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Discussion in 'Dragon Ball' started by GranaWarrior, Jan 17, 2003.
my favorite character's goku. not when he's a little kid, but adult.
My favorite character would have to be Goku or Gohan. I especially like adult Gohan and S.S.4 Goku. I like them because they are very powerful and they both have good hearts, and they both fight for the good side.
Favorite male: Vegeta
Favorite female: ChiChi
i would say gohan is the coolest of den all =D
lol. i like vegita now.
actually, make that vegita, goten, and trunks.
i totaly like android 17 he looks and acts cool
Gogita in Super Sayan 4 mode. They were funny together, they pulled a lot of practical jokes. My brother likes Vegeta because he kicks butt he says. Vegeta and my bro share the same attitude! :anime:
it's a tie between gogeta and pan
Definently Trunks, and Uub, Uub is awsome, so evenly matched with goku, wooh
my favorite character would be gohan as kid beacsue once angried he can kick butt, then it would be goku vegeta
Well, undoubtedly, my fav char. is VEGETA! He ROXZORZ!
boohoo...none of you has said trunks yet?! vegeta is cool though too...and hott...maybe...goten wins in the cute department though
my faviorte character is trunks
Hmm I quite like Goku,vegeta and android 18.
yes, goku and vegeta for me. [dude, SPANDEX!!!!!!!] *cough.* maybe it's just because they're older and wiser... plus more muscles... haha.
I like the part where vegeta and goku fight each other ... all fights of them 2 in it..izz cool ..
favo char would be ...them both ...oh yeah... ssj 4 vegeta vs ssj 4 goku ...what a show!
Yeah, that would be pretty cool, ss4 vs. ss4... think about the countless possibilities...XP
...Vegeta would win...
Don't be so sure. Goku stands just as much if not more of a chance in that fight.
my favorite charaters is goku because he can eat more than any human and trunks because he is sooooo hot with long hair in a ponytail
My favorite character is Trunks. (the one from the android saga)


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Underground Railroad Research Forum
Follow the Drinking Gourd
This monument on the banks of the Warrior River commemorates the 1834 construction of a bridge by a slave named Horace King. Authors of a new book say King was not involved in the project.
SOUTHERN LIGHTS: Rewriting the history of the South
By Ben Windham
If there is such a thing as a sacrosanct American folk song, it's "Follow the Drinking Gourd." And it's easy to see why.
I grew up learning that it was actually a blueprint for the Underground Railroad. A runaway slave who read between the lines would find a road map out of the South:
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
The drinking gourd, we were taught, is actually the Big Dipper, with its north star, Polaris, shining as a beacon toward freedom.
History, mystery and feel-good political correctness, with a strong dose of Southern seasoning, all rolled into a single, tuneful song. Who could resist?
If you accept folklorist H.H. Parks' 1928 essay that introduced the song to Americans, "Follow the Drinking Gourd" has special significance to West Alabama. Parks wrote that the song's coded lyrical path to freedom begins north of Mobile and follows the Tombigee River.
From there, he said, it leads to the river's headwaters, then "over the divide and down the Tennessee River to the Ohio."
Parks wrote that a member of his family who had been involved in the underground railroad movement remembered a one-legged sailor "known as Peg Leg Joe" who "would go through the country north of Mobile and teach this song to young slaves and show them a mark of his natural left foot and the round spot made by the peg-leg."
Then Joe would chart the route north on trees using charcoal or mud to make the sign of a left foot and a round peg.
Again, it's irresistible stuff. Except that the whole story is probably a romantic fabrication.
That's the judgment of a new breed of scholars who challenge the authenticity of both the song and Parks' story. And their case is pretty convincing.
For one thing, nobody has turned up documentary evidence of any Peg-Leg Joe. The idea of a Yankee songmeister stomping the rough Tombigbee bottomlands to teach slaves a subversive tune is fairly ludicrous anyway.
Too, Parks claimed he collected the song in North Carolina, Louisville and Texas. Any song with such a widespread propagation, the modern critics say, should have been on the lips of as many rural singers as "John Henry" or "Barbara Allen" and collected widely.
Yet the only place it turns up is in Parks' essay. There's nothing like it in any other vintage folk-song collection or field recording. Nothing even close.
One other thing, the critics note: Slaves didn't need a coded song to tell them to go north toward freedom. That was a fact of life.
That's the thing about these critics and scholars, always punching holes in our balloons. At the same time that "Drinking Gourd" is being demythologized, something similar is happing with a cherished Tuscaloosa story.
On the south bank of the Black Warrior River, a stone's throw from Tuscaloosa Chevrolet, a prominent historic marker tells us that a slave named Horace King, a remarkable man "revered and respected for his organizational abilities, building skills and personal integrity," constructed the first bridge over the river at that spot in 1834.
It's a tremendous story, a part of local lore and most histories of this area. I drew on its message of overcoming hardship and spanning adversity for a column last year.
Only thing is, it never happened.
That's the verdict of historians John S. Lupold and Thomas L. French Jr. in their new book, "Bridging Deep South Rivers: The Life and Legend of Horace King," published last month by the University of Georgia Press.
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( Horace King is a GGG Grandfather I research)
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What does Nigeria take home from this OPEC meeting?
This meeting is part of the OPEC general meetings, but more important than that is that the market is suffering some form of instability and there was a necessity to balance that market which brought about the cooperation between the OPEC and non-OPEC members and in assessing the situation, its very obvious that there are some forms of imbalance from the market and that could lead to some distortion in the market.
Therefore, the purpose of this meeting is to see how we could sustain the stability by looking at all fundamentals in the market and eventually all the parties (producers and buyers) will benefit from it.
You came to this meeting with some expectations. Now the meeting is over, are those expectations being met?
Our expectations were to come here and reach some consensus and alignments. So, our expectations are that, the conference will make the best decisions that are good for the market and that was what they did and we are not disappointed. As you can see, after the meeting, there were some alignments agreed to by all the parties.
How did you arrive at such consensus despite the stance by some aggrieved members such as Iran?
I think what everybody needs to know is that OPEC has a very good governance structure that responds to all situations. For instance, it is clear that the decisions of the conference are for the ministers and then they have the board of governors who review all the technical inputs of all the lower levels of the organisation to analyse and guide the board of governors and the technical committee which also advises the board of governors.
When you escalate it to the level of the ministers, it is a different ball game because that becomes a sovereign issue; countries have their positions, they have their view points and sometimes they like to sell their view points to the other parties so that eventually at the end of the day you have a consensus that is acceptable to all. One good thing with OPEC is that, it has never failed in reaching consensus.
What are you doing back home to make sure that when there is such kind of alignment, Nigeria can take part in it unlike now that we dont have the capacity to produce more oil like some other members?
Nigeria has been a very prominent member of OPEC; we are in alignment with all the decisions that took place over time. If there is production cut, Nigeria participates fully. We must understand that every country wants to be a reliable supplier of crude oil so that both your buyers and the market can plan with you. We have a number of challenges in the Niger Delta region which make it unpredictable for the market to know how much Nigeria will bring on the table despite the stability we achieved in the last six months because of the intervention by the government.
What Nigeria would like to see is a situation where we have a stable and predictable production so that the market would plan with us. Of course, we would be glad to be part of the production cut by the OPEC or any other adjustment that may ensure stability of the market.
How would the Declaration of Cooperation impact on Nigerias economy and the oil and gas sector in general?
In many ways. First of all the Declaration of Cooperation brought stability in the market and not just that, in the real sense, it also brought more revenue to our governments and it was those revenues that were actually utilized to build infrastructure in the country and a number of intervention projects. Beyond that we also have this situation of Nigeria given the grace of providing the platform where we can now plough more investments as many of us are aware. We have done some sort of alignments with our partners, the IOCs. Part of it is for us to make some payments to them which wouldnt have easily come without such increase in revenue.
So it has helped us substantially in balancing our budget and also balancing our investments in the oil and gas industry. You can see that we are among the biggest beneficiaries of the cooperation and I am sure you have seen from the OPEC report, there was almost $35 billion average of gain every month as a result of this activity and surely part of that amount comes to our account.
What kind of reaction do we expect from the market after the 174th OPEC meeting decision?
When you increase supply, if there is no parallel increase in demand we should expect downward trend of crude oil prices, but mind you in all the discussions including the OPEC reports, it clearly shows that there is increase in demand of oil in the international market. So it is possible that this increase in supply may help balance the market, therefore, we are not expecting substantial reduction in the price in the near future.
Is it not a bad signal that few days after the signing of the budget by President Muhammadu Buhari, this decision is coming from the OPEC of increasing supply which may likely lead to reduction in prices?
I dont think the oil benchmark in budget will become unrealistic in the short term and therefore I dont see any challenge for the budget as a result of the decision by OPEC. Even if it does, budgets are living documents; when you underestimate in term of your revenue from crude oil, you can always have ways of supplementing that revenue. We should also realize that government revenue is no longer completely reliant on crude oil and gas. We are all aware that most of the revenue actually is not coming from oil and gas, which is a real shift in our countrys finance structure.
Some media reports are still linking movement in oil prices with OPEC decisions and some are saying the decisions are political in nature. What is your take on that?
OPEC is not a price fixing organisation; it tries to close the gap between supply and demand. When you do that you would have appropriate price. Whenever you have escalated demand, your supply is not meeting up you may likely have very high price sometime very unrealistic and in many cases affecting everybody - not just the producing countries. You will have increase in the prices of goods and services across the globe.
So very high prices are not always good for even the producing countries, and therefore the decisions by OPEC are not meant to jerk up prices so that the countries will get more money. Higher oil prices usually cause global crises. If you recall, the global crises in 2008 did not just affect the consumer nations but everybody and at the end of the day you all lose. So balancing the market is in the best interest of all.
What strategy has NNPC and government put in place to have some stability in oil production in the country?
As you know, many of the disruptions we recorded were actually as a result of the agitations and sometimes the activities of vandals. There is a very narrow difference between the two. But the reality today is that government at the highest level, with the participation of the vice president and the minister, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has ensured that there is balance between the expectations of the communities in which we operate and also the expectations of the producers at the environment. It has resulted in that semblance of stability in the last six to seven months. That means that the engagements by the government which is different from what we used to have, where some of these boys were given some stipends to just keep quite, is working.
In the next five to six months, its very obvious that even if we are not going to have 100 per cent peace, we are going to witness better environment to operate in such that everybody benefits - from the communities to the producers.
With this stability in the region, why are we still producing 1.7 million per day; why are we not moving further?
When you talk about 1.7m barrels per day, you are actually talking about crude oil production for OPEC purpose. Condensate is out of the discussion of OPEC. The total national production which includes condensate is revolving around a little above 2 million barrels and there are a number of interventions to make sure that we wrap off this production.
New production are coming up, for instance Egina is coming in by Total E&P, with about 200,000 barrels per day capacity that will automatically ramp of our production to 2.2 million barrels per day and there are a number of investments that are going on which will naturally increase our production. But mind you, as you are producing, natural decline sets in and so you have the balance in between. That is why are very comfortable in the government circle with that figure.
We can make up to 2.3 million barrels per day, probably at the terminal end of 2018. So in terms of production numbers it will grow because of the activities that are going on now such as the stability in the region, the investments that are going on and the general understanding and clear acceptance that we have a government that is supporting peaceful resolution of issues in the country.
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First City Monument Bank (FCMB), a leading financial institution has organised another program in a series of free training interventions in its impact planning project for small and medium business owners and operators.
This is in pursuit of the lenders resolve to support and nurture small and medium enterprises to achieve growth and stability in business. An integral aspect of the Banks agenda towards the nations economic development, the lender re-assured its customers it would sustain the tempo of support to existing and upcoming SMEs through increased lending, capacity building, free advisory, value-added products, as well as providing them services capable of increasing overall performance in business.
At the event which held in Lagos on Friday, 29th June, 2018 and tagged Business Empowerment & Sustainability Training for SME Customers, the Bank focused on budgeting, cost and budget management. Facilitators also took participants through the intricacies of raising capital for business and getting businesses ready for loans as well as preparing them for other investors invitation in partnership.
Addressing the participating SME customers of the Bank, Divisional Head, Corporate Services, FCMB, Felicia Obozuwa, said the bank recognised the role of entrepreneurs in the society and their capacity in driving growth and sustaining the economy. She added.


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Couples turn into gold smugglers for 'sponsored' honeymoon
This was a golden handshake of a very different kind. Customs officials at Delhi's international airport recently caught a couple that tried to sneak in 1.5kg of gold for a smuggling syndicate that sponsored their honeymoon in Thailand.india Updated: Sep 29, 2015 01:02 IST
This was a golden handshake of a very different kind. Customs officials at Delhi's international airport recently caught a couple that tried to sneak in 1.5kg of gold for a smuggling syndicate that sponsored their honeymoon in Thailand.
The incident has forced authorities to scrutinise newlyweds returning from popular holiday destinations.
"It was a sponsored honeymoon trip and like an Indian bride the girl was wearing gold bangles," said a customs official. "But as per rules, a traveller has to declare the gold jewellery while flying out of India so that he or she can show it while returning. In this case, the women had not declared the jewellery while leaving and even on her return, she tried to cross through the green channel."
India is the world's top buyer of gold, but a high import duty has led to a flourishing smuggling trade with syndicates adopting the methods of drug couriers to evade a government crackdown. The country is likely to import between 900 and 1,000 tonnes of gold in 2015-16, a study said this year.
Sources at customs said three travellers with the same Passenger Name Record (PNR) were on their list of suspects.
"The couple was travelling for the first time but there was another passenger, who had travelled previously and we had an input about him," an official said. "But he was not carrying anything, so we stopped the couple."
The woman was wearing six bangles made of gold worth Rs 37 lakh. Sources said that apart from their return tickets, the husband and wife were paid Rs 20,000 each for the trip.
Officials say there have been several instances of Afghan-origin women trying to sneak in gold with this modus operandi.
Two years ago, nine such women in burqas were caught just before exiting Delhi airport for trying to smuggle gold in the form of jewellery.
A few days ago, a mother and daughter also of Afghan origin were nabbed at the airport for gold smuggling.
"If someone is going on a trip, she must mention the jewellery in the departure slip and get an export certificate from customs, which she can show while coming back to India," an official said. "If a passenger is not filling it in the departure slip, he or she will be in trouble while coming back."
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SACC 2018 Wants Everyone to Enjoy This Year's Conference and Be Safe
SACC 2018 is helping do our part to provide everyone a safe ride home by offering up to $15 towards a ride home from any evening event via *Lyft.
Raise your glasses to the official kick off of San Antonio Cocktail Conference 2018. The boozy festivities kicked off last night, January 10th, with Women Shaking it Up: Inspiring Women Superheroes. Although we're very spirited about this year's spirits, SACC's number one priority is inspiring guests to think before they ever leave the house to drink. SACC is helping do our part to provide everyone a safe ride home by offering up to $15 towards a ride home from any evening event via *Lyft. This offer is exclusive for all evening event attendees who use Lyft services on their way to the event. Please see our designated 'Lyft- Safe Ride Home desk' for this exclusive safe ride home offer. So grab a Lyft, grab a cocktail and let SACC take you home. This program is generously underwritten by Jeff's Auto Rebuilders, JoAnn Boone and Bohanan's Prime Steaks and Seafood.
San Antonio Cocktail Conference is a Houston Street Charities event. Houston Street Charities is a non-profit organization created by Bohanan's Prime Steaks & Seafood and Mark Bohanan. It was founded to oversee the San Antonio Cocktail Conference and other charitable endeavors of Bohanan's, in an effort to make sure that giving back to community remains at the forefront of all of the events. San Antonio Cocktail Conference is a community partnership that donates 100 percent of conference profits to children's charities. Visit www.


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We also believe that it is very important to keep our customers updated on the status of their vehicles while in our shop. Our entire repair team convenes for a status meeting every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to keep everyone informed on the progress of each vehicle. Kelli, or her assistant, who handles customer relations, will then call, email, or text each of our customers to inform them of the updates and address any questions or concerns our customer may have.
When you come to pick up your repaired vehicle you will be given a detailed warranty on all of the work that we have performed on your vehicle performed as well as a candy bag to show our appreciation. Our customers can also expect a Thank You card mailed to them a few days later. We also add our customers' names to a "Birthday List" which entitles them to a free car wash and clean up of their vehicle on their birthday just for being our customer.
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The Camp in the Tempelhof airport will close soon.
And this is why our THF Café also closes its doors now.
We want to meet again and celebrate in this place, which we have established together and brought to life with a lot of heart and energy!
With music, delicious food and you, your friends and family!
You are invited!
When: Saturday, 16th of September
Start: 5 pm
Where: THF Cafe – The meeting place at NUK former airport
Tempelhof in hangar 1
Music: there is music from
Jamila and the other heros
Gülina and the newcomers Youngsters
We look forward to seeing you all! Here is our Facebookevent.
This event is supported by funding from Senatsverwaltung für Integration, Arbeit und Soziales.


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Outfit of the Day
Outfit of the Day
Many of you know that I love to shop. I've always loved the adventure of looking for new clothing items from jewelry, shoes, purses, to lovely jackets. So it was no surprise to me that I fell in love with a Cali and York jacket I just had to have.
Cali and York is an online women's clothing company that shut down for a short time, but reopened a few months ago. When they became active again, they started a clearance sale, which is still going on. I'll give you the link at the end of my article for those interested.
But first, a look at my outfit of the day created from my Cali and York purchase.
My classic styled animal print safari jacket is perfect to wear dressed up or with jeans. I chose to wear cream slacks and neutral shoes. I accented the outfit with black jewelry, including a cluster of bracelets on my left hand.
A variation for this jacket would be all black, which would look really classy. Because the style is safari, this is a great jacket to wear with jeans and perhaps some black booties.
This jacket is 100% woven polyester, so it's perfect for warm and cool weather. It has a draw string tie to use when you button it. It looks great open, too.
You can see the jacket here. It also comes in a brown animal print.
I consider this jacket to be a statement jacket, as well as a versatile jacket for all occasions. It's one of those pieces you will reach for often.
Here's the link for the Cali and York home page.
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It is officially summer in Chennai, the place said to have perpetual summer. Dozens of sunscreen advertisements pop up wherever I go. I roll my eyes at them because I know that at least half of them are useless, while the rest are missing the point. As someone who suffers from photosensitivity and has to wear sunscreen year round whenever I head out in the sun, let me debunk the misconceptions about sunscreens. I will also help you in identifying the right sunscreen and finding out whether you need one in the first place. Continue reading
Tag: Assumptions
Shortness of Life
We spend our life pretending that we will live forever. Death is something that we assume is always years away. We know we are all going to die eventually, but we always ignore this fact. When a loved one dies, it hits us hard and we regret the many things that we wanted to do with them or for them. We regret not having spent quality time with them and not having been in touch with them frequently because we were "busy". We remember the fight we had eons ago and wished we had apologized or didn't make a big deal out of the conflict. We regret not expressing our love. Continue reading
Judging a book by its cover
Take a moment to go through the two descriptions below and think about what you read:
She carried herself well in a sleeveless, animal printed, cropped top paired with denim shorts. Her striking makeup looked great on her. The red streaks in her hair complimented her top. Her accessories were matched to be in fashion. As she walked in, she had an air of confidence. Her long strides were perfection. She could totally pull off being a model.
Across the hall, there was a woman dressed in a simple classy ball gown. Her elegant outfit was matched with beautiful pearl accessories. Her subtle makeup looked natural and enhanced her beauty. Her hairdo was in line with the overall graceful look. When she greeted her guests, her warm smile, and soft voice made her look like the perfect host.
What did you think of the two women described above? Continue reading
The Day I turned Egalitarian
I was born a feminist. I remember many instances of my childhood where I'd question the cultural customs and proverbs that dictate the roles of women and/or degrade women. I've argued so much with my mom about these that she would call me a lawyer.
There may be a range of definition for feminism, but I take it to mean that men and women should be treated equally. I know some of you would immediately ask why this is called feminism and why not something like equalism if equality is the thing that we are striving for. Continue reading
Brain over Beauty
In the first episode of the TV series 'House', Cameron is shocked that House hired her because of her good looks. House asks her, "Would that upset you, really, to think that you were hired because of some genetic gift of beauty instead of some genetic gift of intelligence?" Only then it hits me that intelligence is also a genetic gift, just like beauty.
Why do we glorify intelligence while we think low of beauty, as if it is some unearned gift? Why is it that a beautiful, brainy woman wants to be called intelligent and not pretty at work? Here are some points why this might be the case: Continue reading
I can't drive and that's okay!
When I tell people that I can't drive a car or ride a bike, they are surprised. They assume it is because I'm an Asian girl who fits the stereotype. They assume I'm not bold or confident enough to learn the skill.
They ask "How can a working woman in her mid-twenties not ride a scooty or drive a car? How do you travel then? Aren't buses tiring? Why would you spend so much on autos?" I want to answer them that Continue reading


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James Woods Takes Fake News CNN's Jake Tapper to the Cleaners
Patriotic actor James Woods lit up Twitter Tuesday when he dropped in on fake news CNN's Jake 'Fake' Tapper.
Very Fake News CNN's Jake Tapper became the laughing stock of Twitter on Tuesday morning.
Tapper tweeted, "If you're a news organization and the folks in power are constantly praising you, you're doing it wrong. By definition."
If you're a news organization and the folks in power are constantly praising you, you're doing it wrong. By definition.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 6, 2018
Rich, coming from CNN, a media organization that slobbered over Barack Obama.
Plenty of people were trolling Jake Tapper, but James Woods brought it home with an epic response.
James Woods took Fake Tapper to the cleaners.
Woods responded: Your head was so far up Obama's ass, you got whiplash every time he stopped short. #StopTalking
Your head was so far up Obama's ass, you got whiplash every time he stopped short. #StopTalking https://t.co/PFrtpwU6C1
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) March 6, 2018
Twitter went crazy!
CNN trying to admonish people on how to do straight news😂😂😂
— Righteous⚡Crusader (@Craftmastah) March 6, 2018
Mr. Woods tweets are always entertaining. pic.twitter.com/hPG6kVXyx5
— Donny Tomlinson (@DonnyTomlinson) March 6, 2018
Get em Jimmy! 😂 pic.twitter.com/iQMFaTtDDe
— Boriqua woman (@BoriquaW) March 6, 2018
😆 😂😂😂😆 pic.twitter.com/p77go4WEpa
— Steve M. 🇺🇸 (@Steve_M007) March 6, 2018
I even felt the burn🔥🔥🔥
on that one @jaketapper 🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Teresa🇺🇸 (@tjhlfld) March 6, 2018
— Neverlickthehand (@MMchiefsquid) March 6, 2018
Ouch! 😂😂😂🤣🤣
— ⚘Alice Sutton Ballard⚘ (@AliceBallard27) March 6, 2018
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Like the 1986 movie Highlander, the Toyota SUV that shares its name is a crowd-pleaser that cannot influence eagerness among critics. After more than 190,000 Highlanders rolled off dealership great deals last year, Toyota's mid-size crossover SUV got in 2017 with a host of changes aimed at pleasing the masses and experts alike.
Especially, all Highlanders, from the base $31,590 LE to the state-of-the-art $48,840 Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum, currently come conventional with a pre-collision caution system with pedestrian detection and also automated emergency braking, plus lane-departure caution, lane-keeping help, flexible cruise control, as well as automatic high-beams. Our all-wheel-drive $43,184 Highlander XLE examination vehicle likewise loaded blind-spot tracking, a function not available on the lower-level Highlander LE and LE Plus.
Accompanying the 2017 Highlander's countless safety and security systems is the current variant of Toyota's 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The six-cylinder is conventional on almost the base front-wheel-drive Highlander LE-- which remains to make use of a frail 185-hp inline-four-- and also includes a host of modern technologies, including a direct and port fuel-injection system and an updated valvetrain that enables the engine to run on the more efficient Atkinson cycle. Ranked at a healthy and balanced 295 horse power and also 263 lb-ft of torque, the modified V-6 makes 25 more ponies and also an extra 15 lb-ft compared with the previous unit. Gas economic situation is up, also, with the front-wheel-drive 2017 Highlander V-6 gaining an EPA-rated 23 mpg combined; all-wheel-drive models accomplish 22 mpg. Both figures mark a 2-mpg renovation over in 2015's Highlander and also put the crossover within 1 mpg of the four-cylinder Mazda CX-9's mixed fuel-economy figures.
Toyota's 2GR-FKS six is a treasure of an engine that constructs power almost all the means as much as its 6800-rpm redline. At the track, this Highlander cut 0.3 2nd off of its precursor's zero-to-60-mph and also 30-to-50-mph times, hitting the marks in 7.0 and also 3.8 secs, specifically. Sadly, the 2017 Highlander's 5.6-second 50-to-70-mph passing time was both slow-moving for the class and also nearly a second behind that of its forbear. Condemn the new eight-speed automatic transmission's hesitancy to downshift. No matter, the revised Highlander's V-6 offers a lot of grunt in many real-world driving situations. Thanks partially to our examination car's automated stop-start system, we managed a practical 21 mpg throughout our time with the crossover, 2 mpg far better than what we got from a Mazda CX-9.
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If the 2017 Highlander's V-6 powertrain is the equivalent of Highlander's enchanting Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez (played by Sean Connery), then the crossover's spruced up outside layout belongs to the film's handsome yet forgettable lead character, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert). New front and back fascias, updated headlamps, and also an eye-catching collection of LED taillights give the Highlander a much more cohesive, SUV-like appearance. Yet we still would not place it rather on the very same degree of beauty as the butch Dodge Durango or the hot CX-9.
Unlike the exterior, the Highlander's inside has been left mostly unblemished. Toyota did add four even more USB ports, bringing the total amount to five-- 3 in front as well as two in the rear. The cockpit showcases a variety of handy storage nooks, including a rack that spans the lower dashboard and also a massive center-console container that could accommodate nearly a cubic foot of miscellaneous items. Ergonomic faults consist of difficult-to-grip temperature level knobs for the climate-control system and also a touchscreen that's also away from the driver.
While base-level LE and LE And also Highlanders come with a basic second-row bench seat, the XLE, SE, Limited, and also Limited Platinum grades feature captain's chairs between. (The bench seat is a no-cost alternative on the XLE, Limited, and Limited Platinum.) Area is plentiful in the second row, however we found that our seven-passenger examination auto's bucket seats were mounted as well low for optimum comfort. Still, the Highlander's gliding and reclining second-row chairs were like a set of La-Z-Boy recliners compared with the slim and also lightweight 60/40 split-folding third-row bench. Legroom in the wayback is simply 27.7 inches, a complete six inches less than what the Volkswagen Atlas's rearmost row deals. If you regularly carry sufficient passengers to benefit constant use of the third row, take into consideration the Atlas, a Honda Pilot, or a Ford Flex.
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Despite the Highlander's carlike unibody construction and reduced step-in height, this mid-size crossover's dealing with advises us of an old-fashioned body-on-frame SUV, as its softly sprung suspension permits excessive body coming in turns. On the plus side, the suspension soaks up roadway irregularities with nary a shudder, as well as the electrically helped steering is relatively quick as well as generally well weighted.
At 4560 pounds, our all-wheel-drive Highlander examination auto was no light-weight, as well as the excess mass made itself known when applying the brakes, as the Toyota required 181 feet of tarmac to quit from 70 miles per hour-- 11 feet more than a 161-pound-lighter all-wheel-drive GMC Acadia Denali.
With an as-tested price of $43,184, our Toasted Walnut Pearl Highlander XLE showed off $3704 in alternatives. Of that tally, all-wheel drive adds $1460 as well as brings vestigial mud flaps, hill-descent control, and also a display setting within the 4.2-inch gauge-cluster screen that reveals torque circulation amongst the Highlander's four wheels. An $1810 rear-seat home entertainment system was one of the most pricey alternative, while $434 purchased flooring mats and also body-side moldings. Requirement items included navigating, a proximity secret with push-button start, and also a sunroof, as well as previously mentioned attributes such as a blind-spot monitoring system as well as leather-trimmed very first- as well as second-row seats (Toyota drapes the 3rd row in vinyl).
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Is that sale really a sale?
Everyone loves a sale, but some sales are fake, created to give the illusion of savings.
Checkbook.org, an independent, nonprofit consumer organization, tracked the prices of big-ticket items sold at 19 major retailers for 10 months and found "disturbing pricing policies" at 17 of the 19. The editors write:
"At these stores, many sale prices—even those that advertise big savings—are bogus discounts, with the same price called a sale price more than half the time. And at some stores the fake sales never end: For several chains Checkbook found most items we tracked were offered at a false discount every week or almost every week we checked. In other words, the "regular price" listed on all those price tags is seldom, if ever, actually the price customers pay."
Be suspicious of signs that boast of big savings, such as "NOW 60% OFF!!" Be skeptical of tags that show a "regular" price and a "sale" price. In many cases, Checkbook found, the item never or rarely sold at the "regular" price.
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"Do not pay attention to the discount. Do pay attention to the price," said Checkbook's Executive Editor Kevin Brasler. "Even if there's a price that's struck through and they're saying it's 70 percent off that price - don't assume that new price is a good price unless you've made sure it is."
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There has been much commentary regarding how diversification failed during the crash of 2008 and in some cases it may have. Using history as a guide, we must realize that in periods of extremes, correlations tend to rise to 1, meaning investments seem to move in lock step.
However, we must ensure we include investments that are non-correlated such as adding Treasury bonds or Gold or Managed Futures. All of these investments actually made money for investors in 2008.
Another lesson is that over a full market cycle, diversification tends to work. In the below example we focus in inter-class correlations for stocks. Craig L. Israelson recently published a research report looking at the US stock market. The S&P 500 is considered a proxy for the stock market; however, this index fails to capture micro-, small- and mid-cap stocks.
For the 10 years ending in 2010, the S&P 500 had 10-Year Annualized Returns of 1.31% with 10-Yr Standard Deviation of 21.16%.
He then decided to include mid-cap and small-cap stocks into the experiment. The three indices were the Vanguard 500 Index, the Vanguard Mid-Cap Index and the Vanguard Small Cap Index, evenly split into 1/3rds.
The results are impressive. The combined results experienced a 10-Year Annualized Return of 5.16% with 10-Year Standard Deviation of 23.17%. While it is true that the overall level of return volatility was higher, it was more than made up for in returns. The point of this exercise is to focus on diversification within asset classes as small cap stocks actually made money in two of the three years of the bear market from 2000-2002. Stay tuned! {TJM}
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This was the single that had the difficult task to follow the massive International hit that had been "Venus" since its release in July 1969. Weirdly, this follow-up has always been considered as a failed one although it did better in the Netherland charts than "Venus" (n°1 versus n°3). But it's true than everywhere else, notably in the USA or the UK, "Mighty Joe" did not compete, staying below the 45th range when "Venus" topped the charts some months before. All in all, it's, retrospectively, a fine song and a good single since the B-side is good as well. Catch it here.
With this 4th single (below the French sleeve), the 1st that followed their massive worldwide hit "Venus" (released in july 1969, this one issued 4 months later), it was clear that the band had decided to leave its raw, rough and rocky sound for a more US mainstream one, but in 1969, mainstream meant Creedence Clearwater Revival or the Byrds (but there's a clear Beatles influence here, notably of "Old Brown Shoe"), and nothing wrong with that. The influence of Jefferson Airplane is still clear but more the pre-americana one than the psychedelic or blues one. Contrary to what many may think, "Mighty Joe" was still a more massive hit in Nederland, their native land, than "Venus" (n°1 during 2 weeks versus n°3). So it was in Germany but in the US, UK or in France, it went unnoticed and most may have thought that they were one-hit wonders. I suppose that Robbie van Leeuwen was quite uncertain whether he must be happy to see he could do better than "Venus" or anxious to lose the interest of the anglo-american audience. The most striking in the single is that the B-side features a beautiful but rather desperate song called "Wild Wind", in which the metaphysical questions of Robbie van Leeuwen about what's life's for breaks the usual loving affair lyrics. A must-hear I offer here in streaming when you can see the A-side on a (cheapy and freezy) clip from youtube downside. It is to note that neither of the songs were on the At Home album or the next one Scorpio's Dance.
Tell me why the wind blows, Tell me why the grass grows, Tell me why the light burns And our world turns. Wild wind, tell me why we were born? Wild wind, tell me why shall we die? Can I fall in love anyway, anyhow? Why does a heartache come and go? Wild wind, tell me why we were born? Wild wind, tell me why shall we die? Ah-ah-ah! Do you hear that mountain call? What's that you hear, Is it a love looks [...] Whispering in your ear? Wild wind, tell me why we were born? Wild wind, tell me why shall we die? Wild wind, tell me why we were born?


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If you could nap during the day, the constant sleeplessness might be easier to tolerate. Lyme Disease wiped out your ability to nap years ago and no one has any solutions for you. Some people want riches or fame, but you, you just want a brain that functions normally. To have a brain that sleeps, isn't foggy, jumbled or forgetful, is your greatest wish.
A streak of bright, orange light bursts through the curtains. Damn it! It's morning now. Utterly depleted, you continue with your idle rest in bed as you wait for the alarm to go off alerting you to take your medications.
Almost every medication prescribed to you requires you to take it on an empty stomach. These are instructions you find particularly challenging to follow. Sometimes, you wait more than two hours before eating breakfast just to squeeze in your morning handful of pills.
Invariably, some medication or supplement gets missed. You panic as you rework your entire medication schedule for the day. There is no room for error anywhere. Hopefully, tomorrow you will get back on track. Treatment for Chronic or Late Stage Lyme Disease is regimented and intense. You persist through these demanding protocols in the hopes of having a normal life again.
With the multitude of symptoms you experience daily, you've become too ill to work. Career advancement is not a realistic option for you anymore; no landing your dream job; no starting your own business. The longer you struggle with Lyme Disease, the further away the reality seems that you will ever go back to what you once were.
Lyme Disease can be disabling although some medical and political establishments will tell you it's not even a real disease. Oh, how you would love if this disease were fake, a figment conjured up by your wild imagination. That somehow seems treatable and much less expensive.
But it's not an elaborate fabrication or something you've concocted for attention. You're not lazy, unmotivated or a head case. You are not choosing sickness so you can lay in bed all day. This illness is real and it comes with a hefty price tag.
If you have Lyme Disease, you will spend all of your money – every last cent – trying to get well. You will invest tens-of-thousands, if not, hundreds-of-thousands, of dollars on trying to save your life. If you've had this illness long enough, you've maxed out your credit cards, probably drained your savings, pensions, IRAs or 401k's. Evidence of a life before Lyme quickly vanishes.
Physicians most literate in treating Lyme Disease are not covered by your insurance. To get well, you will likely need a multifaceted approach to treatment, including regular testing, prescription medications, supplements, and herbal medications. The effort to repair the damage that chronic Lyme Disease has caused is costly, burdensome and at an enormous out-of-pocket expense to you and your family.
Yet, you continually find the strength to persevere. You hold on to hope with fists clenched so tight your knuckles change color. Your hope is in a better quality of life. Your hope is in a future filled with joy and less suffering.
During your battle with Lyme Disease, you have not been able to attend weddings, baby showers, family holidays, or outings with friends. You have had to say, "no," more than you say, "yes." By now, you feel the pain of isolation. You wish people understood your illness better or, at the very least, that you had some special superpower that allowed you to articulate the torment raging on inside your body.
You will continue to battle this illness with everything you've got, but there's very little energy left (if any) beyond dragging yourself through each day. You need continued help and support no matter how long this journey takes, but you find most relationships cannot endure this level of hardship over the long haul. Your heart badly hurts as you sense relationships beginning to slip away.
Sadly, most aspects of your life are on hold indefinitely due to this illness. Recovery is long. Thoughts about dating, getting married or planning for a family fall to the wayside. You feel this illness stealing some of life's most precious opportunities from you as you wait for the moment when you might one day be well again. The future seems so uncertain.
Like so many other chronic Lyme patients, you constantly feel the slow, suffocating effects of a life on pause.


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What is a Glow Plug?
Why Do Diesel Engines Need Glow Plugs?
Gasoline engines employ spark plugs to ignite the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber during the power stroke of the engine. Whereas, diesel engines do not have spark plugs. The air-fuel mixture in these engines are combusted the following way: The intake air is compressed and when the piston reaches close to the top dead center (TDC), the diesel is injected into the combustion chamber. The injected fuel mixes with the compressed air, evaporates, and ignites almost simultaneously. The combustion of the diesel is made possible due to the following reasons: the intake air heats up during compression and diesel has a relatively low ignition temperature. No external ignition device, like a spark plug, is needed. However, with a cold diesel engine, the compression temperature might not be high enough to ensure the proper ignition of the injected fuel, resulting in increased exhaust emissions. The glow plug- an electrical heating device - helps solve this problem.
How Does a Glow Plug Work?
A glow plug typically comprises a heating coil in a metal tube closed at one end and filled with electrically insulating ceramic powder. The closed end of the metal tube with the heating coil protrudes through a hole in the cylinder head, into the combustion chamber. When the glow plug is electrically energized, its heated portion reaches a surface temperature of more than 1000º Celsius within a few seconds. The air-fuel spray generated by the injector ignites close to the glow plug, which initiates combustion.
Advanced glow control modules like BERU's Instant Start System (ISS) can be integrated into the engine management system to provide gasoline-like turn-key starting performance and additional glow functions for highly sophisticated emission reduction strategies.
What Can Go Wrong with a Glow Plug?
Generally, the glow plug can wear out due to age and prolonged use. They can also fail due to continuous exposure to heat and corrosion. However, other problems can also cause the glow plug to go bad like a faulty glow plug relay.
The following are some of the common symptoms of a defective glow plug:
Hard Starting
While hard starting generally indicates problems in the fuel system and battery, sometimes, it also indicates a bad glow plug. If the fuel system and battery are working fine, it is likely that the glow plug is at fault.
Poor Engine Power
After experiencing a hard start, the engine will still struggle to run properly and can exhibit symptoms such as misfiring or rough running. As a defective glow plug will fail to ignite the fuel properly, it results in improper combustion. This reduces the engine power and efficiency.
White Exhaust Smoke
A bad glow plug will cause the diesel oil to leak into the exhaust. The fuel again burns in the exhaust system which results in the emission of white exhaust smoke.
As soon as you detect any symptoms of failure, have your glow plugs checked and replaced, if required. While inspecting your glow plug, do not forget to check the glow plug relay and the other fuel injection components, as well.
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With emission standards becoming increasingly strict, it is essential to obtain a better understanding of combustion processes inside the cylinder. Glow plugs offer mechanical access to the combustion chamber. Engineering efforts have been expended to utilize the glow plug for advanced sensor functions.
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Yu Jordy Fu is the CEO and Creative Director of the M&J Group companies, including London, Hong Kong, Bangkok and China, she is also the Creative Director for the world's biggest fashion media company FashionTV. Trained as both an artist and an architect, graduating from Central Saint Martin's College of Arts and Design with a first class degree in Spatial Design, followed by a Master of Arts degree in Architecture and Interiors from the prestige Royal College of Art London. Yu Jordy Fu had her first solo art exhibition at Beijing Capital Museum at age of six, her artworks have been published into two books in China and at 21 years old her design project was exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennial.
Jordy worked at Future Systems on various cultural, educational, infrastructure projects; before joining the London office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as a senior design architect on various large-scale mixed-use projects in Russia and Middle East. Jordy then worked as a creative director for the UAE pavilion Shanghai expo 2010. Yu Jordy Fu's expertise includes architecture, interior design and furniture design encompassing hospitality, residential, retail and work place sectors of real estate development. Jordy was the creative director for Design Worldwide Partnership – a 500 staff multi national design company.
Jordy is also an artist, she is an commission artist for French Luxury Brand Hermes, her art pieces were exhibited at the London Design Museum, London Fashion Week, Hamburg Art week, Southbank Center London, Arts Center Seoul, and the Hong Kong Arts Centre and Her own sustainable product collection was sold across Europe and published worldwide.
Jordy was invited to speak at a few TEDx events around the world including Shanghai, Tokyo and Nanjing, and she was the only Chinese designer ever selected to speak at the main TED conference in California.
In 2014 Jordy was selected as one of the 65 Outstanding Chinese Role Models, and invited to speak at TEDx Nanjing. Jordy's dream is to make this world a better place through art, design and architecture.


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HMRC have published information about the collection of unpaid Class 2 National Insurance contributions (NICs). HMRC have been sending payment requests since April 2013 to those who owe Class 2 NICs. The payment requests said that if not paid, HMRC may collect the debt through their PAYE code from April 2014 or pass it to a private debt collection agency for recovery on HMRC's behalf.
Taxpayers are advised to act on the payment requests either by making the requisite payment or, if their payment request is wrong, they should contact HMRC to explain why (e.g. if they have stopped being self-employed), failing which they are likely to receive an Annual Coding Notice (P2) between January and March 2014. This will show the Class 2 NICs debt to be collected from April 2014 through their PAYE code. To prevent the outstanding debt to be included in their tax code, the full amount will have to be paid.
More details are available from HMRC at http://tinyurl.com/pnshj4g


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Hamilton Academical were made to play the closing stages with nine players in a goalless first leg of their Scottish Premiership playoff tie with Dundee United this evening.
The Tangerines, looking to return to the top flight after a one-season absence, were themselves a player light at Tannadice Park due to a red card but in the end neither side could do enough to find a way through.
Eight minutes passed before the first real sight of goal for either side, which Danny Redmond failed to make the most of as he missed his kick when picked out by Rakish Bingham.
Dundee would have been a goal down soon after if not for a fine Cammy Bell save, getting his trailing foot to deny Bingham's shot from a one-on-one position.
It was Remi Matthews's turn to produce a big stop a quarter of the way through under pressure from Thomas Mikkelson, with neither team able to show the killer instinct in front of goal.
Hamilton grew into the match more and more as it went on, and they came close to opening the scoring when Templeton worked some space and sent a deflected shot inches wide of the far post.
Matthew again did well to turn a Mikkelson header wide as United - now unbeaten in their last 11 games - looked to turn the screw, while Mark Durnan blasted over the crossbar on the hour.
The Accies looked to have squandered their big chance to take a lead into Sunday's second leg after Dougie Imrie failed to convert a cross into the box, although a second yellow shown to Simon Murray for supposed simulation with more than 10 minutes left to play gave them further hope.
Incredibly, though, injuries to Imrie and Massimo Donati saw the visitors down to nine men for the closing stages, and with neither side able to break the deadlock it remains all to play for at New Douglas Park.


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Lots of us who work out, just for the pleasure of exercising or to optimize rapid fat loss, love to start the day with a cup of coffee. It seems to be confirmed that working out after some coffee has certain advantages.
A Spanish study published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition found that athletes who had some caffeine before their exercise burned about fifteen percent more calories three hours after the exercise as compared to those who didn't. The trialed amount that showed these results were based on 300 mg of caffeine for woman weighing about 70 kilograms, amount contained in 12 oz of brewed coffee.
For those of us who love coffee, it is not a vice, it is a real pleasure. And it is a metabolism booster too! And if you workout frequently, caffeine can offer great benefits to improve performance. Here are some reasons to enjoy coffee as part of a healthy lifestyle:
Improved circulation. A Japanese research compared the effects of drinking normal coffee compared to decaffeinated coffee in non regular coffee drinkers. Each subject had a five oz cup of one of those. Then after 75 minutes, each group was measured their finger blood flow. Those who had caffeinated drink showed thirty percent more blood flow than their decaffeinated counterparts. Better circulation means better flow of oxygen and nutrients to your muscles.
Less Pain. Scientists at the University of Illinois found that those who had 2 to 3 cups of coffee before a 30 minute of high intensity training perceived reduced pain afterwards. You may conclude the caffeine may help push a little more in your intense workouts, improving performance and endurance.
Improved memory: A study published at Johns Hopkins University found that caffeine enhances memory up to twenty four hours after it is consumed. The study was applied to non regular coffee drinkers. A group was given 200 mg of caffeine after looking at a series of images. A placebo was given to another group. Next day, both groups were recalled to remember the images, and the caffeinated group showed better results.
Muscle Preservation: This research was done on animals, at Conventry University. Sports scientists found that caffeine helped avoid tissue loss that occurs with aging. These results were seen in the diaphragm and skeletal muscles. These results suggest that caffeine in moderation could help preserve our muscles and somehow reduce a bit certain age related injuries.
Increased Muscle Fuel: A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology found that a little caffeine after working out may be beneficial for those working out daily. What was found is that some caffeine after workout raised the glycogen level in muscles about 67 percent four hours after the workout. Glycogen is the first energy source to be burned in physical activity. This improvement can be understood as better performance in the next workout.
Also magzines like Menjournal claims that a pre-workout coffee can intensify your workout.
All these news do not mean you can drink as much coffee as possible. Here are some suggestions the enjoy coffee´s benefits:
· Control the amount: Performance enhancement with minimal side effects can be obtained with no more than 6 mg per kilogram of body weight; that is 600 mg for a 100 kg person. This is, no more than 16 oz of coffee.
· Incorporate it in healthy ways: Combine coffee with almond milk, avoid sugar, include it in a fruit smoothie, or any original idea to make it healthy too.
· Be consistent in your daily allowance. Let your body adapt to your caffeine consumption so results are stable and predictable.
· Don't let coffee substitute water. Rapid fat loss will occur only with plenty of water supplied to yourself.
· Try avoiding coffee before bedtime. One of the basics of any rapid fat loss effort is enough sleep. Coffee can leave you sleepless, and that should not happen. If even without coffee you do not sleep properly, you should do your best to find out why this happens. Maybe it is over exercising, maybe a bad diet.
So, include coffee in your diet, but don't overdo it. Listen to your body, and react accordingly!


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Patti Stanger is not a fun person.
That's okay. Remember when she talked about her own thoughts and opinions as they related to herself for two whole sentences? Narrow-minded as those opinions may have been, they were hers, as they related to her life, and that was nice. I mean, her wants in life sound very limiting and boring to Clementine, but the beauty of not being Clementine is that you get to want different things from Clementine. Humanity is a lovely quilt of whatever and such.
Of course your right to be boring ends where my fun begins. Patti Stanger also thinks all non-straight people are slutty-ho slut sluts and that people with kinks are sick and disgusting. (Although I will cop to that one. Every time I get hit with a belt a little bit of my humanity slips out of me, leaving shards of the void to prepare my body to become the tainted vessel of the demon-mother Shub-Niggurath. It's a hoot and a half.)
It's always hard for me to put myself in the mind of a bigot, but here, I'll try: I think Patti truly believes that all of humanity is exactly like her. And that there's one little queer person. Just the one, running around all queer, streaking through her gender-segregated lockstep parade marching ever toward the endgame of marriage, laughing at her good soldiers and shouting about kyriarchy. She hates that little queer person. She thinks that little queer person is the jester to her court, the little wise fool who has kingly license to mock the world, and she doesn't remember inviting them.
So I thought she'd employed a little jester:
Actually, no, that does not accurately describe my thoughts upon seeing this title in the blog links. Here, take my gentle loving hand and let's walk you through my Cognitive Matrix Bullet Time Explosion, you and I:
- Wait, what? What the hell? Patti knows trans women exist? YES!
- I mean, NO! Oh my god, she's going to be mean and reductive about trans women!
- Ugh, I bet it's going to be one of those "here's what you need to know about trans people: they are very sick and deserve our pity" sort of dealies at best. She seems the type.
- Oh, it's a guest contributor! A trans man maybe? Would Patti hire a-
- Jester! That's it! She hired the jester to debase himself while speaking truth!
- No, wait, that doesn't seem right. Patti doesn't hire the jester, she puts him in the oubliette. Medieval lord-kings were more enlightened than Patti Stanger. Wow. That's sad.
- Maybe she doesn't run the site though. Maybe the people who do are smarter than her. That's a safe bet. There's factory runoff mutating at the bottom of a lake that's smarter than her. Maybe those people held her down and forcefully updated her site with something positive.
Spoiler! This content note might ruin the ending for you.
(Content note: transphobia, weapons-grade misogyny, gender-essentialism, MRA, racism, implied threats, kink, male entitlement up my fucking hooha, it's a bad one.)
So all that spontaneous thinking took less time to think than it took for me to click the link, where:
It did! Talk trans to me baby!
Um... Okay, I'll play along, but I think you got your text editor confused with a cyber chatroom.
A glorious bush and the Cave What Smells of Ocean.
No, actually, but it's funny you should bring that up. I just did a whole thing about how I've got externally implanted and enforced gender dysphoria and between you and me, I sometimes try to imagine what it would be like to-
Oh no.
Oh god David NO!
Stealth bigots are the worst.
And I keep running into them. Like those white people who seem perfectly nice and also assume that since I look like them I want to be their white power buddy. "Oh, your cookies are to die for, you must give me the recipe and also immigrants are ruining this country!" It's gross. It's Vader's outstretched hand tempting me to the Dark Side, only instead of wisdom and power beyond the limits of my imagination, what's actually on offer is a vague desire to be a dick to people. No thanks, I guess.
Men who want me to join them in their hatred of women are extra strength creepy to me. It's one thing to be an oozing, pulsating, throbbing boil on the ass cheek of existence (although I'd rather you didn't) but to happily and genuinely invite me to join you in bringing discomfort and unhappiness to the world is just adding a layer of extra-strength industrial-grade Creep. And I don't understand it.
"Ugh, women, ammirite? Women. They're the worst. Oh, you are one? You're not like those women, are you? I've got two burly fistfuls of male entitlement says you're not. Yeah, that's what I thought."
I don't like stealth bigots. I don't like any bigots, but I have a cold, dark storage freezer in my heart for people who gently or enthusiastically dismantle my defenses, break through my protective layer of caution to dig down to the warm, vulnerable core of trust only to dig their fingernails into into it and squeeze the kindness from me. You know who's really the worst? Women. But also stealth bigots.
I'm sorry, women with a penis. I really am. And I don't mean I'm sorry the world is inflicting this upon you. I mean I'm sorry I haven't yet fully consumed the cosmic glory of the Dark Goat of the Woods to smite the wicked and cast them down into horror of unlife. Any day now.
Between all of them? Literally everything.
Right, but...
Okay, so, here's my deal with this blog. The reason I talk about pop culture is because I love it, first and foremost, but also because it's the perfect tool to explore complicated societal issues and trends in a familiar format. The reason I pick apart movies like this isn't just because I think the thing on it's own is awful, it's because I think it also represents something awful. I want to dissect it and expose its insides and see what they have to say about the world we all have to inhabit. I'm not saying I always succeed, but it's my intent.
So sometimes I feel like I'm talking down to people. Gender-essentialism is bad! No, duh. Next you're going to tell me racism is wrong or something.
I don't want to create an echo chamber here. The reason I go after easy targets is because they represent a common, widely shared experience that merits a second look, and a third. I don't do it because it's easy, I do it despite the fact that it's hard.
Except right now. This shit is easy. I never would have given it a second look if I hadn't been tricked into thinking I was going to see some compassion and understanding on this site, but here we all are. So I'm sorry, gentle reader. I'm going to insult your intelligence very hard, but not as hard as I'm going to insult David Wygant, like so:
David Wygant, you are a bad man. I mean that in two ways. Let's explore them. You are a bad man, yes, bad in the sense that your very existence is a real and terrifying threat to all of humanity on the day when the gods return to earth and ask us what we've been up to while they were out. They are going to smite our collective ass with extreme prejudice, David. And it will be your fault. I want you to know that. When the great works of man burn and the Ancient Ones devour the very concept of humanity, I want you to look around and know that you did that. You. Personally. It's going to feel really bad. But you are also a bad man, in that you've chosen to be "man" before you are human. So I'm going to go ahead and call you sub-human, and I have reasons for this. Neurotypical humans have the innate ability to relate to and sympathize with the plights and joys of others. Most neurodiverse people who don't have the desire to do so and learn it. Not you though. You created by choice and design a clay gollem called Man, you breathed it to life with your hatred and now it has turned on you and consumed you. Your humanity, your very personhood is rotting in the clay bowels of the creature you yourself created. That sucks.
I'm not angry with you. In fact I take deep, glowing, almost sexual pleasure in the fact that you cannot abide me. There was a time not so long ago when creeps like you made me feel small and scared, but I get the feeling those days are over. I think that because when I imagine you writhing and squirming in impotent frustration at my personhood, it brings me pleasure. Comfort. When the mere fact of my existence brings anguish and hurt to the evildoers, that must logically mean that I am fantastic. I obviously think I'm better than you, clearly, but I want to explain that, so that whatever scraps of intelligence you have left have a chance of wrapping themselves around my sweet, sweet logic and absorbing the juicy righteousness within, and here it is: you suck. I am better than you because you suck, and I don't. Quod erat fucking demonstrandum, bitch.
I drink your milkshake, David. I drink it all.
Are we clear here, David? Are you picking up what I am laying down? Does David need a whoopin'? No? Good. Fucking sit down, because I'm about to drill some goddamn truth into your squishy skull.
You know what, David? You've got a pretty mouth.
I don't advise anyone to follow that link, because it leads to a place that has women/products in the URL, and you know that doesn't go to any place good and wholesome. But if you must, here it is.
Dude's got a pretty mouth, is what I'm saying. Now I kind of wish I really did have a penis like he thinks I do, but only because I know for a fact that me jerking it to his picture would bring him no end of grief and frustration. I bet the farm that he's the sort of dude who cries himself to sleep at night in tears of furious rage when a gay dude makes a pass at him. And that's wrong and sad, but it's also deeply funny.
You would agree? Why the hell wouldn't you? They're out there, David, being all magical and quaint, hiding in their little forest dens with their little twitchy noses. And I promise you, their lives are difficult enough without the voluntarily sub-human confusing genitals with gender.
But let's be real, that's not even what's going on here. Any thinking and moderately educated person, trans or not, has some basic understanding of the idea that genitals = sex = gender isn't true for everyone. Many people may not understand it, but they have some sort of awareness that the idea is out there. But that's not even what David is doing here. With him, it goes genitals = man/womanhood. Not personhood, because those aren't even separate things in the mind that is sloshing around in the digestive juices of a gollem. Penis = manhood. Vagina = womanhood.
I figured out why he's on the site, by the way. Patti Stanger must be his sweet forever princess. The image of those two sub-humans rage-fucking the pain away gives me an imaginary boner that I'm pretty sure means I'm a zoophile.
Hey, David! You smell bad and you suck. Ook ook.
I'll bet they do. Oomph. Ugh. Hip thrust.
David, you do realize you've been using the word "vagina" to mean "femininity" this entire time, right? You dirty, dirty slut you. Bend over. I'm going to do things to your masculinity.
This seven-paragraph article uses the word "penis" nine times and it never means the same thing twice. That makes it very difficult to criticize, because I never quite know what pocket of fevered lunacy David's mind resides in sentence to sentence, but I'm pretty sure he just called me a dick for talking about my accomplishments.
Fuck you too, David.
Sorry. They can't all be winners.
Should it be?
Or are we just listing things that aren't turn-ons? Fair enough, I'll play! Babies. Chickens in stockings. Cheese platters. Weeping vaginal sores. Female pride. The Misshapen Children of Demon Mother Shub-Niggurath what have teeth for eyes. Barnyard animals. Not your pretty, dirty mouth though, that gets me going. Oh yeah. Umph.
I think what you're trying to say here is that you've confused men with co-dependency sufferers, or possibly children.
I mean, I could pick that statement apart and talk about no doy, it's fairly well-established that every human wants that, but instead let me just point out that your skill at psychological analysis is only rivaled by your spelling and grammar. It's low-hanging fruit, I'll cop to that, but so are the big hairy balls I wish I could dip in your pretty mouth, so it evens out.
Can we just all agree that this is hate speech? I mean, I don't know the legal definition of the term in every country on earth, but can we at the very least agree that claiming that a whole group of people is neurologically compelled to be predatory sex pests should not be as commonly accepted as it is?
This is what gets me about MRA talk, which we can all agree this is. The things they believe about women are horrific and upsetting and more than a little insulting, but it's not surprising. I can follow the logic that leads them to think all wimminz is out to sink their harpy teeth into their groin and rip out their testes through their wallet. There's a step-by-step psychological process there that I can comfortably follow. But why do they always paint men as these feral, amoral sub-humans with no want in life other than to stab their groin-sword at every warm body in proximity? You'd think that if they see man and woman as completely separate concepts that inhabit completely separate spheres of existence, and women are the vastly inferior species, they'd have a really high opinion of men, but they don't. So I'm not being aimlessly nasty when I call David and his ook-ooking cronies less than human. I'm pretty sure I'm going by his own logic.
Why? So that you'll like me? We've already established that your anguish makes my dick hard.
Yes, but then it's not very complicated, is it? This isn't how you win hearts and minds, David. Just saying "penis" over and over again is a great way to announce to everyone in the room that their day just got a whole lot longer and infinitely more taxing, but let's all not pretend it makes you a brave warrior for truth most splendid.
I mean really, all you're doing here is braying about how my personality hurts your barnyard feelings while simultaneously trying to threaten me into obeying you, or else!
Or else what, David? You'll go on the internet and say mean things about me some more? That would make you as bad as me, a woman! I win! Har har and and a mighty up yours!
Don't fucking call me a creature, you blight.
Seriously, or else what? You started with the implied threats, I'm calling it. Or else what? I don't get to date this splendid guy?
Gee, what a loss.
You can't do that David. You can't write several paragraphs about how all women need to do this and that and then turn around and claim that it's not about telling women to be this and that. I mean, you can, clearly you just did, but on the other hand, you know, eat my balls.
And you know what Patti, you're not off the hook either. I already knew you were a pustule, but hosting MRA crap on your advice blog for women? I honestly, genuinely mean it when I say you've sunk below even my lowest expectations. Which is why I feel entirely justified in pointing out how ball-ticklingly funny I think it is that the cover of your book about how you found your soulmate has the dude clearly Photoshopped in.
This is what happens when you tell people they're brainless filth and give them license to be their worst, Patti. They get to be their worst.
And you, David?


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10 December 2014
Here to stay?
As part of my effort to diversify my online data siloing, I've been looking for an alternative to Google Maps/Navigation on my phone. I've slogged through a lot of FOSS and proprietary offerings, but all have had various inadequacies that left me lusting for the latest from Google.
Then today I learned that the part of Nokia that wasn't sold to Microsoft released a beta of their Here mapnav app for Android. So far it has been quite good. All the features I want, some that I didn't know I wanted but am happy to have, and a reasonably usable if less than stunningly attractive UI. I only hope their monetization plans don't gut the app after it comes out of beta.
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Daily Archives: August 18, 2017
Anthony Petrello's Life and Career Accomplishments
Having spent his time and energy to formal education for over two decades, Anthony Petrello felt restless after completing his post-graduate studies. Shortly after graduating, he married, Cynthia Petrello, his college girlfriend. While some people thought Tony Petrello would settle … Continue reading


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GAC Enverge Electric CUV: 373-Mile Range, 10-Minute Charge For 240 Miles• https://insideevs.com, by Domenick Yoney
The Guangzhou Automobile Co. (GAC), China's 6th largest automaker, is coming to America, possibly as soon as late 2019. When it does, it may eventually offer an all-electric crossover with DNA that be traced back to the Enverge concept that it has just unveiled in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
According to Autocar, the concept is fitted with a 71 kWh battery over-optimistically said to be capable of achieving a 373-mile range. (One might expect a figure closer to 250 miles if rated by the EPA.) Featuring all-wheel drive, it boasts 235 horsepower and 302 lb-feet of twist which can propel it to 62 miles per hour from a dead stop in a startling 4.4 seconds. With a top speed of 99 mph, it would be capable of breaking speed limits, but not able to out run law enforcement if it does.
Of all the specs, charging speed is the most notable for a couple of reasons. First, GAC's vice-president of engineering, Zhang Ian, says it can accommodate 240 miles worth of charge in ten minutes. We estimate that would translate to 160 EPA-standard miles in ten minutes, which is still pretty impressive.The kicker: according to The Verge, it can do so wirelessly. Now that we'd have to see to believe.


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National treasure, Arthur Smith pays tribute to the late, great Leonard Cohen with a two-night run of his hit show in ffresh at the centre 17-18 June. As Smith and the Smithereens lead you through the life and times of Cohen, expect laughter and tears in equal measure.
To someone who doesn't know your work, how would you describe what you do?
I am a stand-up comic and writer with a squashy nose who is known as grumpy but loves to laugh. I have written West End plays, I do strange things on the One Show on TV and often on Radio 4.
What should people expect from your performance?
Unfolding stories, illustrated by some of Leonard Cohen's greatest songs, much laughter, surprises, poetry and a ridiculous finish. Also the delightful singing and effortless glamour of the Smithereens.
Who has had the biggest impact on your career?
Probably my father who was a policeman with a great sense of humour and my mother who loved the theatre and has a taste for words.
What's been the highlight of your career so far?
The first time I got big laughs as a stand up in a pub in Hackney in 1980.
What's your most embarrassing moment as a performer?
The night I sang the Moldovan national anthem naked on Balham High Road.
What's your most memorable moment on tour?
When a butterfly fluttered onto the stage and refused to leave. We did the whole of the second half together.
What does Wales/Cardiff mean to you?
I have been to Cardiff lots of times and always seem to have a memorable night out even if I never really know where I am.
What should we look out for from you in the coming months?
I am starting working for Donald Trump in the White House in the Fake news department.


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The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda on Tuesday announcement a partnership that will see Rwanda host the 7th edition of the prestigious Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) from October 11th – 12th, 2018, at Kigali Convention Center.
The challenge is aimed at showcasing African ingenuity as well as recognizing and connecting African innovators and entrepreneurs with key innovation ecosystems enablers.
The decision to host IPA in Rwanda received endorsement from the Government of Rwanda, and the Host Country selection was based on the bid Rwanda submitted which underscored the Government's commitment towards building a knowledge based economy by promoting innovation and entrepreneurship.
Honorable Jean de Dieu Rurangirwa, Minister of ICT, said it was an honor for Rwanda to host 2018 Innovation Prize for Africa. He further emphasized on the effort made by the Rwanda Government of adopting innovative solutions for the Country's problems.
"We commend AIF's work to address the continent's challenges through innovation. IPA's message cuts across generations and puts forth mindsets that are passionate about the upliftment of Africa. Therefore, such events showcases African ingenuity," he said.
10 nominees will be selected through a rigorous and validated process driven by an expert panel of judges. The top three innovations are selected and the winners receive a prize share of US$150,000 with each nominee receiving a US$5,000.
Over the past six years, AIF has partnered with innovation enablers and governments in Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa to host the Innovation Prize for Africa event. Together with its partners, AIF has made great strides in strengthening African innovation ecosystems through ongoing collaborative programs and strategic partnerships aimed at unlocking the potential of African innovators.
Today, AIF has a network of over 9,400 African innovators across 55 countries and over 400 innovation enablers.
Notably, past winners include Uganda's very one; Philippa Ngaju Makobore – who emerged second in last's year competition for her solution an 'Electronically Controlled Gravity Feed Infusion Set' that is designed to accurately administer intravenous (IV) fluids and drugs by controlling the rate of fluid flow based on feedback from a drop sensor.
The system according to reports and Philippa, is easy to operate and has key safety features which include alarms for rate of infusion (rapid or slow), total volume (over or under) and faulty sensors. A battery utilizing a hybrid (AC mains and solar) charging bed powers the device.