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The Regional Prince bows out of Canberra
Tony Crook ran for the federal seat of O'Connor believing in a system of virtue and change. Now he is leaving federal politics after only one term - embattled and disillusioned, writes Ali Winters.
Tony Crook is an outlier. He is the only sitting member for the WA Nationals in Federal Parliament. He is the only federal politician who represents a state party.
But he is abnormal in another way. Crook ran for the federal seat of O'Connor believing in the integrity of his fellow parliamentarians and in a system of virtue and change.
And like Dostoevsky's Idiot, Tony Crook - an altruistic, beaming-hearted naïf - had a collision with the gross reality of how Canberra works.
In Dostoevsky's view, the ideal man does not bring good, but rather - his own goodness is inverted and manipulated, leading to the destruction of both himself and his ideals.
Last week, Tony Crook announced he will leave federal politics after only one term - embattled and disillusioned. His idealism minced.
Wilson Tuckey said Tony Crook was "…a nobody – who'd be lucky to have his relatives turn up to his maiden speech…" This was after Crook knocked 'The Mad Uncle' fair off his perch in the 2010 election, unseating the Liberal dinosaur from a 30-year reign of cringe and shudder.
But Tuckey had the crux of it right. Crook was a nobody. He had no political experience. He came out of nowhere. And from complete obscurity, he was hurled into the spotlight of a hung parliament.
The cynics said he would vote with the Federal Nationals in the coalition bloc.
Most media dismissed his independent status entirely, dropping him from the reporting on the cross-bench powerbrokers - Rob Oakeshott, Tony Windsor and Bob Katter.
But Crook was defiant:
I was elected to Federal Parliament as The Nationals WA Member for O'Connor to represent my electorate, and give regional Western Australia a strong voice. In a hung Parliament, I believed regional WA would be best served by me remaining outside of the Federal National Party room and sitting on the cross-bench.
Tony Crook's decision-making process was simple. The constituency came first, second the state, and third the country. But least of all to be considered was party politics.
Crook moved a motion for a national 75 per cent floor on the GST. Western Australia currently receives the lowest cash back comparatively applied to any State since the GST was introduced.
He was bewildered when not a single West Australian MP would support the policy being cried out for by WA voters.
This spirit of party before the people was played out none better than in the Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill. It was a bipolar episode in Australian politics when the Liberals opposed immediate market deregulation being put forward by a Labor government.
Philosophically confused Liberals aligned themselves awkwardly with the eastern state Nationals in an attempt to prevent shutting down a regulation board that set conditions to favour an Eastern domestic wheat market.
Western Australia is the nation's largest wheat exporter.
Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop rallied the Liberals from WA to oppose the bill. She assured them Tony Crook would as well.
When he did not, and, the bill was passed (to the relief of WA), Ms Bishop - Member for Curtin (Western Australia) - said Tony Crook, had pulled a "stunt", which she said the Liberals would not fall for. Liberal Alby Schultz said: "I've got no doubt that this bloke is going to be a problem."
Crook's efforts have been snubbed on many fronts; from addressing the doctor shortage in WA (provision of doctors is a federal responsibility and there are still over eighty GP vacancies in WA, mostly in rural areas), to assisting young people with their move from regional to city areas for tertiary study, or assistance for grandparent carers, or excluding the carbon tax from small, low emission companies… He could not get support.
The major parties, dominated by city-based politicians ignored 'The Idiot' regional Prince, who had no respect for the political conventions of Canberra. He made them feel uncomfortable, he reminded them too much of an integrity lost - and they wished he would just go away.
Last week it was revealed to The Australian (pay wall) the Liberal Party had been 'stockpiling' photos of Tony Crook in company with Prime Minister Gillard - cheaply exploiting the Government's unpopularity in their bid to win back the seat of O'Connor.
The Australian also reported that a letter was sent to O'Connor residents from Western Australian Liberal Senator Dean Smith, that read: "make no mistake, Tony Crook still leaves the door open to voting with Julia Gillard in the future and he is not part of the federal Coalition led by Tony Abbott."
To date, Crook has voted with the Gillard Government on 12 per cent of ballots.
So now Crook has quit - "I've been disappointed and disillusioned in some respects by Parliament, particularly when politics comes ahead of policy," he said.
He expressed frustration at the "close minded mentality" when it comes to regional Australia.
In the end, perhaps Dostoevsky's idea of the ideal man's inevitable self-destruction is true. Tony Crook can now be found sitting in the federal Nationals party room, sadly, slowly waiting for his time to be up.
Ali Winters is a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker who resides in Perth. View her full profile here.
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Saturday, February 2
Re saving your war in an emergency....
In the event that giving up neocon power becomes necessary, oxygen masks will drop from the compartment above your House seat. Put on the nearest mask and breathe normally. If seated with a war, see to your own mask first, and then assist the war.
If you have two or more wars, choose which war you like best and assist that war first.
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I am just now gettin' around to putting you on my Blogroll.
I'm kickin' myself for not doing that sooner!
Next time ya run into that PhysioProf feller, he's the one that reminded me, not that I would ever give him that knowledge.
Blogroll Amnesty Day is on,I'd sure appreciate you returning the favor and I'll see you over at Drifty's if I don't see ya here first.
I really look forward to hearing what you have to say. I do moderate comments, but non-spam comments will take less than 24 hours to appear... Thanks!
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#1 Republicans Best Positioned for 2010 Elections02-12-2010, 03:42 PM
Republicans Best Positioned for 2010 Elections Says New Direct-From-Constituent Data Unbiased Service Tracks State-By-State Political Pulse Through Facebook, iPhone, BlackBerry and More; Shows Senate Republicans Side Most With Home States on Top Issues
By: PR Newswire | 11 Feb 2010 | 09:00 AM ET
CHICAGO, Feb 11, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Visible Vote, named a 2009 Top 10 New Product by the Chicago Innovation Awards, released its first Visible Pulse update today. The update, powered with data from more than 60,000 users in 50 states collected over the past six months, suggests Republicans in the U.S.
Senate vote along with their home state constituents on legislation more often than Democrats. The data also shed light on key U.S. Senate races in 2010, showing seats currently held by Sens. George LeMieux, Jim DeMint and Jim Bunning have best represented constituent views on legislative issues, while those held by Sens. Evan Bayh, Michael Bennet and Arlen Specter have often been out of synch with home-state voters.
"We set out to create a direct, unbiased communication pipeline between people and their legislators," said Paul Everton, CEO of Visible Vote. "We're seeing people use Visible Vote to advise Congress daily, and the data right now show some Democrats straying from their constituents on important issues."
Senators voting most often with their Visible Vote constituents are:
1. George LeMieux, R-Fla.
2. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.
3. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.
4. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.
5. Jim Bunning, R-Ky.
6. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.
7. Richard Burr, R-N.C.
8. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.
9. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
10. Richard Durbin, D-Ill.
Senators voting least often with their Visible Vote constituents are:
1. Al Franken, D-Minn.
2. Jim Webb, D-Va.
3. Kay Hagan, D-N.C.
4. Mark Warner, D-Va.
5. Mary Landrieu, D-La.
6. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.
7. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
8. Evan Bayh, D-Ind.
9. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.
10. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio (tie)
10. Robert Casey, D-Pa. (tie)
Launched in April 2009, Visible Vote is a simple way for those with a PC, iPhone, BlackBerry, Android phone or Facebook account to vote on any legislation being considered by Congress while comparing their views to those of their elected officials and friends. Issues that have most inspired Visible Vote users to cast votes include: economic stimulus, stem cell research, unemployment benefits, and funding to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria abroad.
Since its introduction, Visible Vote has gathered praise for its simplicity and its impact in Washington D.C. The technology news outlet CNET said, "I'm delighted by Visible Vote: it helps me clue into what's happening and even add my voice to the discussion." PC World urged, "Hold them accountable like never before. Visible Vote hands the power back to you." NY Daily News reported, "It's free, it's easy...so no excuses." People can begin making their voices heard for free through Visible Vote or view its real-time data by visiting http://www.visiblevote.us. Visible Vote features include the ability to uncover the names of your legislators, vote with your legislators on any bill you choose, send your legislators a fax at the push of a button and view state-by-state data on legislator performance.
Visible Vote Visible Vote is a new, non-partisan approach to creating greater transparency for our representative form of government.
Visible Vote Data This information is based on over 905,000 votes from users using iPhone, BlackBerry, Google Android, Windows or Facebook. Reported results include only districts or states that had at least 11,000 votes from Visible Vote users.
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02-13-2010, 11:29 PMInteresting to note that the only two Democrats on the "good" list are both the NY Senators.
I don't know about Hillary's replacement, but ol' "Chuckie" is a real Senatorial putz, IMHO.
This brings to light the observation that perhaps New Yarkers are so far out, in general, that they really DO agree with how their Senators vote. (That's pretty scarey!)
Shumer's anti- 2nd Ammendment stand alone is enough to make me want to see him doing something else with his life, like collecting trash, more his style.
LSThe first sign of impending serfdom is when you trade your self determination, your individual responsibility and your vote to the Government in return for subsistance. -LS-
what's nice is that you get to show them what you think as well as find out how well they agree with you. I wish more people would check it out and realize how little these bastards in DC care for how we feel on the issues - and how much they LIE about what they believe.
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02-14-2010, 01:12 AMit just started in the last 2 years so, hopefully it'll start growing. there is a point when following the polls and where the "Mob" leads you, instead of following your concious. BUT in this case, most people vote Democrat cuz they think they are liberals and don't know any better
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Slowly becoming a household name amongst the classic metal sect, Scottish wailer Doogie White has been found front and center for heritage acts such as RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE, TANK and most recently, Michael Schenker. White has helmed other acts such as CORNERSTONE, EMPIRE and MIDNIGHT BLUE, laid down solo pieces and contributed session work to Ian Paice and the late Jon Lord. Thus it would appear this is a man whose laurels seldom get rested.
LA PAZ is another one of White's affiliates and now on the band's second album, "The Dark and the Light", they continue to ride the rails of a hard rock nostalgia train that caters largely to old-schoolers. For others, "The Dark and the Light" will perhaps come off as merely pedestrian. Kickback tunes such as "Little Black Book of Songs", "Old Habits Die Hard" and "The Good Old Days" open up Doogie White's propensity to reminisce. Those who come from his walk of life are bound to pop open a longneck and pine along with him. The affectation of these tracks depends upon a certain demographic, albeit the DEEP PURPLE-kicked kink behind "Old Habits Die Hard" stands to appeal to tail chasers of any age bracket. On the flipside, more power metal-oriented songs such as "Devil in Disguise" and the slower-dealing though intricate "Men of War" are grabbers for any metal purists. "The Dark and the Light" also boasts a pair of flamboyant instrumental interludes, a fugue organ solo from Andy Mason, "De la Luz" and the somber finale, "The Fallen". The main tone LA PAZ projects on this album, however, is straightforward blues rock. What they do is agreeable if not earth-shattering. "Don't Drink With the Devil" attempts to be calamitous but falls a click shy, while the intended sexuality slithering behind "Burlesque" is barely lascivious enough to make the grade. "Shadow of Romance" shambles instead of struts, while "Sweet Little Mistreated" kicks the groove up a notch, but only to slight favor. Doogie White frequently chimes like Ian Gillan throughout "The Dark and the Light" and there are enough DEEP PURPLE subtleties lurking throughout the album. It's a pale shade, though, even if LA PAZ as a collective are sharp musicians. Chic McSherry cuts some nifty licks and solos. Drummer Paul McManus knows the meaning of rock steady. Alex Carmichael and Andy Mason become their own rhythm section at times. The brass shucks in the middle of "Shadow of Romance" are a slick move. Yet there's something LA PAZ is holding back. When the smooth, funky syncopation of "Lonely Are the Brave" is one of the best maneuvers on a hard rock album, there's room for self-analysis, depending on the band's overall objective. Of course, one gets the impression that the two albums these artists have whipped up together aren't meant to be taken too seriously. They ring like they were done for kicks and let those come to them who will. There's no question Doogie White and LA PAZ are tight, but if there's a next round to come, a little more urgency will be in order.
"The Dark and the Light"
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01. Little Black Book Of Songs
02. Don't Drink With The Devil
03. Old Habits Die Hard
04. Burlesque
05. The Good Old Days
06. De La Luz
07. Devil In Disguise
08. Lonely Are The Brave
09. Shadow Of Romance
10. Sweet Little Mistreated
11. Men Of War
12. The Fallen
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Why Others annoys me
On the BBC's results page, they list a summary of the result, which has a figure of 19 Others. This includes all Northern Ireland parties, despite the fact that they give figures for the Scottish Nationalist Party, with less seats than the DUP, and Plaid Cyrmu, with less seats than Sinn Féin and as many as the SDLP. This is a reminder of how little Britain really cares about Northern Ireland, but as parties represented in Westminster, they really should be listed. They won't act as a unit, and particularly after an election with no clear result, it would informative for them to be considered separately, to consider traditional allegiances with the main British parties. The SDLP, for example, could be trusted to support the Labour Party in most circumstances, as could Sylvia Hermon, who voted more consistently with the government than some Labour backbenchers. The Alliance have had institutional links with the Liberal Democrats so it should fairly much be taken for granted that Naomi Long will support whichever prime minister Nick Clegg decides to support. Sinn Féin's abstention changes the number required for a majority in the Commons, as the total number taking their seats would be 645 rather than 650. And that would leave anyone looking at the figures able to quickly see the DUP's eight seats and wonder how they'd act.
And it's not just about Northern Ireland. Grouping small parties as Others masks at first glance the breakthrough of small parties, such as the Green Party at this election. I wouldn't really mind either if they listed the change for Respect, down from one to no seats, so we could all have the pleasure of being reminded of George Galloway's defeat, one of the small comforts of this election.
Or not
Great news from East Belfast, where the Alliance Party's Naomi Long has taken out First Minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson. Great to see an Alliance Party MP elected after 40 years, and 36 years after Stratton Mills, who had left after being elected from the Ulster Unionist Party, retired in 1974.
The Alliance are avowedly non-sectarian, though it has been difficult for them at times for them to maintain their identity. I look forward to seeing how they can shape themselves now on the Westminster stage. It is also a gain for the Liberal Democrats, with whom the Alliance are aligned.
Peter Robinson won his seat here in 1979, in a close three-way contest against the Ulster Unionist Party's William Craig and the Alliance Party's Oliver Napier, with less than a thousand votes separating the three candidates, and till tonight, it was considered a solidly safe seat for the DUP. As a hung parliament is likely, and the DUP will need someone to be able negotiate any arrangements, his leadership may well be on the line quite soon.
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but the scale is saying I'm gaining weight rather than losing. And not just a couple pounds, 5 pounds! I'm scurrred.
the real reason I'm posting is because...
did YT just change it's format? I'm weirded out.
Yeah, I didn"t realize what I was watching for a second...it's...interesting.
Anyways, I want to learn to salsa.There's a lot of stuff I want to do, that I *hope* I will get into after I graduate.
I want to learn to salsa.I want to take more spanish classes.I want to get my TESL/TEFL and teach abroad for a year.I want to work at a suicide help line.I want to road trip the US of A.
Oh gosh, there is SO much I have to experience before I go to grad school! Who knows when I'll go back!?!
Ah, well.
Do we have any salsa dancers here?
Talk to me.
A guy I like *probably* doesn't like me.
I missed an egg hunt/HELLA FUN PARTY today because I had to go to school and work.
My whole f*cking life for the next 3 months will revolve around school and work. When I'm not at school, I'm at work. When I'm not at work, I'm at school.
The little time in between is spent at the gym or asleep in my bed.
I have no friends here. I have neighbors who are friends that I to death, but the "friends" that I made started dating each other and sh*t and disappeared into the relationship abyss.
I am currently at work, if you're wondering.
People are weird. I'm PMSING like crazy, every other word makes me cry.
My teacher mentioned something about schizophrenia today and class- and it was so...degrading. I hate the way schizophrenia is perceived in our society. I've probably seen it at some of it's most loathing and violent, and it's still nothing like it's perceived.
I dunno. I guess I'm just...sad...
Started out normally, went to class and the like.Ran into my friend Zoe walking down a hill, walked & talked with her for a bit.Ran into Dylan sitting on a log, and had him tell me stories about when he traveled around Guatemala for 7 months.Ran into Katie in the make-up aisle at Longs, exchanged numbers, gonna hang out.Accidently called my friend Gaia, and unintentionally made plans to hang out.Nick was over visiting, got into an argument over whether or not it's worth it trying to achieve knowing everything (even though it's impossible)Went to work- Steven, a wheel-chair bound neighbor of my work came and talked to me about 40 minutes and brought me a flower.3 young bums came in offering to work and 45 bucks for room. turned them down.1 old man bum came in asking for change- drunk as sh*t. 1 old lady bum came in and talked to me for days, used my phone where she had t
then work from 6-12.
Which is where I am now.
I'm tired. And I have a lot of reading and writing to do, by monday though- thank god it's not tomorrow...
blaaaah. The life of a college student is amazing, but sometimes, it really really sucks.
There's this guy I really like, and I've liked for awhile. But, the problem is, we are both SUPER shy around each other.
I've hung out with him a couple times in the past year, we went to a poetry slam and random sh*t like that. but it seems to never progress...
sometimes I catch him staring at me, but not every time I see him.
Today I made eye contact with him and he did this weird squinty thing, like he made a face at me while biting his lip.
I don't know wtf that means, lol. I've been doing kinesthetic research and I don't know what to make of it...
anyways, i guess the point of this journal is..how can you usually tell if a shy person likes you??
i really like him, so whenever i'm around him, I bounce really quickly. I don't know why...being in his presence for extended periods of time overwhelms me
I went to the dentist in the AM, around nine, and got out just in time to book it to my noon class.
Then I had lunch, and ran into my friend Maria, a transfer student from Sweden. We shot the sh*t, and I then went to the health center and scheduled a gyno and STI exam.
Then I went and ate lunch, and ran into my buddy Miguel. From there I went to my kickboxing class, then home to change/shower.
Went back to school (this time driving, I'm not a fan of night biking from school), and got stoned with my buddy Nick before we had to go watch Titus in class.
I'm taking a Shakespeare and film course this quarter and we have to watch Shakespeare movies on tuesdays. Not so bad, I just wish it wasn't so late!
Got home around ten, made a delish steak meal with rice and bell peppers...
and then laid around, took out the trash, dishes, lame sh*t etc...
highlights of today: on the bus I caught up with a friend of mine, Dylan. He's so rad.<
"I'd give you an A for effort, but this isn't UC Santa Cruz."
Lol. It's basically making fun of the fact that we didn't even have a grading system. They implanted one within the past 5 years..(stupid school! I'd rather not get grades!) and you could take everything on a pass/fail basis and receive evals.
I love evaluations though- they help me a lot more than any grade can.
Yet, I never really care to partake. Most of it is very amusing.HA. I'm even quiet whilst on the internet. Go f*cking figure.
I wish I wasn't so awkward.
On a lighter note- I can get on YT at work now! I don't know what happened. I think it's 'cause YT changed so much- it can get behind the server blocker or whatever now.
Yet, now that I'm on the site, I can guarantee it will pretty much get blocked again..because the server hates anyone trying to have even the remotest bit of fun.
Yep. SO I'm sitting at a desk right now, waiting for crazies to attempt to stay at the hotel, then bawk and laugh at me when I tell them the price.
So...entertain me, minions.
...if you don't mind...
Anyways, I've had a really, really interesting 24 hours. Not in any chronological order:
I had sex with this guy I knew i was going to- and now I'm afraid I got herpes. People always lie about that sh*t. So I dunno...
I went to a party and drank/smoked plenty with my friends, and met up with another friend and did a few lines.
I went to the dentist and had a 2 hour appointment from hell. The dentist f*cked up my already f*cked up tooth, and put a fake cap on it which FELL OFF an hour after. He said I can't eat from the front for half an hour, so I waited an hour and had RICE and it fell off. Now I have this ugly stub tooth.
I went to REI today and got a really nice Osprey bag for 100 bucks. It's gonna be my travel pack through Europe. 60 days! I'm excited.
How are your lives getting better?
So, I kinda realized that I'm going to graduate in about 9 months. Which means, I have to start looking for JOBS and such. I plan on going to grad school, but not right now. I still don't know what I want to do with my life!
So, I'm thinking of getting that Oxford training, getting my TESL/TOSEL/TEFL whatever and then teaching abroad for a year or 2, then come back and possibly go to grad school for...teaching?
But traveling and teaching would be nice...
I feel very accomplished about that.
I had a Filipino Easter with my family, we had pansit, lumpia, fried prawns and Halo-halo. Delish! I also brought home some lumpia and fried some up earlier...very tasty. I being asian.
So, tonight I went out with some friends and lit some things on fire/played with fireworks, then drank a bit at their place...
then I joined up with my neighbors and we smoked a bit and went to go hit golf balls off this really hill on a disc golf course called "top of the world." It was really fun! I've never been golfing, let alone at 3 in the morning!
I'm reading "Choke"" right now by Chuck Palahniuk, and I identify with it a lot. That kinda scares me.
Please show me pictures of your babies doing weird things!
UGH I hate my job. Not really- it's really easy...I'm just the tourists' b*tch. Blah. I had to hunt down an ironing board, an iron, change a light-bulb, direct asians to a couple beaches (which I know they didn't understand), direct a couple people to trader joes, put roll away bed in a room...etc..etc..etc..
I mean, I do this stuff at work all the time, but it's like today people need EVERYTHING. Hopefully it will slow down now though, it's getting to be evening.
I work next to an amusement park, and the ambulance has passed by like 4 times today to go there. Ha! I wonder what people are doing...
it's also right next to the beach though (the boardwalk) so people could also be surfing/drowning/getting attacked by sharks...
All my fantasies lately have revolved around anal sex. Is that we
I can't believe I wasted that much time on that.And now I'm wasting time doing this.
I just got out of my Ancient Chinese Literature/History final, and I think I did rather well, tbh. If I don't get an A in that class I'm going to be uber pissed! Because I worked f*cking hard, AND studied my arse off!
I'm gonna say arse now because I don't know if ass is allowed. Muahaha.
UMMM I don't wnat to study for my drugs and society class, but the final is in about 2 hours. BLAH. Cram cram cram cram cram.
I know a lot abotu harm reduction anyways, and I went to most of the lectures and nearly all of the sections.
YAY for being a good uni/college student!
It's hella gross, and my nose hurts . I wish I had something better. I have a paper to write and I'm SUPER tired; I have 2 finals tomorrow (which I've been studying all week for) and a paper due tomorrow.
I haven't even started the paper..blah...and I'm meeting one of my study buddies at 10 in the morning for a cram sesh before one of my finals (noon).
I need to wake the f*ck up! I took a cold shower, didn't work. I jumped around and did some things on my exercise ball, didn't work.
I think I'm just burnt the f*ck out. I had a 4 hour study session with this one girl today before work, then I worked for 6 hours and read/studied there, and now...now I have to write this f*cking paper and study for at least another hour.
Too bad I don't drink coffee. Or anything really caffeinated. I wish I had tea or something...blah.
but now I just have a hurting nose. and I shouldn't be on YT right now. meh.
the guy I'm f*cking and I planned to "hang out" tonight, and I told him I"d call him after work. So I did, and he said he'd call me after he was done eating, and he did, but I was in the shower.
So, not even 15 minutes later, I called him back, and he informed me that he thought i was wasn't going to call him back so he made plans with this other girl he's f*cking.
we've talked about the fact that he's f*cking this other girl, and overall I'm OK with it, but don't f*Cking make plans with me and then break them like that. I feel very disrespected and kinda hurt. what a d*ck. Then he proceeded to "reschedule" but I told him I wasn't interested in rescheduling and hung up.
Ok, and the tune goes.
Dun dun dun, (maybe C"s?) du nu nu nu nu nu nu nu
and in notes it would be something like
c d c, e e e e e d c
or something along those lines. Anything?
but I do feel like I'm missing something. Not so much something to complete me, but I'm missing a whole bunch of experience.
I know myself pretty damn well, dammit. I know myself better than a lot of people know themselves, (and I know this...)
I dunno.
I just don't know.
And I don't expect you to either.
In other news, I have a really bad sinus/headache thing going on and my back aches. I seriously was *just* sick, so I don't know what this is. I probably picked up something at the gym.
I worked at the radio place today again, that was cool. I like being on air. I also had my regular job too- where I study study studied like the excellent student I am.
if I don't get straight A's this quarter I'm gonna be pi-ssed. 'cause I worked really hard for A's this quarter. Really hard.
but anyways, I'm stapling a bunch of papers together and I see this really, really old woman across the table kind of hovering about, and i notice her notice me. She walks over to me, (and mind you, this woman looks in her 90's, but she probably was about 85) and looks me straight in the eye and goes
"How are you doing today?"
And I replied that I'm alright...the day had just begun..
and she puts her hand on my shoulder and still looking me intently in the face, "I'm really, really glad to hear that"
and walks away.
OLD PEOPLE ALWAYS DO THIS SH*T TO ME. Though I had this really nice old couple come in to the hotel and ask me a bunch of questions about the area, they were really nice, and I think they got a kick out of me, tbh.
I'm making hemp jewelry at work. I just finished my fir
I mean, granted, my peers/friends *are* the ones publishing it, so I'm sure that helped, but I would like to believe that they didn't show any favoritism
Yesterday was hella fun. I worked for a bit, which was nice (I need the cash!) . Some crazy drunk bum came into my work and started trying to get my boss to give him a room, but she refused, so he sat down and refused to get up. She got frustrated with him and left, and then he started hitting on me.
"You have nice lips""mmhmm""You're really nice, I need nice people in my life""How am I nice? I haven't even said anything to you!"
and so on and so forth. He told me he needed to sit down because he got hit by a car and his head hurt.
So a coup
Well, c'mon...
I'm downloading music. I just finished up D/ling Justice. Anyone have any cool recommendations? I'm basically down for anything. What I"ve downloaded the past 2 days includes:
JusticeMarilyn Manson(more) Daft PunkCat PowerThe WhoRichie ValensRadiohead's rainbowsElvisThe SlitsThe RaincoatsSam CookeBroken Social SceneJackie Wilson
Recommend something I probably don't have, but would like...
So I biked around for a bit and came home.
I probably should study...
but instead I'll watch hilariously ridiculous things.
Like this:
and listen to Bob Dylan be lonely and let his hair hang low.
This guy-I-had-a-crush-on-for-a-super-long-time-but-recently-got-over called me and invited me out to go bowling with him and his friend. SUPER random; we don't even talk or hang out much...at all....
but they didn't have any lanes so we just went back to his place and smoked. His friend left after about an hour or so- and I could've probably stuck around but I chickend out.
So I made an excuse about having to write a paper. I hope he asks me to hang out again.
How can I tell if this is friendship or not? Icould just ask him,...but I'm scurred.
It was too random for me to turn down though,
Where blood soaked diamonds admit defeat,mannequins sit still in the windows,I'm walking down sunday street
across a path where two dogs meetand circle about like minnowsold gum and smoked cigarettes fall under my feet
but one in my mouth would be such a treat smoke circling my head in pillowswhile I'm walking down sunday street.'To get to the end would be such a featlike meditating under sad willowsnothing to do but follow my feet
The end: mind and body greeteachother wearing reds and yellows,walking down sunday streetall I had to do was follow my feet.
I need to write while I'm durnk more often perhaps.I never do it. This will be my playground. yay!


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Fans of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" will be happy to hear that star Andy Whitfield, who has been battling non-Hodgkins lymphoma, will return to Starz in January. "Spartacus" will return in a prequel series, starring John Hannah and Lucy Lawless, the Chicago Tribune's Watcher blog reports.
Contrary to rumors, the role of Spartacus will not be re-cast.
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When Whitfield is able to get back to work on a more regular basis, the "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" story will continue where it left off. In the meantime, Starz is casting a new character, who preceded Spartacus and Crixus as the top gladiator at the House of Batiatus.
Aside from Hannah, Lawless, and Whitfield, fans can expect to see more familiar faces among the prequel's cast members. Returning favorites include Peter Mensah (Doctore), Manu Bennett
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TAKE a look at Google Moon and see what you can find. A man on the moon, or is it an alien?
A video claims to show just such a thing — and has already attracted more than a million views.
Wowforreeel, a Youtube user, has uploaded the video after finding a strange shadow walking on the moon. As you can see in the video, the shadow seems like a humanoid figure.
Wowforeeel, which is is full of videos of unexplained lights and objects, says that they received the images from another user and decided to go to Google Moon to check the truth.
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Earlier this year, Google Earth had us enthralled with images purporting to show "proof" of a secret base on the moon — be it "alien", "government" or "Nazi".
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A run of dire economic data that has spooked the UK's recovery hopes was halted today with a decent performance by the powerhouse services sector.
The Markit/CIPS survey for overall services activity, in which a reading above 50 represents growth, came in at 53.3 in May, unchanged from April and its 17th month of growth in a row.
The healthy figure follows data revealing a deeper-than-previously-estimated recession, a plunge in manufacturing activity and the worst retail sales in nearly two-and-a-half years.
Howard Archer, chief UK economist at IHS Global Insight, said: "Given the dominant role of the services sector in the economy, the steady growth in May reported by the purchasing managers is welcome news and supports hopes that it can avoid further contraction in the second quarter."
The services sector, which makes up around 75% of the total economy, was boosted by a rise in incoming new business, which hit a four-month peak, driven by increased marketing, Markit said.
The survey was seen as a key factor in today's deliberations by Bank of England policymakers on whether to boost stimulus measures for the UK economy.
The economy shrank by 0.3% in the first three months of the year, meaning the UK is in technical recession - defined as two quarters of decline in a row - following a 0.2% fall in the final quarter of 2011.
The latest Markit/CIPS survey on the manufacturing sector, published last Friday, revealed a sudden and sharp turn for the worse in May.
The sector suffered its second-steepest fall in the survey's 20-year history and came as new orders dropped at the fastest pace since March 2009.
But today's services result, combined with a decent construction sector report published yesterday, should restore some confidence in the overall recovery.
Markit said service sales volumes were in part supported by a reduction in output charges in May as clients pushed for discounts and competition for new business remained fierce.
Despite the fall in charges, pressure on margins was partly alleviated by a marked slowdown in average input costs, Markit said.
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Paul Smith, senior economist at Markit, said: "Although we remain convinced that the GDP figures are overstating the extent of the downturn - and this view is borne out not only by the surveys, but also by labour market data - it's hard to get away from the fact that the UK economy remains relatively fragile."
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Forum topic by cracknpop | posted 05-01-2012 02:50 AM | 4822 views | 1 time favorited | 14 replies |
Topic tags/keywords: question tip walnut quarter sawn sycamore hope chest frame and panel rail and stile design help I have been working on a design for a hope chest for my niece as a graduation gift. I am planning to use rail and stile/frame and panel construction using walnut for the frames and quarter sawn sycamore for the flat panels. I plan a natural finish. I guess my concern is the top. I have been planning a full thickness frame and panel and attempting sliding dovetails for the ends. My wife is not thrilled with the contrasting wood in the top. I am slightly concerned with the movement of the two small cross-grain pieces in the middle. Please feel free to share your honest thoughts and concerns. -- Rick - I know I am not perfect, but I will keep pressing on toward the goal of becoming all I am called to be. |
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#1 posted 05-01-2012 02:58 AM |
Others here could advise you best. There are concerns with wood movment, "Pin the joints cant hurt. Your choice for the Top would not be my first choice, Go with the wifes advice I love the case design though. I an making 7 chests for all the girls in our family. Hopefuly before Christmas. |
#2 posted 05-01-2012 10:56 AM |
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Sandhill. Enjoy your time crafting the chests for the girls in your family. -- Rick - I know I am not perfect, but I will keep pressing on toward the goal of becoming all I am called to be. |
#3 posted 05-01-2012 11:09 AM |
I like the design, but I, too, would go with a solid walnut top. -- Danny Located in Perry, GA. Forester. Wood-Mizer LT40HD35 Sawmill. Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln. hamsleyhardwood.com |
#4 posted 05-01-2012 02:03 PM |
Hey Rick, If you did go with this design it would be better to make the center rail go all the way through and use only two panels. Another idea would be to reduce the panels on the front to three and make the top the same. Everthing lines up. Yea, That would be my choice. Consider one panel on the sides. I think about moderation and less is more. Consider quarter sawn sycamore panels on the front, maybe the sides only. Go with all walnut on the top. Also, consider if planning a paneled top: mitered corners with a contrasting maple spline (cut across grain). Nice strong joint, no end grain, custom look and (I think) easier to do than a sliding dove tail. The bottom arch looks nice on paper but if you think about it, really is a bad design and causes all kinds of problems inside. You could get the same WOW factor in half the time by making the bottom rail straight and only arching the top rail as drawn; same with the sides. That way, you can dado the bottom into the side panels properly. One more thing – I like to make a dovetailed sliding drawer and set it on 1×1 cleats inside at the top for all the little collectible items. You can add dividers or handles too. Don't forget lid closers – that lid is gonna be heavy. Hope you don't mind my whirlwind of ideas! Very curious to see what you come up with. Be sure to post pictures of it when you're done! |
#5 posted 05-01-2012 03:21 PM |
Rick, +1 vote for the solid Walnut (albeit a glued up panel) top. Should make a handsome Chest. Len -- Mother Nature should be proud of what you've done with her tree. - Len ...just north of a stone's throw from the oHIo, river that is, in So. Indiana. |
#6 posted 05-02-2012 11:25 AM |
Thanks for your input. This is why I posted before building it. I will plan on a solid top. Will make sure to post pics when done. I haven't worked with walnut in 30 years and will be my first with quarter sawn sycamore. (I usually work with red oak) Mark – I shared the same thought about the bottom arch and there not being enough room to dado the bottom panel. I appreciate the time you put into a detail response. Thanks again for all your responses. -- Rick - I know I am not perfect, but I will keep pressing on toward the goal of becoming all I am called to be. |
#7 posted 05-31-2012 03:11 AM |
Here's a pic of the finished project. Thanks for your input. I posted as a project if you want to see more. Here's the link: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/66724 -- Rick - I know I am not perfect, but I will keep pressing on toward the goal of becoming all I am called to be. |
#8 posted 05-31-2012 03:24 AM |
very very nice, got in on the question late, but agree the solid top is outstanding.. I also make hope chests for the girls in my family.. when ever one hits 16 they get a chest.. 4 down and 5 more to go, got a couple years before the next one is due.. again.. very nice love the look, the bow on the top rail is fantastic.. keep up the great work. she should be very proud and pleased.. I have never worked with Sycamore, how was it and would you use it again? Steve -- email@example.com |
#9 posted 05-31-2012 03:26 AM |
Looks really nice Rick ! |
#10 posted 06-08-2012 07:51 PM |
Steve, thanks for your compliments. This was the first time I worked with sycamore. I found it very easy to work, though it did occasionally have a tear out on surface planing if I tried to take too big a bite. I had no issues with the shaper causing tear outs and it sanded very easy with drum and ROS. I initially wanted to use all sapwood but once I glued the panels together, decided to keep the darker heartwood as it seemed to add to the color. I did NOT like it stained at all and in fact it really didn't want to take any of the ZAR stains I had on hand. If you have any ideas on what to build the boys in the family, let me know… I have 2 years to decide. Cabmaker… thanks for the compliment. -- Rick - I know I am not perfect, but I will keep pressing on toward the goal of becoming all I am called to be. |
#11 posted 10-15-2012 11:27 PM |
Any chance of getting the Sketch-Up file? I would like to tackle this project for my 2 year old little girl… -- freddyaudiophile, Fredericton, NB, Canada |
#12 posted 10-16-2012 09:11 PM |
The hope chest looks great, but why did you use the panel system on the back? I thought the back would be up against the foot of the bed or a wall. Please don't take this as critism. I'm just curious. |
#13 posted 10-24-2012 01:40 AM |
Mr. Ron, thanks for the complement and the question. Don't know if its right or wrong but I finish all four sides for a couple reasons… -- Rick - I know I am not perfect, but I will keep pressing on toward the goal of becoming all I am called to be. |
#14 posted 10-24-2012 02:12 AM |
Well Done, Indeed. -- Lead By Example; Make a Difference |
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Nutrition for draft horses? I have a coming two year old draft filly who I will be beginning buying my own hay for by next month. Now that I'm taking the initiative to find my own, quality grass (will be getting a hay analysis tomorrow for my potential source hopefully) I'd like to find out what she really needs. I've had horses for a while but, I've never been responsible for the diet of a draft horse let alone a growing one. So if anyone has any good information, or links/directions to some good information I'd be very grateful. Currently, she stays fat off of timothy/brome/orchard grass which is not of the greatest quality (she's free fed though through winter) this is part of the reason I will be getting her own hay. Occasionally, mostly before she was free fed, I fed her 3lbs of purina junior once per day. Lately, I've been feeding beet pulp ~3.5lbs with water. look forward to hearing from ya'll thanks! |
Get yourself a copy of http://www.amazon.com/Draft-Horses-Owners-Beth-Valentine/dp/1893707121 by Dr. Beth Valentine. Good info on feeding drafts. |
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Free choice hay is actually very good for her, especially during winter, and the less grain she gets the better, if she is holding her own on free choice hay. Find a good pellet that is high in fat and low in sugar/starch. Since she's growing maybe a pellet that higher in protien as well to help avoid the awkward baby belly that a lot of colts/fillies get. I fed my guy Blue Seal Demand for the first 2 years and he did great on it. Right now I have him on a Timothy/Alfalfa cube sprinkled with oil, a bit of flaxseed and a multivitamen. He's 3, but his growth is starting the peeter out. He's a belgian. Keep it simple |
The grain I fed her was purina junior and according to purina can be fed alone without forage as it's mostly just compressed grass with nutrients. <-- according to the feed store and purina Would you consider this the high in fat low in sugar and starch? here's nutritional facts from purina CRUDE PROTEIN MIN 14.50 % LYSINE MIN 0.80 % CRUDE FAT MAX 5.50 % CRUDE FIBER MIN 16.00 % CALCIUM (CA) MIN 0.90 % CALCIUM (CA) MAX 1.20 % PHOSPHORUS MIN 0.55 % COPPER (CU) MIN 60 PPM SELENIUM (SE) MIN 0.30 PPM ZINC (ZN) MIN 220 PPM VITAMIN A MIN 3500 IU/LB VITAMIN E MIN 150 IU/LB also do you think it would be better if I forgo the grain all together and just feed beat pulp since it's low cal and 10 percent protein, 0.8 percent calcium and 0.5 percent phosphorus according to some reading I've done " It has been used to replace over 50% of the forage in horse's rations without adverse effects when fed with other balanced concentrates" <-- which makes me wonder if I should feed them in conjunction with each other? Maybe in reduced rations (though she doesn't get very much any ways) I will also add, I do like to feed the beet pulp and would prefer to feed this to her as I appreciate the ability to make sure she's getting some more water, especially coming from a very dry environment in winter. this will be her new slowfeeder box :D need to find a screen for it, I'm thinking 4 inch plastic trellis anyone here have experience/ ideas for a screen? http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/IMG_3669.jpg http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/IMG_3666.jpg http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/IMG_3667.jpg |
I've never owned a draft or draft cross, but from what I've read and observed from my trainer (who has a couple), they do need a different diet than light horses as they are very susceptible to EPSM (I think that's the right one...), hence the high fat/low starch. Purina doesn't publish the starch/sugar (NSC) content of their feeds, but many of them are quite high so I'd do some digging on any of their products before deciding to use one. |
I'm quite familiar with epsm I have been resarching it a lot. Hence why I think it's important to properly feed her (and why I'm asking for others' opinions ) I've seen that purina doesn't publish sugar or starch which is why I've been considering dropping it all together. My next question would be how would the beet pulp replacing the grain affect her diet if she was fed free choice (we'll assume medium quality grass)? Would I need to get a multivitamin type supplement? (The reason I fed the purina was I was under the impression it was fortified with nutrients) <- but the high sugar/starch potential makes me want to find another alternative. My biggest priority is that she's getting what she needs nutritionally. Should I be feeding an oil? forgot to mention earlier idk if it matters but, she's gets free choice salt/mineral blocks too. |
1 Attachment(s) If she maintains a healthy weight on a mostly hay diet, then I would put her on a quality vit/min supplement mixed in with the beet pulp, or put her on a quality RB (ration balancer). I use a RB. I use Buckeye Gro N Win. It is 13% NSC which is low. I will feed anything under 15% NSC. Triple Crown 30% is a RB and has higher levels of vit/min so you can actually feed less of it than you could of GnW. Plus, it is 9.3% NSC. There are 3 feed brands I will use. Triple Crown, Buckeye and ADM. All three of these companies have fixed formulas. Companies like Purina & Nutrena have low cost formulas, which means that not every bag will be the same. They swap out ingredients with whatever is cheapest at the time. Fixed formula is just that; a fixed formula. Every bag is the same. It doesn't change. IF Purina is easiest for you to find, you can feed their RB. I know quite a few ppl who do feed it and are happy with it. I believe their RB is Enrich 32. The Enrich 32 is 16% NSC I believe. Low, but there are others that are lower. RB's are not "grain." They do not contain any cereal grains (corn, oats, barley, etc). This is why they are low NSC (starch/sugar). It is a good idea to read the ingredient list on potential feed purchases. Just like human labels, the ingredients at the top are the most prevalent. If the ingredient list starts with corn, oats, molasses, barley, etc... then move on b/c it's going to be a high NSC feed. (actually, move on if any of those are present) Look for things like soybean meal, alfalfa meal, distillers grains (the way they are processed cooks all the sugar/starch out), flax, etc. I just bought a slow feed net that fits a square bale in it for my feeder. |
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Zephyr Eau de Toilette.
"The legend: Known as the fructifying wind, the harbinger of spring, Zephyr was also the gentlest of the winds. Like the scent which anticipated his coming, he was all warmth and positive energy.
The perfume: Containing violet-leaf/orris-root and tobacco, this is a leather doppelganger. Nineteen notes.
Rosewood, Petitgrain, Petitgrain sur fleur (neroli), Cedar, Star anise, Black pepper
Frangipani, Ylang ylang, Jonquil, Rose, Rose otto, Jasmine
Pine needle, Orris-root/violet-leaf, Tobacco, Sandalwood, Styrax, Ambrette, Ambergris
Zephyr was launched during the 2000's. The nose behind this fragrance is Adam Gottschalk.
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i was wearing this earlier to test it and i have to say its dificult for me to wear especially when first sprayed. alot of adams's fragrances have such animalistic notes that i just can't tolerate them. eventually it dies down to a sweet wood. it makes me feel like i'm wearing rose infused woodchips. after awhile it just becomes a little too sweetish skin scent that i find ok, not great. like with some of his other fragrances i think a man could wear this easier than i can. it is creamy and well made. you can pick out a lot of the notes, but i really don't think i will be wearing it again. i will probably give it away.
For a country gentle man-this dry, grassy melange carries my imagination to a very agrarian fantsasy. Warm sunny meadows with abundant flowers! It is optimistic and has all of the ingredients for a day dream.
Ladies can easily wear this as well. Its perfect for working in the garden and walking hand and hand with the one you love! Get some now.
Animalic barnyard leather floral tea...this is what I'm getting from this powerful fragrance. The leather is a very rough natural, what I call, "barnyard leather"...nothing polished or synthetic here. Powerful floral combine with a tobacco and give off what I would describe as tea note. I would say this is a very masculine scent, but the florals really keep this unisex, at least for me. It is a very deep and interesting fragrance and many who enjoy the "powerhouse" fragrances will enjoy this one. Take note all you Azarro Pour Homme lovers. Also evokes Givenchy's Insense, with its florals and deep herbals. This is definitely natural with a rough edge. No aldehydes here. This is for those who like to get down and dirty!
Zephyr, gentlest of the four winds was the soft summer breeze, the one beseeched by sailors to fill the sails at sea, married to Chloris (goddess of flowers) and lover of Hyacinthus (upon whose death the hyacinth sprang from his blood). His three brothers (east, south and north winds) were all quite dour or savage, but he was the epitome of warmth & life...
This blows out of the sprayer like a warm summer wind, bringing with it greens, warm spices and blossoms. The heart is floral indeed but more like the wind has blown the scent of the flowers all around you; as opposed to, someone hitting you in the face with a full bouquet. The subtle beauty of the flowers in this amaze me! The ylang and hibiscus give it a warm tropical vibe and the other flowers support them. A leather doppleganger indeed-this has no leather or birch tar note but smells amazingly like REAL leather. On drying down the ambergris, ambrette, styrax and tobacco give it a very masculine woody lightly resinous feel, but not so much that a woman could not wear it, as it is lightened by the orris/violet and sandalwood notes, giving it an overall genderless feel and despite all 19 notes in the formula it stays light and airy with a cool leathery finish...
Sillage: good
Longevity: above average
Overall: 4.5/5
I sprayed ONE spray from the sample vial on my arm and touched it to my other arm, and my mom could smell it across the kitchen! This has (like all LJ scents) very impressive projection and duration considering there are no synthetic ingredients. This is a stuning scent: comfortable, smooth and sexy...
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"Luffy's Fall! God's Judgement and Nami's Desire!!" is the 184th episode of the One Piece anime.
Short SummaryEdit
Enel does another trick by creating a ball of gold from the ship and attaches it to Luffy's arm. Luffy falls from the ark with the ball stuck on his hand. Nami starts fighting Enel while Sanji and Usopp try to rescue her.
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As the episode begins, Luffy finishes his Gomu Gomu no Rifle attack on Enel and punches him into one of the golden walls of Ark Maxim.
At that moment, Ark Maxim gets unstuck and starts rising in the air. Aisa and Pierre who are flying to the side watch and panic about what to do. A bleeding Enel gets back up and gives a big speech about how once he beats Luffy he will be able to have his own world where he is feared and worshiped again and nothing is impossible as him because he is God.
The people of Angel Island are still fleeing and some of them notice in disbelief the Ark flying in the sky. They notice the black clouds are coming out of it and surmise God must be on board. On some clouds further away, the Shandia are gathered and notice the Angel Islanders boarding so many boats and wonder what is going on. A boat approaches and an Angel Islander on it warns the Shandia that the land is on the brink of destruction and they should board their own ships immediately as well to flee to the Blue Sea.
Robin has started to move Chopper and Zoro's bodies and sees the Ark in the sky. She immediately guesses this is Enel's doing. Enel tells Luffy that the Angels will soon perish and nothing can stop him. Luffy lounges at Enel but Enel uses his electricity to melt some of the gold wall and traps Luffy's hand in the - extremely hot - gold ball that was formed. Enel tells Luffy that he will not bother continue fighting him and rolls the balls off the flying ship. Thanks to his stretchy arm and the side wall of the ship, Luffy resists but the ball in which Luffy's hand is encased is pulling him down like an anchor. Enel tells Luffy that now that Luffy is restrained Enel is supreme again. Angrily, Luffy tells him that down on the Blue Sea, there are plenty of other people with similar abilities that can beat him too. A furious Enel uses his spear to destroy the shipwall Luffy was using to resist being pulled down and Luffy starts to fall into a massive hole below. Luffy curses Enel and screams at him to actually fight.
Aisa and Pierre see this and starts flying near Luffy to help him. Enel notices them and realizes they are the two extra voices he could feel. He then proceeds to launch a "God's Judgment" thunderbolt at the three. Nami screams in despair. Conis on her waver sees the Ark and guesses that this is what the Enforcers were being forced to build. She flashbacks to Nami's showing her the meeting point of the Straw-Hat Pirates on the Northeast coast of the island and decides to go there and reach the Going Merry to guide them down to the Blue Sea once they all gather back there - as only she can tell them how to escape Skypiea.
Sanji is speaking in his sleep and is having a beautiful dream where he is in paradise with Nami. In his sleep, he starts to cuddle with Usopp and wakes up horrified and disappointed as he wanted to stay in the dream with Nami. Now up, he wonders where Nami is and bolts onto the deck. He sees the ark in the air and is surprised and some kind of "special ability" allows him to see from afar that Nami is on board. He does not understand what is going on. Sanji wakes Usopp up and tells him to get ready to rescue Nami. Usopp is confused but remembers God's appearance on the boat. Sanji feels guilty about being unable to prevent Nami being kidnapped by God. Sanji shows Usopp the Ark and both are confused. What is going on? Where is everyone? All Sanji knows is that Nami was on the Ark and she wasn't wearing her T-shirt. Sanji and a reluctant Usopp run into the forest to try and board the Ark before it gets away too far from them. Sanji wants to use Usopp AAaaaAAAaaaAA, the belt with a rope and a hook that Usopp used earlier in the Lost Forest.
Enel retells Nami his plans to destroy Skypiea and ascend to Fairy Vearth using Ark Maxim. He also tells himself he needs to get the Golden Bell that Robin had mentioned to him earlier first. Nami looks upset and Enel asks her about the future she desires now that she has survived that long. She tells him that there is plenty that she wants to have and wants to do but if she follows Enel, she will be alone. Without her friends, then there is nothing that she actually wants. Enel assumes that must include her life as well.
Conis is now on the Going Merry and asks Su what is going on and why Sanji and Usopp are gone. Su tells her of their plan to jump in the Ark to save Nami and Conis think that this is too dangerous because of the injuries they sustained.
Sanji is on a high rock as the Ark is flying over them and despite Usopp's bout of "can't-go-to-high-places" disease, they launch the Usopp AAaaaAAAaaaAA and Sanji kicks it toward the Ark. Enel lectures Nami about her foolish decision to forgo her only chance to survive and tells her the only place she can go upon leaving the ship is the afterlife. Sanji is climbing the rope that is now hooked onto the lower decks of the Ark while Usopp - who is wearing the belt at the other end of the rope - is dangling in the air and screaming below. Sanji says that if God Enel harms Nami, Sanji will have to turn into the Devil of the Blue Sea.
Nami is facing Enel and is pumping herself up. She tells herself she will put everything she has to survive this and, thinking of the rest of the crew, she wants to be able to sail the sea with them one more time. As the episode ends, we see Enel standing up while Nami looks at him with a determined look on her face... and holding the Clima-Tact behind her back.
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Miss Temple's Influence on Jane Eyre "Jane Eyre" is set during the Victorian period, at a time where a women's role in society was restricted and class differences distinct. A job as a governess was one of the only few respectable positions available to the educated but impoverished single women. Not only is "Jane Eyre" a novel about one woman's journey through life, but Brontë also conveys to the reader the social injustices of the period, such as poverty, lack of universal education and sexual inequality. Jane's plight and her "dependant" status is particularly emphasized at the beginning of the novel. Miss Temple is the kind and fair-minded superintendent of Lowood School, who plays an important role in the emotional development of Jane Eyre. Miss Temple is described by Helen as being "good and very clever" and "above the rest, because she knows far more than they do". This description is more significant because it has been said by Helen, and she herself is extremely mature. One of Miss Temple's most outstanding qualities is her ability to command (perhaps unconsciously) respect from everyone around her, "considerable organ of veneration, for I yet retain the sense of admiring awe with which my eyes traced her steps". Even during their first encounter Jane is "impressed"... "by her voice, look and air". Throughout Jane's stay at Lowood, Miss Temple frequently demonstrates her human kindness and compassion for people. An Example of this is when after noticing that the burnt porridge was not eaten by anyone, she ordered a lunch of bread and cheese to be served to all, realising their hunger. This incident is also evidence of her courage, of how she is not afraid to stand up to her superior, when she feels that too much unnecessary suffering has been inflicted on the children Miss Temple's Christianity contrasts with that of Mr Brocklehurst, where instead of preaching restrictive and depressing doctrine, which he then proceeds to contradict, she encourages the children by "precept and example". After the incident involving Mr Brocklehurst announcing to the whole school that Jane is a liar, the reader becomes aware of Miss Temple's sense of natural justice, where before accepting what Mr Brocklehust has said, she inquires from Jane her version. It is of no coincidence that Brontë choose to coincide Miss Temple's arrival into the schoolroom with the moon's light "streaming in through a window near". How to Cite this Page
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Brontë throughout the novel uses weather to set the mood of a character.
Jane's time at Gateshead Hall was one of misery and anguish. She was subjected to domestic tyranny, and abused by her cousin John Reed continually. Jane, from her "very first recollections of existence" had been told that she had better not think herself "on an equality with the Misses Reed and Master Reed" and that it was her "place to be humble". At Gateshead she was made to feel like a "discord" and a person "not worthy of notice". Even the servants treated her with inferiority, because of her "dependant" status, which in Victorian society was viewed without compassion. Her strong desire to love and to be loved was not fulfilled here. Whereas at Lowood Jane was treated with respect and as an equal by Miss Temple, and her desire to be loved and cared for was fulfilled by Miss Temple and Helen Burns. Jane arrives at Lowood as a passionate little girl, who is deeply resentful of her aunt and cousins, but due to the influence of Helen Burns and Miss Temple's example, Jane learns to control these feelings, and be happy, "I had given in allegiance to duty and order"... "I believed I was content"... "I appeared a disciplined and a subdued character". Jane admits "to her instruction I owed the best part of my acquirements; her friendship and society and been my continual solace; she had stood me in the stead of mother, governess, and latterly, companion". Miss Temple's treatment of Helen also has an influence on Jane. Jane has a great deal of admiration for Miss Temple, and in many ways copies her behaviour. Miss Temple's treatment of Helen shows Jane how to treat other people, with kindness and respect. When Miss Temple invites Jane and Helen for tea, Jane listens enraptured to Helen's and Miss Temple's intellectual discussion, while observing a real warmth and affinity between them. It is clear to Jane that both Miss Temple and Helen are both very intelligent and well read, Jane admires these qualities and tries to seek them herself as they lead to an independence of mind, another quality that Jane wishes to acquire. The extent of Miss Temple's influence on Jane can be seen by the way she reacts to Miss Temple's departure, "from the day she left I was no longer the same: with her was gone every settled feeling that made Lowood in some degree a home to me" and without the presence of Miss Temple there to guide her she feels that "the reason to be tranquil was no more". Miss Temple acts as a strong role model to Jane, and holds the qualities which Jane aspires to have: kindness, sensitivity to the sufferings of others and resolute in her stance to injustice, "I had imbibed from her something of her nature and much of her habits". It is through Miss Temple's influence that Jane deals successfully with situations that occur later in her life, including leaving Gateshead and refusing to marry St John. |