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1. The Committee has asked for information
about my role and responsibilities as the non-executive member
of Treasury's Management Board (TMB).
2. Apart from me, the members of TMB are
the Treasury's Permanent Secretary, Sir Andrew Turnbull; its six
Managing Directors; and the Chief Executive of the OGC, Peter
Gershon. Whilst there are no formal restrictions on its remit,
in practice its main focus since my appointment in May 1999 has
been on issues to do with the day to day management of the Treasury.
These have included its successful progress towards accreditation
as an Investor in People; the PFI project to renovate its headquarters
building; and the way it attracts, retains, develops and manages
the performance of staff.
3. TMB has touched on matters of external
policy relatively infrequently: advice on those questions generally
goes direct to Ministers from the relevant part of the Department.
Where TMB has touched on policy it has generally been either to
ensure that its development is properly organised and resourced;
or to consider emerging issues which ought to be brought to Ministers'
4. My role is to provide input to TMB on
all managerial questions drawing on my experience as a managing
partner of a professional services firm, an expert in change management
and employee communications in the public and private sectors
and as someone who has founded and grown their own business.
5. I do not make an input to those TMB discussions
which are purely policy-related. As part of my terms of appointment
it was agreed that where particularly sensitive subjects arose
I would withdraw from the meeting. So far this has not proved
necessary. I also do not attend meetings which deal primarily
with detailed personnel issues where I could not add value, such
as reports on, or promotion of, individual members of staff of
whom I have no experience.
6. TMB generally meets fortnightly. Aside
from attending its meetings, and seeing correspondence circulated
to board members, I have little day to day contact although I
have had a number of "familiarisation" meetings to understand
better the day to day workings of the Treasury.
7. As Andrew Turnbull noted in his oral
evidence to you, my role is not the same as that of a non-executive
director of a public company because the patterns of accountability
are different. In a company, a non-executive has an important
role to represent the interests of the shareholder on the Board.
TMB's focus is purely managerial, and therefore is more akin to
the executive management team of a PLC rather than to the main
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Wed, 14 December 2016
And so we finally come to the end of 2016, not with a bang or even a whimper, but with a ton of technical problems, distractions, and missing members of the show. Yes, episode 189 of The Oncoming Storm is 2016 in a nutshell; full of good intentions but filled with random disasters. But don't let that scare you off! This supersized send off sees Josh, Ashley, Jeff, and Rachel doing their best to make it through the home stretch. First up is Frozen Time, by Nicholas Briggs. Spoilers: it's Ashley's pick and has Ice Warriors in it! Then it's over to Josh's pick of The Angel of Scutari by Paul Sutton. Hex is doing his nurse thing alongside Florence Nightingale while the Doctor has to ensure that he dies to maintain the web of time! Next is Jeff's holiday pick, Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright. It's every bit as wild as you'd think a story with Iris, Santa Claus, and a wisecracking robot would be. And finally Rachel has the crew stay with Doom Coalition 3 as they review The Eighth Piece by Matt Fitton. It's... not as satisfying as you'd hope, even with River Song in a nun's outfit! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we're just happy to have made it out of the year alive. See you in 2017!
News - 15:07
Frozen Time - 40:20
Angel of Scutari - 01:10:47
Claws of Santa - 01:40:05
The Eighth Piece - 02:08:01
Direct download: Oncoming_Storm_Ep_189.mp3
Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 9:47pm EDT
Thu, 1 December 2016
Sodomy and Hellfire! Is it time for another episode of The Oncoming Storm already? Rationally speaking, it has been two weeks since the last episode, so history tells us another must come out today. But why be so rational? Josh, Ashley, Jeff, and Rachel are here in episode 188 to determine if they should stick to rationality, or just blow it all off and go and play with the gynoids. The topic, of course, is Christmas on a Rational Planet by Lawrence Miles. The Doctor, Roz, and Chris must stave off the forces of the Carnival Queen and her irrational forces of Cacophony... but are they making the right choice? And no discussion of Miles's first book would be complete without complete tangents about the man himself. There are lots of those this episode, but with a figure like Lawrence Miles, how can you not? The Oncoming Storm... Buggery and Damnation, This time we're got the most creative swearing you'll ever find in a Doctor Who Story.
Direct download: Oncoming_Storm_Ep_188.mp3
Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 8:20pm EDT
Thu, 17 November 2016
The Oncoming Storm Ep 187: For Sacha - Enemy of the Daleks, Psychodrome, Fallen Angels, Absent Friends
Honestly, there's not much to say this week. The Oncoming Storm has lost one of it's own this week, and we're devastated. Sacha hasn't been on the show for well over a year due to his schedule and health issues, but he has remained a member of our dysfunctional family and we were expecting his return sooner rather than later. Sadly, Sacha passed away on 11/14/2016, due to complications during surgery. Episode 187 then, is dedicated entirely to the memory of Sacha Dzuba. Josh, Ashley, Rachel, and Jeff first come together to say a few things about their friend, and then because it's what he would have wanted, they spend two hours deep in geeky Doctor Who conversation. They cover Enemy of the Daleks by David Bishop, Psychodrome by Jonathan Morris, Fallen Angels by Phil Mulryne, and in an unfair twist of fate, Absent Friends by John Dorney. The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got a lot of tears. We miss you already Sacha.
Time Stamps
Tribute to Sacha - 2:28
News - 17:40
Enemy of the Daleks - 40:15
Psychodrome - 1:08:03
Fallen Angels - 1:35:45
Absent Friends - 2:04:50
Direct download: Oncoming_Storm_Ep_187.mp3
Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 9:24pm EDT
Thu, 3 November 2016
Get the oversized helmet party hats and "sonic disruptor" kazoos, because Ashley is ready to celebrate the reason he got involved in this whole podcast nonsense anyway! Episode 186 of the Oncoming Storm finally gives the Ice Warriors their due, as Ashley, Josh, Jeff, and Rachel discuss GodEngine, by Craig Hinton. Spoiler Alert: Ashley really likes this book. That was never in doubt. But will the rest of the podcast feel the same? Or will the arguments continue? That we won't spoil. You have to listen to find out! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got Adjudicators, lGhost TARDISes,... sigh, and yes, Ice Warrior genitalia descriptions. The power of the New Adventures.
Direct download: Oncoming_Storm_Ep_186.mp3
Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 9:40pm EDT
Fri, 21 October 2016
The Oncoming Storm Ep 185: The Magic Mousetrap, Iterations of I, Deadly Download, The Horror of Glam Rock
So, remember the last time The Oncoming Storm reviewed audios, and how no one got along? Well, welcome to the sequel! And with all sequels, its bigger and bloodier than ever! The Oncoming Storm episode 185 sees Josh, Jeff, Ashley, and Rachel lacing up their boxing gloves and getting into the ring of online reviews! The first bout is over The Magic Mousetrap by Matthew Sweet. Things get a little heated as they discuss this 7th Doctor story about memory and the return of an old foe. Luckily, everyone gets a breather when Iterations of I by John Dorney is discussed, and everyone enjoys the return of Adric! It doesn't last though when the Sarah Jane Adventures story, Deadly Download by Jason Arnopp is the subject and Josh gets a bee in his bonnet over it! Not to be outdone, Jeff has serious issues as we visit The Horror of Glam Rock by Paul Magrs. Jeff REALLY doesn't like Josh and Rachel's beloved Glam music, and isn't afraid to show it! Does everyone make it out alive? Will Ashley get a word in anywhere? Join us and find out! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got swears galore. Josh is a potty mouth. The management apologizes on his behalf.
Direct download: Oncoming_Storm_Ep_185.mp3
Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:21pm EDT
Thu, 6 October 2016
Are you here with the bride or the groom? Quickly, take your seat. Here's some rice to throw after the ceremony, and would you like to get in on the betting pool of how far into the ceremony we went before one of them storms off? Quietly now, now go sit down... Ahem. Welcome one and all to the wedding of the century! Yes, we are here to celebrate the pending nuptials of Mr. Jason Kane and Miss Bernice Surprise Summerfield. Everyone's here. Look, there's Josh, Ashley, Rachel, and Jeff of the Oncoming Storm podcast. I'll bet they're working on episode 184 of their show while they want. The subject just has to be the grand 50th New Adventure, Happy Endings by Paul Cornell. They're probably gossiping about how all of the Doctor's new adventures get call backs, or the sensational scandals that arose in the days before the wedding. I did hear that Josh finally checked his twitter after two months, and has commented on all of those tweets this week! What a cad. But just wait until you hear about that Ace! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got a post credits sequence!
Direct download: Oncoming_Storm_Ep_184.mp3
Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 8:47pm EDT
Thu, 22 September 2016
It's episode 183 of the Oncoming Storm, and no one's getting along! Josh is definitely not getting along with his computer, as Skype keeps switching his microphone from the nice one to the crappy desktop one. (apologies everyone for the audio quality on this one. It won't happen again) It gets worse once the reviews start, when Josh, Ashley, Rachel, and Jeff cannot seem to come to a consensus on ANYTHING. First up, we finally get to Blood of the Daleks part 2 by Steve Lyons, and the Lucie Miller arguments start! Next, Matt Smith reads The Runaway Train by Oli Smith. And the arguments about format and the Moffat era start! After that, we talk 45, by Mark Morris, Nick Scovell, Mark Michalowski, and Steven Hall. Honestly, we all pretty much agree on the great parts of this one. But finally, it's time to discuss 10th Doctor story Technophobia by Matt Fitton. And you guessed it, the arguments on Tennant and RTD start. It's gonna be one of those episodes. The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got waaaaaay too many stories to discuss. Find a comfortable seat before listening.
Direct download: Oncoming_Storm_Ep_183.mp3
Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 4:11pm EDT
Thu, 8 September 2016
In episode 182 of The Oncoming Storm, we not not just 1 host, or 3, or even 4... we have 5 hosts here to accompany you through the halls of Doctor Who spinoff media! Ok, so one of them is a 1 year old who seemingly really doesn't like Doctor Who books based on his reactions, but what can you do? While Ashley tries to wrangle baby Ian, we have the full crew of Josh, Jeff, and Rachel joining him once again, and this week they're looking at all of the foreplay and carnage found in Death & Diplomacy by Dave Stone. There's sex, violence, peace talks, and a wedding proposal within... does that mean it's as crazy as Stone's previous New Adventure? You may be surprised! There's also all the usual news discussion you've come to expect, this week accompanied by a rant from Josh and the fulfillment of a life long dream for Rachel! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we got homicidal smurf things. Haven't we done this before???
Direct download: Oncoming_Storm_Ep_182.mp3
Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 8:45pm EDT
Thu, 25 August 2016
Episode 181 of The Oncoming Storm marks a milestone of sorts. For months Josh has dodged the new Torchwood audios from Big Finish. After the last straw experience of Miracle Day, he was ready to never return to the world of Captain Jack and his crew. But Jeff wouldn't let that stand, and this month forces Josh and Ashley to listen to Fall to Earth by James Goss. There's gonna be fireworks folks! Meanwhile, Josh gets back to the most important Big Finish storyline, that of the 7th Doctor, Ace, and Hex as we go back to World War 1 in No Man's Land by Martin Day. Finally, Ashley brings the last Rocket Men story, Requiem for the Rocket Men by John Dorney, to the table. I wonder if they'll like that one? The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got the best damn insurance salesperson known to humankind. If my insurance person was as good as her, I'd own every possible insurance too!
Direct download: Oncoming_Storm_Ep_181.mp3
Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 8:49pm EDT
Thu, 11 August 2016
*YAWN* So tired. After days of driving and all nighters playing games, The Oncoming Storm is back from vacation. And honestly, no one is really feeling up to podcasting. You might say, we're all... Sleepy. Ok, Ok, bad jokes aside, Josh, Jeff, and Rachel are here in episode 180 to discuss SLEEPY, our latest New Adventure by illustrious author Kate Orman. This one does not, however, focus on everyone taking sweet, wonderful naps. No, it's the real start of the Psi Powers series, and so we have a colony world on the brink of destruction from the spontaneous development of Psi powers everywhere! And only the Doctor and his companions can stop the evil corporations from enacting their plans and killing everyone on sight. There's also some timey whimey shenanigans going on, and lots of talking computers. And Doctor torture. Well, it *is* Kate Orman. All this, and Rachel tells us about the first half of The Legends of River Song short story collection. Josh promises to be quiet. The Oncoming Storm... this time, we've got a lot of bleeding eye sockets. Like, a LOT.
Direct download: Oncoming_Storm_Ep_180.mp3
Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 5:59pm EDT

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Duke's defense was severely weakened without their senior forward and defensive leader, Amile Jefferson. Jefferson went out with a fractured right foot on December 12. Since then, the team has struggled to stop their opponents and has really suffered on the boards.
But with a last-second 63-62 victory over the number-seven Cavaliers, which followed a powerful 72-65 win over number 13 Louisville, Duke is back on the board. The team reentered the Top 25 at number 20 when the latest rankings were released on Tuesday.
The Blue Devils have its D to thank for getting them back into the Top 25.
Duke's defense really stepped up against Virginia with a goal to prevent Malcolm Brogdon and London Perrantes from hitting any three pointers. While Brogdon finished with a team-high 18 points, he was only 1 of 6 from 3-point range and Perrantes did not get a single 3-point attempt. Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski credited Matt Jones and Derryck Thornton for their excellent work shutting down the Cavaliers' threats.
Allen and Ingram have been unstoppable, averaging 37.8 points per game combined. It's interesting to note that among major-conference players, only probable Player of the Year, Buddy Hield, and fellow guard, Isaiah Cousins, from Oklahoma have a higher combined scoring average.
Now that they're back in the Top 25, the Blue Devils can't rest. Tonight, they face their arch rivals number-5 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I can guarantee this will be a game to watch and it could go either way.
This has been a crazy and unpredictable college basketball season. Teams like Duke and Kentucky — expected to be on top — have dropped out of the rankings, while number-one teams are getting knocked off almost every week.
Only one thing is certain: We are a month away from Selection Sunday, and it will be March Madness!
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With redraw of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase looming, Utah State University study says national monuments are neither economic 'boon nor bane' (Salt Lake Tribune)
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I am currently an Active Duty soldier who is in the Infantry. I get sick and tired of hearing civilians' talk about the military. Everyone is entitled to their opinions'; however, there are a lot of misconceptions out there perpetuated by media coverage. Certain people think just because they've read a few articles or watched a few videos, they know what military life is all about. That could not be further from the truth. You have to earn the right to wear that uniform and not everyone makes it. Hell, I wasn't supposed to make it according to some. But I'm still here and that gives me the privilege to voice my opinion about it. In hard times, we fight through obstacles and overcome them. In military parlance, we refer to that as "embracing the suck". Therefore, in my humble opinion, if you have not donned the uniform or embraced the suck yourself, so to speak, your opinion does not carry as much weight to me. That's just the truth as I see it. Of course, I have no problems with civlians' as I am about to become one again in 3 months. I just find it disturbing when some talk about the military and have never served a day in their life. This is especially frustrating when they talk like they are experts on the subject. That is all.


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S&F for you, easynow, a very good post and subject matter. the movie was great, wasn't it? I drove with some friends to a city some 50 miles from home, my friend had this 1964 Mercedes car that was really neat. I have to believe these real incidents are because of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and Project Serpio.
Aliens/UFOs held at Wright Patterson Air Field, Ohio ?
"be advised there is a very bright white light east of town, and it keeps changing colors"
The encounter started as Comstock was driving and saw other cars pulled over on the side of the road.
Howe quoted Comstock as saying, "As I was driving along the route, I noticed there were a couple of cars alongside the road with their lights still on. People were standing outside their car and that peaked my curiosity about what was going on. I looked in the direction that they were looking, which was toward the top of a rather large hill."
Comstock told Howe, "I looked up and there was a very bright object just above the tree level. I can't really say for sure what it was because I've never seen anything like it."
"It seemed self-luminescent. It was about the size of a large pickup truck and it was very bright whenever I looked at it. That's really what caught my attention."
"Five or six cars" were pulled over, Comstock stated. "The people standing there looked like they were stuck, just transfixed watching the objects. They weren't moving. They were just standing almost completely still."
"They were pretty awestruck. And it was extremely close to the small town of Empire, Ohio. I don't know if people there saw it. Maybe it was too late at night."
"It didn't look like anything mechanical by any means. To me, it looked like a cocoon," Comstock told Howe.
"When I saw it, I was trying to take everything in and that's immediately what I thought when I saw it – that it was organic. That's the feeling that I got. I didn't think it could be anything else. It just came across as something organic."
Comstock said that as the object rose, he was able to see the larger object from the light given off by the smaller ascending object. The larger object with the bluish lights seemed to be basically stationary, Comstock said.
"As long as I had it [brightly-lit smaller object] in my field of vision, it seemed like it might have risen from above the tree line, I would say a couple thousand feet."
"It was a white light with a little bit of orange inside of it. It had a little bit of red and the shape just seemed so strange to me because it seemed like a biological shape. As I watched that shape, it was rising upward," Comstock stated.
"As I looked above that, I saw a pattern of three bluish-colored lights. They weren't flickering like a star. They were in some kind of sequence, but they were all in tune with each other. They were very large lights. They were definitely not stars."
"I'm judging this because I was in the military and worked on helicopters, so I can tell this was pretty low because a couple of thousand feet seems like a lot, but it's really not," he said.
"It seemed like it rose a few thousand feet and then the craft – by the time I lost sight of it – it seems like it might have been maybe 500 feet from whatever the object was above it. So it was definitely getting closer to the triangular craft that was drawing it in," Comstock told Howe.
"As the large white-orange object was rising up, it looked like it was going into the center of the triangle of blue lights. At first glance when I saw the triangle of lights and rising, glowing object, I could not process what was going on."
"As the white-orange object got closer to the triangle of lights, I could see from reflected light that the underside of the inside of the triangle pattern of blue lights was one object – one very, very large object. When I saw it with my naked eye, I saw the bottom of the craft and it looked like it was very flat."
Comstock described the color of the larger craft above to Howe as being dark gray or black. He said he thought it had a crystalline type of surface that reminded him of a "cracked open piece of coal."
"It was big. About the size of a large shopping mall and parking lot."
September 24, 1968 Lecture,
"UFOs: A Case Study in Public Mis-information"
at Kent State University, Ohio
Air Force Explanation
The officers saw a satellite go overhead, transferred their attention to Venus which was rising in the East, and followed Venus.
On August 19, 1949, during the Jitney Carnival at the St. Peter and Paul Church in Norwood, Cincinatti Ohio, Reverend Gregory Miller, pastor of the church had purchased from army surplus, an 8 million candle power searchlight. Sergeant Donald R. Berger of ROTC of the University of Cincinnati would operate it. During the height of the festivities, at 08:15pm, Sgt. Berger's sweeping searchlight suddenly flashed across a stationary circular object in the sky. Reverend Miller and later others joined in and observed. This was only the beginning.
"I've seen Venus many times, but I never saw Venus 50 feet above a road and moving from side to side like this was..."
Portage County Sheriff Ross Dustman to United Press International.
"So, what reason would the police officers
have for lying in the above case? Are their identification skills
really as poor as the "final?" explanations tried to make them out to be?
In some instances, there were numerous witnesses that confirmed exactly what the officers reported.
The technology reported back then still has not been displayed in any military arena by
any government we know, and the Air Force explanations for some of
the better sightings left much to be desired."
In some instances, there were numerous witnesses that confirmed exactly what the officers reported.
Life Crasher
After "i saw the dam thing my entire life came crashing down around my shoulders" Spaur told a reporter in 1967
he said he saw the saucer code named "Floyd" one more time before he quit his job. he believed that FLoyd was following him
Special Deputy W.L. Neff was with Spaur on April 17, 1966 when the unidentified flying object reportedly rose directly over the patrol car , releasing heat and a light so intense it made tears stream from the eyes of both men
UFO Case Still Goes Unsolved (Reading Eagle 5/31/1972)
An 86-mile high-speed chase after an unidentified flying object (UFO) ended in Conway Sunday morning nearly an hour after it began in Ohio.
Conway Patrolman Frank Panzanella said he saw what prompted two Sheriff's Deputies and a Policeman from Ohio to drive at Speeds 80-105 Mph in pursuit of the "flying saucer"
two deputies from Portage county Ohio Dale Spaur and W.L. Neff began the chase shortly after 5 a.m. on Ohio Route 224 near Atwater south of Akron and southeast of Ravenna , the Portage county seat.
at about the same time Police Chief Gerald Butchert of Mantua Ohio snapped a photo of the object from some distance while he and his wife stood in their front yard about ten miles north of Ravenna.
Beaver County Times 4/18/1966
Air Force Plans Investigation
Book Reopened on UFO Chase
The United States Air Force has reopened it's books on the recent "chase" of an unidentified flying object (UFO) from Ravenna, Ohio to Conway
An Air Force spokesman admitted to Ohio Congressman William Stanton late week that the Air Force made an "error " in not investigating the April 17th UFO chase.
Stanton was told that investigators from project Blue Book, the Air Force's investigative unit on UFO sightings at Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, would be sent to Portage County, Ohio, this week.
Lt. Col. John Spaulding director of the community relations division of the Air Force, told Stanton the primary reason for failure to investigate the sighting at the time was lack of manpower in Project Blue Book.
"i was amazed to find that they have only four men assigned to Project Blue Book, " Stanton said.
in addition to Spaur, Neff, Hustan, Panzanella and Buchert, Weitzel has statements signed by three to five other Policeman who saw what they believe was the same object that morning.
Two Salem, Ohio Policeman saw three jets chasing the object. Spaur and Panzanella said they heard police radio reports that morning about jets being sent up to investigate.
Beaver County Times 5/9/1966
Aftermath of a Sighting
it all began routinely, on the night of April 16, 1966 when Spaur a deputy sheriff, together with Wilber Neff were dispatched to answer a call about a car that had sheared a utility pole near Atwater Center, Ohio.
while they were engaged in straightening out the mess, their Police radio reported that a woman in Summit County, west of Portage, had called in about a brightly lighted object "as big as a house" flying over her neighborhood. it was 4:45 a.m.
the first reaction was to make jokes and ignore the call. but when heading along Rt. 224 they saw an abandoned car and stopped to investigate, it was time to take things more seriously.
Spaur saw something rising from behind the trees. he watched it come towards them, getting brighter as it did so, and he called to Neff to look over his shoulder.
"he didn't say nothing, he just stood there with his mouth open for a minute," wrote Spaur in his report. then as the "thing" got very bright, both men had to lower their gaze.
"i started looking down. i looked at my hands, and my clothes weren't burning or anything when it stopped right over on top of us. the only thing, the only sound in the whole area was a hum... it sounded like a transformer being loaded. i was pretty scared for a couple of minutes, as a matter of fact i was petrified"
the two men dashed for safety of their cruiser and the UFO moved off to the east. Spaur called in on the radio to report that the "bright light" was right there - and the order came back "shoot it !"
The Pittsburgh Press 3/14/1982
Originally posted by easynow
The most intriguing piece, however, came from Dr. J. Allen Hynek, the Air Force consultant. Hynek noted that Venus had risen at 3:35 that morning and would have been too high in the sky, by the time of the sightings, to be mistaken for an aircraft..
Originally posted by easynow
"They frequently saw them (UFOs) and then told me, I'm positive that there were three crashes by 1952".
June Mcrain -Wright Patterson Secretary 1941-1952
June 27th 1997 -Interview with Police Sgt Clarkson.
Originally posted by karl 12
Easynow, just watched that video and the testimony from USAF secretary June Mcrain (around 2:30) is very interesting -thanks for sharing that one.
"They frequently saw them (UFOs) and then told me, I'm positive that there were three crashes by 1952".
June Mcrain -Wright Patterson Secretary 1941-1952
June 27th 1997 -Interview with Police Sgt Clarkson.
Athens, Ohio, 1965:
At approximately 8 PM on 12 July 1965 J. Douglas Stewart of 100 Second St. Athens Ohio took this picture with a Pentax camera with 135mm lens with a 1.8x Barlow creating a focal length of 243 mm. The film was Kodak Plus-X 35mm film, which was underdeveloped to reduce image contrast. (developed in D-76, 1:4) This entire event was witnesses by Dr. and Mrs. William. Stehr, Mrs. Claud Kantner and Mrs. Scott Wilson.


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Sometimes you have to believe in both yourself and your country and Intel is bravely putting its money where its belief is and the result could be a much more powerful role in the world than they had in the 90s.
If more companies followed their lead I think the recession would be less of a problem and we'd be in vastly better shape as a world economy.
Microsoft Licensing the Crown Jewels
This week Google announced they had licensed Microsoft ActiveSync. This was a wakeup call to me that much of what Microsoft had been licensing has been happening quietly, because most companies that Microsoft license to don't want the activity known for competitive reasons.
It is incredibly unusual for any company to license their core technologies because they are often scared to death that a competitor will use it against them. However, by not doing so they force competitors to work around them and the eventual result is first a loss of relevance as they lose ownership to key standards, and then obsolescence.
You see most companies simply don't get that a percentage of something is worth more than 100% of nothing, and they blindly trade their futures for a seemingly more secure present.
It is interesting to note that it was a similar decision by IBM to license out the core technology for the PC that helped make Microsoft in the first place. And IBM eventually had to exit this market as a result of a set of decisions to return back to the more common path of keeping key technologies unavailable to others.
The key is to license out, own the related standards, and maintain proficiency leadership not absolute and restrictive ownership. That way others license from your rather than building their own technology. And not only do they enjoy faster times to market, lower development cost and greater reliability, but the licensing company maintains ownership of the standard and assures its long term relevance.
Decisions like this require strategic thinkers, folks that can see beyond the near term risks and into the company saving benefits. While we rarely see Microsoft's licensing arrangements announced those like this recent Google announcement, and the Apple MobileMe announcement that preceded it, these developments assure that the devices we buy will work with the technology from Microsoft we already have. This both improves our user experience and safeguards these Microsoft back end offerings.
Daring to Look Ahead
In these hard economic times it is easy to focus on the staff cuts, cutbacks, and firms who seem to want to hide under their beds until the bad times are over. Google, Intel, and Microsoft are making decisions and investing in their own futures and setting a standard other companies should learn from. If more acted as these firms are and invested in their own futures, the result would be a stronger world economy and fewer of us that were scared half to death by what they are seeing daily on TV.
Sometimes the heroes of the world need to stand up and be counted. Google, Microsoft, and Intel are stepping up.
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Having been a person receiving many job openings for the past few years, it is obvious that phlebotomy is one of the fastest-growing professions today. Due to this, students have shown a lot of interest in the field and have began to flock different training schools. A phlebotomy technician is the one tasked to collect liquid blood samples from patients through safe and correct blood collection methods in which these samples are delivered to the laboratory for diagnostic tests. Because of the dangers involved, every technician is expected to perform the procedure in the most exact and safest way possible. In order to guarantee the safety of people and precision of the process, there's a need to employ qualified technicians who will complete the job satisfyingly by the help of right phlebotomy training.
It's the objective of the training course to produce quality phlebotomists backed up with the necessary know-how and skills. And in order to earn certification, this is also what is necessary. There are training programs designed for specific purposes, hence you need to first decide whether you wish to enrol to attain certification or for a certain degree. If a license is what you want, phlebotomy certification programs provide classroom and laboratory periods that will sharpen specific set of skills and competencies needed to perform actual tasks when already in the area, special mention to basic venipuncture tasks. Training hours is not fixed for each program because it is dependent on the certifying body; and in Lebanon, it's been observed that 12 to 50 weeks of training is needed. Finishing the said training curriculum will then qualify you for the licensing examination, in which passing will give you with the incredibly elusive title of certified phlebotomy technician.
Degree programs are at place for those interested in spending 24 months of unparalleled phlebotomy education and learning centering on advanced blood collection techniques and touching all other medical fields. Having a degree assures students that they'll never run out of job options because of such strong credentials they have. Credentials of this kind will wow employers and will never let you walk out without giving the great offer.
In enrolling for a phlebotomy course, you have a choice between community schools, vocational training facilities, private training schools, and even venturing online. To make sure that you will get standard education and learning, always check if a particular school is accredited by any certifying body. These certifying bodies are the following: American Medical Technologists (AMT), American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), and American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians, American Medical Technologists (AMT). With regards to training fees, $1,000 is normally shed in Lebanon for a 12-week course including training books and clinical fees.
Before being able to work as a phlebotomist, acquiring a license is not necessary to some states. However, there are still those like Tennessee who stringently require the hiring of licensed phlebotomists in order to keep their standards intact. This is for the aim of providing quality healthcare to all patients who're needing it. Having a license in phlebotomy is one huge advantage, especially when it comes to job employment slots in Lebanon where competition is really tough. This is evidence of how you have worked hard in order to become the skillfull person that you are right now, and this is enough reason for companies to hire you.


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By now, I am sure that you all have heard that Pantone's 2017 color of the year is Greenery. I really like this new color! It is soothing, has a sense of calmness, fresh, young, and energetic all at the same time. It reminds me of Spring when everything is new, young, and growing.
When I think of Greenery, I think of plants! I think that that is truest color that you can get when wanting to add a little bit of this color to your home this season.
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1. This green velvet pillow. I feel like green and velvet go together so well. What would be really pretty is a green velvet sofa. But since a new upholstered velvet sofa isn't under $50, we'll have to content ourselves with these pretty green pillows. I can just see a pretty pair of these on your sofa or in a pair of arm chairs.
2. A magnolia wreath. I love a good wreath and this one is so pretty! Greenery color of the year is reminds me so much of plants so this is perfect since it is magnolia leaves.
4. This green planter. I can see this planter in the living room next to the window with a plant in it.
5. Agate bookends. Aren't these the prettiest bookends you ever did see?! I love them and can see a pair next to a stack of books on a white bookcase.
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SOURCE: Herborium Group, Inc.
January 27, 2014 13:00 ET
FORT LEE, NJ--(Marketwired - Jan 27, 2014) - Herborium® Group, Inc. (OTC Pink: HBRMD) (OTC Pink: HBRM), www.herborium.com, a Botanical Therapeutics® Company announced today that on January 14, 2014, the Board of Directors and shareholders owning the majority of the voting securities of Herborium Group, Inc. approved a decrease in the number of the Company's authorized common shares, rolling the number back to 950,000,000 shares. The Board and majority shareholders have also authorized a 1,000 to 1 reverse common stock split (the "Reverse Split"). In addition, a reduction of the Company's debt by $1 million dollars was achieved by Management's conversion of a substantial portion of their accrued salaries, disclosed as liabilities on the balance sheet of the Company, at a conversion rate of $0.0004 for one Common Share, representing more than 60% premium over the current public market price (the "Conversion Transaction"). This Conversion Transaction expresses a high level of trust in the Company's future by Management.
The Board of Directors believes that lowering the number of authorized shares and the Reverse Split will result in an increase in the market price of the common stock and may encourage more investor interest, and improve the marketability of the common stock via a broader range of investors and brokers, thus enhancing liquidity. This should facilitate potential future acquisitions, business alliances and JVs as well as further product licensing and development opportunities. The Company will also be in a better position to attract needed talent as these corporate actions will facilitate the establishment of an employee and advisors stock compensation plan. Finally, we believe that this significant reduction of debt, combined with the Conversion Transaction, not only improves the Company's financial profile but directly enhances shareholder value.
The Reverse Split will become effective on January 27, 2014, and the appropriate documents have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.
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During a 2 girl 3some, the guy lays on his back and one girl rides his cock while the other rides his face, the girls are facing each other and high-five. Similar to an Eiffel Tower, but with a different gender distribution.
"I had a 3some with 2 ladies last night and at one point they high-fived to form an Eiffel Triangle."
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Why I Will Never, Ever, EVER Get a Tattoo
Would I have to start planning outfits around the tattoo like I plan for weather?
The other day, when my mom and I were talking about Ouija boards, she told me I should use one to find my childhood best friend, "Sam." I've been trying to track him down for years, and since the living have yet to offer up any leads, of course Mom thought of the dead.
"Mmm, I'm not wild about Ouija boards," I told her. Mom doesn't have the same reservations I have about spirit boards; she gets a kick out of them.
"I had a dream about Sam; he still haunts me. I think he's still around but... OH! We should play the Broom and Wicker Basket Game to find him!"
"I don't know what the 'Broom and Wicker Basket Game' is, Mom."
"Oh? You've never done that? You should play it. That's another story for your Creepy Corner."
Oh? You've never done that???
I like how my mom asks me about these obscure, spooky practices that she has to know I know nothing about, because the only person who could have told me about them is HER. Story of my life.
It's like the first time I ate a pork bun as a tiny kid, and I ate the paper stuck to the bottom of the bun. As I gnawed on the chewy paper, my mom looked at me and laughed: "Louise! Don't you know you're not supposed to eat that?"
No. I'm 4.
I think I continued to chew and swallow the paper out of stubbornness and baby rage. So there's some insight into our relationship.
Obviously I survived to adulthood, so Mom's parenting style of "you should know this" wasn't entirely wrong, right?
Anyway, the Broom and Wicker Basket Game.
"Por Por [Mom's grandma] used to FORBID it. She said the game could conjure up bad spirits — broom spirits."
Broom spirits?
"The girls my grandmother employed believed a spirit haunts every broom."
Are you eyeing your broom right now? Is it eyeing you back?
Por Por's girls would play the Broom and Wicker Basket Game at night, on special days of the month, after their chores were done. They had to do it in secret, otherwise they'd be in big trouble with Por Por. My mother and her siblings were allowed to play too as long as the SWORE they wouldn't tell.
I don't think any of Por Por's grandkids were going to mess with those ghost-conjuring girls — especially Ping Ma. Remember Ping Ma? She had "ghost-seeing eyes" and not only took care of the children, but also the spirits of the family's ancestors. Ping Ma would lead the Broom and Wicker Basket Game.
"The broom was always the bamboo broom that the girls used to sweep the room where the altar table was in the basement. The wicker basket was just a regular basket, about 12 inches in diameter with a lid. They stored incense and white candles for the altar in it. The spot was always the same, not directly in front of the shrine table but always behind.
"The Cantonese name of the game was Moke Nam Quoo [Mom's English spelling, not the standard romanization of the Cantonese] or 'Wood Basket Lady.'
"By playing the game behind the altar instead of in front of it, the Lady would not disrespectfully clash with the family spirits. The Wood Basket Lady was, as we were to understand, a lesser ghost — a wanderer. She did not have a home like our ancestors."
So for those of you keeping track, there's a wandering lady ghost in your kitchen broom, and she's not above getting into it with other ghosts. So basically the ghost of my cat is haunting all of our brooms.
The broom would be stuck into a flowerpot filled with earth, the bristles facing up. Then the wicker basket would be hung by the handle on the bristles, so the basket could easily sway. Everyone would stand at least two or three feet away from the broom.
"My brother and I would have 'back-row seats,' clinging to our babysitters. The atmosphere was dead serious. Nobody talked or made any noise, or else the Moke Nam Quoo wouldn't come."
The only person allowed to speak was Ping Ma.
She would start by chanting, "We are serious. Please honor us with your presence." Then when she felt it was "right," she'd repeat the question "Are you here?" several times. When Ping Ma felt the Wood Basket Lady was near, she'd say, "Please honor us with a sign."
Then everyone would wait breathlessly for the basket to sway, signaling the Lady's presence.
"Sometimes the basket stayed still all night. But most of the time, it moved."
The girls would then ask the Lady questions. A gentle sway was a "mild yes." "Emphatic movement back and forth was a definite YES." If the basket became still, it was a NO.
"Will my mother get well again?"
"I lost some money. Is it in the house? On the street?"
"Will I get married soon?"
On more than one occasion, Mom said the girls asked the Wood Basket Lady to help them find jewelry or trinkets they had lost in the house. Once the basket "nodded" and agreed to help them, the lost item would appear in an obvious spot, as if by magic.
Or by Wood Basket Lady powers.
Apparently the Lady also knew when you were naughty and when you were nice.
"The Wood Basket Lady always favored my brother, the perfect, straight-A student. Whenever he'd ask a question, she would nod her head off — the basket swayed all over the place. But when I asked her a question, it would just barely move, it was like she wasn't really interested in answering me."
And why was that, Mom?
"Because I never did my homework at that age. I'd come home and hide all my notes and poorly marked papers under my bed. Then Ping Ma or my father would find them and scold me. Ping Ma warned me that I was bringing shame to my parents and that the Moke Nam Quoo knew what I was up to."
The game would end as suddenly as it started, says Mom.
"The air would suddenly feel still — like some energy had left. Ping Ma could feel when the Moke Nam Quoo had left. The basket would suddenly stop moving. Then we would all bow our heads, and the girls would put their hands together and thank Quoo for the grace of her presence. She never stayed long."
The girls and my mom and her brother would then begin to put the room back in order, so as not to be found out. Now and then as the girls approached the broom, the basket would start swaying again, and everyone would fall back.
The Lady was not ready to leave yet. Everyone had to wait in silence until the basket stopped and stayed stopped.
"We were never allowed to remain and watch how they dismantled the broom and basket. The girls told us it was because the Lady's companion ghosts might not be good and kind spirits, and they might try to possess my brother and me."
This makes me wonder if Ping Ma and the girls were doing some next-level ghosty stuff after their boss's kids FINALLY left. Did they give my mom and her brother the "possession excuse" to get them out of their hair?
Maybe I'll ask my broom tonight. (No I won't.)
So there you go — yet another story that answers the question "Why do you believe in all this creepy stuff?"
Do I really have a choice?
And for those of you who are into spirit communication, here's a new "game" for you to play. I don't exactly recommend it (I don't recommend screwing around with any "conjuring" rituals), but if you know what you're doing, tell the Lady that Louise's mom says hi.
And for those of you who are like me, you now have one more thing to potentially freak you out in the middle of the night. The next time your broom inexplicably falls over, you can ask yourself, "Was it just an accident? Or is there someone trying to get my attention?"
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No. 3 MIT captures NEWMAC crown
Kates pours in 24 points for Engineers to earn MVP honors
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Mitchell Kates poured in 24 points en route to tournament Most Valuable Player honors to help No. 3 MIT win the 2012 NEWMAC championship with a 65-60 win against Springfield (Mass.) on Sunday afternoon.
With the victory, the Engineers clinched their fourth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance by winning the conference title for the third time in four years.
Kates shot 10-for-16 from the field while adding six assists in 39 minutes of play. Noel Hollingsworth had a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards and Billy Bender stuffed the stat sheet with four points, four rebounds, two assists and three steals.
Alex Berthiaume had a game-high 25 points in the loss to go along with five assists. Pat Rossi was also in double figures with 10 and Ryan Coburn and Jordan Rote added eight points apiece.
The score was tied at 55 with 3:13 to go before Kates and Berthiaume exchanged buckets to keep things knotted at 57. After a missed three-pointer from Hollingsworth, Will Tashman picked up his fifth foul, sending Evan Christner to the line for a pair. Christner was only able to convert one-of-two to put give the Pride a 58-57 lead with 1:45 to play.
Kates made a contested, reverse layup to put the Cardinal and Gray back on top and Rote would turn the ball over at the other end. Hollingsworth then knocked down a tough jump-hook on the ensuing MIT possession to extend the lead to three, 61-58, with just 39 seconds to go. The Engineers would pick up a key defensive stop on Springfield's next trip down the court and iced the game by going four-for-four from the foul line in the final 20 seconds.
Tech led by as many as 14 early in the second half, after consecutive buckets by Tashman and Kates to force a Springfield timeout less than a minute into the period. The Pride would battle back thanks to a 12-3 run midway through the frame. Rossi's jumper with 5:01 to play gave Springfield its first lead since the 4:23 mark of the first, and the teams would trade baskets over the next few possessions, setting up the dramatic finish.
The visitors led by as many as seven in the first half, before the top-seeded Engineers came storming back, closing out the opening stanza on a 17-4 run that was started by back-to-back steals by Bender, to take a 37-27 advantage into the locker room.
Springfield falls to MIT in the NEWMAC championship game for the second time in four years and sees its terrific season come to a close at 17-10 overall.


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Author Notes: This cocktail is originally from the brilliant cocktail minds at Death & Co. I love it in its original format but also like to tinker with it per a few suggestions I give. It balances fruit and whiskey with the tartness of lemon and complexity of Dolin Blanc (different from Dolin Dry—blanc vermouth is kind of in between dry and sweet vermouth in flavor profile) and is just generally lovely and pleasing. —fiveandspice
Makes: 1
fresh strawberry or slice of ripe peach
1 1/2
ounces blended Scotch—a non-peaty variety (or bourbon, especially if you're using a peach slice)
ounce Dolin Blanc vermouth
ounce lemon juice
ounce simple syrup
- Muddle the strawberry (or peach) in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add the remaining ingredients and ice and shake until well chilled. Double strain into a cocktail glass and serve.
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Danielle LaPorte is in the midst of finishing work on her next book and recently tweeted the following:
Danielle's perspective is wonderful. I know her home and work spaces are usually well organized, clutter free, and inspiring. While she is in crunch time with her book, though, she has let many of her minor responsibilities go for a few days as she focuses on what matters most to her. Her book and her family are her top priorities, and nothing is distracting her from these two things. She can see the big picture, knows eventually order will return, and isn't letting herself feel any guilt over the secondary details.
When people turn to me for advice, often their questions begin with descriptions of very serious issues in their lives — physical limitations, sick family members, personal health concerns, financial difficulties, legal matters, major deadlines, and job security. After sharing these heavy anxieties, they will ask for guidance on handling clutter and being organized. In some cases, especially with long-term issues, turning to uncluttering and organizing can provide relief and improve the quality of life (especially with on-going physical limitations and financial difficulties). In most cases, however, the decision to turn to uncluttering and organizing is a distraction from what is really important. People want to avoid the serious problem or have lost sight of what matters most and can no longer see the big picture. It's like an amplified desire a student might have to clean her apartment when she really should be studying for an exam taking place in a few hours. Stress can quickly cause someone to lose their clarity of priorities and sight of what really matters.
Regardless of the situation, my first piece of advice is to pause, take a deep breath, and remember uncluttering and organizing are not brain surgery. Unless a hoarding situation is immediately endangering someone's life, clutter is typically not a life-or-death affair. Too-small clothes crammed into a stuffed closet or old magazines sitting on an end table will be fine if they sit a few days longer. Your bookshelf doesn't have to be dusted right now. Your son can load the dishwasher using his haphazard method instead of the one you prefer and the sun will still rise tomorrow. Just take a break from whatever it is you're doing and try to relax.
Once you've calmed a bit and have a clearer state of mind, ask yourself the following questions:
- Right now, in this very moment, what really matters to you?
- Will uncluttering and organizing help you focus on these priorities, or are these actions avoidance or procrastination measures?
- Do you want to unclutter for the sake of uncluttering, or do you want to unclutter to help you focus on what really matters to you?
- If you delay uncluttering and organizing a few days/weeks/months will there be major repercussions, or will your situation actually improve if you focus on what really matters instead?
There is a time and place for uncluttering and organizing, but it usually isn't when more important issues deserve your full attention. Focusing on the big picture and what really matters to you will help you gain perspective to know when is the right time for uncluttering and organizing, and when isn't. Uncluttering and organizing are simply tools to help you achieve a remarkable life — they're not the only tools in your workshop and they're not what matters most to you. When calmer waters return, then is the time to put more effort into uncluttering and organizing.


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Dylan & Levi
Easy-going but hard to tell apart – twins Dylan and Levi were born with a double dose of heart trouble. Just hours old, they came to Children's Hospital and Medical Center.
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[TV] Next On: "American Horror Story: Coven" Episode 3.03, "The Replacements"
Just after two episode, I am absolutely loving FX's "American Horror Story: Coven", which is riddled with mystique, and jam-packed with shocking surprises. Each episode feels like an entire season of any other show, making it one of the most fast-paced series I've ever seen. So far, the witch theme is easily my favorite of the franchise, leaving me hoping for a strong stretch of programming. If you're watching "The Walking Dead" and not "Coven," for shame.
Things get insane next week (as the above image suggests) in episode 3.03, "The Replacement", which airs Oct. 23 at 10 p.m. EST.
In it, "Fiona takes on an unlikely protégé. A guilt-ridden Zoe tries to give Kyle his old life back. Madison has a fiery exchange with Joan Ramsey, a new neighbor…"
It was written by "X-Files" vet James Wong and directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.
"American Horror Story: Coven" stars Jessica Lange, Frances Conroy, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Taissa Farmiga, Kathy Bates, Gabourey Sidibe, Angela Bassett, Patti LuPone, Emma Roberts, Denis O'Hare, Alexandra Breckenridge, Christine Ebersole, Danny Huston and Lily Rabe.


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Even though I have nothing to offer my nieces, my brother and sister-in-law persuade me to go anyway. They are financially much better off than I am.
I lost my wife a year ago. I see everyone else having someone in their lives and I feel alone. There's just me and my dog now. The holidays hurt. What can I do? — Miserable in Massachusetts
You have something to give to your relatives. It's the gift of your presence. If you have a talent, share it with them.
Because this is your first Christmas without your wife, it's no wonder you feel alone. At this time of year, many people do. A way to lessen the sense of isolation would be to do something for someone else. If you're able, volunteer at a food bank, a homeless shelter, a senior center. It will give you less time to brood, and you will feel welcome and needed.Hungry heart
DEAR ABBY: I recently went on a first (and last) date with a "gentleman." He ordered himself a beer and a prime rib dinner. He never asked me if I wanted anything to eat or drink. As flabbergasted as I was, I have a theory: Men today ARE different from those of the past, and my guess it's because the pierced and tattooed gals today speak and act like sailors, therefore ruining it for the rest of us. Am I right? — Puzzled in Florida
No. You need to speak up! The rules of dating have changed over the last decades. Many women expect — and prefer — to pay for their own meal and drinks on a first date. It has nothing to do with whether they are tattooed or use four-letter words. They like their independence, and sometimes they earn more than their dates do.Furious over fuzz
DEAR ABBY: After 25 years of marriage, my wife no longer wants to shave her legs. She is starting to look like a gorilla. I think it's a slap in the face. She says it has nothing to do with me. I don't know if I should move to another zoo or buy her some bananas. — Peeved in Poughkeepsie
This may be your wife's way of rebelling, just as some retired men forgo shaving because they no longer "have" to. Or the winters in Poughkeepsie may be so cold she feels she needs the insulation. Stay in the zoo you're used to — after all, it's home. (If it's causing problems in your marital relations, close your eyes and pretend it's cashmere.)Please, thank her
DEAR ABBY: Would it be a breach of etiquette to enclose a self-addressed, stamped (blank) thank-you note with gifts I plan to send to my grandchildren, since they do not respond when I mail them gifts or cards? — Grandma in Marshfield, Mo.
I think it's a great idea as a last resort — and no, it would not be a breach of etiquette to do so.
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Apparently when traveling, no one is safe from the TSA. Jazz bass superstar Christian McBride took to Facebook to express his outrage after his bow was taken from his case on the way to a gig in Canada.
"Now that it's confirmed, I can tell you that good ol' TSA confiscated (aka STOLE) my brand new bow right out of my hard case yesterday," McBride wrote. "I arrived in Saskatoon only to find the bow missing inside the case to my Lemur Travel Bass. Maybe they thought it was a weapon (idiotic), or they were looking for ivory, of which there wasn't any. I will get to the bottom of this."
This comes only three weeks after fellow bassist John Patitucci had his Pollmann bass badly damaged by TSA on the way to a gig with the Wayne Shorter Quartet (photos below). The bass, which was converted to a neck-off by luthier David Gage, was apparently dropped during an inspection that Patitucci was denied access to. The bassist was forced to tape up the damaged section of the bass for the two-week tour.
It's obvious that serious reforms are needed to the TSA's process of inspecting and checking in musical instruments. If these catastrophes can happen to the world's greatest players, then what precedent does that set for the rest of us?
Here are the pictures of Patitucci's bass showing the damage and the tape job he had to resort to on the gig:


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"What's really interesting about this is that this story was written between '93 and '95," muses Castle. "Many years before where we are today. But it has striking similarities, because the really bright people who wrote these stories were looking at world events and saying, 'You know, the real enemy of the future isn't a rogue nation. It's not the cold war. The real enemy is a non-government body, a loose connection of terrorist cells, and if there was one charismatic leader who could come along and get them to take action, that could really change the world.'"
Spooky foresight and wobbly FMV weren't C&C's only innovations. The campaigns may have explained the basics and got the storyline moving, but Tiberian Dawn's multiplayer set new standards, allowing for four-player games over a network or modem, and supported with two expansion packs that only added to the options. When it wasn't redefining group time-wasting, Westwood also introduced the world to the talents of one Joe Kucan, the studio's recently hired director of dramatic assets, who boldly leapt into the role of Kane, and made it his own. With an acting style that can best be described as sub-WWE, he's been an endearing presence in the game ever since, utilising little-known high-level thesp skills such as speaking rather slowly, and staring. You know, really staring.
Even without his goateed charms, Tiberian Dawn would still have been a landmark, however: this was the game that solidified the conventions of the genre that Dune II had helped establish, and it put some promising narrative elements in play: two factions, both tinged with moral ambiguity, in a heavily-armed fight over a dangerous resource. The stage was set for a prolonged war of attrition - and a lot of right-clicking.
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1999)
Kane is defeated at the end of Tiberian Dawn, splattered by the GDI's orbital Ion Cannon while gurning messianically, if such a thing is possible, in the Nod Temple in Sarajevo. Following a troubled development, Tiberian Sun emerged four years later to pick up the story.
"Time has passed, and the Nod and GDI have been battling it out for decades now. This is where we start to add a lot of the depth to the game," says Castle. "By now, Tiberium has been proven to be a very toxic substance, the world is starting to get carved up into areas, some clear of the mineral, and some with Tiberium infestation, where the population has mutated. It's pretty clear that GDI thinks they've been right: Tiberium is dangerous, they need to wipe it out, and they don't care about the people who get in the way. Nod, on other hand, has lost its leader, lost purpose and become fragmented. For most of Tiberian Sun, they're behind various different leaders that have popped up - generals who have made themselves self-important."
Then, in the middle of the game, Kane makes his return. "He hasn't been destroyed, and he looks like he did 40 years ago," says Castle. "Whether it's because of experiments he's done before, or whether he's not quite human, we don't really know." He's got luggage, too, having found an alien artefact called the Tacitus - an ancient database, containing a wealth of knowledge regarding the harnessing of Tiberium, which allows Nod to make a dramatic leap in technology.
It's not enough, however, and the GDI finally defeat Kane once more, this time in Cairo (where I would always recommend the Pensione Roma to budget travellers - nice breakfasts and the guy behind the counter looks like George Kostanza), capturing the Tacitus in the process.
But that just leads to further questions. "In the process, the GDI learn about the Scrin," says Castle, "the alien race that has given us the Tacitus. Nobody's really quite sure if the Tacitus was put there for us to find and exploit, or if it was a warning. And that really evolves the mystery of Tiberium: what is it about? Is it a terraforming agent, or is it something else?"
While Tiberium's role in the plot was becoming more elaborate, its role within the game was growing increasingly complex, too, with Tiberian Sun splitting the harvestable - and toxic - crystal into two different strains of varying potency, while introducing veins of the stuff which couldn't be turned into credits at all. Alongside more involved resource-management, the sequel also built upon Hero units, an idea sketched out in Tiberian Dawn and then expanded upon in the first Red Alert title. Powerful toys that gave the player a huge advantage in combat, Hero units also lend a touch of personalised swagger to the faceless armies scurrying around the screen: Tiberian Sun allowed the GDI to mess around with a couple of real meanies drawn from the Forgotten, a motley of human unfortunates mutated by exposure to Tiberium, while Nod had their own powerful Cyborg Commando to blow things up with.
Other tweaks included basic terrain deformation, advanced lighting, and mechs, while Firestorm, an expansion pack, picked up the plot strands just after the end of Tiberian Sun, and featured the struggle against CABAL, an AI built by Kane using knowledge gained from the Tacitus.


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Thinking we should do an anime thread, based on a few post I've seen a few people on here like anime as well. Currently I'm re-watching medabots, but was also thinking of re-watching some bleach. A few good animes I would suggest are Ergo Proxy, Gintama, Yakitate Japan, Avatar (legend of kora as well), and I have to throw in Inuyasha. I would love to see other peoples suggestions, or opinions on anime. :3
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Been meaning to watch re-watch Bleach but the fullbring arc kinda killed it for me
Currently watching One Piece and Naruto (Go figure) and im trying to re-watch Avatar (The Last Airbender). Beyond those i dont really watch any anime (so sad, i know :()
Edit: Oh, I also watched a few with an ex-gf, Stawberry panic & aoi hana and they were actually pretty good.
Edit2: was supposed to be "re-watch Bleach" as I've already watched it all
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I've been thinking about making this thread every now and then, but always came to my senses. Same with another thread but the effort I would put into that would probably be lost here.
Anyway. If anyone else keeps a MyAnimeList post yours, I guess. I'm a giant nerd so here is mine: myanimelist.net/animelist/Demicol
Please disregard any ratings I've given, I realized after I started that they are 1)Stupid 2)Waste of time
Also everyone should watch JoJo
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DAMTHE1ST is continuing to use his admin powers to take away the civil liberties of players on this server.
Just give like 2-3 of your favorite movies and I'll try to find something you might like!
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DAMTHE1ST is continuing to use his admin powers to take away the civil liberties of players on this server.
Mother of god Demi, that's A LOT of anime O.O
Edit: @Kalle I'd say Avatar is a "western anime" rather than a cartoon.
I was gonna read a plot synopsis on Lucy but since it's by Luc Besson I'm gonna watch it later.
As for Hunger Games, these are the closest I can think off:
Dangan Ronpa based on a PSP game. It's not quite urban survival type thing, but rather a murder mystery. Bunch of teenagers wake up in an empty school and are told the only way to get out is to murder everyone else without being found out. Get it HERE(You need a Torrent client and be able to play. mkv files)
Sword Art Online Again, not really like Hunger Games. Tons of people playing a Virtual MMO (you put on a fancy visor and it's like you're physically in the game) are suddenly trapped in it when the admin/developer turns out to be a mad scientist of sorts. Players are unable to log out, and if your character happens to die in the game your brain gets fried IRL (and keep in mind the player can't move his physical body while ingame). PvP becomes a big no-no as people try to find a way to beat the game and gtfo. If you watch this pretend it ends at episode 14. Get it HERE or watch it legally HERE (to watch in anything other than SD you need a ~5€/month subscription)
And if you somehow haven't heard of Battle Royale go watch it RIGHT NOW.
I'll get back to you on Lucy and I apologize in advance to everyone else for recommending SAO.
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I don't think anyone really cares enough about the anime market to come busting down on a small forum like us. I just linked to the torrents for the series that's pretty much the same thing already.
I personally prefer paying for Crunchyroll to support legally streaming anime. I get it as soon as its out without any downloads or waiting for fansubs.
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I completely forgot about trigun!!! and holy-crap demi you're anime master, I've only watched a fraction of your list . You might also like an anime called Witch hunter Robin, also you may enjoy the amv hell's on youtube. youtube.com/user/amvhell/playlists
ALSO DBZ abridged!!! - teamfourstar.com/
Aight here goes:
Site Comment Language(s) Anime Ultima One of the best sites to watch a vast selection of HQ anime.
English (S/D) Naruget
The 3 best sites to watch the "big 3" animes and any
films/ OVAs associated with them.
English (S/D) Anime-tube Not much to say about this since i dont speak german German
Watch Cartoon Online Has quite a lot of dubbed anime to offer but very little
subbed in comparison. But looks like a good site if you're
into dubbed rather than subs (such blasphemy).
English (S/D)
If any knows any good sites to watch just post them and i'll add them to the list
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