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Taking A Leap -- Deborah Brown
Created by Deborah Brown • 270 episodes
Taking A Leap -- Deborah Brown
"Taking A Leap" is the show where the seriousness of life is discussed in a fun, relaxed and educational environment. It serves as a platform for individuals to share how they have overcome some of the biggest challenges in their lives to get to where they are today. Listeners are able to learn the tools and mindset that it takes and apply what feels authentic to them to their own lives to get them moving to the next level.
Deborah Brown is a Life, Relationship and Leadership Coach. She works with professionals who struggle to make the personal and professional impact they want and helps them to show up powerfully, confidently and authentically in any situation so that they can get the results they want for themselves and in their interactions with others.


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A bold debut about Filipino life in America
Elaine Castillo's impressive, multifarious debut novel begins in a breathless rush, in second person, present tense: "So you're a girl and you're poor, but at least you're light-skinned—that'll save you." And so Castillo sets the tone for what follows, a frank and immersive foray into the world of Filipino-American immigrants to the United States and all the journeys that follow.
Undaunted, Paz studies hard enough to attend a Catholic college and become a nurse, where she captures the attention of a playboy doctor from one of the country's "oligarchic families whose chokehold on the country's resources was cannibalizing its future": Apolonio Chua De Vera, known as Pol. They eventually emigrate to America, marry and settle in the Bay Area, where one day they welcome Pol's beloved niece, Geronima de Vera, now known as Hero. Hero has been disowned by her parents, and her badly injured hands prevent her from working.
Although it is Hero's story that Castillo largely focuses on, Paz is the engine that makes Hero's story possible. Paz finances the family's life by working "her normal sixteen hour days, occasionally even work[ing] a twenty-four-hour shift." Paz assumes the financial obligations of her extended family. She has so many burdens that she can make only the minimum payments on her credit cards—but she also enjoys the power her beneficence gives her. In her depiction of Paz, Castillo has captured one unique woman—but also the millions of Filipinas like her around the globe, emigrating to countries where their educations make for better economic prospects, supporting a host of family members who have no access to prosperity.
In her depiction of Paz, Castillo has captured one unique woman—but also the millions of Filipinas like her around the globe.
Hero is 34 years old when we first meet her. She arrives in California in 1990, trying to start over. The novel gradually delves into her past, through shards of memory that break into her daily life the way PTSD flashbacks intrude on a sufferer's brain, but she remains something of a cipher. She is quiet and keeps to herself and is still in a fragile state as the book opens. We learn that Hero grew up in the rich De Vera family, wanting to become a doctor. Instead, she dropped out of medical school and, entranced by a charismatic leader of the communist rebel group New People's Army, joined that cause as a field doctor. Hero can no longer practice medicine because she was captured and torturers broke her thumbs. She escaped only when they learned she belonged to a powerful family.
Hero's psyche, toughened by these brutal experiences, is revealed by her reflections on an El Greco painting she had studied in Catholic school:
The teacher said the name of the painting was El Salvador del Mundo. But in no painting had Hero ever seen anyone look less like a savior of the world. The expression of Jesus in the painting was one of grievous humility and reticence. His face was hollow-cheeked and wan, and in his gaze was the inconsolable calm of someone who had long ago reconciled himself to the knowledge that the world was totally unsavable.
For years, Hero thought that the title was meant to be ironic. But only in California did Hero remember the painting again and finally realize what she hadn't been able to know, back then, what the face in the El Greco painting actually looked like. It just looked like an adult. Someone who'd once been a kid, and wasn't one anymore.
Despite Hero's unconventional background and hard-bitten outlook, in California she settles into a calm, anonymous life as a nanny, driving Pol and Paz's scrappy daughter Roni to school and taking care of her while Paz works all those long hours. When Roni's eczema flares and Western medicine fails to help, Paz sends Hero and Roni to visit a faith healer who operates out of the Filipino restaurant she and her husband own. Hanging out at the restaurant, Hero is welcomed into the vibrant community of Bay Area Filipinos.
America Is Not the Heart celebrates this down-home culture, in which plates of leftover pancit (noodles) are pressed upon guests as they leave any gathering, music-obsessed young men dream of qualifying for the DMC World DJ championships, Virgin Mary candles burn on home altars to departed family members, and communities throw Santacruzan pageants, the ritual processions that end Flores de Mayo, a festival held to honor the Virgin Mary in May. Catholicism is the cultural backdrop, although many of Castillo's characters barely pay attention to their religion except at times of ritual and ceremony.
Castillo writes with swagger, tossing off references to Filipino culture, history and politics without much explanation. She immerses the reader in the swirl of connection, community and obligation that is part of the Filipino family experience. The title of the novel refers to a touchstone of Filipino-American literature, the 1946 semi-autobiographical novel America Is in the Heart, by Carlos Bulosan. Bulosan's immigration to America and his years as a migrant and laborer during the Great Depression inspired the story. I'm embarrassed to admit I did not know of Bulosan's book until I read Castillo's. The verve of her novel and her pride in Filipino-American culture suggest that of course everyone should know about Bulosan's book. One reader wrote in a review of Castillo's novel on Amazon, "I have never encountered a book with so many words that are neither translated nor make sense in context."
America Is Not the Heart plunges readers into the deep end of the Filipino-American experience.
This is certainly part of Castillo's point. She includes dialogue—that isn't italicized or demarcated by quotation marks—in a variety of languages, including Tagalog, Pangasinan and Ilocano. Characters, each conversant in English and a variety of other languages, don't even know all the dialects that are used in their presence. America Is Not the Heart also introduces an abundance of characters, many of whom have several nicknames. What's more, it is clear Castillo is confident enough in the decisions she made for her art that she is comfortable with the reader's potential discomfort.
There is much that many Americans do not know about the Philippines, a country the United States ruled for nearly half a century and whose immigrants comprise the second-largest Asian population in the United States. And there are countless ways we overlook the contributions of these people who keep many of our hospitals, schools and restaurants running. America Is Not the Heart plunges readers into the deep end of the Filipino-American experience. Keep up, Castillo's rich novel seems to suggest. Pay attention. Maybe you could learn something.
This article also appeared in print, under the headline "A bold debut about Filipino life in America," in the August 6, 2018, issue.

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The Assumption of Command ceremony on January 7, 2016 was attended by the senior leadership of the U.S. Southern Command and a number of service members.
Brigadier General Kevin M. Iiams
took command of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South
during an Assumption of Command ceremony January 7, 2016.
The Marines and sailors of MARFORSOUTH hosted the ceremony at the Conference Center of the Americas. The ceremony was attended by the senior leadership of the U.S. Southern Command and several service members from SOUTHCOM.
General John F. Kelly, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, acted as the presiding official for the event. Kelly recognized the accomplishments of the MARFORSOUTH Marines and sailors, keying in on the importance of what the component command contributes to the Department of Defense and SOUTHCOM's missions. He ended his comments with a warm welcome to Brig. Gen. Iiams and his wife.
Once welcomed, the new commander, a native of New Orleans, spoke to the Marines he recently assumed command over and addressed the senior leadership of SOUTHCOM. Brig. Gen. Iiams expressed his thanks for Gen. Kelly's leadership and more than 40 years of active service in the U.S. armed forces. Brig. Gen. Iiams also relayed his appreciation for the opportunity to serve in such a unique capacity as a component commander and that he looks forward to the years ahead with the command.


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A Jaw Dropping Place In Nebraska, Toadstool Geologic Park Is Like Stepping Onto Another Planet
Tucked away in far northwestern Nebraska, within the borders of the Oglala National Grassland, lies a place so enchanting and surprising that you might wonder if you're still in Nebraska…or even if you're still on Earth. Toadstool Geologic Park in Nebraska looks like the setting of a sci-fi movie – a post-apocalyptic landscape, perhaps, or the surface of a distant planet.
This video from NET Nebraska is a wonderful exploration of the unique landscape and its history.
It's hard not to simply stand and stare in awe of the prehistoric landscape. Toadstool happens to be on the Fossil Freeway and contains perfectly preserved tracks of long-extinct creatures. There is something special about standing in this place, knowing that ancient animals once walked the same path.
Have you visited Toadstool Geologic Park in Nebraska? What was your favorite part? Tell us about it in the comments! Then read all about Goat Island, Nebraska's Untamed Hidden Gem.
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Toadstool Geologic Park In Nebraska
Which hidden gems in Nebraska should I visit?
Whether you're a lifelong resident of Nebraska, just passing through, or staying here for a vacation, you'll quickly discover there are quite a few hidden gems that dot the state. To explore an enchanting Nebraska hidden gem, make your way to the town of Brownville. The tiny town boasts a ton to do, from exploring museums to checking out historic homes. If you're a fan of licorice, you just might think you've found paradise at Licorice International in Lincoln. You'll find dozens of flavors of licorice and licorice from around the world, including Australia. If you love the outdoors, plan a trip to Soldier Creek Wilderness Area in Chadron.
What places in Nebraska should I see before I die?
We have no shortage of unique places in Nebraska, many that are worthy of a spot on your bucket list. Krengel Windmill Factory Museum definitely deserves a spot on the list. The fun museum features displays of the tools and machinery used to make windmills at the beginning of the 20th century. Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Ellworth spans more than 45,000 acres. Spend a day bird-watching, hunting or fishing, or just enjoying the day by wildlife watching. Heron Haven in Omaha, Johnson Lake State Recreation Area near Elwood, and Rock Creek Station Historical Park in Fairbury are all unique places in Nebraska that are worth a visit.
What are the most unique things to do in Nebraska?
If you're looking for those must-see places in Nebraska, look no further. Instead, gas up your car for a leisurely drive along the Western Trails Scenic Byway, which will allow you to see some of what the pioneers saw long ago along the Oregon Trail. Definitely bring your camera along when you visit Toadstool Geologic Park near Harrison. The otherworldly destination may make you feel as though you've journeyed out of the galaxy. Don't forget to make time to visit Happy Jack Peak Chalk Mine, too.


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Fashion & Sustainability Zine
Florida State University art student and graphic designer for Sustainable Campus, Naira Diptee, recently created a zine on the topic of fashion and sustainability. Repurposing found fashion magazines into her work, she subverts the power of advertising in the fashion industry, calling the reader's attention to the concepts of "fast-fashion" and the capitalistic ideology that supports it. Her use of these found objects also allows her work to have an aesthetic appeal to give those who may not normally choose to learn about sustainability a reason to pick up the zine. The magazine pages also give individuality to each zine, allowing the reader to choose which one appeals to them the most, similar to how they would choose a piece of clothing. The zine is hand stitched with thread to emphasize the handiwork that goes into making the zine which parallels the human work that goes into creating the clothing sold by retailers. The contents of this zine include tips, written by the artist, to help people create a more sustainable wardrobe and be more aware of sustainability when looking for clothes in the future. These tips are useful for people at any level of knowledge on sustainability. There are also cut outs and fill in the blanks in order to add an aspect of interactivity to the zine, calling the readers to put into action the tips that they learn. Below is a copy of the tips she lays out. To get one of her zines, contact her on Instagram @naiddart, and look for them throughout the Tallahassee area.
Fashion & Sustainability
What is Sustainability?
This is a great question because the idea of sustainability can seem huge and often very confusing! Simply put, it's meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This goes farther than just the environment, its also how we can meet society's needs socially and economically. All three of these aspects work together, and effect each other in ways that can be seen in our everyday life!
Why Sustainable Fashion?
Why not? The clothes sold by most retailers are made cheaply on a mass-scale AKA fast fashion. This causes the clothing to be of low quality and negatively impacts the workers who make the clothes by putting them in poor working conditions with little pay. Not to mention, most of the clothes you purchase will end up in a landfill and can sit there for generations.
Avoid throwing away clothes you no longer want.
There are many better options for your old clothes than letting them go to a landfill!
- Repair! Learn how to do simple repairs or get a friend to help you.
- Re-gift! Consider giving it as an impromptu gift.
- Donate! If it's in good condition, there are many place where you can donate your clothes.
- Sell! There are many apps and sites that allow you to easily sell your clothes online.
- Recycle! Turn your old clothes into something you can use around the house.
Reduce the amount of clothes you own.
Making your wardrobe smaller will make room for the clothes you love.
- Separate the clothes you wear often.
- If there are clothes you don't wear often, think about why you don't-- is the zip broken? Is it too big? Is it no longer your style?
- Think of all the outfit options you can have with minimal wardrobe. With a bit of creativity the options are endless!
Hitting up a thrift store is a great way to shop for clothes & accessories without contributing to the demand for fast-fashion.
Find your own unique style for much less!
Favorite Thrift Stores in Tallahassee
- Plato's Closet
800 Ocala Rd
- Goodwill
2309 Apalachee Pkwy
2551 W Pensacola St
- The Otherside Vintage
607 Mc Donnell Dr
- Avant Garb
522 W Gaines St
Organize a Clothing Swap.
A clothing swap can be a great way to get new clothes, get rid of old clothes, and socialize all at once! What more could you ask for?
Only Buy Clothes That You Like 100%.
We've all fallen into the trap of only buying something because it's on sale, and then never actually wearing it. When you do decide to go shopping, only buy an item if you like it 100%.
Support Local Artists and Ethically Made Clothing Companies.
When you are out shopping for that perfect outfit, consider shopping from local artists and shops. Also, there are many online stores that work to sell clothes while supporting the people who make them and their communities.


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The overall goal of the school staff is to bring together the most successful traditional and new methods of instruction which emphasize academic skills and good study habits.
Parental support at home contributes to children's success in these rigorous programs. A collaborative relationship between parents and teachers creates ideal conditions for student learning and high levels of achievement.
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Students are enrolled in a Basic Program in conjunction with the district's Open Enrollment process. Academic achievement at or above grade level, good behavior and satisfactory attendance are all required for admission. Parents are also encouraged to commit 40 hours of volunteering.
The 2022-23 Open Enrollment period will open in February 2023. Please go to the SCUSD Open Enrollment website for more information on how to apply. A list of all applicants who meet criteria is forwarded to the Open Enrollment office for processing through a lottery.


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This is where I will post code snippets and experiments. Most of the code I have shared so far is JavaScript/jQuery, but I also hope to share code in other languages and platforms (such as C# (WebForms/.NET Core), PHP, Vue etc).
I have a GitHub repository with old jQuery Plugins, some haven't been updated for 10 years, though they may still work in most cases with only minor tweaks. The exceptions are a few split off from the main repository at the start of 2016 - jquery-numeric and jquery-checkboxes. I would recommend an alternative plugin such as maskMonkey instead of jquery-numeric, or using the pattern attribute (w3schools.com) on inputs.
The plugins were developed when there was not much choice with client side development and we were limited to a few web browsers (Chrome, IE 8, Firefox) and nothing significant on mobile platforms. They are still on there for historic purposes and if anyone is curious on one way of developing plugins back when jQuery was in its infancy and unlikely to be developed further (I don't use them myself). I started development with jQuery using a beta version, where discussions were in the jQuery (English) and jQuery Plugins Google Groups.


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New Delhi:
Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish Mishra, accused of killing protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh in 2021, was granted bail for eight weeks by the Supreme Court today.
Ashish Mishra cannot live in Uttar Pradesh or Delhi and its nearby areas while he is out on bail. He has been ordered to leave Uttar Pradesh within one week.
The Supreme Court said any attempt by Ashish Mishra or his family to influence witnesses would lead to his bail being cancelled.
On October 3, 2021, Ashish Mishra's SUV allegedly ran over four farmers and a journalist at Lakhimpur Kheri during a protest march against three controversial farm laws. The SUV driver and two BJP workers were allegedly killed in violence triggered by the incident. He was arrested days later.
Ashish Mishra had challenged the Allahabad High Court's order rejecting his bail.
The families of the farmers have alleged pressure and bullying of witnesses by Ajay Mishra, a powerful BJP leader and the country's junior Home Minister.
Last week, the Supreme Court said an accused could not be incarcerated for an indefinite period unless proven guilty.
Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, opposing bail, had said it would "send a terrible message" to society.
Mukul Rohatgi, representing Ashish Mishra, argued that his client has been in custody for more than a year and, given how the trial was proceeding, it could take seven to eight more years.
Ashish Mishra and 12 others will face trial for murder and criminal conspiracy among other charges.
Source link: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lakhimpur-kheri-farmers-killing-union-ministers-son-ashish-mishra-granted-interim-bail-by-supreme-court-3722280


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In my column in the East Lothian Courier this week I discuss the need for fairer arrangements for National Grid connection charges.
"I asked the business secretary about grid transmission charges. As offshore wind increases in scale and importance, it's here that much of its energy lands. Cockenzie and Torness are transmission points, even if turbines are sited out at sea.
"There's room for many more, and the scale of the turbines is far bigger than those onshore, causing less aggravation yet producing more power. Scotland's ideally placed to benefit, with our weather – which we often curse – being to our advantage. It's reckoned that 25 percent of Europe's wind resource blows off our shores.
"That should be a blessing, being clean and plentiful. But ensuring that we benefit is what matters. At the moment grid charges, dictating the cost of transmitting energy, mitigate against sites in Scotland and the north of England. It's perverse as that's where they're located yet it's made most expensive to locate or produce from here."
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Sep 5, 2020 A graphic illustration conveys a stronger message than words, as in the book jacket is a big selling point—one picture is worth a thousand words. This saying was invented by an advertising executive, Fred R. Barnard (1846-1895, British illustrator and caricaturist, noted for his work on the novels of Charles Dickens). To promote his agency's ads he took out an ad in Printer's Ink with the headline "One Look Is Worth a Thousand Words" and attributed it to an ancient Japanese philosopher. Six years later he changed it to "Chinese Proverb: One Picture Is Worth Ten Thousand Words," illustrated with some Chinese characters. The attribution in both was invented; Barnard simply believed an Asian origin would give it more credibility. Do torsos of netas count for graphic illustration in government ads? The above is relevant when one considers the torrent of government advertising especially during national events – as was the case on August 15, 2020 when we marked our Independence Day. This year it was in the shadow of 20 of our soldiers martyred by the Chinese on the Indo-China border. So, I am presenting "This picture and that" of the ads carried prominently (full/half page/ front full solus) in our newspapers. I begin with a full-page ad (featured alongside) released by the Delhi Government - unusual, innovative and most relevant. It departs from the usual moronic and lazy ads commonly released on such occasions. Lest readers find it hard to decipher the text of the Delhi govt.ad, it is given here: "Every Martyr is a Freedom Fighter. Today we must pledge to build an India that is worthy of their supreme sacrifice. The India of their dreams will come out true through us – Aravind Kejriwal, Chief Minister, Delhi." There is no photo-shopped profile of the CM to defile the sanctity of the ad.
The visuals included (old) passport-size photos of the twenty martyrs, with their names below their respective photos in readable size. The main visual is a shadow profile of a soldier standing atop a rugged hillock with the Indian national flag in one hand and assault gun ready for action in the other. What do the other full-page/half-page ads convey? Some inane and repeated messages, with photo-shopped profiles of Central/State netas in solitary splendour or with fawning sub-netas occupying prime positions in the State-paid ad space. Often the main message is about the time and venue where the netas would address the Janata so that the latter would directly receive and imbibe the pearls of wisdom dispensed through boring bhashans. Never mind all this would be there in newspapers, TV and other media as unpaid news. Incidentally, let us not forget the unstated hidden motives behind paid ads. It could be to ensure better and flattering news and editorial coverage, suppress the temptation to advance justifiable criticism of the government and its netas (You don't bite the hand that feeds you!). I am tempted to reproduce a couple of neta-centred ads. That would be rewarding them with some more free projection. Instead, in the context of ads and human inclusion in them, like even a worm turns, even lowly janatas as farmers protest against the use of their non-photo-shopped profiles as reflected in the following news item. According to a Chandigarh datelined report by Harpreeth Bajwa and published in New Indian Express (11/8/20), a Punjab farmer has threatened to sue the Union Agriculture Ministry for using his picture, without his consent, in an advertisement in support of new farm policies.
"I oppose these policies and ordinances, but the ministry has used my old photograph without my approval. I have been projected in poor light. I am ready to give some time to the government to remove my photograph from the advertisement and apologize. Else, I will send a legal notice to the Ministry of Agriculture," said Gurpreet Singh of Chandbaja village in Faridkot district. "The published photograph was taken in October 2018 when the DC of Faridkot visited my fields as I had not burnt the paddy stubble in my land that year as part of the anti-stubble burning campaign.'' (The non-photoshopped photo of a farmer at work used alongside is for representation purposes only as Gurpreet Singh has objected to his photo used in the govt. ad) Finally, I only hope that the use of the photos of netas in govt-paid ads is not a subject of a public interest litigation. If the PIL succeeds, it would be a double whammy. The cost of calculating the space occupied in the ads and the actual cost of space used for the photos of netas, when cost recovery is decreed by the court, will be paid by the exchequer (directly or indirectly) – and that includes you and me! The subject is open to many views. What are yours? Your response is invited to be presented in the format given below (Pl scroll down).
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Hi James: I have been writing on Nativity feast (Monthiche Fest) for decades, including in Daijiworld. It should all be there in Daiji archives and accessible. While it would be topical, there are good chances of repetition. In Welcome to Reason each topic is fresh and often topical.Thank you James for bringing in Monthiche Fest so I can wish all readers a fruitful Fest.
Hi. John. Where is your article on Monthi Fest, its customs, traditions, etc..Feels like when you speak , Roma locutha est Causa finitha est. Why limited vegetarian dishes. Worth elucidating?
Dear Mangalorian: I entirely agree with you, though I could not express as well as you have done. What I thank you for is extending this response debate beyond what I could have done. Pl keep it up and be a corner-stone of this column.Dear Jairam: You are unbeatable with your witty messages which are petrol to my old engine – though my car is not allowed out of Johnlyn Cottage under Corona clap-down.
Guru, a revelation! I have spent four decades in communications, and I didn't know that the saying 'A picture is worth a thousand words' was coined by an ad guy! Please keep adding to the store of knowledge of your readers. You are never too old to learn, or teach. And, may I add, become a neta!
Dear Rohan: Thank you. Your response encourages me immensely and urges me to move on - thanks to generous space granted by Daijiworld.
Yet another thought-provoking article, Mr Monteiro. Thank you.At the outset, I am of the opinion that a Neta must not use the Sarkari ads for any self-promotion, let alone using Photoshop or some other medium to enhance the images of the Neta.But, the Sarkari ads (including the Neta's images) is a small symptom of the bigger tragedy of the Indian mindset that puts the Netas (political and religious) on a special pedestal.It is this mindset that will keep India permanently behind. So long as the mindset of the public continues, the Netas (political and religious) will never cease self-promotion.A good example of this mindset was demonstrated by a woman in Bengaluru recently where, although not authorised by law in any manner, she went to assault younger women exercising in a park. Her claim to 'moral authority': she is apparently a "leader" of a political party. A political party is a private entity. It is not a public authority. In a developed society, such a "leader" would be put behind bars immediately.
Dear Sir.,Hope being a boni responder qualifies for adjunctification? I wouldn't regret being one as the learning would be immense, me being one of your great admirers.I remembered my younger days when indeed a elephant would be recognised by the sound of its bell, from the corner of the road. It would be drawn towards home by mahouts for some money, banana, coconut... As it was then, the man watching the spectacle pays and sometimes directly otherwise indirectly... Some of it comes back... Then it came back from the elephant as blessing now it comes back as subsidy...Thank you for your thought provoking, timely and tintillating response (no pun intended) to your readers who keep waiting for every fortnightly Saturday...
Thank you early-bird responders.Roshan: Welcome as the boni responder. He welcomes the sarkari ads in two parts: The visual profile of netas and projection of good work done by the sarkar. There is no dispute about the second part except that even the back-up visuals are creatively photo-shopped or artistically drawn. As to the profiles of netas there could be reader fatigue. Also, does an elephant need a bell to announce its arrival or presence? Who pays to the bell-boy?Adrian Braganza: Welcome aboard and I hope you don't become a one-response wonder.Prescilla Fernandes: I agree with you on the creative aspects of sarkari ads. But, it is the money honey (if this term is in order to address a consistently regular respondent).
Some of the advertisements have the magical power and I appreciate the creativity of the photographer, the intelligence and creative imagination which inspire, connects to the other people. It's a soothing effect on the mental wellbeing of the onlooker. In the absence of all this, they just cut and paste Neta's photos in the ads.
The only value addition is to the Netas only, who long to get re-elected! As always you Sir bring a new respective to seemingly innocuous things! Keep it up
I love the particular ads on newspapers with politicians specially the one on the 1st full page on important days... I also like the ones which are pasted half to the 1st page as flyers. It gives a sense of fulfillment that our leaders are trying to communicate with us. Special information of different schemes of the government and good work done is highlighted with pictures. It is very easy to criticize, but if not they who? We should appreciate this ads initiative and understand the message than try and analyse the messenger. I have found it very informative and educative...
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No more days if Biden ascends.
If Biden cancels the pipeline, I hope people who opposed Trump because he is nasty realize they have substantially increased the odds that subsequent generations will not have the opportunities they have. It's not just Keystone. If Biden does this, it's an indication that his Administration is going full therapy state authoritarian/limit opportunities for advancement so the oligarchs will hold sway for several decades.
There will no doubt be several Biden Administration actions that will be adverse to those who claim they support economic growth but supported the Dems. This one would be a slap in the face to anyone who hopes to leave a better life for those who follow.
And that's the most polite way I can put this.
The canadian menace must be vanquished don collins.
Ironic, isn't it, Narciso, that if Biden actually does this, he'll be pi$$ing off the Canadiens, to whom our progs so often look for enlightenment.
Weve gone full mogatu
Sure why not
Aha, Narciso. Multiracial Whiteness. A new talking point for the progs.
Beltran--whose op ed Ace posted is bat shit crazy and any editor who let this one slip in is, too.
It's supposed to be in the 30s in DC on Wed.
Maybe another bum will light a fire and it'll get canceled.
Chicago & Cook County. (Links to PBS in Chicago)
Like fuckin magic, several counties in Illinois have been moved into tier 2, which means it's totally safe to go to a casino but if you want to go to a restaurant to eat, or have a drink in a bar, you'll still be in violation of the mandate. No soup for you!
State health officials on Monday lifted the toughest restrictions in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Chicago and suburban Cook, Lake, Kane, McHenry and DuPage counties after the Illinois Department of Public Health launched a new plan to add hospital staff and beds where the need is greatest.
However, indoor dining and drinking at bars and restaurants remains suspended throughout the Chicago area.
Fortunately for Lake County, WI bars are open.
It's a Festivus miracle!! America is re-opening.
Got a glimpse of Maxie Boot's column today calling for the cable companies to de-platform Fox News.
Scratch a liberal and find a fascist.
When in American history beyond the Mccarthy era have Americans ever been blacklisted because of their political beliefs?
I liked progs and Dems better when they were honest enough to call uppity nigras Uncle Tom's or turn the fire hoses on em.
None of these pointy headed, namby pamby, Foucoultian theories about multiracial whiteness.
I should have included ordinary Americas as a qualifier. The Hollywood blacklist was one thing, but to de-humanize 50% of the population is something altogether unprecedented.
Joe Biden wants to heal the country by applying the principles of Josef Stalin and Mao Tse Tung.
Oh, and what really pisses me off is that Congress is on a knife edge. 50/50 in the Senate and a 10-12 vote majority in the House and Biden won by a lousy 5 million votes out of 155 million, and that is highly questionable.
It would seem hard to be a fascist with those kind of numbers.
Sanity as left the building heck the western hemisphere.
A pink horizon tonight. A light for photogs.
My baked Enchiladas will be perfect for tonight.
When you think about it, Biden as POTUS could be the death knell for the Dems if he screws like he says he will do. Coming out of a dead economy by disease, he will be the last person to save it.
Save your money and hunker down for 4 years.
New York Gov. Cuomo asks to buy Covid vaccine directly from Pfizer amid dose shortages
Yes, let's have the states engage in a bidding war for vaccines.
If the progs get their way America will be CA times 57; except there won't really be anyplace to escape to.
And the only people who like CA right now are billionaires and the retarded. Wait until you have a nationwide CA that can't buy power from neighboring states when the lights go out. Wait until you're paying twice as much for gas and electricity but all the good jobs to pay for them are overseas.
Where are small businesses and the middle/working classes going to move to if every state is CA?
Just heard I dont7 have to show4 up for Ajury duty tomorrow. Thank goodness! Tried to cancel, because of Kiwi - when she was alive - but decided I could go now - but it's off. Good, I have lots to do.
I guess a few people have realized they didn't quite know everything about Biden:
Police cars revolving light
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JUST IN - Pentagon has deployed hundreds of active-duty troops for inauguration security, including service members with expertise in handling chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, explosives, and medical teams skilled in trauma response (Politico)
Are the aliens attending the inauguration?
I am ready. Let's see that giant spaceship hover over DC.
Dominion machines to finish the count in 3, 2, ...
The director of the Census Bureau is resigning days after a government watchdog questioned his requests for data relating to the Trump administration's push to exclude unauthorized immigrants from a key aspect of the count
Miss M, as long as it does the Independence Day ray thing, that works. I hay the AllStar Hootenanny on vinyl, so I can blow there heads up after.
Russia carries out 40 raids on Deash areas in Syria
So what's going on w3ith the ina2uguratin? Evgeryone5 knows it's not the Trump su8pporters. Is it a fear of China, or feigning it all for a trillion dollars?
Potemkin Insurrection. It's all theater to cover slashing of civil liberties under the logic of critical race theory and other communist spewings.
Willowed: Oh, Jane--I am so very, very sorry! Kiwi was a champion and so loved--a little but very cute dog. I send you every prayer and condolence.
Oh, and Pin, that baby goat looks very sweet, and it's good to know it's keeping tabs on you. Don't let it eat your shirttails or boots!
Well, I think this situation sounds shady as you know what. How can they not vote out a boss they don't want? That's sort of like having an overseer on a plantation.
I wonder if all the DC security for the inauguration is geared more to preparation for impeachment.
I wonder if Biden will plagiarize that movie president's Independence Day speech like the Brazilian (?) president did.
Evidently Liz Cheney was angling for a DC job because Martin Kimmet, chairman of the Republican Party in Park County, Wyoming, told The Examiner, "she couldn't win a primary today for dog catcher."
I wonder if all the DC security for the inauguration is geared more to preparation for impeachment.
I think it's more to say, "Something needs to be done to crack down on the hate speech and false information that makes these precautions necessary."
New York Post
Sahara desert hit by icy blast as snow blankets parts of Saudi Arabia https://trib.al/D6oNLYv
I am assuming that the author knows that the Sahara isn't in Saudi Arabia.
Anybody who voted for Joe Biden for president is either an imbecilic moron or a Leftist who seeks the demise of the United Sates.
So, they play the national anthem at the USA v Columbia women's soccer match and that skank Reipino and another asswipe decide to kneel.
Another reason to not support them. I hope they lose. Assholes, both.
Joe Biden's Inauguration speech:
Argle bargel harrumph I will develop some disease and say I have to resign you're a damn liar, man I probably have a much higher IQ than you do, I suspect you cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent and I'm not joking I mean, you've got the first sort of mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean look, this is a bunch of stuff clap for that, you stupid bastards we've got to recognize that a kid wearing a hoodie may very well be the next poet laureate poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids Let's do push-ups together, man, let's run, let's do whatever you want to do. Let's take an IQ test, all right? You ought to go vote for someone else you're a lying dog-faced pony soldier don't tell me I can't point a finger, I oughta go outside with you you ain't blackWe have to just change the culture, period, and keep punching at it and punching at it and punching at itI don't care if you're Puerto Rican or some other type of, a type of, someone from, another kinda guy, alright man we all gotta be here for this what which we're doing. Together. thank you so Stand up, Chuck, let 'em see ya
So MM, hell is, in fact, freezing over?
From Instapundit:
nothing says "normal, legitimate election" like a swearing-in behind 12 feet of razor wire and 25,000 troops that you're not sure you can trust.
The only way I will watch the Biden Inauguration is if they hand out "Biden Bingo" cards with cash prizes.
As sick as that is, Henry, I hope yo-u are right.
This country needs to mobilize the military against its citizenry, ASAP
The internal security threat the U.S. faces right now is serious. We need a Secretary of Defense on the job immediately. I will vote to confirm Lloyd Austin and grant him a waiver, and I urge other Senators to do the same.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 18, 2021
Yes, hell is freezing over, especially Iran, which according to that article is supposed to get about a foot of snow.
Maybe President Trump has released the Freeze Ray.
So the Dems are telling us they are mobilizing the military against us?
This is how they unify and deescalate?
I may have to push up my full on revolt timeline substantially.
This is the last question facing America from its pre 2020 days;
Are the Dems capable of stealing enough elections going forward to prevent the GOP from taking back congress? If so then the Dems will have no incentive to moderate their behavior to retain seats and things will progress [as in all things progressive 'progress' means 'degenerate'] quickly.
V9gon poetry at its best.
The internal security threat the U.S. faces right now is serious. We need a Secretary of Defense on the job immediately
That statement ought to get Murphy booted out of the Senate.
Does he not remember that the military isn't supposed to operate within the U.S.? Posse Comitatus is still the law of the land, but I guess that doesn't matter anymore.
I've been as political junk.ie since 1972. This is the first time I can say I'm utterly confused. Anyone have a handle?
Question for the legal eagles out there (and others): The chatter is that Congress will bring DC statehood to a vote. If DC is defined as a "district" in the constitution then can Congress simply vote to make DC a state? Or is it a referendum process?
Patriot or Pay-triot?
I think Chris Murphy's shock troops will go for the money and not give a shit about us. They all know the alternative is to be cleansed.
--If DC is defined as a "district" in the constitution then can Congress simply vote to make DC a state? --
Are you new here?
The way the constitution works is the Dems vote for something blatantly unconstitutional and then the courts say it is constitutional and voila, it is.
Or alternately, on the off chance a court blocks them, they just do it anyway and wait for someone to do something about it. Nobody does and voila, it is.
We're through the looking glass, Jane. We've said that before but this time I think it's really true.
I wouldn't mind if I didn't get emails on holidays.
Newsmax runs a hit piece on Trump with their source being Axios:
Axios source is anonymous.
Newsmax can stuff it.
Ig, I am well aware of the real state of things. I'm just wondering how in a properly functioning govt it would work. Duh
Zman. (Brought it over in order to protect you from a wrongthink link ;) )
"As the military begins the process of installing The Pretender as the figurative leader of the American Empire, it is a good time to take stock of what has happened over the last five years. From the perspective of political psychology, the world all of us inhabit today is a vastly different one from the world of 2015. This includes the dissident right, which has been transformed by the Trump experience. In the before times, politics was all shades of gray, while today it is in black and white.
An obvious example is Conservative Inc. The Obama years were tough for those rackets, as it became clear to many conservative people that these guys cared more about how the Left thought of them than in advancing their issues. Compounding it was the refusal to address the failures of the Bush years. Even so, they really thought they could keep peddling hyper-violent Progressivism to conservatives, as long as they decorated it with pictures of Reagan.
That racket smashed onto the rocks of the Trump experience. Traffic for the old school neocon sites collapsed. The Weekly Standard folded. These people revealed themselves to be a blend of old school confidence men and petulant, nasty liars who hate the people they claim to represent. They still have an audience of chumps unable to smarten up, but otherwise Conservative Inc. has no audience. They exist because the Left thinks they are useful for now.
Further to that point, Libertarian Inc., a subsidiary of Conservative Inc., has also been exposed as a long con. The stripping of our ancient liberties by global enterprise should have been a great cause for libertarians. After all, systematically stripping people of their ability to exist is pretty much what libertarians claim to oppose, but the major organs were silent. A combination of graft and perfidy kept them focused on echoing Progressive talking points about the evil Donald Trump.
This has revealed something else. The dissident right is not ready to be the Dissident Right, despite the growing numbers. This is a problem that dates to the 1980's when Conservative Inc. started to purge dissenters from their ranks. Instead of working to build new structures outside of and opposed to official structures, dissidents kept trying to get back inside the official tent. The result has been a ragtag army living on the land outside the walls of the city. It remains so.
Probably the biggest change, one we see evolving in front of our eyes as the military is called in to install The Pretender, is that the parties are a fiction. Until very recent, most dissidents thought the way forward was to work through the two-party system and get "our guys" into office. Again, this dates to the 1980's. Buchanan tried and failed to unseat the neocon Bush. Perot tried and failed with his third-party to cleanse the land of the neocons. Trump tried and failed to reform the Republican Party.
The reason all these efforts failed is the party system is a fiction. The core of each party holds the same opinions on the important issues. They are bankrolled by the same collection of billionaires and international interests. The parties have tentacles that reach into various camps, but the main body of the system serves the people who bankroll American politics. A politician with close ties to the CCP can maintain his seat because the Chinese are a major backer of both parties.
This is the big change for dissidents. Trump was the last opportunity to keep dissidents engaged in the fiction of democracy. His own perfidy and his treatment by the political class has disabused dissidents of their faith in the system. The people in the streets at the Epiphany Uprising were not there because they still believe in the Republican Party, Donald Trump, or the system itself. They were there, being cheered by tens of millions from home, because dissidents lost their faith in the system.
Further to that, it is finally dawning on dissidents that what motivates the Cloud People is not what motivates the Dirt People. For generations, the Right insisted that the Left is driven by the same logic as everyone else. This was always false, and part of the long con played on the public. This is, in part, why conservatives lost every battle in the culture war. The people on the other side of the barricades, celebrating their victory over us, are not us and they do not think like us.
This is probably the most important lesson of the last five years that is finally sinking into the thick skulls of the dissident right. The Cloud People are not motivated by greed or a lust for power. They have those things. They are motivated by a sense of identity that starts with a hatred of the Dirt People. Their sense of self begins with not being anything like the people over whom they rule. This is why they hated Trump. He was an intruder from the other side injected into their world.
While many are disappointed with the Trump years and Donald Trump the man, the last five years have been a clarifying experience. The anger, emotion, disappointment, frustration, even the violence, are the result of a fog lifting. Five years ago, most people were sure about politics. Now that the fog has lifted, people are looking around and seeing it was always a big lie. The people who perpetrated these lies are on the other side of those barricades, giving the rest of us the finger."
Trying to sell Chinese secrets to Russia? I'm not buying it.
A world that's been locked down, surveilled, censored, deplatformed and purged must be wondering how much more progress it can stand.
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) January 19, 2021
U.S. Marshals
Chief Lamont Ruffin from D.C. District Court swears in 2000 National Guard troops as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals prior to the upcoming presidential inauguration: ow.ly/ZP1T50DaXVk
Heather Mullins - Real America's Voice (RAV-TV)
DEKALB COUNTY, GA!:🚨🚨Documents appear to show one GA County ordered 25,000,000 voter application forms on Nov 11th, more than 2.5x the States population. Other counties shown ordering far less. Dekalb was delayed submitting their Senate runoff election results.
Dekalb County appears to have ordered 250,000k packs of 100 of these forms after the General Election but before the Senate runoff races. In other words 25,000,000 forms, price tag $10,000,000. I'm told prices are paid by the @GaSecofState's office not the Counties.
Ain't that sumtin'
Davos and the elite. Well-done documentary, 1 hour. I will probably watch it again. It's oriented mostly towards the UK lockdowns and the EU.
The awan bros would be a better broker.
The Hollywood blacklist was one thing, but to de-humanize 50% of the population is something altogether unprecedented.
Serious question: did anyone go into poverty because of the Hollywood blacklist?
So the Dems are telling us they are mobilizing the military against us?
This is how they unify and deescalate?
The "insurrection" is like one of those George Costanza lies ("I have a house in the Hamptons," "I'm an architect,") where he then has to keep up the facade in more and more absurd ways because he can't admit it was a lie to begin with.
FL Pantifa,
An antifa-supporting Army vet was arrested on Friday for plotting a violent attack against Trump supporters at Florida's State Capitol.https://t.co/2r07v3Ethq
— American Greatness (@theamgreatness) January 19, 2021
Not sex-related, as far as I can tell, but they certainly were grifters of a high order.
Nothing would please me more than the odious Rick Wilson driven away from anything to do with elections.
It seems like not too long ago when you couldn't go a week without some talk show guest talking about blacklisting, the "Red scare" and 'naming-names', and every other sci fi plot was either a depiction of some dystopic future where paranoia drove everything, it was neighbor vs. neighbor, dissent was punished, conformity was mandatory, all that sort of thing. Funny how things turned out.
Julie Kelly
Three out of 4 Republicans don't trust the outcome of the election (it's probably more) and only 5 percent in this poll say they regret voting for him. This will make the punditry class absolutely insane.
Laura Ingraham
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Trump approval remains stable in new NBC poll, with Republicans unmoved after Capitol violence
Thread with more info:
Has GRACIOUS TOM MAGUIRE ever gotten back to us on WHAT DJT was supposed to have done to INCITE VIOLENCE or is he a COWARD. Is everyone aware of whom MR GRACIOUS' Senators are??? SCUM.
The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee·
Socialist Steps On Another Rake Insisting
That 79 Previous Attempts Weren't REAL Stepping
On A Rake
Has the FBI-fucking I, explained or given a list of the "sttackers" of the CAPITAL??? Have the MEDIA told us who they were and specifically given info on their affiliations??
GUS: Pro-Biden, NYT and ant-Trump all in one tweet:
Nice, MM!
The Biden Plan? Izvestia on the Hudson and our dear host have gone way overboard.
The studies indicate the AstraZeneca vaccim=ne's efficacy at 90% with a 2 dose regimen. This compares with Pfizer at 90+% and Modern at 95%.
WTF is wrong with TM and the Times? Introducing a third variable is going to kloodge up all of the results and lead to major f-ups.
They (and we) are going to get the high hard one with Biden at the wheel across so many issues that it will be hard to keep track. And this time the Emoerpr really does have no clothes (the nudist creep).
Russian collusion hoax part 2
sorry for the typos. Another keyboard shot.
"His own perfidy and his treatment by the political class has disabused dissidents of their faith in the system."
What the hell is this about Trump's perfidy? What deceitfulness and untrustworthiness are they talking about?
That was my high school mascot.
Lin Wood ran the most effective two-month long political op in memory.
- Delegitimized issue of electoral fraud
- Cost R's the Senate
- Incited Capitol mob
- Provided pretext for mass deplatforming of conservatives
Note, he was only muzzled once the damage was done.
Fine work.
At the top it says "as of January, 2021". HA!
I am going to write him an old-fashioned thank-you note. What do you guys think - New York or Mar-a-Lago?
Lin Wood cannot be blamed for the stupidity of others. IMO.
I guess he could...
Yeah, I'm with TK. Dorsey and Zuckerberg can't be blamed on Wood nor can the GOP's stupidity in losing the Senate.
Wood spewed a frothing stream of sewage. It turns out there is an audience for that shit which is large enough to fuck up an election.
Blame them all.
If Lin Wood was damaging Trump's argument of election fraud then Trump could have disavowed him, told everyone to ignore him, and Wood would have been irrelevant from that point forward.
You're amazingly naive sometimes Tom.
Joan, Z isn't a Trump fan.
I think a summary of his view is that while Trump did us some services (chiefly in revealing the corruption), despite big promises he did little to change it, and delivered mostly bread and circuses.
Nicholas Moncada, a 20-year-old student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan, was taken into custody at his Staten Island home. He allegedly livestreamed his "storming" of the Capitol on Jan. 6, prosecutors said.
Interesting profile for a Trump supporter, no?
I remember Grenell calling out Wood for telling GA voters to stay home for the runoffs. Can't find a link on it right now though. Not sure it mattered one way or the other.
Bread and circuses? I think he should read this list, Another Bob. He did a lot I didn't even know about, and I am a Trump junkie.
Z was looking for a person who doesn't exist.
Trump disavowed Jeff Sessions, idiot.
But that was Binary Integrity Deception, right?
I am heading to bed.
Not naive just a realist. Trump could have nipped the Lin Wood insanity in the bud long before the Georgia runoff. Myself and several other posters made the point multiple times that Wood was either batshit crazy or he was acting on inside info. If the former is the truth and the latter was never the case, then the buck stops at Trump for not telling his supporters to ignore Wood. If JOM posters figured out Wood was batshit crazy, surely Trump and his inner circle knew it too.
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Earthquake hits Battle Creek, second one in MI this year - WXYZ.com. I guess there was another earthquake in Michigan that I did not feel. #
Evernote on Twitter: "In June 2008, our beta went public. Yesterday we turned 7! Thanks to all who've joined us since #happyevernoteday http://t.co/6UHRy1uq7T". I must have been part of the private beta, my oldest note in Evernote is dated March, 2008. #
Cool new APIs out for Google Calendar, Google Maps - Android Community.#
When it comes to personal data and privacy, I think there are really two important questions that need to be answered. One is, how do I control access to my data so that I know who has access to it? MIT's openPDS/SafeAnswers, privacy-preserving Personal Data Store is one possible answer. The second important question that I don't think anyone raises is, how do I derive value from my personal data? For example, if my smartphone tracks where I am always located, I should be able to use that information as evidence if, say a government agency claimed I was at a location on a given date and time when I know I was not. If corporations and governments are collecting data to be used against me, how I can collect that same data to use it to defend myself?#
Twister is a secure P2P microblogging platform, built on the Bitcoin and BitTorrent protocols. #
The inexplicable story of Steve Gosskie and featherbowling.#
I am thinking that I would like a app for my Moto 360 that shuffled my watch faces. #
I wonder what limit there is on how many watch faces you can have for an Android Wear watch?#
Android Wear gains a slew of new watch faces. The watch faces are free and I have installed several of them, hopefully they don't drain the battery on my Moto 360 too badly.#
Moto 360 gets Wi-Fi, improved notifications, and more - SlashGear.#
Note on upgrading my Moto 360 to Android Wear 5.1.1. I upgraded this morning, and so far so good. I hope battery life doesn't take a hit. I am liking the larger font that makes it easier to read what's on the screen. #
MLB replay system needs to add a level of accountability As to the question of why, the answer is obvious, its because MLB umpiring is awful and each overturned call makes this point clear.#
LastPass hack reinforces importance of using multi-factor authentication.#
Richard Rohr: "We find it hard to love imperfect things so we imagine God is just as small as we are."#
I tweeted the above quote and then this happened. #
Construction Cam - 14 Mile / Orchard Lake Roundabout Doesn't look much much progress has been made this week.#
Some good articles on privacy and data collection here and here. I understand Apples desire to differentiate itself from Google by waving the privacy banner. At the same time I am skeptical of their actual practices. At WWDC they made the claim that the processing that Siri does stays on the phone, and I am skeptical of that. The only way to know for sure is to monitor network traffic while using Siri.#
Motorola starts 5.1 soak test for the 2013 Moto X in the US.#
Google Slides updated, view notes and lists of Chromecasts - Android Community.#
Android needs to provide a quick way to clear notifications that queue up while a device is turned off. I don't keep my Nexus 7 powered up all the time so whenever I do turn it on, it gets overwhelmed with Facebook and Twitter notifications. I could go in to each app and turn off notifications, but seems to be a hassle. #
Two Wishes of Amazon Echo. I love my Echo, but I want it to do so much more than it does right now.#
How HP helped print a million different covers for Diet Coke. I have to admit, this article made me take a spit take. [Disclosure]#
New York Times: "It's a tech accessory pretending to be a fashion accessory. I just couldn't fall for it." And the Apple Watch is an accessory, not a computer. #
I am trying the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter with my Surface 3 and HP monitor and finding the experience to not be as smooth as desired.#
Just realized that the Pascual watch face on the Moto 360 shows appointment times. Cool.#
Several hours later, my Evernote reminders finally appear in Todoist. Looks like Powerapp needs a speed boost. Maybe it's an initial set up thing?#
I love the ease at which Google Photos gathers and categorizes my photos, but I wish it provided an easy way for me to use those photos on my blogs and web sites.#
I've been working in IT for more than 20 years, and I swear that we have been talking about changing the culture of IT for all 20 of those years. Perhaps the trick is figuring out how to live within the current culture rather than constantly trying to change something that appears to not be destined for change.#
Testing Google Photos for Blogging.#
I've seen the first Google Now app integration, with the appearance of Wunderlist on my Google Now page. It's cool that Google is opening this up to more developers, but I think they need to give users control over where items appear on the page. I want something important like the tasks I need to complete today to appear at the top of the page. #
A vertical line of what I think are dead pixels has appeared on the Surface 3. Research suggests that this is a problem that occurs occasionally on LCD panels. Because I bought it at Costco.com, I will call them first then Microsoft. #
I think it's ironic that traditional media web sites are so web hostile, with their massive pop-over ads or automatic audio playback, while they complain about how the web is killing their business. Buy a clue. Please.#
Construction Cam - 14 Mile / Orchard Lake Roundabout Looks like all of the concrete has been poured.#
Google expands metro Detroit presence, rents Farmington Hills building. More or less just down the street from where I live.#
Some sites have reported that one of the "hidden" features of Android M is split screen. I've got to say, Windows 8 has split screen nailed.#
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Meet Margaret Hamilton, the badass '60s programmer who saved the moon landing - Vox.#
Five Android net scanning tools for mobile troubleshooting - TechRepublic.#
Lindsey Graham: If You're Worn Out By War, 'Don't Vote for Me' Will do, oh by the way, taking the nation in to war is a failure of a presidency, not a badge of honor. War is something to be avoided, not run towards. #
Hands on with the Android M Developer Preview.#
Much of Microsoft's marketing of their Surface tablets focuses on the built-in hinge that makes it a laptop replacement. Clearly, the hinge is needed in order for it to even be considered a laptop replacement, but I am finding it valuable when using Surface as a tablet. Kick back in recliner, set up the Surface sans keyboard on my lap, and quickly scroll through Twitter and my RSS feeds by simply sliding my finger up and down on the screen. I find this more comfortable than doing the same with my iPad. #
I browsed the Windows Store this morning, looking for todo list apps that use Exchange as a backend and only found one. I am surprised that Microsoft didn't create a Windows 8 app for the Tasks section of Outlook/Exchange. Tasks/todo seems to be the orphaned child at Microsoft, which means their acquisition of Wunderlist makes a ton of sense.#
Microsoft confirms acquisition of productivity app Wunderlist I wonder whether Microsoft will make Wunderlist work with Exchange?#
3 ways Google's Android Pay is better than Apple Pay. A key vendor to watch for is Starbucks, which today doesn't support Apple Pay nor Android Pay but rather promotes its own app and loyalty card. Android Pay's loyalty card integration may be a key factor in getting Starbucks on board. #
Stolen Surface Tablet - what to do? - Love My Surface. I am really surprised that Microsoft hasn't added any remote wipe or remote lock capability to Outlook.com, as that would seem to be valuable for consumers. Corporate Windows 8 users do have some level of remote wipe capability via Exchange, but it is not a full device wipe.#


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Why do we believe problems and pain drive clients to change? One reason is that we don't recognize how long decision-makers and stakeholders have been living with their pain. After all, if they're in so much (metaphorical) pain, why didn't they do something to stop it before this meeting? Another possibility is that they have dozens of issues, none of which trump their need to get through the day. Just like you've learned to live with "tech neck" and eyestrain from working on screens all day, many of your clients have grown accustomed to their own problems.
But not every client wants to change to alleviate pain. I'm sure you've encountered a hard-charging C-Level executive, the kind with ambitious goals and a hunger to expand the company. But making those gains is easier said than done, even after months, quarters, and years of hard work. That shortcoming may not be framed as "pain," especially if the company is doing fine, but a lack of improvement can be just as motivating as the pinch of lower sales or less market share. As a salesperson, you must understand how both pain and gain can motivate your prospective clients—and that they're not so different after all.
A Theory of Pain in Sales
Much of the time, human beings avoid dealing directly with their problems, whether we call them issues, challenges, pain points, or even sins. And like you and I, your client has likely ignored their problems longer than is healthy. When it is hard enough just to get through your workday, you ignore the pain, doing your best. The last thing you want to do is add a change initiative to your workload.
The devil you know may be a magnificent monster, but the one chanting "please allow me to introduce myself" may well make it look like a harmless puppy. Your prospective clients' more-or-less obvious problems are surrounded by many more problems, ones far too thorny for your cookie-cutter solution—precisely because they frustrate the problem-solving process. Some pain may motivate change, but many clients instead protect the status quo because they don't want to commit to change, build consensus, add more tasks to their workload, and deal with the inevitable office politics endemic to any change. When most prior change initiatives failed to be worth the effort, and when there are twenty-two other issues still unresolved, what's the point of changing at all?
Even when decision-makers and other stakeholders seem compelled to change, many deals die on the vine, though their ghosts haunt your pipeline for months. Here's my theory: we can get so focused on one type of pain that we don't recognize an equal or greater pain, the pain of change. To understand the modern sales approach, you need to understand the root problems, then ones that prevent your clients from solving the problem you want to help them solve.
A Theory of Gain in Sales
There is little doubt that senior leaders and decision-makers want better outcomes. Many, however, don't ever experience those gains, as only a small number of change initiatives manage to meet their stated goals and targets. While some believe that "pain" is the negative result while "gain" is the promise of positive results, they are not so different. The promise of the gain is a response to the pain of not having the results. In this regard, senior leaders demonstrate a very similar tendency, that of not doing something to produce the results they profess to need.
It's difficult to create the opportunities and resources that lead your organization to a better future. But while you are pursuing your vision, there is no end of problems, challenges, obstacles, and roadblocks—especially a board of directors that causes you to be bored with directors. Leaders know they can't do everything, and so limit their initiatives to the few that are critical. You may find that some are more motivated to change when you present your initiative as a way to provide gains instead of avoiding pain. The lack of results is pain, even if you dress it up as gains.
The Heart of Motivation
Is there some change you want for yourself that you have been putting off? If you had to list the reasons why you haven't taken the necessary actions, what would you scribble down? Procrastination might apply to writing that high-school research paper the day before it's due, but it can't explain years of avoiding a change you know would benefit you. Change is much more difficult than we imagine, and recognizing our own behavior patterns shines a light on this truth.
There is no difference between pain and gain: they are two sides of a coin that we can call "motivation." It's both the stick and the carrot, not one or the other. Some may be compelled to act to move away from pain, while others are compelled by the prospect of moving towards gains. Boiled down to its essence, motivation is wanting something enough to act.
Catalyst. Instigator. Rabble Rouser. Salesperson.
Most of the more interesting deals you pursue involve addressing a systemic issue that has persisted for years without being resolved. Your client may have met with dozens of salespeople to try to eliminate the obstacle to the better results they want, only to be disappointed. Others may not have lifted a finger, getting so comfortable with their devil that it might as well have a corner office and a security keycard.
Much of the time, clients change (only) when they meet with a salesperson who can help them solve the problems that prevent them from solving their systemic problem. These consultative salespeople compel them to change by helping them recognize the certainty of increasingly negative consequences, as well as by creating the certainty of positive outcomes on the other side of the change. Understanding how exactly to do this requires that you solve the problems that prevent change as part of the sales conversation. This is how you help your clients finally get what they want.


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This Saint Seiya: Awakening best heroes guide will focus on what characters you should get and train to maximize your chances to winning Arena games in the PvP mode. All the units in this guide will be a great asset for you, both in PvE and PvP modes, although specifically for PvP you should focus more on synergies rather than having powerful units by themselves. If you are looking for a guide to help you progress through the game, check out our Saint Seiya: Awakening beginner's guide. Now, we present you our Saint Seiya: Awakening tier list, showcasing some of the best heroes in the game.
The Best Damage Dealers In Saint Seiya: Awakening
Sagittarius Aiolos
Sagittarius lives by the motto "one shot, one kill". He can slay even the sturdiest of PvE bosses in one hit, provided his Physical Attack is high enough. Usually to achieve this effect he will need supports that are able to boost his Physical Attack.
Golden Arrows deals very high damage to a single target, and it aborbs a portion of the Physical Attack of the three allies with the highest Physical Attack. This ability is already almost capable of annihilating a lot of enemies in one hit.
Arrow of Justice gives Sagittarius Aiolos a chance to make an extra move after killing something with Golden Arrows. Combining this with Golden Arrows' ability of absorbing Physical Attack, you could completely destroy multiple targets in a row without giving them the chance to move.
Dying Heroes makes it so that when Aiolos is killed, part of the Physical Attack he stole from his allies is returned, so that losing Aiolos doesn't become game-losing.
The biggest downside to using Aiolos is that you will have to build a team around him. Kiki is obviously needed, as Golden Arrows costs 4 energy, so you will need to pool some extra energy to use it in the first turn. Also, you will need at least 3 teammates that focus on using Physical Attacks on your team, so that Aiolos can absorb their power.
Pisces Aphrodite
Aphrodite is the most beautiful of the eighty-eight Saints, and one of the most powerful ones as well, he fully deserves to be named after the ancient goddess of beauty. Aphrodite's claim to fame is his ability to place roses on enemies. When an enemy has two roses on them, Aphrodite's skills will gain additional effects.
Bloody Rose deals damage to an enemy and steals their life. If the enemy has 2 roses on them, this skill will deal a lot more damage in multiple phases. It also steals a lot more life this way. Furthermore, you can use extra energy points as Aphrodite when you attack, adding a rose to the enemy you attack for every extra energy point you spend this way.
Warrior of Beauty is what places roses on your enemies, and it only activates when Aphrodite is the last Saint to move in the turn, which is very likely, considering how low his speed is. When this ability is used, the team's surplus energy of the current turn is transformed into roses that will hit random enemies.
Unsurprisingly Aphrodite works very well with Kiki, as extra energy is always welcome to Aphrodite, since the more energy he uses, the stronger he becomes. Other Saints you want to pair him with are the ones who don't use energy to use their abilities, like Scylla Io, or you can pair him with Hound Asterion, who can steal the enemies' energy.
Libra Dohko
Libra Dohko is all about damage. There's not much else to say about him honestly. He just does damage.
One Hundred Rising Dragons hits enemies with 4 green dragons, plus one extra green dragon for every Tiger Soul he has access to. If Libra Dohko has 4 Tiger Souls, this spell will deal double damage, which means it is going to annihilate just about anything unfortunate enough to get hit by it.
The following two skills are what allows him to gain Tiger Souls.
Weapon Technique Pierce gives Libra Dohko a chance to attack together with his allies with a basic attack, kinda like the Pegasus + Shiryu combination you see in the early stages of the game. He gains an extra Tiger Souls every time he joins an ally in their attack.
Weapon Technique Block gives Libra Dohko a chance to resist attacks aimed at him, reducing the damage he takes and giving him extra Tiger Souls.
A great ally to Libra Dohko is Sextans: the more Libra's allies fire an attack, the more chances you will have to join them with a Weapon Technique Pierce, which in turns gives you more Tiger Souls. At 4 Tiger Souls, use One Hundred Rising Dragons and you will destroy anything that is trying to stop you. Other powerful allies include Scorpio Milo and Scylla Io.
Scorpio Milo
Scorpio Milo is a great damage dealer for two reasons: his abilities don't cost energy, so you can pair him with someone that spends a lot of energy, like Aphrodite or Aiolos; furthermore, he deals insane single-target damage.
Restriction is a simple attack that has a chance to lower the target's Physical Defense.
Scarlet Cyclone is the reason Milo is so dangerous: it gives the next attack he performs a chance to strike again. This sometimes triggers twice, allowing Milo to strike 3 times in a single attack, which combined with Restriction's lowering of Physical Defense, makes him hit really hard.
It goes without saying that Sextans Luna is the best way of supporting Milo. Offensively, you can play Saints that need a lot of energy to perform their job at their best, since Milo does not use energy for his attacks, so the already mentioned Aphrodite and Aiolos are great offensive partners, as they also benefit from Milo's presence.
The Best Support Heroes In Saint Seiya: Awakening
Sextans Luna
Luna is one of the best supports in the game, fighting with Athena for the title. She's great both in PvP and PvE alike, depending on which other units you pair with her. She is very easy to obtain too since she isn't that rare, which is always welcome.
Star Fate Prayer is her main ability, and it allows the target to make an extra move right after their first one. This allows some units to become unstoppable death machines, provided you have enough energy to keep going. This spell can be interrupted by enemy control spells, the best way to avoid this is by using it on someone who is going to move right after Luna (check out the Speed stats to know who to target).
Vast Galaxy is Luna's awakening skill, and it allows the blessed target to attack for 3 rounds consecutively.
As you can see, Luna allows units with game-changing skills to pull off extra attacks quickly, making her a great ally to almost anyone. As great as Star Fate Prayer is, you will need to make sure you have enough energy to use the target's abilities multiple times, so Kiki is a necessary partner to have if you plan to run Luna. Luckily for us, Kiki works in any lineup, as there are no downsides to running him.
Kiki is by far the most versatile support in the game, and you should run him in every lineup you want to play. He is great in both PvP and PvE, and his job is to increase your energy points. Much like Luna, he isn't very rare, so he's easy to collect and power up. When it comes to Awakening, Kiki should be your first choice, since he works with every other unit in the game, plus his Awakening skill is extremely good to begin with.
Psychokinesis increases your energy points when it's used, by allowing you to use energy points from the next round.
A Flash of Wit is the skill Kiki unlocks when he is awakened. This skill creates energy out of nowhere (unlike Psychokinesis, which takes it from the energy pool of the next round), and it is the reason we suggest you to awaken Kiki as soon as you get him.
Energy is what allows your units to use their abilities, and you never have enough of it. The more energy you have, the more power you will be able to unleash on your enemies, and that's why Kiki is so crucial to every lineup.
Athena is one of the central characters of the entire series, and she is also an incredible asset for every team, should you manage to get her. Athena is immune to all enemy control effects, and all of her abilities are centered around healing and protecting her allies.
Golden Scepter gives her allies a chance to drop the enemy's cosmic attack upon attacking them.
Divine Amulet purifies an ally to increase their Status Resist.
Blessed Victory heals allies that are dealt a fatal blow by a percentage of Athena's maximum HP.
Light Awakening gives Athena's party high Status Resist. This spell is unlocked by Awakening Athena.
Athena is a great defensive support that works well with most lineups. She is great if you have a very powerful unit you want to protect at all costs, as you can make it more resistant to Status effects. Also, if a unit you care about is getting focused a lot, Blessed Victory can negate most of the work by denying its death and healing it. Athena is great, but know that she is very rare, so she might be hard to get on your team.
Eagle Marin
Eagle Marin is another great support hero, and you get a copy of her for free by clearing out chapter 4 of the story, which is very nice. Her abilities focus on healing her teammates based on her cosmic attack.
Eagle God's Technique heals her entire team based on her cosmic attack and healing strength, and in the early stages of the game it can easily fully heal her entire party.
Mysterious Mask is the skill you unlock by awakening Eagle Marin, and it makes Eagle Marin able to heal herself by a lot more, to greatly improve her chances of surviving fights. Longer fights with Eagle Marin mean more healing.
She works extremely well with Chameleon June, as June can spread the damage taken to the entire party, which then gets healed by Eagle Marin. This combination works wonders against high single-target burst units.
Chameleon June
Chameleon June is another great choice if you need a supporting Saint for your lineup. She is great at countering high single target burst damage with her abilities, by sharing the damage with the rest of the team.
Vines Growth does exactly that: it targets an ally, and part of the damage they take will be redirected to the rest of the team. This ability is excellent, although you will need to make sure June is faster than the enemies to cast it before they deal their powerful blows to the unit you want to keep alive.
Chameleon Breath is Chameleon June's awakening ability, and it expands on Vines Growth, reducing the damage taken by all allies after using Vines Growth. This skill makes your party even harder to kill, and it works great when paired with strong healing, like Eagle Marin's.
This ends our guide on the best heroes in Saint Seiya: Awakening. As usual, remember that these lists are subjective, and that everyone's experience is different when it comes to heroes. Also remember that synergies can turn even bad units into amazing ones. If you found out any other units that you think is great, please share them with us in the comments below. Until then, happy farming!


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- EBIT more than doubled to DKK 83 million from DKK 41 million last year, corresponding to an EBIT margin of 4.4%
- The acquisition of controlling interest in the Polish paint manufacturer Unicell in November 2019 contributed revenue amounting to DKK 62 million.
- Our original target of using the efficiency programme to reduce consolidated costs by more than DKK 60 million p.a., once cost-cutting measures were fully implemented in 2020/21, has already been achieved in the 2019/20 financial year.
- Flügger has prepared an updated strategy aimed at 2023/24. The Group's long-term milestone is to generate revenue of DKK 2.5 billion and an EBIT margin of +6% in 2023/24. Flügger expects most of its growth to be generated through further acquisitions that consolidate the Group's position in Central and Eastern Europe.
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