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no lewd people allowed thread.
No lewd people allowed thread
Sorry what
get out
Excuse me?
you're excused.
Make me
Urge to lewdposting: Rising.
Hi cupcake
The perfect chance to defy cupcake's no lewd rule and my heart ain't in it.
This is indeed a dark, brutal world.
As a short term solution... does bacon help?
I got a shitload of bacon.
I like your moxie, kid. you can stay.
not allowed.
No furs allowed thread.
If there is no dick, please post full PLSE
hello neko. did you not get any sleep yet?
you're not allowed to break the rule anyway so it's for the best.
Its happening.
Are waifus allowed?
I don't wanna go to work
bye ;~;
I'll only end up sleeping til work again
Grim, do yourself that favor and call in sick.
My moxies are the best
There is
well obviously gay lewd is allowed. just none of that hetero normative cis scum shit I normally see around here.
bye grim.
hey gn.
well, it's better than falling asleep on the job, isn't it?
As long as they arent fur.
Brb time for some fresh air
Stop rubbing it in.
It's like saying 'Look at the cool American stuff I can do and you're too much of a pansy to be a big bad rebel bully boi'
G who?
That can quickly change.
Is this what they mean by "A cat is fine too"?
I always end up missing everything because I'm either asleep or at work
well, that's pretty accurate though, so.
oh, still want to be totally incognito? other than test I don't think anyone knows you anyway.
disgusting and oppressive. called the police.
there's not really anything around here that is worth missing sleep just to see, but I get where you're coming from.
Talking about irl too
stuff happens in real life? I never go outside if I can help it.
Bah, it was only a matter of time anyways I suppose. Your right, this place has gotten new recruits like the pony thread anyways.
You can't do that. I am the law.
Something is happening to me
I don't feel right good bye
if you're going to be sticking around like it seems you are, you might as well let people call you something.
pretty sure you're just a coffee nut.
ah. I'm sorry. hope it works out. see you later neko.
Can't I just be a simple ice cream salesman?
Call the cops, idgaf
ice cream is for chumps.
I bet you do give a fuck though.
isn't that like, the only character trait you have?
Hmm... Perhaps, anyway cops were here and we had a nice chat and a good cup of coffee.
what are you going to do about it? kill me?
coffee coffee coffee always coffee with this guy.
You can never have too much coffee.
Thats a joke by the way
I've never liked coffee, personally.
I would, but I have to be hired to do so first. I can't just kill on my own accord. People would think I'm some kind of murderer or something.
they might think that anyway if they find out your last name.
Well, there is one thing that is occupying my mind.
That is the need for bacon.
You love it~
I didn't either in the beginning but its all about getting used to it. And adjustment.
so what's stopping you from cooking up some bacon and eating it?
I don't have a desire to get used to dirt water.
I never said i didn't.
Its a good caffeine boost though. But i'll respect your drinking habits.
I wanna see Blood-chan's tits bounce when she goes jogging~
I use energy drinks for that.
Sheer laziness.
So I'm curled up in bed watching JoJo.
Have some more!
Me too.
Me too, but sometimes when i don't have that i resolve to coffee.
Thank you.
should get a little grill for beside the bed.
I wish I could like coffee, I really do, but even excessive amounts of cream and sugar can't fix the taste for me.
I'm just an innocent kitten. you can't do that.
but u can enjoy them even more easily now
and even save pictures from them to your computer
thats gay
You can put chocolate in too or ice cream if you want. Thats stuff's tasty.
I can do as I please.
Well, I'll just get up now, I'll die if I stay here. ;w;
at that point I might as well just get a shake or something.
do it then, nerd
You'll still get the touch of coffee. But yeah perhaps.
I need to cap a new dojin.
that's the point I'm trying to get across here. coffee sucks.
yeah you would. so you can look at naked stuff. perv.
Fine fine.
glad we could resolve this without resorting to e violence.
I'm out of new images.
I have my taste, you have yours. Can't really change that fact.
just post the same one over and over again like all the cool kids do.
you never know. violence can change a lot of things.
Not if you're stubborn enough.
I could post porn.
I am very stubborn.
you could. and sometimes you do. what is your point?
That makes the two of us.
probably a lot of people around here, honestly.
Porn is easier to use.
so use porn then, duh.
You've got a point in that. Anyway i'm gonna go for a while. See ya later.
I don't see that going over well.
works just fine for blue moon. pretty sure that whole little porn debacle is over and done with. some people might dislike it, but that's what filtering and ignoring things you don't like is for.
die furries
Well, anyone that would filter me I don't talk to anyhow.
that's typically how that would work, yes.
I don't know what that was but I hope it never happens again
finger's crossed.
get out of there apostrophe
Could be fun to annoy them though.
maybe it's just my general inability to enjoy things anymore, but I find the effort of annoying people on purpose to not be worth the lackluster payoff. not to mention plenty of people around here get annoyed simply by seeing me, so why put extra work in?
Double crossed
Stop now
I don't know. Sometimes I only try harder when it's the kind of relationship me and that person have.
Scoots being an example.
trying harder isn't so much my thing.
I miss that website
Not so much try harder as it is just giving it the proper attention.
no idea what you're talking about.
Give this cute kitty cat to me
that sure sounds like effort to me.
chi belongs to all of us. chi can't be owned.
Don't mean I got to half ass it.
Maybe it is a little over used
Btter to whole arse something than half ass two things
you like full asses, I know.
I dunno. seems like no one else posts her these days.
When it comes to Scoots I'll take the whole arse.
I don't usually feel sorry for people, but I feel sorry for you
a waste of your pity.
Even after all these years I still don't have a proper kitty related avatar
well I could give you the folder I suppose. it's not terrible big though. doubt it's up to your standards, since you're the folder making queen.
Sharing folders
Cupcake, come on.
500+ is my minimum
what? I've shared many of my folders. why would I care?
it is a few hundred shy.
Oh well
I am currently attempting to get any folder on here but this laptop has a million viruses and it's taking forever
Jesus Christ
stop downloading so much freaky porn
It's my brother's
so tell him to stop downloading so much freaky porn
I can't get it to work so I guess that plan is out the window
well that's a bummer.
ur a bummer
I give up
well that's typically my solution to things.
So Blood-chan, about those boobs. What size are they?
Make a thread about my dick again <3
no lewd people allowed thread
Cupcake, Shiro, both of you must
I'm pure as the driven snow.
Also sleep is death.
classic rin
Streaming site of choice consistently makes your computer tank
life is so hard for squash
Snow is just the cum of a deity.
A god literally just bukakkes half the world every winter.
You are as pure as a pile of jizz.
You aren't pure.
One day I won't. And you'll worry.
Oh boy here comes 6am
you say things like that and still have the audacity to claim that I'm the lewd one?
9 am where it matters.
Sex fluids are a natural part of the world.
And as a Miko attatched to a deity of sex and parties, it's my solemn duty to embrace this fact.
We're shitposting across time and space
My god you're adorable.
I think you just really wanted to make a joke about a deity covering the world with jizz.
Well, yeah.
Because it's my duty.
I just said that.
W-what's this all of a sudden...
The picture was adorable.
You seem very enthusiastic.
Pay me no mind.
duty is amusing because it sounds like another word.
Oh I do shit like that from time to time. Not recently though.
Is that papercraft?
Post kyouko please
yeah. isn't that just a funny sounding thing?
this folder is so big though
80s anime is now more accessible than ever
Yes it is. Have you just recently caught on I'm a selfposter?
I was always aware. I just did not look at your images as much.
Won't lie.
I completely missed what you were going for.
well of course she is.
duty. doody
it's a dumb, juvenile thing.
Oh I see. Well I guess I'll try to find some good ones for you.
This cosplay was inspired by an ex-shitposter.
Yes I miss her the most
it's time to rebuild.
I don't think I ever met the one who posted her.
Another poster inspired this one
It's backed up on 6 different hard drives if it ever came to the point where I'd have to remake it I would actually kill myself
Didn't Loco post her?
seems a tad extreme.
I don't know this charcter.
It took years to get it where it's at
I probably would not go that far but I dunno it's kinda like my prized possession
it's star from star vs the forces of evil. it's a bit much, honestly. I couldn't make it through more than like 2 episodes.
good thing you have the back ups then.
Oh yes that sounds familiar? They were posting her before the show came out officially.
Star Butterfly
I recall he mad Damami post the other character.
Imagine Neko had 6 simultaneous harddrive crashes?
So don't watch it.
Got it.
I see.
Yes and two others have the current version. Though one is dead to me but I'm pretty sure my folder is not going anywhere anytime soon
I am such a bad fan I haven't even started season 2...
unless you enjoy shows that seem like they are trying way too hard, yeah.
it's good to have contingency plans.
With my luck it will probably happen
gonna lie back down. head hurts.
Recurring nightmares fucking suck
Haven't slept more than four hours at a time for a month. Somebody fix me
Oh fuck the season pass is on Amazon
Quick, someone send me a giftcard, lmao
Bye bye
I still haven't watched TTGL or KLK because they felt like that to me.
Rest well, cupcake.
I still haven't watched TTGL or KLK because they felt like that to me.
If you ahvent seen KLK you are a scrublord of the highest order
I've seen episode 1 and just couldn't get behind it.
Watching anime
Like, lmao, what are you a nerd?
Yes, I am.
But not because I watch anime.
Senpai is never nerd
This in't hard, it "mimic"s "you".
;~; o.....ok
Cute boat.
Dead silence
Yeah, i killed it. Sorry about that.
I like my threads like I like my women,
dead and cut up in a tub.
You know what must be done now right?
Aren't you edgy.
-pets you-
-pets you-
-pets you-
-pets you-
Then were doomed
Thank you
Does this boat have a Wo-Class folder too?
Nope just a hoppou
I like my women like I like my scotch
bottled on the top shelf.
No, no pets.
Fine fine. Apologies, i just happen to know someone with similar pics and thought.
-rubs your face- cutie.
-pettanpettan- silly
Is ok. I'm on phone too so don't have a lot.
This pleases me
I shall kill you last
I could tell from the filenames.
No killing please.
I like my women like I like my coffee,
finely ground and light in colour
Bad attention slut.
For what purpose?
But if I don't then who will?
No one.
see and and
taking recordings through potatoes
Vocaroo never picks it up well for me.
Can't seem to make the static go down, so I lowed the pick up to make it a bit more bearable.
Good morning.
That was not supposed to have a reply.
Good morning.
I'm about to leave soon
Too late. You fucked up.
Leave and do it again.
That's okay. At Least you said hi.
How was your day?
Hi clocky
Hey there, Neko. How are you?
Hey uhh... Echo I think it was?
No just Cherub.
How are you?
Cherub it is. We've talked before but I wasn't sure what to call you.
Thats totally fine, now you know. Slept well?
What is it that bonds us to this place? This form of social media we've created for ourselves?
Two psychopaths talking to each other
When was there last drama on here?
No. I haven't slept well/at all in a few weeks. Also I just got home so it's like midnight/morning.
Social circle and reliability.
Oh i see, what have you been doing?
Mm I can't sleep either
Social circle and reliability.
This is very, very true. The place is very reliable. Active 24/7
I have no idea anymore, i'm just here.
Sorry I didn't realise I didn't like that reply.
I have just been dealing with a lot of things both online and irl so I have been exhausted and busy without being able to fall asleep without aid.
Ask one of your mistresses to comfort you?
I don't have any mistresses
All I got is you right now
Ah fair enough. Have you tried and lay down now?
I am unsure if my words can be calming enough for you not to mention we don't share the same musical taste so I am unable to recommend anything.
I won't be sleeping yet but I have tried to sleep several times and ended up laying awake for the whole night. That's when I had to go find some aid. I have been trying to set myself back into a pattern.
Wouldn't hurt to try
Well i hope everything ends up well.
Anyway i gotta go now see ya!
Have a good day/afternoon/evening.
Try killing yourselves
I don't think I did it right
Ladies first.
Just a moment...
Do i have to be edgy again?
Nevermind. Grocery time!
Do it again and let me watch
No, I insist you go first.
You don't have to be yourself, no.
I hear that you don't even have to pay for groceries if you can outrun a cop car on foot while pushing a shopping cart.
Implying thats how i normally am.
Besides why not?
Good evening.
gonna grab some uh
subway I think
For eating, or for throwing into the trash in front of the homeless?
Ur as cold as mice
Willing to sacrifice
The cubed ice
Numbered one to thrice
Fuck the rice
Throw the dice
Colder than mice
Fuuuuuck yeah
actually I'm going to felate it
maybe if I do good enough it will tell me it loves me
How I feel about the internet when I see this thread.
how i feel about the threads when i post
how are ya sabu
How I feel about that video.
I'm full of sammich and sweet tea. How was subway?
Maybe. Probably not, though.
smiles, do me a favor and beat up sabs.
reactions on point
I am also full of sammich
tea would be great but they just don't make it up here like they do in Texas
nothing ever does really
Aww. I oughtta brew a whole bunch and FedEx it your way.
just like mama used to make
Pony fags must die.
Says the furry scumlord
Mmmmmmm, lawdy.
Whassamadder, Scoot? Did you give your kitty a kiss for me?
its hardly even 17 past noon
a bit early eh?
mfw i see ponies
it's an old pic. I haven't drank in a couple months now.
Honestly I like a good number of them.
ah good on you
your choice?
Good thing to give up
Oh yeah, he got sqooshed
Squishy sqooshed
Had to hold him down earlier to reapply medicine ms
He wasnt happy
Eh, just at work now not feeling it. Knowing its my last 3 shifts for a while kind if kills my motivation.
Regretting not putting any holidays in.
Hows you princess?
Im planning on overhauling a folder. Might gibe my prefab folder
How existential.
I never drank much. I just got bored and drank a few weeks. Seems to be how things go for me.
That's an understandable one
good on you thats responsible as fuck
Poor little guy. Has there been any improvement?
Eh, just at work now not feeling it. Knowing its my last 3 shifts for a while kind if kills my motivation.
Understandable. I can't imagine how much it must suck right now. Sending positive thoughts your way.
more of a preference. I can't into alcohol too much.
What's your poison of choice then?
Not a fan of hangovers or just not how it feels?
I get rekt the day after i drink most times myself
This needs not be a thing
Yeah, I don't like how I feel afterwards and how it's too dangerous to go anywhere because of the police while drunk.
My poison of choice back in the day was pain killers. To get off them I had another poison of choice. That one made it to where I'm screwed up and need painkillers for real now.
Senpai can you stop it from being a thing?
fight me.
Thanks, and its a little soon to know how kitteh is. He'll be better soon though.
Thanks for the positivity. I don't feel like myself atm
Hey Scoots! You are pretty darn awesome!
Dangerous shit man
I apologize
things any bettter nowadays?
I can't do anythiing right really
not worth trying
Muchly appreciation
*le notice face*
a little. one battle after another.
Nuh yo, you are my Bard bro there are few things you can do wrong!
le happy face I hope you feel better Scoots, you are great and much deserving of it!
Coraline is freaky
If you wanna fight so bad, stick your head up your ass and fight for air.
Yeah! Just remember that, Scooter! ♥
It's so great to see a kids movie that's slow-paced and atmospheric.
speaks the troof!
You guys are invites to my house fir tea and cake
I need to rewatch some other time


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* A sanding block
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Then, take your X-ACTO knife and just cut a large rectangle in the center of the frame, leaving about and inch or two of paper around the inside edge. Repeat the same process as you did on the outside edges by sanding DOWN. Sorry for the weird pic on the far left, but I had to use my right hand to take the photo! I just wanted you to see how much paper is left on the inside ;]
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|I love how Anna is photo-bombing in the reflection of the clock!
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L. Neil Smith's
Number 184, July 29, 2002
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Another Letter from Curt Howland
Hi John,
Jackbooted Thug of the Month, July 2002
Carol Sullivan [City Council member, Kanab, Utah - ed.]
Ms. Sullivan was never formally nominated for the Jackbooted Thug award, but I saw that she was clearly a natural when some of her correspondence was forwarded to me. She now holds an informal record for being the public official who has come closest to officially declaring that the Constitution has been overthrown by a gov-sponsored coup.
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Patrick K. Martin, in his essay last week, makes some comments to try and show why anarchy, or self-rule, is not desirable. He makes the point that, "Anarchy (i.e. total self-governance by all) absolutely depends on the one thing it is least likely to get, Rationality! In an anarchistic society the majority of people must behave in a rational manner all the time." And, "Look around you, the world is overflowing with chuckle-heads who cannot, not will-not CANNOT, adjust to reality to any meaningful degree."
Aren't these the same problems facing limited government libertarians? The perfect limited government is a government that only protects property. Under a limited government, the only decision that is made for the individual is the amount of defense he receives and what he pays for it.
It seems to me that the same objections Martin brings up for anarchy exist for limited government too. Under a limited government, people must make rational decisions with their property or they will die (unless some kind charity saves them). Under limited government, people still rule themselves. Only one thing is decided for them, and that's defense. And even for defense, individuals will still have a lot of decision making power with the right to keep and bear arms fully respected. Does Mr. Martin not want limited government because of the existence of irrational people?
Besides, everyone doesn't have to be rational for anarchy, or minarchy for that matter, to exist. Thrown into the natural order, irrational and irresponsible people will be punished, and eventually eliminated, by the most cruel and efficient thing on this earth, mother nature. In other words, irrational and irresponsible people won't be a problem for long in a state of anarchy.
Mark Etanerkist [firstname.lastname@example.com]
A lot of poor critiques have been coming out of TLE recently regarding anarcho-capitalism. Patrick Martin continues this fine tradition with his own poor contribution. The entire article is one long paean to the wisdom of the state, since ordinary people are obviously too irrational (except for him, and maybe you, but not those dirty, dirty Christians) to engage properly in anarchism. Of course, this begs the questions:
1. If they can't act rationally in a stateless society, how can they act rationally in a state-dominated society?
2. If they can't act rationally, why would you hand them political power over you in the form of a democracy?
3. If someone ritually shaves their eyebrows, sacrifices to Ricky Martin, and believes vegetables cause AIDS, who cares as long as they don't hurt anyone?
Mr. Martin buys into the same wrong Hobbesian dichotomy between man without government, and so in the lawless state of nature, and man under government, who is suddenly enlightened to act in the interest of others. Public Choice theory demolishes that statist fantasy.
And here's a free net hint from a grizzled Internet veteran: turning on the Caps Lock immediately makes whatever you're saying a joke.
Church-Going, Choir-Singing, Tithing, Creationist, Fundamental Independent Baptist
"PEOPLE BELIEVE THIS SHIT! And you want to turn them loose?"
They're already loose. The majority of the populace is irrational. That's the reason we all don't live in Smith's Confederacy. As someone who is very interested in politics I sometimes forget that in order to further the goal of libertarianism one must first further the goal of making our culture more reasonable. Ayn Rand, the woman without which (whether she liked it or not) there would be no Libertarian party, often pointed this out. It doesn't matter how good your arguments are, or how many facts you can cite to support your arguments, if the people you are trying to convince do not believe that reality is the final arbiter of all disputes and that reason is the only means by which a person can learn about reality, then it's all useless.
I'm proud to state that I'm an Objectivist first and Libertarian second. Of course Ayndroids, those who have turned objectivism into what, for all intents and purposes, is a cult, aren't anarchists. They should be, as Roy Childs showed. Also, and little more understandably, they aren't that politically active. But I can't see myself supporting any other political organization, and I've got to vote for someone. I think that's why a lot of us who have been inspired by Ayn Rand support the Libertarian party.
I do believe that political action can be useful, but it is ultimately futile when it doesn't coincide with "philosophical action". People will not truly fight for freedom unless they understand why it is important. When you live in a world where "What's true for you isn't true for me" there is no room for absolute principals like human rights. When human nature, like everything else, is seen as malleable or just plain non-existent then it doesn't matter what political philosophy we live by. If there is no rational basis in a person's thinking other that "because God says so". There is no telling whether you can convince him or not, and they'll only believe in freedom so long as they believe that's what god wants. Since God, and I hate to say it because I know it will turn people off, does not exist, it basically means a God fearing Libertarian is only a Libertarian so long as his imaginary friend says it's okay.
Objectivism, despite what the Ayndroids and Rand herself have done to it, is, in all seriousness, the be-all-end-all philosophy. I am well aware of the history of such statements and the reaction it is likely to get from rational and healthily cynical readers. Never the less, the basic tenants of objectivism, that reality is reality, that we can perceive it, that reason is the only method by which we learn about it, that reason is the only way men may survive, and that therefore men must be free in order to survive, are hard to argue with. I maintain that if we're ever going to live in a Libertarian society, it is these basic principals that will get us there.
Steve [email@example.com]
This is in reply to "the Menace of the Libertarian Materialist" by Bob Wallace.
Gah! Your article could be used in logician classes as a primer on Redneck Rhetoric. I don't think there was one coherent chain of reasoning in it. For my own amusement, I now proceed to kick some of the bricks out from under its rusty axles.
Example the first: "...Richard Dawkins [...] is a clever little writer, one who I think protests just a little too much against those who disagree with him. Usually I find such people are protesting against their own tendency to want to believe." - so, he may be a closet christian up in the darker reaches of his subconscious mind. So what? That's one of the most convoluted fallacies I've seen: smearing the other guy as "clever" (as if this were in some way bad), reversing his argument, putting words in his mouth, and then implicitly appealing to his authority!
Example the second: "...Pete Singer is a perfect example of a hard- core materialist. He supports euthanasia, infanticide, bestiality, and, worst of all, vegetarianism. [...] I'll bet he's not having sex with a chimpanzee" - Another twisty fallacy. First, repeat his conclusions in an attempt to smear his reasoning (sans argumentation, using the unexamined moral prejudices of the audience), then slap him for hypocrisy, leaving out the obvious fact that supporting a thing doesn't mean you yourself want to do it.
Example the third: "Ayn Rand, a pseudo-libertarian child of darkness, for all her writings about libertarianism and reason, was also a leftist materialist." - have you actually read any of Rand's work? Her theoretical support of materialism is shakily argued (for reasons you do NOT pick up: disproof of the concept "supernatural" to no extent disproves the phenomena merely called supernatural) but she manages to construct a fully viable morality based solely on self interest, at root utterly unconnected one way or the other to philosophical materialism - a morality which, I add, is in fact more strictly binding than yours. What if your "god" popped down on a cloud in front of you tomorrow and said "okay, I changed my mind, forget the commandments, do whatever you please"... your morality unravels; hers does not.
Blah, blah, ad nauseam. The 500 word limit places bounds on my sarcasm.
For the record, myself I am an atheist anarcho-capitalist, I support any sexual lifestyle having the consent of all involved parties, euthanasia by consent, abortion at any time before sapience or birth (whichever comes first), the right to take drugs (or not to) and I have far more fondness for Nietzsche than Jesus. Yet I am not a philosophical materialist. I take my own experience of mind as an axiom, and I can see no way to square that with clockwork plus randomness. In fact I'd be far more likely to believe in "immaterialism" - matter as dream, rather than dream as mechanical.
Julian Morrison [email@example.com]
Dear Editor,
Mr. Wallace seem to suffer from the same flaw that I has seen in my many Christian friends back when I was a hard-right C.S. Lewis evangelical Christian. He is too busy looking for the devil in the closets and in petticoats as he prowls for the sin of materialism. The unspoken assumption is that materialism is the leading cause of death by murder in the 20th century and that if we have no materialism then we would be happy and free. Nonsense. I used to want to become a priest and I has done a lot of history because of my feverish religious beliefs. I regret to inform Mr. Wallace that materialism is not the cause or even a cause. Rather it is a excuse for the murderers to use for any man's conscience when planning and committing murder. As a gun is just a tool, so any idea, even bad idea is just a tool for communication. The question is dose the idea conforms to the actual reality? Dose the idea bring us closer to true? In the ages past, Christian kings, warrior popes, zealous Muslims, furious Hebrews, all not materialists by any mean, has committed great evils. Even Moses and Joshua (if such tales from Torah is to be true) approved and carried out acts of genocide against the homeowners of the Holy Land in their invasion. Did they say, they're evolutionary unworthy so they die and we steal their lands? No, they profane God's name by saying The Lord has given this land over to you because of their wickedness. Kill even a child as one psalm sang about bashing a boy's head onto the rock by swinging.
This act of evil by God's prophet raise a point, how do you know if his spiritual idea is better than yours? The first step is first do no harm. Stop witch hunting as you seems to be doing, Mr. Wallace. Ask not about a man's thought for "no man can know a man's heart, except God" but rather ask, "dose he do justice?" The question is not "is this man a materialist?" Better to ask "is this man using materialism as a excuse for his lust for power?" Power lust need no materialism to do acts of evil. This will be better for surer and fairer justice. Instead of brushing a gentle man Darwin who preached against slavery while on HM Beagle with same color as Stalin, who will justify anything in the name of greater power, start looking at their behavior. It was one of the best lessons I has learned while a Christian.
Carl E. Mullin [email@example.com]
In TLE 183, in his article titled "The Menace of the Libertarian Materialist", email@example.com wrote:
"Then there is the denial of personal responsibility. ..." He is quite correct to see that materialism teaches that we have no free will -- because our actions are ultimately the consequences only of our heredity and the environment -- and therefor no blameworthiness. And, yes, many liberal materialists infer from that a "denial of personal responsibility". But they infer wrongly.
Personal responsibility is a requirement if we are to have both liberty and civilization. But it does not depend on assigning punishment to blameworthiness. Instead we must demand personal responsibility and apply appropriate penalties because such a policy is an essential component of the environment that produces responsible, civilized people.
That is, we need not punish (for instance) our children simply because they are "bad", but rather we ought perhaps to punish them to ingrain the idea that bad behavior has unfavorable consequences.
In the extreme case, should we find it appropriate to execute a death sentence to deter crime, we need not think that the condemned is bad", but rather we may execute the sentence in sadness, as a regrettable necessity for deterrence, recognizing and accepting that our society did not provide the condemned the environment that would have made him what we wanted him to be.
I'll leave his many other doubtful inferences to others.
I'm sure Mr. Wallace finds great comfort in believing that the truth will lead to good results, but unfortunately he doesn't seem to have demonstrated that, in fact, it necessarily does.
He'd like to find a rational argument why we should be good. (Wouldn't we all?) Ultimately it cannot be done. We may find that many of our values are rationally derived from more fundamental values, but at bottom, our most fundamental value cannot be logically justified, but can only be grasped firmly. If we choose to do the will of The Creator, in order that we may have life everlasting in heaven, well, why do we choose life? In the end (despite Ayn Rand) we must reach the point where we admit that we can offer no reason why we ought to choose what we choose. (Most of us will choose life. Materialists will find such a popular choice to be the inevitable consequence of evolution.)
Bill Bunn [email@example.com]
Dear John,
Wow. Back when TLE was young, I sent a letter to the editor to point out that TLE had reached a turning point: An article had been published which I, and lots of other people, disagreed with. This achievement has since been repeated several times, none more blazingly than #183. [Always glad to be of service; and it's nice to know that we're getting "better" at it - ed.]
In articles #4 and #5, Bob Wallace and Patrick Martin point out several interesting reasons why the other guy just cannot be trusted to act rationally. Each directly attacks the position of the other, but since neither could have seen the others article beforehand, this seems a truly wonderful kismet. These two on Jerry Springer would sell commercials!
It seems that while I fit most every definition of "Materialist", my considerate interactions with others defines me as not being a "Materialist" at all. I believe Mr. Wallace is missing the fact that one can believe in an arbitrary universe, that reason and thought are merely the result of continual natural selection, and yet also believe that it is morally wrong to initiate force against someone else. You want pagan? Try this: "An it harm none, do as you will." --The Wiccan Creed, far older than, and identical to, the non-initiation of force principle. Don't insult people you don't understand.
Mr. Martin admits, reluctantly at the end, that the vast majority of people interact both voluntarily and peacefully the vast majority of the time, and some may even continue to do so outside of the minute purview of government. He is correct, liberty is dangerous. Trusting other people is dangerous, however there is no rational alternative that has anything to do with freedom. There are those who do initiate force and fail to respect the equal choices of others, that is what self defense is for. Yes, I wish to turn the creativity and energy of all people loose, and I am not nuts.
To the rescue comes voluntary association. Outside of TLE, these two might never run into each other. I cannot imagine them in the same section of the video store or library, or members of the same club.
I can only hope that where the rubber meets the road, they each back away from trying to impose their view of the world on the other. In that hope is Leviathan endangered. From their individual tones of "voice", I worry that each would at some point use the force of government against the other. May that only be because of the cold and emotionless nature of the written word combined with the immediacy of electronic communications, the source of innumerable pointless USEnet flame wars.
Curt Howland [firstname.lastname@example.com]
Mark Etanerkist, in his critique of the Free State Project, claims that the Free State Project is bad, or at least not libertarian, because is imposes libertarianism upon others against their will. He says,
Later he says,
But, when Jason P. Sorens, President Free State Project, asked,
Etanerkist replied,
Maybe I read this wrong, but it looks to me like Etanerkist advocates the violent overthrow of the state. It doesn't appear to bother him that this would be imposing his version of government/lack of government on other people against their will, which seems to be his main objection to the Free State Project. The difference seems to be that the Free State Project intends to use peaceful means.
Given Etanerkist's apparent preference for violent change over peaceful change, I would rather he referred to himself as a radical anarchist or something, anything but a libertarian.
Karl G. Long [email@example.com]
Dear John,
I just ran across this, "Private Security" by Hanse Hermann Hoppe, the man who brought us "Democracy: The God That Failed".
Certainly many of the better read of the TLE readers would have already read this, since it is linked from Strike-The-Root.com and Mises.org.
However, I have a request: I would appreciate it if someone who disagrees with Mr. Hoppe would submit a refutation of Mr. Hoppe's conclusion after having read it.
There have been vocal people in the recent past who wrote to TLE that expressed such disagreement with the idea of private "collective" defense, but I would like to see a more structured debate than "You're right, and I'm wrong, and that's all there is to it! So There!"
Any takers? I think Mr. Hoppe makes and excellent case, refute him well and you may gain converts instead of merely hostile responses.
Curt Howland [firstname.lastname@example.com]
Caleb Paul raises some good points in his reply to my article on public schools. The first argument he raises points to the most nagging problem with a voucher program. It is true that public funding of education, even in the form of vouchers, carries with it a serious danger of government intervention. I do not, however, believe that this means we should abandon the idea of vouchers in favor of a totally laissez-faire approach to schooling. A complete divorce between government and schools is clearly desirable as a goal, but is not feasible yet. The public simply will not tolerate the immediate and total demise of public schools. The middleman is necessary because it will not because school reform will not be tolerated otherwise. Therefore, I stand on my assertion that vouchers are the best way we can go right now-with the caveat that the law must be carefully written to avoid any co-mingling of government and schools.
I must also take issue with Mr. Paul's assertion that people can afford private schools. This strikes me as rather broad. While it is certainly true that many working poor families can scrimp and save to send their children to parochial schools, it is not universally true. There are only so many scholarships, and those who are extremely impoverished will still be unable to escape the government's scholastic gulag. As for the notion that they can study harder: this is a rather simplistic statement. A valedictorian from a notoriously poor school may still find himself unable to get scholarships or even admission to the better universities, (especially if the schools have lost accreditation, as in the case of the Kansas City Mo. School district) and will likely find himself woefully under prepared if he does.
In short, I realize that vouchers are not a perfect solution, but assert that they are the best solution we have available to a problem that must be solved quickly.
Mark Lamoree [email@example.com]
Is America becoming a police state? Friends of liberty need to know.
Some say the U.S. is already a police state. Others watch the news for signs that their country is about to cross an indefinable line. Since September 11, 2001, the question has become more urgent. When do roving wiretaps, random checkpoints, mysterious "detentions," and military tribunals cross over from being emergency measures to being the tools of a government permanently and irrevocably out of control?
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$SBUX expects its non-GAAP tax rate to be around 26% in 2018 and 2019, about 7 points lower than the most recent guidance issued by the company before the change in the tax law. Starbucks is looking to make additional partner investments, beginning 2019. Plans are afoot to expand channel development in developing markets, particularly in China.
Beginning March this year, $SBUX will accelerate the ramp up of 'Mobile Order and Pay' to all customers. A partnership with Chase and Visa is in the pipeline to launch a co-branded credit card in February, and a stored value card in April. Also, A major campaign will be launched to sign up customers for special offers outside of Starbucks Rewards.
$SBUX announced plans to extend the availability of its Mercato fresh food menu to at least six new markets this year. Also, Nitro Cold Brew will be rolled out in 1,000 more stores in the US by the end of the year. A major initiative is under way to expand the digitally connected customer population beyond Rewards members.
China continues to be the fastest growing market for $SBUX, as the coffee company winds up its fiscal 2018 first quarter. In the US, the main growth drivers were stable demand and strong digital performance. However, a slump in transaction comps owing to muted response to holiday sales contributed to margin compression, compared to last year.
$SBUX's revenues benefited significantly from expansion of the store network in 1Q18. Overall, 700 new stores were opened in 2017, marking a more aggressive addition than in 2016. By the end of last year, 278 more stores were opened in the Americas, and 123 new ones in the EMEA market. The store count in China and Asia Pacific were raised by 300.
The Americas segment of $SBUX registered a 7% annual increase in first quarter revenues. Revenues from the China and Asia Pacific markets advanced 9% during the quarter, while there was an 8% growth in the EMEA segment. Revenues of the Channel Development segment rose modestly by 1%.
Coffee giant $SBUX reported record earnings in 1Q18, helped by higher sales and gains related to acquisitions. Earnings jumped to $1.57 per share from $0.51 per share last year. Overall comparable store sales gained 2% during the quarter, and revenues advanced 6% to $6Bil. Contributing to the topline growth, revenues in China increased 30%.
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Negative Numbers
You've probably run into situations which could be modeled by negative numbers: profits and losses, bank deposits and withdrawals, temperatures above and below freezing, buildings with elevators which go to floors above and below ground level, yardage gained and lost in football, and walking forward and backward.
Mathematicians define negative numbers as the opposites of positive numbers, since they are on the opposite side of zero from the positive numbers on a number line. Similarly, the opposites of the negative numbers are the positive numbers. The number 3 (negative three) is defined as the number which when added to +3 (positive three) equals zero. That is, 3 is the solution to the equation 3 + x = 0. The set of integers consists of all the whole numbers and their opposites. Zero is its own opposite. Those numbers which are greater than zero are positive and those numbers which are less than zero are negative. Zero is neither positive nor negative. Negative numbers are always written with a negative sign, but positive numbers may be written without a positive sign.
A common way to visualize integers is to use a number line like the one shown below. Here we can see that the numbers to the left of zero are negative and the ones to the right of zero are positive.
on a Number Line
with Negative Numbers
The number 6 is 6 units from zero, just as the number +6 is 6 units from zero. The only difference is that 6 is to the left of zero and +6 is to the right of zero. If you folded the number line at zero, each number would match up with its opposite. Adding and subtracting integers on a number line is very similar to adding and subtracting whole numbers on the number line. The operation of addition on the number line means to "go in the direction of the number that follows." To add 4 and 5, start at four and go to the left five units as shown below.
The operation of subtraction means to "go in the opposite direction of the number that follows." Thus, to subtract 2 from 4, start at 4 and go 2 units to the left as shown below. Another way to do this is to change the number being subtracted to its opposite and add it to the other number. That is, 4 +2 = 4 + 2 which equals 6.


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Bright Futures scholarships, which give top high school graduates a free ride to Florida universities, will not be targeted for change this year, the state's top university system official said Thursday.
University presidents and others have said the scholarships are costing the state too much and, with the state facing financial difficulties, officials have contemplated capping the program.
Students with a 3.5 grade point average and good test scores are eligible for full scholarships. Students with 3.0 GPAs and good scores can get partial rides.
So many Florida students are earning the scholarships that the universities are not collecting much tuition from in-state students. For example, last year, 89 percent of Florida State University's in-state freshmen were on Bright Futures Scholarships. The University of Florida has similar numbers.
As recently as last week, Florida university system officials were discussing the need to change the eligibility for the popular scholarship program -- possibly to make it more need-based, for example.
But the universities Chancellor Mark Rosenberg said Thursday he is removing the issue from the Board of Governor's agenda for the coming legislative session.
Several lawmakers have noted that there just is not the political appetite for changing such a popular program, and the difficulty of doing it was made clear this week when House Speaker Marco Rubio said nothing was likely to happen to Bright Futures this year.
"After consulting with members of the Legislature, Board of Governors chair Carolyn Roberts and I have determined that our efforts this year should focus on our top priorities: securing adequate support in an environment of budget cuts and stopping the brain drain from Florida's universities," Rosenberg said in a statement released late Thursday.
Board of Governors spokesman Bill Edmonds said that in addition to political reality, university officials also were sensitive to concerns of some in the Legislature that since the program was created by lawmakers they should have control over it. "It's their program, not ours," Edmonds said.
Edmonds also said the university system has a more immediate concern: It is facing potentially severe budget cuts in the fall, and officials say they want to focus on blunting the impact of those cuts, not trying to reform the scholarship program.
"Our top priorities are keeping the lights on during this economic downturn," Edmonds said.
Bright Futures costs the state roughly $350 million a year. Just under 150,000 students received one of the scholarships last year.
One lawmaker who had planned to take on the scholarship program this year, Sen. Jeremy Ring, said he realized quickly that it would be nearly impossible. Ring had proposed the idea of targeting scholarships to particular study programs that are in need, such as nursing or education, or shifting some of the scholarships to loans.
"I just don't think you can touch Bright Futures," said Ring, D-Boca Raton. "It's a sacred cow."
Rubio, R-West Miami, told the editorial board of The Palm Beach Post earlier this week that none of the ideas for shrinking Bright Futures that he has seen so far are palatable, and predicted nothing would happen to the scholarships this session.
That reality is clearly at play.
Roberts, the board of governors' chairwoman, said a conversation that had been planned for this week on Bright Futures would wait "until we get a signal from legislative leadership that the scholarship program is coming under legislative review."
"We want to contribute to the work of the Legislature, not hinder its efforts," she said.
That conciliatory tone is a stark difference from what has existed between the Senate, in particular, and the university system over tuition.
The Senate and the Board of Governors are in a court fight over who can set tuition. The university presidents want to raise tuition to help avoid budget shortfalls, but Senate President Ken Pruitt says only the Legislature has that power.
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Bright Futures scholarships, which give top high school graduates a free ride to Florida universities, will not be targeted for change this year, the state's top university system official said Thursday.


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Today in my Link Party - Travel in Weekend - stairs in the palace. I love to explore old buildings, everything in them is so sophisticated and refined. Not only useful but also beautiful. And these stairs, incredible feeling, almost every crunched. It was the day, and I felt like in a horror movie.
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Dominic Parker,
Associate Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
The current U.S. oil and gas boom is injecting labor, capital, and revenue into communities near reserves. Will these communities be cursed with lower long run incomes in the wake of the boom? We study the oil boom-and-bust cycle of the 1970s and 1980s to gain insights. Using annual data on drilling to identify western boom-and-bust counties, we find substantial positive local employment and income effects during the boom. In the aftermath of the bust, however, we find that incomes per capita decreased and unemployment compensation payments increased relative to what they would have been if the boom had not occurred.
For questions, please contact Karen Furman at [email protected] Updates to our academic seminars schedule will be posted at www.rff.org/academicseminarseries.


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Bruins Fifth after First Round at Pac-10 Championships
April 22, 2002
The UCLA women's golf team is in fifth place after the first round of the Pacific-10 Conference Championships at Walla Walla Country Club, hosted by Washington State.
The Bruins posted a team score of 301, 13-over par. Arizona leads the field at five-over par 293, followed by USC at 297, California at 299 and Stanford at 300. Arizona State is sixth at 305.
UCLA freshman Yvonne Choe is tied for first place after carding a one-under par 71. Sophomore Gina Umeck is tied for 16th at 76, four-over par. Freshman Charlotte Mayorkas and sophomore Melissa Martin are tied for 25th at 77, and senior Alicia Um is tied for 32nd at 79.
USC's Mikaela Parmlid is tied with Choe at 71. Arizona State's Jimin Kang and Arizona's Lorena Ochoa are tied for third place at even par 72.
Second round action continues Tuesday.
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Was on HGTV Canada's site and found this cute cottage kitchen makeover by designer Sarah Richardson. In this transformation, Richardson took a small dark outdated cottage kitchen...and turned into a bright light cheerful space.
See this cool transformation below:
BEFORE - This galley style kitchen was dingy and cramped with old cabinets, tile and counters. (below)
AFTER - A new white kitchen, with crystal pendant lights over a newly created bar pass though. Brass accents, stainless steel appliances and a sparkling mosaic tile backsplash finish off the look! (below)
Love the white counters (TE and I had a "discussion" over white vs. black counters the other day...no debates on world issues...just countertops) and all of the brass accents. Very nice end result!
Happy Tuesday!
P.S. Here is one more from our new COCOCOZY Embroidered Pillow Collection. Our Burgundy Wellesley pillow!
|COCOCOZY Wellesley Embroidered pillow in burgundy - 20"x20" (above)
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It's a long, long way to sunny Evesham (two hours plus drive) so we had to set off at 6.30am on Sunday... My wife reckoned it's all good practice for the lack of sleep I'll get when the nipper arrives...whatever!!!
Anyway, myself and my friend Carl (with his nasty Normans in tow) arrived at Beast HQ at 8.30 to be greeted by a far too sprightly James Morris, as well as various members of Da Beast's team...
After coffee and croissants had woken us all up, we kicked into game 1; Disaster at the Lake. This was a 1500pts v 1000pts special with a twist. The bigger army in march column along a lakeside road, amubushed in fog by a smaller army (yup...it's lake Trasimene, really...) Trouble is, visibility is limited to 2" and every time an ambushing unit wants to move it gravitates 45 degrees left ona D6 roll of 1 or 2; right on a 4 or 6.
I was playing against Nick Buchanan and his Age of Arthur Picts (superb historical match up...the king of the Northern Welsh taking on the Picts near Hadrian's wall...marvellous!) and I was ambushing. He put his nobles with all the nasty characters at the front of the column (the object is to get as much off the short table edge as possible) and in my deployment map, the Welsh Teulu were lined up against them. This wasn't good cos at 1000pts I couldn't afford a Rex and every character in that front unit would eat my Tiern army General for breakfast... So, don't roll a 1 or a 2 for the Teulu Andy....Oh Bugger!!!!! That's be a 2 then... Yup, The Teulu crashed into the stubborn (yikes! Didn't realise THAT!) Picts whose General issued a challenge. I refused, and STILL won the combat but stubborn kept the Picts there... That combat then dragged on for several turns until I was pretty much forced to accept the challenge and fight the Pict chieftain...with predictable results..one dead General and one fleeing Teulu, down to 4 men so couldn't rally... Shame, cos I'd utterly destroyed most of the rest of the Pict army with one foot combrogi unit and one mounted combrogi unit!!! So, defeat in game 1, but a fabulous see-saw game and Nick is a top opponent who I would happily choose to play any time at all.
Game two: The River Crossing: 1500pts v 1500pts , the 'capture the ford and bridge' thing from 'Arthur'. I've played this dozens of times, but never against bloody Normans!!! My opponent, Scrivs from the WAB forum, had deployed a mass of milite units, most heavily armoured and each led with a comes and I knew I was bolloxed from the start! So I played a game of cat and mouse. Predictably, when his troops caught me, it was a mess. On his first charge, I lost 9 men in one unit!!!! One comes left a unit and single-handedly destroyed a unit of mtd combrogi by killing 2 or 3 each turn, making them FBIGO then pursuing and doing it again... My one moment of glory came when he charged my Teulu with 8 light armoured milites. The Teulu lobbed javelins, killed 2 and in the ensuing panic test the Normans skeeddaddled!!! Fabulous result!! By this time, I'd got the Teulu, one unit of foot combrogi and one of mtd combrogi over the river, out of harm's way and claiming the bridge, but I'd lost the ford. So I lost, but only by about 150 pts, so I was pleased. From what I thought was a total no-win destructo-fest, I'd managed a close-run defeat... Scrivs was another top class opponent and if he picks an army other than nasty Normans, I'd play him again any time too!!!
So, 2 games down and 2 defeats...not looking too good!!! So, to game 3: The Miraculous Shrine. In this game, my 1000pts force was facing 1500pts of early Saxons from Arthur. Great! This is my sort of game! I deployed my shrine behind a small wood and chose 24 combrogi as 'guardians'. They have hatred and have to stay within 6" of the shrine, moving back if lured away by warband, etc... Any unit of mine fleeing within 6" of the shrine rallies immediately.
This game was against a chap called Adam Holmes and was even more fun than the game against Nick! Adam's army had a sh*t-hot nasty unit of Gedriht including a priest who made them 'fierce', 2 units of Geoguth and one of Duguth, plus assorted crap skirmishers and a single unit of 5 mounted Geoguth deployed on his right flank. He deployed bang in the centre with the aim of coming round the wood and overwhelming the guardians by sheer weight of numbers. However, the Welsh had other ideas!! I deployed the Teulu to the left and the mounted combrogi to the right. In my first turn, I charged the mtd Geoguth with the Teulu and killed them all. I wiped out the skirmishers with the mounted combrobi and then the fun began. My entire strategy was to use the mtd combrogi to draw the fierce Gedriht and Geoguth out of their attack, while the Teulu took what units they could to pieces. It worked like a charm! In the event, 2 units of Geoguth eventually charged the guardians of the shrine, but hatred and unmodified Ld 10 kept them there until the Teulu arrived to hit the Saxons in the flank....that was pretty! Lots of very poorly Saxons!!! The fearsome Gedriht never got a look in, being shot to pieces and led a merry dance by the mounted combrogi - it did help that they failed 3 'fierce tests' though. I was very pleased with the way I played this game and for the first time in a while, I completely out-played and out-thought an opponent. Adam tried very hard, but I beat him good and proper, winning by a very substantial amount of points, although if you'd have popped by the table at any point, it looked (and was) a fierce contest. One of the best games of WAB I've ever had, actually...and I'd happily play Adam again as well. He took his punishment very well and seemed to enjoy the game as much as I did.
So to game 4: Against Bill Smith and his Shieldwall Scots! This time we played 'Ambush' from Age of Arthur and I was strung out in column facing the Scots. Like all Shieldwall armies, the Scots have HIDEOUS characters and it was pretty clear from the army list that if I fought and got bogged down, I'd be in trouble, and, seeing as the object was to get off table, I decided not to fight, but spent all game dancing light cavalry around the Scot units. I think Bill found it very frustrating and I can't say I blame him! He wanted to fight anmd I wouldn't let him!! Again, he used the tactic of charging a Mormaer out at some infantry and slaughtered 3, forcing an FBIGO test that took them off table, so in the event, My characters and cavalry got off (which was my big points) , but the foot didn't. So I won, but not by a colossal margin. It wasn't quite as satisfactory, because I don't think Bill enjoyed it as much as I did..so apologies to the good fellow if that was the case!!
I was pleased with the way my cavalry tactics are evolving, though, as in all games where light cavalry came into their own, I played them very well.
So, two wins and two defeats against 4 great players. A fabulous day's gaming once again.
A mention must be made of the winner of 'best painted army'. Bob Lorton fielded BTGG Ostrogoths and what a fantastic army! The mounted comitatus were unbelievable! I know that Nick Buchanan (my first opponent) is doing a write up for Wargames Illustrated and I hope that a pic of Bob's army makes the cut, cos it was STAGGERING!!!
Da Beast are trying to ensure that Cold Steel in January is an Arthur only event, which I will make every effort to get to, as it was the slight imbalance of the BTGG and Shieldwall armies vs the Arthur ones that might have caused some individuals a problem (it certainly made my 2nd game very tricky...)


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What Will The Australian Coastline Look Like in 2100?
How will sea level rise affect your local area over the next decades?
Here is an Australia-wide map,
Coastal Risk Australia 2100
, you can search to see the impact of three scenarios of sea level rise by 2100.
Inundation Scenarios
The scenarios here are based on findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
low scenario
= .44 m by 2100.
This considers sea level rise in the context of a global agreement which would bring about dramatic reductions in global emissions.
medium scenario
= 0.54 metres by 2100.
This scenario
considers sea level rise where global emissions stabilise after 2100.
high scenario = .74 metres by 2100.
his scenario is in line with recent global emissions and sea level rise observations.
This is a Beta model
- still in development and open for comment, but certainly worth a look.
Already there are climate change refugees globally. Land and life in many small Pacific islands are being affected. Here's a short film describing some of the impacts in Tuvalu to the north east of Australia.
IMAGE: Tulele Peisa. The sea has divided Huene Island, PNG in two.


text: While perusing parenting sites recently, I found a blog post called "Let's (Not) Talk about Sex," and to my surprise, it made some good points. The author said that her 9-year-old son would break down in tears when the subject of sex came up. After he heard the word condom on TV and asked what it meant, the answer nearly put him over the edge. His parents were at their wits' ends trying to figure out why the boy was so terrified of...Read More


text: Press release | 2012-10-23 | 12:15 PM Vattenfall and SWM have commissioned the accommodation platform for DanTysk offshore wind farm Illustration of a transformator platform for the Dan Tysk offshore wind park in the North Sea. From 2014 onwards, quiet rooms with a shower, internet access and a TV will make everyday life more comfortable for the members of the DanTysk Wind Farm maintenance team – right in the middle of the harsh North Sea. Vattenfall and the Stadtwerke Munich have now commissioned the Schleswig-Holstein based company Nobiskrug, whose headquarters is in Rendsburg, to build the offshore accommodation platform. The platform will be built in the Abu Dhabi MAR dockyard Kiel. The beginning of construction work is scheduled for spring 2013; the platform should then be erected on the DanTysk wind farm 70 km from Sylt in autumn 2014. The platform will be able to cater for up to 50 people and will be in use 365 days a year. - We are pleased to have gained in Nobiskrug an experienced partner from Northern Germany, for the construction of the accommodation platform, says Holger Grubel, project manager of Dan Tysk. - This proves that offshore wind can generate local added value in Germany. The idea of housing service teams in living quarters directly on offshore wind farms has not been seen in Germany before. The idea originates from the oil and gas industries. As well as providing accommodation for the crew, the living quarters will include a catering complex, washing facilities, workshops, storage areas, offices and room for leisure activities. - Anyone who's experienced the harsh climate of the North Sea, with its strong winds and waves, will understand the importance of good working and living conditions for the maintenance teams on site. In Germany we're facing particular challenges because offshore wind farms are located up to 100 kilometres from the coast, explains Holger Grubel, head of the DanTysk project. - At these distances it simply isn't possible for crews to commute by ship every day. It would take too long to transfer crew members and the risk of some of them getting sea sick and being unable to work would be too high. The accommodation platform will be anchored on solid ground which means a safer and more comfortable environment for our teams, says Grubel. In total there will be 80 wind turbines at the DanTysk wind farm, generating 288 MW of climate neutral electricity for around 400,000 households. Installation of the wind turbines at DanTysk is due to start in December 2012. The entire wind farm is planned to be up and running in 2014. Note to the editorial staff: Images of the DanTysk wind farm can be downloaded for free here: Press images (new window) by searching "Dan Tysk". Further information about the offshore wind farm can be found here: Official website (new window) Should you have questions your contacts are: Vattenfall Lutz Wiese, Spokesperson, Tel.: +49 (0)30 – 81 82 23 32 Email Stadtwerke München GmbH Bettina Hess, Spokesperson, Tel.: +49 (0)89 – 23 61 50 42 Email Dates and facts about the DanTysk offshore wind farm can be found in the download version: Download the press release (PDF 32 kB) Visit Newsroom


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How a Personal Action Plan Promotes Productivity
GT Bulmer © Affiliate Power Central
One quality of successful people is the ability to develop an effective personal action plan and follow it faithfully until the desired outcome has been achieved. Even a simple daily to-do list can work wonders to increase your productivity.
To-do lists help you focus on the tasks at hand, serving as a visual reminder of the important things you need to get done. If you know your primary purpose (either in life or in a specific business project) and you have clear goals, then you can benefit greatly from a defined action plan and daily tasks to help guide you.
To develop and define your personal action plan, you must clarify your values, create a mission statement, and identify the skills and talents you have that can be applied to achieving your purpose and your goals. … Read the rest of this entry


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Realtors® Show Support for Legislation Addressing Wildfire
In many communities around the country, wildfire represents a serious threat to homes and other property.
But Congress is currently considering legislation that addresses this concern, the "Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015." The bill aims to improve forest health and protect federal forests from wildfire through a number of measures. These include allowing for more efficient removal of dead trees, both before and after a wildfire, and authorizing new sources of funds to support preventative efforts.
This week the Senate Agriculture Committee met to consider the bill, and the National Association of Realtors® showed its support with a letter to Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.).
NAR President Tom Salomone praised the legislation, telling the Senate Committee that the bill "will reduce catastrophic wildfires and bring relief to millions of Americans who own property and homes in and adjacent to forested areas."
The full text of the letter is available here, along with video of the Senate Agriculture Committee's recent hearing.
"NAR looks forward to working with Congress to address the disastrous consequences of wildfires on property owners," Salomone added, "while protecting the environment and bringing certainty to forest management practices."


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It may still be August, but believe it or not you can spend your summer holidays in the snow, without having to leave the North West.
Chill Factore, which is located just off the M60 in Trafford Park, has launched its new Snowlympics campaign, encouraging families to be inspired by Team GB's heroics in Rio by getting active in the snow.
Home to the UK's largest indoor real-snow ski slope, Chill Factore allows the whole family to get active on the snow. You and your children can work as a team tackling giant dominos, topping tower and bowling games.
When you want to get a little more active, there's the downhill doughnuts, luge slip'n'slide, and the Sledge O Mania racing course. For the more adventurous, there's the Snow Park Mash Up every Tuesday evening.
Chill Factore has recently renovated its activity zone for under 4s, Mini Moose Land. The arctic adventure playground has launched two new rides, Toddler Tubing and Mini Sledging, and has introduced mini snow diggers.
Mini Moose Land also allows little ones to explore a maze with tunnels hidden underneath the snow, and hit the (miniature) slopes with mini doughnuts and tiddly skis.
Morwenna Angove, CEO at Chill Factore, said: "We're pleased to be launching Snowlympics at Chill Factore to give families of all ages and abilities the change to enjoy a summer of sport like never before.
"We hope our brand new attractions and renovation of Mini Moose Land will attract families looking for fun activities to do with the kids over the summer holidays. We look forward to welcoming new faces and loyal customers this August."
Throughout August, Chill Factore will be offering ski and snowboard taster sessions to allow beginners to learn the basics from an experienced instructor before they hit the slope independently. Visitors can also benefit from a buy one, get one free offer on lift passes and lesson courses.
The offer is open until 30 September, and Chill Factore is open every day until 10pm throughout the summer holidays.


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This year's North Star District Boy Scout Show will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Lakewood Mall in Aberdeen. The public is welcome to attend. The show will feature Cub Scout packs and Boy Scout troops from northeast South Dakota. The show will feature the annual Pinewood Derby, where miniature wood race cars, built by the Scouts themselves, will compete on a racetrack for top district honors. The Pinewood Derby will run from noon until 3 p.m. There will also be booths that will include the following topics or activities:
- Building birdhouses from pine cones.
- Container gardening.
- A target range.
- Making wallets out of duct tape.
- Catapult building.
- Rope-making and knot-tying.
- An obstacle course, and more. The North Star District booth will have information about Scouting in general, and about how to join Scouting. Scout units and the public will also be able pick up information about upcoming Scouting events. The Order of the Arrow - Scouting's honor society of camping - will have a booth, which will have information about camp opportunities available.


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Pastoral care between worlds
International and multicultural: the district of South-East Asia has its very own challenges. Join us for a video interview with the old and new District Apostle and some fascinating insights.nac.today … torage/master/file/20072265/10197720.jpg" controls>
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Growing together and growing closer
The idea is not to plow a lonely furrow, but to do it together: Jesus Christ sought fellowship and fostered it. And Christians follow His example … all the time and on all continents.
In the circle of the Apostles
Last week in Ghana, the Apostles met with the district leaders of the Bolgatanga Apostle area. They discussed many topics concerning the operations of the Church in the area, as well as th…
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From mother tongue to a universal language
One's mother tongue is only the beginning: with it a child begins to explore and assimilate the world around it. At best, this will lead to a universal language beyond words. Some thoughts on International Mother Language Day, which is being observed today.
As a child explores and discovers the world around it, especially thanks to its mother tongue, it also picks up other forms of speech and ways…
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Not an elite group, but volunteers
"If God is with me, why are all these things happening to me? Where are all these miracles that our fathers are always telling us about?" These questions were asked in the past and are still being asked today. Answers from a divine service by the Chief Apostle.
"The people were suffering terribly under the yoke of the enemy, and God told Gideon, 'I am with you.'" This is how Chief Apostle Jean-Luc…
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Leaping over walls with God
"Joshua fit the battle of Jericho" it says in a well-known spiritual. As a matter of fact, Joshua did not really fight, he left things up to God. Walls can still be brought tumbling down in the same way nowadays—no matter how high or massive they are.
There were no walls around Jericho, scientists say, who compared biblical with archaeological finds. This is not surprising if you make the mistake o…
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The combo-wafer and what necessity has to do with it
Bread and wine in one. This has been the standard Holy Communion practice in the New Apostolic Church for one hundred years. There is a story to this: two problems, three solutions, and an emergency measure.
It really was a case of necessity being the mother of invention here. Because even in the New Apostolic Church it was originally customary to dispense the bread during the celebration of Holy C…
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Learning for life with SNAG
More than a safe haven. Masakhe, a welfare foundation in South Africa, helps children acquire life skills. Physical, mental, and social skills are trained in a playful way—by learning to play golf.nac.today … torage/master/file/19998298/10167170.jpg" controls>
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A 19,000-kilometre detour
Areas of responsibility, language barriers, and distances … faith and fellowship are capable of breaking down all these barriers. Here are some examples—like the story about a call for help from a hospital.
A sister from South Africa asked for a pastoral visit over the Internet—and not only for herself. She was hospitalised for several weeks and because she was not familiar with the area, she used…
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"Our Church is alive!"
From the Caribbean via Spain to the Black Sea: the working area that District Apostle (ret.) Markus Fehlbaum of Switzerland looked after for ten years took him to countries with diverse cultures and languages. How did he do it all?
What developments would you consider to be a milestone?
There are many, for our Church is alive. There is our new understanding of baptism, our definition of the church o…
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Understanding redemption, examining ourselves
What does it mean to be a Christian? In a nutshell: understanding God's will and bringing one's life into line with the gospel. Following are thoughts from a divine service by Chief Apostle Schneider.
On 23 December 2018 the Chief Apostle conducted a divine service in Weimar (Germany). His sermon was based on Luke 1: 68–69: "Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His peo…
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Spotlight 1/2019 Who will make you rich?
"I want to make you rich like me," the multi-millionaire said. Accept or decline the offer? District Apostle John L. Kriel from South Africa kicks off this year's Spotlight series.
When I listened to the Chief Apostle's New Year's address and the motto for the year 2019, I was carried back in time to a defining point in my life. I worked for a man who was a multi-millionaire and had the luxurious l…
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"My friends, family, and congregation make me rich"
Christoph Baumgärtner has been in a wheelchair all his life, yet he radiates joy and gratitude. He gave us a glimpse of his day-to-day life.
A roomy bungalow in a very quiet neighbourhbood on the outskirts of the city of Lübeck in northern Germany. Christoph Baumgärnter shows us his kingdom: a desk with a laptop, a keyboard, two cupboards, a bad. It would be a room like many others, if there were n…
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Rich in Christ (4): sharing with others
Being rich in Christ is not end in itself. Every Christian has a mission: to share his values. How? The Chief Apostle explained this in his first divine service of the new year. And the extraordinary thing about it is that no one becomes poorer in the process.nac.today … torage/master/file/19605061/09977844.jpg" controls>
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Water here, heating there
What does a person need for a decent life? Water, warmth, security, and work. Many big and small projects across the world demonstrate just how important material and immaterial help can be. Here is a small glimpse.
Visit to a school
When District Elder Wolfgang Oehler visited West Africa, his itinerary included a stop at a school in Sierra Leone. He went there as representative of the builders, the…
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A voice in the chorus of Christians
Standing up for Christ together. In April this year, the New Apostolic Church in Germany will be admitted to the Council of Christian Churches in Germany (CCCG). It already has a similar status in other countries.
The Council of Christian Churches in Germany (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen in Deutschland, ACK) will award associate status to the New Apostolic Church in Germany. This was an…
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"No one can hold back the morning"
How can we keep our hope alive even if the night is pitch dark and the morning far away? Two people showed that it can be done. They saw their hope come true. We can learn a lot from them.
"I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I do hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning—yes, more than those who watch for the morning" (Psalm 130: 5–6). Chief Apostle…
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Please be careful!
Making the Internet better and safer—a futile endeavour in the year 2019? We can all do our part to make this happen! And we can also find some highly relevant thoughts and centuries-old advice on the subject—right in the Bible.
"Together for a better Internet"—so runs the international motto of the Safer Internet Day initiative. As a result of today's campaign, activities are underway in both scho…
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Preserving memories (2) – It's more than just snapping pictures
Pictures tell stories and photos answer questions: crucial is that you press the shutter button at the right moment. And what should the focus in a divine service be? A summary of subjects and options.
"If you want to cook well, all you need are a couple of good pots and pans." This is how Oliver Rütten likes to start his workshops. No, he is not a cook, but a photographer and an editor at nac.toda…
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Rich in Christ (3): the values
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The horses are saddled!
Building and shaping, with each other and for each other. Many committed people are busy across the New Apostolic world, driven by enthusiasm and Christian love—and they don't shy away from a challenge.
Overcoming language barriers
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A man whose age was put between 55 and 60 years died in anhotel room at Aremo area in Ibadan, Oyo State where he had gone to have sex withhis lover.
The man whose namewas simply given as Baba Opa and said to be a commercial motorcycle operator, had reportedly taken his 40-year-old lover known as Sumbo, to one Atiko Hotel around 2.30p.m. on thefateful day.
He was said to have booked a room and ordered for fish pepper soup and drinks, after which he and his lover got into bed and engaged in foreplay.
Baba Opa had reportedly interrupted the love session by taking an excuse to ease himself in an adjoining toilet.
It was while in the toilet that the womanwas said to have heard a sound, which made her rush to the toilet to see what happened.
On sighting the figure of her lover on the toilet floor where he slumped, Sumbo had raised an alarm which attracted the staff ofthe hotel.
All efforts to revive the unconscious man proved abortive, whichprompted the hotel staff to report the case at Agugu Police station.
When Sunday Tribune visited the scene, detectives from the police station were met at the scene, from where they eventually removed the man's remains fordeposit at the AdeoyoState Hospital mortuary.
Information gathered revealed that the woman was married with four children and was the second wife of her husband, whomshe was still married to.
The two lovers, according to the woman, had been going out for the past two years but were visiting an hotel for the first time.
She is currently being detained by the police to help in the investigations into unraveling the mystery surrounding the death of her lover.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Man dies during a sex session with lover!
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text: The original Hunter Wellies, updated with a matte finish and a pastel camo print. These rubber boots are detailed with a polished buckle strap across the top line. Woven nylon lining lends extra warmth, and a cushioned footbed makes for comfortable wear. The flexible, lightweight shaft can be rolled up for easy travel packing. Lug sole. Fabric: Rubber. Imported, China. This item cannot be gift-boxed. NOTE: High-quality natural rubber may release white marks, which can be wiped clean. Measurements Heel: 1in / 25mm Platform: 1.5in / 40mm Circumference: 15.5in / 39.5cm


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A small plane crashed near Linden Airport in New Jersey Friday afternoon, killing a flight instructor and seriously injuring a flight student, according to authorities.
The instructor, identified as 54-year-old Craig MacCallum, died in the crash, according to Linden police.
Authorities said the flight student is a 19-year-old from Monmouth Junction, whose name has not been released. He is listed in serious condition.
Airport director Paul Dudley says the diamond DA-20 single-engine plane experienced difficulty climbing after takeoff Friday afternoon and radioed that it was in trouble before crashing.
David Benedictus saw the crash, and said the plane took a dive "after like a second or two."
"You seen it go down, literally nose first," he said.
It ended up on abandoned railroad tracks that run parallel to Routes 1 and 9 west of the airport shortly after 1 p.m.
The NTSB said they were focused on perishable information, including ground scars and flight control positions, according to investigator Luke Schiada.
Records show the plane is registered to a company in Denville.
The flight school declined to comment on the crash.