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Meaning of BUG in English
I. ˈbəg noun
Etymology: Middle English bugge hobgoblin; probably akin to Low German bögge goblin
Date: 14th century
obsolete : bogey , bugbear
II. noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1622
a. : an insect or other creeping or crawling invertebrate (as a spider or centipede)
b. : any of several insects (as the bedbug or cockroach) commonly considered obnoxious
c. : any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests — called also true bug
2. : an unexpected defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection
the software was full of bug s
a. : a germ or microorganism especially when causing disease
b. : an unspecified or nonspecific sickness usually presumed due to a bug
4. : a sudden enthusiasm
5. : enthusiast
a camera bug
6. : a prominent person
7. : a crazy person
8. : a concealed listening device
[from its designation by an asterisk on race programs]
: a weight allowance given apprentice jockeys
III. verb
( bugged ; bug·ging )
Date: 1935
transitive verb
1. : to plant a concealed microphone in
2. : bother , annoy
don't bug me with petty details
intransitive verb
: to lose one's composure : freak — often used with out
IV. verb
( bugged ; bug·ging )
Etymology: probably from bug (II)
Date: 1865
intransitive verb
of the eyes : protrude , bulge — often used with out
transitive verb
: to cause to bug
his eyes were bugged with horror
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003


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VISUAL BASIC: the basics
Now that you know the meaning of VBA (if you just landed on this page, VBA stands for Visual Basic for Applications) and his the programming language that allows you to program in all the Microsoft Office application including Excel. Now let's see what it can do......
It can do Every......wait for it!!! (link to how i met your mother TV series ..... Thing....... IT can DO EVERYTHING......
Why can VBA do everything? Because it is a programming language and therefore, as it is a tool, VBA gives you the opportunity to create anything you want. This is the magic of programming in Visual Basic. Programming is a creative process that enables you, like a painter or a sculptor to let your imaginations and the skills you developed by training on VBA create almost any application. So let's try together to achieve this.
You can follow the first example here under which is creating a VBA button on one sheet and by pressing on it, it will jump to another sheet. This is especially useful when you have many sheets.
There are other examples that you can jump to like a VBA timer like in the example here. It gives you a signal every time a certain period has passed.
But it can be fun too, like here..... (you have to accept the macro to see it work). this macro will make your screen dance, the best is to watch at night this psychedelic show. Not for people who do not like blinking lights (see it here).
How to begin creating a Button to Jump on another Excel Sheet. Let's do it step by step.
The easiest way to start with Visual Basic is to create a MACRO.
We are going to create a first easy and useful macro. Ahh, before I forget, a macro is a recorded series of commands that you can execute by calling the macro. The macro can be called by using a button or a combination of keys (like CTRL-SHIFT-ALT-M) for example. This is what we are going to see here under. Macros are written in Visual Basic. So recording a macro automatically creates Visual Basic code.
First you have to activate the developer ribbon. This is done HERE.
Create a new Workbook and create 2 spreadsheets.
Go back to Sheet 1.
Now we are going to insert a Button around the cell A1. For this press the Insert Tab in the DEVELOPER RIBBON.
Then press the top left item, which is a button.
The cursor will change into a cross.
Draw a rectangle around the cell A1 area.
As soon as you release the mouse button, the following window will open.
This window allows you to assign macros to elements like buttons for example and also to record new MACRO.....so PRESS RECORD......
The following windows opens:
Enter a comment if you wish and press OK.
Then the window disappears and press the Sand press the Spreadsheet 2 tab at the bottom in order to move the this sheet and press the STOP RECORDING BUTTON.
Now you should have a button called Button1 in the sheet 1.
Now GO to Sheet 2 and do exactly the same.
Create a button, a draw it into the cell A1.
You can see the window, lists the old button1_click macro and the new one will be called Button2_click.
Press RECORD...
Enter a comment if you wish and press OK.
1) Then the window disappears
2) Press the Spreadsheet 1 tab at the bottom in order to move to this sheet
3) Then press the STOP RECORDING BUTTON.
You will have a new button 2 in sheet 2.
Now press ESCape in order to deselect the button.
if you press the button 1 it goes to sheet 2 and if you press the button 2 it goes to sheet 1......
THIS WAS YOU FIRST MACRO...... and by the way, there is visual basic code behind.....
You can see it here.
By pressing the MACRO button in the DEVELOPER RIBBON.
Press the Edit button in the following windows to make the code appear.
You can see the code highlighted
Or here. Even the Comments you entered are seen in the code.
Sub Button1_Click()
' Button1_Click Macro
' goes to sheet 2
End Sub
Sub Button2_Click()
' Button2_Click Macro
' goes to sheet 1
End Sub
The code was really very simple coding but this was your first VBA. Congratulation.
You can download this example here.
Congratulation for your first "automated VBA code generation".....


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"The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his
people with peace. Psalms 29:11"
A bible is stuffed with prayers and notes and clippings that encourage me. One clipping quotes a letter from a Civil War officer to his beloved wife. He desperately hoped that he would return to her and their sons unharmed. But, "If I do not, my dear Sarah, when my last breath escapes me it will whisper your name. I shall always be near you, in the gladdest days and in the darkest nights. And if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath. Do not mourn me dead; think I am gone and wait for thee, for we shall meet again." The soldier, Major Sullivan Ballou, was killed in the Battle of Bull Run seven days after writing the letter....
Around the world, night and day, those in the armed forces stand watch for us. Oh, blessed Lord, be their strength, their courage, their protector and their shield. For those who have endured, who still serve in hospitals and on the battlefield of their own daily lives, be their peace, their comfort and their hope.
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Friday, December 9, 2011
Bakhtin, Dialogics and Polyphony/Polylogics
"Stratification and heteroglossia widen and deepen as language is alive and developing. Alongside centripetal forces, the centrifugal forces of language carry on their uninterrupted work; alongside verbal-ideological centralization and unification, the uninterrupted processes of decentralization and disunification go forward...Every utterance participates in the 'unitary language'[ in its centripetal forces and tendencies] and at the same time partakes of social and historical heteroglossia [the centrifugal stratifying forces] (272 The Dialogic Imagination).
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And, perhaps it goes without saying, I believe that Musil was operating within a polylogical cosmos, which is inherently endless and multi-directional. His distinction between the living word and the dead concept illustrates that between Bakhtin's centrifugal and centripetal. The living word changes, moves, alters and is flooded with meaning and energy; the dead word always means the same thing and is rather something to bear or use begrudgingly as a matter of course or practicality than something to celebrate.ReplyDelete


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#resistancelog (Word Choice Edition)
As I continue to embrace my outrage against the misogyny of this administration and the world, I am reminded of the importance of being mindful with words. My word choices. My desire to avoid using words that create hierarchy among women.
Case in point. Recently, there was a photo of Kellyanne Conway kneeling on the couch in the oval office while looking at her phone that went viral. Congressman Cedric Richmond joked about the photo saying that she "really looked familiar in that position." In response to the misogyny reflected in Richmond's comment, Chelsea Clinton called him out on it and defended Conway by saying: "Despicable. I hope @kellyannepolls receives the apology she deserves ..." To which Conway responded to Clinton by saying: "Thank you @chelseaclinton. As strong women ... appreciate you speaking out on this ..."
And it's the word choice of "As strong women" that left me feeling unsettled.
"As strong women" are three words that appear innocuous at the outset but in my opinion, elevate women of privilege and denigrates women with less privilege. When the words "as strong women" are spoken, the unspoken words sound something like: "as better women ... than those weak ones, those poor ones, those slutty ones, those pitiful ones ..."
I feel that if I as a woman am going to fight misogyny, I need to be aware that perceived strength in a woman isn't because that woman is inherently superior, or that perceived weakness in a woman isn't because that woman is inherently inferior.
Sometimes, when a woman exists within an environment of abuse, poverty, sexual oppression, the means for survival includes meekness and other strategies of finding ways to survive ... quietly sometimes ... outlandishly sometimes ... provocatively sometimes ... to finish the day with the currency she needs for her work so she can live another day.
I'm not saying that I don't want to be strong. I just want to talk about strength in ways that don't unknowingly ignore the dynamics of privilege among women and buy into the faulty notion that individual hard work is all I need to overcome structural oppression. As Catharine MacKinnon points out in Feminism Unmodified: "When a few of us overcome all this, we are told we show there are no barriers there and are used as examples to put other women down. She made it—why can't you? We are used as tokens while every problem we share is treated as a special case."
I want to be strong ... and I don't want to huddle with the privileged "as strong women" to inadvertently shame other women. And I don't want any perceived strength on my part to be used to prove that there are no barriers ... but because there are.


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Hi, I'm Chelsee Bergen! I'm a writer and a student of creativity.
I want to talk about creativity with you and help you do awesome projects!
I believe you have to build your own writing curriculum. Writing isn't about what works for everyone else, it's about what works for you. With time and experimentation you find your own method. How? You try as many things as you can. You read books, you take classes, you read other people's works in progress, you try as many mediums as you can.
Piece by piece, you build the writing life that works for you. You never know where the next breakthrough is going to come from, but I want to help you find it.
Creativity fascinates me and I love learning about and experimenting with different creative styles and processes. Over the years I have studied almost every storytelling medium. What I discovered is that I love them all. Today, I use my knowledge and experience from those different styles to inform all my writing. Projects are kind of my thing, and I love working on them with other people.
I've worked on everything from memoirs to socio-poltically minded e-zines to scholarly articles (with some fantasy fiction and screenplays in between). Like a lot of folks, I've been writing in one form or another for as long as I can remember (I still have a copy of the notebook I wrote my first ever story in, in purple crayon).
I have a degree in Critical Studies from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, where I studied screenwriting, television criticism, and cinematic and television theory. My senior thesis was called "Not Your Mother's Hero: Gender Performance and Hero-Mother's in Fringe and Orphan Black" and it was geeky and amazing. I also studied creative writing at Hampshire College.
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These Are Not Love Poems – Poetry Collection – Homeward Press
The Funeral Procession – Poem – The Altar Collective, Volume IV
"I didn't think you could be any more butch": Gender Performance, Expressions of Masculinity, and Rape in Veronica Mars – Research – Sprinkle: An Undergraduate Journal of Feminist and Queer Studies
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It started off with an insane collection of hair clips. Now I do have to admit that it's all my fault. I absolutely loved putting clips and bows and headbands in J's hair when she was an infant. Not only did it make it easy to identify her as a girl (because let's face it, all infants look the exact same) but she just looked so adorable with stuff in her hair! That's definitely one of the things I miss most about C being a boy and not a girl…hair accessories. And just dressing him in general. As cute as overalls are, dresses/skirts/tutus with tights and bloomers knock them out of the ballpark. Whoops, as usual I'm off topic…
So anyway. J has a ton of hair clips. Hubby's cousin's ex-wife makes hair bows so I ended up with even more than I should have because I was constantly buying them from her. And as she got older I collected more and more of them. Not only are there hair clips and hair bows but then headbands and necklaces and bracelets added to the insaneness. I needed a way to organize them. Off to my BFF Pinterest. Although I found a lot of different ideas, this one was hands-down my favorite. I love how versatile it is. I could get little glass jars to keep the pony tails in, clip the bows right onto the chicken wire and loop the headbands on there as well. I also wanted Hubby to add hooks all around the frame to contain the necklace and bracelet problem. Plus it looked super cheap to build. Sold!
Hubby built this for me 2 years ago so I have zero pictures of it, zero ideas on how it was made and zero clues on how much it all cost. Sorry! Luckily Artsy Fartsy Mama has a super clear tutorial so just read her blog and do what she said 😉 . I do know that I purchased these glass jars from Amazon at least. And I do remember that approximately 2 weeks after I purchased them I saw almost the exact same jars at a thrift store for $1 for 8 of them. Dammit!!
I painted the frame blue and added the words "Be Awesome Today!" along the top in yellow (to match with the rainbow theme in J's room). I also painted the chicken wire ROYGBIV going down, but that's almost impossible to tell. Still looks cool when you're close enough to notice it though! I had some leftover wooden letters from when I decorated the nursery eons ago so I painted them purple, outlined them in yellow and glued them on. Hubby bought drawer knobs from Lowes and attached them on so I could hang necklaces and bracelets and any other random girlie paraphernalia. As you can see, this didn't work out so well. When he was attaching the top right one it didn't work so well and now there's a gaping hole. And there aren't enough of them (J has a serious accessory obsession). I tried putting cheap 3M hooks on there but they don't stick to the paint very well and end up falling off every few weeks (hence that random white rectangle on the top). So if we did this all over again I would have him put regular hooks on there and a lot more of them.
At first I was thinking about figuring out a way to attach a mirror to it somehow, but then I read an article about how you shouldn't put mirrors in girls rooms because it hurts their self-esteem. So I went with the "Be Awesome" thing instead. It has nothing to do with looks or being pretty or anything like that so her self-esteem should remain intact! Just a short and sweet sentiment to start off the day!
I think my favorite thing about it is how after it was built and all of her clips and headbands and everything were on display for her to see, she went through a phase for about 6 months where she had to wear it all. At once. All together. She looked like this:
Overall I do like it. But now that tiaras have also entered our life and we have about a dozen of them I need to figure out a better way to attach them on there. It just never ends. Sigh.


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The Body Machine
Music & Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
Performed By: Bob Dorough, Jack Sheldon
Animation: Phil Kimmelman and Associates
First Aired: 1976
When you look down the street, what do you see?
I'm a machine, you're a machine
Now I'd be a fool, if I said that the fuel that
Now that sandwich contains some very important kinds of food energy for your body. The chicken gives you protein; bread, carbohydrates; mayonnaise, fat; and the lettuce has vitamins, plus cellulose (or roughage). Together these things help keep your body machine running smoothly.
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About 24 years ago, shortly after my parents were married but before I was born, my father was reading a newspaper in their apartment. There was a report about a terrorist attack in Israel and as he read about it, he began to cry. Confused, he wondered what it was about Israel that had called for such a reaction. Growing up a southern, Christian gentleman, he did not understand why he should care about that little country over in the middle east but he knew that it was tugging on his heartstrings for some reason!
As a little girl, my biggest dream was to go to Israel one day. Of course, as our family grew, it didn't seem like a realistic option for us all to visit there, but the desire was in all of our hearts. Then in 2004, my father had the opportunity to visit for almost three weeks. He called us back in the States and told my mother that our whole family would be going there. When she asked how we would afford it, he told her that someone was going to drive up and buy our house. It seemed highly unlikely, since we were living in a non-electric community, our house wasn't even finished and we certainly were not trying to sell it. But before my father got back from Israel, a man had driven up in our driveway and asked if our house was for sale!
By the time we had sold our house, gotten all our paperwork and were heading to Israel, it was November of 2005. As tourists, we could only get a three month visa, so when our first visa expired in February, we crossed the border to Jordan, spent a very unpleasant one hour there, and returned to Israel to receive another three month visa. After six months, we were out of money and could not work as tourists, so we retuned to the States. Our plan was to work hard, save up and go back to Israel within a few months.
Eight years later … our desire for the whole family to be in Israel together was made reality. In the meantime, our hearts ached as we longed to be in Ha'Eretz (the Land) and we prayed every day that the Heavenly Father would take us back there soon. Why did we want to return? Because our family thrived there! We loved the land, the people, the culture, the language … and we loved the countless opportunities we had to share our faith. Nearly every time we went out, as a family or individuals, people asked us questions like "who are you?" "where are you from?" "why are you here?" "what do you believe?"
Over and over we would share our love for the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and His Messiah – Yeshua. It was this love that caused us to love the land and the people of Israel. We would share with the people that Yeshua was their Messiah too, and we encouraged them to examine Him and His life for themselves by reading what He said and what those who knew Him said about Him. People were intrigued that we observed the Torah and believed in Yeshua, since most of them believe that you can only have one or the other.
After having these thrilling conversations nearly every day for six months, we found it difficult to return to the States where there is no perceived need. Especially here in the South, most people claim to be Christians or to know God … and yet their lives are a mess! How can you present help to someone who doesn't think he needs it? On top of that, few people understood our longing to be back in Israel because few people could comprehend what we had experienced and, hence the title of this post, few people understood the importance of Israel … it's just another country in the middle east … what does it matter?
From a Biblical viewpoint, here a few indications that Israel does indeed matter.
- It is the apple of YHWH's eye – Zechariah 2:8.
- We are commanded to pray for the peace of Jerusalem – Psalm 122:6
- Jeremiah 31:35-37 "Thus says YHWH, Who gives the sun for a light by day, the ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, Who disturbs the sea, and its waves roar (YHWH of hosts is His name): 'If those ordinances depart from before Me,' says YHWH, 'then the seed of Israel shall also cease from being a nation before Me forever.' Thus says YHWH: 'If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, says YHWH.'" I don't think we have reached this era … the sun is still shining, the moon and stars will be out tonight, and the heavens haven't been measured!
- YHWH promised to Abraham and his descendants that He would bless those who blessed him and curse those who cursed him – Genesis 12:3.
From a secular viewpoint, Israel is the only democracy in the middle east, where Jewish and Arab citizens hold the same rights. Israel made incredible advancements in technology, agriculture, the medical field, etc, by which the world has benefited.
Have you been following the news about what has been happening in Israel recently? The tensions started heightening several weeks ago when three Israeli teenagers, one of them an American citizen, were kidnapped and murdered by Hamas terrorists. In retaliation, some Israeli teenagers murdered a Palestinian teenager last week. Both incidents were terrible. Tragic. But have you noticed the difference in responses?
When Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaer and Eyal Yifrah were kidnapped and murdered, the Palestinians openly celebrated and passed out candy in the streets. The mother of one of the kidnappers announced that she was "proud of him". According to recent reports, the kidnappers have not yet been found and arrested. When Muhammad Abu Khdeir was kidnapped and murdered, Israelis were horrified. The government immediately arrested those involved in the crime and have even refused them lawyers while they undergo interrogation. The prime minister and other officials apologized to the boy's family and even the mother of one of the murdered Israelis expressed, "No mother or father should go through what we are going now … Even in the depth of the mourning of our son, it's hard for me to describe how distressed we were over the outrage that happened in Jerusalem."
See the difference? Don't get me wrong … Israelis are not perfect and neither is their government! There are some hateful, aggressive Israelis but they don't teach their children that the only way they can be assured of going to heaven is to die while killing others in the cause of their religion, as Islam does. As you dig deeper into what is happening the middle east right now, it becomes very obvious that the Islamic terrorists are the aggressors and Israel is simply exercising her right to defend her citizens.
And for that, the world condemns her.
During the past week, Hamas terrorists in Gaza have launches hundreds of missiles into Israel. Some have been stopped by the Iron Dome system and others have landed in unpopulated areas. But unfortunately some have "hit home" so to speak. People have been hurt, one elderly woman died while attempting to get to the bomb shelter. Israel has retaliated by bombing targets in Gaza such as rocket-launching areas and Hamas terrorists. They have also called up 40,000 reserve troops for a possible invasion. People in Gaza have been killed. But once again, look at the difference: Israel targets militants and weaponry – usually giving warnings that they are getting to ready to bomb a certain area or house so that innocent civilians can get out. Hamas targets civilians.
Many people around the world are watching what is happening in Israel but can't relate to it. For our family, this is impossible. Let me explain …
Have you heard the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words"?
On Tuesday night, an Iron Dome battery intercepted rockets over the city of Rishon Lezion. Last year we sang and danced on the streets of this city …
… and several months ago, we were hosted by a generous couple who have a beautiful mini-farm just outside of Rishon Lezion. As I remember the peaceful setting that we enjoyed while grilling out and fellowshipping together, I try to imagine the screech of rockets overhead.
When the news source reports that rockets struck Zichron Yaakov, with shrapnel from the rockets starting a brush fire in the area and one person sustaining shrapnel injuries, it reminds us of these dear friends who live just a few miles from this town.
On Thursday we learned from a friend that there was a protest march on Yefet street in the city of Yafo (where Jonah fled on the boat, and Peter had the vision), with 400 Palestinian-supporters shouting "Death to the Jews". Our family lived on this very same Yefet street for six weeks in March/April.
Yesterday a rocket hit a fuel tank in the city of Ashdod, causing severe damage and fire, with one Israeli critically injured and seven others lightly injured. Last year we visited a coffee shop/bakery in Ashdod that is run by an Israeli believer … they had delicious pastries and coffee! It was here that I took this picture with a little girl from Germany who was part of our group.
When we hear statements from Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, the Israeli chief of staff, it brings back memories of meeting him last year – you can watch a video of this event by clicking here. We pray YHWH would grant him wisdom in this operation, as well as the other government leaders involved.
We pray often for the safety of our friends who are soldiers … Noam is active duty and, last we heard, stationed near the Gaza border. This picture was taken after we had spent a day walking around Jerusalem, including an incident where Arab boys threw rocks at us.
Ziv lived in the house that we stayed in for six weeks, he is a reservist who was called up several days ago and is now, from what we have heard, near the Gaza border. He and the younger children often played basketball together.
We also pray for the soldiers that we don't know … those that we sang and danced with …
… those that we took pictures with …
… those with whom we shared our faith.
Do you have an iPhone? I encourage you to download the free app "red alert". It works like an air raid siren, giving notifications of rockets that are launched and where they are aimed to land. Several days ago my brother installed it on his phone and as we all sat around our living room chatting with a friend, it went off multiple times. Even though we knew that we weren't in danger, we could all sense the tension when the alarm went off. I think it is the best way to relate to what the Israelis are experiencing without actually being there in person.
But what about those in Gaza, you may wonder? What about the innocent civilians who want to live in peace but are unable to because of their government?
In March we met these ladies in Tel Aviv-Yafo … they were from Gaza, what was formerly the well-known Jewish community of Gush Katif. In 2005, Israel forcibly evicted the residents of Gush Katif, a thriving agricultural community, from their homes as they turned Gaza over to Palestinian government … in an effort for peace. Of course, the Palestinian leaders don't want peace – as they have sent thousands and thousands of rockets into Israel in the past several years. But when we hear report about deaths among Palestinian civilians, we can't help but to think of people like this. See that cute little baby that my sister was holding? What if she is one of the innocent children who was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time?
Or think of these young ladies who stopped to take pictures with my little sister on the beach one afternoon. They were from Shechem (modern day Nablus), which is under Palestinian control, and had to wait a year to get the papers from the Israeli government, allowing them into Israel for a short visit. They were ecstatic to be at the sea! These are the type of people who do want to live in peace, and yet they are caught in the middle because their leaders prefer hatred.
So what is to be done? Does Israel stop attacking Gaza and allow its own civilians to be targeted, terrorized and murdered? Or is it the responsibility of the peace-loving Palestinians to stand up and say "no more!" to their government?
As I was typing this, my brother started reading a news report that thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated in London and Paris on Friday, demanding an end to the Israeli strikes on Gaza. What about calling for an end to Gaza's rockets on Israel? Why do the news organizations make an effort to report that Israel is killing civilians in Gaza, but forget to mention that Hamas is targeting and trying to kill Israeli civilians?
Most news sources are very biased against Israel but there are some that tend to be more accurate in representing what is happening there.
Jerusalem Post
Arutz Sheva
Jihad Watch (this site isn't specifically dedicated to Israel but to radical Islam and jihad around the world)
There is a saying that neutral people are the devil's allies. It isn't true of every situation but I believe it is definitely more accurate than most people would like to admit. When it comes to Israel, you can't take a neutral position. You can either stand with the people and the land that YHWH chose to be His own thousands of years ago — which, as believers in the Messiah, we are brought into the commonwealth of Israel (Ephesians 2) and are children of Abraham (Galatians 3:7), is our land too … or you can stand with those who hate this land and these people simply because they are the chosen, and these people will be destroyed – it may not be today or tomorrow or this year, but YHWH does not bless those who curse His people.
Ultimately, there will never be true peace until the Messiah returns. The closest that we can get is to have the peace that passes all understanding in our hearts and minds (Philippians 4:7), and this can only come through a personal relationship with Yeshua. That is our prayer for the people of Israel … that they will recognize their Messiah and cry out Baruch Haba B'Shem YHWH – blessed is He Who comes in the name of YHWH (Matthew 23:39).


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The altitude is no joke. Breathing heavy, I would stare up the slope, gathering the energy to move one leg forward. Then, I would swing the other leg around, staggering forward like a baby learning to walk. And my body handled the altitude better than Alan and far better than Eric.
The weather was good for the start of our trek. We departed Kathmandu early in the morning on a propeller plane bound for Lukla Airport (2843 m / 9,327 ft). The flight was smooth and the landing, though it looked scary from the windows of the plane, was also smooth. We gathered our bags, handed them off to our two porters, and began hiking immediately. Our guide led us downhill for roughly two hours until we reached our place of rest for the night. It was our easiest day.
We ate lunch and had the rest of the afternoon to kill. This would be a constant for the entire uphill portion of our trip. Our guide would lead us on a 2-4 hour hike, and we would arrive for lunch at the tea house where we would be spending the night. We played a lot of card games to kill the time. Another thing that was readily apparent was that we were the only ones at the tea house. It was reminiscent of The Shining. In fact, we couldn't recall seeing that many people on the trail. We had read that September was the start of the busy season, and we were hoping to meet people along the trail, but apparently September 15th is the actual start of the busy season. We began our trek about ten days before that magical start date, so we wouldn't be seeing many people in the tea houses or on the trail.
The next day we arrived at Namche Bazaar (3,440 m / 11,286 ft), or the last outpost of somewhat modern civilization on our trek. I classify 'modern' on this trek as having access to non-solar panel-provided electricity and internet access. Namche also had many stores, bakeries, and bars. They also had a rather impressive open air market for being so high up in elevation. We spent two days there to acclimatize.
Our day of acclimatization turned out to be one of only two days we saw Everest. Eric woke up early to hike to a Japanese owned hotel, the highest five-star hotel in the world, to see Everest, but by the time he got there the clouds had already moved in to obscure the view, though the clouds did break enough for him to capture a few pictures. Alan and I slept in and followed our guide around town. A few hours after Eric saw Everest, we also saw it from a nice vantage point just outside of town. We were excited by the site of the mountain and couldn't wait till we could see it up close from Kala Patthar (5,545 m / 18,192 ft). Unfortunately, that day would never come.
As we climbed higher, the towns got smaller. There was no internet, the electricity, when available, was provided by solar panels, which meant the lighting was very dim, and western toilets became very, very scarce. There were also fewer tea houses, which meant the few hikers on the mountain were pushed together. So, we did get to meet some people.
There were two large groups of British students who were trekking for charities, like a fun run but instead of amount of miles or kilometers covered, I think it was probably based on altitude. We also met two Canadians who spend their holidays trekking various mountains and mountain ranges. They were on the same ascent schedule as us, so we saw them at most of the stops up the mountain. We also met a climbing enthusiast from Seattle who gave us his extra Diamox, medicine for altitude sickness, which would prove to be very important.
About 16 hours after we received the Diamox from the climbing enthusiast from Seattle, Eric needed it. The altitude caught up with him. His vision started to blur, and he became incredibly tired. That night at dinner, he could barely eat. Our guide pulled me and Alan aside and told us if Eric didn't improve, we would have call a helicopter take him to Kathmandu.
Luckily, in the morning, Eric felt slightly better and continued to improve throughout the day. (Eric will detail his experience with altitude sickness in a later post.) We pushed on higher to Gorak Shep (5,164 m / 16,942 ft) and then Everest Base Camp (5,364 m / 17,598 ft). Our guide was happily shocked Eric recovered and made it all the way up to Base Camp. He had never seen anyone so far gone recover to continue the trek.
Base Camp was great. We celebrated with high fives, Snickers, and Everest Beer (one split between the three of us). We walked along the glacier, took pictures, and basked in the accomplishment of our goal. The weather had been good in the morning we left for Base Camp, so we were fairly confident we would be in store for a good view of Everest from Kalla Patthar at sunrise tomorrow morning.
That thought ended quickly, however, when it began raining on our way back from Base Camp. It continued throughout the night and was snowing when I stepped outside to pee at 2 AM. When our alarm went off to wake us for the hike to Kalla Patthar, it was a nice rain/snow mix. We decided not to hike. Later that morning, we saw the two Canadians that we had seen in many tea houses along the way. They had made the hike through the rain and snow. One of them tried to make the best of it. He said there were a few breaks in the clouds and the views were amazing. The other one said it was shit. It was cold and it was shit. Normally, the truth lies somewhere in between two conflicting stories, but in this case, the second was is likely closer to the truth. One thing they did agree upon was that Everest was not visible.
We started our descent. Going down for me was harder than the ascent. We went down in only three days, so the hikes were longer. Going down also hurt my knees. And it was raining. It didn't stop raining until we got to Lukla. Thankfully it stopped there. If the weather isn't clear, there is no flying out of Lukla. When planes take off from there, they need to be able to see the mountain peaks that surround them, otherwise a crash would be imminent. By the time we reached Lukla, we wanted nothing more than to be off the mountain. We had been unlucky with the weather, and we were exhausted from the last three days.
The trek wasn't perfect, but we did, all three of us, accomplish our goal of reaching Everest Base Camp, a place with only half the amount of oxygen in the air as at sea level, a place more than three miles in the air, a place so high almost all of you reading this have only exceeded its height in an airplane. Weather may not have been on our side, but we stood at the foot of the top of the world. That will forever be with us.


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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Christmas Eve Broadcast 2015
Christmas in New Babbage. What could possibly go wrong?
Sir Emerson and the Squire entertain a strange customer at the Gangplank on Christmas Eve and present new original stories of holidays in the city… with urchins. Make a cup of hot chocolate and gather your friends around the radio for a really old fashioned Christmas in New Babbage. Broadcast times are 1pm and 7pm Thursday, Dec. 24th, PST (California) time, courtesy of Radio Riel Steampunk, or set your podcatcher to grab it off iTunes to listen whenever you are. http://steampunk.radioriel.org
If you like what we're doing, give us some stars on iTunes. Is anyone listening at all? We really don't know beyond our avatars sitting around in pixel bars while our real selves are hundreds and thousands of miles away, getting quite drunk. We are here we are here we are HERE!
This will probably be the last broadcast in this format. Kevin thinks there's a void for steampunk fiction out in podcast land, and he's loony enough to try and fill it. Here's looking forward to the New Year with vintage and original weird fiction and steampunk tales for you to enjoy!
Test of the Magi by Emerson Lighthouse
Sir Emerson - Emerson Lighthouse
The Squire - Martin Malus
Nicholas - Mavromichali Szondi
Johnny Dawkins - The Radio Riel Intern
A Clockwork Christmas Secret by Nyree Rain
Reader - Fauve Aeon
Spare a Penny written and performed by MacKnight Culdesac
The Urchins - The Cabbits
The Christmas Penny written and performed by Maxwell Grantly
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Additional music: Jon Sayles, Kevin MacLeod
New Babbage Shore by MacKnight Culdesac
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DSTILL Showcase
McNichols Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave.
As the main event of the entire week of DSTILL, the Showcase is where guests can enjoy a wide range of offerings from Colorado and 12 other states known for their craft liquor distilling. Try different styles side-by-side or try them in skillfully made cocktails that will also be available throughout the event. While you're at it, meet your favorite makers and bartenders while trying some delicious food from Salt & Grinder, Old Major, Williams & Graham, Luca d'Italia, Colt & Gray, Osteria Marco, Stoic and Genuine, Work & Class, Glazed and Confused and Dead Dog Chocolate! Tickets are still available but they won't last long! General admission starts at 7 p.m.
April Showers at Beryl's: 3rd Week Tapping!
Beryl's Beer Co., 3120-C Blake St.
It's cold and rainy out today–guess it's a good time to take advantage of the good things happening at Beryl's today! The folks over there will be tapping their brand-spankin' new Vila Wild at 1 p.m.! Why don't you come take shelter and warm up with a tasty cold one, huh?
Station 26 Tap Takeover
Denver Bicycle Cafe, 1308 E. 17th Ave.
The rad folks over at Denver Bicycle Cafe are featuring Station 26 this month, kicking it off with a tap takeover starting at 7 p.m.! Cascade single hop IPA will be on tap all month, too!
The Taste
Hilton Fort Collins, 425 W. Prospect Rd., Fort Collins
Join in at The Taste, the foodie event of Northern Colorado. Enjoy samples of unique cuisine prepared by local chefs from 30 restaurants paired with flavorful wines and craft beers from 20 beverage purveyors. Celebrate the area's fabulous food and beverage culture while helping fight hunger in the Fort Collins community. General $65, VIP $100.
Wasatch Brewery Launches Nitro in Denver
World of Beer LoDo, 1555 Blake St.
The folks at Wasatch Brewery have bottled nitro with their new release of Polygamy Nitro Porter, making it the second brewery in the country to finesse a bazillion tiny bubbles into a bottle. This nitrogenated Porter is six percent ABV, soft and creamy, and will be officially launched at World of Beer in downtown Denver at 6 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy! There will be nitro pouring demonstrations (#hardpour), free Polygamy Nitro Porter tastings, interaction with award-winning brew master Jon Lee, giveaways, prizes and a bazillion bubbles.
Exploding Kittens Playtest Party
Stapleton Tap House, 8286 Northfield Blvd #1525
The Lords of The Oatmeal have graciously shared their latest "caterific" card creation Exploding Kittens with Stapleton Tap House to share with all of you! They'll be playing this game all day long from 3 p.m. to close. The NSFW edition of that card game will be unveiled at 6 p.m., FYI. Go drink some great beer and get down with some Unicorn Enchiladas!
Friday, April 17
Denver FLEAk Kick Off Party
Bindery on Blake, 2901 Blake St.
From 6-10 p.m., get first access to over 100 vendors that will be at this month's Denver Flea at the FLEAk Kick Off Party! There's still time to order your tickets online for $25 (tickets will be $30 on the day of the event)! A ticket gets the following: bottomless New Belgium beer, bottomless craft cocktails, live music, a chance to win a surprise room and board giveaway, photo booth fun and much more! You'll also get the first chance to try Fleak Out!, a collaboration wild ale brewed with New Belgium and Imbibe Denver. Go get'cha some!
NOCHELLA Annex Pop Up Shop & Release Party
INDYINK, 84 S. Broadway
Join the folks behind Annex Clothing as they present NOCHELLA (get it?) from 7-11 p.m! In celebration of their S/S 2015 Collection, Annex will host the following bands: Milky.WAV, Turner Jackson Love, FauxGold, Taylor J Takeover and Yokohama Don. There will also be adult beverages provided by Ratio Beerworks and Cazadores Tequila.
Golden Feather Sour Blonde Tapping
Former Future Brewing, 1290 S. Broadway
The team at Former Future is bringing back Golden Feather sour blonde in THREE different ways starting at 3 p.m. The first tapping will be of the Corvus Coffee Abakundakawa version. At 4 p.m., they'll tap the dry-hopped mosaic version, and at 5 p.m. they'll tap the "Gose" with salt and coriander version. Three tasty beers in one night? Yes please.
DSTILL Bar at Denver Union Station
Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop St.
In addition to the public events taking place during the week, DSTILL is hosting one last invitation-only pop-up bar featuring complimentary craft spirit and cocktail tastings. These private happy hours will be hosted at Denver Union Station's Lower Level (underground) Gallery Bar from 5-7 p.m. Request your invite by sending an email to email@example.com.
Saturday, April 18
Spring Denver Flea
Bindery on Blake, 2901 Blake St.
It's back and better than ever. The Spring Denver Flea will not disappoint–with the best local artisans and creators from around Colorado selling their amazing wares from noon to 7p.m. RSVP now and get one free New Belgium beer and chance to win a rockin' shiny red New Belgium cruiser bike!
Everybody Gets Leucky!
Mile High Spirits, 2201 Lawrence St.
The folks at Mile High Spirits are trying to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by offering some great times and tunes to you! Come early to the party for some great afternoon drink specials, a corn hole tournament with a cash prize and several chances to win awesome gifts like free drinks! The afternoon will consist of mellow tunes and sunshine, the evening will be a raucous dance party. If you can't make it, please consider donating what you can here: http://pages.teamintraining.org/rm/colfax15/anna
Beer Brunch
Lou's Food Bar, 1851 W. 38th Ave.
The fine people of Lou's Food Bar are hosting the first of two Beer Brunches this Saturday and Sunday! This weekend features Vindication Brewing Co. from Boulder. For only $30, you get three beers AND three courses! What's not to love about that? This event is first come, first serve only! Join them again during the weekend of May 16-17 for a Beer Brunch with Great Divide Brewing Co.!
Crawfish Boil
Station 26 Brewing Co., 7045 E. 38th Ave.
A day of crawfish boilin' with Station 26 and the Rolling Smoke BBQ boys with live music that would make the bayou proud. Admission is free, crawfish are priced by the pound. Market price TBD. Please RSVP so they know how much live crawfish to fly in! The grubbin' starts at 1 p.m.!
Adoption Options Benefit
Former Future Brewing Co., 1290 S. Broadway
From open to close, the Former Future crew is hosting a benefit for Adoption Options, a non-profit, non-sectarian child placement agency in Colorado. One-hundred percent of tips and portion of the profits will be donated to to the non-profit, so go drink for a great cause!
Sunday, April 19
bRUNch @ The Corner Office
The Corner Office, 1401 Curtis St.
Don't stop 'til you get enough! Join bRUNch for a disco themed bRUNch at The Corner Office. And just when you thought you had enough, tour the world at The Corner Office's World Tour Bloody Mary bar. Run leaves at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are $25 and include run, entree, two drinks, tax and gratuity.
5K – http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/642849182
10K – http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/642849660
Drizly Party
Wurstküche, 2036 Broadway
Join Drizly in celebrating the opening of Wurstküche, one of Denver's best new restaurants and beer halls. Drizly will have half priced beers from our friends at La Trappe, great music, and plenty of boozy giveaways!
Tectum et Elix Release Party
Avery Brewing Co., 4910 Nautilus Ct, Boulder
Tectum et Elix, a sour ale aged in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels, kicks off what Avery is calling "Sour Spring." Avery will release Tectum et Elix at their new brewing facility in GunBarrel at 11 a.m. as well as offer a four-course menu paired with barrel-aged beers. There is a limited quantity of seats for this Prix Fixe barrel-aged pairing starting the day of the event. Tickets are $50 per person.
Future Events
- April 25 – BrüFrou: craft beer + culinary pairings (Tickets)
- April 25 – Oyster & Stout Festival (Tickets)
- April 26 – Led Zeppelin Dinner @ Beast + Bottle (Info)
- April 26 – Shoes & Brews (Info)
- April 28 – Gregory Perrucci of Racemi Wines of Puglia @ LoHi SteakBar (Info)
- April 28 – Spirit & Beer Dinner 2015 @ Russell's Smoke House (Call (720) 524-8050 for Reservations!)
- May 2 – South Denver Beer Festival (Tickets)
- May 2 – TheBigWonderful Opening Day (Info)
- May 16-17 – Beer Brunch @ Lou's Food Bar (Info)
- June 7 – Wings & Whiskey 2015 (Info)
Did we miss something? Want your event on next week's Weekend off the Wagon? Email us.


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Joining the Church
The usual pattern for joining the Church of Scotland is that infant children of Church members are received into the Church through Baptism. In time it is hoped that the child will come to make his or her own public profession of faith and the congregation will support the family in this task.
This public profession of faith is sometimes referred to as confirmation. It occurs from around the age of 16, and admits the individual to all the rights and privileges of Church membership. The person's name is then added to the congregation's communion roll and they become eligible to vote in Church meetings and be elected to offices such as the eldership. Traditionally, confirmation has involved admission to Holy Communion for the first time, which explains why the ceremony is sometimes known as Admission to the Lord's Supper.
However, since 1992 the Church has allowed children to receive communion as part of their Christian nurture. Prior to confirmation or admission to the Lord's Supper a course of instruction is given to the candidates. Normally, this is given by the minister through a weekly class over a period of six to eight weeks. These are usually referred to as communicants' classes.
Moving to a new congregation
When Church members move from one congregation to another they take with them a Certificate of Transference, commonly known as 'lines'.
Members of other denominations can also transfer to the Church of Scotland. There is no standard procedure and, in these circumstances, an approach should be made to the minister of the relevant congregation, and he or she will advise.
Baptism for adults
While infant baptism is the norm, the Church of Scotland also baptises adults. Someone seeking such believer's baptism (also referred to as adult baptism) should approach their local parish minister who will either give specific instruction or invite them to join in the communicants' class. They would then be baptised and confirmed in the same service and have their names added to the communion roll of the congregation.


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By J.P.M Sandie
As much as those at MG Motor UK will deny it, the biggest story to come from them last year was the decision to end final assembly at Longbridge. Many words have been scribbled on the rights and wrongs of the decision so I'm not going to dwell on that here. My question for today is what is the point of their lingering presence at Longbridge?
The end of "production" meant MG no longer needed some of the buildings and consequently another parcel of the site has been returned to developer and landlord St. Modwen for redevelopment. However, MG will continue to inhabit a corner of the site which is subject to a 33 year lease (with a 6 month break clause), signed in 2006.
Although, as last year's news shows, more of the site can easily be returned following negotiation. Still based there are the company owned Sales Centre, offices for MG Motor UK personnel and the SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre (SMTC).
SMTC is perhaps the most significant part of the lingering presence so we shall start there.
In some quarters SMTC is hyped up in terms of both involvement and size. The number of engineers is frequently exaggerated with 500 being an oft-quoted figure. However, the most recent set of accounts states the average headcount (including administrative support) for 2015 was actually 263. This number is inclusive of short-term contractors and in another part of the accounts average monthly staff numbers were stated as 153 (excluding contractors?). The 263 total was a drop of 24 from the 2014 accounts with SMTC citing difficulty in recruiting new engineers with the right skills as an explanation. One might suggest that falling staff numbers also indicates staff retention issues.
Since March 2009 SMTC has been based in one of the old admin blocks at Longbridge. As part of this they (SMTC is a separate entity to MG Motor UK) make a payment to MG to cover half the site costs. In the 2015 accounts this payment was £8million. Due to the size of even the remaining site Longbridge proves quite expensive in terms of costs. Moreover, St Modwen aren't a charity and have no sentimental interest in automotive business being continued on the site so one can assume that the lease is at least at market value. Better value may be found with a new home.
The present base of the studio/engineering building is less than optimal in a number of ways. First of all, the building is fairly old and has merely been re-purposed rather than something tailored to the needs of the engineering and design teams. Secondly, the Midlands location sees SMTC having to compete with the success story that is Jaguar Land-Rover for staff. Tatuar have large facilities for design and engineering near Coventry at Gaydon and Whitley. This is probably a huge factor in the issues SMTC have had in recruiting and retaining staff. Suggestions have floated around that engineers have gone to SMTC to build experience before getting a job with Jaguar.
Moving to a new site holds advantages. First of all a new building could be tailored to the needs of the team more directly and have room for expansion as necessary. It would also allow SAIC to make a statement about their involvement in Britain. As things stand, their site is only subject to a lease which can be terminated at any time. In contrast, developing their own site would have a greater degree of permanence and be a vote of confidence in Britain. In turn, this will create more of a feel good factor about the business and that might just make recruiting easier. What investment there has been at SMTC is mostly on equipment that can easily move to new facilities.
Whilst moving to a new area may be too deep an uprooting for current staff there are plenty of new developments of business parks across the West Midlands. Indeed, due to the pollution on the site, the greatest likelihood is that the latest part of Longbridge to be handed over to the developers will probably become one itself. As an example, leading Chinese firm Changan have a small R&D facility at a recently built business park in Solihull.
As for MG Motor UK, there isn't a strong case for them staying at Longbridge either. Management staff could be housed in office space elsewhere. Indeed, SAIC's £30million investment on a building on Piccadilly bought six floors of it.
Currently the Piccadilly showroom is another part of the MG empire that, on the surface, makes little rational sense. It houses a showroom which doesn't actually operate as a dealership. The real purpose seems to be advertising MG to passing Chinese tourists and make them believe the firm is big business in Britain. An idea no doubt dispelled by the lack of SAIC MGs on the roads within the M25 due to the non-existent dealer network in the area.
If this office space isn't suitable or relocation is an issue for existing MG Motor UK staff there is no shortage of office space around Birmingham. Any economies MG Motor could make would generate a surplus that could be better spent bringing in new professionals to add fresh impetus or add to the pot for marketing important new products.
The Sales Centre may present fat worth trimming. Back in the early days of the MG re-launch the Elephant House could be seen as a pilgrimage for prospective customers as purchasing a car from the factory was attractive to the most enthusiastic enthusiasts. Now that there isn't a factory and MG have one of their strongest geographic concentration of dealers in the Midlands region is there really a point? The location has also never been conducive to passing trade whilst there's been a move towards "Motor Miles" where franchise sites cluster together and punters can easily kick tyres on a number of marques.
One now has to ponder the point of MG Motor UK still renting parts of the Longbridge site. At numerous times, MG UK has sought to distance itself from the products of ancestors who once occupied the site making any sentimental talk of a "historic home" seem hollow. Meanwhile, recent announcements have seen enthusiasts of legacy products become ever more hostile towards the new firm and their occupation of the site. Maybe a clean break and the chance to move on is required? Right now we have an engineering facility that could and perhaps better – considering facilities and staffing issues – be accommodated elsewhere. Any investment and move to owning rather than leasing land and premises could also be seen and spun as a vote of faith in and a strong link to the UK which might just improve the shaky view many have of the brand. That is of course assuming the almost temporary nature of the status quo doesn't suit SAIC.


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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are portraying themselves as lionhearted budget-cutters, ready to slice out profligate spending in all sorts of government programs and services and lead America to lower taxes and lower deficits. Many experts say their numbers don't add up, even if they were to impose all the cuts they want.
Yet none of that philosophy seems to apply to the defense budget — which accounts for roughly half of all federal discretionary spending.
Instead of proposing sensible and necessary reductions, they would throw more money at a Pentagon that has had a blank check for more than a decade. The base budget for 2013 — not including war-related costs — is projected at $525 billion, up roughly 34 percent from 2001. By 2022, Mr. Romney's plan would increase annual spending to $986 billion, according to an analysis by Travis Sharp of the Center for a New American Security.
The centerpiece of Mr. Romney's proposal is a promise to spend at least 4 percent of gross domestic product on military personnel, procurement, operations and maintenance, and research and development. That would add as much as $2.3 trillion to the defense budget over 10 years from projected 2013 spending levels, according to Mr. Sharp's analysis.
And yet for all these extra trillions, there's no sense that this money would produce a more effective security strategy. Linking a budget to the G.D.P. is a bizarre way of addressing defense needs — which rationally should be based on a disciplined analysis of threats and the nation's tolerance of risk. This certainly won't provide any incentive for reform in a Pentagon that spends with more waste and less economic bang for the buck than other federal departments. Some conservatives have advocated the G.D.P. metric, saying it would ensure military strength by guaranteeing increased defense spending as the nation's wealth rises. But others — like the anti-tax guru Grover Norquist — have urged Republicans to lead in reducing the military budget.Continue reading the main story
Mr. Romney is showing no restraint. Even though American forces are out of Iraq and withdrawing from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, his campaign Web site states that he would reverse President Obama's plan to cut the Army and Marine Corps by 100,000 troops. Doing that, according to Mr. Sharp, would cost at least $41 billion over five years. Just what mission the extra troops would perform is unspecified.
Mr. Romney wants the Navy to increase shipbuilding from 9 ships per year to 15, at a cost of billions more. His position paper speaks of expanding the naval presence in the Western Pacific to counter China, which Mr. Obama is already doing. A campaign spokeswoman said many of the extra 100,000 slots would be used to staff the new ships, but that doesn't begin to explain the need for sustained troop levels.
Mr. Romney also promises a "robust, multilayered national ballistic-missile defense system" to defend against nuclear attacks on the United States and its allies, even though the system has been under development for years and there is still no guarantee it will work.
And how would he pay for his huge new defense budgets? In an interview with Fortune, Mr. Romney spoke of "enormous opportunities for finding efficiency and cost savings in the military." His targets, according to his campaign, would be the Pentagon's civilian work force and reforms of the weapons procurement process. Such reforms are necessary but not easy, given inter-service rivalries and the clout of Congress and a well-financed defense lobby.
The Obama administration has committed to similar reforms, which the Pentagon says will save $210 billion over six years. That's a start, but still just a fraction of what would be needed to offset the added cost of Mr. Romney's G.D.P.-linked budget. The truth is that the added military spending would have to come from savaging most other federal programs, including those serving the most vulnerable Americans.
Mr. Ryan, of course, is now on board with the Romney plan. But he voted for the 2011 Budget Control Act, which mandated $487 billion in defense cuts over a 10-year period beginning in 2012 and $500 billion more beginning in 2013 if Congress doesn't reach a deal on reducing the deficit. And the budget he produced as chairman of the House Budget Committee is less generous to the Pentagon. It would, however, make severe cuts in diplomacy and foreign aid. Such budgeting would lead to even greater overreliance on military might than already exists.
After a decade of unchecked spending growth, the Pentagon can prudently absorb significant reductions at a time when the country is under economic stress. President Obama has begun to put the brakes on spending by slowing the rate of growth. But billions more could be saved by cutting wasteful or unnecessary conventional and nuclear weapons programs.
Voters are entitled to an honest debate on defense priorities. They need to hear not just about weapons and troop levels, but about the threats the candidates see in the world and how diplomacy and other levers of power can also be used to keep the nation safe. So far, they've heard nothing more than generalities from Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan. Neither man has a background in national security, so it's not surprising that they're trying to prove their bona fides by embracing a profligate defense budget.Continue reading the main story


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In the depths of the cold war, Stanley Kubrick created a notoriously mad scientist character, Dr. Strangelove, whose passion was for dropping atomic bombs. Now there is a rising media and Beltway fascination with a new Dr. Strangelove, whose passion is imposing a mad science of counterinsurgency on Iraq.
His name is David Kilcullen, an Australian academic and military veteran whom the Washington Post's Thomas Ricks once described as Gen. David Petraeus's "chief adviser" on the counterinsurgency doctrine underlying the surge in Iraq.
Kilcullen advocated a "global Phoenix program" in an obscure military journal, Small Wars, in 2004. For the ahistorical or uninitiated, Phoenix was a largely off-the-books detention, torture and assassination program aimed at tens of thousands of South Vietnamese who were identified by informants as the Vietcong's "civilian infrastructure." The venture was so discredited that the US Congress denounced and disbanded it after hearings in the 1970s.
But Kilcullen says the Phoenix program was "unfairly maligned" and was actually a success. So inflammatory was his advocacy in some circles that he revised his 2004 paper to rename the Phoenix program one of "revolutionary development."
In addition, he advocates "armed social science," which involves a key role for anthropologists and shrinks of various kinds in order to "exploit the physical and mental vulnerabilities of detainees." The long New Yorker piece by George Packer pictured Kilcullen as a charming, eccentric and isolated genius of sorts. In the Washington culture of national security think tanks, he appears to be a familiar and friendly figure.
His latest media fan is the Post's David Ignatius, reporting a Kilcullen briefing given "in a private capacity" at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies. It was an argument for appearing to get out of Iraq while staying in, expressed in the Kilkullen formula "Overt De-Escalation, Covert Disruption." Kilcullen argues that the American troop presence is so large that it's counterproductive, only inflaming Iraqi sensibilities. What is required is a combination of US combat troop withdrawals combined with "black" special operations to "hunt terrorists" plus "white" special operations forces training and embedded with the Iraqi security forces, turning tribes against tribes wherever possible. Covert warfare is the future: "over the long run, we need to go cheap, quiet, low-footprint." And, he might have added, off the television screen and front pages.


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It's a nice quiet evening at home. Bogart and Bacall mix it up on the tube, your cat Whiskers is on your lap, while your dog Rex is stretched out at your feet. As you reach for the popcorn on the coffee table your eyes suddenly dart back and forth, your nose twitches and your lips curl. "Rex," you say with an understanding, but slightly disapproving tone as you cover your mouth and nose. Rex just looks up at you and blinks, then puts his head back down. Meanwhile Whiskers just flicks his tail and closes his eyes, pretending to be above it all.
If you have pets, chances are they've shared more than just their love for you. That's right, we're talking about flatulence. Both cats and dogs get it. But where are they getting it from?
Your pets could be getting gas from a few different sources, such as a change in diet, from excessive nerves or stress, from aging, or from that table scrap you kindly gave him. The good news is, besides opening the windows or leaving the room, you can do something about it.
Play Detective
If your pet is suddenly letting loose an unpleasant vapor barrage, play detective and find the culprit. Have you added a new pet to the household? Or have you recently moved? If so, chances are she's stressed out about it. Try to calm her down by speaking to her in a reassuring voice. Spend some quality time with her separately, away from the new animal. Accompany her around her new surroundings. After awhile, the culprit odor should dissipate.
Time for Play
Exercise, exercise, come on everybody, get some exercise. If flatulence is a problem, give your pet plenty of time to play-it-out. Toss a toy around or take them for a few walks. Exercise is a terrific gas reducer.
Scrap the Scraps
If you think you're being a good owner by giving out table scraps to your pet, think again. Morsels of human food might please your pet for the moment (and you for giving them) but most scraps are too rich for your animal's digestive system. Not only will scraps give him bad gas, but it will also upset his natural diet and give him more of a chance to beg. If you want to give your pet a human treat, try a healthy treat, such as cat-size vegetables (although, these could cause gas, too).
Ditch the Diet
If you've recently switched your pet's diet, it may be the cause of the sudden, nasty aroma that is permeating your household. If your Vet hasn't recommended the change, then you might want to switch back to your old brand. Check with your Vet if you have any questions about what diet is healthy for your pet.
Certain pet foods that are meat-based may also be the cause of your pet's flatulence. Try a pet food that is cereal or grain based rather than meat-based. This doesn't mean that your pet can't have food with meat in it. It just means that cereal should be its main source. Check your food label if you're not sure.
After finding and apprehending the culprit that is causing these gassy outbursts, you can go back and enjoy Bogart and Bacall in peace.


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UK-based mobile carrier Virgin Mobile will be rolling out its high speed LTE network in Canada in time for the launch of the new iPad, according to internal documents received by MobileSyrup. The new iPad, launching in the next three weeks around the globe, will be the first Apple device able to access the next generation mobile data network.
The documents outline plans for Virgin's LTE network to reach "6 million Canadians in 14 urban centers across Canada," with "peak speeds up to 75 Mbps (expected average speeds of 12 to 25 Mbps)." While the specific cities are not listed, it is expected, due to the fact that Virgin's service will utilize the existing Bell LTE network, to be available in Toronto, Halifax, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Belleville, Yellowknife, Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, London, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
Another interesting item from the leaked documents is the availability of Virgin's Mobile TV service, which offers five hours of selected television programming via streaming to Virgin Mobile devices for $5 per month, on the iPad. As the document states: "Members get the hottest shows and events on the go. For $5 Members get 5 hours of Mobile TV data usage per month directly on their iPad. The best part is, their data is never touched when using Mobile TV!"
Virgin will be the fourth major Canadian carrier to offer LTE, behind Rogers, Bell, and TELUS. The company's monthly LTE plans for iPad are expected to range from C$5 for 10MB to C$35 for 5GB.


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Here's another thing that fucks me off. Zits.
I can accept the aging process. I can accept the gray hairs that have started to sneak onto the scene. (Three, at last count. I've named them: Lupe, Hermione, and Steve.) I can accept that I'm getting some laugh lines around the eyes. I've earned a few lines and wrinkles and scorn the use of Botox, Collagen, whatever other bullshit anti-aging technologies are out there. If you are willing to inject fucking anthrax into your body for the sake of an unmoving forehead? Go for it, dumbass. But when you glow in the dark or find yourself with a terminal illness from that shit hitting your bloodstream? Don't come crying to me.
I think people should age gracefully. Worrying about it, and going out of your way to prevent it only makes it worse. IT SHOWS when you can't accept it, and it SHOWS when you're doing shit to yourself to try to fool people. Here's something you should know: YOU FOOL NO ONE.
I'm aging okay, despite those visible signs of being in my fifth decade. Those physical things...they're part of life. Okay, good.
But you'd think it'd be a trade off NOT to get any more fucking ZITS. I've always had good skin, though pale and sometimes a bit pasty when my diet and sleep schedule aren't the healthiest. It's smooth, soft, clear. Most of the time. But every once in a while...as if to mock me in my arrogance...hello? What's this? A SPOT? Damn you, little clogged pores... damn you to HELL.
That said:
I've done enough thinking about this, and whinging about this, that I have created names for the three types of zits: Peepers, stingers, and screamers.
Peepers are the wee fellas that pop up in that little crevace* between your nose and cheek. They don't hurt, and once you realize they're there, you just scrape a fingernail across them, they go 'pop,' and they're gone, leaving no redness or soreness behind. If you're going to get a zit, this is the easiest all around.
Then there's your stingers. These don't really show to the general public, but you find out they're there when you inadvertently touch it while scratching your face or something. All it takes is light contact and it's like an invisible wasp has just taken umbrage at your face, and nailed you. "YEEEEOOOOWWWW! What the fuck is that?" I'm dealing with a stinger right now, right there on my chin. Others cannot see it, which is, I suppose, some comfort. But the little bastard hurts. And it's RUINING my day.
The screamers are the worst, both in terms of pain and vanity. They hurt, they show, if you touch them, they get worse, and THEY. ARE. UGLY. No make up can cover them, and no zit cream will help. They LAUGH at zit cream. "DO YOUR WORST" they say, as they tuck into the zit cream feast, and get bigger and redder and more arrogant. Fuckers.
Other than that, all is well. YOU?
*EDIT: Crevace? Cravasse? Fuck.