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Hey, everyone. If you haven't noticed by now I've been focusing a lot on self defense lately. It seems to be almost completely ignored by people in preparedness circles. I can understand why. It takes a long time to get good at it. There's a lot of getting sweaty and rolling around with other sweaty people. It's pretty easy to get hurt. Especially, if you're just rolling around with your buddies in your backyard. Quality training is pretty expensive. Besides, why learn how to fight when you can just carry a gun? Realistically, though, there aren't too many situations that we should be prepping for that are more likely than getting jumped on the street and sometimes pulling a gun will get you in a lot more trouble than it's worth. Here are some really good videos on self defense basics. Stephan Kesting has a lot of BJJ videos online and he's one of the better "youtube instructors" that I've found. He sticks to the basics and he does a good job of explaining everything thoroughly and simply so that it's easy to understand. Check them out and let me know what you think.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Some Self Defense Basics
Hey, everyone. If you haven't noticed by now I've been focusing a lot on self defense lately. It seems to be almost completely ignored by people in preparedness circles. I can understand why. It takes a long time to get good at it. There's a lot of getting sweaty and rolling around with other sweaty people. It's pretty easy to get hurt. Especially, if you're just rolling around with your buddies in your backyard. Quality training is pretty expensive. Besides, why learn how to fight when you can just carry a gun? Realistically, though, there aren't too many situations that we should be prepping for that are more likely than getting jumped on the street and sometimes pulling a gun will get you in a lot more trouble than it's worth. Here are some really good videos on self defense basics. Stephan Kesting has a lot of BJJ videos online and he's one of the better "youtube instructors" that I've found. He sticks to the basics and he does a good job of explaining everything thoroughly and simply so that it's easy to understand. Check them out and let me know what you think.
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Friday, June 15, 2012
10 Natural Disasters Caught on Surveillance
Today I've got a guest post for you all. If you've got an idea for a guest post you can shoot me an email at artyboy at gmail dot com. If I like it then I'll post it up. Just make sure that it's original content and not something that's been posted on a million other blogs all over the internet please. Anyway, on to the post.
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The past decade has been filled with natural disasters. These recent disasters have had drastic consequences on the environment and the people affected. Tsunamis and earthquakes destroyed homes and displaced millions. What are your plans for a natural disaster; do you know what to do?
There are thousands of recorded videos on the internet depicting the tragedies. Here we've compiled 10 natural disaster videos captured by surveillance and security camera that do a great job of capturing disasters in action.
Keep in mind, these videos aren't intended to ignite fear, but rather increase awareness (as is the purpose of The Urban Survivalist) of all the potential dangers out there that would require preparation, in case you are ever caught in such a catastrophic event.
1. Live Earthquake Cam Turkey Hospital, Erdbeben
Turkey was hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in October 2011. What would you do if you were in the same situation?
2. Data Center Security Cam recordings of 09.09.09 flood at Vodafone Istanbul, Turkey
Watch as the flood tips over the desk at 3:20. Tip for next time: Bolt down your desk!
3. Haiti Quake Seen on Surveillance Cameras
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7 Mw. An estimated 316,000 people died and over 1,000,000 were made homeless.
4. Family's Surveillance Cameras Rolling as Tornado Hits West Liberty, KY
Luckily the family is doing fine. Watch at 0:20 to see how the tree is ripped out from the ground.
5. Joplin Tornado: East Middle School Surveillance Footage
Check out the Main Entrance view, which starts at about 2:45 in the video. This really shows just how powerful this thing is, with pieces of the building just coming apart.
6. EF5 Tornado Rips Apart House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAPnbzHvIKs (embedding disabled on this video)
Don't think that because of the construction of the house this happened. On the contrary, the winds were so fast, 205 mph to be exact, that no matter what the house was made of, it would have been destroyed.
7. Surveillance Cam Footage of Hurricane Ike Storm Surge in Louisiana
Within just 6 minutes, this Louisiana school is flooded when hurricane Ike comes into town.
8. Extreme Camera Captures Volcanic Eruption
This extreme CCTV camera captures the eruption of Mount Erebus volcano in Antarctica in infrared.
9. Japan Earthquake: CCTV Video of Tsunami Wave Hitting Sendai Airport
The whole airport is flooded in less than a minute! The tsunami hit after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific area.
10. 8.8 Chile Earthquake – Office footage
In February of 2010, Chile was hit with an 8.8 magnitude earthquake. This one does a good job of showing how violently an earthquake can suddenly start shaking a room.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Why you should train jiu-jitsu (or some other "real" martial art)
"Where there's discomfort there's fear. In these very tough positions you're in a little piece of hell. And through this daily suffering, you learn to survive in these situations. You have to find comfort in uncomfortable situations. You have to be able to live in your worst nightmare. Jiu-jitsu puts you completely in the moment where you must have complete focus on finding a solution to the problem. This trains the mind to build that focus, to increase your awareness, your capacity to solve problems. Sometimes, you don't have to win. You cannot win. But that has nothing to do with losing." -Rickson Gracie
This is why I continue to train jiu-jitsu. At a good school you'll do a lot of live grappling (we call it rolling). You get choked out, arm barred, leg locked and put into plenty of other uncomfortable situations all the time till you get used to them. Then you start learning how to defend. Then you find yourself submitting people. Then a new guy comes in the gym and you realize just how effective this stuff is when you feel like you can do whatever you want to them. Things that I would have tapped to in a heartbeat 6 months ago I find myself escaping now. Guys that used to crush me when I first started tell me how tough I am to submit now. The high level guys that used to toy with me actually have to try a little bit now. I've only been doing this for 6 months so I don't consider myself good by any stretch of the imagination but I just keep improving. It's like anything else. Apply yourself and you will get good. It takes lots of time and work, though. It's uncomfortable. It's inconvenient. It's frustrating. It's humbling. You can get hurt. It also gives you a sense of achievement. It makes you stronger. It will get you in shape. It won't make you invincible but it will make you feel a lot more comfortable in uncomfortable situations. Jiu-jitsu won't just make you better at handling some guy who jumps you in a dark alley. It will make you better at handling all types of bad situations.
If you're interested in looking for a place to train I suggest you start by looking for an academy that teaches Gracie jiu-jitsu. I train under Relson Gracie. I would, of course, recommend any school listed on his website over all others. If you can't find a Relson school that's convenient then just keep a lookout for a few things.
First of all, there seem to be a few different types of schools. First are the schools that teach "tournament" jiu-jitsu. For these guys competition is what it's all about. You'll learn jiu-jitsu here. They'll just focus more on how to win competitions. They're all about the sport. Maybe they'll have a token self defense course. Maybe they'll only teach self defense to women and/or higher belts. These schools are fine but in my opinion they're more about getting recognition for their school by winning tournaments than anything else. When they get a ton of people registered at a local tournament and they're winning every division then it attracts a lot of attention.
Then there are the McDojos. These are the guys who are just in it for the money. They give you a free week/month/whatever and then want to hard sell you on a big contract when your trial is up. You know...after you "get to know" everyone at the gym and it starts to "feel like home". Then they charge you hundreds of dollars to test for your belt after 6 months and want you to pay more to take the "higher level classes". The longer you train with them the more you pay. If you feel like you're getting quality training and you're happy with what you're paying then there's no reason not to stick with a place like this. I'd just suggest trying out some other schools if you find yourself in a situation like this. A lot of times the training seems good because the people training there have never really trained anywhere else.
I prefer the type of school that I train at. It's not overly expensive. When it's time for a new belt we just get it the next time Relson is in town. The main school is in my instructor's garage. He also does some classes at a few other places. His students are allowed to attend the classes that he teaches. This gives us the opportunity to train with a lot of different people. We spend a lot of time on self defense and wrestling takedowns. Being good at jiu-jitsu is worthless if you can't take the fight to the ground. Competition is encouraged but no one cares if you don't want to compete. We're all really just about getting better at jiu-jitsu. Whatever style you choose to study, that should be the primary focus of your school.
So you don't have a jiu-jitsu school that's convenient. Now what? There are plenty of martial arts disciplines that work in real life. Kickboxing and boxing are both really good. The best part of both is that if you're training at a good gym you'll get to spar a lot. Did you read the quote at the top of this post? He's talking about a sparring match. If you spar a lot then you'll get used to getting hit, you'll just start reacting correctly naturally and you'll get more and more comfortable. That's the key to being good at fighting. Just get comfortable in a situation where you know you're about to get hit/arm barred/thrown/etc. If you feel confident that you'll know what to do when someone tries to hit you in the face because you've done it a million times in the gym then you'll usually have a huge advantage over the dumbass that's trying to hit you in the face.
When I first started doing this stuff I was sparring at my kickboxing gym with my head coach. I kept dropping my hand trying to low block his leg kicks because of some crap that I learned in Tae Kwon Do when I was 15. He kept telling me to stop dropping my hand to block his leg kicks. I kept doing it out of habit. Then he faked a low kick and damn near knocked me out with a kick to my face. That was a lesson well learned and I have since forced myself to forget everything that I ever learned in Tae Kwon Do when I was 15.
Just because you "spar" at your academy/gym/whatever doesn't mean that you're learning anything. In fact, you might be learning some really bad habits. Some obvious rules like no intentional groin shots, no eye gouges, no other cheap bs are pretty obvious but if you're in a gym where you're learning to hit someone then you should practice trying to actually hit them when you're sparring...and you should spar a lot. When you're practicing ripping someone's arm off or choking them out during class then when it's time to spar you should actually try to do it and, once again, you should spar a lot. It's like anything else. Practice makes perfect. Perfection is just that much harder to attain when you're getting hit in the face. But if you can get there when someone wants to smash you then you can do it anytime you want. That's why I train jiu-jitsu.
Posted by The Urban Survivalist at 7:40 PM 6 comments
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Just watch it
I've been a Joe Rogan fan for a while. I've followed the UFC for years and he's always on point. That got me to take a look at his standup comedy and that's always been entertaining. Until recently I had no idea that he does podcasts until one of the guys I train jiu-jitsu with started posting them up on facebook. Interestingly enough, the dude is pretty freakin brilliant. He digs pretty deep into politics and human nature. Here's a pretty good sample of what you can expect from his content.
This one is much shorter but it's still good. Check it out. More to come.
Posted by The Urban Survivalist at 7:57 PM 1 comments
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Sorry for the blackout
Things have been pretty crazy around here. I somehow managed to download a virus on my laptop that made it pretty much impossible for it to do anything. Trying to write up posts on my phone has proven to be very frustrating so I've just been neglecting the blog. I've also been ridiculously busy. I've lost 45 pounds since I started training mma/jiu-jitsu. I didn't really consider myself fat to begin with (5'11" 220) but I was getting there. Training for 2-4 hours a day 4-5 days a week, holding down a real job and being a dad tends to cut the schedule down to pretty much nothing. I've still got some posts in the works and now that my laptop is fixed I should be able to find more time to get them written up. Thanks for reading. If you need to get in touch with me you can email me at artyboy at gmail dot com.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Welcome to my new sponsors
I'd like to take a moment to welcome two new sponsors to my blog. I had the pleasure of meeting both of them at the Denver Self Reliance Expo. The first one is LPC Survival. If you've ever been to a survival blog with direct banner ads then you've probably seen one of their banners. For years they've supported several of the survival blogs in the prepping community. I'm happy to be the latest one on the list. They sell several different Berkey water filters and the parts to make your own (you did see my DIY Berky bucket filter post that I did sometime last year, right?) if you don't want one that's made out of nice, shiny stainless steel or that has a built in LED lighting system. They also sell everything from Wise food storage survival buckets (keep an eye out for an upcoming review) to emergency seed banks. Go check out their site, have a look around and patronize them if you find something that you need.
Forge Survival Supply is another new sponsor. They had one of the coolest booths at the show by far. Why? Because they were selling a wide selection of those cool survival tools and gadgets that we all love to play around with. Crank GMRS radios? Check. Knives that don't suck? Check. Ultralight 4 season bug out tents? Check. Hell, they even had a collapsible grappling hook. So what stands out about the products that they're selling? They're not junk. They don't sell anything without testing it first and they review a lot of their products on their gear review website Survival Cache. Thanks to them I finally got to put my hands on a Fallkniven F1 before buying. It's the survival knife that the Swedish Air Force has issued to their pilots since 1995. Look for the review when I finally get a chance to put it to good use. Check out their site when you get a chance. They're good guys who have good taste when it comes to survival gear.
I still have room for more banners so if you're interested in advertising feel free to shoot me an email at artyboy at gmail dot com. I'm cheap, I've been around a long time and I'm not going anywhere. I'm also selective. I only take on advertisers who sell quality products and who take care of their customers (my readers).
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
Denver Self Reliance Expo was a hit
So this weekend the Denver Self Reliance Expo was held at the Denver Western Stock Show Complex. It surpassed all of my expectations. Granted I didn't expect much. I'm not even sure what I expected, exactly. Regardless, at the end of the day I was impressed by everything. Everyone was very professional, friendly and willing to make a deal. I managed to pick up some needed preps at a good price, I met some great people in the prepper community, I got some great ideas for future posts and I even landed a couple of sponsors. I will welcome them all within the next few days in dedicated posts.
The majority of the booths consisted of storage food. "Survival buckets" were the most popular item for sale by far. You've probably seen them before. They generally consist of several packages of individual, freeze dried entrees sealed in mylar, packaged in lightweight, space saving buckets. There were also a lot of vendors selling #10 cans of everything from freeze dried fruit to eggs to mountain house entrees. Besides the typical fair that you'd expect from a preparedness expo there were a couple of standout products.
The 40 day/night preparedness pail was the best "survival bucket" at the show as far as I'm concerned. It contains a 36# assortment of organic, vacuum packed, dried whole grains, beans and other necessities. It also includes a meal supplement that they call "enerfood". It's a dried powder that contains most of the essential nutrients that you're body needs. Even if you're not in an emergency situation a tablespoon of this stuff every day will be extremely beneficial to you. If you are in a prolonged emergency situation and you're down to nothing but your five year supply of beans and rice you'll wish you had something like this to ensure that your body keeps getting all of the nutrients that it needs. Would you prefer to choke down a super compressed multi vitamin ever day that's made out of a bunch of stuff that you can barely even pronounce (and barely digest) or would you rather mix a tablespoon of powder made out of easily recognizable, easily digestible organic herbs into every meal? I thought so.
Another standout food storage solution was Life Sprouts. Sprouting is something that I've always encouraged preppers to look into. Life Sprouts will show you how to do it right and provide you with the products to ensure success. They've been around for about 20 years so I'd say they know what they're doing. They've got good prices on seed that's produced especially for sprouting. Check them out if sprouting is your thing or you're interested in trying it out.
There were plenty of other really cool booths there with original ideas. There was a company selling NBC shelters that they can build under your garage floor. I've looked into several different designs and that's the first one that I've seen that may actually make sense for someone with limited space in an urban environment. If you're an engineer with knowledge on NBC shelters feel free to rip this one apart for me. The solar oven booth was cool, too. They had a few ovens set up outside when I showed up with some bread baking. It seemed to be making good progress. I'm confident that the $20 solar oven design that I have in mind will work just as well, though. I just haven't gotten around to testing it. Maybe I'll hold off until we get a nice, cold, sunny day this winter. Amanda's Darn Good Salsa was a definite winner. If you can find it you should give it a try. You can also just order it from her website if you want to take my word for it. There are plenty of flavors to choose from.
I could go on all day. I'll be mentioning some other vendors in future posts. Overall, it was a great couple of days and it was nice to see my wife get excited about preparedness for once. If stuff like this is what it takes to get the masses behind it then I'm all for it.
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The Big Necessity
I need the bathroom. I leave the reading room of the British Library in central London and find a "ladies" a few yards away. If I prefer, there's another one on the far side of the same floor, and more on the other six floors. By 6 p.m., after thousands of people have entered and exited the library and the toilets, the stalls are still clean. The doors still lock. There is warm water in the clean sinks. I do what I have to do, then flush the toilet and forget it immediately, because I can, and because all my life I have done no differently.
This is why the Liberian waiter laughed at me. He thought that I thought a toilet was my right, when he knew it was a privilege.
It must be, when 2.6 billion people don't have sanitation. I don't mean that they have no toilet in their house and must use a public one with queues and fees. Or that they have an outhouse or a rickety shack that empties into a filthy drain or pigsty. All that counts as sanitation, though not a safe variety. The people who have those are the fortunate ones. But four in ten people have no access to any latrine, toilet, bucket, or box. Nothing. Instead, they defecate by train tracks and in forests. They do it in plastic bags and fling them through the air in narrow slum alleyways. If they are women, they get up at 4 a.m. to be able to do their business under cover of darkness for reasons of modesty, risking rape and snakebites. Four in ten people live in situations in which they are surrounded by human excrement, because it is in the bushes outside the village or in their city yards, left by children outside the back door. It is tramped back in on their feet, carried on fingers onto clothes and into food and drinking water.
The disease toll of this is stunning. Eighty percent of the world's illness is caused by fecal matter. A gram of feces can contain 10 million viruses, 1 million bacteria, 1,000 parasite cysts, and 100 worm eggs. Bacteria can be beneficial: the human body needs bacteria to function, and only 10 percent of cells in our body are actually human. Plenty are not. Small fecal particles can then contaminate water, food, cutlery, and shoes—and be ingested, drunk, or unwittingly eaten. One sanitation specialist has estimated that people who live in areas with inadequate sanitation ingest 10 grams of fecal matter every day.
Diarrhea—usually caused by feces-contaminated food or water—kills a child every fifteen seconds. That means more people dead of diarrhea than all the people killed in conflict since the Second World War. Diarrhea, says the UN children's agency UNICEF, is the largest hurdle a small child in a developing country has to overcome. Larger than AIDS, or TB, or malaria. 2.2 million people—mostly children—die from an affliction that to most westerners is the result of bad takeout. Public health professionals talk about water-related diseases, but that is a euphemism for the truth. These are shit-related diseases.
I'm often asked why I wrote The Big Necessity.
First I establish that I am no scatologist, fetishist, or coprophagist. I don't much like toilet humor (and by now I've heard a lot of it). I don't think 2.6 billion people without a toilet is funny. Then I tailor my answers and language to the social situation—still managing to spoil many lunches—by explaining the obvious. Everyone does it. It's as natural as breathing. The average human being spends three years of life going to the toilet, though the average human being with no physical toilet to go to probably does his or her best to spend less. It is a human behavior that is as revealing as any other about human nature, but only if it can be released from the social straitjacket of nicety. Rules governing defecation, hygiene, and pollution exist in every culture at every period in history.
It may in fact be the foundation of civilization: What is toilet training if not the first attempt to turn a child into an acceptable member of society? Appropriateness and propriety begin with a potty. From this comes the common claim, usually from sanitation activists, that the toilet is the barometer of civilization. How a society disposes of its human excrement is an indication of how it treats its humans, too. Unlike other body-related functions like dance, drama, and songs, wrote the Indian sanitarian Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, "defecation is very lowly." Yet when discussing it, he continued, "one ends up discussing the whole spectrum of human behavior, national economy, politics, role of media, cultural preference and so forth." And that's a partial list. It is missing biology, psychology, chemistry, language. It is missing everything that touches upon understanding what the development academic William Cummings called "the lonely bewilderment of bodily functions."
If my questioner is religious, I say that all the world's great faiths instruct their followers how best to manage their excrement, because hygiene is holy. I explain that taking an interest in the culture of sanitation puts them in good company. Mohandas K. Gandhi, though he spent his life working towards ridding India of its colonial rulers, nonetheless declared that sanitation was more important than independence. The great architect Le Corbusier considered it to be "one of the most beautiful objects industry has ever invented"; and Rudyard Kipling found sewers more compelling than literature. Drains are "a great and glorious thing," he wrote in 1886, "and I study 'em and write about 'em when I can." A decent primer on sanitary engineering, he wrote, "is worth more than all the tomes of sacred smut ever produced." Anton Chekhov was moved to write about the dreadful sanitation in the far-Eastern Russian isle of Sakhalin. And Sigmund Freud thought the study of excretion essential and its neglect a stupidity. In his foreword to The Scatologic Rites of All Nations, an impressive ethnography of excrement by the amateur anthropologist—and U.S. army captain—John Bourke, Freud wrote that "to make [the role of excretions in human life] more accessible ... is not only a courageous but also a meritorious undertaking."
If the cultural standing of excrement doesn't convince them, I say that the material itself is as rich as oil and probably more useful. It contains nitrogen and phosphates, which can make plants grow but also suck the life from water because its nutrients absorb available oxygen. It can be both food and poison. It can contaminate and cultivate. Millions of people cook with gas made by fermenting it. I tell them I don't like to call it "waste," when it can be turned into bricks, when it can make roads or jewelry, and when, in a dried powdered form called poudrette, it was sniffed like snuff by the grandest ladies of the 18th-century French court. Medical men of not too long ago thought stool examination a vital diagnostic tool. (London's Wellcome Library holds a 150-year-old engraving of a doctor examining a bedpan and a sarcastic maid asking him whether he'd like a fork.) They were also fond of prescribing it: Excrement could be eaten, drunk, or liberally applied to the skin. Martin Luther was convinced: he reportedly ate a spoonful of his own excrement daily, and wrote that he couldn't understand the generosity of a God who freely gave such important and useful remedies.
Starting tomorrow in Slate, we'll talk about toilets in outer space and a burgeoning movement to turn human waste into drinking water. We'll bring you a report on the lowest of India's untouchables, the latrine cleaner—and one man's plan to improve their lot. And we'll hear about an excrement-into-fuel technology that's changing life in some Chinese villages. Stay tuned.


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Talking to excited journalists after her fiery exploits, Kolesnikova said performing stunts such as this gives her emotions unlike anything else. "Standing inside a fire range is an amazing feeling. It's beautiful and really just, 'wow,'" she said. 5 reasons you should NEVER marry a Russian woman Kolesnikova is a professional stuntwoman, but her task on Tuesday was unlike her usual jobs, since the hazards on the range were actually dangerous. Sergey Kitov, the head of the developer team at TsNIITochMash, says the walk was a demonstration of the company's advanced aramid fabric, treated to withstand both kinetic threats and fire. Everything you need to know about dating a Russian woman The designer said the material and suit design are already good enough to deal with bullets and blast fragments, but they are still working to boost its flame retardant properties to withstand 30 seconds of continued exposure, up from the current 15 seconds. 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Published 1 day ago on October 15, 2018 By Seraphim Hanisch The biggest news in the Eastern Orthodox world in recent times occurred on Thursday, October 11, 2018. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, lifted the anathemas against two schismatic Ukrainian Churches and their leaders, paving the way to the creation of a fully independent Ukrainian national Orthodox Church. CLICK HERE to Support The Duran >> This announcement was given in English and is shown here in video with the textual transcript following: "Presided by His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Holy and Sacred Synod convened for its regular session from October 9 to 11, 2018 in order to examine and discuss items on its agenda. The Holy Synod discussed in particular and at length, the ecclesiastical mater of Ukraine in the presence of His Excellency Archbishop Daniel of Pamphilon and His Grace Bishp Ilarion of Edmonon, Patriarchal Exarchs to Ukraine, and following extensive deliberations decreed (emphasis added): "First, to renew the decision already made, that the Ecumenical Patriarchate proceed to the granting of autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine; "Second, to re-establish at this moment the stavropegion of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Kiev—one of its many starvorpegion in Ukraine that existed there always; "Third, to accept and review the petitions of appeal of Philaret Denisenko and Makary Maletich and their followers who found themselves in schism not for dogmatic reasons, in accordance with the canonical prerogatives of the Patriarchate of Constantinople to receive such petitions by hierarchs and other clergy of all the autocephalous Churches. Thus, the above mentioned have been canonically reinstated to their hierarchical or priestly rank, and their faithful have been restored to communion with the Church; "Fourth, to revoke the legal binding of the Synodal letter of the year 1686, issued for the circumstances of that time, which granted the right through economia to the Patriarch of Moscow to ordain the Metropolitan of Kiev elected by the clergy-laity assembly of his eparchy, who would commemorate the Ecumenical Patriarch as the first hierarch at any celebration, proclaiming and affirming his canonical dependence to the Mother Church of Constantinople; "Fifth, to appeal to all sides involved that they avoid appropriation of churches, monasteries, and other properties as well as every other act of violence and retaliation so that he peace and love of Christ may prevail." There are a few things that must be said about what this declaration is not before we get to the matter of what the points of actually are. The point of reference is the strict letter of the text above itself. This is not a granting of autocephaly (full independent self-rule status) like the fourteen universally canonical Orthodox jurisdictions in the world. However, it is a huge step towards this status. As far as Constantinople is concerned, Filaret Denisenko, the leader and "Patriarch" of the "Kyiv Patriarchate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church" and Makary, the "Metropolitan" of the "Ukrainian Orthodox Autocephalous Church", and all their faithful are now restored to communion. The statement says that this applies to "The Church" which may be trying to state that these two men (and all the faithful that they lead), are now in communion with the entirety of canonical Orthodoxy, but more likely, this may be a carefully worded statement to say they now are in communion with Constantinople alone. There is an official call for the cessation of the violence directed against the Moscow Patriarchate parishes and communities, who are the only canonically recognized Orthodox Church in Ukraine, and who are also the largest by far in that country. The Kyiv Patriarchate and Uniate (Roman oriented) Greek Catholics in Ukraine have gone on record for seizing MP church properties, often by force, with neo-Nazi sympathizers and other radical Ukrainian nationalists. So this official call to cease the violence is now a matter of public record. However, the reaction has been far less civil than the clergy wished for. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko: "Expressing his view of the Moscow Patriarchate, Poroshenko added, "This is a great victory of the God-loving Ukrainian people over the Moscow demons, the victory of Good over Evil, the victory of Light over Darkness."' Perhaps this is the reason Metropolitan Onuphry of Ukraine (exarch under the Moscow Patriarchate) has been labeled an enemy of Ukraine and is now receiving death threats. Very civil. Poroshenko's statement is all the more bizarre, considering that it has been Ukrainian ultra-nationalists that have been violently attacking Moscow – related parishes in Ukraine. This has been corroborated by news sources eager to pin the blame on Russia, such as the U.K. Guardian. The Union of Orthodox Journalists, based in Kiev and supportive of the Moscow Patriarchate, has been under intense cyber attack since October 11th, when the EP's announcement was issued. Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Chancellor, Metropolitan Anthony of Boryspil and Brovary: "What happened at the Synod in Istanbul yesterday shocked the entire Orthodox world. It seems the Patriarchate of Constantinople is consciously embarking on a path of schism in world Orthodoxy. Patriarch Bartholomew ignored the calls of the Local Churches to convene a meeting of the primates to work out a common and conciliar solution to the Ukrainian Church issue and unilaterally made very serious but erroneous decisions. I hope the Orthodox world will give this action an objective evaluation… Having received the schismatics into communion, Patriarch Bartholomew did not make them canonical, but has himself embarked on the path of schism. The schismatics remain schismatics. They did not receive any autocephaly or tomos. It seems they have lost even that independence, although non-canonical, that they had and which they always emphasized." Metropolitan Rostislav of the Czech Lands and Slovakia:"The Orthodox world recognizes the only canonical primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church—His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine. This fact was repeatedly mentioned and confirmed by the primate of the Great Church of Christ His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on behalf of all present at the Synaxis of the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches that was held in Chambésy (Switzerland) from January 21 to 27, 2016. Therefore, any attempt to legalize the Ukrainian schismatics by the state authorities should be strongly condemned by all the primates of the Local Orthodox Churches." Patriarch Irinej of Serbia wrote two letters to the Ecumenical Patriarch, advocating that the provision of a new autocephaly is possible only with the consent of all local Orthodox Churches. According to Sedmitza.ru (Translation by Pravoslavie.ru), "In these letters, it was very clearly stated that the granting of autocephaly cannot be the prerogative the Patriarchate of Constantinople alone, that new autocephalies must be created only with the consent of all the Local Orthodox Churches, as the Holy Synod of Antioch also said in its recent statement." Pat. Irinej also warned the Patriarchate of Constantinople against making such major decisions unilaterally, because "it will not bring harmony and peace to the Ukrainian land, but, on the contrary, will cause new divisions and new schisms." The Holy Synod of Antioch, the oldest Orthodox Church, and actually the very first place where the disciples of Christ were even called "Christians" weighed in on the issue as well and they had several things to say: "The fathers examined the general Orthodox situation. They stressed that the Church of Antioch expresses her deep worries about the attempts to change the boundaries of the Orthodox Churches through a new reading of history. She considers that resorting to a unilateral reading of history does not serve Orthodox unity. It rather contributes to the fueling of the dissensions and quarrels within the one Church. Thus, the Church of Antioch refuses the principle of establishing parallel jurisdictions within the canonical boundaries of the Patriarchates and the autocephalous Churches as a way to solve conflicts, or as a de facto situation in the Orthodox world. To summarize, this move by Constantinople is not being warmly received by many, many people. Most of the local Churches are on record giving their reaction to this process. In brief, here is the list most of the Local Churches and a one or two word summary of their reactions. Patriarchate of Georgia: Unilateral action is wrong; Constantinople and Moscow must cooperate and find a solution together. Patriarchate of Jerusalem: recognizes Ukraine as a canonical territory of the Russian Orthodox Church alone, as do all other local Churches Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa: The Church does not bow to politicians. Moscow-led church is the only canonical Church in Ukraine. Archbishop of Cyprus: Decries the Ukrainian situation but offered to mediate a discussion between Moscow and Constantinople Bulgarian Patriarchate: Interference of the State in Church affairs leads to serious and negative consequences for both. Polish Orthodox Church: Metropolitan Sawa called for a council of Orthodox ruling hierarchs to discuss this situation. Estonian Orthodox Church: Condemns Constantinople's actions in Ukraine. Greek Archdiocese of America: Supports Constantinople's actions in Ukraine. The Orthodox Church of Greece (Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus quoted): "Schismatics, as we know, are not the Church, and communion with them is forbidden by the Divine and holy canons and the Apostolic and Ecumenical Councils. Why then this persistence of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recognizing schismatics as an autocephalous Church? To provoke schisms and divisions in the one universal and Apostolic Church of Christ?" Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR): Ceased commemoration of Constantinople, ceased concelebration with Constantinople. This issue has also rocked the secular geopolitical world. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest S-300 vs. F-35: Stealth and Invincible Are Not Exactly Synonyms Israel's high-end F-35I Adir aircraft will be checkmated by this Russian-made, state-of-the-art air-defense system. Published 5 days ago on October 11, 2018 By Andrei Akulov Authored by Andrei Akulov via The Strategic Culture Foundation: How effective is the S-300 PMU-2 "Favorit" that Russia has just delivered to Syria? Especially when employed against the F-35 stealth fighters that Israel intends to make more use of when attacking targets in Syria? Who has the edge? This is truly a hot topic for the press right now. It would be better, of course, to avoid the military hostilities and leave this as a theoretical, unanswered question, because no definite answer is possible until a real shootout takes place. Stealth technology includes both active and passive measures that reduce visibility and the chance of detection. Some of those are classified, as are the specifications and capabilities of the S-300. This makes it much more complicated to offer predictions or conclusions. But the known facts can be considered impartially and objectively. Israeli officials play down the significance of the shipment of the S-300 to Syrian government forces. "The operational abilities of the air force are such that those (S-300) batteries really do not constrain the air force's abilities to act," said Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel's regional cooperation minister. "You know that we have stealth fighters, the best planes in the world. These batteries are not even able to detect them." Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in April that "if anyone attacks us, we will retaliate, regardless of S-300, S-700 or any anything else's presence there". The Pentagon has also cast doubt on the S-300's effectiveness. Let's give the devil his due. The F-35 is a fine example of low observable aircraft with extraordinary capabilities. It's a formidable weapon, but so is the S-300. If the worst happens, Israel's high-end F-35I Adir aircraft will be checkmated by this Russian-made, state-of-the-art air-defense system. A stealth aircraft is not invincible. It has its strengths and weaknesses. In Syria, Israeli F-35s will be up against a tight, integrated air-defense network with multiple radars trying to detect and track the target from different directions. Excessive use of stealth technology restricts the combat capabilities of an aircraft like the F-35. A plane based on stealth technology does not perform exceptionally well in combat. It cannot carry many weapons because everything is hidden inside the body. Its ability to remain invisible is reduced as soon as the radar is turned on. Low frequencies can detect a stealth aircraft. A bomb bay that has been opened to launch weapons will also give the plane away. The S-300's 48N6E2 missiles boast single-shot kill probability of 80% to 93% for an aerial target, 40% to 85% for cruise missiles. and 50% to 77% for theater ballistic missiles. The Russian system uses the 96L6 all-altitude detector and acquisition radar, which works in L-band. It has a 300 km range and enhanced resolution. The S-300 PMU-2 version can detect and track 100 targets. The radar is said to be able to detect stealth targets. Large wavelength radiations are reflected by "invisible" aircraft. Radar that operates in the VHF, UHF, L and S bands can detect and even track the F-35 without transmitting weapons-quality track. It is true that no accurate targeting is possible, but at least you can tell where the plane is. The S-300's vertically launched missiles can be re-targeted during flight. The explosion is so powerful that no kinetic kill is needed. Multiple killing elements will strike targets throughout the vicinity. The IAF F-35s still need to be integrated with other assets in order to enhance their chances of carrying out missions. Just to be on the safe side, they will probably be escorted by electronic warfare aircraft, which are not stealth, thus giving away their position and providing the enemy with enough time to take countermeasures. Israel has only 12 F-35s, with 50 more arriving by 2024. The price tag for each is about $100 million. It'll be a long time before they are in place and integrated into the Air Force. And twelve are simply not enough. Besides, the aircraft still needs to be upgraded with the full operational capability of Block 3F and subsequent Block 4 software and hardware configurations. Once the S-300s are operational, all other Israeli non-stealth planes will face huge risks any time they fly an offensive mission into Syria. It should also be taken into account that Russia will jam the radar, navigation, and communications systems on any aircraft attacking targets in Syria via the Mediterranean Sea, as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned on Sept. 24, 2018. Israel boasts a broad repertoire of standoff weapons, along with highly advanced electronic warfare systems and enhanced cyber capabilities. It also has very experienced and well trained personnel. Nevertheless, the S-300 in Syria is a deterrent to be reckoned with. Hopefully, the peace process in that war-torn country will move forward and there will be no escalation to provoke an S-300 vs. F-35 fight. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Stephen Cohen calmly DISMANTLES establishment lackeys in debate on Russia (VIDEO) In New York City on September 20, 2018, the Intelligence Squared hosted a debate of critical importance in helping one understand much of what we are currently seeing on the global scene. Published 6 days ago on October 10, 2018 By Federico Pieraccini Via Strategic Culture The debate developed along three main questions. The first was on the role of NATO ("NATO is no longer fit for purpose"), the second was about Russia ("The Russian threat is overblown"), and the third was on Iran ("It's time to take a hard line on Iran"). To discuss these important issues, five very special guests were invited, namely: Derek Chollet, Executive Vice President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and former US Assistant Secretary of Defense; Stephen F. Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies and History, New York University; Reuel Marc Gerecht, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a former CIA Analyst; John J. Mearsheimer, American Political Scientist & Professor at the University of Chicago; and Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Looking at the panel, one immediately notices how Cohen and Mearsheimer were invited to bring a realist point of view to the discussion, as opposed to the other three who have an interventionist view of American foreign policy, viewing the United States as the indispensable nation. Cohen and Mearsheimer have worked for years, if not decades, to explain to American and international audiences how Washington's hegemonic policies have accelerated the end of the US unipolar moment as well as spawned chaos around the world. Cohen, and especially Mearsheimer, are pure realists. Without going into the merits of the differences between offensive realism, defensive realism and offshore balancers, they both have a coherent vision of why American actions have provoked the results we have seen around the world since the fall of the Berlin Wall. For those who follow Cohen and Mearsheimer and see themselves as realists when observing international relations, watching this debate was painful and frustrating, but also immensely useful for understanding today's divisions. In fact, the other three panelists must be carefully analyzed. Derek Chollet is part of the neoliberal camp, having served in the Obama administration. Chollet finds himself amongst the field of the imperialists who, following the debacle in Iraq in 2003, opted to subvert sovereign countries using a different set of methodologies, namely, coups d'état organized through such things as color revolutions and the so-called Arab Spring. In the name of spreading democracy, countries like Libya, Ukraine and Syria have suffered unspeakable devastation at the hands of the US and her allies. In order to represent the full spectrum of US foreign policy, former CIA agent Reuel Marc Gerecht was brought in as a hardliner, repeating the type of neo-conservative arguments reminiscent of the Bush era. Kori Schake, a former adviser to G.W. Bush, completed the lethal neocon-neoliberal offering, representing the position of NATO and the most Russophobic and Iranophobic countries in Europe. Looking at these guests and at the questions asked, it was obvious that positions that were diametrically opposed would emerge. Cohen and Mearsheimer argued practically in symbiosis, with slightly different perspectives but coming to the same conclusion. The United States, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, found itself the sole superpower facing no direct adversaries. Washington's subsequent mission was to remake the world in its own image and likeness, exporting democracy to the four corners of the world and attacking its geopolitical adversaries with soft or hard power. But this course of action, ironically, only served to accelerate the end of this unipolar moment. Mearsheimer and Cohen tried to reiterate in their every answer how Washington has only managed to damage itself through its own foolish thinking and actions. Regarding the first question concerning NATO, both Mearsheimer and Cohen emphasized that NATO's eastward expansion following the end of the Cold War was the main cause of instability in Europe. The three neoliberal-neocons — who for the sake of convenience I will now call "the imperialists" — responded that it was in fact the European countries who demanded America's presence in Europe for the purposes of protecting them against Russia. The three imperialists brushed off or ignored Mearsheimer's simple and straightforward riposte, borrowed from Obama and Trump's election campaigns, that the European allies only wanted the US in Europe in order to avoid increasing their own military spending. Having apparently not heard what Mearsheimer said, the three insisted that as long as Poland and the Baltic countries demanded a US presence, Washington was obliged to respond. It was also frustrating for Cohen to explain, for the umpteenth time, how NATO's advance towards Russia's borders damaged relations between Russia and the US, two countries he believes should be global allies on multiple fronts. Mearsheimer even urged the three imperialists to think of the Monroe doctrine and of how intolerable it would be for the US to have a foreign power plant itself militarily in the western hemisphere. He also recalled the Cuban missile crisis, brought on by the USSR's military proximity to the US. Unfortunately, the three imperialists, even when painted into a corner by Cohen and Mearsheimer's arguments, simply ignored or glossed over them. The most aggressive imperialist of all was, unsurprisingly, the former CIA agent, who pushed the arrogant line that America's presence in Europe is necessary not only to keep Russia at bay, but also to prevent the Europeans from descending into a Hobbesian state of nature and tearing each other apart, as happened in two world wars. Not surprisingly, the arguments used by the former CIA agent regarding NATO in Europe received the full accord of Kori Schake and Derek Chollet. Cohen's reminder to those present that the coup in Ukraine was organized and financed by the West was dismissed as false and ridiculous. Derek Chollet averred: "the manifestations of the Maidan were spontaneous, invoking a greater proximity to Europe in the face of a dictator in the hands of Moscow." The second question was related to the first, discussing Russia and its role in the world. Once again, both Cohen and Mearsheimer had to summon all their patience and explain to the general public how Putin has always acted in reaction to Western provocations. NATO's eastward expansion (in spite of Bush's verbal promise to Gorbachev not to extend NATO beyond Germany) was the cause of the war in Georgia in 2008 and in Ukraine in 2014. Of course the three imperialists denied these arguments, accusing Putin of unprovoked aggression, confirming in their mind why the US presence in Europe is needed to oppose Russia as a negative actor on the international scene. Not even Mearsheimer's echoing of Kissinger's strategy to divide Russia and China convinced those present that the aggressive attitude towards Moscow and Beijing was only damaging the United States, accelerating the end of the unipolar moment and forging the birth of a multipolar reality that will leave Washington isolated from the other great powers. The three imperialists affirmed that the cooperation between Russia, China and Iran should not be surprising since dictators always confederate with each other; and besides, they say, this situation should not scare the United States, as it has the capacity to deal with multiple fronts simultaneously. Fortunately, Cohen's words, recalling the disasters in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya put paid to such delusional optimism, provoking laughter from the audience. Such moments served to highlight how ridiculous the imperialist arguments are. Two or three such arguments were enough to open the eyes of audience members who may not have been familiar with opposing arguments to the ones presented by the imperialists. Two such instructive moments stand out. The first was in response to the former CIA agent, who called for a coup d'état in Iran, stating that the United States knows how to conduct these successfully. But Mearsheimer's rejoinder, recalling the failures in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Afghanistan, provoked loud applause from the audience. Mearsheimer reminded how these arguments were employed by Obama and Trump during their election campaigns to win office. The second moment, even more effective, concerned Iran. In response to Kori Schake, who argued for greater pressure on Iran because of its alleged interference in the region in a bid to expand its influence in many neighboring countries (Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen), Mearsheimer pointed out the staggering level of hypocrisy involved, where the United States of America is the world champion of regime change and interference in the internal affairs of other countries. The strong applause that followed testified to the incontestable truth of this observation. Unfortunately, the debate ended with most of the audience continuing to believe that NATO is of fundamental importance, Russia is an evil actor, and the US needs to place more pressure on Iran. The number of people who changed their minds before and after the debate was important (Mearsheimer and Cohen changed the attitudes of about 10% of those present regarding the first two questions) but still marginal compared to the total. << CLICK HERE to Support The Duran >> As an online spectator, I experienced different feelings. My main frustration lay in the David-and-Goliath nature of the debate, with the arguments of Cohen and Mearsheimer contending against all the accumulated lies of the mainstream media, amplified and repeated by the three imperialists present. The public was certainly more accustomed to hearing the imperialists' arguments; Cohen and Mearsheimer hardly had sufficient time to overcome the audience's conditioning. Yet a part of the public present completely changed its mind following the debate. Some people entered the hall with the conviction that NATO was indispensable and Russia aggressive, but ended up leaving with the belief that NATO is now obsolete and that Russia is not the aggressor here. What then emerges from this whole debate is the obvious conclusion that Mearsheimer and Cohen are two formidable minds unafraid to confront, dismantle and destroy the received wisdom. Being informed is a fundamental part of our lives today. Without being properly informed we are not properly equipped to vote and elect our representatives. We are thus unable to properly shape and determine the course of events in our putative democracies. This debate has shown how disconnected the US imperialist world is from the real world, and especially how much damage this neocon-neoliberal way of thinking has actually done, ironically succeeding in producing results opposite to those sought, only serving to accelerate the end of America's domination over the world. As information spreads and reaches more and more people, there will be an increasing understanding of the disastrous actions of the Euro-American establishment. Cohen and Mearsheimer are acting in service of their country, warning that the direction in which the United States is headed will only have deleterious consequences for the country's role in the world. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading JOIN OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL Your donations make all the difference. Together we can expose fake news lies and deliver truth. Amount to donate in USD$: 5 100 Validating payment information... Waiting for PayPal...Validating payment information...Waiting for PayPal... 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Diane Jones
Marketing Director
College Area
Interviewed at the Natural History Museum, Balboa Park
I'm grateful that my father — he's 63 — is healthy and happy. He had an accident last year; he had a flesh-eating bacteria and he lost his arm. It was very twilight zone. I was in London when it happened. They don't know how it happened. But he's doing great now. He's doing everything he used to do, within a year: he's golfing and fishing. I'm also grateful for my husband and my family. Actually, I'm grateful for my whole family.
Yasmin Sabas
Not Married
Interviewed at Starbucks in San Marcos
I'm grateful for my family, my boyfriend, my friends, my car. I have a Corolla. It takes me places. I'm thankful for my house. I live with my parents. I'm thankful for my parents' jobs because they support me completely. I have an older brother who's in the Navy. He just got back from the war, so that's great. He's going to be here for two more months, and then he's going to go to Bahrain. He volunteered to do that. He's really changed. He's more grown-up. He's nicer.
Alex Cumana
Real Estate/Property Manager
South Mission Hills
Interviewed at the Festa in Little Italy
This year I am thankful that my family and I are here today. We were involved in a car crash last weekend on highway 5 going south from Los Angeles. It was late at night, around the San Juan Capistrano area, when a car hit ours. Our car rotated four times on a 360-degree angle at 75 miles per hour. We were hit by one of the two speed racers who lost control of his car. So most definitely I am thankful for the health of my family and mine and that we can enjoy being together today.
Ninth-Grade Student
Interviewed at Mira Mesa High School
I'm thankful for everything that I have. I'm just, like, the Pilgrim thing. No. Not that.
David Baumgardner
Interviewed at Target in Rancho San Diego
Well, I'm 61, and I had polio, but I am still alive. I am thankful for that. I'm not as healthy as I used to be, but I am still ticking. I got the polio when I was 5. That was at the tail end of the big polio epidemic that went from 1935 to 1945. I had it over 100 percent of my body. But through physical therapy and hard work and being browbeaten by my folks and nurses, I got the use of my upper body back. Now I am up and around, and I can still do stuff, and I am very thankful for that. And even though I have some post-polio-syndrome complications, I have a pretty good outlook.
Kathleen Baumgardner
Interviewed at Target in Rancho San Diego
I am thankful for family, good health, and great friends. I have three children, and I have two grandchildren. And all of my children are healthy and doing well. They are scattered all over the place — Hawaii and Colorado. I have lived in both spots. In fact, I have lived all over the world, which is another thing I am thankful for. I have lived in Europe, I have lived in Hawaii, and I have lived all over the United States. I have a sister who lived in Israel, I have a sister who lives in Thailand, and I've visited those places. I am very thankful to have done so much traveling and seen so many different places in my life.
Frank Pswatai
Spring Valley
Interviewed at North County Fair
I'm thankful for having a good life and having fun in San Diego. I like to play with my friends and go to the mall with my brother and have fun. I like looking at people shop and looking at new stuff. I like to look at new video games.
Paul Fisher
Lance Corporal (E3)
Interviewed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Thankful for having two caring parents, both still together. Thankful that most of my brothers who I went overseas with have come home. Just thankful to be alive.
Josefina Rivera
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Valencia Park
Interviewed at El Torito Restaurant in Rancho Bernardo
I'm thankful that I have a good job. If I have a job, I can support my daughter. I can buy things for her. My daughter is a year and a half. I live with my sister, and her house is far away from my job. My goal is to be living alone in an apartment. I know that if I keep this job, I can get my own place and buy things for my daughter.
Anne Silva
Communications Manager
Ocean Beach
Interviewed at UCSD
I'm really grateful this year for some of the things I didn't get. An escrow fell through on an expensive condo — I'm going back to school instead with that dough. My friend/surrogate mom/muse Helena, 75, died after a painful illness. I'm grateful for the time I was honored with her friendship and that I now have a really cool angel watching over me. I'm grateful for all the bad dates I've been on this year (and there have been many) — it's helping me clarify what I want and realize I can do with or without the relationship thing. I'm grateful for divine intervention when I held on to things I realized later I really didn't need. I'm grateful for my really cool playwriting class at UCSD! Most of all, I'm grateful I can still be silly, hopeful, and not afraid of jumping off a cliff every once in a while and being given the wings to fly if only I try.
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I'm grateful for friends, family, health, and the fact that Arnold can't get legally elected president. I think the election was a sham, and I think he has the potential to create more havoc than help for the state. However, I did make sure that Austrian folk music was available in the office on October 8. I'm also grateful for my motorcycle, my matching helmet, and my new apartment.


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December 20. 2013 12:02AM
EARLIER this season, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning took center stage and co-authored another memorable chapter in their epic rivalry when the Patriots hosted the Broncos last month.
On Sunday in Baltimore, there's another Brady match-up on tap. This rivalry isn't nearly as friendly as the one with the Broncos quarterback. In fact, unlike the Brady-Manning duel, these two chaps don't particularly like each other.
Brady doesn't call to chat, or offer career advice, as he does with Manning. And there won't be a warm embrace or friendly banter after the game with Terrell Suggs.
Just more sound bites from his Ravens nemesis.
Suggs has made no secret of the fact he can't stand the Patriots quarterback. During an E:60 interview on ESPN in October, he expressed those feelings.
Asked specifically what he thought about Brady, Suggs replied: "I don't think that's appropriate for camera. I don't like him, he don't like me. I don't like his hair."
The Ravens pass rusher also isn't particularly fond of what he described as No. 12's "smug attitude."
While he's not the type to throw out unfiltered, inflammatory remarks about anyone, he did say Suggs wasn't on his Christmas card list when asked on Wednesday.
"No. Probably not this year," Brady said, flashing a smile. "Maybe one of these years, we'll get together for dinner or something."
Brady then provided a look that let you know "one of these years" meant a million years.With Ray Lewis retired and Ed Reed gone to the Jets, Brady and Suggs have become the major protagonists for this Patriots-Ravens rivalry. They are the tone-setters for the two teams that have met in back-to-back AFC championship games.Suggs loves to stir the pot, and doesn't mind mixing it up with Brady or the Patriots. He's not a fan of Brady or the Pats.
Patriots offensive lineman Logan Mankins said Suggs doesn't trash talk much during the game, but when he does, it's aimed at Brady.
"There's definitely something there when it comes to Tom. But he can get in line with everyone else that doesn't like us," said Mankins, when asked about Suggs anti-Patriots stance.
"There's lots of people around the league and around the country that don't like the Patriots. He likes to say what he's thinking. That's fine."
Suggs throws this dislike out there, and it's not just when the two teams are about to meet. One might think since the Ravens won the Super Bowl, Suggs would tone it down. He's tried, but sometimes he just can't help himself.
In his little tiff with Brady, he still can't get over an incident in 2009 game when he grazed the quarterback's legs during a play. Brady got the attention of the referee, who flagged Suggs for roughing the passer. The penalty led to a touchdown in the Pats 27-21 win over the Ravens.
"Everyone just seems to worship the guy so much." Suggs said in October. "Not me, though."
Cracked Mankins: "He probably doesn't like my beard, but that's all right."
Yesterday, Suggs, who hasn't registered a sack in the past six games but had nine in the first eight games, managed to avoid bulletin board material. He was on his best behavior. He wouldn't jump in when offered any chances to snipe at Brady. Asked if Brady would have taken the kind of hit to the knee Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco did Monday night, Suggs responded simply.
"I don't know. Different referees see different things. You never really know. I see what you're (media) doing. I appreciate it."
Suggs also attempted to downplay having a rivalry with Brady, given he's not a quarterback.
Nice try.
Obviously, Brady-Suggs can't touch Brady-Manning. It's not in the same league. But the one thing Suggs can do, that Manning can't when the teams meet, is directly impact Brady's performance. As a pass rusher, he can get to Brady in a physical, tangible way.
Brady is well aware what Suggs brings to the table on the football field. In Brady fashion, he'll throw out the compliment.
"He's a great player. He's always been a great player. He presents a lot of problems for an offensive line, for an offense," Brady said of Suggs, who has 74 tackles this season, third best on the Ravens. "He's big, he's rangy, he's powerful. He plays the run and the pass. For a guy that size, and how athletic he is, to play the way he does is amazing."
Suggs just won't get a Christmas card this year from the Brady house. But Peyton will.


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The Celtic Dream Irish Dancers, a group from P.S. 59 in the Bronx, performed traditional Irish dances. True to the parade's theme, the group is made up of Latino, Indian and African-American children who performed for the crowd.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, made his way to his second St. Patrick's Day parade in two days on Sunday. "By order of the mayor, everybody is a little bit Irish," he said to the crowd.
Just as in the Rockaways the day before, Sunnyside resident Kristina Ippolito said she heard Bloomberg being booed when he took the stage.
Speaker and openly gay mayoral candidate Christine Quinn also spoke before the parade began. She said the parade is important because protestors fought for the right of gay members of the community to march.
"It's an example of diversity in New York City," Quinn said. "Make no mistake, parades like this have change the entire political landscape."
Quinn said that it is important to remember that gay organizations are still not allowed to walk in the 5th Avenue parade.
"We're not done," she said.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, whose district plays host to the parade, thanked the community he represents.
"This parade would not have happened if we did not open up our arms in this neighborhood to help celebrate diversity in all of its forms," he said.


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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- It must have seemed like a mirage.
There in the distance, running on one of the fields at Lehigh, early Thursday morning, were the two Eagles veterans that skipped the last week of OTAs in June -- DeSean Jackson and Asante Samuel.
One might have been inclined to think that the Pro Bowl wide receiver and cornerback were running sprints as some form of punishment for missing OTAs, but a team source said that wasn't the case. They were simply completing the conditioning test that the rest of the team had to pass in June. According to the source, Jackson and Samuel passed and are ready to go when the full team works out Friday morning.
Jackson tweeted that he had to run 12 100-yard dashes with a 45-second rest in between each. "Ima kill it," he wrote.
When Jackson was spotted later in the day pulling into the dorm parking lot in his black Porsche, reporters approached the star receiver, who said in reply, "I'm not talking."
He then got back in his car and picked up Samuel, who was waiting nearby, and drove to another lot to park. Many of the other veterans, however, did stop to talk -- linebacker Stewart Bradley, tight end Brent Celek, wide receiver Jeremy Maclin and running back LeSean McCoy were among the early arrivals. According to Celek, the Eagles are Super Bowl contenders.
"If I didn't think we could win the Super Bowl, I wouldn't be standing here," Celek said. "I would take my butt back home and sit on the couch."
Jackson and Samuel decided to skip the last week of voluntary workouts a month ago. Some believed Jackson's absence was related to his unhapiness with his contract. Sources close to the receiver said that wasn't the case. Samuel doesn't normally attend the last week of OTAs, although the team said he missed the workouts because of a death in the family.
Several other vets, meanwhile, have already checked into their dorms. The rest of the players will continue to check in throughout the day in time for a 7 p.m. team meeting.
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2 small yellow onions, grated
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1 large red onion, diced
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The brutal slayings of two homeless men in Albuquerque underscores the vulnerability of transients, who prosecutors and police said Tuesday are often victimized but rarely report the crimes.
One of the teens charged with beating the men beyond recognition with cinderblocks, bricks and a metal pole told police the trio had attacked more than 50 other homeless people in recent months.
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Meantime, prosecutors were preparing to seek first-degree murder indictments against all three teens, with the expectation of trying them together in adult court.
Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg said the 15- and 16-year-old suspects have been charged as serious youthful offenders, meaning that if they are indicted on the first-degree murder charges they will be tried alongside the 18-year-old suspect in adult court.
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The suspects' lawyers and families declined comment after their initial court appearance Monday. Rios is being held in the county jail, while the younger suspects are in juvenile custody, Brandenburg said.
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April 02. 2013 10:44AM
GOFFSTOWN - A fire at the transfer station Tuesday morning was quickly extinguished by firefighters who responded to the Back Road facility shortly after the call came in at 8:55 a.m.
Goffstown Fire Chief Richard O'Brien said workers at the transfer station called the fire department after noticing smoke coming from the packer building and an adjacent trailer where trash that has been compressed in the building gets deposited.
O'Brien said an assessment of the building will be made to determine if there was any damage. "Some hydraulic, mechanical components took some heat, so will look to see if there was any damage," O'Brien said. "But the fire was mostly contained to the trailer where they offload the garbage."
The packer building is where the trash that gets picked up roadside gets deposited. It's also where residents drop off their household trash for disposal. "We suspect that it was some kind of material that was burning" either from the roadside pickup or from a load someone had delivered to the transfer station, O'Brien said.
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WARE, David Edward, 67, of Kernersville, N.C., died Thursday. Arrangements by Stuhr's Mount Pleasant (S.C.) Chapel.
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