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Thread: 244 die in Hajj stampede.
February 1st 2004, 02:58 PM #1
244 die in Hajj stampede.
- All I have to say here is:
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- A stampede Sunday morning killed 244 Muslim pilgrims and injured another 244 at a stone-throwing ritual which has been the source of deadly tramplings in the past, according to Saudi's health minister.
The incident happened around 9 a.m. (0600 GMT) during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The health minister said the stampede lasted for about 27 minutes before the crowd was brought under control. The stoning ritual has since resumed.
February 1st 2004, 03:05 PM #2
Re: 244 die in Hajj stampede.
And the point of the ritual is...?
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February 1st 2004, 03:13 PM #3
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To stone Satan I believe . . . symbolically? I dont' know. ..
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February 1st 2004, 03:13 PM #4
Re: 244 die in Hajj stampede.
- To symbolically smack Satan in the noggin with a pebble. In 1990, 1400 people died.
- Like I said:
- I will never understand these people.
February 1st 2004, 03:31 PM #5
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Fanatics never make any sense :exe:
February 1st 2004, 03:33 PM #6
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The History of the Hajj
Four thousand years ago the valley of Mecca was a dry and uninhabited place.
Muslims believe the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) was instructed to bring his wife, Hajira (Hagar) and their child Is'mail to Arabia from Palestine to protect them from the jealousy of Ibrahims first wife Sarah.
Allah told the Prophet Ibrahim to leave them on their own, and he did so, with some supplies of food and water. However the supplies quickly ran out and within a few days Hajira and Ismail were suffering from hunger and dehydration.
In her desperation Hajira ran up and down two hills called Safa and Marwa trying to see if she could spot any help in the distance. Finally she collapsed beside Is'mail and prayed to Allah for deliverance.
Is'mail struck his foot on the ground and this caused a spring of water to gush forth from the earth. Hajira and Is'mail were saved. Now they had a secure water supply they were able to trade water with passing nomads for food and supplies.
After a while the Prophet Ibrahim returned from Palestine to check on his family and was amazed to see them running a profitable well.
The Prophet Ibrahim was told by Allah to build a shrine dedicated to him. Ibrahim and Is'mail constructed a small stone structure the Kaaba or Cube - which was to be the gathering place for all who wished to strengthen their faith in Allah.
As the years passed Is'mail was blessed with Prophethood and he gave the nomads of the desert the message of surrender to Allah.
After many centuries, Mecca became a thriving city, due to its reliable water source, the well of Zam Zam.
Gradually, the people began to adopt polytheistic ideas, and worship spirits and many different gods. The shrine of the Prophet Ibrahim was used to store idols.
After many years, Allah told the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) that he should restore the Kaaba to the worship of Allah only.
In the year 628 the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) set out on a journey with 1400 of his followers. This was the first pilgrimage in Islam, and would re-establish the religious traditions of the Prophet Ibrahim.The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret
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February 1st 2004, 06:00 PM #7
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It stupifies the mind. I think this is more about mob mentality than it is about a faith issue though.
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February 1st 2004, 06:08 PM #8
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Let's check what authorities reccomend the pilgrims do:
79. Every year there is invariably a stampede or stampede condition at the site of stoning of the Jamarat. There are two levels from which pilgrims can perform Rami (stoning) Jamarat. Pilgrims should only go to the Jamarat at times allocated for them by the Saudi authorities. Indian Haj officials will come and escort them to the Jamarat at these timings along with officials of the Maktab. In this manner stoning can be done with ease. Pilgrims should never get stuck in a crowd that is not moving or that is observably stationary. They should choose the ground or the top level for stoning as per the assessment of the crowd. Old, infirm, children and women, who are not able to withstand the strain, can depute someone else to stone on their behalf. If it is found that Jamarat site is overcrowded or the movement there is very slow, it is better to turn back immediately and go back to the camp. Keep away from crowds. Pilgrims can go back for the ritual at a better time. One must also be very alert to the fact that some pilgrims of certain nationalities come in bunches and batches and push their way through. Pilgrims should not get into their way or try to stop them as one could get harmed in the process. It will be more sensible to avoid their path and wait till they get out. Do not try to go against the direction of the crowd. Move with the crowd. Do not lose temper and do not fight with others. If required, pilgrims can retrace steps after the rush has passed. It is advisable to move in groups from the camps with the assistance of the Khadim ul Hujaj. The South Asian Moassasa provides schedules for pilgrims according to which they will permit movement for the Jamarat. This will assist pilgrims in finding out the best time for stoning Jamarat.
80. Pilgrims need to remember that there is no need to hurry in any situation. Islam does not enjoin you to suffer bodily harm or risk your life. There are always options available and hence there is no need to hurry and in the process get harmed.
the stoning ritual and accompanying deadly stampedes are a form of human sacrifice that is tacitly condoned. Everyone involved knows theres a great likelihood of mass casualties, yet the pilgrims dont modify their behavior and the authorities dont institute effective counter-measures. Its a state-sanctioned blood ritual; theyre not putting people on altars and ripping their hearts out like the Aztecs did, but its only one step away.
All precautions were taken to prevent such an incident, but this is God's will. Caution isn't stronger than fate," Madani said.
But who are we to judge the traditions of other cultures? Just last Christmas, Betty Jo Biolovsky tore a fingernail while battling for the last scrap of potato salad at a church social in Peoria. Isnt that really the same thing?In reaction to Richwine Affair, all right-thinking people are quick to proclaim that they dont believe in a genetic basis for IQ. Theyre much less quick to explain with any sort of precision what they actually do believe in. At best, were treated to some hand-waving paired with the phrase social construct..
February 1st 2004, 06:29 PM #9
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It demonstrates that humans don't perform terribly well as herd animals.
Anything is possible, unless it isn't.
February 2nd 2004, 12:16 AM #10
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- And now, a cute joke sent to me by my mother.
> Two Arabs are chatting. One of them has his wallet out and is flipping
> through pictures. Proudly, he pulls two out to show his friend. "This
> is my oldest son He's a martyr. And here is my second son. He's a
> martyr, too." There's a pause, and the second Arab says wistfully, "Ah,
> they blow up so fast, don't they?"
February 2nd 2004, 01:37 AM #11
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We could probably pull up hundreds of examples of mob mentalities from various faiths, beliefs, and identities.
And 'pet, I run across the same mentality here in Taiwan all the time, sometimes in reverse ("it is not my fate....")
TURTON: How come you didn't at least look before you made that illegal right turn?
TAIWANESE DRIVER: If you look before you turn, you might have an accident. And anyway, it is not my fate to have an accident while turning.People are the only mirror we have to see ourselves in. The domain of all meaning. All virtue, all evil, are contained only in people. There is none in the universe at large. Solitary confinement is a punishment in every human culture. -- LM Bujold
February 2nd 2004, 01:40 AM #12
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TURTON: How come you didn't at least look before you made that illegal right turn?
TAIWANESE DRIVER: If you look before you turn, you might have an accident. And anyway, it is not my fate to have an accident while turning.
February 2nd 2004, 11:41 PM #13
Re: 244 die in Hajj stampede.
Not likely. Fatalism seems to be the spirit of the area I'm in, and it extends to driving. No reason why it shouldn't apply to Taiwan too.
In reaction to Richwine Affair, all right-thinking people are quick to proclaim that they dont believe in a genetic basis for IQ. Theyre much less quick to explain with any sort of precision what they actually do believe in. At best, were treated to some hand-waving paired with the phrase social construct..
February 2nd 2004, 11:52 PM #14
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Originally posted by Vorkosigan"I am an alien spouse of female military personnel en route to the United States under public law 271 of the Congress." - Capt. Henri Rochard
February 3rd 2004, 08:46 AM #15
Re: 244 die in Hajj stampede.
Originally posted by AtheistArchonPeople are the only mirror we have to see ourselves in. The domain of all meaning. All virtue, all evil, are contained only in people. There is none in the universe at large. Solitary confinement is a punishment in every human culture. -- LM Bujold
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Also during the meeting, Kush called the Democrats the "Gestapo" multiple times. Despite the slew of hateful comments made by Kush over social media, the county passed the proposal to raise the minimum wage from $7.50 to $8.50 by 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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Former South Carolina Governor and current Republican nominee for Congress Mark Sanford has his work cut out for him if he wants to win the special election on May 7th, his first attempt at staging a political comeback after being forced to resign his governorship following a very public affair. But that didn't stop one local county party chairman from adding another: the looks of the female Democratic nominee.
Sanford is running against Elizabeth Colbert Busch, a successful South Carolinian businesswoman who easily won her Democratic Party primary last month. But rather than challenging Colbert Busch on policy or credentials, Republicans seem focused on her physical appearance:
"Everybody is really concerned because she's not a bad-looking lady, she is a good speaker and she's got some money," said Jerry Hallman, chairman of the Beaufort County Republican Party. "In politics, those things are important."
This is not the first time a female candidate for office has been dismissed as little more than a pretty face with a nice speaking voice, but in the case of Colbert-Busch, who is the older sister of Comedy Central personality Stephen Colbert, she has been subjected to an unusual amount of sexist coverage by all corners of the media.
Whether intentional or not, every one of these headlines poses a problem: they continue to define Colbert-Busch not based on her own successes but by the successes of her famous brother. In doing so, it allows readers — and, more importantly, voters — to do the same. Which of course isn't fair to Colbert-Busch, who has the right to be judged on her own merits.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A female developer was fired after tweeting about a group of men she said were making sexual comments at a computer programming conference, fueling an already vigorous debate about gender equality and culture in Silicon Valley.
Adria Richards wrote on her blog at http://butyoureagirl.com that she was seated in a ballroom at the Santa Clara conference Sunday when the men behind her started talking about "big dongles."
A dongle is a device that plugs into a computer, but Richards tweeted that the men made the comment in a sexual way.
After hearing their remarks, Richards turned around, took a photo of two men and posted it on Twitter with their alleged comments.
Conference organizers said they were concerned by the tweet and quickly met with Richards and the men, who immediately apologized.
"We pulled all the individuals aside. We got all sides of the story. They said she was right, and they were very apologetic," said Jesse Noller, who chaired the conference, PyCon 2013, for people working on Python programming language.
Richards worked for SendGrid, a technology company with offices in Orange County and Colorado. CEO Jim Franklin wrote on the company's website that SendGrid agreed with Richards' right to report the incident to Pycon staff, but not the way she reported it.
"Her decision to tweet the comments and photographs of the people who made the comments crossed the line," Franklin wrote in a blog post on the site. "Publicly shaming the offenders — and bystanders — was not the appropriate way to handle the situation."
Franklin said Richards put the company's business in danger, divided the developer community and could no longer be effective at the company.
One of the men in the photo Richards posted has also been let go from his job at San Francisco-based mobile game company PlayHaven.
"PlayHaven had an employee who was identified as making inappropriate comments at PyCon, and as a company that is dedicated to gender equality and values honorable behavior, we conducted a thorough investigation. The result of this investigation led to the unfortunate outcome of having to let this employee go," PlayHaven CEO Andy Yang said in a blog posting.
The company did not release the name of the fired employee but said a second man in the photo "is still with the company and a valued employee."
"We believe in the importance of discussing sensitive topics such as gender and conduct, and we hope to move forward with a civil dialogue based on the facts," Yang said.
On Friday, thousands of tweets, blogs and online comments swirled about the incident, some supporting Richards and the "call-out cultures," others belittling her or asking what she might have done differently.
Telle Whitney, who heads the Anita Borg Institute, a Palo Alto-based nonprofit working to advance women in computer science and engineering roles, said Friday "that racist or sexist comments have no place in today's work environment and are counterproductive to fostering a diverse, productive and innovative workforce."
"Events such as these make it more difficult for our industry to attract, recruit and retain women in technology, which is extremely important given the growing global demand for technology workers," she said.
Richards, reached Friday by The Associated Press, said she couldn't comment. But she confirmed her blog and tweets, along with the report that she was fired.
"Have you ever had a group of men sitting right behind you making joke that caused you to feel uncomfortable? Well, that just happened this week but instead of shrinking down in my seat, I did something about it … ," Richards wrote in her blog post about the incident.
She said she was spurred in part by a photo of a young girl on the stage at the time, and the thought that the men seated behind her would make it impossible for the girl to learn programming.
The men were not identified by name.
Richards said she also had confronted a man earlier after he told her what she thought was a sexist joke at the conference.
h/t: TPM
The best description I can think of for CNN's coverage of the verdict in the Steubenville rape trial: freakishly distorted and reprehensible.
The thing is, I don't believe these reporters actually are sympathizing with the rapists over their victim; I think it's more cynical and base than that. Dramatic displays of emotion are what CNN is after, because they're good for CNN's bottom line. In their marketing calculations, emotional outbursts draw viewers and sell advertisements. They seek out these kinds of scenes — and in this case, since the victim's identity is kept secret, the only emotional outbursts they could show were the rapists'. So they exploited those moments to the best of their ability.
And in the process, caused great harm to their reputation. CNN continued with this bullshit even after a storm erupted on social media, condemning their coverage. The sheer contempt they showed for their audience, and for the victim of this terrible crime, was breathtaking.
And one more point: the sentences these two kids got were absurdly, offensively light in view of their crime.
A panel at the Conservative Political Action Committee on Republican minority outreach exploded into controversy on Friday afternoon, after an audience member defended slavery as good for African-Americans.
The exchange occurred after an audience member from North Carolina, 30-year-old Scott Terry, asked whether Republicans could endorse races remaining separate but equal. After the presenter, K. Carl Smith of Frederick Douglass Republicans, answered by referencing a letter by Frederick Douglass forgiving his former master, the audience member said "For what? For feeding him and housing him?"
After the exchange, Terry muttered under his breath, "why can't we just have segregation?" noting the Constitution's protections for freedom of association.
ThinkProgress spoke with Terry, who sported a Rick Santorum sticker and attended CPAC with a friend who wore a Confederate Flag-emblazoned t-shirt, about his views after the panel. Terry maintained that white people have been "systematically disenfranchised" by federal legislation.
When asked by ThinkProgress if he'd accept a society where African-Americans were permanently subservient to whites, he said "I'd be fine with that." He also claimed that African-Americans "should be allowed to vote in Africa," and that "all the Tea Parties" were concerned with the same racial problems that he was.
At one point, a woman challenged him on the Republican Party's roots, to which Terry responded, "I didn't know the legacy of the Republican Party included women correcting men in public."
It's a sign of how anxious the right wing is about the possibility that Ashley Judd might run for Senate against Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that the attacks on her have geared up before she's even formally entered the race. There's the American Crossroads ad trying to frame her as out of touch with a series of relatively anodyne and contextless quotations. And now, the Daily Caller, which has been trying to frame Judd's feminist beliefs as fringe, has launched the stupidest salvo against her at all: arguing that Judd, because she has done nude scenes for her work as an actress, "has—literally—nothing left to show us." In an exceptionally gross piece, Taylor Bigler, the Caller's Entertainment Editor (Entertainment, in Caller parlance, apparently means surfing Mr. Skin and publishing clickbait trash gossip) writes:
We are used to knowing just about everything there is to know about serious political candidates. But will Judd be the first potential senator who has — literally — nothing left to show us? The actress has bared her breasts in several films and has had some raunchy sex scenes in others. According to MrSkin.com, which bills itself as "the largest free nude celebrity movie archive," Judd has flashed just about everything on-screen. It seems like she was particularly liberal with nudity early on in her career…Judd did a lesbian sex scene in 2002′s Oscar-nominated "Frida" and has nine other films categorized as "sexy" by Mr. Skin, meaning that there is at least one racy scene in those films.
It may come as a surprise to the Daily Caller, but actresses don't generally take their clothes off on-screen as an expression of some sort of groovy seventies lifestyle, or as a way to have sex with people who are not their spouses or partners. Rather, getting asked to take off some or all of your clothes is, for a lot of actors, a frequent requirement of the job, and something that until recently, tended to be asked of women more frequently than men.
Attacking Judd for her nude scenes is part and parcel of the right's current strategy to discredit promising female advocates. Like Rush Limbaugh's attacks on Sandra Fluke, the Caller's attempts to impugn Judd as an exhibitionist are an attempt to make her seem less serious by impugning her sexual chastity (that this tactic remains in the playbook is a whole other world of crazy). But the evidence is even more specious and pathetic here. Fluke, who became engaged shortly after enduring nationally-broadcast attacks on her character, stumped for birth control access in the real world. Judd took her clothes off as part of fiction. The Daily Caller may not know the difference, but voters do. And Judd, who already knows a thing or two about the insanity of media scrutiny, is getting a real, and sadly valuable education in what you have to be willing to take if you want to be active in American public life as a woman.
#UniteBlue GREAT and balanced separation of equalist men's rights activism and the nutjob side of the cause.
We don't need MRA's, we need equalists.
The term "Men's Rights Advocate" and its shorthand, MRA, loom large in many feminist circles. The term is far less familiar to the general population and on its face, the connotations of "Men's Rights Advocate" seem positive and wholly defensible. After all, patriarchy may bestow privilege upon men and boys (duh) but it also foists on them a variety of problems and sexist expectations worthy of an advocate's attention. Unfortunately, the term does not honestly represent the modern project of men's rights advocacy. While today's MRAs (not necessarily cut from the same cloth as earlier iterations) rail against the sexism men and boys face, their chosen culprit is not patriarchy but feminism.
Men are not denied custody of their children because a sexist society and family law system deem child-rearing a woman's domain. It's feminists trying to make sure women take all the kids!!! Women don't have an easier time getting laid [sometimes against their will, it bears noting] because men and boys are socially instructed by a patriarchal, heterosexist, cissexist culture to view them first and foremost as sexual objects. It's those pesky feminists encouraging women to lord their sexual dominance over lonely men, muhahahahaha [evil feminist laugh]!!! Girls don't perform better in the school system because social cues encourage them to be obedient and polite, while boys are encouraged to roughhouse and interrupt. It's a teaching system brainwashed by feminists to ensure women's supremacy!!!!
These men and organizations are not so much concerned with reclaiming men's rights as they are with preserving men's power and privilege. So we thought let's call a spade a spade, scrap the "Men's Rights Advocate" handle and call them Men's Power Advocates.
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Julian Hazen wants to be a bull rider someday.
On Friday, the 4-year-old Augusta tyke got a close look at what bull riding is all about.
"It's good. It's really cool," he said while at the second annual Rodeo Nights event at the Merchants Association of Columbia County Fairgrounds. The event benefited the Southeastern Firefighters' Burn Foundation.
Julian, along with his mother, Marine Staff Sgt. Melissa Hazen, were among a near-capacity crowd of 2,500 fans Friday at the rodeo, cheering on up-and-coming rodeo stars and veterans in what organizer David Speight called a "growing" rodeo.
Last year, Rodeo Nights lassoed in about 3,500 spectators and raised $23,000 for the burn foundation during the two-night event.
"We want to make a lot of money for the burn foundation and these first few years are growing years for us," Speight said.
Rodeo Nights joined The International Professional Rodeo Association and attracted nearly 300 contestants, three times last year's total.
This year's event boasted eight feature competitions during the two nights: bareback riding, calf roping, breakaway roping, saddle bronc riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, bull riding and team roping.
With so many contestants and a limited amount of venue time, many of the fans miss out on some of the prized events because runs have to be held after the gates have closed, Speight said.
For that reason, organizers are considering adding a third night of competition to next year's schedule and more entertainment between events such as live music or carnival attractions, Speight said.
Julian's mother, a veteran of many rodeos and a fan of Professional Bull Riding, said Rodeo Nights was "well put together."
"We were looking for bull riding in the area and then this came along and it's closer than Savannah or Rome," she said.
Daniel Suer Sr., of Augusta, brought his 4-year-old son Daniel Jr. to see his second rodeo. Suer said the atmosphere of a rodeo and the competition is what brought them out.
"That kind of Western lifestyle, the old west John Wayne kind of stuff, it's more of a simplistic setting," he said.
Sitting in the crowd, awaiting her husband, Manny Egusquiza, to compete in calf roping, Candis Egusquiza said the performers live for the competition and adrenaline rush.
"It's the idea of how fast can you rope a calf. Who can ride better," said Candis Egusquiza, of Madison, Ga.
Her 3-year-old son Cody was seated against the rodeo pen rails and sporting a Stetson hat. She said Cody will be the next cowboy in the family.
"I don't think he stands any other chance (not becoming a cowboy)," she said.
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Canadian stocks settled at a one-month high Wednesday, led mostly by financial and energy issues, after some mixed economic data from the U.S. Investors also weighed the possibility of further quantitative easing in the near future, which seem to have dimmed with the release of some data during the week.
U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly came in unchanged for July, while industrial production rose more than anticipated. As well, homebuilder confidence in the U.S. unexpectedly continued to improve in August.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed Wednesday at 11,905.44, up 51.83 points or 0.44 percent. The Index touched an intraday high of 11,914.76 and a low of 11,841.57.
The Metals & Mining Index was down 0.17 percent, with Teck Resources Limited (TCK.B.TO) up 0.14 percent, Lundin Mining Corp. (LUN.TO) down 0.22 percent, Osisko Mining Corp. (OSK.TO) up 2.54 percent, and First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FM.TO) up 0.42 percent..
The Financial Index gained 0.63 percent with Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) up 1.42 percent, Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO) gained 0.63 percent, and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO) moved up 1.05 percent. However, Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC.TO) shed 0.44 percent.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's weekly crude oil report showed U.S. commercial crude oil inventories to have decreased 3.70 million barrels to 366.20 million barrels last week, but above the upper limit of average for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories dropped 2.40 million barrels last week and was in the lower half of the average range.
The Energy Index gained 0.30 percent with U.S. crude oil futures for September delivery gaining $0.90 or 1 percent to close at $94.33 a barrel Wednesday on the NYMEX.
Among energy stocks, Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ.TO) moved up 0.49 percent, Encana Corp. (ECA.TO) shed 1.16 percent, and Progress Energy Resources Corp. (PRQ.TO) edged up 0.32 percent.
The Global Gold Index edged up 0.27 percent, with gold futures for December delivery adding $4.20 or 0.3 percent to close at $1,606.60 an ounce Wednesday on the NYMEX. The Capped Materials Index gained 0.54 percent.
Among gold stocks, Eldorado Gold Corp. (ELD.TO) moved up 1.08 percent, Kinross Gold (K.TO) gained 1.33 percent, and Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX.TO) gathered 1.12 percent.
Among heavyweights, fertilizer maker Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT.TO) gained 0.89 percent, while aerospace and transportation company Bombardier Inc. (BBD.A.TO, BBD.B.TO) moved up 0.28 percent. Smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM.TO) shed 0.67 percent.
Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (FRB.TO) dived 18 percent after reporting poor second quarter financial results.
Petroleum and natural gas company Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp. (CEU.TO), slipped 0.38 percent after reporting a decline in second quarter profit. Analysts expected the company to earn C$0.12 per share for the quarter.
Metal products company Martinrea International Inc. (MRE.TO) shed over 6 percent after reporting second-quarter net earnings of C$14.4 million or C$0.17 per share, adjusted earnings increase of C$24.1 million or C$0.29 per share last year. Analysts expected the company the report earnings of C$0.31 per share for the quarter.
Metal mining company HudBay Minerals, Inc. (HBM.TO) dropped $8.13 million said its second-quarter loss narrowed to C$30.4 million or C$0.17 per share from C$171.9 million or C$0.97 per share in the same period last year. Loss from continuing operations was C$30.4 million, compared to a profit of C$41.1 million last year. Analysts were expecting the company the report earnings of C$0.08 per share for the quarter. The stock was down 2.46percent.
Base-metals miner Capstone Mining Corp. (CS.TO) lost 0.44 percent after reporting second-quarter net earnings was $12.5 million or $0.03 per share. Adjusted net earnings were $15.1 million or $0.04 per share. Analysts expected the company to report earnings of $0.03 per share in the quarter.
Meanwhile, precious metals miner High River Gold Mines Ltd. (HRG.TO) added 1.44 percent even after reporting a lower second-quarter profit of C$31.6 million or C$0.04 per sharer.
In economic news from south of the border, U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly came in unchanged for July, with continued drop in energy prices offset by higher prices for food, shelter and medical care, a Labor Department report showed Wednesday. The consumer price index for July indicated prices were unchanged for a second consecutive month. Economists expected prices to edge up by about 0.2 percent.
Industrial production in the U.S. rose by slightly more than anticipated in the month of July by 0.6 percent compared to economists' estimates of around 0.5 percent increase, data from the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. The rise was attributed to increased output in the manufacturing, mining, and utilities sectors.
Conditions for New York manufacturers have unexpectedly deteriorated in August, a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York indicated Wednesday. The New York Fed's general business conditions index dropped to a negative 5.9 in August from a positive 7.4 in July, with a negative reading indicating contraction in regional manufacturing activity. Economists expected the index to decrease to 7.0. The index of regional manufacturing activity turning negative for the first time in ten months.
Homebuilder confidence in the U.S. has unexpectedly continued to improve in August, the National Association of Home Builders report showed on Wednesday, with the confidence index reaching a new five-year high. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index climbed to 37 in August from 35 in July. Economists expected the index to come in unchanged compared to the previous month.
In the U.K., Bank of England policymakers unanimously decided to retain quantitative easing at GBP 375 billion and the interest rate unchanged at 0.50 percent, the minutes of the meeting held on August 1 and 2 showed today.
Data from the Office for National Statistics revealed the number of Britons claiming jobless benefits unexpectedly declined in July. The claims declined by 5,900 monthly to 1.59 million in July. Economists expected jobless claims to climb by 6,000. The measure was higher by 35,600 person from a year ago.
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The future of technology lies with Google! Google's Google Glass promo is out which is the common person's first step into augmented reality. Soldiers and pilots have had "heads up display" for years, but now everyday folk like us will be able to experience it through Google Glass. This will allow us to take a picture or video or even start a google plus hangout by shouting an order to your visor.
Like I said, this is the first step into augmented reality. There is another company working on similar technology only instead of wearing a visor it comes in a contact so it is much more discrete. Don't expect to see the contact version on the market any day soon though.
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Is Anyone Surprised That Courtney Stodden Has A Sex Tape? – Dlisted | |
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Is there a way to make tea from a bicycle seat?
I figured she was too dumb to ride a bike.
The guy driving the car is gay…that's the only explanation.
I saw that too! A purple shirt? Ha! Gaydar is in full effect.
Maybe if she ate a sammy once in awhile, a lamp post wouldn't be considered camoflage for her.
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Am I the only one bothered by those anti-smoking ads to the right of the screen? Everytime I click on a pic of a hot chick it's hard to look at because of the boner killer anti-smoking ads, pics of guys with holes in their throats and amputees is not good to look at while checking out a hot chick. Just sayin'….
That bike seat sold on eBay for $90,000.
I actually thought this was Blake Lively at first before looking closer at the shape of the face and the caption. I think it was the dirty-blonde ponytail and the summer dress that threw me off.
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Dont Believe it ! its a total waste of time and money ! Laughable exhibits and some awful sound effects !
Dont Believe it ! its a total waste of time and money ! Laughable exhibits and some awful sound effects !
Several attractions based on one floor of a new mall. Good selection of shops on the lower floors. You can get a ticket to go to some or all of the attractions on one evening which is great value. The staff are excellent really getting into the spirit of things and the place is spotless. Definitely worth a visit and... More
the shows are good but too costly compared to other similar type of shows. Only ripleys gallery is worth visiting . other gallaries are not worth money they charge.
We really enjoyed our day and took lots of pictures with the stars. The area was airconditioned which was a relief from the 40 degrees outside.The whole top floor of this shopping centre has attractions and we spent many hours enjoying it all. You can buy a pass which includes a turn at every thing. The Haunted house was a... More
Never fail to visit this place whenever I visit PATTAYA. Very informative indeed. Good for young children and adults too! Something different from the normal exhibitions that we went so far. Was there 10 years ago and no new exhibits till now. Would like to see more and newer exhibits in the future.
Enjoyed my time with kids and indulged thoroughly in activities like 4D, theater, Haunter house, wax museum, Lazer maze, shooting etc.
good for kids and family for time pass , have good fountain music show in ground floor , fine place to go once if u have spare time , nothing extraordinary amazing , if its hot outside and you dont want get grilled spend the daytime here for 5 - 7 hrs if u have small kids , but be... More
If you book it on your own then it costs double...travel agent can book all the seven attraction for 800 baht which is half of 1590 baht otherwise....must visit.
Everyone knows of Ripley's Believe It or Not. We have seen it many times on videos and comic books. Well In Pattaya one can see a part of Robert Ripley's collection in front of eyes. Some being well made dummies while some are real, but overall thrilling. Ripley's Believe It or Not is in Royal Garden Plaza. This mall has... More
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Even Knut, the adorable polar bear who died in Berlin this week, has been dragged into the mud-slinging by a carbon tax protester saying ''The polar bears are fine!'' when Knut, patently, is not. But hidden among all the umbrage that has been taken, some minority groups have been genuinely offended.
Like witches. One of the signs at the anti-tax rally urged us to ''Ditch the witch'', accompanied by a crude illustration of La Gillard on a broom.
Yesterday when the manager of opposition business, Christopher Pyne, spoke to ABC radio, a caller named Rick phoned in, and explained that as a pagan, he took offence to the use of ''witch'' as a derogatory term.
''If there was a sign up that said 'Ditch the Christian' or 'Ditch the Muslim', all hell would break loose,'' Rick reasoned.
''Are you saying witches should be offended by Tony Abbott, too?'' asked the interviewer.
''Well they are,'' Rick replied. ''I am. I certainly am.''
Abbott should learn from the crimes of Treasurer Wayne Swan in this regard. When in opposition, Swan offended navy personnel when he accused the Howard government of ''spending like drunken sailors''. When he made reference to an obvious point that ''even Blind Freddie could see'', the visually impaired were wounded.
Seeking a minority group tough enough to withstand personal criticism, Swan alighted on bikies. He said Howard was ''behaving like a political bikie''.
But following a complaint from a bikie who said he was both trustworthy and a Labor voter, Swan apologised for making ''unfair comparisons to the prime minister''.
The take-home message for our politicians is a sobering one - even the people they consider to be unsavoury do not want to be compared to them.
In question time yesterday Abbott moved a censure motion against the Prime Minister, mocked her previous tearfulness and called her a liar. Gillard said Abbott was ''puffed up'', arrogant and negative.
A group of protesters who bared their slogan-smeared bellies and blew whistles in the public gallery looked positively couth by comparison.
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hello allen. i hope you dont mind this pm. i just found too many people chime in and are clueless.im in the process of changing out some reels and would like your opinion. i already have the rods from bryan connely. im looking for 4 of each spinning and conventional to replace the ones i sold which were old and miss matched. looking for 30-40lb line class reels and dont need huge capacity. will be used for bass and blues here off long island. im using charter specials on my lighter tackle and am very happy and have tiagras and penn internationals for the heavy stuff. i like the level wind as its easier on the kids and would like your opinion on the shimano tekota vs the avet which of coarse is non level wind.as far as the spinners anything you could recommend would be appreciated. i was looking at the battle but some of the corrosion issues has me worried. i would like to stay at 250 or less for the reels and am going to do a package deal for 9 reels. i need a purple avet sx to match the wifes new rod. you are well respected here and i value your opinion thanks john grant
hi, john! not a problem.
ok, for the spinners, the answer is not going to be what you think. daiwa makes a spinning reel called a sweepfire. it sells for $15-20. i would put carbon fiber drag washers in it, spool it up with line and go fish. when it seizes up on you, throw it away. if you want it to last longer, crack it open and pack the bearings with grease. also add a light coat of grease or corrosion x to all the internal metal surfaces. the reel may surprise you.
any other spinner that you choose will provide excellent service as long as you switch out the drags for greased carbon fiber and pack the bearings with grease. the problem is lack of long term parts availability for spinners. think of women's shoes. a couple of years at most, and the companies want you to move on to something else.
for conventional, you have alot of choices that are all pretty good. my first recommendation is almost always the shimano tld star 15/30. you will need to make some modifications, but this reel will last a life time if treated properly.
the same longevity that you get from spinners you will also see from conventionals if you treat them well. at least here, though, your efforts at maintenance will be appreciated and rewarded. companies will support conventional reels for a much longer time. think men's shoes. it's worth investing money into a good quality reel, but only if you are going to put the effort into maintaining it. i don't know if you were ever in the service, but you would have learned to field strip an m4 with your eyes closed. whatever reel you choose, you should be able to do the same. the tekota is fine. so is the avet. for simplicity and low maintenance, the shimano tld star is more like an ak 47. the accurate is more like an m4. the tekota and avet are inbetween.
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Most spinners today are not worth the expense in the long run due to the weak materials (aluminium alloys, antimonium) used for their maingears. There are some of them that have the right materials for the maingear (brass, stainless steel) and are worth the expense. The multiplier ones have the right materials for the geartrains (brass, bronze, stainless steel).
An adequate usage maintenance and service regime is the basis for long term durability. In fact all mechanical devices (reels, weapons, cars, boats, planes and so on) do need correct usage, maintenance and service to run properly for a long time.
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Brazil's economic boom of the last few years has had significant impacts on the country's tourism industry. While prices for food, accommodations, and transportation have risen considerably, at the same time, the emergence of a new lower-middle class with more disposable income (and more access to credit) than ever before has resulted in an unprecedented number of Brazilians traveling, both abroad and at home.
Although none of this is news, this week I came across an article, by Vincent Bevins, on beyondbrics – an insightful blog devoted to emerging markets – that offered some surprising details about these recent tourism trends.
Surprising Detail Number One: Despite high prices that make it South America's most expensive travel destination, Brazil's tourism industry is actually continuing to enjoy robust growth rates (it grew 6.5 percent in 2011). Interestingly, none of this growth is due to foreigners; in the last five years, the number of international vacationers to Brazil has remained stationary. However, during this same period, domestic travel has soared by more than 30 percent (in 2010, Brazilians took 186 million domestic trips compared with 139 million in 2005).
Surprising Detail Number Two: Domestic travelers are responsible for sustaining a whopping 95 percent of Brazil's tourism industry.
To underscore how disproportionate this ratio is, one need only compare Brazil to neighboring Peru, where, instead of 5 percent, gringos account for close to 30 percent of all spending on tourism.
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The airwaves are full of lawyers defending the jury system after the collapse of the Vicky Pryce trial. Nothing to see here general public, move along. Cornerstone of our judicial setup. Finest system in the world. Lunch at the Garrick? Marvellous.
But the problem here is not so much the jury system, which is obviously better than the alternatives. What is most troubling is that the questions which the judge was confronted with were so exceptionally dim. What does that say about our education system and the state of British civilisation?
The questions were bizarre. No wonder the judge was appalled. What is reasonable doubt? Er, it is doubt that is reasonable. Can we come to a decision based on no evidence or fact? And the question on marital coercion seemed to be rooted in assumptions so dated that it suggested that someone had been watching Downton Abbey and failed to realise that it is fictional.
It is being claimed that perhaps this comes down to one lone juror asking daft questions and the foreman seeking to flag up a problem to the judge. Maybe, but that can only be guesswork. To work the system depends on anonymity and the workings of a jury must remain private.
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