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Today, I write with a heavy heart, saddened that I must give you this news.
Liberty has died.
Liberty in the United States died on New Year's Eve. No, that's not an exaggeration or just plain old spin, Liberty really DIED!
You see, this past New Year's Eve President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012. That single stroke of the pen drove a dagger into the heart of Liberty.
For the first time in the history of the United States the president can now order the military to arrest and indefinitely detain you.
Yes, that's right, the Military can arrest you or your loved ones and hold you indefinitely!
Unbelievably, Congress gave President Obama the power to claim YOU are a suspected terrorist and lets the military arrest you and hold you without trial indefinitely!
How could such a shocking and egregious act ever pass Congress? It's simple, by their actions Congress told us they don't care about Liberty!
In a 299-120 vote on May 18th last year the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill.
You can see here how your Representative voted to give President Obama this radical new power: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll291.xml
Sadly, things in the Senate were not any better – check out the 93-7 vote here: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00218
The NDAA declares the homeland to be part of the battlefield in the "War on Terror."
In simple terms, the NDAA allows suspected – not convicted – American citizens to be detained indefinitely – without charges or trial until the "War on Terror" is declared over…all based on the say-so of President Obama or any future president.
Now the question arises, why would a U.S. Citizen be suspected of terrorism? To be safe, all you have to do is remain within the law, right? Why then should anyone worry about this? Well, the criteria for "suspected of terrorism" is not so logical or narrow as one might think.
Here are just some criteria which may result in YOU being suspected of terrorism:
- Do you have 7 days' worth of food in your home?
- Are you a critic of the federal government?
- Do you favor local and state authority?
- Do you support animal rights?
- Is there ammunition in your home?
- Are there guns in your home?
- Have you participated in a "Tea Party?"
- Have you participated in the "Occupy" protest?
- Are you an environmentalist?
- Do you oppose gun regulation?
- Do you own a gun?
- Are you a veteran?
- Do you dislike the IRS, BATF, or the Federal Reserve?
- Do you oppose war?
- Do you support third parties?
- Do you support the Constitution?
- Have you ever used a Gadsden flag?
The passing of this bill is a direct attack on your Liberty. We have the right to bear arms, we have the right to property, and we sure have the right to keep food in our homes.
If the President deems you are demonstrating suspicious activity he can have the military arrest and detain you until the "War on Terror" is over.
- No evidence has to be presented.
- No phone call to your lawyer.
- No chance to face your accuser.
- No right to due process.
- No notice to your family.
The good news is we may still be have time to resurrect Liberty…
This law must be repealed. Specifically, sections 1021 and 1022, those which are offensive to the God -given rights of humanity, can and must be repealed but only if you act.
Sign the petition today demanding that sections 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act be repealed.
Dangerous legislation like this will only be overturned by a clear message from our Republic's citizens to Congress. Silence equals consent. Don't think for a second that your voice cannot help change the course on which Congress has embarked. Help protect yourself and your loved ones – sign the petition today.
From the online legal reference dictionary.
"Characterized by the creation of a substantial and unjustifiable risk to the lives, safety or rights of others and by a conscious and sometimes wanton and willful disregard for or indifference to that risk that is a gross deviation from the standard of care a reasonable person would exercise in like circumstances."
Could it be that politicians in Washington State are creating substantial and unjustifiable risk to the lives, safety and the rights of their constituents by a conscious and sometimes with a wanton and willful disregard and indifference to that risk?
Let's apply the standard to the political class here in Washington State to see for ourselves if they're acting recklessly.
We all know that Automated Ticketing Machines aren't about safety, they are about money. Click here to find to study after study showing how Automated Ticketing Machines increase accidents at intersections.
Very recently Peoria, Arizona released their year-over-year accident data showing massive increases in accidents at intersections were Automated Ticketing Machines were installed.
And this from the City of Redmond Police Department for the months of March and April 2011:
- 90% of all violations are for turning right on red.
- Over $500,000 in citations were issued for rolling rights on red.
- The city issued $560,000 in tickets for those two months with the city accepting 9 out of 10 of the vendor's recommendations for tickets.
- That $560,000 bought essentially no decrease in accidents.
From KIRO Radio's MyNorthwest.com:
- "Rear-end accidents up at Redmond red light camera intersections"
- "They stopped short of the light because they indicated they didn't want to get a ticket," Redmond Police Commander Shari Shovlin told MyNorthwest.com. "It's not a shock to us. We did expect that might occur."
They actually expected an increase in accidents!
Is expecting more accidents a justifiable risk to the lives, safety or rights of anyone who drives in Redmond? Is putting you and your loved-ones at a greater risk of being in an accident, all to make a buck, the standard of care a reasonable person would exercise?
It appears that politicians – from the state legislature in Olympia down to the city councils – don't care if they put you and your family at risk as long as they can feed their insatiable appetite for money. In fact, State Representative Cindy Ryu of the 32nd Legislative District said to me that she didn't care how much money the camera companies made, or their friends at Goldman Sachs, as long as the cities got their money.
Politicians have all seen the same studies showing accidents increase. They know that Automated Ticketing Machines create hyper-responsive drivers that put you and your family at risk of serious accidents. It seems they care more about money than they do about the safety of you and your loved-ones.
Washington State Campaign for Liberty has been working hard to fight these Automated Ticketing Machines.
Last year we took the fight to the Mukilteo City Council by filing an initiative, gathering the necessary signatures and getting the measure on the ballot. The citizens of the city of Mukilteo voted down the cameras by 71%. Since that time the Mayor, City Council and their friends from Arizona have pressed forward with a lawsuit taking us all the way to the Washington Supreme Court where we are still battling!
This year Washington State campaign for liberty got HB 1823 introduced in the House of Representatives to repeal traffic cameras in the state. Thanks to transportation committee chairman Rep. Judy Clibborn of Mercer Island, we didn't even get a hearing on the bill that had almost a full one third of the Washington House of Representatives as cosponsors!
But don't worry – Campaign for Liberty isn't going to stop until we repeal Automated Ticketing Machines!
Help us continue our statewide fight – sign the online petition here and then forward it to your friends.
This year we also helped launch initiatives in five cities.
In Bellingham, Campaign for Liberty members worked with Young Americans for Liberty leader Johnny Weaver and other groups gathering the necessary signatures to put the measure on the ballot this November.
In the city of Monroe, Campaign for Liberty partnered with Voters Want More Choices, Ban Cams, and The Seeds of Liberty to gather enough signatures to put the measure on the ballot. Rather than face the voters, the money-hungry Mayor and City Council unanimously decided by a conscious and willful vote to ignore their citizens and sue them. Does that kind of blatant abuse of power strike you as something that a reasonable person would do in a like circumstance?
In the city of Longview, Campaign for Liberty member Tim Sutinen partnered with other local citizens and went to work gathering enough signatures to qualify their initiative to be on the ballot. How did the greedy politicians react? They first tried to ignore us but a pending court order made them change their minds. Then they too filed a lawsuit against the very citizens they are there to represent! The Mayor and City Council continue to show their indifference to the risk they are placing on the citizens of Longview by willfully disregarding the voters.
In the city of Wenatchee Campaign for Liberty partnered with Voters Want More Choices, Ban Cams, and Wenatchee We the People. The City council immediately found an activist judge who issued the order for us to stop collecting petitions. Apparently the Wenatchee City Council doesn't care if they put you or you or loved ones at risk so long as the money rolls in.
And the battle in Redmond continues – it appears that the necessary signatures will be gathered. How will the Redmond City Council respond? Only time will tell.
Help us continue the fight sign the online petition here and then forward it to your friends.
I leave it up to you to decide whether the politicians are acting recklessly or not. It appears to me that they are willing to put you and your family a greater risk of accident, all in the name of money. When they don't get their way, they resort to bullying tactics dragging citizens into court.
This summer, when you see your State Senators or Representatives at parades, town halls or picnics let them know you want a repeal of Automated Ticketing Machines.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-07
- Is it just us, or does anyone else find it creepy that the Federal Reserve website has a "just for kids" page? http://fb.me/15NUVfgey #
- Red light camera company sues Bellingham http://fb.me/GPH9bQ2h #
- Sign the Audit the Fed petition to urge our Washington State Representatives and Senators to support HR 459 and S… http://fb.me/1clebEnyq #
Ready for some Washington sunshine?
Are you, like me, sick of the charade going on in Washington DC? It seems like the whole world has been obsessed with the debt ceiling crisis. The worst part is that it's a completely manufactured problem! It's a false choice between raising the debt ceiling and defaulting.
No one seems to be addressing the root cause of the debt debacle. And what is that root cause? You guessed it, the private central bank known as the Federal Reserve.
The Fed enables irresponsible Congressional behavior by allowing our representatives to spend more money than they take in…and then sticking you with the bill to pay it off! Without the Fed, Congress would be forced to live within its means.
As you know, last year Campaign for Liberty took on the private central bank by supporting Audit the Fed bills in both the House and the Senate. We succeeded in racking up co-sponsors but were sold out at the 11th hour when the Senate agreed to a much less extensive audit.
Even though we didn't get our complete audit, we were able to get a glimpse of what the Federal Reserve has been up to behind closed doors. The results so far are absolutely horrifying!
Go here to sign the online petition
Did you know that the Fed essentially gave over $200 million to the wives of two big Wall Street bankers? The cover story is that they were loans, but neither of these ladies, wives of Morgan Stanley fat cats, have any investment experience. It also turns out they are "non-recourse" loans. Of course, that's just a fancy way of saying a loan with no consequences if you don't pay it back.
So again the Fed is caught red-handed, lining the pockets of their bankster buddies. Of course, this is just one example, billions were given to the Fed's other friends like Goldman Sachs, AIG, Citigroup and Bank of America.
But backroom payoffs are just the tip of the iceberg! The Federal Reserve has loaned or guaranteed trillions of dollars to foreign central banks and private non-banking corporations right here in America. Do you think companies like McDonald's, Harley Davidson, Caterpillar, and General Electric deserved bailout cash? Well, like it or not, they've already benefited from the Fed's generosity with your money.
Go here to sign the online petition
Unbelievably, even with all of this information coming to light, some members of Congress still refuse to support transparency!
This August many members of Congress will be in their home districts holding town halls. It's time again to show up and demand a real Audit of the Fed.
So far, only two members of Congress from the State of Washington have cosponsored Audit the Fed legislation. It appears, by their silence on the matter, neither Washington State Senator thinks transparency is a worthy issue either.
Since Campaign for Liberty started this fight over two years ago, over 70% of Americans now support an Audit of the Fed.
Here in the state of Washington both the Democrat and Republican parties have passed resolutions supporting a full and complete audit of the Federal Reserve. With that kind of grassroots support, you would think with that all our Congressmen and women and both our Senators would already be cosponsors!
Click here to sign the online petition urging Congress to pass an Audit of the Fed. We'll be delivering these petitions to our representatives to turn up the volume on this issue.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-31
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Not an original idea, but here's my 2009 playlist…
I'm not going to claim these are the "best" songs of 2009, but they are songs that I either heard on the radio frequently, got many plays from me pesonally, or jumped out at me in a way.
Some of them are my favrorites from '09, some debuts, some I selected because I felt no list of '09 would be complete without that artist being represented, and some are probably from '08 and I was a little late to the party on.
It's been awhile since I attempted the fine art of playlist construction, but I'm pretty pleased with it.
At first I wasn't too sure I could fill out a decent list, as I felt like I've spaced on a good portion of the year music-wise, but in the end it took alot to cut it down.
How did I get to 23? First I decided it would be cool in a lame way to have a song called "twenty three" at #23. And once I decided that I figured might as well stop at 23. Then I realized only 23 would fit in a screen grab on my tiny dell laptop anyway (RIP macbook). So there it is.
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The World is Flat covers a number of different topics, but the thrust of it is that technology is "leveling the playing field." He explores that in a number of themes, including the developed vs developing world, individuals vs large institutions, etc..
In my mind he fails to account for large organizations being able manipulate and influence these things. A recent article just talked about how Google is going to be manipulating its search results for payment. There is a ton of information on the internet, but the average person gets it from just a few sources. The tech boom as a business model is also misunderstood, IMHO anyway, as a shift in power. In reality it is just like any other emerging technology or market. Entrepreneurs take all the risk and the successful ones are absorbed. This may take the form of a acquisition, but just as often it is establishment folks swooping in from consulting firms and elite business schools to remodel the firm to make it fit for public consumption in the form of an IPO, where it then has to play by the same rules. You could apply the same ideas to globalization as well. And as far as an individual's power, we have never had less privacy than we do now, much of our vital personal information is available online whether voluntary or not - that to me is a vulnerability. China has done a good job of harnessing these things for its own gain without compromising its grip on the population. It faces a greater threat from backward ethnic separatists in the west than any rebel bloggers. And what about the non-flat parts? There seem to be new places going "off the grid" every day. The effects of the recent economic meltdown have yet to be digested, but I'm going to bet it will be a less "flat" world. MORE provincialism not less. Finally I have never been to Bangalore or Delhi. But I've been to Hong Kong, Singapore, and Macau. It's very easy to be wowed by how advanced these places are, but those places, which are the ones the average foreigner sees, are disproportionately advanced for their regions. Most Chinese and Indians live in grinding poverty with little of the benefits of modern society and I don't see any easy way to integrate them. If anything they will become more resentful and hostile of modern society. We've seen that play out with the Uighur bombings during the Olympics and the Mumbai attacks. I could go on here. Friedman is revered by the McKinsey and Harvard Business Review set because he is preaching to the choir. But I think there are plenty of reasons to believe he is confusing the further collapse of the Westphalian order with some global enlightenment. Maybe you got a different message from the book. |
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True dat...
Though I'd say the Westphalian order is not collapsing, not yet. It is being enhanced in a rather tumultous fashion though... |
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Though following to their logical extreme to ideas of the rabid globalists (i.e. The Economist editorial writers) would probably see a return of of a pre-Westphalian type system, with the role of the church played by some international organization. I'm assuming David Rockefeller would be the Pope. |
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I recall that I wanted to complain about a "Top 100 intellectuals" list that had 37x "United States" people in it, but didn't it because I had already heated up some feelings before. Seriously; such lists (and there are dozens like this; I recall a 'Best 100 songs of all time' from Rolling Stones magazine or similar; all songs were in English language and only half a dozen wasn't Anglo-American) only show the distorted view of the world that many people have. This certainly applies to most people; I bet the Indians, Chinese, Japanese, Russians and all Europeans would create similarly distorted lists (and do; ). It's sad to see such a ridiculous list originating from a foreign policy-interested organization that should know better (well, 63% foreign entries is probably the best that you could hope for). Imagine how much we miss, how often we err - only because of those terrible language barriers (and because the media weighs news from certain countries much more important than news from others)! I've still found no way how to research Finnish military art in any meaningful way. I am convinced (due to anecdotes) that they have a lot to share, but the language isn't even a remote relative of any language that I can read (German/English/French/Spanish/Dutch). |
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How about Hungarian?
I understand, perhaps incorrectly, that Finnish is related to Hungarian (Finno-Ugric).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finno-Ugric_languages The problem with language barriers is ignorance. We might lack important lessons and couldn't even learn about our shortcoming (well, except by the evidence of failures in wartime). Take the Germans of 1939, for example. They were well behind the Finnish in the use of mortars, sniping & winter warfare at least. They didn't learn about it till '42 when the Finnish shared their knowledge to their German brothers in arms via German mountain troops in Finland, though. |
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Just returned from Christmas exodus, and spent my spare time during the break reading Friedman's new book, "Hot, Flat, and Crowded," and then because I was in the zone, "The World is Flat." Brain is pretty fried now, but that said, I am a big fan. A lot of what he writes is anecdotal and he probably overstates what can really be done to fix problems, but his themes are pretty dead on.
TWIF deals with the pros and cons of globalization, and he argues that those that adapt to the "flat world" will profit and prosper. He admits that millions remain in poverty, but the trend for states and nations that adapt is a rise from poverty for many. His overall theme that competition is global, and you can no longer stay on top without serious effort rings very true today. HFaC is his call for a green revolution, with America leading the charge in new technologies. His stats for inaction are scary, and it would be a positive for America and the world if we polluted less and used efficient energy, but I doubt there is an overnight cure, or even a several year cure just around the corner. Unless Val Kilmer can steal Cold Fusion from Keanu Reeves, we're going to be using carbon for a while. Its worth a read if you are interested in the environmental/business debate though. I've read 2 of his other books (just waiting for "Lexus and Olive Tree") and read his column in NYT too. I think he was a good pick for the list.
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Bill Gates with his extreme track record of completely wrong "predictions"? No great intellectual.
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Sookie has a murder investigation on her hands. A young girl has died at a vampire party - and it looks as though her lover, Eric, might be responsible. Eric swears he didn't do it, the police don't believe him, and even Sookie isn't so sure. Nor is she inclined to take his word for it, having caught him enjoying the victim's blood minutes before she was killed.
But something strange is going on. Why had Sookie been asked to come to the fateful party a few minutes early - just to catch Eric in the act? And why had the victim spiked her blood before approaching Eric? Was it simply because she wanted to be irresistible, or was it something more sinister?
Sookie will have to find out . . . but it's the worst moment to investigate, as her Fae family are having troubles of their own and Sookie is, inevitably, drawn in. And there is one last complication. The cluviel dor her grandmother left her. It will grant her one wish, which could fulfil Sookie's heart's desire. The only problem is, she still doesn't know what - or who - her heart truly desires...
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"Bringing Sookie back home to roost.."
The most important thing you have to remember when reading a Sookie Stackhouse book is that it isn't True Blood. The two should be regarded as different stories with the same characters.
I personally think Harris managed to bring this twelfth book in the series, back home to roost again. She has linked into her characters as they were in the beginning, as opposed to what they are in the TV series. Which means this book has a laid back and comfortable quality to it.
It wasn't until I had finished the book that I realised there was no naughty scenes at all,which also means the story didn't need them. I missed Pam and her witty remarks and Eric played the understudy this time. I also thought there were far too many scenes that had Sookie shopping, painting her nails and having a shower.
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I was going to ask this at my more regular homestead, the Rogue Trader section, but I figured that since we now have the Only War forum, it might be more appropriate here. It doesn't deal specifically with Only War, but rather with an aspect of the universe that I have been thinking about for a while, that definitely fall within the purview of the Imperial Guard/Imperial Navy.
Simply put, what about Oceanic Warfare?
The galaxy is a pretty big place, with literally millions of habitable worlds. Many of those worlds, while adhering to the regular trope of "There is only one colony, one culture and one dominant climate zone", should be relatively close to - or at least relatable to - Earth. Our Earth, not the Terra of the 41st millennium. That means lots and lots of seas and oceans.
Hell, even Cadia has huge swaths of water.
Armageddon? Check.
Catachan? Check.
Macragge? Check.
Tanith? Check.
Vostroya? Check.
Tallarn? …not so much.
The planet that is entirely covered in water is practically a sci-fi trope. It there's multiple planets like this is almost every major sci-fi franchise. While I don't know of any in WH40k, I think that, going by "The galaxy is a pretty big place" and the cultural influences on WH40k, it just has to exists.
But how does this work? Clearly there needs to be special regiments dealing with these kinds of planets or areas. All those tanks we've seen are useless. Hell, we don't even know if hover technology or skimmers works properly over water (but let's assume that they do, because water is pretty dense). Why have we never heard of these regiments or regimental detachments? Where's the cruisers, destroyers and transport vessels? Where's the oceanic equivalent of the Baneblade?
Or the enemies for that matter. Where's the underwater eldar cities of an oceanic maiden world? Where's the massive sea-beasts and leviathans of the forces of chaos? Tau nuclear submarines? Necron.. nevermind, the Tyranids and the Necrons probably work "as is". But for all the rest, I want more.
And if there is nothing to have, I'm calling for official supplements on the issue. I don't even know what to call oceanic regiments or specialists. "Navy" is clearly taken by the actual navy, and in WH40k, it is unlikely that anyone even remembers the days when "Navy" had anything to do with water.
And in the absence of that, let's make shit up.
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Hmm, what an interesting proposal.
I think the easiest way to handle this would be to use the rules for space combat from Rogue Trader, change a bit here and there (specifically distances, the existance of void shields, the length of a turn and some other variables) and you should have a working system that would serve as a base.
The problem would be the interaction beween smaller ships and larger vehicles.
Maritime forces represent a sort of primitive "titan" scale warfare. A 20th century battleship is about the same size as a battle titan but of course does not "stand" rather it floats on it's back (Keel). The capital scale weapons it dploys are smaller than a Voidship's but are still quite a bit more powerful than "mere" tank weapons. In 40k; I would surmise that Maritime forces would use Titan scale weapons and employ voidshields in the same fashion as an actual titan. Additionally, larger vessels could carry actual Anti-Voidship weapons designed to aid in planetary defence. Imagine if you will; A nuclear ballistic missile submarine that carries void torpedoes or a Battleship that carries Lance batteries used to fire on ships in orbit! The nature of naval (Maritime) warfare would necessitate a fairly mechanized approach but it is not unachievable!
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There were giant naval ships called Argonauticals. Owned by the Persepians (or Caliguans?). The ships had anti air, missles and some torpedoes, but they were mostly used to transport soldiers. They used naval ships instead of flying ships because of a large canon shooting down flyers. So having these large ships is kind of pointless, even though sci-fi oceanic battles seem cool.
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I had the same thought (40k maritime combat) a while back:-
The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.
I did a couple of sample regiments aquatic regiments in this thread:
They were still mostly infantry regiments, focused more on water based attacks on land to form beechheads for other forces.
In general I imagine it's more the PDF that will be employing sea power and the Imperial Navy will be engaging with aircraft but specialist guard regiments opne up a lot of tactical options. With the Imperial guard having a lot of amphibious transports being able to drop into the see and hit land could be vital if the land is heavily defended against air attacks.
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So I guess it's silly at this point not to mention what all of my three remaining readers already know.
What this really means is that I'm only a couple of months away from starting to run again and then there will actually be a point to this blog. Meanwhile, I've barely even been walking for exercise. Though I did get out for a half hour walk today and will try to be more consistent about doing that.
The road back from my grad school craziness/high-risk pregnancy induced sedentary lifestyle is going to be one heck of a long one with many pounds to lose and many muscles to reawaken. The good part though is that there's really no rush and I do have such a long way to go that there should be a lot of progress points to measure and keep me motivated. For the moment, I'm not establishing any hard goals beyond getting back to my pre-Missouri weight and running some kind of road race, even if it is just for fun.


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Kirsty Smith, of Northampton, was found guilty of changing the frequency of an intravenous drug from once daily to three times daily; giving out drugs to a patient to take home without checks by another member of staff and while already suspended from drug administration; and falsifying records of an observation for a baby boy in early 2012.
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In her defence, Smith claimed that she hadn't had the proper training and supervision and made an incorrect observation.
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COWBOYS are lining up to be Johnathan Thurston's "best mate", but players are adamant speculation over his future isn't a distraction.
Not a day has gone by over the past week where the superstar playmaker has not been splashed on front and back pages that have either linked him to a rival NRL club or had one pull out of the race for his estimated million-dollar signature for 2014.
But as North Queensland begin preparations for a 2013 NRL campaign high on expectation, the playing squad say they are unfazed.
"Everyone wishes they had that problem (a big contract offer)," halfback Ray Thompson said with a smile.
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Winger Ashley Graham said: "I think it's more of a distraction for you guys (media) to be honest.
"Every club would want JT, so it's no surprise to see the clubs coming out and saying they want him - he is the best player in the world.
"Every player goes through negotiating a contract, so it's nothing new for us."
The saga of where the two-time Dally M Medal winner will play after next season is far from taboo at Cowboys HQ, though.
As reports of Brisbane, Canterbury, Penrith, Parramatta and St George Illawarra, amongst others, showing interest in offering a record contract have filtered through, Graham and Thompson said it had been a bit of a running gag within the team.
"(The) only thing I talk to him about is the million-dollar contract, I'm hitting him up for a loan," Graham said, laughing.
"He's going to have the cash, so I'll be his best mate."
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Britney is probably this generation of gays' Judy f..king Garland- a life of tragedy…blah..blah. Beyond pathetic. The comment by the Joel Twaddell dude who did this poll is very telling; 'When Madonna puts out a new album, she will be on top again', so what we learn from this is it doesn't matter what they do once they keep the hits coming. Who said gays were shallow?!
Yes I can not stand Britney Spears & Cheryl Cole neither. Now Adam Lambert Now he is a gay Icon, he is actually gay, very good looking & he sings about being gay too & thats what I really love about him, I also think Kieron Richardson (Ste in HollyOaks), Q-Boy, Dirk Bogarde & Shabby Katchadourian are also true gay icons as well.
Shoot me now !
My gay idol is prob John barrowman. A great guy, singer , actor. And is just a stand up guy who can be out there but doesent need to exaggerate he's gay, if you ask he will just answer.
Also if a female pop singer had to win then gaga is the only one really. She's done a lot of positive pr work for us
Why are gay people so obsessed with creating as 'gay icons'? I'm not even sure what it actually means, but it's certainly an unhealthy way of filling a void or identifying something to aspire to.
And why does it tend to be people who are pretty, but not very bright. Or outrageous and overtly sexualised. In either case, there always has to be an element of 'suffering', normally drug or alcohol addiction, failed relationships and eating disorders. Social repression or a disadvantaged background. If they've attempted suicide, then it general seems to make them a stronger candidate. Could gay icon actually be a sysnonym for victim icon?
I don't really have role models, but I'd rather aspire to those with discernible talent, intelligence, self-confidence, self-respect and a will to make a positive contribution to society.
Sorry Britney, you'll just have to make do with being on someone else's wall.
How about people who actually do GOOD!!!
e.g. Ian McKellan runs a gay rights Charity. Lady Gaga does do work for gay rights, that's true so I guess she deserves a place.
If the only person that the gay community can stand behind is a pop idol then people need to stand up and say "No, there's homophobia in the world and THESE aren't the people doing stuff about it."
She is homophobic, how does that make her a icon? Madonna I could understand as she has done a lot over the years. Gaga I would of voted for what she has done for us. Born This Way is the LGBT anthem now. Spears just turns and walks away as if she wants to throw up if anyone even mentions the word "Gay" She has done it repeatedly on Idol.
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When I first came to Warseer seeking advice for improving my Eldar gameplay, I was horribly puzzled by the often repeated yet hardly ever properly explained advice that "Eldar units have to support each other".
I believe I am starting to understand how Synergy works, and the more I do the more I believe said advice to be of little use for fresh Warlocks and Autarchs.
Let me explain: At starting point levels -and I believe every fresh Eldar player should start out at 750 and slowly work his way up, coming back to 1K now and then- points are, obviously, at a premium. Paying 200+ points for a pure support squad and its transport just never worked for me, I'd much rather have a few hard hitting things that could stand on their own.
Looking back now, I think I missunderstood some of the advice. The way I see it now, it's not so much about using two or three units totaling at 600+ points to take out a single enemy squad worth 120 points (and this exact example has come up in recent tactica discussions here on Warseer).
I think the best summary of this approach to Eldar synergy can probably be made as:
Specialist units with vulnerabilities benefit from other specialist units in support range that can cover for their weaknesses.
The thing is, there is no general supporting. What I would tell a new player is: Don't bother until you get a good feeling for which units actually need the support of others.
Case in point, when I plan to run a Banshee Serpent up the flank of a Marine army, I'm extremely worried about Dreadnoughts as they should be tremendous deathpits for Banshees.
None of that bothered me overmuch in the past - as long as one doesn't face a Dreadnought one doesn't have to think about anti-Dreadnought strategies (even though I personally do try to keep a step ahead of my regular opponents, which might be the reason behind my current W-D-L ratio...)
But these days, before I ever take Banshees, I always make sure I have Fire Dragons or a Seer Council on my list already.
Now, I know some of the more experienced ("competitive") players will roll their eyes, a debate might break out on whether Banshees are *ever* worth taking, but that's not the issue I am talking about.
What I am talking about is that there should always be a specific thought, motive or reason when you talk about units supporting each other. There is no universal synergy - which I think is a paradox in itself.
So, my position is this: New Eldar players shouldn't bother too much with all the cryptic advice about mutual support and synergy. I think it is unreasonable to ask new players to look at units in anything else but a vacuum. An understanding of Synergy can only come with familiarity of the units and their strengths and limits.
And most of all, I think more experienced players should stop handing out the generalistic advice "Eldar units need to support each other". If you want to help less experienced players, give them specific combinations of squads that work well together and explain where their synergy comes from, but don't give them the feeling they are doing something wrong if they don't apply a mantra that doesn't really make much sense to them (yet).
Generally speaking, I think I would suggest avoiding to speak about synergy in general, vague terms at all. It's not only not helpful, it's also confusing. and that is never a good thing.
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Finally, coming back to the issue of Banshees and the question if they are even worth taking, I'd like to get something else off my chest:
Speaking about units as if they were in a vacuum is generally agreed upon to be a bad thing. Yet so many people here talk about tactics and strategies (i.e. army composition) as if they happened in a vacuum.
One of the best signatures I've seen so far reads (something like):
"There is no single formula to determine the best solution, that can only ever be achieved by looking at every available option and comparing their relative pros and cons."
To put this in other words: Claiming that there are no or only a few competitive builds for any army is pretty subjective. I might be wrong here, but I think it depends a lot on situational circumstances, most of all the local metagame and the environment we, each of us individually, play in.
I will admit that certain builds work better all around, but squads that are useless in one environment can work pretty well in another. Heck, I've seen some of my own Eldar units switch from so-good-they-are-broken to so-bad-they-are-broken as my regular opponents expanded their strategies and model collections.
As I said, it's hard to argue the value of any given unit in a vacuum. I wonder how long it will take for me to switch from a strong a proponent of 3-strong Jetbike units to a critic of them. And when I do, it won't be because the models have different rules or stats all of a sudden. The game changes and evolves, at least for many of us.
I'll have to make a cut now, but before I do, I want to say:
I'm not trying to argue one way or the other, I'm not trying to bash anyone here, I'm just running out of time to shine light on both sides of the issue right now. I'll be back eventually. The topic at hand, anyway, is the issue of Synergy and whether it is understood correctly, whether we all mean the same when we talk about it.


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Cyber Crime 2011: TeleTrusT-Information day on the 20th of May, 2011 in Berlin
Experts expect in the coming few years professional, economical or politically motivated attacks on mission-critical IT infrastructures.
The recent Ndrangheta gang bust by the Italian police, unveiled the gang's international connections with arrests warrants issued as far away as Canada and Western Australia.
Police in Italy and Germany have arrested 35 people in an anti-mafia operation, with warrants also issued in Canada and Australia