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Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious
July 29, 2011 § 3 Comments
When I first started writing about trolls, a professor of mine directed me –of all cockamamie places– towards Freud. Get it because COCKS. I really wish I had one you guys! At the time I had no idea what shape my project would or should or could take, and anyway was fresh off the PhD-acceptance boat and/so was quite naive in terms of theoretical vetting. Consequently I said yes! Sure! Freud, what could possibly go wrong. As it turns out, pretty much everything; it took me all of two paragraphs to realize that Freud simply wasn't the man for the job. Largely because his schema is excessively general and, simultaneously/paradoxically way too specific. As some guy said in this book one time, "Any model that claims universality will either be tautological or absurd," and in this case I'd say he's guilty of both. And yet here I am, 34 years later, not sure whether to laugh or cry at his inclusion on my Symbolic Power list. Oh well, quisiera presentarle a "Freud."
First, and perhaps most importantly, jokes serve a critical social function. By releasing all our repressed (and apparently perfectly distributed) pent-up libidinal energy, jokes momentarily lift the restrictions that society (whatever that means) has imposed (101-102). Not only is this release inherently pleasurable, it helps maintain cultural order. Because in the end, we're all just savages. And by "we" I mean men (and by "men" I mean "white"), though I suppose this is also true for those half-human half-devil menstruation goblins with the tragically inside-outed penises occasionally referred to in the literature as "we men." As I was saying — without jokes, society would fall victim to its own repression and would subsequently disintegrate. Therefore it would be helpful to think of the joke, and the impulse to laugh at jokes, as a kind of cultural release valve. One that taps into what I call a "social unconscious," that is, the stuff me and my psychoanalyst friends think about and which we subsequently universalize because why wouldn't we, it's what we experience and we're all pretty cool guys!
Verily there are two basic categories of jokes; "innocent" and "tendentious." Innocent jokes are ends in themselves, bringing pleasure to all who are lucky enough to experience
my such delightful displays of wit and linguistic dexterity! Here, let me run through 40 pages of puns I find amusing. The second category is the tendentious joke, which harnesses the pleasure of transgression and can be divided into three further subgroups, namely smut, hostile jokes and cynical jokes. In the case of smut, it's basically always about rape! Men are, after all, men! Every last one of them! All the same! So, when a man tells a smutty joke, what he's really doing is transferring his sexual rape-energy to some female, either present or implied! It's unclear how this isn't completely gay, seeing as such jokes often occur in groups of three or more persons, most of whom are men! But I'm Freud, and I say the linguistic gang-bang is heterosexual! It's also about the symbolic exposure of latent genitals. Which also isn't gay, even though jokes consequently allow –if not actively encourage!– groups of men to engage in figurative "sword fights," if you will! (99-102; connect to Sedgwick)! Hostile jokes, on the other hand, are not explicitly about penises. I mean they're about penises, because ultimately what isn't about penises, but it's less in terms of sexual assault as it is socially-sanctioned expressions of frustration. In short, hostile jokes are a way to minimize that which threatens to consume us. They allow one to release the kraken –as well as recruit sympathizers– without actually having to murder one's enemies, which is most convenient (102-110)! Likewise, cynical jokes allow one, lol jk you know I mean white men, to mock institutions (including, if not especially, those institutions of which we find ourselves a part) with relative impunity. Without such an outlet, we'd probably shoot up every high school within 300 miles! Because we really are just monsters (110-116).
Actually on second thought, all but basic jests are non-tendentious; the vast majority of jokes, even ostensibly "innocent" jokes, seek to accomplish a separate aim, namely recruitment of some form (132-134) and/or to lift a particular prohibition or inhibition. Furthermore the setup is always a triad, consisting of a joke-teller, an audience, and a butt (143; 155). Jokes are always about violence and/or victimization, as the tendentious joke unites joke-teller and joke-hearer against the butt. Oh and jokes are a lot like dreams, what with their tendency to represent, condense and displace actual experience (164). Also a joke is not the same as the comic. One is made and the other is found, who cares, something about mimetics (181). And humor is something else entirely! Did I mention I'm Freud, and can throw in whatever coke-fueled tangent I feel like, just cuz?
And, scene. I simply cannot tell you how much I dislike Freud. And yet I'm not even that interested in fighting with the guy, which along with "I don't like you as a person" is one of the most cutting things anyone could ever say. It goes without saying that his work is grossly outdated and deeply offensive to women. But it's also offensive to men, positing one universally acceptable mode of being for everyone. And let's not forget, this is a guy who manages to pathologize heterosexuality while maintaining steadfast homophobia. You can only lose, which is boring. In terms of the joke work, my reaction is really just … meh. I mean yeah yeah, tendentiousness. Obviously there's some of that. But his approach doesn't allow for any movement, any play, any context other than the one which inheres within his particular worldview. In the end, then, and to return to my quotable quote at the beginning of this entry, it's not that I think Freud is wrong as much as I don't think he's particularly interesting. Because even if you do accept his schema, the resulting analysis is reduced to the simple fact that jokes can be aggressive. Which is sort of like — well no shit, making it more a weak assumption than useful conclusion.
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I fail to understand how Freud is still A Thing. Surely he should be relegated to footnote status by now? Although he can be useful for arguments with postfeminist-leaning people ("Yes, they are STILL TEACHING THIS STUFF").
(I snorted at the menstruation goblins, btw.)
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Two Ways to Change Percents to Fractions
Date: 02/21/98 at 08:36:46 From: Tiffany Subject: Percents to fractions It is easy until I get to a problem like 10 1/4% and I can't change it into a fraction. Please send me info.
Date: 02/23/98 at 11:08:01 From: Doctor Schwenoha Subject: Re: Percents to fractions There are several approaches to deal with this problem. I think it's important for my students to know two of them. The first is probably the easiest in this case. Change the 1/4 to decimal form so that you get 10.25% and now just follow your rules for changing from percent to fraction. The percent sign can be broken down into two parts: per means divided by and cent means 100. Replacing the % sign with this information gives us 10.25/100. Generally we don't like having decimals mixed into fractions (it is not considered "simplest form") so we could multiply this fraction by 100/100 to eliminate the decimal and end up with 1025/10000. We still need to reduce this fraction to be in simplest form and we can divide both the top and the bottom by 25 to get 41/400. 10.25 100 1025 ----- x --- = ----- 100 100 10000 1025 25 41 ----- / -- = --- 10000 25 400 The other method I would want my students to know how to do is to go straight to the definition of the percent sign we just looked at, and make a complex fraction which needs to be simplified. Do you know how to make a whole number into fraction form (just put a fraction bar and a 1 under it)? Do you know how to divide by fractions (multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor)? Here's what it looks like: 41 -- 10 1/4 4 41 1 41 ------ = ----- = -- x --- = --- 100 100 4 100 400 --- 1 We get the same answer either way. I think it's important to know both methods so that we can choose the method that works best for the problem we encounter. I prefer the fraction method (2nd one we looked at) because I think it builds ability in working with any numbers in fraction form. -Doctor Schwenoha, The Math Forum Check out our web site http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
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In real estate, "landlocked" refers to a property that has no direct access to a public street, so the only way on or off the property is to cross land owned by someone else. Usually, a landlocked property gains street access through a legal permission called an easement.
The geographic term "landlocked" describes a country with no coast that is surrounded by other countries. Such a country is somewhat vulnerable economically because to import or export anything, it must rely on the goodwill of its neighbors to allow goods to cross their territory.
Landlocked properties are frequently the product of subdividing larger parcels of land. Even if the original landowner built roads to the newly separate properties on the interior, those parcels will still be landlocked if the roads remain private -- that is, they aren't turned over to the local government.
Problems can arise when trying to improve or sell landlocked properties. Michael Wolf, a property law professor at the University of Florida, tells "The Gainesville Sun" that lenders will often refuse to write loans to buy, build or improve homes on landlocked property. That's because a lack of public access can translate to a lack of public services -- notably police and fire protection. That lack of access can also make properties unattractive to buyers.
An easement is a legal provision giving the owner of a landlocked property the right to cross someone else's land. An informal agreement among neighbors does not constitute an easement because it lasts only as long as the neighbors remain on good terms. The most secure easements are written into the deeds of both the landlocked property and the property used for access.
There are essentially three ways to get an easement. An "easement by implication" arises when a landowner sells off a landlocked portion of his own property. When that happens, the law assumes the owner automatically grants the buyer the right to cross his property, regardless of whether such right is written into the new property's deed. Implied easements remain with the property and pass from owner to owner. An "easement by prescription" can result when the owner of the landlocked property openly uses someone else's land for access without explicit permission, and the landowner does nothing to stop it. If such use continues for a sufficient length of time, the landlocked owner gains a prescriptive easement, which then passes from owner to owner. The time frame varies by state. In California, it's five years. However, if the other property owner explicitly grants, or denies, permission for the use at any time during those five years, there can be no prescriptive easement. An "easement by necessity" is generally a last resort, when the landlocked owner can't gain access any other way. To obtain such an easement, the owner sues for access to a right-of-way on a neighboring property. Courts have high standards for granting necessity easements. Even if a property owner gets one, she has to pay fair market value for the land to which she has been granted use.
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August 25 2010 at 6:45 PM
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I don't think you understand the concept, Vince...
But my question to you then, is ....
Ist Islam ETHNIC? I though it was a religion. If it's a religion then the culture would have to encompass ANYONE who is Muslim or has an interest in Muslim stuff.
I mean, what would they focus on? Pakistan (east Indian) culture? African culture? Ottoman culture? American Black culture? What?
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It's as "ethnic" as Judaism, Vince...
- Pope Reverend I, BV on Aug 25, 2010, 6:59 PM
And ...
- Vince on Aug 25, 2010, 7:02 PM
Well, sort of... but...
- Pope Reverend I, BV on Aug 25, 2010, 8:56 PM
Oh, ok ....
- Vince on Aug 25, 2010, 11:33 PM
Then again ...
- Vince on Aug 25, 2010, 11:36 PM
Precisely. (nt)
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Medical Marijuana
Down The Rabbit Hole w/ Popeye (03-20-2014) Meet Landon Riddle, A Boy Who Is Beating Cancer Because of Cannabis
(FEDERALJACK) On this edition of DTRH Popeye welcomes to the broadcast Sierra Riddle. She is the mother of Landon Riddle, a little boy who is beating cancer with the help of cannabis oil. If you are trying to convince a loved one of the power of cannabis oil as a medicine, have them listen to this broadcast. Sierra is an amazing lady whose love for her son knows no boundaries. Tune in to hear this powerful interview.
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A New Study Says Medical Marijuana Reduces Suicide
(NEW REPUBLIC) While lawmakers and politicians have been coming out in droves to endorse the legalization of medical and even recreational marijuana, the medical establishment hasn't been as supportive. But the tide could be turning: The American Journal of Public Health has just published a study suggesting that states that legalize medical marijuana can expect a reduction in suicide rates.
A team of economists looked at state-by-state statistics on suicide rates over a 17-year period, from 1990 to 2007, comparing data from states that voted to legalize medical marijuana with those that kept it criminalized. According to their calculations, in the three years following legalization, the suicide rate dropped, on average, 10.8 percent among men in their 20s and 9.8 percent for men in their 30s.
"The negative relationship between legalization and suicides among young men is consistent with the hypothesis that marijuana can be used to cope with stressful life events," wrote the authors.
The link was less clear for women—but the authors say they weren't surprised.
"Males and females respond differently to policies and substances," said Daniel Rees, an economist at the University of Colorado, Denver, who co-authored the paper. "Young adult males are the ones who really seem to respond to legalization of medical marijuana. There's evidence that they respond by drinking less. You see a decline in traffic fatalities, especially alcohol-related ones."
Vet Recommends Medical Marijuana for Pets in Pain
(KTLA) — A growing number of veterinarians across the U.S. support the idea of using medical marijuana to treat pets in pain.
Local veterinarian Doug Kramer, who runs the Vet Guru animal center in Chatsworth, said the active ingredient in pot, THC, could be the key to helping Fido feel better.
Kramer, 36, said a friend told him she used marijuana to treat her dog when other traditional medications failed.
So when his own dog, a Siberian husky, was diagnosed with terminal cancer Kramer felt he had nothing to lose.
Marijuana didn't cure Nikita, but she seemed to feel less pain during her final days, Kramer said.
But uncontrolled use of the drug has some veterinarians concerned about the possibility of toxicity.
"Those veterinarians are seeing the worst of the worst overdoses, all they're seeing is the toxicity, all they're seeing is the negative impact of giving too much," Kramer said.
Kramer said he hopes an open discussion about the benefits of marijuana in veterinary medicine will lead to more research on the issue.
New Study: Vaporized Marijuana is a Safe and Effective Pain Treatment
(NATURAL SOCIETY) When we talk about the medicinal benefits of marijuana, those who disapprove of its use tend to roll their eyes. But the fact is, this powerful plant has numerous potential applications in healthcare and pain management in particular. A new study has once again demonstrated that the vilified plant can safely and effectively treat general pain along with the painful symptoms of neuropathy.
Neuropathy is damage to the nervous system – particularly the peripheral nervous system (not including the brain and spinal cord). It is characterized by pain and numbness especially in the hands and feet, and is often the result of diabetes. Neuropathy can also be caused by injuries, toxic exposure, infections, and more.
This latest study was conducted by researchers at the University of California Davis Medical Center and was published in The Journal of Pain. It was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study that looked at the effectiveness of using vaporized, inhaled cannabis in 39 participants. These participants were experiencing neuropathic pain despite having tried traditional treatments (like opiate drugs). All participants continued to take their prescribed medications throughout the 4 week study period.
Researchers gave participants doses of cannabis with moderate THC levels (3.53 percent) or low THC levels (1.29 percent). (THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the plant's primary psychoactive chemical). Some also received a placebo with no THC. They found both doses of cannabis to be effective in reducing pain significantly.
"Both the low and medium doses proved to be salutary analgesics for the heterogeneous collection of neuropathic pain conditions studied. Both active study medications provided statistically significant 30% reductions in pain intensity when compared to placebo," stated the researchers.
This is far from the first study to illustrate the pain-relieving benefits of cannabis. In fact, cannabis (even in THC-free form, or free of psychoactive effects) has been identified as a powerful pain reliever in more than 80 peer-reviewed studies. Still, the herb is classified as dangerous by the U.S. government.
Why is marijuana still illegal? Opponents of medicinal marijuana (including the federal government) say the research isn't enough. It isn't clear what they would like to see in marijuana studies, but it's beginning to look like they want the impossible. It seems they would rather Americans continue consuming addictive prescription pain medications than use a plant.
According to AlterNet, sales of opiate pain pills have tripled since 1999. Oxycodone (one of the more popular choices on the legal and illegal market) has increased from 8.3 tons in 1997 to a whopping 105 tons in 2011. Overdose deaths are similarly climbing as is the number of people addicted to these substances. To date, no one has died from a marijuana overdose.
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Marijuana Patients Beware: Border Patrol Checkpoints Are Federally Regulated
(MARIJUANA.COM) So you live in a medical marijuana friendly state – wonderful.
You've got your valid doctor's recommendation for pot, and are allowed to travel around in your car while in possession of your state approved medicine, outstanding.
Yet, if you happen to live in one of the medical marijuana states that share the southern border with Mexico, be cautious of traveling with your medical supplies…Or risk the wrath of a federal lashing.
While it's true that New Mexico and Arizona's voters have approved the consumption of medical weed for the sick that need it, the border patrol checkpoints in these two states are considered to be regulated by federal law. As such, they can do as they please (flushing your civil liberties down the drain) and enforcing their federal marijuana law.
The bottom line is, if you have cause to cross any border patrol checkpoint… Regardless of your medical standing, pot is still considered illegal by the federal government, and they have no fear of enforcing their ridiculous laws.
Poll: 7 In 10 Back Florida Medical Marijuana Plan
(MIAMI HERALD) As many as 7 in 10 Florida voters support a state constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana — more than enough to ensure passage and possibly affect the governor's race — according to a new poll from a group trying to put the measure on the 2014 ballot. Medical pot's sky-high approval cuts across party and demographic lines, with Republican support the lowest at a still-strong 56 percent, the poll conducted for People United for Medical Marijuana, or PUFMM, shows. The outsized support of Democrats and independents brings overall backing of the amendment to 70 percent; with only 24 percent opposed, according to the poll obtained by The Miami Herald. Regionally, voters from the Miami and Orlando areas want medical marijuana the most.
Seven Year Old Girl Uses Medical Marijuana For Cancer Treatment
(CNN) A seven year-old girl with a rare form of cancer in Oregon uses medical marijuana as part of her treatment.
Terminal cancer patient kicked out of UCSF hospital for medical marijuana use
(Activist Post) Angel Raich has become somewhat famous for her courageous fight against the government of the United States which opposes allowing Raich access to her much-needed medication.
Back in 2004 and 2005 Raich brought her fight all the way to the United States Supreme Court where she argued for the right to use medical cannabis.
Unfortunately in 2005 the Supreme Court ruled that under the Constitution's Commerce Clause, the United States Congress has the power to criminalize both the production and use of home-grown cannabis, even in states which have already legalized its use in medicinal applications.
Now Raich is facing an entirely new fight with the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, a state-run institution in California, where medical marijuana is legal. Raich says that the UCSF Medical Center booted her out of their facility because of her medical marijuana use and even received some threats from hospital staff.
NBC Bay Area characterizes Raich as a "medical marijuana celebrity" and provides some quotes directly from Raich just moments after she said the hospital kicked her out.
"The pharmacist says 'you're not allowed to have [cannabis] in this hospital,'" Raich said. "'And if you're gonna try to have [cannabis] in this hospital we're going to call the Feds.'"
Raich reports that she originally checked into the medical facility to undergo tests on her brain which had been ordered by her doctor.
She is suffering from, and continues to battle, an inoperable brain tumor which results in chronic pain and seizures, and according to her, the prognosis is far from positive.
Raich said that she told a hospital employee, "'You're basically saying if I stay it's like giving me a death sentence 'cause I'd have to be without my [cannabis].'"
According to Raich, she had no choice but to leave the hospital even though it is legal for patients to get recommendations for medical marijuana from a qualified doctor in the state of California.
"I'm in a state university hospital in the state of California," Raich rightly said. "I have the right to have the same medical care as any other patient does."
In an official statement, the UCSF Medical Center claimed that since UCSF is a smoke-free campus, they do not allow the use of medical marijuana, even if it is vaporized.
This is quite laughable since a 2007 study by the University of California, San Francisco (that's right, the same exact school) published in the Journal of the American Academy of Neurology found that "Using CO as an indicator, there was virtually no exposure to harmful combustion products using the vaporizing device. Since it replicates smoking's efficiency at producing the desired THC effect using smaller amounts of the active ingredient as opposed to pill forms, this device has great potential for improving the therapeutic utility of THC."
Apparently "virtually no exposure to harmful combustion products using the vaporizing device" actually means "particles … that are damaging to the lung." How they drew that conclusion is anyone's guess.
UCSF further claims, "Any particles from vapor and odor could have an impact on other patients and hospital employees," even though this is contradicted by a study conducted by members of their own institution.
In reality, it is more likely that the exhaust from a passing car would have an impact on other patients and hospital employees.
The statement continues, "Under federal and state law, a physician is at legal risk related to any activity that could be construed as prescribing medical marijuana to a patient."
This part is true; physicians indeed put themselves at risk when conducting "any activity that could be construed as prescribing medical marijuana to a patient," however that was not what was happening at all, so it is wholly irrelevant.
The hospital has a valid argument based on the liability aspect of this situation, and if they would come right out and say that they did not want to put themselves at risk of legal action from the federal government or civil action of some kind, I would have a lot more respect for them. Instead, they chose to emphasize reasons which are wholly laughable.
During Raich's interview with NBC Bay Area, they say that she appeared to have a seizure. Paramedics and the fire department were called to the scene, at which point Raich understandably refused to return to UCSF, instead going to St. Mary's Hospital.
In a document filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in 2002, Raich's primary care physician Frank Henry Lucido, M.D. stated that Raich "presents a complex and complicated set of conditions. It is my opinion that Angel cannot be without cannabis as medicine because of the precipitous medical deterioration that would quickly develop."
Dr. Lucido declared that "Angel will suffer imminent harm without access to cannabis." This is likely due to Raich's long list of quite serious medical conditions and the fact that, according to Dr. Lucido, "her body reacts with violent side effects to almost all pharmaceutical medications."
He further explained that "Angel needs to medicate every two waking hours. If she misses a treatment, it could have dangerous repercussions for her health. She clearly loses weight, and would risk wasting syndrome and death, without cannabis. No one knows why she can't hold onto her weight. Angel could become gravely ill if she loses too much more weight. Angel becomes debilitated from severe chronic pain. The pain is bad enough even with cannabis, but it flares up immediately and becomes unmanageable without cannabis."
Dr. Lucido cites a total of six reasons why Raich needs access to cannabis, including its anti-tumor activity, the fact that it "works well for Angel in a way that no other medicine has or can be expected to" and the fact that "Angel has no reasonable legal alternative to cannabis for the effective treatment or alleviation of her medical conditions or symptoms associated with the medical conditions because she has tried essentially all other legal alternatives to cannabis and the alternatives have been ineffective or result in intolerable side effects."
Apparently all of this wasn't enough for the Supreme Court or UCSF which obviously does not care about the qualified professional medical opinion of a physician or the incomprehensible suffering Raich goes through every day.
Raich revealed on her website last year that she was dying from a condition known as radiation necrosis and expressed hope in the abilities of the doctors at UCSF Medical Center.
"Patient's [sic] who get radiation necrosis do not survive, and there's very little research," Raich wrote. "I have a extremely [sic] complex medical condition and I can only hope the doctors at UCSF Medical Center can review my records and figure out what's really happening inside my brain before I dye [sic] so I can at least have absolution at the end-of-life."
This statement is especially troubling because she is obviously putting a considerable amount of faith in the abilities of doctors at UCSF Medical Center, the same place that showed her the door simply for using a medication that keeps her alive.
The federal government has been trampling all over state's rights for some time now, especially when it comes to the issue of access to medical marijuana.
Unfortunately, it appears that UCSF Medical Center is joining the nonsensical opposition to medical marijuana, even going as far as to put out an official statement which is debunked by a study that was conducted by some of UCSF's own doctors.
I cannot understand how anyone in the medical profession could so egregiously violate their Hippocratic Oath and plain common decency by treating a dying patient like this.
The treatment of Raich handed out by the UCSF Medical Center is nothing short of deplorable.
In the coming days I will attempt to get a statement from someone representing UCSF Medical Center addressing the fact that their statement makes claims which were contradicted by study conducted by some of their own doctors.
Hopefully I will get a response of some kind, but I'm not holding my breath just yet. It's a lot easier to simply ignore challenges and facts rather than attempt to address them and likely fail to do so in the process, further delegitimizing the original claims.
The war on medical cannabis – which clearly has boundless medical applications – in the United States is a war on the health of Americans and it is a wholly corrupt practice.
This war, and the drug war in general, is a tremendous waste of non-existent taxpayer dollars and acts to tear apart families, fill prisons with non-violent offenders, and deny proper medical care to desperate patients like Raich all while empowering organized crime by promising massive profits for their activities.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that the American government is actually directly involved in the illegal drug trade, or the wildly corrupt pharmaceutical industry and their completely compromised regulators who approve dangerous medications while cracking down on whistleblowers and making sure a natural, safe alternative stays illegal.
Obama DOJ Targeting Companies Running Ads For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Drug Czar's Office To NORML: 'We Can't Legalize Marijuana Because Some People Abuse Prescription Drugs!' Wait, Huh?
(Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director )
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
– Mahatma Gandhi
What can I say? I'm flattered. David Mineta, deputy director for demand reduction in the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has taken time to publicly respond to little ol' me. I wonder if they pronounce 'Armentano' phonetically at the Drug Czar's office?
The back story: Last week NORML Board member Paul Kuhn and I published a guest commentary in Nashville's largest daily newspaper, The Tennessean, opining in favor of H.R. 2306, the 'Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011. Here's an excerpt:
Marijuana legalization bill offers safer alternative
via The Tennessean
We know tobacco is the leading cause of death in America, contributing to 400,000 deaths each year. So it's hardly any wonder the FDA will require the placement of prominent warning labels. Alcohol is the third-leading cause of death in America. The World Health Organization reported earlier this year that "alcohol causes nearly 4 percent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence."
… What about marijuana? With every other drug from Advil and alcohol to Zantac, a correct dose is effective, but too high a dose kills the patient. No dose of marijuana is capable of causing a fatal overdose.
… And unlike alcohol and tobacco, adverse effects of even heavy cannabis use are minimal. There is no epidemiological evidence in any country, after scores of studies and centuries of use by tens of millions of people, that marijuana smokers have a shorter life expectancy than non-smokers.
… They don't become violent at sports events or beat their spouses and children. They don't get heart disease, cancer, brain damage or any other deadly illness at a higher rate than those who abstain. In fact, a pair of studies conducted by Kaiser Permanente found that marijuana use, even long-term, was not associated with elevated levels of mortality or incidences of cancer, including types of cancers associated with tobacco smoking.
… America is on a path to allow adults to choose a safer alternative to tobacco and alcohol. And create more tax revenue and more jobs in Tennessee. And more freedom.
Apparently quite a few people read our editorial, including some folks at the Drug Czar's office. And it must have gotten under their skin because today the White House responded with this.
Movement for legalized marijuana ignores dangers
via The Tennessean
Proponents of marijuana legalization often argue it will do everything from fixing our economy to ending violent crime ("Marijuana legalization bill offers safer alternative," Tennessee Voices, Aug. 15). Yet, the science is clear: Marijuana use is not a benign drug and it is harmful to public health and safety.
… Would marijuana legalization make Tennessee healthier or safer? One needs to look no further than Tennessee's current painful experience with prescription drug abuse. In Tennessee, prescription drugs are legal, regulated, and taxed — and yet rates of the abuse of pain relievers in the state exceed the national average by more than 10 percent.
Nationally, someone dies from an unintentional drug overdose — driven in large part by prescription drug abuse — on average every 19 minutes. What would America look like if we had just as many people using marijuana as we currently have smoking cigarettes, abusing alcohol, and abusing prescription drugs?
The classic 'bait-and-switch' goes on and on, but you get the idea. But I'm not sure the Drug Czar's office does. After all, if their logic above had even a hint of consistency then they would be arguing for the criminal prohibition of cigarettes, alcohol, and prescription drugs. And lots of other things.
Yet when it comes to Americans' use of substances like tobacco, booze, and prescription drugs — substances that pose far greater dangers to health than does cannabis — the White House recognizes that prohibition is not the answer: regulation and education are. So why does the Drug Czar's office fail to apply this same common-sense principle to pot? Perhaps it has something to do with the federal requirement requiring the office to lie about legalization.
Finally, as to the specific question: 'What would America look like if we had just as many people using marijuana as are presently using tobacco, alcohol, and prescription medications?' Well, what does America look like today? After all, the federal government imposed criminal prohibition over 70 years ago; yet today that very same federal government admits that over one out of ten Americans admit to having using cannabis in the past year. Among those age 18 to 25, almost half admit to consuming cannabis recently!
The question isn't 'What if Americans consumed marijuana?' The reality is that tens of millions of Americans have and do consume marijuana. Most do so privately and responsibly. Legalizing cannabis simply acknowledges this reality and seeks to regulate the behavior appropriately. In a free society, why would even consider doing differently?


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IRS clarification of de minimis safe harbor affects oil and gas industry
Published 5:02 am, Friday, February 7, 2014
By Mark Duffy
For many years, taxpayers have struggled to properly categorize amounts paid to acquire, produce or improve tangible property due to lack of comprehensive guidance. Seemingly simple questions such as "should these costs be capitalized or expensed?" can be difficult to answer without the appropriate direction. This issue is of special importance to the oil and gas industry.
The IRS seeks to provide long-awaited clarification in this area with the release of the "Final Capitalization Regulations" (T.D. 9636), effective for tax years on or after Jan. 1, 2014.
These regulations cover a broad spectrum of topics. However, of particular interest is the introduction of a de minimis safe harbor for certain amounts paid for tangible property.
This provision allows taxpayers with accounting procedures in place to uniformly expense certain costs, in addition to many other broad implications for the oil and gas industry.
To provide a better understanding of this safe harbor, it is necessary to understand the definition of a Unit of Property (UOP) and the specific instructions for the de minimis safe harbor election.
The determination to capitalize or expense costs to acquire, produce or improve tangible property begins by determining the individual UOP. A UOP consists of all the components of property that are functionally interdependent. Components are considered to be functionally interdependent if placing one component in service is dependent on another component.
For upstream companies, the determination of a UOP is an important decision that is complicated by the complexity of the industry. Would a well and its components be considered a single UOP, or would the components (e.g. lease and well equipment, compressors, tanks, etc.) be considered individual UOPs? Even basic determinations such as this have a significant impact on a company's utilization of the de minimis safe harbor.
The de minimis safe harbor election provides that amounts paid for a UOP can be expensed if (1) the taxpayer has written accounting procedures in place at the beginning of the year, (2) Applicable Financial Statements (AFS), and (3) the amount per invoice (or item as substantiated by the invoice) does not exceed $5,000. This election is made annually by including a statement on the taxpayer's timely filed tax return for the year, and does not require an application for change in accounting method.
AFS's are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as a certified audited financial statement (used for credit purposes, reporting to shareholders, partners or similar persons, or any other substantial non-tax purpose), or a financial statement required to be provided to the federal/state government or agency. Taxpayers without an AFS are subject to a lower ceiling for the de minimis safe harbor of $500.
To illustrate this concept, Company A meets the requirements for the de minimis safe harbor and purchases 20 trailers for a total cost of $100,000 ($5,000 each trailer). If Company A elects to apply the de minimis safe harbor, they can expense the entire cost of all 20 trailers.
Additionally, Company A would not be allowed to capitalize any other amounts meeting the criteria for the de minimis safe harbor.
These taxpayers will also need to have accounting procedures in place at the beginning of the year. However, the regulations do not currently specify that these procedures are required to be in writing. The absence of this requirement is perceived by some to be an oversight in drafting the final regulations. Therefore, it would be advisable for non-AFS taxpayers to retain a written policy to substantiate their accounting procedures.
It is important to note that the de minimis safe harbor is not designed to prevent taxpayers from maintaining accounting policies that seek a deduction for amounts in excess of the safe harbor amount. What constitutes an appropriate ceiling should be determined based on the facts and circumstances of each individual taxpayer. However, any taxpayer seeking a deduction in excess of the safe harbor amount will need to have proof that such a policy is appropriate and clearly reflects income.
For upstream companies, it is also important to note that final regulations have retained the existing treatment of Geological and Geophysical (G&G) costs. The regulations specify that a taxpayer must capitalize amounts paid to facilitate the acquisition of real property. While the regulations view G&G costs as inherently facilitative to the acquisition of real estate, upstream companies are not required to include these costs in the basis of real property, but rather amortize these costs over 24 months under IRC Sec. 167(h).
The final capitalization regulations provide much needed clarification regarding the treatment of costs paid to acquire, produce or improve tangible property.
Furthermore, the de minimis safe harbor election provides an avenue for taxpayers with accounting procedures in place to consistently expense amounts under the safe harbor amount. Taxpayers, especially those in the oil and gas industry seeking to utilize any of the provisions of these regulations, should consult with their tax advisor to assess individual facts and circumstances.
Oil and gas companies should understand the impact this issue has on their state tax returns, and to make sure they are claiming the right property costs to be expensed.
Mark Duffy is a manager of Tax Planning and Compliance Services with Whitley Penn, a CPA and Professional Services firm in Fort Worth. He has more than seven years of public accounting experience focused on planning, consulting and reviewing tax returns for mid-size businesses and individuals.
Duffy also has significant exposure to oil and gas taxation issues including state tax considerations, tax partnerships, deck/well revenue accounting.


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Hi, ThinkTank,
This week, we'll be taking a closer look at Search Engine Optimization (SEO). SEO is the act of marking up and designing web pages to make sites crawlable, indexable, and displayed in search engines.
For the discussion, please come ready to discuss some of the leading questions below.
- What does it mean to have a search engine result page as a primary interface for the library?
- Are there intersections between designing for our users and designing for machines/indexers?
- What types of library content should be optimized for SEO?
As always, some resources to get you thinking on the topic are listed below. (If you are running short on time, watch the first video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF515-0Tduk )
See tomorrow morning at 10 am in CR1,
What Is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF515-0Tduk
SEO for startups in under 10 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El3IZFGERbM
Negative SEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWJUU-g5U_I&list=UUWf2ZlNsCGDS89VBF_awNvA
What is SEO? [article] http://searchengineland.com/guide/what-is-seo
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – Google Webmaster Tools http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&topic=2370419&answer=35291
Bing Webmaster Tools Help & How-To Center http://www.bing.com/webmaster/help/
Metacrap: Putting the torch to seven straw-men of the meta-utopia by Cory Doctorow http://www.well.com/~doctorow/metacrap.htm
Thoughts from the discussion:
- Why does this make sense for libraries?
- What about content that is not on the open web?
- Overlap with user experience? optimization, prioritizing links
- When does SEO reach a point of diminishing returns?
The group worked through the major definitions and concepts of SEO. It was mostly a learning session and introduction to the why the practice of SEO is useful for library discovery.


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In Mac OS X 10.5, you could combine the use of Exposé's Application Windows mode and the Command-Tab application switcher by first activating Exposé and then pressing Command-Tab. When you selected another application and released Command-Tab, that application would come to the foreground in Exposé mode, revealing all its windows. Alternatively, you could release just the Command key, and cycle through all your applications (while still in Exposé mode) by just pressing the Tab key.
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While this worked well, it required you to activate Exposé before pressing Command-Tab. In Snow Leopard, this process has been greatly improved. While the old method still works as before, you can now activate Exposé's Application Windows mode after pressing Command-Tab. Don't try to do this with the Exposé key on your keyboard, though, because that won't work.
Instead, keep the Command key pressed, release Tab, and then press either the Up or Down arrow. This will switch you into Exposé's Application Windows mode for the currently-select application in the Command-Tab app switcher. At this point, you can release the Command key, too, leaving no keys pressed.
From here, press Tab (and Shift-Tab) to cycle forwards and backwards between applications (while remaining in Exposé's Application Windows mode). When you see the window you'd like to activate, press one of the arrow keys to select it—the selected window will gain a blue outline (or you can use the mouse/trackpad, of course). To activate the chosen application with the selected window, just press Return to exit Exposé mode, and the selected window will come to the foreground.
Another nifty Exposé trick in 10.6—and this works both in the above example, and when using Exposé's normal Application Windows mode—is the ability to Quick Look a window with Exposé active.
The Calculator window, zoomed with Quick Look in Exposé in 10.6
Make sure the window is selected (shows a blue highlight) by pressing an arrow key first or hovering over it with your mouse, then press the Space Bar. The selected window will zoom in, just as with Quick Look in Finder, but you'll remain in Exposé mode.
This combined mode can be very useful if you keep tons of windows open, and/or if many of your apps use smaller windows that really aren't distinguishable in Exposé mode. (Notice, too, that Exposé now displays the title for every window; in 10.5, you only saw titles when you moved your mouse over one of the windows.)
Thanks to Mac OS X Hints readers Benji Coleman-Levy and chumsdock for the observations on the new abilities of Exposé in Snow Leopard.
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I'm a huge fan of Adam West's Batman show. Along with the Tim Burton movies, and BTAS, I grew up watching re-runs of this show, and it only enhanced my Batman fan love.
The tongue was firmly in cheek on this show, as it was based off the campy era of the Batman comics in the late 40's, 50's, and 60's. That ironically makes this TV show perhaps the most loyal on screen adaption of Batman to date.
Everyone in Hollywood wanted to appear on this show. The demand got so great that the show's producers came up with that scenario where Batman and Robin would be climbing a building, and someone would pop their head out of a window and speak to them briefly. That someone was always a celebrity.
The show boasted some impressive set pieces, most notably the Batcave:
We also got several Bat vehicles, including the Batmobile, Bat Cycle, and Batboat,, Batgirl's Batcycle, and Bat-copter.
The rogues gallery of villains included several major ones from the comics, including Cesar Romero as The Joker, Burgess Meredith as The Penguin, Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether, and Eartha Kitt all played Catwoman at some point, and Frank Gorshin as The Riddler. In fact it was Gorshin's high energy maniacal performance that launched The Riddler's popularity and status as a major Batman villain.
The show ran for three season from 1966-1968, and even got a major motion picture spin off after it's first season, which saw Batman and Robin taking on their four major villains Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, and Riddler, as they plot to take over the world by dehydrating the United Nations leaders. Bruce Wayne also gets to romance the sexy Russian reporter, Miss Kitka, who is in actuality Catwoman.
The movie was a great success, and delivered one of the most memorable sequences to Batman fans:
Another major Batman character was introduced in the show's third and final season, Batgirl. Barbara Gordon, daughter of Police Commissioner Gordon, joined the show as a permanent cast member, joining Batman and Robin in their crime fighting adventures in every episode. She was played by Yvonne Craig:
So enter all ye fans of this cult classic show. Discuss your favorite episodes, your favorite villains, your favorite moments, discuss all things 1966 Batman show related.
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Bad Religion
Pacific Amphitheatre
This summer, Bad Religion, The Offspring and Pennywise are teaming up for the Summer Nationals Tour. With the closest stop being in Chula Vista on Aug. 30, Bad Religion decided to perform a show for OC fans, by playing a concert last night, at the OC Fairgrounds' Pacific Amphitheater, with LA punk veterans X opening the evening.
"This is our first show from a long tour of Europe and it's good to be able to communicate in our own language," said Bad Religion vocalist Greg Graffin to the crowd at the Pacific Amphitheater half way through the band's set, which lasted just over an hour. "It's good to be back home in California. We love it here at the OC Fair. MMM… Smell the fried Oreos and funnel cakes?!"
Bad Religion live consisted of Graffin, along with guitarists Brian Baker and Mike Dimkich, bass player Jay Bentley and drummer Brooks Wackerman. The band played a solid set, which transcended through the audience, from the younger punks in spikes and anarchy signs to the older, gray haired punks in shorts and glasses.
You could see the sweat dripping off of Wackerman, who smashed his kit through songs such as "Can't Stop It," and "Do What You Want." Fan favorites, included "You Are the Government," "Best For You," and "1,000 More Fools," from the band's seminal 1988 album Suffer. The crowd also erupted as the band played the hits like "Infected" and "21st Century Digital Boy."
Bentley's movements with the bass, along with the intense drumming, caused bursts of energy that brought out a certain conviviality on stage. This force combined with the band's optimistic set of melodic hardcore punk, and was able to harness enough energy from the crowd to start moshing, in a seats only venue.
"Put those seats back, now we're going to get in trouble," said Graffin jokingly, as guards did their best to contain the would be slam dancers, including many younger women in the make shift circle pit, started all for fun of course.
Bad Religion is, like its punk rock peers in The Offspring, capable of being simultaneously a great American 'modern rock' band and a punk band that writes catchy tunes. Greg Graffin's vocals are in many aspects spot on, and the melody, cadence and harmonies in his voice comes off awesome live, on tunes like "Sorrow," and "Los Angeles is Burning,"
"OC is burning too though my friends, I assure you," Graffin told the crowd after the song.
The band played various songs off of albums as Generator, Stranger Than Fiction, No Control, The Process of Belief Recipe for Hate and others. Playing songs off of the recent True North(2013), and even reaching into the band's super early work, towards the end of the set, by playing the song "Fuck Armagedon.This is Hell," from the band's debut album How Could Hell Be Any Worse (1982).
When legendary LA punk rock bad X took the stage just before 8 p.m., the sun was barely setting, and the venue was a little more than half full, as people hurried to their seats to get a view of the magic on stage.
But as the band played on more seats began to fill, as many younger fans up front could be seen focusing in, and rocking out to all original members, including singer(and former Heard Mentality music Columnist) Exene Cervenka, bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D.J. Bonebreak.
The band may have formed in 1977, but the simple tunes stay the same and stand the test of time after the decades; nothing matches the chemistry the band has on stage making music. Zoom's guitar work, and Doe's bass lines shredded through great songs, like "Los Angeles," and "Nausea," "World's a Mess," "Blue Spark," and "Soul Kitchen," among others. LA area fans of X were treated to a recent stint of sold out shows at the Roxy in West Hollywood, where the band performed a different album each night, including Los Angeles, Wild Gift and Under the Big Black Sun. Luckily the sound was decent at this outdoor venue, so hats off to the sound guys. Yet, as good as the band sounded, it would probably be best to experience them in a more intimate club setting, performing longer than the 45 minutes opening the show.
The Crowd: Thousands filled the Pacific Amphitheatre, and many were with teens and younger children. Tons of Black Bad Religion shirts with the giant red cross logo were seen all around the OC Fairgrounds. The diversity was astounding, as fans of hip hop, classic rock, metal and punk came together for this concert. Bad Religion (or someone in their crew/family) even had several mothers with toddlers visibly in the back, but on stage.
Critical Bias: With all due respect to the staff and security at the Pacific Amphitheater, the seats only policy including no floor area directly below the stage at concerts with punk bands, simply doesn't work.
Overheard: Just after Bad Religion's first few songs, singer Greg Graffin introduced the band, and asking who in the audience had seen the band before. " I'm Greg, I've been here since day one."
" I'm Jay, I' missed a few shows with the band, back in the '80s, but it's because I was drinking heavily at the time, but I'm ok now and back to stay!"
Random Notebook Dump: Though you might not think of punk rock and college professors as going hand in hand, they do in fact for Bad Religion. Singer Greg Graffin earned Masters Degrees in Geology and Anthropology at UCLA and got a Ph.D. from Cornell University, and has taught lectures in Evolution there as well.
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10 Punk Albums to Listen to Before You Die
10 Goriest Album Covers
10 Most Satanic Metal Bands
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Starting Thursday, New York State residents who are military veterans can apply for a special designation on their driver's license.
The special licenses are intended to eliminate the need for veterans to carry separate documentation proving their military service in order to take advantage of discounts or other programs available to vets. (Whether or not it will result in smoother traffic stops for designated vets — Sorry I was speeding, officer, but I was thinking about Khe Sanh — will be left open to your interpretation.)
The bill was introduced by Sen. Greg Ball, a veteran himself.
"Currently, many veterans carry around their DD-214 forms in order to prove that they are, in fact, veterans," Sen. Bill Larkin, a co-sponsor of the measure and another veteran, said in a statement when the bill was signed last year. "Thanks to this new law, veterans can simply get this designation put on their license, and their military paperwork can stay at home where it belongs."
The website MilitaryBenefits.info, which tracks similar measures nationwide, says that some three dozen state DMVs offer designations for veterans. A handful of states offer a separate ID card.
Here's the DMV's information on obtaining the special license:
If you are a qualified U.S. military veteran, who was honorably discharged, and you have a NYS driver license, learner permit or non-driver photo ID card, you can have the word "Veteran" printed on the upper left hand of your photo document.
There is no additional fee for the veteran status designation on your document, but all regular transaction fees will apply.
To apply for the veteran status designation:
You must send or provide proof of an honorable discharge. If you apply by mail, send a photocopy of the proof(s). If you apply at a DMV office, you must show the original proof(s), which will be returned to you. Acceptable proofs are:
- a U.S. Department of Defense Form DD-214 that indicates an honorable discharge, or
- a form DD-215 that indicates an honorable discharge, or
- an Honorable Discharge form WD AGO 53, WD AGO 55, WD AGO 53-55, NAVPERS 553, NAVMC 78PD or NAVCG 553, or
- an "Enlisted Separation Paper."
You can apply for the veteran status designation when you renew your driver license by mail using your renewal notice (MV-2) and a photocopy of your proof of honorable discharge.
You can apply at a DMV office for a renewal or a replacement document with the veteran status designation. Use the Application for Driver License or Non-Driver ID form MV-44.
You cannot apply by phone or online.
The veteran status will be printed on all of your future NYS DMV photo documents.


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Nursing a passion for movies
Bridget O. Davis reflects on a decade of her Pocono Mountains Film Festival and its growing audience
Kam Williams | 9/12/2013, 6 a.m.
Why do you stay so busy helping other people fulfill their dreams? My answer: I realized that I never lived until I was able to help someone who could not repay me. The feeling is wonderful!
When was the last time you had a good laugh?
The last time that I had a good laugh was when I got dressed in the dark and arrived in the E.R. with two different color shoes on.
What was the last book you read?
Living and Dying in Brick City by Dr. Sampson Davis.
What was the last song you listened to?
"The Impossible Dream" by Luther Vandross.
What excites you?
When a patient comes into the E.R. and they are experiencing a life-threatening illness, [and] I save them and visit them the next day sitting up in bed smiling. Also, when I speak at women's prisons and I begin by telling them that it is only for the grace of God that I am not sitting where they are sitting. I share my personal experiences with them and share how I was able to rise above the immediate predicament and became successful through setting boundaries that I would not go outside of.
Also, at the honorary awards dinner we will call the winners up to receive their award, and to see the expression of happiness on their faces is worth all of the hard work.
What was your best career decision?
I have two best career decisions. The first one was becoming an E.R. nurse. This decision allowed me to bankroll my other career decision to create the Pocono Mountains Film Festival.
When you look in the mirror, what do you see?
I see a person that could change the course of many lives for the better if I had the financial means. I see the eyes of a person who loves life as long as she is able to assist with helping someone else survive. I see a caretaker of everyone regardless of race or economic status. I see a grown woman with the spirit and innocence of a little girl. I see success!
If you could have one wish instantly granted, what would that be for?
My one wish would be to destroy the prison-industrial complex. Corporations should invest in education and colleges, not slavery. That way, little boys and girls would have their daddies at home with them where they should be to help with child rearing.
If you only had 24 hours to live, how would you spend the time?
I would spend my last 24 hours telling everyone not to waste time on issues that they cannot change. Don't look back at yesterday's mistakes. Instead, focus on making tomorrow better.
What key quality do you believe all successful people share?
Hard work and sacrifice, without caring what others think of their endeavors.
What advice do you have for anyone who wants to follow in your footsteps?
Remain humble at all costs and focus on your agenda. Take responsibility for your projects, work hard for what you believe in and never take anything for granted.
How do you want to be remembered?
As a person that gave it her all, who never gave up, who loved people and cared for those who couldn't care for themselves. And as a person who enjoyed making people happy and bringing out the best in everyone. I want to be remembered as a person who accomplished all of her dreams.
The Pocono Mountains Film Festival begins Oct. 18 with a meet and greet with all honorees and filmmakers. The festival will accept submissions of films and screenplays at www.poconomountainsfilmfestival.com until Oct. 10. This year's winners will receive monetary gifts.


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"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."
Paulo Coelho
But what if you think you exerted all effort in achieving what you set for your self and for your loved one/s, and instead of the universe conspiring to help you achieve your goal/s, it seems all the universe conspired against you?
But despite what you feel - that the universe is against you - there's this person or people who make you feel good, who comfort you, who tell you that what you're going through is just a test, to examine your strength, to extend your grace to the limitless possible, so you would be ready for far, greater challenges.
Yet, even the presence or the support of your loved one/s or people close to you, you still feel the universe is conspiring against you. And you rather wallow and spend a day cursing under your breath or while the night out getting drunk at that. Don't you think that would make you really look helpless, and prove further that the universe - or whatever force that is - is conspiring against you?
If you're the loved one of this person who feel the universe is against him/her, will you stop caring, encouraging, loving, understanding this person because he/she chose to wallow or curse or drink or be alone until he/she would be really in a miserable state?
If you're that loved one or close friend, will you now feel sad, troubled, confused - since despite your care, encouragement, love, understanding that person who feel the universe is conspiring against him/her chose to wallow, curse, drink, be alone - will you also feel that the universe is conspiring against you? That you're now feeling helpless and in a state of mess for not being able to get this person out of the unpleasant situation he/she is into now?
What will happen to the two of you then? You will both think and feel and be convinced the universe is against the both of you? Where is the truth, the hope, the light, from such inspiring message popularized by Coelho?
For now, all you have to do is wait until that person comes back from his/her hiatus, stop cursing, cease drinking, and find his/her way to rebound, and realize that perhaps, there is really no universe conspiring against him/her - what he/she is going through now is a result of his/her past actions that he/she chose to undertake.
As for you, the loved one or the close friend, don't start feeling that the universe is conspiring against you - if you think so, then there'll be two more miserable people in this world - this person dear to you who thinks the universe conspires against him/her - and you.
It maybe hard, but hang on, continue to care, encourage, love, and understand this person - and care, encourage, love, and understand yourself more as well. When he/she is ready to deal with whatever challenges come his/her way, you two can work hand in hand, care, encourage, love, and understand one another - strongly this time, after learning your lessons from such "the-universe-is-conspiring-against-us" experience or situation - and make the most out of your lives, together at that.
And with that, perhaps Paulo Coelho - among other optimists - would be right in saying: "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."
For now, the loved one or the close friend, all you can do is wait....


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My answers are included aboveHi there,
I wonder if someone can help me with the following sentences:
- He tried to kill himself by locking himself in the car with the engine running, and a tube connecting the inside (of the car) with the exhaust pipe.
- They took him to hospital/to the hospital (?) With British English use "to hospital" and with American English use "to the hospital"
-When someone is in grave danger and the police cannot protect him, they recommend a witness protection program where they change the name of the person in danger.
-The FBI is
-The FBI agents tried to frighten him in order to make him speak
-She knew what they had told him, and some things were not true.
-He was sick and slept of hours
-She was violent with him (OK )
-He went into a shock
-Too many drugs and too much alcohol (OK)
-He entered and asked her a question or He entered and asked her for something) depending on the meaning you want to convey.
-Is to part ways the same as to say goodbye? No... To part ways is usually used to express the fact that two people will not see each other again or have a disagreement of some kind. To say goodbye is usually when people part but it does not indicate anger, disagreement or finality.
-When the Pope told him, then he believed it
-This is for women without money/with no money (?) either is OK
You are always a great help and I learn a lot from your answers! Thanks!
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Great Barrier Reef One Day Tour ex Coolangatta - Full Day Tour including Lunch
The Lady Elliot Island Great Barrier Reef all inclusive Day Tour is the only one of its type in Australia. The visit allows you to view one of the most pristine sections of Australia's Great Barrier Reef from the air as well as from above and below the water all in one day.
Tour Description:
Your tour commences with a pick up from your Gold Coast hotel at approx 6.00am and a complimentary transfer to our private terminal to board your scenic flight to the coral cay of Lady Elliot Island. Lady Elliot is regarded as one of the best snorkelling and diving locations on the reef, famous for its unspoilt coral reef and amazing array of marine life! On the way enjoy the aerial views of the Gold Coast, North and South Stradbroke Islands, Moreton Island and Fraser Island. Upon arrival on Lady Elliot Island, your guide will take you on a brief orientation tour of the island and escort you to the Day Guest facilities to collect your snorkel equipment.
You will then join a glass bottom boat & guided snorkel tour to view a large variety of coral and brilliantly coloured fish, with the possibility to encounter turtles, dolphins and the resident manta rays. A hot & cold buffet lunch is served in the restaurant and includes a choice of wine, beer and soft drink. After lunch you may join a guided tour on the island or enjoy the afternoon at leisure and at 2.30pm depart on a scenic flight back to the Gold Coast. The tour concludes at approx. 4.30pm with a return transfer to your hotel. A light breakfast and afternoon tea (bottled water & chocolate) are served inflight.
- Hotel transfers (limited areas apply)
- Return scenic flight to Lady Elliot Island (approx. 100 mins*)
- Welcome drink/Orientation tour
- Glass bottom boat/Guided snorkel tour
- Snorkel equipment (mask, snorkel & fins) and wetsuits
- Hot & cold buffet lunch including beer, wine and soft drink
- Towels, sunscreen and reef walking shoes provided
- Use of day guest facilities
- Fully guided tour
*Flight times vary depending on weather, aircraft type and possible transit stops
Cost of Day Tour ex Gold Coast (Coolangatta)
|Day Tour ex Gold Coast
|1 April 2017 - 29 March 2018
|Adult *
|Child *
|Standard season: 1 April - 8 December 2017 & 21 January - 29 March 2018
|Peak season: 9 December 2017 – 20 January 2018
|Day Tour ex Gold Coast
|30 March 2018 - 31 March 2019
|Adult *
|Child *
|Standard season: 30 March - 14 December 2018 & 29 January - 31 March 2019
|Peak season: 15 December 2018 – 28 January 2019
Minimum 2 adults
E & OE - The above prices were correct at the time of publication and should be used as a guide only. Please contact our Reservations Team for an accurate quote.
*Complimentary guest transfers for the Great Barrier Reef Day Tour includes Surfers Paradise Hotels and Resorts and properties located along the Gold Coast Highway between the Sundale Bridge and Coolangatta with the exception of Mercure Resort Gold Coast and the Royal Pines Resort. Guests staying outside this area can be picked up from a designated meeting place within these perimeters.
Notes & Information:
Please bring: Swimsuit, comfortable walking shoes, hat, sunscreen and camera
- Reef walking shoes (covered toes)/crocs are highly recommended, if you do not have any we have some second hand shoes on the Island for guests to borrow
- All activities are subject to weather and tide conditions
Days: Daily – Except Christmas Day (25 December)
Starts: Approx. 06:00
Ends: Approx. 17:30
Child Policy: Children 3-12 years at child rate / Under 3 years free of charge
Please see our cancellation policy.


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Several events will take place during the festival being held June 1-22. Events include concerts every Tuesday and Friday nights, community concert and ice cream social, brown bag concert, boat party concert, a concert and dessert party and an all-you-can-eat crab feed on the Harbor. Tickets can be purchased for the whole event, for half the shows or for select shows of your choosing. Go online to www.sitkamusicfestival.org or call ticket orders to 277-4852.
Ketchikan Community Concert Band
The spring concert pops up on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 7pm. Tickets will be available at McPherson Music, from Band members and at the door. Call McPherson's at 225-3650 for more info and tickets.


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Seoul Semiconductor Unveils "World's Brightest" Single LED of 420 Lumens
Seoul Semiconductor has announced that its R&D team has achieved a single LED with brightness of 400 lumens. This is much brighter than conventional single LED emitting around 100 lumens maximum. This high performance LED, as a next-generation lighting source, is also claimed to be the brightest LED at the level of 8W in the industry.
The single package product emits up to 420 lumens at 600mA maximum and 350 lumens on average. The size is ultra-slim, similar to that of single LED packages emitting 100 lumens. This high power package provides more freedom in design applications and lowers the price of the applications.
This product can be used for the universal applications such as general residential lighting, automotive headlights, architectural lighting, headlight for tasks, streetlighting, torch lighting, camping lights, and signage lighting. The product is expected to commercialize by the fourth quarter of 2007.


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Toad Hall - Reader Reports & Opinion
Guest Report
Kara Donohue from U.S.A. visited in January 2013 and awarded
Absolutely loved this place. Very serene setting and everything was perfect. Left us wishing we had made our stay here longer! The place is very well maintained and we had everything we needed. Lookup was great and I really enjoyed the company of Pookie the dog and Cat the cat. They were a great companions while away from my own dogs and always happy to see us. It's a quick walk to the beach and to restaurants and bars. Hope to make it back here in the future!
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James Macdonald from U.K. visited in December 2012 and awarded
Wow! well what can I say sitting here at work, with the snow falling outside... Castara is a very special place, and Toad Heights is a beautiful location. Steve & Rita made us feel very welcome, and introduced us to all the right people. The villa's location is magical - you feel as if you are in the middle of the rain forest, with mango trees, bread fruit trees, humming birds and parrots and yet you are only 10 mins walk to the beach. It's the best of both locations. The village centre is just 10 mins walk away as well. I'll miss sitting on the balcony, (drink in hand), looking out to sea & taking in all the flora & fauna. there's a couple of small supermarkets, but our favourite was Bingey the fruit king (& Hazel his wife). The best local food was opposite at the creole 'restaurant' (1st floor) - you have to try her sweet chicken stew. You've also got to see the lads drumming down at Sharon's on a Wednesday night - say Hi to joey & Casey!. The accomodation was good - wooden floors, good size kitchen, large showers, & clean spacious bedrooms, and it was cleaned every couple of days. thank-you Steve & Rita for a very special holiday.
Guest Report
Rolf Schneider from Germany visited in July 2012 and awarded
We booked this house for six neights and now were staying here almost three weeks ... need more to say? We love the wooden style, the garden around the house and the daily procession of birds at the terrace. And we feel very comfortable with the hosting of Petra and Lookup, the local Hosts, whom give us many insights and experiences. Next stay at Tobago? For us Toad Hall.
Guest Report
George Robert from U.S.A. visited in March 2012 and awarded
Our recent stay at Toad Heights was excellent. We found ourselves coming to Castara on a short notice fishing trip. I e-mailed several different places but nobody returned our inquiry. However Stephen returned our inquiry right away and we made arrangements for the stay. The house was roomy and clean. The beds were comfortable and the kitchen was well laid out. The only negative was the 5 AM rooster wake-up call followed by the barking mountain dogs. Castara is in the countryside and these are just part of the mountain lifestyle.
I would definitely stay there again.
Saint Petersburg, Florida USA
Guest Report
Cecilia & Bjarni from Sweden visited in January 2012 and awarded
We stayed in both Toad Hall and Toad Heights a month each, with two small children. After this stay, Castara will always have a special place in our hearts! If you have decided to go to Castara and want to experience the "real" Tobago, this is definately the place to stay. The houses are located in lush surroundings, and you will meet roosters, dogs, colibries and bats. You can pick mangoes, bananas and lemons in the garden or take a short stroll to Bingis vegetable shop for some heavenly papayas. Steve and Rita are fantastic hosts and were so helpful and generous. The house keepers Petra and Lookup took extremely good care of us and also became good friends.
We will definately come back!
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Re: THOMAS BAYLY MARRIED ANN RUNDLE
In reply to:
Re: THOMAS BAYLY MARRIED ANN RUNDLE
Justine Bayly 12/12/04
Hi Justine and Christopher
I'm related to John MILLER who married an Amelia Dallas BAYLY in
Waitati on 21 June 1877. I got a copy of their marriage certificate from
Knox College but at that time parents weren't recorded on certificates so
can't confirm her parents.
I've downloaded two family trees from the internet, one giving the
information you posted and another showing Amelia Dallas Bayly born in
1855 in Eddlestone, Peebleshire, Scotland in 1855. Her parents being William Henry
BAYLY and Janet MURRAY.
I just checked the NZ birth registration indexes and found an entry
in 1858 for an Amelia BAYLY in New Plymouth, folio # 57, which is
probably your Amelia.
Are you able to throw any more light on whether it is your Amelia Dallas BAYLY or the Scottish one who married John MILLER? Do you know
how your Amelia may have come to have an Otago connection?
Hope you can help me with this.
Kind regards
Leonie Miller


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Sioux Symbols and Meanings
The Sioux nation consists of three divisions: Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota. Lakota refer to themselves as "Ikche-Wichasha" - meaning the Real Natural Humans. This may give you some insight as to the foundation of Sioux symbols.
Note: The term "Sioux" isn't really a tribe name. This false identification of the Lakota came in error when 18th century French fur traders asked the Ojibwe's what kind of people lived to the west. They said "sioux" which in Ojibwe language means "enemy" - not a tribal name. The word "Lakota" actually means ally.
Nomadic by nature, they followed the buffalo of the prairie, where they utilized their outstanding hunting skills. Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, and Crazy Horse all came from the Sioux nation.
They worship Wakan Tanka - the grandfather spirit, pray with the pipe, and have vision quests - some lasting for days. Sioux symbols are an integral part of their rituals and ceremonies.
To the Sioux, every facet of being possesses a circular dimension - a cyclical nature. This concept is found in Sioux symbols, and Sioux reality, and it is their way of expressing the harmony of life.
Here are just a few Sioux symbol meanings. I offer them with a goal for better understanding of this regal nation. By observing these symbols, we can perhaps catch glimpse of the proud brilliance of the Sioux. Furthermore, I like to hold this quote by Lame Deer in mind when contemplating Native wisdom and symbolic meanings:
"We see in the world around us
many symbols that teach us the meaning of life"
-Lame Deer, Sioux Holy Man
In the granite summit of Harney Peak, the highest of the Black Hills in South Dakata, the legendary Thunderbird is said to nest. Both dreaded and honored by the Lakota the Thunderbird (or Wakinyan) is the guardian of truth. It is said that the Wakinyan kills liars with lightening bolts that strike from its beak and eyes. Tobacco offerings were made to entice the Thunderbirds to bring rain. See also Bird Totems.
This is the Sioux holy symbol of the earth and the four winds that blow (radiating out from each corner).
|Four Medicine Arrows:
This is the Sioux medicine wheel and is a symbol of enlightenment. Each arrow represents a direction of thought and a state of being to aspire:
|Medicine Stone Wheel:
The medicine wheel is used for growth, learning, and is a tool for enlightenment and assistance in areas where we need it. This Sioux medicine wheel shows seven stones in the middle represent the seven types of human personality - or the universal personality (hate, love, fear, envy, compassion, etc.). The stones encircling the inner seven stones represent plants, animals, people or something else - each regarded as having equal value. The four cardinal points represent the four paths each person is born to. The four birth paths are:
I hope you enjoyed this page on Sioux Symbols. Look through more thought provoking pages on this website by following the links listed at the end of this page.
An Important Note About Signs, Symbols and Their Meanings
Signs and symbols cultivate their meanings according to culture, context, passage of time in society as well as mass societal opinion. What's cool and highly important is that signs and symbols earn their most powerful meanings from our own personal perspectives.
This website strives to provide you with the best, time-honored information when defining signs and symbols. However, in the final analysis, "Beauty (and symbolism) is in the eye of the beholder."
Having said that, it's in our best interest to invest the time to do personal research on symbolic events happening to us. This website is just one perspective in an ocean of variety and diversity in the realm of symbolism. So dive in! There is a whole universe of deeper meanings to explore! You can start your research by clicking on the links at the end or to the side of this page. Odds are good I've got a follow-up article about this symbolic topic. ;)
As always, thanks for your willingness to learn more about the language of symbolism. It's a language that is universal and everywhere. It's super-groovy to travel with you on your symbolic path, and maybe offer a little translation along the way. Thanks for reading and exploring!
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