the 1995 World Cup, mark a cultural change in themselves. Andrew is in the marketplace to buy a team for Newcastle - no different in principle (only in the number of noughts on the contracts) from Kevin Keegan, his Newcastle football counterpart.
Rugby union's problem used to be articulating the justification for its amateurism to a wider public used to professional sport. This was particularly so in England, where the extreme reluctance with which the governing body, the Rugby Football Union, greeted earlier liberalisations of the amateur code incensed their international players to the point of complete breakdown between administrators and those they administered.
Now full-blown professionalism has been inflicted (as some at Twickenham see it) on the game, the RFU is struggling to come to terms with amateurs running a professional game. Why else would the RFU's full committee - the "57 old farts" of Will Carling's notorious jibe - resist the advice of its own commission on professionalism to give its executive a more business-like feel by calling it the board of management?
Andrew, retired from international rugby, is under no such constraints at Newcastle. He was appointed by Sir John Hall not to play a game but to do a job of work, which is what rugby at its most exalted levels has become in 1995. The old went out when Rob Andrew dropped for goal and the rugby world held its breath; now it's in with the new.Reuse content


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November is National Novel Writing Month, and this year the Moore Public Library will host a writing meetup ("Write-In") with a municipal liaison from nanowrimo.org, the nonprofit that runs NaNoWriMo, to assist you in your quest to write a novel in 30 days.
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30th. This week, join your friendly Moore/Norman Municipal Liaisons for a couple of hours of writing, word wars, plotting and general craziness. Put an end to the "Someday Novelist" and write your book this November. Everyone has a story…isn't it time you told yours?


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Lot 44: A Chinese bronze 'peach' censer and cover , 17th century
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Description: ARTIST STATEMENT My primary drive as an artist is to try to make sense of my place in the world. Through the caprices and inconsistencies of memory, I hope to access a kind of collective memory of place. I do not seek to illustrate a particular place in point of fact, but rather develop and ultimately create a version of the world seen through the isolation of personal memories. The mind/body distinction - the phenomena of the mind seeming to look out at the world from behind the eyes forms the basis of my attempt to understand and record the world through my own consciousness. The paintings in particular are works of memory the slow development or exposure of a photograph being both a useful metaphor and an actuality in my practice. The filter of memory appears to retain only what is personally important and the inevitable mix of my own history and experience fills in the gaps. Only that which remains is important the extraneous and fleeting are not registered. The final image is therefore a remnant, the world distilled. This remembered world inevitably fades and decays, and I catch all I can before there is nothing left. This is my starting point. The long stretches of time needed to make both paintings and photographs, complement the slow filtering process. My preoccupation with making photographs during the last moments of the day, for example, is part of that process; the extended moment the un-decisive moment allow the image to become a record of time passing. There is an inherent melancholy in this as each image is something already gone. It is the seeing of things for the last time. - Mark Thompson
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Robt R Pries wrote:
> Dear Darm; I am really interested in what types of
> Irises you can grow. I have never talked to anyone
> from zone 1.
I don`t have many; a few years ago I put in some
[4]Siberians, they have done fine. Last year I
acquired Pixie Princess and Iris Cristata as well as
one other. They have all survived and increased with
Pixie Princess showing the least amount of fan
increase. The unknown has fans up to eight inches but
no signs of budding out. Cristata isn`t budding out
yet either.
When I venture into growing a new plant type in my
area I take it fairly slow until I can figure out what
will make our winters and how to treat them here to
give them the best possible chance of making the
winters. To me a plant hasn`t survived our winter
unless it comes back and flowers.
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Video: The Chicago Way
posted at 9:30 am on August 31, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Via Gateway Pundit, we see the Chicago Way in action at a rally in Tucson, AZ. An Obama supporter decided to loudly interrupt a Tucson Tea Party meeting, waving a sign and shouting over the speaker at a high-school auditorium. He elbows a man who walks up to him, which gets the attention of the police:
Local TV station KGUN covers it, and has another angle with better lighting:
I'm not surprised that this man, someone named Chavez, started throwing punches, although his contention that it was "one white, angry mob in there" has to be the hypocritical quote of the day. What I did find surprising is the reaction of his victim. He had the immediate presence of mind to grab the man who charged Chavez and pull him away rather than let the event get marred with violence from the Tea Party side. Instead, the police took Chavez out of the hall. KGUN should have put him on camera instead of the thug who threw the elbow.
And perhaps Mr. Chavez inadvertently helped his opponents by getting the rally on the evening news. Politico reports that Republicans see a big opportunity in counter-town halls:
Republican challengers across the country have found a new way of capitalizing on the roiling emotions surrounding congressional health care town hall meetings.
Driven by intense voter interest in the topic, the almost-certain promise of media coverage and the opportunity to upstage incumbent Democrats, GOP candidates in state after state are holding their own health care town halls — and reveling in the subsequent publicity bonanza. …
The challenger town halls serve another important purpose by offering candidates the chance to fill the void left by incumbent Democrats who have opted against holding large-scale, in-person town halls out of fear of raucous crowds or out of a desire to talk to constituents in smaller or more controlled settings.
Adam Kinzinger, a Republican who's running against freshman Democratic Rep. Deborah Halvorson in Illinois, held five town halls to highlight his criticism of the congresswoman's avoidance of public health care meetings during the August recess.
Keep watching the reaction to that elbow. It appears Republicans are playing for the long game, and OFA's thugs are playing right into their hands.
Update: The KGUN clip first identifies the elbow-thrower as Don Alvarez, then as Chavez. Don Alvarez appears to be the man interviewed inside the hall. I've changed the post to reflect the correction; thanks to Abby Adams in the comments for pointing it out.
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Who wants to take a bet that there will be issues at the 9/12 march? I cannot imagine that ACORN or the SEIU types will not be there. TXMomof3 on August 31, 2009 at 9:38 AM
They'll be surrounded.
Akzed on August 31, 2009 at 9:40 AM
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today issued a new report, America's Seniors and Health Insurance Reform: Protecting Coverage and Strengthening Medicare. The report highlights the problems with the status quo that leave seniors paying escalating costs for their health care while outlining how health insurance reform will strengthen Medicare and protect coverage for seniors. The report is available at
Overpayments to Private Plans: A typical older couple in traditional Medicare will pay almost $90 next year on average to subsidize private insurance companies who are not providing their health benefits. Health insurance reform will eliminate these overpayments.
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Bulova 98C121 Men's Classic Analog Display Quartz Watch, Black Stainless Steel Band, Round 43mm Case
Bulova is well-known for its luxurious and accurate timepieces, and this pristine Classic watch is a welcome addition to the family. Showcasing its securely housed black dial under the mineral crystal and inside the 43mm stainless steel case, this watch demands attention. Its 30 meters water resistance simply backs up the fact that these watches are made with only the best materials and care.
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Although NASH has become more common, its underlying cause is still not clear. It most often occurs in persons who are middle-aged and overweight or obese. Many patients with NASH have elevated blood lipids, such as cholesterol and triglycerides, and many have diabetes or pre-diabetes, but not every obese person or every patient with diabetes has NASH. Furthermore, some patients with NASH are not obese, do not have diabetes, and have normal blood cholesterol and lipids. NASH can occur without any apparent risk factor and can even occur in children. Thus, NASH is not simply obesity that affects the liver.
While the underlying reason for the liver injury that causes NASH is not known, several factors are possible candidates:
- insulin resistance
- release of toxic inflammatory proteins by fat cells (cytokines)
- oxidative stress (deterioration of cells) inside liver cells
Currently, no specific therapies for NASH exist. The most important recommendations given to persons with this disease are to:
- reduce their weight (if obese or overweight)
- follow a balanced and healthy diet
- increase physical activity
- avoid alcohol
- avoid unnecessary medications
These are standard recommendations, but they can make a difference. They are also helpful for other conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and high cholesterol.
A major attempt should be made to lower body weight into the healthy range. Weight loss can improve liver tests in patients with NASH and may reverse the disease to some extent. Research at present is focusing on how much weight loss improves the liver in patients with NASH and whether this improvement lasts over a period of time.
People with NASH often have other medical conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or elevated cholesterol. These conditions should be treated with medication and adequately controlled; having NASH or elevated liver enzymes should not lead people to avoid treating these other conditions.
Experimental approaches under evaluation in patients with NASH include antioxidants, such as vitamin E, selenium, and betaine. These medications act by reducing the oxidative stress that appears to increase inside the liver in patients with NASH. Whether these substances actually help treat the disease is not known, but the results of clinical trials should become available in the next few years.
Another experimental approach to treating NASH is the use of newer antidiabetic medications—even in persons without diabetes. Most patients with NASH have insulin resistance, meaning that the insulin normally present in the bloodstream is less effective for them in controlling blood glucose and fatty acids in the blood than it is for people who do not have NASH. The newer antidiabetic medications make the body more sensitive to insulin and may help reduce liver injury in patients with NASH. Studies of these medications—including metformin and pioglitazone—are being sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and should answer the question of whether these medications are beneficial in NASH.
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The Cell Biology Core for this program project was established to centralize and coordinate the use of techniques and instrumentation commonly employed by the PPG investigators. The Core is located within the common laboratory space of the three investigators. A full time Core Technical Director with excellent background in gastroenterology, and with technical expertise in histology, immunohistochemistry, imaging and mouse dissection will continue to serve the Core Director for the next project period. Since flow cytometry is now integral to all projects, we have added a Flow Core to our basic Cell Biology Services. Additionally, as part of centralized Core services, the Merchant lab will perform all procedures involving Helicobacter species. Finally, the Core will track mouse lines used and insure that a single maintenance stock of each line is maintained by one laboratory, so as to avoid duplication and reduce expense. The combined Cell Biology Core will thus consist of: an Embedding/lmmunohistochemical Substation for paraffin or OTC embedding, sectioning, staining and immunostaining;a Microscopy Substation for image capture, image analysis, and assistance with Laser Capture Microdissection;an RNA and Q-RT-PCR Substation for assistance with tissue collection, RNA preparation and Q-RT-PCR analysis;a Bioinformatics Substation for microarray and RNAseq analysis, pathway finding and transcription factor binding predictions;a Bacterial Infection Substation for assistance with Helicobacter, Citrobacter and Salmonella infections;a Flow Cytometry Substation and a Mouse Inventory Substation. All procedures and instruments will be regularly monitored for quality control. The Cell Biology Core Director and Flow Manager will meet monthy with the three Principal Investigators to report progress and problems and set future priorities.
The Specific Aims of the Cell Biology Core are: 1) To provide high quality service to the investigators in a rapid and efficient manner;2) To provide technical support and equipment to the investigators with a commitment to teaching techniques and standardizing protocols;3)To provide some of the common reagents necessary to perform these procedures 4) To coordinate the care and maintenance of mouse lines used by the investigators.
; The centralization of services and techniques for the PPG increases efficiency, reduces cost and improves reproducibility. Since all three investigators share techniques, instruments and mouse lines, a major benefit of the Cell Biology Core is that it serves to standardize protocols, ensure quality control of instrumentation and avoid duplicated mouse costs, thus ensuring standardization of data and increasing synergy among the three laboratores.
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\"Here they are, two diaries.\" \"Two diaries from the suspect's house?\" \"Yes, Sir\" \"This one was written by the suspect.\"
2/21/2003 I like to make puppets because they can talk to me.
4/25/2002 Who was that girl? Yes, she was pretty and young, younger than me!!
5/20/2002 When did he change? When did our love change?
6/25/2002 I could change it, I could change the situation we are facing.
6/29/2002 He didn't come back today, did he eat? Where is he? I'm worry...
6/30/2002 Not coming back...Why are you having so many meetings?
7/1/2002 He came back, but he never talk to me. He never response me.
7/2/2002 I made him his favorite food...but why didn't he eat it?
7/3/2002 The chair was making noise, it was making noise by shaking and getting closer to me!
7/4/2003 I forced him to eat. I put food in his mouth.
7/5/2002 I made some stew, I hope him would like it.
\"This one was written by her child...\"
Mom was talking to her puppets. I don't understand, they look creepy and they are not living.
Ice cream! Dad's friend bought me some ice cream, she was a nice lady with long curly hair and fairly skin. She looks like Barbie.I like her and of course the ice cream, too!
Mom is getting weird. She talks to puppets everyday.
I wonder if mom could see me. She has not talked to me for a long time. When she look at me, I can feel her eyes go through me straightly... Am I air?
Mom tied dad up with rope and put a gag on high! Why did she do that? I am scared...
Mom called dad, even though dad was right in front of her. She was on the phone and talking to herself.
She called dad again! Is she going crazy? Dad was right there!
Mom made dad sit on a chair and talked to him. But dad couldn't talk.
Mom was asking dad why didn't he eat. How could dad eat with his hands tied and mouth gagged?
Dad was trying to escape, but he couldn't, he had no energy since he didn't eat for a long time. He is suffering!
Mom ripped dad's neck. Blood slapped on the floor. Dad was dying. Why am I watching this?
Mom chopped dad up. She put mince in the pot and heated it up. I felt like vomiting.
\"We also got statements from the victum's workplace, the boy's school and their neighbors.\"
Workplace: He was suddenly quit from work. We tried to contact him by sending mails and calling phone but no one answers the phone.
School: The boy didn't come to school for a long time. We tried hard to contact his parents but it did not work.
Neighbors: Sometimes we could hear people yelling and there were stinky smells came out from their house. Security came to regulate the problem but obviously it didn't work well.
\"Sir, what would you think?\"
\"Call a psychologist.\"
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Nora Lease knows alot about life. As the mother of eleven children, ages 1- 21, she knows children are truly a blessing even in the case of rape. But to her horror even family didn't quite see her pregnancy from rape that way, though they do now. Here her story and please retell it so it doesn't happen again. Nora's daughter Katy will also join us to share her side of the hate against her.
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GAO-16-885T: Published: Sep 19, 2016. Publicly Released: Sep 20, 2016.
Cyber incidents affecting federal agencies have continued to grow, increasing about 1,300 percent from fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2015.Cyber Incidents Reported by Federal Agencies, Fiscal Year 2006--2015Several laws and policies establish a framework for the federal government's information security and assign implementation and oversight responsibilities to key federal entities, including th...
Federal Chief Information Security Officers: Opportunities Exist to Improve Roles and Address Challenges to Authority
GAO-16-686: Published: Aug 26, 2016. Publicly Released: Sep 15, 2016.
Under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA 2014), the agency chief information security officer (CISO) has the responsibility to ensure that the agency is meeting the requirements of the law, including developing, documenting, and implementing the agency-wide information security program. However, 13 of the 24 agencies GAO reviewed had not fully defined the role of the...
Information Security: FDIC Implemented Controls over Financial Systems, but Further Improvements are Needed
GAO-16-605: Published: Jun 29, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 29, 2016.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has implemented numerous information security controls intended to protect its key financial systems; however, weaknesses remain that place the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of financial systems and information at risk. During calendar year 2015, the corporation continued to devote attention to securing its financial information and s...
Information Security: Agencies Need to Improve Controls over Selected High-Impact Systems
GAO-16-501: Published: May 18, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 21, 2016.
In GAO's survey of 24 federal agencies, the 18 agencies having high-impact systems identified cyber attacks from "nations" as the most serious and most frequently-occurring threat to the security of their systems. These agencies also noted that attacks delivered through e-mail were the most serious and frequent. During fiscal year 2014, 11 of the 18 agencies reported 2,267 incidents affecting...
Information Security: Opportunities Exist for SEC to Improve Its Controls over Financial Systems and Data
GAO-16-493: Published: Apr 28, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 28, 2016.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) improved its information security by addressing weaknesses previously identified by GAO, including separating the user production network from the internal management network. However, weaknesses continue to limit the effectiveness of other security controls. In particular:While SEC had issued policies and implemented controls based on those policies, i...
Information Security: IRS Needs to Further Enhance Controls over Taxpayer and Financial Data
GAO-16-590T: Published: Apr 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 14, 2016.
In March 2016 GAO reported that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had instituted numerous controls over key financial and tax processing systems; however, it had not always effectively implemented safeguards intended to properly restrict access to systems and information. In particular, while IRS had improved some of its access controls, weaknesses remained with identifying and authenticating use...
Information Security: IRS Needs to Further Improve Controls over Financial and Taxpayer Data
GAO-16-398: Published: Mar 28, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 28, 2016.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made progress in implementing information security controls; however, weaknesses in the controls limited their effectiveness in protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of financial and sensitive taxpayer data. During fiscal year 2015, IRS continued to devote attention to securing its information systems that process sensitive taxpayer and fina...
Information Security: DHS Needs to Enhance Capabilities, Improve Planning, and Support Greater Adoption of Its National Cybersecurity Protection System
GAO-16-294: Published: Jan 28, 2016. Publicly Released: Jan 28, 2016.
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS) is partially, but not fully, meeting its stated system objectives:Intrusion detection: NCPS provides DHS with a limited ability to detect potentially malicious activity entering and exiting computer networks at federal agencies. Specifically, NCPS compares network traffic to known patterns of malicious data...
Information Security: Department of Education and Other Federal Agencies Need to Better Implement Controls
GAO-16-228T: Published: Nov 17, 2015. Publicly Released: Nov 17, 2015.
Cyber-based risks to federal systems and information can come from unintentional threats, such as natural disasters, software coding errors, and poorly trained or careless employees, or intentional threats, such as disgruntled insiders, hackers, or hostile nations. These threat sources may exploit vulnerabilities in agencies' systems and networks to steal or disclose sensitive information, among o...
Federal Information Security: Agencies Need to Correct Weaknesses and Fully Implement Security Programs
GAO-15-714: Published: Sep 29, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 29, 2015.
Persistent weaknesses at 24 federal agencies illustrate the challenges they face in effectively applying information security policies and practices. Most agencies continue to have weaknesses in (1) limiting, preventing, and detecting inappropriate access to computer resources; (2) managing the configuration of software and hardware; (3) segregating duties to ensure that a single individual does n...


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Everything about the racing game GTI Club Supermini Festa! has been designed to give the player a feeling of sheer speed and total control, and users can also add a personal touch to their car via the extensive customization features in the game's Garage section.
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The show is already hitting its stride though; we are already invested in the characters, especially Dom, the moustachioed gad-about who has somewhat anonymous OK Cupid sex with tiny men.
We the viewers are obviously supposed to be focusing on Patty -- he's the one with vulnerabilities and charm, and for that reason I am not drawn to him. I feel like I'm being manipulated. But he's good enough of an actor (the role is played by Jonathan Groff) that he could eventually win me over.
Here's what has people talking about this show: The universality of relationships, regardless of sexuality. The awkward sex scene with Patty and Richie has been replayed by either gender for centuries, usually in a college dorm room. Patty admits that he had been reading up on whether or not Latino men are circumcised, and he giggles about it, which turns Richie way off. Total cock block. I've had similar experiences, not so much with the state of someone's dick, but letting slip in the lead-up to amore that I had viewed their ex's Facebook page, or making a joke about some part of their body that they obviously had issues with... and I know men can relate to that last one.
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As a matter of record, it is factually incorrect to say that 'police responded with pepper spray etc.'. Police sprayed down the crowd within minutes of the start of the march, before anyone had thrown anything or hit anyone or any of the other provocations you list happening. Shortly after that, they hosed down the closest people to them, standing 10 feet away from a line they were shouting to keep five feet away from. And later on, after they claimed to have issued a dispersal order (which they make no effort to actually communicate), they refused to let anyone in the area leave, insisting that they had to stay inside the police-line box or be arrested.
As usual, many protesters broke the law at various points, some were violent, and the eventual outcome seems drearily predictable, as you say--but none of that excuses misconduct on the part of the police, or their deliberate tactics to create catch-22 justifications for dispensing extra-judicial punishment on the spot (pepper spray, tear gas, blast balls, etc are being used to punish people for their presence more than to coerce compliance).
Shame on you, Eli, for not calling them out for it, and providing cover for police misbehavior through buying in to the bogus story that authorities only resorted to force in response to violence. You can reasonably be tired of the 'who did what first' game, but that's still a fundamental part of reporting. You cannot misrepresent the facts and then act as though people who still pay attention to the timeline of events are perpetuating the problem.
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You are incorrect--trump does not have a majority, much less an overwhelming one. He has less than 50% of both votes and delegates.
This is basic stuff for a political report.
Reality is bad enough--no need to make shit up.
Apr 15, 2016
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Being polite and diplomatically crouching your outreach to major constituents doesn't make you somehow a sellout. Clinton has detailed policy statements which are fairly consistent with her history, despite plenty of pragmatic compromise actions and statements. Her actual proposals are generally more detailed and attainable, and at least as aggressive, as sanders' are regarding financial institutions. Her plan for free tuition could actually work without destroying the universities. She's worked her whole life for justice. She has real executive experience. The only objection people are raising is that they don't believe her. It is about as sensible as accusing Obama of being a Muslim, and just as impossible to refute. All sanders has achieved in his nasty turn is to absolutely rule out a vice presidential collaboration. So he can go on feeling righteous and put-upon, and continue to avoid having to reach practical solutions.
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Rich: ignorance isn't really an excuse. You missed more than just a bit of irony. You can choose either to prolong the embarrassment, or learn from your mistakes.
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Autocorrect somehow turned 'parties do' into 'part judo', which has got to be a first.
Mar 29, 2016
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@30- well, yeah, there's an obviously legitimate case. You don't have to agree with it, but you don't get to decide for everyone, either.
The government of the us has a responsibility to be democratic and representative; the part judo not. They are not supposed to be 'neutral', they are supposed to be politically invested. If you don't think they represent you, then you can start your own party.
Look, personally I hope that the dem party is responsive to its base, and I think they are and will be so. But I am also a little tired of Bernie's bros' entitled attitudes about the party they didn't build.
Mar 29, 2016
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Aside from other problems, there's the fundamental fact that this is not a process intended to extract the will of the majority of people--it's only aimed at the democrats. As such, there's legitimate concern for what is best for the party--and a legitimate case can be made that people who have invested and contributed most to that party, may have insight into how best to advance its aims.
Feb 10, 2016
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Granted that young and other women need to make up their own minds. And also granted that they do not owe their elders anything, at least in the generalized sense that none of us asked to be born, so we do not owe our parents anything. I wonder in what sense millenial women's votes are "hard earned", but that is a pretty minor detail (or is it? Because if the hard labor was not on their part, might that not have incurred a debt?).
I wonder if you would apply the same "don't owe them anything" logic to reparations? If not, would that be because of the ongoing, structural inequalities which are a contemporary legacy of slavery? And if so, what do you call the ongoing situation of women making three quarters to every dollar men make for the same work?
Your essay also presumes a difference between the candidates' policies which I do not see born out by the evidence: that Clinton's are less liberal, that Sanders' are somehow more substantial.
And we can only conclude that supporters of the latter are not naive if it turns out that Sanders is electable in the general--which most models say he is not.
Look, I like a lot of things about Sanders, and I think your essay expressed well what many people very reasonably feel. But I also think it is bizarre to act as though Clinton should be disqualified by competence. And I would hope that, like Sanders said in his N. H. victory speech last night, we can bear in mind that you can choose either one of these candidates in the primary, while committing to support both of them, come what may.
As for comments about C's supposed "entitlement", that's idiotic. She's running on her accomplishments.
Jan 29, 2016
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Makes 2 cocktails
This is, of course, a twist on the mojito. I've replaced the rum with sake and added a few unexpected flavors to create magic!
In each serving glass, muddle 2 lime quarters, half the mint, and half the sugar.
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, mix the sake, pomegranate juice, and cherry syrup. Stir and strain into the serving glasses atop the lime and mint mixture. Divide the club soda between the two glasses, stir, and serve.
Makes about 2-1/4 cups
This syrup is so easy to make and so versatile. You can use it in cocktails (the Rudolph Fizz, page 191 of the book, for example) or in kids' drinks (with orange juice, club soda, and a splash of syrup). You can mix it in with your favorite warm maple syrup for pancakes, waffles, or French toast, or drizzle it over ice cream. And, of course, it makes a great gift for your fellow foodies!
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- To assist Senior Manager. / Manager and Head of FW Costing in achieving adidas Group footwear financial targets
- To collect and analyze regional costing data for Indonesia in support of costing standards and policy improvement
- To provide data to Indonesia OC (Operation Center) costing teams that supports negotiation of product cost in support of brand product margin requirements
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- Ensure costing data for all brands is accurately stored in a central database
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- Monitor exchange rate movements and initiate product cost revisions as per exchange rate policy
- Baseline and measure the workload of the individual Costing teams in Indonesia
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Sir, Perhaps the slick comment would be that if nurses stuck to nursing proper then there would be no need for healthcare assistants ("Army of NHS carers 'a disaster in waiting'," Sept 27) but it is more complex.
The professions supplementary to medicine and nursing have changed greatly since I started working life as a student medical laboratory technician over 60 years ago. Then, there was always the remote and arduous opportunity to advance personally as did I but the professional bodies have now moved en masse towards degree entry with its perceived status. The introduction of assistants to lighten