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Posted 24 December 2011 - 08:47 AM
When I read that back to my self I realised what a shitty time I have had trying to have a kid.
All that stuff is "ghetto" survival.
Posted 25 December 2011 - 02:12 PM
They are fufilling their evolutionary roles trying to secure a stable, providing mate. I wouldn't call unreasonable for a woman to try to keep you faithful, or not to throw away her only biological bargaining chip for free. I wouldn't even call it uncalled for that they may lead some men around by their dicks just because they can for fun. If men know how badly marriages can end for themselves, financially or other wise, why do they still do it? That's biology for you.
I think it's great that you are clued up on this stuff and at least have an idea with what's going on out there.
When I was growing up I had 2 proper girlfriends.
They both cheated on me.
For years I took this as a personal shot to the gut, asked why, why why.
To this day I still get memories about this and get pissed off for a few moments.
I was young, not very "bright" in the bedroom, and un wise to their games.
Anyway In around 2006 I got me a hottie that I adored. (I was still attracting younger girls, younger girls are the worst)
She told me She was pregnant to me!
We got together, but I felt something was just "wrong."
This girl was suddenly avoiding me on the phone and I was only managing to see her 3 times a week, but that bond had occured deep in my sole with the idea of her been pregnant.
I had, had ENOUGH!
I searched the web for relationship guides and read a few and I thought "these are all bullshit" till i stumbled across david de angelos work. Everything that had confused me over the years, all the shitty things they had done to me suddenly had reason and meaning. I started to game this pregnant girl (she was been a schumuck) and in the space of a week I went from as they say a beta male to an alpha found my inner strength. I was that angry with the past and how I had been tricked and lied to and gamed my self that this chick just caught the fall out of my past. I went ape shit no one could stop me.
i told her to sort her phone out or i would put my foot right up her ass. (she did no more strange phone calls and I did kick her in the ass)
i told her she was with me and did what I said till after the baby was born. (she did this as well)
I told her any lies and she would know about it. (she tried and found out i wasnt kidding id kick her out of my house at 4 in the morning and say "you think im a fucking idiot get the fuck out and come back when you realise i aint fucking about)
Anyway it turned out this "baby" wasnt mine at all! It was all a Lie!!!
Did it hurt? of course it did, I was picked by her immature brain to protect her during pregnancy, but she still wanted to swan around been an asshole not realising the gravity of her lie.
After that It was all guns blazing, I scored woman after woman with my new found energy and anger. (I wasnt a dick I just didnt take any shit) Girls called me up tried hanging off me, tried to get me mad, anything to get me to be with them, but I wouldnt.
2 years after all this, I calmed down a lot, and got with a younger lass (i never learn do I?) and my brain said to me some place deep "this girl is going to have your baby" Id PICKED HER.
When she made a mistake it wasnt "oh dont do it again" it was instant "GET THE FUCK OUT!" Come back when you realise i aint taking that shit!
It took her about a month to realise all her games were pointless and i wasnt for moving, I checked her periods, everytime we had a split, then we arranged to have a baby (crazy i know but remember im proving to my self i can do this stuff and women are just something we can use) i was aggressive, warned her about facebook, warned her about her phone "any bullshit we are done" I got her that hooked on me when we argued she would sit outside MY HOUSE!!! Until I opened the door and said she could come back in. (but i never opened it till she went home and thought about it for a few days)
Now I have a baby boy, looks the spit image of me, has my dimple on his left cheek looks exactly like my baby photos, and a good mother to my son. any bullshit she knows i will be down her throat. (Id still get a DNA test just to be sure you tell them this)
I gave her a chance when she had the kid to prove she could be mature, she couldnt do it, now she is with a dipshit guy with no brains, has a car and PROVIDES FOR HER, take hers places, and puts up with her and my son, and I get to see him twice a week without the bullshit in between!!!!
Am I happy?
No. But im happy i conquered my demons. After this (now) is the point i started to mellow out more, where this road takes me i have no idea, but women be warned dont rouse my alpha he will kick the fuck out of you and you will be sorry.
Is this not amazing to say men are at their peak for sexual activity in their late twenties then suddenly and without warning settle down to a content man in their 30s? bingo!
I played the cards I got dealt, I could of done a lot better and saved my self a lot of hurt if i just knew how to stick up for my self as a man.
The "Pool" of women i got to pick from are what you would call low end women, and from what i have got through i think i have done pretty fucking well so far.
1. Don't take any shit off women.
2. If she is a whore and sleeps with a guy when you have only been broken up a week or two never go back, but tell her what a slut she is. If you do demand STI checks, demand to see her period!!!! (Normally and I KNOW THIS HAPPENS women will get an abortion)
3. The girls I get for a LTR are always above average looks! So if they try to flirt with your friends, you take her some place out of the way get RIGHT in her face and shout SHOW SOME RESPECT!
4. If this shit sounds too much for you, you will never have equality with your women.
5. Aim for a mature chick not a young "Ill do what I want!!!" chick.
6. HOPE you meet a girl you just click with and NEVER have to be like this!!!
7. Cop callers! Some women use the cops to keep you in a "beta" state of mind. For instance, My girl wouldnt leave my house after a quick argument, so I threw her out!! She didnt like this, not one bit. She called the cops!!! ASSHOLE! Acused me of hitting her, so the cops took me in, I answered there questions and said "If you dont want someone in your house and they wont leave how do you make them leave? do you ask them quietly and politely to go?" the cops let me go. I hate cops when it comes to relationships!! they put their nose in when you are trying to keep your alpha status. It has NOTHING to do with them, unles that girl is walking out of the house black and blue (which they never do with me) then they can keep their fucking nose OUT. (And yes some women will use the cops against you)
Good luck, you are going to need it!
man with all the hastle you get with women maybe you should join the other cricket team
Posted 25 December 2011 - 07:37 PM
Please for the love of god can i just have a normal strong willed woman as my next partner....
Posted 25 December 2011 - 09:45 PM
I know Gamez fan I look back and I just say "holy fuck."
Please for the love of god can i just have a normal strong willed woman as my next partner....
Look for army girls, we have discipline and don't fuck around behind our men's backs.
Plus they get payed good. You could just be atrracted to the wrong type of girl, try looking someplace different for the next one!
Posted 25 December 2011 - 09:55 PM
7. Cop callers! Some women use the cops to keep you in a "beta" state of mind. For instance, My girl wouldnt leave my house after a quick argument, so I threw her out!! She didnt like this, not one bit. She called the cops!!! ASSHOLE! Acused me of hitting her, so the cops took me in, I answered there questions and said "If you dont want someone in your house and they wont leave how do you make them leave? do you ask them quietly and politely to go?" the cops let me go. I hate cops when it comes to relationships!! they put their nose in when you are trying to keep your alpha status. It has NOTHING to do with them, unles that girl is walking out of the house black and blue (which they never do with me) then they can keep their fucking nose OUT. (And yes some women will use the cops against you)
Good luck, you are going to need it!
When I read that I immediately thought of 6 girls I know who always get their own way. That abuse of the Police just to get their own way is uncalled for. NOW if it really is needed and a woman fears for her safety I can see calling then. BUT only then, Not because your being loud (Hell I can be loud when I'm mad), Not because you looked at another girl, Not because you've been drinking....and so on. Police in general will always ...ALWAYS take the girls side even if the man is beaten up. They think their all our parents and will send us to bed (A cell) for being naughty. If you do have a past history with the police remember the officers names, If they get called back again ask for a different officer to respond and state your case on why you don't want that cop around.
Posted 25 December 2011 - 10:58 PM
I dont no where im looking to next but i hope its soon.
Posted 04 January 2012 - 05:49 AM
How much of that percentage use porn for those means in exclusion to going out and getting the real thing? Don't know. It's probably a much smaller percentage. My point being that...while a majority of men do watch some variety of porn, a sizable chunk includes those who are married, in relationships etc.
What porn has done is warped some men's expectations of what sex and intimacy mean. If you started out as a young teen watching porn, and continued to do so...its going to have an affect on how you see women, relate to them etc. Is it going to be totally ruinous to having a healthy relationship? Not necessarily...it must just might be one more hurdle to overcome. Sort of like body issues that young women have and the conflicting messages society throws at them. Some overcome...some don't.
I disagree. Women have been becoming more, and more, independent from relying on partners/mates to secure financial, and familial, stability. With women (in 1st world countries) securing higher, and higher, paychecks, and on average getting better college educations, they're now putting themselves in sociologically unique positions where they can go for pure physical relationships. A sexual liberation of sorts that will continue to grow until more areas around the world are somewhat neutral/equal concerning financial status availability across sexes.
Now they cant and men are becoming a lot more independent.
I understood Em's point a different way. All your points about the status of women in 1st world countries are spot on. Many women don't need men for financial support. In the U.S., women have surpassed men in college enrollment, graduation rate, and make up a larger chunk earning post secondary degrees. Not only have women caught up and passed us...but men are actually doing worse...and that's the double whammy. So what you now have is a growing population of educated, financially independent women looking for a mate with similar qualities. But the pool of men they have to choose from is shrinking. The eligible men are getting scarce. This benefits (or can be taken advantage of by) men because they can be more choosy....or sleep around more because if they are a "catch", the odds favor them. For every 1 guy, there are 2-3 girls...the gals come off on the worse end of the stats. If you talk about minorities, its even more bleak.
Posted 05 August 2012 - 08:01 AM
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Posted 27 July 2013 - 10:10 AM
I'm not a kind of pornoholic, erotic maniac or nymphoGUY but i watching porn on vhs in 1992 when i haved 10 years old! Exite thing for a very young brain! Now I'm old and I have no any future and meaning of life! This planet earth is sick!
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Messi lashes out at Barcelona club vice-president
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has hit out at Javier Faus over comments the club vice president made questioning the need to improve the Argentine World Player of the Year's contract.sports Updated: Dec 20, 2013 22:33 IST
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has hit out at Javier Faus over comments the club vice-president made questioning the need to improve the Argentine World Player of the Year's contract.
In unusually strong language for the mild-mannered 26-year-old, Messi told Catalan radio broadcaster RAC1 Faus knew "nothing about football" and denied demanding improved terms to the deal he signed in February that ties him to the Spanish champions until June 2018.
Faus, who oversees economic affairs at Barca, told RAC1 this month he did not understand why Messi would need a better contract given that he had only recently agreed a new one.
"Mr Faus is a person who knows nothing about football and he wants to run Barcelona as if it were a company and it is not," Messi said from Buenos Aires, where he is continuing his recovery from a hamstring injury.
"Barcelona is one of the biggest clubs in the world and deserves to be represented by the best managers as well," he added.
"And apart from that, I remind you that neither I nor anyone in my circle has ever asked for either an increase (in salary) or a contract renewal. And he (Faus) knows that very well."
The spat between Messi and Faus is unlikely to have any lasting repercussions, particularly as the player has denied wanting more money.
Club president Sandro Rosell sought to calm the waters on Thursday, telling reporters he had not discussed the issue of an improved contract with Messi but adding that his office door was "wide open" any time Messi wanted to talk.
"I have no doubt that Messi should be the best-paid player in the world because he is the best footballer on the planet," Rosell said.
Messi's wages are the highest of any soccer player at up to $21.2 million a year, according to a list compiled by Forbes magazine in May.
He was the third-highest earner overall including sponsorship deals behind number one David Beckham and second-placed Cristiano Ronaldo.
First Published: Dec 20, 2013 22:31 IST

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text: Snow Closes Federal Offices, Disrupts Flights on East Coast March 6, 2013 06:31 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Bloomberg Email March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Light snow mixed with rain fell in Washington, where federal offices were closed and more than 1,000 flights scratched, as the city braced for a winter storm that dumped more than 9 inches of snow on Chicago. Washington and Baltimore may get 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 centimeters) of snow before the storm lets up tomorrow, according to the National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia. New York may see 4 inches or more and 6 to 10 inches may fall in the Boston area. The system has already left as much as 12 inches on the mountains of Virginia, the agency said. "The D.C., Baltimore, even Philadelphia corridor, I think it goes back and forth today between the rain and the snow all day," said Tom Kines, a meteorologist with AccuWeather Inc. in State College, Pennsylvania. "For most of the day in those cities, the roads are fine. Maybe later today and the early part of tonight there will be some road issues." Federal offices in Washington were closed because of the storm, according to the Office of Personnel Management website. As of 11:30 a.m. East Coast time, 1,932 flights had been canceled around the U.S., 617 of them to or from Washington's Reagan National Airport, where US Airways Group Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. are the biggest carriers. A total of 520 flights were scrubbed at Dulles International, according to FlightAware, a Houston-based tracking service. United Continental Holdings Inc. accounts for half of all passengers there. Airport Delays Flights bound for Newark Liberty International in New Jersey and New York's LaGuardia and Kennedy airports were being delayed at their departure points to ease congestion, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Flights were backed up three hours at Philadelphia International. The storm has contributed to 3,600 cancellations across the U.S. since March 4, FlightAware said. More than 1,000 flights were scrubbed at Chicago's two major airports yesterday as the Midwest was hit with its third major snowstorm in as many weeks. About 186,000 utility customers were without power at 11:45 a.m. Eastern time in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The weather service issued a winter storm warning until 3 a.m. tomorrow for Washington and Baltimore. To the west, along the Interstate 81 corridor in Virginia and Maryland, 10 to 15 inches of snow are possible with some places getting as much as 20 inches. Warnings, Watches A winter storm warning for eastern Long Island and southeastern Connecticut goes into effect at 6 p.m., and 6 to 10 inches of snow are expected before it expires at 1 p.m. March 8, according to the weather service. For eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including Boston and Providence, a winter storm watch in effect from late today through March 8 predicts 4 to 10 inches of snow. A winter weather advisory is in place in New York City from 6 p.m. until the same time tomorrow. In New York, the storm will arrive as a mix of rain and snow before changing to rain alone in the afternoon, said Joe Pollina, a weather service meteorologist in Upton, New York. Snow will return after dark from New York City across Long Island. "That is when we will see some real accumulating snow, tonight," Pollina said by telephone. Long Storm The snow will last into the day after tomorrow, leaving 4 to 6 inches in New York and more on Long Island, he said. "It is a pretty long-duration event," Pollina said. Snowfall is expected to start in Boston late today and worsen tomorrow, said Alan Dunham, a weather service meteorologist in Taunton, Massachusetts. "It will be a heavy, wet snow," Dunham said. "It's the kind of snow that sticks to trees and power lines, so there's an increased likelihood of power outages. People who aren't in the best shape, the elderly or people with heart problems, shouldn't be shoveling this." Kines said the key to the storm for the Northeast will be air temperature and how far north the system can reach. "When you get up into New York City and Boston, I still think there are some question marks as to how much precipitation you can get up there," Kines said. Possible Accumulation If the temperature remains warmer than freezing, it's possible only 3 to 6 inches will accumulate on unpaved surfaces, Kines said. On roads and in parking lots, even less snow may pile up. "In D.C., where it was snowing very hard at times, roads are just wet and there is very little evidence of snow on the ground," Kines said. "There is a concern that could happen upstream in New York City as well." Winter storm warnings and advisories stretch from Pennsylvania to Georgia in the Appalachian Mountains and east to the Atlantic Coast, according to the weather service. A winter storm watch extends from Delaware into southern New Jersey, including Philadelphia and Trenton, where 3 to 5 inches may fall. Coastal flood watches have been issued from Delaware to Massachusetts, including all of New York's Long Island. High tides may be 2 to 4 feet above normal, the weather service said. "Folks who are on the east-facing coastal areas really have to pay attention to this storm," Dunham said. Stark said wind gusts of 40 miles (64 kilometers) per hour to 45 miles per hour were possible in New York today. --With assistance from Mary Jane Credeur in Atlanta , Jim Polson in New York, Mike Lee in Dallas and Kari Lundgren in London. Editors: Charlotte Porter, Richard Stubbe To contact the reporters on this story: Brian K. 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Cathie had struggled with health issues for many years, and this past month, her energy and will surrended as she entered hospice at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas where her sister Evelyn, sister-in-law Beverly and her former husband, Roger Groffy stayed by her side. The end to her suffering came on the 19th of September, 2012.
Brother Howard Edward Mardis (1952-2005) and great nephew Justin Andrew Mardis (2004-2004) as well as her parents, predeceased her. Surviving are brother David Mardis of Hannibal, Missouri, sister Evelyn Mardis and sister-in-law Beverly Mardis of Mesquite, Texas, and former husband Roger Groffy of Garland, Texas. In addition, Cathie's niece and 4 nephews, numerous great nieces and nephews, cousins and 'sisters of the soul' Beverly Proudfit Lilly and Cheri Proudfit LaFavor are left to mourn her passing.
Her beautiful smile and wicked sense of humor will never be forgotten. She had the voice of an angel, which illness had silenced. Now she is singing in the heavenly choir.
Cathie's wish was to be cremated. It is her family's hope to scatter her ashes in Nevada where she spent the happiest days of her life.
Rest in peace, Cathie.
The family asks that donations be made to one of the following charities in Cathie's memory:
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
The Alzheimer's Association


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The groundwork establishing Wright State University as the region's first public institution of higher learning was first laid in 1961, when Dayton was the second-largest metropolitan area in Ohio that had no public higher education facility. This lack had become critical due to Dayton's emerging presence as a high-technology center that needed an increasingly educated work force. Thanks to the foresight of many key community business leaders, a community-wide fundraising effort was begun in 1962 to raise "seed money" from private funds to establish a branch campus of The Ohio State University and Miami University in or near Dayton. The ultimate goal was to establish a campus with the potential to grow and quickly transition into an independent university.
This effort was truly a campaign of the people. The larger employers, such as General Motors and National Cash Register, established payroll deduction plans.
More than 2,000 campaign workers recruited 10,000 contributers, who pushed the campaign over its $3 million goal in just over three months. The land needed for the campus was partially purchased and partially deeded to the state by the U.S. Government from available land adjacent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and the construction of the campus' first building, Allyn Hall, was completed. In 1964, the Dayton Campus of Ohio State and Miami Universities was opened. In 1967, the Dayton Campus achieved status as an accredited independent university, and the newly named Wright State University became Ohio's 12th state-assisted university.
During its early history, Wright State was characterized by rapid growth. When the then branch campus opened, 3,203 students were enrolled. That number increased to just over 12,000 by 1974, and, by 1984, that figure jumped to about 15,500. The 1990s saw student enrollment remain steady at around 16,000. More recently, growth in other areas has occurred. For example, WSU ranks third among Ohio's state-assisted colleges and public universities in sponsored research.
Over the years, Wright State has provided additional resources to accommodate the traditional, residential student. Hamilton Hall, a traditional dormitory-style residence hall that houses up to 322 students, was built in 1970 and remained for a time the sole residence hall for the university. However, in 1980, the first phase of a multicomplex housing community opened, marking the university's new focus on attracting residential students. Today, university housing also includes apartments and housing geared for nontraditional and older students as well as for families.
For more information about the early history of Wright State University, please see Founding and Fulfillment: The History of Wright State University. The WSU Retirees Association is collecting oral history interviews with faculty, staff, and students from the early days of Wright State; these interviews are available in CORE Scholar, the campus online repository.
Stanley Allyn meets with Novice Fawcett concerning a proposed state bond that includes a college in the Dayton area.
Community fundraising drive nets $3 million in seed money to establish a public university in the Dayton area.
428-acre parcel of land next to Airway Road and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base purchased.
Founders Robert S. Oleman and Stanley C. Allyn, with Campus Business Manager Frederick A. White, break ground for WSU's first building, Allyn Hall.
The Dayton Campus of Miami University and Ohio State University opens in Allyn Hall September 8 with 3,203 students registered for classes and 55 faculty members. The campus comprised general college, science and engineering, Dayton academic center of Miami University, and graduate center of Ohio State University.
State Bill #210 passed to create WSU as an independent state university, contingent upon enrollment totals.
A contest attracts dozens of suggestions for the university name, from Buckskin University to Whatsamatta U. The Ohio General Assembly approves the name Wright State to honor Dayton's Wright Brothers.
Dr. Brage Golding, dean of Purdue University School of Engineering, is selected as the first Wright State University president.
Wright State receives independent status when enrollment reaches 5,704.
Graduate studies department created.
Wright State University holds its first commencement ceremony on Founders Quadrangle.
Lake Campus branch opens in Celina.
Soccer becomes WSU's first intercollegiate sport. A team of walk-ons, under Coach Bela Wollner, compiles a 8-3-2 record.
WSU receives full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
The Ohio General Assembly approves the largest single physical expansion in 20 years with a $14 million appropriation to build the University Library, Creative Arts Center, and Physical Education Building.
John Ross is hired as the first men's basketball coach and varsity games are played at Stebbins High School.
Student Caucus sponsers WrightStock, modeled after Woodstock, on Achilles Hill at the eastern edge of campus.
Hamilton Hall opens, housing the first 242 students to live on campus.
Enrollment reaches 11,000.
The first WSU October Daze is held. The three-day party features a battle of bands, nightly film classics, helicopter rides, and a flea market.
C.J. McLin dedicates the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center, which opened on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday to promote understanding of the culture and heritage of black Americans.
WSU established its first women's intercollegiate sports teams: tennis and softball.
Graduating class numbers 2,500.
When President Golding leaves to become president of San Diego State University, vice president and "first employee" Frederick White becomes acting president.
Dr. Robert J. Kegerreis becomes Wright State's second president.
The new University Library and Physical Education Building open.
The School of Nursing admits its first students.
Students organize a drive to raise funds and gather food, clothing, and blankets for victims of the April 4 Xenia tornado. More than $3,000 and 69 van-loads of groceries are collected.
The Creative Arts Center opens, marking a dramatic expansion of the performing arts.
WSU's first appearance in a postseason NCAA tournament comes when the Raider men's baseball team comes in third at the Mideast Regional Tournament. It is Ron Nischwitz's first season as head coach.
First Alumni Teaching Excellence Awards are presented at June commencement.
First students admitted to the School of Medicine.
Controversy swirls around a student request to show the film, Deep Throat. Ironically, while the university seeks an injunction against the showing, Bob Woodward speaks at WSU about Watergate and...Deep Throat.
Governor James Rhodes response to the national energy crisis by ordering businesses to cut their hours and public schools to close. Universities are among the few "essential" institutions allowed to continue regular operations in the 24-county area served by DP&L. Thermostats are lowered, hot water taps turned off, and lights dimmed across campus.
WWSU hits the airwaves as an FM station (88.5) for the first time on April 4. The station originated as a closed-circuit, campus-only station in 1968, extending an AM signal to Hamilton Hall in 1971. (WWSU now broadcasts on 106.9 FM).
Enrollment reaches 14,362.
In January, the heaviest Miami Valley snowfalls since 1918 close the campus from January 16 through 18, and again January 26 and 27.
WSU holds its first Campus Scholarship Campaign, with faculty and staff donating more than $39,000 to provide scholarships for continuing students.
First students admitted to the School of Professional Psychology.
WSU Theater's production of Look Back in Anger is invited to perform at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by the American College Theatre Festival. Only the top-10 college productions in the nation are invited each year.
WSU men win the Third Annual National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.
Theatre in Ohio 1980 survey, published by the Ohio Theater Alliance, lists WSU Theater's audiences as the largest of any college or university in the state. Attendance during 1980 is over 38,000.
The WSU delegation to the National Collegiate Model United Nations returns for the first time with the top award, beginning an unparalleled 16-year streak of bringing home top awards at the annual event.
The WSU men's basketball team, under the direction of Coach Ralph Underhill, wins the NCAA Division II national tournament.
Paraplegic Nan Davis walks at June commencement by means of computer-controlled, electric stimulation research done at Wright State. Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky and his staff gain national attention for their work with paralyzed patients.
The Alumni Association presents its first Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award.
The WSU international student exchange program wins the G. Theodore Mitau Award for Innovation and Change in Higher Education. The award is based on Wright State's unique jobs program for students to fund their participation in exchange programs with Japanese and Brazilian universities.
The WSU Department of Theater Arts wins the first of two Ohio Program Excellence Awards.
Dr. Paige E. Mulhollan becomes the university's third president.
Faculty members Thomas Whissen and David Garrison compose the WSU Alma Mater as part of the university's 20th anniversary celebration. It is performed for the first time at commencement.
WSU Board of Trustees approves a new mission statement, identifying WSU as a "metropolitan university" committed to providing leadership in addressing the educational, social, cultural, economic, and technological needs of the Miami Valley.
Wright State forms a partnership with six area educational institutions and area businesses to form EMTEC, the Edison Materials Technology Engineering Center.
An eight-student team wins the National Intercollegiate Mock Trial Tournament in Iowa, defeating Northwestern University in the finals.
Enrollment nears 17,000.
The College of Education and Human Services, and Dayton Public Schools agree to jointly operate the E.J. Brown School as a "living, learning laboratory."
WSU athletics move to NCAA Division I.
Enrollment hits 17,066.
The Motion Pictures area of the Department of Theater Arts wins an Ohio Program Excellence award.
WSU hosts the first national conference of metropolitan universities and launches an academic journal as a forum for metropolitan universities.
The Financial Services program in the Department of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate wins an Ohio Program Excellence award.
The Nutter Center opens with commencement and a performance of the Boston Pops Espanade Orchestra.
WSU research funding tops $20 million.
The Kellogg Foundation announces a $2 million grant to WSU to fund The Partners for Community Health Development Project. The project is designed to improve health care delivery to underserved residents of both east and west Dayton, and to develop innovative ways to train health care professionals in medicine, nursing, and psychology.
The largest academic building on campus, the Fritz and Dolores Russ Engineering Center, opens, serving as a centerpiece of engineering and computer science research in the region.
Accounting students take top prize in the nation in the annual Case Competition. (WSU students win again in 1994.)
The Center for Teaching and Learning opens, offering programs and assistance to faculty in improving teaching.
The Women's Center opens.
On-campus housing reaches the 2,000 student level with the addition of The Village, apartment units for graduate and married students.
The men's basketball team wins the MidContinent Conference title and advances to the NCAA tournament.
Dr. Harley E. Flack becomes Wright State's fourth president.
WSU, the University of Dayton, and the Air Force Institute of Technology sign an agreement to create the Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute (DAGSI) to provide the community with a top-notch advanced engineering education and research center.
Fund-raising efforts exceed $2.7 million.
Virginia Kettering endows $1 million scholarship for geriatric medical education.
External funding tops $26 million.
WSU granted new Ph.D. program in engineerign by Ohio Board of Regents.
Enrollment totals 15,697.
WSU's original production of 1913: The Great Dayton Flood opens the 29th Annual American College Theatre Festival at the Kennedy Center.
WSU breaks ground on a new academic building, which will house the College of Nursing and Health, School of Graduate Studies, and administrative offices.
The Information Technology Research Institute, a cooperative research and development organization, established.
For more information, please see WSU's "Celebrating 40+ Years of History."


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Justin Bieber, 'All Around the World' Feat. Ludacris – Song Review
'All Around the World,' a brand new song but not the next single from Justin Bieber's 'Believe,' has landed on iTunes. It features rapper Ludacris dropping rhymes mid-song, too. Overall, this is the clubbiest the Biebs has ever sounded, thanks to the processed vocals, the shout out he gives the DJ, and the heavily Auto-tuned choruses.
If you told us this song was penned for Britney Spears for her last album 'Femme Fatale,' we'd 'Believe' it, because the computerized style and the thick vocal effects remind us of recent Brit Brit material. It's safe to say that 'All Around the World' is a club banger. And while we love Bieber, it's not our favorite song on 'Believe' so far.
When he sings, "You're beautiful / Beautiful / You should know it / I think it's time that you show it," we were reminded of the One Direction smash for a hot minute. Those lyrics indicative of this song's positive lyrical message. It's all love, one love.
Vocally, the Biebs is still breathy, offering up the sexy voice he demonstrated on 'Boyfriend,' but that falsetto (in 3,2)? It's not here. At all.
Bieber definitely brings the swag, and he wants people on the floor, busting swaggy moves to this song, which is the result of lots of knob-twiddling wizardry and a couple of MAC Book Pros. Organic, it's not. But it's a new year, a new album and a new Biebs. It's a synthy studio creation.
Ludacris lends his raps at the 2:30 mark, shouting out JB and saying the Dynamic Duo is back in the hizzy.
He does toss off a poignant lyric that Beliebers can sing over and over again: "Hate may win some battles / But love wins in the end." The Biebs echoes the sentiment in the chorus, singing, "All around the world / People want to be loved."
So if you hear this on the dance floor and you are not with the one you love, love the one you're with and shake it like a Polaroid picture.
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after visiting the Northeast last year I have the chance to visit the US again, this time Arizona. Unfortunately on a very short notice and since I still have to prepare a lot of work I don't have any time to properly plan my two days off, which will be next weekend (March 12-13)
I decided to stay in a campground near Sedona (the area just looks so amazing) and will have two full days for hiking around there. After that I will visit the Grand Canyon and return to Phoenix.
If you could help me out just a bit to find the right hikes I would be very very grateful! I found both the pages of hikearizona.com and US forest service to be full of great information, but I'm just overwhelmed by the amount of possibilities. There's hundreds of small trails and six wilderness areas.
The perfect thing for me would be 10-20 mile hikes (preferably loops) that allow me to escape from the busy places without missing the most beautiful summits, scenery and canyons. I will have a car and I don't mind driving a bit from campground to trailhead.
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Nadal beats Ramos-Vinolas to win 10th Monte Carlo Masters
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Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas during the men's final at the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament in Monaco, Sunday, April, 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
JEROME PUGMIRE, AP Sports Writer
MONACO (AP) — As the first men's tennis player in the Open era to win the same title 10 times, Rafael Nadal showed Sunday he's likely the best ever on clay after easily beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-3 in an all-Spanish final at the Monte Carlo Masters.
It was Nadal's 50th career title on his favored surface, moving him one clear of Argentine Guillermo Vilas. The next big challenge for Nadal will be winning a 10th French Open title. The last of his 14 Grand Slams was three years ago in Roland Garros.
"I want," Nadal said after Sunday's game, a smile breaking across his face. "I really want it too."
It was Nadal's 70th career title but the first of the season, having lost his previous three finals — two of those to Roger Federer.
The only final the 30-year-old Nadal has lost at Monte Carlo was to Novak Djokovic in 2013.
"Winning 10 times in such an important event like Monte Carlo is something difficult to describe," Nadal said. "My serve worked great. I have been hitting very well on backhand during the whole week. The forehand is better and better every day."
Ramos-Vinolas wasn't a threat to the defending champion.
Appearing in his first Masters final, the 15th-seeded Ramos-Vinolas saved three break points in his first service game and was 0-40 down in his next. Nadal served out the set in 30 minutes with an ace.
"He was a little bit better in everything. When he's a little bit better in everything, the difference is what we saw," Ramos-Vinolas said. "Last time I played against him, I felt that on (his serve) it was my chance to put some pressure. But today I felt that he was serving so good."
Nadal's 29th Masters title moves him one behind Djokovic's record. He will also have his sights set on a 10th title in Barcelona next week — Nadal's previous career title was there, almost one year ago.
Since then, Federer has beaten him in finals at the Australian Open and the Miami Masters, either side of a win for big-serving American Sam Querrey at Acapulco, Mexico. Federer also beat Nadal in the fourth round at Indian Wells.
"(This title) arrives in just the right moment, I believe," Nadal said. "Winning here is an important step forward for me."
Ramos-Vinolas had lost his two previous matches to Nadal in straight sets — both in Barcelona — and a second career title never looked realistic. He saved two match points, but a poor unforced error gave Nadal a third match point and Ramos-Vinolas double-faulted.
Nadal tilted his head back and put both hands on his head as his achievement began to sink in, while his opponent buried his head into a towel.
Nadal's 70 titles are three better than Djokovic, who is a year younger. Nadal is fifth on the all-time list, but seven behind John McEnroe. Further ahead, the 35-year-old Federer has 91; Ivan Lendl 94 and Jimmy Connors is a long way away with 109.
Nadal watched smiling as each of his Monte Carlo trophy presentations over the years was played on the big screen.
The first photo, of him raising the trophy in 2005 as a distinctly shy 18-year-old who was taking tennis by storm, made Nadal laugh.
"The first one here (was) so special. When I was a kid, I always wanted to play in Monte Carlo. In Spain, Monte-Carlo is a very important event," Nadal said. "There are some moments in the career are important ones. The first title on clay makes a big difference. After that, I was confident enough to keep going, winning in Barcelona, in Rome, then in Roland Garros."
He won every year after that — including the next three finals against Federer, who could never crack him on clay. Djokovic did, in the 2013 final. Stan Wawrinka won in 2014 and Djokovic again in 2015, comfortably beating Nadal in the semis.
Nadal looked emotional when the Spanish national anthem was played.
His first appearance in Monte Carlo was as a 16-year-old in 2003, when he beat Slovak Karol Kucera in the first round. That win was impressive enough, but he then stunned the tennis world by knocking out defending French Open champion Albert Costa in a second-round match that finished as night was falling.
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2nd: Tournament Map system:
Map pool is always the current season map pool
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For the people of Cateura, Paraguay, living amongst piles of trash is a way of life. Their village is built on a landfill, and many spend their days sifting through the trash and sorting it in order to recycle and sell it. One innovative individual stumbled across the shell of a violin while rummaging in the garbage, and it struck a chord that inspired the idea for the Recycled Orchestra — an orchestra comprised of children who play musical instruments crafted from trash!
Favio Chavez, a technician who works inside the landfill, wanted to create something to inspire the children of the town and provide them with an artistic outlet. "People realize that we shouldn't throw away trash carelessly. Well, we shouldn't throw away people either," he says. To that end, Chavez began building instruments using items from the landfill, including oilcans and meat tenderizers.
The Recycled Orchestra has gained popularity throughout the village and it has begun touring throughout the world, sharing not only their beautiful music, but their inspirational message as well. You can show your support by donating to the Recycled Orchestra — and The Creative Visions Foundation is currently in the process of filming a documentary about the orchestra called Landfill Harmonic, which is due out in 2014.
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One of the skills Cody has been learning is cooking. Not only does he not mind it, he actually enjoys learning and performing culinary tasks. And he's becoming quiet adept at it.
Normally when I have Cody help me in the kitchen, I assign him jobs such as stirring, using the electric mixer, adding premeasured ingredients and putting wrappers in the garbage. But this week I decided to step up his role as "sous chef."
Originally Cody started off making simple foods. He has mastered sandwiches and soups. With prompts he can put together the ingredients for a cake mix, though adding the eggs is still a bit tricky for him. So Monday we brought out the cookbooks to find something that would challenge him further. Today he would be taking a much larger role in preparing dinner for the whole family.
I have always enjoyed cooking and I love to explore recipes from other cultures. As a result, Cody has grown up with a wide range of tastes and also knows that real meals take time and preparation because they are made from real foods such as fresh vegetables, meats, herbs and spices unlike the processed food that comes from a box. And I've taught him how unhealthy those processed foods can be. In going through our cookbooks, we found a recipe for the Caribbean version of peanut chicken and decided to try it.
While even some of Cody's neurotypical peers might have looked at the list of ingredients and wrinkled up their noses, Cody is quite accustomed to seeing these items in our pantry. I wanted the process to be plain and clear, so I started off by writing all the ingredients in big bold letters on the dry erase board which hangs on our kitchen door.
We began by hand washing and talked about why to do so is important. Then it was time to gather all the ingredients we would need. I asked Cody to read the first item on the list and then had him pull it from the pantry or refrigerator and put it on our workspace on the counter. We did this with each item on the list until we had everything we needed. He even got to cut some fresh thyme from the plant on our patio. Now it was time to really get down to business.
Next I showed Cody how to properly hold the large knife I use for chopping and how to cut the tough ends off of the cloves of garlic. This required a lot of hand-over-hand help and close supervision from me. Next he learned how to crush and peel the cloves and add them to the mixing bowl. It took several prompts to get him to whack the side of the knife hard enough to crush the clove but he got the hang of it.
Adding the thyme was next. I showed him how to strip the small leaves from the stem into the bowl. He was rather intrigued by that process so that really didn't take long. Adding the lemon juice, salt and pepper required little instruction from me. Next we added the chicken pieces and stirred it all up, covered the bowl, and left the mixture to marinate in the fridge for a few hours.
While that was going on, Cody and I went shopping for fresh plantains to fry and serve with the meal. He always enjoys going grocery shopping, but by the time we got home I could tell he was ready for a break. So I finished the rest up by myself.
All in all I was very proud of how well Cody did at learning and completing these new tasks and successfully making the marinade with relatively little help from me. Who knows? Perhaps one day these skills will lead to an occupation in the culinary profession for him … which would be just awesome.


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Moving away from the secret service and onto the war front, Daniel Craig has signed up to George Clooney's latest venture.
The drama, which is set in World War II, boasts an A-list cast including The Artist's Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Bob Balaban and Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville.
The period drama, which George has co-written and will direct, follows the last chapter of the Nazi's european stronghold and the levels of secrecy used to protect Hitler's murderous regime.
The cast will convene as art dealers and museum curators who try to uncover where classic works of art have been hidden by the dictatorship. The movie will begin filming in March.
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Taylor Swift Accepts Award for Best Country Solo Performance at 2012 Grammys
Taylor Swift is one-for-one at the 2012 Grammy Awards. The 22-year-old country superstar was on hand to accept her award for Best Country Solo Performance for 'Mean' during a pre-show webcast prior to the Sunday night broadcast on CBS.
With many of the other big name winners not on hand to take the stage after winning their awards in pop, rap and rock categories at the 2012 Grammys, Swift's appearance was refreshing. The always gracious singer continues to prove that her sincerity is genuine — and that she is as humbled as she seems every time she takes the stage.
"There is no feeling quite like writing a song about someone who is mean to you and makes your life miserable and winning a Grammy for it. Thank you," Swift said, wearing a simple, yet beautiful, champagne colored tea-length dress. The other nominees were 'Dirt Road Anthem' by Jason Aldean, 'I'm Gonna Love You Through It' by Martina McBride, 'Honey Bee' by Blake Shelton and 'Mama's Song' by Carrie Underwood.
"It's always going to mean the world to me — the idea of getting to go to the Grammys." Swift added. She is also nominated in the Best Country Album and Best Country Song categories.


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Just another effort to creat conflict among people of different beliefs
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Beautiful historical structures you normally will not see and colorful costumes and jewel leery
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hey..i just saw those in the library: The Dark Ones series and didn't found a reason yet to pick them up since i work theredo you still have an opening for a female ?
what do you have already?
wanted to try my hand at a sept but since the rest seem to chose the dark one i guess i will go with that one too..let me think about it...on second thought..little stuck here..so i cant be a dark one because they don't have soul and i have a beloved in mind and i cant be a dragon cause that mix isn't allowed ...so .........what am i?
So, Aiden's lead me here. I was reading up on Wyverns and I think the green dragon sept is still opened right? *Is multitasking with a bio in another window.*
Oooh, the fifth sept! Well shit...and I was thinking small scale.I would loooooooove to play the Black Queen. I have do more reading!
So, I'll have my bio up tomorrow. Time passed too fast tonight. I'll be on tomorrow. *Sends a clone in to party with y'all.*
i saw the green wyverns mate is reserved is it a female meaning that the green wyvern has to be male?
Well the wyvern doesn't have to be male, can be female, but Rhea came up to me and asked if she could be the wyverns Mate for the green dragons. We don't have a wyvern for that sept yet, and she prefers a male wyvern I believe so yes the spot would have to be filled by a male. Unless you and Rhea want to talk about it some more.
Hey Dis, would it be alright if I took the position of the green wyrven.*just realized she has to go or be late for class*
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - University Jobs Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in University Jobs Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Taiwan View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message HsinchuguyJoined: 09 Apr 2003Posts: 109Location: Toronto Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 4:58 pm Post subject: University Jobs I have asked several people and I keep getting conflicting information so I'm hoping someone out there can help. Do you or do you not need a Ph.D to work at a university in Taiwan? Some people have said definitely "yes" while others have said that some smaller, non-national schools will hire someone with an MA. Back to top SunpowerJoined: 22 Jan 2003Posts: 256Location: Taipei, TAIWAN Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 5:15 pm Post subject: The Universities seem to make up the rules as they go along. The rule of thumb is that an applicant should have a minimum of a Masters Degree. However, some schools in Taipei here who have been known to hire only Ph.Ds have also hired M.A. holders recently. To a certain degree, they seem to be flexibe. One guy with an M.A. from South Africa, 25 years old, no Chinese language skills, never lived in an Asian country before and knows next to nothing about Chinese culture got 3 offers from National level Universities here in Taiwan recenlty. A couple of my friends from South Africa are also surprised by this guys luck and success with only an M.A. Back to top AristotleJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 1388Location: Taiwan Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 4:39 am Post subject: What you need to understand is that the central government makes all policies pertaining to the hiring of foreign teachers. From kindergartens to the universities. The reality of the situation is that the central government has little ability to enforce their decrees. What we end up with is a lot of chaos. University jobs do not necessarily pay better than bushi bans, often less with the same amount of job security and a lot more institutionalized racism and double standards. It is because of the current situation that many PhD's simply avoid Taiwan. As a result many universities have to hire people with MA's to fill the void even though it is in direct violation of MOE directives. The end result is no job security. Because you have an MA you are working illegally. On the paper work filed with the MOE it states that you have a PHD even though you don't and never claimed you did. If the person who hires you decides they want to keep your pay, you are out of luck because you are working illegally. Most people just give a lot of face to their supervisors and keep their mouths shut because it is one of the few places they can find a job. Welcome to ESL in Taiwan. Back to top OkamiJoined: 25 Jan 2003Posts: 121Location: Sunny Sanxia Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 5:05 am Post subject: It's really kind of funny how they do it, just like Aristotle mentioned. I'll give you the rundown on how I know it is and then like the movie Rashomon, you figure out what really happened. All Universities want to upgrade and the easiest way to do it is to get as many PhD's as possible even if they are in underwater basket weaving. The next best thing for foreign English teachers is to get an MA in Linguistics. MOE changes its mind a lot and likes to put up a lot of hurdles, because they really don't know what they are doing and they are NEVER held accountable. Add to this the fact that most universities don't know how to deal with foreign teachers and you get one big clusterf%$#. So like Aristotle said, PhD's avoid the island. I have a friend(chiropractor) who works for a very good college, but the MOE is giving him a really hard time. There is also mandatory retirement at 65. I would say and easier gig is specialization in Toefl and Ielts teaching. This pays a lot more and it is pretty stable as everybody wants to get their degree abroad. You have to work nights and weekends though. I have a friend with a MBA who does this and he makes good money. So I would find a list of colleges and universities in Taiwan and send them your resume. You might get lucky. You can also look into TOEFL and IELTS teaching. Good luck Okami Back to top ScottSommersJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 82Location: Taiwan Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 5:39 am Post subject: I am not certain if any of the people replying to your question have ever taught at a Taiwan university. The situation is not nearly as confusing as it appears here. I have written extensively about this on my blog http://blogs.salon.com/0002422/ and on Dave's ESL Job Job Information Board for Taiwan http://www.eslcafe.com/jobinfo/asia/sefer.cgi?Taiwan In brief, the MOE allows universities to hire anyone with at least a masters level degree from a list of schools that they recognize. Depending on the school, the department, and the degree, the candidate may be asked to have an masters or a PhD. Two kinds of jobs are available; faculty and staff, and many foreigners here don't know the difference between the two. Faculty positions are controlled by the MOE. Although some schools don't adhere to the regulations as closely as other, the regulations concerning working hours, salary, etc are quite specific. Staff positions include anything they put in your contract. The number of foreigners teaching at universities in Taiwan is very small, and it is hard to find information on jobs. Most of the jobs for foreign teachers are in private schools. In Taiwan, private schools are almost all of lower quality than public schools. As a result, the quality of jobs can vary considerably. Full-time faculty positions at a national university almost always need a PhD. These days, it would be unusual someone with a master's degree would be teaching much more than freshman English at a national university. There is no comparison between a full-time faculty position at a good school and teaching at a bushiban. The comparison is even ridiculous to make. Anyone who used to teach full-time at a university in a faculty position who is now at a bushiban was probably fired, and that would be the only way I would return to a bushiban position. If you have any doubt about this, the contact at my school is our version of the MOE faculty contract. http://www.mcu.edu.tw/department/app-lang/elcenter/english/elc/neut/employ/handbook.htm Back to top taiwan boyJoined: 11 Feb 2003Posts: 99Location: China Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 6:41 am Post subject: Michael Turton's web site has a good article about teaching in universities in Taiwan. 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I'm in a stitching frenzy- not working to deadlines, just too excited to stop. Late at night, almost sick with exhaustion and I'm still reluctant to put down the blanket. Early in the morning, my hands are so cold I can barely thread a needle, but a cup of hot ginger tea thaws me out. Middle of the day, I mostly have to do other things, but I always have my workbag close by just in case there's a moment of stillness when I can pull out some stitching.
So what am I so excited about? My oil and water experiments are starting to finally pay off. The first two little pieces are completed and looking lovely, spurring me on to make more and better. I've got two colour ways going: tarry black and that orange-rust coloured crude you can see all over the Gulf of Mexico right now.
My most successful piece was inspired by a photo of globs of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. They reminded me of pancake ice, which I thought about a lot during the Antarctica months.* When I spotted the turquoise blanket in the Red Cross Shop last week (a purchase which ironically made me miss the bus) I was afraid the colour was going to be tacky and brash but it's perfect. There seems something very retro about this work, entirely appropriate for our out-of-date obsession with wasting precious preserved sunshine as fuel to burn.
I've been stitching black onto grey for a few pieces and this is the first one of them finished. It is based on a striking aerial shot of oily black waves sliding up a Louisiana beach. I was surprised by how effective the black thread looks on the cream blanket (much prettier than real tar balls on the sand), so now I'm working on another version with more sand and less sea.
As I stitch, I listen to the news: as well as Friday's oil pipeline explosion and consequent ocean spill in Dalian, China; BP's next new deep sea drilling site, off the coast of Libya, is 200m deeper than the disastrous well in the Gulf of Mexico. I guess we should just cross our fingers that they've learned something in the past few months.
This is peak oil folks, the easy oil is all gone, so our increasing demand means more risks, more pollution and more environmental harm. Not to mention more potential for violence and corruption, which is of course what the Mediterranean needs most these days.
*And actually I've started on a new pancake ice piece with a similar design but pale icy colours.
Monday, July 26, 2010
The Good Oil
Posted by Meliors Simms at 9:41 am
Labels: Look what I made, oil, stitching
4 comments:
- Joan said...
Hi Meliors. As always your post moved me. I followed the links and put the oil story on my facebook and I see you saw that! This art work is amazing. I would love a copy of Voyagers. Happy to buy one. Do you have copies for sale. Are they available anywhere?
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- Ngaio said...
Meliors, great article and photo in the Times today - congratulations !!Your poetry is amazing - thankyou
- 5:51 pm
- baby cribs said...
Wow! I thought those red thing is a paint. I was so surprised when I saw the second photo. It is so amazing. I wonder how you did that stitches.
- 11:15 pm
- Bronwyn Lloyd said...
A wonderful post. Your new oil on water pieces are incredibly effective. I hope your poetry day reading went down a treat.
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I'm sorry. I know global warming is a serious subject, particularly with the release of the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
But at some point in many big stories, mass hysteria takes over and the subject, no matter how serious, "jumps the shark" as they say on TV.
For me, that moment happened last week while reading a story in the Globe and Mail and coming across this hilarious nugget.
"As Conservative MPs emerged from their weekly caucus meeting in Ottawa, reporters asked whether they believe that increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are causing global warming. Most refused to answer the question directly."
Good gawd! Has it come to this? Are not just global warming "deniers," as Stephane Dion calls them, but mere global warming "refusers to answer the question directly" to be hunted down, as we once did witches?
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His imaginary press gallery encounter makes the point that MP's shouldn't allow themselves to be intimidated and goaded into making rash statements regarding this very complex issue.
However, the latest IPCC report does indeed seem to be inducing a kind of paranoia among those zealots in the Church of Kyotology.
And as Lorrie suggested, they may have finally jumped the shark in terms of credibility.
PARIS -- Fear of runaway global warming pushed 46 countries to line up Saturday behind France's bid for a new environmental body that could single out - and perhaps police - nations that abuse the Earth.
Notice the capital on the word "Earth"? And the word "police"?
One world environmental socialism is coming, folks. Open your eyes.
And with another reality check, Rex Murphy's 'inconvenient' comment from the other night is now available here.
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Former Acadiana Outreach Center Worker Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scheme Involving Lafayette Assistant District Attorney
In a story that KPEL News has been following since it broke nearly a month ago, 59-year-old Elaine Crump of Lafayette, formerly a case manager with the Acadiana Outreach Center, has pled guilty for her role in the bribery scheme - knowingly allowing her signature to be forged on fraudulent community service certificates while employed as a case manager, and taking bribes for it.
Three other people have already pled guilty in the bribery scheme. 44-year-old Lafayette Assistant District Attorney Greg Williams of Lafayette for serving as the prosecuting attorney in the scheme, Williams' secretary, 46-year-old Denease Curry, for helping coordinate the "immediate 894 sessions" by giving the district judge's staff the names of the OWI defendants who were to plead guilty and 58-year-old Barna Haynes, former Office Administrator/Secretary for Lafayette District Attorney Mike Harson, for taking $55,000 in bribes in return for securing lighter sentences for some defendants who were accused of OWIs.
The "immediate 894 pleas" is a legal provision in Louisiana state law that allows someone accused of an OWI to plead guilty in return for a sentence of community service, drug use and driver safety programs, and an acquittal of all OWI charges and reinstatement of driving privileges. Court documents say ADA Williams and secretaries Curry and Haynes admitted to using this law to accept bribes from "co-conspirator #1," as called by the U.S. Attorney's Office, in return for allowing "co-conspirator #1's" clients to go straight to "immediate 894 pleas" without the District Attorney Mike Harson's knowledge and approval.
Court documents say Crump began working at Acadiana Outreach as an intake specialist in September of 2007. In 2009, she was promoted to the position of case manager. In 2010, she was approached by a former Acadiana Outreach case manager who she had worked with from September of 2007 to October of 2009. Crump says the case manager confessed to her that she had been creating false Acadiana Outreach community service certificates while employed as a case manager. Basically, the forms were saying that the individuals were completing their court-mandated community service when, in fact, they were not. That's when the former case manager, who is still unnamed, asked Crump to help her continue the fraud.
Crump admitted to allowing the former case manager to continue preparing the fraudulent Acadiana Outreach certificates on official letter head, and in exchange for payments, Crump would allow the former case manager to forge Crump's signature onto the fraudulent certificates. Crump was then paid by the former case manager regular payments ranging from $25 to $100 in cash. The former case manager was being paid by another individual who was getting the false certificates from the former case manager and causing them to be filed into the court record.
They were able to avoid getting caught because the former case manager would provide Crump with the names of the individuals they were helping get off and the number of completed community service hours reflected on the fraudulent certificates. This allowed Crump to falsely verify the accuracy of the certificates if she was questioned by employees of Acadiana Outreach or courthouse staff.
When Crump was laid off from Acadiana Outreach in September of 2011, court documents say the former case manager then approached Crump about continuing to create additional fraudulent certificates and forge Crump's name on them, but backdating the documents to a period in which Crump was employed by Acadiana Outreach. Crump then agreed and continued to get payments from the former case worker.
At sentencing, Crump faces up to three years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both and up to 3 years probation. Haynes faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000; Williams faces up to 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000; Curry faces three years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley says of the case:
Those involved in this bribery scheme have put their own interests above that of the criminal justice system. Crump's work at the Outreach Center was an important part of the 894 process and was designed to help people and assist in protecting the public, not to help facilitate Crump's greed. My office and the FBI will continue to investigate and prosecute corruption in the Western District of Louisiana.


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RICHMOND, Va. -- Curing his wife's thyroid disease. Connections in the high-end fashion world. Learjet flights for politicians.
Those were topics of testimony Wednesday from Jonnie Williams, the government's key witness who took center stage under the cloak of immunity in the corruption trial for former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen. Prosecutors say the McDonnells took more than $165,000 in secret gifts, cash and loans in exchange for promoting Star Scientific Inc., a company Williams headed until he stepped down under the cloud of a securities investigation and shareholder lawsuits.
Williams, a car salesman-turned-entrepreneur, talked about his business acumen, curing his wife's pre-cancerous disease by dosing her with the main ingredient in his company's signature product, Anatabloc, and knowing people close to famed designer Oscar de la Renta.
He said Maureen McDonnell asked him for help getting a gown for her husband's 2010 inauguration but later said she would take a "rain check" after an aide to her husband vetoed the idea.
In April 2011, Williams said Maureen McDonnell told him he could buy her a dress.
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"This went on for hours," Williams said.
Accompanying them was Mary Shea Sutherland, Maureen McDonnell's then-chief of staff. Since Maureen McDonnell was taking so long trying on dresses, Williams told Sutherland that she may as well try on one. He bought her one, too.
In the end, the bills for Maureen McDonnell's high-end dresses and accessories were $20,000, Williams said. When asked about Maureen McDonnell's demeanor during the shopping trip, Williams said: "She was happy."
A month later, Williams said, the former first lady summoned him to the Governor's Mansion and told him about the couple's financial problems.
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He said Bob McDonnell thanked him.
Williams said he wrote the checks because he needed the governor's help obtaining research studies on his product at state medical schools.
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The McDonnells are on trial together but have their own attorneys. The former Republican governor's lawyers have said he was an honest public official, and the favors he did were what any governor would do for a Virginia-based company.
Maureen McDonnell's attorneys have said she was smitten with the attention Williams showered her with and "duped" by him into thinking he cared for her. They also say she was not a public official and, therefore, should not be held to the same scrutiny as her husband.
During opening statements Tuesday, defense attorneys said the McDonnells' marriage was on the rocks, perhaps indicating to jurors that there was no way they could be scheming together if they were hardly talking.
Williams, who is in his late 50s, stepped down as CEO of Star Scientific Inc. in late 2013 as the company faced a federal securities investigation and shareholder lawsuits alleging trumped-up claims for Anatabloc. The McDonnells are accused of using the governor's office and his connections to promote Anatabloc.
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Attorneys for the McDonnells have questioned Williams' character and say he has changed his story in order to receive immunity from prosecutors. A defense attorney said Williams may have illegally sold $10 million worth of shares to a friend.
Williams' testimony was scheduled to continue today.
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Both spills are killing and affecting wildlife. Birds are usually the first hit. Their feathers get oiled and they cease being waterproof. Then the birds get cold and wet and hungry. Sometimes animals eat the oil which then coats their intestines keeping them from getting energy from food or sometimes from swallowing. Next are the fish who get the oil as it sinks. They die because they can't breathe the stuff and it coats their gills. The algae is coated, the mollusks get clogged. In Russia now dolphins are washing up dead on the beach. The effects of these spills will affect these places for a long time to come.
There was a slow response in San Francisco but California has mobilized, they have set up Oiled Wildlife Care Networks, there are organizations trained in the cleanup effort, in Russia soldiers have been mobilized but while they attempt to clean up seamen, who are trying to cleanup the wrecks, are simply pumping fuel into the ocean. I dunno about you but this makes me angry. On Wall Street there are complaints about the rising costs of fuel but they're talking dollars. I'm concerned about the rising ecological costs of fuel. And in case any of you are wondering, the Exxon Valdez has still not paid off all the money it owes Alaskans for the damages to their livelihoods in 1989. In fact they're taking the state to court to try and avoid paying money that is about the equivalent of 5% of their quarter earnings. Yeah, that's right, they're willing to spend more money to fight us in court rather then do the responsible thing.
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Of course, it's not difficult to see that local governments have no desire to actually stop violations at all, because things like red light cameras have never been about safety on the roads, and have always been about money:
Motorists have paid $45.3 million in fines since 2005, of which $21.1 million has gone to PennDot.Apparently, the amount being made today absolutely dwarfs what was made in tickets before the cameras were installed. And, so, rather than actually making the roads safer, they're being made less safe in order to beef up government revenue.
The rest of the money - $24.2 million - has gone to pay the expenses for operating the program, mainly to American Traffic Solutions Inc., the Scottsdale, Ariz., company that installs and maintains the cameras, and to the Parking Authority.
PennDot distributes its revenue from the camera program for transportation projects: half to Philadelphia and half to the rest of the state.
So far, Philadelphia has received $8.4 million; another $8.4 million has gone to 116 other municipalities in the state. Philadelphia is to get $1.5 million more, and a like amount will go to the rest of the state.