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Prince of Heart | ||||
Age |
16 (Possibly born December 3rd, 2409) | |||
timaeusTestified | ||||
Perfect grammar and syntax. More kickin' rad subtleties than can be spelled out, yo. Also uses bropuns at times. | ||||
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Dave's Bro - pre-Scratch self | |||
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A high-rise apartment in the middle of the ocean (Houston, Texas) | |||
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Puppets, Robots, Philosophy, Mythology, Horses/Ponies, Robo-Death-Matches, Katanas, Rapping, Artificial Intelligence | |||
Music |
Unite Synchronization ♫ | |||
Dirk Strider is the post-scratch incarnation of Dave's Bro. Prior to his proper introduction to the reader, he is referred to by Jane as "D. Strider", and later by Roxy as "di stri". His name may also be a reference to Bro's use of shitty swords unbreakable katanas, as a dirk is a kind of blade, although it should be noted that dirks are actually Celtic daggers, not swords.
Dirk's chumhandle is timaeusTestified (TT), in line with the rule that post-scratch kids have the same chumhandle abbreviation as their corresponding pre-scratch kid's ectobiological sibling. This completes the set of chumhandles when added to GT, GG, and TG. He uses the same color text that Davesprite uses, analogous to the fact that Jane and Jake use the same colors as Nannasprite and Jadesprite, respectively. He also signed the book that he sent to Jane in orange pen.
Dirk's web browser, and therefore the name of his denizen, is Yaldabaoth, given to him by the game due to his natural skills as a warrior.
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Dirk's meteor arrived on earth sometime during the 25th century, along with Roxy Lalonde. However, he is able to communicate with Jane and Jake (who are living around 4 centuries in the past) and establish Sburb connections with them by means of Trollian.
He, like Jake and Roxy, gave Jane Crocker a bunny for her thirteenth birthday, though he had to build it from scratch, unlike the others. It was "...somewhat less innocuous" than the other two bunnies and is "such a little troublemaker". His bunny contains the original Con Air bunny which he stole from his Bro's museum.
He also has an auto-responder, an application designed to simulate Dirk's otherwise inimitably rad typing style, tone, cadence, personality, and substance of retort while he is away from the computer. It is implied that it was constructed somehow with a copy of Dirk's brain. The algorithms were originally guaranteed to be 96% indistinguishable from Dirk's native neurological responses, based on statistical analysis, which means that the percentage can change (and does, dropping to 93% upon Jake's continued probing). Jake expresses frustration with it, but Jane seems to like it.
His dream self on Derse has apparently been awake for years, much like Dave's was, although Dave was not aware of it. After a little practice, he "learned how to be awake there while awake [on Earth] too." He has been using his dream self to gather information on Derse, and to watch over Roxy's sleepwalking dream self. His dream self is seen covered in the Hegemonic Brute's blood, having foiled the Batterwitch's assassination attempt. He then chose to reveal his dream self's awakeness to Derse by publicly impaling the Brute's head through a Dersite banner.
Afterwards, Dirk tries to ascend to his roof, but is sidetracked by the sudden appearance of Roxy's Fenestrated wall, and soon after by jeering from Caliborn. He grabs Lil' Cal and goes to the roof, where we see that, like Roxy, he lives in the Post-Scratch Future Earth.
As Dirk's dream self attempts to escape from the Red Miles, he is shocked to see both Jane and Jake appearing on Derse. While telling Jane to abscond from Derse via the portal, he witnesses the Miles impaling her from behind. He then quickly orders Lil' Seb to take Jake and get him out of Derse. Afterwards, he intends to kiss Jane to save her dream self, but is knocked out by falling debris before he gets chance to do it. On Earth, his waking self is also knocked out by the blow, presumably because of his consciousness being divided between his two selves, and drops Lil' Cal into the sea below. Afterward, the projection of Dirk which existed in Jake's dream bubble becomes Dirk's dream self. Dream Dirk states he must leave in order to repair the session, as all the players are dead or unconscious. He takes Roxy's hand and begins to leave, apologizing for his abrupt exit.
As he attempts to leave the dream bubble, Dirk finds he cannot leave it, so he throws Roxy out the bubble instead, while he is awoken by Aranea Serket's powers. His waking self wakes up, and afterwards he begins his plan to rescue his friends. He captchalogues several objects, including Squarewave and his sendificator, before leaving Sawtooth to send his home to the Medium and going through the fenestrated wall sent by the God Cat from Roxy's house with his rocket board. Dirk arrives at Roxy's room, where he leaves Squarewave to take care of Roxy's entry. He revives Roxy before killing himself by sendificating his head to Jake, who revives him. After Dirk's dream self awakens, he revives Jane and takes Roxy and himself to their session's Frog Temple, where they wait in the time capsule until Jake's time. The two are then reunited with Jane and wake up Jake in time for him to revive Dirk.
Almost half a year after entering, Dirk is shown to be on the Land of Tombs and Krypton, wearing a mask to protect himself from the thick gases of the planet and shoes similar to that of his rapping robots. He still uses his Unbreakable Katana, unlike the other kids and their newly-created weapons. At one point, he is seen about to ambush some skeletal Underlings alongside Jake, who now has a Sweet Bro tat to match Dirk's Hella Jeff.
The three trickster kids then arrive on LOTAK and attempt to get Dirk in on the trickster action. Roxy announces her feelings for Dirk, which he already knew of to begin with. She then tries to kiss him in order to solve her personal problems, but he tries to fight her off, threatening to use a sword and losing his cool in the process. After Roxy's persistent behavior and ARquisprite's words of wisdom, he allows Roxy to kiss him, physically turning him into a trickster. However, his personality does not change in the slightest, and AR suggests he's too far gone in his own problems for even trickster mode to help him. In short, because of his dense mind, and possibly his abilities as a Prince of Heart, he seems to be immune to the "sugar holocaust" properties of the Trickster mode. Dirk tries to message Jake constantly after he leaves in desire for more space from their relationship, though once all of his messages went ignored and he is confronted by trickster Jake, Dirk decides to take the intiative and break up with him instead. However, he has shown remorse for the way he did it and what he said to him.
After ascending to the God tiers, Dirk and Roxy are encountered by the Condesce herself. Dirk attempts to aggress her, but is suddenly obstructed by Jade Harley, who gives him a hook to the lips and teleports him away to the Furthest Ring, the same way she did with Jack Noir.
Personality and Traits
Dirk tends to brag when it comes to his achievements, especially involving robots, which have been scattered far and wide. He appears to enjoy criticizing Jake's infatuation with the fictional character Neytiri, apparently referring to the character as "a gigantic shitty space furry." This may be a reference to the fact that Jade is now (quite literally) a gigantic space furry, as seen in the Cascade Flash. He seems to be a fan of horses, judging by his room being filled with horse and pony themed posters. It is inferred that he also watches My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic; although he claims his interest is purely of academic nature, he admits he likes Rainbow Dash since "she is so spunky. <3" He also owns a tiny Maplehoof, who in her new size resembles an MLP figurine. He seems to be more laid back and less hot-headed than Dave at 15, using intellectual analysis intermixed with his ironic quips. At 13 however, his personality is almost identical to Dave's, using more curse words and fewer intellectual quips than his older self.
Dirk seems to have a high interest in teaching his friends lessons to aid them in their personal development, such as when he insists Jake fights Brobot for Uranium as a consequence of having wasted his own Uranium thoughtlessly. He tries to make Jake more skeptical, because he is very naive; while the opposite holds true for Jane, who he criticised for her extreme skepticism. This results in him coming off as obnoxious at times, trying to make his friends think more, which makes him similar to his biological daughter Rose. Like his pre-scratch self, he has a big interest in smuppets and puppets in general (although it seems this interest has expanded into the field of robotics). He is also known to enjoy "legendary infinite showers" (which he may take when he is focusing on his dream self).
Dirk's previous interest and relationship with Jake as well as this conversation where Dirk refers to the "respective orientations" of Jane and himself practically confirms him to only have an interest in the same sex. He goes on to call Jake "the only viable romantic target" for him out of their group, and suggests that may be the reason for his infatuation with him. Roxy frequently refers to him to things like "SUCH a gay dude" and has mentioned him being "a guy who dont like girls", though he said that he prefers not to label his sexuality.
As Dave before him, he seems to have had a strained relationship with his Bro, who died in the 21st century as a resistance fighter against the Baroness. Unlike Dave, he was unable to physically brawl with his brother due to their separation in time, forcing him to build robots, set them to kill mode, and spar with them to death instead. Dirk is aware that they are not actual brothers, instead being related through "an esoteric process of genetic reamalgamation." Jane also believes that he is a bit bitter about his bro's success with Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff the Moive [sic], although he would never admit it.
It was revealed by Dirk's auto-responder and then later on by Dirk himself that he harbors a romantic interest in Jake. Dirk's auto-responder alluded to this. The A.R., having started out as an exact replica of his thirteen-year-old self, indicates that Dirk's romantic interest in Jake had started to manifest about three years ago. The Auto-Responder also informs Roxy that Dirk is planning to make some sort of romantic overture to Jake once they both begin playing the game.
He and Jake were revealed to be dating for some months after entering the medium, although shortly after Jake had been somewhat hesitant on the relationship due to perceiving Dirk as being too overbearing as a boyfriend. Upon being confronted by trickster Jake's proposal to group marry him and once engaging in a failed version of trickster mode himself, Dirk takes the initiative to break up with Jake for ignoring all of his messages rather than working it out together. Dirk guesses that his intense advances towards him were partially initially because Jake was the only romantic target due to his orientation. However, later on he shows remorse for the way he broke up with him, and partially takes the blame for their problems by saying "my insanity scared him right the fuck off." He and Jane have both said they are unable to tell whether or not they are completely over him.
Dirk has also been shown to care very deeply for his friends, stating in this conversation that "I'd probably run this sword through my own dick before I could bring myself to kill Roxy. Even for her own good." He and Roxy seem to have a very strong friendship (possibly an equivalent to moirallegiance) and he has said that although he doesn't feel any sense of romantic attraction towards her and will not try to make himself reciprocate so he can to stay true to himself. However, he does love her as a close friend.
- His shirt features a picture of a cap, reminiscent of Bro's headwear and similar in shape to Dave's record symbol. Also, both symbols are broken circles, with Dave's being a cracked circle and Dirk's being a semi-circle.
- Like Dave's hair, Dirk's hair is a stylized bird.
- The cap on Dirk's shirt is also a stylized bird. Specifically, the lighter-orange segment.
- The hat on the trickster version of Dirk has a pinwheel on top. Pinwheels are usually associated with flying, just like birds.
- He is the first male character to be introduced having the same two letters for Pesterchum initials, the only other being Caliborn.
- His chumhandle is most likely a reference to Plato's dialogue, Timaeus, which discusses the demiurge, a god-like being who created the universe as a sort of living creature. The Timaeus dialogue, alongside Critias, also introduces the mythology behind Atlantis.
- Dirk has a map of Atlantis in his room. And when his first name is finally revealed, it's noted that the last two letters of "Dirk" are diluvian (relating to floods). This is because r and k are the last two letters of "Ark" and Atlantis is often referred to as the "Antediluvian World".
- Dirk's browser and denizen is Yaldabaoth, who is the chief of the Gnostic Denizens and creator of man.
- Timaeus is also a biblical character in the Gospel of Mark who is the father of a man whose blindness was cured by Jesus.
- His affinity for robots and horses and his interest in looking STRONG resemble those of Equius. He has also been shown to have a large number of towels.
- He appears to, like Dave, be surrounded by feathery assholes; only they are white seagulls instead of black crows.
- Not only are the Pesterchum handles switched between Dirk and Roxy, but their literacy is as well; Dirk's commentary is as grammatically correct (if more prone to ironic puppet references) as Rose's, while Roxy's is devoid of the same punctuation as Dave's (with the added typos from frequent intoxication).
- Dirk takes this a step further with his colors being an inversion of Rose's: while she has purple text and orange god tier robes, Dirk has orange text and purple god tier robes.
- Dirk owns a Sendificator, and occasionally sendificates some of his robots to his friends.
- Similar to Roxy, it is the only Crockercorp tech he uses.
- Dirk's eyes are orange, matching his Pesterchum text. He is the first of the Post-Scratch kids to have his eye colour shown.
- That page also showed that he apparently possesses the same thick eyebrows as Dave.
- Dirk uses a strife specibus called fncysntakind, which is a direct reference to the Fancy Santas in Problem Sleuth. In an annotation in the Homestuck book, Hussie states that fncysntakind is the most powerful of all specibi, while this may be a joke the occurence of ZILLY SANTAS suggests that they may be an effective weapon.
- Dirk has a Hella Jeff tattoo on his shoulder, complete with jpeg artifacts.
- Dirk's computer background features the "Mustang" art sculpture placed outside the Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. This statue is completely terrifying. The horse is blue with orange eyes, suggesting Dirk's ongoing horse obsession.
- It is also related that, the Denver football team is the Denver Broncos, Broncos being a term for an untrained horse in the southern parts of North America.
- Dirk functions as both normal self and his dream self simultaneously. This is most likely a reference to Abstracted Thought, which is a Combat Operandi move in Problem Sleuth.
- Dirk considers Cal his best friend and sleeps with him, apparently.
- Dirk, being the Prince of Heart, "signs" his note to the Draconian Dignitary by sticking the Hegemonic Brute's <3 symbol on it.
- Dirk's bedsheets contain pool balls on it, both in mirror to and in contrast of Dave's card suit bedsheets.
- Dirk's Bro, Dirk, Dave's Bro, and Dave's affiliated body parts are the eyes, it is interesting to note that the eyes are said to be the gateways to the soul. The wearing of dark glasses is symbolically closing this connection.
- He is the only one (thus far) who could negate the mental effects of Trickster Mode, although he changed physically.
- He is also the only one of the Post-Scratch kids whose Trickster outfit does not reveal any striped stockings so far.
- In addition, unlike the other three Tricksters, he has no visible mouth.
- His trickster mode outfit has the same colors as Lil' Cal's outfit.


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- 22-06-12, 16:56 #1Member
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sex and relationship education at 5 years help
ive had a letter home to say they will be teaching this in my sons class hes only 5 years and quite immature can have trouble understanding. it says they will explore the differences between boys and girls and look at the human life cycle such as their bodies changing so they can become mummies and daddies.
has anyone elses lo had this if so what did it actually cover?and is it a good idea at 5 years old?imo i think my son is to young to be told to much he know the difference between boys and girls and knows where babies grow but thats it for now. should he know about puberty to
- 22-06-12, 17:21 #2
Hi Sarah,
I am a teacher who specialises in modern languages, humanities and Citizenship (sex and relationship education)
The school i work in also teaches SRE to Foundation stage classes, but it isn't graphic in the sense that we discuss the "how" of sex. We identify the male and female body parts and explain the biology of having a baby, so things like, when a mummy and daddy love each other very much they may decide to have a baby, we then talk about how the baby grows inside the uterus and how babies are born but that is as far as it goes. However it does differ from school to school. You are more than within your rights to refuse for him to take part if you think it may be inappropriate for him, you can also ask to speak to the teacher or subject co ordinator about the content of what will be covered.
I hope this helps you
Zoe xForever Loving and Proud Mummy to Ryan Dominic born 11th September 2008 and Maddison Hope born 18th August 2011 - Devoted and Proud Army Wife! Falling In Love More and More Every Second <3
- 22-06-12, 17:25 #3
At 5 it would be very very basic sex education, I wouldn't worry too much. Perhaps ask his teacher to see what he will be shown and decide from there?
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At our school parents were invited in to watch the DVD before the children! I watched the DVD yesterday and the children will be seeing it Monday, it is done very well, it starts off with a boy and girl looking for a cat, they believe the cat to be a "boy" when they find the cat it has had kittens so now they know the cat is "female" it talks about the differences between a boy and a girl, its all done in a low key way, the only problem I had is that word "clitoris" was mentioned which I didnt think appropriate as until your an adult in a sexual relationship its a meaningless part of the body!! My son watched it when he was this age and my daughter will see it Monday.
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I would agree talk to the teacher to see exactly what is covered, to see if your comfortable with it.
my dd is 3 and at nursery recently they talked about the difference between boys and girl and the human life cycle babies etc it was not indepth and as I am pregnant at the moment my dd took in scan pictures to share with the class (she was very proud) I am all for sex and relationship education from day one at an appropriate level and already have chats and look at books with my dd (all very inoccent and age appropriate).
- 22-06-12, 17:36 #6
But you can say the same about testicles. I think it is nice for children to be able to label their body parts, it can make them feel comfortable knowing that everything has a name and is normal. They don't attach the sexual meaning to that label until they are much older so no harm done really.
- 22-06-12, 17:44 #7
I have a son in reception about to go into year 1 in September and a 11 year old. Both are learning about the body and sex organs. But the youngest is learning about body parts and how to clean and look after himself.The eldest is learning about more intimate body parts, what they are called, their uses, and so on. I wouldnt be worried. For my children they know pretty much (age appropriate) stuff about the body, and how babies are made anyway. I taught them, so for my children its not a big deal. The teachers really do know what there doing, its completly age appropriate, and totally geared up for their understanding. When people say sex education as we know it, its actually alot more than sex. Its about them learning all about the human anatomy and its functions, its actually very scientific to be honest. If your really concerned have a word with your childs teacher.To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone,,,,
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I think the phrase sex ed etc should be changed. It throws up all sorts of connotations. Wife does it in Reception which involves how families are made up, respect for one another, keeping private parts private, using the toilets and where it is appropriate to wee, washing hands and teeth. There is no sex to speak off and won't be for many years. They do the life cycle of tadpoles frogs. Where some sea creatures keep their eggs/young. Crocodile have eggs,
Birds have eggs. mammals don't have eggs. But again not detail.
Some know their mummy is pregnant and there is a baby in their tummy but they don't discuss how it got there. It is all very general and age related and not sex ed as parents possible think it may be? More general knowledge.
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My ds had visits to the 'life education bus' each year in infants. very generalised, more about healthy eating and hygience. Parents were always invited to go to a session before their children. Have a chat witn the teacher and see if they will give you a bit more information.


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by Ebrahim Norouzi, MD
The Mossadegh Project | August 7, 2009
Even today, well over half a century later, I still think about the events of Wednesday, August 19, 1953,
in Iran, my country of birth.
At the time I was nearly 11 years old and a sixth grade student. My hometown was Gazvin, a small town 90 miles northwest of Tehran, Iran's capital city. While I don't recall my whereabouts on that particular day, I do remember my feeling of dread as I learned the next day that a coup had taken place.
On that day at 4:00pm, Radio Tehran went silent. Then, after a few minutes, a government opposition figure came on the air and announced, "The illegal government of Mossadegh is overthrown". The voice that followed was of General Zahedi, claiming per Shah's decree to be the legal prime minister of Iran. In actuality, the Shah had fled the country three days before, leaving behind a signed blank sheet of paper that was later turned into a decree by the CIA, as he flew to Baghdad and from there to Rome.
The unthinkable had happened. The nations popular, democratically elected prime minister, Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh, had been violently removed from power in an act of foreign treachery. Mossadegh barely escaped with his life as his house was bombed by the royal guards, attacked by hired mobs, looted and burned to the ground. The following day, as Mossadegh was being arraigned, his belongings were openly being sold in the streets of Tehran.
At the time of the coup I was on summer break, preoccupied primarily with playing soccer in the dusty lanes of my neighborhood and fending off its various bullies. Though I did not and perhaps could not articulate it at the time, my sentiments were of love for my country, a strong interest in justice, and a desire for freedom from arbitrary rule of any kind. I found all of these and a lot more in the figure of Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh, the Prime Minister and Great Father of the Nation, as he was addressed by many Iranians.
My earliest memory regarding my political awareness goes back to when I was barely seven years old and in second grade. I believe it was in early spring of 1949 when I came across a magazine cover showing a picture of the young monarch, Mohammad Reza Shah, sitting up in a bed wearing what appeared to be a hospital gown. He was recovering from minor wounds sustained during an attempt on his life a couple of months earlier. A long bandage covered his upper lip extending practically from ear to ear.
The magazine gave full coverage of the assassination attempt on the Shahs life that had occurred on 15 Bahman 1327 (February 4, 1949). The assassin disguised himself as a photographer and waited for the Shah to enter Tehran University for a ceremony. From a close range, he fired at the Shah five times. All shots missed except for one that grazed his upper lip. One of the bullets had gone through the Shah's hat and another one only tore a bit of his clothes over the shoulder.
As I looked at the photo of the slightly wounded Shah with his sad, humiliated look, I clearly remember the response it invoked in me... disappointment. This reaction shocked me and caused me to momentarily question my own judgment. Nevertheless, my intuitionat the age of sevenwas that the Shah was the major obstacle to Irans progress.
Later, I learned that the publication of that special issue and its pro-Shah cover story were part of a broad campaign by the royal court and Shah supporters to garner sympathy. Other pro-monarch magazines and newspapers followed suit, showering the Shah with "praise and prayer" and hailing the "miracle from God" that saved the Shah for his people.
The campaign fostered an atmosphere of fear and intimidation which the Shah fully exploited. He began settling scores with his detractors and implemented a series of repressive measures. Martial law was declared and publications of unfriendly newspapers were suspended, along with passage of a new law limiting freedom of press. The communist Tudeh party, accused of being behind the assassination attempt, was declared illegal and all their top party leaders were arrested. The cleric Ayatollah Kashani, a long time anti-British activist, was exiled to Lebanon. To further expand the power of the monarch, a constituent assembly was established granting the Shah the power to dissolve the Majles (Iranian Parliament) as he wished.
I was the youngest of seven brothers and sisters, none of whom were particularly political. My parents displayed no overt expression of support for Mossadegh, though my guess is that they appreciated what he was trying to do for the country. I suspect they did not talk politics in order to keep their children out of trouble during those turbulent times. Religion and poetry seemed to be their main focus. Around the house we had copies of the Koran and several books of Persian poetry by Hafez, Saadi, Rumi...and my mothers favorite, Parvin Etesami, the great contemporary female poet.
The most politically inclined person in my family was my uncle Ali, a published poet living in Tehran, who in 1951 made an attempt to run for the seat of Gazvin representative to the Majles. He was a nationalist candidate and his campaign slogan was stenciled in red ink on the walls around town: "Vote for Ali Norouzi, a true disciple of the school of Mossadegh". He did not win, but I was proud of him nevertheless.
Years later, I also learned that another uncle of mine living in Tehran worked for Najmieh hospital, a charity hospital founded by Mossadeghs mother. I felt a bit envious when I learned that his son, around my age, had even met Dr. Mossadegh during a Norouz (Persian New Year) celebration and had received a signed photo and sum of ten Toomans as Aidee (a gift in the form of money given at Norouz) directly from his hand.
During 5th and 6th grade, I continued to keep up with political developments on the radio. As my reading comprehension advanced, I frequently went to the main square to the only newsstand in town to look at the headlines and buy an issue when I could afford it.
In the spring of 1951, I learned that Mossadegh, at that time a highly effective minority opposition leader, had overwhelmingly been elected by the Majles deputies to become the prime minister. I was elated and believed that with Mossadegh now fully in charge, the nations enemies would be defeated and all the countrys problems would be solved.
Dr. Mossadegh marched towards his goals earnestly indeed, but he faced an array of equally determined opponents. However, he could always rely on the support of the people, who loved and respected him enormously. He reached the zenith of his power on Tir 30, 1331 (July 21, 1952), when the nation rose to his support in the largest popular demonstration of his career. This event heightened my devotion further, and I began to drag along a cousin to participate in the political rallies supporting Mossadegh and his government.
The safety of my small town allowed us to roam freely, at times sneaking off to catch a bumpy ride by hanging on the back of the citys horse drawn carriages. We visited the offices of different political parties to hear their views, listened to patriotic speeches given by the ultra nationalist Pan-Iranist party, who viewed the Shah as a symbol of the glory of Iran; and even the communist Tudeh party members, who mostly lauded, to my bewilderment, the glory of life under Soviet-style communism.
At times, the two parties fierce competition led to street clashes and bloody noses. My loyaltyand I sensed that of the vast majority of Iranians as wellwas for the nationalist ideology and the National Front, an umbrella group led by Dr. Mossadegh. The rank and file members of Tudeh party mostly viewed Mossadegh as a champion of anti-imperialism and were supportive of his efforts. Yet the Tudeh party never gave Mossadegh their full support, even after he nationalized the former Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in 1951. Predictably, when Mossadegh refused to grant an oil concession to the Soviet Union, Tudeh leaders labeled him as a tool of western imperialism.
Following the oil nationalization of 1951, the countrys economy was under severe stress due to economic sanctions imposed by the British and their blockade of Iranian oil trade in the world market. Although the Truman administration offered lip service in support of Iranian rights vis-à-vis the oil dispute, in reality, they along with all major international oil companies had completely sided with the British. Mossadeghs plea to America for help went unanswered, while America supplied Britain with oil equal to what they had "lost" in Iran.
In spite of everything, through austerity and sound economic policy, Mossadegh managed to pay salaries to the idled oil workers, as well as balance the budget and trade for the first time in Iranian history, (a feat that has not been replicated since, even in the best of times). Inflation was also kept in check under Mossadegh, and in fact, the year following the coup which deposed him, inflation in Iran nearly tripled.
I recall a memorable and delightful conversation that I had one day with a young Mossadegh devotee, who worked as a clerk at my small neighborhood grocery store. At the time the Majles had authorized the issuance of government bonds (Garzeh-e-Melli, meaning National Bonds). He had just bought several Garzeh-e-Melli that were issued at various denominations, each carrying a 6% interest and redeemable after two years. He grasped the purchased bonds in his hands with the same reverence as a pious Moslem would hold his holy Koran. I wondered how the young clerk with his meager earnings could afford to buy them. He was a "Mossadeghi" and happy to own them, even with no guarantee that he could redeem them at a later date. Actually, the majority of the bonds were bought by the lower and middle class, as they were shunned by the upper class.
By early 1953, Dr. Mossadeghs fortune and that of his government was fading. A significant turn for the worse happened on a day known to Iranians as 9 Esfand (February 28, 1953). On that day, the Shah invited Mossadegh to the palace for a farewell meeting. He and his wife, Soraya, planned to go abroad, ostensibly for rest and medical evaluation for infertility. As Mossadegh was leaving, he was taunted by a large street crowd in front of the palace. The participants were mostly right-wing military and religious opposition members, along with a contingent of street mobs belonging to Ayatollah Kashanis camp.
Kashani had a long rivalry for the spotlight with Mossadegh. He had previously given his tacit support to Mossadegh, but broke with him when Mossadegh refused to curry favor as Kashani demanded for his sons and cronies. The gathered crowd insisted that Mossadegh prevent the Shahs departure, based on the rumor that it was he who was forcing the monarch out of the country. It was due to Mossadeghs alertness and quick action that he left the scene unharmed. After Mossadeghs safe departure, the Shah reportedly was told that the bird flew the coop.
However, the mob did not stop there. They later moved towards Mossadeghs residence and attacked his house with the intention to physically harm, if not murder him. Mossadegh barely escaped by climbing over the wall to the adjoining property which he also owned and had rented to an American Operation Mission known as "Point 4". From there he went to Army headquarters and then to Parliament.
In a frank radio address a month later on April 5, 1953, Mossadegh informed the nation of an unholy alliance between the domestic enemies of his government and foreign agents and their involvement in the plot to kill him.
Even though I did not know the details of what happened, I sensed the seriousness of the events of 9 Esfand.
One Friday morning around this time, while hanging around the main street near my house, I noticed that the tailor shop was openly and boldly displaying a pro-Shah and strongly anti-Mossadegh flyer in his shop window. The sight of this alarmed me, for I viewed it as a sign of instability. I reacted by writing on the side of his shop window "Long Live Mossadegh" and shouted "Mossadegh!, Mossadegh!", as I left. In no time, the shop owner summoned his apprentice, a big and burly boy, to go after me. I remember running away as fast as I could but have no memory of what happened nextuntil I felt myself being awakened, as if from a sleep, by a cold wind hitting me in the face. Opening my eyes, I found myself sitting sideways on the bar of a moving bicycle with my older brother pedaling. He told me that he found me unconscious in the street bleeding from the head and was taking me to the hospital.
At the hospital, I realized that I had a large gash on the top of my forehead with blood still running down my face. The doctor had to close a two inch laceration using several metal clips. I left the hospital with a large turban-like bandage around my head. On the bicycle ride back from the hospital, my brother told me that apparently as I was trying to jump over the juye (a traditional open stormwater canal generally on both sides of the street), I had tripped and bashed my head against its sharp concrete edge, rendering me unconscious. Arriving home, my mother panicked at the sight of me and screamed at my brother "What on earth have you done to my baby?"
9 Esfand was in fact the first coup attempt orchestrated by the royal court, military and religious opposition as well as the Anglo-American agents against Mossadegh. This episode increased the vulnerability of Mossadegh and emboldened his domestic enemies to lend a hand to the ultimately successful coup by the American Central Intelligence Agency, which permanently removed him from power. That day, August 19, 1953, would be the last day of Iran's brief dance with democracy.
Years later, while living in New York City in 1969, I saw the movie Camelot starring Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave. This musical film told of the legend of medieval King Arthur who, from a castle named Camelot, united the Knights to stop the advance of the Saxons.
Don't let it be forgot
That once there was a spot
For one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot
Ask every person if he's heard the story,
And tell it strong and clear if he has not,
That once there was a fleeting wisp of glory
Called Camelot
As I sat watching in the darkened theater, the comparison to Mossadegh was inescapable to me. Yet the reality was that King Arthur was only a legend, but Mossadegh was a real enlightened leader, and while Camelot was a fictional place, the Iran of Mossadegh actually existed.
The Mossadegh era was that "One Brief Shining Moment", a rare space in time of mutual love and respect between the People and their chosen leader. Ultimately, Mossadeghs visionary dream of an empowered nation, independent and free, fell victim to the savage forces of greed, power and dominationa struggle that continues to this day.
Related links:
August 19, 1953: The Day Iran's Democracy Died
MOSSADEGH, Islam and Ayatollahs
MOSSADEGH: A Medical Biography - by Ebrahim Norouzi, MD
Dr. Hossein Fatemi Biography - In Memory of a Martyr
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There is a heady and rousing whiff of corruption, scandal, passion and Enlightenment to delight the avid period drama fan in Danish director Nikolaj Arcel's A Royal Affair. The fact that it is based on the true story of 15-year-old English princess Caroline Mathilde who was married off to unhinged King Christian in the 18th century gives it an added fascination and kudos than the average historical affair. And in a cinematic climate of superhero movies at present, a bit of Baroque decadence makes an appetising change.
En kongelig affære as it is known in Danish stars Alicia Vikander as the young queen Caroline, older and wiser beyond her years, who is married off to insane King Christain VII (Mikkel Følsgaard). The immature King behaves outrageously in society while holding his court to ransom, much to Caroline's disgust.
It is the early 1770s when Enlightenment thinking is spreading fast across Europe and regal rule is being questioned by the socialists. In Denmark, one believer, a young German physician, Johann Friedrich Struensee (Mads Mikkelsen), successfully gets the position as Christian's personal physician and begins to change the country's way of ruling. He also starts a torrid love affair with the despairing young queen. Together they begin a revolution that changes a nation forever and seals their fate.
Visually, Arcel's cinematography encompasses all the dark, dramatic mood of a Baroque masterpiece, perpetuating the emotional turmoil of the film's characters further. Like a sedate Dangerous Liaisons the powerful mix of forbidden behaviour between a dynamic trio is a winning combination once more, so much so when the film has been so beautifully cast. Far from frivolous period dramatics, these three gradually feed off each others weaknesses and complexities, making what happens next an exciting mystery.
Serene Mikkelsen smoulders in this with his standard cool control, coupled with a seductive curl of the lip and flicker of flaming passion in the eye towards the angelic-looking and demure Vikander. What admittedly seems like an ill-matched pairing of acting talent at beginning becomes more accomplished as the story progresses. But the stage belongs to Følsgaard who pulls his character, Christian, to the bitter edge and back again, in a show of multiple personas, adding the only tomfoolery to an otherwise austere situation.
A Royal Affair is a beautifully nuanced and driven period drama at its finest with the added power of a true story behind it, making it a deserving box office hit to watch.
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Bill Boeing Jr. celebrates 90, recalls infancy of flight
on November 13, 2012 @ 5:27 am (Updated: 9:23 am - 11/13/12 )Carrying the Boeing name isn't easy, but Bill Boeing Jr. does it with ease.
The son of aviation pioneer Bill Boeing was honored Monday night at the Museum of Flight on his 90th birthday, and boy does he have some stories about the infancy of flight and the Boeing company.
The year 1928 will go down as one of the biggest in his life. Bill Jr. was 5-years-old. He cut the ribbon on Boeing Field and took his first flight.
He remembers the Boeing Field dedication more for how much trouble he got into rather than the gravity of the moment.
"I was told to stand on what I thought looked like a pretty shaky platform," Boeing Jr. said. "So I knelt, and that's why I remember it because I got a little flack for not standing."
He remembers his first flight in Boeing's mail plane in 1928 not because of the sensation of flying but because the pilot didn't do what he asked. Boeing Jr. said the pilot was outside and so he couldn't hear his requests.
"The pilot really wasn't cued in and so we only went around the house once," he said. Bill Jr. wanted to circle his house several times to get a good look. "I was greatly disappointed that he didn't go around a couple times."
Boeing Jr. is still amazed by how far aviation has come since his father began the company, especially now that the company is making a plane out of plastic.
"They moved from wood to steel and now to plastic, and they're learning," he said proudly wearing a 787 hat. "Plastic is not all that easy so it's a challenging deal, but anytime you can save that amount of weight you're way ahead."
While Boeing Jr. never officially worked for the Boeing Company, he has long been involved in promoting aerospace education and advancement. His passion for aviation can be seen on the smile on his face every time he talks about it, but he has a warning for America if it wishes to stay relevant in the industry.
"In this country, we seem to have forgotten about math and science," he said. "A lot of these other countries are giving us a pretty good lesson. I think the nice thing about math and science is that young students get something like that they can use it throughout their life."
Boeing Jr. celebrated his 90 years surrounded by family, friends and some family members of the first generation of aviation, including descendants of the Wright Brothers.
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Students compare and their performance of a series of tasks using their thumb and fingers to their performance of the same tasks without the use of their thumb. The class discussion that follows the activity defines and discusses the role of fine and gross motor skills and speculates on the role of the opposable thumb in primate evolution.
Pirate Knockdown is a basic game consisting of rolling a ball at a target. The game situation makes it fun to practice gross motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and teamwork. This game is easy to set up, easy to monitor, and easy to clean up. Just what a teacher likes!
Young scholars compare their performance of a series of tasks using their thumb and fingers to their performance of the same tasks without the use of their thumb. They discuss the role of fine and gross motor skills and speculate on the role of the opposable thumb in primate evolution.
Students explore ways to move creatively and demonstrate various gross motor skills. They observe a teacher-demonstration of various movements, move in different ways and stop when the teacher says freeze, and discuss the ways they liked moving.
Fifth graders solve multiplication and division problems. They perform locomotor skills of mammals as they state answers to math problems. They review long division and two and three digit multiplication problems.
Dance, Dance Revolution is a video game that can be brought into the classroom to use as an exercise program. The game focuses on moving the feet forwards, backwards, or sideways to the rhythm of the music. Arrows flash up on the video screen and point in the direction the feet should move. A great workout for coordination and gross motor movement. Playing this game will also develop cardio-vascular endurance in a way that is just plain fun!
Celina the dance teacher knows the dance, "Doin' The Grouch." Oscar tells the Grouchketeers and the kids at home to get up and learn the dance. Dances like this help build gross motor skills, listening skills, and self-esteem.
Students paint, create, and crawl through their own tunnel. In this early childhood visual arts lesson, students will develop gross motor skills and engage in activities that promote physical exercise as they create and explore tunnels made of boxes.
Students are introduced to the letter "S" and explore the concept of sports. In this letter "S" is for sports instructional activity, students develop their fine motor skills by rolling play dough into balls and their gross motor skills by playing T-Ball. The instructional activity concludes with a sports ball collage project.
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Friday, November 23, 2012
By JOHN KAMPF
COLUMBUS — It all comes down to this.
Ohio State-Michigan. Noon kickoff. Ohio Stadium.
As cliche as it might sound, it is a "There is no tomorrow" game for the Buckeyes because, well, there isn't.
The 11-0 Buckeyes will play their final game of the season today against its most disliked rival, the Michigan Wolverines.
Win, and Ohio State has the 12-0 season it aimed for when the season started.
Lose, and the Buckeyes settle for 11-1 and head into the bowl-less month of December with a tinge of regret while the Wolverines keep alive their BCS bowl game hopes.
So yeah, there's a lot riding on this game.
"This is the Super Bowl," senior linebacker Etienne Sabino said. "This is the bowl game. This is the national championship. This is everything for us."
Michigan's football program is pretty good at spoiling undefeated seasons against Ohio State, defeating five undefeated teams from OSU over the seasons — 1969, 1973, 1993 and 1995 and 1996.
Ohio State has dashed Michigan's hopes for an unbeaten season five times, also — 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975 and 2006.
Ohio State's undefeated record — they are one of two unbeaten teams left (the other being Notre Dame — puts more focus on this edition of the OSU-Michigan rivalry. But Sabino said records won't matter when the Buckeyes and Wolverines hit the field.
"I think it is what college football is all about. The two biggest schools and crazy fans on both ends," Sabino said. "Two great teams. It's college football at its finest. The fans are going crazy and you also have the respect-slash-hatred for each other, in a sports sense it is the epitome of college football."
Ohio State is still smarting a little from last year's game, in which Michigan defeated the Buckeyes, 40-34, at Michigan Stadium. A late rally by the Buckeyes fell short when then-freshman Braxton Miller barely overthrew senior DeVier Posey on a long pass pattern, forcing OSU to swallow a six-point loss as part of a bitter 6-7 season.
The returners from that OSU team, particularly the seniors who returned for the final years, haven't forgotten that game.
"It wasn't our game," defensive back Orhian Johnson said. "It wasn't the kind of game we wanted to go out there and play. They definitely won, and that's the situation that happened, but we aren't the same team anymore and they aren't the same team anymore, so I'm looking forward to seeing the battle."
The game has the potential of being a shootout.
Ohio State enters the game averaging 426 yards and 38 points per game. The Buckeyes struggled through a 21-14 overtime win at Wisconsin last Saturday. Coach Urban Meyer said the goal this week against the Wolverines would be to "open things up" offensively.
Michigan comes into the game averaging 395 yards and 30.8 points per game. However, the Wolverines (8-3, 6-1) will not play in the Big Ten Championship Game next Saturday after Nebraska clinched the Legends Division title on Friday.
Ohio State's defense has given up only seven touchdowns over the past four game. The Wolverines' offensive game plan for this weekend remains a mystery, with senior Denard Robinson returning from an arm injury to play more of a running role last week with Devin Gardner doing the throwing part in the Wolverines' offense.
Sabino feels the OSU defense is geared to handle whatever is thrown at them.
"I think we will be fine," Sabino said. "We've gotten a lot more disciplined with our techniques and just getting back to tackling. That's helped us to get to where we are now. We have to keep doing that if we want to win this game."
In seasons past, the OSU-Michigan game served as a springboard into the bowl season. When the Buckeyes defeated the Wolverines, the momentum was carried over into the three weeks of December practice that led to the bowl game.
When the Buckeyes came up short against the Wolverines, it served as a motivator to improve during December practices, with a chance at redeeming themselves somewhat in the bowl game.
No bowl game on this horizon this year means Ohio State is heaping a lot into Saturday's game.
"We don't control who we play, we don't control how many games we play in a year. We do what we're supposed to do," senior linebacker Zach Boren said. "We've taken each week one week at a time and taken care of business and that's all we can control.
"I think it is kind of unique that my last college game is against the team up north. It should be fun."


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Wait... when did I step into a crappy Highlander sequel?
.....Never let modern day travesties harm the memory of greatness.
Ah, the first boss fight that actually felt like a boss fight, lol.
Took a few shots, but only this one was worth anything.
Well... I thought it was pretty spiffy, anyway.
.....Never let modern day travesties harm the memory of greatness.
First screenshot ever of my main character!
Oh, and I've noticed that she always has these wisps of smoke rising from her, but I have no idea where they're coming from. She's not wearing Mad Memories or any gear with visual effects. You can see the smoke wisps in the screenie over her head.
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Looks like you're right! Apparently it's the passive effect of the Signet of Rage. Thanks.


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Mike Bickle & the Kansas City Prophets
Is there a conspiracy among the popular prophets of today?
Mike Bickle
There is no new thing under the sun (Eccl. 1:7). Satan still has his own "ministers" who masquerade as and hold positions as godly leaders (2 Cor. 11:13-15).
According to 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 and Jeremiah 9:3, those who are not "valiant for the truth" will "perish; BECAUSE they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause GOD shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." (2 Thess. 2:10-12)
Do you love the truth? Are you valiant for God's truth? Are you studying to show your own self approved to the LORD? Are you enduring sound doctrine? Or, do you shun those who speak the undiluted truth of God's Word in order to uphold the false prophets you have created an ungodly soul tie with because they feed the lusts of your fleshly nature? See 2 Timothy 4:2-5.
Are you testing every person and doctrine against the Holy Word of God? If not, it's time to repent. Those who parade themselves as being tolerant and loving and yet are not discerning, are deceived. Being naive and gullible is not a godly virtue.
There are those who actually condemn the obedient Berean believers of today who discern between the holy and the profane. These same people are so ignorant of truth and therefore deceived that they put darkness for light and light for darkness, perverting the truth (Isa. 5:20-24). In condemning others for obeying the LORD by being discerning, they actually act as if they are being loving. How absurd a picture is this?
Is it loving to condemn someone who is obeying God by discerning? How perverted a "love" we have be deceived into!
Are you noble or naive?
The saints at Berea set an example of nobility that every single individual believer of this time should espouse. They weighed Paul's teaching against the written Word and for this the LORD Himself said they were "more NOBLE!" Are you noble or naive?
Test of nobility or Naivety:
Does the LORD see me as "noble"? This is a very important question. According to Acts 17:11, if I am "noble" I:
According to God's Word, it is not noble to be naive. According to the Word, it is noble and wise to discern and test all things.
Some of us act as if it is a Christian virtue to tolerate any and everything that comes down the pike – "every wind of doctrine" (Eph. 4:14). We mask our selfish preservation and self-idolatry behind a false "love" that has no reconciliation with Bible truth.
Ever hear this verse?
If you are not learning from your leaders to discern "the difference between the holy and profane," you should immediately seek out true, God-fearing leaders who truly honor God by fully hearkening to the full counsel of His Word (Acts 20:20, 27; 2 Tim 3:16-17; 4:2-4). Those who are true to the LORD "cause them (God's people) to discern between the unclean and the clean." God's Words instructs us to "Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines." (Heb. 13:9) There are many "unclean" doctrines blowing through the church world today that must be exposed as those who teach them must be (Matt. 24:3-5; Rom. 16:17-18; Jude 3-4).
How is one able to please God by discerning?
Knowing and living out the truth includes being personally exercised in the Word and able to divide between that which is true and that which is not.
God is calling us to grow up and discern and cease being gullible. If you have condemned those who are obeying God by discerning, you should at once repent before the LORD.
Those who scorn the discerning are here called "ungodly." While they have an appetite for the wine of self-feeding false teachings, these same people turn and rend the godly who dare to be discerning and endure sound doctrine (these are biblical mandates – Jude 3-4). The godly are not gullible but rather discerning. They seek to please and honor their LORD supremely and do not commit spiritual whoredom by opening up and accepting every teaching and/or leader that comes along.
Are you aware that the LORD has commanded you to "earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints"?
Below are links for your study of Mike Bickle and the Kansas City Prophets. We do not endorse all the teachings of those who have done these sites and articles, but provide these to help your discernment study.
The Kansas City Prophets
Meeting the Kansas City Prophets
Open Letter to Mike Bickle - and the International House of Prayer (and Forerunner Ministries)
Discernment the Size of A Flea: An Open Letter to Charisma Magazine
The Kansas City Prophets (from DeceptionInTheChurch.com)
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The quote below comes from a discernment site on the internet and was written by "Keith":
Harvest – "On the Water"
Harvest – "The Wedding Song"
Harvest – "The Name of Jesus"
The "Honeymoon" Heresy
Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant
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Cross, bell removed from St. Patrick's Church in Watervliet
WATERVLIET - A crane took down a gold-painted wooden cross from St. Patrick's pinnacle today and a 7,000 pound Meneely bell is now on the ground after being perched about 125-feet above the city for more than a century.
With a crane situated over the old brick church, the 137-foot building is no longer the tallest structure in the city.
A small crowd of curious onlookers and former parishioners gathered this morning and midday to watch the cross and the large bell be taken down from the 19th Street church that is slated to become a state-of-the-art Price Chopper supermarket. The cross was lifted carefully by the crane while the bell was taken down through the front of the building, likely coming down the same way it was put up.
"It's amazing to think how a crane is being used today when all this was done with sheer manpower when it was constructed," said Christine Bulmer, leader of the Citizens for St. Patrick's which has an ongoing lawsuit against the city to stop the demolition.
City Mayor Mike Manning said asbestos abatement was slated to occur for four to six weeks, and that started on Feb. 4.
Albany-based Nigro Companies has the proper demolition permit and looks forward to creating a new structure that will encourage new business, and new jobs, officials said. Due to the close proximity to residences and businesses, explosives are not expected to be used in the razing process.
Danielle Sanzone may be reached at 270-1292.
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How to choose a passive fund - www.smart-beta.co.uk
Part of the process of growing up is realising that the people you trusted more than anyone else in the world lied to you regularly, consistently and for a very long time. No one lies more than parents do to their children. It starts off innocently enough. First they tell them that Father Christmas will give them lots of presents then they promise visits from the Tooth Fairy. Later on it becomes the promise of borrowing Dad's car if you pass your exams.
By the time the child has grown into adulthood he or she is pretty cynical about most things. But there is one great fiction they can hang on to. Out there, in the gleaming spires of London town, or maybe Canary Wharf, there is someone who actually understands capital markets. Even better, this mysterious person can not only comprehend what has just happened but is poised to make a killing from the next large, and unforeseen by everyone except him, movement in multifarious assets.
He is the Alpha Man that can beat the markets with a single bound.
Alas, the grown up now has one last disappointment to face. Middle aged, with a mortgage, two kids of his own to deceive to and faced with just a few years in retirement between leaving work and being moved into a care home he now realises that:
There Is No Alpha; just risk and luck.
Like the child learning that Mum and Dad actually bought him Buzz Lightyear and not Father Christmas he resigns himself to life as it is, not what he would like it to be. So he becomes a passive investor. But far from being a simple exercise the process of selection is actually quite difficult. What is the difference between an AMC and a TER and why doesn't a TER include all the costs like dealing? And who gets the revenue from stock lending; does he or the fund manager? And what are the risks of the fund lending out shares it owns to a hedge fund? Does he really benefit if that trader then sells them short and trashes the value?
Corporate governance is becoming more important these days. Do passive funds just sit, well passively, as big companies run themselves as they like without any oversight from the providers of the capital?
Which index does he track? And why has the FTSE 250 done so well over the last four years when it consists of unpronounceable foreign sounding stocks doing things in countries that didn't even exist when he was at school. All he wants is exposure to large, solid companies like GlaxoSmithKline, Shell and Vodafone.
And then there are ETFs. Why do some of them have turnovers of 100% when they are supposed to be such simple vehicles? Besides, what does it means when an ETF trades in "financial instruments" when all he wants is a simple thing that holds all the shares in the index and trades as little as possible. Having made a selection based on advertised costs the aspiring pensioner then feels excluded when some funds won't accept investments of less than £100,000. And they charge 0.5% up front after promoting themselves as low cost.
One more thing might concern the investor actively seeking the best passive fund. Does it really make sense to allocate money on the basis of price alone? After all, when he is told to get the vegetables at the weekend he doesn't buy more asparagus than potatoes simply because they are more expensive. Yet that is what most passive funds do. New money coming in is allocated to the largest company by price, not by value. Doesn't that just create a bubble as we saw in the dot com boom?
These questions, and many more, will be asked more frequently this year as two big changes to the investing world arrive in 2012. One is auto-enrolment for pensions starting in October and the other is the run up to the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) in January 2013.
Both of these events will increase the responsibility of investors to understand funds that will be so important to their future, whether active or passive. Those who still believe in Father Christmas and seek active funds will have a tough challenge despite all the advice in the press. However, the task is not easy even for those savers just looking for passive funds. These funds are sometimes referred to as beta funds because they aim to deliver the return of the index, which is known as beta.
To help this group Fundamental Tracker has built a website that aims to provide more information on beta funds. It also includes data on so-called smart-beta funds. These are funds that use tightly defined processes that aim to deliver the returns of an index in a better way than conventional market capitalisation, or price, based funds.
The data is not exhaustive and some of the information is incomplete or not available. But it may form a starting point for those who are desperately seeking beta; the market return at the lowest risk.


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The Boston 100: #45 "Hey," The Pixies
I'm working on my list of Top 200 Albums of All-Time. (I know, but 100 is way too small a number.) At No. 25, sandwiched between Neko Case's "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" and Van Halen's debut, is "Doolittle."
My word, this little masterpiece is so cool. Not many albums mix surf guitar, Neil Young-level noise rock, groovy bass, guttural screaming, brilliant chord changes, wild melodies and lyrics about Luis Buñuel.
While "Hey" isn't the album's standout (check back for that one), it has contains everything that makes the record great in three-and-a-half minutes. Frank Black's shout of "Hey! Been trying to meet you..." gives way to Kim Deal's slippery bassline, then some funky, almost disco, guitar. But don't get too comfortable, the band blows it all up with a Joey Santiago guitar freak out. Then they build it all again. This time with more fury.
I don't think any artist -- not Neil Young, not Nirvana, not Radiohead -- uses the crescendo for rewards as rich as the Pixies on "Hey."
Bonus points for the lyrics and delivery of "'Uh' said the man to the lady/'Uh' said the lady to the man she adored/And the whores like a choir/Go 'uh' all night."
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Taptu is a social news feed reader that lets you add, remix, search and share streams from your favorite web sites, blogs and social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. You can add your favorite sources and topics directly from our StreamStore (including importing from Google Reader), DJ them on StreamStudio and finally share the ones you like the most. It's available for Android and iPhone users.
The company recently announced its launch for the Samsung Bada platform, helping Taptu in its expansion to feature phones, to its dedication to a cross-platform, global strategy with apps on iOS, Android, Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet, Amazon's Kindle Fire and now Samsung Bada phones.
On a recent trip, away from my laptop, I used my phone to graze over my Taptu headlines early and often. The beauty is that the content owner allows either a little or a lot of a particular piece. If you want to read more, you click through to their content website for the full piece.
Reviews are mostly positive for Taptu.
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9:33 am on Sunday, April 15, 2012
There all interesting photos but why those pictures theirs cleary more interesting things out there if ya just took the time to look in not to nag or anything but a person took a picture of another sitting on the dock above the lake toooo interesting (sorry bought the scarcasim , but I can go on forever about those pictures)
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Hi Leah - There are lots of things to photograph in Chevy Chase, you are absolutely right! I welcome you to add some photos of your own - help us get this gallery going...!


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Tennessee Williams' favorite among his own plays, the Pulitzer prize-winning Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opens tonight, July 21st on the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival main stage, in rep with Much Ado About Nothing.
Featuring daytime television star Tom Degnan as Brick Pollitt and Eleanor Handley as Maggie, Cat runs through August 5.
Degnan's credits include Young Harry in the film Handsome Harry, with Jamey Sheridan and Steven Buscemi; Adam Munson in As the World Turns; and Joey Buchanan in the series One Life to Live. He has also made appearances on Law and Order, The Good Wife, and White Collar.
Eleanor Handley recently appeared as Maria in Twelfth Night, which was filmed and broadcast on PBS. She has also had roles on As the World Turns and Royal Pains. Handley was seen last season at PSF in The Comedy of Errors as Adriana and in The Two Noble Kinsman as Emilia.
Maggie "the Cat" still burns hot for her ex-football star husband, but Brick only has eyes for the bottom of a whiskey bottle. When his father, Big Daddy, returns home from a cancer clinic thinking he's got a clean bill of health, the family swarms for slice of the inheritance pie. Emotional shockwaves intensify as truths are finally told.
Directed by Thomas Ouellette, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof features Joe Vincent as Big Daddy, and Jo Twiss plays his wife, Big Mama. Carey Van Driest and Rob Kahn play Mae Flynn and Gooper, while Anthony Reimer and Larry Bull play Reverend Tooker and Doctor Baugh, respectively.
Bob Phillips has designed the Pollitt's Mississippi estate where the play takes place. Lisa Zinni has designed the costumes, and the lighting is designed by Thom Weaver. PSF's resident designer Matthew Given designed sound and Hannah Woodward serves as stage manager. Dudley Knight is the dialect coach.
Performances: Tuesday July 31 at 7pm; Wednesday July 25 at 8pm; Thursday July 19 & August 2 at 8pm; Friday July 20, 27 & August 3 at 8pm; Saturday July 21 & August 4 at 8pm; Saturday July 28 at 2pm; Sunday July 22 & 29 at 7:30pm; Sunday August 5 at 2pm.
Tickets: $25-$52; $10 student rush 30 minutes prior to curtain, subject to availability. Tickets to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof are available at www.pashakespeare.org and by contacting the Box Office at 610.282.WILL [9455].
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof will play in repertory with William Shakespeare's romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, featuring the same cast. The productions alternate performances, and on July 21, 28 and 29 and August 4 and 5, patrons can see both productions on the same day.
Much Ado About Nothing continues through August 5. The 2012 season also includes two other plays by Shakespeare, The Tempest (which closed July 15th), and King John (July 25th-August 5th). The Festival also features the children's shows Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (through August 4) and Shakespeare for Kids (July 25-August 4).
Larry Bull, Doc Baugh, also Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing. Broadway: Lincoln Center (The Coast of Utopia). New York: 78th St. (Kenneth – What is the Frequency?). Regional: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Geva Theatre, Denver Center, Shakespeare Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Trinity Rep, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Alabama Shakespeare and others.
Tom Degnan, Brick, also Don John in Much Ado About Nothing. Credits include Pride and Prejudice (Cleveland Play House), Anna Christie, A Midsummer Night's Dream, You Can't Take it With You (Monomoy Theatre). Film/TV credits: Handsome Harry, Magic City, The Good Wife, White Color, Law and Order, As the World Turns, and One Life to Live. Born in nearby Yardley, Pa.
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Great aroma from this still youthful smelling wine; rich aromas of cassis, black cherry, mocha and eucalyptus. On the palate the wine is extremely well balanced. Offers big rich fruit integrated nicely with oak flavors and a near perfect balance of tannins and acidity. This wine opens well and has a long finish.
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